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It was definitely true on Belle Isle, where workers were pouring and smoothing asphalt on Tuesday — a beautiful sight for a group of IndyCar drivers.
"This is great," said new series champion Ryan Hunter-Reay. "I'm really excited to see the way this place is getting fixed."
In June, the IndyCar series returned to Belle Isle, only to have the Detroit Grand Prix shortened when the track began to fall apart. Even after a two-hour red flag to fill holes and replace long strips of synthetic rubber, the drivers were only able to complete 60 of the scheduled 90 laps.
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"We're way ahead of schedule," Denker told them. "This will all be done in three weeks, because we need to be finished before the snow gets here."
Even before getting out of their trucks, the drivers were impressed by what they saw.
"There's a lot more space here, and we're not driving over seams all the time like we were last time," said Oriol Servia, who finished fifth in June. "It's going to be a lot faster and a lot smoother."
The drivers watched and chatted with construction workers as a complete rebuild continued on a road that is used 51 weeks a year as the public route around the scenic island.
"That's the reason this was such an expensive project — we've done engineering studies far beyond anything that has been done for this track or this island before," Denker said. "We've even done core samples from around the track and videotaped the sewer lines to make sure we could improve the drainage. We always have to remember that we aren't only building a racing surface, we're building something that has to survive as a public road during a Michigan winter."
Judging from Tuesday's reactions, they are well on their way to accomplishing that goal.
"This looks fantastic," said Marco Andretti. "I love racing in Detroit, and this is going to change everything."
The reaction of the drivers was crucial, since they will be asked to drive two full-distance, full-point races here next summer.
"I hurt already," Servia joked. "When you race this track on a Sunday, you wake up Monday and you are sore. Now we're going to wake up feeling like that on Sunday, then have to do it all over again."
Andretti agreed, saying that the most important part of equipment that weekend will be the team's massage table, but other drives focused on the implications of having a pair of races in two days. Continued...
"Most of the time, when you have two races in the same weekend, they are both half-distance for half points," said Will Power, who finished behind Hunter-Reay in the 2012 standings. "These are two full races for full points, so the entire championship race could change for people that have good weekends and people that have bad ones."
It has been less than a month since the season ended, and even though the drivers were shuttling media members in their trucks, they found it impossible to completely hold back their instincts. Andretti charged past Servia heading onto pit lane at the end of the tour, while Hunter-Reay stayed out on the main track and claimed victory.
"I can't wait to get back here," he said.
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I visited the McDonalds in Kalamazoo on S. Westnedge near Whites Rd. on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009. The drive thru service was so poor it was almost humorous. The gentleman working the second window shoved the food at me, said here you go, and then pointed his finger out the window towards the exit. After this, he gave a quick whistle like you would use to get the attention of a dog. I called and spoke with the manager about this, and all I received was excuses. She stated that he has a disability, and means no offense. Still, if the employee cannot be courteous and explicitly pressures you to leave as a manifestation of their handicap, they should work a non customer service position. I would like the management to reconsider which position this employee is assigned to if he is rude and does not even comprehend it.
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Several, in fact, but this particular man is usually working when Ishop. About a year ago, I was checking out and he was bagging mygroceries. I was making small talk with him when he suddenly said tome "What happened to your coat? You need a new one!" (I was wearing anold leather jacket with whitish cracks in the leather). Okay, thatcould definitely be considered rude. If this had been a non-disabledperson I probably would have been upset. Instead, this is what I did: 1. Laughed and said "Yeah, I guess you're right!" 2. Smiled at the cashier who said "Eddie, that's not nice!" andassured her "it's no problem." 3. Let it go. And thought how nice it was of the store to give a jobto this perfectly decent man who yes, doesn't have the socialawareness that most people do and didn't realize he was being rude.Because really, he didn't do me any harm by pointing out what Ialready knew - that my coat WAS getting pretty ratty. No more so thanif he'd whistled and pointed to the exit. If he'd done that, I wouldhave reacted in much the same way. I certainly wouldn't have insistedhe lose his job. Because where else could they assign him in a grocerystore or fast food place where he wouldn't come into contact withcustomers? Luckily for Eddie, most of the shoppers at this store seem to feel thesame way and cut him some slack when he doesn't quite meet thestandards we set. He still works there. And I truly hope that thisMcDonald's employee still works at that location as well.
If what the manager said was true and that the disability causes himto be discourteous and rude then she needs to have him working anotherposition away from customer contact. It's not against any law to re-assign any employee. Each employeeshould be in a job best suited for him or her.
instead of making excuses for the employee they hired, the managershould've made sure the employee was repremanded for his actions.disabled or not, the customer is always right. and if a businessoffers lousy customer service, its on them not you.
On my last few visits, I have gone inside. The employee is questionhas been seen making sandwiches on every occasion.
Since this keeps coming up, I've mentioned this before, but McDonalds(and most fast food places of a similar vein) work with a minimum ofpeople staffed (which is why it is cheap) and do NOT have designatedstockers/cookers/cleaners. The same person who rings you up at thecounter also cleans the bathrooms/dining area, same with the food preppeople who might also be cleaning or stocking or ringing people up. The window person is really the only one who stays in one area,usually doing fries/bagging food if the window isn't busy. Sure, they could "make-up" something for him to do, but unlessMcDonalds is getting some kind of kick-back for working him, I doubtthey are going to put him in a position where it then requires them tostaff an additional person to fill in for the work he then isn'tdoing. Although I suppose they could make him a manager, since theyspend the most time out of the public eye, checking in stock, doinginterviews (Turnover is fast), and doing the schedule. It's quite possible there is NOWHERE else to "put" him. I avoid them for completely different reasons, but I'm sure they don'tmiss my business either. Pretty sure they are the largest, mostwidespread fast food service in the world. They're known for fast, cheap food, not great service. I doubt thiswill ever change in a low-price/low pay/low staffed work environment,and I don't think it's something they will bother to work on unlessit's a hygiene issue or something that will give them nationwide badpress, like a hate crime. If the right person got ahold of it, I'mguessing they'd loose more customers over firing this individual thanthey'll loose from keeping him. My guess is that the other 99% of the customers at this locationeither don't notice or don't care.
That's great they hire people with disabilities, but why put someonein front of the customer who might be be rude and offensive. So Iguess everytime someone complaints, the manager will explain thesituation and people will say "oh, ok, well I'm not upsest anymore"and then leave. What about all the people who DON'T complain, butjust vow never to go there again? I say, take the guy off drive-thruand have him cooking/prepping/stocking and/or cleaning the diningarea.
not be offended if i knew the employee had a disability. i mean, i just wonder...what would you think if a company said theydidn't hire people with disabilities? that would be wrong wouldn't it?i would appreciate that the company is willing to take the risk, andwith situations like this, it is a risk. i was a waitress long ago, and the lady who assisted me (clearing offtables, making drinks, etc.) had a handicap. she had the mind of a 10year old. one time she brought me a gift which was head bands and hairclips that a 5 or 6 year old would wear. you know what? she was abetter worker than most employees that had no handicaps. yeah, there might be times when they do things that are considered"inappropriate". i remember one time the lady i worked with was at thesalad bar trying to clean it up when she heard someone say that theyneeded more ranch. she replied, "i would get some if i could get tothe damn thing." nobody ever complained on her. had they complained on her, what wouldthe company say? should they have fired her for that? i think you just have to remember that these employees are lucky to beworking, and the company should be applauded for employeeing them.it's not really THAT big of a deal then is it?
I once had a disabled cashier at dunkin donuts get angry at me for notwanting 50 munchkins! I asked for a box of 25. he told me he wassupposed to "upsell" me 50. i told him i only wanted 25, he then toldme he had to tell the manager why he didnt upsell. the manager cameout and explained to him that it was ok, not everyone wants 50munchkins, he then apologized to me for the cashiers behavior and toldme he has a special need. I saw no reason to get upset with him, he was just trying to applywhat he had been taught, i know plenty of people who would havetweaked on this guy. Perhaps the front counter at 7am was not the bestplacement for him, at least he was willing to try. As to my earlier comment on this thread, yes the customer shouldexpect top level service every time, i do not see this situation aspoor service, but rather, an attempt to provide the best possible.
When I'm annoyed by the behavior of a special needs person, I try toremind myself, "She is someone's sister. She is someone's daughter. She is an aunt." And that I should show that person the kindness andpatience and some understanding, the same as I'd want someone to dofor someone *I* care about who needed a little more wiggle room whileout in the world.
Its too bad you only received excuses from management. A moreproactive response was required such as "I apologize for ___'srudeness. He has a handicap and sometimes gets caught up in his jobduties. Neverless it is clearly inappropriate behavior for a drivethrough employee to whistle at cars and I will address this with himimmediately, taking steps to ensure that he knows that this is notacceptable". I think we can all appreciate that those with mental handicaps may notalways perform with the skill and precision that we expect, but hey, Idon't perform with skill and precision every day either, and all ittakes is a reminder from my employer that I slipped up. There is noreason the manager cannot address her employee as well. He should beheld to the same standards as all other employees with regard tocustomer service, and there should be no difficulty in addressing thiswith him, regardless of his job duty.
OK, so you went to the drive through, received your order and left?What else could you possibly want? It was explained to you that thisguy has a disability... Perhaps you should try to be moreunderstanding of the poor guy while he tried to earn a living and workaround people when he has a bit of trouble communicating with them. You indicate that you wanted this man to be more courteous... Perhapshe was as courteous as he possibly could be considering hisdisability? It may be very hard for him to even talk to otherpeople... I recommend opening your mind, and allowing the disabled to earn aliving....
The consensus on this site seems to be that fast-foot employees arerude, lazy, stupid, etc., but I just don't see it that way. I can'tthink of one fast-food employee that was ever rude to me or appearedto be lazy or stupid. They always seem to be on the ball and go outof their way to do a good job. Either I'm lucky, low-maintenance, an infrequent fast-food eater, orwhat? I don't know. I just know that I never have any of theproblems that so many other people seem to have at fast-foodrestaurants. I can't figure it out.
So the employee comes off as rude, but it isn't his intention to berude -- I can accept that. But the kicker is, I can accept that moreeasily than I can accept the OVERT RUDENESS of fast food employees whodon't have intellectual disabilities.
You went to a restaurant, ordered food, received your order, then wenton your way. What else did you want? Oh, wait! They also had to smileand say "yes, sir!" and "no, sir!" If they don't coddle you to yourstandard, you're gonna make a call! You were there to get food as quickly as possible. You say the foodwas "shoved" at you (subjective term) and the guy whistled - so nowyou want him reassigned. Unfair.
Maybe the employee has a autism spectrum disorder, and that causesthem to not smile...seriously. that maybe the whistling is tourettes. I'm using my sociological imagination here...my professor would beproud.
Nate.. I'm going to elaborate a little on what LadyMac said. I've workedwith developmentally disabled people before and volunteer at SpecialOlympics. Many times they require longer and more intense training insocial situtations. It does not mean they cannot learn but it is moredifficult. Many of the athletes at Special Olympics are big "huggers". They hugjust about everyone. I've heard the counselors say time and timeagain "You know Mary, we talked about this and it's not polite to hugstrangers" and then add "you're doing so well at not hugging so Iguess you just forgot". In other words, Mary may have gotten it right about 20 times butforgot on the 21st. It could be that this person got it right (Thankyou, come again) 20 times and you were the 21st. In our county, when jobs are found for developmentally disabledpersons they are also assigned job coaches who spend time observingthem and work with the managers on improving skills or moving them up. Sometimes moving them up works out but requires some extra trainingby the manager and the job coach. Sometimes it doesn't and they goback to their previous duties. What I'm trying to say is "lighten up". This may well be a case wherethey are trying to teach this person more skills and he just requiressome more work at it.
Really? I understand that this wasn't the model of great customerservice, but did he really do anything so bad? He gave you your foodquickly and tried to send you on your way. Maybe he rushes to meettime requirements and simply doesn't comprehend time well? Once youunderstood there was no ill intent, was it really such a badexperience? I say good for this manager and McDonald's for working with thisgentleman.
under the ADA the EMPLOYER is required to make "reasonableaccommodations" for their employee, it never says anything about thecustomer. i believe that the customer has every right to expect thehighest level of service, if said employee cannot comply, he/sheshould be doing a job that does not require them to interact withcustomers. i believe a reasonable accommodation would be doing fries,making salads, etc. you wouldnt expect walmart to hire a blindcashier, so why set this guy up for failure at mcdonalds because helacks social skills?
if the manager were to punish the employee over this, it may be aviolation of the ADA. as other's have said - and i agree - the man is doing a job despitethe difficulties his body has given him. he might not have perfect social skills... but in my opinion it iswrong to punish him for this there's nothing wrong with a little bit of tolerance and patience forthose who have physical and mental difficulties in life. in fact...doing so makes you a better person.
Oh Nate. I totally agree. People like this should work in thebasement, not where they can be SEEN! In fact, don't they have homeswhere these people can't get out? Geez. How DARE he not know how to act! Disability as an excuse? Pulease.That manager needs to call the short bus and send him home.
Oh.. and what kind of disability does he have? You must know sinceyou've deemed it to be a cognitive one ("if he is rude and does noteven comprehend it").
You felt pressured to leave? Were you intending to hang around?
My line of thinking is that this person has special needs, and hegives such poor service. I do not think special needs should besomebody's excuse for not being polite when serving a customer. I'msure his efficiency would be helpful at other positions as well. I do have tolerance of poor service, but this crossed the line in myopinion.


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It also helps that he has friends, like Madison and Nicole, who also went through Club Courage to handle their grief after losing their father. They say they learned a lot on how to handle their feelings. "[I learned] to control your anger in a healthier, better way," says Madison Epper. Her younger sister, Nicole, says she's learned to, "Just think positive and know that everything's going to be okay."
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As for tonight, the balloon release is a great way for these kids to release their feelings.
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Cody Zeller scored 13 of his 19 points in the first half, Christian Watford added 17 points and No. 3 Indiana handed Purdue its worst loss at Mackey Arena, 97-60.
The Hoosiers (19-2, 7-1 Big Ten) have won four straight overall and five consecutive road games in league play dating to last season. They remained tied for the Big Ten lead with No. 1 Michigan.
The Wolverines also won Wednesday night, beating Northwestern 68-46, to set up a Saturday night showdown between the league leaders in Bloomington.
Purdue (11-10, 4-4) was led by freshman center A.J. Hammons, who had a career-high 30 points, but couldn't avoid a second straight home loss to the Hoosiers.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Kenny Boynton and Mike Rosario scored 15 points apiece and Florida dominated another Southeastern Conference opponent with a rout of South Carolina.
The Gators, who won their ninth game in a row, led 33-10 at halftime and made their first five shots after the break. They opened a 31-point lead that seemingly couldn't get any more lopsided.
Florida (17-2, 7-0 SEC) pulled ahead 55-15 on Scottie Wilbekin's floater in the lane with 12:32 remaining, sending the happy home crowd to the exits even earlier than usual this season.
The Gamecocks (12-8, 2-5), meanwhile, seemed dazed on the floor and the bench.
Michael Carrera led South Carolina with 13 points and nine rebounds. Continued...
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Mason Plumlee scored a career-high 32 points and Seth Curry added 21 to help Duke hold off Wake Forest.
Curry hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer in the final minutes for the Blue Devils (18-2, 5-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who shot nearly 52 percent.
Duke struggled from 3-point range, going 2-for-14, but got a huge night from their senior big man to earn their first road victory of the season. Plumlee finished 12 of 15 from the field and 8 of 10 at the free throw line.
Freshman Devin Thomas had 15 points for the Demon Deacons (10-10, 3-5).
LSU 73, No. 17 MISSOURI 70
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Anthony Hickey scored 20 points and Andre Stringer added 18 to lead LSU over Missouri.
Hickey had 14 points in the second half and Stringer converted a key four-point play late in the game for the Tigers (11-7, 2-5 Southeastern Conference).
Phil Pressey scored 25 for Missouri (15-5, 4-3) and Jabari Brown added 19.
Missouri, which trailed by as many as 16 early in the second half, pulled to 61-58 on a basket by Pressey with 3:37 left. Two possessions later, Stringer made his fourth 3-pointer. He was fouled on the shot and added the free throw. Continued...
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Thomas Gipson had 17 points off the bench, Angel Rodriguez added 11 points and eight assists, and Kansas State routed Texas to snap a two-game skid.
Omari Lawrence also scored 12 in a reserve role for the Wildcats (16-4, 5-2 Big 12), who built a 38-19 lead by halftime despite playing long stretches without three key players.
Rodney McGruder, the Big 12's third-leading scorer, picked up two fouls in less than 2 minutes and spent the rest of the half on the bench. Martavious Irving joined him with two fouls moments later, and Will Spradling went to the locker room after getting smacked in the head.
Sheldon McClellan had 15 points for the Longhorns (9-11, 1-6), who committed 18 turnovers.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Doug McDermott scored 29 points and made five of Creighton's 15 3-pointers in the Bluejays' victory over Missouri State.
Ethan Wragge added 15 points, Austin Chatman had 14 points and 10 assists for his first double-double, and Grant Gibbs had 10 points for the Bluejays. Creighton (19-3, 8-2) moved into a tie for first place with Wichita State in the Missouri Valley Conference.
Gavin Thurman scored 21 points to lead the Bears (6-16, 4-6), who dropped to 1-10 on the road.
McDermott, who also had 10 rebounds and four assists, got better as the game progressed. He scored 18 points and made 3 of 4 3s in the second half. Continued...
CINCINNATI (AP) — Sean Kilpatrick scored 19 points and Cincinnati intensified its defense in the second half, overcoming a 10-point deficit to beat Rutgers for a sweep of their season series.
Cincinnati (17-4, 5-3 Big East) blocked eight shots, forced 21 turnovers and held the Scarlet Knights to 24 points in the second half. The Bearcats also won at Rutgers 68-58 on Jan. 12.
Myles Mack scored 15 points to lead the Scarlet Knights (12-8, 3-6), who have lost four in a row with an offense that can't find any consistency.
The Bearcats trailed by 10 early in the second half and didn't lead until Kilpatrick's fastbreak layup put them ahead with 11 minutes left. Cashmere Wright hit a 3 that put them ahead to stay.
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Therefore, the ad- j mt of the 1949 Rajuco should be i eventful one. The Gamma Rho will meet soon r the purpose of selecting the cleus of the 1950 Rajuco staff. this way the editor and his as- stants may have a longer period which to formulate their ideas id their schedule. Next year the aff will be supplemented by vol- iteers from the Freshman and Dphomore classes. (loch&iteA jju+ujQA, College 3 \ THE J AUSEE ECHO VOLUME XVI ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, -RIDAY, MAY 13, 1949 NO. 15 SeniationcU Plant GcmU l^ea^i PantieA, )r. Balfour to Speak at student Council Banquet H-Day—Honor Day—is getting closer and closer. The date to re- ember is May 18—next Wednesday—when the freshman and sopho- lore classes of Rochester Junior College will dine at the annual Stu- ient Council banquet and award to four outstanding members of the tudent body JC's highest honors: the Booster Cup, the two Golden R's, md the American Legion award. The dinner will get under way at Pictured above is a portion of the Valencia Ballroom, where the annual Spring Prom was held Tuesday evening. The theme of the formal dancing party, "Candy Ball," is apparent in the striped candy sticks and cellophane kisses hanging from the ceiling. r (Photo by Bill Mosing) Shown below is Miss Donna Whitney, chairman of the RJC Social Committee, having her corsage pinned on by her escort for the evening, Howie Sandum, at Tuesday's Candy Ball. All plans for the party were made by members of the Social Committee. (Photo by Bill Mosingl :ks 30 in Central Cafeteria. The Student Council has engag- id Dr. D. C. Balfour, President meritus of the Mayo Foundation, is guest speaker. Dr. Balfour plans o illustrate his talk with the aid if a slide projector. Sandberg to Emcee Sophomore class president Neil iandberg will serve as master of ceremonies for the occasion. In eturn for his No. 1 Spot on the peaker's table, Sandberg will in- roduce Dr. Balfour and set the jne 366 tage for the four award presenta- ions. The Booster Cup is awarded to the student elected by the student body as the outstanding booster of JC activities. The results of the 1949 election, held in mid-March, have been kept strictly secret. Last year Bill Sandberg had his name engraved on the traditional silver receptacle. The Golden R award is described in the RJC catalog as follows: "There may be awarded each year ... a gold "R" to the man and woman in Rochester Junior College, who have, in the judgment of the faculty, rendered praiseworthy service to the Junior College in any activities which are (Continued on page 9, col. 3) CONGRATS GO TO SOCIAL COMMITTEE FOR BIG SUCCESS Candy Ball . . . Valencia Ballroom . . . Tuesday evening, May 0th .. . Henry Burton's orchestra playing until 1:00 in the morning . . . No school the next day. . . . 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WINSTED >> Although the question before the residents of Winsted at Monday night's town meeting was simply to schedule a referendum on the new streetscape improvements, the proposal — and the prospect of spending $71,000 in Local Capital Improvement Program funds — drew a capacity crowd to Winchester Town Hall.
The audience voted 36-6 in favor of a Jan. 10 referendum on the project. The referendum will last from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., and residents can vote on the proposal either in person at the P. Francis Hicks Room or by absentee ballot. Construction would not begin until after Winsted receives its LoCIP funds, which would be in March, but some residents raised the prospect that the funds would get yanked due to state financial difficulties.
"If this is defeated," town manager Dale Martin said, "it is not my intent to seek this with the LoCIP money."
Winsted expects to receive $85,000 under the LoCIP program, and most of those funds would go towards paying the town's 20 percent share of the Main Street improvement project. Todd Parsons of Lenard Engineering was on hand to discuss the details of the project, which include extending an already-constructed median to both the west and east, as well as constructing a new sidewalk along the southern side of Main Street and improving the existing sidewalk along the northern side.
"In general," Parsons said, "the improvements that are being proposed are very similar to Phase I."
However, unlike the previous project, which was completed in November 2003, the improvements will not extend all the way down the original paths. The cost to extend the medians and improvements to the original plan's ends — from Union Street to High Street on the west side and from Case Avenue to Chestnut Street to the east — would be too expensive, and the Connecticut Department of Transportation asked for the southern sidewalk to extend eastward to Oak Street.
These modifications, along with other delays in the project, pushed the cost past its original estimates. Connecticut and federal funds will pay for 80 percent of the project, while Winsted will foot the other 20 percent. Martin noted that Winsted has $283,000 in LoCIP funds from abandoned, unfinished or otherwise uncompleted projects, dating back to 2009, and these funds will be used for road repairs. Subsequently, Martin said that if the state does not give Winsted the anticipated $85,000 in LoCIP funds, he does not plan to pursue the streetscape improvements.
"We may not go forward with the project if the LoCIP money doesn't come in," Martin said.
But some audience members voiced their displeasure at the project, both in its current design and in its timing. If Winsted does not go ahead with the streetscape improvements, the town will have to repay approximately $200,000 in costs already expended by the state. Marsha Sterling said that she believed the money used for the project could be put to better use in Winsted.
"If we don't move forward with this project," Sterling said, "we'll have $400,000 to spend on roads." Continued...
Sterling also claimed that despite Martin's statements, the town would go ahead with the improvements even if the LoCIP funds are cut. Martin responded by stating that there were no plans to cut the funds, and the wording of the ballot question had been drafted by town attorney Kevin Nelligan and could not be changed to specify that the funds would come from the 2013 LoCIP appropriation. Martin also said there was no chance the town could recoup the $50,000 it had already spent on design plans for the improvements.
"That money is gone," said Martin. "We're not getting it back."
Multiple audience members asked if the project could be postponed until Winsted was in better financial health, but Martin responded with a resounding answer.
"The state's held on to the money for six years," Martin said. "They might move on to a different project."
Other concerns about the proposed design — which was essentially set in stone, according to Martin, and could not be changed at the town meeting — revolved around the impact on local businesses. The median, as designed, could potentially derail access for trucks delivering products to stores, while the new sidewalk will have "some private property impacts," according to Parsons, because the sidewalk cannot be constructed entirely on state-owned land.
"The owners of Ace Hardware (sic) have a real problem with that median strip," said Economic Development Commission chairman Dick Labich.
Labich was referring to the True Value Hardware store on Main Street, as a tractor-trailer truck delivers products on a weekly basis. Martin assured Labich that the design was drafted after discussing the matter with business members, and that he had been talking to the owners of True Value Hardware about a possible resolution.
While many of the people to speak up at the meeting criticized the timing and the design, at least one person affirmed his support for the project. Steven Sedlack said the median will improve safety, as it will provide a safe midpoint for people trying to cross Main Street — as he did on his way to the meeting.
"In a West Hartford or Avon or Simsbury, this would be a no-brainer," said Sedlack. "I'm a little disturbed to find that people know they oppose an idea, then develop the reasons later."
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The Bachelor of Science Program in Biotechnology is intended to provide students with strong core science concepts and an application-oriented undergraduate education. Strongly interdisciplinary, this innovative program draws faculty and courses from the College of Technology and the College of Natural Science and Math. The program's objective is to prepare students for employment opportunities in the critically important and dynamic biotechnology industry. In addition, the curriculum will provide students with knowledge and core set of skills that span across basic sciences, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. With an emphasis on environmental biotechnology, this is the first program in the state of Texas that integrates bioprocessing, nanobiotechnology, bioinformatics and environmental biotechnology into the undergraduate curriculum.
The program recognizes the need for cross-disciplinary training and fosters collaborative interactions that will strengthen undergraduate education.
The program is specifically designed to:
Two curriculum tracks: 1) Bioprocessing, and 2) Bioinformatics give students the flexibility to tailor their degree based on their interest, educational background and career goals. These tracks, in combination with core courses, will provide our students with a broad exposure to the field of biotechnology. The presence of the Texas Medical Center in the greater Houston area and a growing biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry, places this program at the forefront of Biotechnology Education.
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"What type of characteristics and strengths does the individual have? Are they going to match the business they're going to be in? It's a huge problem if you have somebody that really didn't have the skill sets or characteristics to succeed in that business," Olson says.
With an eye on the bottom line, an increasing amount of franchisors are using these tests as another influence in their recruiting tactics, Olson says. "More and more are using them, especially in today's environment, where you don't want to
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Finally, look at the company's culture. Aside from the economics of the company, do they have a following both inside the organization and with customers? Choose a company where "the franchisees, the employees, the customers are brand fans," he says.
Taking all that into consideration, here are five franchises that stand out from the pack.
1. The Dwyer Group
Probably known best for her recent appearance on the TV show Undercover Boss, Dina Dwyer can't take credit for the original vision of The Dwyer Group. When her father started Rainbow International, originally a carpet dying and cleaning company, in 1981, he wanted to have "a collection of franchised companies serving the same customer base," she says. But she can take credit for bringing his vision to life and expanding it.
Between 1989 and 1996, The Dwyer Group launched or acquired other service-related brands -- Aire Serv, Glass Doctor, Mr. Appliance, Mr. Electric and Mr. Rooter -- and has expanded to become a fire and flood restoration company for residential and commercial properties. In 2010, The Dwyer Group partnered with Canadian landscaping company The Grounds Guys to build out its U.S. operations. The group has more than 1,300 franchises in the U.S. and Canada and runs several hundred more through master licensees internationally.


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The Executive Vice President/Provost is the chief academic officer of the university. Working closely with President George Ross, and the leaders in the academic division, it is my role to help provide an excellent education to our students, both undergraduate and graduate, to promote faculty and student research and creative activities, and to provide service to the community—local and beyond.
CMU's objective is to provide students with the knowledge, skills and values that will prepare them to be successful once they leave our university. In addition to providing high quality instruction to students in formal classes, both in person and online, the academic division, along with other units in the university, provides many learning experiences outside the classroom.
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Post #42 Chirus Mar 9 2011, 5:54 am
I'm going to try to find ways to balance/redesign the Viking and Hydralisk damage abilities so that they no longer channel. This is the real crutch with them, more than anything else. Also, the duration of the Viking's stun is a balancing factor kept from the days when kicking range was about half it is now, and I've seen with similar duration factors (the Stalker) that they need to be updated to accompany the changes in the overarching gameplay.
I disagree with your sentiments about the Archon. You have to play him really different than most heroes (he's really good for locking down a few players). His nuke doesn't drain as much energy as similar abilities (33 at the max) and can be an instant kill if used right. And, personally, I just love the way his abilities look & work too much to really change them. The marine IS very plain, but then again, he's the very first unit I ever made, and he really hasn't changed much at all since release. The fact that he feels weaker and plain now is a sign to me that the game has developed beyond the initial gameplay, and units in general have stronger abilities. This is something I may have to address eventually with some kind of additional skill factor contributing to the game, since I don't want individual abilities to be so powerful that they overcome good gameplay. The Ultralisk's problem is his first ability working against him and his second just not being all that effective at anything. Like you said, he's basically a weaker zealot. I'm actually surprised you gave him a higher score than the SCV. Speaking of the SCV, I might reduce the cost of his wall. Or increase the height. When the wall was first introduced (exactly as it is now) it was proclaimed OP by people who had not experienced it in the gameplay before. Now that it has had time to sit in the game and more people have become accustomed to its use, it has decreased in usefulness simply because people come to expect it. The Queen's just bad. I won't lie. I have been steadily buffing her, but it isn't helping. She just isn't fun to play. The next version will give her even -more- buffs, which will hopefully change the sentiments about her useless state, but I know I can't convince people that she is fun. I generally agree with your statements/chart. I don't think the balance is as majorly offset for most of the units as people act like it is. Minor tweaks here and there will bring things in line. Until I make the next major change, anyway... |
Post #43 UnholyUrine Mar 9 2011, 8:02 am
No I didn't want to argue, so I said as little as I could so you wouldn't nitpick it. But you did anyway.. sheesh No it is not the same as removing push or removing the first ability. It depends on the kind of gameplay focus that you want the players to experience. Compare it with Fifa world cup. They really DO JUSt have kicking. there're no pushing (other than trying to steal the ball but you risk a foul) and the game is fun (to an extent) because of the Depth in game mechanics of the kicking/passing/shooting mechanics. In Star Striker's case, I see that Chirus wants people to play with different characters that can fight while also kicking the ball. By removing the 2ndary ability, it makes the game more focused on selecting a character, rather than learning how each character works. Again, it really depends on how you want players to play your game. Right now, I still see newbies just clustering and trying to attack, while the actual passing of the ball and other stuff is quite minimal. Remember that a newbie's perspective is different from yours. Faz- especially, since you've played the game so much, you've already mastered it. Therefore you think that everything's fine since you've had the time to learn it. But what I'm concerned about is people who aren't as impressed as you were or people who haven't had the time to learn the game to like the game. tl;dr - No, removing 2ndary ability isn't like saying removing 1st/push and just having the ball being kicked around. It is about how you want the players to play your game, which requires you to streamline your design and put depth in the areas that you want players to focus on. - Example: Fifa world cup games - only kicking/passing/shooting - still very fun due to the depth in the mechanics of them. In any case, the graph is highly controversial and redundant But whatever floats your boat lol @Chirus, I hope you aren't too influenced by peripheral route of persuasions... make use of the more compelling arguments! |
Post #44 Decency Mar 9 2011, 5:00 pm
Since you've had a chance to process what I think are problem areas, I'll be more specific now with how I personally would fix them. I'm sure there's more than one way to do so for just about everything, so if you already have another idea feel free to weigh them against each other.
- If you get the channels out of the way I think the Viking will be nearly perfect. The Hydra's slow could probably use a buff, too as well as his movespeed. - As for the Archon, I'll take your word for it for now. I've yet to see anyone use him well and can't do so myself unless the ball is locked into one area for a while. He's too slow to do anything if the ball gets moved around well. - Marine I'd just make his grenade deal full damage (40) to everyone hit, but probably deal half damage to units not carrying the ball to prevent just mass nuking groups. I think that'd make him about balanced and an anti-cluster kind of unit which is a bit lacking for now. - Ultralisk I still don't understand his abilities fully so I'll have to get back to you. I think making an ability where he can't be attacked might be interesting and fit him. - SCV I'd always envisioned casting his wall at any angle. I'm not sure if that sort of vector is possible in SC2. If not, lowering the mana cost would be fine. I do think it needs a decently sized cooldown though, so it doesn't get too ridiculous. Maybe a second or two longer than however long the wall lasts. - Queen, do whatever the hell you want with her. I'd say just ditch the tumor ability though, it's too tedious and has too small of an impact to be an exciting skill. Agreed, you're in a really good state right now with the majority of the units. I hope you add more soon, to be honest, I bet you could squeeze out 2 more per race. Ghost, Tank, DT, Colossus, Broodling, Baneling? =D Now for the unmentioned guys: Roach: make his speed boost give slightly more speed but also drain faster, so he can't just speed across half of the map. Immortal: increase the mana cost of his second ability to 20 from 10. Stalker: Not too sure, blink range/mana cost seems a bit obvious but might be too big of a hit. He might not even need a nerf once people start covering better. Drone: Make medium or slow speed, make burrowing take way more energy if you fail. I don't even Probe: Make Pylon more effective Reaper: Lower the cost on mines so I can use them without hurting myself. Speed is too good for me to blow that much mana on a chancy skill. 25 --> 10 imho. Because of that, nerf his attack damage slightly. Zergling: He might be okay, every game has a newbie hero. I'd say increase his attack damage, though, since one of his skills is semi-based around that. Drone: We'll see after his burrow gets nerfed if using Guardian is worthwhile. The game is fun because you're 1 person controlling 11 units. That changes the game a lot, just like the Mario example you provided earlier. When you pass the ball, you still have the ball. People in TSS look at passing as giving the ball away. When every player is capable of doing something intelligent on their own, simultaneously, the game changes dramatically. As for passing, we had a player play for the first time the other day in a 5v5 who was doing awesome, making the correct intelligent passes and using his skills well. On the other hand, we had a player play 10 games with us who at the end was convinced that his unit kept unselecting itself and took half of the first game figuring out how to kick the ball, which he probably wou. I'm convinced it's more a level of stupidity and experience with team sports than it is with game experience. I can upload some of my first replays too to further prove that if you'd like, I save all of them. I also communicate with my teammates a LOT using voice and text if needed. I yell at people for not passing and show that I'll pass myself. Maybe I just need to shut up and watch a game to see how people who aren't used to coordinating with teams deal with it: I've been playing team games at a high level for years. Still, your point that newbies need to be considered is valid. That's the main reason why I've talked to Chirus about a better basic instructions screen and a more obvious (optional) tutorial. If you still think there's a problem after that, I'm not sure what we can do. On a similar note, the game is on the third or fourth page down with a maxed popularity bar. I have no idea what that actually means in terms of players and it's still hard as hell to get a game going, but it's a good sign. =D |
Post #45 Chirus Mar 10 2011, 5:15 am
Medic or MULE/Ghost/Firebat HT/DT/Hybrid (Reaver) Changeling/Infestor/Lurker or Abberation I've mentioned this list before, but yeah. These are the units I want to add. Any other models will either be event related (like banelings) or secret unit skins. This post was edited 2 times, last edit by Chirus: Mar 10 2011, 5:37 am. |
Post #46 Chirus Mar 10 2011, 9:05 pm
I've heard a lot of very uncompelling arguments about what this game should be from a lot of different people. The game is the way it is now because of my opinions about what the game should be and the opinions of others that agree with my personal sentiments about the game and logic. That doesn't mean the game won't change down the road, but if I just took up the strong opinions of my friends (just because they were my friends), this game would have a lot of unnecessary and un-fun features (like WASD movement). |
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Post #51 Chirus Apr 3 2011, 7:16 am
There's a forum now specifically for Star Strikers. I'll be forming a tournament soon there. http://thestarstrikers.forumotion.com/
Post #52 UnholyUrine Apr 3 2011, 10:22 pm
Wow it's been like 20 days before you came back....
Just want to say that the games improved a great deal now, but of course there're still some frustrating problems that could've been mitigated and/or streamlined. But since you've chosen this design, and since people have sort of grown used to it now, AND since you've polished it as you went along, these problems are getting less and less in the way. For example, The Clusterfuck problem, while still apparent in games, is much less of a problem now, probably because of revised ball possession, and people getting used to passing and stuff. It still needs work tho... For instance, I think one way to make Possession more responsive is to increase the "Area of Possession", or basically the distance the ball can be away from the unit in order for the unit to grab the ball, when the ball is free (NOT in possession of others). Another thing I really wanted to see was the Lob feature I keep talking about... Have u tried it? It won't hurt to try >:C Anyway, Biggest problem I see is melee vs. ranged units, and certain units' abilities being obviously more useful than others. This can be ironed out over time.. so yeah |
Post #53 Chirus Apr 4 2011, 9:58 pm
Yeah, I've been dealing with a lot of bs life stuff lately. Two people quit at my job, so I've had to swap shifts and take more, plus my girlfriend broke up with me so my motivation is kind of killed. Thats my goal. There are still problems with the game, but I don't really want to just go about removing things to fix them. Some of the new options will let me play around with ideas and see what people like (like a no attacking mode). I'm also trying to improve the team-orientated aspects of the game by adding more units (like the ones I just added) that have abilities that work better with a coordinated team. I may add an option for it. The problem is, I'm trying to manage my time to add the things I feel are most important to the progress of the game. There's also like ten new bugs showing up every day (thanks to payne) so I'm dealing with a lot of that as well. Lob shouldn't be too hard of an addition, though, so I'll see what I can do. I'm thinking about giving melee units a damage buff. The workers are good enough without ranged attacks, the zergling has his attack/movement speed increasing ability (really only useful on slow units) the DT has his Wreathe ability (very good if you know how to use it), but yeah the other melee units feel kind of shunted. The Thor also suffers from a weak attack, because of a problem with his ladder design that I can't seem to fix (it takes him like 1 second to initiate his first attack, and I can't reduce this without the animation looking wonky.) |
Post #55 NicholasBeige Apr 5 2011, 12:08 am
So, I haven't played this. But i've been watching the thread quite a bit.
Please, PLEASE look into Movers. There is so much that you can do to alter the way the ball travels it's not even funny. A lot of what I saw in the video which Payne kindly posted is everyone running to the ball and spamming their abilities. Strike - high power shot, used for scoring goals, arc of 20 (almost facing angle, little variation in aim without turning) Lob - high, long, slow passing shot, used for clearing the ball and passing to a team-mate far away (fires in a parabola, like the Infestor using Infested Terrans) Pass - quick toe-tap, has an arc of 360 allowing the player to pass the ball in any direction regardless of where he is facing. Less power than the strike. It's late here and I'll post again with more detailed reasoning and explanation, but please understand that I havn't played this. I'm on EU. But basically, when a player has the ball his abilities should be disabled and instead replaced with, Strike, Lob and Pass. You can then further differentiate each hero unit by giving them different attributes, such as Strike, Pass and Lob - which will affect the strength/speeds/acceleration at which the ball moves when they use these skills. Also, correct me if I'm wrong in saying that - right now, a player 'Kicks' the ball, and it travels 600 units in his facing direction? Anyways the TL;DR reasoning is that this game needs more strategy. You've taken sport and put it into RT(Strategy) environment but from that video (and other peoples' comments) it seems like a 'clusterfuck' and ability spamming. Gone.
Post #58 Chirus Apr 5 2011, 1:24 am
Watch some of the replays here. http://thestarstrikers.forumotion.com/t7-starstrikers-replays It isn't quite with pro players, but it shows the state of the game as it is now much better. There's still clustering, even with very good players, but in general people spread out and pass all the time.
You select what direction and distance you want to kick the ball. It doesn't automatically kick in your facing direction. One of the reasons I haven't made two kicking abilities yet is because I don't think it would really add anything to the game, except complicating the controls. I don't use movers because triggers give a lot more control over the specifics of the movement (like bouncing). |
Post #59 UnholyUrine Apr 5 2011, 1:42 am
The things Cardinal said are all good ideas
but the problem is that Chirus, not matter how much I've tried, wouldn't change the way he designed the game. In terms of the way the game flows, Cardinal's proposed changes wouldn't fit. Anyway, since Abilities are the major part of the game, working on those would probably be best Lob shouldn't complicated it too much... but make sure you don't use "B", because 5 horizontal buttons is too much... but who knows. |
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