For autos, ‘quality’ is in the eye of the beholder

When you're out shopping for a car, quality ratings may not give you the guidance you're expecting. Cars that score well on one rating can fare poorly on another.

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Survey shows US automakers making improvements

All three U.S.-based automakers are doing a better job of satisfying their customers than they were a year ago, according to a recent survey.

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Comcast, DirecTV, Cox up in customer satisfaction

Comcast Corp. showed the biggest gain in customer satisfaction among cable and satellite TV operators, a survey showed Tuesday.

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Airlines post rare improvement in customer survey

Airlines are doing a better job of taking care of the passengers they still have, according to a new study.

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University of Michigan airline customer survey

The University of Michigan surveyed airline customers earlier this year to gauge their satisfaction, and scored the airlines on a zero-to-100 scale.

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Car buyers' satisfaction with US brands stumbles

U.S. car buyers are growing less satisfied with their purchases from domestic automakers while their Asian and European competitors continue to improve, according to a recent survey.

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Gas prices fuel drop in car owner satisfaction

Drivers of new cars were less satisfied with their vehicles this year for the first time in at least five years due mainly to rising fuel prices, according to an annual survey released Thursday.

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Survey: Passengers call airline service 'dismal'

Passengers are more dissatisfied with airlines' customer service than they have been in years at a time when carriers are charging more and more for tickets and services.

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Consumers happy with cable, satellite providers

Consumer satisfaction with cable and satellite TV providers is at its highest since ratings began, but the industry ranked second to last among 18, and the nation's largest cable operator pulled its lowest rating ever in a widely watched annual customer service survey being released Tuesday.

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Jaguar Tops Consumer Satisfaction Survey

Ford Motor Co.'s Jaguar unit led all auto brands in consumers' satisfaction with their car-buying experience, according to a survey released Wednesday by the J.D. Power and Associates research firm.

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The Associated Press-GfK Poll was conducted November 5th – November 9th, 2009, by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media – a division of GfK Custom Research North America.

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In The Old Days There Would Be A Duel (Obama vs. Wilson)

Yeppers, if this was still a time when men settled breaches of honor with Cold Steel or Hot Lead, Pres.Obama could "Call Out" Rep. Joe Wilson, demanding Satisfaction on the Field Of Honor.

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In a survey of 200 3GS users conducted Aug. 4-11 by RBC Capital and ChangeWave Research, 99% pronounced themselves satisfied, of which 82% were "very satisfied." In a matching survey of 40 Pre owners, 87% said they were satisfied and 45% "very satisfied."

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After reports yesterday of the attacks made by US Republicans on the NHS, Twitter users grabbed their keyboards and mobiles to defend the health system.

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Writing With The Big Dogs At Newsvine

I first heard of him at Twitter, where he responded to one of my posts. I agreed with him that Newsvine was a nice site and that I probably would not be doing much at Digg. I started my column at Newsvine and uploaded my first article.

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[Manila, Philippines]The new Second Quarter 2009 Social Weather Survey, fielded over June 19-22, 2009, found 26% satisfied and 56% dissatisfied with President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's performance, for a bad net rating of -31 (% satisfied minus % dissatisfied, correctly rounded).

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Are you as successful as you desire? If not, these 7 factors could be the answer!

The achievement of goals define true success, no matter what those goals are. But many people fail to achieve their own goals because of some basic omissions.

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Poetry: "The Storm"

"When you don't see the sun for (sometimes) three or more days at a stretch it's not hard to imagine never seeing it again. I decided that (with the Spring weather activity) a poem about a storm was an appropriate subject matter. It's rather short but to the point.

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It's a well known fact that if you head over to Japan the chances of walking into a house with a 360 in it are far slimmer than in the states. However, sales aren't everything.

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Do you usually make lists to manage your day? (QD2- Poll)

I used to make lists religiously every day for everything I wanted to do and would try to attempt as many as possible. Of course, because I couldn't possibly do more than three or four tasks by the end of the day, I would feel even more inadequate or overwhelmed.

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Latin American countries report high levels of "life satisfaction" among both middle- and low-income groups. Generally the middle classes tend to be happier with their lives than those on lower incomes,

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If you've ever thought there may be more to life than this, think on. If you're sick of the status quo and living for the weekend.

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Factor in an unprecedented level of education, greater earning power, more economic independence, more reproductive control and access to virtually any career, from CEO to soldier to leader of the free world.

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Excerpt: Bringing flowers to someone in the hospital has always been considered a nice thing to do, but researchers say the contact with nature may actually help people recover faster.

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Excerpt: What you eat may help you enjoy sex more. Marrena Lindberg, author of Orgasmic Diet, says a balanced diet -- along with plenty of high-grade fish oil supplements -- can help women reach full satisfaction more easily.

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The latest Social Weather Survey of November 28-December 1, 2008 found 29% satisfied and 53% dissatisfied with [Philippine] President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's performance, for a poor net rating of -24 (% satisfied minus % dissatisfied).

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Excerpt: In the last few years, psychologists and researchers have been digging up hard data on a question previously left to philosophers: What makes us happy? Researchers like the father-son team Ed Diener and Robert Biswas-Diener, Stanford psychologist Sonja Lyubomirsky, and e …

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..."Marital satisfaction improves for couples who have been through counseling once a year, while control couples didn't improve at all," Cordova said. "People that have been through the marriage checkup are improving in all kinds of ways in comparison to couples who haven't."

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How can I keep myself happy when I have so many problems?

Q I am facing lots of problems in my life, on job, family and on so many things. How can I make my self happy? What do you do when you want to keep yourself happy?

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Good info about customized customer service.

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How many of us had similar experiences on Wednesday? On the morning train Barack Obama's face was everywhere, plastered across the front of the newspapers being read by my fellow commuters.

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A bank customer who criticised an "unhelpful" worker at an Indian call centre has alleged the clerk played a revenge prank on him by freezing his account and changing his identity to that of a Ugandan divorcee.

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Albert Einstein once quipped, "Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one." The famous scientist might have added that the illusion of reality shifts over time.

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How do I tell him I have been faking it for years?

Q. How do I tell him in a nice way that I have never had an orgasm with him and I have been faking it for five years, and the only time I get off is when I satisfy myself? A. That's a very good question. The short answer is: PLEASE resist the temptation to do that.

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When it comes to happiness, here are the facts: In the 1948 Gallup poll, Australia ranked first of five nations in happiness. In the 1948 Tension Study, Australia ranked second of nine in life satisfaction.

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