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Terms of Service
lucemio (also known as "lucemio LLC") provides services available at our website www.lucemio.com (the "Site"). Use of the Site and our services including any service, application, plugin, component, functionality or program provided now or in the future ("Service" or "Services") is governed by these Terms of Service ("Terms"). These Terms apply to Client (also referred to as "You" or "Client"), Client's employees ("Employee Users") and third party users ("Third Party Users") (collectively "Users") utilizing Client's Account (as hereinafter defined).
BY COMPLETING THE REGISTRATION PROCESS TO SUBMIT AN ORDER, YOU REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT YOU: (i) ARE 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER; (ii) HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO OR ARE DULY AUTHORIZED TO BIND CLIENT TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS; AND (iii) HAVE READ, UNDERSTAND AND AGREE
Description of Service
The Service is an online outsourcing service that offers business process outsourcing (BPO) to legally incorporated American and Canadian organizations. lucemio is constantly innovating the Service in order to provide its clients with the best possible experience, and lucemio reserves the right to update the Service at its sole discretion and to add or delete features, from time to time. Unless otherwise specified, the Service is provided solely on an annual or project basis which must have a clearly delineated duration that would be accepted or declined at lucemio's sole discretion.
Modifications to this Agreement
lucemio, at its sole discretion, reserves the right to change, modify, amend or otherwise alter this
Agreement at any time. Client and technical support is available at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Use of the Service shall be subject to lucemio's Privacy Policy which is available for your review
by clicking here.
Special Offers
From time to time, lucemio may offer certain promotional offers including referral programs. lucemio
reserves the right to discontinue or modify coupons, credits, promotional offers, and referral
programs at its sole discretion and without notice.
Incomplete Registrations
If You begin the registration process to order Services but fail to complete the process, lucemio may
contact You in an effort to successfully guide You through this process. You hereby authorize
lucemio to make such contact, even if You ultimately determine not to register for the Service.
User Accounts and Responsibilities
A User Account is required for an individual to access and utilize online aspects of the Service under your Client Account. To establish a User Account, the User (or the Client on behalf of User) must complete a
registration process by providing lucemio with current, complete and accurate information as
prompted by the registration form. In registering Users for the Service, Client agrees that it and its
Users will submit accurate, current and complete information and promptly update such information
as appropriate.
Should lucemio suspect that any User information is not accurate, current or complete, lucemio
reserves the right to suspend or terminate the Client's and/or the User's usage of the Service without any refund. Each User must choose a personal, non-transferable password. User accounts cannot be shared or used by more than one individual.
You are solely responsible for any and all activities that occur under your Client Account,
including ensuring that You and all Users exit or log-off from the Service at the end of each session
of use and ensuring that You and your Users have all necessary rights in and to the Data and
information submitted to the Service under your Client Account. You shall notify lucemio
immediately of any unauthorized use of your Client Account or any User password or any other
breach of security that is known or suspected by You. Client agrees to indemnify and hold
lucemio harmless against any claim and/or liability resulting from Client's failure to comply with
the responsibilities set forth in this Section.
Uploaded Data & Other Transferred Information
Client retains all rights to any and all of Client's or its Users' original raw data or original materials that are uploaded through our Site. lucemio shall not own or license any original raw data or original materials that You or your Users include in Uploaded Data and submit to the Service.
In our continuous efforts to improve our Service we make, and will continue to make, constant efforts
to identify, consolidate, and disseminate, in a way that does not identify our clients in any way
shape or form, various industry best practices that are made possible by the methods, processes,
models or anything else that we collect from our Clients through the normal course of fulfilling our Service. These client sourced best practices will be consolidated with the best practices that are formulated by lucemio's own research and development and would not be identifiable to any particular client and would be revealed in aggregate form only. As such, lucemio reserves the right and by using the Service You agree to extend the right for lucemio to leverage any methods, processes, models or anything else that You may provide us with by Uploading Data to our Site or by any other means that You may make it available to lucemio. In allowing lucemio to use You any methods, processes, models or anything else that You may upload, or share with us through any other means, You also agree to indemnify and hold lucemio harmless against any claim and/or liability resulting from such use of acquired methods, processes, models or anything else we feel might be useful to be utilized for our clients in a way that's generalized and associated with any particular client.
lucemio will not edit or disclose any information regarding You or your Client Account, including
any Uploaded Data, without your prior written permission, except as permitted by this Agreement or
as required by applicable law. lucemio, however, will have unfettered access to Uploaded Data, or any
other information that You may make available to us through any other means, as is necessary for us
to fulfill our Service. lucemio may access your account to respond to service or technical problems or
as stated in this Agreement or required by applicable law.
You, not lucemio, shall have sole responsibility for the accuracy, quality, integrity, legality, reliability,
appropriateness and copyright of all Uploaded Data, and of any other information that You provide
to lucemio through any other means, and lucemio shall not be responsible or liable for the deletion,
correction, destruction, damage, loss or failure to store any Uploaded Data, or any other information
that You provide lucemio through any other means, that may be initiated by You or one of your
You, not lucemio, shall also have the sole responsibility for providing lucemio with the data
and information it requires to fulfill its Service to You. lucemio shall have no responsibility to remind You of when data or information is due for the fulfillment of Service and if lucemio chooses to do so, it
does so as a courtesy only and not as a requirement.
In situations where You do not submit data or information (through consultations or any other
means) to lucemio by its stated or deadlines previously agreed to by You and lucemio, then lucemio shall not be responsible or liable for not providing You with Service for the deliverables specific to those stated deadline(s).
You agree to strip all raw data and any other information to be provided to lucemio of any and all
confidential information, including but not limited to credit card numbers, bank account
numbers, personal mailing addresses, personal phone numbers, individual health records, social
security numbers, and any other information that could be deemed as confidential by a
reasonable person and that would be unnecessary for us to fulfill our Service to You before it is
provided to lucemio for Service fulfillment. You agree to indemnify and hold lucemio harmless
against any claim and/or liability resulting from interception of confidential data in the event
that You do not abide by the terms of this Agreement. Please read our Privacy Policy for more
Downloaded Data
lucemio agrees to provide You with the requirements and deliverables that you select during the
registration process and through lucemio's BPO Resource Request form(s) and to make those available to You in the form of reports and/or presentations or through other reasonable deliverables through your personal folder which You have will have access to by using our Service or through any other previously agreed to delivery channels that lucemio and You have previously agreed to.
lucemio reserves the right to decide in what form to provide You the reports and/or presentations or other reasonable deliverables for the requirements and deliverables that You selected during the registration (sign up) process. You are responsible for downloading your reports and/or presentations or other deliverables once notification of their completion is made available to You and to do so within the time period that will be indicated in your notification and to sign-off on the completion of your requirements and deliverables through email notification. You agree that any reports and/or presentations and deliverables that You have been notified of may be deleted in the event You have not downloaded and signed off on them within the period indicated within your notification and You agree that lucemio will not be required to make them available to You after this period has lapsed.
You also agree that lucemio is not responsible for providing You with nor maintaining historical
reports and/or presentations and deliverables that You may have not downloaded or signed off on from a previous time period after notification has been made available to You. lucemio reserves the right to send You updated and revised reports and/or presentations and deliverables in the event we uncover any errors within prior reports and/or presentations and deliverables that may have gone unnoticed by You or lucemio.
lucemio reserves sole and exclusive ownership over any methods, processes, models or anything else
of a proprietary or non-proprietary nature that is developed in the course of fulfilling our Service to
You. We have no obligation to disclose or to provide You with any of the methods, processes,
models or anything else that lucemio uses in the course of fulfilling its Service to You and in the event that we do so it is at our sole discretion, in which case You agree to keep our methods, processes and/or models or anything else that we disclose on a strictly confidential basis.
Online Pricing
Given the nature of our Service it is highly probable and as such likely that each potential client that approaches us for Service will have differing needs. As a consequence, and as is common of professional services in general, we must ensure that the finalized pricing we provide to potential clients reflects the underlying particulars and complexities of each client engagement which will likely vary widely on a case-by-case basis. As such, we must undertake careful and customized pricing for each client in order to provide a free and final quote before proceeding. Therefore, any initial quotes or pricing you receive through our website does not reflect final pricing. The dynamic Pricing Tables shown throughout our website may vary and do not reflect final fees you should expect to pay including for but not limited to setup fees, integration fees, overage fees, usage fees, Additional Reviews fees, and other potential fees. The dynamic Pricing Tables shown throughout our website presents baseline and speculative figures for our core service fees and Additional Reviews fees (if so selected) as well as an estimate for sales tax (if applicable), excluding setup fees and other potential fees, and are shown in monthly amounts for your convenience but all core service fees and any other applicable fees will be billed solely on an annual basis and again all fees will vary from what is shown on our website and is not guaranteed. The dynamic Pricing Tables on our website do not reflect nor in any way, shape or form guarantee what your final pricing may be for our core service fees or Additional Reviews fees. Additional fees may be applied for any changes requested that deviate from the structure of previously agreed upon deliverables. Estimated potential cost optimization, i.e., savings of up to 30%, will also vary on a case-by-case basis due to factors that are likely well beyond our reasonable control.
Finalized pricing will be disclosed to You within a separate Service Level Agreement sent to You which will supersede these Terms, unless otherwise noted, and codify the scope of our mutual requirements before being able to fulfill our Service to You. As such, registration for our Service and acceptance of these Terms does not obligate You to use nor pay for our Service but merely begins the formal process to thoroughly evaluate your needs and establishes the restrictions in using online aspects of our Service specific to uploading and downloading data. Upon receipt of your online order (registration) lucemio will setup a free consultation with You, that You agree to being recorded, in order to finalize your requirements and deliverables after which point in time lucemio will work on customized and finalized pricing that reflects your precise requirements and send you a separate Service Level Agreement with said finalized pricing to be executed by your team within five (5) business days if You wish to proceed in formally requesting and paying for our Service.
Billing and invoicing terms may vary to reflect the particulars of a client engagement but we generally will require a 50% deposit. The remaining 50% is due upon your virtual BPO resource(s) being assigned or your BPaaS Workflows going live. All setup fees are due upfront in their entirety and all finalized pricing will reflect pricing on an annual basis or reflect the agreed upon duration of any projects You wish for us to fulfill on your behalf with specific details to be covered in your separate Service Level Agreement. You will be billed automatically on a recurring basis, specifically the 1st of the thirteenth month for one (1) year plans and on the 1st of the twenty-fifth month for two (2) year plans once your currently selected plan's term lapses and billing will reflect the prevailing rates at that time unless You cancel at any time prior to the end of when the then current plan is set to renew. Projects will have a clearly defined duration and will not be billed on an automatic recurring basis unless otherwise agreed to in a separate Service Level Agreement. In all cases, billing will begin, excluding setup or other upfront fees that are due immediately, when your virtual BPO resources are assigned to you or when your BPaaS Workflows go live. All fees paid to lucemio are nonnegotiable and nonrefundable unless You believe a billing error has been made that you have notified lucemio of within 60 days of noticing such an error on the first billing statement for which You believe such a billing error was made. Given that lucemio does not issue refunds please ensure that You exercise caution before proceeding in agreeing to any separate Service Level Agreement that binds you to use and pay for our complete Service.
Sales and Use Tax Responsibility
Currently, lucemio isn't required to determine, calculate and collect sales and use tax on behalf
of our clients nor is lucemio obligated to report, file, and remit any sales and use taxes to the tax authorities within a client's state UNLESS we have a physical location or official representation in that client's state. As such, please take notice that even if the sales tax amount reported to you by our system and emails or invoices states $0.00 it DOESN'T mean that you don't owe sales and use tax for your city and/or state or other tax authorities. It's your sole responsibility, as a client, to determine, calculate, report, file, and remit the accurate sales and use tax associated with the services you purchase from lucemio in any city and/or state where we lucemio doesn't have a physical location or official representation. Please consult your tax advisor for more information as it relates to your sales and use tax determination, calculation, reporting, filing, and remittance. In states where lucemio is obligated to collect sales and use tax, then you, the client, are fully and solely responsible for the full payment of any sales and use tax that must be collected for the services that you purchase from lucemio. If lucemio must determine, calculate, collect, report, file and remit the sales and use tax associated with your purchase for your jurisdiction, we may collect that full sales and use tax at that time but we also reserve the right to collect any sales and use tax associated with any of your historical orders for which sales and use tax were supposed to be collected by lucemio but for whatever the reason were not collected at that time, as such we may collect and you agree to fully pay for any future orders' sales and use tax when it's billed and for any retrospective sales and use tax owed for any orders previously billed to you where full sales and use tax was not collected but was in fact was required to be collected and reported by lucemio.
Refusal of Service
lucemio reserves the right to partially refund core fees and additional reviews fees, but not upfront paid setup fees, at any time for any unused time period for which Service was already paid for by using a pro-rata basis (based on unused full business days within a month and/or months) minus a 70% penalty fee to be applied to the calculated pro-rata amount for breaching this provision and refuse Service if in lucemio's sole discretion we determine that the specific Client request is something that lucemio finds unreasonable to perform or if a lucemio representative(s) is treated unprofessionally by the Client. You acknowledge and agree to have understood that lucemio's Service is not meant for ad-hoc requests reflective of constantly changing and sporadic tasks but rather is meant to assist You in completing specific, defined and recurring requirements and deliverables that you and lucemio previously agreed upon. The Client agrees that by using lucemio's Service, that its request for Service will be reasonable, and their interactions with lucemio representatives always professional, and that it will not hold lucemio liable in the event lucemio refuses to continue to perform Service. In the event, and only in the event, that lucemio initiates cancellation on the basis of the client constantly changing previously agreed upon requirements and deliverables and/or engaging in unprofessional conduct towards a lucemio representative, all of which is to be determined in lucemio's sole discretion, then lucemio will partially refund the client account for any unused time period for which Service was already paid for by using a pro-rata basis (based on unused full business days within a month and/or months) minus a 70% penalty fee for breaching this provision to be applied to the calculated pro-rata amount. You agree that all upfront setup fees are not refundable to You under any circumstance whatsoever.
User Conduct and Restrictions
Except to the extent permitted by applicable law, Client may not modify, distribute, prepare
derivative works of, disassemble, reverse engineer, decompile or otherwise attempt to decipher any of the methods, processes, data models or anything else used by lucemio in connection with the Service and/or any other aspect of the lucemio's methods, processes, data models, or technology.
Client shall not market, offer to sell, sell and/or otherwise resell the Service to any third party.
Client agrees, on behalf of itself and its Users, not to use the Service (a) to review, harvest, collect,
gather or assemble information or data regarding other users, including email addresses, data,
reports and/or presentations or other deliverables without their consent; (b) to transmit through the Service any material that may infringe the intellectual property rights or other rights of third parties, including trademark, copyright or right of publicity; (c) transmit any material that contains software viruses or other harmful or deleterious computer code, files or programs such as trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots; (d) to interfere with or disrupt servers or networks connected to the Service or violate the regulations, policies or procedures of such networks; (e) to attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Service, other accounts, computer systems or networks connected to the Service through
password mining or any other means; (f) to harass or interfere with another user's use, privacy, and
enjoyment of the Service; (g) to submit to or store in the Service any Protected Health Information
unless the Client has informed lucemio in advance and executed a Business Associate Agreement
in the form determined by lucemio, or (h) to make any representations with respect to lucemio or this
Agreement (including, without limitation, that lucemio is a warrantor or co-seller of any of Client's
products and/or services). All judgments concerning the applicability of these restrictions and any
responses to violations thereof shall be at the sole and exclusive discretion of lucemio.
lucemio has no obligation to monitor the Service or any User's use thereof or retain the content of
any User session. However, lucemio reserves the right at all times to access, acquire, use, delete,
monitor, review, retain and/or disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any applicable law,
regulation, legal process or governmental request, and such action is considered to be authorized by
Client, and Users, shall use any and all personal folders made available to them by lucemio, for
the sole and expressed purpose of uploading only the data, and any other information, that is
expressly requested by lucemio and for the sole and expressed purpose of downloading reports
and/or presentations and deliverables that are completed by lucemio. Any data, or other information, beyond what lucemio allows contained within any personal folder(s) will be deleted at lucemio's sole discretion, and may result in Client and Users being automatically charged penalty fee(s) for any data, or any other information, that was uploaded into personal folders without lucemio's expressed consent. Client may only access their personal folder, not anyone else's, failure to comply may result in immediate cancellation of Service with no possibility of any refund whatsoever. By using our Site and Service, You agree to strictly abide by, and to be subjected, to these terms.
Term and Termination
This Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date for which the Client registers for the
Service and continues for the duration agreed upon by the Client and lucemio or until terminated by the Client or cancelled by lucemio. lucemio, in its sole discretion, may terminate your password, account or use of the Service and remove and discard any Uploaded Data, and other information provided to us, within the Service if You fail to comply with this Agreement. You may terminate your Client Account at any time, however, You will not receive any refund of any portion of your Fees paid to lucemio. Upon termination of this Agreement You will immediately discontinue all access and use of the Service. Neither party shall be liable for any damages resulting from a termination or cancellation of this Agreement outside of what is stipulated in the aforementioned Refusal of Service provision.
Upon termination, You may request a file with your most recent reports and/or presentations and deliverables, which lucemio will make available to You for free. You must make such request within five (5) days after termination. lucemio shall have no obligation to maintain any Uploaded Data, or any other information that You provide to us through any other means, stored in your Client Account or to
forward any Uploaded Data, or any other information that You provide us through any other means,
to You or any third party after five (5) days after termination has occurred.
Proprietary Rights
Except for the rights granted herein, You have no right, title or interest in or to the Service or any intellectual property rights related thereto. You agree that lucemio or its licensors retain all proprietary rights, title and interest, including intellectual property rights, in and to the Service, including, without limitation, all modifications, enhancements, derivative works, configuration, translations, and any other changes made to the Site and Service.
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless lucemio, and their respective current and future officers, directors, employees, attorneys, representatives, contractors, licensors, advisors, third-party providers and agents, and their respective successors, heirs and assigns (the "Indemnitees"), from and against any and all claims, costs, damages, losses, deficiency, liabilities and expenses or obligation of any kind or nature (including attorneys' fees and costs and other expenses of litigation) incurred by or imposed upon the Indemnitees or any one of them in connection with any claims, suits, actions, demands or judgments arising out of or in connection with your use of the Service (including the Uploaded Data and any other information that You provide to lucemio through any other means whatsoever) or breach of Agreement (including, but not limited to, actions in the form of tort, warranty, or strict liability).
Disclaimer of Warranties
Limitation of Liability
Compliance with Laws
Client and all Users agree to comply with all applicable local, state, national and foreign laws,
rules and regulations in connection with their access and/or use of the Service under this Agreement.
Client shall comply with all legal duties applicable to Client as a data controller by virtue of
Client submitting Uploaded Data to or storing Uploaded Data within the Service. Specifically,
Client shall provide the relevant persons and/or participants with all information or notices
Client is required by applicable privacy and data protection law to provide and, if necessary,
obtain the consent of or provide choices to such persons and/or participants as required by
such laws.
Export Restrictions
lucemio controls and operates the Service from its location in the United States using servers in the
U.S. and potentially in other countries. As a U.S. company, lucemio and its Service are subject to the
U.S. economic sanctions and export control laws and regulations. lucemio makes no representation
that the Service is appropriate or available for use in other locations. By using the Service outside of
the U.S., You agree that You are solely responsible for compliance with all applicable laws, including
without limitation export and import regulations of the U.S. and other countries. You further agree
that no information or data acquired through the use of the Service is or will be acquired for,
shipped, transferred, exported or re-exported, directly or indirectly, to proscribed or embargoed
countries or their nationals, nor is or will be used for nuclear activities, chemical biological weapons or
missile projects, unless specifically authorized by the U.S. Government for such purposes. You further
acknowledge that Uploaded Data may be stored on or routed through servers located outside the
United States. You shall comply strictly with all U.S. export control and economic sanctions laws and
regulations (including, without limitation, the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations, the U.S.
Export Administration Regulations and regulations administered by the Department of the Treasury's
Office of Foreign Assets Control) applicable to transfers of such Uploaded Data and assume sole
responsibility for obtaining licenses to export or re-export as may be required. lucemio shall have no
liability for your failure to comply with such laws, regulations, licenses or other authorizations in
relation to the Service and/or the Uploaded Data. Notwithstanding any other provision in this
Agreement, lucemio shall have the right to terminate this Agreement immediately upon the
determination by lucemio that Client is not in compliance with US export laws or violates any
government privacy and/or data protection laws.
Third Party Interaction; Links to Third Party Sites
In connection with your use of the Service, You may enter into correspondence with, purchase goods
and/or services from, or participate in promotions of advertisers or sponsors showing their goods
and/or services through the Service. Any such activity and any terms, conditions, warranties or
representations associated with such activity, are solely between You and the applicable third party.
lucemio shall have no liability, obligation or responsibility for any such correspondence, purchase or
promotion between You and any such third-party.
lucemio does not endorse any sites on the Internet that are linked through the Service. lucemio is
providing these links to You only as a matter of convenience, and in no event shall lucemio be
responsible for any content, products or other materials on or available from such sites, unless they
are lucemio's social media pages and actual content specific to and authored by lucemio and not the social media company.
Additional Terms
This Agreement shall be governed by Connecticut law, and all disputes, actions, claims or causes of
action related to this Agreement or the Service shall be brought only in the federal and state courts
located in Hartford, Connecticut.
You are aware and fully agree that lucemio reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to change, modify, amend or otherwise alter its Terms of Service at any time.
You and lucemio are independent contractors. This Agreement does not create a partnership,
franchise, joint venture, agency, fiduciary or employment relationship between the parties.
You may not assign your rights or delegate your duties under this Agreement either in whole or in
part, unless specifically agreed to in writing by lucemio, and any such attempted assignment or
delegation shall be void.
For all purposes of this Agreement and the operation of the Service, lucemio shall be entitled to rely
on its reasonable and good faith determination of an individual's or administrator's authority to act
on behalf of Client.
Neither party will be responsible for any delay, interruption or other failure to perform under this
Agreement due to acts beyond its reasonable control, but only for so long as such conditions persist.
Force majeure events include, but are not limited to: natural disasters (e.g., lightning, earthquakes,
hurricanes, floods); wars, riots, terrorist activities and civil commotions; activities of local exchange
carriers, telephone carriers, wireless carriers, Internet service or VoIP providers and other third parties;
explosions and fires; embargoes, strikes and labor disputes; governmental decrees; and any other
cause beyond the reasonable control of a party.
If at any time continued provision of the Service would compromise the security of the Service due,
without limitation, to hacking attempts, denial of service attacks, mail bombs or other malicious
activities, Client agrees lucemio may temporarily suspend the Service.
lucemio may provide Client with notice via telephone, email or electronic signature via
an electronic agreement, regular mail and/or postings on the lucemio website.
The failure of a party or lucemio in any one or more instance(s) to insist upon strict performance of any of the terms of this Agreement will not be construed as a waiver or relinquishment of the right to assert or rely upon any such term(s) on any future occasion(s).
If any provision of this Agreement is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal
or unenforceable, such provision shall be severed from this Agreement, and the other provisions
shall remain in full force and effect. In this case, the parties agree to comply with the remaining terms
of this Agreement in a manner consistent with the original intent of the Agreement.
Captions and headings are used herein for convenience only. Captions and headings are not a part
of this Agreement and shall not be used in interpreting or construing this Agreement.
The English language version of this Agreement shall be the controlling version and is incorporated
by reference into any translation of this Agreement. Any translation or other language version of this
Agreement shall be provided for informational purposes only.
Pronouns contained in this Agreement shall apply equally to the feminine, neuter and masculine
genders. The singular shall include the plural, and the plural shall include the singular.
For purposes of this Agreement:
"Agreement" means these Terms of Service as may be amended from time to time and any other
documents, including the Privacy Policy, incorporated by reference.
"Client" means the legal entity or individual that enters into this Agreement. Client is also
referred to in this Agreement as "You".
"Client Account" means a storage account for the use of the Service assigned to a Client and
registration and payment related data.
"Effective Date" means the date of electronic acceptance of this Agreement by Client.
"Protected Health Information (PHI)" has the definition set forth in the Standards for Privacy of
Individually Identifiable Health Information at 45 CFR Parts 160 and 164, Subparts A and E, as
amended from time to time.
"Uploaded Data and other information" means any files and data, or any other information, that
Client or User uploads into Client Account for storage or transfer to third parties, or provides
to lucemio through any other means so that it may fulfill its Service, but not any other data, including,
without limitation, registration and relationship information that lucemio collects to do business with
Client and to improve the Service.
"User Account" means an individual's account for use of the Service that is affiliated with a Client
"Original Raw Data" means datasets as first and as originally presented and made available to lucemio by the client with no alteration whatsoever made to it by lucemio.
"Original Materials" means any and all information or materials first and as originally presented and made available to lucemio by the client with no alteration whatsoever made to it by lucemio.
"BPO Resource form" is the form made available to the client by lucemio during the registration process that is essential in being able to fully capture a client's specific and precise requirements and deliverables before finalized pricing can be calculated and a determination can be made if lucemio can in fact accept the client's request for Service.
"Registration" means the process by which a client approaches lucemio, irrespective of whether it's online or not, to solicit Service by providing client information so that lucemio can make a determination if said client can be served.
"Service Level Agreement" means a separate agreement that will be drafted by lucemio to reflect a client's specific and precise requirements and deliverables. This separate agreement would include finalized pricing and terms and conditions that supersedes these Terms of Service in areas of pricing, refunds and service delivery whereas these Terms of Service would provide guidance on how the client can use our Site and online aspects of our Service as it relates to use of our Cloud storage for uploading and downloading manually created reports, dashboards, and other requirements and deliverables.
"Client engagement" means all of the activities reflective of lucemio's interactions with a client to deliver agreed upon requirements and deliverables as would be stipulated in a Service Level Agreement.
"Virtual BPO Resources" means all of the services offered by lucemio and as described on our Site inclusive of BPaaS Workflows, Part-time Analysts/Resources, Full-time Analysts/Resources, and Project Based Analysts/Resources.
"Core Fees" means fees attributable to the specific labor invested on behalf of a physical Analyst/Resource to execute manual requirements and/or deliverables and that exclude setup fees or any other fee including but not limited to Additional Reviews Fees.
"Additional Reviews Fees" means an optional service, to be requested and selected at the sole discretion of the client, which allows for more frequent reviews by a Relationship Manager, the number of which is to be determined at lucemio's sole discretion, and that also includes a 30 minute conference call between the client, the resource and the Relationship Manager. For lucemio's BPaaS Workflows solution, the selection of Additional Reviews will result in creation of a monthly manual report that "rolls up" up all of a client's dashboards and reports into one Summary presentation. This report would be discussed with the client during a 30 minute call every single month.
"Pro-rata" means a ratio calculation whereby an unused portion of an agreed upon term is the numerator and the entire agreed upon term inclusive of used and unused term for an entire Service agreement serves as the denominator to calculate a percentage applied to the agreed upon value of the agreement, as stipulated in the Service Level Agreement, and then reduced by a 70% penalty fee. The "unused portion" of an agreed upon term can refer to unused business days and/or months.
Please forward all inquiries to the following:
For all questions, and to receive a response with two (2) business days, please email us at:
We'll respond to all physical correspondence within 30 days. Please forward all physical
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Work Ready & Career Development for Youth
For the last couple of weeks Phoenix House has been excelling
in one of its leading programs "Work Ready"
For the last couple of weeks Phoenix House has been excelling in one of its leading programs "Work Ready"
We have had a number of events and activities that were aimed to help Young People to understand their career aspirations, goals, find their pathway and learn work ready skills.
One of Phoenix House's partner Norths League club has recently hosted and facilitated the interview skills workshop for our TRANSIT students. According to a team of experienced HR team of the Norths, building young people's confidence and job readiness skills is an important element of the work ready preparation.
The Phoenix House students were exposed to a group interview scenarios and given advice on the do's and don'ts of interviewing with the HR team at Norths. They were also given the opportunity to sit with the HR managers one on one where they were "interviewed" and given advice on their resumes. It really helps support the work the students are completing as a part of the Certificate II in Skills for Work and Vocational Pathways.
Moreover, Phoenix House is striving to organize regular Career Information Forum by inviting a number of industry leaders to share their knowledge, experience and opportunities with the Young People: "We are giving young people an opportunity to grow professionally and prepare the base for their career starts". The Forum was held at the Phoenix House on 20th November. A number of industry speakers included representatives from Australian Retail Association from Sydney and Melbourne offices, Business Chamber of Commerce and Apprenticeships Are Us. The Young People got a chance to ask questions regarding the industries of their interests as well as apply for job opportunities right on spot.
Phoenix House is grateful to its sponsors that make these special opportunities available for the Young People. For example, Thread Together provided the young people with formal clothing that they can wear for future interviews and employment.
Not only the clients of Phoenix House feel that our Youth Services are making positive impact on lives of youth living in Northern Sydney but also their parents.
Our youth workers keep receiving positive feedback thanking the Phoenix House staff for the work they do: "I met my daughter after her job interview today and she was glowing all dressed in the items she got when you took her to Dressed for Success. She is confident and happy it went well. Thank you! Today she reinforced how serious she is in her pathway. Again I truly appreciate how much you have helped and positively impacted on my daughter. I don't know what I can do but sincerely thank you and tell people how positive you and Phoenix House have been to my family."
Phoenix House is a community based organization with a 30-year track record in creating new opportunities for young people who are marginalized, at risk or disengaged. Through our alternative education programs and support services, young people can reach their full potential in a safe and nurturing environment.
To contact for getting involved as a volunteer or a donor, see the information below:
W.: https://www.phoenixhouse.org.au/stand-by-me/
For the last couple of weeks Phoenix House has been excelling
in one of its leading programs "Work Ready"
External wellbeing provider
Community organisation providing mentoring, case management, parenting support
It is a difficult time for non for profits. In reality it is a difficult time for everyone.
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The original line-up of The Smiths could take to the stage again after they were listed as one of 15 possible new members of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The band, powered by the songwriting partnership of guitarist Johnny Marr and singer Morrissey, split up in 1987 and regularly dismiss rumours of a potential reunion.
They are up against other nominees including Sting, Lou Reed and Kraftwerk with fans being asked to vote for their favourites alongside hundreds of industry insiders who also have a say.
Other first-time nominees are punk trio Green Day, Lean On Me singer Bill Withers, abrasive rockers Nine Inch Nails and the late blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan.
The hall of fame, based in the US city of Cleveland, praised the band's "60s pop music" sound which it said was "fused with smart, jabbing social and personal observations" and singled out Morrissey's "distinctive baritone wail" and Marr's "guitar genius".
The original line-up, which also included drummer Mike Joyce and bass guitarist Andy Rourke, have not been together since the band split and Joyce and Rourke took legal action to win a higher share of the band's royalties from Morrissey and Marr.
If the band's entry to the hall of fame is confirmed, all four original members will be invited to the ceremony.
Acts are only eligible for nomination 25 years after releasing their first single or album.
Earlier this week, Morrissey revealed he had been treated for cancer and hinted he might be ready to retire from music.
The singer cancelled a string of US gigs this year and has already said he had been treated for a condition which in rare cases can lead to cancer.


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New flame of the Davido-led worldwide label, Mayorkun, has confirmed to us exclusively that his much anticipated new single titled "SADE" which he shared a studio snippet to some two weeks ago, is finally done and ready for consumption.
The double release (audio + video) is going to be his first official release in the 2017 year, coming on the heels of his very recent collaboration with Davido for the song, Prayer, and his celebrated win as the Rookie of the Year award title holder.
SADE was produced by the beatsmith, Masterkraft, with visuals shot in Kajuru Castle, Kaduna and directed by the enigmatic Clarence Peters.
The date of premiere is this Friday March 17, save it, and pre-order 'SADE' now with the link below.
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Read From the Beginning
A Meeting of Minds
BACKGROUND NOISE: General cafe noise. Busy road. Occasionally aeroplanes fly over-head. TV on the background, news report. Sudden noise of crashing tables, screams, general confusion.
NV204(very hoarse): Miranda.
Miranda: Jesus. SOMEONE CALL AN AMBULANCE…What happened?…
NV204: Long story. Ow! That hurts.
Miranda: Sorry. Is that better?
NV204: Christ!
Miranda: I guess not. DID SOMEONE CALL AN AMBULANCE?
Australian Male: Yeah. They're on their way.
NV204: Would you mind not shouting, my ears hurt.
Miranda(Whisper): Sure thing. You want to tell me what happened?
NV204: Oh fucking hell!!!
Miranda: I think your finger is broken.
NV204: No fucking kidding Really? Oh…Oh…damn… and a couple of ribs.
Miranda: Some of this…Your injuries…they're a few days old.
NV204: Yeah I know.
Miranda: What the hell is going on? You look like you've been tortured.
NV204: Help me up. I gotta go.
Miranda: Shut up. Sit still. SOMEONE BRING ME SOME WATER!
NV204: Ow! My Ears! I shouldn't come here.
Miranda: The ambulance will be here soon. RIGHT?
Australian Male: The operator says they are just around the corner.
NV204: Ambulance? Don't want an ambulance.
Miranda: Listen to me you're not making any sense.
BACKGROUND NOISE: Someone brings some water.
Miranda: Sit still and drink this. Thanks Mike. That's it…Just sips.
NV204: Miranda?
Stop. That's the last thing I remember.
-We know. Why did you go to the cafe?
I don't remember. You can tell from the transcript I was delirious.
-Why not the safe house?
What? The place was ransacked and the backup was over two miles away. Besides, I wasn't thinking straight.
-So it would appear. NV204.
I'd prefer it if you called me by my real name.
-NV204. You say you then woke up another two days later in Charring Cross hospital, reports indicate that you had suffered extensive injuries over a week long period, a couple broken bones, severe bruising and lacerations, and you were extremely dehydrated.
You checked the records. So yeah.
-Yes we did check the records and they confirmed your story…
My story?
-Yes. Your story. We have a report you filed marked NV204TX/2203, you say you immediately filed this report after the alleged incident involving council inquisitors.
-Yes alleged. We found no evidence of this ITD unit at the location you specified.
Yeah well you fellas are meticulous. I'll give you that.
-NV204. This is a fair and unbiased review of your allegations of council abuse and the events that led up to the murder of Miranda Kieslowski. I just want to understand what happened.
Ha. You know who you're working for?
-NV204 I will not get into social-economic principles that are the foundation of our society,
Your society, chump. Not mine.
-…but you know the laws regarding employer/employee relations pursuant to criminal investigations. You know you're not helping your case.
My case? Let me tell you about my case. I am a convicted criminal sent across three universes to hunt down and eliminate "terrorist" organisms that threaten the stability of our economy. I am currently serving three consecutive life sentences for possession, manufacture and distribution of unlicensed acoustic narcotics pursuant to the 1832 penal code of Tampa bay, Florida. As part of my "rehabilitation" I am required to perform certain duties to compensate the council for it's loss of earnings plus interest of cause. As a result me and my DNA has been melted down, blasted through a microscopic wormhole and recombined with some local genetic material down here, on this Earth. Where I am supposed to not only track down these dangerous elements, gather Intel, and stop the end of time, I am also required to calmly sit down, ingest and chat with you – my parole officer. Who I might add, doesn't even believe a fucking word I say. Listen you feel this? You know I believe this. You have my transcript. Just look up the torture. Poke around.
-I can't do that.
Why not?
-It's not there.
What do you mean? It's not fucking there? Everything's there. Every conversation, every crap, everything I have ever experienced is in there.
-It's not foolproof. It can be tampered with.
Where? When?
-The hospital. It's the only thing that makes sense. The human mind is a strange and perilous storage device. From time to time there are gaps in the transcript, but there are always fragments. In your case two big black holes. One around the time you say you were being tortured…
I was tortured.
-and the other…
When I was in the hospital.
-When you were in the hospital. Where does this Miranda Kieslowski Work?
In the hospital.
-and your assigned target was?
Miranda Kieslowski. Listen, the board fucked up. She didn't have anything to do with anything. She's a fucking innocent.
-All indicators pointed to Ms Kieslowski being the access point to the group, if not the leader.
That's rubbish. She was just a girl.
-A girl with whom you had sexual relations. A girl known to the council as harbouring known terrorists.
Our terrorists, not theirs. No-one here knows what we're up to. Hell I don't know what we're really up to. Miranda knew nothing. Period. She didn't know anything and I found no evidence of any terrorist involvement. No Sleepwalking, No excessive consumption of water, no mucus discharge, no unusual activities…she was just a normal girl.
-Whist romancing the target did you investigate her associates? Her family? Her friends?
Yeah I already told you. Nothing.
-What about her husband?
Her what?
-Her husband.
She wasn't married.
-She told you this? She shared an apartment with a Jack O'Neil?
That's her flatmate. A little weird…
-Her husband. We checked the records. We always check the records. She married two years ago and has been living with him ever since. Kept her maiden name though. The records suggest a green card arrangement, but nothing was ever proven.
That's bullshit!
-Accept the truth! Miranda Kieslowski is dead. You're in line for her murder and more importantly you are no closer to the terrorist cell. In fact you've probably blown the best chance we had of breaking this group. My guess is these inquisitors were in fact the cell in question, trying to figure you out.
No way. Then who killed them?
-I don't know yet.
You, my friend, are talking shit.
-NV204, I am not your problem. I believe you, but the council isn't so sure. I have to say that from the council's point of view this whole situation…your situation looks…well…compromised…It looks like you have switched sides.
Well Fuck them! I'm tired of their bullshit.
-You don't get it. You are a couple of clicks away from liquidation. Permanent liquidation.
It's more than they dare. Financially it doesn't make sense.
-It does if they shift your sentence to your children.
I don't have any children.
-Yes you do. You have a little girl. She's three. Your wife didn't want us to tell you.
Ex wife. She wouldn't. You're fucking with me now.
-No. The genetic match is right. She tried to pass her off as someone else's, but everything's connected. It didn't take long, or a lot of money to get the reports.
Motherfuckers! Stupid bitch! I told Fucking told her! Oh God! I'm a fucking idiot! Fuck!
-I'm sorry.
Fuck you! Damn. No. It's not true. What's her name?
Jesus. You bastards.
- I am truly sorry. She's cute as a button, so they tell me. Blonde like her mother, strong like her Father.
Oh you fuckers. I'm so fucked. So very fucked. Krystine.
So Miranda was involved with this cell?
-Yes. There is no mistake. She is…or was…I'm sorry.
And I missed it?
Then I'm totally fucked.
-Not totally. I've been sent here to assist you in your investigations.
Assist me?
-Yes I'm here to help. You did request backup and your injuries prove that despite your lack of objectivity you were close to the cell. Clearly you were getting too close. You've had some experience with our species before?
Yeah. Knew a man once. Lived with one of your kind for twenty years.
-Then you are well aware of the benefits of this kind of symbiosis.
Yeah it cured his cancer, but I could never figure out if I was talking to him or the squid. The sleepwalking used to freak me out. I'd get up in the middle of the night for a piss or something and he'd be standing there in the hallway or by the window…always somewhere really weird…obviously it wasn't really him standing there…surprising really how little sleep the body needs really.
-Sleep is not just for the body.
One day I woke up and he…this bloke was standing over me… The man's body was a motionless as a statue…just staring at me…mouth wide open, squid hanging almost all the way out I swear it was stretching…
-Probably was.
Then it turned and I swear it, the squid looked me right in the eye and smiled. Climbed back into the man's mouth and like an automaton the man just walked out of the room.
-Some of my kind are…shall we say unenlightened.
To say the least.
-What happened to your friend?
His squid outgrew him. Literally. Split him open like a ripe melon. He was a good man. I think.
-You were close?
Not really…He was my Father.
-I'm sorry. What happened to the Symbiote?
Don't know. When I found my Father, it had gone. Found another host or swam off down the toilet, I don't know. I was eight years old. Put a downer on my vacation… So you'll excuse me if I'm a little mistrusting.
-I can see your point of view. Trust is a hard thing to come by these days.
How can you see my point of view – you don't even have eyes?
-I don't need eyes to see.
So… What the fuck are you here for?
-I told you – I am here to assist you.
What's the real reason? What did they get you for?
-Illegal Cable hookup.
-No. I'm kidding. I'm a political, a convicted Terrorist. I have my own debts to pay.
Categories: Genres, Long Form/Serials, Narrative/Prose, Sci-fi


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- INquirelandscape, scenery, scenic art, impressionist, rural, nature, natural, environmental, colorful, soothing, healing, representational
- Biography
Susan was born and raised in rural eastern Missouri. She received her BFA in drawing from Webster University in St. Louis, her MA in drawing and MFA in painting from the University of Iowa. Susan has shown in venues throughout the Midwest and eastern United States. Her work focuses on landscape themes encountered in the local environment.
Susan has taught at the University of Northern Iowa, Kirkwood Community College (Iowa City Campus), and as a visitor at Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH. She is the Gallery Coordinator and a Lecturer at Cornell College Department of Art in Mount Vernon, IA, since February 2000.
Susan's work can be seen at the Guilded Pear Gallery in Cedar Rapids, IA, Quad City Arts in Rock Island, IL, Mount Vernon Creates and First Brick Gallery in Mount Vernon, IA. She lives in Mount Vernon with her husband, Jeff Martin, a golden retriever named Thunder and Toby the cat.Statement
Points of Departure in the Landscape
I see my work as a meditation, drawing on memories, questions, and attempts to settle my ever-shifting perceptions. My goal is to be in the studio experience and go beyond the merely scenic aspect of landscape, toward a larger goal of nuanced visual metaphor.
I spend a fair amount of time walking, sometimes with my dog, and often with a camera, taking lots of pictures, especially when the weather or the location is unsuitable for working on-site. I use the camera as a note-taking device to engage my visual memory. Later I'll sit down with pastels, or paint and brushes to work the page, building the image through a gathering of marks, lines, tones, and colors. I spend a lot of time layering the image, gradually building a rather ambiguous two-dimensional structure, reimagining, and often simply looking at the image. Through a layering of multiple efforts an image forms. It can appear naturalistic, recognizable, and even pleasant, but often carrying another aspect which is less certain and perhaps more open to interpretation.
Through drawing and painting within the open-ended themes of landscape I cultivate awareness of my own inner wildness, as it echoes the wider world. The fragile and fleeting, as well as enduring qualities I find in nature are likewise within me. Not separate but interconnected, like past and present, figure and ground.
Drawing allows for multi-layered interpretations of the visual, and much re-visioning. The process engages all my senses and I feel that I was made for this practice. When I'm working I linger with an awareness of nature as a living presence, embodying source, refuge, and great unknown. The larger theme of landscape provides many points of departure and return.
The University of Iowa, School of Art and Art History, Iowa City, IA.
MFA Painting / Printmaking, 1987. MA Drawing / Painting, 1985.
Studied with Ben Frank Moss, Byron Burford, Howard Rogovin, Stephen Schultz,
Mauricio Lasansky, Virginia Myers, Keith Achepohl.
Visiting Artists: Donald Weigandt, Selina Treiff, Louis Finkelstein, Stan Taft, Ron Graf, Gene Newmann,
Julia Fish, Gregory Amenoff, JoAnn Carson, Nathan Olivera.
Webster University, St. Louis, Missouri, BFA Drawing, 1979.
Studied with Phil Sultz, Leon Hicks, Kathleen Regier, Tom Lang, Jan Sultz, Jack Canepa, Ferd Lang,
Visiting Artists: Alice Neal, Benny Andrews.
Cornell Gallery Coordinator / Lecturer in Art: February 2000 - Present
Department of Art, Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, IA. Instructor: Drawing 1 & 2, 2D Studio Basics
Adjunct Instructor: Kirkwood Community College, Iowa City Campus.
1991 - 2000. Drawing I & 2, Design I, Art Appreciation, Watercolor Painting, Intro to Painting
Adjunct Instructor: University of Northern Iowa, Department of Art, Cedar Falls, IA.
Fall 1994, Spring / Fall 1993, Spring 1989 - Spring 1991. Drawing I, Visual Inventions, Drawing 2.
Visiting Assistant Professor: Dartmouth College, Department of Studio Art, Hanover, N. H. Fall 1992. Basic Drawing.
Adjunct Instructor: The University of Iowa, School of Art and Art History. Summer 1988. Media of Drawing.
Museum Technician: The University of Iowa Museum of Art. Fall 1983 through Spring 1987.
Lowe Art & Environmental Center, Marion, Iowa, November 10, 2012 – January 13, 2013
Mount Vernon Plein Air Group, Lincoln Café, Mount Vernon, Iowa, September-October 2012
2 Person Exhibition with Doug Hanson , Coe College, Sinclair Galleries, Cedar Rapids, IA, February-March, 2012
Lincoln Highway Arts Festival, Mount Vernon, Iowa, September 2011
The Chait Galleries Downtown, Iowa City, Small Works Show, November, 2010
SIFE Gallery Off First, Mt. Vernon, Cornell College Art Faculty, October-November, 2010
The Iowa Pastel Society Exhibition, Fairfield Art Association, Fairfield, Iowa, July – August 2010
Cornell College Studio Art Faculty, Cornell College. Mt. Vernon, Fall 2009
CornerHouse Gallery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Featured Artist, Cedar Rapids Area Art Walk, October 2, 2009
Bucktown Center for the Arts, Davenport, Iowa, Venus Envy, May 2 – 22, 2009
The Englert Theatre, 2nd Floor Gallery, Iowa City, IA, Five Women in Pastel, 2008
Plains Justice Law Office, Cedar Rapids, Environmental Art Group Exhibition, 2008
CornerHouse Gallery, Cedar Rapids, Small Works Show, Fall 2007
Quad City Arts Grapevine, Rock Island, IL, June 12, 2007
Quad City Airport Gallery, Moline, IL, Quad City Arts Group Show, 2006
UW, Waukesha, Waukesha, WI, Cornell Art Faculty, 2006
The Chait Galleries Downtown, Iowa City, Four Artists Paint Iowa, 2005
Peter Paul Luce Gallery, Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, Cornell College Art Faculty Exhibition, 2005
Iowa State University, Iowa State Memorial Union, Ames, IA, 2004
Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, IA, Cornell College Faculty Exhibit, 2004
Herbert Hoover Museum & Library, West Branch, Iowa, 2002
Paine Art Center, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, September 16-November 4, 2001
Campbell Steele Gallery, Marion, Iowa , 2001
Quad City Arts, Rock Island Illinois, Nov. 17 – December 22, 2000
Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, "Songs from the Woods", 2000
Armstrong Gallery, Cornell College Mt. Vernon, Cornell College, Art Faculty Exhibition, 2000
Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, Cornell College Art Faculty Exhibition,, 2000
Dartmouth College, Hanover, N H. Upper Jewett Corridor, Drawings, Paintings Pastels, Monotypes, 2000.
Webster University, Cecil B. Hunt Gallery, St. Louis, MO. Friends of Leon Hicks, 1999
Coe College, The Marvin Cone & Eaton-Buchan Galleries,Cedar Rapids, Area College Faculty Exhibit, 1998.
Iowa State University, Brunnier Museum, Ames Iowa , Iowa College Salon 25th Anniversary Exhibit , 1998.
Witter Gallery, Storm Lake, Iowa, 1996 Holiday Biennial
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Cedar Rapids, Area College Art Faculty Biennial 1996, 1994, 1992
Blanden Memorial Museum, Fort Dodge, Iowa, Iowa Art Educators, Personal Sightings I. 1996.
Juror: Richard Hagan, Professor Emeritus, Iowa State University, Ames, IA.
Arts for Living Center, Burlington, Iowa , 1995. Juror: Tomas Lasansky.
Kirkwood Community College, Iowa Gallery, Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Art Faculty Exhibition, 1999, 1994.
University of Northern Iowa, Gallery of Art, Cedar Falls, Iowa, Art Faculty Exhibition, 1994, 1993, 1990.
Coe College, Marvin Cone Gallery, Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Art Faculty Exhibit., 1993.
Mount Mercy College, McAuley Gallery, Cedar Rapids, 1993.
Quad City Arts, Rock Island, IL, 1992.
Stony Brook School, Carson Art Gallery, Stony Brook, New York. Annual Helen Figge Moss Exhibition. 1992.
SCAC Gallery, Cobleskill, New York. Schoharie County Arts Council's National '91 Small Works Exhibition, 1991.
Juror: Betty Warren, Malden Bridge School of Art.
Augustana College, Centennial Hall Gallery, Rock Island, Illinois. 15th Annual Rock Island Fine Arts Exhibition, 1991.
Juror: David Hannah, Tyler School of Art.
Witter Gallery, Storm Lake, IA. Witter Gallery Holiday Biennial, 1991.
Juror: Richard Leet, Director, Charles H. MacNider Museum, Mason City, IA.
Luther College, Preus Library, Decorah, Iowa , October 28 – December 13, 2013
Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation, Cedar Rapids, IA September-December 2010
Lincoln Café, Mt. Vernon, IA, Bittersweet Passage, Local Landscapes, 2007
Black Hawk College, Moline, IL Susan Coleman / Landscape / Works on Paper, 2007
Cornell College, Orange Carpet Gallery, Mt. Vernon, IA, Quarry Drawings, 2006
Ashford University, Cortona Gallery, Clinton, IA Susan Coleman / Landscapes, 2006
Solon Public Library, Solon, IA, Distant Fields, 2005
Artworks Gallery, Mount Vernon, IA, Featured Artist, September 2003
Sanford Museum & Planetarium, Cherokee, Iowa, Of Time & Seasons, 2003
The Lincoln Café, Mt. Vernon, Iowa, Lincoln Highway Series: Winter, 2003
Project Art / UIHC, Boyd Tower East Lobby, Iowa City, 2003
River Art Center, Clinton, Iowa , 2002
Cornell College, Commons Gallery, Mt. Vernon, Iowa, 1998.
Kirkwood Community College, Iowa Hall Gallery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1998.
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Iowa Gallery, Cedar Rapids, 1996.
Wittenberg University, Ann Miller Gallery, Springfield, Ohio, 1996
Kettering Government Center, Kettering, Ohio, 1994.
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Project Art , Iowa City, 1994.
Bucknell University, Ellen Clark Bertrand Library, Lewisburg, PA , 1994
Luther College, Center for Faith and Life Gallery, Decorah, Iowa, 1993.
Blanden Art Museum, Fort Dodge, IA, 1992.
Cedar Rapids Metro Arts Council, The Chamber Gallery, Cedar Rapids, 1992
Laura Musser Museum, Muscatine Art Center, Muscatine, Iowa, 1990
Hall-Perrine Cancer Treatment Center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
ACT, Iowa City, Iowa
United Fire & Casualty, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
CRST International, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Cornell College, Peter Paul Luce Admissions Center, Wade House, Mount Vernon, Iowa
Cornell College Collection, Mount Vernon, Iowa
Mercy Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa
Modern Woodmen of America, Rock Island, Illinois
Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Iowa City Public Library, Iowa City, Iowa
University of Iowa, Pappajohn Business Administration Building, Iowa City , Iowa
Blanden Memorial Museum, Fort Dodge, Iowa
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Stony Brook School, Long Island, New York
University of Iowa, School of Art & Art History, Iowa City, Iowa
SIFE Gallery Off First, Opening Exhibition and Fundraiser, Cornell Art Faculty, Mt. Vernon, IA 2010
The New Bohemia Group Silent Art Auction $ Winter Dance Party, 1st Avenue Live, Cedar Rapids, 2009
United Nations Association Fundraiser, Chait Galleries Downtown, Iowa City, Iowa, 2007, 2008
Juror, 25th Annual Congressional Art Competition, Cornell Commons, spring 2007
Juror, Kirkwood Community College, Student Show, 2006
Emma Goldman Clinic, Spring Benefit 2005, Artwork donated for Auction
Juror, "The President's Best", Herbert Hoover Museum & Library, 2004
Works Donated: UIMA "Lure of the West" Auction, 2001
St Peter & Paul Catholic Church / Preservation Auction , Solon, Iowa. 2000
Instructor: Kirkwood Community College, Annual High School Art Workshop. Drawing: 1994 - 99
Sight and Sound Auction, Cedar Rapids Museum & Cedar Rapids Symphony, 2007, 1997, 1996, 1995.
Juror: Kirkwood Community College, Annual High School Art Exhibit., Cedar Rapids Campus. 1993, 1992.
Cultural Expressions in Caly, The Work of Doug Hanson, exhibition catalogue, Cornell College, 2012, Catalogue Design
The Long Surprise, Poems by Barbara Lau, Texas Review Press, 2001, Cover art: Study After Vermeer.
Hugh Lifson, The Cornell Years, exhibition catalogue, Cornell College, 2001, Catalogue Design.
League for Innovation Literary Magazine, 2000-2001, cover & publicity image: Summer Morning, pastel
Iowa Arts Council, Iowa Artist Directory, 2000.
Weather Eye, Kirkwood Community College Adjunct Magazine, Summer 1998.
Dayton Daily News. Sunday, August 21, 1994, Landscape Artist Charts New Trails. by Carol Simmons.
The University of Iowa Student/Staff Directory. 1987-88. Cover Art: Light Breather, Oil on canvas.
The Iowa Journal of Literary Studies, Volume 8 , 1987,
cover piece: Birds in a Bush, Intaglio. In text: Landscape, Winter , intaglio.
The Iowa Journal of Literary Studies , Volume 7 , 1986, artwork in text: Livingroom , Intaglio.
1st Place, The President's Best, Herbert Hoover Museum, West Branch, Iowa, 2002
Library Purchase Award, Iowa City Public Library, 1998.
Judge's Honor Award, Witter Holiday Biennial , Storm Lake, IA, 1990
Best in Show, Drawing. Iowa College Salon Show, Brunnier Gallery and Museum, ISU, Ames, March 1985.
Academic Honors, Art Department, Webster University, St. Louis, Missouri. 1980.


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The Story Centre is open every day from Monday to Sunday from 10h to 19h (with the last entry happening up to 18h).
The Lisbon Story Centre closes on December 25.
The contacts of Lisbon Story Centre are:
+ 351 211 941 099 (general phone)
+351 21 194 10 27 (phone educational service)
+ 351 91 644 08 27 (mobile educational service)
+351 21 115 32 80 (general fax)
firstname.lastname@example.com (educational services)
firstname.lastname@example.com (general)
Yes, the Lisboa Card. Gives access to public transport in Lisbon as well as free entry to many monuments, museums and equipment. It is available in versions 24, 48 and 72 hours and can be purchased at the Tourism of Lisbon - Ask Me - www.askmelisboa.com
Generally speaking all travel to Lisbon, so it will be easy to get great rates for Lisbon. For more information visit - www.ana-aeroportos.pt - or contact your travel agent.
Lisbon Airport / Arrivals - Information and Sale Services (Lisboa Card, hotels, etc..) 07.00h - 24.00h Tel: 21 845 0660
Palácio da Foz, Praça dos Restauradores 09.00h - 20.00h Tel: 21 346 3314
Sta Apolonia - Terminal CP 07.30h - 09.00h Tel: 21 882 1606
Rossio Tourist Office: Praça D. Pedro IV - Monday to Sunday - 10h-18h Tel: 910517914
Belém – Mosteiro dos Jerónimos 10:00 to 18:00 h Tel: 21 365 8435/36/37
Welcome Center - Shop 1 - r / c, Commerce Square 09.00h - 20.00h Tel: 21 031 2810
Welcome Center Craft Shop - R. Arsenal 25, 09.30h - 19.30h Tel: 21 0312820.
Although there is no sign forbidding it is advisable not to do this. The LSC has some exposed parts that should not run the risk of being tampered with. There are still many devices (audio guide, touch screens, etc..) that may be damaged permanently implying a cost of repair or replacement very large.
No. The Lisbon Story Centre is situated in a city that offers a catering service (with terraces) diverse.
Yes. You can purchase gift vouchers in Lisbon Story Centre box office.
Money, cash, check, bank transfer (requires advance as requiring delivery of proof thereof), cash and credit card (most cards used are the Visa, and American Express Martercard).
In Lisbon Story Centre box office, the store FNAC Chiado, and in all Tourist Offices.
Refer to the price list. (Link to the pricing)
The building provides the circulation of visitors with reduced mobility and moving in a wheelchair.
Access to the room "Virtual Lisbon", located on the first floor can be done by stairs or elevator.
Yes. The Lisbon Story Centre has a commercial space which you find stationery, jewelery, clothing, books, cards, craft, and earthenware, games, inspired by the stories of Lisbon. See Shop (link to the Shop)
Yes. Check holiday activities (program + regulation + form).
Yes, during the week and week-end. See our activities (program + regulation + form).
No. The use of the equipment is expected in the value of the ticket.
The system audio guide is available in 9 languages: Portuguese (+ a version for children), Spanish, English, French, Italian, German, Russian, Mandarin and Japanese.
The versions have approximately the same length and all include all of the cores of exposure.
The children's version is available in Portuguese, and is recommended for children up to 12 years.
The display consists of 17 cores, and entitled numbered. The audio guide transmits explanations as the visitor passes through and stops in the area of each core. The device is equipped with a headset and also has a small screen that displays a color image and the number of their core, confirming the correct placement of the visitor.
The audio guide system works automatically, but if the visitor prefers he can manually select the explanations associated with each core.
The visitor can also manually adjust the volume.
The host is guaranteed by technical of Lisbon Story Centre; the exhibition visit is guided by an audio guide system, and supported if necessary by employees along the exhibition route.
Yes. It is allowed shooting with or without flash (without tripod) and film, except in room movie about the earthquake and tsunami of 1755.
The registration of images for commercial purposes and in the press release requires authorization.
Yes. The Lisbon Story Centre provides for the assignment of spaces and other related services. (Link to space rental spaces)
See the presentation of our conditions and booking form.
A visit to Lisbon Story Centre is guided by an audio guide system whose voiceover of the contents has an average duration of 60 minutes. This duration may increase or decrease according to the pace of the visitors.
Yes. Check birthday parties (program + Regulation + form).
No. The entry in the exhibition can be done individually or in groups. Each group is made up approximately 12 visitors arriving five minutes after the previous group.
No. But it is advisable to do so to avoid the coincidence of groups and the waiting time.
Appointments can be made with the Educational Service to visit Lisbon Story Centre by phone, mail or fax, through the following contacts:
+ 351 211 941 099 (general phone)
+351 21 194 10 27 and + 351 91 644 08 27 (educational services)
+351 21 115 32 80 (fax)
firstname.lastname@example.com (Educational Services)
email@example.com (Educational Services)
email@example.com (Lisbon Tourism Association)
In the Municipality Square is an underground car park and in the «Field of Onions» there is a park outside, subject to a fee, which are 4-minute walk from Lisbon Story Centre.
Station of the Terreiro do Paço – Exit in Commerce Square (blue line).
711 - Stop at Commerce Square
(High of Damaia / Terreiro do Paço - see route http://www.carris.pt/pt/autocarro/711/descendente/)
714 - Stop at Commerce Square
(Outorela / Figueira Square - see route http://www.carris.pt/pt/autocarro/714/ascendente/)
728 - Stop at Commerce Square
(Portela / Restelo - see route http://www.carris.pt/pt/autocarro/728/ascendente/)
732 - Stop at Commerce Square
(Caselas / Marquês de Pombal - see route http://www.carris.pt/pt/autocarro/732/descendente/)
735 - Stop at Commerce Square
(Hospital of St. Maria / Cais do Sodré (quay) - see route http://www.carris.pt/pt/autocarro/735/ascendente/)
736 - Stop at Commerce Square
(Odivelas / Cais do Sodré (quay) - see route http://www.carris.pt/pt/autocarro/736/ascendente/)
759 - Stop at Commerce Square
(Oriente Station / Restorers - see route http://www.carris.pt/pt/autocarro/736/ascendente/)
760 - Stop at Commerce Square
(Gomes Freire / Help Cemetery - see route http://www.carris.pt/pt/autocarro/760/ascendente/)
781 - Stop at Commerce Square
(Prior Velho / Cais do Sodré (quay) - see route http://www.carris.pt/pt/autocarro/781/ascendente/)
782 - Stop at Commerce Square
(Square José Queiroz / Cais do Sodré (quay) - see route http://www.carris.pt/pt/autocarro/782/ascendente/)
ELECTRIC RAIL «CARRIS»15 E - stop in the Commerce Square
(See route http://www.carris.pt/pt/electrico/15E/ascendente/)
25 E - stop in the Commerce Square
(See route http://www.carris.pt/pt/electrico/25E/ascendente/)
Aerobus - stop in Commerce Square
(Airport / Cais do Sodré (quay) - see route http://www.yellowbustours.com/pt/cidades/lisboa/aerobus-transporte-de-au...)
«TRANSTEJO»Barreiro – Terreiro do Paço (Commerce Square)
Montijo - Cais do Sodré (quay)
Seixal - Cais do Sodré (quay)
Cacilhas - Cais do Sodré (quay)
Commerce Square
«Campo de Cebolas» (Field of Onions)
The Lisbon Story Centre closes only on December 25.
However, it might happen some event to justify the closure. In case it happens the information will be available at the usual media used - website, social networking.
The Lisbon Story Centre is located in the «Terreiro do Paço», No. 78-81, 1100-148 Lisbon.
Terreiro do Paço (or Commerce Square)
Av. Infante D. Henrique (marginal)
Rua da Alfandega (lateral)
Rua Arameiros (behind)


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Taking Umbrage
A promise once broken was reckoned.
And under the laws,
The umbrella clause,
Determined their fate in a second.
The judge decreed no-fault divorce.
And that shady fella,
Just like the umbrella,
His pre-nup held water, of course.
Here's this week's entry for Simply Snickers ' prompt ("under," "umbrella," "puddle," and "promise).


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Emmanuelle Alt is the French Editor in large of French Vogue.
She only recently took over from Carine Roitfeld who was editor for ten years and stopped two years ago. I say stopped because the circumstances of her departure are disputed.
She says she resigned but the open secret seems that
|Taken when Carine was still editor and Ms Alt was fashion editor .
Apparently, there was always tension between the two but
I feel like that is one of "those stories".
People have been saying that for years about Anna and Grace but they are still working together despite what it seems.
|I guess because that's because you know who's boss.
She is the one of the king makers in the fashion world.


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Remember when the term data scientist first came out in early 2010? Harvard Business Review coined it as the The Sexiest Job of the 21st Century and prompted everyone who ever worked in statistics or analytics to immediately back-change their positions and titles for recruiters on Linkedin madly searching for these so-called unicorn data scientists. The joke at the time was that a data scientist is actually a data analyst that lived in the bay area. The other one was that a data scientist was a statistician plus an extra $100K.
Fast forward a few years later and now these very same statisticians are being paid $150K to $300K per year in total compensation. Don't believe me? Check out the different salary charts here on Levels.fyi.
I mention these stats because it helps illustrate a point of career achievement in software engineering and data science in the past decade. The originations of both crafts that were never regarded as highly respected compared to traditional paths within medicine, law, or banking, have now switched to become the easier standard commodification of a successful career path. All it takes is a decent undergraduate degree here, or bootcamp completion there, and a nice cushy internship over there, with an eventual guaranteed outcome for stable income, regular hours, and a sling-shot into the upper middle class.
We are entering the saturation of the data science market.
Not only in job demand but rather as a career that is now in the purview of the general public. While ten years ago it was the machine learning enthusiast and analytics fiends that paved the creation of the data science job by doing what they loved. We have now headed to the point where freshmen in college decide on the data science career out of the rejection of other disciplines.
There's nothing wrong with that. But as a data science and analytics candidate within the system, the best way to stand out towards companies and startups hiring will always be the appreciation of the curiosity and analyses in the field itself.
A successful data scientist is not measured by the academic rigor or other optimizations a perennial 4.0 student can make. Rather it's the push towards continuous curiosity of using data to unravel why certain people get cancer, why houses get sold for a million dollars, why people enjoy reading about fake news, and why people love working in data science.


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Her first book, Sholay: The Making Of A Blockbuster, sold 10,000 copies and even won the National Award.
Anupama Chopra's tale of the Ramesh Sippy classic starred the upcoming actor Amitabh Bachchan, his bride Jaya Bachchan, Dharmendra and Hema Malini, the hit jodi who were also romancing each other off screen, the jilted admirer Sanjeev Kumar (his marriage proposal was rejected by Hema) and struggling actor Amjad Khan.
The book soon found its way to the British Film Institute, which commissioned Anupama to write another one. This time on a modern classic. It was to be part of their extensive series of classics, featuring books on Thelma & Louise, Pulp Fiction and Independence Day.
Though the title is Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge: The Making Of A Blockbuster, the book is not about the making of the film. It simply analyses the film and why it worked. That differentiates it from her previous book.
"This book is different because, since it is meant for a non-Indian audience, I had to explain things that we Indians otherwise may take for granted. Like the background of the country and the Hindi film industry. The production part is just one chapter of the book, unlike in the previous book where it was entirely about its making."
She also admits that though she tries to analyse DDLJ in her second book, she is 'not really an academic'.
"A friend of mine called the book a fanalysis, ie fan analysis!" she laughs. "But that is okay because I am a fan. The book is not an academic deconstruction of the film. It only tries to analyse the film to see why and how it worked so well. That was a challenge because it took a step further than my Sholay book."
She interviewed a galaxy of people connected with the film, including director Aditya Chopra, parents Pamela and Yash Chopra, brother Uday Chopra, actors Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Amrish Puri, Farida Jalal, Anupam Kher, Parmeet Sethi, music directors Jatin-Lalit, writer Honey Irani, choreographers Saroj Khan and Farah Khan, designer Manish Malhotra, art director Sharmishta Roy, dialogue writer Javed Siddiqui, assistant director Karan Johar, publicist Rahul Nanda and many more.
Anupama also interviewed Kundan who has been selling tickets in black outside Mumbai's Maratha Mandir theatre ever since the film released in 1995.
The author claims she had been trying to interview Aditya, or Adi as he is fondly called, for years as a journalist (Anupama is a journalist at India Today). The fact that her mother Kamna Chandra penned the story of the Yash Raj film Chandni, in which Adi was an assistant director, helped a lot.
Besides, her sister Tanuja Chandra was one of the writers of the Yash Chopra superhit Dil To Pagal Hai. Even then, Anupama had to 'twist his arm and remind him that this is a historical document' to make Adi talk.
Though Adi has given only one interview in eight years, the most interesting quotes came from him. "Adi is a very fascinating person," she says. "He is completely besotted with cinema. He showed me these notebooks that he has maintained from the age of 18. He watched every single film every Friday in the theatres and rate them in his notebook. He would also write his own critique of the film and predict its box-office ratings. Then he would compare his predictions with the real box-office ratings of the film. That way, he would grade himself on how accurately he could predict the box-office! It was great to see how his sensibility took shape over the years."
His love of watching films in theatres makes him elusive to the media. According to Anupama, it was very important for this young director to be able to go to the theatres and watch films like any other person because that's where he felt the honesty of his cinema comes from. If he was recognised and couldn't watch films in theatres, it would 'affect his aesthetics'.
Anupama spoke to the Chopras the most to get a feel of the film. Due to his hectic schedule, Shah Rukh Khan could only give her a few hours before taking a flight to London. "DDLJ is a film that Shah Rukh looks at affectionately because this was the film that made him a romantic hero. He was pretty much killing women before this film!" Anupama laughs, referring to his previous hits as an anti-hero, like Baazigar and Darr.
"You know, Shah Rukh did not want to do DDLJ in the beginning. He thought it was the typical loverboy kind of role. Adi had to really persuade him to do it. DDLJ established him. Though Shah Rukh and Kajol had done Karan Arjun before, DDLJ established this famous jodi. There is a poster in Adi's office in which Shah Rukh has signed, 'Thank you for making me the star that I am today'. I have ended my book with this," she says.
Writing this book was much easier than the earlier one for two mains reasons, Anupama explains. "One, a lot of the key people in Sholay had died, like actors Amjad Khan, Sanjeev Kumar and cinematographer Dwarak Divecha. But the best part was that I could see DDLJ with the audience, since it is still running in the theatres. I could not watch Sholay on screen as it released in 1975."
That was an experience Anupama cannot forget. "It was amazing because most of the audience has seen it 50 times already. Yet, they still cheering, clapping and singing with the film!" she exclaims. "Even on a Monday morning, the theatre is housefull!"
But the toughest part, according to Anupama, was the research she had to do for the book. "I had to really read up on cinema and even analyse the film and the sociological context in which it became such a hit. To write about the making of a film is not difficult but it is tough to actually form an opinion and put your own thoughts down."
Not many know that Adi's second film Mohabbatein was actually written before DDLJ. Adi did not make it because he thought the subject was too mature for a debutant like him to handle.
Adi's initial version of DDLJ included Tom Cruise opposite an Indian actress because he wanted it to be an affair between an American and an Indian. Yash Chopra thought it was interesting though he did not want to make it. Later, Adi evolved the story and made the hero Indian.
According to Anupama, father and son have their distinct styles of filmmaking, though there is common ground. "Adi has essentially taken the Yash Chopra style and put his own spin to it," she says. "But he is not as flamboyant or as bold as his father in the way he creates his women. The Yash Chopra woman is always in chiffons and pastels and is someone whom every woman aspires to be. Take Dhool Ka Phool -- it was about an illegitimate child and Trishul saw the heroine bear a child out of wedlock!
"Adi is actually very conservative. His idea that the two lovers must not rebel against the parents but must ask for their permission is very conservative. For a second-generation film person who went to [Mumbai's] Bombay Scottish School and Sydenham College to be so conservative, was very interesting."
How much did husband Vidhu Vinod Chopra (Mission Kashmir) help in this eight-month duration of writing the book? "Vinod thinks everything I write is brilliant so that's not much of a help!" Anupama laughs. "We have very different tastes aesthetically. Even though he has a lot of respect for Adi, he would never be able to connect to DDLJ like me. He doesn't respond to films as emotionally as I do. He responds to them as a craftsman. He looks at shots and the form. I look at emotion. But he is a great moral and financial support."
As an aside, the duo met on the sets of one of his films 1942: A Love Story, which was penned by Kamna Chandra.
For now, Anupama does not want to write books on films anymore: "I don't want to get into a pattern."
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Everybody loves to laugh. So why don't we anymore?
This isn't funny. It's true.
If you want to know the reason why, go to almost any social media platform. For that matter, read any headline. Whether from the right or from the left, you're vilified once you stray too close to the shoulder of an ever-narrowing path.
Time was you could walk smoothly in a sea of honest humor. You'd laugh. You'd cringe. You'd get that awkward feeling. But it was all good. You accepted this variety of hits and misses because you liked to laugh. And there were enough hits to keep you laughing which made the trade-off worthwhile.
It seems today people would rather get angry than laugh. They'd prefer to take the easy Continue Reading "Let's Start Laughing Again!"


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The annual compensation package for Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Robert Iger dropped 15 percent in the last fiscal year, the company said in a regulatory filing this week.
Iger's total compensation totaled $34.3 million for the year ended Sept. 28, compared with $37.1 million in fiscal 2012, the Burbank entertainment giant said in its preliminary proxy statement. His base salary remained the same at $2.5 million, but his performance bonus declined and his stock options shrank.
"Iger's cash bonus declined versus his fiscal 2012 bonus as the company's outperformance relative to financial measures established by the compensation committee did not match the magnitude of outperformance delivered in fiscal 2012," the company said.
Separately, Disney announced that its board had nominated Jack Dorsey, chairman of Twitter Inc. and chief executive of Square Inc., as a candidate for independent director. He will stand for election with other company directors at the company's annual meeting on March 18.
Iger said Dorsey's experience in technology and commerce made him the right fit for a company trying to expand in media platforms.
"The perspective he brings to Disney and its board is extremely valuable, given our strategic priorities, which include utilizing the latest technologies and platforms to reach more people," he said in a statement.
Disney shares on Thursday closed up 77 cents, or 1 percent, to $74.62, on the New York Stock Exchange.


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E-Learning the DOF way.
You can access and experience our E-Learning modules here (this is an external link). Read more about our key modules: E-Learning Info.
HSEQ-related publications, including our Code of Conduct, the Business Management System (BMS) Manual and our HSEQ Workbook.
View the DOF Group General Vessel Induction video, produced as the start to your induction when coming onboard a DOF vessel.
Part of the DOF E-Learning system, the Permit to Work E-Learning module is mandatory for all personnel executing any work at and on all DOF vessels.
The DOF Group utilizes an e-learning system developed by Safety Media as a part of training employees and subcontractors. Our module database is currently available in multiple languages, including English and Portuguese.
Read more about our key modules HERE on our website: E-Learning Info.
Read more about our key modules HERE on our website: E-Learning Info.
The training is developed as an E-Learning system that is available in three ways:
- On the internal DOF network;
- On standalone CDs distributed to the vessels;
- On an external website hosted by the software vendor.
The web-based, external system can be accessed HERE. Once on the website, please sign up as "New User" and complete the registration form. When this has been done, you can log in and complete the available modules.


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Between caring for kids, running errands, and balancing her career, Moms seem to have more than 24 hours in a day. To you earn the title of her favorite we've rounded up a list of tech gadgets that will save Mom precious time.
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Here are our favorite Gifts for the Techy Mom!
Fun Portable Laptop, Printer, and Paper, OH MY!
HP Stream 14in Notebook with 32GB, 4GB RAM, 1.6GHz, and DeskJet 3755 Photo Printer and 20 Sheets of HP Photo Paper Bundle
This laptop and printer bundle is designed to fit any Mother's lifestyle. The laptop brings her a great combination of style and powerful computing performance making it perfect for the Mother on the go, while the printer is compact and wireless designed to fit in any space. She will stand out in the crowd with this super thin notebook and lightweight design as well as have the ability to print directly from her phone or tablet. The best part of this bundle is the color! The matching purple makes it perfect for any mother who loves color all while providing exactly what a busy Mom needs!
Fun Red Laptop with the horsepower and storage to get work done!
HP Laptop 15-bw002ds with 15″ Screen, AMD Dual-Core [email protected] GHz (2GHz Burst), 4GB RAM, 1TB HDD, Win 10 Home 64 in Red
This HP Laptop is the perfect gift for any stylish Mom with the need to stay connected while being on top of everyday tasks. With a reliable performance, long-lasting battery life and long-lasting durability – she can easily surf, stream, and stay in touch with what matters most. Beautifully designed inside and out this HP 15" laptop is perfectly suited for any woman's lifestyle. Playful patterns, unique textures, and a chrome plated hinge will add a little color to her everyday tasks. This laptop also comes with high-definition display making it easy to enjoy movies and photos with great image quality.
Compact White and blue printer hide away in your home and produce outstanding photo quality
HP OfficeJet 4650 Wireless All-in-One Photo Printer, in White and Blue
For the mother always taking photos, this all-in-one photo printer will allow her the ability to print right from her smartphone or tablet. She will breeze through home tasks with this versatile all-in-one. Easily manage print jobs from the touchscreen, and copy, scan, and fax multi-page documents. This printer is made for the Mother wanting to document life.
This tablet means business. Empower Mom with this business-ready tablet
Tablet HP Pro Slate 8, 16GB HDD tablet
What puts this tablet on the list is its great resolution and size for any Mom on the go. This above average Android tablet has great speakers, a crisp screen, and awesome battery life making it the perfect table for the work-at-home Mom.
Jam out, while also printing awesome pictures
HP AMP 100 Inkjet All-in-One Printer with Integrated Smart AMP Bluetooth Speaker & HP Mobile Printing
HP has revolutionized what it means to be an All-in-One printer with this HP AMP Inkjet. It merges Smart AMP and Bluetooth Technology with a multifunctional compact printer. The lady in your life can count on great sound quality with impressive clarity and bass as well as great photo printing. This printer's smart, sleek, and ultra-compact design allows it to fit seamlessly into your home.
Trying to find that perfect gift for that special woman in your life can sometimes be a daunting task. Hopefully, this these Gifts for the Techy Mom saved you some time too. We wish you all the best in your gift hunting endeavors!