An interview is not a conversation or dialogue - it is a way for you to sell your story. An interview is a sales act - everything you say makes people either "buy" or "leave it on the shelf." This was explained to participants at the LTRK seminar "Every Interview Is an Opportunity! How to Use It?" by journalist and LNT News TOP 10 host Haralds Burkovskis.
In press release texts, clarity is more important than creativity - so says Aiga Veckalne, expert in Latvian language and business communication etiquette. On the afternoon of 25 October, her masterclass on writing effective press releases and correct use of the Latvian language was held at Birojnīca in Berga Bazārs.
Does that mushroom in the image visually remind you of anything? Exactly - there is power in the fertility of the earth! Not for nothing was the mushroom named in the 18th century the shameless phallus, or in Latin - Phallus impudicus. It turns out that in folk medicine this mushroom is used to improve regenerative processes, heal wounds, reduce inflammation and pain, and ease joint stiffness.
Lumpen, or lumpenproletariat, derives from the German word Lumpen - rags, tatters. The term was introduced by K. Marx to denote the lowest strata of the proletariat. Later, all declassed elements (vagrants, paupers, criminal elements and other social outcasts) came to be called lumpen.
Looking at next year's calendar, one can conclude that it will have one more day than this year. That is to say, 2015 has 365 days, while 2016 will have 366. So next year is a so-called leap year.
Joann Sfar, cartoonist for the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo (which suffered terrorist attacks in 2011 and 2015 over a cartoon it published depicting the Islamic prophet Muhammad), published a series of drawings with texts on Instagram on Friday night, expressing his view of the terrorist attack. Here are quotes from his cartoons.
Back in 2007, I let myself be talked into pension funds (Seesam, now Compensa) and agreed to the smallest possible amount. In 2015 I decided to enquire (since they don't send statements themselves) what had actually accumulated. In addition to what I had paid in, over 8 years a total of EUR 35 had accumulated - that's 0.16% per year.
A large proportion of people remain employees throughout their working lives, while others become entrepreneurs. I came across a couple of interesting infographics, one of which visually depicts the world's population broken down by economic activity. Interestingly, the number of entrepreneurs and non-working people in the world is almost equal.
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Today the world celebrates International Rock and Roll Day. In the first half of the 1950s, an entirely new group of music listeners and consumers emerged in the USA. It was the baby boom generation - those born during the Second World War. These young people had not the slightest interest in the sentimental popular music beloved by older generations. Elvis Presley conquered the world with rock and roll.
It turns out that 8 April is also observed as International Roma (Gypsy) People's Day. "Gypsy" is a designation for more than 80 ethnic groups worldwide who live according to a shared code of Roma law. On 8 April 1971, the first World Romani Congress was held in London, where the flag (blue and green, with a red wheel in the centre) and anthem were adopted.