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This blog is based on remarks I made this morning at "Curriculum Counts: Fulfilling the Promise of the Common Core State Standards," a forum hosted by the Manhattan Institute and the Fordham Institute. A video of the event is available here.
In thought, word, and deed, the efforts of the Core Knowledge Foundation over the past 25 years, led by E. D. Hirsch, have been devoted to making the case that curriculum counts. So I am excited about the promise offered by the Common Core State Standards (CCSS)—particularly the English language arts standards, which clearly state that, "The Standards must … be complemented by a well-developed, content-rich curriculum consistent with the expectations laid out in this document." As promising as the standards are, however, in the end, it is the manner in which the standards are interpreted and then implemented by state departments of education, school districts, and classroom teachers that really matters. And it is here that I must confess to a certain level of concern.
Let me be specific. Hopefully everyone is familiar with—or has at least heard of—the "six shifts" (identified by the New York State Education Department and Student Achievement Partners) that the implementation of the Common Core language arts standards will require. The identification of these shifts is helpful; they have become the intense focus of professional development in schools across the country. But they are not enough; we need to take another step.
In the interest of providing further clarity about how the language arts standards must be implemented if they are in fact to realize their potential, I'd like to propose that we focus attention as well on what I call the "six traps," or obstacles, to effective implementation of the language arts standards. The first five traps are within the reach and influence of every teacher, principal, and district-level administrator. The sixth trap will require the attention of state-level policymakers.
1) The failure to see the forest for the trees – In states and schools around this country, educators are intently engaged right now in reviewing language arts materials to determine whether or not they are aligned to the CCSS. I come across a new rubric or template for this purpose on nearly a daily basis. My concern is that too many educators are approaching this task with a severe case of myopia—attempting to literally align individual standards from the CCSS document to particular goals and objectives in given curricular materials, while failing to fully understand the "big picture" or true intent of the standards.
Think about the implications of this approach. While the CCSS for ELA consistently call for "a well-developed content-rich curriculum designed to build disciplinary knowledge," nowhere is this stated in any of the individual standards. Therefore, to focus only on aligning to individual standards leads us into the failing-to-see-the-forest-for-the-trees trap. To avoid this trap, educators must align not just to the letter of the standards but to their spirit. The Core Knowledge Foundation has created a more comprehensive rubric to guide educators in using this approach.
2) The failure to go beyond simply balancing the percentage of fiction and nonfiction texts – After years of E. D. Hirsch writing about the importance of content knowledge for literacy, I am happy to report that I see educators and publishers alike uniformly talking about the importance of informational texts. Actually, many of the large publishing companies began including nonfiction selections in their materials and programs several years ago. The problem, however, is that educators and publishers have only gotten half of the message. An examination of those programs and materials that include nonfiction text reveals a haphazard, random approach to the selection of texts. One single nonfiction text selection on dinosaurs in one unit, Aztecs in the next unit, and Mozart in perhaps the following unit is not an effective way to build knowledge. Children, especially those who are behind, need a coherent, sequenced approach to building knowledge. This can be efficiently and quite easily accomplished by grouping text selections on a single topic and sequencing them to build knowledge and give repeated exposures to key vocabulary.
Here's a novel idea: Why not expect both publishers and educators to include content-based objectives in all of their lesson plans? Doesn't it make sense to ask, beyond the language arts skills: What do we want students to walk away with at the end of a lesson? What is the knowledge that we expect students to gain having read a particular selection?
3) The failure to understand the nature of vocabulary growth – E. D. Hirsch has written eloquently about vocabulary growth in detail in the winter 2013 issue of City Journal, so I will just touch on this. So long as vocabulary is not understood as representative of bodies of knowledge, and so long as literacy is seen as a general skill that does not depend on prior knowledge, schools will continue to teach isolated reading comprehension strategies and isolated vocabulary terms. The top researchers in word acquisition agree that most word learning is acquired incidentally in the course of gaining knowledge. Hence, the best way to develop vocabulary is through a systematic approach to gaining knowledge, staying on a single domain for at least two weeks, with repeated opportunities to learn and use new words.
4) The failure to recognize the importance of implementation of the CCSS in the early grades – All of us recognize and want strong reading and language comprehension for all students when they graduate, but few seem to recognize that the knowledge and vocabulary needed are so extensive that we must begin systematically building this knowledge and vocabulary—as well as skills—as early as possible. Children with well-educated parents learn academic content from birth. Research has shown that the achievement gap is already large on the first day of kindergarten. Schools that wait until the upper elementary grades to get serious about academic content are making it virtually impossible to close the gap.
5) The failure to recognize the importance of oral language—listening and speaking—in literacy competency – The Common Core language arts standards recognize that to ensure students achieve college- and career-level literacy by the time they leave school, the schools must stress all facets of language development, including listening and speaking. Unfortunately, many educators continue to think and act as if literacy were comprised only of reading and writing, which is why we continue to hear stories and read newspaper articles about kindergarteners, for example, who are asked to write compositions in various genres. And then we hear stories of the frustrations of those kindergarten teachers, with everyone blaming the CCSS for imposing this practice. Let me be very clear: Nothing could be further from the truth. Such practice represents a complete misinterpretation of the CCSS and a failure to carefully read the progression of anchor standards as they evolve from the earliest grade levels. The CCSS promote the use of read-alouds in the early grades as the only way to address the paradox of the need to expose children to rich, complex text to build coherent knowledge.
6) The failure to recognize the need for curriculum-based assessments – This requires attention at the state level and by our best thinkers. In a typical school, what gets tested is what gets taught. Even a content-rich curriculum is rendered powerless in the absence of curriculum-based tests. Early samples from both consortia reveal a perpetuation of a skills-based approach to assessing reading comprehension. I realize that states are not going to run out and adopt a common curriculum for all schools in their state so that curriculum-based tests can be developed. But there is a middle ground.
Whether they are state or the new consortia tests, reading comprehension is assessed by asking students to read various passages on different topics. But the topics addressed by those passages are never revealed to teachers. These are, in essence, random-content tests. The middle ground would be domain-based tests. The state or the consortia could specify domains that ought to be studied in each grade level, without dictating which texts must be used or how to teach them. The state or consortia would then ensure that the passages assessing reading comprehension for a given grade level are exclusively drawn from those domains. Specifying the domains for each grade would counteract the tendency to narrow the curriculum and focus on comprehension skills as test prep. It would ensure that all students are systematically building knowledge and vocabulary and, as a result, would ensure that no child is knocked off the path to college or career readiness through well-intentioned, but misguided, instruction.


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Glyphs modify your skills to optimize them for the role you intend to fill. A keen understanding of how you want to play will help you glyph for success in TERA.
In a nutshell, glyphs are like crystals for your skills. Just like crystals help emphasize certain strengths or boost certain abilities in your equipment, glyphs hone certain aspects of your skills so you can get the most out of them.
You earn an initial allotment of 10 glyph points at level 20, and accrue more at a rate of 1 point per level. The current cap is 50 points.
Commander Seir will put you on the path for your first glyph by giving you the quest "Uncovering Glyphs" at level 20. Completing that quest earns you a class-appropriate glyph to start you on your journey. After that, you'll buy the rest from the appropriate glyphmaster for your class in Velika, Allemantheia, or Kaiator. You'll want to complete this quest before you purchase any other glyphs to avoid buying something you could have earned.
When you buy a glyph, it shows up in your inventory; simply right-click the glyph to learn it. Learning a glyph attaches it to your skill. It does not, however, activate the glyph. That's a separate step. To activate a glyph you've learned, open the Skills window, select the Glyphs tab, and choose a glyph you've learned. Click the Apply button and your glyph will now show as active.
You can learn as many glyphs as you can afford, but activating them depletes your pool of available glyph points. Some glyphs use more points than others, so you'll need to do a bit of math to find the optimum selection of glyphs for what you want to do.
You can see at a glance which skills have active glyphs, which have non-active, learned glyphs, and which have no glyphs attached by the black, yellow, and green indicators in the Skills window. Black indicates unglyphed skills, yellow indicates skills with learned glyphs, and green indicates skills with active glyphs.
Sometimes your preferred skills and glyphs for questing aren't quite right for PvP or dungeon runs. With TERA: Rising, it's even easier to set up and switch between active glyphs. If what you do varies from day to day or moment to moment, set up glyph templates for all your different play styles. In your glyph tab, you can save a configuration to one of five different templates. Any merchant who sells general goods can sell you the required glyph toggle for applying a template to your skills. But make sure you activate the right template before taking on that BAM; you can't change while you're in combat.
You've got a lot of options when it comes to picking glyphs. How you choose to glyph your skills depends upon how you want to play. Are you interested in hardcore PvP? You'll probably choose glyphs to increase your survivability or damage capability. Are you planning on running dungeons with groups? You'll probably want to optimize your skills to support multiple targets and increase your MP and HP regeneration. If you're a tank, you might glyph to increase your threat, damage, and survivability. If you're a healer, you'll probably glyph to boost healing and casting efficiency.
You may experiment with different glyph arrangements or even change them from time to time to suit new styles of play.
Restorative Glyphs
These glyphs help recover health and mana, either in discrete bursts or over time. This is a useful choice for any player looking to maximize endurance and minimize recovery time.
Empowering Glyphs
These glyphs make your skills better, whether by increasing the number of lock-on targets, extending the range or duration of a skill, or simply decreasing cast times or MP costs. These glyphs allow a player to do more with their character.
Defensive Glyphs
Survivability is the goal here. These glyphs increase resistances, endurance, and movement speed. Tanks can also pick glyphs to help increase their aggro to keep enemies and BAMs focused on them instead of the healer or damage dealers.
Offensive Glyphs
Choose these glyphs if you want to take the fight to your foe. They increase power, add damage to existing skills, amp up your critical rate and attack speed, and do everything possible to make your character the TERA equivalent of a terminator.
Glyphs are named for their effect and glyphs with the same names share similar effects. Glyphs of Restoration, for example, might restore a chunk of HP or increase your HP regeneration, while Glyphs of Lingering increase an effect's duration. Take a look at the classes section, where we've included examples of your class's glyphs and their effects. Just remember, a glyph configuration doesn't work for you until you've slaughtered a few BAMs and proven that it works for you.
Your particular style of play will be the main deciding factor as you glyph up. Some glyphs are more useful for PvP content, while others are darned handy for anyone. Given how limited your glyph points are, look carefully at your choices and pick the ones you find most useful.
Archer: You'll start with a free Glyph of Piercing, which gives your basic attack a chance to deal double damage. Slick Penetrating Arrow lets you move full speed and charge up one of your heavy-hitting skills, so that's worth a look, and Lingering Poison Arrow is a flat increase in damage dealt. If you like PvP, Lingering Slow Trap can help you evade your enemies and rain the pain.
Berserker: As a berserker, you'll start with a free Glyph of Haste, which increases the charging speed of Cyclone. Balancing Tenacity will keep you on your feet and mobile, and Empowered Vampiric Blow can restore your HP in the middle of a fight. For PvP-oriented berserkers, Fleetfooted Fiery Rage increases your movement and attack speeds, which is always useful, while Swift Flatten lets you hit faster, giving you more stunned foes to slaughter.
Lancer: As a lancer, you'll start with Glyph of the Pump, which has a chance to increase power after a successful block. Your mission in life is to keep mobs on you, not on your squishy friends. Threatening Combo Attack draws more aggro, as does Threatening Shield Counter, making your job much easier. For PvP lancers, does it get better than Longshot Leash? Don't get kited—reach out and touch someone, and then pummel them with a giant stick.
Mystic: More than most, you'll pick your glyphs depending on how you play. However, some glyphs are useful for any mystic. Lingering Volley of Curses lets you keep up your damage and stay on the move, while Empowered Sharan Bolt amps the damage on your basic attack and Fortified Thrall of Protection lets your battle buddy stay in the fight longer. Energetic Teleport Jaunt just might save your neck in a heated PvP battle—which you'll get as your very first glyph.
Priest: As a priest, you'll start with Glyph of Lingering, which increases the duration on Regeneration Circle. Multiplicative Focus Heal restores multiple allies, which can make or break a battle, and Longshot Focus Heal can help you do your main role even better. For PvP, you might select Slowing Final Reprisal to slow a foe while making your escape or Powerlinked Triple Nemesis for those priests in the thick of battle.
Slayer: As a slayer, you'll start with Glyph of Power, which increases the power on Combo Attack. Brilliant Leaping Strike reduces mana cost on an important skill, which leaves more for other abilities, while Empowered Knockdown Strike deals extra damage. Some glyphs are useful in both PvE and PvP fights. Restorative Overhand Strike heals your slayer while hurting your enemies, and Fleetfooted Evasive Roll gives you a chance to increase your movement speed—both of which are handy in any battle.
Sorcerer: As a sorcerer, you'll start with Glyph of Brilliance, which lowers the MP cost of Fireblast. You're flashy and squishy, so maximizing damage while staying alive are your keys to success. Longshot Fireball increases the range of your basic attack, while Lingering Ice Needle chills your enemies longer. In PvP fights, Lingering Glacial Retreat increases the slow duration on your foes, as does Slowing Ice Needle.
Warrior: As a warrior, you'll start with Glyph of Persistence, which gives a chance to eliminate the cooldown on Evasive Roll. For a tanking warrior, Threatening Battle Cry and Threatening Torrent of Blows both keep the attention on you. For warriors in PvP, Binding Torrent of Blows can keep your enemies in one place, while Lucky Battle Cry gives you a chance to stun your foes.


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"It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power." ~ David Brin
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[Author's note: This column is the third segment in my healthcare-related series. The first segment—"Getting to Medical Freedom"—discusses the many negative effects of the American Medical Association's government-granted monopoly over the licensure process. The second segment—"Public Confusion in Scientific Research"—explains how taxpayer-funded research distorts the market and deters private investments in medical technologies. Here I will make a quick case against the Food and Drug Administration."]
The history of the Food and Drug Administration is one of the many corporatist climaxes in US history. I explain at the Ludwig von Mises Institute:
People praise Sinclair's book [The Jungle] as the single work that catalyzed the Federal Meat Inspection Act's quick movement through Congress. But to praise Sinclair's text is to praise the author's sensationalized fantasies of a capitalistic system in Chicago that he had never even seen. It's reasonable to suggest that the intestine-covered floors and puddles of animal blood dreamed up by Sinclair were, in fact, unreal and not simply missed by hundreds of meat inspectors sanctioned by the US government throughout the decade preceding 1906. […]
Large meatpacking companies endorsed the new legislation as a way to cripple the impeding competition of smaller firms and to make sure that taxpayers were forced to pick up the tab for its costly enforcement. In an ironic twist of events, Sinclair openly rejected the legislation for its true, fascistic nature.
These relationships are certainly an important factor in any discussion, but it is essential to focus on the current mechanisms of the FDA when debating people who support the State. (For an expansion on the agency's origins, I recommend Lawrence W. Reed's "Of Meat and Myth" and Gabriel Kolko's The Triumph of Conservatism.)
I've always described the FDA as the press secretary for Big Pharma. Blocking off nearly all competitors in the market for foods and medicines, the FDA is able to convince the population that it's for our own good. Everything rejected, they say, was unhealthy and not fit to be judged by individuals; for accepted substances that are later found to be harmful, they say, let's just be happy that we have the organization in the first place.
Like assumptions made about the AMA, it is expected that the FDA's compass is absolutely accurate every single time and that each cure sold without its permission would undoubtedly have killed off patients. If the compass were perfect, individuals would voluntarily clarify that foods and medicines were approved by the organization. Product labeling is a commodity desired—some may even say demanded—by consumers since we personally end up dealing with the consequences of what enters our bodies.
Competition will level out firms that reject the notion of labeling, and mischievous label-makers will be held accountable under our already-established laws against fraud. Murray Rothbard writes in Power and Market:
…if A sells B breakfast food, and it turns out to be straw, A has committed an illegal act of fraud by telling B he is selling him food, while actually selling straw. This is punishable in the courts under "libertarian law," i.e., the legal code of the free society that would prohibit all invasions of persons and property. The loss of the product and the price, plus suitable damages (paid to the victim, not to the State), would be included in the punishment of fraud. […] It must be emphasized that the crime is not lying per se, which is a moral problem not under the province of a free-market defense agency, but breaching a contract—taking someone else's property under false pretenses and therefore being guilty of fraud.
What happens when the government breaks its "contract" with the American people, though? No restitution is given. For instance, we were warned in September 2011 that Colorado-based cantaloupe distributed to 17 states could be contaminated by bacteria that cause a very serious disease called Listeriosis.
According to a press release, the information was voluntarily provided by Jensen Farms, so the case isn't that the FDA stopped this from happening in the first place; the organization simply reported the information, a function that can be carried out by news agencies without a dependence on billions of dollars in taxpayer money. Only one month later, there was a new E. coli outbreak, once again reported to me by an ordinary news agency. The source was eventually found, but 27 people were sickened.
Will the FDA and its officials be held accountable to these individuals?
At other times the FDA was simply too busy to follow up on cases. Worse than no voluntary accreditation system at all, this agency falsely leads consumers to believe that their food is checked and healthy as Americans continue to get sick. Its stably-funded failures have vacuumed away most traces of conscious capitalism in our country.
This explains what the agency doesn't do. What it actually does may be even worse.
Perhaps the most important aspect of the government's crimes is the unseen victim of prohibitory action. When people are dying, why shouldn't they be able to choose a potentially dangerous cure if the second-best option is an unavoidable death? The FDA deters many entrepreneurs who want to advance the medical industry.
John Stossel reports:
If something goes wrong, the media make a huge fuss about it, and the class-action parasites pounce. But when the FDA delays a device for years and people die, we don't report that. We don't even know who the victims are.
Useful HIV drugs were available in Europe for years before the FDA approved them for use here.
A doctor at the Cleveland Clinic invented a medical app that helped physicians calibrate the amount of radiation to give to women with breast cancer. The FDA demanded so much extra and expensive proof of its safety that he abandoned it.
The FDA's caution leads many companies to just give up on potentially lifesaving ideas.
And, even after businessmen are willing to proceed through the agency's lengthy clinical trials, the medicines tend to be extremely high-priced due to intellectual monopoly and are subsequently unreachable by individuals who don't have million-dollar backing.
We're lucky to continue experiencing any entrepreneurial progress at all. Our liberty-based revitalization of medicine will only occur through radical independence.
Coercion is not charity, as we very well understand. But, beyond detailing these government-induced limits to healthcare availability, we must also remember to do so in a "sympathetic" manner (i.e., a focus on the high quality of free market charities), an attitude usually seen in the works of left-wing free market advocates like Gary Chartier.
Before government-run welfare was introduced to the country, we had mutual aid—a voluntary system through which charities were filled with compassion and fraternalism.
According to Joshua Fulton:
By the 1920s, at least one out of every three males was a member of a mutual-aid society. […]
Members typically paid $2, about a day's wage, to have yearly access to a doctor's care (minor surgery was frequently included in this fee). Non-lodge members typically paid about $2 every doctor's visit during this time period.
Low prices for lodges did not, however, necessarily translate to low quality. The Independent Order of Foresters, one of the largest mutual-aid societies, frequently touted that the mortality rate of its members was 6.66 per thousand, much lower than the 9.3 per thousand for the general population.
From indirect resource misallocations to blatant corn subsidies worth billions of dollars annually, let us never mistakenly blame the poor for complaining about healthcare costs when the real culprit is so clearly the government. Recommend Mark Sisson's Primal Blueprint diet to friends and family, purchase fruit and vegetables from local farmers whose salaries don't consist of federal monies, and do anything else you can to opt-out.
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Activities for Introductory GeoscienceHere you will find a wide range of activities for teaching introductory geoscience courses. you can refine your search by selecting the topic or resource type, or by typing in search terms into the search box in the box below.
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Relative Dating on Earth and Mars part of Activities
Students apply principles of relative dating to a cross-section, then to the surface of Mars.
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Observations and Measurements in Geology part of Activities
This exercise gives students an introduction to topics they will encounter throughout the semester, and future course work. It covers plate tectonics, weathering, and basic rock descriptions.
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Earth and Mars Core Sampling part of Activities
The activity focuses on sedimentology and core sampling here on Earth and makes comparisons with core samples from Mars to determine the composition of the material underneath the surface.
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Students are asked to consider the length scales of the universe, from smallest to largest. Using a logarithmic scale in cm units, various distances are resolved ranging from the smallest meaningful length in ...
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Students select a popular science book to read and then write a book review and give a short oral book review to their classmates.
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Students are assigned to take a topic and research it in some depth, beyond the discussion in the class or in the book. The paper is 4-6 typed pages in length. Suggested topics include geologic hazards, geologic ...
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About the ESC Dean's Letter on Sustainability
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1) Travis Schlichting sent down, Charlie Haeger recalled. No surprise here, as we all knew Schlichting was gone as soon as he completed throwing four shutout innings in relief against Arizona on Wednesday. With the extra-inning games depleting the bullpen in the midst of a long stretch without a day off, you had to get a fresh arm up, and having a guy like Haeger makes sense.
Steve Dilbeck still hates it, though:
Almost sounds like they're going to throw Haeger out there one last time to prove he cannot get it done. Somebody needs more evidence.
Haeger is a stand-up, competitive guy who would be the first to tell you he has pitched miserably. But he's essentially a trick ball pitcher whose knuckleball hasn't been tricky.
His time, I think, is running out.
…or maybe his rehab stint was coming to a close, and the Dodgers were forced to activate him or lose him, which is basically what Joe Torre said in that exact same article:
"We activated Haeger more out of necessity than really wanting to at this point," Torre said. "I would feel a lot better if I was a little surer of his physical well-being, but after [Wednesday's] game we're kind of up against it."
If the Dodgers were trying to "prove he cannot get it done", wouldn't you have just DFA'd him and brought up Jon Link? I can't defend Haeger's performance thus far, but if his foot injury was really a thing, he deserves a shot as the long man to see if he's any better, especially in this time of bullpen need.
2) Josh Lindblom moves from the rotation to the bullpen. Chad is going to be thrilled, and I agree with him; Lindblom probably only has the stuff to be a mediocre starter, but he could be a solid reliever. It's interesting what's become of the ABQ starting rotation, though. Look what's happened to the top five from the beginning of the year: McDonald (injured), Ely (promoted), Elbert (still there, but wild), Towers (released), and Lindblom (bullpen). There's a few good relievers still there, but probably not a lot of help for the starting rotation unless we start getting into Seth Etherton and Tim Corcoran territory.
3) Jeff Weaver and Casey Blake move from the game to the bench. Weaver came into the game but left without throwing a pitch, thanks to a blister. Blake was scratched with back spasms. Neither seems serious.
4) James Loney moves… in exactly the same direction as always. Last winter in the Maple Street Press Dodgers Annual, I wrote that Loney's 2009 was a season that "only a math major could love", since he had exactly the same amount of plate appearances (651), homers (13), RBI (90), and steals (7) as he did in 2008. What's he on pace for in 2010? 12 homers and 96 RBI. He's like clockwork – though he does somehow already have 7 stolen bases, and I doubt he's really going to hit his projected total of 21.
5) Manny Ramirez is moving… in completely the wrong direction. Since he returned from the disabled list on May 8, he's hitting .188/.288/.304, with four extra base hits in almost a month. It's starting to become worrisome. Everyone loves to yell "steroids!", of course, but he's also 38 years old. He's a huge part of why the Dodger offense is struggling right now.
Tonight, Clayton Kershaw goes against Kenshin Kawakami, who's having a pretty average season. His ERA is 4.66, his WHIP is 1.321, neither of which are great, but not terrible either. Yet his record is somehow 0-7. Prediction: he goes 6.1 innings, allowing 2 hits and a run.


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Advice to Senior Management – Listen to employees more and try to hire from within as much as possible.
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Pros – The benefits are pretty good, includes free Vision and glasses for every family member on the dental or medical. This company listens, or at least really tries to, the President of the company had a sit down meeting in pretty small groups that we were familiar with and asked us what they could be doing to make it a more "employee friendly" environment,. There was not anyone director or above so we felt comfortable really discussing with the president our issues and needs. Then they actually implemented several ideas, such as, information sessions about your health insurance, and one for your 401k, etc. The company is pretty eager to engage the workforce and community. There are several give back programs, the United Way is company backed while there is a group of people who, of their own free will, donate their lunch hour every few days or so to do "Meals on Feet," the first Meals on Wheals route that is on foot due to the downtown location. So yeah, sometimes it gets all corporatey and there are some DEFINITE "Office Space" moments, but really, isn't that everywhere. The important part is that the people enjoy the in between, and I do.
Cons – My issues are really the same issues that you might find in any bureaucratic situation, corporate double speak, and if you aren't very good with spin you may have a few problems.
Advice to Senior Management – Please remember that you are setting the example, your bad habits are learned by your subordinates and your achievements set the bar.
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The company is thriving and growing in a struggling economy.
Company changes all positive and potentialy
Cons – Not enough hours/Employees given to free up enough time to properly train/coach/manage.
Too many hours necessary to work to properly manage a store.
Despite the necessary hours - Not much flexibility regarding the schedule from upper management to take care of unexpected personal life concerns.
Advice to Senior Management – I highly respect the management for my territory and I am excited about the direction the company is taking. My only advice would be: look at the number of hours/employees we had a year ago and just give us back half of those so we could actually "run the sales floor", coach and manage. Instead I am almost always with customers and I have to stay late to complete everything required of me.
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Pros – For an Old boys network of vp's, the company was extremely progressive with women. I was told by the company president upon recieving my offer "don't think you can just get by around here with your pretty face". Although taken aback a bit, I honestly felt that my VP had my best interests at heart. All of the Vice presidents (there are quite a few) had all worked together at one point - coming from Curcuit City. Even my head hunter had done the same.
Cons – The salary for Eye Doctors was excessively low, and in much smaller towns was extremely difficult to bring doctors on. There were offices that ran for years without eye doctors! There was supposedly a head hunter available, but he never followed up on what he said he would do. Again, one of the Circuit City boys.
Advice to Senior Management – Make sure that the people you place to assist the field are truly doing their job. Just because they were your golden boy at a former job does not make them efficient.
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Pros – Job is very fullfilling and rewarding.
Cons – There is too much travel
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Pros – Vision insurance given to all employees within the first week of hire. Good beginner's experience in a sales environment. Fellow employees are respectful and easy to get along with. Receives commission based on sales.
Cons – Management lacks direction and decision making. Customers can be hard to deal with. Hiring process is slow.
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Pros – - If you are morally troubled to sell someone with money troubles eyeglasses that have well over a 1,000% retail markup, at least ECCA has among the lowest prices in the industry.
- After 90 days of employment, employees receive one complementary pair of glasses with all the goods of your liking once per year.
- Good workplace to earn income during the summer months before school starts.
- They will be flexible with your schedule.
Cons – - Part time hours in the off season, which is about any time after the first month of a new school year, ranges between 0 to less than 20 hours per week. I averaged 15 hours.
- Many more details, details, and details within details to remember than your typical retail workplace with similar pay rates.
Advice to Senior Management – I recommend increasing the pay rate to give ECCA employment more of an edge in the retail industry.
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Cons – In certain markets that ECCA is in, if you want to advance, you would have to relocate. Also, I travel extensively for ECCA and in doing so, I feel that I am not fairly compensated for being away from my family and my own store.
Advice to Senior Management – Communicate more with the people at the store level. Many times, they don't know what direction the company is headed.
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Steve said first that the new partnership with show producer Reed Exhibitions gives them exclusive rights to do celebration events, and with his experience doing seven celebrations, and their massive experience producing shows, it took a long time to get everything about this partnership perfect. But along the way, Lucasfilm and Reed were working on venues, and that in itself is a big project, starting with 10 – 12 possible cities.
With Steve's desire to continue to move the Celebrations around the country geographically, the west was pretty quickly ruled out, while cities like Baltimore, Indianapolis, Atlanta, Chicago and others were considered, some dropped out because they just didn't have appropriate facilities or dates that worked. The long period spent finalizing a producing contract did affect the final date because Steve and Reed want this to be the best celebration yet and we all know that does take time to plan for them and for fans.
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I had to ask whether Steve thought George Lucas would attend to which he couldn't give a commitment, but that George always gets an invite, in fact, many people that fans would want to see get invites, but schedules and commitments often get in the way. My guess is if enough fans make it known they want to see George at the show, that will do more to get him there than anything. We'll help, stay tuned.
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Great Hotel BUT... – It's a great hotel but if any of you are looking to save some $$ then book it at referer.us/8/GoodHotelDeals They usually have some pretty good deals on there!
Not impressed at all – I got my girlfriend and I a weekend package with a room, meals, couples massage, ect. and we booked everything months in advance. We even confirmed the week before for our couples massage. When we got there they said that there was no such apt for us and that they would do it for later, but they would have to see if they could find someone to come in and do it. The impression was that we were wrong and that we were inconveniencing them. Then when we did get our massage we had two guys, one of which joked while he massaged my girlfriends butt. Needless to say we will never be going back to that spa ever again. The hotel is pretty nice for a weekend get away though.
You Definitely DO NOT Get Your Money's Worth – From rude staff that lies to you when you try to book an appointment to missing spa attendants and masseuses who don't understand what "firm" means, I am very upset with the Claremont. I have come here many times before and ever since the change in ownership to KSL, the Spa has been a joke. The prices have become ridiculously high and now they even charge an extra $5-$10 on everything from Friday to Sunday---just because they can. I'm tired of paying that kind of money and hearing people carry on conversations outside my treatment room and not being taken care of to ensure that MY needs are being met, not the staff person's needs. I'm fed up with the Claremont. They now have a limited spa menu with bigger prices. It's a joke for anyone who has been a longtime client...like me.
Not very relaxing – I was disappointed with the experience from beginning to end (including dinner afterwards). I was pretty shocked to receive such poor service after a friend with superlative taste recommended the Claremont. Do yourself a favor and locate your nearest Aveda spa if you want real spa treatment. I've yet to try Bliss in San Francisco but may brave the drive in from the bucolic east bay if this is the best to be had here. I'd like to think the staff are overworked, but the poor service seemed endemic.
If you're lucky, you'll get a good experience – I've been to Spa Claremont five or six times, and my feeling on this place is mixed. One time I had a body wrap and the treatment room was right next to the main hallway. Throughout my treatment I could clearly hear the conversations of everyone passing by, and the stomping on the stairs were distracting. I was frustrated that my supposedly "relaxing" treatment was full of noises. Another time I had an aromatherapy massage, and the experience was decent except my treatment time was slightly cut short. My boyfriend and I also tried couples massage once, and we enjoyed the service but I found the women's dressing room / shower area to be extremely crowded. Having to wait in line to take a shower after my treatment was not acceptable to me. My most recent unpleasant experience with the spa is that they mixed up my appointment date and left me a voicemail confirming the wrong date. I played back their message to me several times to make sure I didn't misunderstand them, and it was clear that there was a mix up somewhere. Upon calling them back and worried that I won't be able to schedule anything for the day I wanted, the staff receptionist rudely insisted that she didn't make any mistake and it was me who "heard" things wrong. Then she hung up on me. I just can't believe the customer service at Spa Claremont is so poor!! I've put up with the little annoyances from the spa before due to the fact that I live in the East Bay and it's certainly more convenient to drive to this nearby spa versus a trip into the city on the weekend. After the lastest experience, I'm sure I won't go back for any more poor and unprofessional treatment by the staff.
bad spa great hotel – you would think that a hotel with such caliber would have a great spa. NO!!! not the case at all..instead they rip you off like no other and send you home MAD because you spent a shitload. dont do it!
Not great and expensive – I am a big fan of spa and I used to go to south east asia for spa treatment. I have the bamboo and lemongrass scrub treatment in here. This is supposed to be a 50 mins treatment for $120.
The lady first applied scrub on my body for around 5-10 mins, then rinsed my body (5 mins), dry my body, then use 2 large wet (hot) towels and put them on the front side of my body, I guess that's what they call wrapping (5-10 mins). I was left there for the rest of the time. The towel turn cold during my 'resting' time. After sometime, the lady came over and told me the treatment was done (!). I was so surprised as there is not even a single drop of lotion applied on my body and I was let go.
The hotel with good view and restaurants. The spa is old and crowded with people. Spa room is ugly and no decoration. I have to line up for shower and I don't feel relax at all. This Spa is a joke and it is not comparable with the spas in Asia. The price is simply outrageous given the treatment that I received.
Heaven! – The Claremont is a beautiful, posh spa perfect for indulging. It has the whole 9 yards: white robes, minty ice water, sauna, big jacuzzis...and the treatments are great. I have had relaxing massages and facials here (although if you're not a fan of painful extractions, make that clear when you schedule your facial appointment), a nice conditioning hair mask treatment, and a ultra-shiny pedicure that lasted forever. What's best is that spa guests can enjoy the hotel's amenities for a day - work out at the ritzy gym or lounge by the 2 pools after enjoying a delicious sandwich or fresh salad in the sun. Yeah it's pricey, but it's worth it!
This small, cozy oasis is replete with cascading waterfalls, herb-infused bathtubs and awesome bay views. – In Short
Considered one of the best in the country, this spa located in the Claremont Resort specializes in signature packages, but a la carte options are also available. There's a whirlpool, steam room, sauna, two swimming pools and for an additional fee, fitness classes. Among the packages is the dinner and massage, which treats two people to a four-course meal at the Claremont's restaurant, Jordan's and a 50-minute therapeutic massage.
Years of experience DOESN'T equal quality – I went in for a bridal hair up-do...luckily as a practice prior to the big day. Andrew was highly recommended to me when I called to make the appointment. I knew something was wrong when he started off by blowdrying my totally dry hair...I hadn't washed it that morning yet. I showed him an exact picture that I wanted for my hair and what I got was far from it. It looked more like a practical joke than a style appropriate for the grace of my wedding day. I could do a better job by myself at home...if you dare to try out the services, make sure you go in for a practice first.
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Elegant Florence hotel on the River Arno overlooking the Ponte Vecchio
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This Florence hotel, owned by the Ferragamo Family, offers a picturesque setting along the Arno River overlooking the Ponte Vecchio ("Old Bridge"). The hotel's modern art collection includes a Picasso and four Cocteau.
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Hotel Lungarno's award-winning restaurant showcases Italian cuisine and modern art decor. Some tables face the river and bridge. The Picteau Lounge offers fine teas, chocolates, and champagne tasting.
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Most guestrooms at Hotel Lungarno overlook the Arno river and feature modern artwork inside. Rooms also include premium bedding, wireless Internet access (surcharge), satellite TV, and minibars. Bathrooms include hair dryers and designer bath amenities by Salvatore Ferragamo.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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This chic riverfront hotel is owned by the Ferragamo company, famous for its luxury leather goods. Original art, including works by Picasso, Cocteau, Bueno, and Rosai, is displayed in the hallways, guestrooms, and lounge. Hotel Lungarno's riverside restaurant serves classic Italian cuisine; room service is available 24 hours a day.
The multilingual concierge staff is ready to assist 24 hours a day. Wireless Internet access is available throughout the hotel for a fee. Valet parking is available (surcharge). Roundtrip airport shuttle and train-station pick-up services (surcharge) are available with advanced notice.
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Borgo San Jacopo Ristorante - Gourmet classic and original Tuscan and Italian cuisine for brunch, lunch, and dinner, made with personally selected fresh local ingredients. Extensive wine list. Modern decor, river views. Reservations required. Closed Tuesdays. Some meals may not be served daily.
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In Jackson Hole, Wyoming, they are used to dealing with tragedies from the "back side" of the mountain, an area that is treacherous and meant for only the best climbers. It isn't unusual to have to rescue stranded hikers and climbers. In this case, the man was a victim of an avalanche and was found only because of his tracking device. He is lucky to be alive. The fact that he can't remember anything – not his name, who he was with, why he was there - is his only lingering injury. Calling himself Jack Snow, he takes a room at the local bed and breakfast. He pays for it with the large amount of cash found on him. The plan is to put out an announcement about the man known by the sheriff as "John Doe" and see if someone will call about him.
Lexi Brennan is the emergency room social worker assigned to his case. She helps him find lodging at the B&B, the place she calls home. Lexi and her ten-year-old daughter, Addie, live in one of the cabins on the property, helping to cook on the weekends to help make ends meet. Lexi is a twenty-nine year old never-married single mom; her daughter was the result of a love affair in college that ended when she got pregnant. She has had little contact with Addie's father over the years, and in fact, just sent him a letter asking that he relinquish all claims on Addie.
Lexi befriends Jack, first as part of her job and then just because she likes him and feels compassion for his situation. She is determined to help him recover his memory, and is strongly attracted to him. In her mind, she knows he will leave but her heart hasn't felt this way in a long time. Jack also feels the attraction and respects Lexi's choice to keep things platonic since he doesn't know if he is married, has kids or even has a family. As their friendship deepens, so do their feelings.
Jack is in Wyoming a month before anyone sees the story and lets him know that he is an attorney from Dallas named Nick Delacorte. His story got buried under a terrorist attempt so it took a long time for his family to see it. They weren't really worried since he had left for a month long vacation to figure out his life – a life that included a relationship with a woman he wasn't sure he wanted to make permanent and a law practice that seemed to leave him feeling flat.
This tale is believable because of the length of time Lexi and Jack/Nick have to get to know each other. They get to explore their beliefs, values and feelings as they try to uncover who Jack is. Addie adds to the story because she is struggling with her lack of knowledge about her real father and her growing feelings for Jack. Lexi struggles with her feelings for Jack, her concern for both those feelings and those of her daughter if Jack ends up leaving and her need for support when Addie's father decides he wants a part in Addie's life.
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I can't speak to the quality of the rooms, having never had the deep pockets needed to stay here, but this is without question one of the nicest hotel lobbies in the city, a perfect place to meet up and talk to an old friend. The lobby is as high as most rooftop bars, but totally enclosed, and can be something of a magical experience. And it's free.
gorgeous! – Stayed the weekend with my boyfriend and was completely immaculate expereience, Fantastic views of the park, great bar scene and beautiful suites. If you can splurge, it's well worth it.
Just incredible!!! – My husband and I spent a romantic weekend at the Mandarin! One side of room had enormous windows that had a breathtaking view of Central Park. It was amazing!!! The service was great, and hotel guests are able to priority book tables at their bar/lounge which also has amazing views. Close by in the Time Warner Center, we ate at Masa and Cafe Grey-both incredible restaurants (of course you have easy access to all of NYC too!)
I booked a couple spa appointments. I had a thai massage that was fantastic although 3 times as expensive as anything else I have ever paid for. This is the only downside of the Mandarin-even for NYC-this place is insanely $$$. If you have the money though, it is worth it!!
Vast high-rise views and sleek Asian-inspired style on the Upper West Side. – The modern, comfortable decor mixes Asian aesthetics (lovely fabrics, clean lines, beautiful presentation) with high-end technology. Guests check in at the lobby with its stunning cathedral ceiling. This level also houses French-Japanese restaurant Asiate, MOBar, the lobby lounge and the super-luxe day spa. One floor up, find event rooms, business facilities and a 75-foot, naturally lit lap pool. Discreet elevators whisk guests up to the 248 luxurious rooms, including 46 suites, boasting limitless views of Central Park, the Hudson River and the city skyline. Stellar, friendly service makes it all feel--if not look--like home.
Excuisite Service – I booked a room at the Mandarin for one night. I arrived at the hotel at check-in time and was informed that my room was not ready yet. I didn't mind, so I just hung out for a while. When I checked back at the front desk, they told me I'd have to wait a little longer. A few minutes later, they handed us our keys and when I got to the room I realized we were treated to an upgrade (I'm assuming b/c of the wait). The service here is so pleasant and the room itself was beautiful. I don't think you could have a bad stay at this hotel... it's one of NYC's finest!!!
Looking forward to my stay. – I recently booked a reservation for 3 nights at the Mandarin Oriental. Yep, the cost was high but I'm confident it will be worth the price. See you in November.
Wonderful room, wonderful service...wonderful weekend – Quick get-away weekend with my lovely wife made all the more special by this first class hotel. We'll be back.
Man-tastic. – My wife and I celebrated our fifth anniversary by spending a weekend at the Mandarin, and while the final bill cost more than a month's rent, I have have nothing but nice things to say about the service (they left a fifth anniversary cake when we checked in), the view, and the location. It was wonderful waking up, walking the dog to Strawberry Fields, then coming back and getting a pot of tea sent up before a sauna. We left well rested and content, and if you want to to splurge on a special weekend, this is place to do it.
Loved the Mandarin Oriental – Just came back from 4 nights at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel - I did not want to leave to go home!!!! Beautiful Room - impeccable service - the staff could not do enough for us - the Lobby Lounge is gorgeous!!! I cannot wait to stay at this hotel again.
Best Hotel In NYC – This place is quite stunning. The lobby, the service, and the room are all unbelievable. We were in a standard room but when showing up at 3pm and our room not being ready, they upgraded us to a room with a full bathroom, waterfall shower, and hot tub....talk about service.
The rooms are emaculate and romantic with flat screen TV's, full hook ups, and a fantasticly soft bed.
The views, b/c the hotel starts up so high in the building are great and of the west side of Manhattan.
The only downside I could say is that the sheets were a little too starched, but this is hardly a negative with all the positives that this place provides. I hope to be back.
My favorite hotel in Manhattan – I have stayed in all of the major hotels in Manhattan and this one is my overall favorite. I had a Premier Corner View Hudson this time which I prefer over park view rooms. The views, furniture, amenities and food were great.
The front desk staff were snobby and sort of incompetent but the concierge staff was very friendly and helpful and have a lot of juice at the best clubs and restaurants. The dorman are friendly but not very professonal
The spa and pool are magnificent but the gym is just ok.
The location is excellent. Love having Whole Foods mkt. and Equinox gym so close. Masa and per se were the very best too. MoBar is very overrated, and crowded with annoying out of town yuppies.
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Free face painting was offered Friday prior to the Pet Parade in Kane. Jennifer Wilson (left) paints the faces of 6-year-old Haley Bundy (center) and 4-year-old Lainey Stear (right) at a booth in the parking lot at SMP Pharmacy at Haines and Fraley streets.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) in Kane has donated $1,000 to the Kane Volunteer Fire Department. Taking part in the check presentation are, left to right: Tim Lehman, first assistant fire chief; Tim Holt, fire chief; Chuck Wilbert, commander of the VFW; and Virgil Johnson, a VFW trustee.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony took place on Friday, Sept. 21 at 1 p.m. at the Kane Pit Stop and their newly opened kitchen. The Kane Pit Stop at 159 Fraley St., formerly Fuel On, is open 24 hours Thursday, Friday and Saturday, until midnight on Sunday and from 4 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. The Kane Pit Stop will serve breakfast from 8:45 a.m. to 10 a.m. daily and 8:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sundays. Store manager Kay Hannah and kitchen manager Bily Jo Hurlburt cut the ribbon to celebrate their recent grand opening. The Kane Pit Stop employs nearly a dozen Kane residents.
Emily Silvis of Kane was the winning bidder for this peanut butter pie at the Pie Auction held in conjunction with Saturday's James City Car Show. Silvis' pie was made by The Colonial Inn of Kane.
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On a beautiful September evening, the volunteers of Friends' Memorial Public Library were celebrated Sept. 17 at a picnic-cookout held inside and outside the library in Kane. Organized by library trustee Ray Brzezinski, there were drawings for prizes and popular music of the 50s from "Sum-Sum-Summertime" to "See You in September" was played and sung by the Kane Guitar Choir with a bit of help from the audience.
Workers from Kingsview of Lakewood, N.Y. install a new sidewalk along North Fraley Street in front of the Tops Supermarket in Kane. The project is scheduled for completion this week.
Some James City residents helped to raise a pole in the middle of the James City ball field for Saturday's greased pole-climbing contest. The event will be held in conjunction with Saturday's James City car show. Shown helping to set the pole into the ground are, from left to right, Dylan Buhl, Robbie Fitzpatrick, Kirk Rounsville, Mark Hulings, and Mike Thiry. Also helping but not pictured was Tim Garity.