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Build Your Resume Any Time

2018-04-04T19:28:00.000-04:00

Thinking of getting a new job, or even if you have a job, you should always have your resume up to date. These days the way the economy is going our jobs are not secured anymore. And if the economy is picking up, employers will be looking for best souls out there - thus complete career change may be coming your way. My suggestion is that you always should keep a list of all your accomplishments, especially tangible ones - meaning what you actually did. Let's give you few examples.

Your sales team always made substantial errors in the cost estimation of products. Therefore, to increase profitability of the sales team you decided to help and create a quotation spreadsheet for your sales team to use. As a result you reduced errors to zero percent, and substantially increased profits in the first half of the fiscal year.
As project manager you manged development of the pilot automated facility that is now manufacturing one million of car seat belts a month with only one operator.
You have 10 mechanical design patents for consumer products one of them being the easy grip vacuum handle sold worldwide for 5 years now.

These days words like I have experience in this and that may not work. Employers want to see if you were actually able to bring your project to completion. And if it was not a project, what have you done to make it better. Now this accomplishment list may be tough one for students. However, I say no it is not. What have you accomplish in your schooling years? Let me give you some examples here.

You have completed your design thesis that was later used in the production environment.
You worked on the research paper that later was used to obtain 2 million dollar government funding to start further studies to develop better alcohol free coughing syrup.
You are proficient in the web development software and can start working on web design immediately, You have portfolio of 25 technical live websites.
You worked with plastic industry leaders to develop compact bottle crusher tool for home use.

As you can see as a student you can have many accomplishments as well. My recommendation is that when close to graduation time try to work with industry, outside of school. This will really help you to see the real world. Start building your resume, even if you are not in the market for a new job. Simple list of accomplishments is a great start. However, you can always start with this great free resume builder, and networking place. Whether you are trying to build a call center resume or an accountant resume you need to take the time to ensure that it is presentable and includes all relevant achievements and qualifications.

TFSA Tax Free Savings Account - Saving Tips for 2017

2017-02-25T19:11:00.001-05:00

TFSA Tax Free Savings Account a saving tool implemented by Harper Government. It is a very good saving tool if you have cash available to put away. Banks give good interests rates on this account, and if you do end up making money in investments you do not have to pay taxes. It is a money you can take out at any time without penalties, but don't. TFSA is not a retirement savings account but it can be one. Treat it as one.

If you don't need to use your RRSP allowance because you don't need to, put that money away into this account. Check with your bank. All banks will let you set up this account. Set this account for your children, because with time their savings can accumulate; and remember you don't pay any tax on any earnings. Your limit to save in your TFSA is $5,500 per year. The current Liberal government was against this TFSA tool and did not raise the limit to $10,000 as previous government did. They in fact cancelled it. But the $5,500 TFSA investment per year is still a good investment to make. Remember, that money is after TAX money and you don't have to pay any tax on your investment. Start saving now.

Ebola, Everything About Ebola Virus

2017-02-12T14:34:00.000-05:00

1] DEFINITION: Ebola virus, an infectious and generally fatal disease marked by fever and severe internal bleeding, spread through contact with infected body fluids by a filovirus (Ebola virus), whose normal host species is unknown. Source: Dictionary

2] KEY FACTS: Ebola Virus, Fact Sheet No.103 Read More at: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs103/en/

Ebola virus disease (EVD), formerly known as Ebola haemorrhagic fever, is a severe, often fatal illness in humans.
The virus is transmitted to people from wild animals and spreads in the human population through human-to-human transmission.
The average EVD case fatality rate is around 50%. Case fatality rates have varied from 25% to 90% in past outbreaks.
The first EVD outbreaks occurred in remote villages in Central Africa, near tropical rainforests, but the most recent outbreak in west Africa has involved major urban as well as rural areas.
Community engagement is key to successfully controlling outbreaks. Good outbreak control relies on applying a package of interventions, namely case management, surveillance and contact tracing, a good laboratory service, safe burials and social mobilisation. Read More ...

3] EVERYTHING ABOUT: Ebola Virus from WIKIPEDIA

Ebola virus disease (EVD; also Ebola hemorrhagic fever, or EHF), or simply Ebola, is a disease of humans and other primates caused by ebolaviruses. Signs and symptoms typically start between two days and three weeks after contracting the virus as a fever, sore throat, muscle pain, and headaches. Then, vomiting, diarrhea and rash usually follow, along with decreased function of the liver and kidneys. At this time some people begin to bleed both internally and externally.[1] The disease has a high risk of death, killing between 25 percent and 90 percent of those infected with the virus, averaging out at 50 percent.[1] This is often due to low blood pressure from fluid loss, and typically follows six to sixteen days after symptoms appear.[2] Read More ...

4] QUESTIONS and ANSWERS on Ebola Virus

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

How do I protect myself against Ebola?
Has the first patient to become sick in this outbreak, know as “patient zero” been identified?
I am a U.S. resident experiencing some flu-like symptoms (e.g. fever, headache, muscle aches). How do I know if I have seasonal influenza or Ebola?
What is CDC doing in the U.S. about the outbreak in West Africa?

For Answers: Read More ...

5] OTHER HEALTH and GOVERNMENT SITES re Ebola Virus

Government of Candada: http://healthycanadians.gc.ca/diseases-conditions-maladies-affections/disease-maladie/ebola/index-eng.php
Healthline: http://www.healthline.com/health/ebola-hemorrhagic-fever#Causes2
MedicineNet: http://www.medicinenet.com/ebola_hemorrhagic_fever_ebola_hf/article.htm
WebMD: http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/ebola-fever-virus-infection

6] OPINION, VIEWS AND COMMENTS re Ebola Virus

Hell in the Hot Zone, Why a Massive International Effort has Failed to Contain the Ebola Epidimic | Vanity Fair

http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/2014/10/ebola-virus-epidemic-containment

As the Ebola epidemic rages, two questions have emerged: How did the deadly virus escape detection for three months? And why has a massive international effort failed to contain it? Traveling to Meliandou, a remote Guinean village and the likely home of Patient Zero, Jeffrey E. Stern tracks the virus’s path—and the psychological contagion that is still feeding the worst Ebola outbreak in history. Read More ...

What We’re Afraid to Say About Ebola | The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/12/opinion/what-were-afraid-to-say-about-ebola.html?_r=0

The first possibility is that the Ebola virus spreads from West Africa to megacities in other regions of the developing world. This outbreak is very different from the 19 that have occurred in Africa over the past 40 years. It is much easier to control Ebola infections in isolated villages. But there has been a 300 percent increase in Africa’s population over the last four decades, much of it in large city slums. What happens when an infected person yet to become ill travels by plane to Lagos, Nairobi, Kinshasa or Mogadishu — or even Karachi, Jakarta, Mexico City or Dhaka? Read More ...

My journey back to Ebola ground zero | The Financial Times
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/4c1711c2-d004-11e3-a2b7-00144feabdc0.html#axzz3IsoqG4Ue

I am spending two weeks in the country to celebrate my 65th birthday and to thank the people who played such an important role in two defining experiences of my life: investigating the first known outbreak of Ebola haemorrhagic fever in 1976 and uncovering a significant heterosexual epidemic of HIV/Aids in 1983. I am here with an American film crew making a documentary on epidemics, along with my wife Heidi, an anthropologist, and my friends Jean-Jacques Muyembe, director of the DRC’s National Institute for Biomedical Research, Eugene Nzila, a pioneer of Projet Sida (Africa’s first big Aids research project, founded in 1984) and Annie Rimoin, an epidemiologist from UCLA. Read More ...

7] THINGS THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO KNOW about Ebola Virus

Ebola: A Global Outbreak | Video
http://www.stufftheydontwantyoutoknow.com/video/clips/stdwytk-ebola-outbreak/
Could ebola really become a global epidemic, or is it a matter of sensationalism and manipulative journalism? Watch More ...

Ebola - What You're Not Being Told | YOUTUBE VIDEO

8] IN THE NEWS Ebola Virus (Google Search Engine Results)

Search key words: ebola news
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"Thinking of disease constantly will intensify it. Feel always 'I am healthily in body and mind'." ~ Swami Sivananda

Polar Vortex Acting Up, Are You Prepared?

2017-01-02T13:55:00.000-05:00

Yesterday it was a very nice day. It was snowing but it was also warm enough to keep a small layer of snow on the ground. Between comfortable cold and warm, approximately two cm snow blanket stayed on the ground throughout the day. Then something happened later in the evening. I didn't notice, but I did hear some winds blowing outside. I didn't pay attention until this morning. When I came out this morning my car was totally iced. Immediately I thought of polar vortex because such a nice weather turned into a nasty one in a short period of time. Later in the morning I walked across the soccer field and out of sudden gust of wind was blowing snow everywhere. Just like that. It happened suddenly with the temperatures plunging as well.

I thought of last year's ice storm that lasted us for couple of weeks in Ontario Canada. Many residents were out of power from few days to couple of weeks and it lasted through Christmas. Perhaps, we should all re-think our gift ideas and everyone should consider having or giving out the winter emergency and survival kit for home. Perhaps, this could be more functional and thoughtful gift for Christmas.

Then if the polar vortex breaks up or starting to act up like we may be again for a long extremely cold and long winter. Is ice age coming? Makes you think when you hear on the news that nearly half of the U.S. is covered with the snow.

Here are some more information about the polar vortex, apparently now a new phenomena.

"CNN International senior meteorologist Brandon Miller answers a few pressing questions about this phenomenon.

What is a polar vortex? What distinguishes it?

The polar vortex, as it sounds, is circulation of strong, upper-level winds that normally surround the northern pole in a counterclockwise direction -- a polar low-pressure system. These winds tend to keep the bitter cold air locked in the Arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere. It is not a single storm. On occasion, this vortex can become distorted and dip much farther south than you would normally find it, allowing cold air to spill southward.

How frequently does this polar vortex distortion occur?

The upper-level winds that make up the polar vortex change in intensity from time to time. When those winds decrease significantly, it can allow the vortex to become distorted, and the result is a jet stream that plunges deep into southern latitudes, bringing the cold, dense Arctic air spilling down with it. This oscillation is known as the Arctic Oscillation and it can switch from a positive phase to negative phase a few times per year. This oscillation -- namely the negative phase where the polar winds are weaker -- tends to lead to major cold air outbreaks in one or more regions of the planet."

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/06/us/polar-vortex-explained/index.html

Show the Passengers Where they Shall Eventually Arrive

2017-01-01T11:56:00.000-05:00

"Several times the photographer of the expedition brought out his transparent pictures and gave us a handsome magic-lantern exhibition. His views were nearly all of foreign scenes, but there were one or two home pictures among them. He advertised that he would "open his performance in the after cabin at 'two bells' (nine P.M.) and show the passengers where they shall eventually arrive"--which was all very well, but by a funny accident the first picture that flamed out upon the canvas was a view of Greenwood Cemetery!"

~ Mark Twain, The Innocents Abroad

Why We Can't Tickle Ourselves

2016-01-12T12:20:00.000-05:00

Mark Twain Writes About Thanksgiving Day

2015-11-12T12:42:00.000-05:00

"Thanksgiving Day, a function which originated in New England two or three centuries ago when those people recognized that they really had something to be thankful for--annually, not oftener--if they had succeeded in exterminating their neighbors, the Indians, during the previous twelve months instead of getting exterminated by their neighbors, the Indians.

Thanksgiving Day became a habit, for the reason that in the course of time, as the years drifted on, it was perceived that the exterminating had ceased to be mutual and was all on the white man's side, consequently on the Lord's side; hence it was proper to thank the Lord for it and extend the usual annual compliments."

~ Mark Twain's Autobiography

The Chocolate Running Out, the Price Hike for Sure

2014-11-17T23:03:00.002-05:00

I just read a bit about the chocolate running out. I wonder if it just an activity to drive the price of the chocolate up. I have seen increase in demand when they said that blue berries were good for brain, and then broccoli was a brain food. Every where I go in my house I find jars of coconut. Now that chocolate is going to run out what is going to happen to our teeth. Apparently, dark chocolate is responsible for health of your teeth. Well must have been all these health benefits that made us eat chocolate faster than we can produce.

I was sitting and writing something else when the news about the chocolate popped in the search. The Toronto Star even said that the world will be running out of chocolate because of you. I don't enjoy such headlines, because not all of us are chocolate lovers, and there are millions of people perhaps never tasted the chocolate. Perhaps it would have been better to say, that world will be running out of chocolate because of chocolate addicts.

About the price, I am sure that the price will increase of the chocolate. Not that it is kind of expensive now, especially if you buy cheap chocolate. I also wonder what is going to happen to the shops that specialize in chocolate products. Well everything has an ending and we may have less and less of chocolate.

Let see what others say about the chocolate running out.

1] World may be running out of chocolate – because of you

2] Get Ready for the 'Achocolypse': The World Is Running Out of Chocolate

3] We're running out of chocolate - and it's because we're eating more than is being produced, says world's biggest confectionary firm

FacebookTesting ‘Facebook At Work’ Interesting Addition to Facebook

2014-11-17T22:06:00.001-05:00

Facebook evolved and is continuing to evolve. A new product on the horizon apparently being tested by few thousand of users, Facebook at Work. So you can have two version and two faces running, one at home and one at work. Our life will be filled with going door to door of different social media. Soon as you leave Twitter, you will be heading to check your Facebook. When you at work you will be on the Facebook at Work. Some hangout on Pinterest, some on Google+, some once started to blog continue to be part of blogging community. Well looks like Facebook at Work is done deal and will be rolling out soon.

Here are some interesting articles to read about the Facebook's newest product, Facebook at Work.

Source: Facebook Is Testing ‘Facebook At Work’, Separately Hosted Version To Roll Out In A Few Months
Read more: http://techcrunch.com/2014/11/17/source-facebook-is-testing-facebook-at-work-separately-hosted-version-to-roll-out-in-a-few-months/

Over 8,000 People Already Use Facebook's 'Secret' New Project: Facebook At Work
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-at-work-inspired-by-facebook-2014-11#ixzz3JNyFRyYi

Facebook Developing ‘Facebook at Work’ Service, Says Report
Read more: http://www.wired.com/2014/11/facebook-at-work/

Unhappiness

2014-11-12T13:18:00.004-05:00

"The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation but thought about it. Be aware of the thoughts you are thinking."

~ Eckhart Tolle

Trees, A Photo Quote

2014-11-12T12:49:00.001-05:00

"The more often we see the things around us - even the beautiful and wonderful things - the more they become invisible to us. That is why we often take for granted the beauty of this world: the flowers, the trees, the birds, the clouds - even those we love. Because we see things so often, we see them less and less."

~ Joseph B. Wirthlin

"In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they're still beautiful."

~ Alice Walker

Simple, Patient and Compassionate

2014-11-12T12:38:00.003-05:00

“Simplicity, patience, compassion.
These three are your greatest treasures.
Simple in actions and thoughts,
you return to the source of being.
Patient with both friends and enemies,
you accord with the way things are.
Compassionate toward yourself,
you reconcile all beings in the world.”

~ Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

A human Being is a Part of the Whole Called by Us Universe

2014-11-12T12:36:00.001-05:00

“A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.”

~ Albert Einstein

The Opposites Everywhere

2014-11-12T12:34:00.000-05:00

“The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference.”

~ Elie Wiesel

You Find Strength in Knowing you Have a True Friend and Possibly a Soul Mate

2014-11-12T12:31:00.000-05:00

“Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around. You tell them things that you’ve never shared with another soul and they absorb everything you say and actually want to hear more. You share hopes for the future, dreams that will never come true, goals that were never achieved and the many disappointments life has thrown at you. When something wonderful happens, you can’t wait to tell them about it, knowing they will share in your excitement. They are not embarrassed to cry with you when you are hurting or laugh with you when you make a fool of yourself. Never do they hurt your feelings or make you feel like you are not good enough, but rather they build you up and show you the things about yourself that make you special and even beautiful. There is never any pressure, jealousy or competition but only a quiet calmness when they are around. You can be yourself and not worry about what they will think of you because they love you for who you are. The things that seem insignificant to most people such as a note, song or walk become invaluable treasures kept safe in your heart to cherish forever.

Memories of your childhood come back and are so clear and vivid it’s like being young again. Colours seem brighter and more brilliant. Laughter seems part of daily life where before it was infrequent or didn’t exist at all. A phone call or two during the day helps to get you through a long day’s work and always brings a smile to your face. In their presence, there’s no need for continuous conversation, but you find you’re quite content in just having them nearby. Things that never interested you before become fascinating because you know they are important to this person who is so special to you. You think of this person on every occasion and in everything you do. Simple things bring them to mind like a pale blue sky, gentle wind or even a storm cloud on the horizon. You open your heart knowing that there’s a chance it may be broken one day and in opening your heart, you experience a love and joy that you never dreamed possible. You find that being vulnerable is the only way to allow your heart to feel true pleasure that’s so real it scares you. You find strength in knowing you have a true friend and possibly a soul mate who will remain loyal to the end. Life seems completely different, exciting and worthwhile. Your only hope and security is in knowing that they are a part of your life.”

~ Bob Marley

The Passion of Laughter

2014-11-12T11:53:00.001-05:00

"The passion of laughter is nothing else but sudden glory arising from a sudden conception of some eminency in ourselves by comparison with the infirmity of others, or with our own formerly."

by The Leviathan

Zeitgeist: The Movie - by Peter Joseph ( 2012 Update - Full Film )

2014-11-05T10:38:00.001-05:00

Defined: "The Zeitgeist (spirit of the age or spirit of the time) is the intellectual fashion or dominant school of thought that typifies and influences the culture of a particular period in time." Source: Wiki

Red Umbrella

2014-11-05T10:30:00.002-05:00

Mama smiled and grabbed her large bright-red umbrella and tackled it beneath her arm. I hated that umbrella. It was like carrying a big stop sign that made everyone pause and take a notice of us. A ridiculous umbrella for a ridiculous woman.'

...

"But red is the color of revolution." I hoped this would make her consider. Mama stopped walking to look at me. "No, Lucia. The revolution may have taken over a lot of things, but it doesn't own a color. For me, red is the symbol of strength, and that's all it will ever represent."

...

There, in the middle of the small crowd, against the bright blue sky, a big red umbrella opened up. Mama's umbrella. That big stupid thing had never looked so beautiful. A smile edged its way onto may face. Mama had found a way to say good-bye.

Source: 'The Red Umbrella' by Christina Diaz Gonzalez, 2010.

Mine is a Long and a Sad Tale!

2014-11-01T20:49:00.001-04:00

"You promised to tell me your history, you know," said Alice, "and why it is you hate — C and D," she added in a whisper, half afraid that it would be offended again.

"Mine is a long and a sad tale!" said the Mouse, turning to Alice, and sighing. "It is a long tail, certainly," said Alice, looking down with wonder at the Mouse's tail; "but why do you call it sad?"

And she kept on puzzling about it while the Mouse was speaking, so that her idea of the tale was something like this.

Source: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll, 1869

The World Seems to Hold its Breath

2014-11-01T20:40:00.000-04:00

"The stillest hour of the night had come, the hour before dawn, when the world seems to hold its breath. The moon hung low, and had turned from silver to copper in the sleeping sky. The old owl no longer hooted, and the water-oaks had ceased to moan as they bent their heads."

Source: The Awakening by Kate Chopin, 1899

The Voice of the Sea is Seductive

2014-11-01T20:34:00.000-04:00

"The voice of the sea is seductive; never ceasing, whispering, clamoring, murmuring, inviting the soul to wander for a spell in abysses of solitude; to embrace.

The voice of the sea speaks to the soul. The touch of the sea is sensuous, enfolding the body in its soft, close embrace."

Source: The Awakening by Kate Chopin, 1899

She Was Rather Handsome Than Beautiful

2014-11-01T20:30:00.001-04:00

"Her eyebrows were a shade darker than her hair. They were thick and almost horizontal, emphasizing the depth of her eyes. She was rather handsome than beautiful. Her face was captivating by reason of a certain frankness of expression and a contradictory subtle play of features. Her manner was engaging."

Source: The Awakening by Kate Chopin, 1899

Face That Made One Trust Him at Once

2014-11-01T20:26:00.003-04:00

"There was something in his face that made one trust him at once. All the candour of youth was there, as well as all youth's passionate purity. One felt that he had kept himself unspotted from the world."

Source: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, 1908

Jian Ghomeshi Scandal is Fast Becoming what Pundits Call “a Moment,”

2014-11-01T20:04:00.001-04:00

"The Jian Ghomeshi scandal is fast becoming what pundits call “a moment,” a classic tipping point for anger around the treatment of women that has been on a slow boil for the better part of a year and is now bubbling over."

Source: National Post, Jian Ghomeshi scandal becoming a tipping point for anger over mistreatment of women by Sarah Boesveld

Karma, Cause and Effect

2014-11-01T19:53:00.004-04:00

"Karma is literally 'action', 'doing', 'deed'. It is at once cause, effect, and the law which equilibrates the two."

Source: Karma or Cause-Effect, Buddhism, Christmas Humphreys