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The hip is one of the most impressive joints in our bodies. Without our hip we would not be able to move our legs to walk, or do many of our other daily activities. The hip is a ball and socket joint. This type of joint allows for the hip to turn in different directions, while still maintaining support of the body. This impressive joint encompasses the top of your femur (your thigh bone), this part of the bone has a ball which is covered in cartilage which fits into the socket in your hip.
The hip does a lot for our bodies, it is only fair that we take proper precaution to help protect it and maintain its proper function. The cartilage that is in our hip, does not regenerate, meaning it will not repair itself, or grow back. We get one cartilage coating in our hip and that is it. This is one of the many reasons why it is important to take great care of your hips. Another reason is to help prevent degenerative conditions such as Osteoarthritis in the hip. Here are some tips to help promote hip health:
Excess weight puts additional stress on joints. Maintaining a healthy body weight will help your joint health.
Keep your range of motion by participating in strength and stretching activities.
Stretching and strengthening activities can help maintain your range of motion, build muscle and promote flexibility. Speak with your physician to determine the best course of action.
Sometimes no matter how hard we try to keep our hips healthy, we can run into some hip health issues. A prominent hip issue is Osteoarthritis in the hip.
Osteoarthritis of the Hip: How to Overcome the Pain
What is it?
Osteoarthritis is the most common type of arthritis found in joints. Also known as degenerative joint disease, Osteoarthritis can affect the knees, ankles, hips and joints found in the feet. With Osteoarthritis in the hip the cartilage in the hip simply wears out. When this occurs bones can rub together, which can cause severe pain and even disability.
What are the Symptoms?
The most typical symptom of Osteoarthritis of the hip is pain, usually felt in the area of the groin or thigh. Other symptoms may include:
- Joint stiffness, when getting out of bed or after sitting for a long period of time
- The feeling or sound of "crunching" of bones rubbing against one another
- Pain, swelling or tenderness around the hip
Conservative approaches to managing Hip Osteoarthritis
Just because you are diagnosed with arthritis, does not mean you need to give up all of the movements you love in life. Proactive diagnosis and management is key to the conservative approach for managing Osteoarthritis of the hip. The sooner the presence of arthritis is identified the sooner a management program can be put into place. In managing osteoarthritis of the hip these conservative methods can be used:
- Maintaining range of motion - Stretching exercises should be performed under the supervision of a properly trained orthopaedic surgeon or physical therapist
- Exercise - Get a plan of action from a physical therapist or orthopaedic surgeon for exercising. These activities will benefits your treatment by strengthening muscles, and helping to strengthen adjacent joints
- Use of heat and cold- This method is a pain control alternative. Ice should be used for pain directly related to activity. Moist heat should be used if the pain is non activity specific.
- Staying informed - Staying up to date on new information on your condition and treatment options is of the utmost importance.
However, if you find the conservative approach is not working you might want to speak to your physician about the benefits of minimally invasive hip surgery.
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Ted Thompson's Plan and Team Shows FlawsSeptember 21, 2009
When you are a fan of team, there is a place you just don't want to go. In the best of times, you are positive, have faith in your players and what they can do. In the worst of times, your hope is that you are only a player away, or that a new coach can turn a defense around, or that the future looks bright.
You don't want to admit your team is headed in the wrong direction because it means the organization you love needs to be revamped, the team you thought could win will not and some of your favorite players might not be what you thought they were.
This is the place I found myself in at the end of last year. My beloved Green Bay Packers, much hyped and given the benefit of every doubt, finished a disappointing 6-10. I could have stayed on the band wagon but my football instincts told me something was wrong.
First of all, if the Packers were such a talented team, how do they go 6 and 10? Two of those wins came against the Detroit Lions. Surely a team with a multitude of talent can't fail this miserably.
Then there was this "look at Rodgers' numbers" thing that stuck in my mind. Why is everyone talking about numbers instead of wins?
I hated to do it because it meant admitting a long road back, but I came to the understanding that the Packers are not headed anywhere on Ted Thompson's program.
I know everyone thinks the Packers have a lot of talent, and I am not willing to give up on large part of this roster. However, the Packers are altogether weak in some key areas.
The offensive line stinks and will never be a dominating force. They cannot run block and they cannot pass block. The team has bucked the NFL trend by using low-caliber talent on their offensive line instead of highly picked, proven talent and it is killing them. This coupled with the fact Aaron Rodgers holds the ball far too long is why the low-grade Bengals' defense made the Packers offense look foolish in the second half.
The Packers linebackers can neither make tackles nor make plays. For all the draft picks and free agents Ted Thompson has thrown at this position, its performance to this point has been a joke. If you want to beat the Packers, run the ball. They can't stop you.
The Packers safeties are either hurt or giving up a big play. Nick Collins is as overrated as an NFL player can be. If it was not for Charles Woodson, the entire Packers defense would be just one big sham. Capers is a great addition but he needs talent and this roster has little talent on defense.
The special teams have been neglected and look like it week in and week out.
Didn't anyone tell Ted Thompson you need talent in the NFL? Didn't anyone tell Mike McCarthy you need ball control to win games in the NFL? Football is a game of field position and game management.
Big numbers on offense are often the sign of a poor team. Losses are definitely a sign of a poor team. Losing to the Bengals at home . . .


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Euroclear Opens Ruble Debt to Foreigners, OFZs Pare Gains
Euroclear Bank SA said it will start direct settlement of Russia's ruble-denominated government debt tomorrow, opening the $100 billion market to foreign investors. The so-called OFZs rallied the most in almost a month on the announcement before paring gains.
The liberalization, part of a plan to boost financial markets in the world's largest energy supplier, will spur demand for OFZs and lower yields, making it more "comfortable" for the nation to borrow, First Deputy Central Bank chairman Alexei Ulyukayev told reporters in Moscow today after the announcement.
"Industry experts are predicting new foreign capital inflows to Russia in the region of $20 billion," Euroclear Chairman Frederic Hannequart said in the statement. The company will start with over-the-counter operations and plans to offer exchange-traded transactions for the debt in March.
OFZ bonds maturing in February 2027 snapped seven days of declines, lowering the yield one basis point, or 0.01 percentage point, to 7.08 percent. The yield fell as low as 6.94 percent after the announcement and has declined 195 basis points in the last eight months in anticipation of the liberalization, initially expected by mid-2012.
"The Euroclear launch will boost liquidity, bring more investors to the market and improve Russia's image," Evgeny Shilenkov, head of debt sales at Veles Capital in Moscow, said by phone today. "We're going to see a rally in OFZs."
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Foreign investors will now have direct access to buying and selling the debt by opening accounts in Euroclear and sidestepping brokers and their fees. Access to municipal and corporate debt markets is set to follow "in the coming months," according to today's statement.
Russia's debt market has been "behind an artificial fence that now will be dismantled," Andrey Lifchits, who manages about $50 million of bonds at Spectrum Partners, said by phone from Cyprus on Jan. 30.
Clearstream International SA is at an "advanced stage" in establishing a direct link with Russia's Central Settlement Depositary, spokeswoman Jessica Sicre said by e-mail today.
The ruble rebounded against the dollar after the announcement, climbing as much as 0.1 percent, before trading down 0.4 percent at 30.0800 by 7 p.m. in Moscow.
Foreign Holdings
Russia's OFZ market, which was valued at 3.2 trillion rubles ($107 billion) at the end of 2012 by the Finance Ministry, is currently dominated by local banks. Non-residents hold about 6.5 percent of the debt, a fraction of the 17.6 percent foreigners hold in Turkey and 29.7 percent in Mexico, according to Finance Ministry and International Monetary Fund data. Non-residents held 36 percent of Polish domestic government bonds at the end of December, according to Finance Ministry data.
"Overall non-resident holdings of OFZ remained disproportionately low in comparison to other major emerging markets," said Gintaras Shlizhyus, an analyst at Raiffeisen International, said in an e-mailed note Jan. 25 from Vienna. Shlizhyus said he expects net inflow into OFZs this year at about $15 billion.
"The most sophisticated investors" bought $5 billion to $7 billion of OFZs last year and the "residual" net inflow this year will probably be $10 billion to $13 billion, Sberbank CIB said in a research note Jan. 31.
Lifchits is more optimistic, saying inflows could reach $25 billion in the 12 months from the start of Euroclear operations. "By degree, this is comparable to the capital outflow from the country," Lifchits said. Last year net capital outflow reached $56.8 billion.
Hotter Inflows
Sberbank CIB analysts led by Alexander Kudrin said Euroclear's entry may cut the "fair-value yield" of OFZs by as much as 1 percentage point, according to the report.
That "could help the Finance Ministry place new paper more cheaply and save funds for debt servicing in the future," Sberbank CIB said.
The flip side of Euroclear's entry is that it opens the Russian market to more speculative, "hotter" inflows that can increase volatility, said Ruslan Tongiev, head of financial markets operations at Promsvyazbank in Moscow.
"For me, as a trader, that's good," Tongiev said. Western investors are very sensitive to any changes in the investment climate and tend to leave the market "all at once, rushing out the same door," he said.
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Stock Market Symbols GIB.A (TSX) GIB (NYSE) ANDOVER, MA, Sept. 30 /CNW Telbec/ - CGI Group Inc. (TSX: GIB.A; NYSE: GIB), a global leader in information technology (IT) and business process services, announced today that it has signed a three-year, multi-million dollar contract renewal with Medi-CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield to provide business process outsourcing services. As part of the three-year agreement, CGI will continue to manage Medi-CareFirst's Medicare Part D Member Call Center, member enrollment, billing services and provide document management services from CGI's facility in Ft. Worth, Texas. Over the last three years, CGI and Medi-CareFirst have developed and implemented a number of initiatives designed to improve member satisfaction. The results have been a reduction in the number of Prescriptions Drug Errors (PDEs) and a transition to a Per Member Per Month (PMPM) pricing model that is intended to help Medi-CareFirst better predict costs. "We look forward to continuing our work with CGI over the next three years to help us address business challenges," explained Dennis Cupido, Vice President of Operations, Medi-CareFirst. "CGI has demonstrated to us that they are committed to supporting our growth needs while working to help Medi- CareFirst maintain and lower expenses over time." Paul Raymond, Senior Vice-President of CGI's North East and Commercial BPO business unit, added: "CGI is committed to creating innovative and flexible partnerships designed to improve the customer experience and reduce their Medicare Part D expenses. We look forward to continuing our work with Medi-CareFirst over the next three years." About CareFirst: In its 71st year of service, CareFirst, an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, is a not-for-profit health care company which, through its affiliates and subsidiaries, offers a comprehensive portfolio of health insurance products and administrative services to more than 3.2 million individuals and groups in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Northern Virginia. Through its CareFirst Commitment initiative and other public mission activities, CareFirst supports efforts to increase the accessibility, affordability, safety and quality of health care throughout its market areas. To learn more about CareFirst Commitment, visit: www.carefirstcommunity.com. Medi-CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (Medi-CareFirst) is the business name of Group Hospitalization and Medical Services, Inc. and First Care, Inc., which are affiliates of CareFirst, Inc. Medi-CareFirst was created as the underwriting entity for the Medicare Prescription Drug program (commonly known as Part D) and Medicare Advantage program. Currently Medi-CareFirst offers two Medicare Prescription Drug plans for individuals, Blue Rx Standard plan and Blue Rx Enhanced plan, and two Medicare Advantage Plans available for employer groups, AdvantageBlue PFFS and AdvantageBlue PFFS with Rx. About CGI Founded in 1976, CGI Group Inc. is one of the largest independent information technology and business process services firms in the world. CGI and its affiliated companies employ approximately 27,000 professionals in over 100 offices across 16 countries. CGI provides end-to-end IT and business process services to clients worldwide from offices in Canada, the United States, Europe, Asia Pacific as well as from centers of excellence in North America, Europe and India. CGI's annual revenue run rate stands at $3.8 billion and at June 30th, 2008, CGI's order backlog was $12.03 billion. CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB) and are included in the S&P/TSX Composite Index as well as the S&P/TSX Capped Information Technology and MidCap Indices. Website: www.cgi.com.
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ChronHibProject ID: 647351
Źródło dofinansowania:
Chronologicon Hibernicum – A Probabilistic Chronological Framework for Dating Early Irish Language Developments and Literature
Dane projektu
Całkowity koszt:EUR 1 804 229,62
Wkład UE:EUR 1 804 229,62
Kraj koordynujący:Ireland
Topic(s):ERC-CoG-2014 - ERC Consolidator Grant
Zaproszenie do składania wniosków:ERC-2014-CoGSee other projects for this call
System finansowania:ERC-COG - Consolidator Grant
Early Medieval Irish literature (7th–10th centuries) is vast in extent and rich in genres, but owing to its mostly anonymous transmission, for most texts the precise time and circumstances of composition are unknown. Unless where texts contain historical references, the only clues for a rough chronological positioning of the texts are to be found in their linguistic peculiarities. Phonology, morphology, syntax and the lexicon of the Irish language changed considerably from Early Old Irish (7th c.) into Middle Irish (c. 10th–12th centuries). However, only the relative sequence of changes is well understood; for most sound changes very few narrow dates have been proposed so far.
It is the aim of Chronologicon Hibernicum to find a common solution for both problems: through the linguistic profiling of externally dated texts (esp. annalistic writing and sources with a clear historical anchorage) and through serialising the emerging linguistic and chronological data, progress will be made in assigning dates to the linguistic changes. Groundbreakingly, this will be done by using statistical methods for the seriation of the data, and for estimating dates using Bayesian inference.
The resultant information will then be used to find new dates for hitherto undated texts. On this basis, a much tighter chronological framework for the developments of the Early Medieval Irish language will be created. In a further step it will be possible to arrive at a better chronological description of medieval Irish literature as a whole, which will have repercussions on the study of the history and cultural and intellectual environment of medieval Ireland and on its connections with the wider world.
The data collected and analysed in this project will form the database Chronologicon Hibernicum which will serve as the authoritative guideline and reference point for the linguistic dating of Irish texts. In the future, the methodology will be transferable to other languages.
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Wkład UE: EUR 1 804 229,62
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Southport ferry to close in prime shopping season
The pleasant trip through sparkling waters with sailboats passing by and seagulls flying above will soon be replaced with a long drive on a dull highway. <br>The N.C. Department of Transportation plans to shut down the ferries from Fort Fisher and Southport from December through January.
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The key ingredient for successful motivation is awareness. This includes learning to become aware of what motivates a particular individual (including yourself), what de-motivates them, or inhibits their motivation, what environmental factors may be affecting motivation, the individual's general attitude and beliefs about success and achievement, and other factors. In other words, to motivate others, you need to take a learning and enquiry approach to finding what works, and what doesn't. Awareness also includes knowing why the task is worth doing well (or quickly and well), where it fits into the realisation of business, workplace, study or other goals, and what difference the motivation will make.
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… It will be observed that the basic principle in our classification [Maslow's hierarchy] has been neither the instigation nor the motivated behaviour but rather the functions, effects, purposes, or goals of the behaviour It has been proven sufficiently by various people that this is the most suitable point for centering in any motivation theory.
What we call a hierarchy or needs is really a hierarchy of goals that is not as rigid as students often assume. Sometimes, these goals take precedence in the reverse order, and in some cases, "an individual may permanently lose the higher wants in the hierarchy under special conditions" (Maslow, 1943).
Cattell calls the goals of motivated behaviours "ergs". These are similar to instincts, such as food seeking, sex etc. Ergs are culturally universal as they are biological, but the means to satisfy ergs vary from culture to culture. Cattell wondered why some people find cooking a chore, but others find it a wonderful experience. Some interests may be equally strong, whilst others reflect different aspects of motivation. Cattell considered motivation strength using objective tests and found that three main factors of motivational strength emerged, which roughly corresponded to Freud's id, ego and superego. Motivation consists of three parts – id interest (I want), ego interest (I choose to want) and superego interest (I ought to want).
Maslow, on the other hand, relates the strength of motivator on its "relative importance to the basic goals" (1943). Successful motivation, therefore, requires that we identify the basic goals of an individual (or ourselves, if we are seeking to become self-motivated).
One difficulty in identifying motivating factors is that although motivation is associated with desire, they are not the same thing, even if they have the same effect on a person's behaviour. For instance, a person might desire marriage in order to gain social standing and recognition. The real motivating factor may not be the desire for marriage, but the goal of increasing the person's prestige as a 'solid' or 'stable' member of society. Also, we are usually moved to act by a combination of motivations rather than one factor. The person contemplating marriage might also be seeking to satisfy a need (goal) for financial security, a desire to be cared for and relieved of onerous housekeeping tasks, and also, to end family pressure to settle down and marry.
We may also be motivated to behave in certain ways by other factors, such as convenience, apathy, laziness, boredom, peer influence, group influences, and a desire to conceal true motives, sublimation of our true motives and so on. These interacting influences on our behaviour make motivation a complicated and challenging concept that cannot always be reduced to a simple action-reward formula. Workplace motivation strategies that are based on simplistic assumptions about what drives individuals often do not work because they are based on desires rather than goals.
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Spurs confirm Paulinho signing from Corinthians
Tottenham have confirmed the signing of midfielder Paulinho from Corinthians.
The 24-year-old was a regular for Brazil during their Confederations Cup campaign which culminated in a 3-0 win over Spain on Sunday.
Neither the fee or length of contract has been disclosed by the club.
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My girlfriend just sent me this link:
I am not mentioned in the article, but that is definitely me in the picture!
Read the article. It is about Hadadi, a wonderful new organization, founded by my good friend, Rochie.
Hadadi is a non-profit, comprehensive Breast Cancer Support Center, in Jerusalem. Check out their website!
Rochie was my main support person, when I first got diagnosed with breast cancer, in 2005. At the time, we were just casual acquaintances. She "adopted" me, and held my hand during that frightening journey. She called me all the time, to see how I was doing and how she could help. She guided me along that scary road, and supported me unconditionally, even when I made decisions that she believed were mistakes. She recognized that I needed to choose the path that was right for me, and she was with me, every step of the way.
Rochie is an amazing woman, and the center she is creating will help countless women maneuver their way through the maze of breast cancer.
(if you got the Jerusalem Post last Thursday, April 15, please save that page for me!)
Please daven (or send happy, healing thoughts) for RivkA bat Teirtzel.
With love and optimism,
Friday, April 16, 2010
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- Bernie said...
Rochie sounds like a wonderful woman and an even better friend, so glad she is there to support you.......:-) Hugs
- April 18, 2010 at 12:07 AM
Dear RivkA,
Thank you so much for the kind words.
I am still davening, and sending happy, healing thoughts you way every day.
- April 18, 2010 at 12:30 AM
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Guardian film blogger Danny Leigh was yesterday named as a presenter on the revamped Film 2010 programme, which returns to BBC1 this autumn. Leigh, who has written a weekly series entitled The View since 2007, will co-host alongside Claudia Winkleman following the March departure of Jonathan Ross.
The new, extended show will be broadcast live for 40 minutes, rather than 30, and is aiming for a chattier format, with viewers contributing to the debate in real-time via social networking sites. Other regulars will include Empire magazine's Chris Hewitt and novelist and journalist Antonia Quirke. The first show in the new series will screen in October, to coincide with the start of the London film festival.
The BBC1 controller, Jay Hunt, said: "We are moving away from the idea that the film programme is a monologue and one person's take on film, and really engaging with what film buffs and occasional viewers love best, which is dialogue and debate about what really is exciting at the heart of films, so there's a huge opportunity there."
The March appointment of Winkleman, the former Strictly Come Dancing and This Morning host, came despite the Observer writer Mark Kermode appearing to be the frontrunner with bookies to take over from Ross. She will not be the first female presenter, as Joan Bakewell was on a roster of hosts which included Frederic Raphael, Iain Johnstone and Barry Norman, who alternated when the programme began in November 1971.
In 1972, the programme took on its most familiar format when Norman took sole charge. He remained as the BBC's face of film until 1998, when Ross replaced him.
Leigh said: "When I was a kid in the dim and distant 1980s becoming ever more obsessed with movies, there were two places I could find out about them – my local fleapit cinema in Brighton, and the BBC's film programme with Barry Norman.
"Having been lucky enough to spend a chunk of the years since writing about film for a living, it entirely boggles my mind to have the chance to co-host the show now.
"I'm really looking forward to working with Claudia and we'll have something for everyone from the casual Wednesday night passerby to the most well-informed and passionate film fanatic."
Winkleman said: "I'm completely over the moon about Danny joining the team. He's going to be a fantastic companion discussing all things film, from the latest Hollywood blockbuster to independent art-house cinema. We're even going to discuss the merits of Speed 2 at the weekends – I'm being perfectly serious."
A BBC spokesman said: "It was always planned we'd have a co-host alongside Claudia. When we announced Claudia's appointment it was clearly said that there would be a change to the show's format and it would feature a range of other people alongside her.
"Claudia is a fantastic presenter and an avid film fan and we're delighted she's on board."


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Macular Degeneration Test Could Come From Astronomy Engineers
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online
Engineers at the UK Astronomy Technology Center (UKATC), who are used to designing space-based telescopes, are applying their knowledge to develop a diagnostic test for Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD).The engineers typically design and make instruments to detect faint light from distant stars and galaxies. However, they are collaborating with scientists from Cardiff University's School of Optometry and Vision Sciences to develop a "retinal densitometer," which can pick up the earliest stages of AMD by measuring how the eye responds to light.
Over 10 million people in the US are already living with AMD, which is more than all cancers combined and twice as many as those with Alzheimer's disease. AMD leads to the loss of the vision when looking at something directly ahead, at another person, or when reading or watching TV.
One of the earliest signs of AMD is a change in the way the light sensitive pigments in the macula regenerate after exposure to light. The densitometer developed by the team can assess this change by measuring the very small changes in the amount of light reflected by the retina after exposure.
The Retinal Densitometer measures the way the eye "dark adapts" after exposure to a bright light. It has several distinct advantages when compared to existing detection techniques, including its sensitivity and ability to measure responses to light from different parts of the retina.
Early tests with the new device on 10 patients with early stage AMD and 10 controls have shown that light changes in the macula can be highly accurately measured using this technology.
"Space technology doesn't just tell us more about the universe -- it also has applications right here on earth," said Minister for Universities and Science David Willetts. "This project is very promising for patients and shows that, by working across disciplines, scientists and engineers can develop innovative new solutions for a whole range of issues, including healthcare."
Dr Dave Melotte, Innovation Manager at the UKATC, said this project is a great example of how fundamental science, technology and engineering can have a big impact on society when working on collaboration with academia and experts in relevant fields.
"Astronomy technology and vision science might seem poles apart but put the right experts together and they are able to achieve things that would be impossible by either group in isolation," Melotte said.
The team said the next steps will be to get the densitometer ready for official clinical testing and then to take it to full commercialization. Ultimately, they said their device could be used in any optician's clinic.


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How is it possible that the existing cutsomers have to pay way way more for the same services that are being offered to the new customers for much cheaper price?
I have the double play, Internet and TV. The TV i have is very very basic like 12 channels. Now I see on the ads every day that comcast has so many channels for the same cost being promoted. I call the customer care and they ask me to check the terms and conditions on the website. I was really dis-appointed with that. Its their job to explain me these details. This issue apart my real concern is, I am already paying an amount for which comcast is providing much more on the market.
Why am i not entitled for that? When I ask this, the billing dept. in the customer care just asked me if I want to cancel the service.
Does anyone know how this can be addresses? Any luck with such kinda issues?
I have the same problem.So im going to take off all the movies channels, and go to Net Flix for my movie fix. I truly dont understand when the programing that comes to my tv also goes to the new customer for a lesser price.
Where is the love?
Its because Comcast's stock goes up only when they gain new customers. Retaining their customer base isn't important. When you call into the call centers, the representatives have no incentive to keep you as a customer as those reps don't get credit for the sale. The representatives only met their sales goals when they sell a new product to a customer, which is a product the customer doesn't already have.
So there you go, this why you don't matter business-wise to Comcast.
FYI I worked for the company for 3 years. I now work for the government a far far better job.
If you want to get the best deal from your providers alot of customers would go with Comcast for 1 years, disconnect, go to whatever rival company was in the area, FIOS, DISH Network, etc for the next year with whatever deal they have and then come back for whatever deal Comcast has going. Thats the way people play the game.
We are in the same boat, we are a one income family of 4 and comcast can't do anything for us. Maybe it's time to switch. RCN has promo- triple play for 79.99. May I add we don't have any prem channels or anything and our bill is extremely high.
We certainly care for all our customers new and old. We offer many types of pricing packages for all of our services. Our pricing depends on when you sign up for service or the current promotions your on. Retaining our customers is as important as gathering new customers.
If, as you say, Comcast 'cares' then please explain why when calling the retention department we need to jump through hoops to try to get our monthly bill lowered? And, if successful, its for a limited time. I get off the phone after a unreasonable wait time, frustrated with someone who 'sounds' as though they could care less if I stayed a customer or not.
Seems to me that an incentive program to get customers to stay with Comcast would work much better. Comcast could proactively apply a minor drop in price for its services for customers as long as they remain with them. Doesn't it cost more to add and remove customers rather then just keep them? Sounds like some out of the box thinking which might even be a pretty good advertising ploy.
About the only thing I routinely notice is increases for services. Charging more for the same service is just a bad business model. Latest is an increase in the modem rental by two dollars for a device I've had for a year at $5 which by this time has been paid for at least once. Now if I had gotten a new modem and a bump in speed with that $2 dollar increase it might be a different story. A happy, content and satisfied customer, not one who was even now searching for the latest best deal from one of your competitors.
If Comcast did care about their loyal customer then change the prices on your website for you existing customers and offer a additional $250 credit card or something like you do for your new customers. Then your customers dont have to call the retention dept. and here the same story oh, sorry we dont have any existing promo for existing customers.
unfotunately that is not how the world works. There are promotions in every business to get new customers that are not offered to current customers. You should always be able to be on a promotion to get better pricing, but this is just how it works. Try calling verizon and tell them your switching to ATT and see how you bill drops. This is just the industry but unfortunately we have to live with it.
After 23 years of TV with Comcast and 9 years of Internet service I recently switched to FIOS with a 2-year contract. I switched partly because of recurring upstream power level issues causing dropped Internet connections, but mainly because I just did not want to deal with Comcast customer service, the possibility that a tech would just not show up or not know what he/she was doing, or the fear that Comcast would try to charge for a service call even though my tests indicated the problem was clearly beyond the house. So I ordered a triple play FIOS package online where the services, costs, and contract terms were clearly indicated. The installers arrived when promised and competently completed the whole installation in about 2 hours. For the month I have had the FIOS service I can only say that there is a tremendous difference. Internet connectivity has been 100% stable and TV pictures, especially standard definition channels, are much clearer. I did not have HD with Comcast, so I can't compare, but the FIOS HD channels are incredibly crisp.
All in all, I have a faster Internet package than with Comcast (and speed tests show that the FIOS speeds are well above my package speeds) and many more TV channels, but my total cost is about $30 less per month than I was paying before for phone, TV, and Internet. While Verizon may not advertise a formal loyalty program for existing customers, several co-workers, who switched to FIOS years ago, have told me that Verizon representatives would proactively call them toward the end of the contract period and offer to preserve or even lower the original price for a contract renewal. One co-worker is into his third year of FIOS service and is paying slightly less for the same services than he was during his first-year promotion. There was no pleading with a retention department representative.
So I now have a guaranteed price for 2 years. We'll see what happens at the end of that period, but the odds of going back to Comcast are slim.
I agree that we have to jump through hoops to get the prices lowered. We started with Triple Play at $99(though after all the charges are added, it is not $99)- two years later, it went up, so I had to call the Customer Loyalty Department...they help but not much. We should not have to go thru this every year to get the price lowered when you do see what they are offering to the new customers. I am seriously thinking of getting rid of my landline and just using my cell. I called to see how much I would save..she said about $10 then proceeded to tell me that for a little more a month, I could have even more...I called to ask about removing something and they want me to add something. It does get aggravating and frustrating, but I seriously doubt that anyone else is going to be any different. It is only about the almight dollar and customers are just a number. They don't care if they lose some as they will get more somewhere else. Sad but true. I hate calling Comcast as they line they give you just sounds so phony.
I feel everyone's pain here. All I can say is, keep calling and keep complaining. If the rep you are talking to says they don't have an answer, ask for their supervisor. If the supervisor can't help you, make sure you request to be transferred to the customer loyalty department. Our July 2011 bill went up 25 dollars per month with zero advanced notification of an increase. I have spent over an hour on the phone, talked to 4 different reps, but the 4th rep was the charm. He was in the "loyalty" department, and not only dismissed the 25 dollar increase, but further reduced the bill an additional 25 dollars a month. Keep calling and keep complaining until you reach someone who can help you. And if you don't want to bother with all the effort, call Verizon, because it certainly seems they are much more eager to reward customer loyalty than Comcast.
It is rediculous. I am paying $155 a month for double play (tv and internet). I have 3 cable boxes and a modem and nothing over channel 90 or so. I can get verizon triple play with hbo, starz, wireless router, free installation and 160 channels for $108. I called and asked if they could do something to make it competitive and they said I could do the triple play for $129 boxes and taxes plus I would have to pay an installation fe for the phone. I am not even asking for them to match, I just want a better deal. Owell, verizon here I come
Comcast........where do i begin??? there are just so many issues with them. every six months my bill goes up and then when i try to lower it, they quote you one price but god forbid if you don't jump on it in that instant. you won't get it if you choose to weigh your optins and call back ten minutes later. the call center is by far the worst, most unfriendly bunch of saps. one person tells you one thing and then someone else tells you another. they couldn't care less about retaining you as a customer. they offer no solutions to billing problems and basically tell you to take it or leave it...well....i'm leaving it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i just don't understand how you would rather lose business than work with or offer existing customers deals comparable to new customers....smh.
whatever comcast larry. your explanation is ridiculous. "it depends on when you sign up". were talking about loyal customers being shown some type of appreciation for their continued business. your response neither answered the question, nor did it suggest a solution....try again.
i like your answer and i totally understand.
I'm curious. What service DOES "reward customer loyalty"? We've been with the same utility company for 24 years and prices have only gone up. Same with the phone company. The only deal we get from the insurance company is a bundled price and discounts based on age, but have an accident and that all goes away. None of the businesses we've been patronizing for many years have ever given us discounts. Who does?
You can always call 1-800 comcast and ask to speak with someone in the Retention Department and see if they can offer you anything. Of course, if you then ask for your service to be canceled, they will also do that for you. I have been a 'loyal customer' for many years myself, with Comcast, with the electric company, the gas company, the bank, the telephone company, my local grocery store, and the list goes on and on.... I don't get discounts from any of them- Do you?
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I wrote my post because I was a little frustrated and wanted an avenue to express how I feel. Then we get not 1 but 2 reps come on here back to back to respond to our concerns and they both give the same response. This is so arrogant on the part of Comcast. They are comparing themselves to Car Insurance, water, electric, gas, and food. The mentioned expenses that they never get a break on are also things that can not be done without. You are right when you say you don't get a break but you can not live without them so we are all stuck paying whatever they say. Do they not realize that they are an optional utility with competition so yes I believe we all have the right to fight for a better deal in this case.
I think I am in the same boat with everyone else in here where we feel the company needs to make money but come on all we ask for is a break. I am paying over $150 for cable with no upgrades and the slowest internet you offer. Do I pay $150 a month for ANY other utilities. I will tell you the answer is no.
I was on the fence about switching or staying but after those 2 comcast reps posted their arrogant responses I am on my way to your competition.
This forum is mainly a customer to customer help forum. Anyone with a user name in blue is a Comcast customer.
Some of us volunteer our time to help other customers with issues; many that we ourselves have gone through.
So far no offical Comcast employee has made any comments on this site. Not needing to defend them on their opnions. Just setting the record straight.
commanguy wrote: ...So far no offical Comcast employee has made any comments on this site. ...
This might come as a surprise to ComcastLarry up in post #5. :-)
Missed that one....OOPS, sorry Larry
Hey commonguy, speaking of missing something, I guess everyone missed this on the splash page for Billing:
BTW, this is the FAQ Link: http://forums.comcast.com/t5/Billing/Billing-FAQs-Customer-Generated/td-p/765071 which states in part:
Please Note: We are unable to support requests for billing promotions in this forum. The retention department is available to all customers that wish to discuss promotion offers. Should you wish to discuss an offer, you may reach our retention department by contacting customer service via phone at 1-800-266-2278.
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I may have the best story for Customer NON Retention and Loyalty.
There is an easy solution to everyone's problem. Get away from Cables, phone lines, fiber optic, and all that Jazz....
Switch to Direct Tv or Dish Network. There are no wires that need to be replaced, cut up, worn out, etc.
The picture quality is excellent and Far better than Fios and Comcast.
Customer Service is Medium. But once you get installed, set-up an online account, and all changes/additions can be made online.
Pricing is slightly lower, but if not happy, they will work with you.
I have been a Direct Tv customer for 8 years and will continue......
The myth about bad weather, rain, snow...is all bogus....
In eight years of Direct Tv, my signal has faded 3 times..Because of weather....
They built a second generation dish, that is very lightweight...no signal fading with this dish...
Good Luck
Now I'm curious, Does your utility company charge new customers 50% less than you? Doubt it! Does the utilty company make you rent the meter they use to keep track of your power usage? No!
You ask the question what businesses give discounts to long time customers: Airlines,Car Dealerships,Best Buy, Cell Phone carriers... I could go on but, I think most people would agree with me and say that Comcast is a Rip off and a Monopoly! So, stop defending them.
You are exactly correct on this issue. Like an old relationship that has learned to anticipate and expect you to be always there for them (and always happy) It might be best to take a step back as consumers, quit and join another company --- (it would have stronger effect if done in a large group) I am paying more for an apartment with one TV, phone and internet than when I had two TV's, phone and internet.
I am just as frustrated as you if not even more frustrated!!!!
My bank,my electric company, my gas company, my grocery store, etc, do not offer special deals to new customers. They offer their best prices to all their customers. That eliminates the need for loyalty offers.
My install date for FIOS is tomorrow. I received a deal of $91 after taxes for internet and cable with 1 DVR and 2 regular boxes. I also will have HBO for 6 months for free. I have a price guarantee for 2 years.
Well Semco, and Consumers do not offer special deals to new customers either, do they?
Just an additional 'so there' comment for the original complaint. Think things through I always say.
Never mind "but thanks".
I pay 67.37 just for comcast internet. They are constantly trying to get me to add tv and phone, but the idea is to get my bill to go down not up! Maybe if they spent less money on all the junk mail I receive in my mailbox, they could give their customers better prices!
Opinion8ted, You might do better price if you add Comcast tv. The Basic tv tier would work for you. You don't even have to use Comcast cable to watch tv. The whole purpose of getting it is to lower you bill.
Paying for the basic tv tier plus your internet tier could save you money. A lot of people actually do this but never use Comcast tv. It's simply a way to save a few bucks on the bill.
Queen, I called and it is NOT CHEAPER at all. My the rep said my bill 70.13 this next month. What the?
I told the guy maybe I should switch to Embarq. Then he said wait, let me get you to someone who might be able to give you a better deal, transferred me and that started me back at the main menu.
So much for good customer service. How frustrating!
Dear Queern-Evie,
I called and it is NOT CHEAPER at all.
My the rep said my bill 70.13 this next month. What the?
I told the guy maybe I should switch to Embarq. Then he said wait, let me get you to someone who might be able to give you a better deal, transferred me and that started me back at the main menu.
So much for good customer service. How frustrating!
I completely agree w/EVERYTHING everyone has said in regard to customer loyalty and Comcast Customer Service! Truthfully, it absolutely STINKS!!!
I have been calling in to this company for over two months now without any resolution whatsoever, which has been extremely frustrating and disheartening, because I believe Comcast has a good service and can do good things, but they're not recognizing or rewarding the individuals who have stayed w/them throughout the years.
Oh and check it out, on the 4th I spoke w/a supervisor by the name of Albert who lied and said Comcast does not have a Loyalty or Retention Dept.; can you believe that? When I got angry, because I knew he was LYING, he had the nerve to get surly and rude w/me as I called him on it. When I asked to speak to his superior, he said there was no one available. He wouldn't give me his last name, but after badgering him he gave me and ID #, but who knows if that's really correct? Anyway, after hanging up on him and immediately calling back, I kind of felt like my account had been flagged or everyone answering calls that night were in the same vicinity; therefore, they heard or knew what was going on and tried to block my getting through to anyone of significance, because I'm telling you... it was horrible, horrible service from then on!!!!
As for the monthly modem and additional box fees, I agree w/Koinos... I too think they are ridiculous! I've been w/Comcast for over 4 years and have paid over $300 for each, which should have definitely paid for themselves by now, and yet, I'm still paying --- Go figure!? Couldn't they do what Direct TV does, which is offer a maintenance or warranty pkg (for a very reasonable price) to cover any damage or work that needed to be done? I feel like this is outright "highway robbery"!
Lastly, there's a section online that says, "Would you like to send Rick Germano (the Senior VP of Customer Operations) an e-mail?"... Well, I did! However, I'm wondering if Mr. Germano will really see the e-mail and do something, or if another uncaring Comcast Rep will get it, and do NOTHING!?!?
Utility companies are governed by the Utility Commision in each state and is a whole different beast than a cable company. Uitilites are essentially a necessity where cable is not a necessity. Also there is a meter charge on your utility bill every month whether you use electricity or gas or not. Just an fyi.
I agree with you. I have been paying $200 a month for a "package deal" cable ,internet,phone. I am sick of getting ripped off. Here's the kicker. I can't even get through thier phone system to CANCEL my contract. I have turned in all my equiptment. and everytime I call I go through and have to get a call back. Then thier service hangs up on me I can't even get ahold of a real person. I am seriously upset.
I presently have Comcast and I'm 18 months into my 24 month agreement. I am paying $155.00 for the HD Triple play. When my promotional period ends my monthly rate will be over 180 a month. These are crazy numbers in such tough times. I use to have DirecTV and was paying alot less, and I have been getting alot of great deals in the mail which I will probably take advantage of when my 2 year commitment is up. I am overall happy with Comcast product, but not at all happy with their pricing. As previous posters have written, wouldn't it make sence to take care of good customers rather then give ALL the good deals to new customers.
comcast needs to re-vamp and reconsider the valid remarks contained on this message board.
Yes I can name 10 business's that I work with as a consumer and receive discounts:
Insurance- 20% off for being with them for over 5 years- 10% if I have a clean driving record.
Car Mechanic shop- 10% off club for parts. 20% if I use their service within a 6 mont period.
Electric- Yep! I can shop around- get loyalty rewards if I re-sign a contract for another year! Placing the account in rate drops during peak hours.
Health Insurance- Certain times they give discounts for joining health clubs or taking a health course for preventive causes.
Triple A Motor/travel- Yup memberships get lowered and more offers and services at no add on"fee" .
to those who think comcast hasnt caught on to the "leave and come back later" they have thwarted this entirely. How? Let me explain.
I cancelled due to family change in financials. About 6 months later we moved to a new area. Our finances allowed us to get basic cable/internet, so I called to sign on. They said that they would honor the promo for new customers but I would need to go to my local Comcast office to show proof of identity. At the local office the lady searched and found that I had a previous account. She linked it to re-activate and I was then "screwed" over for any promo. She said that because the account cannot be duplicated or re-assigned she had to put me back onto the original account, which then disqualified me for any promotionals. I also got charged 65$ for a tech to show up two weeks later (although I paid the first two weeks with no active service!!!) to connect my modem. He said my modem that I bought was dead and said I had to "rent" one of their "certified" models. Otherwise I can go buy one of that model and he would come back later...which would mean another two week delay and yet another 65$ for the service call! Customer service received an irrate call with zero resolution other then...pay your bill and if the modem goes bad, we will replace it . They don't mention that yeah they will replace it and still charge you for the tech to re-assign it!
Customer loyalty- More like Customers get it royally in a bad way!
MikeRogers wrote:
I presently have Comcast and I'm 18 months into my 24 month agreement. I am paying $155.00 for the HD Triple play. When my promotional period ends my monthly rate will be over 180 a month. These are crazy numbers in such tough times. I use to have DirecTV and was paying alot less, and I have been getting alot of great deals in the mail which I will probably take advantage of when my 2 year commitment is up. I am overall happy with Comcast product, but not at all happy with their pricing. As previous posters have written, wouldn't it make sence to take care of good customers rather then give ALL the good deals to new customers.
Howdy MikeRogers, I am glad I was able to help you. Cheers
Thanks for the reply and all the helpful information. As I mentioned I am overall happy for comcast and there services, but have a problem with there pricing. You mentioned that you have the triple play, do you have the HD package, and if you don't mind me asking what do you pay monthly for the 3 services. Did you have to sign a 2 year deal, or are still going month to month? I would probably stay with comcast if I got a good enough deal, I will know in a few months if things work out. Again thanks for the info.
Mike I sent you a PM in regards to your questions
MikeRogers wrote:
Thanks for the reply and all the helpful information. As I mentioned I am overall happy for comcast and there services, but have a problem with there pricing. You mentioned that you have the triple play, do you have the HD package, and if you don't mind me asking what do you pay monthly for the 3 services. Did you have to sign a 2 year deal, or are still going month to month? I would probably stay with comcast if I got a good enough deal, I will know in a few months if things work out. Again thanks for the info.
- check for it. Cheers
Never recieved the PM you sent, there where no messages when I opened the envelop, if you could trying sending it one more time I would appreciate it.
I cannot understand the business model used by this company. I have been a customer for years, when I noticed my bill was dramatically higher then I expected I went to a service center to discuss. This was in October. I thought I had worked things out to a satisfactory conclusion, I was told my service would be $71.10 per month, great. My bills since then...Oct 71.10 Nov $99.56 Dec $113.06 Jan $134.91
There have been no additional services or pay per views during any of this time. When I went to the service center today to try to figure out what was going on and to get the price back in line I was just fed one excuse after another. When I asked what can we do on a go forward basis to lower my bill to get it closer to the $71..The only "promotion" available for existing customers was to drop my internet from Mbps to Mbps.
If I can't get this resolved soon it looks like U-Verse will be getting a new customer.
If you really wanted to keep your customers, you'd do anything possible to keep them. Current promotions and what is available is irrelevant. A retention specialist can do anything they want, period. I paid $0.00 for a year of Limited Basic service. I doubt that was a promotion. I recently had my Comcast bill credited for six months of Limited Basic service. Was that a special promotion? Highly unlikely.
If you're willing to let customers based purely on what promotions are available, you're not doing your job correctly. And if you're not the one to talk to, transfer us to a rentention department specialist. And don't try to tell us one doesn't exist. That's impossible.
I just looked closer at my bills, I too was wondering why the higher prices all the time....look at your Nov. Bill - SO THEY CAN MAKE MORE INVESTMENTS FOR SHAREHOLDERS!!! i HATE THIS COMPANY AND I HATE THAT WE HAVE TO USE THEM. I WISH EVERYBODY WOULD STAND UP AND SAY "NO MORE"
News from Comcast
Attention Comcast Customers - Important Information about your
services: While we continue to make investments, we periodically
need to adjust prices due to increases in programming and other
business costs. Starting January 1, 2012, new prices will apply to
certain Internet services and equipment fees as indicated in this
notice. Current New
Performance Internet (Only) $59.95 $62.95
Blast!® (Only) $69.95 $72.95
Starting February 1, 2012, new prices will apply to certain installation
and miscellaneous fees as outlined below: Current New
Convenience Fee - Agent $5.00 $5.99
Upgrade/Downgrade of service (no visit required)$3.99 $5.00
Field Collection Charge $20.00 $25.00
Additional Outlet (New) * $20.00 $30.00
Additional Outlet (Prewired) * $10.00 $15.00
Self Install Kit (Single and Multi-Product) $0.00 $10.00
Home Networking * $75.00 $119.99
Directory assistance charges $1.50 $1.99
*A Technician Visit Charge of $30.00 will be added to any installation activity
that requires a home visit.
Comcast Larry, you say that we as existing customers are just as important, than why when I call to get in on the current promotion for performance internet 20mbps with powerboost for $29.99 for 6 months, Comcast says no way?
I support your frustration. This is marketing at it's best. The more customers that they have brings them more money... I like you should (and will) look into other means of receiving phone, TV and internet services. Like a bad relationship, as long as they have your loyalty, they don't really care about returning the loyalty... They are out for the mighty dollar. Period. If they like any other business thought of quality over quantity and money, things would be different. They have NO ties to you... Like an open ended marriage... We should leave!!!
Why are your "investments" not put back into the investors who give the money each and every month! Your customers... Not the stock markets!!!
I will call right before my current promotion runs out and ask if they have any promotions going on and usually they do. I have digital preferred for $39.99mo plus all other charges and this was good for 6 mos. This deal runs out soon so will be calling for another deal.
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Coach D'Avignon returns for year seven with NAHS girls –
Story and photos by Mark Carpenter –
In his seven years as the head coach of the North Adams Lady Devils varsity soccer squad, Coach Dave D'Avignon has taken the program from their lowest point to one of the most successful and feared teams in southern Ohio. With the 2016 season right around the corner, the Lady Devils look to continue their recent run of success, though last year's accomplishments might be hard to match.
In 2015, the Lady Devils finished at 14-3-3, tied for second in the Southern Hills Athletic Conference, and won a sectional championship before bowing out in the district semi-finals on a wet night at Jackson High School. The 2015 team put together a 12-game winning streak and at one point in the season were ranked number 14 in the state of Ohio in Division III.
"In the last three years, there has been a complete turnaround in fortunes for this team," said Coach D'Avignon. "As a result, the member of this year's team have known nothing but success. They have been part of a turnaround in the NAHS girls soccer programs, going 36-13-3 in the past three years compared to 11-38-2 in the previous three years. Now the challenge is to keep it up.
It is time to strap on the cleats and get back to the grind for the Lady Devils but they will be doing it in 2016 without the services of the graduated Cati Butler and Taylor Wylie. Butler scored 24 goals in 2015 and was named All-SHAC, All-District, and Second Team All-State. She will be taking her talents this fall to the pitch at West Liberty University in West Virginia. Wylie was the sweeper for last year's squads, anchoring a defense which threw up eight shutouts in 20 outings.
Not to despair for Coach D'Avignon and his troops though as they return nine of 11 starters, including a strong senior class, led by Co-Captains Allison Harper and Jordyn Kell. Also bringing the senior leadership to the squad will be Kitasha mesmer, Abby Shupert, and Jessica Woodall. The impressive thing about that group is they have all played four years in the North Adams system.
"We have depth at all positions," adds Coach D'Avignon. "We have a strong bench and players evenly distributed over all four classes,with five seniors, five juniors, five sophomores, and four freshmen."
Offensively, the cupboard was certainly not left bare with the departure of Butler as the Lady Devils return junior Lakyn Hupp, who also found the back of the net 24 times last season, Mesmer who tallied 13 goals in 2015, and Kell who scored five times.
"I am still at this point not sure who will play here," says Coach D'Avignon. "Hupp, Kell, and Mesmer all have incredible quickness, ball control, and shooting ability. Any of them could end up being the leading scorer on our team. Hupp, a left footer, is projected to be the left wing, Kell replaces Butler at center striker, and Mesmer handles right wing. In their careers so far they have combined for 75 goals. To say they work together well is an understatement."
"If one player falls off, we will have another who can step up. I am relying on all of our roster."
Also returning for the Lady Devils is one of the best goal keepers in junior Madee Shipley, who last season earned All-SHAC honors as well as All-District recognition. Shipley recorded eight shutouts in her freshman year (2014) and repeated that feat last season, to set a team single-season record and the 16 combined are by far the team career record. "We are very fortunate to have Madee," says Coach D'Avignon. "I look for her to take over the defensive leadership role vacated by Taylor Wylie."
One of the things that eluded the Lady Devils last season was an SHAC title and the road to that goals will once again go through the Lynchburg lady Mustangs, who won last year's SHAC and will again be the favorite in 2016.
"Although you never know for sure, I look for us, Lynchburg, and Eastern brown to battle it out for the conference title, with Ripley close on our heels," says Coach D'Avignon. "As a sleeper, I think Peebles might surprise a lot of people."
One thing that worries Coach D'Avignon is that many of his girls lack an overall soccer experience at a high level.
"Very few players in Adams County play select soccer," says the North Adams head man. "That tends to be a disadvantage when we get to the tournament and when we play Lynchburg. Part of our jobs as high school coaches in the county is to push, pull, and otherwise lead our players to higher plateaus."
"Overall, though, this year we will be blessed to have a good group of girls and a good group of parent to support us. The girls work well together and are anxious to start a new season. It should be fun."
The 2016 Lady Devils roster will consist of: freshmen Alaina Eitermann, Breanna Piatt, Kaitlyn Shreffler, and Mary Sonner; sophomores Jordan Yoder, Sarah Thacker, Hayley Robinson, Laney Hesler, and Cheyenne Abbott; juniors Brooklyn Wylie, Morgan Waits, Madee Shipley, Lakyn Hupp, and Taylor Hesler; and seniors Jessica Woodall, Abby Shupert, Kitasha Mesmer, Jordyn Kell, and Allison Harper.
After participating in the SHAC Preview on Aug. 13 in Lynchburg, the lady Devils open regular season play on aug. 20 at Minford.


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The rc.d script shipped with pkgsrc/www/apache-tomcat55 is broken: # /usr/pkg/share/examples/rc.d/tomcat onestart $tomcat is not set properly. For some reason, the rc.d script itself checks for the value of $tomcat (if checkyesno ${rcvar} with local checkyesno() function), while there is rc.d infrastructure to do this, which also allows to temporarily skip this check (onestart). Is there a reason why the apache-tomcat rc.d script does this differently?
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Touring in support of his recently released The Avalanche, Sufjan Stevens has announced a set of European tour dates to came after his US tour.
There's no word yet on whether the shows will resemble the US tour. In the US, Sufjan will be playing songs from The Avalanche and his previous albums too, but in more of symphonic-type portrayal, using a string ensemble and brass section. He'll also be touring the US with My Brightest Diamond.
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Amauri is just concentrating on keeping Fiorentina in Serie A ahead of another possible transfer.
The Brazilian-born Italian international joined the Viola in January from Juventus, but only signed a six month deal.
Whispers are suggesting that he could move to Parma again after a successful short loan spell at the Stadio Tardini in 2010-11.
"The boy is only concentrating on doing well for Fiorentina in this intense ending to the season," representative Giampiero Pocetta told calciomercato.it.
"He's happy in Florence and it's too soon to talk about the transfer market. His deal will end in June and only after that will we evaluate what to do next.
"We are very calm about the situation and he is certainly a player who important clubs would be interested in."
The 31-year-old has scored just once in 12 League matches for the Tuscan club so far.
The Viola are two places and three points above the drop zone.
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Chick lit is genre fiction which addresses issues of modern womanhood, often humorously and lightheartedly.
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Golbat, Vileplume and Victreebel looked odd. o.o They look a lot different now. ^^
Golbat, Vileplume and Victreebel looked odd. o.o They look a lot different now. ^^
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A lot of the sprites up until Yellow look strange.
Mew in R/G.
Slowbro and Golbat in R/B. Also Machop.
Koffing in R/B is just incorrect. Weezing is correct though. Koffing is correct in Green and Japanese Red, as well as Yellow and the anime.
Also, in Generation 2, Raikou's sprit is incorrect in G/S.
Actually, throughout the whole intire generations, if you noticed, dragonite's sprite has been changing like crazy. Especially Milotic. Either if it would appear like its bowing down to something, or jumping up toward an imaginary ceiling
I saw a disturbing Giratina sprite that is down right scary!!!! No way to describe it!!! 0_0
^ I guess your right on that. The sprites have altered majorly in 5th gen as well. But I like it, especially in its origin form.
The sprites from green always gave me nightmares. One that always stuck out to me was the vacuum cleaner himself. Ekans...he looks like a vacuum cleaner or a hose or something that's not a snake.
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Kakuna had Arms.
Rhydon and Kangaskan have terrible sprites in gen 1. They look like bobble heads.
Pokemon Hot Ruby and Cold Sapphire Shadow's potm:
the first time i saw articuno in yellow, i thought it had a dog's head.
My self-obtained Shinies:
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Whats up with Golbats sprite. it just looks so weird and creepy
porygon looks frekin weird in red and blue
R/Bs' Mewtwo sprite looked a bit odd. It's like all Mewtwo does in Unknown Dungeon is get hammered.
Krabby's green sprite has the Derpy Hooves facial expression.
hypno's green sprite looks weird. And Exxegutor scarred me. (I tried to revamp it once. It only became even more scarring)
Sandshrew and Growlithe in my eyes had really, like, realistic sprites. They looked a lot more like real animals than like what the actual pokemon looked like.
Golbat, its sprite scared me as a kid.


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I sat down the other day and thought about writing a description for a position we have open at work. I realized we already had a version of the description (PDF here) I wanted to write so I began to contemplate how I should update it or modernize it for what we want today. It made me wonder "what do we want?" I thought about some of the things I say in interviews…
"We're looking for someone awesome first. Someone that will like what we do here (digital marketing) second. Then everything technical after."
I also thought about the typical questions I get in an interview. A popular one is "what does the day to day look like?". In a small fast growing digital agency no two days are the same so we usually answer that question in a round about way telling the candidate of the types of things they may be doing and the people they may work with.
I looked back at the original and wondered if it said/asked those simple things. It doesn't really, or at least not in a simple, straightforward way. So I grabbed a note pad and tried to figure out how to tell a candidate what I wanted and what they would get in the simplest way possible. As I jotted lines down I noticed the difference between the casual handwriting vs the traditional form letter and realized I would rather work at a place with the former. That made me think that a job description, if more visual, should also give a hint at the company culture.
I took all of that and decided to try something new. Check out the alternate version here, or below.
In an ideal world I would have had a designer create this, maybe with some custom illustrations. However, I didn't have the time and our creative team didn't have space in their schedule. The output is, of course, the none professional version but does give a succinct outline of what I'm looking for and some of the things you may get through working with me. I'm obviously not the first person to do a visual job description but it was a first for me and this type of position (it may not work with every position).
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The journal Science has today fully retracted a controversial paper from 2009 reporting that a mouse leukaemia virus could be the cause of chronic fatigue syndrome.
Numerous attempts to replicate the findings have failed, and investigations revealing that the mouse virus was probably a contaminant of the original blood samples from patients led to the paper being partially retracted in September.
Frustrated with the failure of most of the original authors to agree on the wording of a retraction, Science has decided to unilaterally retract the paper and released a statement explaining why.
"Science has lost confidence in the report and the validity of its conclusions," says the retraction issued today by journal editor, Bruce Alberts. "It is Science's opinion that a retraction signed by all the authors is unlikely to be forthcoming [so] we are therefore editorially retracting the report."
Alberts offers regret that so much time and resources have been spent unsuccessfully trying to replicate the paper.
In a second development, the main author of the paper, Judy Mikovits, has lost a civil law case brought against her by her former employer, the Whittemore Peterson Institute in Reno, Nevada, alleging that she appropriated key data after she was sacked.
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Humor, music are in 'Pitch Perfect' harmony
The spirited a cappella singing in Pitch Perfect makes a predictable, feather-light coming-of-age film irresistibly fun.
Inspired by the increasingly popular phenomenon of college a cappella groups and based on the 2009 non-fiction book Pitch Perfect: The Quest for Collegiate A Cappella Glory by Mickey Rapkin, Pitch Perfect (* * * out of four; rated PG-13; opens Friday in select cities) showcases this campus subculture in all its eccentricities while capturing the cutthroat rivalry among its singing members.
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Pitch Perfect will fill the bill nicely for those who yearn for the glory days of Glee, enjoy fast-paced, nerdy snarkiness and have a soft spot for tales of rhythmic scholastic activities, as in Drumline or Stomp the Yard.
Beca (Anna Kendrick) goes to college against her will, prodded by her professor father. What she really wants to do is produce music. Her first move is to get a job at the campus radio station, where she meets fellow music aficionado and warbler Jesse (Skylar Astin). A flirty friendship is born.
Beca is roped into joining The Bellas, an all-girl a cappella group, by the gung-ho Chloe (Brittany Snow), who hears her singing in their dorm shower. Soon, Beca becomes a key member of this group of lovable, motley, musical misfits.
The best of the bunch is Amy (Rebel Wilson), who calls herself "Fat Amy," since she figures others will behind her back. Her dance moves are hilarious, and her singing is powerful. Then there's Lilly (Hana Mae Lee), an Asian girl so seemingly demure that she speaks in scarcely audible whispers. (But what she's actually saying is comically offbeat.)
Cast as an alt-girl, Beca attempts to take The Bellas in edgier directions, moving away from their traditional harmonies and staid arrangements to incorporate new mash-ups. She and Aubrey (Anna Camp), the uptight leader of the group, inevitably lock horns.
The Bellas take on the all-male Treblemakers (which Jesse joins) in the national competition, and in between the pop confections, we get the funny quips of commentators John (John Michael Higgins) and Gail (Elizabeth Banks).
"There's nothing that makes a woman feel more like a girl than a man dressed up as a boy," Banks babbles to Higgins.
Kendrick, who is also currently co-starring in End of Watch, proves her versatility and projects an upbeat affability. The filmmakers were wise to hinge the film on her likable, if mildly misunderstood, outsider character. The sisterly bonds of friendship forged between Beca and her singing mates are just as important as the results of their big Lincoln Center sing-off.
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Full title reads: "Madame Sarah Bernhardt in 'Daniel'". c 1920
"The 'Divine Sarah' - brilliant and indomitable - in the last scene from 'Daniel' -- a tale of the Eternal Triangle -- and a man's self-sacrifice." (shot missing) "Neglected and forlorn Genevieve, wife of Daniel's brother -- a man whose God is money - has fled with another and Daniel (Madame Sarah Bernhardt) self-sacrificingly has taken the blame." (shot missing)
"Here, in this last scene, Daniel, at death's door, is telling his old friend the Doctor how his brother unjustly suspected him of complicity in Genevieve's flight." L/S of stage set. Sarah Bernhardt lies in her sick bed whilst a man holds her hand. A conversation takes place between Sarah and the man who sits beside her bed. She throws up her hand. C/U of the actor playing the Doctor. "Daniel, I have sent for your brother... he must see you - at once..." C/U of the Doctor as he speaks to Sarah Bernhardt. L/S of the set as they act out the scene. A manservant comes into the room with a cup of tea but Sarah sends him away. She drinks from a glass instead - possibly medicine. C/U of Sarah and the Doctor. She clutches at her heart and looks distressed.
Was an item in Pathe Pictorial - issue number unknown.
Note: paper records and leader state was originally UN7J - this is not on our Index Database and is an odd number for our old system - mystery!
Most of the missing material is probably to be found on EP295, item called "Unknown Play"
N.B. Item found in Unidentified Gazettes reel. May be dupe of EP 310
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