Employers across many industries expect job seekers to have Microsoft Office (MS) skills. Even with the rise of Google Drive, a popular competitor, Microsoft Office remains the most preferred productivity software in businesses around the globe. You may not need to be an expert in MS Office for your next job, but you’ll improve your job prospects and be considered for more roles if you’re at least acquainted with the basics....
An occupational therapist is a health professional who is responsible for helping patients regain their ability to perform daily living and work activities. Their patients have generally lost these abilities because of mental, physical, developmental, or emotional conditions. This is one member of a rehabilitation team that may also include a physical therapist, speech pathologist, psychologist, and social worker. Occupational therapists may work with specific populations such as children or the elderly, or they may work in specialized settings, including mental health institutions and skilled nursing facilities....
The Ryder Cup is played every other year between teams of golfers representing the U.S. and Europe. Below you’ll find results of each competition, and each match within each competition, plus records, history and more. 2020 Ryder Cup When: Sept. 25-27, 2020 Where: Whistling Straits in Haven, Wisc. Captains: Europe - Padraig Harrington. USA - Steve Stricker Ticket info 2018 Ryder Cup Final Score: Europe 17.5, USA 10.5 When: Sept. 28-30, 2018 Where: Le Golf National (Albatros Course) in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France Captains: Europe - Thomas Bjorn; USA - Jim Furyk Team Members...
Do you need an effective way to ask your employees to state and sign off on the fact that they have been made aware of and received a copy of a new or changed policy? You’ll want to use a policy acknowledgment receipt. Here is a sample policy acknowledgment receipt that you can use when employees need to acknowledge their receipt and understanding of a policy. The signed policy receipt acknowledgment form is an effective way to ensure, as an employer, that you have made an effort to make sure that employees are informed of new workplace policies and expectations....
“Breach of contract” is a legal term that describes the violation of a contract or an agreement that occurs when one party fails to fulfill its promises according to the provisions of the agreement. Sometimes it involves interfering with the ability of another party to fulfill his duties. A contract can be breached in whole or in part. Most contracts end when both parties have fulfilled their contractual obligations, but it’s not uncommon for one party to fail to completely fulfill their end of the contract agreement....
How much money you will make in the military is a little more complicated than “do eight hours of work and get paid for eight hours.” How much you will make in the military depends on several factors. Base Pay This is sometimes called “basic pay.” Everyone on active duty receives base pay. The amount depends on your rank, and how many years you’ve been in the military. For example, the lowest ranking enlisted member—someone in the paygrade of E-1—with less than two years of service, makes a base pay of $1,681 per month....
Have you ever seen one of those huge lottery jackpots giving away hundreds of millions of dollars and thought, “I’d be happy to win just a fraction of that amount?” If so, a lottery pool might be for you. What Are Lottery Pools? Lottery pools let you get better odds of winning a lottery without paying more money for tickets. A group of people pools their money together to buy lottery tickets....
SGTM is internet shorthand for “Sounds good to me.” SGTM is an expression of agreement or a form of assent that is relatively common in online conversations between friends. SGTM can be spelled with all caps or as all lowercase, sgtm. Since both versions mean the same thing, the choice is a matter of personal preference. Be careful not to type entire sentences in all caps, as that is considered rude shouting....
As a small business owner, you have a meaningful understanding of the color of money but how about the color of your business? Learn whether the colors of your business put your customers in a buying mood or create the wrong perception of your company. The Science of Colors It seems hard to believe that colors can have an impact on our body and mind. However, scientists know colors can influence our body’s physiology and mental state....
If you want to follow breaking news, stay in touch with far-flung friends, join Twitter parties, or enter and win Twitter contests, you’ll need to get the hang of the popular social media platform. And that starts with learning the most frequently-used Twitter terms. When you start out, you might feel that you are speaking a new, strangely bird-influenced language. Don’t worry, however, it won’t be long before you are throwing around retweets and hashtags like a pro....
If you’ve been fired, you know how emotionally devastating that pink slip can be. Even if you didn’t do anything wrong, being let go feels like being judged and found wanting. If you did get fired for cause, well, that sense of failure is likely to be even more intense. Before you beat yourself up, though, you should know that you’re in good company. Some of the world’s most successful people – the folks who invented our favorite gadgets, built the world’s most successful brands, and make the greatest impact on society – lost their jobs before (and sometimes even after) becoming the household names they are today....
Late winter and early spring rains often muddy up lakes and definitely affect the way fish, particularly bass and crappies, act. Although some mountain lakes stay clear, fishing muddy water may become the norm for a period in the spring, so you have to adapt to it. The best thing to do on a thoroughly muddy lake is to find wherever the water is clearest. Often, creeks near a dam are a little less muddy than other places....
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Sooner or later every eBay member will find themselves wanting to contact another eBay member for one reason or another. Perhaps a transaction went awry, leaving one or both parties unsatisfied, or there’s another bad situation. Or, a buyer may want to ask a seller about a listing before buying. Buyers may also have questions about an item they purchased. A seller may also want to ask a buyer about nonpayment....
Enabling cheat codes for The Sims 3 is usually a breeze. Use the appropriate keyboard shortcut to bring up the cheat console and input your code. However, if The Sims 3 cheat window isn’t showing up, there are a few things you can try to get back in the game. Instructions in this article apply to The Sims 3 for Windows and Mac. The mobile and console versions of the game do not support cheat codes....
With the growing obesity epidemic in the United States, more and more people are looking for healthier options when dining out. This has led to a rise of healthy restaurant concepts that offer everything from organic vegan fare to locally sourced meats and produce. But do healthy restaurant concepts really work? Still a small segment of the restaurant industry, healthy restaurant concepts offer many benefits but also come with risks. Those considering opening a healthy restaurant should carefully study the local market and demographics....
Changes in the “World’s Largest Bookstore” designation reveal a dramatic shift in book retailing trends. Independent retail bookselling is beating the biggest retail bookstore chains, and the Internet is beating brick-and-mortarbookstores in some very important industry-disrupting ways. So What Is the World’s Largest Bookstore? Depending on how you measure it, several bookstores can claim some right to the title of “World’s Largest Book Store.” Large can be measured by store size, retail sales floor square footage, number of titles, shelf space, and even more measurements....
In the first (and by far, the best) National Lampoon’s Vacation film, bumbling Chevy Chase and his doofus Griswold family travel across the country to visit the mythical theme park, Walley World. There are distracting side stories, including Christie Brinkley and her red Ferrari, but the focus of the road trip film is on making it to the roller coaster haven. After the epic journey, a talking moose meets them at the front entrance to inform them that the park is closed for repairs and maintenance....
Virginia’s landlord tenant law defines specific security deposit rules and obligations for both landlords and tenants. The rights of both parties are protected with rules limiting the amount a landlord can collect, reasons a landlord can deduct money from a tenant’s security deposit, and how and when the deposit must be returned to the tenant at move out. Here are the basic security deposit terms Virginia landlords and tenants should understand....
01 of 20 Live from an Alternate Reality, It’s HGTV! Home and Garden Television (HGTV) is a network that specializes in home improvement shows like “House Hunters,” “Love It Or List It,” “Fixer Upper,” and others of that ilk. Anyone who has ever tuned into the channel can tell you that, first off, watching this stuff is incredibly addictive. You put on one little show and before you know it, you find yourself glued to the TV hours later, completely riveted by a brawny contractor busting down walls with a sledgehammer....
