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My job title is Merchandising Execution Associate (MEA). I am part of the Merchandising Execution Team (MET), under a Merchandising Execution Mananger (MEM) and he's under a Merchandising Execution Regional Manager (MERM) whom we jokingly call a "MERman" lol.



What I do now is maintain the product sets in bays at all the 8 stores in the district. This means making sure the shelves are full, the product is neatly placed on the shelves and that the price signs are up-to-date and accurate. We also have to help find places to put new product and assist the Returns Associate by ordering parts for returned merchandise missing parts. Give proper training to Associates for new products and their features and benefits, etc.



We will be in one store on a particular day of the week, and each store will see us once every 2 weeks, except the high-volume stores which will see us every week. So there is a bit of travel involved, but they pay per mile and also travel time on top of what I make in 40 hours.



I work 6am - 2:30pm every day, Mon-Fri. The set schedule I believe will be good for me in the long run - I am sure my cats will agree.



They provided 5 shirts for us so every week I will have 5 orange MET shirts I have to wash, but at least those come gratis from the company.

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ShatteredGlassHeart
03:45 Jan 28 2008

Working in retail, I actually understand a lot of what you were talking about here! LOL Not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing tho, hmm...



Just wanted to return the favor of leaving a journal comment for ya, and wanted to say thank you for the one you left for me. :)

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Nearly 50 years of research has revealed that people operate with four distinct styles of interaction, or SOCIAL STYLEs: Analytical, Amiable, Driving and Expressive.







Analyticals value facts above all, and may appear uncommunicative, cool and independent. They have a strong time discipline coupled with a slow pace to action. They value accuracy, competency and logic over opinions, often avoiding risk in favor of cautious, deliberate decisions. Analyticals are usually cooperative, providing they have some freedom to organize their own efforts. Power often arises suspicion in Analyticals, but if they come to see it as necessary for achieving goals and objectives, they may seek power themselves. In relationships, Analyticals are initially more careful and reserved, but once trust is earned they can become dedicated and loyal.



Amiables are people-oriented, and care more about close relationships than results or influence. They usually appear warm, friendly and cooperative. Amiables tend to move slowly with a low time discipline, minimizing risk and often using personal opinions to arrive at decisions. Belonging to a group is a primary need, and Amiables may make every effort to gain acceptance. They typically seek to uncover common ground, preferring to achieve objectives through understanding and mutual respect rather than force and authority. When managed by force without relationship, Amiables appear to cooperate initially but will likely lack commitment to the objectives and may later resist implementation.



Expressives are motivated by recognition, approval and prestige. They tend to appear communicative and approachable, often sharing their feelings and thoughts. They move quickly, continually excited about the next big idea, but they often don’t commit to specific plans or see things through to completion. Expressives enjoy taking risks. When making decisions, they tend to place more stock in the opinions of prominent or successful people than in logic or research. Though they consider relationships important, the Expressive’s competitive nature leads them to seek quieter friends who are supportive of their dreams and ideas, often making relationships shallow or short-lived.



Driving styles are results-oriented, tending to initiate action and give clear direction. They seek control over their environment. In decision-making, Driving styles want to know the estimated outcome of each option. They are willing to accept risks, but want to move quickly and have the final say. In relationships, they may appear uncommunicative, independent and competitive. Driving styles tend to focus on efficiency or productivity rather than devoting time and attention to casual relationships. They seldom see a need to share personal motives or feelings.



Each of the categories represent roughly 25 percent of the population, which means only about one-fourth of the people you work with prefer to interact in the same way you do. This provides a plethora of opportunities for workplace conflict to manifest. What are you doing to manage your relationships?

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Description:



A mutation. Simple and to the point. Created for one purpose and one purpose only. To protect their fathers from the wrath of Caine and the attacks of those that might have struck while during the hours the Pure Bloods slept.



Physical descriptions vary from parental lineage of the creature in question though in most cases the offspring are human in appearance or half elven. The half elven racial mixing of these creatures tend to prove to be more imbalanced then anything else. Unable to coincide the unnatural part of themselves with the part connected to the very delicate balance of earth and life. In very few cases the mixing of the species has gone so far as to result in mass suicides of once larger numbers of elvish children. Unsurprisingly it was found the best species of elf to use for interbreeding were Desert Elves and the more elusive Drow.



Creation and birth:



While often the Pure Bloods (Kindred) are discredited from the idea of having children there comes in every Tremere clan one mage that excells beyond all others in the form of Blood Rites. These mages are taken, trained and used to produce the bastardized off spring of mortal women and immortal men. The need for such children was realized just shortly after the fall of the fabled Carthage many years and many, many worlds and dimensions ago. The best of each clan, Primogens not excluded, were thusly hand picked and sent to differing worlds.. These same Males were taken from world to world with their Mage leader and were charged with one mission:



Impregnant a mortal female. Through use of Blood magics their dead bodies were brought to 'life' for a period of time (normally no more then a week at the very most) and were able to procreate, to help give life to a child. The women were never told of this and had no knowlege of the creatures that grew inside of them. Gestation of the children depended entirely on the normal carrying periods for the species used and were no different. The children would be carried full term and little more then rather violent morning sickness and cravings for bloody (nearly raw) meat would over come the women during their carrying.



Birthing, however, was another matter. The labours were long, hard and painful for the women. Depending on the father clan sometimes they went so far as to leave normal birthing practices and the fetus would devour its way free of the mother. Such problems were found by the coupling of Nosferatu Pure Bloods and Elves. The Children born deformed. As for Malkavian offspring.. Well, the Nosferatu progeny were often prefered.



Later, after the children had been collected, it was found that breeding these offspring had a rather odd after effect. While children of the pureblood were all born with the dhampyr genes.. The grandchildren weren't quite so diverse. As it would have it, the genetics were passed down into the female children only. Male children were often left sterile and quite mortal.



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Combat and training:



All Dhampyr are born with the need to hunt and thusly possess hieghtened sense of smell, sight and hearing. With great ease they could track a falcon on a cloudly day and with even greater rip the flesh from its throat and feed upon the crimson vitae they too would need for life.



Combat normally tends to range upon the specific training of each clanned off spring. The only thing they seem to have in common are the enhanced strength, speed and agility inherent to their fathers. Also, they are quite able to contort their bodies to the point of madness.. Many that have seen this ability often have to double take to be sure of just what it was that they have seen.



Also, each child is born with their own natural abilities handed down through the clans. In most cases these abilities can not be used without expending energy and therefore the half breed must feed either before using these abilities or immediately after. Such being the draw back of their breeding and if the feeding is not done shortly after then the chylder tend to break.. Far more prone to frenzy then their patriarchs. Upon Frenzy any stat that is not body will immediately fall to a '20', the body to '8' or '5' depending on the age and control of the half breed. Younger may go no higher then '8' as when the frenzy hits there is no thought, there is no skill. Merely just attacking and feeding.



As a side note, Males tend to be larger then the average men of their breeding as like for the females. Normally towering three to six inches taller and weighing fifty or more pounds on top of the normal mortal average. Despite this fact, the feeding and the set of very small and very sharp teeth in their mouths.. They are still mortal. Mortal wounds will kill these creatures just as easily as it would fall a human or an elf. While long lived and genetically superior.. They are not omnipotent.



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Society:



Much like the Drow beneath the soil of the worlds the heirarchy tends to fall towards the females. The females reproduce at any generation unlike the males that can not continue after the second gen. Smaller, faster, more agile and all the more deadly then their male counter parts they are much like any mother in the animal kingdom and will go to great lengths to protect their off spring and in some cases mate depending on whether or not the mate has been chosen by the female or by the parent of the female. Given the rarety of female children in most chosen couplings the births are well recieved and often celebrated. Male new borns are just as easily cast aside and forgotten, useless for anything other then 'feeding' their siblings or parent.



Ordainarily the male of the species is left for little more then breeding. Studs to be cast aside at any time and tend to be rather expendable. While the female of the race is able to breed with any other race during their cycles, the Pure Bloods tend to prefer to keep the blood lines from becoming poluted and have not been above pairing siblings from other worlds together to create the ultimate off spring. Pure Bloods are not above trying to mate with the female Dhampyr. Though in all cases to date these children have either been lost during the gestation period or else die shortly after birthing. There have been no reported cases of any child of this coupling living longer then the first week.



While they prefer to live in communes, packs, the Pure Bloods retain their solitary nature while the Dhampyr cling to one another. Not having the resources their parents do for protecting themselves. They are just as likely to be prone to certain diseases and are far more fragile without being nearly as weak as pure mortals. The whole of the race is mostly interdepentant upon each other and the rudimentary belief in family being the only thing one has is often made abundantly clear during the formative years of the children.



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Ecology:



They are more then able to live anywhere that food is abundant. Having both the need for mortal food as well as liquid sustence there needs to be an ample supply of both. While they can survive on one while the other is unavailable for a time there are certain draw backs to going without blood for very long. Firstly being that there is pain.. The veins seem to dry from within the body of the half breed and only grows worse with each passing hour, let alone day. Leading to weakness, madness and in some cases after prolong exposure to such malnutrition death can ensue.



While the females tend to stay and protect the young, the male will hunt for 'donors' in nearby encampments for their mates and children to feed. Signs of their vampiric nature do not manifest until a few years into their puberty cycle though the need to feed often start shortly after birth depending on the rate the baby matures.

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House Scarlet Moon defines human living vampirism as a person incapable of producing adequate amounts of prana or pranic energy. Students of metaphysics often call prana by the name of “chi” and it’s defined as the life force or energy source of life. With this definition, we realize that vampiric individuals require additional sources of pranic energy than what their own bodies make. It can be taken either by psychic means and/or by direct ingestion of blood to sustain good health and well-being.

The need for pranic energy is the bottom line to being a vampire. How the individual obtains this energy and best processes it brings us into the two major catagories of psychic vampires (often shortened to “psi’s” or “psi-vamps”) and blood vampires or sanguines. Therefore, pranic energy taken by psychic abilities would label the individual as a psychic vampire.





Pre-Awakening Signs & Early Symptoms of Human Living Vampirism



The following list of similarities are characteristics that tend to be common occurances; however, the lack of any of the traits or the presense of all of the traits does not necessary imply nor deny the status of a vampiric person.

Disclaimer: If you are suffering from any of these symptoms, please do not take any vampiric information on the internet without first seeing a doctor. Doctors deal with illnesses in the physical world, and many of these illnesses may resemble pre-awakening and/or early symtoms of living vampirism. After a battery of tests has been run and certain illnesses such as diabetis, chronic fatique syndrome, anemia, hypoglycemia, have been ruled out by your physician - then, please - and only then - proceed with your personal research, self-analysation and self-diagnosis:

Fluctuation of hormones or hormone medication usually triggers awakenings in teenagers. If not at that age - chances are good for men at age 27 (the Age of Genius) and for females during their 30s, especially at their sexual peek.

Constant thirst - not necessarily a dry mouth, but never without a drink in your hand and you stay thirsty every waking minute of the day, regardless of how much you’ve had to drink Regardless of the symptoms, do you test negative for diabetis and you are not dehydrated?

A feeling of unexplained emptiness. Suddenly there is a feeling that something is missing in your like and it’s not the same kind of “empty” feeling that sad little zoloft pill has on tv - you have “larger feelings of changes going on” and you can’t understand why you haven’t noticed it before.

A strong sense of sharing or mimicking the emotions of those around you.

Do people around you feel tired or moody for no real reason?

You start looking at places and people and situations with a elitest attitude, almost feeling sorry for people that you had always considered your friends.

Beginning to be interested in the possibility of real vampires without former interests in fictional vampires, horror movies, or garish entertainment. Starting to research the possibility of vampires being more than fictional, often finding interests in paranormal activity and psionics. For some people, the research for seperating fact from fiction becomes obsessive and that is not unheard of.

Psychic projection is a vampiric trait. Have you sat and thought about an idea, subject or suggestion until someone in your immediate company announces your thoughts exact thoughts - and this happens 3 or 4 times a day? This means that you are basically projecting ideas into other’s minds, who then believe it is their own thoughts.

In High School, could you be described as a loner, regardless of choice. Did you tend to keep only one or two of the same friends throughout school and possibly into your adult life?

Likewise, you could not fit in with the “right crowd” no matter how hard you tried, how much money your parents made, or how nice and polite and giving you were to these people. Basically, it was like you had “real life cooties”!!

Also, each school year - did you tend to have a new set of friends with little remorse or allegiance for the friends of the former year?

Are children, approximately toddler age, either completely afraid of you or attracted to you?

Have you had as many as three physiological, medial/health problems that caused you discomfort but can not be medically diagnosed?

When you were a child, did the eyes of portraits, paintings, and pictures follow you around the room? Did you sense a deeper meaning in paintings that adults did not seem to understand, expressly deep sorrow or fear?

Did you suffer any period of depression prior to your awakening that was not correctable by seratonin-based drugs?

Does you body tend to have problems of extremes with drugs? Either an un-natural and almost “inhumanly danger” high tolerance to drugs or an extremely un-natural over reaction to medicines? i.e. Can you take 7 xanax without noticing any euphoria or drowsiness or can you take 1 aspirin and pass out?

Has your body’s natural clock changed at a steady pace from diurnal to nocturnal?

Is it hard to stay awake during the work or school day, but by 9:00 PM each day, you are again wide awake?

Does your natural sleep cycle begin at 3:00 AM till dawn?



Real human vampirism usually denotes an affinity for nighttime schedules. The average vampiric person has reversed circadian rhythms. Many have serious problems adjusting to daytime schedules and have trouble staying awake during the day, suffering fatique daily at work and school. It is common for the average vampiric person to endure lithargic days and insomnia filled night. While it is not HSM’s advocation, many tend to self-medicate with large doses of over the counter stimulants such as Stackers or ephedrine products, as well as various controlled substances. Vampiric persons tend to spend years trying to adjust to a “normal schedule”and usually work nights.

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So

You Think You Might Be a Vampire?

* You have a strong desire for and/or Stimulation by blood (sexual, revitalizing or otherwise)

* You have a nameless craving that can never quite be fulfilled

* People you get close to tend to become tired, weary and upset a lot around you

* People tend to find you interesting at first, then begin to avoid you

* Even when surrounded by others, you always feel alone

* Sunlight/bright light in general hurts your eyes (but you can go out in it, even so)

* You tend to be a night person by nature (because you may feel more comfortable and "alive" at this time)

* You have had a strong interest in vampires(in any aspect of the genre) probably since puberty onwards

* You have had a strong interest in vampires since a traumatic event occured in your life

* You don't get sick often, or if you do, the maladies are often strange or severe

* You are a fast healer

* Sex tends to leave you feeling revitalized and full of energy

* You have drank blood before or would like to, if you could

* You enjoy imbibing sexual fluids because of the vitality they contain

* Electrical appliances and you don't generally tend to get along well (watches stop often, computers malfunction for no reason, microwaves start up by themselves, etc)

* You prefer rich fabrics, tastes, scents etc.

* You are very sensitive to sensory extremes (strong scents, rough textures, spicey foods, etc)

* You feel totally different on some elemental, intuitive level to most other human beings

* You feel you don't belong in this century, maybe even this world

* You might or might not believe in reincarnation but may have had past life visions

* Your dreams are often extremely vivid and sometimes result in cases of deja vu

* You easily "trance out" or find yourself detached from the world

* You posess an ability similar to ESP (or are highly intuitive in general)

* People often find you very empathetic to how they feel.

* People often either trust you completely or think you are very dangerous.

* Your style of clothing tends to be more on the dramatic side

* Your relationships tend to be very rocky and emotionally unstable

* Your relationships that work tend to be very intense and passionate.

* People tell you that you are too intense / an "enigma" / a "dark hole" / add similar phrase here.

* You look younger than you are (when you're beyond twenty years of age) or look older than you are (when you are younger than 20 yrs of age)

* You can see and/or read auras

* Animals tend to get along well with you

* You have good, natural "magical" abilities (if you do spells, etc, usually they work)

* You have only one or two friends or lovers who really understand you and whom you get along with.

* When you will things to happen, they usually do.

* You can often easily tell how other people are feeling.

* You feel your skin tingling or almost burning when the sun is shining on you.

* You're a woman and your period starts late in the day and your cycle is usually timed to the full moon.

* You have really good night-vision.

* Your reflexes are amazingly quick.

FRUITS:(all fruits have been pre-peeled)

4 apples

1 kiwi fruit

1 banana

1 pineapple

1 mango



VEGGIES:

Spirulina

Chlorella

Green Tea

Broccoli

Spinach

Blue-Green Algæ

Garlic

Echinacea

Barley Grass

Wheat Grass



VITAMINES / MINERALS: (% daily value per bottle)

Vitamine A = 360%

Vitamine C = 200%

Calcium = 8%

Iron = 60%

Thiamin = 24%

Riboflavin = 16%

Vitamine B6 = 16%

Vitamine B12 = 120%

Magnesium = 16%

Zinc = 480%



Sugar = 100g (all of it naturally found in the fruit)

Dietary Fibre = 4g

Carbs = 128g

Potassium = 1760mg

Sodium = 60mg

Cholesterol = 0mg

Trans Fat = 0g

Sat Fat = 0g

Calories = 520



Servings per bottle = 4



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