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Blaze in South Akron, Ohio Claims Two Young Lives
Two young brothers died early Monday after fire engulfed their family's home just east of Summit Lake in South Akron.
Trent Meador, 2, and Tyler Meeker, 7 months, were pulled from a smoke-filled, upstairs bedroom but couldn't be saved once they reached the hospital.
They were pronounced dead a minute apart in the emergency room at Akron Children's Hospital.
''These are our worst days,'' said Douglas Ott, a district chief with the Akron Fire Department. ''Anything involving kids is very tough. We have young firemen with families, and they take it very hard.''
The cause of the fire remains under investigation, though foul play is not suspected. The blaze started shortly before 8 a.m. in the front room of the family's home in the 1200 block of Victory Street.
Fire Lt. Al Bragg said the family was upstairs asleep when the mother, Melinda Meeker, was awakened by the smoke alarm. She headed downstairs, where she saw the arm of a chair and part of a wall on fire.
The woman, who is pregnant, then yelled upstairs to her husband, D.J. Meeker, to hurry and get the boys and leave the house, Bragg said. The father grabbed his sons and rushed downstairs, but was met with heavy smoke and heat.
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''If I could've went in there, I would've went in there,'' Greene said. ''The whole downstairs was engulfed.... I felt helpless.''
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Two Dixon High School students are charged with breaking and entering the school and vandalizing it.
Colonel Boyd Brown of the Onslow County Sheriff's Office says school staff discovered the damage early Friday morning. Witnesses say the vandalism was part of a senior prank. A photo sent by a viewer to NewsChannel 12 shows toilet paper draped across the school lawn and buildings.
Deputies arrested Michael Anthony Campbell, 18, and Joseph Phillip Hix, also 18. Both are Dixon High School students.
After the teens were brought before a magistrate and formally charged, they were released to the custody of their parents.
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VOLUME XIII No. 56 | W E D N E S D A Y | March 23, 2011 |
Name of Restaurant | The Pawn | |||
Address of Restaurant | No. 62, Johnston Road, Wanchai, Hongkong | |||
Date of Visit | Monday, March 21, 2011 | |||
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Service | ||||
First Impression | Excellent | Acceptable | Poor | |
Attentiveness to Customers' Needs | Excellent | Acceptable | Poor | |
Flexibility | Excellent | Acceptable | Poor | |
Product Expertise of Serving Staff | Excellent | Acceptable | Poor | |
Speed of Service | Excellent | Acceptable | Poor | |
Cleanliness of Uniform and Serving Staff | Excellent | Acceptable | Poor | |
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Music | Excellent | Acceptable | Poor | |
General | Excellent | Acceptable | Poor | |
Food | ||||
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Taste | Excellent | Acceptable | Poor | |
Quantity | Excellent | Acceptable | Poor | |
Wine - Not Sampled | ||||
Choice | Extensive | Limited | Unbalanced | |
Cost | Reasonable | Unreasonable | Expensive | |
Storage of Wine | Good | Poor | Unknown | |
Expertise of Sommelier | Excellent | Acceptable | None | |
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Moderately Expensive | Very Reasonably Priced | ||
Name of Food and Beverage Manager | Unknown | |||
Name of Master Chef | Mr David Tamlyn | |||
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The location of The Pawn Restaurant, at Number 62, Johnston Road, Wanchai, the Hongkong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) of the People's Republic of China (PRC), is perfect. It faces a very large rubbish dump which abuts a concrete playground and the sounds of Wanchai, with its drunks, pimps and prostitutes lend colour to the listed building that houses The Pawn. Sitting on the verandah of this restaurant, last Monday night at 6:45 pm, listening to the screeching sounds of the siren of an ambulance whiz by and the occasional scream of a lady of the night, one was reminded of the famous 1960 film: The World of Suzie Wong. Even the ambiance of The Pawn is reminiscent of the stage settings which complemented the acting styles of Nancy Kwan and William Holden, the stars of this very popular film. While one might enjoy looking at a rubbish dump and listening to the sounds of Wanchai, one is unlikely to enjoy eating at The Pawn, as TARGET (泰達財經) discovered last Monday night. On scanning the dinner menu of last Monday, the following dishes were selected: Starters
Seared Scallops with Green Pea Puree, Pork Sausage and Tomato
Deviled Chicken Livers with Bacon on Toast Mains
Risotto with Wild Mushrooms, Shaved Parmesan and Rocket
Hot Smoked Barbary Duck Breast, Roast Foie Gras, Rosit Potatoes, Sides
Beetroot and Green Bean Salad
Buttered Peas Desserts and Savouries
Apple and Blackberry Crumble, Custard Sauce
Strawberries, Clotted Cream, Vanilla Shortbread The Pawn has a large selection of nondescript wines, covering a number of 11-inch by 8-inch pages and, aside from the majority of the Champagnes, this reviewer determined that it was too much of a gamble to try to imbibe uncharted, fermented grape juice. Instead, a bottle of Perrier was ordered. When a large transparent bottle of something appeared, the waiter said that it was Perrier Water. That was a lie because it hailed from England, according to the bottle's label. It turned out to be a bottle of Blenheim Palace Water from England, costing $HK60. The Starters The first thing that TARGET noted when the 2 Starters were placed on the Verandah table was that the plates were cold, while the Starters were supposed to be hot dishes. As it turned out, it did not matter very much because the Starters were inedible, anyway. The scallops had been of the frozen variety. That could easily be confirmed by slicing open the marine bivalve mollusc and noting the water, seeping out of the dead flesh. The poor things, obviously, had been taken straight out of a freezer or a very cold refrigerator and popped onto a cold frying pan, wok or something else. To this, lots of pepper had been added. The resulting concoction of cold scallops and pepper was tasteless. As for the chicken livers, on close inspection, they were chicken livers, but a close inspection was required because, as with the scallop dish, they were tasteless, too, in spite of copious quantities of pepper, being applied by the Chinese, fast-order cook in the open kitchen of The Pawn. When the waiter returned and saw that the 2 Starters had hardly been touched, he just said: 'Finished?' With that, he left the Verandah and returned, about 2 minutes later, with the second course. The Mains The risotto resembled Scottish porridge, made of rice instead of oats. It, also, was insipid. Missing from this pretender to the Italian dish was the shaved Parmesan Cheese, but the rocket vegetable was very visible because it hid a goodly portion of the 'porridge'. The duck dish was another loser of the first order of rubbish – which goes along well with the rubbish dump, obliquely opposite The Pawn. The duck meat was, almost, completely raw; it was tough and one found it difficult even to slice the meat with a sharp knife; it was tasteless; and, it was almost cold. As for the side dishes, these, too, were on a par with the other dishes – terrible! The Desserts The desserts were quite good, actually. Of course, slicing up a couple of fresh strawberries and putting dob of cream, right out of a bottle, on the plate along with the strawberries takes little creativity from the kitchen people. The Apple and Blackberry Crumble was, also, quite edible, but TARGET suspects that it was of the store-bought variety. The Staff of The Pawn Throughout the one hour that TARGET's reviewing team was in The Pawn, most of the shabbily dressed serving staff was standing in the open kitchen, exchanging jokes with five Chinese men and women, dressed in white, not wearing any hats, and pretending to do the cooking. Cleanliness is not a strong point of the serving and the cooking staff who, aside from scratching their hair, rubbing their noses, and answering mobile telephones as they played at being chefs, they did little else. It appeared that none of the serving staff was a professional waiter/waitress and cared not a jot for the quality, appearance or taste of the dishes, placed before customers. Not once was TARGET asked the reason that the first 2 courses were not eaten at all. The best part of the evening was leaving the restaurant and going somewhere to get dinner. |
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Very nice anchorage, quiet compared to the one on the other side of the Wilson Key. The bottom is very soft mud, so not very good in strong wind. Don't go too far inside the bay, it becomes shallow very fast.
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July 06, 2012, NASCAR Wire Service, NASCAR.com
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- By a narrow margin, Matt Kenseth edged out Ryan Newman for the top starting spot in Saturday night's Coke Zero 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway. Kenseth, the series points leader, toured the 2.5-mile super speedway in 46.781 seconds (192.386 mph) during Friday's time trials. Tony Stewart, Newman's Stewart-Haas Racing teammate, was initially second after posting a lap of 192.361 mph, just .006 seconds off Kenseth's run. Stewart's time, however, was disallowed when inspectors found an open cooling hose into the cockpit of his No. 14 Chevrolet, the same duct work violation that had cost Austin Dillon the Nationwide Series pole earlier in the day. Stewart will start from the rear, elevating Newman to the second position. In winning his first Coors Light pole award of the season and the eighth of his career, Kenseth was .008 seconds faster than Newman (192.353 mph). With Stewart's ouster, Kasey Kahne qualified third at 192.291 mph, followed by Greg Biffle (192.239 mph) and Jeff Gordon (192.012 mph). Bill Elliott, Casey Mears, AJ Allmendinger, Brad Keselowski and Marcos Ambrose will start from positions 6-10, respectively. The pole was the first at a restrictor-plate track for Kenseth, the reigning winner of the Daytona 500. It was an enjoyable, suspenseful qualifying session for the 2003 series champion, because Friday's first practice -- during which the qualifying order was set -- didn't reveal which cars had the best straight-line speed. "The interesting thing about qualifying, at least for me today, was nobody had any idea what the pole was going to be or how fast anybody was," Kenseth said. "They lined qualifying up by first practice speeds, but that was drafting for everybody. . . . "So, you really didn't know what anybody was going to run. That's the same lap we ran during a mock-up qualifying run [Friday], so I was glad we were able to repeat that, but I didn't know what anybody else was going to run. It's kind of fun to watch, because you really have no idea." Robert Richardson Jr. failed to make the 43-car field. Elliott, making his second Cup start of the season under a one-off arrangement with Turner Motorsports and sponsor Walmart, was fastest among the drivers required to qualify on speed.Daytona
Pos. Driver Speed Time 2. R. Newman 192.353 46.789 3. K. Kahne 192.291 46.804 4. G. Biffle 192.139 46.841 5. J. Gordon 192.061 46.860 Notes-n-Nuggets
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Calcaneal Neck Lengthening Osteotomy in Children With Artificial Bone Graft
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In a group of children with severe and painful flatfeet lengthening procedures of calcaneus can be indicated. In this study the investigators use an artificial bone graft technique to avoid removing bone graft from the iliac crest.
Condition | Intervention |
Pes Plano Valgus Flatfeet |
Procedure: Lateral lengthening osteotomy of calcaneus |
Study Type: | Observational |
Study Design: | Observational Model: Cohort Time Perspective: Prospective |
Official Title: | Calcaneal Neck Lengthening Osteotomy - Allogen Bone Graft Material Versus a Hydroxyapatite / β- Tricalcium Phosphate Bone Substitute |
- Healing of osteotomy [ Time Frame: 104 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Will be followed with repeated clinical examinations until healing
Estimated Enrollment: | 10 |
Study Start Date: | September 2010 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | April 2013 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date: | October 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Groups/Cohorts | Assigned Interventions |
Pes plano valgus
Children with painful flatfeet
Procedure: Lateral lengthening osteotomy of calcaneus
Use of artificial bone graft
Other Name: Hydroxyapatite
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The aim is to study the clinical and radiological effects of calcaneal lengthening with either autogen bonegraft or a HA-βTCP graft material in a group of children with planovalgus. The hypothesis is that it is possible to achieve a stabile osteotomy with HA-βTCP graft material equal to the use of autogen bonegraft thus avoiding the need to obtaining iliac crest graft material at growing children.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 8 Years to 20 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
• children with planovalgus deformity referred to Dept. of Children's Orthopaedics, Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery E, Aarhus University Hospital from June 2009 until January 2012.
Inclusion Criteria:
- pain
- gait disturbance
Exclusion Criteria:
- post traumatic conditions
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01618812
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Aarhus, Denmark, 8000 |
Principal Investigator: | Martin Gottliebsen, PhD-student | Aarhus University Hospital |
No publications provided
Responsible Party: | University of Aarhus |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01618812 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: | M-20090162 |
Study First Received: | June 11, 2012 |
Last Updated: | June 12, 2012 |
Health Authority: | Denmark: National Board of Health |
Keywords provided by University of Aarhus:
Artificial bone graft Hydroxyapatite Children |
Osteotomy Pes plano valgus Flatfeet |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Flatfoot Foot Deformities Musculoskeletal Diseases |
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A day after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) hiked its short-term policy rates to rein in inflation, country's premier bank State Bank of India (SBI) on Wednesday said deposit rates are likely to move up soon.
Meanwhile, HDFC Bank, a leading private sector bank, raised its deposit rates by 25 to 75 basis points for different maturities. Lakshmi Vilas Bank, a south-based small private sector bank, also decided to increase rates on deposits by 25 to 50 basis points with effect from August 2.
There is an upward bias on the deposit rates, said SBI Chairman O. P. Bhatt here. According to him deposit rates are likely to move up by August-September by at least by 0.25 percentage point.
While hiking the indicative rates on Tuesday, the RBI, in a tactical move, narrowed down the rate corridor by 25 basis points. Instead of raising both its policy rates (repo and reverse repo rates) by an identical margin — it has been the practice since its started the rate tightening cycle this year — the central bank has raised its repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.75 per cent and the reverse repo rate by 50 basis points to 4.50 per cent.
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Public sector lender Central Bank of India also increased its deposit rates by up to 0.5 percentage point.
This will be with effect from August 1, PTI reports quoting a source close to the development.
For deposits up to Rs.15 lakh, the rate has been increased from 6.5 per cent to 6.75 per cent for 1-2 years while for 91 days to 179 days, it has been raised from 5 per cent to 5.25 per cent.
For 46-90 days, the rate had been increased from 3.75 per cent to 4.25 per cent, the source said.
For deposits of Rs.15 lakh to Rs.1 crore, the rate had been increased from 4 to 4.25 per cent for 46-90 days.
For a tenor of 1-2 years, the rate has been increased from 6.5 per cent to 7 per cent while for 2-3 years, the rate had been upped from 6.75 per cent to 7 per cent, the source said.
Meanwhile, the term deposit rate of HDFC Bank with maturity in between 91 days and 6 months would be raised by 75 basis points to 5.25 per cent from the existing 4.5 per cent.
For fixed deposits in between nine months and one year, the new rates would be higher by 50 basis points at 6.25 per cent while for the one year and 16 days category it will be 7 per cent, 25 basis points more than the existing rate of 6.75 per cent.
Asked if it would translate into higher lending rate, HDFC Bank Executive Director Paresh Sukthankar said, "It would not immediate, but as we move along short-term lending rates would go up. I do expect the lending rates would reflect this in the next few weeks."
However, it would not mean change in the base rate which was fixed in the beginning of this month, he said.
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NeoDimension - Animation / live action mashupHello there! I would like to present my fresh short film, NeoDimension. It's a story about a security engineer, who lands on an alien planet and has to fight his way through. The film combines live action elements, namely the main character, with animated and digitally painted backgrounds. Almost all of the scenes include hand-animated, frame-by-frame effects or objects, which took an extra long time to make. NeoDimension was completed in little over three months, and I made the visuals completely by myself. I did have some help with the audio side, since music plus sound fx were done by a couple of other guys. Additional sound acting was also included besides my own. NeoDimension was largely inspired by old PC & Amiga games such as Shadow of the Beast, Captive, System Shock and Robinson's Requiem. Tools of the trade were Adobe Photoshop and Premiere. I exported the frames out of Premire after keying and initial compositioning, and then I worked on them one frame at a time in Photoshop. The film was a lot of hard work, but hopefully it paid off. http://vimeo.com/71727994 Enjoy!
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Hey beautiful girl! I had to come back here to leave a comment, because I am apart of a fun contest with The Dating Divas! Its a Halloween Couples Costume contest! And I totally think you should enter!! :) This is SUCH a cute couple costume, you both look great. So I thought of you. There's lots of sweet prizes!
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COLUMBIA – This week Missourian photographers captured images of celebratory champions, a local artist, a middle school graduation and storm cleanup.
Photographer Matt McCormack captures the Rock Bridge baseball team in a celebratory dog pile just after the team won the Class 5A state baseball championship at T.R. Hughes Ballpark on Friday in O'Fallon. The Bruins beat the Francis Howell Vikings 9-6 to claim their first state championship.
In this photo by T.J. Thomson, a Columbia artist prepares his wares Friday at Stephens Lake Park for Art in the Park. The event featured a solar-powered PA.
Rock Bridge outfielder Connor Brumfield dives for a fly ball that he was not able to hold on to during the state semifinals game against Blue Springs South on Thursday in O'Fallon, as captured by Shannon Elliott. The Bruins won the semifinal game and went on to win their first state championship.
Photographer J. Evan Arnold captures teacher April Sarff embracing Nadine Saunoras after she graduated from fifth grade during Alpha Hart Lewis Elementary School's graduation ceremony on the last day of classes for Columbia Public Schools on Thursday.
Ross Murdock, left, and Kenny Edwards stand on what is left of the roof of the Prairie Home R-V School after it was torn off by a storm around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, in this photo by Shannon Elliott. Edwards found $2 among the insulation, which was spread around the school and into neighbors' trees. Edwards and Murdoch were part of a group of residents who gathered to clean up the school.
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When I first returned from my semester in London, my friend Jamie asked me, "So… how have you changed?" It was a great question. Everybody who studies abroad inevitably comes back with new experiences and skills. But sometimes the change can be hard to pinpoint. Sure, you might feel more worldly and independent, but how do you put that on paper? More importantly, how do you convey that to your future employer?
Below are some resume examples to get you thinking in the right direction when it comes to showing potential employers what you've learned while studying abroad.
Personally, since my resume was already pretty full, I kept the study abroad information very simple. Under the "Education" section I added a bullet point to highlight my semester abroad.
University of Maryland Graduated May 2010
B.S. in Geography
Then, in the "Skills" section at the bottom of my resume, I chose to highlight all of the countries to where I've traveled.
Be careful when making a list like this. It was never my intention to come across as bragging; the point for me was simply to capture the employer's interest (while still leaving room for all of my relevant work experience elsewhere on the page). For instance, when applying to a job at a travel agency, I thought it would be beneficial for them to see I had extensive travel experience outside of work. The same goes for jobs where you might encounter a variety of people when, let's say, working in customer service. In many scenarios, it is more practical to explain the skills gained abroad, such as:
If you have more room on your resume than I did, however, it can be extremely helpful to expand upon your experiences abroad even further. You might add a section like follows:
Semester Abroad in London Spring 2009
International Student House Resident Assistant Spring 2009
Independent Research Project Fall 2009
If you interned abroad, that would also be a great thing to add. An internship can go either in the "International Experience" section, or in a "Work Experience" section. Just make sure to highlight any major projects you worked on or any cultural experiences you would not have gained elsewhere. Study abroad is a unique experience that can set you apart from other job applicants. Use this to your advantage and you are sure to be called in for an interview in no time!
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Jacquie Phelan (born December 10, 1955 in San Francisco, California) is an American former road and cyclocross racer, and was the NORBA champion three consecutive years—1983, 1984, and 1985. Her nickname of "Alice B. Toeclips" is a homage to Alice B. Toklas. Phelan is known through the US mountain bike racing community for being outspoken on behalf of women riders and noncompetitive riders, riding drop bars off road, and her polka-dotted tights.
Phelan is married to Wilderness Trail Bikes cofounder and inventor Charlie Cunningham, the bicycle frame builder whose aluminum bike, "Otto," Phelan raced unbeaten for six years. This bike was the first modern lightweight mountain bike, and its heat-treated sloping top tube aluminum frame held up for over nine consecutive seasons. The roller cam brakes, two chainrings (44-34), and custom-fabricated eleven-tooth rear cog gave a boost in technical riding. The bike also drew criticism from traditional framebuilders, who believed durable frames had to be made of steel.
She was a charter inductee into the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame in 1988,[1] and in 2000 was inducted into the United States Bicycling Hall of Fame.[1] Along with a dozen others, Phelan cofounded NORBA in 1982, and was a charter member of IMBA. Phelan founded the Women's Mountain Bike & Tea Society (WOMBATS) in 1987 to encourage women's and girls' participation,[1] and produced the sport's first off-road skills camps, dubbed "Fat Tire Finishing School".
Phelan was the first US mountain bike racer, male or female, to race abroad (Man v. Horse, Wales). In 2004 she placed 8th overall in the Transportugal, a 1300 km offroad adventure race, where she was the only woman. Phelan is still invited to participate in offroad races both stateside and abroad. In summer 2009 she took part in a two-month vodka commercial called the 42 Below ride, a 4,200-mile crossing of the USA by road bike.
Phelan appears in three documentary films: Full Cycle: A World Odyssey (1994), How to Cook Your Life (Doris Doerrie's film about Zen baker Edward Espe Brown, 2007), and Billy Savage's Klunkerz.[2]
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02-15-2013, 11:22 AM | #1 (permalink) |
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I was taking some time and reading the Members Feedback section and I began to think how many members have been scammed or attempted to be scammed?
I personally have never been scammed on this site, but I do not buy or sell on the level others do. I am also very particular on who I deal with and join group breaks with. So go ahead and vote, share some tips with others to prevent others from being scammed. Please don't use this area to bash your scammer...Keep that in the Feedback section. |
02-15-2013, 11:30 AM | #2 (permalink) |
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There are no tips to avoid being scammed.
IT ALL COMES DOWN TO COMMON SENSE!!!!!!! People on here (it seems) are SO EAGER to get the deal of a lifetime that they make such easy pickings for the scammers. I hate to say it this way but there are oodles of incredibly stupid people on this forum. Just use common sense before jumping all over something. If a deal seems too good to be true...it is.
The Deflategate truthers are like one of those doomsday cults that declare the world is going to end at a certain date and time, and when it doesnt, they just say Whoops! We were slightly off in our math, and then just pick another date. Also, David Ortiz thinks he is bigger than the game. Last edited by BostonNut; 02-15-2013 at 11:36 AM. |
02-15-2013, 11:38 AM | #5 (permalink) |
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So...anyone who gets scammed is stupid???
I got scammed by a person on eBay that had excellent feedbacks and all of a sudden everything came crashing down....so does that make me stupid??? Yes, the deal was great, but with others dealing with the seller and getting their orders, why wouldn't I order from that seller? Obviously you don't "hate to say it this way" if you said it. |
02-15-2013, 11:40 AM | #6 (permalink) |
Got scammed on eBay by an 800 feedback seller. He just never sent and never replied to my messages. He got dinged with like 10 straight negative feedbacks so odds are he just wanted a loan from buyers so he posted a bunch of stuff he didn't have.
eBay refund my money - he never even tried to fight it - it was just a long ass process to get my cash back. Luckily I didn't need it at the time.
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There is a difference here when it comes to getting scammed. Being a victim first time by negligence is okay. But falling for the same mistake over and over derserves no sympathy!! |
02-15-2013, 12:27 PM | #9 (permalink) | |
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How do you get scammed on eBay if you follow all of the proper protocols put in place to protect you?
The Deflategate truthers are like one of those doomsday cults that declare the world is going to end at a certain date and time, and when it doesnt, they just say Whoops! We were slightly off in our math, and then just pick another date. Also, David Ortiz thinks he is bigger than the game. |
02-15-2013, 12:34 PM | #10 (permalink) |
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Received a random PM by a user here asking me about my location, searching for common ground to make me feel comfortable. He then proceeded to ask me if I would pay for something for HIM with MY PayPal, and he would send me concealed cash in a PWE.
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Almost got stiffed by a couple people. One was an $8 card from a member with 100% feedback (and it turns out multiple aliases).
However, I did get my card from Haiku.
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02-15-2013, 05:55 PM | #17 (permalink) |
Is this serious, because it happened to me as a seller and I follow the rules to meet the standards for "Seller Protection". I still got bent over, and didn't get so much as a kiss on the cheek or slap on the ass.
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02-15-2013, 07:59 PM | #18 (permalink) |
I've only been scammed once and it wasn't on this forum. I've sold quite a bit on eBay and on one occasion, I shipped ahead of payment which I never received even after multiple attempts. At first, the guy was really nice over the phone and said he needed to get the items before his daughter's B-Day. The items probably totaled around $80 SV. To this day, I still have his mailing address and the phone number he contacted me from, and I imagine what confronting him in person would be like. What he took was my trust, but what he gave me was an experience which has helped me avoid future scams.
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It seems to me that lost in the brouhaha over the Juan Rincon situation is the rather strident comments of Angels manager Mike Scioscia.
He's still going to have the benefits," Scioscia said Monday night in Seattle. "In 10 days, I guarantee you Juan Rincon doesn't become a mere mortal."
For years, I had no problem uttering the phrase Juan Rincon and
mere mortal in the same sentence. I didn'think he was very good.
He came up in 2001 like a house afire -- after the fire. He appeared in only a few games in 2001 and then got into 10 of them in 2002, as a bullpen specialist. He specialized in giving up lots of runs.
Then in 2003, he stopped giving up homers and suddenly he was decent. He always had a high walk-to-strikeout ratio and that continued in 2004 when he was unbelievable. In 82 innings he gave up only 52 hits, walked 32 and struck out 106 for an unconscious 2.63 ERA. Must be the drug, right?
I don't really know the nuts-and-bolts of Major League Baseball's substance abuse policy, but I have to believe that someone, somewhere was sitting in a dugout for a Twins opponents before it went into effect this year muttering, "wish we had steroid testing."
The trouble is: there isn't anything in Rincon's minor league numbers to suggest he would be this good. But there isn't anything there to suggest he wouldn't either.
Assessing minor leaguers is always a dicey proposition. I like to look at hits per 9 innings pitched (h9) and walks-and-hits-per-innings-pitched (whip).
From 1997 with the Twins' Gulf Coast League team to New Britain, Rincon was steady. Not great. Steady. His WHIP was between 1.30 to 1.58, which is about what your average pitcher does. His hits per 9 innings was around 8, which is pretty good. The minor leagues, by the way, have had a drug testing policy in place for several years.
In 2001 with New Britain, he had a great year as a starter and earned his call-up where, like most kids, he bombed in his first three dozen or so innings.
So I'm looking at these things trying to determine precisely when it was he began taking whatever the bigshots say he was taking. I can't find it. Most pitchers who end up making their debuts in the major leagues at age 22, are probably going to be pretty good pitchers.
But, still, his statement this afternoon was anything but a powerful defense.
"Baseball is my life, and I was devastated after becoming aware that I tested positive for a violation of Major League Baseball's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program," Rincon said. "The details are confidential, and I have asked the players' association to challenge the suspension.
"What I can share with you today is that I would never knowingly compromise my position within Major League Baseball or jeopardize my relationship with the Minnesota Twins organization or the relationships that I enjoy with my teammates.
"I will make no further comments, or answer any questions, until the process plays out in its entirety. However, I will add that I look forward to returning to the field to continue pitching to the best of my ability to help the Twins organization win its fourth consecutive division title."
Somehow, I'm betting when the process has played out, we still won't know what the alleged crime was.
But is it asking to much for a "I didn't do it"? Or even a "I did"?
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