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Fwd: Job Alert: Office Mgr/Conferences by "Rachael Barish" rachael_barish
Sr/Implementation Consultant (PS) - ERP Financials - NA - Anywhere E by "Gary Wright" wrightassociates
Sr/ Project Manager - Pro. Services - ERP Financials - NA - Anywhere by "Gary Wright" wrightassociates
Next Week's Upcoming Networking Events by "Thomas Donohue" donohue83
Sat May 14, 2016 6:36 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Rachael Barish" rachael_barish
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From: "MeetingJobs" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
To: "rbarish" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2016 3:21:27 PM
Subject: Job Alert: Office Mgr/Conferences
Who Do You Know In Your Network!!
Office/Conference Coordinator
45,000 - 50,000 + Benefits
Exciting conference producing team is looking for a self starter to assist in what need s to be done! Your job will be to keep everything running like clockwork, being where the help is needed, running errands, scheduling calendars, contacting clients and sponsors and assisting in all areas of conference management on a need be basis. Your role is to assist others so they can do their job better. Possibility for growth for the successful super star.
The successful candidate must have:
Organization skills
Common sense and do whatever it takes attitude
2-3 years in a business or office environment
Solid technology skills including Microsoft Office, calendar management, texting
Ability to juggle multiple projects
An eagerness to become part of a team
Ability to travel about 10%
Solid communication and customer relationship skills
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Sat May 14, 2016 6:36 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Gary Wright" wrightassociates
Know anyone for this role? - Any referrals would be greatly appreciated.
Position Title - WRUFICF042016
Sr/Implementation Consultant (PS) - ERP Financials - NA - Anywhere East of
the Rockies - Up to $100K+ DOE
3 Roles - Financial - Can be an Implementation Consultant or a Sr.
Implementation Consultant
Excellent Compensation Package - Base + Bonus + Comprehensive Benefits
No Relocation or Sponsorship
Travel is expected to be in the 50% - 75% area - NA + Some International -
Home Office When Not Travelling.
Can be located anywhere in NA, East of the Rockies near a major airport
Highly successful, highly profitable, very fast growing (30%+), private
software firm (Revenue at $550M+), focused on delivering ERP,
industry-specific enterprise solutions that empower people in service
organizations, and best-in-class applications. Sectors include Professional
Services, Non-Profits, Financial Services, Education, The Public Sector,
Travel Management, Transportation & Logistics, Media & Publishing,
Facilities Management, Real Estate, Healthcare, Retail & Wholesale and more.
Great firm with an excellent history of growth - Lots of Upside - Excellent
Compensation Package - Base + Bonus + Comprehensive Benefits - Join a team
oriented, collaborative, results focused environment and become part of an
elite organization with great growth possibilities.
Position Responsibilities - Summary:
The Implementation Consultant provides strategic oversight throughout the
implementation lifecycle. This role will require the consultant to be an
expert in the analyzing and understanding of business needs, gathering
requirements, architecting solutions, configure, validate and support the
deployment. Involved in the ongoing support of our clients, the professional
will have the opportunity to provide value-added consulting services to
enable clients to adapt to changes needs.
Software is SaaS/Cloud & On Premise based, and project length ranges from
6-12+ months depending if full suite is implemented.
Underlying platform is C#/.Net/SQL Server Centric.
Reports to a Professional Services Manager.
* Provide high-level estimates for design and implementation
* Responsible for the gathering of business objectives and
architecting solutions;
* Perform GAP analysis to determine customization and project
planning purposes;
* Participate in the development, configuration, QA and deployment
of the overall solution;
* Conduct application training for customers/super users;
* Create appropriate documentation for referencing best practices
and knowledge transfer;
* Research and retrieve information needed to serve client needs;
* Support improvements of the Implementation Methodology, collateral
and practices by recommending changes to business process templates, systems
configuration guides and implementation procedures;
* Deliver a high level of commitment to client success and provide
timely and quality services that meet or exceed expectations;
* Act as a mentor/coach to other Implementation Consultants and
supports the team;
* Achieve an individual billable rate 75-80% on a monthly basis;
* Communicate with firm and Customer project managers/sponsors.
Required Skills and Competencies:
* Project Management Designation (PMP) - A Plus
* Accounting Designation (e.g. CMA, CGA, CA, CPA) - A Plus
* Bachelor's Degree preferably in Management Information Systems,
Accounting, or Business
* Fluent in the concepts of General ledger, Accounts Receivable,
Accounts Payable, Procurement, Fixed Assets and Financial Reporting and
Analysis - Knowledge of Project, Costing and Billing would be an asset.
* 5+ years of implementation/consulting experience with ERP business
* 5+ years of experience in Accounting, Financial and/or Business
* A minimum of two (2) full lifecycle implementations as a ERP
functional consultant
* Experience in Business Process Analysis & Design
* Demonstrated ability to influence actions and gain the support of
others to meet objectives
* Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills with senior
levels of the organization (internal and external)
* Strong relationship management, teamwork, and presentation skills
* Excellent analytical skills, data management and reporting
* Experience working in a project environment to produce a product
or service within a specified timeframe and budget
* Able to use a wide variety of tools including MS Office, Excel,
Access and PowerPoint; MS Project and Visio are assets
* Experience with C#/.Net/SQL Server a plus
* Able to work with all members of customer team from users to
* Ability to travel extensively 50% to 75% in NA, including
international as required
* CAN-DO ATTITUDE: Positive, self-starters who rise to the challenge
and take personal responsibility for solutions and results
* CUSTOMER EMPATHY: Delivering relevant value to customers by
listening, understanding and reflecting back what is heard and providing
* HUMBLE: Respectfully collaborating in the best interest of the
customer, company, team and self
Must holds a valid driver's license & a valid passport (or can obtain one by
start date)
As a condition of hire, a full background check is required.
Contact Information - (Resumes in Word Format to);
Gary Wright - President - Wright Associates - High Technology Recruiting
Phone - (508) 761-6354 - Email - firstname.lastname@example.com
<mailto:email@example.com> - WEB Site -
www.wrightassociates.org <http://www.wrightassociates.org/>
Sat May 14, 2016 6:37 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Gary Wright" wrightassociates
Know anyone for this role? - Any referrals would be greatly appreciated.
Position Title - WRUFSPM042016
Sr/Project Manager - Pro. Services - ERP Financials - NA - Anywhere East of
the Rockies - Up to $110K+ DOE
2 Roles - Can be a Project Manager or a Project Manager
Excellent Compensation Package - Base + Bonus + Comprehensive Benefits
No Relocation or Sponsorship
Travel is expected to be in the 25%+ area - NA + Some International - Home
Office When Not Travelling.
Can be located anywhere in NA, East of the Rockies near a major airport
Highly successful, highly profitable, very fast growing (30%+), private
software firm (Revenue at $550M+), focused on delivering ERP,
industry-specific enterprise solutions that empower people in service
organizations, and best-in-class applications. Sectors include Professional
Services, Non-Profits, Financial Services, Education, The Public Sector,
Travel Management, Transportation & Logistics, Media & Publishing,
Facilities Management, Real Estate, Healthcare, Retail & Wholesale and more.
Great firm with an excellent history of growth - Lots of Upside - Excellent
Compensation Package - Base + Bonus + Comprehensive Benefits - Join a team
oriented, collaborative, results focused environment and become part of an
elite organization with great growth possibilities.
Position Responsibilities - Summary:
The Senior Project Manager is responsible for the management and
coordination of ERP software implementations for our customers so they
achieve the defined objectives of scope, cost, schedule, quality with
excellent customer satisfaction. Our Project Managers work closely with our
team of implementation and technical consultants. This position may provide
professional Statements of Work and Services quotes to support our Account
Executives in the Pre-sales process. The perfect candidate is PMP certified
and has an ERP or COTS background as a vendor PM. This position works from a
home office so experience working remotely or managing teams remotely is an
The Sr. Project Manager will have the ability to handle multiple
highly-complex projects for the Company's most strategic clients.
Software is SaaS/Cloud & On Premise based, and project length ranges from
6-12+ months depending if full suite is implemented.
Reports to the PMO Manager.
* Define strategy to achieve a successful roll out that satisfies
client expectations
* Manage the implementation of our products including developing a
project plan
* Standard project management activities in line with the Project
Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) such as scope, time, cost, quality,
issue, risk, contract and subcontract management, and project status
tracking and reporting (including Estimate-To-Complete analysis)
* Apply and utilize the firm's implementation methodology
* Lead activities to further develop the firm's methodology,
including tools, templates, examples, accelerators and programs around
implementations, upgrades and other services.
* Refine and monitor metrics to assess the success of the project,
team and individuals
* Liaise with client and staff regarding project implementation and
issues, including regularly providing project status reports to management
and the client.
* Prioritize tasks and coordinate resources on assigned projects
* Troubleshoot and resolve complex client issues
* Monitor cost, progress and quality of projects
* Schedule projects and ensure they are completed within budget, on
time, and according to acceptable standards to ensure customer satisfaction
* Maximize the team's utilization, particularly billable
* Responsible for maximizing revenue and margin for each project by
properly positioning PS value
* Work with Finance to ensure timely and accurate invoicing of
* Track and manage expenses for the team
* Prepare a post-implementation review and report
* Support Account Executive with selling our services proposition
Required Skills and Competencies:
* Candidates should possess a Bachelor's degree and at 5+ years of
experience as a Project Manager or Sr. Project Manager implementing
enterprise software applications for external clients.
* Project Management Professional (PMP) certified or able to certify
within 6 months
* Experience with ERP Financials, HR & Payroll or COTS business
processes and implementations
* Fluent in the concepts of General ledger, Accounts Receivable,
Accounts Payable, Procurement, Fixed Assets and Financial Reporting and
Analysis preferred - Knowledge of Project, Costing and Billing, HR & Payroll
would be an asset - At a minimum, experience with customer facing
applications out of a product firm.
* Consulting skills and demonstrated experience in building strong
customer relationships
* Experience as a vendor Project Manager
* Experience & the ability to handle multiple highly-complex
* Ability to work without supervision with complete latitude for
independent judgment
* Superior communication, presentation, and customer relationship
skills & the ability to engage and successfully interact with the client and
project team at all levels.
* Exceptional team leadership and people management experience
* Superior negotiation, conflict management, risk mitigation, issue
resolution, organizational and time management skills
* Ability to Travel in the 25%+ area - NA + Some International
* CAN-DO ATTITUDE: Positive, self-starters who rise to the challenge
and take personal responsibility for solutions and results
* CUSTOMER EMPATHY: Delivering relevant value to customers by
listening, understanding and reflecting back what is heard and providing
* HUMBLE: Respectfully collaborating in the best interest of the
customer, company, team and self
Must holds a valid driver's license & a valid passport (or can obtain one by
start date)
As a condition of hire, a full background check is required.
Contact Information - (Resumes in Word Format to);
Gary Wright - President - Wright Associates - High Technology Recruiting
Phone - (508) 761-6354 - Email - email@example.com
<mailto:email@example.com> - WEB Site -
www.wrightassociates.org <http://www.wrightassociates.org/>
Sat May 14, 2016 3:23 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Thomas Donohue" donohue83
Ramsey JSWT Members:
Listed below are Next Week's Upcoming Networking Events. Allmeetings are open to the public, plus you are welcome and strongly encouragedto attend.
Try not to miss an opportunity where you canexpand your network, make new friends, share knowledge with your peers, andhear highly relevant and beneficial insights and perspectives from experts inthe marketplace. Make it a goal to attend at least one or twomeetings a week.
In traveling to these events, consider carpooling. Not only will it reduce the cost of drivingthere, but the friendly conversation will make the ride seem to go much faster.
I created a Yahoo group for anyone to join and receive mylist of Upcoming Networking Events. It is free and easy to join. Just logon to Yahoo, search for a Group titled: Upcoming_Networking_Events,or click on the link below.
· Subscribe: firstname.lastname@example.com
· Unsubscribe: firstname.lastname@example.com
Individuals, as well as other transition support networkinggroups, are welcome and encouraged to join.
If anyone is aware of an upcoming meeting that you would like toshare with your colleagues, please let me know and I will gladly include itwith my weekly updates.
Thank you,
Tom Donohue
Next Week'sUpcoming Networking Events
Sundays, from 8:00 – 9:00 am. Every Sunday morning tune into Your Career is Calling on 107.7 FM, TheBronc, an on-campus radio station at Rider University. Host WandaEllet brings you the best career advice, no matter what stage your careeris in. Whether you are in transition, looking for a better opportunity, or evena college student, Your Career is Calling has you covered. Nearly every single week, they are joined bya special guest to cover a unique topic. Don't forget to tune into 107.7 FM The Bronc, http://www.1077thebronc.com/ or 107.7The Bronc's free Android and IPhone Apps. Listeners can reach the studio with their questions at 1-877-900-1077. In addition, interesting previous episodes are available at: http://comm.rider.edu/thebronc/?page_id=356.
Mondays, from 9:00 – 10:00 pm. Callin your job search questions every Monday night to a liveRadio Show titled: Own Your Careerhosted by Rod Colon, on Blogtalk Radio - http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ownyourcareer. Dial 1-347-857-3320 withyour questions to get proven guidance from the # 1 career coach in the UnitedStates, specialized in the 7 Step JobSearch and author of the book Win The Race For 21st Century Jobs. Getfree coaching with challenges you encounter steering your career in the roughseas of the 21st century job market.
In addition tothe great meetings listed below, check out the Neighbors-helping-Neighbors(NhN) website at: http://neighbors-helping-neighbors.com or www.nhnusa.org for additional meetings.
Sunday, May 15th from 1:00 - 4:00pm, Our Lady of Mount CarmelChurch will host Ed McCabe, a Lee,Hecht, Harrison career coach, and RichKritzer who will present the fourth segment of a four part workshop titled:Interview, Cultivate Offers, andNegotiate. Every discussion with a hiring manager should be considered aninterview. Your role in the discussion is to position your skills, talents, andexperiences as a solution to the challenges they face in their organizations.Your task is to cultivate an offer by helping the hiring manager see you inthat role, and eventually make you an offer. Professionals will also help withquestions following the presentation. The workshop is at Our Lady of MountCarmel Church, One Passaic Street, Ridgewood, NJ 07450, in the lower churchmeeting room. All are welcome! For additional information, please call CarolShea at 1-201-447-4215 or Tom Lewis at 1-201-445-1864.
Monday, May 16th from7:00 am - 9:30 am: The Mondays@ 7 Group will host David Nash, whowill present a Financial WellnessWorkshop. For further information, contact Ed Thomas at 1-203-981-4648 or email@example.com, or the group's website at http://www.mondaysat7.org/ The meeting is at the WestportUnited Methodist Church, 49 Weston Road, Westport, CT 06880(Exit 42 off the Merritt Parkway).
Monday, May 16th from10:30 am - 1:00 pm: Professional Service Group of Central NJ will host: Maria Heidkamp, Director of the New Start Career Network(NSCN), who will give an overview of the NewStart Career Network. Join us tofind out about the New Start Career Network, which offers online tools;one-on-one coaching, in person or virtual; connections to other job sourcegroups; and other help for people who would like to make connections withemployers The NSCN is geared for those45 years of age and older, who are long-term unemployed, but all are welcome toattend this meeting and learn. Additional information is available at: www.psgcnj.biz. PSGCNG meets every Monday, except holidays. The meeting will be at First United MethodistChurch of Somerville, 48 West High Street, Somerville, NJ 08876.
Monday, May 16st from 6:00 - 9:00pm: The WestchesterNetworking Organization (WNO) will host AndrewTarvin, a Humor Engineer, whowill give a presentation titled: SmallTalk about Small Talk. This interactive presentation will shareeverything you need to know to carry on a conversation with anyone, anywhere.While it may not make you fall in love with small talk, it will teach how to doit better. Whether it is at a networking event, with coworkers around the watercooler, or on that why-does-this-feel-awkward 30 second elevator ride, smalltalk not only passes the time but could be your entry into a relationship thatcould change your life, or at least your afternoon. Join us to learn: 1) WhatSmall Talk Is, 2) Why It is Important, and 3) How to Effectively Talk withAnyone. The WNO hosts meetings usually on the third Monday of each month,except for Library holidays. Additionalinformation is available on WNO's website at: http://wno.weebly.com. Please register in advance. The meeting will be at the Croton Free Library, 171 Cleveland Drive, Croton-on-Hudson, NY10520.
Monday, May 16st,from 6:30 – 8:45 pm, The Warren Financial Executive Network Group (FENG)will host Joe Himelfarb, who will give a presentation titled: Selling Yourself. Aristotle believed an important skill anyperson could have was the ability to influence. Have you ever had to convinceyour colleagues, department heads, or company executives to try a differenttactic in acquiring new business? Ever tried to get your customers to buy yourstuff? Ever tried to get your kids to behave a certain way? Ever go on a jobinterview? Join us for a thought provoking, highly interactive, andentertaining program that will demystify your views of selling and help you tobetter sell yourself. Discover how you can apply selling theories andtechniques to help you land whatever job you desire. Hear new ideas about oldsales strategies that focus your attention on getting hiring managers toconsider you for the job you want. Make them wonder how they ever got alongwithout you. Learn how to put a different spin on the job search activities youcurrently perform, so you can distinguish yourself from your competition, soyou can bolster your pipeline, so you can improve your chances of gettingemployed. Make the people you talk to feel glad they met you. We invite othernetworking groups to attend, such as:The Breakfast Club, Careers in Transition, Career Connections Consortium,Career Forum, and NJ-SENG. Register at: http://www.thefeng.org/chapters/announcement.php?ChapterID=45. The meeting is at the Morris County Library, 30 East Hanover Avenue,1st Floor Conference Room, Whippany, NJ 07981.
Tuesday, May 17th, from 1:30 - 2:30 pm: Free webinar featuring Lisa Rangel, president of Chameleon Resumes, who will give apresentation titled: How to Design aPowerful Executive Resume to Land Interviews and Get the Offer for 2016. Lisa will demonstrate: 1)Achievement-oriented language that places emphasis on your accomplishments andthe undeniable value you bring to any organization smart enough to hire you, 2)Targeted keywords make it easy for recruiters to identify you in databases andon social media platforms, where they will be looking, and 3) It is structuredfor the recruiter's brain, taking into account the way hiring managers evaluatecandidates and make decisions. To register, click on this link: Click here to learn more andregister now!
Tuesday, May 17th, from 10:00 am – 12:30 pm.The Professional Service Group of New Brunswick (PSGNB) will host a workshoptitled: Building the Foundation for a Successful Job Search. This meeting will focus ondealing with the emotional side of job loss. Developing your job search plan. Learning to identify your transferable skills, your strengths and youraccomplishments. Practice delivering a30 Second commercial and creating a C.A.R. (Challenge, Action, Result)story. For theschedule and to learn more about the organization and activities visit thewebsite at: PSGNB.org. The meetings are held at the Kennedy branch ofThe Piscataway Public Library, 500 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854.
Tuesday, May 17th,from 6:30 - 8:00 pm: The Sayreville Public Library will host a program titled:Reinvent Yourself to Find Fulfillmentand a New Life's Purpose. Are you unemployed,retired, or looking to change careers? In this workshop, learn how to findfulfillment and a new life's purpose. Participants willevaluate their reasons for wanting to reinvent themselves, review their skillsand talents with an inventory worksheet, and explore activities and occupationsthat could become a new life's purpose and bring fulfillment to their lives.Discover the importance of goal setting, organization, time management,self-improvement, and a positive mental attitude to assist you in your journeyof achieving personal goals to write your next chapter in life. Formore information or to register, contact Alaina at firstname.lastname@example.com call 1-732-727-0212 ex. 25 or 12. You may also registeronline. The meeting is at the Sayreville Public Library, 1050 Washington Road,Parlin, NJ 08859.
Tuesday, May 17th from 7:00 - 8:30pm: The Newtown CareerNetworking Group will host DavidSchuchman, the Director of PSG Mercer County, who will give a presentationtitled: Interview Preparation and Tips.Learn and participate in this presentationabout what you need to do in order to prepare for your next interview, what toexpect from your interviewer, and what you need to do after theinterview. . Please RSVPat: email@example.com. For more information, contact the church at1-215-968-3861 or www.newtownnetworking.org. Themeeting is at The Newtown Presbyterian Church, Reception Hall, 25 NorthChancellor Street, Newtown, PA 18940.
Tuesday, May 17th from 7:30 - 9:30pm: The Career Forum willhost Lloyd Feinstein, a careercoach, who will give a presentation titled: Getting The Job You Should Want. For more information contact Sylvia Velez at 1-908-630-3530 or email email@example.com. Themeeting is at the Somerset Hills YMCA, 140 Mt. Airy Rd, Basking Ridge, NJ07920.
Wednesday, May18th from 9:30 -11:30 am: JewishFamily Service (JFS) Union County Job Seeker Group will host Sheri Brown, a Career Specialist atJFS, who will give a presentation titled: TenTips to Accelerate Your Job Search for Quicker Results. This discussionwill focus on a proactive approach to job search, Who, What, When, Where andWhy of professional networking, tailoring your marketing plan for the job youwant, organizing your job search, and getting your message out through SocialMedia, as well as many other job search tips. You will walk away knowing how to keep your job search on track and getquicker results. All are welcome. Foradditional information please call Sheri Brown at 1-908-352-8375 or firstname.lastname@example.com. This group meets everyWednesday morning. The meeting is at theFanwood Presbyterian Church, in the Colville Room, on the lower level, at 74South. Martine Ave, Fanwood, NJ 07023.
Wednesday May 18th from 9:30 am -12:00 noon: The Professional Service Group of MorrisCounty (PSGMC) will host AbbyKohut, President of Staffing Symphony, LLC and author of Absolutely Abby's101 Job Search Secrets, who will give a presentation titled: Going Undercover: The DeepDark Secrets of The Recruiting World. During this presentation, youwill gain insight into what corporate and agency recruiters look for when theyare evaluating your qualifications. These days, you must do more than applyingon job boards. There are far more candidates applying for the same positions,so you have to differentiate yourself. You will learn what recruiters like anddo not like, what teeny tiny corrections make a huge difference, and the beststrategies for moving past your competition in 2016. Some of the topics you'lllearn are: 1) Deep dark secrets about why keywords really matter and how tochoose them, 2) What to say during a phone screen to get a yes, 3) When youshould and should not mention the Tampa Bay Rays during an interview, and4) Secrets about thank you letters and how they can make or break your success.Additional information is available at:www.psgmc.org. The meeting will be at the Parsippany TroyHills Library, 449 Halsey Road, Parsippany, NJ 07054.
Wednesday, May18th from 10:00 am -12:00 noon: TheMonmouth County One-Stop Career Center will host Marsha Bloomberg who will give a presentation titled: Getting Started With LinkedIn or a LinkedInTune- Up. Marsha will give a classfor those eager to get started using LinkedIn or for those who need a LinkedIntune-up. Primarily all basic information you need to know.Experts will be bored. To register,please contact Marsha Bloomberg at email@example.com call her at 1-732-683-8850 ext. 5211. The meeting is at Monmouth County One-Stop Career Center, Eatontown, 145Wyckoff Road, Suite 201, Eatontown, NJ 07724.
Wednesday, May18th from 12:00 noon – 1:00 pm: Webinar,presented by the National Association of Professional Women (NAPW) titled: Networking: How and Why. Hear from NAPW members who are experts intheir fields, including: Marti MacEwan,Licensed Therapist and Coach, LeannFerry, Women's Empowerment Coach, HeatherChatlos, Owner and Chief Content Officer at Oprava Studios. Whether you are a reluctant networker orsomeone who wants to improve your connection skills, we will discuss tips tocounter all your resistance points, enabling you to find the opportunity withanyone, anytime, and anywhere. Get the answers to all of your networkingquestions as we discuss: 1) The importance of networking, 2) Ways to improveyour networking skills, 3) Tips for overcoming your fear of connecting withothers, and 4) The pros and cons of in-person versus virtual networking. Pleaseregister at: http://napw.prodivnet.com/acton/ct/13777/s-7566-1605/Bct/g-ab-l-00a5-s-7566-1605-16b0/l-00a5:67390/ct13_0/1?sid=WrrAfuPMK>;
Wednesday, May 18th from 12:30 -2:30 pm: The NewYork Public Library - Grand Central Library will host Tom Powner of Career Thinker Inc. whowill give a presentation titled: UsingCover Letters, Bios, Thank You Notes and Reference Lists in your Job Search. You could be selling yourself short by notsending a cover letter with your resume or not sending a thank you letter afteran interview. Many job seekers choose to take the advice that cover letters orthank you letters are not needed, well that's the easy choice, but isn't the bestone. Learn about these important documents and review samples of each. Tom will discuss: Why cover letters are stillneeded with your resume, What should be included in your cover letter, How Bioscan be a great tool in your job search, What should be included in your bio,The job interview thank you letter/e-note can be very effective, What makes agreat thank you letter/e-note, and Tips and advice for creating a greatreference list. Advanced registration isrequired at: http://events-careerthinker-.eventbrite.com/. The meeting is at the New YorkPublic Library - Grand Central Library, 135East 46th Street, 2nd floor community room, NewYork, NY 10017.
Wednesday, May 18th, from 1:00 - 3:00 pm: The New York Science, Industry and BusinessLibrary will offer a program titled: AARPBack To Work 50+ Virtual Career Network. Explore job strategies for 50+ workers. The Virtual CareerNetwork can help you prepare and qualify for a well-paying job and arewarding career in Healthcare, Green Economy or Transit by connecting you tothe education and training you need. The meeting is at the New York Science,Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 34th Street, New York, NY10016.
Wednesday, May 18th, from 6:00 -7:30 pm: The New YorkScience, Industry and Business Library will host John Crant, Author, Career Coach and Speaker, who will give apresentation titled: Resume Renovation. John will discuss how making the cutsnecessary to be seen as a stand-out during your job search actually increasesthe value of the items on your resume. The discussion includes: 1) Resume: New Definition, 2) Resume Goals, 3)Understanding Stacks of Incoming Resumes, 4) 3 Second Test, 5) One Page Resume,Unless It is Two, 6) Value, Value Everywhere, but Nowhere to be Seen, 7)Degrees of Degrees, and 8) The Headless Horseman: Do not Send a Word Doc. The meeting is at the New York Science,Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 34th Street, New York, NY10016.
Wednesday, May 18th, from 7:00 -9:00 pm: GenY NetworkingGroup will host: Speaker and Topic to BeDetermined. For additionalinformation or to register, please contact Joe Finazzo at firstname.lastname@example.com. The meetingis at the Library of the Chathams, 214 Main Street, Chatham, NJ 07928.
Wednesday May 18th from 7:30 -9:15 pm. Job Seekers ofMontclair, will host a program titled: CoverLetters, Thank-You Letters and References. The following topics will be discussed: 1) Designing effective coverletters, 2) Telephone etiquette and effective use, and 3) Thank you letters andtheir place. Additional information is available at: http://www.jobseekersofmontclair.org/. The meeting is at St. Luke's Church Hall, 73 South FullertonAvenue (corner of Union Street), Montclair, NJ 07042.
Thursday, May 19thfrom 6:30 - 8:30 pm: The RidgewoodLibrary will host Abby Kohut,President of Staffing Symphony, LLC and author of Absolutely Abby's 101 JobSearch Secrets, who will give a presentation titled: Don't JustThink Outside the Box...Think Outside This World. When you are searching for ajob, the goal is not just to BE better than your competition. Instead, you goalshould be to THINK differently than your competition. Job boards andheadhunters are not the only viable options anymore. The job market does nothave to be hidden once you learn to search using out of this world techniques.Learn how to see the light when there does not appear to be any and how to turnmisfortune into opportunity. Differentiate yourself now and win the race to thefinish line. The meeting is at theRidgewood Public Library, 125 North Maple Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Thursday, May 19th from 7:00 -9:00 pm: Temple BethShalom Career Networking Group will host EdwardJ. McBride, CEO of the retained search firm Change Management Associates,who will give a presentation titled: Career Transition Today, not Your Parents Transition. Themeeting is at Temple Beth Shalom, 193 East Mount Pleasant Avenue, Livingston,NJ 07039.
Friday, May20th from 7:30 am - 6:00 pm: The Commerce and Morris CountySociety for Human Resource Management are hosting their 1st Annual Career Fair. Looking for a great job? Getting lost inon-line application databases? Look no further. Attend our Career Fair and meetface to face with area employers. Breakfast, lunch, and afternoon snack areincluded in this free event, which includes job-seeker workshops, hourlyraffles, tote bag and employer promotional materials. The schedule for the day's events is asfollows:
· 7:30 – 9:00 Continental Breakfast
· 8:30 – 9:30 Talent Acquisition Panel – come andask recruiters all the questions you have always wanted answered
· 9:45 – 10:45 Networking – learn the latest tipson how to cultivate relationships, introduce yourself and make a lastingimpression
· 11:00 – 12:00 Interviewing – nail that jobinterview and secure a great offer (author of Nail that Job Interview booksigning to follow)
· 12:00 – 1:00 Lunch
· 1:00 – 6:00 Career Fair – meet representativesfrom 39 area companies.
Please contact Maya Ollson at: email@example.com with any questionsabout the event. The career fair is at The College of St. Elizabeth'sAnnunciation Center, 2 Convent Road, Morristown, NJ 07960
Friday, May20th from 9:00 am - 12:00 noon: The ChemPharmaAssociation's Philadelphia Chapter will host Val Neighbors, who give a will presentation titled; The Seven Figure Introvert. Val will discuss how you can develop bettersales and selling skills as well as solid selling techniques. You will besurprised to know that most introverts come equipped with significantleadership advantages. Val will teach you how to be a better manager andnegotiator in all of your business dealings. Many people you know and respect are introverts: Bill Gates, WarrenBuffet, and Abraham Lincoln, just to name a few. You must understand that beingan introvert does not mean being shy or reclusive. Their way of thinking justtends to favor deep thinking and meditation. Studies show that introverts areoften times the people who can be the best leaders. The Philadelphia Chapter meets on the 3rdFriday morning of each month. Youdo not need to be a ChemPharma member to attend. Register early and bring a colleagueor friend. For additional information,contact Steve Buch at 1-267-981-6347 or email him at: email@example.com. The meeting is at Right Management's King ofPrussia Office, 630 Freedom Business Center, Suite 400, King of Prussia,PA 19406.
Friday, May 20th from 9:45am - 12:00 Noon: The Princeton Public Library and theProfessional Service Group of Mercer County will co-host George Pace, who will give a presentation titled: You the Product – The 2016 Update. While you might not think of yourself as aproduct, do you try to differentiate your service offering from those of yourcompetition? And what techniques can youlearn from manufacturers who differentiate their products on a daily basis? This engaging presentation explores this ideaby identifying key influences of the purchasing decision and specific actionsmanufacturers take across these dimensions, such as: 1) Product Life, 2) CustomerService, 3) Research and Development, 4) Marketing, and 5) Advertising. Once identified, the focus turns on how anindividual can implement these techniques, along with ACTIONABLE steps they canstart taking now to begin the journey of being a more attractive product. Besure to tell your friends and bring them along. Visit the PSG of Mercer County website to learnabout the numerous resources available there. The meeting is at the PrincetonPublic Library, 65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ 08542.
Friday, May 20th from 1:00 - 3:00 pm: The New York Science, Industry and BusinessLibrary will offer a special program titled: Are You Fluent in LinkedIn. Learn strategies and tips on how to utilizeyour LinkedIn account in your job search, including customizing your LinkedInprofile, strategies for determining LinkedIn groups to join, performing basicand advanced job search using LinkedIn, and more. The meeting is at the New York Science,Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 34th Street, New York, NY10016.
Saturday, May 21st from 8:30 -11:00 am: Careers inTransition (CIT) meeting. Individuals give a 15 second elevator speech aboutthemselves -- who you are, what you are looking for, target companies (2-3),how the group can help you, and how you can help the group. This is followed bya short period for networking with people you would like to introduce yourselfto and exchange business cards. The group then divides into smaller teams for:1) Resume Assistance, (Please bring 15 copies of your resume if you want itreviewed.) or 2) Support in Overcoming Job Search Obstacles. This includes: A)Small group advice for individuals who have hit the wall and need help toreinvigorate their job search, or B) Large group discussion on various jobsearch related topics. CIT meets the first and third Saturday of each monthexcept holidays. The meeting is in theWinston School Gym at Christ Church, 30 East Lane, Short Hills, NJ 07078.
Saturday, May 21st from 8:30 -11:00 am: The Career SupportGroup at St. Gregory the Great will host: MitchFederman, who will give a presentation titled: Searching for the Right Job. The goalof a job search should be to land the right job, with the right boss, in theright company as quickly as possible. Mitch will help you fast track yourcareer success. Attendees at all levels will learn about the obstacles theyneed to overcome during their job search in order to succeed, the methods theyneed to use to change their situation and ways to make being in-transition aproductive, meaningful and positive time in their lives. Additionalinformation is available at: http://stgregorythegreatchurch.org/career-support. The meeting is at Saint Gregorythe Great' Church, in the Parish Center, O'Connor Hall, at 4680 Nottingham Way,Hamilton Square, NJ 08690.
Saturday, May 21st from 12:00 noon- 1:30 pm: The New YorkScience, Industry and Business Library will host Win Sheffield, a career Coach, who will give a presentation titled:Summer Career Management: How to Investin Your Career and Still Have Time Off. Summer is coming. You have your priorities and they involve theoutdoors and water. And yet, there is that little voice at the back ofyour head saying: Maybe I should be looking for work. I know I need a joband come the fall I will really want to be working. Why not do both? Summer is a time when many people take time to enjoy themselves and work slowsdown and yet September is one of the biggest hiring months. Coach Win Sheffield showshow to make the most of your summer search and provide ample opportunity forrecreation. Learn ways to make more progress with less effort and feelbetter about your time off knowing you have done what you can for yourself andyour career. The meeting is at the New York Science, Industry and BusinessLibrary, 188 Madison Avenue @ 34th Street, New York, NY 10016.
The New York Science, Industry and BusinessLibrary, located at 188Madison Avenue @ 34th Street, New York, NY 10016-4314, offers an extensiveseries of weekly programs pertaining to job search, training, and careeradvice. Inquiries about programs may bemade by calling 917-275-6975, Monday to Saturday from 9 am to 6 pm. Click on their link at: http://www.nypl.org/events/calendar?location=65 for a detailed list of upcoming classes. In addition to these great in-person classes,the library also recorded some of the presentations and they are available 24/7on-line at: http://www.nypl.org/node/90324. Check them out, I am sure you will be pleasantly surprised by the amountof helpful information awaiting you.
Free Pro Bono Career Coaching. Career Coaching is a PRO BONO / FREE service available to job seekerswho wish to focus an existing job search strategy and/or gain insight on how tocraft an effective self-marketing plan. Each session is comprised of a 50minute meeting with a volunteer Job Coach at SIBL's Madison Avenue location. To make an appointment for a PRO BONO / FREEcoaching session, please visit:
Please provideyour name, phone number, e-mail address, and specific goals. If you do not havean e-mail address, please input email@example.com when prompted. Once booked, an e-mailconfirmation and follow-up reminder will be sent to the e-mail addressprovided. In addition, you may also receive a courtesy telephone callconfirming your appointment. If you haveany questions, please contact the Job Search Central Manager at firstname.lastname@example.com call 1-212-592-7006.
The UnitedWay of Northern New Jersey offers Free CareerCoaching. The program providesprofessionals with an opportunity to learn techniques for success in theworkplace and shares local resources for job training. Obtain help with topics such as: Tools to brand yourself, Updating your resumeand cover letter, Career networking tips, Techniques to ace your nextinterview, Strategies for resume distribution, Counseling on alternative careerpaths, Advice on dressing for success, and Help setting and achieving short andlong-term career goals. These one-on-onesessions are by appointment only. Additional information is available at: http://www.unitedwaynnj.org/newsevents/uwevents_template0.php?event_id=1170&frm= To make an appointment,email Durelle McPherson orcall 1.973.993.1160, x210. The meetingsare at United Way of Northern New Jersey, Suite 205, 60 South Fullerton Ave, Montclair,NJ 07042.
The Westport Public Library, located at 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT06880 offers an interesting series of weekly programs pertaining to job search,training, and career advice. Click on their link at: http://www.westportlibrary.org/events for a detailed list of upcoming events. Inaddition, many of these informative presentations are recorded and the podcastscan be viewed 24/7, when time allows, at: http://www.westportlibrary.org/digital/podcasts/search-results?podcast_terms=jobseeker. This is a time saving and cost effective way of seeing a greatpresentation, from the comfort and convenience of your home. Isn't technologygreat!
Webinars Featuring Kathy Bernard, a public speaker, career coach, resumewriter, and expert LinkedIn profile optimizer who has helped thousands landsatisfying careers. Kathy is also the creator of WiserU.com, where you can findcareer and LinkedIn services and tips. Check out Kathy's numerouspresentations, such as: How to Research and Impress HiringCompanies, Strong Online Identity, Pre-Employment Personality Tests,Negotiating Salary, LinkedIn Boot Camp, Use LinkedIn to Attract Employers,Networking Into A Job, Landing a Job After 40, Business Leads from LinkedIn,Outmaneuver Online Job Applications, How to SHOW and TELL You Are the Best,Mastering Online Job Applications, Mastering Interviews, Tips for SnaggingBusiness on LinkedIn, Transform Your Resume, and Working With Recruiters. To view Kathy's presentations, ClickHere for the Recording & Slides Kathy does a great job with her presentations, I am sure that you willfind them most helpful and very informative.
Wednesdays, from 7:30 - 9:15 pm. Job Seekersof Montclair, located at St.Luke's Church Hall, 73 South Fullerton Avenue (corner of Union Street),Montclair, NJ 07042. A nonsectarian job-search, career-change and support groupmeets; various speakers deliver on topics such as: recognizing youraccomplishments, resumes, and networking. For a schedule of upcomingpresentations, click on their link at: http://www.jobseekersofmontclair.org/, or call (973) 783-3442 for additional information.
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Going to Carolina in My Mind ??
The middle sister left Connecticut to go to college in North Carolina, and never came back. Of course she has returned for visits and family reunions , but North Carolina is her home. This weekend we'll be going to Carolina for her son's wedding. It will be the second trip to N.C. this year...Not unusual.
"Can't you just feel the sunshine? Can't you just feel the moonshine?"
The oldest sister, still preserving the ancestral lineage in Greenwich, will be there with entire family. She has four beautiful daughters, one audaciously handsome son, and yes, the original husband. ......."loves the finest thing around..."
In keeping with the Southern culture, we will be entertained Friday night with a catered "Pig Pickin" party. I think the Hawaiian Luau is how we equate this up North. The evening will be authentic, with country blue grass music and dancing. What does one wear to a semi-formal Pig Pickin ?? I'm wearing Chinese silk.....does that make sense ???
The big event will be Saturday evening. Not sure what it is about weddings and funerals but I think Waterboy will bring a hanky for me. Even "with a holy host of others standing around me" I know there will be "a silver tear appearing"
I will be paying close attention, as my baby boy marries next month.
Guess that makes me the MONG (mother of the next groom)
"I'm gone, say nice things about me, carry on without me, I'm gone to Carolina"

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Reeko Squeeze & Donae'O reunite for 'Beginning'
Three months after teaming up for 'Diablo', South London's Reeko Squeeze and North West's Donae'O reunite once again for another collab entitled 'Beginning'.
Over a trap-influenced instrumental, Donae'O delivers a signature hook with Reeko backing up his infectious melodies with hard bars.
This is all tied together courtesy of director, Ellis King, who delivers an accompanying visual that depicts the pair in front of a foggy London landscape.
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John 8:2-11 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
2 At sunrise he arrived again in the temple courtyard. All the people gathered around him there. He sat down to teach them. 3 The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman. She had been caught committing adultery. They made her stand in front of the group. 4 They said to Jesus, "Teacher, this woman was caught sleeping with a man who was not her husband. 5 In the Law, Moses commanded us to kill such women by throwing stones at them. Now what do you say?" 6 They were trying to trap Jesus with that question. They wanted to have a reason to bring charges against him.
But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. 7 They kept asking him questions. So he stood up and said to them, "Has any one of you not sinned? Then you be the first to throw a stone at her." 8 He bent down again and wrote on the ground.
9 Those who heard what he had said began to go away. They left one at a time, the older ones first. Soon only Jesus was left. The woman was still standing there. 10 Jesus stood up and asked her, "Woman, where are they? Hasn't anyone found you guilty?"
11 "No one, sir," she said.
"Then I don't find you guilty either," Jesus said. "Go now and leave your life of sin."
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A December photograph, worth enlarging.
Friday, January 21, 2011
Newgate Market, York
Posted by James Mark at 1:43 AM
Labels: Newgate market, snow
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Enlarged. Now I want fresh catch fish..))ReplyDelete
Enlarged also, amazing they keep it going in winter, it has to be quite cold to work there! It would be fun to go there in person!ReplyDelete
You're right about enlarging it -- lots to see. A terrific slice of life. For some reason, I really like the guy shoveling snow while customers are already waiting to make a purchase.ReplyDelete
This is a very interesting photo. One of those that will be even more fascinating in years to come, too.ReplyDelete
I enlarged it too....ReplyDelete
A nice cup of something really hot would have been just right.... :)
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Happy Bastille Day – from the best of the USJuly 14, 2011 at 8:05 pm | Posted in french, life, photography | Leave a comment
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Oh hello! Hoping your Bastille Day is full of charcuterie, café crema and croissants! Here's a fabulous photo shoot Daryle, my sister and I did while in Paris. It was blistering cold that day and we shed our coats for maximum coolness. So here we are embracing America's best (ha ha) in front of France's glimmering Eiffel Tower. Of course the cokes were the darling cute 33CL size. Clink!
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Today is The Girl's birthday. She's three. How did that happen? I had always pictured myself as a Mom of Boys, but she has been such a joy in my life. I can't imagine not having some girlie in our lives.
In honor of her birthday, we "hosted" playgroup at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. I had thought that because their Butterfly Ball is tomorrow and the museum will be closed, it would be fairly quiet in there. But I was wrong. The school groups were notably absent and it was not crowded, but they were working on the installation of their new special exhibit, so it was loud in the Hands-On-Habitat. Which kept scaring The Baby.
I did get to catch up with my friend Sarah and her little ones — we talked about schools and real estate, of course. Her husband and his business partner are building a mixed-use green building adjacent to Giddings Plaza in Lincoln Square.
After the museum, we ran a quick couple of errands in Lincoln Park: exchanging a broken table leg at Pottery Barn Kids and buying butter and eggs at Treasure Island to make a pink birthday cake for The Girl:


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The decision to permit the ordination of women to the episcopate in the Church of England will be based primarily on theology. Many believe (including Forward in Faith) that the decision to go ahead was made in principle when the General Synod requested that legislation be drawn up and brought before them
However, lurking behind any decision based on theology, principle and justice there lie a number of decisions that need to be made on how that decision can be put into practice. Much depends on the legislation itself. There are different options before the group drafting legislation ranging from a single clause measure simply removing the bar to women priests being ordained as bishops to more complex scenarios allowing their ordination but preventing their appointment as either diocesan bishops or archbishops. We will not know the shape of the legislation until the report is published.
The first legal issue that will undoubtedly arise is the question of whether or not the General Synod and Parliament has the authority to permit the ordination of women as bishops. A spate of litigation questioning this authority followed the decision to ordain women priests. None of the challenges were successful and it is therefore very unlikely that anyone will be able to mount a successful challenge this time.
The second issue that I would like to point out is about the recognition of ordination. The Church of England consistently states that the orders of all those who are lawfully ordained should be recognised. Yet the legislation bringing in the ordination of women to the priesthood provided a mechanism for the ministry of lawfully ordained female clergy to be refused by PCCs and (at the time) by Diocesan Bishops. The refusal to accept the ministry of a woman bishop has further-reaching consequences as it could mean that some might refuse to recognise the efficacy of confirmation and ordination when conferred by her. Great care will need to be taken that the rights of female bishops and supporters, as well as opponents, of women's ministry are adequately protected.
The courts are notoriously unwilling to pronounce on questions of the recognition of holy orders, most recently in the case of Blake v Associated Newspapers.1 The recognition or otherwise of the ministry of female bishops also has knock-on effects in such areas as canonical obedience, submission to lawful authority and acceptance of the direction of the bishop in matters such as liturgy. There are already calls for the setting up of a third province free of women bishops and priests. Detailed proposals have been published by Forward in Faith.2 Such a move would have huge legal implications in terms of the synodical structure of the church, the parish system, the training and discipline of clergy and, possibly, such areas as ecclesiastical courts.
The Church is entering a minefield first of legislation and then, assuming the change is brought about, of dealing with the consequences of that change. These consequences include practical, legal matters and great care will need to be taken to ensure that the Church gets it right.
2 www.forwardinfaith.com
Will Adam is Priest in Charge of Girton, Ely Diocesan Ecumenical Officer, and a
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The Mets 2013 campaign ends today.
Another season without a championship. Without a playoff berth. Another year of futility.
Those who have followed KinersKorner & listen to The Kult of Mets Personalities podcast knows this does not come as a surprise. Before the season began the majority, including myself, predicted a season as bad if not worse. Micheal Kay infamously predicted as bad as 60 wins. The Mets will end with at least 13 more than that.
So why does it feel worse? Why does it feel that when the Mets couldn't sink any lower, that they dug a new bottom?
Was it the first half that included time at first place, time above .500? Possibly.
Was it the pitiful play of the offense for most of the last 12 weeks? Maybe.
Was it the fact that Irving Picard made a deal with Fred Wilpon out of court, possibly avoiding a stay of execution or a permanent stewardship of Mets, yet to be determined? Highly Possible.
However, the biggest issue is that the fan base has lost hope. A fan base built around Tug Mcgraw's rallying cry of Ya Gotta Believe has mangled it to include the phrase "It Will Get Worse." See, while the fans know that ownership is financially strangled, up until this season they had hope in Sandy Alderson. He may not have won all the time, he may not have a trophy room of championships, but he has built winners. On budgets. Surely he can do it again. No matter that he only had $10m to work with last offseason, and unlike this season didn't have the luxury of giving a long term deal with a back-loaded contract. The upcoming trial and the possibility of an immediate payout made that impossible. Never mind that he had limited parts to use for trades. He's a talent evaluator. He put together a team of experienced men in 2010. NOW they're going to show their stuff.
So they did. They listened to their fans and conducted their own 2011 year long analysis and lowered the walls. Everyone knew the bullpen was an issue so they spent there. Frank Francisco got a 2-year deal. Jon Rauch 1 year. He dealt Angel Pagan, a talented CF who reportedly slacked off and showed a lack of baseball instincts for Andres Torres and Ramon Ramirez, who had a 2.62 era in his final season in San Francisco.
Those were the 4 player acquisitions of note. At best you can say he was 1-4, and even that one, Jon Rauch had his issues this season.
There were plenty of holes left on the team come opening day, most notable was at catcher, where Josh Thole, a young catcher who many argue should not have even been a starting catcher, and Mike Nickeas as his primary backup. Whether Nickeas was the backup due to misplaced trust from the General Manager or because ownership refused to spend for such an inexpensive but necessary piece with the trial approaching we will never know, but the trade for Shoppach in August was very telling.
They were forced to use Rookies like Lucas Duda in the middle of the lineup, before sending him to AAA to find his swing again, and a new position. Scott Hairston, a career backup OF, was forced to not only be thrust into a starting role he's unfit for but to be a primary contributor. Reuben Tejada, the young shortstop asked to replace Jose Reyes if not in production than in position, did admirably by hitting .285 for the season with a .331 OBP, but the 22 year old frame hasn't developed power yet, and should have been required to be no more than a 7th or 8th hitter at this stage of development. Instead he batted first or second for the majority of the season. He only spent one week at the 7th and 8th spot of the lineup. Only seven days. The fact that a rookie rarely hit at the back of the lineup should tell you all you need to know about the futility of the 2012 offense.
A popular argument on twitter is whether to credit or blame Sandy or Omar for the current troubles. It is no matter. Sandy Alderson has now been GM of this team for two seasons. He has made inroads in the minor leagues, the low farm has a ton of prospects. He has not traded away any young talent, instead hoarding them during this time, watching to see what the last of "Omar's Farm Team" of Murphy, Tejada, Duda, Kirk Niewenhuis, Harvey, Edgin and in September Familia, Mejia, Carson can do. He knows that fans are excited to see Wheeler in 2013. He also should know fans are tired of waiting on the future. Fans do not Believe the future will become the present.
This offseason Sandy has to bring back Hope for the Mets. Not for 2014 or 2015 or 2016. Fans need to believe in 2013. The second wild card has opened possibilities. We know that a surprise can happen as we watch Baltimore and Oakland make the playoffs but Mets fans need to believe it can happen with the Mets. That 1969 wasn't the first and last time. That's why Sandy should use all his cards. Anyone not named Harvey and Wheeler is up for grabs. Do I want to see David Wright, Jon Niese, Ike Davis, or RA Dickey go? Of course not. However, do you think Oakland fans miss Gio Gonzalez today? Do you think Texas fans miss Mark Texeira. Sometimes sacrifices need to be made. If Sandy can make me believe in the NEW YORK METS TEAM by getting rid of one or more of those players, so be it. I'll pack the bags.
2006 was six long years ago. A lot of fans have given Sandy some slack due to the lawsuit, the financial restraints, the Omar mistakes of Bay and Santana contracts. It's now time to mark this team. It's time to stop excusing and just accept what the team is. If it is a mid-market money team in a big market, so be it. Mid-market teams are competitive too. Mid-market teams can win championships, even with albatross contracts. Ask Barry Zito and the 2010 San Francisco Giants for confirmation.
We can chant "Let's go Mets" at the 2012 Mets anymore. We Gotta Believe in 2013 starting tonight. Make that more than a catchphrase, Sandy. Find a way to get us to believe again in the New York Mets.
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The fall 2015 television season is here, right as we enter the age of "Peak TV," with seemingly too many television series out there to consume.
At the summer Television Critics Association press tour last month, John Landgraf, the president of FX Networks, stated that "there is simply too much television" in our current landscape. According to Vox, "In 2009, there were 211 primetime scripted series on television. That number steadily climbed until in 2014 there were 371, an increase of 160 shows. FX expects the number to top 400 in 2015." That number doesn't even included reality television, talk shows, game shows, etc. It's downright impossible for a person to sample every show that's out there and once you've dropped a show, it becomes even harder to pick it back up.
In the opening number of the 67th Emmy Awards, host Andy Samberg tackles the issue of "Peak TV" head-on by locking himself in a TV Viewing Bunker for a year to catch up on every show:
So where does that leave me? I've made peace with the fact that I'll probably never watch the most critically acclaimed new series from this past summer, UnREAL and Mr. Robot, or the 2015 Emmy winners for Outstanding Comedy, Veep, and Drama, Game of Thrones (but let's be real, Mad Men should have taken the trophy for its final season, or better yet, the real best drama series, The Americans, should have been nominated in the first place). I'll take solace in the fact that I'm enjoying what I choose to watch. I don't believe in guilty pleasures. If a TV show gives you pleasure, more power to you!
Special shout-outs to the shows I watched in the past two months: Catastrophe, BoJack Horseman season two, Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, Transparent, and Orange is the New Black season three. I highly recommend all of these excellent shows, especially BoJack Horseman, an uproarious, yet painfully bleak and honest, examination of depression, as filtered through the lens of an animated anthropomorphic horse. Will you get to watching these shows? "They're on my list," I'm sure you'll say. #PeakTV
What I'm Watching:
Scream Queens – Premieres September 22 on FOX
Welcome to Ryan Murphy's twisted take on campus slasher films! I'm cautiously optimistic about this show, with an emphasis on the cautiously. Ryan Murphy productions start with a bang (see: the first two seasons of Glee and American Horror Story. Ok, fine, maybe just season of Glee.) and they unfortunately get caught up in their own frenetic messes, ending with a whimper (see: the other seasons of Glee and American Horror Story).
Fortunately for viewers, Scream Queens doesn't seem to have any higher aspirations than being a gleeful, campy, bloody bubblegum confection that offs a character each week to comically gruesome effect. Plus, I can't help but root for a cast that includes Nasim Pedrad, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ariana Grande, and Nick Jonas. I mean, come on. There's a fine line between bitchy, catty entertainment and outright meanness. Tread carefully, Ryan Murphy. Here's hoping it'll be fun to watch this sorority-set series inevitably fly off the rails!
Fresh Off the Boat – Returns September 22 on ABC
As the first network TV show to feature an Asian-American family in 20 years, expectations for Fresh Off the Boat were dangerously high. To make matters worse, in the weeks leading up to the premiere, Eddie Huang, who wrote the memoir on which the show is based, trash-talked his own team members for diluting his personal experiences. Thankfully, when the first episode debuted, you could feel the collective exhale of Asian America. It was a sigh of relief that this family sitcom was extremely funny, witty, and heartwarming to boot. There were no reasons for audiences to hang their heads in shame. Fresh Off the Boat made specific cultural experiences universal and reset the television defaults of what it means to be a sitcom family.
Constance Wu, who plays the matriarch Jessica Huang, addresses the issues of representation in an insightful Buzzfeed interview:
The Asian-American experience [is something] a lot of us as Asian-Americans really haven't explored, because they lump us all into one… It's terrifying to say, 'This is a thing that is complex and worthy of our time,' but it is complex, and that's why you're not going to always find an easy, palatable answer. I think [the show is] trying to approach that complexity in a very traditionally simplistic form. And I think if we can do that, it's almost its own type of activism.
I've jokingly shared on social media that I love that I can see myself on television, as the youngest brother, Evan Huang. The sentiment is silly, but completely true. This quirky, sweet-natured, delicate boy is definitely me and it's a feeling that I've cherished. It's progress.
Survivor – Returns September 23 on CBS
I've never been more excited about a season of Survivor in 31 seasons than I am about Survivor: Cambodia – Second Chance. And neither have any other of Survivor's ten million viewers. Twenty returning players were voted in by America to compete for a second chance to win the million dollars and the title of Sole Survivor. After All-Stars and Heroes vs. Villains, Cambodia is only the third season to feature all veteran players. This past summer, I re-watched Heroes vs. Villains, arguably Survivor's best, for the third time and this new season has all the potential to match HvV's soaring highs.
Some of these players, like Borneo's OG Kelly Wigglesworth and Australian Outback's Jeff Varner and Kimmi Kappenberg, have waited over a decade for the opportunity to play again. Every single one of these contestants is here to WIN, ready to overcome their earlier flaws, course-correct for past mistakes, over-compensate for character flaws, underestimate and overpower the competition, and outwit, outplay, and outlast to the Final Tribal Council. The hunger is real.
Each contestant has a strong storyline going into the competition: Can Stephen Fishbach shed his overwhelmingly large target of being a Survivor Know-It-All podcast host? Will Ciera Eastin be able to convince her tribemates she's a trustworthy player after she voted out her own mother in her previous season? Will Abi-Maria Gomes be able to cool her hot temper and play nice with others? Will Spencer "Charlie Brown" Bledsoe finally be able to kick that football set up by Chaos Kass? The list goes on… What makes this season so exciting is that each person comes in with so much baggage and so much to prove. You can read some of my thoughts on the cast here.
Who am I rooting for? In addition to the aforementioned Jeff Varner (love his cheeky energy) and Stephen Fishbach (love his quick wit), I'm pulling for for my friend, Survivor China's Peih-Gee Law, who famously was good at Sudoku and claiming victory of the last of her tribe, ultimately achieving 5th place. Will she be able to keep her emotions in check and not make waves in the early goings of the game? If so, Peih-Gee will at least make it to the merge. In pre-game interviews, Peih-Gee talked about a smart strategy she picked up from fellow China player, Amanda Kimmel:
You have to find someone really strong […] like a Woo…who will be able to win challenges, but he'll be kind of a target after the merge, which is fine because then I won't be a target. Then you want somebody weaker, like maybe like Kass. They're good to have by your side because if they want to get rid of someone who's not good at challenges, then you're protected. And then, these people, the weaker ones and the stronger ones, they're the targets.
Who am I picking to win? Looking at the winners of the two previous all-star seasons, Amber Brkich and Sandra Diaz-Twine, both women entered the game as unassuming characters. They laid low and watched as the bigger targets take each other out each week. I see the same characteristics in San Juan Del Sur's Kelley Wentworth. Although we never fully saw her game in her first season (which means neither did her competitors), she seemed smart and level-headed enough to be a savvy player. Kelley enters Cambodia without a huge target on her back, but possesses great potential. If she aligns with the right players, she could fly under the radar, make smart moves to get her to the end, and emerge victorious.
How to Get Away With Murder – Returns September 24 on ABC
To be honest, I was a bit on the fence about returning to this Shondaland series. Only Viola Davis' magnetic and emotionally fraught tornado and Jack Falahee's voracious sexual appetite and surprising vulnerability proved to be compelling characters. The rest of How to Get Away With Murder's ensemble was merely beautiful set dressing. I also couldn't stand Wes and Rebecca at all, separate or together.
Ultimately, Viola Davis is worth the price of re-admission. Her extraordinary history-making Emmy acceptance speech brought me to tears. As the first African-American woman to ever win Lead Actress in a Drama Series, her words were a powerful and inspiring indictment of the decision makers of Hollywood, highlighting how few opportunities women of color have had the chance to even compete for the title.
'In my mind, I see a line. And over that line, I see green fields and lovely flowers and beautiful white women with their arms stretched out to me, over that line. But I can't seem to get there no how. I can't seem to get over that line.'
That was Harriet Tubman in the 1800s. And let me tell you something: The only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is opportunity. You cannot win an Emmy for roles that are simply not there.
I will keep watching to support your trailblazing work, Viola Davis. Here's to you!
The Flash – Returns October 6 on The CW
Simply put, The Flash is fun, fun, fun. The mere thought of more adventures in Central City fills me with joy. The Flash is a winning combination of celebrating the heroics of superheroes and meaningful, emotional character relationships. Of all the shows I watched last year, I'm certain I cried the most and hardest at The Flash season one finale. Damn you, Grant Gustin, and your beautifully emotive, tear-streaked face! This upcoming year spirals further down the comic book spiral, introducing a parallel universe and the original The Flash, Jay Garrick. I'm not a superhero superfan by any means, but I'm in for whatever thrilling twists are coming our way.
American Horror Story: Hotel – Returns October 7 on FX
Oh boy, American Horror Story, where to begin? Season three (Coven) was a supreme mess with inflated dramatic stakes (If characters could be resurrected willy-nilly, what did it matter that characters died?), while season four (Freak Show) was a frightful bore that suffered from warmed-over and languid pacing.
Season five, Hotel, brings AHS into the dark hallways of the Hotel Cortez. The one shining beacon of this season is that the incredible Jessica Lange is sitting this out of this chapter. Lange has portrayed massive powerhouses, stealing every scene and chewing each piece of scenery, but over time, these power-hungry matriarchs drew from the same well one too many times. It will be interesting to watch a more ensemble-driven AHS, as anchored by Lady Gaga.
Billy on the Street – Returns October 8 on TruTV
Pop culture and yelling. #selfexplanitory
I wrote about Billy on the Street's first season here.
Jane the Virgin – Returns October 12 on The CW
The first season of Jane the Virgin skillfully balanced the hilarious with the heartfelt, and the playfully surreal with the emotionally real. Even when the telenovela-inspired narrative engine seemed to barrel through storyline after plot twist after jaw dropping moment, Jane the Virgin never lost its way, thanks to its charming and radiant lead, Gina Rodriguez.
The world was also introduced to new comic icons in Jaime Camil's self-absorbed Rogelio De La Vega and Anthony Mendez' cheeky narrator. Season two promises to double down on the over-the-top telenovela world, announcing guest appearances by not only pop icon Britney Spears, but my beloved darling, Kesha (#FreedomForKesha). The Flash and Jane the Virgin both had stellar first seasons (which I wrote about) and I expect no less this year.
Plus, Jane the Virgin also featured my two favorite Emmy "For Your Consideration" campaigns for Gina Rodriguez and Jaime Camil. Jane the Virgin, you are both inspiring and freaking hilarious.
Fargo – Returns October 12 on FX
My favorite scripted series from 2014 returns. Fargo's first season was a tightly plotted morality tale, bursting at the seams with memorably quirky characters and black-hearted humor. Fargo follows in the footsteps of its fellow FX series, American Horror Story, and resets its second season in 1979, with a new murderers row of actors taking on the series' unique voice: Patrick Wilson. Kirsten Dunst. Jessie Plemons. Ted Danson. Jean Smart. Cristin Milioti. Nick Offerman. Kirsten Dunst's awesomely feathered coif. Just watch the trailer below and tell me you are giddy either.


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Software giant SAP has announced that Claas Kuehnemann will step into the role of acting MD for Africa while the company's investigation into its South Africa business is conducted.
The German company put its South African management team on "administrative leave" earlier this month after launching an investigation into apparent ties to the Gupta family in South Africa.
It had earlier been, through a series of leaked emails, that SAP had paid a Gupta-linked company as much as R100 million in apparent kickbacks, for helping the software group secure contracts with Transnet.
Kuehnemann, who has been with the company since 1992, will assume all managing director responsibilities across the company's Africa portfolio, totaling 51 countries.
His track record with SAP dates back more than two decades from when he first started at the newly formed SAP subsidiary in South Africa, SAP said in a press statement.
Kuehnemann has held various executive roles at SAP, including Senior Vice President of Professional Services overseeing SAP's consulting business in EMEA based in Paris, Managing Director Africa based in Johannesburg as well as Managing Director for the South-East Europe & Middle East region based out of Dubai.
Peter David, regional CFO, SAP EMEA will support Kuehnemann as acting CFO, SAP Africa.
The company also announced that it had appointed multinational law firm Baker McKenzie to lead the external investigation in concert with other global experts such as forensic firm FTI Consulting.
Read: SAP suspends SA management as it launches investigation into Gupta links


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Apple has released its golden version (GM version) of iOS 9 to developers before its public launch occurring on September 16, 2015. The initiative has been taken up by the brand to test the final version of the iOS 9. The brand has also planned the launch of the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus two days after the introduction of iOS 9. These models will have the new operating system preinstalled.
iOS 9 has many features introduced in itself. The most eminent of them is the highly upgraded and better performing Siri, the digital assistant. It has an upgraded search performance, can be used to set contextual reminders and much more. The built-in applications of iOS 9 like Notes, Mail and Maps have received a performance boost up as well. The split screen multitasking has been introduced for iPad. The smarter algorithms running at the backend have facilitated the artificial intelligence boost up which is in turn aiding natural user interactions.
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Basic Pedagogical Principles of a Context-Based Approach to Adult Literacy Education
Current research on literacy states that language development is most fully acquired when it is applied in living contexts that people identify as important. This is the foundation for LVA's student-centered approach. This core assumption is at the heart of the five principles upon which ground the Basic Literacy curriculum in our program.
Principle #1 Adult literacy learning is best stimulated by a student-centered focus. As put by Elsa Auerbach: "People learn best when learning starts with what they already know, builds on their strengths, engages them in the learning process, and enables them to accomplish something they want to accomplish." Learning best takes place when students identify their own questions and gaps in knowledge as well as their own interests and work out of their own sources of strength. Our binder-based curriculum orientation is designed to facilitate such a discovery process.
Principle #2 Adult literacy learners are multidimensional in their interests, experience, and knowledge. As Juliet Merrifield and her colleagues put it, "Adults with limited literacy skills should be credited with the skills and knowledge they do have. Educators should start to build on and extend the knowledge and skills of students, based on their needs, desires, and interests, rather than dwelling on measuring how 'functional' a learner is or needs to become according to standardized tests." Adult students seek to enhance their learning in various areas that may not always seem immediately practical as well as to gain important useful knowledge to help them find employment or do better in their jobs and to help them with their family responsibilities. As researcher Susan Lytle put it:
"Some [students] come with a desire to learn more about a particular subject, for example, American-American history, parenting, or health. Many seek ways to deal with their own children's literacy and schooling, whereas others wish to participate or assume new roles and responsibilities in their families, workplaces, or communities. Some are looking for community in the literacy program itself. Some seek economic improvements in their lives through new jobs or promotions, or by dealing more competently with personal finances and/or their encounter with 'the bureaucracy.' For many, the program offers the possibility of taking more control and ownership of their own learning. For most adult learners who come to the programs, the desire for enhanced self-esteem is implicit in many of their stated and unstated goals."
Principle #3 Literacy and conversational English are developed while in and through application. One does not learn to read, write, speak and comprehend English first through decontextualized exercises and then apply such skills to relevant contexts only once basic language mastery is attained. Rather, LVGH's binder-based curriculum focus utilizes authentic content from the inception of instruction even among those students whose basic skills are least developed. Basic skill work is not ignored, but incorporates authentic language and content. Literacy Volunteer of America supports this contextual approach to language development in the 7th edition of Tutor and the 4th edition of I Speak English.
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• Adult education focuses on what adults want and need to know and to be able to do to succeed as parents, citizens, community members, workers, consumers, and in other important social roles and contexts. It integrates basic skills with expanding competency in communication, decision-making, and interpersonal relationships, across specific contexts and roles.
• Adult education is driven by what adults say they need and want to know in order to meet self-defined life-plans. It provides resources for individuals in meeting personal as well as social goals.
• Progress is measured by the capacity of adults to progressively organize experience and perform real-world tasks that cannot always be measured in standardized ways.
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Bacchus in Tuscany – Francisco Redi, 1685
"Hear, all ye drinkers! Give ear, and give faith, to our edict divine – Montepulciano's the King of all Wine!"
The Map
Embedded in this post is an intersection between a story and space age satellites, an interactive Google Mashup Map of Montepulciano. In addition to the map's standard scaling and scrolling abilities, mashups populate it with information. It's optimized both for desktops while planning at home and portable devices wherever a Wi-Fi connection is available as you walk this medieval city.
The Wine
Vino di Nobile has been celebrated since Etruscan times, but it was only 50 years ago that the wine was officially classified and regulated by law. A few years later, with the inception of a stricter set of laws and regulations, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano was ranked among the world's best. But Thomas Jefferson already knew that when in 1805 he wrote to his diary – "I confine myself to the physical want of some good Montepulciano, this being a very favorite wine" and "most superlatively good".
Today the "in" thing to do is the equivalent of an pub crawl to taste the variety from many different producers and terriors. Because the streets by law are traffic-free this makes driving not possible for travelers – which is a good thing. Remember, in Italy the permissible blood alcohol level while driving is less than .5%, or one glass of wine, and the legal system here evolved from one that presumes guilt until proven innocent.
However, I didn't need to walk too far to sample the many different wine's available – just visit Consorzio del Vino Nobile di Montepulciano and do it all in one spot. Located inside the historic Palazzo del Capitano building in Piazza Grande, this enoteca offers products from more than 70 producers. But no visit to this city is complete without spelunking into the cool depths of an ancient Etruscan wine cellar, and I found the best just down the road at Cantina de' Ricci.
Finding Montepulciano
The 17th century saw the beginnings of a non-secular pilgrimage to continental Europe's hot spots. This "Grand Tour" was undertaken by young men of means to get, as Thomas Locke put it, "a knowledge of the world through external sensory input". Or in less lofty language, to experience the world as it really is. One highlight of the Tour was Tuscany and Montepulciano – and Redi's poem, Bacchus of Tuscany, was required reading.
Immediately I find the vibe here is unlike that in Rome or Florence. One thing I notice is the shopping has far less international influence – Montepulciano's commerce is built around wine and the local industry that supports it. Second the population is far less than either, adding an intimate feeling to my experience.
However, like all Tuscan hill towns I find the best way to comfortably see Montepulciano uses a start at the peak and work your way downhill strategy. If this is a day trip use the recommended parking – if spending the night stay at the recommended hotel and parking is included. Either way a bus stop is just across the street – catch one to the top, Piazza Grande, and avoid the uphill trek.
Here's a partial list of my favorite things to do and see along the way:
- The Palazzo Ricci, a Renaissance palace built in 1562. Below this palazzo is the Cantina de' Ricci and a spelunking opportunity to explore ancient wine cellars carved into rock.
- The Piazza Grande is found at the crown of the slender ridge the gated city is built on. Many of its major sites are clustered within this square. One not to miss is the Town Hall (Palazzo Comunale) with its beautiful central tower that brings to mind the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence.
- The Porta al Prato is the entrance to town for the main road from Rome. A piece of the 13th century town walls, it was added in the 16th century by Antonio da Sangal as part of the town's defensive system.
- The cathedral Sant 'Agostino designed by Michelozzo.
- The Museo Civico, a museum holding a small collection of Etruscan artifacts along with an eclectic collection of art.
- The Church of the Madonna di San Biagio, which is actually located outside the city walls. Designed by Antonio da Sangallo the Elder and consecrated by Pope Clement VII in 1529, this beautiful domed church is a must see when entering or departing town.
- Use the Map and find more favorites to call your own.
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First, if we wanted to compete, REALLY wanted to compete, we would have made the trade the Blue Jays made with the Marlins. It would have filled most of our needs and we had the prospects to get Miami to trade with us. The scary thing is not the risk of making the trade but the potentially moronic things we will do this off-season trying to bottom feed to compete when our problems need much more than bottom feeding to fix.
Second, regarding the 40-man roster there are two issues: who do we remove and who do we add.
Who do we remove?
The answers are pretty obvious to me. We need to remove Chris Seddon, Blake Wood, Lars Anderson, Brent Lillibridge and Ezequiel Carrera.
Face it, these guys can be replaced by 4A guys any time we want to add one. Why waste roster spots on these guys?
If we need extra roster spots we then DFA, in order, Thomas Neal, Fabio Martinez and Cord Phelps
Also, we need to dump Jack Hannahan.
This gives us a total of 9 roster spots to work with, 5 being solid.
Who do we add?
Looking at the Indians players who are eligible for the Rule 5 draft, here is who we add: T.J. House, T.J. McFarland and Chun Chen.
Why not Jesus Aguilar, Trey Haley, Carlos Moncrief, Tim Fedroff, Bryce Stowell, Trey Haley, Rob Bryson or Giovanny Urshela? They won't stick even if they are drafted. They just aren't ready AND their upside is still questionable even if they did stick. There are reasons that guys who we feel are attractive selections never are even drafted in the Rule 5 and the above guys mirror all those reasons.
Why not Matt Packer, Austin Adams or Chen Lee? They were top prospects for the Indians last year but won't be ready and have to shake the dust off them for this season. They would probably not make the active roster long enough this year to be able to sent to the minors at the beginning of next year.
So we remove 5 and add 4, leaving us one open roster spot plus Hannahan's spot.
Now let's see what REALLY happens.