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(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – We've all seen the TV commercials and ads in magazines featuring babies in developing countries who are in need of corrective surgery for cleft lip or palate. But it might surprise you to know that cleft lip and palate is one of the most common birth defects here in the U.S. Every hour and 15 minutes, of every single day, on average, another baby is born in this country with cleft lip and palate.
"It's a very common belief that cleft lip and cleft palate is a third world problem, but in reality, it's the most common birth defect in the United States, behind only congenital heart disease. In fact, cleft lip and cleft palate is twice as common in the United States as it is in the developing continent of Africa," said Dr. Richard Kirschner, chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and director of the Cleft Lip and Palate-Craniofacial Center at Nationwide Children's Hospital
While there is no way to prevent babies from forming in the womb with cleft lip or palate -- or both -- there has been a shift over the years in the approach to treating them. Today, it's more than just surgery, it is a team approach, designed to not only repair the babies physical defects, but any issues they may have as they grow.
"No longer are we simply taking care of children as surgeons alone, but as surgeons as part of a multi-disciplinary health care team" said Kirschner, who is also affiliated with Ohio State University. "In our program, that includes our surgeons, nurses, otolaryngologists, geneticists, speech pathologists and speech physiologists, dentists, psychologists and social workers. And they may treat these kids until they are 20, 21 years old."
And a new study shows that where a baby is treated matters. A study published in March 2011 in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (the journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons) shows that complications from surgery to repair clefts in teaching hospitals dropped by as much as 27 percent since 2000, compared to non-teaching hospitals.
"We have a critical mass of absolute world-class leaders in their field, in surgery, in speech therapy and in orthodontics" said Kirschner of the program through Nationwide Children's Hospital and Ohio State University, "so not only are we striving to provide the best care that we can today, but we're training the cleft-care providers of tomorrow."
That made a difference to Matthew and Chelsee Osborne of Coshocton, Ohio, who had never even thought of cleft issues until the day their son Carter was born. "It was kind of heartbreaking, you know, the first time. The shock of it all" said Carter's father, Matthew.
But after Carter underwent surgery to correct his lip, within a matter of months, the Osbornes would have to face it all again.
Pregnant with her third child, Chelsee Osborne specifically asked her doctor to look for problems in the womb with their son Mason. An ultrasound confirmed their worst fear. "The look on the nurses face, I could kind of tell something was wrong. Neither my husband nor I, in a million years, would have thought it happened again."
But it did, and this time their son Mason had both a cleft lip and palate, and needed more extensive treatment than his older brother. The Osbornes didn't hesitate choosing a program at a teaching hospital. "We've had more time to learn about it. And the more we've learned the easier it's gotten for us," said Matthew.
Babies born with cleft lip and palate can't suckle properly and have problems feeding. But the physical scars are only the beginning. They might also deal with everything from dental issues to depression. Which makes the resources of a teaching hospital, like the one at Nationwide Children's Hospital all the more important.
"We understand that we're not simply treating a cleft lip and cleft palate, but we're treating a child with a cleft lip and cleft palate." said Dr. Kirschner. "It's certainly very important to achieve outstanding surgical outcomes, but our goal really, is to restore normal quality of life."
Cleft lip and palate among most common birth defects in U.S.
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – We've all seen the TV commercials and ads in magazines featuring babies in developing countries who are in need of corrective surgery for cleft lip or palate. But it might surprise you to know that cleft lip and palate is one of the most common birth defects here in the U.S. Every hour and 15 minutes, of every single day, on average, another baby is born in this country with cleft lip and palate.


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Efficacy of Hair Transplantation Compared With Hypodermic Needle Irritation in Alopecia Areata
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The purpose of this study is to look at the safety, as well as the efficacy of hair transplantation compared with irritation with hypodermic needles in the treatment of subjects with refractory alopecia areata.
With this study, the investigators hope to demonstrate that trauma is just as effective as hair transplant in the treatment of recalcitrant alopecia areata of the scalp.
Alopecia Areata
Procedure: Hair transplantation
Procedure: Hypodermic needle irritation
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Efficacy of Hair Transplantation Compared With Hypodermic Needle Irritation in Alopecia Areata
- Change in follicular growth [ Time Frame: 36 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]The study will require 5 study visits: Day 0, Day 1, Week 2, Week 24, and Week 36.
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Procedure: Hair transplantation
Alopecia areata is a recurrent, non-scarring type of hair loss that can affect any hair-bearing area. This disorder can present in many different manners. Though medically benign, alopecia areata can result in severe emotional and psychosocial stress in affected individuals. This disease can be treated by hair transplantation.
Hair transplantation is a procedure in which donor hair follicles are harvested from a section of a patient's scalp, and transplanted in another bald recipient area, at which time it will take root and continue to grow. Hairs generally continue to grow indefinitely
During this study, subjects with alopecia areata will have one area (or ½ of a large area) treated by hair transplant and another (or the other ½) treated by simple irritation with a large gauge sterile hypodermic needle.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Genders Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Subject must have recalcitrant, quiescent, alopecia areata, non-responsive to treatment, for at least 6 months.
- Subject must have one patch of alopecia areata greater than 5 cm diameter, of two patches of alopecia areata, each greater than 2.5 cm diameter.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subjects with active, progressive, alopecia areata.
- Subjects who are actively experiencing significant spontaneous regrowth of terminal hair.
- Subjects with autoimmune deficiency.
- Subjects with a medical condition contraindicating use of anesthesia.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01385839
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|Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology Clinical Trials Center
|New York, New York, United States, 10029
Additional Information:
|Responsible Party:
|Jason Emer, M.D., Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01385839 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|June 28, 2011
|Last Updated:
|June 29, 2011
|Health Authority:
|United States: Institutional Review Board
Keywords provided by Emer, Jason, M.D.:
Hair transplantation
Needle irritation
Medical needling
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Alopecia Areata
Hair Diseases
Skin Diseases
Pathological Conditions, Anatomical
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Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: Giving Credit Where It's Due
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Let's give credit where credit is due, Jim Cramer said on "Mad Money" Wednesday. While some investors credit the market's rally to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke or a global economy that's on the mend, the real heroes of this market are great CEOs.
This quarter more than any other, investors have been able to see how great CEOs respond to changing market conditions and lead their companies to greatness, said Cramer.
Case in point: Whole Foods Markets
Whole Foods has been hard at work adjusting to changes and accelerating its store growth, allowing it to post unbelievable numbers today. He said Whole Foods could open four times as many stores as it has now and still not have enough to serve its rabid fan base. Whole Food is a buy, Cramer concluded, even after its 10% pop in today's trading.
Then there's Walt Disney
Another winner, EOG Resources
Cramer said that all of these companies are buy, buy, buys.
Market Confidence
This is what a rally looks like when Washington gets itself off the front page, Cramer told viewers as he opined on the continuing budgetary issues facing our nation.
Cramer said many of our country's issues remain but, now that we're not heading towards another immediate crisis, confidence has once again returned to the markets and rising stock prices have been the result. He said investors need to remember what the markets looked like just a few months ago, when the markets fell on every press conference given by President Obama or anyone in Congress.


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Once found only in health food stores, organic food is now a regular feature at most supermarkets. And that's created a bit of a dilemma in the produce aisle. On one hand, you have a conventionally grown apple. On the other, you have one that's organic. Both apples are firm, shiny and red. Both provide vitamins and fiber, and both are free of fat, sodium and cholesterol. Which should you choose?
Conventionally grown produce generally costs less, but is organic food safer or more nutritious? Get the facts before you shop.
Conventional vs. organic farming
The word "organic" refers to the way farmers grow and process agricultural products, such as fruits, vegetables, grains, dairy products and meat. Organic farming practices are designed to encourage soil and water conservation and reduce pollution. Farmers who grow organic produce and meat don't use conventional methods to fertilize, control weeds or prevent livestock disease. For example, rather than using chemical weedkillers, organic farmers may conduct more sophisticated crop rotations and spread mulch or manure to keep weeds at bay.
Here are some key differences between conventional farming and organic farming:
|Apply chemical fertilizers to promote plant growth.
|Apply natural fertilizers, such as manure or compost, to feed soil and plants.
|Spray synthetic insecticides to reduce pests and disease.
|Spray pesticides from natural sources; use beneficial insects and birds, mating disruption or traps to reduce pests and disease.
|Use synthetic herbicides to manage weeds.
|Use environmentally-generated plant-killing compounds; rotate crops, till, hand weed or mulch to manage weeds.
|Give animals antibiotics, growth hormones and medications to prevent disease and spur growth.
|Give animals organic feed and allow them access to the outdoors. Use preventive measures — such as rotational grazing, a balanced diet and clean housing — to help minimize disease.
Organic or not? Check the label
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has established an organic certification program that requires all organic foods to meet strict government standards. These standards regulate how such foods are grown, handled and processed.
Any product labeled as organic must be USDA certified. Only producers who sell less than $5,000 a year in organic foods are exempt from this certification; however, they're still required to follow the USDA's standards for organic foods.
If a food bears a USDA Organic label, it means it's produced and processed according to the USDA standards. The seal is voluntary, but many organic producers use it.
Illustration of the USDA organic seal Products certified 95 percent or more organic display this USDA seal.
Products that are completely organic — such as fruits, vegetables, eggs or other single-ingredient foods — are labeled 100 percent organic and can carry the USDA seal.
Foods that have more than one ingredient, such as breakfast cereal, can use the USDA organic seal plus the following wording, depending on the number of organic ingredients:
- 100 percent organic. To use this phrase, products must be either completely organic or made of all organic ingredients.
- Organic. Products must be at least 95 percent organic to use this term.
Products that contain at least 70 percent organic ingredients may say "made with organic ingredients" on the label, but may not use the seal. Foods containing less than 70 percent organic ingredients can't use the seal or the word "organic" on their product labels. They can include the organic items in their ingredient list, however.
Do 'organic' and 'natural' mean the same thing?
No, "natural" and "organic" are not interchangeable terms. You may see "natural" and other terms such as "all natural," "free-range" or "hormone-free" on food labels. These descriptions must be truthful, but don't confuse them with the term "organic." Only foods that are grown and processed according to USDA organic standards can be labeled organic.
Organic food: Is it more nutritious?
The answer isn't yet clear. A recent study examined the past 50 years' worth of scientific articles about the nutrient content of organic and conventional foods. The researchers concluded that organically and conventionally produced foodstuffs are comparable in their nutrient content. Research in this area is ongoing.
Organic food: Other considerations
Many factors influence the decision to choose organic food. Some people choose organic food because they prefer the taste. Yet others opt for organic because of concerns such as:
- Pesticides. Conventional growers use pesticides to protect their crops from molds, insects and diseases. When farmers spray pesticides, this can leave residue on produce. Some people buy organic food to limit their exposure to these residues. According to the USDA, organic produce carries significantly fewer pesticide residues than does conventional produce. However, residues on most products — both organic and nonorganic — don't exceed government safety thresholds.
- Food additives. Organic regulations ban or severely restrict the use of food additives, processing aids (substances used during processing, but not added directly to food) and fortifying agents commonly used in nonorganic foods, including preservatives, artificial sweeteners, colorings and flavorings, and monosodium glutamate.
- Environment. Some people buy organic food for environmental reasons. Organic farming practices are designed to benefit the environment by reducing pollution and conserving water and soil quality.
Are there downsides to buying organic?
One common concern with organic food is cost. Organic foods typically cost more than do their conventional counterparts. Higher prices are due, in part, to more expensive farming practices.


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June Taylor's way with fruit: esoteric, steeped in history
June Taylor crafts the kind of conserves and fruit confections that make food writers swoon.
Case in point: Amanda Hesser's description of Taylor's preserves. "They are unlike any commercial preserves, not simply because she uses esoteric — virtually all organic — fruits like bergamots, kadota figs, and Santa Rosa plums, but also because she cooks them in such a way that underlines their essence," wrote Hesser in a New York Times Magazine piece. "Sugar is used not as a crutch but a tool. Her silver-lime-and-ginger marmalade has a sting to it; her grapefruit-and-Meyer-lemon marmalade is bright, concentrated and vigorously bitter."
Don't just take a food scribe's word for it. My son is partial to Taylor's candied peels — Rangpur Lime, Oro Blanco grapefruit, and Citron — popped into porridge (oatmeal), granola, or directly in the mouth for a bittersweet treat. … Continue reading »


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Newsletter Article, Belfer Center Newsletter, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Summer 2010
Author: Graham Allison, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
On April 13, President Obama hosted the largest gathering of heads of state to assemble at the invitation of an American president since FDR convened the meeting in San Francisco at which the United Nations was founded. The single focus of the meeting was "Nuclear Security:" locking down all nuclear weapons and materials worldwide to a gold standard-beyond the reach of thieves or terrorists. As President Obama said in welcoming the heads of state: "The single biggest threat to U.S. security, short term, medium term, and long term, is the possibility of a terrorist organization obtaining a nuclear weapon."
The big insight President Obama attempted to drive home is that these leaders have in their power to prevent the only terrorist attack that could kill hundreds of thousands of individuals in a single blow. This would indeed be a civilization changer. But if nations lock down all nuclear weapons and bomb-usable material as securely as gold in Fort Knox, they can reduce the likelihood of a nuclear 9/11 to nearly zero.
The themes developed at the Summit and its agenda of action, including countries' specific work plans, reflect the Belfer Center's analytic efforts over more than a decade. Belfer Center senior researchers were actively involved in providing support and suggestions for Center alumni, who were the White House's principal architects and organizers of this undertaking. The Center also provided background materials, including a threat briefing, key facts, and proposed action agendas, to each of the heads of state and delegations attending the Summit. In addition, the unofficial scorecard on progress in securing nuclear materials worldwide -- Matt Bunn's Securing the Bomb 2010 -- was released the week before the Summit.
On a related note, I am particularly pleased that the Belfer Center has established two new fellowship programs this year, a nuclear security fellows program and a fellowship in honor of Ernest R. May, a longtime member of the Belfer Center's board of directors, who passed away last year. The new fellowships fit in perfectly with the Center's dual mission: (1) to provide leadership in advancing policy-relevant knowledge about the most important challenges of international security and other critical issues where science, technology, environmental policy, and international affairs intersect; and (2) to prepare future generations of leaders for these arenas. These two new fellowship programs will expand the pipeline of talented men and women entering nuclear security-related fields, as well as encourage the next generation of leaders to examine links between history and public policy. That is now more important than ever.
For more information about this publication please contact the Belfer Center Communications Office at 617-495-9858.
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Environmental economics primarily examines shortcomings of the market system and the impact of economic activity on the environment. Traditional regulation of the U.S. economy, including command and control policies, is briefly discussed. The main focus of the National Resources and Environmental Economics class is the application and use of economic instruments in improving environmental quality. Other topics include the valuation of environmental resources and prospects for sustainable development.
The course will provide a basic understanding of how economics and environment have been related historically, an ability to analyze environmental issues in light of economic theory and application, and knowledge of central ethical and public service issues relating to economics and the environment. The course includes an overview of environmental economics, natural resource economics, ecological economics and a review of basic economics. It also discusses market failure and rationale for public policy, government intervention and regulation of the U.S. economy, the optimal level of pollution, lack of property rights, tragedy of the commons; valuing the environment, benefit-cost analysis, environmental policy and the economy, the "greening" of cooperate America, sustainable development, environmental regulations and trades, environmental regulations and a firm's competitiveness, air pollution policy, water pollution policy, toxins and hazardous material and solid waste policy.
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Join in the biggest ever celebration of cycling in 2012 by helping other people have fun on a bike!
British Cycling is looking for Ride Leaders to deliver local community led-rides. Interested?
Our Ride Leaders inspire cyclists to get more out of their riding, and have fun. As a qualified Ride Leader you'll get a recognised qualification and be able to plan, deliver and evaluate rides to groups of beginner and intermediate level children or adults. You'll receive kit, training, support and payment for delivering our Sky Ride Local bike rides.
There are still places remaining on training sessions in the following locations:
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Interested Route Planners must hold a British Cycling Ride Leader qualification (often you might only have completed this the day before the route planning session). You must be very familiar with the local area that the course is held in. You'll be involved in planning and mapping different types of routes for a range of cycling abilities in this area in return for this further free training.
In addition to receiving the Sky Ride Leader kit, training, support and payment for delivering our Sky Ride Local bike rides (with additional benefits available for active Route Planners), you'll also help identify, risk assess and map routes for the Sky Ride Local programme.
There are still places available on route planning training sessions in the following locations:
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You have helped your child make adjustments to medications, diet, and certain lifestyle changes to manage inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The greatest issues they may have to contend with are the social and emotional challenges that come with having a chronic illness.
In particular, your child may be struggling with concerns about being "normal" and fitting in, embarrassment and shame over having IBD, worries about their health, frustration with the restrictions and limitations imposed upon them by the illness, and being rejected or teased by other children. How can you help your child cope?
Managing Worries
Your child may be worried about their symptoms, as well as the disease itself. The worst fears may be the result of not understanding or knowing enough about their illness. Reassure your child that they're not at fault for their condition. Some signs of difficulty you may see are:
- Sleeplessness
- Poor eating habits
- Not following their treatment plan
- Sadness, frequent crying, loss of interest in activities may indicate signs of depression
Your child understands a chronic disease must be managed throughout life, but remind them that IBD doesn't have to slow them down. Let them know they're not alone and they will live a normal life like other children. Here are some tips to set your child on the right track.
Building Self-esteem
When your child is feeling down or thinking too much about their disease and its restrictions, acknowledge their feelings. Help them to focus on their strengths, talents, and other assets. There diasease does not define who they are.
Although it is normal to feel upset or unsure about IBD, it should not overrule other thoughts or feelings. Activities that may help manage stressful times include:
- Regular exercise is a mood booster, helps refocus attention, and can allow them to be with other children on sports teams.
- Find a hobby that is enjoyable.
- Create a strong network of supportive people, like friends, teachers, family, or health care professionals.
Another good way for your child to forget their own troubles for a while is through helping others. Encourage them to help you cook a meal, plant a garden, or run errands for a person in need of assistance.
Helping With Feelings
Children with IBD experience a variety of emotions: anger, fear, sadness, resentment, and embarrassment, as well as joy and pride when they overcome the obstacles of their illness and reach goals. It is important for your child to know that they have a right to all of their feelings, and that feelings should not be labeled as good or bad.
One way you can help your child deal with their feelings is to listen to them and offer support. Try to get at the root of their emotions and see if the problem can be solved.
Encourage your child to talk about their feelings with you or your spouse, a sibling, friend, teacher, healthcare provider, counselor, or any other trusted and supportive person. Remind your child that there are ways for them to control the disease and controlling it can reduce the chances of flare ups.
It may help your child to join a support group. People (especially in the same age group) with similar experiences can often be helpful make your child feel less alone.
At times, your child may be consumed by negative thoughts, like feeling as if they caused the illness. Reassure them that they're not at fault for their condition. You can help your child to accept IBD by getting them to focus on how they're going to handle it. As your child gets older, give them more responsibility about medications, diet, and managing the the day to day aspects of the disease.
If your child is a teenager and feels more comfortable about it, they may want to inform others in their life about what is going on. It's not unusual for other teens to start asking questions, and it may be easier to open up to friends. How much your teen wants to share is up to them.
Help them to stay positive and think about long-term goals and dreams. Here are some other things that may make your child feel better and help them empower themselves:
- Get enough rest, even between flare ups.
- Stick with the diet that works. Know what foods make them feel good and bad.
- Take medications as directed all the time.
- Keep seeing the doctor on a regular basis.
It is important for your child to feel there is control, but sometimes that may not be possible. Part of help is getting them the support they need.
Meeting With School Staff
A positive experience at school increases your child's self-esteem, sense of accomplishment, and happiness. You can help increase his chances of having a positive experience at school by making ongoing contacts (preferably in person) with their principal, teachers, and other school staff so that they are aware of any special needs.
Specifically, school staff will need to be educated about your child's IBD, medications, diet, emotional and physical stress, emergency situations, absences, or need for access to a private bathroom. Also, make the staff aware of the potential for your child to be alienated or harassed by other students because of their condition.
Fostering Communication
If you are at ease talking about IBD openly, your child will probably feel more comfortable sharing information about it, as well. This can help them to handle the fears and questions of their peers, who, once better informed, may not be so apt to tease or alienate them. However, your child should be encouraged to share knowledge and feelings about their illness only to the degree to which they feels comfortable.
You can help by having the doctor talk to your child about symptoms, treatment, side effects of treatment, and what he can do to feel more in control of his IBD. Also, take advantage of information available on Internet (use reliable and trusted websites) and contact national organizations that can provide resources and support.
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be the champion of narutobase
be a kage
become a legend
be named as the greatest
*shadow clone jutsu*1 PERFECT (not,has no head)
how do you enter this tournament
vote first
then say u wanna enter then I'll post ur name
okay i voted and i want to enter
im entering . . and im calling anbu neji out . . . you better enter . . we still gotta settle our last match
Oh hoo!!!
*snaps fingers in a Z pattern!*
Spread the word everyone
I wanna compete!!!
Good but make sure u train Magister
I hope I don't go up against mimi; I can't hit a girl O_o
this better be a friendly competition with rules right unlike the war
hey i had a dream about that OMG
yes its a friendly competition with rules
I mean its not like me to create some super war which destroys all of narutobase
so is it like the rule that i explain at the war
i gues i dont know
i voted 4 legend when this topic started. am i registerd now
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We're going to fight with chakra and all that, yes??
I mean, like, chakra points and health points?
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read the forum I think the first page I explained it
and all the rule like how many chakra and your jutsu damage in chakra
I Want to be in the tournament
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Cramer's Top Stock Picks: JOY FIVE GS JPM
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Here are some of the hot stocks Jim Cramer talked about on Wednesday's "Mad Money" on CNBC:
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Joy Global (JOY) : Cramer said this mining equipment giant should prosper as the global economy continues to recover.
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Five Below (FIVE) : Cramer said he's a seller of all of the dollar stores, but is a big fan of Five Below, the only one of the group to deliver better-than-expected earnings.
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Mike McCarthy couldn't help himself.
It was late last week, in advance of his team's second preseason game, at St. Louis. The Green Bay Packers coach had just been asked about standout rookie cornerback Micah Hyde, and in a stark departure from general manager Ted Thompson's repetitive, say-nothing He's doing fine response, McCarthy made his excitement clear.
"Micah Hyde is a good football player," McCarthy said of the fifth-round pick from Iowa. "I go back to the rookie orientation minicamp that we has here, and we were testing out all the players that were in the camp that day. If you remember the one drill we were doing, we had 21 guys going through the kickoff return and punt return drill, and really challenging them with the ball placement. Just to see his ability to catch the ball on the run and do different things – hell, I was tempted to put him on offense. I think he has that type of ball skill ability. He's doing some really good things as a young player."
A few minutes later, cornerbacks coach Joe Whitt doused those enthusiastic flames a bit by pointing out that while Hyde had undoubtedly been one of the breakout stars of training camp, he'd yet to do something very important.
"He does not have an interception in an NFL game yet, so I don't know if he can catch one because he hasn't done it yet. He has to show me he can do it," Whitt said. "I've seen him do it in practice, but I need to see him do it in a game."
Two days later, Hyde went out against the Rams and – you guessed it – dropped what should have been an interception late in the fourth quarter.
"And he still hasn't caught an interception in a game," Whitt said with an I-told-you-so smirk Wednesday.
Interception or not, though, Whitt is just as excited about Hyde as his boss is. Why? The recurring theme about the Packers' two most consistently impressive rookies – Hyde and new starting left tackle David Bakhtiari, a fourth-round pick from Colorado – entering Friday night's third preseason game against Seattle is this: They've proven they belong.
While second-round pick Eddie Lacy looked terrific in the Family Night Scrimmage on Aug. 3 and against the Rams last week, he also missed a week (and the preseason opener against Arizona on Aug. 9) with a hamstring injury and still must unseat incumbent DuJuan Harris for the title of starter. And while first-round pick Datone Jones could very well be a defensive difference-maker this season, the rookie defensive end has played exactly one snap of preseason football, injuring his ankle against the Cardinals on Aug. 9. He then reinjured the ankle in practice Wednesday and is likely to miss Friday night's game.
Hyde and Bakhtiari, meanwhile, have practiced every day and consistently impressed. They haven't been perfect – Hyde gave up a 57-yard completion against the Rams, and Bakhtiari let Aaron Rodgers get sacked by defensive end Robert Quinn – but they've steadily improved and appear headed for big things.
"The thing about him, nothing is too big for him," Whitt said of Hyde. "When I told him, 'You're going to be starting (against the Rams),' he was like, 'OK.' It was nothing for him. When we told him, 'Hey, you're going to go back there and return punts,' (he said) 'OK.' The guy, you don't shake the guy. When he gave up that big play, he didn't care. He went out there and made plays. He played football. It was good to see because at our position, you're going to get beat. Now how do you respond to it? He responded with a very, very solid performance and a very good game in many different levels."
Bakhtiari, of course, assumed the starting left tackle job when Bryan Bulaga was lost for the season to a knee injury suffered on Family Night. But even before Bulaga went down, Bakhtiari was making a run at the starting right tackle job, and he probably would have been the starter there had Bulaga stayed healthy.
"He's not a surprise, if that's what you're asking me," offensive line coach James Campen said.
Of last season's eight player draft class, six players – outside linebacker Nick Perry, defensive end Jerel Worthy, cornerback Casey Hayward, defensive tackle Mike Daniels, safety Jerron McMillian and inside linebacker Terrell Manning – made the 53-man roster.
Perry (211 snaps) saw his season end after six games because of wrist surgery, but Worthy (467), Hayward (769) Daniels (280) and McMillian (614) all played at least 1 /5 of the team's 1,260 defensive snaps in 18 games (including playoffs). Only Manning, a sixth-round pick, failed to play a defensive snap.
Now, McCarthy is expecting at least as many contributions from this year's 11-player class.
"It looks great right now," McCarthy said of the class. "You go off of last year's draft class, and how many reps the defensive group played last season was a huge help for us. And it looks like this year's draft class is probably headed down the same road. That's always encouraging because, like I told the team, to win a championship it takes a lot of people. It took 77 players in 2010. So we're going to need everybody."
Or, as Thompson put it, "I think they're doing fine, as a group. It looks like they're a representative group. We don't know what tomorrow brings but they look pretty good so far."
With that in mind, here's a player-by-player look at where the 2013 draft picks stand entering Friday night's game against the Seahawks:
Datone Jones, DE, UCLA
First round (No. 26 overall)
Jones' ankle injury isn't his fault, and he's not the first first-round pick the Packers have had miss time in training camp. Four years ago, the same thing happened to No. 9 overall pick B.J. Raji, who suffered an ankle injury in the preseason finale and missed the first two weeks of the regular season. Still, it's disappointing that Jones, who came in with a leg up on the rest of his draft class because the UCLA defense is a lite version of the Packers' scheme, hasn't been on the field. He was injured on his first snap against Arizona and had just come back to practice this week before aggravating the ankle injury in practice Wednesday. While it's not considered serious, it's still a setback.
"Obviously, it's not good, but it's kind of similar to B.J. he kind of did his ankle in the last preseason game (in 2009). He'll be OK," defensive line coach Mike Trgovac said. "Obviously it's not the best situation to miss practice time, but everything within the realm that he can do right now, he's doing. You know, speaking from a guy that had some ankle injuries in my career, it just takes time. You just have to fight through it."
Eddie Lacy, RB, Alabama
Second round (No. 61 overall)
Against the Rams, Lacy carried eight times for 40 yards, caught one pass for 11 yards, showed off his patented spin move twice and certainly looked like a difference-maker. He also was impressive on Family Night, parlaying a strong week of practice into a debut against live tackling that showed off what a 5-foot-11, 230-pound back can do with his combination of power and agility. Although he missed the game against the Cardinals with a hamstring issue, he has the look of a special player – arguably the most gifted back the Packers have had since franchise all-time leading rusher Ahman Green was in his prime. He and DuJuan Harris could form a phenomenal 1-2 punch and give quarterback Aaron Rodgers all kinds of help with a respectable running game and effective play-action fakes.
"I'm just excited about the production he put out there in his first game," running backs coach Alex Van Pelt said. "It brought some life to the offense, I think – especially the offensive line. Guys that run that way and break tackles and do the things he did Saturday night brings something to the offensive side of the ball. As far as continuing success, we're just working one day at a time right now, just getting ready to play the Seahawks this week and hopefully we can get the same production from him and the running game."
David Bakhtiari, OT, Colorado
Fourth round (No. 109 overall)
The first thing that was obvious about Bakhtiari was that he was mature well beyond his 21 years of age. When the pads came on on July 28, he elevated his game. He has very good feet, has room to add bulk to his 300-pound frame and had one mental error during the eight installations of the offensive playbook. While he'll undoubtedly have some growing pains playing left tackle as a rookie, the Packers' goose could've been cooked when Bulaga went down, and as of now, it appears they will survive.
"The thing with him is he's very similar mentality-wise as Bryan was when he was young," offensive line coach James Campen said. "Very studious with the game, willing to try things, very good at implementing something in an individual period and then doing it in a team period and then learning from it and correcting it going forward. They're very similar from that standpoint. As far as his expectations and what we had for him from the beginning to now, they haven't changed. He's a hard worker and keeps getting better and better every day."
J.C. Tretter, OT, Cornell
Fourth round (No. 122 overall)
The Packers had big plans for Tretter, who projected as a possible center before suffering a broken ankle on the first day of organized team activity practices May 20 while participating in a fumble recovery drill. Smart and athletic, he might've made things interesting as an inside option behind guards Josh Sitton and T.J. Lang and center Evan Dietrich-Smith. He's still moving around on crutches and is likely headed for injured reserve, although he would be eligible for the physically unable to perform list if the Packers think there's a chance he could help them late in the year.
"He's in all the meetings, of course, and continues to get the mental reps. He's part of the group, and he answers questions just like everyone else in the room, takes the test and does all that stuff. For him, right now it's get well and get back on the field," Campen said. "J.C.'s a very studious kid, very smart, so he's taking the mental reps every day watching the tape – the practice tape, the games. We prepare him just as if he's playing. … He's a very headstrong kid. He's going to be a good football player."
Johnathan Franklin, RB, UCLA
Fourth round (No. 159 overall)
With nine carries for 23 yards (2.6-yard average) and a long run of 4 yards, Franklin has not impressed through two games. He's also shaky catching punts, which he'd never done before, and botched a punt return against the Rams when he failed to field a kick and then didn't make the "Peter" call to notify jammer Brandon Smith to get out of the way, leading to a turnover. That said, the Packers love the idea of Franklin earning the third-down back job, currently held by fullback John Kuhn. While Kuhn knows the offense as well as Rodgers and is the best at picking up blitzes, he offers little as a receiver or ballcarrier. Franklin would change that.
"I think (with) Johnathan, the first part of Family Night and the first game, he was trying to feel his way into the system," Van Pelt said. "He's still very talented. He hasn't had a lot of clean looks to run through. Eddie had some really nice looks where somebody's going to get through that hole regardless of who the back is. Johnathan just hasn't been fortunate enough to get any of those good, clean looks yet. When they come, you'll see his explosiveness, his ability to make guys miss."
Micah Hyde, CB, Iowa
Fifth round (No. 159 overall)
Hyde has been so good that second-year cornerback Casey Hayward, who was activated from the training-camp PUP list this week, has to earn his spot back from the rookie. With veteran Tramon Williams sidelined with a bone bruise in his knee, Hyde leapfrogged Davon House after the Arizona game and is at No. 2 on the depth chart at corner alongside Sam Shields. He's also injected himself into the punt return conversation after a 13-yarder against the Rams. Having done the job as a junior and senior at Iowa, he's much more natural than Franklin and could be the alternative the Packers seek to get Randall Cobb off returns.
"Micah has shown the ability to come in and play with the play speed that we've been looking for, the toughness. He's done a lot of things correct," cornerbacks coach Joe Whitt said. "Like I told the room, he's deserving of where he is right now. He wasn't there at the beginning of camp. He was probably the seventh guy in the room coming into camp. He has been deserving of his opportunities because of the way he has practiced, the way that he's played when it mattered. The other guys are going to have to do what they have to do to be deserving."
Josh Boyd, DE, Mississippi State
Fifth round (No. 167 overall)
Boyd has yet to do much to draw attention – other than get yelled at by Trgovac on a regular basis in practice. While he has good size – 6-foot-3, 310 pounds – he's adjusting to a new system and with the resurgence of veteran Johnny Jolly after a three-year absence, Boyd may be ticketed for the practice squad.
"He's got a lot of good ability. Just like any rookie that's coming in from a different system, and transitioning into our system, he's working," Trgovac said. "He'll see it faster the more reps he gets. But I think Josh is going to be a good football player. It's just a matter of time and just you see it. In this defense, it takes a little bit longer. You see a lot of those Pittsburgh D-linemen, those guys are good players but it takes a little bit of time to pick this system up because it's not just flying off the ball, getting off the ball and going to it. You have some different responsibilities.
"If it just came natural and easy to him, they wouldn't need me to coach him. That's my responsibility for him to be second nature in that regard, and I'm not going to back off him. I'm going to stay on him. I told him, you know, 'You're going to hate me for a couple months here, but someday you're going to love me.'"
Nate Palmer, OLB, Illinois State
Sixth round (No. 193 overall)
Despite plenty of opportunity at a surprisingly thin position, Palmer looks like he'll need more time under position coach extraordinaire Kevin Greene. So far in camp, it's been undrafted rookie free agent Andy Mulumba and second-year man Dezman Moses, an undrafted rookie a year ago, running behind starters Clay Matthews and Nick Perry. The practice squad seems likely.
"I think he's growing, he's progressing. Like all kids do in this position," Greene said. "There's so much to this position that you've really got to see and have reps in the cleats on the grass, and I think he is progressing naturally. He's a smart kid, I quiz him every day, put defenses up on the board, I flash video at him, I tell him to call his own pressure, he's the defensive coordinator, and he's pretty much spot-on. He's a smart kid. I think he's tracking."
Charles Johnson, WR, Grand Valley State
Seventh round (No. 216 overall)
Johnson, out since the first week of training camp with a knee injury, finally returned to the practice field on Wednesday. But with undrafted rookie free agents Tyrone Walker of Illinois State and Myles White of Louisiana Tech both having had solid camps, it may be too little, too late for Johnson. He missed almost all of the OTAs with a knee injury, too, and there's a good chance he won't play in a game until the Aug. 29 preseason finale in Kansas City.
"(We need to) see him play, see if he's able to go out and play fast, has a clear understanding of what's asked of him," head coach Mike McCarthy said. "Charles is at a disadvantage. He doesn't have the timing and the reps down with the quarterbacks as far as throwing him the ball. Really, for a young man to go out there in his first live action, you just want to see him play, play fast, play with confidence and try to do the best he can. He definitely has a lot of ability. That's why we drafted him and hopefully he can go."
Kevin Dorsey, WR, Maryland
Seventh round (No. 224 overall)
Like Johnson, Dorsey has barely played. He too missed almost all of OTAs (his injury was a hamstring) and then he reinjured it two days into training camp. While Dorsey got on the practice field last week, he wasn't cleared for game action against the Rams and will make his debut against the Seahawks. Unless he sets the world on fire in the final two preseason games, the best he can hope for is the practice squad.
"I can tell you what we saw on tape from our study coming into the draft, I can tell you about some of the practices we saw those guys participate in, and I can tell you how those guys are in the classroom," wide receivers coach Edgar Bennett said of both Dorsey and Johnson. "I think they have a good grasp of our offense, our concepts, what we do. But unfortunately, a big part of what we do is taking it from the classroom and going out on to the practice field and working our fundamentals to improve. And that's the area that unfortunately due to injury they haven't been able to take full advantage of. Will they get some opportunities in these next two preseason games? We'll see."
Sam Barrington, LB, South Florida
Seventh round (No. 232 overall)
Barrington incurred McCarthy's wrath on the first day of pads when he put an unnecessary shot on an unsuspecting ballcarrier. But that's been Barrington throughout camp: Tough, physical. He's on the No. 1 kickoff return and punt return units, which is a sign that he could be ticketed for the 53-man roster even though he's worked with the third-string defense behind starters A.J. Hawk and Brad Jones and primary backups Robert Francois and Jamari Lattimore.
"Sam's been positive in camp. I think he's taken the most of his opportunity," inside linebackers coach Winston Moss said. "We've given him a lot of reps, he's very diligent, he's very professional, he's all work, he doesn't say a lot. So what's shown up on the field has been effort. If he makes a mistake, he tends not to make that mistake again. It's very cliché, you've heard that before, but he's very diligent about correcting his mistakes. He plays hard, he has a little bit more speed than I anticipated, and he's really working to get all his technique down, his pads low. I'm pleased every single day he goes out. he's very serious, he doesn't want to take a step back, and he always wants to move forward."
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Keep the momentumNovember 01,2013
Barre City voters who are pleased with the citys recent renaissance can show their continued support by voting yes on the Tax Increment Financing district at the polls Tuesday, Nov. 5.
Why wouldnt you? Theres no effect on the taxpayers except to stand proudly and watch as key projects around the city are further developed, increasing the citys tax base and growing the long-stagnant grand list.
Why wouldnt you want to see the acquisition of land and development of parking on Keith Avenue to accommodate the hundreds of employees who will join the existing downtown workforce in the coming year?
Why wouldnt voters want to see improved parking in the city-owned lot behind Northfield Savings Bank? Or better parking and traffic behind Aubuchon Hardware and through Depot Square?
Who wouldnt the citys voters want to see the beautiful streetscape improvements continued along Pearl Street and Keith Avenue?
And who doesnt want to say that the match on these projects virtually doubles the citys buying power for infrastructure improvements? Thats a deal that will likely never come Barres way again any time in the near future.
Simply put, the city is positioned for continued success.
Critics are wrongly claiming that these improvements will fall on the backs of citizens. A yes vote simply gives the city the thumbs up to continue its amazing work. Some critics are distorting facts and language, perhaps because they fear change or have grudges with City Hall. A no vote does nothing more than close the door on a path of opportunity already well-documented and ready for the voters go sign.
Now is Barres time.
The cost of the targeted improvements is $2.2 million, but the bond payment will be paid for from the increased property taxes collected from private developers not taxpayers. Because the city already has the Vermont-designated TIF district (and it only got that designation because it qualified for it and demonstrated measured success over time), Barre City has been given a unique opportunity to keep its momentum going.
A yes vote is a nod of approval that you agree Barre is headed in the right direction. Its affirmation that the renaissance is real and that the investments to this point are charting a bright, prosperous future for a community that has spent too long looking down at its feet.
The City Council, Planning Director Mike Miller and City Manager Steve Mackenzie, along with the full-throated support of the Central Vermont Chamber of Commerce and the Barre Partnership, are rightly campaigning hard to continue the progress. Their work is appreciated.
In our minds, however, their door-to-door campaigns, TV presentations, and flyers should be unnecessary. Few would disagree that the Barre of today is far brighter and better than the Barre of just a few years ago. It has sparked community pride and built new forays into community building. This is what progress looks like, and Barre is being held up by many as a fresh example of just what one community can do with inspiration, planning and intelligence.
A yes vote shows that Barres voters are clearly invested in that future, too.
Vote for the TIF district on Tuesday, Nov. 5, at the polls at the Barre Auditorium from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., or by absentee ballot in the coming days at the City Clerks office.
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Send in the clowns
September 4, 2013 —
I think it's safe to say that I'm not alone when it comes to a fear of clowns. From a very early age, they have made me nervous, skittish and (once in a while) downright freaked out. It still amazes me that clowns are often associated with glee, joy and happiness, since that is not my experience, but as usual, I am reminded that everyone has their own humble opinion. Scanning The River Reporter last week (yes, I read the paper) I came across a blurb about an art exhibit taking place at the River Market in Barryville, NY, titled "Through the Eyes of Wendell M. Upchurch," which was being presented by the market, Green Door Magazine (www.greendoormag.com) and the UpFront Exhibition Space ("like" them on Facebook) of Port Jervis, NY. I was intrigued by the (IMHO) interesting partnering of the three entities and curious to discover why they would band together to celebrate this particular "prolific" artist, who I learned (from his widow, Marlene) was "obsessive" (creating hundreds of canvasses). His work ranged in subject matter from "landscapes, still-lifes, nudes, self-portraits" (scores of those) to "demons, freaks" and (oy!) the dreaded clowns, which pop up fairly often in what appear to be out-of-context apparitions, aside from other ghostly images appearing (for no discernible reason) out of the dark recesses of Upchurch's (disturbed?) mind. Apparently, Upchurch spent some of his career entertaining terminally ill children decked out as a clown, which is admirable, but I'm guessing that he left the paintings at home.
I'm no art expert and can only rely on personal taste (which I hear there's "no accounting for"), but I'd be lying if I said it was easy to fall asleep after viewing Wendell's work. The soiree was hopping and included the preview of Green Door's new issue which is (as usual) gorgeous, and packed with fabulous articles, featuring industry giant Martha Stewart, renaissance man (singer/songwriter/televised chef) Cooper Boone, local puppeteer Ramona Jan (www.ramonajan.wix.com/somestringsattached) and artist/musician/psychologist Marc Switko, among others. Both Jan and Switko are personal friends, which makes it all the more interesting that their work often disturbs me (some of her puppets are just plain creepy) and Switko's drawings border on the macabre; so I might not have friends left by the end of this column, but I calls 'em as I sees 'em.


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VA -- I bought a coat for my daughter last Thanksgiving and a boy tugged on the buttons and ripped it a month later. Heartbroken because of how much my daughter and I loved the coat, I contacted Abercrombie via e-mail to let them know what happened. They asked me to send them three different pictures. One close-up of damage, one of the tag, and one of the entire coat. Abercrombie gave me a refund stating that they apologize that the merchandise got damaged. Jessica from their customer service department helped me. I've been buying Abercrombie since high school, although pricey, the quality of their products have been great.
I purchased 6 items on Nov. 6th, 2016, it is now Dec. 7th 2016 and I still have not received my order. I ordered these items early, so I thought. I wanted these items before Thanksgiving. I was then hoping by Christmas, I am not convinced at this point that will occur either. They have shipped the order 2 times, no order received at my residence to date.
I have been on the phone with customer service at least 10 times, their response is unacceptable... "there is nothing we can do", "we cannot refund your money", "we cannot ship another order", "we do not know where your order is", "someone else received your order and there is still nothing we can do". So, I am at a loss, I have been charged, but have not received my order. Extremely dissatisfied.
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA -- Complaint: Store 10402, Complaint against: Store Manager. I was having coupon with 15% discount to be offered during 12th till Dec – 19th Dec on $75 USD purchase. I selected full item price fragrance $74 dollar & clearance item. After standing 15 min in billing line, the billing executive told that only full item price would be allowed for discount, hence he asked me to select another item and be in line again for billing.
After 1 hour of search in whole showroom, we were unable to find single item on full price, because today 12/17/2013 the whole showroom was offering 50% discount on every item. I came in to line again, waited for another 15 min to get to billing person & asked him to bill only item selected from clearance and asked him details about the coupon. He mentioned that coupon is not valid on clearance or sale 50% off item. I told him that then what is the fun of giving coupons to customers of specific date when on that date store would be offering 50% discount.
This means none of the coupon will work and make no sense to offer coupons to customers. He said he doesn't know and would not be able to answer anything. Then store manager pitched in and she said it's all company policies and they will not be able to do anything and these offers come from company and not from store. She had the same view of coupon not working because entire store is on 50% off. Then another sale executive came in and told this may work on 50% off. They asked me to select 50% off item now.
This was another waste of time to select another item which is 50% off and be in line again. I asked manager to give this in written to me. I have written version from manager and also coupons still intact. This was complete waste of my time and complete dissatisfaction. I will take this to legal department as I have written statement from the store manager.
I'm surprised at all the negative reviews. I never write reviews but I do read them, especially because I purchase most things online. Let me first say, I purchase A LOT of stuff from Abercrombie and Abercrombie Kids, and Gilly Hicks (when they were still open). I have rarely purchased anything from Hollister, the quality doesn't seem as good as Abercrombie. Anyway, I have probably easily placed over a hundred orders, several hundreds of items over the years for myself and kids. I think the quality is excellent, styles are on trend and it's not ridiculously priced though I usually only purchase when they have some sort of promotional discount going.
There has only been 1 time that I have had to return something because of quality. A sweater I purchased had ripped up the seam after wearing a couple times. I sent an email to customer service and they responded I think next day and said they would ship me out a new one, no charge. I was actually kind of shocked that it was so easy.
Otherwise, quality on all the items over the years has been great. I think the quality of their coats/jackets Is especially good. I just purchased a faux fur lined parka for myself that I absolutely love. It weighs a ton, is so comfy, warm and cute and looks and fits just like some similar ones that cost 10x the price. I will continue to purchase from this company with confidence.
If you order online, just pray and pray that it processes without troubles. Because once any problem occurs, you will regret that you have order from them or even known the brand. I ordered it online because I didn't want to get headache from their sweat and sewage mix smell of the store, the product they called "perfume".
Customer service? They are morons. I can tell you now, if you have problem with them and call, All they are going to say? "We are doing everything we can do." I don't even hear them typing record of the phone call. I'll tell you what happened to me. I Still haven't got a package that I order 2 weeks ago. When I told them I haven't receive the package but on track & confirm it says it already have been delivered. I shipped it to my work. It's business property and I saw the mailman and FEDEX truck on that delivery day but they didn't come. WTF?
So they said they will check what is going on and will send another package. Apparently 7 out of 12 items were sold out and no longer available. I really wanted to find the original package so I called USPS to find out where it is. They said they'll talk to the mailman but I don't think they are doing much. Our tax has been wasted.
I spoke with 6 CS reps for last 3 days to figure out what is going on and what they are doing to fix it and to find where the original package is. They are ** useless people ever. Nobody would say they apologize for this incident except one guy name **. All other representative just said, here are the name, representative named **, etc. "Hey we are doing everything we can here. Just sit tight and wait, you know? That's ALL you can do. It's not our fault that the package is LOST. It's the POLICY." Word by word.
So at that point, I was sick and tired of dealing with this people so when I called to cancel the second package order, one representative name ** said I can't even cancel my order since its already packed. When I called 2 hours ago spoke with **, he said if I want to cancel one item I need to cancel whole order and I could do that 2 hours ago. And it'll be packed that night for shipping next day.
If I want to return it I need to pay $7 smart label fee or go to store and return it. Or I can REFUSE to receive the package, if that's the case they will charge me full price for all the item because FedEx is not going to ship it back to them. And of course, Abercrombie being so cheap ass they won't pay FedEx to get the package back. So it's my ** money and responsibility to pay FedEx and send back their useless product to bunch of morons so they can sell it again and scam others.
THE SAD FACT? EITHER OR I WASTED MY TIME AND I WON'T GET THE MONEY BACK FOR STUPID SHIPPING. I might have just spend whole ** load on NOTHING. While I was talking to ** for 20 minutes, and she was keep saying that they can't cancel my order and that's the policy. So I asked "Can I get a copy of your policy? You can send it to my email. Do you want my email address? Oh right, you have it in file. Can you send me the copy now?" AND there was little beep beep as if the supervisors were listening and telling her on the other line to hang up the phone.
I did ask her "Hello, ** are you there?" "... Yes, yes I'm here." "I hear beeping noises. Maybe your supervisor is telling you something on the other line. Maybe they can DO SOMETHING?" "Hey supervisor! How about a copy of your policy?" and then she said "There is nothing we can do about your package." And another beeping. So I said "Of course, because it's the policy as your supervisor told you. So will you send me a copy? I think I have a right to take a look."
And she goes "This is getting really unproductive and I will need to hang up because I can't help you with anything else for you." So I said "You can get me a copy of policy." And she goes "You can find it if you want blah blah..." and she hung up on me. What a **.
You know what? I doubt that I'm sending this package back with ** smart label since I need to pay money for that and who knows they might just say that they haven't received the package and won't refund anything. I might take the whole package to the store and open it there so I can get the money back without spending another $7 for smart label but still need to spend money for gas. They screw over so many people who likes their over-priced product. Wasted their time and literally took their money. This company is a ** scam. I don't know how Abercrombie stores are still out there with this kind of ** customer service.
Most of Abercrombie customers are teens and young adults. And it's probably their parents who filed the complaints. I'm proud of all of you who filed the complaints and appreciate your time to deal with this ** up company. I am serious. Good luck buying from Abercrombie where it marked as 30 worst company in US. I made my mistake once and I learn from my mistake. I noticed that Abercrombie is usually in corner unit of the mall at the very end with naked people on the wall. I don't know how that is attractive. Actually pretty disgusting along with sweat smell perfume.
I wanted to think that my incident was one of million but as you can see there are people who did filed complaints on BBB. And I'm sure there are people like me who just let things out on the online review. I'm 23 yr and will not spend any penny in this company for rest of my life - if it even lasts that long. So I prob won't bother contacting BBB.
I already spend 6 hours of my life trying to track down the package myself and dealing with stupid morons. As long as I get my package as promised in couple hours I won't bother contacting BBB. If I don't get the package I am going to contact BBB. Maybe people would email/phone bomb the company one day. I'm sure if they piss off enough ppl someday - I have a mysterious feeling that it WILL happen one day. You suck Abercrombie.
ONLINE STORE -- I had a terrible experience! I bought a gift card for my brother as a birthday present. I live in Florida and my brother in Massachusetts. After 5 days, I found out he did not receive the gift card. I talked in online chat and the clerk told me that my order was canceled!
The other day I called the central customer service, by the way it sucks! I could talk to an attendant after the seventh attempt! And I asked why they canceled my order, she simply said she did not know! And if I wanted to, she could give me an email so I figured out what happened! What??? This attitude was a great lack of respect for me as a customer!!! I was completely frustrated, because I wanted to surprise my brother, who for all that happened was not present and thinking I had forgotten on his birthday.
Although I like the brand, or rather, I liked the brand before this episode, because now I have disgust and decided NEVER buy, or enter this store! Abercrombie, Congratulations, you guys just lost another customer! Keep it up, treating your customers disrespectfully and you guys end up bankrupt !!!
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE -- Hi, my name is George and I visited a store in Memphis, TN about 2 weeks ago. I was highly impressed with the customer service that the store presented. My grandchildren loves to shop at your store and as we were in Memphis visiting family we decided to stop at Wolf Chase Galleria.
I don't often send emails about great customer service but, when it is excellent I definitely want to reach out to companies to provide them. I am an old man as my kids would say but when I walked in your store I was greeted as if I was just an average aged person. I was asked if I needed help. I asked one female if she works off commission and she said no.
One girl I had a conversation with told me she was working that day with 3 managers. I took down all the names, it was a girl name Ira I spoke with, I am hoping I heard her correctly and she was very helpful. She gave me her manager's name and it was Dejun, Joceline, and Melanie. I really wanted to reach out regarding everyone's help because I was in the store with 4 grandkids and I could not help them.
One got on a ladder to grab jeans, another was helpful with dressing rooms, and the guy helped my grandson find a lot of stuff. I purchased a large amount of items that day. This will be the only store I will visit when I come back to see Elvis Presley's home. Thank you for finding helpful people for a great store. I did not know who to email. My grandkids loves Abercrombie.
NEW ALBANY, OHIO -- I have been dealing with Abercrombie customer service for over four months. I returned four separate orders using their return mailing instructions. Even after receiving my items they did not process my returns. For over a month they were unable to find my items. After giving proof they did get the items, it took another month plus multiple phone calls and emails for them to issue a return. I then only received a refund for one of the four orders and was told it was an issue with my bank. I contacted my bank, they completed an investigation and concluded they were never issued the money.
I have given bank statements and bank reports to show I did not receive the refunds. I was then told they could issue the refund via Paypal. I gave this information to them a month ago and have yet to see a return. I am continually told by phone representatives they will contact the return credit department and they will contact me through email. This has yet to happen. Do not return items to Abercrombie through their mail process. You will never get your money.
ORLANDO, FLORIDA -- I was read my email and I find a lot backorder from my purchased that I did last week, and then I decided to call and find out more information about it. So I got a TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE OVER THE PHONE from the number... Answers to Frequently Asked Questions - 866 6813115 or +1 614 2193026. I got hang up 2 times. The guy that I was talk to, he canceled my order with OUT my permission, and I CAN proof that because when I called the message says "THE CALL WILL BE RECORDED."
I call on 02/11/2014 at 12:24 AM. So what I do not understand, how he canceled my order with OUT my authorization? How the company ABERCROMBIE expect the customer continue purchased from them when customer like me have the HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICES likes this? How I will be able to fix this? I lost a lot time looking over Abercrombie website and select item for me to purchased and I will like to be better treat than what I got tonight. I HOPE you guys from management team will be able to fix that or otherwise I won't be purchased from ABERCROMBIE AGAIN.
KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE -- I purchased 2 pairs of jeans and cologne for my son for Christmas. He did not want them so he took them back. They refunded the jeans on my credit card, but the cologne they gave back in in-store credit. I wanted my money back on my credit card because we do not normally shop there. The manager gave me an email address to reach the refund department. THERE IS NOT A PHONE NUMBER TO CONTACT ANYONE.
The refund department wanted a photo of my receipts. I did that, and they said I would get my $63.36 refund in 3 weeks. Well, it's been 3 weeks and now they want a photo of my credit card statement to see if I really got it or not. I will NEVER shop at any of their stores again. Totally ridiculous treatment of its patrons. And, the fact that they are unreachable. WHO DO THEY THINK THEY ARE?


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"Acting in Time on Energy Policy: Foreword"
Book Chapter, Acting in Time on Energy Policy, pages vii-xii
May 2009
Author: David T. Ellwood
Belfer Center Programs or Projects: Energy Technology Innovation Policy; Environment and Natural Resources; Science, Technology, and Public Policy
Other Chapters in Acting in Time on Energy Policy:
- Policy for Energy Technology Innovation
- Electricity Market Structure and Infrastructure
- Barriers to Acting in Time on Energy and Strategies for Overcoming Them
- Acting in Time on Energy Policy
- Acting in Time on Climate Change
- Making Carbon Capture and Storage Work
- Oil Security and the Transportation Sector
"The question of whether we can "act in time" on energy and climate change poses one of the most profound challenges facing the world today. No human activity, other than the wide-scale use of nuclear weapons, has greater potential to reshape and harm our planet and our species than the rapidly expanding generation of greenhouse gases. What is so frustrating about the issue is that even though the dangers are widely accepted in the scientific community, and even though failing to act in time could set off a chain of events that would be all but irreversible, action to date has been weak at best.
"Acting in time" has been a theme of a larger research project housed at the Harvard Kennedy School. It focuses precisely on the question of why nations, institutions, and individuals so often seem unwilling or unable to act in time, even when problems are easily seen coming and even when acting sooner rather than later will be far less costly in the long run.
The project was stimulated in part by Hurricane Katrina and the devastation of New Orleans. This event is typically described as an enormous failure in response. And so it was. It took days and even weeks to even begin providing real aid. But the greater tragedy of Hurricane Katrina was that everyone knew it would happen...."
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The Chris Borland fan club at No. 23 Wisconsin starts at the top.
Barely eight months on the job, and first-year Badgers coach Gary Andersen can't help but gush about the senior. It's hard not to get excited about a playmaking linebacker whose 13 career forced fumbles are one short of tying the major college record shared by five players.
For Andersen, there's no better player than Borland to help ease the transition at Wisconsin. The Badgers are switching to a 3-4 defense preferred by Andersen.
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Borland fits right in. With 308 career tackles, he's also 144 stops from becoming the school's all-time leader.
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Growing up on a family farm in rural Ontario, an interest in nature was unavoidable. However, it wasnt until OAC, when a charismatic biology teacher introduced us to the importance of the Human Genome Project, that I realized this interest could be followed as a viable lifes path. Although school has definitely become a big part of me as an individual, I still like to relax now and then with sports like skiing, mountain biking, or even motorcycle racing. As far as the work goes recently, a major taxonomic reorganization has commenced within the genus Cuscuta, and a molecular phylogeny has been constructed for the largest infageneric taxon - the subgenus Grammica. While many of the species proposed by the monographer of the genus, Truman Yuncker in 1932 seem to be monophyletic entities, most of the supra-specific groups he proposed have proved out to be artificial groups.
Working towards a M.Sc. in Integrative Biology, I will be studying character evolution within this intriguing group of parasitic plants using this newly inferred phylogeny as a base. Incorporating an array of techniques and approaches, my thesis will include molecular, genetic, anatomical, and morphological characters in an attempt not only to address evolutionary questions that have arisen within the genus, but as a byproduct add to the scientific understanding of plant evolution as a whole. My work involves sweating in lab and in the field wherever these plants grow, for example in Jalisco, Michoacan, Colima and the surrounding Mexican states. But since Cuscuta is a cosmopolitan genus, and the collection of fresh material from all corners of the globe is infeasible, studies of this nature also largely depend on the availability of dried herbarium material in addition to the time and effort of curators worldwide. I would like to thank all those involved in my studies.


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Newberry and James make up half of the livestock judging team along with seniors Bruce Williams and Kate Jimerson.
Newberry placed third overall at state, followed by Jimerson in 18th, James in 46th, and Williams placed 220th.
"I called my parents and they just scream, not with anger but with excitement," James said.
But this wasn't the team's first victory this year. They won districts in Jourdanton on April 5, then went on to win area in Robbstown on April 11.
In the state competition, George West scored 15 points higher than the second place team to bring home the gold
"There were five points between the teams, so 15 is a pretty big margin," Jimerson said. "We went in knowing what we had to do to win."
"Our experience helped us because sometimes you are in shock when you get into such a large event setting like that," Newberry added. "We weren't nervous or anything like that."
Last year, the team placed 18th at state and the year before that they were seventh. The girls have been on the team for two years and the boys have since they became eligible in the eighth grade.
"Once you get to that level at state, the top 10 to 15 teams are pretty good and you have to have a good day that day," GWHS Ag teacher Matt Posey said. "It just all came together that day. They have had the ability in the past to win and that day was our day."
The team credits part of their success to having years of experience judging together. Jimerson, Williams, and Newberry have been judging together since seventh grade.
"We are consistent with each other and learned what each other is going to do during the contest and that helps," Jimerson said.
Another difference the team had this year was that this was Posey's first year as their Ag teacher. Jimerson's dad, Jay Jimerson, was their Ag teacher up until his retirement last year after 22 years of teaching. He remained active in preparing the team for competitions this year.
Jimerson said it was an emotional experience for her and her dad since the closest his students came to winning state was in Marion with a second place finish.
"Jay Jimerson helped quite a bit throughout they year," Posey said. "He trained them up and when he left he turned it over to me. He turned a good team over to me, and we definitely could not have done it without his help."
Preparing for competitions meant traveling to farms in the area and using a computer program to judge from school since the students don't have immediate access to livestock on campus.
"Knowing that this could be my last judging contest ever in my life was the hardest part," Williams said.
Now that George West has won state, the team will go on to nationals in Kentucky this October even though three of the four members will be in college. Newberry will work with judging teams at Blinn College while on their judging team, Jimerson will work with the team at Texas A&M, and Williams at San Angelo. James will continue to practice during her senior year at GWHS.
"I guess it's a win-win," James said.
Part of their preparation for nationals includes giving oral reasons for their placements when judging. Because of Texas' size, it is one of the few states to not include oral reasons in competitions since they take more time.
As for Newberry and James, Newberry will give a speech in front of 10,000 FFA members at the state convention in July in hopes of being elected president or vice president. If elected he will spend the next year giving presentations at high schools across the state.
James will attend state leadership camps this summer and perform duties at the state convention. James will be in the running for state office her senior year.
"When I called my dad he was extremely happy, and mad he couldn't be with us," Newberry said. "When I got in the car with him, he told me how proud he was, and I'll never forget it."


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North Korea's New Leader Kim Jong-un in 2010.
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John Park on North Korea After Kim Jong-il
In the News, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
April 16, 2012
Author: John S. Park, Faculty Affiliate, Project on Managing the Atom
Belfer Center Programs or Projects: International Security; Managing the Atom; Science, Technology, and Public Policy
John Park, research fellow with the Belfer Center's Project on Managing the Atom/International Security Program, has been interviewed by a number of media about the regional and global impact of the death of North Korea's Kim Jong-il. Following are links to some of that coverage.
MSNBC: "The Dylan Ratigan Show" (04/13/2012) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31510813/#47045012
CNN's AC360: "North Korea Mourns Kim Jong-il" (12/28/2011)http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1112/28/acd.01.html (in the bottom section)
CNN: "North Korea Holds Funeral Services for Kim Jong-il" (12/28/2011)http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1112/28/cnr.07.html (in the middle section)
CTV: "CTV News Channel: North Koreans bid farewell" (12/28/2011)http://watch.ctv.ca/news/#clip592358
CNN: "Funeral for N. Korean 'dear leader' set for Wednesday" (12/27/2011)http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/27/world/asia/north-korea-leader-funeral/index.html
NPR: "North Korea's Economy Is In Need Of An Overhaul" (12/27/2011)http://www.npr.org/2011/12/27/144306961/can-north-korea-afford-kim-jong-ils-funeral
Ashley Hayes, CNN: Funeral for N. Korean 'dear leader' set for Wednesday" (12/27/2011) http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/27/world/asia/north-korea-leader-funeral/index.html
Reuters: "Analysis: What's the plan if North Korea collapses?" (12/23/2011)http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/23/us-korea-north-collapse-idUSTRE7BM1B320111223
Wall Street Journal: "Dictator's Death Stokes Fears" (12/20/2011)http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204879004577109871678852072.html
Josh Levs, CNN: "New North Korean leader faces unprecedented challenge" (12/20/2011) http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/20/world/asia/north-korea-succession/index.html
Wall Street Journal: "Dictator's Death Stokes Fears" (12/20/2011)http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204879004577109871678852072.html
AP: "The Power Brokers Behind North Korea's Next Leader" (12/20/2011) http://hosted2.ap.org/ALDEC/TDWorld/Article_2011-12-20-AS-Kim-Jong-Il-The-Inner-Circle/id-24ad4340f5624b38a13f5f4bda5ea82f
CNN: North Korea After Kim Jong Il (12/19/2011) http://newsroom.blogs.cnn.com/category/anchors/brooke-baldwin/
Bloomberg: Kim Jong Il, N. Korean `Dear Leader' Dictator, Dead" (12/19/2011) http://www.bloomberg.com/video/82989946/
John Park commentary on USIP website: "On the Issues: The Fog of the Post Kim Jong-il Period" (12/19/2011) http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/publication/21628
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Sure, beer is a universal après drink, but cocktails can be just as refreshing, a little more fun, and mix up your repertoire. We visited the Après Cocktail Classic in Aspen, Colorado, to consult some of the nation's top mixologists and bartenders about their best après cocktail recipes.
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CaCao Mexicatessen in Eagle Rock ranks high among the region's best
By Erica Wayne 01/17/2013
There is a certain sameness to most Mexican restaurants in Southern California that deadens the soul. They all seem to have almost identical lists of tacos, enchiladas, tamales, seafood with garlic, pork with green or red sauce, refried beans and rice. The recipes may differ a bit — the salsas hotter, the chile relleno lighter and the shrimp a bit more tender. By and large, however, the menus and the preparations are interchangeable.
But among the indistinguishable and pleasant sheep, a few of less-common stock frolic, leaping higher than their brethren and showing off their capabilities to those taking time to check them out.
In our local flock, three come to mind. Two, Babita in San Gabriel and La Cabanita in Montrose, have been in business for many years. A third, CaCao Mexicatessen in Eagle Rock, only opened in 2009. At the risk of offending all three, CaCao reminds me of both of the others, although its ambiance is quite distinct.
Those who have frequented Babita or La Cabanita know how different they are. Babita is formal and serene, with fine wines and elegant service. La Cabanita is casual and jolly, with a full bar and coincidental high noise level. And connoisseurs of Mexican cuisine recognize both restaurants as places to flock to for authentic and innovative recipes based on many regions other than the Tex-Mex border.
CaCao follows the same model. Its menu states that the restaurant is "dedicated to bringing you flavors from various regions of Mexico, including Oaxaca, Puebla, Mexico City, Baja and the Yucatan." They offer traditional and modern interpretations of Mexican cuisine, and "All of our moles, salsas, sauces and corn tortillas are prepared in house. We take pride in listing indigenous ingredients, such as corn, huitlacoche, nopales, chiles and squash. … Thank you and enjoy."
And that's exactly what we did. We tried tacos made from squash blossoms and poblano strips sautéed in crema, topped with cilantro and manchego ($3.25), and tiger shrimp in chipotle citrus garlic sauce topped with cilantro-lime cremolata and chives ($3.99). We also had corn truffles with huitlacoche, hominy and roasted corn topped with cotija cheese, salsa and radish ($4.49). Smallish (some complaints from my companions) but primo, they made us salivate for more.
Among the untried: fried duck skin, venison, fried avocado, hibiscus flower and salmon, each with its own distinct compendium of toppings.
There are some fascinating platters: poblano chiles rellenos, one filled with roasted corn and cheese, the other with wild mushrooms. They're topped with mole verde with pumpkin seeds and cotija cheese and paired with a batter-fried squash blossom filled with gruyere and goat cheeses ($15.95).
Then there was tres puerquitos (three little pigs), a sampling of cochinita pibil, house made chorizo and carnitas with guacamole, pico de gallo, cebollitas, diced onion and cilantro with black beans, cilantro-lime rice and tortillas ($14.95).
"But wait," I hear you say, "what about the name of the restaurant? Where's the chocolate?" It's available on Abuelita's enchiladas ($11.95), a stack of handmade corn tortillas filled with three cheeses and topped with crema and a mole poblano that's made with Mexican chocolate and 15 other ingredients.
Chocolate mole can also be ordered with chicken ($14.95) and on French fries, sprinkled with sesame seeds ($4.95). On the breakfast menu, chilaquiles come tossed in mole, jack cheese, onion, cilantro and crema, along with two eggs any style, beans and Yukon gold potatoes ($9.95).
The morning choices also include blue cornmeal and pumpkin pancakes with powdered sugar, pears and Mexican cinnamon syrup ($8.50). On Sundays, have French toast dipped in a pumpkin-egg batter topped with almonds and powdered sugar ($8.50), or eggs Benedict with chipotle hollandaise sauce on top of sautéed spinach and mini-quesadillas filled with Mexican cheeses ($9.95). No chocolate on these, but they're mighty good.
If the mole poblano doesn't sate your chocolate cravings, the staff at CaCao can whip up a hot chocolate using Oaxacan cacao with cane sugar, cinnamon and almonds ($3.95) and, for an extra half-buck, spike it with espresso. Another nickel will get you an Azteca mocha, with a dash of chile de arbol. And, for dessert, there's Oaxacan chocolate ice cream solo ($2.95), which can be made into a Mexican banana split, with fried plantain bananas, fudge, caramel sauce, whipped cream, almonds and maraschino cherries ($8.25).
CaCao has a relatively extensive list of Mexican wines from Baja or Mexican-owned wineries in California. The selection has received an informal stamp of approval from one of the greatest experts on Baja wines, Ralph Amey (an Eagle Rock resident), who has written what I believe to be the only book on the subject, "Wines of Baja California: Touring and Tasting Mexico's Undiscovered Treasures."
Now, before you run off to Amazon.com to order the book or take off to CaCao to sample the cuisine, let me warn you about a couple of negatives. The restaurant is extremely small, although it looks as if they're in progress of adding an additional dining area. If you go at peak times, you're probably going to feel a bit like a sardine, crammed into a cute but limited space on, frankly, uncomfortable wooden chairs.
To order, you have to stand in line at the counter and pay in advance (bad if you decide you must have an additional beverage in the middle of your meal). CaCao bills itself as a "Mexicatessen," and the layout (with deli displays and refrigerated compartments taking up a good percentage of the space) fits the description. No matter how full, you probably won't leave without an armful of homemade moles, salsas, guacamole, avocado oil, stuffed chiles and the like.
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Eagle Rock
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(323) 478-2791
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