Re: -I- Greetings...

> she said in at least one recent interview that she wants to go back to her
old
> cycle of being in studio for about a year and then promoting/touring for
> about a year.

Thanks for that. I've been listening to tori for about six years I've only
ever been to the Scarlet's Walk tour, but would have loved to have seen some
of the earlier tours - was kinda hoping to see some more of that now -
unfortunately a lot of the UK promo stuff at the mo is in the evening in
London but you can only buy tickets on the door in the morning and I can't
get time off work to do that *sobs*. I like the new material though not as
much as some of the earlier stuff but I expect (my taste) that will change
over time.  I'm more of a Little Earthquakes/Choirgirl Hotel/Pele sorta
girl - they feel more personally relevant to me.

January Girl

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> Emma Wignall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> [snip]
> > The experience I have, knowing a number of IT professionals working at
> > various international companies in the UK is that many of them are using
> > countries such as India for the majority of their design where they have
> > many employees, but it is left to the UK/US sites to fix all of the
mistakes
> > and bad practices.
>
> unfortunately, corporations seem to be more concerned with cash flow and
> how the high-ups can skim off as much as possible without getting caught.
> and typically they don't know or care if the actual product is shoddy.  if
> they can trick people into buying it (and they can), it doesn't really
> matter.  and because IT is still relatively new and shrouded in mystery
> for your average joe, the customer thinks they have no right to expect
> anything better than what they get.
>
> > I can perfectly understand why companies would want to
> > employ people from countries where lower wages can be paid but I don't
think
> > it's fair that there are (UK & other) sites whose employees are
permanently
> > at risk of being laid off if they don't manage to fix all of the bugs
(which
> > they didn't necessarily make) and get products released on time
>
> if it makes you feel better, there are plenty of slackers in the west,
> too.  lots of people signed on for IT degrees for the money, and never
> really learned and/or had the right skills to do the right job.  or, you
> know, they just don't care as long as they can scrape by and get their
> paychecks.  not unlike the higher-ups, although they're selling out for a
> lot less.  my husband's been in this field since about '95, and he's
> worked with a lot of people who had no clue what they were doing.  one of
> the reasons he's stayed with his current job is that he has a small circle
> of competents and at least one other guy who's very good.
>
> > Sorry for the rant (I did warn you), just a little concerned about the
> > future.
>
> you're just a bit late is all.  a few years ago anyone who could struggle
> through html with a "for dummies" book could get hired at an outrageous
> salary, and now many of those jerks are ensconsed.  it's just that a *lot*
> of people jumped into IT at that point, and now you have to distinguish
> yourself from the endless sea of wankers in the field.  it sounds like
> you've done the right thing, trying to get some experience and actually
> learn things.  that's good!  eventually it will pay off, as long as you
> keep up.  and once you get your foot in the door, if you're actually doing
> a good job it will be noticed.
>
> Aimee the Magdalene
>
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