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A new job is always traumatic, whether just out of college, graduate school or a veteran of the working world. As traumatic as it may for the new employee, this is a period when opinions and judgements are made in the workplace. These judgments are made based on observations and the comments of others by co-workers, the immediate supervisor, the supervisors peers and those in senior management above the supervisor. What the new employee does or does not do during the first thirty days can have a huge impact on all aspects of the job well beyond that short period of time.

When to Arrive at Work.

Arrive the first day at the time the supervisor or Human Resources communicate officially. After the first day, arrive earlier than you are expected. Use the time to check e-mail and get organized for the day.

What to do at Work.

Do everything the supervisor expects (whether they are to dos or performance objectives). If any opportunities arise to participate in a task force, special study or volunteer to assist at a work-related event, do it. The military maxim never volunteer does not apply in the work place. Make sure those tasks assigned are done 100%, by no later than the date assigned and that the supervisor thinks you did them effortlessly even if you had to stay up all night or work all weekend to complete them.

Lunch.

If coworkers go to lunch in a cafeteria, join them. Conversation there will be more enlightening about work and the company than any meeting or conference. If coworkers go out to eat together, join them if money is not a concern. If money is a consideration, join them at least once per week. It is OK to bring lunch, just do not eat it by yourself at your desk. East with those who are at your level in the workplace or above (I know this sounds awful and snobbish but follow it anyway).

Attire.

Many articles have been written about what to work including several by this author. Dress professionally. Look to those of the same gender one or two management levels above you. Do not dress to fit in with your peers. See who is admired and viewed as being on the fast track. Dress similarly but not identically to them.

Conversations.

Everyone is going to what to know everything about your personal life: your spouse, kids, boy or girl friend, hobbies, college, etc. The less you tell about yourself the better. You have a clean slate. Use that clean slate to build a great story about you as a business professional on the way up.

Work Space.

Whether assigned a desk on the floor, a cubicle or an office, the work space speaks volumes about the worker. Keep it clear of clutter, neat and professional. Nothing cute. Nothing that evokes bad habits or wilder days in the past. Keep that for home. The office should tell everyone that you are efficient, serious and at the office to work.

Fitness Center.

If the office has a fitness center, use it. Similar to the cafeteria, there is some great networking about the office in the fitness center. Ideally you want to go before working hours or after working hours and not during lunch. People of all levels are friendlier and let their guards down while working out and in the locker room.

Professional Organizations.

Find out what the most popular and powerful professional organizations are for your function at your company. Ideally the organization will not be overpopulated with people from your company. The goal is to expand professionally beyond your company but within your geographic area.

Out of Hours Activities.

Out of hours activities range from softball to bowling to drinking at a local watering hole. Similar to attire, see what those one to two levels of management up get involved in. Also see what those identified as on the fast track do after hours. In all likelihood these people work later at the office rather than engage in any of these above noted after hours activities. Unlike lunch and the fitness center, these activities are usually of limited value in the work place.

Days Off.

Even in the unlikely event that you are allowed vacation days during the first thirty days, do not take them. No matter what. Do not take any sick days either. Become a fixture at the office from day one.

The End of the Work Day.

Observe when others leave. Consider their responsibilities and management levels. No matter what, stay a little later than your peers. First of all, your supervisor may need something. Everyone else will be gone and she will know she can count on you. Secondly, there is a tendency of more senior business leaders to observe who leaves when. Staying later than others puts your face in the category of those who are committed. Make sure they quickly tie that face with a name. Do not pull all nighters. If you need to pull all nighters just to get on board with a new job, your supervisor will question what you will need to do when a real crisis hits and extra hours a required to deliver the big project.

Reading.

Outside of the office, read everything you can find about: the company, the leadership, the market, the competition, the products and anything else in professional journals to keep you at least one step ahead of your peers in the office. You will quickly be viewed as an indispensable expert.

New jobs are a challenge to anyone whether young or older, experienced or freshly minted MBA. What one does in the new office environment during the first thirty days sets the tone for the entire time in that office and with that company. While there is no easy road to success, following these points will go a long way to creating the image that supervisors and senior executives look for to identify those on the fast track to promotion, more responsibility and increased compensation.

George F. Franks, III is the founder and President of Franks Consulting Group, a Bethesda, Maryland management consulting and leadership coaching practice. He is a member of the Institute of Management Consultants (USA) and the International Coach Federation. George can be contacted at: gfranks@franksconsultinggroup.com Franks Consulting Group is on the web at: http://franksconsultinggroup.com

Newport Beach, home to Newport Harbor and Balboa Island, is fifty miles from Los Angeles, fourteen miles from Disneyland in Anaheim and thirty miles from Catalina Island. It's a great place to get away from it all but still have it all. It is a small, population approximately 72,000, affluent city surrounded by major attractions.

Rent a condo or villa, stay at an inexpensive motel, park your RV at the Newport Dunes Resort & Marina, check into a medium priced hotel or pamper yourself at a luxury hotel like the Balboa Bay Club & Resort which shares the same address as the Balboa Bay Club ("The Balboa Bay Club which boasts a star-studded history with a guest register bearing the signatures of luminaries, including John Wayne, Ronald and Nancy Regan, Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Robert Wagner, Natalie Wood and many more."), Four Seasons, Hyatt Regency, Mariott or the Balboa Inn.

Dine at one of the many excellent restaurants like the Newport Landing Restaurant ("Newport Landing is Newport Beach. Located on the Bay overlooking the historic Balboa Ferry with a panoramic view of Newport Harbor, Balboa Island, Newport Center, and the distant peaks of Saddleback."), The Ritz Restaurant & Garden ("Synonymous with elegance, gracious service and award-winning cuisine."), The Sol Restaurant in the Hyatt Regency Newport Beach (Featuring World Island cuisine from the Caribbean, South Pacific, and Gulf of Mexico.), Woody's Wharf ("Live entertainment Friday and Saturday night. Valet parking and quest slips available fo the boaters.") or The Harborside Restaurant and Grand Ballroom ("Famous for its world-renowned cupola and illuminated by more than 1,400 white lights, the Balboa Pavilion has served as the beacon of Newport Beach for almost a century."). These are but a few of the fine restaurants in Newport Beach.

Spend some time at the clean sandy beaches, cruise the large smooth water harbor while viewing the large yachts and multi million dollar homes, charter a sport fishing boat, rent a sail boat, have a party or get married on a chartered yacht, take a ride in a gondola, visit the Orange County Museum of Art, visit the many gift shops, art galleries and sidewalk cafes on Balboa Island, visit the boardwalk shops and restaurants at Newport Pier, visit or take a swim at Pirates Cove, which is best known for the filming of Gilligans Island, go hikeing, horseback riding, scuba diving or surfing at Crystal Cove State Park or catch a ride to Catalina Island.

If for some reason you need more to do, close by you will find Disneyland in Anaheim, Knott's Berry Farm and Movieland Wax Museum in Buena Park and golf courses galore.

For more information about the city of Newport Beach, California see http://newportbeach.usacitydirectories.com, a directory of links to city of Newport Beach, California guides and directories listing information, resources, services, things to do and places to go.

David G. Hallstrom, Sr. is a retired private investigator and is currently the publisher of several internet directories, including http://www.usacitydirectories.com a directory of national, state, county and city guides and directories listing local guides, directories, web sites and web pages providing resources, services and information about things to do and places to go.

What is the series of events that happens when a player arrives at an active dice table? The initial event will be a question from the dealer as too what is your buy in amount and how do you want it in chip denominations. With this important decision out of the way, the player now must make a decision on what to bet and where to place the bet on the dice table. Some players are willing to wait until the next come out roll for two reasons. One may be superstition and the other, to see if the current shooter holds the dice by making his point.

If the player elects to wait and place a bet on the line, he has to make another decision very quickly. If the shooter rolls a seven or eleven should he take down his profit from the winning bet or let it ride. If the shooter craps out by rolling a 2, 3 or a 12, then he must replace the losing bet. If the shooter throws any other number the next correct play is for the player to take the max odds behind the line. The casino controls this amount. Lets say the max is 3 times the line bet, and your wager was $10 then the player would take odds of thirty dollars.

Other plays the player could make here are placing all the numbers except the come out number. If the shooter rolls a group of numbers other than seven all of your bets stay live. If any of the numbers rolled was one of your place bets you could collect the profit or press the bet. If one of the numbers was finally the point, then you collect the line bet profit and the odds payoff on your line bet odds bet.

This is or would be a wonderful start for a player who just settled at the table. If the bets continue to win, welcome to a hot table. If they continue to lose, when you reach your loss limit for this table, leave.

If you have a strong feeling about the eleven or twelve place a bet that covers both. If it misses, move on. If it hits, press the bet to catch the repeat. If it does not repeat then you still made a profit and if it repeats you are golden. Do not hesitate to play hunches at a dice table as when they hit the payoffs were worth the risk. Experience at a dice table is invaluable and takes time to acquire.

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Ideas abound for creating the perfect deck design for your needs. Homeowners find an outside deck is an oasis of peace and calm. They are perfect if you want to lounge around by yourself, or if you want to entertain a group of friends in the evening. Because of all of the use you will get out of it, you want to make sure you choose the right kind of railing for your deck. The railing is the most important feature of the deck, since it is the most visible. The deck railing is viewable from outside the house, inside the house and, of course, from the deck itself. Make sure you have your deck railing plan already figured out before you start to build your deck, because you will most likely have to tie the railings to the posts of the deck. Even though you do not have to match the post material to the railing material, you do not want to have them completely clash with one another. Most likely you will use a composite material for the decking material because of durability, but you would not want that mateial for your railings. You will most likely want the materials of the different components of your deck to match each other, and also to match the materials of your home.

Design ideas to choose from when picking your deck railings include stainless steel cable railings. This is an interesting design in that it uses cables instead of balusters. The top rail is solid stainless. The advantage of this type of railing is the added security, as well as the better visibility, since the cables do not create a sold block. Another idea that is different is glass balusters. This is another solution to gaining visibility, and they are also elegant looking. You mayalso consider ornamental metal, such as iron, to design your deck railing in. A metal such as this offers your deck beauty plus durability. You have to make sure to take care of metal railings, however, because they can rust if they are not finished and maintained properly.

A final feature that will add a unique touch to your deck railing design is to put some ornaments or features on it. You can add flower boxes to bring nature right to your home. You may also consider centerpieces for the balusters. These add a unique customized touch to your railing and they are available in a number of designs. Adding post caps and finials into the post can further top off your railings for a beautiful look.

With all these different ideas for designing a deck railing, you may have too much of a choice in finding the perfect one.

Andrew Caxton is the author and editor of many resources published at http://www.deck-porch-railings.com A website with tips on deck railings at porch railing plan

In reading about herbal remedies, it should be noted that herbs and vitamins are closely connected. Most herbs contain certain types of vitamins, and vitamins are naturally from living things, including plants. From this close connection, the idea for herbal vitamins comes about.

When we talk about herbal vitamins, we are basically talking about those herbal based vitamins - vitamins that are from herbs. Just like the vitamins that are derived from animal sources, herbal vitamins must also be absorbed in the body by providing it in the diet or in nutritional supplements. The basis for that is the fact that the human body cant produce or synthesize the herbal vitamins.

Herbal vitamins are vital to the proper functioning of the human body. In fact, they are very necessary for our growth, vitality, as well as for our general well being. One of the big misunderstandings in the world today is the idea that herbal vitamins can be substituted for food. This is not true. In fact, some experts think that herbal vitamins should not be ingested without consuming food. This is important to read up on a herbal remedy such as herbal vitamins.

Incidentally, herbal vitamins help in the regulation of metabolism. In addition, they also aid in converting fats and carbohydrates into energy. Plus, herbal vitamins help in the development of tissues and bones.

One example of herbal vitamins is the vitamin A or beta-carotene which is necessary for the body, particularly for growth and repair of body tissues. Many herbs contain this vitamin, especially those that are use especially for keeping a smooth, soft, and disease-free skin.

Today, herbal vitamins nutritional supplements are now offered in many health food stores, and one of those is the herbal vitamin called as Vitalerbs. It consist of alfalfa, dandelion, kelp, and some other combinations of useful herbs. This herbal vitamin is said to be easier to digest because it contains whole foods. This form of herbal vitamins is now massively circulated because it has been proven safe and effective.

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A major trend today is to find natural remedies for minor ailments, and even some major diseases. There is an entire branch of medicine known as Naturopathic medicine, which deals with this idea. Naturopathic medicine involves taking a natural approach to preventing and treating illness by considering the whole person. If you are interested in pursuing this fascinating field of study, then perhaps earning your Natural Health degree is the right answer. If you work full time and/or care for a family, then perhaps the solution for you is to consider an online degree program. Online learning is a convenient and flexible way to earn your Natural Health degree. You will learn new and exciting skills that will provide you with a solid foundation of knowledge. You will be able to enter a field in which you will be helping people live better lives. There are many excellent online programs that give students the opportunity to become experts in this once misunderstood discipline.

There are several degree programs offered in the field of Natural Health. Bachelors degrees, Masters degrees, and even Doctorate degrees are available in the fields of Natural Health, Holistic Nutrition, and Naturopathy. Certificate programs are also offered in such subjects as Herbal Studies. Among the topics you might study on your way to your degree are herbs, massage therapy, exercise, and nutrition. In this time in medicine, when more and more people are becoming open to the idea of natural cures and remedies, and opening the gateway to the coexistence of Homeopathy and traditional Western medicine, the potential for career success in this field is exciting.

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