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You won't have to go to Dubai to enjoy seven-star luxury anymore as the world's second seven star hotel — and China's first — is going to be built in Sanya, Hainan. Construction of the 120m high hotel will begin later this year and will be completed by 2011 to be managed under the Fairmont Hotels & Resorts brand. Shanghai Daily tells us more:

Located in the center of Haitang Bay in Sanya City, the hotel will spread over 150 square kilometers and include a luxury yacht club, a golf course and the biggest ocean park in Asia.

It will be among another 20 five-star hotels in the area and will be a major landmark in Sanya when it is completed.

The hotel will be designed by UK-based W.S Atkins plc which designed the world's first seven-star hotel, the Burj Al Arab, in Dubai.

A 150 square kilometer hotel?! Good heavens, that's one-seventh the size of Chongming Island and one-fifth of Singapore. And that's not all. According to the Hainan Daily, Sanya's urban planning authority have announced that the city will build not one, but two seven-star hotels.

Really, we're just a slight tad disappointed they didn't decide to go one up and build the world's first eight-star hotel instead.

In those days job searching is a biggest problem for educators and skilled proffesionals. Its a very hard work. But i am trying to make it easy by job searching tips for all you. Jump start your next job search with these helpful job hunting strategies.
1. Know thyself. Begin your job search by taking a thorough inventory of your interests, skills, accomplishments, experience, goals, and values. Make a detailed list. The key to a successful job search is to recognize what makes you a unique candidate and to communicate this effectively to a prospective employer, both verbally and in writing.

2. Aim for the right target. Try to match your skills, interests, and values with the right career choice. If one of your goals is to get a larger salary, don’t focus on career paths that traditionally pay low salaries. Conduct research on various fields and local companies within those fields. Learn about different businesses that interest you and target those that are more likely to have open positions.

3. Be assertive and proactive. Don’t wait around for opportunity to come knocking on your door. While cold calling potential employers can be intimidating, it remains a powerful strategy. It’s important to get through the door before your competition.

4. Do some sleuthing. One key to breaking in is understanding the “hidden” job market. Many job openings exist only in the minds of directors, vice presidents, and other company bigwigs, long before the job is finally advertised in newspapers or on the Internet. If you can present yourself as the perfect candidate at this early stage, an employer may snap you up without looking elsewhere.

5. Work the network. Networking should be at the center of your job search strategy. Get the word out to friends, trusted colleagues, and even relatives that you are actively looking for a job, and ask them to keep their eyes and ears open for any opportunities. Expand your network and join professional organizations, sign up for job search newsletters and e-mail blasts, contact former professors and classmates, and participate in Internet discussion boards.

6. Get professional help. Employment agencies come in all shapes, sizes, and price ranges; they can be an excellent resource for job leads. Some specialize in very specific occupational areas, and many often have exclusive arrangements with large companies. If you’re interested in the services of an agency, investigate it carefully. Determine what the agency will do for you and how much it will cost.

7. Be temporarily flexible. Temp jobs are a great way to learn skills, gain experience, and earn money while looking for a permanent position. They are also a way to prove your worth and be first in line when a full-time position opens up. Working as a consultant or independent contractor in a company can also eventually lead to steady, full-time employment.

8. Say it clearly. When sending out résumés, catch the prospective employer’s attention with a brief and concise cover letter that clearly spells out how your qualifications match the job requirements. Connect the dots for the reader, and make it obvious why you’re the perfect candidate for the job.

9. Keep careful records. Keeping track of the progress of your job search is important. Maintain a detailed record of all the jobs you have applied to, including communications, interviews, referrals, and follow-up actions. This will help you build a network of valuable contacts both for your current job search and for any future ones.

10. Be persistent. Job searching is hard work and there are times when you will be discouraged. Just keep in mind that everyone has been through the same grind at one point. Try to keep a positive attitude, and look at your job hunt as an exciting challenge. Your perfect job is out there somewhere.

College Financing 2010: Tips for Getting Aid

Stressed out about paying for college this year? Then it's time to brush up on your financial aid know-how. 

Here's a tip about paying for college: starting up your own university, like Bartleby Gaines did in the movie Accepted, isn't a reasonable action plan. It's much easier to secure the money you need by learning how to navigate through the college finance system. To help you out, here are the top college finance tips for locking in aid in 2009.
Know what's out there

It can be difficult to qualify for federal need-based aid, but that's not the only source of funding available. There are also student loans, via government and private channels, as well as merit scholarships, community scholarships, grants, and even sponsorships.
Be first in line

The federal government, state government, and each school impose their own deadlines on submitting financial aid applications, but waiting until the last minute is a bad idea. Always apply as early as possible. You can sit down with your parents and fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on January 1 for the school year that begins the following September. You may have to use estimated figures for income and year-end assets, but this is acceptable as long as you provide updated information once you and your parents have completed your tax returns. It's worth the extra step, since those who submit the FAFSA sooner have a better chance of securing financial aid.

Another document to complete right away is College Board's PROFILE, which is used by private schools and scholarship programs to determine eligibility for non-federal aid. For more information, visit CollegeBoard.com.
Read the fine print

Don't rush through the FAFSA; you could radically reduce your eligibility just by filling out the form incorrectly.  Your list of total assets, for example, shouldn't include exempt retirement accounts.  If it does, you could miss out on a very large chunk of aid.
Pay off debt

Cash balances hurt your eligibility for financial aid, but debt balances make no difference.  Use your stash of cash to pay off the debt; you'll improve your eligibility profile and reduce your cost of living at the same time.
Keep your student loan options open

The number one rule of college finance is to keep your options open. If you have good grades, don't get hung up on the idea of an Ivy League education-particularly if you can earn high-dollar merit awards elsewhere. As an example, California State University, Long Beach offers a President's Scholars Program that awards full scholarships (including tuition, housing, and books) to selected students who meet certain academic qualifications.

Student loans are usually a paying-for-college option, too.  But make them your last option-that is, just before you decide to establish your own school, a lá Bartleby Gaines.

Travel insurance is not an easy task.For buying travel insurance one always wish to get cheapest travel insurance with suitable conditions.. Cheap travel insurance is what everyone going for travel insurance wants. We know you have shopped around a lot and also have considered many options, but why not go for cheap travel insurance and that is available in its best form that is cheap travel insurance online.

Following tips will help you find best travel insurance deal online:

You will have to know at least basics about travel insurance and know what it is all about. “International Travel Insurance and Travel Health Insurance Needs”, this article will help you getting a start towards the understanding of this process. This understanding will help you know which policy will go best for you.

After knowing what travel insurance is all about you have to specify what exactly your needs and expectations are from any travel insurance policy. Usually companies offer different levels of travel insurance but you do not need to buy extra travel insurance because it will only increase your expenditure. You also have to be careful regarding the expenditures companies make you to do using the heading “special add-ons” because those are totally unnecessary.

After specifying your needs, comes the step of shopping around the travel insurance you need. Online shopping is the best method to do this because through it you can easily go to the web sites of the insurance companies and can view their rate lists very easily after just a click. Now a days, a number of companies offer you discount if you purchase insurance online that is usually of 10% and you can also get codes for even larger discounts tat come under the heading of “coupon-codes” or “promo-codes” on the respective web sites.

When you have done what has been explained above, you would have a more specified and short list of companies you might be interested to approach for buying your policy. A few things you should keep in mind to purchase travel insurance: always ask for special discounts or promotions being offered by the company and if you travel many times a year then go for annual travel insurance policy, in that you will be covered for your any travel whole year and it of course is cheaper than if you buy individual travel insurance policy same year.

No doubt spending time in another country, whether for a week or a semester or to study abroad is a tough task, but the experience you get in return is really worth it. You make new friends and experience new culture and traditions. Studying abroad in Australia will give you one of the nicest experiences of your life. Its temperate weather, friendly people and multicultural aspects will leave you with a lot of sweet memories.Following are a few aspects which you can consider if you are planning a study trip to Australia.

Cheap internal flights and tour options are available for students who can explore Australia when they are free from their colleges and universities and can also go to New Zealand or a nearby country in Southeast Asia.

Population of Australia is almost 22 million. People there are friendly, nice, talkative, helpful and coming from different places of the world they make Australia a multicultural country.

A program called ESOS has been introduced by Australian Government in 2000 which has been created to protect international students and their rights. According to this program, any program that accepts international students must have student services and educational facilities that meet strict quality standards set by the government and this program can very possibly be the reason behind such a large increase in number of students who have applied to study in Australia in 2007 that is 400,000 international students.

Australia is known for having most number of beaches in the world: 10,000 beaches plus the fact that according to marine life biologists 80 percent of the marine life in the south of the country can only be found in Australia. This all information can assure you a FUN stay in Australia.

The Economist’s top 10 list of the most livable cities in the world has 4 cities of Australia in it, which are Perth, Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide. Activities and events for everyone, including Aussie rules football, music festivals, cricket matches, art shows, in short activities for everyone can be found here in Australia.