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You know how when you make a joke, and everyone thinks you're serious, and then you have to explain that it was actually just a joke and it sort of ruins the whole thing? Well, that's what's happened to one of The Onion's articles but, instead of ruining everything, it's made it all exponentially better. A few weeks ago, The Onion ran an article claiming they'd chosen North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as their "Sexiest Man Alive for 2012," listing him with such tamales as Bashar al-Assad and Bernie Madoff. "Blessed with an air of power that masks an unmistakable cute, cuddly side," the site quipped, "Kim made this newspaper's editorial board swoon with his impeccable fashion sense, chic short hairstyle, and, of course, that famous smile." It was a good joke, but now it's a great joke, thanks to China's state-run newspaper, People's Daily, which reported it like it was the real deal. And what China's paper lacked in fact-checking, they more than made up for with a 55-page slideshow of Kim Jong Un being a heartthrob ...
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Diabetes study identifies new weight-loss benefits
Published: Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at 8:44 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at 8:44 a.m.
Heavy people with type 2 diabetes who lose a modest amount of weight and keep it off get many long-term health benefits, including reduced risk of chronic kidney disease, depression and eye disease, a landmark study has found.
They also have better blood sugar control, better quality of life, fewer hospitalizations and take less medication, which reduces medical costs.
The weight loss, however, doesn't lower their risk of having a heart attack or stroke. The study's authors reported that information last fall.
"Weight loss is still important, but the reasons why it is important are different than we thought," says study chairman Rena Wing, a professor of psychiatry and human behavior at Brown University. Wing and other investigators presented their findings Monday at the American Diabetes Association's annual scientific meeting in Chicago.
"Other short-term studies have shown the benefits of weight loss (for people with diabetes), but this is the first large, long-term trial examining a diverse set of health benefits," says Tim Church, director of preventive medicine research at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge.
Almost 26 million U.S. children and adults have diabetes. There are two major forms: type 1 and type 2. Type 2 accounts for 90 percent to 95 percent of cases. Diabetes can lead to heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, foot and leg amputations and blindness.
For the study, researchers at 16 centers around the country worked with 5,145 obese people with type 2 diabetes. Their average starting weight was about 200 pounds. Half of the participants were assigned to an intensive diet and exercise program. The rest got a general program of diabetes education several times a year. They were followed for about 10 years. Among findings:
— Those in the diet-and-exercise group lost about 8.6 percent of their starting weight in the first year and maintained a 6 percent loss after about 10 years. Participants in the diabetes education group lost almost 1 percent of their starting weight at one year, and at 10 years had lost about 3.5 percent.
— Participants in the diet-and-exercise group were 31 percent less likely to develop chronic kidney disease than the diabetes education group.
— The diet-and-exercise group improved their hemoglobin A1C readings (average blood sugar over three months) and HDL (good) cholesterol more than the other group.
— Participants in the diabetes education group, however, had better LDL (bad) cholesterol, possibly because more of them were taking cholesterol-lowering statin medications.
There was no difference between the two groups in the incidence of heart attacks and strokes, but it was low in both groups, Wing says.
Church says participants' low rates of cardiovascular disease " reflect the growing national trend of doctors aggressively treating chronic conditions such as high cholesterol and hypertension."
Gary Foster, an obesity researcher at Temple University in Philadelphia, says the other impressive result is that the people who lost weight were able to keep most of it off, contrary to the belief that almost everyone who loses weight regains it.
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CHICAGO — Michaels Stores said Friday that while its debit card terminals were compromised in 20 states, including Oregon, fewer than 100 customer debit cards have been reported as used in fraudulent transactions.
It also identified the timeframe that customer information was exposed. Customers who made PIN-based debit card purchases at Michaels from Feb. 8 through May 6 might have been victims.
The company is in the process of replacing store PIN pads with the "most current, tamperproof equipment available today," starting with those in the Chicago region, which was hit the hardest.
Michaels said Friday it did not have details on how exactly the tampering occurred in the stores. "We have quarantined the devices and have turned several over to the Secret Service so they can examine them," said Doug Marker, vice president of loss prevention and safety for Michaels. "(We) have a forensics team examining the other affected devices as well."
A Secret Service spokesman has said repeatedly the agency will not comment on the matter because it's an ongoing investigation. "We are confident Michaels is a safe place to shop," Michaels Chief Executive Officer John Menzer said in a statement Friday. "We want to express how deeply we regret any issues experienced by our loyal customers who have been affected in any way."
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Just a few generations ago, the route of the Empire Builder was wilderness, roamed by Native Americans and buffalo.
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City of Bones
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Exactly how steamy is this story?
Holly Black calls the book "funny, dark, and sexy" (source). It's definitely all three, but like the magic, angels, and demons, hiding in plain sight in New York City, the sexiness is shimmering below the surface.
There's only one allusion to sex in the entire book, and it comes from Clary in a fit of jealousy at seeing Simon dance with Isabelle: "If they dance any closer together, they won't have to go off in a corner to have sex" (12.64).
Clary does ogle a lot of cute boys, but what fifteen-year-old doesn't? Once Jace shows up though, he has all of her attention (well, at least his hard abs and swelling biceps do). But he, and everyone else, remain clothed for the majority of the novel. The most skin you're going to get from the book is on the cover. Jace wears a gauzy, semi-transparent shirt in a dream sequence that shows off his bad-boy tattoos, but that's about it.
As for actual physical contact, Clary and Jace do share a couple of steamy kisses, but that's before they find out they're related. Yes, you read that right: Clary's making out with her brother, but that's all they're doing (thank the Angel).


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His name is "Jesus Shuttlesworth"
Its a good week to be a black man huh? First Tiger Woods came and gave us a bonus day of official championship play winning the US Open. Then we witness an (almost) completely all black NBA team led by a black coach and Jesus Shuttlesworth – they ALL got game!! And, to quote Nito – "we are talking about basketball here." Mucho props to Kobe for making it this far "with a bunch of bums" (to quote Brother Raheem) but we gotta give a respectful congratulations to the Celtics for putting the cap on a great season.


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Had it not been for the perseverance of community leaders five decades ago, the 3M Guin plant very likely would have been built in neighboring Georgia. Hearing through the "industrial grapevine" that a Minnesota company was seeking a southern manufacturing location, an Alabama delegation led by Guin Mayor Rex Wright quickly organized the first of what would be three trips north to St. Paul and the 3M headquarters.
Even though they were told they were too late and a site had already been chosen in Georgia, the group persisted. They even got the Alabama governor involved, James E. "Big Jim" Folsom. On their third trip to Minnesota they were told the plant would be built in Guin.
In October, 1954, 3M broke ground on a 60 acre site in Guin, Alabama, that used to be a cotton field. We started production in 1955. Since then, the facility has been expanded many times and employment has continued to grow.
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Cal safety Sean Cattouse will sacrifice stats for one of the biggest plays in Big Game history.
Cattouse insists he would have broken up the pass delivered by Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck had it not been intercepted by linebacker Mike Mohamed near the end of last season's Big Game. The pick sealed the Bears' 34-28 victory.
With Stanford driving for a potential game-winning touchdown, Luck threw a pass from Cal's 13-yard line that was intended for tight end Coby Fleener. Mohamed reached up and hauled it down with 1:36 remaining, and the Bears ran out the clock.
Cattouse was covering Fleener on the play.
"I swear up and down if he wouldn't have got it, I would have knocked it down," Cattouse said. "I was on him. I know I would have lunged. If he hadn't caught it, I'm pretty sure I would have got a PBU (pass break-up) on that thing."
The ball never got that far, thanks to Mohamed. His interception set off a wild celebration by Cal and its fans at Stanford Stadium, and Mohamed immediately got penciled in near the top of memorable Big Game plays.
"It was crazy. I'm glad that it happened," Mohamed said. "There were times afterward somebody would notice me just going down the street, and they would say something. I got a lot of praise for it. But that was last year. Hopefully, it doesn't come down to the wire like that again."
The interception capped off an subpar performance from Luck that was uncharacteristic. Luck dazzled last year as a redshirt freshman and has been even better this season, leaving him as a possible No. 1 pick in the 2011 NFL draft if he chooses to make himself available.
"I tried not to think about it too much, to put it out of my memory," Luck said of Mohamed's interception. "But it will creep back into my mind every now and then. When I pop in the film, I'll watch the play and relive it again"
Cal is just trying to get bowl-eligible, and must win one of its final two games to do so.
"It's been really tough," Mohamed said. "We've gone from always knowing we're going to a bowl game to maybe not going. That's tough. We're just focusing on finishing strong. As a senior, it's going to take some leadership."
Said Cattouse, a redshirt junior: "It's been a test of our character as a team. We've been at the top. It's a test to keep playing. We're not going to the national title game or the Rose Bowl. You're playing for each other, the school, the fans and everybody that represents us."
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This 1800 sq. ft. sunny yellow southern cottage charmer, offering three bedrooms and two baths, one with a modern claw-foot tub with hand-held shower and separate walk-in ceramic-tile shower,, accommodates up to 10 and is located in Gulfport, MS., just a short walk to the beach, with a beach view of our white sand public beach. Just five years new, this home is also a short walk to the Island View Casino in Gulfport, and public park facilities for the whole family, free of charge, with water features included. Also just down the street you can find use of the huge gym at the local community center. This home has a customized new kitchen, just to name a few of the amenities that come with this home, with ceramic flooring throughout most of the house new carpeting in the bedroom areas. This home also offers THREE large screen TV's with unlimited free movies, and a terrific laundry room for your convenience, which is not shown in the photos.
This darling cottage offers plenty of front porch area for viewing the beach, plus an enclosed, screened in porch area as well. For pet owners, the back yard offers a privacy fence. This home is pet friendly with non-refundable pet fee, limited to small pets only.
For those movie lovers, here we go: This house offers FREE HBO, Cimemax, Showtime, Stars, and Encore, with large flat screen HD TV. in the living room. Internet is also provided for your convenience.
Sleeping arrangements for this cottage are: One king bed, one queen bed, two sets of bunk beds, and one queen sleeper sofa, to accommodate up to ten people, or sleeping 7 for our golfing guests. And for our golfers, very nearby you will find Great Southern Country Club, with it's famous signature hole overlooking the Gulf of Mexico. Within minutes you can golf at Windance Country Club or The Bridges at Hollywood Casino, along with 19 other coast courses for your enjoyment.
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Beach pleasure
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The condo was clean and was accurately portrayed. Check in and check out was smooth. Everything went smoothly. The accommodations were very nice. We would stay at this condo again.
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August 19, 2012
I would warn you not to stay here. when we arrived the power was off. had to call and wait for power co. to come and turn it on. there were big holes in the fence, that we were told was dog friendly. even when that was fixed they could get under the house and go out the other side. The grass was all grown up, the area was very run down, felt unsafe, no beach view, house was dirty, hair in shower, dead bugs, you couldn't even get to the back yard from inside the house, you had to go out with the dogs on a leash and walk around to the back gate, there was no were to sit in the back yard, just a plot of grown up yard. I wish we could have packed up and left, but had a commitment, and had to stay. will never go there again, and feel we were mislead about this property.
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OpenTK 0.3.10 - bugs and stabilityPosted Wednesday, 22 August, 2007 - 17:50 by the Fiddler.
Ok, it's time for a brave new release! Many bugfixes in this one, I'd call 0.3.10 a buggy bug-fix release, but that wouldn't make for a good marketing name.
What's new? Not many things, OpenTK now contains complete Wgl bindings and has some new overloads for GL.Color3 and GL.Color4 (they can now take a System.Drawing.Color directly, just a small convenience). The real work has been going on in the background, improving stability and fixing bugs.
There's no point in listing all squashed bugs, but the most important are these (yes, I like lists!):
- GLControl now selects a visual with the bit-depth as the parent window under Linux. Much more compatible now.
- Corrected some critical bugs that could take down the X server.
- OpenTK is now compatible with Mesa3d 7.0.x.
- GLControl and GameWindow should load faster now.
- WinForms examples no longer throw exceptions when an example using a GameWindow has been launched first.
All these sound very nice indeed, but for one small problem: Examples may crash or deadlock when run under Windows XP. It's an exceedingly strange problem, since it doesn't occur under 64-bit Vista or Linux. If you can confirm the problem and have any ideas, please post at the forums, thanks!
Not much more to say, except that I suggest you upgrade to the new version for increased stability (unless you, ahem, happen to use Windows XP).
As always feel free to post at the forums if you have any suggestions or bugs to report. It's absolutely free, you don't even need to register. Really! :)
I'm really impressed! keep up the good work. Once it works on XP (I tried adding a GLControl to a form many times and it would add but the next time I clicked on the form to move it or whatever it would crash visual studio. Like, not with the option of viewing debug info, or sending anything to microsoft, just closed Visual Studio with no warnin' or message. weird!) I Would love to move some projects over to OpenTK.
Hey, thanks! :)
I thought I had corrected this issue, at least the form designer seemed stable on Vista (never occured to test under XP, too). Is it only me, or is the designer VS2005 really buggy? A hosted control shouldn't be able to take it down like this, even if it misbehaved!
In any case, I'll add a workaround in the next release (GLControl will detect if it is hosted inside the designer and won't create an opengl context then), and send a bug report to the Visual Studio team.
Edit: You do have the Service Pack installed, don't you?
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It's natural to occasionally feel a bit hungry, just as you occasionally feel cold or hot. It's not an emergency. You won't starve to death.
We've all thought, "It's late, I'm tired, I'm nervous—I'll just eat." It does matter. The food you consume doesn't go through your system and out to the hungry of the world. It goes onto your poor, overworked, accommodating body.
In horse racing, there's a rule of thumb: One pound of weight slows a horse one full length. Slow down too much and you lose your momentum.
(Especially to habitual takers.) Repeat after me: No, no, no. No is a complete sentence.
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A tote bag is a large and often unfastened bag with parallel handles that emerge from the sides of its pouch.
The archetypal tote is made of sturdy cloth, perhaps with thick leather at its handles or bottom; leather versions often have a pebbled surface. Common fabrics include heavy canvas, possibly dyed, or treated to resist moisture and mold. Jute is another traditional material, though less popular. In recent decades, heavy nylon and other easy-care synthetics have become common, although these may degrade with prolonged sun-exposure. Many of today's inexpensive or free totes are often made from recycled matter, from minimally-processed natural fibers, or from byproducts of processes that refine organic materials.
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The term tote or tate, meaning "to carry", can be traced back to the 17th century but was not used to describe bags until 1900. However, the tote bag craze in the United States began in the 1940s with the release of L.L. Bean's Boat Bag in 1944. Because they were easier than carrying luggage, most people opted for using tote bags. During the 1950s, tote bags began to enter into the main culture. Women primarily utilized them as practical handheld bags because they didn't require much care. It wasn't until the 1960s when the tote bag embraced personal style. Bonnie Cashin released her own line of tote bags called Cashin Carry Tote Bags which combined style and functionality. In the 1990s, Kate Spade ultimately transformed how American culture embraced tote bags when she began carrying them as fashion bags. Today, fashion lovers and consumers can find tote bags in a variety of decorations and themes.


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Crosby Runs Through Crowd at School Open Practice
Tuesday, 12.10.2013 / 1:50 PM
Michelle Crechiolo
At the fifth annual "Pittsburgh Penguins Open Practice" at CONSOL Energy Center on Tuesday, where the team hosted thousands of students from schools in Allegheny County, they had a special shootout that was certainly a crowd-pleaser: the last three players without a goal in the shootout were required to run through the stands and high-five the kids.
Player after player scored until those last three remained: Jussi Jokinen, Chuck Kobasew…and Sidney Crosby.
While Crosby never likes to lose, meeting and greeting his youngest fans was a price he was gladly willing to pay for not finding the back of the net. His teammates watched with delight as Crosby climbed into the stands with a big smile on his face, where he remained for a good 20 minutes – going from section to section and taking the time not just to high-five kids, but sign autographs and chat with the kids who adore him.
"It was fun. They were loud," Crosby smiled in appreciation. "It was cool to hear them all day, they were loud this morning and they were happy to be here. It was fun to have them out here, especially the day after a game like that. A little tired, but they brought a lot of energy in the building this morning. So it was fun to go up and down the stands, meet a few kids and get a few high-fives."
Crosby paused before getting the last word...
"But still, (the shootout) is going to have to be looked at a little closer to see what happened there," he laughed.
Even though the goalies appeared to let in some exceptionally easy goals, especially as the crowd surrounding Crosby got thinner and thinner, Marc-Andre Fleury swears there was no plot between him and fellow goalie Jeff Zatkoff to make sure their ultra-competitive captain was one of the last three standing.
Crosby, however, isn't so sure, and he told Fleury as much on the bench while exchanging his skates for sneakers.
"I said, 'don't tell me it's what I think it was. It looked like it was pretty rigged,'" Crosby laughed. "(Fleury) said, 'no, no, it wasn't rigged. I just didn't want you to score.' But then I watched the other guys go and they scored some pretty easy ones. So I think he's pretty good on shootouts and he seemed to let a few in today that were real questionable.
"I still had three chances to score, but he definitely let some questionable goals in. Definitely under review. That shootout is going to be under review."
Despite Crosby's accusations, Fleury was the picture of innocence after practice, claiming he wasn't the one to blame as he did stop all of Crosby's attempts. While the oft-mischievious Fleury did admit that he perhaps did try to stop Crosby with everything he had and maybe – just
– he wasn't as vigilant when the other guys bore down on him, the netminder chalked that up to being tired after a long practice and a game the night before.
"He didn't score, that's all I have to say," Fleury grinned. "I think he's coming down and I tried my best, you know? Maybe sometimes I need a break and sometimes I don't move too much (on the other guys) and they scored. But he didn't score, so it's his problem, right?
"He always comes down on my side. I gave him a couple breaks. He didn't take them. And he paid the price."
Student Tyler Joyce, wearing No. 87's jersey, agreed that getting to see Sid was one of the coolest moments of his life.
"Yes, yes it was," he said. "I thought it was pretty cool, how he came and went. He knows there's a lot of fans out there. The sea of people loving him all throughout the games and stuff like that."
Crosby's journey through the crowd was just the cherry on top of a memorable morning for the students. Not only did they get the chance to see an actual Pens practice, but they learned about the importance of education, teamwork and physical well-being as well.
"I just think it kind of hits home with teaching them hard work and dedication and practicing to achieve things they want to achieve," said Wyland Elementary School teacher Ray Raibel. "The fitness aspect of it as well. Even though these guys are in-season and they played last night, they have to practice again to stay in shape today as well."
The kids certainly stayed active throughout their time here, as they had seemingly endless amounts of energy from the moment they began entering the building around 10 a.m. They tirelessly danced to music from popular artists like One Direction and Taylor Swift, with perhaps the biggest hit among the young crowd being Ylvis' "The Fox (What Does the Fox Say)."
That energy didn't flag as they watched Paul Steigerwald and Phil Bourque emcee practice from the bench, explaining drills, rules and player bios to the crowd. Trivia questions about both the athletes and healthy eating habits were displayed on the video board in an effort to further educate the students about nutrition.
Overall, it was an eye-opening experience for the kids – not just seeing their favorite players up close, but seeing how much work they put in to be successful in the games they watch them in on TV.
"Just seeing them practice is my favorite part," said one student named Claudia who was up against the glass with her friends. "While they're in the games, this is what they do – they practice to get good."
Her friend Kira agreed and took it one step further, saying, "I really like seeing them actually run drills and everything and showing us how they practice, not just what they practice."
Overall, everyone involved appreciated the unique atmosphere of the special practice.
"It was nice to hear Crosby talk about the importance of practice and putting forth your best efforts, and I think it's just nice for the kids to have that community feeling, too," said another Wyland Elementary School teacher Lynn Zdniak. "That it's a Pittsburgh thing, we all know it's a big deal to be down here today. Just to have the Pittsburgh community feeling with their classmates, it's been very nice."
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How Much Does Your IVR Know?
By Stephanie Ciccarelli
March 29, 2011
Have you ever considered how complicated scripting for a telephone tree can be?
What about the intricacies involved in making your IVR smarter?
I recently read an article written by Leonard Klie in a magazine called CRM (Customer Relationship Management) that explored how far technology has come in terms of personalizing an experience for a caller. Based upon what I read, it may be that this brand of personalization, while well-intentioned, has gone too far!
How does a phone system know what your name is before they've asked? Might an IVR also be able to anticipate the reason why someone a customer who phones in might be calling?
Just how much should an IVR system know and say to a customer prior to the person speaking with a live representative?
Find out more in today's VOX Daily!
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Software is only as smart as the data it has access to, and given the number of automated phone systems used by businesses and technologies available, it would appear that the IVR or Interactive Voice Response has developed a mind of its own.
Discerning and acknowledging the identity of the caller, making assumptions about the potential reason for their call, offering additional services and more represent just some of the tools that businesses can employ regarding telephony using today's technologies.
For example, the potential exists that when you place a call that connects with a business, their phone system cross-references your phone number through Automatic Number Identification (ANI) or Caller ID and voilà , they have your name or that of the person the number is registered to in some cases without even your having done business with their company.
Benefits of ANI and Benefits for Voice Talent
CRM also reports that ANI data can also be used to alter the language, dialect and accent of an IVR application depending on the geographic region of the country where the call originates from.
While this may be exceptional customer service for customers calling in, there is a substantial cost in having more work done to provide the language options.
For instance if a company already has an English IVR, it could add another 80 percent to the cost to build another language into it. Depending on the potential return on investment, it could make a great deal of sense to pursue this, particularly if the company is in the United States and decides to add Spanish as an option.
For voice talent, building in additional languages and dialects yields a number of great opportunities!
Synthetic Speech VS Voice Over
Basic speech synthesis is employed by many businesses to make their customers' encounters with IVRs more personal, however, most people aren't prepared for just how many details are known and revealed to them by the IVR about their account or reasons for calling.
Additionally, using ANI or caller ID could also inadvertently compromise the account holder's information and reveal it to someone else in that household place the call.
Synthetic speech, by its very nature, can also falter in terms of correct pronunciations of a person's name. While not all names are delivered incorrectly, inevitably there will be names that the synthesized voice mangles creating a somewhat undesirable brand experience.
We've talked about synthesized voices before in the framework of Text to Speech but we hadn't evaluated the technology within this technological context in relation to customer service and marketing via Interactive Voice Response.
As voice talent, you know that a custom recording is always more effective and more accurate in terms of delivering a script and applying proper pronunciation, emphasis and cadence.
What Have You Observed?
Whether you're a customer calling in or someone who records for telephony, what kind of things are you noticing in terms of how much a company knows about you before you reach a live person?
Does this make you feel better as a customer or do you feel somewhat uncomfortable?
Take a moment now to share your thoughts and experiences. I look forward to hearing from you!
Best wishes,
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I have not experienced instances where the IVR "knows too much" unless and until I volunteer an account number or identifier, then it is no surprise, and a useful convenience unless I need info and don't want to pay the price of lost anonymity to get it.
Synthetic speech can be really annoying, (even if you are not a voice over talent!) especially when you need to transact business in a manner not offered by the snails paced and seemingly endlessly offered response choices. I refer to these as "Customer Avoidance Systems", often used by ISP's and Cable TV providers.
Sometimes the voice recognition systems will override the IVR menus if you repeated and firmly speak commands such as "customer service" or "speak to a human". Try sounding annoyed, some systems can detect (using voice stress analyzers) if you sound pissed off .
You can short circuit the maddening maze for most major companies by researching ahead of time what the secret handshake is to get through to a live person, but that is no guarantee your person is actually in your country, continent or even hemisphere.
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to find the direct dial number or sequence of codes required by the IVR to deliver you into the ear of a live person.Posted by:
I guess it's true. Software is only as smart as the data it has access to. And I believe that quick interaction between database and IVR is actually very important for the customer experience. If you hang out in a dial menu for half a day and still couldn't get the information for which you've been calling a service number, something is wrong with the IVR.Posted by:
Not always good. Those things will pick up every little sound in the room. If you've got lots of people talking and lots of noises going on, PROBLEM. BIG PROBLEM!Posted by:
Orange mobile has a massively irritating one. They have recorded a 'casual' sounding woman who uses a 'chatty' tone of voice. A nonsense to have a computer say to you 'sorry, I didn't quite catch that' or suggestive comments like 'we are really busy so you may wanna call back later'. It doesn't sound warm and friendly as we all know it is a pre recorded message! And ultimately what matters is the customer service. I would prefer an automated service that sounds like metal mickey and acknowledges that the customer isn't stupid and knows that it is a computer giving automated responses.
I don't disagree with using them but keep it functional and don't assume that using a 'real sounding' voice will be a benefit unless the process the customer goes through is also quick and helpful. I recently called Orange and waited 20 mins listening to the chatty voice before giving up. I would prefer a ring back service which quickly identifies your number and calls you back when an operator is ready.Posted by:
Personally, I utterly despise anything that isn't a genuine human being on the other end. Be it IVR, digital menus or old-fashioned recordings, if it isn't a flesh-and-blood respondent, I usually hang up. I know I would probably be embarking on a quixotic quest if I sought to replace these systems. But, gosh darn it, no matter how good the technology gets, nothing beats the human element.Posted by:
Yeah many companies use IVR for its benefit , be it cost saving or convenience - rather than the benefit of the caller. Naturally this results in the callers remembering their bad experience, not just calling the company - but the dreaded IVR system too take for a example The "Press 1 for Sales..." example above is an all too common example of BAD IVR. IVR waste a lot of time and is frustrating.So it becomes impertinent to have a good customer service and improve the quality of IVR systems.Posted by:


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The Dirty Picture opened to a good response and collected Rs 9.25 crore net at the Box Office on the first day. Its business fared well on Saturday and Sunday by adding to its first weekend total, Rs 32.25 crore net. Due to Muharram holiday, the film did well on Monday and Tuesday collecting Rs 10.75 crore. The total net collection of the movie is Rs 50 crore in the first week.
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As part of a new tradition, THN.com's Top 10 list will focus on the best NHL players for each month of the regular season. October isn't completely over yet, but it's basically done, so let's kick things off with the best NHLers over the course of the 2011-12 season's first month.
Veteran making a great first impression on new team with one shutout, 6-0-0 record (including wins over Detroit, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh), 1.80 goals-against average and .944 save percentage.
Nine points in eight games and a league-best plus-7 for the sophomore pivot.
Neal took heat after coming over to the Pens at last season's trade deadline and not producing a lot of offense, but coach Dan Bylsma was happy with his play away from the puck and told Neal to take the summer to get comfortable. That he did – and with eight goals in 11 games, he's on course for a career season on offense.
Part of the Kings' hot start is attributable to Kopitar's all-around stellar play, which includes him leading the team in goals (4), assists (6) and points (10).
The Senators aren't very good, but not because their top offensive force hasn't been producing. To the contrary – Spezza has been a one-man wrecking crew, with seven assists and a team-best 12 points.
The No. 1 pick in the draft, Nugent-Hopkins has been everything the Oilers hoped for and more, producing at a point-per-game pace.
Speaking of No. 1 picks, Tavares has bumped up his game to previously unforeseen heights. His six goals are four more than any other Isles player and his 10 points in seven games leads the team.
The Stars have shocked the hockey world with their start to the year – and that's primarily because Lehtonen's play (7-0-0, 1.54 GAA, .955 save percentage) has been otherworldly.
The Kessel-Seguin trade isn't being ridiculed in Leafs Land anymore, what with Kessel's offensive dominance (a league-best nine goals and 15 points in 8 games). He's also ratcheted up his defensive play.
Prior to this season, Quick's career-best numbers between the pipes were a .918 save percentage and 2.24 GAA. His numbers so far this year? An NHL-best 0.81 GAA and .972 save percentage. Oh, and three consecutive shutouts. He's pretty good.
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Brogan Dulle, 21, has been missing since early Sunday morning.Video Transcript
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CHAFFEE -- JoDonna Ann Schwepker, 52, died Jan. 13, 2012, at her mothers home in Chaffee.
Born Dec. 9, 1959, in Cape Girardeau, to Dorothy Arnzen Glaus of Chaffee and the late Lary Glaus, she was a longtime resident of Chaffee. She retired from Proctor and Gamble and was a member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church.
In addition to her mother, she is survived by: her husband, Robert Schwepker of Chaffee; two stepdaughters and sons-in-law, Kelley and Greg Branson of Sikeston and Bobbi and Tony Crader Schwepker of Delta; three brothers, Lary Glaus and Stacey Glaus of Chaffee and Keith Glaus of Whitewater; and three sisters, Belinda Tetley and Maria Glaus of Chaffee and Laura Sanders of Leopold.
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Morning MoneyBeat: Defense Is the New Offense
Editor's Note: Welcome to Morning MoneyBeat, the email newsletter formerly known as Morning MarketBeat. We've changed our name in sync with the launch of MoneyBeat, the Wall Street Journal's new global markets and finance blog. MoneyBeat – and this newsletter – will track the biggest developments in finance, deal-making and markets around the world. We'll continue to ping you first thing every morning. Chime in. We value your feedback.
MARKET SNAP: At 6:10 ET, S&P 500 futures up, Treasury yields higher. Nymex flat at $88.01 per barrel. Gold 1.4% higher at $1,42510 per oz. In Europe, FTSE 100 up 0.7%, DAX up 0.7% and CAC 40 up 0.4%. In Asia, Nikkei 225 up 1.9% and Hang Seng up 0.1%.
WATCH FOR: Chicago Fed National Activity Index (8:30 a.m. Eastern Time). March Existing Home Sales (10:00): Seen up 0.8% after rising 0.8% a month earlier Ameriprise Financial Caterpillar, Halliburton, Netflix, Six Flags Texas Instruments and Zions Bancorp are among a bunch of companies scheduled to report quarterly results.
The rally's leadership is starting to make some investors nervous.
As WSJ's Alexandra Scaggs reports, defense has been the best offense in this year's stock-market rally. Defensive-minded sectors, such as health care, consumer staples and utilities, have been the big gainers in 2013, while cyclical stocks, such as energy and industrials, have lagged the broader market. Tech is negative, thanks to Apple's big tumble.
Investors typically pile into defensives when they're worried about the state of the economy, and instead want to reap the benefits of steady dividend payouts. Cyclical stocks usually rally when growth is picking up and investors predict more prosperous times lie ahead.
That's why it's unusual that defensives continue to lead during such a prolonged rally. The S&P 500 is up 15% over the past five months, without any sizable pullbacks getting in the way.
"It definitely has been a source of worry," Paul Zemsky, chief investment officer at ING U.S. Investment Management, told WSJ's Scaggs. "That's telling you that people are looking for a bit of a slowdown in the economy."
As investors pile into defensive stocks, the Dow continues to outperform other major stock indexes. That's not surprising, considering the blue-chip Dow is filled with many multinational, slow-growth, high-dividend paying stocks. The other indexes have a broader swath of constituents.
The Dow's up 11% this year, while the broad S&P 500 is up 9%, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite is up 6.2% and the small-cap Russell 2000 is 7.4%. An historical analysis shows the Dow's leadership might not bode well for the market's returns over the rest of 2013.
Dating back 30 years, stocks typically don't perform well from mid-April through year-end when the Dow kicks off a year as the big winner (such as now), according to Rocky White, senior quantitative analyst at Schaeffer's Investment Research.
In these scenarios, the Dow has averaged a 0.3% drop from mid-April through year-end, White says. The S&P 500 has dropped 0.5%, on average, through the rest of the year. By comparison, the returns are much higher when the Dow trails both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq through mid-April.
"In the past, it has not been great for markets for the Dow to lead through this point in the year," White says.
With the Dow and S&P 500 coming off their worst weekly performances of the year and the defensives still leading the way, the bulls may be getting a little restless.
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Caterpillar's full-year forecast will be the focus of the company's first-quarter earnings report Monday, while Netflix's growth story will also be eyed. Also reporting are Texas InstrumentsHasbro, Zions Bancorp and Halliburton.
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Bombing Suspect In and Out of Consciousness: "Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been drifting in and out of consciousness, officials said. Charges won't be filed until at least Monday, a U.S. official said."
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Economic Woes Abroad Bode Ill for the U.S.: "Troubles overseas are threatening the U.S. recovery for the fourth year in a row. This time it's weakening economies abroad, rather than tumbling financial markets, signaling turbulence ahead."
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I had a delicious home-cooked meal at my good friend Jenny's house in Lake Wiley SC– just south of Charlotte NC.
Lemon butter tilapia, red potatoes, and broccoli–$16 had we of been at Bonefish–but only cost me good times and interesting conversations at Jenny and Jason's.
They just got a new puppy that they named Reagon (photographed above)–between a new house, a new puppy, and over a year since we had seen each other–there was lots to catch up on.
One conversation in particular that caught my attention is when Jason told me where he works–at Duke Power headquarters in Charlotte. He explained to me what Smart Grid is and how it will affect the future of powering our planet.
Smart Grid is fascinating and I'm going to briefly share the basics of what I've learned about this high-tech form of power consumption management. In addition I have discovered two videos from Duke Energy that explain the technology better than I will.
What is Smart Grid?
In a nutshell, Smart Grid technology allows your house to communicate BACK to the power plant in real time. This lets the power source adjust the amount of energy it produces at particular periods throughout the day as to not overproduce electricity that goes to waste.
In addition to communicating to your home, the power grid communicates to the individual switches and can reroute power instantly if a transformer were to blow. The result is, instead of an entire neighborhood (power grid) being knocked out–only a few homes around the blown switch would be affected.
In the future, the technology will communicate to your individual appliances for specific power control. It will also manage power from multiple sources seamlessly–like Duke Energy, solar panels on your roof, or from your car if you were to experience an outage. This would allow uninterrupted service.
This video explains the specifics of the self-healing qualities of a Smart Grid network.
For more videos like these–visit Smart Energy News Room.
Smart Grid technology makes me wonder:
1. Obviously Smart Grid is powered by software–who owns it now and who will own it in the future? Is it "open-source" meaning anyone can use it without paying a licensing fee?
2. Are other power companies creating competing smart technologies? Will the future of our power purchasing become similar to Verizon vs AT&T or Microsoft vs Apple?
3. Will Google own everything in 10 years?
*Google is announcing Google PowerMeter, which will ultimately become an open platform for home energy information.
4. Is technology replacing religions? I already look to Google several times a day to answer most of life's questions.
5. How much technology actually exists that I've never heard of that will greatly affect our future?
6. How are young Jewish men supposed to choose a career path in today's world with so many more choices than "doctor or lawyer"?
Calling all technology gurus…
If you have knowledge of Smart Grid or alternative power sources and would be willing to write a guest column for Adventure Paul–please contact me using the Comment form belo.
Bonus Video – Snap I've Got The Power
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Rajaratnam Should Pay More Fines After Conviction, SEC Says
Galleon Group LLC co-founder Raj Rajaratnam should pay more penalties even though he's already been sentenced to 11 years in prison and fined for insider trading, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said.
Rajaratnam, 54, was ordered to pay a $10 million fine and forfeit $53.8 million at his Oct. 13 sentencing by the federal judge who presided over his criminal trial. He has argued he shouldn't have to pay any more fines to the SEC because he has "already suffered enormous financial consequences."
Regulators, who sued Rajaratnam after his 2009 arrest, have said his charitable works shouldn't be considered in calculating a civil penalty. While his philanthropic activities were taken into consideration for reducing his prison sentence, they are "unpersuasive" in the civil action, the SEC said today in federal court in Manhattan.
"The commission asks that the court primarily consider Rajaratnam's conduct for which he was convicted, the effects of which ripple beyond the profit gained/losses avoided by Rajaratnam," Valerie Szczepanik, a lawyer for the SEC, said in the filing. "Rajaratnam's crimes were serious and wrongful, he continues to refuse to accept responsibility for them."
Government's Calculation
U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff, who is presiding over the SEC case, told lawyers at an Oct. 28 hearing that he expected to issue a ruling on the matter by Nov. 7.
The SEC has argued that Rajaratnam's penalty in the lawsuit should be tripled to more than $94 million, an amount based on his gains and losses avoided through trades in five stocks after receiving inside information. The former fund manager argues the penalties imposed by U.S. District Judge Richard Holwell, who presided over the criminal case, were "sufficient."
Rajaratnam's lawyers disputed the government's calculation of how much money he earned as a result of the securities fraud and insider tips he received from friends. His lawyers argue that Galleon investors reaped the "majority of the ill-gotten gains" and that he personally only profited by $4.7 million.
The case is SEC v. Rajaratnam, 09-CV-8811, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York (Manhattan).


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The Packers beat the Vikings. This was expected. What wasn't expected was the score, 33-27, nor how it came down to the wire. The Packers, being the great team that they are, were able to ice the game with James Starks' fantastic runs on the last drive.
The Vikings led 17-13 at the half and played pretty consistently through the second half. Although the deep ball was still missing for the most part, Ponder showed excellent poise and moxie. He was able to, for most of the game, sidestep the rush of the Packers and get the ball down the field very accurately.
Aaron Rodgers impressed as usual. He missed very few balls all day and wasn't helped by multiple drops downfield.


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Guy Ritchie gossip, latest news, photos, and video.
Smutty Roundup: Rihanna's faces, Sam's groceries, and Guy's late night
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Rihanna was out for dinner last night at her favourite restaurant, Giorgio Baldi. She was photographed carrying her cousin's baby wearing a coat with faces all over it. It's faux fur. And it's MAGNIFICENT. Click here for the designer. Full Story
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I feel like you're going to see a lot of Breaking Bad tonight at the parties, if you're going to the parties. We're on a flight tomorrow at 6am but I really, really want to hit the parties because my costume is so great. They're putting prosthetics on my face for etalk. It seems like a waste not to squeeze everything I can out of those cheekbones. Full Story
Guy Ritchie: baby machine
Guy Ritchie showed up with his fiancée Jacqui Ainsley this morning to the premiere of Edge Of Tomorrow. This morning. Did it start at like 6:30am? That's commitment, man. To be so pregnant and haul your ass up at the ass of the day and hit a red carpet. Anyway, she's carrying their third child. Full Story
Rasta Brad
Brad Pitt covers the new issue of Interview interviewed by his friend Guy Ritchie. I'm into this photo shoot, not because he looks particularly good, but because it's play and it's interesting visually to see Brad Pitt play -- the Rastafarian, the gangster in a Liberace jacket, the stoner. Full Story
Did he tell Madonna the night before?
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Guy Ritchie showed up at the premiere of The Dark Knight Rises last night in London with his girlfriend Jacqui Ainsley. She is expecting again. Jacqui gave birth to their son Rafael last year. I liked this affectionate quote she gave about their family: "This is the first time I've been a biological mother but we've got the two big boys and they absolutely dote on Raf. Full Story
My favourite bromance & Noomi's bad dress
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RDJ vs GMD
Tom Cruise was at that Joel Silver Memorial Day party in Malibu. So was Joel Silver. Joel Silver is producing Sherlock Holmes 2. Sherlock Holmes 2 opens on December 16. You know what else opens on December 16? Mission Impossible 4. Head to head! So Robert Downey Jr was also there. As was Sherlock director Guy Ritchie with his pregnant girlfriend Jacquie. Full Story
Becks touches the bump!
Remember when Posh and Becks posed on thrones at their wedding? I thought about this when I saw them arriving at the Royal Wedding. What Victoria must have thought of the understated elegance at Westminster Abbey. And the pomp and the privilege and all of it that money can't buy. Which is perhaps why David was wearing his OBE on the wrong side. Full Story


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Sunday, April 22, 2012
It's Just.....Hair!
During the next few years it came in thick, dark and very wavy. The fact that my mother insisted on giving us children "permanents' was not something I was fond of. See the ponytail and bangs on the left....after one of these traumatic experiences, I was always very sad that the bangs were even higher than my hairline!
I decided to take one last pic before it all falls out...sigh. A person close to me told me that when she had chemo -after the first treatment, hers turned lackluster and she could literally feel it 'dying'. After the second treatment, it all fell out. Mine is projected to do the same. I know there are much worse things and it will certainly save my life....but right now, I'm moping. I know...it's just hair.
32 comments:
- Molly said...
Donna you have such lovely hair. Thoughts and prayers as you start your chemo. Love Molly xx
- April 22, 2012 at 6:57 PM
- Julia said...
Sweet Donna, you will still look very beautiful without hair. You will see...
Mine started falling off by the handful on my pillow by the second treatment and I had mine buzzed off by my Tai Chi instructor. She buzzed her own hair in show of support. The hair will grow back.
I found that my scalp was sensitive after the hair all fell off and I refused to wear a wig and went bald head. I even went to church and shopping bald head and wearing a mask. Pretty frightening sight but I was set on enjoying every minutes of what life I had left. I wore a hat outdoor in the winter as it was cold on the bald head.
It was my reality and and it was my decision and I didn't care what people thought of me I was going to deal with it. As it turned out I got so much support that I couldn't believe it and got so much strength from it. Now I see several ladies at our church also going bald head.
Hugs & prayers.
- April 22, 2012 at 7:13 PM
- Stacy Crawford said...
Good luck Donna. Prayers are going up for you at my place.
- April 22, 2012 at 7:20 PM
- yaya said...
Hey, are you sure that wasn't a pic of Cher???? You are so beautiful and you will still be you...I'll keep reminding you! The first time I met you your hair was short. Do you remember? You came to the first apartment we lived in above the old, old office (as we call it!)...your first words to me were: "Wow, you really are pregnant!"....hmmm...I weighed alot less pregnant then than I do now not prego..hmmmm. But your hair looked adorable short!
- April 22, 2012 at 7:39 PM
- Rebecca said...
OK, Donna. I'm embarrassed to say I had to read back a month or so to catch up with what's going on with you. I'm sorry but will follow more closely now.
It sounds like you're surrounded with wonderful & supportive friends and colleagues.
My knowledge of the effects of chemo on one's hair is limited, but I must say that a couple of my friends' hair grew in beautifully - wavy and wonderful!
It IS just hair - and yours is beautiful, just as you are. Your styles through the years have been varied. I know you'll wear your next "do" with class and style!
Praying for your piece & healing.
- April 22, 2012 at 7:51 PM
- Debby said...
You have such beautiful hair. I know when I was told I had cancer the first thing I said was "But I want to have grandchildre." The second thing I thought about was loosing my hair. It is a big deal. They have such nice wigs now. Another blogger didn't loose all her hair....she got a pixie cut and it looked cute. Maybe that will happen for you. If it doesn't, you will still be beautiful and it will grow back. (((((HUGS))))) and prayers.
- April 22, 2012 at 7:54 PM
- Linda P. said...
You're beautiful, dear friend, with or without your hair. Hugs and prayers coming your way.
- April 22, 2012 at 7:59 PM
- karen said...
Donna, I hope all goes well. You are beautiful, and it isn't your hair that makes you that way - it's simply an "accessory." And the best part is that it grows back! I'll be thinking about you, praying for you, and sending good mojo your way. In the meantime, you may want to read this blog: http://www.lilblueboo.com
She is a young mother in Southern California who also battles cancer, but with such an infectious positive spirit it's inspiring. Rather like you. She liberally posts pictures of herself and her beautiful bald head. Hang tough, darlin' and we'll all be here waiting to hear your progress.
- April 22, 2012 at 8:06 PM
- Kim said...
Good luch with your treatments Donna. I know its "just hair" but it is just a temporary bump on the road to recovery. Try and stay positive. My friends Mom told me that during her treatment she had no bad hair days. I thought that was a great way to look at it.
You are beautiful no matter what. It will grow back.
Hugs, Kim
- April 22, 2012 at 8:38 PM
- acorn hollow said...
I too slept on those large rollers.
I had the dreaded curly hair.
I ironed it too until my sister burned my hair.
I just wish I could hug you. It is only hair but I understand.
You are a nurse you know it all but do special things for yourself.
a special book, a new nail polish,new comfortable pjs. Know you are in my prayers take a page from Julia's book there is no one stronger.
- April 22, 2012 at 9:16 PM
- Jilda said...
Donna, we are not our hair, but I know as a woman, it is such a part of us.
I do not have cancer, I am receiving monthly 3 hour infusions because I have
hypogammglobulinemia and bronchiestasis. I think I spelled them correctly. It is odd to have COPD, I never smoked a cig in my life....my lungs were burned by chemical several years ago, and sadly I did not receive the treatment I should have. Your beauty, shines regardless of hair, but so many of my friends and family members have experienced what you are going through. My prayers and love are sent to you every day.
- April 22, 2012 at 10:16 PM
- Wander to the Wayside said...
Well, everyone else has already said it all, so I'll just add that I'm sending all my positive thoughts your way, and I know that no matter what happens to your hair your beauty will shine thru!
- April 22, 2012 at 10:24 PM
- selvageedge said...
It will grow back, and you will be beautiful without it anyway! If you'd like, my baby has lots and lots of headbands with giant flowers that I'm willing to share with you. You could start a whole new fashion trend for the grown up bald girls. :)
My prayers are with you. I hope you will be feeling well enough to care about your hair in these coming weeks.
- April 22, 2012 at 10:33 PM
- Cro Magnon said...
It possibly sounds callous suggesting a hair piece, but if you could find one that looked much like your present colour and cut, no-one would know the difference (except you of course). I hope it all goes well for you, and it's not too debilitating. Very best wishes; Cro x
- April 23, 2012 at 12:37 AM
- Sush said...
Well it is one among many of the crappy things that happen when you have to go through chemo. I have not had to deal with this personally but my very dear friend has had to go through this more than once. I told her I felt about her hair like that Randy Travis song, 'Forever and Ever Amen'...
Honey I don't care I ain't in love with your hair
And if it all fell out well I'd love you anyway
Just the way I feel about all my friends (I count you as a dear one) who are having to endure the battle of chemo.
Wig or no wig. turban or boldly bald...we will love you for you, but I know it will still be hardest for you. Sending love and prayers and many many hugs to you!
- April 23, 2012 at 1:07 AM
- Jeanne @ Collage of Life said...
Dear Donna... You are beautiful inside and out. I have just caught up on your posts and am sending you a very big hug with thought and prayers for a full recovery. It sounds like you have a wonderful network of family and friends around you, to help you every step of the way. It must be a tremendous comfort to have them all close by. I can feel the strength in your words Donna, you are a remarkable woman. Thank you for sharing, we are here for you too.
Thinking of you Donna from across the pond...
Jeanne xxx
- April 23, 2012 at 2:01 AM
- Sue said...
I remember the day my best friend finally decided to shave her head because half of the hair had fallen out. She wanted to make a big event of it, so we did. She was so brave.
I will say that it came back thicker and shinier than ever after the chemo!
- April 23, 2012 at 2:37 AM
- Tom Stephenson said...
You will look good anyway, Donna, hair or no hair. I'm so sorry you feel sad about it, but I know you will develop a new style.
- April 23, 2012 at 4:06 AM
- Kerri said...
I agree with everyone else Donna. You will still look beautiful. I think my favorite picture is the one of you with your pixie cut. The good news is...short hair and hats are really "in" right now. A friend of mine said her hair came back healthier than it has ever been. She now has a super cute haircut...and you can't tell she ever lost her hair. You're in my thoughts and prayers.
- April 23, 2012 at 7:02 AM
- Tammy@Beatrice Banks said...
I'm so sorry. You are really a beautiful woman, inside and out. I've never lost my hair but I've lost some things that I thought would surely be the end of me. The great thing is you find strength you didn't know you had, which ultimately makes you a stronger person. And yes, it's just hair. You will get more. Praying it comes back in even more gorgeous!
Love the photo with the rollers! Vintage! lol
Prayers and hugs,
- April 23, 2012 at 9:06 AM
- lesa said...
Good luck this week. You are beautiful. I enjoyed looking at the pretty pictures of you through the years! Be brave!
- April 23, 2012 at 10:21 AM
- rosaria williams said...
I have seen gorgeous hair after this procedures in many women. Many of them opt for new do's and re-invent themselves.
This is not what you looked forward to; nothing in life prepares for these things. But, you were lucky to have caught the cancer in time, to get help and treatment and to come out of this with a new sense of purpose.
Enjoy your old pictures; but, look up and the sky, and the benevolence of God and his goodness, and rejoyce in the new you after this.
I'm sending lots and lots of positive energy your way.
- April 23, 2012 at 10:46 AM
- A Tale of Two Cities said...
Oh dear, that was a walk down memory's lane for many of us--how did we ever sleep on those big curlers, but I did, night after night. I know you are facing a tough transition ahead with the loss of your hair. Hopefully you can hang on to the thought that as your hair is "dying" so are those cancer cells, and that can give you some comfort. I've just prayed for you now.
- April 23, 2012 at 11:58 AM
- Tamara Jansen said...
Oh, my dear Donna, I want to send you my prayers and well wishes! This is going to be a tough journey for you, that's for sure.
Here's to hoping your chemo treatment isn't quite as difficult as first anticipatd and that it has all the right result!
Keep in touch!
- April 23, 2012 at 1:06 PM
- becky said...
This is so sad, Donna, a hard grief. I will be breathing prayers of comfort and support for you as you go forward.
It was a good thing to reveiw your hair days...you can go to the post every now and then to remind you of your healthy self...a place where you will be once more when this is all over.
- April 24, 2012 at 9:17 AM
- vicki said...
My sweet friend- I'm sorry to be late to visit- we are out of the country and Internet is not great---
Beauty is from within-- but I totally understand your feelings. Just look at it as a price to pay towards recovery. Jump in and get it done. Mark off every treatment with a big red X on your calendar. Plan a trip- someplace you have always wanted to go-- for when your treatments are finished- give yourself something to look forward to as your reward.
You are in my prayers every single day-- you can do this- you already are--/
- April 24, 2012 at 11:28 AM
- Jacqueline said...
My girlfriend, just before chemo began, went and chopped her hair short and dyed it platinum...said she had always wanted to try an Annie Lennox!
Good luck with the treatment...just visualize that army of meds coursing through your body slaying the demon cancer - and cheer it on!
- April 24, 2012 at 2:22 PM
- Nezzy said...
Oh darlin, my heart and prayers are with ya. You my dear are beautiful both inside and our...with or without hair.
I just want to reach through and give ya a big old hug right now.
God bless and please feel my prayers Miss Donna.
BTW: I have an Angel Dawn update up over at my place. Her hair is growin' back curly.
- April 25, 2012 at 7:39 PM
- Darlene said...
I can't imagine that you would iron your curly hair. I have wished all my life for curly hair. It's wavy in the back, but the top and sides are straight! I loved seeing all of the pictures of you. What a beautiful lady you are and what a darling little girl.
A couple of my very good friends had their hair fall out with chemo and it came back curly. Before it had been totally straight. They are both so happy with it now and they keep it really short. It will be fun to see how you look when it starts to grow back.
I just hope that you recover with as much energy as they both have now. One has passed the ten year mark and they other is just over five years.
I had to laugh when I saw the picture of you in those huge rollers. That brought back memories for me. I used to do the same thing. I wonder now how I ever did it.
Take care, my dear friend, you just have to know that you are in my prayers each day.
- April 26, 2012 at 7:42 PM
- Grandma Yellow Hair said...
You have every reason to feel this way but it will grow back and be even prettier. It is strange how that happens.
Sending you so much love and prayers from Texas.
Wish I could be there to give you a hug.
Know I am keeping you in my prayers
I love you
- May 5, 2012 at 7:44 PM
- Jen said...
Thought that you might want to read this... I thought it spoke so eloquently about the same subject you just hit here.
Btw, I wanted to tell you that i have always thought that you are such a beautiful person. You have a radiant smile that makes your eyes shine, and i am quite certain that even chemo can't dull it. Not one bit.
- May 7, 2012 at 9:46 PM
- Jann said...
I found your blog this morning from many miles away...and although I do not know you at all...you will be in my thoughts and prayers...it is just "hair" but my dear ...it is "your hair"....you have every right to mope....I wish you well and health...and courage....
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The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle Chapter 1 Summary
- On June 16, 1832 Charlotte finds herself on the docks of Liverpool England accompanied by one of her father's business associates, Mr. Grummage. Mr. Grummage is a somber gentleman dressed in black with a stovepipe hat.
- Charlotte bids a tearful adieu to Miss Emerson, her female traveling companion.
- The sights and sound of the dock fascinate Charlotte, especially the exotic commodities like silk, tea, tobacco, monkeys, and parrots. She calls the scene "delicious chaos" (1.13). We'd agree.
- Charlotte learns from Mr. Grummage that she's going to set sell on an American merchant ship called the Seahawk run by a man named Captain Jaggery.
- The porter carrying Charlotte's trunk overhears Mr. Grummage mention Captain Jaggery and appears to be repulsed by the name. The man refuses to carry the trunk any farther and marches off.
- When the second porter attempts to carry the trunk, he sees the Seahawk, drops the trunk and hightails it out of there too. What's the deal?
- Mr. Grummage goes on board while Charlotte surveys the ship from the dock. The Seahawk is a two-masted ship known as a brig. There's a figurehead of a seahawk carved beneath the bowsprit.
- While gazing at the ship, Charlotte sees a man shimmying up the mooring ropes from the dock to the Seahawk.
- Mr. Grummage returns to inform Charlotte that the two families who were to act as her guardians have pulled out.
- Charlotte voices concern over continuing the journey alone, but Mr. Grummage insists that she follow her parents' orders and board the ship.