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SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Like most couples in their 80s, Simplicio and Rita Yoma need day-to-day assistance. Simplicio is diabetic and has thyroid problems. Rita just had knee replacement surgery and can barely walk.
"Our situation is so difficult. We are old and we cannot do things on our own anymore. We need help," said Simplicio.
Through a state program, two caregivers provide free, in-home care services to the Yomas every day. But life for the Yomas is about to get harder.
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger plans to eliminate home care for more than 400,000 elderly and disabled residents who benefit from the state's in-home supportive services program. California, facing a $42 billion dollar budget deficit, will save more than $500 million by cutting home-care for the needy.
Rita Yoma is worried about the upcoming cuts.
"It's a big loss on our part. We need these caregivers for our day-to-day activities. If we lose them, how are we going to survive?" Rita said. The Yomas' caregiver, Estrelita Carlos, agreed.
"They have nowhere else to go," Carlos said. "They're old and sickly. How is it that the government would sacrifice care for them?"
But the Yomas would not be the only victims of the budget cuts. Caregivers from the in-home supportive services program also stand to lose money. Schwarzenegger plans to cut their wages from ten dollars to eight dollars an hour. The salary cut would save the state $120 million dollars.
Mila Cruz, the Yomas' other caregiver, is worried. She and her husband are caregivers in the program.
"I don't know where we're going to get money to pay our rent, to pay for our children's schooling," Cruz said. "We can't do anything right now but pray that we will have the means to live here in San Francisco."
Social services advocates say cutting help to the elderly and disabled is not the answer. Higher taxes, they say, would be harder for everyone, but would be the only solution.


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Posted 30 October 2003 - 03:00 PM
How do we all get paid?
You have seen the customer, listened to what they want, fought with them over what they should have, and delivered the goods to an emphatic YES from them.
Then the invoice hits their doormat, and you go from' that wonderful person who is doing a brilliant job for our business to- the guy who wants money!
I have always had a motto, ' a sale is a sale when the cheque clears, up until then it is a loan to the customer'
What methods do we all set into motion when debt collecting,?
When does the process start? should debt collection be set out in your order confirmation/contract?
what are your thoughts?
Posted 30 October 2003 - 03:05 PM
But if you ever have problems with paying clients and you still have access to their FTP, you can just remind them that nothing on the web is forever
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For ongoing accounts we either bill their Visa, MC or AMX monthly and if they want to be invoiced, we invoice them every quarter.
If they go delinquent, they get a series of three emails: the first after they are 30 days late, a second at 40 days if there is no response and then at 60 a "we are going to terminate your (whatever we're doing for them)". At 70 they are terminated and then we send a "Request for Payment" letter of which if we do not receive payment within 10 days of that letter, then the attorney sends them a "pay of we'll sue" letter.
Fortunately clients that have gone so far as the lawyer stage have always paid (lawyer's letters are scary). With hosting clients, all you have to do is shut their sites down and they immediately respond. We've never had to sue for payment yet.
That's how we get paid. I think that's what you were asking, right OWG?
Posted 30 October 2003 - 03:23 PM
the thing is you need to record and make sure that your customer understand those terms.
then they can't really contest payment, or give you trouble .
I don't deliver until paid. ( from now on )
Posted 30 October 2003 - 03:26 PM
A good approach is to get a % of the payment upfront. In my experience, reasonable people seldom have a problem with this.
As for those that don't pay a "This web page is currently suspended" message may also assist in obtaining any outstanding balances..
Its seldom worth the bother of chasing the small amounts as it costs money and time to do so
Posted 30 October 2003 - 03:42 PM
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Posted 30 October 2003 - 03:57 PM
I then give them the price, and make it 100% clear that my standard terms are 7 days net of invoice, I follow this with 'is that a problem?' the customer will then say either yes or no, if it is I ask why, they then say, we pay or bills on the 28th of every month blah blah blah. I close them down to the day that they are going to pay the invoice then again make it CLEAR, i will expect that cheque no later than 2 days after this date, I also explain that my standard terms are pre payment and have it built into the terms and conditions that the 'debt will be considered as overdue on the date of the work being completed'
I explain to them that i give a fine service and do everything that we agree on at the time scale to which we agree, and as the most important part of ANY deal is getting paid I make sure we BOTH know where we stand to prevent any misunderstandings later on
I send the invoice out within 48hrs of the order, with the terms agreed on it and a letter confirming everything we discussed and what I am doing and when.
If i do not get paid within the time agreed I wait another 2 working days to allow for the post, then i write a letter explaining that I assume it is an oversight, as we agreed the payment would be here by now, here is a copy of the invoice, please raise and post a cheque TODAY, should this not be possible please notify me of the reason for delay.
I have to say however that in 90% + of cases i get the money without fail and on time, most of it is down to making it clear at the beginning when I expect to get paid.
It is only the big companies that try it on, I simply telephone the guy that placed the order and tell him i want my money as agreed, or I shall have no problem with going straight to litigation for breach of contract and also claiming damages for time spent preparing the documents etc.
Works every time, but as i say I rarely get a problem, and when i do, i look for a client to replace them.
I tell the defaulting company that i have withdrawn their hosting services as per my T&C, and also that i am enforcing my right to ownership of the documents and intellectual copyright and will litigate on any breach of these terms. I then give them the option to purchase the website on disc together with me signing over my copyright and ownership, i stick a few £££s on top of the agreed amount I have only had to go this far with two customers (ex) and they both paid the money.
I was really annoyed with one customer who bounced a cheque on me, i actually telephoned him, told him to go to his website, and put up the 'this site is no longer available' page while he was watching, told him to refresh the page, he went totally into orbit he shouted and swore and called me EVERYTHING, he called me a blackmailing XXXXXXXXXX, it really made my day lol
then he paid
Posted 30 October 2003 - 04:53 PM
As we all know a customer who doesn't pay is worse than no customer at all. Now I insist on a minimum 40% upfront on projects over a set threshold and a maximum 30 days credit on any other invoice. I call after 26/27 days to remind the customer of the upcoming payment due date and confirm payment is in hand.
On day 31, I will issue a formal reminder and request that they pay without further delay. If there is still no response to this then on day 38 I will send a final reminder and warning of recover action. If the payment doesn't arrive by day 45 then I proceed straight to a formal collection process (either with a credit control company or a small claim if it is a large enough invoice).
I have definitely lost a few "customers" who felt this approach was heavy-handed - but if they are not prepared to pay within 30 days then I would question their value as a customer.
OWG - do you refer to the Late Payment Regulations on your UK invoices? I have been doing this for a few months which gives me a legal right to collect interest and a collection fee if customers don't pay by the due date. This measure, plus my caring collection process , has really improved my debtor management.
Posted 30 October 2003 - 05:07 PM
But as i run my business ona friendly wavelength i do not mind losing people who give me bad vibes, let them tell their friends and associates not to deal with me, if they associate with these types, then chances are that they would treat me the same.
when we had a bigger business i actually had a customer ring me up to complain that one of my girls had been 'hassling him constantly' regarding a debt, he asked if i could put a stop to it, I said yeh no worries mate, send me a cheque, and i can gusrantee that no one will call you again
He didnt advertise with us after that, but he did pay the bill.
Posted 30 October 2003 - 05:08 PM
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8:00am Friday 7th September 2012 in News By Neil Hunter
A BURGLAR has been disowned by his family for a £10,000 raid on a school where his niece is a pupil.
John Cavanagh stole 15 laptops and other computer equipment and sold them for £150 to buy drugs.
Teesside Crown Court heard yesterday how Cavanagh targeted Roseberry Junior School, in Billingham , near Stockton, on April 25.
Police were alerted by an alarm and found fingerprints and shoe marks linking the 31-year-old to the crime.
Cavanagh has 62 previous offences on his record, including 24 for burglary.
He had been living in southern Scotland before returning to stay with his family in Billingham shortly before the raid.
Judge Howard Crowson heard how Cavanagh's sister has shunned him because he targeted her daughter's school.
The judge told the drug user: "This was a high value of school equipment, which is very hard to come by for schools.
"It causes distress and that is not mere speculation because your own niece was a pupil and it has caused upset in your family.
"The author of your presentence report sees in you no empathy in the plight of the school or children for the loss."
Duncan McReddie, mitigating, said Cavanagh expected to go to prison and said he had clear personal troubles.
Cavanagh, whose most recent address on court papers is in Carlyles Place, Annan, Dumfrieshire, admitted burglary.
He was given a 20-month sentence which will not begin until a 37-month term for crimes in Scotland comes to an end.
Judge Crowson said: "Although I would like to consider compensation in this case, there is no possibility of repaying the school.
"I do not consider it was in any way impulsive – it was simply a man with a drugs habit stealing for his own selfish motives."
Headteacher Maggie Fearnley said after the case: "Any incident such as a break-in is obviously upsetting for everyone at the school."
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Note this headline from Afghanistan, courtesy of the Associated Press:
21 civilians killed in Afghan air strike.
Sounds pretty grim, eh? Coalition aircraft apparently went on a rampage, indiscriminately bombing innocent civilians in a futile effort to target the Taliban, etc.
But the article's second paragraph places the event in a completely different light:
Helmand provincial Gov. Assadullah Wafa said Taliban fighters sought shelter in villagers' homes during the fighting in the Sangin district Tuesday evening, and that subsequent air strikes killed 21 civilians, including several women and children.
That suggests one of two possibilities; either (A) the village was a base of support for the Taliban, or (B) the terrorists held the villagers hostage, deliberately exposing them to hostile fire, for the purpose of creating civilian casualties. Whatever the reason, responsibility for civilian deaths in the Sangin District lies with villagers who may have sided with the Taliban, or terrorists who used locals as human shields.
But readers will observe that the AP's lead paragraph assigns blame to the U.S. Special Forces team that called in the air strike, and the pilots who delivered the ordnance. And, to reinforce the notion that American forces are killing civilians, here's a convenient reference to that recent incident involving a Marine Corps team that fired indiscriminately into a crowd after an IED attack (an incident the U.S. has apologized for, and paid damages to victims' families). The AP writer also includes a recent quote from Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who says that more must be done to prevent civilian casualties.
After connecting those dots (and establishing the desired template), the wire service then offers a pair of important disclaimers--buried conveniently near the end of the story:
Death tolls in remote battle sites in Afghanistan are impossible to verify. Taliban fighters often seek shelter in Afghan homes, leading to civilian casualties, and it is often difficult to determine if people killed in such air strikes were militants or civilians.
Sangin, a militant hotbed in the heart of Afghanistan's biggest opium poppy region, has been the site of heavy fighting in recent weeks.
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- Overdrive eMarketing Blog, Overdrive Interactive, Boston, MA
- Priority Integrated Marketing Blog, Priority Integrated Marketing, Minneapolis, MN
- PubliGestion's Bloggers' Block, PubliGestion, Petion-Ville, Haiti
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- Smart Marketing with Larry Weintraub, Fanscape, Inc., Los Angeles, CA
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Our client Sony Pictures Entertainment has won a slew of awards at the Promax International 2012. We are proud to have contributed to three of the works that won the awards.
This brings our tally of Promax/BDA awards to date to seven eight.
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Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan Integrated Campaign
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The Singapore Federation of Chinese Clan Associations has appointed Patroids as the digital agency to build a platform for the federation and its 200 member clans and associations. This platform, together with a website, will allow the federation and member clans and associations to reach out to the public and their respective members effectively, help streamline activities and events management, and centralize the communications from each member. The project will be executed in 4 phases.
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The Health Minister Mr. Gan Kim Yong announced recently that the hospital will be transforming itself into a geriatric facility with a 'one-stop' centre providing a holistic and comprehensive suite of care services for the elderly, such as outpatient services, day rehabilitation, as well as Traditional Chinese Medicine. A new 14-storey facility will be built at its current premises while four buildings will be conserved, including the front facade building.
As part of the transformation, the hospital has appointed Patroids as the digital agency to revamp its bilingual website as well as integrating social media into its online communication strategy.
Patroids was tasked by the USA (LA) regional office of Singapore Tourism Board to conceptualize and design promotional materials for the IMEX America exhibition, which is held in Las Vegas this year. Patroids is honoured that the STB team is confident with working with us despite the 15-hour time zone difference.
Far East Organization (FEO), the largest private property developer in Singapore, has appointed Patroids as the digital agency for two upcoming malls - Junction10 and Greenwich V.
These two malls will be the seventh and eighth FEO mall in Patroids' portfolio.
The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA), a statutory board of the Singapore Government, has appointed Patroids to build a website for the non-profit sector. The website will be a guide, written by Usha Menon of The Management Centre Asia (=mc | Asia), on using digital technologies and social media for fund-raising, volunteering mobilisation, donor engagement, community engagement, etc.
To future proof the website, it will be built using HTML5.
Patroids will be working with the Nanyang Polytechnic on the project.
Patroids has been re-appointed by Sony Pictures Television Networks, Asia as the digital agency for Asia. This is the 11th consecutive year that Patroids has been appointed.
Patroids will assume digital duties for channel brands AXN Asia, Animax Asia, AXN Beyond, Sony Entertainment Television (SET) and ONE, which debuted last year with its prime Korean program offerings.
"We are excited and honored to be entrusted with the huge responsibility of managing the channels' online presence," says Patroids' Managing Director Oh Yong Hwee.
"The work is always challenging and rewarding. For example, we worked closely with the Animax team in creating campaigns that won two awards for Best Integrated Media Promotion in this year's Promax BDA International Awards. We will aim to do more for SPT Networks, Asia next year," he added.
Our client Animax has won a Gold and a Bronze award at the Promax International 2011 for the K-ON! Season 1 campaign. We are honoured to have contributed to the winning campaign.
2011 PromaxBDA Promotion, Marketing and Design Awards
Integrated Media Promotion: Content Promotion - Children's Program Campaign Using Integrated Media
K‐ON! Integrated Media Campaign
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Integrated Media Promotion: Content Promotion - Program/Movie Package Marketing Campaign Using Integrated Media
K‐ON! Integrated Media Campaign
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We're thrilled to hear that our client Animax (part of Sony Pictures Entertainment Networks Asia) has garnered a total of 15 finalists in this year's Promax/BDA World Gold, the creative award for the entertainment industry.
These 15 finalists include integrated campaigns for Animax show titles K-ON! and Fairy Tail, which Patroids is proud to be part of.


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During ESPN's Sunday evening premiere of "Season On The Brink" – chronicling basketball coach Bob Knight's embattled 1985-86 season at Indiana – actor Brian Dennehey as Knight dropped more F-bombs than Archie Bunker at a Village People gig. Meanwhile, on CBS, the network ran onsite footage from the 9/11 disaster with unedited audio. Finally, HBO continued its fine tradition of extreme cursing: The characters in "Six Feet Under" seemingly added the Darkest Expletive to each exchange of dialogue. Three different networks, three very different programs, unified by one word. However, the use of Fuck in "Six Feet Under" was not excessive; rather, it was realistic. This was proven by the frequency with which the word was uttered in real life, by firefighters, victims, and the filmmakers, during CBS' 9/11 special. But Fuck's appearance on ESPN is what's at issue. It marks the debut of the F-word on an advertiser-supported broadcast or cable network. And it suggests that network television's continued flirtation with rough language – "NYPD Blue"; "The West Wing" – will only inch further down the blue path. But don't mistake Glorious Noise as a voice of concern for the gentle ears of impressionable children. What's at stake here is far more important. If regular broadcast television takes a blasé attitude toward Fuck, what happens to the nature, enjoyment, and power of saying it in the first place?
Jon Spencer swears creatively. Yelping the above line at the beginning of his sexified rocker "Full Grown" (from 1994′s Orange), Spencer's observation is affirmed by bandmates Judah Bauer and Russell Simins' off-mic hollering of the Infamous Cuss. The song even ends with one long scream of the word. "Full Grown" is a rollicking, sloe-eyed rant about Spencer's desire for an experienced bedmate. There's no pretense in what he's suggesting – "Take a whiff of my pant leg, baby" – and saying Fuck so much illustrates his point. "Baby Baby Baby you sure like to get busy" just doesn't have the same vitality. So that's creative cussing. And that's rock and roll. It's part of what makes rock – even in this day and age – rebellious and cool. After all, until Sunday evening, you weren't allowed to say Fuck on regular TV. You still can't say it on the radio. (Just ask Howard Stern or Chicago's Z-grade worm shock monkey Mancow Muller, who's been fined over $30,000 by the FCC for language indiscretions). No matter what you think of Fred Durst and Limp Bizkit, their cover of "Faith" is a whole lot cooler with Fred's "Get the Fuck out!" line left intact. Similarly, have you ever tried to listen to a "clean" version of your favorite hip-hop album? Get the fuck out, indeed.
This is what we're in danger of losing – the power and pleasure of saying or singing the word Fuck. For the relationship of rock music and swearing will be forever changed if the taboo is removed from the F-word. And "crunk," the emerging slang term favored by tastemakers such as Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, is NOT a valid replacement. Because replacement is impossible. Fuck is a non-renewable resource – it has continued to reverberate in human culture since the word's inception, continually finding new ways to wend its way into the speech patterns of everyday life. (The late 20th century popularization of the multi-syllabic drop-in comes to mind – e.g., "Do I want another beer? Abso-fucking-lutely.") To hear this most famous of invectives uttered with casual frequency on major network shows – "Everybody Fucking Loves Raymond!" – would destroy a forbidden currency that helps keep rock and roll alive.
As an impressionable teenager, I can remember buying a Guns N' Roses single during the Appetite days – maybe it was "Paradise City" – which featured the album track "Mr Brownstone" as its B-side. Each night, I'd listen to that song, anxiously awaiting the part towards the end when Axl refers to Mr Brownstone as "that old man, he's a mean motherfucker." Of course I'd heard the term before. But it was boring when the right fielder on my little league team said it. Headphones on, sound turned to 11, to hear a rock and roller swear with such mirth on something that I could buy at the store was powerful to me. And it makes the music more powerful, as well. Parental Advisory labels have done nothing to hinder the sale of albums with curse words. For many artists, the stickers are worn as a badge of honor. And when swearing's done correctly, by guys like Jon Spencer or Ice Cube, the word and song take on new resonance.
Rock and roll – the term itself – has never been made of candyfloss and pixie sticks. It encapsulates everything dirty and sexy about the music in a simple phrase, built from the ground up to piss off parents and priests. Throwing an F-bomb into the mix is the equivalent of lighting up in church. After all, what else can you say when you watch Jack White tear off power chords as Meg pounds the shit out of her kit? "Fuck." What word are your lips going to form when you see footage of the Rolling Stones in their prime, diluting sexual chemistry into pure rock heaven? "Fuck." In one syllable, it represents and summarizes the over 50 years of history behind the phrase Sex, Drugs, and Rock and Roll. And if it, as just another "jag off" or "damn" or "asshole," becomes Andy Sipowiz's new favorite epithet, rock's in trouble. Signs are suggesting real rock and roll will again become a viable economy in Pop Music, 2002. If Fuck – in all its simplistic, gutteral, and rebel glory – isn't in its arsenal, then we're in trouble.
And somewhere, Billy Idol will retire his sneer in dejected sadness.
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12 years agoIt's nice to hear someone else praise the ability of JSBX's creative cursing!Also, it's the b-side to Welcome to the Jungle on the 45 anyway. I actually just bought it!
Johnny Loftus
12 years agoThanks, Prop. I couldn't remember if it was "Paradise City" "Jungle." I'm pretty sure I had them both — gotta get my 7″'s out of storage…
Johnny Loftus
12 years agoYou're right, it is. Fuck.
12 years ago"I'm gonna treat ya'. . .. . . like a stepchild!"I just bought tix to see JSBX in Chicago in May. God damn, they are the best rock & roll show I've ever scene. They're show reminds me of watching the Rolling Stones '69 Madison Square Garden show in fast forward.
12 years agoF – ForU – UncommonC – CarnalK – KnowledgeThe term actually originates from the Naval laws against buggery. Seems that back in the day, when the Navy had to record why they were locking up certain seamen during trans-Atlantic journeys, they'd abbreviate "For uncommon carnal knowledge" as "FUCK." At least that's what I learned at some point in time in my nearly-worthless matriculation at U-M.
12 years agoAccording to the Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd Edition (20-volume set):fuck (fVk), v. Also 6 fuk, 7- f-k, etc. [Early mod.E fuck, fuk, answering to a ME. type *fuken (wk. vb.) not found; ulterior etym. unknown. Synonymous G. ficken cannot be shown to be related.] For centuries, and still by the great majority, regarded as a taboo-word; until recent times not often recorded in print but frequent in coarse speech. 1 intr. To copulate. trans. (Rarely used with female subject.) To copulate with; to have sexual connection with.A. 1503 Dunbar Poems lxxv. 13 Be his feiris he wald haue fukkit. 1535 Lyndesay Satyre 1363 Bischops..may fuck thair fill and be vnmaryit. 1535-36 Lyndesay Answer to Kingis Flyting 49 Ay fukkand lyke ane furious Fornicatour. 1598 Florio Worlde of Wordes 137/1 Fottere, to iape, to sard, to fucke, to swive, to occupy. C. 1650 in Hales & Furnivall Percy's Folio MS. (1867) 90 Which made him to haue a mighty mind To clipp, kisse, & to ffuck. 1680 Rochester Poems on Several Occasions (1950) 14 Much Wine had past with grave discourse, Of who Fucks who, and who does worse. C. 1684 Sodom II. 30 Hee Fucks to please his will, but I for need. 1707 'Madam B[ran]le' Fifteen Plagues of Maidenhead 4 But I poor Virgin never shall be F-. A. 1750 A. Robertson Poems (1750) 256 But she gave proof that she could f-k. C. 1800 Burns Merry Muses (1911) 71 You can f-k where'er you please. C. 1863 Philo cunnus Festival of Passions II. 54 That female nation who being encamped near their enemies were fucked, during a truce, by the hostile party. 1869 Rossetti Let. 15 Sept. (1965) II. 743 If Byron f-d his sister he f-d her and there an end. C. 1888-94 My Secret Life IV. 64 Then a dread came over me. I had fucked a common street nymph. 1922 Joyce Ulysses 765 His wife is fucked yes and damn well fucked too. 1928 D. H. Lawrence Lady Chatterley iv. 44 Fellows with swaying waists fucking little jazz girls. 1967 D. Wright tr. R. Queneau's Between Blue & Blue v. 48 `Well, Lamélie,' says Cidrolin, `while you're waiting to get married, do you want to be entertained or educated?' `No, Dad, what I want to do is to fuck.' 1971 Ink 19 Oct. 15/3, I don't want to fuck anyone, and I don't want to be fucked either.
12 years agoWhat the Fuck are you guys talking about?! I can never understand a fucking thing on this motherfucking site, that's why fucking don't write. Fuckers.
12 years agoActually, this is not the first time "fuck" has been uttered on commercial TV. MTV ran some special about prisons a few years back (true life?) which contained the f word once every 10 seconds or so. It did have a disclaimer with every commercial break though. Anyway, you should check your facts, dummy.
12 years agoRecalling my Catholic schoolgirl days, I believe the church has its own definition of the naughty anagram: Fornication Under Carnal Knowledge. At least, that's what Sister Ignatius taught me…she was a nice lady. That's not to say the navy isn't entitled to their own interpretation. I say, let everyone have their own interpretation of the word FUCK, otherwise, fucking won't be much fun.
12 years agoK-rock – would you like to work for Glorious Noise as our fact checker? We'll pay you…nothing. Thanks for the info; that's what this discussion area is all about, yo.
12 years agoOne of my favorites is to listen to music that boisterously uses "fuck", like JSBX, while I'm in the parking lot at my fabulously boring bank job.It some how villifies me to see my boring co-workers turn and stare with this look of complete insult on their face.
12 years agoI like to yell "FUCK" in parking lots, like last week when I locked my keys in my car, and give everybody staring at me like I'm some crazy person a "what the fuck are you looking at" look…makes a fuckin' bad situation a little more bearable…
12 years agoSign me up as a fact checker! Although I'm not sure there is a data base of "fuck" and it's appearances on national TV. But there should be, god fucking damn it!
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12 years agoFuck yeah. Right on brotha. Go tell it on the mountain! A favorite usage of mine for that wonderful F word is "What the fuuuck!" or "What the fuuuck?" Being a true Philadelphian i sometimes prefer the phrase, "Fuckin', yo!"….JSBX rule too. They have a new one coming out soon & on doulbe lp w/ extra trax. Fuck yeah. Take a wiff of MY pant leg baby.
2 years agoThe West Wing?


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Marquez proves top boxers still rule the ring
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Boxing fans got what they wanted in epic proportions when Filipino legend Manny Pacquiao and Mexican icon Juan Manuel Marquez fought a ferocious battle at the Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena last weekend.
Mexico's Juan Manuel Marquez, right, and Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas.
Marquez's knockout of Pacquiao came as a stunning climax toward the end of the sixth round. landing a thumping right hand punch that proved once again the that best fighters in professional boxing are still kings of the ring.
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An odd thing happened today. I was thinking about some areas of my life in which I've been rather unlucky, and it made me realize how incredibly fortunate I am. I'm not sure exactly how that works, because it seems to be rather counterintuitive circular logic. Whatever the case, that's where I ended up.
Coming to such a realization is not really an infrequent thing. Every time, the lens through which I view the world is shattered, expanded to eternity, and replaced. So strange then, that as the months go by, this lens can so easily shrink to the scope of simply the present day. We all face this problem, even if we are unaware or refuse to acknowledge it. So, what causes this tunnel vision?
In short, the pursuit of that which inherently possesses temporal value.
Of course everything has temporal value, but that's not to say pursuing goals in this world is a bad thing. Conversely, it's an incredibly good thing when channeled in the right way. Mostly, it comes down to a matter of mindset. It's rather easy to get seduced by the glittering drudgery of everyday life, especially in the current day and age. However, if we can make the effort to take a macroscopic view of our decisions, wishes, dreams, and ambitions while evaluating them in the context of how they contribute to or detract from our quest to have a lasting positive impact on humanity…that I think, is something worth striving towards. Even if you are like me and try to do this - as my aforementioned mental lapse indicated today, there's always room for improvement.
So in conclusion: when doors close, yes, other ones open. But they usually open at unexpected times and in strange places. Whatever mastery you think you have over your destiny is simultaneously transient and illusory, but also tangible. The pursuit of objects possessing temporal value will inevitably result in unfulfillment. The antidote to this is a bifocal, eternally focused perspective. Being able to toggle between present and future unknowns while managing them as necessary is important. And time is dynamic, not linear. Looking at where I started writing, this is not the cognitive pathway I expected to be on, so I will end the monologue here.
Stream of consciousness is good like that.
As for what I originally intended to write about in this post, that's coming sooner than later.


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Cancer blood tests and other laboratory tests may help your doctor make a cancer diagnosis. Reduce your anxiety by learning about cancer blood tests and how they're used.
By Mayo Clinic staffIf it's suspected that you have cancer, your doctor may order certain cancer blood tests or other laboratory tests, such as an analysis of your urine or a biopsy of a suspicious area, to help guide the diagnosis. With the exception of blood cancers, blood tests generally can't absolutely tell whether you have cancer or some other noncancerous condition, but they can give your doctor clues about what's going on inside your body.
Because your doctor has ordered cancer blood tests or other laboratory tests to look for signs of cancer, it doesn't mean that a cancer diagnosis has been made and you have cancer. Find out what your doctor might be looking for when cancer blood tests are done.
What your doctor is looking for
Samples collected for cancer blood tests or other tests of urine, fluid or tissue are analyzed in a lab for signs of cancer. The samples may show cancer cells, proteins or other substances made by the cancer. Blood and urine tests can also give your doctor an idea of how well your organs are functioning and if they've been affected by cancer.
Examples of blood and urine tests used to diagnose cancer include:
- Complete blood count (CBC). This common blood test measures the amount of various types of blood cells in a sample of your blood. Blood cancers may be detected using this test if too many or too few of a type of blood cell or abnormal cells are found. A bone marrow biopsy may help confirm a diagnosis of a blood cancer.
- Urine cytology. Examining a urine sample under a microscope may reveal cancer cells that could come from the bladder, ureters or kidneys.
- Blood protein testing. A test to examine various proteins in your blood (electrophoresis) can aid in detecting certain abnormal immune system proteins (immunoglobulins) that are sometimes elevated in people with multiple myeloma. Other tests, such as a bone marrow biopsy, are used to confirm a suspected diagnosis.
Tumor marker tests. Tumor markers are chemicals made by tumor cells that can be detected in your blood. But tumor markers are also produced by some normal cells in your body and levels may be significantly elevated in noncancerous conditions. This limits the potential for tumor marker tests to help in diagnosing cancer.
The best way to use tumor markers in diagnosing cancer hasn't been determined. And the use of some tumor marker tests is controversial. Examples of tumor markers include prostate-specific antigen (PSA) for prostate cancer, cancer antigen 125 (CA 125) for ovarian cancer, calcitonin for medullary thyroid cancer, alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) for liver cancer and human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) for germ cell tumors, such as testicular cancer and ovarian cancer.
What the results mean
Test results must be interpreted carefully because several factors can influence test outcomes, such as variations in your body or even what you eat. In addition, keep in mind that noncancerous conditions can sometimes cause abnormal test results. And, in other cases, cancer may be present even though the blood test results are normal.
Your doctor reviews your test results to determine whether your levels fall within a normal range. Or your doctor may compare your results with those from past tests.
What happens next
Though blood and urine tests can help give your doctor clues, other tests are usually necessary to make the diagnosis. For most forms of cancer, a biopsy — a procedure to obtain a sample of suspicious cells for testing — is usually necessary to make a definitive diagnosis.
In some cases, tumor marker levels are monitored over time. Your doctor may schedule follow-up testing in a few months. Tumor markers are most often helpful after your cancer diagnosis. Your doctor may use these tests to determine whether your cancer is responding to treatment or whether your cancer is growing.
Discuss test results with your doctor. Ask your doctor what your results say about your health and what the next steps should be.
- Sokoll LJ, et al. Biomarkers for cancer diagnostics. In: Abeloff MD, et al. Abeloff's Clinical Oncology. 4th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier; 2008:279.
- Tumor markers. American Cancer Society. http://www.cancer.org/Treatment/UnderstandingYourDiagnosis/ExamsandTestDescriptions/TumorMarkers/index. Accessed Jan. 13, 2010.
- Transitional cell cancer of the renal pelvis and ureter treatment (PDQ). National Cancer Institute. http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/transitionalcell/patient/. Accessed Jan. 13, 2010.
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LOS ANGELES, CA (January 6, 2011) - With a career crossroads fight for former #1-world ranked heavyweight contender Cristobal Arreola (29-2, 25 KOs) just three weeks away, Team Arreola brought in some reinforcements with the notable addition of highly-successful and respected, Houston-based trainer Ronnie Shields. Shields, who worked with Mike Tyson and guided the likes of Evander Holyfield, Pernell Whittaker, Meldrick Taylor , Vernon Forrest and Kermit Cintron to world titles, will share the corner with incumbent trainer Henry Ramirez at Arreola's January 28 ESPN2 "Friday Night Fights" main event against hard-hitting southpaw Joey Abell (27-4, 26 KOs) at Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, CA. admin says:
If Ronnie gets Cris to ....put......down......the....fork...then he will be earning his percentage. If not, I don't frankly see this making much of a diff. Youse? brownsugar says:
of all the hired guns in the business. Ronnie is the most transient.. he takes on new clients like Sallie Mae takes on loans... The problem is... he mainly gets incorrigable fighters who are so ingrained in their routines that they are basically unteachable.. to compound the problem he doesn't spend enough time to help them undo habits that these boxers have relied apon thru out their careers. Shields helps fighters but he doesn't invest enough time to correct their faults... like Juan Diaz and Jorge Barrios for example. Ronnie does know boxing... but is his new client motivated enough to do the dirty work necessary to improve?? it's an uphill battle to train these 28-35year old boxers who wanna do what they wanna do when they wanna do it... Recycled,. Rehabbed and Reconstructed fighters make good copy... They illicit the inspiration of a new beginning,.. but like hookers who want to become housewives... They seem to break our hearts 9 out of 10 times... Somebody show me to the clinic... I think I'm getting an STD. Joe says:
Unless that's a GIGANTIC shirt - the muncher doesn't look all that overweight. I will Goosen had seasoned him up a little more before feeding him to Vitali. I think he can get a piece of the title if he controls the weight and keeps working and winning. One or two more losses (no matter what the excuse - or fighter) will send him to the casino (club) circuit. Radam G says:
The major good that this will do for Arreola is that he has gotten away from "da hommies." They were major problems and pull downers -- bunch of leeches and low-life peaches. And after they would and could keep him out of the gym, they would talk jive about him behind his back. Changing locale to Houston and getting the heck out of Riverside will improve him 50 percent. That is what he has been fighting at. [Now the 100 percent of the Nightmare is coming; just 75 percent of him can beat these nowadays sorry-arse heavies.] Going with ole Ronny boy is indeed a good move. Ronny will personally see that the Cali Crusher, who became a musher, will do da dang road work. Everybody and dey momma could tell that Cris has ditched the road work. That is why his balance went bad and he lost that knockout edge. In boxing, the legs are the most important part. Having weak legs will lead to the beer kegs. Cris was beer drinking his arse off because he lost his legs from not doing road work, his confidence from not being in the gym and his knack to be the next American Boxing Mack. Now he can get it all back. It is something about Texas that raises up unique heavies. Jack Johnson, the first black heavy champion was a Texan. Tex Rickard, a heavyweight promoter gave him the opportunity. Before Ali forced exile, he became a Texan, and Texas gave him the opportunites to put the beatdown on Folley and get his title back from paper champion Ernie Terrell. Rev. (Big) George Foreman, a Texan is the oldest heavy to win a belt. Holyfield, who was banned from boxing got a restart in Texas. It must be the Texas barbecue and water that is engergizing these heavies. The jury is still out on Cris. But Ronny Shields may just be the shields that will protect Arreola from himself and "da hommies." Change of environment has been many of a people CHAMPIONS. Holla!


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OK, I'll try. I'll go slow.
She referenced his skin color and alleged that he has benefited from being black in ways that have excluded people with her type of skin.
In other words, she belittled his many personal accomplishments and believes that he has no real worth as an individual person, he's just a thing called a black celebrity.
Of course, choosing a world class athlete for this type of slime is pretty dumb, since athletes really do compete and it is clear who is superior. But the Delaneys represent a really really stupid segment of the population that is unable to understand the concept of hypocrisy.
Everything is about race to some people. Got a mirror?
Then explain why, lohfus, there was an attempt to hide the real reason for the resignation? If her opinions are so awesome, then they should defend her. Looks like her own husband and his political friends decided she was similar to what gets stuck to the bottom of your shoe at the park, and they let her take the fall.
Well, there is the probability that he most likely shares his wife's scary fringe ideas. Naaah. What are the chances of that?
Yeah, sure annak. Racism is really really huge in both parties. That's why blacks vote over 90% democrat. As another poster here has noted, you folks just cannot take ownership of your own doo-doo piles, you even have to blame your disgusting racism on someone else or tell yourselves that "everyone is a racist".
That would be fine, Joe, if it was actually 1950 in reality, and not just inside your head.
I disagree. Why should she hide her racism? Shouldn't she be proud of her own beliefs and not ashamed to speak them in public? Tell the truth, republicans......or are you worried that you'll lose elections if you do?
OK, Janesworld, then why did he resign voluntarily, without divulging the real reason? Because it WAS racism, plain as day and undeniable (except by the Janesworlds of the world), indefensible in his political career and shameful on a personal level. He could probably become the president of a cockroach colony or run a national tea party PACscam or be a baptist minister, but that's about it now.
I'm surprised you knew.
Imagine being so deep in denial that you can't see the racism in that email.
Well, this does not reflect very well on your intelligence or your reading comprehension, my friend. Were you stuck on a desert island since the 1950s, and just rescued?
Seems like everyone is supposed to know their place except the white guy. Oh wait, his place is directing all the activities of his submissive wife and submissive minorities. I almost forgot the 1800s argument that is still so big with the republicans.
Did you have to poke out both your eyes to get this willfully blind?
Oh, it's not really hard to determine her intent at all. No matter how many theatrics you come up with.
The comments from the "right" on this site are truly disgusting. It appears that the majority of NJ repubs have racial attitudes that most of the country had in the early 1950s. How do so many people get stuck in a 50-year time warp? Those who see nothing racist in the email are in such a state of denial that I fear for their safety operating silverware. The intent was racist (it wasn't even subtle), and it was taken by the recipients as "racist" since they are not stupid. The only fools are the ones trying to deny it ever happened. If it wasn't for Denial and Hypocrisy, what would be left for the righteous repubs?