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LOS ANGELES – The CIA thriller "Argo" continues to steamroll through awards season, winning the top honor for overall cast performance at the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
SAG's lead-acting honors Sunday went to Jennifer Lawrence for her role as a troubled widow in a shaky new relationship in the lost-souls romance "Silver Linings Playbook," and Daniel Day-Lewis as Abraham Lincoln in the Civil War epic "Lincoln."
The supporting film awards Sunday went to Anne Hathaway of "Les Miserables" and Tommy Lee Jones of "Lincoln."
"It occurred to me – it was an actor that murdered Abraham Lincoln," said Day-Lewis, a solid front-runner to join an exclusive list of three-time acting Oscar winners. "And therefore, somehow it is only so fitting that every now and then an actor tries to bring him back to life again."
The SAG cast win came a day after "Argo" claimed the top honor from the Producers Guild of America; the winner of that award often goes on to claim best picture at the Academy Awards. "Argo" also was a surprise victor two weeks ago at the Golden Globes, where it won best drama and director for Ben Affleck.
The award momentum positions "Argo" for a rare feat at the Feb. 24 Oscars, where it could become just the fourth film in 85 years to be named best picture without a nomination for its director.
"To me, this has nothing to do with me – it has to do with the incredible people who were in this movie," said Affleck, who also stars in "Argo" and accepted the SAG prize alongside his cast.
It was a brisk, businesslike and fairly bland evening as the actors union handed out honors to a predictable lineup of winners who generally had triumphed at earlier Hollywood ceremonies or past SAG shows.
"Now I have this naked statue that means some of you even voted for me, and that is an indescribable feeling," "Silver Linings" star Lawrence said after explaining she earned her SAG card at age 14 by filming a spot for MTV.
Hathaway won for her role as a doomed single mother forced into prostitution in the adaptation of the stage musical based on Victor Hugo's epic novel. Her win came over four past Oscar recipients: Sally Field, Helen Hunt, Nicole Kidman and Maggie Smith.
Jones, who was not at the show, won for his turn as abolitionist firebrand Thaddeus Stevens in the Civil War epic. The win improves his odds to become a two-time Academy Award winner. He previously won a supporting-actor Oscar for "The Fugitive."
On the television side, with "30 Rock" ending its run, its stars Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin won the SAG awards for best comedy performers. It was Baldwin's seventh-straight win, while Fey earned her fifth SAG prize.
"Modern Family" won for best overall cast in a TV comedy show. Accepting for the cast, "Modern Family" co-star Jesse Tyler Ferguson offered thanks to the makers of "30 Rock" and another departing series, "The Office," saying, "You all have set the comedy bar so high."
The TV drama acting awards went to Claire Danes of "Homeland" and Bryan Cranston of "Breaking Bad."
"It is so good to be bad," Cranston said.
"Downton Abbey" won the TV drama cast award.
Julianne Moore's turn as Sarah Palin in "Game Change" earned her the TV prize for best actress in a movie or miniseries. Kevin Costner won for best actor in a movie or miniseries for "Hatfields & McCoys."
Earlier, the James Bond adventure "Skyfall" and the fantasy series "Game of Thrones" picked up prizes for best stunt work, honors announced on the red carpet before the official SAG Awards ceremony.
The SAG honors are the latest show in a puzzling Academy Awards season in which Hollywood's top prize, the best-picture Oscar, looks up for grabs among several key nominees.
Honors from the actors union, next weekend's Directors Guild of America Awards and Saturday night's Producers Guild of America Awards typically help to establish clear favorites for the Oscars.
Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" would seem the Oscar favorite with 12 nominations. Yet all of the triumphs for "Argo" leave the Oscar race looking like anybody's guess.
Receiving the guild's life-achievement award was Dick Van Dyke, who presented the same prize last year to his "The Dick Van Dyke Show" co-star, Mary Tyler Moore. After waiting on stage for a prolonged standing ovation to end, Van Dyke said, "That does an old man a lot of good."


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quote:Whens the last time won a title again????? they have both won a title in the last five years and are both obviously the most consistent programs. this is more fact than opinion, honestly
quote:UCLA had far and away the best stretch but I'd put UK number 1. All but one of UCLA's championships came within an 11 year period. UK has titles in 5 decades.
quote:I personally have North Carolina as my #1 all-time program because they've had to compete against better competition
quote:kansas and duke are currently the best programs, however. not that that really means shite.
quote:Kentucky and it's not that close. (yes, I know I'm biased
quote:John Wooden is probably the greatest college basketball coach of all timee
quote:you have a good point.And LOOK at the amount of players you can name off the top of your head that went to NBA and DID something. Jordan Perkins Wothry Douerty Vince Carter Jerry Stackhouse Jamall Mashburn Rasheed Wallece Just to name a few... Now give a DUKE list??????
quote:Kentucky and it's not that close. (yes, I know I'm biased Give me some facts to prove this.
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quote:Kentucky and it's not that close. (yes, I know I'm biased).
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CHICAGO — Marian Hossa couldn't ask for a better neighbor than Zdeno Chara.
"You have no idea what this guy does for a hockey club," coach Claude Julien said. "The few times he's been out of our lineup, you've seen a difference. That's the impact that he has on our hockey club. Again, I think we've had an up-and-down second half of a short season.
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Social media never sleeps. On Monday, the trades were on fire with the news that Facebook had gulped up Instagram. Such surprise announcements can disrupt months of careful planning by producers or stations about how best to engage users online.
Working under volatile conditions like these can be unsettling. But here are a few tips to help steady you while the social media beasts restlessly circle.
Chart Your Course
The first step in choosing or switching to a new a social media platform is to figure out where you're going with it: who you want to reach, and why.
Seems obvious right? But too often, makers and managers gravitate to the hottest platforms without having a strong sense of if or how their audiences are using them. The handy graphic below from Socialbrite's session at last week's Nonprofit Technology Conference lays out tactics for user-centric planning. (Click to see a larger version.)
While this session was about Twitter in particular, these same principles apply to decision-making about any new platform: define your goals, involve users and stakeholders, regularly assess responses to see if you're getting any traction, and tell stories from the heart.
Gaining clarity about who you're engaging and why will help you to react more quickly when a digital tool you've invested time in undergoes a redesign or merges with a competitor. If you're already in close touch with your users, they'll be more likely to stick with you through interface shifts or a even a switch to another tool—and to provide helpful feedback in the process.
As the speakers in the graphic proclaim, charting your strategy—and correcting it regularly to match prevailing conditions—allows you to "Get more nimble!"
Find Your Guides
Another unsettling effect of the social media churn is the proliferation of instant experts. For every tool or platform, there are a boatload of guides, bloggers, analysts and consultants loudly offering opinions about how, when and why to use it.
For independent makers and public stations, a lot of this advice doesn't apply—it's either tailored to individual users or corporate brands. The trick is to find experts who have their eyes on the intersection of social media, news, and the public interest. For example, here are a few sources I turned to in order to prepare for Facebook's recent switch to the timeline format:
- Nieman Lab: This one-stop compendium of journalism experiments got an early jump on the topic.
- 10,000 Words: This often-useful blog at the intersection of reporting and techology helped me suss out the difference between timelines on profiles vs pages.
- Facebook + Journalists: Run by (and on) Facebook, this forum gathers timely examples of how reporters and outlets are using the platform.
- Beth Kanter: A guru on how nonprofits use social media, Kanter traced the redesign in a series of hands-on posts.
- Public Radio Program Directors Association: While their station-focused webinar with social media coach Janet Fouts is available to members only, the free e-book she provided offers a clear breakdown of the new features.
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The question of whether to add a Rural Housing Incentive District policy to its economic development guidelines continues to vex Hays city commissioners, as they voted Thursday night to table consideration of the policy until July 2.
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The question of whether to add a Rural Housing Incentive District policy to its economic development guidelines continues to vex Hays city commissioners, as they voted Thursday night to table consideration of the policy until July 2.
The policy, discussed by commissioners in May, was brought to Thursday's meeting.
Consideration of the policy was tabled Thursday based on a request by Commissioner Ron Mellick that it be amended to encourage the building of low-income housing.
Mayor Kent Steward voiced objections to approving an RHID policy. His problem with the tax increment approach, he said, was giving tax money to a developer, who in turn is allowed to make a profit on rentals or houses.
"And that all sounds great, until you stop to consider that if he isn't paying those taxes, then somebody else has to," Steward said. "And that somebody else includes other people in the community who are hurting as much or more than the specific individuals that you're going to help.
"I think it's fundamentally flawed."
The policy developed by city staff contains elements specific to Hays, Assistant Manager Paul Briseno told commissioners.
"The developer has to prove the need to you as a commission," he said. "And in doing so, they need to update a housing needs assessment within every application."
In addition, the policy requires a minimum of 10 units as well as an assurance drought-tolerant landscaping and efficient water fixtures will be included in the developments.
An RHID captures 100 percent of incremental real property taxes created by a development in an attempt to reduce overall costs. The developer, in essence, pays taxes only on the value of the undeveloped land prior to improvements.
Developers seeking use of the incentive would be subject to a four- to six-month review process, which would require submitting applications to the state, Briseno said.
Overland Property Group, in the hope of developing a 32-unit apartment complex near Hays Medical Center approached commissioners in February with a request to establish an RHID.
OPG, according to information Ellis County Economic Development Executive Director Aaron White recently received, did not receive state tax credits for the Hays project. The primary reason, White said, was no RHID was in place in Hays.
"With the state, one of their major criteria points for approving a tax credit policy is that there is some sort of additional community buy-in outside of the initial resolution to apply for the tax credits," he said. "It doesn't necessarily have to be an RHID, they also look at projects that can be built within neighborhood revitalization districts or projects that are utilizing industrial revenue bonds.
"... But without one of the forms of community buy-in, they are unlikely to approve tax credits for this type of housing for a community."
Commissioner Eber Phelps asked if developers other than OPG had shown an interest in an RHID policy in Hays. White said he wasn't aware of other local developers who had looked into the policy. However, he said staff of Hays Housing Authority, a 32-unit low- to moderate-income housing development, informed him they have a waiting list of 50 people.
In other business, commissioners:
* Approved an ordinance levying special assessments for the costs of improvements to Golden Belt Fourth Addition.
* Approved a resolution authorizing the sale of general obligation refunding and improvement bonds.
* Approved a resolution to issue revenue bonds by the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority for the defeasance of Via Christi Health Care facility revenue bonds and a resolution authorizing conveyance of facilities back to Via Christi Village.
* Approved purchase of a Walker MD mower for cemetery use.
* Authorized the city manager to submit an application for federal assistance for the engineering of terminal improvements at Hays Regional Airport.
* Voted to establish a special benefit district for construction of improvements to lots 1-24 in Golden Belt Eighth Addition.
* Approved rezoning, final plat and annexation of Golden Belt Fifth Addition.
* Heard a report from City Manager Toby Dougherty on the findings of the Housing Study Group.
* Approved the acquisition of a temporary construction easement and a permanent drainage easement from the Smoky Hill Country Club for proposed reconstruction of 41st Street from the U.S. Highway 183 Bypass to Hall Street.
* Commissioner Henry Schwaller IV was absent.


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David Filmer posted a snazzy Firefox trick that puts a CPAN search in the search dropdown in Firefox. Works wonderfully.
Searching CPAN from Firefox
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I like to keep the search box just for Google, because the rest involves visual interaction (you can't just hit a bunch of keys, but have to visually verify that you're selecting what you think you are).
Fortunately, Firefox has had another very useful feature for ages, bookmark keywords. Bookmark http://search.cpan.org/search?mode=all&query=%s (yes, a literal %s), and give the bookmark a keyword of "cpan". Then you can just type "cpan dbix" in the *address bar* to search CPAN for "dbix".
Yeah, I like the keyword bookmarks, too. For a while, I had "cpan" for an "All" search, "cpanmod" for just module name, and so on.
A similar technique can be used with Safari on Mac OS X and the Inquisitor search add-on by David Watanbe ( http://www.inquisitorx.com/ ). I do this for both search.cpan.org and and perldoc.perl.org.
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here's how to do that in Opera (Opera haters stop reading here):
Go to search.cpan.org, right-click on the search field and click "Create Search". Type in a nickname, e.g. "cp". Click Ok.
Now you can do a cpan search just by typing "cp DBI" into the addressline. No mouse involved for searching =)
Probably easier to just install one from here: http://mycroft.mozdev.org/download.html?name=cpan
There are a couple there for perldoc as well.
back in the day, I created a Google custom search engine instance for all things Perl. You can access it http://perl.idaru.co.uk
It already offers a Firefox quick search dropdown and you can additionally filter the results you get from one of the pre-defined labels (Usenet, CPAN, documentation etc).
I hope somebody else finds this useful, it has saved me from going to Google and manually looking for something numerous times. Suggestions on how to improve it are more than welcome.
After some correction of the XML, I installed it in /usr/lib/firefox/searchplugins/.
But how do I actually invoke it from within Firefox? Much to my surprise, when I google for "Firefox plugins" nothing comes up which tells me how to *use* plugins that are manually installed like this one.
I've added a comment to the original usenet post about the benefits of Google Suggest, and how to add them to your own search plugins.
It's one thing I don't think you can do with the location bar search keywords.
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Verion 2 is fully made with a bootstrap Responsive Design and can use any bootstrap template. If you are a current client you can request the beta release version and test it for your self by opening a support ticket requesting a test version. We are backing up the release day just a few days and will be live with the new version in the second week of Dec 2014. We have decided to upgrade some of our network at the same time and its delaying the release of the new software version. |
Version 1.7 added the new admin management add-on to view all of your Kerio Servers in one nice page. The admin management add-on will let you view every server you have including lots of server stats and we have started to add real management functions to control the Kerio servers in your system. The management add-on also displays your domains and users with stats.
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Six Months to live..... What would I do??? If I had six months to live then I would drop out of school right away, 4 years of school is nothing if I'm thinking that I have at least 50 years left in me, and even though I do think that school is important, I think that being with the people I care about and havng fun is more important. I am assuming htat I have 6 "good" months, six months were I am not just in a hospital having visitors and pre-planned meals. I would go sky-diving, I know that that it is EXTREMELY cliche, however, it is something that I have always wanted to do. I would move back to Milwaukee to be with my family. I think that I would take my sister on a vacation, my sister and I get along so well that a few days alone with her would be great. I would visit Canada to see my grandparents. Right now, I do have a serious boyfriend and I would spend alot of time with him too. I think that I would want to spend as much time with all of them as possible. I am also not sure that I would want to tell my family members about my situation until after my "healthy" period. I wouldn't want them to always be sad during this period, I wouldn't want to basically ruin my six months by having to deal with all off the emotions, I would want to enjoy myself. I know that it would be very selfish of me not to tell them, but if I were six months from death, I would be completely selfish. Also, honestly, I would have sex alot.
Well, I'm not so sure about characteristics needed in my field since I have yet to get into my desired field. But, in school and in my past jobs I have foudn that the most productive teams generally consist of very different people. People that have different personalities bring differen thtings to the group. Some people actually prefer to record, or do the math aspcts of everything. Some people like to come up with ideas, some like to delegate, and some like to research.
I was a marketing intern with a Staffing agency and when we would hold meetings all the different departments would bring new ideas to how we should change our policies in regards to marketing. Everyone has different techniques that work best for them so when teams discuss everyone has different experiences to bring in and draw from. Something that annoys me, personally, in groups, teams, or any type of discussion setting people is when people dwell on unimportant issues and wastes everyone's time. This is why I think that a strong leader in a group is very important, there needs to be someone to manage time effectively.
Well, I'd say that I fair pretty well on the scale of emotional intelligence. The thing is, i've basically hung out with alot of similar people and so I understand and can communicate with all of them. I have had 3 different jobs that are three completely different environments and I have gotten along well with all of my employees.
There are some people that I just cannot understand however and I think that this is where I get downgraded in the whole emotional intelligence thing. There are some people that I have worked with at a Staffing agency over the summer in Milwaukee that just will not work. They are so lazy. And due to my opinion of them I find myself being a bit rude to them. I think that this is my major downfall in the emotional intelligence department...the fact that I cannot really seperate my aggrevation with them from my work personality in some cases, I do not really control myself well in that circusmstance.
I believe that when using my emotional intelligence in groups I am actually pretty good with making people look at all of the angles of the situation. Even if we look at a solution and I think, this must be the right solution. I still tend to look deeper and evaluate all of hte possible solutions and try to rule the wrong ones out. I'm not quite sure how this relates to Emotional Intelligence. It could be realted to persuasion. This could also be a sort of self-regulation because I am regulating myself by not automatically going for my instinct, but looking deeper into a situation..
Well, my name is Erica Balasko. I am an applied Economics major in my third year. I plan on graduating next fall.....operative word being "plan". I was born in Canada but have lived in a few different places. My permanent residence is in Milwaukee, I do live in a house on campus during the school year. I enjoy hanging out with friends and all the normal college student stuff. I 'm not quite sure what else to say so I will share an interesting fact: I was born with a sixth toe, but don't worry...it was removed when I was three months old.


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My name is Sam, and I'm a gay high school dropout. It's not because I wasn't smart, or couldn't do the work. Until about middle school, I was the kind of straight-A apple-polisher who made Lisa Simpson look like Ralph Wiggum. It was the bullying. If you're reading this article, you probably know what I'm talking about. Not a single class period went by without someone slinging anti-gay slurs at me. Not a single day went by without someone hitting me, tripping me, or pushing me into a locker. Though my parents called the school repeatedly about it, nothing was done; in fact, the faculty blamed me for the abuse because I was too "different." As if I could transform my entire personality overnight. As if any kid should be expected to.
So I dropped out. And the horrible thing is, I didn't have to. I had options that I didn't know about. And by not taking advantage of those options, I made my life much harder than it had to be. I couldn't get the good, well-paying jobs available to those with a college degree. I'm not the only one, either. According to GLSEN's recent survey, bullied LGBT youths are more likely to drop out and less likely to plan on going to college. The sad irony is that college is a much safer place for us; even big, football-obsessed state schools don't have the kind of relentless, torturous bullying that happens in high school. The Advocate's even got a whole book dedicated to LGBT-friendly colleges.
It's important for LGBT kids to know that college is not just more of the same: it's your ticket to a better life, and it's a place where you can find belonging. Now that I'm in college, finally earning that degree and trying to get my life back on track, I want to make sure that LGBT kids know that they have hope. You don't have to stay at your high school for all four years. Real life is nothing like high school, and the sooner you get out of there, the happier you'll be. So without further adieu, here are the options I wish someone had told me about when I was your age:
Option 1: Homeschool
It's not just for fundamentalist Christians - and it doesn't necessarily cost a lot of money, or require one of your parents to quit their job. Did you know that some states have free online charter schools? Here's a list of the states that do, with links to more information.
Don't live in one of those states? You can still get a legitimate high school diploma through a private online charter school. They're not too expensive by private school standards (anywhere from $1,000-$6,000 a year), and you can do your own work at home and at your own pace. In fact, there's one just for kids like you. It's the brand-new GLBTQ Online High School. Created specifically to serve LGBT and gender-variant kids who are driven out of school due to bullying (and don't live in New York City, where they could attend Harvey Milk High School), that school offers a GLBTQ Studies class, a scholarship, and even free coming-out counseling whether you're going to attend the school or not.
Of course, part of your problem might be that you're not out to your parents - or they're just not accepting enough to enroll you in a "gay" school. That's fine; there are other online charter schools that might be more palatable to your parents. Here are some of the best:
Laurel Springs School covers grades K-12, so if you're in middle school, you can get out ASAP. Founded in 1991, they're one of the first pioneers of online education. They'll work with you to customize your classes to suit your interests and learning style. You can also earn credit for life experience: classes taken elsewhere, projects you launch independently, trips you take with your family can all earn you high school credit.
The Keystone School is an online middle school and high school. Like every school on this list, they offer AP, Honors, and college prep classes, but seem to have less flexibility than Laurel Springs. They are, however, much cheaper than Laurel Springs. Their curriculum also emphasizes 21st Century Learning Skills: critical thinking, problem-solving, communication, collaboration, creativity, and innovation.
Oak Meadow School is the weird hippie school of the internet, and I mean that in the best possible way. Like Laurel Springs, it runs K-12 and encourages you to get out of the house every so often. Their curriculum "includes assignments that ask children to read, write, and think, and also to paint, draw, play music, write poetry, and build things, encouraging balanced and healthy development."
Christa McAuliffe Academy School of Arts and Sciences is an elementary, middle, and high school. It's the most expensive school on this list, but it offers personalized education for every single student. They'll tailor existing courses for your learning style, or you can work with them to design your own courses. If you want to take a queer studies class in high school and your parents won't let you enroll in GLBTQ OHS, this is probably your best bet.
Independent Study High School is just a high school - but it's one of the oldest and most respected correspondence high schools in the country. Run by the University of Nebraska (and it's a very good sign when a school is run by a college), it's got almost a century of experience in distance-learning education. It's also cheaper than every other school on this list, especially if you live in Nebraska and especially especially if you use their print-based courses instead of their online ones. At Laurel Springs or Christa McAuliffe, your tuition is almost a thousand dollars per course. At Independent Study High, it's less than $300.
There are far more online and distance-learning high schools out there. Here's a few of them: Ashworth College High School, Forest Trail Academy, Great Lakes Academy, University of Missouri High School, University of Miami Global Academy, and University of Oklahoma High School. Stanford University also runs an online school for grades 7-12, but you have to be extremely bright to get in. They don't admit just anyone.
Most of these schools offer two options: you can enroll in their school and earn a diploma, or you can simply use their curricula in your homeschooling. If your parents are willing to homeschool you, you could theoretically take science classes from Laurel Springs, English and social studies classes from Oak Meadow, foreign language classes from the Keystone School (they offer Japanese and Mandarin Chinese! How cool is that?), and math classes from Independent Study High School - or any other combination you like. Most of these schools also offer print-based courses - which are more portable and often cheaper than online courses.
But you don't even necessarily need to enroll in another school - or use a traditional curriculum, for that matter. Read The Teenage Liberation Handbook by Grace Llewellyn to learn how to take control of your own education through "unschooling." Parentally-speaking, this will almost certainly be a harder sell than the online schools or traditional homeschooling, which is why I tacked it on at the very end. And honestly, if your parents are the type to let you unschool, you probably don't need this article to begin with. But hey, it's worth a shot.
Is homeschooling not an option? That's okay - you've still got alternatives.
Option 2: Transfer
You may have already thought of this, but I figured I'd include it anyway. Right now, open up a new tab and go to your school district's website. Look to see if it's an "open-enrollment" district. If it is, jackpot! There's a possibility you could transfer to another school in your district that's less homo- and transphobic. There will probably be links to websites for all the schools in your district: click on all the high schools, and also check out any charter, magnet, or option schools. Look for arts-based charter or magnet schools. (I know it's a stereotype, but art schools really are frequently more LGBT-friendly.) Scan the schools' club lists for Gay-Straight Alliances. If it doesn't have one, you don't want to go there. If it does, contact the GSA's president or faculty advisor. Tell them that you're thinking of transferring, and ask about the atmosphere at their school. Ask how seriously the administration takes bullying, and how severe a problem homophobic bullying is. You might be able to transfer to a safer school and make new friends before you even get there!
If your school district isn't open-enrollment, or none of the other high schools are any safer, maybe there's a private school in your area that's more enlightened. Google for private schools in your town or county. If you see any words like alternative, Sudbury, Waldorf, Montessori, or phrases like "experiential learning," that's a good sign that your queerness will be welcomed with open arms.
While religious schools are generally to be avoided, an exception to this is Quaker schools. Quaker schools are generally really liberal and LGBT-friendly. (One famous example is the elite Sidwell Friends School, where the Obama daughters go. Sidwell's GSA was started in 1994. And not by students, by the school. I'm serious.) For those who love Quaker schools and also desperately need to get away from their parents, Oakwood Friends School in New York and Scattergood Friends School in Iowa are both boarding schools.
Obviously, the downside to private schools is that they tend to be expensive. But rest assured, there are scholarships for that. Your local private schools might even have scholarships of their own, and I know for a fact that both of those Quaker boarding schools I mentioned above offer financial aid. You may be able to afford private school. But you'll never know unless you ask.
Option 3: Go to college. Go directly to college. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200.
Are you super-smart? Is high school agonizing not just because of the bullying, but because the academics are completely unchallenging? Could you do your schoolwork in your sleep? Well hey, guess what? Stop looking at other high schools to transfer to and just go right to college. Bard College at Simon's Rock is the nation's only early college, accepting students after tenth grade. It's also one of the most gay-friendly colleges in the country, according to the Princeton Review. Alumni include lesbian cartoonist Alison Bechdel. Take the SATs a few years early and see if they won't let you in. Don't worry - you don't have to be a super-genius with 10 AP classes under your belt by sophomore year. They understand that smart kids often fail in high school out of sheer frustration (just look at Albert Einstein), and since they're a magnet for creative, unconventional types, they understand that "different" kids can face social challenges that distract them from their schoolwork. Just show them what a smart, cool person you are in your essay, and you'll likely get in.
But though Simon's Rock is the only residential early college out there, it's far from the only early college program. There might be one near where you live, which will come in handy if your parents are concerned about you moving to rural Massachusetts at the age of 16. Here's a big ol' list of 'em.
Option 4: Graduate early
If you can't go to an early college program for whatever reason, you can still graduate high school in three years. Gay author Alex Sanchez did it. Lesbian author Amelia Atwater-Rhodes did it (while writing a novel!). And so can you. It will require a much larger course load than you're used to. It will probably require summer classes with not-so-smart kids a year older than you - which may expose you to more bullying. But what's worse - a single summer or a whole school year with those trolls? On the bright side, you'll look very attractive to colleges: it takes a hard-working, dedicated student to graduate high school early.
Talk to your guidance counselor about graduating early. But don't tell them it's because you want to escape bullying, or because you're miserable in school. Adults have this bizarre notion that high school is "the best years of your life," and that you'll regret missing out on your senior prom forever (as opposed to sighing in relief that you didn't get lynched for going with a same-sex partner). Be positive. Emphasize that you want an academic challenge, that you feel you're ready to move on to the next phase in your life. If your guidance counselor brings up the stupid "prom" argument, talk about the many dances and social opportunities in college, where you can befriend people who are closer to your intellectual level and share your interests. It's probably wise not to mention your sexual orientation or gender identity, just in case your guidance counselor is homo- and/or transphobic.
Option 5: Drop out
Are you at least 16 years old? Do you live in a state where it's legal to drop out of school at your age? (Some states require you to be as old as 18 before you drop out.) Can you take the G.E.D. test immediately afterward? (Again, some states require you to be 18.) Do you have literally no other options? Then get out of there before you kill yourself.
I know, I know, I dropped out of school and it didn't end well for me. But I was dumb enough to stop at the G.E.D. Dropping out isn't the end of the world - you just have to have a plan. Here's a good plan: first, drop out. Then immediately take your G.E.D. Then enroll in a community college the very next semester. Go there for two years, earn your associate's degree, then transfer to a four-year school to get your bachelor's. You'll get the same diploma as all your classmates, but for less money and in less time and without having to put up with all four brutal years of high school. It's the cheaper, less prestigious alternative to those early college programs, and it works.
This may not be an option for everyone. Again, find out how old you have to be to drop out of school, and how old you have to be to take the G.E.D. test in your particular state. And you won't be able to get into as good a college as you otherwise may have: many colleges look down on the G.E.D., or will wonder why you couldn't finish high school. The good news is, community college ain't exactly chopped liver. Though they've got a bad reputation as everyone's safety, that's just because they teach everyone who will learn - not because they're not as good as four-year colleges. Here's a list of America's top 50 community colleges, any one of which could give your average state school a run for its money.
And you don't even have to go to a community college in your community! Did you know that City College of San Francisco - the largest community college in the country - also has the oldest Gay and Lesbian Studies department in the country? Naturally, it has a vibrant LGBT community. And after two years, you can very easily transfer to San Francisco State University or any of the University of California schools.
If you've exhaustively researched all the possibilities above, and you're completely sure that there is no way out of your current high school, guess what? I've still got good news.
It really does get better.
Please don't give up on your education - or your life. College will be so much better than high school if only you give it a shot. Keep focused on the bright future that's waiting for you beyond those school doors. Distract yourself from the bullying by studying hard and planning out how you're going to get to that LGBT-friendly college, that LGBT-friendly town. Call the Trevor Project at 866 4-U-TREVOR. Read some I'm From Driftwood stories. Watch ten It Gets Better videos a day if that's what it takes. You can do it. You can live through this and emerge a stronger person, ready to take control of your own destiny. Good luck.
it's great that you're speading the "it gets better" messege, after all it actually does get better. i used to be in the same boat, but somehow everyone just grew up and suddenly i wasn't such a bad person anymore, however that's not always the case. i wish that people weren't so inconsiderate and vile towards you, but as long as people like Scott Lively are around i don't see an end. but this is America the land of second chances and we all deserve a shot at life, liberty, and the pusuit of happyness. well... what i'm trying to say is thanks for posting the content and... uh... yeah it will get better someday. :)
Thanks, Sam for this one.
I graduated high school but not without going through what, at the time, seemed like endless bullying--some physical, verbal, emotional...anti-gay...even to the point of getting multiple death threats.
I appreciate the time and effort you put in to writing this article
nobody deserves to suffer.
Ditto to that XD can't think of much more to say, so thanks!
There should be a link to this in the "resources" tab, very well done.
nothing is permitted. everything is allowed.
That would be good if I was living over there.
* Like what Shaggy said "it wasn't me"*
I wish I knew something about the way the Australian school system works. According to Wikipedia, there are quite a number of Montessori schools in your country. Maybe there's one near where you live that goes up to the high school level? It's worth a look.
Narr, it's ok.
There is options here like TAFE.
* Like what Shaggy said "it wasn't me"*


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The glass is smooth white. No opal-type color or irregularities. The stem is solid. The light is clean. I have it on a dimmer. Turned up, 60 watts is bright enough to do detail work. When the dimmer is turned all the way down the glass glows a warm golden color. I'm pleased with the quality of the pendant, and was surprised that there were no shipping charges or taxes.
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Panicked managers called the cops, and Velazquez spent the night sitting in jail instead.
"I have survived bombings and shootings in Serbia," bar manager Bojan Milutinovic tells the Miami Herald. "I didn't want to die in a bar."
The trouble began around 10:30 last night when Velazquez and his brother came into Finnegan's 2, a sports bar on Lincoln Road at Michigan Avenue, and asked for a table.
A waitress suggested an outside table because it would be "lower and more comfortable," the Herald reports, which enraged Velazquez, who began shouting, "You don't want to serve me?"
That's when he grabbed the gun, which was tucked into a shirt inside the wheelchair, and fired.
Police arrested Velazquez, who faces charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, discharging a firearm in public, disorderly conduct, and owning a firearm as a convicted felon.
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by Half Massed » Tue Dec 20, 2005 7:40 pm
Red Stripe wrote:Why does he want a bulldozer?
by Pogotheostrich » Tue Dec 20, 2005 9:57 pm
slomo007 wrote::-? Am I the only one confused by this? Why a bulldozer? Because it was the last game in Busch stadium?
Oswalt, who recently bought a 1,000-acre spread near his hometown of Weir, Miss., said he'd use his new toy to fix two lakes and build a few roads. He even jokingly promised to redesign Minute Maid Park.
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wrveres wrote:I want a bulldozer and I have no place to park it and nothing to bulldoze. I bet my nieghbors wood quit squeezeing me in when they parked what MAN wouldnt want a Bulldozer?
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Coppermine wrote:If you get a bulldozer as a present from your boss, you might be a redneck.Oh, and if you like the blue collar comedy tour, you might be an idiot.
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It has become common in today's society for people to use their cell phones on a daily basis. Cell phones provide much convenience to our customers, as well as hours of entertainment. It is very common for a cell phone owner to begin to panic when their much needed cell phone receives water damage or a cracked screen.
When someone's phone receives water damage, this typically makes their phone no longer usable. Cracked screens can make it difficult for someone to read text messages, see who is calling them, make phone calls, and more, and if it's a touch screen phone, a cracked screen can make it extremely difficult to navigate. It is very common for people to believe that buying an expensive replacement phone is the only option to fix this dilemma, but it is not! Why waste your hard earned money on a replacement phone when the technicians at CPR® can nurse your ailing cell phone right back to life!
CPR® – Cell Phone Repair Franchise Systems Inc., is a repair company that focuses on carrying out repairs on all makes and models of cell phones including iPhone, Blackberry, HTC, and Samsung. CPR® is fully qualified to take your injured gadget and make it good as new for you in the shortest amount of time as possible.
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Part of a new aero package for Germany - revised barge boards in front of the sidepods, sporting a more squared cross section. The extra fin (red arrow), introduced a few races back, has grown and works closely with the other fins at the front edge of the sidepods. This adds some downforce, but its main function is to clean up the air flow to the rear of the car, making for more stable handling.


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The city limits of Jenks incorporate three public schools systems –Jenks, Bixby and Glenpool.
JENKS COMMUNITY EDUCATION, www.jenkscommunityed.com
JENKS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, www.jenksps.org
JENKS PUBLIC SCHOOL FOUNDATION, www.jenksfoundation.org
In November 2005, President George W. Bush announced Jenks Public Schools, along with five other organizations, as recipients of the 2005 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation's highest Presidential honor for quality and organizational performance excellence.
The 2005 Baldrige Award recipients were selected from among 64 applicants. All six recipients were evaluated rigorously by an independent board of examiners in seven areas: leadership; strategic planning; customer and market focus; measurement, analysis and knowledge management; human resource focus; process management; and results. The evaluation process included about 1,000 hours of review and an on-site visit by teams of examiners to clarify questions and verify information in the applications.
Named after the 26th Secretary of Commerce, the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award was established by Congress in 1987 to enhance the competitiveness and performance of U.S. businesses and expanded in 1998 to include education and health care. The award promotes excellence in organizational performance, recognizes the quality and performance achievements of U.S. organizations, and publicizes successful performance strategies. The award may be presented to five types of organizations: manufacturers, service companies, small businesses, education organizations and health care organizations. The award is not given for specific products or services. Since 1988, 68 Baldrige Awards have been presented to 64 organizations.
The Baldrige program is managed by National Institute of Standards and Technology in conjunction with the private sector. As a non-regulatory agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce's Technology Administration, NIST promotes U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve our quality of life.
The 2005 Baldrige Award was presented to the Jenks Public Schools in a ceremony in Washington, D.C. on April 19, 2006. Congratulations Jenks Public Schools! For more information on the award's overview of the districts performance excellence initiatives and quality achievements, please visit www.jenksps.org.
Jenks Public School Systems has also been nationally recognized for its academics, arts, and athletics setting the standards for quality education in Oklahoma. The mission of the Jenks Public School District is a commitment to the shared responsibility of preparing all learners for productive, responsible citizenship in an ever-changing world. As one of Oklahoma's top school districts, Jenks students consistently score above national test averages and receive multiple academic and athletic awards each year. 85% of all Jenks High School graduates go to college.
Various student services are provided by Jenks Public Schools, including: community preschool, before and after school club, driver education classes, and summer camps and youth enrichment programs. In addition, Jenks Community Education offers adult education classes in a variety of areas such as hobbyists, athletics, financial, languages, and more.
Parents, businesses and professionals combine together to form an active volunteer program within the district. Conceived in 1987, the Jenks Public Schools Foundation, with the help of hundreds of dedicated volunteers, has provided over $1,100,000 for the direct benefit of Jenks students and educators. Over this same period, the Foundation has built an endowment fund of almost $860,000. The largest use for funds is directed towards teachers for use in classroom projects.
• 2005 Total Enrollment 9,190 (K-12)
• 651 certified educators, 575 classified staff members
• 45% of educators have graduate degrees (311 Masters, 11 Doctorates)
• Passage of 41 consecutive bond issues
• 1 – Prekindergarten facility (ages 0-5)
• 3 – Elementary Schools (grades K-4)
• 2 – Intermediate Schools (grades 5-6)
• 1 – Middle School (grades 7-8)
• 1 – Freshman Academy (grade 9)
• 1 – High School (grades 10-12)
• 1 – Alternative Center (grades 10-12)
• 1 – Yes I Can! International Award
• 1 – Advanced Placement State Scholar
• 4 – Robert C. Byrd Scholars
• 6 – National Advanced Placements Scholars
• 13 – National Merit Finalists
• 15 – National Merit Semi-Finalists
• 52 – Oklahoma Academic Scholars
• 2 Academic All-Staters
BIXBY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, www.bixbyps.org
Bixby Public Schools recognizes the value and importance of a quality education system – not only to the students and families, but to the community. The mission of the district is to provide educational excellence for all members of our school community.
Many outstanding programs and activities normally found in larger districts are available in Bixby, including music, art, speech, debate and drama. The district also offers programs to support special education, gifted/talented education, migrant education and drug-free, safe schools.
Bixby Public School System
• Total enrollment 4,200+
• 252 certified teachers, 144 support employees, 15 administrators
• 28% of teachers have graduate degrees (68 Masters, 2 Doctorates)
• Average PK-4 student/teacher ration 23:1
• 2 – Elementary Schools (grades PK-4)
• 1 – 5th/6th Center (grades 5-6)
• 1 – Middle School (grades 7-8)
• 1 – High School (grades 9-12)
Jenks residents have the opportunity to earn a variety of undergraduate, graduate, and doctorate degrees from nationally accredited academic programs located only minutes away.
• The University of Tulsa- www.utulsa.edu – (918) 631-2000
• Oklahoma State University (OSU-Tulsa) – www.osu-tulsa.okstate.edu – (918) 594-8000
• University of Oklahoma (OU-Tulsa) – tulsa.ou.edu – (918) 660-3000
• Oral Roberts University – www.oru.edu – (918) 495-6518
• Northeastern State University – www.nsuba.edu – (918) 449-6000
• Langston University -www.lunet.edu/tulsa – (918) 594-8070
• Tulsa Community College – www.tulsacc.edu – (918) 595-7000
• Tulsa Technology Center – www.tulsatech.com – (918) 828-5000


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Dave Fountain was appointed Professional at Ripon City Golf Club in August 2011 having enjoyed successful spells at Rudding Park and Flaxby Park golf clubs. From the local area David has a real love of teaching and looking after all who play at Ripon - members and visitors alike.
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Located on the ground floor of the clubhouse, the shop is comprehensively stocked for all golfing needs, and Dave provides a wide variety of services and facilities for golfers.
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Dave has been teaching since he first qualified as a PGA professional and offers lessons for all standards of golfer. Coaching is available for half and hour, an hour or half day, both on the proactice areas and on-course.
He enjoys working with all golfers - short game classes and putting are all part of the coaching Dave specialises in. Using video technology and plain speaking Dave's ambition is to help every golfer achieve their full potential. Call in for a chat to discuss your game or take part in an assessment.
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VISITORSDave and his staff are on hand to make sure that the club's visitors are supported in making their day at Ripon enjoyable and successful. Parties are offered help with their events and competitions including "Nearest the Pin" and "Longest Drive" flags, along with putting competitions, special awards and branding tailored to the visitors' needs. Dave and his staff can also help with organising prizes, corporate gifts and mementos of a visit to Ripon City.


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They are the business to business division of the TalkTalk Group, the UK's 3rd largest communications network operator.
For Small Business
Cable & Wireless Worldwide is a telecommunications company with international networks and a full range of communication services dealing primarily wih large organisations.
They provide services indirectly for SME business through "Channel Partners"
BT offers communications services in the UK and in more than 170 countries worldwide. Their main activities are the provision of fixed lines, broadband, mobile and TV products and services as well as networked IT services.
In the UK they are the largest communications services provider, serving the consumer, business and public sector markets. They also provide access to their network to more than 1,000 communications providers
They provide, broadband and internet, domains & web hosting, phone services data & voice networks, IT solutions and mobile services.
Small business with less than 50 employees are catered for by BT Local Business a franchised operation of about 50 independent companies.
(Used to be NTL Telewest)
The Virgin Media group as a whole provides broadband television broadcasting and mobile telephone services.
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The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with the United States and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject. (December 2010) |
A rebate is an amount paid by way of reduction, return, or refund on what has already been paid or contributed. It is a type of sales promotion that marketers use primarily as incentives or supplements to product sales. The mail-in rebate (MIR) is the most common. A MIR entitles the buyer to mail in a coupon, receipt, and barcode in order to receive a check for a particular amount, depending on the particular product, time, and often place of purchase. Rebates are offered by either the retailer or the manufacturer of the chosen product. Large stores often work in conjunction with manufacturers, usually requiring two or even three separate rebates for each item. Manufacturer rebates are sometimes valid only at a single store. Rebate forms and special receipts are sometimes printed by the cash register at time of purchase on a separate receipt or available online for download. In some cases, the rebate may be available immediately, in which case it is referred to as an instant rebate. Some rebate programs offer several payout options to consumers, including a paper check, a prepaid card that can be spent immediately without a trip to the bank, or even PayPal payout.
Rebates are heavily used for advertise sales in retail stores in the United States. However, Best Buy, in April 2005, announced that it would be eliminating all mail-in-rebates.[1] Personal computer components and electronics seem to have a large portion of rebate sales. For example, an item might be advertised as "$39 after rebate" with the item costing $79 OTD (out-the-door) with a $40 rebate that the customer would need to redeem. The turnaround time is generally four to eight weeks, though some rebates note a period of eight to twelve weeks.
In the UK, rebates are less common, with manufacturers and retailers preferring to give discounts at the point of sale rather than requiring mail-in or coupons. However, rebates are sometimes given in the form of "cashback offers" for mobile phone contracts or other high value retail items sold alongside a credit agreement.
Most rebates are handled under contract by rebate clearinghouses that specialize in processing rebates and contest applications. The source of their fees is not readily discernible with conflicting reports from different sides. Roger D. Andersen, former CEO of Young America Corporation, a rebate clearinghouse claims, "Young America receives the same fees whether a submission is valid or invalid," giving them no incentive to unfairly invalidate customer rebates.[2] Young America is currently under investigation by the state of Massachusetts for keeping unclaimed rebate checks.[3] Frank Giordano, founder of TCA Fulfillment, claims, "We get paid for every redemption request we enter in the system. If we don't put it in the system, we don't get paid."[4] TCA is also notable for a "Rebate Redemption Guide" that was sent to prospective clients touting the low redemption rates that they would have with TCA as their rebate fulfillment center, promising 20% less than their competitors.[2]
In the United States, Connecticut state regulations section 42-110b-19(e) require retailers who advertise the net price of an item after rebate to pay consumers the amount of that rebate at time of purchase.[5] Rhode Island has similar legislation (Gen. Laws 6-13.1-1).[6] Otherwise, the after-rebate price cannot be advertised as the final price to be paid by the consumer. For example, retailers in Connecticut can advertise only "$40 with a $40 rebate," not "Free After Rebate," unless they give the rebate at the time of purchase.[7][8]
Rebates have become very popular in retail sales within the United States. Retailers and manufacturers have many reasons to offer them:
Rebates may offer customers lower pricing. Deal hunter sites frequently tout the benefits of rebates in making technology affordable: "Rebates are the meat and potatoes of the ultimate tech deal, no matter what you are buying… They are paying you money to buy their stuff. All you have to do is take it."[14]
According to 2011 research, 47% of consumers submitted a rebate in the past 12 months, whereas similar research conducted in 2009 showed that only 37 percent of consumers had submitted a rebate in the prior year.[15]
Industry advisers claim that if mail-in rebates go away, they will not be replaced by "instant rebates" of the same value amount because of the loss of the tangible benefits listed above (fiscal accounting, price protection, etc.) Steve Baker, vice president of industry analysis for NPD Group, comments that "It's a case of be careful of what you ask for. You may see some great deals go away."[16]
Rebates take a certain amount of time and effort from the consumer – figuring out the rules, filling out the forms, preparing and dropping off the mailing, cashing in the check, keeping track of the paperwork while this is being done. Thus, a rebate can be thought of as being paid to do this paperwork and provide one's personal data to the company. Chances of rebate mailing being lost or failing some criteria may further reduce the expected return on this effort.
Consumers who are aware of this, and who value their time, effort, and opportunity costs above the value of the rebate may choose to intentionally ignore a non-instant rebate that requires such procedures and assume the out-the-door price when considering the purchase.
On the other hand, if the consumer does not see it this way, if the consumer's income and budget are extremely limited or non-existent, or if the consumer is more concerned with the price than his or her time for any reason, the rebate may be seen as a good deal.
For items taxed during purchase, rebates may not refund taxes collected for the rebate price differential.
It is difficult to get an account of redemption rates from most rebate companies, partly due to a reluctance on the part of rebate fulfillment houses to release confidential business information. Among different sources, radically different numbers on both ends of the spectrum can be cited. Part of the reason is that most "redemption rates" do not distinguish whether they are calculated as part of total sales or incremental sales.
At some big box stores, personal computers are regularly sold with sizable rebates attached, making the advertised price more attractive to buyers. Hardware manufacturers have come under fire, also. Dell, for one, has been the subject of rebate complaints involving misprinted receipts, potentially confusing expiration dates, and service representatives who are slow to react.
Rebate issues began to clog Dell's customer service forums, leading the company to shut down that portion of the website,[21] and refocus its energy on new online customer care services. CompUSA used rebates regularly until it started closing its remaining stores in December 2007.
Cell phone service companies, including major players like T-Mobile, as well as third-party retailers like Radio Shack, Wirefly and others have received growing attention due to complex rebate redemption rules. Both carriers and retailers make customers submit rebate claims during a 30-day window, often 6 months after cell phone activation.[22] Some authorized dealers have responded by trying to make rebate requirements more transparent, explaining that the carrier will withdraw payment from them if a customer quits service before the end of the contract.
In 2009, Florida State Attorney General Bill McCollum filed suit against TigerDirect, OnRebate, and TigerDirect's parent company Systemax, charging the companies with failing to provide rebates to customers.
A common complaint against rebates is the claim that rebates can be used as a form of "price discrimination" against members of lower classes who are less likely to redeem rebates than a more educated middle class.[10] Sridhar Moorthy, marketing professor at the University of Toronto also advocates a "price discrimination" theory between "people who are price-sensitive and people who are not price-sensitive".[18] A different view, as taken by the BusinessWeek article, is that rebates can be viewed as a "tax on the disorganized" that is paid by those who do not submit their rebates as opposed to those who do.
Some retailers have taken a step forward with offering consumers new ways to submit their rebates easily over the Internet, completely or partially removing any mail-in requirements. Staples, Sears, TigerDirect, and Rite Aid currently offer an online submission option for all or some of the rebates they offer. These special rebates are usually identified as such and have instructions for full or partial online submissions. This is touted as a more accurate processing of the rebate, reducing the potential for human or mechanical error and, in many cases, eliminating the postage costs associated with traditional mail-in rebates, although some require the UPC or proof of purchase to be mailed in. Most of these retailers still let consumers submit rebates by mail.
In 2006, OfficeMax stores announced that they were eliminating mail-in rebates from their sales promotion in favor of instant rebates for their sale prices. The decision came after a year of working with rebate vendors and manufacturers to improve the rebate process and receiving "overwhelmingly negative feedback" from their customers about their rebate program.[23]
Instead of checks, prepaid gift cards are being given by many stores. Merchants like these cards, as they cannot be redeemed for cash and must be spent. However, some states require that retailers redeem the card value for cash if it falls below a certain level, such as $5 in Washington state.[24] Many sales people are not aware of this and will deny giving the refund. Consumers must be careful of expiration dates and read the fine print.[25]
The typical American household that takes advantage of consumer rebates saves an average of $150 annually. More than $8 billion was issued back to American households last year alone by rebate programs.[26]