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Qeirstyn Line Dancing [HD Video]

Hello Family and Friends!

We hadn’t realized how much Qeirstyn really does like to dance until we saw her this night.  We were just finishing up on some dishes while listening to music and a faster paced song started to play and she rushed right into the kitchen and started going at it!  Kinda reminded me of a line dance, and that’s the best way I can explain it!  So, without further adu, here’s the video… enjoy!

http://www.vimeo.com/1950005

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LaTeX Resume Examples

Why even bother writing a Resume in LaTeX?  I believe that Matthew M. Boedicker summed it up very well:

Writing a resume using LaTeX is preferable to writing it using Microsoft Word, or something similar, for a number of reasons:

• When printed (as Postscript or PDF), LaTeX has a more polished, professional look than a document produced by a word processor.
• A resume done in LaTeX will stand out, since most everyone else will use Microsoft Word, and probably the same wizard/template.
• Convert your LaTeX to PDF, which has free readers for almost any platform, and you are not forcing the recipient to own the proper version of expensive proprietary software to read it.
• LaTeX gives you complete control over the layout of your document.
• LaTeX can be converted to a number of different formats.
• LaTeX itself and many converters, viewers, and add-on packages are free.
• A resume done with LaTeX (the Computer Modern font anyway) might mark you as a member of the scientific/research/academic community. Depending on the job, it could help your chances.
• LaTeX is plain text and can be easily version-controlled using CVS or other version control software.
• LaTeX is flexible. You can use any platform you want, and any editor you want.

So, the purpose of this post is not to introduce anything ground-breaking or new to the world about LaTeX Resumes, but rather, lump a bunch of great resources and examples together so that it’s easy to see!

My Resume has been done in LaTeX as well and it can be found on my homepage or more specifically, here. I found that one nice thing about doing it in LaTeX is that I was able to easily create a scannable txt and html Resume as well! You can see the source .tex file here.

More Resume Tempates:

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) (There are several here.)

Todd C. Miller

Matthew M. Boedicker

linux.dsplabs.com.au (Great tutorial!)

Andrew McNabb

David Grant

Miklós Csürös

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Not Everyday: Three OS’s Running Simultaneously [Screenshots]

This isn’t something that you see everyday… Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Ubuntu Hardy Heron all running simultaneously thanks to VirtualBox and Compiz Fusion. Screenshots taken by yours truly (click on the thumbnail for larger image). Enjoy!

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A Trip to the Idaho Falls Zoo [Photo Album]

Hello Family and Friends!

It has been a fairly boring past few weeks, so in order to treat the boredom, we decided to head to the Idaho Falls, ID Zoo.  When we got there, there was traffic galore and we had to fight for a parking spot.  We didn’t expect it to be busy at all when we left, but there was actually a fair or something going on that day as well as free admissions to the zoo.  So, we were thankful for that opportunity to check it out.  Needless to say, it was completely packed and we didn’t get to enjoy a lot of the exhibits because we felt as if we were being rushed.  Oh well.  Qeirstyn still really enjoyed it as she got to pet a goat, a donkey, and some boars.  She really enjoyed seeing the monkeys jump around as well while she made her monkey sound.  Anyways, I hope you enjoy the pictures! You may notice that the focus was a little off for some of the pictures, but that’s okay because you still get the idea!

Love,
Derek, Heather, and Qeirstyn Hildreth

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How To: Install and Use Calc2LaTeX [Tutorial]

This guide is intended to give a brief, but complete tutorial aimed towards users who enjoy an easy, graphical walk-through on downloading, installing, and using calc2LaTeX to convert a OpenOffice 2.4 Calc spreadsheet to something that LaTeX will recognize.  There’s nothing wrong with creating your tables directly in LaTeX, but sometimes the tables can be quite complicated to code. That’s where calc2LaTeX comes in really handy.  So, let’s get to it…
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