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The Pioneers on the Internet

<p>We all learn the history of the internet in our Computer or ICT subject back in highschool and I'm pretty sure that you all know how to use it.<br />
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Internet is the most famous and easiest means of communication to other network or terminal and getting informed about something, It used today for education, social networking, news and public information and many more but do we know who are the pioneers on the internet? Who sent the first email? what is the first social network? what is the first picture uploaded? what is the first browser and many more.<br />
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In this article, we will find out the first and the pioneers of the Internet.<br />
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<li><b>The First Social Network - </b>No, you are wrong, it is not Friendster, the first social networking site was launched way back in the year 1997. It is the "SixDegrees", it is the first social media that allow a user to create a profile and to become friends to other users. The website is lo longer functional today. It was purchased for $125 million dollars in 2000 and was shotdown in 2001. </li>
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<li><b>First Email Sent</b> - The first email was sent by Ray Tomilson, also one of the developers of the file transfer program called CPYNET. The first mail he sent was a test so it was not preserved. He sent something like "QWERTYUIOP". Tomilson later said that these <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.4px;">"test messages were entirely forgettable and I have, therefore, forgotten them." Mr. Tomilson died at his home on March 5, 2016</span></span></li>
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<li><b>The First Picture</b> - The first picture uploaded on the internet is from Tim Berners-Lee, one of the inventors of the internet. The Photo is about the musical group called the "Les Horribles Cernettes", it is a comedy band based at the CERN Laboratory which composed of admin assinstants and CERN scientist.  </li>
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<li><b>The First Youtube Video - </b>The first video uploaded on YouTube is the "Me at the Zoo" by one of its co-founder Jawed Karim with the username jawed. It was uploaded at 8:27 p.m on Saturday, April 23, 2005. The 19 second video was recorded by his high school friend, Yakov Lapitsky at the San Diego Zoo featuring Karim in front of the Elephants.<br /><br />Bonus: The first comment in this video is "interesting" by the user <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16.9px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">COBALTGRUV
More fact about Youtube? Check this out - "<a href="http://www.dailytrend.xyz/2014/10/the-most-on-youtube.html">The Most of Youtube</a>"</span></span></li>
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<li><b style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.2px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #333333;">The First Tweet Ever -</span> </span></b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.2px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The<a href="http://www.dailytrend.xyz/2014/07/15-facts-you-dont-know-about-twitter.html"> First tweet</a> was posted by one of the Co-Founder of Twitter, Jack Dorsey which is "Just setting up my twittr" but it is an automated tweet for new member before, so the first tweet ever written by a human is his second tweet "inviting coworkers" on March 21, 2006. More Twitter Facts? Click <a href="http://www.dailytrend.xyz/2014/07/15-facts-you-dont-know-about-twitter.html">here</a></span></span></li>
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<li><b>The First Website - </b>The first website is about the world wide web developed by CERN in a simple and basic HTML format, it is about how to use it, how it developed and how you can help. Here is the url - <a href="http://info.cern.ch/hypertext/WWW/TheProject.html">The Project</a></li>
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<li><b>First Sentence Uttered on Skype</b> - And also the most used sentence uttered on skype right at the most present time is by one of its development team. It was in estonian saying "Tere, kas sa kuuled mind" or in english "hello, can you hear me?"</li>
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<li><b>First Instant Message - </b>The first instant message was sent thru AOL by Ted Leonis to his wife on January 6, 1993. It read, "Don't be scared... it is me. Love you and miss you" His wife replied "Wow, this is so cool".</li>
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<li><b>First User of Facebook - </b>Marck Zuckerberg was the first human joined facebook and the fourth member. The first three account was used for testing. The first non-founded that joined facebook was an Israeli name Arie Hasit. Read more weird fact about Facebook <a href="http://www.dailytrend.xyz/2014/07/5-weird-facts-about-facebook.html">here</a>. </li>
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<li style="text-align: left;"><b>First Item Sold Online - </b>The first item sold online is a broken laser pointer on ebay for $14.83 in 1995 and the first book sold on Amazon was Douglas Hofstdter's <i>Fluid concepts and creative </i>in 1995.</li>
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<b>First Web Browser - </b>The first web browser is the WorldWideWeb. It was developed in 1990 by Tim Berners-Lee for the NeXT computers.</div>
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The Pioneers on the Internet

We all learn the history of the internet in our Computer or ICT subject back in highschool and I'm pretty sure that you all know how to use it. Internet is the most famous and easiest means of communi…

10 Jun 2016

10 Creepy Things Kids Said to their Parents

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There are lot of stories that kids tell to their parents. Some are interesting, some are funny and there also some really creepy and scary. These are the top 10 most creepiest things on the internet shared by their parents.</div>
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<b>1. The Bad Man</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Why are you crying?</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">“Bad man”</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">What bad man?</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">“There.” Points behind me at a dark corner of the room</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Lamp on bookshelf next to said darkened corner falls off as soon as I turn to look.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">She slept in our bed that night.</span></blockquote>
<b>2. Soon Grandma, Soon</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Not to me, but to his grandmother.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">He was cuddling with her and being very sweet (he was about 3 at the time). He takes her face in his hands, and brings his face close to hers, then tells her that she’s very old, and will die soon.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Then he makes a point of looking at the clock.</span></blockquote>
<b>3.  I want to peel all your skin off</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I was sound asleep, and at around 6am I was woken up by my 4 year old daughters face inches from mine. She looked right into my eyes and whispered, “I want to peel all your skin off”.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">The backstory here is I had been sunburned the previous week, and was starting to peel. In my sleep addled state however, it was pretty terrifying for a few seconds. I didn’t know if I was dreaming, or what was going on.</span></blockquote>
<b>4. The White Wolves</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My co-worker’s four year old daughter always thought that the rattling of the water pipes in the kitchen cupboards were “white wolves” and the sound always scared her.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">One day she was sitting at the kitchen table and she said, “Mom. The white wolves aren’t bad… they’re our friends!”</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Her mom encouraged the idea by saying, “Yes! The white wolves are protecting us. They are our friends.”</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Then her daughter added in, “They’re our friends, but not the man who crawls on the floor and stands by my bed.”</span></blockquote>
<b>5. The Pretty Girl</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My 3 year old nephew was at my cottage. He’s asked me numerous times about the “girl over there” while pointing at one of the back bedrooms. The place is small, and there is definitely nobody there so I just dismiss it as a really active imagination (he has lots of imaginary friends).<br />Then some friends are visiting and they have a daughter around the same age. She has never met my nephew. Twice in the one day she asked about the “pretty girl” while pointing at the exact same room. Definitely caught me out and I didn’t know what to think.<br /><span style="background-color: white;">Then at Christmas my family was over at my place and my nephew points at a picture of my wife and asks if she is coming to visit us here or does she just stay at the cottage. My wife died ten years ago. Personally I don’t really believe in paranormal stuff so it’s probably just my logical brain putting together a bunch of kids ramblings but it definitely got my attention.</span> </span></blockquote>
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<b>6. Looking for my sister</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My wife was getting my 2yr old son up one morning. He was standing in his bed/crib. As she said good morning and walked over to him he picked up her shirt a little and crooked his head to the side. She asked him what he was doing and he said, “looking for my baby sister in your tummy.” She laughed it off as a weird kid imagination thing. We found out later that at the time she was 2 weeks pregnant and it was, in fact, a girl. We are due in September. We had never really had the talk about where babies come from nor did we talk about having another child at all around him. So spooky.</span></blockquote>
<b>7. That's where the dead babies go</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A good friend of mine and her husband bought what is considered an ‘old’ house around here. (Western Canada…not many houses over 100 years old). They were renovating the basement one day while I was visiting. I was down there alone with their son, who was barely 2 at the time, and could not yet speak in full sentences. He took my hand and led me over to a brick chimney-like thing thing, with a rusty metal door on it. He looked up and said “That’s where the dead babies go.”</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">I was horrified. Firstly, because, like I said, the kid could barely talk, let alone say something like that. I doubt he even knew what ‘dead’ meant. I’m positive that no one would have told him that, and there were no older kids around that would have said that as a joke. Still creeps me out to this day.</span> </span></blockquote>
<b>8. Come here, buddy</b><br />
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When my son was in Kindergarten I received a call from his teacher while at work saying he refused to go outside at recess time and was sitting there terrified. He said there was a guy named Otie who had brown hair and a brown beard who kept telling him to “come here buddy” over and over while he was playing outside before school started. They reviewed tapes and didn’t see anyone. Scared the crap out of me that some man was trying to abduct him but I’m pretty sure he either sees ghosts or has a very active imagination. He also said this guy talked to him at the bus stop or outside his window (on the 2nd floor). He also refused to go anywhere near an entire half of one of our old homes when he was 1-2 years old. He would just stand in the doorway and point.</blockquote>
<b>9. Elmo and Dinosaur Train</b><br />
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My daughter said to me that there is a woman who watches her watch movies in her room and sleeps on the ceiling above her bed when she sleeps. she also says it dose not like me and wants to eat my heart. my kid watches Elmo and fucking Dinosaur Train. where in the hell did she get this from?</blockquote>
<b>10. The Man with big yellow eyes</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I have a three year old who says some pretty strange stuff….</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Last night: “Mommy.. the man, the very big man with big yellow eyes is looking at you.”</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">I look.. nothing. I tell him there is no man and he is make-believe. My son laughs, “Oh he is hiding now.” — 2 minutes later, “Oh no Mommy, you made him very mad. Now he says he will come when you are sleeping.”</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Few weeks ago he tells me, “I’m not going to be four. I’m doing to die. And you will put me down, down, down in the hole.” I tell him that isn’t true, and who told him that. He gets quiet and goes, “The man told me. But I will be scared, so after three night-nights you die too and come with me.”</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sheesh. As if I didn’t have bad dreams already.</span></blockquote>
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Do you know some kids that tell some creepy things to you? why don't you share it on the comment box below!</p>

10 Creepy Things Kids Said to their Parents

There are lot of stories that kids tell to their parents. Some are interesting, some are funny and there also some really creepy and scary. These are the top 10 most creepiest things on the internet …

11 May 2016

Dulaang UP Presents '#R< /3J': A Shakespear's Story in Modern Day Manila

<p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Attention theater enthusiast, <span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white;">After 39 years of staging exceptional plays spanning from the classics to the contemporary and producing renowned directors, actors, designers, production and stage managers and technical directors, </span><span style="line-height: normal;">Dulaang UP will celebrate it's 40th theater season  </span><span style="background-color: white;">with the theme “20/20 Vision: Clarity. Originality. Perspective.”</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">and the oppressive circumstances that result from it. </span><span style="line-height: 16px;">We blame two lovers who only felt that they had no </span><span style="line-height: 16px;">other choice. But what if the story happened today?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">This is the world of #R</3J, a radical, multimedia hallucination on Shakespeare’ timeless </span><span style="line-height: 16px;">masterpiece.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 16px;">team are Krina Cayabyab (music composition and design), John Batalla (lights design), Ohm </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 16px;">This  </span><span style="line-height: 16px;">project features the Dulaang UP Ensemble and the works of young choreographers, video </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 16px;">#R</3J runs from August 26 to September 13, 2015 at the Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero Theater, 2nd</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 16px;">floor, Palma Hall, U.P. Diliman. For tickets, reservation, sponsorships, and show buying </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 16px;">inquiries, call Samanta Hannah Clarin or Camille Guevara at 926-1349, 433-7840, 981-8500 local </span></div>
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Dulaang UP Presents '#R< /3J': A Shakespear's Story in Modern Day Manila

Attention theater enthusiast, After 39 years of staging exceptional plays spanning from the classics to the contemporary and producing renowned directors, actors, designers, production and stage manag…

06 Aug 2015

Reasons to Fall in Love with Japan

<p>Most of my friends and relatives would always consider Japan
as one of the great destinations they want to visit. I had a chance to have a
“staycation” in Japan and these are the things that made me love about the life
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</span>The moment I stepped on the floor in Fukuoka
Japan, I was mesmerized seeing that I’m the aspiring person who attempts to live with
these people who have an own world. They have their own cartoons, sports, etc. Everything was in their own
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especially, they have distinct products that only them has it.  Kitkats with unusual flavors and yet tastes
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Drooling is apparently one of things that I saw on the people whom I
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Rice is the core of dishes in every household in Japan and will always be
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Toilets are like computers to them. Their “washlets” have 3 to 6 buttons
that are varied to shower for bowel movement, shower for women, its water
pressure intensity, and even sound effects to avoid interruption or
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Japanese toilet facts, some have remotes too!: (http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2014/04/toto_washlet_s350e_the_incredible_japanese_wonder_toilet_that_will_change.html)</div>
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developed and differentiated from each other. In Japan, tissues in toilets are
to be disposed together with flushing! Tissues in toilets easily break down to
reduce trash and avoid clog. Whenever one would visit gas stations, piles of
soft tissues are given as an act of hospitality too. Tissues are almost free; I
could have a lot of tissues from “promodizers” just walking by the mall or the
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<o:p>fun facts about tissues as advertisements in Japan: http://www.japantoday.com/category/lifestyle/view/fun-facts-about-pocket-tissue-ads-in-japan</o:p></div>
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Reasons to Fall in Love with Japan

Most of my friends and relatives would always consider Japan as one of the great destinations they want to visit. I had a chance to have a “staycation” in Japan and these are the things that made me l…

24 Jan 2015

Mariah Carey: Back in Manila for the Second Time Around

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Mariah Carey is set to hold a one-night performance in Manila for the second time as she is scheduled to perform as part of her <i>Me, I am Mariah World Tour</i> which will kick-off in Asia with stops at Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, China, and lastly, the Philippines. The said concert is set here in Manila on October 28, 2014 at SM Mall of Asia Arena.</div>
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Mariah Carey is the best-selling female singer of all time, selling more than 200 million records worldwide as of this time and has eighteen Billboard #1 singles, the most in a female singer. This year, she had released her 14th album entitled <i>Me, I am Mariah...The Elusive Chanteuse</i> (The album that will support the said world tour) which spawned her latest singles <i>#Beautiful, You're Mine, and You Don't Know What to Do</i>.</div>
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<li><b>Super VIP</b> - <i>(For price, call 374-2222)</i></li>
<li><b>VIP</b> - <i>P15840</i></li>
<li><b>Patron</b> - <i>P12680</i></li>
<li><b>Lower Box A</b> - <i>P10560</i></li>
<li><b>Lower Box B</b> - <i>P8450</i></li>
<li><b>Upper Box</b> - <i>P4230</i></li>
<li><b>General Admission</b> - <i>P1960</i></li>
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Mariah Carey once held a concert here in Manila last November 19, 2003 at Bonifacio Global City Open Fields as part of her Charmbracelet World Tour.</div>
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Mariah Carey: Back in Manila for the Second Time Around

Mariah Carey is set to hold a one-night performance in Manila for the second time as she is scheduled to perform as part of her Me, I am Mariah World Tour which will kick-off in Asia with stops at Si…

19 Aug 2014

Why People Hate Mondays

<p>Monday, the most hated day of the week. People considered this day as the worst day for decades. It's even prove by some <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/8658968/Monday-mornings-so-depressing-you-wont-crack-a-smile-until-11.16am.html">researchers</a> that Monday are so depressing that, on average, we don't crack our first smile until 11:16 am and more than half of us will spend the day complaining, particularly morning .<br />
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<li><b>Weekend is Over - </b>Have you ever say to say to yourself  the phrase "Back to reality" after a weekend getaway vacation or doing nothing for two days? One of the main reason why most of us hate Monday because it is the day next to Sunday. Waking up after two days doing nothing but only to have fun really will make you hate that day. Especially that someone had better weekend than you. Your office-mate telling stories on how great their weekend was, or your boss showing his photos with some hot chicks in a yacht while you drink beer alone for two days will absolutely make you hate that Monday is still need to come. </li>
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Why People Hate Mondays

Monday, the most hated day of the week. People considered this day as the worst day for decades. It's even prove by some researchers that Monday are so depressing that, on average, we don't crack our …

18 Aug 2014

UPDATE: Celine Dion Live in Manila, CANCELLED

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The best-selling Canadian singer and award winning pop superstar Celine Dion that is expected to have a mini tour here in Asia, scheduled in October and November of this year had cancelled all of the scheduled dates of her tour, including the November 29 performance at SM Mall of Asia Arena.<br />
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<span style="text-align: justify;">Celine Dion was scheduled to take on a one night concert here in Manila as part of her Asian mini tour on November 29, 2014 at SM Mall of Asia Arena. Refunds for those who already bought tickets for the said event are now conducted by SM Tickets starting August 18, 2014. Refer to their site for more information.</span></div>
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Celine Dion is widely known for her chart-topping singles My Heart Will Go On (Which is the official theme song of the infamous movie <i>Titanic</i>), Power of Love, and Because You Love Me.</div>
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UPDATE: Celine Dion Live in Manila, CANCELLED

The best-selling Canadian singer and award winning pop superstar Celine Dion that is expected to have a mini tour here in Asia, scheduled in October and November of this year had cancelled all of the…

30 Jul 2014

Assassin's Creed Unity Meets Parkour in Real Life

<p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Everyone want's to be Assassin? But what if you see one in the real life? It is when the famous stealth game Assassin's Creed meet Parkour. The viral video was uploaded by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwgURKfUA7e0Z7_qE3TvBFQ">devinsupertramp</a> on Youtube last July 22, 2014. It's about the new game of Ubisoft, Assassin Creead: Unity, which will take place on Paris, in time of revolution.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 17px;">Set amidst the chaos of 18th Century France, Assassin's Creed Unity tells the story of Arno and the Brotherhood of Assassins as they struggle to uncover the dark forces manipulating the French Revolution.</span><br />
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Assassin's Creed Unity Meets Parkour in Real Life

Everyone want's to be Assassin? But what if you see one in the real life? It is when the famous stealth game Assassin's Creed meet Parkour. The viral video was uploaded by devinsupertramp on Youtube l…

24 Jul 2014

Bag of Beans - Tagaytay City

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Coffee had been part of every Filipino dining ever since the Spanish times. We can always see people drink coffee on almost every part of the day: morning, afternoon, or even at nighttime. Somewhat, this Filipino dining tradition that had been part of our everyday lives had sparked an emergence to the existence of coffee shops here in Philippines like Starbucks, Seattle's Best Coffee, and Cafe de Lipa. But in my travelling history, trying such things on a certain area like food is a must for a traveler and in my trip to Tagaytay this past weekend (July 20) I found a coffee shop where their hot beverages, could even compete in the coffee served in Starbucks, named Bag of Beans.</div>
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Bag of Beans is already well known in Tagaytay City since 2001 for their fine brewing of "Kapeng Barako" and "Kapeng Alamid" for local and foreign tourists alike. Since then, this coffee shop had been well known by those people who usually went to Tagaytay City for many times already, and these are the reason why this coffee shop could even match the "big name" coffee shops like we usually know:</div>
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The Bag of Beans interior is inspired by a semi-garden like setting. Guests who go to this coffee shop, aside from the coffee and the food, also like to feel the essence and ambiance of the coffee shop which shows a good environment setting. There are also gazebos where guests can enjoy their coffee and dining in a more comfortable and pleasing way. The setting of their coffee shop is worth paying together with the coffee and food if you're a tourist in Tagaytay. And another thing, their coffee is a less expensive than Starbucks, but with the same taste. Bag of Beans' coffee is a lot more tastier for me though.</div>
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Aside from the coffee and other hot beverages, Bag of Beans also serve breakfast, merienda, lunch, dinner, and buffet on their menu. Guests, most of them as said by the crew of Bag of Beans, loved the coffee shops' strawberry & blueberry cheesecakes which are scrumptious. Bag of Beans do also sell souvenir items for their guests in form of mugs engraved with their name. These mugs come from small up to large sizes and also, an up-for-grabs for tourists.</div>
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So if you're up for a coffee break or merienda in Tagaytay or you just want to taste something new regarding coffee, I suggest you try going here and I assure you, you'll love their hot beverages and the food. You can find their coffee shop along Aguinaldo Highway in Mendez Crossing West area.</div>
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Bag of Beans - Tagaytay City

Coffee had been part of every Filipino dining ever since the Spanish times. We can always see people drink coffee on almost every part of the day: morning, afternoon, or even at nighttime. Somewhat, …

21 Jul 2014

A Wedding That Will Move You

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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 17px;">Early this year, Rowden Go Pangcoga and Leizl is about to get married on July 8, 2014, Rowden's 30th birthday. Together with their adorable 2-year-old daughter, they already had a perfect family.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">Then a twist of fate, Rowden got diagnosed with stage IV liver cancer in late May. His last request was to marry his one true love. With just 12 hours of preparattion, his dream was fulfilled. Because Rodwen is unable to go out of the hospital, they brought the church to him.</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">Rowden Go, at the age of 29-years-old, passed away on June 11, 2014. Less than 10hours after he said his vows.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">He is survived by his wife Leizel May, daughter Zakiah Rowzel, mother Lorelei, and brothers Hasset & Hisham.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The video of their wedding gone viral over the pas few days on different social networking sites.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 17px;">Our family would like to thank the Main Man up above, Jesus Christ, for orchestrating this very inspiring story. And for giving us enough time to give Rowden what he wanted, and show him how loved he was.</span></span> </span></blockquote>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 17px;">A huge shoutout to Michael Sy Yu and his awesome team for taking the job of covering the wedding in a very very short notice, as well as for making this rad video. You guys are heaven sent! -</span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-oKtY3bNTl0Iqz5vjBGmHw" style="line-height: 17px;">Hasset Go</a></span></blockquote>
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A Wedding That Will Move You

Early this year, Rowden Go Pangcoga and Leizl is about to get married on July 8, 2014, Rowden's 30th birthday. Together with their adorable 2-year-old daughter, they already had a perfect family. The…

27 Jun 2014

First Day Tips for College Freshmen

<p>The most excited thing about going to school is the first day, specially if you are a freshmen in college. Meeting new faces, fixing your own schedule, budgeting your money,  and exploring Manila, you can really feel like being independent.<br />
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So if you are searching in the web for some tips for your first day in college, be happy because we already compiled it for you.<br />
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So here it is, your First Day Tips for College Freshmen.<br />
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<b>1. Show up for the first day of Class - </b>Some Professors might change your class schedule due to conflicts and it often happen on the first week or on the first day. It may be a change in time schedule or room number, so to avoid more hassle in your part it is important to attend your first day.<b> </b>Well I think most of you guys will attend your first day of class, not only because you are excited but you don't want to feel "OP" on the second day when everyone in your class have already their own friends or group right?<br />
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2.<b>Don't forget to bring the college student's best friend -</b> The yellow paper, trust me you will need it until the last day. for what? writing stuffs. Don't be parasite to your other classmates, showing how irresponsible and incompetent you are will give you a hard time finding group mates in projects and in your thesis. Remember first impression lasts, at least show you are good at something. Being responsible.<br />
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<b>3. Don't Buy the Books - </b>until after the first day, Some professors will not require you anymore to buy a book for their subject if they are not the author of that book, and some are so good in lecturing that all you need to do is to listen and to take down notes.<br />
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<b>4. Take down notes - </b>even if you have "photographic memory", it's still important to take down all the requirements and lectures of your professor. It is much easier to review your notes than reading the topic on the net or on your textbook.<br />
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<b>5. Due tomorrow, Do tomorrow is not cool - </b>Trust me, I've seen this, I've done this, you don't want this. start the work on  the day your project or research gave to you, I'm not saying to rush things up but start early, in that way, you will have more time to analyze and revise your work. and once you finish early you will have more time to relax and enjoy you free time.<br />
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<b>And last thing, Enjoy - </b>The most exciting part in the first day for college freshmen is everything. Everything is new, the atmosphere, the people, the place. Be friendly, explore your campus and the city, try new things , enjoy your first day, because trust me you will need it.<br />
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Did I forget something? Want to add more? Share it in the comment box below.</p>

First Day Tips for College Freshmen

The most excited thing about going to school is the first day, specially if you are a freshmen in college. Meeting new faces, fixing your own schedule, budgeting your money, and exploring Manila, you…

03 Jun 2014

Makati and Pasig named as Selfie Capital of the World by Time Magazine

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Selfies are more fun in the Philippines after Pasig and Makati named as the "Selfie Capital of the World"</div>
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Time Magazine made a database of over 400,000  instagram selfies and found out that the two cites have the most number of selfies having 258 selfie-takers per 100,000 people<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Makati City, known as the financial center of the Philippines, can now boast another distinction: It is the Selfie Capital of the World.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">An examination of hundreds of thousands of selfies—the low-fi, self-shot photographs that are <a href="http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2014/03/07/millennials-in-adulthood/sdt-next-america-03-07-2014-0-04/" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(24, 12, 12, 0.247059); box-sizing: border-box; color: #0c97d2; text-decoration: none;">intensely popular</a> among younger social media users—suggests<span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5em;"> that the city, part of metropolitan Manila and home to 500,000 people, produces more selfies per capita than any other city in the world.</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">To investigate the geography of selfie-taking, TIME built a database of more than 400,000 Instagram photos tagged “selfie” that included geographic coordinates. In total, we ranked 459 cities to determine the selfiest places on earth - <a href="http://time.com/selfies-cities-world-rankings/"><span style="color: blue;">Time.com</span></a></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">The </span>article<span style="font-family: inherit;"> said that the photos were downloded </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 26.880001068115234px;">from the </span><a href="http://instagram.com/developer/" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(24, 12, 12, 0.247059); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0c97d2; font-family: inherit; line-height: 26.880001068115234px; text-decoration: none;">Instagram API</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 26.880001068115234px;"> in two sets of five days: from Jan. 28-Feb.2, 2014 and Mar. 3-7, 2014. Each day’s data consists of the 24-hour period from midnight to midnight to account for all time zones equally. During that time, 402,197 Instagram photos tagged “selfie” that included geographic coordinates. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 26.880001068115234px;">For every city in the world of at least 250,000 residents, we then counted the number of selfies taken within 5 miles and divided by the population of that city.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Also, according to to <a href="http://time.com/author/chris-wilson/"><span style="color: blue;">Chris Wilson</span></a> not all photos tagged as selfie are in fact selfies. They ran a test in their database using <i>out-of-the-box facial detection </i>and found out that the majority of photos were of a single person. Added by Wilson Photos were matched to cities using a simple "nearest neighbor" algorithm that found the nearest city with atleast 250,000 residents.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">According to the study , the top ten countries with most selfies are:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">1. Makati City and Pasig City, Philippines: </strong>258 selfie-takers per 100,000 people<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">2. Manhattan, NY, USA: </strong>202 selfie-takers per 100,000 people<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">3. Miami, Fla., USA:</strong> 155 selfie-takers per 100,000 people<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">4. Anaheim and Santa Ana, Calif., USA:</strong> 147 selfie-takers per 100,000 people<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">5. Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: </strong>141 selfie-takers per 100,000 people<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">6. Tel Aviv, Israel: </strong>139 selfie-takers per 100,000 people<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">7. Manchester, England: </strong>114 selfie-takers per 100,000 people<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">8. Milan, Italy:</strong> 108 selfie-takers per 100,000 people<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">9. Cebu City, Philippines: </strong>99 selfie-takers per 100,000 people<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">10. George Town, Malaysia: </strong>95 selfie-takers per 100,000 people</span></div>
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Cebu also make it to the top ten havng 99 selfie-takers per 100,000 people while Baguio is in 16th with 82 selfie-takers. Quezon city and Iloilo are also among the top 100 listed<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">selfie</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> is a type of self-portrait photograph, usually taken with a hand-held digital camera or a phone. Selfies are often associated with social networking like </span>Facebook<span style="font-family: inherit;">, Twitter of Instagram. They are often casual, are typically taken either with a camera held at arm's length or in a mirror, and typically include either only the photographer or the photographer and as many people as can be in focus.</span></p>

Makati and Pasig named as Selfie Capital of the World by Time Magazine

Selfies are more fun in the Philippines after Pasig and Makati named as the "Selfie Capital of the World" Photo by Time.com Time Magazine made a database of over 400,000 instagram selfies and found …

11 Mar 2014

The Mystery Behind "Olivia, will you marry me?" Billboards

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Some people had an answer that this was a "gimmick" by John Prats, whose in a relationship with Isabel Oli as of this time. Isabel Oli's real name was Olivia Daytia and the date 21414 is John Prat's birthday, therefore bringing a conclusion that John Prats proposes to Isabel Oli on the mentioned date of  February 14, 2014.</div>
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However, John Prats had answered that he is not the one behind the billboards supporting it with a word that if he will propose to Isabel, she is the one to know first. Also, on Isabel Oli's side, she said that John Prats is a private person and added that she will announce it publicly if they got engaged.</div>
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Now who is this Olivia and what is the mystery behind the billboards? Is this a gimmick to promote a feminine product? or a gimmick of a random Filipino guy proposing to his love named Olivia?</div>
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The only nearest answer to the question of "who is Olivia and who is proposing to her", though has no brief confirmation, is about a fictional character Olivia Pope and her would-be fiance, Fitzgerald Grant. Both people are fictional characters of the TV show Scandal, which will air on February 27. Scandal tells of the story of Pope, a crisis manager of the consulting firm Olivia Pope and Associates whose clients are high profile politicians including the President of the United States Fitzgerald Grant III. The theorized answer to the mystery behind the billboards was from Bella Padilla's tweet about the new TV show.<br />
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Few days after Valentines Day, another related billboard to the "Olivia, will you marry me?" billboards had spawned and it gave the confirmed answer to the mystery and it is confirmed now that it is an advertisement of one of condominiums of Empire East Land Holdings Inc., Pioneer Woodlands, which is located in Mandaluyong. The image below is a photo of the latest billboard shot by of one of Rappler.com's writers.<br />
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The latest billboard says "Olivia said YES! So we bought our first investment together at Pioneer Woodlands Mandaluyong City". Addition to the billboard is the 21414 numbers is actually the weekly price of a unit on the condominium. "For as low as P2141.4/week", as printed on the new billboard.<br />
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The mystery behind the billboard is now solved, and the advertisement campaign actually had sparked the curiosity of Filipinos and thereby, created a conclusion to the Empire East Land Holdings Inc. marketing strategy, a genius one. So the theory behind John Prat's proposal to Isabel Oli, and the TV show Scandal, being related to the billboards is not the answer behind the infamous billboards.</div></p>

The Mystery Behind "Olivia, will you marry me?" Billboards

On the eve of Valentines Day, billboards of "Olivia, will you marry me? 21414" had been seen across waiting sheds along EDSA and Commonwealth Avenue that somewhat sparked the curiosity of passer-bys,…

18 Feb 2014

The Limited Edition Taylor Swift Red Cornetto

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<span style="text-align: justify;">Every Filipino surely really craves for ice cream especially at summer time where it is the hottest, and among the branded ice cream producers here in our country, Selecta is one of the leading among them.</span></div>
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Selecta Cornetto is known for its affordable price among Filipino consumers and for the first time, Selecta has collaborated with Taylor Swift's team to promote her current concert tour, Red Tour. Red Tour is her leading and current world tour that supports her latest album, Red which topped the Billboard 200 album charts and received Grammy nominations. The limited edition Cornetto ice cream is a rare find to groceries here in Philippines, but it already hit the stores earlier in our Southeast Asian neighbor countries like Indonesia and Malaysia.</div>
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The limited edition ice cream (together with the other flavors like Vanilla, Classic Chocolate, White Chocolate, Black & White, and Cornetto Disc) are confirmed to contain a text promo code which in turn can be used as a raffle entry to a concert ticket in the Red Tour as well as to other Taylor Swift souvenir items. Since the availability of the said ice cream is already confirmed in the mentioned countries on the second paragraph, its also as well confirmed that Taylor Swift will have her Red Tour in the countries mentioned.</div>
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Meanwhile, it is confirmed already that Taylor Swift will include the Philippines in her Red Tour dated June 6, 2014 at SM Mall of Asia Arena. Prior to its announcement of the concert and the announcement of the ticket sales, the seats at the said event got sold out in less than two hours.</div>
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The said Red Cornetto ice cream is priced at P25 on selected groceries and convenience stores, available on Black Forest flavor only.
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The Limited Edition Taylor Swift Red Cornetto

Every Filipino surely really craves for ice cream especially at summer time where it is the hottest, and among the branded ice cream producers here in our country, Selecta is one of the leading among…

10 Feb 2014

Selena Gomez goes live in Manila in 2014

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Coliseum. Details for this upcoming concert are the following:<br />
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Patron - P7920<br />
Patron Side - P5810<br />
Lower Box - P5280<br />
Upper Box A - P3700<br />
Upper Box B - P1850<br />
General Admission - P795</blockquote>
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Selena Gomez, reached fame for her Disney series show The Wizards of Waverly Place way back 2007. She also known for her songs (together in her band, Selena Gomez and The Scene) Falling Down, A Year Without Rain, and Love You Like A Love Song. The current album, Stars Dance is her first album that she performs as a solo artist without her band.<br />
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For more details, check out the links:<br />
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<a href="http://www.selenagomez.com/events/236393">http://www.selenagomez.com/events/236393</a>   </div>
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Selena Gomez goes live in Manila in 2014

Selena Gomez fans will surely get happy and excited to know that she, Selena, herself will going to have a performance here in Manila as part of her current tour Stars Dance Tour 2014. The concert wi…

04 Dec 2013

Things you should Never Put on Your Resume

<p><span style="font-family: inherit;">A new batch of graduates is getting ready to get their very first job and the resume maybe one of the most important things they need. The main purpose of your resume is to provide a summary of your skills, abilities and accomplishments. It is not an autobiography, it is only a "snapshot" of who you are and to emphasize your interest to secure a job interview. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So I compiled some tips from different sites and blogs to help you and to save your most beloved resume from the shredder.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">as Yahoo! says <i>"<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.45px;">What you </span><span class="em" style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.45px;">don't</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.45px;"> include on your resume can be as important as what you do include."</span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 22.45px;">So here it is, the things you should never put on your resume</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 22.45px;"><b>1. Forget the Objective, They know you want the job</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 22.45px;">Objective never helps, not only they are outdated for 2014, but also it is all about </span><i style="line-height: 22.45px;">what you want.  </i><span style="line-height: 22.45px;">Remember that the whole hiring process is all about what the employer wants, They don't want to know on how much you need the job and what you will get once you have the job. your resume should be about your skills accomplishment and experience. but if you still want to talk about this, There is always a Facebook Status. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 22.45px;"><b>2. Irrelevant Work Experiences</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 22.45px;">If you became an Employee of the Month in KFC and want to share it to your IT employer, forget about it. Your story belong somewhere else. List only work experience that will benefit the company you are applying to.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 22.45px;"><b>3. Forget about High school</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 22.45px;">Make it short, or better just remove it. Employer don't care which high school you attended and what great story you had been there. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 22.45px;">Well, if you think it will help you to get the job you may do so, but if it is irrelevant to your job it is just a waste of space. in the first place, it is not your Facebook profile.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 22.45px;"><b>5. Your Photo</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 22.45px;">Unless, you will send your resume online or through email. Your appearance has nothing to do with your ability to do the job, (except if you are applying as a model). Including photo make your resume unprofessional.  But If I were the employer and you are one of the most hottest girl in the city, you may do so.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 22.45px;">That's it! If you think I forgotten something or include something to be not included in the list, Feel Free to comment!</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.450000762939453px;"><br /></span></span></span></p>

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