The first ballpoint pen – the biro – was invented by a man by the name of Laszlo Biro back in 1938. He was a Hungarian who later emigrated to Argentina. Laszlo was a journalist, and he was fascinated by the ink that was used in newspaper printing. He noticed that it dried instantly and didn’t run or smudge. Laszlo had the idea of inventing a pen using the same ink, but the ink was so thick it wouldn’t flow, so he had to invent a new kind of nib, and so the ballpoint pen was invented.
The ball being a ball bearing in the tip of the pen that picks up ink as it rotates. He wasn’t the first to think of this improvement though; the idea was actually patented back in 1888. Mr. Biro patented his new ballpoint pen in Argentina in 1938 and some bright spark in the British government bought the rights. Back at the beginning of WWII Royal Air Force pilots were having a hard time writing their Last Wills and love letters while they were flying, because the altitude prevented all other pens from functioning properly – they leaked everywhere. The Biro as we often call it, worked perfectly.
So next time you run into your stationery store and pick up a few biros, now you know why they are called biros, and how they were introduced into our lives. I wonder if they have come up with specialized ink cartridges that function in space? I’ll have to ask Sir Richard Branson I suppose…
Going on a job interview is like going on a date only not nearly as much fun, most of the time. Just like you carefully consider what you are going to wear when you are going out for the evening you need to consider what to wear to an interview. You want to give the right, first impression to your potential employer and you do that not only with your qualifications and impressive resume but with the way that you look, the way you act and even the way that you smell.
One of the best ways to help you decide what to wear to an interview is to get an idea of what the people who are already working there are wearing. If you are applying for a position where everyone is wearing a nice suit and tie or dressier clothes and you show up with your faded jeans and sneakers, you are not going to give the right impression. On the other hand, if the reverse is true, you might look like you will not fit in with the more casual and laid back team atmosphere. Do your research before the big day so you know exactly what to wear to an interview.
Unless you are applying for a job at certain types of bars or as a dancer of some kind, too much skin is a job interview sin. Be a little more modest in your dress and you will make a more professional impression on the person who is leading the interview. An additional note: if the person who is giving you the interview is not adhering to these guidelines, try not to stare. A little maturity is definitely in order here.
Among the best tips of what to wear to an interview, there are a few of things that you should not wear. Skipping the layers of scent- from body wash, lotion, spray and perfume is a good idea because it is never going to be a good interview if the interviewer is red eyed and miserable from all of the products that you have wafting from your body. If you must use anything, use a small touch of a very subtle scent, otherwise, a clean, freshly showered body is all that you need.
The svelte styles of the nineteen forties required a lot of crimping and rolling to get the smooth waves and page boy styling that was common in that period. Women didn’t have either the time or the money to be overly concerned with fashion as there was a World War taking place. During the nineteen forties hairstyles tended to last longer than a season, and for most women the pageboy styling took a lot of work.
Women were in the factories doing men’s jobs because men were at war. During the day when many women were working with heavy machinery the only safe hairstyle was pinned up and covered with a turban. Turbans became common among the women who worked in the munitions factories, while they were utilitarian in nature, it wasn’t long before stars like Heddy Lamarr were making the everyday turban into something jewelled and stylish.
One of the reasons that the nineteen forties pageboy was so popular was because many women tired of having their hair hidden from sight for most of the day and couldn’t wait to take off their turbans and let their hair swing freely in the evenings. Veronica Lake epitomised the pageboy look with her hair falling naturally over to one side and became a nineteen forties style icon.
The world is full of literature. Everywhere we look, we see novels, magazines, anthologies, genealogies, journals, newspapers, advertising – the list is endless. Sometimes it seems almost useless to add to the heap of existing literature, but don’t give in to feelings of frustration or discouragement. What is inside you is unique. It is exhilarating. There are no two people in the world with the same fingerprints, and no two people who have the same effect on others. What do you spend your time thinking about? More than likely, someone else is writing about it, but they aren’t presenting it with the same angle that you would. It is this angle that makes what you have to say important. But that is only one of the reasons why you should write. Some people like to keep a journal, log, or diary, and many have joined the new age of blogging.
Did you ever ask yourself why so many people read blogs? It’s because people are nosey, and they want to know what is going on in someone else’s life. They want the dirt on them. The same curiosity that brings them to your blog will also bring them to your articles and/or short stories. Many take up writing as a hobby, just to put their thoughts in order and express them publicly. Some have no interest whatever in presenting their work for publication, while others write only for publication. No matter what kind of writing you like, you will find that writing is fulfilling. You may even find that you would like to take a writing class to whet your talents and learn better how to phrase your thoughts. It is this skill of stringing words together in the right order that will make your writing go to the next level. Too many writers let their busy lives pull them away from the thing that will satisfy them the most. Don’t let that happen to you. Almost anyone can afford a nominally priced writing course. The best type to choose is the one that has a mentor. Teachers will tell you what is right and wrong, but mentors are available all week long to help you improve your writing style. If you think you have no talent for writing, but would like to give it a try, please do. You’ll be glad you did. The very fact that you have a desire to write says you probably have latent talents waiting to be developed.
Most people who want to write can write. Taking classes is an excellent way to crank yourself into first gear and start a long journey. You’ve heard of “use it or lose it”. That is true of almost anything. If you smother the desire to write, it may never resurface. You will never know what you could have done, what mile markers you could have left behind, what influence you might have had, and what enjoyment has passed you by. Move into action and find what suits you best – one day workshops are for beginners, and will cover only the highlights. Three-day workshops (for beginners and brush-ups) are more intensive with two lessons that cover basic rules for the subject chosen. Two-week courses are very intensive and require a lot of time. (For intermediates.) Eight-week courses are for age 14 and up. These classes will help you produce a story or article for publication. Plunge in for a cool, refreshing dip, and give yourself the opportunity to find a new, exciting door to a more bountiful life.
It is impossible to visualize how America as a country has evolved over the last couple of century. It has virtually concretized out of nothingness. Of the time we talk, there was nothing but moor northward and westward of Pennsylvania. The state comprised of Philadelphia, bucks and Chester and to its north and west lay hunting grounds for the red Indians. We have evolved a lot to GPS technology and NASA driven satellites since. Bucks was always threatened by willful hunters and neighborhoods Philadelphia were sized by Indians as fallible preys. Communities had not gathered well enough and bounty hunting was rampant.
Just as Philadelphia got some kind of a settlement going, the colonists sparked the place with their presence and kept getting stronger. All the hunting lands in due course of time were banished and concrete structures got constructed on them. That was past.
Today America is a concrete Jungle and the hunting lands have also become the part of saleable flux. The hunting land for sale can be amassed through rigorous search on websites. These along with the ranchlands can be made available to the buyers at a very sparse down payment. Even the interest rates are modest and further no buyer credit rating is required as a criterion for sale.