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A 38-year-old woman allegedly caught with R1.6 million of crystal meth (tik) stashed in her handbag made a brief appearance in the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court yesterday (Tuesday).
With bloodshot eyes, hair pulled back in a ponytail and her two daughters seated behind her, Nokukhanya Patricia Cele made her first appearance since her arrest at Johannesburg's Park Station on Sunday.
She was nabbed while preparing to board a train to Cape Town, said Gauteng police spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Tshisikhawe Ndou.
"Gauteng Hawks kept observation at the Johannesburg train station after receiving information that the suspect will be boarding the train that afternoon with drugs destined for Cape Town. A description was given and when she was about to board the train she was arrested with 6 kilograms of drugs," said Ndou.
Pleading her innocence, the mother of two daughters aged 18 and 21told the court through her lawyer Haneef Jamaloodeen that she could afford to pay R10 000 if she was released on bail.
But State prosecutor Bradley Chepape opposed this, calling for a R50 000 bail instead.
However, Magistrate Hellena Engelbrecht granted her bail of R20 000 after Cele indicated she could only afford R20 000 due to her financial situation.
But by 4pm, she had not paid the money and was bundled into a police van and taken back to the police holding cells.
If she manages to raise the money, she will have to report to the Douglasdale police station every day and inform the investigating officer before leaving Gauteng.
Magistrate Engelbrecht said she was not allowed to be in possession of any travel documents and to keep staying at a North Riding address listed on court documents.
The case was postponed to March 27 for further investigations. - The Star


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Obesity is a deadly disease. Left untreated, it can lead to serious health problems or even death. Contrary to popular belief, it's not just overeating that contributes to obesity.
This metabolic disease, severe or not, occurs frequently, especially in certain stages of our lives. There are many factors that contribute to the cause and development of obesity. This means each individual requires personalized treatment and care.
Obesity is the most common metabolic illness in the Western world. It has caused rising mortality rates in developed countries and in many developing countries as well. The main causes of death among obese people include heart disease, strokes and diabetes. In fact, these risk factors are closely linked to an excess of adipose tissue (tissue formed by fat cells), and more specifically, to the particular distribution of adipose tissue in the body. The distribution of body fat in overweight people is a better indicator of their risk of ischemic cardiomyopathy (heart disorders caused by insufficient oxygen reaching the heart muscles) than their total amount of body fat.
Fat distribution in an individual is linked to the risk of dying from cardiovascular problems caused by the hardening of the arteries (formation of plaques under the internal layer of the arterial wall). Measuring someone's total body fat and the fat distribution in their body is key for determining someone's cardiovascular risk status.
How much should you weigh?
The Body Mass Index (BMI) represents the simplest, most widely accepted definition of ideal weight. To calculate it, divide your weight (in pounds) by the square of your height (in inches). Interpret the results according to the following parameters:
- 20-25: normal weight
- 25-30: overweight
- 30-35: obesity type 1
- 35-40: obesity type 2
- 40: obesity type 3 or morbid obesity (a situation both physically and mentally pathological or abnormal)
Significant obesity shortens life expectancy, and your age is important when trying to lose weight since your metabolism slows down as you age. Between the ages of 20 and 40, your metabolism works without any problem (as long as you have no underlying health problems), but excessive fat consumption and inadequate exercise can lead to weight gain. After 40, fat-eliminating hormones like thyroxin are essential for preventing the accumulation of fat. Also, the decline in sexual hormones produces weight gain. An excess of 100 calories a day can make you put on 11 pounds in a year!
Understand these 3 essential facts about your body's relationship with calories:
- Eating stimulates your metabolism. The energy used to digest food burns up 10% of your total calorie intake in one day.
- Aerobic activities like walking or bike riding speed up the combustion of fats, not only while exercising but also for several hours afterward.
- Muscle cells consume more calories than fat cells. A pound of muscle tissue uses 30 calories a day more than the same amount of fat tissue.
- Metabolism slows down with drastic cuts in calorie consumption. In the long run, this kind of dieting approach tends to reduce muscle mass.
Over half the population is overweight and consequently faces the risk of suffering various complications from:
- Diabetes
- Heart problems
- Certain cancers (colon and breast cancer)
- Psychological problems
Remember that obesity comes in many forms, and that you can't pinpoint a single cause of obesity because various circumstances influence its development. Each case is a result of different upsets or imbalances and each obese person should receive personalized treatment.
Individualized obesity treatments should consider issues like a family history of heart problems, diabetes, or high blood pressure. It should also consider the distribution of adipose tissue (tissue formed by fat cells) and each individual's genetic predisposition. Everyone needs a satisfying, varied, attractive diet supervised by a healthcare specialist in the field.
Keep in mind the following recommendations:
- Eat all kinds of food.
- Don't overeat. Eating 200 excess calories a day causes you to gain more weight than bingeing occasionally.
- Exercise.
- Eat at least five small meals a day. Avoid prolonged fasting.
- Drink at least eight glasses of water a day.
- Learn to eat healthy.
* By Mercedes Roig. Endocrinology Service. Instituto
Universitario Dexeus , Barcelona, Spain
Contributor for DrTango, Inc., Barcelona, Spain
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based on the reference designs while the majority still remains with the default
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Administration's Price Tag Obsession Could Still Politically Undermine Obamacare
During the health care debate I considered one of the stupidest political moves made by the Obama administration was to put so much importance on the official price tag. A huge amount of time was wasted trying to a get a pretty CBO score and implementation was delayed past two elections in a pathetic attempt to hide the price. Yet despite all this work, Democrats got basically no political benefit.
Apparently no one in the administration learned their lesson. Once again Obama is letting his obsession with penny pinching seriously undermine public support for his signature law.
The administration is in the process of making two big implementation decisions that would technically make the law cheaper, but would also leave millions of Americans worse off as a result. The first is to not allow multi-employer plans used by some unions to qualify for exchange subsidies. This could cause some people to lose their current coverage.
The second, and far more significant decision, is to define "affordability" only for individuals instead of for the family. The law says people with employer-provided insurance that exceeds 9.5 percent of income can get access to exchange subsidies. The problem is the IRS wants to apply this only to the cost of an individual policy even if the individual would need to buy a far more expensive family policy. People with families could end up in an affordability no man's land.
Both of these decisions technically would reduce the amount of money the government is spending on exchange subsidies but at the high cost of leaving many people with inferior insurance, large bills or no insurance at all. With the law still unpopular this seems like a terribly misguided move.
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I have been recommended jaw botox to reduce my chronic pain. I am also pleased to hear it will reduce the size of my jaw muscles aesthetically, but I would like to know how much would usually be administered for an aesthetic effect?
How Many Units for Aesthetic Jaw Botox?
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Botox or Dysport for large jaw muscles (masseter)
I also tend to use 25 units of Botox per masseter per side (50 total). I tend to use about 60 unites of Dysport per side.
Botox and Dysport for jaw slimming
The injection technique does vary by physical exam and the goals of the treatment. Facial contouring goals may change the injection sites themselves to affect different portions of the masseter as well as the dose. The strength of the masseters can be felt by palpation and also helps me to determine dosing. In general, I start with 15- 25 units of Botox (OR 50-75 units of Dysport) per side for most patients. If they have very strong masseters, then I may increase the dose, but more commonly ask them to return in three weeks for a touch up. Once you get the desired result, I let patients know that future treatments may require less to maintain the look or the jaw clenching symptoms, especially if they get treated as soon as they notice the symptoms return. This can be as soon as three to four months, but in some cases, patients report that it lasts six months or more. I find it depends on the dose we use and how many times we have done the procedure as the duration may lengthen for patients that repeat it regularly.
Treating the jaw or masseter muscle with botox
James P. Bonaparte, MD, MSc, FRCSC
Head and Neck Surgery
practicing in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Assistant Professor, University of Ottawa
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Learn more: http://www.drbonaparte.com/service/jaw-masseter-muscle-reduction/
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Botox may reduce masseter muscle mass in cheek
Your photo shows fat depression in the outer cheek. Before you try to reduce the mass of the chewing muscle, you should get another opinion as fillers may help raise the depressions in the outer cheek making a smoother and more harmonious contour.
Jaw reduction with Botox
If there is specific masseter hypertrophy, then Botox may be a good way to soften the wide jaw. Usually I use about 20-25 units/side. But this has to be repeated every 3-4 months.
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.


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Tourists in a Moc Chau tea field.
Moc Chau welcomed around 350,000 visitors in 2011, a 30% increase over the previous year, bringing the district's total revenue to VND 150 billion, 35% more than the same period last year. The district has attracted interest from both visitors and travel agents through its many cultural events, as well as community and agricultural tourism. Local visitors to the area come mainly from Hanoi and the northern provinces, while most of the foreign tourists are European. Moc Chau is a main tourist site in the north which has received support from central research centres to complete a general zoning plan for tourism.
Despite significant progress, tourism in Moc Chau still has some shortcomings. The major issue is that the tourism products are monotonous and not very competitive. This is due to the lack of a sound general zoning plan detailing steps and measures to tap the potential of the locality's natural environment and its other advantages, which requires the professional knowledge and experience of State management units and enterprises, as well as public awareness. Moc Chau district and its tourism sector's current infrastructure do not meet the demands of modern tourism, primarily because of a shortage of financial resources and ineffective investment attraction. In addition to the lack of funding and professional staff, promoting tourism has not been fostered and, as a result, travel agents and visitors, especially foreigners, do not know about the area.
To reach the full potential of Moc Chau, making it a national tourist site and a highlight of the northwest contributing to economic and tourism development in Son La province, the local hospitality sector has priotised creating highly competitive products based on the area's strengths, which include cultural, ecological and adventure tourism.
Moc Chau possesses a unique and diversified culture of varied ethnic groups, which is attractive to tourists. Son La also has impressive mountains and geological landscapes with diverse ecosystems characterised by cool weather and the Da River, which create favourable conditions for ecological tours. To live up the area's potential, local authorities have conducted surveys to collect statistics and classify tourism resources to establish a general zoning plan for the district and detailed plans for tourism routes and destinations. They have also mobilised sectors at all levels, as well as enterprises and communities, to participate in the planning process, from its conception to its implementation.
Moc Chau has also devised a strategy for attracting investment, focusing on Chieng Di village, Van Ho commune, Ban Ang pine forest, the Dai Yem waterfall, and the Ban On cave system, as well as farms, tea field hills, dairy and tea processing enterprises and ethnic minority villages.
The key to effectively implementing this strategy for managing investment and natural resources for sustainable tourism and development is human resources. In the future, the local hospitality sector will focus on improving the quality of human resources training and enhancing their qualifications, such as foreign language and computing skills, as well as the cultural and social knowledge of those working in the field.
It is also necessary to focus on advertising tourism by creating recogniseable trademarks to promote Moc Chau to both domestic and foreign visitors. This requires capital investment as well as reforms in ways to attract holidaymakers and travel agents.
In 2012 and beyond, Moc Chau – Son La expects to welcome more visitors and draw the interest of investors and travel businesses to improve infrastructure and create attractive tourism products that will encourage visitors to journey to the northwestern region.
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Receiving a congratulatory note on the event of a graduation, engagement, new job or new baby is common. You can reply to that congratulatory note with a simple thank-you letter. When writing a thank-you response for a congratulatory note, consider how formal you wish the letter or note to be. This affects how you decide to deliver the note. Mailing a thank you is more formal, while leaving a note on someone's desk is more casual but still appreciated.
Address the thank-you letter or note with an appropriate salutation or greeting. If the recipient is a family member, loved one or close friend, you might want to begin with "Dear," whereas if a colleague or acquaintance will be reading the letter, you can simply begin with their first name. Don't use a job title such as "Manager" or "Director." That is too impersonal.
State the reason for writing directly following the salutation, so that the reader knows the purpose of the letter immediately. Write that this note or letter is a thank you for the congratulatory note he gave you.
Explain why you appreciate the congratulatory note. Briefly say how it made you feel, in one or two sentences. You can use a phrase such as, "It made me feel appreciated," or "I'm glad you're proud of me," or "Reading your congratulatory note made my day." The thank-you note or letter does not have to be long; one or two brief paragraphs are sufficient --
End with writing "Thank you" one more time, or "Sincerely."
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Classes begin October 10. (apply now and receive a special online tuition grant.)
Covarrubias building men's, women's teams
Four fall meets will precede conference, national events
WAXAHACHIE, Texas -- Charting a course for Southwestern Assemblies of God University's first-ever Cross Country season, both the men's and women's teams can begin developing their plan for this fall.
New Head Coach Jason Covarrubias will direct both teams, who will compete in the Sooner Athletic Conference. The league had eight colleges fielding teams last season. Oklahoma Baptist University won both the men's and women's conference championships. (See tournament results below)
SAGU's former league, the Red River Athletic Conference, has two members, besides SAGU, moving to the Sooner; Texas Wesleyan University and Northwood University. Both placed in the top three in the RRAC meet.
Coach Covarrubias will lead the Lions and Lady Lions into four meets this fall, two in September and two more in October.
Their initial venue will be hosted in Abilene, Texas by McMurry University on Saturday, September 7. McMurry is from the NCAA's Division 2 as well as the National Christian College Athletic Association.
Two weeks later, on Sept. 21, SAGU is slated to run in nearby Fort Worth in a meet hosted by Texas Wesleyan (NAIA).
Oklahoma Baptist (NAIA) welcomes a list of teams for their event in Shawnee, about 40 miles east of Oklahoma City, on Oct. 12.
The final tune-up for the Sooner Conference meet is the Mid-State Classic on Oct. 26. Southwestern College (NAIA) serves as the host for the event in Winfield, Kansas, which is 375 miles from Waxahachie.
A pair of post-season, national meets are arranged as team goals.
The NCCAA hosts their title event in Cedarville (near Dayton), Ohio on November 16, while the NAIA's meet is on Nov. 23 in Lawrence, Kansas.
Since Covarrubias was hired, seven student-athletes have already committed. The SAGU athletic website will post announcements regarding recruits.
For more information on the Cross Country teams, contact the coach at firstname.lastname@example.com
To date, three men have been signed while four women have pledged to suit up for the Lady Lions squad.
Contact: Mark "Link" Warde, SAGU Sports Information Director, at email@example.com or at 469-658-2847.
SAC 2012 Men's Meet:
1 Oklahoma Baptist
2 Wayland Baptist (Tx)
3 Lubbock Christian (Tx)
4 Oklahoma City
5 Rogers State (Ok)
6 St. Gregory's (Ok)
7 John Brown (Ark)
8 Science & Arts (Ok)
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2 Rogers State
3 Oklahoma City
4 Lubbock Christian
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Orioles' Double A team celebrates 'Back Hair Appreciation Night'
The Orioles Double A affiliate Bowie Baysox held an interesting, and kind of gross, promotion on Thursday when the team celebrated "Back Hair Appreciation Night" at Prince George's Stadium.
The team encouraged its hirsute fans to show off their back hair and even had a local salon on hand to give away back waxing, right there on top of the dugout.
One fan even went as far as shaving uniform numbers into his back in a show of support for the Baysox, who defeated the Trenton Thunder 4–3.
• David Price got a flat tire on his way to Toronto
Some fans got their backs waxed during tonight's @BowieBaysox game: http://t.co/I7TQJKpY1u pic.twitter.com/5JW4duWLGo— Cut4 (@Cut4) July 31, 2015
Tonight is back hair appreciation night and yes, Robert Andrew spas did wax 4 hairy backs live on the dugout pic.twitter.com/v2YpKFDeuW— Bowie Baysox (@BowieBaysox) July 30, 2015
Back Hair Appreciation @BowieBaysox featured LIVE Back Waxing on the dugout tonight! #HairyBacks @MiLBPromos pic.twitter.com/QOQ54gzu6I— Philip Wrye (@PhilWrye) July 31, 2015


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The Queens Theatre will be celebrating its 25th anniversary with a gala on Monday, June 2. Join community leaders, cultural icons and many other Queens taste-makers to celebrate the theater's contribution to the arts in the borough for a quarter century.
The event will honor Euripides Pelekanos, co-founder and CEO of Bareburger.
Pelekanos has lived and worked in Astoria his entire life. In 2009, he opened Bareburger, his organic burger restaurant, on 31st Avenue in Astoria. By the end of 2014, Pelekanos plans to have 35 Bareburger locations in two countries. Bareburger has always been supportive of local arts and education and Pelekanos is proud to be able to make donations through his success. He gives time to teach the youth and the rest of the community what he has been fortunate enough to learn during his business ownership.
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"It's about spreading positivity, happiness and knowledge wherever you can. Regardless of where Bareburger grows, I'm still just a little kid from Astoria," he said.
In addition to celebrating another year of great performances on their stages, the gala will provide essential support for Queens Theatre's productions, educational programming, new play development and special events.
The gala will include dinner and live performances from Broadway actors Douglas Lyons of the "Book of Mormon" and "Beautiful," and Amber Iman from "Soul Doctor", who will be singing original works from the new musical theatre team Lyons & Pakchar. Others who will perform are aerialists Bobby Hedglin-Taylor and Kimmy Aguilar, and guitar prodigy/singer Solomon ("King Solomon") Hicks with vocalist Elissa Goldstein.
Tickets to the gala, which will be held at 6:00 p.m. at the Queens Theatre, located at 14 United Nations Avenue South in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, are $250.00 and are available on the theater's website.
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i love this band and if you dont you can fuck right off your a shitfaced gimp who knows nothing about real talent and real inspiration. This band has saved countless lives and they are beautiful human beings and their guitar work is incredible, their lyrics are inspirational, their drumming is incredible and the vocals are ridiculously good so fuck off
so andy is like the new messiah right?
"so andy is like the new messiah right?"
have u not heard new religion he says not to love a god because in reality all you are loving is media culture
Album Rating: 2.0But Andy sounds like everyone else in this pathetic style, so does that mean they all have amazing voices too?!?!
andy sounds like noone else have u not heard we stitch these wounds, beautiful remains, morticians daughter, knives and pens? andy is unique
> bvb
no bvb destroy that
Okay that's it i'll send you to Tomodachi Land.
Album Rating: 2.0no they don't, that rules
u just like bitch music
Album Rating: 2.0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8PNAyN5quM
you just like me, trust me, i grow on you.
you however, seem to be a bit like an infectious mould..
check that out neo, glad u dug
Album Rating: 2.0german metalcore > american
90s metalcore in general is just fucking awesome, german or otherwise
Album Rating: 2.0Pretty much. Rise records contributed to the death of most good metalcore
bvb are best metalcore
Album Rating: 2.0Sorry can't hear you, la la la.
what a fucking joke
Album Rating: 2.0agreed
Album Rating: 2.0someone at my school made a 5/5 review for this on the newspaper. ugh
she was going on and on about "outcasts" and shit.
Bands: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z


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Given the competing demands of owning a business, managing a team of employees and trying to keep my personal life together, I spend an average of about 4-5 hours a day answering email messages. I answer emails while I'm in and out of calls, sitting in meetings or working from coffee shops, using everything from my iPhone to my Android phone, my iPad and my computer (though most of my email activities are carried out on mobile devices these days).
Since email management plays such a big role in my life, it's important to me that I'm as productive as possible when it comes to responding to messages. The following hacks have all helped me to keep up with my messages and maintain "Inbox Zero" for the last eight months – I hope you find them helpful as well!
1. Respond to simple messages first thing in the morning.
Plenty of productivity gurus will tell you not to check your email messages first thing in the morning, but let's be realistic – it's almost impossible to resist clicking into your inbox when you first wake up.
So, instead of saying that you shouldn't even peek at your messages before cranking out a few hours of productive work, I recommend taking a "middle of the road" approach. Check your messages first thing in the morning, but only respond to items that can be handled in one minute or less. Delete anything that you don't need to follow up with, answer simple questions and then flag any messages that will require more time to respond to for your attention later in the day – after you're able to get some work done.
2. Centralize your email activities from within a single account.
These days, having multiple email accounts is the norm – but checking all of these inboxes individually represents a huge productivity loss. A much better approach is to centralize your messages in a single account (though you'll need to be sure your chosen email hub gives you the option of sending outbound messages from your connected alias accounts).
Personally, I'm partial to using Gmail as a central hub, as it gives you the ability to connect multiple email addresses and send messages using all of these different accounts as your "From" address. In addition, Gmail makes tons of different extensions and add-ons available (some of which I'll mention below) to help you manage your inbox as efficiently as possible.
3. Set up strong filters.
No matter what program you decide to use as your email hub, put some serious effort into the filters you create to manage incoming messages. When it comes to productivity, there's really no substitute to having inbound emails automatically filtered into a folder system that enables you to easily scan and follow up with your highest priority messages.
For a few ideas on possible filters to set up, consider the following:
- Send messages from your supervisor or direct reports to a separate folder
- Redirect emails from top priority clients to a separate area that's immediately visible in your inbox
- Automatically place newsletters or autoresponder courses into a sub-folder for later browsing
You'll want to experiment with different filter options in order to see what works best for you. Remember, the last thing you want is for a priority message to be hidden from your sight, so take care to check all folders after adding a new filter to your account!
4. Separate individual messages from group emails.
One particular type of filter or label you'll want to set up is a method that separates messages that are sent only to you from those that are addressed to an entire group. This is especially important if you work within a large organization that sends frequent mass emails, as you'll likely find it useful to prioritize personal communications over company-wide messages.
Depending on the email system you use, you can do this using either a filter or label. For example, in the case of Gmail, you could simply add a color label or "<" identifier to individual messages, instead of redirecting these emails to a separate folder.
5. Use the Email Game to get to Inbox Zero
Maintaining an "Inbox Zero" (that is, a totally empty inbox) is crucial for me to ensure that important messages don't get buried amongst newsletters and spam emails. However, I also know that, for plenty of people, the idea of wading through the thousands of messages in their inboxes in order to reach this point may seem overwhelming.
If you're serious about getting to Inbox Zero, consider experimenting with Baydin's Email Game program. Although it currently only works with Gmail accounts, you'll find that it's a fun, free way to process hundreds of inbox messages in a single go.
6. Dedicate certain times of the day to answering emails.
This tip comes from Tim Ferriss's popular book, "The Four Hour Work Week." Basically, if you check your email every time you think about it, you become a slave to your inbox, which prevents you from attaining the focus needed to get things done in other areas of your professional life.
The solution? Set certain times throughout the day to check your messages – say,8:00 am, noon and 4:00pm. Train your colleagues to understand that you're only available via email during those hours, and use the rest of your newly-found free time to make progress on the tangible items on your "To Do" list.
7. Split email messages by type.
In addition to only answering email messages at certain times of the day, I'm also big on splitting them up by different types.
For example, when I sit down to respond to emails, I might answer all of my meeting scheduling questions at once, before moving on to answering short questions, providing internal feedback, fielding questions from clients or sending personal messages. Doing so helps me to stay organized (so that I'm not scheduling meetings on top of one another, for instance) and reduces the mental strain needed to shift back and forth between different message types.
8. Make use of email template services.
If you find yourself typing the same messages over and over, you need an email template service, which will allow you to store snippets of text and add them to outgoing emails automatically. Whether you use this type of tool to automatically follow up with clients, respond to link requests or email new prospects, the potential time savings can be immense!
For a few template service options, take a look at Gmail's Canned Responses, AutoHotKey, Texter or Yesware.
9. Experiment with keyboard shortcuts.
Nearly all email programs make use of a set of keyboard shortcuts that enable you to execute specific commands quickly and effectively. Though these features can involve a bit of a learning curve when it comes to reading and implementing shortcuts, doing so can save you a tremendous amount of time over traditional email operations.
10. Try Sanebox to weed out unimportant messages.
So far, at least a few of the hacks I've covered involve making sure you're seeing and responding to your most important messages first. And while you can accomplish this using filters, labels or other tools, an even faster way to clean up your inbox is to use a program called Sanebox.
For a small fee, Sanebox will automatically filter "unimportant" messages out of your Gmail inbox, relegating all other emails to a "SaneLater" folder that you can peruse at your leisure. The program actually trains itself based on your activities, meaning that a small investment of time can result in an inbox that's custom-tailored to your message handling preferences.
11. Use Unroll.me to easily manage email subscriptions.
Another fun tool to take a look at when trying to get a grip on your email accounts is Unroll.me, which is particularly useful for unsubscribing from multiple lists at the same time.
Over time, we all get signed up for more subscription lists than we've bargained for – and left un-checked, these automated messages can take over your inbox. Unroll.me is a great, free option for visualizing the number of subscription lists you've been added to, as well as automatically unsubscribing from the messages you no longer wish to receive.
12. Install social CRM tools inside your email accounts.
To get even more out of your email account, make it do more than just serve up messages! One of my favorite new email tools is Rapportive, which automatically pulls social media activity from your email contacts and displays it in a sidebar next to your messages. It's an especially useful option when email mentors and other business network members, as it enables you to quickly reference your contact's recent online activity – providing a great jumping off point for starting new conversations.
13. Address personal messages outside of working hours.
Although your results may vary, I've found it most effective to respond to personal messages outside of my working hours. For some reason, responding to personal messages shifts me out of a productive mindset and makes me more likely to engage in time-wasting internet activities, rather than getting back down to business.
If you find yourself mysteriously winding up on Facebook, Twitter or any other personal website after responding to private messages, consider saving these activities for a time when you've finished your professional work for the day!
14. Re-read your messages before you send them.
Sometimes, I'll get typing so quickly when responding to email messages that my mind can't keep up with what I'm writing. As a result, spelling and grammatical errors can sneak into my messages and get sent out to customers and contacts – unless I'm careful to re-read them before pressing the "Send" button.
While it might seem like this hack actually increases the amount of time you spend on email, it pays off in terms of maintaining your professional reputation and ensuring the clarity of your messages. Really, you aren't saving any time if your recipient has to email you back and ask you what you meant with your original message!
15. Take action – every time.
Finally, it should go without saying, but one of the most important things you can do to manage your inbox more effectively is to take action on every piece of mail that you open – every time.
Instead of reading through a message and deciding to act on it later, take the time to either reply right away (if the time needed to compose a response is short), delete the message (if it's unimportant) or archive it to a folder that will be emptied later (if you'll need more time to draft a response). Doing so will go a long way towards reducing the number of messages that sit idly by, clogging up your inbox unnecessarily.
So that, in a nutshell, is how I manage my email inboxes. This system has worked for me for over ten years, but I'm always open to new ideas. If you have any other email productivity hacks to share, leave me a message in the comments section below!


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Proceeds will help send 10 high school students on a community service and peace building trip to Ethiopia this summer.
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Dale Hollar's (VLP Attorney's) Head Shaved!!!
For the 2nd year in a row Dale E. Hollar (attorney-at-law) of Raleigh offered to have his head shaved if he raised $1000 or more in contributions for the Susan G. Koman Race for the Cure in Raleigh, NC on Saturday, June 13, 2009. He has raised $1225 in donations so far this year and expects to get some more.
"Here is the proof that I really did have my head shaved and participated in the Race for the Cure on Saturday (June 13, 2009)," said Hollar. "A throng of 23,000+ people descended on west Raleigh for the Race. Many people along the way provided music, water, signs and encouragement. Included was one elderly woman who sat on her front porch, with her yard decorated with pink flamingoes and a sign that proclaimed 'Survivor Since 1980.' So far the local Race has raised $1.8 million this year and hopes to reach the goal of $2 million by the end of June.
Kudos to Dale Hollar for his enthusiastic participation and "sacrifice."
Among his other community involvement activities, Hollar is an active volunteer attorney through the Wake County Volunteer Lawyer Program, helping clients of Legal Aid of North Carolina.


text: I don't see why everyone is so surprised Rex is having thess issues. I think he is a wonderful QB but he needs experience. Despite it being his 4th year, this is basically his rookie season, due to all of his previous injuries. Give him time, if he doesn't get better with experience (by mid next season at least) then bench him. If they go to Griese yes, they will win right now but they will have to find another franchise QB and go through the "experience" again.


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The station wagon BMW 3-Series is coming, but not until next spring and only with xDrive all-wheel-drive and a load of other features. No stripped down 3-Series BMW Touring for us Canadians, and no diesels, either.
Instead, the only engine for Canada is BMW's near-ubiquitous four-cylinder, two-stage turbocharged engine mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission. This powerplant is rated at 240 horsepower and 258 lb-ft of torque. The torque is all there at just 1,250 rpm, too. So your 0-100 km/h time is 6.0 seconds and combined fuel economy is 6.8 litres/100 km.
The inevitable question and always the last one to be answered is, how much?
Well, if the euro plunges and the euro zone implodes, then it could be $75,000 or $100,000 or more. That's what an economic calamity can do. If not, then a more reasonable price will be announced next spring.
The benefits of a 3-Series wagon are obvious. There is more passenger space, especially in the back seat, and the cargo area this time around is almost 10 per cent greater than the last wagon of this sort.
To secure your goods back there, four tie-downs are integrated into the cargo floor and my preview test ride had a net along the left-hand panel, along with a pair of coat hooks and a 12-volt outlet.
I found a storage tray under the load compartment floor, snap-in partitions to compartmentalize your cargo and a folding rear seat bench that splits 40/20/40.
Wagons such as this are so sensible and Europeans love them and buy them in great numbers. Americans don't, which means we in Canada get only a very limited selection of "touring" cars.
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Virtualization is now a mainstream technology. Steady innovation among both hypervisor vendors and their hardware partners has made server virtualization affordable for most businesses.
This makes virtualization's ROI compelling even for small businesses, which now can run multiple application workloads on each physical server. But increased use of virtualization also creates new business risks.


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The Lomography LC-Wide is a great travel companion if you want something light and fits easily in your pocket.
Previously I liked to travel with a DSLR, but during this trip to Macau I decided to pack light. I traveled solely with the *LC-Wide*, which is so much lighter than a DSLR, and I fell in love with it. However, the limited amount of exposures forced me to be extra cautious of image composition.
For me price has always been a concern. If I wanted a full-frame DSLR with a wide-angle lens, they come with a hefty price tag. But with a film camera it's a totally different story. With LC-Wide, I am able to achieve the effect I want, all with an affordable price.
The LC-Wide's angle lens was so broad that I had things I didn't expect getting inside the frame, such as my finger. But generally I had fun shooting with it. It is a great companion camera if you ever decide to travel light.
All these images were scanned using the *Lomography Smartphone Film Scanner*. Please excuse the image quality; this has been my first time and I am still getting the hang of things.
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for Nintendo's 3DS. The new handheld take on the series brings the non-stop action of Resident Evil 4 and 5's Mercs mode in a fresh, portable package.
Mercenaries 3D lets players play alone or with friends, online and off, in timed runs through remastered stages from both RE4 and RE5 in the boots of series staples such as Chris Redfield, Jill Valentine, Albert Wesker, and many others. Players will also experience the addition of skill shots and abilities which can be unlocked throughout the gameplay experience. This may be the one title that sells me on Nintendo's new system and looks amazing; Capcom has really done wonders in porting the MT Framework onto the new platform. You can see just how good it looks in the screenshots and new trailer posted below:
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Glenn Frey Releases Video for Cover of 'Route 66′
As we reported back in March, Eagles member Glenn Frey's new record 'After Hours' was going to be unlike anything that the musician had released in the past. The first video from the album proves this point quite clearly.
The record was finally released this past Tuesday and sees the musician pursue his love of the great American songbook, giving new life to classic tracks such as Dusty Springfield's 'The Look of Love', Beach Boys' 'Caroline No' and Bobby Troup's 'Route 66.'
"This isn't really a standards record — it's more about these romantic songs," Frey said in an interview filmed for the 'After Hours' trailer. "Except for 'Route 66,' they're all love songs. And even in 'Route 66,' love's drivin', and he loves giving directions!"
If 'Route 66′ is any indication on what fans can expect from the remainder of 'After Hours', fans might be in for a pleasant surprise. Frey seems as natural singing this song as he does any Eagles song, perhaps a testament to not only his musical versatility but also his desire to honor some of the songs and artists who influenced him.
Frey has five shows on tap over the month of May, starting on May 14 in Washington, D.C., wrapping up in Los Angeles, Calif. on May 26.
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Oregon is easily one of the most naturally beautiful, unique, diverse, and livable states in our country. It spurred the show "Portlandia"; it is the namesake of the best computer game ever, "Oregon Trail"; and the state motto is even beautiful: Alis volat propriis (she flies with her own wings).
So as a part of Movoto Real Estate's ongoing series exploring some of the best places to live in America, state by state, we turned our analytical eyes toward Oregon. Here is our list of the 10 best cities in Oregon, ordered from amazing to simply excellent.
Where exactly is Bend and why is it sitting atop our list? What is Portland doing at No. 7? And how happy is Happy Valley? Keep reading, because we Sherwood like to tell you. The following paragraphs will explain how we got our list and will focus on the best parts of each city and just what makes them so special.
What Makes an Awesome City?
A lot of things make a city awesome, but in order to find these best cities in Oregon, we needed a list of measurable criteria across the board. So we came up with these eight:
- Amenities
- Cost of living (percent above or below state's average)
- Crime rate
- Education
- Median household income
- Home value
- Distance to closest 5-star rated hiking
- Distance to closest ski resort
We started with a list of the 50 most populous cities in Oregon and ranked them from one to 50 in each of the criteria above, with one being the best. Then, we averaged the numbers for each city, gave them an overall Big Deal Score—the lower the number, the higher the city ranked.
Now that you know how we did it. Read on to find out just why each of our top 10 cities are so special and where they excelled.
1. Bend
This city certainly didn't have to bend over backward to make it to the top of our list—it won outright. Bend is not only just a few miles away from some of the best hiking trails and ski resorts in Oregon, but it also has a stellar education system, with a high school graduation rate 10 percent higher than the state average, and some of the highest home values in the state as well.
Over the past five years, Bend's population has been booming. Outdoor enthusiasts flock from far and wide for parks like Pilot Butte State Scenic Viewpoint, skiers to Mount Bachelor, and runners to the Haulin' Aspen Trail Marathon. It truly is a wonderful place to raise a family—or at least, raise your heart rate.
2. Sherwood
Just southwest of Portland lies the little gem that is Sherwood. Sherwood may be a few miles further away from the closest five-star hiking trails and ski resorts, but it more than makes up for it with its other features. It is one of the safest cities in Oregon, with a crime rate 67 percent lower than the state average, it is one of the best paid cities in the state with an average household income of $83,000, and their kids are smart! High school graduation rates in Sherwood are 15 percent higher than the Oregon average.
And if that doesn't do it for you, just stop by Crazy Sushi. The food is so good, you might not need another reason to move to Sherwood.
3. Beaverton
Beaverton's sheer level of awesomeness is no secret; in fact, it has been hailed for years as one of the best cities in the U.S., let alone in Oregon. Over the past few years, Forbes has named it not only one of the best places to retire, but one of the 100 best places to live in general.
It's no wonder. Beaverton has plenty of local amenities, it has a crime rate 31 percent lower than the state's average, and it is only a few miles away from the highly rated trails at Washington Park. And if going for a hike isn't your thing, don't worry—Beaverton was ranked of the most walking-friendly cities by Prevention Magazine.
4. Milwaukie
Milwaukie comes in at No. 4 for its top rankings, not just in outdoor activities like Mount Talbert's trails or Mount Hood's slopes, but also for its absolutely awesome annual income and safety. Milwaukie residents make six percent more, on average, than the rest of the state, and with a crime rate eight percent lower than average, residents won't even need to worry about guarding their purses.
They also rank high when it comes to amenities, with delightfully idyllic and delicious places like the Painted Lady for some hot cocoa, Bob's Red Mill for some potato soup, and the North Clackamas Aquatic Park– in the summer of course.
5. Oregon City
Imagine a land where you're just five miles from some of the best hiking in the state at Mount Talbert Nature Park; where you get paid—21 percent higher than the rest of the state, at that—to live amongst some of the most breathtaking nature in the country. Well, for residents of Oregon City, this is a reality.
Of course if you'd rather hike your clubs over your shoulder and head to a golf course, Oregon City offers one of the state's finest, the Stone Creek Golf Club, and if you'd rather just leave hiking out of it, you can simply take the elevator—the Oregon City Municipal Elevator, that is. It's a wonderful piece of Oregon history—plus, the view is incredible.
6. Tigard
Tigard, home of Cook Park and land of the well paid. But let's start with the latter. The median household income here is a healthy $62,000—34 percent higher than the state's average. What can residents do with all that extra cash? Well, they can go to the city's largest park, Cook Park, for starters. But there are also little gems like the Tigard Farmers Market and Tigard Bowl.
For a day to appreciate beauty indoors, residents can hop over to Live Laugh Love Glass, and for a day of natural beauty, they're just a short drive away from some of the best trails in the state at Mount Talbert Nature Park.
7. Portland
In recent years, Portland has become everybody's favorite hipster city, due to shows like "Portlandia" and, well, all the hipsters there. But there is so much more to Portland. For one—did you know that the cost of living in Portland is actually pretty low compared to a lot of other cities in Oregon? And that their home values are 35 percent higher than the Oregon average?
Portland is breathtaking. St. Johns Bridge, the Lan Su Chinese Gardens, the Portland Japanese Gardens, and Pittock Mansion are just a handful of the man-made attractions in the city. And as far as natural beauty goes, there is Forest Park, the Aspen Trailhead trail, Mount Hood for skiing, the Hoyt Arboretum… And the list goes on and on. In fact, the only reason Portland didn't come in closer to the top seems to be its crime rate– 79 percent higher than the state's average. But hey, it's a big city. No hard feelings, Portland.
8. West Linn
What West Linn lacks in big city livin', it more than makes up for with its low crime rate (64 percent lower than the state average!), its stellar education system (a high school graduation rate 16 percent higher than Oregon's average!), and its median household income (an average of $84,000).
This is a town of holiday parades, fairs, and music at Tanner Creek Park. It is a great place to raise a family and a quiet town to come home to.
8. Lake Oswego
Lake Oswego might be a suburb of Portland—but this town stands on its own just fine, thank you. It is a cultural hub, home to the Lakewood Center for the Fine Arts and the Art Council of Lake Oswego; it is a family's fantasyland with its farmers' markets, Players game/entertainment center, the best high school graduation rate, and the best home values in Oregon.
So if you're looking for a nice, quaint, and picturesque vacation spot, visit Lake Oswego. If you want a great place to raise your family—move there.
10. Happy Valley
Rounding out our list is the happiest-sounding place in Oregon. And it turns out, residents have a reason to smile here. Happy Valley is rated the safest city on our list, with a crime rate 74 percent lower than the state average. Their high school graduation rate comes in second only to Lake Oswego's, and their median household income is a whopping 124 percent higher than the state's average. That's a median household income of over $100,000 per year.
And if Happy Valley's high income, virtual absence of crime, and excellent schools don't quite do it for you, don't you worry—there is more. Happy Valley is home to great shopping at the Clackamas Town Center, and if you happen to prefer a golf bag to a shopping bag, head over to Eagle Landing Golf Course—surely one of the happiest in the state.
The Best Cities in the State OR in the Country
There you have it, Oregonians and future Oregonians alike. After doing the research, averaging the numbers, and, yes, ogling over some photos of your parks, these 10 cities turned out to be the greatest cities within your great state. No ifs, ands, or Bends about it.


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Georgia Regents under fire for dental experiments on dogs
(WJLA) - An undercover investigation on dog research reveals troubling practices at Georgia Regents University.
On Wednesday, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) released images of dogs lying on the operating table, all to be used for dental experiments, which the organization says was unnecessary.
Nationwide 65,000 dogs per year are used for research purposes, and according to the largest animal protection group, many dogs endure pain or distress during the process.
An HSUS investigation shows this firsthand in a new video, narrated by actress Kim Basinger. The rare glimpse inside the research facility at GRU uncovered questionable actions.
"Even though most of the work that was actually involved in the dental extraction, and putting in the implant, and removing it, was when the animals were under anesthesia or when the animals were dead...the animals spent eight weeks in this process," said Andrew Rowan, Chief Scientific Officer for the Humane Society.
Other findings show inadequate care leading to malnourishment and not enough staff.
While animal testing is legal, the HSUS said this specific experiment may have been done without an approved protocol.
"GRU must follow the Animal Welfare Act and public health service policy, and we have filed complaints with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and NIH with concerns raised at that facility, " said Kathleen Conlee, the vice president of animal research for the Humane Society.
HSUS President and CEO Wayne Pacelle said his dog Lilly, a rescue, could have easily been part of the testing.
"She's so trusting and so loyal and that's one of the reasons that these sorts of animals are used in these experiments," said Pacelle.
In many cases they get to that point by way of Class B dealers - only 6 in the country - who gather animals from various sources, then re-sell them to labs.
"Georgia Regents acquired dogs from Mr. Kenneth Schroeder a random source Class B dealer who's been formally charged by the USDA for violations of the Animal Welfare Act, and this investigation, this case by the USDA against Mr. Schroeder is still pending," said Pacelle.
The investigation also found other issues with different animals including primates and mice.
While private funding was used for the dental experiment with dogs, The Humane Society found that GRU receives $50 million in federal funding from NIH for other projects involving animals.


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Android topped Apple, all others in Chinese market share last year
Google's Android platform was the most popular mobile operating system in the world's largest market for mobile phones last year. The platform's market share grew nearly 35%, capturing 68.4% of the mobile market in China, Reuters reported on Tuesday citing research from Analysys International. Chinese Android manufacturers ZTE and Huawei helped propel the platform to new heights by offering low-cost devices via local wireless carriers. Google's success came at the expense of Nokia, whose Symbian operating system share was cut in half to 18.7%. Apple's iOS market share rose from 4.1% in the first quarter of 2011 to 5.7% in the fourth quarter, but the Cupertino-based company is expected to fare far better in 2012 due to high demand and new partnerships.
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Planned Parenthood, the women's reproductive heath organization that also provides abortions, has reassured Californians that the Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling Monday in the Hobby Lobby case does not apply to the Golden State. Beth Parker, chief counsel for the organization, told Capitol Public Radio on Monday that the Hobby Lobby case does not overrule a 1999 California law, the California Women's Contraceptive Equity Act.
The Act requires all health insurance contracts to cover "a variety of federal Food and Drug Administration approved prescription contraceptive methods." It provides a religious exemption, but only for non-for-profit religious employers primarily employing persons of the same religious faith, not for-profit companies such as the closely-held, family-run businesses who were the litigants before the Supreme Court in Hobby Lobby.
Despite Planned Parenthood's reading of the Supreme Court ruling and the state legislation, it is not clear that the Women's Contraceptive Equity Act would force a for-profit employer to cover all "approved prescription contraceptive methods." It refers only to "a variety" of methods. In the Hobby Lobby case, the company happily provided 16 of 20 contraceptives, excluding only those four that could also be considered abortifacients.


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Ontario's Liberal government plans to introduce a bill to freeze MPP wages.
The freeze would mean MPP wages would remains unchanged until at least 2019, and it's something MPP Bill Mauro (Lib., Thunder Bay - Atikokan) says he supports.
Calling it a good example to set, the Thunder Bay area representative says it is a small gesture to help combat Ontario's deficit.
"I would point out the the federal government and their (MPs) are not doing the same things," Mauro said during a phone interview with CKPR Radio Wednesday. "And obviously they've been in a deficit for a very long time as well."
The proposed freeze would block a scheduled increase that's set for April 1.
Opposition parties are criticizing the move, calling it a distraction to a poor financial record. The opposition at Queen's Park is also critical of the government's timing, considering there is a possibility of a spring election.
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Does anyone have any hints about how to get a job??
I am casual, and this year to date, I have paid to have my two youngest children in care 2 days a week for the entire term, and I have only had 4 days work!!
There are no jobs around for full-time or part-time, I was told that there would be heaps of work for a casual teacher of K-6. I have never held a part-time or full-time position in teaching, having done casual when first graduated from July – Dec 07 and then 12mths off (unpaid maternity).
I have my name down at the 3 local schools; the Catholic school my daughter attends plus 2 public schools. I had one day at one public school in Feb and have never been called again, and 3 days in the other public school in March.
I go in to the schools with a plan for the day and my own resources just in case the teacher hasn't left any work, but in this area (unlike where I did my initial casual work) all the teachers leave their own plan and so I follow that; provided I know what they are talking about.
I've read comments like "here yr 2 do r.reading" Now to me that means running read, where they read from a set text and you mark types of errors they are making, but no such thing was lying around anywhere, and when I asked the other staff, they didn't know what was meant and said a casual shouldn't be doing that, just get them to read independently.
Same teacher has left other vague messages I couldn't work out like spelling is on s.board, have students match 'ee' words to the pics. But I opened everything on the smart board and couldn't find what she meant.
I don't know if I'm doing something wrong, or what. I so wish I had my own class, it's very hard as a new teacher to only get 1hr to get my self and my kids into the respective schools/childcare and teach someone else's class.
Saw your comments re work, don't feel too badly, I pay for after school care for my daughter 3 days a week so that when I get work she is in care on the days she doesn't have after school activities. However, to date this year I have only had 4 days work despite having resumes in at approximately 30-40 local schools!
Having said this though I have friends who have done no casual – get blocks or permanent jobs and friends who are early childhood trained getting work up to year 6!
To my mind, there is no rhyme or reason but am crossing my fingers that work will pick up after the Easter break (have been advised that I need to sneak into a few staff rooms and sneeze in the milk to cause some illness!) Good luck with finding something, Flis.
PS I applied for some permanent jobs at the end of last year and was told I need more experience and to approach some schools for a block. In my experience getting a block is almost akin to winning the lottery, and not something you approach a school to ask for.
You need to have your name down at every school you are willing to travel to – that may mean a hundred! Once you are known you will be fine, but getting known is the hard part.
On a casual day, ensure you are friendly, positive, innovative and mark everything you do!!!!! Other staff will notice and word will get back that you are OK.
I don't know where you are from, so it makes it hard to comment on the availability of work. If you are in Sydney NSW, there is usual plenty of work in south-western and western Sydney. By that I mean Liverpool/Campbelltown or Blacktown and beyond. Try contacting all of the Catholic and Independent schools you are willing to travel to also. You will probably have to have an interview prior to receiving any offers.
I know at our school, by winter we can't get enough casuals.
Check the papers as non government schools will sometimes advertise their blocks of work or part time positions. Also check the individual non government schools' websites as they will have position vacant notices. Do this regularly.
Good luck
I only work casual now. I find work is limited I think because of being on the top of the salary scale. It seems lots of the first year outs get the blocks and more regular work due to economics and have many staffroom conversations with casuals who have found this.
Having said that I have been teaching 22 years and I have been to many schools. The one thing I hear over and over is they love teachers who mark the work!.
I hear constantly that it is very helpful when you leave a plan at the end of the day. I leave a sheet titled: What Did We Do Today? and leave the things we did, any problems, rewards etc:and I always get positive feedback on this and I feel like my day has contributed to the program.
I have had the same experience as you and after a year, I have secured a contract after much rejection! I endorse the comments written previously to mine in relation to professionalism but I really want to offer you this… be prepared to travel further than you would for a regular job as it is the INVALUABLE contact that you want to make with a deputy or principal to act as a referee when jobs come up closer to where you want to work.
School leaders talk to each other and you really need to have a good referee to get your foot in the door – whether it be relief or other work. Once you establish a contact – you will succeed. It's the establishing of this contact which is the hardest! Remember, someone will eventually recognise your talents!
I just thought I would add that you might need to go and see the person who organises the casual teachers. I handed my resume into a local school, where I completed a prac, only to find out a few weeks later the Assistant principal did not receive my resume. I have since been up to the school to speak to the AP in person.
…You just need to get past the office staff (which can be hard at times).
When I read this I thought about where you may be trying to teach and also your surname.
Many schools have their casual lists typed in alphabetical order. This is really unfortunate for anyone whose surname happens to be starting with an M onwards – as guess what – if a teacher/office staff cannot contact their preferred regular casuals – they will inevitably start calling anybody in descending order. There is nothing you can do to control that situation. In some ways you are just a number.
The problem may be also that you have your name down at the nearest local schools. How far can you travel and get to a school in time if someone calls you as late as 8:30am? In other words you may need to travel a bit further.
There is a real downturn at present – the schools have really tightened up on sick days and teachers will continue to work until they are about to collapse. Today I did relief work for a teacher who had completely lost her voice – but she had been sick for most of the week. At another school – a teacher – rather stupidly I think – worked until she was admitted to hospital. That's how fearful teachers are to take off sick days at the moment.
It's such a shame that your children are young and you are out of pocket. Only you can decide whether this is all worthwhile at this stage in your life.
Would you be prepared to work full-time ?- that might be the only solution. Part-time – it's all about luck.
Note that it is really difficult to build up a good relationship with a Principal – many are not in the office, many are so busy they don't even make it into the staffroom etc etc
Good Luck
When I read your post I know what you are going through as I have had the same problems in finding work. I graduated in 2007 in high school visual arts and it was extremely impossible to get any work. I became a casual in primary schools in the South West area. I then went back to uni so I could qualify to teach primary. I have become so depressed about whether I will remain a casual teacher for the rest of my life. I have just turned 48 and at wits end as to where I'm going wrong. I have applied for many jobs and continually get rejected. Often I feel used as i am never called again and it leaves me feeling like perhaps I did something that the school didn't like. Being a casual isn't a secure way of working too because you don't get sick pay or holiday pay either. Anyway I'm glad I found this post so at least I'm not alone.
Are there other teachers like me who have been teaching casually since graduating in 2007 with a Bachelor of Education Primary? At first it was by choice. I have applied for about 40 jobs with only 3 interviews. I am finding it difficult to get any school to assist me complete my NSW new scheme teacher accreditation and am stressed that I will no longer be able to teach.
I know exactly how you feel. I would love to teach full-time but have been unable to obtain a full-time position. I've applied for every temporary position I've come across even those in the middle of nowhere. There are no teaching jobs. The shortage is a myth designed to push people through teaching and I find it really annoying. Also no schools are willing to put casual teachers through accreditation which I find frustrating as I only have a year left and still have a $16,000 debt.
Wow- I have been doing casual teaching in schools since August last year and also found work hard to find, even though I sent my resume to 59 schools. With work being scarce this makes finding a referee in the school system hard when applying for jobs. I was feeling I was left to flounder; as a casual you don't get any support or mentoring that teachers receive in full time employment. I can see why 20% of new teachers leave the field in the first 3 years of teaching (read in a reseach paper). With still getting my head around teaching lessons I seem to spend my day dealing with behaviour management issues as I am constantly a new face. After reading the other posts I am glad I am not the only new teacher to feel this way. This site is invaluable with all the support it gives teachers with resources and advice Thanks….
I am still unemployed as a teacher. I graduated in 2007. I am qualified in Secondary Visual Art and Primary k-6. I am registered with CEO and DET Casual Direct. Casual Direct have never called me! I have never been lucky enough to get an interview and now even during the winter season, I am not getting casual work either. I rely on my husband financially and have a large HECS debt that I will probably never pay off.
I pity anyone who had a dream of becoming a teacher and being told that was a large shortage then to find the dream being squashed. I have no idea what job prospects I have and have even thought about working in a factory just to save me from going mad from not teaching.
It is very reassuring to know there are others in my position, I am currently working as a casual, getting work through an agency (I also have never heard from casual.direct), whilst I tend to get about 4 days a week at the moment, it is spread over so many schools I am unable to get a relationship or a connection with any particular school.
There needs to be more support for new casual teachers, when I go to schools there appears to be plenty of support for beginning teachers in long term positions, this just makes me feel that my work as a casual is even less recognised.
My advice would be to keep trying. Undergo further study that will make you stand out from the rest! Learn an instrument, do training in literacy/numeracy. Volunteer your time!! Show schools that your keen just by turning up to help out the school when needed. Also I've heard if you stay loyal to one school – they will aways call you first because they know you will say yes.
It's bad enough not being able to get full time work and also casual work. After reading your posts about not finding a school to help with accreditation what are we supposed to do then?
I have mine due in November 2012. I spoke to NSW Teachers Federation and they seem to think it's easy to get a school to help. After graduated in 2007 and many applications for jobs I'm considering a new career path. I am so fed up with not being appreciated as a casual and having no support either is the pits! It has caused me severe depression and anxiety.
As a casual teacher I have found that when I approach schools to complete my accreditation they no longer call me for casual work. This is after working for them for 3 and a half years, another school 2 years. With 3 or 4 pages of names of casuals on their list I consider myself lucky to get enough work. I am too afraid to ask schools to assist me and only have 8 months left to get accredited. Has anyone had similar experiences?
Do you think if many of us worked together to contact the NSW Teachers Institute and the Union something might be able to be done about the lack of willing schools to complete the paperwork for casuals?
I have been teaching for 4 years now – a combination of DOTT days and relief – and once again I face the prospect of unemployment at the start of the school year.
I feel as though I am constantly having to justify myself to relatives, other staff and parents that I am in fact a real teacher. There is quite simply NO teacher shortage!
It is absolutely ridiculous that there are so many hard working teachers who generally care about children and want to work yet can't. I thankfully get a lot of relief work (I work 4-5 days each week) but I know that with each year I am getting more expensive and that at some point my luck could easily run out. I spend most of first and last term stressed to the max about whether I will get called for more work – if only I could spend half the year thinking about what I do best! I pray this will end soon. I feel for all of you.
From my personal experience it does not matter if you stay loyal to a school you can easily stop receiving calls if a new person is in charge of ringing casuals regardless of how many years you have been working casually at a school. A friend of mine said that after 5 yrs of loyalty to a school they decided to let her go because new graduates were more cost effective.
If you register for work with an agency such as Randstad education or Keystage casuals you will get plenty of work but at different schools.
Send your CV out to as many schools as possible and they will call you. I sent resumes to all the schools in Western sydney and work is steadily coming in.
Totally agree, there needs to be another accreditation for people who are happy just teaching casual. My accreditation ends in October and I teach at independent school where I get enough casual work. I have never been approached in regards to accreditation or offered help. I have collected evidence and annotated it (with the help of a full time teacher at another school) but now I need to find someone to write my report as I don't have a supervisor. Now I can imagine how excited people will be to want to write my report.
I found out if you lose your accreditation within the 5yrs, you can NEVER teach again. Maybe in the future they will allow individuals to reapply. Soo stupid.
Are you registered to work all five days? I know it sounds unreasonable but if you have ever had to say "no" to a day then that is all they can remember.
Not all schools have a central person who books the casuals. Many teachers have to contact their own casual. It was suggested to me to make little business cards (laminated) for their wallets and perhaps leave them in their pigeon holes. Your teaching number, name and phone numbers is all you need. Teachers are fairly stressed and don't get near a phone all that often during the day when it comes to finding a casual, you want it to be super easy for them.
I am getting work most days, and double booked many days… and just at the one school on the north shore in Sydney. I mark work, do extra duties, ring them or go and see them the afternoon before to find out what they would like me to plan for. I have all their emails and mobile numbers. I turn up around an hour before school starts and leave a bit of time each day to hang in the staffroom so that you have a presence and they often remember that they need a casual.
The teachers do often leave cryptic messages about what to do. You have to work smart, ask a series of questions when they are booking you. Remember you don't necessarily need to leave them a run down of what went poorly during the day. Also the children are my greatest helpers. They live in that room and generally know all the ins and outs, passwords, routines etc. You just have to ask one child quietly. (SRC or class captain badges are a good clue)
If you ask the whole class you will get inundated with conflicting advice.
I keep a copy of as many passwords for the computer, name of the printer, photocopier code, key (or someone who has one) and to know about any special needs children, allergies etc.
It pays to take your own copy of the schools RFF timetable, playground duty and assembly and bell times etc as they are often missing from the noticeboard where they should be!! Or ask at the office before you start the day.
I have no hopes of ever getting a full time position at a DET school anywhere near where I live. Devolution may be my only hope when they decide a mature age teacher who is also a NST is a cheap and effective option.
The problem with the current Accreditation model is that it is geared for Permanent, Temporary, or Part-time workers who have the time to build relationships and resources in your chosen schools…
You will in essence, find it very difficult to get the schools that you casually work for, to give you the time and professional support you need to become accredited. I hate the current model personally as I too, have 3 children to worry about – my youngest is in daycare too…You are already experiencing the difficulties of employment in the first term of a school year, as very little work is thrown towards casuals due to teachers planning for the year ahead.
Consequently, 10 weeks or so are wasted on not gaining the experience needed every single year, not to mention weeks of daycare time wasted which of course you still have to pay for. If we look at those kinds of time frames and situations, then over a 5 year period which we are granted to achieve accreditation, 50 weeks + is effectively lost to first term pitfalls and other non-working days…..
I would like to see the Institute throw us casuals, who would like the flexibility to remain casuals due to family constraints, some rope and provide us with a different model of Accreditation…we are at present, discriminated against because we want to nurture and educate our own children as much as we want to nurture and educate other peoples children…sorry for the rant but I can't see any real benefits of a system that caters only for teachers who do not have lives outside their jobs.
As for the one who mentioned taking on additional studies to "stand out" in the ever increasing sea of New Scheme teachers, again we have all been through years of grueling Tertiary studies with many of us mature age students having children during this time…The last thing one needs is to promptly take ourselves back into the University arena and pay for courses that will still bring us back to the same position of wanting to remain a casual or conversely forced to remain a casual because of the lack of permanent positions…
I graduated at the end of 2007 at one school in 2008 I had 60 casual days. The following year I got nothing as the person who rang changed. It is very random. Someone once told me that if you are a casual and get lots of days there is a chance you will find work in the school. That's not true either. There just isn't the work out there. I heard from one union that there were 4,000 graduates a year or so ago and only 2,000 jobs…so there isn't work for everyone and the graduates keep churning out.
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