text: Quoting [Ben Levitt] (Jan 23 2004): > > Well... I found a bit of time. :] Wow, that was fast :-D > http://benjie.org/software/linux/vnc-collaborate.html > > I added a little name popup in the top-left that pops > up whenever someone takes control of the session. Sounds perfect! > (I > still want to add the ability to pop this box up on > demand as a way to see who is in control Maybe a > menu-item...) Yes, this also seems very useful to us. > I also added a -master flag to Xvnc which makes the > first vncviewer to connect to the session the master. > The master can always take control of the session. :-)) Great! > Please let me know if these changes are what you were > looking for. Yes, this sounds absolutely fine! :-)) I will check it out on Monday - next three days are stuffed :-( The scenario we want to implement is as follows (this is a short version, we will provide a more detailed version next week): For a distributed virtual surgery planning, a medical doctor may need support from both external colleques (say, a bone specialist) and external IT technicians (say, a 3D modeling specialist). During the planning, different software tools to be used on the same 3D model. Our software provides that ability. However, koordination of actions is difficult, even if we integrate video konferenzing as means of communication (we integrate the VC into the 3D-scene). So, being able to explicitely shift focus of action from one participant to another is very important and useful. > (I have to clean the code up a little still, but it > should work just fine for now as is...) :-) Many thanks! Andre. > Ben -- +------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Andre Merzky | phon: ++49 - 30 - 84 1 85 - 339 | | Zuse Institute Berlin (ZIB) | fax : ++49 - 30 - 84 1 85 - 107 | | Dept. Scientific Visualization | mail: merzky "at" zib.de | | Takustr. 7 - D-14195 Berlin | www : http://www.zib.de/merzky/ | +------------------------------------------------------------------+


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We're hearing talk about a pending $25 mil facilities gift upcoming soon. That reminds me about my conversation with Jamie Pollard at the recent Cedar Rapids tent rally. I asked him about more specifics regarding financing and scheduling of Jack Trice expansion. His comment to me was that his immediate job is to scratch up $25 million of guaranteed gift money. Once he does that, he said, he will pull the triger on using revenue-type bonding to accomplish the $65 million bowling-second decking project.
Thus it sounds like a donor gift of $25 mil (from Albaugh?) would mean that we can break ground very soon on this project. If the big gift comes soon, big things will be happening and happening soon. Let's hope.
That would be really great, and with this $25 mil gift do you think comes Jack Trice Field at Albaugh stadium or vice versa?
Still JTS imo. Albaugh field sounds good though.
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That would be really great, and with this $25 mil gift do you think comes Jack Trice Field at Albaugh stadium or vice versa?
Dennis isn't like that, he's very unassuming. I don't know him personally, but I could walk up to him and start a conversation with him, and if you were with me, you wouldn't know you were in the company of a billionaire.
However; he is interested in leaving a legacy, and doing it the right way. He just recently donated 10 acres to the city of Ankeny for a second aquatic center, and he is turning the old ISU farm into a new planned community. He also donated $25MM to his alma mater, DMACC.
I think the key is if he likes the way things are being run at ISU
he will be the lead contributer and we can call it Albaugh Pavillion or something like that. He wouldn't ask to have naming rights to the field or stadium, IMO.
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Aurally clamorous and visually ravishing, shot mainly at night and mostly in close-up with a precipitously lurching camera, this documentary made by Harvard ethnographers Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Véréna Paravel aboard a commercial fishing boat out of New Bedford abstracts the harvesting and processing of seafood into a vision of terrible beauty. The result is truly startling—Moby Dick as it might have been adapted by Stan Brakhage.
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We came within 6 degrees of the record high temperature today as we climbed into the mid 70s this afternoon! It definitely did not feel like the beginning of December again today, and that pattern will continue through tomorrow. A lot of us woke up to fog this morning, and the National Weather Service has already issued a Dense Fog Advisory valid from 3:00AM to 9:00AM Monday morning, so you'll want to give yourself some extra time and take it easy on your morning commute. Highs will once again reach the mid 70s tomorrow under partly cloudy skies before a cold front makes its way across the state Tuesday night. That front will bring showers and thunderstorms, but severe weather is currently not expected. After that front passes, we will cool down a little bit, but it still won't feel very seasonable as highs remain in the mid 60s and lows only bottom out in the mid 40s. Our next chance of rain comes in on Friday, lasting though Saturday, but it's still too soon to be sure what exactly will happen with that.
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I always enjoy Verlyn Klinkenborg's occasional
column in the New York Times. Here is his piece in Saturday's newspaper.
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February 12, 2011
The Mob at the Feeders
By VERLYN KLINKENBORG
Most days I see a male cardinal in the hickory
tree behind the house, waiting to forage beneath
the bird feeders. You don�t really �see� a male
cardinal. The world collapses to a carmine point
that puts everything else out of focus � the
hickory, the snow, the woodsmoke from the
village. For its character, modest and cautious,
the cardinal is overdressed. But then what would
living up to that plumage mean?
It would be nice if starlings came in ones and
twos and were more like the cardinal in demeanor.
We would see the ornateness of their feathering,
which reminds me of the marbled endpapers of
well-bound books. I�ve used starling hackle
feathers for tying trout flies, and each one is a
bit of the night sky with an iridescent galaxy shining near the tip.
Starlings come in gangs and mobs and hordes. They
mug the suet and bicker over the oil-seed
feeders. They fight all the time, yet only with
one another. The other birds look on like hosts
watching their dinner guests brawling across the table.
I find myself reflecting on the fact that there
are 200 million starlings in this country, all
descended from a few dozen birds released in 1890
by the American Acclimatization Society, which
was devoted to introducing European species to
America. Starlings are good intentions in the
flesh, which says nearly everything about good intentions.
But they�re here, and I look for a reason to
admire them, apart from their feathers. They
waddle, duck-like, and this makes them seem less
leather-jacketed. But it�s no use. They have
de-nested billions of birds, and the porch where
the feeders hang looks like a scene from Hitchcock.
Then one morning they�re gone. The cardinal sits
in the hickory. The chickadees take a seed, then
pivot for a glance around. The woodpeckers are on
the suet, probing quizzically. The house sparrows
� 19th-century imports themselves � move civilly
among the fallen seeds as if to show they belong.
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Alarm sirens at the "W" hour
The City of Warsaw reports that to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising on Friday, August 1, at 5.00 p.m., in Warsaw alarm sirens of the regional and municipal system of alarming and warning the residents will be activated. Sirens will emit a continuous signal for 1 minute.
Systems will be launched as a part of the training conducted upon the ordinance of the Governor of Mazowieckie No. 321 of 26 June 2014.
170 sirens will be launched at points of alarming of the provincial system of alarming and warning, and 54 sirens of the urban system.
In order to improve the audibility of the signal in Warsaw sirens will be additionally deployed in 20 locations. Manual sirens, which will be operated by the scouts will be located:
in Mokotów: Metro Wilanowska, Rzymowskiego/Marynarska
in the City Centre: the Old Town Market Square
in Żoliborz: pl.Henkla
in Wilanów: al.Wilanowska/Wiertnicza-Cmentarz
at Targówek: CH Targówek, Głębocka 15, Wysockiego/Bazyliańska
in Ursus: Orląt Piastowskich 47
in Włochy: al.Krakowska/1Sierpnia, al. Jerozolimskie/Łopuszańska roundabout, al. Krakowska 100
in Białołęka: Myśliborska/Mehoffera, Nowodwory – bus terminal
at Praga-Północ: Targowa/Kijowska
at Praga-Południe: Fieldorfa /Zamieniecka /Ostrobramska, Bora Komorowskiego /Umińskiego, Roundabout of Waszyngton
at Ursynów: KEN/Wąwozowa
in Wawer: Zaremby rounabout
at Powązki: Gloria Victis.
Rules of the press support
Below, we provide rules for press support concerning the anniversary celebrations from July 30 to August 1. From them you will learn about the hours of connecting the hardware, entry into press sectors and distribution of field cards.
30 July
Warsaw Uprising Museum
Support for journalists is organized by Warsaw Rising Museum (A. Kotonowicz, tel.510 290 057)
A special sector was prepared for the representatives of the media, equipped with a press box.
11.00 a.m. – beginning of the ceremony
The courtyard of the Town Hall, meeting of the Mayor of Warsaw with the insurgents
The raise stand with the press box is located at the gate on the side of pl. Bankowy
6.00 p.m. - beginning of the ceremony
The National Stadium - movie
Technical support for journalists is organized by the Stadium (P.Popowski, tel. 781 699 905 and "Świat Cinema" P. Waranka tel. 502 349 963)
9.00 p.m. – beginning of the performance
31 July
Session of the Council, the Royal Castle
Support for journalists is organized by the City Council (S. Paszkiet, tel. 510 206 491)
12.00 p.m. - beginning of the ceremony
pl. Krasińskich
2.00 p.m. – the end of connecting the outside broadcast vans (the Government Protection Bureau control enters, by 4.00 p.m.)
By 5.30 p.m. – the journalists enter the sector, gate from ul.Miodowa.
The raise stand for everybody on the left side of the stage, and behind the audience for the cameras (by ul. Długa, POOL TV white)
6.00 p.m. - beginning of the ceremony
August 1
Laying flowers at the plaque, ul. Filtrowa 68
9.00 - beginning of the ceremony
Planting the tree in the Saski Garden
The raise stand vis-a-vis the place of planting the oak, (POOL green)
11.30 a.m. - beginning of the ceremony
Change of guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
The raise stand at the right side of the monument
12.00 p.m. - beginning of the ceremony
Monument to the Polish Underground State and the Home Army
Please place the outside broadcast vans on ul. Matejki toward Aleje Ujazdowskie in he parking spaces.
The rise stand with the press box vis-a-vis the monument (in the parking bay), the photo sector (temporary) behind the monument
2.00 p.m. - beginning of the ceremony.
Powązki Gloria Victis
3.00 p.m. – the end of connecting the outside broadcast vans.
Please place outside broadcast vans in the asphalt alley on the right side of the monument.
4.00 p.m. – admitting the journalists until 4.40 p.m. Entry only with POOL cards (blue). Gate at the square in Aleja Zasłużonych.
Sector for the cameras on the left side of the monument, a place for operators also behind the monument.
5.00 p.m. - beginning of the ceremony
Polegli Niepokonani Monument
The raise stand for the press on the right side of the monument in front of the masts, second one by the bushes on the left side (POOL), behind the monument POOL foto.
Gates vis-a-vis the monument by the stairs at the gravel alley. Place for outside broadcast vans by ul. Sowiańskiego, in the park.
Installation of equipment and cars by 4.00 p.m.,
Entry for journalists to the sector from 5.45 p.m. until 6.30. p.m.
7.30 p.m. - beginning of the ceremony.
Field Mass beginning about 8.30 p.m., the raise stand on the right of the altar.
(support of the press by the Office of the President)
Mound of the Warsaw Uprising
Support of the press by the Municipal Police, Jolanta Borysewicz tel. 783 986 110)
9.00 p.m. - beginning of the ceremony.
Pick-up of identifications - the 70th anniversary of the Warsaw Rising
Accreditation process for coverage of celebrations related to 70th anniversary of Warsaw Uprising has been finished. All accredited journalists are invited to City of Warsaw Press Center (6, Zamkowy Sq.) to pick-up identifications and pools on July 29-30.
The City of Warsaw Press Office will be open from July 29 to August 2, from 8:00 am to 10:00 pm (to 4:00 pm on August 2).
On Tuesday and Wednesday, July 29-30, journalists accredited at the Press Office will be able to get their ID badges and pool cards which entitle to access media zones during the ceremonies.
At the Press Office, journalists will be provided with wireless Internet access, computer workspace and two TV sets.
Any information on the celebrations for the 70th anniversary of the Warsaw Rising and city sightseeing tours prepared for the journalists by the Warsaw Tourist Office will be provided on the spot by volunteers (also fluent in English, German and Russian).
Access to the Press Office will be granted upon a press ID card or a passport. The City of Warsaw Press Department shall not be responsible for any items left at the Press Office by media representatives.
Terms and conditions of the press coverage will be announced in a separate communiqué. (25 July 2014 T.D)
70th Anniversary of Warsaw Uprising Outbreak – Warsaw tour propositions
1. Warsaw – the city of free people
During this guided, walking tour you will find out why Warsaw is called the city of free people. The guide will tell you about the history of the city – from the birth of Warsaw, through the times of democracy, Golden Liberty period and partitions to the World War II destruction of the city, its reconstruction and first free election in 1989. You will visit the St. John Cathedral, walk down the Royal Route and see the most important places in Warsaw history. (Duration: 1,5 – 2 h)
2. Reconstruction of the city
This guided, walking tour will help you to understand today's look of Warsaw. You will discover the history of Warsaw Uprising, 63 days which forever changed the city. You will also see the places connected to the uprising events and learn about the reconstruction of Warsaw, which was a work of the whole nation. You will visit the Warsaw Museum, see the movie about the destruction and reconstruction of the city and visit the Monument Interpretation Center were you can find exhibition about the reconstruction of the Old Town Area. (Duration 2,5 – 3h)
More information and registration: firstname.lastname@example.com
(7 July 2014 I.K., edit 16 July 2014 T.D.)
City of Warsaw Press Office
During the celebrations for the 70th anniversary of the Warsaw Rising, the Press Office will be open at the Registry Office (6, Castle Sq.), where journalists will have the possibility to work, obtain their accreditation and provide coverage of the celebration, but also to find information on Warsaw sightseeing tours which have been prepared for them.
The City of Warsaw Press Office will be open from July 29 to August 2, from 8:00 am to 10:00 pm (to 4:00 pm on August 2).
On Tuesday and Wednesday, July 29-30, journalists accredited at the Press Office will be able to get their ID badges and pool cards which entitle to access media zones during the ceremonies.
At the Press Office, journalists will be provided with wireless Internet access, computer workspace and two TV sets.
Any information on the celebrations for the 70th anniversary of the Warsaw Rising and city sightseeing tours prepared for the journalists by the Warsaw Tourist Office will be provided on the spot by volunteers (also fluent in English, German and Russian).
Access to the Press Office will be granted upon a press ID card or a passport. The City of Warsaw Press Department shall not be responsible for any items left at the Press Office by media representatives.( 2 July 2014 M.Ł.)
The celebrations will be attended by the Warsaw Insurgents from all over the world
The celebrations of the anniversary of the Warsaw Rising in 2014 will be unique. Not only because of the numerous accompanying events, but also because of the participation of Insurgents. At the invitation of the Mayor of Warsaw, more than 700 guests, including close to 400 participants of the Warsaw Rising will come - many of them from the farthest corners of the world.
Organization of the arrival and stay in Warsaw of the Insurgents is handled by the Warsaw Tourist Office. Participation in the celebrations has been confirmed so far by nearly 400 people fighting in 1944. Most of them will come along with their caretakers - due to the age and health many Insurgents require help in moving (some move with crutches, some in wheelchairs, there are blind or visually impaired individuals). Some will come with their families - children and grandchildren.
The Insurgents, despite their advanced age (most of them are more than 90 years old) come from such distant countries as Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Guatemala and South Africa. There will be guests from Europe: Belgium, Denmark, Greece, France, Lithuania, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, Russia and Great Britain. Over one hundred people will arrive from the United States (including Chicago, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco), a few dozen from Canada. There will also be guests from Israel.
The Insurgents from across Poland will also be present - from Koszalin, Sopot, Gdansk, Zielona Góra, Wroclaw, Poznan, Bydgoszcz, Lodz, Lublin, Krakow, Zakopane, Sosnowiec and Jelenia Góra.
Some of the invited guests decided to arrive earlier and stay in Warsaw for longer than just for the duration of the event - the record holder intends to return as late as in October. For one of the guests, the visit to Poland will be the first after many years spent in exile.
The Insurgents repeatedly attached very personal, often handwritten letters of thanks for the invitation to the questionnaire sent by the Warsaw Rising Museum. They wrote about their children and grandchildren, reminisced about their participation in the Rising, their nicknames and formations and battalions to which they belonged. One of the participants signed the letter with a pseudonym - as "nurse Wisia".
Many declared that in spite of health problems they would come to Warsaw - some hope for the meeting with old friends, others want to visit family graves. In one of the letters the Rising participant wrote that she is moving to Poland after decades in exile because she wants to spend her remaining years in the country and to rest in her native land. Still others, even though they come from different countries, want to live together during their stay in Warsaw - some even in the same room.
According to the Warsaw Rising Museum, in Poland and around the world there are about 3340 Insurgents, over 400 of them live permanently abroad. The participants of the Rising living in the capital of Poland will also be invited for the celebrations - the Warsaw Rising Museum estimates that the celebrations will be attended by about 800 Insurgents from Warsaw.
The celebrations of the 70th anniversary of the Warsaw Rising are held under the auspices of the President of Poland Bronislaw Komorowski. During the celebrations, a meeting between the president and the participants of the Rising is scheduled. The Mayor of Warsaw Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz will also meet with the Insurgents. (2 July 2014 M.Ł.)
Graphic design concept for the 70th anniversary
Graphic design for the promotional materials of the 70th anniversary of the Warsaw Rising was created by the Truest agency. This design in soft gray-black-red color scheme represents the timeline and the changes that Warsaw has undergone over the last 70 years - from ruins to the modern metropolis.
Graphic designers prepared posters for display in public transport, as well as promotional materials such as T-shirts, bags, umbrellas, stamps, badges, invitations, banners on the website.
Truest is a creative agency, a hybrid founded by Grzegorz Piwnicki who creates under the pseudonym "Forin", and Piotr Jasiński.
Grzegorz Piwnicki - graphic artist, graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw - Faculty of Graphic Arts
Piotr Jasiński - studied sound design and advertising in the Polish-Japanese Institute of Information Technology
Truest realized, among others, Project Freedom, a public campaign aimed at the younger generation of Poles and an educational campaign - based on an online game - for the Warsaw Rising Museum titled: "63 days in the life of Warsaw", a story of artists involved in the Warsaw Rising. These projects became educational tools with which the young audience began to identify.
The Designers say about themselves:
"We create designs for customers who want to differentiate their brand among many others. We focus on freshness and ingenuity. We are not afraid of risk, but we do not disregard optimal solutions. We address our projects to open-minded people.
Inspiration by the visual arts and light has a big impact on our work. We choose the means of production and the solutions so as to connect them to experiences and situations that happen in our everyday life. We try to connect seemingly unrelated elements - often yielding surprising results - in the implemented social and commercial projects.
We operate according to the British idea of creative economy based on knowledge, in which it is paramount to directly reach people. We base projects on networking and the creation of closed communities of professionals. They contain music, sports, healthy lifestyle and a good mood. We retain respect for multigenerationalism and we support free thought. " (2 July 2014 M.Ł.)


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Both sides were stunned by how easily Mitt Romney walked over a rambling, almost sedated Barack Obama. While liberals might have been more surprised by their candidate's moribund performance, no honest conservative will tell you they expected what they witnessed or the overwhelming poll shift following it.
What's embarrassing, however, is how the media so willingly set the table for both the president's failure and Romney's dominance.
President Obama has largely gone unvetted and unchallenged by the mainstream media since he's announced his candidacy for the office four years ago. The president has been given a pass by the press. He delivers a nice speech with teleprompters but rarely conducts press conferences. Obama makes celebrity appearances of every sort where he's guaranteed kid glove treatment and softball questions.
When running against John McCain in 2008, Obama could tout "hope and change," which everyone was free to interpret. Now he's got a poor three-plus years to defend, but the press still has largely avoided questioning him, so he's really got no practice in a hostile environment.
Meanwhile, the media have gone out of their way to portray Romney as a modern Simon Legree, Gordon Gekko character. Essentially, the mainstream media have followed the Obama campaign talking points and commercials to portray Romney as an out-of-touch, born-with-a-silver-spoon-in-his-mouth simpleton.
So what happened when the lights came on for the debate? Obama appeared disinterested in being there and disgusted in having to answer challenges. For debate prep, the press did him no favors.
Romney, in the meantime, appeared unfiltered before many viewers for the first time. Without the media editing him to sound bites and short clips, viewers discovered an intelligent, confident and accessible candidate who looked more presidential than the president.
The polls might have been different going into the debate had the media been more fair in their coverage and diligent in their watchdog role over the last four years. But the overwhelming momentum swing from the debate likely wouldn't have occurred.
After all, the young journalism students who entered college with wide eyes and the desire to expose the next Watergate should know, it's usually the cover-up that gets you.
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Why does Comcast sign people up with packages that include high definition stations and then give them equipment that cannot provide high definition to their HDTV?
It just seems ethically wrong and that there should be a class action lawsuit to prohibit a company from advertising prices for high definition packages but then not provide the high definition channels with the equipment provided.
I am interested to hear a Comcast employee explain how they see this to be ethical. Just come clean and say Comcast is trying to scam customers out of another $8 a month by not revealing the true cost of a high definition package up front.
Shameful Comcast.
I have sent an inquiry to someone who has previous experience in this matter -
"I believe that your name was attached to ************** (name redacted). I don't know if there was a suit filed or if so, if it reached Class status.
I am rather mad and looking for direction. Comcast is again taking advantage of its customers. Recently I was advised that Comcast is scrambling the stations that I currently receive on my digital ready TV. I was told I had to start renting either a DTA or a tabletop box. I already have the table top set but for the other four TV's I need a DTA.
I have not read the Digital Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 but I have found this - "For U.S. cable television, the FCC voted 5-0 on September 12, 2007 to require operators to make local broadcasts available to their users in analog. This requirement lasts until 2012, when the FCC will review the case again. This was necessary since many cable companies, including major ones like Comcast, have been taking analog channels away from customers.[12]"
My first question would be, how is Comcast going 100% digital in 2011?
During the phase-in of the Act, many Americans gave up their analog TV's and purchased cable ready TV's with digital tuners. This was done so we would not need to buy or use an analog to digital converter box.
So my second question would be, if millions of Americans spent millions of dollars to buy new digital TV's so they were able to receive digital signals, why is Comcast scrambling their signal to people with digital TV's.
I doubt if the FCC has ever said that a Cable provider must scramble their digital signals. To me it seems that Comcast is creating a new cash stream by using the digital mandate as the reason to scramble signals.
I remember a time that all cable subscribers needed a box. Then they came out with cable ready TV's and we all cheered, no more set-top box. Now the cable companies are taking us back to those years that we needed a box on every TV.
The rental for the DTV boxes is minimal but that isn't the point. The point of my anger is:
We shouldn't be required to even connect the DTV units.
It is one more thing to plug in to the electric receptical
It is one more unneeded remote control unit
The picture does not look as clear with the DTV unit connected
Thank you for your time and I appreciate hearing anything you have to say about this matter."
And so it begins. Who knows, this may even lead to the loss of Comcast's unregulated utility status. I think Comcast has made a lot of people very, very angry and this could be the tipping point.
I agree and will file one, they are scamming people now the new scam is the rate change
when digital crossever happened we lost 6 channels
they say we well that is the new rate
you werent supposed to get those other channels
i will make a document request for the board of director's meetings minutes and deposition the board of directors for their $10 here $8 here a month conduct x millions of customers
this has to stop it is fraud on the public
pleaes let me know your comments
it is wrong that they continue to chip away at the customers and take away services without a legal contract that says they can, a service agreement is a service agreement for certain channels period
also they charge for the modem when i picked it up one day from comcast without charge previously
they are charging many people for this and people who should not be paying because they picked up the modem at a time when there was no fee
or there is no current contract on file with comcast/xfinity
please email me your comments in this regard
make the subject matter - comcast class action necessary?
couldnt agree more
now i am busy with a project right now but will pick this up in september
i know the former heads of the fcc through a family member and can find out some information
i would like to look into brining a class action against them
please email me at email@example.com
i think the tipping point has occurred
they can not keep using these types of bad faith business practices on the public
subject matter: class action needed?
Here is my understanding on the FCC rules. I don't work for Comcast
That limited basic over-the-air would remain unscrambled except the HD channels. Qam limited service over-the-air channels must remain unscrambled except the HD channels. They can still move people to all digital if the provided a low cost or free box. The rest of the channels they are free to scramble.
However, Cable companies are suing the clear qam requirement in court, which I think is kind of silly, since most of the limited service station are over-the-air broadcast and can be received with antenna.
On the tv part, a lot of tvs don't have qam capabilities, so even if you won your case, some people still would need a box or dta.
it seems that you are knowledgeable in this field.
the fact that the company is using the FCC as an excuse to raise its prices, take away services that have been provided to paying customers, giving customers basic channels which amount to 70% or more that are free local channels anyways, and charging for a modem 100% increases for the last 3 years, is very concerning and should be more reasonable. at the end of the day there is a choice to have them for a service provider or someone else. but the business practices seem like they are not up front. if they want to just take away channels and charge more for the service they should just say that: "effective this month we no longer will give you 25 channels you get 15 for the same rate, and you have to pay $15 extra for the additional channels you used to get.
they would risk losing customers to Dish and other competitors. that is why they dont do the up front notice.
i never had anything in my contract with them when i signed that said i would be subject to losing channels anytime they wanted. in fact my contract said i have basic cable, as defined at that time it included a certain number of channels. so there is a breach of contract on their part in changing the service that i receive (less channels from what i signed up for). new notices might say in the bill 'we can change our plan anytime. but if it is not in the contract i signed before they are in breach.
so goes humanity. we all need to learn and grow and have forgiveness as we go through life.
Lets see if I am reading this correctly. So in 3 years the rental rate for the modem went from $10 to $30. Next is customers going to Dish. Nice for the TV. Using it as your ISP is not worth the effort. Satellite companies providing internet services have to be not good, but great salesmen. It is still to this day a service that is only one way. Say you need to update via Windows Update. The method is it will upload all needed to instal the update. As it does this you can not download until it releases itself to allow you to send info.
I suggest since you only seem to want and watch local channels, drop the tv service and get the box needed to recieve your local TV. It is digital also. Analog no longer exists. It is dead and buried. Are you suggesting that since the original contract you so love to bring up can never change? Not at all logical.
This appearsto be someone that creates their own rules. And if anyone dares dispute anything? Sue em or file a class action suit. Wow, sorry I cant stop lauging about this. In regards to the changes Comcast does provide and sends out to customers notice of an increase or change to certain tiers. Also price changes.
Under your email preferences to recieve thesee notices you must check off a certain item. Talk to a lawyer, and they will tell you which one. And if the man is wrong? File a Class Action Suit saying he in cahoots with Comcast.
Ok now time for drwho. Regarding going 100% digital. It is done and analog died. IT is called progressing towards the future. Comcast is already all digital. The FCC item I do not believe what it has in it. The FCC can not force a provider to provide a service that no longer exists.
This so called scrambling is legal and itt is for a purpose. The scrambled channels are that way due to the level of service you ordered or pay for. They will scramble the rest. This is funny talking digital. It is for me all HD. You both are acting as if your right to decide what and how Comcast provides its services.
Yup, I get it all. $220 a month for all channels,DVR, and a picture that on my TV and setup looking stunning. Internet of 20down/4up . Phone service that is clear and unlimited call to CA. and the states. It is sweet to watch and rarley do I have an issue that I can not fix. If so I call tech.
Last time I called and told them I was moving downstairs to larger apartment. I had to if needed call 2 days prior if I had to cancel. I forgot. Called c/s. Tv back in 2 minutes. Phone I already knew took 2-3 days to be setup and then provisioned. The internet though I kept getting that screen saying I needed to verify myself and also follow their setup.
I was bored so I tried it for awhile. I knew what was wrong. They had not place my MAC addy into the system. Called them back, told them what they needed to do. I then rebooted my modem the proper way, rebooted my computer. After 45 seconds of shut off to restart I was back online.
So I am getting what I want for services. If you are not? Then again like the other person drop[ the TV part and just watch it with the box that recieves signals without a cable wire.
Next is set top boxes are being given to customers, but they do not provide HD to the TV? Again was the darn service ordered? I doubt it. This is so easy tp see what you all are doing. Oh yeah, for your information a Class Action Suit involves many lawyers providing there services to people. To hundreds, probably alot more as they go state to state. Also the issue must be the same.
HOly cowwabunga Batgirls, I know why you all are upset, and the low level of service. You both have black boxes. And now what was and has been free? You do not get. And it has to be paid for.
Go ahead deny it. Whatcha going to do? Sue me? For saying stuff that offend you and demeans you so bad that you are suffering and at times feel alone and want to violently beat up a girl. Going after a dude instead would involve both of ya to run and run as fast and far as possible. Call mommy.
Have fun and stop stealing cable services.
Nice there. Dang I did not realize it was that long. If you all not like it? To bad. I just filed a class action suit. It involve suing people who do not know how to operate a computer, expect the world of services for bare minimuim'
Nice post their tho Bear. Or shall I say DJ_SOljaBear. Hood born and now living large it a hmmm lighter area of Montery. Call me, we can go cruising in the pacific on my 65 foot mini yacht.
Stephens2011 wrote:
it is wrong that they continue to chip away at the customers and take away services without a legal contract that says they can, a service agreement is a service agreement for certain channels period
Stephens2011 wrote:
i never had anything in my contract with them when i signed that said i would be subject to losing channels anytime they wanted. in fact my contract said i have basic cable, as defined at that time it included a certain number of channels. so there is a breach of contract on their part in changing the service that i receive (less channels from what i signed up for). new notices might say in the bill 'we can change our plan anytime. but if it is not in the contract i signed before they are in breach.
Comcast is not in breach of contract.
When you became a Comcast customer you agreed to the accept the Comcast Agreement for Residential Services. This is a legal document crafted by the lawyers. It doesn't matter whether you read the agreement or didn't read the agreement. Simply by using the services means you accepted the terms.
You will have accepted this Agreement and be bound by its terms if you use the Services or otherwise indicate your affirmative acceptance of such terms.
Subject to applicable law, we have the right to change our Services, Comcast Equipment and rates or charges, at any time with or without notice. We also may rearrange, delete, add to, or otherwise change programming or features or offerings contained in the Services, including, but not limited to, content, functionality, hours of availability, customer equipment requirements, speed, and upstream and downstream rate limitations. If we do give you notice, it may be provided on your monthly bill, as a bill insert, e-mail, in a newspaper or other communication permitted under applicable law. If you find a change in the Service(s) unacceptable, you have the right to cancel your Service(s). However, if you continue to receive Service(s) after the change, this will constitute your acceptance of the change.
Comcast employees must be authorized to post in the forum in an official capacity. Employees posting here have their names in red and are designated as employees. Names not in red are customers.
This is done to protect customers and for assurance that they are dealing with a Comcast employee.
Non-Authorized Employees are allowed to post but cannot state they are employees nor can they allude to being employees.
I always thought you have to have 30 days of notice if your price is going up. Does it depend on state law or regulatory agreement?
I never said I would sue any cable company, so please don't put words in my mouth. I was just pointing out the regulation the way I understood them. As far as the tvs. NTSC is going away. ATSC or ATSC/QAM is the normal types of tvs out there. It is very hard to find a NTSC/ATSC/QAM or NTSC/ATSC tv. I even having a hard time finding a Standard definition tv. I know I am not use the correctly terminology but it easier for most people to understand.
If any of the other poster believe comcast is violating a regulation, feel free file a complaint to the FCC or the regulatory agency listed on your bill.
I have also heard they have to give 30 day notice if the price will increase or if there is a service change.
In the past, I have seen notices on my bill and/or gotten rate increase information sent to me via US mail.
According to what I posted, Comcast can use any method they want to inform customers of the increase. and changes. If they put it in the newspaper, but not on your bill or if they don't mail you the info, they are covered because the increase was announced. It matters not if someone missed seeing it in the paper or if they don't get the paper.
And even if it is on the bill, a lot of people don't check the bill carefully each month to read of upcoming changes. If they subscribe to eco bill, they may not look at the .pdf copy of the bill and will never see the announcement.
My point in posting what I did was to make people aware that there is a legal document provided by Comcast and that you are bound to the terms and conditions even if you didn't read them.
Comcast employees must be authorized to post in the forum in an official capacity. Employees posting here have their names in red and are designated as employees. Names not in red are customers.
This is done to protect customers and for assurance that they are dealing with a Comcast employee.
Non-Authorized Employees are allowed to post but cannot state they are employees nor can they allude to being employees.
usually when a service agreement is entered into there is a contract
i did not sign a contract
this is not a scrolling service agreement for internet services
from what i understood i had is a contract more than one of adheasion or a scrolling agreement
anyways, i think the best thing is simply to leave it alone, and forgive one another, as jesus would for what we perceive to be wrong
must humble ourselves and simply request forgiveness and move on
Signature is not require on a lot of contract anymore, even some states modify their state law for contracts, so it can be done electronically. If you don't like the terms, the only option is to cancel. In fact you can't sue a lot of cable companies because of the arbitration agreement in the terms. However, I think you can now opt of arbitration at anytime do to Federal law. By not canceling service you are agreeing to the new terms & conditions. It says that in the terms as well.
Class action lawsuit(s) should be filed against Comcast for many reasons.
I started my service in March 2011. As of today's date Comcast has been unable or unwilling to solve problems with my HD and other channels. They call the problem "pixelization". I have sent letters to the head of the Charleston office, Bill Watson. My last letter was ignored but after I sent the letter to the CEO of Comcast everyone in Charleston began calling me. They gave me a whopping $25.00 off my service for the next 12 months, BIG DEAL!
do a google search for class action law suit and comcast and you will see there are many and they seems to always be one, so if you want to join the class contact the lawyers.
Don't worry guys Comcast is being sued right now as we speak for their monopilzation of the cable TV market in Behrend v. Comcast Corp and have lost other lawsuits with residents of Oregan and Philadelphia for the vary eact thing that this thread is about that is misleading customers.
Not only that and I hope someone from Comcast reads this you actually fired an employee for using his medical benefits that he earned for his hard service to your company Comcast is ran by a bunch of greedy low life people that should be sent to jail for everything that they do to their customers and their employees.
This building is full of Comcast lawyers. Just sayin'.
Hehe if Comcast's lawyers were any good they would of got the case thrown out of court but since the 3rd Circuit Court feels that Comcast deosn't have a viable defense the trial is still going on so that big building does waste a lot of money for useless people that can't do their job. ;-)
Dear CComcast_mislead,
I am a field technician for Comcast.Ive been with the company for 15 years.These sort of things happen for many reasons.I can assure you either the customer or the comcast employee misunderstood what the other wanted or had to offer.If we sold you a package that included high definition channels.Like any business, it would be the best interest for Comcast to bring the correct equipment to your home the first time and leave the customer satisfied.It's possible the tech ran out of H/D cable boxes because a customer from an earlier appointment needed an extra H/D box in another room or maybe one wasnt working properly when installed.But,there are many reasons,but,none is to scam you.That I am positive. Each time a technician comes out to a home for a service call,it costs the company approx.$75.paying the tech,gas,insurance,etc.We also get recognicion,bonuses,etc. for a low percentage of gobacks and service calls.Furthermore,we understand the importance of happy customers.Upset customers go elsewhere and post negitive messages online.I hope that helps.
Almost every one at Comcast,that i have talked to. On phone or at my local office. Passes the buck to the customer,it is always your problem. Comcast never has a problem. When i had tv cable installed. The Comcast guy brought a big HD box in,could have cleaned used equipment. Plugged it in the wall,screwed cable in,and screwed a cable to tv,put tv on channel 3. Took is cell phone called someone. Said: if you don't have tv in 45 min. Call 1-800-Comcast. Now i have DISH more HD and cost LESS! Dish service call = $00.00 Comcast service call = $25.00 Sounds like a scam to me.
I have had service problems over the last eight months with Comcast. When I filed a complaint with the BBB Comcast's manager of operations stated the problems were all mine. Then he DENIED sending the letter to the BBB. When I sent him a copy of his letter suddenly he offered me a refund for two months of service.
Comcast has been at my house and they have replaced my DVR box, replaced the line from the street to my house and have been up and down the street replacing underground cables. The fixes have helped but I still have issues which they now blame on everything EXCEPT their service.
The internet and phone service is okay but the TV service is now where all the problems are. The latest is Comcast has told me to take my service elsewhere as they can't give me the service they have advertised!!!!
When you post here,most of the people here try. The others will defend Comcast to the bitter end. Now i vote with my pocket book. All i can do is find others to supply me with the service Comcast offers. Tell people about the bad service Comcast has provided you. Tell them about the good service from Comcast compaction.
I'm about to cancel my services with Comcast, too, due to shady practices regarding my contract and everincreasing rate changes.
I entered into a contract (I'm looking at my copy of the contract right now) and in it, it states what the rate will be for 12 months and then a slight ($20) increase for the next 12 months. NOWHERE on the contract does it say that the rates will continue to go up every year without notice OR that the rates were part of a temporary promotion that will eventually expire. I was told at sign-up (he reiterated the fact several times) that this wasn't a temporary price package. Although I've had no trouble with the service itself (everything works as it should), I'm disgusted with their billing practices and will not support a company that treats it's consumers in that manner. I have choices and I have a voice, which is heard through my pocketbook.
I am a customer in good standing, not ONCE have I skipped a payment. As a matter of fact, I have never been LATE on a payment. Obviously they have no appreciation for their customers in good standing.
Today, DishNetwork is coming to hook up my television and internet. I wish I'd listened to others when they warned me of their negative experiences with Comcast. Not one to judge another based on heresay, I gave Comcast the opportunity to prove that what I'd been hearing was wrong. Not only did they not prove it wrong, they did exactly what people said they would do regarding ever increasing rates without notice.
Buh-bye, Comcast.
From the Dish network home page
12-month price requires participation in Digital Home Advantage plan with 24-month agreement and credit qualification. Cancellation fee of $17.50/month remaining applies if service is terminated before end of agreement. After 12 months of programming credits, then-current price will apply. All equipment is leased and must be returned to DISH Network upon cancellation or unreturned equipment fees apply. Prices, packages and programming subject to change without notice.
I believe if you look in the Comcast bill they have the same fine print. DirectTV also. None of these companies play fair: the contracts are usually for promotions and the offers I get always show the second year price increase and then the full price after the second year. The latest offer I got doesn't even state if there is a one year or two year contract yet the offer is similar to ones I have gotten in the past that state a two year contract with the full price at the end of the contract.
Of course since I already have tv service this offer they keep sending me is for "new" customers only.
My local office may be able to get me the price but I have no inclination to sign a contract for television service.
Comcast for years told me I could not drop below a certain package when I tried to lower my bill for the entire time I have been with them, I looked online at their basic bottom prices and was told that would break up my bundled services and would in effect cost more than my 140.00 a month min I was already paying.
While fighting to get my bill under control (every week thing it felt like) lightening carried into my house through an ungrounded cable line and fried my netgear their modem alot of my computer and my 17" hd monitor.
SO calling again they did replace my netgear router and suprise suprise gave me a 50.00 credit for my computer which cost 2500.00 to build and in todays market is a 3500.00 to relace, which i might add they suggest I pay my 1000.00 deductable on my house insurance to get it replaced, when it was whoever installed the line did not ground it. The xfininity crew that came out to replace their equipment did ground their line so that is now taken care of.
Now back to my bill after talking to another representitve, she said i could of course get all the basic packages, took all the past due off my bill and started me out at 65.00 total (with taxes and fees included)
and received a bill in my wifes e-mail stating this and was told not to make a payment until we got the next bill with charges adjusted.
SO we get the next bill and of course nothing has changed bill was same, comcast never returned call from their insurance department.
So for all you interested I am contacting an attorney to file a class action lawsuit for misleading faulty work resulting in damaged equipment and also pain and suffering due to the amount of time and literal headaches i have suffered from talking to to comcast.
As for comcast, i hope they realize we the customer make your lives possible, so just keep screwing us all
Your are so busy defending Comcast. You don't look at the price per month and the number of channels,and HD. Dish or DirectTv will give people more programming and HD than Comcast,for less money.
Bill-1948 wrote:
Your are so busy defending Comcast. You don't look at the price per month and the number of channels,and HD. Dish or DirectTv will give people more programming and HD than Comcast,for less money.
I think that varies a lot by region. I did the math too and Direct TV came out to be about $5 a month less per month for about the same offering as Comcast. Comcast's business model is not to compete on price tho, so I'm sure if you look around you can probably find a pretty good deal with satellite.
I neither defend or condem Comcast.
For me DirectTv doesn't offer me the choice of my local PBS stations for my county, if I lived 1 mile north I could get them. Senseless. Yes the price would work out lower for service cost per channel.
If I wanted to switch my best deal, not cost wise but channel wise, is my local telephone company. I choose not to at present since my eldery mother lives with me and she has issues using univeral remotes which the local teleco company boxes use. Cost would work out a few dollars cheaper but I get the channels I really want with out paying for the 40 or so extra I don't want. Also really can't afford the full package from them.
I do have issues of the way Comcast does things. I think they waste money and my time sending me the offer for reduced price for 6 months or 1 year of Digital Starter when it states for "new" customers on the letter.
When my area fully switches over to digital they don't even know if DTAs would work, or be allowed to rent, for Limited Basic service which I have. Those remotes my Mom can handle. Do I get a decent answer, no. At that point if they don't come up with an answer or reasonable price on the equipment needed for continuing service on two CRT tvs like renting DTAs I will look very seriously at my options. More than likely I will end up dropping my tv service with Comcast. We have done business with cable companies located at that same office since 1968. Telephone company only recently allowed to offer video service
Overall the customer service I get at my local office is great. Small town ethics I guess. The picture for me has been stable for years. So that way I would defend them but for my town only. The headend area gets more channels offered on Limited Basic then we get. No answer why. For that I don't defend them.
This is a choice service. There are problems. I have pointed them out to Comcast in private messages along with my feelings on them. A lot of what goes on in the forums can't get fixed.
They should be allowed the DTA for the limited basic service. They do for my area. The only problem I had was activating them. I couldn't activate them online or by the automated phone system. A customer service rep had to do it. I think she had to talk to a supervisor for my area before they activated them. I ordered my dta's right away.
The other guy/gal is correct about the QAM issue. I still have the paper. It said DTA not required for QAM turners for limited basic. According to my relative that also has limited service his QAM channel were scrambled despite the letter saying it wouldn't be. I hate the way I have to record using a vcr. I had to do a different way, so I could record & watch different program. I actually could use 4. I am allowed 3 for free. I am worried if I went to 4. I don't mind the extra 50 cents or $1.00 fee but it could trigger the $8.95 additional digital outlet-that I would mind. However, we are seriously consider going cold turkey with tv in 2013 and rent or purchase dvds. We are watching more old shows then newer shows.
You should get a letter when you are required to get the DTA & they will tell you how many you can have for free.
Our area has already done the first phase of the digital migration. Every tier above Limited Basic is encrypted. The Limited Basic is still analog feed. Digital conversion of that is supposed to happen sometime but no one has a date yet.
When they encrypted channels I got the letter stating 2 Free DTAs. At the time I had Digital Preferred. I got the DTAs and they worked just like they were supposed to. Later I downgraded to Limited Basic for economic reasons. When I did that I was told to return the DTAs. In our market they apparently don't work just for Limited Basic and/or we are not allowed to rent them just for Limited Basic.
Recently I was asking about this again and in talking with someone from the regional office I asked about DTAs for Limited Basic. According to the person I was talking with the DTAs will only work with Digital Starter. They said they were coded that way, I suspect they meant the account had to be coded for Digital Starter.
So when they finally switch the Limited Basic tier to full digital no one is able to answer the questions of
1. Will DTAs be rented out for people that only need that level of decoding. I have two CRT tvs that work fine with them.
2. If DTAs are not going to be rented for this tier how much will the extra boxes cost? Full charge or the reduced rate they have in my area for Limited Basic tier only. And will the Additional Outlet Fee they still list on the rate sheet be applied.
So you can see why I neither defend or condem Comcast. Their service in my area for picture quality is good. Local office staff are great. The two times I needed a tech out they came in a resoanable time. For this I can give them marks.
But with the lack of internal communication as listed above and some of the issues you yourself have seen on the forums I can't say that Comcast is a top notch orginization either. No different than a lot of companies in some respects. Better at times in some.
For me at present they provide the service I require. If in future they can't figure out a answer on the DTAs for my area and others then I have one decent option for my personal choice. And if Comcast chooses to have us use Set Top Boxes at more cost then I go the other route for tv service.
DirectTv doesn't offer a couple of things for me that makes me want to go that route at present. In future if they change then that is another option.
We live in a Comcast Only service. I live in a small community also,service stinks on ice. When we retired,updated 3 TV to 3 flat screens. Comcast said all there HD was 1080p or what the local stations used. Had all channels package(also HD) except movie channels. I walked 3 receivers through my local Comcast office(that is for one set). No better picture,or sound. Every time it was not a Comcast problem,it was mine. It needed to be rewired. Comcast wired the house for 3 TV. Now you are going to charge me to do it agin!
To make a long story short Dish used the same cable, could not ask for better sound,and picture. That is why I agree that a lawsuit for misleading customers would be a good thing.
Comcast may be a better company in other places. Wish I lived I one of them. Dish installer used a HDMI cable for HD service. Comcast just screw the cable on the back of the set.
I guess we are just lucky living in a small town that we get better customer service. We had TimeWarner before they got switched to Comcast.
Overall the switch was painless. No billing issues. Only thing that was a indicator of how Comcast tends to work sometimes...they moved two channels off the old Expanded Basic tier with short notice onto the old Digital Classic tier at the time.
And shortly after that a small rate increase. Those have been miniumal over the years.
I guess like I said overall for me Comcast works for now. If you read my response to grday it explains my outlook a little better.
I have never tried to stop someone on the forums for making a change to another provider if available to them. That is their choice. I will let them research their options. I will let people know ways they may try to work out any issues they have with Comcast. In private I may offer them my opinion on other options but I feel that information may not add anything to a posting in the forums.
I respect anyone's choice of television providers. And if I remember correctly you are out in the San Fransico area and from other postings I have seen others have issues with service. I am glad that Dish works for you. At present neither of the satellite services are for me not the way I would like to go.
And Comcast ( or the traditional cable service route) that we have had at our house since 1968 may not continue here in the future either. When it was a local company or owned by smaller firms they were good but limited. Time Warner kept the same service level with added offerings at a reasonable price.
Comcast was a change and not always for the better.
My area did the higher levels first.
Expanded basic got 2 dtas for free plus allowed to rent a box. The digital outlet fee may kick in if you order an extra box or dta.
Limited service didn't get anything for awhile.
My area was allowed to rent a box for limited service & still is. You had to pick up the box at the office.
Now they allow 3 dta for free or 2 dtas for free plus a box rental. The box rental is lower cost then expanded basic. The digital outlet fee may kick in if you order an extra box or dta.
Comcast is a BULLY! a CHEAT! and a THIEF!
I paid good money to upgrade to digital TV when our government FORCED everyone to change over. I was getting digital and analog through my Comcast cable and I was able to view my Analog & Digital TV's without the need for another box on the table to unscramble the signal. I was getting HDTV signals too.
NOW because of Comcast I cannot watch my analog TV on the cable anymore and COMCAST has STOLEN my HDTV from me and I have to have some crummy descrambler box for each TV. The channels are not programmable; I cannot program the TV to skip channels (WORTHLESS JUNK CHANNELS) that I do not want to watch. I have to wade through Spanish, home shopping and sports crapp while channel surfing.
I'm being cheated and Comcast's attitude is – Too bad for you, SUCKER!
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Better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool . . .
by Josh Bernoff
The quote is remarkably hard to track down (even Yahoo answers and WikiQuote don't have a definitive answer) but best I can tell it's Mark Twain who said:
Better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.
Today's topic is how automated tools and email in the hands of the lazy can make you look like a fool. And as you well know, with today's connected world, the slightest foolishness (say, a snoring cable installer) can make you famous for being clueless.
I've deleted the names in most of these examples, not because the perpetrators deserve protection, but because there are so many people making these mistakes, it's not fair to single out individuals.
As an analyst I get a lot of PR-type email. 90% of it is harmless -- of no interest to me or, sometimes I think, anyone, so I just delete it. Someone is spending a lot of PR money telling me that their CEO is talking at a conference, or that they finally got a customer. I'm sorry you spend the time to tell me what is not news, but that's okay.
5% is actually interesting to me and I ask for a followup or mark it in some way. My 5% is not the same as your 5%, but email is free, so why not send it to all of us. Figuring out which stuff I should get would take a lot more time than just sending me anything. Hey, I'm sure your time is much more important than mine. In 12 years as an analyst I've gotten on a lot of mailing lists.
The other 5% is the stuff that is actively harmful to PR clients' reputations. There are the sloppy mistakes, like the press releases with the MS Word edit markups still in there (why did they cross out that sentence about having GM as a client? Hmm. Must be a secret). But by far the most interesting are the people who, in an attempt to say "Good morning Josh" and get me to look say something else instead.
For example, I received a missive about a music festival (who put me on that list?) that began this way:
From: [Name deleted to protect the guilty]
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 3:32 PM
To: Bernoff, Josh
Subject: Interview Inquiry- [Deleted] Music & Arts Festival
Hey 617 613 57nn
I wanted to let you know about the [Deleted] Apple Music & Arts Festival . . .
Let's do the math. Let's assume that putting my name in the body of the email makes me 5% more likely to read it. So, is it worth that 5% boost when (based on the releases that land in my inbox) there is also a 5% chance you'll make an error and say "Hey 617 617 57nn" and prove yourself to be too lazy to figure out how your own mass email program works? This stands out way more than my name. And you have just "removed all doubt." (The real one had my actual phone number in it.)
Then there was this:
From: [Name deleted]
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 12:00 PM
Subject: Dinner Invite
Just in case you were planning on attending the CCBN Cable Show in Beijing at the end of this month, I wanted to extend an invitation to you to join [deleted] at a Dinner Banquet on Saturday evening, March 31st, at the . . .
Warm regards, [name deleted]
This sounds nice enough, but notice there is no "To:" line. It was sent to a blind mailing list. I and an unspecified random collection of people must be pretty important to get this dinner invitation, but apparently not important enough to get mailed by name. But I know they think I'm important anyway, because of the "Warm Regards" at the end. By the way, this vendor makes a piece of communications equipment that I use in my house that needed to be rebooted yesterday, maybe they knew this was coming . . .
If you're still reading, good, because I saved the best one for last.
The Consumer Electronics Association sent me a mailing a few weeks ago (they mail all of us who attend their conferences with all manner of stuff, it seems like weekly). They were testing a marketing program for their international conference (CES) next year. Sure, 140,000 people go to CES every year so I don't know why they need to work so hard to market it, but they deserve credit for checking in with us. So I took a little Web survey. One of the choices we were being asked to evaluate in their survey was the graphic shown here.
Charitably, this graphic is a reminder that when you go to CES, the taxi lines are 45 minutes long. Is this really the image they want to reinforce? It's so bad that for the last two years I rented a bicycle.
Uncharitably, look at that graphic again. Doesn't it create an image in your mind that's more closely associated with crowds of World War II era Germans than consumer electronics? Nah, it can't be, after all, she's smiling . . .
Now the Consumer Electronics Association will tell you that this was just a test, and the kind of connotations I'm talking about would never have made it into their official marketing campaign. But they just emailed it to thousands and thousands of people in their survey. How much more public could it be than that?
Everything you do is public. Everything. Every support rep answering a phone call. Every email, mass or individual. Every customer contact. So check it first. Better to keep your mouth shut and remain a fool . . .
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One of the most frustrating things in life is being unemployed. This is especially true if you want to work, but you are unable to find a job. Even though the unemployment rate is falling [3], many people still find it difficult to land a job.
Many states administer unemployment benefits to help support those who can't find work. If you don't have a job, it might be worth it to see if you qualify for unemployment benefits.
First of all, you need to determine if you are eligible to receive unemployment benefits [4]. If you quit your job for a reason that isn't considered a "good cause" by your state's labor department, you won't qualify. Additionally, being fired can disqualify you from receiving benefits. If you are self-employed, and you lose your main source of income, don't expect help from the government, either. Only if you are incorporated and have been paying yourself a salary (and been paying for unemployment insurance) do you have the chance to collect unemployment if you fall on hard times during self-employment.
Also, once you are on unemployment, you are expected to try to find a job. In many states, you will be required to meet with a professional who will check up on your efforts to find a job. Turning down too many jobs can be grounds to reduce or eliminate your benefits. And don't forget that unemployment benefits are taxable [5], so you will have to plan to pay taxes on any assistance you receive.
Because unemployment is administered by the states, how benefits are determined and distributed is taken care of at that level. You can get information on local options from the U.S. Department of Labor [6]. Most states use a formula to determine how much you are eligible each week, usually based on your salary before you were fired. It's important to understand that unemployment benefits aren't designed to replace your income entirely; many people can't maintain a previous lifestyle on unemployment benefits.
You should also realize that unemployment benefits don't last indefinitely. At one point, unemployment benefits could last as long as 99 weeks, but that isn't the case anymore. The federal government provides unemployment help to states, which then administer the programs to residents. (States can also use their own resources for unemployment benefits on top of federal resources.) The amount of federal unemployment aid offered is based on a state's unemployment rate. There are four levels of federal help, based on the rate offered. Now, for the most part, unemployment benefits top out at 47 weeks.
So, with unemployment benefits lasting for a shorter period of time (less than a year in some cases), you might run out of benefits before you find a job. So, what do you do when you run out of benefits? Here are some of your options:
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October 09, 2012 08:45 PM by Stephanie Gustafson
Last night, Dancing with the Stars once again exhibited a surprising trend: a lack of pain-inducing dance performances! Even Bristol Palin (the weakest link) managed to get through her ice queen dance without being a complete eyesore! Unfortunately, two contestants have to go home tonight. Who failed to make the cut?
The season of excessive filler material continues with a recap of last night's performances. While this segment is probably quite useful for those unfortunate enough to miss the Monday night episode, it gets a little, well, repetitive for the rest of us. Fortunately, the judges were able to entertain with a few interesting insights, the best of which involved Bruno accusing Maks of looking like an "ugly woman" when dressed like Jagger.
Finally, the new stuff is about to begin. Oh wait, not yet. Since every recap includes a second performance of the top dance of the night before, we get to see a rehash of Shawn and Derek's crazy, gymnastics-filled routine. Not that we're disappointed! We agree with the judges, all of whom felt that Shawn and Derek's dance was one of the best on Dancing with the Stars to date. That's quite the compliment!
And now that we've waited for ages, it's time for some results! First to take the stage are Gilles and Peta, Emmitt and Cheryl, and of course, the entertaining Maks and Kirstie. All three couples looked great (and yes, Bruno, even Maks looked awesome), so this is all a bit nerve-wracking. Maks and Kirstie are in danger, and while this is disappointing, the couple did have the lowest score of this batch of contestants.
While the suspense builds for the next round of results, Frankie Moreno takes the stage as tonight's musical guest. He's joined by the talented DWTS troupe in what easily amounts to the best part of the results show!
More results! Next on stage are Drew and Anna, Apolo and Karina, Shawn and Derek and finally, Melissa and Tony. We're not too surprised to hear that Drew and Anna made the bottom. While Drew isn't exactly a bad dancer, he's just not up to scratch when compared to many of the other all stars.
Last night, a new little twist was introduced into the competitions: couples get to choose dance styles for other couples! And now, we get to learn all about those choices! Here's the results:
Bristol and Mark choose Bollywood for Gilles and Peta.
Kirstie and Maksim select isco for Sabrina and Louis.
Helio and Chelsie pick the mambo for Shawn and Derek
Kelly and Val choose the bolero for Emmitt and Cheryl
Melissa and Tony pick hip-hop for Apolo and Karina — this should be interesting!
Apolo and Karina offer up a jitterbug for Melissa and Tony
Emmitt and Cheryl select contemporary for Kelly and Val
Shawn and Derek choose Broadway for Helio and Chelsie
Sabrina and Louis pick the Charleston for Kirstie and Maksim
And finally, Bristol and Mark get rock and roll. Hmm, don't know how that will work out.
After the big news, the audience is awarded with some stunning tap moves from inspirational dancer Joshua Johnson. And after Joshua is Karmin, a pop duo that has been attracting a lot of attention as of late.
All good things must come to an end, and this is currently true of Helio, Chelsie, Drew and Anna's tenure on the show. We'll be sad to see them go. And it's not likely these eliminations will get any easier as the season continues.
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I don't think so, she should have very few happy moments, Just enough to know what she is missing the rest of the time. If she ever thought about Cayley at all, it should have been before she killed her, and left her to rot in the trunk of her car, and then in the woods.
I wouldn't think she is enjoying her life for the fact that she has to remain in hiding and can't live a normal life. Most likely she does think of her child, how she thinks of her or what is another story.
I think she is a "Hammer" a ***** that would like to own a real man.
Casey Anthony has probably not enjoyed her life for a long time. It is sad to see people struggling like she is
Sad? She deserves nothing but suffering.
Very thought provoking question. I do think she might think about her child and maybe how she could have done things differently. I am sure she thinks about what happened and dwells on it as she should.
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College Hockey:New Hampshire Trounces U.S. Under-18 Team
DURHAM, N.H. — Jerry Pollastrone recorded two goals and two assists to lead New Hampshire to Saturday night's 7-1 victory in an exhibition game against the U.S. National Under-18 Team at the Whittemore Center.
Trevor Smith and Matt Fornataro, Pollastrone's linemates, finished with two goals and an assist and two assists, respectively.
Kevin Regan made 21 saves and exited with UNH leading 5-1 at 12:40 of the third period. Brian Foster played the final 7:20 and was credited with five saves. Team USA's Brad Phillips stopped 28 shots, including 15 in the third period.
Smith and Chris Murray netted first-period goals 73 seconds apart to give the Wildcats a 2-0 lead into the first intermission.
Smith, standing at the top of the goaltender's crease, jammed the puck into the net at 4:04. Fornataro, whose initial shot from deep in the left circle was stopped by Phillips, and Pollastrone were credited with assists. Shawn Vinz set up Murray's low, hard shot from the high slot with a pass from the left circle.
The Wildcats scored two more goals in the second period to extend their lead to 4-0.
Smith netted his second of the night at 11:14 — just four seconds after a UNH power play expired — on a high wrist shot from the low slot. Pollastrone, with a pass from the right circle, and Fornataro were credited with assists.
Mike Radja gave the 'Cats a four-goal lead with 28.3 seconds remaining in the middle stanza when he maneuvered down the slot and scored. Jacob Micflikier and Brett Hemingway set up the strike with quick passes through the neutral zone.
Pollastrone opened the third-period scoring with a goal at 2:31 before Team USA's Matt Rust netted a 5-on-3 power-play goal at 4:58. Regan stopped Rust's initial two shots from point-blank range but could not stop his third attempt.
Pollastrone struck again at 15:28 and Josh Ciocco, off a pass from Jamie Fritsch, capped the game scoring at 17:11.
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Eric Wedge scoffed at another year.
Jack Zduriencik thrashed a good relationship for one more year.
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Wedge, who is John Wayne in a baseball cap, quit Friday because managing the Mariners isn't as important to him as his self-respect, and he wasn't going to beg for the Mariners to believe in him after all the believing he has done to endorse their youth movement.
Zduriencik, the general manager who has developed a disturbing five-year habit of abandoning those he works closest with, will accept his one-year extension and hire his third field manager since 2008, adding to the evidence that suggests he's quite ruthless when it comes to self-preservation.
It's no surprise that the Mariners, who will finish with their fourth 90-loss campaign in six seasons, are ending the year with awkward change. The ballclub has been indifferent the past two months. It was inevitable that jobs would be lost. But nothing illuminates the Mariners' inextinguishable dumpster fire better than this mess. Even though you expected drama, the bizarre Wedge-Zduriencik breakup is another shocking credibility hit for a franchise that has dipped into negative numbers on the reliability scale.
The Mariners had two choices: 1. Get rid of everybody and try again. 2. Make a strong statement that, despite the losses and criticism, they believe in their current direction and commit to Wedge and Zduriencik with multiyear extensions. They chose neither. They chose to delay a decision for another year, and lame-duck years rarely work for leaders in sports because it erodes their power.
A one-year extension isn't a commitment. It's a slow, painful death. Even though Wedge said Saturday he wouldn't have returned for a five-year deal, he knew, in reality, he was a short-timer. But Zduriencik, the 62-year-old baseball lifer who didn't get a GM opportunity until the Mariners hired him five years ago, seems so intent on ensuring a reprieve that he's damaging his reputation.
Wedge was the general manager's greatest advocate. He extolled Zduriencik's virtue nearly every chance he got. He asked the fans for blind faith, and he championed patience within the organization when most managers would push for irrational moves to win a few more games now. He made it seem like people were stupid if they couldn't see what the Mariners were building.
But as Wedge exits, you feel the tension between the two former cohorts. Before Wedge announced he was leaving, he took his frustration public Wednesday, saying he felt the Mariners had left him "hanging out there." When Wedge became the third Mariners manager to quit since 2002, Zduriencik expressed surprise and said he always intended to bring back Wedge.
If it's true that Jack Z wanted Wedge back — and I'm not totally buying it because there have been whispers otherwise for weeks — then Jack Z is the worst communicator of all time. Zduriencik was so focused on saving himself that he lost his connection with Wedge somewhere along the way.
So Wedge joins a growing list of co-workers who have been ditched during the Zduriencik era. Most prominent: former manager Don Wakamatsu, former director of pro scouting Carmen Fusco (a longtime friend of Z) and special assistant Tony Blengino. For all his accessibility and charm with the media, Zduriencik has had some high-profile communication issues as a general manager, most notably his poor handling in informing his bosses of the criminal past of Josh Lueke, the former Mariner who was acquired in the 2010 Cliff Lee trade.
Zduriencik has an enormous task ahead now. He must hire a manager as a lame-duck GM who has failed to make it work with two managers in five seasons. It's not necessarily Jack Z's fault that Wedge wanted out. It is his fault that the manager felt the franchise had hung him out to dry in his final weeks. Wedge deserved better, and Jack Z can learn a valuable lesson from his handling of their relationship. He should have been more of an advocate for his manager.
It's unfathomable to think the two could lose their connection within two months of Wedge suffering a stroke. The manager missed a month, and he and Zduriencik talked daily, and you would think a bond would be strengthened through a medical hardship.
Instead, the stroke wound up being a climactic moment in the dissolution of a relationship that started so well.
Wedge was Zduriencik's perfect fit. After the Wakamatsu fiasco, Wedge was the manager picked with the ideal skill set for Zduriencik's rebuilding project. Wedge's success would show that Wakamatsu failed, not Zduriencik, during the mere 12
3 seasons they were together.
Now, another manager is gone, and Zduriencik is the one who will face intense scrutiny until his lame-duck status is resolved. You have to wonder if any job is worth the heat Zduriencik is about to face.
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Academy of Neurologic Communication Disorders and Sciences; American Speech-Language-Hearing Association; Department of Veterans AffairsEvidence-Based Practice Recommendations: Caregiver-Administered Active Cognitive Stimulation for Individuals with Alzheimer's DiseaseZientz, J., Rackley, A., et al.
Journal of Medical Speech-Language Pathology, 15(3), xxvii-xxxiv
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Description: This is a review of quantitative studies pertaining to indirect interventions for individuals with Alzheimer's disease (AD). This review is part of a series of reports from the Academy of Neurologic Communication Disorders and Science specific to the assessment and management of individuals with dementia.
Question(s) Addressed:
What is the purpose and content of caregiver-administered active cognitive stimulation?
Who are the participants who received this intervention?
What are the outcomes of the intervention?
What are the key methodological concerns?
What are the clinically applicable trends across these studies?
Population: Individuals with the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease
Intervention/Assessment: Indirect caregiver intervention. Active cognitive stimulation programs consisting of activities for memory and conversation skills.
Number of Studies Included: 3
Years Included: 1960 - 2002
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Cognitive Stimulation - The authors of the review found active cognitive stimulation therapies to be beneficial in maintaining cognitive and behavioral function.
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Caregiver-Administered Treatment
Results from 3 studies support the training of caregivers to provide cognitive stimulation therapy for individuals with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease. However, methodological weakness of studies was noted.
The authors of the review found active cognitive stimulation therapies to be beneficial in maintaining cognitive and behavioral function.
Further research is warranted to determine the long term benefits of caregiver-administered treatment.
Keywords: Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Cognitive Stimulation
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