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Flamingo By The Beach Penang, Penang
- Free WiFi and free parking
- Collect nights
Flamingo By The Beach Penang, Penangfrom $48
- Deluxe Room, Hill View
- Deluxe Room, Sea View
- Suite, 2 Bedrooms
- Suite, 3 Bedrooms
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What's around Flamingo By The Beach Penang, Penang
- In Tanjung Bungah
- Gurney Drive - 2.9 mi / 4.7 km
- Wat Chaiya Mangkalaram - 4.1 mi / 6.6 km
- KOMTAR - 5.9 mi / 9.5 km
- Camera Museum - 6 mi / 9.6 km
- Fort Cornwallis - 6 mi / 9.7 km
- Penang Adventist Hospital - 3.6 mi / 5.8 km
- Gurney Plaza - 3.8 mi / 6.2 km
Getting around
- Penang (PEN-Penang Intl.) - 23 min drive
- Sungai Petani Station - 50 min drive
- Airport shuttle (surcharge)
- Area shuttle (surcharge)
At a glance
Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 280 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 17 floors
- Check-in time 3 PM-midnight
- Check-out time is noon
Required at check-in
- Credit card deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
- Minimum check-in age is 21
Travelling with others
- One child stays free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding
- Babysitting/childcare *
- No pets or service animals allowed
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- Airport shuttle (available 24 hours) *
- Free self parking
- Area shuttle *
Payment types at the property
- Cash
Other information
- Smoke-free property
In the hotel
- Supervised childcare/activities (surcharge)
- Buffet breakfast daily (surcharge)
- Restaurant
- Bar/lounge
- Beach bar
- Poolside bar
- 24-hour room service
- Outdoor pool
- Children's pool
- Fitness facilities
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Playground on site
- Pool umbrellas
- Business center
- Meeting rooms
- 24-hour front desk
- Concierge services
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Laundry facilities
- Hair salon
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Luggage storage
- Wedding services
- Porter/bellhop
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Year Built - 2009
- Elevator
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Garden
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
- English
- Malay
In the room
- Air conditioning
- Minibar
- Slippers
- Balcony
- Private bathroom
- Shower only
- Bidet
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Satellite TV channels
- Desk
- Free newspaper
- Free WiFi
- Refrigerator
- Free bottled water
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe
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Special features
DiningFlamingo Cafe - This café serves lunch and dinner. A children's menu is available.
Flamingo By The Beach Penang, Penang's small print
Also known as
- Flamingo Beach Penang
- Flamingo By The Beach Penang Hotel George Town
- Flamingo Hotel Penang Beach
- Flamingo By The Beach Hotel Tanjung Bungah
- Flamingo Hotel By The Beach, Penang Tanjung Bungah
- Flamingo Beach Penang Hotel George Town
- Flamingo Beach Penang George Town
- Flamingo Penang George Town
- Flamingo By The Beach Penang Hotel
- Flamingo By The Beach Penang George Town
PoliciesPlease note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property. The policies listed are provided by the property.
Mandatory fees
You'll be asked to pay the following charges at check-in or check-out:
- A tax is imposed by the city: MYR 3 per accommodation, per night
- A tax of MYR 10.00 per accommodation, per night is imposed by the country of Malaysia and collected at the property. Permanent residents and Malaysian nationals are exempt from the tax. For more details, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
Optional extras
Buffet breakfast is offered for an extra charge of MYR 33 for adults and MYR 20 for children (approximately)
Babysitting/childcare is available for an extra charge
Airport shuttle service is offered for an extra charge of MYR 80 per vehicle (one way)
Area shuttle service is offered for an extra charge
We have included all charges provided to us by this property. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the unit you book.
Recent reviews
Good 7.2 From 354 reviews
Enjoyed our stay very much. Wish the hotel was more updated. Good food selection near hotel
Great value with some caveats, but has a lot of potential with some small touches. LOCATION: It's not near the major tourist spots, but is on the beach and has a bus stop to Batu Feringhi or Georgetown right in front. The nearby restaurants are overpriced and mediocre quality food. ROOM: Room was huge with beautiful views, bidet, hair dryer, iron, and good shower. It was clean, however, as with all Penang hotels I stayed in there was a small bit of mold in the bathroom. The wifi was fast and reliable. AMENITIES: The breakfast didn't seem really worthwhile, but having a drink and snacks at the pool was very nice. The small fitness center has free weights and a couple machines. SERVICE: It's worth noting, nearly everyone in the hotel seemed unhappy to work there, or was a bit rude especially at breakfast. I am guessing the management doesn't care about the business or is mistreating the staff. There are a host of modest aesthetic maintenance fixes that would great improve the value of the hotel like repainting the rooms, railings, replacing bad quality CFL lights with LED, varnishing old wood that would would make guests feel like they're staying at a top hotel.
It was a wonderful and relaxing stay. The restoration and room service food could be better
Everything is good except weak wifi
over all was fine, hotel has some urine smell. breakfast was good. Vishnu, the guy works in restaurant was great. Uber or grab was easy and fast to find.
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Lipscomb University track and cross country coach Karen Robichaud has announced the signing of Paul Irvin from Tyler, Texas.
"I chose Lipscomb based on the Christian experience and the academic quality of the university combined with the kindness of each person I met," said Irvin. "
Irvin lettered in both track and field and cross country for three years at Robert E. Lee High School. He helped lead the cross country team to both the regional and district championships in 2005.
Irvin, 5-foot-10, 140 pounds, was named "East Texas Elite Runner" in both the 800-meters and 1,600 meters. He was a Region 12 5-A qualifier in the 800 meters in 2005 and 2006. He was a Region 12 5A qualifier in the 1,600 meters in 2006.
Irvin also has excelled in the classroom. He is a member of the National Honor Society and a member of "Who's Who Among American High School Students" for both 2005 and 2006.
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Andy O'Hara, a post-doctoral researcher in a London cancer research institute, agrees to help an attractive colleague, Gina, who is collaborating with a pharmaceutical company. She is working on a virus-based vaccine but has discovered the company is planning a clinical trial of the vaccine in Africa without preliminary animal tests. Andy gets a tip-off that Gina's corporate collaborator has a shady past, but also discovers a scientific reason why the vaccine may be doomed to failure. As this excerpt begins, Andy and his friend Christine have helped Gina set up an illicit mouse experiment in their own animal facility, a move that could end all their careers if discovered.
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At the heart of the story, which Rohn tells well...is a mystery that turns on a question of science...Along the way we witness the shifting, nomadic international fellowship of scientists, and especially of postdocs. Rohn aims to change the way in which the reading public thinks about scientists.
Jennifer Rohn is famous for promoting the idea that we need more fiction with realistic scientists in leading roles, via her website lablit.com, and other outlets including Nature. In an effort to practice what she preaches, she has written a couple of lablit novels herself, of which Experimental Heart is the debut effort. As the lablit label suggests, the lab, located in an academic research centre in London, and the science conducted there (and in a small biotech company next door) play very important parts in the novel. Its not just that the ambitions of a slightly mad scientist drive the plot, the scientific agenda also shapes the encounters of the characters, and science metaphors colour their speech and indeed the voice of the narrator... To me, as someone who has grown up, lived, and worked in the science culture that this story is set in, the whole thing feels completely like homesometimes even too close for comfort. The lab part aside, the lit part is also very nicely done, written fluently and convincingly, though not letting the style get in the way of the science. I am certainly looking forward to the second novel, due out this autumn.
Prose and Passion: Michael's Blog About Science, Culture, and Everything in Between
This novel is steeped in a passion for biological research. Just as many books have appeal because of their beautifully conveyed sense of a particular geographical place, science is the country of Experimental Heart, and it is one that this author conveys authentically and lovingly. It is scientific research that is the hero or heroine of this enjoyable novel.
Petrona (blog)
Scientific publishers usually work diligently to avoid any allegation of publishing fiction. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, renowned for its prestigious scientific journals and books, smashes that mold with publication of its first novel...Its a thriller whose subject is romantic self-discovery, and its milieu is the complex world of basic and applied life science research. Its a good read, as Rohn makes her characters in the laboratory and the biotech communities come alive. I hope its a harbinger of more lablit to come...Rohns skill in melding the scientific and literary worlds will give you a fresh perspective on life and work.
The plot is driven by an intrigue worthy of Dan Brown, with countless twists and turns and cleverly revealed clues. But at its heart this is not primarily a book about science, or evil machinations. It is a love story. Fast-paced, but with absorbing detail and wittily observed; from the first chance encounter to the dare-devil denouement it is the uncertainties of human emotion that provide the imperative to read on.
That is not to say the setting is incidental. The science and there is a lot of it is dealt with engagingly yet uncompromisingly. It is not for the faint-hearted, but Rohn manages to guide us through the maze of modern scientific endeavour, providing enough detail to satisfy the pedantic biologist while not allowing the laic to feel lost. And more than that: she confides in us, initiates us in the secrets of her trade; teaches without preaching; informs without condescending.
Life of a Lab Rat (blog)
The title, along with the synopsis, might suggest a Mills and Boon epic, but in reality this novel is intriguing throughout. A mixture of all the well-loved aspects of a research laboratory (including dry ice bombs and darkroom encounters) together with the intricacies of the male–female interpretation of chemistry and a smattering of intense thriller.
A light read for scientists with the time, and inclination, to read something other than the latest paper from the Biochemical Journal, a fascinating insight for those non-scientists with an inquisitive mind who love dramas such as CSI; one to avoid for those just looking for a nice romance.
The Biochemist
A molecular biologist herself and the founder of the online magazine LabLit.com, Rohn has taken a world that is mysterious and often ignored and placed it front and center in a way that appeals to scientist and non-scientist alike. If the best writing comes from those who write what they know, Rohn has succeeded brilliantly. The science serves the story, not the other way around, and that, perhaps, is why Rohns work is such an engaging read. In placing the universal struggle to untangle ones personal and professional lives in the setting of international intrigue involving pharmaceutical development, corporate greed, and biomedical ethics, Experimental Heart is that most unusual debut: a truly fresh voice.
The Virginia Quarterly Review
This book is an excellent addition to the newly-identified genre known as LabLit and I highly recommend Experimental Heart to scientists, especially biomedical researchers, as well as to fans of mysteries and thrillers and to all those people who would like to have a more complete and nuanced experience of the world of modern biomedical research.
Living the Scientific Life (blog)
[Experimental Heart] realistically and humorously portrays the inner workings of a biology research lab, relations between the scientific community and the public, and the highs and lows of research life...Rohn spins a riveting thriller replete with scientific discovery, fraud, falsified reagents, romantic darkroom encounters, threats, and even abduction as Andy searches for personal and scientific fulfillment.
This is a good attempt to represent realistic science and scientists to the public in a highly readable and enjoyable form.
Most science fiction is simply bad. Either the story is miserable or the scientific details aren't correct or both. But recently I discovered a book by Jennifer Rohn that, for me as a fan of mysteries and love stories, became a real page turner. There's a well-written, engaging plot and the science, ranging from ELISA to SCID mice, is correct (as far as I can tell, not being an expert in signal transduction).
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Some fundamentals about script languages:alf2006x wrote:And one question not about qcad. How can I make my binary file in Linux? I do not want to show my source code to anyone.
That is why I want to compile the binary.
The code you are writing for QCAD is written in ECMAScript (also known as 'JavaScript'). ECMAScript is a so called script language. Script languages are executed by a script interpreter (in this case the QCAD binary). Code that is written in a script language does not have to be compiled and in fact can not be compiled into native machine code.
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BRUSSELS - European Union foreign ministers on Monday unanimously approved a joint military force to assist French and African troops trying to quell anarchy and bloodshed in Central African Republic.
The 28-nation bloc is now preparing operational details to dispatch about 500 soldiers to stabilize the situation in and around the country's capital, Bangui, said French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius.
However, it is still mostly unclear which nations will contribute soldiers to the EU mission.
The deployment initially limited to six months would come as reinforcement to some 1,600 French troops that were quickly dispatched there last month to assist some 4,400 overwhelmed African Union troops to restore order.
EU countries will hold another vote to approve the deployment once the operational details have been hammered out. Officials hope the mission can be on the ground by March.
International donors holding a separate meeting in Brussels, meanwhile, pledged $496 million in humanitarian assistance for the strife-torn country, U.N. humanitarian chief Valerie Amos announced.
"We have a 100-day-plan which is now fully funded and now additional resources which will go toward the plan for the rest of the year," she said.
CAR started descending into chaos last March with a rebel force's bid to overthrow longtime President Francois Bozize. The fighters soon began pillaging homes and killing civilians. Over time, resentment grew in the predominantly Christian country toward the rebels, most of them minority Muslims from the distant north, setting the stage for increasing sectarian violence.
More than 1,000 people were killed over the course of several days in Bangui last month alone, and nearly 1 million people have been displaced from their homes.
"The brutality, violence and sectarian nature of the crisis concern us all," Amos insisted.
As part of the new humanitarian assistance, some $200 million is earmarked for immediate humanitarian needs, with the remainder set aside for financing medium-term projects to help the country get back on its feet, EU Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva said.
The Commission, the European Union's executive arm, is contributing some $60 million. The U.S. gives $45 million, France about the same, the World Bank around $100 million and the African Development Bank another $75 million, according to the EU Commission.
At the foreign ministers' meeting, Estonia offered up to 55 service members and Lithuania, Slovenia and Finland said they were considering whether to participate, according to EU officials. Greece offered to host the force headquarters.
French President Francois Hollande previously said Poland has offered a transport plane and the personnel to fly and maintain it.
"Within its zone of operations, the military force will contribute to the regional and international efforts to protect the most-endangered people and increase the civilians' freedom of movement," the ministers said in their joint statement.
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Rumors swirled last year that Saliva would be no more. The once Grammy-nominated and platinum recording rockers that gave us hits such as "Your Disease," "Click Click Boom," "Always" and "Ladies and Gentlemen" would end its 15-year run after singer Josey Scott left the band at the end of 2011.
But the three remaining members dealt with the adversity and sought a new vocalist, which led to Bobby Amaru. The 28-year-old Jacksonville, Florida native is a former drummer turned singer-songwriter that has brought new life into Saliva.
The band is no stranger to Southeast Texas as they've included Beaumont on several of their past tours including their last stop on Aug. 12, 2011 on the Under the Skin of Angels Tour with Filter. But this will be the first time that fans will get a chance to see and hear the band with it's new lead singer.Saliva will perform at The Gig on Crockett Street on Thursday, Feb. 23. Doors will open at 8 p.m. and tickets to the 18 and older show are $15. For show information call (409) 839-8300. Opening will be Fallen Within and Siva Addiction.
The Examiner spoke with drummer Paul "Peepers" Crosby about the past, present and future of Saliva.
Did the band see the split coming with Josey?
About a year and half ago, Josey got really involved in his church and began alienating himself from the band. He was trying to commit himself to his church and that's hard to do with this type of lifestyle. I can't say we did see it coming, but it wasn't a total surprise. It was going to happen eventually because he just wasn't having fun anymore. He wanted to spend more time with his family and give his life to God and we respect him for that.
Was it an issue to keep Saliva alive?
We originally were just going to disband the group. We even talked about myself, Wayne (Swinny, guitar) and Dave (Novotny, bass) starting over and just creating an entire new band, but we got to thinking that we have put 15 years of our lives into this and Saliva is a brand name. Why do we need to start over at square one? A lot of bands keep going with new singers such as Drowning Pool and others.
How did you hook up with Bobby?
We began looking for singers and asked friends in the industry and Bobby's name kept popping up. We called him up and started writing songs and it instantly worked. We told him to make it yours, but at the same time, we want to keep the old songs relatively like they are because the core fans have grown accustomed to how they are. The main difference is the actual live show. He heavily involves the crowd in between songs and we like that.
How has the reaction been with him on stage?
Man, I tell you every show has been packed and these fans have been blown away. Many of them told us after the show that this is the best version of Saliva that they have ever heard. It's a great feeling. It's brought new life into the band. Like I said, Josey got to the point where he just didn't want to be a part of the band and that reflected on stage. Now that Bobby is with us, the band has an entire new energy among us. We are happy.
With a new single on the radio, is there a new album in the works?
We sent 'All Around the World' to radio and that was one of three new songs we have recorded with Bobby and fans will get to hear two of those new songs. We hope to have a new record out in mid or late summer. We are in negotiations now with a major label to sign a deal, so things are looking pretty good for Saliva.


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Minnesota law has 37 words to say about bullying right now.
The Minnesota House upped that tally to 21 pages Monday night as it pushed through sweeping new antibullying provisions.
The Safe and Supportive Schools Bill, which follows a heartbreaking wave of student suicides at Minnesota schools, would require schools to draw up detailed antibullying policies and set up protections for students who face harassment, including those being bullied because of their race, religion or sexual orientation.
"Students get to play checkers. They don't deserve a checkerboard of policies across the state where if they move, they move from a setting that's safe and supportive into one that isn't because of who they are or because of what somebody thinks they are," said the bill's sponsor, Rep. Jim Davnie, DFL-Minneapolis, just before the legislation cleared the House by a vote of 72-57.
The bill deeply divided the House, but during the long debate, legislators from both parties rose to share painfully personal stories of bullying from their own childhoods.
Rep. Pam Myhra, R-Burnsville, remembered moving to Minnesota from Bolivia and being relentlessly tormented by classmates, and even a teacher, as she struggled to learn a new language and culture.
Rep. Jason Isaacson, DFL-Shoreview, talked about the educators who helped him when his own family could not.
Even Rep. Peggy Scott, R-Andover, a staunch opponent of the antibullying bill, recalled her own classroom torments. "You know what name sounds awfully close to Peggy? Piggy! I got called Piggy a lot," she said.
But beyond that common ground, the antibullying bill faced fierce opposition from legislators who saw it as an unnecessary state intrusion that could cause more problems than it solves.
Some worried that students would be labeled bullies for expressing their religious or political beliefs. Others objected to the idea that students might be directed to community resources — like, say, support groups for gay teens — without their parents' knowledge.
"Of course no one approves of bullying. No one on this side of the aisle, that side of the aisle, there's not a single Minnesotan who would stand up and say they think bullying is the right thing to do," said Rep. Kelby Woodard, R-Belle Plaine. "But this top-down approach from St. Paul is not the way to address it."
Rep. Dean Urdahl, R-Grove City, a retired educator, said the state can't legislate bullying away.
"In 35 years of teaching, 29 years in coaching, I've seen it all. Hurt feelings, failure, anger, tears and yes, even suicide," he said. "In the last half-dozen years, three students at my former school took their own lives. … I called the principal of the school and asked if there was anything we could do legislatively to help. He said the laws couldn't change what happened."
But one of the most serious critiques of Minnesota's current antibullying statute is that policies can vary wildly from one district to the next.
The House bill requires schools to clearly define what constitutes bullying, harassment and intimidation and to report all incidents. It also requires districts to spell out how they will protect students and to offer bullying prevention training to students and staff alike.
Davnie said the bill came after painstaking work as well as talks with students, parents and educators across the state.
"Teachers who told us they didn't feel like they have the power they needed and they didn't have the training they needed to intervene," he said. "Students who told us that the policies that are in place aren't enough, that a poster on the wall telling everyone to be nice, is great, but … there's got to be something more behind the posters than just tape."
Minnesota Management and Budget estimated that it would cost schools statewide up to $19.5 million a year to implement the new antibullying policies. The House education budget includes antibullying funding for schools as part of its safe-schools funding.
The Senate is expected to debate its version of the antibullying bill in committee Tuesday.


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I hate sitting on secrets. I always have. I understand that sometimes it's in the best interest of everyone (and your job) to keep tight lips, but that does not make it any more fun. Inevitably, the run-up to our annual IMPACT conferences means everyone in the lab is doing their fair share of secret keeping -- just waiting for announce time. For a lot of us, that day ended Tuesday with the announcement of the IBM Workload Deployer v3.0.
Now, you may be wondering, 'I have never heard of this. Why is it version 3.0??' Well, IBM Workload Deployer is a sort of evolution of the WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance, which was previously at version 2.0. This is good news for all of our current WebSphere CloudBurst users because all of the functionality (plus new bits of course) that they have been using in WebSphere CloudBurst are present in IBM Workload Deployer. You can use and customize our IBM Hypervisor Edition images in IBM Workload Deployer. You can build and deploy custom patterns that contain custom scripts in order to create highly customized IBM middleware environments. So, what's the big deal here? Two words: workload patterns.
Workload patterns represent a new cloud deployment model and are an evolution of the traditional topology patterns you may have seen with WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance (I am a little torn between evolution and revolution, but that's splitting hairs). Fundamentally, workload patterns raise the level of abstraction one notch higher than topology patterns and put the focus on the application. That means, when you use a workload pattern the focus is on the application instead of the application infrastructure. Perhaps an example would be helpful to illustrate how a workload pattern may work in IBM Workload Deployer.
Let's consider the use of a workload pattern that was part of the recent announcement, the IBM Workload Deployer Pattern for Web Applications v1.0. Just how might something like this work? It's simple really. You upload your application (maybe a WAR or EAR file), upload a database schema file (if you want to deploy a database with the solution), upload an LDIF file (if you want to setup an LDAP in the deployment to configure application security), attach policies that describe application requirements (autonomic scaling behavior, availability guidelines, etc), and hit the deploy button. IBM Workload Deployer handles setting up the necessary application middleware, installing and configuring applications, and then managing the resultant runtime in accordance with the policies you defined. In short, workload patterns provide a completely application centric approach to deploying environments to the cloud.
Now, if you are a middleware administrator, application developer, or just a keen observer, you probably have picked up on the fact that in order to deliver something as consumable and easy to use as what I described above, one must make a certain number of assumptions. You are right. Workload patterns encapsulate the installation, configuration, and integration of middleware, as well as the installation and configuration of applications that run on that middleware. Most of this is completely hidden from you, the user. This means you have less control over configuration and integration, but you also have significantly reduced labor and increased freedom/agility. You can concentrate on the development of the application and its components and let IBM Workload Deployer create and manage the infrastructure that services that application.
Having shown and lobbied a bit for the benefits of workload patterns, I also completely understand that sometimes you just need more control. That is not a problem in IBM Workload Deployer because as I said before, you can still create custom patterns, with custom scripts based on custom IBM Hypervisor Edition images. The bottom line is that the IBM Workload Deployer offers choice and flexibility. If your application profile meshes well with a workload pattern, by all means use it. If you need more control over configuration or more highly customized environments, look into IBM Hypervisor Edition images and topology patterns. They are both present in IBM Workload Deployer, and the choice is yours.
If you happen to be coming to IBM Impact next week, there will be much more information about IBM Workload Deployer. I encourage you to drop-by our sessions, ask questions, and take the opportunity to meet some of our IBM lab experts. Hope to see you in Las Vegas!
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School's back in session---or is it?
If you're a concerned parent, business owner, Human Resources director, or just a plain ol' taxpayer, check out the Common Core State Standards---the national teaching guidelines for grades K-12 set to take effect in 2014. The Standards are not mandated by the federal government, but public schools (and some private ones) in nearly every state have begun to adopt them.
I fear the new rules will short-change future generations in a fundamental way---and America will end up paying for it.
The guidelines, which cover mathematics and English language arts (reading and writing), have ignited a debate about the amount of nonfiction material students should have to read. According to the Standards, 70% of the 12th grade reading list will consist of nonfiction works---an extra-large helping for traditionalists who fear that nonfiction doesn't, as Sara Mosle wrote in the New York Times, "nourish the soul."
After digging into the Standards a bit, I found a larger concern that parents, educators and students should ponder while there's still time to make adjustments:
Within the Core's nonfiction requirement, there is little mention of material related to business, the economy, and most glaring of all, entrepreneurship.
This is a good time to pause and consider what the Standards purport to accomplish. Here is the "mission statement," drawn verbatim from the Common Core State Standards web site:
"The Common Core State Standards provide a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn, so teachers and parents know what they need to do to help them. The standards are designed to be robust and relevant to the real world, reflecting the knowledge and skills that our young people need for success in college and careers. With American students fully prepared for the future, our communities will be best positioned to compete successfully in the global economy."
If those are truly the goals, how can business---the very engine of society, the reason that anything ultimately happens---merit so little attention in America's primary education system?
I'm no academic, nor am I on the education beat (heck, I'm not even a parent), but the gap between what future generations are fed and the nourishment they need to participate, let alone thrive in the "real world" is growing too vast to ignore.
When I delved deeper into the Core methodology, I learned that "students who are college and career ready in reading, writing, speaking, listening and language"---the sort of students the Standards aim to churn out---should possess the following skills:
That's nice, because it turns out these are the very ingredients of a successful entrepreneur---and more broadly, of an informed generator, allocator and preserver of capital.
Gradually I made my way to the myth-busting section of the Core Standards web site, where I found this bit of air-clearing:
Myth: English teachers will be asked to teach science and social studies reading materials.
Fact: With the Common Core ELA Standards, English teachers will still teach their students literature as well as literary non‐fiction. However, because college and career readiness overwhelmingly focuses on complex texts outside of literature, these standards also ensure students are being prepared to read, write, and research across the curriculum, including in history and science. These goals can be achieved by ensuring that teachers in other disciplines are also focusing on reading and writing to build knowledge within their subject areas.
History, science, but no business?
Piqued, I forged on to the sample-texts section (in Appendix B). Here was a range of suggested "informational" works representing a theoretical balance of material for grades 11 and 12. Hope! Of the 21 suggested titles spanning "history, social studies, science, mathematics and technical subjects," four managed to elbow into "business" territory:
It's a decent start: At least the kids would have to reckon with the all-powerful Federal Reserve and America's busted health care system, both becoming ever more their burden. (As for mathematical illiteracy…well, just read this: Financial Illiteracy Is Killing Us.)
I realize that many devoted souls toiled mightily to create the Core Standards, and I truly support their efforts. That said, we can do better.
At the least that means exposing children to the battleground of commerce; to the entrepreneurs, investors and business leaders whose decisions affect millions of people every day; to the frustration and sacrifice that all who seek success and satisfaction inevitably must endure; and to the galling and glorious world we ostensibly are preparing them for.
So, with those standards in mind, what should they read?
A Modest Proposal
The universe of "business" books is daunting. Barnes & Noble's online arsenal contains 18 "business" categories; the "Management & Leadership" section alone encompasses nearly 18,800 titles.
Below is a modest collection that hits upon a range of topics, from leadership and innovation, to economics and investing. These eight works inform, entertain, challenge, inspire and warn, with lessons that transcend both industry and era. To be fair, some may be more than high schoolers can handle. With ample encouragement, hopefully students will run down tricky concepts in greater depth, either to grasp what they're reading or just out of abundant curiosity. (Isn't that what the Internet's for?) Again, the goal is to expose them to great writing while helping them compete, as the Core Standards stipulate, in the "real world."
1. Liar's Poker: Rising Through The Wreckage Of Wall Street, by Michael Lewis
This jaunty classic details Wall Street's excesses in the late '80s and the rise of the mortgage-bond market, which would set the stage for the 2008 financial crisis. (See also from Lewis: The Big Short: Inside The Doomsday Machine, and Boomerang: Travels In The New Third World.)
2. Barbarians At The Gate: The Fall Of RJR Nabisco, by Bryan Burrough and John Helyar
During the last presidential election, what percentage of high school students could explain how Mitt Romney made a living? Barbarians, about the largest (as of the late '80s) corporate buyout in U.S. history, serves as a fun, gripping primer on private equity, which in the last 30 years has become a force in the capital markets. (The book also spawned a movie---starring James Garner as F. Ross Johnson, RJR's comically cavalier CEO---which may or may not add to the educational experience.)
3. While America Aged: How Pension Debts Ruined General Motors, Stopped The NYC Subways, Bankrupted San Diego, and Loom As The Next Financial Crisis, by Roger Lowenstein
One of the best financial writers in the business highlights the breathtaking ease with which people make promises they can't keep, even to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars. That's a lesson worth imparting. (For more on the hazards of over-promising, check out this article: The Biggest Financial Story In America---For Years To Come.)
4. The Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms To Fail, by Clayton Christensen
Being competitive over the long haul requires the ability to make smart trade-offs. Christensen, a Harvard professor and towering figure in the science of management strategy, wrestles with the challenges all companies face when trying to please customers today while anticipating their needs tomorrow.
5. The Art Of Profitability, by Adrian Slywotzky
Structured as a chat between master and pupil, this breezy compilation includes 23 concise, thought-provoking case studies of companies pursuing greater profits in different ways. Slywotzky, a seasoned management consultant, with an MBA and a JD from Harvard, understands the power of a good question. (For more of those, check out The 23 Most Important Questions In Business.)
6. Alexander Hamilton, by Ron Chernow
By age 17 Hamilton, the son of a Nevis prostitute, was George Washington's right hand man. Not long after, he became the father of the modern banking system. Chernow's masterful biography is worth tackling if only for a glimpse of what is possible, even at a tender age. (At a chunky 832 pages, this one's more of a summer assignment.)
7. Naked Economics: Undressing The Dismal Science, by Charles Wheelan
Covering everything from monetary policy to free trade, Wheelan's brisk and tangible tome should be mandatory reading in every high school.
8. Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers Is The New Way To Be Smart, by Ian Ayres
Intuition is little match for cold, hard data. That's the lesson of Ayres' book, chocked with examples spanning technology, insurance and social policy. Better yet, students needn't know how to write one line of computer code to understand and enjoy it.
There is a lot at stake in this discussion. If you know someone in high school or college (or their parents or their teachers), please pass along this article. And if you have any thoughts on what kids should be reading to prepare them for the "real world," please share by commenting on this post. Every bit helps.
For her part, Mosle---author of that New York Times editorial and an English teacher herself---makes a sound case for why narrative nonfiction is a cornerstone of an enriching high school curriculum. Her wistful conclusion: "With any luck, when [students] graduate, there will still be ranks of literary nonfiction authors for them to join."
Mix in some business and the non-writers might stand a chance, too.


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I too do not experience any heavy thump, this shouldn't be happening. When you say it "slams back down" are you saying the clamshell slams back down open? I can only think you are not in the clamshell correctly when this happens.
Totally agree with triumph about having a good inch or even a little bit more. The wheelchair is not going to tip over backwards.
I can't tip myself backwards like triumph can because I have E-Motion wheels as well and need the camber tube back as far as it can go. I do however have 6 inch soft roll casters which enables me to get up at least an inch but any further than that I look around for another avenue. I guess it depends how accessible your environment is, mine is not too bad.
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I am a C5 quad and had Medicaid for 10+ years to pay for attendant care. Once I was working and lost my eligibility for Medicaid, I paid out of pocket for my mother to help with attendant care in the morning and at night. I recently moved out and got married, and am trying to get my insurance provider to cover about 8 to 10 hours of attendant care per week (for showering and bowel program). My insurance says that attendant care is not covered, but I can write a letter to my state's Bureau of Human Resources (I work at a university and am on the state employee health plan) to try to get it covered. Has anybody gone through a similar process? If so, do you have a letter or resources that I can use to convince the state that attendant care is a medical necessity for me that should be covered?
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