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Nike Store Launches - Twitter RSVP
Twitter RSVP is used to help manage product launches at Nike Stores. Nike's intent is to make this a fair and fun process for all Twitter RSVP participants. In attempt to deliver a safe and level playing field, Nike reserves the right to ban any users who make threats, harass or attempt to cheat the system by opting into programs that provide them an unfair advantage. Please see our Terms and Conditions below for more information on this policy.
Twitter RSVP Process:
On the RSVP date, our store will send a tweet at a random time to begin the Twitter RSVP process. This tweet will include a product specific hashtag that is circled in a provided image.
Example Tweet from Nike store |
Image with intended hashtag circled |
Once registration is open, you must send a Direct Message (DM) to the store in order to participate. The DM must include:
- The product-specific hashtag found circled in the image tweeted by the store
- Your first and last name
- Your shoe size (limit one)
Example DM
Confirmations from the store will be sent via DM to those who have successfully secured a spot in line for their requested size. Product will be awarded on a first-respond, first-served basis for your requested size.
Confirmed recipients must pick up their product (in person w/ identification) from the store on the day of launch during the timeframe specified by the store. Unclaimed product will be re-released at the store's discretion.
How do you properly RSVP through DM?
Make sure you are following the store Twitter account in order to send a DM. Nike does not need to follow you because its Twitter accounts are verified.
Not all apps have Direct Message capabilities. Using Twitter.com on a desktop or the official Twitter app on a mobile device is safe to plan on. If you use a different app for Twitter, test it for DM capabilities before Twitter RSVP begins.
(For more information about sending a DM, see the Twitter Help Center.)
Twitter RSVP Terms and Conditions:
Nike, Inc. reserves the right to block any user from its Twitter accounts, which would prohibit the user from participating in Twitter RSVP. Factors that would cause Nike to block users include but are not limited to: threats, harassment, annoyance, or any other behavior that Nike deems as inappropriate.
Nike, Inc, reserves the right to block/refuse sale to any user from participating in Twitter RSVP that Nike deems as being opted into programs that provide them an unfair advantage. Nike considers "unfair advantage" as any program/tool that allows consumers to automate their RSVP DM responses to a Nike store.
One item allowed per person/Twitter account, even if you receive two confirmations of successful registrations. Abuse of this rule may result in denial of purchase or entry to future launches.
Confirmed recipients must provide a valid ID (State/Passport/Military/School ID) with a first and last name that matches the first and last name provided for RSVP. You may RSVP with someone else's name if they are the one's who will claim the product on launch day.
Size cannot be changed once it has been confirmed to a person through Twitter RSVP.
Resell or trade of Twitter RSVP confirmation is prohibited.
Twitter RSVP confirmation is not transferable and not redeemable for cash or for credit towards any purchase.
Only those who successfully RSVP are allowed to line up at the store for this release.
Launch process is always subject to change at any time at the discretion of Nike, Inc.
Nike has the right in our sole discretion at any time to cancel, modify or suspend the Twitter RSVP process for any reason including due to tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failure, or any other reason which in the sole opinion of Nike affects the security, fairness, integrity, administration, or proper conduct of this Twitter RSVP process. Nike is not responsible for late, lost, incomplete, misdirected, garbled, damaged, delayed or undelivered Tweets or for any other communication or other delivery errors in connection with this Twitter RSVP. A successful RSVP ensures a better opportunity for you to purchase Nike product. This opportunity is not a guarantee of your purchase of Nike product. If Nike terminates the Twitter RSVP process, Nike has the option to select potential winners in a random drawing among valid, non-suspect, eligible entries, or, as otherwise may be deemed fair and equitable by Nike.
Find your local Nike Store Twitter account:
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NIKETOWN Boston | Boston | Massachusetts | @NikeBoston |
Nike Chicago | Chicago | Illinois | @NikeChicago |
Nike Dallas | Dallas | Texas | @NikeDallas |
Nike Georgetown | Washington | D.C. | @NikeDC |
Nike Las Vegas | Las Vegas | Nevada | @NikeLasVegas |
Nike Lenox | Atlanta | Georgia | @NikeLenox |
NIKETOWN Los Angeles | Beverly Hills | California | @NikeLA |
Nike Mall of America | Bloomington | Minnesota | @NikeMallAmerica |
Nike Montalban | Los Angeles | California | @NikeMontalban |
NIKETOWN New York | New York | New York | @NikeNYC |
Nike Portland | Portland | Oregon | @NikePortland |
Nike Roosevelt Field | Garden City | New York | @NikeRooseveltFD |
NIKETOWN San Francisco | San Francisco | California | @NikeSF |
Nike Santa Monica | Santa Monica | California | @NikeSantaMonica |
Nike Scottsdale | Scottsdale | Arizona | @NikeScottsdale |
NIKETOWN Seattle | Seattle | Washington | @NikeSeattle |
Nike Toronto | Toronto | Ontario/Canada | @NikeToronto |
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Storm Corrosion (Roadrunner)
Many years from now when nerds everywhere look back at the year 2012, they will fondly remember it for many things. Will it be remembered as the year for geek movies like The Avengers, Prometheus, and The Dark Knight Rises came out. IPhone 5 perhaps? Or maybe when Diablo 3 was released? The Facebook IPO? Nah. It will go down at the year MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT and STEVEN WILLSON put out their long teased about Storm Corrosion album. It sounds neither truly like OPETH or PORCUPINE TREE which were the groups that brought these great artists together. Nor does it sound too much like Wilson's solo high quality work. While there are hints of the talents and styles of each titan, the blend of the two is something new, if not unexpected. It is definitely not the progressive rock masterpiece fans (amd I) have dreamed of and that likely is either a plus or a minus depending on your taste.
The album as a whole is more like a series of emotional peaks and valleys rather than the bombastic riff fests these two are better known for in their earlier, more metal-related careers. "Drag Ropes" begins as a somber affair sonically with some gentile keyboards and guitar. ÅKERFELDT's chant like delivery of pastoral chords sets the table mysteriously. When Wilson's voice comes in later it is magical. They contrast and compliment each other well as they have for years. There is also some interesting guitars that resemble neo-folk sounds almost like a movie sound track. In fact it does almost sound like the sound track to one of the past Diablo games. Trippy! Further along the music draws you into a mantra like chant like classic music cannons. Not only are these masterfully done parts of songs, the melody's will stick with you for days. Some sparse drumming is provided by PORCUPINE TREE ace Gavin Harrison and the track fades back to the beginning after some interesting restrained guitar solo/synth parts. Overall the production is as neat and crisp as you could imagine from this pairing. The title track is next and even though is never gets beyond a hush volume wish, it can be described best as epic and jazzy. The lyrics are thoughtful and also as delicate as the performances. Wilson's voice leads first with his partner in crime second. Their jazz harmonizing is on a special level. Wilson in particular shows off a surprising amount of soulfulness vocally without falling prey to a rote blues style that another might try. The guitar and keys interplay is again intricate and tasteful. There is a bit of early GENESIS/PINK FLOYD style music-concrete in the end of the track that adds some horror movie tension. "Hag" is almost like listening to two different songs A-B tested against each other. Åkerfeldts' voice leads here and you have another piece that builds up into something special. From a eerie, creeping tone poem into a bit of a waltz the track definitely takes you out of yourself. You wonder what the faint laughter is about in the background. Fancy dinner party or insane asylum. You never know with these guys. "Happy" is anything but happy sounding. It is very sad and foreboding even with the la-Dee-dah vocalese at the end adding a ray of hopefulness. "Lock Howl" is an all instrumental piece that also sounds like the soundtrack with no movie. Without falling into a gallop beat, it definitely has the feeling of the road traveled, rhythmically and sonically. The final cut, "Ludjet Innan" is a spacial, shoe gazer that will even call to mind good 1980s Brit pop! More great guitar work and peaceful bass and drums. The tones just call to you with remnants of 60s and 70s psychedelic references. Although there is no ceiling on what these fellows can do, it is their stylistic and musical choices that really make this album a winner. It is about as far from metal as they can get collectively. But if you, like them, love great song writing and story telling, this album is for you.
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In this Santa's workshop it's not the gift that is center stage, but what it's covered in. One of the volunteers points out bright green paper covered with cows. "It says Mooey Christmas," she said. "This is really fun because it's going to a dairy farm!"
These retired teachers call themselves the "Wrappin' Retirees." They began with a simple idea, to provide wrapping services to teachers and staff free of charge.
"We're providing stress relief to colleagues," said Pat Marcus.
Several times a week unwrapped gifts are dropped off at the door with sticky notes attached. By days end they are covered in bright paper, tagged, and adorned in festive ribbons.
Some items will be opened by students in class. Most will go home with time-challenged teachers and staff members for their own families.
"We barely have time to shop. And once we get the shopping done we need to wrap," said third grade teacher Christine Farrell. "When you have kids at home it's kind of hard to find time when they are not around."
Farrell estimates she is getting back hours of sleep she would have lost in late-night wrapping marathons. "The time element is worth more to me and to them," says Pat Marcus.
No gift is turned away. The "Wrappin' Retirees" handle big, small, even awkward. Last year that amounted to 720 wrapped gifts. These temporary elves here have it all figured out. Wrapping presents for children is really a gift for their parents.
"It's about the joy of helping someone, the joy of giving at this time of year to someone who doesn't have the time," says Marcus.


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Healthy People 2020 (HP2020) is the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) health promotion and disease prevention initiative, which emphasizes to improve the visual health of the Nation through prevention, early detection, timely treatment, and rehabilitation. The Healthy People 2020 Vision objectives focus on evidence-based interventions to preserve sight and prevent blindness. Healthy People 2020 is based on the accomplishments of 4 previous Healthy People initiatives:
1979 Surgeon General's Report, Healthy People: The Surgeon General's Report on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Healthy People 1990: Promoting Health/Preventing Disease: Objectives for the Nation
Healthy People 2000: National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives
Healthy People 2010: Objectives for Improving Health
Healthy People 2020 is the result of a multiyear process that reflects input from a diverse group of individuals and organizations.
HP2020 contains health goals and over 600 health objectives, which includes 8 objectives addressing eye and vision conditions, to be met by the year 2020.
This year, in an effort to challenge the status quo of no change in children's vision objectives from HP-2010 to HP-2020 and confront a lack of progress in meeting these vision objectives, this latest round of HEHP grants will seek expanded community-based solutions to tackle the public health emergency of prevalent undiagnosed children's vision disorders.
The AOA believes that this public health emergency in children's vision and eye health must be resolved and that targeted efforts and new data from carefully selected 2012 HEHP grant applicants will be helpful in steering a course of action to more fully address the vision and eye health needs of America's children.
Potential grantees should develop and clearly describe pathways to increase access to comprehensive vision and eye health care for children while also providing the AOA with non-identified data collected; including but not limited to patient demographics, vision /eye health diagnosis and treatment. Additionally, any secondary prevention efforts that aim to find vision and eye health problems early in their course so that action can be taken to minimize the risk of progression of eye diseases or vision disorders should include a detailed description of programmatic elements, be targeted and use sufficiently sensitive methodologies.
Grantees should be aware that despite the current efforts to provide vision care for children, there is considerable evidence of disparities in both the access and utilization of professional vision care among children. Sadly, appropriate assurance of access to early and timely comprehensive vision care services by a professional eye care provider is often being sidetracked by low sensitivity vision screenings that produce an inordinate number of "false negatives" and /or symptomatic children simply not being referred to professional eye care services directly.
The eight vision objectives of the HEHP Program are:
V-1: Increase the proportion of children age 5 years and under who have visited (had an eye examination by) an eye care provider in the preceding 12 months.
V-2: Reduce visual impairment in children and adolescents.
V-3: Reduce occupational eye injuries.
V-3.1: Reduce occupational eye injuries resulting in lost work days.
V-3.2: Reduce occupational eye injuries treated in emergency departments.
V-4: Increase the proportion of adults who have a comprehensive eye examination, including dilation, within the past 2 years.
V-5: Reduce visual impairment.
V-5.1: Reduce visual impairment due to uncorrected refractive error.
V-5.2: Reduce visual impairment due to diabetic retinopathy.
V-5.3: Reduce visual impairment due to glaucoma.
V-5.4: Reduce visual impairment due to cataract.
V-5.5: Reduce visual impairment due to age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
V-6: Increase the use of personal protective eyewear in recreational activities and hazardous situations around the home.
V-6.1: Increase the use of personal protective eyewear in recreational activities and hazardous situations around the home among children and adolescents aged 6 to 17 years.
V-6.2: Increase the use of protective eyewear in recreational activities and hazardous situations around the home among adults aged 18 years and over.
V-7: Increase vision rehabilitation.
V-7.1: Increase the use of vision rehabilitation services by persons with visual impairment.
V-7.2: Increase the use of assistive and adaptive devices by persons with visual impairment.
V-8: (Developmental) Increase the proportion of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) that provide comprehensive vision health services.
For more information about the HP 2020 vision objectives go to http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/default.aspx
The AOA provides grants to state optometric associations to help address the vision needs of communities. Beginning in 2004, 42 grants totaling $90,000 were awarded to State Optometric Associations and made possible by the ophthalmic industry. These innovative HEHP collaborative community outreach program grants addressed one of the ten HP 2010 vision objectives.
In 2005, a total of 54 grants totaling $190,000 were awarded to State Optometric Associations with support from Luxottica Group and Vision Service Plan (VSP).
In 2006, 44 grants totaling $205,000 were awarded to State Optometric Associations through the generous support from Luxottica Group and VSP.
In 2007, there were 33 grants funded by VSP and Luxottica totaling $140,000.
In 2008, VSP and Luxottica funded 49 grants for a total of $185,000.
In 2009, Luxottica Group and VSP funded 57 grants for a total of $190,000.
In 2010, 20 grants totaling $80,000 were awarded to State Optometric Associations through the generous support from Luxottica Group.
In 2011, 19 grants totaling $72,000 were awarded to the State Optometric Associations for community eye and vision care efforts through generous support from Luxottica Group. With this year's grants, the AOA HEHP grant program has provided $1,152,000 in funding for vision outreach projects.
The goal of HEHP is for optometrists to change community health programs so that vision services are provided and optometrists are recognized as vital to the health care system.
For additional information contact the AOA Foundation at email@example.com.


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Doomsday Asylum Haunted House Opens in Bowie Oct. 5
The Tulip Gulch Haunted House will be hosted in the Bowie Baysox Prince George's Stadium for the 11th year.
Looking for a good scare?
Tulip Gulch Production's Doomsday Asylum Haunted House opens at Prince George's Stadium this Friday, Oct. 5 and will run weekends in October and Oct. 29-31.
The longest running, locally produced, all volunteer haunted attraction is in its 26th year, and this is the 11th year the event has been hosted at Prince George's Stadium, according to Tulip Gulch Production co-owners Mark Torsani and Gary Fischer. Each year, a portion of proceeds go to support local charities.
Tickets can be purchased in advance for $15 on the Baysox website or for $17 at the door. Friday, Oct. 12 is Patch Night, and all Patch readers will be eligible for a $5 discount. Order using this link, and the discount code PATCH (all caps) for discounted tickets. See the website for more details on placing this special order.
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Guys - I was there during the daytime and it was creepy.
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The Coniston Hotel is family owned and run. Your hosts, Clare and Derek pride themselves on offering a warm welcome, a relaxing atmosphere and personal, efficient service.
A full English breakfast is available every morning and evening meals are available by prior arrangement at an additional cost, with a varied menu daily.
The rooms are comfortable, with most of them having new furnishings. Each room has a TV and tea/coffee making facilities. Free Wi-Fi is available in most of the rooms.
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Soft and breathable, these cloth diaper inserts are made from highest-quality 100% cotton, with a special three-panel design for maximum absorbency and minimum bulk. You can fold them in a variety of ways to best fit your baby; detailed folding instructions included. Choose eight Size 1 Nappies (fits Newborn and Small Nappy Covers, for babies up to 16 lbs.) or six Size 2 Nappies (fits Medium and Large Nappy Covers, for babies 16-35 lbs.). Machine wash. Imported. See Product Details
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New and updated tablets just keep coming - we've updated this article to keep pace with the latest models. This review now includes 57 tablet computers across 14 brands, priced from $179 to $999.
You'll notice other changes as well, with more details in the comparison table, a revised scoring system and the inclusion of some models we've tested but don't yet have an announced price in Australia. We'll update that information as soon as we can. Our rigorous testing reveals which tablets:
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For more information on laptops and netbooks see computers and accessories.
Tablets are the biggest growth area for personal computers, with worldwide sales projected at over 100 million this year alone. And the Apple iPad is still the benchmark, with 60-70% of the worldwide market - but there's no shortage of challengers fighting for second place.
Video: Mini tablets comparison
CHOICE takes a look at 3 new tablets to hit the market, the iPad mini, Google Nexus 7 and the Microsoft Surface.
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For more detail, see "How we score"
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Joint CEB & ESF Congress 2013
By: CEBAfter nine years the Joint Congress of the ESF/CEB Organizations returns and will be held February 15-17, 2013 in Bled, Slovenia.
The Slovenian Federation along with the assistance from the municipality in Bled along with ESF and CEB management shall put all efforts in order to have a successful event. We are positive that the Organization will be excellent.
The details and logistics of the Joint Congress will be handled by a joint congress committee of CEB and ESF, who will decide how the program will be formatted in order to meet both organizations needs.
We will keep you updated as we progress and as soon as we are prepared, you will receive all the information for the Congress, as we always do before our regular Congresses.
We hope this notification is well received by all of our Members and we are looking forward to the future cooperation between the two Organizations.
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Hoping instead to see what a new "Opportunty Zone" designation will bring, commissioners Tuesday rejected a Martinez rezoning that would have allowed construction of a rental storage facility.
Twitter @StevenUhles Walton Rehabilitation Health Systems is going for the green in Columbia County.
Twitter @StevenUhles The calendar, Christmas and a need to tie up some loose ends before the end of the year conspired to put Columbia County Commissioners in a marathon of meetings Tuesday morning.
James Crafton's secret to long life is simple: "Just keep livin'."
Twitter @StevenUhles Residents of Columbia County are wondering what, or whom, is responsible for the boom. Residents on and near Louisville Road near Appling reported hearing, and feeling, a loud boom early this morning.
The seventh annual Time for Special Remembrance helps parents coping with the loss of a child.
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Columbia County officials broke ground Tuesday, Dec. 4, on an adaptive playground behind the Evans library.
Historian, educator and theologian Gerald Smith, who wrote a history of Columbia County, died Nov. 26 at age 71.
Twitter @StevenUhles The Columbia County Community and Emergency Services Committee dealt with used cars, better biking and bringing boats back to the county at its meeting Tuesday morning.
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If you're looking for inexpensive, clean and convenient, this is the place. Our biggest issue was the sound that came from the neighboring rooms. We could hear TV's, conversations. They definitely need better sound insulation in the walls and ceilings. The location is very convenient (Just North of the harbor and South of Holland by 10 minutes.Ulasan tetamu Hotels.com yang asli
This hotel is severely out-of-date. I felt so uncomfortable that I actually imposed upon a friend at another hotel to stay with him. I will NEVER stay at the Timberline again!!!Ulasan tetamu Hotels.com yang asli
"Handy and inexpensive"
When coming to the Saugatuck/Douglas area, you could do far worse than the Timberline. Rates are reasonable, the rooms are plain, but clean, and the facilities (importantly the heat) all work well. The motel is right on Blue Star Hightway, which constitutes the main drag through the area. We'll use it in the future when coming to the area.Ulasan tetamu Hotels.com yang asli
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Nice room; just don't expect too much. Nice being able to pull up next to your room. Has a refrigerator!Ulasan tetamu Expedia yang asli
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The motel is in a good location, not too far from activities and is fine for a short stay, a place to sleep and go for a decent price.Ulasan tetamu Expedia yang asli
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"Good basic facility."
This is an old fashioned motel from the 1950's and provides basic services. The facility is well kept for the age and the pool area is nicely landscaped and inviting. The pool is heated and they have a nice hot tub. The hotel is on the outskirts of Saugatuck, but only a short distance by car to restaurants and shopping. If you are OK with a basic place […] to stay and not expecting luxury, you will not be dissapointed. Baca selanjutnyaUlasan tetamu Expedia yang asli
"Lovely grounds and decent rooms."
Well cared for grounds and rooms. Carpet a little tatty, but everything else clean. Jacuzzi and heated pool were an unexpected extra. Wish we had more time to use both, but just got to the jacuzzi in the evening. Quite nice. We are walkers, so mile to town was no problem and enjoyed the walk and looking at the lovely landscaped neighborhoods. Breakfast […] very basic bagels, cream cheese, packaged muffins and waffle maker with very green bananas and cold cereals.. It would have benefited from yogurt perhaps and riper fruit. Coffee was good. A little pricey for the Labor Day weekend, I assume. So it was not the good value it should have been. More of a $100 a night place even considering the area, but the demand is there, I suppose. Baca selanjutnyaUlasan tetamu Expedia yang asli
"Enjoyed our quick stay"
It was a nice place to stay for our quick visit to Saugatuck. The grounds are delightfully maintained with flowers and landscaping. The room is simple, yet comfortable and very clean. The staff was hardworking, easy-going, and friendly.Ulasan tetamu Expedia yang asli
"Close to all must see sights"
While the Timberline isn't the most extravagant motel/hotel, it fit our needs. It was very clean and comfortable. We were just on a little get away to visit Saugatuck and wanted the extra money to spend on our trip, not to pay for a mint on our pillow. The staff was very friendly. They offered a complimentary breakfast that was very good, my husband […] liked the homemade waffles. They also have a pool & hot tub. We were quite happy and will stay again. Baca selanjutnyaUlasan tetamu Hotels.com yang asli
"mixed feelings"
Got there at 6 pm or so. Really needed some rest, pulled back the sheets and there was hair on the sheets. They had not been changed from the last guest stay. When mentioned one of the family members that runs hotel promptly changed sheets. The whole family works there. They are very nice people, and I can see how difficult it is for the 4 Of them, […] including the 7th grader to change and clean the rooms. Don't know if they could hire help. Extreme stink coming from area near wastebasket, still present after air freshner and no garbage in container. On the plus the grounds are nice, price is good, pool n hot tub area nice. Many people liked the morning breakfast with a 'make your own waffle' machine. Very good location to explore the Saugatuck area. Baca selanjutnyaUlasan tetamu Hotels.com yang asli
"OK place to sleep"
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"A Bargain"
This is a motel from a bygone era that has been maintained well. The caretakers work tirelessly to maintain the grounds and rooms and although there is nothing fancy, there is really nothing to not like about The Timberline. We especially liked the pool and spa and nicely landscaped surroundings. Make sure that you ask for WiFi if you need it. It is […] only available at the center of the motel and if you have a room that is down the hall, there is no signal. There is a nice breakfast area though where you can bring you pc to connect if you need to. We will absolutely return. It's the best deal in Saugatuck! Baca selanjutnyaUlasan tetamu Expedia yang asli
"just ok but ....."
the grounds are lovely . The room had been updated and was clean, i wil give them that. But the underside of the dreaded bedspread was stained. The tv did not work. The bed felt really old and pillows uncomfortable. So all in all take your chances, it was cleaned but I was not comfortable sleeping there.Ulasan tetamu Expedia yang asli
"Nice family place"
I was there for five nights and I found it to be a very pleasant experience. I especially liked the outdoor pool. The staff was helpful. The room was clean. The continental breakfast was an added plus. It was a family kind of place...no wild parties when I was there. It is close enough to downtown Saugatuck without being right there, which suited my […] needs. All in all, I would come back and recommend it to others. Baca selanjutnyaUlasan tetamu Expedia yang asli
"very close to all the things we wanted to see"
We enjoyed this hotel very much! We look forward to coming there again in the near future! We enjoyed the breakfast and the cleanliness of the room.Ulasan tetamu Hotels.com yang asli
Old school motel out of the 60s. Rooms need renovation immediately. If it wasn't for the awesome pool area and location, people wouldn't stay there. A bit pricey, but location is good. Lots of cool people to meet at the pool.Ulasan tetamu Hotels.com yang asli
"nice and comfortable"
It was a really relaxing place, room was clean and cleaning staff was very helpful.Ulasan tetamu Hotels.com yang asli
We could not recommend the hotel. It was noisy, shamefully overpriced, a disgrace for what you are getting. Too many drunken people at the pool, the kids were disgusted what they saw there. We would never stay there again!Ulasan tetamu Hotels.com yang asli
I was looking for a hotel reminiscent of Summer trips from years past...and this hotel was exactly that. Also, if you don't want to be in the thick of things in Saugatuck...but close enough to get there quick, this is it. The family running things were extremely nice and when I discovered the room I was in was too far from the wi-fi modem, the gentlman […] went right into action to get a closer room cleaned immediately so I could move. As it worked out, I decided to stay put...since I was on vacation and shouldn't have been thinking about work! :) The only issue I had was the price...ouch! ...but no regrets for having spent the $. I would stay there again. Baca selanjutnyaUlasan tetamu Hotels.com yang asli
"Beatiful Pool and Grounds"
The rooms are dated but very clean and totally adequae. The shower was huge and very clean. The grounds and especially the pool area were wonderful.. The staff played close attention to the cleanliness and ordiliness of the pool and grounds area. The pool was heated and maintained a wonderfully pleasant temp even though the outside air was 100 degrees. Plan […] on visiting again -- would highly recommend this facility -- close to town also. Baca selanjutnyaUlasan tetamu Expedia yang asli
"Afffordable motel in Saugatuck, Michigan"
Pool was very clean. Experience was positive overall.Ulasan tetamu Hotels.com yang asli
"will stay again"
Plain old time motel. Clean and well landscaped pool and hot tub area. Friendly owner. We will stay again.Ulasan tetamu Hotels.com yang asli
Staff very nice. Rooms very outdated but for a motel I didnt expect that much and the price was right. Grounds kept up very well.Ulasan tetamu Expedia yang asli
"Comfortable motel for a couple or family."
The wooded area around the motel is lovely. The surroundings are almost serene. It's a vintage motel with lots of character that brings you back to the time you were a kid vacationing with your parents and sister and brother. You get a lot for the price; pool, hot tub, continental breakfast. The hosts were always making sure the grounds were taken care […] of. I would certainly go back for another stay. This is not a fancy place, but it is charmingly old fashioned and very comfortable. Baca selanjutnyaUlasan tetamu Expedia yang asli
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"Very nice & comfortable"
The people running the hotel were very accommodating.Ulasan tetamu Expedia yang asli
The Timberline motel was in the perfet location for us, within easy bike riding distance from all of Saugatuck & Douglas. While it is an old motel we found it to be clean and friendly. The internet didn't work in our room but they did offer us another room at the same rate which was nice but they had a common room to use which was more than sufficient. […] The pool and hot tub were really nice and we'd definitely stay there again. Baca selanjutnyaUlasan tetamu Hotels.com yang asli
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"Attentive and polite personnel."
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"Over night stay"
Plenty of hot water . The color schemes are old and teh carpet needs to be replaced. They rent to landscape workers so be prepared to wake up early if there are trucks in the parking lot..Ulasan tetamu Expedia yang asli
"Simple, but better than you might expect."
The Motel is a few miles out of town, but not far. It's pretty much what you expect- fairly dated carpenting, etc... I actually thought the place was really clean, the bathroom larger than I expected, and the pool area (outside, heated) was outstanding. I actually enjoyed the place and would stay there again.Ulasan tetamu Expedia yang asli
"Excellent Motel"
Prima Motel. Mooi gelegen vlak bij Saugatuck (als is lopen naar het plaatje zelf wel wat ver). Zwembad en bubbelbad van het hotel waren heerlijk.Ulasan tetamu Expedia yang asli
"etwas in die Jahre gekommen"
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UPDATE: Police Believe Child Died From Natural Causes
KSAL Staff - Fri 10:26 AM 05/11/2012
Salina Police believe that a 3-month-old child who died Friday morning died from natural causes.
Police and EMS were called to the Gold Key Apartments at 217 West Ash at around 9:45 Friday morning to the report of a baby not breathing. EMS first responders to the scene found the baby to be deceased.
The baby has been identified as 3-month-old William Hartman.
Police say that there does not appear to be any foul play, and that William died of natural causes. An autopsy will be conducted.
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Friday 11 May 2012 11:04 Report this comment
Prayers for this family. Pray that it was a natural cause and not another abuse case.
Friday 11 May 2012 13:00 Report this comment
There is alot more as there were police everywhere. This was going on right in front of the city county building.
Friday 11 May 2012 15:11 Report this comment
My heart is aching for you and your family you sweet little one! I know your parents are traumatized by this tragedy!
Friday 11 May 2012 18:08 Report this comment
How does a 3month old pass away from natural causes? And please, I am sincerely wondering about this so no smart a$$ comments. How horrible for the family. Prayers to all of them.
Friday 11 May 2012 18:15 Report this comment
@getumgranny Natural causes could be a number of things. SIDS is the most common in babies that young.
Friday 11 May 2012 18:18 Report this comment
Oh, ok, I guess I did not realize SIDS would be natural causes, I think of natural causes as something elderly people would pass away from. Very Sad.
Friday 11 May 2012 21:30 Report this comment
I know I've said this before but the comments on here that have nothing to do with the actual article are so juvenile and unnecessary. I would love for you to look the parents of this child in their eye and explain to them why it is so funny to engage in this banter. A child died and you cannot wait to call eachother names. I hope you are ashamed at how you will have made the family feel when they look at the comments, expecting condolences, but instead they see that some used the comment section of their child's article to ridicule eachothernand left no sign that you care for the loss of this young life.
Sunday 13 May 2012 09:06 Report this comment
Ronnie...what are you complaining about? Your ranting on over nothing. Not one comment on this section is downgrading this baby in anyway, nor is anyone downgrading the parents. Getum asked a sincere question, ksgirl gave an honest answer, and I agree with her. The only one who should get his a$$ knocked on the ground is tbone.
Sunday 13 May 2012 09:07 Report this comment
iamgonnagetu, anytime there is a death, there are lots of police around, they have to collect evidence in case of foul play. But it looks as if this baby's death was by Natural Causes...
Sunday 13 May 2012 09:45 Report this comment
@ whocares, Obviously I wasn't talking about the comments from missmanners, granny or ksgirl.
Sunday 13 May 2012 09:47 Report this comment
ronnie how about all your comments? you violate your own so called rule.
Sunday 13 May 2012 10:54 Report this comment
As a parent that has buried one of his own children I am deeply sorry for the family's loss and I pray this family will get through these challenging times.
Monday 14 May 2012 07:49 Report this comment
As a new pap to a month old little boy this about takes the breath out of me. So many things have changed over the years about SIDS that i don't know what to do anymore. I pray my grandson stays healthy and that we do everything right. but sometimes terrible things happen and there is no answer for why. To those ready to pounce on the family your sick and should crawl back under your rock.


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As U.S. federal mediators are set to step in to try and bring some objective voices to the NHL lockout, superstars Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin offered their latest viewpoints on Monday on some lockout-related topics.
The Pittsburgh Penguins centre said that as the lockout nears its third month, players are becoming increasingly frustrated with the inability of the two sides to come to an agreement.
"I think a lot of the guys are frustrated with just the not talking," Crosby said. "We understand the business side – that there's negotiations and proposals going back and forth...but I think the whole process is just frustrating.
"I mean if we really want to get something done, I feel like we have to be there every single day, no matter what if we want to find a way to get it done," continued Crosby. "Whether or not that's going to happen, I don't know, but I think more than anything, the process is more frustrating than anything."
Crosby also addressed the recent comments made by Washington Capitals players Roman Hamrlik and Michal Neuvirth, who voiced their displeasure with the NHLPA's negotiating strategy.
"They have a right to state what they think and...to be honest, to get 750 guys to have the exact same outlook on every single detail it's pretty tough and pretty much impossible. But I think a good chunk of the guys realize what's going on and I think if you look at Roman Hamrlik's situation, this is his third lockout. He's probably got a couple years left of playing in his mind and for this to be happening, I'm sure he's beyond frustrated, I think everyone's got that right."
When asked a similar question about Hamrlik's comments, Ovechkin was not as diplomatic as the Penguins star.
"I'm not on his side, I'm not on Hamrlik's side to be honest with you," Ovechkin said. "I played last year with him and he always tells what he thinks, but right now it's not that time to say what you think. You can say that at the bar or with your friends, but you can't show you're upset to the media. Again, I'm not with him and I'm kind of disappointed in what he said."
Ovechkin went on to say that he thinks the comments made by his Washington teammates were not shared by his fellow players and that as a group they have to stay united.
"Couple guys pissed off, they say bad things, but we stick together and we're not going to listen to those guys," Ovechkin said. "We have a team and of course, everyone wants to play, but we have to stick together...and I don't know if everyone's on the same page as those guys."
Crosby has been idle so far during the lockout. Ovechkin signed to play with Moscow Dynamo of the KHL in September and has totaled nine goals and 21 points in 19 games this season.
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Social Networking Policy Holds School District Staff to 'Higher Standard'
New policy advises employees that information 'deemed inappropriate' could be cause for firing non-tenured staff or certifying tenure charges
School district staff members will have to be more mindful of what they post on Facebook after the Board of Education approved the first reading of a social networking policy.
The policy, which was introduced at Tuesday's school board meeting, advises employees that communications, publications, photographs or other information that is "deemed inappropriate" by the board could be cause for firing non-tenured staff or certifying tenure charges.
"While the board respects the right of staff members to use social networking sites, staff members should recognize they are held to a higher standard than the general public with regard to standards of conduct and ethics," the policy states.
The policy was not the result of an existing problem in the school district but simply a matter of staying current, board President Eric Schubiger said. It is meant to be a guiding "framework" for the district.
"Quite frankly, I don't think it's an issue in our district," he said. "It's 2013, and social media is just part of our society. We're always updating policies to be in place so we know how to deal with it if it should become an issue at some point."
Having a policy in place will protect the district as well as the employees, he said.
"Our policy is not intended to control in any way any of our employees lives or get involved with their personal affairs," he said. "The intention of the policy is to provide a framework and to illustrate that we view our public employees as extremely important and need to be held to a higher standard than most."
'Higher Standard'
That "higher standard" is key to the policy.
"It's in our system. They're employees and they have to comply with standards of appropriate employee behavior," school board attorney Arthur Stein said.
Numerous decisions have been made upholding that school district staff is held to a higher standard as "role models," he said.
The policy disallows employees from using social media during working hours but they are also held to that "higher standard" when they leave school for the day, he said.
"You still can't do anything that's going to have a negative impact on their role model requirement," Stein said.
A recent New York Times article noted multiple cases within the private sector in which the decision to terminate an employee over a post on a social networking platform was overruled.
According to the article, labor regulators have declared some restrictions illegal, stating that workers have the right to discuss work conditions freely and without fear of retribution whether at the office or on Facebook.
Private sector employees are not necessarily held to that same "higher standard," Stein said.
Several years ago, there was a case in which a teacher emailed negative comments about a student with racial overtones, Stein said. The tenured teacher was dismissed because she violated the responsibility of a "role model performance," he said.
Public vs. Private
When asked if a photograph posted on Facebook displaying a teacher in a bar setting might be cause for dismissal, Stein did not specifically say.
"Conduct outside that would be inconsistent with the responsibility to serve as a role model leaves a staff member exposed to discipline because they're violating a standard," he said.
"If a teacher wants to go into a bar and do whatever's done at a bar, that's one thing but when you allow yourself to be on the Internet which is now going to be accessed by students, other staff and members of the community in general, that's an entirely different situation," he said.
Public platforms versus private play a role, he said. Even though an incident may have happened in private, if it's broadcasted on the web, it's now public.
A Facebook page that is made private could be a "mitigating consideration," he said.
"If it's private, then only people who are your friends can gain access," he said.
But even if the page is set to private, making racist comments or threatening to violently overthrow the government could be cause for discipline, he said.
"Even though it's done in the so-called private, well, it's not really private because it's being broadcasted to other people," he said. "It's still a public communication."
Recently, the Union Township school board filed tenure charges based on the "unbecoming conduct" of a teacher who made anti-gay comments on Facebook, according to a Star-Ledger story. The longtime teacher was critical of a Union High School display marking Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender History month.
"You're entitled to your private opinions, if they're private. As soon as they go public and it has a negative impact on the students you're serving as a role model, then that's subject to criticism and discipline," Stein said.
On a webpage outlining "Social Networking Nightmares, " the National Education Association (NEA) explains that teacher free speech rights are "fairly limited," only permitting speaking out if it's on a matter of public concern and does not disrupt the school.
According to the NEA, the rule of thumb is if a teacher was to show their Facebook page to their mother, who in turn had concerns or problems, then that teacher does as well.
Code of Conduct
School district employees should "exercise care and good judgement" by adhering to the following guidelines in the policy. School staff members:
- Should not make statements that would violate any of the district's policies, including its policies concerning discrimination or harassment;
- Must uphold the district's value of respect for the individual and avoid making defamatory statements about the school district, employees, pupils, or their families;
- May not disclose any confidential information about the school district or confidential information obtained during the course of his/her employment, about any individual(s) or organization, including pupils and/or the families;
- Shall not use social networking sites to post any materials of a sexually graphic nature;
- Shall not use social networking sites to post any materials which promote violence;
- Shall not use social networking sites which would be detrimental to the mission and function of the district;
- Are prohibited from using their school district title as well as adding references to the district in any correspondence including, but not limited to, emails, postings, blogs, and social networking sites unless the communication is of an official nature and is serving the mission of the district. This prohibition also includes signature lines and personal email accounts;
- Shall not post updates to their status on any social networking sites during normal working hours including posting of statements or comments on the social networking sites of others during school time unless it involves a school project. Employees must seek approval from the Superintendent of Schools for such use; and
- Shall not post or publish any information the Commissioner of Education would deem to be inappropriate conduct by a school staff member.
Lacey's policy also pertains to email, text messaging and other methods of communication for public display or publication.
Although the policy does not specifically mention that "friending" a student could be considered inappropriate conduct, it could be, Schubiger said.
"I think the language in there is general enough that we cover specific things that might not be mentioned. A good policy is more of a framework than line by line, item by item," he said.
"I have confidence in our staff," he continued. "I think, at this point in time, most people realize what's appropriate and what's inappropriate. They should know."
The district will not be closely monitoring employees use of social media with the intention of enforcement and punitive action, Schubiger said.
"We're not in any way pretending to be the social media police," he said. "By no means are we going to be out there looking for infractions of policy."
In a Lacey Patch Facebook discussion, readers both supported and opposed the policy.
"Teachers are people, entitled to their own freedom of expression," Greg Janes said.
"Other companies check people's social networks before hiring and if kids in school aren't allowed to say certain things without consequences, why should the teachers be allowed," Stephanie Rose said.
What do you think? Cast your vote in our poll and share your thoughts in the comments section.
For a copy of the policy, see the attached PDF. A second reading will be done at the next school board meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 19 at 7:30 p.m.
10:10 am on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
If a teacher were sitting in a bar, and a student walked in with their family to have dinner in the same establishment and saw that teacher sitting there, the social impact could be devastating. Especially, if that student whipped out their cell phone and snapped a pic and subsequently broadcast it. It's a mother's worst nightmare.
7:26 pm on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
@VoiceofReason, apparently you didn't realize that I was being facetious. My point was that if a teacher were sitting in a bar doing "whatever is done in a bar", there is not neccesarily anything inappropriate occuring nor would it neccesarily have a negative impact on a student that may encounter them in a bar that may very well be part of a public eatery often frequented by the student body and their families. The analogy that Mr. Stein used is ridiculous and by no standard should be considered inappropriate, albeit public. I have long felt that Mr. Stein should act more like legal counsel and less like a board member. As for the NEA rule of thumb that an employees mother be some sort of moral barometer, I again must assert that the suggestion is ridiculous. What if the mother of the teacher in questio were Joan Crawford? The district, the attorney and the union is way off base on this one.
Michael P Goldenberg
6:03 pm on Friday, January 25, 2013
Exactly. This is such nonsense. It's back to the days before unions when school districts would only hire single women who were paid a pittance, couldn't get married (fear of pregnancy leave), etc. I personally think this steps WAY over the rights of teachers, but in the current atmosphere (and Supreme Court), am not surprised that someone is trying to pull this off. That it's NJ, where I was raised (or should I say, "lowered") is not really much of a surprise given the governor and head of education for the state.
Needed to Say It
10:10 am on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Are you people kidding me? For god sakes!!!
10:10 am on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
"If a teacher wants to go into a bar and do whatever's done at a bar, that's one thing but when you allow yourself to be on the Internet which is now going to be accessed by students, other staff and members of the community in general, that's an entirely different situation," he said.
WOW - If I worked there, I'd find another job! God forbid you, as an ADULT, go to a BAR!! Oh my god! Don't let anyone know you're enjoying a beer with your college buddies! You might get fired! What a bunch of crap.
I'm glad efforts are being focused on THIS instead of teaching the youth of Lacey Township.
GB Shore
10:10 am on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Does this state that this is for non tenured teachers only? It is not clear to me if tenured teachers are included in this. They SHOULD be....but I am sure the NJEA would sickenly disagree.....
12:35 pm on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
No@GB Shore, it may apply to tenured teachers, but is a much more lengthily and expensive process to term a tenured individual , as the NJEA is inclined to protect even the most raucous behavior of its membership.
Abby Normal
10:10 am on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Free Speech alive and well in Lacey. *cough* Where are our constitutionalists?
GB Shore
11:11 am on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Pretty clear people do not get what this is about and making up RIDICULOUS scenarios....maybe "you people" should take an interest to see the crap that goes on...has your head been in the sand?????
12:49 pm on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
@GB Shore, if you are referring the bar scenario outlined by Mr Stein, I agree that it is ridiculous. Then again, I think the policy is ridiculous and may very well not be constitutional. I think the board would serve the community much better by focusing on how to control the ever increasing budget, but then there wouldn't be anything in that for them.
GB Shore
6:14 pm on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
@Proud....now THAT is a whole other story...finances??? They are all in it together....we could start anothr whole conversation around that crap....bottom line, we have social, educational and economic issues that are of a nature that quite frankly, is new to a lot of folks. I'd like to see a younger Board up there who understands kids today and who are better equipped to find innovative ways to cut spending while improving efficiency and education....these folks have been on the Board for so long, you can't help but to get in a comfy zone.....
Captain Ed
12:35 pm on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
No. If its bad enough they will fire them anyway. Just makes it too easy to target people or abuse it. Always happens. Im all for keeping teachers professional. But at the same time Im all for giving our government (local and non ) LESS power. NOT more power.
And if were going to do this we need to be fair. Tenured teachers are off limits? Why?
Elaine Piniat
12:53 pm on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Captain Ed, tenured teachers are not off limits. If the board found them at fault, they would have to file tenure charges. It's just a different process.
Robert Yates
12:35 pm on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
I can not believe Attorney Stein is saying what he is saying. The 1st Amendment applies to the public sector, not the private. It is a restriction on congress and other public entities (including public schools) This means that a private business is free to fire an employee for any reason it wants, including a situation in which the employee says something the employer does not like. A public entity on the other hand does not have this luxury because of the 1st Amendment. This means that strictly speaking, the first amendment should prohibit the kinds of policies set forth above. This is all academic though. Public entities have been ignoring the clear language of the constitution for a long time now and courts have been carving out so many caveats that there really is nothing left to the document. This policy is a waste of time and money and is unconstitutional, just like the random drug testing scheme.
1:29 pm on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
You just about hit the nail on the head with this one @Robert Yates.
GB Shore
3:49 pm on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
legal mumbo jumbo....you are missing the point that is right there in front of you. start thinking with more common sense and less about what loopholes are available....equal protection this and that. Bottom line.....no reason for students and coached and teachers to be friends on Facebook period...
Robert Yates
6:14 pm on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Yeah; perhaps that is my problem. I do not consider the constitution a loop hole nor legal mumbo jumbo. It is the basic legal structure upon which all other laws must conform. And you are incorrect; there is nothing inherently wrong with a teacher being friends with their students. Could it lead down the wrong road? Sure, but it could just as easily provide a student with a life long benefit.
12:35 pm on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
so.......if you are tennured you can do whatever you like.......as always......unreal.
Elaine Piniat
12:55 pm on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
The policy also pertains to tenured teachers. If the board deems social networking behavior inappropriate, they would file tenure charges against that teacher.
Robert Yates
1:29 pm on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
While it is true that the policy applies to tenured teachers as well, the process is a huge headache, costs a ton of money on both sides and probably rarely results in a teacher's dismissal, so we most likely also have equal protection issues here.
Abby Normal
9:20 am on Thursday, January 24, 2013
By the way Robert, as for tenure charges and the new law:
Q: Who will pay for the cost of implementing this legislation?
A: The Department of Education is required to provide funds to implement the act. The cost of arbitrators will be borne by the state.
-therefore the district will not incur any fees.
Q: How will dismissal cases be heard?
A: Tenure hearings for public school employees will go before an arbitrator, with the costs of arbitration borne by the State of New Jersey. The original Senate bill kept cases in the courts, where cases frequently took too long and cost too much. NJEA proposed taking the courts out of the mix and putting cases before an arbitrator. The arbitrator's decision will be final and binding, subject to judicial review
-therefore cases are determined now within 90 days, not years.
If there are teachers who are flagrantly violating student rights, not doing their job, or in any other way behaving in a nonprofessional manner, why aren't parents going to the superintendent and the board of ed to complain and get said teacher removed? On the other hand, if that teacher is a product of nepotism or cronyism, they will probably never be removed. However that's not here nor there, this conversation is about personal freedom of speech. Why this always has to sink to "I don't have a union cookie so you should not have one either," is beyond me. Go get certified and teach with us.
Robert Yates
2:05 pm on Thursday, January 24, 2013
Gee Wiz Abby. I've been defending your 1st Amendment rights and you trash me because I am using the same constitution to defend nontenured teachers???
To your first point: last time I checked, we all pay state taxes as well as local taxes so it'll whack our pocket books one way or the other. To your second point: reread the last sentence in your answer. "subject to judicial review" How long does an appeal under judicial review take? To your third point, union privileges are part of the proposal and therefore part of the discussion. Why would I join a profession that forces me to subsequently join a labor union. Should it be an option to join? Perhaps, but forced membership is unequivocally contrary to basic principles of free association and therefore forced unionization violates the 1st Amendment. Man: those amendment sure are pesky protector of freedom aren't they.
1:29 pm on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
I new a girl who got fired by one of the schools in toms river because in one of her pictures she was drinking a glass of wine. She was on her honeymoon for goodness sake. If lacey township schools are give the right to fire teachers according to what they post on social networking sites they will have the power to do what they want. Plus it will give the idea to other staff to go to administration to fire someone because they don't like that person all they'll have to do is tell them to look at their Facebook. It is unreal that people are getting criticized for going into a bar and having a drink ^^. I do not know one teacher who is not over the legal age for drinking. Let people have there personal lives. Oh an I can guarantee that most parents have a glass of wine in front of there children; and if you don't think that drinking in public should be aloud for teachers then your high.
2:23 pm on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
I highly doubt that was the reason for getting rid of her before tenure.
Maybe that is what she told everyone.
2:23 pm on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
I don't think the policy goes far enough.
1. It doesn't cover "friending". Aside from family members which may be going to the school district, why is a teacher "friending" students in his/her class.
2. It doesn't cover all communications whether texting, email, twitter. Currently, teachers/coaches will text blast the team. Albeit innocuous, why do they have a students cell and/or email to begin with!!! That is where it all starts. They can text blast the parents who can forward to their kid.
3:13 pm on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Couldn't agree more. There is no need for parents/students to be friends with their teacher on facebook, and if they are then the teacher takes that risk because it's inappropriate to begin with. Where is the line drawn?
If the teacher DOES NOT have any students, or parents on their Facebook page, and keeps it private, and shares their pictures soley with their OWN friends and family, they surely should NOT be scrutanized over what they do. Whether it be having a glass of wine, bottle of beer, a photo of them on the beach in a bathing suit etc. - this world is so unreal anymore. Whats next?
7:26 pm on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
@JD, the policy most certainly pertains to emails, texting and social networking exclusive of Facebook. Did you read the entire article?
11:32 am on Thursday, January 24, 2013
I read the policy. It does not pertain to text, email, etc....
I'm talking about a group text of "Practice is cancelled". That is considered "ok".
The policy is regards to texting a photo of say a naked person.
2:05 pm on Thursday, January 24, 2013
@JD, are we reading the same article? This is what it states:
"Lacey's policy also pertains to email, text messaging and other methods of communication for public display or publication.
Although the policy does not specifically mention that "friending" a student could be considered inappropriate conduct, it could be, Schubiger said."
While it does not specifically mention naked people, certainly that could be considered inappropriate. Especially, if going to a bar or a mother's disapproval of something is considered so.
6:05 pm on Thursday, January 24, 2013
Read the policy... if a coach texts.. "No practice today".
Is it a violation..
If he sends a naked picture of himself, then yes it is a violation.
Read the policy...
8:01 pm on Thursday, January 24, 2013
@ JD, i think you are missing the finer points of the policy, if there are such things.
9:00 am on Friday, January 25, 2013
Back in the day, when everyone had a land line, teachers could not make inappropriate phone calls or have inappropriate contact...so what has changed? Parents had more control over what their children did...parents did not blame teachers for their lack of control. Parents should be involved in all communications that their children use and if someone is being inappropriate...sound the alarm...challenge the source. Emails, text messages, FB---all can be monitored by an involved parent...but then again it takes time to be involved.
6:14 pm on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
The scary thing about this policy is where do you draw the line? Yes, teachers should be role models, but they are human beings for heaven's sake and are entitled to a private life. I don't know any teachers who are not over 21, and a picture of them with a glass of wine or a beer in their hand should be none of the BOE's concern. If their drinking affects their job performance, then it becomes the BOE's problem to deal with, not before. One of the things that the BOE attorney says is if teachers post pictures of themselves in a bar on FB then it becomes public. What if the picture is posted by someone else and the teacher is tagged in the photo, what then? Are we suggesting that teachers cannot have a drink in public because they wouldn't be adhering to the "higher standard"? Does the same policy apply to BOE members? Probably not.
Abby Normal
7:26 pm on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
As a public school teacher, not in Lacey, I find this an archaic throwback to the rules about teacher non-school activity? http://www.nhhistory.org/edu/support/nhgrowingup/teacherrules.pdf This is why unions were needed, this is why what this board supports is so wrong. I'm embarrassed at their brash disregard for private and personal time and space and I would fight this to the supreme court. Get out of the woods, pineys, the world has modernized and it's time you got with it!
GB Shore
9:05 pm on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
union union unions......you misds the point...glad you don't teach here...your ignorance and name calling speaks real well wherever you are from. you TOTALLY miss the point...so you thjink it is a good idea to have teachers communicating on facebook etc? There are plenty of places and venues. Unfortunately, our society has become WAY too liberal and litigious....THAT is why things like this are needed. But small minded and closed minded people like you just don't get it...Supreme Court? You wouldn't make out of Municipal Court...an embarrassment you are...
9:05 pm on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
"Pineys"(sp.)? You know you could get termed for such social degradation if your found out NJEA member.
Abby Normal
10:04 pm on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
I grew up here, GB, fly your piney flag proudly! Teachers should absolutely use FB and other social medial and *gasp* some actually use it to teach with! Friending students is never a good idea until they graduate, but using these online applications is the right of all people, teacher or not. Some use FB to keep in touch with family across the miles, share happy times, news, and keeps communication open with those who cannot get out. Why not teachers? Is it not the teacher's domain to help and be a part of the larger world? It is not the teacher's domain to KNOW about these things so they can teach right from wrong? Our children are there NOW and putting our collective heads in the sand won't teach them anything. However using this media and teaching them about their reputations, repercussions, and responsibilities is very much our domain. Parents are not doing it. An antiquated world view won't help our students either.
GB Shore
9:20 am on Thursday, January 24, 2013
@Abby Normal....so you are calling yourself a piney? Would have been netter if you made that fact known that you also include yourself in the character assassination. I'm not from Lacey originally, as MOST of the residents here are not, but found your character assassination offensive nonetheless. The point I am making is not whether or not teachers should use or be able to use Facebook, but HOW they use it, ESPECIALLY when it comes to interactions with students. There should NOT be a difference betweenpublic vs. private sector in terms of code of conduct etc. This division and different set of rules is wrong IMHO. there are standards and codes of conduct that are fair and can be set that are fair to everyone but the unions will fight tooth and nail just for the sake of fighting without understanding or acknowledging or accepting that there ARE and should be reasonable standards of conduct that an employee should adhere to.
Robert Yates
9:57 am on Thursday, January 24, 2013
"There should NOT be a difference betweenpublic vs. private sector in terms of code of conduct etc."
Perhaps this is true, but when people decided to get government into the business of education, it became a public endeavor and hence subject the the restrictions in the constitution. If you do not like this, send your kid to private school or lobby congress to change the constitution. Or just lobby the BOE, who I am sure will implement this useless and unconstitutional regulation based on Attorney Stein's recommendation anyway; the constitution be damned.
Mimi Neuhaus
9:05 pm on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Way to go Abby Normal. The social media police in Lacey are acting like the Big Brothers of Russia. Get on with the budget. Too boring?
9:05 pm on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Good teachers teach higher standards than what everyday society demonstrates. Good teachers not only talk the talk, they walk the walk by example. Union or non-union, every employee has the right to contest unjustifiable discharge. Whether by arbitrator assigned and agreed to per Union contract or by jury trial in front of a judge. Why are these teachers sooooo afraid? Is it that they know that they can't walk the walk? A truck driver is union and held to drug and alcohol scruntiny and they drive trucks. An Operating Engineer is union and held to drug and alcohol scrutiny and they drive bulldozers. A teacher drives and motivates the minds of our children. Why shouldn't they be held to the same scrunity or MORE???
GB Shore
9:20 am on Thursday, January 24, 2013
@tr....you will never get these union protagonists to see or more importantly acknowledge the validity of your view of the situation...just like the folks in Washington, there is no one who will sit down and accept anyone else's point of view and they use fear and sensationalism as their tactic...typical union strategy. Instead of acknowledgigng that there is validity on both sides, they refuse to "sit at the table" and talk about what makes sense and does not. It is their way or the highway. Save your breath....but this is scary that there are a LOT of people like this who teach our children...people with no tolerance for any else's view...scary....I'm glad my wife and I have been involved with our children's education. They had some great teachers here in Lacey when they were in school, but dealing with the bad apples was extremely difficult...I'm sure the next comment in response to this will be some kind of attack on me and them denying that there are sub standard teachers....
Robert Yates
9:57 am on Thursday, January 24, 2013
You are ignoring the legal distinction between public and private entities. Whether you like it or not, it exists and for good reason. The government does not have the authority to tell a private entity how to conduct its business because the founders determined that their job was to protect liberty, not to centrally plan the administration of businesses. Obviously this has been violated in many different ways over the years but this was the original idea. When the government is the one conducting the business, the 1st Amendment applies plainly and simply. Perhaps this is why the founders did not provide for public education in the constitution - because it is none of the governments business how individuals or or groups of people choose to educate their children. It is always a slippery and dangerous slope when people forfeit freedom and make the government their bed partners!
GB Shore
2:05 pm on Thursday, January 24, 2013
News to me that the government does not have the authority to tell a private entity how to conduct it's business. there are ALL KINDS of rules and regulation imposed upon businesses...why do you think they are leaving and setting up shop elsewhere in droves. The net, however you want to position it, is that government DOES impose upon entities, public and private, as well as individuals...that is why things are a mess because we have such a spaghetti pot of loopholes, exceptions etc it is sickening....also, if it not the government's place to be involved or tell us to educate our children, why do they continue to do so????
Abby Normal
10:04 pm on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Good teachers should not be held to a punitive standard should they want to post wedding photos or ANY photo of ANY celebration, yet petty and vindictive administrators will use that opportunity to get rid of staff. A fear mongering culture has gripped Lacey & the Board now seeks to do the job of parents who do not supervise their children, and again teachers are made scapegoats. Nothing to be proud of here. I would love to hear from more constitutionalists on this. Bueller?
Oh and there are no teachers who are afraid, we hold up to scrutiny, but it's those pesky details in how this will be used by administrators. What about nurses? What about any other profession? Aren't we ALL responsible for what children are exposed to, especially parents?
9:20 am on Thursday, January 24, 2013
Yes, @Abby Normal, we are all responsible for what children are exposed to. Parents, teachers, and citizens alike. But, when a child is publicly subjected to atrocious behavior by a public servant that is being paid heartily while unions spend fruitless years in a court like setting for their own proffer, then the innocent have been short changed
GB Shore
9:20 am on Thursday, January 24, 2013
@Abby Normal....fear mongering? It is you anf others who assume that it is administrators and the Board who are "out to get" teachers....this is the mantra of yourself apparently, but reflects the NJEA's messaging. You can't be serious with that argument when your argument itself is fear mongering to the core....why is it o.k. for you and your ilk to claim otherwise? Your statement is fear mongering itself.....I hope you don't teach logic to your students....
Abby Normal
2:05 pm on Thursday, January 24, 2013
So tell me again, @proud, who is getting subjected to atrocious behavior? Walk a mile in a teacher's shoes, then explain. Oh that's right, people don't choose to teach because they can't handle children and the pay is too low. It's weird, but I don't see any innocents being short changed in this thread or topic, so what are you talking about? Sounds like union envy. No one is stopping everyone else from forming a union to protect their interests.
Note: tenure charges now take 90 days to resolve, your argument is invalid.
4:54 pm on Thursday, January 24, 2013
@Abby Normal, the number of instances where the NJEA as well as other public sector unions defend horrific actions by their members is too great to. Outline in this particular forum. However, since you are obviously Internet savvy ( and that we ate talking about teachers), check out this web page for numerous occurrences where society has suffered at the hands of BAD teachers:
[Teachers Union Exposedwww.protectingbadteachers.com/Tenured teacher's punishment for sexually harassing girls? Four months' severance pay ... Public Employee Contract in New Jersey" as one of the benefits of membership. But the union ...]
While I applaud the long overdue tenure reform, if you were to ask me if I believe that said reform is enough, the answer would be "NO". As to your suggestion that I am envious of you or anyone else for belonging to a union, you are quite mistaken. I hope I have answered your questions. Now, I have some questions for you. If your staus as a protected union is so great, why are you then complaining about low pay? And, do you teach days or nights?
Note: That's what I'm talking about.
5:17 pm on Thursday, January 24, 2013
I just saw this story covered on Channel 12 news (ch.62 on Comcast) . FYI, they are conducting their own poll.
9:00 am on Friday, January 25, 2013
Last time I checked, it was legal to have a drink...why is this even being discussed? Why shouldn't teachers be able to participate on social media? Why aren't parents policing what their kids are doing on the internet...oh, I forgot...it MUST be the teacher's fault! Why is it assumed that "friending" a student is inappropriate? How dare the Lacey BOE tell teachers what they can legally do on their own time...the key word is LEGALLY...if they are not breaking any laws (which all other citizens must adhere to) then why would the BOE be involved? The school system is a public employer and is not a private entity. Hello...LTEA where are you??!! Why aren't you screaming about this??!! Lacey residents--you do realize when this gets challenged by the ACLU, you will have to foot the bill for the system's defense. Does the person or persons giving the BOE advice have another agenda (more billable hours)?
9:00 am on Friday, January 25, 2013
My sincere concern is how broad an application of the word "inappropriate" can be applied in both a constructive and/or abusive manner by the BOE. While most reasonable people have noble intentions, with respect to applying this standard "in the best interest of" students, this broad term "inappropriate" also empowers any BOE to arbitrarily set standards that fail to provide employees with a succinct set of rules of behavior. Because this proposed policy allows the BOE to decide what is inappropriate after the fact, it fails to meet the necessary requirement of a guideline for behavior to a higher standard. It provides the BOE with the opportunity to abuse its power and impose its will with impunity.
9:00 am on Friday, January 25, 2013
Coming full circle. Now that the government run schools barely touch on the U.S. Constitution, Bill of Rights etc. students graduate with hardly a clue about their rights. It's coming back to bite the "educators". Now government at all levels is chipping away at their rights and shredding our constitution. How else can you explain electing the "shredder in chief" TWICE. The young numb nuts have no idea their rock star is preparing a bleak dependent future for them. He's "cool" though, so it's all good.
Uncle Moe
6:03 pm on Friday, January 25, 2013
This policy is ridiculous! Teachers should be free to do as they please on social media- it should be their own decision to manage themselves, not a top down command from the board.
2:38 pm on Saturday, January 26, 2013
You are right "Uncle Moe", they should be "FREE" and able to do everything a Union Teamster or a Union Operating Engineer does. They should be treated the same as bulldozer and truck drivers. If they get caught doing something they should not be doing, then go to arbitration and contest the disciplinary procedure brought against them. If they are unhappy with the outcome, then they can go to the courts to seek relief. I agree, it is their decision to manage themslves!!!!! Remember they WANT UNION PROTECTION.
Laura Higley
10:11 am on Sunday, January 27, 2013
An adult may legally consume alcohol in public. To be photographed in public doing something that is sanctioned by law should not result in loss of employment. Adults are permitted, by law, to do things that children are not permitted to do. Is a teacher to lose his job for publicly displaying a photograph taken as he enters a voting booth? How about getting married?
8:45 pm on Sunday, January 27, 2013
What happens if the teacher, being a role model of tolerance and anti-bullying, has a FB post supporting marriage equality and other gay rights? For some with strong religious beliefs, any public support of gay rights would be considered a violation of the policy. I live in a school district in Ohio that wants to prohibit an employee from making any statements, at school or off school grounds, about "controversial topics" which include gay rights, politics, global warming, and green technology. All of this is the slippery slope of one group imposing their religious and moral beliefs onto others.
Frank Latella
8:45 pm on Sunday, January 27, 2013
Hey, Board of Education members; Does that "Higher Standard" you want to hold teachers too come with a "Higher Standard" of Salary, Benefits, and Professional Respect ?
11:55 am on Monday, January 28, 2013
Who are you folks trying to CON sympathy from now? As I said before UNION PROTECTION ,ARBITRATION, UNJUSTIFIABLE DISCHARGE, COURTS OF APPEAL. Who are you kidding? Not me. The same as turck drivers and bulldozer operators, no better, no worse.
Abby Normal
10:54 pm on Monday, January 28, 2013
Hey, why those professions, why not politicians, executives, and Wall Street bankers? Oh wait a minute...
12:34 pm on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Dear "Abby" they are not UNION employees like NJEA whiners, sorry, I mean members are. International Brotherhood of Teamsters(truck drivers) and Operating Engineers(bulldozer drivers) are Union employees and they are very proud of their proffessions. I hope you are now EDUCATED by this non-NJEA teacher who likes to bring REALITY to those living in a world of media propaganda.
JOHNNY Done it
9:35 am on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
THey need to totally need to get rid of tenure...A union shop has a grievance procedure Not you cant touch my procedure because you worked here for 3 or so years.. They need to get up to the times..


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