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Re: Torso Length Pad Users - How do you deal with a soaked backpack?
Since I use a Murmur or Mariposa, I have a GG SitLight pad as a frame. My pack doesn't get too wet since I use a combo of cheap poncho and strong GoLite umbrella. The small SitLight pad with bump...
Re: Hydration bladders... out of fashion?
I use a steripen opti. My zapping container is a 1L wide-mouth soft Nalgene. I can stir easily with that. I didn't want to use a cut-off platy/Nalgene because I still like the lid on it. When fil...
Re: WTB: 2 person freestanding tent under 4 lb and under $200
"Still looking for a freestanding 2-person tent as far under 4 pounds as possible -- would prefer 3lb. 7oz. or under-- and under $200" Pretty tricky; light weight , low cost. Non-freestand...
Re: Re: Re: I do wear them...but it's kinda funny
"…can't get them shipped to Canada …" That's too bad. I too love the WM down booties. I like them in bed on a cold night. I like them in the morning walking around camp. And I can...
Re: Re: Re: working wife
"Just remove the toilet seat altogether - like they do in Spain." My mother-in-law lives near Madrid and has one of those bowls. My son used it for #1. Abeula chewed him out, "That's fo...
Re: You know you're an ultralighter when...
you have burn marks on your kitchen counter. you don't sleep in a regular bed at home… you buy the turkey and keep/save the bag netting. you keep all your remarks to ONE post.
Re: Re: Let the "Blow Test" myth die.
"Yeah, if you blow on it and air flows through, it's obviously no good" And vice versa; if you can't blow air through doesn't mean it's still good. Say the 0.1µm hole became 5µm...
Re: Barry....
"Could you elaborate on the 'broken filter' test?" Hello Travis, Yea, I didn't know what to call it. You take 1qt of water, put about 4 drops of blue dye in it; the water become...
Re: filtering water in cold temps
" If I keep the filter close to my body when not in use, will it be warm enough to not compromise the integrity of the filter and will it still perform well when filtering?" That's hard to...
Re: Backpacker Mag Deals?
You can get a $7 subscription here: http://www.magazinediscountcenter.com/magazine-subscription/Backpacker.html I'm going to try it out. -Barry
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IBM System Storage Solutions Handbook
Karen_Orlando Tags: handbook storage portfolio 1,856 Views
Read the latest draft of the 10th edition of the IBM System Storage Solutions Handbook; SG24-5250 . This publication is intended for anyone who wants to learn about IBM storage solutions and how IBM addresses data storage challenges with smart storage...
from Blog: IBM System Storage RedBooks
Free the development team! Community Blog
JenniferMoore Tags: testing management application clm lifecycle alm quality portfolio 1,741 Views
In this new era of "EVERY," everything relies on software, everyone wants an engaging user experience, everybody wants access everywhere at any time and it's up to you to deliver the applications that meet these needs. Join this webcast created...
from Blog: Application Lifecycle Management
Help create a smarter planet with Project portfolio management using IBM Rational Focal Point
southworth Tags: project portfolio with a planet create using management ibm rational help smarter focal point 2,751 Views
IBM® Rational® Focal Point™ provides market - and business-driven product and portfolio management - helping executives and teams to make the right decisions to deliver business, customer and market value. Here are some highlights of Rational Focal Point,...
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IBM Optimisation Forum for the Financial Services Sector - IBM South Bank, London, United Kingdom
aeortiz Tags: analytics financial optimization management london optimisation ibm services banking ilog portfolio uki smarter_commerce finance asset 2,964 Views
Don't miss the IBM Optimisation Forum for Financial Services Sector at IBM South Bank, London, United Kingdom on 13th November, 2012 Register today! SCOPE AND FOCUS: As banks and financial institutions start to emerge from a prolonged financial downturn,...
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CICS Portfolio Announcement!
ElainaMickelburgh Tags: portfolio transaction_gateway cics announcement tools blog 1,645 Views
CICS TS V5.1 announced today - Operational efficiency and service agility with cloud enablement. Here is a snippet of what CICS Transaction Server for z/OS V5.1 is offering: Driving operational efficiencies: Greater Capacity: achieve cost savings through...
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A tecnologia é o maior canal de apoio ao negócio
ReginaMacedo Tags: plataforma produto custos rational portfolio software projetos investimentos jazz 3,914 Views
Existe certa dificuldade em entender o que significa "software" por áreas que não são de desenvolvimento, TI, análises de sistemas e afins. É comum no mercado a administração e gerência de TI não serem de pessoas especializadas, mas sim formada por...
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Innovate 2012 - O maior evento sobre desenvolvimento de software da IBM
Walter Farias Tags: devops controle agile clm portfolio desenvolvimento 2012 software riscos innovate development 2,835 Views
De 03 a 7 de Junho de 2012 em Orlando foi realizado o maior encontro de usuários Rational do mundo. Com cerca de 4000 pessoas, foram discutidos vários assuntos sobre ciclo de desenvolvimento de software. O Brasil estava representado com 120 pessoas, a...
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Gestionar las prioridades de los proyectos para alinearse con las demandas de mercado
Desde hace algún tiempo, IBM Rational está explicando a las organizaciones que necesitan gestionar el valor para tener éxito. Cuando la situación económica y de mercados estaba en su punto más bajo, se hizo evidente quién gestionaba proyectos y quién...
The Total Economic Impact of IBM Rational Integrated Solution for Application Portfolio Management - webcast (27:th of March) Community Blog
JohanHedström Tags: ea management architect system focal apm application bp&a point architecture pm portfolio psm enterprise ppm 2,432 Views
The Total Economic Impact of IBM Rational Integrated Solution for Application Portfolio Management - webcast (27:th of March) To help users understand how to improve transparency and cost efficiency within Application Portfolio Management (APM), IBM, along...
Top 10 Technical Demos of 2011
southworth Tags: mongodb point rational build project efficient advanced management appscan the integration forge doors portfolio focal simulink ibm dba recovery with backup rhapsody mathworks db2 by solution and using optim 1 Comment 7,545 Views
Check out the top 10 technical developerWorks demos of 2011! IBM Rational DOORS Rational Rhapsody and the Mathworks Simulink integration Efficient backup and recovery with DB2 Advanced Recovery Solution An introduction to MongoDB Introduction...
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On Demand Product Management - Webcasts.... Community Blog
JohanHedström Tags: ppm pm prouct management plm plc portfolio product 1,389 Views
Deliver the correct products to the correct market at the right time... This is something every organization does try to accomplish (or that they should focus at). Below are 2 on demand webcast on product management..... that will give guidance on how you as...
High Performance Product Management (webcast) Community Blog
JohanHedström Tags: management portfolio ppm product 1,597 Views
Title: High Performance Product Management Speaker: Colin Williams & Magnus Billgren Date: November 30th Time: 2:00 PM ET URL: http://event.on24.com/r.htm?e=373711&s=1&k=0DDEFE79D336F2EE305F3A96D5BD9BDF Abstract: Product & Product Portfolio...
Improved Capability Portfolio and Performance Management with Rational Focal Point
JeffreyHBush Tags: model stragegy capability point maturity warfighter 2.0 integration product government performance focal dodaf program cmmi engineering line office requirements system capabilities accountability portfolio management 5,782 Views
Have you been engaged with capabilities today, yesterday, this week or over the past couple of days? Capabilities and the need for optimal capability portfolio management are everywhere. For example, these capabilities that surround us consist of...
from Blog: Smart Government - By Design
Risk Portfolio Management Alignment with Government Portfolio Management
JeffreyHBush Tags: nist clinger-cohen point reliability governance framework decision institute rmf management portfolio risk workflow standards national cpic technology focal 6,259 Views
I have the opportunity to work with many Civilian Agencies, Department of Defense and Joint Intelligence. In addition to optimal decision reliability for effective portfolio management and the inter-dependencies of strategy, initiatives, capabilities,...
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ROI of software and system programs article published
email@example.com Tags: net management ppm portfolio roi npv return investment software of on present value 2,525 Views
In an earlier blog entry, I mentioned my article Calculation and Improving the ROI of Software and System Programs. I am pleased to announce to that it has been published in the September 2011 issue of the Communications of the ACM .
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Road to Application Portfolio Management
Arash-Meimandi Tags: ibm enterprise architecture management portfolio point governance apm it focal application 2,084 Views
With a bit of Black and White vision and respect to the relation of organizations to Information Management , they can be divided in two categories: IM-relying and IM-denying. IM-denying , are those organizations that deny the role of Information Management...
from Blog: Infonomos
Project Portfolio Management with Rational Focal Point
kellypuffs Tags: portfolio management youtube developerworks project 3,094 Views
The On-Demand Demo Guy has a new YouTube video: Project Portfolio Management with Rational Focal Point Learn how IBM Rational Focal Point helps organizations achieve their overall company goals. Project portfolio management can be described as methods for...
from Blog: Notes from Rational Support
Gain business intelligence about your entire enterprise application portfolio
KarenLee Tags: application teleconference rational management portfolio 1,387 Views
Application Portfolio Management and Project Portfolio Management are tightly linked. You need to understand what adds value to the company at the same time you determine where to invest. You judge success by what you ultimately deliver. IBM APM and PPM...
from Blog: Rational Events #ibminnovate
TED Gets Digital, Conde Nast Announces Its New "Portfolio"
turbotodd Tags: business_news ted portfolio digital_media 1,419 Views
There's one conference I've always wanted to attend, but at the recent price of $6,000 a pop I've not been able to. However, now the "Technology, Entertainment, and Design" (better known as "TED") conference has gone full on digital, announcing a revamped Web...
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Perfect Trust: Ears to Hear, Hearts to Trust, and Minds to Rest in Him
Charles Swindoll offers fresh, original insights in this wonderful sequel to Intimacy with the Almighty. He encourages readers to discover a more meaningful, intimate relationship with God by learning to trust Him more completely. This classic favorite is revised with an elegant updated design and powerful new quotes that go right to the heart. With his unique, uplifting writing style, Swindoll helps those navigating life's most difficult obstacles to pursue the path that leads to power, blessing, and peace.
The short, easy-to-read chapters in this small book pair Chuck's words on trust with what God says about the subject in His Word. Chuck says that when trouble comes, we have two choices: We can either cower to the monster of fear and worry or we can learn to place our faith in the only One capable of solving our problems.
Publisher/Producer: Thomas Nelson
Release date: September 2012
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High schools: Tecumseh running back Julian Tramble is Oklahoman's Football Player of the Week
"We stress that we need to run and throw, and we've been able to accomplish that this season, especially the last two weeks," George said. "Julian has been a big part of that. He's a young man that in four years has never missed a practice, a kid you can always count on. He plays defensive back for us, too, and makes an impact on that side of the ball as well.
"We've just got to take care of business. The last two weeks, we've done what we needed to do, so we've got to stay focused and keep that up."


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Genome diagram of the Group III LPP-1 pan-genome. This diagram shows the major phenotypes encoded on the Group III LPP-1 pan-genome. The inner circular track represents Pantoea sp. At-9b, while the outer track represents the LPP-1 genome of P. cypripedii LMG2657T. CDS in the flexible portion of Group III pan-genome are colored dark green, while those in conserved among all Group III LPP-1 genomes are colored light green. Black arrows indicate those CDS conserved among all 20 LPP-1 genomes
De Maayer et al. BMC Genomics 2012 13:625 doi:10.1186/1471-2164-13-625


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NewTechBio, Inc.
based in Howell, NEW JERSEY (USA)
As a pioneer of restoring drain fields, leach fields, cesspits and sand mounds, NewTechBio, Inc. has become one of the world`s leaders in septic system bioremediation with our premier products backed by a 100% guarantee. Servicing the residential and commercial industry, NewTechBio provides some of the highest quality superior strains of bacterial/enzyme formulations ...
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With more than 80 years of experience, Macrotek Engineering offers a variety of air pollution control systems to suite a broad range of environmental requirements. Using some of the most innovative and effective technologies available in the industry, Macrotek provides cost-efficient applications for industrial air purification. Our mission is to produce customized ...
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Genius5-Instruments GmbH
based in Kottingbrunn, AUSTRIA
Genius5-Instruments is producer of isokinetic sampling equipment, velocity proportional sampling equipment in stack emissions. It produces the products Genius 5, Windselect and pmctrace. Genius 5 is an isokinetic sampling system, suitable to sample dust, dioxins and metals. Pmctrace is a velocity proportional sampler, which is suitable for emissions trading. Windselect is ...
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The DioxinMonitoringSystem is definitely the only device for continuous monitoring of dioxin emissions according the European guideline EN 1948-1. All kinds of flue gas and exhaust gas can be monitored. e are manufacturer of sophisticated sampling equipment for persistant organic pollutants, in stacks as well in ambient air, including dioxins, PCB`s, PAH`s and HCB, as ...
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Updated: 07/04/2014 8:15 PM
Created: 07/04/2014 1:11 PM KSTP.com
By: Joe Mazan
Fourth of July parades were held in communities across Minnesota.
Forest Lake had a very special grand marshal for their parade.
Ninety-two-year-old Clint Fladland graduated from Forest Lake High School in 1938. He served as a fighter pilot in World War Two and the Korean War. Fladland got married, raised four children, and has lived a long happy and healthy life.
This vet says he never forgets how lucky he is.
"I'm not a hero. The heroes are still out there. We left them on Guam, Iwo Jima, Okinawa." said Fladland.
Fladland lost his wife last year after 64 years of marriage. He has eight grand children and two great grand children


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(Getty Images) BOSTON—The Boston Red Sox have activated Matt Thornton from the 15-day disabled list and optioned pitcher Brayan Villarreal to Triple-A Pawtucket the team announced on Sunday. Villarreal was optioned after Saturday's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers and Thornton is expected to be available for Sunday night's contest as the Red Sox wrap up their series in Los Angeles. Thornton has been on the disabled list since August 7 with a right oblique strain. He performed respectably prior to the injury posting a 0-2 record with a 2.16 ERA in 10 games after being acquired by the Local Nine on July 12. Overall this season, he is 0-4 with a 3.47 ERA in 50 games between the Chicago White Sox and Red Sox. Villarreal made his Red Sox debut on Monday walking Marco Scutaro, the only batter he faced, with the bases loaded to give the San Francisco Giants a 3-2 victory. He was acquired from the Detroit Tigers on July 30 as part of the three-team, seven-player deal that sent Jake Peav...
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Follow A Denver Book of Prayer month by month!
We decided that Denver should have its own common prayer book and invited twelve faith communities to collaborate on an original book of prayer structured around the theme "Faith in Paradox."
Each month a new Denver guide will introduce themselves with a word-pair reflecting their take on "Faith in Paradox" and their chosen Saint. Then, settle in for a month of guidance in the form of The Daily Office, Daily Readings and Weekly Spiritual Practices.
Enjoy this one-of-a-kind celebration of unity and diversity. May it help form your spirit, delight your soul, and remind you that you are not alone on the journey of faith.
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Faith in Paradox: Strength & Surrender
Saint: Saint Francis of Assisi
Practices: Public Transportation, Burning Something, Surrendering Time, Surrendering Rights
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CD copying could become legal
The government has proposed a new law that would mean copying compact discs on to computers or iPods would become legal.
Although the majority of consumers already copy CDs on to their computer, they are actually still breaking the law.
However all that might change if changes suggested by the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills.
The existing laws which was brought in to protect cassettes and VHS forbids customers shifting their music from one media to another.
Expectedly music trade bodies have warned that the if the law was changed it could open the floodgates to "uncontrolled and unstoppable" private copying and sharing from person to person.
The move comes as Music labels work to address Digital Right Management protection software on digital music tracks.
Earlier this week Sony BMG announced it would be selling part of its catalogue DRM free, while Napster also this week announced it is to start selling music with less restrictions.
Following in the path of other online retailers, Napster has told the press that it is soon to start selling music downloads as unprotected MP3 files.
The consultation for the CD copying law will end on 7 March.


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Finally upgrading the libtld for two reasons: many changes to get that library in Ubuntu as a native package. You can download those directly from our Snap! C++ PPA on Launchpad. (By installing the PPA, you can just do an "apt-get upgrade" to get the newest version!)
Also, this version includes many of the new TLDs offered by INA. Although so far I've not found a website that uses them, it is going to become more and more prominent, quickly. (i.e. imagine a "fun.lol" and "dnd.club" websites...)... read more
This version is a quick update as some new TLDs have been added in the last few months.
The only country additions were from .cw, all the others were company specific sub-domains. This works against the newest list defined by Mozilla.
Many updates in 1.3.0. Three important things:
1) I updated the definitions so we're up to date as of Jan 2013;
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3) I added a PHP extension so one can use libtld directly in PHP with check_tld() and check_uri() as the two functions one can use to access the library features.
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The works of García Lorca, internationally recognized as Spain's most prominent lyric poet and dramatist of the twentieth century, are filled with thinly veiled homosexual motifs and themes.
There has always been homosexual involvement in American musical theatre and a homosexual sensibility even in straight musicals, and recently the Broadway musical has welcomed openly homosexual themes and situations.
Best known for his genius in art and architecture, Michelangelo was also an accomplished author of homoerotic poetry.
The African-American gay male literary tradition consists of a substantial body of texts and includes some of the most gifted writers of the twentieth century.
Combining elements of incongruity, theatricality, and exaggeration, camp is a form of humor that helps homosexuals cope with a hostile environment.
Langston Hughes, whose literary legacy is enormous and varied, was closeted, but homosexuality was an important influence on his literary imagination, and many of his poems may be read as gay texts.
James Baldwin, a pioneering figure in twentieth-century literature, wrote sustained and articulate challenges to American racism and mandatory heterosexuality.
Oscar Wilde is important both as an accomplished writer and as a symbolic figure who exemplified a way of being homosexual at a pivotal moment in the emergence of gay consciousness.
As Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990, Margaret Thatcher, who died on April 8, 2013, sought to stymie homosexual law reform and to restrict the existing rights of homosexuals. Her legacy in the area of gay rights is one of retrenchment and oppression and includes the notorious Clause 28, which established as a principle of British law the belief that homosexuality is a detriment to society. Enacted in 1988 and not repealed until 2003, it constituted a powerful symbol of the second-class status of gay and lesbian citizens in the United Kingdom.
In his authoritative glbtq survey of the struggle for equal rights in the United Kingdom from 1900 to the present, Richard G. Mann, characterizes the Thatcher era as one of "moral retrenchment." As he notes, the Thatcher's government systematically sought to halt the progress of gay rights.
Upon taking office in May 1979, Thatcher's new government announced that it would not extend the Sexual Offenses Act of 1967, which decriminalized homosexuality, to Northern Ireland. On March 6, 1980, the government rejected an amendment to a Housing Bill that would have given gay and lesbian couples the security of tenure already accorded to heterosexual couples. Later that year, it summarily rejected a petition requesting that discriminatory employment laws be reformed.
Even after the European Commission unanimously ruled in September 1980 that the sexual laws in Northern Ireland violated the European Convention, the Thatcher government refused to change the laws until the case was reviewed by the full European Court.
In 1981, the long awaited Report of the Criminal Law Reform Committee proposed that the Sexual Offenses Act of 1967 should be extended to servicemen and that the age of consent for private sexual acts between two men should be lowered to 18. However, no action was taken on these proposals while Thatcher was Prime Minister.
In October 1982, the government announced its intention to intensify prosecution of homosexual acts outside the scope of the 1967 Act. In that month, the Metropolitan Police raided a private party in West London and arrested 37 men, who were charged with engaging in homosexual acts.
After her landslide victory in June 1983, Thatcher emphasized her determination to secure passage of the Police and Criminal Evidence Bill (enacted 1984), which extended police powers of arrest in matters involving perceived affronts to public decency to a level not seen since the 1950s.
Even as the Bill was being debated, police activity against gay men increased. For example, on March 11, 1984, over 50 officers raided The Bell, a popular and cruisy gay pub in Camden (London), for a supposed infringement of licensing laws.
On April 10, 1984, Customs and Excise agents raided Gay's the Word, London's only gay bookstore, and confiscated thirty percent of its stock. Police held the store's directors and manager for questioning without access to lawyers. Later in April, a similar raid was conducted against Lavender Menace, Edinburgh, then Scotland's only gay bookstore.
As the Conservative Party shifted to a repressive moral stance, London Mayor Ken Livingston committed the Greater London Council (GLC) to opposing discrimination against homosexuals. In 1984, the GLC affirmed gay rights as part of its anti-discrimination policy and established the London Lesbian and Gay Centre.
Labour-dominated councils in other cities, including Manchester, Southampton, and Birmingham, instituted programs similar to those of the GLC. Incensed, the Thatcher government passed the Local Government Act of 1985, which abolished the GLC and other councils, effective March 31, 1986.
Influenced by the policies of the councils, Labour Party conferences of 1986 and 1987 supported motions to commit any future national Labour government to outlaw discrimination against gay men and lesbians. In the 1987 General Election, which was won by Thatcher, Conservative candidates routinely attacked Labour's pro-gay policies, using it as a wedge issue.
At the Conservative Party Conference held in October 1987, Thatcher expressed concern that children were being taught that gay lifestyles were acceptable. In December 1987, she announced her support for Clause 28, a law that prohibited government-supported institutions from teaching the normalcy of homosexuality and from making available any materials depicting homosexual relationships positively.
Stung by defeat in the recent election, Labour leaders initially refused to challenge this proposal, but the Party affirmed its opposition to the amendment by the beginning of March. The Association of Art Historians and other arts organizations also expressed their opposition to Clause 28. Coming out in the course of a BBC radio interview, prominent Shakespearean actor Ian McKellen emerged as a leader of the opposition to the amendment.
Reacting to the homophobia underlying Clause 28, gay men and lesbians throughout the country were roused to political activism. Over 10,000 lesbians and gay men participated in a march in London on January 9, 1988, two days before the House of Lords debated the measure. Even larger protests were held in subsequent weeks. After the House of Commons passed the legislation on March 9, protests against Clause 28 continued, including one held on April 30 in London that attracted more than 30,000 people.
By establishing as a principle of British law the belief that homosexuality is a detriment to society, Clause 28 constituted a powerful symbol of the second-class status of gay and lesbian citizens.
Although no one was prosecuted for violating Clause 28, the law achieved its goal of making local authorities cautious about funding material or events dealing with homosexual issues. Moreover, it proved very difficult to repeal, particularly because of its support in the House of Lords. The government of Prime Minister Blair was able to accomplish the task only in 2003.
If Margaret Thatcher's legacy is one of oppression and the misuse of state power, her policies also unintentionally led to a large number of glbtq people embracing political activism in response to her assault on their rights and dignity.
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I personally regret purchasing an online pass for Uncharted 3, Skullgirls and Virtua Fighter 5: FS, Fable (XBX), and Super Street Fighter 2 HD (XBX) The reason why I regret buying those games were because the games were boring fast and on top of that was because I didn't think about it before buying it.
What PSN/XBL game do you regret buying?
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Wits and Wagers. I don't know what I was thinking, none of my friends played it and the online was completely dead.
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I bought a couple of Dragon Age: Origins DLC's, only to realize that it was cheaper to buy the ultimate edition than it would be to buy the rest. So I basically bought that content twice.
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I bought Crescent Pale Mist on PSN and I really didn't like it.
The list of XBLA games I regret buying would be a lot longer as I spent most of this generation buying for the 360. Fortunately I am finding it difficult to remember the names of the games. I do remember one was a top down shooter with zombies that I bought specifically because it had Jeremy from Pure Pwnage as a playable character but I'm not really into zombie games and it didn't play well either. I also regret purchasing Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix (if that is the right name). I bought it after getting all hyped from SF4 and I just didn't enjoy it.
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Castlevania HD. What a terrible waste of everybody's time that was.
Bought it thinking it would be more hilarious bad like Patrick's QL but instead it's just bad........like really bad......... I also don't really like Outland, the environments all look similar and it just bored me.
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Most PSN stuff is cheap enough where I don't get buyers remorse from it. Though I did spend $30 on boosts for NHL12 because I got the game late and my EASHL guy was underleveled. I felt gross for a while after that.
Bomberman Live. Godawful netcode.
Serious Sam: TFE HD. (not sure why I bought that in the first place... I already had it on PC) The game itself is great, but Serious Sam just doesn't play right with a controller. I can only imagine how poorly Quake Arena Arcade plays.
I'm sure there's more, but I'm not thinking of any offhand. I try not to impulse buy XBLA stuff, since the crap flows pretty freely amongst the gold nuggets.
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Fez and Journey. Got them because I heard that people thought they were both really good but I really did not like them. Like, at all.
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There's probably a few, but I'm having trouble coming up with them. A lot of times I buy a game that looks interesting to me and then never really play it, so it never gets to the remorse stage.
I've had several cases of buyer's remorse over XBLIGs though, and those only cost me a dollar.
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Fat Princess. The servers were broken day 1 and when I finally played it, it was just kind of hectic and not that interesting. I think that's when I made my rule of, $15 and no demo = no buy. My niece got a ton of play time out of it though, so it wasn't all bad.
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You know, I was going to say nothing until you mentioned SFIIT HD Remix, I got that on 360 and had been waiting for it for ages, that was the day I discovered just how awful the standard 360 D-pad is. I cannot get any specials out consistently. Dragon punch is just a waste of time on that pad. I think I played through it once with Ken on easy and never touched it again.
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This game was awful, and when I got to this point in the game. I was ready to throw up my hands and walk away.
Yes I know it sounds like the name of a porno, but its a third person shooter set in a underwater setting. There's alot of things wrong with Deep Black. First off the story is nonsensical and boring. It doesn't go anywhere, and the cheesy voice acting makes matters worse. The shooting and control mechanics is straight up broken. Weapons lacks impact, enemies can absorb bullets, stiff animations and glitches, bland and bad level design, the works hell you can even take damage while your in COVER! Fuck this game and to ever who made it. What developers in there right mind releases a game that's barely functional.
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Bionic Commando: Rearmed, it was just not my type of game at all.
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Uhh, well since this is in the PS forum I'll try to think... Championship Sprint is probably my only tragedy on PSN. Uncontrollable. Also, Jesus Christ, Wikipedia.. sorting on The... :P
For XBLA I got both the Galaga Legions games, because I apparently have a brain disorder?
@hunter5024: Man I hate that. Like I bought the MGS HD collection just to find out theyre making a collection with every single game! :P
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Came out recently. It's not bad. Spent an afternoon beating the campaign. but uh, if you've played one match of it, yeah, it's exactly the same EVERYTIME. I got bored of it the day i bought it. Sucks.
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Not that I regret it per se, but I certainly bought that Top Gun game for the wrong reasons.
Also, while Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix was good, the XBLA release of Hyper Fighting a few years prior was awful.
@rpgee: Glad to see I'm not the only one who disliked Outland.
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Shank. I beat the game and was so mad I wasted my money on that piece of shit.
@maskedarcstrike: Damn right, I found that game boring and poor. Also, fuck that last boss.
The only PSN game I truly regret buying was Noby Noby Boy. It just felt like a complete waste of time. Although there were some games that came pretty close to that same feeling for me (Outland, Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes & Penny Arcade Adventures), I managed to finish those with at least some fondness remaining for them.
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It was okay
ONLY BECAUSE ATLUS published it
Hydrophobia and Vigilante 8 Arcade. A real pair of turds.
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Comic Jumper because I flat out didn't enjoy playing what I played of it (though, I'm a little torn because I like Twisted Pixel and do want to support them).
Rush'n Attack and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled because nostalgia got the better of me.
Small Arms because it was early on in XBLA and there wasn't that much to jump on. I found myself with, shall we say, some points that I didn't pay for (I tried paying for them, I really did, Microsoft refused my money). And I thought this quirky character-filled brawler thing might remind me of Super Smash Bros. It did not.
@herbiebug: wow must be really bad
FotNS:Ken's Rage and Dead Island. So much regret in my veins.
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Tekken 5 Dark resurrection. Fuck that game.
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- Quantum Conundrum. I don't like it.
- Dead Rising 2: Off The Record. I hate this game.
- Sound Shapes, Papo & Yo & The Unfinished Swan. Only regret buying these games at full price since they've dropped to more then half the price.
- LittleBigPlanet Karting. Terrible.
- The Walking Dead Episode 3. Regret buying because I got all the episodes from my friend eventually.
Man there are quite a few that I didn't like
Ms. Splosion Man because it was not nearly as good as the original
From Dust, I just couldn't get into it
The Last Guy which I didn't find very entertaining
Quantum Conundrum was just meh to me.
Stacking I found really boring
that being said there are a ton of XBLA/PSN games that I have had a blast playing and they far outnumber the bad ones
Off the top of my head, Retro City Rampage and the season pass for Uncharted 3. For the first one I don't even like the Grand Theft Auto games so I have no idea why I thought buying that game was a good idea. As for Uncharted 3 though, I had a ton of fun playing the beta that the season pass just seemed like a no-brainer. But by the time I was done with the campaign, I felt kind of too burnt out on the game to play multiplayer. Even then, returning to it isn't as "friendly" as Uncharted 2; anybody who is a higher level than you (who is everyone that is still playing the multiplayer) grossly outguns and outperks you.
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Comic Jumper because I flat out didn't enjoy playing what I played of it (though, I'm a little torn because I like Twisted Pixel and do want to support them).
This game is not fun to play. Beating it was such a mind numbing chore that I have no idea why I did it.
Comic Jumper because I flat out didn't enjoy playing what I played of it (though, I'm a little torn because I like Twisted Pixel and do want to support them).
This game is not fun to play. Beating it was such a mind numbing chore that I have no idea why I did it.
I forgot Comic Jumper on my list. I agree, it was a total chore to play through
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Comic Jumper and Warp are probably my biggest regrets. They aren't terrible, just weren't very fun to play. I've been lucky to stay away from a lot of the garbage on XBL/PSN.
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|Chicken livers
|3⁄4 Pound
|Sliced bacon
|1⁄2 Pound
|Soy sauce
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Garlic clove
|1 Small, pressed or minced
|Crushed dried hot red chilies
|1⁄2 Teaspoon
|Thin fresh ginger slices
|6 (Quarter Size)
Rinse livers and pat dry, then cut each in half.
Cut each bacon slice in half.
Fold each piece of liver around a water chestnut, then wrap with a half-slice of bacon and carefully fasten with small, slender wooden picks.
In a bowl, combine soy, garlic, chiles, and ginger.
Add chicken liver bundles, cover, and refrigerate for at least 2 or up to 8 hours, turning occasionally.
Then place bundles on a rack in a 10- by 15-inch broiler pan; broil about 6 inches below heat, turning once or twice, until bacon is crisp, 5 to 8 minutes.
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I think the biggest thing that frustrated me from the beginning is the fallacy that the players lost the last CBA. In fact, I think they won.
Remember, I did not really become a fan until about 2006-2007, so I didnt experience the angst of the last lockout.
However, as far as I have educated myself on the issues, the business model that caused the 04-05 season to be lost was wholly unsustainable. A lot of teams would have been in serious financial trouble had that model continued to be how the NHL operated. The struggles of teams like Nashville would have been a pandemic throughout the league.
Considering that Nashville is NOT one of the teams listed that lost a crap-ton of money last season, and you can see how the new business model implemented in the expired CBA helped. It added more stability to the league, which in turn, solidified the number of available NHL jobs.
Out of the teams that lost a major amount of coin last season, there were mitigating reason why this happened to each of them.
- The Islanders operated at a massive loss because of their arena issues.
- Phoenix operated at a loss, because, well, it is Phoenix.
- Columbus also had major issues with their arena.
- Dallas lost money because of the ownership uncertainty and the product on the ice.
If you listen to Phil Esposito, Tampa actually broke even last season, even though they didnt make the playoffs. Florida operated at a minor loss, actual loss figures were less than Leipold suffered with the Wild.
I would argue that the majority of these issues were not due to the CBA or the Cap, but rather due to years of mismanagement and/or a crappy product on the ice.
Meanwhile, the players saw their salaries bloom from an average of 1.1 million to 2.5 to 2.7 million depending on how you figure the math. Contracts in the NHL are guaranteed, so even if you were a failing and falling player like Wade Redden, you got paid.
All things considered, the process from the PA was flawed from the beginning, because Fehr constantly hammered home the fact that his constituency *lost* the last CBA. How different would early negotiations have happened, if the players actually understood that they *won*?
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day seven Beaver Creek Yukon to Dawson city.
Day seven I awake to see this;
Outside the tent the sun is shining, and I know its going to be an epic day. The three high lightsof this trip before I started, were to be the Telegraph Creek road, in and out, next up the the Top of the World Hwy to Dawson City. I set myself up for this day, by making it to Beaver Creek. I am stoked about what adventure lies ahead. I had heard all kinds of stories about the Top of the World Hwy, and couldn't wait to do it for myself. I pack up after a quick shower, and ride out of my campsite. I stop for gas, and they place has coffee, and muffins, so that's what is for breakfast. The road begins to climb up out of Beaver Creek, and leads to another US customs border crossing. I get through with a few questions from the border guy, and I am back in Alaska.
Climbing up the road is nice and smooth, overlooking a valley below.
Some of the scenery on the way to Tok, Alaska;
I am starting to look pretty scruffy by this point
I arrive in Tok, Alaska, and have to make a decision. Should I continue on to Fairbanks, or stick with my plan to ride to Dawson city today. I gas up, and see a big building across the road, called Alaska gifts. I pull up in front of a enclosed glass case, with a big stuffed moose inside. I hope this is not the only moose I see on my trip. I really wanted to see a moose or two! I have seen lots of wildl life so far, but no moose yet.
I decide I better get a couple of souvenirs for my wife. Inside I decide to stick with my plan. Fairbanks will have to wait for another trip. I wish I had more time!
Leaving Tok, I backtrack to where the Taylor Hwy junction is at Tetlin Junction. There was once a cool little cafe/ gas station here. This is whats left;
The Taylor Hwy heads up into the hills, and after a few miles I run into a construction crew, with a bit a traffic. The Sign girl waves me up to the front, and we have a good chat.
Once the way is clear, I blast off ahead of the cars behind me.
Taylor Hwy;
The view goes on for miles, I am thankful the weather is sunny, and the road is dry
The bike looks clean, after its (wash) from yesterday.
After clipping along at a fast pace, the road changes from rough pavement, to dirt/ gravel either surface its all fun!
Eventually I roll into Chicken, Alaska!
This is the huge gold dredger in Chicken. There was gold in this area, and Chicken was a happening place, during the gold rush days. Its a little quieter now.
After taking this picture, I got back on, and tried to turn around. The front tire hit a rut, and with no momentum, I dropped it on the left side. The ground was hard pack dirt, so no damage, just to my pride. I was so embarrassed, I yanked the bike up fully loaded. Only one person saw me, and he came over to help. I had a laugh, and continued on. My pride only slightly damaged.
Downtown Chicken;
Inside the Chicken Saloon;
I was ready for lunch at this point, so went into the Chicken Creek Cafe. Wow amazing! fresh baked cookies, and brownies all over the counter. Lots of good things on the menu.
I met the people who run the place, they were super friendly. This is of course a stop off for the Dust to Dawson bike run every June. I ended up getting a free D to D ball cap, and I bought a D to D thermal shirt. Lunch was delicious;
The two kids in the picture were hitchhiking across Alaska, the birds were snacking on their food, went they went inside
I had a nice break in Chicken, I could have stayed here longer, there was camping available, but I moved on.
The place is incredible, its in the middle of nowhere, and the hospitality they showed me was amazing. I said goodbye and away I went.
The road from here gets a little more rustic, this is why I spent a fortune on The Heidanaus. They were great on this loose surface, they give me confidence to go fast.
On the way to the Top of the world;
After miles of great scenery, I arrived at Canada customs. This is the most northern international border crossing in the world. Its in the mountains way up in the middle of nowhere.
Once again back in Canada! It was to be my last day in Alaska,
I will have to dedicate my next trip up here to seeing more of this incredible state.
Another Yukon sign photo op;
I was getting closer to Dawson City! 105 km/ 65 miles of the best road yet! (until tomorrow!)
The road continues along the top of the mountain ridges;
More amazing views;
After a while I come to this landmark;
From here the road starts winding its way down to The Yukon river way below. Eventually I come to this view;
The ferry crossing here takes a few minutes, and I arrive in Dawson City, Yukon!!
Holy #&%@*ck, I cant believe I am here. What a day of riding. I am feeling good but tired. The road requires 100% concentration. You do not want to crash in the middle of nowwhere. I cruise through town, looks like a happening place. Lots of tourists around. I ride to the outskirts of town, and find a campground. its got a pay pressure wash, so tomorrow the Wee gets a wash.
I set up camp, and head back into Dawson. I ride around slowly, taking pictures, and looking for a place to eat;
The place has a real wild west atmosphere. all the roads are still dirt, except the main drag through town.
Lots of cool old preserved buildings;
Turns out Robert Service came from Scotland, settled in Victoria, BC, and worked in a bank there.(The old bank is now called The Bard and Banker Pub, named after Robert service. They even have a beer there named after him! Its right downtown in Victoria, check it out, great place!)
The Downtown Hotel;
Famous old paddle wheeler, The Keno;
I never went inside this place, looked like a good place to get into trouble
I found a lively place called the Drunken Goat taverna, and sat down to a big Chicken souvlaki dinner plate, and a couple of tasty beers.
There are people here during the summer months, from all over the world. good place to people watch. The waitress was from Australia, and she talked to me for a while. Its interesting to find out how people come to work in such remote places. The food is very good here, it was the busiest place in Dawson.
After a good meal, I decided to take a trip up the Dome mountain road, just outside of town. The road is a blast, and lots of switchback corners to make it fun. The view at the top is 360 degrees!
I stayed up here and watched the sun set. It stays light up here until late in the summer!
After the sun went down, I rode back down to my camp site. I went to bed and I was just about asleep. I heard The sound of running hooves clopping along, and getting closer. Next thing I know, this hooved creature trips over one of tent fly lines, and just about lands on top of me, inside the tent. I hear it run off. Holy crap! it scared the hell out of me
I had to get up and check things out. Just a pulled out fly line, quickly fixed and back into the tent to try to sleep.
Some kids I saw earlier arrive and start playing guitar, and singing and laughing. I am to tired to be bothered, and soon fall asleep.
Day seven Beaver Creek to Dawson City via the Top of the world highway approx 430 KMs. An Epic day
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C'mon, dad, follow me, the treats are over here…
That's right, now put the stupid camera down and GIVE ME TREATS!!
C'mon, dad, follow me, the treats are over here…
That's right, now put the stupid camera down and GIVE ME TREATS!!
I've been keeping myself busy and lately I've started exploring the rest of the house – finding all the best places to flop or take a nap and ways to sucker mum & dad into giving me more treats.
Lounging beside the fireplace is a good place to spend the day – it's a more central location, so I can keep an eye on mum & dad and pop out to demand treats whenever I want.
Underneath the chair is a good hiding place, too – maybe even better than behind the couch!
Sometimes I even make the trek all the way down the hall to dad's office – to check on him, and make sure he's working hard (so that he can buy me more treats).
Yes, it sure is a lot of tough work being as busy as I am these days.
Geez dad, you'd think you'd know the answer to this question by now – there's always a bunny under there!
Gus suddenly wasn't feeling good this weekend, and though mum & dad took him to the vet right away, Sunday morning he couldn't get up very well and he was very cold – so I snuggled up to him to try and keep him warm. But mum & dad said it wasn't enough, and he had to go to the emergency room – but he didn't come back.
It's a little weird now not having to fight over the best bits of dinner, or squeeze past anybun in the cardboard tunnel, but mum & dad have been talking to me a lot and giving me lots of pats (no thanks) and treats (yes please).
Mum & dad seem pretty upset, but I'm not too worried about it – I'll see Gus again someday.
Goodbye, Gus – I'll leave some pellets in the bowl for you (but the kale is mine!).


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Reply to: Does the Postal Service Need International Service Centers?
i agree with you its very painful and frustrating to order overseas cause it takes forever for mail to go through customs.call there 1800 line usps acts like its not their problem and its a shame.
Reply to: What service is most important to you?
Dear General Inspector,
I mailed a flat rate box overseas on March 7th and I wonder why my package is still in the U.S. (Oakland, CA was the last scan). Here is the tracking number CW918326400US.
Thank You
Reply to: The Road to a New Delivery Fleet
I like the NEW city van that GM is coming out with looks like about the same size as the Grumman and I think it comes with the 4 cylinder engine so it SHOULD have good fuel economy just a suggestion
Reply to: Can the Postal Service Deliver the Goods?
m from saudi arabia..I got one parcel was returned to sender due to some typo error on the building number...and I requested for the redelivery ..they usps scheduled.on the 2nd of march but until now I havent received the item...I.send a lot on the emails on.the customer service but until now answer from them..And As.of this.moment I dont know whereabout if my parcel....please.help.me
Reply to: If you have been to a Post Office with a kiosk, but opted to wait for a clerk instead, what was the basis for your decision?
The kiosk offers little to no variety of stamp images.
I cannot buy a single domestic post card stamp from the kiosk.
If I need to purchase a stamp for a heavy domestic letter, but it costs less than a dollar, the kiosk only offers to climb the purchase into the $1+ qualifier with duplicate purchases rather than a quantity of forever stamps.
The kiosk cannot help me with all me international shipping needs.
The kiosk occasionally has trouble explaining what it offers in detail, leaving me to worry that I will spend my money on something I can't or don't know how to use.
The only situations I trust the kiosk for are domestic items I just need postage for and nothing else. Such situations are extremely handy in the middle of the night!
Reply to: Does a Virtual PO Box service appeal to you?
Implementing an extensive online virtual PO box would be difficult and could have liability depending on the type of mail being scanned. If someone simply wants a virtual PO box to protect their home identy, their local postoffice could simply include that mail in the home delivery. It is a software routing or sorting at the local postoffice. This would have a minimal impact and could be implemented quickly. This method would eliminate fraudulent shipments as it is effectively renaming a verifyable physical address. If the price point was significantly less then a physical PO box many people would jump on this immediately. This will generate revenue for the postal service by using the same system with minimal change allows for the possibility of several virtual boxes going to the same address at a multiple cost.
Reply to: Passing up Passport Revenue?
I think the recent decline in passport revenue is solely due to low productivity by USPS employees. In 2007 my son and I walked into our local post office completed the application, provided the necessary documentation, had our pictures taken, made payment and our passports arrived by mail shortly there after. Today, to get a passport you are required to call and make an appointment. Good luck with that. After calling, and calling and calling, I never could get anyone to answer the phone at both of my local USPS offices. I finally called an office out of the area, they answered the phone and then told me that I would have to wait two weeks to call back just to make an appointment. If the staffing and productivity haven't changed, why can't they answer the phones? Why the waits to make appointments? Why the long wait times for appointments? I suspect the employees don't care about revenue and may prefer that citizens pay the ridiculous fees to third parties to get their passports. These third parties probably employee retired USPS employees. This whole process is a broken mess.
Reply to: Can the Postal Service Deliver the Goods?
It is March 2015. The USPS itself told me with all the kindness in the world that 1st Class Parcel Post simply does not give a hoot in outer space. They'll get your package to you, yeah, right, whenever the lazy bones decides to throw it into a delivery truck. IF he decides to put it in--and then you can depend on it being stuck at your nearest major sorting hub for nearly a week. But I think we need to look at a couple of things: 1) Lazy senders who want to pay 50 cents and expect three-day delivery. 2) Idiots (cheapskates) who forgot Priority thus sending it spiraling down the john. 3) People who still think the letter carriers read and hand-sort every piece of mail on the route when they barely know where they are and mail is pre-sorted before they get in to work. 4) Anyone ever heard of UPS? They don't break or lose stuff any more often than USPS.
Reply to: Does the Postal Service Need International Service Centers?
Just from the comments above and the experiences I have had in the past year with International packages that did not track from my post office until suddenly, almost a month later, they start tracking, but in the acceptance country, I can promise you, the behemoth quasi Government agency, USPS, doesn't care a whit about and individual or their lost package. Look at those silly response letters above. They do absolutely nothing to offer help. This is why FedEx, UPS, DHL and other private courier services arte doing so well and the USPS is bleeding from every pore. The only advantage they have is price, which in most cases is less expensive than the private services. But if you look at service, sometimes the lure of low prices are a sirens song.
From my experience, the USPS handles domestic mail pretty well, but I'm not impressed with their handling of International parcels.
Reply to: Your Experience with the Customer Experience
I am so mad! We were gone 3-9-15 to 3-13-15 and had our mail put on hold. We filled out a card and on it were instructions that we would pick up the mail on 3-14-15. I go to pick it up, wait in line only to be told that it wasn't there. Then she asked if we called ahead to let them know when we were picking it up. I looked at her so dumb founded, and said no, we filled out a card. So she asked if I would like her to call the other post office that is conjunction with this one. I said yes please, she said no the mail is not there and that it must be being delivered with todays mail. So I go home and wait for todays mail only to receive just that days mail. It's Saturday and I don't have any mail that was suppose to be on hold. WHERE IS MY MAIL???? Now I have to wait until Monday to try and track down our mail. We always have mail every day!! 5 days worth of mail and no one knows where it is!!! What a bunch of BS! I am going to guess that the girl behind the counter didn't look in the right place or somebody stole our mail at the post office or someone delivered it to the wrong address!!! WHERE IS MY MAIL???? VERY, VERY MAD!!!!!!! What is the point of holding mail if you can't pick it up!! Someone is not doing there job right!!!! Patt
Reply to: If you have been to a Post Office with a kiosk, but opted to wait for a clerk instead, what was the basis for your decision?
I live in Burbank, CA. I have used or tried to use the USPS kiosks in each of the three USPS stations in Burbank. Every kiosk has been unable to help me in recent months because the card ( credit / debit) reader rejects my cards. I regularly use my cards in restaurants, bars, retail stores, ATMs, car washes, parking meters and garages, markets and service stations, but these same cards have been repeatedly rejected by the USPS kiosks. EVEN WHEN THE SAME CARDS ARE ACCEPTED BY THE CARD SWIPING DEVICES AT THE USPS SERVICE WINDOWS.
If the USPS is unable or unwilling to provide kiosks that operate properly or to maintain the kiosks as required, then the kiosks are a waste of tax funding, and the USPS should remove the machines from the post office stations.
Reply to: The Road to a New Delivery Fleet
As a rural letter carrier, I believe the next generation of LLV should be able to switch from 2 wheel drive to 4 wheel drive. In addition, it should be able to handle the large capacity of mail as well as parcels during the Holiday rush and the every day parcel volume. A better heating / cooling system needs to be incorporated into the vehicle as well. Other features I'd like to see included are: airbags, better widow defrosters, maybe a small lighting system for potential night deliveries, maybe a radio. As far as shape and body design, it needs to be bigger and roomier to walk in the back and have shelves for mail and parcels.
Reply to: Your Experience with the Customer Experience
1. I sent my son a package to Italy the week before Christmas, 2014.
2. The package was listed as undeliverable, so I requested the package be returned.
3. The package was sent back to the U.S. the last week of January, 2015.
4. The package arrived in New York customs, was then sent to Chicago.
5. Chicago sent it back to New York, and New York sent it back to Italy.
6. It then was sent back to New York , AGAIN.
7. New York sent it to Miami.
8. Miami sent it back to Italy, AGAIN!!!!!
I have called the 800-ASK-USPS as many times as I could without going crazy, with no resolve. They tell me they have no one that can put their hands on my package, I just have to wait until someone notices that they have screwed up royally and sent my package back to Italy instead of reading what the box says to do! My package has made the trip to Italy three times now, which I am sure has cost the USPS money to fly the plane to get it where it's "not supposed to be".
I have been told that I cannot file a claim until my case is closed, but they refuse to close my case until the package can no longer be tracked. CAN SOMEONE HELP ME WITH THIS? IS THERE A DEPARTMENT THAT CARES ENOUGH TO CARE? IS THERE SOMEONE THAT CAN ACTUALLY SAY THEY HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO PUT THEIR HANDS ON THE PACKAGE AND GET IT BACK TO ME?
Reply to: Your Experience with the Customer Experience
Why is it when you have issues with the postal service you call thier 1800 number for help and the system takes 10 minutes or more then it hangs up on you when all you realy want to do is talk to someone whos alive and breathing but the dam stupid computer system wont let you no matter what selection you chose no wonder the usps is being phased out even the computer system is a stupid piece of shit
Reply to: Your Experience with the Customer Experience
Hello Charlene,
Thank you for taking the time to notify our offices of this occurrence and we apologize for the inconvenience you have experienced.
The role of the USPS Office of Inspector General is to investigate waste, theft, fraud and abuse within the Postal Service (USPS). Unfortunately, this issue falls outside of the jurisdiction of this office.
However, please contact your local Postal Service Consumer Affairs Office at (404) 765-7702 , so they can look further into this matter for you.
As well, if you still would like to file a complaint with our offices, you can do so on our hotline at www.uspsoig.gov/form/new-complaint-form and we can forward your issue to the appropriate department.
Reply to: Your Experience with the Customer Experience
Customer Service Issue. I entered the Post Office located on 2385 Godby Road, College Park Georgia at approximately 1:49p.m., today to retrieve a certified parcel, and as I stood in this long line and finally made my way up to the counter, a postal employee named Ms. TYLER then informed me that I had to get in another line for parcel pickup. I then stated to her that why wasn't there wasn't a sign posted informing customers of this and she "looked at me and gave me a hard stare" and proceed to say "DON'T YOU SEE THAT LADY" (a couple of rows down,) and she was yelling at this point, and then she smirk at me.
I proceeded to ask for a supervisor (named "JAMES BILL" - that's exactly the information she gave me). After "JAMES BILL" and I conversed a little about it, i.e., the postal employee's "RUDE" attitude and especially the lack of a sign notifying incoming customer (through a visual display) that there was "a specific line" for certified/parcels pick ups, he causally shrugged his shoulders as if he really didn't care and that I was bothering him.
I then informed him that I would be filing this complaint. Still he was unaffected by the whole process and offered no real reason why his staff was "yelling at me" or that they failed to have a sign up.
My points are simple in that HEREIN is a clear portrayal of unprofessional/rude behavior by BOTH USPS employees towards a local customer and where no "REAL" effort was made to remedy a possible solution, i.e., neither an apology or a sign that says " FOR CERTIFIED/PARCEL PICK UPS ONLY!" This definitely would of prevented me from standing in a long line for "nothing", just to be told that I needed to go to another long line and wait again!
0 points for professionalism and customer service!
Thank you.
Reply to: The Postal Service and Its Obligation
I would like to know if there are any regulations about the amount of space that is required around a mailbox in a residential area where there is curbside delivery. We have lived here for over 24 years and have never had any problems until now. This mailman we have had for somewhere between 2 -3 Years keeps slapping on stickers that say "Please keep the approach to the mailbox clear at all times or we will be unable to deliver your mail".
We leave approximately 20 feet from where are car is parked on one side of the mailbox. On the other side of our mailbox there is about 15 feet from where an occasional guest will park.
At no time is there EVER a car blocking the mailbox and yet we get these occasional stickers. We got one today (while I was in the front yard maybe 20 feet away! ) and I headed straight to the main post office here in Chapel Hill,NC. I asked if there were any regulations about the appropriate distance from the mailbox. I was told there are NONE except not to BLOCK it. Why does this postman keep harassing us? I feel bullied. I'd like to be sure that I got accurate information concerning the space around my mailbox. Can anyone verify that information for us?
Reply to: Does a Virtual PO Box service appeal to you?
This would be so useful. I move a lot (four times in three years) and there's inevitably someone who I forget to give my new address. This would be way easier!
Reply to: Where is the Love from Low Fuel Prices?
gas prices
Reply to: What service is most important to you?
usps continues to cut services and raise prices. What company has ever used that model to rebuild a brand?
Reply to: Do you agree with the Postal Service's decision to change the name of Express Mail and rename Parcel Post?
You have a problem with delivery a service on a consistent basis. You have closed the airport express mail facility. You no longer guarantee express mail until delivered to the post office very early in the day.
Now, you want to add another area of confusion to a area which you are having problems with a product. Last thing you want to do unless the name clarifies the service you are delivering. Priorlty Mail express sounds like Priority mail. Express mail clearly states the name of the product. My opinion, very bad decision to rename a product which only needs to be improved by being able to accept & guarantee the mail when deliveried later to the post-office. Fedex allow drop-offs as late at 10:15pm for delivery the following day. NOT THE POST OFFICE!! I'm not sure what the hours are now regarding next day delivery.
Douglas Satcher
Reply to: Calling All Revenue-Generation Ideas
If I have an idea that can generate billions does the person with the idea get a cut. Lets say 1 cent per sale?
Reply to: Your Experience with the Customer Experience
The South Lake Tahoe area has terrible delivery sorters. My route is the 12th St area and the Mail is delivered to the wrong addresses almost every day ! I have packages delivered to other addresses almost every time! I follow tracking and it will say delivered but not to me. I've had money lost and have had neighbors bring my mail all the time. I've filed complaints to no avail ! When ever I can I ask to have packages shipped by UPS ! The only people that are worse then the USPS here is the weatherman !
Reply to: The Road to a New Delivery Fleet
But you're not required to stop at every house. Nice try, though. Funny, mailmen before never had this problem, and got paid less. Go figure
Reply to: If you have been to a Post Office with a kiosk, but opted to wait for a clerk instead, what was the basis for your decision?
If the line is long I will use the self-service kiosk. However, there is no option for "media mail" rates at these kiosks. This option would be very much appreciated.
Also, during regular post office hours, there is no place to put kiosk-stamped parcels that will not fit in the bin provided.
The clerks are helpful at the LeFleur Station in Jackson, MS. They will get someone to help you bring in heavy boxes or they will help you themselves.


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Novak Djokovic and a group of fans had a bit of a scare on Monday after a railing that was separating the autograph seekers from the world's No. 1 tennis player collapsed. As you can see from the video above, several fans — including some children — went tumbling onto Djokovic and appeared to hurt some part of his lower body. He limped into the locker room after his victory over Andreas Seppi and later told reporters he was fine. "It was a bit of a shock and I'm glad that the children involved are OK," Djokovic said according to The Telegraph. "I am fine." Fortunately, no one was seriously injured. Djokovic later paired with Ana Ivanovic and won his doubles match, so it seems safe to say that the minor injury didn't have a lasting effect. The incident itself, however, may have. Djokovic may have never thought he had to be on his toes while signing autographs, but I'm sure people failing through railings will be in the back of his mind every time he does so in the future. Bizarre injury? Sure, but we've seen weirder. Just ask Andy Murray and his strained buttocks. H/T Game On!
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Unlike some soul divas, Macy Gray doesn't seem to have much of an ego — but it sure sounds like she has a pretty fabulous id.
"It's like if you were to take a Hershey's kiss and eat it while you're on a roller-coaster ride to the moon," the singer said about The Id, her follow up to her Grammy-winning breakthrough, 1999's On How Life Is. "While you're on the moon, you get your nails done, get your hair done, and put on your best clothes. That's what my record's like."
Gray's recording schedule for The Id also hasn't prevented her from kick-starting her film career. Last month, she wrapped her debut role as what she calls "a ghetto fabulous hoochie mama" in "Training Day," starring Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke. This week, she'll shoot a performance scene for 2002's "Spider-Man."
Gray said she hopes to wrap work on The Id by the end of the month and have the album out in June or July.
"I'm really excited — anytime you have a good first record, even if you don't admit it, you're nervous about your second one, 'cause you always wanna do better," she said. "You definitely don't wanna do worse. So, it was crazy making it, but I finally think it's coming together, and it's gonna be hot. Can't wait."
Gray said the feel of The Id reflects the free-spirited approach she took in the studio.
"It's a wild album," she said. "It's still me, [but] this time, I did whatever I wanted."


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