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300th: Eleven years later, first menu's a charm
It was fall of 1995. Norma Degge, a longtime food columnist for The Register-Guard, had recently retired, and I decided to apply for the freelance writing job. I made an appointment for an interview with the features editor at that time. As I was being interviewed by this young guy, I thought to myself, he probably doesn't know anything about food and could care less. But, after showing him a sample column and discussing future ideas, I was hired. So, here I am today, more than 11 years later, writing my 300th "What's for Dinner?" column and still having fun - thanks to that young guy, my first editor at The Register-Guard who gave me a chance, Bob Welch. This is a repeat of my first recipes for The Register-Guard column, and it is still a good menu for today: Bistro Salad, Columbia River Salmon With Cucumber Sauce, Parsleyed New Potatoes, Squash and Mushroom Bake, and Gingerbread With Fresh Pears.
Resumes that Rock!
Resumes offer an employer their first glimpse of a potential job candidate. It's essential that your resume make a favorable impression on that employer. Your resume will be quickly scanned, rather than read. Ten to twenty seconds is the average amount of time you have to persuade a prospective employer to read further. As a result, the top half of the first page of your resume could either make you or break you. By the time the employer has read the first few lines, you have either caught their interest or not. You want your resume to have the same result as a well-written ad: to get the reader to respond. Here are some basic tips for writing resumes:
Most resumes should be one page in length. Try to condense information to fit one page, especially if the second page is less than half full.
Planet Briefs 01/31/2007
Early this week, Grand Targhee Resort announced the hire of a Director of Sustainable Operations, Christina J. Thomure, to direct the ski resort's sustainability initiatives and pursue its environmental goals. Employees and management at Grand Targhee collaborated on a Sustainability Charter that laid out the resort's commitment to continually educate about sustainability issues and pursue fiscally attainable sustainable operations. Grand Targhee's Web site describes the resort's dedication to the environment. “We are working … to balance social, economic, and environmental priorities to promote a more beautiful and healthy future for our communities." The resort focuses on renewable energy, transportation, waste management and sustainable ecosystems, among other things. Thomure served as a resort planner at the Canyons Resort in Park City, Utah, as an associate planner for the Town of Jackson, and as development director at Nelson Engineering.
Property Survey Alternatives
A few weeks ago I wrote an article commenting on the fact that only about 20% of homebuyers bother with getting a professional survey carried out on their prospective purchase. I'm all in favour of getting a property thoroughly checked out before you buy it ,but I can understand that finding an extra £500 - £1,000 for a full structural survey might be difficult when you consider all the other expenses involved in buying a house. There's also the fact that surveyors sometimes write over-zealous reports pointing out every single potential problem because they have to cover their backs if their professional indemnity insurance is to remain effective. As a result, buyers can be scared off unnecessarily because it can appear that a property has rather more problems than it really does.
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