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Job Vacancy for Area Retail Manager at KCB Bank
KCB Bank Uganda was established in the year 2007 and has grown to become one of Uganda’s top ten commercial banks. Currently KCB Bank Uganda has 14 branches complemented with 16 ATMs spread on Kampala Road, Commercial Plaza, Ben Kiwanuka, Luwum Street, Oasis Mall Sixth Street, Arua, Elgon Masaba, Fort Portal, Gulu, Hoima, Lira, Mbarara and Jinja that offer trade financing, corporate and retail banking services to customers.
This includes conducting quarterly, mid-year and annual performance appraisals as well as moderating all appraisals for the area.
The Perfect Guy is a horrid movie; here is the review
A revenge thriller with a measly motive and no genuine thrills, The Perfect Guy is derivatively written, has a laughable villain, but its success still needs to be celebrated.Let’s get this out of the way: The Perfect Guy is a horrid movie.
There was plenty of potential for it to be a mindless, trashy, but never-the-less entertaining thriller that thrived because it was so formulaic. Unfortunately, it takes several wrong turns with the characterization of its villain, while its dialogue is constantly abhorrently, and its frustratingly structured, all of which combines to waste its impressive cast, and leave The Perfect Guy as a slickly shot but nevertheless flat and hollow waste of time
But, those of you who have seen the box-office numbers will know The Perfect Guy’s overwhelming inadequacies haven’t stopped it from shooting to the top of the charts, as its $26.7 million squeezed past The Visit‘s tally of $25.7 million. More of that later though. Instead, let’s forget about the money and look at why The Perfect Guy is, ultimately, a failure of a film.
Successful lobbyist Leah Vaughn, played by the glamorous and alluring Sanaa Lathan, brings an end to her two-year relationship with her boyfriend David King (Morris Chestnut) as he’s not ready to commit. Two months later, having spent weeks with her head in her work, Leah meets Carter Duncan (Michael Ealy), who is equally successful but tech savvy, and the pair immediately strike up a heated romance.
Their relationship quickly moves up several notches, leading Leah to introduce Carter to her friends and parents in quick succession, who he instantly charms. Carter seems like the perfect guy. But on a journey home one night Carter violently attacks an innocent man, leading Leah to split up with him. Carter isn’t done though, and he continues with his pursuit of Leah, even breaking into her home.
This leads to Facebook stalking, genuine stalking, restraining orders, and even a catnapping, before things then really get out of hand.
The Perfect Guy ultimately fails because of Michael Ealy’s villain, Carter Duncan. This isn’t to put the blame entirely on Ealy; even though his performance at times does over rely on stern, threatening looks. The main 
reason for Carter’s failure is the way he’s written. When he’s seducing Leah, he’s so perfect it’s actually dull. Then, when he turns psychotic, it’s just too unbelievable that a man of his attractiveness and stature would be this affected by the decline of the romance. Especially since he was fully to blame.
Let’s compare The Perfect Guy to The Boy Next Door from earlier this year. An 18-year-old kid has a one-night stand with Jennifer Lopez. Falls in love with her. She rejects him. He looks to destroy her life. That’s believable. In order for me to feel afraid of Carter Duncan, I need to know more about his past.
Instead, we’re thrown a tease about him being adopted and changing his name and that’s it. Rather than being scared, I just pitied him, and felt that he should have known better.
There’s also another reason why Carter fails as a villain. In particular, one scene where we see him break into Leah’s house, which then proceeds in such a laughable fashion that it feels straight out of a Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer movie. Thus any terror or dread that the character even threatened to possess is immediately revoked.
Ultimately, Carter does commit a deed that proves just how unhinged he has become.
But it comes too late into The Perfect Guy. And by the film’s final stand-off there’s a good chance that you’ll have forgotten why the two got into conflict in the first place, which epitomizes why The Perfect Guy is so frustrating to watch. After setting up and then dismantling Leah and Carter’s romance, the film constantly flirts with amping up the tension and suspense, but never actually does so. Instead, for a good portion of the film, we’re just privy to rudimentary and hackneyed romantic drama, all of which is presented to us by a script that is so painfully dire you’ll wish its writer Tyga Williams was the victim of a thousand paper-cuts.
To give The Perfect Guy it’s dues, it is slickly shot, and David M. Rosenthal’s direction is moody and atmospheric. Sanaa Lathan’s composed lead performance, which sees her go from being overly romantic without being cheesy to a shell-shocked victim, keeps the film afloat until the final act, when she dives straight into being full-on deranged. But its failures are way too prevalent to allow any of these to actually flourish.
Despite its issues as a film, The Perfect Guy deserves to be celebrated, though. Expertly marketed, it’s now the third African-American led film in a row, after Straight Outta Compoton and War Room, to have topped the box office over the course of the last five weeks. When money is involved, Hollywood is a simple place.
The success of these films, which show that America isn’t as white as cinema has presented it over the years, means that studios will now be clambering to tap into this audience. And this will result in more racially diverse films, which should then tap into more prescient issues. And, as long as they are umpteen times better than The Perfect Guy, that can only be a good thing.
Movie Review: The Intern 2015
What if Nancy Meyers – specialist of the genial, non-offensive crowd-pleaders ranging from It’s Complicated to Something’s Gotta Give — took a stab at Lauren Weisberger’s caustic The Devil Wear’s Prada, filtering the competitive work-place comedy through her softened lens?
Well, it would look an awful lot like The Intern, a charming, overly sweet and conventional comedy that has two bona-fide Movie Stars (capitalized for emphasis) doing plenty of heavy lifting to infuse soul into the formula. It works, mainly because Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway log overtime hours to make sure that it works.
The Prada comparison probably wasn’t intentional, but it repeatedly struck me during The Intern, with an enthusiastic newcomer proving to an overworked corporate overlord that there’s goodness in each of them. Casting Hathaway naturally strengthened the link between the comedies, with the versatile actress putting her own type-A translation on the finger-in-every-pot CEO part. So, who replaces eager Annie in this Pradaequation? None other than Bobby De Niro, the aging bull who effortlessly assumes the gentle role of a Baby Boomer ill-equipped for retirement and seeking a legitimate corporate distraction during his golden years.
Ben Whitaker (De Niro) is a Brooklyn-based widower who’s too antsy to accept the reduced schedule that comes with old age.
Seeking daily inspiration, Ben applies for an experimental internship at About The Fit, an on-the-rise fashion outlet run by innovative but overworked Jules Ostin (Hathaway). Jules balks at the idea of senior interns at first. But Ben’s such a welcome addition to the About The Fit team – bestowing hard-earned wisdom on the know-little twenty-somethings – that Jules eventually accepts him as a colleague and, later, a friend. Before the credits roll, Ben will have Mary Poppins-ed virtually everyone’s personal and professional lives, serving as the spoonful of sugar that helps the medicine (and the movie’s formula) go down.
Make no mistake: The Intern never once deviates from its expected path. Let’s be real. The comedy is engineered, in every frame, to appeal to a specific audience – the kind that likes its laughs telegraphed, its obstacles easily surmounted, and its happy endings all but guaranteed.
Every edge has been buffed. Every possible spice in Meyers’ screenplay has been diluted for mass consumption.
Brooklyn looks like a polished postcard in the director’s beautifully-lit shots.
And fashion start-up companies somehow can afford more office space than Apple… as well as an in-house masseuse. A masseuse!
At the same time, that’s OK. For the most part. The Internpredominantly delivers the movie you figured out that it would be from the two-minute trailer. Meyers’ movies tend to do that. And you can nitpick a movie like The Intern to death if you so choose. But why are you even here (or in the theater showing the latest Nancy Meyers joint) if you have the knives out, ready to attack?
This wasn’t meant for you. Meyers, in her own way, understands what her audience is looking for in a two-hour big-screen escape, and she pushes the right buttons along her chosen path.
Sometime, The Intern gets a little too slapsticky (a “heist” scene struck me as non-essential, but it played extremely well with our preview audience). And there’s a late-game conflict afflicting Jules that struck me as off-key and heavy-handed. But I’m hard-pressed to slap the wrist of a mainstream studio production that finds roles for the likes of Linda Lavin and Rene Russo – even if the one scene they share takes place at a funeral!
Ultimately, The Intern does enough right that it’s an easy recommendation to those who know what they are getting into. Hathaway and De Niro have good chemistry, playing out the pseudo father-daughter dynamic that Meyers writes between Ben and Jules.
And the screenplay saves some of its best jabs for the generation gap that exists between Boomers and Millennials. Take your parents to see The Intern. It speaks directly to them. I mean that as a compliment.
147 Undergraduate scholarships at Queensland University of Technology in Australia, 2016
SCHOLARSHIPS: Queensland University of Technology offers vice-chancellor’s scholarships for students with outstanding academic achievement.
The scholarships are available for Australian, New Zealand and international students to pursue undergraduate programme/courses.
There are 110 scholarships worth $30,000 each and 37 scholarships worth $10,000 each.
The deadline for application is 15th November 2015.
Study Subject(s): Scholarships are provided in the faculties/areas of Business, Creative Industries, Education, Health, Law and Science & Engineering.
Course Level: The scholarships are available for pursuing undergraduate programme at Queensland University of Technology in Australia.
Eligibility: You must:
-be graduating Year 12 in 2015 or have graduated Year 12 in 2014
-have an OP 1 or 2 (or equivalent) excluding bonus OPs/ranks
-be starting university for the first time in 2016
You must also be one of:
-an Australian or New Zealand citizen
-a permanent resident
-the holder of a permanent humanitarian visa
-an international student who has completed high school in Australia.
Scholarship Open for International Students: Australian or New Zealand and international students (who has completed high school in Australia) can apply for these scholarships.
Scholarship Description: The Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship program is QUT’s premier offering for students with outstanding academic achievement. The Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship is their premier offering for high achievers. University award over 180 scholarships annually, worth $4.2 million. In addition to the financial support, the program helps student to make the most of their QUT experience through extra development opportunities, which build your leadership skills and professional networks.
Number of award(s): There are 147 scholarships available for students.
Duration of award(s): Not Known
What does it cover? Student will receive one of:
-110 scholarships worth $30,000 each. The scholarship will be paid as a stipend of $3,750 after the HECS-HELP census date of each semester for the standard duration of your course, for up to four years ($7,500 per year).
-37 scholarships worth $10,000 each. The scholarship will be paid as a study stipend of $2,500 after the HECS-HELP census date of each semester for the first four semesters of your course.
Other benefits may include:
-an accelerated program of study
-early access to research opportunities
-membership of the QUT College of Excellence
-the opportunity to represent QUT through the Student Ambassador Program
-access to QUT’s Leadership, Development and Innovation Program.
How to Apply: The mode of applying is online.
Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is 20 November 2015.
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Full-time MBA Scholarships and Bursaries at Henley Business School in UK, 2016
Henley Business School is offering full-time MBA scholarships and bursaries for the academic year 2016-2017. UK and international students can apply for these scholarships.
There are three types of Henley Grants: full-time MBA scholarships, full-time MBA bursaries and full-time MBA Greenlands trust scholarships cover 100%, 15%-50% and 80% of tuition fees respectively. The application deadline is 30 June 2016.
Study Subject(s): Scholarships and bursaries are awarded in the field of business administration.
Course Level: Scholarships and bursaries are available for full time MBA programme at Henley Business School.
Eligibility:
(a) MBA Scholarships: It is likely that award winners will have a UK first class Honours Degree or its international equivalent from a reputable, leading University or academic institution; or have a master’s degree or PhD. Scholarship applications are considered by an academic panel of Henley Business School and their decision is final and not open to discussion or appeal by applicants.
(b) MBA Bursaries: Candidates must hold an unconditional offer for the September 2016 intake of the Full-time MBA programme.
(c) MBA Greenlands Trust Scholarships: Student’s scholarship application will only be reviewed once they have a full unconditional offer of a place on the Full-time MBA from the Admissions team
Scholarship Open for International Students: UK and international students can apply for these scholarships.
Scholarship Description: Henley Business School Full-time MBA Scholarships: A scholarship is financial support awarded by an academic institution to a student on the basis of academic merit. A key consideration in our selection of Scholarship awards will therefore be the degree to which we believe the candidate will make a significant contribution to the quality of the Henley MBA programme.
Henley Business School Full-time MBA Bursaries: An MBA bursary provides financial assistance to a student who meets specific eligibility criteria set by the Henley Business School faculty and whose personal circumstances demonstrate the need for financial support. In addition, a limited number of bursaries are made available to students from specific target categories of students who bring diversity to the MBA programme at Henley.
Henley Business School Full-time MBA Greenlands Trust Scholarships: Two entrants will be awarded £27,750 (approximately 80% tuition cover) for the Full-time MBA 2016.
Number of award(s):
(a) MBA Scholarships: Up to two scholarships are available for students.
(b)MBA Bursaries: A number of bursaries are available for students.
(c) MBA Greenlands Trust Scholarships: Up to two scholarships are available for students.
Duration of award(s): Scholarships and bursaries are awarded for the duration of 12 months.
What does it cover?
(a) MBA Scholarships: The Scholarship covers 100% tuition fees.
(b) MBA Bursaries: A number of awards between 15% and 50% of the programme fees for 2016 are available and are decided based on both the strength of the applicant and their individual circumstances.
(c) MBA Greenlands Trust Scholarships: Two entrants will be awarded £27,750 (approximately 80% tuition cover) for the Full-time MBA 2016.
Selection Criteria:
(a) MBA Scholarships: A scholarship is financial support awarded by an academic institution to a student on the basis of academic merit.
(b) MBA Bursaries: Applicants may apply based on one of the following categories:
-Applicants who bring knowledge and experience regarding international business and management, in particular in emergent markets and/or in culturally diverse settings.
-Applicants employed by an organisation within the non-profit/voluntary sector that make a contribution to improve the personal or social experiences of communities or individuals.
-Applicants who currently work in small- to medium-sized organisations or head their own organisation.
-Applicants from any industry or background who are able to demonstrate highly valuable business or individual experience which would contribute to team learning.
(c) MBA Greenlands Trust Scholarships: You must attach the following: (1) completed application form, including a 200-word (maximum) introductory statement explaining your reasons for applying; (2) your up-to-date CV, which details your career history and ongoing professional or academic development; (3) a 500-word personal statement demonstrating your academic excellence and personal skills; and (4) An essay of no more than 1300 words addressing this question:
‘What leadership challenges will organisations face over the next 10 years and what steps can they take to address them?’ Your scholarship application will only be reviewed once you have a full unconditional offer of a place on the Full-time MBA from the Admissions team.
Please therefore apply for the MBA programme no later than 6 June 2016 to allow for application processing time.
Notification: Not Known
How to Apply: Applicants will need to hold a full unconditional offer of a place on the Henley Full-time MBA for 2016 in order to be considered. Applicants are therefore advised to submit their full programme applications with all supporting documents by no later than 6 June 2016.
Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is 30 June 2016.
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