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Additional Resources for Teachers
Internet Resources for Teachers
This Web site is the U.S. Department of Education's home page just for teachers.
This Web site provides free resources for classroom use, contributed by more than 35 federal agencies.
This Web site provides grant information for states, school districts, communities and schools.
Data-Driven Decision Making
National Center for Educational Accountability is a collaborative that works to improve learning through the effective use of school and student data and the identification of best practices.
The Consortium for School Networking provides a publication on data-driven decision making entitled: Vision to Know and Do: The Power of Data as a Tool in Educational Decision-Making.
School Information Partnership is a public-private collaboration designed to empower parents, educators and policy-makers to use NCLB data to make informed decisions and improve school results.
What Works Clearinghouse provides information on the quality of studies that evaluate the effectiveness of education practices and interventions.
Teaching Students With Disabilities
Special Education Technical Assistance and Dissemination Network is a Web site that provides support for parents, individuals, school districts and states in special education and disability research.
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY) provides information on disabilities in children and youths; programs and services for infants, children and youths with disabilities; the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and No Child Left Behind. It also provides research-based information on effective practices for children with disabilities.
National Center on Student Progress Monitoring: Improving Proven Practices in Elementary Grades provides information and technical assistance to implement progress monitoring, a scientifically based practice that is used to assess students' academic performance and evaluate the effectiveness of instruction.
The Access Center: Improving Outcomes for All Students K-8 provides technical assistance to build the capacity of states, technical assistance systems, school districts and schools to help students with disabilities learn from the general education curriculum.
National Center on Accessing the General Curriculum (NCAC) provides resources to assist states, school districts and schools in weaving new curricula, teaching practices and policies together to create practical approaches for improved access to the general curriculum by students with disabilities.
National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) provides information on the participation of students with disabilities in national and state assessments, on standards-setting efforts and on graduation requirements.
Center for Improving Teacher Quality provides information to assist states in reforming, improving and aligning their teacher licensing systems for teachers of students with disabilities.
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Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports provides schools with capacity-building information and technical assistance for identifying, adapting and sustaining effective schoolwide disciplinary practices.
Teaching English Language Learners
National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition provides a variety of information and supports for teachers of English language learners.
Office of English Language Acquisition, an office in the U.S. Department of Education, provides assistance and support for state and local systemic reform efforts that emphasize high academic standards, school accountability, professional training and parent involvement.


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Sunday, April 24, 2011
I Think Different: Macs Rule!
It came as no surprise to me to see that the CNN headline: Mac vs. PC: The stereotypes may be true that Mac computer ad campaigns have been spot on! Then dear Mashable of course picked up on that and gave us this brilliant infographic from Hunch,
You see, I've been a MacGrrl since the beginning of the Interwebs....my first foray into teaching with the web was when I brought into my school library a 14.4k modem and a 100 foot phone line - I dialed up to the University of Maryland's server because my district didn't have the Internet yet and Uof M gave teachers FREE dial up! Wheee! My MacLCIII was smokin hon! C'mon kids let's huddle round this puter & look up state information for our unit Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego!
Then, when we opened our middle school school in 1997 we bought 200 PowerMac all in one 5200's that had the S-Video out so we could hook them up to a .....wait for it.....yeah 27" mounted TV! AND because it was a NEW school we planned to have not the one ethernet data port that was recommended per classroom but we said we needed 4! HA! We wanted one on every wall cause we sorta thought that someday we might possibly have more than one computer per classroom....cause that's how we rolled! (picture of my lab in 97)
Today we now have all new iMacs! So why am I so strenuously establishing my Mac street cred? Cause I really do think an OS reflects personality. I read that infographic & nodded the whole way! But it's really not the tool - it's the way we think. I think different. I'm creative and random and multi-tasking and as Torrence Temple said "You make ADD your beyatch." This blog posting is taking hours to write because like a squirrel ---Oh shiny! I get distracted! Tweeting DMs with Shannon Miller about AASL hotel reservations, finding pictures of my old Macs, and watching Burn Before Reading on FX....We need to teach to ALL the kids who Think Different. (and yeah, it doesn't *have* be on a Mac OS platform!)
From my iPad love, iPod touch adoration to App lust Apple has played a big part of my learning and teaching life. We don't have to be snooty about it though....really. And if we start to get uppity - then thank goodness we have people like Stephen Colbert making Salsa with his iPad and the Onion to keep us humble....AND laughing!
In The Know: Should The Nation's Unemployed Be Buying New Apple Computers?
Forgive the advertisement before the vid (though it's great ICB fodder).....darn the Onion wanting to earn money! Sharks! Poor LauraLee...go use that computer in the garage, honey! We're talking technology here! What are the poor unemployed gonna do? Go to the public library & use their free computers! Sheesh!
Forgive the shameless picture...I just HAD to do it! Maybe gonna do a whole series of these pics with my teachers - convert to B&W and photoshop the transparent .PNG logo over...did the whole READ posters years ago...something old is NEW again!
Celebrate Thinking Different!
ps. my b-day is May 21 wishing on this Tiffany Apple for my charm bracelet! [crosses fingers] Both for my love of all things Apple AND cause I'm a teacher.
Apple charm in sterling silver. http://t.co/y1pOJJK via @TiffanyAndCo
Posted by @GwynethJones - The Daring Librarian at 12:44 PM
Labels: imac, ipad, LCiii, powermac 5200, think different
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OMGoodness -- and I thought *I* was a maniac Mac lover! Definitely in your camp, Gwyneth, and my love affair w/ Mac goes back to the '80's too.ReplyDelete
Pretty shameless plug for the silver apple charm, babeeee!!! ;o) LOVE IT!ReplyDelete
I've had to go back and forth between Macs and PCs numerous times in my career, but always have the biggest smile on my face when I get to use Macs. I know I'm REALLY dating myself with this admission, but my VERY first personal computer was an Apple II Plus, and my second the original Mac. It's been <3 ever since. It was fun reading and relating to the infographic. :)ReplyDelete
Aunty Lynn....Totally shameless! But you've met me right? LOL - Love you!ReplyDelete
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The neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are the most common infections of the world's poorest people, and disproportionately occur among nations and populations of strategic interest to the United States. Dr. Peter J. Hotez, Sabin president, Baker Institute fellow in disease and poverty and dean of the Baylor College of Medicine National School of Tropical Medicine, speaks about the potential benefits and challenges of engaging the Middle East, Pakistan and China in science diplomacy to relieve the shared burden of NTDs.
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One Million Moms for Gun Control Gets Vital Help From Vancouver Company
John F. Gray | Posted 03.27.2013 | Canada British Columbia
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One Million Moms for Gun Control was created in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting and helping them raise crucial funds is a Vancouver innovation. The word is spreading quickly, and not surprisingly social media playing a key role in raising awareness. Awareness is good, but funding is vital sustenance.


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Martellus Bennett, My TE is Gonzalez, and My bench is Freeman, Britt, Floyd, Washington and Celek.
Martellus Bennett, My TE is Gonzalez, and My bench is Freeman, Britt, Floyd, Washington and Celek.
Tough to say. We primarily don't focus our offense around TEs in the pass game, and MB is a great blocking tight end. I think you might want to wait and see how we use him in the passing game. Ballard had a couple pretty good fantasy games for us last year, but I would wait a game or two.
Let's put the women and children to bed and go lookin' for dinner
I have him as my TE2.. I think Eli will look his way alot in the red zone.
i cant even believe the black unicorn is in the free agency in your league, i think he has a top notch season with 45 catches 550 yards , 6 td's, looks good in the red zone. had a beautiful catch against the gre
Is he worth it over Celek?
Eli looked Ballard's way a lot in the redzone last season, so this could translate to Bennet having a decent year. 5-6 TDs wouldn't be beyond the realm of possibility. With Cruz likely to command double coverage, this could oopen lanes for Bennett, too.
Another TE you could take a flier on is Carolina's Greg Olsen. Beyond Steve Smith, the Panthers really don't have a lot going on in the passing game - Olsen is arguably their second best receiver.
I grabbed him in one of my leagues as a back up FOR NOW. I think hes going to have a great seaon and hes the most talanted TE eli has worked with so far.
Come check the G-Fambulance and The Scarf Soldiers every home game in Lot L6, and like us on facebook and instagam 'NYG Scarf Soldiers'
I have him and im glad I started him the past two games. He's had a Td in both games. You cant expect much more from a Te unless you have top tier guys


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A chief of party in Kenya
International development is as much a business as it is a labor of love, and chances are you won't choose your next assignment based on the money.
That said, compensation is an important part of human resources management, and comprehensive data on salaries and benefits is hard to come by. That's why Devex is shedding light on the salaries and work of those holding jobs that international development organizations commonly hire for. It's part of our mission to help aid professionals do good and make informed decisions about their careers.
Today's spotlight is on a chief of party contracted by an international nongovernmental organization for a multimillion aid project in Kenya.
- Position title: chief of party
- Seniority: senior-level
- Position type: full-time
- Year: 2012
- Sample tasks: responsible for the overall technical, financial and administrative management of the project, serve as principal point of contact on contractual and technical matters relating to the project, prepare and submit to the donor agency regular reports on project activities and results
- Salary: $82,000 per year
- Benefits: housing, post differential (30 percent of salary), cost of living adjustment, health insurance, life insurance, education allowance for children, three-week vacation, home leave after two years
Kenya's foreign aid job market


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#2931 Wed 07 Jul 10 5:19am
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- From Wallerawang, Oz
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Re: The Silk Road
Oooohh baby... they do look good.. thanks Steffie!
Yes the kids are good... Im back to work after 10 years off being a stay at home Mum.. working 4 nights a week at an Italian restaurant nearby.. waitressing/managing...
Just back from my first trip to Sydney proper since I got my licence... driving in traffic is fine.. but I got lost yesterday for an hour, trying to find the turn off to my neices place... took forever.. a 30 minute drive ended up being 90 minutes... oh well, we live & learn...
#2932 Wed 07 Jul 10 5:25am
- Forum super champ Occupation Chief cook and bottle washer
- From Northern California
- Member since Sat 10 Feb 07
Re: The Silk Road
Mmmm sounds D-lish, Steph! So nice to see you back.
#2933 Wed 07 Jul 10 12:41pm
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Re: The Silk Road
Stef they sound wonderful!
#2934 Mon 12 Jul 10 11:05am
Kiwi Kris
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- Member since Sun 09 Jan 05
Re: The Silk Road
Great to see you back, Stef & thanks for your kind words!!
Mmmmm, those; Sticky Sesame Ribs, sound divine !!
Now....don't work too hard - we are into the 2nd week, of our winter school holidays over here, are you as well?, if so - hope your'e having a nice break & take care, sweet Steffie!
P.S. please, say "HI" to, Mon & Andy, if ya chatting - cheers!
Also, HI, Frizzy, Eddie, Susanne & All!
Happy New Year/2015 to you ALL! :-)
#2935 Wed 14 Jul 10 11:03am
- Member Occupation Drinks Taster
- From Beer Garden
- Member since Sun 04 Jul 04
Re: The Silk Road
Stef - They do sound good (andy has a surprised face), would it work with Spam too....
Hi Kris - hope you are all well
Frizz - two words.... Sat Nav!
#2936 Fri 16 Jul 10 10:44am
Kiwi Kris
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- Member since Sun 09 Jan 05
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Hi ya, Andy - welcome back & it's great to hear from you, thank you!...& I absolutely love your new avatar, of yourself & wee mini-mum!
Your family is sure growing-up! Also, my hubby used to have a fab-looking bike like yours yrs ago - he would be envious!
We are all good, thanks for asking! I hope all is well over your way, also?! Hope you are all enjoying some lovely bbq evenings, with your lovely family?!....we are enduring our winter frosts & we can see the snow-topped mountains, over-in-the-horizon! Spring starts in 6wks, yippee!
Well, I'd better go & put-another-log-on-the-FIRE & watch some telly (it's, 8:40pm!), before getting ready for bed........
Also, Stef, hope all is well with you & your family, too?!
....just wondering - are "mid-winter Christmases" popular over your way & maybe yours, Andy & Anyone?...just a few ladies I know over here, who are 'celebrating' mid-year with their families/friends - & it seems to have cottoned-on, with some of the restaurants here as well! Tho! I'll just have to wait until December!
Until next time(over&out! ), take care & love to ALL!
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Happy New Year/2015 to you ALL! :-)
#2937 Tue 21 Sep 10 6:22pm
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- Member since Fri 09 Jul 04
Re: The Silk Road
Hello all! Gosh I miss being on here!
Since I started being part of the working world,I've been unable to hang out in the kitchen as much as I did when I was a student. Ironically,the past 2 months have been mostly spent in the kitchen because I'm part of a 3-member-committee who will be churning out a cookbook!
It's for charity and I have to say,it's been a great load of fun although kitchen testing over 100 recipes and prepping them for shooting is not easy!
Respect to food stylists who do this everyday...
We've been eating a lot more though...that's the perks of it! And although this is not part of the cookbook,I want to share something nourishing that my mum has made for me to sustain me all through those gruelling sessions..it's simple,it's comforting and it's satisfying..enjoy!
Double-boiled Ginseng Chicken Soup
1 spring chicken, all skin and fat removed, chopped into pieces
1 slice old ginger
2 stalks spring onions
5 dried red dates, washed well
5 dried longans, washed well
2 pieces of dried ginseng for soup,washed well (can buy from the chinese medical hall)
small handful of dried wolf berries,washed well
salt to taste
You need a double boiler for this.
Rub chicken with salt and scald with hot water, throw out the water...place chicken and all the ingredients except wolf berries in a double boiler,top up with boiling water,add salt to taste,and double-boil for 3 hours, removing any scum and oil that rises to the surface. Top up bottom pot with water if need be.
For the last 15 minutes,add in the wolf berries, check seasoning and serve hot.
We do not eat the chicken as all the essence and goodness has been extracted from it, the result should be a clear broth that will energise and warm you up after you drink it!
#2938 Tue 21 Sep 10 11:10pm
- Forum super champ Occupation Mother of 2 working more than full time
- From Wallerawang, Oz
- Member since Wed 29 Jun 05
Re: The Silk Road
Hey Stef, we miss you too.
Your first cookbook while you are in your 20's.. well I must say no one in here would be surprised...
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#2939 Tue 21 Sep 10 11:54pm
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Re: The Silk Road
So Cool Stef! It is lovely to see you here!
What is the charity and how did you get involved?
#2940 Fri 12 Nov 10 7:20am
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Re: The Silk Road
Hello Stephanie,
I have already tried some of the recipes you posted. So different from the norm and delicious! I pretty much like all food, and am always willing to try new things. So, surprise me with like recipes, that your grandma , mom, and ones you've come up with for Chinese, Thai, and Malay dishes.


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More Code catastrophes uncovered in these faulty installations
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We just made a plumbing contractor moved their pipes out of the switchboard room. In this case the installing of the plumbing pipes was in compliance with the NEC but because the project have to comply with UFC standards (UFC 3-420-01) which prohibit foreign equipment in electrical rooms which includes telecommunication rooms.
I always say as a professional engineer with an electrical background, I cannot solely look at the NEC code to design. Other local codes, rules and regulations do impact the electrical design and construction. We need to pay careful attention to the other codes if we want to avoid redoing projects in our own cost.


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The BRAVE Committee coordinates the community's response to domestic violence by working towards ensuring: perpetrator accountability; that people victimized by domestic violence are protected from harm and receive the assistance they request and need; that jointly established protocols are followed by the participating agencies.


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- War heroes, civil rights leaders and a musician: Airport namesakes cover a lot of terrain
- One airport namesake was court-martialed for criticizing his superiors
- Another built the airport himself and then sold it to the city
You know the airport names: Hartsfield-Jackson. O'Hare. Logan. Lambert.
But, all too often, they're just names. What about the people these American airports are named for?
You might be surprised to find out just who's being honored by having their monikers on some of America's most important travel links.
We'll skip the presidential airports -- JFK, Reagan National and so on, and look at some of the less evident namesakes. Check out the gallery to meet the people behind the airport names.


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Michael Szpir
There are places in our Galaxy so dark they appear to be nothing at all. When these shadowy corners of the Milky Way were first observed through a telescope, astronomers believed they were looking at holes in the fabric of space itself. Indeed, images of such "holes" (below, left) can be pretty eerie—one almost expects Rod Serling to step forward.
Be not afraid. We now know that such dark places are actually black clouds—made of molecular hydrogen (H2), a little helium and some interstellar dust—which are so opaque that they block the passage of any starlight that might be behind them. Despite their apparent nothingness, these molecular clouds turn out to be exceedingly important: They are the places where stars are born.
The molecular cloud shown here, called Barnard 68, is a relatively small variety known as a Bok globule. For astronomers, the beauty of Bok globules lies in their simplicity. Tiny kin to the much larger giant molecular clouds, which can be hundreds of light-years across and contain the mass of a million Suns, Bok globules such as Barnard 68 are only about half a light-year across and weigh in at about two solar masses. Whereas the process of star formation in a giant molecular cloud is hidden in the confusion of complex turbulence and strong magnetic fields, the action inside a Bok globule is believed to be much simpler.
The challenge for astronomers is to pull some information out of the darkness. About 99 percent of the Bok globule consists of hydrogen and helium, both of which are fairly sedate in the chilly (16 degrees above absolute zero) environs of Barnard 68, and so offer few clues about the cloud. Most of the remaining one percent is the very component that makes Bok globules opaque—the interstellar dust.
Ironically, the obscuring dust is also the means to understanding the cloud's structure. Interstellar dust absorbs and reddens light in a way that astronomers understand very well. By assessing the degree to which light is attenuated in different parts of the cloud, astronomers can deduce variations in the cloud's density.
This is precisely what João Alves of the European Southern Observatory and his colleagues have done (Nature, January 11). Using the Very Large Telescope and the New Technology Telescope, both in the Chilean Andes, Alves and his colleagues were able to measure the degree to which the dust extinguished light coming from stars behind the cloud. An infrared image of Barnard 68 (facing page, right) reveals the presence of stars behind the Bok globule. Infrared wavelengths, which are a little longer than visible light, merely wiggle through the dust in the cloud.
What the Alves team found is that the density of matter in Barnard 68 increases steadily toward the center of the cloud. It conforms to one of the simplest models of stellar structure, a polytropic sphere, in which thermal pressure alone supports the globule against gravitational contraction—something that the Dutch-American astronomer Bart Bok first predicted back in 1948. In this instance, the astronomers think that Barnard 68 is only marginally stable, and may be on the verge of collapsing. Given its size, this particular Bok globule would collapse to form one or two low-mass stars similar to our Sun. In a few million years the darkness of Barnard 68 may fall in on itself and a dazzling light will shine in its place.—Michael Szpir
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1. Ange Mlinko, in her lively poem guide to "The Answer," notes that in Anne Finch's time "among the literate classes of Europe, poetry used to be a kind of social media too." Think about the social media you use—Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, or Skype—and write a poem that plays with the form of one, or all. You might write a poem that is also a tweet, or a poem that takes the shape of status updates. How does writing a poem for such a public forum change what, and how, you write?
2. "Translate" Finch's poem: going line-by-line, and keeping the lines as short and punchy as hers, translate "The Answer" into contemporary English. Then try another version into slang.
3. "The Answer" is literally an answer: to Alexander Pope and some demeaning comments he made about female writers. Write a poem that responds to a person who has insulted you or someone you know. Try, like Finch does, to use their first name in the first few lines of your poem.
4. Finch turns a Greek myth on its head to both flatter and belittle Pope. Write a poem that also uses a myth or legend to an unexpected effect.
Discussion Questions
1. Describe Finch's tone in "The Answer." How does she make her displeasure known, and how does she soften it? What do the last four lines mean in the context of the poem? What is Finch's tone in them?
2. Anne Finch is making a complex argument in "The Answer." Try summarizing her points in prose and comparing them to the poem itself; what does she gain by setting her rebuttal to Alexander Pope in verse?
3. How does Finch use the myth of Orpheus in her poem? What comparisons does she draw between Orpheus and Pope? How does her interpretation of the myth tie into her treatment of Pope?
4. Read "Impromptu," by Alexander Pope, the poem "The Answer" is replying to. What does each poem assert about men and women? How do the poets present their ideas about gender, and their ideas about each other? What kinds of allusions do they invoke? Why might they do so?
Teaching Tips
1. Present the context around "The Answer," either by having students read Ange Mlinko's poem guide, or by summarizing its main points. Tell students they are going to go on a scavenger hunt for other "literary fights." Have them research poems, and poets, who have disagreed over poetry. Giving students opposing poets or movements might be helpful—for example Lord Byron/John Keats; W.C. Williams/T.S. Eliot; even the "rival" anthologies, Donald Hall's New Poets of American and England and Donald Allen's The New American Poetry 1945-1960. What do people tend to disagree about in poetry? How is this similar to, or different from, disagreements in other art forms? What is at stake in such arguments? (A way to contextualize this might be through contemporary examples: the fights over East and West coast rap styles, or tech-world debates such as Mac vs. PC/Windows or iPhone vs. Android)
2. Was Alexander Pope a misogynist? Divide the class in two and have them do a "debate" on the issues raised by "The Answer." Ask each group to find examples to make their case in Pope's poems, and poems of his contemporaries like Finch. Begin the debate by reading aloud "The Answer" and "Impromptu."
Related Poem Content Details
Finch is responding to these four lines from Pope's The Rape of the Lock (first published 1712, finished 1717):
Parent of vapors and of female wit,
Who give the hysteric or poetic fit,
On various tempers act by various ways,
Make some take physic, other scribble plays; (Canto 4, lines 59-62)
Alexander Pope's poem "Impromptu, To Lady Winchelsea Occasion'd by Four Satyrical Verses on Women-Wits, in The Rape of the Lock":
In vain you boast Poetic Names of yore,
And cite those Sapphos we admire no more:
Fate doom'd the Fall of ev'ry Female Wit;
But doom'd it then when first Ardelia writ.
Of all Examples by the World confess'd,
I knew Ardelia could not quote the best;
Who, like her Mistress on Britannia's Throne;
Fights and subdues in Quarrels not her own.
To write their Praise you but in vain essay;
Ev'n while you write, you take that Praise away:
Light to the Stars the Sun does thus restore,
But shines himself till they are seen no more.
"Ardelia" is Finch's pen-name. The poem was written around 1714, and published in Bayle's Dictionary in 1741.
Pope's and Finch's poem share the words "fate" and "world," and Pope's use of "admire" is echoed in Finch's use of "admiration."
Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea: "The Answer"
Poem Guide
E-mail, texting, IM: thanks to the Internet, we compose messages to each other as spontaneously as our parents picked up the telephone. Among the literate classes of Europe, poetry used to be a kind of social media too. Poetry back then worked in ways similar to ancient Japanese poetry, which, as Sei Shonagon's 10th-century Pillow Book tells us, involved courtiers "texting" poems to each other, albeit on exquisite paper. Like Japan's court poetry, English poetry in the early 18th century, the so-called Augustan Age, flourished as a kind of messaging between members of a social circle. But, informed by the rigors of metrical and rhetorical convention, it sparkled in a way that our missives—texts written in haste, or comments dashed off in high dudgeon—often do not. These poems were in the form of "epistolary verse," or letter-poems, and they were both public and private displays of alliance and conflict. Writing artfully to provide amusement for friends with good taste, the epistolary poets also regarded their high style as a persuasive tactic.
Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea, was one writer of Augustan epistolary verse, and her poem "The Answer" is an elegant example of the form. As with electronic messages, to understand "The Answer" you have to know what it was replying to. In this case, Finch's poem is a response to another poem, "Impromptu," by Alexander Pope, itself composed in answer to a rumor that Finch disapproved of him. The reigning poet of his day, Pope was 27 years younger than Finch. He had heard from a mutual friend that she objected to some diminishing remarks about female writers in his masterpiece "The Rape of the Lock"—yet another response poem, this one to a young woman Pope knew who threw a tantrum over a suitor's bit of mischief. Finch thought his lines were misogynistic attacks on her female associates, to whom she was devoted. "Impromptu" was Pope's way of charming himself back into her good graces:
In vain you boast Poetic Names of yore,
And cite those Sapphos we admire no more:
Fate doom'd the Fall of ev'ry Female Wit;
But doom'd it then when first Ardelia writ.
Of all Examples by the World confess'd,
I knew Ardelia could not quote the best;
Who, like her Mistress on Britannia's Throne;
Fights and subdues in Quarrels not her own.
To write their Praise you but in vain essay;
Ev'n while you write, you take that Praise away:
Light to the Stars the Sun does thus restore,
But shines himself till they are seen no more.
"Impromptu" is a sly attempt to deflect his friend's criticism with flattery. You think you're defending your sisters, he says, but you're so superior to them that by picking up your pen you just prove me right: "To write their Praise you but in vain essay; / Ev'n while you write, you take that Praise away." By Pope's logic, Finch is unconsciously a more devastating critic of (other) women's writing than he could ever be.
"The Answer" matches wits with the cocky young Pope. Finch demurs, adopting a silken tone of feminine conciliation—"The contest I give oer." She pleads for mercy yet calls him by his first name, which in debate is a tactic used to undermine the authority of one's opponent. Then she laughs at him, comparing him to the mythic singer Orpheus. In Ovid's Metamorphosis, Orpheus was torn limb from limb by frenzied maenads—basically, female fans. His dismembered head kept singing all the way downstream to the sea, washing up on Lesbos, Sappho's isle. Don't worry, Finch says to Pope: this won't happen to you because "you our follies gently treat." Where Orpheus offered "scoffing rhymes," Finch grants that Pope has spun the "thread" of his poem finely. And when she promises, "The lock won't cost the head," she is wittily confusing the beheaded singer with Belinda's snipped tress in "The Rape of the Lock." Grandiose Orpheus would have written as amusingly as Pope "[h]ad he in London town been bred, / And polished too his wit."
Continuing her alternate reading of the myth, Finch mocks Orpheus's failure to save his wife, Eurydice, when his music moved the god of Hades: "But he poor soul thought all was well, / And great should be his fame, / When he had left his wife in hell. . . ." By making light of this drama at the expense of the pompous Poetic Hero, Finch deflates Pope by analogy. She is treating serious things lightly—the opposite of Pope's mock-heroic strategy in "The Rape of the Lock"—which undermines her apparent sincerity.
In her coup de grace, Finch reassures Pope—"Our admiration you command"—before a final, ambiguous insult: as she tells "the ladies," wit is easy enough, but wisdom is something we learn—by others' reprimands. Yet who is reprimanding who? While superficially conceding to Pope's complaint, Finch sneaks in her own admonition to the younger man to mind his manners. And Pope's response? He requested permission to publish her piece alongside "Impromptu" in his next book. Ever the lady, Finch softened her final version by omitting the beheading. Their friendship prevailed, more firmly bonded by this mutually amusing contest.
"The Answer," like "Impromptu," is a rhetorical sleight-of-hand. Both poems pretend to be reasonable while wielding the imbalances of power—her maturity, his maleness—as stealth weapons. Their reputations were imbalanced as well. Anne Finch, like many exceptional female poets, stood slightly apart from the mainstream of her time; it is only recently that she has been rehabilitated as an important 18th-century poet. Pope, on the other hand, was always the spokesman of the Augustan Age, an absolute master of its prevalent modes—satire and didacticism. After all, the period was dubbed "Augustan" because it harked back to the learned poets of Augustus's reign in Rome—like Horace, who all but invented the epistolary form and was a wicked satirist as well.
The Augustans have long been overshadowed by the Romantics. The Augustans prized neoclassical virtues such as reason and proportion; the Romantics enshrined vision and extravagance. Following the Romantics, we have privileged the individual genius and the masterpiece, but perhaps Anne Finch has another message for us: take Alexander Pope off his pedestal. We can look at Augustan poetry as a network of poets engaging one another with verse inseparable from their backstories. Pope helped found the Scriblerus Club with Jonathan Swift and wrote The Dunciad to satirize the specific writers he loathed; Finch had many female contemporaries, though most of their names—Katherine Philip, Mary Chudleigh, Elizabeth Thomas, Sarah Fyge Egerton, Elizabeth Singer Rowe, Elizabeth Carter, Sarah Dixon, Jane Brereton, Mary Jones, Mary Masters, and Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, among others—are obscure to us now. Without denying the fact that some writers are more talented than others—and without exiling the notions of genius or mastery—it is possible to see the highly networked milieu of English verse at this time as a social practice rather than a spiritual one—a precursor to our own secular, highly networked times.
We might learn something, as well, from the forms these poets' messages took. Their banter was charged with ironies but always civil; the rules of metrics and the bounds of discourse played their part in defusing hard feelings. As it happens, the lines in "The Rape of the Lock" to which Finch objected not only were misogynistic but also could be construed as a very personal attack. A character called Spleen is told that women write only to self-medicate, and "The Spleen" is in fact the title of Finch's poem about her recurring depression. But the conventions of Augustan poetry sublimated emotion into a contest of wits, so what could have been a petty complaint resulted in works that have instead lasted centuries. While I'm not suggesting that contemporary flame wars be conducted in epistolary rhyming hexameters, it's impossible to read the repartee between Finch and Pope and not feel pressed to raise the bar on our own poetic rhetoric.
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Although she has always enjoyed some fame as a poet, Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea, has only recently received greater praise and renewed attention. Her diverse and considerable body of work records her private thoughts and personal struggles but also illustrates her awareness of the social and political climate of her era. Not only do Finch's poems reveal a sensitive mind and a religious soul, but they exhibit great generic range and demonstrate her fluent use of Augustan diction and forms.
Descended from an ancient Hampshire family, Finch was born in April 1661, the third and youngest child of Anne Haselwood and Sir William Kingsmill. At the age of twenty-one, Finch was appointed one of six maids of honor to Mary of Modena, wife of the Duke of York, in the court of Charles II. Her interest in verse writing began during this period and was probably encouraged...
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I purchased an expensive table from a seller that I now believe is a scam artist. He sent part of the item damaged and packaged both parts of the table very poorly and in the words of FedEx -- "not sufficiently packaged to prevent damage to items." He lied and said that he would sign a release with FedEx, so I could get a partial refund to fix the table. He then would not sign the FedEx release.
I tried working with this seller for 12 days to try to rectify the situation, and he and his employee became more and more difficult and nasty over that time. He then became very abusive when he found out that I would not send him the table back, which would have allowed him to keep both what I paid him for the table and receive the table back to sell again or scam someone else with. I even had to block the seller from sending any more texts or calling me, and had to report the nasty text that he sent to me to the local police.
As far as I could find out, eBay would not do anything to the seller, and would not give me any help to try to have any other solution than to send the table back to this beyond abusive seller. Buyers beware and stay away! They allow scammers to keep high ratings and do not support buyers who have been scammed!
My name is John and I live humbly in Los Angeles. Normally I don't write reviews but I'm doing this to send the message out and to warn all the eBay buyers out there. I hope my testify reach out to many so that no one would have the same bad experiences as I did. I have saved emails and the bad item that I received from the seller as evidences and I'm willing to share them if needed. So here's my story...
On 12/3/2015, I ordered an item ($53 worth) from superbeam20 in eBay. On 12/27/15, I received the item and only found out it was wrapped up in a cheap plastic bag, the item was horribly made, and it had many scratches on. This item was to never to leave their facility and belonged in a trash can instead. I was so disappointed that for the first time in my eBay life, I left a negative review on the seller for selling me a horrible product. And I also contacted the seller (superbeam20) to inform the issue and requested a replacement. They contacted me right away and they asked me to change my negative review to positive in exchange for a replacement.
So I trusted them and I did so (Mistake #1). After some email exchanges, on 1/6/2016, finally the seller claimed that they sent the replacement, so I believed without asking for the tracking # (Mistake #2). I waited patiently for over a month, and on 2/10/16, since still no luck of receiving it, I contacted them about the status. They kept telling me all these excuses of "Chinese New Year" and "talk to your post office" blah blah and made me to wait a little bit longer, so I waited (Mistake #3).
On 2/15/16, still no replacement so I contacted them and they gave me a tracking #. But it was not a working # nor was trackable. I finally lost my patience and told them I would wait for another week and if I don't receive it by then, I would have to ask for the refund.
On 2/25/16, upon my request, the seller agreed that they would get me the refund within 24 hours so I believed (Mistake #4). After waiting for another 3 days without the refund, the seller only gave me lame excuses as usual. On 3/1/16, I contacted eBay and PayPal to step in. eBay told me that they can no longer help me out since 30-day term has passed and also I was told that I could not reverse my review on the seller since I already changed the review on them before. Sucks.
On 3/2/16, PayPal was able to help out since they have a 6-months term. So PayPal stepped in and requested the refund for me. Then all the sudden, the seller was now requesting that I need to return the bad item in order to receive the refund. And I was also told that I have to pay for the return shipping. What?! On 3/3/16, I found out it was $88 to send it back to China with tracking # on it. Got screwed big time. :(
I called Paypal one last time to explain the whole story and they felt sympathy over me and generously offered me a "first timer break" and got my full refund back from their own pocket. Thank God! And thank you PayPal! The PayPal guy also told me that I should do a little more research before conducting any businesses with the sellers from China. I told the PayPal guy, "After all the troubles I went through, you made my day today!" Once again, Thank you PayPal! And SHAME ON YOU superbeam20! Hope this testimonial reach out to many for good.
SALT LAKE CITY, ARIZONA -- I was sold a gauge for my 4 wheeler. It was described as like new. When I received it the lens was so fogged you could not read the gage in sunlight. I went through a dispute process to return it because Rivergrange Powersports was impossible to communicate with and refused to give me a refund number. The result of the dispute process was that eBay gave me a return label from UPS to send it back. It has been one month and I after many hours on the phone with eBay and PayPal have yet to receive one penny in refund on a $211.99 purchase.
The only thing worse than dealing with eBay is dealing with PayPal. Both of these entities should cease to exist along with the unscrupulous sellers. They do their most to put you on hold for hours and then trying to blame you for not getting a refund when they tell you to send an item back.
What a joke. I never have issues like this when dealing with Amazon or other good Internet companies. The dispute process on my credit card is 100 times easier and better than dealing with PayPal. In summary "buyer beware" when dealing with eBay and PayPal. At all costs and even if it cost more you are probably much better not dealing with these guys.
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA -- I purchased a pre-owned Nic + Zoe cardigan on 08/17/2013 for $24.99 on eBay, plus $11 shipping and handling. Ebay advertised that this item was covered under their buyer protection program; therefore, I felt safe making the purchase if it failed to meet the description. In addition, the item was described as in "pristine" condition, which implies that it would be in its original state, or free of stains, odorless, and the material not decaying.
When I received the item somewhere between Aug 20th and the 22nd, and opened the shipment, I immediately noticed that the cardigan had a strange smell; moreover, it smelled as though the seller had doused it with a men's cologne to cover up something else, maybe cigarette smoke. I had tried to contact the seller twice before to ask for a feedback rating before the item was received, had not received a rating or an e-mail, therefore, I decided not to attempt to contact the seller again directly. I just gave her a negative rating, stating poor communication and that the cardigan smells bad.
I hoped that if I let it air out for a week or so and soaked it in Woolite for a few hours, the smell would dissipate. Unfortunately, it did not; it smelled just as bad as it did when it arrived. Upon opening the case with eBay, the seller stated she had never received correspondence from me, did not know there was a problem with the transaction, and further stated that she thought it was suspect that I was opening a case so long after the cardigan arrived, implying I was trying to steal it or something.
I opened the case within eBay's buyer protection; therefore, opening it up a couple weeks after its receipt is irrelevant to the case file due to it being within the allotted time frame for dispute. I informed the seller that I attempted to contact her twice for feedback, but that I had also left negative feedback on the purchase, and I was concerned that she did not even check her feedback as a seller. You would think that would be a responsible thing to do as a small business owner, since positive word of mouth and written feedback would generate more sales.
So I went to where I left the feedback on her eBay page (adesignercloset), and come to find out, she posted a reply to it on 08/27/2013, not long after I had posted feedback; therefore, she was completely aware of the problem that I had with the transaction. Her response to my feedback was that she thought my comments were funny, implied that I was giving her a derogatory rating because she did not leave me feedback (which was not the case) and stated in writing that other sellers should "beware" of me. I was appalled to say the least, especially since I gave the cardigan the benefit of the doubt, hoping if I aired it out and washed it, the smell would dissipate.
After opening the case with eBay, I received a denial of my claim, specifically stating the reason for the decline was that the seller's description was correct; therefore, my claim did not fall under eBay's policy. The seller stated it was in pristine condition, and it was not; therefore, the description is inaccurate and does fall under their buyer protection plan. Pristine condition implicitly implies that it is in its original condition, which would mean that the cardigan would be free of smells (e.g. foul, cigarette, cologne, etc).
I filed an appeal, advised them I had filed a complaint with the BBB of San Jose, planned to file a complaint with the Attorney General's Office, and would file a dispute with American Express if my appeal was turned down as well. This isn't the first problem I've had with eBay. Although I've been buying from them for years, I've had two problems in the last year: one with Half.com their subsidiary, and now with eBay directly. They tried to get out of the Half.com claim as well when the item was not as described.
Ebay doesn't seem like they typically abide by their protection plan, which is obviously misleading advertising, only when one files complaints with the BBB of San Jose and the Attorney General's office does anything get done (besides filing a dispute with your credit card company). In addition, I just received an e-mail from eBay stating the feedback I provided on the seller's item has been removed, specifically because they ruled in the seller's favor.
This doesn't seem to fairly represent a seller's histories, specifically since they are removing valid feedback which would determine whether or not a future customer wants to do business with the seller. Moreover, it is baiting customers to buy from sellers on eBay that have poorer ratings than reflected, and if the buyer has to file their own complaint in the future or retain legal counsel, they have no track record of the feedback that eBay has willfully removed to protect their and their seller's interests.
Furthermore, there is no track record for the BBB of San Jose or the Attorney General of California to refer to if they need to detect a pattern of behavior. Removal of ratings is a poor business practice to say the least, and it looks highly deceptive. No wonder eBay's stock has been sinking like an anchor over the past few years. If you are having the same problems with eBay, please file your own BBB of San Jose and Attorney General of California report. They both have online complaint systems. eBay's corporate address is: 2065 Hamilton Ave, San Jose CA 95125, and their phone number is 800-322-9266 (you'll need this information when you file complaints).
I have read many of the complaints against eBay, eBay customer service, and the eBay resolution center and I have to agree that it is seriously broken. I have to preface my narrative with the information that I am a long time eBay user and online buyer.
I have purchased 4 boats, marine electronics, boat seats, all kinds of things on eBay. I have had few issues and find most sellers are honest straightforward and try to accurately describe their products. I purchased a marine radar from a consignment shop in Texas paying for shipping to Michigan. The radar was not described as having any damage, and the photos of the radar did not disclose any damage.
Upon receipt I discovered that the radar dome had numerous cracks around the mounting bolt nut plates, cracks in the top of the radome indicating that it had been dropped or stuck with something, and scrapes all over the top like it had been stored on a concrete floor upside down in a garage and pushed around on its top. The radar screen was inoperative. As a matter of fact both fuses in it, the primary one and the backup replacement fuse were blown indicating an internal short.
The consignment shop did have a disclaimer in their listing that stated they did not have the ability to determine the functionality of any of their items, and they would provide a refund if the item was returned. To their credit they did promptly refund my payment, minus shipping. Between shipping to Michigan and shipping back it cost me over $130 dollars.
When I received the item I took pictures of the cracks to the radome showing the damage. I contacted the seller opening a dialog requesting that my shipping be returned as his listing did not indicate any physical damage to the unit. I can sympathize that he may not have had the ability to evaluate the electronics, but the information and/or pictures about the cracks and damage would have been a red flag to any buyer that the unit likely had been abused and did not function. His response was that I took the risk, he would not return my shipping expense or pay for the return shipping.
Upon contacting eBay resolution center it took a month to be reviewed, and then it was little more than a rubber stamp. DENIED. Although I contacted them three times asking how I could send photographs of the damage prior to resolution I did not get a response until after they had made their decision. Their response was "I'm sorry, we do not accept any photographs in resolving a claim other than the ones in the sellers listing as you may have digitally altered them."
I am grateful that I am only out $130 dollars considering the size and type of purchases I have made on eBay in the past. It could have been much worse. This particular seller either intentionally hid the damage the way his listing photos were taken, but more likely was just lazy and did not make any effort to accurately describe the item. Either way, it opened my eyes to the risks of using eBay, and the false sense of protection that the eBay customer protection polity provides.
I have by the way bought 2 other marine radars from Second Wave consignments in Washington State along with other items and been very pleased with the purchases. In other words it takes only one bad apple to sour your outlook. I have since found that I often can use Craigslist and a search engine like Site Mash to find what I am looking for closer to home where I can either pick up the item or enter into a long term buying/selling relationship with a vendor. My use of eBay will be much more selective in the future. Ebay resolution for me this time two thumbs down. Ebay in general one thumb up with caution and reservations.
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA -- Reference Case #: I would like to share my eye-opening experience at eBay. I would like to advice everyone to double weigh their decision before purchasing at eBay rather than Amazon only for some price benefits here. You are not sure that you will receive the same item you saw as advertised on eBay. If you're unlucky and do not receive the same item then eBay will not protect your purchase by their exaggerated policy "eBay Buyer Protection."
I live in USA and I purchased leather car seat cushion covers from eBay some time back. The seller (car0010) advertised this product as a leather product mentioning them as made up of "High-Grade Imported Leather" at frequent places in their advertisement. But when I received the delivery I found that the covers are made up of Faux Leather (rexine). The back side of the material has fabric lining like rexine (synthetic leather) and it doesn't smell like leather even.
When I contacted seller regarding this they straight way rejected my observation saying that the material is genuine leather. On further communications they accepted that the material is faux leather but refused to take care of return shipment saying "Return shipping is responsibility of the buyer, we will full refund you when we got the item soundly."
I was not happy with the seller's reply as the cost of shipping back the item from USA to China would be more than the cost of item itself. I escalated the case with eBay with proper documentation and send them the photos of the items I received but they replied back as follows:
When you receive the wrong item or it doesn't match the seller's description, you're required to pay for return shipping. It would certainly be great customer service for the seller to cover the cost of return shipping and it is something we strongly encourage. However, it is not something we are able to enforce as we only have access to the funds that you originally paid them. If the seller is unwilling or has failed to assist you in that aspect, then the return costs will be the buyer's responsibility.
I cannot see any content in eBay's answer different than the seller's reply. I can surely bet that either they have overlooked the facts or their decision is simply biased with the seller's intent. Definitely it is not the honest resolution by eBay showcasing policies like "eBay Buyer Protection" to the customer. On one hand eBay is admitting that the item sent by seller doesn't match its description and at the same time they ask customer to bear the return shipment (for sending the wrong item back to the seller) for getting their refund.
The customer care guys are rude to talk with, they provide meaningless arguments and try to enforce their decision on you without having any valid reasoning. I am certainly not happy with eBay. Now onwards I will not consider myself purchasing anything from eBay in future and I will not endorse eBay within my known circle in any way. I know that certainly eBay will not be in loss after losing a customer like me. But I definitely know that if this is the way eBay continues to work it will not have a long life cycle ahead.
LA, CALIFORNIA -- Incident: I purchased a Red and black contemporary sofa from LA Furniture via Ebay. I called prior to purchase to confirm the red was primary red rather than some off color. I paid 1895 dollars for the sofa. While waiting for the sofa I painted my living room, two of the walls primary red. When the sofa arrived I was horrified to discover that the color was reddish orange and immediately contacted the seller who admitted fault.
He said he called the warehouse and asked about the color rather than actually checking it himself. He promised to 'make it right' and I waited. The next day my husband and I went to move one of the pieces of this section to another arrangement. When he went to push the sofa he was stabbed in the finger by a nail that had come through the leather from the inside of the sofa. We discovered that it had torn the sofa and shredded the back of the cushion that rested against that part of the back.
I called ** at LA Furniture again and told him about the defect and the damage done by the defect. One of his managers actually accused me of having stuck the nail inside the sofa because I didn't like the color. Again ** assured me that he would contact the manufacturer and 'make it right'. When he called back he suggested that he would refund $200! I asked him what the price difference between a perfect and 'damaged' sofa would be. He replied that he wouldn't sell a defective sofa. I said "so, as far as your concerned, a defective sofa has no value?" he started hemming and hawing.
Having exhausted my patience I contacted eBay buyer protection. The first thing I received there was a note telling me that If I chose to return the sofa for a refund that I was responsible for the freight shipping (495 dollars worth). So returning the sofa meant I was automatically out $500! I think that's outrageous. Did I feel protected? No! Can anyone afford to just toss out $500? I doubt it! Even if they sent a replacement that means I spent $2400 for the sofa, not the amount I agreed to pay in the first place. So sending it back wasn't an option. So I waited, and waited, and waited.
After a few days I received a $200 refund from LA Furniture. So, apparently the difference in price between a new high quality leather sofa (correct color) and a torn leather sofa with a shredded cushion and that is the wrong color is $200! Naturally I went on and left negative feedback! I stated in my feedback the eBay buyer protection would not help! Guess what? Ebay, who had waited days to even give me that sham of a refund, immediately removed my feedback because apparently you are not supposed to tell people that eBay's buyer protection won't protect them. That's a secret and eBay makes sure it stays that way!
Now the hole is about as big as a quarter. It tears if anyone sits on it so I will have to pay to have it repaired or it will get bigger still. The cushion will have to be remade. From calls I've made it is going to cost between $200-350 to repair. So, for 1900 + dollars I will, after considerable legwork, have a repaired leather sofa that is the wrong color and will have to repaint my living room to keep it from clashing at the cost of over 200.00 more dollars. Total cost? Well over $2000.
End result, a firm belief that eBay will protect their scamming sellers because that's who pays them. They will even become an accomplice to the fraud if you try to warn others from being conned! And LA Furniture thinks that if you send them money they can send you any defective piece of ** they happen to have lying around even if it's the wrong color, and your stuck with it. And since they get away with it and eBay removes any warning placed by buyers, they will continue to do so. But don't you worry, they'll pay eBay the required listing fees! And we all know that those fees are what eBay really cares about!!!
SAN FRANCISO -- A seller advertised a watch as an ECO Drive Watch. When it arrived it was marked Solar not Eco Drive. It was a fraud. I asked for my money back and eBay ruled for the dealer, not me and I Lost my money. I have four Citizen ECO DRIVE watches and I am not stupid and can tell a fraud from a mile away. eBay advertises money back guarantee; that is lie also.
CALIFORNIA -- I purchased a rather expensive item and learned that Ebays "Buyer Protection" program always assumes that an item sent by priority mail, USPS, has been delivered. Unfortunately, in my case, this could not be further from the truth. To date, I have not received the item for which I paid a decent sum and for which I also paid shipping. The seller failed to exercise reasonable responsibility in shipping, "signature required" and so on, and I suffered in the end.
The repetition of the "Buyer Protection" logo on the Ebay website is a deceptive business practice, leading to a confidence in purchasing that is not warranted in the actual application of their policies. The "loophole" logic that once would have been termed "fraud".
Moreover, once a complaint is lodged in the "Resolution Center", Ebay will not permit honest feedback about experiences particular to given sellers. Feedback, which I did consult before buying, is therefore not at all helpful. It is manipulated to screen reviews negative regarding sellers. That said, people should pursue alternate venues for posting honest reviews about unethical sellers.
I see the complaints from sellers and I think: Wake up people! It's not bad buyers or bad sellers. There is something wrong at Ebay. If nothing else, I strongly suspect that actual people do not make decisions. After many years, I will never do business with them again. For the past few years, a few amazing things but increasingly many sellers nearing fraud status, goods not quite up to the listings and similar but not quite worth pursuing.
I bid on and won a Gucci tote purse early in December as a Christmas present for a relative. I paid for the item almost immediately and assumed it would arrive within the 9 days the shipping info stated. After 9 days I still had not received the item, so I contacted the seller to inquire about shipping info. I asked for a tracking number. It took DAYS before the seller responded, and when he did, he told me he'd shipped the item on December 9th, the day I paid for the purse. He did not provide tracking info.
After another 2 or 3 days, I still had not received the purse, so I wrote to the seller again. He still did not provide tracking info. By the time I did receive the item, I discovered that it hadn't been mailed until December 17th!!! The seller blatantly lied to me. It was too late to send the purse to my relative in time for Christmas.
I asked the seller to refund my money and I sent him the item the very day I received it. He said he would not refund my money, so I contacted Ebay. Ebay found in favor of the seller. Their justification for their decision was that the item was described accurately. That was never the issue!
Frankly, I never believed Ebay would rule in my favor. I've heard too many complaints about them, that their buyer protection is nonexistent. I will never deal with them again and felt that I should add my complaint to this list to warn others of the dangers of dealing with them.


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New Zealand's largest red-meat genetics company, Hawke's Bay-based Focus Genetics, has merged its resources with the United Kingdom sheep technology company Innovis, providing UK farmers with a wider range of sheep genetics.
Innovis chief executive Dewi Jones recently met farmers in Hawke's Bay, where he signed a distribution agreement with Focus Genetics (previously Rissington Breedline UK) that will enable the organisation to market rams from one of the biggest sheep gene pools in the world.
Focus Genetics UK general manager Bayden Wilson says the collaboration will enable it to increase investment in ground-breaking research and development technologies.
"By working with Innovis, we can produce better genetic gains from our UK stock and create efficiencies from the ability to share resources, skills, technologies and equipment," he says.
Focus Genetics now provides about 300 Primera and Highlander rams a year to UK farmers, from southwest England to the Orkney Islands and Ireland.
Innovis has already established a substantial customer base, with more than 450 farms using Innovis' Aberdale, Aberfield, Abermax and Abertex breeds.
As a result of the collaboration, more than 800 rams will be available through Innovis this year.
Wilson will continue to be involved with the UK business, working with British breeders and assisting Innovis to service farmers and grow the business.
"We already have a significant number of farmers using Focus and Innovis rams. Collaboration means farmers will have better service year-round and we expect to significantly increase the sale of both genetics over the coming years."
Jones was impressed by what he saw in the Bay and believes UK farmers would benefit from the Focus Genetics breeds.
"The move will give UK breeders access to a wider range of genetic lines that have been developed to improve on-farm productivity and efficiency," he says.
"The Focus Genetics breeds are complementary to our own Innovis breedlines. Like us, they have a long and successful history in innovative sheep, cattle and deer breeding programmes. They have also been instrumental in the development of CT scanning, progeny and parentage testing and genomic analysis."
David Turner of Mendennick Farm, Torpoint, Cornwall, has developed a purebred Highlander flock and recently has been using Innovis' Abermax terminal sires over his draft ewes to produce quality finished lambs. They have gradually been moving their sheep enterprise from an intensive, indoor lambing system to one which is grass-based and lambs outdoors in April. He welcomes the collaboration.
"Innovis has an excellent reputation in the UK and a good presence at the key shows and sheep events," he says.
"This link means we will be able to pick up the phone and speak to someone in the UK that really understands our systems and can help us source the right genetics to get the most from our sheep enterprise.
"We have seen a significant improvement in the quality and consistency of the Highlander rams over the past few years and are now benefiting from the significant investments that Focus Genetics and Innovis have made in their breeding programmes.
"We're looking forward to working through Innovis and being able to source our rams from a single UK supplier."
Hawke's Bay farmer Shane Tilson runs a Primera nucleus flock at Awapai Station. He says the joint venture will also be good for New Zealand farmers.
"It gives our products another leg up into international markets.
"The Focus Genetics programme is cutting-edge. They're a focused bunch and they're working hard to help improve our production and efficiency on the farm."


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Residents Are Urged To Prepare Now For The Effects of Hurricane Sandy
Barbara Miller, Director, Jefferson County Homeland Security and Emergency Management says, "I can tell you that I will take advantage of this storm system to ask our residents to get prepared for this storm and the winter ahead."
And this advice is not only good for residents in Jefferson County, but for all residents across the Four State Region.
Every family should have enough food and water and supplies on hand for themselves and their pets for at least a week. Food in your disaster supply kit should be non-perishable items that need neither cooking or refrigeration in case the power goes out.
Additional items for your disaster supply kit include the following:
- Battery powered or hand crank radio and a NOAA Weather Radio with tone alert and extra batteries for both
- Flashlight with extra batteries
- First aid kit
- Whistle to signal for help
- Dust mask to help filter contaminated air and duct tape for shelter-in-place
- Moist towelettes, garbage bags and plastic ties for personal sanitation
- Wrench or pliers to turn off utilities
- Local maps
- Manual can opener for food
- Cell Phone with chargers, inverter or solar
- Fill your vehicle's gas tank prior to the storm
Every family should also have a family disaster plan of how they will communicate during disasters and what they will do or where they will go if they cannot go home or stay at home.
Residents need to stay alert and informed of weather conditions in their area, and the best way to do that is with a NOAA Weather Radio. If you have a NOAA Weather Radio or if you have signed up to get alerts from the National Weather Service, you will receive them as soon as they are issued.
Here are some useful links to stay ahead of the storm:
National Weather Service Forecast Offices:
Southern Pennsylvania: National Weather Service Forecast Office State College, PA
Western Maryland/Northern Virginia/Eastern West Virginia (Except Garrett County): National Weather Service Forecast Office Baltimore/Washington, D.C.
Garrett County, MD: National Weather Service Forecast Office Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Melanin protects the skin by absorbing, reflecting and scattering ultraviolet radiation before it penetrates the dermis, or underlying skin. However, armor that it is, melanin can't prevent all the negative effects of the sun, and is often representative of damage. That's why we need to use sunscreens. To determine what SPF your skin requires, you must know how long it takes your skin to burn when unprotected and exposed to sunlight. As a rule of thumb, anyone whose skin burns, whether or not it turns into a tan, should use an SPF of 15. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking antibiotics, antidepressants or antidiuretics. Some of these medications increase your skin's sensitivity to sunlight and may decrease the time it takes your skin to burn.
When exercising outdoors on a hot, sunny day, light-weight, light-colored clothing combined with plenty of sunscreen on both exposed and unexposed skin is the way to go. However, if overheating isn't a concern, dark-colored, tightly woven clothing is more effective at blocking UV rays than say, a white T-shirt, which allows UV rays to reach the skin. Another barrier against sun damage comes in the form of eyewear. Protect not only your eyes, but also the skin around them, by wearing sunglasses that block 90 to 100% of the sun's UV rays. And, last but not least, wear a hat. Though a cap may be more comfortable for jogging, try a wide-brimmed hat that will shade your neck and face while gardening or walking outside.
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It's been shown that a lack of sunlight can cause depression. After all, most plants won't even grow without sunshine. And when the sun comes around and makes the days longer, our first instinct is to peel off our sweaters and bask in it. Go ahead. Just take precautions so you won't have to deal with the unpleasant (and unnecessary) consequences.
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From there we had a tuk-tuk to take us to Unawantuna, to an old museum, to antique and silk stores, to dinner at another Bawa Hotel.
A highlight was an evening ride down the coast to meet-up with two Brits who are hard-core travelers and entrepreneurs whom we first met in Kandy at Sweet Cinnamon
Since I have included some wedding photos at Tamarind, I should write a bit about the grandness of that ceremony in this country. Weddings are a HUGE deal, the life-savings of the parents kind of deal! Crazy. Having a large professional photo album must be a requirement as we observed photo shoots at the colonial hotels with a crew of three or more camera and lighting people. Often the wedding is not actually at the hotel but the photo sessions are set with these fancy backgrounds. The most elaborate of the weddings we saw was at the Galle Face Hotel in Columbo. Native dancers and drummers brought in the bride. Flowers everywhere, a dozen attendants and women guests in gorgeous, gorgeous saris.


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Lisbon 202 - Amazing view in Chiado!
Size64 m²
Floor No.5(with elevator)
- Kitchen
- Air conditioning
- Elevator in building
- Family/child friendly
- Washer/dryer
- Internet/WiFi
- Baby cot
Accommodation summary
|Rua Nova do Almada, 1100 Lisbon, Portugal
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This luxury apartment is set in the old part of the city center, in the same building as one of our other apartments. It's bright and filled with daylight, set on the 5th floor (with elevator till the 4th) of a recently refurbished building at the heart of the elegant neighbourhood of Chiado.
This acommodation has a privileged situation and an impressive view over the castle, the river and the roofs of old Lisbon.
Located on one of the main streets of chic and active Chiado, you will be surrounded by trendy cafés and shops. Definitely it is ideal for a stay in the city during holidays or for business...
The subway is at a few steps away and is it also walking distance to the train stations that can take you to the beaches around Lisbon, to Sintra and to all the sightseeing in and outside the city.
The apartment is 64 m2 and has been renovated to include the following:
- a bedroom with double bed (165 cm x 200 cm);
- one living room with dining and sitting areas, one single sofa bed, flat screen TV, DVD and stereo;
- a complete kitchen with stove, oven, microwave, washing machine and dish washer;
- a bathroom with bathtub.
The apartment is provided with central heating and air conditioning.
The building has an elevator.
Wireless broadband access available for those who have their own laptop with Wi-Fi compatible equipment.
We will welcome you with a bottle of cold "vinho verde".
You will also find in the apartment various CDs of Portuguese music to complete your cultural experience.
House rulesCheck-in and check-out:
- Check-in is after 4 PM (You can always come after 11 to leave you luggage and get the keys, but if we have someone else leaving on the same day the apartment won't be ready before 4 PM).
- Check-out is until 11 AM.
In labour days, you can leave the luggage in our office before 11AM in the day of your check-in and/or after 4PM in the day of your check-out.
Please call us 30 minutes before your arrival.
Check-in Monday to Friday from 4PM to 9:30PM is free of charge, except on Portuguese public holidays.
Particular situations:
- additional 30 Euro for check-in from 9:30 PM to 00:00 AM everyday;
- additional 45 Euro for check-in from 00:00 AM to 8:30 AM everyday;
- additional 25 Euro for check-in on Week-ends and on Portuguese public holidays till 9:30 PM.
Please note that, for security reasons, you must bring a copy of your id card or passport when you check-in.
Kindly note that a damage deposit of 150€ OR a credit card responsability term will also be asked upon arrival.
Cleaning and maintenance:
The apartment will be cleaned prior to the arrival of each tenant.
When leaving, the tenant is obliged to leave the apartment in a reasonable condition.
The tenant signing the check-in form will be liable for the correct and decent behavior of all the persons accompanying him/her, and specifically avoiding any activity that is against any law or health policy.
Don't forget that you are going to stay in residential buildings. Guests staying in one of our apartments should know that if parties or loud music are heard, or neighbors complain and/or police is called, it can result in immediate eviction. This will also result in loss of prepaid rent.
Quiet time is from 10 PM to 10 AM. We are sure that you understand that the nightly rest of other inhabitants must be respected.
Smoking is not permitted in the apartments unless stated otherwise.
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Perfect location of strategic sightseeing. Apartment with every comfort with some small defect ... a drain in the bathroom not working, motor outside the air conditioner if lit does not collect water with rain falling in the tables in the restaurant below, lack of soap and detergents. Solved these minor inconveniences I would say that the accommodation is absolutely perfect. Comfortable living room with access to all the TV except the Italian. Silent on the 4th floor. What remain perplexed is the commission of Wimdu that seems exaggerated compared to the actual cost of the apartment (€ 85?!?)
Perfetta ubicazione dell'appartamento strategica per visita della città. Appartamento con tutti i confort con qualche piccolo difetto riscontrato...uno scarico del bagno non funzionante, motore esterno del condizionatore che se acceso non raccoglie l'acqua con caduta a pioggia nei tavoli del ristorante sottostante, mancanza di detersivi e sapone. Risolti questi piccoli inconvenienti direi che l'alloggio è assolutamente perfetto. Soggiorno comodo con accesso a tutte le TV tranne l'italiana. Silenzioso al 4°piano con ascensore. Ciò di cui rimango perplesso è la provvigione di Wimdu che mi sembra esagerata rispetto al reale costo dell'appartamento (€ 85?!?)
We had a wonderful stay in Lisbon. The location is terrific if you wish to be a part of the famous Fado neighborhood. Great restaurants directly across from the Fado Museum. The climb to the apartment is around 100 steps, but once you get there the view from both sides is well worth it. The apartment is very comfortable and very clean. It would comfortably sleep 4
Our host was attentive and friendly. He explained in detail the operation of the house and some tips on visiting Lisbon. The apartment is spacious and well equipped with everything you need and large bath. The thermostat had a small problem which was necessary to control, so the last day we had no hot water. The area is very central and well connected with trams, buses and elevators right there. It has charm with its designer shops and bars, but at night it is very noisy. Bring you earplugs.
Nuestro anfitrión fue atento y simpático. Nos explicó con detalle el funcionamiento de la casa y algunos consejos sobre la visita a Lisboa. El apartamento es amplio y está bien equipado con todo lo necesario y bañera grande. El termostato tenía un pequeño problema que era necesario controlar, por lo que el último día no tuvimos agua caliente. La zona es muy céntrica y bien comunicada, con tranvías, autobuses y elevadores allí mismo. Tiene encanto con sus tiendas de diseñadores y bares, pero por la noche es muy ruidosa. Llevaros tapones para los oídos.
great location, and the apartment in full swing. I recommend it widely. The host, or speak, his kindness overflows the boundaries
excelente ubicación, y el apartamento a todo dar. lo recomiendo ampliamente. El anfitrión, ni hablar, su amabilidad desborda los limites
Un 10.
Spacious, consistent with the description, in an old building, center, 1st floor. Ideal starting point, either to visit (50m subway or tram and bus), shopping (shops in the street) and nightlife (restaurants, bars). We were 7 and stayed for 2 nights, 2 street side rooms are noisy (double glazing impose s). The apartment is clean and we were pleasantly received by our host. Small sympathetic note: a bottle of Portuguese rosé waiting in the fridge.
Appartement spacieux , conforme à la description ,dans un immeuble ancien ,plein centre ,au 1er étage. Point de départ idéal ,que ce soit pour visiter (50m du métro ou arrêt de tramway et bus) , faire du shopping (magasins dans la rue) ou sortir le soir (restaurants, bars). Nous étions 7 et y avons passé 2 nuits , les 2 chambres côté rue sont bruyantes ( des doubles vitrages s imposeraient). L appartement est propre et nous avons été agreablement reçu par notre hôte. Petite note sympathique : une bouteille de rosé portugais nous attendait dans le réfrigérateur.
Apartment very well located, clean, comfortable and spacious.
Apartamento muy bien situado, limpio, cómodo y espacioso.
Super apartment is well equipped. Good and central location. the apartment was nice and clean upon arrival!
Super lejlighed der er vel udstyret. God og central beliggenhed. lejligheden var pæn og rengjort ved ankomst !
Apartment superb and beautifully positioned. Very comfortable (it lacks a dishwasher). In a pedestrian street, but the 4th floor and with the windows closed, the noise is very low. A room facing the back.
The appointment of the keys went smoothly and was a contact in an emergency.
For 4 people, it is a much nicer solution than 2 hotel rooms, especially if it rains and that the outputs are limited!
Really a great experience, to renew.
Appartement superbe et magnifiquement placé. Très confortable (il manque un lave vaisselle). Dans une rue piétonnière, mais au 4ème étage et avec les fenêtres fermées, les bruits sont très faibles. Une chambre donne sur l'arrière.
Le rendez-vous de la remise des clés s'est passé sans problème et on a un contact en cas d'urgence.
Pour 4 personnes, c'est une solution bien plus agréable que 2 chambres d'hôtel, surtout s'il pleut et que les sorties sont limitées!
Vraiment une excellente expérience, à renouveler.
Very good location, very clean apartment and equipped. Overall excellent.
Muy buena ubicación, el apartamento muy limpio y equipado. En general excelente.
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CAR hosts UTSA's Toys for Tots campaign
By Tim Brownlee
Assistant Director of Public Affairs
(Dec. 13, 2006)--Through Dec. 18, the staff of the UTSA Center for Archaeological Research (CAR) will collect toys and other gifts for small children and teens in the San Antonio area.
The donations are part of the annual Toys for Tots campaign sponsored by the local Marine Reserves. The donated toys for younger children and gifts for teens should be new and unwrapped.
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- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
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During the holiday season, the U.S. Marine Corps sponsors Toys for Tots campaigns around the world to help deliver a message of hope and joy to needy youngsters, and to unite local communities in a common cause for a brighter future.
UTSA donation boxes are at the University Heights break room and at these 1604 Campus locations:
- Mail Services, Multidisciplinary Studies Building Room 1.01.22
- Center for Archaeological Research Room 1.00.04
- Office of the Registrar, John Peace Library Building Room 1.01.12
- Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching, Main Building Room 2.212
- Department of Anthropology, Humanities and Social Sciences Building Room 4.03.38
If your department collects more than 30 toys, call the CAR office at (210) 458-4378, and a staff member will pick up the donations.


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I first became acquainted with this month's One of Hardin County's Finest Cooks when Stone Hearth hosted a "Mama and Me" brunch. That's when I met Faye Fehnel, a cook at the Elizabethtown restaurant.
Her love of cooking began working with her mother on the family farm and preparing meals for farm workers.
Faye has worked at Stone Hearth for 23 years and has seen lots of changes in the restaurant industry. She enjoys her profession as the kitchen manager and head "country cook." Restaurant staff members are amazed at her preparation of dishes without looking at a recipe, some of which are her secrets.
Along with the staff, Fay creates dishes for lunch, Sunday brunch and the desserts. "Faye's Feature" is a lunchtime favorite of many.
"I consider Faye the 'mother' of Stone Hearth," said Judy Logsdon, owner of Stone Hearth. "She has always treated this restaurant as if it was her baby and that to me is a priceless blessing."
"She thinks nothing about coming in at 4:30 a.m. to prepare an early catering, in-house breakfast, or staying late to make sure caterings get out the door on time," Judy said. "Sometimes she'll just show up at a catering, after she's worked all day, because she thinks we may need more help."
Judy said when she came back to the business several years ago, Faye was cooking on a small four-burner stove.
"We reminisce from time to time and she, herself, doesn't know how she managed 400-plus people, but she did it with a smile," Judy said, adding Faye now has a 10-burner commercial range, four convection ovens and a new slicer.
When Faye isn't working, she enjoys spending time with her two children, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She also enjoys raising a garden and canning vegetables.
Congratulations, Faye, and thank you for sharing some of your recipes.
If you know a great cook, nominate them as One of Hardin County's Finest Cooks. Email your nomination to email@example.com or mail it to The News-Enterprise, 408 W. Dixie Ave., Elizabethtown, KY 42701.
Nora Sweat, author of "Mama and Me," is a native of Hardin County and a retired home economics/family and consumer science teacher. She can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or by mail at 408 W. Dixie Ave., Elizabethtown, KY 42701.
Devil's Food Cake
Cream butter and sugar. Add egg yolks, then add warm mashed potato, cocoa and nuts and stir well. Then add alternately milk and dry ingredients. Fold in beaten egg whites. Bake 25 to 35 minutes at 325 degrees.
Combine first four ingredients and cook until it forms a soft ball. Remove from heat; add marshmallow cream and vanilla. Beat at medium speed until smooth. Spread on cooled cake.
Barbecued Oven Fried Chicken
Dip chicken in mixture of flour, salt, pepper and paprika. Melt butter, add chicken. Bake 30 minutes at 400 degrees. Remove from oven and add sauce (recipe below). Cover and bake another 30 minutes at 350 degrees.
Barbecue Sauce
Combine in sauce pan and simmer for 15 min. Add to chicken and cover and bake 30 min. at 350 degrees.
Mixed Vegetable Casserole
Cook Vegetables for 2 minutes in ¼ cup water. Drain and add butter. Mix all other ingredients in baking dish. Mix with vegetables. Sprinkle with cracker crumbs. Bake 20 minutes at 350 degrees until golden brown.
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