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Seven Top Ten Job Interview Tips

It's that time of year when many of us are thinking of looking for a new job, otherwise known as 'every day'. Here are seven top 10 tips to help you with that all-important so-called 'job interview.'



1. Find out where the interview is due to take place. If you don't know, it will be very difficult to get there on the day. Once you know the location, do a practice run. Even a practice walk will be better than nothing.



2. Be prepared. Take along your own table and chair in case none are provided. Bring a newspaper to read during unnecessarily long questions. A packet of Monster Munch may also prove useful. Don't forget to offer them round!



3. Emphasize your strengths. Are you a natural communicator? If so, it might be a good idea to avoid applying for a government position.



4. Make a confident first impression. March into the room claiming you are of royal stock, before standing on the table and shouting 'Victory is mine!' Then salute smartly and fall sideways onto the floor. This will show you have a sense of humour.



5. If your opening handshake does not go as planned, and results in a window being broken, distract the interviewer with a farmyard impression of your choice. These personal touches can really make a difference.



6. Because of initial nervousness, you may not hear or remember the names of your interview panel, so simply refer to them all as 'Basil'.



7. Employers are often looking for youthful candidates, so repeatedly use phrases such as "Wassup?" and "What you talking 'bout, Willis?"



By following this advice, you can turn yourself into a candidate who would not look out of place in an institution. For those of you who are reading this, here is a specially made video of an interview.



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Diversity Is a Privilege Not a Right

My New Year's resolution is to stop being simply 'OK' with things I should be thankful for.



What prompted this was a gay friend (sorry to use your sexuality as some sort of moral bargaining chip Susan) had posted on Facebook a picture of her and her long-term partner just after getting married. I wasn't just chuffed for them. I felt genuinely moved because previously they were two underdogs in love that had to fight for a right that a great deal of us spend a lifetime avoiding.



I'd say during the course of my life when it comes to gay love I've gone from petrified to confused to inquisitive to resolved. Then I got over it and now I don't entirely understand how it was ever my place to "get over" anything. Saying "it's no big deal" when it comes to all aspects of diversity simply isn't enough anymore.



Because diversity and multiculturalism are a big deal, a very big deal. Those that are simply OK or think it's no big deal might vote but they don't necessarily inspire anyone else to. Russell Brand couldn't be more wrong in citing that there's nothing or no one to vote for this year. Surely we all know the difference between a disappointing friend and a deadly mortal enemy.



Having spent two months jumping from continent to continent on my way to Australia where multiculturalism has become just as hot a topic as it is here in the UK, it would seem the apathetic view on such matters is considered leftist. In my previous blog, much to my chagrin, I cited Australians, on the whole, as a "tolerant bunch". Making me want to punch my own article in the face for viewing multiculturalism as an inconvenience to be tolerated as opposed to a privilege.



Yes, multiculturalism and diversity are a privilege. Neither a right, nor a detriment: a goddamned, fight tooth and nail, thank your lucky stars every day for, privilege. Russell Brand was right about one thing: a shift in thinking is required.



We've got to stop viewing what's awesome in this world - people in love wanting to share their lives together, multiculturalism, integration, proper feminism*, as a given. If we feel too entitled to them we stop cherishing them and, as we can plainly see from the last local election, the other side makes great headwinds. Entitlement works for them, not for us.



Look at countries lacking in cultural diversity. They're cute to visit, sure. But on the whole, they suck. And the general public trapped in these environments would be inclined to agree. Try and find somewhere in Moscow where you can get good Vietnamese pho at 1am on a Tuesday then tell me otherwise.



I shudder to think what an Australia without its huge Asian and Greek population would descend into. For starters, as a man who works nights, I'd starve to death. Without the newer influences that truly appreciate what's so special about the country the rest would ruin it in a weekend. Leaving a nation of blue singlets writing expletives on dead wombats in the desert that they've inexplicably managed to run over with a jet ski.



And what fresh hell would the UK be without outside influence? No doubt a tiny rainy island dancing around a maypole in outfits made of handkerchiefs, while pale blue men in skirts throw rocks as far as they can, singing in baritone about a King or some other sort of wizard that they once nearly beat in a war/fistfight. At least for me that is Anglo-Saxon culture in a nutshell. Because all cultures really, upon deeper scrutiny, are primitive. Isn't culture, on the whole, something moronic we do simply because our granddad did?



Without a greater gene pool no culture can ever thrive or evolve. Left to our own we'd be nothing but scratching cavemen yelling at the moon. Repeating the same mistakes, banging two wet rocks together when the tribe two caves down have flint and sulphur. Together we become ideas, a tapestry: a society.



Yes, there are cultures that have no gay rights, no freedom of speech and certain attitudes to women that are utterly deplorable. And no, I'm not talking about Muslims. (Frankly, some of the Muslim dudes I've worked with in the past two months are the most pussy-whipped men I've ever met and could probably do with standing up for themselves a bit more). But do you know what's really lacking in these societies? Cultural diversity.



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“Inverted Spectrum” is a philosophy that states the possibility of people agreeing…

“Inverted Spectrum” is a philosophy that states the possibility of people agreeing on the names and characteristics of certain colors, though one person is essentially seeing a totally different color. If I have an inverted spectrum, we both say we see a bright blue sky, but if you saw it through my eyes, you could be looking at a bright red or purple or green sky. Compare to the fact that dogs are proven to have a very limited spectrum of color, humans may also be born with access to a limited or inverted spectrum, and never be aware of it.

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Coins Not Plastic!

Visiting the Hefter family in literally the middle of the forest in South Sweden for Christmas was an exciting prospect. Images of deep snow, arctic foxes and male Scandinavian supermodels wearing nothing but a Santa hat walking around the woods filled my mind.

I was only half joking when I asked my family who had been living in the middle of the forest for the last eight years if they had running water and electricity. So when I turned up on Christmas eve to see they had toilet rather than a hole in the ground, and a tap to run a bath rather than a bucket and a well to collect water I was really relived and felt a tad stupid. But I was only HALF joking after all. My slight embarrassment quickly vanished when we took a trip to the cinema on Boxing Day. Walking in to what looked like a bingo hall, there sat a lad around 18 years old behind a table covered in a fresh white table cloth with what resembled a tin can to collect the money from bought tickets. No till, no card machine, no life of December 2014. We had been zapped back to 1955. I went off to buy some popcorn and a drink. There at the end of the table sat 5 bags of popcorn covered in a layer of dust with a pack of boxed orange juice you might buy as a child for 20p. I wasn't sure whether to find this amusing or be a little frightened.

When we sat down to watch the film, I half expected to find a man to come onto the stage wheeling on a TV. I was relieved that this wasn't the case. We watched the film with just two others sat behind us and I tried to accept that though there may be running water in the middle of nowhere, they were just fans of vintage payment methods and cold popcorn.

Christmas day itself was wonderful. Champagne for breakfast, duck, turkey and chicken for lunch and company I loved. I loved that they had a tradition of playing board games too (I assumed the Queens speech wasn't going to be on but I didn't bother to ask either). Playing Monopoly with me though is always a mistake. I'm a self-confessed sore loser and way too competitive. I've even been known to rip up a Monopoly board in the past. Dodgy bribes, blackmail and secret stashes of cash. I'm like the gangster of Monopoly as long as I win. If only I was like this is real life!

I won't lie; I did suffer a bit of cabin fever after a time in the forest, missing the big city and busy shops. But just being able to relax with nothing but films, games, drinks and family was a treat for me. Rejuvenating ready for the work and plans of writing and entertaining in 2015. Happy New Year readers! http://ift.tt/eA8V8J



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Droids Of Star Wars: A Musical Mash-Up Tribute To The Robots

Just sit back and enjoy this stunning tune made only using droid noises and sound clips from the Star Wars saga.

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According to the New York Business Journal, the Campbell Soup Co. has recently…

According to the New York Business Journal, the Campbell Soup Co. has recently dramatically increased its marketing budget with the launch of a multimedia ad campaign centered around a boy with a long beard (“The Wisest Kid in the Whole World”) who advises people to have soup.

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Pickles are green and contain up to 5% of your…

Pickles are green and contain up to 5% of your daily amount of sodium.

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Jon Stewart On Paris Charlie Hebdo Massacre: 'Comedy Shouldn't Be An Act Of Courage'

Daniel Radcliffe Impersonator Raps About Harry Potter's Life At Hogwarts

After Daniel Radcliffe's incredible rendition of Alphabet Aerobics on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Applecomedy decided to give it a bit more of a Hogwarts vibe.



They didn't do quite as well as Daniel, but it's still pretty damn incredible.



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Parents Give Their Children The Sex Talk For The First Time... On Camera

An “ultracrepidarian” is somebody who gives opinions on subjects…

An “ultracrepidarian” is somebody who gives opinions on subjects they know nothing about.

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Cherophobia is the fear of being too happy because “something…

Cherophobia is the fear of being too happy because “something tragic” will happen.

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You need a license to dance…

You need a license to dance in Sweden.

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The average amount of time a woman can keep a secret…

The average amount of time a woman can keep a secret is 47 hours and 15 minutes.

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Norwegian explorer and writer Thor Heyerdahl stated that ancient people from South America could…

Norwegian explorer and writer Thor Heyerdahl stated that ancient people from South America could have settled in Polynesia, but most anthropologists didn’t believe him. So in 1947 he built a primitive raft and made the 101-day journey himself.

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Historically, Chinese doctors only got paid if their patients were healthy…

Historically, Chinese doctors only got paid if their patients were healthy. Payment would stop if the patient got sick, until the health returned.

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The Only Detox And Wellness Regimen You'll Need For The New Year

Ah, 2015. A new year filled with nothing but possibilities. The chance for a fresh start. The question is: do you have what it takes to transform yourself into the person you've always wanted to be?



Probably not. Like most people, your New Year's resolutions will have lasted until January 2nd. Maybe the 3rd, before dissipating into a cloud of vice and self-loathing. But worry not, we have just the tonic to buck you up.



Our friends at Wildseed Comedy have dispatched the legendary Marijana to reveal her health and wellness secrets for the new year. And she's picked four lucky individuals to serve as inspirational figures for yourselves.



In case you were thinking, ha! I'm perfectly capable of tending to my own well being. I'm doing just fine. I'm going to fulfill my resolutions to the BITTER END. Oh, honey, let us remind you why you need Marijana.

You have been carefully selectioned, from literally thousand of applications, to take this three day introduction to the Marijana Method, a course specifically designed for the most lonely, the most tired, the most unattractive Londoners.

That's right. Here's looking at you, kid. We selectioned you personally. Happy New Year.



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Brain Teaser 1/8/2015

A total of 15 delegates from Africa, Asia, America, and Europe meet at an international conference.

Each continent sends a different number of delegates, and each is represented by at least 1 delegate.

America and Asia send a total of 6 delegates.

Asia and Europe send a total of 7 delegates.

Which continent has sent 4 delegates?

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Today in History for 8th January 2015

Historical Events

1931 - Phila Quakers set then NHL record of 15 straight loses

1953 - Indians bar night games with Browns (who refuse to share TV receipts)

1954 - Elvis Presley pays $4 to a Memphis studio and records his 1st two songs, "Casual Love" and "I'll Never Stand in Your Way"

1955 - Louise Sugg wins LPGA LA Golf Open

1995 - "Guys and Dolls" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 1143 perfs

1998 - World Trade Center bomber Ramzi Ahmed Yousef sentenced to life

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Famous Birthdays

1658 - Nicolas Coustou, French sculptor (Descente de Croix)

1910 - Richard Cromwell, [LeRoy Melvin Radabaugh], actor (Jezebel), born in Los Angeles, California

1958 - Rey Misterio, Sr., Mexican wrestler

1965 - Michelle Forbes, actress (Julianna Cox-Homicide)

1971 - Brenda Lee Armstrong, Albert Lea Minn, Miss Minn-America (1991)

1980 - Rachel Nichols, American actress

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Famous Deaths

1711 - Philips van Almonde, Zealand lt admiral, dies at 66

1918 - Michael Hertz, composer, dies at 73

1934 - Andrei Bely, Russian writer (b. 1880)

1945 - Jac[obus] P Thijsse, Dutch biologist (Omgang met planten), dies at 79

1967 - Zbigniew Cybulski, Polish actor (See You Tommorrow), dies at 39

1981 - Matthew Beard, entertainer, dies

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