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Gold's Gyms

THE GOLD'S GYM FITNESS EXPERIENCE: Members enjoy access to the best coaches, personal trainers, and group exercise instructors in the business. That means access to motivating and knowledgeable experts dedicated to your success. Whatever your goal or experience level, our wide range of fitness classes and offerings can help you reach your goals. And you'll join a supportive community of members who share your aspirations. All of that adds up to an experience you won't find anywhere else. To see group exercise classes, personal training offerings, BOOTCAMP locations, GOLD'S STUDIO programs & more, find a gym near you.

GOLD'S GYM CHALLENGE: The Gold's Gym Challenge is a 12-week body transformation challenge exclusively available to Gold's Gym members. By committing to 12 weeks you have the opportunity to experience the best of our coaching, our community and most of all - you'll experience change. In January, participants begin their new year Challenge journey with initial measurements and photographs. Then, 12 weeks later, final measurements and photographs will be taken to document results. Each participating Gold's Gym will choose their local winners who will then be eligible for the national prize pool featuring 30 cash prizes totaling $100,000.

GOLD'S GYM PERSONAL TRAINING: There's nothing better than having your very own coach, mentor and cheerleader. Need an extra push? That's why we're here. Our personal trainers are certified experts in exercise physiology, anatomy, training program development, exercise application and fitness assessments. And they excel at applying that knowledge to your own goals, no matter your age or fitness level.

GOLD'S GYM GROUP EXERCISE CLASSES: Achieve physical, emotional and spiritual well-being while strengthening your body in a Yoga class. Or challenge yourself with a Zumba class where Latin rhythms join cardiovascular exercise to create an aerobic routine. We offer classes that appeal to all interests and fitness levels.

GOLD'S GYM BOOTCAMP: It's time to change up your routine and your scenery both in gym and outdoor BOOTCAMP classes. BOOTCAMP offers a full-body, large group training workout led by a Certified Gold's Gym Coach and geared for all fitness levels. Not a Gold's Gym Member? Take advantage of a Free Pass at participating BOOTCAMP locations to see where your workout can take you.

Activities and Classes

A — RICHMOND EXPERIMENTAL THEATRE
'Learn to act' introduces people to a broad range of acting techniques. It is specially geared to people with little or no acting experience. The atmosphere is relaxed and unthreatening and great emphasis is placed on developing the confidence and abilities of people who may initially be a little apprehensive.

B — WORLD CULTURE DAY
Brazilian street percussion
2.30 - 4.30
Samba percussion workshop. Lift your spirits with the taste of carnival! It doesn't matter whether you are an experienced musician or complete beginner, you'll be creating complex exotic rhythms in no time.

African storytelling
3:45 to 4:45
The magical African story-telling tradition of narration, poetry and proverbs (mainly from Ghana and Nigeria). An event for all the family.

C — SCOTTISH DANCING
IT'S FUN
IT'S GOOD EXERCISE

• We have classes for dancers of all abilities.
• Previous experience is not essential.
• All you need to bring is a pair of soft shoes and enthusiasm.
• Classes are held in a number of places and at different times.
• We guarantee you a warm welcome.

D — THE RENAISSANCE SINGERS
New singers are invited to join our choir, formed in 1993, to perform a wide variety of music in Cambridge. We meet every Wednesday evening from 7:30 to 9:30 pm and this term we are rehearsing for a special concert with audience participation on Saturday 1st December. An ability to sight read and previous experience in choral singing is desirable, although not essential.

E — DRAWING WITH COLOUR
An intensive workshop for beginners
Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th October

The unusual workshop offers instructions in effective ways to draw in colour. Activities will include study of light and shade and ways to express mood and emotion in colour.

The small class (12 students) assures maximum attention for each student. Professional quality materials are included in the fee of $95.

Employment at ABC, Inc.

We are always interested in hearing from qualified applicants interested in working at ABC, Inc. You must apply for a specific position as we do not accept general applications. Review the job openings listed on our website. If you see a position you are interested in, complete the Application for Employment form. Please do not apply for more than one position at a time.

We ask that you do not call or email us after submitting your application. We receive a large number of applications and cannot personally reply to them all. Be assured that we will read your application and, if we feel you are qualified for the position you have applied for, we will contact you by email. You can expect to hear from us within four weeks of receipt of your application. At that time, we will ask you to make an appointment for an interview. All interviews are conducted at our downtown office.

When you come in for your interview, please dress in appropriate business attire and bring the names of references who are familiar with your business experience and qualifications. Depending on the type of position you are applying for, you may be asked to take a language, office skills, or other type of test. Arrangements for this will be made at the time of your interview.

Job brief: Receptionist

We are looking for a Receptionist to manage our front desk on a daily basis and to perform a variety of administrative and clerical tasks.

What does a Receptionist do?

As a Receptionist, you will be the first point of contact for our company. Our Receptionist's duties include offering administrative support across the organization. You will welcome guests and greet people who visit the business. You will also coordinate front desk activities, including distributing correspondence and redirecting phone calls.

To be successful, you should have a pleasant personality, as this is also a customer service role. You should also be able to deal with emergencies in a timely and effective manner, while streamlining office operations. Multitasking and stress management skills are essential for this position. This role may require working in shifts, so flexibility is a plus.

Ultimately, your duties and responsibilities are to ensure the front desk welcomes guests positively, and executes all administrative tasks to the highest quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Greet and welcome guests as soon as they arrive at the office
• Direct visitors to the appropriate person and office
• Answer, screen and forward incoming phone calls
• Provide basic and accurate information in-person and via phone/email
• Receive, sort and distribute daily mail/deliveries
• Maintain office security by following safety procedures and controlling access via the reception desk
• Order front office supplies and keep inventory of stock
• Arrange travel and accommodations, and prepare vouchers
• Keep updated records of office expenses and costs
• Perform other clerical receptionist duties such as filing, photocopying, transcribing and faxing

Requirements

• Proven work experience as a Receptionist, Front Office Representative or similar role
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Hands-on experience with office equipment
• Professional attitude and appearance
• Solid written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Multitasking and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks
• Customer service attitude
• High school degree; additional certification in Office Management is a plus

The last March

A The emperor penguin is an impossible bird. It breeds in the middle of winter in some of the coldest places on Earth, surviving temperatures as low as -50 °C and hurricane-force winds. In March or April, just as the Antarctic winter begins, the birds waddle across the sea ice to their colonies, where they mate. After the egg is laid, the females head back to sea to feed, leaving the males behind to incubate it. By the time the females return in July or August, when the eggs hatch, the males will have spent almost four months huddling together in the bitter cold without eating, losing half of their body weight. This extraordinary lifestyle has made the emperors famous. They have even been held up as role models by evangelical Christians. But these breathtaking birds will soon have to face the one thing they haven't evolved to cope with: warmth. Fast-forward a few decades, and many colonies will be on the road to extinction.

B Finding out what's going on with emperor penguins is a huge challenge as almost all of their colonies are exceedingly difficult to get to. The first global census was based on automated analysis of satellite images by the British Antarctic Survey. This revealed four previously unknown colonies, bringing the total to 46, and put the number of adults at 600,000, nearly double earlier estimates. But it is impossible to say whether the overall number of birds is rising or falling. Phil Trathan explains that the improvement is simply due to a better method to find them: remote sensing.

C The most comprehensive insight into emperor populations comes from one colony next to the Dumont d'Urville research station on the Adélie coast of Antarctica. After a snowstorm researchers can see how many eggs have frozen and how many chicks have died, says biologist Stephanie Jenouvrier. This colony of 2500 birds featured in the documentary March of the Penguins.

D The Dumont d'Urville emperors have been closely monitored since 1962. During a warmer period, winter sea ice was reduced by around 11 per cent and the penguin population by half. Most emperors never set foot on land because they are not agile enough to scale the steep rocks and ice precipices guarding much of Antarctica's shoreline. Most colonies are on fast ice. If sea ice forms late or breaks up early, it will not last for the eight months needed to breed and raise chicks.

E Early break-up of sea ice can cause catastrophic breeding failure. Emperors moult every year in January or February. They would freeze to death if they tried to swim during the roughly 30 days it takes to grow new feathers, so they must find ice floes large enough to shelter on. Gerald Kooyman says adults are reliant on stable sea ice for moulting.

F Much of the penguins' energy, directly or indirectly, comes from krill, and krill also depend on sea ice. Young krill shelter and feed under it. Stephanie Jenouvrier says the sea ice is the basis of the Antarctic ecosystem. Antarctic sea ice has increased slightly in winter over the last 30 years because stronger winds have blown sea ice farther from land, exposing more open water in which new ice forms. These stronger winds are thought to be a consequence of ozone loss.

G Unlike the Arctic Ocean, almost all Antarctic sea ice melts every year. Winter sea ice extent is falling around the rapidly warming Antarctic Peninsula. One small emperor colony on the Dion Islands has already died out. Although the exact cause is uncertain, the decline coincided with a reduction in the duration of winter sea ice.

H John Turner estimates that if greenhouse gas concentrations double over the next century, Antarctic sea ice could decrease by about one third. The emperor penguin has been added to the IUCN Red List for species threatened with extinction in the near future. Models suggest a major decline in some colonies by 2100.

I A study involving Stephanie Jenouvrier and David Ainley predicted that emperor colonies north of 70 degrees latitude could decline or disappear if the world warms by 2 °C. David Ainley says that if the earth warms by 5 or 6 degrees, there may be little sea ice left anywhere on Earth; if the sea ice vanishes, emperor penguins will vanish too.