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  Patrick Clough

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Personal Summary 

 A reliable, trustworthy and conscientious sales assistant who is able to multi-task, handle pressure, work as part of a team and most importantly inspire customers to make a purchase. I am customer service driven and able to deal with shoppers on a face to face basis in any fast paced retail environment. I treat every customer as an individual and have a positive approach to everything I do and am able to work effectively on my own or as part of a team. I am presently looking for a suitable sales assistant vacancy that offers plenty of variety and responsibility.

Key Skills 

· Compiling Figures

· Excellent correspondence and communication with customers

· Recording data

· Serving the general public 

· Cash handling

· Replenishing stock

· Computer literate in Microsoft packages

Work History -

PoundStretchers (June 2014 -August 2014)

 Retail Assistant. Two month placement. My duties included checking what needed stocking up on the shop floor and refilling it with our stock from the stock room either on my own or with a fellow colleague. I was also involved in making labels for the new items that arrive from delivery. I helped the customers who can not find items they need and I also made the stock look tidy and full.

British Heart Foundation (May 2014) 

 Shop Assistant. My duties included working on the till, dealing with customers queries. Merchandising the stock so the shop floor is presentable and neat. Sorting items out in the stock room and also steaming clothes so they are ready to be placed on the shop floor in good condition. 

SCOPE (January 2014 – February 2014)

 Shop Assistant. Work Experience as part of a course. Responsible for determining the needs of customers by talking to them and then showing them a range of suitable products. I was also responsible for contributing to the overall performance of the store by driving sales at every opportunity, I also had cleaning and merchandising duties.

Matalan (August 2010)

 Work experience set up via Job Centre. My duties included stock replenishments, cleaning the store to the managers expected  standard, helping customers find various items and moving shelves around the shop floor when items were being moved around. 

Nova (August 2010)

 Princes Trust scheme where I worked at the Nova for a week. I worked behind the bar serving customers, prepared food in the kitchens for the chef and cleaned the floors and windows of the establishment.

SCOPE (September 2008 – May 2010)

 A work Experience via Job Centre which lasted to December 2008 then I stayed on as a volunteer. My duties included cash handling on the till, sorting out stock that arrived ensuring the invoice was correct, merchandising the store to keep it presentable.

Barnardo's (May 2005 – September 2005)

 Volunteering that followed from work experience at school. Responsibilities included sorting stock and keeping the shop tidy to an acceptable standard.

 Education - Prestatyn High School (2001-2006)

Religious Studies - C

Science - C (Double Award)

English Language - D

Mathematics - C

Food Technology - D

Catering - D

Geography - D

History - E

Qualifications - 

Retail Knowledge Level 2

Retail Knowledge Level 1

BTEC Level 1

ECDL Module 1 

ECDL Module 2

ECDL Module 7

BCS Entry Level Award in Computer and Online basics (Entry 3)

Health and Safety Certificate

Food Hygiene

HSE Emergency 1st Aid Certificate (Level 2)

Food Safety And Hygiene (Level 2)

Hobbies & Interests

 I enjoy watching Basketball, Baseball and American Football at college and professional level. My other interests include reading, collecting comic books mainly from 1970s and retro games. I also take a great interest in music and enjoy listening to The Ramones, Marvin Gaye, Bowie & Prince.

Mortal Kombat Ninjas

 I am a fan of the Mortal Kombat series and in particular the Ninja brigade or if you prefer the palette swappers so I've decided to rank them now Liu Kang is a ninja I suppose but he isn't a palette swap so shall not find his way on my list.

Honorable Mention - Tremor - Tremor is only available to fight as on one Challenge Tower available on the PS3 version of Mortal Kombat which I don't have therefore I have no opinion on him.

8. Chameleon - 
 Played as him during my run on MK: Armageddon and basically in the first appearance of his he was akin to the original Reptile in that he had no moves of his own then in Armageddon he would still use other Ninja moves ie Sub Zeros ice charge and he'd change colour based on the character he was emulating, however he could go black without using any of Noobs moves, I just class Chameleon as a make up the numbers guy even though he has the best of the rest in one package I still prefer the originals as they say often duplicated never replicated.

7. Smoke
 7th place was a toss up but Smoke gets it based on the fact I hate his appearance in Mortal Kombat (9), his Uppercut (borrowed from Sektor) is really annoying as well. The original Smoke was a hidden fighter, akin to MK I's Reptile and you may remember he'd pop out behind a tree in the Living Forest level. In terms of fighting I just don't do very well, there's a couple of characters I just don't fare well as, although tidbit time Smoke is the only MK character I used to have a figure of.

6. Ermac
 The token telekinesis guy. One of the seemingly endless MK myths as his presence in MK I was suspected by fans but the ERMAC on-screen is explained here https://twitter.com/noobde/status/24679866951536640. However an Ermac character did debut in the third instalment and since then I have been okay as him but also find him to be a tough fight at times, his placing here is low but it's not to say I dislike the character it's just that the ones that follow him are just that little bit better for me.

5. Scorpion
 Arguably the face of the franchise but for me he sits in the 5th spot. Again I hate fighting him and don't care much for fighting as him as the ones remaining are always picked ahead of him and that's what matters for this list. His Spear move though is iconic in the series if not gaming as a whole. I like to think of this as 5th best rather than the 5th worst.

4. Noob Saibot
 Now is where it gets hard as I had originally put Noob 3rd but on seventh thoughts he gets bumped down one. Noob is the dead version of Sub Zero from MK I and has an uncredited appearance in MK: Annihilation as it is he who comes out of Ermac in the final fight. Now we're in the spots where I like fighting as all of these guys and though the #1 spot has been taken 2-4 are hard to pick. As Noob I can kick some heavy duty booty especially working his teleport slam into my combos. He was another secret fight from MK II and tidbit his name is the surnames of the creators Ed Boon and John Tobias backwards.

3. Rain
 The marmite of the MK world, as you can probably guess I fall on the love side. I am a Prince fan but that has no bearing here - he is purple after Purple Rain and he is Prince of Edenia. On MK 9 I use his Super Kick to lead into a Geyser Kick to great effect also his x-ray is the only one that can be hit no matter where the opponent is, He's considered a joke due to his origin but within the game he is pretty much a complete richard, in his MK 9 ending he turns on Raiden and takes over the realms after 'drowning Shao Kahn in his own blood' and he has a right 'tude problem,

2. Sub Zero
 The granddaddy of the Lin Kuei takes the #2 spot. He's been in every game since it's inception, I believe there's one other and it's not Scorpion so maybe Liu Kang but I don't think it is. When I think MK I think of this guy, I am counting Sub Zero I and Sub Zero II here. He is the owner of arguably the most famous of the Fatalities it being the Spine Rip one from MK I. It's great freezing people as you can start combos without them blocking.

1. Reptile
 Reptile slithers into the #1 spot as he's a Reptile get it? Whenever I pick up MK this is the guy or Saurian that I pick. He is also the most changed throughout the series as when he debuted in MK I, as a legendary hidden fighter he was a palette swap ninja then in MK 4 he was .... well I don't know what the hell happened there and by Deadly Alliance he was a lizard and also a bandaged reptile in Shaolin Monks, when I play MK 9 I choose the MK I attire. I fight better as him than anyone else I use which is part of the reason he gets the top spot also the fact that he's changed throughout the game is appealing as it means he is rarely the same as before, stating the obvious there I know.

Disappointing Things

- This is a list of things that have disappointed me, weather they were built up by public hype or just my own expectations. Is this inspired by Mt. Rushmore? Nope never seen it, is it inspired by Aladdin? Nope I enjoyed it, is it inspired by Liverpool's season? Nope don't support a football team. It is in fact inspired by .... the last DVD I bought.

The Wolf Of Wall Street (Film)

 This was the last DVD I bought and I'd heard of it which meant it must have been hyped up as it's usually only Comic films that enter my orbit. The film dragged for me and to be honest did get boring, I'm not saying it's a bad film like say Never Surrender, which was truly awful, but it certainly didn't live up to expectations. If I was watching this in the cinema I may of walked out.

Shawn Michaels Vs. Mr. Perfect (SummerSlam 1993 PPV)

 First wrestling mention in my Non Wrestling Blog this may cause the Rapture!! This was a self hype as it's Perfect Vs. HBK, though it would transpire in retrospect that Perfect was past his best really when compared to his Bret matches, the match itself was poor and if I remember right it had a naff ending possibly DQ or countout.

Watchmen (Film)
 This was all public hype as I had never heard of them, it was a graphic novel for those who don't know, and for me the movie itself was outshone by the opening credits which was very good and introduced me to the Bob Dylan song 'The Times They Are-A Changin', part of me thought that maybe it was a lack of knowledge of the characters that hindered my enjoyment but if anything that is better going into a film as then you have nothing to judge the film version against.

Gotham (TV Show)
 The fact that Batman himself wouldn't be in it was a plus for me as bar Lego Batman, who does make me laugh, I don't care for Batman himself, however I do love his villains but this show disappointed me overall. Really don't think that the Fish character fits in well. The general consensus is that Penguin is the best and I agree with that, All in all I don't mind missing an episode of Gotham which isn't a positive sign is it. The best way to get my attention is to give us The Riddler in the comics but I can't see that happening with Gotham's E. Nygma.

Will Smith as Deadshot (Movie Casting)
 Disappointing in the 'oh man now I'll still go but i'll be annoyed' as I can't stand Will Smith, as an actor this isn't about Will as a person at all. Will has connections to Gotham here w/ Jada and the Suicide Squad film has links to Wolf Of Wall Street through Margot Robbie, what a world we live in.

Channel 4 Not Renewing WWF Contract
 In 2000 Channel 4 broadcast the Royal Rumble PPV, but apparently after the Mae Young 'incident' shall we say, Channel 4 bosses there and then decided not to renew the deal which would end in 2001 so I still got to see Backlash 2000, Royal Rumble 2001, Backlash 2001, InVasion and Vengeance 2001 but I had to miss PPVs after that and at some point Sunday Night HeAt was moved to midnight so I'd have to sneak downstairs to watch it. Incidentally they did broadcast Fully Loaded and Armageddon 2000 but I missed them.

The General Perception Of The Spider-Man Films
 Now this is just personal thoughts on the films I'm not saying no-one elses opinion matters it's just for me the Spider-Man series, SM 1 - ASM 2, is looked down on and I don't think that's entirely fair. Spider-Man 3 was poor I agree with that but should the reputation of one film drag down an entire series of films? My main gripe with that film, as I believe is most peoples, is Venom. The modern MCU, Iron Man onwards, is held in high regard and whilst it is great that these characters exist in a shared universe that doesn't hide that fact for me that not all of the films have been great and for me Spider Man 2 beats Iron Mans 1 and 2, Thor, Captain America: The First Avenger hands down, that's not to say they were poor but Spider-Man 2 was better for me, though Iron Man 2 was awful. I enjoyed Amazing Spider-Man 1 and 2, though ASM2 ending as it did did annoy me, as well, and I wouldn't say Spider-Man 1 was awful by any means.

Borussia Dortmund Vs. VFL Wolfsburg

Bo Russia Doormouse are a franchise originating in Russia before moving to play in the GFL though they forgot you change the city name not the team name. VFL Wolfs Burger are allegedly named as such as one time someone in the local area shouted that's a Very F***ing Large Wolfs Burger and hence VFL Wolfs Burger were born.

 Bo Russia hit the net first through Pierre-Emerick Aubaneyang, who is a unique fusion of 3 footballing brothers though the only downside is he takes up three roster spots in one go, but Wolfs Burger levelled through former Chel Sea 6th man Kevin D. Boing who hit a Free Field Goal attempt.

 Ciro Immobile shocked all by scoring from the 20 yard line, shocking as his name suggests he rarely moves much but Wolfs Burger levelled through Naldo, the 1/2 brother of Ronaldo, hit a headscore to gain a tie for the road team. Bo Russia remain a lottery team whilst Wolfs Burger retain the #2 spot in the conference though still are far behind the leaders the Bayern Muchers.

Tottenham Vs. Newcastle

 This game is part of the League Cup Bowl, Tottenham Hot Spurs have four rings from this competition. Tottenham Hot Spurs are named as such after a cowboy was spotted aflame in the Tottenham area and Newcastle are Magpies as the players are historically in awe of shiny things.

 Rookie Magpies goaltender Jak Airwicks error allowed Bendaleg to put the Hot Spurs up one possession before Chad-Valley fired in just 36 seconds after the Magpies had kicked off the 2nd quarter of play giving Hot Spurs and Two-Zip advantage.

 Kane, apparently taking a break from the WWE, made it a three possession game then Hot Spurs 6th Man El Dorado, named so after his favourite US Soap, came on and scored the fourth, he replaced Kane who had to return to US for a house show appearance the next night.

 Hot Spurs will now face Sheriffs United, out of Yorkshire in the Final Four. The other two teams are the Liver Pools and Chel Sea.

Everton Vs. QPR

Everton Toffees 3 -1 The Queen's Park Rangers

 Ross Barclays', is he sponsored by the bank like when Baseball player Bobby Subway sold his name rights? brilliant 1st period zinger got the Toffees off to a 1 - Zip start with a great drive from the 20 yard line after starting the play within his own 50!
 Kevin Meerkatas deflected field goal attempt made it 2 and Oh for the Toffees out of Everton before Steven Nay Smith, so his name is Smith then, made it a 3 possession lead in the bottom of the 1st heading Aaaaaaadun McGiddy's high lateral pass.
 Bobbys' Amora finish from the low post after Tim, a player so good he's earned first name status ie LeBron, Kobe etc. deflected a pass into his direction but it came too late for QPR.

Everton Toffees have a 5-6-5 record on the season putting them 10th in the Premier Division of the English Conference leaping their parent team the Liver Pools putting them at mid level in the pennant race maybe they can squeeze in at a low seed in the race to face the winners of the Scottish Conference.

 The Queen's Park Rangers slip to 18th which gives them a better percentage in getting a lottery pick in the draft, the best team in college ball this season is Born Mouth Cherries who sit atop the Championship Division.

 A quick note about The Queen's Park Rangers as I feel it is unfair on them as a part time team, their main job in the week is being Rangers of the Queens Parks which gives them little time to train as a team giving the other teams an advantage though there are two teams tanking worse and both seem to be of French origin the Burn Le Clarets and Les Turd Foxes.

Man Utd Vs. Liverpool

Old Trafford - Manchester, Greater Manchester - Manchester Red Devils 3 - 0 Liver Pool

 Pools cornerback Raheem Sterling I believe in his sophomore or junior year and rocking the 90s Will Smith, missed a host of chances so will Head Coach Rodgers bench him or maybe fire his offensive coordinator? Apparently the Devils Goalstop David De-Heya was in fine form.

 Manchester broke the tie when Rooney swept home a cross-pitch pass to put the Devils up One-Zip during the 1st half of play then the Devils made it a two possession game as One Matter hit nothing but net with a Headshot but was apparently offside so why didn't Coach Rodgers throw a flag hang on all scoring plays are meant to be reviewed what is up with these officials?

 Robin VanPercy hit a 3rd unanswered point for the Devils out of Manchester to give the Devils the Shut out win over fierce rivals Pool.

Manchester now have a record on the season of 9-4-3 putting their win ratio at just over .500, wow 4 games still tied at the end of OT. They sit in the 3rd spot of the Premier Division with Chel Sea still dominating the division and in top spot for the pennant race.

 Liver Pool have another notch in the L column putting them at 6-3-7 and a mid-division team with little hopes of claiming the pennant, they shouldn't of traded Louis Suarez in pre-season, though they are far from a lottery team in my opinion.

Pre-Match Coach Rodgers benched Simon Mini-Ole who I believe shares his name with a mini wrestler from Lucha Libre, I believe he has been sent to their D-League team the Everton Toffees.