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How do you nicely tell a server that they have severely bad breath?
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- gryphonskeeper Mar 5, 2013 04:48 PM
I went for lunch today, and when my server asked me if I was ready to order I nearly gagged at the way her breath smelled. This was at a diner, counter service so she was only a couple feet away, and it was horrible. I wanted to say to her, boy it sure is dry in here, I bet you would love a glass of ginger ale. *(it is a trick someone told me gets rid of bad breath) But i didn't say anything. But it was so horrible that every time she came by to ask if I needed anything I held my breath. IS there a polite way to say something to your server in a crowded situation where there is really no privacy?
re: sal_acid
I didn't think so, it was so uncomfortable, and I felt so sorry for her.
re: jrvedivici
Trust me, I wish I had some mints or something. It was extremely bad, almost like the smell of an abscess.
You don't tell the server, you find the manager or owner and tell him/her. Management doesn't want customers offended.
Last night, I was out in a neighborhood Italian restaurant and the waitress reeked of cigarette smoke. I excused myself from the table walked into the bar area and asked the barkeep to get me the owner. When the owner arrived, I sat down with him at a corner table and discussed the offensive odor from our waitress. I went back to our table and three minutes later a different waitress delivered our mains. The odorous waitress was not seen in our section the rest of our visit.
Was she sent home, told to spray herself with cologne or just had her section switched? I don't know or care, but I wasn't going to have my family suffer and be unable to enjoy our meal because a waitress reeked.
re: bagelman01
No, for an issue as personal as this, you don't involve other people, especially not the boss...if the boss is a jerk she could end up being written up, short-scheduled, or full-out fired. And halitosis doesn't warrant any of those things.
If I said anything at all (don't know if I would have) it would have been very quiet at very close range, or just a note passed subtly.
Same with the smoker -- I agree it smells bad, but it's not worth someone else's livelihood.
re: sunshine842
I absoluetly disagree with you.
I have been a business owner, both retail, wholesale and in the food/hospitality business.
I must know if my employees have offensive bodily odors/habits that are making my customers uncomfortable and may be driving them away.
Better that I have the chance to discuss this with the employee, even if the employee does lose employment, then suffer enough loss of business that all emploees lose their jobs and the place closes.
The OP wrote of this here, but who knows how much bad word of moputh could spread locally?
re: bagelman01
I agree. Handling the staff the job of management, including who gets their hours cut and/or who gets hired and fired, and if I did anything other than leave, I would discuss the matter with management. Acceptable solutions would be to be moved to another section of the restaurant, or providing me with a different server.
I'm also offended by body odors, either too much perfume, smokers clothes, or other odors. Same solution.
re: bagelman01
I agree with Bagelman. A server with offensive odors hurts the owner's livelihood. Why is it ok for the owner to take a ding in revenue but not the employee?
re: Rick
One point I have not seen here is that it is that if the offensive issue is so bad that the customers notice, it is difficult for me to believe that the owner/manager is not aware. If so, there is a larger problem.
Back in the day as they say, managers at good restaurants inspected the staff prior to shift, and the problems were corrected prior to meeting the public. I miss those days.
re: Bigjim68
Managers still 'inspect' their staff, if they're good managers and are looking out for the welfare of the owner's business. I love a restaurant where there's 'hands-on', by either the management or owner, the entire time the business is operating. It makes a huge difference and those are the places I tend to take my business.
I agree with you, though, on the matter of the owner/manager not being aware. If the cigarette smoke, bad breath, too much perfume etc., is a problem, with even one mention of it by a customer, then there's definitely something else, larger, going on with management.
re: bagelman01
and what, exactly, would you do if it were because it was a medical condition (which is not uncommon)? Particularly if it were beyond her control (also not unheard of)?
As her employer, you have no business in her personal medical condition, and it would be a crying shame for you to punish her (write-up, short-schedule, or termination) for something that is beyond her control.
A subtle word from a customer is less threatening and offers at least a little dignity than being called into the office -- or unforgiveably, being called out for on the floor.
re: sunshine842
if it is a medical condition, then that employee has a 'defense' to employer sanction via provisions of the ADA.
I doubt that halitosis which can be masked by a breath mint is a qualifying medical condition.
And, employers have the right to know about any medical conditions that limit the ability of an employee to perform the job without accomodation.
re: bagelman01
how about sinus infections (including chronic), gastrointestinal issues...there are plenty of physical issues that are beyond someone's control -- particularly if the health insurance offered is stingy, or if she's a part-timer who doesn't qualify.
That's the point -- bad breath doesn't fall under ADA -- but it's still grossly unfair to sanction or terminate her, and it's none of your business.
re: sunshine842
I understand your point of view and agree with it, for the most part.
Why is it an automatic jump to assume the employee's going to be terminated?
If a person's going to be working with the public then they should prepare themselves for it.
All the medical issues you've stated are something the patient is should be completely aware of, and the physical consequences that go along with it, and therefore work hard to make sure they're not offending anyone....
Especially in a place where people are eating.
re: latindancer
because reporting to the manager, by definition, marks it as a problem that affects this person's employment.
Not all managers are fair or caring individuals, and many don't need a very viable excuse to send someone packing.
re: sunshine842
But, ultimately, Sunshine, isn't it the employer who really is the ultimate decision maker?
It's the owner's business and if an employee isn't living up to the standards his/her employer is requesting then the owner should know.
A few years ago I was dining in a very upscale restaurant with a friend. The table next to us absolutely reeked from one of the woman's perfume. My friend said something to her thinking she might not know how offensive it was....perhaps go wash some of it off? The woman gave a look that could kill & proceeded to ignore my friend. We endured it and didn't bring it to the attention of the manager. In retrospect, we should have made a huge scene because of the woman's complete disrespect, in many ways, for my friend and me.
Telling a waitperson her/his breath is horrible, and thinking you're helping their situation, does *not* necessarily mean you're going to get the response you're expecting.
re: latindancer
I would far rather endure a server's wrath than to think that she got reprimanded or fired because I took a personal issue to the manager.
Please remember that I said "If I said anything at all (don't know if I would have)"
What is it that you think the manager should have done in your situation -- it certainly wasn't the manager's fault, and it certainly wasn't anything he had any control over.
Should he have kicked the other table out? In my eyes, a completely different situation -- a fellow customer who made the conscious choice to wear perfume. Not an employee who may or may not have any control over the issue.
re: sunshine842
Thankfully, I now dine in many restaurants where the chef/owner/manager make if perfectly clear there's no perfume allowed in their establishment.
It's posted and if there's one waft of scent, including deodorants and bath gels, they're asked to leave.
Anything that takes away from the ambience, aroma and taste of the food is offensive.
re: latindancer
Yes, and I understand your point, but playing devil's advocate, that woman was a fellow diner whose livelihood wasn't threatened by you telling the manager.
And you're right...telling the server may not solve the problem or get the desired response, but I do believe it's a better (and gentler) first step than going above the server's head to the manager.
re: pinehurst
we're thinking with one mind tonight, pinehurst.
re: pinehurst
Here's the thing I'm not understanding.
I have worked with the public on many occasions....lecturing and educating which, at times, requires very close contact with people.
If I *know* I'm going to be doing that I'll pay *special* attention to how I look, how my skin looks, if there's anything 'out of place', etc. My breath? I can honestly say that'd be foremost.
If I need to...I'll ask a colleague to give me some feedback before I proceed. It's *that* important to me how I come across for many reasons.
This server goes into the public eye without checking it? Sorry, but she's a reflection of the establishment. She should have checked it out before she started waiting tables unless she just doesn't care.
re: latindancer
You normal is not that of anyone else. What you do, what I do, what Bagelman does before we go to work are all different.
So let's go another way -- what if she was simply running late that day -- pick a reason - traffic jam, flat tire, overslept, sick kids, et.c, etc., etc. and she flew out of the house and forgot to brush her teeth this morning. The other 364 days of the year, she brushes her teeth fastidiously -- this morning it just didn't happen and she truly didn't realize how bad it was (we're all somewhat immune to our own smells....)
Is it really, truly worth putting her job in jeopardy?
re: sunshine842
I disagree. You are not putting her job in jeopardy, she is.
All the reasons given amount to excuses, and it is up to the manager, not the customer, to decide who gets fired, gets a break, or who gets hired.
re: sunshine842
Do you really think that someone would get fired for having bad breath ONE day?
re: dmjordan
Yup. See the example elsewhere about a server with what a customer judged was too much cologne.
re: sunshine842
The two are not the same issue. As I understand the issue with the cologne or perfume, it was a customer. But if it was a server, they should have never been allowed on the floor.
The issue with objectionable customers is a separate issue. Frankly, there is little that the restaurant can do. I have encountered this issue and simply ask to be moved. If the answer is no, then I have a decision to make. Do I accept the terms or service, or do I settle up and go elsewhere. I am capable of making that decision.
re: latindancer
Your position is my position. If you are in a position of serving the public, or more importantly in a business that serves the public, then it is not the job of the public to point out the mistakes. And you are not going to fix the problem as a customer.
I said earlier, that a good manager would never allow a staff member with a problem to meet the public. You don't find unkempt, smelly, wildly tatooed counter help even in McDonalds. Much less so with more upscale restaurants.
You get a spot of sketti sauce on your coat, you would not be allowed on the floor until you changed it.
As I also stated, I would find it hard to believe that that management is not aware. If not, there is a larger problem.
Just to clarify, I was addressing the post by latindancer. I've gotten my post out of context.
re: latindancer
I'm curious, what would "a huge scene" have done except affect everyone else's dining experience?
Just because you expect a certain reaction, doesn't mean you are entitled to it or that you are in the right.
re: latindancer
I wouldn't say anything. I'd feel incredibly rude doing so.
re: latindancer
Adding, briefly, and it (telling the server, not the owner) eliminates an unnecessary party. If I ate there again and the problem wasn't rectified, I might consider telling the owner.
Off topic, but I hope relevant....during high school, I worked in retail. A coworker was fired for wearing too much Polo cologne. Apparently, a regular customer was offended by the overkill of the scent (and it is a powerful scent), and told our store manager. That was it---one complaint of a regular customer sunk this kid. I am sure he would have appreciated a word from the customer first.
As Sunshine said, if all managers were fair and balanced, that would be one thing, but I doubt if everyone is like bagelman, etc, or the majority of 'hounds.
re: sunshine842
If you (the server) have a sinus infection I sure don't want you handling or serving my food.
Health insurance is not the customer's concern, you are overreaching.
I never said sanction or terminate, that's an owner's decision. BUT if I was losing customers because of an employee's bad breath, I'd want to know about it, have an opportunity to discuss it with the employee and come up with a plan of action.
As to termination being grossly unfair, In the United States employees who do not have a employemnt contract or work under a labor agreement (union contract) can LEGALLY be terminated at will. That's why they are known as 'at will employees.' That's the law and the American way.
Ever want to see really bad service, try dining in a Communist country where a worker has no incentive to produce and no fear of firing.
For many years in the 1970s and 80s I traveled and did business in Eastern Europe and the only to get service was to bribe the employees.
re: bagelman01
sinus infections aren't contagious -- they can also be nearly unnoticeable to anyone but the sufferer.
I didn't say that health insurance was the customer's concern -- but if a restaurant offers no healthcare, only a lousy plan, or short-schedules servers so they'll never qualify for insurance, it's a valid reason why someone might not be receiving proper medical attention. All of these situations exist -- and your employees' medical concerns are none of your business unless they choose to include you in that topic.
I've dined in a Communist country (Okay, Russia isn't technically communist anymore -- but I'm not sure it's really capitalist, either)and had wonderful service.
And just because it's legal doesn't make it just or fair. And sometimes the American way isn't, either.
re: sunshine842
<sinus infections aren't contagious>
They most certainly can be. If a person is draining from the sinus and blowing their nose with an infection and serving food to people? I've been through enough of them, in my lifetime, with an ENT doc who's main concern, other than getting me well, was to alert me to how contagious I could be with it.
re: latindancer
okay, if they're draining that badly and blowing their nose that often, they shouldn't be working in a restaurant that day.
But sinus infections can often be undetectable to anyone outside the throbbing skull of the sufferer, says the voice of experience.
re: sunshine842
I never made a claim that a sinus infection is contagious, I know it is not. However the symptons that can accompany a sinus infection, such as mucus discharge, runny watery eyes, impaired hearing are all things that make me NOT want someone with a sinus infection to handle my food.
Russia is not a Communist country and hasn't been since the breakup of the USSR.
Back in the 80s there were many restaurants in Poland, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Albania, etc where the only way to get waited on and receive any food was to bribe the Maitre D, waiter and kitchen staff. Romania was worse, we had to bring our own food and bribe them to cook and/or serve it. Meanwhile thay had 'jobs for life.'
To quote my late father: 'nobody ever said life is fair' If you don't like the laws concerning employment at will, vote in legislators that agree with your thinking.
If you've ever owned a business you are very glad employment at will is the law,
Think back: ever had a terrible teacher or your kids have one (public school). You complain about it, but the principal can't do anything because the teacher has tenure and there's a union contract...
That's one of the reason American schools and education are no longer world leaders.
Stop making excuses for employees who don't perform. The OP posted about a server with bad breath. The OP never said the server had a medical condition.
BTW>>>>I am a social liberal, but a fiscal conservative, a former retail and hospitality business owner and an attorney
re: bagelman01
I didn't say the server had a medical condition, either -- none of us has seen the server in question, so none of us can make a diagnosis. But the possibility exists.
Nobody said the employee wasn't performing, either. The only thing we know about this entire visit was that the server had bad breath.
I have been involved in small family-run businesses my entire life, up to and including making hire/fire decisions. Just because it's legal doesn't mean it's ethical and doesn't mean it's right. The American way isn't always the best way.
I also didn't ask your politics, and they are irrelevant to the discussion. They're as much none of my business as your employees' personal lives.
re: sunshine842
<The American way isn't always the best way.>
Yes, true, but the American way is that the employer owns the business and the employee works for the business.
The employer, unless there's something illegal happening in his/her business, has the final say.
re: latindancer
and that's exactly why it shouldn't be escalated to the manager or the owner.
re: bagelman01
"and the only (way) to get service was to bribe the employees"
Almost sounds like tipping ;)
re: bagelman01
Fortunately there are countries outside the former Soviet bloc where people have health coverage and workers have some rights...
As for the server, could a polite note to him or her be a solution? Lots of people really don't know they have a problem. It is like clean people who have bad body odour - happens for several reasons other than not bathing or changing one's clothing.
re: sunshine842
I was going to point out the same thing. There are some health issues that aren't severe enough to cause disability, but can cause some mighty stinky breath. Even lactose intolerance, which is quite normal for much of the world's population, can cause rotten breath when someone with LI drinks milk or eats a food containing lactose. And sometimes, the condition is just temporary (for example, the server may have a had an absessed tooth or just had her tonsils removed) and will go away with time.
Rather than risk someone's job, I think I'd just hold my breath. Heck, I held my breath for 5 years when my mother in law lived near us, and just kept Lysol in every enclosed space, including my car, to air it out after she left.
re: bagelman01
I would never want a person fired because they had bad breath, and I didn't say the name of the restaurant for that reason. Everyone has a bad breath day. or a B-O day, or just a stink foot day. I don't know if they just had an infected tooth or ate sardines, I just wanted to know if it happens again, how do you tell someone you don't know they smell like they brushed their teeth with a kitty box candy bar.
re: gryphonskeeper
exactly, YOU DON"T TELL the server they have bad breath, you mention your concern/observation to the owner/manager and the owner/manager deals with it.
The owner/manager of a restaurant is responsible for all health/cleanliness issues and this includes the staff.
Last week I read in the New Haven independent that an establishment failed their inspection because an employee was assembling a sanwich while wearing fake nails. the nail came off in the latex glove while the employee was removing the glove, but it could have ended up in someone's food. Fake nails are verboten by the health code, just as dirty real fingernails.
re: gryphonskeeper
<I would never want a person fired because they had bad breath>
i can't imagine anyone wanting that to happen, gryphonskeeper.
If I have ever gone to the manager with any concern, I have always prefaced the conversation by telling him/her that it was not my intention to get the person in trouble.
On the very rare occasion I *have* spoken to a manager about an employee, the employee was never fired. The problem was always rectified, from what I could see.
re: gryphonskeeper
The only way to gracefully handle this is to offer a breath mint or gum. Years ago, my mother told us children never to refuse a breath mint because if someone offered it, we needed it. I can only hope anyone I offer a mint to had a mother that told them the same thing!
re: bagelman01
I actually find a difference between cigarette smoke/smell vs. bad breath.
As someone pointed out the bad breath could be from a medical condition such as an abscess or some stomach disorders can contribute as well. Giving the waitress the benefit of the doubt assuming it's not just poor hygiene I would not bring a manager or anyone else into it.....as stated I would offer them a gum or mint and a subtle hint.
Cigarette smoke/smell is another thing all together. If you are smoking you know 100% what you are doing and the potential smells associated with that. This is a choice your making which can lead to the discomfort of others around you. If you don't care enough about yourself, your customers or those around you to go to the bathroom and wash your face and hands after smoking (and a spritz of cologne) then your manager does need to know, in my opinion.
re: jrvedivici
Completely agree--there is a difference between a choice to smoke and smell badly, versus something that may be medically caused. However, this is speculation...the server may just have really bad breath and not know, not care, have poor personal grooming practices, whatever. Not enough info to know for sure.
re: jlhinwa
re: jlhinwa
I never knew how bad I smelled when I smoked until I quit smoking and smelled others.
re: Beach Chick
I like the idea of leaving something with the tip, but only if you are sure the person who needs help will be the one picking it up. And what's to say you couldn't leave a note with it?
Miss Manners says that you should only mention things that can be correctly quickly/on the spot.
Thus it's okay to tell the server that she has a sesame seed on her chin, toilet paper on her shoe, or bad breath. Telling her that her forearm tattoo is grossing you out...no.
It's in the phrasing. You could say (in a whisper) "Please forgive me--you're busy, and doing a great job, but you really need a mint or ginger ale. I'm telling you what I'd want someone to tell me. I'm so sorry."
re: pinehurst
For heaven's sake, leave the poor girl some dignity.
re: pinehurst
Did Miss Manners also talk about how information like that is received differently from one person to the next?
It's not like the waiter is working in a library quietly putting books back on the shelf, having little to no contact with other people.
This is a waitperson, dealing with customers throughout the shift, who could easily take the phrasing, no matter how mannerly, to heart and end up mortified.
I'm not sure I'd handle it that way no matter what Miss Manners suggests.
re: latindancer
I believe the intention is to save the person more social embarrassment/an encounter with someone who would put it less gently...and it's because the server is in such close contact with so many people that the sooner something is said, the better, perhaps.
But of course there's an additional angle to this---the server's issue is affecting the OP's dining experience to the point where she had to hold her breath. That's not ideal.
re: latindancer
use the mirror to evaluate it...
If your breath was less than kissable (or your fly was open, or your blouse gaping open) wouldn't you far rather someone mention it to you quietly so you could fix it, rather than waiting until you go into the restroom (or, say, cover your mouth to shield a cough/sneeze/yawn) and end up mortified because you've been walking around *all day* with bad breath/gaping fly/gaping blouse?
I'd be mortified for a minute, but grateful that someone saved me from greater exposure, so to speak.
(crossed the stream with Pinehurst)
re: sunshine842
<,use the mirror to evaluate it...>
Of course that's a good way of putting it. Another way of putting it is... I do use a mirror, brush my teeth 3X/day (and would do it more if I was waiting tables), floss, wear deodorant, use a mouthwash, keep breath mints handy, keep my body clean, have manicures once a week, make sure when I'm leaving a restroom there's not a roll of toilet paper following me etc....
If I was waiting tables? It wouldn't happen that someone would be offended by my breath. If I had a medical disorder that resulted in my breath being offensive? I'd make sure the disorder was in check, at all times, and have a friend that I worked with understand my dilemma & give me feedback about my breath for the entirety of my shift.
re: latindancer
assuming you have health insurance and time to go to the doctor.
Not all servers have either.
re: sunshine842
So now you tell the person their breath is ugly, in a nice way.
They thank you, perhaps, and then go on to tell you they can't go to the doctor because they can't afford it and they can't take the time and their breath is just the end result of all that.
Then what?
re: latindancer
I express my sincere condolences -- if I were in a position to offer assistance (advice, money, references..whatever), I would.
It would be extremely uncomfortable, however, because this then crosses from being just a case of halitosis to unloading one's personal burdens onto a customer...and THAT becomes a problem.
I was standing in the supermarket one night when the very young clerk apparently snapped and started telling me about a very traumatic event in her life the prior week. I felt truly horrible for her. On that one, I involved the manager, simply because the poor girl needed far more help than I could possibly give (or was qualified to give - playing with people's minds is touchy stuff), and she was so distraught she really wasn't even able to drive herself home.
re: latindancer
Sometimes the bad breath can't be cured. Some people just have a body chemistry that reeks or they eat a food that sticks around for a couple of days and isn't easily covered by gum or cured by brushing.
re: beevod
"Have some class", empathy, and adroit social skills.
re: Beach Chick
they now use a breath test to diagnose H. pylori infections, which frequently cause ulcers.
re: sunshine842
I had no idea about either Beach Chick's link or the breath test for H. pylori. Wow. I love that the latter is so non-invasive.
re: pinehurst
the H. Pylori test is about as benign a test as you can possibly undertake - you drink a small cup of liquid, go sit in the waiting room for 30 minutes, then blow into a test tube.
That's it.
I say leave this alone. Her breath prob should be addressed by a close friend or family member. It might be a symptom of severe dental probs, but this isn't your business.
If you can, you can take a table in the diner. Or you can choose to eat in another place.
Telling her about her bad breath in a public setting would be humiliating to her, and you might not feel you could ever go back.
Ms. Manners and Pinehurst get my vote. Once you have decided their needs to be a communication of the breath (smoking) issue; if you do it yourself you have the most control of what is said and how. If you can get close enough to say it quietly all the better. Should that not work use the Carlin approach: " Anyone can have bad breath but you could knock a buzzard off a garbage truck".
re: Bacchus101
You know, it isn't necessary to right this "wrong." Think of the consequences to the server. If her breath is truly awful someone in her life will point it out.
Just because we are the customers, doesn't mean we have the license to go around telling others about the shortcomings of the waitstaff, unless service is the issue. If something about the server is terrible--grooming, horrible tattoos, body odor or bad breath--then vote with your feet. Chance are in six months the manager has dealt with this, and you can go back if you want to. But if he or she doesn't correct it, then that tells you something about the place too.
re: sueatmo
I'm not sure I follow this line of thinking with tattoos but otherwise I completely follow your calm, reasonable approach to encountering unpleasant odors during a dining experience.
I thought my Uncle was the ultimate diplomat. The medication he took for a personal issue did change his breath and he did whatever he could to deal with it but he also understood the problem whenever he came across it. Leaving a stick of gum was his way. He never said a word to the server. Tip/stick of gum...off he went.
I would not want to be the person who wound up causing new problems (like unemployment) for another person. I think this is a rare encounter generally speaking.
Whenever I come across a server issue I do one of two things I ask them directly if they're having a good night and does that mean I'm going to enjoy my evening. It would take my hair on fire to call over a Manager.
re: sunshine842
And over thinking every little thing to this degree kinda blows the whole idea of being kind away. It's far better than escalating a servers breath to the level of the unemployment line.
My Uncle wouldn't have cared who took the gum or if they threw it away. How often does this come up in a restaurant?
The gals and gents who can't tone down their own cologne I hope you are reading along. But, what the heck can I really do about the personal habits of others? Move my table, leave? No, I'm staying put and ordering my meal.
Generally, I can tolerate just about anything. Going out of my way to get a person I know nothing about fired is not my way of dealing with others.
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The rain and cold failed to dampen the spirits of nearly 100 golfers, as they endured the wet and chilly conditions to help raise money for the Living Water, Living Word appeal at Riverside.
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We've been hearing for quite some time that the subcompact Suzuki Swift could possibly make it Stateside, and while we think it probably should have made the trip about four years ago when the latest generation was first introduced, we'd still accept another fun-to-drive little hatchback with open arms.
With that in mind, it's with keen interest that we gaze upon these new spy photos of a left-hand-drive Suzuki Swift out and about testing in heavily camouflaged form. We can clearly see at least a passing familial resemblance to the newly-unveiled Suzuki Kizashi sedan, primarily in the revised Swift's mostly uncovered face.
According to the spy shooter, the next-gen Swift will be available with a range of gas and diesel engines across the pond and may be offered with both hybrid and all-wheel-drive options. We're not holding our breath for any of this to come to America, but Suzuki fans all around the nation are surely keepin' the faith. Hat tip to James!
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FORT MYERS, Fla. - More than month has passed since a toddler drowned at a Lehigh Acres daycare. June 24th, deputies say 2-year-old Christian Byrd drowned in a kiddie pool at Smith Family Daycare. Owner Melissa Smith is charged with Aggravated Manslaughter and three counts of Child Neglect.
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They're no longer newborns, but they're definitely still babies. They seem so small and fragile – parents often find themselves concerned about the effects of the world on their baby: Is this medication safe? Should he have this vaccine? Is she sick or just hungry? Is he supposed to do that? Is she supposed to have that many poops in one day? Peruse the articles below, do a search, or ask Dr. Greene for advice if you don't find the answer to your questions.
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July 9, 2008 This conical-shaped power strip from Kreative Power not only protects your electronics from power surges, but also stops your cords from getting into a tangled mess. Unlike conventional power strips and bulky circular multi- outlet designs, POWRAMID is a space-saving device with six widely-spaced outlets that can accommodate large-size plugs.
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Let's say we can demonstrate that a drug improves patients' functioning, social interactions, and physical well-being. How
do we now add sufficient meaning to these outcomes so that physicians in FDA or on its advisory committees can place those
benefits into a perspective that will balance the perceived negative physical impact of severe adverse effects?
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Efficacy measures are not directly comparable to efficacy outcomes. Thus, R/B analyses are usually subjective exercises. Data
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Traditionally, drug companies have added benefits to their drugs by discovering new uses or developing new dosage forms. This
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perceived benefits by understanding to an even greater extent how a drug affects a patient's lifestyle. Again, manufacturers
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emotional reactions/adjustments, and values.
Quality-of-life scales may be highly valuable. But we will likely need more sensitive and customized studies that provide
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Posted by Anonymous on 02/18/2005
Pizza was good, atmosphere is great, wine selection is amazing. Would definitely go again.
Posted by Anonymous on 02/14/2005
Too avoid a long wait, try going for lunch. The caprese is amazing and the offerings reminded me of Rome. Don't forget to leave room for Gelato...HEAVENLY! Tip: order a sample of two or three gelati instead of just one - plenty to share. The atmosphere is great, and the wine list is beyond extensive. I can't wait to go back again!
Posted by Ohio visitor on 02/13/2005
While visiting the great city of New York, I and my party happened upon Otto's. It looked wonderful and warm from the sidewalk so we dicided to check it out. After finding out it was a Mario B. restaurant we were thrilled since our group loved his show. The wine list is great if you love Italian wine which I do. Ambiance was good. It was a crowded Saturday night so we expected to wait and we did for 1 1/4 hours. No problem. Upon being seated we ordered pizza and pasta. The pizza was generally good, spartan toppings and nice thin crispy crust. However, the pasta dish was the worst plate of food I have ever been served in a restaurant. It looked like it had sat under a plate warmer for a few hours. The sauce was a muddled mess of over reduced tomato, capers, anchovy and onion. The pasta was undercooked and tasted like raw semolina flour. I asked the waiter about the undercooked pasta and he replied it is always cooked that way. This wasn't al dente, it was raw. I figured when in Rome I'll try it like Otto's thought it was supposed to be eaten. I could not stomach the dish. Our complaints were heard by the manager who generously comped our meal. You may be saying why come out and write this critical review? The pasta dish was so bad I couldn't believe Mario would have conceived the product. It was just a big disappointment.
Posted by MEH on 02/11/2005
I've been frequenting Otto for over a year and love it. The food is outstanding - very tasty and well priced. The atmosphere is awesome too. I've never had a bad experience there - and its even better now that they take reservations. I highly recommend the restaurant!
Posted by Anonymous on 02/02/2005
Well, what can I say....first of all, I called to make a reservation and was told that they were not taking reservations over the phone., but that we should get to the restaurant and put our names down. We got there at 720pm, granted it was a saturday night, so we expected it to be busy, but what we experienced what utterly exasperating! We stood around the bar area and had some drinks and appetizers, which incidentally were really good, but having to wait 3 HOURS to be seated made the whole experience tedious. We couldn't leave because we didn't think we could find anywhere else and besides we wanted to check out the food and see what was enticing people to stay for so long to be seated. To top it all off, when we told the hostess that we tried to make reservations, she smiled nicely and said that they only take reservations for half of their tables because they rely on walk-ins for the other half! The food was terrible! There was no flavor to any of our dishes. In fact the best thing on the menu were the cheeses - and they didnt have to make those! All I can say is that if you're a mario batali fan, go for the atmosphere and wine, but don't go for the food. My husband sugggested that we should open our own restaurant across the street and name it - "Still waiting? Come over and actually get to eat today!"
Posted by Debbie on 12/18/2004
Delicious verdure (vegetable mixtures), interesting pizzas, unusual gelati, marvelous wines, and a lovely warm decor make for a friendly visit. However, problems occur with the wait staff. Aside from one friendly waiter, there are 3 or 4 bored bus boys with nothing to do other than whisk the food from under your fork! I experienced this all 3 times I visited Otto.
Posted by Johnny T on 11/30/2004
The food is "elegantly simple," the uncomplicated preparation allows the flavors to soar thru. There are wines for all tastes and price ranges and the service is warm, deep, and friendly. A very knowledgable staff from waiter to Maitre D' to the Sommy, etc. A nice friendly place to share amazing food beautifully priced. And the bar up front is great for just wine and apps, its a scene. A real NY treasure! Take it from a foodie. And Mario is always around in his orange clogs and shorts too.


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Posts by M. Poolman
64 posts • joined 19 Mar 2007
CURSE YOU, 'streaming' music services! I want a bloody CD
Says it all. I'd add a beer and thimbs up as well if could.
Hackers thrash Bash Shellshock bug: World races to cover hole
In the interest of fairness
I should make clear that the BBC report I heard didn't actually mention Ebola, but the breathless excitement with which they described the (potential) impact of the "shellshock virus" might lead one to think that the two were comparable.
It's getting worse
According to the BBC R4 news it's not just a vulnerability - it's a virus, and judging by the report only slightly less serious than Ebola.
'Windows 9' LEAK: Microsoft's playing catchup with Linux
Re: A little help required from somebody with a better memory ...
Multiple work spaces (or screens - the concept was pretty similar) were built in, not a third party add-on, at least on the later (A1200ish) amiga models. I seem to remember that it wasn't as easy to jump between as it was on various *nix systems that followed.
Don't panic! Japan to send nuke fuel rod into MELTDOWN in Fukushima probe
Technical question
To achieve meltdown you must first achieve critical mass, and a single fuel rod is much too small. Can anyone explain ?
Los Angeles' weather is just like MORDOR, says Brit climate prof
Re: Don't think we need a spare planet Earth (@ NomNomNom @ AC)
"If the hypothesis is that increase in atmospheric CO2 causes increase in temperature (the Anthropogenic Global Warming Hypothesis) and temperature fails to increase (over 17 years) despite a continuing increase in CO2, then the hypothesis is falsified*."
No, because you won't know what would have happened had CO2 remained constant. This is one reason why there's so much interest in modelling.
The fact that it's not testable is absolutely not to refute or support the notion. Personally I think that not turning as much fossil carbon into CO2 as quickly as possible is a rather sensible idea.
Re: @ NomNomNom @ AC
"That is a grotesque oversimplification of Popper."
Grotesque is a value judgement, but of course it's a simplification - what do you expect - a 4000 word dissertation complete with references ?
"There is no requirement that the theory as a whole must be abandoned the second a contradictory piece of evidence is found"
Please distinguish theory from hypothesis.
"Congratulations, you have just asserted that astronomy, evolution, paleontology, and every other science which cares about past events, is not science at all."
Please re-read the relevant para in my orginal postg.
Re: @ NomNomNom @ AC
Popper's philosphy was that to count as scientific, then a _hypothesis_ must be _falsifiable_. A hypothesis cannot be proved correct, we can only fail to disprove it.
For example, I might propose, on the basis of any, or no, evidence whatsoever, that gene X influences phenotype Y. This is still a falsifiable hypothesis, because assuming I (or anyone else) can knock out gene X we can determine whether or not phenotype Y has changed.
In this sense (and this sense only) most hypotheses about climate change are not scientific, it is not possible to perform an experiment whose result would falsify the hypothesis (e.g.) increased atmospheric CO2 will lead to an increase in global temperature (amongs many other things, we don'y have a spare planet earth to try it out on).
The same general problem applies to many other areas study (Anthropolgy, Archeaology and Astronomy all spring to mind). Whether or not we reject anything not meeting these rather stringent criteria is a matter of debate, but I find the idea a useful mental tool to asses exactly how useful a given piece of work might be.
Re: WTF (@TheOldGuy)
I dunno, ask him, or maybe write an indignant letter to the universtiy authorities and/or the Daily Mail.
On the matter of shooting down Amazon delivery drones with shotguns
Re: Guns won't work, so let's look at alternatives...
The new Robot Wars - in glorious 3D !
(seriously beeb, have a think about it)
'Ultimate nerd chick' prompts C64 clone cancellation
Mutant Camels on the Starboard Bow
All very strange. Guy seeks $150k but admits "he lacks the technical skill to design and build the machine," - what could possibly go wrong ?
And why does anyone want such things ? I (I'm sure like many Vulturistas of a certain age) cut my teeth on a C64, and I have fond memories of it. It's still in my loft, but for some strange reason I can't be arsed to fire it up. What I really would like to see, is some of the genuinely innovative ideas around at the time (ask SID about the title), implemented on modern platforms.
Mind how you go
Brit horologist hammers out 'first' ATOMIC-POWERED watch
Re: I happen to have experience transporting radioactive material across international borders.
I had a couple of those key-rings, both now sadly defunct. Could El Reg do them again ?
Hardware hacker unifies 15 retro consoles in format frenzy
Re: As an American...
"what is this Scart cable you speak of?"
what is this Scart cable \emph{of which you speak} ?
Yeah, the asbestos coated one thanks.
Not only
Proper old skool, but also playing lemmings - the only game that held my attention for more than 5 minutes.
Boffins build ant-sized battery, claim it's tough enough to start a car
Re: ... a power density of 7.4mW cm−2 μm−1 ....
Not quite: cm^2 . μm yields a dimension of volume so overall we get power.volume^{-1} (power density), but multiplying cm by μm looks definitely a bit odd.
However, it's W, not Wh, so we have power, not energy, density that is being described. It's a critical difference, if our ant size battery can only supply this power for a fraction of a second it's a non-starter. If it can sustain that for several hours, then we have something pretty spectacular.
Linux in 2013: 'Freakishly awesome' – and who needs a fork?
Yes, very good. Now go and find some water melons to explode, the grownups are talking.
Ubuntu? Fedora? Mint? Debian? We'll find you the right Linux to swallow
Re: Another example of why Linux fails to gain market share
'Ubuntu is the leader, so everyone please just promote that, even if it's not "best", to try to win some market share, and don't let the zealots and purists and FOSS radicals define the entire movement.'
Ubuntu depends on Debian, by "winning" - as in destroying all competitors, it would be effectively destroying it's own life support. Having said that, I'd certainly recommend Ubuntu to anyone wanting to dip a toe in the water.
Nonetheless FOSS is a bit of an oddity, inasmuch as there is lot of mutual interdependence between players that in other spheres would be seen as rivals: talking about a a distro as being "leader" really doesn't make a lot of sense.
Re: "Comfortable with the terminal" (nvidia drivers)
Have to agree with OP on this one. Recently having to install them on a couple of debian boxen recently was the single most horrible task I've ever undertaken, and I'm by no means a noob.
This is not the fault of Linux, but of nvidia for releasing their drivers with an appalling installation script.
Happily in 99% of scenarios the free (nv) drivers work just fine. To anyone reading this who is wondering about whether or not to give Linux a spin, I'd say "sure, go for it", but if you've got an nvidia card, stick with the drivers that come with the distro, until you've unless you've got access to some local expertise.
Samsung laptops can be NUKED by ANY OS – even Windows: new claim
@ mods
Why delete the OP ? He didn't seem to violating posting guidelines, and it make my comments look a little one sided !
Re: yawn
"This is the 3rd time this issue has been covered here"
Yes, it's a _developing_ story.
"the problem's ramifications have been clear from the outset."
To some, yes (or at least probably). This story provides provides evidence for what had heretofore been an assumption (ie that it is generic problem).
Are you really suggesting that El Reg should not waste our time reporting it ?
Re: yawn
If you think a story is boring then don't waste your time, or that of readers, by commenting. Just go to somewhere you think you might have something useful to say. And did you really mean to deploy the IT? icon ? this being a story about computers ?
Who ate all the Pis?
Re: The vi thing
"I only ever use Linux".
This being a thread about editors for *nix systems and all.
Re: The vi thing
"I usually make the point that it's the one editor you're likely guaranteed to have available to you. "
10 years ago I might have agreed with you, but nano/pico has been (IIRC) has been ubiquitous for at least that long, and it's fair to regard it as the basic editor which will always be available.
China's Android users warned of giant botnet
Re: And that is why
We need proper technical education in schools, not simply messing about with office to make documents "interesting and exciting" by the use of da-glo orange comic book fonts or whatever.
Revealed: The Brit-built GRAVITY-powered light that costs $5
Cos at least my sense of humour is still functioning. Joke alert for the overly literal.
Corrupt their way of living
Yeah, like it was westerners who first thought that having a light source when sun went down was a Good Thing (tm) ?
MIDI: 30 years old... almost
the gradual switch to MIDI over USB
shouldn't be a a problem, midi<->usb adapters are only a few quid.
UK.gov's minimum booze price dream demolished
All well and good, but how do you identify the reason(s), and what do you propose could be done about them ?
'Inexperienced' RBS tech operative's blunder led to banking meltdown
Yes, but
That is now a tautology. Something is unique or it is not, hence any qualifier must either be a contradiction or tautology, and so shouldn't be used.
Surface: Because Microsoft does so well making hardware?
Re: @AC
What is your point here ? (and who is "they" ?)
Every new release of windows generates pretty much the same stream of pro and anti arguments. If you just modify them to match the current release name/number, they're almost indistinguishable. What really matters is users reactions 6 months or so down the line.
I don't use windows myself, but I know plenty who do. Wasn't Vista the most hated version of windows ever ?
Met bobbies get CSI kit to probe perps' mobes
Pah !
Beat me to it. Reg - you may have a red top but this is supposed to be a tech site. Unimpressed.
Crooks sell skint fanbois potatoes instead of iPhones
Re: @M. Poolman
The phrase usually implies dire consequences from revealing the secret. e.g. Accidently allowing the wielder of authority (and the cat) to discover some breach of the Kings Regulations deserving of summary punnishment is to let the cat out of the bag.
Re: Indeed...
That's one explanation of the saying. The other is that it's nautical. The cat in question is the cat o' nine tails. Thus an action that lets it out of the bag is one that is going to lead to Big Trouble.
Rebekah Brooks quits - Murdoch accepts this time
"... or it pleases some people to think so. I personaly don't consider myself to be particularly niave, but hey - it's all depending on how much you know (or at least, think you do)."
"My Uncle gave me one of the most useful (and profound) pieces of advice I ever had when I was young. "The worsth crime in the world, is getting caught". Sadly, it took me a long time to really understand how true that is, and what it really signified about human nature."
How profound that is. I got caught for riding my push-bike with out lights (at night would you believe). I hear about the massacres at (e.g. srebenica, rwanda, etc.) committed by loads of people who never got caught. I 'd look up to them if I wasn't hanging my head in shame.
"I'm not going to waste your time stating the obvious - I'm not even going to bother to vote a certain post down. I"
"I'm sure there are many here as 'clueless' as me who know what I mean."
I doubt it.
Has Assange got do to with whether or not it's OK to access the voice-mails of murdered children, for the entertainment of the Great Britisish Public ?
Back in your hole, troll.
I don't want to get into a political row.
Then STFU
DEC founder Ken Olsen is dead
And another thing
Some years later I found myself at University and learned C & Unix on DEC Ultrix personal workstations, so I suppose I owe quite a lot to Ken Olsen and ilk.
Raise a glass to his memory !
Good 'ol days
I too cut my teeth on a PDP 8. It was the size of three wardrobes, had two mag tapes, a hard disk and hi-res graphics (A total of 600 spots on a B&W CRT). Booting consisted of entering (40 odd ?) binary numbers on a toggle panel (loads of really cool flashing lights) to be able to read a paper tape, then load a paper tape to get instructions off the mag tape, finally load a mag tape, and after an inordinate amount of clicking and whirring you were able to start using the teletype. All long term storage was on paper or mag tape. The disk only held a few k and that was used for the focal interpreter.
It really did look quite impressive when both mag tapes, the teletype and all those flashing lights were going 19 to the dozen.
But you tell the young people today, ...
Lettuce head e-fit draws a blank
let us stop all this silly punning
What's new and improving about IT today?
The best typo in the world
Probably. The mind (amongst other things) boggles. Made my Friday afternoon.
Welsh mum amazed by Marmite Messiah
definitely Zappa
Unsafe at any speed: Memcpy() banished in Redmond
memcpy(dst, src, sizeof(*dst))
might help. Better to use abstract data types with dedicated copy functions. If done properly problems like this will be manifest at compile time, not run time.
Kettering to London: 18 hours by rail, bus and pack mule
@@M. Poolman(s)
OK it's quite a few years since I was drinking at the OGs and doubtless rail service, like so much else in this once fair country, will have declined somewhat. But +/- ~10 mins in comparison to the figures quoted above might appear a little pedantric.
King insanity
The picturesqe market town of Wellingborough is about 10 minutes bus journey from Kettering and has direct rail link to the big smoke that will get you there in ~3/4 hr. Northamptom, one time cobbler captial of the empire is about 20 minutes by bus and has an equally good rail link.
Surely this is some bizarre and belated April fool, Really. Honetstly. Can't be anything else.
DHS offers glimpse into life of its top snot'n'slobber expert
Spread diseases, as my old Granny used to tell me. A saying doing the rounds in the 1918 flu epidemic. Good to see medical progress over 90 years !
The one with pockets full of hankies please.
Boffins build omelette-making android
Earth to Mars
What do you know of KoenigsEggs?
Only that they go so fast they're likely to ovaturn and you'll end up cracked with your brains scambled. Either that or you'll be pecked up in a speed trap by the coops, and get brought before the beak, which is exactly the sort of eggistential crisis I want to ovoid to have any chance of getting layed.
Oh for the wings of any bird, other than a battery hen - that's just the soth
Egg-citing development in robotics?
Just a bunch of eggotistical eggcentrics eggstrapolating eggstraenous eggsperimental eggology without eggonomics, eggscuses or eggcitement.
(all white, it's only a yolk)
Mines the shell suit top.
Sysadmin admits trying to axe California power grid
OK, lets get this straight. A single false alarm costs $14k and 20 (thats what the man said, count 'em TWENTY) computer specialists seven hours to correct it , while the state of California faces imminent melt down.
So thats 140 man ^H^H^H person hours to find the reset switch. And replace the broken glass. Someones taking the peace out of someone here, but I can't quite see who. Hence the gratuituous Paris emoticon.
Frenchman calculates 13th root of 200-digit number
@RE: Unlike a computer
nth root of x = 10^(log(x)/n)
Most likely done using 2 as the base of the log though,
and a Taylor expansion to calculate the log (iterative, not recursive).
Gibson plugs in self-tuning roboguitar
Silly gimmick
Any fule kno that page 1 of "How to play guitar like Frank Zappa for dummies in 24 hours made easy" has "how to tune your guitar" on page 1.
If your going to spend thousands on a real Gibson you'll probably have got the hang of that bit. If not, you just have more money than sense.
...Oh wait, I get it now ...
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