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An international conference is underway at the University of Virginia. It will draw fewer than 200 people to talk about a very rare disease, but what happens there could prove important to millions of patients.
Medical conferences usually attract researchers and healthcare professionals who share a common vocabulary and a deep understanding of science, but patients – who could benefit from the information – are rarely included. That's why this year's Aniridia conference at the University of Virginia is so important. Robert Grainger, a professor of biology at UVA, says half the participants will be laymen – patients and their families – and they won't be left out of the conversation.
"It's amazing how much you can understand when you really, really want to. These people really care, and so they do learn. It is hard to explain it, but it isn't impossible."
The disease they'll be exploring – aniridia – is genetic, affecting the appearance and function of the eye.
"These people were born without an iris. The gene that's responsible for this particular defect also is responsible for every part of the eye, and many if not most of them are legally blind by the time they reach adulthood."
But Grainger says gene and stem cell therapies offer the promise of preventing blindness and restoring vision in the future. Research may also teach us about obesity, a problem often linked to aniridia.
"Patients who have aniridia tend to have a much higher body mass index. This gene, called PAX-6 ,not only participates in eye formation, but it's essential for pancreas formation and certain kinds of gut cells in your intestine."
Recalling last year's conference, Grainger adds that having patients and their families on hand provides real inspiration for scientists.
"The kids they were walking in the aisle as I was giving my talk – I just can't tell you what an effect that had on me and on other people."
UVA has also promoted its partnership with patients by providing a home for the patient support group called the Aniridia Foundation.


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The Open Adoption Roundtable is a series of occasional writing prompts about open adoption. It's designed to showcase of the diversity of thought and experience in the open adoption community. To for links to what other bloggers are writing on this topic, click here.
This month's OA Roundtable topic is Blogging, Privacy, and Open Adoption. The question on the table is this: Where do you draw the lines--on your blog and in your personal life--and why? What, if anything, don't you tell?
At a birthday party a couple weekends ago Andrew and I were approached by another attendee that we didn't know.
"Hi," she said. "I..I feel like you're famous or something, I have to tell you, I read your blog." I felt both surprised and flattered. This was a first! And it was also a reminder. Oh yeah, people we don't know actually do read this!
This isn't my first public blog. I've been writing about my life on the Internet since early 2003, when I became addicted to my friend Andrea's livejournal blog and decided to launch one of my own. Livejournal played a big part in the social life of my early-mid twenties, and the blogging I did there, while public, was almost exclusively for my own circle of friends whom I knew in "real life." The biggest exception to that rule turned out to be Andrew. He and I read each other's livejournal blogs before we ever met. Which is all to say, blogs and blogging have been a part of our identity from the very beginning. Anonymous blogs and blogging, however, never have.**
For over a decade now, I've been a fairly public person. That's a choice that was made when I decided to be in a rock band, and then made again when I chose to pursue a vocation as a priest. Andrew is/was more visible as a musician than I ever have been, so he gets this too. In fact, I've been recognized by strangers as his wife almost as many times as I have for playing drums in my own musical project. Our wedding was written up in the local alternative weekly paper, and while we aren't famous by any stretch whatsoever, we've learned a thing or two along the way about how to be public people who still have a rich and private personal life together.
So I don't feel the need to be anonymous on the Internet. I find writing here to be an interesting personal discipline and a helpful place to express myself, developing a public life that is authentic, open, and honest without sharing what is actually private.
That being said, as our family grows and includes people I don't know well, such as our child's first family, I do want to be careful and respectful. I also do not expect that just because I have found a balance I'm happy with in my public/private life that this same balance will work for our child. What I don't know yet is exactly how this will evolve for me, as we don't quite have a child yet. After we have baby J I may want to be limiting the number of pictures I post. I already often use initials or aliases instead of names when I am writing about folks who don't have an Internet presence, or don't have an Internet presence under their own name. I have a feeling that a move to a different blogging platform might be in order, where I can have more control over who views what, with more options that just private/public to choose from. I have watched carefully as some of you have made your blogs private, started over anonymously, and worked on these issues with care and intention. I have a good grasp of the options, if and when I want to change things up.
I guess the bottom line for me is to always be telling my story, and not anyone else's. I can only speak authentically to my own experience. And as the parent of an adopted child there will parts of my child's life that truly don't belong to me, that really are not mine to tell. That dimension of her life will be private and, along with the truly private dimensions of my life, and my shared family life, will never be discussed in a blog.
**I just want to note that this is in no way a negative judgement on those who do blog anonymously. There are lots of good reasons to blog that way, and I read lots of bloggers whose identities are part of what is "private" for them. ♥
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
OA Roundtable #7: blogging, privacy, and open adoption
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Thanks for stopping by and leaving a note. I have been following you for a while now and been rooting for you from the sidelines. Most of what you write makes a lot of sense as my hubby and I are Indians and we will in all likelihood be adopting a hispanic/mixed race child. The challenges of preserving racial identity in adoption has been the subject of most of my thoughts these days. I hope to be able to learn from you once your child is home over the next month.ReplyDelete
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Time to start updating again
Okay, its been way too long since I've updated or done anything to this poor ol neglected site. So first off, I'm posting some synth related images that I was mussing around with. Just exploring how to retain the cartoon look of the original logo but also bring it into the 3rd dimension. Quite happy with how it turned out, and since I had the zbrush face all ready to rock, I figured why not see how creepy I could get it to look. I quite like both of them, so they both got used in replacing those poor ol tired monekys from yesteryear :). So now that I've broke the seal on posting stuff, I'm going to try.....once again, to make this more then every other month. We'll see how that goes.
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How to Find a Quality Web Design Company in Plano, TX?
It is only natural for clients to judge a company by the impression its website gives. In other words, even if you are convinced that you are offering quality product or service, you may still end up snubbed by your target market simply because of a bad web design. If your website is visually unattractive, is confusing and difficult to navigate, or in other words is poorly designed, then website traffic as well as sales and revenue may end up equally bleak.
For your company to thrive in the ever competitive online market, you should provide only the best experience for your website visitors who are your potential clients. Here are some tips on finding an agency that offers quality web design Plano. Plano being almost saturated with literally dozens of online marketing agencies, finding a reputable one can be like looking for a needle in a haystack. Read on and learn.
- Determine your goals. This is the first and foremost step in finding the right marketing agency for you. Carefully consider your aim, objectives and the tools for measuring success. For instance, if your company's main focus is e-commerce, you will need to build and maintain your client base, as well as to give due attention to conversion of sales and ROI (return on investment).Now in the case of new companies ready for launching, the main focus must be on brand awareness, which includes basic introductory information about the product or service. A clear focus and much needed online presence and visibility are indispensable in this case.
- Do a thorough background check on their track record. If you're looking for a reliable web design Plano, this city is home to many. Just remember that a reputable agency need not have a decades-long experience in the industry. The age of a company should never be the sole basis for hiring. While years of experience sounds impressive, the length of time a company has been in business does not necessarily mean that it is a good one. As a matter of fact, there are many new agencies out there that can offer novel ideas, fresh methodologies and useful insights to your business. The best way is to check out their portfolio to see if they are the right fit for you and can potentially meet your standard.
- Test how well an agency communicates by inquiring and starting a discussion with their representative. A web designer should be able to understand what a client actually wants in particular. He should also be responsible in explaining details to a client in the simplest terms possible. Otherwise, confusion and misunderstanding due to poor communication will result to an equally poor website.
- Compare value and cost. When it comes to quality web design Plano, Plano is creeping with not so good quality agencies. However, the trite expression "You get what you pay for" does not always ring true. There still remain a few good internet marketing agencies that offer both affordability and quality such as Click4Corp. Do check it out their portfolio and see for yourself what they can offer a reasonable price.


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Help WantedPosted by Holy Cross Anglican School at 6:52 PM
Holy Cross Anglican School has an ongoing, critical need for experienced, volunteer primary school teachers. Most of the teachers on staff at Holy Cross are young, untrained and inexperienced – many with just a high school education who have never taught before. We need experienced teachers in the classroom to mentor, model, assist and help train our teachers. Whether you can stay for a week or for the entire school year, Holy Cross needs YOU!!
We also need volunteers to serve as:
· School Chaplin
· Assistants in the Special Education classroom
· Remedial language arts and math instructors
· Art and music teachers
· Physical Education instructors
Whatever your special gifts or talents may be, there is a place for you at Holy Cross Anglican School. Please contact Francis Wilson at email@example.com for additional information. May God richly bless your willingness to help His less fortunate children in San Pedro, Belize!!!
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minidlna crashes on boot when no active network connection
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|minidlna (Ubuntu)
Bug Description
I've used update-rc.d to make sure it is set to start on boot, but upon booting it is never started. There is never any error in the syslog or the minidlna log.
twice now it has also halted the boot process. I did not record the exact text, but it clearly is complaining that there is no network. It seems to only complain on stderr and not in the log file. My network normally does not come up until just after the login screen shows, when I see the network manager balloon telling about it.
in the conf file I have log_level=debug and network_interface= is commented out.
in /etc/default/
after booted and logged in, "service minidlna start" always works.
minidlna version 1.024+dfsg-1 on 12.10 beta. I have not run it on older releases.
|Assaf Shachar (asaf60) wrote :
I can confirm this on 12.04. the problem is indeed related to the network. I have a wifi connection and if I run it without a network connection, it fails to start.Moving the init script to a higher id in the rc init process doesn't seem to work either.
The solution I found is to move the init to upstart as you can tell it to wait until network is up. So I wrote really simple upstart script and I would have put it somewhere if anybody is interesting. But this require a change in the package so the package maintainers should really put it there or write their own.
I would be glad to share this solution....
|Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.
|Changed in minidlna (Ubuntu):
|New → Confirmed
|Assaf Shachar (asaf60) wrote :
Attached the minidlna.conf upstart init file.
Here is how to use it:
First You need to copy it to /etc/init/
cp minidlna.conf /etc/init/
Then you need to remove minidlna from the old systemv init system by typing:
sudo update-rc.d -f minidlna remove
now you need to symlink the upstart script to /etc/init.d/ like these:
cd /etc/init.d/
sudo ln -s /lib/init/
now you can check that it works by typing
$ sudo service minidlna start
minidlna start/running, process 8369
$ sudo service minidlna stop
minidlna stop/waiting
$ sudo initctl start minidlna
minidlna start/running, process 8417
$ initctl status minidlna
minidlna start/running, process 8417
If you get these work then you good to go.
Disclaimer: I'm not an upstart expert but theses has worked for me and minidlna is up and running after boot.
Hope these helps.
|Chris Weiss (cweiss) wrote :
that certainly helps, but it's only partially a fix. local only operation offline is not possible. yes, one could just directly connect to the media files, but then you's have 2 databases to handle instead of just one.
|Bib (bybeu) wrote :
@ Ray DeCampo
I was driven to your workaround here http://
Thanks to you all, my minidlna now starts on boot (12.04)
|Bib (bybeu) wrote :
PS: my pc has network configured with static dhcp (wired), if this ever helps a dev.
|kapetr (kapetr) wrote :
Hello, I had report this Bug too - 1236031 - (is seems to be the same problem) - but maybe some questions are still open.
- is this Bug not in minidlna itself ? Why requires minidlna IP address to be set (why do not allow to BIND to ANY address)?
- does the solution with upstart serve also down/up of net device(s) ? Should not be minidlna started by /etc/network/
|Chris Weiss (cweiss) wrote :
kapetr, the bug is posted on the minidlna package. maybe it's due to a compile option, or an ubuntu patch, I don't know. etiquette is to post the bug on the package and let the package maintainer either fix it or post the bug upstream. though it seems that the maintainer may no longer be active, so I don't know where that leaves us.
|Florian W. (florian-will) wrote :
> - is this Bug not in minidlna itself ? Why requires minidlna IP
> address to be set (why do not allow to BIND to ANY address)?
I think this is because minidlna does not only listen on some interface & port number, it also needs to send out SSDP packets (multicast) on relevant network interfaces. So there's a requirement to determine network interfaces where minidlna is supposed to listen to for clients and send out broadcasts (on startup and in regular intervals) through those interfaces so UPnP clients in that network can auto-discover the minidlna server as soon as it comes up.
As I understand it, there have been a few improvements in this area by the upstream minidlna developer. I haven't tested it because my network config from the POV of my minidlna serving machine is 100% static, but it sounds like minidlna is now supposed to support dynamic changes of network interfaces (including cases like no active network connection and new connections coming up at runtime). Some of the changes are in 1.1.2 (the minidlna version currently in trusty backports) and some of them are in 1.1.3 (released only 10 days ago, not in Ubuntu yet, probably expect it by 14.10 the earliest).
Did anyone test to see if this bug is solved for them using the 1.1.2 version in Trusty backports?
|kapetr (kapetr) wrote :
Thanks <Florian> very much for detailed explanation.
|Florian W. (florian-will) wrote :
A debian user confirmed this is fixed in 1.1.2. So this bug only affects saucy and precise. :-)
|Florian W. (florian-will) wrote :
As I stated above, this should be fixed in recent minidlna releases, so I close this bug now. If this still happens on Ubuntu 14.04 (Trusty) or newer releases, please reopen the bug report.
|Changed in minidlna (Ubuntu):
|Confirmed → Fix Released


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New Zealand great Simon Mannering announced his retirement from international rugby league.
Mannering, 31, finished his international career as one of the most capped Kiwis in history, with his 45 appearances fewer than only Ruben Wiki (55), Gary Freeman (46) and Stacey Jones (46).
The New Zealand Warriors forward said it was time for New Zealand – who face England in a Test in the United States on June 23 – to look to the future.
"I've had this on my mind for a while," Mannering said.
"The idea of taking a Test to the United States is really exciting for the game but I think it's a good time for younger players to be given every opportunity.
"I was honoured to wear the Kiwi jersey every time and it's been a huge privilege having the chance to play alongside so many outstanding players. It was also a special honour to captain my country."
New Zealand coach Michael Maguire hopes 2008 Rugby League World Cup winner Mannering can play a role with the Kiwis in the future.
Wests Tigers duo Ben Matulino (23 Tests) and Russell Packer (7) also retired from New Zealand duty.
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The Benjamin, an Executive Suite Hotel in New York City offers a "Sleep Concierge." This full-time concierge helps guests choose from the hotel's 11 signature pillows and other services that guarantee the best night's sleep.
Planners to suppliers: 'This is how to win our business'
Advice to suppliers: Bone up on your customer service. That was the No. 1 message planners had for sales reps hungry for business. Plan Your Meetings conducted an informal "state of the industry" roundtable with 20 Atlanta-based corporate, government, association and independent planners who attended its PYM LIVE Event in Birmingham. They talked about current […]
Destination news: December 2008
A roundup of hotel openings, new developments and other amenities now available to meeting and event planners, both domestically and internationally.
Hotels offer incentives to entice group business, ease economic woes
While many corporations brace for recession, hotels across the country are offering what appears to be a bright spot in a drab economy. By offering customizable event and meeting packages, hoteliers are attracting new and repeat business with an assortment of incentives, such as 20-50 percent off room rates, discounted audio/visual fees, complimentary guest rooms […]
Destination news: November 2008
A roundup of hotel openings, new developments and other amenities now available to meeting and event planners, both domestically and internationally.
Destination news: October 2008
New hotels, renovations, expansions and developments in cities throughout the U.S.
Changing perceptions through hospitality
Most hotels exist to make money. Point Clear Holdings (PCH) properties and parent company Retirement Systems of Alabama (RSA) have a grander mission. "Our company is based on the premise of making Alabama a better place to work, live and play," says Karyl B. Hanisch, senior sales manager of PCH's The Battle House and Renaissance […]
Names in the news: September 2008
New hires and promotions throughout the meetings industry.
Meetings industry suppliers discuss 'state of the industry' challenges, solutions
More than 40 representatives from hotels, convention and visitors bureaus (CVBs), special facilities and other meetings industry suppliers recently gathered in Atlanta to discuss current economic challenges and potential solutions at the Plan Your Meetings (PYM) Town Hall: State of the Industry luncheon…
The Concierge: An important part of any meeting planner's team
They are behind the scenes orchestrating a variety of activities. They also are centerstage answering questions and coordinating important functions. They listen to their customer's needs and create memorable experiences.
If this sounds like the role of a meeting planner, you're almost right. It's actually the profile of a hotel concierge, the underutilized resource every meeting planner should get to know…
Names in the news: August 2008
New hires, promotions, mergers and more throughout the meetings industry…
Making it harder than it needs to be: August 2008 Morsel
This, my dear readers, will probably be one of my shorter morsels. And yet, it may save you the most time, if hotel catering managers heed my advice…
What's the problem, Dallas?!
I was going to write about the new Dallas Convention Center hotel, but I couldn't figure out what the problem is. (Why can't they find someone to speak on the pro side?) Maybe you can.
Listen up Daddy-O
By Taylor Dahl, official member of Gen Y
As a future business traveler, it's always interesting to hear what I'll appreciate in the next few years. Guestroom 2010, an exhibit at the HITEC show, depicted a "futuristic" hotel room that looked more like a bleak hospital ward. Seriously? That's what two years from now will look like? Instead of Hotel 2010, it should be called Hotel 1985, because it looks more like a trip back in time with its light-up bed and tiled wall.
Names in News: July 2008
New hires and promotions throughout the industry.
Hotels just say 'no' to bad behavior
We're all familiar with the Transportation Security Administration's "no-fly" list. But how many of you know that hotels have their own blacklist?
Free Wii breaks in Tampa
Notoriously hard to find, Nintendo Wiis are a hot item. And for good reason — the interactive sports games are a far cry from the thumb-numbing, plug-in games of the past. At the Quorum Hotel-Tampa, meeting planners are being offered complimentary Wii breaks for groups. We can't think of a better way to get the […]
Changing the flag
What planners need to know when hotels are renovated or change brands
Recently, while coordinating a meeting in Palm Springs, Calif., I became concerned when my breakfast set-up was not complete 15 minutes before guests were due. "We still have some kinks to work out due to the management change," the hotel salesperson informed me. The hotel had recently changed brands and management companies, which was reflected in the service for this particular function. Ultimately, the hotel provided seamless service, and the guests did not notice anything amiss.
In many cases, though, a change in hotel brands or management companies can present challenges for planners.
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Last month, I was in Houston for a speaking engagement and there was a problem with my room. The front desk was very courteous, and said they would move me and send someone down with a key. The hotel had an outdoor courtyard layout and was very close to the highway. My room was near a giant hole in the security fence, so when there was a knock at the door, I asked, "Who is it?" to make sure it was the front desk and not someone who had wandered on-property.
Unfortunately, the person the front desk sent didn't speak English. They didn't understand enough of what I said to respond, "Housekeeping." When I finally answered the door, they mutely handed me a key, but couldn't give me directions to where to find my new room. It was incredibly frustrating, and we were both left embarrassed by our inability to communicate.
Immigration, visa issues have hotels scrambling for labor
Hotels and resorts from coast to coast are coming up short-staffed as the federal government seeks to reduce the number of foreign-born workers who typically fill housekeeping, kitchen, front desk and banquet positions.
Las Vegas Strip sites struggle; Atlantic City thrives
Not even the City of Lights can escape the major credit crunch that is jeopardizing three major Las Vegas Strip projects.
Green governor
Florida Governor Charlie Crist has given the Florida hotel industry a green incentive. Since Jan. 1, hotels have had to have Florida Green Lodging certification in order to be considered host sites for government-sponsored meetings. Currently, 54 Florida hotels have earned the "Green Lodging" designation from the Department of Environmental Protection; 207 hotels have applied […]
Public service
When the Hyatt Regency San Antonio decided to implement eco-friendly measures, it didn't stop at installing CFL lightbulbs or recycling. With support from VIA Metropolitan Transit and San Antonio partnership, the hotel distributed 375 bus passes to workers, providing free public transportation to and from work through 2008. Each active bus pass is estimated to […]


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On June 22, from 7 to 10 a.m., Whataburger's 700-plus locations will be giving customers a free Breakfast on a Bun (an egg, bacon or sausage and cheese served on a toasted bun) The offer, good for dine-in or carry-out, is part of a customer appreciation giveaway and is limited to one per customer. Please note: You can't ask for a bagful to "take to the office" as customers must be present to get the free sandwich. During the event, customers can ask for the breakfast sandwich Ranchero style with salsa and jalapenos at no additional charge.
Also, on June 21, la Madeleine Country Fresh Café's 60 restaurants are offering customers a free glass of mango or regular ice tea. There's no purchase necessary. Limit one per person. The offer is good all day and helps celebrate the first official day of summer.


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Jupiter Ascending - Official Teaser Trailer [HD]
In theaters July 25, 2014.
Channing Tatum and Mila Kunis star in "Jupiter Ascending," an original science fiction epic adventure from filmmakers Lana and Andy Wachowski.
In a universe where humans are near the bottom of the evolutionary ladder, a young destitute human woman is targeted for assassination by the Queen of the Universe because her very existence threatens to end the Queen's reign.
Jupiter Jones (Kunis) was born under a night sky, with signs predicting that she was destined for great things. Now grown, Jupiter dreams of the stars but wakes up to the cold reality of a job cleaning other people's houses and an endless run of bad breaks. Only when Caine (Tatum), a genetically engineered ex-military hunter, arrives on Earth to track her down does Jupiter begin to glimpse the fate that has been waiting for her all along—her genetic signature marks her as next in line for an extraordinary inheritance that could alter the balance of the cosmos.
From the streets of Chicago to far flung galaxies whirling through space, "Jupiter Ascending" is written and directed by the Wachowskis. Award-winning producer Grant Hill, with whom they have collaborated since "The Matrix" Trilogy, is producing, together with Lana Wachowski and Andy Wachowski. Roberto Malerba and Bruce Berman serve as executive producers.
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Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Wrong Cops
Police officer Duke sells drugs hidden inside dead rats to kids. He is a slob and doesn't care about anything while patrolling around in the streets in his police car. One day, he wants to sell drugs to police officer Sunshine, but since the latter does not have enough cash, Duke offers him a deal: Sunshine is to dispose of a half-dead man Duke accidentally shot in exchange for drugs. Sunshine wants to bury the man in his back yard, but accidentally finds 13,000$ in a bag and thus forgets about the deal. The half-dead man ends up in the apartment of policeman Rough, who wants to sell his music to a producer. When his daughter finds his photo in a gay porn magazine, Sunshine commits suicide. At the funeral, the drugged Duke accidentally gives a beautiful speech to the spectators.
"Wrong Cops" is one of the most puzzling and opaque films of the 21st century, even for an independent black comedy, which is why, depending of everyone's taste, the viewers will either like it or hate it: that there is such a level of grotesque spoofing at all is almost inconceivable. A blend of "Police Academy" and "Weekend at Bernie's" with a bizarre humor to the tenth of power, "Wrong Cops" gives an almost ionescoesque example of (acid) absurdity, starting already with the opening scene where a kid wants to buy some drugs on the street - while the drug dealer is a cop, Duke (!) and the drugs are concealed inside a dead rat (!!), and continues with several episodes which shows exaggerated flaws of the police force who do not care about anything, whereas to make the whole thing even more weird, the entire film is deliberately shot with a too much exposure from the shutter. Some jokes indeed have a punchline - for instance, the episode where one man found that his neighbor committed suicide inside his apartment, and tells the police that he probably did it "because he didn't want to make his own place dirty" or the hilarious moment in the office of a music producer, where the police officer Rough tries to explain to him that himself and the half-dead man are not costumes - yet several episodes and jokes still seem strained and misguided. Director Quentin Dupieux really takes it too far, yet at least he did not go overboard with too much excess which at least gave the film some measure. It is a 'guilty pleasure', but strangely, even though it is fun, already in the opening act it leaves the impression as if it leads to a dead end, which indeed it does, since not much else could have been done with the material, anyway.
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High School Academic Pyramid Questions, Inc. ("HSAPQ") is looking for an individual to serve as Corporate Secretary and CFO, and as such, to serve on HSAPQ's Board of Directors.
Corporate profile:
HSAPQ is a corporation chartered in the Commonwealth of Virginia and (currently) headquartered in Maryland. HSAPQ was founded in 2008 and assumed its current form when the Scholastic Bowl Company of Virginia, Inc., bought HSAPQ in 2009 and then changed its name. Its business is the writing and editing of questions used in high school quiz bowl tournaments. It is the second-largest producer of pyramidal-style quiz bowl questions in the country, behind NAQT, and has between 8-15 heavy and 30-40 total people each season that write questions.
* Writing questions for use in the Virginia High School League's ("VHSL") Scholastic Bowl series. These questions are meant for a very general audience and must be played on (and enjoyed) by schools with little experience in quiz bowl and schools that would make the national top 25 in a given year.
* Writing questions for and directing an annual national tournament, the National All-Star Academic Tournament ("NASAT"). The NASAT has been held since 2010 in mid-June at locations through the country and is an all-star tournament featuring all-star teams from U.S. states (Canadian provinces and similar foreign sub-divisions would be eligible, but have never attended.) Between 10 and 15 teams typically attend each NASAT.
* When possible, taking VHSL questions and writing additional questions to produce one or more "traditional" quiz bowl tournament sets (20 tossup/20 bonuses) for use at tournaments around the country.
Desired General experience:
* Working with the organizational end of quiz bowl (assisting with running tournaments, contacting customers, etc.) Experience as a collegiate quiz bowl treasurer for a club that has hosted large tournaments is ideal for this position.
* Some experience with handling checks and accounts for a non-personal checking account, whether it be a quiz bowl club or a separate business.
* Basic familiarity and willingness to adhere to tax laws and regulations and to maintain a separation between personal and corporate accounts (the "corporate veil".)
* A very slight preference may be given to residents of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
* A very slight preference may be given to people with significant question-writing experience, although this role is a non-writing role -- the outgoing CFO has not written a question for HSAPQ in over five years.
* An ability, both in overall time and in what the chosen individual's primary job permits, to devote between 2-10 hours a month to HSAPQ business. HSAPQ assumes that whoever accepts the job has obtained appropriate permission from their primary job and/or graduate degree program.
As Corporate Secretary, the chosen individual will be expected/willing to:
* Serve as HSAPQ's Registered Agent for the State Corporation Commission (if a Virginia resident) or to receive communication from HSAPQ's Registered Agent.
* Ensure that HSAPQ remains in good standing as a Virginia for-profit corporation.
* Serve as the physical mailing address (either a P.O. Box or your physical address) for HSAPQ and register appropriately with your city, county, and/or state governments as necessary to run a home business.
* Other duties as may be required by your city, county, or state government, or the general course of business.
* Corporate Secretary work will amount to 3-4 hours of initial setup work and 1-2 hours per year of ongoing work.
As CFO, the chosen individual will be expected to:
* Send out bills to HSAPQ customers, who will include VHSL Conferences, VHSL Districts, tournament hosts, NASAT team organizers, and others who purchase question sets from HSAPQ. This will include providing W-9 forms and other documentation as requested by customers and their own systems.
* Write checks 3-6 times a year to HSAPQ writers, editors, and corporate officers.
* Pay all other bills HSAPQ may incur (or ensure their smooth payment through automatic/electronic means) -- bills paid electronically include HSAPQ's fax number, HSAPQ's domain name services, and HSAPQ's email and web hosting services.
* HSAPQ currently uses a CPA to prepare its annual taxes -- therefore, the CFO will be expected to either file taxes on their own or to provide required information to HSAPQ's tax preparation service. This will also include sending out 1099 forms to writers/editors who make over $600 a year.
* Other duties to ensure the smooth functioning of the business from a financial perspective.
* CFO work will amount to 2-10 hours a month of work.
Important: The above duties, especially those of the Corporate Secretary, are open to negotiation and can be discussed on a case-by-case basis.
This will be in the form of a small base stipend ($300 a year) with the possibility of bonuses. This is somewhat open to negotiation especially if the CFO takes on additional responsibilities.
If applicants are unknown to the HSAPQ board, we may request some references to prove experience and qualifications for the job.
Questions about what exactly these duties entail can be directed to Shawn Pickrell, our outgoing CFO (shawn_pickrell AT hotmail DOT com).
Interested parties should contact myself (e-mail address in profile) and I will pass applications on to the board for review. Thanks for your consideration--please feel free to pass this job search on to people you think might be interested in this position.
Job Search: Chief Financial Officer, HSAPQ
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Palmer's Cocoa Butter Formula Massage Lotion for Stretch Marks
68 reviews
60% would repurchase
Package Quality: 3.6
Price: $$
Package Quality: 3.6
Price: $$
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on 12/14/2016 5:48:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Very Oily, Olive, Warm
Hair: Black, Wavy, Fine
Eyes: Brown
I purchased this lotion when I was 8 months pregnant. I wanted this to prevent anymore from appearing & reduce the appearance of the ones I already had. It didn't do what it claims to do. It claims to improve elasticity & reduce the appearance of stretch marks but it did not. I still used it after giving birth for about 2 months & it did not reduce the appearance of the ones I had. I stopped using it & began using other lotions (Victoria secret, bath & body works) & that's when the stretch marks I had began to diminish. In my case it did not work.
on 9/17/2014 8:39:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Acne-prone, Olive, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Black
I lost weight pretty drastically and i have stretch marks on my arms, thighs, butt and decolletage area. I doubt there's a miracle cream out there that reduces the appearance of stretch marks, and this cream certainly isn't one of them as well. However, the cocoa butter scent is absolutely divine and the formula is very moisturising. I would buy another tube again for those reasons.
on 9/17/2014 2:57:00 AM
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Very Oily, Fair, Neutral
Hair: Blond, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Green
I don't have children and I really don't use this for stretch marks, however, I used to have keratosis pilaris on my arms and chest and this completely cured it! I use it on my arms and chest after I shower and on my legs after shaving and it just makes my skin so smooth!!
on 5/14/2014 9:55:00 PM
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Combination, Medium Brown, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
Before i get into the specs of this product, i want to start off by saying that i have EXTREME stretch marks all over my mid section and i also have them all over my back and some on my upper arms. I am a deeper complexion so they don't show up red or really harsh but up close it is really noticeable, and i am very insecure about them and i don't wear short sleeve shirts/tank tops because of them.
Well anyways, it's starting to become summer time and begging to gett really hot, so i decided to look up on youtube how to get rid of stretchmarks, and i came across this video of this girl reviewing it and basically calling it a miracle product with before and after pictures. And after that, i began to look it up on google and found many great reviews on it. So i went to my local walgreen's and picked this product up, it was 7-8$ but it's probobaly cheaper at Walmart.
Anyways, i began using this product RELIGIOUSLY before i went to sleep and after i took a shower, so twice a day. and i would like to say that about 3-4 days in i woke up one morning and i had a rash ALL OVER MY BODY!! every place that i applied the lotion, i had red tiny bumps all over, and they itched like hell. I honestly couldn't help myself, so i went immediately into the shower and try to scrub it off me! And to make sure that ir was the cream that gave me that crazy outbreak i stopped using it for a couple days, and the redness and bumps went away completely. I honestly, and truly wish that this product would have worked for me, because i currently use the Palmer's Moisturizing body oil and let me tell you, that is an INVESTMENT. But i would give it another spin but i don't know if i can endure that pain again.
on 4/20/2014 6:43:00 AM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Straight, Coarse
Eyes: Brown
I've never been pregnant, but I did have many stretchmarks on my stomach and hips due to rapid weight gain. At first I bought Bio-Oil and that didn't work. So then I bought this. During the first 4 months I didn't notice any changes, but after the 5th month I noticed my stretchmarks slowly disappearing. That was back in 2012. My stretchmarks are nearly gone now. I still use it everyday because it keeps me moisturized and it smells really good.
on 1/16/2014 12:40:00 AM
Age: 36-43
Skin: Dry, Fair-Medium, Cool
Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Hazel
I bought this on sale because I had been wanting to try it for ages. This review is for the tube version cream concentrated, NOT the pump one. So far, nothing. It doesn't seem to do anything and I have serious stretch marks from pregnancy and losing weight (140 pounds).
My big gripe with this is the smell. It does NOT smell like cocoa butter at all. I don't know what is different about this but it stinks. No idea what is going on because it smells nothing like their other products. It's strong and smells like oil? I dunno, but its similar in scent to vegetable oil. I cannot stand the smell. I literally gag.
Giving it 3 lippies because it does moisturize but I have not seen any difference in any of the stretch marks. Not even a slight fading.
on 9/10/2013 4:08:00 PM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Acne-prone, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I bought this cream as a body moisturizer (I have no kids bth) I noticed it started to deminish old scars after 3 weeks I was so surprised as one is a given burn in the forearm and the other on my leg and one on the knuckle I hoping from continuous use it would just disappear
I thought I would try this out on my cheeks from a couple of ance scars and It broke me out big time
on 7/6/2013 2:59:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Combination, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
This lotion is just okay. If you like the smell of cocoa butter in this formula (think melted waxychocolate), & a thin texture that absorbs quickly, it can't hurt to try at this price. I'd encourage people to explore other Palmers products, though, & not get hung up on promises about stretch marks in any line you come across.
on 6/5/2013 12:20:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Oily, Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I've gone through about 4 bottles of this. I actually LOVE the smell and the texture of the formula. The smell is chocolate-y and sweet. I try to put it on my stomach a few times a week before bed - while I'm not sure it's actually doing anything for stretch marks, I don't care. I love the way it makes my skin feel - supple and smooth. My favorite part actually is to use it on my arms. It makes them feel smooth and toned. I literally will not wear anything sleeveless without lathering this on my arms before I leave the house.
on 5/19/2013 1:20:00 AM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Very Oily, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
Not a miracle, but I'm amazed at the results. I didn't expect much truthfully, but for the price it doesn't get much better.
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To be honest I was feeling so weary from the heat and from all the running around I had done in the morning that I wasn't as helpful as I could have been.
I sat in an oasis of beauty...many church members (including me) had donated plants to the cause and there were many to choose from.
The plant stall resembled a plant nursery with prices to suit every pocket.
This beautiful rose did not last long and went home with a delighted new owner.
The day was hot as usual and as the sun settled into its afternoon ritual, it shone down on us with an intensity that continues to amaze me....where does it find all the energy to engulf us with such heat day after day after day? Don't answer that I already know the answer, but still...the heat was unbearable. If it were a rainy afternoon I guess I'd be making a noise about that too.
Truth be told, I'm happy it was a beautiful bright sunshiny afternoon.....but we also had a welcome quick rain shower to cool the afternoon down a bit.
The fair was held in the church's car park with lots of stalls and entertainment for the kiddies.
There was a bouncy slide...........
....and a choo choo train.
Lots of food stalls
The kids enjoyed this GameMatrix mobile video game bus.
Who am I fooling...I saw some adults going in as well.
The Diabetes Association Bus was there too.There were many stalls including clothes, variety, books, tombola, and also a children's stall with the biggest lucky dips I have ever seen in my life, but my favourite stall was the Sweet Treats stall above where I purchased some cupcakes and sugar cakes for daughter dear and I to share.
The DJ played a wonderful selection of music and the resident clown kept the children entertained all evening.
Several groups of dancers and other musical performers, including a young steel pannist kept us all happy for the afternoon.
This year's St. Stephen's Church Grand Fair was held in aid of the Parish Centre Project.
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We're thrilled to make the finals of both the UK Customer Experience Awards
& European Call Centre and Customer Service Awards.
Our Member Services team has reached the finals of both the UK Customer Experience Awards and European Call Centre and Customer Service Awards in the New Product/Product Improvement and Best Online Customer Service categories respectively.
Both awards celebrate and promote excellence in customer experience across a broad spectrum of industry. What's being recognised is our recent innovation in developing the web-based tool 'Register Repertoire' (Reg Rep) to help enhance the accuracy of sound recordings that are held on their systems. Reg Rep forms an integral part in fulfilling the company's remit in delivering maximum revenue for record company and performer members.
Richard Rumbelow, Quality Manager, PPL said: "To assist members with registering their repertoire, we developed Reg Rep, a self-service tool which sits within myPPL, our secure online membership portal. Reg Rep provides members with a fast and accurate system for submitting the details of their sound recordings including information on where the music has been recorded, who owns the rights and who has performed on it. Reg Rep allows only complete data to be submitted into the database - a marked improvement on our old system. The better the data quality, the more revenue we are able to accurately distribute to our members.
"Since its implementation, Reg Rep has vastly improved the registration experience, whilst increasing copyright protection."
Speaking of the nominations, Christine Geissmar, Operations Director, PPL said:"We are absolutely delighted to be shortlisted for these two awards, which recognise our commitment to providing first-class customer service.
"Customer experience forms the heart of everything we do. With Reg Rep, we listened to the needs of our members, inviting them to partake in regular focus groups during the course of the project, so the results would be in-line with their needs. We have had positive feedback from our members and there are ever greater numbers of them using this tool".
Notably, each of the judging panels include senior representatives and heads of customer care from blue-chip organisations such as Barclays Bank, Which?, RBS, PayPoint and Visa, amongst others.
The European Call Centre and Customer Service Awards will take place on 2nd October 2013 at the Hilton Hotel in Park Lane, London. The UK Customer Experience Awards will be held at the Grand Connaught Rooms in Central London on Thursday 17th October 2013.
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Haven't posted in ages and wanted to ask some of the experts here if they could shed any light on the following:
Early Vibram Five Finger (SKU V5151574, for example) soles I think had "micro slots" (for want of a better term) which were closed when the sole was at rest, and opened when the sole was flexed.
I cannot find much evidence of this other than the below image. I've highlighted the area that might show an "open" area.
Current product now seems to have a much more common sole design:
I'm wondering how the sole of the original, particularly the "micro slots" were formed? Think most soles are compression moulded however I don't understand how the slots could be tooled, other than a secondary die-cut type process?
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More than three years after the Gulf oil spill, the state's oyster industry is continuing to struggle.
More than three years after the Gulf oil spill, the state's oyster industry is continuing to struggle.
Oyster grounds in some of the state's most productive areas east of the Mississippi River and in the Barataria Basin are struggling to survive and reproduce, and industry officials don't know why.
Those grounds typically provide almost 50 percent of the state's oyster harvest. But crops were killed after the BP oil spill in 2010, and unsuccessful reproductive cycles since then have failed to replenish stocks.
Many oysters were killed when the state opened up freshwater diversions on the Mississippi River to push oil out of wetlands. Oysters need salty water to survive. A river flood in 2011 devastated even more oyster grounds.
More devastating than the death of oysters immediately after the spill has been the inability of oysters to reproduce since the spill in many important oyster grounds, said Al Sunseri, owner of P&J Oyster Co. in New Orleans and a member of the state's Oyster Task Force.
Scientists have been trying to understand why there have been no successful reproductive cycles, called spats, when larval oysters attach to the hard bottom and begin to grow.
There was some hope that things had begun to improve after Hurricane Isaac when a successful spat took on many grounds. But in numerous locations those oysters mysteriously died.
Steve Voisin, co-owner of Motivatit Seafood in Houma, said the die off occurred in November, a time of year when oysters should be thriving.
Sunseri said tag sales, which indicate how many oysters are landed in the state, are down 40 percent since the spill.
"Louisiana's main public grounds east of the Mississippi River are basically non-productive," Sunseri said. "There's a little bit of production, but it's just a thimble-full of what was typically harvested."
Normally after a freshwater flood there's an initial fisheries wipeout, followed by a significant rebound, Sunseri said.
"Following a flood, oysters, shrimp and crabs usually flourish. We have bonanza years," Sunseri said.
Wildlife and Fisheries officials are studying the issues with oyster reproduction and growth, but not much is known at this point, Sunseri said.
Scientists are also studying the spill's impact on oysters through the Natural Resources Damage Assessment, a legal process that seeks to document all damage caused by the disaster. That information is used to create a restoration plan aimed at bringing the Gulf back to pre-spill conditions. Much of that information is kept confidential because of ongoing litigation.
Oysters are not only of culinary and cultural importance in Louisiana; the state's oyster industry employs about 3,500 Louisianans and has an estimated $300 million annual impact on the state economy.
George Barisich, an oysterman who farms in Lake Borgne and president of the United Commercial Fishermen's Association, said many farmers have used their BP claims money to put down cultch, rock material that creates a new hard bottom for oysters to attach to, in a attempt to stimulate oyster growth.
It's an expensive gamble for oyster farmers that has stimulated growth on some private grounds.
"Some of these guys are spending millions of their own dollars to catch a set, and it's been hit or miss," Sunseri said.
The state also spent $15 million in early restoration dollars from BP to place cultch on oyster grounds, a move that has been a bust this year.
"There's been no success on the public oyster grounds," Sunseri said. "If you put out significant material you expect a significant return. This is not typical. And there's no rhyme or reason as to why this is happening because the conditions are correct."
But even if new growth is successful, it still takes 2 1/2 to 3 years for oysters to grow to marketable size under good conditions.
"That's 5 1/2 years before we could even start recovering, and that's only if you put material down," Barisich said.
Older reefs have not seen new growth, Voisin said.
The problems have created an oyster shortage, particularly for market size, Voisin said.
East Coast oyster growers who have worked to rebuild their fishery have filled a lot of the national market that Louisiana oysters once filled, but oysters grow in cycles and the pressure will soon be back on the Gulf, Voisin said.
It's also been hard on oyster dealers and farmers, many of whom have family businesses that go back generations and are now struggling to keep their doors open as fishing grounds falter.
Sunseri said he joined the oyster business at age 21 and he's never seen anything like this.
"I am not a negative person or a pessimist, but right now is not a pleasant time to be in this business and try to look to the future," Sunseri said. "We've been blessed to be able to pay our bills, but right now we're not doing anything to build our business infrastructure."
Staff Writer Nikki Buskey can be reached at 448-7636 or email@example.com.


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Welcome to Deadly Chocolate! I am Recchiuti and we are the scan group for Chocolate no Mahou! A odd little shoujo horror series.
We are in search for any staff, though a JAP>ENG translator is much welcome! Toss me a note here or at firstname.lastname@example.com if you are interested! =D


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Corrie fans in floods as Alya sobs over Luke's death
Coronation Street viewers "sobbed" as devastated Alya Nazir learned her boyfriend Luke Britton had been murdered.
The mechanic (Dean Fagan) was shot and his car set on fire by evil Pat Phelan (Connor McIntyre) in dramatic scenes last week.
During Monday night's instalment of the ITV soap, Alya (Sair Khan) struggled to accept that he had been killed.
The moving scenes of her distress had fans in floods.
"My heart is broken for alya, kate and Rana," posted one on Twitter.
"OMG I'm crying my eyes out over #corrie LUKE nnnooooo," said another.
One viewer tweeted: "OKAY NOW IM ACTUALLY SOBBING."
Many fans said they were impressed with Khan's acting skills, as she broke down in tears.
"@SairKhan Such incredible acting tonight! Truly making me cry RIP Luke," praised one viewer.
Another person said the actress was "breaking my heart".
Coronation Street continues on ITV.


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Friday, March 22, 2013
Easy Burlap Mason Jar Vase Tutorial
8 comments:
I've made similar ones for my mother's wedding 2years ago. They look verr nice!ReplyDelete
so pretty nina!ReplyDelete
Your tables will be so pretty! Hope you'll take some photos of the event tables! Thanks for sharing, Nina! Hope you are well :)ReplyDelete
So pretty, thanks for the info!ReplyDelete
Very pretty idea, I'm definitely going to keep this one in mind! Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
What a sweet and simple and very effective way to pretty up some jars.ReplyDelete
Love these Nina!! Definitely going to try this with our luncheon in the fall :)ReplyDelete
Hi Nina, I'm new to your site and I really love your blog! These flowers and vases are a cute idea. My Daughter-in-law is due March 29th and I'm having a Spring shower for her once the baby is here. I could make something similar to this and I know she'd love it. Thanks for sharing -JenniferReplyDelete


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Physlab ®
Physlab® is a remote access laboratory. It aims at robotized experiments which one can carry out though It's Physics® terminal from PC.
Test stands give user an opportunity to follow the process on-line, to command stand executive mechanism, to photo the process and to keep a logbook.
Special range of products represents main parts of school curriculum in physics. Technologies used for projecting of mechanisms and control facilities enable to use unified knots for replication of devices and development of new ones.
Today it is supposed to have 22 stands; first part of them is under construction.


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Los Angeles: Actress Tara Reid is not interested in talking about her short-lived romance and wedding to Zack Kehayov and is looking for love again.
The star married her boyfriend of two months last August while on vacation on the Greek island of Santorini. But now the actress says that the union wasn`t legal.
"We were never really married. I`m still single and available, don`t worry about that," dailystar.co.uk quoted her as saying.


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A rare copy of Shakespeare's First Folio - the first compilation of his plays - has been discovered in a small French town after laying unrecognized for more than two centuries.
Remy Cordonnier, a librarian in the northern town of Saint-Omer, made the rare find as he was selecting books for an upcoming exhibition on historical links between the region and England.
The First Folio was originally published in 1623, seven years after Shakespeare's death. Only about 230 copies are still in existence.
Without the First Folio edition, much of Shakespeare's work, including Julius Caesar, As You Like It, Twelfth Night and Macbeth, might have been lost to the world. They were among 18 of his plays that remained unpublished at the time of his death in 1616.
The newly discovered copy was authenticated last Saturday by Shakespeare scholar Eric Rasmussen of the University of Nevada in the United States.
The First Folio is one of the world's most valuable books in the English language. The edition in Saint-Omer is only the second known copy in France.
A First Folio edition fetched more than $4.4 million at auction in London in 2006 and another sold for $5.6 million in New York in 2001.
The library in Saint-Omer says it has no plans to sell the discovery, but it will display it in its forthcoming exhibition of rare books by English authors.
Some information in this report was provided by AFP.


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Shopko Loss Prevention Leader in Rapid City, South Dakota
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Loss Prevention Leader
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Shopko Overview:
Shopko is a $3 Billion company with over 18,000 teammates. In the retail and retail health business for more than 50 years, we have over 300 stores in 21 states. Shopko continues to grow, while maintaining our hometown feel.
We serve our communities by providing distinctive name-brand & value apparel, home decor, family basics, and seasonal merchandise and top-quality pharmacy and optometric services.
Position Overview:
At Shopko we are dedicated to delivering an outstanding shopping experience that exceeds the expectations of our customers. Working at Shopko will provide you with the opportunity to deliver this level of service to our customers, while working in a fun, collaborative and energetic team environment.
Shopko's Investigator's are responsible for:
Performing effective and successful theft investigations in the assigned store.
Assists with programs and plans to reduce shrink.
Responsible for communicating, auditing and following up on workplace safety program.
Minimum Knowledge, Experience & Skill Requirements:
Must demonstrate Shopko's commitment to provide exceptional customer service.
Ability to communicate with and be friendly with customers.
Must demonstrate strong effective skills to handle critical loss investigations
Requires effective decision making skills for handling Customer and teammate problems.
Strong communication skills (both oral and written) for effective interaction with pharmacy team and patients.
If you are accessing this posting from another website, please submit an application at www.shopko.com/careers .
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Dear, Dear Reader I must apologise… for two weeks I have been absent from your computer screen. I was selfishly basking under the Rio sun and put the blog as far from my mind as possible. I attempted to write some marvellous, verbose piece of bloggery but the lure of the Caipirinha and Stephen King's 'Cujo' proved just to great! But now I am back and determined to make up for my holiday by telling you all about it. For the purposes of maintaining interest, I have rolled a number of events into one day as otherwise the next 10 posts will be about my time there. This is the first of three posts about my trip, which I hope will give you an informed if rather schizophrenic and jumbled picture of Rio de Janeiro…
We took off from London Heathrow on one of those typically glorious Spring mornings; the ones that always seem to come out from hiding every time you go away. Having gone through check in and the absurdly overbearing security of Heathrow Terminal 5, we enjoyed a glass of Champagne or two in the Concord Lounge before embarking on our flight. It had been two years since I had been on my last flight abroad and as such I was extremely excited. I love take off and, as we left the runway, I was filled with the anticipation which accompanies the feeling of leaving all your cares behind at home.
Heston had obviously not visited the plane that I took as the victuals on offer were of a rather suspect nature – The combination of rubbery Cajun Chicken with creamy Fusili is not one I will be repeating at home! Having said this, the advantage of flying BA is the relatively open drinks cabinet, and, after enduring a few cracks made concerning the vivid purple jeans I was wearing at the time (from the cabin crew) I was able to help myself to as much beer as I wanted!
With all those beers on offer, as I am sure you can imagine, the flight went rather more quickly than I had thought. Touching down in Rio and having negotiated passport control we wended our way by Taxi to the smart Leblon district and the functional, if flawed, Hotel Ritz. Tired and hungry we dumped our bags and went out for a quick and unspectacular meal (not worth mentioning here) before conking out. I awoke the next morning to find the city basking in blazing sunshine and the temperature a very respectable 29 degrees.
No one can look at the geography on which Rio rests without thinking (apart from the ocean access) that it is a wholly inappropriate place to build a city. Nestling between sheer granite 'monolithes'/mountains and lush rainforests, it sprawls across the South Brazilian coast as the Favelas and high rise apartments grow daily. Nowhere can this be better observed that from the famous Sugar Loaf Mountain. As seen in the truly hilarious but highly mediocre Moonraker (1979), Sugar Loaf is quite astounding and the accompanying cable car makes for an enjoyable ride. As we were precariously pulled to the top on a lone steel cable I was delighted that I did not spot Roger Moore and Jaws doing battle on the roof of the cab!
Once at the top you are afforded with the most stunning view of Rio (with the exception of Corcovado) and a collection of naff tourist boutiques filled with Jesus figurines, mugs, ashtrays and the like. I grabbed a beer from one of the kiosks and surveyed the great presence of the city on the tropical landscape. After the beer was finished I took my leave. Unlike many I have never been one to linger on upon views and landscapes like a character from a Caspar David Friedrich painting and soon I was back the bottom and was hankering for some grub.
I approached the food in Brazil with apprehension, chiefly for the fact that I had no idea what it was. Consulting a number of food encyclopaedia, I found a few entries for the cuisine. Heavy on barbecued meats, Portuguese dishes with a heavy emphasis on Bachalau (salt cod) and a national dish 'Fajueida' I was not that optimistic about what I would find.
What I found was far removed from the descriptions that I had found in my reference books and on the internet. Sushi – yes sushi – was the main food on offer around the area in which we were staying and in fact the whole of the city centre. In fact, every other restaurant seemed to have their own take on raw fish, whether as a starter on a more extensive menu or the whole thing altogether. It is the food of aspirational Brazilians and it says something that the most exclusive restaurant in Rio 'Sushi Leblon' is a Japanese one! But whereas in most parts of the world, this Eastern delicacy is eaten in moderation, the Brazilians wolf it down as if it were egg fried rice.
The one thing you notice going into any restaurant in Brazil is the sheer amount of food that the patrons eat, plates are piled high, filled with all sorts of proteins and carbohydrates (it is usual for most meals to be served with rice, beans and fries simultaneously). In one restaurant that I visited, three men out on a business lunch managed to polish of almost the entire contents of an aquarium judging by the size of the platter and the variety of fish on offer. Hugh and his gang of ichthyomaniacs would have been quite horrified, but having tasted the highly exploited products that they were tucking into, you couldn't fault them on taste! As you can probably guess from this, my first proper meal and many more to come on my first visit to Brazil was sushi!
Lunch was followed by a trip to the renowned Leblon beach. Teeming with bronzed men and women clad in next to nothing (more often than not it was far from flattering – I must have seen more cellulite and sagging midriffs than on Skegness beach!). However I had my own problems to deal with… I stuck out like a sore thumb, the 'gringo' that I was with my pasty British complexion, rugby shorts and insistence on drinking coconut juice through a straw straight from the fruit. 'What a wally!' I can hear you exclaim - dear reader - as you shake your head at the screen. Anyway, after an afternoon of frolicking in the ocean waves under the intense sun and numerous beers it was time to head back to the hotel as the beach became overcast with the shadows of evening.
After another fine supper full of more beers and Caipirinhas we were soon on our way to the most popular nightspot, the Lapa district. It was time brace ourselves for an evening of fun, madness and debauchery as only the Brazilians know how to provide…
Tune in for part two tomorrow evening in order to find out how to have fun on a night out in party town, and to keep yourself up to date with the adventurous life of this Bloody Good Chap.


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In the story "The Supper," the narrator tells the story of a cold evening when the men's hunger is becoming worse and worse. A group of twenty Russians is brought out and lined up in front of the waiting men. Because they are communists, the men are to be punished. A young Block Elder has already told the men they will not get any supper that evening. A line of S.S. men steps forward and shoots the Russians. The following day a Muslimized Jew tells the narrator that brains are so tender they can be eaten raw.
The men in the concentration camps are so hungry that they are reduced to cannibalism. It is almost as if the leaders in the camp are seeing how far they can push the men before they break and go against their own moral...
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De Vrije Zee Primary School Gallery
Welcome to the wonderful world of De Vrije Zee in colour!
We have pictures of all our different activities, that we as a school, take part in and enjoy over the year. If you have pictures relating to the school and its activities, please feel free to send them to us.


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Commissioned by CERIC, this 2010 Environics survey focuseson topics that pertain to the Canadian workplace and how Canadians approach their own career development.
Just some of the questions explored include: Where do Canadians turn when seeking new job opportunities? How do visible minority Canadians view their opportunities for career advancement? Do younger Canadians see their parents as helpful when it comes to careers or as helicopter mom and dads? And where do career professionals fit into the mix?


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Great article by Albert Mohler!
The Digital Age is upon us. In the span of less than three decades, we have redefined the way humans communicate, entertain, inform, research, create, and connect – and what we know now is only a hint of what is to come. But the greatest concern of the church is not a technological imperative, but a Gospel imperative.
The digital world did not exist a generation ago, and now it is a fundamental fact of life. The world spawned by the personal computer, the Internet, social media, and the smart phone now constitutes the greatest arena of public discussion and debate the world has ever known.
Leaders who talk about the real world as opposed to the digital world are making a mistake, a category error. While we are right to prioritize real face-to-face conversations and to find comfort and grounding in stable authorities like the printed book, the digital world is itself a real world, just real in a different way.
Real communication is happening in the digital world, on the Web, and on the smart phone in your pocket. Real information is being shared and globally disseminated, faster than ever before. Real conversations are taking place, through voice, words and images, connecting people and conversations all over the world.
If the leader is not leading in the digital world, his leadership is, by definition, limited to those who also ignore or neglect that world, and that population is shrinking every minute. The clock is ticking…
Read more here.


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