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By David Nguyen
Portland Parks & Recreation has once again been certified by Salmon-Safe!
First certified by Salmon-Safe in 2004, PP&R continues to be the only parks organization in the country designated as salmon-friendly.
Due to our region's unique geography, fish spawning in the pristine creeks of the Cascades must first swim through downtown Portland. Parks ensures its operations, especially near the Willamette and Columbia rivers, are salmon-friendly. Parks plants water-filtering bioswales (natural landscape elements designed to remove silt and pollution from surface runoff water) in parking lots, uses the bare minimum of harmful chemicals, and works on the restoration of streams.
Please support Parks' Salmon-Safe efforts by being a salmon-friendly park visitor:
Stay on the designated trails to reduce erosion, especially near streams
Keep your dog on a leash on park trails and always clean up after your dog
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New Jersey works toward freedom to marry with Override Clubs
Postedon May 18, 2012 at 02:36 pm
Garden State Equality, the largest civil rights organization in New Jersey, has been working hard to override Gov. Chris Christie's veto of the freedom to marry.
NOH8 releases new celebrity video in support of the Say I Do campaign!
Postedon Aug 02, 2011 at 01:35 pm
Today the NOH8 campaign launched a PSA video as part of Freedom to Marry's Say I Do campaign starring Larry King, David Hasselhoff, Sara Bareilles, Trina, Tommy Joe Ratliff, Bret Lockett, and Verne Troyer.
Major Figures from Entertainment, Sports, and Business Come Together In Urging Obama to Say, "I Do"
Postedon Mar 14, 2011 at 09:00 am
They're joining Freedom to Marry in our new Say, "I Do" campaign aimed at President Obama – and we want you to join them in asking the president to publicly state his support for the freedom to marry.
VIDEO: Why It's Time for Marriage in Rhode Island
Postedon Mar 09, 2011 at 04:36 pm
Senate hearings on several marriage bills are being held tomorrow – find out how you can help.
VIDEO: Emotional Testimony at Colorado Civil Union Bill Hearing
Postedon Mar 08, 2011 at 04:20 pm
The committee passed the bill, but bigger challenges remain.
Personal Stories Matter for Debates, Hearings, and Votes Coming Up in Maryland and Rhode Island
Postedon Mar 08, 2011 at 01:13 pm
Lawmakers say hearing directly from their constituents makes the most difference.
Rhode Island Congressman Reverses Position on Marriage, Calls for State to Pass Bill
Postedon Mar 07, 2011 at 10:45 am
Rep. Jim Langevin talks about his journey from being a marriage opponent to urging Rhode Islanders and the state legislature to "do the right thing" on marriage.
Guest Post: Doing the Legwork to Build Support for Marriage in Maryland
Postedon Mar 07, 2011 at 08:58 am
Equality California Field Manager Joseph Arroyo heads to the east coast to help get the marriage bill passed, and writes about his efforts working on the ground in Maryland.
Maryland House Committee Vote on Marriage Bill Set for Today, More Supporters Needed
Postedon Mar 01, 2011 at 09:59 am
The opposition has stepped up their efforts to stop the bill – find out how to fight back.
Leslie & Katina: Everyday Moments
Postedon Feb 28, 2011 at 01:40 pm
Just about every person who's in a serious relationship remembers that moment – the time when they realized that the other person was "the one." It could happen during some kind of romantic candlelit dinner or a sunset walk on the beach – but for most, it's an everyday moment when the realization hits that you would be happy to spend the rest of your life with this person. That's what happened for Leslie and Katina.

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Since I'm seventeen years old, I'm involved in many projects. I used to be that guy who always has his agenda fulfilled with meetings, appointments, events, volunteering… I was also this guy who was constantly complaining about not having enough time or always replying to people when they asked me about something, "I don't have... Read more


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Roberta Ann Buerer, 38, died suddenly on Monday, Nov. 5.
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Dixie DiCarlo, age 90, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 7, 2014 after a brief illness. Dixie DiCarlo had lived with her son, Joe DiCarlo, for the past 13 years in El Dorado, CA and Rancho Cordova, CA. Dixie DiCarlo was one of five daughters born to Wade Rickets of Minnesota and Della Hancock of California. She was born in Bakersfield, CA and graduated from John Brown University in Alabama. She worked 19 years for the U.S. Postal Service in Riverbank, CA and volunteered in many civic programs such as a troop leader for the Girl Scouts. Dixie married ...
Helen Evans, 98, born in Helmer, Indiana passed away Nov. 17, 2014 of natural causes in Oakdale, CA. Helen resided at the Oak Valley Care Center for four years.
Gale Stapel passed away at the age of 85, on the morning of Nov. 3 from complications incurred after breaking his hip. Gale, the son of Justin and Jean Stapel, left Wisconsin as a toddler with younger brother Leighton and sister Donna during the Depression Era. His youth was spent in Valley Home where his father ran an automotive repair service. Gale attended Oakdale High School and worked alongside his father. That training allowed him to serve as a mechanic for the U.S. Army when he was drafted. He endured the hardships of the Korean Conflict, afterward returning to ...
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"Ant" Mary Kennedy Jordan Duncan, January 1, 1924 – October 22, 2014. Born in Medford OR, raised in San Francisco CA, and for the past 70 years she made her home in the Valley Home & Escalon area. Preceded in death by son Steve Jordan (Tina). Survived by husband Dean Duncan, her sister Johan Gatzman (formerly of V.H), her brother Gene Files, and her son Larry Jordan. Retired from San Joaquin County Sherriff, previously worked at SPCA (she took most of them home), Private Secretary for Bechtel Corp whom helped to build the Bay Bridge (she loved to type). Mary could ...
Willette Hughine Hults, 97, passed away on October 22, 2014 at the Alexander Cohen Hospice House in Hughson, California. She was born on August 03, 1917 in Gunn, Wyoming to Richard and Bertie (VerBryke) Roberts. The family moved to Oakdale when Willette was just a young girl. She graduated from Oakdale High School and she remained an Oakdale resident for the remainder of her 97 years. Willette met and married Ira Sterling Hults in 1950 in Oakdale, CA. They were happily married for 46 years. Willette began a career as a civil servant at Sharp Army Depot in Stockton, California ...
Ronald Lee Schumacher, 76, of Oakdale, CA passed away unexpectedly November 3, 2014 in San Francisco, CA.
Lorne Arthur Wilson passed away Saturday November 8, 2014 from a long battle with cancer. Lorne was born February 9, 1930 in Los Angles California. Attended high school in the Alhambra school district. He then went into the Army, serving in the Korean War. After he was discharged he moved back to his home area and began college. Lorne started college at East Los Angeles junior college earning an AA. Then Lorne Received a B. A. In Education from Santa Barbara University California. Then a Masters in Education from San Jose State. Loren began teaching in a few different schools ...
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Once Upon A North Pole Christmas or There's No Business Like Snow Business.
Inside the walls of the historic log cabin built by the Division of Natural Resources for the 1939 San Francisco World's Exposition, lives a vibrant theater group known as the Coloma Crescent Players. The Olde Coloma Theatre brings year-round entertainment to the community, and will be performing the original production of Once Upon A North Pole Christmas or There's No Business Like Snow Business. Running November 16 through December 23, the whole family will be entertained and enthralled with the melodramatic stylings of the Coloma Crescent Players. Shows times are every Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., and Sunday matinees are held at 2 p.m. For more details and to purchase tickets, visit oldecolomatheatre.org.


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Meet our Furry Friends
We are total animal lovers here at The Inn at Tabbs Creek, and have a few pets of our own that you may meet. Although we can not currently allow for guests to bring their pets, (we are working on creating such an option in the future for select rooms), we do have a few "Mascots" that we want you to be aware of. First of all, we must say that we don't allow our pets to be in guests rooms or common areas in the Inn, and our dogs don't roam free, so if you are NOT a dog or cat person, or have allergies to the furry friends, no worries! BUT, if you are a Dog or Cat lover, we are happy for you to meet our canine and feline friends.
Our Little Rock Star
Meet Bingo! The latest addition to our Tabbs Creek Family, this Christmas presant from Greg's parents has been an absolute joy. We lost our other Great Dane Zoe in late August of 2013, and were not sure if we were quite ready for another dog, but then this little big guy came along, and now we are absolutely in love. He is evolving into a well behaved and trained dog, (despite our best efforts), and loves to meet guests and go on walks. Just let us know if you want to meet him or walk him as we will be happy to oblige...anything to get his puppy energy out!
Our Felines
One of the first of our family that you might meet upon arrival, (or soon thereafter), is a buff colored Tabby cat named "Chai". Chai came to us as a rescue from some family friends that could no longer keep him as they were always traveling between France and Mathews County. We were actually reluctant at first as we were not particulary "Cat People", but from the first day he arrived, he was right at home and won our hearts with all of his fearlessness and crazy antics. He is very friendly and loves to meet guests, but he is fine if you simply igmore him. Don't let him fool you...he always has access to our living space, so you don't have to let him inside or feed him :) Chai is definately a character, so keep your camera ready to record his amazing feats such as paddleboarding and walking out on our frozen creek.
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Ben and Jack's on 5th Avenue
- Address:
255 5th Avenue
New York, NY 10016Neighborhood:
Gramercy / Flatiron
- Cuisine:
SteakhousePrice: $50 and over
Ben and Jack's on 5th Avenue
- Dining Style: Casual Elegant
- Website: http://www.benandjackssteakhouse.com/
- Phone: (212) 532-7600
- Hours of Operation:
Lunch: Monday - Saturday: 11:45am - 3:45pm; Dinner: Monday - Saturday: 3:45pm - 11:00pm, Sunday: 3:45pm - 10:30pm
- Payment Options: AMEX,Diners Club,Discover,MasterCard,Visa
- Cuisine: Steakhouse
- Dress Code: Business Casual
- Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
- Additional Details: Banquet/Private Rooms, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking Restaurant, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine
A word from Ben and Jack's on 5th Avenue
Ben & Jack, long-time waiters of Peter Luger's Steakhouse, have opened a beautiful restaurant in the Flatiron District of Manhattan. We offer prime, dry aged porterhouse steaks and a dazzling assortment of steakhouse favorites. Our chef, also, comes from Peter Luger's. Frosted, etched glass rooms are available for private parties. All major credit cards are accepted. Visit our website and take a tour!Continued
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Ben and Jack's on 5th Avenue reviews from OpenTable diners
102 reviews since July 31, 2014
- Food4.2Service4.2
- Ambiance3.9Noise LevelModerate
good for groups (49)special occasion (49)fit for foodies (37)notable wine list (29)romantic (28)neighborhood gem (27)great for outdoor dining (20)great for lunch (20)hot spot (9)scenic view (8)kid-friendly (7)great for brunch (6)vibrant bar scene (6)late-night find (5)Show More
- Very Nice LunchKyleVIPDined on 11/22/2014Had a very nice lunch with my family on Saturday afternoon. Not many other places of this caliber were open.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- GreatMibrociDined on 11/8/2014Ben and Jacks was outstanding, food was delicious, service was prompt, and the ambiance was relaxing.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Exceptional service!Notsa06Dined on 11/6/2014Ben and Jacks has always been one of my favorite steak houses!! From the moment you walk in the door they are pleasant with there approach and deliver the goods throughout. From the wine menu to the desserts to the steak options... OH YES, the steak options, they are notably and arguably one of the hottest steak houses in New York and I will recommend them to everyone. Go Ben and Jacks!!!!!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Food for ThoughtrgtctDined on 11/5/2014Had an enjoyable luncheon for two - had the $30 special, with salad, sirlion steak, potato, veg, dessert and coffee - excellent deal. The portions were good and the steak was succulent. Good lunch crowd, but the service was attenative. Highly recommendSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Mediocre, sad dinner.FoodieVIPDined on 10/29/2014Could not get excited about anything that was served. Steak was tasteless, german potatoes were soggy when they should have been crispy, peas & onions overcooked.
- My favorite steakhouseSevsinDined on 10/22/2014Love the food & the staff here. Everything was worth while. GoodtimesSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- AwesomeThesportsgeekDined on 10/16/2014Needed to take a collogue from Germany to a steak ace, we found a steak gem! Great food, service and all around!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- lovegreatfoodDined on 10/15/2014First time at this restaurant - looking forward to a great meal; very disappointing service. We did not receive two of the dishes we ordered - we had to flag the wait staff and by the time they got to us, we cancelled this part of the order. Dessert - requested a dessert menu which never arrived; our lunch did include dessert which we also had to request from the waiter. Restaurant was relatively empty with multiple waiters - not sure why the service was so poor, but it did not leave a good impression. I would hesitate to return based upon poor service.Special Features:
- LookingforlunchOpenTable Diner Since 2011Dined on 10/10/2014Ben and Jacks was a great place for a business lunch. Although there were not main course salads on the menu, they were very accommodating. A great place to have conversation, and not struggle to hear each other. It is a steak restaurant. The steak and shrimp topping our salads were all great. Avoid the chicken. It is not what they do best.Special Features:
- DissapointingEstebanDined on 10/3/2014I have been to this restaurant many times but the quality and service seems to be deteriorating every time. I usually order the same: oysters, bacon, porterhouse steak, cream spinach and asparagus. The bacon was dry and overcooked. The porterhouse was just decent, nothing to call home about. The worst was the cream spinach, totally blend and almost inedible. The service was lacking, our waiter seemed very busy and not always available. He was very quick in bringing the dishes, and the whole time seemed like they wanted us to leave quickly. With so many choices around NYC, I doubt I will go there again.Special Features:
- Not impressedTravelanddineVIPDined on 9/28/2014Our server was very disinterested and it was noticed by another table near by. The food was alright, not as good as you would expect for the prices. Wouldn't returnSpecial Features:
- EmmaDined on 9/25/2014waiters are exceptionally friendly with children AND adults :-)Special Features:
- Lunch at Ben and Jack'smumufishDined on 9/19/2014This is my second visit. the food is fantastic and the lunch time deal is great !Special Features:
- not aged enoughGfsfdinerVIPDined on 9/18/2014this is not the first time visiting this restaurants and for sure this Porterhouse steak does not have the dry aged mineral taste that it should have. it also consists of tendons that should not exist in a piece of dry aged steak. it is not tender or tasty enough compare to the many dry aged Porterhouse around the city's best steakhouses.Special Features:
- OpenTable Diner Since 2012Dined on 9/14/2014Food was excellent. For some reason the service was "slow". It usually isn't. I'll chalk it up as an aberration.Special Features:
- Best Service along with great foodchriscrashDined on 9/13/2014If the perfectly cooked steaks and top quality sides and appetizers weren't enough, the service is what makes this place memorable. I used to only go to the Ben and Jacks which is now being renovated and was happy to find that all of their restaurants put the same amount of effort into making their patrons happy. I plan on going back as soon as I can.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- born2eatDined on 9/9/2014Great meal great time always want to go back! If you want great food great steak, fish or anything at all eat at ben & jacks
- Ben and Jack's Deliveredkeepit4realDined on 9/3/2014Hosted a good business dinner at B and J's on 5th. They gave me nice corner table as requested, service was excellent, and food was good all the way around. My filet was undercooked at first but they got it back to me perfectly very quickly. Group was happy with choices and ambience was nice - business casual and fun yet not too noisy or hectic. Would definitely come back and recommend.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Love itMssybrittyVIPDined on 8/31/2014Always enjoy Ben & Jacks! Had one in Scottsdale but is no longer there. Now we can't wait to dine there when we come to New York.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- so - sodon2Dined on 8/29/2014Very disappointed - no where near what old Ben and Jack's was.
- Great dinnerOpenTable Diner Since 2008VIPDined on 8/27/2014Wonderful steak & shrimp dinner. Went with our 2 teenage daughters and they loved it as well. Will eat here again!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Always a treat...LfaltoprDined on 8/26/2014I came upon Ben & Jack's because I heard that two ex-waiters from the famed Peter Luger Steakhouse opened it. They actually have two locations -- one in 5th Avenue (which I always visit) and one in 44th Street (under renovation). The steaks are star in this restaurant and are exceptional. The appetizer are simply perfect. For example, the Lobster Cocktail is a whole Maine lobster tail and claws (A WHOLE LOBSTER!!!!) and the Canadian Bacon slabs are amazing (who does not love bacon). The wine list is well prepared and varied. It is not your typical steakhouse, it is a magnificent steakhouse.Special Features:
- OpenTable Diner Since 2012Dined on 8/21/2014Awesome experience! The service was great, the food spectacular ! Will go again!Special Features:
- Fine diningFreddyDined on 8/18/2014This was my second visit, and once again has impressed. I have yet to get a better steak than what they serve.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Amazing View!!gio05Dined on 8/16/2014Top notch steaks with an amazing view of the Empire State Building!Special Features:
- OpenTable Diner Since 2008Dined on 8/15/2014The food was excellent, the service was not. The waiter never took our drinks order; when we ordered food, we told him what we wanted to drink. The appetizers came way too soon after the drinks came, and the main course was too soon after the appetizers. The waiter never came by to ask if we wanted something (not even a refill!), and seemed completely disinterested in us. I'd try it again if I knew I'd have another server.Special Features:
- Excellent Food and ServiceladyatemuDined on 8/15/2014The steaks were cooked to perfection, no surprise about that, but what I really appreciated was their service. The waiters paid careful attention to the smallest needs of every person in the group and that's why I give them 5 stars for service.Special Features:
- Restaurant Week MealsManhattaniteVIPDined on 8/13/2014We enjoyed our filet mignon very much. The wine was good. The fantastic view of the Empire State Building at night was also wonderful. The waiters could've paid more attention to we guests who were sitted outside, but we got everything that we ordered. Delicious. Recommend highly.Special Features:
- Wonderful Steak HouseOpenTable Diner Since 2013VIPDined on 8/13/2014I dined at Ben and Jacks on Fifth Avenue during restaurant week. A quick walk from Penn Station. Had a drink first at the bar...many wines to choose from. table was ready on time and we were greeted by the hostess who was very friendly and inviting. Food was delish....noise level a bit high...but you are in NYC, what do you expect? Will def return.Special Features:
- TOP NOTCH!HoangVIPDined on 8/11/2014I made a reservation for a restaurant week dinner. Arrived early and sat at the bar waiting for my friend. The bar tended was quick to take my order and extremely nice. When we were ready to be seated the manager sat us and even took my drink for me! they gave us a nice table and the servers were attentive and funny, which i loved because it just makes the dinner that much better. The food came out PERFECT. the crust on the steak was amazing. This place was recommended to me by a friend and I would absolutely recommend it to anyone else. Thanks for the great dinner!Special Features:
- weluvitDined on 8/11/2014we had a very good experience and the food was very very goodSpecial Features:
- ben & jacksPatandsueDined on 8/10/2014Food was excellent but the service was a little slow. We would recommend the small fillet and we will be back. It was a good find.nSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- 50/50 for restaurant weekchuia23Dined on 8/8/2014I wouldn't recommend the slab of bacon it was ok. The steak & potatoes were good. Wine was better.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- DorothyDined on 8/8/2014My friend and I had reservations for the Summer Restaurant Week prix-fixe lunch. We both had the filet mignon which was char broiled and very good. Very pleasant atmosphere and service very polite and attentive. This was my first time at Ben & Jack's but probably not the last; very enjoyable. I'm sure anyone coming in for brunch or dinner will experience the same.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- SolidDJP56Dined on 8/7/2014It's simply a solid no frills joint, good booze, great steak, sides, dessert, and service. It's what a steakhouse should be...Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- FANTASTIC!nycrestaurantluvrDined on 8/7/2014You wouldn't know it by just walking by but this restaurant is beautiful and quite refined. They have a fantastic restaurant week menu. I consider this a bit of a fancy place so getting what we got for $25 was quite the deal. The food, service, and atmosphere could not be better! I went with my father who said he might want to come back for his birthday! This place is a real gem!!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Nice restaurant Special occasionsMartiVIPDined on 8/6/2014As always tender and tasty filet and sirloin steak , a very nice restaurant and very friendly waitersSpecial Features:
- VagitarianDined on 8/5/201412oz striploin and 8oz filet mignon on the restaurant week menu, nice outdoor seating albeit on a busy 5th avenue.Special Features:
- Disappointedmicheala1Dined on 8/3/2014When I reserved a table I made a note I would have my 6 month old. We arrived to an almost empty restaurant where the hostess directed us to the dinning room once we got there the waiter said he would sit us at the back which we had to stand while he cleaned of dirty dishes. Note the dining room was almost empty. Felt pushed aside. Salad was limp and soggy. Pasta served on a dirty plate the dish itself was so below average. The waiter never once checked on our entree's. Was not a good experience they didn't care to serve people for restaurant week.Special Features:
- Good serviceRainnieDined on 8/3/2014I went there with my friends and we had a great time there.Special Features:


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Birthmarks, which are simply colored spots on skin, have long been suspected of having a meaning. Different cultures have different beliefs based on folklore and superstition.
Common Folklore
Folklore suggests that what a woman was experiencing during pregnancy is imprinted on the child in the form of a birthmark. For instance, many believe that gazing upon an unattractive individual during pregnancy would result in either an unattractive baby or a baby with an unattractive birth mark, often a port wine stain. Others believe a birthmark is the result of something a pregnant mother wanted and did not receive.
Birthmark Location Has Meaning to Some
Common birthmark locations intertwined with folklore:
Abdomen: A greedy and selfish person
Left breast: This person will enjoy success
Right breast: This person will enjoy fortune
Center of chest: This person will NOT enjoy fortune
Chin: This person will enjoy success
Left cheek: This person will have financial difficulties
Right cheek: Indicative of someone who will enjoy a happy marriage
Near mouth: This person will enjoy great wealth and happiness
Right side of forehead: This person has great mental power
Left side of forehead: This person likes to spend money
Center of forehead: This individual is attractive to the opposite sex and has many love affairs.
Birthmarks can have real meaning and can be indicative of serious medical conditions, particularly in they change in size, shape or color.
Congenital Nevus: This dark mole can indicate that individuals have a higher risk of skin cancer.
Port-Wine Stain: This pinky colored birthmark often grows darker, and could indicate Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome or Sturge-Weber syndrome, both of which require medical attention.
Strawberry birthmarks: When located near the eye, these can make it difficult to see and can be linked to glaucoma.


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Wednesday, June 13, 2012
takin off.
we are just packin up and getting ready to take off tomorrow afternoon for a fun week-and-into-the-weekend trip to boise. my little niece is getting baptized and we are getting ready to partttttay. it will be a nice little break from the usual and a good excuse to play with the fam. in the sun. and simply enjoy.
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2 comments:
- Megan Bongiovi said...
have fun in Boise! my hubs and I are from there and LOVE/MISS it!
- June 13, 2012 at 5:16 PM
- Foulgers said...
Haaaaaaave fuuuuuunnnnn,. it would be cooler if you were coming to denver
- June 19, 2012 at 1:20 PM
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Summers and Online School Counseling Program
NOTE: This program accepts applications every 3 or 4 years and the next cohort of students is expected to begin in Summer of 2017 or 2018.
The Summers and Online School Counseling Program prepares graduates to be multiculturally competent professional school counselors with the cultural self-awareness, sensitivity, knowledge, and skills essential to becoming effective and ethical practitioners, leaders, and advocates to promote social justice, equity and academic excellence for all deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing students in a variety of K-12 educational settings.
The master's degree Summers and Online School Counseling Program (58 credit hours) is a hybrid program, requiring two and a half years to complete. Students will attend classes on campus three summers and take courses online for 5 semesters. As this program is designed for current professionals who are seeking a career change or additional education credentials, preference is given to applicants having prior experience in educational programs serving deaf and hard of hearing people and to those with a degree in education. Possession of such experience and degree will facilitate licensing at the state level.
The program of study is accredited by the the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) and the Council on Accreditation of Counseling-Related Education Programs (CACREP). In addition to the Graduate School Requirements, admission into this program requires undergraduate or graduate courses in child, adolescent, or human development; abnormal psychology; and one additional course in psychology (nine hours total).
Program Mission
The School Counseling Programs prepare graduates to be multiculturally competent professional school counselors with the self-awareness, sensitivity, knowledge, and skills essential to becoming effective and ethical practitioners, leaders, and advocates for quality comprehensive counseling services and/or programs for all deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing students in a variety of educational settings.
Program Objectives
The School Counseling Programs prepare professionals who:
- work effectively with students individually, in groups, and in classroom settings.
- work effectively in cooperation and collaboration with relevant personnel and systems in and outside of the school setting (e.g. parent/guardians, families, teachers, administrators, social worker, school psychologist, speech and language pathologists, community service providers, etc.)
- are able to develop, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive, developmental K-12 counseling program that includes personal/social, academic, and career development components consistent with state and national standards and directly relevant to the unique educational needs and issues of current deaf/hard of hearing student populations (multiculturally diverse backgrounds, additional special needs, etc.)
- have the cultural self/other- awareness, knowledge, and skills to effectively counsel culturally and linguistically diverse deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing students in educational settings, and also work effectively with their families.
- conceptualize the situations, concerns and issues of students and their families from a developmental and cultural perspective and can employ developmentally/ culturally appropriate prevention and intervention strategies and techniques.
- develop and implement developmentally and culturally appropriate IEP/ITP counseling goals and action plans, and can effectively manage multiple client loads.
- network and effectively engage in, and build alliances with a variety of human service delivery systems external to the school setting (for and non-profit community based service agencies, city and county programs, etc.)
- develop and apply multiple theoretical perspectives in conceptualizing a student/family's situation, or primary issues.
- are sensitive, genuine, and demonstrate positive regard and respect for others across human differences.
- are able to recognize and take responsibility for their own limitations, personal biases, assumptions and prejudices that can interfere in the counseling process and prevent effective multicultural relationship building.
- are committed to on-going personal as well as professional growth and development.
- demonstrate competency in effective cross cultural communication and interpersonal skills.
- accurately interpret counseling and school-related research and apply it to practice where relevant.
- practice legal and ethical behavior and demonstrate ability to consider and appropriately integrate multicultural ethical considerations and a social justice framework in decision making and problem solving approaches.
- assume leadership and advocacy roles as professional school counselors to effect systemic changes school wide as well as on the individual and group levels.
Annual Student Outcomes Report: Summers and Online School Counseling Program
The Summers & Online School Counseling Program at Gallaudet University admits students every 3 to 4 years. Classes are offered during three 6-week summer sessions and online during the fall and spring semesters.
The most recent cohort of eight students was admitted in June 2011 and 100% completed their program in December 2013. Sixty-three percent of these students successfully passed the National Counselor Examination in fall 2013. As graduation occurred in December - the middle of the academic year - immediate job placement rates for school counselor positions were low - 38%. However the majority of graduates are employed within the school system in non-counselor positions while awaiting employment opportunities as school counselors for the beginning of the 2014 academic year.
Admissions Procedures and Requirements
Applicants for the Summers and Online School Counseling must complete the application procedures and meet the requirements for graduate study at Gallaudet University. Visit the Graduate Admissions web site for more information and a checklist of application requirements. Detailed program information and course descriptions are also available in the Graduate Catalog.
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Students applying to the School Counseling Program must initially meet general requirements established by the graduate school:
- evidence of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
- preferably a 3.0 average in undergraduate work
- three letters of recommendation - a supervisor, a current/recent college instructor, someone familiar with applicant to give accurate testimony of applicant's character and dispositions fitting to the counseling field, (but not a friend or family member).
- a completed application
- official transcripts of all college work.
Program Specific Requirements
- There are 4 general counseling related essays required by the Department, and 1 essay specific to those applying to the School Counseling Program that is related to the field of school counseling with deaf/hard of hearing student populations.
- Applicants should currently be employed within an educational setting.
Required Prior Coursework
- Minimum of nine (9) credit hours in Psychology prior to entering the program, including undergraduate courses in child, adolescent, or human development; abnormal psychology; and one additional psychology course (grades of B or better).


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October 10, 2011
Jamalco Plants Trees for Tomorrow's Children
Trees are an integral part of our landscape and based on this fact members of the Jamalco workforce journeyed to the Garvey Maceo High School in Clarendon and planted over 200 fruit and ornamental trees on National Tree Planting Day which was observed on Friday October 7.
Senior Community Relations Officer, Phillip Biggs said," the tree planting exercise is an annual activity on the Jamalco calendar and is usually done during October when we observe "Month of Service". This is the time when Jamalcoans are encouraged to exercise the spirit of volunteerism at institutions in and around their communities.
Mr. Biggs added that environmental preservation is a part of the company's mandate. "When we plant trees we are counteracting global warming in many different ways. A single tree can remove more than a ton of Carbon dioxide (CO2) over its lifetime. As trees grow, they remove CO2 from the atmosphere and the shade that trees provides helps to reduce the need for air conditioning thus reducing the amount of energy we use," he said.
Mr. Biggs also stated that this activity also provided the children with opportunity to learn about trees in a practical way. "They may not be the beneficiaries but when they plant a tree, they do it for their children and grandchildren," he said.
Acting Principal of the school Mrs. Madgeta Pinto said, "Jamalco has come to our aid at the right time as the school was badly in need of the trees. However, if Jamalco had not initiated this activity, the day would have gone unnoticed by us as we really do not have the resources to purchase trees.
Continuing she said, "We are all aware of the benefits of trees to the environment and so we are extremely grateful to Jamalco for coming in and planting so many trees around which will be of benefit to our children in the future," Mrs. Pinto said.
During October, some 5000 trees will be planted at local community institutions and will also be distributed to employees to be planted in their neighbourhood.
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Impressive Ceremonies-A Large Crowd Present.
Charlotte, Special. -The unveiling of the monument to Lieutenant W. E. Shipp was made notable the 20th
of May, 1902.
The exercises were impressive, yet simple. At the last Masters W. E. Shipp and Fabius B. Shipp, the sons of the dead soldier, came to the centre of the hollow square that had been formed by the military. There was silence for a moment. Two long cords were pulled taut, and the white covering fell gently to the ground. Soldiers presented arms; the band played "America," the vast audience cheered.
There stood revealed a straight, cool shaft of granite, and there was written thereon:
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William Ewen Shipp.
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U. S. Army.
Born August 23, 1861.
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The weather, though warm, was kindly and brought the local world and its guests out of doors. Charlotte appeared in holiday manner; county people were present in strong force; and thousands of visitors were to be seen on the streets.
Long before the exercises began the thoroughfares were crowded for several blocks in every direction from the square with a good natured multitude that patiently waited for the line of march to appear. Seldom has the city contained a larger gala day throng; though the place was devoid of decoration or other insignia of celebration. The odd tone of the surging assembly was quietude; this being, in some way, appropriate to the character of the memorial on which all attention was fastened.
First to meet at the county court house were the cadets of the Carolina Military Institute. At 10 o'clock the military, preceded by the Mt. Holly band, swung into line and marched down to the place of assembly; and were followed shortly by the guests of honor. Under the direction of Major T. R. Robertson, who commanded the military, and Col. A. L. Smith, the chief marshal, the line of march was formed and proceeded, up South Tryon street and across the square, direct to the post office.
The band led the parade and was followed by the military, consisting of the Blue Ridge Rifles, from Asheville; company M, from King's Mountain; the Overman Guards, from Salisbury' the Fayetteville Light Infantry, and the Hornets' Nest Riflemen and the Artillery company, of Charlotte.
Following were the guests of honor, in carriages. These were: Mrs. W. E. Shipp, Masters W. E. Shipp and Fabius B. Shipp, Mrs. Anna McBee, Miss Kate Shipp, Mrs. Judge Shipp, Miss Mary Shipp, F. H. Busbee, Esq., Capt. W. F. Forsythe, U. S. A.; Miss Eliza Bushee, Mr. Richard S. Busbee, Col. J. P. Thomas, Rev. E. A. Osborne, Mrs. Adelaide Worth Bagley, Mr. Earl Sloan, General Julian S. Carr, Judge Armistead Burwell, Mrs. Stonewall Jackson, Miss Julia Jackson Christian, Mrs. Armistead Burwell, Capt. W. H. Day, J. C> Buxton, Esq., Mayor P. M. Brown; Col. J. F. Armfield, Major W. A. Guthrie, Clement Manly, Esq., Mr. C. S. Wooten, of La Grange; Mrs. Walter Brem, Mrs. J. Hirshinger, Mrs. A. L. smith, Miss Lottie Caldwell, Mr. B. F. Withers, Mr. W. J. Chambers and Mr. George Stephens.
The crowd between the square and the post office was so great that the procession moved slowly and was forced to pause twice. Around the monument, which is located on the green sward in front of the post office building, an immense concourse had gathered, while vast numbers of spectators blocked the road for a long distance, filled the premises of nearby houses and stood close together in the balconies of the post office and in the large area on the first floor of the building. The crowd, all told, must have numbered four or five thousand people, and ceased to be a crowd only at the point where good view or hearing was not obtainable.
The sea of faces was representative of the best in this county, and comprised prominent folk from all parts of South Carolina. Their presence, along, was seemly tribute to the occasion. There was mute idea that the white-clothed granite told valor that stood for pride universal.
Col. E. A. Osborne made the opening prayer. The address was delivered by Col. J. P. Thomas, of Columbia, S. C., and was attentively listed to. The exercises were impressive and well received by a large audience.


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Josh Bayer, mastermind behind Suspect Device, and Mark Rudolph, illustrator of the latest installment of Henry & Glenn Forever & Ever, came to Atomic Books this week and we stopped by to check it out.
Suspect Device is an anthology in which Bayer, who teaches comics/drawing classes at the 3rd Ward in Brooklyn, encourages artists to sample comic art the way a hip-hop artist might sample music. He gives the artists the first and last panels, which oftentimes couldn't be more unrelated, and tells them to fill in the middle. The result? A deranged lampoon of everything such classic comic strips as Nancy, Little Orphan Annie, and Garfield have held dear all these years (the unforgivable depiction of Nancy and Garfield making love in Suspect Device #2 has forever and ever altered my conception of said characters). Bayer's formula is, at its heart, a device for creating something entirely new. Artistic freedom abounds, as do the damn laughs.
Henry & Glenn Forever & Ever relates the love story betwixt odd couple Glenn Danzig (Misfits founder/singer/songwriter) and Henry Rollins (former Black Flag frontman) and their haphazard antics (in Issue #1, the two sweethearts quarrel with satanist neighbors Hall and Oates over property values). Mark Rudolph, probably best known for his illustrative work for Metal Hammer magazine, brilliantly brings this idea to living color.
About seventeen inquisitive souls showed up for the thing. It was a real intimate sort of setting. Plastic seats were lined up in front of Rudolph and Bayer, who sipped on Brewer's Art Ozzy Ale and Natty Boh, respectively. Topics of discussion ranged from the longevity of punk/metal bands (Rudolph said that he's in town for all four days of Maryland Deathfest) to the D.C. hardcore music scene to zines to how well anthologies sell. Rudolph offered a comic formula—you take an action, an inanimate object, and a place and just run with it. Bayer proposed butt-fucking, a potato, and a psychiatrist's office. Not bad at all.
The artists stuck around for a while afterward, chatting with the congregation and drawing sketches and things. As for me, I had to ramble. I've got two bizarrely beautiful, newly-purchased comic books to pore over. And I don't suspect I'll ever be looking at the art form the same.
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I am of old and young,
of the foolish as much as the wise,
Regardless of others, ever regardful of others,
Maternal as well as paternal,
a child as well as a man,
Stuffed with the stuff that is course,
and stuffed with the stuff that is fine.
In all people I see myself,
none more and not one a barleycorn less,
And the good or bad I say of myself
I say of them.
In the faces of men and women I see God,
and in my own face in the glass,
Do I contradict myself?
Very well then I contradict myself,
(I am large, I contain multitudes.)
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My CT hy ellen has had the same issue, had checked with Norton & Diego with no result, so I have just created another store account for her. Diego tried to fix but wanted to do a chat, but the time zones made that impossible.
I have been having the same issue and so are a couple of other people.
First it seems to be ok in Internet explorer.
It may be related to a firefox update as I spent ages trying to get in - I have now managed to
In firefox I went to tools - options - privacy and remove individual cookies and removed the cookie for godigitalscrapbooking.com. When you go back to the site you may get a warning saying cookies not detected - just ignore it and go next and hopefully all will be good.
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Denise uses Internet Explorer, not FF. What email address are you using? When I re registered for her today we used a different email provider Bigpond instead of gmail...
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Here at Grazia Daily, we like to think of Olivia Palermo as a dear friend. Admittedly, a friend we watch with admiration and envy in equal measure and one we JUST. CAN'T. STOP. wanting to be but we love her all the same. And now our pal OP is opening up her wardrobe - and her fabulous world - via a brand new blog.
Yep, after much hype (and hyperventilating on our part), www.OliviaPalermo.com finally landed on the t'interweb this week. We woop! The glossy socialite has channeled all her style savvy, globe-trotting know-how and that FROWing eye into a one-stop haven covered in cutsey sketches by Tibi's Amy Smilovic.
The blog is packed with tips on what to wear, where to eat and who to know compiled by a staff of fifteen writers, including US Elle's Senior Accessories Editor Kyle Anderson and Ms Palermo as the Executive Editor/Creative Director (ooh, get her!).
'Focusing on the details, my editorial staff will take you on the task of turning jeans and a tee into a red carpet worthy look on a daily basis,' her first post reads. 'In this digital age where information - and fashion - moves faster each season, I hope that you will continue on this journey with me.' We will, we will!
So what's on offer, you ask? Well, 'Stepping into Spring!' delivers Olivia's view of London Fashion Week from her VIP viewpoint, beginning with her excitement at seeing the OP-inspired look in Matthew Williamson's spring / summer 2012 collection (khaki blouse + embellished jacket + mustard yellow tailored trousers = Palermo perfection). Then she astutely takes us through her catwalk highlights, from Jonathan Saunders' bell-sleeve day dress to Mulberry's tie-dye gown with lace trim. SEE, she loves us too.
Plus, the style maven is kindly providing How To's so us mere mortals can emulate her delicious style. How handy! The first installment sees her rocking leather shorts with 'some tips to help you master this tricky trend' - keep it casual, soften the edge and fall in style. Simples! No mention of how to get those leggy legs though…
Granted, Olivia may need to scrub up on her spelling (it's Stubbs & Wootton not 'Wooten', dear) but typos aside, we reckon her online offering will be a mammoth success (we're particularly looking forward to the guide on finding 'the perfect brush at 2 a.m.'). And here's hoping this will encourage MORE style icons to join the blog bandwagon a la Olivia, Gwyneth Paltrow and, of course, Anna Dello Russo. We're talking to you, Alexa Chung.
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- Total Product (TP) This is the total output produced by workers
- Marginal Product (MP) This is the output produced by an extra worker
Definition: Law of Diminishing Marginal Returns
· Diminishing Returns occurs in the short run when one factor is fixed (e.g. Capital)
· If the variable factor of production is increased, there comes a point where it will become less productive and therefore there will eventually be a decreasing marginal and then average product
· This is because if capital is fixed extra workers will eventually get in each other's way as they attempt to increase production. E.g. think about the effectiveness of extra workers in a small café. If more workers are employed production could increase but more and more slowly.
· This law only applies in the short run because in the long run all factors are variable
· Assume the wage rate is £10, then an extra worker Costs £10.
· The Marginal Cost (MC) of a sandwich will be the Cost of the worker divided by the number of extra sandwiches that are produced
· Therefore as MP increases MC declines and vice versa
· A good example of Diminishing Returns includes the use of chemical fertilizers- a small quantity leads to a big increase in output. However, increasing its use further may lead to declining Marginal Product (MP) as the efficacy of the chemical declines.
Diagram of Diminishing Returns
Difference between diminishing returns and diseconomies of scale.
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1.Name- Sagar Rajbhandari
2.Profession- Aerospace Engineer, PMT Specialist (Airbus)
3.Home town- Kathmandu
4.Current City- Hamburg, Germany
5. Education:
a.SLC- St. Xaviers School, Kathmandu
b.Intermediate- St. Xaviers Campus, Kathmandu
c.Bachelors- Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering, RMIT University, Australia
d.Masters- Masters of Aersopace Engineering, RMIT University, Australia
NUG- What does your job involve ? What do you specially love about aeroplanes ?
Sagar- A structural engineer uses a set of method and tools to design aircraft structures such as wing or fuselage, which are safe and at the same time efficient in terms of weight, ease of manufacturing and maintainance. My task is to select the best available method and tools to be employed by the structural engineers or to develop a new one.
Commercial airplanes are a complex system working together to achieve a common task i.e. to take the passengers or cargo safely, economically and quickly for one place to another. I like the idea of it and also the fact that one airplane encompasses the effort of so many people working together.
NUG- If you had to forecast the future of aviation industry how would you do it?
Sagar- The world would be even more intregrated and people will travel more. The demand for the aircrafts will increase. The vast majority of the increase will come from the developing countries, especially Asia. There will be increased competition amongst the aircraft manufacturers both existing and the newcomers. The major demand would be on fuel efficient aircrafts with low operating costs.
NUG- What has been your mantra for success?
Sagar- Hard work pays off, logical thinking and understanding the constraints makes it efficient.
NUG- Tell us about your greatest work related accomplishment?
Sagar- Supporting a team from Europe, China and India to design a component for the new airplane.
NUG- What lessons has your work life taught you ?
Sagar- Skills for interacting with other people (social and communication) are equally important as technical skills.
NUG- Why do you think the west could lead the scientific revolution and not the east?
Sagar- Scientific innovations are generated where there is need and where there are significant engineering activities. It can be either the east or the west. The eastern culture of not questioning the established theory or authorities does sometimes slow down the process.
NUG- What does it require for highly qualified professionals like you to return back to Nepal ?
Sagar- Political stability.
NUG- How optimistic are you about the future of Nepal?
Sagar- Nepal's immense capabilities are tied down by political instability and excessive social obligations. Once these are addressed, things will automatically fall into place. With the rising neighbours, the future can be bright for Nepal.
NUG- What will be your advice to youths of Nepal?
Sagar- The youths of the Nepal are talented and as competent as the ones from the developed countries. One has to be persistent and look for opportunities at home and abroad.
NUG- Where will we see you 10 years down the line ?
Sagar- Leading a group of multi-disciplinary specialists.
Nepal Unites Germany would like to thank Sagar Rajbhandari and wish him in the words of Anonymous ''May the dreams of your past be the reality of your future.''


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Green term of the week: ecomigration
You know how here in the U.S., retired people migrate to Florida or Arizona because they are looking for a more suitable climate to enjoy their retirement in? I suppose you could call that a form of ecomigration, but the trend to move from one region to another for climate regions is growing in leaps and bounds, and it's not just older people don't want to shovel snow.
In Bangladesh, about 12 million to 17 million people have fled their homes in recent decades because of environmental disasters — and the low-lying country is likely to experience more intense flooding in the future. In several countries in Africa's Sahel region, bordering the Sahara, about 10 million people have been driven to move by droughts and famines.
In the Philippines, upwards of 4 million people have moved from lowlands to highlands as a result of deforestation.


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Question of the Day September 5, 2011Posted by Wilhelm Arcturus in entertainment, Quote of the Day, World of Warplanes.
Tags: Wargaming.net
Wargaming.net did an interview with MMO Crunch about World of Warplanes the other day. There isn't really much information in the interview. Wargaming.net didn't seem ready to talk about much of substance about the game at this point.
So, perhaps sensing that nothing substantial was going to get passed along, the interviewer decided to go for the "wouldn't this be totally cool" level of questions. And so this was asked:
This one's a long shot, but I need to ask it. When a plane is shot down, will the wreckage crash onto the battlefields in World of Tanks?
Now wouldn't that be cool? At least the first time it happened?
Wargaming.net agreed that it would be cool but, no, that won't be happening.
- 1. scotth - September 5, 2011
Even cooler would be if you could have a Typhoon with rockets and…. well maybe not for the tanks.
- 2. coppertopper - September 5, 2011
s'ok – Battlefield 3 will be out in October = )
- 3. Aufero - September 6, 2011
Maybe it could just start raining plane parts occasionally in WoT as a prelude to the kickoff of WoWP? Sort of an in-game advertisement.


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My Care, My Choice is the name of the Royal Borough's new approach to social care. This approach is also known as 'self-directed support' and is about people being able to choose and manage the support they need to live their everyday lives in as fulfilling a way as possible.
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Dell buys into Dell for $100m
Dell's rebirth as a technology juggernaut is well underway. Just ask Michael Dell. The company founder and CEO has purchased $100m worth of Dell stock. He acquired the shares via three transactions, buying a total of 4.5m fresh shares. The mainstream press informs us that this indicates bullish optimism about Dell on Dell's …
Good Bye Crapware
The rest of us want to believe too?
Oh please.
Dell = cheap and nasty mediocrity farmed out to those who know no better.
It makes me smile to know that Michael will be losing so much of his own money over the next few years as Dell disappears into obscurity.
This also ran will be hit hard by Apple over the coming years.
Sell your shares back to the shareholders Dell Boy.
Your luck is running out.
Money where your mouth is.....
The turn around since big Mick took the reins again is clear for all to see, Dell offer affordable desktops and laptops to the masses as well as taylored server solutions for business. Dell aint going anywhere but up so if you cant beat them join! It happened to MS for years people think they are the corporate enemy but we live in a consumer world where choice is the drive and people like to pay less for quick solutions that work!
Yep couldn't agree more except that Apple will end up in the position enjoyed (or perhaps thats not the right phrase) by MS for so long, that is, hated monopoly.
Yes! Please buy a Texas sized share!
I'd love nothing more than to see your fortune wiped out. Seriously, I despise Dell even more than I despise Ballmer.
@ Ty
Dell are a good make for business. Thankfully they dont load those machines with too much Crap ware.
Insider trading?
So, if Dell gets any really positive news in the short term future, and the shares go up substantially, does that mean this is an act of Insider Trading?
actually very good
all the recent Dell PC's and laptops that ive seen are very well designed put together, and were very reasonable prices. The business laptops seem to be better than the home ones.
You can get a basic Vista Business Slim desktop for £200. You would struggle to make it for that money and with Dell you have support.
@ Apple fan boi's
Keep drinking that kool-aid guys, the day big businesses buy Xserves to run their generic enterprise apps is the day Jobs turns his RDF up to 11.
I guess you're just a little bit more susceptible to that kind of bullshit than the rest of us...
Give Dell a break
I must confess that I've found no problems with my Dell purchases. Yes, you get what you pay for but at the end of the day, I want a machine that works and runs reasonably and not a fashionable item. Yes, their extras are a bit overpriced but as all their kit are assembled from bog-standard parts, there is nothing stopping you from going elsewhere for upgrades.
You also get a tested configuration and a warranty to boot. OK, their Support Centre in India is a complete joke but if you get through to Ireland, you get decent service. Their Business range of kit is very acceptable and it appears that you automatically get routed to Dublin if you had purchased one of their Business range.
You even get the freedom to remove the dreaded Vista and install something sensible like Linux without invalidating your warranty. It's just a pity they don't offer the option of a no O/S installed machine. That would up their credibility.
Give them a break guys. They are nowhere as bad as the M word as some people make them out to be.
I'm probably out of the loop, but why are Dell so bad? I bought a home computer from them a few weeks ago (from the business Vostro line, as it suited me better), and I'm happy with it. Yes, I could probably have spent a few weeks researching and putting together something cheaper, but for 'out of the box' they seem to have some good offerings.
I called their Poweredge support the other day also, and I felt they were pretty good - not too much waiting at all to get through to someone knowledgeable.
why the badmouthing?
I can honestly say that while I have bought machines from other companies that have promptly failed within a year. Then I bought Dell machines and even the laptop has been running strong with little fault (most of which was my own stupid fault) and the desktop is the most reliable machine I have ever had.
RE: Give Dell a break
Just wanted to mention I'm in the process of ordering a Dell R300 and I've selected the option (from the configurator) to have no OS installed.
Many, many bad experiences with Dell; servers delivered with several incompatible components inside which simply would not run at all unless you removed one of the controller cards were just the beginning. The next thing were a bunch of workstations delivered with components not as ordered (and a lame "we didn't have them at hand, so we put in the other thing instead." Well, Dell, I would have been willing to wait a few days in order to get what I had actually ordered... as my company would then have been able to actually use the bloody things. When you're in a somewhat specialized branch of the graphics industry, sometimes it just _has_ to be an Adaptec SCSI card. Because the high-end scanners we used at the time for some reason didn't like QLogic and AMD SCSI chipsets.
Service calls tended to route one around through four or five stations and usually didn't get quick results; I don't know whether they've become better at this since 2005.
And so on; the list of grievances I have had with Dell over the last decade is quite long and the list of success stories, short. I guess YMMV and many people have no bad experiences with Dell. I hear that for simple tasks like word processing, they're OK. As for me, I watched several server setups in several industries chuck their Dell boxes to the advantage of a variety of other vendors for basically the same reasons. They may be cheap, but they're also shite seemed to be the general consensus.
And just to consternate the AC from 09:27 GMT above, actually two of the setups I mentioned (one in pre-press, the other an engineering bureau) threw out their Dells to replace them with XServes. AFAIK, they're still quite happy with them.
Dell / Vostro thumbs up
I've had plenty of dealings with Dell machines. My senior school bought 150 of them in my last few years there. Ran NT4 fine, and Windows 2000 (on netware :S network) even better. I have a P3 500 optiplex at home which is a fantastic fallback machine (and actually ran a mission-critical service at a radio station when their main streamer kept falling over).
Said radio station is pretty much entirely a dell house (mixture of new and ebay-sourced jobbies), all rock solid. We bought some of the Vostro slim towers to run a new phone system (needs 3 machines) with XP instead of Vista and had them setup in a couple of hours (including networking tweaks, services optimisations et al). Not too much crapware either.
Home machine is an ebay D2400 - very happy, although fitting my DVD burner into it was a pain.
All you've done now is give 09:27 AC a reason to believe that Steve's reality distortion field is now at eleven. Not that it makes any sense whatsoever to say that as Apple's products become more used, Steve's attempts to make them seem relevant require more effort rather than less.
Anyway, Apple obviously have nothing to do with this story. I'd imagine Dell's real problems are that once the prices drop as low as they have now, quite a few people start making impulse purchases, and those favour the companies that do single configuration boxes with maybe one interesting quirk and ship them in high volume to non-PC specialist shops. Like those pink Medion laptops in Woolworths. Or whatever Tesco are offering this week.
@ stizzleswick
Your comment regarding the clients who replaced their Dell's with Xserves doesn't exactly go into specifics does it?
Were the old boxes past their support life (i.e. they were P3's), did the Xserves fill a niche gap in their infrastructure (running some king of rendering farm etc?), basically your comment is just FUD^H^H^H^shit.
I've configured 100's of Dell's, HP's, IBMs and I've yet to experience one issue where one of them weren't able to respond quickly and effectively to an issue I've had.
Mistakes happen, but over the course of my 15 years of professional experience only a handful of times have I had an issue they haven't fixed (and they were IBMs).
Besides if you reckon you can do a better job at cost then why don't you build your own machines? Twat.
Dells Power Edge support team rock
Someone mentioned the Dublin server support team earlier, I've had many many dealings with these guys (usually due to my own cak-handed incompantence when called out at 3am)
I've nothing but praise for them, they even call back when they say they will and DO seem to give a shit.
I've not tried Dell home support, but having started IT on a helpdesk for Mesh Computers, I can understand thos guys getting sloppy, especially when the average person phoning up finds it hard to swap channels on the TV
Fair enough; good luck Dell
I'm curious as to why there's so much dislike of Dell. I'm not being smart - I genuinely wonder. I mean, I've got a couple of venerable Dell GX1s that are doing fine and have been through a couple of Dell laptops at work (sounds misleading; my D600 was retired and replaced while it was in perfect working order, and I'm still working on the second!). Again, no problems with the laptops. Not exactly oozing style and solid quality but they work fine (my old D600 was a hand-me-down when I got it, and survived two falls while running in the time I had it without a hiccup) and you can't argue with the prices.
"why don't you build your own machines? Twat."
Well, if answering ad hominem and calling people twats to make your point is your level of competence, then I can see why you're posting anonymously. And I don't need to build systems myself (I could, but not at cost -- volume buying, see?) if I can order them at cost from a variety of companies other than Dell. And I can and do.
As for the details on the switches to XServe, the pre-press business had heat and maintenance issues with their Dells, possibly related. After several replacements, they decided to try something else. The engineering firm had wanted to switch to a unified server platform to save on maintenance, tried a rackful of brand-new Dell units and decided to hand them back after having found them to be wanting in several areas, including performance per watt and maintenance cost. They ran their PPC970 XServes on Debian GNU/Linux, last I heard.
I hope this satisfies your need for specifics.
"... over the course of my 15 years of professional experience only a handful of times have I had an issue they haven't fixed (and they were IBMs)."
Interestingly, I have always found IBM's service to be quick, friendly and thorough on the very rare occasions that I actually needed it, which is more than I can say for my experience with Dell. HP I have usually found satisfactory. Sun has set up a service bureaucracy that is almost impossible to penetrate at times; try getting a price quote on a spare part from them without signing an order form...
Just FYI, I am not a particular fan or antagonist of any platform or hardware supplier. I use what works. If something doesn't, I go get something that does.
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