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There are also folks who do what is known as affiliate marketing that may be behind this. GoToMeeting may not have actually placed the ad, however an affiliate marketer (3rd party) may have placed the ad in hopes to get click through dollars.

These people will be contacted by the modern world one way or another. I choose to help them not treat them like animals to be set on display at a zoo. Let them be the decision makers in their own destiny. Like the guy said, loggers will come in and kill them. We can at least give them the ability to speak for themselves. And that unfortunately means someone is going to have to make contact with them.

I have to say it sounds like you received the not so invasive pat down procedure of old not the new and improved stick your hands down my pants and twist pat down procedures.

A friend told me he flew into San Antonio yesterday and not only had his junk touched but it was twisted to boot. He said he didn't even get offered dinner first and he was afraid he'd get arrested if he'd punched the guy in the nose but was really just too freaked out to do anything.

This is what the government wants; sheeple that will let them even mess with your private parts without response.

If old technologies die out because of newer and better technologies then that's called progress. Why should the newspapers be immune to this? If they can't make a product that people want to purchase then they need to adapt or die.

OMG these are genius and an idea whose time has come. Marketing to a generation of people who have been marketed to tears, breath of fresh air.

My office had the usual dress causal atmosphere until one day our new manager decided to make his mark by having dress up Wednesdays. So I decided to wear a formal complete with gloves(glad to know Ada did it too). I was the belle of the ball. I no longer work there but the guys have continued the tradition in my honor and dress in tales and top hats. :)

Boy isn't this the truth. My last job the project manager was great at getting everything in writing and a signed contract up front. It made life so much easier. When they came back with we want this too. He would just point at the contract and say, once we've completed this contract we can make a new one for the additional items you would like. Worked like a charm.

The other problem is that not all teachers are able to handle a class full of normal or even problem children AND meet the needs of a gifted student.

The teacher spends their time dealing with majority of the class leaving little challenge for the student who needs more.

"It’s often the case that the clients that pay your lowest rate are the biggest pain and the least loyal."

Boy ain't this the truth. I had a client last year that nickled and dimed me and every other vendor they have. It's their way of doing business. Then they stopped paying on time, claimed it was due to the economy. Thing is whenever they got a new sale they would ring a bell, once for every $1000 of the sale. We had several days each month where the bell did not ring less than 10 times. On top of this they expected me to perform duties that I was not contracted to perform i.e. man customer support phones, I'm a developer. I ended our relationship at the end of the year and haven't felt better about any decision. Good riddance.

I find I can get more of the last kind of emails when I'm working with one or two folks who appreciate knowing how to get their issues solved. i.e. I train the folks I work with on how to help me help them. It takes time and there are usually only a handful of people who will do this, the rest will continue to do what they always do. But every little bit helps. My biggest satisfaction comes when new employees learn from my favorite few without me having to teach them. :)

Good point. What if a "job hopper" is someone who is looking for a good fit and won't settle for less? I don't see that as a negative.