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Small Wind Energy Development and Promotion in Rural Areas (SWEDPRA) Project
Project details
Implementing Agency and Partnering Organizations:DIM, UNDP, State Academy of Science, State Commission of Science and Technology
The goal of this project is the reduction of the annual growth rate of GHG emissions from fossil fuel using activities through the removal of major barriers to the development and widespread implementation of small-scale wind energy systems (SWES) to replace part of the current fossil fuel use in the DPRK. This is carried out by assisting the nascent wind energy sector on the road to full-scale commercialization and improving the domestic market (particularly the rural areas), as well as the potentially viable foreign market, for locally manufactured SWES units.
Project Components:
- Wind Energy Resource Assessment
- Wind Energy Technology Information and Awareness Enhancement
- Development of Domestic and Overseas Market for Locally-made SWES
- SWES Design Improvement
- SWES Manufacturing Improvement
- SWES Technology Demonstration
- Energy Planning and Policy Formulation
Expected Outputs:
- Assessed wind characteristics and energy potentials in the country and improved local capacity to carry out wind energy assessments on a regular basis after the project.
- Widely disseminated feasibility and benefits of wind energy technology applications to potential users in the country.
- Established market for locally made SWES units and promoted both domestically and abroad.
- Compliance of locally made SWES units with internationally acceptable quality and performance standards.
- Improved manufacturing of locally made SWES units towards internationally accepted production practices and standards.
- Installed, operated and monitored optimally designed and manufactured SWES units in selected sites.
- Integration of energy planning and policy making into the country's development planning system.
Project Status:Under Implementation
Barrier Removal for the Widespread Commercialization of Energy-Efficient CFC-Free Refrigerators in China
Project details
Implementing Agency:UNOPS/China National Environmental Protection Agency
Implementing Agency and Partnering Organizations:State Environmental Protection Administration of China (SEPA), UNOPS/China National Environmental Protection Agency; United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs; China Ministry of Finance (MOF); SEPA Foreign Economic Cooperation Office; China National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC); China State General Administration for Quality Supervision, Inspection, and Quarantine (AQSIQ); China National Institute of Standardization (CNIS); China State Administration of Internal Trade (SAIT); China Household Electric Appliance Association (CHEAA); China Household Electric Appliance Research Institute (CHEARI); China Certification Center for Energy Conservation Products (CECP); Collaborative labeling and Appliance Standards Program (CLASP: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Energy Engineering (UMd CEEE)
From 1980 to 1995, residential power use rose from 3% to 12% of the total electricity consumption in China. This growth has been driven by an explosive increase in household appliance use in which refrigerators account for approximately half of all electricity consumption in urban households. Production of household refrigerators in China has doubled since 1990, rising from 4.63 million units in 1990 to 9.28 million in 1996, making China the country with the second highest number of refrigerators in the world.
Project Components:
Supported by Global Environment Facility (GEF), the project has improved energy efficiency and reduced GHG emissions by removing barriers to the widespread commercialization of energy-efficient refrigerators. It successfully combined elements of "technology push" by providing a combination of training, technical resources and financial incentives to induce refrigerator manufacturers to increase the efficiency of the household refrigerators they produce; and "market pull" by preparing and developing the consumer market through a combination of standards, labeling, an information campaign, to accept and purchase in quantity the energy-efficient refrigerators produced.
UNDP's partners on this project included the State Environmental Protection Administration, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 16 refrigerator manufacturers and 10 compressors manufacturers. The participating manufacturers produced 70% of refrigerators and compressors in China.
Expected Outputs:
Achievements of the project include:
- An increase of nearly 29% in the weighted-average efficiency of household refrigerators produced in China between 1999 and 2005, as well as impressive improvements in refrigeration compressor efficiency.
- Reduction of 11 million tonnes of CO2 emissions by 2005, and will result in a total of 42 million tonnes of CO2 emission reduction by 2010.
- Cumulative CO2 emissions reduction over the life of the project total 170 million tonnes of CO2 for refrigerators produced through 2005 and 630 million tonnes of CO2 for refrigerators produced through 2010 will be reduced.
- Successful implementation of an award winning public awareness campaign on energy efficient refrigerators.
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Project Status:Completed in December 2006
Approaching community adaptation to climate change holistically by using multiple coping strategies
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Implementing Agency:Creative Entrepreneurs Solutions (CES)
Implementing Agency and Partnering Organizations:UNDP, the Small Grants Programme (SGP), UN Volunteers, Other partners include Green Life Trust, Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Forestry, Agronomic Board, Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden).
Project Components:
This CBA project's goal is the pilot implementation of six coping strategies to climate change vulnerability that can be duplicated on a large scale in other similar communities. It has been prepared by a small NGO, Creative Entrepreneurs Solutions (CES), through a participatory process involving different sectors of the communities.:
- Water security (flood and rain water harvesting for irrigation, livestock and fish farming); Food security (sustainable agricultural practices and land degradation combating) such as:
- Irrigated vegetable production 9using harvested flood and rain water), and
- Improved dry land crop production through soil improving management strategies such as composting, bio char, crop rotation and conservation agriculture;
- Flood and drought resistant crops (improved drought resistant mahangu varieties, mushroom, rice and sweet stem sorghum) for human nutrition sources as well as fodder security for livestock/chicken/fish fodder to boos availability of protein nutrition and incomes;
- Energy efficient stoves and renewable energy in combination with agro forestry/general reforestation and improved natural resource management;
- Awareness building interventions on climate change, coping strategies, global warming and nutrition needs.
Expected Outputs:
The project seeks to achieve its goal through the following activities:
- Building awareness of climate change, coping strategies and nutrition needs whilst supporting the social mobilization of community members into Self Help Groups
- Ensuring water security with flood and rain water harvesting for agricultural irrigation, livestock and fish farming
- Ensuring food security by using sustainable agricultural practices and methods that protect against land degradation such as irrigated vegetable production (supporting HIV/AIDS affected families) using harvested flood and rain water
- Improved dry land crop production through the introduction of improved soil conservation methods such as composting (rehabilitation of degraded soil by using natural fertilizer), bio char, crop rotation and conservation agriculture such as CONTILL
- Increased usage of improved drought and flood resistant crops such as pearl millet varieties (the national staple food referred to locally as 'mahangu'), rice, mushroom and sweet stem sorghum for human nutrition and fodder security for livestock, chicken and fish to boost availability of protein nutrition and incomes
- Energy efficient stoves and agroforestry in combination with general reforestation techniques
From the above activities, the proposed project will contribute to the development of adaptive strategies in response to climate change. They will help sustain food security and income generation with no adverse impacts to the land or other natural resources.
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Project Status:Under implementation
Energy Efficiency Project
Project details
Implementing Agency:World Bank
Implementing Agency and Partnering Organizations:World Bank, Argentine Republic
The development objective of the Energy Efficiency Project is to increase the efficiency in the use of energy by developing a sustainable and growing market for energy efficiency services and equipment in Argentina.
The project consists of three components: the first is development of the Argentina Energy Efficiency Fund.
This includes two activities: (a) the development of a pipeline of energy efficiency projects, to be financed through a grant facility; and (b) the development of the Argentina Energy Efficiency Fund (AEEF).
Project Status:Active
The China Climate Change Partnership FrameworkSubmitted by JulianneBG on Wed, 2010-06-09 03:37
Implementing Agency and Partnering Organizations:
Since 1978, China has grown by around 9% per annum. It has lifted 400 million people out of poverty and become the world's fourth largest economy. But it remains a developing country with GDP per capita of $1,740 and 135 million people still living on less than $1/day. And its unprecedented growth has led to it becoming one of the most environmentally stressed countries in the world. In particular, China will soon be the world's top emitter of GHGs.
Project Components:
Climate change presents a challenge to global achievement of MDGs and sustaining hard won gains of developing countries. Given implications for development, climate change mitigation and adaptation have become a primary challenge and the ability of the world to avoid future crises rests on the ability of China to take targeted actions to mitigate climate change. This programme implements the new National Strategy through national policy/legal measures and improved local capacities and partnerships for financing and technology. It aims to ensure that vulnerable communities– including the world's biggest rural population – can adapt to climate impacts.
Expected Outputs:
The programme seeks to deliver a shift in climate change policies in China, in both public and private sectors, and to develop innovative models and pilot projects requested by our Chinese partners with a view to scaling-up in the future. Through the resulting national policies and local models, climate risks will increasingly be mainstreamed into development, and adaptation actions will be commenced in priority provinces and sectors.
There are three key outcomes under the programme:
**1)** Mainstreaming climate change mitigation and adaptation into national and sub-national policies, planning and investment frameworks.
1.1. Improved policies and partnerships at national level to mainstream climate change mitigation and adaptation into policy frameworks.
1.2. UN-business partnerships and new 'green' financing mechanisms to mainstream climate change and energy into investment frameworks and business practices.
**2)** Innovative partnerships and technologies to increase local access to sustainable energy.
2.1. Innovative models at local level for energy efficiency.
2.2. Innovative models at local level for renewable energy and clean coal.
**3)** Accelerated action by China on climate change adaptation.
3.1. Climate proofing of poverty reduction programmes in less developed areas of Western China.
3.2. Policies and capacities developed to manage environmental health issues from climate change.
3.3. Capacities enhanced and policies developed for understanding and adapting to impacts of water supply changes on China's environment and development.
3.4. Enhanced strategies for climate proofed and environmentally sound agricultural production.
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Financing Amount:
Cofinancing Total:
Total Amounts:
Edward Clarence-Smith
Khalid Malik
Steven Sabey
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP)Submitted by andrea on Wed, 2010-01-13 10:02
Implementing Agency and Partnering Organizations:
To better coordinate existing and planned assistance to infrastructure, the Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility (PRIF) is being established. AusAID is providing funding for REEEP's activities in the Pacific region for 3 years from 2008/09.
Through PRIF, AusAID is working with other donors and organisations in the region to provide support for increased and equitable access to reliable and affordable energy.
Project Status:
Financing Amount:
Cofinancing Total:
Brian Dawson
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Regional Secretariat South East Asia and Pacific
Clean Energy Council
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Southbank VIC 3006
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Advancing Sustainable Development - Qatar National Vision 2030Submitted by andrea on Tue, 2009-10-20 08:29
Qatar's Second Human Development Report underscores major environmental challenges that Qatar faces and that need to be appropriately resolved, particularly achieving water security, reducing carbon emissions and increasing energy efficiency, and mitigating risks that threaten the safety of the marine environment. The Report argues that assessing the severity of risks and handling required change will entail mobilizing resources, coordinating efforts and putting appropriate policy and regulatory frameworks in place.
Guatemala - National CommunicationSubmitted by andrea on Fri, 2009-06-19 20:50
Key Vulnerabilities
- Agriculture/Food Security
- Water Resources
- Public Health
- Land Resources
Potential Adaptation Measures
El escenario bioclimático de la línea base fue construido a partir de la zona de vida elaboradas por De la Cruz; entre el escenario base y las zonas de vida se presentan diferencias en el tipo y cobertura vegetal. El escenario de la línea base es una aproximación conceptual donde se presentan zonas bioclimáticas identificadas y definidas a partir de datos del clima proporcionados por los escenarios climáticos.


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I have strep throat and am taking penicillin VK 500 mg 2 times a day. Are there any foods, medications, or supplements that should be avoided while taking penicillin, especially Maalox, simethicone, St. John's Wort, tyrosine, vitamins, Coenzyme Q10, probitics?A: Penicillin VK (Pen-Vee K) is an antibiotic that is approved for Streptococcus pyogenes, or "strep", infections. According to current data available, no contraindication or warning exists that would prevent someone from taking Maalox (aluminum-magnesium hydroxide), simethicone, St. John's Wort, therapeutic multivitamins, Coenyzme Q10, probiotic (such as lactobacillus) while prescribed penicillin VK. Although, to maximize absorption of the antibiotic, it should be administered on an empty stomach. This typically means taking the medication one hour before or two hours after eating. While not specifically mentioned, absorption could also be affected by other medications, so the same recommendations apply to them as well. Jeff O'Connell, PharmD Back to Top
If a person is allergic to amoxicillin, would they also be allergic to all penicillins?A: Amoxicillin is an antibiotic that belongs to the penicillin class of drugs. It fights bacteria in your body and is used to treat many different types of infections caused by bacteria, such as ear infections, bladder infections, pneumonia, gonorrhea, and E. coli or salmonella infection. Adverse reactions or side effects can occur with any drug. These can range from mild and bothersome to severe and life-threatening. True drug allergies are not as common, but are more likely with certain classes of drugs, including antibiotics. Most drug allergies have symptoms such as rash, hives, and itching. A more severe allergic reaction, called anaphylaxis, can have those symptoms along with swelling of the lips, tongue, or throat, wheezing or difficulty breathing, dizziness, nausea, and vomiting. This is not a complete list of symptoms that can occur with anaphylaxis. If a person has a true drug allergy to amoxicillin, he should not take any of the antibiotics in the penicillin class. These include ampicillin (Omnipen, Principen), dicloxacillin (Dycill, Dynapen), oxacillin (Bactocill), penicillin (Beepen-VK, Ledercillin VK, Pen-V, Pen-Vee K, Pfizerpen, V-Cillin K, Veetids), and others. The cephalosporins are a class of antibiotics that is related to the penicillins. This class includes antibiotics such as Ceclor, Ceftin, Duricef, Keflex, and others. People who are allergic to a penicillin antibiotic need to let their doctor know before taking a cephalosporin antibiotic. For most people with a penicillin allergy, taking a cephalosporin is not a problem. However, about 1 in 10 people with a penicillin allergy, will have an allergic reaction to a cephalosporin antibiotic. This is called cross-reactivity. Sarah Lewis, PharmD Back to Top
Could taking penicillin cause black stools and black vomiting?A: Penicillin is the name for a class of antibiotics that all have their origin in the Penicillium mold. The discovery of the penicillins is credited to Alexander Fleming in 1928. These are the first true antibiotics, but they were not in widespread use until 1940. Penicillins are used in the treatment of bacterial infections. The most common side effects with penicillin are nausea, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, fever, a swollen black or "hairy" tongue, thrush (white patches or inside your mouth or throat), rash, and hives. The last two, rash and hives, along with wheezing, are usually symptoms of an allergic reaction. Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat. A search of the prescribing information for penicillin did not specifically list black stools or black vomiting as side effects. There are a number of causes of black stools that have been identified. One known cause of both black stool and black vomit is blood, which could indicate the presence of an ulcer or other condition. It would be most prudent for someone experiencing these symptoms to contact their doctor fairly soon. This is not a complete list of the side effects associated with penicillin. Gregory Latham, RPh Back to Top
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A firefighter was injured Monday after firefighters responded to an abandoned house on fire at 1506 E. Commerce Avenue.
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Firefighters arrived to find the entire house engulfed in flames but were able to control and extinguish the blaze within minutes, Wright said.
As a firefighter searched the inside of the house after the flames were out, he slipped and fell into a hole in the floor, Wright said, and injured his back.
"He stepped in a hole when they were in there doing a primary search," Wright said. "He injured his back, it's not life threatening but he's in some pain."
The cause of the fire is still under investigation but Wright said there's a good chance the fire was set but he is unsure if it was intentional.
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The abandoned house has caught fire before, he said, the last time in 2009.
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Chris Davis' first-half power surge made him one popular All-Star.
Baltimore's first baseman with the cool nickname "Crush" slugged his way past Detroit's Triple Crown winner Miguel Cabrera in the final week to claim the most fan votes in All-Star game balloting. Washington outfielder Bryce Harper used a final push to win a spot in the National League's starting lineup.
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Davis finished with 8,272,243 fan votes to edge Cabrera, who had 8,013,874. Davis has 85 RBIs, matching his career high and only three fewer than Cabrera. But he has hit 33 homers, seventh best before the break in big league history -- he has a week to catch Barry Bond's 39.
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Nokia patents foldable battery
Last year, we told you about a flexible cell made by the Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology. Last month, we showed you how far LG has gone in order to make batteries that power flexible handsets. One of LG's ideas is the curved battery which the company is using now to power its curved LG G Flex phone.
Someday we might have a phone that folds to the size of a Post-it note and then expands to the size of a regular smartphone. For something like that to be feasible, it will have to be powered by a battery that can handle the change in sizes, and still offer enough juice to run a power hungry device.
'In current portable electronic devices, to have a curved and aesthetically pleasing form factor, space is generally wasted between the battery and a case making the portable electronic device seem larger and a result may be less appealing,'
'Additionally, there may also be wasted space between the internal components and the case and/or between certain internal components.'"-Nokia patent application
Nokia receives patent for foldable battery
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1. microsoftnokiawin (Posts: 1044; Member since: 30 Mar 2012)
Fun Fact in everyday today smartphones the oldest piece of technology is are the li ion batteries back on topic i will be interested to see how does goes
4. Finalflash (Posts: 1913; Member since: 23 Jul 2013)
Not really excited by the fact that more generic looking patents are being handed out to companies under the control of patent hungry dinosaur corporations (MS not Nokia). Can't wait for the court battles next decade. It's so sad, every time a new invention is shown its more about who can patent horde around it more than who will make something amazing out of it.
5. Shatter (Posts: 2031; Member since: 29 May 2013)
Nokia is just as bad at Apple with patents.
6. mousesports (Posts: 260; Member since: 28 Feb 2013)
you are patetich !
14. alterecho (Posts: 1092; Member since: 23 Feb 2012)
AFTER they were touched by that troja...Elop. As far as i've noticed, they've started the patent attacks only after adopting Microsoft's Windows Phone.
16. cc3493 (Posts: 155; Member since: 06 Jul 2013)
as they should be. They have a right to make people pay for use of their ideas and innovation, so does apple. It prevents copying too, which is better for the consumer cause i dont want to go to a store and see all the same looking phones from different OEMS.
21. rusticguy (Posts: 2828; Member since: 11 Aug 2012)
And that too when Apple copied everyone else starting from xerox.
24. zdprince (Posts: 23; Member since: 10 May 2013)
As far as I know, Apple is the patent hungry corporation and not Microsoft. Microsoft with wisdom signs wise agreements with these companies where they are unable to sue Microsoft but at the same time keep paying millions to Microsoft. Instead of Apple and Samsung applying the same trick they go to court. Now that Microsoft is buying Nokia, yes, it has to make sure that all those who were cheating Nokia on patents and continue to do so are brought to books. I do not see anything wrong with that since any wise business entity will do the same.
2. akki20892 (Posts: 3661; Member since: 04 Feb 2013)
3. ArtSim98 (Posts: 3353; Member since: 21 Dec 2012)
I will never forget Nokia!
7. Sire3008 (Posts: 87; Member since: 26 Sep 2013)
Way to go Nokia. Sue Apple for billions of dollars if they try to come near the folding battery thingy. Apple started this nonsense 'rounded corner' LOL
8. woodshop20 (Posts: 459; Member since: 14 Sep 2013)
Actually Nokia is suing WITH Apple (and Microsoft, Sony, RIM) against Google, Samsung, HTC, Huawei etc. for infringing on their patents.
Nokia and Microsoft are just as annoying as Apple in terms of patent trolling.
10. hemedans (Posts: 240; Member since: 01 Jun 2013)
that is a lie, nokia is not part of rockstar, only microsoft, apple, sony, rim and erricson are part of rockstar
11. woodshop20 (Posts: 459; Member since: 14 Sep 2013)
Oh, whoops, misread. You're right.
But unfortunately Nokia will soon be a part of Microsoft the patent troll ;'(
13. Gemmol (Posts: 564; Member since: 09 Nov 2011)
no the lumia line will be part of microsoft, not the name Nokia, and they only borrowing the part of nokia that make phones and their patents for a few years, it is not a direct buy out.....
17. cc3493 (Posts: 155; Member since: 06 Jul 2013)
Actually, no. Their patents are still owned by them but they are licensing it to Microsoft for quite a sum of money, i think they're licensing it for too cheap to MS.
22. deewinc (Posts: 192; Member since: 21 Feb 2013)
Hahaha..which patents? Samsung paid for them all.
9. GrapeEyes (Posts: 248; Member since: 01 Sep 2013)
Nokia are coming back in a massive way!!!
Nokia Lumia 1520 lets get startedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v
12. Bopbeak (Posts: 3; Member since: 20 Sep 2013)
Are we seeing the battery for nokia morph?
15. janjhel1907 (Posts: 11; Member since: 21 Jun 2013)
its easy to create foldable battery, just make tiny batteries then connect it with flexible copper wires connect it in series then BOOM!!!
18. cc3493 (Posts: 155; Member since: 06 Jul 2013)
You go do it then....
19. harigrg33 (Posts: 165; Member since: 20 May 2013)
If he do that thn there will be a sound booom
20. Tumaini (Posts: 24; Member since: 24 Sep 2013)
Go Nokia.. Make us smile with clean,stunning,excited,..tech
23. kosal (Posts: 15; Member since: 19 Oct 2013)
Its not necessary for Samsung nor LG to have foldable batteries as you fold the display the other half would be normal... So i don't think that to be a big issue... But sure the concept was cool enough for others to try in the same in a different manner without infringing this patent
25. merihmn (Posts: 5; Member since: 21 Aug 2012)
Morph !! they said after 7 years so .. 2015


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There are no hard and fast rules for freelancing.
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I started out as a freelance photographer. That was circa two days before dirt was invented. I've been a this a while.
Later on, I was a traditional graphic designer, focusing on print. These service offerings evolved over the years and now I provide my clients with a singular voice for their marketing efforts.
These days, I provide my clients with three things – graphic and web design, writing, and marketing consulting.
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For the majority of projects, I base my fee on my current rate of $85 per hour.
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My very first freelance client was a cosmetics company. I had just gotten out of art school and needed some work.
Trying to land an assistant gig was pretty much impossible. But, I was young, bold and reasonably stupid. I'd call anybody.
One afternoon, I picked up the phone and called the photography buyer at J. Walter Thompson in New York.
I was living in Florida at the time. I was stunned, and delighted, that she granted me a meeting. I drove up there, showed my book and looked around her office.
There were portfolios from the floor to the ceiling. Tons of them. She was wonderfully polite and said my stuff was nice … but to give her a call in a few years.
After that, I approached a cosmetics company in a similar fashion. I called them out of the blue and was connected with their marketing manager.
At the time, I didn't know jack about sales call protocol. I said something to the effect of, "Can I show you my book? I'm really good."
But, hey. It worked.
I shot their ads, catalog sheets, annual report and such.
Then, their in-house art director left the company. The marketing manager asked me if I wanted the job. I was about to get married and thought the idea of a steady pay was a brilliant thought.
So, I moved from photography into graphic design.
I saw my work in the pages of major magazines, on billboards, in slick brochures and became really full of myself. Subsequent years have returned me to my senses though. Nonetheless, it was amazingly fun.
The lesson you should take from all this nonsense, is to not be afraid. Make the call.
The worst thing that going to happen is the prospect will say, "Eh … no."
But they just might say yes.
And, when you're just starting out, there's really not a lot of other stuff to do, other than play solitaire and look at cool designer websites.
It's all about networking and building relationships
After twelve years of learning on the job, I started Tortorella Design.
In the very beginning, it was just my former wife and me. Fortunately, she's a brilliant salesperson.
We made loads and loads of calls. However, my first decent client came from being an Ad Club member. It was a bank who needed somebody to handle the impossible project.
And so, we did. One thing lead to another. People talk. We got more work.
The lesson here is to network and get visible. Then, when you land a gig, under promise and over deliver. Way over.
There are times when a new freelancer finds themself in the position of needing to turn a paycheck quickly.
In my experience, the best way to find a client and have them sign on the dotted line is networking and making phone calls.
What to say when you start networking
Meeting someone at an event and saying, "Hi. I'm really good. How about hiring me?" usually won't work.
Most people you meet will already have a supplier or no immediate need … likely both. That means something has to change before you have an opportunity to get a foot in the door. There needs to be some sort of falling out, the impossible project their current supplier isn't in a position to handle, a change in personnel, and so on.
In addition, most folks won't simply buy from just anybody. There needs to be a relationship and trust. People buy from people and, usually, people they like.
The goal is to become a valued resource that your prospect finds they can't live without. Here are some strategies that have worked for me:
- When attending networking opportunities, seek out low-stress venues. Rather than an event that's billed as a networking gathering, consider an educational opportunity such as a seminar or workshop. It's often easier to make connections when people aren't on their guard about being bombarded by people shoving business cards in their face. Low-stress environments allow you the opportunity to strike up a conversation much easier.
- With workshops, seminars, business club or association meetings, it's important to make yourself visible. That can mean asking a speaker a well thought-out question, wearing something memorable, but not over the top, or working on a committee or project. For example, working on a committee, or better yet, chairing one, gives people an opportunity to see how you work and get a taste of your leadership and organizational skills.
- The quickest way to find a client is by picking up the phone and calling pretty much everybody you've met in your entire life. Prospecting for new business is no time to be bashful. Calling business contacts is obviously important, but personal ones can also yield results. These people know other people. People who just might need what you're selling.
- If you're a one-man freelancing show, then say so. Sometimes, my cohorts and I put together project teams so the client got the benefit of a larger firm, but without all the waste. I don't believe in telling a prospect you're something that you're not. It can often come back to bite you. They all knew we were individual freelancers.
Making first contact
Once you find someone that may be interested in your services, it's important to reach out and get the communication flowing.
Here is an example of an email that I used to make the first contact awhile back.
Dear ___,
What's important to you? Odds are, is not a slick new typeface or flashy presentation. That cool paper the mill is pushing probably isn't at the top of your list either. Neither is a lot of design and marketing jargon that says little and tends to just cloud the real issues.
I'll bet it's a successful project – one that exceeds its goals and makes you look good – that's really important. I'll bet you're much more interested in smooth workflow, easy access to your team and a marketing communications project that's completed on-time and, preferably under your budget.
Tortorella Design is small group that's nimble and effective. Our group has worked with both Fortune 500 and mid-size companies to develop pragmatic solutions to their communication challenges. We'd like to work with [company name] as well.
I would like the opportunity to talk with you about your goals for the remainder of [year]. Perhaps there's a good fit. I will call later this week to arrange a brief (15-20 minute) meeting at your convenience.
I've adapted this format for some of my clients over the years and it has worked pretty well.
Generating referrals
A large part of your referral system should be educating your clients and colleagues as to what you're looking for when it comes to referrals.
How do you qualify prospects?
That's the information you need to communicate to potential referrers. Your list might include the type of project, industry, size of the prospect, whether they can pay your fees, location and similar information.
Some folks fear that by getting too specific, they run the risk of closing the door on referrals. Not so. In fact, the better you can define what you're seeking, the easier it is for folks to refer you to the right contacts. If you're too vague or broad in describing what you're seeking, your contacts will struggle to match you with their contacts.
Also, it will erode your positioning. If you say, "Any small to mid-size company is a prospect for us!"
Your contact hears, "We're plain vanilla. There's really no good reason to hire us over the other guy."
This is especially important to consider for associates who haven't worked with you directly.
Asking for testimonials
A first cousin to the mighty referral is the tantalizing testimonial. Like referrals, they don't usually happen on their own.
A client may think you're the next best thing to sliced bread at the end of a project, but your impression on their memory fades quickly until they need you again.
As such, a bit of gentle prodding is in order to generate a great testimonial or referral.
Consider making it a practice to send off an email at the close of a successful project. A handwritten note can be even better since they're a rarity in these days of email, texting and instant messaging.
Here's an example of what I usually send:
Good day Jack,
I had a great time working on ____ and was more than delighted to learn it produced a 35% increase in sales for you.
As you're likely aware, referrals and testimonials are the life blood of my business. I'd appreciate it if you would take a few spare minutes to email me some of your thoughts about the project and its results, along with your experience of working with me.
I use client testimonials in my promotional efforts, such as on my site, e-newsletter and print materials. With your permission, I'll add your comments, name and company, along with a link to your site. Rest assured that whenever I have the opportunity to talk up your company or make a referral, I will.
Speaking of referrals, I would appreciate it if you could pass along the name of a colleague who you believe would benefit from a similar email campaign. Like your company, my primary niche is medium-sized companies with seventy-five or more employees that offer products and service which complement, but not compete with, your business.
Thanks for your help. It's clients like you who make my job truly rewarding. I look forward to working with you again! We need to get together for lunch when you have a chance. On me, of course.
All the best,
P.S. I know your schedule is hectic, to say the least. If it would be easier for me to write a testimonial and email it to you for any changes and your approval, consider it done.
Putting it all together
Make the quest for referrals and testimonials a part of your marketing mix.
Add these tasks to your calendar and set up reminders. Scour LinkedIn and other social media sites for connections. Whenever possible and appropriate, educate your clients, colleagues and contacts as to what you're looking for in prospects and referrals.
It may take some time to get your system up and running like a well-oiled machine, but phone calls, making appointments, generating referrals and networking are still the fastest ways to generate new business.
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"During a fundraiser a country club in Mississippi, Mitt Romney said the GOP is a party focused on helping the poor. See, his wife Ann is right, he is funny. He can makes jokes." –Jay Leno
"In 2012 I realized the company I was CEO of in 1999 did things that would hurt my presidential run in the present, so I retroactively wasn't there." –Jon Stewart, mocking Mitt Romney's "retroactive retirement" from Bain Capital
"I was just the guy with the smoke screenish, yet still legal title of CEO and Managing Director who was paid at least $100,000 a year to do what, according to me, Mitt Romney, was nothing. That's the kind of common sense business experience I hope to bring to the White House." –Jon Stewart
"Nobody cares that Mitt Romney is rich. It's Romney's inability to understand the institutional advantage that he gains from the government's tax code largesse, that's a little offensive to people, especially considering Romney's view on anyone else who looks to the government for things like, I don't know, food and medicine." –Jon Stewart
"In his new campaign ad, President Obama asks, 'What is Mitt Romney hiding?' My guess: a personality." –Jay Leno
"We're learning more and more about this guy Kim Jong-Un. New vicious, evil dictator of North Korea. Quite a . . . Apparently quite a ladies' man. For a long time he was known as Kim Jong Clooney." –David Letterman
"The boy Scouts of American has announced that they will continue to enforce their policy of banning openly gay boys from being scouts and openly gay adults from taking leadership positions in the organization. Between this and same sex marriage, people really don't want gay people tying knots." –Jimmy Kimmel
"Every American athlete who wears the Chinese made uniforms will get a free bootleg copy of the new Batman movie." –Jay Leno
"Sarah Palin hasn't yet received an invitation to the Republican Convention…I don't think she should feel bad. A lot of Republicans aren't excited that Mitt Romney is going." –Jay Leno
"Sarah Palin is saying she still hasn't been invited to the Republican National Convention next month. The RNC says it's all a misunderstanding — as in, Palin misunderstands the meaning of the phrase, 'You're not invited.'" –Jimmy Fallon
"Well, Harry Reid and other members of congress, they're just furious over this Olympic uniform deal. He says we should burn the uniforms, and it's an embarrassment and a disgrace. Not as embarrassing as congress constantly borrowing money from the Chinese, but still embarrassing." –Jay Leno
"You know anything about North Korea? The evil North Koreans? They have a new evil dictator. But the kid is like 18 years old and he has a beautiful girlfriend. I mean a stunning, lovely girlfriend and they met through the North Korean dating service match.commie." –David Letterman
"On Friday Oprah Winfrey interviewed Mitt Romney. They talked about politics, foreign policy, and what it's like to lose a million dollars in the couch cushions." –Conan O'Brien
"A new poll found that 54 percent of Florida voters think the country is on the wrong track under President Obama. While the rest of Florida's voters still think Teddy Roosevelt is president." –Jimmy Fallon
"Happy Friday the 13th – and to prove he's not superstitious, Mitt Romney drove around with a black cat on the roof of his car." –Jay Leno
"Yesterday, House Republicans held their 33rd vote to repeal Obama's healthcare law. It was mostly a symbolic vote that accomplished nothing — or as Congress calls that, a vote." –Jimmy Fallon
"Mitt Romney announced that he's going to the Olympics in London next month. No word yet on whether he will be rooting for Switzerland, Bermuda, Luxemburg or the Cayman Islands. I'm not quite sure." –Jay Leno
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While we hope that every teacher will be able to show the same professional courtesy and return laptop carts and keys on time on occasion there can be a mix up.
Step 1: Do not send out a staff email. Call 1164, if no answer…email me.
Step 2: Do not just take a random cart. If you take a cart that is not assigned to you then there are two carts out of place. It is a lot easier to find one cart than two.
Step 3: If you have not heard from me, look on the technology calendar and see who had the cart the day before. Call the main office and have that person paged.
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The technology calendar has its own unique login. Your regular login will not work. If you can not remember the password please contact me.
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Prof. Tom Egger presents the first Lectionary at Lunch Live on Isaiah 40:1-11 (Advent 2B).
David Schmitt's opening plenary at the 2013 Theological Symposium.
David Schmitt, Jeff Gibbs, and Ron Rall discuss preaching Matthew. Part two of two.
David Schmitt, Jeff Gibbs, and Ron Rall form a Preachers Roundtable on preaching Matthew. Part one of two.
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In a few minutes our server arrived with our menus. She was a bit less plastic but not much. I ordered one of their beers, a pale ale if I remember correctly. My date ordered the Bloody Mary.
The beer was excellent but the Bloody Mary had so much horseradish in it that it was almost undrinkable.
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Lisa Rosenthal has over twenty-five years of experience in the fertility field, including her current roles as Coordinator of Professional and Patient Communications for RMACT and teacher and founder of Fertile Yoga, a class designed to support, comfort and enhance men and women's sense of self. Her experience also includes working with RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association and The American Fertility Association, where she was Educational Coordinator, Conference Director and Assistant Executive Director
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Unexplained infertility = we don't know what we don't know.
Unexplained infertility, otherwise known as idiopathic infertility, is the inability to be able to identify the cause of what is preventing conception within a reasonable amount of time. Reasonable is defined as one year if you are under the age of 35 and six months if you are over 35.
If you have not been particularly careful about birth control or have not been abstinent or have been sexually active for years or even decades, you may want to consider whether there is a sub fertility issue going on for you.
If you do not menstruate regularly, get your period infrequently or the length between menstruations is greater than 32 days, you may want to consider whether your reproductive system is working properly.
These indications are subtle and not so subtle ways of your body telling you that something's not working quite right.
These indications would not be unexplained infertility.
True idiopathic infertility is when absolutely everything is working as it should be; all hormone levels are normal and appropriate, menstruation and ovulation are happening on a regular and correct schedule, sperm count and morphology is within the range of normal, all reproductive organs are healthy and viable and structurally correct.
Unexplained infertility is when all the testing that we currently have at our disposal shows that all systems are go and yet conception is still not occurring.
A frustrating infertility diagnosis. I remember very clearly, desperately wanting something, anything to be wrong and my board certified reproductive endocrinologist thinking I had gone off the deep end. My rationale? If we could find something wrong, we could fix it.
We have a limited amount of scientific and clinical tests at our disposal. There are a lot of them, varied and sophisticated, still, after a certain point, we run out of things to examine for being the problem on why conception is not occurring. Every day there are new advances and we are finding ways of seeing more deeply into the fertility problems. Fertility treatment can be both diagnostic and therapeutic and is often covered by insurance or a state mandate.
Furthermore, a lack of diagnosis does not prevent you from seeking treatment. The diagnosis of infertility, or more correctly, sub fertility, is substantiated simply because you are not becoming pregnant. That's where the time indication becomes part of the diagnosis. Trying for one year, with no evidence of a problem (regular menstruation), if you are under 35 and six months if you are over 35.
I really encourage you to stop and consider these questions.
*Looking back for the last year, have you had your period regularly?
*Have you gone for periods of time without correct birth control use with no resulting pregnancy even if you weren't actively trying to become pregnant?
*Is your period less than three days or more than seven days?
*Do you bleed between periods?
There are other questions to ask as well if you are trying to become pregnant and it's not happening.
Just as importantly, being aware of these issues will help you should you decide to become pregnant in the future.
Knowing your own body is your responsibility. No one else can track these types of things for you. Being aware of how your body is functioning can alert you so that if something is wrong, you can address it with a physician and get help.
We all need reminders. Here's mine to you for today.
Track your period. Write down each month when you start menstruation. That's day one. Next month, do the same. Then count the day's in-between. That will tell you how long your cycle was.
And repeat.
Make this part of your routine, just like brushing your teeth or showering. While it might not be important to you right now, by keeping track, you will have important and significant information should you ever need it.
I hope if you are reading this that you never have a problem becoming pregnant when you want to. If you do, and you are keeping track of your cycle, you will be able to give your doctor information that will help you in your own diagnosis.
We get these beautiful bodies all our lives. Understanding how they work and keeping track of our cycles is a simple way to honor that.
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Recently I was reading an article about the 50th anniversary of the birth control pill. The pill has represented freedom for women, freedom to choose when to have children and how many, freedom to control their lives and have careers that they might not have been able to prior to the advent of the pill. Recently, however, the pill seems to have gotten a bad rap. Now it seems that the pill is also to blame for the so-called "epidemic of infertility". Boldly stated in the center of the article was the following statement "The Pill didn't create the field of infertility medicine, but it turned it into an enormous industry."
Let's take a look at the facts. When we look at the causes of infertility they fall into 4 categories.
We know that there is an age-related decline in fertility. Using birth-control to delay childbearing increases the average age of women attempting to conceive. Women over 35 should seek an evaluation for infertility after 6 months of attempting to make sure none of the other causes are present. Women who are having difficulty achieving a pregnancy have enough feelings of guilt without being made to feel it is somehow their fault for delaying childbearing and taking the pill. We know that very often the cause is more complex than that.
More women are seeking fertility care, not because they took the pill, but because more and better care is available today, and because infertility does not carry the same stigma that it once did. Thirty years ago if a couple couldn't conceive there were very few options available to them, and even less support or discussion about it. Today we are able to talk more freely, and able to treat many more complex fertility problems than ever before. Also, referencing the causes above, age related infertility still only accounts for perhaps ten per cent of all infertility. This would hardly constitute an epidemic.
Remember the pill is a medication that most would argue has forever changed women's lives for the better. Let's stop the guilt and blame game and wish the pill a happy 50th birthday!
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HealthPOINT Selects SpectraMD
Madison, South Dakota (August 31, 2011) — HealthPOINT, South Dakota's Regional Extension Center announced today its selection of SpectraMD as their Meaningful Use vendor solution for small and independent healthcare providers in the state.
SpectraMD, a Princeton, N.J.-based company, provides its Interactive Content Delivery and Analytics Platform, a Software as a Service (SaaS) product, to streamline the delivery of meaningful use compliance, practice assessment and provider education services. HealthPOINT selected the online platform as an effective education portal and technical guidance resource so providers can successfully adopt and transition to EHR systems.
"SpectraMD is delighted to have the opportunity to assist HealthPOINT in advancing the quality of healthcare in South Dakota," says Raj Lakhanpal, MD, FRCS, FACEP, and CEO of SpectraMD. "As a provider-led organization with deep experience in providing data analytics, EHR adoption and meaningful use compliance solutions, we are strongly positioned to support the needs of HealthPOINT as it facilitates meaningful use among its provider population."
HealthPOINT also announced today its Priority Partnership Program to further healthcare providers with limited resources. The new program allows providers free membership and services on a limited basis so they can start their electronic health record transition. Using SpectraMD's solution as a central part of that no cost membership, HealthPOINT is optimistic the program will answer many needs across South Dakota. HealthPOINT's enrolled providers will access these aspects of SpectraMD's Interactive Content Delivery and Analytics Platform:
- The Meaningful Use Meter, an application that tracks compliance, recommends remediation actions and displays dashboards
- Meaningful Use Assessment Programs, which analyze practices' EHR transition status
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Over 500 physicians and 2000 healthcare professionals are already working with HealthPOINT, the Health Information Technology Regional Extension Center (REC) based at Dakota State University's Center for the Advancement in Health IT (CAHIT). In just 16 months, HealthPOINT has built a non-profit and self-sustainable education, outreach, and direct technical assistance partner for rural healthcare in South Dakota. HealthPOINT's expert Health IT professionals are located throughout the state and have traveled over 20,000 miles from Bowdle to Wall and over 50 communities in between to provide more than 8,000 hours of expertise that small South Dakota clinics and hospitals could not normally find nor afford. The collaboration with SpectraMD is yet another service HealthPOINT provides to help every provider becoming meaningful users of an electronic health record.
The SpectraMD platform will enable providers to ensure a sustainable business model by updating to meaningful use Stages 2 and 3. It will also incorporate future tools to facilitate receiving incentives for pay-for-performance programs and to support the transition to medical home and other accountable care settings, according to the company.
"HealthPOINT's mission is to facilitate widespread EHR adoption and meaningful use compliance among physicians and other eligible providers," says Dan Friedrich, HealthPOINT director. "SpectraMD's online analytic platform will be instrumental in helping HealthPOINT's enrolled providers understand the value of meaningful use and to achieve Stage 1 clinical quality criteria."
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Address: No. 22, Mid Zhongshan Street, Shangcheng District, Hangzhou 310002, China
Be warned that the hostel move to a new one since April 2011, while old versions of traveling guides keep the former address, where there is no hostel now.
The hostel is in the pedestrian area, cars can not come to the door of the hostel. Please take a taxi to Gulou (or Drum Tower which is a historical stone gate). Walk into the pedestrian area through the stone gate, and follow the path as it turns left to Home Inn, then take the right turn. You'll see the HI and YHAChina signs above the next alley on the right. We are in the alley.
Bus lines from airport and stations and taxi fee from these places to the hostel:
From Main Train Station/Hangzhou Zhan:
A. Take Metro Line 1, get off at Ding'an Road Stop, walk 150m from D Entrance to Pedestrian Mid Zhongshan Street, turn right, walk straight 700m down the walking street to NO.22(after Huimin Road/Gaoyin Street/MCDonalds), we are at your left side;
B. Take Bus K7, get off at Chaiduoqiao Stop, walk ahead to the escalator overpass, cross the road and walk down 700m the pedestrian street to NO.22(after Huimin Road/Gaoyin Street/MCDonalds), we are at your left side;
C. 11rmb by taxi from the station to Gulou within 5 minutes.
From South Train Station:
A. Take bus 301/K301, 20 stops to Gulou stop, 30m further more, cross the road, 50m further more till the McDonald's, then turn left, 200m further more to No.22 at your left side after Costa Coffee;
B. 65-75rmb by taxi from the station to the entrance of Gulou within 30-35mins.
From Hangzhou Airport:
A. Take shuttle bus to the Main Train Station, then either walk or take a bus or cab to the hostel;
B. 100~110rmb by taxi from the airport to the entrance of the historical gate/Gulou within 35~40 minutes.
From West Coach Terminal
A. Take bus 102/k102 to Qingbomen Stop, walk backward 30m to the Aston Martin shop, turn right, then walk 1.3km straight down the street till the McDonalds, turn right, 200m to No.22 at your left side after Costa Coffee;
B. Take bus 102/k102 to Wulinmen Stop, switch to bus 13/k13, get off at Gulou Stop, walk backward 30m and turn left to the historical gate/Gulou, then follow the path as it turns left, then take the next right. You'll see the HI and YHAChina signs above the next alley on the right. We are in the alley. ;
C. 45-55rmb by taxi from the terminal to the entrance of Gulou within 30-35mins.