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Diverging US-EU Internet Trade VisionsSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Mon, 2014-04-07 15:43
Please don't miss my latest Daily Caller op-ed: "Diverging US-EU Internet Trade Visions."
It spotlights that starkly diverging US-EU net neutrality and data protection policies complicate negotiations for the nascent and pending Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP) trade agreement.
This is Part 6 of my "World Changing the Internet" research series.
World Changing Internet Series
How to Modernize Communications Law for American ConsumersSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Thu, 2014-04-03 16:01
Please don't miss my new white paper that I will present Friday at a NetCompetition Capitol Hill event with the following well-known experts responding: Gene Kimmelman of Public Knowledge; Jeff Eisenach of the American Enterprise Institute; Mark Cooper of the Consumer Federation of America; and Hal Singer of the Progressive Policy Institute. (Event details are below for anyone who wishes to attend.)
The white paper -- "Thinking and Starting Anew: Modernizing Communications Law for American Consumers" -- has a simple but critically important premise: that consumers and not technology should be the organizing principle of any update of the Communications Act.
I believe you will find the two contrasting graphics particularly helpful:
The Narrowing Net Neutrality Dispute – My Daily Caller Op-edSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Mon, 2014-02-24 14:53
Please see my latest Daily Caller op-ed: "The Narrowing Net Neutrality Dispute."
It is Part 24 of my Broadband Internet Pricing Freedom Series.
Broadband Internet Pricing Freedom Series
Part 1: Netflix' Glass House Temper Tantrum Over Broadband Usage Fees [7-26-11]
Part 2: Netflix' Uneconomics [9-6-11]
NetCompetition Release on Comm Act Update House SubmissionSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Fri, 2014-01-31 14:53
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WASHINGTON D.C. – The following quotes addressing Chairmen Upton & Walden's requests for input on modernizing the Communications Act may be attributed to Scott Cleland, Chairman of NetCompetition:
Why Professor Crawford Has Title II Reclassification All WrongSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Thu, 2014-01-16 17:25
Recently the leading public voice of Title II reclassification of broadband, Harvard Law Professor Susan Crawford, asserted "All the FCC has to do is change their mind and say, 'We got it wrong.' [The FCC] has ample political congressional authority to do that, this is just a political battle. The FCC is concerned that if it acts to carry out this administrative relabeling, it will lose half its budget and half its staff."
The FCC did not get it wrong. Professor Crawford and supporters of reclassification have it all wrong.
There are three key problems with Professor Crawford's reclassification position:
3 min video: Why We Need a Modern Communications LawSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Wed, 2014-01-08 11:24
To learn why America needs to modernize its obsolete communications laws, please take three minutes to view this video where I explain why -- here.
Many thanks to Dan Berninger, Founder of the Voice Communications Exchange, for producing this video "VCXC Examines the Future of Communications."
Nattering Net Neutrality Nonsense over AT&T's Sponsored Data Offering – Part 23 Broadband Pricing Freedom SeriesSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Mon, 2014-01-06 19:21
Net neutrality activists' criticism of AT&T's new freebie for consumers called Sponsored Data is nonsensical.
AT&T's pricing innovation creates a new freebie for consumers and a new freedom for web providers of Internet content, apps and devices that is fully in keeping with any reasonable notion of a free and open Internet.
AT&T's Sponsored Data offering is no different from other business freebies offered to consumers to market and competitively differentiate their businesses like: Amazon's free shipping and free Kindle wireless service; Apple's free messaging and video conferencing; Google's free Search, Fiber, Maps, Mobile Operating System, and video conferencing offerings; or Yahoo's free email. A full list of all free and open Internet consumer freebies would be endless.
AT&T's Sponsored Data innovation is no different from sponsored ads, website sponsors, content sponsors or any other kind of Internet sponsor.
It is nonsensical for net neutrality activists to not be open to yet another free web service. On what reasonable basis is a consumer freebie from AT&T different than a consumer freebie offered by any other competitor in the Internet ecosystem?
Perspective on the FCC's Special Access Delay of its IP Transition – Part 7 Special Access SeriesSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Tue, 2013-12-10 17:54
FCC staff just muffed an easy opportunity to advance the IP transition on the FCC's timetable in the National Broadband Plan.
Apparently FCC staff missed the big picture here.
1. On November 25th, AT&T proposed a baby step forward in the IP Transition.
AT&T did not propose any change in special access rates. AT&T simply proposed that its special access contract term-lengths, synch up with the FCC's own goals for when the IP transition should be complete.
Instead of promoting investment certainty -- by respecting its own IP transition timetable that the private sector has come to rely on for infrastructure investment planning -- FCC staff announced an unnecessary five-month investigative delay.
Why Chairmen Upton/Walden Plan a Communications Act Update – Daily Caller Op-edSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Fri, 2013-12-06 09:06
Please don't miss my latest Daily Caller op-ed "Why Chairmen Upton/Walden Plan a Communications Act Update" – here.
The op-ed provides a foundational answer to both:
This is Part 21 of my Obsolete Communications Law Series.
FYI: See additional background below: two key PowerPoint presentations & my Obsolete Communications Law Series.
The FCC's IP Transition: Two Key PerspectivesSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Fri, 2013-11-22 11:11
Kudos are due to FCC Chairman Wheeler for quickly announcing that "it is time to act with dispatch" on the IP transition, and putting that into swift action.
As the FCC refocuses on the IP transition, some important perspective is warranted.
First, the consumer-driven transition to IP in the marketplace is already three quarters complete.


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ESU are manufacturers of sophisticated DCC components under their own name and for other brands but are probably best known for the Ecos controller and their LokSound range of sound decoders.
The quality of ESUs decoders has been recognised for many years so we should not be surprised that their entry to the DCC system field would be of the highest quality. Powerful, technically sophisticated and superbly presented this has to be the first choice for modellers who prefer a console style of controller. To fully appreciate this unit you need to try it but a summary of the main features will give you a flavour.
Indispensable components of any large model railroad are amplifiers/boosters. If the power consumption of all of your moving trains including their functions, car illumination, and function models is larger than the current the central station is able to put out, you have to split up your layout into several blocks, the power for which is supplied by their own booster. The ECoSBoost(er) is designed for precisely that task: It is matched perfectly for the use with our ESU ECoS or the Märklin® central station. The ECoSBoost is being offered in two variants: The 4 Amp version is perfect for HO and smaller, while an 8 Amp version is suitable for the garden railroader. Just like ECoS, each booster comes with its own suitably dimensioned power supply.
A 4 output, multiprotocol, multi purpose, accessory decoder that can operate twin solenoid motors or provide continuous power. Maximum 1 Amp per output. It can also control 2 RC-Servos; speed and position.Programming by all DCC modes or by throttle commands.Provides position feedback to ECoS
If required, SwitchPilot can be augmented with the SwitchPilot Extension Module: Plugged in at the side of the SwitchPilot, it offers four relay-driven outputs, used for switching potential-free loads, or for polarising the frog; the ideal supplement for tricky circuitry.With the relay's 1.5 Amp continuous rating, either frogs can be polarised-, or blocks powered signal dependent, or motorised devices, such as (water) pumps may be switched. Especially intricate is the option to control motorised turnouts: Of course the SwitchPilot Extension Module easily handles motor polarisation as well.
The SwitchPilot Servo is a masterpiece among accessory decoders: it was specifically developed for controlling up to four remote-controlled servo motors. The SwitchPilot Servo activates these actuators very precisely and thus is able to control not only switches, but also other slow motion sequences. The Switch Pilot Servo can be used with DCC or Motorola® protocols and due to its three built-in buttons can be programmed very easily. Set your layout in motion!
The LokPilot is the motor drive and function (not sound) series of decoders that are less well known than their sound counterpart but form the basis of their motor drive too.They are high specification, advanced, loco decoders in their own right and provide excellent motor control. We stock the DCC versions but can obtain others on request.
The LokPilot micro V4 DCC is a genuine miniature power house.The decoder is NMRA DCC BiDirectional Communication ready, and a firm-ware upgrade will provide you with its advanced features, free of charge. The LokPilot micro V4 DCC is available in two variants: With either a separate NEM 651 harness & plug or as a direct, 6 pin, plug in.
The OO/HO version is a 1.1 Amp continuous load decoder with overload protection. At 23.5mm x 15.5mm x 5.5mm it can find a place in most 4mm locos. With all the high end features it also supports Lenz ABC Braking and Zimo HLU commands.Four function outputs; max 250mA each, 500mA total, short circuit protected.
The ESU large scale decoder is a powerful and highly specified decoder. 3 Amp continuous plus 8 function outputs up to 600mA each, 2000mA total. A 'PowerPack' CDU is built in to provide power across dead sections.It supports Motorola and Selectrix modes and can power DC, coreless and AC Motors(with permanent magnet).55mm x 25mm x 10mm with screw terminal connection.When you combine the superb drive qualities of the LokPilot decoder with an advanced sound system the result is the LokSound Range.
Small sound decoder suitable for low current draw motors. 0.5 Amp continuous
The Loksound V4 is the standard for OO/HO use. It is rated at 1.1 Amps continuous withoverload protection.4 Function outputs each rated at 250mA with 500mA max for all functions.Capable of DCC, Motorola Digital and Analogue DC and AC modes. Supports Lenz LG100 braking.
The Loksound XL V4 is designed for large gauge use. It is rated at 3.0 Amps continuous withoverload protection. 8 Function outputs each rated at 600mA with 2000mA max for all functions.Capable of DCC, Motorola Digital and Analogue DC and AC modes. Supports Lenz LG100 braking. can be used on Selectrix layouts but must use DCC programming.The XL does not include a speaker as standard; requires 8 to 32 Ohm, 2 Watt +.
The ESU decoder tester is one of the most useful DCC accessories on the market. It includes a 5 pole motor with flywheel, LEDs for functions F0 (F & R), F1 and F2 and a speaker (100 Ohm) to test LokSound decoders with easy screw connection to your DCC system or Programmer.It has 6 Pin, 8 Pin and 21 Pin mtc sockets and crimp connections for harness wires, Locos can be connected using crocodile clips.
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(Arabic Book)By Imam Abu Abdillah Muhammad bin Ismaeel Al-Bukhari
With Hadiy al-Sari Sharh Gharib Sahi al- Bukhari lil Imam Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani
Tahqiq By Khalil Mamon Shaikh
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Publisher : Dar Al Marefah, Beirut, Lebanon
This is the Complete Set of The Sahih Bukhari plus Hadiy al-Sari Printed in One Handy Book
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It has been unanimously agreed that Imam Bukhari's work is the most authentic of all the other works in Hadith literature put together. The authenticity of Al-Bukhari's work is such that the religious learned scholars of Islam said concerning him: 'The most authentic book after the Book of Allah (i.e. Al-Qur'an) is Sahih-Al-Bukhari.'
The book covers almost all aspects of life in providing proper guidance of Islam such as the method of performing prayers and other actions of worship directly from the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Bukhari finished his work around 846, and spent the last twenty-four years of his life visiting other cities and scholars, teaching the hadith he had collected. In every city that he visited, thousands of people would gather in the main mosque to listen to him recite traditions.
In reply to Western academic doubts as to the actual date and authorship of the book that bears his name, scholars point out that notable hadith scholars of that time, such as Ahmad ibn Hanbal (855 CE/241 AH), Yahya ibn Ma'in (847 CE/233 AH), and Ali ibn al-Madini (848 CE/234 AH), accepted the authenticity of his book[8] and that the collection's immediate fame makes it unlikely that it could have been revised after the author's death without historical record.
About Hadiy al-Sari
Hadiy al-Sari is introduction by Hajar Asqalani to this commentary. Hady al-sari is a lengthy work. Much of it consists of indexes: a glossary of rare words found in the Sahih, vocalizations of ambiguous proper names, full identification of the transmitters al-Bukhari cited in his work, etc. The first four chapters, however, present his view of the generic features of Sahih al-Bukhari as a text. In these chapters, Ibn Hajar is concerned with revealing the structure of the work and explaining the complexities which arise in this work as a result of its structure.
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Imam al-Bukhari is one of the most eminent of those pious Scholars who gave endless bliss upon the Muslim Ummah. This is made manifest in this book of Ahadith an-Nabawi that Imam Al Bukhari compiled, Imam al-muhaddithin Hadrat Imam Abu `Abdullah Muhammad ibn Ismail al-Bukhari was born in Shawwal, 194 AH, in the famous city of Bukhara, of the land "beyond the canal" - present day Uzbekistan.
The father of Imam Bukhari, Isma`il ibn Ibrahim ibn Mughirah al-Ja`fi, was a great muhaddith and ascetic from whom he inherited his characteristics of literary zeal and excellence. During his childhood his father died and his mother took on the entire responsibility of bringing him up.
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Charles II Facts
Charles II (1661-1700), the last Hapsburg king of Spain, reigned from 1665 to 1700. Known as "the Bewitched," he was a foolish and weak monarch at a time when Spain direly needed strong leadership.
Charles II, the son of Philip IV of Spain and his second wife, Mariana of Austria, was born in Madrid on Nov. 6, 1661. On his father's death in 1665, Mariana became queen regent, and until her death in 1696 Charles was almost completely under her control. He was a rachitic, ugly, and feeble-minded weakling who by the age of 6 could barely stand and could not walk at all. His education was very poor; when he was 14, he could read only with great difficulty. Throughout his life he remained an ignorant and sickly man.
In 1675 the 14-year old Charles was officially crowned king of Spain. For his country these were agonizing years. The economy was stagnant, there was hunger in the land, and the power of the monarchy over the various Spanish provinces was extremely weak. In foreign affairs Spain was experiencing defeat after defeat; in 1697 French armies would easily occupy Catalonia, one of the most important Spanish provinces.
Charles reigned but did not rule. Effective power was wielded either by the incapable Mariana or by powerful noblemen such as the Count of Oropesa, who later served as first minister from 1685 to 1691. In 1680 Charles married the pretty French princess Marie Louise, but she died childless in 1689. He then married Maria Ana of Neuburg, who became the controlling influence in his life after his mother's death.
As the century drew to a close, all Europe was aware that Charles was sterile and dying. France, Austria, England, and the Netherlands had designs on the Spanish Empire. In Madrid the dying king presented a pathetic spectacle. Afflicted with convulsive fits, Charles was believed to have been bewitched, and exorcists and visionary nuns employed every means known to the Church to free him from the devil.
The unfortunate monarch felt increasing pressure from those who wanted him to will his empire to Archduke Charles of Austria and from those who argued that the empire could be kept together only if it were willed to Philip of Anjou, the grandson of Louis XIV of France. Charles decided for Philip and on Oct. 2, 1700, named him heir. On November 1 Charles died. When his heir entered Spain as Philip V, however, England, Austria, and the Netherlands would not recognize him as the legitimate Spanish king. In 1703 they declared war against Philip and France, and the long and bloody War of the Spanish Succession began.
Further Reading on Charles II
The life of Charles II, as well as the history of his reign, has been generally ignored by historians. In English, the only account of Charles II is John Nada's gloomy biography, Carlos: The King Who Would Not Die (1963). For a brief but scholarly account of the situation in Spain during Charles's reign, J. H. Elliott, Imperial Spain: 1469-1716 (1963), is highly recommended.
Charles II (1630-1685) was king of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1660 to 1685. Restored to the throne after the Cromwellian experiment, he prevented a renewed outbreak of civil strife for a critical generation.
Charles II, the son of Charles I and Henrietta Maria, was born in London on May 29, 1630. For the first 8 years of his life, he was heir apparent in what seemed a quiet land. By 1638 he must have been aware that the calm was that deceptive moment before the storm. By the time he was 12, his father's kingdom had been torn apart by civil war, and by 1646 Charles was in exile. In 1649 he watched helplessly from the Continent while his father was tried and executed in England. This set of circumstances, and the demeaning 10 years of poverty and plotting that followed, seemed to be the paramount influence in his life. Unlike his brother James, the Duke of York and later King James II, he developed a suspicion not of men but of the ideologies that moved men. Ironically it was lack of ideological commitment, and his suspicion of such commitment, that made him suspect in his own times and that has condemned him in the eyes of many historians.
After 1649 Charles's principal interest was the reestablishment of the monarchy, and he used whatever means he thought necessary to achieve this end. In March 1650 he accepted the Scots' offer of support in his effort and accepted the Scots' covenant and Presbyterianism as a concomitant to such support. With the failure of Charles and the Scots at the battle of Worcester in 1651, the prince never again evidenced any interest in Presbyterianism other than repugnance.
His Accession
On his accession in 1660 Charles ended the trails and execution of regicides long before royalist appetites were appeased, and he refused to sponsor any attempts to appropriate, from former supporters of the Commonwealth, land sold by royalists during the interregnum. Moreover, he tried without success to arrive at a broader Anglican religious dispensation in 1660 and to contradict the St. Bartholomew's Day oath, which turned Nonconformist ministers out of ecclesiastical livings in 1662. These actions proceeded from the declaration he had made at Breda in April 1660, in which he attempted to persuade Gen. Monck and Parliament to return England to the monarchical form. His attempts, however, to implement this declaration came long after Monck's army had disbanded and after the Cavalier Parliament had been elected. Historians point out that this declaration was in keeping with Charles's disposition, which was marked by a reluctance to act and a tendency to make enemies and to mask intention with the appearance of wit and love of pleasure.
Although Charles could and did act decisively in moments of crisis, he preferred to act through ministers who would serve as lightning rods to consume popular displeasure. When it served his purposes, he would undermine and deceive his own ministries. Thus, although the Earl of Clarendon served as Charles's first minister from 1660 to 1666, during the last 3 of those years he could only partially depend on royal support. In 1666, because of the disgrace of defeat in the Dutch war and the loss of Clarendon's abilities to control the lower house and produce revenues, his enemies pushed for his impeachment. Charles, who had never approved of Clarendon's religious policies or his high-handedness in government, joined in the destruction of the ministry.
The Cabal
Following the attempted impeachment and the exile of Clarendon, Charles turned to the formation of a government whose chief ministers were those who sponsored the old opposition. This group, known collectively by the initials of their names as the Cabal, was never used in a truly collective sense. To Charles, the Cabal's principal function was to lead the lower house of Parliament to a more generous posture in funding the government and to an acceptance of the royal policy on religion. The members of the Cabal were more likely to be consulted individually rather than collectively by the King, and certain members of this ministry were privy to, and sponsors of, certain aspects of the royal policy in which the others had no knowledge or interest. The ministry was not successful in leading Parliament and was already breaking up when Charles promulgated his Declaration of indulgence in 1672. On this issue—the use of the royal power to suspend religious statutes and to establish by administrative fiat Charles's goal of religious toleration— the ministry was shattered.
To Charles, the Cabal had been disappointing from its earliest days. It had not produced a subsidy-granting majority from the anti-Clarendonians in the lower house. Further, the attempts by two of its members, the 2d Duke of Buckingham and the 1st Earl of Shaftesbury, to build a power structure through anti-Catholicism and suspicion of the heir apparent frightened both other members of the ministry as well as the King.
Later Reign
The failure of the King's Indulgence and the subsequent anti-Catholic Test Act of 1673 forced Charles to look for new ministerial leadership. In Sir Thomas Osborne, soon to be Earl of Danby, Charles found a new figure to lead his government. Danby had been instrumental in bringing down Clarendon, but his policy and supporters closely followed Clarendon lines with the single exception of an anti-French rather than an anti-Dutch foreign policy. Danby, however, demonstrated a genius at finance that had never been a strength of Clarendon's government.
From its inception Danby's coalition was faced with an opposition led by Shaftesbury and Buckingham and their followers. The principal issue used by this opposition was the suspected Catholicism of the King and court and the known Catholicism of the Duke of York, the heir apparent. From 1674 Parliament spent progressively more time on debating whether Danby and his supporters or Shaftesbury and his were more virtuously anti-Catholic. In the meantime the King was, in the late 1670s, forming a northern alliance against French expansion.
In 1678 Titus Oates appeared with the tale of a Popish Plot to assassinate the King. Although Shaftesbury and the opposition were not connected with Oates, they soon turned national hysteria over the plot to their advantage. They launched a double-pronged attack to overturn Danby and to exclude York as the heir apparent. Supplied with evidence and funds from the French ambassador, Shaftesbury's party demanded Danby's impeachment. At this point Charles was forced to take over the management of the government. With enormous skill, he used the controversy over Danby to distract Parliament from Shaftesbury's primary aim—changing the succession to the throne.
During the 3 years of the plot hysteria, the King used every device to divert, split, and madden the opposition with the hopes that in time the nation would become suspicious of Shaftesbury's intentions. By 1681, Charles was able to dismiss Parliament.
From that time until his death, on Feb. 6, 1685, Charles personally directed the government. He was able to destroy the opposition, and on his death he left a possibility for absolutism which was greater than any seen in England since the time of Henry VIII.
Further Reading on Charles II
Arthur Bryant, King Charles II (1935; rev. ed. 1955), is the best study of Charles, but it is idolatrous and should be balanced with the more Whiggish general work by David Ogg, England in the Reign of Charles II (2 vols., 1934; rev. ed. 1962), and the neutral, disappointing volume by G. N. Clarke, The Later Stuarts, 1660-1714 (1934; 2d ed. 1955), vol. 10 in "The Oxford History of England" series. Lord Acton, Historical Essays and Studies (1907), contains a highly romantic and not very trustworthy chapter on Charles II. Godfrey Davies, The Restoration of Charles II, 1658-1660 (1955), is a specialized study.
Additional Biography Sources
Fraser, Antonia, Charles II: his life and times, London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1993.
Fraser, Antonia, Royal Charles: Charles II and the Restoration, New York: Knopf: distributed by Random House, 1979.
Hutton, Ronald, Charles the Second, King of England, Scotland, and Ireland, Oxford England: Clarendon Press; New York: Oxford University Press, 1989.
Jones, J. R. (James Rees), Charles II: royal politician, London; Boston: Allen & Unwin, 1987.
Miller, John, Charles II, London: Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 1991.
Ollard, Richard Lawrence, The image of the king: Charles I and Charles II, New York: Atheneum, 1979.
Palmer, Tony, Charles II: portrait of an age, London: Cassell, 1979.
Wheatley, Dennis, "Old Rowley": a very private life of Charles II, London: Arrow Books, 1977.
MLA Style
"Charles II." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 17 August 2018. <http://biography.yourdictionary.com/charles-ii>.
APA Style
Charles II. (n.d.). Retrieved August 17th, 2018, from http://biography.yourdictionary.com/charles-ii


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#1 Moment of Douchery: Hitting his wife, Janet.
Look, we can all acknowledge an underdog. The unsung hero of a superhero aggregation that is about fabricated fun of yet comes through in a pinch. By all accounts, Hank Pym (Giant-Man/Ant-Man/Yellowjacket/Jerk-Man) is that affectionate of "hero." Except, he never absolutely came through. Ever. He accidentally created one of the Marvel Universe's best angry robots (and that's adage something), was angry into a caveman, and attacked the Avengers by aberration on assorted occasions. For a genius, he's appealing corruption stupid.
However, his animated moment of douchebaggery came in Avengers #213, aback he affected a antic plan to advance the Avengers with a apprentice that alone he could stop, the ambition actuality to prove his account to them. Aback his wife Janet, the Wasp, discovers his artifice of stupidity, he flips out and smacks her. He's after casting out of the Avengers and is looked at as a stain on the superhero association for years to come, and appropriately so. He was eventually "redeemed," but he'll consistently be a ablution in my eyes.
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#1 Moment of Douchery: Hitting on Sue Storm. And Emma Frost. All. The. Time.
For years, Namor's pursued Sue Storm's… affections, to the point of actuality creepy. Alike Ultimate Namor couldn't resist. As far as we can tell, it's never been absolute accepted that Sue gave in to his advances… but with Reed accepting been "presumed dead" on assorted occasions – or their alliance on the rocks, at the actual atomic – who's to say she anytime absolutely resisted that six pack? Rest assured, Reed's got annihilation on the Atlantian physique.
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#1 Moment of Douchery: Accepting His Block and Eating It Too
Betty is the candied girl-next-door that is the accessible best for readers' affections, but Veronica is the attractive affluent babe that Archie is beguiled with. Of course, depending on whichever apparel his needs bigger at the time, Archie frequents the aggregation of both. In absolute life, we alarm "that guy" a "douche."
To cap it all off, in 2009, Archie was set to assuredly accomplish a choice. However, in accurate Archie fashion, he got to accept his block and eat it too. In a storyline that gave the appearance assorted timelines – one in which he affiliated Betty and the added area he affiliated Veronica – Archie gets to alive out both of his boyhood fantasies. While the "canon" adulation triangle will acceptable acerbity indefinitely, we can't advice but be soured at Archie ultimately afterwards in his amateur lifestyle. The alone way this can be rectified is if this "dream" timeline turns out to be Archie absolutely managing two abstracted families and accepting caught, his activity again beatific into a bottomward spiral. Obviously.
Betty, Veronica… I'm abiding there are added advantageous acceptable bachelors active about Riverdale.
#1 Moment of Douchery: Slapping Robin… and Again Mind-Wiping Him
Remember that time that DC Comics had an accident centered about Batman's disbelief of his Amends League teammates because he begin out they mind-wiped him? Well, aftereffect is a b****, Bruce.
Turns out, aback in World's Finest #153, Batman was so bedeviled with abutting Superman to the afterlife of his parents that he bankrupt bottomward and slapped the Boy Admiration aback the accessory challenged his motives. To accomplish affairs worse, Batman decides to mind-wipe Robin to abolish their affiliation and his character from the adolescent lad's apperception – not out of guilt, but out of acrimony for the boy's disobedience.
Of course, the adventure is all a "what if" scenario, but that doesn't beggarly Bruce's dick move shouldn't go unnoticed. Putting a adolescent in harm's way to action abomination is apparently a abomination in and of itself, so either way, Batman is a jerk.
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#1 Moment of Douchery: Almost Every Moment of His Existence?
Okay, so "war profiteer" ability be a little harsh. But let's be honest, Tony Stark isn't the best agreeable guy. His accomplished agent centers about developing weapons for the American war accomplishment (Vietnam, Gulf War, or War on Terror, depending on the timeline) and authoritative money from it. Some ability appearance it as patriotic, but all signs point to selfishness.
Too late, jerk!
As ablaze as he is, it's arresting how little Tony Stark thinks afore he acts, putting anybody about him in danger. What is it about Marvel's best ablaze minds actuality absolute jerks?
Superman – Grade-A Jerk
#1 Moment of Douchery: The Absolute Silver Age!
But all of those bodies assume to be apathy the Silver Age, in which there were massive amounts of douchery demography abode beyond the covers of the Super-books. Douchery that includes, but is not bound to, adolescent neglect, adolescent abuse, adultery, misogyny, blackmail, and yes, alike murder. While the covers are of advance misleading, that doesn't accomplish it any easier to bang these images from your mind.
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USC closed out the 2012 Trojan Invitational in spectacular fashion by posting the second-fastest men's 4x400m relay time in school history in the final event of the two-day meet held on Cromwell Field at Loker Stadium. The Trojans won 12 events at the meet which included Texas A&M, Oregon, Michigan, BYU, Washington and Washington State and the seven schools teamed up to post a number of world-leading marks, collegiate-best times and personal-bests.
The USC men's 4x400m relay team of redshirt senior Bryshon Nellum, senior Joey Hughes, junior Reggie Wyatt and sophomore Josh Mance stormed to victory over the defending NCAA champion in the event Texas A&M with a time of 3:02.24. The team's time is the second-fastest all-time by a Trojan quartet and is the current world-leading time early in the track season. Texas A&M was second with a time of 3:03.16.
Freshman Erin Matranga got things started on the day for the Trojans running the first 3000m steeplechase of her career and she came through in fourth place in the small field with a time of 11:28.47. In just one race, she moved into eighth place on USC's all-time list in the event. Redshirt sophomore Adrian Rafiee then ran in the men's 3000m steeplechase, an event he ranks eighth all-time on the Trojans' list. He placed ninth today with a time of 9:35.84.
USC's women's 4x100m relay team of sophomore Loudia Laarman, senior Aareon Payne, sophomore Jenna Puterbaugh and freshman Akawkaw Ndipagbor then placed second with a time of 44.64. Sophomore sprinter Jessica Davis who normally anchors USC's relay is not competing this weekend as a precaution due to tighness in her left leg. The men were next and the 4x100m relay team of freshman Jovante Slater, freshman Davonte Stewart, junior Terence Abram and sophomore Aaron Brown placed third with a time of 40.14. They were .01 seconds behind second-place Washington on the strength of strong legs from Slater and Brown. Texas A&M won the event with a time of 39.48.
Freshman Erica Capellino,redshirt junior Shelby Buckley and freshman Kira Soderstrom then represented USC in the women's 1500m race and all three set PRs. Capellino had a time of 4:27.92 to place seventh, Buckley placed 11th with a time of 4:35.12 and Soderstrom 13th with a time of 4:39.49. Senior Blake Shaw then placed fifth in the men's 1500m race with a time of 3:50.06, reshirt junior Tony Martinez was 16th with a time of 4:07.93 and redshirt junior Greg Woodburn was 17th with a PR of 4:17.33.
The women's 100m HH were next and sophomore Lauren Blackburn in her first outdoor race of the season placed second with a time of 13.86. Last season Blackburn set the USC freshman record with a time of 13.06. 2012 freshmen Melia Cox finished in third place with a season-best time of 13.94 and Kiana Henry was 20th with a time of 16.78. Senior All-American hurdler Dalilah Muhammad was held out of action this weekend as a precaution due to right quad tighness. In the men's 110m HH race, freshman Allen Williams was eighth with a time of 14.89 and freshman Jemal Williams was 15th with a time of 15.92.
Freshmen Ndipagbor (54.41) and Jones (54.60) came in fourth and fifth respectively in the women's 400m dash. Also competing for USC in the race were freshman Malea Malik in 11th (59.24), junior Alexis Brown in 12th (60.55), freshman Tessa Granowski in 13th (60.76) and junior Caroline Lutzky in 14th (67.27).
Mance won the men's 400m dash with a great early season time of 45.65 which is the current U.S.-leading time and third in the world. Hughes in his first 400m race of the season was not far behind in third with a time 46.24 and Nellum was fourth with a time of 46.45. Senior Scott DeYoung was 13th with a time of 48.64, redshirt senior Josh Tennesoss was 19th with a time of 49.45, redshirt sophomore Karan Kanchan was 19th with a PR of 49.79, junior Joseph Laetsch was 21st with a time of 50.73, freshman Khoren Lawson was 23rd with a season-best time of 51.72 and junior Michael Zuletta was 24th with a time of 55.22.
The next race was the women's 100m dash and Laarman was second with a time of 11.83 run into a -2.5 wind. Redshirt freshman Charity Bruce came in 15th with a time of 12.66.
Brown won the men's 100m dash against a strong field which included 2011 NCAA finalist Prezel Hardy, Jr. of Texas A&M. Brown's winning time of 10.25 was a PR and is currently the second-leading time among collegiate runners. That time is also just .02 seconds outside of the Trojans' all-time top 10 in the event. Abram was 11th with a time of 10.93 and freshman Bryan Mercado was 12th with a time of 10.99.
In the women's 800m race, senior Anniya Louis was sixth with a time of 2:15.69, junior Kelly Owen was 13th with a time of 2:18.29, sophomore Natalia Williams was 16th with a time of 2:21.63, sophomore Anna Burger was 17th with a time of 2:22.75 and sophomore Jackie Dion was 18th with a time of 2:24.29. Freshman Myles Andrews placed seventh in the men's 800m race with a strong time of 1:51.14, just off his high school best. Also running the 800m race were senior James Leckie who placed 11th with a time of 1:52.77, junior Barry Wilkins was 14th with a time of 1:54.16, junior Ryan Thomas was 17th with a time of 1:56.92, junior Aaron Adkins was 18th with a time of 1:57.88 and redshirt junior Tim Kessler was 19th with a time of 1:59.45.
USC did not have a runner in the women's 400m IH race, but Wyatt running in the men's 400m IH race sure made some noise for the Trojans. He won the event with an amazing early season and collegiate-leading time of 49.95. Senior Duane Walker also had a good time of 52.09 to finish fifth. Also sophomore Greg Starkey was 15th with a time of 55.92 and freshman Sam Barkley was 16th after stumbling on the final hurdle and finishing with a time of 59.14.
Both the women's and men's 200m races featured very strong fields and the Trojans fared well. Payne had a good first 200m race of the season, finishing second with a time of 23.33, .05 seconds behind the winner Olivia Ekpone of Texas A&M. Puterbaugh tied for sixth with a time of 23.92, Laarman was 10th with a time of 24.11 and Bruce was 22nd with a time of 25.60.
The freshman Stewart ran in the men's 200m dash and set a PR with time of 20.62 to place third. His time was the fastest by a Trojan freshman in the 200m race since Ahmad Rashad ran 20.56 in 2007. 2012 NCAA 200m indoor champion Ameer Webb of Texas A&M won the race with a time of 20.46. Mercado placed 16th with a time of 22.17 and Jemal Williams placed 20th with a time of 24.27.
The women's 4x400m relay team of Puterbaugh, Ndipagbor, Jones and redshirt freshman Malea Malik came in third with a time of 3:44.97.
The woman's shot put was the first field event to be completed and redshirt senior Marissa Minderler placed third with a mark of 49-1.00 (14.96m), redshirt senior Jade Niemeyer placed seventh with a mark of 43-4.50 (13.22m) and Henry 13th with a mark of 33-9.25 (10.29m).
USC only had sophomore Thea Weiss entered in the women's pole vault competition and she placed eighth with a clearance of 10-8.75 (3.27m). In the men's pole vault, sophomore Ross McDonald finished fourth with a clearance of 15-7.75 (4.77m). Sophomore Kevin Schwindt was 11th with a clearance of 14-2.00 (4.32m), freshman Steven Cherry was 14th with a PR of 13-8.25 (4.17m) and senior Matthew McCormick was 15th with a clearance of 13-0.25 (3.97m).
Junior Alitta Boyd won the women's long jump competition with a leap of 19-3.50 (5.88m). This was her first outdoor jumping competition of the season. Boyd placed 10th in the long jump at the 2012 NCAA Indoor Championships in early March. Junior Jennifer Jones placed fourth with a PR of 18-2.25 (5.54m), Henry was 12th with a leap of 16-11.25 (5.16m) and freshman Oluwakemi Olonade 14th with a jump of 16-8.75 (5.10m).
Freshman Marqise Lee won the men's long jump competition with a jump of 23-11.50 (7.30m) into a -1.2 wind. The star receiver was allowed to skip the USC football scrimmage to compete. Fellow freshman Slater took just two jumps, but placed third with a jump of 23-4.50 (7.12). Junior Tyler Ruiz placed ninth with a jump of 22-0.25 (6.71m) into a -1.3 wind, sophomore Brett Linkletter was 12th with a jump of 20-9.25 (6.33m), redshirt sophomore David Selma was 13th with a jump of 20-6.50 (6.26m) and Jemal Williams was14th with a jump of 19-11.00 (6.07m). Sophomore Viktor Fajoyomi took one jump but his leg was bothering him so he pulled out of the meet and senior Tony Burnett fouled on all three attempts before heading over to the football scrimmage.
Burnett returned following football practice to compete in the men's triple jump and he placed second with a leap of 49-0.75 (14.95m) into a -2.1 wind. Allen Williams placed seventh with a jump of 46-10.00 (14.27m) into a -1.7 wind.
Cox won the women's triple jump and leaped into USC's all-time top 10 in the event at eighth with a winning mark of 41-8.50 (12.71m) into a -1.3 wind. Olonade, who was bumped out of USC's all-time top 10 in the triple jump by Cox's mark, placed third with a leap of 40-2.75 (12.26m). Olonade ealier in the season jumped into the Trojan top 10 with a leap of 40-9.50. Boyd, who won the long jump, placed fifth in the triple jump with a leap of 39-6.00 (12.04m). Redshirt junior Candace Bailey finished ninth with a jump of 37-3.00 (11.35m).
Freshman Alexandra Collatz won the women's discus competiton by four inches with her winning fifth throw of 172-8 (52.62m), edging out sisters Emily Pendleton (172-4) and Erin Pendleton (168-10) of Michigan. Earlier in the season Collatz set the USC freshman record with a throw of 176-5.
Sophomore Doug Bogie was eighth in the men's high jump with a clearance at 6-3.25 (1.91m) and Ruiz no heighted.
Jemal Williams also placed third in the men's javelin section B with a throw of 144-3 (43.96m).
In the first day of action held Friday, USC's Marissa Minderler and Daniel Szabo won the women's and men's hammer throw competitions respectively, Zsofia Erdelyi won the women's 3000m race and Cooper Thompson won the men's javelin A section competition.


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"Our success with the nearly 10,000 students Aspire serves across California is a tribute to our teachers and our team—and a reason to be incredibly optimistic about what we can achieve in every public school." James Willcox, Aspire CEO
Oakland, CA (PRWEB) September 20, 2010
Aspire Public Schools, California's top-performing large public school system serving predominately low-income students, today announced that Oprah Winfrey's Angel Network awarded them $1 million in recognition of Aspire's high-quality schools. Winfrey gave the donation to Aspire CEO James Willcox before her studio audience during a taping featuring Aspire, which will air this afternoon.
Aspire is one of six successful public school organizations nationwide to receive the award from Oprah during today's show dedicated to "Waiting for 'Superman,'" a documentary film premiering this Friday, September 24. The award-winning documentary is gaining prominent attention for raising awareness of the crisis in our national public school system. Aspire was featured on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" along with Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft and philanthropist; Davis Guggenheim, director of "Waiting for 'Superman'" as well as environmental documentary "An Inconvenient Truth," among others.
Aspire, the largest operator of public charter schools in California, runs 30 open-enrollment public charter schools serving nearly 10,000 public school students throughout the state of California, including five new charter schools which opened this fall. The charter management organization posted record achievement on California's Academic Performance Index released last week with an overall score of 824.
"It's an honor to be recognized by Oprah's Angel Network as part of her call to the country to make sure every student has a chance to attend a high-quality public school," said Aspire Public Schools CEO James Willcox. "The upcoming movie "Waiting for 'Superman'" will challenge our country to do just that. Our success with the nearly 10,000 students Aspire serves across California is a tribute to our teachers and our team—and a reason to be incredibly optimistic about what we can achieve in every public school across the state and across the country."
Aspire will use the grant money to help alleviate some of the massive financial pressure put on its schools due to the state budget crisis. State funding cuts have resulted in a loss of over $10 million in state funding for the current school year. State funding cuts and deferrals continue to disproportionately affect charter school organizations across the state.
Aspire's success in serving students in grades K-12 has resulted in 100 percent of last year's graduating seniors getting accepted to four-year colleges or universities, with many being the first in their families to attend.
About Aspire Public Schools
Aspire Public Schools is a nonprofit organization that currently operates 30 high-performing open-enrollment public charter schools throughout California with an emphasis on serving low-income communities. Aspire is also one of the highest-performing public school systems in California, operating public charter schools across the state with one specific goal – preparing urban students for college – encapsulated by its motto of "College for Certain". Aspire offers a dependable, high-quality education in six communities throughout California, including East Palo Alto, Modesto, Oakland, Stockton, Sacramento, and Los Angeles. After opening five new schools this fall, Aspire now serves a total of 9,845 students in grades K-12. Aspire plans to open three to four new schools each year to provide the opportunity of "College for Certain" to even more children. Visit Aspire Public Schools at http://www.aspirepublicschools.org


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So the two girls Karishma and Sonali weren't happy with their look for the Weekend ka Vaar episode! Whenever it's about meeting Mr.Khan the ladies in the house try to look the prettiest! But this morning I found Sonali and Karishma literally frowning over whay they're going to wear.
Apparently Karishma's hair curler gave up on her and we all know how KT just can't do without it! You would most of the times find her experimenting with her hair and right when she actually needed it the most, the curler stopped working.
Whereas Sonali was seen bitterly crying! She was actually nervous because although she had a nice outfit and beautiful accessories to go with it she was secretly hoping an expert to come to her rescue and help her get ready! One moment she just decided she would stay in her nightwear even though it was the Finale night! Aing?! These girls need a real chill pill!
I'm sure when Salman says Hi from ME TV these girls will be too busy to remember how they look! *Teehee*
Catch the biggest Finale ka Twist with Salman tonight!
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Much of what we write about on the Econsultancy blog focuses on driving site traffic, improving the user experience and ultimately increasing conversions.
But if you want to make sure that people are happy with the overall sales experience and turn into repeat customers then aftersales care is equally important.
I recently made my first ever purchase from ASOS and was genuinely impressed by the level of email customer service I received while awaiting delivery.
Most e-commerce companies send confirmation emails, but with a few additional messages ASOS went beyond the level of customer service you would expect to receive and really improved my perception of the brand. As a result, I'll definitely be shopping there again.
Here's how ASOS does it...
Order confirmation
As mentioned, nearly all e-commerce sites send confirmation emails so this is nothing out of the ordinary.
However, ASOS doesn't just send out a nuts and bolts confirmation that simply details the product details and cost. Instead it gives it a human touch by using a conversational style that puts the focus on the customer.
It's really just explaining the options for cancelling or amending the order, but is a great way of maintaining the relationship with the customer. It also has a big call-to-action on the right offering help with delivery information, order tracking and the returns policy.
Order dispatched
Again, this is something that most merchants do but ASOS's copywriting makes it stand out from the crowd.
The subject line is to the point: "Your ASOS order has been dispatched," and the email lets you know that this is just a "quick update".
And even though it is only a two paragraph email, ASOS doesn't miss the opportunity to try and drive you back to the site to browse for more items.
First time treats
I may just be easily swayed, but if someone sends me an email with a flashy graphic and promo codes to welcome me after my first purchase it goes a long way to making me a loyal customer.
ASOS's email even came with a personalised subject line: "All our first-timers get a treat, time for yours David!"
The email contained a promo code for 10% off plus free next day delivery, and the chance to shop its 'Key Pieces' range ahead of time.
This is one place where the copywriting could have been tightened though, as it said I could get ahead and shop the site with my "monthly edit." I'm not entirely sure what an 'edit' is?
Even so, rewarding new customers with exclusive deals is a great way of building a relationship and encouraging them to return to the site for repeat purchases.
Order is due for delivery
The day before my order was delivered I received an email telling me that it was due for delivery the following day and asking me to ensure someone would be in to sign for it.
If also offered me the chance to alter the delivery date and track the order.
While it lacked the personal touch that came with the confirmation email, it's extremely handy to know when items will arrive so you don't have the frustration a failed delivery when nobody is in.
Hour delivery slot
On the day of delivery, ASOS sent an email with the subject line: "Your order from ASOS is due for delivery between 14:50-15:50."
You clearly don't need to open the email to know what it's telling you, but if you do you'll even find out the name of the delivery guy as well as being offered the chance to change the delivery date.
Giving customers a one-hour timeslot for delivery is terrific service as it means you can plan your day and make sure you are there when Francis drops off the package.
Free returns
One of ASOS's key selling points is the fact that it offers free delivery and returns, so it highlights this with an email a few days after the product has been delivered detailing its "No sweat returns".
It may seem an odd tactic to email customers to jog their memory about returning unwanted products, but in reality if a customer wants to return an item it is best to make it as easy as possible so they aren't put off buying from you again in future.
Though other retailers may offer free returns, this is the first time I have received an aftersales email reminding me of the service and it definitely improved my perception of ASOS as a brand.
ASOS's use of email to offer aftersales customer service goes above and beyond the competition and is a great way to build and maintain a good customer relationship.
It keeps you informed of every step during the delivery process so you are never left wondering when the product will arrive.
Furthermore ASOS has clearly taken time to draft friendly, conversational emails that fit with the brand image and don't come across as cold and transactional. It leaves you with the impression that the emails are solely about customer service, even though they nearly all include links to encourage further sales.
But while ASOS is generally a great example of best practice, like a lot of brands it hasn't optimised its emails for mobile.
We've reported stats which show that 27% of emails are opened on mobile devices and more than a third of consumers (36%) read marketing emails on mobile. Yet ASOS's emails do not render properly on a mobile screen and require a great deal of scrolling and pinching to read them.
On the positive side they tend to be quite concise so the subject lines are readable, but the content of the email can be difficult to read.
But the mobile issue aside, ASOS's aftersales care is excellent and was a contributing factor to me making two additional purchases from them this week.
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Great Article David. It's nice to be pleasantly surprised when you shop somewhere news.
However, three "click here" links in the Order Dispatched email isn't good from a customer point of view. Better anchor text will also make the email more effective from a User Experience point of view too.
I shop at ASOS all the time for this exact reason! If you give them your mobile number too they will text you within the hour that your delivery is expected to arrive. They make the shopping experience so simple and pleasant that it's no wonder they dominate the market place. A lot of companies argue it wouldn't be profitable to offer free returns (and free basic delivery) but if this is what keeps your customer coming back to you time and time again it's more than worth it because the cost of getting a new customer is much higher than encouraging one to return!
Good to see an online retailer doing things properly. Nothing here is terribly complicated or costly - they've just set out to do everything well. Politicians and retailers bemoan the steady decline of the high street, but how many high street stores deal with their customers this well?
Hi David,
Thanks for sharing your experience.
The text confirmation that Tara point out is really important - whilst a confirmation email for delivery day/time is good practice, in reality a significant % of customers don't pick this email up in time (sorry don't have any current stats to hand). Therefore, providing SMS confirmation text increases the likelihood of people remembering to be in.
Some carriers, including DPD, also enable delivery rescheduling - so when you get your text telling you the order is coming the next working day, you can reply to arrange for it to be rescheduled for a different day. I know from experience that can increase the % of 1st time deliveries + increase customer satisfaction.
Great post David!
As a frequent user of ASOS I witnessed it change over the years - from 'As Seen on Screen' as it once was known, to morphing into a huge international online store, not just for women but for men too. Their site has progressed over the years, and is always being updated and very user focused. In my eyes they can do wrong! There is a great website review here http://goo.gl/C0rBh which highlights just how good their usability is.
The courier email and 1 hour time slot is just a result of using DPD, that email's sent by them and not ASOS. We use them too, it's a great feature.
Just seen the text stuff too - this text will have come from DPD, not ASOS.
Great article David, I love reading about first time experiences with companies I've used for years. Like Tara I've been a customer since the As Soon On Screen days (and still pronounce the brand name ass-os rather than the slightly more polite sounding a-sos!) and I still cite them in client workshops as an example of a brand that consistently provides a great customer experience.
Asos have really understood and worked around their limitations. They are a pure play online retailer with no high street presence and so recognise that detailed descriptions, clear, high-res photos and quick-loading video demonstrations of their clothes is crucial to overcoming the 'try before you buy' traditional shopper mentality.
And, as per the theme of this article, they don't stop there. They understand the importance of every customer touchpoint and the impact post-sales communications has on customer retention.
It may seem strange to mention returns so often on a site and in post-order correspondence, but a big consumer reservation I've seen for shopping online is the inconvenience and delayed gratification of waiting for a delivery. Asos have addressed this a number of ways but most notably via their 'Amazon Prime' equivalent where customers receive unlimited next day delivery and unlimited courier collection for any returns. For busy people who can't get to a shopping centre or the post office in the week - this is the epitome of convenience.
Their mobile app experience (not mentioned in the article) is also fairly decent, so it seems a missed opportunity on their part to not tailor their emails for mobile. A further gripe for this iPad user is the use of flash for their video catwalks. Time for an update, Asos?
One of the best aftercare services I've received was from Moo business cards. The alerts were done in a humorous way, and were sent by there email "Robot" Little Moo, which really made them stand out.
The fact that I call recall the company name and individual emails 6 months after the cards were ordered speaks volumes about the company and their comms strategy.
As marketers we often forget this simple point, noted here by Tara West, "The cost of getting a new customer is much higher than encouraging one to return". Frederick Reicheld's famous writing on loyalty makes this even clearer. If we can design a great user experience, then with half the work, the battle is won. I am now immediately going to re-write our transactional emails because I can see ours aren't good enough!
ASOS are brilliant when it comes to customer service. I've used the site before and it's really simple to get hold of them and send items back if they're not right. The simplicity of the site is definitely one reason for their popularity, which I'd say has grown significantly in the last five years. If you are in the e-commerce market then ASOS are a site you should look up to, as they have a successful business model.
Very good, but the initial order confirmation email feels a little long for me - will anyone really read 3-4 paras? Also, 3 click here's is not just overkill, it's not particularly accessible or helpful.
Grumbles aside, it looks like a pretty good experience - keeping customers informed and happy is what makes money!
I have a different experience from the other writers, while the style of writing may be pleasing the lack of commitment to follow through when there are issues is probably more important.
Clearly, none of the above person's has had a bad experience with them or had any reason to deal with their customer service.
They have the worst customer service I have ever experienced. Absolutely horrible.
First of all, they only reply via emails and there is no way to call them as they have no telephone numbers?????? Who adopts this system in this century? How are they able to serve their customers promptly which such a horrible system?
I placed an order that was to be delivered within 9days. I was informed that the order had been dispatched the next day. When I had not received the order after waiting for 10days, I sent them an email. I then got a response asking me to wait for another 9days, that's almost 3weeks after my order.
I asked why there was a delay and why I was not contacted if there was an issue but I got no valid explanation. Also there was no compensation for the delay. A simple gesture of offering me an express delivery after a 10day wait would have been great but instead I got nothing. All I got was a generic response apologising and asking me to wait for another 9days.
Will I be ordering from ASOS again, NO, and will they care, NO, because there are many other people who are willing to tolerate such rubbish service that will keep going back.
So till they develop a more effective and empathic customer service, I will no longer buy from ASOS!!!!!
Thanks for the article David, certainly not the 1st time ASOS and best practice have been used together and it sure won't be the last! Your article demonstrates ways for how personality (sadly lacking with many if not most retailers) can be introduced to help differentiate from other retailers who tend to overlook this important element of customer experience. A term often used for this is providing 'delighters' and there are some great examples here (which I may borrow if you don't mind!).
Do you know what email system ASOS use to do this, or is it bespoke?
I'm looking for a good alternative to MailChimp - ideally to a service that has an easy reconfirmation of subscription for GDPR. MailChimps option only takes subscribers to their full profile preferences page and it is scary and way to complex!
Any help gratefully received.


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Juan Valdes's talk, "The Three Chairs", is one of the most powerful talks you'll ever hear! This is the intro.
Juan Valdes answering the question, "Is There Scientific Evidence for God?"
Let's answer this commonly asked question using the Bible as our starting point.
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Hector Avalos explaining how non-living matter turned into living matter.
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For many parents, it can seem like their baby grows faster than they can buy clothes for them. As soon as they find newborn girl clothes that they like for the baby, she outgrows them and need sot wear something larger.
The common conundrum is solved by many parents by simply buying larger clothes than what their baby needs right then. The baby doesn't have to look frumpy in slightly larger clothes, as these can be comfortable and not overly large, but rather large enough to leave a little room to grow.
There is no harm in buying clothes that are slightly larger than what fits the baby, as their little one will grow into them over time. This can solve the problem of not having clothes for the baby to wear when she is growing too fast, and it's something to keep in mind when parents are shopping for clothes at online retailers like newborn girl clothes.
They can save money by purchasing clothes that give baby a little room to expand instead of worrying about newborn girl clothes that are just right for their infant. Babies don't mind if their clothes are slightly oversized, and it can save a lot of hassle and frustration for parents to have those larger clothes on hand and to not have to buy new clothes so often.
It's a trend that many parents are embracing, as they try to cut their costs and ensure that their children always have clothes that can fit them reasonably well. Buying each size isn't always necessary, but planning ahead is important if the parents want to avoid the stress created by trying to force the baby into clothes that are too small for her.
Newborns grow very quickly and simply planning ahead to try to have slightly larger clothes available when it is time can save a lot of time and money, especially if parents are on the lookout for good deals on larger clothes. They can buy when they find good prices and not out of necessity when the baby has nothing else to wear that fits her.