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I thought that this article was interesting, and could help some people out.

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So, you’re experienced?  Before you advertise this in your résumé, be sure you can prove it.

Often, when job seekers try to sell themselves to potential employers, they load their résumés with vague claims that are transparent to hiring managers, according to Scott Bennett, author of “The Elements of Résumé Style” (AMACOM). By contrast, the most successful job seekers avoid these vague phrases on their résumés in favor of accomplishments.

Instead of making empty claims to demonstrate your work ethic, use brief, specific examples to demonstrate your skills. In other words, show, don’t tell.

Bennett offers these examples:

Instead of… “Experience working in fast-paced environment”
Try… “Registered 120+ third-shift emergency patients per night”

Instead of… “Excellent written communication skills”
Try… “Wrote jargon-free User Guide for 11,000 users”

Instead of… “Team player with cross-functional awareness”
Try… “Collaborated with clients, A/R and Sales to increase speed of receivables and prevent interruption of service to clients.”

Instead of… “Demonstrated success in analyzing client needs”
Try… “Created and implemented comprehensive needs assessment mechanism to help forecast demand for services and staffing.”

The worst offenders
It’s good to be hard-working and ambitious, right? The hiring manager won’t be convinced if you can’t provide solid examples to back up your claims. Bennett suggests being extra-careful before putting these nice-sounding but empty words in your résumé.

Laura Morsch is a writer for CareerBuilder.com. She researches and writes about job search strategy, career management, hiring trends and workplace issues.

The horrifying allegations of animal abuse at Michael Vick’s property in Virginia have shocked everyone, but just as heartbreaking are the many similar stories that don’t make the news. PETA receives thousands of calls and e-mails every year from people who have witnessed animal abuse or neglect. They are desperate to help but don’t know what to do. Here are some steps you can take if you observe cruelty to animals:

Find out which agency is responsible for investigating and enforcing anti-cruelty laws in your state, county, or town. This may be a local humane society or a taxpayer-funded animal shelter. In areas without such organizations, citizens should call the police or sheriff’s department.

If an animal is in a life-threatening situation, call authorities immediately. Follow up with them in a timely manner to determine their findings and their planned course of action. If they do not respond right away, call PETA at 757-622-7382.

After you contact authorities, prepare a short written statement detailing the key points of what you observed. Give dates, approximate times, and locations. Timely fact-gathering is crucial—the more time that passes, the greater the risk that evidence will disappear, injuries will heal, or you’ll forget specific details. Written statements from other witnesses will help back up your observations, and if possible, take pictures and date them—photos or videos will strengthen your case.

Always keep a dated record of everyone you’ve contacted, along with the content and outcome of your discussions. Never forward a letter, photograph, or other documentation to anyone without first making a copy for your own files. Make it clear to authorities that you wish to pursue the case and that you are willing to lend your assistance if necessary. Be sure to follow up! If you stay involved, authorities are more likely to do the same.

If the first contact doesn’t produce results, go straight to a supervisor. If that doesn’t work, appeal to local government officials, such as the mayor, the district attorney, or city council members. A call to the media in your area (television and print) can move mountains. Above all, don’t give up—you may be an animal’s only hope!

Helping abused or neglected animals can be difficult and heart-wrenching, but they are depending on you to take action. Please contact PETA if officials fail to respond quickly to your complaint or if you need guidance or support. Together, we can save even more lives.

Thank you for everything you do for animals.

Very truly yours,

Ingrid E. Newkirk
President

I was just looking at my progress stats, and was sort of amazed at the poundage increases that I had during my 6 months doing the "power lifting" program. It wasn’t really all powerlifting but the main goal was to put up more weight on Bench, Squat, and Deadlift.

I was suprised to see that I increased my bench by 33lbs (the least out of all of them),  increased my squat by 77lbs, and increased my deadlift by 92lbs. That is insane to me, because I am not a newb to lifting by any means

I can’t wait to end my cut in September so that I can start lifting for maximum weight again, but I gotta do the cut cause my bodyfat just skyrocketed during that time. I am going to be doing a P/RR/S routine for the first little while, and I hope that in the power week, I will be able to up all of those lifts even more.

So today I figured out why the fat loss has seemingly stalled.

I miscalculated my caloric needs. I’ve been eating 2400 at this point when I really need to be down to ~2035. I was WAY off.

So I am immediately cutting the carbs down (which is around 30g or so) and taking out the protein bar. Oi!

I wish I would have caught this sooner, but at least it was now and not near the end of my cut. This will hopefully remedy a few things

Here are a few tips on how to make sure your dog or cat is safe and having fun this summer.

During the "dog days" of summer, heatstroke can come on quickly and result in brain damage or death.

• Watch to make sure that a dog’s pads don’t burn on the hot pavement! Surface temperatures of sidewalks and surfaces like black asphalt far exceed the ambient temperature. For dogs, walking on such surfaces on a hot day can be like dancing on hot coal!
• Never leave a dog in a parked car. Even if you are running a quick errand, someone or something can distract or delay you. On a mild 73ºF day, the temperature inside a car can reach 120ºF in 30 minutes. On a 90ºF day, the interior of a vehicle can reach 160ºF in several minutes.
• If you see a dog who is panting excessively, drooling, or teetering inside a car, take down the car’s color, model, make, and license plate number; have the owner paged inside the store or call local humane authorities or police. If the situation is an emergency, do whatever you can to get the dog out of the car—his or her life may depend on it.
• Trim heavy-coated dogs’ fur, but leave an inch for protection against insects and sunburn.
• Watch for symptoms such as restlessness, excessive thirst, heavy panting, lethargy, lack of appetite, dark tongue, rapid heartbeat, fever, vomiting, or lack of coordination. If your dog shows any of these symptoms, get him or her into the shade immediately and call your veterinarian. Lower the animal’s body temperature gradually by providing water to drink; applying a cold towel or ice pack to the head, neck, and chest; or immersing the dog in lukewarm (not cold) water.

So today was my final day of classes for the summer semester. This semester has been unusually difficult for me even though I was only taking 2 classes (probably cause I’ve been working full time).

At least it is over and I don’t have to worry about school for the next 2 weeks. Thank goodness.

I wanted to recalculate my macros to make sure that I am getting what I think I am.  I was almost spot on with the fat and protein content, but my carbs were 50 grams off (too low)!  I will be adding a protein bar into the mix for the rest of this week and next. It has 16g protein, 34g carbs, and 7g fat for a total of 260 calories.  This will make my total caloric intake closer to what it should be.  Then in the 3rd phase of my dieting I’ll just drop the protein bar and that’s all I’ll have to do! Yeah!