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PORTLAND, OREGON -- UPDATE: Some of the BAD has been corrected. See comments.
I have recently subscribed to Consumer Cellular wireless phone service. This replaces my previous 6 year relationship with Nextel (Sprint). With Nextel I was paying about $77 a month for 2 phones sharing 400 minutes.
I saw a Consumer Cellular ad on TV and thought I would check them out. I found few complaints against them on a quick Google search. Some of those complaints were baseless as those individuals obviously did not understand wireless billing practices.
The GOOD:
I called Consumer Cellular and ordered two phones, accessories, and activation fees for $171. I received the phones two days later. I called them for activation and they ported my numbers from Nextel and I was up and running within an hour. So I now have 500 minutes shared between 2 phones for about $47 per month. And, the best part, NO CONTRACT!
Their telephone customer service is located in the USA. Wait times are usually less than 5 minutes. Customer service representatives are friendly and patient.
Coverage and call reliability have been good. (See AT&T coverage map)
The BAD:
Their online call log information is about 1-3 days behind your actual usage. It is helpful but don't rely on it to avoid going over your minutes.
Their call log detail only shows phone numbers for outgoing calls. They do not show phone numbers for incoming calls. They indicate "Not Available" for ALL incoming calls. This is NOT a "Private" or "Blocked" call issue. You cannot verify any incoming calls that you may be billed for. Not a good thing. The phones receive the caller ID as they should. When questioned about this they claim the carriers are not providing this information. Nextel (Sprint) provided both incoming and outgoing numbers without a problem. Other carriers I checked, including AT&T (which is what they use), provide both.
Another annoying characteristic is they only allow your cell phone to ring for 15 seconds before displaying a missed call message and informing the caller that you have not set up your voice mail box. I did not want or request voice mail and told them during activation I did not want it. They did fix this but only after being called three times about it. This problem re-occurred approximately a month later.
Occasionally I get a "Call forwarding is active" message when placing a call. I have never activated call forwarding. Canceling call forwarding has no effect on this. It happens with both of the phones I have. Customer service either cannot or will not explain this but will only repeatedly parrot a script about call forwarding.
Their email support is in the toilet. They are slow in responding (if they respond at all) and are of little help when they do. They don't appear to pay attention to the details of an inquiry. Responses are generic in nature and don't acknowledge the actual issue at hand. It appears as more of a pacifier type response in hopes you will just go away.
In summary:
Price is very reasonable and no contract. Customer service, while courteous and friendly, is only slightly better than other cellular carriers. They appear to help but either do not or cannot actually correct anything. Consumer Cellular is extremely poor at resolving technical issues.
DISCLAIMER: These statements are based on the results of my own personal experiences with Consumer Cellular to date. The statements may or may not hold true for any other individual or specific instance.
September 18, 2009
In the initial review I stated their online call log could be 1-3 days behind. Well, they have now demonstrated this information can be over 10 days old. This is also true of the information they will give you through the automated phone inquiries. Your minutes used during a billing cycle is NOT reliable. What's worse their customer service representatives are not aware of this unless you lead them by the nose to see it.
The following is an email sequence between Consumer Cellular and myself. This should provide a representative picture of the kind of support you can expect from them. It provides evidence that they either do not care or are just plain inept at handling technical issues.
First email - sent July 30,2009
Mr. xxxxx,
I am a new customer to Consumer Cellular. For the most part your customer service has been quite good. However, I have an issue that I have not been able to resolve through your normal channels.
The problem is the call detail listing is only reporting outgoing phone numbers. Your system is reporting 100% of incoming calls as "Not Available". Please note, this is not a "Private" or "Blocked" call issue.
Before subscribing to your service I scrutinized your website for issues of this nature and saw that you supported "Extended Detailed Billing." Currently this has proven to be only partially true. I have just left Nextel/Sprint and they were able to report both outgoing and incoming numbers. I cannot fathom why the technology you are using would not be capable of delivering the same level of service that most other cellular carriers do.
I require the incoming phone numbers that have not been blocked by the caller to be listed as well. As president of Consumer Cellular I would expect you would have the ability to address this in a more satisfactory manner than your front-line employees were able to do.
Is this something that will be corrected in the near future?
Thank you,
Acct#: xxxxxxxxxxxxx
From Consumer Cellular on August 3, 2009:
Mr. xxxxxxx,
Thank you for your e-mail regarding the identification of the incoming number on your statement.
The reason the number is not being printed on your statement is we are not receiving the information in the transmission. To better identity why we are not receiving this information I need to first ask you a few questions.
When you receive an incoming calls what does your display on your phone read? Does the Caller ID display on the phones screen?
I noticed you have a XX mailing address, yet the wireless numbers are based in xxxxxx, XX. Are you back and forth between XX and xxxxxxxxxxx, XX? If you are not back and forth what zip code do you mainly use the wireless phones?
Do you have several people that contact you on your wireless phone are do you have a relatively small group that contacts you on your wireless phones? If a small group could you identify two of the numbers that contact you on your wireless phone regularly?
If you could answer the above questions we could give you a better idea of why the incoming numbers are not being identified in the transmission we receive. I am avaible by phone at 800-686-4460 or simply reply to my e-mail with the information.
Again, thank you for your e-mail and I look forward to addressing your questions raised in your e-mail.
Thank you,
Consumer Cellular
Desk 971.223.3002
Fax 503.675.8989
To: Consumer Cellular on August 18, 2009
Mr. xxxxxx,
We spoke on 8/3 at 12:15 CT. At that time I provided you with the answers to your questions.
Recapping those answers:
1) Caller ID appears on the phone as it should.
2) Primary use zip code is 00000, xxxxxx, XX.
3) (000) 000-0000, (000) 000-0000, (000) 000-0000
You stated you would follow up on this issue within a week. It has now been two weeks. I have seen no results.
On 8/17 at 9:15 AM CT I called and spoke with Michelle. This was in regard to both of my phones only ringing for 15 seconds then indicating a missed call and informing the caller that the voice mail had not been set up. I do not have nor do I want voice mail. Last month it took 3 phone calls to customer service to correct this issue. Now the problem has reoccurred. Michelle did ask me how long I wanted the ring to last. I told her one minute would be ideal. She advised me that it should be corrected within 24 hours. As of 8/18 at 9:15 AM CT the ring time is now 30 seconds on both phones but it still refers to a voice mail box that has not been set up.
Another issue is on the weekend of Aug. 7 while we were in Bristol, TN both phones would indicate "Call forwarding is active" prior to placing any call. I have never set up or used call forwarding. Even after going through the menus and turning off call forwarding and it indicating success in doing so the problem persisted. At the present time the phones are not doing this.
When I asked to be transferred to you Michelle stated at the time you were not in and had sent you an email to call me in reference to the failure to log incoming call numbers issue. No call was received.
I do hope these issues can be resolved quickly and permanently.
I have posted an informative review about Consumer Cellular on the my3cents.com consumer website. Updates will be made as they are warranted. Hopefully they can be of a positive nature.
Thank you,
From Consumer Cellular on August 18, 2009:
Mr. xxxxxxx,
Thank you for your e-mail.
I had left you a phone message last week to give you a status.
I talked to the technical folks and they said another week or so to research the issue.
I will follow up as soon as I have an answer for you.
Thank you,
Consumer Cellular
Desk 971.223.3002
Fax 503.675.8989
To Consumer Cellular on August 25, 2009:
Mr. xxxxxxx,
Another week has passed. Still no results. I almost did not send this but on the other hand things don't get fixed by sitting passively by.
First it was "within a week" (per our phone conversation), then it was "may take two weeks" (per the answering machine message you left), and now it's "another week or so" (per your last email).
With all due respect, Mr. xxxxxx, this has all the earmarks of stalling and hoping the customer will just go away. Someone of technical competence should be able to resolve an issue such as this within a matter of hours - not weeks.
It is particularly disappointing to bring to your attention the other issues I have experienced with my service and no offer of explanation as to why these problems exist or why they have failed to be properly corrected and are re-occurring. Not even any form of acknowledgment.
In all of this I have not asked for any special treatment or exceptional service. I only ask to be provided with what should be considered a normal level of service in the industry. Each of these problems degrades what would be considered normal service and should have never been an issue in the first place.
Thank you,
From Consumer Cellular on August 18, 2009:
Mr. xxxxxx,
I am sorry you feel I am stalling.
The technicians are looking into your situations. As I said all along I will keep you updated as information comes in.
Many factors go into delivering calls and the call data. You have provided valuable information that was passed on to the technicians.
You will be the first to know when information comes back. I had said from the beginning these issues take a while to research.
Thank you,
Consumer Cellular
Desk 971.223.3002
Fax 503.675.8989
To Consumer Cellular on September 10, 2009:
Mr. xxxxxxxx,
Over a month and a half has now passed. You have failed to produce any results. It has become painfully obvious that Consumer Cellular either is technically incompetent or simply does not care if issues get resolved. My experience thus far has shown your "100% Satisfaction guarantee" claim applies only to Consumer Cellular's satisfaction, NOT the customer's.
The following is taken directly from your website:
"What do I do if I don't recognize a number on my bill? What if I did not call a particular number?
The usage list is simply a record of incoming and outbound calls. If you do not recognize a number, the best thing to do is call the number from your home phone to verify whose it is."
If you have no intention of providing incoming call numbers you should correct your website and stop misleading potential customers (as you did me) as to what you can provide when in reality you are not capable of delivering what you claim. Other carriers, including AT&T, do not seem to have difficulty providing this information to their customers.
In addition, I am finding what you do report in the usage logs are random, out of sequence calls. I have seen it as much as 10 days out of date. Under these conditions I don't see how you can expect a customer to have any confidence in your billing accuracy. From a customer's perspective your call tracking methods are grossly inadequate. You even state on your website the billing information is not the same as the usage information.Why not? Customers should be able to see the same source of information that you are using to bill them with. Anything less is suspect and breeds distrust.
Specifically for Mr. yyyyyyy: (To whom this was originally addressed) It does appear you have now become so large that you no longer need to concern yourself with your customers or their satisfaction. As is typical with large corporations its customer service is inversely proportional to its size. The bigger you get, the poorer your customer service becomes.
Cynical? Unfortunately, yes. Precipitated by Consumer Cellular's inability and/or refusal to correct what should have been a simple issue.
Your disappointed customer,
cc: my3cents.com UPDATE
PORTLAND, NORTH CAROLINA -- DO NOT USE CONSUMER CELLULAR. (That's the short version.)
When I first called, I specifically asked, in several ways, whether the phone I wanted to buy would work on their network. (They only offer 6 phones, only two of which are Android, both of which are utter crap.) I was going to buy a GSM Unlocked Moto X, a phone that IS available on the AT&T network, which they use. The woman I spoke to assured me that the phone would work with their service.
It didn't. I couldn't send or receive MMS (picture texts). After they made a couple of half-hearted attempts to fix it, they told me, "Well, since that isn't one of the phones we sell, we can't guarantee all features will be available on our service." Um... even though you told me that it would work?
After another runaround with Motorola, I found the answer myself. (Just add ",mms" after the word "default" in the VPN settings.) So, that was fixed.
Then, the service one day just suddenly dropped out. It gave me a little red triangle symbol with a white cross, and said "Emergency Calls Only". I called Consumer Cellular. They again reiterated that, since it was not one of their phones, it may not work on their service. Despite the lie that got me to start with them in the first place.
They tried sending out firmware upgrades and had me turn the phone off and on a billion times, to no avail. They escalated the problem to the next tier of support, which meant I waited a full day for another call, only to be told the same thing.
Eventually, the phone just found service again on its own. This happened four times. After the fourth (I only called about three of them, and went through the same runaround) I called Motorola to be sure it couldn't be a hardware issue (nope) and then called CC to cancel my service with them.
One of the many times I'd called, I'd mentioned that I had bars, but no '4G' designation. I was told CC doesn't HAVE 4G. Later, when I called again and got someone else, I was told they DO have 4G. So I kept getting different information from different people.
The 'supervisor' who left a message after one of my many calls/escalations told me that I "may have to use the phone outside" my house. (Ludicrous, 'cause they supposedly use AT&T's infrastructure, and I can use my AT&T phone fine indoors. Not to mention, they tout themselves as the service for the elderly; are you really [going to] tell an elderly person that their for-emergencies-only cell phone won't work inside their home??!)
Just now, I called to give them one last chance to redeem themselves, and the 'supervisor' was excessively rude, telling me the same thing about the phone not necessarily working on their service. I told her that I was told explicitly that it would. She didn't care. I told her they were losing at least 5 customers (I've got a family plan) because I'd been lied to and jerked around. She said she was sorry I *FELT* that way, but that was the way it is.
Now they're charging me over $10 for what was supposed to be a free trial of their service, 'cause I 'exceeded the limit of text messages for the free trial', which only happened because I had to keep TESTING the texts, 'cause my texts weren't working!
I cannot tell enough people not to use this chaotic, poorly-run company that doesn't give a hoot about their customers.
PORTLAND, OREGON -- Caveat emptor "Let the buyer beware"
July 4, 2013
Re: FCC Congressional Control Number 1300482/kam
Federal Trade Commission Complaint 13-C00495788
FTC Reference No. 14008286
BBB Complaint #22389625 thebbb.org
Dear Senator Cornyn:
The response by Consumer Cellular Inc. to the FCC is but re-cycled, unsupported claims from Better Business Bureau Complaint #22389625. Their response is disingenuous and does not address the most significant of my claims. Namely, their (A) deceptive and unfair business practices, (B) false advertising, (C) unsatisfactory service and, (D) the selling of a "defective and unreasonably dangerous" product.
Responding to Better Business Bureau complaints, Google points the finger of blame at Consumer Cellular Inc. and Huawei. Consumer Cellular Inc. points the finger of blame at Google, Huawei, RadioShack, Sears and, even me. RadioShack and Sears claim to be "just retailers" and point the finger of blame at Consumer Cellular Inc. and me. AARP stands by Consumer Cellular. Huawei says nothing.
The Companies will stonewall this matter as long as they can. To get to the truth, I need your help with FTC complaints against Google Inc., Huawei Devices USA, Consumer Cellular Inc., RadioShack Corporation, Sears Holdings Corporation and, AARP Services Inc. (AARP), herein the "Companies" for the following reasons.
The Companies practices, coupled with their failure to adequate warn of the Smartphone's poor security constitute (A) deceptive and unfair business practices, (B) false advertising, (C) unsatisfactory service and, (D) the selling of a "defective and unreasonably dangerous" product. 9, 10
Every day, by their actions and inactions, the Companies put unsuspecting consumers at risk for identity theft, the hacking of their bank accounts, jeopardizing their personal safety, exposing private medical history and imperiling their 40lk retirement funds, every minute they use the Smartphone. 9, 10
cc: United States Senator Ted Cruz
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott
Mr. Donald S. Clark, Secretary of the Commission, Federal Trade Commission
Ms. D'wana R. Terry, Associate Bureau Chief, Federal Trade Commission
Google Inc., Mr. Larry Page, CEO
Huawei Devices USA, Mr. Jiangao Cui, CEO
Consumer Cellular Inc., Mr. John Marick, CEO
RadioShack Corporation, Mr. Joseph C. Magnacca, CEO
Sears Holdings Corporation, Mr. Edward Scott Lampert, CEO
Sears Holdings Corporation, Mr. Ronald D. Boire, President of Sears
AARP Services Inc., Mr. John J. Wider, Jr., CEO
Better Business Bureau, Ms. Carrie A. Hurt, CEO
NEW HAMPSHIRE -- I ordered a phone from them last month. Checked to insure I could port my old cell number on their site which said I was good. Received my phone 5 -6 days later and tried to activate SIM card and then found that the number was not available. OK so one mistake is acceptable. Then they send a second SIM card programmed to the same non working number. After a wait time of 1/2 hr to get to customer service. I decided that I would rather not have to deal with customer service so I said OK I want to swap this phone for a very basic phone that I can synch contacts and appointments..
CS No help here did not know products at all. So I decide on a different phone then Louise(cs Agent) tells ME THEY WANT AN ADDITIONAL $75 to ship the new phone. I said no, asked for an RMA and Refund under their 100% satisfaction policy. Louise said she would ship a return label and refund my account once the phone was received. At that point I felt relieved that I would NOT EVER have to deal with this inept, unprofessional company again. I'm done Yeah! The next day I find out they had charged my bank account without my authorization. So I call them back 20 min to get to a cs agent,(john) and asked for a manager. He said He needs to verify my information then tells me its another 20-30 minute wait to get to a manager.
Then I mentioned I was filing a complaint with The NH AG and all of a sudden a manager was available.. Mary I believe her name was. Who Insisted they put a hold on my account and did not charge it. I explained to her that I did not authorize them to do ANYTHING with my account and explained that their "hold" was going to cause overdraft charges.. She could not have cared less and did absolutely NOTHING. So Not only did they NOT provide me with a phone, or any kind of competent customer service their ineptitude and apathetic attitude has caused me additional fees to the now $215 of my money they have tied up.
This company is hands down the WORST. I left Verizon because their customer service was Poor. Consumer Cellular makes Verizon look like a customer service all star.. *********AVOID CONSUMER CELLULAR*********** JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF Big Business Screwing the consumer!
PORTLAND, OREGON -- My experience is unbelievable. I purchased a Consumer Cellular phone for my husband and plan 6/20/ 2014 approximately 6:30 p.m. I gave all of the pertinent information and on the way home, approximately 7: 15 p.m., my cell phone was deactivated not my husband's. Our numbers differ by a single digit. When I realized what happened, I call Consumer Cellular's customer service. Kyle and Chris, probably in a west coast office, persuaded me; my cell phone company just sent my phone number to Consumer Cellular without my authorization or standard industry protocols, like an account and/or pin number. The following day Saturday, I spent about six hours trying to get my service restored. Instead of Consumer Cellular acknowledging their mistake, they blamed my former cellular company. Similar attempts made on Sunday to port my number back to my cellular provider were unsuccessful. My cellular company wanted to charge me an activation fee even though; I paid my monthly bill 10 days earlier and did not authorize Consumer Cellular to port my number to their company. I need a cell phone for my husband who has Alzheimer, but remembers my cell phone number. Having explained this situation repeatedly to representatives and first line management of Consumer Cellular, they offered no equitable resolution. The company would not pay the activation fee because it lacked the policy to address this expenditure. In the meantime, my husband has no cell phone; I have purchased two sim cards that are invalid because they are associated with my cell phone number hijacked by Consumer Cellular without my authorization. I failed to mention I am unemployed and use my cellular number as my contact number on job applications. By now, you must wonder what it would cost to restore my cellular service …. $50.00. When you are elderly and unemployed, $50 equates to the cost of filling a prescription or food. Shame on you Consumer Cellular.
PORTLAND, OREGON -- Filed against :
Consumer Cellular
7204 SW Durham Rd Ste 300
Portland OR 97224
Complaint Description:
Consumer Cellular misrepresented their phone service. Had nothing but problems with their phone from the first day we had it. It dropped calls constantly and got spam text messages from people we didn't know. There was also at least one time when his phone didn't disconnect for an excessive period of time. Nobody explained that we would be charged every time we checked our own voice mail and the first sales person led my husband to believe there would be free mobile-to-mobile calling. We cancelled the phone after 2 weeks of complaining about the service and were told we would owe no money. Yesterday we received a past due notice that we owe $33.66. I called to try to get the charge waived and instead was met with two extremely militant supervisors who refused to listen to anything I said and just insist I pay the full bill. They were not in the least bit interested in the fact that I was thinking of giving them a 2nd chance in September, nor did they care when I said I can get word out to at least 3000 people as to what a rotten company they turned out to be. All the supervisors can do is repeat how excessive our minutes usage was, and would not listen to my side of the story that not all of that was our fault. We only had service from about March 1st to about March 15th. Might I add: I spent the better part of an hour on the phone arguing with the two supervisors Michael and Craig tonight. I ended the call by telling Michael he can take his phone service and "Stick it where the sun don't shine". That's not how it started out either. My husband and I started out being very nice about the bill and calmly explaining our situation. There is no excuse for this kind of lousy customer service and they should be ashamed of themselves. I told Michael that AT&T and Comcast have never treated me with such disregard.
Plus: They assigned a ad phone # that may have belonged to a drug dealer. We even had a call from some drunk who wanted to kill someone.
I told Michael I had serious health problems and this just adds to my stress, but he could have cared less.
Additionally: We did not even get a full refund when we returned all of the equipment. I did not complain because it was only $11.00, but combined with the bill, it adds up. I am disabled and have gone without pay for almost 2 years. (Old complaint filed against Cigna.)
Desired Resolution:
I just want them to waive the bill of $33.66 they sent, especially since we were told that we would owe nothing when we closed the account.
HOUSTON, TEXAS -- I thought I was getting a good deal but found out 30 days later the services was very poor. So hard to get a good signal and it was difficult trying to hold a conversation because of the phone cutting off. I was very disappoint to find out that you are charged on weekends and after 9:00 P.M. on week days. I purchased 2 of the NoKia 3 phones with the covers for my husband and I. We really liked the phones but it was the services that was poor. After 5 months I gave up and realized I had wasted our money.
I have been using Consumer Cellular for about 3 months now and can honestly say it is the WORST cell phone service I have ever had. In the beginning, I was brought to tears (literally) trying to get a hold of these people to help me with my set up of the phones. One of my phones would not connect to their service, so I had to call them for help. I used 180 minutes(in 3 calls)trying to get someone to help me on the phone. Thank goodness the minutes are free as long as you are calling their number! But still, I spent 3 hours on the phone, mostly on hold, trying to get a person to help me. Now that the phones are working, I can tell you the phone service is horrible. I get dropped calls all the time. I can not get any calls where I work. If I get a call, I have to put my head down on my desk with the phone next to my ear in order to hear anything from the caller (I feel ridiculous!!). I am into these people for $150 (phones and start up fees). I can't afford to just switch to another carrier.
All I can say is "they got me". I am looking into going back with Verizon as soon as I can afford it. Like the other poster said, why is AARP allowing their name to be associated with this company? I feel I was fooled by AARP. I also chose this company because AARP endorsed them. Shame on AARP!! Hope this review helps some unsuspecting person. Stay far away from Consumer Cellular!
I can't believe that AARP is allowing it's name to be connected to Consumer Cellular phone company. I wonder if AARP did it's homework first or just accepted what Consumer Cellular was claiming at face value because of cheap monthly rates?
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The nation's space agenda has always been under the purview of the government, Nield explained, but with the planned retirement of the space shuttle, and future use of commercial rockets to deliver supplies to the international space station, there are changes in the role of the government.
"We are going to see private industry becoming a key player in both sub-orbital space flight, and in low-earth orbit," Nield said. "So our new center of excellence for commercial space transportation has the potential to be a major contributor to both of those efforts."
The Center will be lead by New Mexico State University, but will be joined by a larger group of universities, companies and federal agencies, including Stanford University and NASA.
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The police fired rubber bullets, tear gas and stun grenades at striking teachers in the southern city Curitiba on Wednesday, leaving more than 150 people injured. The police said they responded after a few protesters tried to gain access to a state congressional building where legislators voted to make cuts to teachers' pension plans. But the authorities' response was widely criticized as heavy-handed. Live television showed the police firing the nonlethal weapons into tightly packed clusters of striking teachers after some protesters tried to break through police lines around the Paraná State congressional building. Water cannons were also used to push back demonstrators. A statement on the Curitiba municipal government's website said at least 150 people had been treated for injuries. The state security department said about 20 police officers had been hurt."
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There's definitely more to Blended Learning than most teachers assume. One of these 6 types is likely to appeal to yiu.
J'aurais ajouté la classe inversée dans la liste. Mais l'essentiel est là. Et surtout, ceci se sont des modèles bien établis dans la pratique pédagogique.
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Three years ago, we learned that a Dutch team had developed a biological concrete that could repair its own cracks. They said it might be two or three years before it found its way into the larger world—and now, we're getting a look at its real-world applications.
The concrete is a collaboration between two scientists named Eric Schlangen and Henk Jonkers, who are profiled today in an update on their research from CNN. The duo first made news in 2012, when they introduced their "biocement," which uses bacteria to patch up the cracks in concrete that lead to structural degradation.
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Our round-up list today features some interesting new educational web tools we have curated in the last couple of weeks. These tools have been emailed to us for separate reviews but we thought it would be best to feature them all in one list. As is the case with all of our Educational Web Tools series, we only include the ones that we think will be an added value to your EdTech toolkit. If you have other suggestions to add to the list, share them with us for review. Enjoy
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Kharbach is a particularly astute web surfer. You can be sure that these newer apps are well worth checking out.
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"This case study explores the process developed at Rollins College for providing professional development to faculty who are interested in building blended courses. It also evaluates the implementation of said program. This case study specifically addresses the program's successes and areas for improvement using the results from an institutional survey conducted during summer 2013 and multiple summative evaluations collected during various instances of blended learning training program."
"Digital literacy isn't about knowing computers inside and out; it's about using technology to change the way you think. If critical thinking skills haven't yet become a part of your students' digital citizenship, it's time to rethink your teaching strategy.
"These are vague descriptions, as are most of the descriptions you'll find of digital literacy in blog posts and journal articles online. What teachers need, more than a fancy synopsis of how digital publication affects the meaning of a text, is a practical and applicable guide to helping students think productively about the digital world.
"Below are the top do's and don'ts we've come across–in research and in our own experience–when it comes to making students digitally literate."
"e.Republic's Center for Digital Education (CDE) has announced the results and winners of its Digital Community Colleges Survey. In its tenth year, the survey analyzes how community colleges use digital technologies to improve services to students, faculty, staff and the community at large. Findings include: 58% support student job placement through online resume-building tools, 43% have strategies in place for the use of mobile devices and 81% of colleges surveyed use cloud computing services resulting in cost savings.
"All accredited U.S. community colleges are eligible to participate in the survey within three classifications based on size of enrollment. View the full list of colleges honored below".
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'Road Map' details Navy bribery scheme
Vangundy suggested drawing up a type of contract that lists items routinely purchased but does not specify amounts or delivery times. It also requires far less paperwork or documentation.
That makes the procurement process faster, but with one very large pitfall. The way the contracts were written made it "much easier to provide himself cover," Vangundy told investigators in February 2011, after they had searched the base.
He made the declaration in a confidential memo that was the result of a "proffer" session, where subjects of investigations meet with federal authorities and tell them all they know but with the understanding it won't be used against them in court.
The scheme
The bribery ring was centered in a program repairing E2 Hawkeye and C-2 Greyhound planes at the Fleet Readiness Center Southwest at North Island.
Five civilian workers were involved: Vangundy, who started as the tool control manager for the program and in 2007 was promoted to supervise and authorize purchase and replacement of tools at the center; his co-worker Kiet Luc; two supervisors, Brian Delaney, the deputy program manager, and David Lindsay, the supervisory production controller; and Kenneth Ramos, who worked in the business office.
Each benefited in different ways. Luc collected $240,000 in gift cards and cash. Delaney got $50,000 in labor and materials to remodel his home, and Lindsay $20,000 for his home remodel.
Here's how the scheme worked, as described in court filings, memos and testimony.
Contracts for tooling and tooling-related products used to repair the planes were inked in 2007 with L & N and X & D. They were for one base year and three renewable option years, at a total of about $400,000 for L & N and $1 million for X & D.
The L & N contracts called for supplying "kitting services," toolboxes used in repairing C-2s, and reamers, tools that create holes in metal. The X & D contract was for items such as abrasives, drill bits and wire brushes.
With the contracts in place, Vangundy began to ask the contractors to pay for personal items for himself and friends. Often it was in the form of gift cards to Lowe's, Best Buy or the Apple store.
Vangundy told investigators that Graven of X & D would also supply gift cards for Red Wing work shoes. Vangundy said he would hand these out to the workers when a Red Wing shoes sales truck would come on the base.
After workers had purchased the shoes of their choice, Vangundy demanded they return the cards to him with whatever money was left on them.
After buying the bribe items, the contractors would then bill the government, rolling the costs of the bribes into invoices for services allowed under the contract. Sometimes, they included markups of as much as 25 percent.
The scheme also included fraud. Vangundy and Luc would ask contractors to provide materials not called for under the contracts, often for the buildings and offices at the Fleet Readiness Center. These items would be billed falsely as kitting or reamer services.


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San Jose Pension Reform, Measure B (June 2012)
Measure B gives current city workers "the option of switching to a lower pension or staying in the current plan and paying off pension debt with annual contribution increases of 4 percent of pay, capped at 16 percent or half the debt cost."[2]
According to a 2010 audit by the city, the amount that the city pays every year for the retirement plans of its retired workers has risen from $73 million in 2001 to $245 million in 2011. Over the last two decades, the amount paid by the city in total pension benefit payments has grown sevenfold. The amount that is paid out of the account every year has been exceeding the amount paid in for over 10 years. The city's 2010 audit also says that the city is about $2 billion short of the amount that should be in the account to pay for future benefits.[1],[3]
The approval of Measure B attracted national attention, as did the approval of a pension reform measure in San Diego, San Diego Proposition B. The pension reform victories were seen as a blow for public employee unions, and opened up the possibility that taxpayer activists in other cities would attempt similar initiatives.[4]
In the wake of the approval of Measure B in San Jose and Proposition B in San Digo, union opponents of the pension changes filed lawsuits asking that judges overturn the initiatives.[5]
Election results
|Measure B
- These final election results are from the Santa Clara County elections office.
- Chuck Reed, San Jose's mayor, was a leading supporter of the pension reform measure. He began advocating for pension reform in the city in early 2011. Scott Herhold, a Mercury News columnist, said, "Make no mistake: The proposal that San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed unveiled...to curtail retirement and health benefits for city employees will define his mayoral career."[6]
- Jeff Cristina, director of Environmental Services at GreenWaste Recovery in San Jose, supported the measure.[1]
- County Assessor Larry Stone said he supported the measure because "We need significant reform, not just incremental reform. Why? Because the current system is unsustainable."[1]
- City Councilman Pierluigi Oliverio.[7]
- Bay Area Council [8]
- The editorial board of the San Jose Mercury News was in favor of Measure B, saying, "If you believe San Jose has to control the burgeoning public costs of employee pensions that have more than tripled in a decade while the number of police protecting neighborhoods and workers repairing streets has plunged, then there is really no choice on June 5: Vote yes on Measure B."[9]
The measure was opposed by the city's public sector employee unions. In a statement released by five unions after the vote to place the measure on the June ballot, the unions said, "the mayor and his supporters scored some political points today, but only time will tell what the ultimate cost to our city will be."[1]
Yolanda Cruz, president of AFSCME Municipal Employees Federation, and LaVerne Washington, president of AFSCME Confidential Employees Organization, opposed Proposition B. They said, "You've been misled to think pensions are outrageously high. There is definitely room for changes to some elements of the retirement plan, but the majority of city employees are not highly paid police and firefighters; they are clerks, groundskeepers, facility operators, infrastructure maintenance workers, financial staff and program managers -- and their average pension is $37,000. These employees contribute to their pensions every year and do not receive Social Security."[10]
Steven Maviglio predicted that if Measure B is approved, it might unleash similar measures in other cities.[11]
Ballot text
The question on the ballot:
|MEASURE B: PENSION MODIFICATION: Shall the Charter be amended to modify retirement benefits of City employees and retirees by: increasing employees' contributions, establishing a voluntary reduced pension plan for current employees, establish pension cost and benefit limitations for new employees, modify disability retirement procedures, temporarily suspend retiree COLAs during emergencies, require voter approval for increases in future pension benefits?"[12]
Prior to litigation to change the way the ballot question was worded, it said:
|To protect essential services, including neighborhood police patrols, fire stations, libraries, community centers, streets and parks, shall the Charter be amended to reform retirement benefits of City employees and retirees by: increasing employees' contributions, establishing a voluntary reduced pension plan for current employees, establish pension cost and benefit limitations for new employees, reform disability retirements to prevent abuses, temporarily suspend retiree COLAs during emergencies, require voter approval for increases in future pension benefits?
Path to the ballot
The San Jose City Council voted to place the measure on the June 5, 2012 ballot in a meeting on March 6, 2012. The vote was 8-3.
Chuck Reed, Pete Constant, Pierluigi Oliverio, Madison Nguyen, Sam Liccardo, Rose Herrera, Donald Rocha and Nancy Pyle voted in favor of placing the measure on the ballot.
Ash Kalra, Kansen Chu and Xavier Campos voted against placing the measure on the ballot.[1]
- See also: 2012 ballot measure litigation
Invalidation of some provisions
After Measure B was approved, a lawsuit was filed against it to overturn several of its key provisions. Judge Patricia M. Lucas heard the case in July 2013. She is "expected to take months" to issue a ruling.[13]
Attempt to remove
On March 16, 2012, a lawsuit was filed against the City of San Jose, arguing that the measure should be removed from the June ballot because the ballot question written to describe it isn't neutral.[14]
The plaintiffs in the lawsuit were:
- Robert Sapien, president of the San Jose Fire Fighters Union
- Franco Vado, a police officer in the city
- Karen McDonough, an environmental service specialist
- Clifford Hubbard, a retired firefighter[14]
Robin Johansen of Remcho, Johansen & Purcell was the attorney working with the plaintiffs. In the complaint, she said, "The code says it has to be fair and impartial, not an argument for the measure. When you look at the kinds of emotionally laden words -- reform and abuse, essential services -- those are very strongly worded phrases intended to get people to vote for the measure."[14]
Chuck Reed said, of the lawsuit, "They're doing everything they can to try to keep the voters from considering the ballot measure. So this is just another step."[14]
The case was heard on April 3.[15]
On Thursday, April 5, a three-judge panel of the Sixth District Court of Appeal issued an order to prevent the printing of any ballots while litigation was pending. Johansen, the lead attorney for the plaintiffs, said, "We are pleased that the 6th District Court of Appeal will consider our emergency writ seeking to ensure that the ballot question for Measure B is impartial and complies with California election law."[16]
Ultimately, the court ordered some changes in the way the measure appeared on the ballot, but allowed the election on the measure to go forward.[17]
Voter guide arguments
On March 23, Beth Roth (the campaign treasurer for Measure B) and Pete Constant (a San Jose city council member) filed a lawsuit seeking to have six statements removed from the "arguments against" section of the official voter guide.[18]
Their complaint said that Measure B opponents smuggled "false and misleading" statements into their argument against Measure B.[19]
The six statements/phrases that Measure B supporters sought to have removed on the grounds that these statements are false were:
- "It could eliminate disability retirements for police and firefighters injured on the job and unable to perform their previous duties, it increases by thousands of dollars the amount widows and seniors pay for promised health care, and the City admitted that Measure B may not be constitutional because it violates employees' vested rights."
- "But city officials never even tried to offer taxpayers a way to achieve any savings that would stand up in court."
- "City workers recently took 10%-18% pay cuts."
- "Employees proposed dozens of legal pension reforms that would have increased retirement ages, reduced benefit levels and lowered COLA's. Police and fire even proposed to cut pensions back to 1962 levels."
- "politicians unsuccessfully tried to declare a fiscal emergency"
- "This pattern of inaccurate financial projections, meant to scare voters..."
External links
- Text of Measure B
- Showdowns loom in California over public pensions
- San Jose Fiscal Reforms, website in favor
- San Jose Can Do Better, opposition website
Additional reading:
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Mercury News, "San Jose Mayor confident on key pension vote", March 6, 2012
- ↑ Public CEO, "WILL SAN JOSE & SAN DIEGO 'B' FOR PENSION REFORM?", May 8, 2012
- ↑ Mercury News, "Making sense of San Jose's pension mess", March 4, 2012
- ↑ Associated Press, "2 California cities vote on public pension cuts", June 5, 2012
- ↑ NPR, "Public-Employee Pensions Face A Rollback In Calif.", June 9, 2012
- ↑ Mercury News, "A defining moment for Chuck Reed", May 15, 2011
- ↑ Mercury News, "San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed, allies leave nothing to chance with pension reform measure", March 10, 2012
- ↑ Bay Area Council
- ↑ San Jose Mercury News, "Mercury News editorial: For pension reform in San Jose, vote yes on Measure B", April 21, 2012
- ↑ Mercury News, "San Jose taxpayers save by voting no on Measure B", April 27, 2012
- ↑ Mercury News, "San Jose pension fight could have nationwide implications", May 29, 2012
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributed to the original source.
- ↑ San Jose Mercury News, "Both sides await ruling after San Jose pension trial", July 27, 2013
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 Mercury News, "San Jose employees sue city over pension reform wording", March 16, 2012
- ↑ San Jose Inside, "Unions File Lawsuit over Ballot Language", March 19, 2012
- ↑ San Jose Insider, "Measure B Off the Ballot ... For Now", April 5, 2012
- ↑ Public CEO, "Court changes San Jose pension measure language", April 12, 2012
- ↑ San Jose Inside, "New Court Complaint over Measure B", March 22, 2012
- ↑ Copy of complaint filed about the Measure B arguments
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Genzyme's worldwide operations serve more than 100 countries, with a global infrastructure that includes research and development, manufacturing, regulatory affairs, medical affairs, and more. This network of expertise, plus our on-the-ground relationships with local stakeholders, enables us to bring products to patients in every corner of the globe.
Genzyme works closely with governments to facilitate approval of our treatments. In countries with established health care systems, we work with public and private insurers to secure coverage and reimbursement. In developing countries and emerging markets, we lend our experience to help physicians and local authorities build sustainable health care networks that can deliver and pay for critical treatment. Around the world, Genzyme's staff members collaborate with health care providers, humanitarian organizations, and other knowledgeable local partners to overcome barriers to treatment.
Where health care systems are not yet established or patients lack financial means, Genzyme provides free treatment through a variety of programs.
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We All Scream for Bright Screens
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I'm going to take a chance here. I'm going to assume that I'm not the only one who stares at screens a little more time than I'd like. Small screens, big screens, we all scream for bright screens....This is hurting me. more


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Home Theater
A home theater might sound great to you as an avid movie watcher, but the same might not hold true for every potential buyer looking at your home. If you will be spending a few more years living in your house before you sell it and you know that you will get a lot of enjoyment out of having a plasma TV or a wall projector with a great audio system, then adding these personalized electronics might not be a bad idea. A great home theater could make your home stand out from others on the block when it comes down to selling time and adding curb appeal never hurts. However, the actual dollar for dollar value of installing a home theater will most likely not add much to your home's selling price. A safer bet would be to install a great speaker system with in-wall or hidden wiring that has the ability to be connected to whatever electronic gear your new buyers bring into the home. Not everyone wants a massive TV in their home, but almost everyone listens to music. Again, however, a superb audio system will still most likely only increase interest in your home, but not add home value.


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I was really hoping I would be impressed with cole when I played the game - and I have to say he is definitely one of my favorite characters to play as. I was really impressed with the feel that Superbot gave him and Drake.
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Miami Quotes
Coach John Cooper
Opening statement: It was one of those games that we never quite got the momentum of the game. I thought they really did a terrific job of really having the momentum, especially for being on the road, and they came up with big shots and were able to get some scores late in the shot clock. But somehow we were able to just weather the storm.
On taking back the lead late in the game: As the game played out, we were able to wrestle away the lead right there down the stretch, but the thing I'm most proud of that I asked our team is how do you win games when you are not playing your best? That is a sign of a team that starts maturing and that's how you become a good team. We're not quite there yet, but just understanding what that takes and what it's like (is good progress).
Junior forward Drew McGhee
On scoring a season-high 14 points: They were giving me good post-position on the inside and the guards were finding me when I was open. They weren't coming down and double-teaming me, so it made it easy to find an open spot in the post and put it up and score.
Junior Forward Will Felder
On the team gaining more confidence: The confidence is definitely building and I think we are starting to see that. When we get down the stretch, we are the only ones we can rely on. We are starting to trust each other on defense and get stops at the right times.
Junior point guard Quinten Rollins
On making the game-winning shot with 19 seconds left: I saw the shot clock was running down, so I couldn't pass it because I would've put my guys in a bad position. I just got it back to my strong hand and I drove and (the defender) gave me a little wide-open gap. Once I got past their big that was guarding Drew, I just floated it up and it went in.
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Coach Louis Orr
Opening statement: Statistically, we played pretty well. ... The problem is when your not stopping guys and you go through a drought where you have turnovers, which we had, and we don't score then the game, especially on the road, it stops being in your favor.
On Bowling Green's defense: I thought defensively, over the last five to eight minutes, we had a tough time guarding them. A big key for them was Drew McGhee. I thought he had a really strong game. ... I thought McGhee was a big lift for them.
On what happened down the stretch: We stopped scoring, turned the ball over and couldn't stop them. So, I thought we did some good things offensively, but it just concerned me that we couldn't consistently get stops.


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Billie Joe will make an appearance on Real Time with Bill Maher on HBO tonight April 9th, 2010 at 10:00 p.m.(ET). Don't miss it!
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Vote Green Day at the 2010 MTV ITALY TRL Awards! They are nominated for Best International Act: HERE.
April 08, 2010
In 1994, Green Day's Dookie was in heavy rotation in my elementary-school hallways. I also seem to recall video games being a big deal in my circle of acquaintance at that time. So I'm pretty sure I would have been the king of the fourth grade if I had possessed some sort of video game that involved playing "Longview" and "Basket Case." Well, as of this summer, all I'll need is a hot tub time machine to make that scenario come true, because MTV Games is about to drop Green Day: Rock Band, the franchise's second band-specific game after last year's awesome The Beatles: Rock Band. I
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Check out the American Idiot Broadway Facebook to see exclusive videos from backstage at the St. James Theater: HERE.
April 06, 2010
Youth-driven MTV and tradition-bound Broadway may seem like strange bedfellows.
But the television showcase MTV is about to give "American Idiot" is almost sure to boost the profile of Green Day's Broadway tuner, particularly among young auds that are a core demo for the show.
MTV will air a behind-the-scenes special about "American Idiot," "Green Day Rocks Broadway," beginning April 16, just ahead of the previewing production's April 20 opening night at the St. James Theater.
[Full article at Variety]