My iPod Mini is stuck in Diagnostic Mode. I've tried the instructions from Apple's website -- slide it to "hold" then back, press center select and menu simultaneously, wait 10 seconds. That does not work. It just starts a memory test.

Help?

My place of employment is looking to hire customer service agents. As with most customer service positions, we need people who are patient, tactful, and have a generally pleasant phone demeanor.

http://www.dodgeco.com/

Since the job entails selling funeral and embalming supplies, you should be prepared to handle requests and answer questions regarding this industry. [Read: if the thought of death makes you queasy, this is probably not a good job for you.] There is no special experience you need -- just the ability and desire to learn about it.

We're hiring immediately. The benefits are *excellent* by the way. I believe we're primarily looking for full time, but part time might work too.

If you'd like further details let me know! I'm screening all comments... please leave contact information (phone/e-mail), or a link to a resume if you have it.

Feel free to mention this to anyone you think may be interested. :)

Current Location: 02140
Current Mood: working
Current Music: Ministry: So What

I'm sweeping my friends list. Of course, no offense intended to anyone, but I just don't check here often enough to keep up with all these blogs.


If you want to keep reading mine, please speak up now... or if you are a lurky lurking lurker, now would be a good time to be added if you care that much. :)



(I can't guarantee I'll post/read often. I'd like to check in here more, make frequent posts and all that, but my time is pretty limited, and I find myself more likely to get distracted trying to read through weeks of posts and then I don't get around to making my own...)

Current Mood: content

From spaceweather.com:

DESCENDING SPACE JUNK: Almost exactly one year ago, on July 23, 2007, International Space Station astronauts threw an obsolete, refrigerator-sized ammonia reservoir overboard. The 1400-lb piece of space junk has been circling Earth ever since and now, in July 2008, its orbit has decayed so much that it has become an easy naked-eye target for backyard sky watchers. The "Early Ammonia Servicer" (EAS for short) is almost as bright as the stars of the Big Dipper and growing brighter as it descends. Today's edition of http://spaceweather.com displays photos of the EAS, which is expected to burn up in Earth's atmosphere in late 2008 or early 2009. Readers who wish to see the EAS with their own eyes should check the Simple Satellite Tracker for flyby times: http://spaceweather.com/flybys. Europeans are favored with flybys this week, North Americans next week.

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life is too busy to bother writing

Gamelan Galak Tika celebrates its 15th season with 3 [edit: first was in November] New England performances, all featuring legendary Balinese dancer/scholar I Made Bandem, in performances of Balinese dance classics. Along with other special guests, Dr. Bandem will perform traditional Balinese dance solos and duos while accompanied by Galak Tika’s 25-member ensemble of gongs, metallophones, drums and flutes. The vast expressive and technical range of Balinese dance will be in full flower, mesmerizing to Western audiences of all ages. The program will also include Galak Tika’s first performance of Bali’s most famous female dance, “Legong Kraton.” The whole family can experience the beauty and elegance of this ancient art at the following times and locations:


Friday, December 7, Bates College - Lewiston Maine - 8 pm - for more information, please visit http://www.bates.edu/public-events-calendar.xml or call 207-786-6161


Sunday, December 9, 3 pm - Cambridge, MA - Broad Institute Auditorium - Tickets:$15 adults, $10 seniors/students, $5 children under 12 and for MIT and Harvard Students. http://www.broad.mit.edu/calendar/calendar.php for more information

SPECIAL OFFER - CAMBRIDGE CONCERT ONLY
Reserve your tickets in advance and receive a $2 discount per ticket!!! Please call 617-452-2302 or email info@galaktika.org

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In the basement of my work is an absolute treasure trove of funeral antiquities. Willow baskets, ice compartment caskets from the 1800's, original Brockport drying boards, and many, many old bottles of embalming chemicals.

My first question was why is this not open to the public? Well, the fact that it's nestled in by the chem labs and the packing/shipping areas makes it a bit difficult to allow random folks in for obvious safety reasons.

And my second was... can I make a virtual mueum??

The answer would seem to be that I can indeed once we upgrade to better servers and service and all that fun stuff, since I'm going to be updating the site anyway.

Perhaps in the future if I get ambitious enough I can arrange for a temporary exhibit to be set up somewhere...

NYTimes: M.I.T. Sues Frank Gehry, Citing Flaws in Center He Designed

By ROBIN POGREBIN and KATIE ZEZIMA
Published: November 7, 2007

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has sued the architect Frank Gehry and a construction company, claiming that “design and construction failures” in the institute’s $300 million Stata Center resulted in pervasive leaks, cracks and drainage problems that have required costly repairs.

The center, which features angular sections that appear to be falling on top of one another, opened to great acclaim in the spring of 2004. Mr. Gehry once said that it “looks like a party of drunken robots got together to celebrate.”

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This is a demo video of the trip to Bali that MIT's resident gamelan took in 2005. Enjoy!

Truth Serum's Halloween Bike Ride

Once again, a loose collective of ghouls is planning the 2007 Halloween Bike Ride.

Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Meeting at Green Street T Station in JP
8:00pm meet up
8:30pm ride off
Costumes and costumed bikes ghoulishly encouraged!
Helmets and Lights too!
This is a Free Event, DIY Organized and community based.
more info will be posted here as it develops. check back. and spread the word.( Read more... )

Volunteers Needed for Day of the Dead Ceremony at Forest Hills Cemetery

Friday, November 2nd

Please help us make this community celebration a success!

Volunteers are needed from 4 to 6:15 pm and from 6 to 8:15 pm to staff the event and from 2 to 4 pm to help with set-up

The Day of the Dead is a traditional Mexican celebration of remembrance. It is held outdoors here at Forest Hills Cemetery. We expect 300 people to attend this annual community event organized by La Pinata to honor the spirits of ancestors and nature.

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Please dress warmly and bring a flashlight.

Your assistance makes this event not only possible, but a success!

Waltham Mills Open Studios

Come check out projects by kanarinka and the Institute for Infinitely Small Things along with 300 other artists at Waltham Open Studios next weekend.

Special sales on Impeach Bush jogging outfits ($15) and the New American Dictionary ($13).

Dates & Times
Saturday, Nov 3, 12 - 6pm
Sunday, Nov 4, 12 - 5pm

Where
144 Moody Street , Building 4, 4th Floor, Waltham MA 02453

More info: www.wmaastudios.org