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Safety-on-the-Job Kids' Poster Contest Winners Announced
After receiving nearly 1,000 poster entries from around the world—the U.S., Columbia, Costa Rica, Kuwait and Dubai—ASSE has announced the winners of NAOSH Week's 2009 Safety-on-the-Job kids' poster contest. This year's NAOSH Week theme is "Safety Means Always Coming Home," and kids were encouraged to illustrate what job safety means to them.
Ages 5-6
Ages 7-8
Ages 9-10
Ages 11-12
Ages 13-14
The winning posters will be featured on the NAOSH Week (May 3-9, 2009) poster, which is sent to thousands of businesses worldwide. They will also receive $1,000 savings bonds and will be honored in a Washington, DC, awards ceremony on May 4. To order a free NAOSH 2009 poster, contact ASSE's Customer Service Department or call (847) 699-2929.
ASSE Publishes New Book on Hazard Recognition & Control
ASSE has published a new book, Hazard Recognition and Control in Institutional Settings—A Guide for Hospitals, Universities and Nursing Homes, edited by George Byrns, Ph.D., MPH, CIH, with contributions from practitioners who have extensive institutional safety experience.
The book provides vital information in a broad range of areas of concern to institutional health and safety (IEHS) professionals employed in hospitals, universities and nursing homes. Topics include environmental management laws and regulations; emergency preparedness and incident command systems; building renovation and design; waste management; hazard and risk assessment; indoor air quality and HVAC systems; health surveys and surveillance; social marketing; workplace violence; and workers' compensation.
Topics of specific concern to hospital employees include healthcare accreditation standards, healthcare-specific occupational hazards, infection control, epidemiology and ergonomic issues. For nursing home employees, areas such as infection control and ergonomics, especially moving patients, are examined. For those in college and university settings, the book addresses the hazards of dormitories, cafeteria and food services, student health services and science laboratories, as well as art studios, theaters and agricultural settings.
ASSE Active in Efforts to Provide OSH Coverage to Florida's Public-Sector Workers
ASSE members in Florida deserve credit for advancing the passage of one of the more significant occupational safety and health (OSH) bills in recent years—an achievement recognized by the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board in a recent YouTube video. Legislation drafted by Senator Evelyn Lynn and Representative Audrey Gibson—and championed by ASSE—led to creation of a task force to determine how Florida can provide OSH coverage to its public sector workers. That task force recently issued its final report, and ASSE supports several key recommendations from that report.
Dave Heidorn, ASSE's manager of government affairs and policy, reports that ASSE will "work to see these recommendations passed into law" during the 2009 session of the Florida legislature. "ASSE has engaged the lobbyist who succeeded for us last year," he says. "We have a group of dedicated Florida members—including Ed Granberry Jr., Mark Friend and Jim Smith—who have been working on this issue from the beginning and who will lead the effort again this year." Heidorn also notes that Frank Lakotich, Region IV ARVP for Government Affairs, is also bringing the region's support to the effort.
More member involvement in these activities is always welcome and needed, says Heidorn. "The more voices we can bring to this effort—whether it's contacting your state senator or representative, writing letters to the editor in your community and keeping your chapter informed—the better chances we have."
Prepare a Poster Session for Safety 2009
ASSE has issued a call for poster abstracts for its Safety 2009 Professional Development Conference, which will be held June 28 - July 1 in San Antonio, TX. Poster sessions help to generate interest in SH&E research and communicate information related to best practices, new program initiatives and similar developments. Selected posters will be displayed Sunday, June 28, through Tuesday, June 30, in the exhibit hall.
Selected presenters will receive a $100 discount on their applicable conference registration rate, while student presenters will be able to attend for free. Abstracts for poster presentations may reflect completed research or research in the final stages of data collection, with preliminary results available. Deadline for submissions is March 13, 2009. Download the submission form or contact ASSE's Terry Wilkinson with questions.
Practice Specialty Resources Available to Society Members
ASSE's practice specialties provide many opportunities for members to network, volunteer and share their expertise with fellow professionals. With 16 specialties, four branches and four additional common interest groups to join, the options for getting involved are plentiful. Members receive their respective practice specialty technical publication—now sent in a full-color digital format via e-mail—that incorporates video, audio and other links to provide members with even more information. The digital format allows readers to zoom in and out of pages, navigate horizontally or vertically throughout the publication, click-navigate through an active table of contents, instantly send an e-mail to authors and download the entire publication as a PDF.
In addition, practice specialties offer many resources to keep members in touch with the latest industry news. For instance, the ASSE Nanotechnology Support Site offers reports, articles and government resources that cover current trends and issues related to nanotechnology. The site also provides links to previously held nanotechnology teleconferences and presentations.
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Get an Extra Edge With Safety 2009's Pre- & Postconference Seminars
Safety 2009, scheduled for June 28 - July 1 in San Antonio, TX, is an opportunity to grow professionally, share ideas and gain skills and knowledge needed to address key SH&E issues. Pre- and postconference seminars provide attendees with additional opportunities to explore industry topics.
Early registration (by April 15) is encouraged, as some classes have limited enrollment. Contact ASSE's Customer Service Department for more information or call (847) 699-2929.
ASSE Webinars: Your Online Resource Library
ASSE's Virtual Classroom offers SH&E professionals online learning opportunities without the hassle and expense of traveling. Several webinars are already on the slate for March—bookmark the page to check back for updates on your favorite topics.
While the live webinar has interactive benefits, if you miss a topic of interest, check out ASSE's webinar archive where you can download sessions to view at your convenience. Cast your vote for the topic you would most like to see presented in the virtual classroom, or become a virtual presenter yourself.
Special Nexsteps Career Center Offer for ASSE Members
During this turbulent economy, having a place to access the latest career opportunities is vital to SH&E professionals. ASSE maintains a growing Nexsteps Career Center to benefit both employers and jobseekers. To provide our members a more robust site with job openings, ASSE is now offering a special discount to members to post jobs. If you post a job on Nexsteps for yourself or your employer, you will receive a $30 discount on the cost of the posting. Just enter the promo code memval30 to receive your special pricing.
Warren Brown Participates at Inaugural ASHCA Meeting
In January, ASSE President Warren Brown, CSP, ARM, CSHM, participated in a panel discussion at the first national meeting of the Agricultural Safety and Health Council of America (ASHCA). Driven by farmer/rancher and agribusiness leaders, this new organization is the first of its kind in the U.S. to pursue a national strategy to reduce disease, injuries and fatalities in American agriculture. The panel discussion focused on critical issues for improving agricultural safety and health at a national level.
Brown first discussed the importance of making better connections between agricultural cooperatives, insurance companies, farm and ranch suppliers, and support services to professional safety organizations and societies. "Collaboration is the key to helping raise awareness of farm safety—that is, collaboration between ASSE, ASHCA, farm bureaus and industry," Brown said. He suggested combining the efforts of ASSE's agricultural safety experts with those of ASHCA and other organizations to conduct research and develop educational materials for farm workers.
Brown also talked about how to best provide safety education and training to young farm workers and to those from various demographic backgrounds, such as Spanish-speaking farm workers. He discussed developing materials relevant to the population, such as multilingual and hands-on training. "Printed materials are more effective if combined with materials that use sound, visuals, demonstrations and lectures," Brown said. He also talked about building and maintaining a safety culture at work—educating farms about the value of safety in a way that reaches all types of workers.
ASSEF/Liberty Mutual Research Fellow Shares Study Highlights
During summer 2008, Lauren Murphy worked as a research fellow at the Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety as part of a fellowship cosponsored by the ASSE Foundation and Liberty Mutual. Her research involved examining the effects of social modeling on safety behavior in the workplace and developing a conceptual model that captures the relevant issues and relationships surrounding social modeling and safety behaviors. Read her research abstract.
Best-in-Class Safety Management Virtual Symposium: April 20-24
ASSE's first-ever virtual symposium is a great opportunity to interact with and learn from colleagues from around the world without ever leaving the office. During the week-long event, participants can access more than 20 live sessions—and view recordings of any sessions missed. In today's cautious economic environment, this is an exciting and cost-effective way to keep current in SH&E.
ASSE Membership Campaign
Don't forget this is the last month to take advantage of ASSE's 2008-09 Member-Get-a-Member Campaign. Encourage your colleagues to join ASSE and be eligible to win some valuable prizes. For the month of March new members using ASSE's March Madness membership coupon on ASSE's home page will have the application fee waived (a $25 value), and also be entered into a drawing to win a $50 gas card and a $25 ASSE gift certificate if they join by March 31, 2009.
Chapter & Member News
New Jersey Chapter Uses Safety Suitcase to Promote Kids' Poster Contest
For the second consecutive year, members of the New Jersey Chapter have used ASSE's Safety Suitcase to educate students about workplace safety. This year, Chapter President Kristin Herman used the suitcase to promote ASSE's Safety-on-the-Job kids' poster contest. "We were really promoting the poster contest and used the Safety Suitcase as a guide when going to talk to the kids," Herman says. She visited six classes at Mountain View School in Mt. Olive, NJ.
Chapter President-Elect Frank Gesualdo and member Julie Park also visited Old York School and Whitten School in Branchburg, NJ. They used PPE items donated by Roche Molecular Systems in Branchburg, NJ, to demonstrate workplace safety to the students. Together, the members submitted more than 85 posters they collected from the students.
For more information about ASSE's Safety Suitcase, visit the ASSE newsroom or contact Joanna Climer at (847) 768-3404.
ASSE Members in Wisconsin Form Alliance With OSHA
Members of ASSE's Wisconsin Chapter have teamed with OSHA, the Milwaukee Building and Construction Trades Council and Wisconsin power plant contractors to form an alliance that will focus on enhancing construction site rigging practices for employees in the state of Wisconsin. The alliance is an outgrowth of the "We Energies" forum established in 2006 as part of an initiative to help contractor safety professionals share work practices. "Our members are committed to doing what we can to make sure everyone who goes to work each day returns home safely, free from injury or illness," says James Jones, CSP, Wisconsin Chapter President. "Workplace injuries and illnesses are preventable and this alliance will certainly help in enhancing safety for all."
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To have a web-based open source design interface. The user can choose their favorite location for their "ideal house" using an MLRS style listing of local properties, then a walk-thru digital design tool uploaded with local companies cabinetry, interiors, appliances, etc. Having plug-in features (aquaponics, methane digesters, solar PV and thermal, passive design features, composting toilets, cob/ cordwood edible landscaping etc: its YOUR dream home). The work will be paid, not volunteer thus creating jobs and attacking climate change and alternative energy goals as well, our #1 consumption point being residential.
Then- Using the optional membership raffle model to finance. Example: the average cost to build in america: $180,000 (that is construction and land paid IN FULL no morgages, no loans). Doing the math= 1,800 people with $100 or 5,000 people with $40 or monthly membership of twenty bucks, and you get a chance to win your dream house every other month. Thats right- FREE.
Franchise this function into every community in the country until not one person has a morgage to pay, and the freedom rings!
Im just a mom, I believe that if I dont get some help with this idea soon, I will have to learn how to code! please do let me know what you think!
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Jan 31 2013: The idea is to facilitate the owning of the property and house free and clear, so you CAN "play" until you "win". In the same way that the bylaws could prefer local contractors and locally sourced manufactured things, there could be a stipulation that the property and house ownership could not be "transferred" for five/ten years(negotiable) either by student loan collectors, divorces or speculators etc., although people could certainly "give" the property in question to someone else if their "dream house" changes (new kids, losses, moving needed)- they could then "play until they win" again freely.
Also, the persons whom CAN afford to build their own home could use the open-source aspects of the "design and engineering" that our "teaching tool" organization provides as well ! Finance the next house project with the "dividends". Cradle to Cradle.
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Europe faces an interesting set of immigration challenges and opportunities: Demographic pressures as many European societies age, a lively and at times tense policy and political debate over questions of identity and immigrant integration, and a unique policy environment that has knit 28 European countries together with regards to the management of outer borders, asylum, and other immigration-related topics. MPI has long conducted research and analysis of European policy on topics ranging from labor mobility and border security to immigrant integration, citizenship, and foreign qualifications recognition, which can be found below.
Denise Efionayi, Josef Martin Niederberger and Philippe Wanner of the Swiss Forum for Migration and Population Studies explain how Switzerland, with one of the highest percentages of foreigners in Europe, is responding to a variety of migration challenges.
MPI's Joanne van Selm analyzes the EU's latest effort to guarantee rights, protect refugees, and regulate migration flows and borders.
Louka T. Katseli of the OECD Development Centre explains why effective migration policies in Europe are as much a political as a technical issue.
Our updated country profile on France by MPI's Kim Hamilton and INED's Patrick Simon now includes information on the headscarf debate and new asylum data.
Rainer Münz of the Hamburg Institute of International Economics analyzes Germany's long-awaited immigration law.
This report examines the immigration regimes of European nations, particularly those with points systems and "shortage lists," and highlights the flaws of such systems which base selection on formal indictors of applicants' educational qualifications, work experience, previous salary, and occupation.
This report examines granting local voting rights in municipal elections to resident non-nationals.
More than half of all the states in the world, countries of immigration as well as emigration, now tolerate some form or element of dual citizenship. This report goes beyond statistical trends to the heart of these changes and how best to think through the policy answers.
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Among the current exhibitions at the Museum at FIT is the second installment of "Fashion, A-Z," featuring highlights from the museum's permanent collection of more than 50,000 garments and accessories dating from the 18th century to the present. Can't make it to New York to examine the embroidered organza creation that Oscar de la Renta whipped up for his spring 2002 Balmain collection or showstoppers from the likes of Christian Dior and Charles James? A companion book from Taschen is due out this fall, but the real resource is already at your fingertips: the freshly relaunched Museum at FIT Online Collections. The new site is stocked with digital images and details of some 600 objects (double the number previously available), from 17th-century kicks with stylish red heels to a killer Rick Owens ensemble just a few seasons removed from the runway. The more integrated site also includes an array of options for searching and browsing the collection as well as the ability to create and save image sets for personal use. Watch for new objects and images to be added on a monthly basis.


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Patterns, colors, shapes, and sizes; these are only a few of the many reasons guests are flocking to the annual Vermont Quilt Festival. "This is an amazing array of absolutely gorgeous work in all different categories. They're artistic, traditional, machine-made, hand-made. You get to see it all and it's absolutely wonderful. It's on my list every year, I've been here for 25 years," said Debbie Averill of Massachusetts.
The four-day festival is showcasing 260 pieces of work, stitching together talent from all over the country. Quilters, vendors and visitors are all making their way to Vermont to appreciate quilts of all varieties. "The status of the design, is the person doing the design themselves or is the person buying a pattern already design? Selection of fabrics, how long it takes them to find the color they want. Then are they going to hand sew it, hand piece it or machine sewed. How is it going to be embelished, is it going to be embroidered, have jewels put on it?" describes organizer, Sharon Crowley.
Every quilt gets recognition with a ribbon or prize. And the people sending them in, are as young as five years old. And for 13-year old Mallory Pugh, dedicating months to quilt work is worth learning and loving at a young age. "It will be difficult getting through it, you'll want to quit, you'll want to say it's not working, but once you see your finished quilt and know that you did that, it feels amazing," said Pugh.
Visitors who take a glance truly see the love stitched in every inch. "A lot of quilt makers are very artistic and have training. But some of us are just moms. We want to make things for our kids, things for our house. The amount of time, the love that's in them, that's the best part," said Averill.
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PNB welcomes dance-maker Crystal Pite
An interview with noted choreographer Crystal Pite, who is working with Pacific Northwest Ballet for the first time.
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Pacific Northwest Ballet, Friday through Nov. 17, McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer St., Seattle; $28-$174 (206-441-2424 or pnb.org).
Vancouver, B.C.-based choreographer Crystal Pite is no stranger to Seattle — she and her contemporary company Kidd Pivot have been regular visitors to On the Boards in recent years. But now she's back with something different: "Emergence," a work created for the National Ballet of Canada, making its local debut with Pacific Northwest Ballet on Friday.
Though Pite's background is in ballet (she was classically trained, and danced with Ballet British Columbia and Ballet Frankfurt), her interests as a choreographer have long been "on the more contemporary side of things," she said, in town last month to rehearse "Emergence."
But in 2009, National Ballet of Canada artistic director Karen Kain commissioned her to create a work for ballet dancers, and Pite found herself first intrigued, then fascinated to explore what she calls the "ecstatic architecture" of the ballet vocabulary again.
"I think of the ecstatic because it's so generous — the chest is open, the neck is exposed, the arms are opening wide and high, the fingers are alive and the legs are open and turned out and extended. Everything just feels so exhilarated in the body," she said. "Those are the kinds of postures you use when you're joyful, when you feel powerful, and there's also a sense of ease there."
"Emergence," set to an original score by Owen Belton, is inspired by the idea of emergent structures, such as a bee hive or an ant hill — or a ballet company. It plays with, Pite said, "the idea of swarm intelligence, the single individual responding to certain parameters and systems, local stimuli. Things right next to them have an echo effect in the rest of the group, creating these beautiful structures."
And it was created as a group, for 38 dancers. "Because I had such a short time [to choreograph]," said Pite, "I tried to come up with ways that the piece could kind of make itself — to come up with systems that would self-generate the work. The cast was very much involved in responding to the information, the parameters, and coming up with solutions."
Pite came up with, for the ballet's final section, 24 "very short combinations of movement, about six counts long," that every dancer learned; the cast was then sorted into small groups and sent off to play with the combinations. "It was a case of looking at what all the different groups came up with, and finding ways to combine and juxtapose them."
At PNB for the first time, Pite said she's enjoyed working with the dancers — "their techniques seem flawless and effortless and solid. That's really fun to play with." She appreciated that they were able to pick up the work quickly, due to the company's constantly changing array of choreographers and styles.
Ultimately, she said, "for me, it's about the place, the humans, what they are like. Here, it's been great. There's definitely a good spirit — an open, joyful energy."
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Shop for a Cause: Last-Minute Gift Ideas to Benefit Share Our Strengthby Maria Russo in Community, December 22nd, 2013
While Christmas is only three days away, the Food Network Store is still stocked with last-minute gifts and seasonal stocking stuffers that will wow the unchecked names on your shopping list. Best of all, if you shop among these gifts in the store, 100 percent of all proceeds will go directly to Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry campaign, a national movement committed to ending childhood hunger in America.
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Last year for holiday season, I gave edible gifts to my love ones I baked cupcakes for them just for a change on my holiday gift giving. Each one of my siblings received 6 different cupcake flavors which are beautifully aligned in a cute box.
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Ellen and her unopened present call Katie. David's gift is in the front of the shot for the entire scene. Ellen apologizes and really wants to talk. She almost opens the box, but a call from Patty derails her. Patty apparently invites Ellen over for a pajama party, because the next scene is Ellen at Patty's pad sipping tea and talking business. Patty tells her that they found a plaintiff. She doesn't say who it is though. Patty asks after Katie. Ellen says she's fine and Patty adds that she hopes the policeman leads back to Frobisher. I'm not sure what this scene was meant to accomplish aside from confusing me. Is Patty still out to get Frobisher? Or is she willing to undermine Ellen's investigation to get to Kendrick?
Dirty Cop no. 2 and Mr. Cheeseburger meet in an alley to discuss their little problem. Mr. Cheeseburger assures Dirty Cop no. 2 that if the Civilian Review Board kicks the complaint upstairs he has friends in Internal Affairs who can make the case disappear. They both agree that doesn't entirely make the problem vanish. They have different ideas on how to resolve that situation, though. Dirty Cop no. 2 seems to think that they should take out Katie (yeah, I vote for that one!), but Mr. Cheeseburger is pretty sure he should just shoot Dirty Cop no. 2 in the back and then in the chest. He wins! Flashback to the incredibly graphic Death of David and Mr. Cheeseburger assuring Frobisher that there is nothing from David's death that can be traced back to him. Jump ahead four months and Mr. Cheeseburger is inside Ellen's hotel room. Ellen hears the door click and shouts, presumably from the bathroom, "Wes, is that you?" Mr. Cheeseburger puts a silencer on his gun and tiptoes off to find Ellen. Really wish I could put in the next disk and find out what happens next. Damn you show! Stop being good.
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One man is dead after officials say he fell off of a truck bed.
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We received nearly 2000 of your questions for Stephenie at TheTwilightSaga.com. Stephenie has graciously answered a lot of your most asked questions below. Enjoy!
the alternate ending would most likely be the last part of eclips and all of breaking dawn
werewolves can bite people too, at least thats whats i heard/read what if bella would rather be a werewolf so she could still be with everyone she loves and imprints on jacob? you have to think, giving up everything, your loved one, your life ,you best friend so you could be with some boy?
if i were bella i would so be a werewolf
( stefanie meyers is one of the best writers ever!)
@ Candace Ross
I know that a part of her will always belong to Edward, but a part of her will always belong to Jacob too. Besides, then there is no Renesmee. That's not so bad. I thought the whole imprinting thing was a sort of back-up-plan for Jacob. And Renesmee doesn't have to choose Jacob at all. That's entirely up to her. She can be with a vampire. So that could be in the sequel: Jacob forgetting his imprint or something like that. Or that it wasn't really his imprint but the soul of his still unborn child that should be "made" when Jacob and Bella make love.
But an alternative version would be cool. So I guess that everyone has their own opinion, right?
i absolutely agree with guywhojustlovessing and also many other books have alternate endings
- you rock
Stephenie Meyer,
As I already said/wrote: I love your work! It's amazing and you're a great writer. But there's one thing that I would like. It's an alternative version of The Twilight Saga in which Bella chooses Jacob. I know that it's not normal. No other books have ever changed their ending, but it would be so awesome! Your book series have been a great succes over the entire world. I'm surprised that aliens haven't read your work. So, to close this question, I hope you'll consider it. Then there will be a film too. You would make me (and I think other Team Jacob members) so happy!
one of your fans from Belgium (maybe the biggest, don't know about that).
pleasssssssssee make a alternate ending.
bella would be awsome as a werewolf.
i heart jacob and not because who his actor,
the way stephanie described him is beyond words.
i would love to read another boook!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i wish there was a different eclips and breaking dawn book where bella chooses jacob,
i know she wants to be more than human but can't werewolves bite humans too?
is there gonna b one about them later in life we never get to hear about renesmee and jacob when there older and there my fav. Taylor is sooooo hot
Is there going to be any more books about The Twilight Saga? I would LOVE to read more.
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Update, July 28, 1:40 p.m.:
The cause of the explosion that destroyed a Lower Windsor Township home Thursday is under investigation -- and may remain that way for some time, a police official said.
Lower Windsor Township Police Chief Tim Caldwell said he spoke with Pennsylvania State Police Fire Marshal Brad Dunham today, and that Dunham said the investigation could take a while.
"It's going to be, at least through this week, until all the schedules can get coordinated ... to get all of them together," Caldwell said.
The groups involved in the investigation are the state police, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, a propane company, and an insurance company.
Caldwell said state police called in the ATF for its agents' expertise in explosive investigations.
About 5 a.m. Thursday, firefighters and police were called to the home of Jon and Karen Gish at 150 Calvary Church Road, for an explosion, according to Caldwell.
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Karen Gish said the only thing left standing of her Lower Windsor Township home - after an explosion leveled it early Thursday morning - is a cross attached to the fireplace.
To Gish, it's not a coincidence that the cross remained, or that neither she nor her three children and husband Jon, were in the home at the time.
"It's perfect because that's the most important thing to all of us, is our faith," she said. "All of us were out of the house and that in itself, is a miracle."
The family's dog, a German Shepherd named Briere, who sleeps outside, survived with a torn ear, she said.
About 5 a.m., firefighters and police were called to the Gishes' home at 150 Calvary Church Road, for an explosion, according to Lower Windsor Township Police Chief Tim Caldwell.
"We had a home that basically blew up," he said.
Nearby residents said they were awoken by what they thought was thunder, but later suspected it was the explosion. One woman said she felt her home shake from the blast.
Anyone inside the Gishes' home "would have been dead. There's no doubt about it ... God Almighty was watching out for them," Caldwell said.
He said the fireplace and chimney still stand, along with a detached garage, but the homesite has been replaced by a crater that was once a basement.
"From the center of the house, 100 yards out, is a debris field," Caldwell said.
As of Thursday afternoon, several Pennsylvania State Police fire marshals, along with agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, remained at the scene, combing through the wreckage with a track-hoe in an attempt to figure out what caused the explosion.
Caldwell said the explosion was not suspicious and appeared accidental, adding that a propane tank on the property was still intact after the blast.
"A new beginning"
Karen Gish, 46, said she and husband Jon, 46, an emergency room doctor at Lancaster General Hospital, and their three children, ages 21, 19, and 15, lived in the house for 16 years.
On Wednesday, Gish and two of her children left to help out at a camp in Elizabethtown. Meanwhile, her son was in Virginia on a research project, she said.
That left Jon all alone. She encouraged him to take some time off and have fun, so he set out for Hunt Valley, Md.
Wednesday night, she said.
Asked if she felt lucky that she and her family were not home at the time, Gish said, "Not lucky - blessed."
All of the material things that they had collected over the years were in no way as important as their family and faith, she said.
As far as where they will live, Gish said they had already received offers from two friends who have properties at which they can stay.
"At this point, I don't know," where they will live, Gish said.
In addition, they are trying to find a place for Briere, she said. She believed the dog had been sleeping in his usual spots of the porch or the nearby bushes when their house exploded.
"His ear is hanging on by a thread, bleeding profusely," she said.
Thunder or explosion?
Just after 7 a.m. Thursday, neighbors on nearby Riverview Drive talked about hearing the explosion and feeling its shock waves.
Jeff Keller Jr., 32, said he knows the Gishes, and that they would often allow him to hunt on their property.
"They were really nice people," he said. "You don't find that very often anymore."
Another Riverview Drive resident Amanda Lueders, 32, said she and her sister were awoken by an explosion that morning.
"We felt a rumble," she said.
Jordan Shaffer, said girlfriend Sara Kolb, 24, told him she heard explosions, but at first thought it was thunder.
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Verification and Validation in Scientific Computing
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Advances in scientific computing have made modelling and simulation an important part of the decision-making process in engineering, science, and public policy. This book provides a comprehensive and systematic development of the basic concepts, principles, and procedures for verification and validation of models and simulations. The emphasis is placed on models that are described by partial differential and integral equations and the simulations that result from their numerical solution. The methods described can be applied to a wide range of technical fields, from the physical sciences, engineering and technology and industry, through to environmental regulations and safety, product and plant safety, financial investing, and governmental regulations. This book will be genuinely welcomed by researchers, practitioners, and decision makers in a broad range of fields, who seek to improve the credibility and reliability of simulation results. It will also be appropriate either for university courses or for independent study.Read more
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I'm excited about returning home to Hampton Roads. Technically, New York is my home but Hampton Roads is like a second home because my family's roots on Dad's side stem from Gates County, North Carolina and my Mom's Dad is from Hampton Roads. In fact he graduated from IC Norcum in Portsmouth. (My mom's name is Virginia possibly named after her dad's home state.) So I have relatives living anywhere from Elizabeth City, Gates County to Norfolk and Newport News.
I worked at WVEC from 1992 to 1999. I often reported from the Peninsula bureau with my friends Velma Scaife, Kathy Barnstorf and Doug Sesny. I had a great time reporting here and I was humbled and honored to earn regional and national awards on a couple of series of documentaries on the Gullah Culture of the Sea Islands, and the famous World War II pilots, the Tuskegee Airmen.
While working at WVEC I was also flattered to be selected from a pool of male reporters from across the country to appear on the Oprah Winfrey Show.
I ventured off from Hampton Roads to report in a larger market in Cleveland, Ohio. Ironically, when I was here in Hampton Roads I was assigned to a great deal of Allen Iverson stories. It seems like yesterday when photographer Tony Church and I went to Wake Forest to interview Iverson's old High School teammate Tony Rutland and eventually to Georgetown to follow Iverson's announcement of going into the NBA.
Being a basketball fanatic I didn't mind following Lebron James' high school career when I lived in Akron, Ohio and reporting on his announcement to go pro.
I returned to Virginia and I taught children with emotional, intellectual, physical and behavior challenges for three years.
When I'm not reporting the news I enjoy spending time with my immediate family and extended family and friends. I also enjoy being with my church family at the Glen Allen and Denbigh Churches of Christ. Even though I love basketball it seems lately I watch more than I play… but I do love working up a sweat at the Y!
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WHERE THEY WILL BE: Debate night 10/19/2009
While Mayor Thomas Menino and his rival Michael Flaherty, a City Councillor At-Large, will be battering away at each other at the JFK Library, here's where their supporters will be: After a standout, Menino supporters will head over to the headquarters of 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East at 150 Mt. Vernon St. in Dorchester (and right above the offices of the Dorchester Reporter). Flaherty backers will be over at the Banshee at 934 Dorchester Ave., an old haunt of UMass-Boston's student newspaper, the Mass Media. The 7 p.m. debate is sponsored by the Boston Globe, New England Cable News, WGBH-TV and WBUR-FM radio. NECN anchor R.D. Sahl and WGBH's Greater Boston host Emily Rooney will moderate.
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NavWorx added Wi-Fi support to its line of ADS-B receivers and Universal Access Transceivers (UAT), enabling the exchange of data wirelessly with portable and panel-mounted display devices such as Garmin avionics and the Apple iPad. Its Wi-Fi-enabled WxBox can also receive free broadcast weather from a nationwide network of ADS-B stations. Meanwhile, Wi-Fi allows its ADS600-B UAT to wirelessly transmit ADS-B/TIS-B traffic and FIS-B weather and flight information to devices.
Sporty's Pilot Shop introduced a wire-free weather receiver for the iPad. Called Stratus, it combines an ADS-B and GPS receiver into a single unit that wirelessly streams Nexrad radar, text weather, TFRs and aircraft position to the ForeFlight Mobile app for iOS devices. The Wi-Fi connection allows multiple iPads to connect to Stratus, making it possible for two-pilot crews to view weather on separate iPads. There are no monthly subscription fees for the weather information, according to Sporty's. Stratus costs $799.
U-Fuel, a provider of aircraft fueling stations, has designed a self-contained unmanned "FBO-in-a-box" concept that it says is aimed at lowering the cost of operating at small airports.
The design consists of a weatherproof steel enclosure that contains self-service pumps for various fuels, an air-conditioned lounge with restroom, as well as a meeting room with telephone, wireless Internet and vending equipment for food, beverages and aviation items.
Boeing and partner Fujitsu of Japan have developed a maintenance system for airlines based on data-gathering radio frequency identification (RFID) tags and contact memory buttons (CMBs) affixed to aircraft parts, readers to extract the data and associated hardware and software.
Draft data covering recent DOD and FAA tests of cellphones and other consumer GPS devices revealed that 75 percent "experienced harmful interference" when within 100 meters of a LightSquared base station, according to a report in Bloomberg News on December 9.
LightSquared is coming under pressure from several separate directions, as opponents to its plans provide more specific support to their positions on legal, financial and technical issues. And in the background, a telecom industry heavyweight with whom LightSquared hopes to form an alliance wants clarity by year-end.
Southwest Airlines says it will be the first major airline to widely use a wireless, ground-support communications system to improve safety and operational efficiency during pushback operations. The airline plans to deploy the Flightcom pushback system for commercial aviation at 425 gates at 73 airports in the U.S. by the first quarter of 2012.
Italian electronic defense company Elettronica and Abu Dhabi-based Baynunah Aviation Technology recently established the ELTBAT Electronic Systems Development joint venture to act as a center of excellence in the Gulf region in the electronic warfare field.
Raytheon and Emirates Advanced Instruments (EAI) have completed environmental and flight tests of the Talon laser-guided rocket, opening the way for production.
After LightSquared made statements that it has a "legal right" to build a network of terrestrial 4G broadband transmitters in the U.S., the Coalition to Save Our GPS last Thursday stepped up its attack of the company's plans.


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Kelly Osbourne: Jack's Fiancee Is The First Girl Of His I Don't 'Have To Pretend' To Like
Kelly Osbourne couldn't be happier for brother Jack's engagement to actress Lisa Stelly, and she's happy she doesn't have to pretend to approve of her.
"I have to admit to you, she's the only girl my brother has brought home, that I've ever actually really liked and not had to pretend to like," Kelly told Billy Bush and Kit Hoover on Friday's Access Hollywood Live, when she stopped by to promote Pinktober 2011, Hard Rock's campaign for breast cancer awareness.
"I really, really like her, she's awesome and they're really, really sweet together," she continued. "I'm so happy for them."
Seeing her brother engaged is a bit of a time check for the 26-year-old face of Material Girl.
"It's so strange to me, because he's not my little brother anymore. He's all grown up," she said.
As for her own love life, Kelly revealed to Billy and Kit that future suitors of hers must love dogs and not love the spotlight.
"I wouldn't date anyone in Hollywood, they're all full of themselves," she said when asked if she would pursue something romantic with a fellow celebrity. "I don't want to be in competition with anyone."
She also doesn't want her little furry friends to be in competition with her man.
"If you don't like the dog in my bed, then get out my bed," she added.
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The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, Summarized in Fan Art
Meet artist breathing2004. He manages to summarize the events of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Ring beautifully through a few pieces of evocative, majestic artwork.
Reminder: it took Peter Jackson about 20 hours of film to tell the same story.
To see more of our favorite pieces, click here!


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A motorist got a shock early this morning on Rifle Range Road in Elmore County when a large alligator crawled in front of their vehicle.
The Elmore County Sheriff's Department says this photo was snapped around 3 a.m. on Rifle Range Road, just south of Taylor Road by the Tumkeehatchee Creek.
The person who spotted the gator immediately called the authorities to the scene. Once on the scene, Lt. Robert Moncrief says deputies followed proper procedure which was to alert the Alabama Department of Conservation to the presence of the large reptile.
Lt. Moncrief says a deputy stayed on the scene until the alligator crawled off of the roadway and back into the woods. It is possible the gator could still be in the area.
"I'm seeing more and more every year," said Lt. Moncrief when asked about alligators in Elmore County. "Normally you see them down by the river. I've never seen one in this area, but we're seeing more and more every year."
Judging by the photo, Lt. Moncrief says this alligator is approximately 14 feet long. In the photo, the alligator's nose is right on the center yellow line of the road - his tail is hanging about two feet off of the other side of the roadway.
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5 Healthy Habits That Sabatoge Your Weight Loss
Written on October 24, 2011 at 2:29 pm , by Colleen Travers
You gave up sweets, get plenty of sleep every night, and your pantry looks like a Whole Foods boutique, yet your waistline hasn't budged an inch — so what gives? JJ Virgin, celebrity nutrition and fitness expert and co-star of the TLC series Freaky Eaters says that these healthy habits might actually be harming your weight loss efforts. We caught up with Virgin to debunk five sneaky food sins that seem healthy, yet are actually making you gain weight. Check out what they are below.
- You eat too much healthy food. "When it comes to your calorie intake, you have to think of your body as a bank account," Virgin says. "Just because strawberries are healthy doesn't mean you can eat 4 pounds of them. The same goes with nuts — yes, they are healthy but eat too many and they're not. People I work with often experience the halo effect — they know they are eating something healthy so they eat more than they should, which counteracts eating healthy in the first place."
- You're eating healthy foods, but they might not be healthy for you. Your body has an inflammatory reaction to hold on to weight when you eat some staple items such as eggs, dairy, and soy. "When my clients pull these foods out of their diet, they lose 5 to 10 pounds almost instantly," Virgin says. Try swapping coconut milk (she likes So Delicious Coconut Milk) instead of soymilk and start to see a difference in your middle.
- You skimp on breakfast. Not having a big enough breakfast sets your metabolic tone for the entire day. In a recent study, people who ate a larger breakfast (approximately 600 calories) lost more weight and kept it off than people who only had a 200 calories breakfast. Virgin recommends starting the day off with a shake for a healthy start. "Having a latte and a muffin will send your blood sugar crashing by 10 a.m.," she says. "I tell my clients to make a pea rice protein shake with berries to keep your blood sugar stabilized and help you stay in fat-burning mode."
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What the claimant must prove
In order to bring a defamation claim the person bringing the claim ("the claimant") must prove that the person against whom the claim is brought ("the defendant") has published a defamatory statement about him or her.
Defamatory statement
A defamatory statement is one that tends to make right-thinking people think substantially the worse of the claimant. In addition, statements that would lead people to avoid the claimant or expose the claimant to ridicule may be defamatory even if they involve no moral blame.
Publication means communicating the statement to another person or persons. It could be one person, as in the case of a letter, or millions, as in the case of a national newspaper. There is no restriction on the medium in which the statement is published. It could be published in writing, electronically or, in one instance, by putting a waxwork of the claimant in the Chamber of Horrors.
Reference to the claimant
Generally the claimant will be named and the issue will not arise, but an unnamed claimant who can be identified by other means as the target of a defamatory statement will be able to sue. So too might a person who shares the same name as the intended target of the publication.
The difference between libel and slander
Defamation is the generic term for libel and slander. Where the defamation is in writing or in some other permanent form it is a libel. Where it is spoken or in some other temporary form it is a slander. In certain slander claims it is necessary for the claimant to prove financial loss.
A claimant who proves these matters will win the case, unless the defendant can establish at least one of the available defences.


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MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) - Dozens of disabled people were at Governor Scott Walker's side Monday, when he signed a bill in Milwaukee that ends the enrollment limit for Family Care.
But Democrats accused the Republican Walker of wrongly taking credit for saving the program.
They said Obama officials in Washington should be the ones taking the bows. That's because federal Medicaid officials ordered last December that Wisconsin end the enrollment cap that Walker and GOP lawmakers approved in the state budget the previous summer.
The Republicans capped Family Care – the program that keeps the elderly and disabled out of nursing homes – at its current level of 43,000. But Medicaid, which pays for half of the costs, told Wisconsin to end the cap and sign up everyone who's eligible.
Walker responded by coming up with $72 million in efficiencies to boost enrollment while holding the line on costs. State Democratic Party spokesman Graeme Zielinski said Walker taking credit was like, "the arsonist calling the fire department and looking for a reward afterward."
The Legislature approved the ending of the enrollment cap last week. But they agreed to have the Joint Finance Committee approve any expansions of Family Care in the 15 counties which don't offer it now.
Milwaukee Assembly Democrat Jon Richards said that's a real concern. That's because of the panel co-chairs, Assembly Republican Robin Vos, has been a critic of Family Care – and he voted against the bill ending the enrollment cap.


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Forbes, an iconic American financial media brand, will soon be largely owned by investors in Hong Kong.
Forbes is an American business magazine owned by Forbes, Inc. Published biweekly, it features original articles on finance, industry, investing, and marketing topics. Forbes also reports on related subjects such as technology, communications, science, and law. Headquarters are in New York City. Its primary competitors in the national business magazine category are Fortune, which is also published biweekly, and Businessweek which recently was sold to Bloomberg. The magazine is well known for its lists, including its lists of the richest Americans (the Forbes 400), highest-paid stars under 30, and its list of billionaires. The motto of Forbes magazine is "The Capitalist Tool." Its editor-in-chief is Steve Forbes.
B. C. Forbes, a financial columnist for the Hearst papers, and his partner Walter Drey, the general manager of the Magazine of Wall Street, founded Forbes magazine in 1917. Forbes provided the money and the name and Drey provided the publishing expertise. The original name of...
Forbes, an iconic American financial media brand, will soon be largely owned by investors in Hong Kong.
Jan Koum and Brian Acton, the cofounders of WhatsApp, made Forbes' annual billionaires' list with few moments to spare after Facebook offered a total of $19 billion to buy the company. The deal, if completed, will give Koum a fortune of $6.8 billion, according to Forbes. Acton will be worth at least $3 billion. The two were the subject of a very well-timed profile that Forbes had planned to coincide with its billionaires' issue, which was released on Monday.
Arrogant. Egotistical. Cocky. Entitled. These colorful, critical descriptors are merely a sampling of the words used in association with Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel over the past two weeks. The adjectives are not at all flattering, and Spiegel's reputation -- which has teetered between confident and arrogant -- seems to be slipping toward the latter.
When it comes to likeability, Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel is certainly making it tough on himself. The 23-year-old criticized journalists on Twitter Monday morning, claiming that some details in a recent Forbes cover story about his startup were misreported. Forbes responded hours later with a transcript from Spiegel's interview with the story's author, reporter J.J. Colao, essentially proving that Spiegel misled the publication during its reporting.
Forbes features Snapchat cofounders Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy to headline the cover of its 2014 "30 Under 30" list. The who's who list of young business, media, tech, entertainment and sports stars will feature an interview with the duo. Spiegel adorns the cover of the Forbes print issue, which hits newsstands on Jan. 20.
Mark Zuckerberg is back in the top 20 on Forbes list of the richest Americans.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos topped Larry Page on Forbes' annual list of the the world's billionaires, while Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg came in at no. 66. Bezos, who was 26 on the list last year, is now at No. 19 with an estimated net worth of $25.2 billion. He's right above Page at No. 20 with $23 billion and fellow Google co-founder Sergey Brin with $22.8 billion. Mark Zuckerberg's estimated fortune of $13.3 billion ranks him at No.
Forbes Magazine is now available for download on Apple's Newsstand. The move comes just a couple of weeks after The Wall Street Journal finally entered Apple's digital newspaper and magazine service. Forbes Magazine has long been available on iOS via the third-party magazine app Zinio. Plus, the publication already maintains several supplementary apps in the App Store, including Forbes Photos and Videos and Forbes Lists.
Forbes.com has expanded rapidly over the last two years, building up a network of 900 freelance contributors (some paid, some not) and increasing its story count by roughly 45%. That growth has come with some measurable benefits -- visitors have doubled over the past year to 31 million, as an example -- as well as some pain. These days, most of the content on Forbes.com is self-published, Lewis D'Vorkin, chief product officer of Forbes, told me in an interview Thursday afternoon.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has a personal net worth of $17.5 billion, edging out Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page for the first time, according to Forbes's annual "Richest People in America" list. Zuckerberg, who was number 35 on the list last year, is number 14 on the list now, just below Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, who has a personal fortune worth $19.1 billion, according to Forbes.
Mark Zuckerberg is the 52nd wealthiest person in the world, but he's not the only billionaire at Facebook. Six of the social network's founders and investors are among the richest people in the world. Facebook CEO and co-founder Zuckerberg has an estimated worth of $13.5 billion. In 2010, his worth was estimated at $4 billion and he was ranked 212th -- quite an increase for the 26-year-old. But that's not to say Zuckerberg's keeping the money all for himself.
The mastermind behind Google's "Bing Sting" operation has a message for Microsoft: Stop stealing our search results. Google and Microsoft have been engaged in a public fight ever since Search Engine Land published a report describing an extensive operation Google conducted to prove that Bing was copying its search results. Microsoft responded by saying it doesn't copy Google's search results. Google countered with a response of its own.
It's that time of the year again when Forbes publishes their annual list of the 400 richest Americans, and the rest of us look at the billions they own, dream away for a minute or two, and then get back to reality, remembering we've forgotten to pay our cell phone bill. The list isn't really that much different from last year's list; when it comes to IT companies on the very top, Microsoft and Google are dominating.
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Richfield • Only 28 miles separate Garfield County rivals Panguitch and Bryce Valley.
But the divide between the two schools' girls basketball teams might be as deep as Bryce Canyon.
Panguitch rolled to its eighth state girls championship since 1999 by beating Bryce Valley 51-29 Saturday in the Class 1A finals at the Sevier Valley Center to complete an impressive undefeated 25-0 season.
Though the Bobcats don't have a senior on their roster, coach Curtis Barney said the girls have been playing so long together that it seems as though they are veterans.
"They are young but I feel like we are experienced because we've played them together for so long," said Barney, who won his eighth state title as Panguitch coach. "We started hauling them down to St. George when they were fifth-graders … Even though they are young, you can tell they have played a lot of basketball together."
If Panguitch's victory wasn't totally unexpected, Bryce Valley turned into the surprise of the tournament. The Mustangs came in as the sixth seed from Region 20, where they won just three games during league play. They had lost to Panguitch 58-27 and 64-24 earlier in the season but redeemed an otherwise mediocre season with upset victories over Piute and two-time defending champion St. Joseph.
"That's the closest game we have played them of the three this year," said Bryce Valley coach Tyson Brinkerhoff, whose team played eight games in 11 days. "If we played four more times on them, maybe we could break even."
The Mustangs came out aggressively but never led in the game.
Panguitch's tall inside players led by junior Darri Frandsen were just too tall.
"We decided to take advantage of our big center and run the pick and roll to get ourselves going," said Barney. "We had a little too much height. They would come down in the paint and we altered their shops. It helps to have quickness, height and a lot of youthful activity going on all the time."
Frandsen, who led all scorers with 17 points, said she thought Panguitch's height made a difference. But she said this was the toughest game of the three the Bobcats played against Bryce Valley.
"It was definitely harder," she said. "They have improved so much since when we first played them."
After giving up 15 straight points to Panguitch late in the first quarter and to start the second, Bryce Valley rallied to cut the lead to 25-15 at the half and came as close as nine early in the second half. But another 14-0 Panguitch run in the third quarter was just too much for the Mustangs to overcome as they sought to win their first title.
Bryce Valley's only chance was to bomb from long range. Leading scorer Ashley Chynoweth scored nine of her 11 points on 3-pointers.
Sophomore guard Whitni Orton had a big night for Panguitch, finishing with 12 points.
Panguitch won five straight titles from 1999 to 2003. With this group, it's possible another run of championships is coming.
In Saturday's consolation-bracket games, Rich took third by beating St. Joseph 50-37 behind Cami Lamborn's 17 points. Hannah Ellett's 19 points led Wayne past Whitehorse 83-55 for fifth place, and Kennedy Netto hit 15 to pace Milford to a 48-35 win over Monticello for sixth place.


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The cover letter is a very important component of the job search.
It gives you the opportunity to direct the prospective employer's attention to
who you are and why you are the one person right for
the job.Your cover letter should be as targeted and customized to the individual
employer as possible. It should guide the employer in his/her interpretation of
your resume. Your letter should demonstrate your understanding of the company's
Your cover letter should be:
Your cover letter may accompany your resume directly, or it may be used as a follow-up
to a conversation or meeting at which you handed the person a copy of your resume.
The cover letter is often a more powerful job search device than your resume. It
is always a good strategy to get the address or business card of the person to whom
you give your resume, so that you can follow up with a letter.
This typed one-page single spaced document (double spaced after the salutation,
between paragraphs, and after the last paragraph before the closing) should be written
to convince an employer that you should be interviewed. Write it to sell yourself
as a top candidate.
Personalize your letter as much as possible. Always address the letter to a specific
person, including his/her title and department. If you don't have that information,
call and ask for the name of the CEO (Chief Executive Officer) or the Director of
Begin your letter with your
return address (street, city, state, zip code) and date in the top left corner.
Follow with the name of the person, their title, department, company and full business
address down several spaces positioned on the left margin.
Next is your salutation,
which is Dear Name of Person.
Remember, if you do not have a name, call to the company to get it. If you are answering
a blind ad, simply write Dear Personnel Director.
Your first paragraph introduces
you, includes a statement as to how you heard of the position at the company - through
a reference, reputation, research, etc. Name your contact, if someone has recommended
that you contact the company, and lastly state your job objective targeted to the
In the second paragraph,
state your interest in the company and why you want to work there. State clearly
and persuasively why the company needs you and your particular skills. Support this
assertion with a list of at least three (3) of your key accomplishments (academic
and work related). Convince them that your specific coursework and work experience
qualify you. Persuade them that you want to work for that company.
In your concluding paragraph,
express your eagerness to meet with the individual to whom you have written and
your intention of calling in a week to set up an appointment for this meeting. State
the date and day when they can expect your call.
At the lower left margin your choice of closings: Sincerely or Very truly yours
followed by four spaces and your typewritten name. Sign your name (in fluid ink)
above your typed name.
Type your envelope including your return address.
Mail it promptly.
Remember that this correspondence with a perspective employer is their first impression
of you. If it is a good, well-thought-out letter, it won't be their last!
IMPORTANT: A post introductory letter is a must - simply a thank-you
note for the interview reiterating your interest in the position. Follow-up of this
kind is not only courteous; it might be the deciding factor in hiring you over another
candidate! This can be handwritten, if you have good penmanship - if not, please
type it. Once again, use high quality paper.


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The Cleveland Browns lost their starting quarterback Brian Hoyer early in the Thursday night match up against the Buffalo Bills and he wasn't the only signal-caller to go down with an injured knee.
After learning that Hoyer would need to undergo an MRI and that the Browns feared a torn ligament in his knee, Bills rookie quarterback EJ Manuel went down with a knee injury of his own.
Manuel was running down the sideline for the first down, when he took a hit directly to his knee that sent him to the turf in pain. The good news is that Manuel was able to limp off the field under his own power.
It was a run that Manuel would have been wise to slide or run out of bounds after, but he decided to fight for the extra yards and paid the price with a huge hit from Browns safety Tashaun Gipson.
Manuel was able to walk along the sidelines and attempt to fight through the pain, but there was no immediate word on his status.
We will update you on Manuel's status as more information becomes available.
UPDATE: Manuel is officially listed as "doubtful" for his return.
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