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Robert Edgar Burns
What Is A Son? - Poem by Robert Edgar Burns
A promise of tomorrow.
A namesake shining through.
A bloodline that continues on,
Through eternal springs of youth.
New strength as from a lion.
But, in his softness like a lamb,
Emerges a new warrior,
From this boy now turned a man.
For what is life but battles?
Each new day a victory won.
It takes the courage of a soldier,
To be raised up as a son.
So guard your heart my son, my own.
And always seek out truth.
May this wisdom always stay with you,
When you have left behind your youth.
Swaddled in blue cotton clothing
Encompassed you the day we met.
No matter how your light may shine,
That bright day I will not forget.
Whether a son packs a pilots parachute,
Or streaks across the sprawling sky,
Every son is just as valuable,
Whether he goes or stays behind.
Daddy served proudly in the Army
But the Navy you would rather choose,
I could not be much prouder
Than I have always been of you!
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Loving our president may bring our country better luck
As I watch our Olympics, I am so proud of those who wear the red/white/and blue. The work, the time and the blood our American Olympians put into their talents is phenomenal. They are a glowing reflection of our country. They deserve every one of us at home to watch and commend them for their representation of the United States of America.
But no, because…well, we don't work that way.
We have some little jackass walk into a school and we are pulled away from the good, and heavily dosed with several interruptions regarding the grotesque sickness that this country is also suffering from. Our hearts freeze in horror because this unhappy kid didn't like his school, or teacher, or he was pissed off at the world and decided to kill a bunch of kids and make a name for himself.
We have women who have been raped, ambushed, accosted or touched inappropriately. And after years, they are finally coming forward. I applaud you in so many ways. Men tend to believe that because they're the larger species, that women should be bowing down to them. Well women, we don't have to put up with that… turn around, leave, slap them, ignore them, report them, put them in the passenger seat! Remember if you're the one bowing down, you're the one biting it off.
I just read an article about a couple of writers whom I would call good friends. I've enjoyed hearing them talk. I've invited them to talk before a couple of the writing groups I'm involved with, but to find out that they've been accused of committing sexual abuse? I'm appalled. I'm also extremely confused. I know these guys. I can't fathom them committing this crime. So, I pray that this is not 1) a misunderstanding, 2) a way to avenge yourself, 3) to repay someone for a bad review or critique, 4) a way for attention or 4) looking for money. What you do ruins lives. But if it is true, I'm sorry.
Lets all start learning to Avenge Ourselves! Think for ourselves, protect ourselves, look within ourselves, and try and find a way to support our country and love one another!
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Tex Star Automotive - Shady Owner running a Shady Operation - Beware Fort Hood Soldiers
Fort Hood Soldiers,
The business is in the middle of the ghetto. The shop is dirty, dark, and the owner smiles to your face, but delivers poor repairs or none at all. Note to those at Fort Hood, this is a shady shop with shady owner. There are way better shops that aren't even in the ghetto like this one.
Note: The http://www.demandforce.com/b/texstarautomotive review site appears to be an inside job, because it is linked to his Intuit account and thus all the reviews look good. Proof he is shady. BEWARE.
3612 E Veterans Memorial Blvd Killeen Tx
Tex Star Automotive Tex Star Auto
Review about: Auto Repair.
Monetary Loss: $3000.
Of course. Your demandforce review site is your creation, but even worse:
Major Problems with Angie's List
1. Angie's List is not exactly on the consumer's side as they advertise
2. Angie's List isn't on contractor or business's side either
3. Asking consumer to pay money $$$$ to write an review.
4. Aggressive sales and bad customer service
5. Once you pay, nearly impossible to get refund
6. The major one, I don't trust the business
In summary, you bought your so called super service award. More like super bad service.
I am the owner, I have no idea who posted this or why. We have very good customer service and we have won the Angie's List super service award two years in a row. If a customer has a legitimate complaint, we take care of it.
I took my car there too while visiting relatives at Fort Hood. Owner was more of a pudgy putz than what I expected.
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I'm a fairly idealistic person at the best of times, but let's face it: conflict is an inevitable part of life. We are all unique individuals with a unique set of needs, goals, desires, dreams and wishes in life. Whether it's with your friends, family, spouses, bosses or colleagues, in any situation or context, there are going to be times when your needs and the other person's needs are in conflict. It's great when you can see eye to eye with the people who are around you, but what do you do when you want to eat Chinese for dinner but your partner wants burgers? Or when you want to design your website this way, but your colleague wants to design it that way? Or when you have strong opinions about how you want to live your life, but your parents have opposing views? Some conflict may be for BIG things, and some conflict may be for small things. Regardless of whether it's big or small, there is great benefit in gaining skills in interpersonal effectiveness so that you have a way of communicating and asserting your needs to those around you effectively, but without damaging your relationship with them. I thought it would be worthwhile to share some of my thoughts on this topic and shed some light on how I have learned to resolve conflict effectively in my own life.
What is the importance of human relationships? Why do we need people anyway?
I guess the first thing I wanted to talk about is why maintaining a good relationship with others is so important.
For our survival
As human beings, we are social creatures. It's pretty simple, really. Humans need each other. We are highly dependent on others for our survival. Nearly everything we have in our life is made possible with the help of others – even life itself! There is no such thing as life without connection. Cooperation therefore gives us greater survivability. When people effectively cooperate with each other, great things can happen – we can go to the moon, advance science and medicine and be successful in our business ventures.
For our creativity
All of our current ideas, knowledge, tools and skills come from billions of years of interactions, relationships, exchanges, conversations, art and books. Our creativity would be stifled without other people. Other people can inspire us to achieve things that we may not have ever aspired to on our own! True learning doesn't just come from reading textbooks and applying our knowledge – it also comes from learning the art of interacting effectively with people. Speaking from personal experience, I've learned more about human beings through the experience of interacting with them than what I ever did in my 6+ years of reading about them in academic journals and textbooks at university.
To meet our emotional needs
People play a crucial role in our lives – they make us smile, cry, laugh and think. Our interactions with others grow us. Having people around you that care about you can be a great source of strength and resilience. We also know that when people lack meaningful close relationships with others, they suffer. Being lonely therefore also creates a risk for developing mental health issues. We have a basic psychological need to feel connected to others. The research in this area suggests that people who have close relationships are healthier, less stressed and have a higher life expectancy than those who don't. Close relationships also boost our immune systems! So, your family, friends, partners and community can all help you to live a richer, fuller and more satisfying life.
Just because we need people, it doesn't mean we have to be needy.
Needing others doesn't make you needy. Western culture and society bombards us with this idea that we can be "self-made" individuals, that we can solve our own problems, remain emotionally detached and live completely independently without any help or support from others. It's the classic "dream" and it's used as justification to push people away. You know what? I call BULLSHIT on this. Maintaining a façade of complete control and independence isn't strength of character; it's avoidance – pure and simple. Anyone can shut other people out and pretend to be ok on their own, but it takes much more strength and courage to be vulnerable and transparent with others. No one is self-made! We live our stories together, and our stories become more meaningful and purposeful when they are shared with each other.
It's also true that some people need closeness, intimacy, attachment and love more than others, but in general we all need close and caring relationships. Personally, I'm an introvert by nature, so I get my energy from being alone or in smaller groups. Being in large crowds of people or spending too much time around others can be energetically depleting for me, whereas extroverts tend to want to spend more time around others, as they get their energy from being around other people.
Being needy, on the other hand, is when you don't take responsibility for your own self-worth and wellbeing. It's when you see yourself as the victim and blame others or your life circumstances. It's self-judgment that creates the emptiness that leads to the neediness. So stop judging yourself! When you're empty of self-love you expect others to "fill" you with their attention, love and approval. When your intent is to learn to love yourself and others and to learn to fill your own cup then you are better able to pour into others' cups. This comes from an authentic need to share love and connect with others rather than a need to feel wanted. We need to connect with others, but we can't do so when we are disconnected from ourselves. So forgive yourself first; show yourself compassion and kindness first. You will be way more likely to find the courage to ask for forgiveness from others when you can forgive yourself first.
To understand and connect with others we have to be open to learning about loving ourselves and others. To open up a genuine connection and sharing of love with others, we also have to open our hearts to taking responsibility for ourselves.
The importance of Empathy
We are able to successfully interact with and connect with others when are able to understand their feelings. To empathise with someone means to imagine being in their shoes and to try to understand how they might be feeling and perceiving the situation. Our ability to empathise with others falls on a spectrum. Some people are better able to empathise than others, but sometimes emotions can get in the way. Fleeting emotions, such as anger or fear, reduce our ability to empathise with others.
I would strongly argue that a lack of empathy is usually the root cause of most conflicts. Empathy erosion occurs when people fail to attend to the feelings, interests, thoughts, opinions and ideas of others. Narcissists, for example, are only able to see the world in relation to their own needs and desires. Narcissists do not see the intrinsic value of other people.
Fear and trauma can sometimes also create barriers in interpersonal effectiveness. When you have been repeatedly hurt, bullied or invalidated in your life, your defences are naturally going to be a lot more sensitive and reactive. When you've experienced trauma or abuse, you are conditioned to protect yourself against any further danger or threat – so things that are perhaps not such a big deal to others, may be perceived as a great big deal and major threat to you.
Learn how to be a Lover and a Fighter.
Some people think that in order to get along with others we have to always put their needs before our own. This is not true! You don't have to subjugate your needs, be a passive people-pleaser or a doormat so that people will like you. In fact, people will probably like and respect you more if you are not always agreeing with everything they say, want and do. The good news is that it's possible to be a lover and a fighter. It's possible to assert yourself and your needs without damaging relationships. It's all about the approach.
Get to know yourself and your needs first.
Understanding yourself is the first step. The more you can understand yourself and your own needs, the better able you will be to communicate them effectively with others. What is it that you want or need from this interaction? Can you meet this need for yourself, or is it something you need from someone else? Why do you need it? What do you have to do to get this thing that you want? Where does the need come from? Observe and describe your thoughts. Be curious about what you feel and need.
Notice and manage your judgment
Try to observe, but don't evaluate. Take a non-judgmental stance with yourself, but also with others. Try to detach your opinions from the facts of the situation. Try to see the situation for what it is. And when you find yourself judging, don't judge your judging! Let go of any vengeance, anger and righteousness that hurts you, and most importantly doesn't even work! Stay away from thoughts of "right", "wrong", "should", "should not", "fair" and "unfair"
Preserve the relationship with the other person
Act in such a way so that the other person will still like and respect you. Balance your immediate goals with the good of the long-term relationship. Remind yourself of why maintaining this relationship is important to you, both now and into the future. Ask yourself, how do you want the other person to feel about you after this interaction is over? What do you have to do to keep this relationship intact?
Preserve the relationship with yourself
Respect your own values and beliefs. Act in a way that is in line with your values and that makes you feel moral. Ask yourself how you want to feel about yourself after this interaction is over? What do you have to do to ensure you will feel this way? What will work?
Be dialectical
When you are using dialectical thinking, you are embracing the idea that there is always more than one true way to see a situation and more than one true opinion, idea, thought or dream. Two things that seem like (or are) opposites can both be true! Dialectics teaches us that all people have something unique, different, and worthy to teach that and all points of view have both true and false within them. You may be right, but the other person may be right also. Look for what is left out of your understanding of the situation. Open up to expanding your way of seeing things. Avoid assumptions and blaming. Get unstuck from conflicts and stand-offs. Find a way to validate the other person's point of view. Let go of "black and white" thinking – bring a greater sense of flexibility to the way you see things.
In a conflict situation, it can be helpful to remember the DEARMAN GIVE FAST acronym from Dialectical and Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
Describe: Describe the current situation and what you are reacting to. Just stick to the facts.
Express: Express how you are feeling about the situation.
Assert: Assert yourself, asking clearly for what you want or saying no clearly. Assume that others cannot read your mind. Assume that others will not figure it out themselves unless you ask and don't expect others to understand how hard it is for you to ask.
Reinforce: Reinforce or reward the person ahead of time by explaining the consequences. Tell them the positive effects of getting what you want or need and tell them the negative effects of not getting it. Show gratitude to that person ahead of time for doing or accepting what you want.
Stay Mindful: Keep your focus on the objective. Maintain your position and don't be distracted.
Appear confident: Appear effective and competent. Use a confident voice, make eye contact, speak clearly and don't whisper.
Negotiate: Be willing to give to get. Be willing to compromise and ask for alternative solutions.
Be Gentle: Be gentle, courteous and temperate in your approach. No attacks, no threats, no judging.
Act Interested: Listen to the other person's point of view, opinions, reasons for saying no, or reasons for making a request of you. Don't interrupt or talk over them. Be sensitive to the other person's desire to have the discussion at a later time. Be patient!
Validate: Validate or acknowledge the other person's feelings, wants, difficulties, and opinions about the situation.
Use an Easy Manner: Use a little humour. Smile. Ease the person along. Be light-hearted. Remember that you will catch more flies with honey than vinegar.
Be Fair: To yourself and the other person.
No Apologies: No overly apologetic behaviour. No apologising for being alive or for making a request at all. No apologising for having an opinion or for disagreeing.
Stick to Values: Stick to your own values!
Be Truthful: Don't lie, act helpless when you are not, or exaggerate. Don't make up excuses.
How I deal with conflict: My own journey in forgiveness
In my own life, I don't always deal with conflict perfectly. I've found that using some of the principles from DBT in my own interactions with others has improved my life tenfold. We don't realise how much negative energy we carry around with us when we are actively engaging in regular conflicts with others. Holding grudges against others is also pointless. Sometimes it means having to be the bigger person to apologise. Apologising doesn't mean the other person is right, it just means I have more room in my heart for forgiveness, compassion and kindness. And regardless of what someone else has "done" to me, forgiving them creates more space in my life for peace and contentment. No one else is responsible for my life or how I feel. Only I own my own feelings so nobody can "make" me feel a certain way.
I've always believed in forgiveness. I was raised that way. I've always forgiven people for the hurt they have caused me to feel, no matter how major. The reason for this is because I recognise that other people are not actually responsible for what I feel. Nobody causes another person to hurt. Even if you had killed my entire family, you would still not be responsible for my feelings. The only person responsible for how I feel is me, and in order to be able to move forward after a conflict, I need to claim responsibility for my own feelings and actions. Likewise, I am not responsible for any anger or resentment that other people feel toward me. I am also not responsible for their actions, only they are, and vice versa.
I see my own parents, who've been married for 30 years, and the most important lesson I have learned from them is that people make mistakes, and sometimes, those mistakes lead to people hurting as a consequence. Yet, despite all the mistakes in the world, one thing has remained constant, and that is the fact that they care about each other and are able to appreciate each other for their positive and negative attributes. There are probably times when they don't love each other. In fact, there are probably times when they hate each other too! But, they never stop caring. It's not about giving people chances… it's about recognising that everyone is on their own journey in life, and that during that journey, there will be many lessons to learn. Friendships and relationships are about attempting to walk down that journey together. The problem, however, is that in attempting to walk that journey there will still be individual lessons to be learned. Ideally you would want be able to learn from others' lessons and therefore continue down that journey together… but often the individual lessons become a priority and the path splits into two. However, even when that path splits, there is still opportunity for it to meet at a crossroads again in the future and continue where it left off, but that can only happen if people choose to continue walking down the same path together. Unfortunately, not everyone chooses to do that.
In my life, I have walked down paths with many people, and there have been times when those paths have split and then met at a crossroads again. I have learned a lot about others and myself in going down those paths, and I still have much to learn on my own path in life. I have learned to heal from hurt by finding meaning and making sense of the things that have happened on my journey. It helps me to understand why things have happened the way they have, to learn from it and to forgive myself.
I hope this post has shed some light on your interactions with people and helped you understand that it's possible to be a lover and a fighter. Feel free to share your thoughts with me!


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The Communist Party Central Committee is expected to meet in a highly unusual extra session this week to discuss the Soviet Union's disastrous agricultural performance, according to Western diplomats.
The diplomats said Sunday rumors that President Konstantin Chernenko would step down at the session expected today appeared unfounded, adding that they believed the body would merely make minor personnel changes in the ruling 12 -member Politburo.
There were also reports that Politburo member Mikhail Gorbachev, believed by some to be the most likely successor to Mr. Chernenko, may relinquish responsibility for agriculture to devote himself to ideological and party affairs.


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Burst Gas Main In Sydney, Hundreds Evacuated
Firefighters are at a gas leak at Kogarah.
50 mil gas main has been ruptured out the front of St George Tafe on Montgomery Street.
It's also next to a childcare centre... Children and staff have been relocated as a precaution.
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THE alarming truancy record of Liverpool schoolchildren was being shamed in Parliament today (Tuesday, May 21).
Shadow Education Secretary Damian Green was telling the Commons that the city has a non-attendance level six times higher than the national average.
In a debate on truancy and discipline, Mr Green said that unauthorised absences had risen by 18.8 per cent in 12 months.
The figures refer to the 2000/01 school year, the most recent available.
And he claimed Halton's record is even worse, with a rise of 24.4 per cent for the same period - eight times the national average.
The two areas were being held up by the Tories as examples of Labour failing to keep its election promises.
Before the debate, Mr Green said: "The truancy problem is bad and getting worse. The Government promised to cut truancy by a third, yet this promise has been comprehensively broken.
"All the tough sounding measures the Government has announced will not solve the problem unless they make education more relevant to vulnerable children who may be tempted into truancy."
Mr Green says the problem is reflected in exam success in Liverpool and Halton, which is lower than the national average.
Only 35 per cent of pupils in Liverpool gain five or more A*-C grade GCSEs. In Halton the number was just under 40 per cent. The national average is 50 per cent.
The Conservatives say the figures are derived from official government sources.
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For example, when a white Georgetown Law School student reports that black students are less well qualified than white students, it sets off a booming, national controversy about "racism." If the student had merely murdered someone he would have attracted far less attention and criticism. Racism is, indeed, the national obsession. Universities are on full alert for it, newspapers and politicians denounce it, churches preach against it, America is said to be racked with it, but just what is racism? Dictionaries are not much help in understanding what is meant by the word. They usually define it as the belief that one's own ethnic stock is superior to others, or as the belief that culture and behavior are rooted in race. When Americans speak of racism they mean a great deal more than this. Nevertheless, the dictionary definition of racism is a clue to understanding what Americans do mean. A peculiarly American meaning derives from the current dogma that all ethnic stocks are equal. Despite clear evidence to the contrary, all races have been declared to be equally talented and hard-working, and anyone who questions the dogma is thought to be not merely wrong but evil. The dogma has logical consequences that are profoundly important. If blacks, for example, are equal to whites in every way, what accounts for their poverty, criminality, and dissipation? Since any theory of racial differences has been outlawed, the only possible explanation for black failure is white racism. And since blacks are markedly poor, crime-prone, and dissipated, America must be racked with a pervasive and horrible racism. Nothing else could be keeping them--the undisputed equals of whites--in such an abject state. All public discourse on race today is locked into this rigid logic. Any explanation for black failure that does not depend on white wickedness threatens to veer off into the forbidden territory of racial differences. Thus, even if today's whites can find in their hearts no desire to oppress blacks, yesterday's whites must have oppressed them. If whites do not consciously oppress blacks, they must oppress them unconsciously. If no obviously racist individuals can be identified, then institutions must be racist. Or, since blacks are failing so terribly in America, there simply must be millions of white people we do not know about, who are working day and night to keep blacks in misery. The dogma of racial equality leaves no room for an explanation of black failure that is not, in some fashion, an indictment of white people. The logical consequences of this are clear. Since we are required to believe that the only explanation for non-white failure is white racism, every time a non-white is poor, commits a crime, goes on welfare, or takes drugs, white society stands accused of yet another act of racism. All failure or misbehavior by non-whites is standing proof that white society is riddled with hatred and bigotry. For precisely so long as non-whites fail to succeed in life at exactly the same level as whites, whites will be, by definition, thwarting and oppressing them. This obligatory pattern of thinking leads to strange conclusions. First of all, racism is a sin that is thought to be committed almost exclusively by white people. Indeed, a black congressman from Chicago, Gus Savage, and Coleman Young, the black mayor of Detroit, have argued that only white people can be racist. Likewise, in 1987, the affirmative action officer of the State Insurance Fund of New York issued a company pamphlet in which she explained that all whites are racist and that only whites can be racist. How else could the plight of blacks be explained without flirting with the possibility of racial inequality? Although some blacks and liberal whites concede that non-whites can, perhaps, be racist, they invariably add that non-whites have been forced into it as self-defense because of centuries of white oppression. What appears to be non-white racism is so understandable and forgivable that it hardly deserves the name. Thus, whether or not an act is called racism depends on the race of the racist. What would surely be called racism when done by whites is thought to be normal when done by anyone else. The reverse is also true. Examples of this sort of double standard are so common, it is almost tedious to list them: When a white man kills a black man and uses the word "******" while doing so, there is an enormous media uproar and the nation beats its collective breast; when members of the black Yahweh cult carry out ritual murders of random whites, the media are silent (see AR of March, 1991). College campuses forbid pejorative statements about non-whites as "racist," but ignore scurrilous attacks on whites. At election time, if 60 percent of the white voters vote for a white candidate, and 95 percent of the black voters vote for the black opponent, it is whites who are accused of racial bias. There are 107 "historically black" colleges, whose fundamental blackness must be preserved in the name of diversity, but all historically white colleges must be forcibly integrated in the name of . . . the same thing. To resist would be racist. "Black pride" is said to be a wonderful and worthy thing, but anything that could be construed as an expression of white pride is a form of hatred. It is perfectly natural for third-world immigrants to expect school instruction and driver's tests in their own languages, whereas for native Americans to ask them to learn English is racist. Blatant anti-white prejudice, in the form of affirmative action, is now the law of the land. Anything remotely like affirmative action, if practiced in favor of whites, would be attacked as despicable favoritism. All across the country, black, Hispanic, and Asian clubs and caucuses are thought to be fine expressions of ethnic solidarity, but any club or association expressly for whites is by definition racist. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) campaigns openly for black advantage but is a respected "civil rights" organization. The National Association for the Advancement of White People (NAAWP) campaigns merely for equal treatment of all races, but is said to be viciously racist. At a few college campuses, students opposed to affirmative action have set up student unions for whites, analogous to those for blacks, Hispanics, etc., and have been roundly condemned as racists. Recently, when the white students at Lowell High School in San Francisco found themselves to be a minority, they asked for a racially exclusive club like the ones that non-whites have. They were turned down in horror. Indeed, in America today, any club not specifically formed to be a white enclave but whose members simply happen all to be white is branded as racist. Today, one of the favorite slogans that define the asymmetric quality of American racism is "celebration of diversity." It has begun to dawn on a few people that "diversity" is always achieved at the expense of whites (and sometimes men), and never the other way around. No one proposes that Howard University be made more diverse by admitting whites, Hispanics, or Asians. No one ever suggests that National Hispanic University in San Jose (CA) would benefit from the diversity of having non-Hispanics on campus. No one suggests that the Black Congressional Caucus or the executive ranks of the NAACP or the Mexican-American Legal Defense and Education Fund suffer from a lack of diversity. Somehow, it is perfectly legitimate for them to celebrate homogeneity. And yet any all-white group--a company, a town, a school, a club, a neighborhood--is thought to suffer from a crippling lack of diversity that must be remedied as quickly as possible. Only when whites have been reduced to a minority has "diversity" been achieved. Let us put it bluntly: To "celebrate" or "embrace" diversity, as we are so often asked to do, is no different from deploring an excess of whites. In fact, the entire nation is thought to suffer from an excess of whites. Our current immigration policies are structured so that approximately 90 percent of our annual 800,000 legal immigrants are non-white. The several million illegal immigrants that enter the country every year are virtually all non-white. It would be racist not to be grateful for this laudable contribution to "diversity." It is, of course, only white nations that are called upon to practice this kind of "diversity." It is almost comical to imagine a nation of any other race countenancing blatant dispossession of this kind. [The above is only part of the article, the complete article is at http://www.amren.com/917issue/9107issue.html#cover]


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Bankrupt Sears to close 200 stores, fire 12,000 staff in Canada
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Sears said Tuesday it will seek court approval to liquidate all of its remaining Canadian stores, marking the end of an iconic department store.
The company said in a statement that it would make the application to the Ontario Superior Court on Friday.
Like other major department stores, Sears Canada was the victim of changing consumer habits as well as increased competition from online merchants and US discount retailers entering the Canadian market.
Sears in Canada had grown out of a partnership between the Chicago retailer and rival Simpsons in Toronto.
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The liquidation of its last 200 stores is expected to start on October 19 and last for 10 to 14 weeks.
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OFT Improves Competition in Extended Warranties
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has accepted legally enforceable undertakings offered by the three largest UK electrical retailers to improve the way the extended warranties market works, following consultation with business and consumers.
The OFT's market study of the £1 billion per year extended warranties market, published in February, highlighted a number of competition concerns that could mean customers are not getting the best value for money.
The OFT's market study found that, despite some improvements in the market, several competition concerns remain. Competition is limited by the retailers' 'point of sale' advantage in being able to sell extended warranties at the same time as they sell the electrical goods. Only around a quarter of consumers shop around for extended warranties.
When buying an extended warranty at the same time as an electrical good, shoppers do not have enough relevant information to make an informed decision about whether the extended warranty is value for money. PAYG warranties can be very expensive if held for lengthy periods and can be considerably more expensive than comparable fixed term warranties.
To address these concerns, the OFT worked with Dixons, Comet and Argos to agree undertakings, which take into account points raised during the consultation, rather than referring the market to the Competition Commission (CC).
Dixons, Comet and Argos have agreed to: maintain and publicise an independently operated extended warranties price comparison website, to make shopping around easier; provide more easily available information via in-store leaflets and retailer websites, including on the availability of alternative warranty providers; conduct regular independent mystery shopping exercises to help ensure shoppers get accurate information from sales staff – and report the results to the OFT; and provide clear on-shelf information about the annual equivalent prices of 'Pay As You Go' (PAYG) warranties, to help shoppers understand the longer term costs when they enter these rolling monthly contracts. This currently affects Dixons as the only one of the three retailers to sell PAYG warranties.
Ann Pope, Director in the OFT's Goods and Consumer Group, said: "We think the undertakings we have secured are important for shoppers who will now have better access to the information they need to make an informed decision when choosing an extended warranty.
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For my own reasons, I simply can't continue to read Green Lantern Corps and Nightwing. As it is, we've got eight books on our plate today, including what seems to be the end of Kick-Ass 2. Let's go!
I'm sorry, but I don't see how anyone in this gang could possibly be Chinese. Is it a bad artist? I mean, he's clearly seen Asians before. Harmonia is proof of this. Is the future of China just…an explosion of white folks? Okay…
I really like the designs of the Worldkillers, they're certainly well done. Also, I'd like to be the first to decry the theory that Kara is another Worldkiller. After all, Reign said that only a Worldkiller can defeat a Worldkiller, and Kara was clearly losing her fight against them. This issue was…interesting. It was fairly slow, for an issue that was essentially one big fight scene. Though at the end, it stands to wonder. Did Reign and her Worldkillers take down the force field? It'll be pretty awkward if they didn't. Oh well, we'll find out next month.
Justice League is completely unlikable. The team is made up of dicks. Well, dicks, Diana, and Barry. I haven't really seen enough of Cyborg to make a informed decision as to whether or not he's a dick yet. Though I do have a thing to say about Diana. With the whole 'rejection of Steve Trevor' thing, is it possible that they might explore a theme that has been speculated on for decades? Namely, the theory that Wonder Woman could be, dare I dream it, queer? I really, really want that route to be traveled, I just don't want Geoff Johns to be the one to do it.
Now onto the second feature. Holy fuck, what did you do to Billy Batson? Billy 'sweetest kid on the planet' Batson. Billy 'I'm going to make Black Adam's magic word chocolate egg cream just to fuck with him' Batson. Well, he's apparently a brat now. Thanks for that, Geoff Johns. I will say, I always enjoy seeing Gary Frank's art. I just wish it wasn't attached to…this.
I love Wonder Woman. I've never said that before, but I say it now. This issue is just…fantastic. The perfect marriage of art and writing, simply amazing. Diana and her band of gods and demigods have sought out Hephaestus to arm them for their journey into hell to retrieve Zola, and on the way, learn the answer to a very good question. How is it the Amazons have only ever had girl-children? Answer: they haven't. The 'failures' of Amazons have been traded to Hephaestus for weapons, and he raises them instead. They are not his slaves, as Diana assumed, but his children. This was a good, good issue. It showed that Diana isn't always right, it introduced us to more members of her extended family, and it also answered a question that had not been answered before. If you haven't been reading Wonder Woman before, it'd be a good idea to start. Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang have made fans out of a former Wonder Woman neutralist.
Wow, today is just a day for adoration. Anyone who knows me knows that I don't like Bruce Wayne. I'm not a fan, never have been. But under Scott Snyder's pen, something has happened. While he isn't exactly likable, Bruce Wayne has become something. Perhaps something he's always been, but I've just been too blind to see. Stripped to his core, he is…an unhinged, emotionally-stunted manchild in a Bat costume. And for some reason, I really, really like that.
I have my problems with Red Hood and the Outlaws, I'd be lying if I said I didn't. I think my major issue is that this All-Caste thing would have worked just as well attached to a new character, not one as well-established in the DC universe as Jason Todd. That being said, I do like the backstory of Essence. Revealing her, as well as Ducra and the Untitled as a whole, to be Vandal Savage-esque immortals was pretty cool. And the designs are fantastic. But…it just doesn't feel like a book Jason Todd should be attached to. That's just my two cents, like it or leave it.
Kick-Ass 2 ended in an interesting way. Red Mist is defeated, the superheroes get their shining moment, Mother Russia gets a particularly gory decapitation scene…it wasn't bad. It's clearly not the last we're going to see of Hit-Girl, if the fact that Millarworld is going to be putting out a solo title about her in June. Yes, that's right, Millarworld. A company where Mark Millar writes everything. And he's got the gall to advertise it in the back of a Marvel comic with the line, "The Big Two just became the Big Three" attached. Um. Hi, there's this other company, goes by the name Image, it's got one of the most popular comics on the market right now? And said comic spawned a TV show? Yeah, get in line for number 3 status.
Hm. Okay, want my opinion? Of course you don't, but I'm giving it anyway. Jaime is in New York City. Virgil is in New York City. They should totally team up. By the way, the phasing villain here bears a striking resemblance to the other phasing villain who showed up, connection? Perhaps. I'm still not enjoying the Blue Beetle book, but at least I'm hating it less that usual so…progress?
That was this week in comics! I wrote a lot less that I thought I would, hm. In any case, I was barely driven to insane rage this week, fantastic! Let's hope next week goes just as well. Until then, my lovelies!