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This is an excellent tent with more room than anything else close in its' weight class. We took this on a 10 day 75 mile trek, and it performed very well. With Tyvek ground cloth and factory seam sealing, this weighed in right under 3 lbs, or 1 lb per person. With 2 people utilizing the Rainshadow 2, the room is incredible and still one of the lightest tents around. It's tall enough to sit up in, and have a card game with several people out of the weather and insects, and or keep extra gear inside out of the elements.Setup is about 2 minutes if you've read the instructions, about 3 if you didn't, as it's very intuitive regardless. It does well in strong winds, and has insect screens and sewn in floor. The bathtub sides combined with the vents all the way around does a reasonable job at helping to minimize condensation, the bane of single wall silnylon tents. When used for 2 people, it appears to have less of a condensation problem than smaller volume tents.It does take a time or 2 to get the bathtub sides right, but it becomes obvious after you've set it up.What we liked:WeightFloor spaceVolumeLarge Very easy, intuitive setupPerformance in wind and rainWhat could improve: Very slightly longer front fly to provide a little more weather coverage while extended.
Update:The front overhang works great to cut down on wind when in weather. It has worked all day here in 15 - 40 mile an hour winds. Tip on connecting the front flaps fro inside: From inside the easiest way to fit the velcroed front entry flap back in place onto the other side flap is to put the very top together, then pull it down and connect it from the bottom up. The vent at the top of the front works great, you just undo the velcro however far down you want it to be open and how much you want it to vent. This is a great tent, and if you want space for some extra weight this tent will give it to you.Original Review:First it is a 5 w/o doubt. Quality, support service from Tarptent, comes with all lines, stakes, pole for back, little pole at the top of the front, mesh bug protection at front, back and on the sides, floor, and you can order two poles for the front or use trekking poles. (Make sure if you order it and you want the floor in that you are not getting the floorless model. And, if you're not going to use one or two trekking poles to support the front order two front poles)It is big, see the specs at tarptent's website.It does not weigh much more (37 oz. for the tent) than my Squall Classic GG/HS. Of course weighs more with Tyvek groundcloth (I don't think this groundcloth is really necessary but it is nice to have), extra stakes for sides, two poles, etc. (Never weighed it, that is based on my reading of the literature and handling it.)The reason I got it is that it is bigger than the Squall 2 or Squall Classic. Big enough I figured to use in the snow as a two person tent, with snow piled up at the rear, around the sides and half the front, leaving one side for an entrance and the other protected. Yet it will ventilate well down to 0 F in my theory and still be habitable with the right gear.So I just set it up that way and it looks like the theory will work. I will post a picture series in the Multi-purpose gear forum. (It was not pitched taut because of the experiment with the sides, but after comments by RJ and others I can see that it should be put up taut and it will still take snow on the sides to seal them down.) Here are a couple to show what the first experiment looks like:
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I would like to get an update out for this item since it has been some 6+years since a review was made.If you are looking for a 14 ounce per person tent this is it. Great family tent with good ventilation as well as roomy for wiggly little people!My wife and I grab two kids each and pile in, yes we carry less than 6lbs of tent for six people.The kids can practically put it up themselves And it handles condensation fairly well.I highly suggest you look at this tent for a family affair it's light, durable and easy to pitch.As another review mentioned Tarptent's service is still excellent. And for the money you cannot find a better mix of Room,weight and simplicity.
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January 16, 2013—Is your food fashionable? Now that we're several weeks into 2013, let's take a look at some of the culinary trends to watch for this year as predicted by the experts.
Children's meals were all over the National Restaurant Association's What's Hot in 2013 survey results. Chefs are boosting the health content of their kids' meals, while foodies everywhere are realizing the impact of whole-grain items, as well as fruits and vegetables as side items. Perhaps correlating with that theme is the increase in gluten-free cuisine available and a burgeoning interest in non-wheat noodles, such as quinoa and rice pasta.
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Many people have been asking CSIRO for our take on the situation, the ocean, the technology being used to find the debris of the plane – so we wanted to let you know how our technology is being used and how we're assisting the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA).
Australia's electricity landscape could change significantly in the future and consumers will be deciding just what that future will look like.
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On 31 October, CSIRO Chief Executive Dr Megan Clark advised staff about changes to recruitment processes at the organisation.
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Winners of the 2011 Grammy Award for best contemporary jazz album, the Stanley Clarke Band makes its first-ever appearance in Westchester on the historic stage of Tarrytown Music Hall. Leading the talented troupe of musicians, legendary bassist Stanley Clarke infuses each jazzy arrangement with a rhythmic pulse more graceful than a bald eagle singing "The Star-Spangled Banner." Clarke's remarkable career—which began in the early 1970s—includes innovative work on multiple instruments, numerous film scores, and a lengthy discography that spans classical, jazz, R & B, and pop genres. Built in 1885, Tarrytown Music Hall has stood as a fitting abode to prodigious performers such as Joan Baez, Dizzy Gillespie, and Bruce Springsteen. Noted for its superb acoustics, the century-old institution has also played host to powerful guests such as the Rockefellers, who frequented the hall's elaborate flower shows and championship charades tournaments.
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At The Play Place, children aged 10 and younger master sports such as soccer and tennis in an indoor arena aided by equipment calibrated to their size. Using child- size tennis rackets, kids swat balls on shorter and narrower courts with nets over which they can high-five or butterfly kiss one another. On the kid-proportioned, turf-covered soccer field, they kick smaller balls into smaller nets. During breaks from practice or the after-school sports club, kids clamber on the indoor playground, where they hurtle down wave slides and climb on scramble nets. The adjacent observation area enables parents to recline in black leather chairs as they keep an eye on their charges for early signs of the ability to fly.
BambooMoves yoga studios have sprouted up in towns in New Jersey and New York, each serving as a tranquil retreat from the stress of office jobs and futile hunts for the remote control. Though focal point of the studios is their yoga classes, the seasoned and certified teachers also lead tai chi, capoeira, and meditation sessions. They offer a comprehensive yoga teacher training program too, guiding aspiring teachers in everything from yoga philosophy to nutrition.
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Bond yields have surged in the month of May. So just how much have retail investors lost?
Almost five years.
On July 25, 2012, the 10-Year Treasury yield hit a low of 1.38 percent. And on Wednesday, yields finished the day just shy of 2.04 percent, as investors became concerned that the Federal Reserve will taper quantitative easing sooner than previously expected.
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That huge move in yields translates into a gigantic difference in how long it takes bond investors to get their money back. To make up for this jump in yields, bondholders would theoretically have to hold their bonds for 4.8 years longer to make the same amount of money that they would receive if they bought bonds today.
Worse, if bond yields continue to rise on the theory that the Federal Reserve is about to taper its bond purchases, then those who bought bonds at the bottom will be missing out on more and more money. Adding insult to injury, the S&P 500 has appreciated by 24 percent since then.
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1,2. The Birth of a Salesman Includes "New Roles, New Responsibilities"
3. How to Write a One-Page Sales Plan Step-by-step, in easy to understand language.
4. 7 Steps to a Powerful Sales Presentation
3. See Communications 2b.
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- Speeches & Presentations: How to Choose a topic - How to Write a Speech - How to Give a Speech - Ideas from eHow
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3, 4, 5. See Popcorn for sales plans, scripts, thank you notes, sales tips, and a Popcorn Salesman Video.
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3. This very similar to Communications 2b.
Profession-related awards
- Boy Scout Merit Badges: American Business - Architecture - Aviation - Chemistry - Crime Prevention - Dentistry - Engineering - Entrepreneurship - Inventing - Journalism - Landscape Architecture - Law - Medicine - Personal Management - Pulp and Paper - Salesmanship - Surveying - Textile - Veterinary Medicine
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For this report, our 16-person advisory panel ranked the top 70 concepts, considering menu and technology innovations, personnel movements, sales, franchising and growth, marketing initiatives and more. The original list began with more than 250 brands.
We also analyzed the top 25 trends in the segment, from technology to toppings, and recognized the top five people who have made the biggest bets and have yielded the biggest rewards.
This year's brand winner is Domino's Pizza, which is experiencing staggering success from a complete recipe and marketing shift. It has also embraced cutting-edge social media and technology initiatives, deepening its relationship with loyal consumers. The company has taken plenty of risks and they continue to pay off.
This year's Top 100 was determined by a panel that ranked each brand according to a scale of one to six. The rankings were averaged based on total overall scores.
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Every time I visit PF Changs their service is poor. It doesn't matter who our server is. The last time we visited it seemed as if we were a bother to our server. I shouldn't have tipped him anything the service was that poor.
I've gotten better service at McDonald's – My husband and I had a terrible experience at this restaurant tonight. We arrived at the restaurant with our 1 year old daughter around 6:20pm and by almost 8pm, we still did not have a table despite being told when we arrived that we would have a 35-45 minute wait and being told several other times that it would just be 10 or 15 more minutes. Many people were eating a the bar, but they don't exactly have children's seat for the bar, so we just had to take turns holding her while feeding her food we had brought, without eating ourselves. We would have appreciated honesty on the part of the manager who told gave us the initial wait time so we could make the proper decision. We ended up leaving around 8pm when they still couldn't give us any reasonable estimate of when we might sit down. We complained to the manager, but he just laughed at us and gave us an insincere "Sorry." We will never go back. The food is not worth the hassle.
This gussied-up chain bustles with singles and families craving Chinese food favorites. – In Short
Towering twin stallions and carved wood screens add majesty and mystery to this stylish restaurant, where well-dressed patrons sip martinis at the bar and families with children feast around large tables or in spacious booths. The menu gives Chinese classics a contemporary tweak; dishes are artfully presented, with many sauces made tableside by servers. Signature plates include diced chicken wrapped in cool lettuce leaves, orange-peel beef with chili peppers, and wok-fried scallops with lemon sauce.
If you're into that kind of thing... – The average person doesn't care if the food is authentic, so long as it tastes good. There's nothing wrong with that. Nobody should be criticized or insulted for enjoying themselves. If people have a good time and enjoy the food, more power to them. That being said, once you have become accustomed to really authentic, top quality food Chinese food, you simply don't want to eat at a place like this. (This is true of any cuisine, not just Chinese. If you love great Italian food, you probably won't be found at the Olive Garden, etc.) Some people don't have an interest in exploring that, and that's fine too. For my taste, it's just too American. The portions of some of the dishes are enormous, which is not necessarily a good thing. The atmosphere in general is rather loud and busy. Some won't mind that, but it's not my thing. 3/4 of their dishes use oyster sauce or some other "special sauce", which I suppose caters to a certain taste, but is unnecessary. The clientele is a giveaway, by the way. You won't find many Asians eating here. I feel there's just a phoniness about the place that I didn't like, with the white waiters bowing to me constantly, etc. This is the kind of place where it's a novelty to eat with chopsticks. I always look with suspicion upon any chain restaurant, particularly one that attempts to be "ethnic". I'm not trying to insult people who enjoy the place. I'm happy for them, and I encourage them to keep going if they like it. You do not have to apologize for what you like. If you understand what I'm getting at, however, you will want to look elsewhere.
Well worth the wait – P. F. Chang's in Alpharetta off of Mansell was great: Food, service, wait for seating, everything.
We arrived at P. F. Chang's craving Chinese and discovered over an hour wait. Luckily they used a system by Queuent that called us on our mobile phones when seating was available. So even though we had to wait an hour, we were able to get our movie tickets across the street and shop Barnes and Noble while we waited. When we were called, we were at the other end of the mall but the system let us delay by 15 minutes. When we returned to P. F. Chang's, they sat us at the very next table.
For being on an hour wait, the restaurant didn't seem that crowded but all the tables were full and everything was very smooth and easy to navigate. The server greeted us at our table and was very professional. We ordered drinks while we looked over a very well designed menu. The drinks were served within a few minutes and we ordered the Lettuce Wraps - A great appetizer and now one of my favorites.
I ordered the Singapore Street Noodles. This is usually one of my benchmarks for Chinese cuisine because of the simplicity of the dish yet ease for something to go wrong. It was excellent, not too gingery, noodles not over done, and vegetables were crisp.
All in all, a great casual night out for my wife and I. Highly recommended for a dinner + movie night. And being able to walk around instead of standing in a crowded restaurant waiting for a table, really made the evening.
Great place to eat anyday. I love the steam fish and brown rice. A must Try! – Great Place to go on a first date not too expensive and good food, maybe a little crowded on the weekends but overall a great dinner. They also have a bar if you just want to grab something quit or just hang-out and enjoy the crowd.
Great Customer Service – 12/13/2006
Many thanks to Richard Ariano(General Manager)of PF Chang of Alpharetta, Georgia. You and your staff made my engagement to the love of my life a most memorable event one that neither of us will ever forget. I am considered one of the most romantic men of this day among my fiancee?s family and friends because of the "Ring in a Fortune Cookie". Richard, it is people like you that make restaurants so successful, with your love for the customer and your willingness to make every visit to PF Chang a joyous occasion. I enjoyed PF Chang before but now my family and friends consider your Restaurant our first choice among all restaurants world wide.
Happy Holidays,
Eric Ware and Veronica Dantzler
Packed – The food actually tastes better than it look s- and the presentation is always beautiful. Although this location is ALWAYS packed. Enjoy yourself but never go if you're in a rush.
P F Chang's – Ok, so it's not traditional Chinese fare. It's a little electric but very tasty american asian style dishes. Different than what you're used to in a chinese restaurant. A fresh change from the norm but don't expect to need a doggie bag. The portions are sufficient but you won't have trouble eating the whole dish by yourself. A little pricier than usual for a Chinese lunch but a nice change to the norm.
Great for lunch, get there early – You can have pretty good Chinese for ok prices in a nice atmosphere as long as you get there early for lunch. I would not suggest this place for dinner as it is overpriced and does not handle the mass influx of Atlanta diners well.
Try the lettuce wraps, one of the best in the city.
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Suggestive Selling in the Doctor's Office
Years ago, when I worked in the food service industry, servers were encouraged to engage in something called "suggestive selling." "Have you tried our new cheesy jalapeno poppers?" we were supposed to ask our customers. "Would you like seasoned fries instead of regular fries with your burger?" This was a way for restaurants to increase profits and for servers to boost tips.
According to the consumer research firm Mercantile Systems, suggestive selling -- also known as "up-selling," or "add on selling," "uses value-added suggestions to add items to your customers' original purchase."
Not a bad idea, right? Take a willing customer ready to spend money on your products or services and coax them into spending a bit more on products they didn't know they needed, but might enjoy. Indeed, the above website mentions that despite its somewhat dubious reputation, suggestive selling is "one of the easiest, most cost-effective ways to increase revenue, profit and customer satisfaction."
Suggestive selling has become standard practice in recent decades, penetrating almost all industries. One of those industries is healthcare. The trouble with suggestive selling in healthcare is that there is a big difference, ethically, between suggesting a customer upgrade to innocuous seasoned fries and suggesting a patient try a prescription to an anti-depressant drug as a cure for the blues, or take an antibiotic for a mild infection a healthy body is capable of fighting on its own.
Part of the problem with suggestive selling in the healthcare industry is that when a medical professional makes a suggestion to a patient for a procedure or prescription, most of us aren't armed with the knowledge to say no. We trust our doctors implicitly. We take what they offer and worry about how to pay later. Doctor knows best, right?
Further complicating matters is exactly who is doing this suggestive selling in the doctor's office. Is it the doctor, or an unseen player hovering behind the scene? Who gains from a patient partaking of a product (e.g. a drug) that might not be needed but that brings increased profits to…well, who, exactly? And how are patients to know whether purchasing a suggested prescription drug is really in their best interests?
These questions beget other a more fundamental, serious question: Whom can a patient really trust if the bottom line isn't healing, but financial gain? How can we trust that a physician will aim to "avoid the trap of overtreatment" if overtreatment promises increased profits?
The practice of up-selling by our most educated, trusted authorities is designed to go unquestioned. Its methods are much subtler and more successful than that of the restaurant server touting extra side sauces. At a restaurant, a customer knows that a server stands to gain from adding pricier food items to the bill, thus increasing his tip. You know that when the server begins suggesting expensive add-ons that you're subjecting yourself to the art of persuasion on the part of the sales person. Depending on how hungry you are and how much money you want to blow, you have the power to choose whether you want that side of guacamole or not.
Not so in the doctor's office, where subtle suggestive selling starts before you even see a doctor. Enter a doctors' offices of any stripe (general practitioner, dentist, even veterinarian) and you'll undoubtedly find yourself a captive audience for 10, 20, 30 minutes or longer with little to do but be taken in by propaganda disguised as informative posters and brochures on a variety of health concerns. After this period of indoctrination, many a doctor enters her office ready to hand out costly prescriptions to frightened patients.
Case in point: recently, I brought my five-year-old golden retriever in to the local vet for a rabies booster. I also wanted the doctor to take a quick look at a self-inflicted wound my dog incurred while being cared for by relatives when we were on a recent vacation. My dog has separation anxiety, and he has a perplexing habit of licking and biting his hip when we're away. This behavior caused a small wound that, at the time of our vet trip, was just beginning to heal.
When we first arrived at the vet's office, the receptionist reviewed our files. She said that in addition to a rabies booster my dog needed a laundry list of other services, from boosters to a fecal exam. The full cost of these services was $120 or so. I opted out of one or two but accepted the rest, simply because they sounded important.
We were then led into the doctor's office, where, naturally, we had to wait for about 10 minutes. That's not terribly long – it was just enough time for us to be able to take in the half dozen "public service announcements" plastered to the walls. Every single one of them (including a few models, e.g. a plastic dog heart with plastic heartworms pouring out of the center) was sponsored by a pharmaceutical company.
One striking ad involved roundworm. Did you know that your dog's untreated roundworm infection might cause your small child to go blind, or your infant to contract a horrid skin disease? To prevent this frightening parasite from ravaging your perfect children and killing your dog, remember to treat your canine friend with brand X roundworm drug. That is what the poster would have you believe, anyway. Of course, I am guessing the odds of a child getting a roundworm infection from the average dog are slim.
I had just enough time in the doctor's office to read the scary informational posters before the doc came in to examine and immunize my dog. One of his first questions was whether I use an anti-flea medicine such as brand Y. I told him I did not. I used to pay for these products by default, simply because, well, the vet told me to. And who wants fleas? The thing is, though, I'm not comfortable putting an expensive pesticide strong enough to repel fleas and ticks for a whole month on my dog's skin. And since my dog rarely socializes with other animals, I figured doing so was probably unnecessary. I made that decision years ago. Our five-year-old puppy has never had fleas.
The doctor then took a look at my dog's separation-anxiety-induced wound. He couldn't really get a good look at the scab under the dog's fur, so he asked if he could shave the dog's bottom. I agreed. He removed a round section of fur about the size of a dinner plate and then examined the wound. "It's infected," he said. "You'll need both an oral and a topical antibiotic."
Knowing how often antibiotics are needlessly prescribed by doctors, I stared at him in disbelief.
"Really? Is an oral antibiotic really necessary?"
I looked at the wound. The 10-day-old scab was almost gone and resembled an irritated abrasion. It appeared to be healing.
"Yes," the doctor said. "If you don't give him an oral antibiotic he could get a blood infection."
A blood infection? Yikes. That sounds pretty scary.
I was quiet for a moment. Was I the worst dog owner in the world for asking the next question? "How much is that going to cost? I'm already spending over $100 just for the vaccines. I didn't expect to spend that much today."
I could tell he and the vet tech were uncomfortable. He didn't answer my question. Instead, he kind of back-peddled. "Do you have Neosporin in your house?"
"Just put that on the wound."
Wait, what? First I was potentially subjecting my dog to a horrible-sounding blood infection if I didn't consider medicating him. Next I was told that a little Neosporin applied twice daily would do just fine.
It's not that I wouldn't have paid the money for my dog to be treated with an oral antibiotic if he truly needed it. But my gut told me he did not need the extra medicine.
The doctor proceeded to inject my dog with two syringes full of expensive vaccines and sent me on my way. I paid for the visit and left, my wallet $108 lighter.
This is not the first time I've been offered possibly unnecessary meds by doctors within minutes of entering their offices. Every time I go to the vet I end up being talked into vaccines, designer foods, and procedures I don't really think my dog needs. Our beloved dentist has suggested on more than one occasion that I pay to have a protective plastic coating put on my kids' teeth, even though the three of them rarely drink pop and have never had cavities. I've always declined. I once had a doctor so enthusiastic about pharmaceuticals that by the end of the visit she had arranged for me to have about four different prescriptions, all of which seemed unnecessary. The worst was when a former general practitioner offered one of my children a prescription for Ritalin and almost insisted that I take him up on the offer because my daughter would "go from Cs to As in school" by using the cocaine-like drug. I opted for behavioral modification techniques and two years later she seems to be thriving.
Let it be known that I am not against Western medicine. A very capable surgeon saved my life two years ago when he removed my cancerous thyroid. Without a thyroid I will have to rely on synthetic thyroid hormone for the remainder of my days. Levothyroxin is something I can no longer live without, and frankly, I feel it has done me a lot of good. My thyroid level, unlike before, is now regulated. I have been able to lose some weight as a result, my concentration is better, and I have more energy than I've had in years. I am thankful for modern advances in science and medicine.
And I don't mean to entirely dismiss, on an individual level, the hard work of medical professionals, nor even those who engage in pharmaceutical sales. I know a couple of folks in the business of selling pharmaceuticals, as well as a few pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, and I respect them a great deal. I don't even blame the patients who accept or, sometimes, beg for the drugs doctors often distribute like candy. We're all part of this problem. Each of the aforementioned groups is an important cog in this machine. What fuels the machine are two American ideologies operating in tandem: perpetual economic growth and comfort as an inalienable human right. I would argue that both of these ideologies are illusory and damaging to a healthy, sustainable way of life.
When will we say no to suggestive selling in the doctor's office? When will we ask our doctors to say no to pharmaceutical sales people? When will sales people say no to the corporations pushing them to increase sales without regard for ethics? When will we, as consumers, as addicts, stop assuming that we need pills to satisfy every aspect of human discomfort and protect us from every ill, even the most remote?
My dog's doing much better now, by the way. Below are before and after shots of his wound. The first was taken on Friday, August 26, just after I returned from the vet:
We applied Neosporin to the wound for about two days but stopped when we realized he almost immediately licked off the ointment every time. Despite this, he seems to have healed almost completely, as revealed by this photo, taken today:
I monitored him for signs of blood infection throughout the healing process and he never exhibited any abnormal behaviors or symptoms – all the while he was his same energetic self. I think he's going to be just fine.


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Land the JobSome of the smartest, most capable and efficient women I know decided to take some time off from their careers to raise their children - as did I. At some point in our wine-and-whine playgroups, the discussion always turned to our phantom work identities. Many expressed a desire to return to work in some capacity, but couldn't find the route back. Hearing more and more of these impressive women - doctors, lawyers, and executives alike - discuss their fear of being "un-hireable," I realized it all boiled down to one thing: a lack of confidence. Without the regular paycheck and reviews, there hadn't been much feedback telling them how capable they were. As a former law school career counselor (and lawyer before that), I counseled hundreds of people on how to make the most of their past accomplishments. Now, as a career coach, I focus on the future with women who are in transition, either between careers or after an absence from the workforce. Here are some of the 7 most important ways that women can reestablish their careers and their professional selves.
1. Assess thyself
Whether you've been on a break for two years or ten, it's going to be a big transition for you and your family when you go back to work. You need to make sure that you know what you want before you start looking. Think about what's most important to you - responsibilities, income, or flexibility? What matters now might not be the same as it was before you birthed a baby or four. Amy Gewirtz, the Director of Pace Law School's New Directions for Attorneys program, encourages the process of self-assessment in her students. "We give our participants exercises that prompt them to think both about what they like doing and what they are good at. Then we encourage them to look at those components critically, as they might realize that even though they may have particular skills, they may not want to utilize them in their next career move."
2. Stay in touch
Even if you haven't worked in years, you should still be meeting with your former colleagues, supervisors, and those you supervised (these individuals may very well be running the show by the time you want to return). When searching for a legal position two years after leaving a big law firm to raise her daughter, Lori McMullan, an attorney in the San Francisco area, found that "some of the most promising leads were from my former colleagues and classmates, who often had information about jobs that weren't advertised anywhere." It's so easy these days to get in front of someone's face through Facebook or LinkedIn, so use social networking to your advantage. Let family, friends, and professional peers know you're looking! After all, you can't expect anyone to think of you if they don't know you're in the market again.
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3. Put yourself out there
This is an exploratory time to consider the type of work you want to seek, which may be different in both form and content than your former positions. The goal is to meet as many people from as many industries as possible. Use this time to look for volunteer opportunities that have real meaning for you and could be valuable in your job search. For example, lawyers who want to go back into practice can take on pro bono projects through local bar associations, or those seeking marketing or development work can look for fundraising programs to expand their skills and network. After a year of playdates with my son, I chose to volunteer at an organization that provides career development strategies to at-risk youth. Committing to this organization convinced me to develop my own career- coaching practice.
4. Stay in the loop
Revise your resume and LinkedIn profile, making sure you include recent roles and activities. To make yourself a competitive candidate, take classes to keep up with technological developments, and consider getting a new certification or license. Read as much as you can! Set Google alerts for industries or topics so that you have a constant stream of current information. Write an article for a blog, magazine, or newsletter to get your name out there. Conferences, such as the iRelaunch conference, are another great way to meet relevant people and cram in knowledge in a condensed setting.
5. Respect your unpaid work
I am always shocked by the women who raise tens of thousands of dollars for their children's schools but completely brush off that achievement because it was voluntary. Serving on a board or executing a large-scale community event allows for the development of marketing, time-management, and numerous other skills. Rather than downplay that experience, use it as a selling point for your ability to succeed in any role. Emily Salmon, a fundraising executive in Tahoe, California, credits her role on a non-profit board of directors with providing the confidence and contacts to get a new job. "I had 4-5 line items of volunteer and leadership [positions] - girl scout leader, jazzercise instructor. My boss figured if I could get grown women to exercise, I could get them to donate money."
6. Know how to ask and answer questions
Informational interviewing is an excellent way to get yourself back in the serve-and-volley game. You might be more comfortable asking frank and candid questions from someone in this advisor role than from someone who is deciding on your future employment. The more you prepare for an interview, the more you will know what to ask. Plus, informational interviews allow you to tap into a hidden job-market, as someone is a lot more likely to dish about the inner workings of a company or an unadvertised job opening to a friend-of-a-friend or fellow alumni.
7. Follow up
Keeping in touch with your contacts sounds simple, but it can actually become a bit complex once you've reached out to former colleagues, college alumni, and your neighbor's cousin's wife all in the name of networking. Always, always send a thank-you note. As you continue refining your search, you want to stay in touch with all of these contacts for different reasons, whether it's a leg up in a new industry or someone who can put in a good word. Sending someone a relevant article is a great way to reestablish communications. Organizational apps like JibberJobber and Gist are great ways to keep track of your network outreach.
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The Golden Eagles and Valley Cubs split the first two games of the second round of the Class 4A baseball playoffs. Jacksonville won the first game 9-7 and Alexandria took the second 12-5. The final contest of the best-of-three series will be today at noon.
"It's just a battle every time we play," Valley Cubs coach David Shaw said. "I'm sure it's fun for the fans to watch this, but it was two good ball teams just going at each other."
Both games went back and forth and came down to the wire, similar to the previous three times they played this season, but neither featured lead changes.
In Game 1, Jacksonville took a 3-0 lead in the second inning before Alexandria tied in the bottom half. But the Golden Eagles scored one in the third behind base hits by Sid Thurmond and Chance Marbut and another in the fourth thanks to sloppy play by the Valley Cubs.
But Alexandria shook it off.
The Cubs added four runs in the fifth and sixth innings with Ethan Curvin scoring twice and Justice Owens and Dalton Cobb crossing the plate as well.
"The first game was back and forth the whole time," Jacksonville coach David Deerman said. "That's how most of these games are going to be."
After the Golden Eagles scored two in the top of the sixth to take a 7-5 lead, they added two in the seventh with a tie game that would seal the game. Nathan Whaley singled with two outs and was followed by Payton Sims reaching on an error and Shed Long and Jackson Bell each hitting a single.
"We got some hits in some key situations," Deerman said. "We were fortunate to win."
However, the beginning of the second game was completely different.
Alexandria started the top of the first with a run and added five more in the second. Logan Doss, Zac Carrizales, Johnny Watts, Owens and Curvin each singled in the two innings.
"I think a lot of hit had to do with just not giving up and battling back in the first game," Shaw said. "We didn't lead, but we kept coming back and I think they showed a lot of character and it's something we can use in the next game."
But that's when the runs stopped for Alexandria. And eventually the Jacksonville bats came alive.
After having no success through the lineup once, the Golden Eagles tacked on two runs after back-to-back doubles by Long and Bell in the bottom of the fourth. The following inning included two more runs after Andrew Clingan reached on an error and Whaley walked. Clingan scored on a bases-loaded walk to Long and Whaley scored on a sacrifice fly ball by Bell.
Then in the top of the seventh with the game tied 5-5, Alexandria blew the game open.
"We didn't play as well in the second game, by any means," Deerman said. "We didn't swing the bat well either. We walked some people and hit some people and they hit the ball."
Jake Whiting led off with a home run before the Jacksonville pitching staff started losing control on pitches. Five consecutive batters reached base, four on walks, before an out was recorded. All five went on to score and six batters walked in the inning that saw 11 batters come to the plate.
"They had some trouble throwing strikes, but they were saving a good guy for us tomorrow," Shaw said. "We had to pretty much use everyone. But we'll just do our best tomorrow."
Doss, Carrizales, Watts, Whiting and Curvin each had three-hit nights for Alexandria (23-12). Jacksonville (22-10) was led at the plate by Tanner Sims, who had three hits, and Bell, who had two hits and three RBIs. Thurmond and Long each had two hits in games one and two.
Game 3 will provide a familiar situation for Jacksonville, which took defending Class 4A state champion Gunterville down to the wire last weekend on the road. Alexandria swept Sardis at home.
"We've been in this situation before and we've just got to bounce back and remember tomorrow is a new day," Deerman said.
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DULUTH — Lane closures will continue this week on Interstate 85 as a contractor works day and night to convert high occupancy vehicle lanes to toll lanes.The work plan requires the overnight closing of the right lane of I-85 northbound for directional boring under the interstate, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation. The right lane of I-85 North from Steve Reynolds Boulevard to Ga. Highway 316 will be closed from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. every night this week. Daytime work is planned through Wednesday in two locations. On I-85 northbound, crews will close the right lane from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. just south of Boggs Road to just north of Boggs Road to tie in communications boxes with conduit. On I-85 southbound, crews will work from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Jimmy Carter Boulevard exit ramp. Traffic will be shifted left while crews work in the right lane of the ramp. The project includes installation of 16 miles of fiber optic cable and signage along I-85 between Chamblee Tucker Road and Old Peachtree Road and along Ga. 316 between I-85 and Riverside Parkway. The $11.7 million project was awarded to World Fiber Technologies Inc. of Alpharetta. When completed, registered transit buses, motorcycles, alternative fueled vehicles and vehicles with three or more passengers will be allowed to use the left high occupancy toll, or HOT, lane for free, while single- and double-occupant vehicles will be allowed to use the lane if they choose to pay a variably priced toll.
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