Satellite TV has mushroomed out as the premier method of obtaining clean digital signals for today's high end televisions and business waiting/service areas. With the huge selection of digital offerings it's rather hard to resist! I've had DirecTV in my house since 2002 and haven't looked back to cable since and my tax accountant even has direct satellite TV in her waiting area. Talk about breaking up a dull appointment! The reason I switched in the first place was that when the summer heat in Florida finally broke for the cooler nights of late fall I'd have to call the cable company to come tighten the coax cable in the street because, as the technician said "with the heat all summer and now that it's getting colder the wires are tightening up and the connection gets loose due to the contraction of the metal". What? I lived in Massachusetts and never had that happen, but never had the Florida heat either.
My dentist has satellite in the exam/treatment rooms and that's one of the reasons I go see her for my teeth. That and she's a very good dentist. She used to have the local cable company which had the same shows on all the time. It got to the point that the only thing worth watching was the news. I do find the distraction a plus as I don't think about the procedures as much because I can always find a show that interests me on the sat programming. Directsattv.com is a smart idea for business owners who have customers that get bored easily and appreciate a good attention getter that meets their interests. I know government rules for installing a dish are quite specific and these issues are handled in a very professional and caring way with all satellite customers.I know there have been incentives for business customers in the past and it may be worth checking into so you can save some cash and please your customers with a wide selection of digital programming. To complete the digital experience that satellite provides I would suggest making sure that the appropriate television be used to get the best from the best. Today's prices are very reasonable for digital monitors, unlike a few years back when it was state of the art, today it's standard.
I've inserted several links for you to explore at your leisure to find out how direct satellite television can help your business, please your customers, and entertain waiting patients!
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Let There Be Light...and It Was Good!
One of the best ways to add natural light to any room in your house is by a skylight. There is no more natural light available than the sun itself. If you happen to have a room where it could use some extra lighting why not put one in? So long as the person installing the skylight is a licensed professional it is an easy procedure. The most important aspect of the installation is the proper application of the flashing. If this is done wrong you'll not only have some great lighting but you'll also have an indoor ceiling shower and mildew pit. On the other hand, maybe you have too much light coming into your house. The answer for this would be window film. I don't mean like you see on automobile windows. The household type is barely visible but it stops quite a bit of the suns radiant energy from getting into the house. On some newer homes the film is already part of the window. Which ever way you go you'll be doing your home a favor. The skylight allows vertical ventilation and light while the film keeps out the hot sun and the fabric bleaching UV rays off your furniture and carpeting.
When this isn't an option you must look into alternative methods of lighting, such as electric. I know, that was a no brainer. I'll bet you were trying to think of something more exotic, weren't you? Do your research because if you're trying to emulate natural light you'll want to know all your options. I've been relying on the Wiki sites for a lot of my 'inspirations' ever since they became the standard for information on the web. I even found out about what the tea I've been drinking is primarily used for and where it's not consumed anymore. I digress...
Indoor lighting is categorized so much that it falls into two basic groups, consumer or electrician installed. Consumer type is typically the kind of light that you simply plug and place and doesn't involve exposing any wiring. Installation is usually no more that putting a couple of screws in a counter to mount it. Electrician installed is pretty self evident, the exposure of potentially 'live' wires that could fry you pretty good if you don't know what you're doing, like an electrician does, that's why they have to have a license to do these things. Typically, an electrician will do more involved installations such as recessed lighting in ceilings, track lights, and wall switches and outlets as well as upgrading existing fixtures to newer code demands.
When this isn't an option you must look into alternative methods of lighting, such as electric. I know, that was a no brainer. I'll bet you were trying to think of something more exotic, weren't you? Do your research because if you're trying to emulate natural light you'll want to know all your options. I've been relying on the Wiki sites for a lot of my 'inspirations' ever since they became the standard for information on the web. I even found out about what the tea I've been drinking is primarily used for and where it's not consumed anymore. I digress...
Indoor lighting is categorized so much that it falls into two basic groups, consumer or electrician installed. Consumer type is typically the kind of light that you simply plug and place and doesn't involve exposing any wiring. Installation is usually no more that putting a couple of screws in a counter to mount it. Electrician installed is pretty self evident, the exposure of potentially 'live' wires that could fry you pretty good if you don't know what you're doing, like an electrician does, that's why they have to have a license to do these things. Typically, an electrician will do more involved installations such as recessed lighting in ceilings, track lights, and wall switches and outlets as well as upgrading existing fixtures to newer code demands.
Saturday, April 24, 2010
WHY? WHY? WHY? That's So Stupid!
I'm, currently assembling my list of the most ridiculous things that are going on that I have encountered either on news programs, Internet, or established media such as newspapers and magazines, and even first-hand accounts from those involved.
WHY? Why are we, the taxpayers, paying for Casey Anthony's defense in the murder, whether accidental or deliberate, beyond the Public Defenders Office? Isn't that what they're there for? Why are we being compelled to pay for higher profile attorneys and at the same time we are paying for the prosecution of her? Isn't that a conflict of interest? Isn't that a backdoor for other criminal defendants to take advantage of? If I were a criminal I would sure as shootin' demand a pricey attorney to 'rep' me just like she did. Fair is fair! Above I mentioned accidental murder and yes, I know they're two different things unless there is a criminal cover-up of the accident which could make it not so accidental. I know she was mighty torn up about her daughters disappearance that she had to go out partying right away, and a friend of the father stated that he was told by her father that it was an accident. BTW, if I'm not mistaken, wasn't O.J. going to make a confession while under Robert Shapiro's counsel, until Johnnie C. showed up that is. What happened to that suit bag Kardashian removed from the estate that fateful day that never reappeared. Maybe it was an 'accident' in that case as well. Just an opinion and you can do what you will with it. I just don't like having to pay for a stupid girl's crime who never should have had a baby in the first place if she wasn't ready to assume the proper responsibility for it.
WHY? Why are we one of the few countries in the 'first world' that can't operate off-shore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico near Florida? Oh yes, that's right, the tourists will see ugly oil rigs supplying oil to America to supply it's daily needs without a foreign gun to our heads. Oh yes, that's right, there will be a major pollution problem washing up along the shorelines of the Gulf Coast which we can't allow to happen. Wake up stupid people, it's on-going as we speak but we're not doing it. It's being done by countries that could give a crap because they're just outside the limit where we can tell them not to do it. We have, to name a couple, the Chinese and British off of our coastline right now. Well, we did up till a few days ago when the British rig blew up and sunk, spilling how many barrels of crude? I don't rightly know. We, in America, have rules about the safety and building requirements of our rigs within the territorial waters but what are the rules for other countries? I don't know either.
WHY? American Idol!
Why do I care what Simon Cowell earns and what he drives?
Why do I care if Ryan Seacrest is Gay or not?
Why do I care if Paula Abdul is a substance abuser or not?
Why do I care if a singer is Gay or has a police record at all? Don't most rappers want the street 'creds' of the incarcerated to boast sales? George Michael and Elton John? Enough said to kill that argument folks.
Why do I care if the show is a complete 'snooze fest' and waste of one hour of a human beings existence?
Why do I care if Ellen is called one of the 'guys' by her female co-host (what's her name again?). Who cares.
Why is this mockery still on the air? I have no idea, you tell me!
Why? Dancing with the Stars!
What the hell is that all about and why are these talented dancers, aside for the steady work, doing this garbage with these sports and elderly, or otherwise out of work actors? Kate "come and get your popcorn" Gosselin stinks! She dances like a semi-warmed over corpse and with the makeup they use on her she looks the part as well. Wayne Newton? Give me a break! He looked more like Vanna White pointing to the letter board while the 'real' dancer took the spotlight. After all that, who got the spotlight? He did! What trash.
WHY? Why did I even watch a couple of these shows? Well, as for American Idol I can only give 2 words to redeem the rest of the garbage they've put out, Kelly Clarkson. She was the best thing to ever come out of that show. Carrie Underwood is good, don't get me wrong, but for sheer POW it's got to be Kelly! I can't name any other 'notables', that ever won, that have stayed the test of time.
WHY? Local Fox TV News anchor John Wilson in the Tampa Bay market. Hard Right, Christian, and openly opinionated! What happened to unbiased journalism? That's right, it's Fox I'm talking about. Time to retire John, the population live in multi-religious, multi-political houses now, not omni-religious(your choosing) or omni-political(yours again) caves! Your son Mark, also a Fox anchor, appears to be still in the current loop and hasn't become a 'coot' and hopefully he never will, he's a good journalist. The problem this nation suffers with the most is closed mindedness!
WHY? I have appointments to keep and I'll return of more later. That's my opinion and you can take or leave it, your choice. That's the American way after all!
Continued later in the day ....
WHY? Why do television stations insist on putting that damned information bar at the bottom of the screen? Invariably, this is to highlight what the story is about and will, 99.9% of the time, cover the video of the event so you cannot see what happened or read a caption that's needed to make sense of the video. Case in point, I watched a clip of Tiger Woods missing a putt. Maybe I should have said that I was SUPPOSED to be watching the putt until the banner of death covered it saying he missed the putt! I may have wanted to see the shot but they must think we're all mentally challenged and are unable to think and view at the same time! Maybe the Golden Age of Radio really was golden after all. Did I mention also that when your trying to watch your show they will ALWAYS put an ad for another sappy show they're trying to push down your throat that will also cover about 15-20% of the screen while it shows a typed graphic along with an idiot moving around while smiling at you. Why are they smiling? They're smiling because they know they're screwing up your show. What shows won't I watch later? You guessed it! Break out the ad free DVD's!
WHY? Back to television and the news specifically. All news programs, except NPR broadcasts and public broadcasting TV stations. An example if I may. "Good evening everybody, Russian missiles have been tracked coming over the North Pole heading for America, but first we go to Goober, Idaho where a 2 year old puppy found his way 200 miles back home to Bumshank Falls and American Idol eliminates another contestant. Jim, what's in store for the weekend weather?". You know I'm not far off the mark here and it irritates the living hell out of me because you know the story your holding your pee in to hear won't be on till the end of news, right after we hear how the tennis match turned out! Support public television, at least they put all their commercials (sponsor plugs) in one segment at the end or the beginning.
To be continued.
WHY? I say, WHY, on Earth is Conan O'Brien still bitching and moaning about how he got 'shafted' by Jay Leno and NBC? He got a 7 figure severance package for crying out loud! Most of us 'real' people will never live to know what 1 million dollars is like, let alone the huge sum he received for being a lousy comedian! Hollywood is a cut-throat town, the movie and television industry are cut-throat industries and if Mr. Unfunny O'Brien hasn't figured that out yet then he's a bigger moron than I thought he was, but that's just my opinion. I could live a very happy, unstressed, fun filled life with his severance package, but that's more money than I'll ever need or use. Hey Conan, you want my sympathy and support in your lame arsed beef with Jay and NBC? Forget it faster than people will soon forget you! Remember, the people you're trying to get behind you are among the many unemployed in the country and sympathy for your monetary dreams will fall on deaf ears fast while they're trying to figure out how to feed their family's every day. What a cold hearted jerk!
WHY? Why are we, the taxpayers, paying for Casey Anthony's defense in the murder, whether accidental or deliberate, beyond the Public Defenders Office? Isn't that what they're there for? Why are we being compelled to pay for higher profile attorneys and at the same time we are paying for the prosecution of her? Isn't that a conflict of interest? Isn't that a backdoor for other criminal defendants to take advantage of? If I were a criminal I would sure as shootin' demand a pricey attorney to 'rep' me just like she did. Fair is fair! Above I mentioned accidental murder and yes, I know they're two different things unless there is a criminal cover-up of the accident which could make it not so accidental. I know she was mighty torn up about her daughters disappearance that she had to go out partying right away, and a friend of the father stated that he was told by her father that it was an accident. BTW, if I'm not mistaken, wasn't O.J. going to make a confession while under Robert Shapiro's counsel, until Johnnie C. showed up that is. What happened to that suit bag Kardashian removed from the estate that fateful day that never reappeared. Maybe it was an 'accident' in that case as well. Just an opinion and you can do what you will with it. I just don't like having to pay for a stupid girl's crime who never should have had a baby in the first place if she wasn't ready to assume the proper responsibility for it.
WHY? Why are we one of the few countries in the 'first world' that can't operate off-shore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico near Florida? Oh yes, that's right, the tourists will see ugly oil rigs supplying oil to America to supply it's daily needs without a foreign gun to our heads. Oh yes, that's right, there will be a major pollution problem washing up along the shorelines of the Gulf Coast which we can't allow to happen. Wake up stupid people, it's on-going as we speak but we're not doing it. It's being done by countries that could give a crap because they're just outside the limit where we can tell them not to do it. We have, to name a couple, the Chinese and British off of our coastline right now. Well, we did up till a few days ago when the British rig blew up and sunk, spilling how many barrels of crude? I don't rightly know. We, in America, have rules about the safety and building requirements of our rigs within the territorial waters but what are the rules for other countries? I don't know either.
WHY? American Idol!
Why do I care what Simon Cowell earns and what he drives?
Why do I care if Ryan Seacrest is Gay or not?
Why do I care if Paula Abdul is a substance abuser or not?
Why do I care if a singer is Gay or has a police record at all? Don't most rappers want the street 'creds' of the incarcerated to boast sales? George Michael and Elton John? Enough said to kill that argument folks.
Why do I care if the show is a complete 'snooze fest' and waste of one hour of a human beings existence?
Why do I care if Ellen is called one of the 'guys' by her female co-host (what's her name again?). Who cares.
Why is this mockery still on the air? I have no idea, you tell me!
Why? Dancing with the Stars!
What the hell is that all about and why are these talented dancers, aside for the steady work, doing this garbage with these sports and elderly, or otherwise out of work actors? Kate "come and get your popcorn" Gosselin stinks! She dances like a semi-warmed over corpse and with the makeup they use on her she looks the part as well. Wayne Newton? Give me a break! He looked more like Vanna White pointing to the letter board while the 'real' dancer took the spotlight. After all that, who got the spotlight? He did! What trash.
WHY? Why did I even watch a couple of these shows? Well, as for American Idol I can only give 2 words to redeem the rest of the garbage they've put out, Kelly Clarkson. She was the best thing to ever come out of that show. Carrie Underwood is good, don't get me wrong, but for sheer POW it's got to be Kelly! I can't name any other 'notables', that ever won, that have stayed the test of time.
WHY? Local Fox TV News anchor John Wilson in the Tampa Bay market. Hard Right, Christian, and openly opinionated! What happened to unbiased journalism? That's right, it's Fox I'm talking about. Time to retire John, the population live in multi-religious, multi-political houses now, not omni-religious(your choosing) or omni-political(yours again) caves! Your son Mark, also a Fox anchor, appears to be still in the current loop and hasn't become a 'coot' and hopefully he never will, he's a good journalist. The problem this nation suffers with the most is closed mindedness!
WHY? I have appointments to keep and I'll return of more later. That's my opinion and you can take or leave it, your choice. That's the American way after all!
Continued later in the day ....
WHY? Why do television stations insist on putting that damned information bar at the bottom of the screen? Invariably, this is to highlight what the story is about and will, 99.9% of the time, cover the video of the event so you cannot see what happened or read a caption that's needed to make sense of the video. Case in point, I watched a clip of Tiger Woods missing a putt. Maybe I should have said that I was SUPPOSED to be watching the putt until the banner of death covered it saying he missed the putt! I may have wanted to see the shot but they must think we're all mentally challenged and are unable to think and view at the same time! Maybe the Golden Age of Radio really was golden after all. Did I mention also that when your trying to watch your show they will ALWAYS put an ad for another sappy show they're trying to push down your throat that will also cover about 15-20% of the screen while it shows a typed graphic along with an idiot moving around while smiling at you. Why are they smiling? They're smiling because they know they're screwing up your show. What shows won't I watch later? You guessed it! Break out the ad free DVD's!
WHY? Back to television and the news specifically. All news programs, except NPR broadcasts and public broadcasting TV stations. An example if I may. "Good evening everybody, Russian missiles have been tracked coming over the North Pole heading for America, but first we go to Goober, Idaho where a 2 year old puppy found his way 200 miles back home to Bumshank Falls and American Idol eliminates another contestant. Jim, what's in store for the weekend weather?". You know I'm not far off the mark here and it irritates the living hell out of me because you know the story your holding your pee in to hear won't be on till the end of news, right after we hear how the tennis match turned out! Support public television, at least they put all their commercials (sponsor plugs) in one segment at the end or the beginning.
To be continued.
WHY? I say, WHY, on Earth is Conan O'Brien still bitching and moaning about how he got 'shafted' by Jay Leno and NBC? He got a 7 figure severance package for crying out loud! Most of us 'real' people will never live to know what 1 million dollars is like, let alone the huge sum he received for being a lousy comedian! Hollywood is a cut-throat town, the movie and television industry are cut-throat industries and if Mr. Unfunny O'Brien hasn't figured that out yet then he's a bigger moron than I thought he was, but that's just my opinion. I could live a very happy, unstressed, fun filled life with his severance package, but that's more money than I'll ever need or use. Hey Conan, you want my sympathy and support in your lame arsed beef with Jay and NBC? Forget it faster than people will soon forget you! Remember, the people you're trying to get behind you are among the many unemployed in the country and sympathy for your monetary dreams will fall on deaf ears fast while they're trying to figure out how to feed their family's every day. What a cold hearted jerk!
Saturday, March 13, 2010
The Road to Communism is Paved with Good Intentions.
I posted this response on Yahoo to the story of Glenn Beck and Eric Massa and what a bad interview it is believed that Beck had with him. I didn't see it or hear it but I felt I needed to respond to the ignorance I was reading from the large number of comments, basically calling for censorship of the media because it appeared that Time printed a biased article against Glenn Beck. Is this what the Conservative Right wants? I really don't believe that, not from a party that supports a Republic based government based on the Constitution of the United States of America! I really wish to see the day when differences can be put aside and the people of this great land, employers of the political machine in D.C. and at home, are placed #1 in the importance pile on the Beltway.
March 13, 2010
"I am thankful that I live in a nation that allows ALL sides of a story to be published and openly spoken about. Truth be told, what is the real truth? We may find that out when we find out who really shot JFK I guess. Maybe! I think Jack Nicholson got it right when he said in "A Few Good Men", "you can't handle the truth"! Most of America cannot handle raw truth about anything really important to the nation and prefer to be patronized by their particular entertainment spin doctors like Rush, Glenn, etc. I'm just using these two as an example, not a finger pointing because you really don't which side of the fence I'm on politically. I just wish we didn't have to have a fence to take care of our citizens. Last time I checked, Americans were still Americans. Whether I agree with the spin doctors or not, I will defend their right to speak up and voice their opinions. Why? I will because I can, while others cannot!"
Dave in FLA
footnote: The GOP, and conservative media, accused the Dems of fostering Socialism and/or Communism during, and after, the election of Barak Obama. This is common knowledge on both sides. I remember one important lesson through history classes in school when we studied countries that were converted to Socialism, or outright Communism. The first order of business was to control the media and suppress unwanted reporting which may be interpreted as subversive to the new government, which in most cases resulted in the disappearance of the the writer shortly afterwards. Is this what we really want to see happen? If one writer or speaker is suppressed it will never stop until you're afraid to speak in your own home without being reported to the government, probably by your own child at that point. How many parents did children in the Hitler Youth turn in? How many Soviets were turned in by neighbors during Stalin's purges? It can happen if it's allowed to happen.
March 13, 2010
"I am thankful that I live in a nation that allows ALL sides of a story to be published and openly spoken about. Truth be told, what is the real truth? We may find that out when we find out who really shot JFK I guess. Maybe! I think Jack Nicholson got it right when he said in "A Few Good Men", "you can't handle the truth"! Most of America cannot handle raw truth about anything really important to the nation and prefer to be patronized by their particular entertainment spin doctors like Rush, Glenn, etc. I'm just using these two as an example, not a finger pointing because you really don't which side of the fence I'm on politically. I just wish we didn't have to have a fence to take care of our citizens. Last time I checked, Americans were still Americans. Whether I agree with the spin doctors or not, I will defend their right to speak up and voice their opinions. Why? I will because I can, while others cannot!"
Dave in FLA
footnote: The GOP, and conservative media, accused the Dems of fostering Socialism and/or Communism during, and after, the election of Barak Obama. This is common knowledge on both sides. I remember one important lesson through history classes in school when we studied countries that were converted to Socialism, or outright Communism. The first order of business was to control the media and suppress unwanted reporting which may be interpreted as subversive to the new government, which in most cases resulted in the disappearance of the the writer shortly afterwards. Is this what we really want to see happen? If one writer or speaker is suppressed it will never stop until you're afraid to speak in your own home without being reported to the government, probably by your own child at that point. How many parents did children in the Hitler Youth turn in? How many Soviets were turned in by neighbors during Stalin's purges? It can happen if it's allowed to happen.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
A Message To Jim in California.
I don't know why you bothered moving to the San Francisco Bay Area 5 years ago when you feel the need to keep asking me where you need to go to get things done? I don't like anywhere near California, and no desire to even visit anywhere in that state, it's falling apart at it's financial seams. Allow me to address the most recent of your queries. First off before I answer this I want to state that you're one of my best friends and always will be, this is sort of a long distance mechanics intervention. :) Okay, first off I hope you didn't try to keep driving when your honda accord stopped it's forward movement and started making those awful noises. It's obvious to me what's happened isn't going to be a great repair experience for you. If you kept trying to drive the cost will have risen dramatically. It seems to me that your timing belt bit the dust and if you kept trying to make the car run all the internal components of the drive train will be all out of sync and must be put back in sync before the belt can be replaced.
Follow some of the links I put in this post for reference to your problem, I hope they can explain things further for you beyond what I'm able to do from here. I searched around for you and went on that repair site I used last summer to find you a San Francisco auto repair shop that can handle a timing belt resync and replace job. Follow that link and I hope it helps. Now, for the inside light issue you emailed me about. How would I know? I can't see what it's doing and by saying "it sometimes blinks" doesn't help me to help you. It sounds like you have a stray wire grounding out to the car body somewhere. Try looking down by your feet in the car and see if any wires are hanging or are on/under the mats. I had a stray wire on the side where my feet would be and my lights flickered till I used some electricians tape (black plastic) around them. Try it and let me know how you make out.
ps. I put this on my blog so that if anyone else has any positive input into this they can share it for all so keep checking back for any feedback this gets.
Follow some of the links I put in this post for reference to your problem, I hope they can explain things further for you beyond what I'm able to do from here. I searched around for you and went on that repair site I used last summer to find you a San Francisco auto repair shop that can handle a timing belt resync and replace job. Follow that link and I hope it helps. Now, for the inside light issue you emailed me about. How would I know? I can't see what it's doing and by saying "it sometimes blinks" doesn't help me to help you. It sounds like you have a stray wire grounding out to the car body somewhere. Try looking down by your feet in the car and see if any wires are hanging or are on/under the mats. I had a stray wire on the side where my feet would be and my lights flickered till I used some electricians tape (black plastic) around them. Try it and let me know how you make out.
ps. I put this on my blog so that if anyone else has any positive input into this they can share it for all so keep checking back for any feedback this gets.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Mesothelioma Issues and It's Victims
There have been a lot of advertisements on the television about a Mesothelioma Lawyer in almost every state, representing victims of this horrible lung cancer. Those of you who don't know what Mesothelioma actually is, the most common form is from the inhalation of asbestos fibers in the air. Asbestos reacts with the soft tissue in the lungs and around the sack that encompasses the lungs once breathed in and causes irritation which causes the body to send white cells to destroy the offending invader. Since the invader is a mineral the white cells cannot destroy it and more white cells are dispatched, causing a vicious cycle to emerge which ends up as Mesothelioma. Asbestos was, from the time I was a child and sooner, a widely accepted and proven form of fire resistance and insulation for such things as ventilation systems, furnace jackets, ceiling tiles, roofing and siding materials, and many, many other things. When I was a child I used to play with it in it's raw form. It was cool, a rock you could shred into long fibers. What did I know? For that matter, what did anyone know back in the 60's? It was fantastic, in lieu of modern alternatives, until it entered your lungs. Mineral fiber in the lungs will react with the soft tissue and your body will try to have the white cells destroy them, almost like using a coffee cup to apply water to a house fire to extinguish it, a futile venture which repeats onto itself until your lungs are useless blobs. My father in law passed away from this affliction several years ago, before it was known about. He was a fireman who went into burning buildings where asbestos was shredding into the air, before air tanks were standard equipment. It doesn't take a lot of exposures to start the chain going, once the fiber is inhaled it's in to stay.
I know there have been class action suits against manufacturers of these products and if someone in your family or someone you are aware of is a victim it's important that they contact a Mesothelioma Attorney who specializes in this type of litigation. Mesothelioma isn't pretty but it is preventable, and in some cases survivable. Not everybody with Mesothelioma Disease is destined for the inevitable final result that was once a fact of life, there are survivors that are documented. Like everything else, cases are on an individual basis and there is no cure-all, as great as that would be. It would have been great if the doctor said to my wife's family that her father had treatable Mesothelioma instead of Malignant Mesothelioma. Even malignant isn't a finality anymore like it once was and I believe that's a big step forward and the next big steps need to be for cures, or long term work-around's to extend viable survival. No one wants to be 'tubed up' in a hospital bed so they can say they lived a year longer. That's not viable life to me.
I know there have been class action suits against manufacturers of these products and if someone in your family or someone you are aware of is a victim it's important that they contact a Mesothelioma Attorney who specializes in this type of litigation. Mesothelioma isn't pretty but it is preventable, and in some cases survivable. Not everybody with Mesothelioma Disease is destined for the inevitable final result that was once a fact of life, there are survivors that are documented. Like everything else, cases are on an individual basis and there is no cure-all, as great as that would be. It would have been great if the doctor said to my wife's family that her father had treatable Mesothelioma instead of Malignant Mesothelioma. Even malignant isn't a finality anymore like it once was and I believe that's a big step forward and the next big steps need to be for cures, or long term work-around's to extend viable survival. No one wants to be 'tubed up' in a hospital bed so they can say they lived a year longer. That's not viable life to me.
Friday, January 1, 2010
Fox TV vs. Brighthouse Networks for Cash - SLB to Me!
There is an ongoing battle of the wills between Fox Television and cable provider Brighthouse Networks over customers, also known as CASH! Fox wants a sum of money per customer for the signal they provide to Brighthouse. Basically, they want a piece of the cable carriers pie. Television spots by Fox have painted a negative picture of Brighthouse saying that they will be no longer carrying the Fox programming as of today, as a matter of fact, and that Fox viewers on BH will be denied American Idol, college football games, House, etc. How awful of BH to do that to it's customers. How awful indeed that in order for customers to receive the signals in the first place BH must run cable, provide hardware and support just to name but a few. Fox, on the other hand, has to provide a signal to BH for them to broadcast to their customers. Sounds pretty simple and logical to me. Now my question is this. Why should BH pay them a damned penny for programming that's being paid for by advertising dollars to Fox already. Wouldn't that be like having to pay $1 at the pump each time for the ability to pump gas into your car to the government and then pay the tax that's already on the gas? That, to me, sounds like a WIN, WIN situation for Fox if they can pull that one off. One the other hand I have a solution to the whole problem.
My solution is this. Brighthouse will pay the requested fee to Fox for the signal that they pass along to their cable subscribers AND Fox will pay Brighthouse a percentage of the advertising revenue for the shows that they broadcast to the customers would would never see the ads without BH getting the signal to them! If this is not amenable to Fox there is another way they can .....wait a second. I'm sorry, this section is for the companies that advertise on Fox. They need to calculate the percentage of viewers that will NOT get the signal if Brighthouse does not relent and DEDUCT it from their advertising expense since they will be reaching far fewer viewers than before. Will this make Fox Television happy? Who gives a damn what makes them happy, it's all just plain old greed. Maybe someone is trying to regain lost capital to Bernie Madoff by requiring the end-user(the viewer) to pay the bill for stupidity. I don't know and I don't care because I use DirecTV and it doesn't effect me at all. I do, however, sympathize with the cable customers caught up in the greed of Fox.
My final thoughts on this are something that I haven't heard anyone mention yet. If Brighthouse agrees to make a payment to Fox they will be forced out of business and cable service will become too expensive to acquire for home viewers. Why is this? Simple, why shouldn't CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, BBC America, Logo, HGTV .....the list goes on and on, get their piece of the pie that Fox required for them? If I ran one of those networks I'd be sure as hell up there demanding my cut if Fox is getting one. Fox is no better or entertaining than any other network so it should be equal across the board or nothing at all. I formally bestow upon Fox Television the first ever on this blog, the SLB Award! Cheers mates! Hope you enjoy the negative notoriety your getting for your 'poor us' stories on your news programs.
My solution is this. Brighthouse will pay the requested fee to Fox for the signal that they pass along to their cable subscribers AND Fox will pay Brighthouse a percentage of the advertising revenue for the shows that they broadcast to the customers would would never see the ads without BH getting the signal to them! If this is not amenable to Fox there is another way they can .....wait a second. I'm sorry, this section is for the companies that advertise on Fox. They need to calculate the percentage of viewers that will NOT get the signal if Brighthouse does not relent and DEDUCT it from their advertising expense since they will be reaching far fewer viewers than before. Will this make Fox Television happy? Who gives a damn what makes them happy, it's all just plain old greed. Maybe someone is trying to regain lost capital to Bernie Madoff by requiring the end-user(the viewer) to pay the bill for stupidity. I don't know and I don't care because I use DirecTV and it doesn't effect me at all. I do, however, sympathize with the cable customers caught up in the greed of Fox.
My final thoughts on this are something that I haven't heard anyone mention yet. If Brighthouse agrees to make a payment to Fox they will be forced out of business and cable service will become too expensive to acquire for home viewers. Why is this? Simple, why shouldn't CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, BBC America, Logo, HGTV .....the list goes on and on, get their piece of the pie that Fox required for them? If I ran one of those networks I'd be sure as hell up there demanding my cut if Fox is getting one. Fox is no better or entertaining than any other network so it should be equal across the board or nothing at all. I formally bestow upon Fox Television the first ever on this blog, the SLB Award! Cheers mates! Hope you enjoy the negative notoriety your getting for your 'poor us' stories on your news programs.
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