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Because of my nerdy interest in all things business related, one of my favorite movies this spring was Confessions of a Shopaholic. The movie release coincided nicely with my "cutting up my credit cards/money diet" and overall life makeover, so I identified more with the character than some others might have, judging from the reviews. Some critics thought that obsequious display of materialism shown by "the girl with the green scarf" (the main character in the movie) was a bit much to take while 401ks were tanking all over the country, and CEOs were flying to Washington to ask for money in their private jets while their employees were having trouble scrounging enough food for a decent meal once a day.
I am not one of those critics. I feel like this movie had a great message, one that was easy to take based on the principle "a spoon full of sugar helps the medicine go down." I identified with the character Rebecca Bloomwood because I am Rebecca Bloomwood. (I don't have debt collectors calling me, but I do know the thrill of buying a new designer purse. And how fast it dies. And how unpleasant it is to get the credit card bill.) Why am I writing a movie review on a shirt blog? I have a point. Stick with me. I'm not as pretty as Isla Fisher or as hunky as Hugh Dancy, so we're not talking about eye candy here, but we are talking about a pretty important topic re: spending money when you don't have much to go around.
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The idea that so enthralled me was the idea of Cost vs. Worth. Some people would say price vs. value. To me, they're not exactly the same thing. Cost incorporates more than a dollar price. Worth incorporates more to me than wringing out each drop from each product or service you purchase. However, some people always equate Price/Cost with Value/Worth. And, if you are one of those people, you might think that our prices seem impossibly low, and there is no way we can send you a quality polo shirt with your embroidered logo for $14.95, first, I would refer you to the "Queensboro Bailout" post, with customer quotes, but next, I would ask you to keep reading, and then re-examine the way you assign "worth" to products and services.
A $20 Hot Dog
The heroine in the movie gets a lesson in cost vs. worth when she is trying to buy a lovely green scarf (that she doesn't need), and finds that all of her credit cards are maxed out. She has enough cash to buy the scarf, minus about $15. So, she goes outside to a hot dog vendor and asks if he can give "cash back." A HOT DOG VENDOR. She is one desperate cookie. She makes such a racket that the gentleman in front of her pays for his hot dog and asks the vendor to give Rebecca the change. She says "Why would you pay $20 for a hot dog?" He tells her that cost and worth aren't the same thing, and the $20 is worth it to make her go away. OUCH.
Of course, he ends up being her new boss at the finance magazine she starts working at, they fall in love, etc. and so on. While she works at the finance magazine and spends some time with Mr. Right, she starts learning the value of cost and worth. She's too embarrassed to be writing financial advice under her own name, so she goes by the title "The Girl with the Green Scarf," and writes about finances in a way that normal people can understand and relate to.
She becomes so successful that the collections agency man eventually finds her, despite her best efforts to hide, and she has to sell everything she owns to pay down the debt and recover her good name. She even auctions off the famous green scarf. I'm not going to tell you how the movie ends, specifically, but I'm sure if you have seen a chick flick or two, you can figure it out on your own. What matters is not really the plot details, but what the characters learn in the process. I enjoyed the movie because it is much like columns written by the "Girl in the Green Scarf." It had a good message that I could understand. It was written in the language of the designer purse. I speak that language.
Cost Vs. Worth
When you read reviews of the movie, they say that the real message is that things and money can't buy you happiness. Ok, duh. Why I like the movie, including the end, is not just about money buying happiness. I know that. I like the actual discussion of cost vs. worth, which is demonstrated by the turnout of the auction, including the green scarf. To Rebecca, the scarf is worth more than any price that could be put on it. Originally, she believed the scarf had worth because it was brand-name and made her feel great to own. (for about a minute) It was expensive, which meant it was more valuable. But then, the scarf took on a life of its own, becoming the symbol used in her highly successful financial column, making it worth much more than she originally paid for it. The worth of things should not necessarily be judged by their price or cost-high or low. Is something a bargain, even if it is inexpensive, if it doesn't do the job? Not really.
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We have to get around to shirts here. So, this is my argument.
Queensboro shirts are kind of like the green scarf, only our shirts don't start out at a price that most people think is high. In fact, our shirts start out at prices that seem so low to so many people, they can't believe that they would have much worth, in terms of advancing their business. Because, a lot of people do associate a higher price with better quality, value, and worth. (That is what got Rebecca the Shopaholic into trouble in the first place-not just the shopper's high upon getting a great new outfit-but looking at herself and her self-worth in terms of her ability to buy expensive, high-fashion clothes.)
Queensboro shirts are worth a lot more to most of our customers than they cost, but some people don't figure that out until they actually take the plunge and order from us. When money for your business is scarce, it is important to fully consider everything you spend. This is why our shirts (or hats or bags) with your logo on them are worth more than their $7.95 or $14.95 or $24.94 price tag:
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- They provide good conversation starters when you wear them out and about.
- These custom embroidered shirts and promotional products spread your brand name when you wear them or take them out, or when people you give them to wear them or take them out.
A billboard costs thousands of dollars to rent. A shirt costs just a few bucks. Which one is worth more to you? That depends on your business. Isn't it time you decided?


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WASHINGTON - On your commute there's probably one traffic light that just drives you crazy. You're not alone, but there's a reason traffic signals work they way they do.
Traffic lights facilitate the flow of traffic, and an array of traffic signals working harmoniously regulates the flow of traffic across a broader region.
In densely populated areas, however, a network of signals can quickly become overloaded during peak travel times. That's when frustration sets in.
An unofficial WTOP poll conducted in late May asked local motorists to identify the intersections that cost them the most time. The map below illustrates the widespread nature of the grievances aired by these commuters.
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The process of coordinating a network of traffic lights can be complex and exhaustive. Detailed studies and weekly surveys account for drivers traveling roads of varying capacity across a broad area to various points at different times of the day. The balance between optimal and gridlock is often tenuous.
Wayne Wentz, chief of transportation, engineering and operations for Arlington County's Department of Environmental Services, says highway engineers often work on razor-thin margins when timing a series of traffic signals.
"You have to essentially time a whole corridor for the worst intersection in that corridor, two major arterials (that) both need a certain amount of time to serve them. All the other streets on each corridor then need to match that same cycle length if we're going to synchronize," Wentz says.
It's not just vehicles - planners also have to factor in pedestrian traffic patterns at nearby crosswalks.
Wentz says that long cycle lengths are pedestrian-unfriendly and can lead to jaywalking and other unsafe behaviors, which can result in bigger problems for road users.
Highway engineers classify the batch of vehicles that accelerate away from a green light as a "platoon."
"We try to do a time-space analysis," Wentz says. "If any particular signal lets a platoon of cars go and that platoon is going to travel at a certain speed our goal is to progress every platoon all the way through the length of roadway.
"We know the length of the average platoon of 15, 20, 30 cars and we know how far apart the signals are. If you take the distance divided by the speed, you know how long it should take that platoon to get from signal to signal to signal."
This simplified approach to traffic management relies on an idealized traffic flow. Wentz says it gets more complicated with added volume.
"The greens are supposed to be long enough for every platoon, but because we load some blocks up with (traffic from) side streets and driveways and because speeds aren't perfectly regulated, platoons start to break up. We can't perfectly predict the volumes."
Throughout the region, various jurisdictions are charged with the responsibility of traffic signal coordination and control. Although a series of lights may be coordinated along a stretch of roadway, they may not be synchronized across jurisdictional lines. Backups can therefore result in corridors that span county and city lines.
WTOP contacted a few of these local governments and inquired about the most troublesome intersections identified in the poll.
Most of the representatives insist that a mistimed signal is a rare occurrence.
In many cases, what seems like a poorly-timed intersection from one vantage point is functioning properly in a larger system. In other cases there is simply too much input.
The road network is then said to be over capacity, and the traffic signals are overwhelmed.
"Every intersection has a capacity. There are times when the demand volumes can exceed that capacity and that's when the level of service falls," Wentz says.
When traffic volumes increase, synchronization of signals on one road gives way to the optimization of the regional traffic flow on all of the roads. This, Wentz says, comes at a cost.
"If you have two main streets that are crossing each other, you've got to (regulate) both of those corridors."
In other words, what is good for the individual is not necessarily best for the whole.
Still, there will always be a running list of traffic signals that seem to defy the greater good.
"Sometimes there are faults in the system. Sometimes it's worth calling your jurisdiction and saying, 'Have you noticed there's a change?' But it can also be that there are just situations that people aren't aware of. It may be that the particular signal they're going to is optimized for the intersecting street," Wentz says.
The agencies that oversee traffic lights on major arteries do their best to flush out weaknesses that may arise from irregularities in the traffic pattern. Accommodating everyone's needs can often be challenging, if not impossible.
"Like anything you can think of, sometimes stuff breaks — no conspiracy, just the way it is," WTOP Traffic Reporter Bob Marbourg says.
"Even when the engineers try to optimize and maximize the flow of traffic, the solution will almost always be a compromise but hopefully without compromising safety."
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"A lay follower should not engage in five types of business. Which five? Business in weapons, business in human beings, business in meat, business in intoxicants, and business in poison."
Sometimes I am not sure about the morality of the theater business as an whole. I often think it is a bad thing because the web of illusions and lies they we present to the customer in my mind perpetuating greed, hatred, and delusion. Talaputa Sutta: To Talaputa the Actor SN 42.2 The Buddha warns of the effects entertainment has upon those who consume it and says acting is not a good path.
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Ouagadougou is the capital of Burkina Faso and the administrative, cultural and economic center of the nation. It is generally known as the home to the Mossi, the largest ethnic group in the nation.
An interesting site to see is the Bangre-Weoogo urban park in Zone du Bois (also called 'La Foret'). The park is a natural preservation area and "sacred forest" dating from the pre-colonial era.
Other interesting sights include the National Museum of Arts and Craft, the Nouveau Grand Marche and the Moro Naba Palace.
The climate of Ouagadougou is hot. The city is part of the Soudano-Sahelian area, with a rainy season stretching from May to October, with an average temperature of 30 °C. The cold season runs from December to January, with a minimum temperature of 19 °C. The maximum temperature during the hot season, which runs from April to May, can reach 45 °C.