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Consultant Eyes Arkansas House Seat
Bernie Skoch, an executive vice president with <a href=http://www.sussconsulting.com/>Suss Consulting Inc.</a>, wants you to know that he has launched his <a href=http://skoch2010.com/>campaign</a> for the 3rd District seat in the U.S. House. The Northwest Arkansas district, which includes Fayetteville and Bentonville, home of Wal-Mart, is currently held by Republican John Boozman, who serves on the Veterans Affairs and Foreign Affairs committees.
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Resume Black Hole
CIO.com <a href="http://www.cio.com/article/499595/Job_Search_Tips_How_to_Find_Out_if_Hiring_Managers_Are_Checking_You_Out">provides</a> some new tips on how to find out if hiring managers are checking you out on social networking Web sites, blogs, personal Web sites, etc. By monitoring the traffic to these personal Web sites, job applicants can determine if their resume has fallen into the "abyss of disinterest," the article states.
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Ukuleles!
This one is pure fun. Thanks to Al Gore and the miracle of the Internet, I can listen to radio stations around the world from my home base in The Original Las Vegas, N.M., including BBC Radio 3, which is in the midst of its "Proms" season -- probably the best live classical music festival in the world.
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Tech and the TSP
Federal employees who use Apple's iPhone can now download a new application that enables them to check the status of the various Thrift Savings Plan funds. The <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=325755663&mt=8">application</a>, called F.R.U., is free of cost and provides a quick overview of the daily price changes for each TSP fund, a glance at weekly and monthly performance and a price graph.
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Is administration more interested in transparency of Congress?
Some open government advocates question whether the White House is moving more quickly to disclose legislative matters while delaying the same for the executive branch.
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Wait, Only 57,000 Vet Claims Pending
In response to <a href=http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090813_9181.php?oref=topstory>my story</a> on Thursday that the Veterans Affairs Department has a <a href=http://www.vba.va.gov/REPORTS/mmwr/2009/081009.xls>backlog of 191,338</a> unprocessed educational benefits claims, VA sent along some background information in an attempt to clarify the situation.
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