LIBERTY: Gooferment education

Friday, June 15, 2007

http://www.townhall.com/columnists/
WalterEWilliams/2007/06/13/
competition_or_monopoly

Competition or Monopoly
By Walter E. Williams
Wednesday, June 13, 2007

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What’s wrong with parents having the right, along with the means, to
enroll their children in schools of their choice?

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Now I read WEW every Wednesday as soon as I get a chance. I was very upset for his backing down on the libertarian principle that “taxes are theft with violence”. (Don’t believe it just don’t pay a tax and see what happens. You could get killed!)

So I warmed up the poison keyboard and shot off a response.

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Forcing others to pay for it. They aren’t my children. I didn’t decide
to have them. I didn’t get any choices. Other than to pay my “fair share”!

Argh!

Ferdinand J. Reinke
Kendall Park, NJ 08824

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AND was I ever SURPRISED to find this in my email box!

From: Walter E. Williams
Sent: Friday, June 15, 2007 7:32 AM
To: ReinkeFJ
Subject: Re: Townhall.com Columnist Mail for Walter E. Williams: Re:
Competition or Monopoly

You’re absolutely right but we can’t get from here to there in one fell swoop.

Cheers.

Professor Walter E. Williams
George Mason University
Department of Economics
4400 University Dr., MSN 3G4
Fairfax, Virginia 22030
Http://www.gmu.edu/departments/economics/wew

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WOW! An email from the man! Impressive. He actually read my rant!

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JOBSEARCH: STRATEGY Allow yourself to be found

Friday, June 15, 2007

METHODOLOGY ***
STRATEGY Allow yourself to be found
TACTICS ***
TECHNOLOGY ***

Dear fellow turkey,

IMHO it’s all about starting and maintaining a conversation. Seekers want to have as many different conversations going on as they can possibly manage. I always felt that “perception is reality”. It doesn’t matter how you get that conversation going, what illusions the other side is under, or what comes of it. You get to have a conversation with someone who will at the very least give you data, information, knowledge, and wisdom. Clearly a sliding scale of volume and value. You will gather lots of data that is mostly low value. You will gather very little wisdom and that’s high value platinum stuff.

Here’s an opportunity (free … my favorite kind) to register on a reputable site, LinkedIn, put up a profile, and get screened email. A triple play. Now who do you think will use this site for an unintended purpose? Up, I heard it in the back of the “room”. A recruiter, head hunter, search person. Looking for that thecae who’s not looking. Little do they know that you are a “turkey” setting the trap, laying in wait for them, and you will spring your trap. They think they have “found” you. And, you’ll stick like glue to them until you suck everything of value out of them before they know it. Then, if they don’t have your ideal job, then you’ll cast them aside sucked dry and feeling abused. Ahhh what power. Revenge of the turkeys. I love it.

So scoot over and fill out a profile. And, you’ll look techie besides. Even if you can’t spell Komputer.

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PRODUCTIVITY: Brainstorming

Friday, June 15, 2007

http://changethis.com/35.04.Brainstorming
http://changethis.com/pdf/35.04.Brainstorming.pdf

10 Guidelines for Effective Brainstorming
By Randah Taher

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Brainstorming is a powerful tool, if used correctly, but just like any power tool, you must read the manual, follow instructions and use the thing correctly…or you’re wasting time. Randah Taher presents 10 guidelines to optimizing the power of brainstorming.

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You have love it. But do you REALLY WANT disruptive ideas?

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YAHOO ANSWER: say in my interview

Thursday, June 14, 2007

QUESTION

Asked by “Genaro G”

What can i say in my inerview as a medicl assistant?

what is a good thing to say in an interview as an MA to get hire

ANSWER

I think it’s always important to express your unique value equation. That is what are you going to do for your new employer to be valuable for them. So things like how much energy, enthusiasm, and effort your going to put in for them. Notice, they won’t care what you want. They care about what they want. Even when I haven’t been the best qualified candidate, I always tried to be the best choice. imho.

SOURCES

(none)

UPDATE

Best Answer – Chosen By Voters

N.B.: Before you go wild with excitement, not only was I one of two to answer the question, (and the other answer was about spelling), but I got the only vote for “best answer”. I’m again ashamed to put that ten points in my total. But not too ashamed!

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TECH SOFTWARE: MSFT Windows Live Writer

Thursday, June 14, 2007

A BLOGDESK competitor, one has to at least consider the offering from the Evil Empire. Clearly in my mind, it starts off with one big strike against it. It integrates with IE7 and not firefox. Strike Two. Now let’s see if it posts to WORDPRESSDOTCOM?

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OK so it did stick a post in the blog. Two strikes and looking for a third. :-)

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YAHOO ANSWER: for someone who has been out of the workforce

Thursday, June 14, 2007

QUESTION

Asked by snfbwf

Resume and cover letter for someone who has been out of the workforce.?

ANSWER

Surf over to my “turkey farm” and review some of the key points. Regardless of why you have been out of the workforce, you have a “unique value proposition” to express. You can unlock same value for some one. If you can’t, what are you selling? You have to find out what that value is. Then, you craft a “unique sales proposition” (i.e., how do I get someone to hire me). Then, you build a resume and cover letter to that purpose.

I counsel “turkeys” (i.e., people who have gotten the axe from their employer). I’ve been axed several times. After the first time, it should NOT hurt. And, it certainly shouldn’t be a surprise. Happens to everyone. If it doesn’t then you’re playing your cards to tight to the vest.

Your letter and resume have to tell a story. They have to initiate a conversation. You want them to make the reader pick up the phone and say “how did you do that? can you do it for me?”.

It’s hard work. The hardest you’ll ever do. But, you’ll be motivated because you’re working for yourself.

I’ll close with one story. An “old” turkey (i.e., one who has been out of work for a “long” time) was sent to me for “help”. So, I looked at his resume with a three year hole in it. I naturally inquired, in my blunt cavalier injineer way, “been in jail?”. Mind you this was the resume he was sending out and didn’t understand why no response. He said “no, i was caring for my dying wife”. My jaw dropped to the floor.

He wasn’t telling his story. We fashioned a “job entry” that said something like “Care Giver, Medical Treatment Assistant, and Medical Billing Expert” with three bullet points. Recruiters hate holes in time lines; they suspect you’ve been in jail or worse off having the fun that they are not having. Any way, this turkey had a senior level IT job in an HR department working on their benefits billing systems in less than five weeks.

All I did was get him to tell his story. All you have to do is to tell yours. AND, express what you are going to do for the reader.

Good luck,
fjohn
just a big old fat turkey hisself

Sources

http://home.comcast.net/~v2y2r0n27rhj6y/TURKEY/index.htm

Update

Best Answer – Chosen By Voters

N.B.: Before you go wild with excitement, not only was I one of two to answer the question, but I got the only vote for “best answer”. I’m again ashamed to put that ten points in my total. But not too ashamed!

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TECH SERVICE: SPOCK finding people (in some type of prerelease)

Thursday, June 14, 2007

http://www.spock.com/about

Spock

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Spock is the online leader in personal search, helping users find and discover people. With over one hundred million people already indexed and millions added every day, Spock is building the broadest and deepest people specific search engine.

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In light of my prestigious postition in the field of blogging about technology, … … ok I asked when they said “any fools out there will to test our stuff for no money … I’ve got one of the “rare” spock accounts. (I have invites. What’s it worth to you?)

It’s pretty neat a service. I found some Jaspers I didn’t know about.

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YAHOO ANSWER: Manhattan College or CUNY City College

Thursday, June 14, 2007

QUESTION
Asked by motahar_basam

Manhattan College or CUNY City College?

I want to major in Mechanical Engineering. I don’t know if I should go to Manhattan College or CUNY City College?

someone help, please.

ANSWER

I’m a Jasper EE Class of 68. I can honestly say I have never heard anyone complain that they didn’t get a good education at Manhattan. I don’t know about CUNYCC. I think that the primary determinate of what you will take away from your place of education is you, your attitude, and your willingness to do the “heavy lifting”. I do know that if you graduate from Jasper-land, you will find that there are about 6k of fellow alums who you can network with. If you are specifically interested in chatting up an ME I can probably find a dozen to talk to. Go up to any Manhattan Men’s Basketball game at Draddy Gym and look for a red headed loony cheering on the team, ask for Pete Sweeney (my cousin), and ask him to aim you at some MEs. He’s a CE but as past president of the alumni society, he probably be able to id one right there. I’d say that if you go to MC, you won’t be disappointed.

Sources

http://www.lowestcostcolleges.com/

Update

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N.B.: Before you go wild with excitement, not only was I the only one to answer the question, but I got the only vote for “best answer”. I’m ashamed to put that ten points in my total. But not too ashamed, in it goes. Hey a “best” is a “best”. This is the question that got me started “doing” Yahoo Answers. What an ego!

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YAHOO ANSWER: what would u do if this were u n why

Thursday, June 14, 2007

QUESTION

Asked by pisces_dreamer06

What would u do if this were u n why?

basically right now im just turned 19. i work as a dispatcher making about $1,400 a month and will be attending college next semester FULL TIME. BUT this job just came up as a dispatcher for 9-1-1 making $64,000/yr thats about 4,500/mo. should i do that and go to school part time? oh im going to school for nursing but will be doing just my pre-req/general ed next semester.

what should i do and what do you think the pro and cons on it would be? thank you serious answers plz

i quilify for this job 100% and at my current job its a slow independent company where i have all the time in the world to study where being a 9-1-1 dispatcher is probally busy with little down time.

ANSWER

You didn’t say what you were planning to study, what you career aspirations are, and how important grades would be in your employment prospects. Believe it or not these should all bear on you decision.

I worked full time and went to school full time. Your grades might suffer. Mine actually improved because I spent less time goofing off and applied myself more.

If you’re planning to study French Romantic Poetry, Philosophy, or such, then I’m not sure what you will be earning when you graduate. If you’re going for law, medicine, or engineering, then I think you need to focus on the study; not the job. If you’re broke, don’t go into a lot of debt and do the full time job and Gary North’s cheap college suggestions,

I think you need to clarify your expectations and then the answer will be apparent.

Sources

http://www.lowestcostcolleges.com/

UPDATE

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More points!

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YAHOO ANSWER: Per dollar how much Yen

Thursday, June 14, 2007

Asked by “sooshians_1981”

QUESTION

Per dollar how much Yen?

Best Answer – Chosen By Voters

Dear Soosh_,

Use Google for all conversion questions.

Put in “Convert 1 USD to Yen” in the Google search box and it pops back

1 U.S. dollar = 121.285628 Japanese yen

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It’s fish and fishing. Give some one a fish; Teach someone to fish! Now you can convert anything?

Hope this helps.

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UPDATE Voted “best”

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