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Technology is driving change and disruption across many industries and roles, but perhaps none more so than the Chief Communications Officer.
Today, communications leaders are working more closely than ever with the CEO, managing social and digital marketers and even taking on internal communications. To manage this growing list of demands, research shows that communications leaders are investing in new methods of company communications and employee advocacy solutions.
In August, we shared results and insights from Forrester's recent report, "Unraveling the Social Technology Web", which provides a playbook for companies getting started with employee advocacy. Their research details which features are crucial for tactics like measuring the impact word-of-mouth marketing, social ads, threaded discussions, reviews and more. According to their report, "Social intelligence tools are the backbone of not just your social marketing practice but marketing in general." Companies fly blind if they run an employee advocacy program without these tools in place.
This past September, even more research has come to light, showing how employee advocacy is growing as a category. Gartner's report, "Digital Channel Survey 2016: Social Marketers Expand Tactics for Results," shares research on how, as social marketing matures, brands are increasingly investing in employee advocacy to drive website traffic and revenue. For example, today, 36 percent of marketers already have an employee advocacy program in place and 27 percent plan to implement a program within the next year.
While the CCO continues to manage media relations, brand reputation and crisis communications, social media is now also a central part of these responsibilities. This is because social media and mobility have changed the media landscape drastically. News breaks on Twitter. Everyone from your high school teacher to your mom shares photos, opinions and viral content on Facebook. And young people even want to see your brand on Snapchat.
Out of all of the growing responsibilities of the CCO, managing brand reputation is seen by communications leaders as the most important. Weber Shandwick's report found that 28 percent of global CCOs prefer to focus on managing brand reputation above anything else, with media relations coming in at 7 percent, a distant second.
To do this, CCOs are partnering closely with the office of the CEO, social media marketing and human resources. Weber Shandwick's findings show that 95 percent of CCOs report directly to the CEO, 92 percent also work closely with social media and 83 percent with human resources. This is good news as the partnership between communications, social marketing and human resources is crucial for the success of an employee communications and advocacy program. Plus, communications leaders are the most qualified to "steer the ship" when it comes managing brand reputation, whether it's through traditional media relations or social media.
Technology plays an important role in the success of a large-scale employee advocacy program. For example, to manage the growing number of online channels, CCOs are becoming more reliant on data analytics for reputation and brand management. Weber Shandwick found that nine in ten CCOs want to have an application that can identify both company advocates and critics. Gartner's research backs this up, showing that social marketers plan to increase their investments in technology to support growing social media and employee advocacy initiatives. Without a platform where communications leaders can track data, measuring the business results of employee sharing would be almost impossible.
At Dynamic Signal, we get see employee advocacy in action and witness how it upgrades what a brand can do to build a community, drive revenue and raise brand awareness. Research from this past year validates what we see in the field everyday: employees want to be more informed about the company and to be able to share their brand pride with their social networks. For communications leaders, there has never been a better time to raise a brand's profile by informing and empowering employees.


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Dear Query Shark:
Clint Vaughan and Mike O'Donnell, two aging CIA contract assassins with a colorful past, are on
By spelling out the obvious, you lose both the hook and the humor.
The year is 2002, and Saddam Hussein is at it again. In flagrant disregard of the Armistice and UN resolutions, he embarks on a rearmament program which could spell disaster for the whole Middle-East. The American President is fed up with the Iraqi's shenanigans. Trying to avert a military confrontation, with a madman, he charges the CIA to remove him, once and for all. Against the background of these factual events, I webbed the intrigue of fiction.
"I webbed the intrigue of fiction" misuses two of the six words in the phrase.
1. Webbed is not a synonym for write or create or invent.
2. Intrigue is either a transitive verb (not a not a noun) or if used as a noun it means a secret scheme, a clandestine love affair or the practice of engaging in intrigues.
Now, I had to look up the definition for intrigue to find out it was a transitive verb. This is not stuff I keep in my head or can cough up without the aid of the trusty red Websters. What I do have in my head though, and what you need to work on is an innate sense of what words mean. You don't have to know why, just that they don't. I knew this was off when I read it. I had to use the dic to find out why.
Now, that is not to say you can only use words in the acceptable way. Far from it. You can line them up, dress them in leopard skin union suits and march them around the room whistling Layla if you want. The only requirement is that these machinations illuminate what you are trying to say rather than obfuscate it (yes, I had to look that up too, but it's a great word isn't it)
Saddam must know that he can't win. So why is he doing it? Actually, he isn't. Saddam is dead. Only the World doesn't know it.
World is not capitalized in this use; it's not a proper name, it's a description.
With the help of disgruntled ex KGB officers, an unscrupulous oil Tsar keeps the myth alive. He plans a new gulf war, of much grater magnitude, and employs Saddam look-alikes to further his goal—control of the crude market.
This is your lead sentence by the way, it's the start of the story.
Grater involves cheese, not magnitudes.
From Washington to Moscow, and from Tel-Aviv to Baghdad, the story spells deceit.
"The story spells deceit" doesn't make any sense to me.
I'd like to interest you in this 95,000-word spy/thriller, One Hundred Hours to Kill a Dead Man. The novel, a relevant depiction of special operations procedures, shows how far people will go just to lay their hands on some black gold.
"relevant depiction" doesn't make sense. Relevant to what? And I'm not reading novels as a how-to lesson in controlling the oil market.
Russian Roulette, a second novel of the same genre which recycles some characters, is undergoing final editing and will be ready for submission soon.
Then why are you even mentioning it? First, query ONE novel per query letter. That is an ironclad rule. Second, query only when you're done. And that means after final editing.
Thirty years of globe trotting, research and analysis of international issues gave me the insight and expertise to write these novels.
(Redacted) a former metro staff writer for the Los Angeles Times and professor, with decades of writing and editing experience, is assisting me on these projects.
I look forward to hearing from you.
The original query letter was much different than this, but neither one works.
Back to the drawing board.
Dear Query Shark,
The year is 2002 and Saddam is at it again. In flagrant disregard of the Armistice and UN's resolutions he embarks on a rearmament program, which could spell disaster for the whole Middle-East. He must know that he can't win. So, why is he doing it?
The American President is fed up with the Iraqi's shenanigans. Trying to avert a military confrontation, with a madman, he charges the CIA to remove him, once and for all.
I'll tell you a secret. They plan to send in Clint Vaughan.
Who's he you ask?
Clint was the greatest contract assassin the CIA ever employed.
And don't worry about him reaching seventy, next January.
Don't shake your head that it won't work!
He'll have professional help.
Right, Mike O'Donnell will go along. He's the best SAS operative that ever lived.
And he's younger than Clint, by almost a year.
Don't Holy Moses me!
Those two have done many 'jobs' together and were the best of friends, that is, until the day Clint ran off with Mike's lassie.
Granted, it's going to take a lot just to bring them together again.
I also accept that no amount of training could make these septuagenarians move like young men. But I know one important factor, together they have over sixty years worth of experience. When the going gets tough, all that knowledge and skill will come in handy.
When the two, old dogs of war, start after their elusive target they discover a shocking truth. Saddam is dead, long live…. Saddam?
With the help of ex KGB officers, an unscrupulous oil Tsar keeps the myth alive. He plans a new gulf war, of much grater magnitude, and employs Saddam look-alikes to further his goal; control of the crude market.
The 95,000 words spy/thriller novel, One Hundred Hours to Kill a Dead Man is a relevant depiction of special operation procedure, and shows how far people will go just to lay their hands on some black gold.
From Washington to Moscow, and from Tel-Aviv to Baghdad, the story spells deceit.
I hope you'll find the story interesting, and it will be my pleasure to send the manuscript for your consideration.
This is a hilarious query letter. My question is though, is the book supposed to be funny? I'm certainly not ready to laugh about the Iraq war yet. Grimace, groan, moan, and pray, you bet; but I'm not ready for The Sunshine Boys Meet Saddam. Maybe other people are, but I wouldn't bet on it.
And if the book is NOT funny, the tone of the query letter is counterproductive. I read this, and I think I'm hearing your voice, and how you write. You send me twenty pages of a "relevant depiction of special operation procedure" and I'm wondering what the heck this thing is. And I'm not sure why you chose the word relevant to describe a depiction of a special operating procedure. Relevant to what is my first question when I see that.
You've got a great voice though, and that's always good for a page request.


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Part Description: Octal D-type flip flop non-inverting (3-state) with 5V tolerant inputs and outputs
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- My Dear Sister! It is really fun to see a house neat & clean without you, I am almost every day into your stuff! Jokes apart, I pray to God to bless you with the speedy recovery and good health. Get well soon sis and come back home soon!
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One very annoying software trend I've noticed in the last several years is the use of just first names in software. For instance, iOS shows first names only in messages. Google Inbox has tons of e-mail conversations involving me and someone named "John". Also, my new artificially intelligent scheduling assistant (which is generally awesome) will put appointments with "Jenn" on my calendar. Hmm. For me, those variables need a namespace.
I'm assuming this is all in some effort to make software more friendly and conversational, and it demos great for some Apple exec to say "Ask Tim if he wants to have lunch on Wednesday" into his phone and have it automatically know they meant Tim Cook. Great, but in my professional life (and, uh, I'm guessing maybe Tim Cook's also), I interact with a pretty large number of people, some only occasionally, making this first name only convention pretty annoying.
Which makes me wonder if the logical next step is just to refer to people by their e-mail or Twitter. I'm sure that would generate a lot of debate as to which is the identifier of choice, but I'm guessing that ORCID is probably not going to be it. :)


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Despite making what is estimated to be $100 million since leaving the White House in 2001, multimillionaire investor Al Gore has endorsed the Occupy Wall Street movement.
Here's what the Nobel Laureate wrote at his blog Wednesday evening:
For the past several weeks I have watched and read news about the Occupy Wall Street protests with both interest and admiration...From the economy to the climate crisis our leaders have pursued solutions that are not solving our problems, instead they propose policies that accomplish little. With democracy in crisis a true grassroots movement pointing out the flaws in our system is the first step in the right direction. Count me among those supporting and cheering on the Occupy Wall Street movement.
This just drips with hypocrisy given the wealth this man has created in recent years investing in companies as he fear-mongered carbon dioxide.
Consider that in 2004, Gore started an investment firm with David Blood, formerly of - wait for it! - Goldman Sachs, the Wall Street securities firm at the heart of the financial collapse protesters are railing against.
This move paid off as Fast Company reported in 2007:
Financial disclosure documents released before the 2000 election put the Gore family's net worth at $1 million to $2 million. After years of public service--and four kids needing high-priced educations--Al and Tipper used to fret occasionally about money. Not anymore. They have a new multimillion-dollar home in a tony section of Nashville and a family home in Virginia, and have recently bought a multimillion-dollar condo at the St. Regis condo/hotel in San Francisco. Available data indicate a net worth well in excess of $100 million.
Later that year, he joined a venture capital firm in Silicon Valley, California, to really leverage his wealth.
The following year, Gore admitted how much he's investing in stocks to make more money.
By 2009, some were predicting the former Vice President, as a result of his investing activities, could become the world's first carbon billionaire.
In 2010, Gore took some of his newly-made fortunes to buy a $9 million mansion in Santa Barbara clear across the country from where he lives.
Add it all up, and there may be no former politician currently living in this country that better exemplifies Wall Street greed than Al Gore.
Yet he's got the nerve to endorse a movement protesting such greed, and the media will likely eat it up like the finest caviar.


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The fine folks at Machinima put together this list of Game Changing video games of the 1980s. It's a pretty good list. I can think of a couple games I would add to it, Adventure or Zork probably deserve to go on there, maybe Metroid. Also the first Madden game came out in 1989 I think so I'd put that in the running.
I just now realized after watching this how little clothes Princess Daphne wore. I doubt that was an accident, I'm sure there was a whole slew of kids that thought if they just kept feeding the game quarters they'd get to see some boob. I know that's what I would have done but I think I only saw Dragon's Lair in the wild once. It was an expensive game because it ran off laser disc, I think I saw the price and noped my way on over to Gauntlet or something.
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Welcome to a Halloween edition of Guest Heart Thursday -
A Place to Share YOUR Heart!
This is my favorite Halloween photo of all time.
It was taken a long time ago (those two little sweeties are 21 years old now!)
Where are the hearts, you ask?
Well ... these girls ARE my heart.
Plus, I have to be brutally honest here and say after a Hectic week (note the capital "H") without a break, I woke up at 2:15 this morning and couldn't get back to sleep. So I started another project I've been needing to do ... and lost track of time. Not only that, I got completely lost and for a while I forgot this is THURSDAY - my FAVORITE blogging day of the week!!!
I promise to be back next week to feature YOUR hearts.
In the meantime ... you get a little glimpse into MY heart(s).
And thank you, Geo and Tori, for sharing your heart.
And for giving me mine.
As always - a huge thank you to all who linked up with Guest Heart Thursday last week. I loved seeing the delightful and amazing hearts you found in your world!!!
Would you like to share your heart on Guest Heart Thursday?
The rules are easy ...
The rules are easy ...
There are none!!!
As long as your post includes a heart!
As long as your post includes a heart!
If you have found a heart (or drawn a heart, or designed a heart, or written a heart-felt poem, or just found something that touches your heart, or ...), please join us for Guest Heart Thursday. Just link the URL of your heart post to "Simply Linked"! It would be nice if you linked back to Random Hearts ... but it's okay not to ... we just want to see your hearts!Simply Linked for Guest Heart Thursday is now open all week!
Have you found more than one heart?
Put in more than one link!It doesn't matter, as long as you put the direct URL to that post!
Is your heart from a long time ago?
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Please note that these outlines include basic information only. For more detailed information or for specific questions, please contact your VA certifying official or visit the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs website. You can also contact the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs by phone at 888.442.4551. The VA Call Center is now available Monday - Friday, 7 a.m. - 5 p.m. CST.
If you are attending more than one school, you must submit your Hazlewood documentation to each institution in order to receive the benefit.
- Combat Exemption for Children of Military Service Members
- Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts (MyCAA)
- Other Military Resources
- Frequently Asked Questions
- UT Tyler Veterans Benefits Staff Directory
*Students receiving Chapters 30, 1606, and 1607 must verify their enrollment by Web Automated Verification of Enrollment (WAVE) or by Interactive Voice Response (IVR) at 877-823-2378.
Follow the link below to watch short videos to assist you in answering your financial aid and VA questions.
For additional information regarding Veterans Affairs at UT Tyler, please visit our Veterans Resource Center Web page.
Only In America Scholarship - Apply Today!
- The Only In America Scholarship is provided to benefit honorably discharged veterans of the Global War on Terrorism.
- Scholarship applications will be available online and through the Enrollment Services Center.
- Students must apply each academic year, with the following application deadlines: April 1 for fall and Nov. 1 for spring.
- The award is up to $1,000 per semester for fall and spring semesters only. There are no summer awards.
- The Only In America Scholarship requires full-time enrollment.
- The scholarship may be used in conjunction with other UT Tyler academic and talent scholarships, but the total of all University scholarship awards may not exceed $3,000 annually.
VA Student Hold / Making Changes To Your Class Schedule
After you have submitted your Enrollment Certification Request Form and we have certified you, you will be put on a VA student hold. This means that you will not be able to make changes to your class schedule without speaking with your VA certifying official. The reason for the VA student hold is that you are certified for specific courses (only those courses explicitly listed in your degree plan).
If you need to make a change to your schedule (add, drop, etc), we will have to make certain that your courses still fit within your degree plan. If changes are made to your schedule you must submit an updated Enrollment Certification Request Form. Also, as you drop and/or add classes, it is important to consider that such changes may affect the amount of money you are being paid each month.
Emergency Loan
VA students who have been approved to receive benefits are eligible for an emergency loan. This loan enables you to defer payment of your bill until later in the term. For specific information, please talk with your VA certifying official.
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I love pictures of doors. And stairs. And windows. My Pinterest boards are full of them. I suppose it's because I wonder where they lead. What's beyond them; behind them. Many times we just see doors, stairs, and windows as objects, but they're more than that, really. They are avenues, methods and portals to an additional or different place than what's on the surface.
I suppose that's what the questions that Jesus asks are. An avenue to point us in a different direction. A portal to lead us into a new dimension. A means of peering into a different side of things, an alternate view. Many times when we read the Bible, its rote. Its habit, and we are conditioned to repeat the words as they fly through our minds as past; history; for a different people, a different time and a different place that is foreign to us. But when we read the stories and approach them as doors, stairs or windows, they open up new spiritual and mental footpaths to follow personally.
Jesus asks a question because He wants us to probe our hearts, to search a little deeper into ourselves. He wants to change our perspective. As has been pointed out by different people, Jesus answers questions with a question. Why does He do this? Because if He just supplied the answer, we would be like, "Oh. Ok." Instead of having a wow moment where the window has been flung open to reveal a whole different world, we are satisfied with what we see in this dimension. Instead of a door leading somewhere beautiful, introducing us to a garden when we have been enclosed by 4 drab walls, all we perceive is a frame and a wooden rectangular object within it. Jesus desires for us to have access to His heart. A yearning to step into a fresh vision with purpose and intent. Steps that go to a higher elevation and lift us to new places in our spiritual walks as well as in this natural place we inhabit. Do you want to know that there's "more to life than this"? Well, there is! Ask yourself the question and then dare to answer.
"Do you want to get well?"
"Do you truly love me?"
"What do you have in your hand?"
"Why are you so afraid?"
"What do you want?"
It sounds so simple. Why is it so hard to answer?
I just finished "Dare To Answer" by John Busacker. This blog is inspired in part by this book. He poses the questions that we read in scripture like the ones above and he gives his personal insight about the scenarios that brought about the question. Then he breaks through our rote mental patterns and asks us if we dare answer the same question. Are they even about us? I say that they are! I believe that the people in each situation that were asked a question, even as a response to a question already asked, were startled by them. Their demeanor and masks were shattered. Jesus saw through to the inside and the questions He asked were to probe and prod us to open the door and take a step inside. To break apart the aspect that we currently have. To make truly known that the framed door is indeed a portal to a much different room, not just a decoration in the wall. The window is to reveal a world opened to us, not just an object to let in light.
He asks. Do we dare answer? He stands there waiting, with a half-smile on His face because He knows all the internal thoughts that have been dumped upside down in our heads.
Dare To Answer: 8 Questions That Awaken Your Faith by John Busacker, speaker, author, fellow believer. "Do you truly love me?" is only one of the questions Jesus asks. The answer was seldom easy and often life-changing. I loved the book. At first glance I thought this book was simple and a fast read. It is simple in the sense that anyone can read it and get something out of it. However, it is also deep and thought provoking. It's not just a book you can breeze through and not be challenged. Heart probing, deep digging, inward focusing questions. Do you dare answer them for yourself?


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Mr. Ward started his orange groves and perfected his marmalade recipes here at the ranch. His marmalade was THE thing on railroad dining cars for many years.
You might think a short trip to Sierra Madre an odd way to start my month of birthday adventures, but I've wanted to see this place since I moved to Pasadena, so this week I did. My birthday adventures are all about doing what I want to do. Within reason.
E. Waldo Ward has regular hours when you can visit the store and wander the property. And on Saturdays they give free tours by appointment.
If you'd like to know more about the E. Waldo Ward Ranch, just go there! Or pick up Elizabeth Pomeroy's book Lost and Found at a local store or the Pasadena Museum of History gift shop. The ranch is on page 72.


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Located in Havelock, only 20 miles from some of the Atlantic's most beautiful beaches and about 90 miles west-southwest of Cape Hatteras at the foot of the Outer Banks.
The Air Station is home to the 2D Marine Aircraft Wing and to the Marine Corps' only Naval Aviation Depot which performs work on aircraft and aircraft components used by the Marine Corps, Navy and other services. Other major services are the Naval Hospital and Combat Service Support Group-21 (CSSD-21). MCAS Cherry Point is also a designated Emergency Landing Site for NASA's Space Shuttle.
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Hyatt Place Residences Dubai Al Rigga is conveniently situated in the heart of Deira, about 2 km from the Dubai Creek and Just 4 km from the Dubai Gold Souk. This luxury hotel is also in close proximity to Dubai Tennis Stadium, Gold Souk Dubai Museum, Al Mamzar Beach, Dubai International Airport, Al Ghurair Shopping Mall, and Deira City Center.
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Ask a woman if she is using birth control and she will likely tell you whether or not she is taking "the pill." For most women, they are synonymous. Often, she'll ask her doctor to "put" her on the birth control pill, which conjures the image of a five-minute consultation, prescription pad at the ready. Do the words "informed consent" have any real meaning when it comes to birth control?
Women who need birth control are likely to change methods several times during their reproductive years depending on their age, health status, income, partner(s) and number of children. Knowing those circumstances is key to assisting a woman in finding the method that suits her at that particular time in her life. While health-care providers may have prejudices and biases regarding certain methods, the operative word should always be "choice": hers.
Oral contraceptives (the pill) are clearly the method of choice for most health practitioners because of the effectiveness when used as prescribed. The copper IUD (intrauterine device) is nearly as effective; but it is only recently that health-care providers changed their prescribing practices due to its updated safety record, resulting in increased use, including for women who have never been pregnant. The cheaper, non hormonal IUD is often overlooked by health-care providers in favour of the Mirena Intra Uterine System (IUS), an IUD that releases a progestin. It was originally designed to help women with very heavy bleeding, but it soon became commonly prescribed, possibly due to aggressive marketing. A woman on social assistance in some provinces, like Ontario, is more likely to use Mirena than the copper IUD, even if she prefers a non-hormonal method, because she has to pay for the copper IUD whereas Mirena is covered by the government. This is illogical and wasteful, as the Mirena actually costs about four times more than the IUD (when obtained in publicly funded clinics); it is usually more expensive when inserted by a family doctor.
A woman who wants to use a combined hormonal method, but does not want to take a daily pill may opt for the patch or vaginal ring. The patch has a higher dose of hormones; the vaginal ring uses a "third generation" progestin (see below). Her remaining hormonal option is Depo Provera, a method that should include comprehensive counselling about potential side effects.
Otherwise, she can use condoms (male or female), withdrawal, Natural Family Planning or a combination. She is unlikely to find a clinic that still carries the diaphragm or the gel that accompanies it.
Teaching a woman the basics of her menstrual cycle—in particular, recognizing fertile mucus with a view to charting her fertile days—is a fundamental strategy in educating women about their bodies. There's even an app for that. If she wants to use this knowledge to prevent pregnancy, she can use the Standard Days Method.
Understanding fertility can also increase the effectiveness of a method like withdrawal, which has a "perfect use" effectiveness rate of 96 per cent. Granted, with typical use, it drops to 73 per cent. If there's a slip-up, she can take emergency contraceptive pills (or use a post-coital IUD). Although Plan B does not have a consistently high effectiveness rate, its availability over the counter has increased access.
With regard to hormonal methods, there are safety issues which may not be raised by health-care providers.
Women who were already taking pills often wanted to buy them more cheaply from the sexual health clinic where I worked. Some had been prescribed Diane-35 by their doctor. This medication, which is only approved for short-term use to treat serious acne and hirsutism, also has contraceptive properties. Pharmaceutical companies highlighted the latter application to doctors. So, although it has never been approved as a contraceptive, it is prescribed "off-label" as birth control. When women asked me about Diane-35, I directed them to the Health Canada website and warning because women using Diane-35 as birth control are likely not aware that its use as a contraceptive is off-label. Diane-35 is no longer prescribed in France because of four thrombosis related deaths, and Health Canada recently reminded prescribers "that Diane-35 should not be used as an oral contraceptive."
Third and fourth generation birth control pills contain progestins that are associated with a higher risk of blood clots. The brand name drugs Yasmin and Yaz are currently named in lawsuits because of safety issues with the progestin, drospirenone. The vaginal ring uses a third generation progestin, desogesterel. Is there any discussion of that fact before a woman receives her prescription? Mea culpa: I never mentioned it.
Continuous oral contraceptives were first marketed to women by asking them if they wanted to have fewer periods, presumably with the intention of "liberating" them from this bodily function. Many women did switch to continuous oral contraceptives; however, I am unaware of any research into potential long-term consequences (for example to their breast health) of an increase in estrogen over the long term.
Health-care providers are charged with giving patients clear and up-to-date information so that they can make informed choices. Patients must demand nothing less.


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Hello Everyone!
Happy Belated 4th of July to everyone from the USA!!
For those of you who don't know, my official weigh-in day is Sunday. I weigh myself right after I get up so that I don't eat or drink anything before. Also for any who don't know, I have been stuck between 161 and 156 (25 and 30 pounds lost) for about 7 or 8 months. Yeah it's been beyond frustrating! Well yesterday I got up and weighed myself like I do every Sunday. I have been eating well and working out really hard as you can probably see, but after so many good weeks with bad weigh-ins I wasn't expecting much. I lost 2.4 pounds! Whoohoo! I normally lose about .5 to 1 pound a week but in the last 3 weeks I have lost over 2 pounds twice! And I was 156.6!!!! I HAVE OFFICIALLY LOST 30 POUNDS!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have been waiting 7 months to see that number and I honestly couldn't even believe it when I saw it, I still don't think it has really hit me. I am so happy!
In other news, yesterday my mom and I took a trip up to Princeton, NJ (home of the Ivy League University) to go hiking with this girl who is a member of a group of girls I will be going backpacking in Colorado with at the end of July. We are the only girls going who are not from Colorado so we thought we should meet since it just so happened we only lived about an hour apart. We went for a gorgeous hike in the woods outside of Princeton, although it was over 90 degrees even in the shade I still had fun!
We passed by this yucky little green pond with the funniest "No Swimming" sign I have ever seen
Why anyone would even want to swim in there is beyond me! Other than heat stroke 😛 the only danger came from some geese who thought we were a little to close to their babies for our own good. They didn't attack but they were hissing at us!
After our run in with the geese My new friend Lissy (short for Elisabeth), our moms, and I went into Princeton for some lunch. We went to Panera Bread where I had the Strawberry and Poppyseed chicken salad which was only 280 calories and so delicious! It had strawberries, pineapple, blueberries, oranges, and pecans! ( I forgot my camera back in the car so this is not y picture, this is the link from where I got the picture: http://cookingwithkate.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/cimg5792.jpg just making sure I don't credit for it)
After the salad we got some amazing artisan ice cream, I had vanilla and dark chocolate sorbet it was soooo good. Certainly not low calorie but I didn't feel guilty I had decided that I was celebrating my 30 pound loss!
After lunch our little group split up and my mom and I walked around Princeton's campus together. The campus is so beautiful, and very Ivy League.
With some pretty cool study spots!
After some major walking we came upon this really cool frozen yogurt place (grrr I can't remember its name). It had tons of flavors of frozen yogurt that were all made from fat-freee yogurt that was really low calorie! You got to pick as many flavors you wanted ( I had plain tart and yucca whichI had never heard of but it was really good, and purple :P) then they had tons of toppings to choose from including fresh fruit! I had blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, pineapple, kiwi, cookie dough, brownie bits, mini reese's peanut butter cups, and crushed Oreo cookie.
I only had a small amount of the unhealthy stuff but I figured how often to I get to have that stuff in my yogurt? Never! So why not right?
It was so delicious! I wish there was a place like that near my house it was such great healthy treat!
I love little day trips like that with my mom! We can get along really well if we are both in a good mood, and Princeton is such a nice town, even in 95 degree heat! It was a great way to spend the 4th, normally we are camping on the 4th but we couldn't get our camping spot until later this year.
Speaking of camping… I leave tomorrow! I will try to post if I can but I highly doubt I will be able to post until I get back 😦 I'll have a huge post when I gat back though with pictures of Milwaukee, Beloit, and our campsite with all the amazing and plentiful food!! I will miss you guys!
Hope you are all enjoying your summer! Anyone have any super cool plans?


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Diablo Clinical Research conducts studies with medications that are looking to effectively address all or many of the symptoms associated with menopause which include:
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Recent graduate Brandon Piwinski placed 2nd in the Midwest Meet of Champions (June 13) at Ohio Wesleyan University with a jump of 6'10". This is a very competitive meet with the top seniors from across the Midwest representing and competing for their states. Brandon was selected to represent Michigan by the Michigan Interscholastic Track Coaches Association. Team Michigan finished second overall.
He was also recently selected to the 2015 MITCA Track and Field Dream Team that honors Michigan's top performers in each event regardless of division. Brandon will next compete in the New Balance Outdoor National meet on Saturday, June 20.
Brandon will be continuing his education, and high jump career, at the University of Michigan.


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There's a dark side to island living – most of the time it's all sunshine, palm trees and bikinis – but when the sun goes down, that's when things can get itchy.
You can't avoid exploring at dusk in Australia- enjoying a drink out with friends, catching the sunset over a different headland… But when the mosquitoes come out, life becomes pretty crowded.
As mosquito food for the past decade and sick of spraying myself every couple of hours (and then having to smell it!), I decided to put the Para'kito wristband to the test!
The wristband comes in different colours and the pellets have a pleasant smell of essential oils, is environmentally friendly and has no chemicals.
Over the past month it has been my constant companion everywhere I went. From the beach to the mountains.. I was stoked that it was lightweight and waterproof which was perfect for me! I swam in the ocean wearing it, did bush walks and kayaked with it.
How to use it
It is recommended to replace the pellets every 15 days although I have used mine for more days and it worked perfectly until the 27th day.


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Support your Church
The purpose of this website is to allow internet users the opportunity to buy and sell products and services, while specifically allowing them to support a local church. We will give 10% of all website listing fees to the church or Christian organization of your choice. To read more about our policy of giving 10% to local churches, and why we have chosen this number, please click here.
How do I add my church to your site?
First, you must be registered as a seller to list your church on our site. Anyone visiting the site can see our list of churches and organizations. All you have to do is click on the "Churches" link at the top of the homepage. From here you will be able to see our listing of churches listed by states and cities/regions. So if you live in Nashville, TN and wish to see if your church is in our list, simply click on the "Churches" tab on the top of the homepage, then select "Tennessee", and finally "Nashville" to see our current listing of churches in your area. If your church is not listed in this area, then all you have to do is click on the "Don't see your Church? - Click here to add it!" link at the bottom of the page. Once you are a seller, you will be required to enter your churchs full name, address, telephone number, and email address (optional). On clicking "Submit," you will instantly add your church to our list of churches for that particular area. We will receive an email with your churchs information, and will verify the church is listed as a tax-exempt, non-profit church in that particular state. We reserve the right to remove any churches that does not meet the standard of being a Christian church (where Jesus Christ is recognized as Savior and Lord, and where His death on a cross and triumphant resurrection is proclaimed), and are legally recognized as churches by your particular state. We also are allowed to pull a church from our listings at anytime questions arise as to the validity or practices of that particular church.
Of note, any person may view our listings of churches; however, again only users signed up as sellers will actually be able to ADD their church or organization to our site.
How do I designate my church to receive 10% of my listings fees paid to BuyFromAChristian.com?
When you sign up as a seller you will see in your "Account Info" area of My BFAC:
"Choose the organization you would like to support."
If your church is part of our database you will be able to select your location (state, then city/region; or if you would rather, you may support a National Organization from our pre-approved list of organizations) from the list. If your church is NOT LISTED, then just click the "Don't see your Church? - Click here to add it!" link at the bottom of the page.
Once you have selected your church from the list, then that church will be kept on file as the church you would like to receive your 10% (from your listing fees) until that church is changed by you (if you should choose to make this change).
Can I access this information at a later date, or just when I am signing up as a seller? Can this church be changed at a later date?
You can access your church designation at anytime. Whenever you are signed in on BuyFromAChristian.com you will see "Hello, [your user name]!" on the top right hand side of the homepage. Just to the right of this, you will se a link to "Sign out" and another that states "BFAC"- if you click on the "BFAC" link you will be taken to a page that reveals your purchase history. On the left hand side of the page you will see a "Account Info" link. If you click on "Account Info" there is a link where you can change your designated church or organization at any time.
You keep saying church OR organization. What do you mean organization?
BuyFromAChristian.com will have a listing of all churches available at the "Churches" tab on the top of the homepage. When you click on this link, you will see a listing of all churches in our database; if your church is not a part of the list, then you can simply add it as described above. If, however, you wish to support a national organization rather than a particular church, then you can choose from a national organization that we have listed on our site. If you would like to suggest an organization that is not a part of our database, then all you have to do is email us and we will consider your organization for addition on our site! We hope to support national organizations, major Christian denominations, and various Christian missions on our site. The purpose is to allow those who wish to give to one of these organizations (and not a local church) the option to do so.
Why do you allow organizations besides churches on your site?
BFAC does not discriminate against anyone visiting the site. In fact it is our hope that non-Christians (and non-church attending people) visit our site. This will bless the Christians who use the site for commerce, and also hopefully expose everyone who visits to Jesus Christ. We feel Jesus would not discriminate, therefore, neither will we. Please see our Disclaimer for further details.
We want everyone who uses our site to choose a church or an organization when signing up to be a seller on our site (before you actually list items or services). We do NOT want to prevent those who do not attend a church from feeling welcome on our site. We feel the purpose of giving this 10% is because it is Gods portion, and we want that portion to go to a deserving church or reputable organization (or denomination) where others can be blessed by this site and the transactions that occur on it. Ultimately, we feel that blessing deserving organizations with needed funds in the name of Christianity is a worthy cause!
In the event that user does not ever designate a church or organization on our site, then it is the policy of the site to determine where the appropriate 10% of listing and sales fees will go. We will have default churches or organizations monthly that will receive all the money that is not specifically designated to a users chosen church or denomination.
How will you distribute funds to a chosen church or organization?
The reason you enter the full name, address, telephone number, and email address (optional) is so that we may mail out checks to supported churches or organizations. The current plan is to send out checks on a bi-annual or annual schedule (to prevent sending out potentially small checks often). BuyFromAChristian.com will deduct only actual postal charges from the amount owed a church or organization. Again, we will verify a church as a non-profit, tax-exempt organization on the initial listing process. Also, we expect churches and organizations will verify their addresses in realizing we must have correct information in order to deliver funds to these particular groups. Once a church has reached the $50.00 dollar mark, we will send them a check. This will help us avoid sending out checks for very small amounts like 10 cents or $3.75.
Why would churches want to be listed on this site?
Unlike listing fees for all other "Businesses," BuyFromAChristian.com realizes we need churches to be successful, and we think churches will want to encourage members to use this site in order to collect the above mentioned fees. These fees will bless churches general budgets, building funds, mission offerings, etc. Also, churches will be helping funnel our target audience into one place- where for once a unified Christian voice can be lifted for the world to hear! Our hope is to provide churches a place to send their congregations that is a safe and secure site to buy and sell products and services, all on a site that does not shirk from its main mission- to celebrate Jesus Christ- the true reason for the Seasons! So we feel we need churches, and hopefully they will want to support us in realizing the potential for individual Christians and also their own church budgets. Just being listed on our site will allow a free listing in a particular area for a particular church- a listing that all users can access!
Are there any other benefits to churches in encouraging people to use this site?
Our "garage sale" feature is a great way to raise money for your church or favorite Christian organization.
As a basic example of this feature, imagine the old church-wide "garage sales" you may have attended in the past where many families brought dusty boxes full of "stuff" to a certain location (like a church gym) on a certain day and gave all sales made on that particular day to the church. Well, we plan for something better, with a bigger audience and the ultimate level of convenience! Just click on "Garage Sale" on our homepage to get started. A garage sale is an easy way for Churches and Christian groups to raise thousands of dollars. The best part of all, it's free. Garage Sale items won't be charged a listing fee, and a church will get 100% of the money raised. This allows a church to raise thousands by reaching an audience far greater than their own church family.
It doesn't even have to be church wide! For example, if your Church's youth group wants to raise money for a trip, just sign up for a "garage sale" fundraiser!
You can have it online for a week, a month, or even a year! This allows your church the potential to reach Christians well beyond the local church gym! Never before has it been easier to make money for your church or church group! No more dusty boxes, early Saturday mornings, or aching backs! Everything can be done from the comfort of your home computer!
Just click on "Garage Sale" at the top of our homepage to get started!
If you have further questions you would like answered, please click here and we will answer your question as soon as possible!


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Hi everyone,
It's been a while since I wrote in my blog but I had my reasons. Firstly, I was working on my own books which I sadly don't yet plan to translate into English. Secondly, I was very busy working for EKSMO Publishers - Russia's biggest publishing house - who asked me to help them launch their latest project: the LitRPG.
Basically, the LitRPG is a new science fiction and fantasy genre set in the virtual reality worlds of MMORPG - the massively multiplayer online games. I had several LitRPG series successfully launched in Russia, helping Russian readers to discover several new bestselling authors. One of them was Dmitry Rus whose books now sell very successfully on Amazon. But today, I'm going to introduce another bestselling Russian LitRPG author: Vasily Mahanenko.
|Cover art was by V. Manyukhin
But that's not all. Very soon I intend to introduce you to the books of yet another bestselling Russian writer whom I now represent as an agent, the author of several mind-blowing MMORPG space sagas. Allow me to keep his name secret for now. You can try and guess it if you wish - or just be patient. But once you start reading his books, I assure you you won't be able to put them down.
Stay tuned!


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Words + Pictures by Angela Cappetta
I had no idea when I went to Chris and Paige's house to meet baby Rowan and shoot their tree that it would be Zuko's last photoshoot. He was listless and not his usual self, but little did I know that the pictures I'd take that day would be the last photoshoot Zuko would have as a family dog.
Zuko was 11, nearly a senior dog. He moved to NYC with Paige, then came Chris, then the baby. Zuko was there for all of it. He tolerated the baby at first, then they eventually worked up their own kind of fraternal relationship.
After I had been there for a while, Paige suggested that Chris give Zuko one of his presents, wrapped and waiting under the tree. A plush, piggy dog toy. Zuko was quietly apoplectic, not feeling well, but unable to restrain his doggie enthusiasm for a new toy. "Normally he'd be running around the apartment with it" Chris explained. But Zuko took the piggy and enjoyed it quietly beneath the twinkle lights as Paige stroked his head and wondered what else she could do to make him feel better. He whimpered just a little, holding the piggy with his paws and nuzzling it as he rested.
It was their last Christmas together, all 4 of them. A new family with an old friend. Rest in peace magical Zuko.


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As 2014 pushes on, I wanted to share with my readers what the future holds for this author. So hang onto your hats because we're going to be busy!
"It is the legends and tales that call even the most reluctant of us into the world of books and adventure."
Re-release of a revised Tutankhamen Speaks
Release of the YA paranormal Quest Sons of the Sphinx
Projects waiting in the wings 2014-2016
Sequel to Guinevere: On the Eve of Legend—Guinevere and Cedwyn keep calling for me. Seems they've gotten themselves in a spot of trouble and need my assistance.
Feather of the Phoenix fantasy Quest trilogy
- 1st—The Atlantean Horse
- 2nd—The Ashes of Pompei
- 3rd—The Norse Star
Caribbean Nightmare (Or Reasons Not to Vacation in the Caribbean!)—Not a kids book!
An Invitation for You
I'm inviting you to stop by my FB Cheryl Carpinello Author page to "LIKE" my page. This will keep you abreast of my progress. I hope to announce some exciting milestones this year!
Click on/Copy this link and then click on the LIKE button at the top part of the page:


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C.I.T.Y Club
It is our goal and responsibility as a community bank to help educate youth, teens, and young adults on financial literacy and responsibility. If you are between the age 11-18 and have a savings account with us you are automatically qualified to be a part of the C.I.T.Y Club. The Club focuses on financial literacy while making the process fun and entertaining with periodic contests, newsletters and more.
Click here to view the latest C.I.T.Y Clubnewsletter.
Tree House Savings Club
The Tree House Savings Club is a members only group for kids that want to learn about saving money while having a little fun, of course!
All you need to get started today is to open an account. You will receive a wooden Citizens $1 "Buck" coin for every $5 you deposit. Also with your opening deposit you will receive a Tree House Savings Club t-shirt or water bottle!
Cash in your Citizens wooden "Bucks" for prizes from the prize vault! For every 12 deposits you make you will earn five bonus "Bucks"! Contests will be held throughout the year to help you accumulate even more Citizens "Bucks".
The more of your own money you save, the more Citizens "Bucks" you earn! You will soon become a pro at saving so you may want to save up your "Bucks" to buy bigger prizes from the prize vault.
If you are age 12 or under, come join the swarm of kids in the Tree House Savings Club! Learning to save has never been so much fun! Stop in today to sign up!
Click here to download the Tree House Savings Club Flyer.
Click here to view the latest Tree House Savings Club Newsletter


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For a bunch of Canadians, Moxy Fruvous is sure interested in American politics. With Bargainville the fruvous charge after conservatives and consumerism with their usual tongue-through cheek humor, acoustic instruments and big harmonies. Unlike past albums, however, the instruments are mostly missing on this effort with many of the songs sung a cappella. In fact, comparisons to Rockappella are definitely in order.
The album opens with "River Valley", a sad song of longing for better, more ecologically-friendly days. "Stuck in the 90's" is a prime example of Moxy's political lyrics with lines such as "Clem had a daydream / Picked up the headline / His country was made up of singers / And no more right-wingers." Of course, this is all embedded in lush harmonies, light acoustic guitar, and a blues harp. Songs like "B.J. Don't Cry", with it's quirky lyrics of lost love and ultra-catchy melody sung in a funny voice give this band the moniker of the "Canadian They Might Be Giants", a label I don't believe they deserve. "Video Bargainville" is another great song with a Munsters guitar lick, old radio vocals, and accordion playing this creepy minor key song. But for me, the album goes quickly downhill after this. The remaining songs have very scant instrumentation (such as "The Lazy Boy", an ode to the world's most comfortable chair and it's inhabitants where only a single snare drum is included in the thick vocal mix) or none at all. I can enjoy a song or two sung a cappella but I'm big on variety. After four or five songs in a row where the same four voices are singing (although with some amazing, fun harmonies), my ear starts to go numb and it all begins to sound the same. But for fans of such music, I march on. There's "Morphee" which is sung in French (Canadian, remember?) and the zany brothers of the Andrew-sisters feel of "Darlington Darling", both without instruments, and the very fun take off on the Spiderman theme song from the kids cartoon. But since eleven of the fifteen songs have very sparse instrumentation and the rest are vocal-rich a cappella spectaculars, this isn't enough to save the album for me. Unless such vocal showboating is your cup-o-tea, there are better albums to discover this great band than Bargainville.
This review first appeared in WhatzUp, November 2000.


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The all mighty Overkill give you a taste of what is to come with their new 6 song EP. It actually only contains 2 new songs while the other four are live songs that were recorde at the Rock Hard Festival in 2011. Whether you like lives recorded tracks or not you should definitely check out the two studio recorded track anyways. The will blow your fucking head off!
The first of the new released tracks is called "Electric Rattlesnake." The song throws chaotic riffs and blast beats right at your face. Fast pace guitar melodies completely smother you with beastly distortion and relentless chugging. The drums kick right off with insane complex patterns. Snapping snares fly over your head as they collide with shattering cymbals over and over again. The vocals soar high over the instruments with an aggressive performance. The track runs for over six minutes long constantly changing tempo and melody. The reckless guitar solos will have you begging for more as soon as they fade out. Lead guitarist, Dave Linsk, plays some tremendous guitar solos that will absolutely blow your mind.
The second track, entitled "Wish You Were Dead," opens with some incredible drum rolls as short quick chugging guitars start to step forward. Lead vocalist, Bobby Ellsworth, lets out a wicked high pitch scream that echoes high over the guitars sending chills down your spine. The verses pick up with more aggressive and yet high octave singing as monstrous guitars blast heavily in the background. You'll find yourself throwing your devil horns in the air immediately. The constant snare drum pound away at you while double bass patterns rumble violently underneath you. Once again you are hit with another godly solo by Linsk. By the end of this track you will be up and moshing. These guys definitely know how to get your blood pumping.
The live songs are "Give A Little," "Bring Me The Night," "Death Rider," and "The Beast Within." I'm usually not crazy about listening to live records but I have to say that these four tracks sound like they were recorded and mixed in a studio. Minus the crowd noise of course. The quality is very impressing and sounds crystal clear. Even the sound effects like reverd and delay came out just right. These are definitely tracks worth checking out. For now, Overkill fans will have to stay satisfied with this small taste of the future. I can only imagine what their next full length album is going to be like.
Official Site - http://wreckingcrew.com/Ironbound/
Myspace - http://www.myspace.com/overkill


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We've all heard the stereotype that doctors have illegible handwriting. And though that may not always be true, the need for things to be written by hand is diminishing – and for good reason.
Barcode technology is increasingly being utilised in the medical industry, to check and verify patient records, to link samples and test results to patients, and to provide medical professionals with other vital information, at the touch of a button.
Medical mistakes are madeworldwide, every day. Did you know that these errors are the seventh most common cause of death overall? That's why it's more important than ever that we take advantage of, and implement, technologies like barcoding – not only to support surgery staff, but to promote patient safety and restore trust in our hospitals and clinics too. And that's also why it's vital that we accept that a change is needed… now.
During investigations observing the intravenous administration of medicine in Denmark, Germany and the UK, one or more errors were made in 31.7%, 48% and 49% respectively. And in a multinational study, there were 74.5 errors relating to intravenous medication per 100 patient days. Unit staff reported workload, stress and fatigue as a contributing factor in 32% of all errors.
This isn't the only area where potentially fatal mistakes are made. A study from the UK, Germany and France showed that a lack of appropriate labelling was a frequent error. Labelling errors accounted for 118 of 273 observations (43%) in the UK centre, 421 (99%) in the German centre, and 20 (20%) in the French centre.
These mistakes – as well as others, including dilution and contamination – can easily be avoided using RFID barcode technology, which has been proven to prevent the majority 99.9% of all medical administration errors.
As well as unrivalled accuracy, RFID barcoding offers doctors and patients the optimum control, consistency, clarity and convenience when it comes to treatment.
Think of it like this: can you imagine your entire medical history, vital details, allergies, any medication you're currently taking and more, all written down on paper? How about for every single person registered at a doctor's surgery or admitted to hospital? The amount of time and effort it would take to populate, upkeep and find specific information amongst this file is inconceivable.
All of this data can be stored on a single, tiny wristband. With mobile devices such as mobile printers and scanners becoming readily available, any medical professional will be able to access information by the bedside to enable the best treatment possible, in the least time, without any unnecessary pressures or administrative stress.
We're all familiar with barcode scanning; we can even do it on our smartphones. We know that misidentification and other medical mishaps waste time, money and trust. And we all know the benefits of the big brains in the band. So isn't it about time you prescribed it?
For more information, take a look at our latest infographic here
Topics: RFID, Healthcare, Barcodes, Wristbands, APAC, North America, Latin America, EMEA


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Last week I wrote about the need to put the keywords on your resume in context, not just in a list of skills or projects. Though computerized Applicant Tracking Systems look for keywords, they're becoming sophisticated enough to parse context.
A post on Technical-Resumes.com points out how using just a list can go wrong - and the dangers of stretching the truth. The post is by IT resume specialist Jennifer Hay, who last December wrote a guest opinion for us on C-level tech resumes. It's unlikely that job candidates at that level have to worry about about beating a computer system, but her advice serves as good warning for all.
Hay had a client who put MDM on his resume, then was asked in an interview which tools he used in the master data management program. The client was embarrassed to admit that his role in the project was limited to collecting metadata about his organization's master data. His work dealt with involving stakeholders and key people in the organization, no small task as my colleague Loraine Lawson has written.
In a situation like this, Hay advises, it's best to step back and look at what his actual role had been.
Yet this client could put MDM on his resume, she says, offering these examples as the best way to word it:
Part of MDM team to establish a strong foundation for moving forward. Generated interest and participation by stakeholders and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) in the metadata-gathering process that ensured consistent and standardized data definitions across the enterprise.
Generated interest and participation by stakeholders and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) in the metadata-gathering process for an MDM program that ensured consistent and standardized data definitions across the enterprise.
By sticking to the facts, she says, you can avoid embarrassment while still highlighting your accomplishments, whatever your role.
And if your company is trying to make a business case for MDM, check out this collection of Master Data Management Research Notes from Ventana Research. It's free to IT Business Edge members in the IT Downloads library.
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Good post. The second version in your example is much better grammar. It's more actively worded, feels like the action is moving forward and is more interesting. "To establish a strong foundation for moving forward" is a bit strange if you actually, as foundations rest solidly and don't really move forward. (A moving foundation could be dangerous!).
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Yes Susan, you are right on should only write facts as at the end of the interview only that will lay your hands on the job.
I think for your later example one needs to hire a resume service provider like http://www.resumeserviceplus.com/ who can play with the words by sticking to the facts and highlighting your accomplishments. There is no harm in taking help from professionals.Reply
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Swimming at the Cold Water Championships isn't easy -- no bull.
Competitors put on wacky costumes, like these horns, before swimming laps in the frigid waters at the Tooting Bec lido in South London, England.
Reports indicate that the water was about 37 degrees during this year's event
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Yesterday it was a day of rest (Bank holiday), and for that I decided to experiment myself with something different- yet again a WW2 theme.
My brother on my birthday, brought to me two gifts (he is a very good lad) - one Italeri's bunker and one set of the new Italeri's fast-build 88mm Flak Gun. I had these two sets ''sitting'', because I was too busy (houses construction).
I decided to make something out of them, and that was a fortified position. I used some foamcore for the base, and I let my imagination run wild!
Still, it's not yet finished (hence the W.I.P post), but the photos will help you get an idea of how this will come out!Much greenery must be put! :-)
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Tearing up the Race Card
Paul Foot
- The New Untouchables: Immigration and the New World Worker by Nigel Harris
Tauris, 256 pp, £25.00, October 1995, ISBN 1 85043 956 7
- The Cambridge Survey of World Migration edited by Robin Cohen
Cambridge, 570 pp, £75.00, November 1995, ISBN 0 521 44405 5
Every Tory attempt at 'renewal' – the staged leadership election last summer is a good example – pushes the Party closer to the abyss. Every poll indicates that they are losing more heavily than ever before. There is one possible remedy. Labour may be soft on immigration. The electorate may be scared away from its obvious intention, even at this late hour, by the prospect of hordes of foreigners being seduced into the country by Jack Straw. Several ministers, some for lack of any other strategy, some out of an instinctive xenophobia, press the Prime Minister to 'play the race card'. The hawks on this subject are the two Michaels, Portillo and Howard, whose fathers were both immigrants, and Peter Lilley, whose holidays in his house in France enabled him to break into colloquial French in the course of a ludicrous comic turn about foreigners coming to this country to partake of the social services which he is assiduously dismantling. As always when a course of action is urged on him by his enemies in the cabinet, whom he describes as 'bastards', nice Mr Major rolls over on his back and pants happily in agreement. The Queen's Speech makes it clear that immigration and political asylum will be an issue at the general election. Judging from the predictions of the very right-wing Hugh Colver, who has resigned in disgust after a few months as chief Tory press spokesman, there will be no holds barred. No doubt Tory chairman Brian Mawhinney will be in close touch with his colleague Peter Griffiths, the MP for Portsmouth North, who first won a seat in Parliament in Smethwick, in the general election of 1964, by concentrating heavily on the race issue. It was in that election, without the sanction of Mr Griffiths, that the slogan first appeared in stickers, leaflets and verbal sallies on the doorsteps: 'If you want a nigger neighbour, vote Labour.'
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Space tourism incubating in California's Mojave Desert
The Mojave Desert is where the Right Stuff was born. It's where Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier with the X-1 rocket plane in 1947. It's where other test pilots earned their astronaut wings in the X-15 during the '60s.
Now the Right Stuff is being born again in Mojave. But it's an open question whether that renewed spirit of rocket-powered flight will grow up here?or take root someplace else, as it did in the 1960s.
This time, the rockets being tested in the desert aren't secret military projects. They're commercial ventures, focused on bringing the thrill of outer space to the masses and turning a profit.
"As a child, I read about some of the things that happened? the early X-1 flights, the whole X-series?I guess I thought that was over and gone with, and probably wouldn't be seen again," said David Mackay, a 56-year-old veteran aviator who's now the chief pilot for one of those ventures, Virgin Galactic. "And yet, here we are with a very similar system, an air-launched spaceship."
Mojave's stars
Last month, Mackay took the controls of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo for its third rocket-powered test flight?over the desert. Later this year, Mackay and other test pilots expect to ride the rocket plane up to the space frontier, 62 miles up, during practice runs for passenger space tours.
Virgin Galactic, which was founded by British billionaire Richard Branson, is the current star of the show in Mojave. But Mojave is more than Virgin Galactic. More than 70 aerospace ventures are located in the town, population 4,238. It's a 90-minute drive from Los Angeles, just up the road from Palmdale (where the space shuttles were built) and Edwards Air Force Base (where the X-planes were flown).
Today, the commercial center for the new space age is the Mojave Air and Space Port, where low-profile hangars conceal high-tech gear. On the airport's grounds, you can find Orbital Sciences' Stargazer jet, which launches Pegasus rockets in midflight. You can see Scaled Composites, which built SpaceShipTwo?and before that, SpaceShipOne, which won the $10 million Ansari X Prize for private spaceflight a decade ago.
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Now that the House has passed a farm bill, the Senate is eager to go to conference.
"We're anxious to go (forward) and I'm very concerned that process begins to move this week," said Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow, chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, during a Monday (July 15) press conference."We've got only six legislative weeks before the current farm bill expires. Since we're in session only four days a week, that makes 24 days counting today. So, there's not a lot of time. There's enough time to do it but we've got to get started in putting together the final agreement. There's no reason to wait or delay the process anymore."
Whether the result of Stabenow's prodding or clearing up clerical issues, the House farm bill, which passed on a party-line vote, is expected to reach the Senate on Tuesday (July 16).
"I'm willing to take whatever the House gives us and … I'm confident we can put something together that will be able to get bipartisan support," said Stabenow. "That's what it will take – not just bipartisan support in the Senate, but also in the House."
Meanwhile, agriculture leaders from both chambers have already begun talks. "I've talked to (Oklahoma Rep. Frank Lucas, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee) and had a good discussion. I've talked to ranking member (Minnesota Rep. Collin Peterson). They're both anxious to get to conference, as well.
"I think we were all surprised … after the House voted on their bill on a partisan basis. We fully expected to receive in the Senate right away. In fact, we were intending to leave the Senate floor open that night to be able to receive the House bill so we could go through the procedures needed to go to conference.
"When (House Majority Leader Eric Cantor) announced they weren't going to send us the bill, I was pretty stunned. It appears, at this point, that the (House) leadership wants to try to pass a Republican-only Nutrition Title."
Lucas, said Stabenow, was unable to provide an answer as to why the House leadership had still not sent over the House farm bill. If only the agriculture leaders from both chambers would be left alone to hash out a new farm bill, "we could get this done. I feel that strongly, even today. We need to have the leadership of the House supporting (Lucas and Peterson) because they know how to put together a bipartisan bill."
Stabenow also questioned House strategy considering the late date. "Why in the world, since they passed the rest of their farm bill with only Republican votes, didn't they attach their Republican Nutrition Title bill last week and send it over? I couldn't tell you what they're doing. I can tell you that, with what's already been passed, we're ready to begin the (conference) process. Time is of the essence…
"We want to get to work and get this done. The longer the House waits before sending something to us, the less time we have before the current extension (of the 2008 farm bill) runs out. I'm not going to support an extension that leaves out some important pieces of farm policy and continues big subsidies we've all agreed should be eliminated."
Permanent law
One major change the House farm bill would bring to farm policy is the end of permanent law.
Prior to the House farm bill vote Lucas defended replacing 1938 and 1949 permanent law with "whatever the ultimate product this farm bill process this year is. … I know many of you say '(older permanent law) is the hammer with which we force things to happen.' Well, the hammer hasn't worked very well in the last two years, has it? It's time to move past that old paradigm, craft good agricultural policy for rural America and the consumer out there, and make it the permanent law."
Agriculture groups, said Stabenow, are especially concerned with the possibility. "There are wide implications for this. There is deep, deep opposition."
Adopting the House approach would "take the pressure off to create a farm bill every five years. What's the impact on every other part of agriculture?"
If a conference hasn't begun by August, "I hope there's an outcry," said Stabenow, who warned there would be consequences at the ballot box. "I know for sure, last year, the fact that the House wouldn't even take up the farm bill was very much an issue in (Democrats) winning some Senate races. I suspect it would have an impact again if the House can't get its act together."
Asked if the Senate would ever agree to drop the Nutrition Title from farm bill in conference, Stabenow reiterated that such legislation would not pass the Senate "nor would the President sign that kind of bill. That isn't something that has the support as an approach." Doing so, she said, would end the coalition "between urban and rural communities that has allowed us to have an agriculture and food policy for the country that is broadly supported. It would be a major on policy and a major mistake on getting the bill done."
Stabenow also said it was ironic that for those calling for an overhaul of food stamps "without a Nutrition Title, the reforms we've put in place to tighten up on fraud and abuse wouldn't exist. If House members want to continue the possibility of someone winning the lottery and getting food assistance, then don't support our nutrition bill. If they want to continue to certain fraud happening with retailers – where they are giving people cash for their food stamps so they can turn around and buy drugs – then don't support our farm bill. If they think students going to college and live with their parents and technically have zero income and qualify for food assistance should continue, then don't support our farm bill.
"But if you want reform, if you want to be able to cut down on waste, fraud and abuse, it won't happen unless we pass (the Senate's) Nutrition Title."
Queried on the desire of some lawmakers in the House calling for some $135 billion in nutrition program cuts, Stabenow said that would not happen. "I'm sure that would have bipartisan opposition in the Senate."
Stabenow also called out the Republicans for vocal support of food banks while calling for drastic cuts in nutrition program funding. The banks "are funded through the Nutrition Title. It's not just SNAP, it's food banks, job training for people getting food help, it's nutrition education so families are able to make wiser decisions with very limited money so their children can get nutritious meals and we can tackle long-term health costs from childhood obesity. The Nutrition Title is much broader than only a fight about SNAP."
Near the end of the call, Stabenow picked up the pompoms while giving House leadership another push. "If we're going to have a middle class in this country, we've got to grow things and make things. That's what we do. Then, we add value to it, market it, sell it, advertise, it, trade it – all kinds of things. But you've got to grow something and make something.
"In rural America, that's what they do. Everyone in those small towns is counting on Congress – specifically, at this point, the House – to understand the important role they play not only in our economy but in our way of life."


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Legislation exempting inter-affiliate swaps from margin and other requirements under the derivatives provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act was approved by voice vote by the House Agriculture Committee. Sponsored by Rep. Steve Stivers (R-OH) and Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-OH), HR 2779, would exempt swaps and security-based swaps entered into by a party that is controlling, controlled by, or under common control with its counterparty. The exempted transactions would be reported to an appropriate swap data repository, or, if there is no such repository that would accept them, to the CFTC in the case of exempted swaps, or the SEC in the case of exempted security-based swaps. Rep. Stivers said that the legislation is designed to ensure that Congress does not penalize companies over the way they choose to do business. The House Financial Services Committee earlier approved HR 2779 in a bi-partisan 53-0 vote.
Inter-affiliate swaps are swaps and security-based swaps executed between entities under common corporate ownership. H.R. 2779 exempts inter-affiliate swap and security-based swap trades that are designed to mitigate risks associated with market-facing trades, where a corporation executes a derivatives transaction with an investment bank or other entity, which may be either a swap dealer or security-based swap dealer.
Currently, companies use inter-affiliate swaps to combine positions and centrally hedge risk. This is accomplished by executing most or all of its external swaps or security-based swaps through a single or limited number of affiliates. Despite the significant differences between inter-affiliate swaps and swaps between unrelated parties, the Dodd-Frank Act treats these swaps the same, which increases the cost of hedging risk for end-users. House Report No. 122-344.
Rep. Stivers noted that inter-affiliate swaps are a type of accounting transaction used to assign risk of swap to the proper entity within the corporate family. The federal government should not be influencing that type of decision by essentially picking winners and losers within a corporate family, said the Representative, who assured the subcommittee that the legislation does not change corporation law. Rep. Stivers also noted that the measure applies only to swaps, not to all derivatives.
An amendment offered by Rep. Stivers and Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI) designed to prevent entities from using the inter-affiliate swap exemption to evade Dodd-Frank derivatives regulation was agreed to by voice vote. Primarily, the amendment would ensure that financial services companies cannot use the exemption to evade other provisions of Dodd-Frank. Rep. Moore noted that the intent of the amendment is to prevent evasion of clearing and margin requirements. The amendment allows the SEC to adopt regulations to include in the definition of security-based swap any agreement or transaction structured as an affiliate transaction to evade the requirements of Dodd-Frank.
Under H.R. 2779, inter-affiliate swap trades must still be reported to a swap data repository and to the appropriate regulators. While the bill does not exempt security-based swap trades from all of Title VII's requirements, the bill does exempt such transactions from the margin, capital, clearing and execution, and real-time reporting requirements of Title VII. The bill would also prohibit affiliate transactions from being used as a factor in defining a security based swap dealer or major security-based swap participant.
During the Ag Committee markup of HR 2779, Chairman Frank Lucas (R-OK) expressed strong support for the legislation, noting that HR 2779 ensures that companies can maintain successful business models centralizing risk management expertise in a single or limited number of affiliates. He observed that regulating inter-affiliate swaps would not provide additional risk reduction but would raise costs for many companies.
Rep. Fudge said that an exemption for inter-affiliate swaps from margin and other requirements of Dodd-Frank Act would allow for centralized hedging whereby a company using inter-affiliate swaps can combine its positions, executing most if not all of its market facing swaps through a single affiliate. These transactions do not pose or increase systemic risk and would not lead to abuse, she averred, because Section 721(c) of Dodd-Frank gives regulators explicit anti-evasion authority and HR 2779 preserves the power to regulate security-based swap transactions under Sections 23A and 23B of the Federal Reserve Act. More broadly, said Rep. Fudge, the legislation balances business needs while protecting investors from abuses.
In earlier testimony supporting HR 2779, ISDA noted that the legislation addresses an issue of significant concern to major swaps market participants. Inter-affiliate swaps are transactions between two legally separate subsidiaries, explained ISDA, and are commonly used by financial institution dealers in connection with their roles as market intermediaries and by end-users to hedge capital and manage balance sheet risks. End-users use inter-affiliate swaps transactions to hedge their capital, manage risks inherent in a particular balance sheet asset/liability mix and manage other related risks arising from their general operations.


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ROME — Carrying a message for Pope John Paul II from the Shiite Moslems who held him captive for 19 months, the Rev. Lawrence Jenco arrived in Rome on Tuesday. Jenco is to have an audience with the pope today.
Jenco declined to describe the message, saying it was not up to him but to the pope to disclose its contents. The Vatican rarely discloses what is discussed at papal audiences.