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For many people, having a gap in employment is inevitable – whether it be by choice or due to layoffs from today's economy.With more and more employees finding themselves out of work, hiring managers are noticing an increase in employment gaps.
When it comes time for someone to re-enter the job market, they often have hesitations and fears: "What if the industry has changed so much that I can't keep up?" "What if no one wants to hire me because of my gap in employment?" "What if during this time away I've lost my edge?" The list of worries is virtually endless.
Realize that any hesitation you may have about re-entering the workforce is likely unfounded. Employers know that today's economy has left many people seeking employment for several months. Additionally, they know that family responsibilities are increasing for this generation.
According to AARP, over 30 million households are currently providing care for an adult over of the age of 50. That's a large number of people who are potentially out of the job market. Therefore, savvy employers realize the value people with experience bring, regardless of any employment gaps.
No matter why you took time off from work or what industry you're in, you need to remember that you are your most valuable resource and asset. While your list of experience on your resume is certainly important, employers are also looking for people who display self-confidence and who know the value they can offer a company.
So even though technology and policies change rapidly in many industries and you may feel less than confident in your skills, you can take steps to make the most of your employment gap and showcase all you have to offer. The following guidelines will help.
- Be upfront and honest about the employment gap.
Everyone is aware that today's economy has left many individuals seeking alternative employment – for months, or even years. Just be honest about the situation you faced at your previous job and in your attempts to find alternative employment. If you've chosen to leave the workforce to take care of a parent or to raise your children, you are showing a distinct level of commitment that employers are seeking. Realize that many employers complain of a lack of commitment from their staff these days, so demonstrating that you have commitment, even in a non-workplace environment, is a definite selling point. Therefore, don't lie about any gaps and don't stretch the dates of your previous employment to make the gap appear shorter.
Be honest about what you did during the gap, whether it was taking care of an aging family member, doing missionary work, or raising children. In this case, honesty really is the best policy.
Keep up with your industry and education.
With the Internet, it's easier than ever to stay up-to-date on industry trends. During your absence, or at the very least during the two to three months leading up to your re-entry to the workforce, regularly visit any pertinent industry web sites and subscribe to relevant industry journals and magazines. Additionally, take online courses that would sharpen your skills or advance your education. Be sure to state on your resume that during your leave of absence you were taking steps to keep your skills and industry knowledge current, and detail the exact measures you took. Chances are you'll have done more industryrelated research during your absence than many people who were gainfully employed in the company.
Take time to take care of yourself.
When you're trying to re-enter the workforce, the last thing you want is to appear exhausted and frazzled. Give yourself a two to three week break to rest and get yourself mentally and physically ready to be employed again. Also, if you took time off to be a caretaker and the person you were caring for passed away, remember that you're still dealing with the grieving process.
Don't push yourself too far. Set your bar at an appropriate level. The last thing you want is to feel overwhelmed and regretting your decision to go back to work.
Explore a new business.
If you're still uneasy about going back to your old profession, then maybe it's time to look into starting your own business or trying a new industry. With the Internet, you can do so much online these days, whether it's telecommuting for an employer or running an online business.
Therefore, take the time to investigate all your options before making any big moves.
Confidence = Employed
When you do get hired and are on the first few days of your new job, be honest with your co-workers about what you've been doing for the past few years. Don't hide your employment gap from anyone, because there's no need to anymore. As long as you've kept up with your industry during your time away, you can hold your own and prove your worth.
In the end, being honest, staying abreast of your chosen profession, taking care of yourself, and knowing all your options will give you the confidence you need to successfully re-enter the workforce. Take comfort in the fact that most employers understand what's going on in real life and are accepting of employment gaps. And if you do run into a potential employer who has a problem with your employment gap, then at least you know that particular employer isn't one you want to work for. By showcasing all the talents you have to offerboth work-related and personal-any employment gap will seem insignificant because you have the confidence and know-how to excel at your chosen field…and you and everyone else will know it.
About the Author: Tamara Vaughn is a speaker and author of the upcoming book, "The PowerShift Principle: Empowering Yourself through Life's Challenges." She is the president of SuccessNRG, Inc., a transformational company designed to foster personal growth and self-empowerment in others. Her experience includes 17 years practicing law, and 10 years of life coaching, seminars and workshops. Tamara has weathered the storms of adversity, personally and professionally, and her expertise is helping others do the same. For more information, contact Tamara at 866-64-Success or visit www.SuccessNRG.com
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LePage sure thinks so. In a recent weekly radio address, he called the deal a "bargain basement, shortsighted 10-year sell-off in 2004 of one of the state's most reliable revenue streams -- our liquor business."
It seemed (at least to Baldacci & Co.) like a good deal at the time: For handing over all aspects of the state's liquor operation to Maine Beverage, the state government got an upfront payment of $125 million. That cash infusion went immediately toward helping to draw down a staggering $1.2 billion shortfall in the state budget.
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After the Wildcats have started the 2013 season with two lopsided victories, players aren't shy to say the second-year coach can stop any team's offense.
"He knows what he's talking about," senior linebacker Devontae Young said. "Coach Miller is such a great coach, and when I graduate I'm going to miss him. I remember when he first put me on scout team when I first time I came to varsity and he told m,e if I just keep working hard, then I'm going to be there."
While Young, now a three-year starter at linebacker, has worked his way up, Miller has done the same. After joining the staff in 2002 and becoming the defensive coordinator in 2005, Miller was named the head coach before the 2012 season. However, Miller's defenses have been consistent the entire time the Class of 2013 has been playing varsity football.
Since this year's seniors were freshman in 2010, Saks has only allowed 21-plus points 11 times, while posting four shutouts over the same time period. Those defenses also allowed an average of 15.8 (2012), 15.1 (2011) and 18.0 (2010) points per game.
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To prepare for the new type of threat, four-year starting safety Tre Smith said the team will do a lot of secondary drills and work on 7-on-7 drills throughout the week.
Even though Susan Moore (1-1) is coming into Friday's game against Saks off a lopsided loss to Cleveland --- while Saks is scoring at will and held White Plains to 75 yards last week --- the Wildcats are still not looking ahead to the possibility of another Class 3A, Region 5 championship matchup with No. 2 Piedmont sitting at Week 8. Instead, all the focus is on Susan Moore.
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Letter from the Dean | Anthony Vidler 2001-2013
In over ten years as Dean of the School of Architecture, I have many times been presented with the question of the relationships between theory and practice. This conventional division, that emerges often in the debates around the nature of the education of an architect —should it be more directed towards practical or theoretical concerns? —is one that I have always thought to be entirely artificial. It is, after all, confounded by the very fact that any design, however hypothetical, is in itself a thought about architecture. Indeed the very practice of design is one of thinking architecture in the most fundamental way.
The knowledge that is essential for a critical understanding of contemporary professional practice, —whether of ethics, technologies, economics, business practices, or legal frameworks —is fundamental to the calculation of a project that is not to be consumed by the routines of practice. But these questions must be couched in terms that relate directly to the act of creative design—design that comprehends the problems of culture, society, environment, and technique—and that looks in a holistic way at the otherwise piecemeal solutions generally offered for sustainability, social responsibility, and ecological conservation.
Thus the curriculum at Cooper confronts local and global questions of environmental and technological knowledge, while holding close to our belief that the humanistic understanding of form and space is critical to the articulation of social and cultural solutions. The meaning of architecture and its urban cognates is in this way formulated as embodying structure and function in forms that resonate with particular force as condensers of community. It is for this reason that the act of thinking about architecture, through drawing, modeling, reading and writing has become the central occupation of what we call design: in these terms, seeing architecture as a theoretical design discipline par excellence.
With its deeply rooted traditions of social equity inherited from Peter Cooper's vision of an institution that would prepare the citizens of tomorrow, the curriculum of the Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture faces the urgent conditions of the twenty-first century. Supported by vigorous studio courses in freehand drawing and descriptive geometry, the Architectonics studios explore visual and formal issues of projection and representation in the context of the studio while constructing ideal habitations at large scale, using all the resources of the Shop. The Design II studios address the complex questions of site, structure and program, in an brilliantly inventive three-dimensional transformation of the School's own "Nine-Square" program followed by a semester of analysis investigating the programmatic and formal forces that shaped different scales of domestic space from the house to the chair. Design III, integrating design with the knowledge gained from building and environmental technologies and structures, has moved from the scale of habitat to that of the small institution, studying increasingly complex ideas in the realm of a material poetics. The Design IV studios first return to the scale of the detail, expanding out to the scale of the city, and then re-focused moving from the widest urban perspective to that of the single institution. The fifth year Thesis, exhibiting the most varied interests, investigates questions of the architectural environment from the global to the local with inventive intensity. The post-professional Master of Architecture II graduate curriculum combines rigorous graduate level courses in design, history, theory, technology and urbanism with design research studios in urban and natural landscapes, probing fundamental questions about the roles of technology, the media, natural resources, and social conditions in contemporary architectural culture.
These studios do not exist alone. They stand at the center of a network of courses and experiences that introduce students to the knowledge of the historical, social, anthropological, philosophical, aesthetic, technological, and cultural disciplines that inform architecture and urban design. Supporting this curriculum, the School of Architecture Archive provides a unique resource for students to study the history of the school and for the mounting of our yearly series of exhibitions, themselves didactic and integral to the school's pedagogy.
A unique characteristic of the school is its relationship to the two other professional schools, the Albert Nerken School of Engineering and the School of Art; all students interact socially and intellectually in the foundation courses of Humanities and Social Sciences, in a range of advanced courses, and share facilities – laboratories, machine shops, studios, libraries and reading rooms. While The Cooper Union is not known for being a sports school, a wide range of sports activities are offered – with successful tennis, basket ball, and fencing teams comprised of students from all schools taking part in local and regional competitions.
The achievements of our recent graduates have been nothing less than remarkable. Many have gained national recognition through Fulbright Fellowships that have led them to South Africa, Tunisia, Kazakhstan, Korea, Japan, Italy, New Zealand, the Czech Republic, and France; more have been awarded Benjamin Menschel Fellowships to research, travel and develop individual exhibitions. More have been recipients of the prestigious Lotos Foundation Prize in the Arts and Sciences. Several have won fellowships offered by professional firms; one went on to study in the British School at Rome, and many go on to prestigious graduate schools. Since its establishment by the family of William Cooper Mack, the Thesis Research Fellowship supports students in the travel and preparation of their Thesis projects.
As a school, we prepare students for a full breadth of careers in architecture and the allied arts and professions. Some have forged partnerships among themselves, entrepreneurial and inventive, winning competitions and constructing new forms of collective practice. Others have joined small and large firms, quickly earning recognition as important contributors to practice. Others again have then begun to teach with the experience of the pedagogy they learned at The Cooper Union.
This pedagogy, a precious inheritance from the generations of teachers under the leadership of Dean John Hejduk, has been developed and sustained by our professional and scholarly faculty, who, as they practice, gain recognition in their diverse fields, continue to push the envelope of design, and, in their research, inspire their colleagues and students in the creation of an architecture that can hold its place in a world of rampant commercialism and environmental decay.
Peter Cooper considered The Cooper Union student already to be a citizen of the world, and accordingly he instructed that "Instruction in the science and philosophy of a true republican government formed, as it should be, of the people and for the people" be "continually taught." With this foundation, the professional education of an architect, an engineer, and an artist could begin. And with this education, Peter Cooper hoped that, as he wrote, "the students of this institution will do something to bear back the mighty torrent of evils now pressing on the world." In every way, Peter Cooper's ideal of public service is sustained by an architectural community forged at Cooper, as its young professionals enter a society now, more than ever, in need of the most creative solutions to its increasingly intractable problems.
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HOUSTON (KTRK) -- It's been more than a year since Bellaire resident Robbie Tolan was shot three times during a confrontation with Bellaire police.On Friday, the man who pulled the trigger, Bellaire Police Sergeant Jeffrey Cotton, took the stand to tell his side of the story. Cotton's voice began to crackle as he described Robbie Tolan's reaction after he shot him. He explained to the jury that he'd never been involved in a shooting, until the incident with Tolan more than 15 months ago. On the stand, Cotton testified that when he pulled up to the Tolan's home in the early morning hours of December 31 2008, he believed Tolan, who was lying face down on the porch, and his cousin were two auto theft suspects caught after running away from a stolen vehicle. "I drew my weapon and ran up to officer Edwards. This is a felony arrest. It would be normal to hold suspects at gunpoint," Cotton said. By that time, Robert Tolan Sr. and his wife, Marian, had come outside to see what was happening. Cotton told jurors Mrs. Tolan identified herself as the homeowner and was very upset. He said he wanted to take her over to the garage for her own safety. "She was doing a lot of talking and not a lot of listening," said Cotton. He said he didn't realize that Marian Tolan was Robbie's mother until he shoved her against the garage door. "I heard him yell. I turned and looked as he was getting up," Cotton said. "I pushed her, took a step away from her, faced him and drew my weapon." Cotton said it was difficult to see because a tree was casting a shadow on the front porch where Robbie Tolan was. Cotton thought Tolan was reaching for a weapon. He told the jury believed the only option was to fight back. Cotton's voice cracked as he recounted for the jury those frantic moments right after the shooting. "I began to put pressure on his wound with my bare hands. I was more worried about him at that point even though I had blood all over my hands," Cotton said. In addition, Cotton said he prayed for Tolan after he shot him. Late Friday afternoon, Cotton was cross-examined by the prosecution and claimed that he shot Tolan in self-defense. "We're trained that if you wait until you see the weapon before you react, you will get shot," said Cotton. The defense asked, "Why did you shoot Robbie Tolan?" To which Cotton replied, "I thought he was going to shoot me." During cross-examination, Cotton admitted he never verified the initial information Edwards put out over the radio. "Officer Edwards came over to me and told me the car was not stolen," he said. When asked how he felt when he heard that, Cotton said, "My heart dropped."
Cotton is on paid leave from the Bellaire Police Department and if convicted, could face 5 to 99 years in prison, in addition to fines.Testimony in this case will resume on Monday morning. Defense presented its case early Friday Today is the fourth day in the trial of a Bellaire police officer charged with assault by a public servant. Sgt. Jeff Cotton is accused of shooting Bellaire resident Robbie Tolan in the early morning hours of New Year's Eve in 2008. Two Bellaire police dispatchers, an internal affairs investigator and the former supervisor of the officer accused of shooting and wounding an unarmed man testified in court today.
The Bellaire police lieutenant who heads up internal affairs told the jury that Sergeant Jeffrey Cotton has a reputation for being truthful.
Zell Woods, a former Bellaire police officer who now works for DPS, also testified that Cotton was truthful. Woods was Cotton's supervisor for a year and a half.
The two police dispatchers who were working at the time Robbie Tolan was shot said Cotton got on the police radio and urged them to get EMS to step it up. Monica Barron told the jury "it appeared EMS was not getting there fast enough for them."
The state took two days to present its side of the case and today, the defense called a DA investigator who was on the scene just after the shooting. His job was to take photos and measurements and conduct interviews with the people involved to assist prosecutors in their part of the criminal justice process.
He started by describing how he built a detailed timeline of those early morning events, second by second, using police car video, cell phone calls and dispatch records, hoping to create a timeline of just how quickly this shooting took place.
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Late Thursday afternoon, Robbie Tolan recounted for the jury the frustration and anger he felt towards police after he was wrongly accused of driving a stolen vehicle.It was a moment almost two years in the making and for Tolan. Explaining to the jury what happened the night he was shot outside his Bellaire home was like having a huge weight lifted off his shoulders. "I'm relieved this is over. For me, at least," he said. Bellaire police pulled over Tolan, believing he was an auto theft suspect. As he was lying face down on the ground, Tolan admitted to being angry at police after he repeatedly told them they were making a huge mistake. He said he reached his breaking point when he saw Sgt. Cotton push his mother against the garage. "I pushed myself to my knees, said, 'Get your hands off my mom,' and then he shot me," said Robbie Tolan. He said it all happened so fast. "I was gasping for air. I couldn't do anything. I blinked and I was on the ground," Tolan said. Defense attorneys say Cotton shot him because he believed he was about to be shot by an auto theft suspect. "I thought he was drawing a weapon," said Cotton on a videotaped interview. Jurors saw the tape which showed Cotton talking to investigators about what happened. Cotton was overheard saying, "I couldn't believe he was getting up. I kept thinking to myself, don't do it. Don't do it. " Both Cotton and Tolan agreed that the officer discovered Tolan was unarmed by rolling him onto his back after he shot him. The bullet is still lodged in his liver. More than 15 months later, Tolan remembers the pain as if it were yesterday. "The burning, the singing, the throbbing. I couldn't breathe," he said. Tolan spent three weeks in the hospital. He is still living with his aunt in Missouri City. He says as far as he's concerned, his home in Bellaire is no longer a home, but a crime scene. Victim's mother, father took the stand Earlier Thursday, both Tolan's mother and father testified in the trial. The victim's mother, Marian Tolan, told the jury she was in disbelief when Bellaire police stopped her son and her nephew in front of her home, accusing them of driving a stolen SUV. Marian Tolan said she repeatedly told the officer it was all mistake, but claims he wouldn't listen. Marian Tolan testified how the situation outside her home in the early morning hours of December 31, 2008, went from bad to worse in a matter of seconds. She told the jury about the bruises she received after Cotton grabbed her by the arm and threw her up against the garage. The victim's father, Robert Tolan Sr., also took the stand Thursday. Tolan Sr., a retired professional baseball player, told the jury he rushed outside after hearing noises and arguing. He told jurors police refused to listen to him or his wife after they rushed out of the house and repeatedly told the officers, "This is my son. This is my house. This is my car. We live here." Tolan Sr. said another officer drew his weapon and directed him over to the Suburban parked in the couple's driveway. He told the jury, "Two to three seconds later I heard a bang. A second or two after that I heard a gunshot." Tolan Sr. explained that the bang he heard was the sound of his wife being thrown up against the garage by a police officer. He said after his son had been shot, Tolan Sr. heard his wife say, "Call on Jesus. Pray Robert. Call on the Lord." "We've heard a lot from the Bellaire Police Department. We trust that the jury will hear all of the evidence and come to the right decision," said Jeffrey Berg, Robbie Tolan's civil attorney. Officer described shooting on videotape On Thursday morning, jurors saw a videotape of Cotton explaining to investigators what happened about four hours after the incident. On the tape, Sgt. Cotton could be overheard telling investigators during the walk-through of the scene that when he arrived at Tolan's home, Tolan was already lying on the ground. At that point, Sgt. Cotton explained that he was operating under the assumption that Officer Edwards had already chased the two men whom he believed were auto theft suspects. "He was on the ground and everything was going to be sorted out without deadly force," said Cotton in the videotape. Cotton went on to tell investigators that he couldn't believe Tolan started to get up and when he did, Cotton claims Tolan had his hand in his waistband as if to reach for something. "I couldn't believe he was getting up. I kept thinking to myself, don't do it, don't do it," Cotton said in the videotape. "I thought he was drawing a gun." Cotton said Tolan began shouting at him to get his hands off his mother. Cotton described Tolan's mother at the time as being very agitated and said that she refused to listen to anything he was saying. "I rolled him onto his back and checked for weapons and didn't find one," said Cotton in the videotape. Cotton went on to explain that everything happened so fast. The defense maintains Cotton was following police procedure. Cotton says he fired three shots at Robbie Tolan because he believed he was about to be shot by an auto theft suspect. If convicted of the charge of assault by a public servant, Cotton could spend anywhere from five years to life in prison.
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220 Merrill St, Birmingham, MI | Directions 4800942.545254 -83.214145
Mon. - Sat. 11am - 2pm;Sun. CLOSED
So much fun – The bands that play there are wonderful! Fun to watch people and to dance. Fun pick up bar........
Great Neighborhood Bar & Restaurant ... Intolerable Hostess – We love 220 and eat there somewhat regularly ... I'd say twice a month. The food is great and the wait staff are all friendly and professional.
We've enjoyed many of the fish dishes, chicken with artichokes, the risotto ball (plural--citysearch won't let me write this word) are amazing and I love the tomato and mozzarella salad. Recently we had desert and both the cheesecake and the tiramisu were mouth-watering.
The wait staff are always friendly and helpful, and exceedingly professional. I like the noisy, amiable ambiance of the place. It feels like a warm, busy neighborhood restaurant.
The hostess, however, practically ruins the place. She never greets you with a smile. She acts as though your presence is an imposition on her time at the podium. She looks down at you over her glasses, perched on her nose, and will ask: "Do you have a reservation?" as though if you don't, you're an idiot.
Even when the place is empty.
We were there early one night and it was rather empty. We asked to sit by the windows as it was a sunny day. First she sat us by the door, then, when we asked to sit away from the blustery door and closer to the middle, she sat us all the way in the back in the dark, and gave us a look that could freeze for asking for a better seat at all.
We go here regularly, so believe me, she was not having an off night. We have discussed not returning to 220 just because of this rude woman.
I'd like to find out who the owner is and write a letter.
If you're lucky, you'll go to 220 on a night that the hostess is off.
Just Right – Went last night for our anniversary. We wanted to try something new. Boy, am I glad we did!! Everything was wonderful. The 220 Minestrone and Lobster Ravioli were outstanding. The Perch on Risotto was great. In fact I could easily do the Asagio Risotto with some broccoli and be totally happy. The Creme Brulee was perfect . I can't wait to go back. The place is a bit loud, but I didn't find it a problem for private conversation.
Birmingham institution you have to try once – This is a really lively place, especially during the weekends when well-to-do forty-somethings come for the bar action. The food is decent and the decor is sort of Old Hollywood glam -- caricatures of famous faces line the wall and dark wood accents dominate the rooms. The downstairs Edison bar in the basement is pretty cool for some live underground jazz -- just be prepared for it to be really loud.
Exquisite character, great customer service, quality meats, a bit on the noisy side. – My friend told me about 200 & Edison's so we checked it out on a Wed. night. I was immediately fond of it's character and decor - you could tell that it's has been a landmark / historical establishment that's been around for a long time. The first half of the restaurant includes a large open bar area w/ cocktail tables - a good social setting. Behind the bar on the other side of the wall is the dining area. We called ahead and made reservations (I recommend) and noticed most all of the tables were taken (a good sign). As for the atmosphere - it was not as quiet as I had hoped. Your conversations can travel so if you're looking for peace and quiet I would recommend looking elsewhere.
The dishes were simple yet robust in taste, and the food quality was very high. The menu does not have an "array of dishes" like I've seen at other Italian restaurants. We started w/ the twice baked potato (heads up - it's huge) which was excellent; the garlic mashed potatoes were pretty good (I've had better). Our main courses were the Penne Pasta w/ Grilled Chicken and the Lobster Ravioli w/ cream sauce (excellent dish - awesome sauce). I personally felt they went light on the sauces, but just ask and you shall receive. The penne pasta was olive oil based but I felt it was somewhat dry so I asked for red sauce on the side, and the chicken was high quality breast. I'm going for the sausage next time - looked really good. No issues w/ the service, it was excellent. It's not the best Italian I've ever had (Washington D.C. was) but it's several notches above Olive Garden (for your baseline). Total bill for 2 appetizers, 2 main dishes, 1 glass of good red wine and1 ice tea totaled around $90 (including the 20% tip).
I highly recommend 220 & Edison's, it's a great social setting for a team dinner with good quality food and service. I'm definitely going back, especially if it's on "The Man".
Great Appetizers and Customer Service – I am from out of town so I'm always making sure I don't become sick. The place has a great atmosphere and the staff was very friendly. I was limited on time as I was heading to the airport and they made arrangements for transportation. The food was delicous, I had pasta after tasty appetizers. The scenery is nice if your sitting outside. Great spot.
Ravioli and Penne Recommended – With my friends who are a big fan of 220 Merrill, I went here on a Friday evening before a movie. Two appetizers we ordered, crab cake and toasted ravioli, were both good. They were actually my favorite part of the whole meal, especially the lobster sherry cream sauce that comes with the ravioli. The lamb shank was very soft, and though the risotto that was served with lamb was a little soaky on the bottom, the top part was nice. The spicy tomato cream pasta was very good, both the sauce and the penne that was cooked just right. Yes, this place is more of Italian inspired American food rather than authentic Italian, but it tastes good that way. I did not like the Manhattan seafood chowder very much, but others say the 220 Creamy Minestrone soup, which I didn't get to try yet, is good. Overall, the service and food was nice. Though some dish may seem a little bit overpriced, it's not bad for downtown birmingham and the pasta pricings are pretty reasonable.
For dinner or just drinks...I love this place!!! – A few of my friends and I frequent 220 for drinks after work and it's always a great crowd -- mostly professionals, young and older -- and there's a warming, jazzy vibe in the air. Dinner is delish, as well -- order anything and expect to smile! Downstairs, Edison's is so much fun -- live music, great martinis, pleasant service...truly everything you want and need to wind down after work, any day of the week! You must go!
A former electric company office now powers Italian fare and a sizzling singles scene. – In Short
The bar action peaks on Thursday nights, when 220 hops with singles attracted to the witty decor which pays homage to the light bulb (it was once an electric company office). The menu includes a signature 14-ounce bone-in filet mignon, and several contemporary Italian dishes. Head downstairs to the lounge, Edison's, for live music, upscale drinks and cigars.
Not Italian – Italian?! This is about as Italian as the "spaghetti" at Big Boy. Puhlease.
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I write today with a bittersweet heart; Nelson Bastien was awarded the Queen's Jubilee Medal at the British Columbia Snowmobile Federation Fall General Meeting in Abbotsford on Saturday (Nov. 3) for his volunteer contributions to snowmobiling and his community. Nelson�s wife Ruth passed away after a lengthy battle with cancer on Monday (Nov. 5) in Squamish Hospital.
Nelson has been a staunch advocate for mechanized recreation and snowmobiling, in particular in Whistler as well as the whole province. He and Doug McDonald were the founding members of the Powder Mountain Snowmobile Club (www.powdermountainsnowmobiling.org) in 1990. He has spent countless hours in meetings; the Backcountry Access Forum lasted for three years, and he attended most of the weekly meetings to protect your right to ride. He has been a director of the BCSF for 10 years and currently is the secretary/treasurer. Recently, Nelson housed the BCSF office in his house for 14 months following the BCSF�s decision to close the Houston, B.C. office due to the overspending of that administration. The office was successfully moved to Keremeos in September. Where would organized snowmobiling be without Nelson?
When I first started sledding in 2001, the Brandywine parking lot was directly beside the highway with spots for a dozen or so trucks. When those spots were full you basically parked in the ditch and sledded back down the shoulder of the highway. Reloading at the end of the day was even more dangerous with all the skier traffic. Now we are safely tucked away behind the Transfer Station and have a groomed and plowed parking lot for over 500 trucks and trailers. New this year, a safer truck loading area was built with two levels, made with concrete blocks with room for six trucks at a time.
As well, the road in has been fully repacked with ground asphalt from the highway resurfacing. Nelson saw the opportunity piled at the side of the road and got it for $50 a load; Doug got his loader out, and now we'll all have a nice smooth ride to the parking lot.
Congratulations Nelson! You deserve the recognition of all Whistler, the Sea to Sky corridor, and all of B.C. and Canada with your years of dedicated service in the name of snowmobiling and mechanized recreation. Condolences on your loss and have fun on the motorhome trips you have planned.
On behalf of the Powder Mountain Snowmobile Club and all the other sledders in town, (and anyone else that likes the money sled tourism brings to our town) we wish you the best in the coming years.
We also hope to see lots of new sledders at our next meeting Nov. 21st upstairs at Boston Pizza. You can congratulate Nelson in person.
Gavin Christie
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It might seem like a practical choice, but a bachelor's in business is a ticket to underemployment, one study says.
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According to an analysis of 10 popular college majors by PayScale.com, using the 40 million job profiles in its database, theatre grads are toiling at jobs that don't use their skills at a rate of 6.9 times the general working population. But business majors fare even worse. They are 8.2 times more likely than average to be underemployed.
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