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Today in the United States and the developed world, women are better off than ever before. But the blunt truth is that men still run the world. While women continue to outpace men in educational achievement, we have ceased making real progress at the top of any industry. Women hold around 14% of Fortune 500 executive-officer positions and about 17% of board seats, numbers that have barely budged over the last decade. This means that when it comes to making the decisions that most affect our world, our voices are not heard equally.
It is time for us to face the fact that our revolution has stalled. A truly equal world would be one where women ran half of our countries and companies and men ran half of our homes. The laws of economics and many studies of diversity tell us that if we tapped the entire pool of human resources and talent, our performance would improve.
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Throughout my career, I was told over and over about inequalities in the workplace and how hard it would be to have a career and a family. I rarely, however, heard anything about the ways I was holding myself back. From the moment they are born, boys and girls are treated differently. Women internalize the negative messages we get throughout our lives—the messages that say it's wrong to be outspoken, aggressive, more powerful than men—and pull back when we should lean in.
We must not ignore the real obstacles women face in the professional world, from sexism and discrimination to a lack of flexibility, access to child care and parental leave. But women can dismantle the internal barriers holding us back today. Here are three examples of how women can lean in.
Don't Leave Before You Leave
A few years ago, a young woman at facebook began asking me lots of questions about how I balance work and family. I inquired if she and her partner were considering having a child. She replied that she did not have a husband, then added with a little laugh, "Actually, I don't even have a boyfriend."
From an early age, girls get the message that they will likely have to choose between succeeding at work and being a good wife and mother. By the time they are in college, women are already thinking about the trade-offs. In a survey of Princeton's class of 2006, 62% of women said they anticipated work/family conflict, compared with 33% of men—and of the men who expected a conflict, 46% expected that their wives would step away from their career track. These expectations yield predictable results: among professional women who take time off for family, only 40% return to work full time.
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But women rarely make one big decision to leave the workforce. Instead, they make a lot of small decisions along the way. A law associate might decide not to shoot for partner because someday she hopes to have a family. A sales rep might take a smaller territory or not apply for a management role. A teacher might pass on leading curriculum development for her school. Often without even realizing it, women stop reaching for new opportunities. By the time a baby actually arrives, a woman is likely to be in a drastically different place than she would have been had she not leaned back. Before, she was a top performer on par with her peers in responsibility, opportunity and pay. But by not finding ways to stretch herself in the years leading up to motherhood, she has fallen behind. When she returns to the workplace after her child is born, she is likely to feel less fulfilled, underutilized or unappreciated. At this point, she probably scales her ambitions back even further since she no longer believes that she can get to the top.
There are many powerful reasons to exit the workforce. No one should pass judgment on these highly personal decisions. My point is that the time for a woman to scale back is when a break is needed or a child arrives—not before, and certainly not years in advance. For those who even have a choice, choosing to leave a child in someone else's care and return to work is a hard decision. Anyone who has made this decision—myself included—knows how heartwrenching this can be. Only a compelling, challenging and rewarding job will begin to make that choice a fair contest.
Success and Likability
In 2003, Columbia Business School professor Frank Flynn and New York University professor Cameron Anderson ran an experiment. They started with a Harvard Business School case study about a real-life entrepreneur named Heidi Roizen. It described how Roizen became a successful venture capitalist by using her "outgoing personality … and vast personal and professional network … [which] included many of the most powerful business leaders in the technology sector." Half the students in the experiment were assigned to read Heidi's story. The other half got the same story with just one difference—the name was changed from Heidi to Howard.
When students were polled, they rated Heidi and Howard as equally competent. But Howard came across as a more appealing colleague. Heidi was seen as selfish and not "the type of person you would want to hire or work for." This experiment supports what research has already clearly shown: success and likability are positively correlated for men and negatively correlated for women. When a man is successful, he is liked by both men and women. When a woman is successful, people of both genders like her less.
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I believe this bias is at the very core of why women are held back. It is also at the very core of why women hold themselves back. When a woman excels at her job, both men and women will comment that she is accomplishing a lot but is "not as well liked by her peers." She is probably also "too aggressive," "not a team player," "a bit political"; she "can't be trusted" or is "difficult." Those are all things that have been said about me and almost every senior woman I know.
The solution is making sure everyone is aware of the penalty women pay for success. Recently at Facebook, a manager received feedback that a woman who reported to him was "too aggressive." Before including this in her review, he decided to dig deeper. He went back to the people who gave the feedback and asked what aggressive actions she had taken. After they answered, he asked point-blank, "If a man had done those same things, would you have considered him too aggressive?" They each said no. By showing both men and women how female colleagues are held to different standards, we can start changing attitudes today.
Stop Trying to Have It All
having it all. perhaps the greatest trap ever set for women was the coining of this phrase. No matter what any of us has—and how grateful we are for what we have—no one has it all. Nor can they. The very concept of having it all flies in the face of the basic laws of economics and common sense. Being a working parent means making adjustments, compromises and sacrifices every day.
For most people, sacrifices and hardships are not a choice but a necessity—and tougher than ever because of the expansion of working hours. In 2009, married middle-income parents worked about 81⁄2 hours more per week than in 1979. Just as expectations about work hours have risen dramatically, so have expectations of how much time mothers will spend focused on their children. An employed mom today spends about the same amount of time reading to, feeding and playing with her children as a nonemployed mother did in 1975.
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One of my favorite posters on the walls at Facebook declares in big red letters, done is better than perfect. I have tried to embrace this motto and let go of unattainable standards. My first six months at Facebook were really hard. A lot of my colleagues followed Mark Zuckerberg's lead and worked night-owl engineering hours. I worried that leaving too early would make me stand out like a sore—and old—thumb. I missed dinner after dinner with my kids. I realized that if I didn't take control of the situation, my new job would prove unsustainable. I started forcing myself to leave the office at 5:30. Every competitive, type-A fiber of my being was screaming at me to stay, but unless I had a critical meeting, I walked out that door. And once I did it, I learned that I could.
I do not have the answers on how to make the right choices for myself, much less for anyone else. I do know that I can too easily spend time focusing on what I am not doing. When I remember that no one can do it all and identify my real priorities at home and at work, I feel better—and I am more productive in the office and probably a better mother as well. Instead of perfect, we should aim for sustainable and fulfilling.
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I believe that if more women lean in, we can change the power structure of our world and expand opportunities. Shared experience forms the basis of empathy and, in turn, can spark the institutional changes we need. More female leadership will lead to fairer treatment for all women. We also need men to lean into their families more, especially since research has consistently found that children with involved and loving fathers have higher levels of psychological well-being and better cognitive abilities.
The hard work of generations before us means that equality is within our reach. We can close the leadership gap now. Each individual's success can make success a little easier for the next. We can do this—for ourselves, for one another, for our daughters and for our sons. If we push hard now, this next wave can be the last wave. In the future there will be no female leaders. There will just be leaders.


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America can no longer hide behind the facade it once had of being a land of the free and the home of the brave. America is now known for being incredibly discriminatory and controversial. If not, these two adverts below wouldn't seem so compelling.
It would seem that discrimination in the twenty-first century in the United States is something quite ugly; hopefully, Americans can right their wrongs and be proud of something more worthy.
That's Just Cruel
Spending a night at a hotel can be difficult for some, especially for those of us who enjoy their home comforts and like to know exactly where everything is and what each switch does. This is why hotels should always opt for the simplest, most obvious designs.
But, alas, someone here thought they should hide the light switch behind the pillow. Is this some kind of sick joke by a designer who enjoys seeing people waking up from accidentally flipping the switch in their sleep?
Sadly, I'm Happy
Surveys are important because they help companies and places know what customers actually think. But, in order to truly get that information, it's important to create a survey that's clear and easy to answer, not one that sends mixed signals.
We really hope someone noticed and fixed this; otherwise, the Dubai mall will not going get any clear or real results as to how people actually feel about it.
Now That Sounds Like Good Advice
Reebok, nooooooooo. Why would they want to promote this kind of behavior? Not only will it alienate all the decent people in their audience, but it will give them a very, very bad reputation.
In today's political and progressive climate, this kind of marketing would simply not fly... We'd prefer Adidas. Or anything else that doesn't encourage infidelity, thank you very much!
Do What Now?
It's all fun and games till someone gets skewered! We're all for puns, but maybe you shouldn't give folks ideas on how to treat their dates after dinner.
Mainly because their meals have skewers in them! It might be too tempting, especially if the date didn't go too well. The combination of food and weapon placed on the same table is something we're still trying to wrap our heads around.
Why Even Bother?
This is a multi-leveled design failure. First and foremost, whoever it was that designed this building thought that it made sense to create this tiny yet lengthy window.
That in itself makes no sense. But the shenanigans continued when someone decide to put blinds on the window. Oh, did we say blinds? We meant one blind — singular... Yes, we're just as shocked and speechless as you are.
As much as we love Starbucks, we can't help but enjoy this advertising faux pas. It's nice to know they also make mistakes even if they are a multinational chain of coffeehouses and roastery reserves and the world's largest coffeehouse chain.
If only their Baristas could try a little harder when writing down our names when taking our orders, they'd be perfect. Is that too much to ask?
The Grinch
Besides being a Christmas favorite, the Grinch is also one of our favorite characters we grew up with. This advert was done in incredibly bad taste, and we're sorry to see the Grinch's portrait used like this!
In real life, the Grinch would never agree to have his face used in adverts like this to promote some corporation's greedy agenda! The Grinch may be grouchy, but he does have standards and prides himself on being anti-establishment.
An Absolute Fail
Whoever was in charge of this must have thought that this is a great idea. We'll just put the word 'absolute' on a dress and let a model wear it; what could possibly go wrong? Oh, so much could go wrong, so much!
In this case, the problem is that at a certain angle, with some letters hidden, the word absolute can suddenly spell an improper term used to describe women.
Good Job Rhyming
At least Jay Oreman doesn't take himself too seriously; that's always a nice quality in a man! Especially as his billboards must be plastered all over town, advertising his services as a realtor.
And just for being such a good sport, we'd give Jay a call. If we need to find a home, that is. For our combing needs, we'll try someone else.
Take Easy
If you're looking at this sign and thinking you have no idea what it's trying to tell you, you're not alone. We think they were going for "take it easy" but ended up taking it so easy and putting so little effort into it that they came up with "take easy it."
We wish someone would just tell designers typography can be hard to pull off, which is actually why we shouldn't take it easy at all.
Thanks for the Reminder
What a downer of an advert... Yes, we know we won't be able to afford to retire in today's economic climate, but why use this bleak prospect to try to sell us some expensive, bulky boots?
With such a disheartening message, we wouldn't be surprised if Timberland doesn't do so well. Good luck depressing your clientele into buying your overpriced shoes!
Oh, Dear!
This poor man's face says it all. We're slightly shocked yet very amused that this ad made it through quality control! The two ladies sitting next to him seem all too oblivious to his clearly uncomfortable expression.
Luckily, this is only an advert and not real life! Can you imagine anything worse than having to go through this? The horror!
Oh, Macky D's, America's go-to when it comes to cheap, fast, and astonishingly disappointing food, finally they've put up a slogan with a more accurate meaning to it. We'll venture a guess and say that this must be the work of a clever vandal.
Sure, there are many who savor their McDonald's meals, but that's only because they grew up with it, and there is something very comforting about familiar food.
People Are Eating Children
What were they thinking when they put the word children there? Apparently, what whoever designed this sign meant to say is that there are both people eating and children in this area, which is why it's important to put a leash on your dog and clean up after it.
But from looking at the sign, you'd think that people are eating children in that area. This design fail is sure to make you break a smile.
Vintage Ads
Ahh, the good old days when children were silent, women stayed in the kitchen, and the best things in life were wrapped in cellophane.
To be fair, this is an incredibly old ad. Back then, they didn't know the dangers we know today. Ignorance certainly is bliss when nothing is dangerous, and you can trust everything you read. You know, just like we do with Instagram infographics.
Proud American
America can no longer hide behind the facade it once had of being a land of the free and the home of the brave. America is now known for being incredibly discriminatory and controversial. If not, these two adverts below wouldn't seem so compelling.
It would seem that discrimination in the twenty-first century in the United States is something quite ugly; hopefully, Americans can right their wrongs and be proud of something more worthy.
Keep Off the Glass!
It might not be the smartest thing in the world to place an ad with the word "break" behind actual glass. Someone took the message from this ad a little too literally and decided it was time to break some glass and cause a real mess — a real 'glass' act if you ask us!
At this rate, advertisers should be very careful what they post on their signage; there might be some 'glass' warfare next time.
Where Do We Sign-Up?
For many, it can take years and years before they get their first experience with osteoporosis. Often, it comes from a lifelong lack of calcium. Now that sounds like a lot of work and dedication, especially if you like dairy.
But who has time for that? Why would you go through that when you can get it right here for free?
Long Yellow Things
These long yellow things were once so prolific they were called bananas, but things have changed, and with it, society has forgotten how to correctly pronounce their name. Say it with us, "BA-NA-NA."
These long curved fruits grow in clusters and have soft pulpy flesh with yellow skin when ripe. They are tropical in origin and were considered a tasty, healthy snack back in the day, but now they're only known as 'long yellow things.'
For Real?
It's every advertiser's dream to create an ad that gets plastered all over the internet, but that also depends on if your audience can actually see the ad. Whoever made this ad might want to learn a little about their audience.
We're sure this Braille bookstore has some amazing stock, but they might want to rethink their selected medium when it comes to marketing.
John Lennon once sang that instant karma was going to get you, and he turned out to be more right than he could've known. For proof, behold these signs placed right beside one another.
Eating a 'croissanwich' at Burger King might make your morning twice as delicious, but is it worth it? Just ask the people in charge of the sign to the left.
Oh, Boy!
Now, this pop-up ad would be funny if it wasn't so tragic! Google sure knows who to target when displaying ads. This one, however, may not have been at the exact right moment. Those who want to go on cruises typically don't search for ships about to sink.
Luckily they captured this awkward yet hilarious screenshot of two very different cruise experiences.
Knitwear and Socks
You know what they say, bad publicity is still publicity! So maybe this advertising 'fail' was on purpose? It sure makes you look twice, and you can't help but smile at how silly it looks...
If they did this on purpose or not, it's still quite funny! Now, where can we find those comfy sweaters? We'd like to pair them with some pantyhose.
Les Miserables Vs. The Shining
Movie posters do a good job of capturing the real 'feel' of a movie. Is it a drama, or maybe it's a comedy? At first glance, this regrettable position of Jack Nicholson's face makes us wince with awkward delight.
It's a blend of terror and turmoil. Of course, this photograph was captured at the exact angle, which makes for some inappropriate humor that matches perfectly!
If We Can't, We Won't!
We guess this is a good motto if you never want to get anywhere in life! Of course, this isn't the company's real slogan, because that wouldn't be good for business but unfortunately, the placement can make for an embarrassing blunder.
We wonder if this truck driver purposely left the door hanging open like this, just to get some laughs...
The Untrained Eye
We want to give all the people who were involved in designing this grace, but it's very hard to do so when trains and ships look nothing alike.
Even the untrained eye (pun intended) should be able to tell the difference between these two means of transportation, one has wheels and is used on the ground and the other is used for sailing at sea... Do we really have to explain this?
Come Join the Fun!
Who knew cemeteries could be fun? When this church decided to advertise its summer camp, it didn't think twice when it came to its ad placement. Or maybe their idea of fun involves being buried 6 feet under?
Obviously, not many parents would sign their kids up at this summer camp, no matter how desperate they were to get some peace and quiet around the house!
Poles Are for Your Safety
Hold the pole, not our attention! Here, the makers of this subway sign made it very known that there is to be no practicing dance of any kind on the poles of this moving vehicle. The message is clear: a subway car is not the place to put on a show.
An effort ignited to target unruly, discourteous behavior or trains and buses in the Big Apple, signs like the above are intended to serve as a reminder of proper rider etiquette when on the subway.
Parked Illegally? You're Fine
Illegally parked? Don't worry about it, the car will be fine. This sign is just absolutely hilarious. It's incredible what just a small missing letter can do; if only they had remembered to put the "d" at the end of "fine."
Although we must say, we're happy they didn't catch that mistake because this is 'laughing out loud' material. And it's nice to know that even the illegally parked cars will be fine!
In Case You Were Planning To
Apparently, the people that put up this sign don't have much faith in humanity. We understand why there would be several safety signs around a swimming pool, but 'Do Not Breathe Under the Water'? Seriously?
We'd certainly hope that whoever decides to go swimming would have enough basic common sense not to try and breathe underwater. But hey, then again, you never know.
Philosophy 101
If my feet are shoes, why don't they keep me warm in the winter? These questions and others will make this sign a staple in any philosophy class around. Even better, this sounds like a great assignment — please write a paper by Wednesday discussing the theory of feet being shoes.
Though we've got to say the fail is only relevant when the "B" stops glowing. The sign makes this look more like an existential Google search than a shoe store. The 50% off sign in the window clearly shows that business is not booming.
Starbucks Ain't Got Nothing on Them
We are intrigued. Good for TireDiscounters for trolling the Pumpkin Spice Latte phenomenon and reminding us all that there is more to life than a warm and delicious PSL.
The new trend this fall is PSR, and frankly, it's time for a change. Though you could take Pumpkin Spice Rubber to a completely different place, in which case, you've got yourself a marketing fail!
Christmas Bazaar!
This was a lovely idea to raise some money for a worthy cause, but something got jumbled along the way. Although we all wish we could eradicate childhood diabetes, getting into fistfights with young sufferers is probably not the way to do it.
The point they wanted to make is obvious, but they really should have had someone else look this over before they rushed out to print signs. On a more positive note, a Christmas bazaar and craft show sounds lovely and an excellent place to get some holiday shopping done!
Letting Off Some Steam
This clothing store should call someone to check on their lighting situation because we're not sure what kind of people it's going to attract as a "Swearhouse." It sounds like a perfect place to blow off some steam. Also, the suits in the window class up the joint, so you know you're going to be mixing with some high-class clientele while doing your swearing.
Hey mister, just because bad words are allowed doesn't mean this is a shabby place. You know what? Maybe they should leave the lights as it is. There seem to be a lot of exciting business opportunities at Swearhouse.
Mixed Signals
We feel like this sign is sending us mixed signals. It's hard to understand if it wants us to come or to go. It says that they are closed but then it's inviting us to come in and use our credit card. So, which one is it?
This whole experience is extremely frustrating and it kinda reminds us of what dating feels like, and we really did not need to be reminded of that.
Do They Have Your Attention?
To spice things up, we put in a marketing mastermind! Whoever made this sign is a marketing genius. It is simply fantastic. Obviously, the person that was responsible for the restaurant's publicity knew what they were doing. They know that putting up this word in the joint's main window is undoubtedly going to make every passerby stop.
And even if they don't end up eating there, they will surely remember the place. Now that they have your attention, why not eat there?
Poor Nemo
We're not sure what we think about this one! On the one hand, it could be considered a marketing fail — we wouldn't recommend this place if you're looking for a nice "Fish & Chips" place to take your Nemo-loving kids. And if you do, at least cover their eyes on the way in!
On the other hand, we do have to give them points for creativity. If you're over the age of 12, you're sure to have a big laugh with this one.
Is That Necessary?
We applaud this store's willingness to help its customers above and beyond, but really, guys? We don't think adult people need a demonstration on how to use a toilet. And if they do, it sounds like they have bigger problems to handle.
Also, if someone were to ask for a demonstration, how would it go down? Personally, we would be very tempted to ask just to see what happens.
The Best Nation in the Nation!
And this is precisely why America is "the best country in the nation," because not only is America a country, and not an entire continent, but it is also the best country within one country!
Bravo guys! We sincerely advise brushing up on your geography and grammar lessons. To avoid next time's marketing fail. Though it seems this time the fail is in the education system.
Very Good Advice
In all fairness, it is probably best to remove the child from the clothing before throwing it in the washing machine. Especially since we're talking about a "size 3 to 4 years"! Not that throwing anyone, at any age, in a washing machine would be any better.
The most worrying thing about this label is that this doesn't seem to be a grammar mistake or a question of a missing letter or punctuation. Did they really mean to write the word "child" there?!
Beware of the Sign
There's nothing more dangerous than a sign. Its bright yellow color, the black font, the "sharp" edges. Far more dangerous than the bridge beyond it.
We do appreciate the humor, though, since obviously, whoever made this sign meant it as a joke. And if you're not convinced, just read the cheeky fine print below that reads, "Also, the Bridge Is Out Ahead."
Karate Psychic
They say it's essential to diversify your business. This person took it very seriously and decided to offer two services that you might not combine naturally.
It's either that or they made a huge marketing mistake. But then again, you can never know if psychic karate could be for you. Just think about working with your hands and you'll get a good guess.
Sorry, We're Open
As signs go, this one is pretty confusing. Not only will people not be sure if they are open or closed, but it also probably won't attract too many people inside.
Maybe someone should let them know that they shouldn't be sorry about being open. Unless they have something to feel sorry for, which, we must admit, would raise some questions.
This sign excels in honesty, but it's still hard to believe someone would want to get in there. Maybe they should have thought of a better advertising technique. Possibly one that doesn't put all the cards on the table at once.
Feeding our bodies and getting gas for our cars are two things we know we would walk into a roadside joint for. But only when that separation is firmly held, which may not be the case here at Sherrill's.
Unable to Help
Parking spaces for differently abled people is extremely important. People who park in them without need deserve their own parking space in hell.
This time though, the fault is in the design. For some reason, the disabled parking place is placed next to a wall making it almost impossible for anyone — disabled or not — to actually park there. Remember that bad design choices influence real people.
They Suck at Socks
If these socks are truly meant for football fans, then how come they couldn't get even the simplest of details, right? The lines alternate between 30 and 40 yards, making it nearly impossible to make actual progress on this field.
Think of listening to a sports anchor talking about a player running on this imaginary field. He'd probably say something like, "He's at the 40, the 30, the 40." These socks failed to reach their target demographic.
Odds Are, It Probably Is Haunted
Real-estate rule of thumb: if a house for sale on the market is advertised as "Not Haunted," it is, more likely than not, haunted. In our personal opinion, this sounds like something a ghost realtor would say!
Despite this attempt to bring more attention to his business, we're sure this did the opposite, which is why we're calling this a marketing nightmare. Regardless of these claims, we're still quite skeptical. What do you think?
What Are Acronyms Again?
Whoever designed this sign looked around and realized that acronyms are all the rage when it comes to advertising.
There's just one problem; it seems that he didn't really get what acronyms actually stand for. For the designer, an acronym is an acronym for I have no idea how to do my job, but I can fake it till I make it, right?
The Mice Bag
Come on, McDonald's! You've been around long enough to know the importance of proper marketing. Then again, they're truly offering a sweet deal right there. One dollar for 10 pounds of mice? That's a bargain.
Just the phrase you want to see at your favorite fast-food restaurant — "10 lb. bag of mice." Maybe it's for costumers who have a pet snake to feed.
Delicious Cheesecake
To be fair, some of those slices of cheese do look like an utterly delicious piece of cake. However, when looking over at that almost empty cup of coffee, thinking they used a tray of cheese as the dipping snacks just make us feel a little sick.
It's a lovely picture, though. Too bad they weren't advertising cheese. Pizza, anyone?
They Care, Just Not About Her Eyes
We're sure that was a lovely-looking nurse who fits in perfectly with the kind-hearted nature of the ad. However, the geniuses in charge of design just messed this up beautifully. Now, the nice-looking woman looks like an alien with extremely separated eyes.
And we don't know about you, but that definitely wouldn't be our first choice next time we need to call a nurse.
The Headless Schoolboy
Printing something on the side of a bus can be tricky — the proportions, the placing, the moving doors. However, this is why professionals usually do it because otherwise, this smiling child ends up looking like a decapitated schoolboy.
Whatever this ad was promoting, it's safe to say that sales won't significantly increase this year.
Worst Phrasing Ever
Kruger & Matz have just won the prize for the worst phrasing and marketing failure ever. We understand that English may not be your first language, but if you're going to advertise something, make sure it doesn't have a double meaning! Especially one like this!
Also, is it just us, or are these wired earphones being falsely advertised as wireless ones?
Come on, Disney
It took us a couple of seconds to realize what exactly was going on here, but man, once we got it! Really, Disney?! That's where you decided to cut the sign?
Thanks for trying to keep our kids safe, Disney. We appreciate it. Maybe you should look into hiring a better designer. We hope Timon and Pumbaa made it home safely.
The New Sliding Door
Either that company really isn't living up to its name, or they came out with a super cool new patent for a "push & pull" sliding door. Marketing fail? We think yes!
Regardless of what happened here, we don't think any businesses will be calling The Sliding Door Company for new installations any time soon. They aren't even using their own product!
What Accident to Do?
Since when the majority of people read from left to right, and then from top to bottom, this sign has it all wrong. They tried to make it legible by using different colors to separate the phrases, but it still just looks confusing.
What makes it even worse is that it's a sign talking about car accidents. This is the kind of thing that causes anxiety attacks, and most people don't know what to do with those, either!
Three Is a Good Number
Whoever designed this sign should pay more attention to phrasing. We get it; the speed limit is 20 mph because there are children on the road. Still, it could also be perfectly misconstrued as absolutely insane advice from parents that went a bit overboard when they decided to try and have siblings for little Jimmy to play with.
Do not exceed 20? We'd strongly recommend not having more than three! Unless you're rich and have 150 nannies.
Self-Serve Kiosks for Drunks
Unless the guys at Taco Bell had the 2 AM drunks in mind when they built these self-serve kiosks, we don't know what would compel anyone to create this.
Sure, it's perfectly convenient when you're wasted and want to place your order while you're lying semi-unconscious on the floor, but if you're sober and taller than a five-year-old, this is extremely annoying.
We'll Take His Word for It
Bravo to Dr. Sam Daher and his wonderful 14-month Invisalign treatment, giving teenagers hope that nobody will ever have to find out they're wearing braces again! However, Dr. Daher should've stayed away from marketing and flyer design.
For future reference, doctor, a "Before and After" photo only works if you can see the difference, which is not the case since, for all we know, Brandon didn't even have teeth in his "before" photo.
Count Dracula, Your Sales Representative
It looks like Mr. Greenberg is much more than a sales representative. He's Count Dracula! No wonder he's number one. He must have drained the blood out of anyone who dared to compete against him.
And to the design geniuses that decided to put a black tilted square behind a man's face to make it look like a vampire collar...thank you for this marketing fail!
Stick to Coffee
We love tea as much as anybody, but the person in charge of this design should've probably had that extra cup or two of coffee before they stuck this design template on an actual wall.
We understand how they could forget to erase the watermark from a screen. But not realizing it while plastering it on the wall?! Unless this is meant to be a joke, which, to be honest, would kind of make the whole thing worse.
Try Anything Once
Even if you were raised to try new things, you might be a little iffy about this one – we know we would be. This is why it's essential to test your ads and ensure they look good (from all angles) before the public sees them.
Then again, maybe it's been bringing in even more business. If not just to say, "you serve what now?"
Hammer Time Baby
Hey, always remember, if your baby is going to handle a hammer and nails, make sure they wear a hard hat. That way, if they're going to hammer a plank to their thigh, at least their head will be protected. That sounds pretty ridiculous, doesn't it?
But apparently, in Russia, they teach kids to build things before they can even talk. The whole supervision thing doesn't seem to be working, either, since disaster is one strike away.
Waiting for a Lift
This guy is probably feeling a little left out of the joke – if that's even what this was. It was either that or someone just really didn't think about proper placement for this sign.
When you're trying to make an ad with a point, the first thing you should do is try and think of everyone your advertisement could reach. Maybe this should be a few feet over near the actual entrance to the stairs instead.
Umm... What?
Many of the people who ran into this marketing fail felt that it made no sense. But, even worse is the fact that some felt like the takeaway from this ad is that the thing that's for lunch is, well... you.
Combine that with the fact that there is no food pictured here, and the only thing on the poster is a picture of a woman, and you'll understand why people came to that conclusion.
Out of Order
This is another case of someone not thinking about how people read from left to right before reading from top to bottom. So, it seems as though this signage says, "SASA LELE," whatever that may be. Luckily, it looks easy enough to rearrange the letters.
Hopefully, the manager realized that was the issue when that sale wasn't bringing in any customers. Or maybe it was the manager who put it up in the first place?
Build-A-Baby Factory
This poorly placed advertisement takes away from what is happening in this ad! At first glance, this bus quite obviously belongs to some kind of robot baby-making facility.
But then you realize that a marketing error is all this is — one so bad you forget what exactly it was you were looking at, to begin with!
Lost in Translation
Someone at this company took the easy way out when they were asked to translate a sign for this company. Instead of using a book or even Google, they went to a translator service. They typed in whatever this sign was supposed to say, and what they received in return was... a solid gold marketing fail!
The website they were using couldn't connect, and someone either wasn't paying attention or didn't know English that well because this is awkward! Hopefully, some kind-hearted tourists helped them out by pointing out the error.
Can't Get Through
Although it may seem as though someone's bag is covering the ad's phone number, that's not the case. Nope, this company has, in fact, placed that orange backpack right over the last few digits of their number. This is a marketing fail, one that had to have at least gone through a couple of people to make it to the bench.
How do you expect to get business if no one knows how to get a hold of you in the first place? The bag also makes zero sense in the context of the ad, anyway.
This Is Why Punctuation Is Important
This is a case of someone who was either too lazy to use some simple punctuation marks or wasn't entirely sure how to go about it. They could have laid out a few different ways to differentiate between the lines.
But, since they didn't, it seems like that restroom is designated only for the disabled, elderly, and pregnant children. Next time use a couple of commas or even bullet points!
We Got It the First Time, Anna
Perhaps it was the Blind Onion next door that put together Anna's sign. It sure seems like they went a little overboard with the whole "food mart," thing, doesn't it?
Okay, we get it; you're a food mart. Geez. Wouldn't the large print be sufficient enough to tell us that, though? The smaller words in the middle and at the bottom of the sign aren't helpful. If anything, they're just confusing. Did Anna really think this advertising sign was a good idea?
No Thank You, Sir
The font choice on this work uniform may end up getting these delivery people arrested (or hit on), depending on where it is that they are. Alternatively, if they happened to stroll through the right crowd, maybe they'd get a different type of reaction. But it's probably best not to take any chances and just redo the uniform instead.
Did no one check to make sure they looked okay before they were used? Yikes! We wonder how many people want whatever this company is selling.
Mirrored Signs
Apparently, this company meant to say "mirror" and not a window. Or, they did intend to and just completely forgot about how the world works during the time it took to slap this thing on.
This doesn't seem like a very solid advertising campaign for a company that claims they put these on professionally. Maybe they just opened? Hopefully, they've got it down by now.
Cash or Credit?
Want to pay for your parking using cash? Well, good luck finding the right machine for it. If you thought the sign over the machines will help you determine which one to use, you thought wrong.
Unlike what the sign says, trying to feed actual cash into the machine on the left will be one tough job as it only has a credit card slot.
They Did Not Understand the Assignment
You could either rage at the insensitivity or laugh at the absurdity. Either way, someone took the term differently abled a little too literally here. Or this might be the classic case of firing the intern. No hope exists for a world that can't even get the fundamentals such as inclusive toilets right.
This could, however, be an apt sign for the times we live in — bare minimums, all bluster, and little to no thought.
Challenge Accepted!
On the surface, this does not appear to be a massive safety hazard. The slides seem slow and small enough to prevent accidents. But it's still tempting fate, even though the pole seems thoughtfully padded.
Whoever designed this has overlooked a crucial aspect – kids. Never underestimate the scale at which things can go wrong when kids hurtle down a slide. The chances of getting hurt on this slide might be low, but never a zero.
Find Us if You Can
Cryptic signs are excellent if you're on a treasure hunt or on a quest to uncover secret societies. Office buildings? Not so much. The folks at Intermezzo (we think that's what it says) might be testing visitors' intelligence or don't want you to find them.
Color us intrigued! Still, something tells us this might be a clever stick drawing for a toilet. The joke is on all of us, any which way.
Because Life Is Upside Down
Someone somewhere in the Southern Hemisphere can probably read this sign — that is the hope, at least. Maybe this isn't an apartment for humans. Surely, the sign is meant for bats, sick of upside-down cave dwellings and looking for a perfect new home.
For the rest of us, there is always neck pain. We live in a topsy-turvy world, after all. Design errors happen all the time. What happened to basic quality checks?
To Do or Not to Do
Signs sure aren't what they used to be. Remember the good old days when they did what they were supposed to — offer clarity? This one exists to stop us in our tracks and make life a little more surreal.
Who knew going about your day could suddenly turn into a mini existential crisis? Do we take a step forward and risk it? Or turn around and look for an exit? More than one maddening way to find out.
Calling Beautiful Minds That Love a Challenge
That feeling when locating an apartment (presumably) is like solving a math problem. Is it a complex equation, an IP address, or a secret code? Nobody knows. We hope the residents have it figured out by now. It must have been a particularly dull day when someone came up with this.
Why be basic and make things simple and usable? There is no fun in that. Having visitors drop by must be wild for people who live here.
Where's the Lie?
Accidental design flaw or a tongue-in-cheek message? Whether unintentional or otherwise, you have to admit "hell baby" is all kinds of hilarious. Babies look and behave like angels, but everyone knows they can be little hell-raisers.
Parents (especially new ones) walk the fine line between "hello" and "hell" every day. Perhaps this brand could consider adding devil-inspired onesies and other baby accessories too. Now that's what you call a business idea.
Feels Like SummOr
This innocuous display manages to offend designers and language warriors in one fell swoop. The glaring spelling error is inexcusable. How someone managed to butcher the spelling of "summer" and miss it completely is beyond us.
Regarding design, if only they had opted for half a slice of lemon to resemble an "e." That small change could have fixed everything. For now, it looks like we're in for a long summer.
These Folks Keep an Open House
Here we have a porch with beautiful shutters that serve no purpose — aesthetically on point, an epic failure functionality-wise. The shutters appear to be fulfilling only half their potential, neither opening nor shutting completely. Which of these came first — the porch or the shutters?
This might be a quirky landlord's doing or an architect that woke up on the wrong side of the bed. Idiotic riddles for terrible designs.
Ha! Made You Look!
The oldest trick in the book — cutting off the eyes and mouth from a picture, where the attempt is usually to shock, terrify, or amuse. Does this sign achieve any of it? The jury's out on that one.
For a marketing gimmick, this is somewhat juvenile and appears to be a prank. We hope it is, for the company's sake. Or, let us call it as we see it — a half-baked attempt to gain traction.
In Case You Didn't Know, Volleyball Needs Arm Power
Larger than life and infinitely terrifying, this image is somewhat strange. Not something you want to see while wandering the dimly lit halls of a cruise ship. Look, we are all for artistic license and expression. We applaud every artist's distinct or unusual style.
This, however, does not inspire and is most certainly an amateur's doing; someone who loves volleyball but should probably stick to playing the sport instead of painting murals around it.
Yabba Dabba Doo!
The yearbook committee dropped the ball on this one. First, there is the terrible pink font on grey background. Second, the nonsensical, incoherent, and loopy little quote.
People were either too thrilled about another year ending or could not care less. This yearbook gives us serious "let's just get on with it" vibes. We get it, though. Life really can be that way sometimes.
Hieroglyphics for the Digital Age
Is anyone else confused? It looks like this sign reads, "get paid to draw a burger." Thank goodness for the bottom text summing up this sorry excuse for a hieroglyphic. Sometimes, it is alright to let the emojis be. Just use words to get the message across.
Let's not forget the bizarre domain name. "Observati" sounds more like a silly cult than a business. This marketing collateral points to a business nobody would take seriously.
If the QR Code Fits
This poster in Brazil reads, "Get your water purifier here through the QR Code with a special discount." Judging by the sign, the company seems reluctant to offer discounts. Sure, they did their bit by putting it out there, but only a lucky few customers can probably avail of the discount.
Water spouts on the QR code are just one of the problems. Check out the terrible photoshop! It is enough to make customers run miles away.
The Thing About Size and Whether It Matters
It is easy to see why this could be confusing. How is the XL bar longer than the XXL? Brace yourself for incoming jokes about girth and size. Jokes aside, though, most chocolate bar measurements typically indicate candy weight, not the size — which is why measurements on the wrapper and what we see can seem skewed.
We know, right? They should put that on the wrapper so customers don't feel cheated.
Complex Breath Work
The message might be missing an "it" after "breathe." Even with the correct grammar, this quote remains vague — from the mysterious "it" we breathe to the depletion of love from our systems. It sounds like a lot of complicated inner work, and most of us aren't ready for it.
The quote might work better for a yoga/meditation studio or a dragon having a bad day. For a generic greeting card, this is trying too hard.
Why Are Good Bike Racks So Hard to Find?
This bike rack design is so bad it could be a showcase of everything a bike rack should not be. Did a bike thief design this? The intentions behind this seem malicious, apart from being ineffective and ridiculous.
This plastic contraption cannot hold a bike upright or secure one with a U-lock. Thieves could easily lift the whole rack, as is, onto a truck and take off with the spoils. And in the event that some genius could, the sidewalk is too narrow to keep the wheels off the road.
As if Finding Parking Wasn't Infuriating Enough
The sign probably means no parking during school hours unless you are there for school, in which case you have a two-hour limit. Also, there is no parking to the left of the sign and two-hour parking to the right.
It is hard to understand it from the bad, bad signage. They could have made it easier by using arrows on each side rather than an arrow on one side that points both ways!
Not Soap, Radio
The soap might be "joy-inducing." The pun is baffling. It turns out the joke is a reference to a 1950s social experiment. The prank usually had a teller and two listeners, one of whom, was already in on the joke. The teller of the joke says, "An elephant and a hippopotamus are bathing. 'Please pass the soap,' the elephant said to the hippo. 'No soap, radio,' said the hippo."
The accomplice laughs at the punchline, leaving the second listener perplexed. The listener pretends like they get it (demonstrating the social pressure to conform) or expresses confusion.
When Functionality Trumps Design
It looks like a bad design, but the real aim is for the shoes to absorb shock and pressure. One wishes the shoes were prettier, but shock absorption isn't pretty now, is it? The optics and design must reflect the gravity of the purpose.
Admittedly, it does look like you can store several things inside the holes. Think accumulated mud, gravel, and tiny stones. Or pens and bobby pins. One can never have enough of those.
Falling Slowly, All Eyes on Me
If you're going to fall, you might as well do it in style. What doesn't kill you should be discussion or Instagram-worthy, at the least. Not sure what the company was thinking while putting this up — an amusing billboard or advertising hook.
No matter how you look at it, the unfortunate wording is probably not great for business. The sign makes an excellent chuckle for those driving past. Whether people will sign up for falling majestically is up for debate.
Drink at Your Own Risk
Ah! Kid-flavored drinks — these are best served fresh and ideally without sugar. This drink contains a ton of zesty and (ahem!) unique ingredients. But you have no control over how the concoction will eventually turn out.
One might have a basic grasp of the concept and how to put the drink together. Ultimately, the key is winging it. The results? Nothing is quite as fulfilling and satisfying. The rewards are worth the effort.
Poké Bowl or Toilet Bowl?
This logo makes a case for running designs past multiple people. What looks like a cooking pot to some might look like a toilet to others. When you see it, you can't unsee it. Is that supposed to be a fresh bowl of street food?
We can only see stale street food going down the can and a case of violent food poisoning. All in all, a decidedly unappetizing logo for a restaurant.
Who Lives Here, Pray Tell?
Either the people concerned ran out of money but needed to comply with building rules, or this is a terrible design due to poor interior plan coordination. That looks like a bathroom window, does it not?
If one were being whimsical, the upper floor could be home to pint-sized residents. A gnome, perhaps? Or maybe it's a cat plotting world domination. This is the only explanation we will accept for a window that looks like an afterthought.
Excuse You, That's Quite Enough Fibre for Today
For anyone looking for another reason to avoid eating vegetables, this is it. The sign on the van seems legit enough. We wouldn't call this a marketing fail, more of a happy accident — a work of art designed to delight children and overgrown kids everywhere.
What did we tell you, mom? Vegetables do make us gassy. If you listen closely, you can almost hear the collective woop coming from vindicated teenagers everywhere!
Philosophy for the Inebriated
A notebook with motivational quotes? What's not to love? This delightful pearl of wisdom sounds like stuff one would say in an emotional drunken stupor, with some slurring and swaying included. Not the most inspiring learning tool we have seen, this notebook won't do for scribbling serious notes or great thoughts.
It might be better off as a journal — for times when life is confusing and blurry and takes the wind out of your sails.
Can You Smell What This Place Is Cooking?
Brown Breeze is an odd choice for a name. Imagine someone thinking this was a good idea and saying, "That's it! That's the name of my restaurant!" It must have been a particularly long day. To everyone else on the planet, this is a terrible name for a dining establishment.
Brown Breeze instantly awakens the olfactory senses, triggering memories of every stench and stink in existence. You know it is time for a marketing revamp when a restaurant name reminds you of toilets and sewers.
The Sum of Our Broken Pieces
Only some mirrors can reflect our essence – broken and distorted into fragmented pieces! When Christina Aguilera sang, "When will my reflection show who I am inside?" this is probably not what she meant.
What happened here and why? Who is responsible? We may never know. This mirror design probably attempted to be avant-garde and missed the brief entirely. On the flip side, you get to take a closer look at all the pieces of you.
Non-Gluten Gluten
This menu item is it. It's everything humanity wished to evolve into — having gluten while being gluten-free! Somehow, through bioengineering, alchemy, or sheer magic, someone in this establishment has managed to take high-gluten flour and use it to bake gluten-free bread.
Someone give this person a Nobel Prize or fire whoever is in charge of this atrocious design/editing making it to customers' hands.

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BAQUBA — The Iraqi government announcement that monthly food rations will be cut by half has left many Iraqis asking how they can survive.
The government also wants to reduce the number of people depending on the rationing system by five million by June 2008.
Iraq's food rations system was introduced by the Saddam Hussein government in 1991 in response to the UN economic sanctions. Families were allotted basic foodstuffs monthly because the Iraqi Dinar and the economy collapsed.
The sanctions, imposed after Saddam Hussein ordered the invasion of Kuwait, were described as "genocidal" by Denis Halliday, then UN humanitarian coordinator in Iraq. Halliday quit his post in protest against the U.S.-backed sanctions.
The sanctions killed half a million Iraqi children, and as many adults, according to the UN. They brought malnutrition, disease, and lack of medicines. Iraqis became nearly completely reliant on food rations for survival. The programme has continued into the U.S.-led occupation.
But now the U.S.-backed Iraqi government has announced it will halve the essential items in the ration because of "insufficient funds and spiralling inflation."
The cuts, which are to be introduced in the beginning of 2008, have drawn widespread criticism. The Iraqi government is unable to supply the rations with several billion dollars at its disposal, whereas Saddam Hussein was able to maintain the programme with less than a billion dollars.
"In 2007, we asked for 3.2 billion dollars for rationing basic foodstuffs," Mohammed Hanoun, Iraq's chief of staff for the ministry of trade told al-Jazeera. "But since the prices of imported foodstuff doubled in the past year, we requested 7.2 billion dollars for this year. That request was denied."
The trade ministry is now preparing to slash the list of subsidised items by half to five basic food items, "namely flour, sugar, rice, oil, and infant milk," Hanoun said.
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"The monthly food ration was the only help from the government," local grocer Ibrahim al-Ageely told IPS. "It was of great benefit for the families. The food ration consisted of two kilos of rice, sugar, soap, tea, detergent, wheat flour, lentils, chick-peas, and other items for every individual."
Another grocer said the food ration was the "life of all Iraqis; every month, Iraqis wait in queues to receive their food rations."
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The report said that "43 percent of Iraqis suffer from absolute poverty," and that according to some estimates over half the population are now without work. "Children are hit the hardest by the decline in living standards. Child malnutrition rates have risen from 19 percent before the U.S.-led invasion in 2003 to 28 percent now."
While salaries have increased since the invasion of March 2003, they have not kept pace with the dramatic increase in the prices of food and fuel.
"My salary is 280 dollars, and I have six children," 49-year-old secondary school teacher Ali Kadhim told IPS. "The increase in my salary was neutralised by an increase in the price of food. I cannot afford to buy the foodstuffs in addition to the other necessary expenses of life."
"The high increase in food prices led people to condemn the delays in the ration every month," Salah Kadhim, an employee in the directorate-general of health for Diyala province told IPS. "The jobless just cannot afford to buy food."
"The food ration still represents a big part of the domestic budget," Muneer Lafta, a 51-year-old employee at the health directorate told IPS. Without the ration, she said, families have to go to the market. Because Iraqi families are large, usually six to 12 people, shopping for food is simply unaffordable.
"I and my wife have five boys and six girls, so the ration costs a lot when it has to be bought," 55-year-old resident Khalaf Atiya told IPS. "I cannot afford food and also other expenses like study, clothes, doctors."
People in Baquba, living with violence and joblessness for long, are now preparing for this new twist.
"No security, no food, no electricity, no trade, no services. So life is good," said one resident, who would not give his name.
Many fear the food ration cuts can spark unrest. "The government will commit a big mistake, because providing enough food ration could compensate the government's mistakes in other fields like security," a local physician told IPS. "The Iraq will now feel that he, or she, is of no value to the government."
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The Prophecies of the Bible will be fulfilled.
The time is short. Don't wait. You must be ready and
prepared for the return of the Lord Jesus Christ.
What must I do?
'For God so loved the world (that
includes you) that He gave His only begotten Son
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(Jesus) should not perish (or go to hell)
but have (not wait for, hope or think about)
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- Tell someone what you have done.
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Say out loud, "Lord Jesus Christ, I come to
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thank You, dear Lord, because Your precious blood covers all my
sins. No one else can save me, only Jesus.Right now, I open the door to my heart. Come into
my heart, Lord Jesus. Wash me, cleanse me, and make me Your
child. I receive you now by faith.Help me to live for You, every day, until You
come back again.I close the door and Jesus is inside.
I thank You, Lord Jesus, because today, by faith,
I have received You, and You have received me.Amen.
Here is the Promise
"To as many (anybody) as received
Him (Jesus), to them gave He power to become the sons of
God." John 1:12Your choice this day gives you that power, and
right, to call yourself a son of God! Praise Him now in your own
Tell someone what you have done
"That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth
the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath
raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved!" Romans 10:9Please also write to us and tell us of your
Steps to help you continue on for Christ
- Pray daily
- Read your Bible daily. Start in John's Gospel, because
it speaks about salvation and everlasting life. - Witness, or tell others about Jesus Christ.
- Link up with a Bible-based Christian group or church. Advise
the pastor of the fellowship of your decision and ask him to help
you in your new Christian life.
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A protest over the foreclosure of a house in south Minneapolis has escalated into a nightly confrontation with police and created a political dilemma for city leaders, who loathe taking part in foreclosures but say they have to keep the peace.
Fifteen activists with the Occupy movement were arrested Wednesday after repeated episodes over the past week in which the city has tossed out protesters and boarded up the house, only to see the demonstrators peel back the boards and use chains, concrete-filled barrels and other obstacles to make it more difficult to carry them away.
The protesters say they're acting on behalf of David Cruz and his family, but neither he nor his family has lived in the residence at 4044 Cedar Av. S. for two months. After a foreclosure sale last year, the property belongs to Freddie Mac, the federally owned mortgage giant, which says no one has made a mortgage payment since July 2010.
Freddie Mac owns 59,000 foreclosed homes and has encountered protests before but, according to spokesman Brad German, this one stands out.
"What is unusual, in fact to our experience utterly unprecedented, is the level of aggression and defiance of the law by these activists," German said.
Gathering outside City Hall on Thursday, those activists say they will back at the house at 2 p.m. Friday, inviting another confrontation.
"We're using public resources to defend big banks and very little to keep people in their homes," said Anthony Newby, an organizer with Occupy Homes.
"They should know [that] if we haven't gone yet, we are never going to go," yelled activist Cat Salonek, who was among those arrested Wednesday.
Court records show that David Cruz-Sanchez got a $194,000 mortgage to buy the house in July 2007. Activists say the Cruzes became delinquent in 2010 because of an online bank glitch related to automatic mortgage payments. Newby said the family asked PNC Bank, the original lender, if the balance could be paid in increments -- but PNC said no.
German, the Freddie Mac spokesman, countered that PNC Bank attempted to reach the Cruzes several times in 2010 and 2011 to discuss a loan modification. He said they never responded.
The home was sold back to the lender at a sheriff's foreclosure auction in August 2011. Under the law, the Cruzes were allowed to stay in the house during the redemption period, which expired in February. In April, a Hennepin County judge ordered the eviction of the family, although the Cruzes had already moved out.
Yet Occupy protesters, who have fended off other foreclosures in the city, moved in.
Neighbor losing sleep
Next-door neighbor Margaret Kowalke, 63, said the singing and chanting and other noise from the protests interfere with her sleep.
"I do want this whole situation to end because it's wreaking havoc on my health," she said.
Kowalke said she called the police on Wednesday about noon when she saw protesters taking the boards off the back door. She called the police again during the night when she woke to the sounds of people trying to break in again.
Kowalke said that, while she understood the plight of the family, she didn't comprehend why protesters had to keep reoccupying the house.
"I think they're taking it too far," Kowalke said.
After Hennepin County sheriff's deputies arrested five people last week while carrying out the court order, three City Council members expressed sympathy with the Occupy protesters.
Then the protest became the province of Minneapolis police, and put council members and Mayor R.T. Rybak in a difficult situation.
City proclamations are only adding to the confusion: The city issued a statement Tuesday night that City Attorney Susan Segal had, at Rybak's direction, "reached out to [owner of the house] Freddie Mac to say that the city is not in the foreclosure business."
Activists took that to mean police would ease up on the arrests, which was proved erroneous on Wednesday night, when Chief Tim Dolan oversaw an operation carried out by about 20 officers.
"Mayor Rybak has said that they're not in the foreclosure business," activist Nick Espinosa said. "And that the house now is Freddie Mac's problem. But twice yesterday they evicted the house. Fifteen people were arrested in total. When is it going to stop?"
The mayor's spokesman, John Stiles, said Rybak wants Freddie Mac to renegotiate with the family and take physical care of securing the property. He added that the city has to respond to 911 calls from residents.
"We don't want to be involved in civil issues between property owners and tenants," Stiles said. "But if there's criminal trespass on a property, we're under obligation to respond."
Council Member Gary Schiff called the situation "unsustainable." Police and the city attorney's office should act when there is concern for the personal safety of neighbors, drivers or the security guards, he said.
"But shy of that, I don't think we should be involved," Schiff said, adding it should be up to the banks to secure their private property.
German said Freddie Mac is now securing the property with the intent to evaluate it and put it on the market. That process could take as long as two months, and selling it could take up to four.
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Washington, D.C. 20549
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 3, 2015
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-34504 | 20-5340172 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
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Item 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition |
On August 3, 2015, Addus HomeCare Corporation issued a press release announcing its earnings for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2015. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
The information in this Item of the Current Report, including the attached Exhibit, is being furnished and shall not be deemed filed for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
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99.1 | Press release of Addus HomeCare Corporation dated August 3, 2015 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: August 3, 2015 | By: | /s/ Donald Klink | ||||
Name: | Donald Klink | |||||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anton Yelchin's parents have filed court documents indicating the "Star Trek" actor died without a will and left behind a nearly $1.4 million estate.
Court records show Victor and Irina Yelchin filed to become administrators of their son's estate on Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court. The actor died on June 19 when he was crushed by his Jeep Grand Cherokee in the driveway of his Studio City home.
The filing states Yelchin left behind at least $641,000 in personal property and had $731,000 in equity in his home.
The 27-year-old actor played Pavel Chekov in the rebooted "Star Trek" franchise. The latest film in the franchise, "Star Trek Beyond," has grossed more than $106 million in its first two weekends domestically.
An attorney who represents Yelchin's parents announced Monday that they are planning to file a wrongful death lawsuit on Tuesday against Fiat Chrysler, who made the Jeep that killed their son.
The actor's vehicle was subject to a recall because the gear shifters have confused drivers, causing the vehicles to roll away unexpectedly. The SUV was part of a global recall of 1.1 million vehicles by automaker Fiat Chrysler in April.
A government investigation into the gear shifters found 266 crashes that had injured 68 people as of late June.
Fiat Chrysler has said it is speeding up its recall of the vehicle.
The estate filing was first reported Monday by celebrity website TMZ.


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Maestro Trytony (band)
Tomasz Gwincinski - guitar, leaderRenata Suchodolska - cello
Tomasz Pawlicki - flute, keyboards
Tomasz Hesse - bass
Rafal Gorzycki - drums
special guests:
Andrzej Przybielski - trumpet
Marta Handschke - voice
Jacek Majewski - conga
Wojciech Kuczyniecki - bass clarinet
Wojciech Gibas - fagot
Tadeusz Michalski - bass clarinet
Andrzej Przybielski - trumpet
Marta Handschke - voice
Jacek Majewski - conga
Wojciech Kuczyniecki - bass clarinet
Wojciech Gibas - fagot
Tadeusz Michalski - bass clarinet
Mozg, 1997
Maestro Trytony is key group in history of Polish avantgarde scene. Its history dates back to 1991 when trio Trytony was brought to life by Tomasz Gwińciński (guitarist) together with Jacek Pawlicki (doublebass) and Jacek Buhl (drums). This squad recorded two albums: "Tańce Bydgoskie" (1991) and "Zarys Matematyki Niewinnej - koncert w Mózgu" (1995) while Tomasz Gwińciński also recorded with Jerzy Mazzoll and his Artythmic Perfection group (check their "A" album) and Łoskot (listen to excellent "Sun"). All these projects made Gwińciński key player in lively Bydgoszcz music scene which focused first around Trytony club (that's where name of band comes from) and then around famous Mózg club.
But Gwińciński did not give up on Trytony and it happened around that time that he had some theater projects (BTW his favourite occupation up to present day) where he mostly used classical music language. He therefore started experiments (as we read on Mózg web page) in "blending motifs of contemporary chamber music (Bartok, Strawiński, Ines) with New York avantjazz aesthetics and that peculiar Polish lyricism a'la Komeda". To achieve new sound he needed bigger band so he began to cooperate with whole new set of musicians, a much bigger group than previously, among whom there were now many classically trained players. In years to come especially fruitful turned out to be Gwińciński relationship with drummer Rafał Gorzycki (check excellent albums he made with bands called Ecstasy Project or Sing Sing Penelope) and with legendary trumpeter Andrzej Przybielski. These new band recorded in 1997 new album titled "Enoptronia" which may be described as "a tone poem" and immediately became one the most important albums as far as yass movement (new free and avantgarde music in Poland) is concerned. Obligatory!
Just a sample of Maestro Trytony sound:
Author of text: Maciej Nowotny


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The general purpose of Evidence-Based Nursing is to select from the health related literature those articles reporting studies and reviews that warrant immediate attention by nurses attempting to keep pace with important advances in their profession. These articles are summarised in "value added" abstracts and commented on by clinical experts. The specific purposes of Evidence-Based Nursing are:
To identify, using predefined criteria, the best quantitative and qualitative original and review articles on the meaning, cause, course, assessment, prevention, treatment, or economics of health problems managed by nurses and on quality assurance
To summarise this literature in the form of "structured abstracts" that describe the question, methods, results, and evidence-based conclusions of studies in a reproducible and accurate fashion
To provide brief, highly expert comment on the context of each article, its methods, and clinical applications that its findings warrant
To disseminate the summaries in a timely fashion to nurses.
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Publishing Company and the British Medical Journal (BMJ) Publishing Group publish Evidence-Based Nursing under the editorship of Dr Alba DiCenso and Dr Donna Ciliska at McMaster University in Canada and Dr Nicky Cullum at the University of York in the UK. The Health Information Research Unit (HIRU) of the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics at McMaster University hosts the editorial office for the production of the abstracts and commissioning of commentaries. Dr Brian Haynes acts as coordinating editor to ensure that methods and procedures are consistent with other evidence-based journals prepared by HIRU.
Criteria for selection and review of articles for abstracting
All articles in a journal issue are considered for abstracting if they meet these criteria:
Original or review articles
In English
Quantitative and qualitative studies
About topics that are important to the clinical practice of nurses in any setting
Analysis of each article is consistent with the study question.
Studies of prevention or treatment must meet these additional criteria:
Random allocation of participants to comparison groups
Follow up (end point assessment) of ≥80% of those entering the investigation
Outcome measure of known or probable clinical importance.
Studies of assessment (screening or diagnosis) must meet these additional criteria:
Inclusion of a spectrum of participants, some, but not all of whom, have the condition of interest
Objective diagnostic ("gold") standard (eg, central venous pressure) or current clinical standard for diagnosis (eg, sphygmomanometer reading for hypertension), preferably with documentation of reproducible criteria for subjectively interpreted diagnostic standard (ie, report of statistically significant measure of agreement beyond chance among observers)
Each participant must receive both the new test and some form of the diagnostic standard
Interpretation of diagnostic standard without knowledge of test result
Interpretation of test without knowledge of diagnostic standard result.
Studies of prognosis must meet these additional criteria:
Inception cohort (first onset or assembled at a uniform point in the development of a condition or disease) of individuals, all initially free of the outcome of interest
Follow up of ≥80% of participants until the occurrence of a major study endpoint or to the end of the study.
Studies of causation must meet these additional criteria:
Observations concerning the relation between modifiable exposures and putative clinical outcomes
Prospective data collection with clearly identified comparison group(s) for those at risk of, or having, the outcome of interest (in descending order of preference, from randomised controlled trials, quasi-randomised controlled trials, non-randomised controlled trials, cohort study with case by case matching or statistical adjustment to create comparable groups, or nested case control studies)
Blinding (masking) of observers of outcome to exposure (criterion assumed to be met if outcome is objective, eg, all cause mortality or self administered psychometric test)
Studies of quality assurance or continuing education must meet these additional criteria:
Random allocation of participants or units to comparison groups
Follow up of ≥80% of participants
Outcome measure of known or probable clinical importance.
Studies of the economics of healthcare programmes or interventions must meet these additional criteria:
The economic question must compare alternative courses of action
Alternative diagnostic or therapeutic services or quality assurance activities must be compared on the basis of both the outcomes produced (effectiveness) and resources consumed (costs)
Evidence of effectiveness must be from a study (or studies) of real (not hypothetical) patients, which meets the criteria for treatment, assessment, quality assurance, or a review article
Results should be presented in terms of the incremental or additional costs and outcomes of one intervention over another
Where there is uncertainty in the estimates or imprecision in the measurement, a sensitivity analysis should be done.
Clinical prediction guides must meet these additional criteria:
The guide must be generated in ≥1 set of real (not hypothetical) patients (training set)
The guide must be validated in an independent set of real patients (test set)
The guide must pertain to treatment, assessment, prognosis, or causation.
Review articles must meet these additional criteria:
A clear statement of the clinical topic being reviewed
A clear description of the sources and methods for identifying articles
Specification of the inclusion and exclusion criteria for selecting articles for detailed review
≥ 1 article in the review must meet the above noted criteria for treatment, assessment, prognosis, causation, quality assurance, or economics of healthcare programmes.
Content reflects the phenomenon of interest from the perspective of people experiencing it
Data collection methods are appropriate for qualitative data
Analyses are appropriate for qualitative data.
These criteria are subject to modification if, for example, it becomes feasible to apply higher standards that increase the validity and applicability of studies for clinical practice. The objective of Evidence-Based Nursing is to abstract only the very best literature, consistent with a reasonable number of articles "making it through the filter".
Articles meeting the criteria set out above are abstracted according to the procedure for more informative abstracts,1 with the following modifications: abstracts are approximately 400 words in length; and each abstract is reviewed by an expert in the content area covered by the article. This expert writes a commentary in which she or he compares the study findings to previous research findings, identifies any important methodological problems that affect interpretation of the study results, and offers recommendations for clinical application. The author of the article is given an opportunity to review the abstract and commentary before publication.
In the last issue of each year, we will publish a selected list of articles that passed all criteria but were not abstracted because, in the judgment of the editors, their findings were less applicable to general nursing practice.
Journals reviewed for this issue
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand
Acta Psychiatr Scand
Age Ageing
Am J Cardiol
Am J Epidemiol
Am J Gastroenterol
Am J Med
Am J Obstet Gynecol
Am J Psychiatry
Am J Public Health
Am J Respir Crit Care Med
Am J Surg
Ann Emerg Med
Ann Intern Med
Ann Med
Ann Surg
ANS Adv Nurs Sci
Appl Nurs Res
Arch Dis Child
Arch Fam Med
Arch Gen Psychiatry
Arch Intern Med
Arch Neurol
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med
Arch Surg
Arthritis Rheum
Aust NZ J Psychiatry
Behav Res Ther
Behav Ther
Br J Clin Psychol
Br J Gen Pract
Br J Obstet Gynaecol
Br J Psychiatry
Br J Psychol
Br J Surg
Can J Cardiol
Can J Contin Med Educ
Can J Gastroenterol
Can J Infect Dis
Can J Nurs Res
Can J Psychiatry
Can J Public Health
Can J Surg
Can Respir J
Cancer Nurs
Cancer Prev Control
Clin Invest Med
Clin Nurs Res
Clin Pediatr
Clin Psychol Rev
Cochrane Library
Cognitive Therapy and Research
Controlled Clin Trials
Crit Care Med
Diabet Med
Diabetes Care
Fam Plann Perspect
Fertil Steril
Gen Hosp Psychiatry
Health Educ Behav
Health Psychol
Heart Lung
Image J Nurs Sch
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry
J Abnorm Child Psychol
J Abnorm Psychol
J Adv Nurs
J Affect Disord
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry
J Am Board Fam Pract
J Am Coll Cardiol
J Am Coll Surg
J Am Geriatr Soc
J Am Med Informatic Assoc
J Autism Dev Disord
J Child Psychol Psychiatry
J Clin Epidemiol
J Clin Exp Neuropsychol
J Clin Nurs
J Clin Psychiatry
J Clin Psychopharmacol
J Consult Clin Psychol
J Counseling Psychology
J Cutan Med Surg
J Epidemiol Community Health
J Fam Pract
J Gen Intern Med
J Infect Dis
J Intern Med
J Manipulative Physiol Ther
J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci
J Pediatr
J Pediatr Child Health
J Pediatr Nurs
J Pediatr Oncol Nurs
J Vasc Surg
Med Care
Med J Aust
N Engl J Med
Neonatal Netw
Nurs Res
Obstet Gynecol
Patient Educ Couns
Perspect Cardiol
Psychiatr Serv
Psychiatry Interpersonal and Biological Processes
Psychol Aging
Psychol Bull
Psychol Med
Psychological Assessment
Psychopharmacol Bull
Psychosom Med
Public Health Nurs
Qual Health Care
Qual Health Res
Res Nurs Health
Soc Sci Med
Schizophr Bull
West J Nurs Res


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During normal operation, you may find your UPS not functioning as expected. This may be due to a malfunction, configuration issue, or the install environment.
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Problem | Possible Cause | Solution |
The UPS will not turn on or there is no output | The unit has not been turned on. | Press the ON button once to turn on the UPS. Please note that the LCD screen may be lit even though the UPS is OFF. |
The UPS is not connected to utility power. | Be sure that the power cable is securely connected to the unit and to the utility power supply. | |
The input circuit breaker has tripped. | Reduce the load to the UPS, disconnect nonessential equipment and reset the circuit breaker. | |
The unit shows very low or no input utility voltage | Check the utility power supply to the UPS by plugging in a table lamp. If the light is very dim, check the utility voltage. | |
The battery connector plug is not securely connected. | Be sure that all battery connections are secure. | |
There is an internal UPS fault. | Do not attempt to use the UPS. Unplug the UPS and have it serviced immediately | |
The UPS is operating on battery, while connected to utility power | The input circuit breaker has tripped. | Reduce the load to the UPS, disconnect nonessential equipment and reset the circuit breaker. |
There is very high, very low, or distorted input line voltage. | Move the UPS to a different outlet on a different circuit. Test the input voltage with the utility voltage display. If acceptable to the connected equipment, reduce the UPS sensitivity. | |
UPS is beeping | The UPS is in normal operation. | None. The UPS is protecting the connected equipment. |
UPS does not provide expected backup time | The UPS battery is weak due to a recent outage or is near the end of its service life. | Charge the battery. Batteries require recharging after extended outages and wear out faster when put into service often or when operated at elevated temperatures. If the battery is near the end of its service life, consider replacing the battery even if the replace battery indicator is not yet illuminated. |
The UPS is overloaded. | Check the UPS load display. Unplug unnecessary equipment, such as printers | |
Display interface LEDs flash sequentially | The UPS has been shut down remotely through software or an optional accessory card. | None. The UPS will restart automatically when utility power is restored. |
Fault LED illuminates | Possible Internal Fault | Contact APC Support for further assistance. Take care to note the exact fault message on the LCD Display |
All LEDs are illuminated and the UPS is plugged into a wall outlet | The UPS has shut down and the battery has discharged from an extended outage. | None. The UPS will return to normal operation when the power is restored and the battery has a sufficient charge. |
The Replace Battery LED is illuminated | The battery has a weak charge | Allow the battery to recharge for at least four hours. Then, perform a self-test. If the problem persists after recharging, replace the battery |
The replacement battery is not properly connected. | Be sure that the battery connector is securely connected. | |
The UPS displays a site wiring fault message | Wiring faults detected include missing ground, hot-neutral, polarity reversal, and overloaded neutral circuit. | If the UPS indicates a site wiring fault, have a qualified electrician inspect the building wiring. (Applicable for 120 V units only.) |