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Position Available High-level secretary needed for a firm located in central Los Angeles. Applicants should have good communication skills, reasonable computer skills and be able to type 80 wpm. The ability to speak French and Spanish is an advantage. Applicants must have 3-5 years’ experience with at least two years as secretary to top management. Applicants should be prepared to work with high-level contacts while presenting a calm and pleasant demeanor. Send resume and cover letter together with two references to RTS International, Box 1244, Los Angeles CA. RTS International Box 1244 Los Angeles CA April 1, 2005 Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing in reply to your advertisement for a secretarial position which I saw in the Gazette on Monday. After my graduation from secretarial school, I worked for a number of local companies for a-round four years, and developed my secretarial skills. I can type 100 wpm, and I speak good Spanish, as well as basic French, which I am keen to improve. For the last two years I have been the personal assistant td the president of QBC, an Internet shipping company. I enjoy my work, but I am looking for more of a challenge. I’ m sure that your company can provide me with that challenge. I look forward to hearing from you. Yours sincerely, Miriam Masters Statements: [*]

Apartment for Rent Modern studio apartment located 10 minutes from shops and subway 2 bedrooms, kitchen, living/dining room, bathroom, balcony Centrally heated (gas)Suit young couple or professional person Part furnishing can be arranged Rent $ 985 a month plus utilities Deposit + 1 month’s rent in advance No pets Available mid-March Contact Karim on 555 2345 Email; Karim98@s_mail.com To: Karim98@s_mail.com From; Kelvin Adams (kelheart2@ s_mail. com) I saw your advertisement in the local newspaper. I’ m very interested in the apartment, for myself and my fianc6. We are currently living in Westside, but are looking for something closer to the town center, and I think your place would be ideal. I was hoping to be able to arrange a visit sometime next week. Monday would be the best day for us, but we can be flexible. In the advertisement, you mention that the place could be partly furnished. We have a little furniture ourselves, but probably not enough for a two-bedroom place. Could you possibly tell us what inventory is likely to be included with the apartment? I would also really appreciate it if you could send us a couple of pictures of thee bedroom and living/dining room, as well as some directions as to how to get there. Thank you very much in advance. Yours, Kelvin Adams

Novels, magazines, and newspapers—many people read these in their spare time. These days it is easy for most of us to get hold of the latest books or magazines. We can go to bookstores, order them through the Internet, or borrow them from the local library. Now imagine having to walk miles and miles through a hot sandy desert just to borrow a book. This is the reality for people living in the villages of the Garissa region of Kenya in East Africa [*] In 2006, librarian Wycliffe Oluoch used to spend each day waiting for people to come to borrow some of the 24, 000 books in his library in Garissa. The library had no shortage of books, but people weren’t coming to read them. It was too much effort to walk through the desert just to borrow books. Oluoch racked his brain for ways to attract people into the library. After a lot thought, he hit upon a great idea. If people wouldn t come to the library, then he would have to take the library to them. Oluoch strapped boxes of books onto the backs of camels and invented the Mobile Camel Library. Starting with three camels in 2006, but more recently expanding the service to six camels, the Mobile Camel Library serves over one million people. Twice a month, the camel library can be seen carrying books all around the Garissa region. These hard-working animals need little water and can altogether carry up to 1, 200 kilograms of books across the sands. A librarian, a library assistant , a herdsman and a lookout all travel with the camels. The lookout helps protect the books from thieves. The children of Garissa love the camel library and appreciate Oluoch’s efforts. Eleven-year-old Mohamud Mohamed reads his library books carefully and always returns them on time. He knows the Garissa library punishes people for losing books, just like any other library. However, the punishment is very stiff compared to that of other libraries. If someone in a village loses a book, the camel library stops visiting the village.