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Trans women are engaging in "delusional cosplay," and more transphobic "wisdom" from The Spearhead
When I posted about WF Price's viciously transphobic Mothers' Day post on The Spearhead yesterday, the Spearhead commentariat had not yet weighed in on his post. Well, now they have, and so appallingly that I felt a second post was in order. Here are some of the, er, highlights of the discussion.
Again, a TRIGGER WARNING applies; if anything, these comments are worse than Price's original post. This hasn't made them unpopular at The Spearhead; quite the contrary: all the comments quoted below were well received by Spearhead readers, receiving multiple upvotes. A couple of them were even rated "Well-loved."
Alcestis Eshtemoa compares trans women, unfavorably, to eunuchs:
Transexuals/Transgenders are part of the LGBTQPPI freak show. Transexual "women" are de-facto mutilated or castrated men, on a much lower level than eunuchs even. Sure a couple of people may be born "inter-sexed" but most (in general) are not born or made that way. There are two sexes and they are complementary.
Instead it's the delusional cosplay "I'm a woman in a man's body" (sure and I'm really Napoleon reincarnated or Marilyn Monroe in a hideous, ill-mannered woman's body). It's a form of narcissism, the worse kind even, because these people don't play their parts well. Instead the solipsism is projected elsewhere.
El Bastardo seems to think that feminists are all as transphobic as he is:
I can't wait for all the liars, whom calling themselves feminists, have to face this genius who cut his own junk off. As soon as he says they are "equal" in motherhood, they are going to have to contain their laughter and scorn. A "Saaaayyy whaaaaattt?" moment. Followed by "Oh, HELL NAH!"
I actually feel for this individual, though the "suffering" is self inflicted. He, or perhaps she or it, has now set himself and his family up for years of delicious pain for his moronic self indulgence.
Truly, the feminists who raised him, for that is the evil and solipsistic individuals his parents (or at least his mother and wife) had to have been. They destroyed who he was, and cheered him on as he jumped into an abyss for which there is no return.
Now his sons have endured a wound they may never be able to articulate, but incubate with pain and confusion their whole lives. For if their father, now having turned and claimed to being a woman, hated his masculinity in such a fashion; what are they left to think?
Keyster also manages to pull off the neat trick of attacking transphobic feminists — well, he assumes all feminists are transphobic — in a comment that is itself transphobic, not to mention massively misogynistic:
Feminists hate transexuals because they "mock" womanhood; pretend to be women, when actually the massive doses of estrogen is what reveals the classic female behavior that sometimes annoys and frustrates men so much.
Also more often than not transexuals abhor masculinity so much that they actually consider themselves lesbians. And lesbians don't much like (Male to Female) transexuals either. They do seem to do better once this "internal conflict" is resolved, but then create a whole new reality of confusion and complexities around them.
Geographybeefinalisthimself decides to make the issue all about, well, me:
I feel so sorry for this tranny's sons.
I wonder if Manboobz will consider my pity for this tranny's sons to be "misogyny." I think his morbidly obese body will explode just thinking about how to react.
I'd call that transphobia, actually, Mr. geographybeefinalist. I'm not quite sure why you thought I would explode. It's not exactly shocking to discover that misogynists are bigoted in other ways as well. On The Spearhead multiple bigotry seems to be the default state.
Towgunner delivered up a massive wall-o-text, from which I have extracted the following. (Paragraph breaks added.)
A simple agenda item for the MRA … is to encourage the truth, specifically, men and women are different and there is nothing wrong with that. ….
The reason why we unfortunately here about this is because it fits the feminists narrative and false idea that men and women are interchangeable etc. transsexuals are an important component to that argument because he was once a he now hes a she…look at that kids, as easy as pie. But its not, hormone treatment and multiple evasive surgeries are not some simple "switch" …
Methinks, the whole "I'm a women in a man's body" meme is a sick distraction from the real truth, which is "No sir or ma'am, the truth is you're not happy with yourself and the cards you were dealt and you've never came to terms with that! ….
The idea of "I'm a man in a women's body" should be met with, "hey pal, I'd like to be a lot of things myself too, eating ice cream every night and having a full head of hair and washboard abs…but guess what, it's not the case….deal. This is what happens when emotion trumps reason. psycology today is a joke, the proper treatment is a kick in the pants not some soft spoken, drug dealer who's likely just as messed up as their patients are.
Brigadon responded to one commenter who challenged the Spearhead regulars on their homophobia (and got massively downvoted for doing so), accusing the commenter of using "shaming language" against those who rightfully resist "homophilia." Then he called gay men "fags;" compared homosexuality to pedophilia, bestiality, and cannibalism; and suggested that trans women deserve to be ridiculed.
There is a vast difference between being homophobic and having a legitimate understanding of the deleterious effects homophilia has on society.
If you are not into molesting children, are you pedophobic?
If you are not into fucking housepets, are you beastophobic?
Why in the hell is it considered a 'phobia' to be disgusted and sickened by something which, in the end, is an incredibly unhealthy habit from both a species and societal standpoint? …
Why should we accept cannibalism? why should we accept pederastery? why should we accept homosexuality? why should we accept beastiality? how does that strengthen us as a culture? what does it ADD to the human experience, and what does it take away?
Nice attempt at shaming language, though. technically 'homophobia'= "fear of those like one's self". completely incorrect usage of the word.
Unfortunately, though, fags are afraid to use the real word…
Edinakusesiphobia- fear of sodomy.
Frankly, all things concerned, I consider a fear of getting sodomized to be a very real worry, as opposed to a 'phobia'. Especially considering that nearly six times as many men in the US get raped as women, and nearly a hundred times as many men get FORCEFULLY raped (sodomized) as women.
And, to be completely honest, why should we NOT ridicule men that lop their penises off in order to be failures as both males and females.
In case you're wondering, this was one of the comments that was rated "Well-loved" by the Spearhead regulars.
There is plenty more awfulness to be found elsewhere in the thread at The Spearhead, as well as some comments that aren't quite as bad, if you have the stomach to wade through the rest of it to find them.
Posted on May 14, 2013, in antifeminism, dozens of upvotes, hate, homophobia, misogyny, MRA, reactionary bullshit, straw feminists, the spearhead, transphobia, victim blaming and tagged anti-feminism, antifeminism, homophobia, men's rights, misogyny, MRA, transphobia. Bookmark the permalink. 191 Comments.
@Karalora: But truly transphobic people are often immediately pissed off on meeting someone androgynous-looking. They think it's mandatory for everyone to clearly announce what their genitals look like. If you have a very androgynous face and body it's NOT okay to have some kind of unisex hairdo and unisex clothes; in this case, you're obligated to put on a skirt, long hair and makeup if you have a vagina or grow a beard if you're a man.
I think you're overanalyzing the reasons for MRA transphobia. Judging by how they want to tear down everyone less privileged than they are, I think the hate comes first and then they make up some excuse.
(First post woo)
True. My post is meant to address a more mild version of transphobia–where people aren't opposed to androgyny in principle and may not have a problem with the concept of transitioning, but balk at the prospect of using the pronouns they associate with one gender to refer to someone who looks to them not to be that gender. (That is a mess of a sentence. I hope it's readable.)
Not MRAs, in other words.
[Premature delurking, hence no kitty avatar yet]
Edinakusesiphobia- fear of sodomy.
Hurray, a wordsmith-in-training! Reminds me of the hilarious Usenet homophobe that insisted "idiogenogamosis" (later "idioanthropinogenogamosis") was the correct and only term for same-sex acts.
Howard Bannister The government […] killed every person who ever died!!!
TBH, a suspiciously high number of people are dead, that MUST mean something!
Yellaine — it was the plague, spread by plague rats, all my fault sorry! (Well, my and the rest of Emilie Autumn's
plague ratsfans)
Pecunium — but mango juice is awesomeness!!
BritterSweet — so no rogue Rs club, darn.
The illusion these men are under is that by enforcing gender stereotypes they themselves will become super-masculine. We don't need gender police.
This reminds me of a great quote from one of the Hitchhiker books (paraphrased here, unless I am actually remembering it perfectly) – "back in the old days of the Galaxy, when men were REAL men, women were REAL women, and small, furry creatures from Alpha Centauri were REAL small, furry creatures from Alpha Centauri…"
The Scottish version of that cliche is "when men were men and sheep were frightened", which admittedly is a rather icky rape/bestiality joke, but does rather point to how out there the ultra-misogynist idea of manliness is. Even macho drunken Scottish men think it's ridiculous.
CassandraSays – I like the Douglas Adams one, because it points out how silly the idea of "real" men or women are.
Is that saying Scots? I never knew where it came from. First time I ever heard it was from my current boss, who says it quite a lot.
Nope, nope, nope. Not touching that post. I have had a draining day, and I'm enjoying being alive today, and I'm not changing that for the MRM. Nope, nope, nope.
TMI but I actually never encountered 'fun sexy things to do with soft outie genitals' until this year, when I found a zine by and for trans women about sex. I considered myself fairly well read, but definitely gave me a, "Why have I never encountered this?" moment. (Didn't help that I was going off my hormones, which meant my libido died a slow, nasty death for a month or so.)
If it hasn't been bought up yet, Price had one of the worst dodges ever when someone called him on his hate: http://www.the-spearhead.com/2013/05/12/a-ny-times-mothers-day-op-ed-trannies-are-equal-moms/#comment-186888
This follow-up comment also shows off his moronic populist-traditionalism (and yes, Price, I would call those people, or at least their culture/institutions, backwards): http://www.the-spearhead.com/2013/05/12/a-ny-times-mothers-day-op-ed-trannies-are-equal-moms/#comment-186999
As for the thing about fundamentalism someone here bought up, I definitely recall him bringing up Timothy to say women should never preach. He doesn't seem to realize that following his logic of Biblical consistency would (rightfully) end in Waco 2, though.
So the Aussies are mocking uber-macho men too, in a roundabout sort of way? If both the Scots and the Aussies are saying that your macho posing is a bit much, you might want to consider whether or not they are correct.
I'm late to the game here, but I have just one question for these angry, bitter, douchecanoes…
Why in the fuck do you care so much if a guy feels like the best course of action for his life is to transition to a woman? It's HER decision and does not affect you in the LEAST.
Wow, it sure is awesome to have Americans explain my heritage to me. We Scots are a primitive people and certainly not capable of reclaiming former insults ourselves – for that we need outside assistance.
Most transpeople are delusioned, this isn't a transphobic statement, it passes no judgement, it doesn't say transpeople are bad, it merely states that they are incorrect in what they believe themselves to be, a person who has a penis is not a woman, if they beleive they are they have an incorrect belief, a delusion, this NOT saying they are lesser people, it's simply saying they are incorrect.
If you disagree with me on my definition of man and woman, you know what, that's fine, just don't label me tranphobic becuase I use the official, legally recognised definitions, it's like calling someone antisemitic becuase they believe circumcision is wrong.
(Brigadon quote in article) Frankly, all things concerned, I consider a fear of getting sodomized to be a very real worry, as opposed to a 'phobia'. Especially considering that nearly six times as many men in the US get raped as women, and nearly a hundred times as many men get FORCEFULLY raped (sodomized) as women.
I'd love to know where these idiots come up with these ideas? Now it seems that MRAs just make junk up!
Huh, funny that, I can't find legal definitions for man and woman, I'm kinda legit surprised to find nothing but there you go, near as I can find, they don't use biological essentialism.
Also, OH HAI No, no, no. But no, no, NO! Just because your body doesn't have bits you think it shouldn't doesn't make those of us with unwanted bits delusional.
And wtf do you care if I'd like certain surgerical procedures to be more readily available do maybe I could take advantage of them, and not be treated like a freak show for that? In what fucking way does "just ignore me then" impinge on your rights? It doesn't, so time for my FREEZE PEACH!! Fuck off.
@No, no no –
You need to learn a lot more about human beings before you go reverting to binary essentialism to pronounce on who's male and who's female, and talking as if everything is soooo clear-cut and simple.
But even if it were – what the fuck does it matter to you? What business is it of yours how other people see and define themselves? Who the hell are you to decide what someone else's reality is regarding their own SELF, and their own body?
Most transpeople are delusioned, this isn't a transphobic statement
it passes no judgement, it doesn't say transpeople are bad, it merely states that they are incorrect in what they believe themselves to be
So you'll take no umbrage when I tell you that you're pig-ignorant and a spouter of hateful falsehoods which cause real harm to trans* people every day, right? Because I'm not passing judgement, I'm just stating that your beliefs are incorrect and that they cause measurable pain and suffering!
Oh, wait, I guess I am passing judgement, because that's kind of inherent to believing that what someone is doing is bad and misinformed.
If you disagree with me on my definition of man and woman, you know what, that's fine, just don't label me tranphobic becuase I use the official, legally recognised definitions
Some countries legally recognize trans* status, some don't exactly but still allow for legal transitioning. Do you really think gender changes based on what country you're in?
(For that matter, I'm pretty sure even the U.S. bases legal gender not on genitals but on gender assignment at birth, but I could be wrong about that.)
Gamerime, depends on the state, federally I assume that they go with whatever your legal ID says. Yeah, looks like the state dept just requires a doctor's letter ("just" but yes, it's legally changeable)
Try here for state laws, but no flash on here so I'm not sure it's really the right sort of data — http://transequality.org/Resources/DL/DL_policies.html
Wiki has more though.
Kirbywarp, did you have to post No 2 in that list? Put up a Creepy Douche Asshole warning next time, willya?
::hides under desk::
To this 'No, no, no' person (what a fitting name); Gender is not determined by genitalia alone, my friend! Let me explain the biology of Trans folks (as I understand it, if I am wrong, I hope fellow Boobzers don't flame me)…*ahem*….
There are biological sex differences between brains. Male & female brains have subtle differences in how they are structured & there are USUALLY subtle differences in thinking styles/cognition. Keep in mind that NONE of this has any bearing on intelligence, ethics or anything else.
Anyway, The brain, you can say, is the seat of one's personality, self, consciousness & identity, who you REALLY are, the seat of the soul. You are what's in that big bundle of nervous grey matter which resides in your skull.
Now, sometimes, when Mother Nature wants to come up with something different (as she is wont to do) a person is born who, through a certain moment of unusual happenstance, as a brain that one sex stuck in the body of another sex. Thus, you have what appears to be either a guy with a gal's brain or a gal with a guy's brain.
Since the brain is the seat of the soul & who you really are, the brain determines your true identity. Therefore Chaz Bono was ALWAYS Chaz Bono, even if he appeared to be a girl named Chastity Bono. Brandon Teena may have appeared to be a cute girl who cross-dressed but make no mistake, he was AAAAALLLL MAN!
Gender, Sex….why should someone's worth be based on these things or the strict adherence thereof? People should be judged by character alone, not their physical sex, gender identity/expression, sexual preference, ethnicity, color, size, age, nationality, religion/non-religion, disability, social standing, economic level or any other variable.
Gender schmender! We should embrace the beauty & variety of sex & gender variables….a spectrum….a rainbow!
Oh, if you decide to bring up that "homosexuality with lead to pedophilia, zoophilia, necrophilia, etc." here's one word to shoot all that down…..CONSENT! An animal cannot consent, thus zoophilia is basically animal rape/abuse. A corpse can't consent because it's dead & it's just plain unhealthy for someone to sex-up dead folks, a child cannot truly consent because the don't fully understand or grasp the full implications of the the whole situation!
Two people of the same sex/gender who fully consent with each other are not immoral.
Now, Homosexuality & Transgender are two totally different things, however, I brought up the above argument concerning Queer lovestyles because I just know that 'No no no' is bound to make a "slippery-slope" argument concerning my above statement:
Gender, Sex….why should someone's worth be based on these things or the strict adherence thereof? People should be judged by character alone, not their physical sex, gender identity/expression, sexual preference, ethnicity, color, size, age, nationality, religion/non-religion, disability, social standing, economic level or any other variable.
Gender schmender! We should embrace the beauty & variety of sex & gender variables….a spectrum….a rainbow!
And now, my rebuttal of No no no is done, thank you.
(*argh!* Tried commenting from my home inbox. Bad idea. Copy-pasted it, here)
I, Julie, have changed my name to SpukiKitty. Thank you. =D
"Queer lovestyles"
I am so swiping that, thank you! And yeah, your trans* 101 passes my sniff test, 101 for sure, but let's not confuse no, no, no too much! (If ze even returns, I suspect we had a troll by trolling)
Thanks! =)
Most transpeople are delusioned, this isn't a transphobic statement, it passes no judgement, it doesn't say transpeople are bad, it merely states that they are incorrect in what they believe themselves to be, a person who has a penis is not a woman, if they beleive they are they have an incorrect belief, a delusion, this NOT saying they are lesser people, it's simply saying they are incorrect.
Denying an inherent part of our identity by calling us "deluded" is bigoted. Twist things all you want.
If you disagree with me on my definition of man and woman, you know what, that's fine, just don't label me tranphobic becuase I use the official, legally recognised definitions
Official legal definitions can be transphobic, too, and they are in no way absolute. And because you're okay with them, you are a transphobe. Now fuck off.
Nice response, SpukiKitty! =D
Thankies! *GIVES MEGA SPUKI HUGZ*
Shorter no,no,no: Don't label me transphobic just because of my transphobia
PS, trans* people are delusional becuz genitals dictate your gender!!!! Like how cis-women who get masectomies become half-woman, and cis-men who suffer unfortunate accidents exist in some limbo state outside of gender*
*not like some people don't identify as man or women, because lots of people don't, but transphobic people normally don't let "neither man nor women" or "both man and women" or "who cares gender?" or any of the other variations exist in their binary.
"Like, I think that people who identify as otherkin are delusional. Am I going to mount a crusade against them to force them to acknowledge what I see as reality? No, because they're not doing anyone any harm, so what would be the point?"
The problem is that trans people will label people who disagree with their identity as being hateful and breaching their human right to identify however they please when really we just disagree with them, in fact many advocate for 'not acknowledging gender identity' being a hate crime. They will also staunchly claim they have a right to be in spaces that /legally belong to someone else/ 'transwomen' for example don't care that place is /legally delegated/ to people that are /legally/ women, they will barge in and declare they have a right to do so.
Those same 'transwomen' will also demand women's doctors then complain they aren't getting the right medical treatment because they need a men's doctor!
In comparison to 'transpeople', otherkin are completely rational.
After further reading of the comments, I would like to admit that I am in fact, the person who posted 'no,no,no'
I am truly sorry I labelled transgenderedism 'delusional' I took anger out on innocent people and would like to apologize for that.
To the person who was so kidn to actually rebutt me rather than mindlessly bash me;
Testosterone forms the male organs-including the brain, in the womb and oestrogen forms the organs in the womb, this renders 'brain-based' arguments completely against transgenderedism; the female reproductive organs and female brain develop using the same hormones at the same time, so do the male body and brain. In fact,changing the definitions of gender to 'validate gender identities' will result in people receiving the wrong medical care and falsely observing behavior and physiology, because it will no longer be acceptable to observe how men and women are truly, physically different.
Whether you are a man or a woman is based on reproductive organs, this is legal and official, you can find it in any dictionary or biology class worth it's salt, and this means that the proponent of the new definition has burden of proof. Just because I can't tell doesn't mean the official definition is wrong. As someone was so kind to mention yes I am holding trans people to a different standard, because I expect people to know what they are and be honest about what they are, people who don't know are ignorant of the truth, people who aren't honest wish to make others ignorant.
By the way, terms such as 'stuck in the wrong body' or 'man stuck in a womans' body, and especially 'gal with a guys brain' are widely accepted as transphobic by trans rights activists such as yourself.
Changing your use of language to make you or other people feel 'validated' is your personal choice, non-acceptance of this change is not a sign we hate trans people, it's a sign that language changes gradually over time, if the defnitions are outdated, then it will evolve naturally and you wont need to brand the old definition as transphobic.
Asking me if I can tell whether someone is a man or woman because of the way they dress is like asking me to tell if someone is black or white because of the way they dress, and in fact, this is a sexist/racist idea. (or, in the world of Manboobz.com, transphobic)
I also never advocate judgement based on looks' and always value consent and freedom of people to consent; yes means yes, and hate slippery slope the fiery passion, I dare say you are stereotyping me as your stereotypical trans-hater just because I disagree.
As an afterword, it's pointless to identify yourself by this invisible intangible thing known as 'gender identity', it says nothing about you, it completely misses the point of an 'identity.'
I'm a woman because of my body parts, that's what make it important, identifying 'because you feel like it' is a pointless label that doesn't help people know who you are and probably misleads them.
Truth is the main reason I called trans people delusional is because so many trans activists think they can called otherkin delusional and get away with what is, basically, hypocrisy, regardless of how 'silly' their beliefs are, otherkin are having a real experience too, and otherkin experience various conditions related to their identity, many experiences phantom limb sensation of having a tail or having wings, they may find it strange putting on clothes because they feel like they aren't supposed to have hands or their tusks might get caught, the parallels between otherkin and transpeople is unmistakable, but so many trans activists think they can judge otherkin.
I wonder what these idiots have to say about female to male transexuals?
I mean even people in the Iran admits that transexuality is a real thing: and they are a freaking Theocracy!


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Remember, don't go to Best Buy without doing your product research first. The only thing you should ask a BB employee is "where is this item located?" Or, "where is the exit?" — BEN POPKEN
Best Buy Employee's Video On How The Store Screws You Over
I dont think thats very funny and it doesnt really show what Best Buy employees really do…
For instance you go in wanting to spend $500 on a HD-DVD player which has superior picture quality over Blu-Ray and they will basicly harrass you into spending $1000 on Blu-Ray.
Go in looking to buy a $20 cd player and they will try to talk you into spending $40 on a ESA and then 2 free issues of some magazine which will auto charge your CC if you forget to call and cancel…nice!
Oh this is SO fake, If this were real the only product you'd have heard about would have been the SERVICE PLAN.
4-minutes of talking about how great they are and how everything will break without one and how they only cost 25% of the cost of the product and how you shouldn't even process the sale if there is no service plan attached.
Accessories are all good and well, but service plans are where the REAL screwing is done.
Actually, at the store I worked at, Accessory attachment was more important in my department – because they had higher margins (the profit isn't always where you think – the one of the biggest generators of profit for the computer department isn't the service plans, but actually ink cartridges).
I do love the mockery of CARE (Contact, Ask Questions, Recommend, Encourage) with SCREW. The secret is that 25% of the employees in the store know their product. The other 75% doesn't know their ear from their asshole. Secondly, the few who know what they're doing, and who aren't jerks, are also trying to fly under their manager's radar… so they're harder to find.
When my son worked there (2004) the employee discount was they pay 5% over store cost. This gave me a great insight into what some of the stuff costs.
Retail for a Canon color ink cartridge was $18.99, and their store brand Basix was $17.99. Employee price for the genuine Canon was around $12.00 and for the Basix it was $1.35!
No wonder they love you to buy their store brand stuff.
Energizer AA-8 pack Store price $8.99, employee around $5.00. Best buy brand AA 8-pack: retail $7.99, employee 76 cents.
Oh, almost forgot. The Basix ink destroyed the print head on my printer.
Love it…
"Where's the cable to record stuff from the tv?"
"Notice how the customer seems to think he knows what he is talking about. Not by asking for information, but by requesting something that doesn't exist"
LOL. If anyone's worked retail at a busy store, you'll appreciate this statement on a whole other level
As of now the employee discount is the same, or at least so sayeth my BBY employed ex.
are the service plans really that much of a ripoff? i bought a new camera about 6 weeks ago and went for the service plan, and the camera broke (my fault, but that was impossible to prove) and i got a new one completely for free. doesn't that make the service plan worth it, particularly for things like cameras that break all the time? i'm interested to hear thoughts.
It depends on what you think is expensive. For me, I only Purchased warranty on laptops. If the warranty 1/3 the price of the actual laptop, then I would go for it. But get the accidental warranty!! I dropped my laptop last year, and was given store credit.
haha im a best buy employee now, and yes, we are pushed to attach accessories, but by no means are we pushed to "screw" the customer over. maybe im just a more honest employee than most; if a customer comes in and says "i have a 5 year old kid who wants an ipod" i quickly talk them OUT of an ipod and into a cheaper mp3 player that wont hurt their wallet if the kid loses or breaks it.
i dont think this video really says anything about screwing anyone over. most people want to go to one place and leave with what they were looking for, and THAT is the reason for the more money spent. if someone wants a 30G ipod, im not going to talk them into an 80G. however, if we are sold out of 30's, then i'll recommend the 80.
and the customer incentives?? thats a lie. reward zone points are rewarded every 3 months. i dont know where that dude is getting $3000 dollars from.
i will agree though, with whoever said only 25% of the employees actually know the product they're selling. i've had to clean up many bad situations with misinformed customers. so dont come into best buy expecting an education. we dont like giving it and depending on who you ask, 9 times out of 10 it really isnt true.
honestly, if you're going to make a video criticizing a highly successful business, #1. get your facts straight and #2. dont make them look so appealing. not only did the one guy leave wiht the cd's he came for, but a couple other bands he will probably enjoy just as much. and when the guy wanted the stuff that doesnt exist, (happens all the time, its hilarious) he found out that what he wanted the product to do, it didnt do, so he left with the right product saving him time and frustration.
and please. what business has anyone ever walked into where the goal wasnt to make money?
top-down selling is a key point in any business.
i feel bad these guys wasted their time critisizing a fact of life.
Wow, that's completely wrong. Ok, let me clear some of this up…
1. Would letting the customer buy the Ipod Nano, make trips to other stores, get pissed because it can't record/play video, then make yet another trip to Best Buy to return it been the "right thing" to do? Makes no sense. Only the Ipod Video can play Video (duh). That's Apple's fault. It's not like we disable the video function on the Nano's to trick customers into spending more money or anything, sheesh.
2. I admit that you aren't always going to get a knowlegable salesperson, but that goes for any store.
3. Don't blame Best Buy for new formats, blame electronics manufacturers. Besides, I doubt anyone would argue that DVD is better than VHS. Blu-Ray and HD-DVD is the HD version of DVD (so that you can watch movies in High Definition, DVD is not High Def.) Without new technologies, we'd be listening to phonographs and watching black and white tv's, and have nothing but AM radio in our cars. Don't get mad because technology advances, without it, we wouldn't have great websites like this one.
3. Yes, we make more margin on store brand stuff, that means that we don't have to buy it from another manufacturer. Regardless of how much more money we make, the products are still less expensive for the consumer. No store anywhere would have a generic/private label brand unless they were making more money because of it. It is, after all, a business.
4. All it takes are a few customers returning DVD players because they "Can't figure out how to record to it" before you realize that asking how products are going to be used is a good idea.
5. Reward Zone gives you 5 bucks back for every $250 you spend, not $1 for every $200. Also, you don't need to spend $3000 to get your certificates. That was just an out and out lie.
This guy was obviouslly a pissed off ex-employee, take that whole video for a grain of salt. A simple scare tactic aimed to "harm" the company he's pissed at right now.
I'm not here trying to blow the Best Buy horn or anything, but that video was simply fundamentaly wrong.
I continue to be astounded at the number of people that don't understand (or in many cases READ) the fact this is a PARODY! How do you get through life thinking stuff like this that SAYS "parodic" is trying to be real and "inform" and give "truthfull insider information"? READ and THINK before commenting. Small minds………
Well it reminded me severely of many of my former co-workers – and managers – so I wouldn't say it's terribly inaccurate. Hyperbole? Yes. But it's also a spoof. Spoofs are allowed to exaggerate. :P
I've heard of a Best Buy employee who took pride in selling a universal power supply to someone who just bought a laptop. Since laptops already have batteries, I don't really see the point. It's not a good strategy to sell your customers things they don't really need, because eventually they will find out. You will loose customer loyalty, which is usually worth more in the long run than a single sale.
So I guess because it's done in a comical manner that no one will take it seriouslly? Somehow my tiny little mind can't comprehend that… :/
Just setting some facts straight, being that this is a consumer advocacy website, I thought people should know.
Ok, so the service plan is a ripoff some of you say.
I buy a $1500 laptop, 17 days later my lcd light randomly burns out, ruining my new laptop. I call Best Buy, oops, it's out of the 15 day laptop return policy. I call Toshiba, oops, their warranty doesn't cover the lcd. Now, because I'm a genius and didn't get the $300 service plan that covers damage to the display (and water damage if me and my new laptop decide to go swimming together) I'm out $1500.
Never buy a laptop without a service plan… On the other hand never buy crap like a printer with one.
I'm not a Best Buy employee, btw.
Ok, a laptop battery is not the same as a surge protector. A batter has no fuctions that deal with the evening out of power due to spikes and dips. A surge protector/ups reacts to fluctuations in power and has capacitors to deal with power overages and underages. Its funny because we deal with customers everyday that think they know everything and in fact are putting their $1000 laptops at risk because they think we are trying to screw them. I know some employees are bad or ill informed but to use that to group all sales associates together is not bright. The employee you write off because you read some stupid post could just be trying to help you and help our company retain a customer.
1] I work at Best Buy and we are told never force things onto a customer. You should offer but not shove things into peoples hands as this video shows.
2]All Best Buy Employees are non commission. So no matter how much you buy from me I don't see another dime. No bonuses, nothing.
3]For the most part we would only sell things that we would buy ourselves.
4]And if a customer wanted a video Ipod then well I would let him know that it is more money but it has the capabilities to do what he wants it to do.
5]And that reward zone stuff was way off base.
Just so you know Basix isn't a best buy brand. RocketFish, Insignia, GeekSquad, Init, and Dynex.
Enjoyed the video. I bought (or at least thought i was buying a laptop) got a 2.5 pound weight (I thought it was a wheel at first) plus a lot of paper and bubble wrap. also bought the extended care. box was sealed looked like manufacture seal.
got laughed at by the store employees and the manager refused to talk to my wife. I would say I was defiantly screwed by best buy
Hm, I know that this thread seems to have lost its popularity, but I just wanted to make a quick comment-perhaps if only to make myself feel better.
As an employee of several years (but luckily will be leaving as soon as I graduate from school, thank goodness)…I've learned a lot about Best Buy.
1) Their business strategy is top of the line and innovative. Unfortunately, there are a lot of people in management positions not properly teaching their employees to employee these practices. There is, however, always room for improvement in these strategies-and Best Buy is always seeking them.)
2) I would rather go to Best Buy and get help from someone even PRETENDING to be knowledgeable than go to a Wal-Mart where the most common response to anything you ask is, "I don't know, but if we did, it would be over there," (while pointing in the opposite direction of the employee you asked two seconds prior).
3) I always enjoy satire, but please-pick on something that IS a real problem. Like the abhorrent gender (and racial from what I understand) discrimination that is incredibly INVISIBLE to almost EVERYONE-including female employees.
a) Our store apparently has subscriptions to Maxim, which is a semi-pornographic magazine and a projects a derogatory image of women in a professional atmosphere. This subscription is available in the 'hub' or employee break room. Apparently, (according to HR), supplying nearly nude pictures of women to its employees is an "A-okay" practice. Forget that the business is already in a major struggle to combat gender discrimination. We may as well just post naked posters of women all over the break room; same concept. I'm not offended by the images per se, but I am a woman struggling to make my place in a male dominated work atmosphere. Women as they are portrayed in these magazines (objects, ideal women, replaceable, and promoting GENDER ROLES) do not facilitate the perception of women as being capable or worthy of male occupations. I've noticed that the people at my job who typically disagree with me are simply less educated or women who are satisfied in the position they have-those who are not fighting the same type of gender discrimination. The worst part is having managers (including one female manager) ENTIRELY overlook these magazines in the hub. The principle of the matter is that they are catering to male employees with these magazines (where are the nude dude magazines?) and that such sexual entertainment does not belong in a break room-regardless of being based on males or females.
b) The positions are segregated by gender. Only 1/4th of the employees are females, and yet a vast majority of them work at the front lanes-which by the way, the front lanes are incredibly mind numbing. Ask any employee that has even had to "code 1" (sales people who help ring out check/charge/debit when the line is extremely long). Furthermore, it is extremely unlikely that a woman will EVER be promoted to the sales floor-no opportunities are available. Women are capable of being fantastic sales people, but their strengths are mysteriously overlooked or justified by "external circumstances" such as luck as opposed to "internal" circumstances such as ABILITY.
If you ever come across a rude cashier at Best Buy, it is typically not their (or should I say her) personality. In fact, Best Buy uses an excellent personality test (valid and generally reliable) to filter good employee prospects from the bad ones. No, it's not HER-it's the mistreatment she gets from customers who write her off as being a moron for being a cashier. It's because everyone thinks cashiers do nothing, when in fact most of the time they are constantly ringing people out and saying the exact same thing (and hearing the exact same thing) for 8 hours. They are sick of being treated like robots (get off your damn phone and don't interrupt as though there is a skip button option). To boot, cashiers have little interaction with other employees to lighten the mood or to have a good laugh, nor are they even able to complete a single thought amongst one another before the next customer is ready. This is IMPORTANT to maintaining happy employees.
I worked the sales floor throughout several departments, and I enjoyed my job. Because of a conflict with a new ill-aware supervisor, I voluntarily requested to be shift to whatever dept. was open…causing me to truly understand the plight of the crappy job as a cashier.
Sorry this may be too boring…but it needs to be said and people should know about it. I'd be happy to see a mockery about the treatment of women in the workplace-it's not gone. It has only transformed into a lesser obvious form. Thanks…

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Big Ten's top WR: Abbrederis? Gallon? Robinson?
Allen Robinson entered the 2013 season as the Big Ten's undisputed top wide receiver. The Nittany Lion star earned the honor following his breakout 2012 campaign, in which he led the conference in receptions (77), receiving yards (1,013) and touchdowns (11). Through six games, Robinson is on pace for even better numbers. But is he the Big Ten's best receiver? I asked our resident quarterback, Stanley Jackson, for his answer.


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A Girl Scout troop made up of seventh- and eighth-grade girls from Walnut Creek Intermediate School are taking action against the proposed $4.5 billion cuts in state education funding.
They have started a petition opposing the cuts and plan to deliver it to local lawmakers and the governor by mail within the next few weeks. The petition was passed out at the school last week, and unlike other petitions, students were asked to sign. So far, they have collected more than 1,000 signatures.
"The reason why we included kids is because it's our education and we should be able to have a say in what's happening," said Callie Cowdery, 14, who came up with the idea to start the petition.
Walnut Creek School District is cutting $1.5 million from next school year's budget. Walnut Creek Intermediate is set to lose an office clerk and a counselor. A total of 13 teachers are being cut in the district, how many, or if any, are from the middle school is not yet known.
With protests and letter writing campaigns happening around the state, the seven members of Troop 2543 made the petition special.
It mimics the preamble of the Constitution: "We the people of Walnut Creek Intermediate School, in order to have a more perfect education, urge you to establish an adequate budget for our education ... Please don't leave the students of California behind."
Troop member Rachelle Hanson, 14, said that she worries cuts will be in electives, which is what she likes most at school.
"It's really not fair," she said. "I was looking around at students signing (the petition) and people were talking about it and were wondering why (lawmakers) would do this to us. ... Maybe they will realize their plan is bad."
Glynnis Cowdery, troop leader and Callie's mom, said the troop has never done anything like this before but when the girls heard about the cuts everyone wanted to be involved.
The school allowed the petition, with every teacher participating and passing it out during class.
Many students didn't know about the education funding crisis, she said.
"I think the girls really wanted to make their fellow students aware," Cowdery said. "I think that we all hope every message that comes from parents or from kids will have a little bit more impact -- especially for those who want to get re-elected."
She could see these student petitions popping up at other schools in the area.
Chris Giotta, art teacher at Walnut Creek Intermediate, said this kind of activism from students is inspiring.
"This is an example of the new civic generation in action," Giotta said. "These girls have faith that their actions for the teachers and their education will not fall on deaf ears. They are standing up for the future -- their future."
Callie said she fears losing her teachers but mainly that cuts will affect her overall education.
"If we have a worse education background and then go to high school, we won't know as much and we won't be as successful in life," she said.
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Adobe Photoshop CS3 is brimming with so many image-editing tools that the biggest challenge facing it seems to be where to stuff them all. This latest version of Photoshop adds even more tools and enhancements to the mix, but it cleans up its act with a simple yet effective approach to palette organization.
Photoshop CS3 is Microsoft Windows Vista-compatible, and anchors Adobe's full Creative Suite, available now. On its own, the shipping version sells for £569 (£485 excluding VAT). It is also available in the many versions of Adobe's Creative Suite – from £1,051 (£895 ex. VAT) for the Design bundle. Standard upgrade price is £163 (£139 ex. VAT); CS3 bundle upgrade from £492 (£419 ex. VAT).
Many Photoshop users opt for dual-monitor setups just so they'll have a place to stow the application's seemingly endless array of screen-hogging palettes. Photoshop CS3, however, introduces an important interface upgrade: resizable palette buttons with fly-out capabilities.
Both single-monitor and dual-monitor users can benefit from this upgrade. You can reduce the buttons to tiny size, or you can tear off the palettes and park them around your screen, as with previous Photoshop versions. A third option is to arrange them in one or two columns and choose only the palettes you want. At their smallest, the buttons are narrower than the tools palette (which also got a minor makeover - now you can resize it to be one column or two, as well).
The redesigned setup makes using those palettes easier, too. For example, to switch layers, just click the palette's tiny icon, and the full palette pops open. Click the layer you want and then click back to your image, and the palette automatically closes. Other Adobe apps already have similar fly-outs; they're long overdue in the company's flagship application.
With Photoshop CS3's new Quick Selection tool, choosing the portions of your image to act on is simpler, too. With this tool, you don't have to hold down the Shift key to add to your selection; instead, click the areas of your image that you want to select, and you're done (perfect for making a complicated selection while holding a cold beverage in your off-mouse hand).
I found that the tool works very well with sharp, high-contrast colour images, where it functions as a smarter, faster magic wand tool. But unlike the magic wand, the Quick Selection tool lacks a tolerance setting, and as a result it often selected the entire image after a few clicks.
I was more impressed with Photoshop CS3's new Refine Edge tool. After making a selection, you can adjust its radius, contrast, and smoothness by using the tool's sliders. Refine Edge is great for clearing away rough edges and extraneous pixels, even if you do take the trouble to create pixel-level selections.
CS3's Auto-Align Layers let you combine multiple images (which you arrange as separate layers in the same file). The tool matches up common elements in the images; then you can use other tools to choose portions of whichever image you want. So if Bob's got his peepers open in one and closed in another, you can bring forth his baby blues instead of his eyelids. This function works best with pictures taken in rapid succession by a digital SLR mounted on a tripod.
Adobe's Camera Raw utility gets beefed up, too - so much so that you may spend less time in the main Photoshop window than in the Raw one.
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The drop down defaults to a blank selection. I would like to put some text in there like "any" or "all" to indicate that if you skip it and select criteria below it, you will include everything at that level, or not exclude anything (at least that's how I think it works).
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As soon as i sent that E-Mail, i unplugged it, and put it back in the box it came in.. The following day, i took it back to the store i had gotten it from, and they refunded me my $53.00 right there and then...
Their representative (at the store) assured me that we were SQUARE, and that i had the RIGHT to CANCEL this, and that he understood it just didn't work out.. and he was polite... i left there satisfied, that i had gotten my money back, and that maybe sometime in the future, i might consider using them again... they had proven true to their word... yeah, right...
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By Bob Mathews, DFMWRApril 7, 2011
FORT STEWART, Ga. - The big day is just around the corner.
The much-anticipated Great MWR Yard Sale will be open for business at Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. April 16.
Spaces for sellers are still available at post housing on Stewart and Hunter, and at the Credit Union parking lot at Hunter. The more than 100 sellers' spaces at Club Stewart parking lot were filled soon after registration began.
The public is invited to purchase items at the sales.
If past years are any indication, the bargains will be plentiful.
"They'll be selling refrigerators, washers, dryers, furniture, household items, small appliances and kids' toys galore," said Randy Walker, intramural sports director. Walker is a coordinator of the Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation event.
The Beta Gamma Gamma chapter of Omega Psi Phi will be one of the groups using the yard sales as a means to raise funds. Captain Kelvin Robinson, commander of D Company, 3/69 Armor, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, said all money raised will be placed in the fraternity's annual scholarship fund.
About 20 members of the chapter, from both Stewart and Hunter, are participating in preparation for the yard sale. "We've worked on several in the past and we've been quite successful," Robinson said.
Walker said there are two schools of thought about getting a great bargain at the Great MWR Yard Sale.
"The early bird gets the worm, as they say," said Walker. "A lot of people come out here real early, so they can get just what they want as soon as the sale begins. But then, there are others who believe they'll get the best bargains about the time the sale is to close, because the prices will be coming down."
Walker urged motorists to be careful where they park when visiting the Club Stewart parking lot, part of which is located across Steel Avenue from the Commissary loading zone. Parking in that loading zone is a violation, he said.
Registration for sale sites at on-post Stewart and Hunter housing, as well as for spaces at the Hunter Credit Union, will be accepted until April 14. The cost to sell at the parking lot is $5 per space.
There is no charge for on-post housing sellers, but they must register so their location can be published on maps that will be given to potential customers, Walker said. He added that about 20 on-post Stewart residents had registered for the sale.
Registration for on-post sales generally picks up as the sale gets closer, Walker said.
All sellers must sign up at the Sports Office, building 471 on Fort Stewart, or Tominac Fitness Center, building 919 at Hunter.
For more information, call 912-767-8238 at Stewart or 912-315-2019 at Hunter.
Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield welcome civilian guests who want to visit the Great MWR Yard sale.
To be admitted to either post, guests must have a valid driver's license, registration and proof of vehicle insurance. Guests in the vehicle must have photo identification.
At Hunter, civilian guests are asked to enter through the Montgomery Street Gate. It is the only gate for vehicles that don't have military decals. That gate also is closest to the site of the sale in the Credit Union parking lot.


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James Madison Jr. – On Slavery
Surviving letters from Madison's retirement present an ex-president who was deeply conflicted over the institution of slavery. Madison struggled over how best to eradicate slavery from his plantation and from the rest of the country. A visitor to Montpelier in 1835 noted that "with regard to slavery [Madison] owned himself almost to be in despair," that he "talked more on the subject of slavery than on any other, acknowledging, without limitation or hesitation, all the evils with which it has ever been charged." On the one hand Madison felt that "the magnitude of this evil among us is so deeply felt, and so universally acknowledged: that no merit could be greater than that of devising a satisfactory remedy for it." On the other hand, Madison was adamant that emancipation ought to be "gradual, equitable & satisfactory to the individuals immediately concerned, and consistent with the existing & durable prejudices of the nation."
For Madison, emancipation raised concerns about peaceful and long-term integration. Writing to the Marquis de Lafayette in 1826, Madison said, "the two races cannot co-exist, both being free & equal. The great sine qua non therefore is some external asylum for the colored race." These feelings supported Madison's role as an early supporter of the American Colonization Society (ACS)—the goal of which was to free slaves and transport freed blacks to Africa, specifically to Liberia. Soon after the Society's creation, Madison joined as a lifetime member. As a supporter of ACS, Madison advocated for the manumission of slaves, but not so they could join white society as free citizens. Rather, he preferred for those freedmen to be relocated away from white society, either to the American west or to Africa. Madison wrote to abolitionist Frances Wright that it was "the physical peculiarities of those held in bondage" that prevented their integration into Anglo-American society. Madison later became president of the American Colonization Society (in 1833), serving in that capacity until his death in 1836. In his will, Madison bequeathed $2,000 and a tract of land to the Society.
Madison considered many factors in his personal emancipation debate: his poor financial situation (due to poor crop yields, bad tobacco markets, loss of government income, and mounting debts); Dolley's wellbeing and comfort in the future; the legal caveats involved with emancipation; the familial and community ties his slaves had with those held in bondage at neighboring plantations; and the viability of freed blacks and whites living side by side, given existing racial prejudice.
Madison was aware of the implications emancipation would have on Dolley's financial future. Without slave labor, it was unlikely that Dolley could maintain plantation operations at Montpelier, a lifestyle she had become accustomed to. Madison and Edward Coles, Dolley's second cousin and Madison's private secretary from 1809 to 1815, discussed ways that Madison might stipulate the emancipation of the slaves after Dolley's death. Madison and Coles recognized, however, that it would be problematic to leave Dolley in that vulnerable position. In the end, Madison's 1835 will bequeathed his slaves to Dolley, stipulating only: "it is my desire that none of them should be sold without his or her consent."
In the years following Madison's death, Dolley's financial situation failed to improve, particularly after bank failures in 1837 led to a national depression. Though little documentation survives, it is evident that Dolley sold an unknown number of slaves prior to the 1844 sale of Montpelier to Richmond merchant Henry Moncure. Included in the estate, Dolley deeded Moncure at least nine slaves. Later that year, Dolley deeded about forty slaves to John Payne Todd who accompanied him to Toddsberth. A small number of domestic servants continued to serve Dolley in Washington until she died in 1849. Like Madison, she failed to free any slaves in her will.
John Payne Todd died in early 1852 and subsequently the last of the family slaves were to be manumitted as stipulated in his will. However, because Todd was severely indebted, it is unknown if those individuals were freed or sold by his estate administrator to repay debts. One enslaved family, which included domestic servants Ralph and Caty Taylor and their three children, successfully petitioned the courts in 1852 and won their freedom.
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Unlike other founding fathers, Madison did not free any of his slaves, either during his lifetime or upon his death. In his will, Madison bequeathed all of his "negroes and people of colour" to Dolley with the stipulation that they not be sold "without his or her consent or in the case of their misbehaviour." Madison also bequeathed $2,000 and a tract of land to the American Colonization Society.


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PARKERSBURG - Edison pushed Hamilton to the brink in the Wood County volleyball championships on Thursday at Parkersburg Catholic, but in the end the Wildcats of head coach Pam Reeves pulled it out.
Edison (13-7) first had to knock off Williamstown in the losers' bracket final and managed to do that in a very tight 25-22, 23-25 and 26-24 triumph. Then the Eagles had to hand Hamilton its first loss of the year and Edison pulled off that feat too via a 16-25, 25-14 and 25-22 win.
However, the double-elimination format then called for Edison to topple Hamilton (17-1) once more, but that task proved to be too daunting as the Wildcats rallied from a 27-25 game one loss to cruise to the Wood County title by capturing the final two games by scores of 25-17 and 25-16.
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Michleen Tannous of Hamilton not only had a team-high five kills in the second championship match Thursday night at Parkersburg Catholic, but the Wildcat also served for match point to help lift head coach Pam Reeves' squad to the Wood County crown by eliminating Edison 25-27, 25-17 and 25-16.
"They (Edison) played their hardest. We just didn't give up," said Taylor Beckley, one of coach Reeves' quartet of captains.
It appeared Edison might upset the Wildcats in both matches as the Eagles led 17-14 in set two of the second championship match after Nicole Landis notched a kill from a Taylor Life assist.
That was far from the case as point 17 was the final tally of game two for Edison. Hamilton's Hannah Hill, who had a match-high 16 points including two aces, then went to the service line and notched 10 successive points to make the Wood County title all boil down to a final third game.
Although Logan Somerville of Edison served up a pair of aces to help the Eagles to an early 3-0 cushion, Hamilton tied it at 5 when Kaitlin Farrah scored from the service line thanks to a Kailey Cox kill.
A hitting error by Hamilton gave the Eagles their final lead at 6-5 and the Wildcats took the lead for good at 7-6 on a Cox ace. Cox actually served Edison to a 13-6 advantage and it was 17-8 following another Hill service tally.
Amber Cottrell of Edison did score four straight points, including a pair of aces to make it 17-13, but the Eagles failed to get any closer. Michleen Tannous, who joined Beckley, Cox and Farrah as captains this year, had consecutive aces to end the match and give Hamilton its title.
"It's all right because we still won the whole thing," Cox said when asked if she was bummed out about not finishing the season unbeaten.
"Having full confidence in your team," added Farrah as to what the biggest key to victory was after losing the first championship match.
Tannous' five downed spikes paced Hamilton in the second championship match.
"It was awesome," Tannous said of serving out the final two points.
Kasey Williams of Edison led all spikers in the second finals match with eight kills. Somerville added 10 points, a half dozen aces and five kills in the finals loss while producing match-highs of 19 points and eight aces in the first championship match.
Beckley's 13 and Jordan Lallemont's nine points paced Hamilton during the first title match defeat. Beckley also had seven kills and Farrah as many assists.
Williamstown's Cierra King (18) and Whitney McAtee (11) both scored double figures from the service line in the losers' bracket final. McAtee and Chelsea Butler combined for 10 kills.
Life led the Eagles with 11 service tallies versus the 'Jackets, who received a match-high seven assists from Erica Amos.


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Moonkin Druid / Rogue 2v2 Arena Video: Buddhist & Lewt
For those of you that have been even vaguely aware of the
rogue community then the name Buddhist should sound very familiar. Previously Buddhist has been known for his humorous videos, but I hope his most recent release is a sign of things to come.
Without question, this is one of the best moonkin / rogue 2v2 videos I've seen. In addition to be quite entertaining, Buddhist has included textual commentary throughout the video. These notes, though brief, give a some great insights into each strategy on a team by team basis.
If you're having some trouble really finding success with druid / rogue 2v2 I'd strongly suggest checking out this video. It's got great pointers and a wide variety of matchups.
Download here or stream below.
Author: Buddhist
Title: Lewt carries me in 2v2
1) Lewt – Druid – 48/0/13
2) Buddhist – Rogue – 41/20/0 and 20/0/41


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Our bus tour of the area was also very good, and we had an excellent guide.
Just so you know, there is also a fort right outside the pier. We didn't get a chance to go there, but it looked like an interesting place to explore.
Be sure to check out the view on the port (left) side going in or leaving the cove for a great sighting of the famous rock arc.
Then we headed farther out into the country where our guide pointed out things like cashews and bananas growing, and told us about the culture. He also passed items like cashew fruit with the nut attached and banana blossoms around the bus for us to see. I don't know if all guides do this, but it made for a very interesting ride and a wealth of local information.
We ended up at the end of the pier at a small local market. The prices were very good, and we bought a carved wooden box and a few other things for family back home.
Note: The pier is very long, and I figured I'd be exhausted by the time I reached the end. Happily, they drive the tour buses up to the ship, and also run shuttle carts back and forth along the pier, so at the end of an exhausting day, you get to ride back to the ship.
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43 High Street, Gravesend, DA11 0AY
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San Francisco implements greenest, strictest construction laws in the country
I love my city.
Construction is not a sexy area of climate policy, but it is one in which huge gains can be made for relatively little cost. Existing technologies, such as solar water heating, could cut greenhouse gas emissions from a building by almost one-third, for example. Yet authorities regulating the housing booms in places like the American south-west and many cities across China have done little to promote such measures.
San Francisco may now provide a template for change. Potential homes and offices will be rated on measures including the quality of insulation and the amount of recycled materials used in their construction. Only projects that score enough points will be allowed to go ahead.


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BANGALORE: For the first time, Chinese personal computer maker Lenovo has cornered the largest share in the overall Indian PC market, overtaking Dell and Hewlett-Packard (HP), according to data from market researcher IDC.
Latest data shows that Lenovo has a market share of 15.8% in the three months to March 31, compared to 10% in the previous period, which had put the Chinese PC-maker at 4th spot then. Dell, which is at number two spot, saw its market share shrink by 2.6 % while HP follows with a market share of 14.9 % in the March quarter.


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When VBAC is Not Enough
'But at least you have a healthy baby!'
That seems to be the go-to statement to new mothers who have just had a cesarean. This is especially something we hear when all we want to do is share our feelings regarding what we may consider a 'failed birth'. But what happens when you DO get that VBAC and not a second cesarean? What happens then?
'But at least you got your VBAC!'
I'm hearing this more and more in various birth and support groups. But what if a VBAC isn't enough? What if the VBAC was traumatic? What if the VBAC was more harmful than the original cesarean? Where does that leave the mother? We are told we should be happy and excited about the VBAC we worked and planned SO hard for! So where do we go for support when it isn't what we envisioned? We don't fit into the same groups as a CBAC mom, or a RCS mom or even every VBAC birth mom. It's a different mental recovery. Yes, we did get the vaginal birth, but it's not always the healing and empowering birth we desired.
I found myself in this space after my first VBAC. I was so excited, I was a success! I got the vaginal birth I wanted! Yet, I found myself struggling in the days after to process everything. For my first VBAC, I planned to go as far in labor as I could, but never ruled out meds or an epidural. In fact, I was pretty sure I was going to want an epidural at some point. I was checked at 9:15 am and was 5cm, so I was admitted. That's when things went crazy. In an hour and a half my body was bearing down. I had gone from 5 to 9.5 in an hour and a half. At this point, it was too late for me to get any meds (except Nitrous, but that's another post!). I HAD to go natural. The problem was, I hadn't mentally prepared to go completely natural. I wasn't prepared for the intensity of the sensations, pain, pressure, emotions. While yes, I was ecstatic to have just had a vaginal birth and to be holding and snuggling my new baby girl, I was having trouble processing the entire experience. You see, my cesarean was easy. My labor, surgery, recovery, everything was easy. Yes, it was unnecessary, but I was young and satisfied with the process. My VBAC was overwhelming. My emotions were all over the place. The friends I sought out wanted to celebrate my 'success', but I wanted to discuss how daunting it felt to me. It was hard to find that safe space and support when my feelings went against the grain.
So, how DO we support these mothers?
I was blessed and had an amazing group of friends who had a range of birth experiences themselves and allowed me to share and process in my own time. That is how we start, just like with a cesarean mother, by listening to their stories. Ask them how they felt about their birth. Let them share. Rather than trying to put your opinions of how you believe they should feel, listen. Was it safe? Were they supported? Was their birth plan followed? Or was it harmful? Were there unnecessary interventions? Was there a severe tear? Will it be a long recovery? Is the baby in the NICU? A cesarean mother IS thankful for their healthy baby. A VBAC mother IS thankful for the vaginal birth. None of those feelings takes away from them being unsatisfied with the birth process. These mothers need a safe place to hear it's ok to not be happy with the birth. It's ok to feel good about your cesarean. It's ok to not be happy about your vaginal birth.
Birth is not one-size-fits-all. A cesarean can be healing just as easy as a VBAC can be traumatic. We need to get away from these go-to statements for both. These only discount the mother's feelings about the birth and about the process, but focuses more on the outcome of the birth. It's not up to us to decide if you had a healing or traumatic birth. We aren't in your situation. We aren't making the decisions you are making in the heat of the moment. Besides, traumatic can look different on each person, and a healing birth can look different for each person – regardless of cesarean birth or a vaginal birth. Someone can be more happy with a cesarean because they had a traumatic first vaginal birth. They can find that cesarean a healing and empowering birth while the thought of another vaginal birth is still traumatic.
Let's start listening to these mothers. Help them to find the beauty in their births, and get away from these go-to statements that aren't supportive at all.
By Ann Marie Walsh from ICAN of Nashville, originally posted at NashvilleVBAC.com.


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CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Mary Francis Duff, 80, died Feb. 2, 2004, at her home in Cape Girardeau.
Born June 29, 1923, in Portageville, daughter of the late Steve and Emma Durbin, she was a member of the St. Eustachius Catholic Church, Ladies of Sodality and St. Mary Catholic Church in Cape Girardeau. She had homes in both Cape Girardeau and Portageville.
On Nov. 30, 1940, she married William "Charlie" Duff who preceded her in death on Nov. 8, 2003.
Survivors include: four daughters and five sons-in-law, Norma and Robert "Bob" Carter of Portageville, Rita and Russ Friedewald of Riverton, Ill., Teresa and Bill LeGrand of Kelso, Kim and Dwight Tanksley of Cape Girardeau and James Blowers of Lexington, Tenn.; and 12 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren-in-law and three great-stepgrandchildren.
Visitation begins at 5 p.m. Tuesday at DeLisle Funeral Home in Portageville where a prayer service is scheduled for 7 p.m.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 1 p.m. Wednesday at St. Eustachius Catholic Church with the Rev. Allen Saunders officiating.
Burial will follow in the Portageville Cemetery.
Memorial contributions
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Sunday, January 3, 2010
Update from The Entertaining House: It's been a good year so far!
I am slowly regaining strength and mobility in my arm. I am quite amazed that I am healing so well and so quickly. I never thought, last Monday, as I endured shoulder X-rays, as they moved my arm in ways that it ought not to have been at that point, that I would ever have full mobility again. As I met with my doctor, as he prescribed physical therapy not just once, but three times a week for 4 to 6 weeks before re-evaluating me I thought I would be having to cut my hair short and months away from doing what I love best in the kitchen. I was told not to move my arms out of my peripheral vision as my chances of the shoulder dislocating again are now significant. I was told I would most likely never serve a game of tennis again. Either my extension would not allow me, or my shoulder could dislocate.
Every day I have been working at extending my arm a little more. (This is what they do in PT as well.) And every day I get a little more limber and a little stronger. Yesterday I amazed myself when I carefully stretched my arm over my head. Easy does it... not too quickly. Boy that stretch felt good! But certain movements are still painful and raise a question mark. My hand is noticeably weaker. And yesterday as I was slicing carrots I noticed an odd pain running down my arm. We are keeping our eyes open for this... a possible trapped nerve or something. I shudder to think of how that would be remedied...
But things are good and I spent the entire weekend in the kitchen cooking and preparing food for my family, doing what I love the most! So nice to be able to cook at one's leisure without the constraint of time and rushing to do this and that. My recipes, for the most part, are now up at the Entertaining Kitchen.
We've had a good bit of snow this weekend and the temperatures are cold. A quiet, calm and completely restful weekend together is exactly what we needed. When not playing with the children and cooking, I have been able to luxuriate in long hot baths with a good book and a glass of Champagne. Ok, many glasses of Champagne!
The children have played well together, with bickering kept to a minimum. The boys have slept in.
If I could describe a perfect weekend, this one would fit the bill!
We're all back to the grind tomorrow. The children have school and my husband has a mess at work to try to fix. (Not his doing, of course!)
And I have to tidy up the mess caused by 5 people living under one roof for 2 weeks! The cleaning crew come early in the week and boy do I have a lot to do before they come!
Stay tuned... In the days to come as there are going to be some fun and interesting things here at The Entertaining House! I will have more tales of my youth in France, my years in England and growing up in Manhattan. I will have more decorating, entertaining and craft ideas. I will have posts on betterment, and etiquette written by some of your favorite bloggers. And of course, I will continue to humor you with the antics that happen here at home, with the Entertaining Kids!
Happy New Year All!
12 comments:
- Suburban Princess said...
Hopefully they are wrong and you will get full mobility back! I have dislocated my knee 3 times so I know your pain!
- January 3, 2010 at 10:13 AM
- Melissa said...
It sounds like you have been through a lot with your arm. I hope the New Year gives you complete healing.
I am so glad that I found you and your blog. You have such amazing stories to tell.
I did not know you lived in Britain. I can imagine the weather was bleak. I lived in Germany for three years, and saw the sun maybe 25 days out of the year. Okay, maybe I'm exagerating. 35 days out of the year.
I wish you strength and healing.
- January 3, 2010 at 10:23 AM
- pink green & southern said...
Glad you are feeling better! Let's get together after the kids are back in school and things get back to normal!
- January 3, 2010 at 10:31 AM
- Moonkidsmomma said...
Is the Entertaining Kitchen closed for cleaning too? I love reading and seeing your recipes but the link didn't work.
I enjoy reading your blogs thanks for continuing to entertain!
- January 3, 2010 at 11:24 AM
- Lily Lemontree said...
So glad to hear you are feeling better, easy does it though.
Enjoy a few more relaxing baths (and a few more glasses of Champagne!) before the rush starts tomorrow.
- January 3, 2010 at 12:40 PM
- EntertainingMom said...
Moonkids Momma,
Thank you for pointing that out. I have corrected it and the link seems to be working!
- January 3, 2010 at 1:36 PM
- Marie said...
I'm so glad you are healing well Jess. Hopefully with the pt there will be many a tennis match in your future. We're having a nice quiet weekend as well and it's a wonderful way to finish up the vacation.
- January 3, 2010 at 1:45 PM
- bevysblog said...
At least your fine motor skills are still ok, you fancy Veuve Cliquot girl!
I strained my rotator cuff two Christmases ago... drum roll please... Wii bowling! My tennis serve really stunk that spring! I am such a loser!!! LOL
- January 3, 2010 at 3:38 PM
- My Farmhouse Kitchen said...
Wish I was there sharing some champagne with you..sounds wonderful...and so cozy....
I'll be back for more later...
- January 3, 2010 at 7:52 PM
- Semi-Slacker Mom said...
I'm glad your arm is feeling better.
I can't wait to read more of your stories in 2010.
- January 3, 2010 at 9:23 PM
- MBM said...
Happy New Year! Bring on the decorating ideas!! I need your talent!! ;)
I hope you are feeling better. Take it easy. The healing process can be slow (and annoying) but c-o-m-p-l-e-t-e!! xox MBM
- January 3, 2010 at 9:40 PM
- Maya @ Completely Coastal said...
A very happy New Year to you too, Jessica! I wish you all the best!!
And I'm sure that wine bag would be great for a bottle of champagne as well!
- January 4, 2010 at 1:32 AM


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Considered are desilting chambers and sand traps constructed behind a water intake of a hydroelectric power plant. Water collected from natural rivers mostly contains a certain amount of suspended sediment particles which might be deposited in zones of subcritical flow velocities. These particles are removed in case of increasing water discharge and finally interact with guide vanes, Pelton Needles or runner blades of the power plant. The resulting abrasion erosion is an undesired fact and connected with high expenses due to renovations and operating restrictions.
This PSEL research project rises the question of how to improve the efficiency of a desilting equipment. The research strategy is based on systematic experiments and on previous results collected by VAW during the past 3 decades. Experiments are conducted in situ at three different desilting chambers ( L x W x H; 28.1m, 36.0m, 60.0m x 4.5m, 9.0m, 7.5m x 6.61, 2.76, 6.89) at variable discharges. Different sediment flushing systems are considered.
The collected data allow for analyzing the 3-D flow-field in general and the impact of different chamber geometries, inlet structures and flow calming racks in particular.
Based on the VAW results proposals will be formulated to achieve a more ideal, i.e. less turbulent flow field, and consequently a more efficient sedimentation of undesired particles.
|desilting chamber, desanding chamber, efficient grain size; acoustic doppler velocimeter
Dr. Christoph Ortmanns
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|Project status:
Completed 2006
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Make your own scent output peripheral
from a piezo air freshener. By Wayne Holder
Photography by Wayne Holder
Not long ago, my 11-year-old daughter Belle wanted Before you go tearing the Wisp apart, get familiar
to create a gadget that would amuse her dog Panda with how the manufacturer intended it to work.
by dispensing different scents for him to sniff. I had Screw in the scent bottle, remove the red blocking
no idea how to control the dispensing of fragrances, tab from the battery, and watch the unit in opera-so we took a trip to the local pharmacy and checked tion for a few minutes.
out the electric air fresheners. Set the Wisp to its strongest setting, use a desk
Most of them diffused fragrances with heat or fans, lamp to illuminate it from the side, and hold a dark
but one, the Glade Wisp, claimed to use a microchip piece of paper behind it; you should be able to see
to "automatically puff" scented oils into the air. white vapor puff out from the top about every 10 to
Intrigued, I bought one to see what made it tick. 15 seconds. This will show you what to expect from
The Glade Wisp runs off a single AA battery, which your modified unit. If you're curious about how the
powers a vibrating piezoelectric disc that atomizes Wisp works, you can read the patent online; see the
and disperses aromatic oil in short, smoke-like puffs. references for this article at
The Wisp turns out to be easy to hack — for less than diyhome_aroma.
$10 you can make a computer-controlled aromatic
atomizer for all sorts of practical and artistic projects.
1. Hack in and hook up.
Here's how I modified a Wisp to be controlled by an Now let's see what's inside. First, pry off the top
Arduino board running just a few lines of code. shell, starting from the end opposite the adjustment
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'Captain Ozawa' Kicks Off Campaign
Japan's "shadow shogun" is trying to reinvent himself once again, this time as the people's last line of defense against Abenomics.
In a political advert for the upper house election later this month, the latest incarnation of Ichiro Ozawa dons a goalkeeper's shirt and gloves as he literally kicks off his campaign with fire in his eyes and a laser-intense look of resolve.
The eye-catching TV ad, titled "Fiery Saves by 'Captain Ichiro Ozawa,'" shows the 71-year-old saving the nation from employment uncertainty, a trans-Pacific trade deal and an increase in the sales tax.
Shooting at him from the prime position of the penalty spot is a dark-uniformed striker wearing a No. 96 shirt–a likely reference to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's desire to revise Article 96 of Japan's pacifist constitution. Mr. Abe is aiming to lower the parliamentary majority needed for revising the basic law, another objective opposed by Mr. Ozawa.
Indeed, viewers could be forgiven for thinking the policy agenda of the People's Life Party is largely negative in formation, since "Captain Ozawa" is essentially appealing to the public that he will just block the policy goals of the current administration.
Still, Mr. Ozawa's campaign ad is certainly a lot more fun than a much more conservative offering by Mr. Abe, in which he can be seen from behind confidently marching onward and upward as he seeks to reestablish Japan.
Mr. Ozawa is known as the shadow shogun for his past ability to pull the strings of power from behind the scenes. He is also known as "the destroyer" for breaking up so many parties since his defection from the LDP in the early '90s. While he has successfully used the strategy of cornering a sitting administration into legislative gridlock in the past through control of the upper house, where most draft legislation can be blocked, the prospects appear dim for Mr. Ozawa this time round.
The LDP has a huge lead in opinion polls with more than 40% support, according to opinion polls in the national dailies earlier this week, suggesting another landslide victory for Mr. Abe. The People's Life Party, by contrast, trails far behind and is not even close to breaking out of single digit support.
While "Captain Ozawa" may only have a slim chance of fending off the policies advocated by the LDP, he still appears willing to give the election all he can. At the end of the ad, his face is shown dusted with mud, presumably from a diving save.
Perhaps more symbolically, though, as Mr. Ozawa looks to implement policy with a firm goal kick, he takes his eye off the ball.