Going old school with jewellery inspired by Ancient Greece

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Personally, I think the Olympics are going to be awesome. As a Londoner, I can remember the excitement I felt, crowded round in the office, waiting for the announcement that we were going to host this year’s Games. It seems to have been a long time coming and has not without it’s controversy and tribulations, which I’m not going to get into here.

So, with 3 days to go until the Opening Ceremony, the sun is shining and hopefully we can all now look forward to what is going to be the greatest Olympic Games the world has ever seen. Go Team GB!

You’d have had to have been been living under a rock in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean not to have had Olympic fever blasted at you from every side recently. It’s everywhere! Everyone has taken the chance to get a piece of the pie and the jewellery world is no exception. But rather than write about the same old Olympic-themed jewellery that’s been all over the interweb recently, I thought it would be a nice opportunity to look back in time and admire some jewellery inspired by Ancient Greece.

The Ancient Olympic Games are generally accepted as having started in 776 BC and included events such as running, a pentathlon, boxing, wrestling and equestrian events. They were held every 4 years, exactly as our modern games are, but had a more fundamental religious importance as well as the element of competition.

Ancient Greece has long been a strong influence in jewellery design, with motifs like the serpent, key, gold coins, reef knots, stamping, leaves and wreath designs all still popular today. Gemstones were also popular, particularly rubies, emeralds, pearls and amethysts. Many designers today will cite Greek, Persian and Byzantium jewellery styles amongst their influences and inspiration.

I’ve picked out a selection of pieces I like the most, but realistically, the choice is endless and the range of prices means there is something out there to suit every pocket. If you don’t want to invest in gold and gemstones, look for fashion jewellery in wood and leather (and even plastic and resin) with beading and textured detail. Once you know what you’re looking for, you’ll see Greek influence everywhere.

Vintage Givenchy gold tone Greek Key earrings £120 Coco's Closet

Hammered cuff £33 by Entwined Jewellery

Fuchsia crystal druzy ring £32 by Love, Hearts and Crosses

Gold and silver cut coin Owl earrings approx £87 eBay

Apologies for the poor quality of this image, but as someone who grew up obsessed with Clash of the Titans, I bloomin’ love these!!

2 colour gold Greek key bracelet £175 by Chisholm Hunter

Gold and black snake ring £5.95 by Fashion Jewellery House

Snake rings are everywhere, but I liked this one in particular as it’s a little bit different. And totally cool!

Greek style bracelet £245 by Lucy Stratton at Open House Art

Wow. Properly wow.

Rio single strand coin necklace £51 by Stella and Dot

There you have it, my selection of some of the bestest bits of Greek inspired jewellery out there. I hope you enjoyed them?

All that’s left is to say, enjoy the Olympic and Paralympic Games and whatever country you’re supporting, make sure you shout loud, wave flags like mad, have loads of fun and generally get tonnes of national pride and support going for your athletes.

SEO (Search Engine Optimization):

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SEO (Search Engine Optimization):

SEO is one of the process to create visibility of the site to the search engines. It is one of the important concepts and trend in market to make more visibility of the site and it is appropriate as many sites are using the same technique to reach on top. In this article, I shall be exploring about the 10 useful tips and advantages of the SEO.

Advantages of SEO (Search Engine Optimization

SEO is the process that helps various websites to generate leads, sales and to build awareness among Search Engines about their existance in the blogosphere.

1. Low Cost:

SEO is one of the low cost methods to increase the website ranking in different search engines. As it only requires some hard working of 2 to 3 people for more than 2 months, so we can say this is an inexpensive method.

2. Structured Approach:

SEO is well defined and structured approach to increase the ranking. If we analyze the other methods, we can understand that the other methods are not so structured and needs more finance for improving ranking.

3. Continuous Work To Maintain Ranking:

SEO requires continuous working of team efforts to maintain the ranking over the time period, if desired. As we know that this is one of the cheap solutions so almost every other person is using this, to avoid decrease in ranking, a team should maintain the efforts. This is the only solution to the problem because your website can face decrease in ranking if not taken appropriate measures.

4. Update About Different Trends In Search Engine:

As SEO is the task related to search engine so while doing this you get familiar with different new trends in search engines. This trend teaches you many things and you can take different strategic approaches on behalf of knowledge which surely gives you competitive edge on your competitors.

5. Update Yourself About Different Search Engines Policies:

Different search engines make different policies and so when you are doing SEO, you get knowledge about those which help you in creating the strategies in future for other sites.
6. Gradual increase of ranking:
SEO is not the magical stick but it is slow while working. As crawlers of different search engine crawl you at different time so it is slow process to increase the ranking of site.

7. Number Of Keywords Can Be Optimize:

The biggest benefit of the SEO is, you can optimize number of keywords against one site. If we compare it with any other method such as adword we got to know that, adword is very expensive as it charges one dollar per click. Automatically the number of keywords drops down due to which you can face less traffic on site.

8. SEO Is Not Time Bound Campaign:

SEO is not time bound which means that you can do SEO at any time and can stop it as well. It is cheap so you can adopt any strategy at any time. If compared with other methods of optimization, they are time bound and not in your hands to apply different strategies.

9. Optimizes In Different Search Engines At One Time:

Through SEO you can optimize the website in different search engines so that you can reach up to more people who are using different channels to search you.

10. Create Unlimited Links Without Costing You:

While doing SEO you can create 1000s of back links which really cost you nothing but generates traffic for you which is beneficial way to sell product, service or idea on internet

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For New Member on Odesk

Hello all, here i want  to share some oDesk Cover Letter sample so you can understand clearly ......happy grouping,,,,,
 [all are copy-paste from others place]**

Dear Sir,
I have experience in website data entry other task easily and having ability to give back to you fine results. I am a student of MBA (Banking & Finance).  I always prefer part time jobs. I have good history on oDesk. Hope so you will hire me for this position for better results. Looking forward to work with you.

Thanks,
Your Name goes here
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To whom it may concern,
I am a stay-at-home mom and have been searching for online jobs to do while my daughter is in school. I have worked in the administrative field for 5 years and have a diploma in Executive Office Assistant. I have excellent communication skills and English is my first language. I also enjoy typing and researching websites. I am available at any time during the week and my peak hours would be Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning from 8:30 am – 11:30 am.
I look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,
Your Name goes here
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Hi,
Let me introduce me as a hard working data entry professional willing to go that extra mile to achieve the targets set forth. I have excel- lent English skills and proficiency in E-commerce site navigation. I hope would be the right candidate for the current position with you.
Awaiting an affirmative response from your end.

Thanks and Regards,
Your Name goes here
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I am writing in response to your advertisement for a Data Entry Assistant & SEO Good English.  After carefully reviewing the experience requirements of the job description, I feel that I am a suitable match for the job. I’ve held several data entry positions that entail inputting customer requests, inquire, and tracking codes of products I also perform administrative duties including copying and faxing documents, answering telephones, transferring data, web research and reports to immediate supervisor. I feel that I can add professionalism and accuracy to your current team of professionals. With extensive experience supporting all levels of a department and working directly with external vendors, I take direction well and can complete a heavy workload and complete projects under minimal supervision. If you feel there is a mutual interest, I would welcome the opportunity to meet with you to learn more about your company, the requirements of the position, and how my qualifications would be a good fit. Thank you in advance for your time and consideration.

I look forward to Hiring from you soon.
Your Name
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Hi, this is Your Name from City and Country. I am confident; I can take up your project and do it with perfection. I have excellent experience in web research, phone research, list building, message retrieving/submission, and mailings. I may be new to odesk.com with one positive feedback and one ongoing project over 100 hrs.  I am sure, I would be an ideal virtual assistant to accomplish your requirements. I will be available on part time basis, you decide the time, and I am there with uninterrupted Internet connection. I have work experience as Administrative Assistant, handling All Business related matters. Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate adverse decisions and differing opinions in a positive, professional manner. Courteous, trustworthy, loyal and respectful. Having sound knowledge of computer applications, software installations, PC Troubleshooting, solutions providing for software maintenance and updates.
Please try me, I will be a handy candidate on long term basis.

I look forward to Hiring from you soon.
Your Name
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Hello there,

It is my great honor to apply for this vacant job. I am very hardworking and can work effectively as fast as I can. I have excellent skills in Data Entry, Web Research and Microsoft Office and I have enough experience with different kinds of tasks as you can see in my "Work History", most of the time I gave my clients a great results. I have fast internet connection at home, have my own pc to use anytime and have own space to work. I can work fulltime and will focus to this project. I can follow instructions very well and will deliver the project on time. It is a pleasure if ever you will message me for an interview. I can work as soon as possible.

Thanks and more power.

MD Shamim Rahman Ayon 
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Hi,
I am Ivan Baba from Philippines. I have 3 years experience as Google Advanced Search Operator, Reviews, Web2.0 Profile, Data Typist and Link Builder. I would like to offer my service to your project as social bookmarker and I have attached here my previous work. I believe to myself that I can do the job very well. I am hard worker and I am careful, paying close attention to detail. I am fast learner and have excellent manual dexterity. I do the job carefully and follow instruction well.

Please feel free to contact me for any questions.

Thanks & Regards,
MD Shamim Rahman Ayon
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I've been working as a call center agent for 4 years already dealing with customer's concern and helping them out. This time its a new challenge for me to work as a bookmarker because right now I'm back to school and i major in English.. Hope through this i t would be of great help and new experience with regard to this matter.
Looking forward to work with you.God Bless!!!
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Dear Hiring Manager,

I am applying for the Need Social Bookmarker (easy job any one can do) job posted on the oDesk website. You will gain from my computer skills that are essential in easy social bookmarking.

Planning and prioritizing work, capturing data accurately and in an analytical and perspective manner, attention to details, constant feedback on the progress of work and consistently meeting deadlines will be valuable to you.

My availability for discussion is through email and Skype. I am looking forward to successfully working with you immediately.

Regards,

MD Shamim Rahman Ayon

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Dear Hiring Manager,

I got interested of your job post for I am confident that I can relate to this kind of work. I am into encoding, copying and pasting data entries from one program to another. I have been also into web research/net surfing or mining too and other related web search jobs.
I have already delivered 3 outputs from odesk job which has something to do with data entry  and web research--collecting resto domain names using excel . Similarly, just completed collecting recipes with its product names, direction on how to cook them through excel spreadsheet file.
Among other task was that I've successfully tutored an employer from Australiawho wanted to learn about fast/quick emailing system. This facilitates easy and quick sending of email messages to the desired contacts.

In this connection, I want to apply the said vacancy.  I have completed the job less than a week and delivered it before the set deadline.

I am hardworking, committed and diligent to an assigned task.  Looking forward to working with you.

Thank you so much.

Respectfully yours,

MD Shamim Rahman Ayon
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 job. I understand your requirements. I'm confident to do your job with hardworking and honesty. My aim is to provide 100% satisfaction to buyers and get positive feed back.

I can learn anything which you will give me. I have expertise of

MS Office
Email handling
HTML formatting and static web page creation
SEO and Social Medias(Facebook, twitter, stumbleupon, mixx, linkedin and more... )
Web Research
Data Entry
SKype
Google Analytics
Image Cropping and resizing
Article Posting
Google Docs
Facebook fan pages

Yes, I'm committing initial time period for this job.
All I mentioned in my expertise

•    Skype(mirza.wasay)
 I am hoping your favor. Thanks for your precious time.

Kind Regards,
MD Shamim Rahman Ayon
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 Hi,
Love for this love and my favourite job, I would like to say that when i complete your work first you checked then pay me.

i assure you i would not disappoint you.

Thanks and best regards
MD Shamim Rahman Ayon

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oDesk MS Word 2007 test answers for 2012 & all time.

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oDesk ms word 2007 test for all job bidder especially Data entry, Article writer. get 3.3+ mark on odesk.




1.  Which among the following methods would you select when you want to add protection to parts of a template?
Ans:  Go to the Developer tab, click on Properties in the Controls group and then click any of the Locking options in the Content Control Properties dialog box.

2. Which of the following is/are true about phishing?
Ans: All if the above

3. This question is based upon the figure shown below

In some cases, when lists are combined into one "List," the formatting is not updated. Refer to the picture given above. Which among the following options should be used to update this formatting?
Ans: D

4. Which among the following charts do not have axes?
Ans: Doughnut charts

5. Microsoft named two styles that work in Word 2007 as both character and paragraph types as being ______ styles:
Ans: Linked

6. This question is based upon the figure shown below

 Ans: It ensures that the text is not obscured by binding.

7. With the help of which view will the Watermark not be seen?
Ans: Web Layout view

8. This question is based upon the figure shown below

How will the Message Bar alerts be enabled as shown in the given picture?
Ans: Select Word Options from the Microsoft Office Button. Click on Trust Center, then click Trust Center Settings, and then click Message Bar.
9. Which among the following is not a Bookmark option to sort the list of bookmarks in the document?
Ans: Author

10.  This question is based upon the figure shown below

 Why is the "Different First Page" option used in the Page Setup dialog box as shown in the given picture?
Ans: This option allows you to remove the Page Number from the first page.

11. State whether true or false:
Once a bullet is removed from the "Bullet Library" and it is no longer available in the "Document Bullets" area, the bullet cannot be added back to the Bullet Library.
Ans: False

12.  This question is based upon the figure shown below

Which of the following types of charts are not supported by either Lines or Bars, as shown in the picture?
Ans: Area charts

13. Which among the following features could be used to create a connection to a Shared Network folder?
Ans: Map Network Drive

14. Edit tracking changes are typically formatted in the following manner: (1) deletions-red strikethroughs, (2) additions-green and underlined, and (3) formatting changes are made bold in almost any other desired color. Where in Word 2007 could you set your own custom formatting options for tracking changes?
Ans: Select the Review ribbon and then select the triangle by Track Changes. In the drop-down menu, select "Change Tracking Options" and then set your formatting options in the Track Changes Options dialog box.

15. How will you insert text boxes for a printed form?
Ans: Select the Insert tab, in the Text group, click on Text Box and then select Draw Text Box.

16. To enter a symbol or special character into your document (to where the cursor is located), which of the following methods could you employ in Word 2007?
Ans: Open the Insert ribbon. Click Symbol in the Symbols group. A menu will appear with a small selection of symbols. If you don't see the symbol or character you'd like to insert, click More Symbols. Choose the special character (or symbol) that you want and then click Insert and click Close.

17. You are editing a figure using the Drawing Tools > Format options. Which among the following Shape Fill options in the Shape Styles group adds a solid color and transparency to a shape?
Ans: More Fill Colors...

18. State whether true or false:
When you save a document as a Web page, the textures and gradients are saved as JPEG files and the patterns are saved as GIF files.
Ans: True

19. Which among the following options is the reason of text deletion at the insertion point when you type a document?
Ans: The "overtype mode" is turned on in Word options.

20. What is meant by Enhanced ScreenTips?


Ans:  Enhanced ScreenTips are larger windows that display more descriptive text than a ScreenTip and can have a link to a Help topic.

21. This question is based upon the figure shown below

Refer to the given picture. Which of the following Line Numbers should be used when each page has to begin with the number 1?
Ans: Restart Each Page

22. Which keyboard shortcut could be used to switch to Draft View?
Ans: ALT+CTRL+N

23. State whether true or false:

The "Add Assistant" shape option in a SmartArt graphic is available only if an organization chart layout is chosen.
Ans: True

24. Which view(s) could be used to view the Equation placeholders in the Document Views group?
Ans: All of the above

25. State whether true or false:
Any changes that are saved to "Normal.dotm" will be applied to the documents that you create in the future.
Ans: True

26. State whether true or false:
Changing the Author property in the Document Information Panel of an existing document has no effect on the User name setting in the Word Options dialog box.
Ans: True

27. How will you set the default font so that every time you open Microsoft Word it will use the settings that you had selected?
Ans: Select the Home tab, and then click the Font Dialog Box Launcher. Select the font style and size. Click on Default... and then click Yes.

28. Which of the following line-spacing options sets fixed line spacing that Word does not adjust?
Ans: Doubled

29. How will you change the author name in an existing document?
Ans: All of the above

30. State whether true or false:
Microsoft Office programs store some additional information within the digital signature automatically that might not be visible in the current view document.
Ans: True

31. Which among the following options could be used to turn off the Office Clipboard?
Ans: All of the above

32. What does the command "Winword.exe /f MyDocument.docx" mean?
Ans: This command instructs Word to start and immediately open a file named MyDocument.docx.

33. Which among the following is an invalid character to include in a file name?
Ans: All of the above

34. State whether true or false:
Gridlines do not print when a document is printed.
Ans: True

35. Which keyboard shortcut inserts a hyperlink?
Ans: CTRL+K

36. Which among the following wildcards should be used to select any single character?
Ans: ?

37.  This question is based upon the figure shown below

 Refer to the given image. Which option should be selected to convert a professionally formatted equation into an equation on one line?

Ans: C

38. Which of the following is not a Content Control?
Ans: Chart

39. This question is based upon the figure shown below

Ans: Numbering

40. Which among the following is a correct way to make your file "Read-only?"
Ans: Click "Save As" from the Microsoft Office Button. Click on Tools and then click General Options. Select the Read-only recommended check box. Click OK. Click on Save.

41.  Which among the following options should be used to start a bulleted list automatically?
Ans: Type * (asterisk) and then press spacebar or the Tab key.

 42.

Which of the following can be the reason for the appearance of the red X, as shown in the picture?
Ans: All of the above

43. State whether true or false:
ASCII-formatted text contains no formatting information such as bold, italic, or fonts.
Ans: True

44.  State whether true or false:
New text animation effects can be applied in Microsoft Word 2007.
Ans: False

45. Which among the following options should be used to number the cells in a table?
Ans: Select the table cells that need to be numbered. On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click on Numbering.


46. Which of the following options repeats a table heading on subsequent pages?
Ans: Repeat Header Rows

47. Which keyboard shortcut could be used to check the spelling of a text file?
Ans: F7

48. Which among the following is not true regarding the use of a pie chart?
Ans: A pie chart should be used when there are more than seven categories.

49. This question is based upon the figure shown below

Refer to the given picture. Which of the following options turns off Enhanced ScreenTips but keeps the ScreenTips still visible?
Ans: B

50. Unlike the other types of styles (paragraph, character, linked, and table), predefined list styles are available when you first create a document in Word 2007.
Ans: False

51. This question is based upon the figure shown below

What is the maximum number of columns that can be created in the Columns dialog box as shown in the picture?
Ans: 13

52.  This question is based upon the figure shown below

Refer to the given image. In Picture1, axes appear on the left side. Which setting should you use to make them appear on the right side, as shown in Picture2?
Ans: Select the Axis Options tab in the Format Axis dialog box. Set the Axis labels: field to High.

53.  Which of the following two paragraphs is/are true for Word 2007?
(1)To show or hide formatting marks in your editing markup - on the Home ribbon, in the Paragraph group, click the Show/Hide button.
(2) The Show/Hide button will not hide all the formatting marks in the document if you selected those marks that are to be displayed at all times (such as paragraph marks, tab characters, hidden text, optional hyphens, object anchors, or spaces). To turn off any or all of these selected formatting marks, follow this procedure: Click the Microsoft Office Button and then click Word Options. Then Click Display. Under "Always show these formatting marks on the screen," clear the check boxes for any formatting marks that you do not want to show at all times in your documents.
Ans: Both (1) and (2)

54. This question is based upon the figure shown below

 In the given picture, the "Washout" option has been selected. What purpose does it serve?
Ans: It lightens the picture so that it does not interfere with the text.

55. The default installation of Word 2007 includes several built-in character styles. Which of the following is NOT one of the default, built-in character styles:
Ans: Special Emphasis

56. What steps should be followed to replace a shape with other shape?
Ans: Select the shape to be changed. Select the Format tab; use the "Change Shape" button in the Shape Styles group.

57. Just as in Word 2003 or prior Word versions, the default standard view for Word 2007 is the Draft view (and is still also called the Normal view in Word 2007):
Ans: False

58. This question is based upon the figure shown below

 What is the purpose of the "Demote" button as shown in the diagram?
Ans: It increases the level of a selected bullet or a shape.

59. Which feature(s) should be selected in order to find and remove hidden data and personal information in Office documents?
Ans: Document Inspector

60. Which keyboard shortcut is used to make the text size smaller?
Ans: CTRL+SHIFT+<

61.  Which among the following options will you use to add a command to the Quick Access Toolbar?
Ans: All of the above

62. Which option(s) should you select to remove a chart or axis title from a chart?
Ans: To remove an axis title, select the Layout tab. In the Labels group, click on Axis Titles, click the type of axis title, and then click None.

63.  Which among the following macro settings is meant for developers only?
Ans: Trust access to the VBA project object model.

64. State whether true or false:
A building block can be added to as many galleries as you want.
Ans: True

65. Which of the following is/are true about phishing?
Ans: It is an online fraud technique used by criminals to lure users into disclosing their personal in

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Zap Flashlight Stun Gun

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How usually do you stroll out and about with the fear being assaulted? Many peoplewill only have this panic in certain areas of a certain city but this is not the ultimate way to stay safe. Attacks, kidnaps and robberies can happen anywhere whenever and it seems like individuals don’t fully grasp this. Though you could imagine that you can just avoid the “bad regions,” bad men and women are just about everywhere in addition to you should be mindful of this. In an effort to stay safe, you need to consider shopping for the best stun gun on the industry.


Zap Flashlight Stun Gun

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Mobile stages are the type of structures that have the least amount of incidents in staging history and not the other way around.Mobile staging has become an easy solution for stage performers in the recent times. For the travelling performers, it is a basic necessity. This type of stage is easy to set up and very convenient for the performers who are travelling all the time. In the modern times, everything has become portable and that can be seen in the case of stages too.Founded in 1987 by Yvan Miron, Stageline was the first company in the world to develop the concept of the covered load-bearing mobile stage trailer.The firm can lay claim to more than 25 years of expertise in the development of exceptionally durable, versatile and easy-to-operate mobile equipment.

Portable stage

There are two production sites, one of them a “green” industrial building that at this time provides the second highest energy-efficiency performance in Canada.With more than 10,000 events each year taking place on Stageline units in over 35 countries, the company is the reference and uncontested leader in the design and manufacture of telescoping hydraulically operated mobile stages and equipment.