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CHICAGO — The Promotion Optimization Institute will be hosting its Trade Promotion Optimization Summit here from March 13 to 15. It's a three-day educational seminar for both supplier and retail executives responsible for pricing, trade marketing, sales and operations planning, merchandising and promotions.
The event will focus on ways to optimize promotional strategies across vendor partners as the economy begins picking up steam. "There's a plethora of dollars invested in promotions on both sides," noted Michael Kantor, POI CEO. "We're just coming out of a recession, [so] there's no time and there's no money to waste on [promotions]," he said. The summit will help marketers eliminate wasteful promotion spending and optimize the return on investment by way of customer acquisition and retention.
One of the key seminars features Lisa Overman, Harveys marketing and advertising director at Delhaize Group, who will discuss some of Harveys' success with finding ways to be innovative and cognizant of the local/regional flavors to drive trips and loyalty. With the knowledge that many specialty vendor partners typically have smaller budgets to work with, better collaboration was needed to enhance Harveys' brand identity.
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Kroger promotes two finance executives
CINCINNATI — Kroger on Wednesday announced the appointment of Cindy Holmes to director of investor relations and Carin Fike to director and assistant treasurer. Both changes will be effective March 6.
Fike will report to Kroger's treasurer, Scott Henderson; Holmes will report to Kroger's CFO, Michael Schlotman.
Holmes, 42, began her career with Kroger in 1990 in the information systems and services department, and for the past 10 years, she has served as the company's assistant treasurer.
Fike, 42, began her career with Kroger in 1999, and has served as the company's director of investor relations since 2003. She was recently named the best investor relations officer in the grocery and retail drug industry by both the buy side and sell side in the 2010 Institutional Investor magazine rankings.
Consumer confidence at a three-year high
NEW YORK — The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index reached 70.4 in February, a three-year high from February 2008, thanks to growing optimism about the short-term future.
Consumers' assessment of present-day conditions improved moderately in February, with 12.4% of consumers stating business conditions are "good" (up from 11.3%), while those claiming business conditions are "bad" was unchanged at 39.6%. Looking ahead, more consumers (0.4%) said they expect business conditions to improve over the next six months, while those anticipating business conditions will worsen declined to 10.4% from 12.2%.
The outlook on the job market, however, was mixed, with less consumers expecting more jobs in the near future (19.8% from 20.8% in January), although those anticipating fewer jobs decreased to 15.4% from 21.2%.
"The Consumer Confidence Index is now at a three-year high (February 2008, 76.4) due to growing optimism about the short-term future," noted Lynn Franco, director of the Conference Board Consumer Research Center. "Consumers' assessment of current business and labor market conditions has improved moderately, but still remains rather weak. Looking ahead, consumers are more positive about the economy and their income prospects, but feel somewhat mixed about employment conditions."


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The studio is led by three partners with extensive experience at international practices who take a leading role in each of our projects.
Khuzema's experience demonstrates a capacity for resolving technical issues and delivering great ideas. He has a real strength in RIBA Stages 4 & 5 which has allowed him to build projects not only at Collective Works, but previously with Grimshaw Architects as well as RSH + P. Within the office he oversees the Responsibility programme which sees the company offer pro-bono services, volunteering days and charitable contributions.
Siri is an experienced architect and Partner of Collective Works. She started her career working on tight sites in Japan and later gained experience on large scale infrastructure, housing and competition projects at Foster + Partners as well as RSH+P in London. She has seen a variety of small timber residential projects through to completion and her attention to liveable spaces and innovative use of joinery are a hallmark of her influence on projects.
Alasdair is an architect and founding Partner at Collective Works. He started his career working on large projects at Morphosis and Grimshaw Architects and is also Trustee of Architecture for Humanity UK. This background in both the commercial and charity sectors plus experience of organising events, workshops and consultations means Alasdair always brings a unique perspective to the team.
We provide a full range of architectural services from concept design to construction. This can include developing your brief, preparing a feasibility study, submitting a planning application, developing construction documents or administering building contracts. The studio is led by three qualified architects who work with a hand picked team of designers to deliver the outcomes your project needs. We are an RIBA Chartered Architecture practice and use the RIBA plan to work to manage and deliver our projects. We have worked across many sectors and scales with construction budgets ranging from £10k to £2.5million. You can see a selection of our projects here.
Building Regulations approval or Building Control is different from gaining Planning permission. On some building projects you might need both. Making sure that your property is compliant with Building Regulations can be an onerous exercise but we'll make sure that process is as smooth as possible by considering each of the relevant Regulations from an early stages of the project, using our extensive past experience and talking with the building control officers at the appropriate stage. Once we have agreed a good way forward with the officers we can then submit a full plans application or arrange onsite inspections to ensure your property gets the compliance it needs. You can read more about how the process works over here at Gov.uk
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To help you find the best solution for your project we'll often carry out a Concept Design stage. This exercise will help you understand the range of options available to you then evaluate them against your most important criteria. We will not only consider room layouts, external envelope and circulation but will also highlight impacts to overall cost and programme so that you can make an informed decision on how to proceed. On larger projects this stage may also include outline proposals for structural design, building services systems and outline specifications which can inform preliminary Cost Information. This work equates to RIBA Stage 2
Once your project is on site we can liaise with the contractor as Contract administrator or as your representative. This role involves site inspections and valuations which help your builder resolve questions and prepare invoices in line with completed works.
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Our experience with bringing concepts to three dimensions allows us to create exhibition designs and pop up shops, and we collaborate with product and lighting designers as well as our graphics team to create the right result.
We have used the community crowdfunding portal Spacehive to arrange fundraising for clients with ambitions but lack of funds, through illustrations and strong presentations we can create convincing fundraising campaigns.
We design identities and promotional material for individuals and businesses. Once we've discussed your goals we can provide coordinated solutions across a range of formats such as stationary, newspaper ads, banners, posters, flyers and online content.
We have clear visual communication skills and can help you turn your business data into useful and interactive infographics.
We can provide an interior design service, advising on internal layouts, fixed furniture and cabinetry, as well as use mood boards with material and colour samples to create a complete look including furniture, artworks and finishes.
If you are carrying out significant changes to your property such as combining two flats or making major internal changes it is recommended that you apply for a Lawful Development Certificate (LDC). This certificate will verify that the works fall within current legislation and do not require planning permission. We can help you apply for a Lawful Development Certificate to you proof that your property has been developed both safely and legally. Depending on the complexity of the works the application itself can be created relatively quickly and will usually includes 4 or 5 drawings and a covering letter which should be submitted to the council alongside a standard fee. You can read more about the councils requirements on homeowners over at the Planning Portal or alternatively just give us a call to talk through your needs.
We regularly compile all the documents required for listed building consents including justification of proposals and detailed condition surveys of the existing building fabric. And we would undertake a thorough context analysis to present a stronger case for change.
We can survey existing buildings and sites to make sure your project gets started with the right information in place.
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Sometimes, the best ideas for a project can be untraditional. Whether they are or not, design proposals need to sit appropriately within the context. Our experience with numerous Councils as well as contacts with Planning Consultants helps us put the best case forward for your design.
During RIBA Stage 1 we'll ensure the brief meets the project objectives and undertake feasibility studies as well as review site information.
If you are unfamiliar with the construction process, we can manage the project by setting up a delivery programme, organising cost planning, and advise you on the next steps you have to take.
We can describe the products, components, materials and systems to fully describe the requirements and intended workmanship of the project.
Before the project gets underway, we can help you make clear decisions on your business case and long-term strategy by providing intuitive and informed advice.
We offer web design & development services having built websites for a number of small businesses and individuals. We guide clients through the best way to represent themselves online and often help clients maintain existing WordPress sites. Our branding & graphic design team can help your business decide on the right identity before we then roll that out across both print and web solutions. We have experience of creating dynamic websites which are optimised for search Engine ranking and when approached with larger projects which require more extensive development we'll work with our experienced web development partners, Lighthouse London, to deliver great solutions.
Our extensive project experience allows us to prepare detailed information which will get more accurate prices from contractors, garner Building Control certificates, and give you confidence about what your project will look like when the works are complete. We prepare drawings, specifications and a schedule of work which would be coordinated with engineers and other consultants.
We use 3D modelling extensively in our design process. These are used to test ideas, give a better understanding of final spaces and help publicise projects.
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Santa Fe – The Regulation and Licensing Department's Construction Industries Division warns New Mexicans who have been affected by the recent hail storms to be cautious of unlicensed contractors and contractors performing unpermitted work.
Albuquerque, NM – The Regulation and Licensing Department is warning New Mexico salon owners to be on the lookout for imposters posing as state inspectors and asking for payment of hundreds of dollars to supposedly avoid closure.
Santa Fe - The New Mexico Real Estate Commission is advising consumers and real estate brokers alike to be on the lookout for timeshare scams in which owners of timeshares are cold called, mailed or emailed solicitations from an unlicensed business....
Santa Fe – With cryptocurrencies continuing to attract headlines, the New Mexico Securities Division today reminded New Mexico investors to be cautious about investments involving cryptocurrencies.
Paul Donisthorpe Pleads Guilty to Federal Wire Fraud and Money Laundering Charges Arising Out of Scheme to Embezzle $4.8 Million from Client Trust Accounts
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Today, the New Mexico Financial Institutions Division (FID) announced that starting September 1, 2016, FID will begin using the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System (NMLS) to manage Money Transmission, Check Casher and Currency Exchange licenses.
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GROUP 5. Daniel. Adam. Michael.
Thursday, 7 April 2011
Audience Feedback!
After screening our film, we asked the audience to fill out a questionnaire so we could get feedback for our evaluations, and here's a sample!
Group 5 Sample Audience Feedback
Group 5 Sample Audience Feedback
The Screening
So we could get audience feedback on our sequence we had a screening which we created questionaires for to see the responses, what type of audiece we had attracted and find out what sort of film our opening sequence was introducing. We treated this screening like a film premier:
To promote our screening we designed a poster and placed them in strategic places round the school to ensure we advertised to the core target audience of 16+ girls, such as the sixth form common room and study area.
Wednesday, 6 April 2011
Editing Schedule
This was a schedule that we put together for the weeks we were editing. We incorporated all sessions we were going to edit, possible shoots, and the week we were away in Swanage on a field trip. It was also a way for us to communicate with our teachers as to when we wanted to come in.
We filled in each week on the monday, so we knew what we were doing that week. We also filled in all our free periods so we knew what time we were available.
Editing Schedule
We filled in each week on the monday, so we knew what we were doing that week. We also filled in all our free periods so we knew what time we were available.
Editing Schedule
Shot Log
The Shot Logs were the exact time codes of each take that we captured from the tapes before we began the editing process. We used them as a reference if we needed to recapture any shots, and as a record for the ones we had so we could check it against the shot list.
It was also a way for us to determine what shots needed reshooting.
Shot Log
It was also a way for us to determine what shots needed reshooting.
Shot Log
Contract for Us (the students)
We, and our parents, had to sign a contract agreeing to the terms of the Media Department, in which we promised to look after all the equipment, behave on set and follow the rules they had put in place.
Media Student Contracts
Media Student Contracts
Equipment Release Form
This was a form that listed every piece of equipment that we borrowed from the school. It was effectively a contract that we individually signed, holding us responsible for anything that happened to the equipment, and us agreeing to bring it all back on time on the Monday after the shoot.
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I was going through the sex survey 2017 and while going through it I remembered a line from last year's survey:"we may not talk about it but looking at our population ,India is definitely have a lot of sex". We talk about all the things insignificant and label all the important things as a taboo.Sex being the biggest hush hush topic for us. As a teen I did not give much thought to the taboo of sex but as I entered college , my world opened up. I was lucky enough that my College offered something amazing called liberal arts and I was a sensible enough to take up a course. In my second semester I took up a course called 'mentioning the unmentionables'. As the name suggests we were discussing things in a classroom which were hardly said out loud.
About 10-12 of us would sit casually in class with are legs folded , with our backs leaning on wall or our heads down on the table.Our professor ,who also is the principal of our college passionately talking about various things and hoping that after the completion of course we have the ablity to analyse things before branding them as dirty and unutterable. When we talked about things like masturbation, porn,body image, menstruation, religious power, martial rape and other such things outside the class we would meet uncomfortable expression, even from our peers.
One of the main things we discussed was sex and everything related to it. As any orthodox mind will say that discussing sex with teenagers encourages them to have sex. My answer to this would be a big:NO. On the contrary discussing sex opens up your mind, makes one more accepting and aware. Sex is something very natural and is not supposed to dirty.The issues our society is going through opening about sex is more important than ever now. why do things which effect us day in and day out remain under sheets. It's high time now, we have to start talking and have fruitful discussions.
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How many times have we been in complete shock by a beautiful outcome that seemed so hopeless in the beginning? At times, whether it's dealing with a severely ill patient or a loved one who's situation appears so far gone beyond repair, staying optimistic can seem impossible. As nurses, we try to do the opposite, comforting families and patients amidst trying periods and keeping hope alive. Patients especially take comfort in that, noticing our positive outlook and being influenced by it.
I can remember caring for a young woman diagnosed with a severe mental illness who frequently got admitted to the hospital. Over the course of several admissions, she would come in very sick, presenting as incredibly delusional and manic. Then after a few weeks, she would clear up. During those periods of clarity, I had the most amazing conversations with her. She talked about her dreams, aspiring to do so much with her life by helping others and using many God given talents. Her face would glow as those eyes showed a sincere appreciation for joyful living. Eventually, she would get discharged to dysfunction and stop taking medications. The last time she got admitted was the longest stay and the most unwell I'd ever seen her. One day, she walked up to me on the unit and felt down about the possibility of going to a state hospital. But what she said after that, saddened me to the core. This once bright-eyed ambitious patient, now told me she was crazy forever and would need to get used to the idea of living at a state hospital. I put my hands on her shoulders and very sternly told her not to give up and that I cared about her recovery as she would get better.
Though it took many weeks to get her back in action, thankfully she did recover and avoided going to the state hospital. While preparing for discharge to a more stable environment, she hugged and thanked me, uttering words I'll never forget. She said "You know even though I was out of it, I remember what you said and thank you. I get it now, I really get it. I'm not going off my meds again." The last I heard, she had gone back to school to pursue an associates degree in her field of interest and doing quite well. Sometimes showing patients we are confident, giving the boost they need during their recovery, can make the outcome so much brighter. It allows for empowerment but most of all it reinforces the will to get better through hope and faith.


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It's hard to imagine wanting anything more than a new Ferrari, but some of the Italian automaker's wealthiest customers simply aren't satisfied with an off-the-rack supercar. Ferrari does take requests for customized, one-off builds, and the SP38 is the latest example of one.
Built for what the automaker describes as one of its most dedicated customers, the Ferrari SP38 is based on a 488 GTB, but features custom bodywork inspired by some of Ferrari's classic models, as well as the automaker's racing heritage.
The 488's face received substantial cosmetic surgery, including new slimmer headlights and a protruding front bumper Ferrari says was inspired by the 308 GTB. The side air scoops were also covered up for a smoother look. At the back, Ferrari replaced the stock glass engine cover with a slatted carbon-fiber one reminiscent of the F40, and the design of the rear fascia is meant to reference that legendary supercar as well.
Ferrari did not discuss mechanical details, but the stock 488 GTB on which the SP38 is based uses a 3.9-liter twin-turbocharged V8 producing 660 horsepower and 560 pound-feet of torque. In stock form, the 488 GTB will do 0 to 62 mph in 3.0 seconds, and reach a top speed of 205 mph, according to Ferrari. The 488 GTB relies heavily on aerodynamics to achieve that performance, so it's unclear how the bodywork changes will affect the way the SP38 drives.
Ferrari is no stranger to building one-off cars. In 2016, it unveiled the SP 275 RW Competizioneas a tribute to the classic 275 GTB of the mid 1960s, and the automaker even customized a car for Eric Clapton. Going back even further, Ferrari collaborated with Italian coachbuilder Pininfarina to clothe numerous cars in unique bodywork in the 1950s and 1960s. Custom bodywork was fairly common in that simpler era of automotive engineering, and automakers are once again using it to cater to wealthy customers willing to pay for exclusivity.
The Ferrari SP38 will be displayed at the 2018 Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este, near Italy's Lake Como, May 26. Ferrari does not plan to build any more copies, and won't say exactly how much the owner paid for this one-off car. But the SP38 surely won't be the last of Ferrari's custom builds.
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USS ANZIO, at sea (NNS) -- The Chief's Mess aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68) celebrated the 122nd birthday of the rank of chief petty officer (CPO), April 1, by giving back to the ship's crew while the ship is en route to Scotland to participate in Exercise Joint Warrior 15-1.
Joint Warrior is a United Kingdom-led semi-annual multinational cooperative training exercise. More than 50 ships and several supporting commands from 15 countries are scheduled to take part in the exercise.
Throughout the day, chiefs read CPO trivia questions over the ship's 1MC intercom system and rewarded correct answers with a choice of prizes.
"The success of any Chief's Mess depends on the success of its crew, so giving back to our crew was the right thing to do to celebrate our birthday," said Command Master Chief John Lawry, the ship's senior enlisted leader. "I would put the crew of Anzio up against any crew in the Navy; I think they are that great. Every day it's an honor to serve with them."
Prizes provided by the Chief's Mess included gift cards, handmade pens, and special invitations to dine in the Chief's Mess for a birthday dinner. The pens are made by Lawry's father and the master chief has been giving them away as rewards to Sailors for years.
"I think making and giving away the pens is a way my father, the Rev. Robert Lawry, can give back and be part of my career," Lawry said. "I just emailed him to tell him there were Sailors that were more excited about getting one of his pens than getting gift cards."
"I was really excited about getting one of the pens," said Electronics Technician 2nd Class Rahkem Ellis, a trivia winner. "It's not every day that you can get your hands on a custom pen made from a bullet. I think we have the best chiefs on the water-they are always looking out for us and doing things to keep up our morale."
While underway transiting the Atlantic Ocean, Anzio is conducting a variety of training exercises to build proficiencies in preparation for Joint Warrior.
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Former city councilor sets pace with car to fight speeding
By JEFF MCMENEMY
Nov. 06, 2017
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Former City Councilor Harold Whitehouse isn't above taking things into his own hands when he sees a problem.
Whitehouse, a longtime city resident who's fought against speeding on city roads ever since he was appointed to the Parking and Traffic Safety Committee, decided to make himself "the self-established pace car" in Portsmouth.
"I do the actual speed limit or maybe five miles above and take the long way home so I can go all the way down South Street," Whitehouse said Friday. "Sometime cars back up behind me but that's OK."
"South Street is a very dangerous road," he added. "There's a lot of children walking home from Little Harbour School, the middle school and the high school."
He does the same thing when he travels on Woodbury Road or Maplewood Avenue, he said.
"There's a lot of seniors out doing errands on those road and they're doing the speed limit," Whitehouse said.
After a while, he "got the idea that maybe I should do a bumper sticker," he said.
He unveiled the 12 bumper stickers he had printed at Thursday's Parking and Traffic Safety Committee meeting in City Hall.
Whitehouse pulled the bumper stickers out of an envelope and read one that states, "I am your pace car, I live here" to laughter from his fellow board members.
"I think this is good, I've done it on my own," he said. "I hope some people take those."
He added that he's already talked to Police Chief Robert Merner about the bumper sticker and "he likes the idea," Whitehouse said.
Even without the bumper stickers, Whitehouse said, his idea of being a self-appointed pace car has worked.
"It slowed traffic down, especially on South Street," he said.
Whitehouse on Friday said he's been working to slow speeders as long as he's been on the committee.
"It's mentioned all the time. People come from all different neighborhoods asking to put a patrol car there," he said. "They can only do so much. You can't cover every part of the city."
But he's hoping by placing the bumper sticker on his car and driving Portsmouth's roads he will help slow down speeders.
"Everyone knows my little green station wagon," Whitehouse said.
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A thoughtful, multidisciplinary commentary. Beginning when the scandal first broke in Boston in 2002, this first-of-its-kind work offers a wide range of opinion, both positive and negative, on what has been done in the ensuing ten years to stop and prevent such abuse.
Through the contributions here, readers can delve into the world of the church hierarchy and into the minds of abusive priests and their victims. The book presents the views of leading academics and psychologists, but also allows the church to speak. First-person insights from victims are shared, as in a chapter written by a woman abused by a clergy member as an adolescent. She explains what happened, the resulting trauma, how she healed, and what she thinks needs to be done to prevent future abuse�a subject that still makes headlines and stirs debate.
Sipe's Chapter: Mother Church and the Rape of Her Children
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The Serpent and the Dove was written in the hope of exciting honest analysis of the essence of religious celibacy and to foster a recrudescence of authentic sexual vigor with all of its evolutionary potential. "Human sexuality is not going away; nor is it irrelevant to the well-being, progress and happiness of the human community," says Sipe. "And the practice of genuine celibacy is not going to disappear either. No question, the Catholic Church needs profound reformation. But in all my work I have chosen not to throw any babies out with the horrendously dirty 'holy water' the church continues to treasure and disseminate. Here, as in all my work, I try to foster dialogue between religion and science, such as literary criticism. The Catholic Church (and religion) is at a Copernican Moment when it has to cede to science the nature of sexuality." The Serpent and the Dove is one more work among Sipe's many books and articles making the need for that clear.
Editorial Review - Library Journal vol. 133 iss. 1 p. 76 (c) 01/15/2008
The modern Catholic church has no more careful observer than Richard Sipe, author of Sex, Priests, and Power and Celibacy in Crisis. This book continues to deepen Sipe's thoughtful and at times angry engagement with the Catholic church's policy on clerical celibacy, this time dwelling principally on writers Andrew Greeley, Graham Greene, and J.F. Powers, to name a few. Sipe's book moves somewhat uneasily between life (the dubious examples of Coughlin and Sheen) and literature (the fictions of Joyce, Silone, and the others), and his writing is inelegant in the academic matter. However, his work as a kind of prophet for a revised, renovated understanding of celibacy is important. (Recommended) For most collections
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Before today's headlines of pedophile priests, Sipe wrote the book exposing the sexual crisis facing the Catholic Church. How can the church prevent sexual abuse? How can we reform abusers? Sipe discusses these issues and shows the pitfalls of the church's current teachings on celibacy and sex. Recounts vivid and chilling stories of sexual abuse—of priests abusing children, priest abusing women, and priests abusing other priests.
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This book invites you to "think of sex and celibacy-and your own sexuality - in new and creative ways." Sipe examines the evolutionary, biological, and cultural roots of celibacy to advance our knowledge of the mysteries of human sexuality.
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Sipe examines the role of celibacy in the priesthood. Based on interviews with 1,500 people over 25 years.
Experts from a variety of fields join forces to show us what fuels a most horrific violation of trust--sexual abuse by priests--and how the church and church structure play a role in this abuse.
Chapter 6 of this book was written by Sipe.
Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Liturgical Pr; 2 Sub edition (March 1984)
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We're excited to kick off a new series here on the Sooth blog. Case Closed is our new feature to share stories about community members' adventures with advice on and off the app. We'll roll it out in phases over the course of the week, kicking off each episode with a little more color than you'd normally see in the situations community members need advice on. Next we'll share the advice they received both in person and on Sooth. Finally, we'll wrap up each Case Closed by revealing what the person ended up doing and what happened. Get ready to weigh in, and let us know if you'd like to submit your own adventures.
Our latest Case Closed involved a young woman who was stuck lingering over an an ex -boyfriend and ex-friend's relationship. You can read the full scenario and the advice she received below and continue on to see what she decided to do.
It was the anonymous advice that really lit a fire for me. I ended up unfriending her with the realization that I should protect myself and my own feelings more than hers. I considered adjusting my settings so that we were still "friends" but I wasn't "following her updates." As soon as I clicked through on that option, I said aloud "who am I kidding? This is ridiculous!". I needed real, not just digital boundaries to move on. Being friends with her in any form made me loosely aware of her, and their(!) every move. The blurred boundary was preventing me from investing in my new relationship and overall path forward. I wrote a letter to my ex that I didn't send. It felt so good to write it that I didn't need to send it and open the floodgates of emotions that would have been waiting for his response. It was the exact closure I needed. I have a script in mind for the day either of them reaches out, so I can access that and stop obsessing over the best way to phrase things without hurt feelings… I will wish them the best and explain that social media and excess connections were overwhelming me— I made it a resolution to take every measure possible to be present in the relationships that feed me. I think of it like a personal motto that works for all sorts of situations I find myself pleasing others over myself.
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What is the answer for the question of the day?
2 Comments on Your Question of the Day.
I am honored that my question appears to have "evolved" into the question of the day, and thank you for your "original" and well proven answer!
I have come to believe and maintain that nothing happens by "accident", and that everything happens for a reason. Therefore that proves to me that there is some "force" that causes these things to happen. I chose to call that force God, others seem to like the term "nature", others try to simply describe the physiological changes that resulted in the change, event or "creation".
I completely agree that there is no simple way to explain "how anything was created", but there is an undeniable fact that "nothing" cannot create anything, and everything MUST have a Creator.
I chose to praise and worship that Creator, and I call him GOD!
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By Joshua Huddleston
Hey guys! I wanted to leave you all with some marketing tidbits on my process of podcast creation! I will be answering a few questions, and just leaving a few bullet points on what you might need for your very own podcast!
First of all, what is a podcast?
A podcast is simply a recording of an audio that you created. Your podcast may be a recording of your sales pitch, speech, coaching call, entertainment call, or simply informative. Generally this recording would be listened to on "Itunes". Hence "podcast".
Here are a few things you could use to record your podcast audio:
Microphone: The top selling microphone, and most commonly used one is the Yeti Blue. I actually use one also! Check it out at: Yeti Blue The average cost is about $150 each, but you
can get it at a discounted rate through the link. Another suggested brand is Audio Technica, Prosperity Through Real Estate uses Audio Technica for all of their meeting audio!
Headphones: Headphones are a critical when creating your podcast. Headphones will allow you to cancel out noise in your environment so you can focus on the audio which is being recorded through them. Headphones will prevent noise issues or audio level drops that may reduce the quality of your recording. I am a gamer at heart so the headphone I suggest are Turtle Beaches. Not only are they a wonderful headset which can plug into any device but they also have a microphone in case you want to make podcasts for a cheaper cost. If you have already done some recording and have a mic, try out these Audio Technica Headphones
Recording Software: Okay… this depends on what your goal, and needs are. I personally record just using a very basic recording program already on my computer, or on my phone. Then you can upload the recording to your host (will discuss later). A good audio editor that is free is Audacity. If you are just starting out I suggest you skip the more extensive software and stay with what is basic. You can also record video's then separate the audio from the video. 2 birds with 1 stone! Another good one is Hipcast, similar to Audacity but cloud based.
Backup: You may want a decent little voice recorder to record you also. I use a a little Sony
Digital Recorder. This helps me have a backup of my audios, and if I go to an event and catch an idea I can then go back and edit that idea into my podcast, or take note for an upcoming written blog!
All in all you can get started with these basics, and slowly but surely build up your recordings to be put on Itunes! Be sure to read part 1 for info on how to put your podcast, or recording onto Itunes!


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The probable inspiration for Shock came from Alfred Hitchcocks psychotherapy thriller Spellbound (1945) made the previous year. Vincent Price clearly comes to the film riding on the success of his role as the waspish fiancee in the thriller Laura (1944), rather than the career he built in horror movies following the success of House of Wax (1953) and Roger Cormans Edgar Allan Poe films in the 1960s. Price brings the customary villainy he would perfect through the next decade. He is smooth and hypnotic as the evil psychiatrist and has a presence that stands out above the routine performances through the rest of the film.
Eventually, Shock overcomes its B programmer status and attains an undeniable atmosphere. There is an intensity in particular to the scenes where Vincent Price sits before the bedridden Anabel Shaw, rhythmically banging the bedside table to hypnotise her and then suddenly telling her that her attacker is now attacking her. Director Alfred Werker develops a modest grab bag of film noir lighting effects that lift the film out of its pedestrianness. There is also an adept cleverness to the plots twists like where Vincent Price suddenly turns Anabel Shaws outburst around to make his point about the husbands presence upsetting her; or where he uses the newspaper report of his own wifes death to convince Anabel Shaw that she is delusional. Eventually, Werkers directorial effects and the plot add up to achieve reasonably modest effect amid the films otherwise cheap production values.
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DLP: Fantasy Borders
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Making Your Mark (Doodles & Mark Making)
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Art Challenge: Borders
Journal Prompt: "Borderline: feels like I'm going to lose my mind.
I love borders and was ready for a change of pace. Something different and it speaks to the FL weather which has been gray, overcast, cloudy, damp, rainy, and depressing. If you are dealing with snow up to your roof line, then I know you have no sympathy for me and trust me, I understand. But this girl needs a fantasy day.
I started with a wash of sunshine yellow. Now pattern-
I grabbed a stencil, white paint and a make-up wedge pouncing the color on.
I added a gelli-plated hand drawn double layered border that I stitched. Then I drew the fantasy garden and visitors that I wanted to see out my window (using Prismacolor colored pencils).
I added more whimsy with a garland of circles stitched together. More of my resolution to add stitching to my pages. It is a start but I need more (she said greedily).
So calling it different and DONE.
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Stencil: The Crafters Workshop - Starflower (TCW 144)
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Delafloxacin 450mg; tabs.
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Indications for BAXDELA:
Susceptible acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI).
≥18yrs: 450mg every 12hrs for 5–14 days. ESRD (eGFR <15mL/min/1.73m2) or hemodialysis: not recommended (insufficient data). See full labeling.
<18yrs: not recommended.
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Serious adverse reactions including tendinitis, tendon rupture, peripheral neuropathy, CNS effects, and exacerbation of myasthenia gravis.
Increased risk of disabling and potentially irreversible adverse reactions (including tendinitis/tendon rupture [esp. in patients >60yrs, or those with kidney, heart or lung transplants], peripheral neuropathy, or CNS effects); discontinue immediately if signs/symptoms occur. History of tendon disorders, peripheral neuropathy, or myasthenia gravis: avoid. CNS disorders (eg, cerebral arteriosclerosis, epilepsy) that increase seizure risk. Discontinue at 1st sign of skin rash, or any other hypersensitivity. Severe renal impairment receiving IV form: monitor serum creatinine levels, eGFR closely; consider switching to oral form if serum creatinine level increases. Discontinue if eGFR falls <15mL/min/1.73m2. Pregnancy. Nursing mothers.
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Pharmacological Class:
Separate dosing of oral form with magnesium- or aluminum-containing antacids, sucralfate, metal cations, multivitamins containing zinc or iron, or didanosine (buffered forms) by at least 2hrs before or 6hrs after these agents. Increased risk of tendinitis/tendon rupture with corticosteroids. For IV: avoid concomitant solution containing multivalent cations (eg, calcium, magnesium) through same IV line.
Adverse Reactions:
Nausea, diarrhea, headache, transaminase elevations, vomiting, other CNS, cardiac, GI, metabolic, musculoskeletal, injection reactions (see full labeling); tendinitis/tendon rupture, peripheral neuropathy, hypersensitivity reactions, C. difficile-associated diarrhea.
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We recently settled into our new house. It took four months for them to finish it and we are overjoyed to be living here.
On day one, my husband invited a parade of friends over. This culture loves music and our guests wanted to hear him sing, so he busted out "Mighty to Save" and "I'll Live to Love You." They joined in with a shaker and makeshift drums on a guitar case.
Pray for these men, that this impromptu worship is a vision of the future. The few brothers we have on the island have already recorded some songs. Pray that they would continue with indigenous songwriting and that it would spread and reach this generation here.
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Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 60258
plip stops working after down/up
Last modified: 2007-04-18 12:40:34 EDT
From Bugzilla Helper:
User-Agent: Mozilla/4.78 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.4.17 i686)
Description of problem:
I have configured plip between two RH7.2 boxes and it works fine after bootup,
but if I do `ifconfig plip0 down` and then `ifconfig plip0 up` (or the same
with ifdown/ifup), plip works no longer (ping packets are transmitted, received
by remote, and replies transmitted back but not received here).
*remote* side logs errors: plip0: transmit timeout(1,87)
The machine where ifdown/ifup was executed, logs no errors!
After I reboot the machine where I made ifdown/ifup, everything works
I tried this with ethernet interfaces and there were no problems, so this
is a plip-specific.
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
net-tools-1.60-3 (but I am not sure if it is a net-tools problem actually...)
How reproducible:
Steps to Reproduce:
1.configure plip connection at plip0
2.ifconfig plip0 down
3.ifconfig plip0 up
4.try to ping
Actual Results: packets transmitted but not received anymore
Expected Results: ping works again as soon as interface is up
Additional info:
I have verified the routing table and the ifconfig output line-by-line,
there is no difference before and after down/up, so it is unclear where
the problem is.
I understand that the provided info is not enough and only hoping that
you will be able to reproduce this problem. And if not, I'll try to do
some investigations, but right now I've no idea of what can be done:(
I'll attach my ifcfg-plip0, that is all I can do for now...
Created attachment 46480 [details]
As we don't have any PLIP setup here it's hard to reproduce, but i would suspect
it might be a kernel driver problem rather than a userspace problem.
Have you tried updating to the latest errata kernel? Just a thought. Also maybe
using the updated initscripts might be an idea.
Read ya, Phil
> As we don't have any PLIP setup here
You are kidding, arent you? :) I have to look at a price list to see how much
does a
parallel port cable costs, but I guess not too much:)
> but i would suspect
> it might be a kernel driver problem rather than a userspace problem.
That could be but I have just tried it on 2.2.20 and 2.4.17 with the same bad
as on 2.4.7-10 RH:(
But on 2.4.18 it behaves absolutely differently: it doesn't work at all! No way
to get it
working on 2.4.18 - the same timeouts, but even without a down/up magic.
> Have you tried updating to the latest errata kernel?
No, but I have tried several vanilla kernels. Downloading the whole kernel is a
big pain for me so I prefer to use sources and incremental patches.
But if you still feel that RH kernel have some special fixes that can help, I'll
try it,
no problems.
> Also maybe
> using the updated initscripts might be an idea.
This doesn't help either.
I think I have to fiddle with plip_close() a bit to see if it is really a kernel
Huh, definitely a kernel bug.
Removing a "DISABLE(dev->irq);" from plip_close() (plip.c:1180) fixes the
Is it OK, or something else must be done?
I am not a kernel hacker so my question is: why plip disables a parallel port
I may use parport not only with plip so disabling an irq doesn't seem to be a
responsibility at all.
is the parport interrupt shared by chance?
Arjan, I have resubmitted this bugreport already, see Bug 64186
> is the parport interrupt shared by chance?
It doesn't seem to be. My parport uses IRQ7 and nobody else seems
to be using it. /proc/interrupts confirms this.
Actually it turns out that replacing "DISABLE(dev->irq)"
with "disable_parport_interrupts(dev)" also fixes the problem, but
please see the Bug #64186
Reassigning to kernel (as it is not a net-tools bug).
Read ya, Phil
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 64186 ***
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(KMOV) –A couple is facing unique charges after they attempted to scam an elderly woman into fake home repair services in Madison County.
The East Alton woman said she was duped out of more than $1,000 after trusting the wrong man to fix her roof and basement.
"I was really stupid but once I figured out what was going on I made sure that they got picked up," the victim said. "He went to my basement and said there was cracks in my basement and water in my basement which I didn't."
The suspect, Robery Gayan, was allegedly showing fake pictures of roof and basement damage and the victim couldn't check it out for herself since she is handicapped.
But she still felt something was fishy and called police, who arrested Gayan and his wife, Julia.
The couple faces charges of aggravated home repair fraud. A specific charge Madison County State's Attorney Tom Gibbons said is more than appropriate in this case.
"Anyone who would think about taking advantage of someone who's disabled or taking advantage of one of our senior citizens this aggravated section which makes a much higher penalty definitely is there to deter them," said Gibbons.
"I want them to be in jail for a while and understand that they can't do this to senior citizens or anybody," the victim said.
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It seems like Marc Dann is in the news now more than ever.
It's pretty easy for me to ignore the silly fake sex scandal stuff. But this story really jumped out at me today…
The Ohio Attorney General's office tried again Wednesday to save a state law that restricts the use of a pill that induces abortion.
The law in question would "make it illegal for doctors to prescribe the pill, known as RU-486, after the seventh week of pregnancy". And Marc Dann's office wants to SAVE it.
I've really, really been trying to stay on your side lately, Marc.
But come on! Women's rights – especially reproductive rights – are one of the most important issues on progressive Democrats' minds.
If you want to have ANY chance of staying in office this term- and maybe into another – then the first thing you need to do is avoid losing support with your base.
Modern Esquire
I understand where you're coming from Joseph. I do want to point out that the AG's office does have an obligation to defend the constitutionality of acts of the legislature, and it's far better for an AG to do that in all instances rather than politicize the office by only defending the particular legislative acts the attorney general personally agrees with.
Just another school of thought to consider. Would love to hear your thoughts.
Matt N.
Joe- Just be thankful that your mother didn't use this human pesticide on you.
@2: LOL. Srsly,WTF? You are a piece of work!
Good point Modern.
I hope they don't defend it too hard though because it a crappy and highly partisan piece of legislation.
@2: Maybe you should post how good a job Dann is doing by defending this ban on "human pesticide". LOL
[holds breath]
Dann should waste his time on something more useful, and not a womans right.


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December 30, 2010
December 30, 2010
This is a very old cultural ritual from Austria. These scary looking masks should chase the winter away. There were approx. 200 of them parading through the streets with big bells making enormous noise and hitting people with their brooms and wips.
time for another panorama picture
update about our Cologne friend who had a flat tyre which is now repaired. Unfortunately he forgotten that we have winter and therefore his car fountain water isn't able to cope with -10 degrees which meant that on his way to Austria he had to stop 5 times to clean his windscreen. We are telling him for 4 days to stall his car in any garage to defrost his water but he didn't… Today I took a look at his car as at some cars you can dismanntle the water box…which isn't the case on the bloody Mercedes. I wish him good luck on his way back to Cologne 🙂
Another Day In Paradize
December 29, 2010
Today is my lazy day, the girls are skiing and I did some shopping, wrote some cards and checked my inbox. Lucky enough most people are on vacation so not a lot to work on. Reading some newspapers and just chilling my style.
Tonight we will see the "Perchten" which are scary looking creatures running around chasing the winter away. There will be 200 of these and I'm looking forward to see how my daughter reacts to them as I know some local people who are actually hiding for them. 🙂
Right now doing some reseach on Salzburg as we will go to Salzburg on Sunday. It's funny, we're coming here for 4 years now and Salzburg is around the corner but we never went there…
For the rest I made some typical winter pictures
Mercedes have a bad Karma…..
December 28, 2010
we are a bunch of people from all directions and 2 of them drive Mercedes. Half a year ago we all met in Cologne for a come together and the family from the Francfort area came later as they had a flat tyre.
This time the Cologne family parked their car just to find out that they have a flat tyre. Well what can you expect from a city who also completely fail in Football. 🙂
last but not least a nice panorama view
Ramada Inn Willingen 235-21….bugger
December 28, 2010
Filzmooserhof 235-20
December 26, 2010
Finally real vacation, again skiing in Filzmoos-Austria. Due to the weather condition we decided to leave a little bit earlier which was 01:30 and then against all expectations we arrived 6 hours later. So we were the first ones to arrive, got the same room as last year, I got the same skiing shoes as last year and at 12:00 we were done with everything (room/skies/passes/etc)
at 15:30 we will start skiing, let's see how it goes…. First time I borrowed a helmet.
ooh yeah, like every year the paper was hanging proper and the sun also arrived 🙂
lovely to see how many traffic jams there currently are on the way to Austria 🙂
December 25, 2010
when things go wrong they really go wrong. My Blackberry lost and my HD crashed. Company was super fast in delivering a new BB (which unfortunately didn't want to activate) and IT was superfast in sending out a new HD (all old data lost 😦 )
The HD was send out on the 2oth and on the 21st we had massive snow so DHL was excused. The next day it was OK but I can imagine that DHL had double the amount of packages so I fell of the boat as we live in the middle of nowhere.
What I find unacceptable is the fact that on the third day it still didn't arrive although all streets were free of snow and ice. I called them at 22:00 and blew them to pieces. poor girl, well at least I wished her a lovely Christmas. 🙂
On day 4 the HD finally arrived, what a Christmas gift… My daughter asked me why I didn't wish him a Merry Christmas….Well my dear, have an educated guess.
So yesterday and today ruining my days with finding the bits and pieces to set it all up again. I guess the next weeks I will find out what is missing.
that's what they call an Express delivery…..NOT…
Women & Mushrooms
December 24, 2010
Yesterday evening my wife took my car and when she returned she attached the snow canvas to the windscreen. This morning I looked outside as it started to snow again. I called my wife and, "Darling, something is wrong here" 🙂
funny enough here name starts with an A. Look on the hood 🙂
A couple of weeks ago she returned from a trip to Holland where she found a box to grow your own mushrooms. You take the whatever material and soak it with water. Then place it at a warm space for a week. After that you put soil on top of it and leave it another week at a warm place. Then it goes down the cellar where there is no light and cool temperatures. Look how they exploded!
What's funny is the fact that you are so used to buy mushrooms that your first thought is; "Can you eat them" 🙂
That's what are friends are for….
December 23, 2010
always nice to have friends who remind you that your BlackBerry died…
half an hour later a dear colleague send me the same clip.
everybody a Merry Christmas


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People ask, why is Gilbert Public Schools enmeshed in so many lawsuits? Simple: GPS has been an organization managed for the benefit of a group of Good Old Boys and their selected progeny. Sometimes, that happens to violate various federal and state laws.
If you had any thought that GPS was managed according to best practices in education, we'll show you that's not been true for years. We'll start with how GPS selects principals. That's a very coveted promotion, especially when salaries are frozen for years on end. Not so long ago, you had to have many years of experience before being promoted to principal. That's no longer true in GPS. If you're a Good Old Boy or their posse, you can become a principal with as little as two years of teaching experience!
It's important to remember that not all GPS principals are part of the cabal. To the very effective, accomplished and sincere principals that we know in Gilbert Public Schools, we understand your humiliation at being associated with this hiring process and style of management. "World class," indeed.
We examined some selection data that GPS provided about how principals were chosen from 1999 to 2013. GPS did not provide data for interviews during the 2006/2007 and 2007/2008 school years. (We're sure Jason Martin is breathing a sigh of relief.) The data we reviewed cut off before the end of the 2012-2013 school year, and we know new principals were appointed after the cut off date. So keep that in mind if you're tempted to question our conclusions.
GPS has made "gut check" an official part of the scoring process for interview teams. It's right there on the scoring matrix, "GC." After candidates are rated based on points scored, they are rated again based on gut. It is unknown how much GPS's qualitative "gut check" affects the outcome of the interview process, but we'd say it's by a lot. After all, only 30% of successful applicants were the highest scorer in their interview rounds. So the decisions weren't made on quantitative data, that's for sure.
Even stranger, 40% of the successful candidates came from the bottom half of their interview round. These candidates must have struck the gut's fancy, because they sure weren't impressing the analytical brain of the interview team.
An overview of successful applicants for GPS principal positions, 2008/09 through 2012/13, shows most of the successful candidates were male—90% were male and 10% were female. Notably, ONLY ONE of the female candidates from 2008/09-2012/13 was chosen as principal (this held true until just before the end of the school year, as Superintendent Dave Allison had one foot out the door). The lucky person was M.T. The Highland Junior High School interview round was the ONLY one in which the female candidates were not, on average, older than the males. This is also the ONLY team to choose a female candidate, the 40-year-old M.T.
If you remember, the Highland Junior High School principal position came open in an unusual way. Former Superintendent Dave Allison transferred his pal Brian Yee to Greenfield Junior High School following the scandals about Brian Yee's sexcapades and the devastating investigation reports that Matthew W. Wright wrote
pulling punches for his pal Dave. It's pretty easy to guess that a woman candidate would have been preferred as GPS tried to sweep the whole mess under a carpet. Hey, M.T. — you might want to find out if your pay check is the same as the guys who became principals. Our gut tells us you're not feeling as much love as the guys, who apparently were allowed to negotiate their salaries at the time of their promotion. Bet the powers that be told you where you fell on "the grid" and that was that. Are we right?
Fact: Interview teams were biased against females, candidates over 40, and especially female candidates over 40. This is evidenced in many statistics, particularly in the scoring of candidates, but the best evidence comes from the demographics of successful applicants, who were overwhelmingly male and young. That's just in the way they rate candidates on their interview scoring sheets. The "gut check" adds a new level of bias based on gastroenterological whimsy.
On average, interviewers scored men scored 11% higher than women. The Gilbert Elementary interview team was most biased, with men scoring an average of 39% higher than women. The Towne Meadows/Harris/Islands team was the least biased against women in the scoring process, but they hired no female candidates. They took the scenic route, but they got to the same place.
The data shows a clear bias for younger principals. This is most clearly shown by the fact that 70% of successful applicants were under 40. It is interesting that, when ALL the data is compared, candidates under 40 enjoy a 3% edge in interview scores, but when it came to actually being hired, the edge was much more significant: 70% of successful candidates were under 40. For all but two years since 2000/2001, the average age of female candidates has been over 40. The average age of male candidates hovered around 40. (In the 2003/2004 school year, it was 46.5, and the next school year it was 31.4. There was a swift "correction" to return to the pattern of interviewing young male candidates.)
Double Whammy: Gender/Age Bias. Among candidates over 40, who are clearly not the favored bunch, there is still an edge given to men. On average, they scored 10% higher than female candidates over 40.
Gut Check Losers: Women. Women couldn't get any traction between the years of 2008/09 and 2012/13. Only one woman was chosen as principal. Women made up 50% of the Top 20 best scoring candidates for that period. None of the women in that group were selected as principal. High scoring candidates lost out, overall, to gut check winners. One woman, S.K., is a big gut check loser because she scored better than every single successful candidate, yet she wasn't chosen. The next highest scoring woman, L.M., scored better than 80% of the successful candidates. As a GPS teacher now, she is presumably making less money than those 8 successful candidates whose scores she beat. L.M. was 55 when she interviewed for the 2012/13 school year. S.K.is 54. We think gender/age contributed to their non-selection big time. After all, the only woman chosen was 40. S.K. and L.M. are about 35% older than M.T. They are 42% older than the average age of successful candidates, 37.8.
Assistant Superintendent Jeff Filloon and Assistant Superintendent Shane McCord both served on all or most of the interview teams (Filloon on 5 of 6, McCord on all.) Both men were principals when they were under 40: at time of interview, Shane McCord was 30 and Jeff Filloon was 37. The teams they served on filled 8 positions. Of those, half went to male candidates under 40.
In our next gut check post, we'll show how these Assistant Superintendents gamed the system to select Mini-Me principals for Gilbert Public Schools. For those of you who asked why Gilbert Public Schools is enmeshed in so many lawsuits, we'll peel back the layers of the onion. You might be witnessing the birth of class action lawsuits for illegal age and sex discrimination in hiring.
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