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5. You're a recent college graduate with little experience. |
Keep in mind that the work history section of your résumé isn't exclusively for paid, full-time work. As long as you're candid about the sort of positions they are, it's perfectly acceptable to list any internships, part-time jobs, volunteer work or other applicable experience you've gained. You might be surprised to find you have more experience than you think. |
6. You're not sure how to list your GPA. |
As your work history develops, academic accomplishments carry less weight, so if you've been in the job market for more than a few years, you don't need to include your GPA. Simply list your alma mater and degree earned at the end of your résumé. For recent graduates, however, a high grade point average or degree from a prestigious university should be listed near the top of your résumé. |
7. Your former employer changed its name. |
You worked for years for Boxes-R-Us before it was acquired by BoxMania. How do you address the name change on your résumé? The simplest solution is to list the current company name, followed by firm's former name in parenthesis. Putting both names on your résumé ensures that potential employers can locate the appropriate information when verifying your work history and conducting reference checks. If your former employer has gone out of business -- unfortunately, not uncommon in today's economy -- also note that in parenthesis. Just be sure to keep in contact with anyone from the firm whom you hope to use as a professional reference. |
A thoughtfully constructed résumé that addresses any potential red flags will give you the best chance of reaching the next step in the process -- the interview. |
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Book Review: Aspho Fields |
Aspho Fields follows two plot threads. One takes place 14 years after Emergence Day (E-Day) when the Locust first invaded the lands of Sera, and a few weeks after the close of the first Gears of War game. It details the reunion of the series’ first female Gear, Bernie Mataki with Marcus and Dom. |
The second thread takes place a few years before E-Day, during the closing months of the Pendulum Wars, an 80-year-old series of civil conflicts between the various nation of Sera. Newly minted Gears, Marcus Fenix and brothers Dom and Carlos Santiago are part of a daring raid to wrest the experimental Hammer of Dawn from the rival forces. |
A number of passages from the action portions of this novel could easily be lifted and put into a World War II memoir. The battles are fast-paced and visceral. Even as the protagonists complete their objectives, things go wrong, and the COG takes losses. The book reads like an act from one of the games, and, more importantly, makes you want to turn the page. |
Aspho Fields takes a logical step considering what we know of Sera, and talks heavily of the scarcity of soldiers, equipment, and even food facing the post-E-Day COG. Characters are frequently seen searching bodies not just for COG tags, but for weapons and ammo as well. It ties in nicely with the games, where players constantly have to loot bodies and switch weapons. |
By focusing on the Pendulum Wars, seen only briefly in the opening cinematic for Gears of War 2, Traviss is able to work with a nearly blank canvas, and does so by giving much more diversity to Sera’s denizens. Tai is revealed to be an Islander, and said islands are revealed to be diverse themselves, as Bernie, also an islander, behaves completely different from the quasi-mystic warrior. The Pesangas are essentially Sera’s ninjas; volunteer soldiers from a distant COG principality who move silently and only wield huge knives. |
Even the rival armies, whose names escape me, are mainly depicted as the opposite side of the same coin. Major Hoffman (a Colonel in the games) even comments that no one alive is old enough to remember the start of the Pendulum Wars, and hints that the reasons for their continuation were shaky by that point. |
Hoffman factors heavily into both plots in the book. As seen in Gears 2, Hoffman prefers to lead from the front, and even heads up the commandos during the raid on Aspho Point in the pre-E-Day storyline. Readers also get to learn more about his relationship with Marcus, and why they are not at each others throats as much during the second game. |
Traviss’ babies, Bernie and Carlos interact with the established characters extremely well. Bernie is an experienced soldier, training Dom to be a commando in the past plotline, and an aged Gear in the present, able to keep pace with Delta Squad only by force of will and skill. Her exchanges with Cole and Baird were a highlight for during this book. Following her trek across the post-E-Day lands of Sera, her maternal demeanor is often cracked by horrific memories of the atrocities of man and Locust. |
Carlos reads like a more impulsive version of Dom. Marcus’ age and a bit older than Dom, he shows the same loyalty and spirit as his brother, but does not feel quite as developed as the other characters. It is revealed early in the book that he was killed during the Battle for Aspho Point, and Dom spends much of the present storyline pressuring Bernie to tell him how his brother died. |
Unfortunately, the actual tale is a bit of a letdown, but that is because Carlos’ tale is not actually about him. Rather, it is meant to develop Marcus as a character. You may notice that Marcus has been mentioned little in this review. That is because, as a dramatic character, he really is pretty dull. Traviss seems to have noticed this, and tells Marcus’ story through the eyes of other characters, instead writing “Marcus only grunted” every three lines. |
Before the past storyline gets going, the book reveals that Marcus was the son of two wealthy academics, who barely acknowledged him. Upon entering a public school at age ten, he is quickly befriended/adopted by the working-class Santiago family, and spends more time at their home than his. The three become an inseperable trio, occasionally accompanied by Dom’s crush, Maria. The reason why Dom and Marcus are so loyal to each other in the games, it turns out, is because they are essentially brothers. |
Dom’s character also benefits from this backstory. While little new is revealed (we already knew he married Maria and had two children), he becomes much more sympathetic when he laments his murdered children and searches frantically for his missing wife. |
Along with Hoffman, Anya gets more pathos as it is revealed that she is the daughter of a hardass female major. Like Hoffman, Major Stroud leads from the front, and in the scenes where mother and daughter interact, they are rarely warm. In this respect Anya has much in common with Marcus, and the seeds of a relationship are planted during the final pages of the book. |
While there are no more big reveals for the other members of Delta Squad, Aspho Fields does give us more of them, and the interplay is just as fun to experience as it is in the games. Cole is still an unfailingly cheerful badass, and Baird is still a brilliant asshole. Tai Kaliso is still just as reflective and cryptic, and it is fun to see him fight alongside the by-the-book Hoffman. |
Aspho Fields is a great addition to the Gears canon, and anyone who enjoyed the games will like the book. There are too many undeveloped plot threads to really recommend it to anyone unfamiliar with the franchise. Much of the characters’ strength comes from Traviss’ ability to build on what we already know of them, and I am not sure they will appeal to someone who has not played the games. |
If you have not played Gears of War 2 and want to read this book, I encourage you to read this first. Even playing through the campaign again on Hardcore mode after reading this book is a dramatically different experience. The continuity flows well from Gears 1 to Aspho Fields to Gears 2, and the events of the second game will be much more engaging if you have this game under your belt. |
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Much more urgent than Rhino Fever is fixing the potholes on Grundy Street |
Milton Bates |
August 23, 1993|By Milton Bates |
THERE was my old Bawlmer buddy, Fats Drobnak, at the bank on Highland Avenue last week. From his demeanor, I could tell he was not making a deposit. |
Things not going too well? I asked. |
"Nah. Got the shorts again. Ponies treatin' me bad. My 3 horse in hTC the sixth yesterday, breezin' till he spotted the finish line and then like to froze." |
Unsurprising. Did you vote, Fats? |
"Always do; Mimi taught me that. Voted for the kid." |
The kid? |
"Yeah. Clinton. They're all tryin' to cut him up, but I knew he was better than that other stumblebum." |
Not that election, Fats. I'm talking about the vote for the team. |
"The O's? What the hell good's a vote gonna do? They need more pitchin', hittin' and a manager who's heard of the hit-'n-run." |
I'm simply not getting through to you this morning. I mean the fan vote for the name of the new football team -- if we get one. Surely you've heard about that? |
"I heard. First, it's no lock we get a team, right? And if we do, it's a patched-up expansion outfit that'll take five years to get out of the cellar, no? Take Tampa Bay: oh-for-the-decade." |
Forgive me, Fats, but you're in a minority on this one. The whole town is buzzing about whether it should be the Rhinos or something else, and The Sun was swamped 'My guys in Hollantown, though, they're still cryin' in their beer about the Colts.' |
with responses about it. |
"Well, they didn't hear from me. My guys in Hollantown, though, they're still cryin' in their beer about the Colts. Stash, he wanted somethin' close, so he voted for the Dolts. Said a lot of those big linemen ain't too bright anyway. And Dino, him too. He come up with the Jolts or Volts. Claimed that would put a charge in things. Pretty bad, huh?" |
Don't you pine for the Colts, Fats? |
"You tryin' to agitate me? Colts, fillies, geldings. I haven't cashed even a show ticket this month." |
Forgive me. Then what appeals to you? |
"What appeals would be a week downyohshun if I had the what-with, which I don't because of them nags. Look, does it make sense to you that a bunch of grown-ups would get all worked up about a name most of 'em prolly won't like for a team we might not even get? Explain that one to me." |
Well, we live in a sports-hungry city, Fats, and much of the populace apparently is disturbed that peer pressure might require them to purchase T-shirts and other memorabilia which feature the image of a repulsive, horned beast with no noticeable redeeming features. |
"My, ain't we gettin' fancy with the words all of a sudden. Hey, I read the papers. Letters and ballots and columns are full of it. Theo, he don't mind the Rhinos but worries about them bein' called the Winos when they start wobblin' around, which they're gonna do, or the Whine-O's if they blame the refs when they lose, which they're sure gonna do if we get 'em, which we might not. Look, I'm no deep thinker, but there sure as hell are other more important things goin' on." |
Such as? |
"I don't want to go highbrow on ya, but the mess in Bosnia and the chances for health care. And whether Mussina is healthy and Rhodes can start throwin' strikes as a rule and Cal can get good wood on the ball. And, biggest of all, fixin' those potholes on Grundy Street. Where's Mimi now that we need him?" |
Maybe you're right, Fats. It's been a pleasure. |
"Likewise. You headin' up the JFX? Gotta get to Pimlico before the second race. The 8 horse is 12 and 1, and, so help me, he'll cruise." |
Milton Bates writes from Baltimore with apologies to Mike Royko. |
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5 Actionable Steps for Nonprofit Leaders To Inspire Strategic Alignment |
1. Suggest identifying areas of collaboration in the next staff meeting |
2. Understand the goals and objectives of both marketing and development teams |
3. Start exchanging key audience survey information across departments |
If marketing serves fundraising activities, then it is also true that the development team must be willing to be served. Collaboration is key – and it starts with recognizing the mutual goals. |
4. Identify a collaboration opportunity to prove your point |
5. Embrace creative tension to drive change |
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How To Find The Startup Time For An App In Windows |
The Task Manager in Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 has a neat tab called ‘Startup’. This tab lists all apps that launch when you boot your system. It also shows you which apps drag down your system at startup. The tab also lets you enable or disable programs from launching at start-up. It really is one of the best things about the Task Manager for the average user. Under this tab, programs have low, medium, or high impact on start up. If a user thinks their system is taking too long to startup, this tab is the perfect place to investigate which app might be the cause. The tab shows you the impact on startup but you can also find the startup time for an app in this tab. Here’s how. |
Open the Task Manager and go to the Startup tab. Right-click any one of the columns in this tab. From the context menu, select ‘CPU at startup’. |
This will add a new column to the Startup tab called ‘CPU on startup’. This column will show you how long each app used the CPU when you booted your system. If you click this column’s header, you can sort the apps by lowest or highest startup time. |
The time is in milliseconds because that’s the only meaningful unit of time when it comes to a CPU. It goes without saying that an app that used the CPU longer is the high impact app. What this column does is help you make better sense of the ‘high’ and ‘low’ impact reported in the ‘Startup impact’ column for an app. |
In the screenshot above, there are three apps labelled ‘high’ impact apps. The only problem is that Telegram used the CPU for less than half the time Dropbox did yet they are both high impact apps. The same holds true for low impact apps though the disparity isn’t quite as high. |
The question is, what do you do with this information? If you want to speed up startup on your Windows PC, you can set fewer apps to run on startup. Some apps, regardless of their impact on startup need to run when you boot your system. When it comes down to trimming these apps knowing the startup time for an app can help you make a better, more informed decision. It is possible that your more essential apps that are high impact actually use the CPU less than the less essential ones. It makes trimming the startip apps easier. |
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What materials can a star produce before dying? |
1. Jun 15, 2015 #1 |
Is it possible to calculate how much Helium a star can produce when it reaches the end of the main-sequence, right before it starts burning Helium ( given if it has enough mass to do so) ? |
And if it is possible then is it also possible to calculate how many materials a star can produce given it's mass ? |
I'm kind of starting my journey into physics so forgive me if I write anything that might not be scientifically correct. |
Thanks for reading. |
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Welcome to the forum. |
It is possible to model these things. Then, depending on the fate of the star, there are some interesting data points to test those models. |
Basically, it requires knowing what interactions are possible, and the cross sections for each possible interaction. If these are known very accurately then what you need to do is, in outline with lots of steps left out, the following. |
First, you model the density and temperature of the star. You need to take into account, at a minimum, the gravity of the star, and the reaction rates at each temperature and density. That lets you estimate the energy released, which lets you update the other stuff. You then have to evolve the thing over time to model how much of what kinds of nuclei are produced. |
This is by no means an easy task. At this naïve level I have not talked about modeling things like rotation of the star, magnetic fields, and things like motion of star material. Stars are not solid objects and their material can move around in interesting fashion. |
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