Monday, February 27, 2012

Sonia Gandhi cites privacy, refuses to disclose info on I-T returns

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Largest democracy in which a white fake Gandhi named Sonia rules over
1 billion people after the country kicked out the foreign rule 60
years back.

• A lady who may have passed high school & have worked in restaurants
in London before marrying a Gandhi.

• A lady who cannot speak any of the languages of the modern colony
called India.

• A country which is ageless & as old as civilization itself & people
are generally considered intelligent?

• The foreign ruler practices a different religion than 90% of the
populace. • This lady cannot make a speech for 5 minutes in any
language without prepared notes from party slaves.

• This lady remained an Italian citizen for 18 years & then became an
Indian since her husband wanted to run for the PM’s job.

• This lady has looted the poor colony massive amounts of money &
still continues to loot with total impunity. She has enriched all her
relatives back in Italy with looted money & old antiques from India.

• She took billions from Quottrochi for the Bofors gun deal & this was
the first taste of blood for fake Gandhi which led to bigger mega
scams.

• She is a divide & rule queen & divided the country on religious
fault lines for votes & ruling power. She ordered a census of Military
to create a special Muslim regiment to help enemies of India. She has
made reservation in Colleges, schools, Govt jobs etc for Muslims &
Christians

• She made millions from middle man Quotrochi during the Bofors
scandal & that was like a tiger tasting the first blood. This was a
pre-cursor to numerous multi-billion $ scams & corruption at every
layer of Govt

• This lady could be a foreign spy & abuses government machinery with
total impunity. She twisted hands of CBI to allow Quottrochi to escape
to Italy after he was arrested in Argentina

• This lady orders around all the leaders of Congress including the
PM, DogVijay & other ministers some of whom are doctorates from
International Universities

• These ministers fight with each other to kiss this leaders feet or
any other part with absolutely no shame. Some even venerate her a
Hindu white Italian Durga

• This lady who is grooming her intellectually challenged son to take
over as the Monarch of this modern colony.

• This lady who has made corruption & mega scams standard of govt &
which is slowly eating the whole fabric of the country & its unity. •
This lady who is using CBI, CVC, PM, Election Commissioner, SC & HC
Judges, police etc as her coolies to do her bidding & staying in power
for life.

• She is the most powerful leader of Indian slaves & laughing with her
family as to how easy it is to rule over the bloody slaves of India.
We all should be ashamed & ask What has happened to us that we cannot
find any other leader from within our own country? We need another
liberation struggle till we throw her & her family out & bring real
independence for our country from foreign mafia rule. Kick this fake
Gandhi rule from India.

GOOGLE privacy settings

I hope you all shall be benefited from the following information and shall pass this on to your friends


Daily Mail reports that deleting your browsing history before March 1 when Google's new privacy policy comes into effect will limit Google's ability to track and record your every move online. The process is simple. Follow the steps below:

1. Go to the Google homepage and sign into your account.

2. Click the drop-down menu next to your name in the upper-right hand corner of your screen.

3. Click accounts settings

4. Find the "Services section"

5. Under "Services" there is a sub-section that reads "View, enable, disable web history." Click the link next to it that reads: "Go to Web History." (Note: When you click "Go to Web History" you may be taken to a page which gives you the options "Turn Web History On"/"No Thanks": Click "Turn Web History On" and you will finally be taken to step 6 below)

6. Click on "Remove all Web History"

When you click on "Remove all Web History," a message appears that says " Web History is Paused." What this means is that while Google will continue gathering and storing information about your web history it will make all data anonymous, that is, Google will not associate your Web History information with your online accounts and will therefore be unable to send you customized search results.
Google's ability to gather personalized information about you by assigning data to your Gmail and YouTube accounts will remain "Paused" till you click "Resume."

Sonia: So secretive, still in public life!

First it was her religion, then her relatives and then
her illness and now her income tax returns. Sonia Gandhi has consistently
refused to reveal details regarding these.

The latest first. According to a report in The Times of India, Sonia Gandhi
refused to provide the details of her income-tax returns of the past ten
years, demanded by V Gopalakrishnan, an RTI activist from Chennai. She
claimed that this information, submitted to the IT office was confidential
and disclosure of this would amount to “unwarranted invasion” of the
individual’s privacy. She even cited security reasons for not furnishing
the details.

She had earlier refused to reveal her religion, claiming it was a personal
matter and need not be made public. This, when the government routinely has
this column in all the forms. Even in nursery school admissions, one has to
mention the religion. Her educational qualifications (if any) too are
closely guarded secrets.

When Sonia Gandhi “fell ill” and went abroad allegedly for treatment
apparently on government expense, any information was denied to the public
on the ground that we must respect her “privacy.” The media played along in
such reverential obedience. If public money had been spent on her, it has
to be accounted for and the citizens of the country have a right to know
how much and why the money was spent; if the treatment she received abroad
was not available in India etc.

Some time ago, a RTI had been raised demanding to know the foreign
relatives who are staying with Sonia Gandhi in her official residence and
their periods of stay in India. The issue was suppressed, taking the plea
that it was a “private issue.”

Subramanyan Swami, who has constantly sought to bring to light the several
instances of abuse of power by Sonia Gandhi has been rebuffed time and
again by the courts and other agencies. On 23 February the CBI, before whom
Swamy’s plea for investigating Sonia Gandhi’s role in Bofors scandal was
pending, dismissed it saying that a closure report has been filed in the
case and it cannot be reopened. The CBI also gave a clean chit to her
saying “no connection whatsoever” was found between the case and Mrs Gandhi.

Not only she, but all her immediate relatives enjoy amnesty from law. The
police did not carry any investigation worth its name into the cases of
unnatural death of at least three family members of Sonia Gandhi’s
son-in-law Robert Vadhera. His brother, sister and father died untimely and
unexplained. The matter was hushed up with even our blood-hound media
maintaining silence.

All these things raise the valid question: Is Sonia Gandhi above the Indian
law? (FOC)

Monthly Gemini Horoscope

An excellent month as most of the planets would be helpful. You will remain in control and find some very good gains during this period. You will be action oriented and remain focused on work and progressing your career. Growth would come from friend circle, business contacts and ability to find good deals.

Your own temperament could become volatile and unpredictable after the 13th March 2012. Major decisions or moves should be carried out with caution after the 13th March 2012.

Thinking, despite all the positive events could remain negative. Some warped thoughts could come up too, which although could bring in short term gains, could be detrimental to your reputation.

Career will be in a positive phase this month. Creative work will give good growth prospects and gains and progress because of that. Gains in career will be great and significant during this month.
You will see good growth on the back of your dynamic attitude and ability for unrelenting hard work. Further some excellent deals and opportunities could come about. You will have the talent to spot and cash in on the chances. Very good support from people in position of authority could be experienced.

You should avoid confrontation with co-workers. The temperament of subordinates could be unreliable and so don't depend solely on them.

Love life will be excellent till the 27th March 2012. Socially it would be a great month. You will find your sex appeal and confidence in social matters high.
Relationships will be great too. You will have a wonderful time with your partner throughout. Very happy month.
Marriage will be very positive too. You will have a great time with spouse. Travel and great social get together possible, this month.

Money matters will be positive. You will get gains from various sources this month. Income will be higher than average this month. Your hard work and efforts will be in proportion to the gains. The more efforts you put in, higher the income and gains.
Investments will be very gainful too. You will gain from new investments as well as old ones.

Family life will be good throughout. Health will be good too this month.


Friday, February 24, 2012

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Download failed. Could not create Temporary file.

This is happening when the server is running with SAFE MODE because WordPress will not be able to access paths outside it's web root. Find out the full path to your web root on the server (a hint is in the error message you just saw). Create a temporary directory within your website path and add the following line.

Edit wp-config.php and add:

define('WP_TEMP_DIR', '/var/www/XXX/tmp');

(Replace /var/www/XXX/tmp with the full path to your temporary directory.)


Thursday, February 23, 2012

And Now There’s A Kickstarter For Porn


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Well, Kickstarter, it looks like you’ve finally arrived. And I don’t just mean that you launched 27K projects, saw $99 million pledged, or attracted 30 million+ visitors last year— all of which equalled a sizable increase in activity on your compared to the year prior. No, I mean that your winning crowdfunding model has been adopted by the adult industry. Clearly. Indeed, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and Groupon certainly saw its fair share of flatterers after its launch, but it didn’t inspire a response from porn, at least not in the early days. (Though there are those that are trying.)
Yes, according to Xbiz, “the adult entertainment industry’s leading source for business news and information,” a new startup introduced itself today, called Offbeatr, brought to you by the marketplace for adult digital products, Extra Lunch Money.
Offbeatr claims to be “the first crowdfunding resource specifically designed for the adult industry,” and all chuckling aside, it’s attempting to be a serious business. In Kickstarter mold, Offbeatr essentially wants to build a platform where adult content creators can go to raise money for their projects, whether that be movies, books, photo albums … I’ll leave off there.
Content creators get to keep the rights to their content and gain new fans in exchange for a dose of seed capital. While, on the flip side of the coin, Offbeatr offers everyday people a discovery platform for indie adult projects and gives them the opportunity to earn unique rewards in exchange for their support.
It really seems as if it were created by “Now That’s What I Call Startups,” as Offbeatr allows project creators to receive their own dedicated page to describe their project, how much they hope to raise, and what rewards they will offer in exchange for monetary pledges from adult content enthusiasts. Just like Kickstarter, if the project reaches its proposed goal by the deadline, supporters’ credit cards are charged, and if it doesn’t meet the goal, users go on their merry way without paying a dime.
I don’t know how Kickstarter’s lawyers will feel about this — it’s not as if they own the rights to crowdfunding — but Offbeatr’s model does seem a pretty aggressive copy-and-paste job. That being said, it seems that Extra Lunch Money’s CEO Ben Tao is aware of this fact, saying “I would love to say Offbeatr was a totally original idea, it’s not.”
Not only that, but, the liberal in entrepreneurial spirit might even detect a whiff of market opportunity: “While there are hundreds of crowd funding websites online, there are exactly zero which allow projects of an adult or sexual nature,” the CEO continued.
And certainly, for those whose interests or artistic muses fall outside of the mainstream, funding can be difficult to find. Offbeatr is just seizing a smart business opportunity and offering the supply to what has to be a fairly large demand among independent, amateur content creators.
After all, it’s not like there isn’t a precedent here — just ask the bevy of “Pinterest for porn” clones. It’s actually kind of an ambitious project, going up against the mountain of free porn out there on the Internet, and if it’s actually serious about providing a viable alternative to BitTorrent. Connecting content creators directly with fans is a powerful thing, something one-hundred-and-one sites that don’t deal in adult content know very well.
It’s also somewhat humorous to note that Offbeatr even provides a quote from Michael Masnik, the Editor of Techdirt on its site. (It’s not about adult content, however.)

These iOS vs. Android Flame Wars Have To Stop


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I just want to start this out by saying I love you guys. I really do. TechCrunch is lucky enough to have a really smart, well-informed readership which keeps us diligent in our reporting. You guys are also pretty hilarious, and who doesn’t enjoy a good ROFL now and then.
But if there’s one thing I’ve learned through the comments section here at TechCrunch, it’s that these Android vs. iOS fanboy flame wars need to stop.
How ridiculous, right? How absolutely petty and meaningless are the things we get fired up over?
That’s not to say that Android and iOS and their respective hardware counterparts aren’t important. I mean, it could be loosely argued that without the hardware and software (and apps and services) that we spend our lives writing about, the Arab Spring uprisings wouldn’t have been possible. The technology itself can surely make a difference in the world, and of course you should care about that.
But that’s not what I’m talking about. I’m talking about the fact that we’re choosing sides (and defending them with zealous rage) in an entirely meaningless war.
Now, don’t get me wrong. We at TechCrunch love rivalry. We love Google vs. MicrosoftApple vs. SamsungApple vs. GoogleArrington vs. Arianna, and all the other fun rivalries that spring from this, our field of technology. I honestly can’t even think what the world would look like without them. They are spokes in the ever-turning wheel of our capitalist society, and they’re entertaining as hell to watch play out.
When corporations of this size duke it out in ad campaigns or in the courtroom or on store shelves, well that’s what this industry is supposed to look like. And there are other rivalries that are even more fun. The People vs. Netflix price hike was great, as was The People vs. Verizon’s $2 “convenience fee.”
It is downright amazing to see a company do a 180-degree turn based on the collective voice of their customers. It’s a beautiful thing.
But what’s happening with iOS vs. Android is different. Instead of seeing an epic clash between two companies, or watching a customers-vs.-company saga unfold, we’re seeing customers in Group A join sides with Company A, while Group B joins sides with Company B. Apple and Google are supposed to hate each other, but just because we use their products doesn’t mean we need to hurl hateful, meatless comments at each other.
There’s a big difference between a competitive rivalry and a pointless one. Ours is pointless, and for one very good reason:
Fanbois, Apple doesn’t give a damn about you. Also, Fandroids, Google doesn’t give a damn about you either.
Both companies care about the “us,” but no one individual matters to this or that corporation. And here’s another truth bomb: if you don’t give any substantial reasons for why “Android is better” or “iPhone is better,” then no one else is going to make a decision based on your comment either.
So I find it a little bit odd (read: crazy) that we’ve drawn such aggressive lines against each other. If anything, Android makes iOS better and iOS makes Android better. Fierce competition and rivalry is what makes everything better, but we don’t seem to be visualizing the big picture.
Instead, we’re saying things like this to each other:
Of course, there are plenty of comments that intelligently and constructively argue the pros and cons of each platform. These comments are the reason that all the other (^) reasonless-ly nasty comments don’t make us cry into our keyboards. They also bring up new points for future articles, which is much appreciated.
When it comes down to it, though, I’m not your mom. Say what you want. I’d like to think that writing this would calm the storm and we could all start being productive human beings in a smart discussion about the value of each platform. But I doubt that will happen.
So all I really want to do is zoom out a little bit. Look at the big picture. People are dying of famine, disease, war; the world is rapidly changing; economies are crumbling and elections are underway. Things are happening that are really deserving of your passion, yet here we are throwing rocks at each other over which phone is better, when it doesn’t make a damn difference anyway.
It’s embarrassing and a waste of everyone’s time.
I’ll leave you with one of those intelligent and constructive comments I was talking about before:

Verizon Wireless Cancels Plans To Charge $2 “Convenience” Fee


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Well, that didn’t take long. Less than 24 hours after word got out that Verizon Wireless planned to introduce a painfully ironic “convenience” fee of $2 for anyone paying their bill online, the carrier has just officially confirmed that such plans have been cancelled.
Why? Because the Internet more or less exploded in their face. We called it a joke immediately. An army of armchair protestors rallied almost instantly, with a petition against the fee hitting 50,000 signatures in a matter of hours. By this morning, the F.C.C was already investigating the fee.
What’d they expect? The masses went absolutely bonkers went Netflix hiked their fees up a few bucks, and that’s something people actually like to pay for. Charging them a convenience fee for paying online? Yeah, they’ll just love that.
Verizon’s official statement on the matter:
“At Verizon, we take great care to listen to our customers. Based on their input, we believe the best path forward is to encourage customers to take advantage of the best and most efficient options, eliminating the need to institute the fee at this time,” said Dan Mead, president and chief executive officer of Verizon Wireless.

We’ll Handle Google And Apple, Mr. President; You Worry About SOPA, PCFIPA, ACTA, And Big Media


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Mr. President, I’m glad your administration has taken the time to craft what looks like a fairly forward-thinking and potentially globally influential policy towards consumer privacy on the internet. No doubt it will have to be snipped here and built up there and the fast pace of the technology world may make some of its provisions quaint after a few years, but overall it seems strong, and fair to both companies and their consumers.
But if you’ll forgive me for saying so, Mr. President, I think you’re barking up the wrong tree. Google, Apple, Comcast, tracking cookies, deep packet inspection — this is something we can handle with minimal assistance. Tech is a young, fast-moving field, and tends to regulate itself, perhaps because the Internet is the collective medium of billions, and tyrants don’t live long here. And to be honest, laws passed by the U.S. are considered more rough guidelines, to be transgressed at will by individuals or multinationals.
Where we do need your help, sir, is where we, the young, free Internet, have little presence and receive no consideration. The threat of bills like SOPA, PIPA, PCFIPA, and their equivalents elsewhere is real, but they are conceived and considered in that sea of ignorance and corruption that is, I am sorry to say, your current place of residence. We need your help in Washington.
I doubt you’re unaware of this, actually. Your administration has been friendly to technology and has embraced where it could have restricted and regulated. And you did, in fact, state your opposition to SOPA — though it must be said that this opposition appeared after months of criticism from practically every independent tech group in the world; our own statement of opposition, itself quite late, appeared in November. How much of the abandonment of that bill was due to real acknowledgement of the unprecedented Internet-based activism shown on January 18th, and how much was due to your administration’s opposition, announced simultaneously and rendering it politically expedient to jump ship, we will never know. But what we do know is that we could have used your support long before then.
And the result of all that effort is that SOPA is substantially back on the table, perhaps worse than ever, tied to a fail-proof bill ostensibly about combating child pornography. I don’t need to tell you how reprehensible this tactic is, or what these desperate means say about the legitimacy of the measures to be enacted.
The power of the Internet, Mr. President, which is to say the people’s power, is that of exposing something to the light — making something known. Sometimes this process amplifies something trivial, and sometimes it changes the world. But all we can do is put it out there, and in the case of legislation like this, that’s not nearly enough.
Your power, on the other hand, is to sign or veto laws in order to advance the public good. It is also to be a voice representing that public. That means expressing to a Congress full of clueless old men and awash with lobbyist money that the U.S. should be a bastion of liberty and transparency, not a test market for shoddy laws ghost-written by dinosauric industries. SOPA was nearly passed despite the vocal protests of millions upon millions and the expert testimony of the people who literally created the Internet, among others.
What you can do for us — and when I say us, Mr. President, I mean for the entire population of the free Internet, internationally, as the U.S. is a trendsetter in this way — is establish a standard for freedom on the Internet that is fundamental enough and rigorous enough to compel both private companies and public servants to acknowledge it. I realize you’re in no position to dictate policy, but it is very important for the White House to at least signal that it has the best interests of the citizens of the Internet in mind. We have no assurance right now that that is truly the case.
The requirement of companies to respect the privacy of their users becomes hollow and cynical when the same government establishing these “rights” is actively working to undermine them. The left hand giveth, and the right hand taketh away. This is not a healthy representative government in action.
You may be aware that it is an election year, Mr. President, and I humbly suggest that the safety and privacy of this country’s citizens on the Internet (and indeed that of billions worldwide who value it for a variety of reasons, from recreation to revolution) must be an issue on which you personally, and by extension the United States, take a principled stand. This may be difficult. But you have the mixed fortune of standing over one of the many fulcrums of history, and while this critical and global issue won’t be settled in the next year, or maybe even the next decade, we rely on you to at least take a few steps in the right direction.

What Are The 20 Most Expensive Keyword Categories In Google AdWords?


Google makes a heck of a lot of money from online advertising. In fact, 97 percent of Google’s revenue, which totaled $33.3 billion in the past twelve months, comes from advertising.
WordStream, a venture capital-backed provider of hosted software that automates most of the manual work involved with creating and optimizing both paid and natural search engine marketing campaigns, has done some research to discover which keyword categories fetch the highest costs per click (CPC) in Google’s AdWords solution.
And of course, they made an infographic based on the results of their research (embedded below).
WordStream compiled data from its own, vast keyword database and the Google Keyword Tool to determine the top 10,000 most expensive English-language keywords over a 90-day period.
Subsequently, the list was organized into categories by theme. The largest keyword categories were then determined by weighting the number of keywords within each category, as well as the estimated monthly search volume and average cost per click for each keyword.
For the record, Google AdWords is an auction-based marketplace where advertisers bid on keywords to compete for top ad placement, with a minimum bid of 5 cents per keyword (update: actually, there’s no longer a minimum bid for CPC campaigns).
The top twenty keyword categories that demanded the highest costs per click are:
1. Insurance (example keyword: “auto insurance price quotes”)
2. Loans (example keyword: “consolidate graduate student loans”)
3. Mortgage (example keyword: “refinanced second mortgages”)
4. Attorney (example keyword: “personal injury attorney”)
5. Credit (example keyword: “home equity line of credit”)
6. Lawyer
7. Donate
8. Degree
9. Hosting
10. Claim
11. Conference Call
12. Trading
13. Software
14. Recovery
15. Transfer
16. Gas/Electricity
17. Classes
18. Rehab
19. Treatment
20. Cord Blood
Unsurprisingly, the list of most expensive keyword categories is clearly a result from people who, en masse, turn to the Web in search for help, whether it’s for financial, educational, professional services or medical aid. WordStream concludes that the keyword categories with the highest volumes and costs represent industries with very high lifetime customer value: in other words, companies that can afford to pay a lot to acquire a new customer because of the nature of their business.
But I would have personally never imagined that ‘insurance’ would be netting Google up to almost $55 per click. Think about that for a minute.

How to Send Back Food at a Restaurant Without Pissing Off Your Waiter


While the majority of the restaurant waitstaff you encounter will probably notspit or pee in your food if you send it back, it's a common joke or paranoid concern that enters the conversation the moment someone decides to send their plate back to the kitchen. We asked food-service professionals how they prefer customers like you and me handle this awkward situation. Here's what they said.

The Problem

How to Send Back Food at a Restaurant Without Pissing Off Your WaiterWhen you order a meal and what you receive isn't what you expected, you can either suffer through it or send it back. Either way, the situation isn't ideal because eating something you don't really want is, well, bad, and sending it back can lead to an awkward confrontation. This often happens because 1) you're afraid of upsetting the server and paranoid about getting something extra when your meal returns (read: saliva, or worse) or 2) you come across as jerky and a little entitled, in which case you may truly be at risk of some sort of retaliation. In general, if there's a problem you do have the right to say something and, in many cases, should. The goal is to do so politely so nobody leaves the table with hurt feelings and that requires a specific solution.

The Solution

After watching my dad send back a hamburger for being undercooked and wondering how the waiter felt about how he made his request, I decided it was time to learn. Fortunately the food service citizens of the internet came to my aid to offer their two cents. Here's what I learned.

Who's At Fault Can Vary, So Don't Assume You Didn't Make the Error

How to Send Back Food at a Restaurant Without Pissing Off Your WaiterSydney notes that respect is key, but situations will vary and you should keep in mind that you may be the one who actually made the mistake:
Explain the problem and ask for a solution. If the mistake was your fault (not reading the menu or misreading the menu), apologize and ask for a new dish. If it's the waiter's or kitchen's fault, be nice. It helps to say something like, "I know this isn't your fault, but this is undercooked."
I've waited tables for a few years and most of the send-backs are because people can't read the menu. There were some legitimate complaints about bad food, but they were few and far between. I consider myself a pretty good waiter because I always double check the food before I take it out. If the kitchen messed up and used the wrong cheese or something else that is noticeable, I tell them to fix it before letting the customer know.
If the waiter can't or won't fix the problem, ask for a manager. Any restaurant that cares about its customers will try to make things right, including comping your food. But if you're being ridiculous or rude (or both) you might get nothing. It all depends on the type of restaurant. High end places will bend over backward for you, but smaller places like the bar/restaurant where I worked will tell you to get out if you're out of line.
Along with most things in life, showing respect for your fellow humans will get you what you want.
Just last night I ordered a couple of pizzas for some friends and expected to get a takeout special but was charged much more. It turned out I ordered the wrong kind of pizza because I'd forgotten the specifics of the deal. Having read Sydney's advice just an hour earlier, I made sure not to assume the man who took my order was wrong. I instead asked if the takeout deal had ended and he explained it was for a different kind of pizza. I apologized for my mistake and asked if I could switch. He had no problem changing my order even though I'd already paid. Everything worked out very well!

Be Specific About What You Want to Avoid Potential Mistakes

How to Send Back Food at a Restaurant Without Pissing Off Your WaiterScott notes that not all waitstaff is perfect, and when they forget to ask for clarification it leads to problems they'll have to deal with later:
As a former waiter but now just a lowly patron, some waitstaff makes it difficult on themselves when they don't care enough to pay attention or ask for clarification. If the kitchen messes up, that's one thing, but if the waitstaff does not take the necessary steps to make sure that everyone receives what they order, it makes it "tense" to have to say something. The waitstaff are on the front lines of the success of someone's business - including their own.
One way you can help everybody is to be very specific about what you want and ask any questions before the order is taken to the kitchen. If you communicate sufficiently, your chances of a problem will be far smaller.

Just Be Nice

The rest of advice I received all discussed the importance of respect, kindness, and understanding. Like Sydney said earlier, "with most things in life, showing respect for your fellow humans will get you what you want." While these tips should help reduce your chances of a running into a problem when sending your food back, if your intentions are good and you're a nice person you shouldn't have to worry too much at all.

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