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Bristol Palin Played it Too Safe on Dancing With the Stars, Mark Ballas Saysby Free Britney at . Comments
Last night's Dancing With the Stars results show marked the end of Bristol Palin's run on the program, and her partner Mark Ballas has a theory on why they got bounced:
Bristol Palin played it too safe and didn't think outside the box, he feels.
Ballas told reporters he was "dead serious" about dressing up as an animal pair for their routine previous night, which Palin nixed (see their performance below).
He doesn't regret her decision, he says, but believes taking a risk could've helped her.
"Hey, you can guide a horse to water, but you can't make it drink," Ballas says. "At the end of the day, they have to be comfortable when they walk on stage."
"The problem is, though, with doing that, this is the all-star season, so we have a lot of champions and a lot of finalists, so all of these people are really open-minded."
Using contestant Gilles Marini's open-chested Aladdin ensemble as an example, Ballas said, "It's called stepping out of the box, you know what I mean?"
"You've got to be more open-minded to that stuff, but at the same time, as a choreographer and coach, you have to be respectful of your partner's choices."
Ballas says their Week 4 elimination "just sucks," but what can you do.
Give props to your partner for coming this far, for one.
"This is someone [who], compared to the others, has zero dance experience or performance experience," he says of the 21-year-old Bristol Palin.
"For someone who comes from a normal background from Alaska, I'm really proud of her."
Mark says he's pulling for Sabrina Bryan and Shawn Johnson now that Palin's out.
What do you think? Did Bristol the Pistol deserve to get the heave-ho?
Heard the interview with kelly and Val. He wanted Bristol as his dancing partner--nothing was expected of her so no pressure to dance well. Easy out--all that media attention and fans of her mother voting for her regardless of how awful she was. So easy for whoever got assigned to that Diva. Bristol was there as a joke.
Even the bimbo from Alaska should be able to figure out that the dancing partner has more knowledge than her. Follow his advise and do what he suggests--you are not an expert on world affairs, politics or even dancing. When all the dancers talk about putting in 12 hours dancing practices every day, don't figure that you only have to practice three or four hours because your fan base will forgive you for being lazy. And there is more to dancing than wiggling your hips and having a grotesque chin. Jay Leno was born that way--you paid good money to be his clone.
Thank goodness she is finally gone. She should have been eliminated before anyone else. For someone so young she moved the least, barely being able to call it dancing. Good-bye and so glad to see you go!!!
I loved seeing that fat slob kicked off last night......now I can watch my favorite show without aggravation by watching an ugly, talentless POS., unwed mother flop around the dance floor.
Who are YOU? Who do you think YOU are? She's not fat and seems to be a very nice girl after recovering from a bad decision. How well have you survived bad decisions in life? Apparently you haven't? Otherwise, you would be respectful and wouldn't write such a horrible statement. You are the one that is ...%#$&%# ....STUPID. God help you.
She should have been the first to go!! She was overdue.


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Library ebooks must SELF-DESTRUCT if scribes want dosh - review
The UK government will consider paying writers each time their ebooks and audio books are borrowed from public libraries - just like scribes are recompensed when their dead-tree tomes are loaned. Culture minister Ed Vaizey announced a decision will be made after a formal review concluded libraries must stock digital titles or …
Back into medieval times
When books were something expensive and only few people could afford to read it.
Come on we are in the digital age now. It is now cheap to copy books which opens up a whole new world of possibilities. We have to stop trying to push back progress and try to live with it. Digital book burning doesn't solve any problems. (In fact it's even more likely that people will just scan an OCR it from their e-book reader if you have such draconian measures)
Instead of trying to keep people away from the advances of digitalisation we must find ways how to enable the authors to make a living in a digital world.
Re: Back into medieval times
Indeed. The smart thing to do would be to close all the libraries, run a single ebook service, and use the money saved to make sure everyone has access to it.
Pay the authors a single lump sum if they have to be paid, or tell them they can take their chances in the hard-copy marketplace.
Soone or later we have to stop trying to make the future look like the past, just because we have a sentimental attachment to the past.
Re: Back into medieval times
This insistence of certain business concerns to apply old models and methods to new things....it makes my blood boil.
An eBook is NOT a hardcopy book - and this is NOT a bad thing! As stated above, this opens new possibilities...yea and verily so, EVEN new possibilities to rake in cash.
Re: Back into medieval times
4 upvotes for a philistine who wants to close libraries?
Do whatever you want with ebooks, get your mitts off our libraries. If anything, we need more and larger libraries, not cheap ways for the privileged to get ebooks.
Re: Back into medieval times
Close the libraries - not so sure.
It will be a decade or more until ebooks or ebook services on a tablet will get anywhere near acceptable quality levels for children books as well as some types of reference literature (art, travel, etc). So we will need a local library as long as there are kids and as long as kids want to have a bed time story read to them (mine do).
Lump sum - definitely not. This will continue to bring the argument about deterioriation which is bogus. Rent - pay. If the govt cannot process it hire Paypal, google or someone else who can. Micropayments are not that difficult.
Re: Back into medieval times
The library here in Dundee lends E-Books and the dead tree versions and have not moved lots of books aside to make way for computers either. The computers are in the lobby. I use both. The E-Books were great when we went back to NZ before xmas, I took three from the library for no extra weight.
Which reminds me, I have a dead tree library book I need to return.
Re: Back into medieval times
I don't know if I'd say close so much as repurpose. The local library here is a great place for family activities; turn them all into community centers.
Re: Back into medieval times
Yes yes! Now don't you worries, in Belgium nearly every town has a nice big almost new library.
The one thing they all have in common, is that they are all full of books, along with a few computers, but apart from the staff, virtually empty of people.
Re: Back into medieval times
The current "coalition" government of Conservatives and LibDems has closed upwards of a hundred public libraries in the last two years -- as an 'austerity' measure. Anyone who thinks libraries are redundant has perhaps not visited one.
The panel also recommended that digital copies of books should "deteriorate"
Are they taking the piss ?
Tough shit, welcome to technological advancement. It's like car manufactures saying we'll set the engine to blow up on purpose after 40,000 miles as we now build better that last longer but we need to sell you a new car so we will make it deliberately fail after two years.
Re: The panel also recommended that digital copies of books should "deteriorate"
> we'll set the engine to blow up on purpose after 40,000 miles
They do. I mean it's not "on purpose", but we know how to build piston engines that run for a million miles relatively reliably (it's called a diesel train). Just they don't bother building them because it's not commercially viable, so they build one which makes commercial sense.
> Are they taking the piss?
Compression technology moves on, so you if you want the latest and greatest iDevice support with the best features I guess you need a new version. Given how often my library replaces paper versions I guess they really mean every 25 years or so ;)
@PeteH - Re: The panel also recommended that digital copies of books should "deteriorate"
>> we'll set the engine to blow up on purpose after 40,000 miles
>They do. I mean it's not "on purpose", but we know how to build piston engines that run for a million miles relatively reliably (it's called a diesel train).
No they don't "blow up". My car engine has done 260,000 miles with one decoke, one set of new bearings, one new exhaust manifold and two new water pumps. I look after it; in fact I do this stuff myself. Railway and small marine diesels (basically the same) have many parts replaced several times during their lives - valves, bearings, pumps, pistons, cylinder liners. Again, they are looked after; and in fact I have previously been both a ship's engineering officer and a railway engineer..
What matters is that wearing parts are replacable. Car engine parts are much more easily replacable than car body parts because the stylists have less influence in that area.
Re: The panel also recommended that digital copies of books should "deteriorate"
Yes but the diesels in a train are only to run the generators that power the traction motors that turn the wheels. They aren't directly connected to the drive train so the engines aren't subject to the variable demands of an automobile which is what the real killer is. An internal combustion that can run at a stready rate can last an incredibly long time. Also the diesels for a locomotive cost more than every car an average person will own during the course of their life.
"...digital copies of books should "deteriorate"..."
OK, provided that the rate of deterioration is set to match what Libraries find in practice, not necessarily what fits the publishers' business models.
And while we're talking about deterioration, the publishers should give an initial discount to reflect the piss-poor proof-reading that seems to have crept into digital formats.
Re: "...digital copies of books should "deteriorate"..."
Why is it OK? It's plain stupid, but of course it serves the publishers' interests, not the authors', so that's what they would say, innit?
A flat rate price with a fair % added to the author's royalty is simpler and will not give anyone an incentive to hack the bitrot.
They'll be inventing hardback and paperback versions of ebooks next.
Re: "...digital copies of books should "deteriorate"..."
I smell a buggy whip manufacturer. Change is bad (for us)!
@Yes Me - Re: "...digital copies of books should "deteriorate"..."
Actually, I'd rather Libraries stuck to the physical book form - they're gradually becoming soulless places with their increasing focus on providing internet facilities.
But, that seems to be the way things are going, so we should at least ensure that they aren't screwed by the publishers - hence my comments.
Re: "...digital copies of books should "deteriorate"..."
"OK, provided that the rate of deterioration is set to match what Libraries find in practice"
I beg to differ.
The only reason a library should pay for a new book when it deteriorates is because it costs the publisher to print a new copy. OK, it doesn't cost as much as the library pays, but it does cost.
For eBooks, the "deterioration" should be built into the royalties. Instead of "pay the full price after x thousand loans", spread that cost into the per-loan royalty and it's sorted. The only thing which would be affected is the publishers figures.
Re: "...digital copies of books should "deteriorate"..."
"OK, provided that the rate of deterioration is set to match what Libraries find in practice, not necessarily what fits the publishers' business models."
From what I remember of what my ex (a librarian responsible for book selection) told me, publishers expect books to be replaced every 20-something loans, whereas in practice they're usually good for about twice that number.
Re: "...digital copies of books should "deteriorate"..."
"They'll be inventing hardback and paperback versions of ebooks next."
They have. :( I went to buy an ebook once. It cost £20 because it was 'the hardback version'. Needless to say I didn't buy it.
Re: "...digital copies of books should "deteriorate"..."
There are a lot of books that are over 1000 years old. That should set the benchmark.
Re: "...digital copies of books should "deteriorate"..."
20 something loans??? Are you kidding - I've got books here from my local library that have been borrowed into the 100's of timers. One here has 5 extra stickies over the original for stamping the return date and there's room for at least 50 stamps on each sheet - the sheets are normally removed but this lot haven't been for some reason. And the book is in good condition.
Are you suggesting we reward publishers, not just for screwing the author and the consumer, but for producing a low quality product?
Re: "...digital copies of books should "deteriorate"..."
Not just E-Books have crap proofreading. I borrowed a dead tree Feist from the library that was almost unreadable with huge continuity errors. 'The wrong version' being uploaded was blamed. 'They fired all the proofreaders' is more like it.
What's the point?
Why should digital copies deteriorate? The royalty revenue will continue as long as the copy is available, and, if that is for ever, why should that be a problem?
Or should digital music also develop scratches after playing a few times, or digital video start to stretch?
What sort of moron comes up with these ideas? Do you have to fail an IQ test to run for government these days?
Re: What's the point?
No no, digital versions of ebooks should deteriorate. BUT the cost should come down to reflect the savings the publisher now gets from not having to print, quality control, distribute, refund damage during distribution, insure distribution, staff costs for monitoring all of this stuff.
So kibraries will pay for these ebooks every 40 years, but the price will drop to about 20% of the paperbacks value.
Re: What's the point?
Hmm, I think we just found the next Gordon Brown. Congrats!
Re: What's the point?
@Mark Simon
Or should digital music also develop scratches after playing a few times, or digital video start to stretch?
I think you misunderstand what is meant by "deteriorate" here. What is being suggested is that -- just as a paper book can only be lent a certain number of times by a library before it falls apart -- a digital "book" should only be lendable by a library a certain number of times before its licence expires. I don't think anyone is seriously suggesting that the pages should be shown as dog-eared onscreen, or that the fonts should become fuzzier the more times the book is lent!
The perceived "problem" that the publishers of digital books are trying to address is that once a library purchases a digital copy of a book for a one-off payment that copy will last forever, and no further fees will become due. There are two possible solutions: One is to not to charge a one-off fee but to charge a royalty payment each time the book is "borrowed", the other is to charge a one-off fee that covers a fixed number of borrowings (or a set period of time, or some combination of the two) after which the book is somehow made unavailable until it is re-licensed by the library. It is this second mechanism that is referred to as "deterioration".
Re: What's the point?
or they could stop living in denial and accept that times have changed, make less money because they are providing less value (to both authors and readers) and if they don't like that, they can go get a job elsewhere. Wasn't it a Conservative MP who famously said "On your bike, Pal."?
Re: What's the point?
"I don't think anyone is seriously suggesting that the pages should be shown as dog-eared onscreen, or that the fonts should become fuzzier the more times the book is lent!"
Don't see why not, as I'm sure publishers would want ALL E-books to deteriorate and hence as a user you would needs some indication that your copy was deteriorating and hence be prompted to go out and buy and nice shiny new edition - which you can be sure will either be out-of-print or not compatible with your reader...
I agree however the problem is that publishers and libraries need to change the nature of their agreement to a much lower initial stocking fee and a per loan royalty payment. the question is whether authors and publishers will accept this riskier proposition.
Re: What's the point?
> The royalty revenue will continue as long as the copy is available, and, if that is for ever, why should that be a problem?
Because the library load royalty ( a few pennies) goes to the author.
When a library buys a hardback, the 20quid goes to the publisher - and a few pennies gets passed on to the author.
Re: What's the point?
Well they could just pay the author, and the publisher also, say a fee to have the book originally to publisher, then a 1p renewal fee in Perpetuity to the publisher, on top of the authors fee. (I don't know what the author gets each time a book is borrowed, so this is merely an example.) in the cases above where people have stated twenty to forty loans, I am supposing that those are paperbacks, as I know from my own that they deteriorate faster than hardbacks. So another option would be to assume e-books deteriorate at the same rate as hardbacks, and repay the fee every two hundred loans or so.... Just a thought.
'The panel also recommended that digital copies of books should "deteriorate" so publishers can fake them getting worn out and force libraries to buy them again.'
Exactly what we need ... not only the flakiness of the digital copy as opposed to the relative solidity of a book or even its xeroxed counterpart but ... digital deterioration? Fuck. That. Shit. What next? Deteriorating software? More and more NullPointerExceptions until you cash out again? Then the rights holder says "Sorreee, we don't sell that anymore / not in your country / thanks for calling". Then you powerlessly rage and dream of visiting Intellectual Property Advocates to punch them in the face.
You will never again find used books at the recycling center that you then scan and distribute through sneakernet.jpg
isn't that just another way of saying "licensing"?
It really should be simple enough
1. Only a limited number of people should be able to borrow an ebook from a Library at the same time.
2. The ebook should expire from one's device.
So, just like a proper, paper book library, but without the inconvenience of having to take the book back on time.
Re: It really should be simple enough
Exactly - a "UK library" app (hopefully not one app per library!) that allows you to "check out" ebooks owned by the library you are a member of. Limited number of copies allowed by each library, with the option to request a temporary license for inter-library loans. You have the ebook in your app until the library app expires it.
Personally, I think it's a good scheme. I'm sure libraries can also possibly add some partner functions - e.g. a "buy this with Amazon" (or other providers) link.
Re: It really should be simple enough
Indeed it is - our library uses Overdrive for eBook lending (limited time borrowing, limited number of books "checked out" at one time), only issues are that you can't use with a Kindle ('cos of proprietary DRM format) and limited choice (publishers' insecurity issues).
Re: It really should be simple enough
"Limited number of copies". Did you just say that about a digital medium and with a straight face? Really?
Re: It really should be simple enough
How exactly does a "limited number of copies" (digital) benefit anyone? The publisher/author would still get paid when a copy was borrowed, so no loss there - in fact having unlimited copies increases potential payments. The library could simply pay the equivalent of however many physical copies they would have purchased - say 3? - and then be allowed to loan it out as many times as they wish; maybe, worst case for a time limited period..
Incorporating digital deterioration is pointless - i'm sure that over time format changes would cover this.
Re: It really should be simple enough
Perhaps I should have said "limited number of licenses" - anyhow, the upshot of implementing that is if copies are unavailable then punters *may* be more likely to instead go out and buy the actual (e)book rather than having to wait for a free read via the library. I fully appreciate that a digital version could get "checked out" unlimited numbers of times, which would drive *some* revenue to the publisher. But it would get more revenue from purchases, so I would fully expect them to want to push folk towards this transaction type by restricting supply in the libraries.
It's a trade off - I don't know the weightings of each revenue stream given particular values of limits to library check-outs, but I'm sure a publisher would be interested to know.
Taking the "library-app" to the extreme, it makes available all literary works in a "pay-per-view" model (except the payment comes from the whole population in the form of taxes to fund the library system).
Re: It really should be simple enough
ours (UK, London Borough of Haringey) uses Overdrive too.
That's why this idea of "running pilots" later this year is strange, because many have already been doing this for a few years now.
Re: It really should be simple enough "Limited number of copies".
Yes, this I suspect is to do with the fact that they are putting the loans through their existing library systems, which will have been built on the assumption that a library would hold a known number of copies of an particular book. However, there is no real reason why for e-books this number shouldn't be 100 say rather than 5.
Re: It really should be simple enough
I agree with your second point but not your first. Ideally the libraries should pay a (small) royalty per x amount of loans (x ideally being a large number). In that case (or any other, really) maximising the possible number of loans should be in the publishers interest.
Re: It really should be simple enough
My Dad wrote some books. The last few he formatted himself - the publisher merely screwed him over for the privileged of shrinking his already small market even smaller by charging nearly 30 times the money for distributing his e-copy and printing a few. If he'd taken it directly to the library - he could have given the e-book to them for free and then just received the royalties from the library but as his work is relatively obscure research stuff the chance of you finding it your local library are pretty slim. The same goes for most educational stuff but probably applies to most works.
I dont know of any authors these days that dont produce an electronic copy of their works themselves. Why should publishers even be involved in the electronic side?
Re: JetSetJim
Did you just say "a limited number of licenses" in the digital age? Really? With a straight face?
PS, 64bit float and 128bit encryption says hit and hope it can cope with the 6 billion + licenses you require to track for your pay per read system. Possible, so no idea why your still wishing to "limit" digital distribution.
Re: JetSetJim
*I* am not wishing to limit the distribution, merely pointing out that the publishers *may* want to and this gives them an easy mechanism for it
and in the mean time piracy continues to flourish.
Why don't publishers get it, the people who pirate their films / books wouldn't be buying them in th first place, so any profit they get from them (pirated copies) is only a plus.
- the people who pirate their films / books wouldn't be buying them in th first place
That's not always the case - some things are better in their pirated versions, I've certainly found this to be true of DVDs and computer games where lengthy anti-piracy adverts and hideous copy protection respectively are stripped out by diligent pirates.
I know of people who would buy the original if it was similarly unencumbered but as this is not an option, prefer the pirate version. Industry cutting its own throat here.
Of course, I also know of people who used to spend quite a lot of money on e.g. music who now just pirate it all because they are lazy and cheap - so it is not entirely down to big business not understanding its customers but as nothing they are doing seems to stop this piracy it is not clear whether the effort they go to is worth it.
I'm lazy - ain't You?
The algorithm is simple:
until ($purchase easier_than $pirating)
When the publishers understand that, piracy will (almost) vanish. It will never be zero, but given the right conditions it will be turned down into background noise.
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We've written about good or bad experiences before, we've stood on our soapbox and preached about it, and we've drilled it into our clients: the little things you do make a difference to your customers. They know and they remember. They tell friends and tweet the world at large. It's a topic we never tire of… so here's another first-hand experience that highlights how both good and bad experiences linger in the customer's mind, and have the potential to create repeat and new business for your company.
My husband has been scoping out GPS devices for months… years even… since before we even owned a car, in fact! But two weeks ago, in preparation for our first weekend road-trip out of state with my family, he got serious about it. We were headed to Vermont for a few days to ski, and we weren't really sure how to get there, so we figured it was the perfect time to make a purchase. To seal the deal, Best Buy was offering some tremendous deals on GPS devices.
Thanks to hours of research, we knew we wanted a Garmin. And living in a major metropolitan area, with lots of traffic congestion, we knew we wanted not just live map updates, but also live traffic updates (these are called LMT, for Live Maps and Traffic). As luck would have it, a Garmin device with both features was on sale for a great price at Best Buy at that very moment! We sped to the closest Best Buy, found a salesperson who retrieved the GPS we wanted from the stock room, and completed our purchase.
Three hours later, I had a fully charged device complete with downloaded maps for North America and Puerto Rico, and a smiling husband with a new spring in his step. A few days later, trunk overflowing with gear, we set off on our first adventure with turn-by-turn navigation.
Our trip began during mid-week rush hour in a metropolitan area competing for the most congested traffic nationwide. My brother had suggested we avoid the major roads and opt for slightly smaller highways. We were feeling confident knowing that our trusty Garmin with live traffic would steer us away from gridlock.
After 45 minutes on the road, we suspected that something was awry. Traffic updates didn't seem to register on our device, and roadways were not showing the characteristic red/yellow/green traffic flow indicators. It wasn't such a big deal, since we had already planned to take smaller highways anyway, but we were concerned that maybe something was wrong with the item we had purchased. Nonetheless, we arrived at our destination safely after an uneventful journey.
We decided to get on with the ski day, and deal with our GPS concerns when we got back to my brother's house. Despite crappy weather, with threats of rain, we persisted and purchased lift tickets at a southern VT resort that will remain nameless. We knew what we were getting into; spring skiing on the East Coast means slow, sticky, slush. But it had snowed 6 inches overnight, and it was still snowing in the morning, so we held out that we'd get in most of the day before it turned to rain. What we didn't count on was that most of the lifts on the mountain would be shut down while we were in the lodge eating lunch!
Now I can understand that the resort has no control over the weather. But what you're paying for at most ski resorts is a LIFT ticket, not really slope access. And when they charge full price for lift access, I expect full lift service…. Not the kind of lift service I get at a much smaller resort with only 3 or 4 very slow lifts. If I get the kind of lift access I get at a smaller resort, I also expect to pay the prices I pay at a smaller resort. I felt like I'd been sold a BMW and then had it switched out for a Fiesta after a few laps around the track.
Despite making our points to management, we were told it was a weather issue that was out of their control, that the mountain was still open and that we could still get access to all trails. To add salt to the wound, we walked out the door, got on one of the four open lifts, and got stuck for 30 minutes in windy sleet. Needless to say, I won't be going back there anytime soon. I'll make the trip farther north, where conditions are better, or out West, where Spring conditions come with Spring pricing… both of which are far better than the East Coast.
Upon arriving back in civilization, a little more online investigating into our GPS issue led my husband to believe that we needed a special cord, with a built-in antenna, in order to receive the live traffic updates. So we found a Best Buy nearby, and trekked in to speak to someone, prepared to buy the special cord. The salesperson in the GPS area, although very nice, was not really that informed about the differences between regular GPS devices, and LMT devices. He had never even heard of a cable with a built-in antenna. So, we called Garmin directly, and were very surprised when a customer service rep for the company told us that the serial number for our device indicated it was not an LMT, but just an LM device! Of course we hadn't been getting traffic updates! We had been given the wrong item from the stock room!
When we got back from our trip, the first item of business was to dig up the receipt and take the GPS back to Best Buy. I have to admit, we were a little nervous about what they would say to us, and whether or not they would honor the price from a week ago (which was $40 cheaper than the current listed price). I expected to have to put up a fight. But after a short wait in the customer service line, we told our story to a representative, presented an ID, and walked out the front door of Best Buy with a Garmin LMT device! Talk about good customer service! Despite the fact that I would rather have been given the proper device in the first place, the whole exchange was painless.
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Its difficult times with companies today. I know sometimes its hard to please customers but sometimes it takes so little. But again there are hard pleasing customers. I get pleasantly suprised every time i take my car for service. The shop Im using and the guys working there are always helpful, they know they job and they never rip me off. And that should be the base, if you have a satisfied customer thats the customer that always comes back.
I totally agree, if the customer is satisfied, not only he´ll come back but he will bring some more customers cause he was satisfied and he wants his friends and family to share. Thats why it should be prio 1 to make a customer happy.
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file a complaint. follow up. go to the media. make noise.
There are some companies that like to boast that they are the best in customer service by showing that they get certain awards in customer service based on a certain survey.
However I know from my personal experience that their customer service is a crap.
You should never buy a good or service from a company and expect a good service just because the company has received a certain customer satisfaction award.
If you search the internet, you'll find a lot of complains for the company from various online forums that you should buy attention to what people says about their products before you buy it.
As per my experience these two things always come in life. You may encounter with bad guys also and good guys also.
In a shop from where I always purchase my cloths there are two guys but I always went to good guy.
I mean, some customers are impossible to please. Such a huge corporation like Best Buy can't always please everybody. Personally, I find the best customer service from Mom and Pop type shops, they value their customers much more then Best Buy because losing 1 customer could sink the company. Big corporations really don't care if they lose a couple customers.
I agree with Jason. I'm sure some big companies would argue that they didn't get to where they are by not being nice to their customers, but the thing is, the bigger you get, the farther the owner of the company gets from the customer. No matter how well intentioned and nice the owner of the company is, if he is unable to motivate and train his frontliners to duplicate his niceness etc., it's just not going to be the same.
I know the feeling about customer service, my hosting company I use love using jargon terms to try and get themselves out of sticky situations, it may work on less technical people but not me. Just a shame I am tied to a contract that I cant get out until it expires.
Service is important, bad service will eventually lead into no customers. I mean is it really that hard to provide adequate customer service?
Nice post, enjoyed reading it.
One thing we all can agree on is customer service is a thing of the past. Where has it gone, the old saying the customer is always right, where did that go. When you say that today it sound like a`joke.
I think customer satisfaction is highly dependent from the way we serve it … although sometimes it is less good products ..
I think zappos would be one of the best shopping experience and i have ever experience and gilt too with their return policies it's simple and i got my return labels in seconds
You're one of the lucky ones! I recently had a situation where the shelf and add said one price, it rang up another. It took over 30min and 3 people to correct the mistake. They treated me like I was scamming them until I could prove EVERYTHING.
A happy customer is a moving advertisement. I think word of mouth or referring other to a company is an everlasting way to increase sales. A good article and interesting start as Good Buy…thanks
Complaints are a great way to get noticed. You could even file a claim with the bbb this could help you with you. I have a Garmin it is an old one but still works pretty good…..
It really isn't that difficult to keep the vast majority of customers happy. I work as a wedding photographer, and the little things really do go a long way, and it's the little things that people remember, and mention to their friends. In this day and age, more than ever, good word of mouth can keep a business afloat, whilst bad word of mouth can easily sink it.
I had a very good customer service experience from T-Mobile in the UK recently. I had a problem with accessing my online account and was able to get help from one of their staff on Twitter within a few minutes of contacting them – which was great but especially because it was on a Sunday afternoon and saved me a lot of time waiting to get through to someone on the phone.
@Jason i totally agree with U.
well actualy due to size they are mostly focusing the market volume, but they forget that retaing one can be really benificial to them as well.
I agree with Jason. Corporations don't usually care about losing a few small time clients. They only tend to please their retail distributors, but in this case I was actually surprised to read that Best Buy gave you the LMT device. Now that I think about it I never had a problem with Best Buy, but Futureshop is another story.
I know the pain of both being the customer, and then being the retail manager. (not in that career anymore thank goodness). Most retail big box places will tell you they can't do this,, can't do that. A majority can, it's just more paperwork/busywork on the back-end for them. There are those like the ones mentioned above that love their job and believe in doing the right thing.
Customer satisfaction is compulsory when you are running a business. It's all about perception. If everything goes smoothly when you purchase an item you go back again to the same place. If you encounter problems, you stay away. I know I do.
i also agree with jason and joey. there is huge difference between corporations and small business dealing methonds
I primarily work with small businesses, and I try to get them to realize how much the world has changed in the last 5 years. Now, everyone you encounter, from customers to vendors, has the ability to praise or trash your business online. If you enable the Power of Nice you'll be better off.
I totally agree, if the customer is satisfied, not only he´ll come back but he will bring some more customers cause he was satisfied and he wants his friends and family to share. Thats why it should be prio 1 to make a customer happy.
Marijayne, here in India, I am pleasantly surprised whenever an employee of a government run company goes the extra mile for me. They are used to make life difficult for their customers.
better said good buy – bye bye, there is no such thing as a good buy, there is always a catch; there are satisfying buys for customers need, but exceeding needs- good buy, never saw one
I swore to never deal with a particular "colourful" mobile phone provider in the UK after they screwed up my order for mobile broadband recently. When calling them and being dealt with professionally and promptly I swiftly changed my mind.
It's well known that as consumers we respond very positively to companies who manage to deal with our complaints effectively. I'm glad Best Buy restored your faith in them and that you've told the story. Maybe more companies will start to behave like this.
Honesty is always good in business. The more clients trust you the more they buy. I personally experience it in my different businesses. So don't try to lie it will never bring good results.
Having been in retail for over 40 years, I have never used the words, good, bad or best. Simply put, each potential purchaser has certain criteria they are looking for in any product/service. Either your products fits those needs or it doesn't. The customer moves on and so does the business owner.


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Mei Xiang, the female giant panda at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, eats breakfast Monday, Dec. 19, 2011. The zoo announced a $4.5 million gift Monday to fund its giant panda reproduction program for five more years. Donator and philanthropist David M. Rubenstein, who is also co-founder and managing director of the Carlyle Group, said in a news conference, "There are probably 10 million species on the face of the earth, and I doubt that any one of those species is more popular and more beloved than the giant panda." "Hopefully this will result in more pandas being born here," he said. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
This heat may seem like home for many of the animals at the Potawatomi Zoo in South Bend, but others are doing what they can to stay cool.
Friday we found "ivory" the white tiger enjoying the pool in her enclosure and even the tortoises walked over to the sprinklers to cool off and keep their shells from getting too dry.
Each animal has full access to indoor or covered shelters to get out of the sun.
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Charlie Sheen turns 46 years old today. Feel free to send the actor birthday wishes if you so desire.
The troubled star has actually been relatively quiet over the past few months. He hasn't dished out any warlock wisdom since his tour of North America bombed this spring.
Instead, Sheen has actually been trying to make amends. Things have never been better between Charlie and ex-wife Brooke Mueller, as they actually jetted off to Mexico last month, and he's reportedly booked a return to the small screen via Anger Management.
It's been quite the journey with Charlie over the past years. Relive it below via a photo montage.
Just a matter of time before he derails... It's a lifetime pattern for him. He's staying sober out of spite now. To show Lorre. Hey, whatever works I guess. We'll see though....
He is beginning to look like Quadaffi!
Wow. I actually thought he was older than that from the look of him. Must be the lifestyle!
adoro tudo que se refere a charlie sheen e estou triste com sua saida de 2 homens e meio espero telo logo na lelinha de novo a alma do programa e ele sem ele nada teria graça beijos sua fa e ponto voce e o melhor ator dos ultimos tempos e adoro como vive sua vida intenssamente...


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Hypervolemia, or fluid overload, is the medical condition where there is too much fluid in the blood. The opposite condition is hypovolemia, which is too little fluid volume in the blood. Fluid volume excess in the intravascular compartment occurs due to an increase in total body sodium content and a consequent increase in extracellular body water. The mechanism usually stems from compromised regulatory mechanisms for sodium handling as seen in congestive heart failure (CHF), kidney failure, and liver failure. It may also be caused by excessive intake of sodium from foods, intravenous (IV) solutions and blood transfusions, medications, or diagnostic contrast dyes.
Excessive sodium and fluid intake:
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The excess fluid, primarily salt and water, builds up in various locations in the body and leads to an increase in weight, swelling in the legs and arms (peripheral edema), and/or fluid in the abdomen (ascites). Eventually, the fluid enters the air spaces in the lungs, reduces the amount of oxygen that can enter the blood, and causes shortness of breath (dyspnea), which is the best indicator of estimating central venous pressure is increased. Fluid can also collect in the lungs when lying down at night, possibly making nighttime breathing and sleeping difficult (paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea).
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The Duchess of Cornwall will be in Corsham opening Heywood Preparatory School's new sports court this afternoon.
The Duchess of Cornwall will be opening Heywood Preparatory School's new sports court today.
According to the Prince of Wales site: "The Duchess of Cornwall will tour Heywood Preparatory School, Corsham, Wiltshire, meeting staff and pupils and officially opening the school's new all-weather sports court."
What do you think of the preparatory school's new sports court? Are you a parent of a pupil at the school? Tell us in the comment box below if you have met the Duchess of Cornwall on one of her many trips to Corsham.
A spokesperson for the Heywood Preparatory School write on the school website: "We are delighted to announce that Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cornwall will be visiting the school on Friday 25th November at 2:30 pm to meet the children and to share with them some of their interests and achievements."
"The Duchess' children Tom and Laura Parker-Bowles attended Heywood in the early 1980's and Her Royal Highness has expressed her pleasure in returning to the school to see the changes that have taken place over the years. The Duchess has very fond memories of her children's time at Heywood."
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Sept. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong's stocks fell for the first time in five days, paring this week's gains, ahead of a report that may show U.S. employment growth has slowed, adding to concerns the world's largest economy is deteriorating.
Li & Fung Ltd., a supplier of toys and clothes to Wal-Mart Stores Inc., slumped 6.7 percent. Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd., the Hong-Kong based international carrier, slid 1.8 percent. Esprit Holdings Ltd., a clothing retailer, tumbled 10 percent after cutting its profit outlook. Sino Land Co., a property developer, advanced 0.5 percent after reporting a jump in full- year profit.
"Expectations are relatively low for tonight's jobs data," said Tim Schroeders, who helps manage $1 billion in equities at Pengana Capital Ltd. in Melbourne. "The U.S. recovery remains anemic, with lingering concerns over job creation and house prices."
The Hang Seng Index slipped 1.8 percent to 20,212.91 as of the 4 p.m. close of trading in Hong Kong. Just four stocks rose on the 46-member gauge. The measure advanced the past four days, sending the index to a weekly gain of 3.2 percent, its biggest increase since the week ended March 25.
The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index of Chinese companies listed in Hong Kong slid 2.4 percent to 10,664.45.
Futures on the Standard & Poor's 500 Index fell 0.6 percent today. The index retreated 1.2 percent in New York yesterday as banks fell and investors speculated that the U.S. jobs report will show the economy continues to struggle.
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Li & Fung slumped 6.7 percent to HK$13.84. The company's investment rating was also lowered to "outperform" from "buy" at CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets. Cathay Pacific, which counts North America as its biggest market for sales, lost 1.8 percent to HK$15.74. Foxconn International Holdings Ltd., which receives 24 percent of its sales outside of China, lost 0.8 percent to HK$3.92.
Stocks fell before a Labor Department report today that may show U.S. non-farm payrolls climbed 68,000 after a 117,000 increase in July, according to the median forecast of economists surveyed by Bloomberg News. The unemployment rate probably held at 9.1 percent, marking 26 of the last 28 months in which it has been at or above 9 percent.
The Hang Seng Index rose for its second consecutive weekly advance. Shares on the index traded at 10.8 times forecast earnings, compared with 12 times for the Standard & Poor's 500 Index.
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Esprit, which receives most of its revenue from Europe, tumbled 10 percent to HK$19.64, the biggest decline on the Hang Seng index. The clothing retailer said net income for the fiscal year that ended June 30 will "record a significant decrease." Today's slide in Esprit's share price extended this year's drop to 47 percent, the biggest loss on the Hang Seng index in the last 12 months.
"This will likely impact fiscal year 2011's dividend payout," Vineet Sharma, a Hong Kong-based analyst at Barclays Capital, said in a note to clients today. Esprit's statement "could reflect an inability to achieve timely closure for some loss-making stores," said Sharma, who downgraded the stock to "equal weight" from "overweight."
Commodity producers declined after the price of crude oil retreated as much as 0.6 percent, down from its highest level in almost a month, and the London Metal Exchange measure of six metals slid 1.3 percent yesterday.
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PetroChina Co., Asia's largest company by market value, declined 3.5 percent to HK$9.67. Cnooc Ltd., China's No. 1 offshore oil explorer, fell 3.3 percent to HK$15.44, the biggest drag on the Hang Seng index. Jiangxi Copper Co., China's No. 1 producer of the metal, dropped 3.9 percent to HK$21.95.
Among stocks that gained, Sino Land advanced 0.5 percent to HK$12.22, the second-biggest support on the Hang Seng index and the third-steepest rise. The shares earlier rose as much as 5.3 percent. The developer said full-year underlying profit rose 26 percent after it booked more profit from apartment sales.
Of the 323 companies on the Hang Seng Composite Index that announced semi-annual net income since July 11, 159 reported positive growth while 70 posted a negative surprise, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
Futures on the Hang Seng Index slid 1.7 percent to 20,056. The HSI Volatility Index climbed 2.2 percent to 30.86, indicating options traders expect a swing of 8.8 percent in the Hang Seng Index in the next 30 days.
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FCC boss hints at change to neutrality policy
Internet neutrality – the principle that all traffic is equal – may be the official policy of the Federal Communications Commission, but it's also something that new FCC chair Tom Wheeler seems to consider still on the table for discussion. That is, if the definition of "net neutrality" means there is never any scope for a …
"Should carriers be allowed to charge more for data hogs, someone who plays online video gaming 20 hours a day"
They do already. It's called faster plans with bigger downloads......
What stinks is QOS preventing us from ever using the data and speed that we paid for.
Waaaa? Uncontroversial positions from MUH REGULATOR?
Quickly, tweet a protest march for more equality! #OCCUPYQOS
There would seem to be little point for Netflix to pay ISPs to insure the "best possible transmission" of a movie. Most people already have links much faster than a stream requires, so you don't need any sort of guaranteed bandwidth. Just let the stream get ahead and stay ahead, and I don't care if the data from Netflix is coming in at 20 Mbps one minute and 20 Kbps the next.
The only reason Netflix would pay for that is if the ISP makes it like a protection racket because net neutrality isn't enforced:
Psst hey Netflix, youse guys might wanta pay us ta insures youse packets is gettin through to youse customas. Lotta things can happin ta packets when dey passes throughs our netwark. Ya never knows, dey could mebbe falls down da stairs, breaks their legs or sometin like dat.
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Lotta things can happin ta packets when dey passes throughs our netwark.
Do you mean like an ISP firewall rule that silently drops packets based on (Netflick's) source IP address???
Data hogs of war
Where does this idea come from, that playing video games uses a lot of bandwidth? The amount of data traffic when playing multiplayer online games is generally tiny AFAIK. It has to be, otherwise the latency would kill any non-turn-based game.
As a customer, I'd be more interested in upgrading my internet connection with lower-latency than higher-bandwidth, but it is not the place of ISPs to decree which service providers I get that latency for.
But don't Netflix already effectively pay ISPs to improve streaming quality - by hosting some of their streaming servers in various ISPs data centres closer to the customer?
Re: Data hogs of war
My hunch is they're talking about playing streamed online video games where your game is actually running entirely on the server (which seem to be any host's wet dream these days for various reasons). And that would take up a rather handsome bandwidth in HD, with some latency requirements to match...
Let's get paranoid!
I think we can all see where this is heading!
"you can't have access unless you have the ability to access any lawful network"
Key word being "lawful" - essentially this could (will?) end up with internet censorship on a massive scale! Just look at the UK currently - slowly but surely the internet is being divided into the good and the bad. Next step is to make the bad illegal!
[Please see title and this sentence for a hint that this post might contain a little sarcasm, but not too much I should hope]
A solution is surely simple?
Digital data is simply ones and zeroes. Charging differently for those ones and zeroes depending on what they build is daft as each one takes the same amount of resources to pass along.
So improve something else, such as
* Improved latency
* Decreased contention
* Dual redundancy (e.g. with some routers you can have both an ADSL and 3G modem providing WAN simultaneously so you, theoretically, have no downtime- pretty useful in the sticks or if there's a problem at the exchange)
* ISP-level filtering for parents, with a password that allows the parents unfettered access. You know, rather than getting anyone who wants anything interesting to sign up saying 'yes, I'm a pervert, monitor me!'.
Or with a bit more work:
* Host the popular videos from Netflix and the like on their local network, redirecting requests for the Netflix server to their own. This way they pay less for external bandwidth and the user gets faster streaming while ALSO getting rid of some of the slowdown you get when it's a highly-watched video (say, Brian Griffin's last scene or Game of Thrones S4 when it comes out). Similarly, Steam content could be held on these servers too.
I think they already do buffering like this, but more deliberate and charged for.
* Host high-speed, ISP-network dedicated servers for popular online games- so players on that ISP would naturally have some advantage. Have some sort of competition, maybe a prize or two. This could not only be a good 'premium' service but also persuade gamers to swap ISP if it was a generally good ISP too.
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Was your biggest mistake leaving out the grain?
The amount of food I wanted to serve, I knew it wasnt enough, but not to the point where I would be called out on the bottom for it being so small. To keep your metabolism at an optimum pace, you need small meals throughout the day. I was trying to show them that they couldnt call me out for my dish being too small. Look, half the problem with these people in the first place is they eat huge meals, after which they sit in their cop cars and just get fat. So, I was trying to change their lifestyle. I shot a little too far from what they were expecting.
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I have my one shake in the morning, and then I pretty much taste all day. In a way, it works out for me, because I do eat a lot of duck confit and foie gras, but it doesnt really show.
On last weeks episode, you said that cooking all night gave you a culinary boner. What other situations give you a similar feeling?
Wait, you mean like a boner?
Culinary boner is what you said.
Oh, oh, culinary boner. The reason I said that is I was really excited to be in a challenge where we had to cook for fourteen hours. I was really excited to show people that the energy that I have is pretty much nonstop. They didnt show it too much, but there wasnt any point in those fourteen hours where I wasnt running around like an animal.
Are you planning to stay at Le Cirque for a while?
Im definitely going to stick around Le Cirque and get that much-needed French culinary foundation, because that was the one thing I lacked going into the show.
Who are your culinary idols?
Marco Pierre White, Marcus Samuelsson, Alain Ducasse, Michel Richard, Thomas Keller. Also Fernand Point, who influenced Keller and had a restaurant called La Pyramide in France. His cookbook is one of the coolest cookbooks youve ever seen, because its not meant for anybody but a chef. The recipes are a paragraph: Take this, cook it, do this, make that with it, and then turn it around. If youre not a chef, you have no idea what the hell hes talking about.
Do you have a favorite restaurant in New York?
Definitely wd-50. That was the first fine-dining, molecular experience I ever had in my life, and it hit me in the face like a brick.
Do you and Spike hit the town together?
Not really. We both have similar aspects were both wild and crazy guys but we like to chill and relax and hang out, have a nice breakfast, maybe go out for some drinks. Were not trying to do body shots and shit.


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It's monday, what are you eating ??!
UD here
B = 3 small low fat cupcakes I baked on saturday
L = left over wrap
D = game-night with friends ! pizza, savoury muffins, stuff we can eat with our hands !
Sounds fun Annie!
DD - and then had to have a filling - so quite a low DD at the moment (6.30pm)
B: 1 Cup of Tea
S: Home made latte coffee
L: mouthful of dentist's hands and instruments!!
D: Leftover of DH's pasta sauce last night, with shirataki noodles - added in some anchovies and chilli flakes
Currently at 136 cals!
Thinking of a cup of tea and maybe another home made latte! - that would take me to 189 - kind of fancy a vino - but perhaps not...
B - 2 eggs scrambled in coconut oil, SF apricot preserves
L - yogurt with apple and strawberries
D - pork chops, veggies
B Toast (180), peanut butter (150), butter (50)
L Fage (100), chicken (300)
S peanut butter pretzels (150)
D chicken casserole (500), strawberries (50), ice cream 100)
Yesterday ended up as a sort of MD. I ate a small bowl of strawberries and ice cream before bed and I feel all bloated and blah this morning :(
UD here.
So far just yogurt. I am gonna have a larger lunch and smaller dinner, due to eating more than I should of yesterday's DD. I can still make it through my DD tomorrow ok. I love the JUDDD magic....I havent really been all that hungry so I know I can get through it ok!
B-yougurt 100 cals
l- general Tso chicken container 470 whole thing
D- thinking fish sticks and mac and cheese-not sure depends on when I get home from work and family gets home from thier things. I dont eat mac and cheese so I will prob have a salad or something in its place!
I'm going to do liquid all day. Coffee with cream, a shake and broth. I did this on my last DD and it wasn't as difficult as I was expecting!
B: Black coffee, 1/2 baby baguette with marmite and chevre, 1/2 baby baguette with gouda and fig butter (371)
L: Trader Joe's Chicken Tikka Masala, TJ's Latin Black Bean Soup (370)
D: No idea yet, but I have 1359 calories left to play with.
I think I'll just make a pot of veggie soup and have that as needed.
@ Dawn - yummy!!
breakfast protein shake and a full bar
lunch out probably some type of salad with protein
supper pasta and a salad
snack cottage cheese and pineapple
UP DAY here:
B-coffee, Oatmeal Chia "puddin"-last night I took 1/4 cup oatmeal, 1/4 cup chia seeds, 1 cup almond milk, 1.25 oz. trail mix, 1 oz. frozen blueberries, 2 T. cream, a bit of cinnamon, stevia and vanilla...shook up mason jar and put in fridge. That should keep me full a while.
L- vanilla protein smoothie
D-grilled chicken thighs, squash casserole
S-probably none
Not hungry at all...
Black Coffee
Lots of water with crystal lite energy
Hot Tea
Maybe (while at work)... string cheese (80), dill pickle (0), orange (69)
Dinner... either a small steak and veggies or shrimp stir fry
If I can go all day without eating and just doing liquid.... that's what I plan to do.
I gave DH the above plus a slimfast bar (100). He gets more calories than me. He will probably eat everything provided, but that's ok. :)
Slimfast shake and coffee so far. I'll either have a bit of my chicken curry or another shake for supper. Doing ok so far.
Good to be back on after my Easter break.
A very Yay UD for me:)
B: smoothie- Sun Warrior protein, flax, green powder, spinach, cilantro, banana, lemon (250)
L: gazpacho, cabbage salad, raw italian bread with nut cheese (650)
S: raw brownie (200)
D: raw cucumber soup (200), raw "tacos" wrapped in tori with hot sauce, (300)celery with eggplant dip and sunflower pate (300), 2 easter chocolates (300)
an almost raw day minus the chocolate :-) I decided on a heavy dinner bc of my evening yoga and upcoming DD! Definitely helps.
And eat it right out of the jar.
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DD here.
Fasting through till lunch. Lemon water and black decaf only.
l--cabbage veggie soup with 2 oz canned chicken
s--hamburger patty, veggies, maybe salad.
DD Here
Smoothie - 250 cals (strawberries, raspberries, spinach, almond milk, greek yogurt 2%, protein powder)
Chicken fillet (120) w/ sour cream chive sauce (100) and spinach w/ a little olive oil/white wine/shallots/garlic/ck broth (50)
Strawberries (42)
Emergen-C (25)
587 Cals
Body Pump/Cx works tonight. Yesterday went to half a yoga-lates class (I was late - oops) then did a workout of my own for a half hour. Also went on a 45 min hike.
DD today!
B: hard boiled egg (70)
L: Chicken soup with veggies (150)
D: Cream of chicken soup with handful of green beans (200)
Snack: flat white coffee (80) LC cheese wedge (25)
Total: 525
B: black tea, herbal tea, 2 soft-boiled eggs
L: pork stew with daikon and shiitake mushroom, pan-fried tilefish
D: haven't decided on main dish yet, but liverwurst, triple creme brie and also a low carb pumpkin herb muffin to go along with it
S: salt & vinegar almonds, 85% dark chocolate, fresh ground almond butter, yellow cherry tomatoes
1260 so far, so main course for dinner needs to be 540 and under, which should be easy.
B - earl grey tea, peanut butter cookie Luna bar - 180 cals
L - not sure, have about 100 cals to use, have some berries and hb eggs in the fridge so maybe that.
D - chicken & vegegtable wonton soup - 220 cals
Lots of water and tea today, feeling under the weather!
B: Coffee (5)
L: Egg white sandwich w/FF cheese (165)
D: 3 Turkey hot dogs, 2 cups broth (155)
Total: 325
B: 2 Fried Hot Dogs, 3 Eggs
D: White Castle Pie
-Wendy's Jr. Bacon without the cheese
-Wendy's Value Fries
-baby carrots
-hot tea
-Fiber Plus chocolate peanut butter bar
chia almond milk and supplements
tea and a baby poundcake muffin dipped in ganache
cottage cheese and veg
cubed steaks with crispy almond/parm eggplant slices, sauteed zucchini, quinoa
-medium soft pretzel with honey mustard sauce
-1 oz. potato chips
-more plain hot tea
Oh my. :o I'm almost ashamed of my eating today, but it can't be helped... :dunno: I can tell the hormonal munchies are here, and they brought friends. :stars: :laugh:
Normally I have great appetite suppression, but this is O-Time, and I can't seem to fight the urge to munch munch munch the carby stuff. This will pass in a day or two. :aprayer: :laugh:
I really thought I'd do a DD today, but hardee-har, that's the biggest laugh on myself in a while! :laugh:
It would be scary if I didn't know that it was Ovulation time. :stars: I might be afraid I'd never stop eating like this, but there is a pattern month after month, and thankfully I'll get my normal, more-sensible appetite back before too long. *whew!* :)
DD here.
B: xxx
L: xxx
D: chicken or steak, maybe an egg or two
Avoiding sodium so no broth.
DD here, thank goodness.
L Soya flat white
D Shiritake with Arrabiata sauce, 1 hardboiled egg, mixed salad
S Bovril drink, Dark chilli chocolate!
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Peter Jean Poorer people are more likely to struggle with weight problems but government subsidies for bariatric surgery mostly benefit wealthier patients.
One in 10 stuck on the margins of society
Peter Jean About 10 per cent of Australians have been left ''profoundly marginalised'' from society.
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Peter Jean Needle-exchange services should be provided in late-night convenience stores, petrol stations and in all Australian prisons to help stop the spread of hepatitis C, according a public health group.
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Peter Jean All passengers on a plane that is carrying someone infected with measles are at risk of contracting the disease, new research shows.
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Peter Jean and Jonathan Swan ACT Labor wants Opposition Leader Tony Abbott to endorse a ''Statement of Commitment to Canberra''.
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The real K-Town originated from Kalihi, but is now Kailua, Oahu. 96734.
K-Town=Kailua, not no kaneohe
by 96734Eastside March 19, 2008
reffers to KINGSTEIGNTON in devon, england. Home to many people who migrate to the local Newton Abbot for abbot ale at variouse pubs, and Henry westons at ye olde cider bar.
im headin over K town to score some drugs
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slang for Kimberly, Wisconsin. The town known for it's partys, basketball, and girls. Anyone living in Kimberly WILL get laid before they graduate, and will get completely trashed and taken advantage of on New Years Eve~its tradition.
I live in the REAL K-town, kaukaunas fucking posers.
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text: House Candidate Clay Aiken: I Haven't Been Paying Attention to VA Scandal Print article Send a Tip by Tony Lee 20 May 2014 post a comment Clay Aiken, the American Idol runner-up and Democrat who is running for Congress in North Carolina, has not been paying attention to the wait-list scandal at the Veterans Administration even though Fort Bragg is in his district. On Tuesday, NBC's Savannah Guthrie also mentioned that Aiken's brother has served two tours of duty in Iraq and assumed that Aiken was following the scandal in which at least 40 veterans died while waiting for medical care after being put on a secret wait list at a VA hospital in Phoenix, Arizona. "I'm sure you're following what's happening with the scandal at the Veterans Administration, with the delays in treatments for vets," Guthrie assumed. "Do you think Eric Shinseki, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, should resign?" Aiken seemed like he was caught a bit off guard and said, "I don't know, but I mean, I think we have a lot of people who are making decisions without being in the room." "I'm not going to be one of those folks who wasn't in the hearings, hasn't paid attention to those details, and wasn't privy to that stuff in making decisions for that," he said, deflecting the question, according to an America Rising transcript. "But I will say, we've gotta do a better job of funding the VA, we've gotta do a better job of organizing the VA. I think the VA should be possibly not in the healthcare business so much as in the veterans' care business in taking care of the needs of veterans." After reportedly finding out about the scandal while watching television reports even though he had been briefed about the problems in the VA, President Barack Obama reportedly said he was "madder than hell" while Shinseki said he was "mad as hell." The White House announced Tuesday that Rob Nabors, a White House deputy chief of staff, would visit the hospital in Arizona that reportedly had the secret wait lists in addition to possibly others. Other candidates for federal office, like Ret. Col. Rob Maness, a conservative candidate for Senate in Louisiana, has been paying attention, saying there should be criminal charges if anyone is found to have broken the law at the VA.


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Privacy advos demand 'do not track list' for websites
A coalition of US privacy organisations has demanded the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) set up a "do not track" list to allow consumers to surf the web without having their behaviour monitored, warehoused, and mined by marketeers. The groups' call for more internet privacy was part of the knuckle cracking by Washington's net …
Self Regulation
The IAB is right about this being the way to protect consumer privacy. All we have to do is get consumers to start regulating the amount of information they give out about themselves.
The problem with a "do not track list" is that I would need to be identified by every website I visit so that it knows if I'm on the "do not track list" or not and hence whether to feed me ads. Personally I prefer to just give them no information and block all ads.
If I talk to a company over the phone I just try to give them as much bullshit information as possible to see just what they'll type into the computer. The last guy that told me he needed to ensure their records were accurate because of the Data Protection Act (i.e. fill up all the empty fields in their marketing database) ended up putting me down as a 30 year old company director whose occupation for the last 45 years has been NASA astronaut.
Wanting to have your cake and eat it.
If you don't like the way a site tracks your usage of the service they are providing to you, don't use that site.
I think these people need to grow up and realise that if they want free access to sites, it's going to be supported by ads. That means site owners are going to try and make as much money from ads as possible. If that is by recording how you use the site in order to provide targeted ads and make more money, that's what they're going to do. Whinging about it isn't going to change the fact that the site wouldn't be able to offer you that free service without the ads.
Yes I know this is a very simplistic view, but I think it's true.
And I'm not going to get my coat because I didn't take it off when I came in.
PS: Isn't "wanting to have your cake and eat it too" a really stupid phrase? Why would you want to have cake and NOT eat it?
help from IAPs
This is an area where internet access providers can distinguish themselves. It's not terribly difficult to block or deliberately corrupt some forms of web tracking traffic. There are already a fair set of tools available for end-users to install, but they aren't easy to use effectively. Earthlink, AOL and other providers currently offer arguably advanced spam blocking services- it's natural for consumers to expect them to develop anti-tracking systems in the interest of gaining a competitive edge.
History shows otherwise
any market bound by "self-regulation" fails to effectively deter abuse. it's like having a junkie monitor and regulate his intake of narcotics, because surely he will do the right thing, won't he?...
for a good example, consider the amount of marketing mail most people in the US receive in their email and postal service mailboxes. that marketing self-regulation works about as well as one would expect, that is to say, abysmally.
yes, let's have more self-regulation on the internet, like the IAB suggests. what could go wrong?
"Don't track my internet usage!"
Erm... they DO realise that to opt out of being tracked, they're going to need to be tracked so that they can be snipped out of logs and suchlike? Someone REALLY didn't think things through...
Shouldn't that read...
"the interaction among consumers the publishers of pornography fuels the engine that drives the net".
since installing the 'no script' plug in and running 'little snitch' its quite disturbing to see just how much information google are collecting, I for one am more than happy that I can block their "snooping for cash"!
if there was a no-collect list I'd want to be on it! (I'm also on the TPS)
Eating Cake
In response to: 'PS: Isn't "wanting to have your cake and eat it too" a really stupid phrase? Why would you want to have cake and NOT eat it?'
The correct phrase is 'Eat you cake and have it too.' You can't eat cake you don't have. If you've eaten your cake, you no longer 'have it'... Duh! And yes, everyone says it bas-ackwards.
You get what you pay for
/rant mode on
The reasoning that you should have the right to use other people's websites for free and not be subject to their only means of income is alarming.
The only privacy issue on the internet is not which shopping site has placed a couple easy to remove cookies in your cache, but why we allow governments the right to vacuum our email, IM chat and other forms of personal communication.
The assumption that the "terrorists will get us" if they don't is basically an accusation that everyone is a terrorist. The reason we have procedures such as warrants for other forms of communication is that democratic governments are supposed to serve the people, not spy on them in a cowardly, paranoid manner.
No western country faces existential demise if a few terrorists kill some of us. However we seem to be under the impression that unless we allow them to take away our privacy and a few other fundamental human rights, that's exactly what will happen.
Sorry, but we've been through world wars and a decidedly unstable cold war - all of which had a very realistic potential of causing the existential demise of dozens of western democracies - but you didn't see the general population running around saying "please take away my rights or we'll all die". They had a few more important things to worry about than whether Hitler managed to get through customs using fake ID, or whether Fred from Slough was reading Karl Marx greatest hits in his local library.
So instead of fighting the good fight to stop a couple websites from making the odd buck at the expense of a few extra messages in your inbox, why not spend your energy on something that matters?
When communications finally make the jump from traditional telephone networks and postal services to the internet, we'll have given the government a free hand to monitor whatever and whomever they want. There is a very sinister element to that monitoring, and it has nothing to do with terrorism. It's time to take back that privacy and tell the next prospective government, if they want your vote they'll have to bin these cowardly laws.
It's about time some people grew some bloody backbones and were willing to face the minuscule risk of death by terrorist, in order to preserve rights that literally millions of decent people worldwide died to protect, on our behalf.
/rant mode off
@Andy Bright, Anon
Andy: Full agreement here - nicely put.
Anon (RE: Cake): Thanks for that, I genuinely did not know that the phrase as commonly used is backwards!
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BY HERB GOULD email@example.com September 13, 2012 8:30PM
Southern California coach Lane Kiffin, right, talks with quarterback Matt Barkley during the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game against Syracuse on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012, in East Rutherford, N.J. USC defeated Syracuse 42-29. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
Charleston South. at Illinois
Time: 11 a.m., BTN
The records: Charleston Southern 0-2, Illinois 1-1
The story line: After last week's Desert Storm, Illini regroup vs. Big South opponent. Illini are looking for better QB play and tighter defense.
The line: No line
Herb Gould's pick: Illinois, 34-10
Northern Illinois at Army
Time: 11 a.m., CBSSN, 670-AM
Records: Army 0-1, NIU 1-1
The story line: Going up against Army means playing against the triple option offense and double-eagle flex defense. The Black Knights will control the clock, so the Huskies will need to make the most of their opportunities.
The line: NIU by 3
Steve Nitz's pick: NIU 24-14
Time: 2:30 p.m. BTN, 1000-AM
Records: Boston College 1-1, NU 2-0
The story line: Northwestern remains somewhat of a mystery, especially on defense, but has a golden opportunity to start the season 5-0 if they can avoid an upset against the Eagles.
The line: Wildcats by 31/2.
Neil Hayes' pick: NU 27-24
Notre Dame at Michigan State
Time: 7 p.m., Ch. 7, 890-AM
Records: ND 2-0, MSU 2-0
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starts in his first true road game.
The line: Michigan State by 6
Mark Lazerus' pick: MSU 24-20
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Say this for No. 2 USC. There's never a dull moment. After sitting out the last bowl season as part of their NCAA penance for transgressions involving Reggie Bush, the Trojans began this season atop the Associated Press preseason poll. Despite beating Hawaii 49-10 in their opener, they dropped to No. 2 as Alabama throttled Michigan.
After beating Syracuse 42-29 Saturday in uninspired fashion, their lead on No. 3 LSU is a mere 10 votes. USC also has been losing ground in the coaches' poll, where it is No. 3.
Trojans coach Lane Kiffin—who's still only 37 even though he's been head coach at Tennessee and the Oakland Raiders as well as USC's offensive coordinator under Pete Carroll — professes not to care about rankings.
''Whenever I'm tempted to think like that,'' he told the Los Angeles Times, ''I think back to two years ago when we were on probation and couldn't go anywhere. I'm like, if we're ranked 1, 2, 3, whatever, that's all a pretty good place to be.''
That tune will change if USC stays in the national championship hunt, where No. 3 is on the outside looking in.
But first, there are many scores to settle, beginning with the Trojans' trip to No. 21 Stanford, which has won three straight vs. USC and is aiming for a record fourth straight win.
For the first time in that streak, the Heisman Trophy candidate is on the other sideline. Stanford great Andrew Luck has moved on to the Indianapolis Colts, and USC quarterback Matt Barkley is the early frontrunner for college football's signature award.
The bar is set so high for Barkley that after he threw six touchdowns vs. Syracuse, some critics were pondering his mere 187 passing yards. That's a bar the Trojans readily accept.
''We didn't play our best game; we know that,'' safety T.J. McDonald said. ''We'll take the win, but we've got to get better at a lot of things.''
With Barkley throwing to junior Robert Woods and sophomore Marqise Lee, who have combined for eight TDs and 395 receiving yards in two games, and Penn State transfer Silas Redd just getting warmed up at running back, USC has a lot of weapons.
Facing the Cardinal, it also has a rivalry game, even though USC doesn't want to admit that.
''It's just another game,'' Barkley said even though Stanford is the only Pac-12 team he hasn't beaten. ''It's the next game. It's Week 3. We're going up north for an away game. Nothing special about it.''
Yeah, right. That may be the approach to take, but even if they tune out the national championship and the Heisman, Stanford's three-game winning streak has been filled with intensity.
After Jim Harbaugh went for a two-point conversion while leading 48-21 in a 55-21 win in 2009, Carroll asked Harbaugh, ''What's your deal?''
In 2010, Luck engineered a 62-yard drive that set up the Cardinal for a 37-35 victory on a final-play field goal. And last year, Stanford won 56-48 in triple overtime.
Like Barkley, second-year Stanford coach David Shaw is playing down the rivalry angle. ''I always hate looking at things that way because it takes the focus off of what's important,'' Shaw told the San Jose Mercury-News. ''Winning streaks or make-sure-Matt-Barkley-doesn't-beat-us, that stuff has no bearing on how the game is played.''
But it adds a lot of spice. Especially when one program is in the national championship picture.


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