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<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Search results for 'tag:Promotions tag:Jokes' matching tags 'Promotions' and 'Jokes'</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=tag%3aPromotions+tag%3aJokes&amp;tag=Promotions,Jokes&amp;orTags=0</link><description>Search results for 'tag:Promotions tag:Jokes' matching tags 'Promotions' and 'Jokes'</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>CSMOD (Build: 3191.21962)</generator><item><title>Re: Racing sponsorship letter</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/RacingSponsorshipLetter/2/zlmlj/Post.htm#475312</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:36:12 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:475312</guid><dc:creator>INFERN0</dc:creator><description>&lt;span&gt;The Series &lt;br /&gt;Our MODIFIED will compete in the LAKESIDE SPEEDWAY Weekly Racing Series located in Kansas City Kansas. &lt;br /&gt;We will also try to run several United States Modified Touring Series events. &lt;br /&gt;In this series we will compete against some of the best modified drivers and teams in the country. &lt;br /&gt;USMTS crowns a champion for the region, and then an overall champion for the country, which will be the Weekly Racing Series Champion. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;THE TEAM &lt;br /&gt;The Chuck Kirch Race team is well established. The current team has been together a long time. We have won many races over the years. &lt;br /&gt;Chuck Kirch is a very impressive driver with many accomplishments &lt;br /&gt;As far as equipment, we have a brand new Modified ready for action. We have all the tools to keep up a competitive car. We are in need of an enclosed trailer, which will become a rolling billboard for our sponsors. &lt;br /&gt;With a primary sponsor package, a showcar can be included for even more valuable exposure. &lt;br /&gt;We invite your business to share the winning attitude of the Chuck Kirch Race Team, which will lead to winning races, and winning customers for your business &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;THE DRIVER &lt;br /&gt;Age: 38 Home: Merriam,Kansas &lt;br /&gt;Years racing: 30 &lt;br /&gt;Karts-Minisprints-Midgets-Sprints-Modifieds &lt;br /&gt;Achievements: &lt;br /&gt;8 GrandNational Karting Championships &lt;br /&gt;2 Mini Sprint Championships &lt;br /&gt;State Championships &lt;br /&gt;Regional Championships &lt;br /&gt;Track Championships &lt;br /&gt;Series Championships &lt;br /&gt;Rookie Of The Year Championships &lt;br /&gt;Several feature wins. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;POSTCARDS &lt;br /&gt;Photo card handouts are another way the race team can advertise for your business. These keepsakes are autographed by the driver, taken home, and hung anywhere from someone&amp;#39;s office, to someone&amp;#39;s refrigerator &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CAR SHOWS &lt;br /&gt;Another way our team promotes our sponsors is by car show appearances each year. &lt;br /&gt;On the marketing side, this is a great opportunity for your company to gain more exposure. &lt;br /&gt;The show lasts Friday through Sunday and there are thousands of people that will show up through the weekend. &lt;br /&gt;In the spring and summer months we usually try to hit a few &lt;br /&gt;more shows that don&amp;#39;t interfere with our racing. I have to tell you &lt;br /&gt;that when we show up for these summer shows we will &lt;br /&gt;have the best looking race car in the show and it will become a magnet &lt;br /&gt;to the spectators. They have seen many of the street rods &lt;br /&gt;at other shows and a lot of people know each other. &lt;br /&gt;So when we bring one of our cars it will draw a lot of attention. &lt;br /&gt;This is something we see every time and we laugh about it. &lt;br /&gt;But it will be great for our sponsors &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;IN CAR PHOTOS &lt;br /&gt;This is something Chuck Kirch Racing will start doing in 2008. While at all events, we will let people sit in our race car and have their picture taken. &lt;br /&gt;We will then take that picture and lay it in a template that has the event, date etcâ¦ &lt;br /&gt;Next we will email the picture to that person so they can print it out to what ever size they want. Or they can just save the file on their computer or even use it in a screen saver or background. &lt;br /&gt;This would work great for any store front promotions that include a race car display. It is also great for your company picnic! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;More Information About Chuck Kirch The Driver: &lt;br /&gt;I really dont like to talk about this much, for everyday I have some struggle that is a reminder, as my friends you should now my story of what i have been through and maybe understand where i am coming from you have no idea until you have walked in my shoes. &lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;I do not like or want pity. It is not a party to celebrate.&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In 1999 I remember Waking up in helicopter heading to a hospital ER when i got there Dr.s refused to treat me said they wasn&amp;#39;t a trauma center no medical explanation I was alive medically i should not be alive, so they flighted me to KU medical center where basically the same thing was said i shouldn&amp;#39;t be alive the XRays showed I had Crushed C-1, Shattered C-2 &amp;amp; Fractured C-3, I remember being strapped to a bed for eight days, With Dr.s telling my family and myself that I wouldn&amp;#39;t make it through to the next day on the eighth day a Dr Amistad had been doing a seminar at the hospital and was updated on my results and injuries came in and suggested an experimental surgery,But the only guarantee was I would be left paralyzed from my neck down with maybe 45% usage of my neck, after the many surgeries over a yearly spand that was the true fact, I was paralyzed from the neck down maybe 35% use of my neck for two years, &lt;br /&gt;I went through alot of hard times of not wanting to live and soul searching etc, after finding my peace of mind and inner soul I started telling everyone I was going to walk again and someday race again, they just laughed and went along with my dreams and thoughts,well in 2003 I started getting feeling and movement back in my legs and my arms etc and my Dr said it was just probably muscle spasms after it kept progressing he said its a miracle and started me in rehab very painful stressful rehab to learn to walk again basically i had to learn everything i did before all over again,Well in 2006 my burning desire to race again was ignited and started raging like an INFERNO and i started to try getting back into racing no one i had raced for before would give me a ride or any of the new faces of people racing.What is my reflection of the difference in racing today and before my accident after i have lost everything in racing and have very little funds available? I was a very good driver with many accomplishments and achived many racing goals, I could basically show up at any track and someone would offer me a ride if i did not have one. What i see in todays racing world of all kinds of motorsports is it really doesnt matter on the skill and talent you have anymore But how much money can you bring to the table I see not only myself but alot of other young talented drivers that will never get a chance to prove ourselves because most rides are Bought by parents,drivers and sponsors that otherwise would never get a ride it depends on who you know and how much are you but i have God in my life now to guide me through these times of struggle to the life he had planned for me the day I was born, I have no regrets, no hard feelings very thankful to be alive with a full recovery. I am Not asking for pity I do not like or want pity,what i do want is another chance I believe I have at least earned that much. &lt;br /&gt;I am writing you today with the hopes that we can find a way to create a win-win situation for your company and mine. From me to you, it&amp;#39;s &amp;#39;win-win&amp;#39; or &amp;#39;no deal&amp;#39; situation here. Still, I am shooting for a win-win so let&amp;#39;s get to it. &lt;br /&gt;I have been racing and winning in Karts, Mini-Sprints, Midgets and Sprints since a very early age of eight. &lt;br /&gt;My racing career started in 1977 and ended in 1999 with an almost fatal crash that left me paralyzed for two years from the neck down,between those years God gave me the ability to win several Championships along with several Feature Wins,from Karts, Mini Sprints, Midgets and Sprints. Now, I am fully recovered and have a Burning desire to race again that rages like an inferno and decided I would like the chance to jump into the Most Popular Motorsports Divisions of MODIFIEDS AND/OR LATE MODELS, with possibilities of running other local series as well. Of course, I&amp;#39;ll chase a few of the really big 2 and 3 day events in the 2008 season. As a team, our goal is to go and see if we can be a top 5 in every event we enter and finish top 3 in points. Should be a lot of fun and a huge challenge. Advertising is big business, and racing has proven time and time again that it holds a special place in the advertising world. Our agreement and deal for a season long primary sponsorship, you will get an Impressive Driver with National, State, Series &amp;amp; Track Championships with several feature win honors , racing a car with your company logo and colors on all the best locations on the car, trailer, driver and team uniforms. You will get press coverage with our team releases and local news outlets. As we both know, A Primary Sponsorship is a lot of money but it puts your name in front of thousands if not tens of thousands of potential customers over the course of a week. If you don&amp;#39;t have a lot of money for television and newspaper coverage, with so many stations to choose from, who does? Racing is a very attractive alternative. It&amp;#39;s a nine to ten month gold mine of opportunity. Although we like to stick our car in car shows during the off-season. So, we do our best to be a year around effort. Still, if a Primary Sponsorship is over your budget we can still make this work as we have several places on the car, trailer and uniforms for all types of sponsors. We could use specialty sponsorships for example, a chassis or motor sponsor or tire and wheel sponsor. We need fuel or an oil sponsor. Travel sponsors. The needs are sometimes specific and sometimes not but the overall cost for us to complete the 2008 season are in a neighborhood of $25,000 - $100,000. With that, we could make do and race for the pleasure and thrill of victory &amp;amp; racing. Below is a list of our wants and needs, starting from the bottom up as any upstart team in a new series has to do, you will see what it&amp;#39;ll take to help us as move towards our goals of competing and winning at some of the best dirt tracks in the country right here-- we&amp;#39;re already motivated! &lt;br /&gt;These are the packages available contact me to discuss what it&amp;#39;ll cost for a season with the countries finest with some careful planning and budgeting. &lt;br /&gt;2008 &lt;br /&gt;Primary Sponsorship &lt;br /&gt;Full Travel sponsorship &lt;br /&gt;Full Friday Night sponsorship &lt;br /&gt;Full Saturday Night sponsorship &lt;br /&gt;Start-up sponsorship &lt;br /&gt;Parts &amp;amp; Service sponsorships greatly appreciated as well. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I want to be able to go out and race and not worry if I break something that I canât race the following week. I just want to make it to the next level. &lt;br /&gt;Without some new sponsorship, I may have to step out of the racing limelight after the 2008 season If I even make it all the way to the endof the 2008 season,even after everything I have accomplished. I have overcame life-threatening injuries and developed new techniques to enable myself to race, but in the end, My dream may come to an end because of a green piece of paper called money. I could go on and on but i will not bore any of you with anymore of my gloom,I will promise you all of this, I will start the 2008 season with everything i have and do the best i can with what i have until it runs out then the dream will have to end and maybe its time to move on whether i want to or not, hang my helmet up and give up the dream..Never..I dont believe for a second there is anyone that has a more burning desire or has any better of talent in driving a racecar, My dream may come to an end because of a green piece of paper called money and lack of help. &lt;br /&gt;Chuck Kirch&amp;quot;The Inferno&amp;quot; is a name that may not be well known in todays Racing community, but it should be. &lt;br /&gt;I am a unique individual; in that I am one of the few people who didn&amp;#39;t let their handicap disable them. &lt;br /&gt;I was paralyzed from the neck down due to an accident a few years ago, and like the saying goes: what doesnât kill you will only make you stronger; I believe I am a true example of that. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Peoples Car in 2008 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Chuck Kirch Motorsports is taking a different approach to the 2008 season. We, as a team, recognize that it is difficult to obtain sponsorships. A majority of our fan base is everyday working folks who would love to give but can&amp;#39;t afford to. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Chuck Kirch Motorsports wants to make this opportunity available to these hardworking fans. We want this to be America&amp;#39;s car. We want this to be the fan&amp;#39;s car. How would you like to be a part of that? How would you like to be a fan knowing that your money helped this team make it to the racetrack? The Modified Series is the fastest growing series in the Country. It&amp;#39;s only going to continue to grow and we would like you be a part of it. We decided this year we didn&amp;#39;t need a specific paint scheme. We want our paint scheme to be America&amp;#39;s names, fans names. How many of you have children out there that would like to have their name on a Race Car for everyone to see indicating that they had donated to its success? Well, we are going to give them that opportunity this year. For $100.00 we will put their name on our racecar for the 2008 racing season. Their name will also be included on our website for the 2008 sponsors. You heard us right! For $100.00 you can go from fan to sponsor. This is affordable and attainable for everyone. Corporate sponsorships are attainable and we welcome their support as well wholeheartedly. But the fans are what makes this enjoyable and now everyone can have a piece of our team. pay your $100.00 sponsorship fee you will get a personal autographed photo along with a signed hat and be a part of our team in 2008. and become a part of The Peoples car. When you make your donation provide us with the name/names you want listed and your email address so we can provide you with photos and updates throughout the 2008 season! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is not a joke and I hope you allow us to keep the post. As you all know it is very difficult to attain sponsorship and we are trying to be innovative.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I Look Foreward To Speaking With You In The Near Future &lt;br /&gt;For more information please Email,Write or Post&amp;nbsp;A Reply: &lt;br /&gt;Serious inquiries only please &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:INFERNO@KC.RR.COM"&gt;INFERNO@KC.RR.COM&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Chuck Kirch &lt;br /&gt;8921 W 51st &lt;br /&gt;Merriam,KS &lt;br /&gt;66203&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.myspace.com/infernomotorsports" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.myspace.com/infernomotorsports&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;__&lt;br /&gt;disclaimer: &lt;br /&gt;These opinions are mine and mine alone and do not reflect the opinions of any other entity either real or imagined and should be taken as such I have no intention of offending anyone All I really want to do is drive in circles in the dirt and have a good time &lt;br /&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: URGENT ATTENTION BOSS: WOULD YOU PLS COMMENT ON 'MY MOTIVATION LETTER'</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/UrgentAttentionBossWouldMotivation-Letter/zlbwk/post.htm#472083</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2008 10:09:39 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:472083</guid><dc:creator>Mister Micawber</dc:creator><description>&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;I have struck out unnecessary or inappropriate verbiage, made some corrections (in bold).&amp;nbsp; You may also have to fix the sentence structure to correct for my deletions&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;February 2, 2008 &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Director of the Program &lt;br&gt;Department of ABC &lt;br&gt;University of ABC &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Dear Dr Smith:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I am writing to apply for the Masterâs Programme in &amp;nbsp;***. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strike&gt;I am confident that the programme corresponds well with my plans of
becoming a specialist in marketing field. It is my dream and desire to
be admitted in *** and pursue my *** studies in the field of Marketing.&lt;/strike&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;My educational background is&lt;b&gt; in the&lt;/b&gt; principles&lt;b&gt; and&lt;/b&gt;
practices of &lt;strike&gt;the&lt;/strike&gt; &lt;b&gt;m&lt;/b&gt;arketing &lt;strike&gt;field&lt;/strike&gt;. I &lt;strike&gt;have successfully&lt;/strike&gt; completed a &lt;b&gt;three-year&lt;/b&gt; BBA (&lt;b&gt;Hons&lt;/b&gt;)-IT program in 2004. My studies have guided me
through systematic researching, analytical thinking, &lt;b&gt;m&lt;/b&gt;anagement of
resources and information evaluation. I continued my studies &lt;b&gt;and&lt;/b&gt;
completed an MBA with specialization in marketing &lt;strike&gt;field&lt;/strike&gt; in December 2005.&amp;nbsp; Marketing Management, Advertising, Sales Management, Services
Marketing, Business Strategy and Leadership were among my favourite
subjects &lt;b&gt;of the MBA program&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strike&gt;I love to play computer strategic games, Chess game I mostly play
with my compute which I never won, Graphics, Animations, Web Designing,
Reading something interesting online, cooking, outing, meeting just
everyone in a group and selecting good people as my close friends are
my hobbies. I feel no shame in meeting new people, talking them, and
playing jokes.&lt;/strike&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;After my studies&lt;b&gt;,&lt;/b&gt; I &lt;b&gt;plan&lt;/b&gt; to start my career &lt;b&gt;at&lt;/b&gt; an international level, In June 2006&lt;b&gt;, &lt;/b&gt;I was &lt;b&gt;employed&lt;/b&gt; as an Operations Supervisor &lt;b&gt;for &lt;/b&gt;a &lt;b&gt;large retailing firm &lt;/b&gt;in Saudi Arabia.&amp;nbsp; This was&lt;b&gt; a valuable
experience&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;in supermarket management,&lt;/b&gt; with thousands of &lt;b&gt;products and&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;stiff &lt;/b&gt;competition&lt;strike&gt; among different brands and huge variety of
products&lt;/strike&gt;.&lt;strike&gt; Such an experience I was unable to get in my country.&lt;/strike&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;b&gt;During this contract, I have been a&lt;/b&gt;nalysing&lt;b&gt; the&lt;/b&gt; top&lt;b&gt; five&lt;/b&gt; brands of&lt;b&gt; various &lt;/b&gt;product
&lt;b&gt;categories&lt;/b&gt;. For &lt;b&gt;example&lt;/b&gt;, in the &lt;b&gt;'fresh milk &amp;amp; juices'&lt;/b&gt; category in Saudi
Arabia, the key brands are &lt;b&gt;Almarai, Nadec, Nada, and Safi.&lt;/b&gt; I &lt;b&gt;have compiled&lt;/b&gt;
weekly/monthly&lt;b&gt; sales figures&lt;/b&gt; and &lt;b&gt;attempted to determine&lt;/b&gt; why &lt;b&gt;Almarai&lt;/b&gt;
is &lt;b&gt;the top seller&lt;/b&gt;. &lt;b&gt;It appears that Alamarai&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;b&gt;management focuses&lt;/b&gt; on high
quality &lt;b&gt;product, packaging design,&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;promotion&lt;/b&gt; (&lt;b&gt;renting 60% of the category shelf space&lt;/b&gt;), &lt;b&gt;advertising&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;efficient daily delivery&lt;/b&gt;, and &lt;b&gt;a&lt;/b&gt; huge network of
branches &lt;b&gt;throughout Saudi Arabia&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;p&gt;My &lt;b&gt;two-year&lt;/b&gt; contract &lt;strike&gt;of two years is going to&lt;/strike&gt; &lt;b&gt;will soon&lt;/b&gt; expire and I &lt;b&gt;have now&lt;/b&gt; &lt;strike&gt;already&lt;/strike&gt; &lt;b&gt;been&lt;/b&gt; offered
a Store Manager position&lt;strike&gt; for next contract&lt;/strike&gt;&lt;b&gt;, but&lt;/b&gt; I &lt;b&gt;have a&lt;/b&gt; strong &lt;b&gt;ambition&lt;/b&gt; &lt;strike&gt;in myself to further study&lt;/strike&gt; to become a marketing
specialist&lt;b&gt;, and&lt;/b&gt; I cannot &lt;b&gt;become&lt;/b&gt; a specialist without having &lt;b&gt;a full understanding
&lt;/b&gt;of a specific &lt;b&gt;marketing &lt;/b&gt;field&lt;strike&gt; in Marketing&lt;/strike&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strike&gt;Education from *** is affordable for me as compared to other ***
countries. *** is a good safer place for other nations. *** is in
between the best universities in *** and secondly ***University has a
course offer (***) which relates to my goals. Thatâs why it is number
one in my selection criteria.&lt;/strike&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Obtaining a one-year&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;master's degree&lt;/b&gt; from *** means becoming a &lt;b&gt;specialist&lt;/b&gt; (or a
step towards it).&lt;strike&gt; I can put a high price for my services. I will
achieve my first objective of â&lt;u&gt;Financial Growth&lt;/u&gt;â I will be
differentiated from my competitors by having Masters from ***
University.&lt;/strike&gt; I &lt;b&gt;have&lt;/b&gt; already met&lt;b&gt; people from many nations&lt;/b&gt; in Saudi Arabia&lt;b&gt;,&lt;/b&gt; and I will further
learn &lt;b&gt;from others&lt;/b&gt; while living in a new culture. I will make new friends from
Europe, will learn their life style,&lt;b&gt; achieving&lt;/b&gt; my &lt;strike&gt;second&lt;/strike&gt; objective of p&lt;b&gt;ersonal growth, and when&lt;/b&gt; I &lt;strike&gt;will&lt;/strike&gt; complete &lt;b&gt;my&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;master's&lt;/b&gt; degree I will &lt;strike&gt;already&lt;/strike&gt; achieve my&lt;strike&gt; third&lt;/strike&gt; objective of &lt;b&gt;professional growth&lt;/b&gt;.&amp;nbsp; The &lt;b&gt;programme&lt;/b&gt; will equip me with the necessary skills to continue to
acquire new knowledge and understanding throughout my entire working
life.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I&lt;b&gt; hope&lt;/b&gt; that the combination of my past experiences and
academic &lt;b&gt;education &lt;/b&gt;will qualify me as&lt;b&gt; a&lt;/b&gt; University of *** &lt;b&gt;master's programme&lt;/b&gt;
candidate.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>URGENT ATTENTION BOSS: WOULD YOU PLS COMMENT ON 'MY MOTIVATION LETTER'</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/UrgentAttentionBossWouldMotivation-Letter/zlrvp/post.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2008 04:40:36 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:471731</guid><dc:creator>Mars4sweden</dc:creator><description>&lt;P&gt;I AM SENDING THE MOTIVATION LETTER AFTER&amp;nbsp; 2-3 DAYS! PLS GIVE YOUR COMMENTS TO MAKE IT ACCURATE N PERFECT! THIS FORUM IS DOIN A GREAT JOB!.... JUST WELDONE!&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Director of the Program &lt;BR&gt;Department of ABC &lt;BR&gt;University of ABC &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;February 2, 2008 &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;I am writing to apply for the Masterâs Programme in &amp;nbsp;***. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I am confident that the programme corresponds well with my plans of becoming a specialist in marketing field. It is my dream and desire to be admitted in *** and pursue my *** studies in the field of Marketing. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;My educational background is well versed with principles &amp;amp; practices of the Marketing field. I have successfully completed a 3 years &lt;U&gt;BBA (HONS)-IT&lt;/U&gt; program in 2004. My studies have guided me through systematic researching, analytical thinking, Management of resources and information evaluation. I continued my studies &amp;amp; completed an &lt;U&gt;MBA&lt;/U&gt; with specialization in marketing field in December 2005.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Marketing Management, Advertising, Sales Management, Services Marketing, Business Strategy and Leadership were among my favourite subjects in MBA.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I love to play computer strategic games, Chess game I mostly play with my compute which I never won, Graphics, Animations, Web Designing, Reading something interesting online, cooking, outing, meeting just everyone in a group and selecting good people as my close friends are my hobbies. I feel no shame in meeting new people, talking them, and playing jokes. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;After my studies I planned to start my career from an international level, In June 2006 I was appointed as an &lt;U&gt;Operations Supervisor&lt;/U&gt; in a Multibillionaire Retailing Firm in Saudi Arabia. Itâs a fruitful experience of a Supermarket Management with thousands of brands, toughest competition among different brands and huge variety of products. Such an experience I was unable to get in my country. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;My contract of two years is going to expire and I am already offered a Store Manager position for next contract. But I realize the strong inspiration in myself to further study to become a marketing specialist. I cannot be a specialist without having perfect knowledge of a specific field in Marketing.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;While In store I keep on Analysing top 5 brands of a product category. For Example in Fresh Milk &amp;amp; Juices category in Saudi Arabia the key brands are ALMARAI, NADEC, NADA, SAFI. I make weekly/monthly analysis on sales figure and try to find out why ALMARAI is number 1. The answer is ALMARAI BRAND Manager Focuses on high quality product (Core product taste, freshness, design to packing), Promotions (60% shelf space rented of all fresh section, Advertising), Placing/delivering daily by proper Vehicles and huge network of branches in whole Saudia.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Education from *** is affordable for me as compared to other *** countries. *** is a good safer place for other nations. *** is in between the best universities in *** and secondly ***University has a course offer (***) which relates to my goals. Thatâs why it is number one in my selection criteria.&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;Getting one year Masters from ***means becoming a Specialist (or a step towards it). I can put a high price for my services. I will achieve my first objective of â&lt;U&gt;Financial Growth&lt;/U&gt;â I will be differentiated from my competitors by having Masters from *** University. I already met many Nations in Saudi Arabia and will further learn while living in a new culture. I will make new friends from Europe, will learn their life style it will achieve my second objective â&lt;U&gt;Personal Growth&lt;/U&gt;â. When I will complete the Masters degree I will already achieve my third objective of â&lt;U&gt;Professional Growth&lt;/U&gt;â. &lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;The study will equip me with the necessary skills to continue to acquire new knowledge and understanding throughout my entire working life. I believe that the combination of my past experiences and academic knowledge will qualify me as an University of *** student candidate.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: boldtext4</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/Boldtext4/dwhcv/post.htm#291928</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Nov 2006 19:07:41 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:291928</guid><dc:creator>Clive</dc:creator><description>&lt;P&gt;Hi,&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;I love the fact that any positive reporting re: this administration is characterized as &lt;B&gt;sucking up to Bush&lt;/B&gt;. I have a hard time &lt;STRONG&gt;squaring &lt;/STRONG&gt;that with the last &lt;B&gt;...&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;Would you explain the boldtext?&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;sucking up to&lt;/STRONG&gt; &lt;EM&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;someone&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/EM&gt; To try to make someone like you, by obvious and obsequious methods and flattery. eg &lt;EM&gt;In the meeting, did you see how Tom laughed loudly at all the boss's feeble little jokes? And he said that all the boss's impractical&amp;nbsp;ideas were wonderful. He's just &lt;STRONG&gt;sucking up&lt;/STRONG&gt; to the boss to get a promotion.&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;squaring&lt;/STRONG&gt;&amp;nbsp;To reconcile, to see as compatible. &lt;FONT color=#000000&gt;eg &amp;nbsp;&lt;EM&gt;Tom tells Mary he loves her, but he has many other girl-friends. Mary can't &lt;STRONG&gt;square&lt;/STRONG&gt; Tom's words with his behaviour.&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Best wishes, Clive&lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>My first essay</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/MyFirstEssay/clgww/post.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 May 2006 10:47:08 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:222963</guid><dc:creator>Stringer</dc:creator><description>This is my first essay. Your suggestions on how to improve it are most welcome.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rejuvenating the Indian Police System&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A typical policeman, in most developed countries, would instill a sense of security in oneâs mind, exhibit honesty, confidence and last but not the least discipline. In contrast, an Indian policeman reminds one of the ubiquitous jokes in magazines, satellite channels etc ridiculing their unfitness, greasy hands, cowardice etc. That the police system is the backbone of the society and is very imperative for the smooth functioning of it is not a top secret. Unfortunately in India, we donât have enough virtuous politicians and office bearers to realize it and do the needful to rejuvenate the present weary police system.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Attitude â the biggest problemâ¦.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Studies and research on attitude have confirmed that attitude contributes 85% to oneâs success irrespective of profile of job one is involved in. So, attitude should be the primary parameter based on which a trainee is selected, which will ensure that there is a basic will in a person to be a policeman rather than treating it as just a money spinner. Once this is identified, it has to be nurtured during the training, which plays an important role in sending out a trainee with a right attitude. The performance of the current policemen doesnât show the current training program in good light, which is all the more reason that it must be reviewed. One feels that the current training system is too insipid and purposeless and its only achievement is that it leaves a trainee sapped of all his/her energy at the end of the training program. This scenario can be changed by asking the army personnel to conduct the training that would concentrate on integrity, discipline, and high-level fitness and at the same time maintain the high energy levels of the trainee and also impart the importance of internal security of a nation which is equally important as the external security. This kind of training program is suggested because of its proven track record in keeping the morale of the soldiers high in spite of them having to work amidst adverse atmosphere (environment). &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Post training&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If a trainee comes out of his training program unscathed, then he must be ready to face the wicked politicians and venal higher police officials waiting in the wings to exploit. The politicians can be punished directly by the people during the elections. When in power these people can be monitored by the honest police officers. Where to get the honest police officers from is a million dollar question. The answer is they have to be encouraged and changed. Encouraged if one is basically honest and changed if he is not.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Encouraging a basically honest policeman is comparatively easier job since it involves only recognition of work done, rewarding the performance and nurture. Recognition of work and rewards can be in the form of promotion, periodical increments and performance-based increments other than a reasonable pay package. Changing an existing venal policeman into a honest one involves implementation of a blend of hostile and cordial measures. Cordial measures can be similar to the above one where as hostile measures can include punishing the family members of a policeman for their acquiescence to his misdeeds. Apart from this, the president of the local welfare associations can be appointed as unofficial watchdogs of the respective area police stations and their report on complaints solved by that police station can be taken as one of the factors that would decide the increments. The other factors that should decide the increments and promotions are fitness levels as it deteriorates drastically from the day of joining and overall performance of that particular station as this will ensure that each member will be the watchdog of the other in a police station. Each station can be provided with a small basic gymnasium, which will encourage the fitness conscious policemen. Policemen who are averse to fitness should be coerced to stay fit by conducting fitness test for every four months and unfit policemen should be sent back to training for certain hours a day and any policeman found unfit more than once must be declared as unqualified for increments and promotions for the next certain number of years depending on the present grade. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Apart from the pay package and other benefits, the infrastructure and the work atmosphere can be improved which will contribute substantially in making a police man more efficient and duty conscious. The present day rifles are more often than not heavier than the policeman himself and most of the police jeeps are 15-20 years old, which are the main culprits of air pollution. When a common man enters a police station, the atmosphere inside is intimidating rather than inviting. Skeleton walls, a huge obsolete fan and a broken table is a common scene in most of the police station, of course few stations in the city may be exceptions. These must be rapidly changed for the betterment of the policemen and in turn the society. The policemen also contribute in intimidating the layman through their arrogant and flagrant speech, body language and physical looks. In fact, the public relations should be a cardinal part of the training, which will assist in changing the intimidating atmosphere to a more cordial one pertinent to policemenâs behavior. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By these measures we can achieve a certain level of honesty and discipline in the police system which will automatically keep a vigil on politicians in power and there will be a dearth of dishonest policemen to connive with politicians unlike in the recent riots in Gujarat where active and dutiful police officers were transferred and replaced by those who can be of help to the mob to carry out the barbaric acts. So, our first job at hand in rejuvenating the police system is to identify few honest and sincere politicians and police officers who are receptive to above measures and will fine-tune and implement it. Whether can we find a few of those is anybodyâs guess.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description></item><item><title>Capricorn Women</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/CapricornWomen/7/jqrp/Post.htm#48856</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 Oct 2004 23:31:57 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:48856</guid><dc:creator>eagle</dc:creator><description>There is no such thing as a typical Capricorn female. She can be a museum curator who wears granny glasses for real, or she can be a dancer, who wears a glittering G-string for fun. You will see her crisply running a suburban PTA, frying hamburgers in a coffee shop, or organizing the biggest charity ball in the city. A Capricorn woman may decorate the society columns, smile demurely behind a political candidate husband or pour mysterious liquids in to test tube. But whatever she is doing, Saturn will rule her actions and aims.&lt;br /&gt;She can be ultra-feminine, flirtatious and charming enough to make a man feel like a giant grizzly bear who can protect her from cold, cruel world. Or she can be icy, quiet and aloof, sitting securely on her marble pedestal and challenging you to be clever enough to win her superior hand. Whichever personality she might project, underneath her womanly wiles or her practical, sensible manner, she has the same goal- a steely determination to snag the right man, who can become important, make her proud and be a good father to her children.&lt;br /&gt;So many Capricorn women are career woman, you might think Love and marriage would always be a second choice. With Love you have a point, with Marriage , no. The thing to understand is that Capriocorn goals are security, authority, respect and position. It makes little difference if these needs are supplied in front of a blackboard as a school teacher, behind a desk as an executive, or beside an ambitious husband whose social life and home she can manage with easy grace and careful planning. One way or the other, she will get her recognition. Some get it by writing books, lecturing, painting or composing music. It is surprising how many Capricorns of both sexes have artistic talents, perhaps it stems from the inner sense of balance and harmony, knowing what is pleasant and what is right or correct.The goat must climb, whether the starting position is high or low, the top of the hill is where she finds the view more satisfying. You will never see her loudly or obviously pushing or shoving for first place; you may even think she is docile enough to contentedly take a back seat to her competetion.wait. see who gets the promotion.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Donât be mislead into thinking she will never sacrifice her career for marriage. Just give her this girl half a chance to be a social leader and the mistress of a well-run household, and you will see how quickly she loses interest in her job(one of the few things she will do quickly). If you need her to, the Capricorn women will gladly continue working- she wonât be lazy.&lt;br /&gt;One thing most typical and delightful things about this woman is her natural breeding and grace of manner. You can meet a capricorn woman who has been raised in one room shack across the railroad track, or whose father works the swing shift in the coal mine, but unless she decides to reveal her background (which she probably wont), you will be convinced she comes from an old-line family and was turned out from one of the best finishing schools. &lt;br /&gt;It would be terrible mistake to snub at her family. The man who marries a Capricorn girl , marries her relatives. There is no point thinking that yours is different. Sheâs not. Somewhere along the line, you will stop laughing at mother-in-law jokes (you may cry instead). Many times, the Saturn female is the sole support of her family, financially or morally or both. She may care for an ill parent with devotion to the point of relinquishing the idea of marriage completely.&lt;br /&gt;You might as well resign yourself to flattering your mother-in-law, and hope she is a great gal. Donât argue politics with her father, and if you must critisize her brothers and sisters, see that the criticism is constructive, and based on a sincere belief in their potentialities. You had better start right out by planning to have one or two guest rooms for the visiting relatives. But there is a reverse benefit. You nwill have a wife who is kind and considerate towards your own family. The Capricorn girl will understand if you have to allocate a fixed amount of sum to your parents each week. And she will probably be a companion to your brother and sister. She is kind of girl you take home to meet mother and she instantly approves.&lt;br /&gt;The home of Capricorn will look so spotlessly clean and smooth running, that you will probably think there were little fairies and Elves hiding in the corners, working away silently. The very last place you can expect to find Elves and such imaginary creatures is around a Capricorn. The saturn practicality and faith in firm facts ordinarily precludes any sympathy with unseen. A leprechaun will probably get much further with her if he came right out and said where the pot of gold is hidden instead of hinting about in fairy tales.&lt;br /&gt;Actually she is true romantic, with greater imagination than the scatter brains with unrealistic dreams. Every January girl has haunting poetry in her soul, but she doesnât have much sympathy for poets who starve in attics Take care of food and rent then pursue the dreams, whatever it may be, is the Capricorn motto. Make sure the dream is worth pursuing. She sees nothing glamorous or magical about failures. She will be tireless worker for the poor and the defenceless, but she may prefer to show her charity in group efforts than to individuals.&lt;br /&gt;She will instill thrift and respect for quality in the youngsters. She will teach them to âEat it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.â Still they will be served the best piece of meat, and she will buy them the finest make of shoes. To her, economy does not have to mean cheap. The children will be expected to be polite to relatives and elders, and they will learn excellent manners. If you give her a book on child psychology, she may use it to paddle an unruly offspring and get around to reading it later. She may be a little strict and unsympathetic. To their growing pains, but she will be fascinated audience to their achievements.&lt;br /&gt;Since  many Capricorn females have sensitive skin, they donât wear much make-up. Lots of them are allergic to it. But nature rewarded them with natural beauty that needs little gilding, and theyâll keep it long after the roses have faded from the cheeks of other women. Some of them startle you with lovely complexion, firm features and bright eyes at the age of eighty and older.&lt;br /&gt;Patiently help your Capricorn women over her lack of Personal confidence. She is not unimaginative just because she doesnât court delusion, try on a couple of her practical dreams for size, and you will find they are comfortable. Stubbornness may be her one of the vices, but she is not a nervous nag. She will push you towards success, but still be tender and devoted. Inspite of her modest , often gentle ways she will know just how to twist you around her little finger. There is a deep richness in her Love that is more lasting than the brittle demanding Love of other women.&lt;br /&gt;Who says she does not believe in fairy tales? Only a wise Capricorn maiden could look deep into the eyes of an awkward frog, and see that he is really a prince in disguise. Not only that â if you marry her , you will never run out of clean socks.</description></item></channel></rss>