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Title: The Photo Shoot
Pairing: Ichigo x Rukia
Warnings: Graphic Smut, OOC, Language, (AU'ish could be either or)
Summary: What happens when Rukia attends a bikini modeling job for the first time, and her photographer is a familiar hot bodied orange headed man. My own erotic beach scene influenced by the Bleach Opening scenes in the New Captain Amagi Arc.
As Rukia walked through the empty lobby, the closer she came to the studio doors, the more she started to hyperventilate, uncertain about her latest venture. Taking a deep calming breath, she entered the large camera studio dragging her feet subtly, finding only one occupant in the large room.
"Um . . . Ichigo Kurosaki?" She called out across the room, nervously clenching her fingers on her sun dress.
"You're late." The orange headed man growled, while absently making some last minute adjustments to the network of lighting and camera equipment surrounding the staged scene. He was dressed in a well worn tight black shirt that delineated every muscled curvature on his broad shoulders, chest, and abs. A pair of tight stonewashed rugged jeans showcased his tight buttocks and muscled thighs.
"Make sure you lock that door behind you, I don't want some dimwitted lackey distracting us." He called out to her, still fiddling with the equipment.
Rukia silently did as she was bade. After another deep calming breath, she turned back around and forced herself to look about curiously towards the stage. A backdrop of a sunny clear sky overlooking an endless blue ocean graced one wall, while real sand at least a couple of foot deep lay at its foot, creating an artful picturesque beach scene.
Abruptly, the man picked up some scraps of white cloth by a director's chair and handed it to her. It all fit in one of his hands.
"Here, hurry up and put this on. We're on a tight schedule."
Stretching out the bits of white cloth, Rukia's eyes widened in shock as she finally saw what was revealed. She found herself looking at a pair of the skimpiest pair of bikinis she had ever laid eyes on much less worn.
"But . . . err . . . um . . . I can't . . . ." She abruptly cut off her stammering, when she was met with a darkly heated amber glare that brooked no argument.
Rukia sighed in resignation as she looked for something that might qualify as a changing room. Spotting a slightly curtained area that could provide her some level of privacy, she headed towards it. After entering the sectioned area and sliding the curtain closed, she began to remove her dress. Not realizing that the crack in the curtain partition was wide enough for the man to see her disrobing through lust filling eyes.
She blushed at the small scraps of white pieces that fit in the palm of her hand. For a moment, she looked on in baffled confusion at the beach wear; momentarily at a lost as to what was considered the top or the bottom piece. Assuming the piece with the 2 small triangles of cloth was the top portion; therefore, the other string thing must be the bottom part by process of elimination.
Slowly drawing on the bottom portion, she flushed crimson when she realized it scarcely covered anything. The small white strip just narrowly covered her lower lips. If she didn't keep her legs closed, that small strip would slide in between her lips. Even standing with her legs closed already, anyone could see the denuded lips below. Thank Kami, she had followed the requirements of the contract to the letter and gotten a Brazilian wax to her pubic area recently. As for the top, after she tied it behind her ,she found it just as compromising as the bottom. There was barely enough cloth to cover the areola of her nipples. Stretching the cloth didn't appear to work either.
Becoming impatient with her dawdling, the man jerked the curtain aside. Rukia jumped in nervous surprise. She quickly covered her breasts with one arm and her crotch with the other. But he would have none of that; he tugged on one delicate wrist to drag her out to the staged scene. Walking with the bikini bottom rubbing in all the right places proved to be an interesting endeavor. He only stopped when they reached the middle of the sanded set, and turned her around to face him.
"Oy midget, all this time, haven't you figured out how to put on a swim suit yet?" The man growled out loud in exasperation.
Rukia glared at him in indignant anger.
"This is not a swim suit." She plucked a string on her hip indignantly in emphasis.
"These are just glorified water proof strings disguised as a swim suit, you idiot." Rukia scoffed haughtily.
"Get over it. It's not like you've got something I've never seen before."
She gasped as he stepped in close, invading her personal space and reached around her to untie her top. Her breasts were now brushing his chest. The abrasive contrast between the smooth swimsuit and his shirt was extremely stimulating.
"What . . . what are you doing?" She squeaked out, trying to ignore the attractive heat exuding from him and control her accelerating heartbeat. He smelt so good, the clean masculine scent of all man. It was intoxicating, and it became difficult to control the urge to bury her nose in that rock hard chest and inhale deeply.
"You didn't tie it correctly." He whispered softly in her ear making her shiver visibly, while he retied the strings.
After finishing, he reached behind his back to his jean pocket and pulled out a hair clip from his pocket. Fumbling behind her head, he gathered her short glossy raven hair up and pinned it up gracefully leaving a couple of strands artfully loose. Before withdrawing his hands completely, he shifted back a half step and drew heated hands down her neck and towards the front of her bikini.
Rukia froze, not quite sure what to do in this situation, as his fingers adroitly tugged and shifted the triangle coverings over her breasts. As he toyed with the bikini placement, the back of his fingers slipped underneath the coverings and accidentally brushed her burgeoning nipples multiple times. She was embarrassed about her body's natural reaction and just stared sightlessly at his chest. She was grateful he still acted professionally and didn't comment on it. If she had looked into his eyes, or even down much lower on him, she would have seen that professional indifference was the furthest thing from the truth.
"By the way, it's a bikini shoot, so I need you to look wet."
She hesitantly nodded her head and waited while he went to go retrieve a spray bottle.
Rukia stood still and let him spray cool water all over her body and even over the tiny scrap of fabric that served indecently as a bikini bottom. When he was done, Rukia's nipples were much more visible and you could even see the plump, naked lips at the apex of her legs pressing against the thin material.
Afterwards, he shoved her onto a nearby beach lawn chair facing the cameras. Rukia tried to ignore the effect of the photographer's sizzling hot hands on her as he adjusted her posture, her arms, and her legs. Prying her knees wide open, he knelt between her legs and adjusted the bikini strings between them. She almost jumped in surprise when his fingers first touched her.
Lightening bolts of electricity ran through fingers that brushed her sensitive lower lips repetitively by accident, sending hot shivering tingles all the way down her spine as he shifted the bikini bottom to his satisfaction. He rearranged the stringed portion again providing some coverage over her exposed clit; accidentally running abrasive callused thumbs over it as he shifted that small patch of cloth around a bit. It was embarrassing because Rukia knew he could tell how wet she was and how turned on she was by his attention to detail.
"You need to relax. This isn't quite the look I'm aiming for." He snapped at her in irritation.
"You're still too tense. Don't move an inch." Growling at her, he gave up and decided to try another tack in distracting her.
She held absolutely still as she panted softly in uncertainty. Her heart erratically skipped a beat as he leaned his head lower and pulled the bottom completely to the side with one hand while he ran his tongue up the slit to that exposed nub at the top, only to draw it completely in his mouth.
Her eyes glazed in unfocused surprise and desire, while a soft audible moaned escaped from her parting mouth. Throughout it all, she didn't even hear the multitude of clicks from the camera being controlled by a palm sized remote control in the photographer's hand.
Happy with the results of his handiwork in drawing her attention from the surrounding cameras, he drew away and rearranged the small strip of cloth again to cover her clit and lips, then reluctantly got back onto his feet.
It was all amazingly mortifying, but hot to feel his eyes on her. The clicking of the camera echoed throught the room as he took picture after picture of her exposed parts, spread out under the thin suit for him. She could feel herself subtlety getting wetter and wetter even without resorting to the spray bottle again. Rukia hoped he wasn't as closely observant to her lower body's reaction.
After a series of shots, he pulled her up and out of the chair to stand again. Reaching down into his front jean pocket, he pulled something out. It looked like a wad of strings. Her mouth gaped open at the newest bikini he wanted her to wear. If possible it was even skimpier than the one she was currently wearing.
He explained that this bikini was a lot more complicated in its design, so this time he would offer to help her put it on. Turning her around, he unceremoniously untied her top and shoved down her bikini bottoms.
As both pieces of her bikini fell silently to the floor, Rukia immediately crossed her arms over her breasts, continually abashed to feel so exposed under the bright lights of all the camera equipment and thankful she was facing away from his intense amber eyes. Out of the corner of her eyes, she could even see her live image on multiple monitors near the cameras.
The colors of the strings were a vivid violet that matched Rukia's eyes perfectly. Plucking out one of the strings, he forcefully pulled down her arms as he expertly tied a series of complicated strings over her breasts, abs, and back. Basically the top was a series of violet strings that outlined Rukia's pert breasts rather than cover them. Her nipples were completely exposed this time.
The bottom was even smaller. It consisted of a single string that came up between up her bare lower lips, hiding nothing but her clit. It wouldn't even hide that if she spread her legs and it slipped to one side.
Pushing her back down to the chair, Ichigo helped her adjust the bottom again when she spread her legs without having to be asked. He explained that the tiny scrap of fabric was supposed to show the top part of her slit and then disappear between her lips. He helped arrange the suit and his fingers were warm and gentle as he worked to get it just right, making sure the top part of her slit was visible and that the bottom was tucked neatly between her lips. And this time . . . his long fingers slipped all the way up inside of her slick wet sheath. She knew he was finger-fucking her and not just adjusting the suit, but she couldn't seem to make herself ask him to stop.
"You like this, don't you?" he asked, pressing two long fingers all the way up inside her tight sheath and curling them slightly to scrape against her inner walls. "Admit it. You like showing off for the camera."
"Yes," she whispered reluctantly, spreading her legs a little wider in an unconscious bid for more attention. God, her inhibitions were being completely thrown out the window. She was so unbelievably hot and wet!
"How does that feel?" Ichigo murmured, pulling his fingers back out of her. Ardent amber eyes looked up at her from his place between her legs, where he altered the tiny bottom of the string between her pouting lips one last time.
"I . . . I think that's good," Rukia breathed out hesitantly, enjoying the way his long fingers stroked over her hot clit as he continued toy with her strings some more.
"Excellent." He smiled at her and arranged her in the chair once again with her legs spread wide before turning away and heading towards a small fridge in the corner of the studio.
He returned briefly with an a small bowl of ice cubes in one hand. Picking up one ice cube, he drew it excruciatingly slow over her reddening lips before slipping it inside. Looking through half-lidded eyes, she obediently accepted it in her mouth and enjoyed the extra moisture in her mouth under the intensely hot lighting of the camera equipment.
Taking another piece of ice before kneeling in between her legs once again, he dragged it over her throat, down to the panting curves of her breasts before circling over her nipples until the ice was completely melted. Rukia's berry colored nipples were rigidly stiff from all the temperate attention. Leaning forward, he ran his tongue across one nipple and slowly licked off all the water before dragging the edge of his teeth over it, making her body quake and quiver uncontrollably. He repeated the same motions with the other nipple before withdrawing.
Lifting up another piece of ice, he drew it down her tight abs, dipping briefly into her belly button before running it completely between her legs. Rukia would have jerked away, except his soft growl of "stay put" made her hold her position still. She gasped as he took the ice and ran it several times over her unveiled clit and along either side of her lips, before slipping what was left of the ice around the bikini string and completely inside of her. She whimpered at the over stimulation, and the inability to squirm or voice any objections. Biting her lips in helplessness, she heard several camera clicks distantly in her head.
Ichigo murmured approvingly as he clicked picture after picture of her hard nipples and plump little clit on display beneath the tiny bikini. By this time she was all wet and swollen from all the attention Ichigo had been giving her.
Then Ichigo came over and asked if she minded taking some shots that involved 'extra exposure'.
"What does that mean?" She asked tenatively, feeling nervous and hot all at once.
"I would like some special shots, I just need you to pull the bottom string a little to one side," he explained. "Nothing really obvious, just like you were at the beach and you're tying to adjust your bikini and it shows a little more. Do you mind?"
A little dubious about the pose, she hesitantly agreed to do it, ignoring the passionately hot feeling she got from exposing her bare parts on film.
Following Ichigo's instructions, she stood up and raised one leg on a bench while pulling the tiny bikini string away from her glistening wet lips, as though she was trying to adjust it. By this time she was so swollen and wet, that her lower lips were blossoming up like a flower while her clit was completely unveiled and hard.
Ichigo clicked several shots of the hot pink inside of her legs and throbbing little clit with her lips spread wide, wet and open for the camera to document.
That was when Ichigo told her that there were some other shots he recommended they could take.
Before she knew it, she was on her knees in the middle of the beach set sand facing Ichigo's abs as he remained standing.
"I'm just going to pose with the head of my cock against the outside of the apex of your legs to market how sexy this swim suit is for the regular man." he explained. "That way it really looks like a 'fuck-me' type of swim suit."
"However, I need to be completely erect before we continue." He added in an offhanded manner.
She was speechless; she'd never thought bikini shoots were so detailed and demanding. Before she could even protest, Ichigo had drawn up his shirt to toss it aside, exposing every masculine cut of muscle on his broad upper body.
The low purr of Ichigo's zipper being drawn downward snapped her out of her gaping of the most impressive muscled abs she had ever seen. In the next moment, his open pants were slightly lowered and the broad smooth mushroom shaped head of his cock was being pushed through her slack jaw.
"Mmmph." After a slight muffled word of protest, she acquiesced and ran her tongue across the small slit tasting the salty pre-cum that leaked out. Then she slowly explored the upraised veins under his shaft curiously before she sucked hard on the smooth head of his cock, using both hands to hold the rest of his shaft steady.
To her surprise, he looked terrifyingly enormous, but maybe the bright lighting made it look smaller on camera so he needed to get it extra hard before then? She almost gagged when he began rhythmically thrusting deep down her throat before she adjusted slightly and decided to swallow as much as she could. His reaction was instantaneous, he trembled and a barely audible growl escaped his lips. All this was making her so incredibly wet that the sliding string against her clit was driving her insane. Just when she thought he was going to come and not finish the shoot, he pulled his cock free from her mouth with loud huffing breaths.
He stepped behind her, and leaned her over onto her hands and knees. She obediently spread her legs for him as he asked, shivering with anticipation.
Pulling the tiny string of the bikini out of the way, he bent over her back, pressing his cock against her glistening wet lips. He started rubbing it up and down her slippery slit while the camera took picture after picture of them.
Rukia felt every dormant exhibitionist streak in her come alive. Everything felt so out of control, with Rukia's breasts hanging down with its hard little nipples and her legs spread wide, while Ichigo rubbed his cock against her--that she thought she might die of frustration.
After a while he said, "Let's try something different. I'm going to spread your legs wide open and just place the head of my cock inside you. That way it looks like we just fucked and I'm pulling out of you after filling you up with my cum."
His hot naughty words excited her so much she felt like she couldn't breath.
Unsure of how to vocalize her body's screaming need versus the small evaporating prudish side of her; Rukia said nothing, wanting to feel him inside her, even if it was only the head. She tilted her pelvis back and spread her thighs wider in answer.
She felt a stretching sensation as Ichigo pressed the broad head of his cock against her tight little entrance. Because of her diminutive size, the tight opening took some time to bypass, but once it did . . . that was when it happened. All of the fondling and posing she had been doing had made her wetter and slipperier that it had ever been before. When Ichigo pressed hard through that stubborn tight ring surrounding her entrance, instead of just the head of his cock tucking inside slightly, over half of his thick length slid inside.
Knowing it was wrong, but by that time Rukia was past caring. She braced herself on her hands and knees and pushed back, feeling the rest of Ichigo's hard cock slide home, so that the head was pressing hard against the end of that tight slippery wet channel.
"Just do it," Rukia whispered. "Just fuck me!"
Ichigo groaned and she could feel him gripping her hips hard. Then he pulled back and sank his thick shaft all the way into her tight wet sheath again and again. Over and over he pounded into her willing body as she braced herself on her hands and knees and tried to ride out his rough handling.
Suddenly he paused and leaned back on his calves. Without withdrawing his cock from her, he pulled her back and up onto his kneeling thighs. He wrapped her arms up above and around his neck, while continually thrusting upwards in that tight hot wet paradise. Her pert breasts bounced as he roughly slammed into her. One rough calloused hand reached around to roughly tug and roll one nipple so hard she gasped in pleasured pain. While the other hand reached down and spread her lips further apart for the cameras and rubbed her hard knot of desire firmly.
Throughout it all, he had set the cameras to automatically capture everything. Flashes were constantly highlighting the room, but neither models paid any attention to it.
Before she knew it, she was coming hard, all over his cock. Then she felt Ichigo spread her legs wider and lunge as deep into her as he could. There was a hot wet sensation and she could feel he was climaxing. The sensation was so intense that it triggered a second orgasm and she could feel her cum soaked sheath squeezing his shaft, as though trying to milk every last drop into her body.
By the time Ichigo finally did take the 'pull out' shot, it was for real, and the camera was able to capture the image of the thick white cum leaking out of her freshly-fucked sheath.
Her body still spasmodically shivering from the after affects, Rukia leaned back fully into the muscular chest behind her and tilted her head back for a long wet tongue dueling kiss that had Ichigo's cock twitching to get back inside her. After several prolonged moments, she parted their lips and stared tenderly at him.
"Happy Anniversary, Ichigo Kurosaki." Rukia breathed out softly when she caught her breath again.
"Happy Anniversary, Rukia Kurosaki. I love you." Ichigo whispered softly back down into the shell of her ear.
"It's my turn next year." Rukia couldn't help smirking at the reminder.
Ichigo groaned audibly, and nipped her on the shoulder in retaliation for ruining his jovial mood.
Oh Kami, what type of humiliating Chappy themed fantasy was she going to force on him next year.
With the slow foreplay of Dream of Me, I had a craving to just write pure smut.
I know it doesn't have anything to do with the opening of the Bleach Amagi Arc beach opening credits, but this story was just something that tickled the back of my mind about my own artifical beach scene with lots of lights and cameras.
I really hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I did writing it.
Please review. Let me know if you liked it and what you thought of the ending.
Who knows, your reviews may give me incentive to write more one-shots if this one is well received.


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Mortensen has been asked many times this week how a Mormon prospect can leave the state of Utah. "That's pretty much the stereotype of the Utah players is that they don't want to leave," Mortensen said. "I'm fine with it and it's one of the best programs in the country so you can't pass that up."
Mortensen, a member of the Class of 2005, won't be enrolling at Marquette next fall or the fall after that either. He'll take his Mormon mission upon completion of his senior year in high school, essentially making him a member of the Class of 2007.
Right now, Mortensen has no idea where his mission will place him. "You don't know. I'll probably know in about March. I hope to go somewhere foreign and learn another language; that would help me out later in life."
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I really liked the malts and fries! It was cool to be at an old style drive in! The service was fast and the food was fresh!
On special that day for 2 for a $1.00 throw in a malt and was a good quick lunch. Only trouble was stalls not designed for Ram 2500.
Average fast food. My first time ever having Sonic. It was fine for what it is. The gentleman working the drive thru was extremely friendly.
The staff is rude and the food isn't very good the milkshakes from here are never mixed all the way I would recommend going to the sonic in Florence
We stopped for lunch before entering the Casa Grande Ruins. The staff was friendly and food came out fast. We did have an issue that the crispy chicken sandwiches were not done inside, but the staff promptly offered to remake them or refund the sandwich amount. Manager was great.
On our way to the Casa Grande National Monument we stopped at the Sonic Drive-In nearby. I would have preferred to eat in, but it was not too hot on this day so eating in the van was ok. The Milkshakes & hamburgers were good and the staff was helpful when we went to the wrong window at first. I... More
kids wanted to try Sonic as we have never been to one. Glad we had not because this was BAD. Restroom was worst than most highway gas station bathrooms. Food was very poor and only positive was the milk shakes. Service was poor and rundown machines and overall never want to see again kind of place
We do not have Sonic's where we live and we see the commercials all the time - so we just had to try it. We wanted a quick lunch before hitting the road again and this s where we stopped. We knew we weren't getting a gourmet meal - but the food tasted good and the service was quick.
We have only gone for ice cream and I must say their extensive menu do not offer much in the flavor department for ice cream cones. they offer a plethora of candy flavors in the 'blast' department but plain old fashioned flavor ice cream...meh. Vanilla is it. Which I guess I could add our dog loves.
Believe it or not this was my first experience at a Sonic Drive-In (and I'm not going to divulge my age). Didn't understand the menu, so I asked. Service was friendly and appropriate. Food was good, hot and timely. Wiould do it again!!!
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Hotel Budir stands on the edge of Iceland's Snaefell Peninsula, seemingly bracing itself against the elements. The wild Atlantic is on one side, a brooding mountain range on the other, and a sweeping plain of volcanic rubble all around. The ground is littered with huge slabs of jagged black lava and pockmarked with craters. The twin-gabled farmhouse is bleached white. The sky, the palest blue, seems endless.
Add to the mix a strange, otherworldly, palette: the ocean is turquoise, the land black, the tussocks of springy grass a pale gold. The only other building is a tiny, black, 19th-century wooden church, hunkered into the empty expanse, where guests can get married. From above, the pitiable cry of gulls cuts through the silence. A seal bobs in the estuary.
This is real 4x4 country: wildly romantic or desperately lonely. On the other side of the mountain range - as we discovered after missing the turn-off for the hotel in our standard saloon - there are a couple of rangy settlements. But here there is nothing. And it's breathtaking. We had bumped and skidded around the entire peninsula along potholed dirt tracks. The sense of relief, when we finally arrived, at dusk, was profound.
The hotel burned down and was rebuilt in 2001, so is relatively new, but the decor is tasteful and timeless: polished wooden floors, muted tones, lots of little alcoves with old leather and velvet sofas, antique prints, shelves and shelves of books, vases of fresh flowers.
The dining-room walls are painted lichen-green, offset by cream blinds, white tablecloths, wooden chairs and white banquet-seating down one side of the room. From the windows you can see the Snaefell glacier. The four-course dinner was delicious - think salted cod slivers, trout roe and carrot sorbet, and orange balsamic drizzle.
The breakfast spread of herring, salmon, cheeses, meats, rye bread, eggs, fruit, cereals and hefty loaves of bread for toast, and coffee in a flask, seemed designed to fuel long walks along the coast, horse-rides along the sand, or, in our case, snowmobiling on the glacier - which was even more exciting than negotiating the sheer mountain switchbacks in an unsuitable car.
Hotel Budir, 356 Snaefellsbae, Iceland (00 354 435 6700; www.budir.is) is in a protected nature reserve on the Snaefell Peninsula.
Time from international airport: It's a three-hour drive north from Keflavik.
Choose your room carefully. There are 28 rooms and suites, but the standard rooms with a bath are all down one side of the hotel - and have views of the car park; those on the other side, with shower only, look out over the estuary to the snow-capped mountains beyond. Loft rooms have skylights but views over the church to the sea. Room 17 has a bath with a sea view while the honeymoon suite has a glacier view.
All the rooms are stylishly designed with wooden or seagrass flooring.
Freebies: basic toiletries.
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Easy Yogurt Cake, a healthy and delicious Snack or Dessert Cake Recipe made with your favourite flavor of Greek Yogurt. Change your Yogurt Flavor, change your Cake!
I happened on this Easy Yogurt Cake Recipe almost 20 years ago, from a woman I encountered in the local supermarket, buying yogurt no less.
My Italian was far from perfect at the time (still isn't perfect I might add), but a cake recipe I understood. In Italy, yogurt usually comes in single servings of 125 grams.
So the Easy Yogurt Cake was as follows …
2 containers of yogurt (containers are 125 grams each), 1 container of oil, 2 containers of sugar and 3 containers of flour, 3 eggs and 1 package of baking powder, now how easy is that?
Baking powder in Italy also comes in individual packages, took me awhile to get used to that.
I always have visions of emptying this package and that package into my North American baking tools to get the cups and teaspoon measures that I was so used to.
And of course converting grams and kilos at the beginning was a nightmare too.
Easy Yogurt Cake
So thanks to my supermarket friend this Yogurt Cake turned out to be a tasty and ever so easy. It has also become my eldest daughter's favourite cake.
It makes the perfect snack, breakfast cake or even some Yummy Strawberry Cupcakes. Healthy and delicious come together in this recipe.
And it can also be made with any flavour of yogurt, I find that greek yogurt, 0 fat (yes 0 fat!) is the best to use, it makes this Easy Yogurt Cake super moist and delicious.
So choose your favourite fruit greek yogurt or regular fruit yogurt and turn on the oven. This cake is also a perfect Easy Summer Dessert Recipe. Enjoy!
Other Recipes to make with with this Yogurt Cake Recipe
Homemade Strawberries and Cream Cupcakes
Strawberry Whipped Cream Vanilla Yogurt Cake
A fast and easy Yogurt Cake. Delicious plain or served with fruit.
- 1 cup any flavour yogurt** (I find flavoured regular yogurt to be the best I used peach 0 fat), 250 grams
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil 112 grams
- 1 cup sugar 225 grams
- 1 1/2 cups flour 180 grams
- 1 tablespoon baking powder 14 grams
- powdered sugar
- 1 8 inch greased cake pan 20 centimeter
- 1 cup blueberries
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
Heat oven to 350 degrees (180° celcius). Grease an 8 or 9 inch cake pan.
In a medium bowl, using a hand mixer on medium speed, lightly beat eggs (approximately 30 seconds) add oil, sugar and yogurt, beat for 1 minute until smooth, add flour and baking powder and beat until well combined approximately another minute. Pour into greased cake pan and bake 35-40 minutes or until tested done (when toothpick or knife inserted in cake comes out clean). When cool, sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired.
**I find flavoured regular yogurt to be the best, in the video I used Blueberry.
In a medium pot mix together berries, sugar, cornstarch, water and lemon juice, bring to a boil then lower heat and simmer until desired thickness. Pour into a bowl, let cool completely and or refrigerate.


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Buck Valley Lodge: Large Private Cabin - Hot Tub, Pool Table, Views!(35 Reviews)
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- Minimum stay:2-5 nights
- Sleeps:9
- Bedrooms:4
- Bathrooms:3
- Property type:Cabin
- Internet:Yes
- Pets considered:Yes
- Wheel chair accessible:No
About the Property
4 Bedrooms, 3 Baths with Pool Table, Hot Tub, Fire-Pit and Views. Pet Friendly
SPECIAL - Book for 7 nights and get your last night free! (Amount is discounted from the normal nightly rate within your quote).
You can now escape to the beautiful North Georgia Mountains and find your own little piece of paradise. This is a newer cabin just put on the rental market in 2015 that is situated on a cul-de-sac gravel road that only has two cabins past us, offering privacy for a couple's getaway or a family retreat in the mountains. The Cossawattee River is at the end of our cul-de-sac where you can enjoy tubing, kayaking, fishing and swimming.
This cabin features a nice screened-in covered porch, private master suite porch, and two additional porches for plenty of outdoor living space. What could be better than relaxing in a private outdoor hot tub with seating for seven. Outside you can also enjoy sitting around roasting marshmallows by our fire-pit. All this makes Buck Valley Lodge the perfect spot to relax and gaze out at the beauty of the North Georgia Mountains.
This lovely 4 bedroom, 3 bath cabin is decorated in traditional mountain theme décor with comfortable living room furnishings, a beautiful rock fireplace, comfortable custom log beds and a jetted tub with separate shower in the master bath. A game room provides hours of fun with a full size pool table, 50" flat screen TV and board games. There are four Flat Screen HDTV's with Satellite TV with Network Channels, DVD player, Netflix service with hundreds of free movies to watch. Wifi and free domestic long distance phone service lets you stay in touch (if you really want to)!
Located in the Coosawattee River Resort in Ellijay, GA, we offer limited guest access to the many amenities available such as three swimming pools (including a indoor heated pool), workout facility, game rooms, miniature golf, tennis courts, basketball courts, stocked fishing pond, dog park and river tubing. Outside the resort there are plenty of indoor and outdoor activities to keep you busy for weeks. Enjoy activities such as antiquing, shopping, golf, hiking, tennis, horseback riding, zip lining, fishing, tubing and rafting one of the many rivers and lakes. So pack your bags for a well deserved trip to Buck Valley Lodge.
Buck Valley Lodge is a luxuriously decorated four bedroom, three bath cabin with two master suites that sleeps up to nine (9) people and offers the following:
Three queen size custom log beds, bunk beds with full on bottom and twin on top plus a queen size futon bed in the loft bedroom..
Wood-burning fireplace, game room with pool table, fire pit, propane gas grill, central heat and air, washer and dryer.
Bath essentials such as private label soap and shampoo, hair dryer and thick towels.
The fully equipped kitchen includes:
Refrigerator, stove, oven, microwave, toaster, electric skillet, crock pot, blender, dishwasher, and coffee maker, Dishes, glassware, utensils, cutlery, pots, and pans.
The only items you'll need to bring will be food, beverages, and condiments. We supply a starter supply of of toilet paper per bathroom, a roll of paper towels, dishwasher detergent and a starter laundry detergent as well as premium coffee for your first morning waking up at Buck Valley Lodge.
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Member since: 2012
Property Type
- Cabin
- 2400 sq. ft.
House Rules
- Max. occupancy 9
Minimum Age Limit For Renters:
We are limited by our insurance to 25 and older for the person renting the cabin. This person must check-in and stay in the cabin each night of the rental....moreless
- Children Welcome
- Non Smoking Only
Accommodation Type
- Vacation Rental
- Guests Provide Their Own Meals
- Wheelchair Inaccessible
Bedrooms: 4 Bedrooms, Sleeps 9, Beds for 9
- Main Master Bedroom: 1 queen
- Lower Master Bedroom: 1 queen
- Bunk Bedroom: 1 bunk bed
- Loft Bedroom: 1 queen, 1 sleep sofa /futon
- Master Bedroom - Queen Log Bed with TV & attached master bath. Bunk Room - Wood Bunk Beds with a Twin over Full with TV & DVD. Loft Bedroom - Queen Log Bed plus a full futon bed Lower Master Bedroom - Queen Log Bed with attached master bath....moreless
Bathrooms: 3 Bathrooms
- Master 1: toilet, shower, jetted tub
- Master 2: toilet, shower
- Main Bathroom: toilet, combination tub/shower
- Main level master bathroom has a separate jetted tub and shower. Main level bathroom has a full combo shower/bathtub. Lower level master bathroom has a shower....moreless
Other Amenities
- One (1) Amenity Punch Card is supplied with your paid rental. This card is good for up to 7 punches with each punch allowing up to 4 guests into a resort amenity. A second punch may be used to allow 4 additional guests in. If more punches are needed throughout your stay, additional cards may be purchased from the owner for $85 each or a daily pass can be purchased for $10 per guest. ...moreless
- DVD Player
- Game Room
- Games
- Pool Table
- Adventure
- Away From It All
- Family
- Churches
- Cinemas
- Festivals
- Health/Beauty Spa
- Live Theater
- Marina
- Museums
- Playground
- Recreation Center
- Restaurants
- Winery Tours
Local Services & Businesses
- ATM/Bank
- Fitness Center
- Groceries
- Hospital
- Laundromat
- Massage Therapist
- Medical Services
Leisure Activities
- Antiquing
- Bird Watching
- Boating
- Eco Tourism
- Gambling Casinos
- Horseback Riding
- Horseshoes
- Miniature Golf
- Photography
- Scenic Drives
- Shopping
- Sight Seeing
- Walking
- Wildlife Viewing
Location Type
Mountain View:
Beautiful Long Range Mountain Views from the Kitchen, Master Bedroom, Living Rooms and front Decks....moreless
Sports & Adventure Activities
- Basketball Court
- Cycling
- Fishing
- Fly Fishing
- Golf
- Hiking
- Hunting
- Jet Skiing
- Kayaking
- Mountain Biking
- Mountain Climbing
- Rafting
- Rock Climbing
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Water Skiing
- Water Tubing
- Whitewater Rafting
- Wind-Surfing
- Dining
- Dining Area
- Seating for 8 people
- Air Conditioning
- Clothes Dryer
Wood burning fireplace with starter set of wood provided October 1st - March 31st...moreless
- Fitness Room / Equipment:
- Hair Dryer
- Heating
- Internet
- Iron & Board
- Linens Provided
- Living Room
- Coffee Maker
- Dishes & Utensils
- Dishwasher
- Kitchen
- Microwave
- Oven
- Refrigerator
- Stove
- Toaster
- Deck / Patio
- Lawn / Garden
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|Monthly *
Spring 2017
Mar 31 - May 25, 2017
2 night min stay
Memorial Day
May 26 - May 29, 2017
3 night min stay
Summer 2017
Jun 2 - Aug 31, 2017
2 night min stay
Labor Day
Sep 1 - Sep 4, 2017
3 night min stay
Fall 2017
Sep 29 - Nov 20, 2017
2 night min stay
Christmas/New Years
Dec 19 - Jan 2, 2018
5 night min stay
My Standard Rate
2 night min stay
Additional information about rental rates
Fees and Rental Conditions:
- Cleaning/Gate Fee $155 + tax
- Pet Fee $25 + tax
- Property Damage Protection $59
- Tax Rate 12%
Rates are subject to change until reservation is confirmed. Memorial Day, Labor Day, festivals & 4 of July weekends require a 3 night minimum stay. Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years holidays have longer minimum stays. Cancellations or changes must be made no later than thirty (30) days prior to check-in date, in order to receive refund, less $100 processing fee. If cancellations are made less than thirty (30) days prior to check-in date no refunds are available. Resort amenities require a guest punch card to utilize. One (1) Amenity Punch Card is supplied free of charge for each rental period. This card is good for up to 7 punches with each punch allowing up to 4 guests into a resort amenity for the day. If more punches are needed, additional cards may be purchased from the owner for $80 each (this is the amount the resort charges for additional cards).
Owner's cancellation policy:
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Car: Necessary
Approximately fifteen minutes from Whitepath Golf Course, and three different rivers that offer tubing and kayaking, horseback riding, fly-fishing, whitewater rafting, hiking, scenic trains rides, antiquing, hassle free shopping, mini golf, children's amusement park, deer park, Amicalola Falls, apple orchards and much, much more. We are located just outside of Ellijay with easy access to Blue Ridge. Great local restaurants and shopping are within a 15 minute drive.
This list will not do justice to all the activities and attractions in this area. The local chambers of commerce have a wealth of the same, as well as knowledgeable and friendly personnel who love to share information about their special corner of paradise. Of course, you can also research the towns and general area on the Internet. Hiking galore, including the Appalachian and the Benton MacKaye.
Fishing, boating, Jet Skiing, tubing, zip-lining, whitewater rafting--Lake Blue Ridge, Toccoa River, Ocoee River Horseback riding, golf, mountain biking, gem and gold panning.
Antiquing--Blue Ridge has been called the antique capital of GA, and Ellijay, with its charming roundabout (instead of the typical courthouse square), has its share, too. Swan Drive-In Theater is nearby, one of the few remaining today, operating since 1955.
Blue Ridge Scenic Railway, on which you can take a narrated ride from Blue Ridge to the twin cities of McKaysville GA and Copperhill TN and stand with one foot in GA and one in TN--marked with a big blue line painted through the IGA Grocery parking lot.
Apple businesses where you can view the process from orchard to grocery bag, tour the facilities, shop for apple-themed goods and goodies, and try one of the area's delights: the fried pie! Ellijay is known as the apple capital of GA.
Wonderful local restaurants--just a few: the Toccoa Riverside, where on weekend nights a duet of two elderly, overall-clad bluegrass pickers entertain; the Pink Pig in Cherry Log, President Jimmy Carter's favorite BBQ joint; Colonel Poole's BBQ in Ellijay, where the hillside is decorated with a giant outline of a pig compiled of hundreds of plywood pigs naming past patrons (some celebrities), and our favorite Italian place, Charlies in Ellijay.
Festivals throughout the year: for example, Apple Festival, Sorghum Festival, Prater's Mill Festival, GA Mountain Fair (demonstrations of old-timey mountain practices), Rhododendron Festival, Bluegrass Festival, Dahlonega's Gold Rush Days.
Numerous state parks, national parks, and national forests, each with its own amenities, activities, and gorgeous scenery.
Marked scenic drives/highways, almost all with scenic pull-overs and overlooks, especially important during our gorgeous autumn 'leaf-gawking' season.
Countless waterfalls, one of which (Amicalola) is the tallest cascading falls east of the Mississippi; in the cabin are a pamphlets with descriptions and directions to 11 falls in the area--all of which we've hiked to--only a couple are strenuous treks.
Just a few miles from the cabin is the longest suspension bridge east of the Mississippi, a very short and easy hike brings you to where it crosses the Toccoa River.
A little further away is Tallulah Falls and Gorge, the deepest gorge east of the Mississippi(notice a pattern here?)--we've hiked to the bottom of it, and it is strenuous, but magnificent.
Many other sights within a short drive, such as Brasstown Bald, the highest point in GA, Dahlonega's Gold Museum, the Alpine town of Helen. Also available in-cabin are such services as massage and gourmet chef.
Owner info
Year Purchased: 2015
About the owner: After 5 years of owning and operating one of the most popular cabin rentals in Ellijay we purchased Buck Valley Lodge early in 2015. We have spent most of our free time enjoying the mountains with our 4 children. In July of 2011 we decided to share our cabin home, Bearadise Retreat with others and listed it with a local property management company. We quickly saw the downfalls in using such a service, both for the owners and the guests. We saw so many things we could do to improve our guests experience. We now enjoy handling the entire process ourselves. Our favorite part is talking to and meeting our guests from all over the country and overseas.
Why the Owner Chose Ellijay, GA, USA:
We wanted to offer our guests amenities that you just can't get outside of Coosawattee River Resort. From indoor and outdoor pools, tennis courts, basketball courts, stocked fishing pond, river tubing, game rooms, miniature golf and fitness center there's always something fun to do. Buck Valley Lodge gives our guests four bedrooms and three baths for sleeping up to eleven along with a beautiful view, comfortable furniture and a pool table game room makes it a perfect getaway.
The Unique Benefits at this Cabin:
Buck Valley Lodge is a perfect combination of knotty pine wood and traditional building materials, the feeling is very warm and inviting and give an unmistakably cabin feel. A roaring fire in the wood burning fireplace on a chilly evening gives all the ambiance and romance anyone could ask for. Buck Valley Lodge has a open concept floor plan so nobody feels left out whether in the kitchen or living areas. We are small dog friendly and are happy to talk to you about bringing your best friend to the mountains.
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- Primary: +1 4047908879 Ron & Alley
- Secondary: +1 4045146072 Ron & Alley
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Welcome to Buck Valley Lodge
Welcome to Buck Valley Lodge!
Enjoy a bug free evening on our screened in porch
Relax in our private large outdoor hot tub
Main living room at Buck Valley Lodge
A glass of wine next to a roaring fire completes a trip to the mountain
From pizza to a gourmet meal this kitchen will please everyone
Loft with a custom queen log bed
Main Level Full Bathroom with tub/shower
Game room with 8' Pool table and 50" HDTV
Layout of Buck Valley Lodge
A short walk to the end of our road is the Cossawattee River
Buck Valley at dusk
Back stairs leading to the screened in deck and main entrance.
Roasting marshmallows by the fire pit is always a favorite!
View out the front windows at Buck Valley Lodge
The windows and view make this cabin spectacular!
Fully appointed kitchen complete with granite countertops
Master bedroom with custom queen log bed and flat screen TV.
Bunk Bedroom with Twin over Full beds & HDTV
Lower Master Bedroom with ensuite bathroom with shower
Indoor heated pool, open year round
This listing was first published here in 2015.
Date last modified - Sunday, April 23, 2017
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SABM's definition of Patient Blood Management (PBM) The timely application of evidence-based medical and surgical concepts designed to maintain hemoglobin concentration, optimize hemostasis and minimize blood loss in an effort to improve patient outcome.
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Transfusion Risks Transfusion related immunomodulation (TRIM) Known, and emerging, infections transmitted by blood (bacteria, viruses, unusual things like malaria) Allergic and febrile (fever & chills) reactions Antibody reactions (when the immune system is activated and destroys transfused cells or attacks our own body) Blood transfusion is a liquid organ transplant Human error – transfusing the wrong blood or transfusing the wrong person
Transfusions are Risky Blood transfusions increases the risk for: –Pneumonia –ICU stay –Ventilator Time –Hospital acquired infections –Mortality Hannon TJ. Pharmacotherapy. 2007;27(10):1394-1411.
Transfusions are Risky
CONCLUSIONS: – A restrictive strategy (<7 g/dl) of red-cell transfusion is at least as effective as and possibly superior to a liberal transfusion strategy (<10g/dl) Herbert et al. N Engl J Med 1999;340:409-17
Villanueva et al.N Engl J Med 2013;368:11-21. 921 patients with upper GI bleeding Randomized to 2 transfusion strategies: Liberal (9 g/dl) Restrictive (7 g/dl) - Increased Mortality -Increased Re-bleeding -Increased Portal Pressure
Appropriateness of Transfusions The international consensus conference on transfusion outcomes The international consensus conference on transfusion outcomes. Transfus Med Rev. 2011 Jul;25(3) (1)
The Rising Cost of Blood Health care costs are increasing faster than any other sector of our economy; Americans expect the very highest standard of care As new threats to the blood supply are discovered, more and more tests are required on every unit of blood Enhanced quality control in blood collection ensures the safest possible products, but at increased cost
Cost Analysis of Blood Transfusions http://www.americasblood.org/media/28225/bloodcounts_v5_n1.pdf
Hospital Economics Blood costs include more than just the cost of collecting products: – Hospitals pay to test patients before transfusion, store blood and dispense it from the blood bank, and give it to patients, with many safety checks at every step – Side effects, if they occur, add costs for treatment and longer hospital stays Avoiding unneeded transfusions saves all these costs and prevents unnecessary side effects
Cost Analysis of Blood Transfusions Data from the Cost of Blood Consensus Conference (COBCON 1), confirmed…"that the cost of blood has been seriously underestimated". Shander A Transfusion. 2010 Apr;50(4):753- 65.
Overused Treatments The National Summit on Overuse on July 8, 2013 identified 5 overused treatments that can harm patient safety and quality. – Antibiotic use for the common cold – Blood transfusions – Ear tubes for children – Early scheduled births – Heart vessel stents The goal of the summit were to reduce risks to patients, improve care and discourage waste of patient and hospital resources.
Helping Patients Become Educated Consumers
Principles of Patient Blood Management Modifiable Risk Reduction
Patient Blood Management Matrix
Patient Blood Management Clinical Strategies
Strategies for Reducing Phlebotomy Blood Loss Eliminate "extra tubes" or rainbow draws Eliminate over draws Individual nursing/phlebotomy education Use testing material with low sample volume Increase point of care testing Reduce unnecessary testing and standing orders Selective use of microtainers
Patient Blood Management Clinical Strategies
Strategy for Early Detection of Anemia Patients who are having an elective surgical procedure with a risk of blood loss are identified and assessed four weeks prior to surgery. – allows sufficient time to diagnose and manage anemia to avoid risk of transfusion Recognition, diagnosis, and initial treatment of anemia as early as possible for a hospitalized patient may help avoid the need for transfusion during that hospital admission as well as after discharge or during a future hospital admission.
Patient Blood Management Clinical Strategies
Strategy to Integrate Patient Values and Autonomy Hospital policy supports and respects the right of competent adult patients to decline blood transfusion. The policy addresses the rights of patients who are minors. The document declining transfusion clearly clinical strategies or alternatives to allogeneic transfusion are acceptable to the patient. – Alternatives include, but are not limited to, autologous transfusion modalities, Procrit, iron, B12, and folic acid for red cell production, factor concentrates, and blood fractions.
Patient Blood Management Clinical Strategies
Strategies to Accurately Assess True Cause of Bleeding Dysfunction Point-of-care (POC) testing for rapid testing of hemostatic function can provide fast and accurate identification of coagulation abnormalities. Use of Platelet function testing Use of Thromboelastometry and thromboelastography measure time and dynamics of clot formation and stability of clots over time.
Implementing PBM Strategies Improves Patient Outcomes The appropriate use of these PBM strategies as part of an evidence-based, multidisciplinary, patient-focused program which addresses modifiable risk factors has the potential to reduce transfusions and improve patient outcomes. PBM aspires to improve patient outcomes by actively managing the patient's own blood and hematopoietic system to reduce the risk for receiving allogeneic blood products.
Patient Blood Management Programs: A Team Approach Pre- Operative Internist Primary Care Physician Surgeon Intra-Operative Anesthesiologist Surgeon Perfusion (CV) Specialists Nursing Post-Operative Surgeon Intensivist Hospitalist Nursing
Patient Blood Management Programs: Administrative and Clinical Essentials Physician leadership and expertise Core patient blood management team Hospital-wide blood conservation policy and protocols Continuing education for physicians and nursing Community and patient education
Patient Blood Management Programs: Administrative and Clinical Integration PBM Programs are more successful when everyone works together: Administration Physicians Nurses Patients
Patient Blood Management Realities Blood management options should be a part of making good health care choices Building up blood counts before surgery may help patients to avoid a blood transfusion Sometimes, several blood management strategies can be used at the same time to avoid a blood transfusion No single approach (drug, device, technique) is effective for every patient
Patient Blood Management Programs: Why Hospitals Embrace a Blood Conservation Culture? Responsive to public concern over blood safety Sustains the blood supply Improved technology, devices, pharmaceuticals Imperative to reducing hospital costs Increases hospital through-put (fast-track) Improves physician skills Improves patient care Gives recognition as a "Best Practices" hospital Enhances need to be stay on the cutting edge Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, Vol 18, No 4 (August Supplement), 2004: pp 15S-17S+
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Boecker Public Health is seeking a HR Manager for its office in Lebanon. The mission of the HR Manager, as described in the ad, is "to transform Boecker into a company where people are selected, trained, retained and developed in a way to fulfil Boeacker's philosophy: 'A Company whose clients are extremely satisfied'".
The HR Manager Job that you are advertising is a very critical and crucial position for the success of your organisation. As the job is very challenging, selecting the right person with excellent knowledge of the Human Resource theories and practices is very important. You can see, from the description and explanation, presented below, that I have an excellent knowledge and relevant experience in HR theories, processes and practices.
In addition, I have a very good background in developing strategies and converting them into policies, processes and practices that are very important to a successful implementation of HR activities as outlined in the job's advertisement.
Applying PBL (Macneil & Bray and Hmelo-Silver 2004) and PBL Matrix (MacNeil 2012), the problem of how can I contribute to the success of Boecker by taking the job was initially analysed, resulting in two actions plans: analysing the job ad and establishing a format for this report. In its turn, the first new knowledge was further analysed resulting in couple of new action plans, finding information about the Boecker and analysing the role, responsibilities, requirements and skills. Again analysing these new facts, new actions plans where revealed such as addressing the challenges of HR Management activities, etc… However, due to limited word count, only two responsibilities were further addresses: Strategic Management and Recruitment and Selection.
The Job
As per the advertisement (See Appendix 1), the job is very challenging with full fledge HR management responsibilities. The HR Manager is expected, as part of corporate strategic management, to develop and implement strategies for Human Resource Management and Development. She or he will be responsible for recruitment and selection, training and development, compensation and benefits and employee relations. The job requires many essential educational background, skills and experiences (See Appendix 1 for more details).
About the Company
Boecker Public Health is the Middle East's largest Pest management group. Founded in 1993, the company provides world class quality services in pest control, pest management, professional disinfecting, pest control equipment and chemicals as well as food safety training & consulting, fumigation & heat treatment.
With more than 300 employees, Boecker team is a professional, highly trained group of specialists in the fields of environmental health, entomology, marketing and business development. Through its specialised centre "Boecker Academy", the company is providing training and formation for professional pest management technicians.
Since its establishment, the company has expanded within the Middle East region. In addition to opening its newest office in Saudi Arabia, the company has established offices in Lebanon, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar and Nigeria (See Appendix 2).
The Job
HR Manager Responsibilities and Challenges
Businesses are continuously making changes in order to adapt to local and global advancements and variations. These changes affect Human Resources in a wide range of issues and challenges. Some of these challenges are: Change Management, Leadership development, HR effectiveness measurements, Organisational effectiveness, Staffing & recruiting skilled local labour (WFPMA 2005 & Stones 2011).
Obviously, Boecker has identified these challenges, and therefore it is seeking a qualified HR Manager to manage and overcome them. As outlined in the advertisement, the HR Manager is a very challenging job. A qualified person with excellent understanding of human resources systems and capabilities to transform strategy into policies, processes and procedures is needed. Therefore it is crucial for an organisation to hire the right person who is able to productively manage and use people in order to achieve strategic objectives on the one hand and the satisfaction of the employees' needs on the other hand (Stone 2011, p.4).
Strategic Management
Planning, developing and implementing strategies for Human Resource Management and Development are very important and challenging tasks. These strategies must accurately reflect the vision and mission statements as well as contributing to the achievement of overall company strategic objectives, culture and values (Stones 2011, p.25). Only a very professional HR Manager with proper education, knowledge and experience is capable of translating corporate strategies into HRM strategies, policies, processes and procedures.
As per your advertisement, it is very essential to hire a person that is capable of reviewing, editing and updating the organisational structure. This structure has to be regularly reviewed in order to be adapted to environmental -external and internal- changes as well as to meet corporate governance and other statutory requirements and regulations. Analysing environmental influences; such as statutory and legal requirements and regulations which are very important in the public health sector, internal structure, cultural, technological, industrial relations, etc…; is an integral part of strategic HRM (ibid, p.26).
Growing the HR services to its full potential is another great challenge that only people with excellent understanding of HRM practices backed up with good theories and management experiences are capable of achieving. It involves setting and evaluating HRM practices in terms of contribution to achieving Boecker's strategic business objectives and satisfying employee needs (ibid, p.33). As effective HRM practices have a positive association with the perceptions of organisational and operational performance (Delaney & Huselid 1996 and Youndt & Lepak 1996), establishing full HR services will have a positive impact on Boecker's employees performance and consequently on the overall company performance.
Recruitment and Selection
Human Resource Planning -recruitment, development and departure- is another challenging task for the HR Manager. Since it matches the organisation's objectives and needs with its personnel; effective manpower planning strategy is critical for Boecker's success (Stones 2011, p.50). Finding and recruiting high calibre and talented labour is one of the major concerns for managers (ibid, p.51). Through overseeing and harmonising the recruitment, selection and placements activities, a competent and qualified HR Manager will effectively forecast the human resource availability. With the right competence and perseverance, she or he will be able to effectively estimate internal demand as well as the labour supply -internally and externally (ibid, p.57), to find qualified individuals that will contribute to the success of Boecker in meeting its objectives.
In coordination with line managers and HoDs, the HR Manager should play an active role in developing, reviewing and updating job descriptions and recruitment process. Failing to have the right people in the right places at the right time will jeopardise the success of the organisation (WFPMA 2005 & Stones 2011, p.150). A qualified HR Manager will effectively understand the work and how it is organised within Boecker. With such knowledge, she or he will be able to ensure, through strategic recruitment (Stones 2011, p.196) and strategic selection (ibid, p.236), correct and accurate recruitment and selection, allowing Boecker to meet its business objectives on the one hand and satisfying the employees' needs on the other hand (ibid, p.150).
Finally, a proper exit or departure is another key activity of the HR Manager. This involves developing and reviewing exit procedures and benefits as per the local legal regulations. Also the HR Manager should conduct an exit interview with the employees who are separating from the organisation. The purposes of these exit interviews are (1) to maintain good relationship with the employees and (2) to discover the reasons for departing (ibid, p.791). The exit interviews can be used to gather useful data about the organisational policies (Half 1994, p.16) and help the HR Manager identifying the weaknesses and strengths of the organisation (Brotherton 1996 and Moran 2004).
The challenging HR Manage is a very critical and crucial position for the success of your organisation and it is very important to select the right person with excellent knowledge of the Human Resource theories and practices. I have presented in this letter, information and descriptions that demonstrate that I am very capable to take these challenges and turn them into realities, by applying HR theories, processes and practices.


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