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My instincts told me that behind the compelling performances, and the play-over-and-over CDs, there was a rich story. I wasn't disappointed.
Karen calls her childhood "average." Her dad was a foreman in a factory that made motors and generators. Her mom worked in the grammar school cafeteria in their hometown of Gainesville, Georgia. And do I have to tell you? There was a piano in the house!
"My folks were hard workers, they always found a way to give us what we needed," remembers Karen, "and they loved the Lord!"
"I began singing at around 3 — and about that same time Mom and Dad took us (Karen and her sisters Susan and Sandra) to an all night singin' in Atlanta. I was so little I could stand up in the chair and prop my elbows on the back of the seat.
"When I heard Vestal sing 'God Walks the Dark Hills,' my thoughts weren't anything like those of a 3 year old," Karen recalls reverently. "It made me cry. Just the beauty of it! I know now there was an anointment on Vestal and that I was witnessing the very presence of God.
"When I was 15, the Hoppers came to my school. I rededicated my life and I told the Lord, 'If you give me a chance to sing, I'll never stop.'"
Karen's voice becomes a whisper.
"It was then I felt God's anointment on me — on me!"
Anointment is a word that's scattered like stardust throughout any conversation you might have with Karen. She continually credits "God's anointment" for every step of her journey, whether it's career related or personal.
"We're not just anointed to sing," Karen assures me more than once in our interview, "but God has called us to love people!"
The "us" of Karen & New River is a threesome: Karen, her sister Susan, and the newest member, Jeff Hawes.
While Susan Peck-Jackson came from the exact same family as Karen, her path took a different direction. Her hopes and dreams weren't to sing and travel, but to own a dump truck.
Wait! A dump truck?
"Susan was eager to make money, to have stuff," as Karen puts it, "so she bought a truck and hired it out."
"Opportunity knocks!" agrees Susan. "It makes perfect sense."
She had a friend in construction and he kept her busy. Their uncle drove for her, and she eventually owned three trucks. Success followed, as did a Mercedes, a Corvette and a house with a pool.
"Now, I don't even have one car in my name," giggles Susan, and she doesn't seem to mind at all.
Meanwhile Karen was going to school and making her way through college teaching piano. She kept a cassette tape of the Rex Nelon Singers close by and learned to sing all the parts—just in case. And she prayed—oh how she prayed—that God would put her in a group "just like them."
She happily sang wherever she was asked. "Regionally," she calls it. And she thought she'd always be singing "regionally;" never dreaming of anything bigger. Except way in the back of her mind, she thought...perhaps someday — way off in the future — maybe she would sing in a group like the Nelons.
Then another anointment. Karen met the love of her life! Rickey, whom she calls "just a good ol' boy."
While finding and marrying Rickey is certainly, undoubtedly, one of those God things, Karen had to do the leg work!
Rickey and his brother owned, and still own, a beauty salon in Gainesville. Their mother works with them, having done hair for 60 years! When Karen went to Rickey for a hairdo she was smitten, even before her beautiful head ever left the shampoo bowl!
"He's so cute!" she thought, looking up at him through clouds of suds. "Wonder what it would take to get him to ask me out?"
"Rickey, you did a great job on my hair," she said. (Visualize this scene if you will and picture a little bit of southern flouncing going on. Some of you will get that; others won't. It's OK.)
"Well, thank you very much," replied Rickey. And that, friends, is all she got!
Flouncing or no flouncing, Karen walked away with no hope of a date with the handsome hairdresser.
The next week, she and her mom had lunch out, and Karen announced she needed to stop for hairspray. She headed for the salon. This time with more firmness and less flounce, she handed Rickey a check ($4.80 if you are curious) making sure her phone number was right there in black and white where he could see it.
He called that night, and they dated three and a half years before marrying.
And...Karen's dream came true! She first found herself singing with the LeFevres and then an invitation came to sing with the Nelons! The next God-ordained moment was something Karen could never have imagined. A group of her own. ("God's own" is what she prefers.)
Rickey became the business-savvy person God used— yes, anointed—to form the group Karen Peck & New River. (He still works in his salon three days a week; otherwise he is on the road, often driving the bus.)
As to the tag, "New River," I'd like to point to a scripture or a wise quote as reference, but—it came from a sweater! Their piano player at the time received a sweater with those words on it, and someone said, "That would be a good name for a gospel group." It stuck. Karen was slightly embarrassed when a producer added her name, but that too stuck.
Susan didn't want to sing. Initially, she would "fuss and she'd quit, fuss and quit," says Karen.
"As kids we fought like cats and dogs, but then our relationship got mature!" A giggle erupts.
Soon both knew they were "destined to do this!" They are close. (Their houses are in sight of one another.) They even had their babies 12 days apart. Those babies are now teenagers—Karen's daughter Kari, and Susan's son Joseph. Karen has an older son, Matthew, who is graduating from high school this year.
Together the two sisters are contagious, meaning that whatever it is they "have" is catching: the personality, the laughter, the joy and the music!
Add Jeff Hawes to the mix, and it's the kind of harmony that makes your heart happy. Jeff, I'm told, is a favorite of Gloria. He was an English teacher before being called to sing. He loves people and he loves being in the group. (And he's drop-dead good looking! And single!)
Behind the scenes there is Sandra, the sister who efficiently runs the office from home. Although she sang with her sisters as a child and young teen, she has loved her life as a full-time mother, and now fulltime grandmother.
David Jackson, Susan's husband, is an entrepreneur. He took over her trucking company, sold it, bought and sold another business, and now builds steel guitars. Their son Joseph helps his dad, and he too is musical; he sings and plays drums.
There have been ruts in the journey of life for the group. On September 11, 2011 they were 20 miles from home when a car pulled out in front of the bus on the interstate and hit them head on. As the bus hit the ditch, even before they thought of their own personal needs, they all began to pray for the person who hit them. Little did they know then that the elderly man who caused the accident, who suffered from the early stages of Alzheimer's, was a retired pastor and a chaplain to juveniles. He was airlifted, but passed away en route to the hospital.
Forty-eight hours later they were back out, emotionally drained and consumed by deep grief, which they shared with the family of the deceased man of God.
Eight weeks later, while traveling through Chattanooga at three in the morning, they were hit again. This time by a semi that had run into a stalled car. They were in bed, awakened from a sound sleep, shaken and in total darkness. The semi had barely grazed the bus, and no one was hurt, but once more they ended up in a ditch. When they looked back to see the vehicles scattered across the highway behind them, they realized how incredible it was that they were alive. Other than an insurance nightmare, they came through two life-threatening accidents physically unscathed. Emotionally it was a different story, but three days later they were on another leased bus and Karen admits to being scared within an inch of her life.
"I would have gladly taken a bicycle," she says with voice shaking. "Fear will grab hold after scares like that, and it's easier to stay in your comfort zone than to live by His Word. She quotes 2 Timothy 1:7. "God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind."
Karen is eager to give credit to those who encouraged her and pushed her to excel. Although her mother gave all three girls piano lessons, she saw a shred of talent in Karen that begged to be nourished. Somehow she found the money and tenacity to locate the best possible teacher—a retired lady who had performed all over the world.
"Miss Fellman was tough," Karen remembers, "and she was strict."
"I just wanted to keep on being a cheerleader and singin' on weekends. She gets a lot of credit for who I've become. I wish I could go back and thank her and hug her neck!"
Another giggle from Karen tells me there's more to the story!
"The straw that broke the camel's back was when I bought a car instead of a piano. Miss Fellman saw talent in me and wanted me to realize my potential. I was always nervous, hated the competitions, never felt confident, and certainly didn't have the joy of performing. Stage fright consumed me — except when I sang.
And sing she did! The list of those she thanks for encouraging her is endless, and of course, includes Bill and Gloria. At the National Quartet Convention, right after their first bus accident, Gloria spoke words that sustained her — words that reminded her to take her burdens to the Lord and leave them there.
"Something snapped inside my heart," reports Karen. "I just needed to be reminded of something I'd known for years, but for a minute had forgotten."
A very sacred thing I learned from interviewing Karen and Susan is that every year in January, they fast and pray and seek God's will for themselves, their families and the group. It's given them a desire to reach out more and a heart for those who hurt. They've put legs and finances behind their prayers, partnering with Ebenezer Children's Home.
The fast is something they felt was so personal, they weren't sure it should be included in the story. They don't want to "sound pious." Yet it has become more a part of who they are than the many accolades and awards, (including the three Grammy nominations!) they've received.
"Each time we go into the studio for a new project, we're at a different place in our Christian walk," says Susan. "Circumstances change hearts."
The accidents so close together, the death of the pastor, the insurance nightmare and the gut-wrenching fear of going out again brought the group to what Karen calls a sobering time — a listening-for-God's-voice-time.
Out of that fasting and praying, a new recording project was born, called Reach Out. It includes "Now More Than Ever," by Bill and Gloria and "On the Banks of the Promised Land," a song that is already getting radio airplay.
Yes, Reach Out is a recording that continues to chart the journey, but more than ever it is an imprint of the hearts and souls of its messengers. I think you'll agree that it doesn't sound pious at all. Knowing their hearts and understanding their story makes me think it sounds very much like another fresh anointing for Karen Peck & New River.
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My Huffington Post article – 5 steps to connect with yourself in order to achive your highest vision
Step 1 is acknowledge that this connection already excited
That your intuition is available to you 24/7 that is something inside of you that is connecting you to your truth and higher purpose, that can help you and navigate you through life and your business.
Step 2 tap into this inner knowledge-inner GPS
In order to live a life from higher perspective, you should quit your mind and go within. More you are practising mindfulness more you are in this zone of genius, more you are resting in your connection with divine guidance. You can tab into your connection and alignment by being in your inner world and switch off outher reality.
Step 3 reach your soul desires and your highest vision
Through inner GPS system it is our compass and navigate through life we are in our path our destination. GPS sistem knows exactly where we are in correlation to our highest vision and soul desires. So when we are in connection to our broader knowledge, we are going downstream with our desires not upstream, so we arrive to our destination faster with more ease and joy. We need to implement this connection with ourselves in regular basis. More we are connected more we are in alignment with our true selves and our desires.
Step 4 trust that process is working for you, although we cannot see results yet.
Your rational brain has lots of times different opinion on the subject than your inner knowledge. You should listen only one of them. Your rational mind will tell you how to play by the rules, stay in your small box, play by instant recipies, while your inner knowledge has much greater view on the subject. With trust and surender to your divine guidence you will overcome all the fers, doubts and obstacles on the journey toward your big vision.
Step 5 reaching your highest vision and highest desires
If we combine all the steps we can edd just one thing which is your patience and focus in the unfolding process. Your patience is not the easiest thing to embrace but it's essential in order to arrive at the destination. Your deliberate focus on outcome you desire not the things that invoke your desire. Totally different vibration. Imagine yourself receiving your desire and don't let your current reality blurred your view.

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QboyAugust 5th, 2004
Background info on his influences and getting started in music, views on profanity and marketing and opinions on selling points and gimmicks.
Which artists have inspired you to become a rapper?
I have a general love of music, not just hip-hop, but I would say the most influential rap artists in my life are in the order they occurred: Neneh Cherry, Ya Kid K, Salt 'N' Pepa, MC Lyte, Speech, Lil' Kim, The Pharcyde, A Tribe Called Quest, Princess Superstar.
Can you remember the first rap record you purchased?
erm, I think the 7" of Neneh Cherry's Manchild. "...you know loud's my diagnosis / 'Cause I believe in miracles and words in heavy doses"
What's the background of QBoy. When did you first start making music etc?
After I graduated from University, I started to work with MisterMaker, creator of gayhiphop.com. I became the lead journalist and promoted the site. I made a few home tracks with the guys I work with at gayhiphop.com only about 3 years ago, never with the intention of release. Although I had loved rap for over 10 years, this was the first time I was recording my own material and I was very nervous. Then I met NineBob, promoter and DJ for gay hip-hop club Pac-Man and became part of the team for that. Pac-Man and gayhiphop.com are like sister companies now. A few more tracks were made and we got a bit of publicity so quickly we threw a collective together called Q-Fam and toured gay pride festivals during summer 2003. By the end of it, obviously my confidence and skills were much improved and people in the audience wanted a CD, so I did my E.P. by using some of the old tracks I had already done and some new ones. I'm still very young in the game. People I think expect me to enter at Jay-Z level and it's just not the case, I am still learning, still growing.
Your sexuality seems to be at the forefront of any publicity on you whilst the music is left significantly in the background. Would you agree?
I would agree, yes. But I am not complaining. Unfortunately you need an angle in this world to get noticed, everybody in any artform has one, Kylie's little gold shorts, Biggie's coke dealing, Salt 'N' Pepa simply being girls in 1985 was their angle, and my sexuality is a good story for journos. I do hope to overcome this with my next album, once everybody knows who I am, the gay thing won't be important and people can focus on the music. You also have to remember, it wouldn't be an issue if hip-hop was more inclusive of gay men and women in general. I guess one of the things is I am young and wanted to express my sexuality, and there's nothing wrong with that, as I get older I will want to talk about and express other parts of me, like any artist.
Your lyrics make more references to you being gay than the lyrics of many straight rappers do about being straight. Would you say its your selling point and gimmick or an angle you're pushing?
I don't think that is true necessarily. How many raps from people like Akinyelle or Ludacris or Biggie, LL, anyone are about sex and women. Their videos are filled with the idealism of 'ho' and bitches in bikini's. Straight male rappers are extremely predominant with their sexuality, being macho and objectifying women is just that, it's just you don't notice it because it's considered the norm.
Your website titles you as 'the UK's hottest gay rapper'? Are you happy to settle with that or would you rather be considered the UK's hottest rapper, with no classification of your sexual orientation?
As before, I am happy with that for now, but I will play my sexuality down on the next album, so people can really judge the music more. I don't wish to be labelled as a gimmick and I am very aware of the possible backlash with associating myself as a 'gay rapper'. I am a very 'gay' gay man though, as in if I was a dentist, I'd be a gay dentist, or a gay fireman you know, it's in my personality. I am gay, I write about my life as a gay man, I can't write about somebody else or be somebody else. Would you ask John The White Rapper, Blak Twang or Black Rob if they should maybe not classify their race in their names?
Do you have one specific target audience and who is that? Do you feel its better not to put yourself in a box and try to increase accessibility to the max?
Erm, I kinda still don't really focus on a market, whoever wants to listen to what I'm doing can listen. I am aware of the audiences out there listening already. The gay hip-hop audiences who at the moment are maybe not very represented so it's good I'm out there making a few waves, the young girls in the pop market seem to like me too, maybe it's the copious amount of flesh I revel? Heh heh!! What you think my E.P. is called 'Even The Women Like Him' for? ;-j My single '¼ Life Crisis' is a song that can appeal to a huge audience as it is not gay-based at all and very radio friendly. It's about getting to the ages of 23, 24, 25 and reassessing life and how you deal with it, your expectancy of it. It's quite deep.
The website also says that the release of your EP was due to the 'current saturated hip-hop scene'. Could you expand on that with an example or two?
Are you not bored with MTV Base rotation shit at the moment? I DJ as well, and over the pass year I rarely find a tune in a record shop I really like or wanna play. I'm always looking in the back catalogue for 1992-1998 tunes innit!
How harmful do you feel the marketing of image and the inclusion of profanity is to the essence of hip-hop?
There's this idea that hip-hop is all precious and underground and should only be given to certain people on the street on a cassette in a brown paper bag. It's a myth. Hip-hop is pop, or at least can cover that area very well, everybody can be involved and use it, appreciate it, be a part of it and have been doing so for many years. It's the largest growing culture in the world, it can't be that and still be the same underground thing it was 20 years ago. What has happened recently is as popular culture and hip-hop culture merge, the visual elements of the pop world have been applied to the hip-hop market and artists are more aware of image and it's place in their work. That's not necessarily a bad thing if the artist is true to themselves in that image. However many artists just look the same with the same videos and same photoshoots and it's all gets very generic and boring. Profanity is up to the individual. We live in a world where people swear and talk about sex all of the time. ALL OF THE TIME. Yet we still consider these things bad? Why? Art is about the artists expressing themselves, in whatever way they feel works best for them. Fuck what other people think.
What would you say is the essence at the core of hip-hop music and culture? What aspects of it are you a part of besides from the music?
I really like to consider myself a rap artist and not strictly a hip-hop artist. I do not wish to ignore my love of hip-hop and the hip-hop culture, but my first love lies with the vocal format of rap. That aside, I obviously DJ hip-hop music at the club I co-run Pac-Man and I have always danced hip-hop/street style and very well at that, so I think I have a fair knowledge and some roots in the culture. I'm sure many people would like to think I'm just ripping it off to get some press, but I am not. I never set out to be a rapper, it just came together, writing about hip-hop for gayhiphop.com, promoting and playing hip-hop at Pac-Man, dancing to hip-hop, rapping is just a natural progression for me, I've always been a performer, so this is like my ideal job where all the things I love come into play together.
How would you summarize your back catalogue and where do you see yourself fitting into UK hip-hop? What other UK hip-hop acts do you enjoy or would like to collaborate with?
I plead my ignorance and say I really do not know much about the British hip-hop scene despite now being part of it. It is terrible and I am consciously making an effort, but I have always been inclined to like female rappers and the majority of those accessible to me are from the US.
Being partly Spanish, do you know much about the hip-hop scene over there that is worth people checking out?
None at all, my father is from the Canary Islands not mainland Spain, so I have no connection with it, and there certainly ain't a scene from the tiny island he comes from.
Who does the production of your music and what producers who you think are making good beats at the moment would you be happy to work with?
As the CD came together over a period of time and not really with any intention of release, I worked in different ways with many producers. The main producers are Wayne Latham, who is actually a UK soul act about to release his debut album and Mz. Fontaine, a lesbian rapper and singer who's new CD 'New Era' is out now. People I am wanting to work with include the London Gay Symphony Orchestra, Bjork, Tricky, Neneh Cherry and her husband Cameron McVey, Temposhark, Cheryl 'Salt' James, Princess Superstar, Princess Julia…as you will notice, my tastes are not limited in hip-hop and I really want to go all over the place with the next album.
For those that haven't heard your stuff, what topics or subject matter could they expect when pressing play?
Expect a little bit of brash sexual cocky lyrics which are really intended to make you laugh rather than offend. If you thought it was funny when Lil' Kim ridiculously managed fit the word 'uterus' into a rhyme, then you should get my sense of humour too. I hope I am able to show a stream of intelligence amongst the fun though, I have stuff to say that I feel needs saying y'know. Some of the tracks are quite raw and rap orientated, not too poppy. I definitely give out and Essex/London style vocally, as I say "While I speak of the red bus I took through Lewisham / UK rappers are riding yellow cab's and lookin foolish man / Not dissing the USA, just proud of what I've got; / James Bond, Tricky, Eastenders and Fish & Chip shops"
What are your intentions for your music career's future?
Well, as this gets bigger and bigger people keep wondering about me trying to be signed, and to be honest it's not what I am aiming for. The pressure and bullshit of a major signing is not for me, it would have to be just right you know and I don't believe anyone out there will offer it how I want it. I enjoy doing it like this, keep on making music at my pace and as long as I like doing it and as long as people wanna hear it. I'll be working on my album for the next year with the hope of it being released next summer and just take it from there. I'm really looking forward to making a great album. Musically and lyrically. I wish to experiment and work with rap in all mediums and musical styles, spoken word, classical and opera, and I definitely want to make some really good danceable tunes that I would want to spin at one of my Pac-Man nights. I think my present CD lacks that, but it's okay, it gives me somewhere to go from y'know?
Have you got anything coming up in the pipeline you'd like to plug?
QBoy's video '¼ Life Crisis' is on rotation shortly and the E.P. 'Even The Women Like Him' is available at selected HMV stores. For more info check qboy.co.uk or write to email@example.comÂ


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text: Online Articles: Original StudiesThe Wills Eye Glaucoma App Interest of Patients and Their Caregivers in a Smartphone-based and Tablet-based Glaucoma ApplicationWaisbourd, Michael MD; Dhami, Hermandeep BSc; Zhou, Chen BSc; Hsieh, Michael BSc; Abichandani, Pramod PhD; Pro, Michael J. MD; Moster, Marlene R. MD; Katz, L. Jay MD; Hark, Lisa A. PhD, RD; Myers, Jonathan S. MDAuthor Information *Glaucoma Research Center, Wills Eye Hospital †Drexel University's iSchool and College of Engineering, Philadelphia, PA The Wills Glaucoma App was funded by Wills Eye Hospital (Innovation Grant) and Drexel University. Disclosure: The authors declare no conflict of interest. Reprints: Michael Waisbourd, MD, Glaucoma Research Center, Wills Eye Hospital, 840 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107 (e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com). Received November 4, 2015 Accepted July 13, 2016 Journal of Glaucoma: September 2016 - Volume 25 - Issue 9 - p e787-e791 doi: 10.1097/IJG.0000000000000504 Buy Metrics Abstract Purpose: To evaluate the interest of glaucoma patients and their caregivers in a smartphone-based and tablet-based glaucoma application (App), developed by the Wills Eye Glaucoma Research Center in collaboration with Drexel University. Materials and Methods: Cross-sectional survey of patients with glaucoma and their caregivers. Main outcome measures are answers to survey questions regarding how receptive participants are to using the Glaucoma App. Results: Fifty subjects completed the survey. The mean age (SD) was 59.5 (±17.3) years. A total of 88.6% of the participants lived in a household with access to a smartphone or tablet. The majority (72.3%) of participants would consider downloading the Glaucoma App, and younger participants (<65 y) were more likely to do so compared with their older (≥65 y) counterparts, P=0.025. Participants were more likely to download the App if it was free of charge, compared with a version that costs $3, P=0.018. Although only about one third (37.8%) of participants used eye drop reminders, nearly 3 of 4 (72.9%) participants were receptive to using the automated reminder feature of the Glaucoma App. Conclusions: Glaucoma patients and their caregivers were very interested in using a Glaucoma App; however, many were not willing to spend $3 for an App they seem to value. The free Wills Eye Glaucoma App currently available on the Apple store, includes educational videos, eye drop and appointment reminders, medical and ocular data storage, visual field tutorial, and intraocular pressure tracker. These features aim to increase patients' level of knowledge about glaucoma and improve their adherence to medication and follow-up appointment recommendations. Copyright © 2016 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.


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The psychometric test industry is valued at around $1.25 billion, and is growing at nearly 15% year on year. 80% of Fortune 500 companies and 75% of the FTSE 100 use psychometric tests as part of their recruitment and development processes. So what exactly are psychometric tests, how do we distinguish between the different types and how do they help us to recruit and lead more effectively.
What actually are psychometric tests?
The basic principle is to use tests and objective data to determine whether someone will succeed in a role before hiring them or work well with others. They aim to identify the extent to which candidates' personality or cognitive abilities match those required to perform the role or fit with the team.
Why do companies spend such vast sums of money on gathering more information about candidates?
There is a lot at stake if hiring goes wrong. According to a recent study of 20,000 new hires across 6,000 different companies, 49% of hires fail in the first 18 months, and a failed hire can cost anywhere between 30-200% of a first year salary. When you include the training costs and lost productivity time, the importance of getting it right first time is evident.
When are they used?
Depending on the expansiveness of the tests, they can be used anywhere from filtering candidates at the initial application stage to the final interview when hiring. They can also be used on an ongoing basis as part of a company's learning and development strategy.
What problems do they solve?
Even the most experienced recruiters aren't perfect at judging a candidate's suitability for a role or fit with the team. The traditional assessment methods of submitting a CV and being interviewed, or being referred into the business have a whole heap of inherent biases. These biases are more prevalent when we hire or manage people on intuition alone. Having objective data helps us make more informed and usually more accurate decisions.
What form do they come in?
They fundamentally break down into two key aspects: Aptitude/Competency tests and Personality Tests.
How much do they cost?
Most companies have either a pay as you go pricing model or charge an annual licence to use their tools. Occasionally some providers offer a free trial. Some psychometrics require paid training and certifications to be able to use and understand their insights.
Competency Tests
Definition: a test designed to determine a person's cognitive ability in a particular skill or field of knowledge.
Purpose: to indicate whether a candidate has the skills required to successfully fulfil functional job requirements.
Type of Competency Tests:
Verbal Ability
Definition: Often known as verbal reasoning tests, these usually involve grammar, verbal analogies and following detailed written instructions. They can also include spelling, sentence completion and comprehension.
Source: https://www.practiceaptitudetests.com/verbal-reasoning-tests/
Positives: It is a good way to test how well a candidate can take in verbal information and reach sound conclusions. Since tests are timed it aims to understand someone's ability to think on their feet and work to deadlines. This test is more important for outward facing communication roles.
Negatives: They may discriminate against non-native English speakers and people with verbal learning difficulties such as dyslexia although under these circumstances most providers recommend giving people extra time to complete.
Numeric Ability
Definition: Often known as numeric reasoning tests, they cover basic arithmetic, number sequences and simple mathematics. They can also be in the form of speed tests to determine your basic numeracy.
Example Question:
Source: https://tests.practiceaptitudetests.com/practice/numerical-reasoning-tests/testnummember1
Positives: The skills in arithmetic can often be a sign of aptitude for other things, such as computer programming and logic-based vocations. Much like verbal reasoning, it can be a good way of determining how quickly a candidate can process information and of how accurate their work is.
Negatives: While it is important to ensure that people are competent and not lacking the cognitive ability needed to perform well in the job, most jobs don't require a superior level of numeracy. By using this as a selection criteria, you are potentially missing out on perfectly hireable candidates.
Abstract Reasoning
Definition: Abstract reasoning measures your lateral thinking skills or "fluid intelligence". It measures your ability to quickly identify patterns, logical rules and trends in new data and apply it to solve problems.
Source : WikiJob https://www.wikijob.co.uk/content/aptitude-tests/test-types/abstract-reasoning
Positives: Testing raw intelligence is a good way to measure adaptability and speed to pick up a new skill. This is especially useful for less experienced hires, where the interviewer is expected to learn the skills required to do the job.
Negatives: As with all tests that have little relation to the job at hand, measuring raw intelligence isn't always an accurate way to predict job competency.
Work Sample tests
Definition: A task or simulation used to test an applicant's ability to perform in the role. Work samples are widely known to be the best predictors of job performance. Candidates are either briefed ahead of the interview and given time to prepare or briefed on the day with a fixed amount of time to digest the challenge and present back.
Examples: Role specific case studies, presentations, challenges and problems.
Positives: The ability to do the job at hand is the best indicator that someone can do the job. If you are hiring someone who is expected to go straight into the job with minimal training, there is no better indicator for job success.
Negatives: When you are hiring more junior candidates, where training would be required, work sample tests don't hold up on the same level, as those candidates don't currently have the experience required to perform the functions of the job, but that doesn't mean they won't be the best candidate once trained.
Aptitude Test Providers:
Kenexa, Cubiks, Talent Q, Saville, OneTest, Cut-e
Personality Tests
Definition: A personality test is a questionnaire or other standardised instruments are designed to reveal aspects of an individual's character or psychological makeup.
Purpose: To identify certain traits in a persona that a company sees as valuable. Many organisations are looking for people to hold attractive traits such as "leadership", "drive" or "integrity".
Main Types: There are many different types of personality tests available but the main ones are: Myers Briggs, Big 5 Personality Types, DISC Behavior Inventory and Occupational Interest Inventories.
Types of Personality Tests:
Myers Briggs
History: The Myers Briggs Type Indicator test was created by mother and daughter Catherine Briggs and Isabel Myers in 1921, based on the core principles of Carl Jung's book: "Psychological Types".
What it measures: The MBTI test asks people a series of questions to categorise them into one of two options for the following four sections: sensation, intuition, feeling, and thinking. It uses these choices to place people into one of 16 "personality types".
Why it's useful for organisations: Although there's no evidence to suggest using Myers-Briggs can predict the likelihood of a good hire, managers can get valuable information of what motivates a candidate and their behaviours and characteristics.
Source : https://www.reed.co.uk/career-advice/myers-briggs-what-you-need-to-know/
Big 5 Personality Types
History: The Big 5 Personality traits were first used in the 1970's, by two independent research teams, Paul Costa and Robert McCrae (at the National Institute of Health), Warren Norman (at the University of Michigan) and Lewis Goldberg (at the University of Oregon).
What it measures: Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Emotional Stability, and Openness to Experience
Why it's useful for organisations: Many people believe that you get a more complete picture of a person by using the Big 5. There is a known correlation between one of the big 5 measures; conscientiousness and predicted job performance.
Source: http://psychometrictests.
Read more about the differences between MBTI (Myers Briggs) and the Big 5here.
Occupational Interest Inventories
History: The most common OII is known as Holland Codes, which can trace its theory back to the 1959 article "A Theory of Vocational Choice," published in the Journal of Counseling Psychology, by John Holland.
What it measures: Whether people are: Realistic (Doers), Investigative (Thinkers), Artistic (Creators), Social (Helpers), Enterprising (Persuaders), and Conventional (Organizers)
Why it's useful for organisations: For companies who are looking to invest in their employees, and help them forge a varied career without having to leave the organisation. OII is primarily used to match people to different types of careers.
Example Report: "Enterprising (Persuaders) People who like to work with people, influencing, persuading, leading or managing for organizational goals or economic gain. Possible careers: Advertising Executive, Advertising Sales Rep, Banker/Financial Planner, Branch Manager, Business Manager, Buyer, Chamber of Commerce Exec" Source
DISC Behavior Inventory
History: The initial DISC model comes from Dr. William Marston, a physiological psychologist, in a book entitled Emotions of Normal People, published in 1928.
What it measures: Dominance, Influence, Steadiness, and Conscientiousness
Why it's useful for organisations: One of DISC's most agreeable aspects is that it is easier to understand for hiring managers than many alternatives. By being easier to comprehend, it instantly becomes more memorable, and sticks with people for longer.
Source: http://www.everythingdisc.com
History: Combining organisational theory and team dynamics with extensive research conducted with HR directors, candidates and managers ThriveMap launched in 2016. Although not deliberate, ThriveMap measures team characteristics that are well aligned to Google's 5 keys to team success. Unlike other psychometric tests, ThriveMap doesn't require a qualification or extensive training to use.
What it measures: ThriveMap isn't a traditional psychometric test as it measures how people and teams like to work, not who people are. The categories measured are based on how things happen in teams, these are: Decisions, Actions, Relationships, Evaluations, and Progression.
Why it's useful for organisations: By measuring the way candidates like to work, and comparing this to existing teams, companies are better able to see who would be a fit with the organisation. The best teams are often full of different personalities and backgrounds, ThriveMap enables this diversity by measuring working style not personality.
Well there we have it. Everything you need to know about the candidate testing side of psychometric tests.


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I was about to write a review for another scary movie ("Trick 'r Treat," and I'll get to it later so back the hell off) but had an involuntary bowel movement when I realized that "Dead Alive," my favorite movie of ALL TIME is now available for streaming on Netflix. Obviously as a patriot and connoisure connesseur lover of the horror genre, it is my civic duty to preach the gospel of DA to my adoring masses out there following me on 47reviews.
"Dead Alive" is a little known New Zealand horror flick, the fetal alcohol syndrome having brainchild of a guy who has recently achieved a modicum of notoriety directing films about little people and giant apes. Maybe you've heard of him? Peter Goddamn Jackson. Well before Mr. Jackson went all mainstream, he seemed to have an unholy love affair with the macabre, the grotesque, and the deranged. And by "unholy," I of course mean "awesome beyond belief." We're talking about "Chuck Norris showing up at your birthday party and roundhouse kicking Hitler in the face before giving you the keys to your new rocket car" levels of awesome.
Okay, sorry. Got a little off topic there. We're talking about "Dead Alive" still. It's tough for me not to oversell this movie because, as previously mentioned, it's literally my favorite movie of all time. I don't even need a qualifier like "favorite horror movie" or "favorite I-had-sex-during movie." Just favorite, period. But chances are it won't be your favorite, and that's okay. I'm just hear to drop some knowledge on you as to why you still need to check this gem out. "Dead Alive" is the story of a socially awkward, but incredibly devoted son Lionel.
His mother utterly dominates his life, and tries to convince him that he doesn't need any other women in his world besides her. Enter Paquita, the sexy love interest who discovers that she and Lionel are destined to have "a love that will last a lifetime." Obviously this doesn't sit well with mother who is anxious to sabotage their relationship, despite Paquita's inspired (and somewhat unsettling) efforts to play Cobra Commander with Lionel's trouser snake. On one unfortunate excursion to the zoo, mommy dearest is spying on the young couple when disaster strikes and she's bitten by the terrible Sumatran Rat Monkey!
Unfortunately the infected bite eventually kills Lionel's mother. Even more unfortunately, she won't stay dead and comes back with an insatiable appetite for human flesh. Sounds like pretty standard zombie movie fodder, except that Lionel is such a doting son that he feels compelled to keep his mother's secret and continue to care for her. As you can probably imagine, hilarious violence ensues. As you probably cannot imagine, this includes zombie sex, ass kicking karate priests, sentient GI tracts, and a finale so gruesome it purportedly took 300 freaking liters of fake blood to film. Seriously, this movie has been lauded as the quantifiably most gruesome movie of all time. And numbers don't lie.
Long story long, watching this movie is like dousing your brain with psychotropics harvested from Freddy Krueger's nightmares. You know, the dude who haunted the nightmares of everyone else. It's bizarre, it's bloody, it's hilarious, it's romantic, it's horrific, and everything in between. And whether you love it or hate it, this movie will be seared into your consciousness like a psychic cattle brand. Forever.
Have you seen the movie? What did you think about it? Let me know in the comments below!
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The second half of March is shaping up to be significant for Ontario's ICI building trades unions and their employers as negotiators for many of the larger trades and unionized contractors get set to hunker down on contract negotiations.
Ontario's unionized electricians and their corresponding employers in the ICI sector were first out of the gate to reach collective agreements this negotiating season. There were relatively few clashes reported as bargaining teams hammered out provincial and local deals that are targeted to match the projected rate of inflation over the next three years and even the potentially contentious issue of apprenticeship ratios not proving to be a major stumbling block.
The unionized ICI sector negotiates every three years in Ontario, with March 1 marking the start of open season for negotiations, possible raids and current contracts expiring April 30.
"Electrical sets the tone," said Construction Employers Coordinating Council of Ontario (CECCO) executive director Wayne Peterson, adding the harmonious negotiations in the electrical sector were "a good sign" and that he did not project work stoppages in any of the other 24 trades.
Advanced-stage meetings are coming up in the third and fourth weeks of March involving such major trades as the carpenters, labourers, sheet metal workers and pipefitters, Peterson said.
Negotiators for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Construction Council of Ontario (IBEW-CCO) and the Electrical Contractors Association of Ontario (ECAO) finalized 14 separate agreements on Feb. 13, with 17,000 unionized workers handed a raise of $4.05 per hour over the next three years, a hike of six per cent over current wages, averaging out to two per cent per year. The contracts cover the province-wide unionized electrical ICI sector, 11 regional IBEW locals, transmission workers and communications workers.
"It's another three years of peace," said John Grimshaw, IBEW-CCO secretary treasurer. "That goes a long way with clients. It is pretty well known in construction that electricians don't go on strike. It doesn't mean we won't or we can't but generally speaking the process has served us well on both sides."
Grimshaw and Graeme Aitken and Jodi Travers of the ECAO characterized the negotiations as cordial with current market conditions clearly top of mind, lessons on collaboration having been learned from past seasons and a decision to use mediators in eight of the local negotiations helping to keep the process on track.
"Overall it was positive, with healthy debate, but it was more professional than the previous round, with mutual respect," said Travers, the ECAO labour relations manager.
"We found it was a far more collaborative approach all around the table," said ECAO executive director Aitken. "People were concerned with the industry itself, about increasing market share, remaining competitive, all the things that industry partners would want us to keep in mind."
Grimshaw said with "duelling economists" not far apart on market and inflation projections, monetary issues were settled with dispatch.
"From my members' perspective, everyone wants to see its employees properly compensated," Aitken said. "The concern was the market."
There was never any chance of a work stoppage with other mechanisms such as early settlement on an initial Joint Proposal ensuring certainty in the process, said Aitken.
Despite the smoothness of the electrical negotiations, that did not mean there were not "sticky issues," Aitken said, with lots of local issues requiring solutions geared to those markets.
Points of contention besides apprenticeship ratios included hours in a work week, overtime rates, the need for flexibility in markets with specific types of builds such as strip malls, nailing down details of a post-negotiation wage adjustment (in the event that subsequent deals result in higher wages than the electricians got), and securing bargaining rights to avoid "double breasting," Aitken and Grimshaw alternately itemized.
They negotiated at local levels some differences to the ratio, depending on the sector and the complexity of jobs
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Electrical Contractors Association of Ontario
That last item, to ensure individual contractors do not attempt to run both unionized and non-unionized shops, was especially important to the IBEW, Grimshaw said.
"Our biggest issue was we wanted bargaining rights protective language," he said. "We wanted them to acknowledge they were bound to us and in the event of any legislative changes they would not be allowed to double breast."
There was a move to a longer work week in select markets, Grimshaw noted, with some locals agreeing to work 40 hours a week in response to pleas from local contractors.
As for apprenticeship ratios, Peterson said there are diverging legal opinions on whether trades can contract out of the new provisions introduced by the Doug Ford government establishing a 1:1 ratio across the board, with implementation regulations pending. Aitken noted some local negotiations did not include apprenticeship ratios, which the parties took to mean the default ratio of 1:1 will be in effect. But others sought alternative arrangements.
"Aside from the fact that it is the law, it is recognized in the industry that 1:1 is appropriate, however, knowing the industry itself and parts of the sector, there are areas where 1:1 is not helpful for mentoring or for safety," Aitken said. "They negotiated at local levels some differences to the ratio, depending on the sector and the complexity of jobs, those kind of things."
Grimshaw characterized the local solutions on the issue as containing "wording that addressed legislative changes but at same time it prevented having the market flooded with apprentices and having a bunch of journeymen out of work because of it."


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OverviewStudents will study films from different countries for the ways in which they inform the European tradition. Lectures will cover different periods of European Cinema; Weimer cinema, Italian neo-realism, French New Wave and New German cinema. The tutorials will study individual films from the weekly screenings and apply theoretical approaches such as genre, auteur and image analysis.
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I put my HP Probook 6460b with Windows 7 Ultimate (64-bit) to Sleep yesterday night before going to bed. I switched it back on earlier today and while the system was loading, it automatically went into Startup Repair and it has been attempting System Repairs for the past 2 hours and nothing tangible has happened yet. I don't understand what is happening. Kindly help me.
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Hello and welcome jydobrooks now can you get into safe mode - power up tap F8 as you do that??
If so the system will load only the basic Windows files so not involve your programs as such.
Now also if you can please run these
SFC /SCANNOW Command - System File Checker
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An army heritage of Australia offers an in depth chronological narrative of Australia's wars throughout greater than 200 years, set within the contexts of defence and strategic coverage, the advance of society and the effect of struggle and army provider on Australia and Australians. It discusses the improvement of the defense force as associations and examines the connection among governments and army coverage. This booklet is a revised and up to date variation of 1 of the main acclaimed overviews of Australian army background on hand. it's the simply complete, single-volume therapy of the position and improvement of Australia's army and their involvement in conflict and peace around the span of Australia's sleek historical past. It concludes with attention of Australian involvement in its zone and extra generally because the terrorist assaults of September eleven and the waging of the worldwide battle on terror.
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20 A Military History of Australia The growth of organised police forces from the 1830s meant that many of the tasks performed originally by the soldiers, fighting Aboriginal peoples or maintaining law and order, were now performed by others. The army became less evident and hence less threatening. Increasingly the Australian colonists perceived threats as externally derived in any case, and the need for an efficient army and navy in meeting such threats was not disputed. This was underlined by the decision of the Colonial Secretary in 1848 that garrison strength would be dictated by the likelihood of external threat.
Ward was also in charge of the sapper detachment which ran the Sydney Mint, and was nominated to the Legislative Council in 1861. The 11th Regiment first used the site of the Sydney Cricket Ground for sporting purposes, enclosing the area as a regimental recreation area and maintaining the grounds through a subscription system. The 11th was also called upon regularly to act as fire-fighters. The officers of the Royal Engineers were responsible not only for the building of fine permanent military works, such as Victoria Barracks in Sydney and Fort Denison in the harbour, but contributed much to the creation of essential civilian and economic infrastructure.
The artillery, however, was never issued with guns. With the passing of the threat the units so raised declined quickly. New forces of volunteers greeted later war scares. There was a flurry of activity in 1859, although not all sections of colonial society shared the sense of urgency which led to the raising of volunteer corps. The upsurge in activity across the Tasman in the 1860s kept the volunteer movement alive in the eastern colonies, but the limitations of relying on volunteer corps was well illustrated in Tasmania, whose defence appropriation for 1860 totalled just £6.


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There were also plush versions of the wolf and a bear (to go along with a Little Critters Bed Time Story Book) but as you can see... I do have some self-control.


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Wednesday August 29, 2018
The Ohmni robot developed by Silicon Valley's OhmniLabs will walk the catwalk for the first time at London Fashion Week in partnership with House of Ikons and Los Angeles-based designer, Honee.
The robot will take to the catwalk wearing a one-of-a-kind creations from Honee during London Fashion Week this September as part of the House of iKons event, which is focused on launching emerging and innovative designers.
The aim of the collaboration is to "marry fashion, culture and technology into one harmonious balance", and while Honee is keeping her design under wraps until the big event, she did share in a press statement that her vision is for people to see Ohmni and robots as a part of their everyday lives with a focus on the present rather than the future, with a play on the word "telepresence".
Honee said in a press release: "My show this September is named 'ÁI', in reference to Artificial Intelligence and also the play on the Vietnamese word ÁI for love and the Chinese phonetic AI for love as well. We're in the world of AI and loving it.
"I use fashion as the language to express the skins we are in. In my upcoming show, it's not about the future of robots, of a world unknown, but of the presence, the Now. And OhmniLabs is ushering in the world of Now with their telepresence robots. I'm honoured and super excited to be a part of the OhmniLabs journey."
OhmniLabs was co-founded in 2015 by Jared Go, Tingxi Tan and serial entrepreneur Thuc Vu, robotics experts from Carnegie Mellon and Stanford who believe that personal consumer robots can make a positive impact on people's everyday lives.
The Ohmni robots will make their London Fashion Week debut alongside human models at the Millennium Gloucester London Hotel as part of Honee's showcase on September 15 and 16.


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Our research activities fall within 3 main areas, which all relate to the study of the kinetics and thermodynamics of protein conformational changes, namely membrane protein folding, protein-detergent interactions and protein fibrillation. These areas are linked by a keen interest in understanding the mechanistic and thermodynamic behaviour of proteins in different circumstances by quantifying the strength of internal side-chain interactions as well as contacts with solvent molecules, whether it be detergents, denaturants, stabilizing salts and osmolytes or lipids. Ultimately we hope this will lead to a greater manipulative ability vis-a-vis processes of both basic, pharmaceutical and industrial relevance. The general approach is to use available spectroscopic techniques (fluorescence, CD, stopped-flow, FTIR, NMR and dynamic and static light scattering) to generate data which can be analyzed in a quantitative manner to develop models and mechanisms for conformational changes at the molecular level.
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Congratulations to Associate Professor Rikke Louise Meyer (iNANO) for receiving a Villum Experiment grant. Also Postdoc Chengfang Pang has been awarded approx. DKK 2 million to carry out research at iNANO.
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Four molecular biologists from Aarhus University have started a spin-out company that offers to identify very small differences between biological samples with a special technique. The researchers build on the experience they gained when they were students and postdocs at the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics/iNANO with a special…
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CADIAC publishes in Journal of the American Chemical Society where they report on a novel method for the introduction of carbon isotopes into pharmaceutical relevant molecules.


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When you pop the cap, you'll notice that that our beard oil is equipped with a "Euro" dropper bottle insert. This little beauty has two main functions. First, it prevents you from dumping your beard oil all over the counter if (when) you knock it over. Second, it allows you to dispense your beard oil drop-wise so that you can control the amount of oil that you use, which is fantastic to ensure you're consistently applying your beard oil for a repeatedly well groomed appearance.
We find that completely inverting the bottle is the fastest way to allow air inside and force the beard oil out. You will see the air bubbles flowing into the stem inside the bottle. Each bubble in will be about one drop out, but it might take a second or two for the oil to start dripping the first time you use it.
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Most of you will only need about 4-5 drops of beard oil at a time to start. If you have a longer beard or thicker hair, it will take a few more drops. Experiment with it until you find what works best for you.
Drip the beard oil into your hands, rub them together, and then massage the oil evenly into your beard and skin. If you are using one of our scented oils, you can now indulge in the fragrance, and let the character of each scent overtake you. If you are using Chief, our fragrance free oil, then you will be pleasantly surprised with how charming the natural aroma of the base oil is, and also appreciate how quickly that subtle aroma fades away.
Any beard oil remaining on your hands works great at softening and moisturizing your hair and scalp too. Just massage it in. If your beard is a little longer, then this is the time to comb through it to help evenly distribute the oil. We like to run the teeth of the comb all the way down to our skin to help the oil coat each hair from top to bottom.
Style your beard to your liking and just let the oil absorb into it. You're beard will feel moisturized and soft all day. It will look healthy, have great shine, less itch, and will probably catch a few extra complements along the way. You'll feel confident and will look great. That's just how it works.
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text: An appeal for the continued use of the herbicide asulam, the only marketed herbicide that can control the spread of bracken, was thrown out by an appeals committee in Brussels today. Sale and supply of asulam will end on the 31st December 2011 and stocks of the herbicide must be consumed by the 31st December 2012. Without the ability to control bracken, many farmers will be unable to use their land effectively. Richard Ashworth MEP, the Conservative agriculture spokesman in the European Parliament, said in response to the news: "Banning the use of asulam on bracken makes no sense whatsoever. "Simply banning the product in all areas of use, simply because the European Commission decreed it wasn't to be used on foodstuffs such as spinach, shows a complete lack of foresight and I will now be supporting emergency contingencies for it's continued use. "There are no practical alternatives to asulam for controlling bracken so we could well see large portions of our countryside rendered useless at great cost to our farmers."


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In order to make full use of CoinJar's currency exchange and bank transfer features, we first need to verify your identity. This procedure is in place to minimise the risks of fraud, identity theft, and money laundering.
Personal account vs. entity account
This article will guide you through ID verification for a personal CoinJar. If you're setting up a dedicated account for your company, trust, or Self Managed Super Fund, please instead refer to our article on verifying an entity account.
Benefits of completing ID verification
Not verified (default)
- Fully functional digital currency wallet for sending, receiving, and storing CoinJar's supported digital currencies.
ID verification completed
Includes the above features, as well as:
- Being able to link a bank account, and transfer Australian dollars to and from your CoinJar.
- The ability to convert funds between digital currencies and Australian dollars (buying/selling digital currencies).
- Being able to order and use CoinJar Swipe.
Supported regions
If you're looking to use CoinJar's exchange features, and make deposits or withdrawals from your bank account, this will require you to be able to complete Digital iD™ verification. Currently, this is limited to Australian residents.
More information on supported regions
Completing ID verification
As a general rule, you must be able to provide either an Australian Passport or an Australian Driver Licence to complete ID verification with Digital iD™. Further information is available from Digital iD™ during this process and via their official Support site.
- Sign in to your secure Identity Portal and select 'Individual', then select 'Verify with Digital iD™' to begin.
- A new browser window will appear with full instructions on how to complete ID verification. You can choose to complete this process online, or in person at your local Australia Post location. It is not possible to verify your CoinJar using the Digital iD™ app at this time - you must complete this process via your Identity Portal.
- Once your ID verification has been approved by Digital iD™, you'll be asked to provide CoinJar with your verification details. Select 'Allow' to proceed.
- Finally, you may be required to provide CoinJar with an additional upload of your current photo ID document - such as a driver licence or passport.
Supported documents
Verifying online
- Australian Driver Licence
- Australian Passport
- Medicare card
- Foreign Passport with Australian Visa
- Australian citizenship certificate
- Immicard
- Concession cards (Pensioner Concession Card, Health Care Card, Commonwealth Seniors Health Card)
Be current (i.e. not expired).
Be in full colour.
Not be cropped or obscured in any way.
Preferred documents
Driver Licence (issued by the state government).
Australian Passport (issued by the Federal government) / Foreign Passport.
Other accepted documents
Firearms Licence (issued by the state government).
18+ Card/Proof of Age Card (issued by the state government).
Verifying in person
- Sign in to your secure Identity Portal and select 'Individual', then select 'Verify with Digital iD™' to begin.
- A new browser window will appear with full instructions on how to complete ID verification. Select 'Start verification'.
- Scroll to the bottom of the window, then select 'Verify at a Post Office'.
You'll be asked to select the three documents you want to bring with you, and enter your mobile number. The mobile number you enter will receive a link containing a QR code that you'll need to show at Australia Post.
When visiting Australia Post, let them know you are there to become ID verified for CoinJar and show the QR code. You can locate your local Australia Post outlet here.
Included below is a list of supported documents that can be selected for in-person verification. Each document can be used for only one document category.
First document options
- Australian Passport
- Foreign Passport
- Australian Driver Licence or learner permit
Second document options
- Australian Passport
- Foreign Passport
- Australian citizenship certificate
- Australian birth certificate or birth card
Third document options
- Medicare card
- Bank card / credit card
- ATO Notice of assessment
- Centrelink benefits card
- Government issued photo ID card
- Maritime Security Card
- Aviation Security ID Card
- Defence photo ID
- Tertiary Education Institution ID Card
- Secondary Education ID Document
- Working with childrens card
- Firearms licence
- Government-issued Proof of age card
- Statutory declaration
- Security guard/crowd control photo licence
- DFTTA (Document for Travel to Australia)
- Department of Veteran affairs (DVA) card
- Foreign driver licence
CoinJar Support is typically unable to assist with the Digital iD™ verification process directly, however if you have any enquiries, please submit a new Support request.
Reviewing your application
At times, it's possible your ID verification will require further attention from CoinJar's Compliance Team. For example, attempting to verify more than one CoinJar account is not permitted, and will require manual review. Our Compliance Team aims to resolve any verification issues within one business day, and will be in touch if they require anything further.
ID Re-verification (October 2018)
Due to changes introduced by AUSTRAC, CoinJar must ensure all CoinJar members trading on the CoinJar platform have complete ID verification according to current guidelines. The AUSTRAC commencement date for these new requirements began on October 2, 2018.
If you were verified before October 2018, and haven't yet completed ID verification using Digital iD™ - CoinJar's current identification process - please take a moment to re-verify your CoinJar. If you choose not to re-verify, you will be able to continue using your CoinJar to send and receive digital currencies, however you will not be able to take advantage of CoinJar's currency conversion features.
ID verification with Digital iD™ can be completed online, and is typically approved within a few minutes.