Fairfax tightens parking rules in residential areas
02.02.10
The vehicles are an eyesore, some say. As the affluent county has grown, so has the number of cars, trucks, trailers, campers and boats clogging secondary roads.
On Monday, Fairfax tightened limits on where commercial vehicles, along with some extended-cab pickups, can be parked.
A policy that clarifies which vehicles are banned from residential roads -- namely ladder and construction trucks, trailers or any vehicle with more than three axles -- went into effect countywide.
Fairfax Supervisor Jeff C. McKay (D-Lee), chairman of the County Board's transportation committee, said he pressed for the measure because he views it as a public safety issue. Large vehicles often block sightlines for drivers and pedestrians, making it difficult to maneuver on narrow residential streets.
"To the homeowner who can't see their kids walking down the street because a camper is in the way, they don't want some lame excuse that we can't do anything about it," McKay said.
Source: Washington Post
Schmooze or lose
05.02.10
Employment right after walking across the graduation stage is every college student’s dream.
How many people a student knows could get them farther in the job world than the freshly printed degree.
Networking makes the difference.
But UNLV Career Services counselor Don Snyder will tell you networking isn’t just slapping a name tag on yourself and shaking a bunch of hands.
“You have the opportunity to network every day,” Snyder said.
Career Services provide events like career and internship fairs that open up opportunities for students to network on campus.
Once the event is over the networking shouldn’t stop. Students can network in student and professional organizations, on and off campus. They can even network online from the comfort of their Blackberry by setting up professional pages on sites like LinkedIn.
“Have your radar up all the time,” said Snyder. He added that networking is the building of relationships both planned and unplanned.
Source: UNLV The Rebel Yell