Just a year ago, the answer to this question might have been completely different, but 2017 saw the entire consumer market stood on its head with the return of AMD into the high-end processor market. It isn’t that they had not tried before, but the previous attempts and promises, such as the much maligned Bulldozer series, fell flat on their face. As such, the best multi-core processors were all by Intel, and the ones that went beyond the standard quad-core offerings they had been doling out over the last years thanks to their near monopoly, quickly went into the stratospheric price-range. The IBM Blue Gene/P supercomputer “Intrepid” at Argonne National Laboratory runs 164,000 processor cores. It might be out of range of most readers. For example, in 2016, the absolute best consumer processor was the Intel i7-6950X Extreme Edition, that brought a huge ten-core processor, and ran for $1750, while the cheaper i7-6900X with eight cores retailed for $1100.

The good news is that in many cases it’s possible to fight back against fees, and win. For example, 3 out of 10 people in CR’s survey who experienced a hidden charge in the past two years said they fought it-and almost two-thirds of those people said they were successful in getting the charge refunded or taken off the bill. Recently in South Carolina, Duke Energy sharply scaled back a proposed 238 percent hike to the company’s fixed fee-the amount you have to pay regardless of how much energy you use­-after customers, along with CR and other groups, complained to the state utility commission. Consumers are also battling against cable TV fees, which along with cell-phone and internet fees were the most commonly reported extra charge in CR’s survey. Almost 140,000 cable TV subscribers around the country recently signed a CR petition demanding that cable providers eliminate add-on fees and advertise only the service’s total price. And in response to a CR request, nearly 3,000 people actually sent us copies of their cable bills so that we could better understand exactly how these charges affect consumers.

Here the destination comprises two or more destinations of equal importance. For example, India is a multi-center destination where each Indian state or region offers different culture, nature, and culinary experience. A touring destination refers to a place to visit as part of linear itinerary. It is a place of a brief halt en-route while the tourists are heading towards the final destination. For example, Abu Dhabi is a transit destination where tourists take a short break for going to Cape Town, South Africa. Exploiting the widespread reachability of the internet, the tourism businesses need to build their online presence not only for offering various tours but for creating destination awareness as well. Destination websites act as the gateway for tourism information. They can also provide a number of services such as promoting local attractions, culture, and activities, list of the local ancillary tourism services, and provide regional historical and geographical information about the destinations. This helps to shape the curiosity of the prospective tourists and can bring momentum in tourism.

I don’t own a Hotel but I do own an Internet cafe, and i’ve found that the best way to turn a negative review into a positive one, is to simply contact the reviewer, I try and send a personal reply to every review, positive or negative thanking them for taking the time to do the review, Just by taking that small step i’ve turned a few reviews that were negative into positives. Of course there are some people that you just can’t please no matter what. Good advice, Matthew! Thanks for sharing. Good advice Daniel. I always reply to our reviews, good or not so good. Future guests can read between the lines and decide for themselves if negative comments are deserved or just a personal gripe. The main problem with TA is just one lower rating drags down your overall rating! I still think Trip Advisor a great site and always use it myself when we are travelling and find a huge percentage of our B&B guests rely on it too. Good on you, Ruth. I totally agree. Thanks for writing.