I hope everyone is learning a lot in your internship. Here is question #2. Please comment on this and feel free to respond to other's comments as well.
What are some of the important things that you had to find out on your own–having to do with the company culture and/or things you wouldn't normally think you have to ask for…finding the bathroom, finding where to get coffee in the morning, etc?
Company culture here at Prudential is professional, relaxed, and courteous. My boss has gone above and beyond to make me feel welcome and show me all the essential things that I would need for my success here. The bathroom is next to my cubicle, which is a good thing because I drink a lot of water. The cafeteria is a good walk away, which is also good because I get my steps in before my morning bagel and coffee. Everyone who works in my department and in the departments surrounding me has over 8-10 + years of experience. They are highly technical individuals with good communication skills. However, the technical roles in the surrounding departments, such as trouble-shooting, are being outsourced to India and Ireland. The location I work at has a lot of empty office space because there are not that many individuals that are centered at the Dresher location. Those that are centered here work from home sometimes 2-3 days a week. This is great for commuters and convenience, however it makes it more difficult to network and move into different roles within Prudential. The other thing that I noticed is that the Data Center is currently located in Roseland, NJ where all of the magic happens. If I wanted to network more efficiently or become more immersed in a different role within Prudential, I would have to commute to the Roseland or Newark location.
Overall, great company atmosphere, decent pay, and friendly co workers.
At Merck, the people who I am surrounded by are very welcoming and are always encouraging me to seek help from them if needed, which is great since I am new and do not know everything. I was given a tour of the site which is pretty huge at Merck where I was shown the restrooms and cafeterias are located. As one of the classmates mentioned, there is a good number of people that work remotely 2-3 times a day throughout the week which can make networking a bit difficult. As of right now, my experience at Merck has been nothing but a positive experience for me.
Company culture at BPM-D is especially important as a growing company with only 4 people working at our US location where we all work from home for the most part. With so less capital, there is a lot of work to be done and decisions to be made. I feel that the company fosters a strict and professional working environment that allows for the maximum work to be done at a high quality. Additionally, since everyone works from home it is important to maximize those times that we do spend together at the office to get things done. Although professional and strict, I do have a personally connection with everyone I work with and really try to get to know the people I work with while I see them in person. Also, because we have no formal training or introduction period for new hires, I have had to find out on my own how to make connections with the employees that I work with oversees. I have had to take initiative on organizing calls in order to check-in and introduce myself to the other people I work with around the world. Overall, very efficient and professional company; however, this environment is definitely not sustainable once the company grows bigger and it is the responsibility of everyone to try to make our working environment more cozy.
During orientation, my supervisors at Johnson & Johnson took the time to carefully go over the company's credo and its importance to the workplace. They said that the credo governs everyday decisions and activities. Those who emulate J&J's values that are upheld within the credo succeed at the company. I thought it was very interesting how important the credo is to the corporation. Many businesses simply have a credo to look good in the face of shareholders; however, J&J's credo is somewhat of a constitution for its employees to better the life of those the company touches, whether it be in the pharma, consumer goods, or corporate sector.
Beginning my time at J&J was naturally difficult, as is any new experience; however, my peers were able to help me if I had any questions. Every one is extremely courteous and patient. Supervisors encourage you to look for new opportunities beyond your every day tasks, and will openly aid you if you have questions or concerns. While the internship program engages you with work, it more so is about finding out your true passions, by meeting with various people within your departments of interest. For example, even though I am working in a very data driven role, I have already had the opportunity to meet with user experience designers and digital marketers to expand my knowledge of different roles within the company. Networking is a bit difficult and uncomfortable for me, but this program is rather laid back; it takes away the nervousness associated with meeting professionals. I look forward to making more connections within the next few weeks!!
J&J encourages employees to have a healthy lifestyle, and makes it rather easy to do so. Each location is equipped with a gym, nutritionists, and personal trainers. It also has various classes, from TRX to cycling. The company also has different groups dedicated to running or volleyball, for example. Utilizing these resources is a great way to meet new people in a relaxed setting. Even this is another networking activity, even though it is not necessarily the ordinary networking setting.
As I mentioned, the company is laid back. As long as my work is completed, it does not matter when I leave. Although I do not have a definitive work day, I enjoy spending my full 8 hours at work, scheduling meetings with new people and meeting with fellow interns. Ultimately the internship is what I make of it. I want to make sure this a great learning experience, and I can only do that by engaging in new projects and meeting with professionals. I am excited for the next couple of months here at J&J!
Here at AmerisourceBergen, in the first week of my internship, I learned a little about politics in the corporate world. On my first day I had access to an online model of the management chain in which I was a part of. I could see the CEO at the top of AmerisourceBergen as a whole corporation, then down to the EVP and head of the AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation, down to the SVP and head of the Drug Finance department, down to the VP of FP&A and Margin Analytics, down to the Director of the Portfolio Analytics and Solutions, down to the Senior Financial Analyst (my direct supervisor), finally down to me, the Finance Intern. I learned how the higher up you go in the corporate ladder the less actual assignment-type of work you do and the more meetings you go to. It becomes very high level thinking about the projections you are making for the company and goals you have as well as the big questions to ask. Once there is a layout of what needs to get done, the work is divided down the ladder into the separate departments to answer the "how" part of the questions, and down to the teams that handle more specific requirements to reach the overarching goal of the corporation. Even among the teams of the same department there is a priority of whom to connect and answer to. For example, a VP of another team within the finance department brought up the idea that I should work with her team's intern on a project. As much as I would hate to refuse the request, I had to initially bring it up to my immediate supervisor because I was already assigned another project within my team. Fortunately my supervisor explained the situation to my VP and the two VPs discussed the matter and I was excused from the additional project which was not related to my technical skills in which I am trying to further develop through my team's projects. It has been a huge learning experience to be going to constant meetings and interactions with associates at all different levels and am looking forward to further expanding my interpersonal communication skills.
When I first started working at PCS, the former systems administrator was my mentor of sorts. In addition to walking me through my roles within the company, he gave me valuable information regarding the employees here. Whether it was the best resource for different technical questions or who I should be extra attentive with when trying to resolve issues. He used to always say "R-H-I-P….rank has it's privileges". Since PCS is a relatively smaller company, there are many times that I am directly interacting with the executives in the company. RHIP definitely rings true, and when the CEO or COO has an issue, no matter how small, I usually have to drop everything else and make sure their issue is resolved promptly. I believe this is fairly common most places though, and it isn't something that has caused me issues here. I am thankful for that systems administrator and the helpful tips he gave me.
There are many times where I haven't known the solution to a problem, but everyone is grateful for any and all help. They are understanding if I need to go back to my desk to research the problem and try and put the pieces together. I have found my go-to's for certain issues and if they aren't sure of a solution either, they are quick to find someone else who might have the right answer. So far, I feel as though I have learned a lot here at PCS. If not only furthering my technical skills, I believe I have really been able to grow my problem-solving abilities.
We had a group orientation for all the new interns on the first day at Newark where we were given the opportunity to network. For the most part there are not a lot of events happening here in Dresher, however, I can still Skype into the events. I will be Skyping in tomorrow actually to take part in a "Build Your Personal Brand" presentation for all interns.
Being an intern at UpdatesCentral went very well for me because of how relaxed and friendly my co-workers were. They gave me a complete tour of the building as well as access to the rooftop. However, dress code was something I had to adjust to because it was business casual or anything that was comfortable to work in. I had to find a balance between dress clothes and relaxation to be sitting in front of a computer for hours. Another tip that I was taught is to take stretch breaks and do some push-ups to keep your mind flowing from sitting down too long. The final thing I learned was were to eat lunch. I did not want to walk somewhere far and waste time so I usually got lunch from across the street and got right back to work.
Being a small company in a small office, I became familiar with the layout and office procedures very quickly, mostly because I was given a two-day orientation during which I was encouraged to ask any and all questions. Additionally, I work about one mile from the house I grew up in, so I am familiar with the local eateries and watering holes. That being said, the culture of the company is something that took me a little bit to understand. My first internship was at another web design company in the nearby area. At that internship, there was a clear hierarchy in the company, management constantly fell through on promises, inefficient and outdated business practices were causing us to fall behind our competitors, and there was an unwillingness to invest into the betterment of the company or employees. Bottom line, management became too fixated on the bottom-line in the short-term and that caused myself and two other employees (roughly 50% of the workforce) to leave.
Fast forward to my current internship, my two managers are extremely supportive of my professional, personal, and educational goals. I am not asked to do anything out of my comfort zone, and if I have suggestions for the company, I am given the proper forum to offer them. Believe me, I realize that this is an extremely good problem to have and I thank them every week for letting me join the team. Although I think I'm fully assimilated into the company's culture now, it definitely did take a couple of weeks to wrap my head around the fact that my managers genuinely care.
On a more procedural level, developing a social media strategy for our company was something that I am currently trying to figure out on my own. I made it a point to really get to the know the people at the company before I developed the strategy so that I could share it on social media. While there's still more work to be done, I think I am off to a decent start!
My internship at JP Morgan Chase & Co. started with a week long orientation in New York where I was able to meet all the other audit interns from across the country as well as meet several managers and full-time employees. The company is so large with over 260,000 employees that it is really hard to connect your hierarchy all the way to the CEO, Jamie Dimon, however, everyone values your contribution to the firm, no matter how small. The culture here at JP Morgan Chase & Co. is very professional, hard-working, and team-driven. Everyone knows that as an intern, I am not going to know everything, but they encourage us to ask questions.
Other important things that I have learned is how serious JP Morgan is in protecting their assets and security. There are many rules about what we can use our company computers for. During my week long orientation, the presenters stressed that the company's assets, are exactly that, the company's assets. I learned that I should not use my computer for anything not related to my work and take cyber security very seriously. I should also expect to receive a phishing email sometime during my internship and I will be on the lookout for that.
During my internship I found out that we cannot be afraid to ask questions and the company culture there is key to enhance my teamwork experience. Everyone is in equal standards and the CEO will be really glad to teach anyone and give support. Also, there were people saying that we needed to know some office languages. In My Biz Consulting, we all are encourage to communicate as a family and also speak up our own ideas. In addition, I learned that we must try to come up with some resolution first and then check with our leaders. They will guide us to make our planning better and also give us insights. And so far I am glad working with them and having good dialogues with the CEO.
Luckily by now, I've experienced what Pfizer is like through my last internship, so I understand most of the going-ons around the campus. However, I can remember back to last year when I was completely new. I remember looking for conference rooms and having to read the maps that are put up around the building, but would still need to stand there trying to read the map for at least five minutes. I remember not knowing how to create a WebEx session through Outlook until I finally worked it out (it took awhile). As for the culture, I found out that the company is strongly focused on employee happiness. I figured out that working from home is common and encouraged when your attention is needed more there. I was asked to plan a lunch for my team in which we played games outside. I joined the in-house gym we have and found that to be a welcoming atmosphere, as well. All in all, I ran into many difficulties with having to work things out for myself, but I'm glad I worked through them.
It seems like I had a late start on my internship being that today was my second day. However, there wasn't much "finding out on my own" that I've had to do so far. That may change soon next week! Before this internship, I was working part time in an IT department. Being exposed to a professional environment for two and a half years has prepared me for this internship. I will say that the hard part was having a fresh start in a new office. Being in the IT department at my previous job, I ended up developing a relationship with literally everyone in the office. Although I know it will not be possible to build a relationship with everyone at this new office, I hope I can build meaningful relationships with at least a few people.
An important thing I learned during my first week was how to utilize the company's communication tools. I had never used Microsoft Outlook or Skype for Business before, and I realized right away that mastering those tools is very important, especially since my team is spread across different locations. It took some initial guidance from my manager and a lot of playing around with different functions myself, but now I can confidently set up meetings, send calendar invites, and host conference calls. Also, I spent the first week taking note of how experienced employees address certain cultural aspects, such as work hours, wardrobe, where to take lunch/how long to take it for, and things like that. While I don't have any definitive takeaways from those aspects, I'll say that I've begun to follow similar practices as my co-workers in those areas.
So far at NBC, I have been fortunate to have been provided with lots of incredibly helpful information. From company culture, and professionalism to using office phones, I've had resources every step of the way. Right from the very beginning, the HR representatives who on-boarded us have been extremely informative and helpful. For instance, I was given a very thorough intern handbook all the way back in January, after I received my offer letter. The handbook spelled out everything from dress code, to professionalism in the workplace. Closer to the start of my orientation, I also was invited to participate in a conference call with all of the other Media-Tech interns, and the HR representatives who had been on-boarding. During the call, they made it very clear that in the tech world, the dress can be more casual, but that we should always dress in business casual attire. Their point was that as interns, we should dress for the job that we want, not the job that we have. In other words, find the balance between looking professional, and completely overdressing for your work environment. Once orientation started, we had talks with executives from the various sections of NBC that Media-Tech interns would be placed. This included technology, operations, engineering and so on. I quickly found out that NBC has a very relaxed culture, and that even as an intern I would be free to reach out to an executive with any questions, should I need to. Now that I've started working, I can say that any questions, even as simple as connecting to the Wi-Fi have been answered and I haven't had to struggle to find out any information for myself.
Here at DecisivEdge, LLC., I have learned many things in my 3 (almost 4) weeks that I have been working as an intern. First and foremost, I quickly learned that the culture of DecisivEdge was different than a lot of other companies which hire Temple students. The best way to describe it is "relaxed professionalism". As a company, DecisivEdge operates in a way that gets the work done, without major 'culture/social' red tape if you will. The clothing is relaxed at a minimum, but there are many different styles in the office when it comes to the relatively small amount of employees. Obviously the dress code is changed to business casual/professional when we have clients in or travel to client sites. The environment very relaxed, as the higher ups are often cracking jokes and making sarcastic comments (Including the President & CEO when they are both on site!). The small office operates much like a family, as everyone talks to one another and the environment is very open to questions. My questions often cross practice lines (Business Optimization, Quality Assurance, and Development and Delivery), but I do not feel pressured or intimidated when I need to ask questions to anyone in any practice.
My HR rep ran me and the other two interns through the basics the first two days of the internship, coaching us on all of the small stuff too (bathroom, break room & the snacks that we can have, and typical manner of the office culture).
We also have an hour for lunch, so I am currently exploring the area to see what is around. I am enjoying finding spots on my own (as well as spending time at the Christiana Mall which is only about 5 minutes away!). Overall, so far I have learned a lot from both myself and those all around me.
When I first started in this leadership role, it took some time getting used to the flow of information and directives which come from the national activities team. After some time, I got used to it but sometimes found that the national directive wasn't always feasible to implement at the local level. However, my regional coordinator was very gracious in ensuring that I am able to see the clear picture and understand why the organization's culture is set-up in this way.
This summer, I will be traveling to several offices around the nation. My first stop will be in Atlanta, GA. I am hoping that it's not too difficult to find my way around the building. From my internship last year with Pfizer, I sort of got into the habit of starting my morning with a cup of coffee. When I land in Atlanta, that will surely be one of the first questions I ask.
We had our orientation for Cigna in Connecticut, and when we got back to Philly we only had a few hours that morning to get up to speed about things specific to the Philly office. Luckily, there are so many people in Philly that are more than willing to help, especially TECDP Associates who have just recently graduated college. A few of these TECDPs were assigned as our "buddies" for the summer, and they took us out to breakfast on the first day and gave us a lot of useful information that you don't typically hear at orientation.
Other answers aren't as simple and I'm still learning every day. One of the most useful ways I've learned is through talking to other members of my team in Group IT. Not only do I learn useful job information – what is Agile, what is a short term disability claim, what is a scrum team – but also I get to know people on a deeper level and learn about team dynamics and personalities – and how to navigate certain challenges when facing managers and higher-ups. In addition, I've tried to pay close attention to how people behave at happy hours and social events so that I'd know exactly how formal is too formal, and how casual is too casual.
Most importantly, coffee can be found on the 3rd floor, along with muffins, chocolate milk, and the fruit-infused water station.
TD started with a 3 day orientation at its headquarters in Mt Laurel for all of its interns across the United States, which was a great way to get to meet some of the interns in other departments. The general feel of the orientation as well as my experiences over the last two weeks have really proven that TD has an extremely laid back corporate culture. At my first day, I actually saw the head of my department wearing a polo and jeans! I was also extremely surprised to learn how few people actually show up at the office on Fridays, as at least 80% of TD's workforce actually works from home. While they encourage interns to take advantage of working from home, I'll still wait a while before deciding to take advantage of this policy.
Another thing I was very surprised to see in a real work setting was the interaction between "business people" and "IT people". As someone who's in the MIS program, which is designed to bridge this gap in the workforce, it was really interesting to me to see how differently people in business vs IT approach problems. I noticed that while business people tended to try to move as fast as possible over the various issues that we were reviewing in our meeting, IT people tended to take a much slower and analytical approach to each issue. They also tended to disagree on a wide range of topics, so it was really interesting to see the two different "sides" of the table and how each conflict was handled.
Additionally, TD is really encouraging of leadership of all of its employees. Because of this, various levels of employees from associates fresh out of college to senior managers of entire departments have taken the initiative to actually befriend the interns and show them what "a day in the life" is like for them. For instance, I was able to sit in on a meeting this week between TD and a consulting company who presented TD with a multimillion dollar sales pitch. As someone who is also interested in consulting, this was an experience that I actually gained a lot of insight from.
I also learned that socializing is a huge aspect of working here at TD. You can frequently see employees going out to lunch together, taking walks and even throwing large happy hours after work. As long as you get your work done in time, you can spend the rest of your day getting to know the people in the office.
Something I noticed, which may be common in any job, is I had to learn how to best work with my teammates and team leader or supervisor based on the fluctuations of their job responsibilities and individual work style/personality. This is something no one even knows enough about a new job to completely ask the right questions until they have worked at a location for enough time. So, we are talking not so much about general company culture, but about the dynamics of actual working which may have general characteristics while also shifting based on generally predictable variables. This is a skill of observation and self-management which I have to work on and develop as it is always good to keep growing and learning. Something else I learned that I needed to learn more about was just how much of the job can comply with the company cultural preference for telework. For example, the company is very much into telework yet there is not always resources available at home to do what needs to be done so telework is a great benefit but one which must be appropriately utilized and that is something that comes with experience.
At Motorola Solutions, the environment are very relaxing, and everyone is friendly and encourage me to ask any questions that I do not know. I was given a tour of the company during orientation on the first day. The cafeterias is really obvious. But the lunch inside the company may need a little bit effort to find out in the beginning. But I do have choices to walk around the street to find a good place for lunch. As for the dress code, there is no specific dress code. Normally it is business causal, but sometimes I also wear jeans and sneakers. I have to find the balance the two. Each employee here have a work from home day every week. As an intern, I can also request work from home, and my manager approves it. Here at Motorola Solutions, they have a Young Professional Group that is specifically to help interns with any questions. And they also arrange all kinds of social events for networking. Basically we have a normal networking event every week, and a big event every months. From the IT department, we have a IT Fun Committee. Every one in the IT department can contribute any fun ideas to help people relax. One thing I think I need to find out is here people are not expecting you follow a strict work schedule, they also do not expect I sit in front of my desk all day to do my work. They are expecting us to work more with others, not only for working purpose but also for networking and social.
My internship at Cigna started at Orientation in Connecticut. My first task was to figure out how to book my train ticket through the company and how I should get from the train station in Hartford to my hotel and then from my hotel to the office. I quickly learned that all of the workers here are friendly and happy to help and that all questions are encouraged. After a great experience at Orientation, I headed back to the Philly office. My first few days here were very busy getting set up, completing training videos and meeting my team. I had to figure out how to set up my RSA token, how to get access to internal company sites, how to report expenses, and how to record my hours. I also had to get caught up to speed on the project my manager and team are working on. After getting access to our company sites, such as Rally, it took me a little while to get comfortable using these sites. There were many times that I had to ask my coworkers for help about a specific function. The nice thing about my team and the TECDP program is that everyone seems to be very close and get along with one another. Most of the people in the TECDP program are younger, so they were in our shoes not too long ago and willing to help with whatever they can. Cigna as a whole seems to be that way. Everyone I have come across is super friendly and helpful. The culture is more laid back than other companies I have worked for. One thing I had to figure out was their dress code. Cigna implemented a "dress for your day" policy. I was not sure exactly what it meant at first, but after a week of asking around and observing I understood. If you are meeting with customers or attending important meetings they want you to dress professionally; if you are just working with your team you can dress casually as long as you look appropriate for an office. I am still learning so much about Cigna everyday by asking questions, observing and listening, and by doing research on my own.
My internship is slightly unique in the fact that I can work from anywhere with an internet connection. However there are a few things that I need to keep track of daily. Most of the communication between the employees and management is done through either Trello.com or skype messaging. I check trello each morning to see which tasks have been posted for me what I need to accomplish. Trello is interesting because you can tag specific people on certain cards and they each get notificaitons sent to their email which alerts them when something new is posted. This is how you can know what you need to perform and by when.
Also different employees communicate through skype in specific message threads pertaining to their unique team. I check the message thread for the PPC and Marketing team daily, I also have access to designers, coders, and management if need be. There is a very flat management structure as in you can talk directly to the COO, CEO, or CFO if you have a specific question. This company is a startup and relatively new but they are great to work with.
Something quite interesting is the fact that most of the employees are hired through a remote worker employment placing agency with workers all over the world. I could be talking to someone in Pakistan or Egypt and it would be like chatting with the coworker next door. This is very interesting because it's the way the world is going especially in the business world. The company saves on overhead so they don't need a large office and can just hire workers remotely from anywhere around the world. This is a growing trend with both startups and existing companies in the US and abroad.
I love the company culture at Summit Medical Group. I remember when I first started working there and was in the process of being trained, I was nervous to get up to go to the bathroom. I felt like I was back in school and I had to ask my supervisor to go, I guess it was just the nerves of starting an internship. One thing I learned quickly was that I was allowed to take two 15-minute breaks on top of my lunch. I always saw employees walking around the building and didn't want to just start doing that. Turns out, it is encouraged to get out of the office for a few minutes if its nice out! I enjoy taking a few laps around the building on a nice sunny afternoon to clear my head and step away from the desk. It's funny the question mentions coffee because I quickly learned to bring in k-cups. I am a huge fan of coffee and normally drink 2 cups a day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Well, Summit Medical Group does have multiple coffee machines in our office but it is not good. I actually have a coffee buddy now and the first thing we do in the morning and after lunch is grab a cup. I did have to adapt to the dress code too, my first day I was nervous and wore a tie. Turns out, I was the only one in the office wearing a tie, the dress code was a little more relaxed then I thought. I was very excited to find out I could wear a nice pair of pants with a button up shirt!
There is an element of culture shock the first time you see a sea of cubicles. I really miss having control over the environment in which I work. I have always loved working at a standing desk next to a window; this is no longer possible for the foreseeable future while working at Prudential.
Also, I realize that I have taken the freedom to choose assignments for granted. During the school year, I enjoyed working on several different web and hybrid applications, from every standpoint (infrastructure, UI, logic, programming language.) I was the project manager in that I would outsource individual tasks online to capable individuals, and put it all together myself. In my current position, I am essentially a project management intern, which means I mostly prepare reports on the progress of projects rather than partake in them.
After spending a few hundred hours coding for personal projects, I didn't think I would miss code at all. However, I certainly do miss creating and pushing out a product. I do work in a relatively low red tape division; we are putting together the cloud proposals for the entire company's application portfolio. I see the criticality of the mission, as the output of our 10 man team has the potential to save several millions of dollars each year, but my creative side is not currently engaged.
My internship at PNC was 10 weeks and that is a short amount of time to really get to know the process there. I had a lot of trouble finding assistance or even getting to know people. Some employees were really excited I was there and allowed me to work on projects with them or general advice, but other people has no interest in getting to know me. So sometimes it was hard to get my questions answered. Another adjustment was learning all the applications and even getting security access to them. The first weeks I was lost and did not understand the applications but by the end of the summer I felt comfortable and knew where to go for help.
Starting off the internship, we attended our orientation in Conshohocken that covered many of the questions that we had, which eased our transition into the company. Something I was a bit hesitant about was introducing myself to the people because everyone was extremely busy and hopping on from one call to another. I started by saying "Good morning" to the everyone who walked by me desk in the morning, shortly after I started to talk to people more, and I now have great relationships with many people from different departments.
Looking for conference rooms was another thing that was confusing, but after asking for help they sent me an online link that had the map of the entire building, which was helpful. Other than that, my manager showed me around the office building, so I knew where all of the bathrooms, cafeterias, phone rooms, and other main places were located.
To be honest, the company culture is one aspect I love about our company. Everyone is friendly, willing to help, offer information about different areas of the company, and normal day to day talk.
I ran into small issues with my phone, desk chair, .. I would normally turn to the person who sat right next to me for help. He was very friendly and went out of his way to solve any issues I had. I was also fortunate enough to sit near one of the interns who I knew and we frequently turned to one another for help.
I am not sure why but I tended to ask my manager of the most simple things such as going to lunch or even to the bathroom on my first week, but my manager would say "just go, you don't have to ask", so I shortly got accustomed to it.
One of the most important things I learned and have been told is to never be shy about asking questions when in doubt, which I learned to take advantage of.
Hey Shray! Sounds like an interesting work environment! I applaud your efforts to meet people via calls, even though you are all so far apart from one another. I think that you will learn a lot from this setting; working in a smaller company definitely gives you a better, holistic view of the inter-workings of a company. It's also awesome how you are working with people from all around the world. Communication is a large barrier in international business, so by developing those skills you can aide in bridging the gap in global communications. Good luck with every thing!
DecisivEdge is an extremely comfortable work environment. The dress code is very relaxed. The first day I came wearing khakis and a polo shirt and was told I was overdressed. Everything there is very open and welcoming. Managers, directors, and even the CEO and President (who the interns meet with weekly) are extremely approachable and very receptive. I was immediately encouraged to ask questions, in fact, one of the directors told me that if the other associates came to them complaining because I was asking too many questions, that was a good thing. One of the things I learned on my own was how to spend my breaks. Most of the people in the office take a one hour break in the middle of the day and spend it a variety of ways. Some go out to eat, get take out, bring their lunch into the break room, or eat at their desks. I tried a variety of these and found that I preferred staying in the office during lunch. I chat with others while we eat, and sometimes even use the ping pong table in the break room.
Hey Sarikka, I love the mindset of the internship being what you make of it. As helpful as the supervisors are at my company as well, they highly encourage me to vocalize what I want out of the experience and what I want to be able to say I have learned and been able to do within the 10 weeks that I am here. They then will work around those goals and try to find corresponding projects to help me grow and achieve my goals as best as possible. So hopefully your company or team encourage you the same way and you will be able to get as much out of the experience as possible. Good luck!
The first couples weeks of my internship at Pound Cake cosmetics were the hardest. I had to get to know all these people I was working with, get myself familiar with the company's culture, and most importantly understand the company's goals and their way of getting things done.
The office was at a co-working space, so there was a very young and passionate vibe around the office which was encouraging and inspiring as well. The creative director whom I worked with very closely with was very approachable, and he always encouraged me to contradict him, criticize his ideas, and vocalize my propositions. This open-mindness to my ideas helped me learn about myself and definitely grow as a young professional.
The CEO would meet with me every Friday to get briefed on what I worked on during the week, and take any suggestions on how they can help me getting what I want out of the 10week experience.
I didn't really had to ask any direct questions about the culture of the company, instead I just gave myself those first two weeks to get familiar with the vibe of Pound Cake, and just observed every single detail of how employees interact with each other and with their superiors.
Allowing myself the time to absorb the vibe around me, made the transition so much easier for me . It made me more comfortable asking questions and being vocal with my ideas, and that made the whole internship an enjoyable, beneficial, and productive experience.
That sounds really cool Andrew. What sort of projects is your team going to be working on? What sort of technical skills do you hope to develop through this project?
The first thing I learned was about actually getting the internship. I tried applying to multiple jobs through various websites with a limited amount of feedback. I had heard that Cross America Partners LP would often had interns in the summer, so I decided to try my luck at there. I ended up finding their HR director's email and decided to contact her directly. Thankfully, the company was looking for an intern and I came to them at the perfect time. I learned that it is usually better to get into direct contact with a recruiter about an internship rather than just applying online. This could be through emailing them or meeting them in person at career fairs or other events.
I also learned a lot about how culture of office level business work. I had only worked in retail previous to this internship, and some have good and bad culture. But it was different when working at Cross America. The people were a lot more friendly and the environment seemed less uptight. I think this was because we never had to deal with random customers like you do with retailers. The only customers were with people who had built up relationships. The business casual attire was nice, because I could look good but not have to wear a tie everyday. We even had casual Fridays. I really like the people I worked with, and my superiors who directed IT and Tax. I really enjoy the office space over working at a store.
I definitely agree with and myself have had to drop everything I was doing in order to resolve an issue for the CEO or similar executive. My co-worker taught me a very important tip with dealing with this type of situation. He says when dealing with the CEO or executives of the company always triple check your work and show enthusiasm in your task, regardless of how small it is. You only get so many chances with showing the executives what you are made of before they make a judgement on your character and position within the company. I applaud your being able to handle the pressures your job entails. It seems like you are working at a company that is really transparent with their employees, which is really beneficial and hard to come by. Best of luck!
Like Muhammad mentioned, AmerisourceBergen really did a great job answering a lot of the small questions about company culture during our orientation and our initial meetings with our managers. I remember during orientation the conversation about what clothes are acceptable and not acceptable might have gone on for 10 minutes because many of the interns were nervous about messing that up!
I remember I would avoid getting coffee at first because I did not want to look silly trying to figure out how the machine worked but thankfully one morning I was able to ask someone how to use it when not many people were around yet. I also constantly had to use different maps at first to find conference rooms between the two buildings.
AmerisourceBergen's culture is genuinely so friendly and self-less. Everyone on my team very approachable and giving of their time for questions and training and have taught me a lot about the culture just through conversation and being with them. A pleasant surprise about the culture has been the ability and trust to come in whenever works best for you . At first I was asking my manager if I came in at a certain time and she would always say yes and then eventually explained to me that I can come in whenever works best for me as long as I work an 8 hour day and that I do not need to worry about "being late" unless there is a required meeting that is early in the morning.
Given that Pfizer was my first real internship this past summer, I came in with a drastically different idea of what it was going to be like. Being the world's largest pharmaceutical company, I expected Pfizer to have a harsh, cutthroat work environment where the only thing that mattered was your performance. Luckily, I couldn't have been more wrong. The culture instilled in Pfizer employees made the Collegeville branch an extremely comfortable and enjoyable place to work as an intern. Every employee I met, from the maintenance workers to high level executives, seemed to go out of their way to ensure I was comfortable as an intern and didn't have any outstanding questions. Being this comfortable in the office certainly contributed to my success, as I never hesitated to ask questions or reach out to individuals that I had never met before. One aspect that made Pfizer's culture seem so genuine was how much they catered to their employees. They implemented various programs, such as "Pfizer Fridays," that allowed employees to have much more control over their work schedule than a normal firm would. Overall, Pfizer was a wonderful place to work due to their great company culture.
To be completely honest, my transition into Cigna this summer went very smooth and I always felt like I was able to ask my co-workers questions, regardless of how dumb they may have sounded to me. Each and every one of the people I encountered there were so friendly. Also, the culture was so inviting and easy to come into. I never felt like I was walking on egg shells per say. I always felt comfortable and welcome there. On the first day, co-workers took me on a tour of the building as well as the floor I would be working on so I would feel comfortable. Even if my co-workers hadn't offered to show me around the building, I would've been able to catch on pretty quickly to where everything was located, due to the fact that my office was an exact square. One thing that I did have questions on was about the food options. Now because Cigna's office was located at Two Liberty Place in one of the liberty towers, the food options were endless. They did have a cafeteria on the third floor where they offered a great variety of meals and a large area for you to eat with your co-workers. As for me, I am obsessed with food and love to try new things, so I was constantly exploring the city for new places. This is where I needed some advice from my co-workers. I made sure to ask each of the people I encountered about their favorite places to g for lunch, and then would end up either asking them if they wanted to go, or just go and catch up with them after. This really helped me make connections as well because I was investing time into learning more about my co-workers in an environment outside of work. Even though asking people about their favorite food places is not very in depth, it was very rewarding to create those connections. Aside from asking about food, Cigna and the company's culture made it an amazing experience. I always felt at home when I was there and loved the feeling that it gave me.
Hey Claudine, I will be working on a Qlik based project to manage data and conduct an analysis report on what the data is telling us about our quarter and what projections we could make. The technical skills I hope to develop through this and other future projects are SAP skills and excel skills. As an MIS major I believe it is highly critical to be able to use SAP applications such as HANA, Qlik, and Tableau.
Certain things I've had to discover on my own were mostly little details. Things such as managers having their own rules aside from the main set of rules under one large umbrella. I was fortunate enough to have the ability to ask my coworkers questions whenever necessary and didn't really experience any moments of not knowing what to do or what to expect. That being said, I did start my internship completely blind. It was my first internship and first "real" job in the professional world so I painted a picture in my head without knowing it. Little did I know, I painted a picture that was completely different from what it was really like (not in a bad way, for the most part). The main things I asked help on that I feel were monumental to my experience were regarding travel/business trips and audit procedure questions because they sparked further conversation and included details.
I definitely agree with you on the stretch breaks! One of my project managers brought in an electric drum kit for when we find ourselves in stressful situations. At first I thought it was a bit odd, but I find myself using it at least once a day. Sometimes even a 5 minute break from a problem can really clear your head!
I totally agree on the stretch because sitting in front of the computer for so long kills patience and also not very productive. My supervisor always asked me to take a walk outside and think other things before coming back to work. This always works and I get back to my computer in a good mood and motivated to keep going again. Also, tour around the company give us a step forward to networking other co-workers and know the places. Good to hear you are having a good time in UpdatesCentral.
Over the summer as I was interning at a start up IT company I had to figure out all the communication methods at the company. For the most part my manager was nice enough for me to ask question frequently and get answers right away. The company used Slack for their means of communicating. Since the Company was small I could find all the bathrooms and the utilities at the office. People at the office played ping pong frequently. What I had to find out to get along with the employees was to play ping pong with cuts and spin. After gaining the cut/spin way of playing people I was able to interact with people more easily.
Overall I did not struggle with finding anything by myself.
Some of the important things that I had to find out on your own was how to dress correctly. Each department had a different dress code and I learned this very quickly. In IT, it was odd to come in dress pants, a dress shirt and a tie. The norm was jeans and a polo. For finance and suit was necessary. So learning the different dress styles necessary was important, so on days where you met with other department stakeholders you knew how to dress. Some things I thought I wouldn't have to ask about was the flexibility to leave your desk to eat or go for a walk etc. I was told as long as you have been getting your work done and you are being productive, mental breaks are encouraged.


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Cuts the wrapped InputStream off after a specified number of bytes.
Implementation note: Choices abound. One approach would pass through the InputStream.mark(int) and InputStream.reset() calls to the underlying stream. That's tricky, though, because you then have to start duplicating the work of keeping track of how much a reset rewinds. Further, you have to watch out for the "readLimit", and since the semantics for the readLimit leave room for differing implementations, you might get into a lot of trouble.
Alternatively, you could make this class extend BufferedInputStream and then use the protected members of that class to avoid duplicated effort. That solution has the side effect of adding yet another possible layer of buffering.
Then, there is the simple choice, which this takes - simply don't support InputStream.mark(int) and InputStream.reset(). That choice has the added benefit of keeping this class very simple.
contentLength - The maximum number of bytes that can be read from the stream. Subsequent read operations will return -1.
Does not close the underlying socket input, but instead leaves it primed to parse the next response.
The next byte or -1 if the end of stream has been reached.
b - The byte array to fill.
off - Start filling at this position.
The number of bytes read, or -1 if the end of content has been reached.
IOException - Should an error occur on the wrapped stream.
b - The byte array to put the new data in.
n - The number of bytes to skip.
The actual number of bytes skipped. <= 0 if no bytes are skipped.
IOException - If an error occurs while skipping bytes.


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One question about my camera bag has been on my mind for about a year now: Should I switch to Fuji? At the beginning of December, Fujifilm Australia reached out to loan me an X-Pro2 camera, so I could properly test it out. Check out my video and written thoughts on using a Fujifilm as a main system.
Check out my thoughts and review of the Fujifilm X-T10 — arguably one of the best cameras for travel photography — whilst I was out shooting in Pattaya Thailand, as part of my vlogtober series.
Last week I did my first YouTube Live session, having previously teased in recent videos since purchasing my Blackmagic UltraStudio Mini Recorder, that I would be starting a series of live "shows". The broadcast was a simple unboxing of a collection of microphone equipment that RØDE had sent me, followed by an impromptu Q+A session. Read on to see my thoughts of how it went!
Every now and then, I share a compilation of the recent tech purchases I've made that will assist in the work that I create. The last time I did this was from Tokyo, Japan; this time I'm in Melbourne, Australia and I've got a whopper of a collection for you, including the Atomos Ninja Assassin!
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Japan is probably my favourite place to go shopping; for both tech goods and their seriously slick style in fashion. It's easy to say I'm in love with the country. In the past, I have made videos and posts about my recent tech purchases which seemed pretty popular, so I'm back with a new one of my best purchases from Japan!
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Huawei launches the Ascend Y 100 and the G 7105 exclusively with O2
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(Pocket-lint) - O2 will be the exclusive vendor for both the Huawei Ascend Y 100 and the Huawei G7105, as the manufacturer again caters for an entry-level audience.
While not of the same calibre as the excellent Huawei Ascend G300, the Ascend Y 100 is again an Android-powered smartphone running on Gingerbread 2.3. The handset sports a 2.8-inch touchscreen and there are both HSDPA and Wi-Fi for efficient browsing of the web.
Kitted out with a 2-megapixel camera with 4x digital zoom, Huawei was keen to accentuate the Ascend Y 100's ability to shoot video at 30 frames per second, twice the speed of other phones at this price point, apparently.
Talking of which, the Huawei Ascend Y 100 will be available from 1 June for £79.99 on PAYG or free with a £10 per month contract. Anyone who buys the phone before 31 August will also received a voucher for a free interchangeable back cover. This cover can either be designed by themselves or chosen from one of the ready-made designs.
The Huawei G 7105 as a back-to-basics feature phone offers very little in terms of functionality. Its focal point is the 2.8-inch LCD touchscreen while the camera is a simple 1.3-megapixel snapper with 4x digital zoom.
Though there's no Wi-Fi connectivity, Opera Mini, which compresses websites for faster loading speeds, is on board, so hopefully you won't be twiddling your thumbs for too long.
In terms of battery life and we're looking at 600 hours standby and 300 minutes talktime.
Available now in white for £39.99, a pink variant will also soon be available through selected O2 stores.
Although Huawei has predominantly focused on the lower-end of the mobile market, it will be launching its flagship device, the Huawei Ascned D quad later this year, which the manufacturer is calling the "world's fastest smartphone".
What do you think to both the Huawei Ascend Y 100 and Huawei G 7105? Let us know your thoughts.
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If you missed any part of Telltale's excellent adventure game based on the Fables comic books, now's your chance to dive in on current generation hardware.
Telltale Games' latest graphic adventure masterpiece is not he way to the Xbox One and PS4, as well as the PS3 and Xbox 360 in boxed format.
Once upon a time, there was a game critic who was told to review a game about one of his favorite book series, based upon classical fairy tales. He played it, made (most of) the right decisions, and lived happily ever after.
The last final chapter of The Wolf Among Us is here at last.
In Sheep's Clothing brings the penultimate chapter of the Telltale series to consoles and the PC.
The penultimate chapter of Telltale Games' Fables graphic adventure is coming soon, and it's got a Bigby Wolf who's definitely seen better days.
What many are calling a high-note for the inaugural season of Telltale's Fables: A Wolf Among Us has finally arrived.
What happens when you push a fable too far and things start getting all big and bad? Standard Telltale Games spoiler warnings apply to this one.
Telltale's latest adventure series "The Wolf Among Us" follows the lives of fairy tale characters, where the popular belief that "they all lived happily ever after" is a lie.
Telltale's next adventure game masterpiece will be available for consoles starting with tomorrow's Xbox 360 release. Trailer post-jump.
The Wolf Among Us is looking dark, violent and absolutely spectacular. A follow-up to the The Walking Dead? Fables might just be even better.
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NEC to launch AU 4.38m IoT-focused cybersecurity centre in Adelaide
ZDNet Jun-22-2016, 00:11:03 GMT
NEC has announced plans to establish a AU 4.38 million Global Security Intel Centre (GSIC) in Adelaide that will focus on Internet of Things (IoT) security. The IT services firm expects the cost of cyber attacks against enterprise and government IT systems to rise as the adoption of smart technologies and connected devices that make up the IoT accelerates. Once established, the centre will form part of NEC's cybersecurity network, with the GSIC expected to complement security-focused facilities located globally, including Japan and Singapore. The South Australian government has welcomed the GSIC, calling it a major boost to the state's IT capabilities. "Cybersecurity is a rapidly growing sector, and is attracting increasing attention and investment.
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The Victorian government has announced the recipients of the first round of LaunchVic funding, handing out AU 6.5 million to universities, startups, incubators, and projects to "drive new ideas" and create jobs in the state. Global IT firm Dimension Data will receive a AU 450,000 boost from the LaunchVic startup kitty to set up a cybersecurity incubator with Deakin University. The incubator will be located at Deakin's Waurn Ponds campus and hopes to address the skills shortage in the Australian cybersecurity industry by accelerating the development of unique cybersecurity solutions and intellectual property. The incubator will sit alongside the new cybersecurity degree program being developed at Deakin University, which is scheduled to commence in 2017. Headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, Dimension Data was acquired by Japanese telco giant NTT in 2010 for 3.2 billion.
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Telecommunications provider BT and the New South Wales government have announced the launch of a global cybersecurity research and development (R&D) centre in Sydney. The NSW government's Jobs for NSW invested AU$1.67 million in support of the centre, the state's Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation Matt Kean said, with BT making a AU$2 million investment in capital infrastructure. "This facility is a major boost for our economy, and will be a real-time nerve centre protecting large enterprises, industries, governments, and even nations from cyber attack," Kean said. BT will also make a "multimillion investment" in order to employ cybersecurity specialists, Kean added. According to BT, the cybersecurity hub expands on its already existing security operations centre (SOC) in North Sydney, and will provide 172 new jobs over the next five years, including 38 graduate positions.
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Australians mark anniversary of Japan's deadly WWII air raid on Darwin
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The Queensland government has announced a AU 1 million investment in remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) technology, expected to benefit the LNG, agriculture, mining, energy, telecommunications, search and rescue, and environmental management industries. In addition to the cash injection, the state government has partnered with aerospace giant The Boeing Company, in conjunction with Boeing subsidiary Insitu Pacific, Shell's QGC project, and Telstra to further the drone research. Local small to medium-sized businesses specialising in related technology such as aerial photography, surveying, product development, and training for drone operators will also be consulted as part of the venture. "The project aims to capitalise on the capabilities inherent in drones to carry out remote-monitoring and inspection of key infrastructure and data analysis to allow for better decision-making," Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said in a statement. In addition to creating 500 new jobs, Palaszczuk said she expects the technologies to be developed will include an improved airspace situational awareness prototype system that will enable the safe operation of RPAs over a broad area, as well as tools for enhanced data analytics.
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MAC Gems: Shoes, Stubs, and Shine
Is this championship ring from the greatest season in Bobcats history?
By Keith Scheessele@BSUKeith Jul 11, 2014, 12:00pm EDT
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Another MAC championship ring shows up on eBay. What's the story? Death, divorce, drugs? IS IT DRUGS?? Obviously not, Bobcats wouldn't get mixed up in that sort of thing. Oh, and if you're looking for 90 year old MAC memorabilia, you've come to the right place. Your July 11th MAC Gems:
1964 Ohio Basketball MAC Championship Ring
Some Bobcat bling to start your Friday. This one will be gone before the weekend is out, so jump on it. Zero bids right now, starting bid $124.95, and free shipping. If I were a Bobcats fan, I'd be all over this one, it's from a pretty significant time in Ohio basketball history. The 1964 squad captured the MAC Championship with a 19-5 record, including 10-2 in league play. The Bobcats were far from finished though. In the NCAA Tournament, Ohio knocked off Louisville in the first round, and Kentucky in the second round, before falling to Michigan in the Elite Eight. Here's a good writeup on the '64 team.
Kent State Wrestling Shoes
Don't ask me how these wrestling shoes keep turning up on eBay, but they do. Evidently dropping flying elbows from the top turnbuckle after graduation is not as lucrative as I suspected. These size 8.5 Asics were worn for matches but according to the seller show, "absolutely no signs of wear." How good is Kent State wrestling? 11 regular season titles, 10 MAC Tournament crowns, and 12 NCAA Tournament appearances. The Golden Flashes were once led by Joseph Begala, who compiled a 307-69-5 record across 42 seasons and was known as the "winningest wrestling coach."
Buffalo "Where Once The Indian Trod" Sheet Music
True University at Buffalo history here. "Where Once the Indian Trod" has been the Alma Mater at Buffalo since 1902. In 2006 a new version of the song was written. You can read both here. Personally I'm more fond of the older version, particularly the lyric that reads, "Our Alma Mater by the inland sea." This is not a photocopy, it's actual sheet music, from a 1938 book of college songs. Buffalo fans can have this on the wall in their man cave for $13, all in.
1981 Miami Jefferson Starship Backstage Pass
I'm constantly surprised by what's collectible and what's not, and that's why you need to see this piece. In 1981 Jefferson Starship released the the album Modern Times, including the all-time classic "Stairway to Cleveland." Their 1981 tour brought them to Miami for an October concert at Millett Hall. This is a backstage pass from that concert, yours for a grand total of $11. I'm unsure of exactly how collectible this is, but it is worth noting that what you're looking at is actually made of cloth.
1923 UMass Football Ticket Stub
This is a very interesting piece of history. The first thing that jumps out is that the ticket reads, "M.A.C." MACtion doesn't date back to the 1920's though, that actually stands for, "Massachusetts Agricultural College." The football team representing M.A.C. was actually known as the "Massachusetts Aggies." This of course is the school and team that ended up being the UMass Minutemen that you know and love today. This is a ticket from a 1923 game against the Amherst College Lord Jeffs. Ticket is listed in excellent condition and has a starting opening bid of $20.00. Bidding will be done by the time the weekend is out. The Lord Jeffs, who now compete on the Division III level, took this one from the Aggies, 7-3.


Truth is always a casualty during any campaign season and it was no different during Kenya's recent presidential elections. A week before the August 8 vote, Facebook launched a highly publicized campaign meant to educate Kenya's estimated 6.1 million Facebook users on identifying fake news. The campaign included print and radio advertisements, while Kenyan users who logged into Facebook were immediately taken to a homepage listing tips for verifying news stories.
Facebook's efforts came amid concerns that the proliferation of false news reports leading up to the election would increase tensions between Kenya's political parties. Indeed, the weekend after the election saw one of the worst outbreaks of political violence in Kenya since 2007. The protests were accompanied by various false reports on violent incidents that were widely shared on social media channels.
As found in a recent report by mobile survey platform GeoPoll, Kenyans do tend to trust traditional media organizations more than social media channels. However, this could suffer a severe blow, given that Kenya's media arguably failed to adequately cover the post-election violence, which, according to the country's human rights commission, resulted in at least 24 people dying at the hands of the police.
This perceived failure to adequately report on the violent protests may have driven citizens to depend more on social media platforms to report on, and share news and images, of the incidents as they happened. These reports — some of them fake — were shared widely with little or no attempt at verification.
While it's difficult to say to what degree disinformation helped contribute to Kenya's current political tensions, fake news has been known to directly incite violence with devastating consequences in other regions like South Sudan. The spread of disinformation has also impeded Kenya's efforts to tackle some serious public health problems — for example, there is an oft-repeated and frequently debunked claim that tetanus vaccines are laced with fertility inhibiting hormones!
So in an environment where misinformation, fake news and rumours abound and where the lie travels faster than the truth, what are news organizations and journalists to do?
I've tried to do this with PesaCheck, Kenya's first fact-checking organization, which shares its material with multiple media partners in Kenya. Teaming up could allow news organizations to debunk lies and misinformation much more effectively.
Both individual journalists and newsrooms should always exercise a healthy skepticism of what they read, hear and are told — it is their responsibility to check and corroborate what they share with their audiences.
More than ever, it is imperative that citizens understand how to identify a well-reported story versus one that is is poorly sourced and propagandistic. Media literacy — learning how to identify what is and what is not true — should be taught at all levels of school.
Given the frenetic pace at which news is published and distributed, as well as the wide range of potential sources for any given story, newsrooms have arguably never needed fact-checkers more than they do today. There are thought to be over 120 fact-checking organizations in 49 countries across the globe, and the skill will likely grow more in demand, even as other types of newsroom roles are in decline.
Journalists and news organisations should amplify and diversify the voices of those who are trusted by the community. In Kenya, for example, there are voices such as @kenyanpundit, @WanjikuRevolt and @KResearcher, who are among others who may not have formal journalism training, but they are trusted by their communities. Thus, in some situations, they can possibly be more effective than traditional media outlets in debunking fake news and stopping the spread of misinformation.


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France beats Croatia Heated top game at European Handball Championship
Good start for France at the European Handball Championship. In a heated game, the French beat fellow favorites Croatia. Emotions really ran high, especially in the second half of the classic.
Olympic champion France won the first top game of the handball championship in Hungary and Slovakia after a heated 60 minutes. The record world champion around top star Nikola Karabatic started the final round with a hard-fought 27:22 (13:11) against vice-European champion Croatia.
Things got hot, especially after the break. Left winger David Mandic, who is moving to MT Melsungen next season, was even given a blue card after a foul, which, unlike a red card, initiates disciplinary proceedings. The Croatian can therefore be banned for further games. In the second game of group C, Serbia clearly won 31:23 (17:11) against Ukraine in Szeged.
World champion Denmark started the tournament with a sovereign 30:21 (18:10) against Montenegro. In the other game in Group A, Slovenia, semi-finalists from 2020, had just won 27:25 (13:10) against North Macedonia in Debrecen.
Vice World Champion Sweden hardly had any problems in the 30:18 (17:11) against Bosnia-Herzegovina. Also in Group E, defending champions Spain had to tremble for a long time. The European champion of 2018 and 2020 prevailed in Bratislava against the Czech Republic after a long fight with 28:26 (14:11). Co-host Hungary experienced a false start at 28:31 (10:13) against the Netherlands.
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At the northern reaches of Santa Clara County, marshes once lined the San Francisco Bay. As our community grew, the bay shoreline transformed, and a majority of the wetlands were lost to fill or alteration. Marshes gave way to ponds employed in salt production for more than 100 years.
Now, the Santa Clara Valley Water District is working with state and federal partners to restore the marshland habitat that can support a wide variety of wildlife and help protect our valley from tidal flooding. The water district understands that the shoreline doesn't stop at city boundaries and is taking a coordinated regional approach to address flooding and sea level rise.
In May, the Bay Area Council Economic Institute released a study estimating the Bay Area would suffer a minimum of $10 billion in economic damages from an extreme storm that many experts believe is overdue. The damage would be severe along the bay's waterfront land, where companies from Facebook to Google employ hundreds of thousands of workers, 355,000 residents have homes, and key economic and civic infrastructure is located.
A recent Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury report also investigated sea level rise and recommended that local jurisdictions work together to guard against it. As a leader in flood protection in Santa Clara County, the water district shares this concern and appreciates the grand jury's call for action. We are already working on this, and will continue to partner with local, state and federal agencies to protect local communities.
The water district is a partner in the multi-phase South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project, an effort to restore the wildlife, habitat and natural flood protection offered by tidal marshes. The project has three goals: habitat restoration, flood protection and recreation. Restoring the marshes generally occurs by breaching former salt pond levees and allowing the tide to bring sediment-laden water inside the ponds, building up the elevation so that marsh vegetation grows.
Many of the salt ponds cannot be breached until a flood risk management levee has been built. In phase one of the salt pond project, which was recently completed, most places that could be breached without causing more flood risk were breached and restoration is ongoing. Phase two would continue the breaching and restoration of more ponds that would not increase flood risk.
To protect the community, the water district is working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the State Coastal Conservancy to plan, design and construct a flood risk management levee, restore the shoreline habitat and provide recreational opportunities. This project, called the South San Francisco Bay Shoreline Study, must be completed before phase three of the salt pond restoration can be carried out.
This levee would protect the community against 100-year tidal events, which are tides that have a 1 percent chance of occurring in a given year. It would also protect against the sea level rise predicted for 50 years from now.
Recreational opportunities will be provided through trails and viewing areas that connect to the Bay Trail system, so all can enjoy this unique part of Santa Clara County.
To help pay for the shoreline study and its identified projects around the nine-county Bay Area region, the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority is considering a $12 per parcel annual tax for 20 years, tentatively scheduled to appear on the June 2016 ballot.
To learn more about this important issue, visit southbayrestoration.org. The Bay Area Council report can be found here: bayareacouncil.org/issues-initiatives/storm-flood-protection.
* * * Richard Santos is available for questions or comments as your District 3 representative for the Santa Clara Valley Water District. Contact him at (408) 234-7707.


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Retailer Tesco has launched a trial with Recycling Technologies to collect and recycle previously unrecyclable plastics and turn it into oil to help manufacture new plastic.
Retailer Tesco has launched a trial with Recycling Technologies to collect and recycle previously unrecyclable plastics and turn it into oil to help manufacture new plastic, in ten of its stores.
Customers will be able to return to trial stores everything from pet food pouches to shopping bags and crisp packets, with the reassurance that it will be sent for recycling through Recycling Technologies' new recycling process.
This move is part of Tesco's efforts to make all its packaging recyclable and help create a closed loop.
Recycling Technologies has developed a process to turn waste plastic back into oil, Plaxx, a material which can be used in the manufacturing of new plastic.
Tesco director of quality Sarah Bradbury said: "Reducing and recycling plastics is such an important issue for us, for customers and for the future of our planet. That's why we are working hard to reduce the amount of packaging in our stores and have committed that all remaining packaging will be recyclable by 2025.
Currently, 83% of Tesco's packaging is recyclable, and if this soft-plastics collection is rolled out to all Tesco stores, it estimates that it will be possible to recycle around 90% of Tesco's own label packaging.
The trial will collect crisp packets, sweet wrappers, plastic film, pet food pouches and any plastic bag.


Living on a lake in late winter/early spring is a fascinating time. Last year mergansers and red-headed ducks flew in for a stop over during their spring migration. This year the lake was taken over by a flotilla of Canadian Geese. When I say flotilla, I really mean it. I had to stop counting at 2000. There were two groups. In the morning they would start out on opposite sides of the lake. One group in the east and one in the west. By mid-afternoon the two groups would meet in the middle. I spent many good hours sitting on my deck watching hundreds upon hundreds of geese flying in low, stick out their landing gear and slide gently into the water to join their fellows out in the center of the lake. The honking of thousands of geese is really loud.
And amazingly, in amongst all these geese, was tucked a small group of bufflehead ducks. The buffleheads, a diving duck, are fun to watch and always seemed to find the best spots before the geese did. And even in mid-March a belted kingfisher was already diving away, also in the area occupied by the buffleheads. A blue heron made a rather early appearance and was lurking in that same area for a while as well.
On a day I was feeling a bit better, and my shoulder actually let me lift my camera, I went off to Daniel Webster Sanctuary to lurk in the bird hide there. Mute Swans, northern shovelers, green winged teals, black ducks and the ubiquitus Canadian geese all made appearances. Song sparrows were staking out territories and one rather ambitious painted turtle was even sunning itself in the pond.


Description: Miniature, first edition, limited to 250 copies (this copy #150); 2 in x 4.5 ft; vegetable parchment scroll, rolled on a wooden spool with plastic stick-pins on either end; sparkly red wrap and a decorative silk ribbon attached to the beginning of the scroll; housed in a transparent pill bottle with a ruled paper label; thin, vertical crack to bottle (not affecting its integrity); light age-toning to label; ribbon slightly frayed at the free end; parchment fine; overall in very good to near fine condition.
With a rather unique three-color printing (Edison, Julian I. Miniature Book News # 3: 1966 March. St. Louis, Missouri. UNT Digital Library. http://digital.library.unt.edu. Web. January 12, 2016), the miniature is a beautiful typographical and artistic example, containing amusing and insightful, book-related apothegms and epigrams, including a personal favorite, to wit: "On the subject of repetition...as to whether a speaker should have said 'that' or 'which' he replied: "I consider that that 'that' that that man used is correct." The compiler, Walter Blumenthal (1883 - 1969), was a renowned Jewish-American scholar, writer and editor. Robert Massmann was a former Director of Library Services at Central Connecticut State University, who published numerous miniature books, usually in very small editions, for more than 4 decades.


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Decorations used throughout the White House inspire visitors to celebrate long-held traditions while also creating new memories. The 2015 White House decorations also paid tribute to the Armed Forces and their families. Each of the 56 states and territories that make up the United States was represented with a snowflake dangling from the ceiling in the East Colonnade.
Also on display in the East Room, representing a long-standing holiday tradition, was the White House crèche. This nativity scene, fashioned in Naples, Italy, in the eighteenth century of terra cotta and intricately carved wood, was donated to the White House in the 1960s and has been displayed in the East Room for the holidays for more than 45 years, spanning nine administrations.
The program is free and open to the public. For more information, call 333-6640, ext. 4 or see www.auburnpubliclibrary.org.


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After 17 years of being in and out of hospitals, I got tired of being the skinny sickly kid. I decided to take a body building class in high school. Though it was hard and challenging I ultimately fell in love with the way it made me feel. Still not realizing where my true calling lie, I continued to soul search and find my purpose in life. I would train my family and friends in my home built gym that I set up in my basement, helping them and my self reach our fitness goals. It was a great feeling knowing I was helping others reach a goal they once thought impossible. After years of procrastination and taking up jobs that didn't really fulfill my expectations of myself, I decided to take action and set out what really made me happy and turn it into a career that I could love. So I signed up for the National Academy of Sports Medicine Certified Personal Trainer course and I set off to make my dream job a reality. Now that I have attained my credentials I want to inspire those who have traumatic surgeries and injuries, that there limitations can be overcome with enough determination. I want my clients to turn those faults and adversities into strength and power.


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Man in van stabbed in targeted attack
A man is being treated for stab wounds after he was attacked by a group who smashed the window of the van he was sitting in.
The 30-year-old was in the passenger seat of a grey Vauxhall Combo van in Torrance, near Bishopbriggs in East Dunbartonshire, when a car stopped in front of the vehicle, blocking it in.
A group of men armed with knives got out of the Audi, smashed the passenger window of the van and assaulted the victim in what police said was a targeted attack.
The driver of the van, a 34-year-old man, drove off and stopped at the Asda on Kirkintilloch Road, Bishopbriggs, where an ambulance was called.
The victim was taken to Glasgow Royal Infirmary for treatment to several stab wounds.
Medical staff describe his condition as serious but stable.
Police are appealing for information after the attack at around 5.20pm on Tuesday in Queens View where it meets Main Street.
Detective Sergeant Craig Warren said: "This was a violent and targeted attack which took place in broad daylight and it is absolutely vital that anyone with information comes forward to assist us in tracing the abhorrent individuals involved.
"We are currently working to establish a motive for the incident and the possibility of links to serious and organised crime will be a consideration, however cannot be confirmed at this time.
"I would appeal to anyone who was in the area of Queens View yesterday evening and may have noticed a dark or blue Audi, or anything at
all suspicious, to please get in touch.
"The movements of the Audi prior to and after the attack are still to be confirmed. I would ask anyone who was in the Torrance area around
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"This incident will understandably be causing concern among the local community and I would like to reassure people that we believe this to
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He said extra patrols will be in the area to provide reassurance to local residents.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Greater Glasgow CID via 101, quoting incident number 2809 of Tuesday June 19 or call
Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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