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BmoreCityDOT OP t1_j7ulm91 wrote

Reply to comment by Animanialmanac in Thanks to increased 311 reports, we were able to issue 29 bike lane parking citations in the last 2 weeks alone. by BmoreCityDOT

Hmm. The best thing to do in this situation would be to call 311 back with the SR number, and ask for a status update. It may already be marked for towing.

When calling, you can say “I’d like to check on the status of my service request. Would you mind looking up the details in the Salesforce system for me please?”.

This will get you the most information.

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MrMacleod410 t1_j7ucbnr wrote

Reply to Good Color Tattoo Artist by crabbinalice

Erik or Joe at Have Fun Be Lucky in Hampden do some amazing color work. My sleeve was done by Erik and I have a handful of tattoos from Joe, all color and they are holding up pretty well after a few years.

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Mwing09 t1_j7ubnd2 wrote

Reply to comment by ahbagelxo in 23 Baltimore schools have zero students proficient in math, per state test results by bobbyw24

This is similar even at the elementary level. I don’t think people really understand that the MCAP Math test is almost just as much of a critical thinking/reading comprehension test as it is a math test. And not to say that these skills shouldn’t be nurtured. I just dont think people really understand that failing the Math MCAP doesnt necessarily mean the student doesnt have foundational math skills.

Heres a literal example from an MCAP practice book I have to teach next week: “Last month Columbus Circle Travel sold economy-class airline tickets from New York to Tokyo that cost 1296 each. The same class of ticket from NY to Sydney cost 2592 each. Columbus Circle travel earned 108864 in ticket sales. Select the combinations of tickets that could have been sold”. And then has 5 choices of “___ tickets to Tokyo and __ tickets to Sydney”.

I guarantee a good amount of my elementary students that can do the multiplication/division work will get stumped by “economy class tickets”, “class of ticket”, “Sydney” (thinking its a person), or will just not have the critical thinking skills to figure out what the question is really asking. This is just one example but my point is that the test isnt as simple as giving a multiplication problem and they solve it. The questions are purposely overly complex and deceptive. Again, not saying critical thinking like this shouldnt be taught, I just dont think people really understand what the test looks like and how hard it is for ALL students in Maryland, not just Baltimore kids

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_thomasjb t1_j7u60zi wrote

Reply to Do any bars in Canton get packed on the weekend? by pdshriekz

Claddagh and Looneys get so packed - especially in the summer, weekends and weekday VOLO nights. You'll have a lot of success on O'Donnell Sq if you're looking to add a sardine such as yourself to one of those cans.

I say that with jealousy of you because I am literally 27 and I can't hang like that anymore lol.

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megalomike t1_j7u5rwa wrote

Reply to Baltimore man faces a quarter of a century in prison for violent carjackings by ImmortalAnts

what an absolute piece of dog shit this article is. is it really worth it to use AI to add "according to authorities" to the end of EVERY SINGLE SENTENCE of a press release rather than pay a journalist, however lowly amongst the profession, to take the press release, call someone for a quote, clip something from another story, and piece together something that doesn't make you want to puke after reading it.

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