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The agony of defeat in Brooklyn Heights
(Brooklyn Heights) - The U.S. Women's Hockey Team is feeling disappointment after losing the gold medal match to Canada. Team USA blew a 2-0 lead in the third period and lost 3-2 in overtime, settling for the silver medal.
There were plenty cheers at the Brooklyn Heights Community Center, when the USA Women were ahead 2-zip with just seconds to go.
However, the mood of the fans at the viewing party quickly turned to disappointment, as Canada came from behind to win in overtime 3-to-2.
Never the less, Brooklyn Heights residents are very proud of native Kelli Stack and her teammates.
Marie-Philip Poulin tied the game at two for Canada with 55 seconds left in regulation, then won it with a power-play goal at 8:10 of the extra session.
It's the fourth straight gold medal for Canada, which hasn't lost in Olympic play since falling to the U.S. in the gold medal game in 1998 in Nagano, Japan.
Fans at Brooklyn Heights viewing party are stunned by loss.
(Photos by Ken Robinson/WTAM)
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A memorial isn't complete without a photograph of each fallen officer and an image of his or her agency's patch. Displaying these items helps to preserve the perpetual memory of these brave officers by putting faces with the names and recognizing the agencies that these heroic officers served.
If you have a patch to represent any agency or officer who has made the ultimate sacrifice, please follow the steps below to have it displayed on the Officer Down Memorial Page. To guarantee the best possible quality of the scan, please send your agency's patch to the address below. If you wish to scan the patch yourself and submit it electronically, please skip to the electronic section.
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People are on the go more today than ever before. Laptops, blackberrys, iPods and more offer convenience and satisfy needs quickly, even when on the move. The same is true in the restaurant industry. Point-of-sale (POS) peripherals, such as printers and payment systems, have lost their wires and can travel from table to table for faster service and increased table turns, pleasing both customers and employees.
Although more common in other parts of the world, paying tableside is growing in popularity throughout the United States, and one of the biggest benefits is increased security and customer confidence since credit cards no longer disappear for processing - an important benefit in today's world of identity theft.
"There is a lot of talk about credit card theft and people do not want their credit cards to leave their sight," says Mary Russo, president and COO of Food, Friends and Company, a restaurant management company that operates 13 restaurants in nine states. Among the company's brands is Cozymel's Mexican Grill in Grapevine, Texas.
Tech advancements
As a result, technology vendors continue to step up to the needs of operators with new hardware and software, upgraded options and increased security. For example, Citizen Systems America (www.citizen-systems.com) introduced the CMP-10 high-security Bluetooth mobile printer, a small lightweight receipt printer, weighing less than 12 ounces with 128-bit encryption for increased security.
For its part, Epson (www.epson.com) recently upgraded the security on its Mobilink handheld wireless printer to comply with Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) protocol created by the Wi-Fi Alliance. The receipt and label printers use 802.11b and provide 10 hours of battery life, or 20 hours using Bluetooth, the company reports.
"With the Mobilink, my servers carry it along with a mobile POS, and they don't have to leave the table to get the check or receipt, and customers don't have to wait," explains Norman Wright, president of The BreakRoom, a bar and restaurant in Grand Rapids, Mich. "I believe mobile products will be the standard soon. My servers have the POS in their apron and the printer hooked on their belt."
VeriFone (www.verifone.com) also increased the security on its wireless handheld V670 Bluetooth payment solution, adding Verashield protect, which encrypts data inside the hardware the same way a PIN number is encrypted into an ATM machine, according to the company. It removes any usable data from the restaurant operator's system so that even if there was a security breach, the data would be unusable.
"The system has an ID and I can batch all the information from the computer in my office versus the phone line credit card machine where I have to batch through the device," says Deanna Christopher, food and beverage manager at The Adobe Restaurant at the Biltmore Golf Course and Spa in Phoenix, Ariz. Her establishment has been using the V670 unit for almost a year. "With the V670, even if the entire hardware device was stolen, the information would be useless."
The device processes the payment and prints the receipt out for the customer, who is in charge of the entire process. "The waiter puts in their server number and hands the device to the customer who swipes their own card," Christopher explains. "They can split the check on it, and the machine prompts them for a tip, and they can choose from 15, 18 or 20 percent, which is calculated for them. It prints the receipt out for them, and with everything going on lately regarding identity theft, the credit card never leaves their hand."
Customers in control
One of the newest options available in the marketplace not only puts paying into the customers hands, but allows them to choose when they would like to pay. Vendors such as SoftTouch LLC (www.softtouchpos.com) and Tabletop Media (www.tabletopmedia.com) offer systems that allow customers to pay at any time during their meal.
Introduced in March 2008, SoftPay is a patent-pending kiosk-style touch screen unit that's activated by a SoftPay self-pay card or a loyalty key fob. Customers with to-go orders can also activate the device with their phone number, according to the company. The customer can review the check and add gratuity before swiping their credit card or gift card.
Tabletop media's device also puts the control in the customer's hands, while allowing a restaurant to market its specials and more. The wireless, interactive solution can be placed at every table, and customers can split the check, add a tip and chose to e-mail or print their receipt at any time during the meal.
"Our tables are turning faster, we think about one and a half times faster, and the servers are making better tips," says Russo at Cozymel's. "We did a survey with 1,000 people asking if they would rather have a server bring them a [payment] device or if they wanted it at their table, and 80 percent wanted it at the table."
The system also allows the company to promote certain items and ask for customer feedback, and the results can be tracked in real-time. Using a video, Cozymel's showed someone how they make their tableside guacamole, and noticed when customers press the button to see the video, they often ordered the item, Russo notes.
"We also have different margaritas, and we have promoted them as well. We have seen that every time we put something in front of the guests they tend to order it more," she explains. "We have seen a 15 to 20 percent increase in the order of a promoted item."
Additionally, the survey at the end of payment asks customers about the service and how they liked using the payment device. Russo reports that more than 90 percent of customers answer the survey while waiting for their credit card to process, and about 90 percent like the device.
Another bonus is the option to offer customers outside items such as movie tickets to a local theater. Cozymel's partnered with their local movie theater, and the Tabletop Media system runs a movie trailer and offers customers the option to buy tickets in advance at the table. Cozymel's collects $1 per ticket sold, according to Russo.
"In a few years, pay at the table will be like pay-at-the-pump is now," she explains. "Our repeat customers expect it."
More new and improved
Both receipt and label printers are sporting new features in the restaurant industry. From labels that stick again and again, to spill-proof hardware, the options continue to grow.
This past April, Epson introduced the TM-T88IV ReStick thermal label printer with repositionable liner-free labeling, supporting both standard and wireless interfaces, from parallel and serial to Ethernet, 802.11b and Bluetooth. Its ReStick liner-free labels can be placed and repositioned multiple times, a plus in the kitchen environment to improve workflow and order accuracy, the company reported.
Also, the latest line of single station thermal printers from Transaction Printer Group (www.tpgprinters.com) became available in December 2007. The A798 and A799 are suited for high-volume printing, with features like an easy-opening cover and drop-in paper loading as well as a spill-resistant cabinet design. Meanwhile, TransAct Technologies (www.transact-tech.com) partnered with NCR Corp. (www.ncr.com) in April of this year to offer an integrated printing solution that includes the Ithaca model 8000(r) printer and wireless label solution. It can be used to print receipts at the front of the restaurant as well as receipt labels in the kitchen for special orders, the companies reported.
New from Citizen Systems America is the CT-S310 two-color, high-speed POS thermal printer, which offers 150 millimeters per second print speed and a standard dual interface (USB plus serial, parallel or Ethernet ports) and an optional built-in power base. It is also compatible with Microsoft Windows XP and the new Vista operating systems (www.microsoft.com).
Chosen by Macayo, an 18-location Mexican restaurant chain throughout Nevada and Arizona, the Citizen printer's spill-shield protects the unit from spills and splashes, and the small footprint and front paper discharge allow it to fit into a confined shelf space if necessary.
Another kitchen printer that is both spill-proof and heat resistant is the SP700, a clamshell printer from Star Micronics (www.starmicronics.com). It features two-color printing and comes with free software to allow for added graphics like logos or coupons. The company also introduced the TSP100GT to its TSP100 futurePRNT family in April 2008, with a print speed of 45 RMP, and two new colors exclusive to the GT model, Ice White and Piano Black.
But no matter what printer, payment system or other POS peripheral an operator chooses, a small footprint, portability and security are leading the way in today's marketplace.


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A few pieces of business to get to before the Mets take on the Pirates starting tonight.
Vinny Rottino, the flexible corner infielder/outfielder with catching privileges, is up and starting tonight at first base. Chances he can become a star, after a long, middling minor league career? Minimal. Chances he can outhit Mike Nickeas at catcher and Ike Davis so far at first base? Pretty good, actually. So he's a nice bat to add. I sure wouldn't mind seeing him get the ABs against lefties at catcher when Josh Thole returns.
The other piece is that Jeremy Hefner, who had a stellar relief outing this weekend, will replace Miguel Batista in the rotation. Batista has a lower back injury that knocked him out of action.
Hefner isn't a guy who strikes many out, though he did have five Ks in the weekend's relief performance. Point is, why not? He's not going to be much different, in all likelihood, than Schwinden, and if not Hefner, the Mets could instead rush Chris Young back or prematurely promote Jenrry Mejia. And those are not real options.
So, hope the Mets win several throwing their top three pitchers at the Pirates, a good combination, you'd think. And then cross your fingers every fifth day for now. Here's hoping Hefner figured something out on Saturday.
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Rottino Up; Schwinden Down; Hefner to Rotation
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After almost two years on the air, we will be airing the final Kidmin1124 Radio Show from 9:00 to 10:00 PM EST tomorrow night, Thursday October 4, 2012. We are bringing back as many past panelists as we can find to talk about the radio show and chat children's ministry one last time.
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Oxford MBA and Executive MBA information session in Los Angeles
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 from 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM (PST)
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Find out more about the Oxford full-time MBA and Executive MBA programmes
We are pleased to invite you to an information session in Los Angeles on February 26th from 7pm.
The event will provide an opportunity for you to learn more about the Oxford MBA and Executive MBA (EMBA) programmes.
Stephan Chambers, MBA Programme Director, will introduce you to the MBA programmes at the School.
Alumni will attend the event and will be happy to share their experience of the programme with you. Should you wish to attend the information session, please book a ticket.
Event schedule:
18.45: Registration
19.00: Oxford MBA and EMBA programme presentation
20.00: Q&A session with alumni
20.30: Drinks reception
The Oxford MBA is a full-time one-year programme comprising an intensive series of stimulating lectures, energetic seminars and small group work, which can take students anywhere in the world. In little more than a decade, the Oxford MBA has become one of the best one-year programmes in the world. In the Financial Times' Global ranking (Jan 13) the MBA programme is ranked number three in the UK. We offer a flexible, but rigorous course delivered by international scholars.
The Oxford Executive MBA is designed to help senior professionals realise their potential whilst delivering international general management competence to their organisations. The EMBA is delivered in a flexible format of 17 one-week modules starting in January each year and concluding in September of the following year. More than 70% of Oxford EMBA participants do not live in the UK.
Should you require any further information about the event, please do not hesitate to contact us.
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TURIN -- Enjoyed the Cindy Klassen-Anni Friesinger showdown the other day?
Well, pull up a chair and prepare for Canada vs. Germany, Part 2.
It's Winnipeg product Clara Hughes against Claudia Pechstein, the three-time defending gold medallist, head-to-head in the last pairing of today's 5,000-metre speed skating event, which gets underway at 9:30 a.m.
Like the Klassen-Friesinger matchup in Wednesday's 1,500, this one's got all kinds of history attached to it.
For the 36-year-old Pechstein to win four of these in a row would be precedent-setting.
A win by Hughes, 33, would add to a legacy that's already seen her become the first Olympian in history to win more than one medal at both the Summer and Winter Games.
Any other year, and Hughes would be one of the stars of the Canadian show.
Here, she's been skating in the long shadow thrown by Klassen, but she wouldn't have it any other way.
Hughes craves media attention the way a vegan craves a rare steak.
Actually, she doesn't hold it in disdain, she'd just rather someone else took it.
The presence of her quadruple-medal-winning teammate has meant she could go about her business relatively quietly.
It's hard to imagine anybody winning a history-making medal as quietly as Hughes did last week.
Her silver in the team pursuit event made it two medals in Winter Games (the other, a bronze in Salt Lake City), two in Summer (cycling, 1996).
Incredibly, that bit of history didn't get any play here.
Hughes' anonymity could suffer a blow today, though, as she tries to complete her own Drive for Five in the 5,000, the race she's been waiting for.
It could also be her last Olympic race, although she's not ruling out another run at 2010.
You'd best not count her out, because if there's one thing this redhead has, it's endurance.
"A gigantic engine," is how her coach, Arno Hoogveld, described Hughes in an interview with Sun Media yesterday. "Like the Energizer Bunny."
The batteries looked in need of re-charging when Hughes raced the 3,000 back on Day 2.
"I just felt like my legs weighed two tons," she said at the time. "I came out of that race and watched the video, and I looked horrible, basically. It was like skating in quicksand.
"I just have to calm down, and just totally mentally and physically prepare for the race of my life and the fight of my life on the 25th."
The 5,000 is a unique animal, presenting an entirely different fight than the shorter distances.
If the 1,000 is a furious, 75 seconds in a cage with a tiger, then the 5,000 is a wolf in the wild, one that will stalk you for a full seven minutes, wearing you down until you collapse.
What separates Hughes from the pack: her survival instinct.
"She has the capability to suffer," Hoogveld said. "When everybody else is falling off the pace ... when a race gets really tough, she just keeps going."
It's a toughness that's part mental and part physical, the product of years of endurance races on the bike.
Combined with the smarts Hughes has developed competing internationally all these years, and you've got one of the pre-race favourites.
"She has the true combination of a champion," Hoogveld said. "They're hard to find, I'll tell you that."
Perhaps the best part about Hughes is her Olympic spirit.
She simply basks in the whole experience, how it unites nations, erasing boundaries of religion, colour and language.
"The spirit, the sportsmanship during the Games ... she loves that kind of stuff," Hoogveld said.
Canadians should love this, too.
Running parallel to Hughes's story is that of Klassen, who'll attempt to add to her record of four medals at a single Olympics.
It's possible Hughes gets career medal No. 5, while Klassen grabs career No. 6.
The Canadian women have already had a one-two finish at the Oval Lingotto -- who's to say they can't do it again?
Claudia Pechstein, perhaps.
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May 4, 2017 – Stacy Berman, Ponca City senior and political science major, was chosen to be inducted into Pi Sigma Alpha political science honor society at Northwestern Oklahoma State University.
May 3, 2017 – Two Northwestern Oklahoma State University students have been inducted into the Phi Alpha Theta, Mu-Lambda chapter, honor society.
February 15, 2017 – Northwestern Oklahoma State University's Diversity Committee recently played host to a workshop for faculty and staff called, "Achieving Life Balance as a Professional in Higher Education."
February 14, 2017 – Northwestern Oklahoma State University's Department of Social Sciences has selected the recipient for the Civic Education Fellow award for this academic year. Jack Nickelson, Mooreland senior and political science major, will represent Northwestern at the Oklahoma State Capitol in May.
April 28, 2016 – Northwestern Oklahoma State University's Social Sciences Department played host to the initiation ceremony for history honor society Phi Alpha Theta and the political science honor society Pi Sigma Alpha on Monday, April 25.
April 20, 2016 – Two Northwestern Oklahoma State University students will spend their summers interning at the state capitol starting May 9.
April 19, 2016 – A Northwestern Oklahoma State University graduating senior was one of a few students across the United States who earned the Newman Civic Fellows Award from Compact Connect.
March 30, 2016 -- Northwestern Oklahoma State University social work faculty and students recently attended the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) 40th Annual Oklahoma State Conference held at the Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center in Norman.
February 18, 2016 -- The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Oklahoma will be recognizing outstanding Oklahomans at its award ceremony March 5 at noon in Norman.
September 2, 2015--Northwestern Oklahoma State University will play host to the deadCENTER Film Festival Organization Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 9-10, in conjunction with the Graceful Arts Center and Rialto Twin Theatre for the Salt Fork Film Festival.
July 7, 2015--One history major from Northwestern Oklahoma State University completed an Oklahoma Legislative Internship with Sen. Bryce Marlatt this past May.
April 3, 2015--Northwestern Oklahoma State University's Department of Social Sciences is planning a short program to recognize the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's death and the 100th anniversary of the gift of the Lincoln bust to Northwestern from the graduating class of 1915. The program is set for Tuesday, April 14, at 1:30 p.m. at the Lincoln bust on the Herod Hall lawn and is free and open to the campus community and general public.
September 9, 2013-- Dr. William Corbett, who has written extensively on World War II Prisoner of War camps in Oklahoma, will present a talk on this subject at 7 p.m. on Sept. 26 in the J.W. Martin Library on the Northwestern Oklahoma State University Alva campus.
April 23, 2013 -- Eight Northwestern Oklahoma State University seniors receiving the Outstanding Senior Award are among the award recipients at this year's Spring Reunion Day Awards Ceremony April 27 at 5:15 p.m. in the Student Center Ranger Room on the Alva campus.
July 25, 2012 -- The Northwestern Oklahoma State University Department of Social Sciences and Institute for Citizenship Studies, in conjunction with a major grant from the Oklahoma Humanities Council, conducted a summer teachers' workshop on the American Civil War. The workshop brought 17 teacher-participants from diverse backgrounds from all parts of the state of Oklahoma to Northwestern-Alva from June 11-14.
April 24, 2012 -- The Northwestern Oklahoma State University Department of Social Sciences has selected Kathryn Montes, Mesquite (Texas) junior, as the recipient of the Civic Education Fellowship award.
Sean Byrne, an Enid graduate student at Northwestern Oklahoma State University and executive director of the United Way of Enid and Northwest Oklahoma, has found a need in Enid and is working with area churches and business owners to establish a new program to address concerns for storm shelters in the community.
Austin Meyer, a recent Northwestern Oklahoma State University graduate and political science major from Alva, is working the last two weeks of May with Sen. Bryce Marlatt at the Oklahoma State Capitol as part of the Civic Education Fellowship Program.
The Northwestern Oklahoma State University Department of Social Sciences and the Masonic Institute for Citizenship Studies proudly announce the upcoming Santa Fe Trail Symposium and Conference that will be held on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 1-2, at Northwestern-Woodward.
The Northwestern Oklahoma State University Department of Social Sciences has selected Nathan Jones, Beaver sophomore, as the recipient of the first Civic Education Fellowship award.
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A month ago, I observed a group of four or five youngsters, all of them a year or two away from becoming teens, on an afterschool-shopping spree at a neighborhood grocery store. After picking out their purchases, one of them was designated to pay the bill with a debit card. News from the storeowner that the card reader was out of order sent made the group angry and bewildered. All of them had debit or credit cards, one or two might have had a few dollars in notes, but none had enough cash to cover the bill.
After a short conference, one group member was chosen to use his debit card at the store's ATM. Bad luck. The store's ATM was out of order, too. The group convened again and then exited the store grumbling in protest. The store had not lost a large sale, perhaps $12. However, it was a stunning demonstration of what the future might hold.
We've known for a while that cashless transactions for small-ticket items are becoming more popular. And now that trend has reached youngsters who fall into an important bulk vending demographic that we call "tweens." Granted, the young consumers I saw were solidly middle class New Yorkers. Still, I suspect they are what marketers refer to as "early adopters" -- at the forefront of a larger trend. For them, cash seemed like a foreign concept. Paying cash was viewed very much as an inconvenience, a hassle.
In the long run, this trend could prove disastrous for bulk vending, even though purchases at machines are done on impulse.
After speaking with parents, it's easy to see what's driving the trend. They prefer their kids to use debit or credit cards. It allows them to track their kids' spending closely and provides peace of mind knowing they have enough money for emergencies. As for the kids, using debit cards is as normal as texting. This is certainly a long way from just a few generations ago when junior executives would proudly flash a Diners Club card (remember them?) to pay for business dinners.
After a quick and decidedly unscientific survey, I discovered that cash is still king in low socioeconomic neighborhoods. I suspect that bulk operators who serve these areas have not seen a significant drop in cashboxes compared to areas where plastic is used frequently. But even in these areas, it may only be a matter of time before debit cards come into use among youngsters. The "cash only" signs that were once ubiquitous in these neighborhoods are becoming more difficult to find.
Future trends are difficult to predict. The future can be debated endlessly, though it may be helpful to consider that payments and purchases have all been trending toward ever-greater convenience for centuries. For the vast majority of consumers, it doesn't make a bit of difference whether dollar value is stored on notes or coins carried in a pocket or accessed with a thin plastic rectangle. But it's the million-dollar question for bulk vending operators.


text: It turns out that Paris Hilton insults the entire world with her presence and not just the English speaking world. Somehow Paris Hilton found someone dumb enough to let her open her own store. I can't imagine she put up her own money for that because even she known her bags and shoes and accessories are crap. Anyway, instead of opening one of the stores in a place we are all familiar with, Paris decided she should sell them where she felt loved. Mecca. Yes, the same place that is the holiest place in the world to all Muslims now stands a Paris Hilton store. Granted, there is an entire mall in Mecca, but still, it is Paris Hilton. Thousands of Muslims have taken to protesting this on twitter and feel that because of her sex tape, and drugs and stealing and criminal record that she is insulting Mecca. I don't think it is really limited to Mecca. I am just dumbfounded still that she actually has her own store. Seriously, have you seen the stuff she sells? It is so bad that she doesn't even wear it.


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I'm waiting for someone to say "Excuse me, do you happen to have any jumper cables," so that I can proudly whip out my Stanley...
When I was a young lad, it was not uncommon for cars to fail to start when you turned the ignition key. I'm not saying that this was an everyday occurrence, you understand, but if my mom tried to start the car and all we heard was a "graunching" noise, then we weren't outrageously surprised.
Things have become increasingly reliable over the years, to the extent that the thought a vehicle might fail to start rarely crosses one's mind. Thus, you can only imagine my doubt and disbelieve when I happily climbed into my new (secondhand) truck last Friday and turned the key and absolutely nothing happened (see also Just call me Tracker Trucker Max [Click Here], Now Im Truck-less Tracker Trucker Max [Click Here], and My new moniker is Tracker Trucker Max Esquire [Click Here]).
Fortunately I still had my faithful little Kia sitting in the drive, so I set off for work mumbling and grumbling under my breath.
By some strange quirk of fate I'd arranged to meet my father-in-law for lunch that day. When I arrived at the restaurant in my Kia, he inquired as to the whereabouts of my truck. I explained what had happened, and also that I was going to wait till the following day and then get my son Joseph to help me push the truck into the drive so I could jump start the little rascal (the truck, not Joseph).
In response, my father-in-law delved into the tool box on his own truck and emerged clutching a yellow object that he said would make things a lot easier. It turned out this was a sort of "jump start in a box" type thing. Well, color me surprised.
Now you are probably already aware of these products, but I'm not really much interested in cars and trucks and suchlike apart from their ability to transport me from point A to point B (and back again) so I was completely unacquainted with the existence of these little scamps.
Anyway, to cut a long story short, the next day I used this "jump start in a box" thingy to start my truck, which I then took it for a 15-mile drive to charge the battery (I was working on the assumption that I'd left a door cracked open or a light on that had drained my battery).
I ended up at Barnes and Noble, where I popped in to check the bargain shelves for anything of interest. When I returned to my truck the battery was as flat as a pancake. Fortunately, I'd had the wit to bring the "jump start in a box" thingy with me, so I re-jumped the truck and meandered my way over to the nearest auto-parts store. They attached a special meter to the battery and informed me that it was as dead as a dodo it had gone to meet its maker, as it were so they installed a brand-spanking new battery for me and I headed on my merry way.
I have to say that I was incredibly impressed with the whole concept of these "jump start in a box" thingies (do they have a proper name?), so the first thing I did was to drive over to my local Lowe's Store to see what they had to offer in this department. They had an entire rack of this type of product (how come I've never noticed them before?), and I ended up purchasing a Stanley PPRH5 450-Amp Professional Power Station with Built-In Air Compressor:
This little beauty is GREAT!!! In addition to the 450 amp/1000 amp peak jumper capability, it also comes equipped with a 120 PSI digital piston-driven compressor. Once again, its not like you need this capability very often; on the other hand, my wife (Gina the Gorgeous) is a realtor specializing in new construction, which means she spends a lot of time driving around new developments. In turn, this means she has a habit of picking up nails (not her, but her car's tires) resulting in slow leaks (again, I'm talking about her tires). The bottom line is that it will be really useful to have this portable air compressor at our disposal.
But wait, there's more, because we get a lot of thunderstorms around here, and it's not uncommon to lose power for a couple of hours. Of course we have candles and suchlike, plus we have a supply of batteries, but losing power can still be a pain ("Especially if you've failed to charge your iPad that has all your music and videos on it," he said, bitterly).
So I'm really happy with the fact that my Stanley Power Station provides a high-powered ultra-bright LED emergency light along with two 120-volt AC outlets and a USB power output, all of which I am sure will come in very handy in the not-so-distant future. Now I'm just waiting for someone to say "Excuse me, do you happen to have any jumper cables," so that I can proudly whip out my Stanley (hmmm, maybe I'll have to re-think how I say this )
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01-16-2007, 01:57 PM #49Pro Bowl Poster
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The play calling is ALL on Billick...regardless of how the players executed it. Did McNair play poorly...yes, but the game was STILL there to be won and Billick couldn't find a way to overcome and adjust and find a way to win.
In case you people have forgotten we haven't won a playoff game since 2001and the offensive problems can be traced back to Billick. Sure he did a nice job of getting things turned around after Fassel was fired...but Billick hired Fassel in the first place. We had a terrible QB situation b/c Billick wanted Boller. I don't see why Billick's past mistakes all magically disappear b/c of what happened this year.
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Re: REASONS FOR THE LOSS (AKA, the Blame Game)
1) Turnovers! Turnovers! Turnovers!
A part of the regular season success was winning the turnover battle and taking advantage off of those turnovers and converting them into points.
2) Game plan
The panic button was hit too early in giving up on the run. Lewis had 13 attempts for 53 yards and average of 4.1. Mike Anderson for 4 for 18 yards at a 4.5 clip. Every team that had success this season against the Colts defense wore the smaller Colts out by pounding on them. This was a cause for concern from me going into the game as the Ravens have become more pass first than run first. It has proven successful but, for this game they had to let their huge lineman stuff the slight front seven. The offensive sets didn't have the same air of unpredictability that they had in spots during the season. Playing too conservatively. The trying not to lose arguement that many have brought up.
3) No breaks. Two tipped passes for sure interceptions. A Colt fumble that falls out of bounds. A Clayton "fumble" that negates a huge reception. It didn't help on a day where not much else was going right.
As for Billick being too conservative here are parts of a article on just such a topic in the NFL.
The conservative party
Dr. Z, SI.com
They knew it was the defining moment of their season, maybe, for the older members of the Arizona Cardinals, for their careers. And man, were they ever on their game. At least for three quarters. How could I tell? The concentration. I didn't see a Matt Leinart pass dropped. I saw tackling that was sure.
Say on third-and-5, Chicago competes a little swing pass for a few yards, and you know the momentum will get the guy the first down. Not against Arizona on Monday night. The runner was stopped in his tracks, forcing a punt, time and again. Eric Green, the right corner, was in a tackling frenzy. I mean, these guys really wanted it.
The coach wouldn't let them have it. It isn't certain which coach. Dennis Green wouldn't take responsibility for the gutless play-calling that cost Arizona the game. I mean, what did you expect? By implication he indicated that the fault lay with offensive coordinator Keith Rowen, because he fired him the next day. A convenient bail out for sure. And who says the head coach can't get on the phone to the booth and tell his assistant what he wants run. Timeouts had been taken during the crucial period -- by the Bears, no less.
We all know that Chicago never should have been ahead. But that's been rehashed enough. The point is that after the punt return that gave the Bears the lead, Leinart and the offense didn't just fold up. The kid drove his team into field-goal range, and that was against a defense that didn't hold back. Chicago was throwing a lot of blitz pressure on Leinart, and sometimes it forced bad passes. One blind side hit in the third quarter had knocked the ball loose for a score.
But he was still hitting his hot reads often enough to set the Bears on their heels, and at the end he brought his team from its own 38 to the Bears' 24, second-and-3. And then the Cardinal coach (Green ... Rowen ... who knows?) took the game away from his team.
Anyone who had watched the contest had to know that no amount of running plays was going to get the Cardinals a first down, not when you've got one of the worst offensive lines in football trying to block the best. Slobs trying to block athletes, lots of athletes, all crowding the box.
Edgerrin James was on his way to setting an all-time record for fewest yards gained (55) on most carries (36), an unbelievable chronicle of frustration and failure. Out of 19 third-down situations up to that point, the Cards had tried to run on only one of them, falling five yards short. That was the track record of their running game. That's how much confidence they had in it, until, of course, they decided to play to lose.
I don't know what percentage of coaches in the NFL would have played it conservative in that spot and called two straight running plays, as Arizona did, or how many would have tried something a bit different, such as the kind of short pass to Anquan Boldin that had been driving Chicago crazy all night. Get your first down, pick up a few more yards somewhere and you give your kicker a chip shot and take a lot of the pressure off. I'd imagine that most coaches would have gone conservative and played these kind of percentages.
"Dare to be bold. Yeah, it sounds nice, but so few of them do it. They're basically conservative people. Sam Wyche dared to be different. Remember what they called him? Wicky Wacky. I might lose, say the coaches who take his lesson to heart, but by God, no one's gonna make fun of me.
What Green, Rowen or the combination found was the easiest way to lose. Run twice, get stopped, miss the 40-yard field goal, which isn't exactly a chip shot, go home with your loss, knowing that at least you didn't do anything unusual. Besides, it's the players who get the loss, right? Bunch of chokes, right?
Coaches are always taking victories away from their players. What did Marty Schottenheimer do but close up shop and try to sit on a tiny lead for half a game. San Diego vs. Baltimore earlier this season, remember? He isn't a bad guy, and on an organization level, he's a hell of a good coach. But it's just that old-boy mentality.
You'd have thought that he learned his lesson two years ago, when he shut it down against the Jets at the end of the wild-card playoff and set it up for a 40-yard field goal to win the game. Not exactly a gimme, but Marty decided to pay the hand he had and not draw any more cards. Nate Kaeding missed the kick and San Diego went home
And you'd have thought that Jets coach Herm Edwards would have profited from watching Marty go down, following that slavish adherence to those kind of percentages, but next week he did the same thing in the divisionals in Pittsburgh. Only he told his QB to actually take a knee and lose some yards in order to set up a 47-yard field goal. And this was in Heinz Field, where no one ever had kicked one longer than 46. This one didn't break the streak, either, and the Jets said sayonara.
Why do coaches keep doing it? Why do they refuse to take the smallest bold step, with such a reward at the end of it? Beats me. You see it on the other side of the ball, too.
Have you ever rooted for a team that's on defense, and you practically beg: Hold 'em, please just hold them this time. And they're rushing four, only four, play after play, and no one's getting through. They're just getting tired. And there's this thrashing storm, going nowhere, in front of the passer as he takes his drop, sets his feet, looks straight downfield, and you know, you just know, that it's gonna be a quick post or a comeback or a crossing pattern good for 18 yards, minimum.
Atlanta vs. the Giants last Sunday. The Falcon defensive line is wearing down. People are getting hurt. They're out of ammo, but they keep storming the walls. They are being coached to lose. And they oblige. You don't pressure the passer, you don't win the game.
Floyd Peters, the great 49ers defensive coach who masterminded the famous Gold Rush, with Cedrick Hardman and Tommy Hart, used to say that he'd go to bed at night and wake up in the morning creating rush schemes. He'd dream of them and reach for his notebook and start diagramming them.
Sometimes he'd bring only four, but they were always twisting and looping and running stunts. It was never a static rush. If four didn't get there in time, he'd bring one blitzer, two, whatever it took.
"Sometimes I can use a rush scheme only once," he'd say, "and then back on the shelf it goes, and I start working things off it. Then when they catch up with that, it's shelved and I work on new ones."
Dare to be different. Dare to create. Don't lose the game for your team."
To summarize that long section. It's always easy to look in hindsight at decisons. I just did that earlier didn't I? But, to fire Billick or blame it all on him shows little real understanding of sports. Players make plays and coaches take the blame when they don't make those plays. All coaches can do is put the players in the best spot to win and then they do the rest. Much of the condemnation of Billick are points that he is arrogant and a control freak. Ultimately it's his job on the line. The shelf life of a head coach isn't a long one. With 8 seasons, Billick is tied for 4th with the Eagles' Andy Reid for NFL head coaching seniority with the same team...Bill Cowher , formerly of the Steelers was 1st with 15 seasons, the Titans' Jeff Fisher is 2nd with 13, followed by the Broncos' Mike Shanahan with 12. In six seasons, the Ravens under Billick have had a record (regular and post-season) of 61-42 (.593). Two divisional titles (2003/2006). Four trips to the playoffs.
Re: REASONS FOR THE LOSS (AKA, the Blame Game)
Now let's look at the game plan Billick apparently went into this past weekend with. "Conservative," you say. Now, if you'd told me before the game that Billick was going to have a "conservative" game plan, I would have said, that means we will run the ball 50% or more of the time. If we had this discussion *before* the game, would you have agreed with me? I bet you would have.
But now, here we are, after the game. We had a great many more passing plays then running plays, but we lost.
Therefore we can assume the play calling was conservative.
It's funny, Skay, when I asked you for an example of conservative play calling, you went away from the Colts game to get a game from the regular season. We played 16 times in the regular season, sixteen 60 minute games. Isn't it interesting you happened to pick out one of only 3 losses?
For you and Tex and the others all across Baltimore who make this same argument, we lose because of the conservative play calling. We never *won* because of it, but on the rare occasions when we lost this year, that's why.
I'm not going to persuade you, or Tex. That's fine. The readers can decide for themselves.Festivus
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To tell you the truth, I don't know what to classify Billick's gameplan as, because as other posters have stated, we didn't run the ball very often (espeically the 2nd half), which is a trademark of a conservative gameplan. I tend to think if we were ACTUALLY conservative on offense, we might have had a better chance. That's the part I didn't understand. It's like we had absolutely no identity on offense on Saturday, we didn't know if we were a west-coast pass happy team, or a conservative ball control team.
That above + bad player execution = failure on offense.
If we ran the ball more, I think we might have had a better chance, but at the same time, if our offensive skill players had executed better, we'd also have done fairly well.Season over, guess I'll have to start drinking beer again...
01-16-2007, 04:18 PM #54Regular 1st Stringer
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It seemed to me that in the second half Billick didn't want to fall into the "trap" of what happened to KC the previous week. Except in the first half, we were relatively successful running the ball, AND passing to Jamal out of the backfield. He had some NICE runs after the catch -- better than I'd seen him make in a long time. During one of those runs after the catch, he juked the defender right out of his jockstrap. And we weren't down by that much, so it wasn't as if it were panick time. But he seemed to get away from what had worked during the first half, and then...it was time to pack it in and gear up for next year.
So I think the answer is, there WAS no "type" of game plan -- and that, maybe more than anything else, explains a lot of why we got the results we did. And why so many fans are scratching their heads, wondering WTF did Billick DO for those two weeks as far as DEVELOPING a game plan. It was obvious what Indy did. And even when it didn't work (I think even Dierdorf said that the real fast "hurry up" wasn't working for Indy and they needed to knock it off), at least they TRIED something. We tried NOTHING. And THAT'S what's so hard to take about Billick and his coaching "style".
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I think you're right, Tex, as far as a coach needing to have alternatives, since it's impossible to know if your "A" plan is going to work. But the reality is, we weren't down by THAT MUCH at halftime, so it's not clear to me that the "game plan" in the first half wasn't working. The EXECUTION wasn't working, and we were shelling out more turnovers -- and getting fewer takeaways -- than normal, but it was NOT time to push the panick button and abandon what WAS working in the first half. How can anyone say that the yardage JL got in the first half wasn't on course for a 100+ yard game?
I don't know, man. The game sucked; the bounces sucked; the coaching, IMO, sucked (except for Rex); and McNair sucked. I am NOT going to say that either Heap or Clayton sucked; that is absurd, IMO. And what really sucks is having to wait and see what "great genius plans" Billick has in store for next year. Even when he took over and was winning, it STILL was vanilla, although after a steady diet of Fassell/Billick, Billick/Billick was an improvement. But then it stopped. And it was painfully lacking against Indy. And some people are not satisfied with Billick's "status quo", approach, and some are. I clearly am not.
Oh, btw...I don't know if you were at the game, but in the warmups, they had McNair and Boller throwing diagonally across from each other. And at one point, after McNair threw the ball to the guy standing next to Boller, that guy flipped the ball to Boller and he bobbled it; then he went to pick it up from the ground and he bobbled it again; and all I could do was laugh and think about you.
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1st half - 14 running plays/12 passing plays
2nd half - 6 running plays/19 passing plays
We threw on 7 consecutive offensive plays to open the 2nd half.
This makes no sense to me - against a defense that is statistically poor against the Run & statistically good against the pass.
We were out coached in this one plain & simple - embarrassing - especially with 2 weeks to prepare.
There is no excuse Billick - And you didn't even take any personal responsibility in your press conference.
I guess you are ready to "move forward"
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Props to the NEWBIE!
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> We were out coached in this one
This much I agree with.
I just think it's absurd after the season and seasons we've had with Billick to call him out as a bad coach, and complain about an offensive scheme that got us the 2d best record in the AFC this year. 2 Division championships, 1 SB championship, other wild card berths, most teams' fans would *love* to have a head coach with those accomplishments.
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Also obviously offensive execution was *so* poor, with bad passes and 4 turnovers, it makes it considerably more difficult to assess the quality of the game plan. If we are going to turn the ball over 4 times, the game plan doesn't make one bit of difference.
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Bringing up my name because I don't agree with his OPINION.
Awww, poor little Skay doesn't like when people don't agree with him, ON A MESSAGEBOARD.
If you could care less, then why do you continually post all over the place why you think Billick should be gone when he's not going anywhere.
We all get it. You want him gone.
Maybe you can talk about something else. Or at least not personally insult other board members like you whine about others doing.
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My story today looks at "Petr Nedved's outside shot at making the Rangers":http://www.lohud.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080920/SPORTS01/809200377/1046/SPORTS0107, which he wistfully admits is his last chance of playing in the NHL. Tellingly, Nedved said he would only play for the Rangers, and will head back to the Czech League if (and most likely when) the team cuts him.
"The way I look at it is this is probably the last opportunity for me," Nedved said. "Obviously I'm not getting any younger. I actually look around and I think I'm the oldest guy here, unfortunately. If I was 25 or 26 I could play one more year in Europe and then it's not a big deal. But if I play one more year in Europe, it's not possible for me to come back."
It says something about the ups-and-downs of training camp that I went from thinking Nedved had no chance of making this team, to thinking he had a chance, to again think he's a longshot.
Some of that comes from conversations with people both inside and outside the organization. And some of that is just what you see on the ice. Nedved had to be stellar this week, but he hasn't been so far in the intrasquad scrimmages. Now his last hope rests with how he fares in the games. He'll play his first Monday night at the Garden.
Meanwhile, a brief programming note: while one squad will be in Ottawa, the other two will be skating at the Training Center today. I may check in later from there, but my real interest lies in what I see on the TV tonight. MSG is covering all eight (eight!) games of the preseason.
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Cha-Ching! Money Talks...but can you ask for it?
When I first started in web design and even to this day, the questions arising about payments, monies due and all those cash transactions always make me nervous and uncomfortable. I don't know whether it's a confidence issue or not but I always seem to cringe when it comes to informing the client about how much they owe me or worse still, following up on a payment that is outstanding!
In some cases I have no problem stating what is due - via email/phone but in person, I tend to be more uncomfortable when discussing money. Usually the client is surprised it costs more than 20 euro in the first place (25 really but hey, who's counting) :shifty:
I do value my work and I work hard at what I do so I know I work for the money I ask for, yet when it comes down to the crunch I still feel uncomfortable discussing what is owed :confused2
Even in personal instances where someone might give me a few euro for fixing a computer or even as a present or something, I always still find it hard to accept money. I guess I just want to do them a good turn and I expect nothing in return! In some cases people even get offended that you don't take their money - but I think they get over it quick enough :lol: I suppose if I were asking a friend to fix my tv or car, I would give them money also as a gesture of their time spent on fixing a problem I had, I would expect them to take the money otherwise I guess I would be a bit put out by that too!
So, I guess my question is: How do you ask for money from a client when it's outstanding? What's the best approach when you do feel a bit uncomfortable dealing with these financial situations? Do you have any tips or experiences you would like to share? Are there any pointers you can give to help get over this barrier? Maybe I need to hire someone to handle the cashflow issues? Is that just a cop out?
Thoughts are welcome
If you already have enough clients, you can try raising your rates. Really, that's the only way to make yourself happy. Find what they're willing to pay. If they're not willing to pay higher rates, let them go and try to make up with those that stay.
If you think of it, that's a very logical thing to do. You already paid your price to get these clients by under-charging. Now you can increase the quality of your service by limit the number of clients you work with and charge more for doing so.
@ Saul & Crazy conversation - I do believe in appreciating yourself and recognising your abilities and yes when it comes to work and pricing you should not under/over estimate - I struggeld alot with this when I first started charging clients - My initial approach was charge significantly less than my competitors - which I did and it worked for me and I got alot of business my way BUT...I worked very hard for nothing really, I didn't feel I was getting paid for the long hours and amount of work that was required per project... So I guess I felt that I shot myself in the foot!
Anyway, over time I read up on a few articles and books and began to think wait..I should really value what I do and charging little or nothing at times doesn't really reflect what I'm worth whereas others are charging thousands for doing hardly anything and at times I could do a far better job! :confused2 - I'm still struggling to find a happy medium really where I feel like I've been paid properly for the work I do - I know I'm good but the "how good" part niggles away at me, perhaps I compare myself to others too much :confused2
I guess when I think about it, it's probably one of the reasons why I find it hard to handle the money issue also - if I were getting more maybe I would be more hungrier for it!
I always give a breakdown of what everything costs so they know they are getting value for money and obviously why things cost more than most or less.. :tup: Timeframes are never an issue for me except maybe when I extend the payment schedule for another couple of days that turn into 2 weeks! :shifty: But with the way things are with the economy, having to wait is perhaps a given, as long as I get paid I don't mind - Determining what to charge is my problem also aswell as asking for it :lol: Most times I under value what I do and I end up charging less than I should but I'm alot better now with setting a price than what I was when I first started in this line of work! I guess what my point above was basically that when it comes to being face to face and discussing money I just feel uncomfortable with the whole subject, trying to find a way to deal with it is something I've been struggling with! :confused2
lol how cunning :rofl: That's a nice approach - although I think if I were doing that my clients would just ignore it but it's an interesting concept how you can appear to be seperate with say "the billing department" I like that...I might just try that out :tup:
It's similiar to Scallio's approach :tup: I wonder though if that limits your flexibility with regard to payments...what if someone is struggling with money one week and will promise to get the payment to you the following Friday or something...do you still allow for this or do you just quote the policy when people are dragging their feet?
I think we all have experienced this :lol:
I never under-charge anything. my prices are so steep that almost no one can afford it. But when it comes to coding/design/etc, I'm not for hire anymore anyway.
I do however help people and companies for free, if i have the time and feel they deserve my help.
I just did a PR campaign for a local company hereIt was shown to people in this marked from all over the world, and will be used by this company for future campaigns.
I told 'em I would do it only to help, as they are still in the startup phase, but I wanted 18k for the job - which they tought was OK. When all was settled, i told them i would do it for free hahaha.
money is not that important, what was important here was the value the company would bring to the local community - this value is way beyond money.
but, if i do a job and wants money for it, i make this perfectly clear as soon as they contact me; - I also tell 'em how much, or what they can expect it to cost.
if someone thinks it's too expensive, they are contacting the wrong guy, and should go for something cheaper.
if you do not appreciate your own work, how can you expect others to appreciate it?
my time is precious, and i don't want to waste it on people that are only wasting my time, for this - I'm too busy enjoying life and doing nothing
:tup: yeah, having a product that people actually would buy is working best for me too
Depends on who you've done work for.
If it's for a fair person, and you can spot them, they'd actually find it strange if you don't ask them for payment. Usually these guys and gals don't pay late either. A dream to work for!
It's the work done for "friends" that gets uncomfortable to collect. I always get skeptical when a new client invites me to hang out. I consider it a sign of someone who's preparing to squelch out at the end.
If it's for a fair person, and you can spot them, they'd actually find it strange if you don't ask them for payment. Usually these guys and gals don't pay late either. A dream to work for!
It's the work done for "friends" that gets uncomfortable to collect. I always get skeptical when a new client invites me to hang out. I consider it a sign of someone who's preparing to squelch out at the end.
Ask him, "do you also say this to your barber?"You've done something for them, they should pay you for that. It's as simple as that. Why clients try to haggle themselves out of paying, and the way they do it sometimes, will never seize to amaze me I think.
I let that go. It is not worth the pain and time to go after it. Or just keep billing with interest and let it accrue. Keep sending.
I understand your feelings and feel your pain... I'm crap when it comes to collect money.
Oh, I know what I should do but... I feel guilty asking and therefore getting paid is a pain
Words of wisdom. But wisdom comes only with experience.
I think the biggest problem for those having this issue (including past me) is lack of clear plan. Sometimes you have to "under-charge" but you get it back via PR or word of mouth. Especially when just starting out, it's likely to be part of your marketing plan. But if you don't have an actual plan and just do it spontaneously (perhaps subconsciously knowing it's good marketing) you tend to feel pressure on yourself to charge more.
If (or when) I'm gonna go back to this type of work I will create a plan that I would follow to the letter. Including pricing, but cutting off some of it for the word of mouth to get the ball rolling. Heck, I'd do it free (that eliminates all your pricing woes altogether :lol:), release free products to establish yourself. Just like you did with the 18k project - that's brilliant PR.
Then once you actually have clients booked for the full year to come, you can raise your prices to whatever highs, and feel good about it, as the marketing pretty much comes free (or it's already paid for, to be exact).
Ah that reminds me that I have some guys owing me for 3-5 years. Good luck getting those back :lol:
Unfortunately it is hard not to under-charge for your work, especially if you get the luck to charge after the work is done without prearrangement. Not that agreeing for the payment is any easier before a project begins. I guess it comes with experience and organization.
It's much easier selling a product. It has a price and that's it. That's a no-brainer.
If I were still doing contracting work, I'd try to break down each project into already existing components (products and services) as much as possible. Components that already have a price tag so that's only a matter of doing simple math.
Well I must say I do like that degree of seperation - I can just quote policy anymore But...knowing my luck..I'll have clients who will ask to speak with someone in the billing department or the company Director/CEO, I cannot hide behind any policy then when it's basically me who's running the show! :shifty:
I am still chasing up with it but I'm not holding out for the balance, if I get it great I can really draw a line under that one, if I don't it'll still be case closed but lesson learned!
:lol: I know, it'd despicable the way some people go on, it really is. I actually laughed when he said about merging the payment onto the next project but he kept on talking about how great this new project will be and how there'll be more money but I wasn't interested in it at all, to me he basically just went too far and it was curtains for me where he was concerned!
I think what annoyed me the most was that obviously he went off and had time to think about how he could get out of paying me now but make it sound like it's in MY best interest...way too sneaky for my liking, clever though I'll give him that, but disgusting :sick:
Yes we allow for that, we have had people turning payments into installments. But it is a great tool to prevent the habitual non-payer from creating all the extra invoices and so on.
I'll get you to do the honours with the voice manipulation stuff Datura :lol:
It is important to be flexible yes...I guess as you say it's a case by case basis, just cross that bridge when if I come to it...I do like the email approach, like they can contact billing @ xyandz dot com :tup: I'll use that one and deal with anything else after that
I thought I was bad Saul...jeeze 5yrs! :lol: I like the idea of set pricing, I used to do that with templates I sold but when it comes to the web design projects not all are the same so it's difficult to pinpoint how much I'll charge, especially if clients know each other, I may charge less than one so I price down for the other because of this...not the best thing when you just break even, but atleast it's not a loss...sort of :shifty:
I do agree with the experience factor - I guess I will get better in time - I will adopt a few suggestions that were put forward here because I really believe they are fantastic, sort of ashamed I didn't think of them but hey least I know now
So how do you really chase up with someone who doesn't follow through with payment? Recently I had a case where the client paid me only part of the monies due...I was promised future work and basically he was holding the rest of the payment at ransom until I committed to another project with him...now...I don't work like this - that whole project with him was a nightmare to start with and I was glad it was over and no money in the world would ever make me want to do another project for him so in essence I was never going to do this upcoming project :shifty:
Anyways, I followed up with a call about the balance due for the current project eventually when I mustered up the guts to and I received a bit here and there but there is still a small bit outstanding. I feel lucky with the amount I've gotten so far (95%), but how do u deal with a client who decides to only pay you what they figure it's worth or even if they say like in my case "I'll pay you the rest when we get stuck into the next project in a few weeks time" :confused2
We always point to our policies that are set by the company: "There is not much else we can do."
When you incorporate then this option is there, you also look bigger than you actually are, so the customer hesitates more to delay payments.
Don't rush the process, ensure you give them fair warning before the money is due. On top of that I would say be sure to show them what you have produced and how that breaks down into what is due. If their getting a bit tricky it's worth trying to be as friendly as possible, people are more likely to pay you if you stay calm and keep the anger to a minimum. When I send an invoice, it can also pay to send a reminder if a period goes by (sometimes people do genuinely get caught up in other things which distract them). I don't tend to have issue requesting payment, deciding how much to charge for work (based on project scope) is often my issue!
Well, you can train your voice to sound differently haha.But you can use this certainly with email and snail mail too. In general though, if you incorporate, there is more impact in the eye of the customer because they do not know how big or small you are.
And if they ask for the billing department you just tell them that you are the one that takes care of things.
We have had occasions where we had a collection agency involved, even going to court in some far away places.
You just have to be flexible and judge how honest the customer really is. I have had stores that went through hard times and gave them credit for half a year or so, they came out of it and paid later on. They become loyal customers when you show some understanding. It really is case by case.
I recently changed the way I sent invoices actually. I used to send personal e-mails (e-billing is allowed in The Netherlands) with the invoice attached as a PDF file, but now I send a standard text stating the payment should be made within the next 30 days. If they don't pay I send another standard text with a reminder with a text that roughly translates from Dutch to "the original invoice has possibly slipped your mind" (the original Dutch sentence sounds better of course) and ask them to pay within the next 14 days.If they still don't pay then I call them to ask if there is a reason they cannot / are not willing to pay.
For me these standard e-mails make it less personal, so I don't have to hestistate/feel bad about how I phrase things.Also, if the client complains I can always blame the "automated billing system", which in fact it's not, as I'm sending the e-mails myself, but the client doesn't know that
:shifty: two peas in a pod :lol: We'd go broke if we were in business together Nuria but atleast we'd have a laugh :rofl: :x
:sick: Agreed, a few months back think I was telling you I had a nightmare "favour project" for someone I knew - never again will I ever do any projects/work for friends/associates...for family though I think I'll always be on hand to help out in that regard though that's immediate family only :shifty:


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"Red is really hard to do cheaply, so [high-end] designers love it," Atkinson says.
Scott and Atkinson admit that the complexity involved in making a film can lead to a wild variation in quality.
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FOS11 Statement RE House Homeland Security Committee
Families of September 11 is pleased that the House of Representatives has created a permanent Homeland Security Committee. This is a critical step in recognizing and preventing terrorist attacks that continue to threaten our nation.
However, we are dismayed and frustrated that the House did not follow all of the 9/11 Commission recommendations. Specifically, they did not give the Homeland Security Committee sole jurisdiction over all homeland security issues, including cyber-security, transportation, first responders and even terrorist financing. Instead, these issues remain under the auspices of other committees. Therefore, there is no comprehensive committee with authorization and appropriate powers, as recommended by the 9/11 Commission.
We are concerned that the lack of a centralized authority will continue to dilute accountability and continue to preserve a system that led to the September 11th attacks. We believe that this is unacceptable (to the American people), and it is a shameful way to honor the 3,000 who perished that fateful day.
We call on Congress to honor the wise recommendations of the 9/11 Commission and on the House to allow the Homeland Security Committee, under the mindful watch of its Chairman Christopher Cox, to do its job to the best of its ability. The spider-web of oversight (with 88 committees including 412 Congressmen and 100 Senators claiming some sort of jurisdiction over homeland security) is a pathway to disaster.
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The Mount's reputation for the quality of its nursing, teacher
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With the only four-year nursing degree program in the mid-Hudson
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The college also dedicated the adjacent Kaplan Family
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Dear Ms. Hawkins,
As president of the National Association of Enrolled Agents (NAEA), I write to comment on the recently released Office of Professional Responsibility's (OPR's) interim guidance on sanctions for tax noncompliance amongst Circular 230 practitioners. As the organization representing the interests of 46,000 enrolled agents, NAEA is well positioned to offer an informed perspective on sanction guidelines.
Overall, we applaud efforts by OPR to make its operations more transparent, which we believe this document and the penalty grid within it attempts to do. We also appreciate that OPR worked with the IRSAC OPR Subgroup in crafting this document. Reaching out to Circular 230 practitioners in the main increases the likelihood that OPR procedures will accomplish their stated goals and that the procedures will be both understood and not unduly burdensome.
We offer a number of general observations about the sanction guide as well as raise specific questions with respect to one of the examples provided.
While a number of enrolled agents have expressed concerns about potential rigidity in a penalty grid, we appreciate in particular the statement at the bottom of page 1:
Choosing a corrective sanction that is reasonable and appropriate for the circumstances involved is extremely important. All relevant factors must be given careful consideration. This document serves as a guide for determining the proper corrective sanction, and is not intended to establish a rigid standard…
We suggest, however, that the document may be improved by incorporating this philosophy directly within the penalty grid itself. Our concern is that the penalty grid may be extracted from the sanction guide and that this piece of important advice lost. The penalty grid should indicate possible sanctions, not definite sanctions. The mere existence of a grid is at least mildly troublesome insofar as the facts and circumstances differ for each practitioner and notwithstanding advice to OPR staff to treat the grid as a guideline we suggest that results will in practice largely reflect the prescribed penalties in the grid.
The penalty grid and examples focus exclusively on the consequences of tax noncompliance (either filing or payment noncompliance) by a Circular 230 practitioner. This leads us to the conclusion that while the document may reveal OPR's overall philosophy to sanctions for any infractions of Circular 230, the document itself is intended to provide specific guidance on only tax noncompliance issues. If our conclusion is appropriate, the title of the document is rather generic (i.e., Guide to Sanctions) and for clarity purposes we suggest a title more descriptive (e.g., Guide to Sanctions for Tax Noncompliance, by which it is referred on the OPR web landing page). If our conclusion is incorrect, statements to that extent within the document would be both welcome and helpful.
Example 1 caused considerable discussion centered on the following issue: the conclusion that the CPA in the example was not practicing and therefore not subject to OPR sanctions. We conclude OPR is making a nuanced distinction between the definitions of who may practice as stated in Circular 230 § 10.3 (b) and § 10.3(c) and at the very least suggesting a distinction between enrolled agents on the one hand and certified public accountants (and attorneys) on the other.
Section 10.3(b) states, "Any certified public accountant who is not currently under suspension or disbarment from practice before the Internal Revenue Service may practice before the Internal Revenue Service by filing with the Internal Revenue Service a written declaration that the certified public accountant is authorized to represent the party…" Meanwhile, § 10.3(c) more succinctly states, "Any individual enrolled as an agent pursuant to this part who is not currently under suspension or disbarment from practice before the Internal Revenue Service may practice before the Internal Revenue Service." We note as well that § 10.3(a), which defines an attorney authorized to practice is written similarly to § 10.3(b).
Does OPR intend to make the distinction that a certified public accountant (or, given the similar definitions in § 10.3(a), an attorney) at some point must have filed a Form 2848 (Power of Attorney and Declaration of Representative) in order to be considered "in practice" before the agency? If this is so, does it mean that once a certified public accountant represents (by virtue of filing a Form 2848) a taxpayer, she would be considered to be practicing from that point forward?
By extension, does OPR intend to treat an enrolled agent similarly situated to the certified public accountant (i.e., solely in the business of preparation and never having filed a Form 2848) as "in practice" before the agency by virtue of enrollment? Or would the example draw the same conclusion had the return preparer been an enrolled agent? Not to put too fine a point on it, the practical distinction is that an enrolled agent, based on the penalty grid, would receive a 4-8 month suspension for failure to file while his similarly situated "non-practicing" certified public accountant would receive a pass for lack of jurisdiction.
Not to speak ill of our Circular 230 brethren—as that is surely not our intent—does OPR believe this disparate treatment reasonable given that an attorney or certified public accountant may at a moment's notice represent a taxpayer? Shouldn't their behavior during the period in which they are eligible to practice though elect not to practice be of note and interest to OPR? Or does OPR use this example to suggest that while certified public accountants and attorneys are self regulating, enrolled agents are regulated solely by OPR and therefore OPR holds them to a different—and arguably higher—standard?
Ultimately, we believe Circular 230 practitioners—attorneys, certified public accountants, enrolled actuaries, and enrolled agents—ought to be held to a high standard and that it is not unreasonable for OPR to expect them to comply with the various filing requirements as set forth in the Internal Revenue Code. We don't believe OPR's interest in § 10.51(a)(6) is unreasonable. We question, however, whether Example 1 leads to an uneven application across practitioner type, and if so, suggest that that state of affairs is indeed unreasonable.
Please understand that enrolled agents encourage and appreciate efforts to increase transparency in the operations of the Office of Professional Responsibility. NAEA believes a clear, common sense and burden sensitive regulatory environment is a worthy goal and to that end I offer any assistance you desire. In particular, I suggest that the operational definition of practice—and who is practicing—is worth further conversation. NAEA's Senior Director, Government Relations, Robert Kerr will reach out to your office to schedule such a meeting. Otherwise, you may reach him at 202-822-6232 or email@example.com.
Sandra Martin, EA
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Brevard Swept by KingMarch 12, 2013
Brevard, N.C.- The Brevard College Tornados baseball team was swept in a doubleheader with the King College Tornado on Tuesday afternoon, falling 6-4 in game one before the Tornados went down 9-7 in extra innings despite a late rally.
Game 1: King 6, Brevard 4
The Tornados scored in each of the first three innings to take a 4-1 lead against King starter Chris Dixon, but King responded with five runs over the final three innings to earn a 6-4 win in the opener.
Kody Spencer finished 2-for-3 to lead the Tornados, while Cody Queen, Erice Renegar and Chris Christopoulos each drove in runs in the loss.
Game 2: King 9, Brevard 7
BC tied the game at 7-7 in the bottom of the 7th inning to send the game into extra innings, but King scored a pair of runs to steal the win in the top of the 8th inning against reliever Chas Welch (L, 0-1).
Eric Renegar scored on a fielding error in the 7th before Bennett Hixson drove in the game tying runs with a single up the middle.
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How to Creep tune the Hoyt Cam.5
Creep or fine timing the Cam & ½
(Article by Javelina, thanks for such a great how-to)
I rarely have to make any adjustments after Ive set the timing, but the few times that I have missed a little, this worked for me . It is a variation on the old stand by Creep tuning methods
With the tiller set to even (limb bolts bottomed and backed out the same on both limbs to your shooting weight) Set the timing as close as you can by eye.
I like to start with my sight zeroed at 20 yards. Using ½ or ¾ inch masking put a horizontal line on your 20 yard target. Shoot 3 or 4 arrows aiming at the tape, be sure to draw only to the wall do not pull into the cams. Only use your good shots; the bad ones dont count.
This is where the Cam & ½ differs from the two cam bow in creep tuning. Since there is no real valley you cant creep into it.
Now shoot 3 or 4 more arrows at the line, while drawing your bow hard into the cams (youre over rotating the cams just a bit) this is what most people describe as the mushy feeling on the cam & 1/2. Again use only your good shots.
If your bow is in perfect time all your shots will hit the line, and the mushy feeling will be almost unnoticeable. If the shots fired while pulling hard into the cams hit high, apply a ½ twist to the control cable.
If the shots fired while pulling hard into the cams hit low apply a ½ twist to the buss cable.
Repeat until all shots hit the tape .
If you want to tune it even closer; repeat at 30 or 40 yards .
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Community Partners Breakfast set for Sept. 22
The University of South Carolina community and Columbia service agencies will come together for the third annual Community Partners Breakfast Wednesday, Sept. 22.
The event, part of the university's efforts to celebrate and build sustainable community partnerships, connects campus representatives with local agencies to enhance the success of programs such as academic service-learning.
The breakfast is set for 7:30 – 9 a.m. in the Russell House University Union ballroom. It is free and open to faculty, staff and students involved or interested in campus-community partnerships and to professionals from service agencies in Columbia. Online registration is required by Sept. 17. To register, go to www.sc.edu/servicelearning.
Service-learning courses have increased steadily at the university, enhancing students' academic experiences in classrooms and laboratories and encouraging extracurricular collaboration among faculty, students and community service agencies.
"Building on last year's highly successful event, we want the breakfast to spark new ideas among faculty, staff, students and community organizations to create lasting service-learning partnerships that produce innovative and academically stimulating solutions to some of our most pressing local and regional needs," said Jimmie Gahagan, assistant vice provost for student engagement.
In 2009 - 10, more than 1,000 students enrolled in 42 service-learning classes across a spectrum of academic disciplines.
One example of a service-learning course is "Ethics of Food," taught by Dr. Kevin Elliott, an associate professor of philosophy. The course introduces students to a range of environmental and social topics associated with contemporary food production, processing and marketing. During the last few years, students in the class have helped plant and maintain a garden on campus, launched a "Plant a Row for the Hungry" campaign in the Midlands and packed food for Harvest Hope food bank. Each service-learning activity emerged from partnerships forged as a result of the USC Community Partner Breakfast.
USC's commitment to service and civic engagement has earned it a spot on the federal government's 2009 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. This is the third consecutive year that USC has received this award.
For more information on service learning at the University of South Carolina, visit www.sc.edu/servicelearning.