the HERALD- Community News Friday July ACTON SOCIAL SERVICES AND INFORMATION CENTRE Proper rest a must GET A GOOD NIGHTS If you want to live an active lifestyle you need a good nights sleep Dos and for Good Sleep Do maintain a daily schedule of activity meals and sleep Do exercise regularly in the late afternoon or early evening Do set aside a special time during the day to collect your thoughts mull over the days events plan for the future and work out unsolved problems Leave the days problems at your bedroom door Do relax in evening before bedtime in whatever way is en Do eat a light snack in evening if hungry Milk and Ovaltine and tuna fish are especially soothing Do make your bedroom as quiet and comfortable as Room temperature between 6466 tends to consolidate sleep Do have a regular routine for preparing for bed Do get up at the same time every morning no matter how much sleep you have gotten Dont nap during the day If sleepy relax breathe fresh air and get second wind Dont use bedroom for any ac tivity other than sleeping and sex Dont go to bed until you feel sleepy Dont stay in- bed more than 1520 minutes if you do not fall asleep Staying in bed makes you become more anxious and stress Dont take sleeping pills as part of your regular routine Although sleeping pills have their place at times of great stress their use should be limited to not more than twice in one week Sleeping pills have not been shown to be effective for more than four weeks of nightly use The sleep they produce is not nor mal sleep but is very light restless and with many awaken Sleeping pills may make you feel groggy in the morning dull your thinking your reflexes Elliott Phillips Get a Good Nights Sleep Prentice Hall Engle wood Cliff a Acton student in police program Acton High School student Soma Bujan will get a first hand opportunity to see what being a police officer is really like as part of the third Halton Police Ethnic and Cultural Education Program PEACE launched this week Miss Bujan will spend seven weeks with the patrolling con stables and investigators at Division in Georgetown where shell be involved in a diversity of police activities from patrol vice with the Chief of Police She is one of nine high school students who were chosen for the program which was created and implemented by the Halton police in 1989 Its designed to give youth and police within an op portunity to gam mutual understanding cooperation and respect At the same tune the program also provides summer employment for the students Some of us may find the job in terview to be a frightening ex perience but it is a key tool for securing a job All your efforts throughout the job hunt have led to this opportunity and it is your chance to show what you know and what you can do Before the date of the inter view youll want to do some preparation and keep some tips in mind First learn as much as you can about your employer and the job position Write down any questions you may wish to ask during the interview You should also think of some possible ques tions the interviewer will ask you and mentally prepare answers for them Try to ten to fif teen minutes early never be late If youre wondering about what to wear consider the type of job youre applying for and pick clothes that relate to Finally don forget to bring a copy of your resume with you If youve never had an inter view before you may not know what to expect During the inter view the employer will be evaluating you and your per You can expect to be asked what your strengths and weaknesses are what qualifica tions you have that make you suitable for the position and what type of experience you have had in this job field Some employers will ask what you already know about the com pany so be prepared Sometimes an emp ver will present you with a situation and will want to know how you would go about resolving it During the in dont be afraid to take a few minutes to mentally prepare before you reply A well thought out answei is what the employer wants to hear Most importantly be natural and honest It will help you to relax and you 11 appear more confident After the interview there are a few more things to do to increase your chances of getting hired Send the employer a follow up letter to express your tion for the interview Followup with a telephone call if the inter viewer promised to contact you by a certain date and hasnt These steps reinforce the Student job hints I the in- GEORGETOWN teog HERES HOW TO PLAY Each week or a total of 5 weeks mere bo 1 0 different Ode Georgetown Place businesses featured this space You must wsit each business and pick Scavenger Hunt Play Piece town At the end the Weeks you wit have a total of Pieces you win submit with your name ad dress and phone number to enter a draw tor the winner Contest closes Monday July at 6 00 Please drop oft entries at of the partiapalng You must have pieces to win Photo copies are not acceptable WEEK ONE Sunys Gas Bar Foodstuffs Riverside Fitness 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