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ASCO Annual Meeting
June 4, 2012
A study in Germany showed that it is possible for local community hospitals to test non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) for molecular factors involved in the cancer. This means that a greater number of patients will have access to these tests. These molecular factors can be genes, proteins, or features of the tissue environment that contribute to cancer growth and survival. The results of tests for molecular factors often determine whether targeted therapy is a treatment option. Targeted therapy is a treatment that targets the molecular factors involved in cancer growth.
For NSCLC, targeted therapies include erlotinib (Tarceva), which targets epidermal growth factor receptor-1 (EGFR1), and crizotinib (Xalkori), which targets changes in the ALK gene. In addition, there are other molecular factors associated with NSCLC, including the KRAS and BRAF genes. Until recently, testing for these factors was still being studied and only available in academic medical centers, making it challenging for patients at community treatment centers to have access to these tests.
For this study, researchers set up a molecular screening network that included non-academic community hospitals in Germany. In these hospitals, 77% of the lung tumor samples removed during a biopsy (removal of a small amount of tissue for examination under a microscope) were sent to a central laboratory to look for the molecular factors involved in NSCLC growth. Overall, 40% of these samples had molecular changes that could be treated with the targeted therapies discussed above. For the patients with NSCLC, all of those with an ALK mutation (change) who were able to take crizotinib received the drug, and three-quarters of those with EGFR changes received drugs targeting EGFR, such as erlotinib.
What this means for patients
"Several of the most effective drugs used to treat advanced non-small cell lung cancer are only effective for patients whose tumors have specific molecular features," explained lead author Thomas Zander, MD, of the University Hospital in Cologne, Germany. "Because of advances in molecular testing and the ease of doing this testing in many laboratories, our research shows that state-of-the-art personalized medicine is possible in community hospitals and not just in advanced academic medical centers." According to Dr. Zander, testing helps identify the patients most likely to benefit from certain drugs and those that may not be helped by the drug so that these patients can be spared the cost and side effects of drugs that are unlikely to be effective.
Questions to Ask Your Doctor
- What type of lung cancer do I have? What does this mean?
- Will testing be done to determine the molecular factors involved in my cancer? Where will testing be done?
- How will the results affect my treatment options?
- What are my treatment options?
- What treatment plan do you recommend? Why?
For More Information
EGFR Testing For Advanced NSCLC
Understanding Targeted Treatments


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OTTAWA — A new display in the Putnam County Recorder's office gives a glimpse to the heritage of farm families in Putnam County.
The display includes a painted tree with the branches featuring framed photos of numerous Century Farms in the county.
tried to show pictures of century farms from all over Putnam County,"
said Cathy Recker, Putnam County Recorder. The wall is called "Century
Farm Families."
She said each year numerous families apply through
her office to receive the state designation from the Ohio Department of
Agriculture as a century farm. To be eligible the farm has to have been
in the family for over 100 years.
Recker awards the approved certificates each year to the families during the Putnam County Fair.
I learned of this program with the State of Ohio Agriculture Department
I thought our office could be very instrumental in helping people who
may be interested in pursuing this great program." Recker said when
applying for this program, you need to complete an application and
follow the chain of title showing consistent ownership within your
family for the last 100 years. A copy of each deed in the chain of title
needs to be included as well as show the complete history.
our office holds the official record of land, we are able to assist
applicants putting this information together. This program is a great
testament to the histoery of this county.
"This year alone we had
12 applications," Recker said. When the family applies for the
certification they are asked to bring in a picture of the farm or of
ancestors who may have lived on the farm. It is these pictures that are
featured in the Century Farm Tree on the wall.
Recker has assisted 47 families in obtaining their Putnam County Century Farm Status since 2011.
"I wanted to offer the display to the public to show a little of the heritage of the county," Recker said.
The mural was painted by local artist Bruce Stowe at a cost of $350.
The display is located on the second floor of the Putnam County Court House in the Recorder's office.
said many people come to her office to do research or look up family
records. "This is a way to share some of these pictures to the public,"
Recker said.
Anyone interested in finding out more about this
program can call the recorder's office at 419-523-8490 or stop in at the
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2 doz roses were received 2/13/17 for Valentines Day; box + vase were intact; but obviously roses were old as 1/2 were dead or clearly dying the day they arrived and the rest died by day 5; sending customer called 2/15 or 2/16 + agent said these roses were sent from Calif florist to recipient in Wash state! Half were obviously old when they left the shop and to send all the way to Wash state!! How ridiculous to have any florist send roses from such a great distance!! No wonder they were dead!
When customer sender called company 2/15 or 2/16, agent refunded HALF so sender essentially paid half for garbage flowers! In spite of crediting half, agent told customer replacements would be sent asap FROM A FLORIST NEAR RECIPIENTS HOME but none came. By 2/23 he called company again, agent this time said no replacements were being sent -- even though first agent said they were. His reason was that customer was given half refund!
Site says satisfaction guaranteed?!?! So exactly how is that satisfaction guaranteed??? This is the definition of total ripoff. Not only are very inferior products sent which is insulting to the recipient, but the sender had to PAY PARTIALLY -- no replacement was sent even though promised and a special day was ruined! You do not have good products and don't give satisfaction guarantees! TOTAL RIPOFF!
ATLANTA, GEORGIA -- On Tues, May 5th, 2015 I placed an online order with 1800FLOWERS.com for Mother's Day May 10, 2015. The flowers were scheduled to be delivered on Sat, May 9th. The cost for order was $80.00. I received an email from 1800Flowers.com on Sat, May 9th stating that the flowers had been delivered. I called my mother at 7:30am on Mother's Day to ask her how she liked her flowers and she responded that she has not receive any flowers. I was in shock and mad.
I hung up with my mother and immediately called the customer service # 1-800-716-4851. I spoke with a representative who states her name was Amy. I informed Amy of my situation and she stated that she would call the florist. She put me on hold for 10 minutes and then returned and told me that they were closed and to call them (1800FLOWERS) back in 20 minutes (???). Shouldn't you call me back and let me know what is going on with my delivery.....
I called back @ 9:04 am and spoke with a male who stated his name was "Bruce". Again explained the situation with the flowers not being delivered the day before and he just kept stating that according to the florist documentation that they had been delivered (So I am just wasting time on my Mother's Day to call and complain about nothing). I assured him that they had not been delivered and asked can they be delivered today. He also tried calling the florist and informed me that they were closed at the moment and he would call me back within the hour with an update regarding my situation.
As of 1:22PM I had not received a call back from 1800FLOWERS.com. Again, for the 3rd time I called them. At 1:22PM I spoke with Meme and again explained my situation for the 3rd time. She also kept saying, "I am sorry" but offered no resolution. I had to ask her, "When will my flowers be delivered?" She put me on hold for 15 minutes, came back to the line and informed me that she had located another florist who was willing to deliver the flowers today but my order would change from pink roses to red roses. I told her that was fine I just wanted my paid order delivered today. She assured me that they would be delivered today. I was happy and thanked her.
At 2:32pm I listen to a voicemail from 1800FLOWERS. I was informed that the florist was overwhelmed with orders and that my order would not be delivered today or ever. They were refunding me my money and it reflect in my account in 5-7 days. WHAT??? They did not even attempt to deliver the next day. This was totally unacceptable to me so I called again. This time I spoke to a representative who told me her name was "Lenny". I explained the situation about the non-delivery and told her that I lived in RI and my mother resides in GA. I wanted these flowers delivered to her.
She also put me on hold for about 15 minutes before returning to the line to tell me because it was so late in the day the flowers would be delivered on Monday, May 11th but I had to select another bouquet because the florist would not be able to complete my previous order. I then selected the "Expressions of Pink" bouquet. She again put me on hold to speak with the florist regarding my order. I was informed that the florist would not be able to complete this order because of the pink roses.
The representative also informed me that she see that I was given a refund that should reflect in my account in about 5-7 business days and that this delivery might be may be a problem (???). I just hung up. I was frustrated, mad and sad that my mother did not receive her flowers on Mother's Day. I placed this order with 1800FLOWERS on Tuesday May 5th and they had no problem taking my money on that day but on May 10th they had a problem fulfilling the order that a florist they pick did not deliver.
I will never do business with this company ever again. I have informed my husband that from now on we will call 1800PROFLOWERS and we place order at least 4-5 times a year. I will inform my friends, relatives and co-workers of this incident and request that they also only do business with 1800PROFLOWERS.
Several years ago I saw an episode of Undercover Boss that featured CEO, James McCann and his brother Christopher McCann. In this episode they spoke of how they grew their company into a million dollar company by listening to their customers. I do not believe that your customers informed you to give them "terrible" service by not making deliveries nor not caring about them. I am talking about Mother's Day. If your company can't complete orders for Mother's day then your company should not be in business.
This is one of the most important days for a mother. To be shown appreciation and gratitude and to say thank you with pretty bouquet of flowers. This is what I had aimed to do for my mother on this Mother's Day. I just want to thank you for absolutely "nothing" and ruining it for my mother. I will never deal with this company again.
I made the mistake of ordering flowers for Mother's Day from this disreputable company. I ordered them (at an outrageous price for the record) to be delivered on the Thursday before mother's day to my mom's work. They did not arrive on Thursday. Thursday evening I called and they apologized and agreed to have them delivered to her home on Friday since she was not working on that day. It should come as no surprise that they are not being delivered Friday either.
After 7 phone calls. Yes 7. The florist at first claimed that they had to delay the order to Sat because the address changed. (Because THEY DID NOT DELIVER WHEN THEY PROMISED THEY WOULD). Then a manager called them and come to find out they didn't have the flowers needed for the arrangement. And I could choose a new bouquet, but no way to happen before Sat.
I now have no flowers, and I have to wait 3-7 days for my money to come back to me. That was all the money I budgeted for Mother's Day. Now I have no money to get her a gift at all. I will never buy flowers from this company again. They do not communicate with the florists, they do not verify and they certainly do NOT keep their word.
I have to let people know a little inside of 1800Flowers. I was hired to work for them (FROM HOME) a couple weeks ago. This basically sums up the letter I sent to the company telling them how I felt. Please note I have seen lots of customers complaining about service failure (Product not showing up) and all 1800F says is "sorry" and don't care: THIS IS A EMAIL I SENT TO ONE OF THE BIG PEOPLE @ 1800 FLOWERS BECAUSE OF HOW THEY TREAT EMPLOYEES:
"As you can see I am sending (copying this to everyone who I have worked with). Right now I have no words to say to you how you acted on the phone to me yesterday. When I called you it seemed as if you were one of those top executives sitting at your desk not caring about me, my issues or anything like that. I told you I had something planned tomorrow (FRIDAY 2/15) and you would say it would go against me and my performance. REALLY???? Today after having problems I was informed at 3:00PM that you sent a mass email in all the 'GROUPS' saying we are all no longer needed and we were done at 1:00PM today; is that why I worked till 3:00PM????
You also said out schedules from this day forward are NOT VALID ANYMORE (I FOUND THIS OUT AT 3:00PM FROM A MANAGER WITH YOUR COMPANY WHO HAD RESPECT TO TELL ME.) Oh does this mean you guys have to pay us because we were scheduled to work tomorrow?? What do you think we should just drop everything for your company and then get a nice letter saying were terminated? I believe this is totally bullcrap.
Many of us were lied too when we were hired, According to you yesterday this wasn't the case that all of us were told we would be seasonal only as needed: We were promised two weeks of work at least (WITH THE CHANCES OF BECOMING FULL TIME) but I guess that turned out to be a complete and total lie. You said that wasn't correct?? Is that the case then why not tell everyone who I have spoken with.
I BELIEVE YOU'RE A Complete LIAR! I know this is probably going to get me terminated but honestly right now if I am so let it be; I can find a better company to work for without any problems. Everyday I made sure my stats were impressive and made sure I provided world class service. Some of my customers I went beyond with; I helped someone ship to another country where you guys didn't.
She sent me a nice email as you can see: 'Thank you so much for being so thoughtful and determined to help me!!! I really appreciate all of your help, and I know you will be paid forward! God bless you.' FYI: I am still chatting with her and willing to help her get flowers by another company with a better understanding how to treat customers.
I have some other feedback from people saying I went beyond what anyone else has done for them. Why did I do this because I CARE ABOUT CUSTOMERS. Today I got so many calls with people saying their order wasn't delivered (from yesterday), the flowers arrived dead etc. They all wanted customer service; I personally dialed the number to get someone but it says calls can't be completed: OH THEN YOU TURN AROUND AND GET RID OF US ALL... All your company cares about is sending us MASS emails saying to "SELL THE MOST EXPENSIVE THING" and then turn around and treat us like CRAP.
I sent in a correction with my hours; if I am not paid correctly I am going to the Department of Hour/Wages for Fraud on your part. I know the hours I worked but never got a response back - geez wonder why maybe you're behind all of the mess ups. I am so glad I have work lined up tomorrow; I am so glad I had this lined up when I got y scheduled with 1-800-Flowers because I knew this job couldn't last especially how YOU TREATED US!!!!!! I CANNOT SAY ANY OTHER PERSON TREATED AS SLAVES LIKE YOU DID. You're the one that needs an attitude adjustment, maybe you need to get your head out of your rear and stop smoking crack!
Oh yeah ** (who was in my class) brought it up the attention of many of you that her email address was NOT CORRECTED. You never had the respect to change it. I told you this one wasn't going to be active. I got it changed but still receiving stuff from it - again. Maybe your on a little too much crack and don't care about us? If you have any questions please let me know. Thanks."
Would I work for them again? Yeah because I liked customers. I didn't like the fact they treated us so poorly and many customers had some issues with 1800Flowers. I was one of them willing to do something about it. SO THINK YOU CAN GET AWAY WITH SPENDING LESS MONEY WITH 1800 FLOWERS? HERE IS EMAIL I RECEIVED TELLING US WE HAVE TO SELL THE MOST EXPENSIVE ITEMS:
"Important Policy Change effective NOW! Survival Guide is Mandatory!!! Over the past few weeks we have advised everyone to utilize the survival guide located on the intranet when offering products to your customers. We have now incorporated the survival guide as selling policy. The survival guide is not optional, it is MANDATORY for everyone. (Yes, this means you!)
At the start of your shift, you MUST pull up the survival guide. Where can it be found? Go to the intranet, select SURVIVAL GUIDE from the purple menu on the left. Hint - refresh this page through your shift for the most up-to-date products. These selections may change through the course of your shift.
The flow of your call should be as follows: Follow welcome screen entering occasion code and recipient zip code. If the occasion is one of the selected occasions (shown below) you MUST offer the first product on survival guide for that occasion. Be sure to ask, 'How does that sound?' after each offer you make. (Never offer the next item without first asking, 'How does that sound?')
Read the scripts provided to ensure you are giving the customer a complete understanding of the item. Please DO NOT read all the items at one time, as this is confusing for the customer. The dimensions on the guide are for your information only and are not part of the script, they should not be read to the customer. You may respond to their questions on size with the dimensions that are noted. Be sure to state that the items/components may vary. You will need to offer items from the survival guide for these categories only: Valentine's Day, Birthday, Thank you, Get Well, Anniversary, Sympathy for the Home.
Remember you are the specialist and our customers rely on YOU to offer appropriate products. If a customer states specifically they are looking for an item, you should follow their lead. F11 is still our friend!! We will have customers that do not want anything on the survival guide or that may already have a product in mind. If an item is not covered by a category please refer to F11.
If it has been observed that an agent is not using the survival guide (determined by test call/service observance call) the agent will be placed on a performance action plan. If we conduct a test call/service observance call and the agent passes, we will add 5 funbucks to your account! We encourage all of you to speak with your DCM if you need coaching in this area. If you would like additional suggestions on how to offer these products please check with the HD staff. Thank you, 1800Flowers.com Management."
Basically this post has been put here to tell people my opinion of 1800-Flowers and how they treat employees + customers. If a customer's order doesn't arrive they believe in just "giving them a future coupon to us - not refunding the money or anything else."
CARLE PLACE, NEW YORK -- Figuring there might be problems with deliveries on Mother's Day (5/8/11), I thought I'd try to get ahead of the rush. On May 5, 2011 I placed an order with 1800Flowers.com for two identical items, one going to my mother and one to my daughter-in-law. Both of these individuals live in the same county, in the same state. The order confirmation I received at 10:05 AM indicated normal delivery hours were 9 AM to 7 PM - I figured great, that gives them roughly 9 hours - shouldn't be any problem getting them delivered.
I got a delivery confirmation for one of the orders later that night (5/5) but nothing regarding the second order. The next day (5/6) I used the 'Track Orders' option on the 1800Flowers.com website and saw there wasn't delivery information for order number two. I noticed a note on the webpage that indicated sometimes the independent florists do not notify them quickly so there could be a delay in the information shown. Fair enough.
I called the 1800Flowers.com customer service number at 11 AM and spoke to ** in customer service. After being on hold for 10 minutes, ** came back online and told me they could not get in touch with the florist to either confirm delivery or let me know the order hadn't been delivered. I explained to ** how frustrating this was and now the only thing I could do was contact either my son or daughter-in-law to find out if delivery was made.
I contacted my son and he let me know there had been no delivery as of 1:30 PM on 5/6. I sent an email to customer service via their 'Contact Us' page and explained all the details and posted a 'not-so-nice' comment on their Facebook page. Someone named ** with the company sent me a private message on Facebook asking for the details and said she would try to help me.
After some back and forth she apologized and said delivery would happen Saturday (5/7) and they would give me a 50% credit for the delivery - not great but... okay. The flowers would get there by Mother's Day at least. She could not tell me A) Why the flowers were not delivered on 5/5 or B) Why the flowers were not going to be delivered that day (5/6).
Later that evening I received an email from a ** with 1800Flowers.com customer service who apologized (so that's 3 people telling me how sorry they are but no resolution....) and that the florist had been contacted and delivery WOULD happen on Saturday 5/7.
Guess what?!?! As of 8:45 PM on 5/7 - there's NO FLOWERS! I immediately called customer service and got another ** who was, not surprisingly, the 4th person to apologize and put me on hold to check on the order. When he came back online, he informed me again that he was sorry for the inconvenience and proceeded to tell me the delivery would be scheduled for TUESDAY, MAY 10TH! Almost 1 WEEK after the original SAME-DAY delivery order was placed on MAY 5TH!!
By this time I am furious and tell him this is unacceptable and to just cancel the order and refund the charge. He says he understands and can cancel the order and I "should", NOT WILL but "should" see a credit in 5-7 business days. Really? REALLY?? When the order was placed on 5/5, my card was hit on 5/5 for the order and NOW he's saying it "should" be refunded in over a week???
Moral of the story is, I will NEVER use this company again and I will make sure my family, friends and colleagues understand just what type of service 1800Flowers.com provides. I'll be spending my Mother's Day disputing the charge... joy! (sarcasm/rant!)
CARLE PLACE, NEW YORK -- Picture this. Your 81 year old mother sits home alone on her birthday in anticipation of the flowers her children send her annually. She waits all day. And waits, and waits. Nothing comes. She feels her children have forgotten her birthday. Her heart is broken. That is exactly what just happened (again!) this week.
Can't relate to an elderly mother? How angry would be feel if you personally ordered flowers for your wife on Valentine's Day and nothing showed until 2-3 days later? How would she feel? This is what happens when your company cannot deliver what it promises.
I know as a company reaching a billion dollars in revenues, you probably don't care about this situation, but rather revenues, profitability and shareholder satisfaction. But I do, so please read on. In order to assure our mother would receive her flowers ON her birthday, I ordered them the morning of 4/14/2011, for a delivery on 4/15/2011, as you will see from my confirmation and the (useless and erroneous) "tracking" page your company sends out.
The tracking page states the order status as "Delivery on Truck", which was a blatant lie. I called this morning, 4/16/2011 at 9:00 am and asked if the representative could contact the florist, as your policy prohibits your customer from actually speaking to them. I was placed on hold for roughly ten minutes, and when the representative came back on, I was told the flowers would be delivered by noon today, a day AFTER her birthday and the order delivery date. AGAIN, THEY WERE NOT!
I emailed your customer service dept and explained this situation, and basically, the only response was that they could not give out the florist's info for me to personally contact. They NEVER EVEN ADDRESSED THE ISSUE OF NON-DELIVERY! Is that what your company considers "customer service"? (I've included this ridiculous correspondence as well.)
I called, yet again, at noon and spoke with another rep, who told me he is seeing the delivery date as 4/16/2011 again, erroneous by all counts, as the enclosed documentation states. The earlier representative must have changed the delivery date. Either way, I asked the second customer "service" representative to call the florist again, to verify that they were at least in route. When the representative came back on, I was now told they could have them delivered by 3:00pm.
Let's sum this up: I ordered the flowers at about 11:00am (CST) on Thursday for a Friday Delivery. By Friday afternoon at 3:19pm (CST), the status stated "Delivery on Truck". Friday came and went. NO DELIVERY. Saturday morning 9:00am (CST) I speak with a "customer service" representative who tells me the order, albeit already a day late, will be delivered by noon. My mother would not be home after 12:30, as I explained to the first representative. I emailed customer service, and nothing about the order was even addressed, just the protection of the florist's identity and the canned, scripted email I've attached.
I called at around 11:30am (CST) and was now told they would be thereby 3:00pm, which was now, too late. Furious at how inept your system, process and communication (or lack of) is, I canceled the order. Do you see how absolutely ridiculous the process is? Do you have enough heart, compassion and understanding to realize how missed dates of your product deliveries effect loved ones? I have ordered from your company for many, many years, but this was the last straw. I don't care at all about the "refund" that was supposed to placate me. I care about the emotions of my elderly mother.
Again, I doubt you even care about this, but if you Google "1800Flowers suck", you will see countless opinion boards with stories of this happening daily! And each story affected someone's feelings. Are you even aware of how many "customers" feel this way? Your business practice is an absolute shame, and I just had to share my experience and opinions with you.
Enjoy your wealth and success, Mr. McCann. But know that while you may get it right once and a while, you are doing it very wrong way too often, and it affects people's feelings and relationships, which I truly doubt is any concern for you or things would be much, much different. Disappointed beyond belief.
I had ordered flowers from the 1-800-FLOWERS website on July 13, 2011 for the funeral of my husband's grandmother. Though I was limited in time, I was careful to look at all the arrangements to find the right one for her personality and to express my husband's love for her memory and deliberately did not choose anything under the "Sympathy" category.
I chose their "Classic Elegance" arrangement because it did not look like a typical funeral basket, but more like someone gathered flowers from their garden AND the predominant color was pink, her favorite. Also, because the only viewing would only be 3 hours, I wanted the white basket it came in to be something my mother-in-law could take home later that day and have to keep.
When we arrived at the funeral home, I was stunned to see the arrangement that was delivered was a typical funeral basket. The flowers were all green -- NO pink, or any other color, for that matter. And, they were in a plastic bucket, not the white basket shown in the picture.
I understand that sometimes substitutions are necessary in flower types. That would have been fine. I am disappointed that the arrangement was nothing even similar to the "Classic Elegance" picture. Instead of taking the time to choose what my husband would have wanted for his grandmother, I could have simply said pick anything you feel like making and send it, because I feel that is what the florist did.
When I made my disappointment known on their Customer Service site I requested that a representative reach me at the phone number I provided, explaining that I usually have no access to a computer. No one ever called me, but when I finally did get on-line again I found an e-Mail telling me they would give me 5% off my next order. I did not get what I paid for. If they had called like I requested and offered me at least a 50% refund I would have been satisfied and given them another chance. But, five percent.
And, while it is a minor issue, I did not know there was a handling fee or shipping service charge until after the on-order was finalized. In the end, I really didn't save anything because the same "Classic Elegance" arrangement was available through a local florist's website at the same price I ended up paying after adding everything together. In fact, the insulting 5% on my next order wouldn't even cover those charges. There will never be another order from me or anyone else who was at the funeral. And, I have been telling everyone I cannot to use them.
My husband buys me flowers on a regular basis and has used 1800FLOWERS.COM for several years. It had always been a great experience UNTIL 2-14-09. He'd ordered me roses and a box of chocolate. I had been out all day and when I got home there the flowers were leaning against the door where they had been for several hours in the cold. They were wilting and turning brown AND there was NO chocolates. I called to get it taken care of and the guy was really nice and handled it immediately (full refund & $20 GC). But then I was wary of them.
So for Mothers Day a friend sent me an arrangement (I got it 5-7-09) Some flowers looked good others were turning brown. THEN my husband again sends me an arrangement (5-9-09) and because of the last time not getting everything I checked his confirmation email..... only to find that they sent a totally different arrangement that cost a lot less! I spent over 1 1/2 hours on hold, got disconnected and had to wait again, talked to 3 people who couldn't care less and who tried to say they'd call me back instead of dealing with the issue and then offered 5% back... which did NOT cover the price difference!
And to top it off most of the flowers were wilted and the ones that weren't were roses that were only the circumference of a little bigger than a quarter! PLUS what they listed on the sheet I signed when they dropped it off STILL wasn't what I received! They had substituted cheaper flowers and left out the really nice ones! Thanks 1800flowers.com for screwing up 2 holidays worth of gifts from my husband!
Oh and how they resolve this one... I can have a redelivery & give them the crap ones back but do I have confidence these will be better? Hell no! And after going through all of this they took a nice gesture from my husband and turn it into something I will look back on with anger. I will now and forever tell anyone and everyone I know to stay away from this company!
NATIONWIDE -- 1-800-Flowers and Bloomnet.com (same company, different names to deliberately throw you off) are the worst of the worst of the worst of floral wire services. You can be assured that when you order from them, somewhere in the town you are sending your floral gift to there is a florist who is about to be taken advantage of - right after they get done picking your pocket.
This is how that wonderful company works. First, they underprice their products to attract you to their website. Next, they sell you the flowers for a cheap price and tack on a very high "service fee" which you, the customer, thinks is a deliver fee. Ha! How wrong you are. Then they add in special fees for same day delivery, timed deliveries, etc.
At this point you're feeling pretty good about your purchase. Let's say you spent $39.99 on an arrangement, plus $13.99 "service fee" and an extra $9.99 for same day delivery. Your credit card is happily charged for the entire amount and you think "hey, I just spent $63 on flowers for my girl. I know they will be so nice"
The florist in Anytown USA receives the order from 1-800-Flowers/Bloomnet.com but they only get the $39.99. The entire arrangement has to be made AND delivered for that price. The "service fee" and any extra fees do not go to the filling florist. Naw, they never even know you paid them.
But wait - there's more! The local florist will fill your order to the full $39.99 value less $7.00 which is allotted for a delivery fee. Now your arrangement, originally undervalued at $39.99 is being filled at $32.99. Sound too good to be true? Well, it gets even better. Somewhere between 20 and 45 days after your flowers are delivered in Anytown, USA, the local florist will be paid approximately 70% of that original $39.99. That's right - he/she will get a big fat check for $27.99 which is to include the flowers, the vase, the accessories, the delivery fee and all of his or her overhead.
Think about it. You paid $63 for those flowers and the company who actually fills your order only gets to keep $28 of it. What happens to the rest of your money? Where does the other $35 go? Why to 1-800-Flowers, of course, to pay for that excellent customer service you never get once they get your credit card.
Want to have a better shot at getting pretty flowers for a fair price? Make sure you always order from a local florist. You'll receive full value for your order and if you have a problem with the flowers they'll do their best to fix it. To a local florist, customers are everything. To the big national wire services, customers are just numbers. Don't believe me? Ask your local florist.
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA -- I made the mistake of giving 1-800-Flowers a second chance, after they failed me one previous time. The previous time, the so called "roses" they sent looked like something that were dug out of the trash after the caretakers got done cleaning up the headstones at a graveyard. On that order I called to complain, they were nice enough and offered to resend them, which I said OK. BIG mistake... no better. After a few more calls, and an attempt at a third delivery I got a big 20% of my order refunded to me.
So a year passed, I was out of town on Valentines and decided, hey let me try this again. BIGGER MISTAKE. I ordered two dozen roses in a vase, with a box of chocolates. Well... the chocolates showed up, along with a stuffed animal (bear) but no roses. So I called right away, was on hold for 20 minutes on the 14th, no one ever picked up. I called again on the 15th, twice, same thing.
I finally get in touch with them this morning. And guess what, they offered me 20% of the order amount as refund. But I didn't get what I ordered??? They say, well you weren't supposed to get a stuffed animal (bear), but we sent that instead, so that replaces the value of the vase and some roses, so we can only authorize a 20% refund. His supervisor wouldn't get on the phone, she told him to relay this to me.
I then called their corporate headquarters in Carle Place, Long Island. Was put on hold, for 15 minutes, then disconnected. Never actually getting to talk to someone. So, I'm on a one man mission to get the word out. If they refuse to give me 100% refund, well I'm going to get my satisfaction and then some by letting as many people as I know about how poor the service and products are at 1800FLOWERS. Do yourself a favor, use your local florist, and support the neighborhood small business. Thanks.


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A FAMILY have just spent their second Christmas in hospital, looking after their son who is suffering prolonged after-effects from a brain tumour.
The ordeal of Lewis Loader, who is now eight, started in May 2011, when he was diagnosed with the tumour after collapsing at school.
Mum Becky Loader, aged 27, of Madresfield Road, said: "He'd been unwell for a while before, but the doctors didn't think it was anything serious, but when he collapsed, they rushed him straight to hospital in Worcester and gave him a scan."
The diagnosis was very serious, since the tumour was on Lewis's brain stem.
"It makes it very difficult to treat because the brain stem basically controls the body's functions, so the doctors have to be very careful," said Ms Loader.
The family was offered the choice of treatment at Great Ormond Street, in London, and Birmingham Children's Hospital, and opted for the latter.
Three days after he collapsed, Lewis was operated on. But the operation was just the beginning of his treatment, with Lewis having to endure chemotherapy and radiotherapy to destroy the remnants of the tumour the surgeons had not been able to remove.
The long treatment means that the family, which includes Becky's partner Shane Smith, aged 30, and children Michael, six, Chloe, five, and baby Shane, aged one, have become very familiar with Birmingham Children's Hospital and Ronald McDonald House, which provides free accommodation for families who need it while their loved ones are being treated.
They had to spend Christmas 2011 there, and although they managed to have Christmas 2012 at home, they have had to spend this Christmas there, because of Lewis's ongoing heath problems.
"The treatment has left him with brain damage and hearing problems, and he suffers from sleep apnea, which is stopping breathing in your sleep, so he has to he hooked up to a special breathing machine," said Ms Loader.
To make things worse, he started having seizures in April. "He's been in hospital since June, and although his seizures aren't happening so often now, we don't know when he'll be able to come home," said his mum.
"The staff at the hospital and Ronald McDonald House are really great. They've gone to a lot of effort to really look after us and make us feel at home. We'll just have to see what the future brings."


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PHERSY AND FELDY: OK Folks, so we're kicking off a new feature here at Faceoff. We're doing a podcast (OK, not really for your ipod, but it's an audio show featuring two of the ugliest guys you know). So, take a listen. This the very first episode of the Phersy and Feldy Show. For the most part, it's just going to be Feldy and Phersy kicking it freestyle on sports topics of the day/week.
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New York -- Two armed men invaded a Nordstrom Rack in Los Angeles on Thursday night and took 14 employees captive, sexually assaulting one, injuring three others and locking the detainees in a storage room for hours, the Los Angeles Times reported.
The hours-long hostage drama ended early Friday with a police SWAT team surging into the shop and rescuing 14 workers. The armed men escaped.
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Spinners' Johnson struck by line drive
Red Sox prospect suffers multiple fractures, no concussion
By Mike Scandura / Special to MLB.com | August 18, 2012 5:40 PM ET
Johnson, the 31st overall pick in this year's Draft, was struck in the face by a line drive off the bat of Hudson Valley's Joey Pickard one pitch into the first inning.
"Unfortunately, it hit him flush in the [left] eye socket," Lowell pitching coach Paul Abbott said. "He didn't get a glove on it or anything. It's a scary thing to see.
"We don't know exactly yet how severe [the injury is]. I know he's at a hospital undergoing some tests. They'll check everything with head trauma as well as his cheekbone. It was a flush shot."
After "checking everything," it was determined that Johnson suffered multiple orbital fractures to the left side of his face. Fortunately, there was no sign of a concussion.
Johnson, who received the 2012 John Olerud Award last spring as the best two-way player in the country at Florida, had yet to allow a run over 5 1/3 innings in three games for Lowell.
Still, he already made an indelible impression on the Spinners.
"You're with these kids for a period of time and you get to know them and get to know their character," Abbott said. "He's a great, great kid.
"After it happened, it's a scary thing. He's a tough, tough kid. But he took a heckuva shot."
Time running out: Pawtucket began Saturday's nightcap against Buffalo trailing first-place Scranton/Wilkes-Barre by three games in the International League North Division.
After losing to the Bisons, 2-0, the PawSox are 4-7 in their last 11 games, losing three of those contests by two runs or fewer. If the defending division champions continue playing at this pace they'll be spectators when the Governors' Cup playoffs commence in September.
"Tonight was an example of how we have to pitch better," Pawtucket manager Arnie Beyeler said. "But the guys are working hard and playing hard. We've lost some players, so that's going to give some guys out there an opportunity to step up. We're going to have to get some guys in the middle of the lineup to drive in some runs and pick up for (Mauro) Gomez, (Alex) Hassan and (Ryan) Kalish. Hopefully, some of these guys will be back and swinging the bat sometime soon.
"But it's a team thing. We're just going to keep grinding it out and see where we are on Sept. 1."
Back to the future: Buffalo starter Colin McHugh was superb last year at the Futures at Fenway, albeit with Double-A Binghamton.
McHugh pitched six shutout innings as the B-Mets outlasted the Portland Sea Dogs, 6-4, in 11 innings. On Saturday, he held Pawtucket to five hits over seven scoreless innings.
Local flavor: Fenway Park wasn't exactly foreign territory for three Spinners. Catcher Roberto Reyes is from Lynn, Mass; outfielder/DH Zach Kapstein, the nephew of Red Sox senior advisor Jeremy Kapstein, is from Tiverton, R.I.; and third baseman Matt Gedman, from Framingham, Mass., is the son of former Red Sox catcher Rich Gedman.
Why Fenway is special: Even though Hudson Valley catcher Jake DePew -- who fell a triple shy of the cycle on Saturday -- is no stranger to Major League stadiums, his first visit to Fenway admittedly was something he'll remember for a long time.
"I've played in a few big league parks," DePew said. "I've played in Wrigley Field and Busch Stadium. It was pretty cool playing here today. This is a pretty historic ballpark. It's the first time I've been here, so it's nice to be able come here and play. We enjoyed it. It was a good experience for us."
Mike Scandura is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.View More


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Rumors on Ivy Bridge-E: 3 SKUs, September Release?by Ian Cutress on 6/20/2013 6:51 AM EST
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blanarahul - Thursday, June 20, 2013 - linkFirst! Reply
blanarahul - Thursday, June 20, 2013 - linkI don't think the IVB heating issues will sorted out (I am looking at you Haswell). Reply
Death666Angel - Thursday, June 20, 2013 - linkThere is a good chance they will stick with soldering for these enthusiast platforms. Anything less would get even more of a backlash than on the LGA1155/-50 sockets. Reply
Rumpelstiltstein - Thursday, June 20, 2013 - linkWhy would they do that? They want you to spend more for the crappy bin 4820K over the top of its class 4770K. They gotta stick it to you somewhere with the 4770K in order to get you to do this. Reply
extide - Thursday, June 20, 2013 - linkIf the 4820K is anything like the 3820, then it is not a binned and partly disabled chip. Reply
dragonsqrrl - Monday, July 08, 2013 - linkextide is right. the 3820 uses a different die than the 3930K or 3960/70X. It's a native quad-core die, as opposed to the fused-off octa-core die in its higher-end siblings. Reply
piroroadkill - Thursday, June 20, 2013 - linkIvy Bridge and Haswell did something unexpected - they made Sandy Bridge-E look even better, with their stupid IHS design and limited improvements on the desktop.
Ivy Bridge-E is a total waste of time, seeing as Haswell-E has already been announced, with 8 cores. Reply
Kevin G - Thursday, June 20, 2013 - linkHaswell-E is at least a full year away however.
With Broadwell delays on the mobile side and the lack of desktop Broadwell chips, next year Intel will have its enthusiast and consumer segments back in sync for awhile. Reply
HisDivineOrder - Thursday, June 20, 2013 - linkSomething tells me Broadwell delays will lead to Haswell-E delays, too. Reply
Kevin G - Thursday, June 20, 2013 - linkWhy? Haswell-E is on the same 22 nm FinFET process as Ivy Bridge-E and vanilla Haswell.
Broadwell is jumping to 14 nm and that is likely a big reason for its delay. Reply
chizow - Thursday, June 20, 2013 - linkSorry, don't agree with that. Every time I looked at SB-E/X79 it just looked like dated tech. Much happier with Haswell, especially the modern Z87 chipset with full native SATA6G and 6 USB 3.0 ports.
Intel just loves dragging their feet with these E platforms and I think you'll find fewer and fewer enthusiasts are going to be willing to wait for their releases unless they absolutely need the extra cores. 1.5 years and 1.5 gens behind the mainstream performance desktop platform is unacceptable, imo. Reply
HisDivineOrder - Thursday, June 20, 2013 - linkI agree. It's not like this is obscure tech no one will use. This is absolutely necessary technical advances that should have been easy for Intel to add into X79. Hell, I remember when X79 came out, everyone was complaining about how plain and boring it was. If I remember correctly, Intel had initially intended to offer more with it, but had to scale back because of some chipset snafu that forced them to remove features at the last moment.
They were supposed to be added back in with the next chipset update, but no one--especially not then--expected to be waiting two years for a new update to the SB-E line or to get NO chipset update even when IB-E came... Reply
Notmyusualid - Friday, June 28, 2013 - linkABSOLUTELY agree with you there pal.
But at the end of all the testing, they still hold their own in gaming, and in most other applications / server uses they scream along with all those extra cores, and memory frequency.
So I'm 60/40 against.... meaning I wouldn't build one unless I needed that memory performance, or the extra pcie channels... Reply
bj_murphy - Tuesday, July 02, 2013 - linkMy thoughts exactly. What is the point of a so-called "high-end" platform that is consistently an entire generation behind the mainstream parts? Why don't Intel's releases follow a pattern more like Nvidia and AMD for video cards, where the high-end parts come first, followed by more mainstream parts down the road? Reply
ludikraut - Thursday, June 20, 2013 - linkTotally agree. With an 8-core Haswell-E in the pipeline, I see not reason to go to an Ivy Bridge E or any other processor. My good ole OCed I7-920 will just have to "limp" along for a while longer, LOL.
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sna1970 - Thursday, June 20, 2013 - linkIvy Bridge - E , will have upto 12 cores. coming soon in September. havent you seen the Macpro announcement? Reply
ElvenLemming - Thursday, June 20, 2013 - linkThat's Ivy Bridge-EP, the Xeon family. Ivy Bridge-E is the enthusiast line based on the Xeons, but with lower core count and higher clocks, hence still only 6 core at the high end. Reply
Kevin G - Thursday, June 20, 2013 - linkConsidering that the new Mac Pro has been announced and will feature 12 cores in a single socket, these 6 core Ivy Bridge-E chips likely use a different die. It'd be wasteful to disable half the cores on a die to get a 6 core chip unless yields are abysmal. This 6 cores chips are likely native 6 core dies with the quad core being the harvested one.
Perviously SandyBridge-E came in native 4 and 8 core dies with all 6 core chips being harvested from 8 core dies. Reply
HisDivineOrder - Thursday, June 20, 2013 - linkCouldn't the 12 core chips by Intel be a return to the integrating two separate dies into one chip a la Q6600-esque melding? That would let Intel keep their 8 core chips, die harvest to 6 and meld two of those into one chip. Sure, it's not pretty or particularly efficient, but it's cheaper than having a special 12 core die and a special 8 core die for different markets.
It also promises to expand to 16 core dies in the future if they need to. Power sipping isn't as important to customers who need lots of Intel IPC-powerful cores. I didn't say it wasn't important, just not AS important. Reply
Kevin G - Thursday, June 20, 2013 - linkThe dual die strategy wouldn't work as well now as you'd be cutting the number of memory channels in half. The Core 2 Quads were able to get away with a MCM as the memory controller was still a shared, separate chip as if it were two sockets. Reply
Assimilator87 - Thursday, June 20, 2013 - linkEach die has its own memory controller. That's why AMD's dual die G34 CPUs are quad channel, whereas the single die C32/AM3+ CPUs are dual channel. Reply
Kevin G - Thursday, June 20, 2013 - linkSocket 2011 supports quad channel memory. Putting two dies with quad channel memory support into that socket would mean that only 4 of the 8 channels possible would be usable. Similarly the number of PCI-e lanes would remain stack at 40 instead of the 84* possible.
*DMI on the second die could be used as an additional 4 PCI-E lanes since wouldn't be connected to the chipset. Reply
bsd228 - Thursday, June 27, 2013 - linkThe Mac Pro will be using the upcoming line (announced, but not shipping) of the Xeon E5-2600 v2. Reply
frozentundra123456 - Thursday, June 20, 2013 - linkStrange that the quad core has the same tdp as the hex cores, and is only very slightly higher clocked, and actually has lower turbo than the extreme edition. Reply
ShieTar - Thursday, June 20, 2013 - linkIt's because Intel only has a few TDP classes. I think at this point in time, anything that might use more than 90W will be thrown into the 130W class. It does make sense though, its not like anybody will develop a case/cooling system which can handle only one of the three existing Ivy Bridge-E CPUs.
If you are looking for a realistic power draw of the CPU, the TDP is not all that relevant for you anyways. Reply
sna1970 - Thursday, June 20, 2013 - linkit is about the quad channel memory controller. Reply
sna1970 - Thursday, June 20, 2013 - linkit is about the quad memory controller and the 40 lanes of PCIe 3.0 Reply
HisDivineOrder - Thursday, June 20, 2013 - linkWouldn't it be awesome if as an alternative to the 4820K they offered a 4830K that gave us a hexcore chip without hyperthreading for the same money as the 4820K?
Alas, then they'd have to drop the price on the 4820K and we wouldn't want that. Reply
HisDivineOrder - Thursday, June 20, 2013 - linkIf you believe rumors, Haswell-E is coming next year around the same time. SB-E, though, had an impressively long run (for those who invested), so I have my doubts that Intel will actually release it on time. If they DO manage to release Haswell-E next year on schedule, I think IB-E is an amazingly bad deal, due mostly to the chipset you're going to have use with it.
Will Intel use fluxless solder or more of the air-gap el cheapo special they've been afflicting their post-SB CPU's with? The world wonders.
If Intel truly wishes the enthusiast to stop using their mainstream chips (a la going from LGA to BGA), then Intel ought give thought to offering an E-series chip that AT LEAST matches the 2500k/3570k/4670k pricing since that's proven the sweet spot for ...how many years now? That would serve as balm to the horror story that will be "MOAR HASWELL!" next year if we can all just switch to the Enthusiast line.
But right now, they want more for the CPU, more for the board, more for the memory... all so we can invest in old tech. If Haswell E rumors are to be believed, we'd also be paying more for antiquated tech not to last the year. Somehow, I think we'd probably get a year, but that's about all.
Eh. I don't see why Intel can't just give Enthusiasts the same tech as the mainstream in the same year, even if not the same quarter. Seems like the least they could do. Oh, and reassure enthusiasts by guaranteeing them fluxless solder (addressing the complaint head on) if they spend up on an "Enthusiast" chip. Reply
Notmyusualid - Friday, June 28, 2013 - linkI know not what makes Intel tick, but my desktop shall await their next tock, if you get me... Reply
cjs150 - Thursday, June 20, 2013 - link"I am hoping that the Ivy Bridge overheating issues are sorted with the IVB-E processors"
Take off the IHS, then the rubbish thermal paste Intel uses. Replace with high quality thermal compound, re-attach IHS. Problem significantly reduced Reply
Kevin G - Thursday, June 20, 2013 - linkAnd in the process, your warranty is also voided. Reply
ElvenLemming - Thursday, June 20, 2013 - linkTo be fair, technically any overclocking voids your warranty. Reply
Razorbak86 - Friday, June 21, 2013 - linkPersonally, I don't really care about the warranty. I'm much more interested in the impact of better temperatures on overall performance. I de-lidded my 3770K two weeks ago, replacing the stock TIM with Coolaboratory Liquid Ultra, and I was stunned at how much the temperatures dropped. All four cores now run ~20C cooler than before on the 4.8 GHz offset overclock that I use 24/7, and I can now reach 5.0+ GHz without thermal throttling. I'm very happy with the results, and I would de-lid IVB again in a heartbeat. Once de-lidded, IVB performs exceptionally well in high overclocks. Reply
ElvenLemming - Thursday, June 20, 2013 - linkThe TIM isn't the problem, it's actually quite high quality. The problem is the gap caused by the glue holding the IHS to the die. Delidding removes the glue which removes the gap. Reply
apinkel - Thursday, June 20, 2013 - linkIt's good to see info on this upcoming release.
On the x76 vs. x89 topic.
I'm a software developer. In college I took a COBOL course. When I graduated everyone was saying that in 5, maybe 10, years COBOL would be obsolete. Here we are 25 years later and there are still a lot of fortune 500 companies who are running their businesses on effective, surprisingly flexible COBOL platforms.
I've watched young leaders choose the latest and greatest software solutions instead of using the pre-existing COBOL platform. They believed the tool that made their life easier was in the companies best interest. They usually spent themselves into oblivion trying to integrate and manage their systems in the context of the existing platform.
In looking back on Intel's past history, I trust that they have solid business reasons for choosing the release chipset that they did. Reply
apinkel - Thursday, June 20, 2013 - linkThe big question is always what comes next and when. Until the day of it's actual release, (not just announced, but shipping) there's no way to know. It may be fun to discuss it because it's the stuff that makes this stuff interesting but no one has a crystal ball on these things.
Just experiences, insights, decisions and actions. Kinda fun ain't it? Reply
Torchholder - Thursday, June 20, 2013 - linkNo core count increase = not interested. Reply
ShieTar - Friday, June 21, 2013 - linkMost games still don't really use more than 6 cores. And anybody not into gaming is better of with a Xeon system. Single socket Xeon boards are often even cheaper than the Enthusiast-Boards. Reply
Senti - Friday, June 21, 2013 - linkSince when Xeons can be overclocked?
And who cares about games? Most non-ancient CPUs will do just fine in them up to the crazy resolutions. Reply
Hixbot - Monday, July 01, 2013 - linkYeah without a core count increase, we better see some impressive IPC gains over Sandy-e. Reply
BlackDragon24 - Thursday, June 20, 2013 - linkMy 970 running at 4.0ghz is looking like it will last awhile.... Reply
coldpower27 - Friday, June 21, 2013 - linkYeah I still have the "old" Core i7 970. No need to consider upgrading till Haswell-E it seems. Reply
Ktracho - Friday, June 21, 2013 - linkWhat I'd like to know is to whom will Haswell-E appeal, given that other than graphics, Haswell is not much faster than Ivy Bridge? As for Ivy Bridge-E vs. Sandy Bridge-E, I imagine it will be primarily appealing for workstation/server applications, unless they update the chipset. Reply
wallysb01 - Saturday, July 06, 2013 - linkThe "E" processors don't have integrated graphics. These are basically the Xeon E5-16xx-s. So the appeal is that none of the silicon is going to the GPU, just the CPU, allowing for more cores and better cores. Plus, Haswell E will probably see 8 or 10 cores. Ivy Bridge E5-2600s are going to get up to 12 now. Reply
psyq321 - Thursday, July 04, 2013 - linkIt is a sad state of affairs that there is simply no application demand on the High-End Desktop (HEDT) so Intel can safely sell castrated and rejected 10-core Xeon E5 2600 v2 dies as 6-core Ivy Bridge E SKUs...
With Sandy Bridge EP, the difference was not that big - 6 cores HEDT vs. 8 cores Xeon WS/Server.
However, with Ivy Bridge EP, Xeon line will be getting up to 12 cores (15 with slightly different socket but still 2011 pins), while "high end desktop" still gets only 6 cores.
I am sure if things were different in the application world and if we had today "killer apps" for desktop that are highly threaded, that we would be running 15 cores on LGA 2011 today (which is now exclusive for Ivy Bridge EX)
Instead, we still have tons of single-threaded applications where it matters more to have less cores but with higher frequency. I suppose this is also why Intel is pursuing this strategy for the high-end desktop SKUs. If they went for more cores but with lower max frequency, some desktop benchmarks would not look as good. Reply
adamdz - Sunday, July 21, 2013 - linkI'm trying to find a good excuse to upgrade my 4.5GHz overclocked 2700K and I still haven't found any. This is really sad. We need some real competition from AMD here. The only compelling features of the Haswell desktop platform is the larger number of SATAIII ports and native USB3 support, but not the speed. And both E lines have outdated chipset:( Reply
black_plague815 - Friday, September 06, 2013 - linkStill running 980X @4.7ghz, still kills everything out except socket 2011 hex's, no reason for upgrade yet. Reply


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Things have slowed down a bit the past few days...I hope everyone's too busy with summer stuff to waste time sitting in front of the computer!
Anybody grilling this weekend? I'm meeting some friends for dinner tonight at a place with barbecue on the menu so somebody else's cooking for a change, and I'm tailgating at a baseball game Sunday. What's up with everybody else?


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A PATIENT pointed a knife at a doctor at a Radcliffe surgery and said: "I'm going to kill you."
When he was arrested moments after threat-ening the GP, Christopher Talbot told police: "I will do it again tomorrow."
Talbot, aged 64, of Seymour Walk, Radcliffe, was arrested and was jailed for 14 months on Friday.
Judge Peter Davies told him: "Doctor Astad Behrana has been nothing but kind to you in the past, offering you lots of help.
"He was left shocked by this awful, intimidating confrontation and has never come across anything like it before."
The court heard how Dr Behrana had been Talbot's GP for 21 years.
On March 3, at about 3pm, Talbot went to Radcliffe Medical Centre in Church Street West, and walked into Dr Behrana's practice room "looking irate and incoherent and under the influence of alcohol", prosecution counsel Robert Golinski told Bolton Crown Court.
Talbot demanded to be referred to mental-health staff immediately and spoke to Dr Behrana for about five minutes while they were both sitting down.
Talbot then took a silver knife with a 6.5cm blade from a rucksack and pointed it at Dr Behrana before threatening him. As the GP stood up, so did Talbot, who continued to hold out the knife.
But Dr Behrana managed to get out and alert staff who called police.
Talbot fled — leaving the knife behind — and was arrested shortly afterwards.
Mr Golinski said: "He then told police that he would go back the next day and do the same thing. The victim was shocked, upset and frightened. He genuinely thought that his life was in danger."
Defence counsel Brian McKenna said: "It is a strange case. The defendant has known his GP for some amount of time and it seems the relationship was a good one.
"This is a man who has problems of some sort. There a significant indication that this was a cry for help."
The sentencing had been twice adjourned while health staff carried out tests to see if Talbot had a mental-health diagnosis, but Judge Davies said he was satisfied that there was no evidence of such a diagnosis.
Talbot, who had a string of previous convictions, had admitted assault, possessing a knife and possessing cannabis at an earlier hearing in March.
Judge Davies added: "This was a frightening attack on a man trying to do his job caring for others. It is important that GPs work without fear of attack, intimidation or confrontation."


text: I think this just might be my last post about Full Figured Fashion Week 2013. I've done quite a few! Well, since it's probably the last (unless I come across more photos), I'd love to share some of the looks I saw on the night of the Indie Fashion Showcase. I've always been kind of a people watcher, and I can't enough of other people's personal style. This night I saw such an eclectic mix of fashion and it was awesome!


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Some Secrets of the Qur'an
Every man who reads the Qur'an and lets it settle into his heart and soul, who considers life, and the happenings around him with the attitude of a faithful person, and who takes God as his sole friend can see the secrets revealed in the Qur'an. No event, significant or not, takes place randomly; nothing appears as a result of a coincidence. A secret, a good and divine purpose of God lays behind each one of them. If people act sincerely and always turn to God, then they can appreciate these secrets and the wisdom behind them.
One who grasps the secrets of the Qur'an draws closer to God and consolidates the friendship with Him. These people have a better understanding of the Lord, The Creator of the heavens and the earth and attain a better appreciation of His power, wisdom and knowledge. They realise that there is no friend or protector other than God. They feel the excitement and joy of seeing and comprehending the wisdom and secret God creates at every single moment. God discloses more of the secrets in His creation to such people. Even if such a person's life appears as ordinary to others, God, actually, creates something extraordinary for that person each minute. God will show these to anybody who sincerely wants to see His wisdom and the secrets in His creation.
As God states in the Qur'an:
Dipnotes1. Buyuk Hadis Kulliyati (Great Ahadith Collection), Cem-ul-fevaid min Cami'il-usul and Mecma'iz-zevaid, Imam Muhammad Bin Muhammad Bin Sulayman er-Rudani 5
2. Sahih Bukhari, Volume 8, Book 75, Number 351
3. Ramuz el-Hadis, vol 1, p. 22
4. Al-Tirmidhi, Destiny 10, 2145
5. Al-Tirmidhi, Birr 55, 1988
6. Ramuz El-Hadis, vol 1, p. 137
7. Ramuz El-Hadis, vol 1, p. 13
8. Ramuz El-Hadis, vol. 1, p. 7
9. Hugh Ross, The Fingerprint of God, p. 50
10. Sidney Fox, Klaus Dose, Molecular Evolution and The Origin of Life, New York: Marcel Dekker, 1977. p. 2
11. Alexander I. Oparin, Origin of Life, (1936) New York, Dover Publications, 1953 (Reprint), p.196
12. "New Evidence on Evolution of Early Atmosphere and Life", Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, vol. 63, November 1982, p. 1328-1330.
13. Stanley Miller, Molecular Evolution of Life: Current Status of the Prebiotic Synthesis of Small Molecules, 1986, p. 7
14. Jeffrey Bada, Earth, February 1998, p. 40
15. Leslie E. Orgel, "The Origin of Life on Earth", Scientific American, Vol 271, October 1994, p. 78
16. Charles Darwin, The Origin of Species: A Facsimile of the First Edition, Harvard University Press, 1964, p. 189
17. Charles Darwin, The Origin of Species: A Facsimile of the First Edition, Harvard University Press, 1964, p. 184.
18. B. G. Ranganathan, Origins?, Pennsylvania: The Banner Of Truth Trust, 1988.
19. Charles Darwin, The Origin of Species: A Facsimile of the First Edition, Harvard University Press, 1964, p. 179
20. Derek A. Ager, "The Nature of the Fossil Record", Proceedings of the British Geological Association, vol. 87, 1976, p. 133
21. Douglas J. Futuyma, Science on Trial, New York: Pantheon Books, 1983. p. 197
22. Solly Zuckerman, Beyond The Ivory Tower, New York: Toplinger Publications, 1970, ss. 75-94; Charles E. Oxnard, "The Place of Australopithecines in Human Evolution: Grounds for Doubt", Nature, Vol. 258, p. 389
23. J. Rennie, "Darwin's Current Bulldog: Ernst Mayr", Scientific American, December 1992
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(In his address to the UN, our Prime Minister stated the following: "Just as how we believe in the prophethood of our Prophet (saas), we have faith in the prophethood of Prophet Jesus (as) and prophethood of Moses (as). No doubt we believe in them. Even if those of different faiths do not believe, we do believe, because this is a requisite of our faith.")
Masha'Allah. Our Prime Minister experiences an exuberance in the sense of his faith, masha'Allah. This is the blessing of the system of Mahdi, insha'Allah. They say, "They speak of Prophet Jesus (as) while our Prophet (saas) deserves such mention." They say, "Prophet Moses (as) is the prophet of Jews, so why do you speak of him?'" "Prophet Jesus (as) is the prophet of Christians, so why do you speak of him? You should talk about our Prophet (saas)", they say. They simply do not know that all of them are the prophets of Islam.
(Alain Lamassoure, the Chairman of the Budget Commission of the European Parliament said, "Both Turks and Europeans do not want the membership of Turkey to the EU. For this reason there is no longer an issue called the "Turkish problem." )
This is a sentimental accounting he has made. No, that is not the case. There is no longer a unity called the EU, so why would Turkey be willing to enter it? There is only a corpse, the unity is already dead. So there is nothing they can do but the Turkish-Islamic Unity is a brand new civilization, a brand new life and beauty. Has the government not received the understanding of democracy, freedom and liberty? Yes it did. The process might not have been completed yet, but they are making an effort to fulfill it.
(About the statement of Alshat Iskandarow, the State Minister responsible for the Religious Institutions in Azarbaijan who said: " Azerbaijan and Turkey have the opportunity to present the Islamic model based on tolerance to the entire world. The world's getting acknowledged with this presentation of Islam of ours will also contribute to struggle against Islamophobia. It is time to present our national and spiritual values based on tolerance to the world. We can accomplish this together.")
Together, with whom? With Mahdi (as). If she were to try to accomplish this alone, she would do this for centuries . It can not be accomplished without Hazrat Mahdi (as). The reason why this zealous, sincere movement of the Unity of Islam, which is called 'moderate Islam' in Azerbaijan, spreads among the youth within Islam's modern, sincere spirit with artistry and science is the system of Mahdi. No blessings, exuberance and excitement will come about without stressing this. No progress can be made. Once one says that he can do it, he can not see its accomplishment, for there have been thousands, hundreds of thousands of people who said this before. Only that person who is competent about that task can accomplish it. And he is the Owner of the Time, in other words, Hazrat Mahdi (as).
(It is stated that an investigation would be conducted into those who had leaked the information about the cargo carried by the Syrian passenger jet headed to Damascus from Moscow.)
Who leaked the intelligence? He is someone that they will never find. They should not look for him for no reason. They can not find that person who provided that information, just like how it can not be found in Turkey, they can not find him there too.
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Mayer was born into a Jewish family in a village near Warsaw. His family was active there in the workers' movement. They decided to emigrate when Mayer was a child; his father hoped to find work in Argentina. As a young man, Mayer was arrested for being a communist. In prison, he organized a hunger strike. The police released him to keep him from recruiting the other prisoners to communism.
1933-39: Mayer joined one of the International Brigades and went to Spain to fight in the civil war against Franco and fascism in 1936. With Hitler's and Mussolini's help, the fascists won. Mayer's brigade disbanded, and he escaped to France, where he continued fighting fascism.
1940-44: Hitler easily defeated France in June 1940. Foreign Jews, especially communists like Mayer, were now in double danger. The French suspected foreigners; the Nazis hated Jews. In 1941, with a number of other Jewish emigres, Mayer joined the armed French resistance group, Franc-Tireurs et Partisans. For two years he fought the Nazis but keeping ahead of the police was a swift and deadly game. Mayer dodged them as long as possible, but on September 20, 1943, he was caught and arrested.
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He Was No Grumpy Old Man
The funeral for Walter Matthau was short and sweet, witnessed by immediate family and a few adoring friends. An ambulance took him to a Santa Monica hospital late on the last night of June, and the burial came a couple of sunrises later, on a Sunday, for a towering figure of the stage and screen with the posture of a question mark.
Most of the obituaries reported, as so many film historians hilariously have, that the much-loved actor was born with a mouthful of a name, Walter Matuschanskavasky, on the first day of October, 1920. At least they got the date right. Those who loved Walter Matthau most knew the facts, that this was just another of his great gags, that his given name was Matthow, emphasis on the ow.
Something else known to his son, Charles Matthau, 35, was the way Walter wanted to go out. In a plain pine box. Nothing fancy for him. And since their kinship was such that Charlie came to call him "as close to perfect as a human being can possibly be," granting a last wish was the least he could do.
Yet even such a moment as this couldn't pass without a laugh, for Walter would have wanted it that way as well. At the graveyard in Westwood, therefore, noting the crypt of Marilyn Monroe nearby, the younger Matthau joked that knowing his father, he'd have insisted that the cemetery give billing to its stars alphabetically.
There was but one bottom line for Charlie to add after that, being familiar with Walter's love of baseball and favorite childhood park.
"Poppy," he addressed his dad, as ever, "you said that you wanted a simple pine casket, so that's what we got you. But we want you to know, this plot alone cost as much as Ebbets Field."
Jack Lemmon needed a few days to get over the loss of his friend, his role mate, the on-and-offstage Pythias to his Damon. Of course he will never truly get over it, because Lemmon and Matthau practically came with an ampersand between their names, coupled like a duet, buddy-buddy till the end.
A fortnight after his death, the mere speaking of Matthau's name makes Lemmon's eyes moist. He postpones a golf game with a newfound friend and makes an appointment to see a nerve specialist because, like bolts from the blue, twinges of pain "like flashes of lightning" have begun shooting from Lemmon's temple to his eye.
"Any mementos in here remind you of Walter in particular?" he is asked.
A familiar crooked smile forms on Lemmon's 75-year-old face. He points to a Polaroid taped to a desktop lamp.
"Walter autographed that one to me personally," he says.
The two words written on the picture can be spoken in many a film, but not printed in many a newspaper.
A splendidly groomed, charcoal-colored poodle called Chloe pads into the room. Lemmon brightens at the remembrance of having taken his dog to the hospital at UCLA a number of weeks ago to pay a call on Walter, and the dog, not on a leash, getting to the room first. A vision of Matthau as a W.C. Fields type, immune to the charms of kids and pets, is a hard one to shake.
It is inaccurate. "Walter was not a curmudgeon," Lemmon says. "That's the first mistake people make."
There were many. One was the made-up name. Another was the illusion of a robust man, roughhewn, hide tough as a 10-cent steak, the confusing of the actor with the act: the shyster "Whiplash Willie" Gingrich with the disorderly roll-top desk, the beer-guzzling Little League coach Morris Buttermaker, the slovenly vaudevillian Willie Clark, the even sloppier sportswriter Oscar Madison.
Fact is, says the actor whose finicky Felix Unger played opposite Oscar, they were an odder couple than some realized, for the Matthau he knew was a fragile figure, susceptible to ailments of all kinds, with a pinch of hypochondria thrown in, who would cringe and bruise if a stranger made the mistake of slapping him on the back.
Lemmon says: "He was Felix."
In 1966, while they were shooting the first film they did together, "The Fortune Cookie," a heart attack felled Matthau for weeks. Later, he fought congestive heart failure, a relapse of stomach cancer, double pneumonia, you name it, Lemmon says.
"Now that I've had a few days to mull it over, I still hate that old bromide, 'It's better this way,' but Walter's quality of life was less than zero. He probably would never have gotten out of a wheelchair, which for him would have been unbearable. He was just skin and bones, no flesh at all. He'd tell me, 'I don't know why they're prolonging it. Why don't they just let me go?' "
Then he'd tell a joke.
"Two Irishmen walk out of a pub," Matthau said to Lemmon.
Pause, one-two-three.
"It could happen."
Nobody else in 10 words or fewer could make Lemmon smile like that. The morning of July 1, his wife, Felicia, broke in on Jack in the bathroom. This also made him grin. "You aren't going to smile anymore," she said, and cradled him in her arms. "Walter's gone."


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The annual Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast is just over two weeks away, from 7-11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 19. This is THE informal social event of the season.
Sometimes you just can't help but feel sorry for Malfunction Junction, aka, the city of Atlanta. Admittedly, it is hard to do because it is such a blowhard town and not half as hip as it thinks it is.
Anthropogenic (man-made) global warming skeptics have an unusual ally from the land Down Under. Recently, by a vote of 42 to 30, the Australian Senate rejected their version of cap-and-trade.
Most Americans want reform in health care that will reduce cost without sacrificing quality of care. This is long overdue and just about everyone agrees that the status quo is unsustainable.
The push to revise America's health care system is one of those rare events that can dramatically change how our society works. The approval of Social Security in the 1930s was one such turning point, as was the passage of civil rights legislation in the 1960s.
U.S. democracy may be imploding, eating itself up from within. Constitutionally guaranteed free speech has become the right to say absolutely anything, no matter how untrue or inflammatory. The right of assembly approaches mob rule, and hostility toward a legally elected president drifts toward insurrection. How did this happen?
I believe that family structures are the building blocks for all societies, here and in other countries as well. We live in a fast-changing world with so many things in our lives that seem to be just happening beyond our ability to control or avoid. Families give us an anchor that can tie the present with our personal history in the past.
I was discussing with my son, Ken, the free-for-alls taking place in town hall meetings around the country as angry people confront members of Congress over the Obama Administration's current health care reform proposals. It isn't all that surprising, he said, and it's not just about health care.
Lately there's been a lot of talk about H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009.
Georgia's labor commissioner, Michael Thurmond, has seen the effects of the recession up close and personal.
As predicted in the last column, new developments for the 2010 elections continue to change the political landscape on a near daily basis. This column is written early because I will have been hospitalized during its deadline period.
I have just attended the Sweet Tea Summit. It was like President Barack Obama's recent Beer Summit except we didn't have to endure Joe Biden and his motor mouth.
Forget Obamacare. Forget stimulus plans, government bailouts, cap-and-tax or any other recent or imminent spending legislation. The current level of government involvement in pensions (Social Security) and health care (Medicare, Medicaid) alone could soon bankrupt this country. General Motors and Chrysler provide the lesson here.
If you are trying to figure out what your congressmen really believe in, don't focus on what they say - look closely at what they do when it comes time to vote.
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Sandy Stoner had a vision when she took over her mother's women's clothing store two years ago. She gave it a new name, Black Dahlia, and aggressively set out to stock the San Clemente shop with all the new and trendy brands.
Then … nothing happened. Turned out she had the wrong vision.
"I thought I was really going to change everything from what my mom had, with everything new," said Stoner, a San Clemente resident. "She had the store for years and really knew what her customers wanted, and now I am getting back to that.
"I learned the hard way who my customers are and what they are looking for, which is the best price."
Stoner said that when she began to focus on newer brand-name items, her costs went up and sales went down. She lost a lot of business when she priced many locals out of the store.
The shop, at 100 W. Mariposa, is one block off North El Camino Real and several blocks north of Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente's main shopping drag. So it relies heavily on customers from its neighborhood. Stoner estimates about 60 percent of her clients come from the local community, including apartments and houses only yards away across an alley. The rest of her clients are about evenly split between regulars from out of the area and people just passing through.
"My mom had it so right, with the perfect mix of old and new that people could afford," Stoner said of her mother, Pamela Lee, who ran the store as Pamela Lee's Boutique before moving on to other pursuits after 15-plus years.
Now, Stoner is stocking fewer and lower-cost new items. She depends on client exchanges, along with buying forays into Los Angeles, to bring in higher-quality, better-known and usually pricier brands of jeans, blouses, sweaters and other tops.
She says it's all about knowing where to go and whom to see. "It's taken me years to find the best places," Stoner said. "There is a whole method to getting the best deals. It's all underground."
Customers can get a deal at her store that they can't just find anywhere, Stoner said. For example, she said, a gently used pair of Italian leather boots might sell new for about $300. At the Black Dahlia, the pair goes for about $100.
The new approach is working, and it's not a struggle to stay open anymore, she said.
"I am looking at all the people who walk by – there is a barbershop next door, a surf shop on the corner, the martial-arts place across the street, there's a breakfast place over there too, and the CVS right across the street," Stoner said. "I get a lot of people coming through that never knew I was here. They are waiting for a prescription at CVS or on their way to the barbershop."
With so much male traffic coming and going from Jerry's Barbershop next door, Stoner plans to carry dressy surf shirts for men.
Dave, the English bulldog Stoner takes to work with her most days, doesn't hurt business either – he makes friends with everyone, she said.
"Dave is better known around here than I am," Stoner said. "When he's out front, people drive by and honk and call out, 'Hey, Dave!'"
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