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Muslim Taxi Drivers vs. Seeing-Eye Dogs
by Daniel Pipes
Muslim lore has it that dogs, and especially their saliva, are impure, so pious Muslims often avoid the animals (though they are used for hunting, guarding, and guiding). In most circumstances, this repugnance does not present a problem in the West, but it can when seeing-eye dogs are involved, for they have legal rights of entry. Muslim taxi drivers refusing to allow the guide dogs into their cars is a recurring theme, one to be followed here.
Seeing-eye dogs present a problem to many Muslim taxi drivers.
Seeing-eye dogs present a problem to many Muslim taxi drivers.
February 1999: Annie McEachrin, blind since birth, tried to get into Hassan Taher's cab in Cincinnati but he refused her dog entry. When McEachrin complained to the city, Taher noted that Islam holds dogs to be impure and CAIR came again to his defense, noting that "People from the Middle East especially, we have been indoctrinated with a kind of fear of dogs. The driver has a genuine fear and he acted in good faith. He's acted in accordance with his religious beliefs."
July 1999: Mary Otten, a blind American Muslim, published "Islam and the Rights of the Disabled" in The Minaret in which she gave several examples of Muslim cab drivers excluding service dogs:
Otten goes on to plead with her fellow Muslims to be more considerate:
October 2000: Another taxi issue arose in Edmonton, Canada, when Khalid Habib Ahmad refused to allow Kelly Fair to take his guide dog into his cab, then claimed, without the necessary proof from an allergist to back him up, an allergy to dog hair. Ahmad also added that as a Muslim, taking a dog in his car conflicted with his religion. The case against Ahmad was dismissed because improperly filed.
July 2001: Lisa Fernandez starts her column in the San Jose Mercury News with the experience of Claude Everett, a blind resident of Oakland, California.
"Is the problem growing? Are you kidding me? It's out of control," Fernandez quotes Thom Ainsworth of San Rafael's Guide Dogs for the Blind, who is now handling at least half a dozen similar complaints around the United States.
May 2003: Edmonton was also where Doris Owen tried to enter a convenience store belonging to Mohammad Rafiq, a Pakistani who lived in Saudi Arabia for 25 years. Even after being informed by the police that Alberta's Blind Persons' Rights Act mandates guide dogs be allowed into all public places, Rafiq demurred. "This store is also my church, because I pray, I eat ... there, and my religion will not allow dogs to come in my store, or any animal." Owen testified in a January 2004 court hearing against Rafiq that he shouted at her and refused to listen to her discussing her legal rights. Addressing him, she said: "You got mad and angry and you started yelling, 'Get that dog out of here, get that dog out of here.' You didn't give me a chance ... [to explain] what a guide dog means to me, and it means a lot." Found guilty, Rafiq was sentenced to a three-month conditional discharge, "bearing in mind the concerns that Mr. Rafiq has, his cultural background."
Dec. 11, 2006 update: Hanne Beate Misund, 43, born blind and living in Oslo, gets around with her Labrador called Hippie. She recounts a recent experience: "A couple of weeks ago, I needed a taxi from the Central Station. When I got to the taxi queue, drivers began to argue over who would take me. No one would. I have repeatedly heard that they have locked the door and run away when I tried to get a taxi ride. This is both annoying and desperate."
Sverre Fuglerud of the National Blind Association reports that similar problems have been heard of in other Norwegian towns, such as Fredrikstad, Drammen, Stavanger, and Bergen. The association has relied on seeing individuals to document over 20 cases in which taxi drivers have driven right by a blind person with a guide dog.
Mar. 1, 2007 update: The seeing-eye dog issue came up in the course of the Minneapolis controversy of Muslim taxi drivers having to take travelers carrying liquor.
Mar. 30, 2007 update: Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, scene of much disputation concerning Muslim taxi drivers, has also had a problem with seeing-eye dogs being refused into taxis. Airport spokesman Pat Hogan indicates three formal complaints have been made to the airport concerning guide dogs being refused rides. CAIR has figured out that there's no benefit in this particular fight and has jumped on the other side of this issue. Under its guidance, some 300 cabbies have volunteered to provide free rides to blind people and their guide dogs during a meeting of the National Federation of the Blind's Minnesota chapter on April 21, hoping thereby to improve their reputation. But Joyce Scanlan, president of the chapter, responded coolly to the offer, saying she would prefer the cabdrivers simply do their jobs. "We really are uncomfortable with that, with the offer of getting free rides. We don't think that solves anything. We believe the cabdrivers need to realize that the law says they will not turn down a blind person."
Apr. 2, 2007 update: Fjordman translates an article from Norway's Aftenposten that LittleGreenFootballs.com published.
Apr. 20, 2007 update: Victor C. Harris, who is legally blind, writes me from Everett, Washington, about his experience with a seeing-eye dog. Harris has peripheral vision of 4 degrees and anyone with less than 20 degrees peripheral vision is blind; but he sees with 20/40 central acuity.
On December 1, 2004, Harris called a taxi to go home from the Everett CenterEvents. When he tried to get into a Yellow Cab, the driver refused to open the doors, only lowering his window to say he would get Harris another cab, as he did not carry dogs. Harris told him that he had a service animal and therefore could not legally be refused transportation. The driver nonetheless again would not let him in. When Harris asked for the driver's name and a card, the cabbie warned him to step away from the car and took off. Harris wrote down his For Hire number and contacted the police. After much toing-and-froing, nothing came of his complaint, except that Yellow Cab of Everett apologized and gave him two vouchers for local trips. The company specifically refused to dismiss the driver, saying that it preferred to train him rather than hire someone new.
May 24, 2007 update: In what appears to be a first in the Western world, Australia's New South Wales government has imposed a fine of up to A$1,100 should taxi drivers refuse service to passengers with seeing-eye dogs because of "religious" reasons, fear of dogs, or supposed allergies. In addition, Transport Minister John Watkins announced that all taxi drivers will "receive a session with a disability service advocate as part of their training."
Human Rights and Disability Discrimination Commissioner Graeme Innes, himself blind and reliant on a guide dog, said he is refused service on average once a month, including twice in two days recently. "He has been told on a number of occasions that it would be against a driver's religion to allow a dog in the cab," writes Heath Aston in Australia's Daily Telegraph. "He has also been refused by drivers claiming to be allergic to dogs and even scared of dogs. He has also been left clutching at air on busy Market St by one belligerent driver who told him he had to take the non-existent cab in front."
Vision Australia's head of policy and advocacy Michael Simpson concurred, saying that taxi drivers refuse to take guide dogs with "too much regularity," noting that the problem is worse in the Sydney area: "It is fair to say that the [Islamic] religion has made the problem worse in the metropolitan areas than regional areas, where I've found taxi drivers are generally excellent." Simpson, who is blind, told an anecdote of his and two blind companions being refused service at the airport. "We asked the driver for his accreditation number and he gave us the wrong one. It was only because an airline staff member had accompanied us that we got the right number and could properly complain about being refused." May 16, 2010 update: The New South Wales District Court fined this cabbie A$750 in March 2010.
May 24, 2007 update: Australia's Transport Minister John Watkins has elaborated further on his decision to fine errant hacks:
June 14, 2007 update: Sallahaddin Abdullah, 40, was fined £200 and ordered to pay £1,000 court costs in Cambridge, England, for abandoning Paul and Kerry Monaghan, plus their guide dogs, on the pavement outside Cambridge Railway Station. Abdullah may also lose his taxi license.
Bruce Gilmour won a settlement from a Vancouver taxi company and got the regulations changed.
Bruce Gilmour won a settlement from a Vancouver taxi company and got the regulations changed.
Gilmour, blind for 30 years, responded with a human rights complaint alleging discrimination. Three days before the provincial human rights tribunal hearing was to take place, however, Gilmour and Saidy's employer, North Shore Taxi, reached a C$2,500 settlement, which the tribunal then issued as an order.
The settlement says it balances "the rights of persons with seeing-eye dogs to obtain taxi service with the rights of Muslims to follow their religion" by establishing a policy that forbids any driver to refuse a fare from a blind person accompanied by a certified guide dog unless drivers (1) are allergic to dogs or (2) can establish that they have an "honest religious belief (Muslim) which precludes them from transporting certified guide dogs." In such cases, drivers must to give their name to the blind person, call the dispatcher, ask for "the next available cab," and stay with the blind person until that cab arrives. Not following these regulations one time means suspension for two shifts; a second violation could lead to termination of employment.
Comments: (1) "It's a landmark in my life," a happy Gilmour responded to the change in rules, but it is hard to see what he has achieved. Yes, blind passengers will not have to inform the dispatcher of their disability and he will wait with the reluctant driver by his side, but practically speaking, anyone wanting to make an appointment or a flight on time will have to inform the dispatcher that he's got a guide dog so as to avoid standing on the sidewalk for a half hour. The Shari'a would seem to rule in this instance.
(2) Gilmour indicated his intent to donate about a quarter of his monetary settlement to the Az-Zahraa Islamic Centre to thank its imam, Javed Jaffri, for researching the dog topic and offering to serve as his expert witness. According to Gilmour, Jaffri "spent long hours on this. He provided an unbiased interpretation of the Koran that indicated there is nothing saying that one must refuse service to another person because of the fear of contamination by a dog."
Aug. 21, 2007 update: Bill Jurek of Chicago remembers how the problem and his engagement with it started in about 1996:
Sep. 8, 2007 update: John Matthies, my colleague at Islamist Watch, comments on the Gilmour affair and did some research on dogs and Islamic ritual purity:
Matthies concludes that "No one is bound to chauffeur the public for a living, and scrupulously observant drivers should not require a settlement or ruling to perform the function for which they were hired."
Sep. 12, 2007 update: "Cabbies see guide dogs and drive away, blind riders say" comes the news from Milwaukee, reported by Ellen Gabler. Blind people sometimes wait more than an hour or have to call the cab company repeatedly after taxis arrived, then sped off on seeing the guide dog. "I've had so many bad experiences," says one blind person, Steve Heesen.
In response, the National Federation of the Blind of Wisconsin has complained to Milwaukee County that some drivers of American United Taxi are avoiding blind passengers with guide dogs. It's particularly an issue because American United Taxi has a $1.25 million contract with the county's Transit Plus program to provide about 500 rides each day for people with disabilities. Gabler explains the company's policy:
The only drivers allowed not to pick up passengers with dogs are those with a doctor's note stating they are allergic to dogs. Of American United Taxi's 300 cab drivers, it turns out, only four have a medical excuse. As for Muslim drivers concerned about carrying dogs because their saliva is unclean, "Some of the drivers feel that if they touch a dog it is unholy," Red Christensen, general manager of American United Taxi notes.
Dec. 4, 2007 update: Remote Fort McMurray, Alberta (population: 65,000) has the same problem, Chuck Chiang reports in "Refused: Airport cabbies wouldn't take blind woman with guide dog, despite laws on her side." Diane Bergeron, a blind woman with a seeing-eye dog, landed at the airport two days ago and despite "a whole line of ten, 15 taxis waiting outside," she said, "not one would take me because of my dog." Eventually, a bystander took her to her hotel in town.
Nor was her plight unusual: Provincial and municipal laws to the contrary, blind Albertans with guide dogs face difficulties getting cabs. "It happens frequently, everywhere," said Ellie Shuster, spokeswoman for a national non-profit agency providing services to blind Canadians. She works for blind cab riders their rights, cab drivers to learn their obligations, and police officers the laws they must enforce.
Indeed, despite laws strictly forbidding the refusal of seeing-eye dogs, local cab companies take a relaxed attitude on the topic. "We can't make the drivers do it," said Ron MacNeill, owner of Sun Taxi, who advises passengers with guide dogs to call ahead. "You have to tell our dispatch and inform us what's going on." Mustapha Hemeid, the manager at Access Taxi, agrees: "Not every driver will [permit guide dogs]. But we do have optional drivers who can, and if you call ahead, we'll do it." Fort McMurray Airport's public relations manager, Sally Beaven, responds that the taxi companies' agreement with the airport requires that "they'll not refuse any fares. This shouldn't happen."
Asked about this situation, the Muslim Association of Canada notes that many Muslims regard dog saliva as unclean, which could cause some drivers to reject dogs in their cars. In addition, "Some people just don't feel comfortable around dogs."
Dec. 23, 2007 update: On a related note, the Al Falah mosque in Leicester, England, just became the first mosque in Britain to permit a seeing-eye dog enter. It is a retriever, chosen because it salivates less than other dogs. A kennel is being build for it outside the prayer hall of the mosque where it will wait for its owner, Mahomed Khatri, 17.
Feb. 6, 2008 update: The U.S. headquarters of CAIR realized a year ago (see the Mar. 30, 2007 update, above) that its anti-seeing-eye-dog efforts were doomed, so it switched sides on the issue. Today, its Canadian office came to the same conclusion. "CAIR-CAN Urges Accommodation for Blind Taxi Passengers" reads the press release. It quotes Jamal Badawi, CAIR-CAN Board Member and a "Canadian Islamic scholar," saying:
Feb. 7, 2008 update: Reporting from Ottawa on this issue turns up some contradictory evidence: On the one hand, just a week ago, a Muslim restaurant owner refused to serve a blind woman who entered the restaurant with her guide dog, telling her, "I'm not allowed." On the other hand, Yusef Al Mezel, for seven years president of the local taxi union, said that he has not once heard of a Muslim cab driver refusing a guide dog.
Feb. 9, 2008 update: Kaye Leslie, a Toronto-based manager of workplace diversity for Scotiabank, told a journalist how she and her dog Kirk
May 12, 2008 update: Tyler Hurd, a 23-year-old junior at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota, left the school in late April because he says he feared for the safety of his service dog, a black Labrador named Emmitt trained to protect Hurd when he has seizures. The threat came from a Muslim student of Somali origins.
May 13, 2008 update: CAIR, newly wise to the service-dog problem (see Feb. 6, 2008 update, above), came out with a press release, "Muslim Group Supports Minn. Student's Right to Service Dog" that quotes the Minnesota office's communications director, Valerie Shirley: ""The moral and legal need to accommodate individuals using service dogs far outweighs the discomfort an individual Muslim might feel about coming into contact with a dog, which is one of God's creatures."
June 27, 2008 update: "Sniffer Dogs Offend Muslims" reports Tom Whitehead of Britain'sDaily Mirror. Complaints from Muslims contact with police sniffer dogs trained to spot terrorists at railway stations means, according to a Transport Department report, that in keeping with "cultural sensitivities," the animals will only touch passengers' bags, which is "more acceptable." To this, Tory MP Philip Davies responded negatively: "everyone should be treated equally in the face of the law and we cannot have people of different religious groups laying the law down. I hope the police will go about their business as they would do normally."
Also today, the Daily Mail reported quoted a British Transport Police spokesman indicating that nothing will change: "The legislation applies to everyone. It's not a case for exemptions. Officers will be sensitive where appropriate but obviously there are practical implications. These dogs do not have to be clawing and barking up at people. These are highly trained dogs that can pick up scents from distance. There doesn't always have to be physical contact." July 6, 2008 update: Britain's Association of Chief Police Officers has drawn up guidelines that police sniffer dogs wear bootees with rubber soles when searching the homes of Muslims. Originally intended just for mosques, they now are being applied to private homes. The association explains: "We are trying to ensure that police forces are aware of sensitivities that people can have with the dogs to make sure they are not going against any religious or cultural element within people's homes. It is being addressed and forces are working towards doing it."
July 1, 2008 update: "Muslims outraged at police advert featuring cute puppy sitting in policeman's hat" reads the headline and the text just gets more ridiculous:
The chief constable, John Vine, assured everyone that the graphic was not intended to cause any offence.
July 17, 2008 update: Because some Muslim taxi drivers are refusing to carry passengers with guide dogs, Yellow Cab Company in Brisbane,
Toni Forrest and William.
Toni Forrest and William.
Nov. 11, 2008 update: A case from the United Kingdom, described in "Fine for taxi driver who told blind man: 'I can't take your guide dog, it's against my religion'," Ali Raza Roshanmoniri picked up Christopher Odell from a school where Odell volunteers, then refused to allow his dog into the car on the grounds that doing so would violate his religious beliefs. Cable Cars, the taxi company, sent another cab for Odell.
Because taxi drivers must carry guide dogs, unless they win an exemption on health grounds, Roshanmoniri handed the taxi licensing department a letter the next day from his doctor claiming that he has an allergy to animal hair. But a colleague of Odell's lodged a complaint with Broxtowe Borough Council, Notts. Roshanmoniri eventually pleaded guilty to transgressing the Disability Discrimination Act in Nottingham Magistrates Court which fined him £300, ordered him to pay £150 in costs and a £15 victim surcharge. Cable Cars suspended him.
Dec. 8, 2008 update: Emma Donnelly, 20 and almost totally blind since birth, tells what happened when she took her two-year-old Labrador retriever Yasmin to the Tandoori Nights Restaurant in Exeter, Devon.
Dec. 15, 2008 update: What is it about Indian restaurants in England? Alun Elder-Brown, 51, a recruitment executive who is blind, last week took his girlfriend and her five year-old daughter to the fashionable Kirthon Resturant in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, but never got in. Owner Amenur Abdussamad or his staff told Elder-Brown he could not bring his seeing-eye dog, Finn, inside. Elder-Brown showed his Institute of Environmental Health Officers card certifying that his dog should be allowed into any premises.
"They then said I could leave Finn tied up outside. I stayed calm but when they threatened to call police I left. … It was humiliating and degrading, especially as there were a lot of people around me," he later said. "I was made to feel like a piece of dirt. They told me I couldn't come in because it was against their religious beliefs to have a dog in the restaurant."
Of course, the restaurant's actions went against the law and Elder-Brown is considering a lawsuit against the it.
May 14, 2010 update: Another restaurant saga, this time at Napolis Italian Restaurant in Altavista, Virginia: Christine Calabrese, 47 and legally blind, went to the restaurant on May 8 with her husband John and her service dog, Koji.
This incident follows a "Guide Dogs NSW" awareness campaign targeting cabbies with advertisements on the taxis themselves with the slogan "Any dog can chase a car, ours can catch a cab." In addition, taxi driver training courses include instruction on guidelines for carrying vision-impaired passengers. Despite, 35 percent of the blind report their guide dogs have been refused entry to a taxi in the past 12 months.
June 8, 2010 update: Nader Rohbani-Eivazi, 49, informed Janice Powers, 49, that she could not take her seeing-eye dog Wayne into his taxi in Wales. "Four people but no dog," he said, referring to her and three human companions. When she protested, he replied, "Take me to court," which she did. Magistrates fined Rohbani-Eivazi £200 for breaking disability laws, plus £215 for costs.
June 22, 2010 update: If taxis, why not buses? Judith Woods writes in the first person for the Daily Telegraph (London) about Daisy, a Manchester terrier and how, on two occasions last week, the dog was barred from London buses on religious grounds. In one case, as a friend of Woods took Daisy to the bus, .
July 19, 2010 update: Britain's Daily Mail reports in "Muslim bus drivers refuse to let guide dogs on board" that bus and taxi drivers are ordering blind passengers off their vehicles "has become so widespread that the matter was raised in the House of Lords last week, prompting transport minister Norman Baker to warn that a religious objection was not a reason to eject a passenger with a well-behaved guide dog."
The article tells the story of George Herridge, 73, a retired hospital maintenance manager and cancer sufferer, who was "stunned" when twice told by bus drivers to get off because of his guide dog Andy, a black Labrador; in addition, he faced hostility at a hospital and in a supermarket.
Nov. 25, 2010 update: Doreen and Ernest Dix, an elderly blind couple living near Stafford, to the north of Birmingham, England, were turned away from a taxi in a commercial area because of Blake, their golden retriever-labrador. The driver, according to the Dixes, said he did not want the dog in his car.
Mrs. Dix, 71, recounted: "I can barely see, but saw the driver wave his hands and say 'no, no, no' as we approached his cab. We were both very upset and were made to feel really small, but just got the next taxi in the end." Mr. Dix, 82, was "appalled" by the driver's behavior: "I've been registered blind for 28 years and have never been discriminated against by a taxi driver before this. If he isn't willing to pick up certain people, then he shouldn't be in a queue of taxis earmarked for shoppers."
Apr. 1, 2011 update: A reader, Ed Leary, provides compelling personal testimony on taxi drivers in Washington, D.C. refusing blind riders with dogs. Please read his comment.
Apr. 19, 2011 update: As a sidebar, Time magazine reports that the authorities in Iran are preparing legislation to ban dogs as pets in that country on the grounds that they are "impure and dangerous animals."
Sean Dilley and Chipp.
Sean Dilley and Chipp.
Apr. 2, 2012 update: A report from Columbus, Ohio, by Rick Reitzel of NBC4, reporting on an incident in May 2011:
Apr. 14, 2012 update: A report from near Oldham, in the Greater Manchester area of England, by Martin Robinson in the Daily Mail:
Cartwright then complained to the driver's employer Borough Taxis and
Comment: This incident confirms my view that when it's the blind vs. the Islamists, Islamists lose.
July 16, 2012 update: Sue-Ann Levy, the Toronto Sun's City Hall columnist, who sees and has a pet dog, tells of an unpleasant experience at the city's Pearson airport:
Looking into the matter, she found that problems like this occur "quite often not only at the airport but in Toronto proper. … Gail Beck-Souter, general manager of Beck Taxi that operates about 900 cars in Toronto, confirms that if certain Muslims take a dog in their vehicle, they are required to go home and shower afterwards (before they pray)." She also found that the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) which licenses the cabs and limos at Pearson has "bent over backwards to accommodate the religious demands" of the drivers.
Jan. 3, 2013 update: Two Malaysian muftis condone the blind relying on help dogs.
May 13, 2013 update: Television station WUSA9 in Washington, D.C. did some undercover work with disabled passengers – blind with dogs or disabled with wheelchairs – and found that 20 out of 42 taxi drivers either blew right by these potential fares in favor of nearby able-bodied passengers or took them to the wrong location or charged an illegal extra fee. Comment: The service dog issue is apparently only part of a larger problem.
Mike Simmons and his guide dog.
Mike Simmons and his guide dog.
He has filed a complaint with the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission.
Dec. 17, 2013 update: In the course of mediation between Simmons and Comfort Cabs, Ahmed Shoker of the Islamic Association of Saskatchewan sensibly explained that "If a person is blind and needs a dog, absolutely this person must be protected by the Islamic law. In my judgment, this individual who refused to give the ride, I think he just needed to be educated. But I think after education he has to be responsible." Less sensibly, Shoker blamed Muslim antagonism to dogs on Western powers using police dogs to discipline the Muslim colonized. "There is a connotation here that the dog is a weapon of those with colonial powers." Comment: That's ridiculous.
Sep. 8, 2014 update: Taxi incidents have become fewer, perhaps because word got out that service dogs trump aversions, even religious ones. Instead, the same issue has now come up in a Subway Restaurant in Paterson, New Jersey, where disabled veteran Richard Hunter was thrown out by the store's manager, Mitul Ahmed. This despite a sign on the door stating that "Service animals are welcome." Hunter quotes Ahmed telling him on arrival, "The dog is not allowed in here. Get the dog out of here," though it was clearly identified as a service animal. "I don't care," Ahmed is reported to have said. Hunter called the owner who told him, "I can refuse service to anyone I want."
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TOWN AND COUNTRY, Mo. (KSDK) – A hotly debated outpatient children's clinic has gotten the go-ahead from the Board of Aldermen.
The board voted 7 to 1 Monday night to approve the new medical office building and outpatient center. The 16-acre property was once used by the Missouri Highway Patrol. Some nearby residents fought the project, arguing that it would cause too much traffic.
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In-depth info by local experts for job seekers and workers.
Surprisingly common blunders of job-hunting basics
Looking for employment? You may have noticed the enormous amounts of job-hunting advice found seemingly everywhere — books, magazines, newspapers, the Internet. It seems that by now everyone has to at least have a grasp of the basics.
That's why I was surprised when a friend of mine, the owner of a midsize Seattle business, shared some recent applicant horror stories. Seriously, folks. Doesn't everyone know that an email address like "email@example.com" is not going to impress a potential boss? Shouldn't it be obvious that pink stationery and a script font are resume don'ts?
Apparently not, because my business-owner friend sees bloopers like these every day, from real job applicants, in the real world. So I figured it wouldn't hurt to go over the basics of applying for a job.
- Don't use a frivolous-sounding email address (see above). Keep it simple and sober, like email@example.com.
- Don't use your email address from your current employer. Potential employers will think you are the kind of person who uses company time and resources to hunt for another job.
- For written correspondence, use plain, businesslike stationery — no pastels, no perfumes, no photos.
- Double-check your spelling, especially that of your correspondent's name. And be sure you are using the right name.
- When you interview, dress and act the way people who work for that company dress and act.
- Research the company. Know something about the business of the firm you're applying to.
- Don't bad-mouth former employers.
- Don't lie about your qualifications. Don't even exaggerate.
- Clean up your social media sites. Potential employers are going to Google you, so if your Facebook page features photos of you, say, passed out at a New Year's Eve party, get rid of them.
Bonus tip: My friend also mentioned that already-employed candidates are always more attractive than out-of-work candidates. It may not be fair (you can't always control your employment situation), but it's a fact. So if you're thinking of quitting your job simply to have more time to look for a new job, think again.
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Mr. & Mrs. Smith -- A look at the pilot script
ABC had garnered a fair amount of press over this one because of the obvious tie-in to the Brad Pitt/Angelina Jolie movie. The big news is that the creators of the movie are back for the TV show. Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity, Swingers) and Simon Kinberg (X-Men: The Last Stand) have signed on to try and transform their movie to the small screen.
Based only on the script, I think they have succeeded. If you have seen the movie, you'll feel right at home in this world. It once again tries to balance the marriage of John and Jane with their unconventional career choices. There is some fun stuff as we learn about their home life. John's ongoing references to what Dr. Phil has to say are funny, as is a scene where John finds himself at poker night with the ladies of the neighborhood.
Along with that, as you would expect, there are some high energy action scenes filled with guns, knives, fisticuffs, and international intrigue. The opening scene, which finds our heroes trapped in the back of a runaway car looks to set the stage for the action part of the show very well. It reads like Alias, with less angst.
Of course, the move from the page to the screen is a big step. Given that these are the same people that made the movie, I'm confident that the look and feel are going to be there. The big question will be in how the actors chosen for the roles come across in these parts. For the most part, I'm optimistic on that front.
I really like Jordana Brewster as Jane. Aside from the fact that she's a knockout, I think she can handle the high-tech spy action. We saw a little bit of that with her role in D.E.B.S. That movie was more to the spoof side of the genre, but she was one of the highlights.
Martin Henderson is a little more of a wild-card for me. He was very charming in Bride & Prejudice, and he had his share of action in Torque. I'm not completely sold on him as the leading man, but willing to give him the benefit of the doubt.
The rest of the cast, as of now anyway, is filled out with Julia Ormond as Jane's boss, Mother, Rebecca Mader (Justice) as Jane's partner Jordan, and Bridgette Wilson (The $treet) as the Smith's neighbor Ann. That's a pretty good start to a cast.
So, with all that said, I'm really looking forward to the show. It sets up nicely to be episodic, but it's got a little something different than the vast collection of cop and lawyer shows out there. The fly in the ointment though...is that the high-tech gadgety spy/detective show is a hard sell.
Over the past few years there have been quite a few of these that I liked that just never caught on with an audience. Spy Game (Linden Ashby, Allison Smith), Eyes (Tim Daly), Snoops (Gina Gershon, Paula Marshall), Three (Julie Bowen, Edward Atterton), and my favorite of the bunch, Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Scott Bakula, Maria Bello) all have one thing in common. Aside from being in the same genre, none of them managed to make it through their first season.
That doesn't seal the fate of the new Mr. & Mrs. Smith. TV is a strange place where occasionally the most unlikely of shows finds a place to flourish. It doesn't exactly instill a lot of confidence either. We'll know next week whether or not ABC is going to gamble on picking this one up for the fall. Should they pass, fans of John and Jane's story can hang on to the hope found in rumors of another movie.


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NEWPORT BEACH (CBSLA.com) — Nearly two million people have signed an online condolence card for Sandy Hook victims which was started by an Orange County man.
David M. Paine, of Newport Beach, created the card on Dec. 15 on causes.com. Thus far, it is the largest single gathering of signatures ever within the Causes community with more than 1.78 million names as of Tuesday afternoon.
Paine is also behind the website, 911day.org, which he created as a 9/11 memorial in 2002.
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To: Community of Newtown, Connecticut, including the families of the victims and the survivors and their families.
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We wish to express our deepest sympathies to all of the families of those lost, to the survivors and their families, and to the others impacted by the senseless and unthinkable tragedy that unfolded at Sandy Hook Elementary School. We cannot begin to comprehend the depth of your sadness and grief. Please know that we care deeply for you and we join with you in sharing your sorrow and pain. We only hope that you receive some measure of comfort in the knowledge that we, and an entire nation, stand with you during this extraordinarily difficult time.
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Gainesville Duck Derby Raises Money For Children's Support Agencies
GAINESVILLE- Two local children's support groups in Gainesville had their ducks in a row at the third annual Duck Derby on Sunday. As many as 5,000 rubber ducks were featured at the event. Visitors who purchased ducks got to race them across the West Side Park pool in support of a good cause. The money collected will go to the Children's Home Society and the Child Advocacy Center of Gainesville.
Gainesville Duck Derby Volunteer Chair Kim Cinque said, "April is child abuse awareness month and so we're really getting the word out that even people that we know in the community are affected by child abuse and neglect and these two agencies work together to help children through the foster care system."
Organizers hope to raise $10,000 to be split between the two agencies.
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Nantucket historian Nathaniel Philbrick, whose new book is Bunker Hill: A City, A Siege, A Revolution, will read from it on Beacon Hill June 13.
"Our Golden Dome on Beacon Hill stands almost within musket shot of Bunker and Breed's hills," state Sen. Dan Wolf said in a press release, "so his words will resonate right to the historical setting of his new book."
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Mets No. 6 prospect Brandon Nimmo posted a perfect night Monday to lead advanced Single-A St. Lucie past Charlotte, 7-3 (MiLB, April 28).
Nimmo went 4-for-4 with a single in the first inning, an RBI double in the third, another single in the fifth and a leadoff home run to start the seventh. This was his second home run of the month, already matching his last season total in all 395 at-bats.
Nimmo is producing at the plate as a result of a hard trained offseason at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.
"They attach you to all kinds of monitors there to figure out what you need to work on," Nimmo said. "It's very scientific. They tell me what to do to get better and I control the workload. It's been nice to see the results of that be put into play now."
The Mets' first-round pick in 2011 hit .273 with two homers, 40 RBIs, 10 steals and a .397 on-base percentage in 110 games as a South Atlantic League All-Star last season after spending 2012 and 2011 with the Mets' short-season and Rookie-level affiliates. This season, Nimmo boosted his average from .379 to .407, tying him atop the Florida State League with teammate T.J. Rivera.


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"Switching to organic is tough for many families who don't want to pay higher prices or give up their favorite foods," writes Tara Parker-Pope at The New York Times. "But by choosing organic versions of just a few foods that you eat often, you can increase the percentage of organic food in your diet without big changes to your shopping cart or your spending."
Last fall, Parker-Pope spoke with pediatrician Dr. Alan Greene, who suggested five organic foods that can have a large impact on a family diet with minimal strain to the pocketbook:
- Milk. Some people are reluctant to drink mass-produced milk for fear of being exposed to antibiotics and hormones. Organic milk can cost twice as much as the regular stuff, though, which leads some to question if the benefits are worth it.
- Potatoes. According to the article, a commercially-farmed potato "has one of the highest pesticide counts" of all vegetables.
- Peanut butter. I'm a recent convert to grinding my own peanut butter at the health food store. It tastes great. (Though it needs a bit of salt.)
- Ketchup. Organic ketchup has double the antioxidants of normal ketchup. (That's a good thing.)
- Apples. Kris and I grow our own apples, so I can attest to how difficult it is to grow good fruit without chemicals. Your average apple in the grocery store has probably been sprayed a dozen times. Organic fruit costs a little more — and isn't as pretty — but brings peace of mind.
If you're interested in budgeting organic foods into your life, start with just a few items to make the transition easier.
Actually, starting slowly is a great way to ease into most financial changes. If you've decided to contribute 10% of your income to your church (or favorite charity), consider starting with 3%, and then moving to 6% after a few months. If you've decided to start a Roth IRA, schedule a $25 monthly contribution. When you know that this is doable, bump the contribution to $50, and then to $100. Small steps can lead to big changes.
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Roy's is a branch of the Hawaiian chain. The chain is known for friendly service, and this branch was no exception, from the valet to the bartender to the waiter. It was very easy to relax here. My meal:
· A complimentary appetizer of a grilled shrimp (good), barbecued spare rib (very good), pot sticker (good to very good), and crab cake (fair to good).
· Asia Pear Salad. Recommended by my server, it had a few (but not too few) thin slices of Asian pear, with a large amount of good mixed greens. The passion fruit dressing was far too sour. Rating: fair to good.
· Japanese Misoyaki Butterfish. Grilled butterfish, nearly black on one side, using a sweet miso grilling sauce. Served with baby bok choi, rice, and a little bit of a couple of sauces. The fish was delicious - soft, buttery, tasty. The nearly black grilling gave it very good flavor. The only criticism is that the fish was of uneven thickness, and as a result part was nicely cooked while part was slightly undercooked. Very good.
· "Roy's Melting Hot Chocolate Soufflé - Flourless Chocolate Cake with a Molten Hot Center, with Vanilla Ice Cream." This was a dark chocolate soufflé. The very hot molten center has an intense chocolate flavor. The vanilla ice cream was ordinary. Rating: very good to excellent.
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After 3-major oil spills hit Alberta in just over a month a network of landowner, health, labour and environmental groups called for an independent review of pipeline safety in the province. The network, which now represents over 60-groups, was worried about the impact oil spills have on communities, on public health, and on a fragile environment. Given the 3 major spills and the over 600 pipeline incidents that hit Alberta's aging pipeline network every year the groups thought an independent review was a good way to get answers to Alberta's pipeline problems.
After tremendous public pressure the Alberta government finally announced a review but they are shutting the public groups out of the process. Even though the Alberta government has found the time to meet with oil and gas companies about the review they have yet to meet with any of the 60-groups that called for it.
Don't you think the Alberta government should meet with public groups not just oil company executives?
I am writing to thank you for finally listening to the voices of people throughout Alberta calling for an independent review of pipeline safety. But I am quite concerned that you had time to meet with oil and gas companies about the review but haven't met with any of the over 60-groups that called for it.
I urge you to meet with representatives of the 60-groups and listen to their concerns. Only by listening to all voices can we ensure that this review is truly one that will provide answers that Albertan's can be confident in.
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One cold winter morning, I woke up in a sweat and thought to myself, "Hey, I can be James Bond!" After realising in the mirror that I still have a beer belly and no Aston Martin in the garage, it was clear the only way I can be like Bond is to play like Bond. Every Bond needs a Bond girl so I've written 28 letters to Eva Green all without reply. Perhaps I wasn't too sure of her address, I just wrote 'Somewhere in England'. Somewhat deflated, my intelligence network of Urbanspoon and Twittersphere reported a revolution at Sydney's casino codenamed, "The Star" promising world-class gaming and dining under one roof. Not to waste an unemployed moment, I put on my best 3-piece suit from Lowes, leather flip-flops and jumped into my silver Barina.
Like Bond, I live dangerously and put my entire wallet of $55.45 in cash on red at the roulette table and doubled my winnings. Armed with $110.90, I could not quite afford entry into the high rollers poker club but I was getting rather peckish in a manly Bond way. And what can be more Bond-like than to have steak at a casino? Enter BLACK by ezard. Who is ezard? Why is his name so fancy it starts in lowercase and has a Z in its name?
Black promises a lot on paper: Wagyu 9+ steaks cooked sous-vide and finished on a wood fire grill, fish poached in mineral water sourced from a Hawaiian volcano, international wine list loaded on an iPad, a bathroom that involves marathon runner thighs to climb – Bond is impressed. But we all know that Bond, born and bred in Doonside, is a man of substance to back up the polyester suit. Entrees are encouraging by appearance but fall a little short on wow factor, bit like Halle Berry – organic farm egg matched with jamon iberico, potato cream and shaved black truffle is tasty but not spectacular given the sum of its luxurious parts.
Naturally I asked for a shaken martini, a girly sugary one for my *ahem* Bond girl. The waiter placed the glass right in front of me commenting "Your drink sir." I responded "It's for my lady actually" for which the waiter retorted "Is this not a table for one?" My cover was blown; alas I am a solo diner. The wait staffs are efficient like assassins, but so were their personalities or lack thereof. I wasn't sure if one would just turn around and stab me with a steak knife screaming DIE BOND!!!
For the full-blood Black experience, I sampled a trio of different wagyu cuts: flatiron, striploin, rump cap all exceptionally marbled and meltingly tender. But I couldn't help and think how an exceptional cow ended up just being nice and not out-of-this-world. To sum BLACK up with a James Bond analogy, it's like Bond driving a Ferrari instead of an Aston: you know it's a ridiculously fine car, but it doesn't feel right.
Back the roulette table, I put all my left over $2.50 on black and lost it all – the casino is not for me.
'Somewhere in England' ?? Eva Green is French. Or was that intentional?
I agree with your Bond analogy; I dined there last November and it was underwhelming. Not bad, but not as impressive as I expected. And I'm a fan of Ezard's food.
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