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MANILA, Philippines—The Department of Health (DOH) has begun distributing thousands of doxycycline capsules to prevent the spread of leptospirosis, Health Secretary Enrique Ona said on Wednesday.
Ona said the DOH has distributed doxycycline in the National Capital Region (NCR), Calabarzon and Central Luzon—the regions that have been severely affected by the floods and monsoon rains.
"The public should be wary about leptospirosis, which is waterborne, because it could affect one's kidneys and require dialysis," Ona said.
In the NCR, health officials delivered at least 25,000 doxycycline capsules to local government units to be used as prophylaxis or to prevent being infected by leptospirosis.
"These capsules will serve as their protection from leptospirosis as they will be wading in floodwaters during rescue operations," said Eduardo Janairo, the DOH-NCR regional director.
He said 10,000 doxycycline capsules/tablets were delivered to Taguig, Navotas, Valenzuela, San Juan, Mandaluyong, Manila, Muntinlupa and Parañaque, while 15,000 went to Quezon City.
"We are giving additional stocks just in case they will need more due to the continuous rain and flooding that we are experiencing. Public schools in Quezon City, San Juan and Pateros have already been given doxycycline and assorted medicines during our dengue and leptospirosis awareness campaign," Janairo said.
"Health personnel in evacuation centers are also providing doxycycline capsules to evacuees as [a form of] protection from leptospirosis," he added.
Janairo said the regional epidemiology surveillance unit has reported that 133 leptospirosis cases were admitted from Jan. 1 to Aug. 10 this year.
"The figure is 63 percent lower than the 357 cases reported for the same period last year. The ages of those affected ranged from 11 months to 82 years. Majority (81 percent) were male. Most of the cases (22 percent) were from the City of Manila," Janairo said.
Ten deaths were recorded, he added.
Janairo said DOH-NCR health emergency staff and regional health representatives conducted a rapid health assessment (RHA) in selected evacuation centers in Marikina, Quezon City and Pateros.
An RHA is also being done in selected and accessible evacuation centers in Pasay City by the Kalusugan Pangkalahatan health teams, he said.
Besides the doxycycline capsules being given to affected individuals, doses of vitamin A were also being administered to children in evacuation areas, he said.
"I advise everyone who will wade in floodwaters to wear protective gear in order not to be affected by leptospirosis," Janairo said.
He said the DOH was coordinating with the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Flood Control Information Center and the Metro Manila Disaster Risk Reduction Management Center on assistance to be given to the afflicted.
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I used to be addicted to ETSY, now I've had it. I had wonderful experieces until recently. I've had two horrible expereices where sellers take advantage and ETSY sides on the seller, not to buyer, whom makes them the money BTW! I've had it with that website and will not be on there again, NEVER!
My name is Gloria and this is my experience. I ordered 3 items thru Etsy using seller RAWEARTHSTUDIO. The seller made me wait over a month for the merchandise, and NEVER answered my emails asking for the merchandise, I contacted ETSY and opened a claim asking for a REFUND...all I received from ETSY was generic email responses. After a month and one week I finally received the merchandise that ended up not being as described, bad quality, cheap material, frustrated I mailed everything back to the seller thru return receive request and registered mail, the seller are not answering in reference to my refund and ETSY is telling me that I didn't following the proper procedure with the seller before mailed everything back to her. My question is how could I? the seller never responded. I never received any help or support from ETSY before were too late... I have mail a letter to ETSY Director if he have more common sense than their Safety Trust Team. I am very disappointed from this Corporation and please if you are reading this feedback DO NOT BUY anything from RAWEARTHSTUDIO and her owner that has all the licences by the way expired she is not reliable, she will stay with your money and know how to manipulate the system and ETSY looks like its part of the SCAM.
My order never arrived, the supplier did not communicate and Etsy.com gave no support or have any method for redress. In the end thankfully PayPal was able to arrange a refund, but I would not recommend using the Etsy site as they are simply connecting buyers and sellers but offer no back up or support when things go wrong.
"Purchased a $250 custom Disney cosplay/Halloween costume from etsy seller Sherryval (AKA "Imogen Valentine" SherryImogen and ImogenVal) in Sep 2013. Sherryval agreed to ship costume in time for Halloween. After failing to ship the costume on the agreed date, there was no way it was going to arrive for Halloween. She never made my costume, lied several times about having made it/shipped it and after many delays and excuses eventually admitted that she had never made it and would refund my money. She told me she processed the refund several times and lied about why it hadn't gone through. (She never initiated the refund.) She stopped replying to my e-mails asking her for the status of the refund.
I found that she opened a new shop at www.sewsmitten.net. When I contacted her through the new site the seller was openly hostile and refused to refund me, stating she shouldn'thave to foot the bill for my mistake and "buyer's remorse" (I paid her for a costume, never received anything) and that she does not do refunds?! Not sure how she would be "refunding me something she never sent, let alone made. As of Apr 2014 I still do not have my refund. My belief in her multiple lies caused me to be unable to report this to etsy, paypal or my credit card in time to initiate a chargeback.
Etsy can't help me because it went past the reporting period - I think this is a problem specific to etsy's allowing sellers to do custom listings. The processing time can take so long that by the time someone figures out they are being scammed it is too late to get $$ back from etsy, paypal, or their credit card companies. Etsy needs to put better processes in place for custom sales.
Discovered that this seller is now operating outside of etsy under several names, including Sew Smitten Commissions, Sew Smitten Creations and Sew Smitten Seamstress, among others. Even with insistence from law enforcement, this seller still refuses to refund my money. "
I'm hooked on this site lately! Beautiful unique handmade items of all kinds! I always look there first before going anywhere else!
Ordered a masquerade mask from a seller for my daughters prom and it was never shipped! I found out the day before the event that the seller had debited the funds for the purchase but did not ship it. Her response? She no longer had the item, we could get a different one instead. Really?!?! I got to pay Amazon 4 x the amt to have a different mask shipped the day before prom. I'll never do business with that site again.
I love the idea that this site is giving small businesses (mainly artists) a venue to sell their art. I had a very good experience with my first purchase (a magnet board) and would try it again. Although, I bet your experience would vary based on the artist that you purchase from.
The Etsy website has a very comprehensive cache of custom products available for purchase. I was able to find perfect custom invitations for my son's first birthday that will stand out from the rest, for sure! My transaction was completed easily and my order was sent to me the next day. I will definitely be shopping via Etsy.com again.
I really like this site because I can get unique gifts for my wife. The site is pretty easy to use. I've never had an issue with any purchase I've made through them.
I had a store with etsy for about 4 months. I was making about $7,000 on sales per month until a $#*! called Kaycie from "integrity team" suspended my account.
I appealed the suspension and she denied it. One night, I got an email from her and she called me " damn guy" and replied and asked why she was calling me like that and she pretty much said " haha I suspended your $#*!ing store".
I do not understand how a company like etsy can have a person like her working on the integrity team. I have never ever in my life received an treat like that.
I was in shock when I read her message. I still have that message if anyone would like to see it. The message came from integrity at etsy . com
Poor company and stuff.
I purchased 50 mini-tubs from TheChalkFactory (https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/TheChalkFactory/about) via Etsy. I spent $85 on the product plus shipping. It arrived quickly and upon opening the box, I found that several of the tubs had exploded inside the box all over everything else, staining the paint brushes and other tubs. I contacted the seller, and she said "not my problem - take it up with the post office". I opened a case with Etsy, and they said "not our problem, take it up with the post office."
So, the seller on Etsy did a lousy packing job, blamed the post office for improper handling, and now it's my problem to deal with, and I had to rush order other items from Amazon.com. What a waste of time and money!
I hired someone who owns StudioForThree for my business cards for letterpress with two colors with printed edge. And it came out with no printed edge and misplaced alignments and wrong size. He admitted all his mistakes and willing to print out again with no charge. But the trouble started from that point. I sent him a file with bleed lines for (cutting and safe line) I told him that clearly. He made the cards with all bleed lines included but then he blamed me for sending me the file. Second cards came anyway by paying for the second plates but to make long story short I had to correspond over email with him over 100 times. It was such a nightmare to make simple business cards with this guy. Very un professional and unpleasant attitude. He even sent all his son's photos of surgery when he was asked why the replacement never comes. I never had anybody so unprofessional and in a small box thinking person till this guy. I would never recommend this to anybody. He even posted my business cards with my artwork on the website and claims that he own it?!!! He wont deleted when I asked him to. SUCH A NIGHTMARE ! NEVER NEVER ORDER ANYTHING FROM THIS WEBSITE OR STUDIOFORTHREE. THEY HAVE STUPID POLICY.
Horrible customer service. Ordered 2 items and seller tracked both items in one tracking number. I only got 1 item. seller emailed me saying she has no idea what she sent or what I ordered, but etsy still sided with her. You can never get a call back from a person, no one must read those emails of "i don't know". Absolutely ridiculous!!!!!!!!.
Zero stars! Ordered an item a month ago- never arrived. Impossible to contact ANYONE at Etsy. They're like eBay in the bad old days. Filed a dispute with the credit card company.
Bridesmaid dresses ordered on Affairyland were delivered to an incorrect address. They were shipped from China, so it took a long time to figure out that they were delivered to an incorrect address. Affairyland refused to generate a claim with UPS for reimbursement, and they refuse to reimburse me. Since it took so long for this to come to fruition, it is now too late to "Report a Problem" on the website. I now have to pay for another set of bridesmaid dresses. Very disappointed.
I love some of the handmade crafts they have...they are great for different type of gift.
STAY AWAY!!! I ordered a dress from Angledew through Etsy that came to me COMPLETELY different from the photograph, which the company denies even when I sent a photo, no way to get reimbursed, Esty washed its hands of the affair. Lost $60
never order from CHINA!!!!!!!
I love this site. Always buy things for my dorm and for gifts for family and friends. Everything is so unique.
This site is an independent shop on Etsy.com and sells vintage and antique hair accessories and jewelry.
I have made a number of purchases from this shop and been delighted with their service. The owner is highly professional and the merchandise is always accurately described. Not only that but the merchant is an academic writer and includes links to the many papers and books she has written on the subject of costume. Included too are contemporary pictures of many of the items being worn by Victorian and 1920s ladies.
The stock is very large and varied and of high quality. I have seen very unusual Indonesian head dresses and jewelry here which I have never seen elsewhere.
I once had a minor issue of an item I had ordered being unavailable. It was apparently missing in the warehouse. Rather than disappoint me and just leave it out of the package (it was a multiple order) the merchant offered me alternatives such as a substitute item of my choice at a generous 25% discount. Having a "wish" list I chose the discount and selected another item. The discount was applied directly to my Paypal account within 24 hours.
All the items were shipped promptly by a tracked international service and all but one arrived within 1-2 weeks. The delay was due to bad weather and the carrier and not the sellers fault. The service was always friendly and professional. As a frequent buyer I have several times been offered discount coupons which are much appreciated.
I would certainly recommend this site and its very knowledgeable owner
Dina from Dina Paola Designs was great to work with. Dina would follow up with me to make sure that I was happy with the color for the Hershey Kiss stickers that I ordered. Dina's turn around time was quick and I was happy with the quality. I will definitely order again from Dina.
Etsy is the best ever! I have been selling here since 2007 and with 7 years experience so appreciate this venue!
I have had refund problems with two vendors. Etsy has not helped me in the least. They have either been evasive or not responded to my requests. I will quit shopping on Etsy I'll stick with Ebay.
Don't shop with Vintagehatsupplies or CoutureRadio.
I have ordered items on etsy and they have taken forever to ship. I will not be purchasing from etsy any longer. I also have a shop on etsy to sell my artwork and photography and etsy treats their sellers like sh*t. I will be selling my items elsewhere.
I've ordered from Etsy several times and always had good results. I use Paypal and a credit card so that I can cancel payment if need be, but I've always had good results from my orders. It seems to me many of the complaints are due to misunderstandings. When you buy on Etsy, you are buying directly from the seller, not from Etsy as a company. It's the same on E-bay. I've bought mainly craft supplies and vintage items, and have always been pleased. I don't expect the same speedy service from an individual working out of his/ her home that I expect from a huge company like Amazon. Usually I receive a hand-written thank you note from the seller. I would not buy jewelry on Etsy, because I'd want to see it (not a picture) before buying.
I will never do business again with Michelle Evans or her Etsy shop MichiCouture. Here's why I'm very disappointed not only were they not bubble wrapped, only in a silky pouch, but the glue was still soaking wet and the pieces were coming off. That's how I received these finished bling cases.The Eiffel Tower was half off, so I took it off and the rest of the pieces on the case peeled off like a sheet of paper. Michelle was nice enough to throw in a compact for me purchasing two cases, although the compact case did not have rhinestones on it as her shop does. The tissue paper was glued onto the flower which I couldn't get off. Michelle admitted to doing them last minute and not letting them fully dry with her big fan. The cases had to have been made the day of the initial email regarding the status of delivery because the glue was still wet and Michelle said she was in a rush making them and getting them out admitting she didn't let the glue dry all the way. I think that is terrible and I'm very upset knowing she won't refund because she says she's in debt. Michelle admits via email to rushing the cases and not letting the glue dry, then why can't you give me a refund, I spent $96.25 only to get a half job done, terrible. I even offered to ship all her pieces everything back. Her last email was very unprofessional. This is what made me change my mind about leaving a negative review. This email is highly unprofessional and what I got out of it was she won't refund because she needs the money. One of the last emails was Michelle swearing at me. How awful for a business owner
"MichiCouture's Shop Announcement Policy"
"Each phone is custom made and "can possibly take 2-3 weeks to make."
My order was not shipped until Feb 17th only because I had reminded Michelle via email asking about the status of my order on Feb 16th..2-3 weeks have exhausted so I wrote a nice email asking about the status of my order
I filed a dispute, sent over every single email conversation we had and sent pictures. I was refunded, but not by Michelle.
I want to prevent this from happening to anyone else buying from Etsy Shop MichiCouture owner Michelle Evans
I had heard alot about this site and needed a unique gift for a friend so I decided to visit and see what all the fuss was about. It's a given that they have very unique gifts and other items that you may have a hard time finding elsewhere, but unfortunately after I placed an order from a company it turns out was overseas, I waited over a month and the item never came. I tried getting tracking information several times but they were unable to provide me with any. They did handle the credit back to my Paypal account accordingly once I reported I had not received the item but I have to say it was a disappointing experience.
THIS REVIEW IS A "0". Not only does Etsy take almost $1000 of my money to cover their outrageous fees, there is ZERO CUSTOMER SERVICE. They make it impossible to get a hold of them, and when you do send them an email they never respond back to you. I had someone leave me a 1 star review indicating that they never received the item and that I never returned their emails. I was able to prove that her order was delivered w/I 24 hrs & I did respond to her 1 email w/I 24 hrs. Etsy would not remove her false feedback after reporting it and sending multiple emails requesting that they take it down. I'm selling on there now, but just bought a domain name and will sell from my website soon. I hate Etsy with a passion now.
I love the products there, original and creative, best place to buy a gift to family or to myself, their pinterest photo is also nice!
Just watch who you are buying from, Check reviews on the persons and correspond.
I purchased items, received a bogus tracking number, as with proof of this number they are paid, and the item was never shipped and three weeks later was blaming not receiving on the USPS not picking it up. The USPS stated a label was generated, NO package available for pick up or received.. Shop was paid.
Then, the shop said it was left on the porch for USPS to pick up and it had rained and the package was ruined with water. Finally after a bad review and numerous email, the shop finally provided that info. So watch who you are dealing with.
These people work out of their homes and use the ETSY site for business.
There is NO phone number or CSR behind ETSY, just an automated email that everyone gets if a complaint is sent. No one from ETSY ever got back with me.
There are a couple of sellers I still deal with, but check out their shops and reviews prior to any purchases.
A bad apple can run the bunch, and I hate to see negatives against all the sellers, as there are some very good ones on Etsy. Just watch it.
I am both a buyer and seller through Etsy and all my experiences have been 100% positive. However, I have read some of the other reviews and just want to put this out there. Etsy is basically an online market in which vendors pay for shop space and are required to follow some "market" rules. Whenever I purchase anything online I always have a good look at their reviews and policies, including shipping, returns, repairs and their about us page. If they don't have this information available, contact them and ask them to send you a email of what their policies are.
Purchased a $250 Etsy gift card for my granddaughter since she loves Etsy. It was emailed and used it to make a few purchases. A day later they cancelled all her orders and told her her address was associated with fraud. She lives in an apartment building in NYC. I wanted a refund of the card price of $250 since they would not allow her to use it and they refused so I called my credit card company and got a refund. I wouldn't do business with them again and my granddaughter has since closed her account. They said it was a mistake but they should have done their homework first before treating her like that.
I know a few people selling on Etsy and one is my sister. I also created an account to watch and decide if I might open a shop there, but after what I've seen last night to my sister, I'm sure I should check some other websites to runa business. Etsy... not a bad site, BUT some TEAMS there where people sincerely try to promote their items and other shop owners on threads, just there to promote their websites and try to link people there and sell them 'tutorials', 'success pack', etc. and their team leaders have such a rude attitude to members thinking they own them. I'm sure if Etsy will not solve this problem soon, it will lose many people, both customers and sellers...
I am truly puzzled by all the negative reviews. What, you didn't know that you'd be paying customs fees on anything you import (buy from oversees)? Better educate yourself about your own country's laws an regulations then. Seller can provide proof of purchase but you still b!tch about how they screwed you over? Well what do you know, customs office is authorized and hold your package for several weeks, also, stuff is occassionally lost in the mail. Not the sellers fault! If you ask them politely and contact them in a timely manner, surely they will try and work out a solution for you. In the end, if you run a small online business, all you have is your reputation.
As far as customer service goes, Etsy is a PLATFORM for handmade artists, who run their individual shops. They are rolling out their telephone hotline this year, 2014, to help remedy situations where something clearly goes wrong with the transaction.
I do feel truly sorry for those sellers who had their shops shut down without a warning.
As far as the website being difficult to navigate - absolute BS, Etsy has one of the cleanest and most comprehensive layouts. Policies/payment methods differing from shop to shop - well duuh! Once again people, it's a PLATFORM for individual sellers that exercise control over their own business and have their own policies. READ the shop policies and COMMUNICATE with the seller if there is any discrepancies in your addresses, etc. Your life will improve dramatically, I guarantee you.
I first found etsy when I went looking for supplies. I loved what was being offered such as charms,fimo, prints. Some shops were out of my price range but many were just right for my budget.
I am now a seller on etsy and direct many buyers to various shops I would have to say my favorite category is vintage collectibles as it just brings up happy memories.
Terrible group to work with should you experience any issues. They do not know how to treat their community with respect. The reason their fees are low is only to attract revenue... Closed my shop because of how I was treated. There are better alternatives available... use them!
As a seller, I love etsy. Low fees, easy to use, and I get lot's of sales... You can't beat it for handmade items.
Nice alternative from Ebay...I like the idea that it is not full of the Ebay fakes...Most sellers seem good.
They don't tell you you'll pay a customs charge even though they list their prices in your local currency. Very sneaky indeed.
ZERO STARS ACTUALLY. Bought two items from ETSY website using two different credit cards. Within weeks of buying the items BOTH CREDIT CARDS HAD FRAUDULENT ACTIVITY ON THEM!!! STAY AWAY FROM THIS WEBSITE!!!! After reading reviews now, it looks like people order items and never receive them. Wish I would have read these reviews before placing my order on this website.
I purchased a item it was never shipped. the seller and esty.com never responded to my multiple messages. I had to file a dispute and get my money back from pay pal. and it took 2 weeks.. horrible. no customer service whatsoever
Site has its own "track package" link which provides fake tracking information. Their fake tracking information is formatted to look like a real US Postal Service tracking report, but despite the fancy USPS logo and excellent formatting, the information being provided by Etsy does not match the tracking information on the real USPS online tracking report.
I found the problem after an Etsy seller "Featherpick Fashions" took nearly a full week after the order had been placed and paid before Etsy sent me an email saying that the seller was GOING TO ship my order soon and providing a USPS tracking number. I have checked the tracking information on both the Etsy site and the real USPS website -- they both agree that the seller STILL has not shipped my package (more than a week after it was ordered and paid for), but the tracking information on the Etsy website is not the same as the real USPS tracking report.
Basically, I bought a hand made dress for $150 and never got it. The seller tells me that Etsy is not giving her my messages. Etsy tells me that my case expired and can no longer open a case against the seller. Conclusion: Etsy stole $150 from me. Called my credit card and they will dispute the money. Horrible refund policy, sent them an email, didn't get reply from the trust issue link. Great idea, but horrible treatment to customers, thieves is the right word!!
HOrrible. I read reviews for the shops before I purchased from them and they had great reviews. My first experience, I paid through paypal and the shop all of a sudden didn't exist. Never got my item, had to get a refund through paypal. I gave it one more chance and found a shop with more positive reviews, same thing happened. After never receiving two items...there isn't even a way to contact etsy, no customer service phone number, just an automated question website that didn't help. I will never use etsy.com again.
Love the hand made products! It means a little more when someone takes the time and attention to detail to produce something so unique!
I have been selling on etsy since early '09. It was pretty great at that time, and a decent alternative to ebay. It always bothered me that it was limited in what you are allowed to sell there. For example, I sold high end couture and vintage fashion on ebay, but on etsy, the site rules prevented me from selling anything newer than 20 years old. This has always been a drawback. They should allow the high end couture items, because they are relatively unique pieces and it is recycled fashion, it is always good to reuse and reduce waste, and these pieces are not mass-produced, which is what etsy is about. This rule still exists today, but now, mass produced items are allowed and resale items younger than 20 years old, still not allowed. Etsy has slowly changed in the way sellers are treated too. Fees are still pretty low, but sellers cannot leave feedback for buyers, not even positive feedback. And buyers can't leave feedback for sellers until weeks after they buy the item. By this time, most forget about feedback and move on. Most sales never receive feedback. They also keep aimlessly changing the look of the item pages, and it's never for the better. It seems like they waste a lot of effort/money/time "improving" things on the site that don't need improvement while other things are never even considered for improvement but do need it. The forums are also highly censored. That part is only getting worse. And the punishments are handed down pretty arbitrarily. The threads used to be pretty fun to participate in, even though it sometimes became heated, at least it was real. They've really taken the reality out of it. Also, you have the regular forum visitors that are in constant defense of etsy's unnecessary and lame changes. It just seems like the whole vibe there is going toward censorship, corporatocracy, cookie cutter and plain lameness. Also, the site is now over saturated thanks to the influx of sellers offering mass-produced items, and views have really plummeted, causing sales to plummet as well. Selling used to be relatively easy. You just listed and the item sold a few days later usually. Now, because of a relevancy-based search instead of a chronological one, you can't just relist your item to return it to a higher place in search. You have to constantly re-tweak your SEO to remain relevant. It's so much work for literally a few dollars in profit. The revenue etsy generates for the average seller is a fraction of what you'd receive at an easy part time minimum wage job. The amount of work the maintenance required to sell a $12 item in an etsy shop turns out to pay the seller a few cents per hour. It really has just become overall not worth bothering with for most people. It probably works well for the people who are always featured and re-featured on the main page, i.e., the favorites, which is a whole additional issue. A lot of little things adding up with this site, I'm sure I failed to mention some. If you want to open a shop there, just have low expectations.
Terrible website. I was selling my eliquid line thats used in electronic cigarettes. Before making my shop, I read through all the items you are not supposed to sell, and nothing about vapors is on there. We were one of the first shops selling liquids. After selling multiple orders, etsy shuts down my shop claiming that I was selling drug paraphernalia. I mean....what. I know its a big deal in the news and polictics right now, but claiming I'm selling drugs? There is nothing in these that you wouldn't find in the baked goods or candies that are being sold on etsy. Keep in mind, if you search for "glass pipes" there are over 8000 listings that have been up for months. When i brought this up to jessica, she says its up to etsy if its considered a drug paraphernalia item or not, and the marajuana leaf decorated glass pipe is not considered to be one, After going back and fourth with Jessica, watching her copy and paste their banned selling items, and adding vapors into it, when its not listed on the actual banned items list, I'm refusing to pay my shop fees. I informed her if she doesn't return my money, going to take legal action. Yes...legal action over ten dollars. The fact that shes changing their terms and conditions in an email to make her argument valid is insane. So anyone that is planning on opening a shop on etsy, be aware that they can unofficially change their terms and conditions through emails.
Etsy shut down my account and won't let me BUY because I used gift cards that I had purchased myself. Why is this not ok?
There is no customer service and no phone number. IT makes no sense to me.
I do love etsy, but while looking around at different products, I have begun to see the same reviews on different products. It makes me wary to buy anything if the reviews are fake :(
This is a fairly large site for buying and selling original, handmade items. I am a seller on etsy and have sold a few of my Twilight-inspired jewelry items. I have always received instant payment from the buyers. It costs a small amount to list & sell items, but items listed here will sell for more than they would on ebay.
I agree that there is no customer service. If you run into problems you are on your own. And that is a problem when you are buying on line from sellers nation or worldwide.
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I'll re-post my original review for Chanel No.5. And I'll keep on doing it forever. Once again, this is possibly one of the best perfumes ever created but the point within my review is slightly different. I'm trying to focus on the fact that if we all endorse the "best ever" attitude we leave no room for invention, for curiosity, for self expression and we react to other people's opinion just like the world of perfumery reacted when No.5 was originally released. At the time, brands by the likes of Guerlain used to keep the point that using natural ingredients in perfumes, was the only way to guarantee excellance. Then Chanel introduced on the market the first clearly chemical fragrance, declaring they used over 80 aldehydes to create this marvellous composition.
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How to Track Your Stress
Topic Overview
You may not know what is causing your stress, exactly how your body responds to stress, or how you cope with stress. To find out, keep a record to track the times you feel stressed. Write down:
- What may have triggered the stress. Guess, if you aren't sure.
- How you felt and behaved in response to the stressful situation (symptoms of stress).
- What, if anything, you did to cope with the stressful situation.
Here's a sample of what a stress record might look like.
|Stressful event
|Reaction (symptoms, thoughts, behaviors)
|Coping response
Kids not getting ready for school
Felt tightness in stomach, yelled at them
Had a doughnut when I got to work
Late for meeting with supervisor
Tight stomach, fear about performance review
Talked with Janet about it and felt better
Copier broke down again
Headache, snapped at Bill to call repair person
Not sure
Call from sister about her divorce interrupted my work
Headache got worse
Daydreamed about trip to Hawaii
Meeting ran overtime, couldn't leave at 5:00
Headache still there, neck begins to ache
Went out for a few drinks with coworkers
- Look over your notes to learn how often you are feeling stressed and how you are coping.
- Ask yourself:
- Did you find that there were certain times of the day when you are more stressed? What was going on during those times?
- Were your reactions related more to thoughts, like worrying, or were they more physical, like headaches?
- Did you notice that certain people or certain situations triggered your stress?
- Which ways of coping with stress work best, and which ones don't work or have other effects you don't like?
The more notes you write down, the more you can learn about your stress patterns. Tracking your stress for 1 to 2 weeks is best. But taking notes even for 1 or 2 days can be helpful. If you are seeing a doctor or a therapist to help manage your stress, consider sharing your record with him or her. It will give your doctor important information to help you manage your stress.
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Willie Cut His Hair; New Music From Jason Eady, Ryan Shupe, and Todd Snider; Chris LeDoux Memorialized
- The most famous braids in America are no more.
- Chris LeDoux will be memorialized next month with a 13-foot bronze statue and the renaming of a park in Kaycee, Wyoming. The statue, featuring LeDoux riding a horse named Stormy Weather atop a guitar-shaped base, will be called "Good Ride Cowboy" after the 2005 Garth Brooks single.
- In his music and with the upcoming Delfest, Del McCoury attempts to bridge the gap between genres.
- One of the bands appearing at the previously mentioned Delfest is Trampled by Turtles, a new band that CMT's Chris Parton says likes their bluegrass fast and dirty.
- Jason Eady released a new song titled "Battlefield" just in time for Memorial Day. (via @jasoneady)
- Kris Kristofferson, Steve Earle, and Corb Lund are a few of the subjects of Farce the Music's fourth day of alt-country parody album covers.
String Theory Media's Craig Havighurst is on a mission to persuade the University of Illinois Press to publish a paperback edition of his book Air Castle of the South: WSM and the Making of Music City and he needs your help. Also be sure to check out some of his recent work for some cool artists:
Dierks Bentley: At the Ryman, Up On the Ridge bio, and a profile.
Darrell Scott: Video and written bios for his new album, A Crooked Road.
Joe Diffie: An electronic press kit for his new bluegrass album Homecoming.
- The latest CMT Unplugged session features performances from Reba McEntire, including a cover of Beyonce's "If I Were a Boy."
- It's not Tuesday, but Ryan Shupe & The Rubberband have a new album out today titled Brand New Shoes. (via That Nashville Sound)
- Country California Fake News: Julianne Hough Working on Album of Appalachian Murder Ballads
"[…] I knew I wanted to cover the standards that I loved as a little girl – Omie Wise, Pretty Polly, Banks of the Ohio," said Hough, naming a trio of traditional songs in which women are senselessly murdered, "but I also wanted to make it sort of fun and contemporary, which is why I included a song called 'Look Out, Chuck.'"
- CMT's Edward Morris recapped the 85th Opry anniversary celebration that took place on Tuesday night with Steve Wariner, Ricky Skaggs, Vince Gill and Brad Paisley.
- In honor of Tom T. Hall's recent 74th birthday, check out "I Flew Over Our House Last Night," a song the Groover's Paradise blogger names as one of his favorites.
- In an interview with CMT, Merle Haggard commented on the recent increased interest in his music:
You mentioned Kristofferson and Willie. Do you think there's increased interest in you three guys maybe because people are beginning to realize that guys like you aren't coming around again?
I hope so. That suits me fine. If that's a fact, it's great. I'm sure it's more complex than that. I think it's a combination of the availability on the Internet and the opportunity for people to get what they really want rather than being force fed with music like we have been over the past 20 years or so. And now our audience is varied quite a bit in age. A lot of young people are coming in to our concerts for the first time because of something they saw on the Internet.
- Mindy McCready was rushed to the hospital on Tuesday because of what her mother initially reported as a prescription drug overdose. However, the singer's reps say her mother overreacted and that McCready merely had a bad reaction to the painkillers she took for a broken toe.
- Todd Snider and the Eastside Bulldogs (consisting of Elizabeth Cook, Bobby Bare Jr., Tim Carroll, Jen Gunderman, Mark Horn, Eric McConnell, and Dennis Taylor) released a new single titled "Come On Up And See Me Sometime" and an accompanying video with proceeds going towards flood relief in Nashville. (via @yeproc)
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From whence shall Willie draw his power now?
Loved the Unplugged sessions.
Opry Alert! Tonight's Classic Country Opry will spotlight John "Swingin'" Anderson and the other guests include David Frizzell (well, what's left of his vocal chords anyway) with Shelley West, Chris Young, Rhett Akins (does he still perform?), and is hosted by "Mr. Conway Twitty/Elvis Light" himself T.G. Sheppard. Should be a fun show!
Opry Schedule Link: http://www.opry.com/shows/ThisWeek.html
Speaking of Nashville Flood Relief Videos, the Victoria Banks effort featured at Ken's "That Nashville Sound" is very commendable! It seems Nashville's Canadian imports truly love the town as demonstrated by the presence of Victoria herself (of course), Lisa Brokop (and her husband), George Canyon, Michelle Wright (who still looks great!), and most likely other Canadian artists featured whom I don't know who they are! Noeller, any help pointing out other Canadian participants would be appreciated!
Video Link: http://thatnashvillesound.blogspot.com/2010/05/new-music-video-from-40-nashville.html
If Ryan Shupe's new album contains a lot of fun, unique songs like "Banjo Boy", I might have to check it out! (Hey, how about a give-away contest?! lol)
Trailer's album covers rate 3 Hoots today! My favorite is the Angela Easterling cover due to its accuracy. Who is the "Monster of Suck" as I have no idea who any of those guys are? Hmm…
Good to see LeDoux honoured. He truly personified the 'Cowboy up' lifestyle.
Damn! And all this time I said I'd cut my hair when Willie Nelson did, and now look what he's done! Thanks a LOT!
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LUMBERTON — A local businessman has increased the reward he is offering for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those who vandalized his business on March 11 and March 12.
Lloyd "Mickey" Meekins, who runs Lloyd Meekins & Sons Auction Co. on N.C. 211, is now offering $5,000 for information. An auction house at the business was damaged when someone drove two large pieces of farm equipment into it, causing at least $100,000 in damage.
The initial reward was $2,000.
Anyone with information should call Lt. Mark McMillian or Lt. Brian Duckworth at the Robeson County Sheriff's Office at 910-671-3100, or St. Pauls Crime Stoppers at 910-865-8477.
Meekins won the Democratic primary on May 6 in the race to represent District 6 on the Robeson County Board of Commissioners. He will face Republican David Edge, the incumbent, in the November General Election. Meekins has said he does not beleive the vandalism is related to his pursuit of a seat on the county board.


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Tim Dickinson's latest Rolling Stone feature, "The NRA vs. America," set for publication in the magazine's February 14th edition, has been available online for about 40 hours; and, it's already the most popular political read on the RS website. Once you skim it, you'll realize there are a lot of self-evident reasons as to why that's the case.
It's kind of an "everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-the-recent-history-and-the-political-power-of-the-NRA-but-were-afraid-to-ask-and-even-more-overwhelmed-with-outrage-once-you-did-learn-about-it" kind of story.
Just a few of the eyebrow-lifting moments in it (for me) would include the following:
--the nexus between the NRA and the military-industrial-complex is a hell of a lot more extensive than many folks may realize—i.e.: many M.I.C. corporations, such as Blackwater (now known as "Xe") are significant contributors;
--and, speaking of major corporations, according to Dickinson, they're the ones calling all the shots (twisted pun intended); contrary to the organization's own spin, it's not about the organization's many millions of
"little people" members; nowadays, as the article informs us…
The NRA vs. America(Bold type is diarist's emphasis.)
How the country's biggest gun-rights group thwarts regulation and helps put military-grade weapons in the hands of killers
By Tim Dickinson
Rolling Stone
January 31, 2013 10:00 AM ET
… Billing itself as the nation's "oldest civil rights organization," the NRA still claims to represent the interests of marksmen, hunters and responsible gun owners. But over the past decade and a half, the NRA has morphed into a front group for the firearms industry, whose profits are increasingly dependent on the sale of military-bred weapons like the assault rifles used in the massacres at Newtown and Aurora, Colorado. "When I was at the NRA, we said very specifically, 'We do not represent the fi rearm industry,'" says Richard Feldman, a longtime gun lobbyist who left the NRA in 1991. "We represent gun owners. End of story." But in the association's more recent history, he says, "They have really gone after the gun industry."
Today's NRA stands astride some of the ugliest currents of our politics, combining the "astroturf" activism of the Tea Party, the unlimited and undisclosed "dark money" of groups like Karl Rove's Crossroads GPS, and the sham legislating conducted on behalf of the industry through groups like the American Legislative Exchange Council. "This is not your father's NRA," says Josh Sugarmann, executive director of the Violence Policy Center, a top gun-industry watchdog. Feldman is more succinct, calling his former employer a "cynical, mercenary political cult."
The NRA's alignment with an $11.7 billion industry has fed tens of millions of dollars into the association's coffers, helping it string together victories that would have seemed fantastic just 15 years ago. The NRA has hogtied federal regulators, censored government data about gun crime and blocked renewal of the ban on assault weaponry and high-capacity magazines, which expired in 2004. The NRA secured its "number-one legislative priority" in 2005, a law blocking liability lawsuits that once threatened to bankrupt gunmakers and expose the industry's darkest business practices. Across the country, the NRA has opened new markets for firearms dealers by pushing for state laws granting citizens the right to carry hidden weapons in public and to allow those who kill in the name of self-defense to get off scot-free…
… These NRA directors are representative of a firearms sector that knows lethality sells. "The industry has changed," says Tom Diaz, former Democratic counsel to the House subcommittee on crime, a longtime gun-violence policy analyst and author of a forthcoming book on the industry, The Last Gun. "In terms of what sells and what is marketed most successfully, we're now talking about guns that are derived directly from military design…"
--we're informed that manufacturers that are still focused upon hunting equipment are not doing well; this quote from Shooting Wire, pretty much sums up the current state of the typical gun-buying consumer's mindset, ""The net of all the numbers is that if you're a company with a strong line of high-capacity pistols and AR-style rifles, you're doing land-office business. If you're heavily dependent on hunting, you are hurting."
--another fact that stunned me, quite a bit I might add, is this basic reality that: "…the NRA receives funds directly from the sales of arms and ammunition." (We're talking about many millions of dollars in revenue per year, in fact!)
Throughout, Dickinson provides us with extensive detail regarding the evolution of the inner politics of the organization as well as how that's affected the NRA's outward—and seemingly inconsistent, if not downright schizophrenic--positions on key issues over the past few decades.
I'm really just scratching the surface of this piece. It's so filled with scores of one-liners, statements and obfuscated facts—each item being more outrageous than the previous one—that it's easy to say there's fodder here for at least a few dozen, different blog posts!
An example of what I'm referencing, and reiterating the statement in the blockquote, up above (for emphasis): Dickinson mentions Richard Feldman, an NRA lobbyist who left the organization in 1991. He now refers to the organization as a "cynical, mercenary political cult."
It's definitely my pick for this weekend's "must-read."
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Critical Review by Charlotte Joll
SOURCE: "Back to the Front," in The Spectator, Vol. 275, No. 8725, September 30, 1995, pp. 44-5.
In the following review, Joll remarks on Barker's treatment of shell shock and war in The Ghost Road.
The Ghost Road is the final volume of Pat Barker's trilogy about the first world war. It continues the story of a group of shell-shocked soldiers, some real (notably Siegfried Sassoon) and some fictional, who were lucky enough to be treated by the empathetic and dedicated neurologist William Rivers. Barker uses this framework to write about the lives of men who, for a time at least, were too ill to go on fighting, but while back in England felt guilty and at odds with all those who hadn't been in the trenches and, more importantly, were not going there in the future.
Shell shock or war neurasthenia, now termed 'post traumatic stress syndrome' was then often viewed as synonymous with shirking and funk, and the standard treatments of the day, including ECT, were both inappropriate and brutal. Rivers, first at Craiglockhart and then in London, was ahead of his time in using psychotherapy to get his patients to come to terms with what they had experienced in the trenches, the suppression of which resulted in a variety of different psychosomatic responses, including elective mutism, hysterical paralysis and olfactory hallucinations as well as the more run-of-the-mill nightmares, twitches and stammers.
While reading Sebastian Faulkes's Birdsong I made a mental note to find out what arrangements existed for collecting and disposing of the enormous number of corpses generated each day in the trenches. The answer, at least in part, lies in this trilogy; having to either clear up, or cohabit with, the dead and decaying bodies of their former comrades is the common denominator in precipitating the breakdown of many of Rivers's patients. 'Corpses were everywhere in the trenches. Used to strengthen parapets, to prop up sagging doorways, to fill in gaps in the duckboards'. It is no surprise that Sassoon hallucinates about bodies lying in piles in Piccadilly or that another of Rivers's patients develops anorexia having been thrown, head first, into the belly of a dead German soldier and getting a mouthful of decomposing flesh.
The Ghost Road follows the fortunes of Lieutenant Billy Prior, who first appears in Regeneration as one of Rivers's most difficult and prickly patients. His recovery begins when, having been hypnotised, he remembers deliberately picking up the eyeball of a friend he has witnessed being blown to bits. A spell in military intelligence, described in The Eye in the Door, reawakens a number of unresolved issues in his life. These include his transition from a working-class home to the officer corps and his opportunistic bi-sexuality at a time of hysterical homophobia, characterised by the Pemberton Billings case. His mental health deteriorates and he begins to experience long periods in a fugue state. Now, pronounced fit, he is eager to return to the front, the ultimate test case of the effectiveness of Rivers's régime.
In selecting Rivers as her hero Barker focuses on the contradictions involved in being a successful doctor, when success meant getting your patients well enough to be able to go back to France in order to be killed. In The Ghost Road Rivers's work with the damaged and the dying is interspersed with scenes from his previous existence, as an anthropologist, studying a Melanesian tribe on Eddystone Island. For these people, who have been forced to abandon their head-hunting tradition by the colonial authorities, the absence of war is destroying their raison d'être. In contrasting the practices and beliefs of a primitive tribe about war, superstition and death, with those of a civilised society, Barker illuminates the ironies of a world in which a single ritual murder is deemed unacceptable but the mass slaughter of millions is seen as heroic sacrifice. Are the skull houses of the islanders any more bizarre than the orderly cemeteries of the Flanders dead?
The description of Prior's experiences in the final months of the war is economical, authentic and emotionally intense, building to what seems to be an increasingly inevitable conclusion. We sense that Prior is becoming whole again. It is this regeneration that allows him to fulfil some form of destiny in rescuing a fellow officer who survives for long enough to be transferred back to London, to be looked after by Rivers during his long and painful death. Finally Prior, alongside Wilfred Owen, willingly, almost joyfully, takes part in the suicidal crossing of the Sambre-Oise canal, only days before the Armistice is finally signed.
This is a beautifully written book. It is ambitious in its subject matter, compelling in its content. The skilful blend of fact and fiction gives Pat Barker scope to write with authority and imagination and in doing so she has produced a trilogy which is right up there with the other classics of first world war literature. I could not recommend it more highly.
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It took the jury but 2 days to convict this couple, the former Governor of Virginia and is wife, on almost 2 dozen counts combined. It wasn't hard. The sheer greed and stupidity and piggishness precluded any other verdict.
A snake oil salesman had some product he wanted to unload and a boatload of cash to spend. He needed access and as much legitimacy as his crazy pills could generate. Actually the question of being given the keys to the kingdom of Virginia, and briefly Anne Romney, was easy. Having to provide respectability to tobacco-based pills is another issue.
But no matter.
Ladies and Gentlemen of the jury. You think designer dresses were not enough to bribe this couple. No worries. There was cash and no interest loans and Ferrari rides and golfing trips- complete with gear and food and drinks. No to mention green fees.
Everyone should have a favorite moment from this trial. For this column it was the fact that the Rolex watch that Williams gave to the Governor had a card stating that it came from Santa. So ipso facto, that it is what McDonnell said he believed.
The question becomes why did it take the jury two entire days unless they were writing all of the counts out in long hand. (And then convicting the couple on most of the charges.)
Even worse than selling Virginia out on the cheap is what a creep McDonnell is. Last year, he was offered a plea deal that would have spared his wife. No, he decided to take his tale to a jury and throw his spouse under the bus.
"How," he wondered could two people plan anything if one was a dedicated public servant and the other a lunatic?" And in this marriage, which produced 5 children, the two partners never, ever talked. And if they did, it was the role of the husband to calm down the wife while he, the dedicated official, would just pray on the rosary and re-recite the Virginia constitution.
Okay, that last part was speculation. The good Governor probably intoned: "What else does Santa have for me?"
People are angry and politicians are corrupt. And these dirty guys are not being judged by a jury of their peers. Average folks are being empaneled. People who the GOP believes don't deserve a higher minimum wage or health care. You know, the little people who pay their taxes and are mocked and sacrificed when they hit hard times.
Uh oh.
"Hey get Rob Blagojevich and Bernie Madoff out of the slammer. A new corruption case is brewing…."


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"I love you too." Smiling against her cheek, he leaned back against the wall of scales behind him, looking longingly up to her beautiful face as he let his arms down, tiredness at last taking him.
Sighing with contentment, Medusa rested her human-half against the same wall of snake coils, capturing them both in her circle of smooth scales. She nuzzled up against his chest, helping him hook an arm about her shoulder so she could slither into the nook of his arm against his side.
"Why do you treat me like a regular woman?" she asked quietly, a hand raised to rest against his abs with a tender touch, her cheek pressed to his chest.
"I do? Then I apologize, you're much more beautiful than any regular woman," he smirked back, bringing down his lips to plant a kiss into her snake hair.
"You're so strange... thank you," she finally murmured, hiding her blushing face. "You make me feel like a little lovesick girl. I can't tell you how much I... how much I need that."
"Hey, I don't do it because I...," he said with a moment's sternness, earning a raised glance of shock from his lover. "I do it because I think you're amazing. I really do." He pulled her into a tight hug, mimicking her own affinity for tight coiling, sighing into her as he closed his eyes, a warm smile on his lips. "I really do."
Grinning sheepishly, she lowered her head back down to her lover's chest, and fell asleep in his arms, and him between her coils.
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EDITOR'S NOTE: Would you believe the Other Washington -- one puny little town -- thinks it can top a whole state? Check this silly trash talk:
By Steve Hendrix, The Washington Post
WASHINGTON -- Okay, their spire is taller than our spire. But ours is marble.
So what if Seattle's Space Needle has a few feet on the Washington Monument (605 and 555, respectively)? Our Capitol Hill (seat of democracy, beacon of freedom to the world) is more famous than their Capitol Hill (probably a very nice residential neighborhood).
Their traffic is getting worse faster than ours. They have more tech jobs, but we read more books (at least, we order more from Amazon.com).
Our dazzling star rookie quarterback has better hair than their dazzling star rookie quarterback.
Sunday's NFL wild card game is not just Washington Redskins vs. Seattle Seahawks, of course. It's city vs. city. And in this case, it's Washington vs. Washington (the other one).
"No, the other Washington is Washington, D.C.," insisted Josephine Eckert, president of the local Washington State Society, a group for Evergreen State expatriates who live in the nation's capital. "When we say Washingtonians, we mean people from Washington State."
Oh they do, do they?
Well, in advance of the sudden-death match that will send only one team on in the playoffs, let us compare and contrast the real Washington … and that other one.
One is a Starbucks-swilling, bicycle-crazy, Amazon-obsessed metropolis with loosening marijuana laws. The other is Seattle.
In stereotypeology, Washington West is flannel-wear, overcast skies and laid-back vibes. Washington East is button-down shirts, sizzling summers and résumé pride. True?
"It's true that Washington D.C., is a place where your job is everything," said journalist Michael Kinsley, who decamped to Seattle in 1996 to start the online magazine Slate (which is now owned by The Washington Post). He returned to D.C. last year to be editor at large at the New Republic. He found that, in the Washington that produced Microsoft, Amazon and Costco, entrepreneurialism Is king.
"Everybody's got the bug," Kinsley said. "There's much less emphasis on what you do. If you just say you're raising money for a small start-up, that's enough."
We're a bit bigger, with about 618,000 Washingtonians to Seattle's 609,000. But who's smarter? Seattle wins if you count college degrees within the city limits. But the brainy D.C. suburbs make us the nation's best-educated metropolitan region, census data reveal.
We're more congested, both on the roads (Washingtonians waste an average of 45 hours in traffic each year, Seattleites just 33) and in our sinuses (D.C. ranks 82nd on the worst allergies list, to Seattle's 91st).
But boy, do we slay them on violent crime (D.C. posts 21.9 murders per 100,000 residents, Seattle just 3.1).
But the biggest difference, according to people with feet in both Washingtons, is attitudinal.
Rep. Jim McDermott, a Democrat who has represented his Seattle district in Congress since 1989, says his weekend Washington is much more relaxed than his Monday-Thursday Washington. Coats and business attire are still required in far too many D.C. settings, he said. And people charge from meeting to meeting "like they are running with the bulls," often against the crossing light.
"People run out into traffic here like they are in a competitive sport," said McDermott, who walks to the Capitol from his Washington apartment. "In Seattle, people wait for the light to change, and nobody thinks that's strange."
That Washington is renowned for its mellow niceness, even on the roads. Drivers are known to come to a stop if an oncoming car wants to turn left in front of them. There are times at four-way stops when nobody goes first.
"Everyone is waving at somebody else to go ahead," said Janet Vail, a 35-year Seattle resident who went to Georgetown University and makes frequent business trips to the District of Columbia. "It can take forever; nobody honks."
"Driving there, I felt like the king of road," reported the Atlantic's Jim Fallows, a decades-long D.C. resident who spent two years in Seattle working on special projects for Microsoft. "You feel like a New Yorker in Kansas."
Some impatient, hard-charging East Coasters characterize Seattle's courteous, deferential style as the "unbearable politeness of being."
The cities are also a continent apart in terms of political intensity. Here, politics and government are the local industry, of course. There, they are an afterthought. Four years ago, the Seattle-Tacoma area posted Nielsen's lowest ratings for the presidential inauguration. Last week, when this Washington was fixated on the "fiscal cliff," that Washington wasn't.
"Nobody was talking about it at all," Vail said. "The powder, that's what people were talking about. We've had some great snow."
Nothing may draw a bigger distinction in the two cities than the role of their respective football teams. The Seahawks have a passionate following, and CenturyLink Field is known as a raucous stadium. But residents say the NFL, or any professional sport, doesn't dominate the way it does in this Washington, where thousands of burgundy-and-gold banners fly in neighborhoods rich and poor and from car windows old and new.
One common explanation of Redskins mania is that not much else pulls together the fractious capital, with a history of racial divisiveness, a reputation for transience and a culture of political blood sport.
"In many ways, D.C. has only the Redskins as an even faintly unifying theme across race and class and political outlook" and the region's sprawling geography, said Fallows, who was on vacation in the South Pacific last weekend during the showdown game with Dallas and had to huddle with his two sons around a laptop with a sketchy dial-up Internet connection to follow the action.
Seattle, meanwhile, has a life beyond football that includes the great outdoors, Microsoft and microbrews.
"If you ask someone in Seattle to list their sources of civic pride, the Seahawks might make the top 20," Fallows said. "In Washington, the Redskins will almost always make the top two or three."
Still, the other Washingtonians plan to make their presence known today. Many of those not watching at Penn Quarter (a noted Seahawks bar in the District of Columbia), will be at FedEx Field in Landover, Md. Nate Potter, who grew up on Mercer Island and now lives on 14th Street N.W., has his ticket.
"We plan on being loud, proud and present on Sunday," said Potter, a governmental affairs consultant. "Okay, polite and generally respectful, too. It is in our blood."
The Democratic mayors of the two cities have a wager on Sunday's game: The loser will fly the winner's flag over city hall for a day.
Has D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray ever visited Seattle? "I'll have to check," said his spokesman Pedro Ribeiro. "I know he's been to Portland."


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CORPUS CHRISTI - Second- and third-chance scoring opportunities made all the difference for King on Monday against Victoria West.
The Mustangs took advantage of their 29 offensive rebounds by hurting the Warriors with a flurry of putbacks in posting a 55-41 non-district girls basketball victory.
"We knew that rebounding would be a key for us today," said Mustangs second-year coach Nicole Dunson-McNary, whose team won despite one of its starters being in severe foul trouble. "The girls did a good job on the boards."
Defending District 28-5A champion King (12-10) will look to carry the momentum from the game into Friday night's district opener at San Antonio Southwest.
"It's really important," Dunson-McNary said. "It's a good ending to this year and a good beginning (going into) our district season."
King guard Tiffany Garcia scored 10 of her game-high 14 points in the second half. Garcia also combined with Mustangs guard/post Natalie Hessong for 10 steals.
King post Megan West tallied eight of her 12 points in the second half and she had 11 rebounds for a double-double. Mustangs guard/post Jennifer Ortiz also had a double-double, as she finished with 11 points and 16 rebounds.
King started the decisive third quarter with an 18-4 run to push its one-point halftime lead to 15. Hessong's 3-pointer from the right wing gave the Mustangs that 42-27 advantage late in the frame.
Garcia had five points during the Mustangs' key third-quarter run, while West added four points, Hessong had three and guard Dominique Salinas, guard/post Margo Dekoch and Ortiz combined for the other six points.
King later extended its lead to 48-29 in the fourth quarter on another putback by West. Victoria West wouldn't come closer than 12 points in the final five minutes of play against the Mustangs.
King earlier held the Warriors scoreless for nearly the first four minutes of play en route to building an 11-3 first-quarter lead.
The Mustangs later had a four-point play, as Ortiz made a layup while being fouled. Ortiz missed the ensuing free throw, but Hessong's putback gave King a 15-7 second-quarter lead.
It was back and forth from there. Victoria West scored the next 10 points to take its first lead of the game, only to watch the Mustangs regain the lead going into the half.
West's putback with four seconds remaining in the second quarter gave King a 24-23 lead going into the break and the Mustangs took control from there.
King—Jennifer Ortiz 11, Megan West 12, Dominique Salinas 3, Natalie Hessong 7, Margo Dekoch 6, Roteria Taylor 2, Tiffany Garcia 14.
3-pointers — K, Garcia 1, Hessong 1.
Record: King, Overall, 12-10.
JV: King won 40-31
Freshmen:Victoria West won 25-18
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MANILA, Philippines – The lawyer of pork barrel scam whistle-blower Benhur Luy said Friday that two employees of an implementing agency linked to the scam were willing to spill the beans on the alleged conspiracy among agency heads, legislators and businesswoman Janet Lim-Napoles.
Lawyer Levito Baligod told Inquirer Radio 990AM in an interview that Victor Cacal and Rodhora Mendoza, employees of the National Agri-business Corp. (Nabcor), were willing to issue their sworn affidavits on how then Nabcor president Alan Javellana conspired with lawmakers and Napoles to convert billions of solons' funds to kickbacks, lawyer Levito Baligod said.
"(P)agpapatunayan nila na nakipagsabwatan talaga ang kanilang mga hepe para mabigyan ng pabor sina ginang Napoles at mga legislators," Baligod said.
(They would prove that their superiors conspired with Napoles and legislators.)
The two employees alleged that Javellana signed the checks for Napoles' projects without supporting documents and signatures of other authorized subordinates, Baligod said.
Nabcor, a government-owned and -controlled corporation under the Department of Agriculture, was tagged as an implementing agency for the ghost projects coursed through Napoles' bogus non-government organizations. It was later abolished due to the scam.
Baligod said Cacal and Mendoza would not yet apply for witness protection program as the Office of the Ombudsman has yet to determine if they are most guilty in the scam.
The lawyer said though the two Nabcor employees received kickbacks from Napoles, they had "reservations" in signing the vouchers and checks.
"If the Ombudsman thinks they have no criminal liability, we can use them later on to testify," Baligod added in Filipino.
Cacal, Mendoza and Javellana were among the respondents in the plunder and malversation charges filed before the Ombudsman over the pork racket.
Napoles, senators Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr., Jose "Jinggoy" Estrada, Juan Ponce Enrile, two former district representatives and other agency and NGO heads were also charged.
The pork scam is an elaborate scheme of funnelling the lawmakers' priority development assistance funds (PDAF) meant for their constituents to bogus non-government organizations of Napoles. The funds were allegedly split into kickbacks among agency heads, employees, solons and Napoles.
Napoles is now detained over serious illegal detention charges of principal whistle-blower Luy.
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