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Dear Salma,
I'd like to thank you for two different pieces of work that you have completed for me in the last couple of months.
Firstly, you assisted me with a mail out to clients. All I had to do was give you the name of the software and then you investigated how to go about exporting addresses from the tax software into Excel and then were able to complete a mail merge. I wouldn't have been able to do this without, and that I thank you.
Secondly, you came to my office to train my assistant on how to use Microsoft Vista, Excel and, I believe Word. He is much more efficient, since you came in and trained him.
I wouldn't hesitate to recommend you to anyone looking for assistance in the above areas, or other areas that you have expertise.
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Dear Salma,
Speedy project completion…
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…these are just some of the words that come to mind when I think of you, and reflect on our recent business dealings.
Salma, I'd like to thank you for the excellent service you've provided my in recording both session notes and compiling a library catalog for my consulting business. Your turnaround time is fantastic, and you're very easy to work with. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend you to others looking for a virtual assistant.
Again, many thanks for your wonderful service, Salma… it's been a pleasure dealing with you, and I know will continue to be so in the future!
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Hi David,
Last Thursday, we had the privilege of receiving a "one-on-one" Microsoft Word training from Salma Burney.
A few of us here are not the most sophisticated computer user and our keyboarding skills are rudimentary.
Our employee, Terry Moore, for which this special course was arranged was a bit overwhelmed as he approached his training day, however, he stated to me that the day was the best skills training experience he ever participated in made so by the effort, attitude and patience of Salma. Not only did he learn more than he expected but he also had fun doing so.
At the end of the day when Terry's training was completed, I requested to speak with Salma to find out if she could assist me with a few Excel spreadsheet "obstacles" which I have been trying to correct for a very long time. Salma took the time and was so helpful that we now have a spreadsheet that actually works !!!
I would like to say that Salma is a tremendous asset to your training firm and hope we are fortunate enough to have her as our "technical" expert in the future. She deserves an A+.
I first met Salma when I bought a "Virtual Girl Friday-Computer Lessons" CD in a Silent auction in 2007. She has given me basic computer lessons, power point lessons and excel lessons. She has taught me how to back up files and burn CD's. She has helped me with organizing my mailing database including mail merging my address label for printing envelopes.
She set my life up on Outlook two years ago and recently guided me in retrieving my Outlook calendar out of archives for a government audit. I have her booked yet again, this time to assist me in properly setting up and navigating my Face Book and LinkedIn profiles.
Salma is one of those people that I can't live without. She is always a "life saver" for me and because I am still so challenged with technology. I plan to keep her close to me and my business.
Thank you, Salma, for your extreme knowledge and guidance the last 2½ years. You have made a real difference in my business."
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December 22, 2012 (CHICAGO) --It was a somber day for the Chicago Fire Department as it marked the 102nd anniversary of a deadly stockyard fire.
Twenty-one firefighters died on December 22,1910, the most in the city's history.
Ringing a bell in honor of those killed in the line of duty is a tradition that dates back more than 150 years, according to the firefighter's union.
The widow of Chicago Firefighter Corey Ankum helped place a wreath at a wall memorializing those killed in the stockyard fire. Ankum and Edward Stringer died two years ago while fighting a fire on the South Side.

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California has been pushing its solar industry. It's not a secret. In pushing the solar industry came a flurry of jobs. Based on the "Solar Industry & Occupations: Distributed and Utility Scale Generation" report, California is currently home to 3,500 solar firms employing 25,000 people. Based on these trends, the state could add as many as 18,000 jobs in the solar industry by 2015.
This increase in jobs is of course, welcomed, however at present there may not be enough qualified people to fill them. Although California's community colleges have done a good job of not only training, but fulfilling the market demand for solar installers, the future of solar in California will require different skill sets, many of which are not being taught in college programs.
The solar curriculum in California's community colleges needs to be expanded to cover the basics of energy production, power plant management, and solar technologies the report recommends. This will be especially prudent in certain areas of California where the solar industry is becoming more popular, but the market for installers is saturated. Class options need to be diversified in order to address other skills needed in the solar industry. By incorporating skill sets relevant to other aspects of solar aside from installation (manufacturing and distribution for instance), colleges might be able to better prepare graduates for their impending job searches.
There are 15,000 students enrolled in 300 different green job training programs. There will come a point in the near future where policy makers will need to catch up to educational institutes that are driving green jobs. If California's community colleges succeed in diversifying classes in green jobs, will California's green economy evolved enough for these graduates to find work in their fields? California won't be able to realize the full economic potential of green jobs if this doesn't equalize. If we train people in green jobs but there is no market for them it will all be for naught.


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RICHMOND — A 54-year-old man has been charged with murdering a mother of four inside of her home more than 30 years ago.
Sherill Smothers has been charged with murder in the death of Marsha Carter, a Richmond resident who was killed in December 1983.
Authorities say that Carter was likely killed in her home; one of her children called police after discovering a pool of blood in Carter's bed. Both she and her car were missing, and her body turned up roughly 10 days later.
Deputy District Attorney Chris Walpole said new evidence surfaced connecting Smothers to the killing, but would not say what kind. He said Richmond police recently started taking a look at old homicide cases and re-opened the investigation into Carter's death.
"We don't let murders slip through the cracks if we can," Walpole said. "Richmond police were diligent, thorough, went back to old cases, and now we're hoping someone can be held accountable for the murder of this young woman."
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Sat Aug 12, 2017 00:09
If Capone had anything to do with TLC, especially orchestrating something from jail, too many people would have had to have known about it to have kept it quiet. Silence among criminals probably exists to some degree, but the kidnapping story was just too important to have been kept under wraps. Some involved would have just been messengers with little or no involvement and nothing to lose from telling the blockbuster details.
Re: contract law and omertà
Joe for Bob Mills,
Fri Aug 11 19:23
Bob, it's hard to know where to start in rebuttal. Perhaps Capone admitting to knowing nothing, but of course offering to altruistically help out for a get out of jail free card, (nothing to lose)...
somebody would have talked
bob mills for joe and forum,
Sat Aug 12 12:03
Joe, I have in fact written a book about this. "Conscience of a Conspiracy Theorist" dealt specifically with your belief that "too many people would have (talked)..." which you advanced in a recent...
Re: somebody would have talked
Joe for Bob Mills,
Sun Aug 13 07:19
Bob, it wasn't my point specifically that someone would have talked. Please read my post again for the reasons I stated. I actually disagree with Jack. Anyone directly involved in a case of this...
capone and the lindberghs
bob mills for joe, jack and forum,
Mon Aug 14 09:48
I wish Capone would come back to Earth for a few minutes, so we could question him about his offer to return the Eaglet to the Lindberghs. If Capone had been DIRECTLY involved with the kidnapping,...
Sun Aug 13 22:54
If Capone, or anyone besides simply Hauptmann would have been the perpetrator, there would have been people who simply knew about the crime or were lightly involved such as being a messenger who...
Sat Aug 12 00:09
Sat Aug 12 05:28
That may well be. I just think that the Capone theory, the Lindbergh did it theory, the Baker "connection" and whatever else people can dream up should more clearly be labeled as speculation instead...
the code of omertà
bob mills for jack and forum,
Sat Aug 12 04:40
Jack, all I can say is that for every rat that talked about a mob escapade, there's a dead body at the bottom of a river somewhere.
Baker - Smart?
Fri Aug 18 13:11
Regarding all that Baker stuff, I can't see anyone smart enough to know what omerta meant leaving his own address at a place where he exchanged ransom bills which could have gotten him executed. It...
baker and the cops
bob mills for jack and forum,
Mon Aug 21 05:19
Quite a set of coincidences, it seems to me. Baker is an ex-con and the only person at Plymouth Apartments with access to the dumbwaiter roster where the names J./J. Faulkner were listed. And...he...
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Next time you are watching a documentary on TV, lets say a wildlife documentary, or a history show, or (heaven forbid) a medical documentary, take a moment to pay attention to the voice over.
Seldom do you experience very long periods of silence. If there is not actual dialogue or conversations occurring in the scene, the narrator will be telling you what you are looking at. This often occurs even if what you are looking at is pretty self evident.
This is because watching something whilst listening to someone tell you what you are watching is a much more powerful form of communication.
Providing a running narrative or commentary is a useful habit to get into when delivering clinical care to your patients. This is for 2 important reasons:
- It really improves communication and understanding between you and your patient. It informs them of their care.
- It helps YOU focus on what exactly it is you are doing. It is really hard to be distracted thinking about the 13 other things you are currently multi-tasking when you are doing just one thing AND talking it through.
Often you will see nurses just move in and perform repetitive or simple interventions with only minimum (or no) communication with the patient. Or perhaps they perform the tasks whilst engaging in witty banter or casual conversation – which is absolutely fine, but often excludes the patient from understanding all those little things we are doing to them.
Even though it feels a little strange try to get in the habit of providing a running commentary as you perform even the simplest of interventions. This is a little different to giving an explanation, and I find it works best if I actually imagine I am talking myself through the task.
For example, if you are hanging a bag of saline you might talk it through something like this:
OK Dave, I'm just checking this bag of saline with Carol to make sure it is the right fluid and that the expiration date is not past.
Im just going to take it out of this protective bag, which, as you can see is always really difficult.
There. I'm just going to hang it on your IV pole whilst I open the giving set.
OK….Im just turning off this little roller clamp so the fluid doesn't run through the tubing until I'm ready. I'm just going to spike the bag through this port here.
And now I squeeze this drip chamber to fill it to this mark here. Right. Now I can open the roller clamp and prime the fluid all the way down the tubing to remove any air bubbles. See? You might sometimes get tiny bubbles like this that are nothing to worry about….
….and on you go. A running narrative expounding what you are doing as the patient experiences it. Sounds obvious. But when you start to pay attention, you realise just how many things we do without informing the person we are doing it to.
Don't get me wrong. There are definitely times when it is appropriate to be quiet. To listen, or to let the power of an unhurried silence open up a space for deeper conversations.
And some procedures may not need to be talked through every single time. Perhaps just the first time you do them.
As you develop your running commentaries for each intervention, try to improve on them. What might your patients actually find interesting about these things that you are doing?
Become the David Attenborough of nursing narrative.
Other interventions that might benefit from a running narrative include.
Performing a physical assessment. Taking observations. Setting up and doing dressings. Performing 12-lead ECG. There are many more.
By adding running narrative your clinical actions, you are more focused, less likely to skip things or take shortcuts, and less likely to make errors.
Also, things become much clearer for the patient, they feel more included in their care and have the opportunity to ask questions about the multitude of things happening to them. Things that we often consider small and run through on auto-pilot.
The very same things that may be incomprehensibly big for our patients.
- Tell them what you are going to do.
- Then tell them what you are doing as you are doing it.
- Next, tell them what you just did (in summary).
- Finally, ask them if everything is OK (give them an opportunity to ask questions).


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Dorothea Dix
But in 1844 the Yankee reformer Dorothea Dix came to New Jersey to agitate for the construction of a modern state asylum. To prove her point, she traveled around the state to document the horrible conditions facing the mentally ill.
She found people living in filth, chained up, and beaten. At the Morris County Poor House she found that the violently insane were kept in the cellar, where, said Dix, one would not want to keep a dog.
In Essex County, men, women, children, sane, and insane were thrown together in the jail.
In Shrewsbury, an inmate had wandered off into the woods and no body much cared about it.
At the Salem County Poor House, the keeper told the story how one madman jumped at him: I knew I must master him now or never: I ...caught a stick of wood...and laid upon him until he cried for quarters: I beat him long enough to make him know I was his master, and now he is too much afraid of a thrashing to attack me; but you had better stand off ma'am, for he won't fear you.
Dix sent her report to the State Legislature where it touched off a hot debate. Some lawmakers thought an asylum would be too expensive; it would be cheaper, they said to transport Dorothea Dix across the state line. One assemblyman said the proposed asylum was too extravagant an an Egyptian Coliseum.
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Two trusts – one in Taranaki and the other in Waikato – were the grateful recipients yesterday (May 10) of funds raised by volunteer firefighters at an Emergency Services Ball in New Plymouth recently.
Representatives from the Mellowpuff Charitable Trust and the Waikato Health Trust each received $1300 cheques from Lance Allerby, president of the Taranaki Provinical Fire Brigade Association, at the association's annual general meeting in Inglewood.
Mellowpuff trustee Karen Venables told of how the money would go to Taranaki children in adversity. The trust was set up in May 2006 in memory of Melissa Long who passed away after a five year battle with cancer. While Melissa was sick, her family received a wide variety of help from family, friends, neighbours, work colleagues and schools in the Spotswood community.
Melissa's dying wish was to repay the support she received by using the funds in her bank account to assist other Taranaki children who were going through similar challenges.
The Waikato Health Trust supports the provision of health and disability services within the area served by the Waikato District Health Board. Within that broad purpose the trust undertakes a number of specific activities. The main one of these is to manage the donations and bequests received by the Waikato District Health Board.
Each year more than 700 Taranaki people receive tertiary care at Waikato Hospital often incurring financial hardship as a result.
The $1300 will be invested into a Burns Fund in the Waikato Health Trust and Taranaki people can apply for assistance from the fund. Trustee and Waikato DHB chief financial officer Maureen Chrystall acknowledged the donation and said others could donate to the fund safe in the knowledge that it could only be spent on Taranaki-based families.
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Our sweet baby boy #2 was ready to get outta there. Thank goodness we were at the hospital for an induction, otherwise, Carey would have delivered him in our car on the side of the road somewhere. Probably in the parking lot of the Fubar bar on 210.
But, we were at Womack in the care of an amazing nurse, a great team of doctors, and a midwife who was my coach and cheerleader. I was induced with Pitocin and it got the ball rolling very quickly. The doctor came in to check me after about two hours when my contractions started to pick up and I was 5cm dilated. Five minutes later I was ready to push, and about ten minutes later my precious little baby was laying on my chest. No time for one of those sweet, sweet epidurals - he came out the old fashioned way.
Unfortunately, he came out so quick that Carey actually missed the birth. He was down on the first floor waiting for a friend to come pick up Eli. But he did walk in just in time to cut the cord, and Eli got to meet his baby brother fresh out of the womb. He was a very attentive and loving big brother that night and has been every day since. I'm not going to lie - that has sort of shocked me. I'm sure the jealousy thing will kick in at some point, and I fully expect many fights in the future. But for now, I love the way they interact.
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Our pets are an important part of our lives and taking care of them is a year-round job. In Colorado, the summer days are long and the outdoor activities are plentiful making it the perfect time of the year to get out there with our pets.
Take these helpful hints into consideration and you are sure to have an awesome summer with the family pet!
4 Steps To Have A Great Summer With Your Pet
While it may feel like we are being nags when constantly reprimanding our pups, it may be a sign that their obedience level is not as good as it needs to be. Many vet offices and animal hospitals offer classes to get Spot listening better and following commands like a champ. If you plan on taking your dog out and about this summer, be sure that their obedience levels are up to snuff. Your dog and you will enjoy your activities much more if it isn't a constant battle of wills.
It is not fair to you, your dog, or the other pets and people that you will encounter to have your pup running around causing mayhem and not listening to your commands. A few behavioral changes should do the trick and your vet can be a great resource for that knowledge.
We all add a few extra pounds over the winter months and our pets are no exception. Talk with your vet if you are curious if your pet may need a diet. They may switch their food or just encourage you to up their activity level and cut down on the portions. House cats are especially susceptible to unwanted weight gain and it is important to remember that they need exercise too! Try increasing their activity level with one of the various toys that are available. Indoor cat jungle gyms are another great way to keep them active and moving.
Hydration is always a key factor in keeping our cats and dogs healthy, and this is especially true during the warm summer months. Be sure that your pets always have plenty of fresh, cold water and don't forget to keep them hydrated when you are out on the trails! If you are spending the day outdoors with your dog be sure to monitor their activity level and do not allow them to overdo it, remember that they do not know their limits. If they have an adverse reaction to the sun and heat, your vet can provide a hydration pack that will get them feeling great again in no time.
Colorado provides many outdoor opportunities for you and your pet to get out there and enjoy the summer. Be sure to talk to your vet about the necessary precautions to take to protect your pet from ticks and other critters found in our beautiful mountain area. Be sure to follow all leash laws and regulations and be respectful of others. Your vet may know of a few great spots too!
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E.T. & CE3K at Aero
As part of its Far Out Space Films series, the American Cinematheque presents a Steven Spielberg double bill of E.T. - THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL and CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND. Both were huge box office successes, but neither one truly lives up to its reputation, particularly E..T., which is way to cloying and cute.
CLOSE ENOUNTERS offers some decent spectacle and great special effects (better than STAR WARS, which beat it out for the Oscar), but the human element is week, and the various "special editions" that followed the original theatrical release did not solve the problem. NOTE: On the alien mothership at the end, if you look closely, you can see R2-D2 upside down.
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We would like to submit our event to Access Atlanta. It is the Atlanta Steampunk Exposition, and it is an event that celebrates all that is fun and exciting about the Steampunk World. Whether you're a dyed in the wool enthusiast complete with top hat and goggles or a newbie that is curious, this convention will have it for you. We will have Panels discussing the various happenings within the Steampunk world, authors of numerous books, guests who revel in talking about their craft and love for all that is steampunk, and vendors selling everything from a to z. To learn more about our exposition, who's attending, and what we are providing you can look here at https://www.atlantasteampunkexpo.com/
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In research published in the October 25 2005 issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal Gerald N. Predy and colleagues from the University of Alberta and the University of Western Ontario found that administering an extract of North American ginseng root to adults with a history of frequent upper respiratory tract infections cut cold incidence as well as lowered cold symptoms and duration.
In a randomized, double-blind trial, 130 men and women received 2 capsules per day of a poly-furanosyl-pyranosyl-saccharide-rich extract of North American ginseng for a four month period while 149 received a placebo. Similar extracts have been shown in prior research to enhance lymphocyte function and immune response. Participants in the study were instructed to complete daily logs to document and rate cold symptoms.
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Another study to test the benefits of zinc gluconate lozenges showed that the time to complete resolution of symptoms was significantly shorter in the zinc group than in the placebo group. The zinc group had significantly fewer days with coughing, headache, hoarseness, nasal congestion, nasal drainage, and sore throat (Mossad et al. 1996). By dissolving two zinc lozenges in the mouth every few hours, the zinc will help inactivate cold viruses multiplying in the throat.
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Department for International Development written question – answered on 12th July 2017.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to provide humanitarian support to (a) all the inhabitants and (b) the children in Mosul once the city has been liberated from Da'esh.
The UK is providing lifesaving assistance to those who have fled fighting in Mosul and we will continue to do so once Mosul is liberated. We are supporting UNICEF to provide water supply facilities in 12 camps for 166,000 displaced people, about half of whom are children. We are funding UNHCR to provide cash assistance for vulnerable displaced Iraqis, allowing them to prioritise what they need most such as food or household items. The UK is also funding the International Organisation for Migration to provide healthcare for Mosul's citizens, including upgrading four surgical and medical emergency units and supporting ten health facilities in liberated areas of Mosul. The UK is the largest donor to the Iraq Humanitarian Pooled Fund which funds projects across Iraq including protection services for children in and around Mosul.
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By Kelly Borth, Chief Strategy Officer at GREENCREST It's safe to say that as business owners one of our ultimate goals is to create customer loyalty. There is as much as a 90% cost reduction when selling to an existing customer compared to acquiring a new one. That's why it's important to intimately understand your […]
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Turning Prospects into Lifetime Customers: Attract, Engage, Convert and NurtureThursday, November 13th, 2014
(This BrandPro article is the first in a series of five articles that discuss the process of "Turning Prospects into Lifetime Customers.") If you're in marketing or business, you might have heard of the popular AIDA Formula. AIDA is an acronym for Attention, Interest, Desire and Action. It's the process that we marketers often use […]
Media relations and new media — what's different and what isn't?Friday, June 7th, 2013
Media relations opportunities have greatly expanded. With nearly all publications having a print and online version of each issue, e-newsletters that get distributed daily or weekly, blogs and information repositories on the websites, a reporter's need for quality information to share with his or her readers is insatiable. What hasn't changed is a reporter's desire […]
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HTML email campaigns are cost-effective and they work. GREENCREST's Michael Johnson explains how developing a successful campaign is more than clicking the send button.
The Rising Tide of E-mail MarketingSunday, April 15th, 2007
The effectiveness of your e-mail is tied closely to the value it provides the recipient. It's important to ask, "Will the target find the content interesting or useful?"
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Professor Albert H Munsell created the Munsell colour system. It is a colour space that separates colour dimension into 3 areas; hue, value and chroma.
Hue measured by degrees around the horizontal circle. Each horizontal circle is divided into 5 principal hues: Red, Yellow, Green, Blue and Purple along with 5 intermediate hues – which is halfway between each principal hues. There are now in effect 10 sub colours (red, yellow red, yellow, green yellow, green, blue green, blue, purple blue, purple, red purple). Within the 10 sub colours there are 5 hues = in total there are 100 hues separated in increments of 2.5.
Value measures the lightness; black (value 0) at the bottom and white (value 10) at the top. There are several colour solids and gray gradient in between.
Chroma measures the purity of a colour (saturation) with the lower chroma being less pure and appearing washed out, otherwise known as pastels.
Munsell colouring system is also referred to as the number theory. By identifying each colour with a universal number we can produce an accurate representation and of the colour pallet.


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Dialogue from an interview with Brenna Crowley.
"To me what makes a really good theatrical belly dance performance is actually to put the theatrics in it, just not to make it a regular belly dance routine. I like seeing really extravagant costuming; I like seeing them play with the lighting and staging; to have, you know, use whatever they have available to them to make it a really creative atmosphere surrounding their dance, to help them with whatever the story it is that they are telling with that performance."
"I always like seeing a story being played out. I like seeing the character being shown through their movements, which is not necessarily and does not always have to be strictly belly dance throughout – I like seeing theatrical belly dance performances that have movement influences from other dance styles that cater to the character that they are trying to portray, but still is rooted in belly dance. And also especially with the costuming, I think they really need to invest a significant amount of thought and time into what they are wearing, for a theatrical belly dance performance. I don't just want to see a regular outfit. I want to see something that's going to be a – wow! That looks amazing or that really exemplifies the character that they are trying to do or the story they are trying to tell. Then it sets them apart from anything that's just kind of more of a mainstream type of performance. So, definitely I like seeing a story, I like seeing the costuming, I like seeing the use of atmosphere whether it's to do with lighting, or they bring props with them or something. So something to really make it much more dramatic and much bigger than something which is just considered to be a mainstream performance."
– "To me, to make a very good theatrical belly dance performance, I think the dancer has to invest a significant amount of time in creating the character. She needs to think about how the character's going to behave in her story-line, as she creates her story line. Think about the movements. Don't just generate a regular hip roll but how would the character develop this hip roll and how would this character own the hip roll? Or the chest lift or the chest circle, or whatever our movements are as we deliver them in the commercial performance, but make them as a character."
"Of course they have to have a beginning, middle and end, a climax and a storyline, but I really feel that for a belly dance performance to become theatrical, the dancer really has to put a significant amount of thought behind the character and the storyline."
Sarah Skinner online – "I absolutely love doing theatrical shows. It is something that is completely different than my money making shows. In my money making shows I am entertaining, I'm having fun and you are usually dancing in a very small space and you are usually filling a particular role. When it's a theatrical performance, I get to decide and I get to own the entire stage. We have this entire platform, to create a whole new environment and do whatever I please."
"It can be a huge long story, or something sweet and romantic. You create the entire environment! From the lighting, the music, the costumes. All these things you get to craft, design and set. You are in complete control and bringing your audience through a joyous journey with you. So it's so exciting to have that kind of control and with that amazing opportunity that you get to be on stage, take full advantage. You have an entire stage. You are not confined to a little spot in a restaurant – you have a stage. Own it! When you are planning out the choreography, you get to use that entire space. Really chew it up and have an enjoyment of the whole thing"
"You get to design a costume that perfectly fits that mood. I always spend more time crafting my theatrical costumes, rather than my show ones. My show ones are very commercial, you know that everybody in going to be will be pleased with it, but a theatrical costume had 3D C-beaded daisies all over my costume, it can be so much fun and whimsical or some elaborate multi-layered piece that you would never bother dragging to a (commercial) show and putting on all of the different bits necessarily. So, I love being able to design the costumes, then you get to have the lighting"
"A key component with everything (in these shows) is great music! Something that is going to really bring the mood into the performance. If you have a great lighting designer then even better, you can have great lights. Every little element to a theater production you get to control and deliver to your audience. It's so much fun. If you ever have the opportunity. Do it!"
Sarah Skinner has also made many very useful belly dance instructional DVDs, you can click here to see a list of Sarah Skinner's DVDs
I own the one about veils and I have found it very useful, I have learnt a lot from it. I find Sarah a very good teacher, very clear and very passionate about her subject. Her style is very graceful and harmonious.


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Nintendo, Microsoft Join Forces To Offer News, Entertainment
TOKYO -- Nintendo Co., Microsoft Co. and Nomura Research Institute Ltd. plan to provide news and entertainment services in Japan using existing satellite television tuners.
The venture will be set up in the fourth quarter of 1996 and services will begin in mid-1997, the companies said in a statement Wednesday.
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I've just had the opportunity to take advantage of GFM's generous sabbatical policy… After 10 years, employees are encouraged to take one month off to "undertake activities that promote individual rejuvenation and personal benefit."
I did so by participating in a yoga retreat in Croatia with six Brits and a Norwegian I'd never met before, taking a two-week vacation in Croatia and Italy with my boyfriend, and then spending a week re-acclimating and getting organized at home in Denver. It was an absolutely wonderful experience and as I sat at lunch savoring my last few days off, I jotted down some of the lessons I learned that may prove helpful should you ever find yourself in the position of enjoying a month off.
1. Modifying isn't cheating
As a former gymnast (AKA perfectionist) I feel the need to be able to bend forward and touch the ground with hands flat and legs straight when I'm practicing yoga. Thanks to a hamstring issue, I'm not currently able to, which has been driving me crazy. On this yoga retreat, our instructor encouraged me to bend my knees deeply in forward bend. Doing so not only enabled me to put my hands flat on the ground without pain, it also produced an amazing stretch that felt great. My preconceived notions of what "success" looked like in that pose and the expectations known only to me (no one else was watching to make sure I kept my legs straight) had been holding me back from true success.


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Julianne Hough Steals The Spotlight at AMAs 2014
Julianne Hough shows off a little leg on the red carpet at the 2014 American Music Awards held at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Sunday (November 23) in Los Angeles.
The 26-year-old actress and Dancing With The Stars judge hit the stage at the show to present 5 Seconds of Summer with the Kohl's New Artist of the Year Award.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Julianne Hough
"On our way to the #ama's see you soon!" Julianne tweeted on her way to the show with her glam team.
FYI: Julianne wore a stunning Zuhair Murad dress, Tamara Mellon heels, Jacqui Aiche jewelry, a Hysteric Co. ring and ear cuff, and a Lee Savage clutch.
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Barbara Bradley accepts a 14kt y/g and diamond Embrace The Difference® pendant as a gift from Marsha Dautch. The Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast Cancer is an official beneficiary of Embrace The Difference®.
Sam Zimmer at the Summit Walk for Autism Awareness- April 28th 2012.
Jeff Zimmer and Duane Paddock – Co sponsors of of Summit Walk for Autism Awareness.
Robyn Zimmer and Kelly McLaughlin-Cantalician Center.
People Inc. Museum of Disability History Grand Opening.
People Inc. Museum of Disability History Grand Opening.
Mary Bell.
Summit Educational Resources Holiday Gift Show.
American Cancer Society-Barbara S Zimmer Holiday Wish Show-2010.


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Drambuie invites you to a mixology masterclass.
Join us for an intimate session with Global Drambuie Ambassador, Freddy May and special guests Dev Johnson and Ulysses Vidal from New York's legendary Employees Only. You'll learn how to make the iconic Rusty Nail, plus two of the latest new cocktails being sipped in the bars and backrooms of NYC.
Once you have mastered the art of mixology we will then transport you to The Hoxton Hall where you will gain queue jump entry & a complimentary cocktail for an evening of world class music at Drambuie's grand finale of The Brass & Crimson.


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|Radiators, immersed in a tank filled with BONDERITE M-PP 102
The innovative coating process by Henkel, called BONDERITE M-PP, is a decidedly simple and sparing choice compared to electrocoating. The technology is renowned in the construction, paint sub-contractor and agricultural markets; currently, its exceptional performance is being shown as well in the market for household radiators.
With the BONDERITE brand, Henkel is a worldwide leader in functional coatings and metal pretreatments. The chemical company develops innovative tailored solutions without any compromise on performance, cost or conformity. Creation of a new process for self-deposition primer coating together with Radiateurs Industrie, a major French household heating equipment company, is exemplary.
Radiateurs Industrie from La Chartre-sur-le-Loir is renowned for top quality of its radiators for over half a century. The production facility of the company supplies 400 thousand radiators annually.
|Radiators having just exited the co-curing BONDERITE M-PP 102 + powder paint oven
"Changing our painting process was the only way to continue the production at this site," admits the Operations Director Raphaël Alain. Actually, until late 2015 Radiateurs Industrie was still using the traditional dip paint primer process that employed solvents, presenting safety and health issues. Environmental regulation becoming more stringent, solvent-based process had to be replaced by a sustainable water-based one.
This was the chance for Henkel to offer its innovative BONDERITE M-PP process, previously called Autophoretic coatings. Radiateurs Industrie was impressed by the simplicity and robustness of the technology. It could solve every sustainability headache while significantly improving both corrosion resistance and appearance of steel radiators.
100% solvent-free, the new coating process had as well to comply with the performance requirements of Radiateurs Industrie, while being compact enough in order to fit into the new production facility extension. Process-wise, first, primer coating had to go well with powder top-coating. An even thickness over the entire surface of the radiator, including the difficultly accessible internal convector plates, would also be a strong plus. Finally, the coating had to be clear, and its total cost, competitive.
Mathieu Van De Cappelle, Technical Customer Service expert at Henkel, admits: "All these requirements were challenging enough on their own. Meeting all of them combined required exceptional focus and perseverance."
"We had to be particularly creative in order to meet tough cost targets and we designed-to-cost everything from our formulation to our supply chain. All in all, driving such an innovative project and making it a success has been a great achievement for the entire team," adds Loïc Guillou, Sales Engineer at Henkel.
Unique selling points of BONDERITE M-PP include, first of all, its ability to evenly coat complex parts made of ferrous metals, including inner surfaces of tubes and sharp edges. The compact process is totally free of solvents and VOC. Finally, it is highly sustainable thanks to very low power consumption and wastewater volumes. The new installation was commissioned smoothly in January 2016.
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- Tap water rinse
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- 90 °C stove
Raphaël Alain adds: "Radiateurs Industrie is a strong market player, the sole manufacturer of panel radiators in France, representing the brands Chappée and De Dietrich. In 2015, the company's activity grew by 15% within a flat market. The quality of our products is driving our strong growth. Transitioning from the traditional solvent process to Henkel's innovative autophoretic process was an obvious choice, once we realized its simplicity, robustness, and its ability to coat 3 million m² per year of complex-shaped components. Unlike cataphoretic coating, parts are not subjected to electric current. And as proof of its simplicity, it worked perfectly from the first day of production."
Radiateurs Industrie is owned by BDR Thermea group that boasts brands such as Baymak, Baxi, Brötje, Chappée, De Dietrich, or Remeha. It is among the top European suppliers of heating devices with annual sales close to €1.7 billion and employing some 6,500 people across Europe. The Group holds strong positions in the rapidly growing markets of Turkey, Eastern Europe, Russia, China and North America.


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Backstage With the Women's Fund
On March 8, 2018, we celebrated International Women's Day with a meet-and-greet reception featuring area nonprofits whose programs benefit women and girls.
Power of the Purse 2018
Doors for Power of the Purse will open at 10 a.m. for networking, to view the silent auction, and to purchase raffle tickets. Lunch will begin at 11:30 a.m. with the program to follow, ending at 1:30 p.m. Register Today!
Bellin Women's Half Marathon
Join us at the 2018 Bellin Women's Half Marathon in Green Bay, WI.
Friendraisers: 13th Annual Garden Party
Supporters of the Women's Fund are encouraged to host "friendraisers" – gatherings of friends, family and colleagues to raise awareness of and discuss issues affecting local women and girls.


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People can get a look at Pasco's first public community garden this week.
The city will have a grand opening for the garden at Kurtzman Park, 331 S. Wehe Ave., at 9 a.m. June 28.
Mayor Matt Watkins will speak about the family activity of gardening, said Rick Terway, Pasco's administrative and community services director.
A local Boy Scout troop built the frames for the 30 raised beds for flowers and vegetables. The Pasco Lowe's Home Improvement store donated lumber and a shed and helped put up a fence around the garden.
"It's been a really great team effort," Terway said.
The beds are maintained by 30 families, most of them living in the neighboring BNR Affordable Housing apartments. They are mentored by Master Gardeners, who help out with 24 of the 36 community gardens in Benton and Franklin counties.
The Master Gardeners provide the users with seeds or transplants left over from plant sales, said Bill Dixon, president for the Master Gardener Foundation for Benton and Franklin Counties. They also do workshops for the families when they plant in the spring and sometimes again in the mid-summer, when a second crop is being planted.
Construction on the project was completed in mid-May, and it was planted soon after.
The new garden in Pasco is off to a good start, but issues come up any time people are learning how to garden, Dixon said.
The garden at Kurtzman Park, which is free to users, is now full, Dixon said.
"The city is going to wait and see before building additional ones, but so far it looks pretty successful," he said.
"When you plant in the spring in this area, it is a challenge," he said. "Sometimes it's cold, sometimes it's hot."
Each gardener is given a key to unlock the gate. Dixon said the fence is in place to keep animals and passersby from getting in.The garden has been valuable for residents of the apartments, said manager Adelita Alvarado, who oversees the garden. The apartment complex used to have its own garden, but had to give it up when the land it was planted on was sold.
"A lot of the families are very excited to have gardens out there," she said. "They get something to do. They get to grow their own fruit. They show their children how to do things other than run around."
Most of the community gardens in the area are small and private, associated with groups such as churches and schools. Richland has three public community gardens, while Kennewick has one.
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A Feminist Eye on Santiago de Compostela
Imogen Eveson goes in search of the hidden history of women in Spain's devoted capital of the Camino.
Where They Lived: the Home of an Artist
From the surrealism that Dalí transposed onto a small Spanish fishing village, to the vibrancy of a Marrakech villa and garden that worked its way into Yves Saint Laurent's collections, here are five homes that hold a very special place in the heart of their locale and the artist who created them.
A Taste of Spain: How Tapas Took over the World
With an international spread of World Tapas Day events on 15 June, Molly McLaughlin investigates the origins of a concept that, not just the Spanish, but people from all over the world have developed an appetite for.
Building Culture… in Barcelona
For this new photo series exploring the relationship between architecture and place, Anna Izquierdo documents four very different buildings that reinforce Barcelona's worldwide reputation for its Catalan architecture and community-centred spaces.


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Study Shows New Alzheimer's Treatment Can Completely Restore Memory
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To build this robot, I followed the standard engineering design cycle.
After I identified the problem, I specified the goals I wanted to accomplish with this robot; mechanical and electrical goals. I then evaluated and researched all possible solutions and chose the best solution to accomplish each goal.
Mechanical Goals (best solutions in bold)
Penetration through debris and other small structures
An angled front in combination with ample speed and mass will suffice
Ability to pull a payload of 210 lbs (conscious human)
Tubular Steel frame, eyebolt on back in combination with enough torque to pull 210 lbs
Safe and secure transportation of an object in its enclosed and protected compartment
Accessible compartment using a quick latch system where supplies, equipment, etc. can be stored and transported
Versatility (Pertinent "kits" that can be applied depending on the rescue situations e.g. fire rescue, riot control, medevac, etc.)
Extra space for development must be considered when designing
Ability to traverse obstacles that one would encounter in a rescue situation. Some of these obstacles may include stairs, fallen debris, etc.
Treads will provide the most resilience and will perform the best over obstacles
Electrical Goals (best solutions in bold)
One-way audio communication between the operator and the robot (microphone on robot, speaker on controller
Audio transmitter
360-degree live video feed
Camera mounted on modified servo for continuous rotation
Ability to operate in the dark/ High powered lighting
Infrared Video (48 IR LEDs) in combination with two ten watt LEDs
Temperature sensing
LM335a zener diode connected to ADC port on microcontroller
Maximum speed 10 mph along with enough torque to traverse obstacles (stairs, logs, etc.)
High wattage motors (see RMF calculations)
Long range communication (over ½ mile of video feed)
1.3 Ghz frequency, two watts or higher
Simple control that is easy to use
PS2 Controller- lots of documentation and many people are familiar with it
Active battery monitoring
Voltage divider connected ADC port on microcontroller-as battery voltage decreases; the output voltage will proportionally decrease
Remote motor shutoff (safety switch)
Digital signal connected to MOSFET that energizes relay coil when a signal is sent to the MOSFET gate
Battery duration: two hours
Two 12v 55 AH AGM cell batteries in series
Based on the mechanical goals, I constructed a 1:1 scale cardboard model of the frame and a CAD model of the steel frame using CAD.
Based on the electrical goals, I created two schematics: the circuit on the robot and the control circuit.
High resolution imaging of robot schematic can be found here
High resolution imaging of control schematic can be found here
After verifying my designs with my uncle who helped me with the project, and performing the necessary calculations, I began to build my prototype.
Calculations https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BEaWjsa0bj1EkZimxhzPYcfohxYzQFKzh7GKj3kY-mA/pub
Controller Code https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bOuc7qBMk8NQbSVH5AtARbreEkhDFyYMKyuA92uV2qM/pub
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BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese insurance firms have significant risk management deficiencies, as they overly focus on asset management for profits and growth, a senior official at China's insurance watchdog said on Saturday.
Vice chairman Chen Wenhui of the China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) said at a forum in Beijing that the insurance industry was "incorrect" in prioritizing asset management over risk management.
"Risk management capabilities are insurance firms' core competency, not asset management," financial publisher Caixin quoted him as saying.
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Journey Back to Oz
Dorothy and Toto are swept back to Oz by another hurricane. She sets about trying to find her old friends from the first movie, but discovers that the evil witch Mombi is planning to invade The Emerald City (now ruled by Scarecrow) with an army of enchanted green elephants. With her new friends Jack Pumpkinhead and Woodenhead the carousel horse, Dorothy sets about trying to thwart Mombi and save her old friends, and Oz.
Language: English
Country of Origin: USA
|Liza Minnelli
|... Dorothy
|Mickey Rooney
|... Scarecrow
|Milton Berle
|... Cowardly Lion
|Herschel Bernardi
|... Woodenhead Pinto Stallion III
|Ethel Merman
|... Mombi
|Paul Ford
|... Uncle Henry
|Danny Thomas
|... The Tin Man
|Margaret Hamilton
|... Aunt Em
|Paul Lynde
|... Pumpkinhead
|Jack E. Leonard
|... The Signpost
|Risë Stevens
|... Glinda
|Mel Blanc
|... The Crow
|Dal McKennon
|... Omby Amby
|Larry Storch
|... Amos
Liza Minnelli provided the voice of Dorothy, reprising the role originally played by her mother Judy Garland.
The film suffered various delays. The voice parts and music were recorded in 1964, but it was several more years before the producers could afford the animation. It was eventually released in the UK and Australia in 1972, but not until 1974 in the USA.
Writer Fred Ladd was also largely responsible for writing the english language versions of the first three anime series, 'Astro Boy', 'Kimba the White Lion', and 'Gigantor'.


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Female Russian runners kiss publicly
August 19 , 2013
Two female Russian runners ended up smooching publicly at the World Athletics Championship. The runners had won gold in the relay so it appears as if the kiss was a protest but neither of them have commented on the incident yet.
Russian sports minister said the private lives of the athletes won't be subject to the law and that the freedom of the guests in Sochi would be protected.
He didn't, however show any signs of leniency with those who might want to make public statements like these. "We want to protect our children whose psyches have not formed from the propaganda of drug use, drunkenness and non traditional sexual relations."
Tagged as: Female athletes Russia, World Athletes Championship Moscow, Sochi anti-gay laws, Gay protests, Sports News


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February 2018
- 2018 Commencement. Jihye recieved PhD and Hansol recieved MS degree. Congrats !!
December 2017
- Soojung Claire Hur (Ph. D., Johns Hopkins Univ.) visited GSNT to give a special invited seminar on "Differential Inertial Microfluidics for Biomedical Research".
- Jihye Kim successfully completes her Ph. D defense presentation!
- Hansol Jang successfully completes her M.S. defense presentation!
- Christmas party at Prof. Lee's house!
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By Chris Engle
Staff Writer
GAYLORD — Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment (DNRE) Director Rebecca Humphries has taken the fight against Asian carp to Washington, D.C., calling for "major changes" that need to occur in order to keep the fish from entering the Great Lakes.
Humphries was in Gaylord Feb. 6 speaking to a large group of conservation leaders at Huron Pines annual meeting prior to giving testimony on Capitol Hill three days later. She discussed the changes taking place with the merger of the departments of Natural Resources and Environmental Quality to form the DNRE, but was promptly asked the "Asian carp" question in a Q&A session which followed.
"We've got some real challenges, and we've been real pushy," Humphries said in reference to a lawsuit filed by Michigan and five other Great Lakes states to persuade the closing of the locks near Chicago. "The carp are very close to entering Lake Michigan, and they have several avenues by Chicago to do so."


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Embodied Impression Formation
The article discusses the experiments conducted to determine how motor neurons affect individuals' responses. Under the study, human judgment was evaluated according to the approach and avoidance response. Human trustworthiness was investigated in order to establish the ideal test for the approach, which could reveal the effects causing by motor neurons. It implied that the experiment results would reveal different types of human perception. As a result, social judgments could be improved due to motor cues (Slepian et al., 2012).
It was a correlational study experiment. Thus, it focused on the relationships existing between motor movements and the individual's response to objects. As a result, the relationship existing between two variables could be determined through the approach and avoidance task.
Initially, the study involved a group of sixty-three private university undergraduates; fifty-eight percent of the participants were females. They were provided with computer joysticks for responding by pushing or pulling. In this regard, a pull implied a trustworthy person while a push meant an untrustworthy individual judging from the provided images of faces. Considering the images, most respondents showed similar results. They understood the needs of the experiments.
The second study involved another group of fifty-five undergraduates with fifty-six percent of females who took part in the experiment. Under the study, arm tension was tested according to impression formation. During the experiment, arm extension and flexion were crucial for data inputting. The participants responded to the images of different faces relying on their perception of human trustworthiness. This time the outcome was more significant than the initial experiment results even though the images were similar.
The findings of the study indicated that motor movements considerably influence human response to things. In this case, our perception of various situations and phenomena emanates from the motor neurons effects. Therefore, it is crucial to control our motor movements to regulate our perception and behavior.


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Wegmans Application – Apply Online At Wegmans Today
Wegmans Job Application Online
Wegmans application is available online via a comprehensive employment platform. Those interested in pursuing employment via supermarket must do so online. There is Wegmans job application employment candidate self-service website which allows job applicants to create a job profile which allows them to provide detailed information about employment history and to upload a resume.
Wegmans Jobs Available
The Wegmans online application allows individuals to access numerous positions available on a full-time and part-time basis. Furthermore, through the candidate self-service website applicants can utilize specific parameters in order to select positions by location, job category, department or branch and even via a job description keyword search.
Some of the positions available via the completion of the Wegmans application form include Cashier, Grocery Clerk, Customer Service Clerk,Cashier, Grocery Clerk, Customer Service Clerk,Assistant Manager, Store Manager, Human Resources Coordinator and Dishwasher.
Minimum Employment Age At Wegmans:
16 years old
Wegmans Store Hours
Wegmans hours may vary by location. However, most stores are available on a 24 hours basis. In most cases, Wegmans may have reduced hours and or they may close during the holidays. For more detailed information about store hours it is best to contact the local Wegmans.
Important Tips To Apply Online With Wegmans
When applying online for positions at Wegmans, it is very important to create an online presence through Wegmans Career Center. This allows applicants to create a highly tailored profile which showcases previous employment and various skills. Applicants form a profile which allows them to apply to various employment opportunities via the Wegmans job application form. Furthermore, applicants can also refer others to the Wegmans online application for employment through specific positions with a click of a button by supplying e-mail information.
Individuals that are interested in completing a Wegmans job application online should consistently check the status of their applications as well as sign up for e-mail job alerts.
Most Common Positions At Wegmans & Income Information
There are various banking positions available at Wegmans. Applicants can complete a simple job search query which will provide information on the most recent job openings available.
Some of the more common positions at Wegmans include:
Store Managers-Store managers are responsible for overseeing all the operations within a specific Wegmans location. They monitor various employees to ensure that store operations run smoothly. Likewise, they may focus on ensuring customer satisfaction by offering a variety of products and services to the public through sales. Store managers are also responsible for maintaining cash reports. Salary is commensurate upon experience.
Cashiers-The cashier is responsible for making sure that customers receive prompt service with their grocery transactions. Cash handling experience is recommended. Cashiers must be willing to stand on their feet for extended periods of time. Salary is commensurate upon experience.
Wegmans Benefits
Employees that work at Wegmans receive a number of benefits. These benefits include medical, dental and vision insurance available in a number of different options. Short-term and long-term disability are also available. Employees also have 410K plans, profit-sharing and retirement funding. Paid time off is also available as well as educational assistance.
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Published Document
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
Temporary rule; modification of closure.
NMFS is opening directed fishing for northern rockfish in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI). This action is necessary to fully use the 2010 total allowable catch (TAC) of northern rockfish in the BSAI.
Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), September 7, 2010, through 1200 hrs, A.l.t., December 31, 2010. Comments must be received at the following address no later than 4:30 p.m., A.l.t., September 27, 2010.
Send comments to Sue Salveson, Assistant Regional Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries Division, Alaska Region, NMFS, Attn: Ellen Sebastian. You may submit comments, identified by 0648-XY87, by any one of the following methods:
- Electronic Submissions: Submit all electronic public comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal website at http://www.regulations.gov.
- Mail: P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802.
- Fax: (907) 586-7557.
- Hand delivery to the Federal Building: 709 West 9th Street, Room 420A, Juneau, AK.
All comments received are a part of the public record and will generally be posted to http://www.regulations.gov without change. All Personal Identifying Information (for example, name, address, etc.) voluntarily submitted by the commenter may be publicly accessible. Do not submit Confidential Business Information or otherwise sensitive or protected information.
NMFS will accept anonymous comments. Enter "N/A" in the required fields, if you wish to remain anonymous. Attachments to electronic comments will be accepted in Microsoft Word, Excel, WordPerfect, or Adobe portable document file (pdf) file formats only.Start Further Info Start Printed Page 55289
Steve Whitney, 907-586-7269.End Further Info End Preamble Start Supplemental Information
NMFS manages the groundfish fishery in the BSAI according to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (FMP) prepared by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council under authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Regulations governing fishing by U.S. vessels in accordance with the FMP appear at subpart H of 50 CFR part 600 and 50 CFR part 679.
Pursuant to the final 2010 and 2011 harvest specifications for groundfish in the BSAI (75 FR 11778, March 12, 2010), NMFS closed the directed fishery for northern rockfish under 679.2(d)(1)(iii).
As of September 2, 2010, NMFS has determined that approximately 4,930 metric tons of northern rockfish remain unharvested in the BSAI. Therefore, in accordance with § 679.25(a)(1)(i), (a)(2)(i)(C) and (a)(2)(iii)(D), and to fully utilize the 2010 TAC of northern rockfish in the BSAI, NMFS is terminating the previous closure and is opening directed fishing for northern rockfish in the BSAI. This will enhance the socioeconomic well-being of harvesters in this area. The Administrator, Alaska Region (Regional Administrator) considered the following factors in reaching this decision: (1) the current catch of northern rockfish in the BSAI and, (2) the harvest capacity and stated intent on future harvesting patterns of vessels in participating in this fishery.
This action responds to the best available information recently obtained from the fishery. The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA (AA), finds good cause to waive the requirement to provide prior notice and opportunity for public comment pursuant to the authority set forth at 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) and 679.25(c)(1)(ii) as such requirement is impracticable and contrary to the public interest. This requirement is impracticable and contrary to the public interest as it would prevent NMFS from responding to the most recent fisheries data in a timely fashion and would delay the opening of northern rockfish in the BSAI. NMFS was unable to publish a notice providing time for public comment because the most recent, relevant data only became available as of September 2, 2010.
The AA also finds good cause to waive the 30-day delay in the effective date of this action under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3). This finding is based upon the reasons provided above for waiver of prior notice and opportunity for public comment.
Without this inseason adjustment, NMFS could not allow the fishery for northern rockfish in the BSAI to be harvested in an expedient manner and in accordance with the regulatory schedule. Under § 679.25(c)(2), interested persons are invited to submit written comments on this action to the above address until September 27, 2010.
This action is required by § 679.20 and § 679.25 and is exempt from review under Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.Start Signature
Dated: September 7, 2010.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-22640 Filed 9-7-10; 4:15 pm]


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Plano Senior High School
Campus Information
Associate Principal:
Andy Jacob, Student Activities and Facilities
Dr. Coryn Prince, Curriculum and Instruction
Assistant Principals:
Kevin Lyons
Tracy Ryerson
Bryan Spiritus
Marjorie Hall
Director of Guidance: Lisa Brown
Lisa Brown, Director
Joel Brzezinski (Bro - De)
Lance Davis (Mb - O)
Grace Delgado (P - Ro)
Becky Heslep (Th - Z)
Mark Hundley (Ru - Te)
Giovanna James (H - Ka)
Junie Jones (Ke - Ma)
Jennifer Medina (Di - G)
Drew Obert (A - Bri)
School Hours: 9:00 a.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Enrollment: 2,700
School Colors: Maroon and white
Mascot: Wildcat
Motto: A tradition of excellence.
Year Opened: 1975
Sarah Watkins
Contact Campus
Phone: (469) 752-9300
Fax: (469) 752-9301
2200 Independence Parkway
Plano, TX 75075
Top School Honors
- 42 National Merit Semifinalists in 2014
- 94% of PSHS students go on to higher education
- U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon School of Excellence (two-time winner)
- Texas Exemplary School
- More than 3,200 AP exams given each year with over 80% passing rate
- Largest annual high school blood drive in the country
- 16 Plano Wildcats have attended the US Military Academy at West Point
- Multiple National Council of Teachers of English writing awards
- 2005 Plano ISD and Texas State Teacher of the Year
- 2012 and 2016 Plano ISD Teachers of the Year
- A.G. Bell Association Program of the Year award for the Plano Regional Day School Program for the Deaf
Academic & Extracurricular Contests
- WorldQuest National Champions (2011-12)
- Three German folk dancing state championships
- Destination ImagiNation Global Champions
- Science Fair - 15 first place winners at International Science Fair and two grand prize winners at International Science Fair; nine first place winners at Texas State Science Fair
- Three national finalists in the Intel Science Talent Search
- Six TI Junkins Scholarships in 2008
- Two Academic Decathlon state championships
Speech & Debate
- Seven national champions at Princeton and Harvard speech tournaments
- Five UIL speech individual champions
- 11 state speech team championships
- Four National Forensic League individual national champions
- International Public Policy Forum Speech and Debate National Champions (2011)
- TFA State Champion Speech team 12 out of 15 years including 2015
- Nine TFA speech individual champions
Fine Arts
- Two GRAMMY Awards for fine arts department
- Percussive Arts Society national drumline champions
- 2007 National Wind Band honors
- TMEA Honor Full Orchestra (2015)
- Four-time TMEA Honor Choir
- Two Gold Seals at the 2014 State Visual Art Scholastic Event
- 3D Art Best of Show in Young Masters at the Dallas Museum of Art
- One-Act Play state championship
- Two Theatrical Set Design state championships
Career & Technical Education
- BPA State Qualifier
- Economics national champion
- National football championship
- Seven state football championships (the only school in Texas to win a state football championship in four different divisions)
- State champions boys' 5A soccer (2008-09 and five prior years)
- Four girls' soccer state championships boys' basketball state championship
- State softball tournament semifinals (2011)
- Two golf state championships
- Three boys' swimming state championships
- Two girls' swimming state championships
- Three cheerleading national champions
- Six national champion squads at American Dance / Drill Team School Competition
Campus Programs
27 advanced placement courses; junior achievement; AVID; two- and three-hour courses providing experience and training in several career options, including clinical rotation, auto tech and auto paint and body, child care, vet technology, and advertising design; engineering courses through Project Lead the Way and science; dual credit courses; state and national award winning speech, fine and performing arts programs; ROTC; highly competitive sports programs; six foreign language sequences; journalism; competitive co-curricular organizations such as DECA, BPA, Academic Decathlon, and many more.
Parent Involvement Opportunities
Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA); booster clubs for all athletic teams, speech, theatre, Ag. and musical performance groups; volunteer workers in offices, library, counseling center and advisory committees.
Community/Business Partnerships
Green Mountain Energy; Jostens; Pike Powers Energy Lab; Solar Plano; UT Dana Center; and UTD.
History of Plano Senior
Plano Senior replaced the old, traditional high school (now Williams), which switched to ninth and tenth grades only upon the opening of this new facility in 1975. Built on a large area of land like its later sister school, Plano East, Plano Senior High's campus includes Haggard Middle School and a second natatorium built by the city on the Haggard campus. The school's construction cost $10.3 million, and it houses thousands of students.


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The Orange County district attorney's office said Thursday there isn't enough information to prove domestic violence. Ortiz was arrested April 26 at the home he shares with Jenna Jameson and their two young sons.
Jameson accused Ortiz of abuse, while Ortiz adamantly denied harming her. Ortiz also claimed Jameson was an Oxycontin addict whose relapse triggered a confrontation.
The couple apparently already has reconciled, and a restraining order against Ortiz was lifted last week.
Ortiz is the former UFC light heavyweight champion, but is winless in his last four UFC fights since 2006.


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Published by William Morrow on April 30th 2013
Pages: 704
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I may never view Christmas songs the same way again. I don't know if I should thank Joe Hill for that or kick him in the knee!
What can I say? I loved it (by "It" I mean this book and not "It" which I also loved)!!! I liked Horns, I liked Heart shaped box and I do believe those two books were Joe Hill getting "warmed up" and NOS4A2 is him hitting his stride. I seriously could not put this book down. I found it to be interesting and captivating from cover to cover…and yes, I am on the "nice" list because I read the acknowledgements!
I respect that Joe Hill shortened his name to create a pseudonym in order to stand on his own merit. But come on Joe, you look just like your Dad! But kudos!!! How brave to enter a profession where your father is "King" and how wonderful to know that you can stand on your own two feet and hold your head high knowing that you are an Author on your own merit. This book KICKED ASS!
Vic a.k.a Victoria a.k.a. "the brat" has a knack for finding lost things. She just gets on her trusty bike, rides across a rickety old bridge and is transported wherever she needs to go in order to get what she is looking for: a bracelet, a photo, etc. She knows not to mention the bridge or her visits to wherever she needs to be. She does not mention meeting Maggie, a stuttering librarian in Iowa who gets messages through scrabble tiles. Maggie warns her about Manx… but well, do people ever really listened when warned to not do something? A mother may warn her child not to touch a stove, but will the child still touch the stove to see just hot hot the stove is? hmmmm
Charles Manx is a maniac who preys on children. He takes them for rides in his 1938 Wraith which has the license plate of NOS4A2. His car seems to have power of it's own, it can go wherever it needs to go on secret "hidden" highways and can control it's locks and doors. What it can also do is take Children to Christmasland. Christmas Carols always seem to be playing and if you are a good boy or girl you will be "rewarded" with a visit to Christmasland.
One fateful day Vic finds Manx and of course, all hell breaks loose. She manages to escape – barely and helps put Manx away. Vic goes on to grow up and leave a troubled yet normal life. She has a relationship and child with Lou, the man who saved her from Manx. How does not live a normal happy life after seeing and experiencing what cannot be explained or even believed? She begins to received phone calls from the Children in Christmasland. They are not happy withe her for taking Manx from them. Vic is not stranger to inpatient psychiatric hospitalizations, I mean she is speaking to missing children who live in Christmasland. Who will believe that?
Until one day when Charles Manx goes missing. No one can find his "body" and yet he is out and searching….searching for that one person who escaped him. He wants his second chance if you will to destroy Vic's life. As I mentioned, Vic has a son. A son Manx would very much like to introduce to Christmasland.
"Was there any human urge more pitiful – or more intense -than waning another chance at something?"
Manx is coming and Vic is ready for him. She receives a little help along the way but in the end there will be a showdown. I liked that Maggie came back to help as did Lou.
This is a BIG book. It's HUGE in fact but it didn't feel big. It did not feel as if it were over 700 pages. I read this book FAST as in very FAST because I wanted to know what happened next. I love when books have me on the edge of my seat, scare me a little but also dazzle me with their character development. All three were great in this book. There are also some really great characters in this book. There is also humor. This book has "teeth" and they will sink in and hold you captive. Hill's best in my opinion.
I love when a book surprises me. I did not expect this book to be bad but I was not expecting to like it as much as I did! It really did take me by surprise in a very good way.
Wonderfully written, a fun suspenseful read that kept me turning the pages and on the edge of my seat!
I highly recommend!