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Michael Meyer is an Associate Professional Specialist and will be coordinating the Principles of Accounting courses. He previously was an Associate Professor at Ohio University where he earned a variety of teaching honors, including the 2007 College of Business Teaching and Learning Award and the 2007 and 2009 School of Accountancy Advisory Council Innovation in Teaching Award. Meyer's current research includes studies on the role of corporate governance on voluntary financial statement disclosures, the role of auditor attachment on biases in auditor judgment, and various educational and practitioner related topics.
Meyer earned his BBA from the University of Notre Dame in 1988, his Masters of Accountancy from Virginia Tech in 1993, and his Doctorate of Business Administration from Mississippi State in 1998. Prior to pursuing a career in academia, he spent three years as a CPA at the public accounting firm of BDO Seidman.
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"Patch Management: No Longer Just An IT Problem,"
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"The Impact of Auditor-Client Relationships on the Reversal of First-Time Audit Qualifications,"
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Managerial Auditing Journal, 22, January (1st Quarter/Winter), 2007, 53-79.
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Advances in Accounting, 21, January (1st Quarter/Winter), 2006, 151-175.
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Journal of Accountancy, November, November, 2004, 59-65.
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Issues in Accounting Education, 19, October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2004, 413-442.
"Disposals of Old Computer Equipment: A Mounting Environmental Problem,"
(with Waleed Abu El Ella,
Ronald Young),
The CPA Journal, July, July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2004, 70-74.
"A Descriptive Analysis of the Content and Contributors of Behavioral Research in Accounting: 1989-1998,"
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Behavioral Research in Accounting, 13, June, 2001, 253-278.
"Political Cost and Accounting Method Choice: The Pharmaceutical Industry,"
(with Khondkar Karim,
Stephen Gara),
The Mid-Atlantic Journal of Business, 36, December, 2000, 193-215.
"A Process for Improving Audit Quality: An Application of Deming's Quality Principles to the Managerial Accounting Practices of Public Accounting Firms,"
Journal of Accounting and Finance Research, 8, October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2000, 39-54.
"Those Who Can…Teach,"
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Journal of Accountancy, July, July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2000, 49-58.
"A Revealed Preference Study of Management Journals' Direct Influences,"
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Strategic Management Journal, 20, July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 1999, 279-296.
Book Review: Cost Management: Strategies for Business Decisions, 4th Edition,
Issues in Accounting Education (January (1st Quarter/Winter)2008).
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American Accounting Assocation National Meeting, American Accounting Association, Anaheim, CA, " Trends and Best Practices in utilization of Non-Tenure Track Faculty," (August6, 2013).Michael Meyer,
American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, American Accounting Association, Anaheim, CA, "Reasons, Challenges and Opportunities: TransitionIng from Tenure Track to Non-Tenure Track," (August5, 2013).Michael Meyer,
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Teaching in 2015 and Beyond, Northern Illinois University, Decalb, IL, "Using Technology to Enhance a Traditional Classroom Experience," (November18, 2011).Michael Meyer,
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American Accounting Association Midwest Regional Conference, American Accounting Association, Indianapolis, IN, "Hands-on with AAA On-Line Resources - Optimize Your Teaching and Research," (October15, 2011).Michael Meyer,
Julie Smith-David,
Judy Rayburn,
Cassy Budd,
Susan Crosson,
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Pioneer Hall – including our research library, museum, and education programs – is CLOSED as we prepare to open PIONEER HALL AT THE PRESIDIO in one of the beautiful, iconic Montgomery Barracks Buildings on The Presidio of San Francisco's historic Main Post. Updates will be posted here (scroll down to see a few recent photos). We will resume our service to the community from our new location in September, 2014.
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The Society offers free museum education programs for school-aged children and families, as well as public tours and events. Pioneer Hall features rotating exhibitions of art and artifacts drawn from The Society's unique collections amassed over the last century and a half. The Alice Phelan Sullivan Research Library allows researchers and historians access to this privately held repository of rare books, photographs, maps and manuscripts.
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muahahahahahah you guys I'm done with high school classes FOREVER~ I only have psych 3 times a week for like the next 2 weeks but that's it. I'm forever done with high school, aps, collegeboard, and all that shiezz. wootwoot~ Now all I have left is Prom, Senior Trip and then Graduation WHOOP WHOOP ^—^ time to play noww :D
Literally today was my last ap and I just didn't care. No one ended up studying for Physics and oh geez the frqs. HAHAHA we all planned out what we were gonna draw and I drew a lovely picture of a house and buildings and I wrote a beautiful story about two kids and I wrote the reader a letter in korean telling them how I didn't learn anything in physics this year and how my teacher was a douche… anyways yeap… biggest waste of my timee but going to the beach tomorrow whoopwhoop so nice to be done :D
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Washington, DC, United States (4E) – State Secretary Hillary Clinton is not attending the congressional hearings on the Benghazi consulate attack scheduled on Thursday as she is still recovering from an illness at home.
Clinton's stomach virus was aggravated last week by a concussion she suffered after fainting due to dehydration, according to deputy assistant secretary Philippe Reines.
In place of Clinton, William J. Burns, Under Secretary for Political Affairs, and Thomas R. Nides, Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources, will testify to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the Benghazi incident.
However, House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman, Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.), said Saturday that Clinton will be required to testify in the future.
Ros-Lehtinen is trying to hold accountable State Department officials for the death of U.S. ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens and three other Americans in the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi.
She said questions remain about State Department threat assessments and decision-making on Benghazi. Despite sifting through classified and unclassified documents.
Meanwhile, Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) is set to replace Clinton, who has indicated she will no longer serve during President Barack Obama's second term. Kerry is a senior ranking Democrat who ran for president in 2004.
He is currently the chairman of the Senate foreign relations committee. If appointed state secretary, he will have to resign his post in the senate.
Earlier, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, loomed as Clinton's likely successor. But she withdrew her nomination for the post amid strong Republican opposition because of her differing statements on the Benghazi attack.
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Tom is a professor in the Department of Kinesiology. During his 30-year tenure at UNCG, Tom has focused his research efforts on the social and psychological dynamics of teaching and coaching. Dr. Martinek's work has been published in journals such Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, Journal of Exercise and Sport Psychology, Quest, Urban Review, Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, International Journal of Sport Science, and Community Youth Development Journal. He has also authored or co-authored five books. He has spent the past eleven years directing and teaching in youth development programs which has served over 500 underserved youth. He also provides pre-service and in-service staff development programs for practitioners who work with at-risk, underserved children and youth. The basis of his work with kids evolves from his past sequential research on teacher expectancy effects, learned helplessness, and resiliency of children and youth.
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The UW-Superior Mock Trial Team 1129 finished eighth in the St. Paul Opening Round Championship Series tournament held March 25-27 at the Ramsey County Courthouse in St. Paul.
The competition's top six teams advance to the national tournament in Des Moines, in April.
The UW-Superior team finished with a record of 5-3 in a tournament of 24 of the top mock trial teams from Midwestern universities. The UW-Superior team met some of the best teams in the tournament and was one of the top-ranked teams going into the third round of competition in this national-level tournament.
Individually, team member Eric Albertson received an award for Outstanding Attorney. He was one of the highest scoring attorneys at this tournament. Cassy Foltz received an Outstanding Attorney Award and Mark Wick received an Outstanding Witness Award.
UW-Superior ranked second among the team in number of individual award winners.
This year's Mock Trial team included Eric Albertson, Jeff Anderson, Ludmila Cuibaciuc, Kayannda Davis, Brandt Devich, Cassy Foltz, Jordin Gegare, Alicia Kline, Daniel Mason, Jan O'Malley, Shannen Bowen, Katlyn Shipley, Taylor Tengwall, Josh Weir, Mark Wick, Tianyi Xie and Julie Zweifel.
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I was lookin at some threads...and all of a sudden, I see something from my sketchbooks; apparantly, some of the smilies were switched with some of my pics.
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VVVVV I don't know if you see a jaw drop smilie, or a pic, because i see a pic.
Is this a prank? malfunction? because I haven't really done anything on this site...(5 posts,...)
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The Kantorei is Valparaiso University's select religious choir of 48 voices which serves as a choir of the Chapel of the Resurrection, specializes in festive liturgies, and sings a diverse repertoire of sacred music from chant to folk, multicultural and vernacular idioms. The Kantorei sings regularly for Sunday morning worship services, Reformation Vespers, Transfiguration Vespers, Holy Week services, Advent Vespers, Baccalaureate, and other services at the chapel. In the chapel they have introduced new musical settings of eucharistic liturgy, and have presented an array of global hymnody. In 2005 and 2006 the Kantorei presented training and educational events for Lutheran conferences and synods exploring new worship materials in anticipation of the 2006 hymnal publications by both the Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. This spring's tour will continue introducing Lutheran audiences to the Lutheran Service Book and Evangelical Lutheran Worship. The Kantorei sings regularly at the annual Institute of Liturgical Studies, and have performed with VU's Chorale, Symphony Orchestra, and Chamber Concert Band. They recently completed their second CD, We See Light.
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Scent of a Woman (1992)
Average Rating: 7.1/10
Reviews Counted: 42
Fresh: 37 | Rotten: 5
It might soar on Al Pacino's performance more than the drama itself, but what a performance it is -- big, bold, occasionally over-the-top, and finally giving the Academy pause to award the star his first Oscar.
Average Rating: 7.6/10
Critic Reviews: 9
Fresh: 6 | Rotten: 3
It might soar on Al Pacino's performance more than the drama itself, but what a performance it is -- big, bold, occasionally over-the-top, and finally giving the Academy pause to award the star his first Oscar.
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Blind war veteran Colonel Frank Slade hires a young man to accompany him on a no-holds-barred trip to the big city. Pacino finally won an Oscar for his energetic performance!
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Apr 28, 1998
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An irascible bully who proves to have a heart of gold, Pacino's character seems manufactured by a computer programmed with box-office grosses.
Scent of a Woman indulgently stretches a modest conceit well past the breaking point.
Corny and heart-warming, with O'Donnell proving almost a match for the master.
The good thing is that the principals and film makers make the absolute most of a conventional opportunity.
By the end of Scent of a Woman, we have arrived at the usual conclusion of the coming-of-age movie, and the usual conclusion of the prep school movie. But rarely have we been taken there with so much intelligence and skill.
This is a great performance from Pacino, who has the good luck here to work with Goldman's mostly wonderful, edgy script.
Thanks to a landmark performance by Al Pacino, Scent of a Woman is an agreeably watchable film. If they'd made it half an hour shorter and re-written the ending, it could have been a great one.
Pacino manages to shift smoothly from comedy to pathos, making the antipathetic character seem fascinating.
The guiding principle of Al Pacino's flamboyant performance (for which he finally received the Oscar) is that of revelation: Every scene discloses another facet of his mysterious, multi-shaded character.
A great character-driven movie starring two well-rounded characters, a fun performance by Pacino, deft directing, a complementary score and plenty of human interest all the way around.
Al Pacino got his ribbing for 'hoo-ahhh!'ing his way through Scent of a Woman, but underneath the scenery chewing, there's a sweet and watchable film to be seen.
Goldman's screenplay never becomes a complete disaster, thanks to the vastly interesting and original character of Frank.
Great drama. Pacino rules, but O'Donnell holds his own.
A masterful performance by Pacino.
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Great Film! The Scent of a Woman is the kind of film that many would think belongs to a bygone era. While it is frank and contemporary without sugar coating it illustrates the value of character over glitz and how small acts can have long lasting consequences. The Scent of a Woman is very satisfying on many levels. Of course the primary reason it succeeds is Al Pacino, whose Oscar was well-deserved, needless to say. Chris O'Donnell doesn't overplay his part, and in doing so is realistic and natural. The character development is superb, dialogue terrific, glamorous locations and a story line that requires the characters to show themselves to be the people they really are. The film has a lot of funny lines and great drama.
Frank is a retired Lt Col in the US army. He's blind and impossible to get along with. Charlie is at school and is looking forward to going to university; to help pay for a trip home for Christmas, he agrees to look after Frank over thanksgiving. Frank's niece says this will be easy money, but she didn't reckon on Frank spending his thanksgiving in New York.
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In order to make some money for a Christmas trip home, impoverished college-student Charlie (Chris O'Donnell) agrees to look after Frank (Al Pacino), a blind retired Colonel for Thanksgiving. Babysitting takes on a whole new dimension when Frank decides he wants to spent the weekend living it up in New York City.
At the time of this films release Pacino had had 4 nominations for Best Actor and 3 nominations for Best Supporting Actor. He had produced such sterling work in classic films like "The Godfather", "Serpico", "Dog Day Afternoon" and "Scarface". This is only a few in a long list but, finally, no-one could argue with his bravura portrayal of a blind, hard drinking, ex-Army colonel. This isn't the type of film you'd tip for Pacino receiving an award but it's a performance that can't be ignored. Yes, grandstanding does ensue, but hey! It's Pacino, he's allowed. There's an unsettling intensity to his performance that's so powerful, it's hard to take your eyes off him. Ironically, he plays a blind man but his performance allows the audience to see. To see, what an actor can encapsulate. The film itself is a tad lighthearted and despite being overshadowed considerably, a young Chris O'Donnell handles himself well in such company. But it feels like the story itself is only a vehicle, or series of scenes, in which to allow Al to chew up. It's enjoyable stuff nonetheless and at a running time of 2hrs 30mins, you wouldn't know. The time flies by as it's so much fun. A major demerit is the Hollywood perfect, rousing, finale though. The schmaltz factor goes through the roof, leaving you feeling a bit embarrassed at the audacity in even attempting it and it seriously sells the film short.
If I was to rate this based on Pacino's performance, it would be an unquestionable 5 stars. It's one of his finest. However, the flimsy material brings the film down a notch.
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- Lt. Col. Frank Slade: Something big may happen for that little thing of yours Charlie
- Lt. Col. Frank Slade: [Frank plans to kill himself and Charlie as well but hesitates] You don't wanna die.
- Charlie Simms: Neither do you.
- Lt. Col. Frank Slade: Give me one good reason not to.
- Charlie Simms: I'll give you two. You can dance the tango and drive a Ferrari better than anyone I've ever seen.
- Lt. Col. Frank Slade: You never seen anyone do either.
- Charlie Simms: So give up. You wanna give up? Give up 'cause I'm giving giving up too. You said I'm through you're right I *am* through. It's all over. So let's get on with it. Let's fuckin' do it! Fuckin' pull the trigger you miserable blind motherfucker. Pull the trigger.
- Lt. Col. Frank Slade: Here we go Charlie.
- Charlie Simms: I'm ready.
- Lt. Col. Frank Slade: What Life? I got no life! I'm in the dark here. You understand? I'm in the dark!
- Lt. Col. Frank Slade: Are you listening to me, son? I'm givin' you pearls here.
- Lt. Col. Frank Slade: - Out of order, I'll show you out of order! You don't know what out of order is, Mr. Trask. I'd show you, but I'm too old, I'm too tired, I'm too fuckin' blind. If I were the man I was five years ago, I'd take a FLAMETHROWER to this place! Out of order? Who the hell do you think you're talkin' to? I've been around, you know? There was a time I could see. And I have seen. Boys like these, younger than these, their arms torn out, their legs ripped off. But there isn't nothin' like the sight of an amputated spirit. There is no prosthetic for that. You think you're merely sending this splendid foot soldier back home to Oregon with his tail between his legs, but I say you are... executin' his soul! And why? Because he's not a Bairdman. Bairdmen. You hurt this boy, you're gonna be Baird bums, the lot of ya. And Harry, Jimmy, Trent, wherever you are out there, FUCK YOU TOO!
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Who runs the world? Queen of all that is earth-shatteringly fabulous: Beyonce. And that's precisely why Bey's halftime show was approximately 47 times better than the nationally televised 49ers shaming party that acted as bookends on either side of the rousing performance.
And what exactly made Bey's life-altering (future halftime-performer-intimidating) show better? (Besides the part where the Baltimore Ravens spent the whole game mercilessly pounding the team from San Francisco to the point that it wasn't even fun anymore.) Well, we've got 47 reasons for you.
UPDATE: The Niners came back and the game got might interesting, but Beyonce still wins.
1. Goosebumps at the first advertisement for Beyonce's halftime show later in the game.
2. Goosebumps at the Beyonce two-minute warning.
3. Goosebumps as Bey took the stage.
4. The giant flaming silhouette of Beyonce towering over the field.
5. Actual Beyonce silhouette making our hearts beat out of control, but also in unison.
Related: Beyonce Confirms Lip-Syncing & Teases Tour at NFL Press Conference
6. Opening the show with A Capella "Crazy in Love"
6. Being so mesmerized by B that we don't even care about the fact that Jay-Z isn't on stage helping his woman out.
7. The glorious return of the Beyonce strut.
8. Is that a teeny tiny trash bag she's wearing? Who cares, she looks fabulous.
9. She's laying on the ground in a pretzel and she's still got that high kick? Amazing.
10. The Beyonce booty-shaking conga line.
11. The Beyonce hair flip.
12. Our girl scatting during "Crazy in Love."
13. Beyonce making eye contact with the camera is almost like she's making eye contact with us and reading directly into our souls. Thank you, Super Bowl. Or Pepsi. Or Baby Jesus. Whoever you are, thank you.
14. Oh, just that part where Beyonce is perfect.
15. "Baby boy" a.k.a. the Beyonce song we forgot we love.
16. A million dancing Beyonces on the screen behind Queen B.
17. The moment where we realized this is the most amazing halftime show ever.
18. The part where Kelly Rowland popped out of the ground.
19. The part where Michelle popped out of the ground sort of awkwardly.
20. The return of "Bootylicious!"
21. That thing where Kelly and Michelle are great but nowhere near as amazing as Beyonce.
22. The part where I was like "BEYONCE, I'M AN INDEPENDENT WOMAN TOO!"
23. The Destiny's Child Charlie's Angels pose.
24. Girls running the world from this halftime stage for approximately 12 minutes.
Related: Beyonce Heats Up Super Bowl Rehearsal — PICS
25. Beyonce made Kelly and Michelle learn "All the Single Ladies."
26. The way that Kelly and Michelle's mics were clearly quietier than Beyonce's.
27. Another epic Beyonce hair flip.
28. The part where Michelle didn't know the dance for "Single Ladies."
29. The part where I felt superior to Michelle because I know more "Single Ladies" dance moves than she does.
30. Beyonce having to ask the audience to thank Michelle and Kelly for being there.
31. The moment it went back to being the Beyonce show.
32. Beyonce's golden wildcat nails, which clearly exist just to enhance the "Single Ladies" dance.
33. Beyonce standing all alone in a blue square is still better than any halftime show in the past 20 years.
35. Beyonce might be lip-syncing "Halo." Stop it.
36. I'm sorry, I can't hear your words of dissent over all this life-changing amazingness.
37. Now back to "HALO."
38. Even if she was lip-syncing at the beginning, she singing the living s**t out of the rest of this song.
39. Beyonce kneeling on the ground and bathing her fans with her all-powerful (and somehow still perfect) hair.
40. The part where my heart is beating so fast, I'm starting to get worried.
Related: Beyonce and Jay-Z: The Other First Couple?
41. The way Beyonce could be covered in so much sweat and still be the most fabulous human being alive.
42. Contrary to rumors, the halftime show did not end with new Destiny's Child stinker "Nuclear."
43. "Halo" is an incredible Beyonce song and totally acceptable as the finale. (Sorry, complainers.)
44. One more hair flip for the road.
45. The Ravens come back to the game with a touchdown and everyone's still talking about Beyonce.
46. When the game finally comes back, the Super Dome's lights go out because stick a fork in it, this game is done. Either that or the lights are staging a protest until we get more Beyonce,
47. The pre-halftime goosebumps have since been replaced by excited shivering.
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An investigation into a horse's death in Warsaw found that the animal died accidentally.
The incident happened Friday when the horse owner arrived at her barn and found the 27-year-old animal dead inside a stall. Christina Meade, the owner, noticed that the horse had blood underneath its jaw area. Meade also noticed that the barn doors were closed but had originally been left propped-open.
Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department deputies met with Meade Friday night and returned to the scene Monday. Sgt. Chad Hill tells Newscenter 16 that deputies examined the stall intensively. The detectives concluded the horse was not maliciously injured. Evidence suggested that the halter got caught on an unknown objet and caused the original wound, according to Hill.
Meade believes someone familiar with the farm allowed the horse outside the barn while she was gone. She asks that anyone with information contact her with details.


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Superior Room, 1 Double BedMax Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 child)
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4-star hotel with 2 restaurants in Durham (Carrville)
This golf hotel is located in Durham (Carrville), close to Crook Hall and Gardens, St. Nicholas Church, and Palace Green. Local attractions also include Durham Castle and Durham Heritage Centre and Museum.
Hotel Features
In addition to 2 restaurants, Ramside Hall Hotel & Golf Club features a golf course. Other amenities include a bar/lounge and complimentary wireless Internet access.
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Ramside Hall Hotel & Golf Club features a golf course and a sauna. Dining is available at one of the hotel's 2 restaurants. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary.
Business-related amenities at this 4-star property consist of a business center and a meeting room. This Durham hotel also offers a garden, laundry facilities, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
Ramside Hall Hotel & Golf Club has designated areas for smoking.
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- Total number of rooms - 80
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RALEIGH, NC (WECT) – A preliminary review from analysts at the N.C. General Assembly claims a film-industry sponsored report released last week incorrectly concluded that the state's film incentives create positive returns.
A memo from the N.C. General Assembly's Fiscal Research Division (FRD) "concludes that the reported positive return on investment in based on a series of misunderstandings of the State's tax laws, invalid or overstated assumptions, and errors in accounting."
"I clearly disagree with this opinion and stand behind the facts and data presented in my study, which involved six months of data collection and interviews with executives and workers in NC's film industry," said the study's author, Dr. Robert Handfield, a supply chain management professor at N.C. State University.
A group of regional film commissions – including the one based in Wilmington – and the Motion Picture Association of America commissioned the study.
Handfield concluded North Carolina's film credit creates a positive effect of $25.3 million, however, FRD said the credit creates an overall negative effect of $33.1 million.
"I was hopeful that the film study was accurate and was disappointed and surprised by the numerous problems that fiscal research found with the study and the return on investment," said Rep. Rick Catlin, who requested the FRD review.
Catlin stressed the General Assembly analysts are non-partisan and work without conflict of interest.
The New Hanover County Republican said he has meeting scheduled this week with staff from the governor's office and FRD to discuss possible compromises regarding film incentives.
"I do have a loyalty to my constituents who depend on the film industry, and I'll do what I can," Catlin said, adding it may be a challenge to get incentives passed in the House and Senate.
"I find it very strange that Rep. Catlin is trying to kill jobs in our area," said Rep. Susi Hamilton (D) of Wilmington. "His request of legislative staff to debunk the [Handfield] study is consistent with the bill he ran in 2013 calling for an immediate end to the film credit."
Hamilton said the FRD memo "disagrees totally with the study they performed last year."
"Neither of their two studies conducted by Fiscal Research has used the correct base data," she said. "How do they have a position on something when they are of two minds?"
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High school teacher Zachary Matthews moved from teaching honors classes at a small public school to a faculty position at Central Visual and Performing Arts, a St. Louis urban magnet school that posed its own set of challenges and opportunities.
"The culture of the classroom was totally different," explains Matthews. "The kids here have more energy, and expectations of students aren't as universal" as they were in honors-track classes.
The challenge for Matthews was to set the tone for learning from the start of the school year. And it was a challenge that he was able to meet thanks in part to classroom management training he received through AFT St. Louis and its Educational Research and Dissemination (ER&D) program.
Matthews was introduced to the professional development program during his teacher orientation. "There was a sign-up sheet to have a representative come and help me set up my classroom," he remembers.
"I signed the list and never gave it a second thought until I got a phone call from [a representative] asking me when would be a good time to come in and help me," Matthews says. "I was thrilled that someone in the union actually took the time to help me start my year in a positive manner."
The training helped Matthews make choices ranging from the physical arrangement of tables, desks and chairs to strategies for conveying high expectations to students from day one. A big part of the second task, Matthews explains, is to set and reinforce rules in the early days of the school year. Even today, Matthews keeps posted on his walls the ER&D rules that helped him get the class off to a great start.
Matthews was somewhat at a loss to understand why ER&D trainers took so much time discussing the layout of his classroom. At first, he didn't realize how important the setup of student desks would be in dictating behavior management. "I quickly realized [the point] as soon as the students arrived."
Matthews also says he received great tips from the trainers when it came to his lesson plans and ways to incorporate different styles of learners in the classroom.
AFT St. Louis has heard similar stories from teachers with five or fewer years of classroom experience. This group was the focus of ER&D training at the beginning of the year, and many of those professionals joined the St. Louis affiliate as a result of the training they received. For AFT St. Louis, "it was a great opportunity to demonstrate that professional development is union work," says local president Mary Armstrong.
The effort is showing great staying power in the St. Louis school system. At least one school is preparing to launch a schoolwide program this school year aimed at safe and orderly classroom settings using strategies from ER&D.
For Matthews, the support he received through the St. Louis local has been a bright spot this school year. Many of the classroom management tips he employed can be found at www.t-source.org in the "arranging your classroom" section.
Reprinted from American Teacher, Dec. 2007/Jan. 2008 issue.
Teachers helping teachers
"No college course prepares you for the first day of class-you just get in there and say 'OK, what do I do now?' " says Leigh Ann Mount, who began teaching in the Jefferson County, Ala., school district this year. She did find the support she needed, however, through the Jefferson County AFT and its new Educational Research and Dissemination (ER&D) program. It translates cutting-edge research into concrete strategies for the classroom and then uses the power of the union network to circulate this information to educators at all stages of their careers. The program also includes individual follow-up, so that teachers and paraprofessionals can really make the strategies they learn stick.
"ER&D comes from real teachers-people who are in the classroom," stresses Mount, who says it's helped change the way she views the AFT.
Along with its strong research base, ER&D wins teachers' confidence because training comes from other classroom teachers, explains Wynell Gilbert, an ER&D trainer in Jefferson. Teachers take notice because "everything that is being said comes from the heart," she explains.
You can also hear excitement in Patti Senior's voice. The sixth-grade math teacher at Emerson Middle School in the Los Angeles Unified School District hasn't been active in her union that long, but she did participate last summer in national training tied to ER&D's Journey to Algebra unit. Today, she is eager to share the course's content with colleagues back home. There are strategies to help students "free up time and attention for higher-order skills."
Look for more stories like these in the future as ER&D casts a broader net across public shools, says Rob Weil, deputy director of the AFT educational issues department. The AFT's highly regarded professional development program is changing to meet the needs of AFT locals and members, he says. Working closely with the AFT department of organization and field services, ER&D is tailoring services to find the best fit in each participating local, whether it's an entire roll-out of ER&D offerings or individual units from the program. And the union also is making many of these same resources and strategies available to individual educators through the AFT online forum called t-source, www.tsource.org.
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Seattle Tunnel Partners has now installed all 84 underground piles associated with their plan for accessing and repairing Bertha, the SR 99 tunneling machine. Last week, crews installed the final of 11 piles that will support the modular lift tower – the large crane that will hoist pieces of the tunneling machine to the surface from a pit that's currently under construction in the ground in front of Bertha. The piles that make up the underground walls of the circular pit were completed in late August.
Now that pile work is complete, crews are injecting grout into the ground to fill in gaps between the piles, and installing additional underground monitoring equipment in preparation for the next phase of construction. Crews are nearly ready to drill wells that will lower groundwater in enclosed areas near the machine. This will make it easier to excavate the access pit and move the tunneling machine into the pit later this fall. Drilling of these wells will begin later this week, and crews expect to complete well installation by mid-September so excavation of the pit can begin.
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Bertha's manufacturer, Hitachi Zosen Corp., has begun performing necessary inspections and tests as they prepare to tunnel into the access pit. As part of those tests, the tunneling machine recently mined forward approximately three feet. In addition to giving crews an opportunity to evaluate various systems within the machine, this small move forward positioned Bertha against the exterior wall of the access pit.
STP still expects to resume tunneling in March 2015. For a better view of construction, check out our time-lapse cameras, which include a new view of the pit as of Monday. You can also view photos of recent construction on Flickr.
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- NEW Video: View an animation of repairs narrated by STP Project Manager Chris Dixon (view on YouTube or download WMV file)
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Aug. 28, 2014 update – Construction of the access pit's underground walls wraps up, preparation for dewatering begins
July 28, 2014 update – Construction of the access pit's underground walls will continue through August
June 16, 2014 update – Contractor announces details of repair work plan for the SR 99 tunneling machine
May 13, 2014 update – Construction of access pit's underground walls now underway
May 8, 2014 update - With environmental review complete, access pit construction begins in earnest
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Tuesday June 4, 2013
Coffee with Principal Steve Nixon is from 8 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. at Martha's Vineyard Regional High School library conference room. Coffee, tea and baked goods.
Outdoor Homeschool is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for elementary aged children at Sassafras in Aquinnah. Visit sassafrasmvy.org.
Life Drawing with Tom Maley is from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Featherstone. Cost is $10. Call 508-693-9566 or visit featherstoneart.org.
Art for Kindergarteners for children four and five with Lani Carney is from 3 to 5 p.m. at Featherstone. Cost is $30. Call 508-693-1850 or visit featherstoneart.org.
Lobster Rolls are on sale every Tuesday from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at the American Legion in Vineyard Haven. Cost is $15 for lobster roll, chips and drink. Chowder is $4.
Tuesday June 4, 2013
Opening Reception: Art in June is from 5 to 8 p.m. at Vineyard Haven Public Library. Featuring local artists, the show is curated by Francine Kelly and runs through June 14.
Tuesday June 4, 2013
Talk: Green Living Down the Road with Bill Bennett is at 5 p.m. at the Old Aquinnah Town Hall. Discussion of solar power, federal energy credits and installing income-producing solar fields.
Dads' Group is from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Martha's Vineyard Community Services Family Center in Oak Bluffs. Playgroup for dads and kids, includes dinner. No registration required.
From Picture to Painting: A How to Class for Acrylic and Oil Painters with Kenneth Vincent is from 6 to 8 p.m. at Featherstone. Call 508-639-1850 or visit featherstone.org.
Pizza Night is at 6 p.m. at the Chilmark Community Church. Call 508-645-3100.


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CARY Wake County schools Superintendent Jim Merrill is asking county leaders for a $39 million increase in funding, much of it to increase employee pay 3.5 percent across the board.
The pay request, he said Tuesday, would support a goal to raise teacher pay to the national average.
Merrill told the school board he wants the Wake County Board of Commissioners to provide $365.7 million for the 2014-15 fiscal year an increase of more than 10 percent from the $326.6 million that the school system now receives.
Its time, Merrill said, to provide funding to make up for years in which the recession has slowed growth in the budget.
During the last few years, this school board has been modest in its requests for funding and support, understandably so during a significantly down economy, Merrill said. Its my perception that this school system has lost its once great standing, both in North Carolina and in the nation. We must return to that level of academic success, prominence, creativity and innovation.
This is the first budget that Merrill has presented since being hired by the school board in June.
Merrill said the budget is the first step toward his goal for Wake County to have the highest local investment for students in North Carolina. He said that would require raising per-pupil spending by around $400, an increase in local dollars of more than $60 million during the next five years.
Merrill said his other long-term goal is to raise Wakes average teacher salary of $45,512 to the national average of $56,383 an increase he said would require an additional $130 million in local dollars by 2020.
Wake is North Carolinas largest school system, with more than 152,000 students; it has gained nearly 15,000 students in the past five years. During that period, county commissioners have maintained the same property tax rate.
Merrills budget, which still has to be approved by the school board, calls for the county to contribute $2,238 per student a $189 increase from last years budget. But school leaders note that its only $60 per student more than the district received in the 2008-09 budget.
We cannot accept that this current lower level of service and funding is the new normal, Merrill said. We must begin addressing the economic shortages that this school system has been struggling with since the 2008-09 school year.
$23.5M more revenue expected
Merrills proposal comes at a time when the countys Board of Commissioners, which has to sign off on the schools budget, is hoping it can reduce the size of the property tax increase that will come from voters approval of an $810 million school construction bond referendum in October.
At the same time, county departments are lobbying for their share of the $23.5 million in increased funding that commissioners have available in the fiscal year that begins July 1, without raising taxes.
Phil Matthews, chairman of the Wake County Board of Commissioners, said the size of the schools request for an increase is a surprise.
Its taken me back a little, Matthews said in an interview Tuesday night. Ive got to look at the material.
Merrills proposed overall 2014-15 operating budget is $1.37 billion, about $45 million more than the amount in the current fiscal year. The state provides the majority of Wakes funding, but the county funding often gets much of the attention.
It would cost $29.1 million to cover Merrills proposed 3.5 percent raise for all of the districts 18,000 employees. Merrill notes in the budget that county employees have gotten raises totaling 6.75 percent the last three years, while school employees received one raise of 1.2 percent.
Merrill acknowledged that Gov. Pat McCrory has proposed raising salaries for beginning teachers but said that we need to send a strong local message to our employees of their worth and importance.
Larry Nilles, president of the Wake County chapter of the N.C. Association of Educators, praised Merrill for the budget.
Theyre not asking for the world, he said. The superintendent is asking for a reasonable and necessary increase.
More for pre-K, literacy
Other items in Merrills budget include providing:
• $1.8 million more to expand the number of students in pre-kindergarten programs and to hire additional personnel to work with the children.
• $1.7 million to high-poverty elementary schools,
• $930,652 to hire literacy coaches to help teachers work with their students.
• $609,705 to continue a multiyear program to hire one position at each school to help with technology issues.
• $304,852 to hire intervention coordinators at high schools where the graduation rate is below 80 percent. The state used to fund those positions.
• $150,000 for Knightdale schools to plan to improve academics following the recommendations of the Knightdale Area Education Work Group, formed to look at education issues in the community.
• $107,000 to start a full-language Chinese immersion program at Stough Elementary School in Raleigh and a dual-language immersion program at Hodge Road Elementary School in Knightdale.
Starting this fall with kindergarten, Stough students would have the option of spending most of the day taking classes in Mandarin Chinese while Hodge Road students would be able to spend half the day taking their classes in Spanish.
To help balance the budget, administrators propose using $30 million from its fund balance, colloquially known as its rainy day fund.
Merit pay would end with grant
But Merrills budget would eliminate the districts use of merit pay for teachers.
For the past few years, Wake has used federal Race to the Top grant funding to provide additional resources such as merit pay for teachers and additional positions for five high-poverty elementary schools. Merrill isnt proposing continuing the program when the grant money runs out at the end of this school year.
The program was begun when Republicans who backed merit pay were in the majority on the school board. Members of the new Democratic majority have been critical of the use of merit pay.
Merrills proposal was praised by school board members, who said that the public shouldnt focus on the size of the increase but on how its much lower than the rate of inflation growth since 2008. But other board members acknowledged its a big increase.
It is a very bold budget, but its also at the same time a common-sense budget, school board member Keith Sutton said. Lets make no mistake about it. A $39 million increase is bold but needed.
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When you're ready to start applying
to salons, consider those with
apprentice programs. These programs
can be beneficial to your
career for many reasons. Not only
will you learn new techniques, get
hands-on experience, and learn
directly from professionals working
in the salon, you will also get
a feel for that particular salon's
culture. Apprenticeships also allow
you to earn some extra money
while learning, and they can
help you transition from school
life to the workforce.
When you apply to salons, ask if they have any sort of training program. Whether you start with observing, or dive right in by doing hands-on work, the training all depends upon the salon. First Chair has asked five salons about their training/apprentice programs so you can get a sense of what to expect.
The Charles Penzone Salons
Locations: The Grand Salon in Dublin, The Grand Salon in Gahanna/New Albany, The Grand Salons at Polaris Parkway, MAX The Salon in German Village, MAX The Salon in Short North, Q Salon in Columbus (all in Ohio).
"The Charles Penzone Salons recognize that we are only as good as the professionals behind us," say Debra and Charles Penzone, owners of the Charles Penzone Salons.
"Therefore, we are extremely focused on providing our associates with exceptional educational opportunities and training." So how do they do it? Through the Charles Penzone Salons Career Advancement Program (CAP) for up-and-coming salon and spa professionals, which is accredited through the Ohio State Board.
CAP combines informative learning with practical knowledge. To advance the skill level and techniques of their associates, CAP hosts training classes taught by national talent from their product vendors, suppliers and some of their most distinguished professionals. CAP also gives their team members the tools to develop business-related skills, such as guest communication and relations, career development and professional mannerisms.
"For 12 months, the Charles Penzone associates undertake advanced education in hair cutting, color, styling and guest services. At the same time, associates apprentice for the Director and Senior Director hair professionals to gain realistic, on-the-job training," say the Penzones. "Young professionals also participate in live model nights, where they can try out all their newly learned techniques."
Metro for Men
Location: Irvine, California
Compensation structure: Level 1 Stylist (trainee) services are free; Level 2 Stylist (completed training) $37 per hair cut; Level 3 Senior Stylist (completed level 2 and benchmarks) $42 per hair cut; Level 4 Master Stylist (completed Level 3 and benchmarks) $47 per hair cut; Level 5 Technical Trainer (completed all levels) $52 per hair cut.
Metro for Men's training is an in-depth program that touches on three senses: hearing, seeing and touching. Specializing in men's grooming, the new-hire training program requires a 16-week, in-shop training program before new talent is allowed to work on paying guests. During the first week of their training program, new hires attend an orientation where they cover employment paperwork, marketing strategies, male client terminology, the salon's greeting ritual, shop culture, etc. In the second week of training new talent learns the more technical side of the salon (head shape, hair type, hair texture, which tool works for different hair types and textures, foundational cutting techniques, etc.).
The salon also covers color theory, color types, hair type/texture, application techniques and product knowledge. "After learning these topics, the new talent is required to perform four application techniques and are evaluated after each one," says Krista Martin, owner of Metro for Men. "From that point on, they perform their techniques on non-paying guests until they test out of each skill certifi cation by the salon's leadership panel and lead trainer."
"Our panel evaluates the new talent's technical skill, commitment to our mission, our systems, and rituals in deciding the overall score," says Martin. "If the new talent graduates to a chair, after 90 days the trainer sits down with him or her to discuss his/her ability to retain guests, product sales, upselling additional services, and whether he/she has brought in new guests on their own efforts."
Mario Tricoci Hair Salon and Day Spas
Locations: Arlington Heights; Bloomingdale; Chicago; Crystal Lake; Geneva; Hawthorne Center in Vernon Hills; Libertyville; Naperville; Oak Brook; Old Orchard in Skokie; Orland Park; Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles; Schaumburg; Tricoci Too Fox Valley in Aurora; Tricoci Too Woodfield in Schaumburg; Tricoci Too Yorktown in Lombard; Willowbrook (all in Illinois); Leawood (Kansas location).
If you choose to work at any of the 19 Mario Tricoci Salons and Day Spas, you'll go through extra training even after graduating from cosmetology school. Why? Because these salons want their stylists and colorists to learn the "Mario Tricoci Way," so you will have an easier time integrating into their salon culture.
"We hold three-hour long classes every week and every class includes a focus on guest service, retail products and cutting techniques. We think the guest service and retail portions of the training sessions are so important," says John Gialluisi, Mario Tricoci's Creative Director. "Being a good stylist isn't just about knowing how to give a good hair cut—it's about knowing how to take care of a guest and understanding which products will make her hair look its best. We think this structured approach to teaching guest service and retail product training sets us apart."
As part of their guest service training, Mario Tricoci employees learn the art of consultation—not just for first-time guests, but for every guest. Even the retail products they feature in each class are the only products the students use on their models that day. "We believe that our stylists need to understand how all of the products we carry interact with the hair so they can make smart decisions about what to use on their guests," says Gialluisi. Mario Tricoci salons only use live models for training so aspiring stylists can truly understand hairlines, growth and texture.
Moreover, Mario Tricoci salons have a five-phased approach to training stylists on guest service. Each week employees cover different elements on their "Performance Wheel" which includes everything from appearance and personality to consultation and rebooking. "Because we begin each of our classes with one of the five phases, our students will cover each multiple times during their training," says Giallusi. "We think that's critical to their development as professionals."
Modern Salon and Spa
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
Product commission: $0-$400: 5%; $401-800: 10%; $801-$1,600: 12%; $1,601- up: 15%
Compensation structure (Bi-weekly): Assistant $8/hr + $5/chemical finish blow-dry (a blow-dry after a chemical service where no hair cut was involved) + product commission, Mantra (New Talent Stylist) $7.25/hr (North Carolina State minimum wage) + product commission/tips. (*Mantra stylists get 18 more hours per week than Assistants.), Junior and Senior Stylists $0-$4,500 (40.5%) and $4,501–up (42.75%) + product commission, Senior Stylist with an Assistant 45% + product commission.
The education program at Modern Salon and Spa's Young Artist Program is a 30-week program consisting of six-hour classes each Monday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. These classes are partnered with the Young Artist assisting a Senior Director stylist for their full client schedule during the workweek.
"Our 30-week program consists of seven different divisions that last four to six weeks each," say Arsalan and Arezo Hafezi, owners of Modern Salon and Spa. "The seven program divisions are separated into styling, Aveda hair color, headmapping, Pureform hair cutting, hair cutting systems, men's hair cutting, and texture styling."
Upon completion of this program young artists will test out and if they pass, will enter the next stage, which is Mantra stylist and can be booked with clients of their own. "Mantra stylists work one-on-one with our director on anything they may have had challenges with during the week," say the owners. "They also have bi-weekly meetings with our Education Director and manager of Hearst Tower." In these meetings Mantra stylists go over service numbers, product goals, retention, business strategies, and other topics.
Once Mantra stylists have the benchmarks they must achieve to move on (total service sales of $5,000 and product sales of $2,000) they graduate to the Junior stylist level on the salon floor. (These levels are separated into Junior 1, Junior 2, Senior 1, Senior 2, Senior 3, Senior Director and Artistic Creative Director.) "Once a stylist has reached the level of Junior or Senior stylist, we really like to focus on growing them within our company," say the owners. "Since the focus has been on basics up to this point in their career, we like to create a little more excitement by teaching advanced techniques and business strategies."
Left and below: Some of the talented staffers at Modern Salon and Spa in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Paris Parker Salons
Locations: Canal Place, Tulane, Hammond, Jefferson, Lakeside, Mall of Louisiana, Mandeville, Prytania, Perkins Rowe, LSU Studio, Magazine Studio and Hammond Square Studio (all in Louisiana).
Compensation structure: Hired at an hourly rate including tips while they are in training. Progress is closely monitored and the commission structure ranges from 40-50 percent and is based on production.
Paris Parker also offers a Competitive Benefits Program including employer paid health, bereavement, maternity pay, holiday pay, employer paid life, 401k match, FICA Taxes, Federal and State unemployment tax, and workers comp.
When hired, stylists enter Paris Parker's three-level education system: Level one: The "Fundamentals" course for new artists and interns. Level two: The "Intermediate" course for new artists/designers. Level three: The "Advanced" course for master artists.
Level one is also known as the "New Artist Program." It lasts four to six months and comprises two parts: education and mentoring. "The education portion consists of one class per week in the salon (for a total of 16 classes, with a New Artist Director of Design or a New Artist Director of Color)," says Andrea Eaton, General Manager of the Paris Parker Salons. "At the end of each two-day class, stylists complete a test for comprehension. For the remaining three days in that week, they work with a mentor on the service fl oor completing homework assignments."
The New Artists also undergo training in product knowledge, shampooing, the Aveda 12 Points of Difference, styling and finishing. Techniques learned at this level include: length, square layers, round layers and firefly/graduation as well as basic updos. (They also have a similar program for color.) After this training session is completed, New Artists are allowed to complete services at "request only" for cut and color on models. The New Artist is responsible for recruiting their own guests and must complete a total of 30 models before fully graduating the program.
Following graduation from the program, the New Artist attends the Intermediate (level two) training, learning the next four techniques in design or color. In design this includes: graduated bob, concave layers/ face framing, pixie (and disconnection) and curly. Upon evaluation by the Master Educators Team, the new artist will graduate and move on to work in the new artist salon, Paris Parker Studio, which is staffed by a rotation of Master Artists, responsible for overseeing their work.
During the Advanced level (level three), stylists take education classes once per month for eight months. Classes include: Aveda Autumn/Winter and Spring/ Summer Collection, Autumn/Winter and Spring/Summer Paris Parker Collection, New York Fashion Week Runway Styling and many other additional advanced training opportunities. "Our most advanced team members also earn an opportunity to be paid for the classes they teach," says Eaton. "For our Service Team Leaders they are eligible for yearly bonuses based on their locations' profitability."


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Defective Dishwasher Customers
Posted 07 April 2007 - 01:47 AM
A Kitchenaid dishwasher with a stainless steel tub, each about 1 year old. When they installed the dishwasher, they forced it so tight to the back wall that it actually pushed in the back of the cavity. There was a drop in the floor because the ceramic tile didn't run under the dishwasher. The installer, her husband, used this drop-off to force the front legs back about an inch past the point that the back of the dishwasher was tight to the rear wall. This caused the delivery tube to get pushed forward, and thus the upper rack is now putting constant pressure on the inside of the door. So, now the door keeps popping open during the cycles.
On one of these a tech ordered a new tub (a stupid move on his part). After we (I was helping another tech)replaced the tub, and installed the dishwasher properly as far back as it could go, the unit worked properly.
The customer went mental because it was "sticking out farther than before". I pointed out the fact that pushing it back will make the door pop open again. She didn't believe that, and proceeded to blame us for every mark that was on the machine. We refused any further work on the unit, and left. She called the management and demanded "better" repairmen right this minute.
On the 2nd one, the previous tech, (the famous tech a$$wipe) ordered a latch. When I was done, she too complained about how it looked, and blamed me for for all the dents that were already there. I'll bet she called in to complain the minute I left.
Add this to the rules of Appliantology....
"If the dishwasher does not fit into the opening, it is not the dishwashers fault."
Posted 07 April 2007 - 02:39 AM
Posted 07 April 2007 - 11:35 AM
Dishwashers are not garbage disposers and no, you can't wash the food and serve it as leftovers.
Posted 09 April 2007 - 08:09 AM
This usually only happens in the high class, high income areas with multi million dollar homes. These people have forgotten how to wash dishes, and some of them don't have a maid to do it for them (GASP! they are poor by their neighbors standards). To top off the cake, they get angry with me and ask me what to do with their sink full of dishes.
The funny part is, I own a very nice, new Bosch SS dishwasher and I never use it, because I simply don't like dishwashers, I would rather wash by hand and have the peace of mind to know that the dishes are definitely clean rather than trusting a machine (and the dishes always come out smelling like soap too).
Posted 09 April 2007 - 10:58 PM
I was real proud of the "run into her mailbox on the way out" option.
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Posted 19 June 2007 - 12:49 AM
I love when a dish washer is broken, and the client doesn't know what to do with their dirty dishes until it is fixed.
I LOVE it when they leave the dirty dishes, along with the undrained water from the last attempted cycle, in the DW to rot until the repair is complete...
Especially for a customer abuse and/or installation issue not covered by the warranty, service plan, etc...
The previous tech (the famous tech a$$wipe) didn't explain the charges? You don't want to pay the charges? I'm sorry, I'll just take our parts and leave -- unless the previous tech wants to come finish what he started... I'm not taking the corporate hit for this one. "Send famous tech a$$wipe only" in the instruction field...
Sorry, you touched on a sore subject, Nick...
Mother Teresa
Posted 20 June 2007 - 01:13 PM
Tech "A$$wipe" stays clear of me, I made it clear what I thought of him and his methods. I also told my tech manager and the routing department to keep me away from him.
I once pulled a hunk of salmon out of a dishwasher that was the size of a hamburger bun. They couldn't understand why the dishwasher needed a new motor assembly after only 3 years.
Posted 29 June 2007 - 11:04 AM
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Posted 31 May 2009 - 09:55 PM
Tech Jack A. Crack is a thorn in all our sides. Let's face it, he is the driving force behind a disenfranchised population of customers, precipitating a fall of customer service across all industries, crippling civilization worse than the economic policies of two political parties.
Just for kicks and giggles, imagine this; Your job is to calm said customer down after they have had Jack A. Crack " repair " their unit. Here's the catch: YOU CANNOT HANG UP TO SAVE YOUR LIFE!
Ah, the life of a phone jockey. Grand ain't it?
Truth, Honor, Chivalry
Posted 01 June 2009 - 06:19 AM
Posted 02 June 2009 - 06:02 PM
The second one was on over the range microwave that just had a rework done on it. The tech who fixed it installed the cabinet on the microwave oven wrong. I had no indications on my work order that I needed to remove it from the wall. I kindly apologized to the customer that I did not know I would have to remove it from the wall to fix it correctly. She told me to get out of her house now because she was so upset with our company and she escorted me out her front door and slammed the door on me. Then she had the guts to call my supervisor and say I left tire marks on her tree lawn.
Posted 02 June 2009 - 06:06 PM
As far as the "parts changer" a$$wipe technician who orders parts just to get the customer off his back, we all have those in large service companies, When I worked for Maytag Factory Service, I had my service manager terminate 3 techs in my area that were nothing but mere parts changers.
I still suffered after he terminated them, I got 10 hours a week overtime because we were so short handed.
Posted 02 June 2009 - 08:14 PM
i would have paid money to be the fly on the wall at this customers house to see the look on her face
customer calls "my dishwasher is dead, i need someone out TODAY!"
fellow tech that answered the call for dispatch "we are booked up for today and can have someone out monday"
customer" I AM HAVING 16 PEOPLE FOR DINNER TOMORROW!!!!"
without missing a beat the tech says "well then, your in luck......cause you have 16 ppl to help clean the dishes"
even the boss busted a nut when we all heard that, customer never even asked to ask to speak to a manager, she just hung up
hehehe, i still bust a gut on that one, just woke the wife up laughing my ass off
and nobody has mentioned the "licenced plumbers" that drain dishwashers through the floor to the basement
hope i've been helpfull, if you wish to buy Brnt beer kick here
feel free to prvt msg frigidaire questions my way
(i dont log in every day)
Posted 02 June 2009 - 08:29 PM
Posted 02 June 2009 - 09:01 PM
had a d/w not cleaning, unit tested ok so i looked under the sink at the drain, its hooked up ok, look and the d/w water supply is hooked up to hot(pipe on the left as always) happened to touch the d/w supply pipe and it was ice cold
hrmm... WTF its on the hot pipe(one on the left) so then i look UP, plumber had done somethin wrong and brought hot up on the right hand side, so instead of correcting this he had bent the supply pipes for the fixture so that they reached the hot/cold on the wrong sides
the installer had done what i have to admit i prolly would have missed too, he had just hooked the d/w to the supply valve, which had been pre-installed on the pipe on the left
brand new home, who knows how many different plumbers, cant bill home owner cause key was left in a lock box
this is why i dont like letting myself in when nobody is home, well one of the many reasons
hope i've been helpfull, if you wish to buy Brnt beer kick here
feel free to prvt msg frigidaire questions my way
(i dont log in every day)
Posted 03 June 2009 - 01:29 AM
key was left in a lock box
this is why i dont like letting myself in when nobody is home, well one of the many reasons
Next thing you hear is "Hey, my digital camera is missing"
Will not go into a house when no one over 18 is home... for many reasons...
Mother Teresa
Posted 03 June 2009 - 01:46 AM
I had my service manager terminate 3 techs in my area that were nothing but mere parts changers.
I still suffered after he terminated them, I got 10 hours a week overtime because we were so short handed.
Seems like it takes an act of God to terminate part changing monkeys is my company. Seems they are afraid of leaving themselves short-handed by letting these guys go. We all get OT as it is.
What makes it worse is when the monkeys order parts. The log shows a five minute gap between arrival time and departure time on the previous visit. You open up the unit to re-diagnose the problem before installing the parts the monkey ordered and, without fail, the customer says "the last guy didn't do that."
But I digress, this is about defective customers, not techs...
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Mkenda, as he is known, was born in Iringa, Tanzania between Ruaha and Selous Game Reserves. After finishing high school, he attended Mbegani Fisheries College where he obtained his fisheries diploma. He worked as the Coordinator of Fish Farming Project for more than three years. He then took a safari guide training course through Conservation Corporation Africa. He worked his way up to Head Ranger for four years and then moved on to doing guiding throughout the Northern circuit of Tanzania and is now part of our specialist team.
He is married and has two children, Doris born in late 1996 and Steve born in late 2000. He enjoys traveling, bird watching and sports.
Mkenda has received our Guide of Year twice, in 2012 and previously in 2007. He continuously strives to set higher standards in the field as a guide, as well as excelling in his higher education having graduated with a degree in tourism in 2012.
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