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I'm retired and have relocated to Florida (2011). YeY
If there are any changes, corrections, or additions to a relative or friends entry you stumble across that I have done, feel free to email me. I love the 'edit' tab and corrections are really easy for me with that feature on findagrave. TRANSFERS - Unfortunately, I don't really appreciate the approach that a memorial needs transfer because you (not a direct family member) possess additional information which only can be added if transferred. Comes off as a little bogus at this end. As long as I'm alive and not a stroke victim, I can add whatever is passed along. Extensive information also understood and accepted as a valid reason to transfer. Etiquette always plays well.
FORT SNELLING NATIONAL transfers: I did the 2003 picture for the cemetery back when it had no picture. At last check it is still the one that is automatically attached to a FindAGrave (FAG) memorial when added. I have one memorial at Fort Snelling, Dorothy Rose Payne. None of the other memorials at Fort Snelling on FAG are mine. So I can't transfer what is not mine. End of story.
RANT Warning! ! ! Don't get me started on abbreviations; too late. I don't like abbreviations, I think people who use them are lazy and inconsiderate. Lazy! Inconsiderate! Yes, because when you can go to a memorial and read through it because it just flows due to the author using their fingers and typing out actual words. It looks so nice. Feels so good to know what you're reading. Then there are those who abbreviate this and that leaving behind cryptic memorials of this generation. Just think what people 100 years later will face when they come up against abbreviations that were popular in 1995 2012 2020 but will have to spend a good amount of time trying to find a rosetta stone of popular abbreviations throughout the last 100 years. And wouldn't you know, the one you made up won't be there. They would email and ask - BUT YOU'RE DEAD! It's so nice to read and know rather than read and wonder what the author was trying to say. There, that's why people who abbreviate are lazy and inconsiderate. Whoo, I feel better!
I realize many of you have Type Alpha personalities and want what you want RIGHT NOW. I don't arbitrarily delete messages. So I will get around to them. If I have questions or disagreements I will respond.
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Suzee SoldanEls Oberg
Sarah Pence Snyder
per you message of 19 jan 2017 Her number is 37928338
the John Joseph Snyder attributed to her as husband that has been finally been deleted WAS 24959655. This has been corrected after several years. THANK YOU! Her actual husband is 51719294 in Cave Hill Cemetery.
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on Jan 19, 2017 12:31 PM
Suzee SoldanEls Oberg
John Joseph Snyder
he is no relation to Sarah Pence Snyder. You have added Him as her husband. her husband died in KY and is buried there.
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on Jun 04, 2016 8:57 PM
Autumn Beall
J.P. Fleenor
I was looking at the info under J.P. Fleenor's headstone at the Confederate Cemetery in Higginsville, MO. You have listed he has a wife and child. His application for entering the home states that he has no family. Was wandering where you go your information. I am researching him at this time as he is most likely a distant cousin
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on Jun 03, 2016 7:52 AM
sharon duffin
Daniel and Annie King
Hi, I noticed you have taken a few photographs at Hampton Cemetery. I have had open photo requests for Daniel and Annie King since March 2016 and no one has fulfilled it yet. I was wondering if you would mind taking the photograph for me. I would really appreciate it. Thank You for your consideration.
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on Apr 07, 2016 4:05 PM
Memorial# 623587 Mary Lorraine Quick Emig
I would like your permission to copy the gravestone photo to my Ancestry Family Tree. I will credit you as the source.
Thank you, Pioneersearcher # 47016656
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Leas in Weston Missouri
I forgot to mention that I am Jenni's first cousin. We share grandparents: Minnie Rittman and 2nd Lieutenant William F. Rittman. George Rittman and LaVerne Parker Rittman, buried next to Jenni and Jesse are/were my uncle and aunt.
Jenni 18503613
Jesse 18503564
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Sister Diana White SHF
Sisters of the Holy Family
Fremont, California
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Leas in Weston Missouri
I've just learned about "Find A Grave" in the last year. I'm slowly going through my family setting up and/or finding memorials for the them and adding pictures. Thank you, very much for setting up and maintaining Jennifer Leas' and Jesse Leas' memorials.
I am requesting transferring management of their memorials to me for the following reasons: it quite frustrating to request edits one request at and time and waiting until that is accomplished before the next request can be made. Jennifer's mom and dad are buried there in proximity to Jenni. Someone else manages their memorials so that means I have to ask his permission and your permission to link them together. Jenni's grandfather is in Iowa and from Grandpa's end since I manage his memorial I only need your permission to ad Jenni and Jesse. Jenni's grandmother is in a cemetery in California etc.
Would you please consider transferring their memorials to me?
Jennifer Leas - 18503613
Jesse Leas - 18503564
Thank you.
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Diane L. Teague Webb
Milton James Marker FAG 7427677
Dear GBern.O
I am working on James C. Marker 2nd husband of
Nellie (Ora Bell) Fortner, Thomas, Marker, Williamson.
Her 2nd husband was "Jim" James C. Marker. I believe they separated and he moved to Oklahoma
where he married and had son Milton James Marker.
I am trying to find verification of parents of Milton J. Marker.
I believe his father was James C. Marker Find A Grave
94938624 who was living 1920 Jackson, Nodaway Co., Mo., age 62 b. 1858 MO. Widowed with Milton J. Marker age 13 b. Oklahoma.
Do you have any information on parents of Milton J. Marker?
Diane L. Webb
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Anthony Skelding Clark
Duplicate Memorials for Beth (Bruner) Clark
Thank you for all your dedicated work for Find A Grave. It is much appreciated. Eventually, when you have as many memorials as you have, an occasional duplicate is bound to occur. You have such a situation with the 2nd wife of my third cousin 1x removed, Alpheus Hector Clark, as follows:
Beth Bruner, Find A Grave Memorial# 8071856, dated 9 Nov 2003 by MRS
Beth Bruner Clark, Find A Grave Memorial# 23012823, dated 20 Nov 2007, by GBern.O
Under Find A Grave rules, the duplicate entry with the later date must be deleted. I trust that you will do the right thing and take appropriate action to preserve the integrity of Find A Grave.
Again, thank you for your dedication and hard work on behalf of Find A Grave.
Tony Clark
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Tyre Lingo at Mt. Pisgah
Please post this to his bio. Source: Goodspeed's 1889 History of Texas County, MO.
Tyre M. Lingo. Among the men of Texas County, Mo., whohave attained the highest round in the ladder of success, owing to his earnest endeavor and persistent efiort, may be mentioned Mr.
Lingo, who is a successful attorney at law, farmer and stock man, and a son of James and Jane (Thompson) Lingo, who were born in Virginia in 1777, and Campbell County, Ky., in 1787, respectively. James Lingo was reared chiefly in his native State, but after attaining manhood went to Kentucky, where he met and married Miss Thompson, and when Daniel Boone moved from that State westward, they came in the same company, and located in St. Louis County, Mo., and in 1824
took up their abode in Madison County, Ill., where the father died in 1834, his wife dying in Jefierson County of that State in 1844. He
was a Whig in politics, and the only oficial position he ever held was that of magistrate. He and wife were members of the Presbyterian
Church, and became the parents of nine children. The paternal grandfather was an Englishman by birth, and on coming to America espoused the cause of the colonists in the Revolutionary War, being killed in battle. Tyre M. Lingo, whose name heads this sketch, is the fourth child born to his parents, his birth occurring in St. Louis
County, Mo., August 20, 1821. Owing to the primitive condition of the schools in his boyhood days, his early educational advantages were
limited, but by devoted application to hisbooks, and without the aid of any one, he has become one of the best informed men of the county. At the age of seventeen he began hiring out by the month,
driving an ox team to Misso1n'i, but was married in Illinois, September 12, 1847, to Miss Martha C. Anderson, who was born in Illinois
February 24, 1832, and by her became the father of twelve children: Liza J., Miram, Mary E., Laura, Benajah A., William E., George M.,
Alice, Berry A., Lewis E., James R. and Charles F. In 1852 he took up his abode in Osage County, Mo., where he fed cattle for Silas
Brickey, and during this time trouble arose between Brickey and one of his renters, and as there was only one lawyer in reach, Mr. Lingo
was called upon to defend his employer. Although he had never looked into a law book he gained the case, which success secured for him some notoriety, as his opponent was an able lawyer, and on his second case he was pitted against two lawyers, and also came ofi victorious.
From that time on his services were often required in legal difficulties, and when the Misouri Pacific Railroad was being built he was
employed as attorney for the road, being also appointed overseer of the same. He then ran a wagon-shop for six months, and practiced
law for about one and a half years in Osage County, and in 1857 moved to Texas County, where he has since made his home, and where he was admitted to the bar in 1859, by P. H. Edwards. He served for a short time in the United States army during the late war, and then returned home and re-engaged in farming, and has also been occupied
in practicing his profession. He at one time owned 1,800 acres of land, but has given to his children until he now only owns 400 acres,
with about 160 acres under cultivation. He is a man of fine constitution, and gives promise of spending many more years of usefulness in
Texas County.
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May 31, 2012
The Eastern New Mexico University women's soccer team has added Jacquelyn Perez, a center-midfielder from El Paso, to its squad for the 2012 season.
Perez was twice awarded all-district honors at El Paso's Coronado High School. She represented the state of Chihuahua in the U-17 Mexican nationals.
"Jackie is a natural playmaker," ENMU women's coach Todd Padgett said. "Her ability to strike the ball from distance, (her) willingness to take people on and excellent decision-making in the final third will provide us with a different dymanic moving forward."
The Zias finished a program-best third in the Lone Star Conference last year at 6-5-3 and went 8-8-3 overall, losing to West Texas A&M 1-0 in the first round of the LSC tournament.

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See stories, video and photos about the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
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JFK is dead. Headlines on the front pages of newspapers around the country screamed the news just hours after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963.Continue Reading
Judging JFK: 50 years later
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Secretary Clinton spoke today before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs. Secretary Clinton said:"[W]e think that diplomacy and development are ever more important to safeguarding the security and prosperity of our people and our nation, because after all, if we are successful in either managing or solving problems, we save the money and the lives that would otherwise have to be spent in dealing with conflict. ...We have launched a new diplomacy that we believe is powered by partnership and pragmatism and principle. And I'm very proud of the men and women of the State Department and USAID who literally work around the clock and around the world."
Read the Secretary's full remarks.
Sylvia in Texas writes:
Secretary Clinton,
It is so important that we have a Secretary of State that knows the issues, understands the dangers and has the determination to make a difference in trouble spots around the world. Your diplomacy and intelligence dictate that we are "one step ahead of the game!" I know I speak for thousands of women who support you in this very ambitious endeavor. Please know that we hold you in our thoughts and our prayers in the months and years ahead. Thank you for your service to the United States of America!
Sylvia H.
Joe in Tennessee writes:
I watched last evening and was quite impressed by the knowledge base Secretary Clinton showed and extremely impressed with the humanistic aspect she presented; yet reinforced her responses with a defensive posture of Constitutional Resolve and vigilance.
She presented both the olive branch and arrows regarding many international problems with equal familiarization. Her take on the Chavez incident was quite normal and honest with no fanfare at all.
America has talked a good game; but, the truth will be in the actions we take and there may well have to be arrows thrown.
While we all have a faith in humanity, there is no virtue with words without works, and works which are non developmental or sporadic in nature which result in no long term value are meaningless. Which is what Kitsuse meant that Sanger based some of her social context on.
Unfortunately, planned population growth is a not cold hearted idea when you place yourself in the time and place of many countries where there is no realistic hope for continued population growth. China realized that, yet we do purchase 80 percent of their goods.
I ask: Would you gladly watch your child starve to death or die of a multitude of disease? What I have not heard from anyone is the contextual constructionism premises which would provide validity for those in such social situations as Haiti, Somalia and the rest of the African continent to keep having children.
The politics should have been kept out of the hearing; especially, when a response is predicated on simple manipulation of Biblical identification. I do not know too many good old Baptist Southerners who will not eat pork, yet that too was held as evil and Written as such.
I am not saying I support it, especially here in the U.S.; but, I understand the arguments and that was not the time or place for it. To think I was pulled on the rug for my words years ago.
Ron in Washington writes:
Sure glad to see Hillary staying in tune with the prez. apologizing for the U.S. Now its our fault that the Taliban are making gains in its try to overtake the Pakistanian Government. I wonder when every thing in the world won't be our fault.
Joe in Tennessee writes:
The United States, regardless of how we may appear, holds itself to a higher ground. It is the Constitution that is represented, which in essence is the People. In doing so, we open ourselves to this type of reactionary press.
All to often, it is used for propaganda purposes or leverage for more funding.
A prime example is the early problems with Chavez in Venezuela. He was not adversarial until then President Bush took away the DEA monies which he was not using for the intended purpose. The same held true for Kim in North Korea. President Bush stopped the money train, as he was not abiding by the agreements made with President Clinton to not manufacture missiles or missiles for sale as well as not provide arms to nations in conflict.
We cannot really blame foreign slander either as our own press has become a false judiciary many times for the sole purpose of sensationalism.
It is not simply the use of computers which has caused the downfall of many U.S. newspapers; but, our more educated society which has access to outside information bases and finds the fallacies of press. I know of no one who actually believes what they read or hear in American news, their downfall is primarily due to a breach of their Constitutional right. The free Press in America was to act as a part of the Check and Balance system for the people. I fear they represent corporate bottom lines or promote small group interest rather than the People by printing the Truth. John 8:23. Their situation represents the beauty of our Constitution to be honest. Sooner or latter one system checks the other when it becomes to powerful.
America does more than any nation or group of nations in promoting human rights and democracy; in Truth I am certain the world is reliant we continue to. That too is problematic...dependency which does not lead to self sufficency.
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Leslie Love Stone, MFA candidate in Claremont Graduate University's School of Arts, Humanities, and Religion, has created 20 paintings to honor the 20 children who died in a mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut on Dec. 14, 2012.
An exhibition of these works, They Fill My Eyes: a tribute to the children of Newtown, will be on display from Jan. 5-31 at the Mosaic Gallery, 281 S. Thomas Street in Pomona. An artist's reception will take place during Pomona's monthly Art Walk on Saturday, Jan. 12, from 5 to 9 p.m.
Using colors derived from the wildflower Myosotis arvensis (Forget-Me-Not) and a geometric numbering system, each piece is painted with Flashe on a 10" x 10" wood panel and conveys data initially released about the children to news outlets.
Each painting is dedicated to a specific child. The color on each indicates whether the child is a boy or girl. The number of colored segments reflects the child's age. The overall number of segments are placed in eight triangular sections from left to right, top to bottom, and show the child's birthdate.
"When the news first broke about the shootings I really tried to avoid listening to media coverage. It often seems we have a way of focusing on perpetrators over victims," Stone said. "But when they released the names two days later I thought, 'I can give attention to this; I can bear witness to this.' I opened the article and saw that it was not a celebration of the lives of 20 children. It was a database listing name, birthdate, gender, and age. In that moment, I knew I had to process the information with art."
The exhibition's title is a line taken from the Marmalade song, "Reflections of My Life."
Stone is a conceptual painter whose work often focuses on the models people build to make sense of the world and themselves. She uses geometry to abstract and reanimate statistical data.
The Mosaic Gallery is a nonprofit organization devoted to bringing art to the community. The gallery is open Monday through Friday, from 1 to 4 p.m.
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By Amanda Palleschi
Published April 20, 2007
Deborah Joswig did a double take when she saw her name inside a gigantic heart on a billboard along a busy street.
"Deborah & Eric Joswig. Always & Forever," the billboard read. "Ephesians 5:25. Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church."
She begged her husband to turn around so she could get another look.
That billboard, put up in September on Ulmerton Road in Largo, was the first of six in the bay area. There was one for her birthday in December. There was one on Tampa's John F. Kennedy Boulevard, which Deborah first saw lit up at midnight, on Valentine's Day. Now, there's one on State Road 60 in Brandon.
For Eric, the billboards are the ultimate public confession that he cheated on his wife for almost a decade. They're meant to show that he still loves the woman he married nearly 27 years ago.
But as the number of billboard's grew, Deborah rolled her eyes.
"I said, 'No more, no more,' " she said. "He does one nice thing and then you say, 'Is it something you can believe in, or is it just a game?' "
A secret life
Though his wife sometimes questions his sincerity, Eric Joswig insists he'll spend the rest of his life showing that he loves her and that he's sorry. The six billboards cost him nearly $10,000, but years of infidelity nearly cost him his marriage.
While Deborah was busy being a mother and working full time, Eric was busy working in construction. His lunch hours, he said, were spent having sex with women he'd met at traffic lights while riding his motorcycle or at bars. By his count, there were seven to 10 partners in one five-year span. He said he stopped having affairs 10 years ago but didn't come clean until Deborah got suspicious.
"It was a secret that ate me up inside," he said. "I wasn't respecting my wife and my marriage."
Their marriage had been rife with troubles even before he revealed the affairs. For years, Eric was a different person in public than the fun, caring father he was at home, Deborah said.
"If we went to an event together, he'd tell me to go away. He'd put his arm around other women and tell dirty jokes," she said. "It was like I wasn't his wife."
At work and home, the most burdensome jobs were left to Deborah. "He resented that I was just not the woman that he could tell to sit and behave," she said.
Then, three years ago, Deborah heard Eric take a call.
"It's just a business call," he told his wife, but she thought otherwise.
Little by little, the truth began coming out, Deborah said.
Eric confessed to her a year ago that the woman on the phone that day hadn't been the only one. They began seeing a marriage counselor and a therapist.
Now, she combs through his past with questions in her mind.
Old day planners tell her when he took off work to see another woman. She looks at pictures of them smiling with their daughters and thinks, Was he really happy on that ski trip? Was he looking for something out there?
Starting over
In August, they closed the business and are now planning to move to their 400-acre ranch in Ocala.
It will take the rest of his life to finally be a good husband, Eric said. Leaving a successful construction business is a small gesture on the path to redemption.
"Nothing else matters in life except my marriage now," he said. "If you can lie to your wife, how the hell could anybody else in the world trust you?"
For many years, Eric didn't give friends and coworkers reason to trust him, either, he said.
"A lot of people know the rotten side of me that my wife didn't know," Eric said.
That includes former colleagues who knew about - and condoned - his infidelity. The billboards, Eric said, were also aimed at them.
"These are the people who need to know that I'm no longer who I was," he said.
The women he once slept with need to know it too, he said. That's why there's now a billboard in Brandon. It's miles from the Joswigs' Seminole home, but near where some of the other women live.
He said he'll continue to put up billboards for special occasions, persevering just as he did when he first noticed Deborah working at a Kmart back in high school near Pittsburgh.
"Please don't think my wife has forgiven me. I devastated her," he said. "But we are finding each other again."
For Deborah, the billboards aren't a quick cure-all. Repairing their marriage is an ongoing process, she said. She sees the billboards as a public-service announcement. "We are coming out and letting people know it's okay to move on from something like this and fix it," she said.
Eric, Deborah said, is now a different person than the man who hurt her so many times. He has removed himself from the places and people that brought him down and worked on finding himself and his faith in God.
"I've seen him change," she said. "Why should I leave him now, now that he's trying?"
Amanda Palleschi can be reached at 661-2456 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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MarshalN wrote:How did you pick this one? Seems rather random. Have you bought from them before?
gasninja wrote:EOT.s Dong ban shan single tree followed by there gfz. I unlike others really enjoyed this years bulang alot.also tea urchines gao shan zhi I thought was pretty good atleast compared with the few other examples of gsz teas that I have tried.
fdrx wrote:is it me or a good part of the 2012 sheng have in common a floral flavour very easy to notice? i find this flavour extremely boring but i suppose it's not bad news for aging... is it? i probably didn't sample enough 2012 shengs. the one i liked the most was a xigui
debunix wrote:Sour plums?
I can't think of a single young sheng I've had that tastes like that. Smoky, sometimes more stinky like gym socks; spicy; earthy; sweet; floral; grassy; bitter; herbaceous and anise notes; and caramel--all of those are ways I've described the flavors of young sheng, but never sour plum.
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In the late 19th century, a mysterious group of English martial arts aficionados provided Sir Richard F. Burton, well-known expert on exotic languages and historical swordsmanship, a collection of long-lost manuscripts to translate. Burton's work was subsequently misplaced, only to be discovered by a team of amateur archaeologists in the ruins of a mansion in Treiste.
From Burton's translations and the original source material, the epic tale of The Mongoliad was recreated. The story chronicles the journey of a small band of warriors and mystics as they fight to save Europe from the Mongol invasion of the thirteenth century. It also exposes the secret workings of powerful clandestine societies that have been driving world events for millennia.
This fascinating and enthralling first novel in The Mongoliad trilogy fuses historical events with a gripping fictional narrative. Co-written by Neal Stephenson, Greg Bear, E. D. deBirmingham, Mark Teppo, Joseph Brassey, Erik Bear, and Cooper Moo, The Mongoliad: Book One is an unforgettable epic.
©2012 Greg Bear, Neal Stephenson, E. D. deBirmingham, Mark Teppo, Joseph Brassey, Erik Bear, and Cooper Moo (P)2012 Brilliance Audio, Inc.
"The Mongoliad Trilogy part 1"
I enjoyed listening to Part 1 of the Mongoliad so much that I immediately started back at the beginning again and listened right through for a second time.
The book describes life under the Mongols, led by the Khan family, and in particular Ogudai Khan, the Khan of Khans (or Coggin), and hints at the problems that born fighters face in maintaining the empire which was won by Gengis Khan. Life is savage, and there are many people who would like to destroy the Mongol empire.
The story has three strands: there's a small group of European knights (the Shield Brethren) , skillful fighters who are heading towards Karakoram to kill Ogudai Khan, and on the way they must evade or fight Mongol warriors and other Christians, and make alliances with other individuals and groups. There's a pair of fighters who are employed to amuse another Mongol chief but who are considering changing sides to kill him, and there is the household of Ogudai Khan at Karakoram. He is continually drunk and losing his grip on reality, because he longs for the simple life on the open plains rather than managing a retinue of sycophants, but his behaviour is losing him the respect of all who know him. Ogudai's brother has sent a young warrior (Gansuk) to Karakoram with instructions to limit the Coggin's drinking; he is being schooled in the ways of life at court by a pretty Chinese slave, who would like to escape but is worried about what would happen to Gansuk. Each of these strands is telling an interesting story, but all the characters are still in the middle of their exploits, none of them has come to a point of conclusion or achievement when the book suddenly ends, so the reader is left with an enormous cliff-hanger!
The narrator is very good at putting different voices to the many characters, and this helps to add colour to the narrative.
I'm very much looking forward to the next parts of the trilogy, and hope it won't be too long a wait.
Boggy of Bucks
"Not the gripping epic I was led to believe!"
I was dubious about a book co-written by several authors but I am familiar with and love the work of Neal Stephenson so gave it a shot. There is some merit to the story but not much. It does not have the believable historic credibility that Stephenson's Cryptonomicon has. The characterisation is very weak and leads to no feeling of empathy or interest in the outcome of the characters' actions.
I think I detected Stephenson's hand in the description of some of the fighting - he is masterful when describing the technique of swordplay and the detail of the equipment. Apart from that, it was all pretty hum drum, long-winded and wearisome.
"Very good!! Highly recommended!!"
I enjoyed every moment of it, looking forward to listening to the next book. Thanks.
"Lifestyle Saga"
Interesting lifestyle saga about the Mongoloids. Historical fiction. Starts to fill in a details of a forgotten and unrecorded time.
Well woven storyline.
"Good story - but"
This is a really good story with interesting characters. It gives an insight into what people must have felt when faced with the news that the Mongols were coming. I have to take two stars off for the way the story just stops in the middle. It's not really even a cliff hanger, no one climbed a cliff, they were just telling the story and stopped. I think marketing is getting in the way of art here. I'll by the second book because I have faith in the writers and like the production but it's not a strong faith. I'll let you know.
"terrible ending"
I think anyone who purchased this book should get the next part free, if they want. It didn't come to any conclusion at ALL. I mean did they just run out of paper or was it only suppose to be so many pages long. I'm am used to fantasy names , but this book was extremely hard to follow. Don't waste your time.
I have listen to other books by multible aurthors (like the Choplin Manuscript = excellent) but this one just did not click.
I like Luke Daniel's voice but he can't do anything for a bad story to begin with.
"Book By Committee"
See my remarks below. I expected much more from this book -- or should it be "project"?
The dialogue was much too 21st century colloquial in far too many places. While I hate deliberately archaic dialogue, I really don't think anyone in the 13th century in Russia would be saying "OK".
The ending of the book seemed to be simply "we've run out of ideas for the moment, we'll publish the next one when we think of more things to write".
The narrator was adequate but not inspired. His flat, rather nasal Midwestern twang sorted oddly with the nationalities of the characters. He also mispronounced a number of fairly basic words
I guess it is if you are a youngish, male, computer gamer who likes stories which are mainly full of gore and dead people. Fights/battles rehearsed in excruciating detail; most characters fairly cardboard. Not up to Neal Stevenson's standard if compared to Cryptonomicon or the Baroque Cycle.
Books written by a committee rarely if ever seem to jell. Raised on Harold Lamb's "March of the Barbarians", which not only told the saga of the Mongolian invasions but caught the atmosphere and flavor of both the Middle Ages and the Far East, this seemed to lack purpose and direction. Could see it marketed as a "dungeons and dragons" computer game in future.
Stevenson is on record as saying that this sort of "interactive" project is the way he thinks books are going to go in the internet age. I disagree, sadly. He's better on his own [sometimes; of late he seems to just churn stuff out, alas.]
I found it to be written a little too much like they are expecting it to be a screen-play. I would have liked less predictable story lines and more developed characters.
How predictable it was. The foreshadowing was a little too complete. The book contains a grand concept delivered so simply that I was left wanting a lot more depth.
His performance was the only thing that kept me listening on a very long drive.
Well yes, the series is obviously incomplete.
I love the concept of the book. Many of its individual characters are very interesting, and I still think on their personalities and choices. I feel that some of the ethereal themes of the book were squeezed out of the way so it would appeal to the masses who watch Game of Thrones.
"Not the Best"
Having listened to Conn Iggulden"s books on the subject, I was expecting a good interpretation of the mongol story by other authors, perhaps with a fantasy twist.
The research may have been good. But the writing was at best mediocre; there was no actual character development; and the reading was also mediocre. As a final insult, the book just ended, without polish or attempt to bring it to any conclusion. Maybe there was a planned next in a series; but if so, I will never know. Overall, my recommendation is to read or listen to Iggulden's far superior books and not waste the credit.
"Ran Out of Story, Stay Tuned..."
Disappointing and abrupt end to this work. The authors did not have the forethought to wrap up the story lines. It appeared as if they hit their contracted number of words per work and decided that was it, we'll finish this up (maybe?) in book #2. The story lines were interesting and imaginative, but poor ending. I expected more out of these authors.
"If Stephenson wasn't listed, would you read it?"
I bought this because Stephenson was the first listed author, and I like his other work. The setting of this book is foreign to me-perhaps if I had more knowledge of the Mongol Empire I would have found it a better read.
Stephenson's participation is difficult to detect, and there is some downright painful writing in here. For example (I don't know the exact quote and can't be bothered to backtrack and get the exact quote) there is a section in which a priest is talking to the Pope. The simile used is something like "life had been wrung from him like juice is wrung from a grape." Who wrings a grape?
I speculate that the breaking of this story into several volumes is an effort to obtain more money by encouraging serial purchases. I will not follow this story further, there are too many other good books to listen to.
"Heavy and dull"
The collection of writers of this book attracted me. I have generally avoided books by committee but thought, with these writers, this might be interesting and I was attracted by the sale price. I would have been better off not bothering.
The central idea, that a group of warriors might ride off to try to stop the Molgol invasion by assassinating Ogedei Kahn, seemed like a reasonable plot, but I personally found the writing stuffy, boring and reeking of too much of a fantasy novel. It might have been the underlying assumption of a great world-wide conspiracy in a time when getting a message from one part of Europe to another took months, or it might have been the secret society names without any explanation as to what they were, or it might just have been that this book was not for me. I don't know, but I ended up abandoning the effort about half way through the first part.
While I thought the plot was plodding and uninteresting I have to say that the performance was first class. Luke Daniels did such a wonderful job of narrating that I could tell one character from another just by the voice. It did not make the characters any more interesting for me, but he did a first class job and that should be mentioned.
It was not a total loss. I did learn one thing - that I need to stop buying Audible books just because they are on sale at a terrific price.
"Such a Disappointment"
Being Hungarian in heritage, I always try historical books that incorporate that heritage.I don't know much about the Mongolian invasion and was hoping this first novel might touch on that. It doesn't. That's OK. The actual storyline, as written, is very confusing.
There is no clear individual to get to know and like. Nor is there a real villian to dislike. Too many undeveloped characters with seemingly disconnected plots. It seems like each author was assigned a character and tried to develop action scenes for that character. Then the editor smashed the storylines together like mashed potatoes. Thus, the story wanders across this book like the Mongols did across the steppes.
Yet there is enough to keep me going. I have Book 2 and will continue there hoping things get better.
Luke Daniels as a narrator is just as effective as the book is written. Just meh.
Not horrible but not great. Just average.
Like most people, it was Neal Stephenson's name that drew me to this book. Then I read the description and it sounded like a great story, it however, falls short of that. It's not bad and it's not great, it's just okay. The story is interesting and has kept my interest despite the characters not having a lot of depth or development.
I don't mind the writing by committee so much, however, there are a few things about the writing that really stand out to me. One, the authors often use turns of phrase, idioms, common phrases, slang, whatever you want to call them that are common today but seem out of place for the mid 13th century. Not being a historian, I have no idea what common phrases were used in the time this story is set, but many of the phrases used by the authors feel out of place. The other thing that stands out to me is that the characters are pretty well learned and knowledgeable, and most of them speak multiple languages. Again, I'm not a historian, so maybe this was commonplace during this time, I don't know. It just seems kind of convenient.
The one huge thing about this book, and most other reviewers have commented on this, is the fact that the book just stops at the end. No story lines are tied up, wrapped up, or even sufficiently put in a decent position to be paused, the book just stops. I've already started listening to book two, and as I suspected, book two basically picks up where book one left off. It seems like, and I'll have to confirm this once I start book three, that they wrote one book and for some reason or another the decision was made to cut it up in multiple books after the fact.
Luke Daniels narration is pretty good, not great, but it is good.
Overall I liked the story enough to move right into book two. Ultimately it's a fictional tale and in that respect it's fun and entertaining.
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The period of estrus in dogs, commonly referred to as "heat," will occur at a regular interval in dogs that have their ovaries intact. According to VCA Animal Hospitals, signs of pseudopregnancy in dogs usually appear four to nine weeks after the previous heat period. The most common clinical signs include enlargement of the mammary glands with possible milk production, nesting, restlessness or other mothering behaviors such as protective guarding of toys or small objects. Dogs experiencing a pseudopregnancy will often exhibit a decreased appetite without an accompanying loss of weight, lethargy and vomiting.
If you suspect your dog may be pregnant, it's best to take the animal to a veterinary clinic for pregnancy testing. While there are several ways to diagnose pregnancy, there is a blood test which measures the hormone relaxin, which will determine if the pregnancy is real or false. False pregnancies are common and not dangerous, so no further steps will need to be taken. Most often a dog with signs of false pregnancy will stop exhibiting the signs within about 3 weeks.
VCA Animal Hospitals recommends that female dogs are spayed in order to prevent heat, false pregnancy and other health issues.


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Hornsby finishes 15th in first Olympic K1 200m race
TIM HORNSBY, Men's Kayak Single (K1) 200mPlace: 7th out of 8 boats in the B Final. No medals are awarded in the B Final. It's for finishers ranked 9-16 after the Semifinals. Hornsby finished 15th overall when you factor in the eight participants in the A Final.
Final Time: 39.370
Behind Leader: +1.568 seconds behind the B Final's first place finisher Kasper Bleibach of Denmark
What: Day 6 of Sprint Racing at the London 2012 Olympic Games
When: Saturday, August 10 beginning 9:30 am GMT (4:30 am ET)
Where: Eton Dorney, just west of London
How can I watch? Taped highlights can be found on NBC at 10am ET and full replays can be streamed at NBCOlympics.com. Click HERE for local listings.
Results: London2012.com
Tim Hornsby (Atlanta, Ga.) capped off his first Olympic Games with a 7th place finish in the K1 200m B Final Saturday at Eton Dorney. The finish was good for 15th overall when you factor in the eight participants in the A Final.
(See below for SATURDAY QUOTES)
Racing in Lane 8, Hornsby fought a tough crosswind Saturday and a head cold throughout the week to finish +1.568 second back from the B Final winner Kasper Bleibach of Denmark. He finished 8th (37.660) in his Semifinal and 6th (36.560) in his heat.
Ed McKeever of Great Britain won the A Final with a time 36.246 to become the first K1 200m Olympic Gold medalist. The 200-meter distance made its Olympic debut this Games, replacing the 500m race in Men's K1.
Saul Craviotto Rivero of Spain and Mark de Jonge of Canada took silver and bronze, respectively. Hornsby trained with De Jonge in the months leading up to the Games.
On the second-to-last day of competition for the London 2012 Games, the racing concludes for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Canoe/Kayak Team. Three-time Olympic sprint kayaker Carrie Johnson (San Diego, Calif.) reached the semifinals in K1 500m and 200m, finishing 6th and 8th, respectively. On July 29-30, the U.S. competed in the slalom canoe/kayak events, finishing as high as 12th.Aug. 10 Sprint Recap
Aug. 7 Sprint Recap
July 30 Slalom Recap
July 29 Slalom Recap
"It was as hard as I could go. The conditions were really difficult. It was a big crosswind and I kind of had the junk lane for that. But that being said, it's kayak racing and that's how it goes. I tried a little different race plan. I think it was a good idea, but I don't think I executed really well."
Hornsby on his B Final strategy:
"It was a really, really big headwind, so I knew it was going to be a really long race. With a long race, you have to be a touch more conservative, so I tried to use my legs more and have a lower stroke rate, but I think it was too low of a stroke rate. I've kind of been struggling with things all weekend, just getting parts of the race good and parts of the race bad."
Hornsby on if he's satisfied with his result:
"I'm happy that I made the B Final, but we wouldn't be here if you didn't want more. My goal was to be in the A Final and I didn't do that, so of course I'm bummed. And my goal was to do better in the B Final, so it's a hard thing I guess. But it's an amazing experience."
Hornsby on his overall performance:
"It's been a difficult weekend for me. Every race I've been in, I've given everything I can give. It just hasn't been exactly what I've been looking for. My training partner just won a Bronze medal [Mark de Jonge of Canada] and I've been training hard with him, so I expected a bit more."
Hornsby on his expectations:
"It's hard to see someone you train with everyday just win a Bronze medal. I beat him sometime, he beats me. Even the Canadian coach, he was a little disappointed in my results. He expected more from me and I expected more from me, so that's a hard thing. But at the same time, it gives me a point to start from. That's kind of what I always say, but I've got to make some changes."
Hornsby on his overall performance:
"But I raced as hard as I could. Every single time I was totally maxed out. I left it out on the line every time. I'm super thankful for guys like Ryan Dolan that pushed me and the rest of the men's team that pushed me and Guy [Wilding] for coming to coach us this last year. I'm thankful for all those guys and everybody that's been a part of this journey. They're why I'm here and I wouldn't have been able to do it without them. I'm really thankful that I had the experience to be with those guys and with that team. And my family and my sponsors, I wouldn't be here without that. I'm very thankful. I wanted to go on and represent my country and I wanted to do represent them better than I did. For what I was capable of today and yesterday, I didn't expect to come to the Olympics and get a Gold and be on antibiotics and stuff. But once again, you've got to overcome the things that happen and that's part of racing. If you didn't have some adversity, everybody here has adversity, everybody here has fought through tough things. That's what makes you a champion, I guess."
Hornsby on the support from friends and family in the stands:
"It's crazy. I don't think my family has gotten together, like the full family, as long as I can remember really. I had my mom, my dad's side, friends, relatives, my friend Gary from Hawaii, my childhood friend, like 25 people here. That's incredible. I honestly wanted to do more for them too. But I know they love me no matter what. They're why I'm here too, without them I wouldn't be."
USA Canoe/Kayak National Teams Director William Irving on Hornsby's potential:
"This is Tim's first big Games. He's shown that he certainly has the talent in the sport. This day is not what we believe that he's capable of overall. He's a much faster paddler than he's shown this weekend. But that's part of the Olympic Games, the nerves set in, the athlete's get tense. Sometimes it's part of being an Olympic champion, the athlete that can remain calm, cool and collected in the start and hold their technique through the race. I'm sure he's disappointed. But in the big picture of things, it's good to get this one under his belt so he can come back in 2016 and be that much better of a paddler."
Tim Hornsby (Atlanta, Ga.) and Carrie Johnson (San Diego, Calif.) each placed 8th in their respective K1 200m Semifinal races Friday.
Hornsby will advance to the Saturday's B Final. No medals are awarded in the B Final. It's for finishers ranked 9-16 after the Semifinals. He finished his Semifinal with a time of 37.660, +2.041 seconds behind the first place finisher - Ed McKeever from Great Britain. Hornsby's ranked 6th in his first round heat with a time of 36.560.
2012 U.S. Olympic Sprint Coach Shaun Caven on what can be gained in the B Final:
"Every place you gain is a higher ranking. He's already in the Top 16, so the higher up he can get in the rankings, it's better for us and hopefully it shows that our program's slightly moving forward and you can build on that for the next four years."
Tim Hornsby (Atlanta, Ga.) and Carrie Johnson (San Diego, Calif.) are guaranteed less than one minute of Olympic racing Friday before the London 2012 Games conclude for the U.S. Canoe/Kayak Team. Both will be paddling for advancement into the Semifinals and then into Saturday's Final. The 200-meter distance is making its debut at an Olympic Games. Hornsby and Johnson will be competing in the Men's and Women's K1 200m heats, respectively.
For Hornsby, it's his first shot at an Olympic medal and his only event in these Games. He's passed the time during these Games by training, resting and watching his girlfriend - U.S. Olympian Becky Holliday - place 9th in the pole vault. Johnson, a three-time Olympian, raced in the 500m heats and Semifinals on Tuesday, finishing 6th in her Semifinal.
Hornsby must contend with 2011 World Champion Piotr Siemionowski of Poland, 2012 European Champion Ed McKeever of Great Britain, and 2011 World Championship bronze medalist Ronald Rauhe of Germany.
Hornsby booked his ticket to London with a 14th place finish in the 200m at the 2012 World Cup No. 2 in Duisburg, Germany. He finished 25th at the first World Cup of the 2012 season in Poznan, Poland. Hornsby forced the World Cup race-off with teammate Ryan Dolan by winning the 200m race at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials.
Tim Hornsby on his strategy for the 200m:
"There's no real pacing, but there is different thoughts throughout the race. For me, I like to think about keeping my hands down in the first couple of strokes and making sure I move the boat through the work. And in the middle, I like to focus on the legs and running the boat a little bit more. And then in the finish, it's just trying to keep it light and continue to grab the water and move the boat those last 30-40 meters that are really difficult. Each of these cues don't mean a lot when you say them, but from saying them in practice, they have big meaning with the way my body changes and what I try and do."
"It is a sprint, it's 200 meters. But I can't race it like it's a 50 or 100[-meters], you'll never make the whole distance. There is a little bit of thought on what you need to do. Everybody has their own strengths. Some guys get out in the start better, some guys carry their speed in the middle better, and some guys come home better."
Hornsby on his pre-race preparation:
"I don't change anything. I do my same routine I always do. When I'm trying to recover I lay in bed, watch TV and movies. I don't go out and do a lot of stuff. I'm really pretty boring and lazy. I like to browse on the Internet for whatever I'm interested in at the time, like kite surfing. A lot of people get super hyped up and that's their way of dealing with the pressure, producing more energy from that energy. I just like to be relaxed, keep doing the same things I've been doing all year, and that helps me to have that race I'm looking for."
"I've heard a lot of people talk about the 200-meters as validating the last eight or 12 years in 30 seconds. But it's just like any other day. It's obviously a very special experience. I know I'm going to do the best that I can do at that time. And I know that I'll do that. You don't want to do anything different or make any huge changes. The people that do that make mistakes."
Hornsby on the crowd:
"It's been amazing. The only place I can even compare it to is Hungary. Hungary always has really inspired crowds, but here, the energy is even better. Hungary has maybe more people, but the energy here is second to none. You get in this venue without people and it still has it's own electric feel to it, even with no one in the stands. It still has something that nowhere else in the world has."
2012 U.S. Olympic Sprint Team Coach Shaun Caven on Hornsby's pre-Games training:
"Tim's been training with the Canadians, which is a really smart move because they've got three really fast guys. That's a good group to be in for training partners and they were happy for him to be there."
USA Canoe/Kayak is a non-profit membership organization based in Oklahoma City, OK, promoting canoe and kayak racing in the United States. A member of the United States Olympic Committee, USA Canoe/Kayak is the national governing body for the Olympic sports of Flatwater Sprint and Whitewater Slalom and the official U.S. federation of the International Canoe Federation. Other paddling sports sanctioned by USACanoe/Kayak include Marathon, Freestyle, Wildwater, Stand Up Paddleboard, Canoe Polo, Canoe Sailing, Outrigger, and Dragon Boat. For more information about USA Canoe/Kayak, please visit us on the web at www.usack.org, on Twitter at @usacanoekayak and Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/USACanoeKayak.


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Tax Credit Makes Wood Stoves and Fireplace Inserts More Affordable
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Earn up to a $1,500 Tax Credit When Purchasing a Clean, Green Heating Appliance
Arlington, VA (September 21, 2009) - As temperatures fall and thoughts turn to warding off the approaching cold weather, Americans have more incentive than ever to install a new wood or pellet-burning stove. That's because homeowners can save significantly thanks to a federal consumer tax credit designed to encourage energy-conscious purchases. It can cover 30 percent of the cost of clean, fuel-efficient stoves and fireplace inserts, up to a maximum credit of $1,500.
"Fall is here, and most families will be looking for ways to cut their home heating bills," said Jack Goldman, president of the Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association (HPBA). "Fireplaces and stoves have always been a great option for saving money because they reduce energy costs and add value to homes. But with this new tax credit, there's never been a better time to buy."
How it Works
The tax credit - which can lower your tax bill on a dollar-for-dollar basis - applies to stoves or fireplace inserts purchased between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2010 that:
- Burn a biomass fuel source like wood or renewable pellets
- Will be installed during the eligibility period in an existing principal residence, not a newly constructed house or vacation home
- Meet a minimum 75% efficiency rating as certified by the manufacturer
Purchasers of qualifying stoves and inserts can claim the credit on their federal tax return. These consumers should save their receipt and the manufacturer's certification that states the appliance they purchased is eligible. Installation and venting costs are included in calculating the credit's total value, as long as professional installation is required for the proper and safe operation of the stove.
Get the Facts
To help consumers learn more and find the right stove or fireplace insert for their home, HPBA has developed a special website - www.hpba.org/taxcredit - with helpful tools that include:
- Tax Credit FAQ. Get answers to commonly asked questions about how the credit works, what qualifies and how much you can save.
- Wood vs. Pellet. Learn the difference between appliances that use these two efficient and eco-friendly fuel sources.
- Fuel Efficiency Calculator. Home experts estimate that stoves and inserts can reduce annual heating costs by 20 to 40 percent. To help consumers evaluate their options, HPBA developed an online calculator that approximates annual savings depending on your home's current heating source and the fuel you select.
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"This tax credit offers consumers the best-yet opportunity to control home heating costs and support renewable energy," said Jack Goldman. "Today's stoves and inserts not only provide efficient heat, but are also environmentally friendly - and the tax credit makes them extremely affordable."
About Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association (HPBA)
The Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association is an international trade association first established in 1980 to represent and promote the interests of the hearth products industry in North America. In 2002, the Hearth Products Association (HPA) merged with the Barbecue Industry Association (BIA) to form HPBA. The association includes manufacturers, retailers, distributors, manufacturers' representatives, service and installation firms, and other companies and individuals - all having business interests in and related to the hearth, patio and barbecue products industries. For more information, please visit www.hpba.org or www.woodstovechangeout.org.


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by Anton Shilov
Even though Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company claims that the yields on its most advanced 40nm node are high enough for mass production of advanced chips, actual designers and suppliers of graphics processing units still seem to have problems.
"We have had very good demand for our Radeon HD 5700-series and 5800-series. [...] We could not meet all our demand in the third quarter of this year on the Radeon HD 5800- and 5700-series. But the overall situation was getting better in Q3," said Matt Skynner, corporate vice president and general manager of GPU division at AMD in an interview with X-bit-labs.
In the third quarter of 2010, demand for TSMC's wafers continued to increase, and wafer shipments in all major semiconductor market segments, except computer, increased from their second quarter levels. The latter fact means that companies like Advanced Micro Devices and Nvidia Corp. are shifting orders from older manufacturing processes to newer ones.
However, 40nm production capacities may be not enough for the two. Given the fact that TSMC's revenue for 40nm chips increased its share to 17% of the company's earnings, which means that actual revenue from 40nm process tech increased by 13.6% in Q3 2010 to $623.25 million. In the meantime, in the third quarter Nvidia released several new mainstream and performance-mainstream graphics processors built using 40nm process tech, whereas its rival ATI started to manufacture its new performance-mainstream graphics processing unit, the Radeon HD 6870.
It should be noted that while AMD does not expect to meet demand on its newest chip this quarter, it does not blame TSMC for that.
"We have just launched a new product. With the launch of every new product the demand often outstrips supply as we ramp up production. I do not see it as a 40nm capacity issue, but it is an normal issue during the ramp up process. There could be issues with availability of our new products, but those may not be capacity issues," added Mr. Skynner.


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Krawczak: Appreciation leads to positive results
Each month the Alpena Area Chamber of Commerce recognizes a member that has provided exceptional customer service. Not just good customer service, but customer service that goes beyond what you might expect to experience at any given business.
These stories come from actual customers who take the time to contact the Chamber to tell us how pleased they were with their experience. After we receive a story, we share details with the rest of our members and social media followers. We take a picture of the business and their team, and share it on Facebook and Twitter, in our newsletter, and in the lobby of our building. These recognized businesses are also then entered into the running for our Customer Service of the Year recognition that we award each year at our annual dinner. Providing exceptional customer service is worthy of great praise and recognition.
It is unfortunate that we rarely have months where we have more than one story to choose from to highlight and share. Sometimes we even have to ask our ambassadors, staff, or others to share a story because no stories had been shared with us for that month. That isn't all that odd. Until you consider what I will share next. If we wanted to instead run a program recognizing bad customer service stories, we would have no shortage of stories to choose from. We receive complaints regularly about bad experiences people had at various organizations.
I do not for one minute believe the reason for this is because there are that many more negative customer service experiences than positive ones. Instead, I believe this is the case because people are more willing to share bad customer service stories than good ones.
Generally speaking, people prefer to complain about bad service than praise good service. I won't pretend I know why this is true, but I do think we should consider changing this trend. Constructive criticism and suggestions are helpful but hearing the good is equally as helpful. Who doesn't like positive confirmation? Who wouldn't benefit from hearing a compliment about something they are doing right?
I find myself falling into this trap sometimes. It is hard not to complain when you leave a business and feel very frustrated. But why, when someone gives us good customer service, don't we leave with the same burning desire to share? I can think about plenty of positive experiences I've had that I did not share with anyone. And that bothers me.
I might share good stories if my experience is well above and beyond what my expectations were for that interaction. Like the time we were leaving a restaurant after a nice lunch and were stopped by the staff because they were just putting a new item on the buffet and didn't want us to miss the chance to try it. I shared this story with others because it made me feel like a special customer and it was above and beyond my expectations for that interaction. But I'm ashamed to admit that it often takes an extreme case of good customer service for me to tell others about my positive experience, even though there are plenty of places that regularly provide me with good service.
So what am I going to do? I am going to try harder to show my appreciation for good customer service.
A few years ago I started taking time each week to email, compose a hand written note, or make a phone call to tell someone how much I appreciate them and the job they are doing. I also try harder now to thank someone on the spot for the good work they do. I think showing appreciation inspires more positive action.
We constantly encourage businesses and the community to provide positive experiences for customers and visitors. But what does "good" look like? What better way to ask for it than to show appreciation for it when it happens? And what better way to get more of it than to recognize those who do it well? Will you join me in making an effort to say thank you to those who are doing a good job? Please join me in showing appreciation for those who meet or exceed our expectations.
Jackie Krawczak is the executive director of the Alpena Area Chamber of Commerce. Her column runs bi-weekly on Tuesdays. Follow Jackie on Twitter @jkrawczak.


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Rugby Stripe Finials & Hardware Set
- Overview
These rugby stripe finials give kids' windows a complete look.
- Rod and wall brackets are nickel-finished.
- Finials are painted by hand.
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- Rod set includes rod and two finials.
- Dimensions & Care
- Overall: 3.5" diameter
- Weight: 4 ounces
- Overall: 6" wide x 4" high
- Projects 4" from wall
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Re: Good rails reference for Beginners
The Ruby on Rails Cheat Sheet Collectors Edition
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I think this is good for newbies like me and just getting started straight away with Rails 2.0.2~
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I cover the list of IDEs I came across and some resources I found.
I would also like to add some of my own opinions:
1. Learn HAML early, its just way too cool
2. Learn ZenTest (autotest) early, its the best thing since sliced bread
For those struggling with the book Agile Web Development, using Rails 2 and getting stuck when the scaffold issue arises.
http://fairleads.blogspot.com/2007/12/r -step.html
There was also an excellent book offered for free by sitepoint last week, but offer ended saturday unfortunately.
Anyone who knows where can I download a free video tutorial on ROR.
Unfortunately I don't have internet access at our home right now..T_T
are their any tutorials too ?
are their any tutorials too ?
www.railstutorial.org/book - awesome, easily one of the best tutorials on any language i've read.
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