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In my continuing search to find a binary gentoo installer, one that will install a complete working system in much the same manner as SuSE, Mdv, or PCLOS from a graphical environment that I can then rebuild for my arch/system/requirements at my leisure, I tried RR4-2.65.1 this morning. RR4 is a livedvd "designed to transform a computer into a powerful Gentoo Linux system in less than 5 minutes," according to description provided to DistroWatch.
I've been a loyal gentoo user for little over two years now and have installed per stage 1 about 4 or 5 times. My server on which this site is run is one example. But I've been looking for a graphical environment from which to install gentoo, a way to encourage others to install gentoo without having to read pages and pages of documentation. I've tried several distros/methods lately, and none have yet to equal the functionality I found in Litrix.
The system starts out really impressive. I booted the livedvd and was given the option of just hitting enter or perusing several booting options. Then the silent boot features a lovely splash that utilizes a kde-like progress of highlighting icons rather than a progress bar and all accented by the lovely gentoo purple color scheme. The verbose boot looks just like my everyday gentoo system booting - a variation on the regular linux boot you've all probably seen many many times. A beautiful desktop greets you and lulls you into a sense of confidence. The desktop appears so polished and refined. The menus are chocked full of useful applications and tools. The fonts are great looking and performance is amazing (considering it appears built for i386). It features a 2.6.14-r2 kernel and uses a 6.99 of Xorg. The crowning jewel is the installer. It's the whole point.
Yes, it's a mighty fine livedvd and if that's your desire, then they have you covered. I don't recall when I've seen such full menus. But at 2.4 gigs, the iso should be complete. It contains not only KDE 3.4, but also gnome and some other lighter window environments.
However, ...you knew there was going to be a "however" didn't you, however, the installer bombs out here. It's a beautiful piece of software. It features a lovely windec and exquisite widgets. The fonts are gorgeous. Options seem insightful and complete. I was quite impressed. Too bad it don't work.
The installer begins with a graphical configuration which walks one through all the options. Partitioning if needed, naming / partition, networking, type of install, use flags and chost options, root passwd and useradd are just some of the steps. Among the choices for type of system are the standard stage 1, stage 2, stage 3 and install the livedvd. If you chose any of the stages you can choose your USE flags, arch and chost. It defaults to stage 3, but I chose install the livedvd my first attempt, figuring this would be the fastest and easiest. After configuration and clicking "install," the installer outputs root password is setup, then stops. I waited quite a while before checking with top to make sure it wasn't doing anything. I waited some more to make sure even though the hard drive light was still not blinking. Eventually I decided "welp, I guess that didn't work."
My second attempt was to use its default of stage 3. I restarted the installer and chose that and proceded to spend about an hour choosing my USE flags, chost and arch. When I clicked on athlon-xp the X server crashed and sent me back to the login. That's when I said, "pffffttt, I ain't trying no more!"
I visited the forum before my first attempt for help in deciding which type of install to use. No real information was found on that topic, but I did see some reports of successful installs, mostly using the "almost gentoo method," and even some posts about destroyed partition tables. No damage was inflicted here, but no system resulted either.
Second thought, I wasn't quite ready to give up yet as it turned out. Upon typing the text for this article, I became aware that I really hate having to state that a distro doesn't work, but I must obey my journalist integrity. So, I decided to give RR4 one more chance. I went through the whole shebang again, spending not quite the same amount of time considering the USE flags. It still just stopped at setting the passwords. I was bummed.
So, in the end I'm left to state that the RR4 gentoo-installer is still non-functional. It states clearly on their homepage that rr4 is still alpha so one can't really complain too much. It is impressive at this point and one to keep an eye on. If anyone has a "it works for me" story, I encourage you to please share your comments or, even better, your own blogged review.
So, my quest continues...
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digiKam 7.7.0 is released
After three months of active maintenance and another bug triage, the digiKam team is proud to present version 7.7.0 of its open source digital photo manager. See below the list of most important features coming with this release.
Dilution and Misuse of the "Linux" Brand
Samsung, Red Hat to Work on Linux Drivers for Future Tech
The metaverse is expected to uproot system design as we know it, and Samsung is one of many hardware vendors re-imagining data center infrastructure in preparation for a parallel 3D world. Samsung is working on new memory technologies that provide faster bandwidth inside hardware for data to travel between CPUs, storage and other computing resources. The company also announced it was partnering with Red Hat to ensure these technologies have Linux compatibility.
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The archive of the show is found at the above link or you can go here for better quality: http://matrixfilesradio.com/shows/24May ... y-2014.mp3 - right-click to 'Save target as...' or click to open and play in your browser.
First I go over the last two weeks episodes and provide you with the Nuggets of Gold that were uncovered on the 10th and 17th May.
I will then be interviewed by Eric Johnson from Florida, himself a fellow researcher. I met Eric by phone in 2010 as he had contacted me after I left a forum we both belonged to. We have become firm friends ever since.
The topics and content will be a surprise as Eric will be doing the interviewing without me knowing what the actual questions will be! So it should be an interesting 2hrs.
I hope you can join us.
Nuggets of Gold - for 24th May
- Aids is a man-made disease. The scientific research paper is in one of the World Health Organization Bulletin volumes for 1972. The report is found on page 246 (or 256) of the volume.
- How to elevate one's self on the tone scale:
Change of environment or scenery
- The level of awareness in young people nowadays is higher than when I was at a similar age. This is despite vaccinations and an education system deliberately designed to dumb down children (look at what common core is doing).
- The younger generation is taking responsibility for informing themselves of the world they live in instead of relying on the TV media or having others provide it for them.
- "We know the truth in our heart." - Matt
- We are very resilient.
- The more shit is thrown at us the more awake we become.
- We are far stronger than we have been told or led to believe.
- Don't run away from depression. It serves you by heightening your awareness - as in getting you to look and understand - it becomes your teacher - Matt.
- Money = More Of Nothing Every Year!
Definition of MK Ultra (from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mk_ultra):
Project MK Ultra — sometimes referred to as the CIA's mind control program — is the code name of a U.S. government human research operation experimenting in the behavioral engineering of humans. Organized through the Scientific Intelligence Division of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the project coordinated with the Special Operations Division of the U.S. Army's Chemical Corps. The program began in the early 1950s, was officially sanctioned in 1953, was reduced in scope in 1964, further curtailed in 1967 and officially halted in 1973. The program engaged in many illegal activities; in particular it used unwitting U.S. and Canadian citizens as its test subjects, which led to controversy regarding its legitimacy. MK Ultra used numerous methodologies to manipulate people's mental states and alter brain functions, including the surreptitious administration of drugs (especially LSD) and other chemicals, hypnosis, sensory deprivation, isolation, verbal and sexual abuse, as well as various forms of torture.
The scope of Project MK Ultra was broad, with research undertaken at 80 institutions, including 44 colleges and universities, as well as hospitals, prisons and pharmaceutical companies.The CIA operated through these institutions using front organizations, although sometimes top officials at these institutions were aware of the CIA's involvement.
Dr. Mary's Monkey
http://www.amazon.com/Dr-Marys-Monkey-C ... 27s+monkey or download it here as a pdf:
http://matrixfilesradio.com/shows/24May ... Haslam.pdf or as an eBook (epub format): http://matrixfilesradio.com/shows/24May ... aslam.epub
Remote Viewing info:
Ingo Swann (not Peter Herkos mentioned by Eric): http://www.remoteviewer.org/remoteviewing/swann.htm
Tom the Reclamator
Dianetics - The Original Thesis, is the book referenced at the 40 min mark. - http://matrixfiles.com/Scientology%20Ma ... THESIS.pdf
Operation Paperclip
The Freezone - For Ex-Scientologists and those who are interested in Scientology without the corrupted church influence.
Ron's Org - http://ronsorg.org/ - outside the control of the church of $cientology and a great place to learn about the technology developed by L. Ron Hubbard.
Free Scientologist Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/241598162577594/ - email or contact me if you would like to join as it is only possible to join if you are recommended by someone who is already part of the group like myself.
Captain Bil Robertson - referenced in the show Source: http://www.ronsorg.org/tableofcontents/ ... /index.htm

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Should Your Child Transfer to an ADHD-Friendly School?
Sometimes changing to an ADHD-friendly school can make all the difference. Here, an educational expert explains options for parents of children with LDs.
Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can learn — often as well as many of their classmates — but when they struggle to manage their symptoms, they flounder in the classroom.
One of my students, Joseph, was an active, creative 10-year-old, but before he received the appropriate ADHD treatments and school and classroom accommodations, he frequently called out in class and changed gears arbitrarily. He would gather his scattered materials and chat with his classmates when he should have been working on an assignment. It was hard for him to settle down and focus on homework or classwork. He lagged behind his peers in everything that required executive function skills.
How can parents and teachers help kids like Joseph? A Consumer Reports survey of 934 parents, conducted last year, indicates that the second most effective approach (after changing treatment) is having a child move to a school better suited to children with ADHD. Many children benefited from a fresh start and another chance to succeed academically.
When A New School Makes All the Difference
Since Joseph was doing grade-level work, I struggled over the decision to recommend transferring him to another school. I didn't want to separate him from his peer group or his neighborhood buddies, but Joseph's parents were adamant about his changing schools. When they found a mainstream private school, with smaller classes and more hands-on learning and active participation, they jumped at the chance to have Joseph start fifth grade with a clean slate.
"We love our neighborhood school, but Joseph is smart, and the school wouldn't consider putting him in the gifted and talented program because he doesn't follow directions, has bad handwriting, and sometimes can't find his stuff," said his parents, debating whether Joseph should remain in his old school. "He's better than he was last year, but the teachers talk to each other, and we think he was targeted as a busybody. They were too frustrated, it seemed, to help him."
The transition made a big difference for Joseph, because his parents, his teachers, and he understood his strengths and weaknesses. Joseph did well at his new school, and he made new friends. He maintained old friendships by staying involved in activities, like a weekly dinner at a local pizza shop and playing baseball in the Saturday league.
Changing Classroom Dynamics to Help Your Child
Sometimes changing classrooms or schools is more complicated. Last year, a teacher told Leslie's parents that Leslie was overactive and more disruptive than any of the other third-graders. Leslie's parents told me they were concerned that their daughter was being targeted, because she wasn't compliant and quiet. They asked that Leslie change classes and work with a teacher who might be a better match. The problem was, the teacher they found was at another elementary school, and Leslie balked at leaving her friends at her old school.
When I evaluated Leslie, I found that, even though she was active and restless, she didn't have learning problems. Since she had not been diagnosed with ADHD, it was unclear whether a different teacher would help her.
In an effort to keep Leslie at her current school, I recommended parent training. Leslie's parents learned to give praise and to set limits. After a month, her parents gave us feedback: "We've learned tricks to manage Leslie's behavior," they said. "Now why can't the teacher acquire the same skills?"
After consulting a legal advocate, and talking with teachers and school administrators several times, we were able to initiate ADHD classroom accommodations, including a 504 Plan, that involved bringing a behavioral psychologist to Leslie's classroom once each week, for six weeks, to train the teacher in behavior management techniques. Leslie's parents, like Joseph's, had a clear picture of their child's needs, and they advocated for appropriate intervention with a teacher who was a willing partner.
Children with behavioral problems are often eligible for small-group instruction. In many cases, parents may also request that a child's teacher or a specialist implement changes in the classroom, such as giving the child one instruction at a time or allowing the child short breaks to recoup her energy and concentration. Leslie benefited from the training her teacher received.
Changing schools can work wonders for struggling students who have ADHD. But it may be only one of the options for your child. Arming yourself with information about your child's specific symptoms will empower you and your child's team at school to build an education plan that works.


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Accessibility for Vestibular Disorders: How My Temporary Disability Changed My Perspective · An A List Apart Article
This is a fascinating insight into what it's like to use the web if you've got vertigo (which is way more common than you might think):
Really, there are no words to describe just how bad a simple parallax effect, scrolljacking, or even
background-attachment: fixedwould make me feel. I would rather jump on one of those 20-G centrifuges astronauts use than look at a website with parallax scrolling.
Every time I encountered it, I would put the bucket beside me to good use and be forced to lie in bed for hours as I felt the room spinning around me, and no meds could get me out of it. It was THAT bad.


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Foxboro, MA – The New England Patriots released three players on Wednesday, including veteran wide receiver Lavelle Hawkins and offensive lineman Nick McDonald.
Hawkins caught 47 passes for 470 yards and a touchdown as a member of Tennessee in 2011, but managed just five grabs in seven games with the Titans last season and was released by the club in May. The Patriots signed the five- year pro, a fourth-round pick in the 2008 draft, later that month.
McDonald appeared in 12 regular-season games for New England last year and made one start at right guard. The 26-year-old also started a pair of contests at center for the Pats during the 2011 campaign.
New England also parted ways with wide receiver Perez Ashford, an undrafted rookie who had been signed by the team on July 19.


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NEW: Pro-Russian crowds jeer and throw bottles at captured soldiers
Meanwhile in Kiev, traditional Independence Day parade features tanks, rows of soldiers
Ukraine's president vows heavy boost to military spending
Armed pro-Russian rebels paraded dozens of captured Ukrainian soldiers through the streets of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on Sunday afternoon, the rebel stronghold's counterprotest to Ukraine's Independence Day celebrations in other parts of the divided country.
A crowd of more than 1,000 people gathered to jeer and throw bottles at the prisoners, several of whom had bandaged heads and other wounds, calling them "fascists," "Nazis" and "traitors." The march started around 2 p.m. and lasted just a few minutes.
"The people came out to see the soldiers who had been shelling them around the clock, thanking the separatists for protecting them," said freelance journalist Maximilian Clarke, who witnessed the parade near Donetsk's Lenin Square. The rebels aren't foreigners who have invaded this city, he said. "The separatists here are locals; they are known here."
Water trucks followed the captured soldiers and hosed down the streets after the prisoners had passed, Clarke said. The streets cleared quickly after the brief march amid rumors that Ukraine would retaliate for the insult.
The rebels intended Sunday's "anti-fascist rally" to evoke the 1944 forced march of almost 60,000 captured Nazi prisoners through Moscow, according to a rebel social media account announcing the march.
In the capital city of Kiev, Ukraine's national government put on a display of military might to celebrate its Independence Day, with tanks, missile-launching vehicles, armored personnel carriers and soldier corps filing through the city.
Many of them will soon deploy to the country's eastern conflict to fight the pro-Russian insurgency.
Ukraine declared its independence in 1991 from the Russian-dominated Soviet Union as the USSR was dissolving.
After bloody street protests led to Kiev distancing itself more starkly from Moscow this year, Russia invaded and annexed the peninsula of Crimea. And the pro-Russian insurgency gained momentum.
Poroshenko: More military funding
Ukraine is fighting against foreign aggression, President Petro Poroshenko said in a commemoration speech.
"Events of the last months have become – though undeclared – real war," he said. And it is coming from a part of the world Ukraine traditionally would not have expected, he said, referring to Russia.
Poroshenko spoke from the Maidan, Kiev's Independence Square, where protesters once railed against his pro-Russian predecessor, Viktor Yanukovych, whom they drove from office.
Sunday's show of military might, reminiscent of Soviet-era parades, stood in stark contrast to the lack of funding for the country's military.
But Poroshenko vowed in his speech that Kiev will bulk up military funding by around $3 billion over the next three years to purchase military aircraft, helicopters and warships.
Fragile situation
Funding might prove difficult due to Ukraine's fragile economy, falling salaries and a weak currency.
Seven of the country's richest people have publicly donated to the military, and supporters have contributed millions to crowdfunding campaigns for Ukraine's Defense Ministry.
The United States has pledged nonlethal military support – equipment like night vision goggles and protective vests.
There's also growing international concern over the apparent massing of Russian troops at the border with Ukraine.
There were up to 18,000 such "combat-ready" troops on Friday, according to U.S. estimates, a significant increase from previous public estimates by the Pentagon.
U.N. officials estimate that more than 2,000 people have died and nearly 5,000 have been wounded in eastern Ukraine since mid-April.
Constant shelling
The battles in eastern Ukraine took no break for Independence Day.
Five soldiers died in fights against rebels on Saturday and Sunday, Kiev's Defense Council said.
The city of Donetsk was hit by shelling overnight, causing 13 fires, according to the city website.
Shelling also continued in Luhansk, the city office said. It has been without water and power for 22 days.
Convoy back to Russia
A day earlier, a convoy of Russian trucks that had crossed that country's border into eastern Ukraine without Kiev's authorization returned to Russia, international monitors said Saturday.
In total, 227 vehicles were sent into eastern Ukraine on Friday, according to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, which has an observer mission at the checkpoint the convoy went through.
By Saturday afternoon, they had all returned to Russia after delivering aid to the city of Luhansk, a stronghold for the pro-Russia rebels which has been caught up in conflict.
Russia said the vehicles were on an essential humanitarian mission, but international powers condemned it as a violation of Ukraine's sovereignty.
Officials in Kiev referred to it as an invasion.
Amid the furor, German Chancellor Angela Merkel met in Kiev on Saturday with Poroshenko.
At a joint news conference, Merkel said she could not rule out further sanctions against Russia if no progress is made in resolving the situation in eastern Ukraine.
Poroshenko said the Russian convoy had "violated every international law."
But he also said he was committed to constitutional reforms and decentralization of power aimed at meeting the concerns of the Russian-speaking population in eastern Ukraine.
The Ukrainian President is due to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and EU representatives on Tuesday in Minsk, Belarus.
READ: Who is funding Ukraine's conflict?
Donetsk: Photos of a besieged city draining of life
UEFA sanction Russia over Crimea
Journalist Victoria Butenko reported from Kiev and CNN's Laura Smith-Spark wrote and reported in London. CNN's Ben Brumfield wrote and reported from Atlanta. Diana Magnay, Greg Botelho and Radina Gigova contributed to this report.


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A moment of truth in Damascus and Washington
DAVID ROHDEThe images emerging from Syria — from this hysterical young girl to these rows of corpses — should be a turning point in a conflict that has killed 100,000 people. The deaths, if proven, demonstrate either the depravity of Bashar al-Assad — or the rebels fighting him.
But the Obama administration has spent so much time distancing itself and Americans from acting in Syria that a serious U.S. reaction is politically impossible in Washington. And instead of learning its lesson — and respecting Syria's dead — the White House is repeating its destructive pattern of issuing empty threats.
Hours after the images appeared, National Security Adviser Susan Rice demanded on Twitter that the Syrian government "allow the UN access to the attack site to investigate" and vowed that "those responsible will be held accountable."
Deputy White House Spokesman Josh Earnest called the use of chemical weapons, if proven, "completely unacceptable" and also said those responsible "will be held accountable."
Yet it was unclear how, exactly, the administration will hold anyone accountable in Syria. For the last two years, American military action has been off the table. And the White House's decision in June to give light weapons to the Syrian rebels is likely to have little immediate impact.
In a previously planned letter to Congress, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey, argued on Wednesday that Syria's opposition remains too divided to run the country.
"Syria today is not about choosing between two sides," Dempsey wrote, "but rather about choosing one among many sides. It is my belief that the side we choose must be ready to promote their interests and ours when the balance shifts in their favor. Today, they are not."
Dempsey said American air strikes could destroy the Syrian air force and shift the balance of power in the country but it "cannot resolve the underlying and historic ethnic, religious and tribal issues that are fueling this conflict." The chairman, in essence, was repeating the argument the White House has made for inaction over the last two years.
If a massive chemical attack is proven, however, this should be a watershed moment. Clearly, there are no easy solutions to ending the conflict in Syria and American ground troops should not be deployed. But if the Syrian government is found to be responsible, the administration and its European allies should consider carrying out air strikes that would punish Assad's military. And if the Syrian opposition carried out an attack on its own people, all Western support to the rebels should end.
The conflict is growing worse, not better. It is inflaming sectarian tensions across the region and destabilizing Lebanon and Iraq. Earlier this month, CIA officials said that Syria's mix of al Qaeda-aligned militants and chemical weapons is the single largest security threat the United States faces.
Americans understandably want to avert their eyes from Syria and the Middle East, with 1,000 dead in Egypt and car bombs routinely killing dozens in Iraq. But a mass chemical attack is chillingly different.
International law and human decency bars the use of chemical weapons. If 500 to 1,300 people died as rebels allege, the killings in the Damascus suburb of Eastern Ghouta would be the worst chemical attack in thirty years. If there was ever an incident that crossed President Barack Obama's chemical weapons "red line," this it.
On Thursday, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said that the West would have to respond militarily if evidence confirms a government attack.
"There would have to be reaction with force in Syria from the international community," Fabius said, but he cautioned, "there is no question of sending troops on the ground."
Enormous questions surround what happened. Israeli officials said on the Thursday that their intelligence assessment was that a chemical attack had occurred but they did not know the perpetrators.
The timing is also odd. The deaths occurred three days after the arrival of a 20-member United Nations chemical weapons inspection team that the Syrian government had blocked for months. And it unfolded a mere fifteen minute drive from where the U.N. team was staying. As Patrick Cockburn rightly noted in the Independent, both sides are also fighting a propaganda war.
Depending on who carried it out, the attack signifies vastly different things. Assad could be boldly defying a West that he is convinced will not respond. Rebels could have carried out the attack in a scurrilous attempt to spark an intervention. And the images, of course, could be fake.
In what has now become a predictable pattern, Syrian officials immediately denied any role in the deaths and Russian officials called the attack a "pre-planned provocation" by the rebels.
"All this looks like an attempt at all costs to create a pretext for demanding that the U.N. Security Council side with opponents of the regime," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Wednesday evening, American and European officials tried to get the U.N. Security Council to enact a resolution calling for an immediate investigation by the U.N. team. As Foreign Policy's Colum Lynch reported, Russian and Chinese leaders gutted it behind closed doors.
"The 15-nation council issued a milder statement that made no reference to today's alleged chemical weapons attack," Lynch wrote Wednesday night. "Instead, the council merely expressed 'a strong concern' about 'the allegations [of chemical weapons use] and the general sense there must be clarity on what happened.'"
With each passing hour, the Obama administration's vows of accountability appeared more and more meaningless. In the days ahead, the White House will have limited control of whether or not U.N. inspectors gain access to the site of the attacks. But it will have total control of its messaging.
If Obama does not plan to act militarily, his aides should stop vowing to hold the guilty accountable. If we plan to do nothing, let's stop making false promises. That is more honest to Americans, Syrians and Damascus' newest dead.
This abrigded article is taken from Khaleej Times online.


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Continuously Variable Transmission Fluid performance benefits
Flrmulated specifically for Honda vehicles equipped with CV transmissions.
Made with the newest technology base oils and additives for:
CV Transmissions work differently than convential transmissions.? Honda recommends using CVT Fluid in all CVT applications to reduce wear and improve performance.


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From the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada:
Google Inc. contravened Canadian privacy law when it inappropriately collected personal information from unsecured wireless networks in neighbourhoods across the country, an investigation has found.
The Privacy Commissioner's investigation also concluded that the incident was the result of an engineer's careless error as well as a lack of controls to ensure that necessary procedures to protect privacy were followed.
"Our investigation shows that Google did capture personal information – and, in some cases, highly sensitive personal information such as complete e-mails. This incident was a serious violation of Canadians' privacy rights," says Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart.
"The impact of new and rapidly evolving technologies on modern life is undeniably exciting. However, the consequences for people can be grave if the potential privacy implications aren't properly considered at the development stage of these new technologies."
The personal information collected included complete e-mails, e-mail addresses, usernames and passwords, names and residential telephone numbers and addresses. Some of the captured information was very sensitive, such as a list that provided the names of people suffering from certain medical conditions, along with their telephone numbers and addresses.
It is likely that thousands of Canadians were affected by the incident.
Technical experts from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner travelled to the company's offices in Mountain View, Calif. in order to perform an on-site examination of the data that was collected. They conducted an automated search for data that appeared to constitute personal information.
To protect privacy, the experts manually examined only a small sample of data flagged by the automated search. Therefore, it's not possible to say how much personal information was collected from unencrypted wireless networks.
The Privacy Commissioner launched an investigation under the federal private-sector privacy law, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, or PIPEDA, after Google revealed that its cars – which were photographing neighbourhoods for its Street View map service – had inadvertently collected data transmitted over wireless networks installed in homes and businesses across Canada and around the world over a period of several years. The networks were not password protected or encrypted.
Google collected the personal information because of a particular code integrated into the software used to collect WiFi signals. The code was developed in 2006 by a Google engineer who was taking advantage of Google's policy of allowing its engineers to use 20 per cent of their time to work on projects of interest to them. He developed the code to sample all categories of publicly broadcast WiFi data and included lines that allowed for the collection of "payload data," which refers to the content of the communications.
The code wound up being used in the Google Street View cars when the company decided to collect information about location of publicly broadcast WiFi radio signals in order to feed this information into its location-based services database.
When the decision to use the code was taken, the engineer who created it did identify "superficial privacy implications." Those implications were never assessed by other Google officials because the engineer failed to forward his code design documents to the Google lawyer responsible for reviewing the legal implications of the WiFi project– contrary to company policy.
Google asserts that it was completely unaware of the presence of the payload data collection code when it began using the software for its location-based services. While the code was reviewed before being installed on Street View cars, the review was only to ensure that the code did not interfere with the Street View operations.
"This incident was the result of a careless error – one that could easily have been avoided," says Commissioner Stoddart.
In light of her investigation, the Privacy Commissioner recommended that Google ensure it has a governance model in place to comply with privacy laws. The model should include controls to ensure that necessary procedures to protect privacy are duly followed before products are launched.
The Commissioner has also recommended that Google enhance privacy training to foster compliance amongst all employees. As well, she called on Google to designate an individual or individuals responsible for privacy issues and for complying with the organization's privacy obligations – a requirement under Canadian privacy law.
She also recommended that Google delete the Canadian payload data it collected, to the extent that the company does not have any outstanding obligations under Canadian and American laws preventing it from doing so, such as preserving evidence related to legal proceedings. If the Canadian payload data cannot immediately be deleted, it needs to be secured and access to it must be restricted.
The Privacy Commissioner will consider the matter resolved upon receiving, by February 1, 2011, confirmation from Google that it has implemented her recommendations.
The Privacy Commissioner of Canada is mandated by Parliament to act as an ombudsman, advocate and guardian of privacy and the protection of personal information rights of Canadians.
Related: Preliminary Letter of Findings
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Empaths in Love
Relationships can be challenging for Empaths because it is important for us to have an adequate amount of time to ourselves and while some Empaths choose to remain single, there are benefits in being with the right kind of person in a loving relationship. The difference between a loving relationship and that of family and friends is the amount of time we spend with them.
Being alone is helpful to Empaths as it is a good time for us to recharge and balance ourselves. What we need in our relationships is someone who will understand, support and love us unconditionally. Getting a hug each day is very important for us as well, it helps us to feel safer.
The following reveals the pros and cons of being in a relationship with the different types of people that come into our lives.
Opposites Attract
On one end of the emotional sensitivity scale are Empaths and on the other end are Narcissists, Sociopaths and Psychopaths. These folks will eventually completely drain you, control you and steal your self-esteem.
They may seem charming and interested in you in the beginning, this is how they manipulate you to believing that they are the best partner for you. This is the trap that a lot of Empaths fall in to.
So what is the difference between Psychopaths and Sociopaths? Both share a number of the same characteristics, including a lack of empathy, remorse and guilt. The core quality of both is a deceitful and manipulative nature. While sociopaths are less emotionally stable and highly impulsive, psychopaths plan down to the smallest detail and take calculated risks to avoid detection.
Narcissists have a grandiose sense of self-importance, a need for admiration and a lack of empathy. Being in a relationship with them will leave the Empath so busy in trying to please them that there will be no time for self-nurturing as they will not obtain much nurturing from a Narcissist. They do not have the ability to care for others, which is the complete opposite of an Empath. They will leave the Empath so depleted that it will affect their health and wellbeing.
With Other Empaths
This is a very challenging match as you will both find it hard to know what emotions are yours and which emotions are the other persons. It's hard enough being an Empath and dealing with the emotions of others as well as your partner's. They will understand you more than most and if you have strong boundaries it can work well.
It would need to be an open relationship where you will both take the time to discuss what is being felt on a daily basis. If this kind of work in done there is the opportunity for both partners to fast track their spiritual development.
With Non-Empaths
These folks don't get you and it can destroy your sense of self and self-esteem. I once had a boyfriend that would hum the Twilight Zone theme whenever I started talking about anything spiritual, and this would make me doubt myself. They don't understand how you see the world and it will halt your development.
So do yourself a favor and let them go. On the other hand, it can be an opportunity for the Empath to work on their skills and gifts. If you have patience and keep yourself well cared for and keep in mind that this person doesn't understand you completely, it can train you to cope better in a world where the majority of people are non-empaths.
With Highly Sensitive People (HSP's)
A relationship with a Highly Sensitive person is probably the best match for Empaths as they can understand what it is like to be sensitive to the emotions of others. You will still have to watch out how your emotions mix together and communication is the upmost importance to make this relationship thrive. Awareness and good boundaries would be the key along with honesty.
That's the clue, can you see yourself spending all of your days on earth with that person, if not, keep searching.
My husband loves me unconditionally, supports me as an Empath and accepts me just the way I am. Although he doesn't completely understand the way I see things, he certainly tries and makes me feel safe. That's what you are looking for.
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Bio::Tree::Tree - An implementation of the TreeI interface.
use Bio::TreeIO;
# like from a TreeIO
my $treeio = Bio::TreeIO->new(-format => 'newick', -file => 'treefile.dnd');
my $tree = $treeio->next_tree;
my @nodes = $tree->get_nodes;
my $root = $tree->get_root_node;
This object holds handles to Nodes which make up a tree.
This implementation of Bio::Tree::Tree contains Bio::Tree:::NodeI; mainly linked via the root node. As NodeI can potentially contain circular references (as nodes will need to refer to both parent and child nodes), Bio::Tree::Tree will remove those circular references when the object is garbage-collected. This has some side effects; primarily, one must keep the Tree in scope or have at least one reference to it if working with nodes. The fix is to count the references to the nodes and if it is greater than expected retain all of them, but it requires an additional prereq and thus may not be worth the effort. This only shows up in minor edge cases, though (see Bug #2869).
Example of issue:
# tree is not assigned to a variable, so passes from memory after
# root node is passed
my $root = Bio::TreeIO->new(-format => 'newick', -file => 'foo.txt')->next_tree
# gets nothing, as all Node links are broken when Tree is garbage-collected above
my @descendents = $root->get_all_Descendents;
User feedback is an integral part of the evolution of this and other Bioperl modules. Send your comments and suggestions preferably to the Bioperl mailing list. Your participation is much appreciated.
email@example.com - General discussion
http://bioperl.org/wiki/Mailing_lists - About the mailing lists
Please direct usage questions or support issues to the mailing list:
rather than to the module maintainer directly. Many experienced and reponsive experts will be able look at the problem and quickly address it. Please include a thorough description of the problem with code and data examples if at all possible.
Report bugs to the Bioperl bug tracking system to help us keep track of the bugs and their resolution. Bug reports can be submitted via the web:
Email email@example.com
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The rest of the documentation details each of the object methods. Internal methods are usually preceded with a _
Title : new
Usage : my $obj = Bio::Tree::Tree->new();
Function: Builds a new Bio::Tree::Tree object
Returns : Bio::Tree::Tree
Args : -root => L<Bio::Tree::NodeI> object which is the root
-node => L<Bio::Tree::NodeI> object from which the root will be
-nodelete => boolean, whether or not to try and cleanup all
the nodes when this this tree goes out of scope.
-id => optional tree ID
-score => optional tree score value
Title : nodelete
Usage : $obj->nodelete($newval)
Function: Get/Set Boolean whether or not to delete the underlying
nodes when it goes out of scope. By default this is false
meaning trees are cleaned up.
Returns : boolean
Args : on set, new boolean value
Title : get_nodes
Usage : my @nodes = $tree->get_nodes()
Function: Return list of Bio::Tree::NodeI objects
Returns : array of Bio::Tree::NodeI objects
Args : (named values) hash with one value
order => 'b|breadth' first order or 'd|depth' first order
sortby => [optional] "height", "creation", "alpha", "revalpha",
or coderef to be used to sort the order of children nodes. See L<Bio::Tree::Node> for details
Title : get_root_node
Usage : my $node = $tree->get_root_node();
Function: Get the Top Node in the tree, in this implementation
Trees only have one top node.
Returns : Bio::Tree::NodeI object
Args : none
Title : set_root_node
Usage : $tree->set_root_node($node)
Function: Set the Root Node for the Tree
Returns : Bio::Tree::NodeI
Args : Bio::Tree::NodeI
Title : total_branch_length
Usage : my $size = $tree->total_branch_length
Function: Returns the sum of the length of all branches
Returns : real
Args : none
Title : subtree_length
Usage : my $subtree_size = $tree->subtree_length($internal_node)
Function: Returns the sum of the length of all branches in a subtree
under the node. Calculates the size of the whole tree
without an argument (but only if root node is defined)
Returns : real or undef
Args : Bio::Tree::NodeI object, defaults to the root node
Title : id
Usage : my $id = $tree->id();
Function: An id value for the tree
Returns : scalar
Args : [optional] new value to set
Title : score
Usage : $obj->score($newval)
Function: Sets the associated score with this tree
This is a generic slot which is probably best used
for log likelihood or other overall tree score
Returns : value of score
Args : newvalue (optional)
Title : height
Usage : my $height = $tree->height
Function: Gets the height of tree - this LOG_2($number_nodes)
WARNING: this is only true for strict binary trees. The TreeIO
system is capable of building non-binary trees, for which this
method will currently return an incorrect value!!
Returns : integer
Args : none
Title : number_nodes
Usage : my $size = $tree->number_nodes
Function: Returns the number of nodes in the tree
Returns : integer
Args : none
Title : as_text
Usage : my $tree_as_string = $tree->as_text($format)
Function: Returns the tree as a string representation in the
desired format, e.g.: 'newick', 'nhx' or 'tabtree' (the default)
Returns : scalar string
Args : format type as specified by Bio::TreeIO
Note : This method loads the Bio::TreeIO::$format module
on the fly, and commandeers the _write_tree_Helper
routine therein to create the tree string.
These methods associate tag/value pairs with a Tree
Title : set_tag_value
Usage : $tree->set_tag_value($tag,$value)
Function: Sets a tag value(s) to a tree. Replaces old values.
Returns : number of values stored for this tag
Args : $tag - tag name
$value - value to store for the tag
Title : add_tag_value
Usage : $tree->add_tag_value($tag,$value)
Function: Adds a tag value to a tree
Returns : number of values stored for this tag
Args : $tag - tag name
$value - value to store for the tag
Title : remove_tag
Usage : $tree->remove_tag($tag)
Function: Remove the tag and all values for this tag
Returns : boolean representing success (0 if tag does not exist)
Args : $tag - tagname to remove
Title : remove_all_tags
Usage : $tree->remove_all_tags()
Function: Removes all tags
Returns : None
Args : None
Title : get_all_tags
Usage : my @tags = $tree->get_all_tags()
Function: Gets all the tag names for this Tree
Returns : Array of tagnames
Args : None
Title : get_tag_values
Usage : my @values = $tree->get_tag_values($tag)
Function: Gets the values for given tag ($tag)
Returns : Array of values or empty list if tag does not exist
Args : $tag - tag name
Title : has_tag
Usage : $tree->has_tag($tag)
Function: Boolean test if tag exists in the Tree
Returns : Boolean
Args : $tag - tagname
Title : clone
Alias : _clone
Usage : $tree_copy = $tree->clone();
$subtree_copy = $tree->clone($internal_node);
Function: Safe tree clone that doesn't segfault
Returns : Bio::Tree::Tree object
Args : [optional] $start_node, Bio::Tree::Node object
To install BioPerl, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm BioPerl
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell
install BioPerl
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.


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Nigerien officials said on Monday that dozens of migrants, most of them women and children, had died of thirst in the Sahara desert earlier this month.
Two vehicles were carrying the migrants when they broke down. One of them was about 83km from the city of Arlit in northern Niger, from where they had set off, and the other was about 158km away, a security source said.
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Well, all soul-crushing things must come to an end, and thus we join the Boo-Boo family for the last time (until her myriad HOLLA-day specials, anyway). These are magical times of memories to remember and never forget, so June has decided to commemorate it all in family photo session.
Off to the boat landing they go in the sweltering Georgia heat, where they pick the perfect spot under a bridge, which is a bonus because that they can troll-trap some billy goats after they're done. June has painted her beautimous barn in some pancake makeup, but Sugar Bear didn't even bother to wear one of his t-shirts without a stretched-out neck. Everyone is arguing in the swampy, gross heat, but there's a few shots where the smiles look vaguely real, so let's call it a success.
Back home, Alana decides it's time to pack up her stuff for her next pageant, called, "Beach Beauties." She has a new "swimsuit" (it's the last episode, just play along) a royal blue peek-a-Boo-Boo teddy getup that will allow subtle glimpses of her belly jiggle. "I LOOK LIKE A BLUEBERRY IN MY SWIMSUIT," Alana proclaims. "DAMN, I GOT GNATS ON ME."
Biscuit alert! Chickadee's about to birth this baby, so the family heads out to the hospital in the pickup. If you were looking for an after-school-special moment on the pitfalls of teen pregnancy, look elsewhere. "Do whatever you wanna do," says Chickadee in the throes of labor.
Happily, as Alana tells us, "Baby Kaitlyn arrived on the Biscuit Express!" The Biscuit Express must be a different train than the neverending one that lurches past Casa Boo-Boo at all hours of the day. Sugar Bear is an emotional biscuitcase, thinking back to when Alana was born, before she started shouting about blueberries and gnats.
Kaitlyn is a cutie, but the Boo-Boo sisters aren't sure what to do with the fact that she has two right thumbs. "Kaitlyn is highly evolved," explains June. Alana sees the bright side. "If I had an extra finger, I could grab more cheese balls."
Alana can't wait for Baby Kaitlyn to get home. She threatens to pee her pants and can't wait to smell her, assuming she smells like sunshine and happiness instead of biscuits (ahem) and poop/gravy. And oh what joy when Kaitlyn does arrive. She's so small that Alana can't help but exclaim, "I POOP BIGGER." They are adorable together in spite of themselves. "If she gets gassy, she's one of the family."
So Alana had to skip out on the Beach Beauties pageant because of the baby thing, but June tells her about a new pageant that's in just two days! Unfortunately June can't talk about that because the gnats are buzzing around the barn. In the best guttural, primal growl she's got, she shouts, "YOU'VE GOT TO COME ON WITH THESE DAMN GNATS." I'm pretty sure at least half of them dropped dead right then. The rest were inhaled in one of her sneezing fits.
Anyway, Sugar Bear's little brother Uncle Poodle is coming to help get Alana ready for this new pageant. Uncle Poodle is gay, which is something everyone loves to talk and laugh about, especially June. Why we're only meeting Uncle Poodle now is one of TLC's greatest mysteries, because he is awesome. Alana knows this because, again, she is the smartest person in town. "AIN'T NOTHIN' WRONG WITH BEING A LITTLE GAY. EVERYBODY'S A LITTLE GAY!" she proclaims. (Programming query: when is the crossover episode with Real Housewives of New York where Alana battles Sonja for Self-Proclaimed Favorite Gay Icon? Let's get to work on this, Bravo and TLC!)
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It is Sparkle and Shine Pageant day, the day we thought would never, ever come. June left Alana's makeup to the professional lady from the gas station beauty shop, and she tries to pep her up. "Are you gonna do good? More happier! More happier!" she snarls, as we all sigh with relief that there's no interview portion of the pageant. "I have chicken nugget power!" exclaims Alana. She sasses her blueberries and nuggets all over that stage while Sugar Bear shares that he's "always nervous before crowning."
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Bixby, Jerome
Entry updated 26 December 2022. Tagged: Author, Editor.
(1923-1998) US author and editor; an extremely prolific story-writer; he produced not only a respectable number of sf, fantasy, horror and western stories, but also contributed large quantities of somewhat salacious stories to men's magazines of the 1960s, which have so far escaped bibliographic attention. Pseudonyms used on stories of genre interest include Jay B Drexel, Thornecliffe Herrick, D B Lewis, Harry Neal and Alger Rome, the last in collaboration with Algis Budrys. Bixby also wrote or co-wrote sf and Horror screenplays and teleplays, including It! the Terror from beyond Space (1958), Curse of the Faceless Man (1958), The Lost Missile (1958), the original story for Fantastic Voyage (1966), an episode of Men into Space (1959-1960), and four episodes of Star Trek; he claimed that Isaac Asimov's Fantastic Voyage II: Destination Brain (1987) was heavily borrowed, perhaps unintentionally, from a film treatment by him and his son (Jan) Emerson Bixby (1963- ). A final screenplay, about a contemporary man who claims to be thousands of years old, was released as Jerome Bixby's The Man from Earth (2007; vt The Man from Earth) directed by Richard Schenkman, who also adapted Bixby's script as a stage play [see Checklist below].
Bixby edited Planet Stories Summer 1950-July 1951 and initiated its companion magazine, Two Complete Science-Adventure Books, editing its first three issues; he also worked on Galaxy Science Fiction, Thrilling Wonder Stories, Startling Stories and several comics, including Planet Comics.
Bixby began publishing sf with "Tubemonkey" for Planet Stories in Winter 1949, and collected some of his output in this genre in Space by the Tale (coll 1964). Devil's Scrapbook (coll 1964; vt Call for an Exorcist 1974) is horror and fantasy. His best-known story, which he never himself collected but which has been widely anthologized, is sf/horror: "It's a Good Life" (in Star Science Fiction Stories 2, anth 1953, ed Frederik Pohl) features a malignant superchild with Psi Powers (see also Children in SF); it was dramatized on television in The Twilight Zone, and later as a segment, directed by Joe Dante, of Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983); an episode of the 2002-2003 revival of The Twilight Zone, "It's Still a Good Life", is a sequel featuring performers from the original episode.
Bixby's work is professional and imaginative, but he clearly wrote too hurriedly and all too often excellent ideas fail to generate memorable stories. However, the film Jerome Bixby's The Man from Earth, and a collection of his best stories as The 18th Golden Age of Science Fiction Megapack: 10 classic stories by Jerome Bixby (coll 2015), may yet inspire a reassessment of his work. [JC/GW]
see also: Leonardo da Vinci; Fantastic Worlds; Lost Worlds; Music; Psychology; Superman.
Drexel Jerome Lewis Bixby
born Los Angeles, California: 11 January 1923
died San Bernardino, California: 28 April 1998
- Jerome Bixby's The Man From Earth (New York: Samuel French, 2008) [play: adapted by Richard Schenkman from film screenplay by Jerome Bixby: pb/]
collections and stories
- Space by the Tale (New York: Ballantine Books, 1964) [coll: pb/Ralph Brillhart]
- Devil's Scrapbook (North Hollywood, California: Brandon House, 1964) [coll: pb/Miller]
- Call for an Exorcist (North Hollywood, California: Brandon Books, 1974) [vt of the above: pb/]
- Star Trek Fotonovel #10: Day of the Dove (New York: Bantam Books, 1978) [tie: illustrated story: Star Trek: pb/]
- Zen (no place given: Project Gutenberg, 2009) [story: ebook: first appeared October 1952 Galaxy: na/]
- Where There's Hope (no place given: Project Gutenberg, 2009) [story: ebook: first appeared November 1953 If: na/]
- The Draw (no place given: Project Gutenberg, 2010) [story: ebook: first appeared March 1954 Amazing: na/]
- The Holes Around Mars (no place given: Project Gutenberg, 2010) [story: ebook: first appeared January 1954 Galaxy: na/]
- The Slizzers (no place given: Project Gutenberg, 2010) [story: ebook: first appeared June 1953 Science Fiction Stories: na/]
- "One Way Street" and Other Tales (Medford, Oregon: Armchair Fiction, 2014) [coll: in the publisher's Masters of Science Fiction series: pb/Harold McCauley]
- Mirror, Mirror (Hillsboro, New Hampshire: Strange Particle Press, 2015) [coll: pb/Laura Givens]
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Sinclairs back on the road on new eTrike
Grant Sinclair's three-wheel Iris eTrike has an eco-friendly electric motor that provides power to assist with pedalling, making uphill journeys much easier and faster – up to a top speed of 30mph.
Unlike the C5, it is fully enclosed to protect its pilot from the elements – and other road traffic – while charcoal filters help block out air pollution and exhaust fumes.
It's like travelling inside a giant crash helmet, according to Sinclair, who has been testing his prototype around his home in South Wales.
The family, who can claim to have invented the pocket calculator, some of the first personal computers and the flat-screen television, has Scottish ancestry and links with Dundee – the iconic ZX81 computer was produced at the city's Timex factory.
The 44-year-old worked in his uncle's company as a youngster and, like princes William and Harry, had his own C5 at home.
He was inspired to create the new vehicle to take advantage of 21st-century innovations in materials and batteries.
"I didn't set out to do another C5," he said.
"Technology has moved forward a lot since then and cycle networks are getting better every day. I think the time is right for a bike like this.
"Most people cycle for generally trying to keep fit. This keeps you fit but it's not quite so much effort – you don't need to arrive in the office all hot and bothered.
"The motor kicks in when you start pedalling, and takes the strain off. I think that's why it appeals to more than the normal bike market.
" He says it is aimed at cyclists but also people who are put off cycling by bad weather and safety concerns.
"It makes you feel very safe riding it," he said.
"I was bombing about yesterday and it's like sitting inside a massive crash helmet.
" The lightweight aerodynamic body is made from next generation expanded polypropylene foam, which is recyclable and has no climate-warming propellants.
Three wheels give stability in dicey weather, while LED lights aid visibility.
He has been inundated with requests to try the Iris and has received interest from firms around the world, including India –home to the world's largest fleet of cargo bikes.
To own an Iris will set you back £3,999, but discounts are available through cycle-to-work schemes.
The first models will take to the roads later this year.


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The easiest way to avoid this is to not buy appliances from Best Buy in the first place.
Occasionally I like to share a customer service story with you. I've had run-ins with several big corporations in the past, including Comcast, Walmart, and Hobby Lobby.
This time, Best Buy and I almost came to blows. But thanks to a stellar customer service experience and some wonderful Best But employees, it became a story with a happy ending. Now, I'm sharing it with you with the hope that some of you may benefit from it. (See also: How to Get a Customer Service Phone Number, Fast!)
Let's start at the beginning (which, unlike in a Tarantino movie, is usually a good place for these stories to start).
My wife and I finally bought a new home after almost a decade of living in one that was too small for us. With the move, we had budgeted for new appliances, and Best Buy was the store we chose. They had a stellar deal on LG and Samsung products, and it was all within our budget. It also didn't hurt that the store is about four minutes from our new home.
We opted for stainless steel and picked out a range, microwave, and dishwasher. The range and microwave were LG, the dishwasher Samsung. The dishwasher looked cool and was on sale, plus it had a stainless steel tub as well. We got free delivery, but I had to install the dishwasher/microwave myself or pay an extra $150 per appliance. I've done it several times before, so no problem. Everything was delivered in a timely fashion, and it all looked great!
The Samsung dishwasher sucked. I mean really sucked. Despite being hyped as quite the cleaning machine by the appliances associate at Best Buy, it left food gunk all over the dishes and sounded like a jet engine taking off. We needed an exchange.
We did our own homework this time. Kind of. We sought out stellar reviews of dishwashers and found one that was sold by Best Buy for almost the same price as the Samsung, in steel, but it was a GE. We went in to do the exchange and were informed that it wasn't sold in stores. But the reviews were good, and we plumped for the exchange.
As it turns out, some items that aren't stocked by Best Buy stores, but sold through them, require a special delivery fee — $69.95 in this case. It was a bit much considering delivery is supposed to be free on appliances, but we wanted a better machine so we paid it. A few weeks later, we got the exchange done.
The new GE was not good either. It looked about four years out of date for a start, the inside was cheap plastic, and the whole thing wobbled when the door opened thanks to a tough latch at the top. So much for trusting reviews. We didn't even want to hook this one up; we thought it would be better to get it swapped out while it was still unsullied. But, one call to the store and we discovered that although the exchange would be no problem, there would be a 25% restocking fee. That's about $140 to return it unused! And despite my polite protestations, the store associate's hands were tied. The restocking fee had to be paid if we wanted a different machine.
I did some digging, found out the email addresses of the CEO and several members of the executive team, and fired off an email explaining the situation. It wasn't snarky or aggressive. In fact, I did point out that my family has had good experiences with Best Buy in the past. As I have said before, no one likes to deal with an irate customer. And you get further treating someone with respect than some kind of corporate bellboy ready to do your bidding. At the end of the day, we're all people doing a job.
Anyway, it wasn't long at all (I think one day, in fact) before I got a reply from head office. They were very concerned about the "special order" restocking fee, and also that I had two bad experiences with dishwashers already. I was told they would look into it, and sure enough, I got a call from the local Best Buy store the following day.
They say "third time's a charm" and they're not wrong. This time, the manager of my local store was a glorious example of great customer service. He instantly waived the $140 restocking fee and put me in touch with someone in the appliances department who could recommend a quality dishwasher in our price range. That person was great. Within minutes I had a new dishwasher picked out, and the old one was ready to be picked up and replaced within two days.
When the dishwasher arrived, it was everything Best Buy said it would be. The useless GE was taken away, the delivery guys were great and everything was taken care of.
It's simple. If you have a problem, don't take the first answer as the only answer. Most of the time, the staff you are dealing with have neither the authority nor the fortitude to make the kind of decisions you're requesting. Take it to someone who can help, and then the people you were originally dealing with will have the power to help you out. Everyone wants a happy customer, and it often doesn't take a lot of effort to get one.
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I had a similar wonderful experience with Vanguard (investing). We had always liked them for their no load funds. My mom had inherited some mutual funds and kept them untouched. As she was transitioning into a nursing home situation she had to liquidate her assets. It seems some of the funds were so old she no longer had certificates for them. The procedure needed to verify she owned them had been so infrequently done in the last 20 years, no one I spoke to/contacted could help. The pressure was building as there were time constraints. I was practically pulling my hair out. Like you, in desperation I wrote a note to the CEO explaining the situation and expressing appreciation for the way they did business in the past. A very kind older man, (assistant to the CEO), called me at home and walked me through the process, making sure I got the paperwork and that everything went smoothly. He was a gem. It wasn't like my grandfather had been a big time investor, he was a bricklayer, but I was treated like he had been.
So what model did you get :) We are looking at best buy right now for dishwashers in stainless steel.
Why didn't you at least give the name of the dishwasher brand that performed to your expectations. Not fair to blast the ones you didn't like and then say nothing about the brand you did like.
I have gone up against major companies and have made it so far as to get the point across to some people about a Companies policy. I do not understand why people assume big corporations are too big to tame. I am not here to brag about the many things I have done to many major corporations as far as getting things free, fees waived, as it a project I am working on. I am going to make I get the word out in the most affected way. I am not your average person. I don't mean I'm smarter or better than anyone else, I just have a talent, that I am using to help others understand. I know my rights and I read policies. I know that most not all policies do not overide the law. If you would take the time to read a companies policy you can 90% of the time find your rights being violated. I suggest if you have a problem with with a product or service that has taken you for a ride, don't be intimidated by a giant corporations policy. I will give you one more trick that I use that also works every time. Record you calls to customer service, and let them show their a$$. It may take several calls but once you tell them "Oh by the way, I'm recording this call" , They will say I don't give you permission to record this call. Then say "It says this call may be recorded." They will say "thats for training purposes only." I say " well I'm training people about their rights." I have never had a problem after that, but what do I know. I am just like you.
Great article, and thanks for mentioning you're happy with the Bosch. That's the brand my plumber recommends. I figured he would know what he doesn't have to fix, but always good to hear from a consumer.
Your right, typically the first set of customer service reps aren't much help. Unless you're looking for a regurgitation of standard policy, or what little that recent hire knows about company policy, which is usually just what they overheard someone else tell a customer, you need to go higher to someone with power.
People with power are capable of assessing the situation and acting appropriately. With the appropriate part being a combination of your actual problem in combination with your attitude. If you phone a power person complaining about a situation that tends to happen a lot, and you have an attitude, you're likely to get a standard apology and nothing more. If on the other hand you call with the same problem and are pleasant to talk to, you're likely to get the gold treatment, and have the customer service rep go out of his or her way to solve the problem and make you happy. Kindness goes a long way to someone who deals with complaining people all day.
Can you also give the samsung model that was awful. I'm now worried about the stainless steel lined one we ordered.
With the economy being what it is, it long overdue for all companies to amp up customer service. Customers need to respectively demand it. We can always shop elsewhere. It is also best to avoid companies with poor return policies; HSN, QVC, and Talbots to name a few. [Talbots used to have excellent customer service and return policy. It was abused by some, so the company changed to punish all. Unlike other stores that made changes to punish only the abusers.] Blogs like Wisebread can help educate consumers and spread the word about poor customer service.
Exactly! i tried to return a 42-in flatscreen TV to Wal-Mart after it exploded within 3 weeks, and the customer service employee said there was a problem with my receipt and ... Sorry. i could not take this as a final answer, so i calmly and politely (important!) asked to speak to a manager. there was a problem with my serial number from the receipt not matching the one on the TV, but they had to power to give me the refund in a gift card. I graciously accepted. There is always someone who can push your refund through, and they usually do not mind giving you a gift card to their store.


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Welcome to Battlefield 1!
As Battlefield™ 1 is rolling out worldwide, I'm looking back on a journey that started with a daring pitch from the team here at DICE. Fast forward a few years, and it's almost surreal to see you getting your hands on the final result, facing the dawn of all-out war with the rest of the community.
With Battlefield 1, we wanted to create a fresh new take on the franchise, keeping that classic and unmistakable flavor that is Battlefield intact. It was a gamble. We knew that.
But with such a unique game setting like the Great War, many unique gameplay options came with it. Judging from your reactions (not to mention how much fun we've had with the game ourselves) I dare say the gamble has paid off.
Nothing fills me more with joy than hearing your stories from the game – how you won that dog fight, found that weapon pickup, or turned that round of Conquest around at the last minute. I look forward to many more stories of that kind.
See you on the battlefield!


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A 5-year-old boy was sent to the hospital with a head injury Monday afternoon, after the SUV he was riding in struck a tree.
The accident occurred shortly before 1 p.m. Monday, January 28. According to Kent County Sheriff Deputy Brad Mercer, a Belding woman was headed north on Pine Lake Avenue, in Nelson Township, when her vehicle left the east side of the road and struck a tree.
The woman's son, a five-year-old, was unresponsive when paramedics arrived on the scene, and he was transported to the hospital by ambulance, with a head injury. Aeromed was unable to fly.
The driver has been identified as Amanda Phillips, 24. Her son is being treated for a fractured skull and bruised lung. He is expected to survive.
Police said the woman lost control in the slush on the side of the road.
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Paynes Lane, Onehunga. According to the Auckland Central Library's streets database, named after Ronald Payne, who owned property taken for the lane, which conveniently leads straight to DressMart. I was heading through Onehunga yesterday, picking up some provisions for a day out at Archives New Zealand bent over old bits of paper -- when I spotted this:
This was spray painted in November last year, according to the Onehunga Community News. From that month's online edition:
The first of what is hoped to be a series of murals adorming the blank walls of Onehunga buildings is to be produced by the Cut Collective on the weekend of November 13th and 14th. Four or five artists will spend the weekend on scaffolding at the top of Paynes Lane, using spray paints to colourfully depict a variety of local imagery. Glen Armstrong of House of Travel provided the original inspiration and impetus behind the Cut Collective ...Glen says the mural will "reference the local community" and will be finished in plenty of time for Onehunga's first Santa Parade.


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Visual Art in Latvia
By Anita Kaze. 05.11.2008
Modernism and Neorealism
The richness of Latvian art is a great source of inspiration and an interesting way to learn about local history. Here's the second of our two part series, to give you a little background information before your visit to the local galleries, buildings and art installations.
ART IN THE 1920s-1940s (Modernism and Neorealism)
This was a complicated time as Latvia was recovering from the First World War. Many young artists fought in the war, and it was precisely the tragic events of the war that helped Latvian art to be reborn, and to rise to a new level. Emerging from the war, an independent and free Latvian nation was proclaimed on November 18, 1918.
The University of Latvia, the Latvian Academy of Art and the Latvian State Conservatoire were established in 1919. The tendency for modernism was interwoven with the wish to retain national identity in various cultural fields of the new nation. After Kārlis Ulmanis' coup of 1934, when Latvia came under authoritarian rule, the most important ideas became "a Latvian Latvia, unity and leadership". The creative activity of artists was partially suppressed.
Painting - The first modernist was Jāzeps Grosvalds. His works are characteristically monumental, using stylization, stable composition and a repetitive rhythm. Artists gradually gave up reflecting reality and copying nature, and generalization became popular, as did the simplification and synthesis of forms. The war and refugees became nationally significant themes in the visual arts.
The "Riga Art Group" (Romāns Suta, Konrāds Ubāns, Valdemārs Tone, etc.) became a strong influence on the art world between the wars. Members were carried away with cubism in the early 1920s, inspired by the clear and decorative geometry of forms. Images reflected an urban environment and lifestyle. Oto Skulme exhibited the first Cubist composition in Riga ("Kompozīcija" (Composition), 1920).
Around 1925, Neorealism arrived. These artists saw the pictorial aspect as primary, turning to tonal painting. Richly textured surfaces looked scarified, which created a dynamic feel. Traditional Realism also developed, encouraged by official policy. Artists were required to have a moral stance characteristic of the "leader's era", to have nationalistic content in art works, monumentality and positivism, and turn away from European influences. The founder of the dievturi movement (based in Latvian mythology), Ernests Brastiņš, painted symbolic works in a primitive style.
Poster art developed, which was a good aid in political campaigns. The most notable representative of Art Deco graphic art was Sigismunds Vidbergs. His works typically have filigree line work, a balance of black and white fields, and an outer decorativeness. Suta also developed his own graphic style, along with Kārlis Padegs, who often utilized the grotesque.
Sculpture - In the 1920s, Latvian sculptors became carried away with modernism. In the 1930s they returned to the depiction of a more concrete reality. Latvian independence encouraged the development of monumental sculpting. The Brothers' Cemetery (Brāļu kapi) was built in Riga. A whole series of monumental works were created alongside these memorial sculptural ensembles, which expressed the idea of nationhood and freedom. Sculptor Kārlis Zemdega created significant monuments such as the tombstone for poet Rainis (1935), which provides an artist's interpretation of creative activity and an aspiration for freedom. Teodors Zaļkalns also worked in sculpture that expresses a quiet intimacy, hope and peace.