Top 10 Snow Days In Sports

04 Mar 2009

1. 1. The Snowplow Game. In the infamous Dec. 12, 1982 contest between the New England Patriots and the visiting Miami Dolphins.
2. The “No-Show” Bowl of 1985.
3. The “Ice Bowl.” It was 13 degrees below zero on Dec. 31, 1967 for the NFL Championship game.
4. Raiders-Patriots “Snow Bowl” of 2002.
5. NHL Winter Classic. The now-annual event first took place on New Year’s Day in Buffalo between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the home standing Buffalo Sabres.
6. Arizona “No-Shows.” In Week 16 of the 2008 season.
7. 2007 Cleveland Indians’ home opener
8. Humanitarian Bowl. This college bowl game was played while snow was being dumped on the likes of Clemson and Louisiana as they battled in their 2001 season finale.
9. The other football-The United Kingdom “blizzard” resulted in the cancellation of 25 professional soccer games.
10. The Snow Bowl. On Nov. 25, 1950, OSU and Michigan played in in Cleveland’s largest blizzard in 37 years.

Read on for more facts about these snowed out games.

04 Mar 2009

Top 10 Ways That Make Or Break Your Resume

by: veronica

1. A strong area of expertise with solid experience to back it up.
2. Relevant industry experience that includes a solid track record of success.
3. Leadership experience.
4. A strong, succinct summary paragraph of one’s professional experience.
5. Education credentials including where one went to school and how they did when they were there.
6. An effective, well-organized resume that allows one to quickly skim and review the candidate’s qualifications quickly.
7. Quantifiable accomplishments and results that show how the candidate contributed to the bottom line.
8. Relevant technical and business skills such as certifications.
9. Tenure at a company. Job hopping is usually frowned upon.
10. Rather than a bulleted list of duties, candidate should summarize job descriptions with a focus on measurable results.