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Sales Person for Republic Spaces
We are an exciting, innovative, fast-paced, up-and-coming luxury pop-up shop that is launching a Collective in Soho for the Holiday shopping season!
We are looking for salespeople to work in the store from Nov 17 through Dec 30. Training would begin on Nov 11. Store will be open 11 am to 7 pm with evening events until 9 or 10 pm.
You will be working directly with over 15 new & emerging brands to launch their new products in the store!
We are looking for people that:
– Possess great communication skills
– Can get up to speed on a brand's product quickly & effectively
– Love fashion & lifestyle brands
– Have positive and energetic personalities
– Are outgoing and have a passion to sell
– Can generate sales by actively engaging & connecting with customers
– Enjoy a good challenge & a fast-paced environment
– Are reliable & trustworthy
– Have prior retail selling experience
Company Description-Job Posting
Republic Spaces is the marketplace for short-term retail
Job Qualifications
We are looking for people that:
– Possess great communication skills
– Can get up to speed on a brand's product quickly & effectively
– Love fashion & lifestyle brands
– Have positive and energetic personalities
– Are outgoing and have a passion to sell
– Can generate sales by actively engaging & connecting with customers
– Enjoy a good challenge & a fast-paced environment
– Are reliable & trustworthy
– Have prior retail selling experience
Compensation: $10-12 per hour
Time Period:
11/17-12/30, 50 hours per week
How to Apply:
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Seasonal Sales Associate at Urban Zen
*Incredible opportunity to work at Donna Karan's Urban Zen Holiday Marketplace.**
We are looking for part time seasonal sales associates with a passion for retail! Ideal candidate will be extremely organized, detail oriented, proactive, graceful under pressure, and willing to take on diverse responsibilities in order to help the marketplace be successful. We are looking for a team player with great communication skills and ability to rise to challenges. Urban Zen is looking for part-time seasonal sales associates with a passion for retail! Schedule is flexible, but *MUST be available to work between November 17th to December 31st* Please send resume and brief cover letter.
Job Duties/Responsibilities:
Must be available to work between November 17th to December 31st*
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
-Greeting and assisting customers.
-Providing customers with information on products and related charities.
-Inspiring the customer to buy, celebrating the purchase and creating a lasting impression of you and Urban Zen.
-Maintaining a professional attitude with sincerity and enthusiasm.
-Responsible for keeping the sales floor stocked with merchandise from the various vendors.
$15 per hour
Time Period:
How to Apply:
Please send resume and brief cover letter to
Lisa Ruberti at firstname.lastname@example.com
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Part-Time Sales
Company/Individual Name: MUJI Cooper Square/ MUJI USA LIMITED
Business Description: Long standing Japanese retailer. (Check our website "www.muji.us)
What is MUJI?
MUJI is not a brand whose value rests in the frills and "extras" it adds to its products.
MUJI is simplicity – but a simplicity achieved through a complexity of thought and design.
MUJI's streamlining is the result of the careful elimination and subtraction of gratuitous features and design unrelated to function.
MUJI, the brand, is rational, and free of agenda, doctrine, and "isms." The MUJI concept derives from us continuously asking, "What is best from an individual's point of view?"
MUJI aspires to modesty and plainness, the better to adapt and shape itself to the styles, preferences, and practices of as wide a group of people as possible. This is the single most important reason people embrace MUJI.
MUJI – in its deliberate pursuit of the pure and the ordinary – achieves the extraordinary.
MUJI products vividly embody both our product-design methods and our overall philosophy. Since its birth in 1980, the MUJI brand has attracted a steadily increasing number of consumers, precisely because of our growing understanding and refining of sales principles. Our goal of offering products that excel in quality at lower prices has been achieved by avoiding the waste typical of much product-manufacturing and distribution – in the form of unnecessary functionality, an excess of decoration, and needless packaging. Responding to the perennial consumer demand for reasonable pricing, MUJI has accordingly designed and developed countless successful products. With our unique development processes and our ongoing exploitation of innovative ideas that always take the consumer's perspective, we have in many cases re-defined "user-friendliness." Notably, in order always to offer high-value products that are reasonably priced, MUJI travels the world in the conscientious procuring of quality materials.
Position Available: Part-time sales staff
Job Duties/Responsibilities:
Long standing Japanese retailer is looking for sales staffs at New York and California stores. We are looking for enthusiastic and responsible people who love to communicate with customers and work as a team player.
The sales staff is responsible for interacting with customers and employees to create a positive, friendly environment. The sales associate maximizes sales by ensuring a neat, clean and organized store. They are responsible for knowing and executing the MUJI U.S.A. LIMITED Standards, Operational Processes, and the Company Values.
Providing Excellent Customer Services
• Coordinates with leaders, stock and sales associates to ensure a positive, friendly and efficient customer experience
• Acknowledges and provides assistance to customers; locates merchandise efficiently using various methods; answers questions quickly and accurately
• Offers varieties and suggestions of product selections to the customer, utilizing displays for inspiration
• Knows and offers information to the customer on current merchandise assortment, store promotions and events
• Prevents theft and loss through positive customer engagement and application of MUJI U.S.A. LIMITED loss prevention techniques
• Performs all cashwrap transactions accurately; asks for and/or records customer information.
• Monitors customer lines at cashwrap and fitting room and alerts a leader when back up is needed; responds quickly to requests for back-up at cashwrap
• Expresses sincere appreciation to customer for wait time; thanks customer for shopping in the store
• Communicates customer comments regarding the shopping experience to store leadership
Executing tasks as a team player
• Communicates with customers and employees in a friendly and respectful way; contributes to a safe and positive work environment
• Upholds all company policies
• Follows directions provided by store leadership; interprets and acts quickly on business priorities
• Positively represents the brand and store by adhering to the Employee Appearance Policy (Dress Code).
• Meets or exceeds company productivity standards for all operational processes: Shipment Processing, Markdowns, Merchandise Signage, Replenishment and Recovery of sales floor
• Coordinates with leaders and fellow associates for the preparation and placement of merchandise on sales floor
• Identifies and communicates opportunities while replenishing size specific quantities throughout the store in response to sell thru.
• Ensures neat, clean and organized areas throughout the sales floor and stockroom; performs all assigned cleaning duties
• Ensures unsold and/or returned merchandise is returned to the sales floor within established company standards
• Reports to a member of the leadership team. Receives daily direction from store leadership and collaborates effectively across store teams.
Ability to communicate effectively with customers and store employees
• Ability to demonstrate strong customer focused service on and off the sales floor
• Ability to receive feedback and take action when appropriate
• Ability to follow written and verbal instruction and meet deadlines on tasks/projects
• Ability to utilize retail technology
• Ability to maneuver around sales floor and stockroom
• At least 18 years of age
• Previous experience in retail preferred
• Meets MUJI U.S.A. Limited part time or full time availability guidelines
• Bilingual is a plus but not required.
• Physical: Must be able to work in the store when needed and to operate a computerized Point of Sale system/cash register. Position requires bending, standing, and walking the entire workday. Must have the ability to lift 15 pounds frequently and up to 30 pounds occasionally in both store and storage. Must have the ability to climb a ladder.
• <MUJI to GO JFK>Must be able to pass the pre-employment drug screen and criminal background check
Providing our customers with an optimal shopping experience is our #1 priority. We work as a team. When not actively working at the cashwrap or assisting customers with their purchases and returns, team members are expected to perform a variety of cross-functional tasks including merchandising, recovery, fitting room, stockroom, cleaning and additional tasks as assigned by store leadership or as needed to ensure overall customer satisfaction. This job description intends to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. It is not intended to include all duties and responsibilities. The order in which duties are listed is not significant.
Requirements/Qualifications: US citizen or permanent resident / 18 years old or up / punctual, responsible, and well self-disciplined / Be able to work during the weekends and on holidays
Compensation: Hourly Wage
Hours per week: 20-30 hours
Position Start Date: 5/1/2014
Position End Date: 5/31/2014
How To Apply: <Check all openings>
<Apply to the part-time position at MUJI Cooper Square>
Send resume and cover letter to email@example.com
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Interior Design Consultant
Company/Individual Name: Lauren Lee
Business Description: I am an individual moving to a new apartment and would like to hire an interior design student on an hourly or project basis to assist me in selecting furniture, paints, and possibly cabinet and other furniture refinishings. We are moving June 15, so we would like someone to start asap and be available over the summer.
Position Available: Interior Design Consultant
Job Duties/Responsibilities: Assist in combining existing furniture and finishings with new items; assist owner in design of two bedroom apartment plus office and balcony.
Requirements/Qualifications: Some interior design training; prior internship a plus
Compensation: Negotiable (approx. $15-40 per hour depending on experience)
Hours per week: 2-10, variable
Position Start Date: 4/28/2014
Position End Date: 10/1/2014
How To Apply: Please email your resume and availability and proposed hourly or project rate.
Baby Sitter
Company/Individual Name: Hillary Solomon
Business Description: Solomon Family
Position Available: Baby Sitter
Job Duties/Responsibilities: SEEKING PART TIME BABYSITTER
May 1 – June 27, With opportunity to continue in September
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons from 3:00 pm until 6:30/7:00 pm. Pick up 2 boys, ages 8 and 11 from school on the upper west side and take to/from playdates or afterschool activities. Also help with homework, tidying up and heating meals. Guitar and Piano instructors welcome to apply. Additional compensation for private lessons.
Requirements/Qualifications: Babysitting references required
Compensation: $15 per hour, excluding music lessons
Hours per week: 12 – 15
Position Start Date: 5/1/2014
Position End Date: 6/27/2014
How To Apply: Please contact:
Hillary Solomon
Company/Individual Name: Birch Coffee
Business Description: We're a coffee company based in Manhattan. We do coffee, baked goods, and really good food too, but most importantly, we're here to serve the best we know how. With a smile. We have free books to take home. Sometimes we have cool events. We serve beer and wine too, so that's pretty rad. Most of the time, we're just hanging out, makin' and drinkin' good coffee and meeting the coolest people in the city.
Position Available: Barista
Job Duties/Responsibilities: We are hiring baristas for all locations. If you are passionate about coffee, the service industry, enjoy working with awesome people and love interacting with others, we'd love to meet you. Caring for our guests is why we are in here. We do this through creating a beautiful coffee experience. Please only apply if you think you are up to that task. Applicants should be able to work under pressure and in a fast paced environment. Latte art skills are a plus but not required.
Requirements/Qualifications: Friendly demeanor, hard worker
Compensation: Hourly
Hours per week: Full & Part Time available
Position Start Date: 4/22/2014
Position End Date: 12/31/2014
How To Apply: Please email your cover letter and resume to email@example.com.
Summer Internship in Milan
Company/Individual Name: Career Paths
Business Description: Career Paths organizes in Milan internships for college students coming from Europe and all over the world. The internships are 8 weeks long and take place during the summer break.
Career Paths provides a paid service.
The package we organize includes career counseling and coaching before the internship placement occurs, and a full set of services during the 8 week internship in Milano. The services include housing, transportation to and from work, evening career development seminars, events during the weekend, 24/7 assistance. We offer internships in a variety of industries, ranging from fashion, luxury, finance, real estate, legal, accounting, marketing, arts and many others.
It is a real career path building activity, which allows students to enrich their CV during their college years and prepares them to be competitive in the job market after graduation.
The value of a sound and structured work experience, repetitively built through focused internships year after year, is evident when you start looking for a job.
Career Paths offers internships in a variety of industries that include finance, asset management, private equity, interior design, architecture, fashion, luxury, hospitality and tourism, media, real estate, art galleries, and many others.
Position Available: Summer Internship in Milan
Job Duties/Responsibilities: Depends on the industry chosen. For more information, visit our website: http://www.careerpaths.it/en/
Requirements/Qualifications: Depends on the industry chosen
Compensation: nil
Hours per week: 40
Position Start Date: 6/9/2014
Position End Date: 8/1/2014
How To Apply: http://www.careerpaths.it/apply-now-summer-intership/
You must apply on the above link or, alternatively, send an e mail comprehensive of CV at the following address: email@example.com
Company/Individual Name: Jasz Couture
Business Description: prom gowns/social occasion
Position Available: steamer/dresser
Job Duties/Responsibilities: We are doing our photo shoot in NY march 10,11,12. Need someone to steam,dress and assist at shoot pay $150 a day prefer someone who knows steaming.
Requirements/Qualifications: steamer/dresser
Compensation: $150/ day
Hours per week: 8-10 hrs
Position Start Date: 3/10/2014
Position End Date: 3/13/2014
How To Apply: Email firstname.lastname@example.com
Part-Time Sales
Company Name: Cole Haan
Business Description: Founded by Trafton Cole and Eddie Haan in 1928, Cole Haan is built on American craftsmanship and ingenuity. We combine traditional methods, timeless style and modern innovations to create footwear and accessories for optimists of all ages. This company was started to make good things for people who make good things happen; it still does.
Position Available: Part-Time Sales
Job Duties/Responsibilities: We are currently seeking Part-Time Sales Associates who are client centric, passionate, optimistic, self-motivated, creative and enthusiastic trend-setters to join our brand. Cole Haan offers rewarding challenges in a fast-paced and creative environment. You will enjoy competitive salaries, great discounts on merchandise, benefits, career advancement and much more!
Requirements/Qualifications: Must have Fashion/Sales background
Compensation: TBD
Hours per week: 15-20
Position Start Date: 2/20/2014
Position End Date: Ongoing
How To Apply: Please email resumes to Catherine Calderon


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It's time to show off the February Faith365 collection!
This month's Christian-themed kit is called
"Fruit of the Spirit"
and is based on this verse from Galatians:
...But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control; against such things, there is no law.
-Galatians 19-23
Here is the main kit:
And here are the Add-On Packs
These are on sale at all of my stores: MagsGraphics, MyMemories, and WithLoveStudio
Take a look at some BEAUTIFUL layouts created with this kit!
by ShirleyK by Tammy at WLS
I have a FREEBIE for you that matches this kit:
This freebie has expired, but you can find it in my stores.
I hope you'll show-off your layouts in my Gallery Showcase Group - I'd LOVE to see them!
:) Mags


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The group's seventh album will be released early next year
Death Cab For Cutie have begun work on a new album.
The as-yet untitled album is set to be released early next year. It will be the follow-up to 2008's 'Narrow Stairs',
"We're going in the studio in June to start working on the record," frontman Ben Gibbard told MTV. "We're going to be recording through the summer and into the fall, probably looking for a spring 2011 release."
He added: "I certainly feel a lot more confident as a songwriter and a musician, and confident in the ability of my bandmates to make things that we'd want to listen to ourselves."
Despite taking some time off after touring their last LP, Gibbard explained that the time apart has affected the group positively.
"I strangely feel closer to my bandmates than I ever have before," he admitted. "We've all kind of landed in a place in our lives, personally and professionally, where we can all get together and enjoy each other's company and enjoy making music."


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Courtney Pine Back On Stage With Omar
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ITS BEEN over a decade since Courtney Pine CBE picked up the tenor saxophone, but having been inspired to do so by legendary guitarist Ernest Ranglin on a recent tour, the north London multi-instrumentalist is looking forward approaching things differently ahead of his UK tour.
Pine, 53, performs at the Barbican this month with Omar, the first show of a national tour where he will be introducing audiences to his latest album Black Notes From The Deep.
With over 30 years experience in the jazz music industry, which kicked off with his first album charting in the top 40 back in the 1980s, its both surprising and heart-warming to hear the celebrated artist talk about being nervous about how his latest work will be received.
Its more of a buzz now, because I am not sitting in a room with 10 people putting their 10 pence in, telling me that maybe I should do a track with Madonna doing lead vocals or anything like that. Its my vision from start to finish now.
It is risky, but I do feel more committed to this project, rather than having somebody elses
But putting all of my money, effort, time and energy in these projects is so much more fulfilling. When I go out and see a live audience and see their reaction to this seed of an idea and its fruition, its much more rewarding.
Pine has had numerous BBC Jazz Awards, MOBOs, a Mercury Music Prize nomination and remained at the forefront of UK jazz with a contemporary jazz style that integrates modern British sounds like drum n bass and UK garage alongside soul, hip-hop and deep-rooted influences from across the Caribbean.
Talking about where he sees the music scene today, he enthused:
Im lucky that being a jazz musician, you can embrace cultures, thats what this gift of music has done for the world, Pine said.
He added:
Out of the terrible Afro-American experience, this amazing artform has developed. This language has developed which is inclusive of everybody.
Im so happy with whats going on today, the scene is so exciting, theres musicians from all over the world, theres no closed doors.
Asked why he entitled the album Black Notes From The Deep, Pine explained:
I usually have a long essay title and because I am an instrumentalist, I try to get as much of the explanation in the title, so its like a story and then it edits down.
But Im old now, I dont have to edit anything, I just leave it raw. Its black notes from the deep.
Looking forward to kicking off his tour, which sees him performing at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, St Georges Hall in Bristol, The Junction in Cambridge, the Tramshed in Cardiff and The Barbican in London all taking place during March, Pine said it was always an honour to showcase his music and he particularly looked forward to the special moment of stepping on the stage with Omar.
When my wife and I got married, his (Omars) song Theres Nothing Like This was our first dance, Pine recalled.
Hes an amazing artist, there were many from around my part of London, something I was always aware of.
So working with someone like him who has hits, its something Im looking forward to.
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The Mekong is a long river that stretches through the borders of 6 countries in Southeast Asia. I'd already travelled on the Mekong crossing from Thailand into Laos, so it was pretty cool to continue the journey on the same river through another 2 countries.
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The border formalities on the river were quick and painless, and surprisingly informal. As we floated down the river further into Vietnam the scenery started to get really interesting. We saw basic looking houses right on the river built on stilts and rustic wooden fishing boats. Many of the people especially the kids would wave and yell "hello!" as we passed by. The orange sun was setting on the river and our hotel in the small town of Chau Doc was in sight… when suddenly our boat stopped. We were less than 5 minutes away but the boat had run out of gas. Luckily another boat on the river was there to help bring us ashore.
|Wooden fishing boats in Mekong Delta, Vietnam
The view from the hotel was fascinating, we could see boats buzzing across from all directions and small little houses right on the river built on stilts. The next day we got to explore the Mekong river in more detail. We visited fish farms where people live and farm fish right in the water. The floating houses are built on top of fish cages. You lift up the floorboards and there they are splashing around underneath the house. The fish are fed a mixture of vegetables and fish bones. It was really interesting to see but it also made us question the healthiness of the farmed fish in the rather polluted looking river. After the fish farms we visited a local Cham village, part of the very small Muslim community in Vietnam. From there we visited a massive food market with fish, meat, fruits and vegetables. There were many fruits and vegetables I'd never seen before, and it was fun to experience the hustle and bustle of a local market that was selling food instead of cheesy souvenirs.
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The road was completely packed with motorcycle drivers who seemed to view lanes and basic traffic laws as mere suggestions. We arrived at our hotel in Can Tho mid afternoon with enough time to have a happy hour drink by the pool and unwind. The next day we had an early 5:30am start to see the floating market on the Mekong River. It was pitch black when we left and the sun started coming up just as our boat arrived. There were hundreds of wooden boats big and small, most of them carrying produce and food. We got to latch on to a boat selling produce and climb onto the roof for a birds eye view of the bustling market while eating fresh pineapple. At this point it was barely 7am and I really had to admire the work ethic of all the merchants who had already been up and working for hours.
After our tour of the market we had a Vietnamese cooking course. We learned how to make fresh and deep fried spring rolls, Vietnamese salad and deep fried prawns. Our cooking instructor was a very kind and patient young lady, although she did laugh at our deformed rolls saying "I've never seen one like that before". We were quite impressed at how delicious our own creations were, especially the deep friend spring rolls. It probably helped that we were very hungry by that point. Later that evening we took a shuttle boat to the city centre to find something for dinner. It happened to be international women's day which locals celebrated by bringing their girlfriends, wives and mothers out for dinner.
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The charming public square by the river was full of mostly young couples, some holding roses or heart shaped balloons that they'd just bought. Everywhere we went people would say hello and some would even strike up conversations and ask where we were from. I think a lot of people like to practice their English and were also just genuinely friendly. For dinner we found a place on the river and I had chicken and veggies with soft noodles. Someone next to me had the crispy noodles which I wish I tried because they looked really good.
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After about an hour we stopped at an old couples house where they had a gorgeous little fruit orchard. We had the pleasure of tasting the freshest and most delicious exotic fruit I'd ever had in my life.
Our local guide explained to us that the family would work 4 days out of the week then get drunk the other 3 days. I joked that I was going to stay behind, to which the old farmer replied by sitting me in the hammock and singing to me! Trust me it was very hard to leave this little slice of paradise. Our next stop was at a hundred year old house where we had a very tasty Vietnamese lunch which of course included deep fried spring rolls, which we were actually starting to get a little sick of by this point. Once we finished lunch it was time to get back on the bus and continue on towards Ho Chi Minh City.
I really felt like I got a good feel for the variety of people and cultures living in and along the Mekong River area and it was interesting to see how things changed as we got closer to the big city. It was a great introduction to the friendly people and incredible food in Vietnam which would only impress me more as the trip continued.
To find out more about travelling Mekong Delta with ACTIVETRAVEL ASIA(ATA) , you can refer: http://www.activetravelvietnam.com/tour.php?op=detail&tourId=19
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Dr. Janet S. Rader became the Jack A. & Elaine D. Klieger Professor and Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Medical College of Wisconsin in September, 2009. She received her Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Missouri. She completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center. She did a Fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology at the Johns Hopkins University Hospital. She is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology and gynecologic oncology.
Named in U.S. News & World Report's Top Doctors List for 2012-2013, Dr. Rader is ranked in the top 1% of Gynecologic Oncologists nationwide. Dr. Rader's practice involves chemotherapy and surgery (including laparoscopic/robotic procedures). She specializes in cervical, ovarian and uterine cancers, gestational trophoblastic disease, pelvic masses, cancer screening and prevention.
In addition to leading the department, Dr. Rader provides leadership in development of a Women's Health Research Program and while continuing her own research program in gynecologic cancers.
She has received National Institutes of Health (NIH) and American Cancer Society (ACS) funding for her research since 1994. Her research focus is on early molecular changes and genetic predisposition for cervical cancer.
Her laboratory focuses on identifying genes involved in the progression of cervical cancer through the analysis of molecular changes in the preinvasive and invasisve neoplasias of the cervix, in addition to identifying host genetic susceptibility polymorphisms in the progression of disease.
Dr. Rader has 149 peer reviewed publications and 24 book chapters.
In her spare time, she enjoys yoga, long walks and bike riding. She is an avid spectator at her son's sporting events.


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SAN ANTONIO—He is very much the "other" guy in the minds of too many, the tagalong, the third wheel, the guy who benefits from the greatness of those around him.
And all of a sudden Chris Bosh makes big play after big play and the Miami Heat are whole again.
LeBron James was brilliant but that's become the norm. It was Bosh who made two monstrous plays in the final 90 seconds as the Heat evened the NBA finals with a 98-96 win over the San Antonio Spurs here Sunday night.
Bosh, far more assertive and aggressive in Game 2 than he was in Game 1, made a corner three-pointer off a James feed to put Miami up 95-93, then made a great pass to Dwyane Wade for the game-sealing basket with less than 10 seconds to go.
"He's arguably our most important player, we've said that now for four years," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "And it's not just because of that shot. That's what everybody notices and if he's not getting the normal opportunities and he's not scoring or doesn't have big rebound numbers, it seems from the outside everybody is so critical about his game. But for us, he has a lot on his plate."
And nothing on his mind.
"I think validating yourself is a constant process; I really let that go a long time ago," said Bosh, who finished with 18 points. "I don't really care about criticism. If it doesn't help me, I don't listen to it."
Bosh may be Miami's most important player but James is the team's best and he was brilliant Sunday night. He finished with 35 points and 10 rebounds, going a perfect 6-for-6 in the third quarter alone. He made all three three-pointers he attempted and, most important, defended Tony Parker for long stretches and kept the Spurs point guard out of the paint.
It was as if he was toying with the Spurs, powering to the basket in the first half, making almost every outside shot he looked at in the second.
"In the second half, they backed off me and I shot it," he said. "It was that easy for me."
The pass to Bosh was a basic, smart basketball play. James had been loudly criticized for making the same pass before a Bosh miss at the buzzer of Game 5 of the conference final but it was unwarranted.
"As soon as my guy leaves (to help on a driving James), one of two things is going to happen," said Bosh. "LeBron is going to shoot it and I'm getting back on defence or he's going to pass to me and I'm going to shoot it. I know some people question the motive and the opportunity (but) when you have the chance, you take it. He was unselfish enough. . . . I had plenty of time and repetition takes over."
The game was a brilliant display of back-and-forth basketball between two great, equally talented teams. There were 17 lead changes, 12 ties and no team led by more than five points for the entire second half.
The Spurs could have built a bigger lead with about six minutes to go but shot themselves out of the opportunity. With San Antonio up two, Miami's Mario Chalmers took a cheap-shot elbow at Parker that was called a flagrant foul. But Parker missed both free throws, Tim Duncan missed two more on the ensuing possession and any momentum was lost.
"(The elbow) definitely affected me but I'm a little bit frustrated, should have made them," Parker said.
The Spurs also faltered in the fourth quarter, which they had dominated in Game 1. They made just six field goals — and four of them were three-pointers — and had only one basket in the final four minutes before a meaningless Manu Ginobili bucket with less than a second to go.
There was little of their trademark ball movement in the second half as the Heat defence was stifling.
"That puts a lot of pressure on everything else," said coach Greg Popovich. "It means we're going to have to be perfect on defence, we can't miss four free throws in a row, those sorts of things.
"You move it or you die."


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The country's centres of excellence, mentored by foreign governments, have graded their graduates based on a Western system — the cumulative grade point index — for several years. Now, a section of them is moving to a more conventional marking system — based on percentage — after public sector undertaking (PSU) companies recruiting from top institutes have asked IITs, IIMs and National Institutes of Technology to provide an equivalence of their grades by giving percentages.
Each institute, autonomous in nature, has its own grading system. Most IITs award a cumulative performance index (CPI) on a scale of one to 10 but IIT-Kanpur does not award odd-number grades. And, among the IIMs, those in Ahmedabad and Bangalore award a CGPA on a scale of one to four — like American universities — but IIM-Calcutta grades its students on a range of one to nine points.
This, according to PSUs, creates a lot of confusion and hence the move to ask for a more conventional grading system. But, just like the current varied marking system, the decision to move to percentages, too, has elicited divergent opinions among India's premier educational institutes. Some are internally drawing up an equivalence and will publish that on the report card but others say they don't feel the need to carry out such an exercise.
Professor in charge of placements at IIT-Bombay Ravi Sinha said, ''Each PSU has its own human resource policy and they want us to provide our grade equivalence for the minimum threshold level which they can interpret.'' So, IIT-Bombay, ''keeping in mind students' interest'' — in its senate — decided to flesh out an equivalence so that a ''system of conversion equivalence should emerge from reliable data and a clear and unambiguous basis to stand the test of time''.
But most NITs have asked the PSUs to either devise their conversion table or refer the matter to the All-India Council for Technical Education. ''I have a method of grading my students and the PSUs should draw up their own method of assessing the graduates they hire. We have referred the case to the AICTE,'' NIT-Nagpur director SS Gokhale said.
IIT-Guwahati director Gautam Barua too said converting grades into percentage was ''no easy answer''. IIT-Delhi chairman (placement) Kushal Sen confirmed that such a request had come from the PSUs but ''there is no way we can convert CPI to percentages''.
Many of the IIMs, however, have already designed a formula to convert. ''PSU recruiters last year had the same request. They wanted us to provide the corresponding percentage for our CG,'' IIM-Bangalore placement officialSapna Agrawal said.
Source: Times of India


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Negotiation is a big part of parenting any child, but the toolkit varies.
We've used "Three Steps to Yes" (persuasion for geeks), Kazdin's extinction/reinforcement, Greenes Explosive Child (above all) and more for working with #1. It's made him a skilled negotiator, which isn't a bad skill to have. For #3, so far, standard parenting tools suffice.
#2 is different — he's classic Asperger [1]. He needs a different set of negotiating techniques — such as the set outlined in a recent NYT essay on Hostage Hoiidays. Another addition to the toolkit - I particularly liked the obviously-fake-but-genuinely-effortful apology, the focus on vocal inflection, the techniques of partitioning/minimizing and "Track II" / 3rd party interventions.
Special needs parenting is very educational.
[1] We have no useful terms for taking about these complex neurological disorders, but he resembles the original stories. Remarkably he was classically autistic as a young child, once upon a time we weren't supposed to revise that early label. Lots of nonsense in our dying classifications…
See also
- Understanding an unusual mind 5/2010
- Persuasion, adolescence, and the joys of prison life 4/2010
- Reading about autism and ADHD - our personal favorites 11/2007 (Explosive Child)
- Training exotic animals, husbands and difficult children 6/2006
- Gordon's Notes: Negotiation 2014: A compilation of state of the art techniques 11/2014


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Since my last post on the need to rebalance our approach to records management around the needs of the user I have been doing a little research of the RM literature on the subject. Admittedly this has been confined to the Records Management Journal (as a member of the Editorial Advisory Board I have easy access to it!) but looking through the back issues of 20 years for articles relating to RM system implementation has still proved an interesting exercise. I guess I should say at the outset (if not already obvious) that this was no formal literature review, but it at least helped contextualise some of my own thoughts, observations and anecdotatal evidence.
I found 7 papers relating to RM system implementation; most, if not all, it has to be said, relating specifically to EDRMS and I guess this focus has to be borne in mind when making any generalised assumptions. But that aside they nearly all make the point that 'user buy-in' is critical to the success of the project and that projects are largely doomed to failure without it.
There is also a remarkable consistency regarding how this can best be achieved: 'Involve users early', ''invite user representatives onto the project board', 'invite user representatives to try it out in a model office', 'give users plenty of training and support' etc etc. All perfectly sound advice you might think and indeed it's difficult to argue against any of them but at the same time I can't shake the feeling that despite all these good intentions they are all missing the real point.
It's a little like we are saying 'when forcing a pedestrian to learn to drive a car its important to include them in the decision making process from the beginning; invite them to help choose what make and model; let them decide the colour; be sure to offer them plenty of training first and then be prepared to sit with them during their first few trips'. Great. But what if they didn't actually want to drive a car in the first place? What if walking or taking the bus really suits their lifestyle? In short rather than simply asking them what colour car they would like, why not ask them how we could best improve their journey to work, however they decide to make it?
Biagio and Ibricu (RMJ Vol 18 No.3) inadvertently made an interesting point when they stated:
"users often fail to understand the corporate perspective of an EDRMS implementation and tend to remain focused on how the system will help them perform their jobs more efficiently and which tangible benefits and improvements it will bring"
Is it me, or do I detect a note of criticism of the user's values here? Almost as if being censured for daring to put how they perform their own roles above what is of benefit to the organisation and its records managers. Well, welcome to the real world. Of course users are going to put their own working practice and working lives first. You'd have to be a pretty strange beast to volunteer to make your own work less efficient and less enjoyable just so someone else can benefit.
This question of just who the EDRMS is for also rears its head in another article by Ganesh Vednere (RMJ Vol 19, No.2) when he states:
"some people have been known to say 'oh we are not that familiar with the technologies, so we let the technology team do the selection for us' – well, that's fine, but remember that ultimately it is the records management team that has to live with the platform".
Now Ganesh was making a different point here about the need for records managers to get involved in the technical selection process rather than just delegating it to IT but what is striking here is the overt assumption that is the 'records management team' who have to live with the consequences of a poorly chosen system. A fair enough point, but what about the poor users? They don't even get a mention. Doesn't the same logic apply to them as well? Aren't we asking them to 'live with a platform' that in all likelihood they had little or no input into choosing and configuring?
So my point? That the literature is absolutely right to highlight the importance of user engagement but that they seem to be fundamentally misjudging when in the process this needs to occur and the weight that needs to be placed upon their feelings. And that this process can probably best be started by replacing the question 'how can we configure this system to try to meet your requirements? With 'how can we help you do your job better?'


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Polaris (ALB) is a cozy villa under one roof and situated on Flamands Beach, St Barts. Open plan living room and kitchen which opens on to the covered outside dining area. In front of the terrace is a wooden deck with teak lounge chairs. A teak pathway from the deck leads directly onto the sandy Flamands Beach. The bedroom has a king size bed and opens on to the outside covered terrace. Adjacent to Hotel Ile de France.
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Introduction / HistoryThe Pushtun (Pashtun or Pathan), are a large and distinctive Muslim community living primarily in Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Nepal. The Pushtun cluster of peoples is near 50 million individuals. The Northern Pushtun number over 30 million and live primarily in Pakistan and India. They trace their heritage all the way back to King Saul, the first Hebrew king. In Afghanistan many Taliban come from this ethnic group. Some Pushtun settled in the mountains of India and Nepal during their years of Muslim conquest.
What are their lives like?Many Pushtun today can be found as landowners across north India and Nepal. They have a mix of urban and rural ways of living; the rural being closer to their traditional nomadic and warrior-like ways. The Northern Pushtun keep to a long-held code of conduct called the Patkhtunwali or 'way of the Pushtun'. Courage, honour, risk-taking, assertiveness and hospitality are all key elements of the Patkhtunwali. They are virtually 100% Sunni Muslim in Nepal and India. The men wear turbans, colourful vests over long-sleeved shirts and loose-fitting trousers. Women wear a salwar and a headcovering called a 'chadar.' There are distinct clans and sub-clans within the Northern Pushtun and women are guarded closely against inter-marrying.
What are their needs?As devoted Muslims and sometimes fanatical Muslims the Northern Pushtun represent a significant challenge to the Nepal church. Pray for the supernatural witness of miracles and dreams to be used for bringing key individuals to Christ in this influential community. There are no known believers or workers among them in Nepal.


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22 Dec ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO THANKS VISITORS FOR THEIR GENEROSITY DURING HOLIDAY LIGHTS SPECTACULAR AT ESSEX COUNTY TURTLE BACK ZOO Record Amount of Donations Collected in First Three Weeks of Winter Event
West Orange, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced on Monday, December 21st that more than 17.5 tons of non-perishable food – 35,952 pounds – was collected during the first three weeks of the Holiday Lights Spectacular at Turtle Back Zoo. That amount has already exceeded the record 16.6 tons of food collected during all of last year's Holiday Lights Spectacular.
"Each winter we present the Holiday Lights Spectacular with free admission as a way of saying thank you to our visitors and giving back to the community, and all we ask is that they donate items to help the less fortunate. The generosity of the visitors coming to the zoo has been overwhelming and will go a long way to making a difference this holiday season," DiVincenzo said.
The 17.5 tons of food collected has been donated to the Community FoodBank of NJ. In addition, 8,000 new toys and 200 winter coats have been distributed to the following organizations: St. John's Soup Kitchen in Newark, Circle of Love Childcare, East Orange YMCA, Oasis – A Haven for Women and Children in Paterson, True Word Church, Iglesia Cristiana Emanuel in Newark, the Jersey Battered Women's Shelter and the Essex County Sheriff's Toy Drive. In 2014, there was 16.6 tons of non-perishable food collected along with 7,780 toys and 3,671 coats.
There is still time to see the Holiday Lights Spectacular, which continues as follows:
Dates: Monday, December 21st to Sunday, January 3rd
(Closed on December 24th and 25th)
Times: 5 to 9 p.m. nightly
Place: Essex County South Mountain Recreation Complex
Essex County Turtle Back Zoo
560 Northfield Avenue
West Orange, NJ
About 50 animal and holiday-themed figures lit up the winter night in Turtle Back Zoo and the surrounding Essex County South Mountain Recreation Complex. Over 100,000 lights illuminated figures of bears, tigers and elephants, along with holiday lights designed to look like wooden soldiers, stars and winter scenes. The Essex County Holiday Lights Spectacular was sponsored by Covanta Energy, PSE&G, the Zoological Society of New Jersey and the Essex County Parks Foundation.
Regular hours for Turtle Back Zoo are daily from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Regular admission during the day is $10 for children and senior citizens, $13 for adults and free for children under 2 years. For additional information, please call 973-731-5800 or visit www.essexcountynj.org.
Revitalizing Essex County Turtle Back Zoo
Currently under construction is the Giraffe Exhibit, which will feature Masai and Reticulated giraffes. The habitat created for the giraffes will resemble three acres of the African Savannah and will have multiple viewing areas for the public, including areas where the public can view the giraffes feeding. A climate-controlled barn approximately 200-by-100-feet in size to house the giraffes during the winter will be attached to the exhibit. To make the exhibit visitor-friendly during the winter months, closed circuit cameras will be installed in the barn so the giraffes can be viewed on a video screen in the Zoo Café. It is scheduled to open in the spring of 2016. Also underway is the construction of a new two-story cafeteria building, which is scheduled to open in the spring of 2016.
Since taking office in 2003, DiVincenzo has spearheaded over $70 million in upgrades to Essex County Turtle Back Zoo, which have included developing a new Educational Building, the Carousel with 33 figures of endangered animals; building the Sea Lion Sound Exhibit with sea lions, sharks and sting rays; the Big Cat Country Exhibit with jaguars and cougars; Tam-ring Gibbons Reserve with white cheeked gibbons apes, Reeves muntjac and white naped cranes; Australian Exhibit that features kangaroos, wallabies, emus and over 500 birds in the Aviary; Reptile and Education Center, open air dining pavilion and playground, Penguin Exhibit, Otter Exhibit, Wolf Exhibit, Alligator Exhibit, North American Animal Exhibit, Black Bear Exhibit, Animal Hospital, Essex Farm Petting Zoo and South American Animal Exhibit; renovating the Food Pavilion for year-round use and making upgrades to the entrance as well as fencing and infrastructure to meet AZA requirements. Funding has been provided through Green Acres grants, existing capital improvement bonds, or donations from the Zoological Society, Essex County Parks Foundation, corporations or private foundations. Corporations that have provided support include Investors Bank, Prudential Financial, Inc., Wells Fargo (Wachovia Bank), PNC Bank, PSE&G, Verizon, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, Coca Cola, Capital One Bank, TD Bank, Aramark, Covanta Energy and OxyMagic carpet cleaning.
The Essex County Park System was created in 1895 and is the first county park system established in the United States. The Park System consists of more than 6,000 acres and has 22 parks, five reservations, an environmental center, a zoo, Treetop Adventure Course, ice skating rink, roller skating rink, three public golf courses, golf driving range, two miniature golf courses, three off-leash dog facilities, a castle and the Presby Memorial Iris Gardens. Turtle Back Zoo is located in Essex County's South Mountain Reservation and was opened to the public in 1963.


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For many, watching the game is only half the experience. The tailgate is the main event and the fun and rivalry it brings is just as important as watching the game. Just as players work hard to prepare football formations, fans are just as focused on preparations for the big party.
When it comes to planning your tailgate menu, grilled fare is always a winning choice. While beer has historically reigned supreme as the game day beverage pairing, more fans are looking to mix things up. Here are some tailgate pairings sure to score big with guests at your next game day celebration:
- Beef
Classic selections such as juicy ribs and hamburgers are common fixtures on many tailgating
- Chicken
Whether its wings or sandwiches, chicken is typically on the game day menu, but that doesn't have to mean boring. Add some extra zing to everyone's favorite white meat with a spicy curry rub or Asian-inspired marinade blend. Serve these dishes with a side of cucumber or cold pasta tossed with roasted red pepper, mozzarella and cherry tomatoes. Not sure of a beverage selection? Pair your poultry with a sweet moscato or bottled sangria.
- Seafood
Some fans may need a break from the fried foods that grace the tailgate spread. Give guests the option of lighter fare with grilled seafood entrees such as salmon filets with avocado relish or grilled tequila-lime shrimp skewers. As a side, pair your favorite seafood selections with easy-to-grill veggies like corn, zucchini and yellow squash. Refresh your palate with a glass of crisp white wine such as Yellow Tail Pinot Grigio, which features refreshing green apple and pear flavors.
SOURCE: Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits
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It's awkward enough doing a job interview over Skype. So it's gotta be about 500% worse when it turns out whole thing is an elaborate prank.
This latest joke, from Black Box TV, is awfully tricky—they're lucky the patsy didn't get more violent at the end, because I know I would've.
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May 23. — Leaving Wylie asleep at the camp, I set off early to fish at Point Malcolm. After catching four rock-fish, weighing five pounds, and losing several hooks, I commenced hunting about among the rocks for crabs, of which I procured about a dozen They were quite different from the English crab, being very small, not more than three or four inches in diameter, and without any meat in the inside of the shell; but the chine and claws afforded very fair pickings. Upon returning to the camp, I learnt from Wylie with great satisfaction that he had shot another kangaroo as he went to bring up the horses. The latter were now at the camp; so sending him to water them, I remained behind to dry my clothes, which had got thoroughly wetted in catching the crabs.
Upon Wylie's return I mounted him on one of the horses, and accompanying him on foot, proceeded to where he had left the kangaroo; as it was only one mile and a half away we brought it back upon the horse, entire, that we might skin it more leisurely at the camp. It was a larger one than the last, and promised an abundant supply of food for some days; added to this we had five pounds of fish and a dozen crabs, so that our larder was well and variously stocked. Upon skinning the kangaroo, Wylie carefully singed, folded up, and put away the skin for another day, fully determined that this time he would lose no part of the precious prize. Having taken the paunch and emptied it, he proceeded to make a kind of haggis (rather a dirty one to be sure), by putting into it the liver, lights, heart, and small intestines, and then tying it up, thrust it into the fire to be roasted whole. This seemed to be a favourite dish with him, and he was now as happy as a king, sleeping and eating alternately the whole night long; his only complaint now being that the water was so far off, and that as we had to carry it all up from the sand-hills to our camp, he could not drink so much as he should like, and in consequence, could not eat so much either, for it required no small quantity of liquid to wash down the enormous masses of meat that he consumed whenever he had an opportunity.


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Comprehensive Immigration Reform Toolkit from SURJ
Comprehensive Immigration Reform Toolkit
Issue at Hand
There are 11 million people living in the United States without legal status. In early 2013, a group of biparistan U.S. Senator, also know as the "Gang of Eight," introduced the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013 (S.744) , a comprehensive immigration reform bill. If this bill is enacted, the U.S. immigration system would undergo the largest overhaul known in recent history.
The bill opens up many new pathways to citizenship for undocumented peoples, and includes the creation of a new Registered Provisional Immigrant Status (RPI), a pathway for Dream Act eligible individuals, and a new non-immigrant W-visa program for low-wage workers.
Despite the potential relief for thousands of people, this bill also includes many barriers. Strict requirements for people in RPI status, such as a mandatory no less than 60 days of unemployment in a ten year period, exclusion from federal public benefit programs, and extensive processing fees will make it difficult for low-income people to remain eligible. The bill also includes a mandate that all employers use an electronic employment eligibility verification system (E-Verify), thus ramping up workplace enforcement. In addition, all reforms on status are contingent upon heavy militarization of the border and more stringent deportation measures that would make it more deadly for peoples crossing and would increase the number of people in detention.
The proposal of this bill is significant, but there is more work to do. As you read this, the bill is being debated in Congress. There are still chances to fight for changes in the bill that will provide relief to more individuals and families. Also, in the historic moment there is an even greater need to push for policies that keep all families together, protect human rights along the U.S. border, and promote economic justice and dignity for everyone.
What We Can Do
As white people showing up for racial justice, join us in struggle for human rights and human dignity in the fight for human mobility and just immigration reform. We want dignity, economic justice, and just immigration reform for all 11 million undocumented peoples in the U.S.!
Below are action items that come in various shapes and sizes designed for your lifestyles. Pick an action or two or more that make sense to you to do as Congress debates the immigration bill.
Get Informed
Read up on the immigration bill and discuss with friends, family, and organizations. Check out these helpful outlines and fact sheets:
National Immigration Law Center's Analysis of the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013.
DreamActivist.org's "Senate Immigration Bill: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly."
We Belong Together's "How Women Fared in the Senate Markup of the Immigration Bill."
Check out our Comprehensive Immigration Reform Resource Guide, as well as our Immigration Detention Resource Guide for more factsheets, analysis, and infographs.
2 MINUTE ACTION: In just 1 click you can spread the word
- No more separation of families! We belong together! #webelongtogether #fedoras4fairness #justimmigrationreformnow
- I support immigration reform that is fair for women and families. #webelongtogether #fedoras4fairness #justimmigrationreformnow
- Migration is a human right! No to border militarization and yes to just and fair immigration reform for everyone! #noborderdrones #humanbeingsarenotillegal #keepfamiliestogether
- We need education, justice, and freedom for families–not deportation! Obama–stop the deportations! #niunomas #not1more
- Not one more border drone. Not one more injustice. Not one more deportation. #NiUnoMas #Not1more
5 MINUTE ACTION: Sign up, Donate, and Make a Call
Sign up for email lists, sign petitions, and donate to leading grassroots immigrant rights organizations:
Campaign for Accountable, Moral, and Balanced Immigration Overhaul (CAMBIO)
Make a phone call to support grassroots efforts to push for changes in the bill that will benefit a broader number individuals and families in more just ways and to support individuals currently facing deportation. Make a call to support:
The Southern Poverty Law Center's call for protections for guest and low-skill workers
- Not One More Deportation's call for support for individuals currently facing deportation
30 MINUTE ACTION: Write a message and snap a photo
Protest Portrait: Support We Belong Together's Fedoras for Fairness Campaign. They say: women wear many hats, but on fair immigration, we speak with one voice. Write a message in support of immigration reform that is fair for women and LGBTQ folks. Take photos of you and your family, friends and community members wearing fedoras and share them with the hashtag #fairdora!
Akira Yamada
Protest Art: Share one of these images on our Facebook page and write a message about what you want to add to the Immigration debate! Thanks to the artists who have offered to use their artwork for this project. Visit their websites to see more of their art. Past the tinyurl link onto Facebook:
Colorlines Voto Latino
http://tinyurl.com/agfdfjj http://tinyurl.com/pgcwsuh
Jesus Barraza CAMBIO
dignidadrebelde.com cambio-us.org
http://tinyurl.com/q79qewe http://tinyurl.com/nxstnvq
1 HOUR ACTION: Do some writing
Letter to the Editor: Write an LTE about why immigration reform is an important issue for you and why you think that we need just and inclusive immigration reform. Send it to your friends, family, organizations, and to the local papers. Post it on our Facebook page.
Click here for tips on writing a LTE.
Here are some writing prompts:
I support immigration reform that includes all 11 million undocumented peoples in the country because…
I support immigration reform that does not rely on border militarization because…
I support the call for a moratorium on deportations because…
1 HOUR + ACTION: Take a day off your usual grind and spend the day provoking change!
For any action, meeting, or in-person event please take pictures or a short video and upload it to Facebook!
Show me your papers: People have used street theater to dramatize the effects of laws like SB1070 and copycat laws across the country.
Dress in a costume of a police officer. Go to a crowded street where people walk. Stop people who appear to be White European Americans and ask them for their papers or ID s. Ask them about their European ancestry. Ask people if they have heard of SB1070, explain it, and say that your local area is doing something different, you are requiring European Americans to go back to Europe and give the land back to the Indigenous people of that land.
Have flyers to hand out about Immigration and the Indigenous people of the land.
Hold a house party to discuss just immigration reform: Use a short movie, YouTube videos, or an article on the new immigration reform bill to spark conversation with folks in your networks.
Possible Videos to Show:
A Mexican Migrant's Death Portends Dangers of Harsh "Border Security" in Senate Immigration Bill from Democracy Now!
DREAMers Reunite With Deported Parents at US/Mexico Border! from United We Dream
National Fast to Say "Not One More Deportation" from notonemoredeportation.org
Fedoras for Fairness from We Belong Together.
The Undocumented by Marco Williams, PBS Independent Lens
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Maybe this is a drinking the Kool-Aid kind of thing, but having been involved in 3 searches in 2 departments this year, I can say that my understanding of how searches work is exponentially higher than it was while I was searching myself. Now that I have seen how it all works, I understand much more about how and why things happen the way they do, which makes me less of a conspiracy theorist. And after all, help with finding a spouse a job, up to and including spousal hires is a standard recruiting tool in many industries.
In my experience, most spousal hires are eminently qualified for the TT--no department I know of wants to hire an incompetent person, no matter how much of the salary the Dean will kick in. Addition by subtraction is a painful reality most in the working world have faced, and they have no desire to volunteer for such a scenario. Furthermore, at the research heavy universities I am familiar with, the spouse's position is a new line and does not prevent new hires through more traditional search process. Given that once someone is over the line in quality for a TT position, it is mostly right place/right time that gets them a position, I don't really oppose spousal hires in this type of situation, and I see how it can be really beneficial to a University that can't afford to shell out 6 or 7 figure startups every few years to fill one position.
I am strongly opposed to the type of spousal hire described by Dr. Crazy:
So, for example, let's say that we made Candidate A an offer. Candidate A, whether male or female, had a spouse who is an academic. (Note that I say spouse here. This is crucial. We are not talking about partners - we are talking about legally married people.) Historically, if we really wanted the candidate, the chair might agree to "find something" for the spouse, and that "something" would be something off the tenure track. Then, once some time passed, a hiring line would open up in the department. An ad would be written to fit the trailing spouse, as long as the couple had played nicely and sucked up to the right people. And then, under the auspices of an open search, the trailing spouse would be hired into a tenure-track position, regardless of the coverage needs of the department and regardless of the quality of other candidates being interviewed for the position.
"Fake" searches are a HUGE waste of everyone's time. If a department wants to hire someone (a spouse or inside candidate), they should just get on with it and not try to pretend there is a search, unless the spouse/inside candidate is on the same footing at the other candidates.
I was more interested in Dr. Crazy's comments about spousal hires being "1 for the price of 2" rather than "2 for the price of 1". In my experience, spousal hires are just as collegial as anyone else. After a few years, it is usually impossible to figure out who was the leading spouse and who was the trailing spouse, assuming they started at the same level. In my department, there is a married couple with kids, but they, like all TT parents are expected to contribute to service outside work hours (along with everyone else), though most people understand that they need some advance notice to arrange childcare. In the department as a whole, there are slackers (of course, like with anything else), but the level of slackerness seems independent of family status.
At my old National Lab there were a few spouses who worked together. That was a lot messier, since there was more of a hierarchy, and the potential for political minefields was HUGE. Sometimes things looked really fishy from the outside (though I can't have known details) about one spouse having an impact on the annual reviews of people who worked under the other spouse due to personality conflicts or perceived offenses. The situation was far dodgier than anything I have seen in academia, where the semi-flat structure ameliorates some of this problem, given that the problem of improper career boosting or killing based on spousal input would exist independently of whether the couple worked at the same University.
It is good to have this type of discussion in the open, especially since many scientists marry other scientists or engineers, and have career conflicts due to location issues.
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