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How smart ads are transforming the marketing landscapeKrishna Chimalamarri03/06/2016Thoughts
For generations, we have been bombarded with adverts from brands through various channels, including Newspapers, Magazines, TV, Radio, and more recently the Internet. Mobile technologies have turned marketing techniques on their head, replacing push techniques with pull marketing strategies, allowing customers to decide when and where to consume ad content.
Though traditional channels of advertising are still holding their ground, technology has transformed the way we interact with our ads and gather information.
Let's take a look into some innovative technologies being used in the ad industry, along with game-changer technologies that may arrive in the near future…
Barcodes are a tried-and-tested inventory management tool, allowing retailers to store, identify and retrieve information regarding products, with widespread usage in inventory control, invoicing and billing applications.
This simple technology is also being used in advertising, to create and distribute product information like features, prices, offers and availability of stock to consumers. Scanning the barcode on your mobile will take you to the website or activate your mobile app, to give you the relevant information.
Barcode technology has made ads miles more intelligent. Not only can you download offers such as discount coupons from the website or mobile app, you can also place the order and pay for it through your mobile application... smart ads indeed!
QR codes
Quick Response (QR) Codes are similar to barcodes, except they have encrypted information within the square block. We need to scan the QR code with our mobile device to unlock access to the information it stores. This feature has been used in smart ads to store and distribute content to consumers.
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Customers are further encouraged to consume ad content by being rewarded with gifts, coupons and offers in real time. Many consumer-facing brands will adopt such advertising to encourage impulse buys, especially for low ticket purchases that don't require much time to make a decision, like snacks.
NFC tech
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Near Field Communication (NFC) technology is used in proximity marketing. By placing an NFC tag in posters, billboards and other physical display systems, adverts enable customers to connect with the website and explore the products and services they are interested in.
Furthermore, businesses can use NFC technology to serve personalised ad content, based on the customer's previous purchase behaviour; new products can be suggested based on their social media interactions.
Assume you are chatting with your friend on social media about the latest trends in fashion and wondering what will feature in summer or winter collections. This social interaction will trigger brands to design personalised ad content and offers for you. So when you're in a shopping centre, for example, they can draw you in with these suggestions using iBeacon technology.
The future of smart ads
In the very near future, the ad industry is going to take a new leap in the area of on-demand advertising, creating better customer experiences with AR & VR, CUI, and voice assistants.
Though it is too early to predict the impact of these technologies on future ads, there are huge possibilities for making our ads more interactive and engaging, potentially leading to purchases in real time.
Augmented Reality (AR)
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Augmented reality allows the advertiser to engage consumers by empowering them to customise their product offering. It allows customers to change the layout of furniture in an apartment, change the colour of a car, or add accessories onto a high ticket purchase, before making a decision.
Aurasma is an augmented reality app that allows advertisers to create live experiences of their ads. When consumers point their mobile devices at the images in ads, they present live information and visual content that provides a whole new experience of the product.
Leading brands like Disney, Argos, Budweiser and Best Western are creating interactive experiences for their customers through Aurasma. For example Best Western allows you to take a selfie with their virtual brand ambassador.
Virtual Reality (VR)
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Virtual reality technology provides immersive experiences to customers, in the form of on-demand ads. A housing developer, for example, can use virtual reality to give prospective buyers a walkthrough of their apartment way before its construction, to decide whether it suits their taste and requirements.
Similarly, a tourism business can showcase their exotic destinations through VR, allowing the customer to better interact and engage with the places they are planning to visit. Finally, one can test drive a new car model even before it arrives in the showrooms.
There are several ways for brands to present these ads. The obvious choice is to show them between VR Content, such as games, to create exclusive experiences for the user. However, as VR gear becomes more widespread, the usage of these ads will be less restricted.
A busy executive, for example, might come across an ad in between meetings; simply by pointing his mobile on the ad, he can enter a whole new world of product experiences with his VR gear and the software provided by the advertiser. This technology has made advertisements non-intrusive, on demand and location independent.
CUI and voice assistants
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With all the above technologies and tools in place, CUI and voice assistants can create game-changing experiences in the field of advertising, as we look forward to the beginning of the ultimate brand experience.
CUI technology is allowing our devices and software to become more interactive, personalised and engaging, enabling brands to be more proactive with their advertising. CUIs offer an immersive experience; it listens to your conversation, audio or direct instruction through voice assistants, to serve you with information about products and services.
Dual Screen Experience
Technological advancements have led to sophisticated sensors enabling dual screen ads. Durex has created the world's first dual screen experience, with its TV commercial and mobile app. When you point your smartphone to the ad playing on TV or monitor, the mobile app gets activated and exclusive content will be delivered on your mobile. This leads to a more personalised experience with AR and VR. One can go further with the integration of touch sensitivity and AI, leading to real or almost-real experiences.
The advertising landscape has been transforming at a rapid pace, moving away from static content served on rigid mediums, to more dynamic, interactive and immersive mediums with the advent of AR, VR and their hybrid cousin MR (Mixed Reality). Coupled with CUI, sensors and AI, our ads truly are becoming smarter, giving consumers the best possible experiences whilst encouraging impulse purchases.
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Or rather, can we NOT talk about the stomach bug? Please?
We all have our demons. The fears and phobias and obsessions that we struggle with every day and just can't seem to shake. Some people are deathly afraid of heights, spiders, flying etc… Some crumble at the very thought of public speaking or highway driving. Some people obsess over their diet, body image and workouts. I personally have many (ie most of the above), however, I have a ridiculous amount of health anxiety, the most prominent is without a doubt my fear/phobia/obsession with the stomach bug. My ears perk up at the mention of pretty much any illness -and trust me,my hearing is really not that great- but if across a noisy crowded room you happen to mention any of my "trigger" words, you best believe I heard that shit and I am now completely tuned in and reading your lips.
And please, for the love of God Becky, you have no idea what your facebook post about little Billy projectile vomiting at the kitchen table this morning has triggered over here. Honestly, I'm still not fully recovered from the last time your family had it (June 2017). Maybe some people can keep scrolling and go about their day, but this girl is not one of them. I began connecting the dots in my head before I even finished reading your disgusting post. I'm now thinking of every person your family could have possibly been in contact with in the last 24 hours (because trust me, I have done extensive research and I know for a fact that he was contagious -possibly for days- before the vomit happened) and how these contaminated people could expose my family . I'm playing out scenarios in my head of how this will go down…
Scenario A): It's going to hit hard and fast. The next 3-4 days will be a total pukefest. We will be fighting over the bathrooms. We will get so sick we will all need to be hospitalized for dehydration.
Scenario B): It's going to move through my family in agonizingly slow motion, one miserable victim at a time, which could mean 6-8 weeks over here!
Scenario C): The most likely scenario. Nobody in my family actually gets sick but I waste DAYS (weeks) of my life making everyone in our home completely neurotic and paranoid.
Within minutes of seeing your post I have worked myself into a state of nauseated hysteria.
OH, and now everyone is commenting on your post. Awesome. And of course I can't tear myself away. I know I should stop reading, but it's too late. I'm all in now. According to Carol "it's going around" and "it's a bad one".
WTF Carol??
I am officially losing my shit. I'm nauseous and clammy and pretty sure I have a fever. I spend the rest of the morning researching and making mental preparations for the next few weeks…just in case…
It's now lunchtime and I can't tell if the burning sensation in my stomach is nausea or hunger but I think I might be hungry. That's a good sign. Maybe I overreacted a little. After all, my family is very cautious. I pride myself on the little army of germaphobes I've created. Maybe we will get through this unscathed. We have an impressive track record after all.
Two years ago when we were having our hardwood floors refinished, my four daughters and I stayed in a local hotel to avoid the fumes. At 3am little Ella woke me up by saying "Mommy I think I'm going to throw up". THIS, my friends, is my personal worst case scenario. I lose sleep before family vacations and romantic weekend getaways and pretty much anything out of my everyday comfort zone in fear of myself or the kids getting sick in a strange place. And since we are home 99% of the time, what are the actual chances? Fortunately, she made it to the toilet. Unfortunately I was not prepared and did not have my supplies with me (rubber gloves, Clorox wipes, paper towels, antibacterial soap). I managed to keep it contained to only Ella, but the entire situation scarred me for life.
Then, last year we had family friends over for some pizza and drinks. Just as they were getting ready to go home, their daughter came into the kitchen and randomly puked in the middle of my floor. We all froze and I'll never forget her mom, who happens to be a good friend and KNOWS me and my issues, just kind of chuckled and said "Seriously, of all the houses to get sick at…" and we all laughed and laughed. And then I told them to GTFO.
My well trained oldest daughter Taylor and I were ready with our rubber gloves, Clorox wipes and paper towels and we disinfected as if the entire house had been vomited on. Then I obsessed for the next couple days, texted her mom for hourly updates, continued my compulsive cleaning, drove myself and everyone else completely crazy…and in the end nobody got sick.
Maybe it's the not knowing that freaks me out the most. With other illnesses you have warning signs. You start to feel crappy and usually have enough time to get home to your bed. Nobody wants to go from zero to barfo in the middle of a traffic jam and I certainly don't want to be hugging the toilet at my local home depot. If I know "it's going around and it's a bad one" I can't stop worrying that it could hit at any time.
According to Facebook and my mother, it's ALWAYS going around, so I wish we could just stop posting about it, Becky.
And with that I'm off to wash my hands! You should do the same.
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The UK is battling the most severe weather conditions in recent history, with temperatures dropping to as low as -7°C overnight.
The Met Office has issued red weather warnings (the highest level) in parts of Scotland and Northern England over the past few days, as well as parts of South Wales and the South West.
While these conditions are difficult for all of us, nobody feels the cold more than people who are homeless. In some cases, sleeping rough in these conditions can even prove fatal.
Walking around your local area, you are bound to encounter people who are living and sleeping on the streets, and it can be difficult to know how to help the homeless – which is why we've created an easy guide to the practical ways you can make a difference as the Beast from the East takes its toll…
Use Streetlink
Streetlink is a brilliant and incredibly simple service, available via their website, app, or by calling 0300 500 0914. Streetlink allows you to connect a homeless person with the local authorities, who will be able to provide help or shelter for them.
All you need to do is let Streetlink know where you saw them, and at what time, and they will do the rest.
Streetlink so far only offers this service across England and Wales, so if you live elsewhere, you will need to contact authorities directly to help the homeless.
Contact your local authorities directly
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Offer a hot drink or food
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Once you have done this, a kind – and much appreciated – gesture can be to offer a warm drink or some food (or both) to a person in need. This will help provide the energy they need to take the next steps.
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Ali! Ali! The Greatest Laid to Rest
Honored as fearless man of principle
6/14/2016, 2:24 p.m.
(AP) - The Greatest was laid to rest in his hometown Friday after an all-day send-off that was a lot like Muhammad Ali himself - serious at times, but also exuberant, bracingly political, and funny.
Ali made one final journey through the city he adored via a fist-pumping funeral procession through the streets of Louisville. The burial was followed by a star-studded memorial service where the boxing great was eulogized as a brash and wildly charismatic breaker of racial barriers.
"He was a tremendous bolt of lightning, created by Mother Nature out of thin air, a fantastic combination of power and beauty," comedian Billy Crystal said in an address that had the crowd of about 15,000 laughing at nearly every turn.
The more than three-hour memorial capped nearly a full day of mourning in Louisville for Ali, the three-time heavyweight champion of the world who died last week at 74 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease.
An estimated 100,000 people holding signs and chanting, "Ali! Ali!" lined the streets as a hearse carrying his cherry-red casket made its way past his childhood home to Louisville's Cave Hill Cemetery, where a private burial service was held.
"He stood up for himself and for us, even when it wasn't popular," said Ashia Powell, waiting to catch a glimpse of the funeral procession for the man the city once knew as Cassius Clay, before he converted to Islam and shed what he called his slave name.
The public memorial at the KFC Yum! Center was packed with celebrities, athletes and politicians, including former President Bill Clinton, Sen. Orrin Hatch, director Spike Lee, former NFL great Jim Brown, Arnold Schwarzenegger, soccer star David Beckham, Whoopi Goldberg and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
In eulogies that were sometimes laced with political barbs in this presidential campaign season, speaker after speaker paid tribute to Ali as a fearless man of principle, someone who went from being one of the most polarizing figures of the 20th century to one of the most beloved, a source of black pride and a symbol of professional excellence.
Kevin Cosby, pastor of a Louisville church, told the crowd that Ali "dared to affirm the power and capacity of African-Americans" and infused them with a "sense of somebodiness." He likened Ali to such racial trailblazers as Jesse Owens, Rosa Parks and Jackie Robinson.
"Before James Brown said, 'I'm black and I'm proud,' Muhammad Ali said, 'I'm black and I'm pretty,'" Cosby said. "Blacks and pretty were an oxymoron."
Rabbi Michael Lerner, a political activist and editor of the Jewish magazine Tikkun, brought the crowd to its feet four times with a fiery speech in which he referred to Ali's refusal to be drafted during the Vietnam War - a stand that cost him his boxing title.
"Ali stood up to immoral war, risked fame to speak truth to power. The way to honor him is to be like him today," Lerner said, railing against anti-Muslim bigotry, drone attacks, the gap between rich and poor, and racist policing.


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Standardized testing is used in schools all around the country, but doesn't have the impact on students that everyone thinks. According to The Washington Post, a two year study on testing in U.S. public schools found that the average student takes about 112 mandatory standardized tests between preschool and senior year. This averages out to about 8 tests a year, taking up 20 to 25 hours of class time every school year—this not even including the teacher-written tests throughout the year. While standardized testing has its benefits, there are still so many issues that arise with testing in the education system. These are things that we as both a society and generation need to become aware of. It's very important that students become aware on how the education system both works, and how it affects them.
Back in 2002, Congress passed the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), which held schools responsible for the academic progress of all of their students, due to the growing concern that the American education system was no longer internationally competitive. This law put an extra focus on making sure that the states and schools boosted the performance of certain groups of students whose achievements, on average, lagged behind those of their peers: English-learners, students in special education, racial minorities, and those in poverty. The schools, under this law, had to test students in reading and math from grades 3 through 8, and once in high school. Both the ACT and the SAT test in english and mathematics.
The NCLB law gets a lot of criticism for relying on standardized tests, and others say that the emphasis on math and reading narrows the curriculum. This forces schools to spend less time on subjects that aren't being tested, like social studies, foreign language, and the arts. Those are things that I personally find incredibly important, and to see it being disregarded is very frustrating. Teachers want to make sure we have all of the necessary information for the tests, but this causes lessons over things that aren't being tested to run shorter than those that are. It is possible to find that all lessons are being rushed to make sure the student has everything they are required to know for the tests.
There will be many changes in the next few years. During the 2017-18 school year, a new law will be taking its hold on the education system. The Every Student Succeeds Act pulls back the government's role in education policy, and gives more leeway to states to make the decisions. However most of the testing aspects are still in tact, or just slightly changed, so there are still a lot of problems to be acknowledged. The law still encourages "accountability through testing", which still makes it harmful to the students.
According to education researcher Gregory J. Cizek, testing "produces gripping anxiety in even the brightest students, and makes young children vomit or cry, or both." This is such a problem that the Sacramento Bee reported that "test-related jitters, especially among young students, are so common that the Stanford-9 exam comes with instructions on what to do with a test booklet in case a student vomits on it." This shocked me. It's being acknowledged that these tests are causing kids to become so anxious that they vomit, but the best they can do it instruct them on what to do with the test booklet?
Many people believe that standardized tests are proven to have a positive effect on student achievement, but in fact the Nation Research Council report found no evidence test-based incentive programs are working: "Despite using them for several decades, policymakers and educators do not yet know how to use test-based incentives to consistently generate positive effects on achievement and to improve education."
It is argued that standardized tests are reliable measures of student achievements, but these tests measure only small parts of what makes education meaningful. According to education researcher Gerald W. Bracey, tests cannot measure "creativity, critical thinking, resilience, motivation, persistence, curiosity, endurance, reliability, enthusiasm, empathy, self-awareness, self-discipline, leadership, civic-mindedness, courage, compassion, resourcefulness, sense of beauty, sense of wonder, honesty, integrity." These are all very important traits that we use in our daily lives, yet these test are only judging us on how well we can memorize and solve problems in our heads.
We are now facing a "creativity crisis," as creative thinking is absent in standardized tests, and according to researcher Kyung-Hee Kim, "If we neglect creative students in school because of the structure and the testing movement…then they become underachiever." Our school is full of creative students, so what does this mean for us? Are we supposed to accept this fate that these standardized tests have set for us? I don't think so.
Most teenagers are completely unaware of how the education system actually works. They know the basics, and most don't care to know more. And I have only highlighted one facet of this intricate system.
As we grow up, we will have the power to make changes, but it has to start now. Or we will keep seeing the system break down more and more students. This affects everyone. All current and future generations will be affected by the negative and positive changes that we make to this system. My advice to you: learn everything you can. Pay attention to the news and what changes are happening to the system. Study how it works both in your school and around the country. Above is a video to get you started. It's called Changing Education Paradigms, with Ken Robinson. This opened my eyes to the flaws of the education system and got me interested in the topic.


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The site marked the place where Malaysia's first and oldest state legislative assembly meeting took place on 8th September, 1867. With Charles Brooke, the second white Rajah of Sarawak in the chair, there sat 5 of his British Officers and 16 Malay and Melanau Members (Chiefs) to mark a new era in the conduct of the affairs of the state. A centenary stone commemorating the centennial of the historical meeting was erected on this site in 1967 and was further improved to include a clock tower and fountain in 1987, the fountain was attractively fenced up in November 1998 for safety and aesthetical purpose.
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It's one of the wackiest of JFK assassination theories: the notion that three tramps arrested shortly after the assassination in the train yards adjacent to Dealey Plaza were sinister conspirators. But it's also been one of the most popular conspiracy theories, enshrined in dozens of conspiracy books and the movie JFK. Dallas Police Sargent D.V. Harkness described how the issue began to the Warren Commission: Mr. Hi-res Altgens Photo of JFK Assassination and Proof of MSM Lies from Day One. By Scott Creighton UPDATE: During Interview with Det.
Fritz, Oswald said he was "out with Bill Shelley in front" Hunting Hitler: New Scientific Evidence That Hitler Escaped Nazi Germany. By Jerome Corsi Product Description In 2009, three U.S. professors with access to Adolf Hitler's alleged remains startled the world with scientific DNA proof that the skull and bones that Russia had claimed since the end of World War II were Hitler's actually belonged to a middle-aged woman whose identity remains unknown.
This announcement has rekindled interest in the claim made by Josef Stalin, maintained to the end of his life, that Hitler got away. The Real Conspiracy Behind the JFK Assassination. For 50 years, the murder of President John F.
Kennedy has prompted dark suspicions about what led to those tragic moments in Dallas' Dealey Plaza. Hidden-hand theories about the assassination fueled numerous movies and books in the years that followed and shaped a national culture of conspiracy. The Oswald-didn't-do-it (or didn't-do-it-alone) theory is the granddaddy of conspiracy theories; it paved the way for alternative (and sinister) explanations for a variety of events, including the assassinations or RFK and MLK Jr. and the 9/11 attacks. The Rarely Seen Video That Proves a Conspiracy to Kill JFK? Paul Joseph WatsonInfowars.com November 22, 2013 While many are familiar with the Zapruder film, the footage below is less well known.
It shows the Secret Service agent nearest to JFK apparently being told to stand down moments before Kennedy's assassination in Dealey Plaza 50 years ago today. As the narrator describes, the clip appears to show Secret Service agent Emory Roberts standing up and ordering Donald Lawton and Clint Hill, the two Secret Service bodyguards on either side of the presidential vehicle, to stand down, therefore preventing them from doing their job as human shields to the president. The instruction appears to cause confusion inside the follow up car and most noticeably with Lawton himself, who seems perplexed that he has been called off the vehicle. The narrator makes the point that the behavior seems slapdash and bizarre for an agency that sends an advance team a month prior to any location in order to iron out security procedures.
JFK: A Conspiracy Theory. Podcast: Play in new window | Download by James Corbettcorbettreport.com November 22, 2013 Lee Harvey Oswald was your typical America-hating communist from Louisiana, and like every Russkie-loving pinko from the South he grew up watching American spy dramas, volunteered for a Civilian Air Patrol run by a CIA contract agent and joined the US Marines.
JFK: A Conspiracy Theory. Where New JFK Evidence Points. Exclusive: Media specials are on tap for the 50th anniversary of John F.
Kennedy's murder, but none will explore the troubling new evidence that has been declassified in recent years – and that undercuts the Official Story of the Lone Gunman, writes Jim DiEugenio. By Jim DiEugenio In late 1991, film director Oliver Stone released JFK, his film about the investigation of the murder of President John F. Kennedy by New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison. To say the film was controversial does not begin to describe the furor which surrounded its reception. JFK Cover-Up: Where There's Smoke There's Fire. JFK Cover-Up: Where There's Smoke There's Fire Joe Giambrone In November of 2003, Senator Max Cleland resigned from the 9/11 Commission investigation, directly disparaging it by way of the Warren Commission investigation.
Senator Cleland said: [T]he Warren Commission blew it. Why Won't The CIA Release Its Joannides Files? Source: Future of Freedom Foundation JFK Assassination 50th Anniversary: Expert Proves Key Role of CIA JFK Expert Joan Mellen Proves Key Role of CIA Networks in Kennedy Assassination Tarpley.net World Crisis Radio 10/26/2013.
(image by YouTube) At JFKfacts.org, which is the best website for keeping up with matters relating to the Kennedy assassination, the website's editor, Jefferson Morley, who used to be a reporter for the Washington Post, had two related postings. One posting asked people to post requests at the National Archives' blog site to release the 1,100 records that the CIA continues to keep secret from the American people. That posting is here. JFK Assassination - Still Report #122 - Black Umbrella Man - Video. JFK assassination: CIA and New York Times are still lying to us. Originally appeared in Salon.com on November 6, 2013.
Reprinted with permission. Fifty years later, a complicit media still covers up for the security state. We need to reclaim our history. The JFK Assassination Marked the End of the American Republic. On occasion of the publication of his latest book, German author Mathias Broeckers talks about the assassination of John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963, which he sees as a coup d'etat that was never rolled back. Mathias Broeckers, born 1954, is a German investigative journalist and the author of more than ten books, most of them related to the topics of drugs, terrorism and deep politics. He works for the daily German newspaper TAZ and the webzine Telepolis. The JFK Case: The Twelve Who Built the Oswald Legend (Part 10: Nightmare in Mexico City)
When it comes to working the Oswald legend, there's no one quite like Ann Goodpasture, the station case officer at the CIA's Mexico City station in 1963. Although she received the highest rating as outstanding in her fitness report, she made several supposed mistakes that would humiliate a rookie. Let me offer a brief hypothesis of how Goodpasture used the Oswald file in a clever maneuver designed to see who had impersonated Oswald in a telephone call in Mexico City two months before the JFK assassination. The Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change.
About the Trial After four weeks of testimony and over 70 witnesses in a civil trial in Memphis, Tennessee, twelve jurors reached a unanimous verdict on December 8, 1999 after about an hour of deliberations that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated as a result of a conspiracy. In a press statement held the following day in Atlanta, Mrs. Coretta Scott King welcomed the verdict, saying , "There is abundant evidence of a major high level conspiracy in the assassination of my husband, Martin Luther King, Jr. And the civil court's unanimous verdict has validated our belief.
Zimmerman Trial context: US government guilty of assassinating Dr. Martin King. US government "leadership" lie when people like President Obama speak in empathy for Trayvon Martin, saying he could look like a son, while heartlessly drone-killing 16-year-old American Abdul al-Awlaki, wiping imaginary tears with middle fingers on such occasions. Until the truth is told that the US government assassinated Dr. King to prevent all Americans coming together to end war and poverty, our 1% criminal oligarchy will use or create events such as a murder to encourage Americans' division rather than unity.
All of us who recognize Orwellian crimes of US "leadership" creatively engage to communicate the "emperor has no clothes" obvious facts to the public. The most elegant solution is for Americans in military and government to recognize unlawful orders centering in war and money, refuse them, and arrest those who issue them. Michael Hastings Cover-Up Confirmed - San Diego 6 - Investigative Report On Michael Hastings Crash.


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Lighthouse is pleased to announce the appointment of two seasoned reporters to the Hong Kong office to bolster the company's flagship titles Human Resources and Marketing.
Joining Human Resources is Anthony Wong, who takes on the role of Hong Kong editor to spearhead its growth in this dynamic and fast-moving market.
Wong will oversee the editorial direction of the Hong Kong edition, which launched with a quarterly print edition and a series of live events earlier this year. He joins Lighthouse from the South China Morning Post, where he worked on Classified Post.
Working alongside regional editor Aditi Sharma Kalra, he will oversee the digital and print editions, in addition to the live events.
"It's a really exciting time for the Human Resources brand," Sharma Kalra said.
"We have big plans for the Hong Kong market and having someone with the knowledge and connection that Anthony brings is a major asset."
Marketing magazine additionally pleased to announce the appointment of Inti Tam as deputy editor.
Tam joins Marketing from Headline Daily, where she was responsible for breaking local and international news, as well as overseeing the newspaper's social media strategy.
As deputy editor she will take charge of day-to-day operations of Marketing, from breaking news to audience growth and a growing portfolio of live events.
Matt Eaton, editor of Marketing, said it was great to have Tam join the team.
"We are very excited to have Inti on board. We have a big few months ahead of us with Spark Awards, PR Awards and her experience in the media industry has already proved to be a benefit."
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Do Not Ever Take Lessons with Ivan Tan!
" 1. He does not teach, you will not learn any concrete driving skill from him. If you are new to driving, avoid him like a plague. He assumes that you have experience and already know how to drive. When you make a mistake, he doesn't explain first but goes straight to scold you with comments like: your driving not good, you liddat cannot pass. When you ask questions to clarify what is the right way, he will shoot you back with comments like: you don't want to listen, then you go do your way. The most ridiculous encounter was when he told me to use the reserved parallel parking place in the circuit, and someone called to tell him to get out of there and make way for testers' cars. He turned around to scold me for entering there. I didn't really bother to comment on his remarks but felt really stupid about myself for taking lessons with him. 2. He is very calculative and not worth your money He is charging $406 (in total) for taking the practical test which the market price is around $350. He did not mention to me the price until 1 week before the test date, by when is quite late to change or cancel. His rate is competitive but he does not provide full service. He doesn't pick up students from the nearest MRT also. Even when he did offer once to pick me up at Tai Seng, he was late for 30 mins. He said I still have to pay him because he was stuck in traffic. Understandable from a logical perspective, but still quite an unpleasant experience. I am sure there are more kind-hearted instructors out there who charge fairly and give you a pleasant learning experience. 3. He doesn't have a teaching plan to get you fully prepared for test This is probably the first red flag. I told him the timeline for my test and I asked him about what are the technics I have to learn and when do we go in the circuit and how many lessons roughly to get there. His exact answer: "Just drive la. Worry so much for what?" I have booked my practical test next week, and I know I will not be able to pass (I only entered circuit 3 times). I regret taking him as PDI, so people don't fall for it."
- kittykat111
bad advert
" he advertised himself online as a "SURE PASS" instructor but .... OH WELLLLL"
- edmw
Avoid Him
" I have to agree that he does not teach and will not highlight important skills that are required to pass the test. I failed my first TP test under him. First few lessons he was alright but after a while, he got really impatient and rude! He is rarely punctual and would always take 10 mins toilet break. Some problems I faced with him: 1. He would always message his availability at like 5/6am in the morning when most of us would still be asleep and when I replied him a few hours later, guess what? the slots are booked! I always tried to tell him at least 1 week earlier on which day I am free, but he always said he is teaching and will check later. IN THE END he forgot to reply me and blamed me for not telling him earlier! LOL 2. He did not teach at all during the circuit training! First time entering the circuit, I have no idea how to do the parallel and vertical parking and all he said was for me to try it myself and I was super confused. For the next few trainings in the circuit, I just tried myself again BUT he didn't pay attention or even try to correct me when I hit the kerb. He would just ask me to move on and try another station. ONCE he forgot to book the circuit and my TP test was approaching, so I told him I wanted to practice parking. He brought me to an empty parking lot and simply asked me to try to reverse the car correctly into the parking lot while he went to the toilet! You should avoid him at all cost unless you love to SELF-LEARN lol. 3. His TP Package is just too expensive plus with this kind of teaching, you wouldn't expect a PASS right? SO just avoid him, all the good reviews about him out there are probably from the fast learners or those who just lucky enough."
- Yi
Super Patient Instructor
" Ivan Tan is a super patient instructor and his teaching is easy to understand. i failed my TP twice and he never gave up on me. i did not fail because of him. i failed because i hit mount the kerb. i would definitely recommend him to new learners. he never scolds me and he knows all the tricks to passing. his car is clean and easy to drive especially when you're in the circuit."
Avoid, Ovecharge
" Overcharge for TP when others are only charging 200-300. Horrible teaching. Late. Glad I switched from him to another."
- Anonymous
Good PDI
" Mr Ivan is a nice Instructor. He will give you tips on how to pass the TP Test. Went for 5 lessons with him prior to TP Test. Passed TP at first try.. Recommended to others."
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Jersey Shore stars Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi and Vinny Guadagnino have tweeted their thoughts on last night's South Park episode.
The reality show was one of the targets on Wednesday's episode - called It's A Jersey Thing - which saw the town of South Park rallying together to stop the apparent expansion of New Jersey across the US.
It poked fun at the cast of Jersey Shore - particularly Snooki, who was depicted as a grunting animal - and the Real Housewives Of The New Jersey.
Writing on her Twitter account, Snooki said: "Snooki want smoosh smoosh. im going to have nightmares tonight lmao!!! we've officially made it. goodnite my bitches. (sic)"
Co-star Vinny Guadagnino added: "On the plane and just watched #SouthParkJerseyShore ...All i have to say is OMFG AMAZING...my face was on southpark, im good now."
Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino also tweeted that he had watched the show, writing: "Southpark Situation! Hilarious! Situationnation GTL."
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Japan unlikely to swap West Asia supply for India's Sakhalin gas2 min read . Updated: 16 Nov 2008, 09:44 PM IST
Japan unlikely to swap West Asia supply for India's Sakhalin gas
Japan unlikely to swap West Asia supply for India's Sakhalin gas
New Delhi: India's efforts to make Japan agree to swap gas that it sources from West Asia with supplies obtained by India off the Russian coastline is unlikely to succeed. Tokyo is averse to any deal involving its neighbour Russia, which it fears may turn off supplies for political reasons.
If the deal had come through, it would have substantially cut the transportation costs and then the landed price of gas to both India and Japan.
Japan Oil Gas and Metals National Corp., or Jogmec, had earlier agreed to explore possibilities with ONGC Videsh Ltd, or OVL, the overseas arm of India's Oil and Natural Gas Corp. Ltd, for swapping or selling gas from the latter's blocks in Russia's Sakhalin-1 as reported by Mint on 10 February 2008.
Russia, which has around a quarter of the world's gas reserves, is a major gas supplier to European countries and it has used its position as a political tool—by threatening to turn off supplies. It has also muscled out majority stakeholders in its hydrocarbon assets.
In 2007, Russia had acquired stakes from Royal Dutch Shell Plc. (Shell), Mitsui & Co. Ltd and Mitsubishi Corp. in its Sakhalin-2 project by making them dilute their stakes by 50% each. This resulted in them having a share of 27.5%, 12.5% and 10%, respectively, thereby making state-owned OAO Gazprom the majority stockholder in the project.
"We are still very unhappy about the way the Russians forced their terms. I even doubt whether the Japanese firms received any compensation for diluting their stake," the official added.
A senior ONGC official, who didn't want to be identified, said he was unaware of Japan's reluctance for a gas-swap deal.
It is estimated that India needs around 180 million standard cu. m per day (mscmd) of gas, particularly for sectors such as power generation and fertilizer, but current supplies are around 81mscmd.
Indian companies have been unsuccessful in securing LNG supplies in the international market due to a rise in international demand, particularly from Japan, on account of the lower nuclear power generation there, that resulted in spot prices ranging between $17 and $21 per million British thermal unit (mBtu). Half of LNG imported to Japan is sourced by Mitsubishi.
"Gas swaps are not something which is happening on a large scale worldwide. It is possible in oil as half of the oil produced in the world is traded either in the form of crude or petroleum products. One cannot also argue with Japan's question of who will guarantee supplies from Russia," said Ajit Kapadia, vice-chairman of the Centre for Fuel Studies and Research, a Vadodara-based think tank.
Exxon Neftegas Ltd is the operator for the multinational Sakhalin-1 consortium with ExxonMobil Corp. having a 30% stake in the consortium. The other partners include Sodeco of Japan with 30% stake, RN-Astra of Russia with an 8.5% stake, Sakhalinmorneftegas-Shelf of Russia with 11.5% stake and OVL with a 20% holding.
In return for its $1.7 billion investment in the Sakhalin-1 project, OVL is expecting 2-4 million tonnes of crude oil annually and 5-8 million cu. m of gas per day.


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Worldview: May 25, 2016
Local residents report that ISIS fighters have retreated from the outskirts of Fallujah, Iraq ahead of the Iraqi government's planned offensive to retake the city. We take a closer look at the military campaign there. We also hear from a Vietnam War veteran about his thoughts on President Obama's visit to the country. And on Global Notes, we hear some sounds from the first-ever electronic and Afro-Cuban fusion festival.


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This one has all the elements of a perfect summer read: espionage, revenge, forbidden love affairs, and ambition
Cleeton's previous novel, Next Year in Havana, was a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick, and readers are saying When We Left Cuba is even better.
Sugar heiress Beatriz Perez lost everything during the Cuban Revolution and now she wants revenge. She is recruited by the CIA to infiltrate Castro's inner circle, and so she becomes a spy, but her downfall might be her obsession with getting revenge and her determination to reclaim what she's lost.
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I was a bit surprised this afternoon to see this butterfly and was happy to be able to get close enough for a pretty good photograph. It turns out that the commas overwinter as adults and they can be seen on warmer days, such as today. The name comes from a curved, comma shaped mark on the underside of their hind wings. Another species in the genus has a question mark (and therefore is called the question mark instead of a comma). It's a pretty little thing and it really brightened up my day to come across it.
Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma)
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Barangay Muzon, San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan
About This Property
BRIA HOMES SAN JOSE DEL MONTE is a 6.2 hectare project located at Barangay Muzon, San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan. It is the ideal community for homebuyers from Bulacan who wants to attain AFFORDABLE, HIGH QUALITY, and BEAUTIFUL HOMES amidst a peaceful community.
- Guard House
- Covered Basketball Court
How To Get There
Via Commute
Barangay Muzon, San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan
Via Private Vehicle
•Along A. Bonifacio Hway,this is near the jeepney station of Nova Bayan - take a bus route must be going to Muzon, SJDM. Then take a tricycle going to the site. •From EDSA/ Starmall Mandaluyong take a Bus / UV Express via Tungko. Take a jeepney going to San Jose Del Monte City Hall then ride a tricycle going to the site. •From Doroteo Jose (Avenida, Manila), take a Bus ride via NLEX going to Muzon, Sampol then ride a tricycle going to the site.
- Benito Nieto Elementary School
- Partida Elementary School
- Jammeth Academy Colleges: Colegio de San Gabriel Arcangel
- Bulacan State University
- Bulacan Polytechnic College
- La Concepcion College
- Grace General Hospital
- Zamora Medical Clinic
- SJP Maternity Polyclinic & Pharmacy
- Doctora Melanie F Espiritu Dental Clinic
- Skyline Hospital and Medical Center
Places of Worship:
- Grotto Church,
- San Isidro Labrador Parish,
- Iglesia Ni Cristo Lokal Ng Muzon,
- Muzon Revelation San Jose Del Monte Bulacan,
- Jesus Is Lord Church
- Bible Baptist Church
- Muzon United Methodist Church
Commercial Establishments:
- Starmall San Jose Del Monte
- SM City San Jose Del Monte
- Muzon Uptown
- Victory Town Center (VTC)
- TM Centerpoint
- Simplicity Square
Major Roads/ Highway:
- Quirino Highway
- Igay Road
- Marilao-San Jose del Monte Road


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Recent Accomplishments3 min read
Recent Accomplishments
I like the standard Friday post that Mickey Creekmore does, "What did you do to prepare this week?" By thinking about what you have done it gives you an idea on what goals you need to set for next week and it helps you realize that you have made steps in the right direction.
While I always reflect on what I did accomplish I rarely write about them outside talking to Tonto, Toolman, E, and my boys. Some things I would rather not share with the world. However, I thought I would share a few things with you and make a suggestion that might help you focus your prepping a little better.
I built two storage racks in the basement. I finished one the first few months I was here and had the other started and in parts. I finally finished getting the racks done. I built them so that they would double as bunk beds if we were forced to stay in the basement for some reason. I added sleeping bags and pads to the supplies down there so we will be able to sleep.
I sorted out some older MREs and sold them to Tonto. My son has gotten some newer ones from his training so we upgraded and rotated the stock.
I picked up three survival related books lately too. I read Creekmore's book on his trailer set up, picked up the book "Surviving a Hostile City, Book I", by Lorna Dare and Kent Alwood. Tonto and I ran into Kent Alwood at a gun show and chatted for a bit. So far it is an interesting book and I will tell more about it after I finish it. The last book came to me as a PDF file and is called Life, Freedom, & Survival" by James C. Jones. I got this from a couple of the officers in my old unit.
I bought a larger chain saw than the one I had. It is used but runs nice and will do a better job. With it I finally got limbs and trees cleaned up from the ice storm a while back. I have several dead or dying trees that I still need to cut down and get rid of and I have two nice Maple trees I want to transplant before they get any bigger.
Since my son took a lot of my gear for Ranger School I need to fill in some holes. In order to do that I sorted out a lot of extra gear and have it ready to sell. Just don't know if I want to try and garage sale it or take it someplace and dump it all at once.
I have most of my seeds bought and need to get the garden going. As I write this we had snow today so it will be a little while yet.
Tonto and I hit a community garage sale and picked up several good survival supplies. I got a bunch of candles for a buck and a flashlight and gym bag for a buck. The gem of the day was the 300 watt inverter that Tonto found there. It has made me more aware to look for an inverter at other garage sales.
Did you happen to notice that almost everything I listed lead me to note something else I needed to do? Here is a suggestion that might help you focus your prep needs. Go to Rawles Survivalblog and read some of the profiles. After you have read a few write out your own profile. Re-read your profile and see where it shows weaknesses and strengths. When I did that I shared it with Tonto and he wrote back what he saw I was lacking in. One thing he noted is my need for more and newer fruit trees. If you have a trusted friend have them read yours and you read theirs and help each other improve what needs to be worked on. It is a good thing to know what you did for prepping this week.


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Ekstraklasa SA has executed domestic television broadcast agreements with Canal+ and TVP valid across 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 football seasons. Thanks to the new innovative media rights packages, all 296 matches per season will be broadcast via the nc+ platform, while TVP will simultaneously show as many as 37 matches via public TV: either the Saturday or the Sunday match every round. TVP will broadcast 12 first-pick, 12 second-pick and 13 third-pick matches. The guaranteed value of contracts with above broadcasters including license fees and production costs, have reached the record-breaking level of nearly one-quarter billion PLN per season. This will allow the Ekstraklasa to advance to the top 10 in terms of domestic media rights revenues in Europe. The company further intends to market other media rights packages for those seasons.
- Thus far, in Ekstraklasa's history, these are the highest, annual proceeds from the sales of media rights. This means a 60% increase in domestic broadcast revenues, as compared to the former agreement. As a result, direct proceeds of the clubs will grow by at least 70 million PLN each season. Moreover, due to the new contracts Ekstraklasa matches will become more accessible to football fans and wide audiences in the upcoming seasons. The new agreements are proof of Ekstraklasa's dynamic growth both as a League and a robust product for mass audiences. We now face the immense challenge of appealing to passive football enthusiasts, who haven't followed Ekstraklasa matches in the recent years, neither from their stadium seat nor via their TV sets. The entire Ekstraklasa team, led by Marcin Animucki, together with the Supervisory Board, who were strongly committed to the project, deserve the words of appreciation and recognition - said Karol Klimczak, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Ekstraklasa SA.
- I would like to express my thanks to the Supervisory Board and all Ekstraklasa Clubs for the trust you have placed in us regarding the process of domestic media rights negotiation. We are pleased that our reputable long-term partner Canal+ stays with us and that TVP positively reacted to our invitation regarding broad cooperation on free-to-air basis. As a result, Ekstraklasa matches will be easily available to the Polish audience. However, these are not the only activities aimed at making the Ekstraklasa football league more popular. We intend to make particularly intense efforts to win over the young generation by making live football matches available on the Internet, as well as provide attractive video footage, including goals and match highlights via the official Ekstraklasa app and the social media of the league and the clubs. Also, our major television partners will largely contribute to promoting the league using new technologies - comments Marcin Animucki, President of the Management Board of Ekstraklasa SA.
As part of their rights packages, Canal+ and TVP will not only broadcast live matches and their repeats, but also highlights in the news programmes and football league magazines. In parallel to the TV broadcast, matches will be shown via Internet simulcast. Canal+ will also present digital near live clips.
According to the new TV broadcasting agreements, the matches will, in principle, be played Friday through Sunday in the 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 seasons. Approximately fifteen matches per season may be played on Mondays due to the international match calendars. The television signal will be produced by Ekstraklasa Live Park who will also provide technological solutions in line with the highest internationally-recognized production standards. Already in November 2018, Ekstraklasa's production subsidiary provided 4K/UHD HDR broadcasts. Currently, nc+ is broadcasting up to three 4K/UHD HDR matches per round. LOTTO Ekstraklasa is the fourth European football league, after Premier League, Bundesliga and LaLiga Santander to broadcast its matches in the 4K/UHD HDR technology.
- We are pleased that our year-long cooperation with Ekstraklasa will continue and the new contract will guarantee our subscribers access to transmissions of all 296 matches in the 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 season. This November, thanks to a joint effort of nc+ and Ekstraklasa Live Park, we shifted the Polish league to the 4K UHD. The new contract confirms that we will continue our investment in developing Polish football and clubs, also technologically, this is why our exclusive offer will include up to 100 matches per season in 4K UHD – Manuel Rougeron, CEO of nc+ platform.
- At long last I can say: we've got it! I'd promised that Polish Public TV will be the home of the most important football competitions thus making them available to all sports fans. Now that TVP Sport has become a free to air channel, it's time to top the purchase of the rights to the Polish National Team matches, the FIFA World Cup and the UEFA European Championship with the final piece: one Ekstraklasa match per week across two seasons is our ardent fans' dream come true. We have kept our promises and haven't spoken in vain. Never before has Ekstraklasa's presence been greater on Polish public television. TVP audience will be able to watch live matches not only on TVP Sport, but also on TVP1 and TVP2. Additionally, the live matches, the Ekstraklasa Magazine Show and news clips will be simulcast via Internet and mobile devices. This is the product worth showing, promoting and investing into - said Jacek Kurski, President of the Management Board of Telewizja Polska SA.
New contracts executed with Canal+ and TVP are only the first part of Ekstraklasa's activities in terms of media rights sales for the upcoming two seasons. By the end of June 2019, the company is planning to select international partners to broadcast Ekstraklasa matches abroad in the 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 seasons, as well as domestic partners who will distribute match highlights across TV-, mobile- and Internet- news programmes. Ekstraklasa also intends to market domestic betting rights to broadcast matches and highlights at betting corners and betting applications; as well as e-sports rights. The media rights tender covering the next four seasons: from 2021/2022 through 2024/2025 will be launched after the international football calendar release and after the clubs' approval of the league's structure.
- Precision is crucial for us when discussing business terms with broadcasters in order to effectively carry out the media rights sales. Since the calendar of international matches after 2021 has not yet been released which affects our competitions and since the structure of our league may change in subsequent seasons, we have decided to first market only two seasons. This interim solution is all the more advantageous, as it gives us the time to test the new market set-up. For us, this is also a time when both the current partners and the entities willing to participate in the forthcoming tenders, can better prepare, in terms of technology, for the 4K/UHD HDR broadcasts - explains Marcin Animucki.
The success of executing the contracts with Canal+ and TVP is even greater, considering that Ekstraklasa has carried out the negotiations on their own, without using the support of their former agent- MP & Silva, who had been supporting the League across such processes in the past.
- We have built strong media rights sales competencies in-house. This has allowed us to conduct such processes independently and effectively. Not only did we increase the media rights revenues, but also made savings going into millions of zlotys on agency commission - comments Marcin Animucki.
A few months ago Ekstraklasa started activities aimed at terminating the contract with MP & Silva due to the agency's unstable financial situation. As a result of the termination settlement, Ekstraklasa SA regained direct control over all the media rights of the Polish top football league.


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See to it your cover letter consists of these three points
Lots of jobs ask you to submit a cover letter along with your various other application products, but even if a cover letter is optional, you could seize the day to send one along. The goal? To reveal your understanding, relevant abilities, and passion for the work in concern.
The cover letter supplies you the chance to connect the dots for the personnels staff, claims Vickie Seitner, executive business instructor and founder of Occupation Side One in Omaha, Nebraska.
If you re going to submit one, first, make certain each letter is tailored to the task you re applying for and recommendations the placement. Second, make certain each cover letter you write consists of these 3 elements.
Proof that you ve done your homework
Recruiters and also employing supervisors intend to see that you recognize what you re getting on your own right into. It s vital in the early sections of your cover letter that you refer to the job, its title, and the company in some form.
And don t hesitate to do a little lovely. Impress your possible future employer with a recognition of a significant business success. Incentive factors if that success associates with the team you d be joining.
Management expert Alison Green gives an example of how you d sneak this info into your cover letter narrative. This is a passage from her example cover letter, which would certainly be consisted of as part of an application for a publication staff writer work.
I m impressed incidentally you make ecological concerns available to non-environmentalists (specifically in the pages of Sierra Publication, which has actually drawn me in more times compared to I can count), as well as I would love the chance to be part of your job.
The writing is informal, flattering and also shows the task applicant knows the ropes.
A description of just how your skills connect
Your cover letter is likewise the created description of your resume as it relates to the task. It s essential you clarify in the letter what specifically it is you can do for this company as well as this role based on your previous experience.
Right here s one advanced method that achieves this without burning out the reader to fatality. Darrell Cart, job train and also writer of Never ever Look for a Work Again: Damage the Regulations, Cut the Line, Beat the Relax, asks the work candidate to compose exactly what he calls a T-Letter.
This is a letter with a two-sentence introductory followed by 2 columns: One on the left headed, Your Requirements as well as one on the right headed, My Credentials. Bye-bye large, boring blocks of text.
Making use of the task summary, take out sentences that reveal exactly what they are searching for and also put those in the Your Requirements column. Add a sentence for each to the My Certifications column that explains exactly how your skills match those.
It s an aggressive, bold method. Yet one that could establish you aside from the remainder.
You have a short-and-sweet, self-analyzed base test that they will review, Cart says. It is pointed and also has them, at minimum, assume that he or she contends least aimed to see a consistent fit.
Obviously, you could additionally do this in a much more typical way just specifying exactly how your abilities link to the work.
Your excitement about the position.
Here s an exercise: Consider yourself in the work you re obtaining. What do you really feel? You re possibly rather pumped, huh.
Now harness several of that exhilaration and also placed it down on paper.
If you were using to an internet style or UX job, you might write, For as long as I could keep in mind, I ve been interested in just how the digital world works and how users engage with websites. Website layout is not just my profession, it s my passion, which is why I hope you ll consider me for this terrific role on your team.
This has feeling and also emotion; a much cry from the dry kind letter you assumed you needed to create.
As we stated, Human Resources team and employing managers have actually limited time as well as a great deal of resumes to sort through. Don t put them to rest. Produce something they ll remember you by. It simply could be the distinction in between your application winding up in the trash or the inbox of the employer.
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