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I first met a recruiter at my college career fair. We talked for a while, and after the career fair I followed up with an email expressing my interest in the position. We talked on the phone and scheduled the first interview with her. It went well, and I go invited to go on a ride a long with a current sales representative. After, I had another interview with the general sales manager.
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Focused on past work experience, they will see if you're qualified in the first interview then they will call you back for a secondInterview Questions
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3 Year training process seems too longDeclined Offer
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Interviewed through school career fair. The interview seemed to go very well and we connected easily.Interview Questions
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- Went through resume and talked about past sales experiences. Answer Question
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I applied through other source - interviewed at E. & J. Gallo.Interview Details
I went on two in-office interviews and one "day in the life" work day.Interview Questions
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I applied online. The process took 3 weeks - interviewed at E. & J. Gallo in February 2014.Interview Details
Initially was contacted by email to meet for coffee nearby my campus. After that I received a call for a formal interview (it was a 2 on 1 interview). That went really well, so I was asked to come back for a second face-to-face interview with two different Gallo higher level managers. Both interviews were fairly smooth. They asked the general questions such as: why are you interested in sales? Why Gallo specifically? What motivates you? Why do you think you would do well in this industry? etc. The next step was a job shadow of a sales representative. I thought it went great. But after this step, I received a letter in the mail saying "thanks, but we went with someone else." It was a great experience, not sure what went wrong though.Interview Questions
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- There were no real difficult questions. One that had me fumble for an answer a little though was: "tell us about a time where you struggled, and had to overcome the adversity or obstacles you faced." (or something of that nature). Those questions are hard, because you have to make a negative sound positive. Answer Question
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applied online and then was asked to interview. went to three different interviews on a ride alongInterview Questions
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Got a call from a screener - asked basic questions like what I had heard about Gallo, why I wanted to work for Gallo, what sets me apart from competition, etc. Also made sure I didn't have any DUIs. Then had an interview with a district manager and he gave me info about the company and asked some "get to know you" questions.Interview Questions
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I applied through college or university. The process took 4+ weeks - interviewed at E. & J. Gallo in March 2013.Interview Details
Two rounds of on campus interviews followed by a trip to wine country for the final rounds of interviewing. The trip to wine country is used to get to know you and the other applicants on a personal level.Interview Questions
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I applied through college or university - interviewed at E. & J. Gallo in February 2013.Interview Details
Met recruiters at Career Fair, & was invited for an interview which went very well. Both recruiters were personable & it was a simple meeting where they asked about my resume, described the job, etc. I was then asked to come for a second interview and it was borderline unprofessional and left me feeling very discouraged about the job. This was a complete shock as all of my encounters with this company and its employees have been nothing but positive. Most of the questions were not related to the job or the company but rather my change in major from healthcare to business. Additionally, I was hurried out the door to due lack of time and was unable to ask the recruiter any questions.Interview Questions
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- What other companies are you currently interviewing with and why are those companies not related to this industry? Answer Question
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took a day - interviewed at E. & J. Gallo in February 2013.Interview Details
The recruiter came to campus and conducted interviews and then the info session. They asked the basic question but based off of my experience and just read from my resume. It was all about tell me a time when questions.Interview Questions
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- If you know yourself and you have been a leader in organizations then you will do great. Just think of different scenarios that you have been in. I would suggest doing practice interviews if you have not really interviewed with a company. Answer Question


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Komen CEO Nancy Brinker's salary under fire
While the breast cancer charity cancels races amid a drop in donations, its leader's lavish $684K pay sparks a backlash.
Susan G. Komen, the largest breast cancer charity, has struggled financially over the past two years after a controversy involving Planned Parenthood led to a drop in donations and the cancellation of some races.
But those challenges apparently aren't reflected in its chief executive's pay. CEO Nancy Brinker has received a whopping 64% raise, bringing her salary to $684,000 a year, NBC News reports.
Komen said the raise, which was disclosed recently in tax documents, came in November 2010, before the issues arose with Planned Parenthood and the charity had to cut half of its 3-Day races for 2014.
One watchdog group called her salary "extremely high."
"It's about a quarter of a million dollars more than what we see for charities of this size. . . . This is more than the head of the Red Cross is making for an organization that is one-tenth the size of the Red Cross," Ken Berger, the president and CEO of charity evaluator Charity Navigator, told NBC.
Brinker is outearning not only her equal at the Red Cross but those at several other large charities as well. Feeding America, the fourth-largest U.S. charity, pays its CEO about $409,000, according to Charity Navigator. Komen ranks as the country's 40th-largest charity, according to Forbes.
Komen defended Brinker's salary. A spokeswoman noted she "did not receive a pay increase in 2011 and did not accept one in 2012, nor will she receive one in 2013." Brinker said last year she would leave her role, but she's still sitting in the CEO seat.
Brinker's spending was the focus of a 2012 report from the Daily Beast, which noted that the former U.S. ambassador to Hungary billed the foundation $133,507 in expenses in a roughly 19-month period.
At the time of the expense claims, Brinker was actually a full-time federal employee, having been tapped by President George W. Bush to serve as the chief of protocol for the State Department.
The expenses, which covered some travel and office costs, were approved by Komen's board because Brinker was the founder of the group, the story said.
Komen, which raises money through a series of running events, suffered a drop in race participation after it stopped funding Planned Parenthood, which angered many of its supporters. (Komen also supports the use of pink-ribbon marketing by corporate partners such as General Mills' (GIS) Yoplait.)
The latest controversy is only ramping up more anger against the organization.
Breast cancer survivor and former Komen race participant Lisa Bonchek Adams told the Daily Beast, "If Nancy Brinker were smart, she'd say: 'Gee, I took $685,000 in salary last year. Whatever we need to make these events go on, how about I give up my salary for a year?'"
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The lady ginned up a wondrous "good works nonprofit" cash cow and has been living high off it for years. Flushed with arrogance, her board felt free to screw the pooch with that neocon Planned Parenthood defunding directive a while back.
Hopefully the dame is kaput, but let's be charitable. Before she goes let her hit the expense account for one more facelift. Based on her photo, seeing that mess walk down the street has GOT to be rough on children and small animals.
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- Watch all the Lord of the Rings films.
Ski Jay Peak for AT LEAST one season. Live and work a summer in Burlington. Live on North Campus. Do summer research. Go on both a domestic and international service trip through MOVE.
- Get something published in The Defender.
- Run the Burlington Marathon.
- Have a 100-day ski season.
- Have a spring semester with no class on Friday.
- Sail Lake Champlain.
- Go vegan for 4 weeks.
- Have a 4.0 GPA semester.
- Not wear shoes for a week straight.
Go a week without coffee. Become a Wilderness Instructor. Make a trip to Montreal. Be an O-Leader. Study abroad. Volunteer regularly through MOVE. Live in the 200 townhouses.
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Palermo Final a 'Family' Affair
Published July 18, 2009 08:45
PALERMO, Italy - Italian tennis fans can look forward to an all-local final at the Internazionali Femminili di Palermo on Sunday, as two members of the country's remarkably effective Fed Cup side do battle for the $220,000 International series title.
Defending champion Sara Errani, the No.5 seed from the northern city of Bologna, is safely through though after a hard-fought win over Anna-Lena Groenefeld of Germany, 63 46 61.
This time last year the 22-year-old was on her way to back-to-back titles (she also won at Portoroz the following week) and her tenacious closure of today's match suggested she's keen for a repeat. Groenefeld, naturally the better server, was let down by her delivery when it counted, whereas in the final set Errani found her first service mark 92% of the time.
Errani's opponent in the first all-Italian final on the Sony Ericsson WTA since Bogotá in 2007 will be top seed Flavia Pennetta, who comes from Brindisi in the south. The world No.15 beat 68th-ranked veteran Tathiana Garbin in the other semi, 61 61.
Twenty-seven-year-old Pennetta, who has never won a title on Italian soil, made a start befitting her ranking, clinching the first set for the loss of one game before play was stopped due to darkness. Upon the resumption she didn't mess around, and by the end had snapped up 73% of points off Garbin's second serve.
The head-to-head of the two Italians is currently tied at 1-1. Errani beat Pennetta in the semis here last year, while Pennetta prevailed in the same round the year before at Acapulco. Should Errani win the final, she'll become the fourth player to win back-to-back titles in Sicily, after Mary Pierce (1991-92), Irina Spirlea (1994-95) and three-time champion Anabel Medina Garrigues (2004-06). For her part, Pennetta is gunning for a seventh career singles title; to date all but one have been won on clay.
Late on Saturday evening, Spanish No.2 seeds Nuria Llagostera Vives and María José Martínez Sánchez won the doubles title over Ukraine's Mariya Koryttseva and Darya Kustova of Belarus, 61 62. The 55-minute win heralds a fourth title of 2009 for the Spaniards, which ties them with co-world No.1s Cara Black and Liezel Huber in the trophy stakes.


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President Barack Obama, as part of efforts to make the U.S. workplace more accommodating for employees with families, will on Monday direct federal agencies to step up efforts to give workers more leeway in determining their schedules.
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City Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown introduced a bill Thursday which would requirement for yearly inspections of city childcare facilities.
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City Council Speaker Christine Quinn said she was offended after an opponent's wife said the mayoral candidate wasn't approachable on childcare issues.
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The day is part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's program called "God's Work; Our Hands."
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A debate has been set for the four Nebraska Republicans running for the U.S. Senate. It will be held in Gering on Wednesday, January 29th.
The candidates participating in the debate are, Sid Dinsdale, Bart McLeay, Shane Osborn, and Ben Sasse. This will be the first debate between the four. They are running on the Republican ticket for the seat that will be vacated by Senator Mike Johanns.
Other candidates vying for the seat include Democratic candidate David Domina and Independent Jim Jenkins. This debate is sponsored by the Nebraskan Republican Party and the Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation.


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To begin your exploration, you'll pay visit to the 'Stay Another Day' exhibition where you'll learn about Laos' sustainable tourism drive. You'll then have the chance to scale Mount Phousi and observe the natural beauty of the region from one of its most breathtaking viewpoints, before visiting a nearby hill tribe market.
Day two will bring the opportunity to tour around the city by means of an environmentally friendly electric bike, starting at the National Museum, before visiting the city's most revered temples including Wat Xieng Thong.
The romantic tour next takes you on a cruise to see the famous Pak Ou caves, along the way discovering the important role the Mekong River plays in local life. You'll then have the chance to learn about local Lao cuisine at a cooking school where you will learn the tricks and techniques to cook perfect authentic dishes.
You'll then have your pulse set racing with a trip to the spectacular Kuang Si Waterfalls after an early start to see the fascinating early-morning alms collection by a long line of monks. Before you embark upon your onward journey you will have the unique opportunity to take part in a Baci ceremony, to bless your travel and bid you a safe farewell.
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Since then things have gotten better and better.
An investment vehicle created this year by Hayward and three partners, Vallares, just agreed to a merger with Genel Energy International of Turkey to exploit the oil fields of Iraq's Kurdistan. This deal included a $22 million payout for Hayward, who will also be the CEO of the new company, according to the Guardian.
Hayward said the deal would allow Vallares to exploit "one of the last great frontiers in the oil and gas industry. Arguably, it is the last big onshore 'easy' oil province available for exploration by private companies anywhere in the world."


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Vaanam Keezhe Vanthaal Enna - (Movie: Thoongathe Thambi Thoongathe) - Cover by Hari
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My humble rendition of this nostalgic pop song from the movie Thoongathe Thambi Thoongathe sung by my guruji Shri. S.P. Balasubrahmanyam.
This movie and particularly this song brings back great memories…I still remember seeing this movie for the first time at 'EGA' theatre i think?? with my friend Devanand….and being so enraptured by Kamal's acting. What a thrill it was watching and feeling this new psychedelic sight and sound that we had never experienced before. This song was a chart buster pop song fused with unique Indian orchestration composed by none other than Illayaraja. It is still a song that I enjoy listening to.
The original version of this song has 3 stanza's, but I have done only 2 stanzas similar to the movie version. My guruji sang this when he was at the peak of his career. It was such a thrill doing this one. Hope y'all like it.
Song: Vaanam Keezhe Vanthaal Enna
Movie: Thoongathe Thambi Thoongathe
Music: Illayaraaja
Singer: Shri. S.P. Balasubrahmanyam
Please use Headphones for best effect.
ராஜ் குமார் அஞ்சன் said
After a long time, I am seeing our 'Hari ji' back to form, refreshed… I was desperately wanting such a number from you since I was left starved… :-( But this did appease my simmering appetite… Loved ur authentic giggles and related expressions… One minor thing I want to bring to your notice… Pleas do work on the mix carefully that the seams get ironed… A total awesome package in all respects… Thanks for this lovely treat…
♫ ♫ Raj ♫ ♫
If there is affinity, no matter how bitter it could be, one is always contented… If there is no affinity, let love be in your heart…
Anbu Mohamed said
Pinniteenga…Enna oru jolly song? I saw this movie "twice" continuosly 1st & 2nd show on the Diwali day when it was released. Wonderful entertainer it was and we used to get tickets through "Rasigar Mandram" those days.
Your performance is stunning and I enjoyed the laughs in 2:47, 4:02 between. "Azhuvathu". illai….sangathi konjam athigam pola irukku. 2:32 "Mele" sounded a bit different. IMHO
As usual, a thoroughly professional mixing by the master yourself.
Goes to my favs….
♫♫♫ Anbu J. Mohamed ♫♫♫
Musique said
What an expression….superb singing except the ktrack and mixing
" What you cannot count, counts "
Dinesh Mani (away indefinitely) said
This song definitely brings back memories. Great pick and well sung with nice expressions. Like it a lot Hari.
Saroj Nair said
nice song and very good expressive singing Hari
Babu Nm said
hariiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii……great song and lovely singing brother…loved it a lot….great expressions …
may bless you and be with you always
Jaishree said
Hari- Good energetic rendition . Enjoyed it a lot.
Theagaraj Dhanapalan said
Neengal Rasithu paadiyavitham Vaanam keezha vanthallum aaacharyapaduvatharkillai!!!
Ungaluuke uriya baaniyil azhagigiya kuralil SPb ayyavai inge sirippodu kondu vanthu vitteergal!!
Migavum periya virunthu engalukku!!!
Karthika Venkatesan(infinitely away.. ) said
pichu othariteenga… super!!… superb pick
When you are free please listen to my tracks and leave your valuable comments
Parasu K said
Excellent Singing, Hari…
Imagining how Balu-sir would have sung these songs with live instruments and less sophisticated recording environment those days….
Naadham Yen Jeevane……
Raisudeen ( little busy ) said
Hi Hari Sir,
Wowww……excellent SingingWonderful Rendition!!!
kalakkiteenga poanga……original polivu kuraiyaamal azhaga paadi erukeenga…
Vaazhthukkal…I liked It and Fav…:D
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Shreedhar Ganapathy said
Hari, excellent singing – brought out the SPB qualities and embellishments true to life. Loved it.
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Priya Shankar said
wow…. excellent performance…. beautiful song…. well sung with great expression…. love it.
Music is the divine way to tell beautiful, poetic things to the heart
Srinath S said
Awesome Hari na… Hearing u for the first time… You have done it well. Awesome expressions.
Kumar Srinivasan said
Very well sung Hari – right attitude & expressions delivered. Perhaps a bit more punch/throw in your voice can add that extra oomph that will take this to the next level – just my 2 cents.
Fareej said
You have brought almost all the SPB trademark items through your beautiful rendition…. Well sung…. Nice mixing too……
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Tara Balakrishnan said
lovely rendition!
Vishnu Mohan ( busy mode) said
Hari anna nalla song nalla paadiyirukku nenga nan first time kekkuren ithu :D
Jay Kumaran said
There is an error!!
I find nothing more than FAVORITES Or a LIKE!.
THE BEST EVER I heard here in the recent past.!
SPB's bass padumbodhu throatla oru soothin feelin varume whilst singin… it's splashing all over.
MOst liked pieces
The difference between 1st and 2nd 'Azhuvadhum illa'…WOW!
'NIdhamum manam pol thiriyum kuruvi'.Phew!
2nd Aadai soodum vadai kaatro.
Last van….dh…aal enna ;)
And the rest of the song!
You've sung like a real chirpy bird!!
Take a Bow ellam illa… Sashtaangama vilaren :D
Jay Kumaran said
Am still not out of it, ji! Oru nalaiku naalu dhadava kettings :D Noticed a great mixing too, except for the prelude before 2nd stanza! Lighta the chorus n ur lalala's sunk…But…adhellam 'Adada Vizhimel'nu arambichadhume Goose BUmpsla mudinjrudhu!:P Heights of a performance!
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The best revenge is a victory. After the Buffalo Sabres defeated the Boston Bruins a little over a week ago, their first regulation loss, Boston went into Buffalo to pick up a 3-1 win where John Scott saw five minutes of ice time. Here are my five observations.
Number Five: Krejci the Passer
This doesn't have to do a lot with the game, but how David Krejci like of it was Krejci to pass to Milan Lucic for the empty net goal? Krejci is one of the most unselfish players in the game, but that was an empty net goal. Imagine if that jumped over Lucic's stick and they didn't score and then Buffalo got a transition chance.
Number Four: Silent K, Win Anyways?
It's not Two Us Two Ks Two Points, but Anton Khudobin has been excellent for the Bruins when he has been called upon. In Buffalo he made several terrific saves to keep the game 0-0 when they needed it, and he withstood late pressure from the Sabres when they were behind.
Number Three: Marchand
Brad Marchand is really becoming a terrific player with the Bruins. We all talk about his role, how he works with Patrice Bergeron, but really he has been excellent to start this season. A quick wrist shot from the dot scored a goal off Ryan Miller in this game, and that was a shot only a very good player could get in.
Number Two: Fighting with Kaleta
Patrick Kaleta has been an enemy of the Bruins for years, but he needs credit for taking the challenge from Gregory Campbell. Kaleta's hit on Dennis Seidenberg wasn't horrible but Campbell took it upon himself to challenge Kaleta, who had no choice but to fight. He beat Campbell and answered the bell. He deserves credit for that.
Number One: Best Start Ever
The Bruins are now 8-1-1 to start the season which is the best ten game start in franchise history. If there was ever a season for this, a lockout shortened one is good. Early season points will be vital.


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As regular readers know, I have concerns about the General Assembly's zeal for charter schools, which I consider a quick fix approach to education based largely on renaming schools rather than reforming them.
I like charter schools; I just don't think they are the answer to under-performing schools. Nor are they a surrogate for the challenging work of improving teacher quality.
And here's a new federal study — the first large-scale randomized trial of the effectiveness of charter schools in multiple states and types of communities — that underscores my concerns that lawmakers believe that turning schools into charters is all they need to do to improve education in Georgia. (Legislators claim that they have other reform ideas, but take a look at the significant legislation of the past four years.)
This study has been long awaited and will spark a lot of debate. Let's start it here.
Many years ago, when charters were just appearing on the education horizon, I attended a program at UNC where a speaker predicted that the most likely benefit of charter schools would be higher parental satisfaction because parents chose the school and thus were more likely to see positive effects, even if the academics were not better. That led to a spirited discussion among the reporters over whether parental satisfaction, in the absence of measurable improvements in key areas, was enough to deem a reform successful.
Our view was that it was not. I still feel that way. There has to be more reason to support charters than parents feel good about them.
I recall one of the deans of Southern education reporting talking about how he found parents were often pleased with their school and their children's teachers, even when the school was under performing.
I also want to note that the comment in this press statement — that while charters on average don't outperform their traditional counterparts, there are wide variations among charter schools — is true of all schools.
From the Institute of Education Sciences of the U.S. DOE:
Charter middle schools popular enough to hold admission lotteries are, on average, no more successful than nearby traditional public schools in boosting student achievement, behavior, and school attendance according to a new evaluation released today by the Institute of Education Sciences. However, charter schools vary widely ‐‐ some are more effective and others less effective than nearby traditional public schools.
Those located in large urban areas and those serving disadvantaged students are the most successful. "This study adds to a growing body of evidence on this important policy issue," said IES Director John Easton. "We examined academic progress, but we also dug deeper to try to understand more bout the variability of charter school outcomes and why some are more or less effective than traditional public schools."
The Evaluation of the Impact of Charter Schools was conducted with 2,330 students who applied to 36 charter middle schools that held lotteries for admission. The study was directed by the National Center for Education Evaluation within IES and conducted by Mathematica Policy Research and its partners.
The study focuses on students who attended charter middle schools, usually grades 5 through 8, and who attended a school in operation two years or more. These schools had to be popular enough have a lottery because that allowed researchers to compare two similar groups of students, one offered admission to the charter they applied to and one not offered admission. On average, the participating charter middle schools served more advantaged students than other charter middle schools nationally.
The study charter schools had lower numbers of students eligible for free or reduced‐price lunch (44 percent to 62 percent nationally) and smaller percentages of students below proficiency on state assessments when they applied to the charter school (34 percent versus 49 percent in math). Additionally, fewer African‐American students attended the study charter schools than other charter schools nationally (16 percent versus 29 percent).
In each charter school, impacts were estimated by comparing average achievement outcomes among lottery winners with those of lottery losers over the 2 years following the lottery. Researchers compared performance on state math and reading tests, but because the tests varied by grade and from state to state, the scores were converted to a comparable scale.
Key findings from the evaluation include:
On average, study charter schools did not have a statistically significant impact on student achievement. However, the averages mask wide variation across the charter schools in how well their lottery winners performed relative to the lottery losers, who typically went back to their neighborhood schools.
Study charter schools did not significantly affect most other outcomes examined, except for parent and student satisfaction. These outcomes included absences, suspensions, and other measures of performance, as well as survey‐based measures of effort in school, student well‐being, behavior and attitudes, and parental involvement. However, lottery winners were 12 percentage points more likely and their parents were 33 percentage points more likely to say they were more satisfied with their schools than lottery losers.
Study charter schools were more effective for lower-income and lower achieving students and less effective for higher-income and higher-achieving students. On average, lottery winners with initial low test scores and lottery winners from low‐income families benefited academically from admission to charter schools (in math) while their more advantaged counterparts did not. However, there were no significant differences in charter school impacts for other student subgroups—such as those defined by race, ethnicity, and gender.
The variation in student achievement impacts among charter schools may be related to certain school characteristics. Charter schools in large urban areas, those serving more lower‐income or more lower‐achieving students produced positive impacts on student math scores relative to other nearby school options. Charter schools outside of large urban areas, those serving fewer low‐income students, and those serving higher‐achieving students had negative impacts on test scores. Less negative impacts were found in smaller charter schools and those more likely to use ability grouping.
June 29th, 2010
10:09 am
Basically backs up what Diane Ravitch says in her book. I wonder if Arne Duncan will respond to this study? I doubt it.
June 29th, 2010
10:22 am
The problem with the education community at times is poor research like this is even published and taken for gospel.
1) Anyone who knows anything about research methods would not look at charter schools on a MACRO since the schools use different curriculum, strategies, focus on serving different student needs…….. This is VERY BASIC concept taught in the most basic research methods class.
2) What the study should of done is look at the common factors of successful charter schools against the common factors of unsuccessful charter schools.
It seems the education establishment is either purposely manipulating studies for a political agenda and or incompetent.
June 29th, 2010
10:22 am
This confirms exactly what many in my community have long felt. Charters may be appropriate in some areas but in many others, there is very low community support for diverting funds away from successful local schools towards an unproven concept. Rushing to create charters without understanding this dynamic has led and will continue to lead to more backlash if it continues.
June 29th, 2010
10:32 am
BTW I am really not advocating for or against charter schools. My instincts tell me that it could have a roll in public education by creating specialize choices and or helping impoverished areas with poor school performance.
With that said the key to understand the success or failure of a project is letting the facts drive the results not an agenda.
June 29th, 2010
10:36 am
This is exactly what I have always said about charters. Now, a study reveals it – charters are the same as all other schools. If parents put as much time into their home schools as they do charters, the home schools would be just as good!
June 29th, 2010
10:49 am
Maureen, anyone who has followed your blog for any period of time knows how you feel about charter schools, so let me pose a few questions:
1. How would you feel, say, if you made about $15-20K less and could not afford to live in the community in which you live and your kids were zoned for sub-par schools? Not just in terms of performance, but leadership, course offerings, etc.? What would you do?
2. Since school districts are only motivated to improve schools when additional funds come into play, how do you feel about that?
3. I am glad this study noted that there are some variations when looking at individual schools, that's the key. When you start looking at individual schools (not even charters) in Georgia and start examining how racially segregated they are, then look at the programs offered at schools in more affluent zones/clusters, you can see why some parents (mostly minority and low-income) welcome charter schools. Case in point: Gwinnett County got approval to open the Math, Science, and Technology charter school a few years ago in Duluth. For the first 2 years the school DID NOT offer transportation. How is a parent who lives in Snellville/Loganville/Lilburn but works in downtown Atlanta supposed to get their kid to school AND pick-up if they have a full-time job (they want to keep), and still get their child to Duluth? Better yet, why didn't Gwinnett open that school in an area where the innovative robotics/technology programs do not exist in traditional schools? Or how about this one: why would the State Board of Education (SBOE) even approve that charter when the lack of transportation was an obvious barrier for minority and low-income kids? But I digress because not everyone can see the blatant push to keep some schools in Gwinnett segregated.
4. What are those of us who cannot afford private school supposed to do? Please don't say get involved because I have been involved. The people who run the schools in Gwinnett look at Black parents like they are crazy when they begin to ask questions. I am a college-educated parent so that makes it worse, especially when you know more about the law than these building overseers, er principals.
What do you suggest? If I may, I suggest that you start focusing on the tough issues involving Georgia's schools. Especially when districts get favoritism with opening exclusive charter schools and community-based groups are told they have to provide transportation or have millions of dollars before the board will even consider their petitions. I've already covered those issues in my blog but my issues cater to a different crowd than the followers you have on the AJC blog.
June 29th, 2010
10:49 am
There's is a key phrase very early is this blog that strikes at the heart of what's wrong with this blog.
It's not what the phrase says, it's what the phrase leaves out; it's much more important than anything that follows about charter schools, because the phrase shows, at a very fundamental level, that this blog is not willing to honestly discuss education issues.
The question is, out of 400,000 readers who will get it, call the blog moderator on it, and start demanding an honest accounting of what we really need to do to fix our failing schools?
June 29th, 2010
10:50 am
But this is the important part of the study in my opinion…
Study charter schools were more effective for lower-income and lower achieving students and less effective for higher-income and higher-achieving students
This is where the real challenge in education is. It isn't with upper class students whose parents are high achievers. It is with those students who lack the basic support at home to do well.
In schools that serve primarily low income, low achieving students it is difficult to change the culture of the school.. Charter schools that serve this population seem to be able to do this.
June 29th, 2010
10:53 am
Will T,
If I blended the results after graduation of students from Georgia Tec with junior colleges across Georgia without taking into any consideration curriculum, major, students, degree, cost of school…….and claimed that spending all that money all college is not worth it what would you think?
This study is a bad joke.
June 29th, 2010
10:55 am
Lynn, perhaps we need to tighten up the requirements for creating Charter Schools, instead of approving just about every school that applies. I have read a couple of the charter applications on the GADOE website. I'm not sure how some of them were even approved – there was little to no substance.
June 29th, 2010
10:56 am
Ms. Downey: What are "deans of Southern education?"
So, it seems like the findings are: It depends. Maybe, or maybe not. Could work in some situations. Can't really tell. Well, I hope not a lot of money was spent on this study!
Here is what I would like to see: Two schools, side by side, in the same community. Both buildings with similar amenities, but one has the word "Charter" over the door. Students from the area are assigned to the schools by matching certain characteristics: ie, race, SES., family makeup. Teachers are assigned randomly. No special curriculum is used, no parental responsibilities are required.
At the end of the year, I am guessing those 'chosen" for the "charter" school will report higher satisfaction and slightly higher achievement. Just because of the cachet of being part of a new "charter" school.
Similar experiment: Let families apply for the charter school. Same random teachers, same curriculum. I would predict even higher satisfaction reported by those chosen students and their parents, and even higher achievement rates, given a) the effect of the cachet, b) the effect of being one of the "chosen', c) those who apply for the school would demographically be different from those who did not.
I'd love to see this tried out. I also think the positive effects of these two experiments would decrease over time.
I actually live where something similar has happened. No charter school for 70 miles, but the county recently opened a new middle school (the county had always had just one). Even though it is the same teachers who had been at the other school, and the same curriculum, there is a perception, perhaps because the building is new, that it is a higher-achieving school, even though it draws the majority of ELL kids in the county, which might tend to lower average test scores.
June 29th, 2010
10:58 am
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June 29th, 2010
11:06 am
Education CEO: your number 3 is a point very well taken. The barriers we place, and the intentional or unintentional collateral effects are rarely taken into account.
In my area, the Latinos "discovered" the library about 10 years ago, and were heavy users of it–especially the adult males, who used it for internet mostly. The county decided it needed a bigger building–it did–but it just so happened to "find" the land to put it waayy away from the center of town. Now: problem solved! Few of "those people" use it any more. Was it planned that way? I don't know, but any idiot could have predicted that those of any race with transportation problems would find using the new library difficult. I hate it because many of my students, who either lived in town or came to the center of town for their parents to shop at the tiendas, now are not tied into this valuable service.
June 29th, 2010
11:13 am
I totally agree, Dunwoody Mom. The schools in Henry and White Counties (the former a commission school, the latter is not) are total jokes, meant to allow segregation or either race, ethnicity or class.
I happen to think, though, that what we are doing for low income children in most schools isn't working and something needs to change.
June 29th, 2010
11:13 am
EducationCEO, what schools in Gwinnett would you consider segregated?
June 29th, 2010
11:15 am
@DunwoodyMom I hope you read a few of those that were denied because their (majority-minority_ governing boards were told they were not qualified enough to handle the daily affairs of a charter school. Did anyone else notice that the Commission, until recently, didn't even have the required number of members? Probably not.
June 29th, 2010
11:16 am
Much research in education is flawed. With all schools (public, charter, and private) there are good and bad. I have been in too many excellent charter schools that blow many "good" public schools out of the water to say that Charter School don't make a difference.
If you lived in a school district where the schools were under performing, a charter school that offers hope and opportunity for your child is a welcomed sight.
Having been in many successful charter schools, a few qualities that I saw in most of them were: 1. Longer school year and day., 2. Teachers who were able to think outside the box to deliver lessons., 3. Teachers who were excited about teaching., 4. Teachers are part of the decision making process (There is no large group of administrators making all decisions)., 5. Student achievement is monitored and talked about with all stake holders.
June 29th, 2010
11:20 am
@Gwinnett Parent It's not really a matter of schools but almost entire clusters. 'White Flight' has impacted some areas negatively. Diversity is important to me but obviously there are a lot of White people who do not believe that Blacks and Latinos value education. I think it's unfortunate and the kids will suffer. Charter school can address this issue because if you offer an arts-themed charter, more affluent parents would be willing to bring their kids back to a certain area. I am speaking from experience.
June 29th, 2010
11:26 am
EducationCEO, yes the reason I mentioned that was because Gwinnett has seen quite a lot of white flight to Forsyth in recent years. Much of Gwinnett has suffered because of this and unfortunately, I know more than a few people that would love to send their kids to "whiter" charters. What good is bringing more affluent parents back to certain area if they intend to promote a segregated lifestyle as a condition of living in that area? My second concern is when you strip out the most involved parents out of the existing schools, is it really feasible to expect what remains to rise to the "competitive" challenge posed by charters?
June 29th, 2010
11:40 am
@GwinnettParent Sorry, I think you misunderstood what I meant by affluent parents bringing their kids back. I don't care about where they live, so long as we have diversity in our schools. For example: If we had an arts-themed school in the South Gwinnett cluster, we would have a lottery to see who gets in. I already know that people living in North Gwinnett and other clusters would be interested in driving their kids back to this area for a school like that. sadly, I hear that the BOE now has plans to open an arts-themed school, even though they made it clear that a charter school of that nature (schedule, grade levels, etc) would not work. I am sure this school will also be located in a place inaccessible to those families who wanted it in the southern part of the county.
June 29th, 2010
11:58 am
I agree that this "study" likely resounds with those like our wonderful moderator (sorry, Ms. Downey) who see it as validation – but there simply is not a valid statistical foundation to its findings.
Charters are perceived as more successful because they do involve choice – one and all require parental involvement, which means that parents are welcomed by administrations. We're all human. When we get to choose something, and we get to have a say in how things are done, we feel more connected. That certainly includes our children's schools. Sadly, many "traditional" school models prefer to keep parents outside, particularly if administrators or teachers or the county level management want total control of the schoolhouse.
Charter status gives schools much-needed autonomy from pedagogy-du-jour, county level mismanagement, one-size-fits-all curricula and materials, etc. And yes, it's ridiculous that only Charters get that kind of flexibility.
True education innovation would bring Charter attributes into every school in the nation – including REQUIRING parent involvement, innovation, and autonomous use of funding and materials to fit the specific needs of the children attending that school.
June 29th, 2010
12:02 pm
Back and forth, back and forth, all the while the key issue, which in one key phrase totally exposed this blog's bias, gets ignored.
400,000 readers; surely one of them is willing to post and hold this blog accountable.
June 29th, 2010
12:11 pm
So just for fun. Compare the report card results on the above three indicators : Free Lunch/Students Performing below proficiency on Math/ and African American population. Compare between two charters in Gwinnett: Gwinnett Math and Science vs Ivy Prep
I think you see some interesting results. The charter school built by the district -GMST or the independent charter rejected twice by the Gwinnett Board of Education – Ivy Prep
June 29th, 2010
12:17 pm
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June 29th, 2010
12:18 pm
john konop,
The study suggests that further research should be done to follow up on your 2nd point. The study wasn't intended to follow your 2nd point, so of course it won't answer your question.
I don't understand what you mean by "not look at charter schools on a MACRO". What does that even mean? The study compared results of the students that went into the charter school lottery. They compared the results of the students in the charter school based on the lottery with their peers who didn't get into the charter school based on the lottery.
Apparently, there is an improvement in mathematics for low-income students who got into charter schools. The study recommends that further research should be set up to see why this is happening.
It's a very interesting study. I would like to see some follow up on why there is an achievement bump.
It's interesting that the study found that teacher experience seemed to have little influence on the student results in this particular study.
There must be at least some difference between extremely new teachers and more experienced teachers, but I'm unfamiliar with any information on this. Does anyone have a link or study handy?
June 29th, 2010
12:29 pm
@Jennifer But also keep in mind that GMST only has a handful (that's being generous) of minority students, whereas IVY is predominantly minority. The flaw with this study is that they grouped charters together. I am sure that's what the anti-charter backers wanted them to do. Instead of repeating this same study they need to start looking at individual charters, state-by-state, since there is no way to compare academic achievement of a school in Georgia compared to one in Massachusetts, Vermont, etc.
June 29th, 2010
12:36 pm
June 29th, 2010
12:29 pm
Actually GSMST is mostly minorities, just not african-american or hispanics.
June 29th, 2010
12:53 pm
How can you compare Gwinnett Math and Ivy Prep? Ivy Prep is a Middle School. Gwinett Math and Science a HS?
June 29th, 2010
12:54 pm
So, in the study, those accepted at the charter school had a lower rate of free or reduced lunch, lower level of minorities, and smaller percentage below proficiency on state assessments. These are three factors usually used to separate out those most likely to be successful in school, yet the charter schools didn't show this advantage.
I fully expect charter proponents to point out the flaws in the study (all studies have flaws) and opponents to point to the results. More studies have to be done, but we also need to be realistic. Lumping charters into one-size fits all is just as bad as doing it with traditional schools.
There are so many variables to control for, and so much disagreement on which variables to consider. What really concerns me is that while we spin, other countries have realized they need to focus on their brightest, and they are doing so. In the mean time we insist on pouring more money at the least likely to succeed.
June 29th, 2010
12:57 pm
Such spirited debate! Thrust and parry, sound and fury! Signifying nothing as the one phrase, and what it omits, that shows what is fundamentally wrong with our approach to fixing our failing schools is ignored.
But if 400,000 readers can't figure this out, and hold this blog accountable for addressing it, maybe Georgia deserves its continual ranking among the bottom.
The sad thing is, while the adults may deserve their failing schools, the children certainly do not.
June 29th, 2010
1:04 pm
@The Big Picture You keep posting the same comment: 'But if 400,000 readers….' What do you offer as a suggestion?
@Enough Already You are correct, but most conversations regarding disparities refer to under-served groups, e.g., Black/Latino/SWD/ELL/FARL (same as AYP subgroups), as those groups have less access to schools such as GSMT since they are not located in or near minority communities. As I stated earlier, during the first 2 years of operation the school did not provide transportation either.
June 29th, 2010
1:19 pm
Ok, lets look at Ivy Prep vs. Lanier Middle – Ivy Prep mostly black and hispanic. Lanier mostly white. My daughter who is black hated Lanier. She was spoken to like she was stupid and the teachers even spoke to me and my husband like we were idiots. Both by the way are Army vets and college grads. Ivy Prep WONDERFUL atmosphere. The whole entire adminstration cares about my daughter. If she didnt do well on a test, they informed me right away, they didnt wait until her entire grade was low. We've been at Hopewell Christian Academy, Sugar Hill Elementary, back to Hopewell, to Lanier Middle and now wer're at Ivy Prep. We arent leaving. The girls help one another all the time. I dont know how many of the children would/could/should be on free lunch or anything like that but I do know that all of the parents care!!! Before you judge all charter schools and think that they dont work. Go and look for yourselves and stop listening to other people. Ivy Prep would love to give tours to anyone who is interested. Just call and ask. See with your own eyes. I dont want anything handed to my child, I want her to work for EVERYTHING like her father and I have!! Sometimes, change is good people.
June 29th, 2010
1:25 pm
What do you want to bet Ivy Prep doesn't falsify discipline data, like has been done so often regular Gwinnett County schools? You think that might have something to do with the fact that Ivy Prep is so well regarded?
June 29th, 2010
1:27 pm
IVYPREP MOM: I am glad you have found somewhere that you are happy. I would have liked my daughters to go to a female school. (They both graduated from women's colleges).
Keep your daughter in one place! Let her thrive!
June 29th, 2010
1:36 pm
Im pretty sure that the school doesnt falsify anything. The staff there is big on integrity for ALL. They teach by example and it is great. I know for a fact that Lanier lies out right. My kid had a bully 1st day!!
Bottom line is that we have found a place that works for us and I wish that all of you who dont approve would just not approve from afar. I dont come to your neighborhoods starting trouble for your kids. Stop causing stress for my kid. Gwinnett County schools did do what I needed them to do for MY child. Doesnt mean that it doesnt or cant work for anyone elses. But why should I have to move, why cant I just choose a different school. If you're happy then be happy but leave me and mine alone!!!
June 29th, 2010
1:46 pm
Just curious, what is the Special Education and ELL enrollment at Ivy Prep?
June 29th, 2010
1:48 pm
As a mother who graduated with a Masters in Engineering.. I find this whole study ridiculous. I went to high performing high school…and that school taught me how to take tests.. I, then, went on to GA Tech. It took a couple quarters (shows how old I am) but I learned the hard way that grades/test scores mean nothing. I had to learn how to think. Even now, I see graduates who have learned the art of taking tests and performing "well" (same cycle I fell in to but fixed while at Tech). Performing "well" on a test does not mean that you can be creative and think on your own. The kids graduating from college now are having a hard time doing real world examples because they only learned how to take tests.
I don't care what my sons make on a Standarized Test or how they perform compared to others. All I care about is that they can use the tools given to them to come up with creative and innovative ways to solve problems. So if I get to choose and I do, I prefer to put my children in a school that teaches creativity not test taking. The traditional schools seemed to have forgotten how to teach kids to learn and spend more time teaching test taking skills so that the kids perform "well" on a standarized test. I have even heard that some Cobb County High schools devote a whole class on learning to take the SAT (WHAT????)…. what a waste! How is that supposed to teach kids to think???
Results like these mean nothing to me. I would be more interested in seeing results from the working force – who is sucessful from what groups of schools? High test scores in primary education does not mean that our kids will succeed. (for example in the early 90's, I watched in horror at Tech as my High School valedictorian flunked out and her SAT score was a 1530/1600.)
June 29th, 2010
1:49 pm
Im not sure, but we do a lottery so its not like anyone has any special treatment. I'll call and ask though!!
June 29th, 2010
1:52 pm
Oh, I'm pretty sure there is more to the admissions process than a lottery.
June 29th, 2010
2:07 pm
@Dunwoody Mom – No there isnt. Just because you dont like the concept doesnt mean that you know everything about it. I applied to the school, I filled out the paperwork required to get into any school, and I won!! Fair and square. I didnt pay anyone, I didnt bribe anyone. I just took a shot at a good school for my daughter and God answered our prayers to get her out of Lanier Middle.
Exactly what more could there be to it? Tell me what you are thinking since you know so much about a program that you havent even seen work with your own eyes.
Its truly ashame how people just assume that they know everything.
June 29th, 2010
2:07 pm
Dunwoody Mom: Well, the first hoop is you have to apply. That right there cuts out a lot of kids.
June 29th, 2010
2:11 pm
A big hint is your own post:
1. How would you feel, say, if you made about $15-20K less and could not afford to live in the community in which you live and your kids were zoned for sub-par schools? Not just in terms of performance, but leadership, course offerings, etc.? What would you do?
Notice how Maureen completely skipped over it, and answered a softball to DunwoodyMom instead, because answering yours would force her, albeit hypothetically to walk the walk?
There is a built in bias in this blog, and fundamental dishonesty when it comes to discussing educational issues on this blog. Now maybe the term fundamental dishonesty is too strong, as one thing you can say about the blog moderator, more than maybe any other AJC columnist, is that she will allow even the most vociferous of criticisms of this blog to be posted.
But the built in bias is readily evident in her comments on the study; not so much it what she says, but what she, as always, omits.
A couple have commented on this in the past, but if 400,000 readers don't get it, and don't call into account the major newspaper that can shine a light on it, then maybe the people of Georgia are getting the failing schools they deserve.
The sad thing is, the children in those schools don't
June 29th, 2010
2:11 pm
When I saw this article today, I reminded me of the discussion on this blog. This is dedication at it's finest. If you have time read the article "100 percent of school's first class college-bound" by the Associated Press.
"Urban Prep would be a charter high school. It would bring together some 150 boys from some of the poorest, gang-ravaged neighborhoods and try to set them on a new track. They'd have strict rules: A longer school day — by two hours. Two classes of English daily. A uniform with jackets and ties.
And Urban Prep had a goal — one that seemed audacious, given that just 4 percent of the Class of 2010 was reading at or above grade level when they arrived at the school in 2006."
June 29th, 2010
2:11 pm
BTW, The girls at Ivy Prep 100% of them 6th and 7th grade passed the CRCT Language part!! We must be doing something right!!
June 29th, 2010
2:13 pm
Ivyprepmom: Actually, you have named several steps (and I don't think anyone was saying you had bribed anyone in your daughter's admission! Perhaps you are a bit sensitive toward perceived slights, perhaps for good reason in the past). You had to find out about the school. You had to secure the application. You had to fill it out. Either before or after you "won", you had to agree to certain things (do you supply transportation, book or other fees, or provide her lunch? Do you have to volunteer?), you had to submit her previous records.
All these are things that kids at regular schools do not have to do, other than fill out an enrollment card. Sometimes they show up on the first day without even that!
June 29th, 2010
2:13 pm
@Dunwoody Mom "Child Please!"…Ochocinco
June 29th, 2010
2:14 pm
Maureen, it's not the lottery itself that's the issue. It is what goes on prior to the lottery and after the lottery.
June 29th, 2010
2:17 pm
"Urban Prep would be a charter high school. It would bring together some 150 boys from some of the poorest, gang-ravaged neighborhoods and try to set them on a new track. They'd have strict rules:"
And what can we infer? Strict discipline and academic success walking hand and hand all the way to college. I'll bet those administrators don't need extra erasers in their toolkit!


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A couple of things have happened of late that led me to believe that the once-proud institution of American journalism might shake itself free of its calcified stupor and cover this presidential campaign in a manner befitting a free society. But then the Pig-n-Lipstick Pageant broke out and it's back to breathless junior high whispering for the chattering classes.
Does anyone really believe that Barack Obama would be so stupid as to characterize Sarah Palin as a pig? C'mon. Any truthful review of Obama's comments shows that he was referring to a McCain policy and not his running mate. This is Al Gore sighing, this is John Kerry on a windsurfing board. Another useless diversion from what's actually being said, what's actually at stake.
And it's a shame, cuz one of the recent happenings that has led me to believe that American journalism might be -- might be -- on the way back from wandering in the He-Said-She-Said wilderness is the growing willingess of reporters from major news organizations to call the McCain/Palin campaign out on Gov. Palin's false claim that she opposed the "Bridge to Nowhere."
See, it's important for reporters to not simply be stenographers. It's not enough to report one side's claim, and the other side's response. A good reporter has to determine which party's story falls closest to measurable, objective reality. It's not enought to report, "Republicans today claimed that 2+2=5. Some Democrats disagreed."
A good reporter might conclude that observable reality -- including things like counting, centuries of tradition, and the application of heretofore accepted mathematical theories and practices -- supports the fact that 2+2 does in fact equal 4, and thus, the Democratic position is the correct one.
And pointing out a falsehood and calling it as much is not bias, it's not the "liberal media," it's good journalism.
Even better is the Obama campaign calling out McCain for lying:
"I don't care what they say about me, but I love this country too much to let them take over another election with lies and phony outrage and swift-boat politics. Enough is enough."
Lies. It's important to say the word. Lies are different than omissions, weasel words, or mistakes. Lying is a deliberate, conscious act.
John Kerry never came out in 2004 and said that Dubya was a liar -- about the war, about wiretapping, about torture, ad nauseam. In fact, he went out of his way during a debate to say he wasn't using that term. And he lost.
Obama is saying it. I hope he doesn't stop now.
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Frothing Ubuntu Oneiric
Written by Shannon Black // October 21, 2011 // Reviews, Ubuntu // 3 Comments
What do you expect from your Operating System?
Many Ubuntu 11.10 reviews i see out there are all about the new wicked cool features, spanning from Unity to the Ubuntu Software Center. But I have to find one that states all the *useful* features, whether in new or old reviews. i.e What can Ubuntu 11.10 do you for you?
Well, I'd be lying if I were going to say that this review wasn't about how I personally find Oneiric useful or lacking, cause thats generally what FrothingTheFrap is about. So lets take you through what I find important.
* Please note that all screenshots were taken while I was using the Ambient Blue theme and Faenza Dark icon theme.
32 Bit Support
Whats the point of having a triple core AMD CPU when you can't use it at its potential. Okay, so if I were on 32 Bit and wanted to use all my 8GB of RAM all I'd have to do is whip open Ubuntu Software Center type "linux-generic-pae" install and booya, all my RAM works in 32 Bit. But generally 64 Bit is the way into the future, so how far in the future is Oneiric at present?
Well I'd have to say, far! In this release Oneiric has introduced better support for 32 bit packages running in 64bit in the case that a 64 bit version of your favourite programme doesn't exist. A perfect example of this is the skype package which is only available in 32 bit. In the screenie to the right you'll see the ":i386″ identifying the archetecture
But I'd be lying if I didn't say there is one issue left before this is fully resolved. Out of all the 32 bit packages that work out the box in Oneiric, the only one that seems to be giving this issue is Guitar Pro 6.
[Edit: At the end of my Guitar Pro 6 article I provide a way to run Guitar Pro 6 under 64 bit]
Quickly Run or Find Your Program
Since the last version of Ubuntu we've had the pleasure to use Unity. Unity seems to be canonicals answer to finding everything quickly under one unified interface. Using unity allows you to search for a programme you want to run quickly on with a few buttons presses, or as the screenshot shows allows you to see related applications that you might want to install via Ubuntu Software Center.
The Unity Dash has extensible functionality meaning that you can download plugins called "Lenses" that allow you to search for different things. The out-of-the-box lenses include General, Application, Document and Music search. You'll notice in my screenshot I have installed the gwibber lens which allows me to search through my social network contacts. Lenses don't have to only search your computer but can also search through different sources using "Scopes". These sources can include your Ubuntu One Cloud for all your music, or Ubuntu One Music etc etc. (Note: just because I used these Ubuntu One examples doesn't mean its limited to that. The Lens and Scope feature is relatively new and its just a matter of time before developers can plugin other features like "Google Docs" document searching. #crossfingers)
Personally, this has increased my productivity so much its unbelievable. Other than that the only complaint I have is that the "Application" search seems to work like a woman on menopause. It works sometimes so well, but other times it just decides not to find an obvious phrase. Like "pdf", which should technically bring up "PDF Viewer" and similar applications.
Cloud Storage
What is cloud storage? Cloud storage is the ability to store your files online and access them locally. Ubuntu presents out-of-the-box cloud storage via its own Ubuntu One service. What this means is that you can synchronise a folder on all your computers, laptops, Android and / or iPhone devices to one on the cloud and all will share the files. This has served as my replacement to DropBox for a number of reasons.
A few issues that Ubuntu One incomplete at this stage is:
- Lacks Cross-Desktop support
The windows version provides basic file syncing (I have yet to properly test it, but if you watch this space I'll provide a review in future for Ubuntu One), but the Mac OS X version is non-existant. I don't have Mac OS X so this isn't an issue for me, but I'm sure for people wanting to sync all their devices would have this issue.
- No file sharing with other Ubuntu One users
This is a feature win in DropBox, you get to share your folders with other users based on their emails, allowing multiple people have shared folders.
- Slow Syncing
Granted this is a worse issue in DropBox, but I'd generally appreciate a Cloud sync to be at least half as fast as a FTP upload.


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Winter Storm Nemo has officially come and gone. Here in New York City, we have one foot. In parts of Connecticut and Boston where the snow is still trailing off, they have a whopping 38 inches. This morning, more than 650,000 homes and businesses are without power, some of which are in areas still struggling to rebuild after Hurricane Sandy. More than 5,300 flights were cancelled through today.
The most striking news of all of this? At this time, four people are reportedly dead from storm-related causes. One woman collapsed while shoveling her driveway, the other three deaths all resulted from car crashes. It's horrible horrible news.
I can't help but wonder, though, if maybe these deaths could have been preventable.
Weather is no joking matter. Yeah, we've all fallen victim to sensationalized weather reports and have been through some sort of "major storm" that never really happened. However, in light of what happened after Hurricane Sandy and now Winter Storm Nemo -- we all need to take government warnings more seriously.
Many of the deaths from Hurricane Sandy could have been avoided if people actually listened to the government orders to evacuate. Instead, dozens who stayed to brave the elements were drowned by the storm surge in Queens and Staten Island.
Leading up to the snow's impact yesterday, people were told to stock up in advance, get off the roads, and stay put. Instead people everywhere were braving grocery stores mid-snowfall to get things they don't really need, driving over to a friend's house, and finding unnecessary reasons to get on the roads putting themselves and others in danger. The reality: Driving bans aren't just put into effect to protect us, they're put into effect so that emergency personnel and utility crews can get through.
Thankfully so many who ventured out are fine. We don't know why the three that were killed in car accidents were on the roads, but my heart breaks for them and their families.
When it comes to extreme weather, do you take the warnings seriously? Have you impacted by Winter Storm Nemo?
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You know unless every state threatened to put people in jail for driving like Boston did a lot of people had to go to work or lose their jobs. Way to pick on them for being out, it doesnt sound like any of them were joy riding drunk trying to see how far they could slide with their e-brake in the snow or anything :/
I'm in Ontario and there were three deaths in my area- one elderly woman shovelling snow, and two motor vehicle accidents. Businesses were not closed, and some people had to go to work. I'm all for staying off the roads as much as possible during bad weather- I'm lucky enough to work from home anyhow, school buses were cancelled so my kids stayed home, and dh was lucky enough to be allowed to telecommute that day. But this isn't possible for everyone, and I don't think we should blame people for being on the roads when I doubt many of them would have chosen to be there if they didn't need to be.
If the government is going to make it illegal for people to be on the roads during a storm with fines and jail time for drivers, then they also need to make it illegal for business to stay open with fines and jail time for owners.
Yes, handy0318, government control is obviously the answer.
When it comes to weather, do I heed the government warnings?
No, not really. I have heard too many "watch" and "warning" notifications on my radio and TV. NOAA will put us under a "watch" of some sort if a little puffy cloud drifts across the sky. And on top of that, every single storm that isn't a gentle spring rain is hyped as the next Stormageddon. No, I trust my own weather sources, and my own experience.
That doesn't mean I go out driving in a blizzard, but I take precautions because I know what to do, not because I can't take a step without the government telling me how many to take and how far to walk.