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In a first study of its kind for India, New Delhi-based research and advocacy body Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has exposed large-scale illegal presence and sale of genetically modified (GM) processed foods in the country. Without the approval of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), production, sale and import of these foods is banned in the country.
CSE's Pollution Monitoring Laboratory (PML), which conducted this study, tested 65 food products available in Indian markets – 32 per cent of these were found to be GM-positive. These food products were purchased randomly from retail outlets in Delhi-NCR, Punjab and Gujarat. Both imported (35) and domestically produced (30) samples were tested – imported samples fared worse: 80 per cent of the products which were found to be GM-positive, were imported.
The products which were found to be GM-positive include infant food, edible oil and packaged food snacks. Most of these are imported from the US, Canada, the Netherlands, Thailand, and the UAE. These products were produced from or contain soya, cotton seed, corn or rapeseed (canola), which are known GM crops of the world.
Releasing the results of the study here today, CSE director general Sunita Narain said, "Our government says it has not allowed the import of GM food products. Then how is this happening? We have found that laws are not the problem – the regulatory agencies are."
Adding to this, Chandra Bhushan, deputy director general, CSE, said, "We had been hearing about the presence of illegal GM food in India, and decided to do a reality check by testing processed foods. We were shocked to know the scale in which GM foods have penetrated the Indian market. The regulatory authorities are to blame here – the FSSAI has not allowed any GM food on paper, but has failed to curb its illegal sales."
What is GM? Why should we worry?
"GM – genetically modified – products, especially food, raise a crucial question of safety: a question of how safe are they. The jury is still out on this," says Narain. This is because GM food involves taking genes (DNA) from different organisms and inserting them in food crops. There is a concern that this 'foreign' DNA can lead to risks such as toxicity, allergic reactions, and nutritional and unintended impacts.
Most countries in the world, including India, have decided to take a 'precautionary' approach to GM food. They have set stringent regulations for approval and labelling. The EU, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil and South Koreahave made it mandatory to label GM food so that consumers have a choice about what they are eating.
What did the CSE study find?
GM food contains foreign promoter and terminator genes. More than 90 per cent of GM crops in the market contain promoter genes like 35S promoter of cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) and FMV promoter of figwort mosaic virus, and NOS terminator of Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Using quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR), CSE's lab screened the food products to ascertain if they had a combination 35S promoter, NOS terminator and FMV promoter.
What does CSE recommend?
The FSSAI must identify all GM products being sold in the market and prosecute companies and traders responsible.
It must set up a safety assessment system for approval of both domestic and imported GM foods.
The limit for GM labelling exemption should be set at 1 per cent GM DNA and not on the basis of weight of ingredients. Only unintentional contamination should be exempted.
The FSSAI should adopt qualitative screening (such as through quantitative polymerase chain reaction – qPCR) as an enforcement tool and the onus of proving unintentional presence should be on the food manufacturer. It must set up laboratories to screen GM foods for effective monitoring.
A symbol-based label such as 'GM' should be displayed on the front of packs which carry GM food — just like the green "tick" along with the words "Jaivik Bharat" proposed for organic food.
Says Narain: "In 2008 (updated in 2012), the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) had issued guidelines for determining safety of such food — it cautioned that 'there is a possibility of introducing unintended changes, along with intended changes, which may in turn have an impact on the nutritional status or health of the consumer.' Keeping this in mind, India should adopt a health-based precautionary principle approach to GM food regulation and labelling."

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Stan Zemanek (29 May, 1947 – 12 July, 2007[1]) was a right-wing[2] Australian radio broadcaster who presented a popular night time show on 2UE Sydney and which was networked across parts of Australia via Southern Cross.
He was known for his forthright, generally right wing views and for trading abusive remarks with some of his callers. He was also the 13th, and longest serving "Beast" on the popular panel TV show, Beauty and the Beast.
Zemanek grew up in Sydney, New South Wales but began working in radio as a researcher for Radio C-Fun 141 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He worked as a producer on the John Laws program in Australia starting in 1978, before returning to North America for some years, where he covered the 1983 America's Cup. He spent a decade presenting on 2UE late at night beginning in 1987. He spent a year in 2000 presenting the 2GB morning shift.[3][4][5] Zemanek moved to Melbourne for a short stint with 3AW's drive program in 2002 before moving back to Sydney and 2UE in 2003, having failed to garner ratings, and publicly falling out with several members of the 3AW's broadcast team.[6][7]
While popular with much of his audience, Stan often boasted about being the most complained about broadcaster in the country, polarising opinions of those who didn't agree with his right-wing beliefs. He was not shy to admit that he was politically biased and often criticized "idiot Labor voters" for not doing the same. His most commonly used terms were "numb nuts", "turn it up", "half-wit", "oxygen thief", "left-wing looney", "give yourself an uppercut" and "typical Labor voter"; and he once asked a caller who sounded to be a little slow 'are you smoking the wacky-tobaccy', a slang reference to marijuana.[8]
In 2003, following his return to 2UE, he received a bombardment of calls from a number of people he referred to as 'The Phone Box Boys', thinking they were all calling him from a phone box. The calls would sometimes reach 20 a night, and would spin several staples of Zemanek such as sound effects, on Stan himself. This led to an enormous spike in his ratings for the period of March-July 2003. A CD based solely on these calls is in the pipeline for a release.
Zemanek had an ongoing rivalry with 2UE breakfast host Mike Carlton, ever since Carlton revealed on-air that Zemanek was about to move to 2GB. An angry Zemanek called for Carlton to be sacked and for the Australian Broadcasting Authority to investigate him for "irresponsible journalism". The "debate" between the two broadcasters degenerated over the next few days, with Carlton calling Zemanek "a little shit", "a village idiot", "a homosexual", and "a stunted runt" and Zemanek calling Carlton a "a turd" and "a ponce" with "his head up his backside".[9] After Zemanek's death, Carlton stated on his breakfast show at 2UE that he hated Zemanek and would only attend his funeral to check that he was really dead, causing 2UE management to publicly denounce Carlton. Carlton made his comment while showbiz reporter Peter Ford was doing a report on Zemanek's funeral. At the time Ford made light of Carlton's comments. On reflection however he was disgusted and blasted Carlton on 2UE the day. Ford explained that Zemanek was a mentor and friend and that he was disgusted with what Carlton had said. Ford resigned from his spot on Carlton's program (but continues to report for other 2UE programs).[10]
Stan and his wife, Marcella Zemanek, had two daughters, Gaby and Melissa (both married) and two grandchildren at the time of Stan Zemanek's death.[11] After moving to Melbourne (where Australian rules football is the dominant football code), he elected to support the Carlton Football Club.[12]
Zemanek was diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme,[13] an aggressive brain tumour that is almost universally fatal within a few years, in May 2006.[14] Treatment included chemotherapy and radiotherapy in addition to surgery performed by Charles Teo.[13] After rumours in 2006, Zemanek's retirement and intention to look after his health and spend time with his family was announced on December 9, 2006.[14] His final show went to air on December 22, 2006.[15] Many in the commercial radio industry paid tribute to Zemanek on-air, including his former on-air colleagues and later rivals (on 2GB), Alan Jones and Ray Hadley.
While Zemanek intended to return to Beauty and The Beast in early 2007,[16] and he celebrated his 60th birthday with former Beauty and the Beast co-stars,[17] his health deteriorated in retirement. In June 2007, he and his wife cut short a planned holiday due to illness and in early July 2007 his family announced that he was dying.[18][19] He died in his sleep in the early hours on 12 July 2007.[20] His funeral, open to the public, was held on July 17, 2007, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in North Sydney and was followed by a private cremation.[21][22]


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Directed by Cecilia Atán and Valeria Pivato, Argentina / Chile, 2017. Drama. 85 min. (trailer / details)
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54-year-old Teresa has worked for decades as a live-in maid with a family in Buenos Aires. When the family sells the house, she is forced to take a job in the distant town of San Juan. Although feeling uncomfortable with traveling, she embarks on a journey through the desert. During her first stop, in the land of the miraculous "Saint Correa", she loses her bag with all her belongings. This unexpected incident leads her to cross paths with El Gringo, a traveling salesman, the only one who can help Teresa find her bag. What seemed like the end of her world will ultimately prove her salvation.
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Researcher Profile: Drs. Alice Ammerman & Molly De Marco
Dr. Ammeran began her career as a WIC nutritionist. She is currently a Professor in the Department of Nutrition, Gillings School of Global PublicHealth at UNC–Chapel Hill, and directs the UNC Center for HealthPromotion and Disease Prevention. Her research focuses on the design,implementation, and dissemination of innovative approaches to chronic disease risk reduction (through nutrition and physical activity) in low income and minority populations. Dr. Ammerman co–directs the Center for Training and Research Translation. Dr. Ammerman is a member of the standing NIH study section on dissemination and implementation research and is actively engaged with USDA staff and SNAP–Ed implementers in enhancing their approach to policy and environmental change for obesity prevention, as well as evaluation of program impact.
Dr. De Marco is a Research Scientist at the UNC Center for HealthPromotion and Disease Prevention. She conducts research on determinants of health disparities and food insecurity and focuses on community–based research that engages low–income and historically marginalized populations.For the past four years, she has directed a program, funded through SNAP–Ed, to assist SNAP recipients to make healthy food choices, extend SummerMeals to more SNAP–eligible families in rural communities, and engage SNAP recipients in community gardens to build access to healthy food.
How did you become interested in studying WIC program recipients and retailers?
WIC is one of the nation's most successful and cost-effective nutrition intervention programs, serving women and children at a critical time for impacting long term health. I (Alice) began my career as a WIC nutritionist at a community health center in Atlanta, Georgia after completing my masters in public health. I (Molly) have a long standing interest in healthy food access and health disparities. WIC is a significant program addressing both of these concerns.
You recently finished a round of listening sessions with WIC users in different states—what would you say are your major impressions from that work? Were there any opinions that appeared close to unanimous, for example?
We conducted listening sessions with women who receive WIC in Texas, Oregon, and North Carolina. One of the key issues we heard was that being able to find the food items that are WIC-allowable was often very difficult. We heard that effective labeling was vital. Retail staff who understood the program well and were efficient as well as patient at check-out were greatly appreciated by WIC participants and this influenced their choice of where to shop.
We also heard that the general approach of shoppers who use WIC is to save money overall. During the listening sessions, there was little suggestion that customers with WIC were selecting more expensive food items unless it related to taste preference particularly for their children
The sessions involve groups of women who use or qualify for WIC—what kind of training does the focus group leader receive to help them make participants feel comfortable?
Experience and sensitivity to different population groups is probably most important. We were both trained in qualitative research methods and have conducted many focus groups over the years with individuals from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences.
What would you say are the biggest challenges for ensuring these sessions are as successful in drawing out useful perceptions and insights as possible from the participants?
It's important to be welcoming. We make sure we greet everyone when they arrive and provide light, healthy snacks. Everyone is given a table tent to write their name on so participants can become familiar with each other. We also always start with a fun question that everyone can answer like an icebreaker. Some of the listening sessions were held around Thanksgiving so we asked people to talk about their favorite Thanksgiving dish. When conducting focus groups with young mothers, it's important to be prepared to accommodate their children. In many cases, infants and toddlers stayed with their mother's during the session, so we provided space for them and quiet toys/distractions such as crayons and paper. Observing the mother child interactions can provide insights as well.
Once you have all the insights from WIC users, how do you go about suggesting changes to retailers in how they handle these customers? What sort of tactics are necessary there, to ensure that your relationship with retailers remains positive?
We are working on a summary of the listening sessions and other white papers that were funded through the BECR Center. Many of these researchers gleaned similar insights from their work regarding what we are calling the "WIC shopping experience." Because the WIC program provides substantial revenue for participating retailers, it is likely that retailers will be interested in how to improve the WIC shopping experience and maintain store loyalty among WIC participants. We plan to offer retailers recommendations based on the listening sessions and white papers regarding staff training and labeling. This can result in a win-win situation if WIC shoppers bring their business to retailers and if well trained store staff are more efficient at check-out.
Can you give our readers an example of one aspect of the customer service experience to which WIC customers might object, and what discrete thing retailers might do to solve the issue?
In grocery stores there is often quite a bit of clerk turnover as the jobs are fairly low paying. As a result, often the clerks do not understand the WIC program and what items are allowable. This can makes checking out using WIC longer and embarrassing and stigmatize the WIC customer if the clerk doesn't ring items in correctly. More training for the clerks is one way to solve the issue. Clearly labeling items as WIC allowable will also help reduce the instances of items brought to the clerks not being WIC-eligible.
Can you share with us any next steps for this research? Or, hypothetically, what would be your ideal next steps (if you had access to any data you wanted)? What would be the dream scenario here?
We would like to develop some small scale "experiments" to test customer reaction and perceptions regarding both changes in the store environment and changes in how clerks interact with customers using WIC. It would also be helpful to assess whether these changes have an impact on store sales and customer loyalty. It would be useful to have data to take to retailers demonstrating that an improved WIC shopping experience results in higher revenue and more frequent customers.
In addition to learning about the impressions of store customers, you've also spent quite a bit of time on the other side of the equation, with retailers. From the latter's point of view, what are the major challenges for serving WIC customers?
From what we've heard in talking with retail staff and retail association leaders, one of the major challenges of serving customers who have WIC is navigating the WIC system especially when some states are still using paper WIC vouchers and other states have transitioned to an electronic benefits transfer (EBT) mechanism like the SNAP program. In general, WIC retailers using the EBT system find it much easier to comply with WIC regulations and track sales.
Some retailers expressed concern with the multiple transactions required for customers paying for some items with WIC and other items with different forms of tender such as cash or SNAP. These multiple transactions made such check-outs lengthy annoying other customers. We also heard from grocery retail staff that the business often has to "eat" costs if unallowable items are purchased or if there are failures within the reimbursement process.
Grocery retailers also found it hard to keep up with the changes in the WIC-allowable food items. Although many wanted to make more effort to market items directly to WIC customers to facilitate the shopping experience, they were concerned about inducing stigma by making it more obvious which customers were WIC participants.
In addition to WIC participant insights, what other data would be useful in understanding more about WIC purchases and associated costs?
It would be useful to have data to help differentiate what foods are purchased using WIC and SNAP benefits relative to food purchased with non-nutrition-benefit funds. These data are held by different agencies like state departments of social services. This is where we need to work to secure such data. We are in the midst of doing just that.
On the occasion that you gain access to new sales data, what do you look at first? What is the most useful information for you to have, to get an overview of the stores' customers and their behavior?
We are interested in looking at how purchases differ based on whether cash or WIC or SNAP benefits are being used. We are interested in examining whether purchase behavior changes, for example if healthier food is purchased, once an individual begins to receive WIC benefits. We are interested in learning whether purchase behavior remains the same once WIC benefits are no longer received.
We would also like to learn about how changes within the store environment, say adding more prominent WIC signage, affect purchasing behavior.


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Job Title: Resort Manager
Accountable to: Operations Manager
Location: TBC
Job Purpose
This position will be based in Greece for an Individual who enjoys working a fast, diverse and challenging environment. The overall responsibility for a designated gateway ensuring a smooth running operation maximising on guest's holiday satisfaction and local income and minimising on expenditure in line with a set budget.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Overall responsibility for office / administration set-up.
- Monitor performance of all administrational responsibilities.
- Assessing, Monitoring, Coaching and training team members to achieve maximum results in Customer Service questionnaires, excursion sales, customer satisfaction and company image in accordance with company targets and standards.
- Problem solving, offering advice, assistance and support to the team.
- Company image standards, in accordance with company policy including noticeboards / Information books / staff appearance and uniform / accommodation signs and other branding tools.
- Reconciliation of gateway accounts.
- Production of statistics and figures relating to Customer Service questionnaires / sales performance within the designated gateway.
- To communicate effectively with the team by means of written / verbal methods - including team meetings, training, appraisals and exist interviews
- The communication of any incidents to necessary departments in the UK.
- The investigation of guest complaints and written replies to the Customer Service Department.
- Monitoring and management of health and safety issues within resort.
- Delegation of duties, to senior members of the team.
- PR with suppliers / hoteliers and agents.
- Meetings with all above on a regular basis to ensure standards and quality of product are maintained at all times.
- You must hold a full UK Drivers License for a minimum of 12 months.
Additional Responsibilities
- Overall responsible for the office and administration set up
- Hospital visits when guests are admitted for medical reasons.
- Accompanying visiting company personnel and giving resort / island educationals.
- The completion of brochure descriptions ( when and if necessary )
- To accompany guests on court / official requested appearances.
- This list is not exhaustive.
Core Competencies
- Minimum of 1 years experience as an Overseas Manager.
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to multitask and prioritise in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to adapt to any situation at any time
- Highly organised
- Positive approach and attitude
- Creativity and imagination
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to express a message clearly and persuasively
- Ability to influence, inspire and lead to achieve objectives
- Strong team player
- Ability to work flexible working hours
- Ability developing strong working relationships and gain trust and respect throughout the company and our external customers.
- Knowledge of overseas geographical regions
- Consistently delivers against targets
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office tools, particularly Microsoft Excel
- Previous experience in retail or travel sector, desirable
Hours of Work
The role of a overseas resort manager is highly demanding and challenging role. Being an Olympic Holidays Manager is exciting, fun, challenging and a great deal of job satisfaction.
You must be available from April to October
Pay and Benefits
We believe that we offer one of the best remuneration and benefits packages for our overseas staff. You will receive:
- A basic monthly salary - paid directly into a UK bank account
- A Percentage override of team excursion sales, car hire, local lets and other company advised items.
- Provision of company transport (if necessary)
- Provision of company accommodation
- Company uniform
- Insurance
- Flights to and from UK
- Initial and ongoing training throughout the season
- Excellent career prospects
- Job Types: Full-time, Temporary, Commission
The job responsibilities may, from time to time, be reviewed and amended in line with changing business requirements.
If you would like to join Olympic Holidays, please click here for an application form to apply for our overseas 2020 vacancies. This can be sent to us to the address below or emailed to our HR Department.
Human Resources
1 Torrington Park
North Finchley, London
To apply for our overseas 2020 vacancies – click here


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14 Interview Questions You Must Ask Every Child Care Worker Before Hiring
"What are your greatest strengths and weaknesses?" Let's face it. This classic interview question just doesn't cut it anymore. Potential employees have learned to knock it out of the park. Not only that, it's redundant, boring, and tells you virtually nothing about a candidate's true character and ability. And that's a problem. Because at the end of the day, your center is only as good as the people in it. You need to make sure each and every person who comes through your doors is engaged and passionate about the work you do.If you're ready to revamp your interview skills and really get to know your candidates—it's time to shake things up. Start with these super smart interview questions for ECE teachers and assistants.
Hiring preschool teachers: align questions with qualifications
It takes an incredibly rare combination of skill and character to be a true ECE hero. (Like, unicorn rare.) And you can't afford to settle for anything less. Your mission when interviewing for teaching roles is to find out as much as you possibly can about your candidate's personal and professional goals. You also need find out whether they have the grit and genuine dedication it takes to beat the odds and thrive in their ECE journey, long term. Before you finalize your list of questions, think about the core attributes every great ECE teacher should have:
- A steadfast mission to instill a positive attitude towards education in young children
- A genuine desire to build independence and confidence in preschoolers
- An unwavering focus on teaching children to celebrate differences and interact positively with each other
If you really want to go the extra mile, you can even create an avatar (a.k.a. candidate persona) to help you visualize exactly what your next great teaching champion should look like.
Here are 7 must-ask questions for teacher candidates:
1. What do you like most about working with children? What do you like least?
This is a great opener question. It skews just enough from a basic child care interview question to allow you to get to know why they're working with children and give you a glimpse into their personality and passion.
Scenario-based: When was the last time you felt really energized at work? When was the last time you felt drained? What were you doing in those moments? If a teacher loves interacting with kids but gets easily burnt-out by admin and paperwork, there's almost always a way around that. As director, when you know exactly which activities keep your teachers' fires lit, you'll have a much easier time keeping them switched-on and engaged.
2. Tell me about your communication style. Why is clear communication important in child care?
Most mistakes and hiccups stem from a lack of communication between administration, staff, parents and/or children. To limit the inevitable human error that is poor communication, your candidate should understand that being open and honest with everyone they work with is a key aspect to being a successful teacher and employee.
Scenario-based: Communication is really important to us here. Can you tell me about a time when you or a member of your team got their wires crossed? How did you handle it? By asking your candidate to provide you with a real-world scenario from their own work experience, you're not only getting important insight into how they handle a communication snafu, you can also pick up on key verbal and visual cues that offer insight into their attitude around problem-solving.
3. How do you self-evaluate your teaching strategies? What's the difference between success and failure when working with a child?
No one's perfect. The willingness to acknowledge areas for improvement is essential to a growing, willing-to-learn teacher. This question will give insight into the extent to which they're able to self-critique and learn from both mistakes and achievements.
Scenario-based: Can you tell me about a time your teaching strategies were making a real impact on your students? What changes did you notice in them? When you give your candidates a chance to relive past wins, it's easy to see how much passion they have for the job. You can also use this question to lead into a follow-up question about a time they knew they needed to switch their tactics up a bit—how did they know it was time to change and what did they do to bring the class back on track?
4. What are some of the ways you reassure parents that you're providing quality care for their child?
Happy parents make a happy care center. Communication between staff members and parents can make or break your success in this industry, so hiring someone who aims to proactively prove to parents that their child is in good hands is an absolute must.
Scenario-based: Parents these days are under a lot of pressure. How would you handle it if you got the sense a parent was concerned about the care their child was receiving with us? This question can lead to a productive dialogue about how your center views, values and approaches parent communication. If you have any tools (e.g., family events, communication booklets or an easy-to-use child care app) that can assist the teacher in building trust and rapport with parents, now's the time to set yourself apart from other employers and let them know what you can offer them to make their working life easier.
5. If you were running your own care center, what would you do to ensure the success of both staff and children?
This question is what's referred to as a "crystal ball question." Not only can this question look into the past and reveal previous experiences that have led to successes and failures, it also reveals the candidate's creative abilities in generating ideas for your center. Having long-term employees saves you time, money and energy, so hiring one with good ideas may lead to their eventual promotion and growth.
Scenario-based: Can you tell me about a time you helped your center come up with a way to save time, money or energy? If they haven't had that experience yet, no biggie. But if they have, you definitely want to hear more about the thought and implementation processes behind it.
6. As a teacher, what skills would you like to develop? In what areas do your teaching abilities need to improve, if any?
A great teacher knows better than anyone that learning is a lifelong endeavor. It's important for a future employee to acknowledge this. While this may look similar to "What are your strengths and weaknesses?", this question is formatted to give you an understanding of their ability to set their own personal and professional goals.
Scenario-based: Tell me about the last professional development (PD) course you took. What did you like or dislike about it? Give your candidate the chance to swap experiences with you on what makes a PD seminar great (or not so great). It's an excellent way to get a sense of their attitude and expectations around professional growth.
7. Custom scenario question: You are suspicious that one of the children in your group is bullying another child. How do you approach this issue?
Think of the scenario question is your secret weapon to set apart the good candidates from the great candidates. A teacher's ability to notice and solve conflict is essential to a happy and healthy child care environment and reveals whether they're able to quickly adapt and react to unexpected situations. Pro Tip: Use a scenario that has actually occurred in your care center. Think about how their response compares to the way you would've handled the situation—it's a great way to ensure a true fit.
Poignant problem-solving questions for early childhood assistants
Every captain needs a great first mate.As director, it's your job to ensure your teachers and child care leads have the support they need to do an amazing job, day in and day out. And of course, no support is as crucial as your ECE assistants. Here's a quick recap on the key characteristics every great child care assistant should have:
- A genuine love for working with young children (even when the going gets rough)
- A desire to develop a sense of safety and independence in young children
- The ability to perform "classroom triage" to effectively prioritize where to focus their attention in a busy environment
- Monk-like patience
While high-level open-ended questions can work well for an experienced teacher, it's best to use scenario-based questions for ECE support and assistant roles to help you really hone in on their problem-solving skills.
Here are 7 must-ask questions for child care assistants:
1. What prior childcare experiences do you have, and why would you be a good fit for this position?
In many cases, a child care assistant position is a person's initial entry point into a long, rewarding career in ECE. And that's great! But for candidates with a brand new ECE resume, it's important to learn more about what kind of experience they have and more importantly, why they want to be part of your center.
2. In your experience, what are the top 3 characteristics of a 3-year-old?
This question can tell you a lot about a person's level of interest in working in early childhood. If all three characteristics are negative, that's obviously a red flag. However, you do want to look for cues that indicate the candidate is aware that young children can be challenging and sees that as an opportunity to assist in their growth and development.
3. What's the most difficult situation you've had to deal with in the classroom/center? How did you handle it?
This is a scenario-based question that cuts right to it. You need to assess this person's ability to put out fires so you know just how much hands-on problem-solving experience they have, and how they'll approach a potential worst-case scenario at your center.
4. How would you handle an angry parent?
Unfortunately, there may be cases where a parent or guardian feels more comfortable expressing their dissatisfaction to an assistant, rather than the teacher or director. We know, it's not cool. Regardless, you need to find people who are ready for all aspects of the job, both positive and negative.
5. If you had a group of fifteen 3-year-olds, what type of activity would you do with them?
This is a fun, open-ended way to let your candidate express their ideas for creatively engaging young children. Take note of how their answer stacks up with your own curriculum and consider opening up a dialogue about how their approach enhances yours.
6. Tell me about a time you thought you might lose your temper with a child. What did you do to overcome that feeling?
This can be an uncomfortable question, but it's one every director must ask. Research has found that 93% of elementary teachers have high levels of stress and the number may be even higher for your ECE staff. Find out how your candidate copes.
7. Custom scenario question: How would you handle it if a parent consistently dropped off their child more than 30 minutes late every day?
As with the custom scenario question for teachers, it's always a great idea to get as many real-world insights as possible in your interviews with potential assistants. And of course, don't be afraid to use a real situation from your own center.Here are a few more situations you could consider:
- How would you engage a child that consistently shies away from classroom activities?
- When two children are engaged in a screaming match, what do you do to diffuse the situation?
- How would you handle it if a child told you that someone had touched them inappropriately?
- Tell me about a time you resolved a conflict with another member of the team.
OK. Now that you're armed with an awesome list of questions, you need to know more about what to look for (and look out for!) in an answer.
What are the red flags to watch out for?
As a director, you probably already have a pretty good intuition for this stuff. But when you're stressed or short-staffed, it can sometimes be difficult to hear that inner voice.Here are the real red flags to look out for:
- Issues with a candidate's background check
- Inconsistent career path, unexplained employment gaps or suspicious work history
- Lack of specific work examples or answers to scenario-based questions
- Not asking questions
- Leaving jobs due to disagreements
- Missing or outdated email addresses
- Showing up late for the interview
- Unprofessional appearance
- Inappropriate language or behavior
The dos and don'ts for conducting an effective interview
Now that we've covered the no-gos for the candidate's side of the table, let's take a minute to review the dos and don'ts for interviewers.Don't:
- Be late to your interview
- Forget to review the job description prior to the interview
- Forget to review the resume and application prior to the interview
- Interrupt the interviewee in the middle of an answer
- Get distracted during the interview (put the phone away!)
- Be intimidating, overly authoritative or dominating
- Stick to a smart list of intentional questions
- Make sure all questions are strictly job-related
- Show an interest in who they are as a person
- Make sure all interviewers are trained on the dos and don'ts of interviewing
- Keep the interview focused on answering all questions
Questions you should never ask
One of the biggest fails an employer can make is asking illegal or unethical questions in an interview. It's just bad.We know we don't have to tell you this, but there are a few questions you should NEVER ask, including:
- Are you a US citizen?
- Do you have a disability that might interfere with this job?
- Have you ever been arrested?
- What year did you graduate from high school/college?
- Are you single/married?
- Do you live alone?
- Do you have children?
- How many children do you have?
- How old are your kids?
- How many days were you sick last year?
- How far along are you with your pregnancy?
- When are you due?
- In what country were you born?
- What does your spouse do for a living?
- Who are you going to vote for in the presidential election?
- Is that a (Jewish, Chinese, French, German, etc.) name?
- Have you ever filed a workers' compensation claim/been injured on the job?
- How much time do you think you will need away from work after you have your baby?
Of course, this isn't legal advice. And most of it should strike you as common sense.But it's always a good idea to check with your legal team to make sure your interview questions are 100% good to go. And remember, the effort of setting up a great interview will pay off tenfold in terms of a stellar and awesomely loyal team of ECE pros.The feeling you get after interviewing an all-star candidate is great, but the feeling of interviewing a great worker and knowing that you were able to access their honest and full character is even better. You want outstanding staff for your center, so don't let a boring, run-of-the-mill interview slow down your search. Ask the best questions, and you will get the best teachers.


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Why Eat It
An apple a day provides respectable amounts of both insoluble and soluble fiber (including pectin), some vitamin C, and potassium. Apples are also a good source of quercetin, a flavonoid that may help protect against heart disease. The fruit is fibrous, juicy, and non-sticky, making it a good tooth cleaner and gum stimulator (although you should still brush your teeth or rinse your mouth with water after eating an apple because of the acids in the juice). Apples are widely available and they store well if refrigerated; keeping them chilled preserves their crispness and conserves their nutrients.
About 2,500 apple varieties are grown in the U.S., but just eight of them make up 80% of the U.S. crop. These aren't necessarily the tastiest varieties, but the ones that are disease-resistant and that ship and store well. Some of the other varieties are available seasonally.
THE "BIG EIGHT":Golden Delicious: An all-purpose apple. Season: Year-round
Granny Smith: A hard, crisp, rather tart, green-skinned apple. All-purpose. Season: Year-round
Jonathan: A smallish, deep red apple with yellow undertones, and juicy, firm yellow flesh. All purpose. Season: September through spring
McIntosh: A green-red, juicy, mildly tart apple. Best raw, quickly sautéed, or made into sauce (turns mushy when overcooked). Season: September through spring
Red Delicious: This familiar bright red apple has thin but tough skin, and crisp, juicy, sweet-tasting flesh. Best eaten raw or in salads; disintegrates when cooked. Season: Year-round
Rome Beauty: This large, red or red-striped apple holds its shape well, so it's perfect for baking whole. Season: October through July
Stayman: All-purpose apple with purplish red skin and mildly tart, juicy flesh. Season: September through spring
York: Also known as York Imperial; has pinkish red skin, often freckled with pale spots. Flesh is yellow, tart-sweet, and moderately juicy. Best for baking. Season: October through spring
OTHER VARIETIES:Cortland: A large apple with deep purplish-red skin and snow-white flesh. Good raw and baked in pies. Season: September through spring
Crispin: Also known as Mutsu, this large, firm, sweet, green-skinned apple is a cross between a Golden Delicious and a Japanese apple called Indo. All-purpose. Season: Year-round
Empire: This cross of the McIntosh with the Red Delicious is a crisp, juicy, fragrant apple with relatively thick skin. For eating fresh or making sauce. Season: September through spring
Gravenstein: This distinctively red-striped, moderately tart apple is used primarily to make commercial applesauce; occasionally sold fresh. All-purpose apple. Season: Late summer through early fall
Idared: An all-purpose red-skinned apple with a mild flavor. Season: September through early spring
Macoun: Tart, juicy apple with red and green skin. Excellent raw. Season: September through November
Newtown Pippin: This tart green apple is a very old American variety. Generally used in cooking but also suitable for eating fresh. Season: September through February
Northern Spy: Large red-green apple with firm, tart yellow flesh. Good for pies. Season: Late fall through early winter
Rhode Island Greening: Although not widely available, this East Coast green apple is excellent for pie-making. Season: October through November
Winesap: One of the oldest varieties in the United States; has a tangy, wine-like flavor. The flesh is firm and juicy, the skin a deep red-purple. All-purpose apple. Season: October through July
Commercial apple growing is concentrated in the northern U.S. (especially Washington, Michigan, and New York), as the trees require a period of cold weather in order to flower and fruit properly. About half the domestic crop is processed into applesauce, jellies, juice, and other apple products.
Of the apples cultivated for the fresh market, about half are preserved by a process known as "controlled atmosphere" (or CA) storage. CA storage ensures that apples stay in good condition three to six times as long as normal cold storage, and thanks to this process, firm, fresh-tasting apples are available year round. Some varieties, such as Delicious, McIntosh, and Rome Beauty, fare better than others in CA storage. Some or all of the "big eight" (see "Varieties," above) are available for most of the year, although quality may vary with the season. Investigate local sources, such as orchards and farmers' markets, to discover less common varieties.
Shop where apples are kept cold, or they may be mealy and insipid. After January, almost any apple you buy will probably have been stored in CA (see "Availability," above): Although CA storage slows aging, it does not stop it, and CA-stored apples, once removed from their controlled environment, deteriorate just as quickly as freshly picked fruit. Apples should be firm to hard--if you can dent them with your fingers, they'll make disappointing eating. Large apples are more likely to be overripe than smaller ones, so pay extra attention to firmness when buying them. Apples should also be well colored for their variety. The skins should be tight, unbroken, and unblemished, although brown freckles or streaks (russeting) are characteristic of some varieties and do not affect flavor.
Cold temperatures keep apples in "suspended animation," preventing them from ripening further after they are picked. Since most apples are picked at peak ripeness, additional "ripening" actually means "decaying"--and this process speeds up tenfold when the fruit is left at room temperature. Place apples in plastic bags and keep them in the refrigerator. If they were in good condition when you bought them, they should keep for up to six weeks. Check them often and remove any decayed apples, since one rotten apple can indeed spoil the whole bushel.
Wash apples before using. Use a vegetable peeler or paring knife to peel, if desired, removing the thinnest possible layer of skin. To core apples, use an apple corer or quarter the fruit and then cut out the semicircular wedge that contains the seeds. To prevent browning, rub cut or peeled surfaces with a mixture of lemon juice and water, or drop sliced or peeled apples into cold water with some lemon juice added.
Bake: Cut cone-shaped "caps" from tops of unpeeled apples and remove cores without cutting through bottoms. Pare a ribbon of peel from around "beltline" of each fruit (to keep skin from splitting during baking). Fill apples with raisins, or chopped figs, some brown sugar, maple syrup, honey, and spices, and replace the caps, Set the apples in a baking pan small enough to just hold them in a single layer, pour in some apple juice or cider to keep apples from drying out. Bake at 350°F, basting frequently with the juice in the pan for 40 minutes until tender.
Microwave: For a quick breakfast fruit, snack, or dessert: Place cored apples, stuffed if desired (see above), in custard cups; pour 1 tablespoon water or cider over each. Cover with waxed paper and cook until tender. Cooking times: for 2 apples, 4 minutes; for 4 apples, 8 minutes.
Sauté: To accompany poultry, beef, veal, or pork: Saute unpeeled apple slices, using an assortment of red, yellow, and green varieties. Core and slice apples, then sauté in apple cider or apple juice; add just a touch of butter for flavor. For a German-style side dish, sauté shredded cabbage along with the apples. Cooking time: 3 to 5 minutes.
Apple butter: This thick, delicious spread is made by slowly cooking down applesauce until much of the liquid has evaporated. For a homemade version, prepare homemade applesauce, then continue cooking over low heat, stirring frequently, until very thick and smooth. Flavor as desired with spices, lemon zest, etc.
Applesauce: Sweetened commercial applesauce may have 75% more calories than unsweetened varieties. Homemade applesauce is simple to prepare and needs no added sugar if sweet apples are used. Core peeled or unpeeled apples (unpeeled red apples produce rosy applesauce, but the sauce must be passed through a food mill after cooking). Cut the apples into slices or chunks; place them in a saucepan with very little water, apple juice, or cider—about 1/4 cup to 3 pounds of apples (just enough liquid to prevent the apples from sticking to the pan). Bring to a boil, cover, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the apples are soft. (If using unpeeled apples, put them through a food mill at this point to remove the peels.) Mash the apples--leave them slightly chunky, if you like--then taste and add spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, or ginger), vanilla or almond extract, lemon zest, or grated fresh ginger, and cook for another minute or so to blend the flavors. Cooking time: about 15 minutes.
To make applesauce in the microwave: Place cored, peeled or unpeeled, sliced apples in a microwavable baking dish, cover and cook until tender. Remove apples from the microwave, push through a food mill if you've used unpeeled apples or mash if you've used peeled apples, and season them. Cooking time: 20 minutes.
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McDonald's Tells Customers "No More Sagging"
HOUSTON – According to Yahoo.com, two McDonald's residents in Houston, Texas are taking a stand on "saggy pants."
They have added low-riding trousers to their list of banned attire.
Signs posted at the McDonald's say "Pull your pants up or don't come in."
A spokesperson for McDonald's said individual franchises are free to impose their own dress-code policies.
The idea isn't a new one for the Houston area. Entire malls have already banned saggy pants, as well as the public bus system.


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Does anyone know who in the legislature might be interested in sponsoring state legislation to nullify Obamacare in La.? There are other movements in other states and model legislation is available. This can be done,...
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It's finally here—after weeks of waiting, your favorite band is playing in concert tonight! Driving in, parking, passing by all the vendors, and getting to your seats is all a swirl of sights, sounds, smells, and textures. Your view is temporarily blocked and then opens up again amidst the jostling bodies all around. You smell the cologne of someone nearby and smoke on someone else, all as you yell over the opening band's tunes to steer your friends to the correct seats. You'd set up two of your friends on a blind date for this concert, Jayden and Dakota, and from their grooming to their outfits to their flirtatious banter, both seem invested. The concert lives up to all your expectations! However, based on all the little cues—from leaning in toward each other to sideways glances—it looks like it was an even better night for Jayden and Dakota.
In anthropological terms, a performance can be many things at once. It can be artful, reflexive, and consequential while being both traditional and emergent.1 As a result, each performance is unique because of the specific circumstances in which it occurs, including historical, social, economic, political, and personal contexts. Performers' physical and emotional states will influence their performances, as will the conditions in which the performance takes place and the audience to whom the performance is delivered. At the same time, every performance is part of a larger tradition, and the creator, performer(s), and audience are all interacting with a given piece of that larger body of tradition. Performance is consequential because its effects last much longer than the period between the rising and falling of a curtain. The reflexive properties of performance "enable participants to understand, criticize, and even change the worlds in which they live."2 In other words, performances are much more than just self-referential; they are always informed by and about something.
Despite the importance of performance in our social worlds, it was only in the mid-twentieth century that anthropologists embraced performance as a topic worthy of study. Visual arts received serious attention from anthropologists much earlier, in large part because of Western cultural biases toward the visual and because those tangible artifacts lent themselves to cultural categorization and identification. In the 1950s, Milton Singer introduced the idea of cultural performance. Singer noted that cultural consultants involved in his fieldwork on Hinduism often took him to see cultural performances when they wanted to explain a particular aspect of that culture.3 Singer checked his hypotheses about the culture against the formal presentations of it and determined that "these performances could be regarded as the most concrete observable units of Indian culture."4 He concluded that one could understand the cultural value system of Hinduism by abstracting from repeated observations of the performances. In other words, (1) cultural performances are an ideal unit of study because they reference and encapsulate information about the culture that gave rise to them, and (2) the cultural messages become more accessible with each "sample" of the performances since the researcher can compare the specifics of repeated features of the same "performance."
Singer's observation that analyzing performance could be a useful method for understanding broader cultural values was revolutionary at the time. Today, anthropologists are just as likely to study performance itself—how performances become endowed with meaning and social significance, how cultural knowledge is stored inside performers' bodies.5 Anthropology's increased openness to treating performance as a worthy area of inquiry reflects a shift from focusing on social structures of society that were presumed to be static to examining the ongoing processes within society that at times maintain the status quo and at other times result in change.6
Cultural Performance vs. Performing Culture
When describing the anthropology of performance, two concepts are often confused: performing culture and cultural performance. Though they sound similar, the difference is significant. Richard Schechner, a performance studies scholar whose work frequently overlaps with anthropology, provides a useful distinction between these terms by distinguishing between analyzing something that is a performance versus analyzing something as a performance.7 A cultural performance is a performance, such as a concert or play. Performing culture is an activity that people engage in through their everyday words and actions, which reflect their enculturation and therefore can be studied as performances regardless of whether the subjects are aware of their cultural significance.
Mexico's famed ballet folklorico is one example of a cultural performance (see Figure 1). In essence, it is an authoritative version of the culture that has been codified and is presented to audiences who generally are expected to accept the interpretation. Cultural performances typically are readily recognizable. Their importance is highlighted by the fact that they take place at specific times and places, have a clear beginning and end, and involve performers who expect to demonstrate excellence.8
The umbrella of cultural performances includes many events thought of as performances in the West (e.g., concerts, plays, dances) but also includes activities such as prayers and rituals that westerners would classify as religious practices. That some cultures, particularly in the West, make a distinction between a performance and a religious practice fits with a tendency to see some practices as spurious and others as genuine, one of the reasons anthropologists have only recently begun to study performing arts seriously. Singer found that each cultural performance "had a definitely limited time span, or at least a beginning and an end, an organized program of activity, a set of performers, an audience, and a place and occasion of performance."9 The same is true for religious and secular events. Cultural performances are informed by the norms of one's community and signal one's membership in that community.
Cultural performances contribute to preserving the heritage of a group, and in some cases, they have the same effect as an anthropologist writing in the "ethnographic present" by providing an artificially frozen (in time) representation of culture. For example, among people living along the Costa Chica of Mexico, artesa music and the accompanying dance performed atop an overturned trough retains a strong association with the region's African-descended population.10 The instruments and rhythms used in this music reflect the African, indigenous, and European cultures that gave rise to these blended communities and thus represent a rich, emergent tradition. In recent years, however, the artesa mostly is no longer performed at weddings, as was traditional, and performers are now paid to represent their culture in artificial settings such as documentaries and cultural fairs.
Performing culture refers to lived traditions that emerge with each new performance of cultural norms—popular sayings, dances, music, everyday practices, and rituals—and it takes shape in the space between tradition and individuality. Using our initial example, the concert Jayden and Dakota attended was a cultural performance while their dating behaviors were examples of performing culture. Obviously, no two dates are identical, but within a given social group there are culturally informed codes for appropriate behavior while on a date and for the many other interactions that commonly occur between people.


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How popular would you say anime is currently? Its popularity grows every day, and there are always more types of anime coming out and being produced. My introduction to anime came in the late 90's, when Dragonball Z was one of the top cartoons. I remember I would always watch it every afternoon with my best friend, right before Batman Beyond came on television.
Dragonball Z is still popular years later, but the shelves have been flooded with anime. Anime is also online everywhere. One of the kids that used to be in the youth group that I helped run was all about anime. His friend was also interested in anime and was an artist. Then there is my sister, who really likes anime as well and has for years.
Those are the people in my life that really enjoy anime, as I'm not a big fan myself to be honest. It's not that I don't like it, but it's just that there are other things that are more culturally aligned with what I enjoy. I did enjoy Dragonball Z when it was mainstream though. I think that's what has to happen for me to enjoy anime. It has to be mainstream, meaning a show that everyone watches.
I'm not currently watching any anime shows that I like, but I run into anime all the time online. Some people even like to try and create their own anime cartoons and comic strips. There are many types of anime, such as hentai and manga. Which do you prefer?
There are also many different ways these days to enjoy anime. You can buy figures, decorations, wall hangings and more. So you're not relegated to just watching anime. You can enjoy your favorite characters in so many different ways.


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Gourmet experience Lake Maggiore
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Incentive tours on Lake Maggiore.
You can start with a stay on the shores of Lake Maggiore, you can visit and enjoy the best of what Piedmont has to offer.
During your stay on Lake Maggiorre: days you will discover:
Stresa and the Borromean Islands – Arona, Angera and Rocca – Pallanza and Verbania and Villa Taranto – Orta and San Giulio Isande – Novara and its hills – Langhe, Roero and Monferrato – Torino and Venaria.
You will wake up and admire the Borromean Islands from a luxury 5 * hotel room nearby Maggiore Lake.
You might enjoy a sailing boat cruise, or tasting some wines from Piedmont, or having a romantic dinner on the Fisherman's Island.
You can choose to play golf or hiking in the mountains or shopping in one of the most famous luxury outlets, "The Place".
Otherwise, you might meet some local producers of cheeses, meats, wines and craft beers.
If you love history, art, culture, Piedmont can satisfy all your desires
Lake Maggiore Destination Management Company, creativity and efficiency are at your disposal, to make your event on Lake Maggiore a success
We provide hotel bookings, events, team building events and transfers from: Stresa, Baveno, Pallanza, Laveno, Ghiffa, Belgirate, Arona, Ascona, Locarno and Verbania


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Monday, May 17, 1982
South San Francisco, Calif. -- May 17, 1982 --Genentech, Inc. and Mitsubishi Chemical Industries, Ltd., Japan's largest chemical company, announced today they had signed an agreement to commercialize the first human protein developed by genetic engineering. Human serum albumin, a product used in treating trauma patients, was successfully produced in micro-organisms by Genentech scientists last year.
Wataru Yamaya, Director of Mitsubishi's Life Sciences Division, said, "Albumin is a large volume product administered through transfusion and requiring the highest level of purity. We will cooperate with Genentech, upon completion of research and development, in the scaling up and manufacturing processes. The success of our joint work will give evidence to the fact that genetic engineering has progressed beyond a craftsman's art to a modern mass production technology."
Albumin is presently obtained from blood bank donors. This requires large capital costs and complex coordination between donor centers. Periodic shortages affect availability worldwide.
Robert Swanson, Genentech president and chief executive officer, said "nearly every country in the world is concerned about maintaining adequate supplies of albumin. We believe this cooperative effort with Mitsubishi will accelerate product development so that by the mid-eighties we can supply albumin to meet world needs."
Swanson said that, as part of the agreement, Mitsubishi would fund specific stages of research and receive exclusive marketing rights for albumin in Japan. "We are continuing discussions aimed at expanding the existing relationship to encompass the world market for albumin, possibly through formation of a jointly owned company", he said.
Current world wide consumption of albumin is estimated to be over 100 tons per year, a market of over $500 million. Albumin is administered to patients suffering trauma such as burns and shock and may be given during and after surgery.
Mitsubishi has expanded its specialty chemical business to include pharmaceutical, food processing and environmental protection divisions. Genentech, Inc. is a leader in the application of recombinant DNA (genetic engineering) technology for the pharmaceutical, agricultural and industrial chemical markets.
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Saturday Dec 14th, 3pm - 5pm
Welcome to Painting Lounge! We are a BYOB Paint & Sip art studio in Midtown offering guided classes to people of all skill levels.
Painting Lounge classes are always in a relaxed, social setting. An experienced artist guides the class step-by-step through replicating each night's featured painting. The process is easy, fun and totally stress-free. All art supplies are included. Many attendees find our classes a therapeutic and convenient way to tap into their creative side.
Our classes are perfect for beginners, so grab your friends, co-workers, fly solo or plan a unique date night. We are happy to announce that we got a liquor license for our Midtown studio, so you can now BYOB (Bring Your Own Beer or Bottle of wine/champagne) to any class!
Painting Lounge, founded in Spring 2011, is an exciting and unique alternative to a typical night out with friends and coworkers.
Our experienced instructors will guide you step-by-step to complete your next masterpiece. No previous drawing or painting experience required, and canvases usually come with pre-sketched images, allowing students to dive right into the activity. We make it easy, fun, and totally stress free. By the end of the night you will be amazed at the work of art you have created.
What are some of your most popular classes that you offer on CourseHorse?
Our BYOB painting class is the most popular class.
How long have you been in business? Can you share a bit more about your history?
RISD Alum Kevin Tarasuk founded Painting Lounge in 2011 after years working in the art world. The goal of Painting Lounge is provide a pressure free, relaxed, social setting where students can be creative and unwind.
What is your average class size?
Our average class size would be around 20 students. We currently have three studios with different max seating.
What is your typical student like? What are their goals?
Our students are typically in their 20s and 30s who work jobs that don't give them a creative outlet. Their goal is to have a fun, social evening at a venue that isn't a bar.
Can you recommend activities to do in the neighborhood before or after class?
We have three different locations, all of which are in areas close to shopping and restaurants.
Ify U.
So much fun! Very easy going atmosphere, while also being super informative for newcomers and inexperienced painters. Our instructor, Sabrina, was really helpful in addition to being incredibly entertaining the entire time. Would definitely go back again.
Dorothy N.
Some of the group I bought thought $50 with not even one drink was high but realize you're not in that business. Bernard was great, thorough and gave each os us very special attention staying into we finished which was after 10. A great night - thank you,
Stanford C.
Kat was great! At first it appeared an intimidating process but she was warm, kind, and patient. She walked us through each step and in the end we produced pretty good paintings for beginners. The atmosphere and ambience was relaxed and fun-filled. I definitely recommend this place. And will certainly come back.
The lady teaching us was awesome, cool, sweet and fun!
The instructor was very helpful and encouraging.
George P.
It was a lot of fun and the instruction was great!
Tari N.
Such a great and fun class!
Marine C.
Super moment mais un peu court et donc un peu facile
It was a good experience being in this class we did a beautiful piece of art.My canvas was a bit bigger than the one the instructor was working from but over all it was worth the price of the class.
The instructor explained everything clearly and was very patient. She also circulated the room quite a bit to make sure everyone was on track to complete the painting. I really liked the fact that she was flexible and allowed us to use other colors / explore our creativity. The classroom, apron, and brushes provided were of good quality. Overall, I had an awesome experience.
Saturday Dec 14th, 3pm - 5pm
Saturday Dec 14th, 1pm - 3pm
Saturday Dec 14th, 1pm - 3pm
Saturday Dec 14th, 1pm - 3pm
We give you 5% back in rewards for every dollar spent on classes!
Once you have $5 in reward points, you can apply them as a discount on future orders.
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I need a place, to run and hide, from the world, again tonight.
To dream a dream, in my mind, I don't know, what I'll find.
And when I dream, I wake to find, I see the world, with cloudy eyes.
And when I dream, I'm alive, nowhere to run, nowhere to hide.
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No, Waikato Regional Council is not talking about trading in your dearly beloved. It's your lifejackets they're interested in, supporting the Coastguard's Old4New Lifejacket Upgrade campaign.
Coastguard will be encouraging boaties and members of the public to trade in their old lifejackets for discounts on new ones as part of a nation-wide campaign. Coastguard's Old4New van will be travelling through various locations in the Waikato from 3 to 6 January:
Tues 3 Jan 1pm - 4pm
Whangamata Boat Ramp
Beach Road, (Southern End)
Wed 4 Jan 9am - 4pm
Kennedy Park, Pauanui
Vista Paku, Pauanui
Thurs 5 Jan 8am - 11am
Waihi Beach
Bowentown Boating & Sports Fishing Club, Pio Road
1pm - 4pm
Cooks Beach Boat Ramp
Purangi Regional Reserve
Captain Cook Rd, Cooks Beach
Fri 6 Jan 1pm - 4pm
Raglan Fire Station, 11 Wainui Rd
People can visit the Old4New Lifejacket Upgrade van and trade in their old, damaged or worn lifejacket for a significant discount on a brand new, modern Hutchwilco lifejacket. There are five lifejacket styles to choose from (including one for kids). See more.
Waikato Regional Council harbourmaster, Stephen Wise looks forward to the Old4New van coming to Whangamata where he expects a great turnout this year. "Skippers must carry a correctly sized and fit for purpose lifejacket for each person on board. With sheds across the country littered with old lifejackets that no longer work, this is a great chance to upgrade your safety kit at a reasonable price.
"It's great to see Coastguard taking practical steps to address issues around lifejackets no longer being fit for purpose, and hats off to Maritime New Zealand for funding this great initiative," said Mr Wise.
During January, staff from Waikato Regional Council will also be at various coastal locations in the Waikato, offering information about servicing of lifejackets, along with on water patrols.


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The Youngstown State football team, which advanced to the Division I National Championship Game last year, has been slated to finish third in this year's Missouri Valley Football Conference, the conference announced on Tuesday.
In the closest preseason voting in the MVFC's 33-year history, North Dakota State garnered 21 first-place votes and 380 points while South Dakota State had 19 first-place votes and 379 points. The Penguins, who play host to both SDSU and NDSU this season, were a strong third with 290 points.
The Penguins open MVFC play against the Jackrabbits on Sept. 30 at Stambaugh Stadium. Two weeks later on Oct. 14, YSU entertains the Bison. NDSU and SDSU are set to square off in Brookings, S.D., on Nov. 4. The Jacks won in Fargo during the regular season but lost the rematch in the Fargodome in the FCS quarterfinals.
Last year, YSU was picked fifth in the league before finishing in sole possession of third place and winning four games in the playoffs to reach the final.
UNI was tabbed fourth (255), Illinois State was fifth (246), Western Illinois was sixth (188), South Dakota was seventh (182), Southern Illinois was eighth (132), Missouri State was ninth (81) and Indiana State was 10th (67).
YSU also plays host to Illinois State and Missouri State with its road games at UNI, South Dakota, Southern Illinois and Indiana State.


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For Sony, the PlayStation division is doing exceptionally well right now. Not only is the PS4 handing it to the Xbox One and Microsoft, but it's making up a large, large part of the Japanese firms profits. Helping to offset losses or poor performances from their mobile and other divisions, the PS4 and the PlayStation brand are definitely money spinners for Sony. With PlayStation VR already getting a warm reception – despite the fact it doesn't hit shelves until this Fall – things are looking bright for Sony. One area in which Sony failed to become successful however, was in mobile gaming. PlayStation Mobile – as well as devices like the Xperia Play – never really caught on, and Sony quickly decided to let the service fade away, recently closing altogether not too long ago.
Now however, there's news that Sony might be looking to give mobile gaming another try with their "ForwardWorks" initiative. ForwardWorks will launch on April 1st, and while there's not too much Sony is sharing right now, press materials state that the new division will "leverage the intellectual property of the numerous PlayStation dedicated software titles and its gaming characters". While this sounds a little ambiguous, those same press materials go on to say that "the company will aim to deliver users with opportunity to casually enjoy full-fledged game titles in the new filed [sic] of the smart device market". So, it doesn't appear as though PlayStation Mobile is being dragged up from the dirt, but rather that Sony will use popular and familiar characters and franchises to further the PlayStation brand.
This is the sort of approach that Nintendo is taking with their newly-launched Miitomo app, which could be considered an olive branch of sorts to the mobile gaming community. Sony already has their toes dipped in mobile waters however, as their PS4 games can be played remotely from any of their Xperia Z smartphones, and the firm does have official apps to use and connect with the PlayStation Network freely available for all devices. Whether or not this new approach will help get smartphone players hooked on PlayStation brands and games – presumably with an aim to bring them over the PS4 or PS Vita – is unclear, but it's about time that Sony took mobile gaming a little more seriously, and give it a proper try. Perhaps PlayStation Mobile and the Xperia Play were too ahead of their time? Regardless, ForwardWorks is going to help Sony focus on a new audience, albeit one that will be in Japan and other parts of Asia at first.


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I even just ordered one for myself :)
To sweeten the deal, I am offering ALL my past clients 10% off their order through the end of August, 2012, on all iPhone cases. Choose up to 3 of your favorite images for each design.
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