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Consumer Reviews of GOODMAN heat pumps
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Date created: 2013-01-15
Name: Unhappy Goodman
Location: South Central Indiana
Satisfaction Rating:
"Unbelieveable Failure!"
I had this system installed September '07 for +- $5,000. June of '10, the reversing valve went bad. Technician says: "Oh no, this doesn't look good. We've been having a lot of problems w/ these RV's in the Goodman." Come to find out, not only did it go out, it was also leaking and released most of refrigerant from the unit. Luckily, the part was under warranty, The refrigerant and labor, however, were not. August '10 the unit stops working again. Due to the leak causing low pressure in my system, the compressor is bad from running w/o sufficient coolant pressure. This also makes me think that maybe, just maybe, my low pressure monitor was bad ! What do you think? Luckily, this part was also under warranty. Total bill, w/o parts mind you, $1,000!! So basically, I have the unit totally re-built in 2010. Fast forward to yesterday, unit's not working. I'm told my compressor is locked up. Tech puts on a hard-start unit and the system still will not run. I call my original installer, and although I put new parts in it in 2010, and parts have a 5 year warranty, Goodman will not honor that warranty if the original installation date was in excess of 5 years prior. I think the thing that galls me the most is that neither Goodman nor my original installer will stand by the product. My contractor basically took me for $6,000 and has an "Oh well, you bought it and it's your problem" attitude.
Date created: 2013-01-14
Name: GLENN HALL
Location: PACOLET SC
Satisfaction Rating:
"If you want junk buy goodman"
I'm glad to see I'm not the only one to have this experiance its not me weve had our unit for tree years and weve almost built a whole new unit buy repairs I had to spend three hundred dollars for freon when coils came apart two months ago now its compressor shot freon again I hope someone in corporate reads these from theyre customers,after reading all your complaints I really dont think they care but I think I will call the better business bureau with my complaints just in case someone hhas started a class action suite against goodman please dont forget to call me . I work at a large company and people talk owe sorry cant say anything good with all the time we have went without heat I would really like more than anything to talk w/ the ceo of goodman personally
Date created: 2013-01-10
Name: Nancy Carlson
Location: Fuquay Varina NC
Satisfaction Rating:
"Horrible heat pump with multiple problems"
Our Goodman heat pump was installed by our contractor after our house fire in April 2011. It malfunctioned as soon as we used it for A/C. Bad compressor freon leaked and bad exchange valve. My contractor had this repaired. Then when we first used the heat the heat strips were not working our unit ran continuously trying to reach the 68 degree temp our heat bill was doubled due to this malfunction Heat strips were replaced ,but repair didn't last long unit started blowing cold air instead of heat, ran constantly, and was incrediibly loud. Thanks to our contractors persistence. The entire unit was replaced no thanks to Goodman.They have horrible customer service and do not stand by their warrenties. The a/c worked throughout the summer, but now that we need heat I am starting to see the same pattern. The unit is running constantly, blowing more cold air into the house than warm and our electric bill has doubled in one month, even though the temperatures have been mild here in North Carolina. We are very frustrated with this unit and the lack of concern and customer service regarding this investment. Do not buy goodman products!
Date created: 2013-01-09
Name: L Rohn
Location: Lake Havasu City AZ
Satisfaction Rating:
"Big Mistake!"
We bought this unit in late 2009. Since then, we have had multiple leaks. Goodman says too bad. What a piece of junk! Today, we ordered an American Standard unit, which has a great reputation. Writing a bad review doesn't seem bad enough for this company. We wish there was a way to put them out of business. Do not buy a goodman heat pump!
Date created: 2013-01-08
Name: Suzi
Location: TN
Satisfaction Rating:
Have had our Goodman Heat pump about 8 months and today made the 5th service call!!!! We told our service man that installed this piece of crap that since it was still under warranty, we wanted a new unit. He called the Goodman dealer that supplies him and was told to change the board, again! They are aware the boards are bad, said there was 2800 or so that came in bad from Japan!!!!So if they know it why have they not fixed it???? Thank goodness we have not had to pay for service calls but it still sux to have a new heat pump and wake up to a cold house on a good ole 20 degree morning here in tn. My electric bill will be awful with the emergency kicked in for days!!! Thankfully we did have a fireplace to take the chill out of the rooms! Do not buy these pieces of junk!!!!!!
Date created: 2013-01-01
Name: James
Location: Nashville tn
Satisfaction Rating:
I had this unit installed in 2008. I've spent over $2500 on repairs and it just went out again. it's a lemon, Goodman is a bad company for not replacing these units, never buy a Goodman!!!!
Date created: 2012-12-30
Name: J. Smollock
Location: Oneida, TN
Satisfaction Rating:
"Same thing every year"
We bought our heat pump in October of 2009. Every year it has been the same thing, the circuit board for the fan burns out and needs to be replaced. We were told there is nothing that we can do about this problem so we keep the warranty extended. When it is time to replace this unit you can be sure that we will not be getting another Goodman.
Date created: 2012-12-28
Name: Greg Dillon
Location: Round Hill VA
Satisfaction Rating:
"Stay clear"
Unfortunately, our builder supplied the neighborhood with these heat pumps. Many have had multiple repairs in the last 7-8 years. Some have replaced the unit altogether. Today, once again (6th repair in almost 8 years) I have a service tech out to diagnose yet another issue problem. These heat pumps are so loud, they will actually rattle your home. Avoid if possible.
Date created: 2012-12-26
Name: Ed B
Location: Pell City Al
Satisfaction Rating:
"Never again"
Have spent entirely too much on this unit. Could have bought two great Tranes for what I've had to have done with this unit. Entire Board, condenser leaks, not igniting correctly, not cycling correctly. Would never buy another.
Date created: 2012-11-16
Name: P. Emler
Location: Chesapeake, VA
Satisfaction Rating:
Worst buy ever. Bought ours in 2006 by 2010 we had to replace the blower. Refilled freon many times. By 2012 we were told the blower had to be replaced again. Replaced the unit instead. We had put more in repairs in it than we did in buying it. Don't buy one.
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The stay was good. Had a issue with the shower but hotel maintenance was on top of it. They fixed the issue and I only had to wait about 30 min. I will be staying here again.Kontrollitud Hotels.com kliendiarvustus
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Everything was great in the hotel. The road constuction was a pain.Kontrollitud Hotels.com kliendiarvustus
"Great Stay!"
Quiet, large, comfortable room, nice bar and great breakfast buffet-was complementary, too. Would stay here again.Kontrollitud Hotels.com kliendiarvustus
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The stay was very nice. The room was very clean and comfortable. The only negative I had was that the bed was to firm for my liking. Other than that, the stay was perfect.Kontrollitud Expedia kliendiarvustus
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in town for a wedding and this was a great place to stay. close to everything we needed and wanted to do.Kontrollitud Expedia kliendiarvustus
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Hotel was nice but they messed up my reservation. I booked and paid for a standard double bed room. I got there and was put in a KING room. I was told that the hotel was sold out and I was out of luck. Not what you want to hear; thank you very much.Kontrollitud Expedia kliendiarvustus
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Hotel was well run very comfortable the only negative result of the road construction that we had to battle everydayKontrollitud Hotels.com kliendiarvustus
"Weekend get away."
This is a newer hotel, very clean... Interior design of the room very appealing.Kontrollitud Expedia kliendiarvustus
"Great Stay, would definately return."
Stayed here after a concert. Fast and easy check in, courteous staff and nice rooms. Only downfall was noise heard between rooms and nearby construction, but not a true problem. Great place for overnight stay.Kontrollitud Hotels.com kliendiarvustus
"convenient for visiting McKinney"
Checked in at 3pm...after an hour, the air conditioner was still not cooling...maintenance and manager were quickly there. We had to leave and meet relatives, the staff moved our belongings to another room when they couldn't quickly repair air conditioner. They did a fine job. Stayed on a weekend and was across from elevator...very noisy...but wasn't […] the hotel's problem...just loud kids. Would stay there again. LisateaveKontrollitud Expedia kliendiarvustus
"nice hotel"
The hotel is great, looks new and very clean. Only one problem, I booked a kingsized bed through hotels.com, and they would not honor that reservation and gave me a room with two doubles. Seems they dont gurantee reservation requests through hotels.com. Was a bit noisy in the morning too, with kids running through the halls.Kontrollitud Hotels.com kliendiarvustus
"Too high, not the best value"
Beds were hard as a rock. :( Breakfast was not truly free. We had to pay for our teenager. It was way too high for what you got.Kontrollitud Expedia kliendiarvustus
"Great location"
Very clean, can be noisy at times, great pool and hot tub, great restaurant, kids eat freeKontrollitud Hotels.com kliendiarvustus
"A great place to stay!"
The hotel was beautiful, the room clean and the staff exceptionally friendly and helpful.Kontrollitud Hotels.com kliendiarvustus
"Not the best bang for the buck"
The hotel is not the best quality or value for the money. It was just OK, not good or bad. The pool area was very attractive but it was in need of chemicals because the water was stinky. The room was rather small and we were cramped for space. We did enjoy the bath and body works shampoo, conditioner, and lotion.Kontrollitud Hotels.com kliendiarvustus
Very nice hotel. We were very pleased.Kontrollitud Hotels.com kliendiarvustus
"Excellent location."
This is a new hotel so I would have thought the condition of the room would have been better. The tiles in the bathroom shower area had mildew stain, the faucet was not installed properly and water ran into the interior of the wall, and one end of the shower rod hardware looked like it was going to come out of the wall at any moment. Other than that, […] the room was quite comfortable. My only other disappointment was that the vending machines on 3 floors (2,3 & 4) were not working, I had to go to the lobby to get water and soda. LisateaveKontrollitud Hotels.com kliendiarvustus
"Only one complaint"
Hot tub was cold. Everything else was great.Kontrollitud Hotels.com kliendiarvustus
"Quick Stay"
The location was good, very close to relatives and IH-75. Room was nice, but cold for partner. We had to request additional blankets as the A/c-heater would not warm room sufficiently. Breakfast was good, but expensive, even with $20.00 coupon. Elevator advertisement mis-leading. Overall was enojable. Staff was excellent.Kontrollitud Hotels.com kliendiarvustus
"Business Travelers Dream!"
The pool area was dreadful. It was needing some serious cleaning! My kids and I love smimming and we went once, and did not go back. Breakfast is NOT FREE! They had the normal continetal breakfast food for $8 a person during the weekend. The hotel was otherwise very quiet and clean. Not my top pick for a family hotel. Great for business travelers, because […] the breakfast area is also a bar in the evening!! LisateaveKontrollitud Expedia kliendiarvustus
"Excellent value for the price!"
Nicest Holiday Inn that I have ever stayed in.Kontrollitud Hotels.com kliendiarvustus
"Best hotel in McKinney"
We had a great stay! Only thing we thought might need improvement is better vaccuming. In corners and hard to fit spaces you could see the dust or that it had not been vaccumed for a while. Great hotel in McKinne!. We have stayed at 3 others in McKinney and this was 100 percent better than any others...:) Would reccomend it to anyone headed that wa […] y. LisateaveKontrollitud Expedia kliendiarvustus
"Nice Hotel"
Hotel and room were pleasingly clean and comfortable. My only beef was the bed was too soft for my comfort as I perfer a firmer bed but everything else was fine.Kontrollitud Expedia kliendiarvustus
"Great stay"
My wife and i stayed one night, very clean, great staff, no problems at all.Kontrollitud Hotels.com kliendiarvustus
"Pleasant Surprise"
New construction with easy access off Hwy 75. Nice upscale room ameneties. Bar had digital juke box with best bar speakers I've ever heard.Kontrollitud Hotels.com kliendiarvustus
"Best Hotel I Have Ever tayed At!"
This was by far thebest hotel I have ever stayed at! Everything was perfect! Price was great too!Kontrollitud Hotels.com kliendiarvustus
Highway construction made access ackward but still relatively easy in and out. Room was very comfortable, clean, nicely decorated. As we entered the hotel we heard quite a loud party, but in our 2nd floor room we did not hear a thing. Yeah, peaceful slumber :)Kontrollitud Hotels.com kliendiarvustus
"Awesome hotel"
wow. just wow. Most comfortable bed of ANY I've ever slept on. No lie!Kontrollitud Expedia kliendiarvustus
Very enjoyable. Rooms were clean, employees were friendly, it was in a good location with surrounding restaurants and shopping.Kontrollitud Hotels.com kliendiarvustus
"Super relaxing"
I really enjoyed my stay. Not happy about the construction making it difficult to get to the hotel, but not their fault. Bed was very firm, I like mine softer. Staff was super friendly. Hotel food was over priced, but the convenience was nice.Kontrollitud Hotels.com kliendiarvustus
"Close to Allen Premium Outlets"
Very nice room and nice indoor pool and hot tub.Kontrollitud Hotels.com kliendiarvustus
"a quiet, relaxing stay"
very nice and modern room. great breakfast in the cafe.Kontrollitud Expedia kliendiarvustus
"Good for sleeping, but not eating or swimming"
The room was comfortable and the bed was great. The inside swimming pool was horribly loud - making it unusable to anyone except those with small children who are desperate for entertainment. The wait staff at the restaurant for breakfast was quite possibly the worst I have ever experienced.Kontrollitud Expedia kliendiarvustus
"Nice Hotel"
Very nice hotel and small but nice pool with a waterfall and hot tub. Kids had a blast playing in the pool. Breakfast was not worth $8.95 per adult!Kontrollitud Hotels.com kliendiarvustus
"Very clean and comfortable"
I had a very pleasant stay. I don't sleep well away from home unless the hotel feels squeaky clean, safe, comfortable and quiet. This place was all of those. It did get a little loud out in the hallway in the morning but not until 9 or 10 so I can't really complain about that. The staff was really pleasant; I didn't check in till after 1am and they […] were totally accommodating. I liked that at that hour the front door doesn't open automatically and you have to be buzzed in by the front desk staff. LisateaveKontrollitud Expedia kliendiarvustus
"Nice Amenities and Super Clean room"
This location had a very nice indoor pool with a small area for little children and a very nice hot tub. The rooms were very adequate in space. The only thing I would have liked to see would be a better seal on the bottom of the door to help silence noise from the hallway. Although the sounds was minimal, you could still see light from under the door […] and hear occasional traffic. LisateaveKontrollitud Hotels.com kliendiarvustus
"I would recommend this place!"
It was a REALLY nice Holiday Inn...best one I've been at. The beds were extremely comfortable and the rooms were very upscale for the price. We had one minor issue. I ordered stuffed french toast to be delivered to my room. I was pleasantly surprized at how quickly it arrived and how hot the breakfast was! The only issue I had was that it was not stuffed […] french toast. When I called to inquire, he said he would talk with the cook and get back to me. When he called back, he was very appologetic, because he didn't know, but they had run out. He immediately said he would pay for the french toast and asked if he could get me something different. I said no, because it was still very good! The reason why I say this is because everyone makes mistakes sometimes, but its how they handle the situation that makes the experience either good or bad and this turned out good! LisateaveKontrollitud Expedia kliendiarvustus
My hubby and I were so impressed! Room service slightly messed up our breakfast order both mornings, but we were so enjoying our stay we didn't even mention it! ;)Kontrollitud Hotels.com kliendiarvustus
Only complaint was to change the temperature on the thermostat was not user friendly and difficult to do. You had to press the up or down arrow several times to get it to change one degree, when I say several I mean approx 10 times. That was annoying, otherwise the room was beautiful and I would definitely stay there again.Kontrollitud Hotels.com kliendiarvustus
"So beautiful and fun!"
The indoor pool and hot tub were gorgeous! The room was clean and lovely. I would definately stay again. Plus it was close to lots of great shopping!Kontrollitud Hotels.com kliendiarvustus
"wedding trip stay"
Everything was great and the staff was friendly. the only problem that we encountered was the restaurant ran out of breakfast food the first day. They had several sports teams there and I guess they ate more than was expected. lolKontrollitud Hotels.com kliendiarvustus
Was a nice place to stay for what we where doing is clean and great to visit mckinny fromKontrollitud Expedia kliendiarvustus
"Eldorado Pkwy Holiday Inn"
This hotel was perfect for our quick trip for a wedding reception at the Eldorado Country Club. We could see the tennis court lights from our room. The hotels recommended for our stay were much further away. This was the perfect location. We couldn't of had a better stay. Thank you.Kontrollitud Hotels.com kliendiarvustus
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The following news items came up after the June 15 version of The Willits News went to press. More details on these will follow in the Wednesday, June 20 edition.
Amber Alert: The area received an Amber Alert at 2:30 June 14 for three girls who had been kidnapped at 11 a.m. in Santa Rosa in a way that raised serious concerns they were in immediate danger. The three girls were reported to be in a 2005 black Chevy Tahoe driven by their father Jose Rojo-Bojorquez. Following the Amber Alert there was one reported sighting of the vehicle north of Willits and another in Lakeport. The man surrendered the children to the girl's grandmother just before 7 p.m. in Santa Rosa and police arrested Rojo-Bojorquez in a Santa Rosa Motel 6 parking lot sometime later. The children were not injured. It seems unlikely any of the area sightings were of the actual Amber Alert vehicle.
Fires north of Willits: The first fire started at 4:24 p.m. June 14 and burned 30 acres in Covelo in timber and steep terrain west of the Round Valley Airport. It is expected to reach full containment by 5 p.m. June 15.
A second fire started at 5:20 p.m. June 14 about two miles north of Laytonville next to Highway 101 near Woodruff Road. The fire expanded to 45 acres and full containment is expected by 6 p.m. June 15.
Fire Hazard in Mendocino National Forest: Red flag warnings have been issued for fire danger for eastern Mendocino National Forest through 9 p.m. June 16. Forest personnel are asking visitors to be particularly careful during this intense fire hazard period.
Mendocino County Vote Final: The county issued final voter results from the June 5 election at 3:p.m. June 15 and no election results have changed. Brooktrails Measure E (fire tax) did not pass although it garnered 63 percent of the final vote.
Area toddler drowns in pond: A 29 month old youngster drowned in a pond on the 8000 block of Hearst Willits Road Thursday afternoon about 1 p.m. When Little Lake Fire Department and ambulance personnel were called to the scene they were told that CPR was in progress. The youngster, whose name has not yet been released by the coroner, could not be revived and he was pronounced dead at Frank R. Howard Memorial Hospital.
The child's parents told Mendocino County sheriff's investigators they had guests at the residence and that a group of children, including the drowning victim, were playing nearby while the adults were outside doing yard work. When the adults stopped at about 12:45 p.m. for lunch the father noticed the toddler was no longer playing with the other children in a bedroom.
The toddler was found floating lifeless in a pond during a search of the area around the residence. The father began CPR and emergency personnel were summoned.
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"Tegra 4 provides enormous processing power and efficiency to power smartphones and tablets, gaming devices, auto systems and PCs," said Phil Carmack, senior vice president of the Tegra business at Nvidia. "Its new capabilities, particularly in the area of computational photography, will help improve a whole range of existing products and lead to the creation of exciting new ones."
As Nvidia explains it, the Tegra 4 processor's Computational Photography Architecture makes possible high dynamic range (HDR) photos and video by fusing together the processing power of the GPU, CPU and the camera's image-signal processor. The HDR capability captures images, including those taken with a flash, the way they are seen by the human eye -- with detail in both bright and dark areas.
The Tegra 4 also enables worldwide 4G LTE voice and data support through an optional chipset, the fifth-generation Nvidia Icera i500 processor. NVIDIA says the processor is more efficient, 40 percent the size of conventional modems, and delivers four times the processing capability of its predecessor.
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The Chicago Wolves hosted their second annual Future Journalists Media Day for high school students at the Hoffman Estates Community Center and Ice Arena during the team's practice on Tue., Nov. 13, at 9:30 a.m.
Guest speakers for the event included ABC 7 News Sports Director and Primary Sports Anchor MARK GIANGRECO, ESPN 1000 Radio Host HARRY TEINOWITZ, NBC 5 Sports Reporter PAULA FARIS and Daily Herald Wolves beat writer SCOTT POWERS. The quartet discussed their experiences making a career in sports journalism and answered questions from the students.
"I'm always so energized by bright, young people who are determined to excel in our business," said GIANGRECO. "I think I get just as much out of these seminars as I would hope the students do."
In addition to the Q&A with the speakers, the students had the chance to watch practice and interview Wolves coaches and players.
"We were thrilled with the success this event had last year. The feedback we got from both teachers and students was very positive," said Wolves Vice President of Operations Courtney Mahoney. "We've reached out to more schools this year and are looking forward to making an even greater educational impact with the support of our wonderful media personalities." -
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Mac also takes time to share his story with others struggling with obesity. He occasionally speaks to kids at the YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth, encouraging them to begin healthy nutritional habits early. He recently took two 500-pound men grocery shopping, invited them to his house to show them the types of foods he now eats and gave them some of his old regular and workout clothes.
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These Conference themes and topics will be dealt with through plenary presentations and panel reactions, discussion groups and working groups, and poster sessions. Below, you will find a brief description of the nature of each of the major sessions of the Conference, followed by a tentative agenda of the day-to-day Conference program with some of the faculty identified. See our website (www.childrightseducation.org) for updates.
The first evening's Conference opening session will provide the perspectives and visions of members of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child on children's rights and education. Additionally, those underwriting and cooperating to present the Conference will be introduced and a brief orientation to the Conference process and goals will be provided. The evening will end with a reception and social period to renew acquaintances and begin to make new friends and expand our networks in the service of children.
The mornings of each of the first 3 full days of the Conference will be devoted to consideration of a theme. The history, status, critical issues and opportunities, and alternatives for resolving issues and constructing promising futures for that theme will be explored and debated by respected international experts in presentations and panel discussions, by reaction panels, and by the audience of participants. The major themes are: the Convention on Rights of the Child and Protection, Education and Participation; Alternative Meanings and forms of Education; and Education and Culture.
The afternoon of each of the first 3 full days of the Conference will be devoted primarily to topical working groups or "Stream Groups." Five Stream Groups are planned, with a particular group dealing with the following topics: human rights respecting learning communities; violence and abuse against children; children affected by war; child labor; and HIV/AIDS. The Stream Groups will be facilitated by one or more experts and a youth leader who will be responsible for helping participants explore the major issues of the topic in itself, it's relationships with each morning's major theme, and its relationships with all other Stream Group topics. The goals for the Stream Groups, working within the broad context of children's rights and education, are to clarify the status and significance of their topic, to determine priority targets for improvements, and to identify the most promising models and strategies to make those improvements at local, national and international levels.
Particular attention will be given to developing future perspectives and recommendations to achieve the goals of the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on Children (to be held in September of 2001, but forecast in time for this Conference). Conference participants may choose to stay with a particular Stream Group throughout the Conference, or for any part of it.
The final day and evening of the Conference will be devoted to Stream Group discussion, production and refinement of suggestions for models and strategies to advance children's rights across issues and the full human ecological system (e.g., home, neighborhood, school, community, nation and world); to reporting out by Stream Groups; to presentations of perspectives by a youth panel and Conference Rapporteurs on the accomplishments of the Conference to next steps to be taken to achieve the recommendations of the Conference; to concluding comments by members of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child; and to a closing party.
Children facing special circumstances impinging on their rights, such as disabilities, violence, poverty, and racial, ethnic and/or gender bias, will be given particular consideration throughout the major theme and stream group sessions.
The free periods during the Conference days and evenings will provide opportunities to become acquainted with the beauty and hospitality of the University of Victoria and the city of Victoria and to review poster session presentations on major themes and Stream Group related-topics. The City of Victoria, situated on the West Coast of Vancouver Island in the province of British Columbia, is famous for its seacoast location, beautiful gardens, and mild weather. For more information on visitor services please contact Tourism BC (http://travel.bc.ca) or Tourism Victoria (http://www.tourismvictoria.com).
Special events will occur throughout the conference, during and outside of conference sessions. These will be announced at a later date.
Saturday 18 August
Evening Opening Ceremony 5-9 p.m.
Introductions and Welcome
First Nations Welcome
Children's Rights and Education: Perspectives and Visions from Young Persons and from Members of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child
Nikki Sanchez-Hood (Canadian Youth Representative at the Preparatory Meetings for the UN Special Session on Children) and 1-2 Youth from other nations
Judith Karp, Israel; Awa D'Neye Ouedraogo, Burkina Faso; Marilia Sardenberg, Brazil); Mrs. Ghalia Al-Thani, Qatar
Sunday 19 August
Morning 8:30 a.m. – 12 Noon
Theme: The Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Protection, Education and Participation of Children
(Exploration of the history, status and future of the Convention and its implementation as they relate to disability; the endangerment, exploitation, corruption, abuse and neglect of children; the growing significance, challenges and needs of education; and the critical need for genuine participation by children as rights bearing citizens)
8:30-10:30 a.m.
[Presenters: Cecilia Braslavsky (Director, International Bureau of Education, Switzerland); Eugeen Verhellen (Director, Children's Rights Centre, University of Ghent, Belgium); Lloyd Axworthy (formerly Minister of Foreign Affairs, Canada); Vitit Muntarbhorn (Chulalongkom University, Bangkok; former UN Special Rapporteur on Child Sexual Exploitation); James Garbarino (Cornell University, New York, USA); Roger Hart (Director, Centre for Children and the Environment, City University of New York, USA]
11:00 a.m. -12:00 Noon
Donor and Cooperating Agencies/Organizations Perspectives on Mainstreaming Children's Rights: Overview by Martha Nelems (Canadian International Development Agency) Janet Vahamaki (Swedish International Development Agency); Ulf Fredriksson (Education International); Philip Cook (Institute for Child Rights and Development), Stuart Hart (International School Psychology Association and Child Rights Education-International); Andres Guerrero (UNICEF); Firmin E. Matoko (UNESCO); Lukas Scherer (NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child); and John Kydd (International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect)]
LUNCH BREAK 12 Noon – 1:30 p.m.
Afternoon 1:30 – 5:00 p.m.
Stream Groups Working Sessions
- Human Rights Respecting Learning Communities (facilitated by Stuart N. Hart, Coordinator of Child Rights Education-International, University of Victoria, Canada, and Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Ulf Fredriksson, Education Officer for Education International, Brussels, Belgium; Andres Guerrero, Education Programme Officer, UNICEF, New York, USA; Vicky Colbert, Columbia); Victor Karunan (UNICEF, SE Asia); Benedito Rodgriques dos Santos (University of Goias and National Movement for Street Boys and Girls, Brazil)
- Violence and Abuse Against Children (facilitated by Brent Parfitt, Deputy Ombudsman for Children, British Columbia, Canada; James Garbarino, Cornell University, New York, USA; and Melanie Gow, World Vision and the Violence Against Children Caucus, Geneva, Switzerland),
- Children Affected by War (facilitated by Maria Salazar, Columbia; Francisco Pilotti, Social Affairs and Education Unit, Organization of American States) Inter-American Children's Institute; Katherine Vandergrift, Canadian Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict); and Christopher Lowry (Medicine Sans Frontiers Canada)
- Child Labor (facilitated by Bill Myers, University of California Davis, USA; Mary Joy Pigozzi, UNICEF, New York; Nandana Reddy, Concerned for Working Children in Bangalore, India; Susan Bissell, WHO Collaborating Centre for Women's Health, Melbourne, Australia;Susan Gunn, ILO-IPEC, Geneva, Switzerland; and Shawna O'Hearn, Save the Children – Canada
Late Afternoon 5:00-6:30
Susan Bissell Video-Film Premiere
Monday 20 August
Morning 8:30 a.m. – 12 noon
Theme: Education and Culture
(The implications of historical, existing and potential relationships between the education of children and the economic, social, political and legal dimensions of widely diverse cultures will be considered. Particular attention will be given to the manner in which the Convention on the Rights of the Child can respect and serve diverse values orientations; child labor orientations and practices in conflict with and supportive of children's rights; realistic and imagined relationships between child education, poverty and economic progress; the necessity of producing healthy sustainable environments; and the potential for stimulating moral will and practical initiatives to serve children through political action.)
8:30-10:00 a.m.
Presenters: Nandana Reddy (Concerned for Working Children in Bangalore, India); Bill Myers (international child labor expert, University of California-Davis, USA); Francisco Pilotti (Social Affairs and Education Unit, Organization of American States); Mary Joy Pigozzi (Education Section, UNICEF, New York, USA)
10:30 a.m.- 12 Noon
Special Cultural Values Panel: Awa N'Deye Ouedraogo (Member of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child, Burkina Faso); Marilia Sardenberg (Member of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child, Brazil); Judith Karp (Member of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child, Israel; Mrs. Ghalia Al-Thani (Member of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child, Qatar); Dr. Ali Ganim Al-Hajeri (Qatar Charitable Society); Malfrid Flekkoy (Nic Waals Institute, Norway); Victor Karunan(UNICEF, SE Asia); Philip Cook (Institute for Child Rights and Development, University of Victoria, Canada)
LUNCH BREAK 12 noon – 1:30 p.m.
Afternoon 1:30 – 5:00 p.m.
Stream Groups Working Sessions – Continued
- Human Rights Respecting Learning Communities
- Violence and Abuse Against Children
- Children Affected by War
- Child Labor
Late Afternoon 5:00-6:30
Poster sessions
ICA group performance
Tuesday 21 August
Morning 8:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Theme: Alternative Forms and Meanings of Education
(The full spectrum of purposes, meanings, forms, processes and products of education will be discussed and debated as to their relevance for and potential to fulfill the rights of children to and through education in the wide variety of cultural contexts they experience. Article 28 and, particularly, article 29 will provide the basis for discriminating analyses of the status, needs, and best directions for education. Special attention will be given to the use and developing potential of media and electronic communication technology.)
8:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Presenters: Vicky Colbert (creator of the Columbian "New School"); Ulf Fredriksson (Education Officer, Education International, Brussels); Benedito Rodgriques dos Santos (University of Goias and National Movement for Street Boys and Girls, Brazil); Sandra Griffin(Canadian Child Care Federation); Martha Farrell Erickson (Director, Children, Youth & Family Consortium, University of Minnesota, USA); Lukas Scherer (Chairperson, Education, Literacy and Media Sub-Group of the NGO Group for the CRC, Switzerland).
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Special Focus on Education and the Education, the Media, and the Electronic Communications Revolution
Panel Members: Andres Guerrero (Education Programme Officer, UNICEF, New York, USA); Andrea Khan (CRIN, United Kingdom); Chris Lowry (Medicine Sans Frontiers Canada); and Stuart Hart (Coordinator, Child Rights Education-International, Institute for Child Rights and Development, University of Victoria, Canada and Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, Indiana, USA).
LUNCH BREAK 12:15 – 1:30 p.m.
Afternoon 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
Stream Groups Working Sessions – Continued 2:30-5:00
- Human Rights Respecting Learning Communities
- Violence and Abuse Against Children
- Children Affected by War
- Child Labor
Late Afternoon 5:00-6:00
Poster Session
Wednesday 22 August
Morning 8:30 a.m. – 12 Noon
Stream Groups prepare and present their perspectives, findings, and recommendations
8:30 – 10:15 a.m.
Each Stream Group will prepare a written wall-display presentation to indicate the 10 major priorities it has selected for making child rights advances in its topic areas. The work of the Stream Groups will be specifically targeted to respect the principles and standards of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, Article 29 and its General Comments, and related goals of the upcoming United Nations General Assembly Special Session on Children.
10:45 a.m. – 12 Noon
Each Stream Group will, in 15 minutes of allotted time, will describe the rationale for its selections and associated goals, models and strategies considered important to making progress. After the Conference, each Stream Group will be expected to provide a more comprehensive report to the Institute for Child Rights and Development to further guide priority setting, planning and capacity building extending from the conference.
LUNCH BREAK (and Poster Sessions) 12 Noon – 1:30 p.m.
Afternoon 1:30 – 5:30 p.m
Reports of Facilitators for Special Cut-Across Themes (e.g., HIV/AIDS, physical and mental health – Jeff Goldhagen, American Academy of Pediatrics, USA; persons with disabilities – spokespersons to be announced; race-ethnicity – Philip Cook, Institute for Child Rights and Development, Canada; and gender – Danielle Belanger, World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, Canada)
Reports of Conference Rapporteurs: Gerison Lansdown (Free-Lance Child Rights Consultant, United Kingdom) and Nicki Sanchez-Hood (Canadian Youth rep at pre UN Special Session meetings) representing and in cooperation with Cynthia Price Cohen (Child Rights Research Institute, New York, USA), Martha Farrell Erickson (Child and Family Consortium, University of Minnesota, USA) and Malfrid Grude Flekkoy (Nic Waals Institute, Oslo) – additional persons to be included
Concluding Comments by Members of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
(Judith Karp, Israel; Awa D'Neye Ouedraogo, Burkina Faso; Marilia Sardenberg, Brazil; Mrs. Ghalia Al-Thani, Qatar)
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This might seem possible after witnessing a selfie posted to the new "Star Wars" Instagram account.
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Degrees of Separation | Degrees of SeparationLook, I feel tired of telling you all this, but Mouse Hover and Mouse Over was deprecated in 2008. Five years later and you are still designing with this interaction, and you're doing it wrong. Stop. Clean out your desk. Go home and rethink your life. A lesson that continues to elude many HMI designers: Touch is King. It all starts with the Mouse. Our legacy of computer interfaces and the people currently in HMI decision making positions solved the Mouse user interface so thoroughly that now all HMI designs look like mouse designs. And the worst offenders are Hover and Mouse Over. If you find yourself using that kit in the 21st century, stop. Just stop. The mouse for the longest time felt like an intuitive interface control. You move a little hand sized object on your desk and the pointer on the screen updates to match the movement. We reduced the latency so that they two things appear to be in perfect synchronization and that made the learning curve small. As the learning curve shrinks, and the intuitiveness increases. People get it. Move your pointer by moving the mouse. So, we have something close to 30 years of the Mouse as the gold standard for the most intuitive HMI. It's no wonder that all of our design schools, our ways of thinking, and our default software layouts are rooted by this Mouse legacy. Then came Touch. Many people don't fully understand why they love their iPhone. Some think it's the apps, some think the build quality, some the industrial design. But Love is an emotion that comes from the direct connection to the device. A connection that only touch provides. We no longer have the mouse pointer as an avatar for ourselves within the computer, instead the computer and the person are directly connecting in the most sensual way. I touch it, it understands me. It's Love. It's the removal of that last degree of separation that makes Touch the ultimate HMI. I acquired my insight by building the best example of the worst HMI possible. The most evil and tortuous HMI design ever created is the On Screen Keyboard (OSK) being controlled by a 4 way infrared remote control. I spent weeks on a system like this. I studied OSK layouts to optimize for the fewest 4 way button presses. I wrote simulation software to empirically test new layouts. I simulated typing out the English dictionary, password rainbow tables, and other sample text likely to pass through the OSK. The goal was to make the OSK not suck and I failed. What I learned is that it is impossible to make the OSK not suck. We've all done it, and we all hate it: typing in a long WIFI password into the "Smart TV" using only the remote control: first of all we have a blinking cursor in the text field. That is our first avatar. Then the OSK pops up and we have a focus highlight covering the character that would be sent to our first avatar if we press select on the remote. The focus highlight is the second avatar, and it controls the first. We control the second with only up/down/left/right. That's two degrees of separation keeping our intentions away from the machine we want to control. No one can ever love through a proxy, and the reason we hate onscreen keyboards on the TV is because it requires us to love through TWO proxies. Let's look at that Mouse again. When you map hand movements to a pointer on the screen, you've added one degree of separation and the love for the machine is lost. It's like poking at your screen with a long stick. Consider those touch interfaces again with the degrees of separation frame of reference: When nothing separates you from the machine you feel connected to it and that connection is pure and real. There are no proxy stand-ins. No avatars projected onto the machine. Just a direct connection between the human and the machine. It's Love. |
Dead Man Switch | Dead Man SwitchA morbid topic but still an important consideration: What happens to your
digital assets when you die? The Dead Man's Switch for software has not really appealed to me. The reason I hesitate to build one is I fear that it will go off before I die through some accident or neglect on my part. So, I operate without one... for now. The critical problem that needs solving revolves around passwords. How should you pass on the keys to the digital kingdom when you yourself pass on? The simple form of a software dead man switch detects your death through a time delay based on system inactivity. When the timer goes off, your passwords transfer to the next of kin. I've worked in software long enough to know that this solution will have bugs and the false reporting of my death will result in unexpected password transfers... Enter Team Password Manager. A nifty little bit of software that allows for group sharing of passwords. The existence of this tool makes me wonder why we need to wait for the unfortunate end to trigger the sharing of our secrets. If the legacy can be trusted to one individual upon your death, then if you choose wisely, you should be able to trust them with your secrets while you live. With the passwords, any skilled individual could retrieve or continue to operate the electronic legacy. A new idea worth exploring further: Sharing these secrets early could enable new modes of collaboration that our systems prohibit today. |
Vapour Locked | Vapour LockedA lesson: You can't cheat your way up a learning curve. I bought a simple theme for a throw away website that turned into a fun side project. With new requirements coming in, and a complete and utter lack of understanding of how the theme works, I found myself stuck. Two weeks later my struggle to avoid learning jquery and bootstrap have produced nothing of value. A heartfelt sigh, capitulation, and acceptance now has me climbing that slow ramp back into productivity. (jquery and bootstrap are properly good BTW) I'm more impressed with both as I dig in, and thus I'm forced to admit that my initial resistance has cost me two weeks. I could have jumped in enthusiastically, but instead I dug in with both heels and refused to budge... Hopefully this lesson wont be lost on me, and the next time I'm forced to explore new tech and I will do so with an open mind. (I'm staring at you Coffee Script and only slight glancing at you Ruby) |
Back to the drawing board | Back to the drawing boardI've neglected my drawing practice for almost two months in favor of other tasks. (above: the happy results now that I've returned to the weekly habit) That first hippo I find both terrible and awesome at the same time. Not at all what I wanted to produce, but the comic book like features with the angry emotion seems to make it a special accident. The last one shows how a little bit of practice affects results; an almost accurate rendering of the original Dexter hippo. Not bad for a couple hours of effort. |
Dear Mr. Garcia | Dear Mr. Garcia"THE WORLD has always cried out for men - and women - who can get things done, for people who have initiative, who are self-starters, who see a task through to its finish." The copyright date catches my eye, and the thoughts start flowing: Seventy years ago the meme 'gets things done' regains popularity. I say regains popularity because eleven pages into the first chapter and we find "A Message to Garcia". Reprinted in entirety from 1899. "The world cries out for him; he is needed and needed badly--the man who can carry a message to Garcia."Over a century ago with the same old lament. Five generations, each expressing the idea that of the two types of workers we have a strong preference for people who get things done. I don't have the time or inclination to start researching this but I'd bet large sums of money that this pattern holds back through time for as long as any society has existed. And more, I believe that those of us who carry Garcia's letters have always found tension when working alongside those who don't. |


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Hyperinflation Continues in Zimbabwe
Friday, January 16th, 2009CNN has a piece this morning that reminds us that the extreme hyperinflation occurring in Zimbabwe is continuing: Zimbabwe to print first $100 trillion note.
(The article contains a picture of the current $50 billion note that I can't include here for licensing reasons, but you can click the link to view the photo.)
I first mentioned the Zimbabwean hyperinflation last June, when someone had posted to the Internet a photo of the bill at a Harare restaurant.
Money is a great fiction — it only has value because we all agree that it does. The actual material cost of that $100 bill in your pocket is a couple of cents at most. The difference between the cost to make it and its value is due to the collective fiction we all accept. I don't mean this in a "tin-foil hat" kind of way. The concept of currency is very important. Without it, we would have no common basis under which to perform transactions.
With this fiction comes the variability of currency. If the entire nation simultaneously were to agree that $20 bills are each only worth a penny, then they are; it's as simple as that.
Economic stability means that no one really thinks that, and the collective fiction of money continues unaffected for all of us. Sellers respect the value of money and accept it for purchases, and buyers trust that no matter where they go they can use that money to buy the things they want. Despite the "consumer culture" we hear spoken of disdainfully, the economy really needs to have currency flowing all around in order to function properly.
Hyperinflation is good for no one, because the fiction of money isn't stable. No one trusts the value of a dollar, and so its value constantly changes.
Have a look at the Zimbabwean dollar's Wikipedia page. Despite having a degree in physics I have a little trouble figuring out the distinctions between the various exchange rates, but I can still appreciate the tremendous amount by which the money has been devalued over the past 30 years.
If Zimbabwe had any sense, it would abolish its present currency and set up a new currency pegged to the South African rand. (I believe Namibia already does this.) Then again, Robert Mugabe is an irrational dictator, so I'm not assuming that he has what is best for his nation in mind.


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It was a staggering sight, even in a Mexican city that has seen its share of violence in recent years as drug-related crimes surged.
Seven bodies sat slumped in white plastic chairs placed near a central plaza in Uruapan, Mexico.
Local media reported messages were left behind, written on poster board and pinned to some of the victims' bodies with icepicks.
The men appeared to have been killed by gunfire, and investigators believe organized crime groups are to blame, Mexico's state-run Notimex news agency said. Investigators haven't provided details about who they suspect was responsible or why they targeted the men -- windshield washers and farm workers, according to Notimex.
Uruapan, a city of a quarter million people in the western state of Michoacan, made headlines in 2006 when members of a drug cartel -- La Familia Michoacana -- hurled five decapitated heads of rival gang members onto a dance floor there.
That cartel has since fractured, but violence in the region has remained a grisly reality.
The seven corpses found in Uruapan last weekend were among at least 30 killed nationwide -- a high death toll that once again drew attention toward drug-related violence in Mexico, where more than 60,000 people were killed in drug-related violence from 2006 to 2012, according to Human Rights Watch.
The violence comes as Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto pushes a new strategy aimed at focusing more on dealing with social and economic issues that fuel the drug trade and less on combating cartels head-on.
Uruapan is among the metropolitan areas in Mexico tapped for the president's new program, which aims to prevent violence, school dropouts, addiction and domestic violence, and also to better detect problems in Mexico's education system.
Without jobs and social programs, Pena Nieto told CNN last year, millions of Mexicans "have no other option than to dedicate themselves sometimes to criminal activity."
The goal of the government's new strategy, Interior Minister Miguel Angel Osorio Chong said last month, is creating a "culture of peace and respecting the law."
"It is the responsibility of the state to pursue criminals and punish them to preserve peace and harmony," he said, "but we are convinced that fighting and punishment alone do not resolve the problem."
Some analysts have praised the new government approach.
"The cartels have been able to recruit tens of thousands of killers in part because poor neighborhoods have been systematically abandoned over decades and lack sufficient schools, community centers and security -- in short they lack opportunity," the International Crisis Group said in a recent report on Mexico's cartel violence. "There are many dedicated Mexican social workers with the experience and ability to reach the vulnerable groups if they are given resources. If they succeed in reducing violence, theirs can become a security model to follow instead of one to fear."
Will the new strategy work?
Is this past weekend's violence in Uruapan and elsewhere a sign that the new tack isn't working?
It's soon to tell, less than four month's into Pena Nieto's presidency, one analyst told CNN en Español this week.
"In politics, there are no miracles, in economics, there are no miracles, and in security even less so," said Jose Carreno, a Mexican journalist who has covered the government's security strategy. "They are things that happen little by little, gaining ground piece by piece."
It could be up to a year before any significant changes show up in statistics, he said. And it's likely Mexican military troops deployed by former President Felipe Calderon to fight cartels will remain in the streets for another year as well, he said.
"I do not see any immediate substitute for them," he said.
Some Mexicans have said they aren't ready to wait for a change in the government's approach.
Self-defense groups have started forming in some areas where government troops haven't been able to put a stop to cartel violence.
"We think the government is very timid, very slow," Sergio Mejia, the head of an association of restaurant and business owners in Acapulco, told CNN last month. "If there is no immediate response, it leaves us no choice but to join the fight."
Authorities are investigating the emerging defense groups, a top Mexican official told CNN en Español this week.
"It is an investigation to find out who they are, what weapons they have, how many of them there are, what they are pursuing, etc. We have them located, mapped, all of them. We are busy resolving the issue," said Manuel Mondragon, Mexico's national security commissioner. "What are we going to do? Well, this is an issue that I can't reveal openly, but what I can say is that we have them precisely located and identified."


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