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My dog's vet prescribed an unusual medication that was surprisingly cheaper at Walgreens than at Walmart. So... I had to sign my dog up for a Prescription Savings Card in order to order his prescription from Walgreens. Okay. No problem. I don't particularly care for Walgreens as most of you know, but my pet comes first.
So I go to the pharmacy counter to pick up his ordered medication. NOW they need to verify his identity before releasing his meds. THIS IS A DOG! So I have to go through the extreme game of providing his address and phone number, since he has no drivers license. HE'S A DOG. DUH! Does Walgreens think he will answer the phone, if they call? I told the Pharmacy Manager that it was medicine for my dog. She didn't care.
After waiting a half hour at the counter behind 6 other customers, watching while the drive-thru girl who had NO CUSTOMERS and would rather look vacantly out the window than wait on customers suffering INTERMINABLE waits in the pharmacy queue, I finally paid for the bag with my pet's medication. Escape time!
But, now, the real adventure was about to commence. Nearing the exit, Walgreens has erected metal bars seperating the store's entrance and exit. Turnstiles turn just one way, so you can't enter thru the exit or vice versa.
Nearing the exit, numerous previous customers had discarded shopping carts in the register area, after completing their purchase. Why not? They didn't need a cart for a piddly few items, and the store provided no place to return them to. So there were a dozen or so carts in the aisle, blocking the exit.
The main register... the one with the cigarettes (so noted)... had a senior in a walker. The other register... I assume the back-up/overflow register... had a heavy and heavily tatooed/pierced girl on it, waiting on a customer. When this client was done paying for his purchase, he became quite upset because all the carts blocked his exit. The Walgreens clerk became ENRAGED and began screaming at the customer that it wasn't HER fault that the carts were left there and she wasn't a housekeeper.
This Walgreens employee then proceeded to come out from behind the register and THROW a shopping cart at the door where the previous customer had just left. An amazing display, I must note.
What a disgraceful place to shop!
Next time I'll just pay more at Walmart or elsewhere!
When are you going to list the "90%" of my links that are "lies" or "half-truths".
"Not a liar"?
yeah, right.
"not a Walgreens basher"
yeah, right.
The fact that it bothers you, a known lying basher, is very interesting.
You didn't ask a question, Stupid.
I did.
And YOU dodged it.
Stupid and dishonest, you're almost as dumb as yank. He libels Walgreens, Kermit Crawford, and Greg Wasson and then identifies himself.
Don't want this to get lost in the shuffle.
Blackmail is one of the Key issues of HIPPA, By using Private patient medical information one could cause loss of Health Insurance, Denial of Financial loans, Social outcast, I remember this because of what it did to the Hemophilia population who received blood transfusions and the social discrimination around them.
It is a very Powerful law and both legislative houses supports it...
Stock manipulation is a issue that the SEC has yet to Correct in regards to Social media employee's.
But it is comming...
Do you think you speak for Greg Wasson or Kermit Crawford? Do you really think these executives would use your childish defecation and other scatalogical analogies to make a point to investors on a conference call or at the shareholders meeting at Navy Pier?
You love Walgreens. Fine. You work there. There is nothing wrong with supporting your employer. But there is something over-the-top about obsessing over them, lying or insulting any naysayers because you have some employee shares and want to see them go up.
There is also something potentially and patently illegal about attempting to mislead other, outside investors into also owning this stock. I believe the correct word might be: FRAUD.
You need to think about your actions. There may well be consequences of a much more extreme dimension than your modest investment and the gains you would like to attain.
jramp/"marathon"... joke,
No, I am not the same poster as robbsbeach. But you are the same poster as robbzbeach.
And, no, I never posted the date on which my PSC card was activated. But you did. YOU violated Federal law in the HIPAA Act, and you are at risk of consequential action.
Be careful what you do next.
That's what's called a "word to the wise."
I think that the far greater risk is a lawsuit for stock price manipulation by Walgreens employees, with corporate either complicitent or guilty by neglect. Look at the pattern of content on this message board:
1. Control via volume of pumping messages posted, drowning out dissent.
2. Posts that fabricate a false impression of WAG stock. "Zoom" on a down day for share price, comments like "flu shots are WAY up" and so forth.
3. Starring to prevent negative poster's messages from being viewed. To wit, it took less than 5 minutes for your last post to be one-starred.
4. Blackmail, such as threats to post private patient Rx data to quiet posters with alternative views.
5. Huge volumes of messages proclaiming "WAG can do no wrong" alleging investment superiority against a backdrop of pretty weak S/P performance over a sustained period of time.
You know, I have no problem with posts refuting negative comments made vs. Walgreens. For one, "wagwatcher" does this, and it is fair to state your case or recast your view of the truth. A corporation has a right to protect itself. But it does not have a right to LIE, to skew sentiment towards its stock or allow its employees to do so for them.
If this stock takes a precipitous long walk off a short pier, I think Deerfield has a genuine problem if a class action redresses the games played by their employees on this board.
Now stand back and wait for the crescendo of personal attacks and one-stars...
"this poster is a danger to any company that would employ this person."
What would YOU know about employment? You have never had any job, you just sit on your dead behind and post back and forth among your numerous IDs!
"The poster has shown how quick/ easy it is to acquire a patients medical information at Walgreens,
even across state lines."
Especially when you were the one who posted all of it dumbass! It had nothing to do with Walgreens, you posted all info that is known under your "yank" ID!
"I just takes one subpoena to Yahoo.
Willful Violation of Federal Law,
Since you posted all of the info it would be called a CONFESSION! LOL!
I also hope you get all excited when you read this so you can soil even more of your Depends, which will make you will stink even worse than usual just like your posts, which incidentally is how a pervert like you should go through life! LOL!
Now the REAL issue! Perhaps robbsbeach, the trailer court troll, will grow a brain or stop drinking heavily before posting or go to night school and learn the English language or take a course in coherent composition or stop trying to put a bunch of lame, nonsensical ideas into a blender and hit the frappe button or quit being proud of his illiteracy........just changing IDs doesn't help at all!
Or perhaps not..
I think it is STILL safe to go with perhaps not!
I agree.. this poster is a danger to any company that would employ this person.
The poster has shown how quick/ easy it is to acquire a patients medical information at Walgreens,
even across state lines.
With Walgreens Class action Lawsuit(selling Patient information)just Reported, the information that was posted on Yahoo Finance could be used by the law-firm.
I just takes one subpoena to Yahoo.
Willful Violation of Federal Law,
Good Luck


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Fox analyst Charles Davis talks about Kansas State-OU game and possible OSU quarterback controversy
Fox analyst Charles Davis will be in Oklahoma the next two Saturdays in calling the Kansas State-OU and Texas-OSU games for the network's new prime-time package, working with play-by-play announcer Gus Johnson and sideline reporter Julie Alexandria. He discussed the games in a telephone interview.
Will containing Kansas State quarterback Collin Klein be a key for OU?
Yes. They are so used to being heavy run and throw when they want to. And what's funny about it to me is Collin Klein doesn't look anything like the traditional OU quarterback. He looks nothing like Thomas Lott. He looks nothing like J.C. (Watts). He looks nothing like Jamelle Holieway. None of their build or appearance. But in a lot of ways, they are the same person. It's run, run, run. Run, run, run, play action, hit you deep. That's how those guys did it. They would take two steps back and all of a sudden Tinker Owens is open ... Will Oklahoma take away the run game enough that Klein has to beat them with his arm in situations where he's not dictating throwing the ball, but OU is dictating? To me, that's the key for Oklahoma.
Do you think OU quarterback Landry Jones made a mistake in coming back for his senior year?
No. I really don't. If your heart is not in going on to something else, you shouldn't do it, no matter what people tell you. They say, "You left this much money on the table." College kids don't have money anyway, so they don't feel like they lost anything. Obviously he and his fiancé (Whitney Hand) were talking about getting married, so that had some bearing on it. But the last part was the way they finished the year, I thought he got out of sync. Down the stretch, he wasn't the same guy. The loss of (Ryan) Broyles was part of it, but more than that, he didn't seem like the same kid that we had seen previously. And I think he wanted to come back and get his mechanics straightened out.
What do you make of OU and Kansas State struggling some in early games?
Our early season should teach us a lesson: Don't get fooled by what you see before. If you look at Kansas State this year, it took them a long time to blow away Missouri State. They were kind of floundering around a little. Last week against North Texas, the same thing happened. But that name opponent, Miami, got their attention and we saw what happened with that (K-State won 52-13). I feel the same thing about Oklahoma. Going to UTEP playing a late game, just kind of getting started, they had a lot of new pieces. Then last week, FAMU, there's nothing you can take away from that, which tells you what they are going to be like the rest of the year. I stand by what I always stand by. It's Oklahoma. They're going to be pretty darn good, and I think we'll see one of their better games starting this week.
Will OSU backup quarterback J.W. Walsh's performance against Louisiana-Lafayette create a quarterback controversy when starter Wes Lunt gets healthy again?
Didn't they put up 700 yards. I mean J.W. Walsh, welcome to the show! It depends on what happens from here on out. It depends on if Walsh puts up similar performances and keeps going. He may force it where you can't make the change. It almost becomes when Tom Brady stepped in for Drew Bledsoe that he played at such a level that I felt like (New England coach) Bill Belichick said, "I just can't go back." Will Walsh continue to play to this level? If the team continues to move, if they're playing real well, they may look at Wes Lunt and say, "Hey, let's wait until you're fully healthy." We have to see it play out first. That was a tremendous, tremendous performance, but that was one game so far.
What's it like working with Gus Johnson? I know he gets excited at times.
It's really terrific. Here's the thing. You look at all those great calls that he's made along the way, those memorable calls. Obviously the NCAA tournament really blew him up in a big way. You know what it's like the big moment happens and you're waiting for the signature call. All those things are fantastic. But what I don't want to overlook for him as his partner is No. 1, he's very intelligent about the game. I learn something each and every week we're in the booth together. No. 2, he understands big moment versus non-big moment. A lot of times when there's criticism of a guy who's enthusiastic in calling a game, it's that there's no governor. A two-yard run in the first quarter elicits the same response as a 60-yard touchdown where the guy wove through the defense. Gus isn't like that. If it's not a big moment and it's not a real impact on the game, he's not hitting it the same way.

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After a good 1 or 2 of riding my handlebar comes loose at the top of the stem and starts twisting around, before i know it my break levers are in the completely wrong position. Any suggestions on how to remedy this? i've tightened the allen screw as much as i dare for fear of stripping.
I had same problem with my seat and i used some locktight on it, seems to have worked should i try the same thing on the handlebar stem?


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Look for Word d'Jour, a dose of linguistic lunacy and levity posted daily for weeks at a time until exhaustion sets in. It will return, refreshed, in the New Year. Suggested definitions are most welcome and will be credited if published.
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I have about a 18 year old Red Jacket QuickSet Jet well pump model 60RJ 1/2 hp. It sits on top of about a 10 gallon pressure tank. I have a about a 15 to 20 feet deep dug well. Last night after my wife did a couple loads of wash I noticed that the pump was running continuously. I checked the pressure gauge and it was at about 38 lbs. I turned the pump off and ran some water to verify the gauge was working (it was), turned the pump back on and the gauge came back up, and we have water pressure so long as the pump's running. It has a pumptrol pressure switch, which I'm not all that familiar with, so with the pump running I tried turning but nuts on it both clockwise and counterclockwise with no results (pump continues to run). I'm sure that I don't have any leaks or water running anywhere, and the gauge holds pressure overnight so I don't think it's a foot valve issue. Any ideas, suggestions, or other tests I can try?
Your pump can't build up enopugh pressure to shut off. The causes are either sucking air, something blocking the eductor or sucked up against the screen of the foot valve. A single line shallow well jet has the eductor in the wet end of the pump and a two line deep well jet has it in the j-body in the well. Both have a foot valve with a screen on it. Another possibility is a broken or warped implellor.
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This is a single line pump. If it was sucking air, which I assume would be caused by a hole or bad fitting in the suction line, it should lose prime when the pump is off, correct? Since that's not happening, can I rule out this possiblility?
Also, I was able to adjust the pressure switch by loosening both nuts so that the pump will now turn off at a lower pressure.
Also, I was able to adjust the pressure switch by loosening both nuts so that the pump will now turn off at a lower pressure.
Some air leaks don't leak water. If you have hose clapm type fittings, tighten them. The cause of your problem will probably be one or more of the things I listed.
The short screw nut controls the cut-out and losening lowers the setting. The tall screw's nut controls both in and out and losening reduces both.
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The Gibson Area Hospital (GAH) Auxiliary, in conjunction with the GAH Foundation is sponsoring the seventh annual Love Lights a Tree fund-raiser to support Gibson Area Hospital & Health Services.
The chairmen of this year's event are auxiliary Co-Vice Presidents Sue Walker and Maggie Sparks. Last year's campaign raised over $13,000 and this year the chairmen are hoping to surpass that amount. Funds generated from Love Lights a Tree will be used for one or two big projects benefiting patient care and comfort at the hospital. Past gifts have been used to purchase a baby warmer for the nursery and handicap accessible seating for the waiting areas at the hospital.
The Love Lights a Tree Celebration enables an alternative to traditional Christmas giving. A gift can be donated in memory or in honor of a loved one. Donors are asked to make a minimum donation of $20 per person to be honored. Donation forms may be saved and printed off below or picked up at the hospital, from businesses in Gibson City and surrounding communities, and from any Auxiliary member. For more information, please call GAHHS at 784-2600.
There are 20 evergreen trees located near the hospital entrance. As goals are met through the fundraiser, the trees are light one by one. The first tree is lit when $500 in donations have been received. The second tree is lit when $1000 has been donated, the third at $1,500 and so on until all twenty are lit. The campaign will be running from November 1, 2011 to January 1, 2012. All donations are tax deductible and donors will receive tax information and commemorative gift cards that can be given to the honoree or the family of a loved one.
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Obrien, of Republic, Missouri, had been active in the foster parent program for close to a decade, but is not an active parent at this time. He had protective custody of 50 children during those ten years -- all of them boys.
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The nominees for the Media Research Center's Obamagasm Award were Diane Sawyer, along with Piers Morgan and of course a most deserving Chris Matthews.
The competition was fierce among these members of the media who often find themselves having to "think about baseball" when objectively reporting about the president, but at the end of the day, nobody demonstrated Obamagasm mettle like the one who has earned the nickname Tingles:
Matthews was an Obamagasm Award nominee last year, but lost out to Evan Thomas, who referred to Obama as "sort of God."
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Tingles will take us out in this clip from a segment with a title apropos to the spirit of the Obamagasm Awards — or any kind of gasm for that matter: "Let Me Finish." President Obama is a man of history, and now, thanks to the Media Research Center's bestowment of this honor, so is Chris Matthews:
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ALTER TABLE name [PARTITION (partition_spec)]
SET { FILEFORMAT file_format
| LOCATION 'hdfs_path_of_directory'
| TBLPROPERTIES (table_properties)
| SERDEPROPERTIES (serde_properties) }
ALTER TABLE name [PARTITION (partition_spec)] SET { CACHED IN 'pool_name' | UNCACHED }
new_name ::= [new_database.]new_table_name
col_spec ::= col_name type_name
partition_spec ::= partition_col=constant_value
table_properties ::= 'name'='value'[, 'name'='value' ...]
serde_properties ::= 'name'='value'[, 'name'='value' ...]
file_format ::= { PARQUET | TEXTFILE | RCFILE | SEQUENCEFILE | AVRO }
Statement type: DDL
Usage notes:
Whenever you specify partitions in an ALTER TABLE statement, through the PARTITION (partition_spec) clause, you must include all the partitioning columns in the specification.
Most of the ALTER TABLE operations work the same for internal tables (managed by Impala) as for external tables (with data files located in arbitrary locations). The exception is renaming a table; for an external table, the underlying data directory is not renamed or moved.
If you connect to different Impala nodes within an impala-shell session for load-balancing purposes, you can enable the SYNC_DDL query option to make each DDL statement wait before returning, until the new or changed metadata has been received by all the Impala nodes. See SYNC_DDL for details.
The following sections show examples of the use cases for various ALTER TABLE clauses.
To rename a table (RENAME TO clause):
The RENAME TO clause lets you change the name of an existing table, and optionally which database it is located in.
For internal tables, his operation physically renames the directory within HDFS that contains the data files; the original directory name no longer exists. By qualifying the table names with database names, you can use this technique to move an internal table (and its associated data directory) from one database to another. For example:
create database d1; create database d2; create database d3; use d1; create table mobile (x int); use d2; -- Move table from another database to the current one. alter table d1.mobile rename to mobile; use d1; -- Move table from one database to another. alter table d2.mobile rename to d3.mobile;
For external tables,
To change the physical location where Impala looks for data files associated with a table or partition:
ALTER TABLE table_name [PARTITION (partition_spec)] SET LOCATION 'hdfs_path_of_directory';
The path you specify is the full HDFS path where the data files reside, or will be created. Impala does not create any additional subdirectory named after the table. Impala does not move any data files to this new location or change any data files that might already exist in that directory.
To set the location for a single partition, include the PARTITION clause. Specify all the same partitioning columns for the table, with a constant value for each, to precisely identify the single partition affected by the statement:
create table p1 (s string) partitioned by (month int, day int); -- Each ADD PARTITION clause creates a subdirectory in HDFS. alter table p1 add partition (month=1, day=1); alter table p1 add partition (month=1, day=2); alter table p1 add partition (month=2, day=1); alter table p1 add partition (month=2, day=2); -- Redirect queries, INSERT, and LOAD DATA for one partition -- to a specific different directory. alter table p1 partition (month=1, day=1) set location '/usr/external_data/new_years_day';
To change the key-value pairs of the TBLPROPERTIES and SERDEPROPERTIES fields:
ALTER TABLE table_name SET TBLPROPERTIES ('key1'='value1', 'key2'='value2'[, ...]); ALTER TABLE table_name SET SERDEPROPERTIES ('key1'='value1', 'key2'='value2'[, ...]);
The TBLPROPERTIES clause is primarily a way to associate arbitrary user-specified data items with a particular table.
The SERDEPROPERTIES clause sets up metadata defining how tables are read or written, needed in some cases by Hive but not used extensively by Impala. You would use this clause primarily to change the delimiter in an existing text table or partition, by setting the 'serialization.format' and 'field.delim' property values to the new delimiter character:
-- This table begins life as pipe-separated text format. create table change_to_csv (s1 string, s2 string) row format delimited fields terminated by '|'; -- Then we change it to a CSV table. alter table change_to_csv set SERDEPROPERTIES ('serialization.format'=',', 'field.delim'=','); insert overwrite change_to_csv values ('stop','go'), ('yes','no'); !hdfs dfs -cat 'hdfs://hostname:8020/data_directory/dbname.db/change_to_csv/data_file'; stop,go yes,no
Use the DESCRIBE FORMATTED statement to see the current values of these properties for an existing table. See CREATE TABLE Statement for more details about these clauses. See Setting Statistics Manually through ALTER TABLE for an example of using table properties to fine-tune the performance-related table statistics.
To reorganize columns for a table:
ALTER TABLE table_name ADD COLUMNS (column_defs); ALTER TABLE table_name REPLACE COLUMNS (column_defs); ALTER TABLE table_name CHANGE column_name new_name new_type; ALTER TABLE table_name DROP column_name;
The column_spec is the same as in the CREATE TABLE statement: the column name, then its data type, then an optional comment. You can add multiple columns at a time. The parentheses are required whether you add a single column or multiple columns. When you replace columns, all the original column definitions are discarded. You might use this technique if you receive a new set of data files with different data types or columns in a different order. (The data files are retained, so if the new columns are incompatible with the old ones, use INSERT OVERWRITE or LOAD DATA OVERWRITE to replace all the data before issuing any further queries.)
You might use the CHANGE clause to rename a single column, or to treat an existing column as a different type than before, such as to switch between treating a column as STRING and TIMESTAMP, or between INT and BIGINT. You can only drop a single column at a time; to drop multiple columns, issue multiple ALTER TABLE statements, or define the new set of columns with a single ALTER TABLE ... REPLACE COLUMNS statement.
To change the file format that Impala expects data to be in, for a table or partition:
Use an ALTER TABLE ... SET FILEFORMAT clause. You can include an optional PARTITION (col1=val1, col2=val2, ... clause so that the file format is changed for a specific partition rather than the entire table.
Because this operation only changes the table metadata, you must do any conversion of existing data using regular Hadoop techniques outside of Impala. Any new data created by the Impala INSERT statement will be in the new format. You cannot specify the delimiter for Text files; the data files must be comma-delimited.
To set the file format for a single partition, include the PARTITION clause. Specify all the same partitioning columns for the table, with a constant value for each, to precisely identify the single partition affected by the statement:
create table p1 (s string) partitioned by (month int, day int); -- Each ADD PARTITION clause creates a subdirectory in HDFS. alter table p1 add partition (month=1, day=1); alter table p1 add partition (month=1, day=2); alter table p1 add partition (month=2, day=1); alter table p1 add partition (month=2, day=2); -- Queries and INSERT statements will read and write files -- in this format for this specific partition. alter table p1 partition (month=2, day=2) set fileformat parquet;
To add or drop partitions for a table, the table must already be partitioned (that is, created with a PARTITIONED BY clause). The partition is a physical directory in HDFS, with a name that encodes a particular column value (the partition key). The Impala INSERT statement already creates the partition if necessary, so the ALTER TABLE ... ADD PARTITION is primarily useful for importing data by moving or copying existing data files into the HDFS directory corresponding to a partition. (You can use the LOAD DATA statement to move files into the partition directory, or ALTER TABLE ... PARTITION (...) SET LOCATION to point a partition at a directory that already contains data files.
The DROP PARTITION clause is used to remove the HDFS directory and associated data files for a particular set of partition key values; for example, if you always analyze the last 3 months worth of data, at the beginning of each month you might drop the oldest partition that is no longer needed. Removing partitions reduces the amount of metadata associated with the table and the complexity of calculating the optimal query plan, which can simplify and speed up queries on partitioned tables, particularly join queries. Here is an example showing the ADD PARTITION and DROP PARTITION clauses.
-- Create an empty table and define the partitioning scheme. create table part_t (x int) partitioned by (month int); -- Create an empty partition into which you could copy data files from some other source. alter table part_t add partition (month=1); -- After changing the underlying data, issue a REFRESH statement to make the data visible in Impala. refresh part_t; -- Later, do the same for the next month. alter table part_t add partition (month=2); -- Now you no longer need the older data. alter table part_t drop partition (month=1); -- If the table was partitioned by month and year, you would issue a statement like: -- alter table part_t drop partition (year=2003,month=1); -- which would require 12 ALTER TABLE statements to remove a year's worth of data. -- If the data files for subsequent months were in a different file format, -- you could set a different file format for the new partition as you create it. alter table part_t add partition (month=3) set fileformat=parquet;
The value specified for a partition key can be an arbitrary constant expression, without any references to columns. For example:
alter table time_data add partition (month=concat('Decem','ber')); alter table sales_data add partition (zipcode = cast(9021 * 10 as string));
An alternative way to reorganize a table and its associated data files is to use CREATE TABLE to create a variation of the original table, then use INSERT to copy the transformed or reordered data to the new table. The advantage of ALTER TABLE is that it avoids making a duplicate copy of the data files, allowing you to reorganize huge volumes of data in a space-efficient way using familiar Hadoop techniques.
To switch a table between internal and external:
-- Switch a table from internal to external. ALTER TABLE table_name SET TBLPROPERTIES('EXTERNAL'='TRUE'); -- Switch a table from external to internal. ALTER TABLE table_name SET TBLPROPERTIES('EXTERNAL'='FALSE');
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Rated 3.6 out of 5 by 482 reviewers.
Rated 3 out of 5 by FLGAL14 Small Rooms and Uncomfortable Furnishings Bathroom sink was actually a bar sink and couldn't stand in front of it with bathroom door open. No space between toilet and shower. Shower rod is not curved and curtain blowing all over into tub. TV hung so high on the wall I got a neck ache trying to watch it. The desk area was good size and the room had ample electrical outlets. What is up with room service? Ordered artisan cheese plate and decent amount of cheese, but only three tiny baguette slices. May 14, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Sequinn Ths hotel is just beautiful Loved our stay! Everythst perfect!!! May 13, 2014
Rated 2 out of 5 by jtv88 Room Room way to small for 2 people. No dresser to put away your clothes. and no room in the closet to put your shoes away. And the bathroom was way so tiny, and you could hear the people in the other room. So I was very disappointed May 13, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by TMCC Beautiful hotel with wonderful staff From the moment you walk in to The W you will know you have entered into a superb hotel. It is beautiful and the staff is extremely helpful and prompt. May 13, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by Michael2354665 Great Location Great location, close to Union Station and the theatre district May 12, 2014
Rated 1 out of 5 by AE210 Horrible I had to change rooms two times, their first room " the wonderful" was insanely small and dark. I " upgraded" for an extra $50 to at best a decent sized room.. It was so loud I couldn't sleep at all between the train, people honking, and police sirens, not to mention people coming off the elevator. I had to move again to something at least a little quieter, they said they'd send someone up with my new room key and help with our bags, 30 min.. Later I walked down to the front desk to ask what happened, to which they replied oops sorry we forgot to send someone. The third room was still loud but at that point I had just given up, and realized there was nowhere that would be quiet. The next day we came back to our room after 5:00 pm to find it not cleaned, I called down to find out why, and apparently I made a " green choice" and elected no housekeeping for the entire stay.. I was told a " green choice was re using our towels and they wouldn't change the sheets, not skipping housekeeping altogether. Also our bathroom amenities were half used when we arrived. I tried using the " whatever whenever" service, but that was useless as well.. I called looking for a place to go out on a Saturday and only got recommended one place which was just a restaurant when we were looking to check out some bars. I was told there was nowhere to go where there wouldn't be a wait to even get in. When I went down to try to talk to someone at 9:30 all I found was a sheet of paper with a list of "things to do" in the area. Needless to say this was the worst experience I've ever had at The W ever. Completely overpriced, for spending over $300 a night I was expecting a lot more. Not to mention still having to pay $15 a DAY for wifi that was still slow anyways. The rooms were so small and completely outdated. And good luck getting any sleep with all that noise. Not at all what I'd expect from the W. Stay away!! May 6, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by TravelingFather I love this hotel but... I have stayed at the W multiple times this year. It is in a perfect location for my needs, the staff is friendly and helpful. Overall, it is a great place to stay. But what I have a problem with is the rates. My last overnight stay was double of what it was just two weeks prior. I understand supply and demand, but double the price is just plain crazy. Yes I could have easily stayed somewhere else, but as stated, the location and service trump all other hotels. May 6, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by DSCAnniversaire15 Great location! We had a great experience here and it all started with Pierre, Uber Concierge and Rose with gargantuan personality at check-in. Emily was equally excellent at check out! Our room was spectacular, will definitely return! May 5, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by DAC55 Consistently satisfying This was the second time I have stayed at this hotel and I found it to be consistently satisfying. Front desk agents were helpful, the rooms are quite adequate and it is in a good location. If the rates stay competitive I would stay again. May 5, 2014
Rated 2 out of 5 by Rnathan Service lacking First off, I was disappointed to hear that I had to pay extra for internet despite having a "spectacular room". Fine - i can look past that.. Second: I left my iphone charger in the room and realized this halfway to the airport. Called the hotel, got passed around and told they'll get back to me, they didn't. The woman I dealt with (arianna) was far from pleasant and I get told "our security guy will send you an email with a link for you to arrange delivery". First off your job is to make MY life easier...not the other way around. I get the email, with no link/no follow up. I then chase them the next day and they finally send me a link where I have to set up delivery, pay for it and then email them the details...The least you can do is pick up the tab on the delivery. Not staying here again. May 4, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Bigred35 Too dark All the public areas are too dark for my taste. May 1, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by pepepe Small but adequate room. All nice and clean. Non-intuitive appliances, from the elevator to the toilet. April 30, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by MARBAR28 RETURING CALLS I WAS DISAPPOINTED AND ANNOYED THAT WE LEFT 3 SEPERATE MESSAGES WITH THE CONCIERGE AND THE FRONT DESK A COUPLE OF DAYS PRIOR TO OUR CHECK IN AND NO ONE RETURNED OUR CALLS. WE SIMPLY WANTED TO MAKE DINNER RESRVATIONS VIA THE CONCIERGE. VERY POOR SERVICE AT THIS LEVEL. WE WERE NOT OFFERED ANY COMPLIMENTARY DRINKS OR ANYTHING ELSE WHEN WE CHECKED IN DESPITE VOICING OUR FRUSTRATION WITH THE FRONT DESK STAFF. April 30, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by RedmondTraveler Convenient for business This is my 2nd time at this hotel in 2014, I find it very convenient to attend my business meetings and exploring Chicago April 30, 2014
Rated 2 out of 5 by gsc2174 W Chicago Plumbing problems, toilet and bath. Poor lighting in room Difficult to operate elevators - keys often don't work No coffee one morning in lobby as promised. I inquired. Nobody could explain, but nobody offered to get me a cup. April 28, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by MOB426 Best wedding EVER! Can't say enough about the about the staff and facilities at the W City Center!! Our daughter had the " best experience of her life"! Thanks to the wonderful wonderful W City Center:) Kudos to Chelsey and her staff...and special shout out to Jill who finished off the night with a smile on her face. Brian...my special waiter angel was so attentive to me...as mother of the bride:) The whole experience could not have been any better!!!!! April 28, 2014
Rated 1 out of 5 by Army412 Huge Disappointment My room key failed to work on several occasions. The rooms air conditioning did not work properly, the wifi did not work on my first night and I was incorrectly billed $23.67 for minibar. I also do not like having the hotel attempting to sell me a box of condoms in my room. Overall I did not like my experience at this hotel and will definitely not return. April 26, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by E317 Great Stay, Small Bathroom Great overall stay. Bathroom was a little small. If m husband would have come, he would have been challenged moving around in the bathroom. He's 6'2 and 240 April 23, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by JR24 Hotel was great, except for the water shutting off The only thing about the hotel that did not meed my expectations was the fact that they had to shut the water off for a surprisingly long time (9pm to 5am) on Friday night. This was a major inconvenience, considering the fact that we could not use our own restroom at night. While I understand that maintenance is needed, I would have appreciated if they had planned for it better or notified me in advance. April 22, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by kmgrey8200 Typical downtown hotel I had mixed reviews about my stay here. My main problem was that the toilet in my bathroom ran constantly which woke me up throughout the entire night. I didn't call someone as it was the middle of the night and didn't want to deal with that hassle. It was just disappointing this wasn't noticed by staff before check in. Also, the rooms were QUITE small, but that is kind of expected at a downtown city hotel. Overall bed, bathroom facilities were very nice. Another complaint I had was that the drinks at the bar were outrageous. 14 dollars for a glass of wine was absolutely ridiculous. I would stay here again, but never ever eat at the restaurant or drink in the bar. Not he bright side, the concierge services were top notch. I used Eden for several things and she was awesome, as well as another nice gentleman that was there in the evening - they were both extremely helpful and friendly. April 19, 2014
Rated 2 out of 5 by SLEEPYLAURA LOVE YOUR HOTEL BUT 2 PROBLEMS FIRST, WHEN I MADE THE RESERVATIONS, I CALLED IN AND ASKED IF WE COULD GET A ROLLAWAY BED,....NO PROBLEM. WHEN I ARRIVED THEY TOLD ME THEY MADE A MISTAKE AND COULD NOT GET A ROLLAWAY IN OUR ROOM 1801 BECAUSE OF A FIRE LAW. THEY SAID THEY COULD PROVIDE AN AIRMATRESS, BUT THEY WERE OUT OF THOSE TOO, NOT EVEN EXTRA BLANKETS... SECONDLY, THE DRAPERY BLINDS DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THE BED WOULD NOT GO DOWN WHICH PREVENTED US FROM SLEEPING PAST SUNRISE, AND WE HAD A LATE NIGHT AND HAD HOPED TO SLEEP TILL AT LEAST NOON..... WAAAH... April 16, 2014
Rated 3 out of 5 by pam4400 Room was tiny! I have enjoyed staying at the W in the past but this was my first time at this location. The room I had was so small, you could barely walk around. I paid over $200 and, because of the size, it was not worth the cost. I would not stay in this particular hotel again. April 15, 2014
Rated 1 out of 5 by 2014BusTravels Not a good option Checked in and was told I would be upgraded to a bigger room. That sounded great until I realized the room was across from the elevators and you could here the ping as the elevator reached each floor while they were in motion. I asked for another room and was told they would have one that was smaller. I had no idea that they meant it was barely big enough for the bed and the bathroom was so small that I had the toilet paper roll jabbing me in the ribs and the sink/mirror was a quarter the normal size. They call this a "Cozy Room" This room should not be rented out at any price. April 12, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by WH2014 Great Property This is a pure W Hotel. Staff is great - very friendly! I highly recommend anyone to stay at this hotel! April 10, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by tomtraveler Great Weekend in Chicago Great hotel for Chicago weekend getaway. Clean rooms and beautiful lobby. Enjoyed drinks in the bar as well. Appreciated the room upgrade as a Platinum member! I would definitely return. April 9, 2014
Rated 3 out of 5 by bear8587 staff responsiveness the staff was great -- they worked with us on upgrading from a king to a room with two doubles -- we also lost two significant items both of which they found April 8, 2014
Rated 3 out of 5 by BMR2255 Partial Service on Weekend Staff very friendly and accomodating, room was very comfortable, but checked in on Sunday and had several issues - biggest one was restaurant was closed and service was limited to bar or room service limited menu. For top end $$$ a night expected full service hotel - nothing noted on web site of limited service. Additioanlly, TV did not work in room - was rapidly serviced. The door locking hardward had been drilled thru (not sure by hotel or ??). Again at these prices hardware should be replaced not have tape over drill hole. Hotel is in financial district, so other restaurant options are very limited on Sunday. Next time will stay Near North and pay cab fare to office on Monday so have access to full services Staff is great, issues are reflection on management decisions not the workers. April 7, 2014
Rated 3 out of 5 by bberber2 Why is it so dark? I never stayed at this W hotel before and have a simple question- why is it so dark everywhere? The lobby, the registration desk, the elevators and the rooms are dark. Lighting seems to be a rarity. I light bright open spaces and this hotel just doesn't offer it, it seems. Too bad, otherwise it could be a great place. April 4, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Rocknrunnr Party night Had to get a room due to a little too much celebrating during the evening. The staff was very patient with us at the front desk and as in previous stays in this hotel everything was excellant. April 4, 2014
Rated 2 out of 5 by bbnaree Not your average W I've stayed at the W City Center 4 times in the past couple months, and my rooms have gotten worse each time. The first two times I received the upgraded rooms with 2 double beds, which I enjoyed. The past two times, I have received extremely tiny rooms with very thin walls. I can clearly hear my next door neighbor's entire phone conversation and television, which is not what I would expect out of a W hotel. The gym is quite pitiful--overcrowded in the morning and smells terrible. Last time I stayed, not all the machines were working, so there was a line for the treadmills, and they were out of towels and cups for the water machine. During my last stay, the hair dryer in the room gave off a burning smell when used and the iron left marks on my clothes. As a business traveler who has to live in hotels 3 nights a week, I care much less about the lobby and bar, but rely on amenities like the gym, hairdryer, and iron, and was very disappointed that the W could not meet these needs. Also would be nice if they gave at least one free bottle of water in the room. I am generally a fan of W hotels, and have stayed at Ws all over the US and in Asia, but will likely look for different hotel if when I come back to Chicago--this one just does not compare to those in other cities like Minneapolis, Boston, NY, and LA. April 1, 2014


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Dr. Linda Zoolalian enjoys an active career as a pianist, teacher, vocal coach, and music director in both America and Europe. In 1996 she joined the music staff of PCC as an accompanist and coach and continued to accompany the Chamber Singers under Donald Brinegar until May 2014. Since 1999 Dr. Zoolalian has been on the piano faculty of PCC as well, where she teaches several piano and keyboard skills' classes. This fall she's excited to add a music appreciation class to her teaching roster. In 2003 she joined the staff of Los Angeles Opera, being responsible for preparing and cueing all of the supertitles, including creating titles for the education outreach operas. In the past, she has also played for the compay, accompanying dance rehearsals, chorus auditions and for the education department's school workshops and tours. This past spring Dr. Zoolalian was a visiting professor at Cal Arts where she taught song rep, accompanying, and coached singers and ensembles. This coming fall she is excited to join the faculty of Glendale Community College. From 2008 to 2014 she worked at Pomona College of the Claremont Colleges, teaching musicianship, giving private piano lessons, and accompanying the choirs and student recitals.
In 2011 she was the music director of Repertory Opera Company where she prepared and performed completely staged and costumed productions of La Traviata and Carmen. From 1997 until 2005 Dr. Zoolalian was the head vocal coach and opera pianist for the Opera Institute at California State University Long Beach. In the past she has been hired to play for the Los Angeles Phiharmonic, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Opera Pacific, Long Beach Opera and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. For several seasons she enjoyed playing for the Los Angeles Library's Performing Books Series sponsored by the Music Center. In addition, she continues to maintain a private teaching and coaching studio at her home nearby.
For many summers Dr. Zoolalian returned to Europe to work for an American music festival. She served on the staff of the American Institute of Musical Studies in Austria for three years and from 2002 to 2012 she worked as music director, coach, pianist, and teacher of accompanying for the Operafestival di Roma in Italy. This summer she joined the faculty of Angel Vocal Arts' first annual Intensive Opera Program held locally on CSULA's campus. She has been on the music staffs of other prestigious summer festivals as well, including Songest, Idyllwild Arts and Operaworks. Earlier in her career she was invited to study at the Aspen Music Festival with renowned pianist, Ann Schein, and the Academy of the West for two summers, where she worked closely with Warren Jones and Graham Johnson.
Awarded a Bachelor of Music from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston in Piano Performance, Dr. Zoolalian pursued both a Master's and Doctorate in Keyboard Collaborative Arts from the University of Southern California's Thorton School of Music, having studied with Dr. Alan Smith and graduated with honors. She is proud to be one of the first graduates of the Los Angeles County High School of the Arts, where she has returned to play recitals and give master classes. Dr. Zoolalian has performed in Japan, Europe and throughout the United States, including Los Angeles' Disney Hall.


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