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by: Ryan Waldis Follow Ryan on Twitter by clicking here Band: Mom Jeans.
Summer is always a magical time for the music scene. Festivals such as Firefly and Bonnaroo bring together thousands of like-minded people, bands join up to go on memorable tours and there's always something fresh to listen to since albums are dropped weekly. We may only be a few weeks into the dog days, but the latest Mom Jeans. release may go down as one of the best albums of the season, if not the year.
Hailing from Berkeley, California, Mom Jeans. consists of Austin Carango, Bart Starr, Eric Butler, and Gabriel Paganin. The lyrics for their new album, Puppy Love, were written by Butler, while special appearances on the album were made by Brianda Goyos León, Sam Kless, and Brandon Downum. They produce modern emo/alternative punk-ish music, although they typically fall in a genre called sparklepunk. Butler has said that the origin of the name isn't exactly special; both he and Austin just wanted to start a band and thought the name was funny.
photo courtesy of Counter Intuitive Records
The group officially released Puppy Love on Tuesday, July 3. The album, which includes 10 tracks and is under the Counter Intuitive Records label, is their sophomore follow-up to the well-received Best Buds, which hit streaming sites in 2016. Sophomore albums can often make or break a band; for every Favourite Worst Nightmare (Arctic Monkeys) there's a Generation (Audio Bullys). Fortunately for the California-based quartet, Puppy Love easily falls on the positive side of the spectrum.
Puppy Love is definitely different from Best Buds, but it's not a bad difference. Transitioning from the first Mom Jeans. album to the second, the vast improvement is extremely clear. The instrumentals are tighter, which help to produce much more catchy melodies. Butler's vocal work was also markedly better; whereas in their debut album there were certain instances when he was almost forcing some notes, in Puppy Love his vocals are almost effortless and contribute to the crisp and rich sound of the record. Speaking of Butler, the lyrical work throughout the entire album is truly eye-opening and deserves a lot of praise.
On my first listen, the second half of Puppy Love stuck out to me much more so than the first half; as the kids today would say, the second half has a lot of "bangers." After listening to each track a couple more times, though, I really warmed up to the first half of the album. The first song, "near death fail comp," provides an almost mellow opening to the album before transitioning into one of my favorite songs, "sponsor me tape." The latter of the two features an incredible opening consisting of drums and guitars that I imagine would sound amazing in a live setting.
The next two tracks, "glamorous" and "I left my towel," kind of revert back to that mellow-ish tune, and really help the album transition well into the final six songs. The first of those six songs, "PT 2," is another one of my favorites. Not even taking the instrumentals into account, I kept replaying the portion when the vocal melodies hit in unison and envisioned myself, once again, in a live setting singing the words right back to the group on stage. If you were only allowed to listen to one song over this final group of six, though, it would definitely have to be "Jon bong Jovi." The guitars and drums entrance you almost instantly and combined with the lyrics the entire track is not only a perfect summer song but one of the best tunes Mom Jeans. has ever produced.
Mom Jeans. has drawn comparisons to bands like Modern Baseball and Oso Oso, but the more you listen to their content, the more you start to realize they have a really unique sound. The influences of the group range from Joyce Manor to the Gorillaz to A Day to Remember, but Mom Jeans. have certainly created a sound that is their own. Whether it's because they're in the sparklepunk genre or because of the trombone you can hear in multiple tracks, Mom Jeans. has a very identifiable sound which is in part how I became a big fan.
You can find Puppy Love on Spotify, Google Play and pretty much every major streaming platform. If you're so inclined, you can also purchase the digital album on the band's Bandcamp for $6.66 or more or purchase the vinyl version on the Counter Intuitive Records' website.
The group recently announced a late-summer/early-fall tour, when they'll be joining up with fellow California bands Just Friends (Pleasanton, CA), Awake But Still In Bed (San Jose), Shortly (Detroit) and Retirement Party (Chicago). More information can be found on their Facebook page and their website, momjeansband.com.
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We've ventured into a new phase with my little one-craft time! Pip loves it when I say that we're going to start some sort of craft. I am thrilled that she's into it as much as I am. We thought we'd try a little stamp fun with our fingerprints but I should have known better than to think that she'd stamp right exactly where I wanted her to! She had a great time putting her fingerprints all over the paper, sofa, coffee table and cheeks without realizing it.
Here's one of the ideas I had in my head that actually worked! Mama's gonna keep this one in her Mommy Book!
Well even more fun than stamps was paint. We have played with finger paints in the past but this time I broke out the big guns-paint brushes! She thought it was the coolest thing ever to be able to paint with a long paint brush and try to stay within the lines of the hearts that I drew for her.
Over and over she asked why I was drawing hearts on her pink paper and why I wouldn't let her use orange paper. I tried to explain the idea of Valentine's Day and that it was the perfect time to use up all the pink paper in one go (hehehe….bad mommy doesn't care for pink much!) No, but really this was a fun activity where she would have painted all day long if it was up to her.
Here are some of her darling little heart cards to mail out!
Thanks for letting me share the bits & bobs that I ♥, painting with Pip! I can't wait for the next craft day!
Happy Valentine's Week!

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Recently a few of us from the Carmarthen Vegans went on a hike to Cenarth. It was a wild wood sort of place with narrow paths and uneven surfaces so it gave us a chance to wear our hiking boots that we got a Lidl for 15 quid. These boots are great and rival more expensive hiking boots we are told. I spotted them with my bargain queen eye and we all have a pair.
We didn't get too many pictures because we were walking and trying not to fall in the river, but here are a few.
Here is the narrow trail just to give you an idea of where we were. it was rocky and narrow and uneven but it was a great workout as it really kept you on your toes.
Here we are pausing to have a group shot on a rock by the rapids. We had to take turns taking to the picture so one person is missing from each shot.
Don't we look happy?
It has been requested to makes some portable banners to carry with us on hikes so we can unfurl them for photos. I am making a big one for everybody hikes and a small one for the core members--Myself, Spiderman, Kathryn, Peter and Priya since we are the main organisers of stuff. Sometimes we go on hikes as a small group which doubles as a planning meeting.
When we take these small group adventures we travel under the name The Famous Five (like the gang of kids who solved crimes in those children's books by Enid Blyton which are a staple of British reading here) The Famous Five in the books have a dog named Timmy. Alas, we have no faithful dog, but we do have a duck named Timmy as our mascot. We seem to always go where water is and we always seem to see a duck so it just sort of became the group symbol.
After the narrow hike we found a place by the river to picnic. The food was good, the air was clean, the river was wild (and made us all have to go for a wee) and Peter and I were messing about singing together.
This is how the idea came about that we could sing for the Meet and Greet event. Normally we just sing together for fun but we discovered we could harmonise well on certain folk songs so we decided to have another practice and then give it a go.
I am so glad we did.
So basically, this is our life these days. I can't imagine it gets much better than this.


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Shelves full of merchandise are a good thing, except when it comes time to replace the flooring at your retail store.
One of the most difficult parts of a new flooring project at many retails stores is the juggling of merchandise to empty shelves so they can be moved.
Emptying shelves for a new flooring project is time consuming and risks damaging your merchandise.
At Thielen Brothers, we've built a special jig for moving free standing shelving units along with the merchandise. Our jig will make quick work of your flooring project, saving you time and money.


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Hunt County Comic Expo 2019 will be in a brand new location, less than a mile down the road from 2018's show!
#HCCE2019 will be held at Brigandry Games, located at 2204B Live Oak St., in Commerce, Texas– a 13,000 square foot facility with BETTER parking, MORE room for artists/vendors, and MORE food/drink options!
Join us for what absolutely promises to be our best show yet, happening this November 9th and 10th!


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Smart Energy Put to the Test
High-profile projects developed by HSU and Blue Lake Rancheria show what renewable power independence could look like one day.
IT ALL STARTED WITH AN HSU ALUMNUS. In 2009, David Carter ('05 Environmental Resources Engineering), an engineer at GHD, developed a plan for the Blue Lake Rancheria Hotel to boost its energy efficiency.
Around the same time, Engineering Professor Arne Jacobson was looking for a local business to partner with one of his classes. Carter suggested Jacobson connect with the Blue Lake Rancheria, which operates a casino and hotel about eight miles east of campus.
"I knew they'd make a great client for the University because of their interest in renewable energy projects," says Carter, now a senior research engineer at the Schatz Energy Research Center.
Soon, Jacobson's students were working on a solar water heating feasibility study for the Rancheria, setting the stage for a lasting partnership.
Over the past six years, that collaboration has grown to include innovative renewable energy projects that have attracted some high-profile partners and federal attention.
This summer, the Schatz Lab and the Rancheria received a $5 million grant—the largest of its kind—from the California Energy Commission to build an electricity micro-grid at the Rancheria. Over the next two years, HSU students and Schatz researchers will work with Pacific Gas & Electric Co., international technology giant Siemens, Idaho National Lab, REC Solar, and other partners to develop a renewable energy grid.
The state-of-the-art system will consist of a 0.5 MW photovoltaic array provided by REC, a 1 megawatt-hour battery storage system, a 175 kW biomass/fuel cell power system, and several diesel generators. The Rancheria is a nationally recognized Red Cross emergency shelter and the micro-grid will be able to provide continuous, renewable electric power in the event of a natural disaster.
Once the micro-grid is complete, about 50 percent of the casino and hotel's energy will come from renewable resources, outpacing the California Renewables Portfolio Standard by nearly half. A state mandate requires that 33 percent of California's energy come from renewable resources by 2020.
From micro-grids to biomass, the Schatz Lab and the Rancheria are creating a national model for renewable energy projects. Last year, the Obama Administration named the Tribe one of 16 Climate Action Champions—along with communities like Seattle, San Francisco and Boston—that lead the nation in climate action.
IN MANY WAYS, partnering with the Rancheria was a natural step for the Schatz Lab, which had already made a name for itself with projects like the hydrogen fuel cell-powered car and LED lighting in developing countries. "The Tribal Council and Tribe in general have a real interest in renewable energy, which makes them a great partner for the type of work we do," says Jacobson, who, in addition to being an engineering professor, serves as director of the Schatz Lab.
Jana Ganion, the Rancheria's communications and energy director, attributes the Tribe's commitment to sustainability in part to Native American culture and its emphasis on understanding and respecting the environment. "Native American tribes, traditionally, have a great respect for the carrying capacity of the land," she says.
Ganion oversees renewable energy projects, climate action initiatives, and policy and communications for the Rancheria, which sits on 91 acres in the ancestral territory of the Wiyot people.
The Blue Lake Rancheria Tribal Council has worked diligently to define its vision, goals, and policies regarding the environment and its natural resources, she explains. "The message the Council has put forward is that you do not approach natural resources with a sense of entitlement. The approach is one of gratitude and balance."
Arla Ramsey, vice chair of the Blue Lake Rancheria Tribal Council, says that both HSU and the Rancheria have been willing to take risks when it comes to clean energy. "We take chances sometimes with projects that have a little bit of the unknown to them. But if it's going to end up giving us a cleaner, viable energy source, we're willing to give it a try," she says.
This summer, for example, Schatz Lab engineers wrapped up work on a biomass power system at the Rancheria that generates hydrogen fuel—a previously untapped technology. HSU researchers and other project collaborators worked to develop a new system that turns sawdust from locally sourced timber into hydrogen gas. Once it's operational, the system will power a proton exchange membrane fuel cell that creates electricity for a third of the casino and hotel. The system burns clean, eliminating the pollution often associated with biomass.
"It was a risk because nobody else had done it before," explains Ramsey. "But the researchers up at Schatz literally worked day and night on the engineering and now, nothing else compares to it."
Beyond campus, the partnership is having a big impact on the community.
In 2012, for example, students in an engineering capstone class co-taught by Jacobson and Professor Margaret Lang created a biodiesel production system for the Blue Lake Rancheria Transit System, a public bus that connects Arcata to the Mad River Valley. The system uses waste oil from the casino restaurant kitchen to fuel the buses. Their design reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 80 tons, and also results in $5,000 savings for the Rancheria annually, which in turn is used to maintain the transit service.
Engineers from the Schatz Center also installed two dual-port electric vehicle charging stations at the Rancheria earlier this year
The Schatz Lab's partnership with the Tribe has also provided numerous hands-on learning opportunities for student researchers, interns, and volunteers.
Ellen Aparecida Nascimento Molina is a foreign exchange student from Brazil in Engineering who is interning for the Rancheria, where she's analyzing the feasibility of installing solar photovoltaic modules on the hotel, casino, and other buildings. Molina is exploring how much energy the modules could generate and how much it would cost to install and maintain them. She's also working on energy efficiency measures throughout the property.
Regardless of whether her work is implemented, interning for the tribe has been an invaluable experience, she says. "Before coming to HSU, I had no experience in renewable energy." Now, she's considering a career in environmental consulting. "It's been amazing because it's opened my eyes to possible careers."
Jacobson says the partnership is having a multi-layered impact. "It's not only benefiting the Rancheria, but also our students and the community," he says. "On a larger level, it's contributing to our understanding of renewable energy in the state and the country. Ultimately, our hope is that this work will have a lasting impact for years to come."
Renewable Energy Projects
An energy system that integrates a new photovoltaic and storage battery with existing biomass and diesel generators. It will be developed with high-profile partners including PG&E, and Siemens, and is slated for 2016 completion.
Residential Solar
In 2015, HSU students and Schatz Lab staff volunteered to install two residential solar arrays for tribal housing at the Rancheria. The solar panels generate approximately 75 percent of the residents' electrical need, and were obtained through the California Public Utility Commission's SASH (Single-family Affordable Solar Homes) program, facilitated by GRID Alternatives, the California program manager. The volunteers received training in solar installation, in part to serve as an introduction to the solar industry as a potential career.
A system slated to come online in 2015 that generates electricity to power a third of the casino's energy needs. It turns sawdust from locally-sourced timber into hydrogen gas, which is converted into electricity via a fuel cell.
Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
Two dual-port electric vehicle charging stations installed in 2015 at the Blue Lake Rancheria Tribal Office that allow motorists to charge four vehicles simultaneously.
Developed in 2012, the system uses waste oil from the Tribe's commercial kitchens to power the Blue Lake Rancheria public bus system. It reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 80 tons and saves $5,000 a year.
More Hands-On Learning Opportunities
Academic departments across campus are working with the Rancheria to expand hands-on learning opportunities.
Tribal Geography
Geography Professor Matthew Derrick's students have visited the Rancheria several times to research contemporary topics facing Native Americans such as tribal land use, and the establishment of reservations.
Kinesiology Projects
Jason Ramos, a Kinesiology graduate who chairs the Blue Lake Tribal Gaming Commission and sits on HSU's Advancement Foundation Board of Directors, created a $25,000 endowment in the Kinesiology Lab to fund equipment and research.
Learning Lab
Plans are underway to develop a hands-on learning lab, where local elementary, middle, and high school students can visit the casino and hotel to observe Schatz Lab projects and learn about careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.


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Abigail Abide Joins Martin, Tate, Morrow & Marston
Memphis, TN (September 6, 2018) – Martin, Tate, Morrow & Marston, P.C., is pleased to announce that Abigail 'Abby' Abide has joined the Memphis-based law firm as an associate. Ms. Abide is licensed to practice law in both Tennessee and Mississippi. She will be involved in a broad range of practice areas, including Litigation.
Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Abide served as a judicial law clerk to U.S. District Judge Keith Starrett in the Southern District of Mississippi. She received her Juris Doctor in 2017 from the University of Mississippi School of Law, where she ranked first out of 100 law students. She served as Executive Articles Editor for Volume 86 of the Mississippi Law Journal and also received the Outstanding Student Award in eight classes.
She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Mississippi in 2014, where she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa.


text: Gold Coast doctor ranked number 18 in Australia's top 100 young entrepreneurs list Maxine Steinmetz | February 2019 Entrepreneur Dr Tanya Unni has carved out an impressive career in the health industry since moving to the Gold Coast from the UK almost a decade ago. In the years since, entrepreneur Dr Unni and her husband Dr Ameer Hamza have built one of the largest medical groups in South East Queensland, Amtan Medical. They currently have eight medical centres located in the northern part of the coast, with another set to open in March 2019. Adding to their portfolio is specialist centres and a skin laser and cosmetic clinic. Their business achievements were nationally recognised late last year when they were named in Australia's Top 100 Young Entrepreneurs list. Dr Unni and Dr Hamza took out the number 18 spot. "It was so encouraging; it was so good because it felt like what we are doing is right," said Unni of the award. In 2010, when the couple had moved to the Sunshine State, following a friend's holiday recommendation, Dr Unni explained that they had no plan, but had quickly fallen in love with the city and its entrepreneurial spirit. "As we started exploring, we realised this place had immense potential and there'd been a lot of things we could do and a lot of ways we could contribute; like the community and then that could be rewarding as well." Within the first three months of unpacking their bags, the pair took over their first medical centre in Main Beach. It had been an exciting and challenging experience for the trained GP's who first met in India at medical school. Dr Unni explained that setting up the business on the Gold Coast was much easier than they expected, especially compared to England. "People are encouraging and welcome new businesses. The government supports start-ups, they are really for it…creating more jobs, more community engagement, which is what we are about." Dr Tanya Unni From here, the sky has been the limit for the power couple. In recent months they've found great success in the skin-care market with their invention of a skin-exfoliation device, the NuSonic. In addition, Dr Unni will soon be releasing a new skin range titled Dermiracle in time for Mother's Day with all profits going directly to a local charity, yet to be announced. With such a busy schedule, Unni explained how important it was to step back from it all and spend time with family. The couple – who reside in Hope Island – have raised two young children on the Gold Coast. In their downtime they enjoy going to the beach and heading to the cinema at the newly developed Westfield Coomera. Share Facebook Twitter Google plus Email


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Spring cleaning is no longer the major overhaul it used to be, thanks to mod cons and products. Nowadays, spring cleaning is supplementary cleaning – a sprucing up of furnishings, floors, and the house in general.
Do your cleaning room by room, and before you know it the whole house will shine. Make a plan for what you are going to do, but don't let ambition run away with you. You can clean, and clean well, without driving yourself crazy. Space your jobs over a period of time.
I like to start with the kitchen first while I have the most energy just because it tends to be the most time consuming.
Quick Clean: Start with a quick clean of the counter, put dishes away, clear the surfaces, and clear the clutter so that you will have space to do the actual cleaning. Fill sink with hot soapy water. Drop in items that need soaking.
Dust Thoroughly: Always dust from the top of the room down. Use a soft cloth that will not leave lint or threads. Get the hard-to-reach areas such as ceiling fans and tops of picture frames, and on top of the cabinets.
Cleaning The Refrigerator: Remove ALL food and throw out anything expired. Working from top to bottom, wipe down shelves and drawers with a cloth moistened with hot soapy water or an all purpose cleaner. Pay attention to handles and use a soft
toothbrush to clean hard to reach areas like the seal of the door. Toss any dirty containers into the sink to soak. Wipe down everything before you put it back into the fridge. Clean the outside and polish it. REPEAT with the freezer.
Steam: Put a bowl of water and a drop of dish soap in the microwave for 5-7 minutes and let sit to steam up the interior.
Uppers: Empty each cupboard. Remove items you do not need or use. Wipe down the inside and outside of all upper cupboards with hot soapy water or an all purpose cleaner, don't forget the pulls, frames, and hooks. Wipe the walls around the cabinets with hot soapy water or an all purpose cleaner, paying close attention to extra greasy areas like around the stove, change your cloth to prevent transferring grease to other areas.
Microwave: By now the steam will have loosened any little bits of caked on food so wipe down the microwave with hot soapy water.
Wipe Down Walls: With a mixture of hot water and a mild color-free dish detergent use a soft sponge to wipe down walls, pay close attention to extra greasy areas like around the stove.
Window: Wipe down windows with a window cleaner. Wash all curtains and draperies (check label), wipe down blinds with hot soapy water or an all purpose cleaner.
Soaking Items: Load the dishwasher with items soaking in the sink, or hand wash them and run the dishwasher.
Cleaning The Oven: Open windows and apply a heavy duty oven cleaner to the inside of the oven, while that is working, scour the stove-top, scrape off any baked on foods, and polish with recommended product, move the oven and sweep/vacuum underneath, wipe down all sides and polish the stainless steel, finish everything by cleaning out the oven using paper towels.
Dishwasher: Add some vinegar to the empty dishwasher and empty the food trap. Run the dishwasher. Clean outside the dishwasher and polish it.
Small Appliances: Wipe down and clean all small appliances like; the toaster, and coffee maker, with hot soapy water or all purpose cleaner. Don't forget drip trays or crumb catchers.
Counters: Scrub counter using a cleaner formulated for your surface.
Lowers: Empty each cupboard and drawer. Remove items you do not need or use. Wipe down the inside and outside of all upper cupboards and drawers with hot soapy water or an all purpose cleaner, don't forget the pulls, frames, and hooks. Wipe the walls around the cabinets and drawers with hot soapy water or an all purpose cleaner.
Sink: Rinse sink with hot water. Scrub with mild abrasive cleaner, and rinse with hot water . Wipe faucet and handles. Polish basin with dry cloth.
Floors: Finish by giving the floor a good sweep and mop.
Trash: Empty trash, wiping the inside of the bin and the lid with rubbing alcohol, it takes care of killing any nasties, and helps with the smell.


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Perhaps after your divorce, you're being forced to reenter the job market after an extended absence, or upon analyzing your personal finances, you determine a higher paying job is required in order to maintain your current standard of living as a newly single person. Well, today's job market is competitive.
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The strategies for creating a resume that is described here, mainly apply to a hard copy resume, which in most cases, you'll want to submit in conjunction with a well-written cover letter. The goal of your resume is to provide a summary of your education, work experience, and relevant skills, and to position yourself as the ideal applicant for the job you're applying for. By investing the time necessary to customize your resume and target it for each position you apply for, your chances of getting invited in for that all-important job interview increase.
The goal of your resume is not necessarily to get you hired but to get an employer interested enough in you to want to meet you in-person. Using one, single-sided, 8.5-inch by 11-inch sheet of paper, it's your responsibility to create a resume that effectively summarizes who you are, what you've accomplished, and what skills you possess. This information should answer the question, How will you exceed, not just be able to meet, the expectations of the potential employer if you get hired for the position you're applying for?"
There's a fine line between positioning yourself as someone who is under-qualified or over-qualified for a specific position. So, it's important that your resume carefully and accurately summarizes why you're the ideal applicant for a specific job opening. There's no room for generalities. When you submit your resume (and cover letter) to a potential employer, chances are it will be added to a pile consisting of dozens of resumes already submitted by other applicants. Thus, the human resources professional or person looking to fill a job opening will probably only spend between 15 and 30 seconds scanning the information you've included in your resume. That's right, you only have a few seconds to make that essential first impression only using information you've included on a sheet of paper. If the content of your resume doesn't catch the reader's eye and capture their attention almost instantly, you'll be passed over.
What your resume says about you is important, but equally important, is how you say it (the wording or phrasing you use). How the information looks on the printed page is also essential to create an effective resume. Your resume should follow a traditional and widely accepted resume format, such as a reverse chronological" format, and not look too cluttered on the printed page.
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1. After determining what job or position you're interested in applying for, take the time to customize your resume so it clearly demonstrates that you possess the necessary experience, skill set, and education to fulfill the responsibilities of that specific job. In addition to listing past jobs and work-related experiences, provide specific quantitative and qualitative examples of your accomplishments. For example, Responsible for boosting sales by 25 percent in Q1 2007," or Managed a team of 25 employees responsible for generating $5.2 million in annual revenue."
2. Before writing and formatting your resume, ask yourself the following questions: What specific job and job title are you applying for? What qualifications, experience, and skills are employers looking for? What work experience do you have that directly relates to the employer's wants and needs? What specifically can you offer the employer? How would hiring you, as opposed to another applicant, benefit the employer? How can you help solve problems the employer is currently facing? As you create your resume, its content should answer these questions.
3. A traditional printed resume has several distinct sections, including the heading (which lists your full name, address, phone number, cell phone number and email address); your objective (one sentence describing the type of job you're looking for and why you're qualified for that job); a list of your relevant job-related skills, a listing of your past work experience (typically listed in reverse chronological order, with your most recent job listed first); a listing of your education (also listed in reverse chronological, with your most recent degree or diploma listed first); and a listing of awards, certifications and licenses you possess. A separate section might also list your military experience, if applicable. Spend time deciding exactly what information should be included within each section of your resume, keeping in mind that space is limited.
4. As you actually begin to write and format your resume, use words, key phrases and bullet points that will get attention. It's not necessary to use complete sentences when describing your past employment history and work-related responsibilities, for example. As you list your work experience, be sure to include the employer's name, city and state, your dates of employment, the job title you held, a brief summary of what your work-related responsibilities included, and a list of bullet points (no more than three or four) outlining your biggest and proudest on-the-job accomplishments.
5. When listing your education, don't include your grades, class rank or overall grade point average, unless this information is extremely impressive (i.e. you graduated with a straight A", 4.0-average) or ranked number one in your graduating class.
6. It is not acceptable, for any reason whatsoever, to lie or stretch the truth within your resume. Companies will typically check the information and your references. You will not get hired if it's discovered you lied.
7. Throughout your resume, use strong, straightforward and descriptive language to quickly communicate important information. Action words, which are usually verbs, should be used to make your accomplishments sound even better, again, without stretching the truth.
8. Once you've written the first draft of your resume, review it carefully and remove any unnecessary words or redundant content. The information should be conveyed in a well-organized manner that adheres to a recognized resume format. If you're not sure what a resume format looks like, either purchase a resume writing book from a bookstore, purchase resume-creation software for your computer, download a free resume template for your word processor, or look at other people's resumes.
9. Before submitting your resume to an employer, proof-read it carefully. Next, proof-read it again and again! Now, have someone you know review it. Under no circumstances should your resume contain any spelling errors, grammatically mistakes or misused words. An employer will not only be looking at your resume to learn about your experience, skills, and accomplishments, they'll also use it as a measure of how well you communicate in writing (an essential skill in today's business world).
10. Print your resume on good quality, white, off-white or cream-colored resume paper, using a high-quality inkjet or laser printer. Any office supply store will sell packages of premium resume paper. Black ink should be used when printing your resume. Select one easy to read font, and avoid over-using bold, underlined or italic text. Never photocopy your resume. Each resume should be customized and then printed for each employer. Also, unless you're applying for some type of artistic job, your resume should not contain any photographs, decorations or artwork.
Contrary to popular belief, at the bottom of your resume, you do not need to include a line that says, References available upon request," nor do you need to list your references. Also, under the Employment History" or Work Experience" section of your resume, if you're new to the full-time workforce, it's okay to include summer jobs, internships, volunteer work, or other situations where you've used the same skills that are required to fill the job you're applying for. Ideally, however, you want to demonstrate relevant work experience, an upwardly mobile career path, and no significant (and unexplainable) time gaps in your employment history.
If you don't consider yourself to be a good writer, hire a professional resume writer to assist you in creating your resume. This, however, will cost at least $100.00. Utilizing resume-creation software, such as WinWay Resume Deluxe ($39.95, WinWay Software, www.winway.com), can make the resume writing and formatting process much faster and easier. If you're creating your resume using Microsoft Word, you can download a free resume template to make the formatting process easier (http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/default.aspx).
Invest the time necessary to create the best resume possible. This will ultimately help you land a desirable job faster and more efficiently, especially if the resume is submitted in conjunction with an equally well-written cover letter. If you haven't written or updated a resume in a while, don't be afraid to create multiple drafts and revisions of your work before it's ready to submit to employers. Ultimately, you want to be proud of your resume and totally confident that it conveys the most relevant information about you while showcasing you as the best possible applicant for a job opening. How you communicate this information will require some creativity, especially if you're hoping to set yourself apart from other applicants.


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Who would be against such a concept? Rich people, because they would not have the main weapon for oppression they overuse currently to the extreme. Bad politicians, because people, i.e. voters would start thinking for themselves and recognise when they go against what people want. Lazy people, because they are used to getting freebies and social security money and would not like it when all other people receive it as well. Everybody else would be delighted. In fact, only people who presume the worst in people are actually against this concept.
Several studies, long term and short term, have been conducted, in India, Canada, Holland and now the Swiss want to have a referendum to make the whole country adopt basic income. There is a global network in place, called Basic Income Earth Network, which advocates the positive effects of such concepts and they conduct serious research studies, educate people and are generally a place to start, if you are interested in this concept. For instance, in Catalonia, there is over seventy per cent people in favour of implementing basic income to Catalonia, in France the percentage is a bit lower, but still 60%.
BIEN, short for Basic Income Earth Network, was formed already in 1986, in Louvain, Belgium. It consists of mainly academics and activists that are advocating basic income not as a job, a right to be earned or anything shady, but a fundamental right of citizenship, something every citizen should be granted by being alive. While plenty of people think that nobody would work in such an environment, the trials prove them fundamentally wrong. In places where such concepts were deployed, income inequality was eradicated and poverty was non-existent.
The results gained by such social experiments, as the one conducted in India, have proven that basic income works. Significant socioeconomic boost was perceived, particularly for minorities, women, seniors and people with disabilities. The overall results testified about higher economic activity – which is expected, since that everybody had money to spend, invest, save or use to pay someone else. Employment and entrepreneurship boomed and people generally behaved better and were less stressed. They ate more properly, healthier and more natural foods were preferred. People did become less ill and children and students performed better in all their tasks. Many people used their basic income to organise debt consolidation and were by the end of the trial debt free.
Finland and Switzerland are the first countries to seriously consider implementing basic income and the results speak for themselves. The increasing automatisation and deployment of machines and robots to do work that humans used to do, but also the dwindling need for human oversight of manufacturing and many more similar improvements, which were invented to make lives easier, make human employment possibilities drop. Right now, nobody can try and find any other job, go back to school or even start a business on their own, because of the existential scare, people need their homes and food on the table. Basic income provides for that and in such cases people are free to consider doing what they always wanted to do, namely, follow their dreams, their calling and do a job they truly like.
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The saddest thing is that such basic income strategy would be much cheaper to facilitate than existing social service solutions and if governments truly would care at least a bit about their citizen, they would try and push such a concept through, which would pay for itself in the shortest possible time frame. Make an effort and inform yourself about this truly great idea, before some lunatic brands it a trick of communists, terrorists, Muslims, Jews, or whatever the enemy of the hour is deemed to be. Know only this one thing – the only enemy you truly have, is the one that is not allowing you to prosper and be happy.


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Into the mind of J. Hall
Jazmin A. Hall
In March I did something that elevated me in so many, many ways. It was taxing but
it was sweet as fresh fruit dipped in sugar.
I finished my book.
Those four words are so very meaningful to me. My novel, aptly titled Four Letter Word
is meaningful to me as well. Regardless of what I come to write in the future, the Daniels family and their story that is
Four Letter Word, will always be special to me. This is my baby ya'll :)
Right now I am doing re-writes. Soon the novel will be read and changed some more,
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My journey is on its way to becoming. I am happy...I am excited...I am ready.
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After several years of questioning the nature of art by reading philosophy, science, and semiology, I concluded on a simple definition of an art object. For me, an art object is a type of documentation. In this short video, I recite statement entitled 'document'. May aim was to create a tautology.


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Once upon a time when I was still a swimmer and training at Pine Crest, Ft Lauderdale (MUCH hotter than Aberdream!), I was fortunate enough to be training in one of the best facilities you could imagine….it was a public school as opposed to state school, so a lot of money went into the building of it.
It was JUST like the movies!
(one of the high school buildings)
(the football stadium)
(this is maybe one quarter of the gym..!)
(the diving pool)
(the short course pool – 25yds)
(the long course pool – 50m)
Anyway, while I was there, I was training with some pretty amazing guys! The head coach has been introduced into the Broward County Sports Hall of Fame, a lead coach was a 2-time Olympian who once held an Olympic record in freestyle, the head dive coach was a high dive world record holder, and a few of the athletes were Olympians (my room-mate Catherine was not only a swimmer but also a L'oreal model) so it was one surreal experience!!
One of my best friends while I was there…Olympian Ismael Ortiz. He swam in the Athens Olympics for Panama (sprint freestyler) and, since then, became a country celebrity and was even on their version of DANCING WITH THE STARS!!!
(he is a MASSIVE poser 😉 but you have to have an ego to be a great sprinter, right?!)
SO, I Skyped him recently and told him he MUST answer some questions for me! Here they are:
What is your greatest sporting memory?
Has to be teaching a blind girl how to swim.
Favourite place you have trained/competed?
Favorite place was Chile because I made my Olympic cut there for 2008 (edit by Deb: Despite qualifying with a 22 second 50m freestyle, domestic political circumstances prevented him from competing in the Games, causing a small public outcry in Panama…)
What would a typical day have been like for you at the peak of your career?
Sh*t hahahhaah I wake up at 7, train for 2 or 3 hours, rest , lunch, rest, train for 2 or 3 hours, sleep hahahah not that complicated.
What was your diet like?
I eat everything because i burned it all on those days hahahaha!
Did you find time for a social life (I already know the answer to that from your mental nights out…I was sadly underage 😦 )?
At the beginning i didn't have any because I though it will distract me from my performance, but my nature is to be social so when i grew up i find time to perform and be social!
Any regrets?
Losing focus at college swimming but I learned from it, so i don't know if it is a regret!
What were your pre-race superstitions?
No superstition i will always think im going to win no matter what hahahah 😉
3 pieces of advice you would give young athletes?
Follow your dreams
Everything is possible
Do not disappoint your parents!
What made you choose swimming?
I flooded the house when i was a kid and my parents decide to put me in swimming!
What was it like seeing your face on the billboards when you went home (Ish trained/lived/studied at Drury University in Missouri and didn't go home often)?
It was fun but I actually see my face more on billboards now than back then because of DWTS hahahahah
Did you feel like you'd made it when you went on Dancing with the Stars?
DWTS was so much fun… But it was a full of emotions at the same time hahahah can you imagine?
Who/what inspires and motivates you?
There are different types of people that surround me. I try to learn from everyone!
What is on your bucket list (doesn't have to be swimming related!)?
Hahahahahhaaha none
I will have to make one after this question!
Don't you miss Debbie soooooo much?
I miss Debbie!! We Skype a lot and her accent is fun!!! (edit by Deb: he spent a good hour a day asking how to say different things in my accent! And he taught me some interesting phrases in Spanish too!)
There you have it! Despite being from Panama (not really known for it's swimming), Ish's crazy personality, generosity, intelligence (he conversed no problem with the Italians, Czechs, Brazilians and French athletes while they had to speak English to me…I hate how ignorant we are expecting everyone to speak English. Deduct cool points from Debster. Anyway…), speed and energy made him a celebrity over there! Not only that, but since retiring from the sport, he is now a successful artist!
(how cool is this?!)
(I got a good tan when I stayed there!)
(told you he was crazy!)
(and the above 2 are of my roomie, Cat!! A French-Canadian beauty!)
Ish I miss you (I'm sure my Mum does too since he made her chat to him on Skype to laugh at the Scottish twang!!) and Cat I miss you as well!!! It can be a small world but it can also be too big to organise reunions 😦 !!


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I 've heard a book has been written that asks the question, 'What if Jesus never came? ' I have not read the book, so this is not plagiarism, but the question intrigued me. As I write this, I ask the question:
What if Jesus hadn't come?
There would be numerous consequences:
- We wouldn't know that God existed for sure and we certainly wouldn't know that He loved us.
- We couldn't be the children of God by adoption through Christ. We would be orphans walking around this minute planet in the universe and our existence destined to be an irrelevant second in the eternity of time.
- There would be no New Testament with all the ethos and values that have formed such an integral part of our western civilisation and the basis of our law.
- There would be no Christians. If there were no Christians, all the things that Christians have been responsible for doing throughout the centuries, being motivated by their faith, would not have happened. Christians pioneered schools, hospitals, orphanages, democracy and the emancipation of slaves. Christians pioneered charities and brought civilisation to unreached people groups, freeing them from some terrible practises.
There are so many other things we could attribute to this wonderful event of the life, death and resurrection of Christ – there are too many to name. The 'What if? ' brings with it unthinkable consequences but, thank God, He did come! He did live! He did die and He did rise from the dead, and today we are the recipients of untold blessings both now and for eternity because of this one precious life.
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Noah Syndergaard has been made available by the Mets via trade, but GM Brodie Van Wagenen told reporters Tuesday that it would take "very special circumstances" for the team to "even consider" dealing him.
Martino reported last week that the next step for the Mets after their Edwin Diaz-Robinson Cano blockbuster could be to trade Syndergaard, with the team potentially replacing him with one of the high-end starting pitchers on the free agent market.
The Mets have also reportedly been in contact with the Indians about a potential trade for Corey Kluber.
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If you're taking Van Wagenen at face value about it needing to take "very special circumstances" for the Mets to trade Syndergaard, then a potential deal with the Padres for him would seemingly be completely off the table.
The Padres have reportedly made their three top prospects -- Fernando Tatis Jr., Mackenzie Gore, and Luis Urias -- off-limits. A deal with the Padres for Syndergaard without any of those three would certainly not be a "very special" circumstance.
The Mets trading Syndergaard in order to get an impact bat or replenish the farm system (if their plan is to follow that up by signing a high-end starting pitcher to replace him) makes some sense. But if that impact bat isn't Kris Bryant or Nolan Arenado (or someone else of that ilk) and a potential prospect return doesn't include any of a team's top-three prospects, it certainly isn't worth trading Syndergaard.
It seems like Brodie understands the above. And that's comforting to know.
Oh, and Thor clearly loved Van Wagenen's comments, too.
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Neneh Cherry's sense of style came to define a certain late '80s and early '90s British sensibility—those chunky gold hoops, bronze bustiers, and versatile bomber jackets that she wore upon releasing her debut album Raw Like Sushi (1988) have indelibly shaped London's sartorial legacy.
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Kasahwa: Early Singles (Remastered) Stella Chiweshe
Album Info
Album Veröffentlichung:
Label: Glitterbeat Records
Genre: World Music
Subgenre: Worldbeat
Das Album enthält Albumcover Booklet (PDF)
- 1Ratidzo03:03
- 2Chipindura04:15
- 3Kasahwa02:54
- 4Gomoriye03:15
- 5Gwendurugwe03:08
- 6Mayaya (Pt. 1 & 2)08:08
- 7Musarakunze04:22
- 8Nhemamusasa02:56
Info zu Kasahwa: Early Singles (Remastered)
Erstveröffentlichung außerhalb Afrikas: Ausgesuchte Raritäten der "Queen of Mbila" aus den Jahren 1974-83.
Stella Rambisai Chiweshe wurde 1946 in der britischen Kolonie Südrhodesien, dem heutigen Simbabwe, geboren. Sie ist die bekannteste Musikerin ihres Landes und gilt international als die "Queen of Mbila". Mbila ist eine im südlichen Afrika verbreitete Bezeichnung für unterschiedliche Xylophone und Lamellophone. Chiweshe spielt eine Lamellophon-Variante, die von den Zezuru, einer zu den Shona gehörenden Volksgruppe, "mbira dza vadzimu" genannt wird und 22 bis 28 Eisenlamellen in zwei Reihen hat. Chiweshe ist eine der wenigen Frauen, die dieses traditionell Männern vorbehaltene Instrument beherrscht. Obwohl im ersten Befreiungskrieg die britische Kolonialmacht alle kulturellen Aktivitäten verbot, die Kirche die Mbira zum Teufelswerk erklärte und sich Männer weigerten, ihr das Mbira-Spiel zu vermitteln oder überhaupt nur ein Lamellophon zu bauen, lernte Chiweshe zwischen 1966-69 das Instrument und nahm Anfang der 1970er an illegalen Heilungszeremonien teil, bei denen sie Mbira spielte. Nach der formalen Unabhängigkeit 1974 war es ihr möglich, erste Aufnahmen zu machen; gleich ihre Debüt-Single "Kasahwa" erreichte Goldstatus. Die vorliegende Kompilation enthält neben dem Erstling sieben weitere Stücke, die in den folgenden Jahren bis 1983 in Afrika veröffentlicht wurden.
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Stella Chiweshe
Now based in Germany, Stella Chiweshe comes across as very warm and down to earth, someone who is easy and very comfortable to talk to. No wonder she is so revered in her home country where she is called Ambuya Stella Chiweshe as a sign of utmost respect. On the new album, she felt the need to include older tracks such as "Chachimurenga" (hugely popular in Zimbabwe many years ago) to connect the album even more closely with Zimbabwe, giving the home crowd something a little special. The album also includes plenty of new material, which is encouraging, despite the fact that Chiweshe admits to feeling far removed from her creative muse in Germany.
She attributes her constant need to be on stage while in Europe to the feeling that she is so far from home, that here she has less to do with her days and so her main source of comfort comes from playing. "Being in Germany is a little bit of a problem for me. It is difficult for me being away from Zimbabwe. The air is polluted and there are fewer things to do than if I was at home... I need to channel that energy by playing mbira all the time." There are currently plans in Zimbabwe to present Chiweshe with a Jenaguru award in summer, an honor that will recognize her contribution to the music scene there over the past three decades. Clive Malunga, the director of Jenaguru Music Promotions, is also working hard to secure an honorary degree in arts for her from the University of Zimbabwe, a privilege that has, in the past, gone to names such as Thomas Mapfumo.
cd cover When the young Stella Chiweshe decided to become a mbira player, there was major consternation from all of those around her. She says the women were as opposed to the idea as the men. As mbira playing was entirely within the male domain, Chiweshe spent a lot of her time surrounded by men, which led the women in her village to look on her as being "loose," as she states herself. "Men played mbira, and for me to play mbira meant that I had to sit with men on either side of me. It made the women very uncomfortable." But, without reservation, Chiweshe remains steadfast that what she went through, her pioneering force at that time, has made her stronger throughout the other areas in her life. Certainly she broke significant new ground for the likes of Virginia Mukwesha (her daughter), Chiwoniso (daughter of celebrated mbira player, the late Dumisani Maraire) and the countless other female musicians in Zimbabwe today who juggle the burden of the traditional female role in society with the need to perform and be heard.
The combination of mbira and marimba might seem relatively obvious nowadays, but Chiweshe is often credited as the first artist to actually bring the two together. She said she had been searching for a sound that had been evading her since her very first recording back in 1974. She knew what she wanted to hear but couldn't quite grasp how to make this particular sound happen. After almost ten years it clicked, and she now uses two marimbas to recreate the sound of one mbira, similar to Mapfumo's idea of reconstructing the mbira sound on guitar. Talking Mbira contains two outstanding examples of this, "Chachimurenga" and "Manja." But why is it that everything she does harps back to the fundamental sound of the mbira, and what is the universal appeal of that sound? Chiweshe firmly believes that the gentle mbira timbre is "closely related to the sound of water, something that is innately familiar to all people, and therefore the mbira is instantly memorable and comforting. It is a total form of therapy in itself." But it is the power of the spirit of the mbira that is most vital to Chiweshe, the power to override all the worries of this world and render them inconsequential by comparison, whether one is open to the idea or not. In the liner notes to Talking Mbira, Chiweshe tells touching stories of individuals who have come across the sound of mbira and suddenly lost the physical pain which has accompanied their lives, and of audience members who have been moved to tears which they feel are not even their own, tears experienced by them but coming from another source within. "People do not truly understand the strength of this power. It can take you completely by surprise." She says this is why people involved in the traditional bira ceremony remove their shoes, in order to let the full extent of the spirit move them with absolute freedom, devoid of inhibition.
When I asked her to talk about the current instability in Zimbabwe, Stella told me of a dream she once had. She dreamt that, because of all the violence, all the natural disasters and negative occurrences that are happening in our world, "the soil and the energy of the earth started to sink from a great sadness. Then, from my left came female voices, so beautiful and haunting that the earth stopped sinking. Everything happens for a reason, but I believe Zimbabwe will be okay." When listening to a voice so wise and gentle, it is hard not to believe. (Jennifer Byrne)


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