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Curriculum Vitae - the art of a good CV 2008-05-26 18:53:45 At Sussex University, there is a course that all undergraduates take, called Career Development. As part of the course, the students submit a Curriculum
Vitae (CV - like an extended resumé).
I’m a tutor on the course and have now marked hundreds of CVs - so consider myself a bit of an expert, so I’m now offering a free of charge CV checking service to my visitors!
Simply contact me
Personal Carbon credits on the cards? 2008-05-26 17:40:11 The Environmental Audit Committee has suggested that a personal carbon credit scheme would be more effective than a taxation scheme to reduce carbon emissions.
The scheme, under which people would be given an annual carbon limit for fuel and energy use - which they could exceed by buying credits from those who use less, is similar in principle to the Kyoto Protocol where by countries can trade ca Read more:Personal
, Carbon
The poorest always suffer most 2008-05-26 17:30:25 The government is coming under mounting pressure from hauliers and its own MPs to change its mind on measures that threaten to raise the cost of driving.
The government plan to increase fuel duty by 2 pence this autumn, to angry responses from road hauliers. Even Labour MPs agree that poorer motorists will suffer
most from plans to increase road taxes on more polluting cars. I’m glad that L Read more:always
Congratulations! 2008-05-26 12:33:20 Just a quick article to congratulate Cllr. Carla Butler on becoming Lewes District Council’s youngest ever chair at the age of 26. Working with Carla on Newhaven Town Council, I know her to be a very hard working councillor and I am sure she will serve us all well.
She has been a Newhaven Town Councillor since 2002 and was elected to the District Council in May 2007. During her time on bot Read more:Congratulations
Interview with Norman Baker 2008-05-23 11:46:21 Norman Baker
is Member of Parliament for Lewes, and has been since 1997. In that time, he has asked over 8000 parliamentary questions, he has held over 500 surgeries and dealt with tens of thousands of individual cases. In 1998 he won ‘Best Newcomer’ award, in 2001 he was awarded ‘Inquisitor of the year’ and in 2002 was name Channel 4’s ‘opposition MP of the yea Read more:Norman
10 things you can do to tackle climate change 2008-05-16 18:24:04 Everybody seems to be telling us how we can reduce our carbon footprint. Some of those things
are obvious, some of them things most of us already do, and some of them might not be viable for some people. With this list, I’ve tried to come up with 10 things that you might not have thought about, and while I don’t expect anyone to do all of them, perhaps if you can try one or two youR Read more:tackle
I have a dream.. 2008-05-16 16:36:01 Martin Luther King had a dream, and his dream revolutionised the United States, he is remembered as the man that began the end of racism in America, and everybody has heard his legendary speech, the day after which he was assassinated, unable to see his vision begin to come true. He proclaimed “I just want to do God’s will. And he’s allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I̵
The end of the Iraq war in sight? 2008-05-15 11:13:00 CNN reported today that Sen. John McCain envisions that by 2013, the Iraq
War will be won but the threat from the Taliban in Afghanistan won’t yet be eliminated, even though Osama bin Laden will have been captured or killed.
Perhaps a little risky, or just a pre-election campaign scheme, I can’t be sure. He assured spectators in Ohio, troop numbers will be reduced as the war in Iraq is
Youth crime: ‘Girl crime’ soars 2008-05-15 10:26:50 According to the papers, so-called ‘girl crime
’, that is, crimes committed by girls, has soared by 25% this year - 59,000 offences in were committed by girls aged 10-17 in 2006-07 - up 12,000 on 2003-4. This still puts the figure much below that committed by boys in the same age category (236,000 crimes), but crimes by boys fell 2% from 240,000 in the same time period.
The government
Newhaven by-election 2008-05-14 10:40:00 A by election will take place next month - tuesday the 5th of June, for a seat on Newhaven Town Council. The options are the Liberal Democrat Maurice Langham, an active member of the community, or David Neave, an unknown Conservative candidate from Telscoombe.
The Liberal Democrats continue to be the controlling party of Newhaven Town and Lewes District Councils, and have fought for you on the th
Getting the buggers to behave - how to get more votes in elections 2008-05-27 09:17:56 I read an interesting article by Carla Butler in the Argus, about young people, and the need to attract younger people into party politics and thus, voting.
There is indeed a sterotype that young people don’t care, are reckless, and couldn’t care less about themselves, their community, or indeed, anything in particular. Is this true? I think not. I think such people are the minority -
Nuclear power - yet another thing Gordon Brown has got wrong 2008-05-29 01:38:15 So, a quick peek at the politics section of the BBC news website shows two articles, one after the other, about Nuclearpower
.
One informs us about GordonBrown
’s plans to increase Britain’s use of Nuclear energy, particularly in light of rising fuel costs. He stated now is the time to be “more ambitious” about our nuclear power plans.
Just below that article, is another Read more:Nuclear power
Can this government not do anything right? 2008-05-29 01:27:05 With reports that the project to digitize our NHS records have been delayed yet again, due to yet another contract termination, this time with Fujitsu, one has to ask - can our government no do anything
right?
The system is already running 4 years behind schedule, having launched in 2002, the proposed deadline was initially 2010. But how long does it really need to take to digitize our records? I
Has the Daily Mirror gone up market? 2008-05-28 22:18:07 So, I was reading the Daily
Mirror yesterday, no, it is most definitely not my usually read, it was left by my seat on the train home from work, and I saw on the front cover they had an “exclusive interview”, nothing new there. Until I finally got to the interview itself. So, anyone that watches Britain’s got talent will know that on it, there is a young girl, Kate Nicholas who
Government U-turn on vehicle tax 2008-05-28 22:08:47 In response to public anger and protests by hauliers, senior labour ministers have hinted there may be a rethink on the proposed vehicle tax increases, and possibly the proposed 2p increase in fuel duty. Jack Straw stated Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling were “listening to public concerns”. John Hutton went on to say “..I think we should wait and see on that. The Chancellor is l Read more:Government
What a fabulous idea! 2008-05-28 10:46:02 I recent came accross this post on one step Linconshire Council is taking to tackling climate change whilst simultaneously recognising that public transport doesn’t work for everyone.
The idea is that the council will lease a 50cc moped to anyone that meets the requirements. My verdict - fantastic idea! What do you think?
So, why haven’t libraries disappeared yet? 2008-05-28 10:14:34 Please note, by library here I mean proper, academic libraries, not community libraries that hold fiction books for children, etc.
Since the advent of the internet, there has been great discussion about the imminent and resulting demise of books, and thus, libraries. Information that once required hours skimming through hundreds of books can be be garnered through two minutes of googling on the we Read more:disappeared
Newhaven Fish Festival 2008-05-30 10:56:41 After the success of previos years, there will be another Fish Festival
at 9am on the 7th of June. I’ll be taking part in the Children’s parade at 10am, after which I will be around to have a chat or answer any questions you might have.
There’ll be community groups, displays of locally caught fish, a children’s parade, Morris dancers, Newhaven Marching Band, the Dieppe Mar
Interview with a vampire. I mean, blogger. 2008-05-31 18:08:31
I recently caught up with Han, who is a Multimedia Technology and Design student at the University of Kent. She is a veteran blogger, and has been designing and building web sites for herself and others for years. She is well known in the blogging community, and her main blog, www.eruanna.net was shortlisted for the 2007 Metro Brit Blog awards. She kindly took time out from her busy schedule to
The future for creative writing is digital 2008-06-01 07:26:12 The internet, combined with other digital technologies has given rise to changes in almost every aspect of our lives. The internet alone has revolutionised the way we communicate, the way information is shared, and even the way we watch TV.
But books have gone relatively unchanged, and they are, a comparatively expensive media. Many academic publishers have already ceased the production of paper Read more:creative
, writing
Getting inside the minds of criminal masterminds 2008-06-03 09:30:05 Firstly, let me apologise for the title, its rather misleading. It has recently been reported that some how, thieves have managed to steal the woodchip safety surfacing from the children’s play area in Denton.
The surfacing which was recently topped up in preparation for the school holidays disappeared over the last few days and there are no signs of how it was removed. Town Clerk Ian Evere Read more:minds
, inside
Browser wars - Firefox, Opera and IE: upcoming updates 2008-06-02 21:42:40 Last time I wrote about the main three web browsers, thats Firefox
, Opera and MS Internet Explorer, I came to no particular conclusion as to what I prefer. I’m still basically running all three simultaneously, since some sites just seem to work, or look better in one over the others.
But this update is just about me telling you what I use. All three browsers are about to release new version Read more:updates
Do schools kill creativity? 2008-06-04 23:55:04 In this post, I ask the question - do schools kill creativity in children? In this talk by Sir Ken Robinson, we see that yes - schools do kill creativity in children, and that not only does this negatively impact on their futures, but it can also lead to an increase in ‘poor’ behavior, and even on the sustainability of the very education system itself.
Why don’t we get the best
Woah - this guy is so amazing it made me cry! - Kris Moyse 2008-06-04 22:21:06 I recently came accross a load of videos on You Tube, by a guy named Kris Moyse. Kris is a self-taught singer and musician from Bognor Regis, England covering various songs by well-known artists and performing them on acoustic guitar and keyboard.
His campaign of musical triumph started with his Youtube channel and then progressed to his MySpace page. Now Kris Moyse has his own fansite.
First of
What do we really know about the spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa? 2008-06-04 20:58:25 I recently caught this lecture and for me, it was a real eye opener, particularly when I consider the directions that our governments are taking in an effort to combat HIV/AIDS
in Sub-Saharan Africa
.
For me, it really questioned some things that I really thought were facts about HIV/AIDS. How wrong I was!
To help you understand a bit more about HIV/AIDS, and the talk, check out some of the follo
Why we know less than ever about the world 2008-06-04 20:13:12 With what’s going on in the world, and as we become an increasingly globalized in our economy, in our society, and in almost every other aspect of our lives - isn’t this more than a little bit frightening?
It’s a small, Liberal, world 2008-06-04 19:36:14 So as many of you will be aware, I recently did an interview with Han of Euranna.net notoriety, about blogging. Now Han, as far as I’m aware isn’t a Liberal
, but to be honest, I don’t really know, because I don’t recall ever having had a conversation about politics with her in the short time we’ve known eachother, and, furthermore, she lives half way accross the count
Rice to be rationed? 2008-06-04 13:16:10 With the BBC reporting that Lidl have decided to limit the amount of rice customers can purchase, to 10kg in the UK, and 5kg elsewhere, and some other stores set to follow suit, are we facing a crisis that necessitates the rationing of rice internationally?
Tesco and Morrison’s have put temporary limits in some of its stores, but both say that more comprehensive restrictions won’t be n
Newhaven by-election: the results 2008-06-06 08:47:33 Newhaven residents reject Tories
The Conservatives suffered another defeat last night as Lib Dem Maurice Langham swept to victory in a town council by-election in Newhaven.
Maurice won 55% of the vote compared to the Conservative’s share of 45%. Labour and the Greens are unable to win in the area and did not stand candidates.
The defeat sends a clear message to Conservatives on East Sussex Count Read more:results
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