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JACKSON, MS (WLBT) -- As the state of Mississippi remains in a vulnerable condition, measures are in the works from the State Legislature to save wherever possible.
The Select Efficiencies Government Committee met at the state capitol on Wednesday to discuss ways to save technology costs in state agencies.
"It's a very tight budget year,"said Chairman Senator Merle Flowers (R) Olive Branch. "We're looking at every dollar and cent we can save to reallocate to education or health care."
Flowers also said they're asking agencies to look at eliminating any unnecessary technology. "From cell phone use to state automobiles to information technology in computers."
He said agencies can also save by reducing bulk purchases and outsourcing jobs. The overall goal is to eliminate tens of millions of dollars in the long run.
However, he mentioned through outsourcing jobs this could also mean eliminating some IT positions in state government.
"If some jobs are transferred in the process to the private sector and the service level goes up, I think that's a win for the tax payers."
Senator Flowers does say this is yet to be determined. Once the meetings are completed, the next step is to present these results to the legislature.
Meantime, he says all agencies do have the capability to save in technology costs. "Every agency in the state of Mississippi can save money in the technology arena if they will."
The Department of Finance and Administration and the Department of Information Technology presented to the committee in this first meeting.
More agencies are expected to testify when the committee meets again on Dec. 8th and the 13th.
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Byron Chaves claims the title of the 2009 bass federation western divisional.
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The 2009 Southern Challenge Elite Series Tour tournament was held at Lake Guntersville, Alabama.
In this photo gallery we see images of the Federation Western Divisional on the third day.
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Day Two of BASS Federation Nation Western Divisional on Columbia River Canceled Due to Unsafe Conditions.
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Some Deaf people ask for money
I was wonder do you even hear some deaf people knock on poeple 's door and ask for money ?
Well it happen here in few weeks ago
My sister in law and my next door "s son told about one deaf man knock on thirs door and ask for money I was really shock when they told me.
I think it so DUMB to knock poeple 's door and ask for money. And i told them never give them money just say you don't have money . that all i can say to them they ask me why I don't do that I told them for what ? I think to dumb to do that.
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last week my boss told me about her vacation in maryland. she went on boardwalk with family and two deaf people went up to them tried to sell her the abc's cards for a dollar. she signed and asked them if they were really deaf, they were like "you know sign?" in sign language, she nodded and they walked away really quickly. tsk tsk.
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I was at Navy Pier in Chicago few weeks ago and this old lady with nice looking clothes came to us twice with ABC cards. We were tempted to sign to her, "get a real job!" But we were too nice, we declined the ABC card and kept on walking.
Deaf peddlers degrades deaf people's image. That's sad.
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That reminds me of what happened years ago at the mall I was at. I was with my parents at the mall eating in the food court. One guy came up to us and offered to sell us ILY pins for $5. He had a card explaining that he was deaf and was raising money to help his poor family. My dad dared me to sign to him. I then signed, "Hi, what is your name? What are you selling these for?" The guy shrugged and handed me another pin, followed by a sad face. My dad then said, "Nice try!" and gave the pins back. Hehehe! Looks like he was
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Yes, in Kent, England, my father told me in a deaf lady wearing a t-shirt with RNID logo on it knock his door asking for donate RNID charity money last month.
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Hey, careful... some "Deaf peddlers" aren't deaf at all!! These peple actually are part of the stereotype of Deafies. A few times I encountered these individuals... I usually sign to them... one of them (a lady) actually responded and chatted with me, and then she offered the pencil to me for free... so cool! That's nice of her, but usually I'm very skepical about those individuals.
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I had expereince in Labrador City. One man from Ontario and ask me for money. He sell the pens. My mom was sign to him, he was and waiting for me to front of him. I told him I was attending Newfoundland School for the Deaf to keep education for my future job or etc. He was said nothing and miy mom give money to him. I told her not do never again. She won't do again in the future. and somehow my mom call next door to not give money to them. I against for that. it is bad idea.
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If I meet a peddler in public, I would sign to him/her, but give no money. Most of them are a scam.
If anyone (Deaf or hearing) comes to my door that I don't recognize or expect, then I don't answer the door. These days it is too dangerous to open the door to strangers. Door peepholes are a wonderful invention.
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I dunno if it ever happened to me but one time when I was at the airport and this guy came up to me with a card that say ' Help me I'm deaf and mute and at the bottom it say God Bless you ' and I signed to him, he didn't sign back so I thought at first maybe he doesn't know any signs so I gave him 5 dollars because I didn't have anymore dollar bills left...then he gave me a flag pin...
So, I dunno whether or not it was a scam....
I always seem to have hearing people coming at my door step for things that they were selling, the only thing I ever brought from them were girl's scout cookies or anything that was related for any school programs etc....
The only people who ever asked me for money were homeless people....
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I have had my share of deaf peddlers, especially in New York City, Newark and Paris.
Sometimes deaf peddlers are a part of an illegal underground network. Some underground boss bring deaf people from another country and have them sell these cards for them. The deaf people are cramped into small apartments and not allowed outside at all, unless they are peddling cards. In NYC, they caught the Mexican family who was leading this ring, and the sad part was that a member of this Mexican family was a deaf woman. One would think that a deaf woman would discourage such a behaviour, but I guess not. In Paris, a lot of these people come from countries like Romania.
I have signed to these people in the past. One young boy signed back to me, asking if I was deaf and I said yeah. He then went away. Other times, especially in Paris, my friend knew the person who was peddling the card, but we said nothing. We just continued our conversation, ignoring the situation. He looked at us like he knew we didn't approve but said nothing.
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Oh yeah, I remember another story. It was before 9/11 where all airports allowed everyone past the security checkpoint. Anyway, I was at Newark International Airport waiting for my flight. I saw this old lady selling pencil from person to person at the gate and when she got closer to me, I saw it was a "I love you" in sign language pencil. I got up and walked to different place so she wouldn't get by to me.
Somehow I feel bad for some of the peddlers. They just don't get the opportunity to experience or realize the joy of being able to work in real world. I would consider all of us who attend school and try our best to get a degree and good paying job lucky compared to peddlers.
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i just remember now, this happened to me in nyc and l.a. in nyc, my friends and i asked the guy if he knew sign language, he mumbled, shrugged and tried to convince us to buy cards in gestures. we ingored him and walked away.
in l.a., mexcian people passed out note on cards first at the mall food court, it explained about the deaf people who needs to make money and give out american flags in honor of 9/11. then they returned to ask each people if they'd want to buy one. i asked them if they knew sign language, they happen to know but it seemed like either they have learned recently or they were hearings. told them, no thanks and they gave me attitudes.
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I know the feeling about deaf asking for money . One time a guy from Washington came down to visit me and He brought no money at all. I had to spend money on him for almost a week. he wanted a relationship with me Heck why would I Wanna have a relationship with a guy who brought no money down with him when visiting me. I also gave him money for something to eat on the train back home where he lives. I never talked to him again cuz when he got one line he started talking bad about me and said that I used him because, I didn't want a relationship with him.. After all that money I have spend on him and he thought I was using him? what the heck did that came from...I felt like he took advantage of my kindness.
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How about people do not give fair amount of money back?
Here is a story that happened to my mom. We have a deaf family lives just around the corner. One day my mom was driving home from somewhere and saw the father of that family on side of road not too far from his home. She pulled over to see if he's ok. Well, he ran out of gas so my mom offered to help him out. He told my mom to get something like 5 dollars worth of gas and my mom was more than happy to help. She went to the gas station and she sudden realized she need a tank to fill the gas in. So she bought a cheap plastic tank and the total cost reached 9 dollars.
When she got back to this guy and told him the final cost because of tank. That guy said something like... "nope, only five dollars" and handed her 5 dollars bill and drove off.
When she got home, she was upset on his unkindness and rudeness that she actually yelled on me. She assume that I will end up like him because of my deafness and people who I hang out with. I explained to her that not all deaf people are like that but she doesn't quite accept that.
So the moral of this story, treat other with fairness and kindness because deaf people's image can be tarnished easily.
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Now I remember last march when I arrived in Dallas from Okla City en route to Lubbock (change buses), anyways when I got on new bus to get to Witcha Falls, TX, a deaf mexican lady came in and sold everyone on bus a key chain. I forget what the card say but she said to support Dallas Deaf Club, so I gave her $2.00 for souvenir from TX. My friends didnt buy from her, but few on bus did. Anyone from Dallas Deaf Club here know her? I forget what her name was but told me thats to support Dallas Deaf Club, is that true??
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I've been approached by those abc sellers -- but I never signed to them because I felt embarrassed that they were degrading the deaf image. What they're doing is pathetic and way below them!
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One of the peddler approached my mother in California by store. He handed out the ABC card tried to sign to her without voice. She declined, the peddler man turned around walk away, she figured he was not deaf so she called him by voice. He was blush and ran off and disappeared.
Here in my home state has alot of deaf peddlers. That's sad.
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i thought those ABC cards or whatever to sell are not allowed?
anyway, one time i was sittin in truck watching my nephew and my sister was walkin, before she went in the store, this man came up to my sister and showed her the note, i wasnt sure what he wanted from her... so my sister gave him some changes and i was like what was she doing... when she came back, i asked her what was she doing.. she said that man wrote on note saying that he is deaf and needed some changes for food and drink because he was homeless... i was like.. why didnt she SAY SOMETHING such as what the hell why dont you get a job or something since she knew sign... but she felt baaaaad for that man... even she told me that he smelled bad..
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Hello all,
Some homeless ppls lives in my area, the homeless standing in corner of street asked the money for a foods and I told a guy "Panhandling just totally illegal and you should go to Mary's Place on 7th St." (homeless shelter and food services) Except black ppls ask me for a ciggy I says "Nope, get the fk'in job!" and speed away from him (my pwc full trottle away from the guy).
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I did post somewhere in AllDeaf about selling ABC cards.
It was a true story, it occurred around in 1970's. Two men approached the van with peace sign on the window. It was in the Drive In movie... Of course, it was adult movie. Anyway, a Deaf man knocked at the van when the van was up and down moving. Deaf man just was playing a game as dumb as he knew that van couple were busy. He bait them to bang the door as the hippy man opened the door wide and yelling at Deaf man. What is the hell, do you want ?? Deaf man pointed his finger at his ear with nodding head. Man had no sympathy for him being Deaf.
They were smoking the pot and made a love in the van. They were hippies.
Deaf man showed ABC card for 1 dollars. Man punched his eye to knock out. He banged the van door and busy with a lady.
The police did not do anything because they should respect audience to do anything they wanted at the Drive in movie.
Deaf man had no respect for other people's privacy. It was occurred in Florida. I can't remember which name of the town. It was thirty years ago. Oh dear, poor that man cut off his making love with a lady to interpret him to buy ABC fingerspell card.
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This reminds me of a television show I saw years ago. It was something like "Pacific" or something. It was about this beach police that patrol on bicycles. One show was about this deaf group who peddle money and they had this guy running the group and keeping the money. It had this well-known deaf actress on it too.
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No matter how small or large cities, they are doing selling ABC cards. One of my deaf lady friend told once, she went with her friends to a fair. She was sitting next to her friends watched in distant of hearing people and the peddler so they gave the peddler some money for ABC cards. She was silent and wait for the moment when the peddler approached her and she popped out in her sign, "Hello, I'm deaf" and the peddler's eye opened wide and ran off. She was disgusted with the peddler. Imagine, the peddler were at the Fair? Interesting.
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Now I remmy back like few years ago, when I waited 4 bus in eastside st paul, somehow a deaf guy came up 2 me, I asked him if he's deaf, he said yeah and show me religion deaf and abc card I think, asked me for more money so he can buy food from burger king... I said no.... He left me alone
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Doctors have long said that being out in the sun can help brighten your mood. But now, one study says if you're soaking up the sun without your sunglasses, it could actually be making you an angrier person.
"When you're outside and it's a bright sunny day, it can be pretty bright and pretty intense," said Optometrist Josh Hooper. "That can cause eye fatigue over the course of a few hours."
Doctors said that wearing sunglasses not only blocks UV radiation from getting into your eyes, but they also allow the muscles in your face to relax.
But when you're not wearing the shades, doctors said all that light can cause your eyes to strain and the muscles around your eyes to tense up, causing irritation.
"A lot of your non-prescription sunglasses have good UV protection, and that can help with the comfort of the eyes," said Hooper. "But they can also, over the course of years, help in preventing a skin lesion, which is like a skin type cancer around your eyes."
Sporting shades can also help keep your eyes looking young.
"It would cut down on the strain that those muscles are undergoing and, I wouldn't say you would have less wrinkles, but they shouldn't be as prominent," said Hooper.
The verdict on whether wearing sunglasses actually makes you happier?
"People do seem to be happier when they're out in the sunlight," Hooper said. "But your eyes are more comfortable when you're wearing sunwear."
Eye doctors say the best way to fight eye irritation from a blinding glare of the sun is a good pair of polarized sunglasses.
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Welcome to the Mental Automatisms information site
What are Mental Automatisms?
Mental Automatisms are a part of the larger group of Automatisms. Automatisms are the automatic' functions of the nervous system. There are three main modalities of Automatisms: Sensory, Motor and Mental. Mental Automatisms pertain more specifically to intellectual functions such as thinking and memory. Automatic processes are natural and ubiquitous in that they allow for the basic normal and streamlined functions of the body without necessarily involving consciousness and awareness. The autonomic nervous system functions are Automatisms.
Where do they come from?
Naturally occurring Automatisms are functions that are built into the nervous system in its complex network connections of neurons. Those result from inborn patterns. Examples of those are the heart nodes which function autonomously. Others are based on newly acquired wiring of networks as seen in situations of learning, training, experiencing and adaptation. Automatisms are programs'. There are those that are genetically based, out of the box pre-determined programs linked to the inborn networks of the nervous system. Others are secondarily acquired programs based on learning or the fact that Automatisms can evolve on their own.
Are Automatisms normal?
Yes for the most part because they are part of normal and optimal function of the nervous system. However, they can go astray and disconnect from normal function. When this occurs, the automatisms retain their autonomous nature, but become emancipated and tend to occur spontaneously, evolving and multiplying on their own.
What are some instances of normal and abnormal Automatisms?
Motor Automatisms: Motor reflexes are examples of Motor Automatisms. Aside from natural reflexes, some reflexes are learned reflexes or learned motor patterns which occur in training. When abnormal, they are the tics or catatonias, or the acquired reflex patterns which occur in post traumatic stress disorder.
Sensory Automatisms: Sensory Automatism are imprinted pattern recognitions of the five senses. When they run astray, they become the hallucinations.
Mental Automatisms: Because intellectual functions are highly complex and fine tuned processes, there are many chances or opportunities to malfunction and therefore a tendency for them to go astray. Curiously enough, missteps' can occur in normal function which happens very frequently. They can occur as well in sub-normal' situations such as mild inebriation or sleep deprivation. But they can also occur in a much more profound way in conditions of psychosis, drug intoxication or severe depression, just to name a few.
What is important in the notion of Automatism?
The importance of the notion of Automatism is the common ground between the normal and the abnormal functions because both are linked to the inherent nature of our nervous system. As for the observation and management of abnormal Automatisms, it is a symptom approach independent of diagnostic labels. It allows for a better understanding of many neurologic and psychiatric conditions. The notion of Automatism offers a continuum between the normal and abnormal and thus offers a preventive approach in mental health.
Where are Mental Automatisms found most?
Psychosis is where Mental Automatisms are most found. In fact, strayed Automatisms are the symptoms of psychosis. In psychosis, they are found in abundance and high frequency. Clerambault, a French Alienist, described and catalogued them. There are some eighty distinct Automatisms. If psychosis represents the extreme, Automatisms are found in many other conditions such as depression, severe anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorders or obsessive compulsive disorders. Studying psychosis through the perspective of Automatism allows for a fuller understanding of many conditions where Automatisms are found.


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Metro Parent Top Teacher Awards 2013
It's our annual tribute to five outstanding educators in metro Detroit. See how they bring Spanish, math, the library, compassion and kindergarten to life.
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Stephanie Howay, Freshman Spanish Teacher, De La Salle Collegiate High School, Warren
Not many of our nominations quote Einstein, Alexander the Great and François-Marie Arouet (better know as Voltaire) to describe a teacher's ability to influence her students. But that's just what sophomore student Grant Severyn did to relay the impact his freshman Spanish teacher, Stephanie Howay, had on his life.
Last year, as a freshman at De La Salle Collegiate High School in Warren, Grant says, "I suffered through those first days nearly silent."
Worried about keeping up with rigorous coursework, he found Howay's class a welcome relief. Not because the class was easy, but that his teacher – in Grant's words – "became my advocate, supporter and ally. She inspired me to put forth my best effort, and I began to excel not only in her class but in all my classes.
"I think her best quality is her ability to connect with her students," Grant continues. "You can talk to her and bounce questions off her any time. She doesn't seem above anyone."
When asked how she's made such an impression on her students, Howay was thoughtful. "I guess why I think I have endeared myself to Grant, and to his peers, is that I'm very honest with them." She knows that her students may not see Spanish as an important class – and she tells them so. But she also lets students know that she's there to help them learn, whether it's strictly Spanish, or organization skills, or how to use their time wisely.
"My goal in life is to help them learn." As much as possible, Howay, who also teaches literacy, draws students into discussions and classroom activities, so they can have a chance to talk about what they're learning.
Howay looks for ways outside of the classroom for her students to use their skills, too. She's involved with the Global Trade Mission project, an interscholastic program where select students meet from around Macomb County for three days. During the program, the students go through a global-trade simulation, complete with real-world experts who are on hand to lend their expertise.
"What I like about the program is that the students have a chance to learn the ins and outs of global business and how we fit into the greater world community," Howay says. "It really helps broaden their horizons."
Cory is an amazing teacher and works so hard at everything he does. It is so nice to see hard working teachers rewarded and appreciated! Keep up the hard work Cory. You make all of us out there so proud!
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I'm Asking: What's the Shortest Time You've Held a Job?
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Sometimes a job just doesn't work out, whether it was your call to leave or it was decided for you. Most of us have had at least two jobs in our professional lives, and probably a handful before that. What is the shortest time you've held a job, and why didn't it last?
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mcgoogle 4 years
4 months working for a printing shop. Oh, let me count the ways: The part-time accountant - who mentioned her Masters in Accounting not once, but three times in a 10 minute conversation - only got 3 out of 8 paychecks right. One time she direct deposited too much into my bank account. When I told her about the problem and asked if I should just write a check to the company for the amount they overpaid me, she said no because she would just reverse the charges. She ends up not reversing the charges(but I didn't realize it because I was working another job in addition to freelancing) so the next pay period I get a check for $12 and change - because she decides to just withhold the amount from my next check instead of checking with me first. Then there was the owner - who in the interview said he did not expect anyone to learn the intricacies of the job in anything less than 8 months - then proceeded to, not just reprimand me, but stood 4 inches from my face and screamed at me about a job that a co-worker, who only made it into the office an average of 3 days out of 5 screwed up on. The same owner changed the layout of several jobs I had done, with the result of totally messing up the end counts. One customer ordered 2,500 ea. of 2 items and 5,000 of another - but ended up with 1,000 of one 1,500 of another and 8,500 of the 3rd, because of this incompetent boob, but he forces ME to call the customer and apologize for HIS mistake and THEN asks me to tell the customer that he owes more money because the order he got was for 11,000 items total and he only paid for 10,000. The deal breakers for me were when I got hurt on the job - which I am still suffering effects from - and put off of work by a doctor, given occupational therapy appointments 3x a week, and was told by the doctor that I had to soak my right arm (I'm right handed) in tub of warm water several times a day. The boss says oh if we put a container on your desk you can soak your arm and come in to work right? My desk was 3 ft long with a computer, monitor, printer, lamp and telephone on it not to mention client folders. Oh, and the whole thing with the IRS calling every day about backtaxes owed and having to lie and say the owner wasn't there to take the call...yeah, that was a GREAT job *sarcasm*
Anne26 5 years
2 months, I had a reason for staying such a short time.
weffie 5 years
At Eastside Mario's, an hour or so into my first shift I was told that I was "wasting time" rinsing the only (really nasty) cloth they had to clean all the tables... it grossed me out so much I walked out.
Carrie-Sue 5 years
A year at Walmart...working in their bakery wasn't so bad, but the hours were horrible.
Squeaks26 5 years
A five month internship to full fill school credit requirements. After my internship was up they hired me full time and didn't talk about benefits or a pay increase. I found a new job and walked within a week.
CaterpillarGirl 5 years
I got hired at Petsmart to be a groomer, went and picked up my uniform and boots, and was to start the next day when another job opened up and I took that one instead and called petsmart up to say "thanks but no thanks" I felt bad for them , having to find someone else! ....but not too bad.
bkitdwnchica 5 years
The shortest time I've held a job for is 1 year
Symphonee 5 years
One job in high school I didn't even show up for my first day. After school, two hours as a door to door sales person. Having my boss drive beside me for two blocks as I pounded the pavement and got fussed at just was not even remotely worth the $9 an hour pay.
Antioxidant 5 years
About 2 months at a bank. $11.50 an hour and very cushy. I got fired because $1050 was missing from my drawer one evening. :confused: I was devastated and confused to say the least.
hibiscus96818 5 years
I worked at a Mexican food restaurant for 2 months. I quit because they weren't paying me and three days later the place went out of business. I had to threaten the owner with a lawsuit before I finally got my money.
imcs 5 years
um... an hour and a half. I attempted to work in retail after many years of not, and it just didn't work. I walked out and never even claimed my paycheck.
magicalstephie 5 years
I worked for 1 month as someone who calls people to take surveys. They kept cutting hours (one week I didn't work once!) and I hated the stress. No breaks in a 6 hour shift, and no headsets so you had to hold the phone for 6 hours!
mondaymoos 5 years
2 weeks at an assisted living facility. My last day was when I had poo thrown at me. I realize the man was senile, I don't blame him for it... but that just wasn't going to work for me.
campgirl84 5 years
i worked at victoria's secret for one month after i graduated college while looking for a "real world" job.
ilanac13 5 years
i had a job for about 4 months or so - and then i realized a few things. 1) my boss SUCKED - he had me doing the worst stuff (i.e. lying to his wife, doing his expenses and yelling at me when he lost receipts), 2) the job itself was boring, 3) i decided that i had to leave the area (move from NYC to FL). for the most part though, i typically stick to a job for a min. of a year and then sort things out. you have to give it a fighting chance.
Kimpossible 5 years
1 month, and most of that month I was sick picking up germs from the children. It was at a daycare facility.
NouraBee 5 years
6 months
inksee 5 years
a year actually, working as a media assistant for my university homepage. I discovered that sitting-down jobs are not for me, as I would fall asleep pretending to type at my desk practically every morning =X heheh.
Captivate 5 years
One month as a retail sales girl in a lingerie store. They required that every employee signs up one shopper for a store credit card (which was a bad deal, btw) every two hours. And the managers made sure I was constantly reminded of how much I was failing to sucker these people. Ugh. Never again.
PiNkY-PiNk 5 years
2 weeks for which I worked a total of 8 hours during two 4 hr shifts. it was my first job during high school.
Glitterbug 5 years
One day! The company "created" a job for me when the one I was going for was given to someone else. I was hesitant to take it, because the pay was so much less than the other one. So to entice me, they offered one week extra vacation and a $10K raise after a 3 month trial period. When I started the job two weeks later, 3 of the 5 people who had interviewed me were no longer working there! Also, the HR Director who offered those perks (and was one of the 3 who'd been fired) had not left a paper trail (of course!)... and when I mentioned what he had offered, the admin laughed at me. So... yeah. I walked right out and never looked back!
wackdoodle 5 years
I worked at one of those seasonal mall Halloween Costume Stores after spending to days being force to accost mall shoppers in Mid- September while wearing a crappy costume I simply did not show up for my just scheduled shift. I did however a few weeks before Halloween take my at the time toddler nephew in to the store to get pieces for his Dick Tracy halloween costume. All the employees there including the manager were brand new - everyone EVERYONE who had started when I started had quit.
Myst 5 years
5 brutal months
chatondeneige 5 years
I worked a little less than a month at a restaurant. They hired me, telling me I'd be a full time hostess, and since I had such great experience, they'd make me a server within a few weeks. They scheduled me 7 days some weeks, three days other weeks. Even on the weeks when I was working 7 days (on top of a college courseload, btw) I wasn't full time, because they'd give me 2-3 hour shifts sometimes. They hired six servers in the four weeks I worked there, and didn't promote a single hostess to server. I've been assistant manager at restaurants, I'm pretty sure I could have served three tables at a time. So when another job I'd interviewed for called me and made me an offer, I made sure that I was going to get a full schedule at the new job, and quit the old one. They were livid that I only gave them two week's notice. The manager said she would have expected a month's notice - when I'd been working there for two and a half weeks. WTF!
kittyink 5 years
3 weeks, working temp at a nonprofit while I waited for a job to open at my current employer.
Spectra 5 years
I lasted 5 weeks as a telemarketer (oh, sorry, teleFUNDRAISER) and when I quit, my husband told me he was surprised that I even made it that long...it was truly a horrible job. I felt like I was getting paid to con old ladies out of their Social Security checks and it didn't set right with me.
Lady-HotPants 5 years
Beyond student jobs... My first job, in executive recruitment. I lasted 10 months though I really HATED the job, but it was with the nicest people I've ever worked with and for to this day.
lostbronte 5 years
1 day as a bank teller. I was in college, and I got hired thinking I was hourly and they really wanted me full time. Not with school! I timidly told them it wouldn't work and they were pretty openly unhappy about it. Only job I've had that I had to be fingerprinted for (and I worked for other banks, too).
thelorax 5 years
One day, at the front desk of a hotel that was too demanding for my full-time college schedule.
Brooke_72 5 years
In high school I was a waitress for 4 weeks. 2 weeks as a waitress and then I gave two weeks notice (didn't want to burn a bridge).
jen1975 5 years
A couple of days at a crappy insurance office where the agent made you do work his training materials specifically told you was to be done solely by the licensed agent.
lizrocks 5 years
A weekend working at Cracker Barrel when I was in HS. It was their busiest weekend of the year and I never went back.
Anne-B 5 years
Worked for two weeks at a lunch spot downtown, taking orders, making coffee and cleaning. It sucked so I gave two weeks notice. I was there for one month total. Now I tip like crazy, cause I know that I can't hack it!
colormesticky 5 years
A week and a half. $10/hour for work that pays $80k/year if you take a test, everything being an argument, and the people on the phone can't understand you unless you're fluent in Mandarin or Cantonese. Pass, thanks. Not for me.
bellaressa 5 years
I worked two months as a temp until my paperwork went through at another job I was interested in (I also let the employer know I was getting hired for another job).
soulight 5 years
I worked for a month selling newspapers. It was awful, but it paid $9 and hour and when you are 16 that's a gold mine, but I couldn't get over how awful it was to get yelled at everyday!
divinelight 5 years
I think my shortest was 5 months. I didn't like the job, but I stuck with it until the summer when I started my new job (which I'm still at 3 years later!).
Jude-C 5 years
Miranda Priestly?
WhatTheFrockBlog 5 years
One week, working as an executive assistant for a dreadful, dreadful woman who refused to learn my name.
otaku 5 years
when i was 16 i called in and quit an hour before i was supposed to be there on my first day of training... so that's a negative number or something.
Jude-C 5 years
Yeah, I wouldn't have either!
lawchick 5 years
this is so embarrassing I can hardly write it --- but I never went back after day 1 of training at Kenny Rogers Roasters LOL
Jude-C 5 years
1 evening at one of my first jobs, hosting at a restaurant on Melrose. It just didn't work for me, clearly.
aimeeb 5 years
Ummmmm a day, back in HS.
reallysparkle 5 years
3 months as a sales girl in the electronics section of a huge store. i met my love there, though... and that was almost 4 years ago ;)
wmoonw 5 years
I worked at a grocery store for 3 hours when I was in high school. . . .
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Homestead's former mayor Steve Bateman made headlines when he was arrested in late August and charged with using his public office to get a paid secret consulting job.
The Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office says that Bateman pushed a nonprofit to hire him as a consultant at $125 an hour to move the company's Homestead construction project through Miami-Dade County all the while Community Health of South Florida Inc. had business in front of the City Council.
But Bateman, who was suspended from his mayoral post by Gov. Rick Scott, is not the only candidate in the upcoming Homestead election who has a colorful record.
From an arrest for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon to mortgage-default lawsuits to a lawsuit alleging fraud in a local Baptist church's pastoral election, most of the 13 candidates vying for the four open seats have had their share of run-ins with the law.
The Miami Herald conducted a background check on all candidates whose names will appear in the Oct. 1 primaries ballot.
Bateman owes about $1,100 in 2012 taxes for a property he owns on Southwest 187th Avenue in Homestead, according to Miami-Dade County records.
Reached by phone Tuesday morning, Bateman told a Miami Herald reporter that he had someone else on the other line. He did not respond to a followup call.
At a recent mayoral candidates' debate he said job creation is at the forefront of his platform. He proposed an on-and-off ramp from the Florida Turnpike at Southwest 328th Street.
"Over 10 million people cross that intersection a year," he said, adding that much of this traffic is going to the Florida Keys or the two national parks surrounding Homestead. "If we can get 10 percent of them to stop, we would have done a hero job."
Then, during his closing remarks at the debate, Bateman waved a handout and said that one of his opponents, Jeff Porter, also has conflict of interest allegations on his record.
When Porter was serving on the dais in 2002, the Miami-Dade Commission on Ethics and Public Trust investigated him for allegations that a company he owns with his wife, World Wide Supply Solutions, did business with Homestead. Records provided by the ethics commission show that the company received checks from the city, including one for $3,103 in March 2002. The issue was settled with Porter pleading no contest and agreeing to a settlement and a $250 fine.
Porter said the staff sent a request for quotes for a job the city needed done. Porter and his wife responded, and it turned out World Wide Supply Solutions was the low bidder.
"There was never a vote in regards to any action with the company at all," said Porter. "The purchases were well below the dollar amount to be in front of the council. … Once I realized what had been done, I went to the city attorney and said, 'Look this company sold something to the city. He said, 'Don't do it anymore.' We had already stopped everything prior to this complaint but I couldn't undo the fact that the sale had been made. I said let me pay the fine and let's go on with life."
At the helm of Porter's platform is adding police officers to the city's payroll.
"There's a national standard per capita to police officers and right now we are probably about 25 below the national standard," he said during the mayoral debate.
Candidate Joseph Sewell, was sued in 2008 by members of a Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church in Goulds. The suit claimed he was voted in as the church's pastor in a fraudulent election that was not properly announced and counted the votes of ineligible voters. The court sided with the members and ordered the removal of Sewell as the pastor.
"The pastor passed away, and they had an election, and I won the election. There was a group of people who wasn't satisfied with the outcome and so they went to court and they got it overturned," he said. "It wasn't for any wrongdoing."
Also, in 2012, a court ordered Sewell to pay Malibu Bay Community Association, where he previously lived, more than $8,000 for principal, interest and attorney's fees.
"I went through a foreclosure. I filed chapter 13, and I am debt-free now," he said.
Part of his platform is to fix and re-open the old City Hall, to bring more entertainment to the city such as a skating rink, and to work toward lowering the electricity bills for residents who receive power from Homestead's plant.
"No. 1 to bring the spirit of God back to this community, No. 2 to bring back smart governing and integrity, No.3 to improve Homestead infrastructure, which is sorely broken down, and not to enrich myself but to enrich the day-to-day living of Homesteaders," Sewell told the Miami Herald during a recent interview.
Mark Bell, who is Miami-Dade County Commissioner Lynda Bell's husband, also is running for the mayor's post.
Bell said part of his platform is tackling wasteful spending, such as the recent hiring of council assistants; the city's sewage pump station, which is at maximum capacity posing hurdles to new construction projects in the city; and the high electricity bills businesses and residents who use Homestead's power plant pay.
Seat 4
Five candidates are competing to represent Homestead's Southwest district, the city's poorest and least developed.
Among the hopefuls is political newcomer Fred Byrd. Florida Department of Law Enforcement records show that when Byrd was 19, Homestead police arrested him for fleeing/eluding officers.
"That was not me," he told a Miami Herald reporter. However, the records matched Byrd's full name and date of birth.
When he was 23, in 1995, the city's police arrested him for resisting an officer without violence. He was convicted.
Then, in October 1995, Miami-Dade police arrested him for battery on a mall employee. Byrd was at a store in Cutler Ridge Mall where he grabbed the store's manager in a chokehold and said, "You are going to get hurt," according to a police report. He was sentenced to probation and community service.
In 1996 he was arrested and charged with carrying a concealed weapon, but the charge was dropped.
In 2004 he was charged with misdemeanor assault, but the charge was dropped.
In 2005 he was charged with having a fraudulent vehicle insurance card, but the charge was dropped.
In addition, in 1999 Miami-Dade police arrested Byrd for obstruction of justice.
A Tactical Narcotics Team was conducting an operation when Byrd drove up and down the street, pointed toward an undercover police officer and screamed, "Here comes the police," a police report states. Prosecutors dropped the charge.
Byrd told the Herald that he was busy campaigning and insisted a reporter call him back so he could address these cases. He did not return a follow-up call.
During an earlier interview, he said that through his work with the Southwest Advisory Committee he has worked in the background to help Homestead's poorest and least developed district.
"Over the years, we've become infested with drugs, we've become infested with violence," he said. "I've decided just to stand up and make something happen."
Incumbent Jimmie Williams III said that he is running to see through projects that have started under his tenure, including road improvements and a grant program that provides funds to low-income residents to fix up their homes.
A third candidate for the seat is former Homestead councilman Norman Hodge Jr.
In 2012, a judge sided with the plaintiffs who brought an action to have Hodge removed from a property on the 2200 block of Portofino Avenue. The court also ordered him to pay $425 to the plaintiff.
"We broke the lease because we wanted to live in the Southwest area," he said.
Earlier this year, Hodge was sued and a court sided with the plaintiff on the possession of the property on the 1400 block of Southwest First Avenue.
This is the same address that Hodge has been using for his campaign paperwork.
The Hodges also had to pay $245 to the plaintiff.
"I was in Alabama for my mother-in-law's funeral. We were renting the place [in Homestead] and we mailed a money order. It was an older guy who owned the property. I guess he didn't remember, so we had to show him receipts every month, so my wife kind of got upset about it having to have that argument every month.
"He filed for an eviction, and we basically sent the receipts to the court and we told [them] we were going to move out."
Hodge said he wants to once again sit on the dais so that he can continue pushing for the redevelopment of the Southwest district.
The third candidate running to represent the Southwest district is Ezzard Horn, who in 2005 was sued by Citifinancial Equity Services seeking mortgage foreclosure. The bank won.
"That was my mom's house that went into foreclosure. My brother was living in the house, and he didn't pay the bills and my name was on the title. That's why I was named," Horn told the Herald. "We lost the house. It should have never come to that."
Horn worked for Homestead's parks department for 20 years, the last eight as the superintendent.
"By me being a long-time city employee, I know a lot of the inner workings in the city. I've seen some things that have not come out the way they should have. It's a lot of little things that add up and make people upset," said Horn, adding that if elected he will work to better the relationship between the police department and the community.
Rochenel Marc, a business owner of a security-guard training school in Homestead, said his platform includes addressing the high electricity bills, job creation and more police.
"Most of the businesses in the southwest closed because of safety reasons," he said.
Seat 5
Incumbent Elvis Maldonado is defending his seat against two challengers: Maycol Enriquez and Nazy Sierra.
In 2008, U.S. Bank National Association sued Maldonado and his wife and foreclosed on their home.
Maldonado told the Herald via a text message that his wife died at the time and he is in recovery.
"The last four years with the city of Homestead have been good in the sense that the city is progressing," he said, adding that new businesses have opened and the landscaping has improved. "You see the good that you do in the community and I want to continue with that."
Enriquez said he wants to serve because he is dissatisfied with what he has seen at council meetings.
"Every time I look at a council meeting, either everyone is arguing or everyone has their own agenda. I don't bring an agenda. My agenda is what the people are telling me. We've got to give the people options," he said, adding that if the city plans to spend money on a big taxpayer-funded project, he would rather put the issue to a referendum. "I would just give you the facts and let the people choose."
Sierra said: "I am here to serve my community and not be served by my community. The three main issues for me are education, security and jobs."


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The boy is believed to have been crossing the road on his bike when he was struck.
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Ignition won't work. And, is my warranty voided?
I have a 2012 Silverado that I purchased last November. It has about 20,000 miles on it now.
I've had no problems with it, until today.
I went to drive the truck.. Opened the doors using my keyless entry, got in the truck, put the key in the ignition, and turned the key.. but nothing happened. Nothing turned on (IE Radio, Fan, any lights on the dash) when it was in the "On/Run" position, and the truck didn't turn over when it was in the "Start" position.
Thinking I had a dead battery, I went and hooked a battery charger up to it. Still had the same result.
After playing around with it, I found that if I moved the adjustable/tilt steering wheel up a little bit and held it there with the key in the "On/Run" position, everything works. The truck will start up, and the radio/fan/everything else works. However, as soon as you move the steering wheel again, it all turns off as if you took the key out of the ignition.
Also, same thing with the hazard lights. They only work if the steering wheel is in that one position.
Now unfortunately, the position that the steering wheel is in when everything works isn't one that the adjuster will "lock" into. So I can't drive the truck at all..
What I'm thinking is there's wiring inside/along the steering column that is loose.
Has anyone seen any trucks with this problem?
Now my main reason why I've posted here: I know the truck has a 3-year/36,000 mile bumper-to-bumper warranty on it, but I have two concerns:
1) Shortly after getting the truck, I installed a new Stereo head-unit and 4 new speakers. When I installed the stereo, I know it was installed correctly.. I've been working with automotive electrical all my life and it hasn't given me any problems. I installed the new stereo using an "install kit", which gave me a new module that had the door/key chime built into it, and a new wiring harness that plugged into the existing factory stereo connector (except for one wire: the steering wheel controls. That wire had to be cut at the back of the stereo connector and connected to an interface module for the wire to work with my aftermarket stereo). Will any of this void my warranty?
2) I've installed LED work lights in my truck. This was also installed around the same time as the stereo.. and it's on its own circuit (goes from the battery, to a fuse, through the firewall to a switch I mounted in the glove compartment, back out of the firewall to the bed of the truck). Will this void/mess with the warranty?
Thanks for your help guys!
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I wouldn't think the stereo would void the warranty, but it definitely sounds like time to have it towed to the dealerChuckie!!!
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That's an interesting one. Since it affects multiple circuits in the steering wheel and is an intermittent connection, I'm going to guess there's a grounding issue in the column. Depending on where the column derives its ground, it could be anything from a pinched/severed wire to a mechanical issue in the column that's preventing a good ground path. In the older trucks, the ignition switch wiring went straight through with no grounds involved, but I'm not sure if that's the case in the newer trucks.Christopher
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Yeah, that's a very tough call. I know that in years long-ago, you could get a truck w/o a radio and then add one in yourself and it would never affect your warranty on the rest of the stuff. However, now that everything is so integrated with stuff like anti-theft systems, navigation built-in, etc. I have no clue is that's considered to be part of the electrical system and if swapping it out will void your warranty.
We can wait for @GM Customer Service to come around, or I can drop a note to the folks at GM Communications and see what they have to say about it, that might take a week or so to get through to the right channels but you'll have it from the very top that way.
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... I've dropped a note to the GM Regional Communications office and hopefully I'll hear back from them in a few days time with some type of guidelines for what modifications can be made to a pickup (or any newer vehicle) without voiding the warranty.
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The only things in your warranty that would be void would be things that are directly effected/caused by your aftermarket equipment. It is called the massey ferguson act. Many dealers claim to not even have knowledge of the act. It basically says that if you put in Aftermarket hid headlights and your rear differential blows out then you are still covered under warranty. Now if your headlight dash switch melts then you are on your own. Do you tilt the wheel up every time you get out? then back down when you get in? I used to see wires break in the column all the time from people doing this. The harness that we replaced would be #26 in the diagram
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I read online about that act. But seeing how I've spliced into a wire that goes to the steering wheel (the steering wheel control wire that I previously mentioned... But it was cut no where near the steering wheel, it was spliced at the connector that would have plugged into the back of the factory stereo) has me a bit concerned about all this. I guess best thing to do is put the stock stereo back in? Then they probably wouldn't even know that the radio was replaced?
I very rarely move the steering wheel. But it does seem like there is a loose connection or ground somewhere. I really don't see how replacing my stereo could have effected that wiring or caused any damage to it, but who knows with the dealer. And unfortunately I won't be back home for a week to get the truck to the dealer.
I did do a generic Google Search and found two Technical Service Bulletins from one website (TSB # 342073 and TSB # 342074). I wasn't able to find any more information other than what this website says... But it does say there's a loose ground that causes other problems with the controls on the steering column and doesn't describe my situation. But maybe it could be the same issue?
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And also just for info, the LED work lights that I installed are on it's own completely separate circuit. The power wire comes from the battery, to a fuse, then into the cab through an existing grommet through the firewall. From there it goes under the dash (completely away from any stock wiring), over to the glove box where it's at a toggle switch. Then back out the same grommet, under the rear of the truck to the lights in the bed of the truck.
I called my local Chevy dealer that I'd be taking it to repairs and told them about the problem and the lights (not the stereo). The service advisor said that if the problem was caused by the lights/wiring then it would not be covered, and there's no way to know unless they look at it... but from how I explained it to him, he doesn't see how it would be a problem and I should be fine with leaving the lights in when I take the truck in.
I would take it in and let them look at it. some service managers will look at your situation and say, "no that did not cause that issue, we will fix it" others will say that you pulled the wire that you spliced too far and damaged it. You could talk to gm customer service if they deny your claim. Eventually you would probably win. that being said, if it is that harness that I pointed out it is only $86. But, you sound like you have a good dealer on your hands. I mean if your radio installed caused the issue then I think that you should have to pay for the repair. I don't think it did though.
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So I reached out to the GM Communication office and they sent the question back to Detroit. This was the response that they got, and I am including it here as a blockquote exactly as it was sent to me.
In summary, the installation of the aftermarket radio will not void the 3/36 warranty however, if that is found to be the source of the problem, that specific repair may not be covered.
For the customers example in this scenario, if the issue with the wire in the steering column is actually the root cause of the no start condition, simply due to the wire was making contact with a surface and chaffed, or a loose connector etc, as assembled at the factory, it could be covered under the terms of the warranty.
If it was found the customer had tampered with that wire, or the connectors that feed it and caused damage to the wire or connectors while conducting the installation, the failure (results) would not be covered, but would not void the warranty on the entire vehicle.
This particular customer may have a valid warranty concern that we will repair, or the installation that was performed may be the root cause of the issue, and be non-warranty. We only know that after the vehicle is inspected at a certified GM Dealer.
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