Posts Tagged ‘shark’
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
Uh…
“We are opening a new branch office for our established personal injury firm in the Mission. We need a part time receptionist who is fluent in Spanish and English. This position may grow to full time. Initially, duties will include answering phones, forwarding messages, drafting documents, client intake, helping clients with paper work, setting meetings for attorney, coordinating with our main office, and working with lead attorney. Experience in the legal field is not mandatory, but preferred. We will train the right candidate. You need to be reliable, and willing to learn quickly.
Pay will start at $10 per hour. Excellent oral and written communication skills, attention to detail and punctuality are needed. Proficiency with Word is a must.
The hours will be Monday-Thursday 11:00 am-4:00 pm. Position is available now.
Please submit resume and cover letter to apply. We are conducting in person interviews on Wednesday the 25th at our office in the Mission so please inquire if you are interested. After reviewing your resume we will call for a phone interview so please be prepared to speak to our office manager Heather.”
Uh….
Uh…
Oh, good news. This cheesy law firm / partnership / sole proprietorship has taken things up a notch by changing its ad to now offer “minimum wage.”
Hurray!
Tags: $10.24, 2012, attorney, bay area, Bilingual, california, cheese, cheesy, cheezy, City, county, district, english, firm, heather, it aint easy being cheesy, its a hard knock life, law, lawyer, minimum wage, mission, per hour, personal injury, salary, San Francisco, shark, spanish
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Tuesday, July 26th, 2011
So, you shouldn’t eat fish because of mercury – is that what we’re saying here?
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Is shark fin soup a major source of mercury poisoning for Californians? A minor source? No source at all?
I don’t know.
Regardless, I cry foul.
(Would you have people throw RICE at your wedding?
Rice consumption may cause pigeons to explode.)
Tags: 2011, ad, advertisement, bay area, bus, california, China, chinese, county, fin, fish, heavy metal, marin, mercury, Muni, poisoning, San Francisco, shark, shark fin soup, soup, wild aid, WildAid, Would You Serve Poison to Your Guests
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Thursday, June 30th, 2011
OMG, it’s a Filipino NightLife! June 30th, tonight only, starting at 6:00 PM in Golden Gate Park.
(I like the NightLife, Baby! She says, “Let’s go.”)
Our CalAcademy goes on expeditions all the time – find out what they’ve just found.
Stephanie Stone, California Academy of Sciences
Stephanie Stone, California Academy of Sciences
All the deets, below.
See you there!
California Academy of Sciences June NightLife Event Shares Scientific News from the Philippines
Thursday, June 30 at 6 PM
Our Scientists are back—be among the first to see what we’ve discovered
WHAT: At a special NightLife event on June 30, guests 21+ will be among the first to hear about the many new species discovered by scientists from the California Academy of Sciences in a recent expedition to the Philippines. This project was the most comprehensive scientific survey ever conducted in the Philippines.
For six weeks this spring, dozens of Academy scientists hiked, sweat and dove their way through this biodiversity hotspot to explore and document animal and plant life located in shallow coral reefs, deep sea and mountain forests.
Come hear their fascinating stories at this special NightLife. Newly discovered species include:
· A deep-sea swell shark—a shark that fills itself up with water to seem bigger and ward off predators
· “Laughing” cicada—an insect with the ability to make a high-pitched laughing sound
· Various nudibranch species—more commonly known as sea slugs, that have been overlooked in the past because of their tiny size
At this revealing edition of NightLife, guests will be able to explore new specimens from the expedition and experience a special preview of the results, straight from the scientists themselves. Guests will enjoy Filipino music, folk dance performances and delicious traditional Filipino food.
WHO:
· Fire urchins, ghost pipefish, a coconut octopus and other new arrivals as ambassadors to their ecosystem
· Kulintronica will be performing modern and gong music of the Philippines along with dancers from the Mabuhay Folkloric Society
· DJ Chicken Scratch and Marky (a.k.a. “Proof”) will be spinning some tunes
· Ramar Foods will offer tastes of traditional Filipino food
· Alberto A. Lim, (Cabinet Secretary, Philippines Department of Tourism) will introduce performances
WHEN: Thursday, June 30
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
COST: $12 per person/ $10 for Academy members
Adults 21 and up
WHERE: The California Academy of Sciences
55 Music Concourse Dr.
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, CA 94118
For more information: http://www.calacademy.org/events/nightlife/
Tags: Alberto A. Lim, biodiversity, Cabinet Secretary, California Academy of Sciences, coconut octopus, deep-sea, deep-sea swell shark, DJ Chicken Scratch, expedition, Filipino, Fire urchins, folk dance, food, ghost pipefish, Kulintronica, Laughing, Mabuhay Folkloric Society, Marky, music, new, new species, nightlife, nudibranch, Philippines, Philippines Department of Tourism, Ramar Foods, scientists, Sea, shark, slugs, species, swell, swell shark, ” cicada
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Saturday, June 25th, 2011
(Through all of this, which is unprecedented, really, please remember: “Interim” Mayor Edwin Lee didn’t ask to be short-roped to the summit:
“For her part, Pittman didn’t ask to be short-roped. As she left Camp Four at the front of Fischer’s group, Lopsang abruptly pulled her aside and girth-hitched a length of rope to the front of her climbing harness. Then, without consulting her, he capped the other end to his own harness and began to pull. She maintains that Lopsang hauled her up the slope very much against her wishes. Which begs a question: why didn’t she simply unfasten the three-foot tether connecting her to Lopsang, which would have required nothing more than reaching up and unclipping a single carabiner?“
Moving on…)
Wow, today’s campaign kickoff for the Ed Lee for Mayor campaign, a Rose Pak /Willie Brown joint, went off without a hitch, with yellow-shirted “Ed Heads” heading off in all directions to gather signatures.
See? Hundreds and hundreds there were, it seemed:
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Now, is Edwin Lee into the leather scene, on this day before Pride 2011? Oh hells yes, apparently. Taste the rainbow:
And look who’s outside? It’s the leaders of the Ed Lee for Mayor campaign! See them?
Here’s a peek from the sidewalk of Mission Street through the open door. It was packed, baby:
And check it, it’s San Francisco Chronicle reporter* Rose Pak having a chat with Phil Matier. Oh hey, he’s a reporter too!
Oh, here’s what she had to say:
“‘Pretty good, eh?’ Pak said, pointing to the overflow crowd that spilled out onto the sidewalk.”
Leave us depart – almost seemed as if the volunteers were eager to hit the road. (Truth be told, there was no room inside for them to hear the nobodies who were addressing the crowd.)
Step aside Leland Yee, this race has a new front runner!
*Oops, I meant former San Francisco Chronicle reporter….
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Saturday, June 25th, 2011
Do you know these people?
I do, sort of. Anyway, I couldn’t get a thumbs-up from them or anything like that yesterday as they were preparing for today’s big Ed Lee for Mayor 2012-2020 campaign kickoff at South Van Ness and Mission.
(Frankly, they seemed, I don’t know, a little auspicious of me.)
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And, I’ll tell you, I’ve seen a lot of campaigns, and, usually, campaign workers are a lot more, I don’t know, cheery.
Oh well.
Anyway, don’t miss out on your chance to collect Run Ed Run! (tambien conocido como Postule Ed, Postule!) ephemera while you can.
Now, which do you prefer?
Happy Ed?
Or angry Ed?
Again: Better A….
or B?
Is being Mayor of San Francisco like being in an Amway pyramid scheme?
You know, Mayor Willie Brown gets reelected easily (back in the 1990′s this was) and then appoints Gavin Newsom, who gets reelected easily, and then appoints Edwin Lee, who gets reelected easily, and then, in 2019, appoints _____, who gets reelected easily, and then…
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Monday, June 20th, 2011
[UPDATE: Oh, here we go, now that’s a shark. And follow this link from Fred Sharples to see video of what all the fuss is over.)
Well that’s it, no more surfing at Stinson Beach this week due to the recent sighting of a 8-10 foot great white shark.
All right.
But THIS is a far better Stinson Beach shark sighting, one from 2008, don’t you think? Compare the size of the birds with the size of the fish:
Via Fear Beneath
Now, speaking of sharks, this one isn’t, I don’t think:
(Nice shot, though.)
Anywho, didn’t realize that the spotting of a three-yard fishy could shut down a Marin County beach for a week.
Click to expand – via Muhawi001
News to me…
Tags: beach, closed, county, dolphin, great white, images, lifeguard, marin, photos, pics, porpoise, shark, sighted, sighting, stinson beach
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Saturday, June 11th, 2011
Take your pick from these two four-day-old websites:
RunEdRun.Org
Run-Ed-Run.Org
(Paid for by Progress For All, FPPC 1338720, apparently.)
Now, is this brand new sign official Ed Lee for Mayor 2012-2016 campaign literature?
Via The Tens (Paid for by the Alliance for an Adorable Mayor)
Probably not.
Probably not yet, anyway.
But what about this, is this official campaign literature?
Straight outta Brunswick, ME and the 510, Mayor Ed Lee patrols San Francisco airspace, on the lookout for those who would poach our famous tech companies:
Click to expand, go ahead – it won’t bite
Probably not.
Probably not, ever.
But can you imagine how thrilled the business community in San Francisco would be with eight years of Edwin Lee as Mayor?
Ed Lee is:
1. Already Mayor;
2. A tax cutter already;
3. 30-50 IQ points ahead of his predecessor; and
4. Baggage-free!
But, Only Time Will Tell…
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Friday, October 8th, 2010
First thing, forget all about Shark Week. It’s history.
Why? Because our California Academy of Sciences has compressed all that kind of excitement into just one night, October 14th, 2010.
Sharks + Beer = SharktoberFest 2010!
A baby shark in Golden Gate Park:
All the deets:
WHAT: NightLife celebrates two perennial favorites: sharks and beer. On the shark front, you’ll find specimens from the Academy’s collections, movies, experts ready to answer your questions, shark-inspired art, animatronics, and more. In honor of Oktoberfest, participate in WIRED Magazine’s search for the “Most Wired Beer,” and enjoy a variety of local microbrewery beers available for sale at the bar. In addition, the planetarium will feature a special show for the night, presented in conjunction with the Buckminster Fuller Institute. In Perceiving Home: An Ecological Tour of the Cosmos, David McConville takes you on an interactive exploration of beautifully rendered Earth and space science visualizations, while Violist Christen Lien provides live musical accompaniment with her haunting ambient soundscapes.
WHO: DJ Laird and Rafael
WHEN: Thursday, October 14
6 PM – 10 PM
Perceiving Home Shows at 7:30 PM and 8:30 PM; first-come, first-served seating
COST: $12 per person; $10 for Academy members
Adults 21 and up
WHERE: The California Academy of Sciences
55 Music Concourse Dr.
San Francisco, CA 94118
For more information: http://www.calacademy.org/events/nightlife/
The California Academy of Sciences is home to Steinhart Aquarium, Morrison Planetarium, Kimball Natural History Museum, and world-class research and education programs—all under one living roof. Admission to the Academy is: $29.95 for adults; $24.95 for youth ages 12 to 17, Seniors ages 65+ and students with valid ID; $19.95 for children ages 4 to 11; and free for children ages 3 and younger. The Academy is free to the public on the third Wednesday of each month. Admission fees include all exhibits and shows. Hours are 9:30 am – 5:00 pm Monday – Saturday, and 11:00 am – 5:00 pm on Sunday. The Academy is closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas. During peak periods, including some holiday weekends, an admission surcharge and extended hours may apply. Visit www.calacademy.org or call (415) 379-8000 for more information.
And you taggers, forget about narwhales and unicorns. These days, sharks are the thang. See? For 2011, sharks are the fish to watch in the Arts world. It’ll be 2007 all over again…
Via that_james’ photostream - click to expand
Tags: 2010, bay area, cal acadmy, calacademy, california, california academy of science, California Academy of Sciences, dj, golden gate park, magazine, nightlife, San Francisco, shark, sharks, sharktoberfest, shrtober, thursday, wired
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Monday, January 25th, 2010
The anti-abortion mobile billboard trucks seen below, in town for Saturday’s West Coast Walk for Life, could be banned from the Streets of San Francisco, IMO. Here’s how to do it:
Step One: Amend San Francisco Police Code section 680 to make it look more like the City of West Hollywood’s Municipal Code section 11.441. Basically, that would mean, instead of banning “commercial advertising” on vehicles, we’d be banning all advertising, banning all mobile billboards.
Step Two: Start writing tickets.
What’s that you say, what about the First Amendment ‘n stuff? Well, let’s read up on a recent case from the California Court of Appeal called Showing Animals Respect and Kindness, et al. v. City of West Hollywood (B201721). You see, this animal-loving guy from S.H.A.R.K. got busted for driving his animal-rights mobile billboard advertising truck around town. He sued West Hollywood after he got cited but he lost. Why?
Here Come Da Judges (the bulk of them, anyway):
“The city concedes that SHARK was engaged in noncommercial speech but maintains its ordinance applies to both commercial and noncommercial speech. SHARK, however, argues that the term “advertising” applies only to commercial speech. We agree with the city that the ordinance applies to both commercial and noncommercial speech.
“The term “advertise” is not limited to calling the public’s attention to a product or a business. The definition of “advertise” is more general: “to make something known to[;] . . . to make publicly and generally known[;] . . . to announce publicly esp[ecially] by a printed notice or a broadcast…”
So it looks like West Hollywood has a green light to stop both commercial and non-commercial advertising trucks from roaming its streets. What’s preventing San Francisco from doing the same thing?
Click to expand. On the Embarcadero:
And Market Street:
Just asking.
(Brace yourselves, more these trucks like these are on their way. Get used to it…)
How West Hollywood does it, after the jump
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Tags: 2010, 6th, 8m78856, abortion, advertising, annual, anti, ban, california, choice, crowd, illegal, law, legal, license, los angeles, march, march for life, market, mobile billboards, parade, plate, prop, rain, San Francisco, SFPD, shark, size, street, thousands, trucks, walk for life, west coast, west hollywood
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