writersniche: July 2011

Saturday, July 30, 2011

Informative email...

Friends, this is an interesting and useful email that I received...
"I went to Snopes on this. There are a few warnings when applying anything to burns. First, cool the area with cool water until it quits burning. I went to Snopes and typed in "burns", and then scroll down to the article on this.
A young man sprinkling his lawn and bushes with pesticides wanted to check the contents of the barrel to see how much pesticide remained in it. He raised the cover and lit his lighter; the vapors inflamed and engulfed him. He jumped from his truck, screaming. His neighbor came out of her house with a dozen eggs, yelling: "bring me some eggs!" She broke them, separating the whites from the yolks. The neighbor woman helped her to apply the whites on the young man's face....READ MORE AT
http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/9815363-cure-for-burnshighly-informative

Lashed by heavy rain, two unsafe buildings collapse killing 19-year-old girl

Friday’s squall and rain claimed a life in the walled city area as two ancient buildings situated in its cramped quarters at Gali Kalyan Das gave way in the early morning hours, killing a nineteen-year-old girl identified as Bhartiya, a physically challenged girl and her family's sole breadwinner, who was residing in one of these buildings with her family. The fire tenders, which were pressed into action soon after had to struggle to get to the site of the collapse as the lane in which these buildings were situated was too narrow...READ MORE AT
http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/9815117-lashed-by-heavy-rain-two-unsafe-buildings-collapse-killing-19yearold-girl

Informative email...

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Five all-important points of a resume

It’s difficult to acquire the right job in this economy. Hence, it is important you figure out how to market your skills. Sound strategy and planning could help you succeed. Here is what I want to share with you.
At the outset of any job hunting process, you need to present yourself properly. This how your resume and covering letter should be written.
• Title: Very typical. Mention your name and contact information on top.
• Include an account of your achievements and aspirations and keep it short and sweet.
• Bullet points that highlight your skills and accomplishments......READ MORE AT

http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/9794571-five-allimportant-apparatus-of-a-resume

While MC sleeps over the issue of water logging, residents try to shake it out of its slumber by posting satirical banners

Despite its claims of action, the Amritsar Municipal Corporation apparently continues to sleep over the issue of water logging that continues to nag the residents of different areas, most of which remain flooded for days after a spell of heavy rain. At least this is what the residents of Katra Jaimal Singh and the state-of-affairs prevailing there imply.
The market in question lies en-route to the Golden Temple, which is frequented by devotees in large numbers on a daily basis. The issue here is a big puddle right in the middle of the market....READ MORE AT

http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/9804500-while-mc-sleeps-over-the-issue-of-water-logging-residents-try-to-shake-it-out-of-its-slumber-by-posting-satirical-banners

As malaria cases increase in Amritsar, government orders recruitment of more staff for fogging

As Amritsar is inundated with heavy showers every now and then and most localities in the district are ill-equipped to face the monsoons being low lying and sans sewerage and disposal facilities and puddles of stagnant water find a place in virtually every dilapidated place available to them on rutted roads and slum areas with mosquitoes breeding in them, the cases of malaria are witnessing an increase.
Wednesday’s showers only added to the problem of water logging, thus increasing.....READ MORE AT

http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/9804552-as-malaria-cases-increase-in-the-city-government-orders-recruitment-of-more-staff-for-fogging