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This calendar is filled with humorous happenings as reported by doctors, nurses, and technicians working within the medical profession. You will be shocked and amazed to the point of laughter by what people say and the things they do in the presence of their caregivers. Size: 5″ x 5″. ISBN-13: 9780740783883. ISBN-10: 0740783882.

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Web page designing is an extremely simple procedure. But for this to hold true one must follow the proper guidelines whilst equipped with the proper tools. Unfortunately there are always the odd few who completely disregard all warnings, cautions and advice given to them by friends, family and of course the internet. Don’t be one of them. Web designing is not only a tech savvy term but is a form of art. Therefore incorporating an element of successive designing in to ones creation is a must in order to enjoy the success of your work.

To address an extremely common blooper that is committed whilst web designing would be the blatant misuse of Adobe Flash. Firstly it is important that one understands what Flash is meant for. The software is used to add relevant animation and advertisement on various websites. Flash can also manipulate vector and raster graphics and support bidirectional streaming of audio and video content. Do not use it for decoration, it has a purpose. Using Flash for intros and to give your page more ‘spunk’ does nothing but annoy people. Having constant movement on your page irrelevantly can be distracting rather than interesting. Focus more on your content and pictures. Many people also do not appreciate using Flash for navigation. Static menus and predictable navigation are more suitable for a majority.

Many web designers tend to not pay that much attention to the font and font size that they use. Legibility is a key factor of having a web page in the first place though some get carried away with frills and fancies. Many tend to use extremely small or frozen font sizes. Never ever do this as it will only generate hatred towards you from bystanders. If you prefer a small font size or absolutely want to use a frozen font size then make absolutely sure that you create a high contrast between the text and the background in order to increase legibility. Though this might seem obvious its funny how many people tend to ignore this and pay more attention to other less relevant matter within their webpage.

Never have a frozen layout with a fixed page width. This is because once you create a webpage you obviously want people from all over the world to view it. Therefore relate to the whole world not only with your content, but by making your page more user friendly.web sites are extremely difficult to use if they do not resize with the window on big monitors while one has to scroll horizontally if they have a small window. Everyone does not have the same monitor as you. Neither do they have the same paper. For example if you want to print out a frozen page, the rightmost part is cut off for many European and Asian countries who use A4 sized paper. Some even freeze both the width and height of the viewport when displaying information in a pop up window. If you must use pop ups (though it is not recommended) at least allow users the privilege of resizing new windows.
Minimize user confusion by enabling them to enlarge a picture that they would like to see by denoting it by a magnifying glass icon. Do not have this feature and then display the same photo in the exact same size in a different window. Do not also show this picture a fraction of an inch larger than the original photo. If you can’t do the feature right do nothing at all and minimize the clutter on your web page with no deceitful little icons. Also though this is a basic fundamental of web page designing many conveniently ignore this rule and post a link on the homepage that links to the homepage itself! Why? Don’t do that. It can get irritating for the user and no one will want to visit your website. Keep your website design user friendly, concise and pleasant and you will most definitely be a success.

It’s still freezing outdoors but you’re already dreaming of your summer garden wedding. You have installed your outdoor surveillance cameras to boost your wedding videos and you can’t wait to catch all the fun but more than recording the merry-making your cameras can alert you to impending disasters.

The lighter side of those outdoor surveillance cameras

Fortunately, it’s not always about illegal break-ins that your outdoor surveillance cameras are going to record. You’ve seen those usual everyday things; you have spotted the faithful postman delivering snail mail to your mailbox and the neighbor’s mongrel peeing on your perfectly manicured lawn. Sometimes, when the cameras detect some motion you rush to the PC screen only to see that crazy dog again, peeing on your rose bush.

These scenes are nothing out of the ordinary. Wait until your garden wedding. You’ll be seeing something else and lots of it. Here are the common party bloopers that are likely to be witnessed by your outdoor surveillance cameras:

A wedding cake disaster. When all eyes are on the bride and the groom, nobody’s watching the crazy dog dragging the lacy tablecloth off the fancy laid table and the fabulous wedding cake with it. It will be too late to save the cake. Now that you know this may happen, have someone keep an eye on the CCTV monitor and instruct the caterer to have someone keep an eye on that crazy dog.

Bridesmaid dramas. There’s no telling when bridesmaids get their act up. Even if they’re not making the drama obvious, the outdoor surveillance cameras will catch them gossiping and making faces. If someone scoots over to tell you something nasty is going on with your bridesmaids, call their attention away from the trouble. Request those good-looking stalwarts to dance with each of the belle and to keep them company.

Flower girl tantrums. This may or may not happen to your. But if it does, it will be all over the monitors. The only thing good about this? You can show tape to the little girl after the wedding and enjoy your just rewards.

Sloshed best man. With all the booze the night before, the best man is still trying to recover his bearings. If you don’t watch out, he might be puking all over the place. The moment those outdoor security cameras catch him snoozing have someone take the poor fellow to a room where he can snore happily away. Reserve that recriminations for later.

Exploding glass bowls. Floating candles and the punch can create fireworks. If caught on security cameras this could be your favorite topic for years to come. The pyrotechnics can be scary, so have someone watch your centerpiece.

Gate crashers. You cannot avoid them, but you can be sure they were not invited. When you go over the recording and the guest list, they sure weren’t invited. Instead of marching them off, let someone give them a drink and some hors d oeuvres. Be the gracious hostess. You don’t want to catch yourself on video – a screaming virago. Not a good memory from your garden wedding, huh?

These are just a few of the wedding party bloopers that might be captured by your outdoor security cameras if you are not careful. So plan and arm the army against these disasters.

Bloopers are clumsy mistakes that are usually made in public. The television show ‘TV’s Bloopers and Practical Jokes’ and many blooper books are indicators of the interest we have in other people’s goofs.

Here are two from ‘All Time Great Bloopers’ by Blooper Snooper Kermit Schafer and one from ‘More Press Boners’ by Earle Tempel, and how you might use them in a presentation.

* A while back I heard about a DJ on WIOD in Miami, Florida who said, ‘This is Alan Courtney speaking. Don’t forget, tonight at nine, our special guest . . . (pause) . . .will be . . . I forgot.’ Well, I haven’t forgotten why we are here today . . . or (For an introducer) I couldn’t possibly forget who is here with us today.’

* Mayor Daley of Chicago was being interviewed on TV following the riots during the Democratic convention. The mayor stated, ‘The police in Chicago are not here to create disorder, they are here to preserve it. I hope I don’t create or preserve any disorder in my presentation today.’

* From The San Leandro, CA News: I saw a notice in the newspaper the other day. It said, ‘Industrial Boulevard is empty because it is a road to nowhere. Work is underway to extend it.’ If we keep developing the obsolete widget. We will be on the road to nowhere too.

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The most embarrassing moment – when you doll up for an occasion, wearing nice shoes, good perfume, slinky eveningwear and just from nowhere a nasty girl passes a comment, “Watch out your black underwear sweety”. You instantly feel like beating the living daylights out of her. It is not her mistake, though. Since absolute style check involves a good lingerie taste too. So, unless you are in a mood to surprise everybody around you, consider these world’s biggest lingerie bloopers and develop a teasing lingerie sense.

Wearing a black thong or undergarment under a classic white dress is the biggest lingerie blunder, unless of course you want to leave nothing to imagination. Never experiment with a thick seamed bra or underwear under body-hugging clothes. Otherwise, don’t blame on the tongues wagging about your eerie lingerie sense.

Don’t go for the large-sized erotic underwear, thinking your well-defined curves can carry them nicely.

Every single lingerie piece doesn’t necessarily have to be in the hues of blue, maroon and other bold colors. Some nude pastel shades are must-haves in the lingerie drawer.Donning a nice sheer shirt or bikini tops without a bra must have quintessential nipple covers to veil the assets, if you want to save yourself from a wardrobe malfunction.

For sexy lingerie enthusiasts, matching bra straps with a trendy spaghetti dress or top are inevitable.

Apart from regular, basic underclothes, add a dash of style to your lingerie drawer with some lacy, chic and sexy items to be worn as outerwear. Also have few girly prints in vivacious colours for an ultimate diva look.

Never ever forcibly fit yourself in a smaller lingerie set, for it was available on sale, it was the last available size or the outfit was stunning.

Buying expensive lingerie wouldn’t make a big dent into your pocket; so instead of compromising on swanky design and fit, spare a penny higher on quality brands and visit www.undermywear.co.uk

Microsoft PowerPoint is the software of choice for many when it comes to making a presentation before students, employees, project team members and the like. As with other similar presentation packages, it offers many useful features and functions. The downside is that in all too many presentations, the technology takes center stage, shunting the presenter to the role of supporting act. We have all witnessed presentations that seemed designed to help us catch up on our sleep and others that were a whirlwind, “full of sound and fury, signifying nothing”.

Over the years of witnessing hundreds of presentations, I have seen my fair share of yawn promoters and storms in teacups. As a professional trainer, I thought: Why not condense the most common errors that I have seen and draw some useful lessons from which we can all benefit? Here are my top seven PowerPoint annoyances and what we can learn from each of these to improve our own performance.

1. Not telling the participants the purpose of the session

You know the kind of presentation I am talking about. From one slide to the next, you have little to no idea of where the presentation is going. You wonder whether you should even have turned up. Eliminate the guessing game by letting your audience know up front the purpose of your session and how you plan to achieve it.

2. Overdosing participants with information

Novice presenters often suffer the illusion that some content is good, so more is better. With this mindset, these presenters cram as much as possible onto each slide, filling it with font sizes as small as 10 point. Help your participants avoid eye strain and to stay interested by using plenty of white space and font sizes large enough to read from the back row. Add to your slides tables, charts and other graphics that will aid understanding your message.

3. Avoiding personal interaction with the audience

Some presenters display discomfort in revealing their personalities. They hide with their backs turned toward the audience, reading each word on each slide, and avoid eye contact by burying themselves in their notes. Hearing the presenter’s words and reading them at the same time not only slows down learning, it robs the presentation of the presenter’s personality. Participants are yearning to engage with the speaker and not be simply read to. So, take time to turn off your slide show and put down your notes to make a connection with your audience. Use plenty of eye contact and generate interest with your voice and body language.

4. Showing as many slides as possible

In an effort to get through volumes of material, inexperienced presenters try to break records for showing the most number of slides in the shortest possible time. As time starts to run out, the pace of the presentation increases until each slide seems to be but a blur. To avoid giving your participants a headache, allow about five minutes per slide. If time gets short, eliminate the least important slides.

5. Distributing copies of the slides before the session

You may think it a bonus if the presenter hands you a copy of their presentation before it starts. In fact, listening to the presentation whilst trying to follow the sequence in your handout only impedes your understanding. Avoid handing out copies of the slides until after the presentation. Giving participants pen and paper before the session starts will be of more use to them as they write notes in their own words.

6. Neglecting giving out support materials

Effective slides contain the key messages only, with the presenter filling in the detail. Presenters that only handout a copy of the slides may leave many participants bewildered some days or weeks later as they try to remember what each bulleted point meant. At the appropriate time during the presentation, hand out supporting materials that will allow participants to use the information you presented after they leave. You could distribute bibliographies, instructions or diagrams, for example.

7. Using a mishmash of slide transition effects

The technology so enamors some presenters that they feel you will be a better person through experiencing every “wow” effect in the package. You find yourself reaching for the motion sickness tablets after you’ve seen the slides crash, slide, twirl, dissolve … Help your participants stay focused on the message by using just one or two slide transition effects. Remember, your audience came to see and hear you and not a special effects show.

How many bloopers did you recognize? How many have you committed? Now choose the one or two worst bloopers that you have done and commit to eradicating those in your next presentation. Once you are satisfied that you have those licked, select the next one or two practices to improve upon. Ask your participants how you are doing. In time, by focusing on your key areas for improvement, you will be regarded as a PowerPoint master.

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I’m sure you’ve sat through movie or TV “bloopers” at the end of shows and laughed at the mistakes the actors make during the filming of the show. If I could put together a film with bloopers that people make in interviews it might seem funny as well – but not when it happens in real life – to you!

How do you avoid bloopers? First you become aware of what some of the pitfalls of interviewing are and then you prepare and practice so that it won’t happen to you. Here are 10 of those very pitfalls to watch for.

1.Poor non-verbal communication – slouching – fidgeting – lack of eye contact

It’s about demonstrating confidence – standing straight, making eye contact, and connecting with a good, firm handshake. That first impression can be a great beginning, or a quick ending to your interview.

2. Not dressing for the job or company – “over casual”

Today’s casual dress codes in the office, do not give you permission to dress as “they” do when you interview. It is important to look professional and well groomed, above all. Whether you wear a suit or something less formal depends on the company culture and the position you are seeking. If possible, call and find out what the company dress code is before the interview.

3. Not listening – only worrying about what you are going to say

From the very beginning of the interview, your interviewer is giving you information, either directly or indirectly. If you are not listening – turning up your intuitive – you are missing a major opportunity. Good communication skills include listening and letting the person know you heard what they said. Observe your interviewer and match that style and pace.

4. Talking too much – telling it all – even if it’s not relevant

Telling the interviewer more than they need to know could be a fatal mistake. When you have not prepared ahead of time you may tend to ramble, sometimes talking yourself right out of the job. Prepare for the interview by reading through the job posting; matching your skills with the requirements of the position, and relating only that information.

5. Being over-familiar – your new best friend is NOT the interviewer

The interview is a professional meeting to talk business. This is not about making a new friend. The level of familiarity should mimic the demeanor of the interviewer. It is important to bring energy and enthusiasm to the interview, and to ask questions, but not to over-step your place as a candidate looking for a job.

6. Using inappropriate language – you “guys” know what I mean

It’s a given that you should use professional language during the interview. Be aware of any inappropriate slang words or references to age, race, religion, politics, or sexual preferences – these topics could get the door slammed very quickly.

7. Acting cocky – being overconfident – “king of the hill”

Attitude plays a key role in your interview success. There is a fine balance between confidence, professionalism, and modesty. Even if you’re putting on a performance to demonstrate your ability, over-doing is as bad, if not worse, as being too reserved.

8. Not answering the question asked – “jumping in without thinking”

When an interviewer asks for an “example of a time,” you did something, he is seeking a sample of your past behavior. If you fail to relate a “specific” example, you not only don’t answer the question, but you miss an opportunity to prove your ability and tell about your skills.

9. Not asking questions – a missed opportunity you will live to regret

When asked if they have any questions, the majority of candidates answer, “No.” Wrong answer! It is extremely important to ask questions. It demonstrates an interest in what goes on in the company. It also gives you the opportunity to find out if this is the right place for you. The best questions come from listening to what is asked during the interview, and asking for additional information.

10. Appearing desperate – “Please, please hire me!”

It’s a tough job market, and you need a job! But, when you interview with the “Please, please, hire me,” approach you appear desperate and less confident. Maintain the three “C’s” during the interview: Cool, Calm, and Confident! You know you can do the job, – now, make sure the interviewer believes you can, too.

Everybody makes mistakes – that’s what makes us human. We can laugh at ourselves a great deal of the time when we get tongue-tied or forget someone’s name – even our spouse’s. But in the interview you want to be as prepared and polished as possible. If you do make a mistake, consider it a human error and learn from the experience. In the meantime do your homework and get prepared.

Planning a fall wedding but don’t want to be laughed at? To avoid being a laughing stock, here are some wedding bloopers to avoid.

Play Safe, Go Traditional

A fabulous fall wedding need not require going for expensive designer gowns and tuxedos. Do not experiment with your body types and complexions. Stick to the traditional gowns and tuxedoes in shades apt for the season. Orange and brown shades go well with the fall wedding season and are sure to make you look spectacular.

Coordination Works Well

Ensure the attendants, bridesmaids, best men and flower girls’ attires do not look mismatched. They should follow color coordination and look in sync with the theme. Mismatched color coordination might ruin the photograph frames too and you will be ruining it for life. Ensure the fall wedding flowers also match with the overall theme.

Let The Music Play On

Make the fall wedding emphasise more on marriage vows, gospel readings, unity candles and wedding songs et al. Ensure the venue decoration theme is as per the instructions. Brief the music band members about the genre of music to be played. The couple should get their waltz moves perfect before the wedding. You wouldn’t like to trip and be seen flat on the floor on your fall wedding day!

Get Fresh Fall Flowers

It is always advantageous to have fresh flowers for the fall wedding. Get reputed florists for the supply of fall wedding flowers. Ensure the fall flowers are not stale as it would ruin the look. Check out online flower selling sites for a variety of fall flowers.

Cross-Check With The Caterers

Be doubly sure about the food and wine stock. The dining area should be weatherproof. Don’t forget to keep a guest register at the entrance of the venue to keep a tab on the free mongers. Try not to invite your ex-beaus as it can possibly lead to an avoidable scene. Keep the bartenders briefed about the tipsy relatives and pals who can act fresh.

So stay alert while enjoying the wedding to keep such blunders at bay.

Are you going for first date? If yes, just make sure that you have made all preparations that you have to make. But, one thing that you need to remember is that there are some things which are strictly prohibited. Here, some tips are being mentioned understanding which you will surely be able to avoid first date bloopers.

Generally, our idea of first date is that we have to look great. Everyone wants that their date should just look perfect. It is normally seen that people either go buy a new outfit for their date or have a good haircut. Guys tend to book great restaurants to spend the evening with their date. However, this does not mean that everything will go perfectly well. You have keep some basic things in mind which are much more important that your looks to avoid first date bloopers. When you are meeting someone for the first time, your behavior and your personality is noticed by the person. Thus, even the smallest things make a lot of difference. Some of the common first date blunders which must be avoided are explained as follows:

Don’t be late. You must not make your date wait for you as it shows that how inconsiderate and rude you are thus giving a wrong start to your date.
It is obvious that you will be sweet to your date. But, also make sure that you are behaving well with the waiters and the servers as this will show your genuineness and politeness.
Do not be a loud mouth. You should know that what to speak and when to speak. This means that you must be sure that you should not just go on speaking about your past and future as this will turn out to be very boring.
Do not talk too much. Your date always wants that you should listen to them also. Remember that your date must not feel that you are just interested is speaking about yourself.
You should not be very serious and intense on your first date. This will make you partner feel that you are boring. Just give a light and romantic start and let the things go slowly.
Above all, do not pretend to be what you are not. Just be yourself and let your date feel that you are extremely casual and chilled out even if you are not.

These tips will surely help you out to avoid first date bloopers.