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Can we please do away with the sudden death 1st v 4th semis?
All too often we see the best team for the season suffer an untimely hiccup that writes off their year. This is most glaring in T20 cricket, where a few good overs can change the course of a game. This year, we saw the top-two teams in both the respective men and women's competitions bow out in sudden death semis.
Melbourne Stars were flawless in all 8 round-robin games but all that counted for just a home final and an eventual loss to Hobart Hurricanes. In the women's domestic competition the gulf between undefeated NSW Breakers and eventual finalists ACT Meteors was further pronounced. ACT won less than half their regular season fixtures but made the short trip to Sydney to knock off the minor premiers.
While both of the respective fourth-placed teams went on to lose the grand final against their higher-ranked opponents at the WACA on Friday, the whole procedure makes for a farcical end to a long season. This quick-and-easy finale is out of place in this age of professional players, salary caps, pristine venues and sport scientists.
Even in the suburban and country leagues, where each ground has an idiosyncratic feature a home team can exploit and carbo-loading is eating pasta the night before, the two-week finals are unfair. They only survive because, in leagues where participation is priority, a longer final series would rob the regular season of a full-round's match.
Two-week finals are unacceptable in any self-respecting professional league. In its post-season review, Cricket Australia needs to admit its mistake and make improvements for the 2014/15 season.


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Hello guys and welcome to a new Dev Diary!
Today we'll talk about the environment creation process in The Steampunk League. This will be limited to lighting and the environment for the Wardenclyffe level, but it's works well with the any type of environment.
The Camera System
In the previous version of The Steampunk League, where we chose to use an orbital third person camera:
But, since we had to rewrite the whole game and Unity is not as powerful as UDK, we decided to try a different style: handpainted models with a bird's eye camera.
The Handpainted Art
Developing the whole game from scratch and changing the camera system also determined a total rework of the graphic assets. As already said, we opted for the handpainted technique: very lowpoly models with ultradetailed textures.
Also the shadows are hardpainted in those textures, enhancing the graphic result with a strong light and shade effect.
Global Illumination
However, we still need to improve the overall lighting. We found that in some cases the global illumination isn't enough, so we're trying various configurations to reach the best result.
This is one of the darkest areas in the whole game. How would you feel to walk in this almost Eternal Darkness?
Tell us your impressions or anything that could help us to improve the game more and more!
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The veneer is slipping, as they say. Karl Lagerfeld, creative director of Fendi and Chanel, was all smiles on Thursday as he attended the ceremonial lighting of the Christmas lights on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, alongside the city's mayor, Anne Hidalgo, and two young children. That smile, however, was less than camera ready. Lagerfeld sported his signature white ponytail and dark sunglasses, but his teeth looked quite different, some of them even missing. It's pretty clear from the pictures that some of his teeth have been filed down to make room for veneers, but those veneers seem to be absent. A representative told The Daily Mail that the fashion icon "is currently undergoing dental treatment, however, he wanted to honor his longstanding commitment to attend the ceremony."
Lagerfeld was tight-lipped for some of the ceremony, but you can see the piano-key smile in pictures here.
Some will argue that an 85-year-old man shouldn't be the subject of mockery, and that Lagerfeld, specifically, is actually in pretty good shape for his age, dental issues and all. And he happens to give as good as he gets. He's called Adele "a little fat"; claimed that Kim Kardashian's life-threatening robbery was her fault; and even dared to say that Meryl Streep, of all people, is cheap. And, in fact, the designer chided male models for having less-than-perfect teeth, in April of this year. According to the Daily Mail, he seemed to imply that some models weren't good-looking enough to be the victims of unwanted sexual advances or getting harassed (he has expressed very little patience with #MeToo): "To be honest, what they really need is a good dentist."
So, tit for tat for tooth, or whatever the expression is.
Related: Every Unbelievable Thing Karl Lagerfeld Said in His Latest Interview, Translated From the French


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Key Events
Player ratings from David McDonnell
Man Utd: De Gea 6, Valencia 7, Jones 7, Rojo 7, Shaw 6 (Blind 46, 5), Carrick 7, Herrera 7, Mkhitaryan 7, Rooney 8 MOTM , Martial 8 (Schweinsteiger, 86), Ibrahimovic 7
West Ham: Adrian 6, Kouyate 6, Reid 6, Ogbonna 6, Antonio 6 (Lanzini 58, 5), Obiang 7, Fernandes 6, Payet 7 (Zaza 75, 5), Cresswell 5 (Masuaku 45, 5), Feghouli 6, Fletcher 6
5. Fletcher fills West Ham's striker void
With Diafra Sakho out for six weeks and Andy Carroll not yet ready to return, Ashley Fletcher was entrusted with leading West Ham's attack.
He came up with the 35th minute equaliser in front of the Stretford End.
4. Payet quality stands out
If West Ham are to escape the sceptre of relegation this season, they will need to keep hold of Payet, their most influential player,
His shot led to the visitors' equaliser before they were overwhelmed.
3. Mkhitaryan seizes his chance
The £26million summer signing from Borussia Dortmund has had to be patient, with Mourinho waiting to utilise him.
He claimed two assists here and is starting to look a real asset for United.
2. Martial makes his case
Martial has failed to convince Mourinho this season, but was a constant thorn in West Ham's side with his pace and willingness to take on opponents.
He deservedly got on the scoresheet twice.
1. Rooney shows he's still got it
Wayne Rooney has been forced to accept he is no longer an automatic pick.
However he showed his enduring quality with some exquisite touches, pulling the strings throughout, playing just off Ibrahimovic.
United 4-1 West Ham: 5 things we learned...
Manchester United marched into the semi-finals of the EFL Cup by seeing off West Ham at Old Trafford.
Anthony Martial scored twice for the Red Devils as they secured a 4-1 win with boss Jose Mourinho serving a touchline ban.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic gave the hosts the lead before Ashley Fletcher levelled things up against his former club.
Martial put United back in front shortly after the break before adding a second late on.
And Ibrahimovic wrapped things up in added time as he turned home from Ander Herrera's cross.
Here are five things we learned...
FT Manchester United 4-1 West Ham United
That's that!
Anthony Martial and Zlatan Ibrahimovic both hit doubles to help United join Liverpool, Hull and Southampton in the hat for the semi-finals of the EFL Cup.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic opened the scoring early on but United were pegged back by Ashley Fletcher's poachers' finish late in the first half.
But Martial struck twice in the second half before Ibrahimovic fired home late on.
The draw - and further reaction - to follow...
GOAL! Manchester United 4-1 West Ham (Ibrahimovic)
Ander Herrera's square ball is pulled back to Zlatan Ibrahimovic and it's a simple tap-in.
Bish, bash, bosh. That's your lot!
Just listen to this ovation!
Huge cheers again now as Schweinsteiger gets his first couple of touches and fires a shot goalwards.
What a roar that was!
Schweinsteiger clearly enjoyed the ovation as he had a beaming smile on his face as he walked onto the sidelines.
He has replaced double goalscorer Martial for the final three minutes of the match.
Here comes Schweinsteiger!
The atmosphere inside Old Trafford is cranking up again as Bastian Schweinsteiger starts taking off his tracksuit!
He's going to get a game!
Could it be anything to do with Jose Mourinho's absence from the touchline?
A great chance for Ibrahimovic to increase the damage but Adrian gets down low and saves.
At the other end, we're not entirely sure what De Gea is doing. He's literally had nothing to do barring his one slip-up in the first-half.
West Ham have been, well, garbage.
News from elsewhere...
Southampton have knocked Arsenal out with a 2-0 win at the Emirates.
Manchester United are set to join the Saints, Liverpool and Hull in the final four draw which takes place later tonight.
Slight delay in the action at Old Trafford as Wayne Rooney is patched up for a cut just above his lip.
He was furious with referee Mike Jones that the play was stopped for him as United were in an attacking position.
The referee was definitely well within his rights to stop the play, however. It was a clear head injury.
He's back on the pitch now after some quick work from the physios.
Here comes Simone Zaza for West Ham...
Let's hope it's not for the intention of a penalty shootout later on this evening!
He replaces Dimitri Payet.
Snapshot: Martial nets his second goal
Since the third goal, the game has been everything you'd expect it to be.
United keeping the ball, West Ham just putting in enough effort to make sure things don't get worse.
As a contest, it looks like this one will likely be over on just the 72 minute mark.
Bastian Schweinsteiger is out on the touchline warming up and he has received one of the biggest ovations of the night.
Real warm response to the exiled midfielder, who could make his first appearance of the season if he comes off the bench tonight.
GOAL! Manchester United 3-1 West Ham United (Martial)
It's that man Anthony Martial again! Without a doubt the best player on the pitch tonight!
Ibrahimovic played in Valencia down the channel, who fired the ball across the face of the goal to Martial to smash home and surely confirm their place in the semi-finals of the EFL Cup.
Superb passing move! United in dreamland!
Snapshot: Anthony Martial's goal
Change for West Ham as worryingly Michail Antonio falls to the ground clutching his groin area.
He is able to walk off though, which will be a relief for the Hammers fans.
Manuel Lanzini is his replacement.
Martial with another good chance. He really has been outstanding this evening.
This time his left-footed effort was denied by Adrian, who stood tall from the effort which was fired with a lot of power.
Wayne Rooney has been impressive tonight. Quietly getting on with his job in the middle of the park, remaining disciplined.
He has just been booked, however, for dissent. We imagine Jose Mourinho is also furious about that decision!
It means that Rooney is expected to be suspended for the trip to Everton this weekend.
GOAL! Manchester United 2-1 West Ham (Martial)
United are back in the lead and it's another assist for Mkhitaryan!
A backheel from Valencia plays in the Armenian down the channel and he pulls the ball back for Martial to smash home!
Just like the opening goal, United take the lead after just two minutes of the half!
Second half under way...
United 1-1 Hammers.
Just 45 to go... unless we need extra-time.
Half-time change for United
There has been a switch at the break for United.
It's Daley Blind on and Luke Shaw off.
Shaw was hobbling slightly at the end of the half and appears unable to continue.
However, any damage didn't look serious.
The half-time discussion on Sky is being dominated by a tackle which was put in by West Ham goalkeeper Adrian on Zlatan Ibrahimovic during his goal.
Phil Neville called it "disgusted" and it seems that is a fair assessment.
As the striker knocked the ball home, this was the challenge.
It was so innocuous that most at home missed it when it first occurred.
Snapshot: Ashley Fletcher's equaliser
HT Manchester United 1-1 West Ham United
Well, that didn't quite go to plan for United.
After taking the lead within 90 seconds, they dominated but still conceded late in the half.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic's opener was cancelled out by ex-United star Ashley Fletcher, who pounced on a David De Gea error.


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The original Uppsala model that was published in 1977 explains the internationalization process of firms. We have further developed the model several times in the intervening years. The present article is our latest effort: a general model of the evolution of the multinational business enterprise ( MBE), from early steps abroad to being a global firm. The updated, augmented model explains MBE evolution in general, not only characteristics of the internationalization process in a narrow sense. We believe that the newest iteration, anchored in process ontology, will be useful in conducting longitudinal empirical studies.
Perhaps the most striking institutional change over the last 30 years is the transition from some kind of state-governed and planned economy to a more open economic system governed by the market. This development has occurred or is currently occurring in countries that are often labelled transition economies or emerging markets. Included among these countries are China, India and Russia, as well as most other countries in the 'communist bloc' in the former Soviet Union, as well as Central and Eastern Europe. Within the market economies of Europe, similar, although less dramatic, changes in the mix between planned and market exchange have been implemented. Industrial sectors, for instance telecom, air transport and energy, have been transformed from plan governance to open market governance through an institutional deregulation. The plans and the associated authorities in planned economies are being abolished, prices are being liberalised and the countries, or the industrial sectors, are moving towards increasingly open market economies. The relative merits and problems of the two modes of coordination of economic life have been analysed and discussed in a number of studies. Coase (1937), Hayek (1945) and Williamson (1975) are examples of scholars who have analysed the plan (hierarchy) versus the market mechanism of economic coordination.
Based on the key assumptions that firms are opportunity seeking and that they gain critical knowledge operating in a network of relationships, this paper focuses on early expansion in foreign market networks. In particular, the paper examines the relation between experience and business-relationship value in a foreign market. While experience and experiential knowledge are central concepts in international business, little has been written about their effects on the value of business relationships. The paper formulates a set of interrelated hypotheses on the effects of international experience, experiential network knowledge and importance of customer and competitor knowledge on the value of business relationships in a foreign market. They are combined in a structural model, which is tested on a sample through LISREL. The main conclusion drawn from the study is that experiential network knowledge and knowledge about the importance of customers and competitors in the network influence the value of business relationships in a foreign market in different ways.
Purpose - This paper seeks to offer a model on the evolution of the multinational business enterprise (MBE). It is meant to be an alternative to the eclectic paradigm, the preeminent theoretical tool applied in studies of the multinational enterprise (MNE) and foreign direct investment. The label MBE aims at moving focus from structure of production to change processes in business relations and entrepreneurship. Design/methodology/approach - While the eclectic paradigm is grounded in neo-classical economics meant primarily to be applied in studies of macroeconomic interest and is based on assumptions not applicable in studies of individual firms, the model of the MBE is meant to be used in studies at the micro-level. It is rooted in assumptions consistent with behavioural theory consequently being more realistic. The model is based on the Uppsala model with input from studies on dynamic capabilities, entrepreneurship research and research on management under uncertainty. Findings - The realistic assumptions of the model imply that it is relevant for understanding the dynamics of strategy and management of the MBE. Research limitations/implications - As the model aims at enriching our understanding of the dynamics of the MBE the paper recommends empirical longitudinal studies of firms. Originality/value - Realistic and relevant assumptions imply that the model differs in critical respects from received theory in international business.
Studies of international knowledge transfer usually focus on the transfer of knowledge without loss between organizational units. However, this research has frequently been inconclusive because of the tacit nature of knowledge and the difficulties of measuring the results of knowledge transfer. Therefore, we suggest a paradigmatic shift of research from knowledge transfer without loss, to knowledge translation as a matter of modification of knowledge when transferred from one context to an other. According to this perspective, the knowledge transfer between the MNE HQ and foreign subsidiaries is a socio-cultural process in which expatriates can be expected to play an important role.In this paper, we study the impact of expatriates in knowledge translation from MNE HQ to foreign subsidiaries. Through an empirical analysis, we examine how the characteristics of expatriates influence the usefulness of knowledge transferred internationally. An important result of the study is that the expatriation experience and, in particular, the relationship development capability has significant positive effects on the international knowledge translation process. However, we did not find any statistical evidence that an expatriate's experience of the particular industry or the particular country has a significant effect.
We conceptualize the global firm as being a loosely coupled network of far-flung subsidiaries with hierarchically acting headquarters (HQ) that design a global organization to ensure support of its global strategic agenda. We argue that the process of HQ management in the global firm is a process characterized by uncertainty. Drawing on the Uppsala model for managing under uncertainty, we suggest that the source of uncertainty is a liability of outsidership derived from the fact that HQ is often not knowledgeable about the networks and actions of its subsidiaries. We then offer various actions that need to be taken by HQs to resolve that liability to improve on the efficiency of the coordination and management of the global firm.
Based on empirical studies of firm exchangeactivities in business markets, this paper outlines a businessnetwork view of the firm-market relationship, which differsfundamentally from the view assumed by neo-classicaleconomic theory. We define business networks as sets of connected business relationships. Thus business relationships and connections between relationships are the critical elements in the business network view. It is assumed, as suggested by the Uppsala internationalization process model, that an interplay between knowledge and commitment development is the mechanism that drives the relationship and network development process. Against this background the paper discusses how strategic change is analyzed in literature on alliances and networks. In conclusion the paper presents a set of propositions about strategy-making in business network settings.
This paper analytically and graphically examines the Uppsala model's risk formula (Johanson & Vahlne, 1977) in its two variables: commitment and uncertainty. The graphical treatment of the variables demonstrates the internationalization mechanism's consistency with the risk formula. In particular, commitment manipulation develops a risk management perspective to the model, wherein contingent uncertainty is a central concept. The main contribution consists in the composition of a set of hypotheses on the effects of risk contingencies on a firm's commitment behavior in different internationalization phases. A pertinent remark that emerges from this analytical exercise is the Uppsala model's contingent nature, which explains the differences in the pattern and pace of the internationalization process, as well as potential leapfrogging and market-exit moves.
The globalization of a firm is a time-consuming and incremental process similar in nature to the internationalization process. We adapt the Uppsala Internationalization Process Model ([Johanson and Vahlne, 1977] and [Johanson and Vahlne, 2009]) to explain the globalization process. We define globalization as an effort to optimize a business in terms of its configuration and coordination systems. Hence the globalization process is about making changes in these two aspects of firms. Globalization, like the internationalization process, is characterized by the management of complexities and uncertainties and that requires learning and commitment building. We "test" a globalization process variant of the Uppsala model on the globalization of Volvo's heavy truck business. We find support for our model, and find that the globalization process is indeed tortuous, and certainly not as easily managed as sometimes suggested by economists and management gurus.


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Placing her name on a fabric collection has long been an interest of Judy's, and with her daughter and Business Manager, Judel Niemeyer, she has finally made this a reality. Her approach to fabric design might surprise some as it swings away from her tendency to use batiks in her quilt designs. Her first collection, The Reclaimed West, includes screenprints designed around the comfort and warmth of Judy's lifestyle in Northwestern Montana, having grown up on a cattle ranch. It showcases elements of Judel's local photography overlaid with classic Quiltworx designs. Melding these warm prints with rich, bright Batiks will be integral to Judy's pattern and color design over the coming years. She is looking very forward to watching her customers design, create, and use her fabrics the same way they have her patterns over the years; as a way to creatively express themselves and give back to those they care about the most, through the gift of a quilt.


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Courtesy of the always entertaining maestro of Sergio Leone and the Infield Fly Rule, my terminally late (-- it's OK, my doctor gave me a note and everything) answers to Sister Clodagh's Superficially Spiritual, Ambitiously Agnostic Last-Rites-of-Spring Movie Quiz.
1) Favorite movie featuring nuns
2) Second favorite John Frankenheimer movie
3) William Bendix or Scott Brady?
Nobody loves William Bendix.
Nobody but me.
4) What movie, real or imagined, would you stand in line six hours to see? Have you ever done so in real life?
Oh, say, if Joe Dante ever got it into his head to do a remake of THEM!, sure ... For realsies, it wasn't quite six hours, but the line to see The Empire Strikes Back was long enough but worth it.
5) Favorite Mitchell Leisen movie
Well, I've only seen two, Kitty and Lady in the Dark, and though I love pretty much everyone involved, cast wise (Paulette Goddard, Ray Milland, Ginger Rogers), neither really did a whole lot for me.
6) Ann Savage or Peggy Cummins?
In a fight? I think Savage could take her. Three rounds. Tops. On screen? Cummins. So let's call that a push.
7) First movie you remember seeing as a child
A matinee double-feature of Disney's Blackbeard's Ghost and The Gnome-Mobile. Can't remember which was top-billed.
8) What moment in a movie that is not a horror movie made you want to bolt from the theater screaming?
Not from a theater, but, the scene in The Naked Prey (1966), where the natives torture and kill Cornel Wilde's hunting party, especially the native levy, who was coated and cocooned in clay and then cooked alive and crushed as the coating contracted in the heat, had me screaming "THAT AIN"T RIGHT!" at the top of my lungs. That scene still gives me the drizzles just thinking about it, and is the reason why I will never, ever watch that movie again.
9) Richard Widmark or Robert Mitchum?
Who gets to tell the other that they didn't win? Not me, brother. Next.
10) Best movie Jesus
Alan Arbus as "Jesse" in Greaser's Palace. Not trying to be a wise-ass, here, either. I dug the hell out of that movie. "If you feel you're healed."
11) Silliest straight horror film that you're still fond of
Considering all the clout behind the camera for something tagged as "Thee Monster Movie" Prophecy turned out to be pretty darned hysterical and I love it unconditionally.
12) Emily Blunt or Sally Gray?
13) Favorite cinematic Biblical spectacular
I watch the network broadcast of this religiously every Easter. The only thing I do do religiously around Easter. Even invented my own drinking game for it.
14) Favorite cinematic moment of unintentional humor
Again, from Frankenheimer's Prophecy, when the giant mutant bear attacks the family of campers and punches the kid stuck in a sleeping bag, sending him flying into a rock, which causes him to explode in a shower of down filling. Look for yourselves if you dare....
15) Michael Fassbender or David Farrar?
16) Most effective faith-affirming movie
I got more from Rufus the Cat's 30-second speech about keeping the faith in Disney's The Rescuers than a decade of Sunday School indoctrination.
17) Movie that makes the best case for agnosticism
18) Favorite song and/or dance sequence from a musical
It does to count! That's a musical, and they're just dancing with cars to Booker T. and the MG's. And if you'd like a more traditional answer, I love that part in Singing in the Rain. You know, that part between the opening and closing credits. Loved that part.
19) Third favorite Howard Hawks movie
20) Clara Bow or Jean Harlow?
Harlow is great but wins this by default. Haven't had the pleasure of seeing Bow in action yet.
21) Movie most recently seen in the theater? On DVD/Blu-ray/Streaming?
Theater: The Avengers (Four times and counting...)
DVD: The Great Texas Dynamite Chase
Blu-ray: N/A
Streaming: Shack Out on 101
22) Most unlikely good movie about religion
I believe in Kowalski's God. I feel secure and humbled knowing that after all his trials and tribulations, tempered by the desert heat, shunning prophets and false prophets alike, Kowalski died for all our sins, and that he is still out there, somewhere, foot on the floor, going hellbent toward another, endless horizon. So, when next you face a moral dilemma or a crisis of conscience, just ask yourself: What Would Kowalski Do?
23) Phil Silvers or Red Skelton?
24) "Favorite" Hollywood scandal
Favorite probably isn't the right word, but, apparently, while on location filming Call of the Wild, stars Loretta Young and Clark Gable had a fling with one of those pesky nine-months later results. (Gable was married at the time, Young was between the first of three.) And fearing for both their careers, and being a staunch Catholic (-- unless we're talking about adultery and divorce, which she already had partook at least once on both counts and would do again on the later), Young hid the pregnancy, rather ridiculously, even so far as to having a press conference in bed covered in blankets to hide the evidence and dispel the rumors. When the baby was born, a girl, she was clandestinely placed in an orphanage by Young's mother. Never fear, when the girl neared the age of two, Young "adopted" her back, apparently the plan all along. Alas, genetics kinda gave it away, especially her father's wing-flap ears, and the poor girl would go through life as one of Hollywood's worst kept secrets. A secret her mother, being a staunch Catholic, would deny and surgically hide (those aforementioned ears went under the knife and were pinned back) until a final, private confrontation, where, after vomiting, Young admitted to the daughter that she was nothing more than a walking "mortal sin." Young would eventually make the knowledge public, posthumously, of course, in her autobiography. And this kind of action, putting a child through this, for that, is the reason I will continue to poke organized religion, any organized religion, with a sharp stick it so thoroughly deserves.
25) Best religious movie (non-Christian)
26) The King of Cinema: King Vidor, King Hu or Henry King? (Thanks, Peter)
*ahem* I'm sorry. Couldn't hear you over the big, roaring monkey. What were those choices again? King who?
27) Name something modern movies need to relearn how to do that American or foreign classics had down pat
Slow down, let the actors hit their mark, hold the camera steady, let special effects enhance your film, not define it, and stop trying to set records for the number of edits per minute per movie.
28) Least favorite Federico Fellini movie
Sadly, I've only seen La Dolce Vita and enjoyed it thoroughly.
29) The Three Stooges (2012)—yes or no?
Nah. But, as they say, your mileage may vary.
30) Mary Wickes or Patsy Kelly?
31) Best movie-related conspiracy theory
Three Men and a Ghost.
32) Your candidate for most misunderstood or misinterpreted movie
It's not about the car, folks. See answer to 22.
33) Movie that made you question your own belief system (religious or otherwise)
I didn't think it was possible to find the actual "worst movie ever made." I always figured that no matter how far you dug into the primordial slime in the rental racks, YouTube holes, or the depths of Netflix instant, there would always be something even worse out there, waiting for my cine-masochistic tendencies. That is, I did, until I saw this: the perfect balance of brain-addling tedium, stock-footage abuse, asinine characters, country-line dancing, flatulence jokes, and, oddly enough, no werewolves (-- sorry, a red-tinted POV shot does not count). There might be something out there that's worse than this, but I don't know if I actually want to find it let alone see it.


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Embodiment of Evil (FREE BLU-RAY PREVIEW)
Monday, March 21, 2011 at 10:00 PM (EDT)
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Synapse Films presents EMBODIMENT OF EVIL, coming to Blu-ray and DVD on March 28.
After serving a 40-year prison term, Coffin Joe (director José Mojica Marins) is finally released from the Mental Heath wing of the São Paulo State Penitentiary. Back on the streets, the sadistic undertaker is set upon fulfilling the goal which sent him to jail in the first place: find a woman who can give him the perfect child. Accompanied by his faithful servant, the humpbacked Bruno, Coffin Joe leaves behind a trail of horror and is haunted by ghostly visions and the spirits of his past victims.
This is the third film of Marins' "Coffin Joe Trilogy," which began with the classic AT MIDNIGHT I'LL TAKE YOUR SOUL (1964) and THIS NIGHT I'LL POSSESS YOUR CORPSE (1967). Synapse Films is proud to present EMBODIMENT OF EVIL in a beautiful high-definition transfer created from the original camera negative with amazing 5.1 surround sound. This release is a Blu-ray/DVD combo, containing both formats in one package.
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Szukamy firm do przeprowadzenia audytu wzorniczego wraz z opracowaniem strategii wzorniczej w rozumieniu obowiązującego Regulaminu konkursu w ramach Programu Operacyjnego Polska Wschodnia 2014-2020 Oś priorytetowa I: Przedsiębiorcza Polska Wschodnia Działanie 1.4 "Wzór na konkurencję. Etap I", rok 2018, Nr konkursu 1 (28.05.2018 – data zatwierdzenia regulaminu przez Instytucję Zarządzającą) wraz z załącznikami do niego.
In one of our warehouses in Piaseczno, we organize help for the Szlachetna Paczka (Foundation being called the Noble Team). We provide storage space, provide necessary equipment, and our employees are also eager to devote their time and effort to this special purpose. This weekend (7-9.12.18) will be so hardworking in a more noble way.
We have just opened a new partner location in Czersk
at Krolowej Bony 1 street.
POV Operational Magazine for our clients dedicated to handling small shipments.
In April 2018, we launched another high storage warehouse with an area of 4,600 sq m, containing a space adapted to store foodstuffs that do not require controlled temperature and a dedicated co-packing area.
It is a modern A-class facility with a large maneuvering square for delivery vans, access control and 24-hour surveillance.
February 13th we had the grand opening of our new Pniewy Warehouse. Our warehouse space got bigger by 15,000 square meters. During the ceremony there was no shortage of attractions and surprises, and it ended with a laser show on our mezzanine.
The center is divided into three modules, equipped with high bay palette racks, a mezzanine with shelf racks, an advanced system of warehouse automatisation with conveyor belts and production lines for co-packing activity.
We've got it! For the third time we've achieved the "Entrepreneurship Leader" title. Thank you and we're back at work, to repeat the success next year :)
The Mazovian Chamber for Craft and Entrepreneurship in Warsaw (MIRiP) - the founder of the Foundation for Small and Medium Businesses once again has organised the Regional Contest for kids and youth called "What occupations do you know?", under the auspices of the Mazovian Curator of Education. We're glad to have been among the financiers of the rewards for the young artists. The kids showed great creativity. Sometimes it is worth it to look at the world through the eyes of a child.
Our new investment-THE MEZZANINE. It will allow us to maximize the use of our warehouse space by using its height.
09.03.2016 at the Airport Okęcie Hotel in Warsaw, a Gala for the Business Gazelle 2015 awards took place.
Between 16-18 February 2016 at the International Trade Show & Congress Center WARSAW EXPO the E-Solution trade show took place, at which our firm was also present.
We're glad to announce that for the second year in a row we've received the prestigious Entrepreneurship Leader Award!
On behalf of the company, the award was received by the CEO Patryk Angelard.
We're very happy that our work has once again been noticed. We'd like ot thank our wonderful employees, without whom we wouldn't have been able to develop so dynamically and have such amazing results!
We're very happy that we can support the youngest team from the Little Footballer Academy ""KORONA"" Góra Kalwaria. The young footballers give us a lot of joy winning subsequent matches. Today we show a few photos from the last game with Laura Chylice, won 18:0!
We're proud of them!
The youth from the Catholic School Under the Sails has returned from a month-long voyage over Europe's waters. It has traversed 2748 nautical miles visiting such places as Puerto de Soller, Gibraltar, Cascais and Lisbon, Cherbourg, Helgoland Island and Bremerhaven.
We're very proud of them and we're happy that we can support such projects.
We're very happy to inform our current and future clients that since July our logistics base has been augmented by a warehouse in Piaseczno whose surface exceeds 3000 square meters
Last Tuesday we had the opportunity to take part in the 4th Conference of the Science Club ""Current issues of social studies and logistics"" at the Helena Chodkowska University of Technology and Economics in Warsaw. Our colleague, Product Manager Maria Komorowska had presented a report ""Trends in e-commerce and their effect on changes in the operations of logistics operators"". She had explained how important quality, service, order completion and above all understanding the client's needs are.
The report was received very positively by the members of the science club and the students taking part in the conference.
Between 05-06.03.2015 we had the pleasure of taking part in the biggest student conference related to the TSL industry. The conference took place in the main building of the Warsaw Polytechnic. Representatives of the leading logistics companies and students from science clubs all over Poland took part in the conference.
This year, 5 and 6th of March in the main building of Warsaw Polytechnic the biggest student conference for the TSL industry will take place!
We attach the promised video from the trade show
Another co-packing operation in progress :) Happy watching #eatingsushi
New car in our fleet :)
We've decided to take part in the mannequin challenge, and this is the result :-)
Our new toy in warehouse!


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The same clients that we did an update to their fireplaces, also asked us to remodel a full bathroom and half bath in their second home here in Phoenix.
Here's the bathroom before the demo:
Thursday, June 20, 2019
Updated Fireplaces
I had the privilege of helping a young couple update their second home here in Phoenix a few months ago. We remodeled their two family rooms, pantry, bathroom and half bath. The ceilings in this home are quite high and there are lots of windows to let in the natural light. It was a beautiful home to start with and now that the updating is complete it's even better!
Here's the first fireplace from start to finish:
Here's the first fireplace from start to finish:
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Get more fruits and vegetables when you use your SNAP (food stamp) EBT Horizon card at farmers markets! This season over 20 farmers markets and farm stands across the state of Utah will match what you spend, up to $10 every market day, when you purchase Utah-grown fruits and vegetables, and plants that produce food.
How it works:
1. Bring your SNAP (food stamps) EBT Horizon card to a participating farmers market info booth or farm stand before you shop.
2. Decide how much money you would like to spend, the attendant at the booth will run your card for the requested amount, and will give you wooden SNAP tokens worth $1 each for you to purchase eligible items from vendors.
3. If the market participates in Double Up Food Bucks, it will match what you spend with free Double Up tokens, up to $10, every market day. You spend $1, the market matches $1. Use the Double Up tokens right away or save for another day.
NOTE: You can use all your tokens that day, or save them for another day. Green Double Up tokens can be used at any farmers market/stand participating in Double Up.
What you CAN buy with SNAP tokens: Fruits, veggies, herbs, meats, fish, poultry, breads and other baked goods, dairy, maple syrup, pickled goods, jam, honey, dressings, cider and other non-alcoholic beverages, other non-hot foods for the household to eat, seeds/plants to grow food.
What you CAN buy with DOUBLE UP tokens: Unprocessed, Utah-grown, fresh fruits and vegetables, seeds and plants that grow food.
What you CANNOT buy with either SNAP or DOUBLE UP tokens: Any food served hot, any food prepared for onsite consumption, alcoholic beverages or tobacco products, pet foods, vitamins and medicines, non-food items (soaps, cut flowers, crafts, clothing, etc.)
For more information visit Utahns Against Hunger at http://www.uah.org/projects-initiatives/fms/


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I can't believe it has been over a month since I last sat down to write. I intended on writing more, on being more consistent in my blogging. This writing has become a sort of therapy for me. This blog has become place to put my feelings, discoveries and memories. I often go back and read previous posts, they help me put into perspective where I am now emotionally.When I go a long time between posts I guess I am taking longer to process the new lessons or discoveries.
Looking at past posts make me realize how much I have healed and that I have come a long way from the despair I was feeling. When I feel like I have not made progress, or I haven't grown, I go back and read a bit, and I realize that God has been so gracious to me. He has lead me on path, and even when it was as dark as night, he was there. He was tenderly leading me to a healing that I thought could never happen.
I recently read an article by a Bereaved Mother. It was written so well and I would like to challenge you to follow this link Bereaved Mother and take a few minutes to read it. It is short and even if it does not apply to you at the least it can bring understanding.
Another article I read this week, that really spoke to me as well as helping me sort out some things in my mind and soul. (Find it here My Grief Will Last a Lifetime. ) Like this mother, I had always thought that grief was something to "get over". I thought I would walk through it and be "cured" of it. I have had other grief in my life, both of my parents have passed, but the grief of losing a child is nothing like that or any other grief I have felt. As I read this article I realized that grief will be a part of me for the rest of my life. This discovery has been somewhat freeing. While my grief has changed from a gaping open wound, to a scab, and will eventually change to a scar, it is something I will wear for the rest of my life.
As I thought about this article I came to understand, I can grieve and live a fulfilled and happy life. I can grieve while being happy and carefree; yes I can even dance through life with grief sitting beside me. I believe that I will grieve for the rest of my life. I will miss Jason until I am reunited with him. I am learning to live with the grief without being sad. I am learning that grief can live with me without dragging me into a dark place. Grief will be one of my life long companions. But I am so blessed to have not only had the opportunity to have known Jason, but I had the amazing blessing of being mom to such an awesome man.
I miss Jason more than I can express, and sometimes the missing him is bigger than I am. But when you see me happy and carefree, laughing and enjoying the people around me, it is not that I am forgetting or that I am done grieving, it is that I am learning to live without him, and I am learning to live with it.
I will echo the sentiment of the article (My Grief Will Last a Lifetime) – don't pity me, don't be sad for me, for I am blessed beyond what I deserve.


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The 5 best fitness and wellness retreats to visit this year
From detoxing in Switzerland to rejuvenating in the Malaysian rainforest, these are the places to indulge your mind, body and soul...
For some of us, the words "fitness" and "holiday" are mutually exclusive. For others, a few extra days of annual leave are taken for a necessary holiday after the holiday.
But if there's one thing we can all agree on, its that "luxury retreat" are two words that fit together very well indeed.
So whether you're riding the wave of wellness tourism and planning your dream escape, craving a much-needed detox, feeling burned out or simply looking for an entirely different kind of holiday, there's a perfect fitness and wellness haven for you – with the added bonus of being set in stunning and exotic surroundings.
Here's a look at 5 of the very best from around the world…
Chiva-Som International Health Resort, Thailand
Best for: achieving your goals
If your body is a temple, make the pilgrimage to this world-famous, award-winning resort, situated in lush tropical gardens on the beautiful coast of Hua Hin, Thailand.
The Chiva Som experience has an emphasis on tranquility, holistic therapies and creating tailor-made programmes to suit your needs – all the while boasting luxurious accommodation, wide-ranging activities and treatments that bring together eastern principles with western modernity.
Oh, and the cuisine is rather exceptional too.
There are 13 different retreats to choose from, from Optimal Performance to Yoga For Life to Emotional Well-Being and even Total Golf Enhancement. So it's quite the delicious menu for any fitness and wellness bods.
Or, if you're a touch too indecisive, the "Taste of Chiva Som" retreat is the perfect package for first-timers, giving you a chance to explore and set your own goals.
Put simply, Chiva Som is a paradise. The only downside to this one, though, is that it closes for 6 months every May for an annual facelift. Hey, paradise comes at a cost…
Prices from: £4,410 for 7 nights
Chiva-Som International Health Resort
SHA Wellness Retreat, Spain
Best for: hitting the reset button
In the 10 years since it opened, SHA Wellness Clinic has garnered a reputation among the world's top businessmen and athletes as a haven for transformative rest and relaxation, offering healthy nutrition on every programme.
Hidden away on the beautiful El Albir beach your days will be filled with meditation, massages and specialised meal plans – with physical activities on offer as well as informal lectures and cooking classes.
Passionate about hospitality and excellence, the programmes at SHA Wellness Clinic are tailor-made, with 7-day retreats that focus on detox, fitness, weight loss and more. There's even a programme for if you're looking to quit smoking.
For those in need of a more intensive escape from the rat race, there's an entire four-week Life Reset retreat that includes health assessments, prescription mind and body sessions and numerous medicinal consultations.
Put simply, book yourself into a gorgeous suite for a week (or four) at the SHA Wellness Clinic and you'll leave a brand new, better you.
Prices from: £2,975 for 7 nights
SHA Wellness Retreat
The Grand Resort Bad Ragaz, Switzerland
Best for: A much-needed detox
Swiss health resorts aren't just for Bond films. Tucked away in the countryside, about an hour from Zurich, The Grand Resort Bad Ragaz is world renowned as a true mecca for wellness, and considered to be the best (as well as the largest and most decadent) in the country.
Think of it less as a fitness retreat, more as a medical health centre and thermal spa on a majestically grand scale. For instance, the acclaimed Wellbeing and Thermal spa alone is home to the world's first Swarovski glass-covered steam room.
The resort itself includes four hotels (The Grand Hotel Hof Ragaz, the Grand Hotel Quellenhof & Spa Suites, the historic Palais Bad Ragaz and the Hotel Schloss Wartenstein), two swimming pools, two championship golf courses and a leading healthcare and sports centre amongst its many, many facilities.
And if you're looking to eat as well as you rest, you're in good company, with award-winning restaurants and bespoke diet programmes available. The Grand Resort Bad Ragaz alone is home to seven restaurants.
As for the programmes and treatments available, they range from a 3-night sleep diagnostic to a 7-day detox. Whatever you book yourself in for, this glorious Alpine retreat will no doubt you'll leave feeling a whole lot better.
Prices from: £7,385 for a 7-night detox
The Grand Resort Bad Ragaz
Six Senses Douro Valley, Portugal
Best for: Indulging your senses
If you're after something a little less clinical, a bit more boutique and perhaps even a little boozier, swap a black cab stuck in city streets for a kayak in the winding Douro River.
This idyllic rural escape, set in a 19th century manor amongst acres of rolling hills and woodland, is for those feeling a little more proactive. Think forest hikes, nature trails, yoga on the pavillion and even a tasting or two of local vintages in the famous Wine Library.
If you're looking to lose weight, however, you'll want to stay away from the kitchen. As well as its sumptuous wine offering, Six Sense Douro Valley is renowned for creating hearty, delicious and authentic dishes that even the locals turn up to taste.
Although it creates an atmosphere of rural tranquility, this luxury hideaway is also very vibrant and social. There's a Family Holiday programme available, an excellent array of group classes and fantastic social spaces, such as the award-winning spa with an infinity pool, bustling open kitchen and Quinta bar and lounge.
Come for the wine, stay for the spa – the best in all of Portugal.
Prices from: £2,290 for 7 nights
Six Senses Douro Valley
The Banjaran Hotsprings Retreat, Malaysia
Best for: rejuvenating in the jungle
On the outskirts of the city of Ipoh, roughly two hours from Kuala Lumpur, you'll find an exclusive hot springs resort that is worth a visit for the surroundings alone.
Deep in the rainforest, amongst the 45 luxury villas of this five-star retreat, there are geothermal mountain lakes, waterfalls, beautiful gardens and prehistoric caves that are naturally heated, to the extent that one is utilised as a thermal spa and another is home to their unique wine bar – Jeff's Cellar.
What makes The Banjaran special is the way it interwines its setting with its wellness offering. Visitors can indulge in a variety of classes, from kickboxing to yoga, and over 40 different types of holistic treatments – all set in this amazing landscape.
If restoring your metaphysical balance in the crystal cave or a rousing trek through the deep limestone hill forest of the Lost World of Tambun sounds like your cup of black tea, book the next flight to Malaysia.
Prices from: £2,545 for 7 nights
The Banjaran Hotsprings Retreat
Can't decide between a city break or a beach holiday? These are the 5 best destinations for getting the best of both worlds…


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CHICAGO – Like many of you, I have been perusing the digital platforms, looking for the appropriate binge shows that will provide a temporary bit of sanity. Amazon Prime, for example, offers the entire series of "30 Rock" (2006-13), the seminal NBC-TV series created by and featuring Tina Fey.
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TV Review: FOX Tries Four Comedies on Tuesdays with Varied ResultsSubmitted by BrianTT on March 6, 2012 - 8:47am
CHICAGO – Networks have long attempted four consecutive comedies on one night but it's not a common thing to find on FOX (at least not live-action). So when it was announced that FOX would try to replicate what CBS has on Mondays, ABC has on Wednesdays, and NBC has on Thursdays with their own four-in-a-row on Tuesday nights, TV watchers were curious.
TV News: FOX Revives Canceled Comedy Series 'Breaking In'Submitted by BrianTT on August 25, 2011 - 4:28pm
CHICAGO – Fans who enjoyed the new comedy series "Breaking In" and feared the show wouldn't last longer than the seven episode first season need not worry. FOX officially announced this afternoon that they would be renewing the show for a second season of production, even after announcing a few months ago that it was canceled.
TV Review: Christian Slater Leads the Way For 'Breaking In'Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 6, 2011 - 10:50am
CHICAGO – One of the vital criterion for any new TV comedy is a strong personality, acting as a catalyst for the stories and other characters. "Breaking In," premiering on Fox, has Christian Slater in full "Christian Slater" mode.
DVD Review: Great Final Season of 'Reaper' Gets Lackluster ReleaseSubmitted by BrianTT on June 11, 2009 - 3:10pm
CHICAGO – Part of me is happy about the trend of TV being released quickly on DVD after a season ends, but what about when it turns out to be the last? Should seasons be rushed to store shelves or should time and respect be given for a show canceled far-too-soon? "Reaper: Season Two" is a bittersweet release, a set that's barely even focused on the sophomore season of this excellent show much less the fact that it's not coming back.
TV Review: 'Reaper' Finally Returns From the Dead With Disappointing Season PremiereSubmitted by BrianTT on March 2, 2009 - 10:01am
Television Rating: 3.0/5.0
CHICAGO – I adored the first, underrated season of "Reaper" and was as puzzled as any TV viewer that the CW saw in their wisdom to delay season two until nearly ten months after the last episode aired. More than ever, television viewers operate in an "out of sight, out of mind" mentality and I don't see how the delay and the brief season (just 13 episodes) could possibly do anything to build a following for this nearly-cancelled gem.
'Deal' is No Big Deal as Career of Burt Reynolds Fades AwaySubmitted by HollywoodChicago.com on April 24, 2008 - 12:22am
CHICAGO – Poor Burt Reynolds. As the No. 1 box-office star from 1978 to 1982, he revived his film career in 1997 with "Boogie Nights". Since then, he has had the long, slow decline of "B" movies and bad remakes. Reynolds even tainted his own legacy by participating in the horrible 2005 redo of "The Longest Yard".


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Al Vernacchio's article, "Friends Schools and Healthy Sexuality" appears in the March 2013 issue of Friends Journal. Al teaches sexuality […]
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FJ Interview with Al Vernacchio
Al Vernacchio teaches and organizes sexually-themed programs and assemblies, provides parent education on human sexuality topics, and is one of the faculty advisors for the Gay-Straight Alliance at Friends' Central School in Wynnewood, Pa. His work has been featured as a cover story in the New York Times Magazine.
This interview was conducted by Friends Journal Editor Martin Kelley.Posted in: Interviews, March 2013: Sexuality, Video
Among Friends: How Friends Journal is Funded
A letter from the Friends Journal executive director.
Gabriel Ehri is the executive director of Friends Journal.Posted in: Among Friends, March 2013: Sexuality
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Letters from our readers.
Forum letters should be sent with the writer's name and address to [email protected] Letters may be edited for length and clarity. Because of space constraints, we cannot print every letter.Posted in: Forum, March 2013: Sexuality
Friends Schools and Healthy Sexuality
Discussing sexuality in the Quaker classroom.
Al Vernacchio teaches and organizes sexuality-themed programs and assemblies, provides parent education on human sexuality topics, and is one of the faculty advisors for the Gay-Straight Alliance at Friends Central School in Wynnewood, Pa. His work has been featured as a cover story in the New York Times Magazine.Posted in: Features, March 2013: Sexuality
Loving the Difficult People
Tales from a Phone Sex Operator
Karen Ainslee (a pseudonym) is a member of a meeting in the western United States. She has worked as a phone sex operator for more than 15 years. Clients' real names have been changed for confidentiality.Posted in: Features, March 2013: Sexuality
Toward a Testimony of Intimacy
Let's face it: we don't like to talk about sex. Most people don't, but Quakers are especially reluctant. We also […]
Douglas C. Bennett is President Emeritus of Earlham College and a member of First Friends in Richmond, Indiana, which is part of the newly-created Indiana Yearly Meeting Outcast. Living now in Maine, he worships with Brunswick Friends Meeting.Posted in: Features, March 2013: Sexuality
From a Quaker View of Sex
Quick! Name the most influential document published by British Quakers in the twentieth century. It's probably a 1963 pamphlet entitled […]
Mitchell Santine Gould enables financial advisors to collect client data for use in emergencies. Curator of LeavesOfGrass.Org, he is the leading authority on Walt Whitman's rise among "sailors, lovers, and Quakers." Together with the LGBT Religious Archive Network, he documents the historical intersections between Quakers and gay people.Posted in: March 2013: Sexuality
Bringing Sexual Abuse to Light
A meeting learns to be supportive in the wake of sexual abuse.
Melissa LeVine is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. She has been a member of Lexington (Ky.) Meeting for several years. Betsy Neale is also a member of Lexington Meeting and provides sexuality education for parents.Posted in: Features, March 2013: Sexuality
The Law, Grace, and Homosexuality
There are two radically different ways of reading the Bible; we can approach it under the Law or under Grace. […]
Edward Elder is current clerk of New York Quarterly Meeting's Ministry and Counsel committee. He is a pastoral psychotherapist.Posted in: Features, March 2013: Sexuality
Q&A: Peggy Brick
In the 1970s, the sexual revolution was challenging traditional sexual values and I was invited to develop full‐year psychology and […]
Peggy Brick, M.Ed., has been a sexuality educator for over 40 years, first as high school teacher, then as director of education at a Planned Parenthood in Bergen County, N.J., and now as an educational consultant specializing in sexuality across the lifespan. She teaches a course at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, is the founder and past-president of the Sexuality and Aging Consortium at Widener University (www.sexualityandaging.com) and the co-author of numerous articles and teaching manuals including Positive Images: Teaching about Abstinence, Contraception and Sexual Health; Unequal Partners: Teaching about Power and Consent in Adult-Teen and Other Relationships; and Older, Wiser, Sexually Smarter: 30 Sex Ed Lessons for Adults Only.Posted in: March 2013: Sexuality, Q&A
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P/T Guest Services Representative
The Guest Services Representative will act as the "brand ambassador", enthusiastically promoting Oakridge Centre, its stores, programs, and services. The Guest Services Representative will report to Guest Services Supervisors.
- Respond to shopper's requests and inquiries, via telephone or in-person, responding in a professional, knowledgeable, and friendly manner
- Maintain a thorough knowledge of the Centre's services, stores and locations, merchandise, and upcoming special events and promotional services
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with retailers and educate on the Centre's services
- Proactively seek opportunities to create memorable customer interactions, going above and beyond to assist customers, and provide exceptional service
- Comply with the roof access, lost and found and wheelchair/walker/stroller sign-out procedures.
- Support the Centre's gift card program including handling cash, credit and Interact payment, and reconciling receipts
- Complete administrative tasks and conduct all service functions related to the Concierge Desk
- Assist with promotional and special events as required
- Provide gift wrapping for customers and assist with other related duties
Experience and Qualifications:
- Experience in a similar position with exceptional customer service skills
- Positive and friendly "Customer First" attitude
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Strong organizational, planning and time management skills
- Strong attention to detail and problem solving skills
- Ability to prioritize workload and handle competing priorities and deadlines
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and multi-task while maintaining a high level of professionalism
- Experience with Microsoft Office (Excel and Word)
- Flexible schedule and with the ability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays. Various shifts available ranging from on-call up to 35 hours per week.
- Additional Languages: Mandarin is preferred