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Nobel Peace Prize Winner

People are all excited for this year’s Nobel Prize. Many see Nobel Prize as the most prestigious award in the world. In the past days, Nobel were awarded to outstanding people in the field of Medicine and Physics. Few days later, the Nobel Peace prize winner was announced.

On Friday, October 10, 2014, a 17 year old student was summoned from her chemistry class to receive the news that she is to become the 2014 Nobel Peace prize winner. The student was Ms. Yousafzai. Some Singaporeans were amazed of the news because she is the youngest Nobel Peace prize winner.

Her name will be included together with other prominent people like Mother Teresa and Dr. Martin Luther King. Here are some things that you need to know about Ms. Yousafzai:

• Education: Ms. Yousafzai is a high school student at Edgbaston High School for Girls. She is from Pakistan but is now studying in England after being shot by Talibans in 2012. Though she is now recovered, she still misses her home and the environs.

• Advocacies: The main advocacy of Ms. Yousafzai is education for girls. She began when she was 11. She is now working with a non-profit organization that is focused on education for girls. With this, she has become a prominent face of “moderate Islam”.

There are other sceptics that think she is a child and she can do little for the world. However, many would agree that making the world a better place transcends beyond the age. For Singaporean teens out there, you can become Ms. Yousafzai if you really want it. Nobel Peace prize is not elusive for people who show exceptional passion for peace.

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Becoming a Professional Soccer Player

Almost all of Singaporeans love soccer. For men who love soccer, they emulate their idols in the field. If you really love soccer, you surely know about the success story of Hariss Harun. Hariss Harun is a Singaporean soccer player who made it to grade in Europe. He turned the offer though. Regardless, many Singaporeans are getting more inspired because of this.

If you believe that you can do it, why not? You can make it to Europe if you will it. Before anything else, you have to make sure that you are fully equipped with the skills and the knowledge. There are many aspiring individuals like you. You need to have an edge to rise above them. If you are now an amateur player, you have to do your best to become a professional soccer player if your heart really wills it.

Here are some things that you can do to become a professional soccer player in the near future:

• Keep the fire burning: You should let your passion drive you towards your goal. You have to play soccer because you love it not because you want to be famous or you want to earn big time. Playing soccer is more than that. When you have the passion, make sure that you keep the fire burning.
• Know soccer inside and out: The next thing that you should be concerned about is the basics of soccer. You have to know the inside and out of soccer so you can play without confusion.
• Be prepared for hard work: Soccer is not easy as it looks like. You have to be prepared for hard work. You have to be mentally, emotionally and physically ready. For example, you have to expect physical pains because it is part of the game.
• Enlist in matches: You want to be famous so you will be considered, right? You can do this by enlisting in matches. You should belong to a team and undertake a role. Make sure that you excel because there will come a time that you will be noticed. Coaches know when they see real talents. Always beat yourself when you play.
• Seek professionals: You are not alone in this world. You need the guidance and expertise of professionals. You need to look for a coach. You have to be obedient and respectful. More importantly, listen.

Sounds easy but the truth is, it is very hard to achieve. When you put your heart to it, you will surely reap the benefits. It may not be sooner but for sure, in the near future it will happen.

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Ask Me Anything

Ask Me Anything (AMA) is Reddit’s pride. This is a famous platform because it seeks to answer all your queries and give you enlightenment through interviews. AMA throttled in 2012 when Reddit invited President Obama for an interview. After President Obama, other colourful characters like Snoop Dog and Bill Gates also participated. The good thing is that Reddit released an application so users can browse interviews better.

Many Singaporeans are happy of the news. The site gives so much enlightenment and inspiration that it influences many Singaporeans. With the release of the application, you can now discover AMA interviews without having too much problem. You should know that the application is now available for iOS users. For Android users out there, no reason to worry because the application will be available soon on your Android devices.

So, what can you expect? Here are some things that you should know:

• Figures: According to the Vice President of Reddit, Ellen Pao, the new application is the company’s way of being proactive leading towards growth. In the year 2013, Reddit noted fifty six billion page views. Apart from that, Reddit also noted seven hundred thirty one million of unique visitors. It did not stop there because it received over four hundred million comments and showed more than forty million posts. It enjoyed more than six billion votes. This figure is higher compared to 2012. Reddit claimed that it saw more than fifty percent this year increase compared to 2012. As for the unique visitors, Reddit also increased eighty two percent compared last year.
• Layout: If you are worried about its layout, you should be happy because it is designed clean and simple. No fuss only direct contents. There are different things in the page but you can simply choose between “all popular”, “recent” or “hot”. After choosing, there will be a list. When you click on the specific AMA, it will provide a short description of who is being questioned or interviewed. At one glance, you will also see the questions that were asked and answered. You will also know questions that were not answered.

What are you waiting for? You should download and install the application now. Sometimes it is a good feeling to ask someone something or listen to their interviews. The application can assist you in locating interviews easier. Due to the massive content the site receives every day, the new application can help you find specific things in a short period of time.

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Starting Your Own Business Dress to Impress

Becoming a business owner is really difficult. However, it is one of the coolest experiences that you can have. Aside from being the coolest, having a business is also among the hardest challenge that a person can have. Yes, having a business is difficult and you need to sacrifice everything to be successful. Now, in the corporate world even if you have employees or not, you should:

Practice to Dress Formal Attire Every day

Most business offices today rent in buildings to reduce the expenses. This makes employees confident on what they wear. Sometimes, they tend to wear the most comfortable clothes that they want. This would create a negative image not just in co-workers but also for the company. For instance, your client makes a surprise visit and for sure, you haven’t prepared. Once they see you without dressing your proper or formal attire, there will be a tendency that they will not pursue business to your company because they might see that you cannot make things right.

Now, all you have to do is dress in formal and stop doing nothing in your office. In this way, you can increase you sales and will have a successful business. Also, it will add concentration to your work. Your attire has a big impact on your business as this is the main thing that clients see. Whatever happens, you need to dress to because this will be the first impression of your potential customers.

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Playing Computer Games at Work Could Lead to Business Failure

There are so many ups and downs in a business and there is a need to overcome challenges in order to keep the one’s business afloat. Many businessmen fail in the industry because there they find it hard to maintain its productivity. There are times that a business becomes boring. Therefore, you need to do something that would make the system work.

Computers and Modern Society

You need to cool down every day because there are tendencies that you will always experience failure. Since computer games were invented, it has been responsible for countless hours of entertainment – as well as hours of productivity loss. Since computers became integral to our society, more and more people have become hooked to them. This is particularly true among teenagers.

The Dangers of Computer Games

For teens, it is their way to be entertained as it is now the era of technology and traditional activities like playing outdoor games hardly played anymore. However, for parents they stand in their belief that computer games have nothing to do in a child’s life; it only ruins it and in fact, is posts a high risk to their health. When child becomes addicted to computer games, he might bring it to his adult age.

Barring Games in Your Business

In the period when a businessman is a computer game enthusiast and it is very hard for him to leave it, there is a big chance that a business will fail. So, what’s the best solution? Stop playing computer games. It only needs a big stop to obtain progress and prosperity in your business.

 

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Singapore Myths

Many people were amazed about the facts that they know about Singapore. In fact, when tourists go and check the internet, there are always questions about Singaporean culture, how to deal with it and can tourists easily adjust to the place?

Since internet helps many individuals know about everything, it is really a good idea to search the internet about what’s all about a specific country especially here in Singapore. There are a lot of people who believe about what are written in a website. However, it cannot be avoided since it is only the easiest way to scout if the place is beautiful or not. Below are some myths that are believed by many tourists and are frequently scaring them:

• The Chewing Gum Law – Most foreign visitors who have plans or have landed in the country believes that when you have violated this law, you are already a criminal. In truth, you are not. As a matter of fact, you are only given a fine plus a community service depending on the offense. It would only become a crime if you use chewing gum as your tool in commiting crimes.
• Other Minor Offenses – Here in Singapore, it is a mistake if you disobey the laws that are imposed most especially the minor offenses that they say. Most of these offenses are not that strictly implemented contrary to what is said in various website. Like for instance, not flushing of toilet bowls in public toilet. This is now unguarded by authorities since there is an automated system that is placed in those toilet and are automatically flushing after a person pee or poop.

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The Three Known Medium and their Function in the Society

As the technology advances, the equipment all over the globe are also improving. As a matter of fact, the three medium (Television, Radio and Print) in the world gained some improvements and are now keeping the phase that it started.

Apparently, some experts say that it is better to use the new media (Internet) and discontinue using watching television, listening to radio and reading magazines or newspapers. And instead of using those, it is more convenient if we will only using one medium.

These statements are strongly disagreed by television and radio networks as well as newspaper and print companies all over the globe. This is because the three medium has a very important role in the society.

Television

This is the most efficient medium among print and radio. Television is a combination of the two mentioned medium but the only edge of television is that all that is seen are moving. It is not the same with print media because there is only a still motion in print whereas in TV, there are moving scenes.

Radio

Radio is the fastest medium of all. Why? This is because there are no large and heavy equipment to be used to air a particular news. In radio, it can be in a single call. Once you inform the radio technician that there’s a big news, he can immediate cut what is playing and give way for the information that is needed to be aired.

Print

Although print is not as fast as radio and as more visual as TV, it still has a big role in the community because in print, you can always re-read the following statements once you have forgotten the times lot of radio and TV news program.

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