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My husband and I differ over what constitutes a vacation in 2013. For my husband, getting out of town for a few days would be defined as a vacation, an important part of work-life balance. That of course doesnt mean unplugging all together. He still sneaks in brief phone calls to the office, 6 a.m. emails, and work-related reading.
For me, those few days away arent enough. In this workaholic, multitasking society, I need more than a few days to unwind and less time in contact with the real world.
Of course, I realize my family is fortunate to be able to take a vacation at all. Many Americans about 23 percent, according to a recent survey by Kelton research commissioned by SpringHill Suites dont get paid time off, or have the money to get away. But the economic worries that led American workers to limit themselves to drive-by vacations for the past several summers seem to have lifted. Fortunately, this summer, the two-week vacation is making a comeback even among overachieving professionals.
Mostly, its because people have figured out ways to integrate work and travel to make for a better return.
Travel agents, hoteliers, and rental-property owners report a trend toward longer, farther trips this summer, according to TravelMarketReport.com and AAA. The trend is buoyed by more hotels that offer wi-fi and more mobile devices that have the same functionality as desktop PCs. A new TeamViewer survey found about 70 percent of employed vacationers bring work-capable devices with them.
You have to weigh the ability to disengage fully with how much pain there is in the return, said Michael Crom, executive vice president of Dale Carnegie Training, who just returned from a two-week road trip from New York to North Florida. People are coming to the decision that they need a mental break, but they dont want to come back to thousands of emails.
Cindy Kushner, tax partner at Crowe Horwath in Fort Lauderdale, brought a laptop with her when she traveled throughout China for 15 days with her college-age son last month. Before bed each night at hotels, she would read and respond to work email, schedule meetings on her calendar, and flag and prioritize what needed to get done when she returned. She also checked email on train rides.
I was able to stay organized and I think it helped me enjoy my vacation more, she said. It felt good to come back and not feel overwhelmed.
While that might not seem like pure vacation, Kushner says she spent her days exploring and stayed away from working on tax returns or other documents.
I just flagged it with a reminder and left it for later so that I could enjoy my vacation.
An abundance of research has found employees who take advantage of their vacation days perform better (short- and long-term) and are happier than those who let their days squander. I believe it. One year, when my husband and I moved homes, we opted not to take a family vacation all year, by the time the next summer rolled around, my husband and I lacked patience for each other, our kids, and our jobs, particularly during intense work weeks. Crom says getting out of the office for an extended time has big benefits: It allows you to work on bigger-picture ideas and come back reinvigorated. Its one of the critical drivers of engagement.
CareerBuilder recently surveyed almost 6,000 workers and discovered that 12 percent of them say they feel guilty theyre not at work when theyre on vacation. The key to a guilt-free working vacation is building work activities around your familys or companions schedule knowing when to check in and field calls and when to disconnect. If its before family awakes, thats palatable. If its mid-day during a zip-line excursion, thats a problem. Its also important to avoid anything complex that will pull you out of vacation mode.
Cristy Leon-Rivero, chief marketing and merchandising officer with Navarro Discount Pharmacy, discovered that working on vacation means she can take a full week off, but she and her husband tag team so their three children dont feel short-changed when their parents connect to their offices.
I might say, Watch the kids for a minute Im going to get on a call or he might do the same, but we keep our family activities time-protected. Even on a beach escape, Leon-Rivero says it takes at least a week to let go of stress and relax. She believes time away from the office pays off. The best ideas happen outside the office.
With the return of longer vacations, more companies are going toward unlimited vacation policies, convinced it leads to better productivity and engagement. Tech companies, such as Evernote and small-business loan-finder Lendio, both on the West Coast, have told their employees they wont be tracking the amount of time they take off, just their individual results. When announcing the policy change, Brock Blake, cofounder and CEO of Lendio said, I trust all of you to do your job and take the time off you need.
Others who have tried similar approaches have had positive results. Two years after instituting its vacation policy, the web service Hubspot found the company has been ranked as the #2 fastest-growing software company on the Inc. 500. The same goes for website GoHealthInsurance.com, which claimed a 200% increase in growth over the last year.
But such free-wheeling policies dont work for every type of firm. Mayi de la Vega, Founder and CEO of One Sothebys in South Florida, says if she took long vacations and went completely off the grid, she would lose business. But she can combine business with pleasure.
This summer, when she took a week off to vacation in Aspen, she used her getaway to build new relationships with potential Florida buyers. While away, De la Vega organized a Burger Bash at an Aspen lodge for vacationing professionals and area residents, teaming up as host with Sothebys affiliates in Colorado and Florida. She also attended getting-to-know-you meetings with the marketing director at an Aspen condo/hotel project.
The key: people who own homes in Aspen often also want homes in Miami. I would wake up and go for a bike ride on the Rio Grande trail or take a nice hike. Then I would come back and go to a meeting in my gym clothes. Back in Miami, she says she feels completely rested and invigorated. Im ready to go back to 14 hour days.
Here in South Florida, my husband and I are still negotiating our summer vacation. But I think I have him convinced that a longer break in work routine pays off particularly if we intend to stay connected with our jobs.
Workplace columnist Cindy Krischer Goodman is CEO of BalanceGal, a provider of news and advice on how to balance work and life. Connect with her at email@example.com or worklifebalancingact.com.


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I need to get more of these. Be careful how to wash these because the lace is delicate, but fits and looks great. 32D fit as expected.
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The color is great, consistent and dark, and the shape is great, but the material is very stretchy so feels a bit larger than regular 7 denim. Wondering if the shape will keep after a few wears and washes. NOT sure yet about these jeans...kind of glad I got them on sale. I'm 5'1, with a barely there butt, and the 24's were ankle length. Thinking of folding them up past the ankles and wearing with stiletto's, and wearing them down in the fall. My past 7 experiences are fantastic, so I'm thinking these'll be worth it in the long run.
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So light weight and comfortable, yet stylish enough for many occasions. Cannot praise it enough! So extremely happy. Sizing is as expected, not clunky, and the curve of the top is not so highlighted as the pictures suggest.
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Surprised by the color!
The color is rather a neon reddish-orange, compared to the coral pink I thought would arrive from the picture. Sizing-wise, I'm short and small framed; the bottoms were as expected, but the top....either the V wire compliments or doesn't, and it didn't for me...never would've have known without trying it on.
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The 2,500-Calorie Workout: Fight Fat Faster
Pages in this Story:
- Find Your Perfect-Body Equation
- Workout 2: Indoor Cardio Circuit
- Workout 3: Running Intervals
- Workout 4: Repeat Strength Circuit
- Workout 5: Long Recovery
- Workout 6: Speed Intervals
- Bonus Diet Points
Bonus Diet Points
Earn extra points by making some changes to your diet, says Ellie Krieger, RD, author of Small Changes, Big Results (Clarkson Potter, 2005). If your goal is to lose weight, bank two to three points (200 to 300 calories) each week.
|0.5 Points
|Instead of:
|1 Sports Bar
|12 Almonds and 2 tablespoons Raisins
|1 Banana
|1 Cup of Strawberries
|PB&J on Toast
|PB&J on Whole-Grain Crispbread
|1 Point
|Instead of:
|12 oz. Orange Juice
|1 Orange
|A Tuna Sandwich with Mayo
|A Turkey Sandwich with Mustard
|1 Large Corn Muffin
|1 English Muffin with 1 tablespoon each Peanut Butter and Jam
|1.5 Points
|Instead of:
|12 oz. Soda
|12 oz. Club Soda with Lemon
|½ cup Premium Ice Cream
|½ cup Light Ice Cream
|A Bagel with Cream Cheese
|8 oz. Yogurt with 1 cup Strawberries
|2 Points
|Instead of:
|A Large Order of French Fries
|A Small Order of French Fries
|2 oz. Potato Chips
|2 oz. Baked Chips
|2 Slices of Pepperoni Pizza
|1 Slice with Vegetable Topping
Bonus Activity Points
|.5 Points
|1 Point
|2+ Points
Originally published in Fitness magazine, October 2005
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All education loans, including federal and private student loans, allow for penalty-free prepayment. This means you can make extra payments to reduce the balance of the loan, or even pay off the entire balance early, without having to pay an extra fee.
When a lender receives payments on a loan, the payment is applied first to late charges and collection costs, then to outstanding interest and then to outstanding principal. Any amount beyond the amount due (e.g., the late charges and collection costs and the monthly installment as specified in the repayment schedule) is considered a prepayent.
The right to a penalty-free prepayment of all or part of a federal education loan is established by the Higher Education Act of 1965.1 The Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (PL 110-315) amended the Truth in Lending Act (15 USC 1631) to add section 140(e) to ban fees or penalties for early repayment or prepayment of any private education loan. Even before this change all private student loans provided for penalty-free prepayments for competitive reasons.
Why Prepay?
Prepayment can save you money by paying off your loan earlier and by reducing the total interest paid over the lifetime of the loan. Since the loan balance is reduced, more of your subsequent monthly payments will go toward further reducing the loan balance and less toward interest.
When you have more than one loan, you should apply prepayments toward the more expensive loans first (the loans with the highest after-tax interest rates). This strategy will save you the most money. (Generally, this strategy will involve prepaying first credit cards, then private student loans, then the PLUS loan, then the Stafford loan and last the Perkins loan, since credit cards are the most expensive and Perkins loans are the least expensive.)
The following charts show the interest savings and the reduction in the loan term from making an extra monthly payment periodically for various loan terms. This chart assumes a 6.8% interest rate and $20,000 original loan balance. The reduction in the loan term and the percentage interest savings are the same regardless of the loan balance. The dollar amount of the loan savings, however, varies in proportion to the loan balance.
FinAid has a prepayment calculator which you can use to calculate the impact of different prepayment strategies on your loans. It shows the reduction in the loan term and the total interest saved.
In effect, prepayment reduces the loan term by increasing the monthly payment to the amount associated with the new loan term. For example, a $20,000 loan at 6.8% and a 15 year term has a monthly payment of $177.54. If we prepay $52.62 per month, it brings the monthly payment to $230.16, the monthly payment for a 10 year term, and reduces the loan term by 5 years, yielding the equivalent of a 10 year loan. So another way to achieve (automated) prepayment is to ask the lender for a shorter loan term. Federal regulations allow borrowers to change the loan term at least once a year, so if you find it difficult to make the monthly payments on the shorter loan term, you can always increase the loan term later.
How to Request Prepayment
Federal regulations allow the lender to apply a prepayment to "future installments by advancing the next payment due date" unless otherwise specified by the borrower.2 For this reason it is important to include a note with any prepayment indicating that you want the prepayment applied to reduce the principal balance of the loan. Otherwise, the lender will treat it as though you had paid your next installment(s) early, and may delay the next payment due date(s) as appropriate.
This is especially true during periods of deferment (including in-school and grace periods) and forbearance when interest is accruing but not yet capitalized. Likewise for loans in the income contingent repayment program, where the interest is not capitalized after it exceeds ten percent of the original principal amount.3 It is always better to have prepayments used to reduce the loan balance, since this will cost you less over the lifetime of the loan.
Even if the lender treats the prepayment as accelerating the next installment, the payment is applied to the outstanding loan amount the same way as if it were treated as an extra payment to principal. The payment is credited immediately to your account and is not held in escrow for delayed application to the loan balance. The main practical difference is whether the lender changes the due date for the next payment. If you make the monthly payments on your own without prompting from the lender, this won't affect you. But if you have the lender direct debit the monthly payments from a bank account, delaying the next due date might mean that you don't end up accelerating repayment of the debt. So it is best to include a note requesting that the extra payment be applied directly to principal and not treated as early payment of a future installment.
Due to the way the income-contingent and income-based repayment plans treat interest, it is not advisable to prepay a loan in the income-contingent and income-based repayment plans.
If you have several loans with the same lender, you may wish to specify that the extra payment be applied to a specific loan. Generally, if the extra payment is applied to the highest cost loan (e.g., the one with the highest interest rate) you will save the most money. If you do not specify how the extra payment should be applied to your loans, the lender may apply it to the lowest cost loan or uniformly to all your loans. For example, if you have subsidized Stafford loans and unsubsidized Stafford loans with the same lender, you should ask to have the prepayment applied to the unsubsidized Stafford loan. Likewise, if you have both federal and private student loans with the same lender, you should specify that the prepayment is applied to the private student loan. Otherwise the lender will apply the extra payment in a way that is in the lender's best interest, not yours.
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Resume Update 2008
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This cast updates one of our most popular casts Your Resume Stinks [October 31, 2005] with learnings from our community and some timely recommendations regarding recent trends.
And, in this cast, we make a very exciting New Product Announcement!
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Good evening gentlemen, Thank you
Good evening gentlemen,
Thank you very much for updating the original resume broadcast. The timing couldn't have been better.
The examples you provided for each of the 2008 hot topics rattled my head enough to recognize I had a few of all three of them.
And what a great reframe: to quarterly add to my Career Management Document.
In stead of an "I hate updating my resume" mindset, I'll be gloriously editing down.
When you described it, I immediately thought how much easier it is for and outfielder to play deep and run in to make a catch than to play shallow and need to run back.
Again, thank you for all the fantastic advice.
Geoffrey- Bloody brilliant baseball
Bloody brilliant baseball analogy!
Go Dodgers!
And thanks as well. It's a privilege to serve.
Mike and Mark, I am glad this is
Mike and Mark,
I am glad this is happening at last. Long over due service of Resume review. Cant wait for link to appear here. I am sure this the great value add. As usual, it is at a very cheap price. Wendii value add would be the icing on the cake. Another great case of 2 team combination happening to provide synergy.(In this case across Atlantic)
Bangalore, India.
Great cast, guys! Very timely and the
Great cast, guys! Very timely and the market-sensitive points were great!
Auzenne's Law - "Just do what Mark
Auzenne's Law - "Just do what Mark says." C'mon Mike, you're not getting off that easy. We want to see the "Auzenne Almanac."
I use the "career management doc" as a
I use the "career management doc" as a bench for the resume. As I pull lines off the resume I put it in here. It is in the same organization as the resume that has captured random accomplishments, skills etc.
The only thing I need to do now is go back to the old positions and update the bullets MT style after I updated the resume MT style. I have actually had to pull lines from the bench and move some of the bullets from the resume into the bench as opportunities came up.
Edwin- Wish I'd said that! "BENCH"
Wish I'd said that! "BENCH" is perfect. It's the raw material. It is MUCH easier, as Geoffrey suggested, to whittle down than to create.
Jon- Keep in mind that while
Keep in mind that while Auzenne's Management Motto is "Just do what Mark says," Mark's business motto is "Do what Mike tells me to do."
It's a fair trade in our books!
jonp, How did that get in there?
How did that get in there? Did I forget to edit that out? Ugh! ;-)
$50?! You guys are insane. You
$50?! You guys are insane.
You continue to deliver far more value than you charge. And what a tremendous endorsement of Wendii's "skills, traits, characteristics, and abilities..."!
Congratulations and continued success!
As Chris says: Thanks for exceeding
As Chris says: Thanks for exceeding expectations again.
However as tempted as I am to get a review for a mere £25(!!!) I think I'll currently stick to listening to the pod-cast. The pod-cast is so good that I worry that I'll have paid the money for you just to remind me of something that I missed in the casts. Maybe once I've convinced myself that I really have got the perfect M-T resume I'll send it in to be supercharged.
I hope this new venture makes you significant dough. We all have a vested interest in making sure you can feed your families, take vacations and continue to love what you do.
Congrats and best wishes
Mark / Mike, Great cast guys. Four
Mark / Mike,
Great cast guys. Four good ideas I had not considered before. I just trimmed my resume down to one page and now I have to do it again!
Regarding accomplishments for the success of your directs: Is it OK to claim them if the promotions occurred after you left the company? I have had several directs in this category who were promoted after I left a company, due partially to reorganization but also (I like to think) due to my coaching and mentoring.
Also, what about the case where a direct leaves your group and later gets a promotion at another company? In this case I have first hand feedback from the person who believes that he was promoted based on what he learned when working for me.
Thanks and keep up the great work!
- Larry
Mark / Mike, I'm a relatively new
Mark / Mike,
I'm a relatively new member to the ipod & podcast world. Not quite sure how I landed into the Manager Tools podcasts, but I'm sure glad I did. I've been a faithful listener to your casts and have benefited immensely from applying your many tips and recommendations to my daily work experience.
It amazes me how practical your advice has been to me, particularly because the company that I work for is undergoing many changes (banking industry, m&a environment). I'm already reaping very positive results from implementing the Management Trinity. For starters, my team is motivated, better integrated, and actually prioritizing tasks. I know I have a lot to go to keep improving and look forward to my weekly one-on-ones and staff meetings to drive results in my department.
Even more amazing is that all of this has happened inside 2008!
Thank you for the excellent work and value that you deliver! Keep it coming!
El Salvador, Central America
Raul- Our pleasure. It's a
Our pleasure. It's a privilege to serve you.
Thanks for the advice about
Thanks for the advice about international experience. It's not something that automatically springs to mind when one thinks about (and reads about) resumes, but it makes a great deal of sense.
Does it make sense to include non-work international experiences?
For example, I lived abroad for a year before college (~10 years ago) doing non-accredited religious studies, and I'm conversant in a foreign language that I've never used in the workplace. Should I try to work these elements into my resume? If it makes a difference, I'll note that there's already a little work-related international experience on my resume - one of my biggest accomplishments was for a project for an international customer.
Thanks for the great podcast! I am
Thanks for the great podcast! I am rewriting my resume to adhere to the MT guidance and noticed a some small inconsistencies in the sample resume accessible from the Your Resume Stinks! podcast page:
1) There is a dash used between the from and to dates on the last job while all the other jobs use the word "to" between the dates.
2) Four digit years are used for the from and to dates on the last job and college degrees while all the other jobs use two digit years.
3) For four of the seven jobs, there is a space missing before the dash that separates the bold, underlined text and the description of the job.
4) Unlike all the other jobs, a hyphen is used instead of a dash on the last job.
5) The period is missing at the end of the sentence for the last bullet item on the Aircraft Program Manager job.
6) The period is missing after the "S" in "U.S." for the second bullet item on the first Deputy Commander job.
7) The zero in "5o%" the first bullet item on the second Deputy Commander job is too small (a lower case letter "o" might have been used) compared to the "50%" in the third bullet item of the first Deputy Commander job.
8) The comma separator is missing in 4,800 in the Assistant Operations Officer job description.
9) There is a space missing after the dash in the second bullet item of the last job: "...Evaluations -first in NATO..."
10) I'm not sure, but it seems that "wing" might need to be capitalized in the last bullet item of the last job; seems inconsistent with "Wing" in the second bullet item of the first job.
I would be surprised if these gone unnoticed before. Perhaps it is a test of our attention to detail. I look forward to using the new resume review service.
Hello Mike and Mark, I've recently
Hello Mike and Mark,
I've recently read advice to parents re-entering the workforce after an extended absence to organize their resume by key functional skills and not in chronological order. This would facilitate including various part-time, free lance or volunteer activities on the resume and not focus on the time period out of the full-time workforce. What is your opinion on this suggestion?
Kathy- Never. It's wrong. It's
Never. It's wrong. It's misleading. Recruiters HATE IT.
We don't mind that you've done other things. Capture them in the chronology, and practice your answers to when and why and the value.
If you're good, you won't get ruled out because you took time out (for family, for instance). But you WILL get ruled out with a resume designed to hide your chronology (for all they know, you were in prison.)
Hey guys, Just listened to the cast on
Hey guys, Just listened to the cast on Resumes, specifically the section on Metrics. What is your take on what Edwards Deming says in his book The New Economics? "We manage by theory, prediction - not by figures. If by numbers, then people will do whatever, to make numbers work or look good" "It is wrong to suppose that if you can't measure it, you can't manage it. This is a costly myth." "Management by results is wrong".
Very curious as to your views on what he argues.....
Hello, Thanks a lot on this article.
Thanks a lot on this article. It has been very informative.
I have close to 7 years experience and had left my job as I had a couple of good offers. Unfortunately, I was met with a fatal accident and was hospitalized for almost a year. My work experience is solid and I have been consistently ranked highly in my peformances.
I have the following clarifications:
1. Will it create a problem during my job hunt?
2. Shall I put it in my resume (my hospitalization for 1 year)?
I think it will be ethical to inform earlier, from the beginning itself.
3. How will you handle the questions from the interviewer? Most of them are sane. But, as you know, not all. And it will be pride swallowing.
4. After coming back, I have done a couple of courses within 2/3 weeks which is effective in market and difficult to clear by many. How shall I put in the interview?
5. I was a Team Leader in a IT company and have been offered with a Project Manager when I left. I want to have the same post (as I feel I deserve it). But will they accept? How to handle it?
Truly appreciate your response.
Thank you.
Gentlemen, I have been listening to
I have been listening to your podcasts for about 3 months now and I am hooked! I have them all on my iPod and listen to them when I do yard work or run on the treadmill. Thank you for taking the time to help a new (and I am sure seasoned) managers like myself to figure out how to be successful.
The reason I am writing is on the resume podcast, which like many people I have been updating due to the recent turn in the economy. I love my current position but I feel I need to be prepared just in case. I thought my resume was pretty good (and yes it was 2 pages) until I listened to the podcast so now I am revamping the entire thing. The question I have is where do I put professional certifications? I have several and would like to know where you feel it would be best to display it. I started putting them at the end but in my industry certifications are hot and I don't want them to get lost.
On a related note I love the fact you are going to be able to review resumes now. Once I am done I am going to take advantage of the service you are providing.
Last thought…Have you considered creating a cast on dealing with other managers both interdepartmental and outside of your department? This is an area I know I struggle with from time to time and would greatly benefit from your knowledge.
Thanks again,
mballist, For tips on working with
For tips on working with peers you may refer to the podcast entitled "How to Prewire a Meeting", search for the peer feedback model, and if it is a matter of conflict there is a hidden gem in: http://www.manager-tools.com/2006/01/delivering-the-performance-review-p...
Mballist- Thanks for the kind words.
Thanks for the kind words. Glad you're with us and getting value from our work.
We've got a couple of casts that touch on peer relationships - Tom mentions one, there's also building your network, off the top of my head.
Regarding your resume, what we find is that most certifications are unnecessary on a resume, but for those you feel are particularly relevant and valid, cite them as accomplishment bullets under the job you were in when you achieved them.
It's a privilege to serve you,
Brad- We generally agree with
We generally agree with Deming, but don't think you can stretch what he's saying into "no measurements." He believes in measuring everything. We believe in measuring a LOT more than most managers do...but we also think that the art of management is knowing how to balance all the measures.
Jeevan- Sorry for your difficult
Sorry for your difficult experience.
I have seen resumes done both ways, with and without such a year long period being addressed directly. It's fine to leave it out and explain it in a cover letter. I would recommend you leave it in, and simply list the dates and note it as "Convalescence: recovering from serious automobile accident." (Please forgive me, but I am assuming here that it was fatal for someone else. To be clear, I would NOT refer to it as a fatal ctash on a resume - that will confuse interviewers. Nothing wrong with mentioning that if it is discussed in the interview.)
There is nothing you can do about "not sane" interviewers. Don't try to prepare for them. Some WILL decide not to pursue you for an interview on the (flimsy) grounds that you have one less year's experience than some other candidate. There's nothing you can do about that but pray for their souls.
To prepare for most interviews, simply practice an answer which briefly addresses your absence from the workforce. "In month year, I was in a terrible auto accident which took the lives of number others. I spent a year recovering. I regret the time I lost from my career, but I have a new appreciation for life, for health, and my fellow man. I'm a more caring AND driven person now because of it."
If you believe the courses are relevant, simply mention them as part of your "tell me about yourself" answer, right at the end. If your convalescence is ending now, put them in that paragraph of your resume.
And, apply for jobs you're interested in and capable of. If the company thinks you're not qualified enough, make your case...and accept that they have the final say. If you're capable of the tougher/higher level job, it will show and you can think of the time spent in the lower job as the professional convalescence related to the accident. Don't worry - you'll get back on track.
Thanks a lot Mark for your genuince
Thanks a lot Mark for your genuince comments. Your comments morally uplifted me.
I'll inform if I manage to go through in my job quest.
Thanks Again.
Hello Mike and Mark I've been
Hello Mike and Mark
I've been listening for close to 3 years now and I still found this cast to have new and thoughtful content. I've put so much of what you have provided to great use, even in the "managing" of a junior basketball team I coach in my spare time. Well done (always) and thank you for your enormous time, effort and passion!
Perth, Western Australia
Peter- Thanks and
Thanks and cheers!
Great Job M &M, you guys absolutely
Great Job M &M, you guys absolutely ROCK !!
I have a suggestion for podcast topic. You guys have done excellent job on educating and sharing the best practices to make the managers more EFFECTIVE.
I am requesting Podcasts on the skills that need to learnt for Managers to become Directors and VPs..
Ecineko- Same
Same ones....
I'd be very interested in hearing your
I'd be very interested in hearing your feedback about the Europass template for creating resume's in the EU.
Unfortunately, the majority of HR companies in Europe now request all resume's to be submitted using this format, in order that they can be more easily analysed and searched (contains XML).
No matter how hard I try, I can't get mine down to just one page using this formatting. I am also not so keen to remove many of the fields of data as I am not sure which criteria the HR companies use when searching through the documents. Are there some fields you can recommend definately leaving out?
What is your feedback about creating a good Europass for us Europeans?
Example CV (PDF+XML):
Create a Europass CV online here:
Andrew, personally, I think it's
personally, I think it's horrible! I'm surprised by it containing information such as date of birth and gender, which recruiters have been removing from resumes in order to comply with european discrimination legislation. However, if the European government have their way, it will become the de facto standard.
What we have been recommending for our european members is that if they are european citizens and applying for a role in Europe (excluding Britain as I have yet to see a Europass style resume here), that they should be aware of the standard european format. You definately won't be able to get a Europass resume down to one page - pity the HR teams that have to read them!
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Hello! Help please! I have worked as
Hello! Help please!
I have worked as Administrative Assistant for 7 years with city govt agency. Six years in the same field prior with Hospitals, private org and staffing agencies. I resign last Sept 07 because I couldn't take it anymore with not being able to move up in the organization. I am constantly signing up for training, staying on top of my computer skills and business skills and thought if I just continue those things I would be up mobility.
It was also getting difficult to work with my former boss because he was blocking me from other positions, constantly recruiting me to fix some of his senior managers mess and they get recognitions and raises. A lot of boundaries were cross and I tried to deal with it diplomatically and be a good employee and just do my job. It just wasn't working anymore. During my time of working there, I have tried to look for work while employed and Nothing.
I am willing to say, its me or I'm not demonstrating strongly in my interviews. My resume I have changed 25 (no exaggeration) times to reflect my abilities and accomplishments, Nothing. Some places says I am over qualified and the rest are just not biting. I don't want to hurt myself on the bottom end with low salary, boring work.
Honestly, I'm ready to work for myself I just don't have any capital.
I need to finish my bachelors, for sure. What am I doing wrong at this point? What are employers today looking for? and how do I explain why I left in positive light?
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I've been a listener for about two weeks now and this program has trumped all other podcasts during my commute to and from work.
As I listened to this episode, I kept thinking that a tool like Adobe Buzzword (https://acrobat.com/) would make it easier to keep a Career Management Document and my current resume up to date, accessible from any location, and exportable in PDF and Microsoft Word formats.
Career Management Document vs. Resume
One Question - what do you do with the space on your resume that does not pertain to the job you are going after--you worked at an entirely different type of business? Do you cue the dates to a job that is not associated and say N/A, or do you leave it out? Also, what if you freelance(d)? How do you suggest you handle a resume for freelance... list clients? - this is the first time in a long time I had to look for work (it's that bad).
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Great update, how did I miss this one?!?
Somehow I missed this cast the first time around, I'm just listening to this now while I'm doing my quarterly review ... I can't believe how much great information is in this cast. Thank you so much!
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How much of career to include on resume?
Mark and Mike,
Thank you for Manager Tools! I can't believe it but I have almost finished listening to all your podcasts. I'll be moving onto the Career Tool podcasts very soon.
I was completing my quarterly resume review and wondering how much of my career do I include on my resume? I've been in the workforce for over 25 years and held numerous jobs with one company (J&J). What do you recommend?
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Quickly harnessing her horse to the wagon, Jennie eyed her husband George, peeking around the back of the barn. Shaking his head as he listened to the barks coming from his wife's mouth, George bit his lip attempting to conceal laughter at Jennie's remarks. Married to a headstrong woman, George knew his wife well; and no one could stand in her way, especially the United States Postal Service.
It was 1910 and the cross-country railroad had provided faster and more efficient delivery of mail to rural America. But Jennie Knowlten expected no less than flawless service; and mail delivery from the post office in Vida, Missouri was not living up to her lofty expectations.
Jennie whisked her horse-drawn wagon from the barn, making her way from their farm to the town of Vida. Approaching the little Post Office, Jennie stormed the entrance, demanding to speak with the Post Master. "Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today," she mumbled, holding her head high. But as she glanced around the small room, Jennie sensed a feeling of disorganization: finding boxes of letters sitting haphazardly against the wall, waiting to be delivered.
An older gentleman approached the counter, looking disheveled and haggard. Asking if she could be helped, Jennie snapped with "well its about time!" Remarking that her mail had not arrived for several days, the gentleman explained that the Post Master had unexpectedly quit, leaving Vida's little US Post Office in disarray.
Well...the conversation that transpired between Jennie and the disheveled gentleman in Vida's little Post Office has been left to everyone's imagination. A few towns-people were certain they overheard some stern and distasteful words passed between the two: but it is not what was said on that fateful day in 1910; but what occurred in the end that is remarkable:
Jennie Knowlten walked into the US Post Office as a farmer's wife and left as the Vida, Missouri Post Mistress!...As she said earlier in the day: "If you want a job done right, you have to do it yourself!"
Finding my great grandmother Jennie on the 1910 US Census listed as a Post Mistress, brought a quick smile to my face. Listening to stories of Jennie told by my mother, described a headstrong woman with a know-it-all personality. And taking charge of a Post Office in the early 1900's when only 10% of all married women in America were in the work-force, fit her personality to a tee.
How did Jennie Knowlten actually become the Post Mistress of Vida, Missouri? I haven't a clue. But a more thorough inspection of her listing on the 1910 US Federal Census provided a little golden nugget of detail that can be used to tell her story, enriched by her notoriously funny sayings and spitfire personality.
When writing your family history, search for the little 'tidbits'; the golden nuggets. Read your ancestor's US Census records with a keen eye and then weave in your discoveries to build their story. Think of each census record as a chapter in your ancestor's life.
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Beverly Hills, CA (October 13, 2011) – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that the field of Documentary Short Subject contenders for the 84th Academy Awards® has been narrowed to eight films, of which three to five will earn Oscar® nominations.
Voters from the Academy's Documentary Branch viewed this year's 35 eligible entries and submitted their ballots to PricewaterhouseCoopers for tabulation.
The eight films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production company.
- "The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement," Purposeful Productions, Inc.
- "God Is the Bigger Elvis," Documentress Films
- "In Tahrir Square: 18 Days of Egypt's Unfinished Revolution," Downtown Docs
- "Incident in New Baghdad," Morninglight Films
- "Pipe Dreams," Leslie Iwerks Productions
- "Saving Face," Milkhaus/Jungefilm
- "The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom," Supply & Demand Integrated
- "Witness," Buche
The 84th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Tuesday, January 24, 2012, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2011 will be presented on Sunday, February 26, 2012, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide.


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Sony Michel ran for 155 yards and three touchdowns to highlight a big day for freshmen in No. 13 Georgia's 66-0 win over Troy on Saturday.Recap | Box Score | Conversation | September 20, 2014
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BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- No. 9 Bridgewater-Raynham looked to upset No. 1 Xaverian, getting on the board first in our Game of the Week matchup Friday night. But the Hawks took over from there, scoring 28 unanswered points en route to a 28-6 win. Corr...Blog | September 20, 2014
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With a healthy south swell on offer all week long, both the Hurley Pro and the Swatch Women's Pro at Lower Trestles scored all-time surf. Here are some of the finer moments.Photo Gallery | Conversation | September 19, 2014
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• The guys react to the penalty Devin Hester received for celebrating while scoring a touchdown. • Greeny and Golic debate why people would wait in a 12-block line to get an iPhone 6....Blog | Conversation | September 19, 2014
NHL -- Friday Five - What you missed in NHL this weekKatie Strang
Each Friday we call out the highlights of the past week, in case you missed them.Story | Conversation | September 19, 2014
Redskins locker room quick takesJohn Keim
ASHBURN, Va. -- Some highlights from the Redskins' locker room: Robert Griffin III did not go into the locker room, but he was hanging around outside of it, on crutches and with a hard cast on his left ankle. Yeah, he was smiling and having fun w...Blog | September 18, 2014
Tom Brady Posts Old Resume That Highlights Jobs At Golf Course, P...D'Arcy Maine
Are you looking for a new employee boasting a general studies degree with experience interning at Merrill Lynch, working on a golf course and as a park security guard? No? Well, your loss then. A certain University of Michigan grad by the name of Tho...Blog | September 18, 2014
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ASHBURN, Va. -- Some highlights from the Redskins' open locker room session on Wednesday: Receiver DeSean Jackson would not commit to playing against Philadelphia, knowing that it's still early in the week. He did talk about priding himself on no...Blog | September 17, 2014
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Conference call: Best of the Big TenBrian Bennett
Another week, another Big Ten coaches' teleconference. Here are some of the highlights from today's session featuring all 14 league coaches:...Blog | September 16, 2014
Ellis named SEC Football Community Service Team POWSEC Staff
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NCAA Volleyball: 5 Things You Need To KnowMechelle Voepel
A word to the Wise: Beware of the SEC. Mechelle Voepel highlights big wins for Florida and Texas A&M over a Pac-12 powerhouse in this week's five things you need to know about volleyball.Story | Conversation | September 16, 2014
McCoy highlights hypothetical injury reportPat Yasinskas
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Spencer and Sarah, Virgin Mobile's manufactured celebrity couple, get their biggest assignment yet from Virgin Mobile, but is it more than they signed up for?
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1. Switch to cloth napkins, save $4/mo
2. Cancel your home phone, save $30/mo
3. Cut down on Starbucks runs, save $15-100/mo
4. Move to a cheaper home, save $200-2000/mo
5. Cook dinner at home instead of eating out, save $150-500/mo
6. Turn down the heat, save $10-20/mo
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8. Let your hair go back to its natural color, save $50/mo
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Welcome to the January 2013 Carnival of Natural Parenting: Recovering from the Holidays This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Code Name: Mama and Hobo Mama. This month our participants have written about how their families get back to normal after the holidays are over.
Visit Code Name: Mama and Hobo Mama to find out how you can participate in the next Carnival of Natural Parenting this March!
Please take time to read the submissions by the other carnival participants:
- Pinterest Inspiration for Easier Winter Holidays Shannon, writing at Natural Parents Network, shares inspiration for having more relaxed winter holidays from their Handmade Holidays Pinterest board.
- Seven Recipes for Beans - Post Holiday Cleaning — Destany at They Are All of Me shares her favorite bean recipes that she hopes will help her body recover from overindulging her sweet tooth during the holidays.
- The Recovery in the Change — Laura at Pug in the Kitchen made changes in her life and attitude throughout 2012 and was pleasantly surprised at how those changes impacted her holiday recovery!
- Could this question change your life for ever? — To get your new year off on the right footing, Mrs Green of Little Green Blog is challenging us all to love ourselves with commitment and discipline. She asks you to focus on a simple question which might just bring you back in balance...
- Holiday Recovery — Meegs at A New Day talks about how the holidays can be overwhelming for a toddler, and how she's helping her 3 year old recover.
- 5 Ways to Detox After the Holidays — Brittany at The Pistachio Project gives a few ways to help you detox and get back on track after the holiday season has passed.
- 3 Simple Ways to Establishing Rhythm After the Holidays or Any Time — Sheila at A Living Family shares 3 simple ways to reestablish a rhythm of connection and calm in your family after holidays, visitors, travel or any time.
- Gemstones For Holiday Hangoverss — Jennifer at Hybrid Rasta Mama delves into the power of gemstones as an often overlooked means of dealing with the holiday letdown.
- Getting back to Healthy — Bess at A Warrior Mom talks about the struggle of getting young ones back to eating healthy after several days to weeks of getting more candy and sweets than normal for the holidays and gives some suggestions on how to get them back to eating healthy in the new year.
- Post Christmas Juice Feast — Sam at Love Parenting explains why she has created a new tradition of juice feasting, and how she includes her toddler when detoxing.
- The Java Monkey On My Back — Christy at Eco Journey in the Burbs realizes it is time to kick her cup of Joe habit as a first step toward detoxing.
- Minimalist Holidays — Jorje of Momma Jorje doesn't find much need for recovery after her minimalist version of the holidays.
- Do something for you — Lauren at Hobo Mama urges you to find a silly and indulgent reward of me-time — and she has hers.
- do we recover? — Kenna at Million Tiny Things wonders what recovery really means in the context of the tragedies of this past holiday season.
- 37 Easy Ways to Save Money — Shannon at GrowingSlower is sharing these money-saving tips to help get your budget back on track after the holidays.
- A Two Year Old's Resolutions — That Mama Gretchen is putting the holidays behind her with a spin on traditional resolutions — New Year's goals for her two-year-old! Sound crazy? Read on for an explanation!
- How to Find Balance after the Holidays — Deb Chitwood at Living Montessori Now tells her favorite ways to start a new year with hope and calmness.
- Fresh Awakening — For Luschka at Diary of a First Child, the new year has coincided with a return to restful nights. With sleep, she's found new directions in life, but while she can't make too many changes to her life right now, she's inspired and excited about the future.
- Learning to slow down after a busy Festive Season — Stoneageparent describes the joys and lows of this year's festive season, as well as her New Year's resolutions.
- Detoxing' Your Toddler After the Holidays — Does your family suffer side effects from the holidays? Join Christine from African Babies Don't Cry to learn how she detoxed herself and her toddler off the treats and festivities of the season.
- Scheduling is OK! — Jaye Anne at Wide Awake, Half Asleep explores the possibilities of the — SCHEDULE!!
- We're Saving their First Christmas for Next Time — Mercedes at Project Procrastinot takes it easy after moving with her husband and new babies to Scotland.
- A Vacation from the World — Mandy at Living Peacefully with Children retreats with her family at the end of every year in order to recuperate and enjoy one another.
- On the Road to Recovery — Dionna at Code Name: Mama isn't just recovering from the holidays, she's recovering from a lifestyle.
- We Never Left the Grind — Erika Gebhardt compares a typical day pre-holidays and post-holidays.
- Remembering and Recovering from the Holidays (One day at a time) — Emily at S.A.H.M i AM is recovering from holidays slowly--taking one day at a time--while trying to remember all the sweet moments that passed too quickly.
- 5 a Day — To get back on track Jennifer at True Confessions of a Real Mommy needed a simple system to help her family learn new values.
- Holiday Detox & Healing: Bieler Broth — Megan at The Boho Mama shares her secret for a gentle, whole-foods-based post-holiday detox: Bieler Broth!
- I'm Mama Not Supermom — After a year filled with changes Angela at EarthMamas World has to remind herself that she does not have to be supermom while recovering from the holiday chaos.


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CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Drafted by the Phoenix Suns in the 2nd round (57th pick) of the 2005 NBA Draft (6/28/05)…Traded by the Phoenix Suns to the Orlando Magic for future considerations (6/28/05)…Traded by the Orlando Magic with Vince Carter, Mickael Pietrus, cash and a 2011 1st round draft pick (Nikola Mirotic was later selected) to the Phoenix Suns for Earl Clark, Jason Richardson and Hedo Turkoglu (12/18/10)…Traded by the Phoenix Suns with Shannon Brown, Malcolm Lee, and Kendall Marshall to the Washington Wizards for Emeka Okafor and 2014 protected draft pick (10/25/13).
PROFESSIONALLY: Owns overall career averages of 8.6 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.15 blocks in 357 games (144 starts)…133 double-digit scoring efforts as a Sun (43 in 2010-11, 53 in 2011-12, 37 in 2012-13) after joining Phoenix with 12 in 175 games with Orlando…32 career 20-point efforts, all as a Sun (seven in 2010-11, 21 in 2011-12, four in 2012-13)…71 double-doubles as a Sun (23 in 2010-11, 31 in 2011-12, 17 in 2012-13) after joining Phoenix with six in his career...23 career 20-10 games, all with Phoenix, and eight 20-15 games, all with the Suns.
2012-13: In his sixth NBA season and second full season with the Suns, averaged 11.1 points, a team-best 8.5 rebounds and a career-high 1.61 blocks despite being limited to just 61 games (61 starts) due to injury… Suffered a Lisfranc (midfoot) sprain in his right foot and missed the season's final 21 games… Before the injury, had not missed a single game in a Suns uniform and had appeared in a career-high 182 consecutive contests after being acquired by the Suns on (12/18/10)…Had started a career-best 137-straight games overall…Suns leader in field goal percentage (.521)…Averaged a career-high 1.61 blocks (14th-NBA), most by a Sun since Amar'e Stoudemire in 2007-08…Five performances of five or more blocks in 61 games, the most in a single season by a Sun since Oliver Miller in 1993-94…12 three-block performances, just one shy of a career-high.
After bursting onto the NBA scene in 55 games with Phoenix in 2010-11, built upon that effort and enjoyed a career year in 2011-12… Averaged a career-high 15.4 points (39th-NBA), career-best 10.0 rebounds (8th-NBA) and career-best 1.50 blocks (16th-NBA) in 66 games, all team bests… Became only the eighth player in franchise history to average double-digit rebounds (Hawkins, Silas, Walk, Perry, Lucas, Barkley, Marion), first since Shawn Marion in 2005-06… Recorded just the second season in franchise history of at least 15 points, 10 rebounds and 1.50 blocks (Marion, 2005-06)… One of only three NBA players in 2011-12 to average 15-10-1.50, and the other two were All- Star starters (Howard, Bynum)… One of only seven NBA players in 2011-12 to average 15 and 10 (Love, Howard, Griffin, Bynum, P. Gasol, Cousins)… Teamed with Steve Nash for just the third season in franchise history in which Suns had both a 10.0-rebound player and a 10.0-assist player (2004-05, 2005-06, Nash and Marion)… Shot a teambest 55.5 percent from the field, the fifth-best mark in the NBA overall… Team-best and single-season career-high 53 double-digit scoring efforts (29-24)… Team-best and single-season career-high 21 efforts of 20 or more points (11-10), and now has 28 for his career, all with the Suns… Single-season career-high 31 double-doubles (14-17)… Team-best and single-season career-high 15 games of at least 20 points and 10 rebounds (6-9), 21 for his career, all with the Suns… Team-high and single-season career-high five 20-15 games, eight for his career, all with the Suns… March 7 scored a career-high 28 points at Oklahoma City; finished with 28 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks, the first game of at least those numbers against the frontline of Kendrick Perkins and Serge Ibaka since it was assembled… Recorded a career-best and NBA season-high tying 15 consecutive double-digit rebound games from Jan. 10-Feb. 4, 2012 (Love), the longest streak by a Sun since Charles Barkley (19, Jan. 5-Feb. 25, 1996)… At least one block in a career-high 13-straight games (Jan. 15-Feb. 6)… Feb. 17-19 recorded the first back-to-back 20-15 games of his career, and both came against the Lakers' frontline of Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum… Jan. 10-24 recorded nine-straight double-doubles for the first time in his career, the longest points/rebounds double-double streak by a Sun since Shawn Marion (6, Feb. 15-March 1, 2006)… Suffered a non-displaced fracture of his right thumb in the preseason opener but did not miss a regular season game due to the injury; wore a splint on the thumb for the first six games of the season (ended Jan. 6).
In his breakout year, averaged 10.2 ppg, 7.9 rpg, 1.1 bpg and 25.4 mpg in 80 games split between Orlando and Phoenix... Made his Suns debut on December 23 vs. Miami, but didn't become the Suns' starting center until March 27... Averaged 14.3 points and 10.6 rebounds in 11 games as a starter... Had 17-straight double-digit scoring efforts before joining starting lineup, which was the second-longest streak by an NBA reserve this season (James Harden-18)... Tallied a career-high 23 double-doubles, including an NBA-best and franchise-record 17 off the bench... Also became just one of four NBA players in the last six seasons to record 15 or more double-doubles off the bench (Udonis Haslem, Kevin Love, David Lee)... Joined A.C. Green (1993-94, 10), Maurice Lucas (1984-85, 15) and Mel Counts (1970-71, 10) as the only Suns reserves in franchise history with 10 or more double-doubles in a single season... Became the first Suns reserve in 26 years to rack up 16 or more rebounds in consecutive games (March 8, 10) since Maurice Lucas in January 1985... His 17-straight double-digit scoring efforts was the longest streak by Suns reserve since Dan Majerle's 31-game stretch (February 3-April 14, 1992) and the fourth-longest in franchise history... In addition to 23 double-doubles, finished the first 55 games of his Suns tenure with 43 double-digit scoring efforts (joined the Suns with six career double-doubles and 12 double-digit scoring efforts in 175 career games with Orlando)... Gortat finished with seven 20-point efforts on the season, after joining the Suns with a career high of 16 points... Tallied three 20-15 games... Collected double-figure scoring in 26 of last 27 games, after joining the Suns with 12 career double-digit scoring efforts.
Appeared in 81 games with Orlando, averaging 3.6 ppg and 4.2 rpg in 13.4 mpg… Also played in all 14 playoff outings, averaging 3.0 ppg and 4.4 rpg in 15.1 mpg… Led (or tied) the team in rebounding six times… Scored in double figures twice, including a career-high-tying 16 points on April 14 vs. Philadelphia… Recorded double figures in rebounding four times, including a season-best 12 rebounds on January 9 vs. Atlanta and on February 10 @ Chicago… Had at least one blocked shot 40 times and two-or-more blocks 19 times, including a season-high four blocks three times, the last on January 22 vs. Sacramento… Tallied a career-high-tying two steals twice, the last time on March 1 @ Philadelphia.
Played in 63 games with the Magic, averaging 3.8 ppg and 4.5 rpg in 12.6 mpg… Made three starts, averaging 10 ppg, 11.7 rpg, 1.7 apg and 3 bpg in 33.7 mpg. during that span… During the playoffs, appeared in all 24 games, averaging 3.3 ppg and 3.2 rpg in 11.3 mpg, helping the Magic reach the NBA Finals… Led (or tied) the team in rebounding seven times, including a career-high 18 rebounds on April 13 @ Milwaukee… Scored in double figures seven times, including a career-high 16 points (and had 13 boards) on December 15 @ Golden State... Posted four double-doubles… Blocked at least one shot 32 times, including a career-high five blocks on December 13 @ Utah… Made first career start on December 13 @ Utah (4 pts, 4 rebs, 4 blks, 1 stl, 30 mins)… In the postseason, made one start on April 30 @ Philadelphia, tallying playoff career-highs of 11 points, 15 rebounds and four steals in 40 minutes... Recorded playoff career-high four blocks on June 4 @ L.A. Lakers.
Played in six games during his rookie campaign with Orlando, averaging 3 ppg and 2.7 rpg in 6.8 mpg… Also appeared in eight games during the NBA Playoffs, averaging 1.3 ppg and 1.0 rpg in 6.0 mpg… Became just the third player from Poland to ever appear in an NBA regular season game on March 1 vs. New York, where he recorded two points and one rebound in two minutes… Tallied first double-double of career with 12 points and 11 rebounds in 28 minutes on April 16 vs. Washington… On the inactive List for 73 games and DNP-CD three times... Assigned to Anaheim of the NBA Development League on November 20… With Anaheim, averaged 9.8 ppg and 6.8 rpg in 27.8 mpg, while shooting .488 (21-43) from the field in five games… Recalled on December 2.
Played in 46 career postseason games (Orlando), averaging 2.8 ppg and 3.2 rpg in 11.5 mpg.
Selected to the Polish National Under-22 team after having played basketball for only six months… During the summer of 2004, was invited to play for the Polish National Team… Also spent the summer of 2010 with the Polish National Team, attempting to help the squad qualify for the 2011 EuroBasket tournament… Spent three seasons with RheinEnergie Koln in Germany's Bundesliga I league… In 2006-07, played in 14 games with Koln in Euroleauge action, averaging 10.4 ppg, 5.6 rpg and 1.1 bpg, while shooting .596 from the field… Also played in 44 games with Koln in the German League, averaging 8.9 ppg, 6.2 rpg and 1.4 bpg, while shooting .575 from the floor… In 2005-06, played in 34 games with Koln, averaging 6.9 ppg, 4.1 rpg and 1.1 bpg. in 19.6 mpg… Also played in 15 games during FIBA EuroCup play, averaging 9.2 ppg, 4.5 rpg and 1.2 bpg in 26.7 mpg… In 2004-05, averaged 5.2 ppg and 3.8 rpg in 29 games… Also played in 12 games during ULEP Cup action, averaging 8.4 ppg, 4.5 rpg and 1.3 bpg.


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Despite the rumors that are saturating the interwebs, Rihanna and Chris Brown are still denying the claims that they are back together. In fact, Brown recently told the Power 106 radio host Big Boy that the Top 40 duo are "working on [their] friendship.""
Suuuuure. We don't know what y'all do with your "friends" but we typically don't hang out with our platonic pals while shirtless in bed.
Rihanna's tweets have recently alluded that she and her "lover" were spending Thanksgiving together in Berlin, but her recent Instagram photo now has her fans all aflutter.
The "Good Girl Gone Bad" singer tweeted the following picture late Saturday, Nov. 24 with the caption, "Dis nigga....... #BartObsessed". Although Brown's face is buried into a Simpsons comforter, we can clearly see a plethora of tattoos (and some insanely saggy pants) that match the R&B singer's ink and 90's sense of style.
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Every year white people add 100 years to how long ago slavery was. I've heard educated white people say, 'slavery was 400 years ago.' No it very wasn't. It was 140 years ago…that's two 70-year-old ladies living and dying back to back. That's how recently you could buy a guy.
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Please go to http://www.eou.edu/it/eou-student-e-mail/ for information related to the EOU e-mail and password.
9. Can I log into my EOU E-Mail account from the regular Gmail page? (www.gmail.com)
- Yes you can as long as you enter your entire e-mail address into the username text field. If you are logging in from the http://www.eou.edu/email/ page, you will NOT add the @eou.edu to the end of your username.
10. What is Webster?
- Webster is where students go to register for classes, look at grades, and see personal information.
11. What information do I need to log in to Webster?
- To log in to Webster, you will need your 9 digit student ID number (starts with 910…) and you will also need your pin number, which defaults to your birthday in the format of YYMMDD.
12. I need to make a long distance call from my dorm phone, how do I do this?
- To dial a long distance number from campus you will need a calling card, or a long distance authorization code that can be obtained from the Student Accounts office. To get a price, contact the Student Accounts office at 541-962-3590.
- Once a code is obtained, you want to press 9, 1, and then the number you are wanting to call. You will here a couple of beeps, after those beeps you need to enter the long distance code you were given, followed by the # button.
13. The internet in my dorm room is not working, what do I do?
- First, please try restarting your computer. Then try disconnecting the cable from the wall jack. Also try both jacks. In most cases the data jack is the higher or even numbered jack in your room.
14. I am experiencing some lag issues with the internet when I try to use my Xbox. Is there a problem with the connection?
- There can be issues from time to time based on the amount of traffic the Dorm Network gets daily. If you do come across this issue again, please recording some information to help us nail down the specific issue. Please note the following:
- The time (please be as exact as possible)
- The specific site (or sites) that you're trying to access, noting the page load time.
- If you don't mind sharing the URL, please note that. (for instance, the Youtube video link, etc)
- Try accessing http://eou.edu and https://support.eou.edu and note how fast they load.
- Try going to http://speedtest.net and click "begin test". when the test is finished, click "copy direct link" and paste it into your response below.
15. How do I locate EOU Staff & Faculty for a phone number or a e-mail address?
- Please click this link and enter in their information to search for a phone number or a e-mail address.
16. Is there a free or open-source software available that works like Microsoft Office available that I can download and install on my personal computer?
- Yes, you can download Open Office for free. You can save the documents as a .doc file and they can be opened with Microsoft Word. The same applies for spreadsheets and databases. You can also use Google Apps (http://www.eou.edu/it/google-apps/) free – it's included with your EOU email account.
17. I cannot connect to the EOU wireless, what should I do?
- First, check to see if you can get a signal. Currently the wireless coverage doesn't cover the entire EOU campus but we are working to change that in the near future. If you can see the signal ("EOU" is the wireless network name), try connecting to it. It currently doesn't require a username or password so you should be able to connect to it without any issues. If you're still having issues, contact the EOU IT Help desk at (541) 962-3111 or submit a Technology Ticket.
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For more information, contact the EOU IT Help Desk at (541) 962-3111 or submit a Technology Ticket.