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As some victims of Hurricane Ike first return to their homes this week, the Office of the Attorney General's Consumer Complaint Hotline remains open for price-gouging complaints. The OAG's emergency hotline can be reached at (800) 252-8011. Hotline staff is available between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. to receive price gouging complaints. Information collected is relayed directly to agency investigators.
Since Gov. Perry's hurricane disaster declaration, the OAG has received hundreds of price-gouging complaints from around the state. Most complaints allege price gouging on gas and lodging; others report price hikes involving food, water and power generators. The agency is investigating some consumers' claims that they were unlawfully charged inflated prices for necessities including fuel, hotel lodging and other items.
A disaster declaration triggers heightened enforcement authority for the Office of the Attorney General under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act. This authority protects Texans by prohibiting exorbitant prices for necessities, such as drinking water, food, batteries and generators.
Although Hurricane Ike has left the state, the governor's disaster declarations are still active, so the OAG continues to have enforcement authority to pursue price gouging complaints. Under Texas law, vendors are prohibited from charging exorbitant prices for necessities such as groceries, clothing, medical supplies, lodging, repair work and fuel during and after declared disasters.
Although state law prohibits vendors from illegally raising prices to reap exorbitant profits during a disaster, it does allow retailers to pass along wholesale price increases to customers. Thus, in some cases, increased prices may not necessarily signal illegal price gouging.
Texans should keep written records and receipts of any transaction they believe constitutes price gouging. If speaking directly with the service provider does not resolve the dispute, Texans should call the toll-free complaint line or, if Internet service is available, file a complaint online at www.texasattorneygeneral.gov.


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Telkom Sigma, member of Telkom Group, are a market leader in providing information technology solutions, with more than 20 years of experience in delivering complex, mission critical systems to Indonesia and global markets. To support our rapid business development, we are looking for the following resources:
- Recruitment Officer
Requirements :
- Education background in Bachelor's Degree in Psychology.
- Required experience for minimum 5 years in the related field is required for this position
- Responsible in managing end-to-end all recruitment and selection process.
- Responsible in socializing and monitoring employee activities in culture activation program.
- Expertise with interview based competency, selection and assessment process.
- Technical experience in secondary sourcing specialties such as internet searches, passive candidates approach and communicating professionally in online social network environments.
- Must have good interpersonal skill, effective communication and able to work in a team.
- Willing to be placed in Bumi Serpong Damai (BSD) Tangerang.
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- Closing date : 31 July 2018.
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I found these beauty items in my purse. I didn't even know they were in there.
It's impressive how our stuff sneaks in on us when we're not paying attention.
I've already simplified my beauty routine drastically and will continue to do so. Translation: these items are not invited to my new simplified party. I had to throw them away.
There was a time when I would think it was such a waste to through away perfectly good items. I mean, it IS a waste to buy it in the first place if you aren't going to use it.
I bought these beauty items because I was bored, anxious, self-conscious, and wanting to slather products on my face to be more beautiful because as women we are told we have to pile on the makeup and spend copious amounts of money to be pretty.
That's such a load of crap.
I do still wear makeup but only a little tiny bit. And it's natural.
And that's what I will continue to do.
I'm removing the unused excess and these items are pointless, useless, and are created and bought for really no good reason at all. It's time for them to go!
Maybe one day, I won't have to carry a purse at all!


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Growing Up CAD 5th Birthday Fundraiser
Chicago, IL 60608
On Saturday November 15, 2008 the Chicago Art Department (CAD) will celebrate its 5th birthday with the Growing Up CAD 2008 Fundraiser and Exhibition. This event will feature an exhibition of work from CAD's resident artists, former students, and friends in the community, representing a sampling of some of Chicago's most exciting new and emerging artists. The work will open for silent auction during the '2nd Fridays' gallery opening on Friday, November 14th and will conclude at the fundraiser event the following night on Saturday, November 15th.
The Saturday fundraiser will celebrate our first five years, during which the Chicago Art Department has produced over fifty exhibitions, offered close to twenty programs, and served over one hundred new and emerging artists. What started as a small project in the South Loop loft of three college art instructors has in five short years become a pillar in the Pilsen art community.
In 2007, The Chicago Art Department became a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, raising generous support at its first fundraiser last August. With that support, CAD was able to offer all of its programs for free, which in the past year has included a Heroes themed class, Photo Projects, Novel Design, and a DJ'ing class. So far this year, CAD has two featured programs planned. The first is a theme-based class called "200 Lincolns", which celebrates Abraham Lincoln's upcoming 200th birthday with 200 Lincoln portraits. The second offering is an exchange program that will see participants travel to another city to curate an exhibition, and then turn over CAD to the chosen city's artists to do the same. The program offers its participants a chance to explore and research art in cities throughout the US and internationally.
CAD's major initiative however is to develop its fledgling artist residency program. The program is unique among artist residencies in that it is not only about developing individual artistic practices, but also about encouraging artists whose dedication to community participation and growth is an integral part of their practice. In the tradition of past classes and programs, CAD residents are expected to develop and lead their own art programs in addition to developing work for a solo exhibition.
"When you get to year five, you start thinking about if and how you might continue to grow," says co-founder Nat Soti. "I believe developing new leaders is key. That's what our residency program is about."
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I did a little mini review of the new MAC Powder Kiss Lipsticks (ASOS £17.50) over on my Instagram (@beautyjunkieldn) already but wanted to share my thoughts and a few snaps here to show you in a little more detail.
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First things first, what are the new MAC Powder Kiss Lipsticks (ASOS £17.50) all about? They're basically a unique feeling texture that is like a light powder blur type of finish but with a balm texture. So a velvet like texture but with more moisture. The soft blurred texture to them means they're very easy to wear in terms of not needing that solid lip line step to make it look right.
I'd describe them as the perfect matte lip for someone who maybe dreams of being all polished and well groomed, but perhaps never quite achieves it? I don't mean that in a negative way at all FYI – I include myself in this. I always want to be all polished and groomed, but always tend to have slightly messy hair or chipped nail varnish etc etc. You know, I try, but never quite make it! A matte lip is the perfect example for me too, as I LOVE a bold matte lip – but once it's on I want to forget about it. I don't want to have to touch it up every hour or check my lipstick and painstakingly reapply after eating. I need swipe and go level of ease and that's exactly what the MAC Powder Kiss Lipsticks (ASOS £17.50) offer.
The three shades I have here are: Style Shocked (orange red), Sultriness (pinky nude) and Burning Love (deep aubergine).
If you like a matte lip but want something comfortable to wear, especially if you have dry lips then these are up there with the best texture. It's almost a confusing sensation to apply as they feel so balmy to wear, but have that velvet like 'powder' finish.
Also, the matte packaging on the lipstick is a win from me. It's a NARS-like rubberised style, sure – it gets grubby the moment it's in your pocked/bag etc but it does feel very tactile!
MAC Powder Kiss Lipstick (ASOS £17.50)
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Oct 15
I will be presenting a desert climbing slide show at the Colorado Mesa Univeristy.
It is part of their Wednesday Night Wandering Series.
Come and join be for a fun night and maybe even get some gear!
Check the school website for the time and location.
Oct 24
I will be at the Leadville campus of the Colorado Mountain College
My presentation is still to be determined but it will be a great night none the less.
Come and join in the fun.
Time and location TBD.
Get outside and have an adventure.
If you are interested in having me speak at your event. Contact me and we can work something out!
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Ridiculously false choices and rhetoric ruled the evening when the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers hosted a closed-media conference call with Vice President Joe Biden to inform their members about the latest government school and teachers' union bailout.
In a recording obtained exclusively by PublicSchoolSpending.com, Biden explained the administration is seeking to spend $30 billion to create a "Teacher Layoff Prevention Fund." He also said that many schools today are "deciding whether or not to heat the school or keep a teacher."
Like school stimuli-past, Biden said schools would not be able to bank the money, but would be required to spend it. "It's to be able to keep you at work and even rehire teachers," he told the unions. So the Obama administration – yet again – is setting up a situation where the problem will be the same next year and the administration will have to propose another bailout or the school sky will fall in and even more kids will graduate unable to read.
Obama's proposal includes $10 billion for the 100 "largest, high need public school districts" to use for renovations. So just prior to the election, the administration is proposing to spend $100 million in communities that traditionally vote for Democrats. Coincidence?
It's vitally necessary and these jobs (no really, these jobs) truly are "shovel-ready," Biden contends. In some schools, students "must often dodge falling ceiling tiles and scattering roaches and bathrooms that are missing." Not just missing doors, but completely gone!
In others, "raw waste spews into the halls after the sewage line burst, 29 kids squeezing into rooms built for 20, etc." Biden said.
But there is resistance and skewed priorities, according to Biden. (You wouldn't think a call with the Obama administration and the teachers' unions wouldn't be complete without a little class warfare rhetoric, would you?)
"The corporations are fat with money out there" and the reason they aren't spending it to create jobs is because "they don't think there are going to be customers to be there to buy because they don't have jobs or they have stagnant incomes…"
Naturally, it's the businesses' fault. The reality is business owners are unsure of the tax, regulatory and ObamaCare liability environment, so they're sitting tight. Businesses are cautious when there is instability, which the Obama administration has created.
Nevertheless, Biden, like the typical liberal, sets up false choices. "As the president's said, you know, we have to have priorities. It's not that we are against people getting tax breaks who are wealthy, I mean, it's just about being fair."
"Thirty billion dollars to hire back or keep a total of 280,000 teachers employed. We can either do that, or we can continue to give a $37 billion tax break…to the oil companies, who are doing incredibly well, don't need our help, said they didn't, but our Republican colleagues and a few Democrats have said they're going to continue that tax break – that loophole – for gas and oil. It's not needed.
"We can spend $37 billion continuing this loophole or $30 billion for 280,000 teachers in the classroom."
The others on the leftist list of boogeymen didn't escape unscathed.
"We can modernize our 35,000 schools or we can keep letting hedge fund managers – and they're not bad guys – but hedge fund managers pay at 15 percent tax. You guys pay at 28 percent or higher. And it's a $20 billion a year tax break allowing them to avoid ordinary income taxes. … It's just not fair.
"What do you want to do? Keep that tax loophole that costs $20 billion a year or modernize 35,000 public schools and put people to work?"
Oil companies? Check. Hedge fund managers? Check. Who's left? Oh yeah, corporate jet owners.
"We can either keep cops and firefighters on the job, which we do in this bill – there's a total of $5 billion for them combined – or you can give corporate jet owners a special tax break. … That costs $3 billion, that one tax loophole, for corporate jet owners. They're not bad guys, I don't care if they have jets, but why in God's name are we going to spend $3 billion to give them that tax break…?"
Another apparent injustice is the paltry fee for corporate jets to file a flight plan, according to Biden. It's supposedly much cheaper than for a commercial airline to do the same. Biden contends $12 billion can be raised by increasing the fee to $100.
NEA president Dennis Van Roekel fawned all over Biden. "The NEA, we are proud to stand with this administration. We recognize the unwavering commitment you have made to working families and students," said in response.
AFT president Ranid Weigarten assured Biden the unions would be there for the Obama administration. "…The president has put together a very granular, very concrete bill…to actually put people back to work."
"Now it's for us to try to get this done. Create the pressure we know educators can do to say, look – we can't, you know – there's an election in 14 months from now but this is an opportunity to get this done, paid for with shared sacrifice – shared responsibility – of those who happen to be more fortunate than most people on this call and this is that opportunity.
"And speaking for the AFT, Mr. Vice President, then I'll stop, we will do whatever we can to help create the…advocacy to do this."
So on behalf of the administration, the NEA and AFT will begin the work of selling yet another bailout for government-run schools. A bailout, of course, which would produce $35.4 million in dues for the NEA and $13.1 million for the AFT.
'Outstanding' British schools that should only be rated average: Education Secretary wants focus on standard of teaching
More than half of secondary schools and nearly one in four primaries officially rated 'outstanding' do not deserve the accolade, the Education Secretary has warned.
Michael Gove highlighted the shame of Ofsted inspections, revealing 410 schools were rated 'outstanding' when the quality of their teaching is not.
Disturbingly, they have been given a reprieve from the dreaded inspections unless one is triggered by a dramatic slump in grades – reducing incentives to raise teaching standards.
Inspectors rank schools on 18 factors, some of them woolly and only one of which refers to 'quality of teaching and learning'.
These include 'the extent to which pupils adopt healthy lifestyles', 'the extent to which pupils feel safe', and 'the effectiveness with which school promotes equal opportunity and tackles discrimination'.
Some 150 secondary schools were given the top rating by inspectors last year – even though they failed to score high marks for their teaching. And 260 primaries were similarly trumpeted after inspectors found their teaching was just 'satisfactory', or 'good'.
Under Ofsted, nearly one in ten secondaries, 9 per cent, are ranked outstanding. But Mr Gove has pointed out that the true percentage is just 4 per cent.
And for primaries, Ofsted figures claim 7 per cent are outstanding, while just 5 per cent actually have outstanding teaching. The revelation means 410 schools could be downgraded from 'outstanding' to 'good'.
The stark warning reveals tens of thousands of parents – who fight to ensure they secure the best possible education for their children – are being misled. And it highlights the devastatingly low level of excellent teaching in schools.
Mr Gove's comments coincide with a report, by exam board Pearson, which shows a resounding 97 per cent of parents believe quality of teaching is the most important factor about a school.
The Education Secretary, in a damning indictment of inspections, has called for an urgent review.
'It is a worry to me that so many schools that are still judged as "outstanding" overall when they have not achieved an outstanding "teaching and learning", he told the National College's Teaching Schools conference in Nottingham. 'I intend to ask the new Chief Inspector to look at this issue and report back to me with recommendations.'
The method of inspecting schools was introduced by Labour in 2005. They are given an overall ranking by Ofsted following an inspection – outstanding, good, satisfactory or inadequate. It is this ranking that is widely published to parents and plastered over websites.
Last night Rob Bristow, president of exam board Pearson, said inspections must be brought in line with the concerns of parents. 'When our report asked parents what the most important factors were in choosing their child's school, an overwhelming 97 per cent told us that their impression of teaching quality was important,' he said.
'Parental choices aren't based solely on exam performance and league tables. 'They want to be sure that their child receives the very best teaching, to help them reach their potential. This needs to be reflected in the information parents receive.'
The shameful over-inflation of hundreds of schools was also damned by former chief inspector of Ofsted, Christine Gilbert, before she stepped down in June.
The most recent Ofsted annual report highlights the shocking lack of good teaching. It states: 'The quality of teaching is still too variable.'
Professor Alan Smithers, director of the Centre for Education and Employment Research at Buckingham University, said: 'It's concerning that quality of the teaching is hidden beneath the outstanding rating especially as those schools are not due to be re-inspected. 'I hope the Government will rethink its decision not to inspect outstanding schools to ensure they are achieving the highest possible levels of teaching quality.'
British teacher on trial for allegedly pushing and hitting 'rude and defiant' pupil who swore at him
An assistant headmaster was put on trial today accused of assaulting a 'rude and defiant' teenage girl. Science teacher William Stuart, 47, was angry that the 15-year-old pupil ignored his instructions to stay behind after food was smeared on the wall of the school canteen, a court heard.
He is accused of following her into a corridor where allegedly he grabbed her arm and caused her to fall over before pushing her against coat pegs. She then swore at him. The teenager complained to police five days after the incident at Graham School, Scarborough, in March. Three days later, Stuart was suspended.
He denied a charge of assault at the town's magistrates court. He has an unblemished career spanning 23 years and five schools, and if convicted he could be forced to quit teaching.
The girl, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, told the court a friend had smeared icing from a sticky bun on the canteen wall. When the group went to leave, she said she heard Stuart shouting: 'Get back into the hall you three.'
She told him: 'No, I'm not coming back because I'm not involved,' and walked away. The girl claimed the teacher was 'really angry' and said: 'How dare you walk away from me?' But she said she ignored him and went upstairs.
'He was coming up behind me quite fast, he was still angry and shouting,' she added. 'He came up beside me, put his arm on the banister and wouldn't let me get past. 'I turned to get away, but he kept trying to get in front of me to block my path. He was still shouting, "Stop, don't walk away from me." 'I was scared because he wasn't shouting like a teacher, collected and calm, trying to get the situation under control.'
The teenager said she managed to get up the stairs and into a corridor. 'He lunged at me with his hand, grabbed my upper right arm and pulled me towards him. I spun round, hit a wall and fell down. 'I was shocked because I know teachers aren't supposed to make that sort of contact with a student. I felt scared and wanted to get away. He then grabbed my right arm again and forced me to my feet.'
The teenager claimed Stuart 'used force and aggression' to pull her up, adding: 'We were facing each other and he grabbed my shoulders and pushed me backwards into coat pegs. It really hurt my back when I hit the pegs.'
The girl said she then swore at him and pushed him out of the way. Prosecutor Jessica Strange also told the court the teacher hit the girl 'again in the back before she ran away down the corridor'.
The pupil went to the school office and reported the incident before being taken home by her mother.She claimed she was left with red marks the size of 50p pieces on her lower and upper back and her right arm.
Ian Glen QC, defending, accused her of telling lies about what happened and 'exaggerating grossly'. He told the girl: 'You were out of control that day with anger and defiance weren't you?' She replied: 'No.'
Mr Glen told the court 19 incidents were detailed in the school's bad behaviour log from September 2009 to July 2011 about the girl's poor attitude in class and on school grounds. The court also heard the girl has already been excluded this term after assaulting another pupil.
She admitted defying a rule not to wear hoodies at school. She has also been involved in incidents of throwing food and Plasticine and was repeatedly described by different teachers as 'rude and defiant'.
Colleague David Thompson said of Stuart: 'He upholds standards in the school and will not tolerate disobedience or misbehaviour, but will work with students to overcome difficulties.'


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By Eric Monday
The University of Kentucky is undergoing a time of transformation. Each day we continue to build upon the physical structure of our campus; at the same time, we are building upon our priorities and goals. Students come first in all that we do at UK—this idea lays the foundation for our decisions. In order to serve them best, along with the rest of our community, we must also support health, wellness, sustainability, and community initiatives both on and off campus.
With that in mind, we are excited to introduce Walk[UK], a program that represents our commitment to wellness, sustainability and to building a stronger, healthier community. Walk[UK] is part of Walk[Your City] — a multifaceted non-profit initiative — designed to improve a community's walkability.
Walk[UK] encourages students, faculty, staff, and visitors to engage in a healthier, more active lifestyle. Walk[UK] also supports the U.S. Surgeon General's recent Call to Action to promote walking and walkable communities as a public health strategy.
I encourage everyone to look for the nearly 70 pedestrian Walk[UK] signs, which were installed on campus on October 19. These signs display wayfinding information in terms of the walking distance in minutes from location to location on campus and nearby off-campus destinations with a focus on the Euclid Avenue corridor to encourage campus-community connections.
Walk[UK] design and implementation is being led by Dr. Mindy Ickes in the Kinesiology Department of the College of Education, who is making this the central hands-on research project for her graduate level course in health promotion this fall. Dr. Ickes has 11 graduate students involved.
Funding for the campaign is provided by Parking and Transportation Services, with the goal of using the on-campus portion of the campaign and Dr. Ickes research to help promote walking as a viable form of transportation on campus, ultimately supporting a "Park Once" strategy for campus.
The Walk [UK] program represents another element of our Transportation Master Plan, which is aimed at improving access and mobility to, from, and around campus for all members of the UK community.
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If you follow my blog at all, you know that I love to read. I also love the holiday season. So what better way to kick off the season than by reading a holiday Christian romance story!
JoAnn Durgin's Perchance to Dream is a wonderful book to start the holiday season! The main characters, Ellie Franklin and Ryan Sullivan, have grown up together, first as friends and then they fell in love. Their lives are not without challenges as you will see when you read the book.
Throughout the book, Ms. Durgin has seamlessly taken us from present day to Ellie and Ryan's childhood and teenage years by writing their past as a story Ellie tells to one of the residents of the local nursing home. JoAnn has not only written a beautiful love story, but also a story of strong faith in God, of daily seeking his wisdom and guidance in all situations, and leaning on Him in the good times and bad. Through Ellie and Ryan's story, you will also find encouragement for your daily walk with God.
This is not just a book that leaves you with that "feel good" feeling at the end, it is a book that has the potential to change your life as you take the truths of God presented in this book and apply them to your life. That is why I encourage you to purchase and read Perchance to Dream. Purchase it, because you will want to read it again and again! Click on the cover below (isn't it gorgeous) to buy the book on Amazon!