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Most of us can breathe easier thanks to clean air laws and improved fuels and power plants. Yet 4 in 10 Americans live in places with high amounts of ground-level ozone (a.k.a. smog), which forms when factory and auto gases mix with sunlight. It can trigger asthma attacks and other health problems. Here's a look at the American Lung Association's 10 smoggiest cities for 2015.
No. 10: Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
America's sixth largest city gets an "F" for the number of high ozone days. Triple-digit summer temps and more than a million residents fuel the smog problem here. The problem gets worse in warm, dry weather -- and this desert city has plenty of that. It's worst from May through September. You can help keep the air clean by fueling your car after dark or in the evening, when it's cooler.
No. 9: Las Vegas-Henderson, NV
Let's hope the air in Vegas stays in Vegas. The average number of high ozone days went up this year in the Sin City metro area, causing it to tumble a spot from 2014. The town boasts more than 300 days of sunshine yearly. That means more smog, which thrives on sunny, warm days. The state even has a smog spotter program, where you can turn in cars and trucks spewing smoke.
No. 8: Modesto-Merced, CA
The San Joaquin Valley area has been hovering in or around the top 10 cities on this list for the last few years. Its bowl shape and wind patterns hold in unhealthy vehicle emissions and other things that gunk up the air. Rising temperatures across the area have helped create even more smog.
No. 7: Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
Plenty of traffic, refineries, power plants, and warm temperatures help fuel smog in this town. The cowboy mecca has long been known as a top ozone offender. It's teetered back and forth in the middle of this dirty cities list for years. That's bad news for the estimated 840,000 residents who have asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
No. 6: Houston-The Woodlands, TX
The Energy Capital of the world retains its ranking from last year. The area has many refineries and power plants that continue to zap air quality and leave behind a hazy blanket of smog. Some oil and gas companies have challenged the city's ability to enforce the Clean Air Act, which calls for tighter rules on smokestack pollution.
No. 5: Sacramento-Roseville, CA
California's capital area logged its fewest unhealthy ozone days for the first time since the American Lung Association started issuing its report 16 years ago. Still, it remains a hotspot for air pollution. Hot, dry summers, four major highways, plenty of smog-producing vehicles, and its valley geography are to blame. The Northern California metro area keeps the same ranking as last year.
No. 4: Fresno-Madera, CA
The landscape of San Joaquin Valley is breathtaking -- sometimes literally. The valley traps pollution from cars and industrial equipment. That leads to unhealthy air. This central California area's average number of high ozone days jumped this year, once again cementing its place as one of the nation's top smog cities.
No. 3: Bakersfield, CA
This Southern California metro area remains the third-worst city for smog in the nation. It's located at the edge of the state's central valley, which traps output from commuters, truckers, and nearby oil companies. Despite the dirty air, only about 12% of the city's 864,000 residents are reported to have asthma or COPD.
No. 2: Visalia, CA
The gateway to Sequoia National Park saw a drop in the average number of unhealthy high-ozone days this past year. Yet it remains the second-smoggiest city in America thanks to warm weather and exhaust from diesel trucks and other vehicles.
No. 1: Los Angeles, CA
The City of Angels doesn't often budge from the top spot as the nation's smoggiest town. With more than 10 million people -- and their cars -- it continues its long, tough battle with dirty air. Mountains on three sides don't help. But sunny L.A. is making progress. This year marks the fewest high ozone days recorded since the American Lung Association started giving out report cards.
Particle Pollution: Fresno, CA
The American Lung Association's report looks at more than just smog. That means more bad news for Fresno, which leads the nation when it comes to other other stuff in the air called particulates. These are tiny bits of smoke, dirt, dust, and soot. When you take a breath, they can get stuck deep in your lungs. This type of pollution raises your risk of heart attacks, lung cancer, and asthma attacks.
Clean Air: Bismarck, ND
Coal-fired power plants, oil fields, and diesel engines in North Dakota help create air pollution across the upper Midwest. But the second largest city in the state has some of the cleanest air in the U.S. Part of Bismarck's high scores come from its mild summers, cold and windy winters, and open, flat land.
Clean Air: Cape Coral-Fort Myers-Naples, FL
On the Gulf of Mexico, this sun-splashed area has more than 400 miles of canals and some of the cleanest air in the nation. Why? Mostly flat and swept by sea winds on both sides, there's nowhere for pollution to get trapped. The dirty air just blows away.
Clean Air: Elmira-Corning, NY
Perched on the edge of New York's Finger Lakes region, this area is known for natural wonders and wineries in addition to clean air. Glass and ceramics giant Corning Inc., headquartered here, has a nearby plant that makes air-cleaning products used in China.
Clean Air: Fargo, ND
The state's largest city, which has gained fame in recent years as a quirky setting for movies and TV shows, is also one of its cleanest. It shares the wind and wide-open spaces that keep the air breathable in Bismarck, which is located about 200 miles west.
Clean Air: Rapid City-Spearfish, SD
Want to breathe easy? Head for the Black Hills of South Dakota. Rapid City is one of the four cleanest cities in the U.S. for both ozone and soot. The flat prairies and strong winds usually mean pollution blows elsewhere.
Clean Air: Salinas, CA
Located at the head of a valley and close to the Pacific, this California town boasts some of the state's best air. Unlike cities to its west and south, Salinas benefits from a fresh wind and a largely rural economy without much traffic.
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|Diane Creech and Devon L Win Prix St. Georges & Intermediaire I at Paxton CDI3*
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May 20, 2008 — Canadian riders dominated the Advanced division at the Paxton Spring Classic CDI3* held May 9–11 in Ohio, USA.
The winning streak kicked off with the Prix St Georges class where Diane Creech rode to victory with Devon L, Douglas Leatherdale's eight-year-old Hanoverian gelding sired by De Niro, scoring 68.650%. Fellow Canadian rider Gillian Sutherland of Unionville, ON, followed close behind in second place with 67.600%, aboard her 10-year-old Oldenburg gelding Great Tyme, sired by Granulit.
Both riders proceeded to improve upon their impressive first day performances, with Creech and Devon L winning the Intermediaire I class on a score of 70.300%. Sutherland and Great Tyme again followed closely in second position with 68.400%.
The Canadian hat trick in the Advanced division was completed when Sutherland and Great Tyme rode to first place honours in the Intermediaire I Freestyle with a score of 68.659%
The Grand Prix division saw the successful debut of Diane Creech and Wiona, owned by Doug and Louise Leatherdale. Members of the 2007 Silver medal winning Pan American Games Dressage Team, Creech and Wiona, an 11-year-old Hanoverian mare sired by Weltmeyer, earned a score of 67.250% which easily put them in third place out of 13 starters. The Grand Prix result gave Creech a score towards qualifying for the Canadian Olympic Dressage Team.
"Wiona never stops to amaze me. Our work in Germany this winter with Canadian team coach Norbert van Laak was so worth it. He is such a great trainer and we are lucky to have him as our coach," remarked Creech, who started training Wiona when the mare was first imported from Germany as a three-year-old. "Riding down the centre line in my first Grand Prix was most exhilarating. My future goal is keeping Wiona happy, having fun with her work and establishing ourselves in the Grand Prix ring."
Tina Busse-Irwin of Lakefield, ON, was also successful aboard Ute Busse's 12-year-old Holsteiner gelding Amicelli, placing sixth in the Grand Prix, before finishing fourth in the Grand Prix Freestyle on a score of 65.200%.
The international judging panel at the Paxton Spring Classic CDI3* included Canada's Cara Whitham (FEI O), as well as Col. Axel Steiner (FEI O—USA), Lisette de Purcell (FEI I—DOM), Sarah Geikie (FEI C—USA), Jacques Van Daele (FEI I—BEL) and Gabriel Armando (FEI C—ARG).
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The conditioned response to QE for every one not in the stock market is disgust.
IF the market is pricing in QE3 the last week what will it do after the Bernanke makes it official? Sell off?
We all know QE2 didn't do anything except pump stock prices and make the price of everyday commodities rise. What happens when the market sells off (presumably after QE3 is announced) and commodity prices continue to rise? Is that the endgame?
IMHO -Bernanke is saying "we're done - this is not our problem and not our fault - you people need to get your act together - we're done here - and thereis nothing more we can do. tell the kids we're out of quarters. game over." Maybe it is all deceit - but tha'ts what he's saying:
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With commodity prices and other import prices moderating and with longer-term inflation expectations remaining stable, we expect inflation to settle, over coming quarters, at levels at or below the rate of 2 percent, or a bit less, that most Committee participants view as being consistent with our dual mandate. ..
The Committee will continue to assess the economic outlook in light of incoming information and is prepared to employ its tools as appropriate to promote a stronger economic recovery in a context of price stability. …
This economic healing will take a while, and there may be setbacks along the way. …
The quality of economic policymaking in the United States will heavily influence the nation's longer-term prospects. To allow the economy to grow at its full potential, policymakers must work to promote macroeconomic and financial stability; adopt effective tax, trade, and regulatory policies; foster the development of a skilled workforce; encourage productive investment, both private and public; and provide appropriate support for research and development and for the adoption of new technologies. …
The Federal Reserve has a role in promoting the longer-term performance of the economy. Most importantly, monetary policy that ensures that inflation remains low and stable over time contributes to long-run macroeconomic and financial stability. ..
The Federal Reserve also fosters macroeconomic and financial stability in its role as a financial regulator, a monitor of overall financial stability, and a liquidity provider of last resort. …
Notwithstanding this observation, which adds urgency to the need to achieve a cyclical recovery in employment, most of the economic policies that support robust economic growth in the long run are outside the province of the central bank. …
As I have emphasized on previous occasions, without significant policy changes, the finances of the federal government will inevitably spiral out of control, risking severe economic and financial damage.1 …
Economic policymakers face a range of difficult decisions, relating to both the short-run and long-run challenges we face. I have no doubt, however, that those challenges can be met, and that the fundamental strengths of our economy will ultimately reassert themselves. The Federal Reserve will certainly do all that it can to help restore high rates of growth and employment in a context of price stability.
The US will prepare the "freezing" of their people's gold holdings with a campaign demonizing illegal "trafficking" in gold and sleazing it by association with "money laundering and terrorist financing".
The treasury does not actually have to physically confiscate the gold; all they need to do is compute/estimate the citizens' physical holdings on US soil and claim it's owned by Uncle Sam.
Buy toilet paper and feminine products! And keep them dry.
When the shit hits the fan trying to hawk your (now made illegal sale of) precious instead of wooing the ladies might be something you wished you thought of sooner.
Make no mistake. Marc Faber is right. I won't own physical until I can secure it outside the USA. It doesn't matter how "right" you are with owning precious metals in the USA if US precious metal dealers can go to jail for buying your metal.
So what then? Think it hasn't happened before? Guess again. The Feds sold private citizen gold to the Chinese in the late 40's. Gee. LIKE that would NEVER happen again. LIKE. LIKE. Dude!
Not saying don't own it. But please don't pretend that your shiny is the Holy Grail. GET IT OUT OF THE USA.
I do not understand one thing. There are hundreds of trillions of derivatives which are considered junk now. If we lived with the derivatives considering them as good as money 5 years ago, why cannot we simply replace the derivatives with money and keep living well as in 2006?
Why should we call this QE if we simply substitute what we valued as money into actual money? It is not QE, it is just RENAMING.
Please explain, my high IQ brain does not understand this...
derivatives are zero sum risk trades. one side wins the same amount as the other side loses.
the world economy sees no net effect from derivatives transactions paying or not paying... unless governments or central banks assume responsibilty to pay the loss side and print the money to do so.
the world has hundreds of trillions of $ of government promises that will not be honored. i guess you could see "hundreds of trillions" of interest rate swaps really turn ugly if interest rates spiked volker style... but we all know bernanke & co. don't play that way.
Mark to market, comes to mind.
Say I bought a new car five years ago for $30,000 and still wanted to use that as collateral for a new loan, whilst I could really only sell it for maybe $10,000.
Banks are sitting on millions of car. housing etc. loans which are under water, but have been sold on as fake 'assets'/derivatives at face value.
It is not possible to monetize shit-loads of stuff which is now virtually worthless.
My brain has also had a lot of trouble getting its head around this crazy stuff.
Best I can come up with ... perhaps the Bernank has a better explanation, or Greenspan, or his gurus Ayn Rand and Milton Freidman.
Mind-bending eh!
I do not see any problem in monetizing any shit.
Money is just a figure in the computer. So why would anyone bother that the figure reflects an old car or a new car.
Money is always fake. Any bank is always bankrupt from its beginning. It is only a game and I think we should keep playing it because if we stop, there will be a war.
The speculation surrounding Bermonkey's "speech" reminds me of the hoary old days of Cold War Kremlinology. A divination derby. So consider the null hypothesis: Bermonkey said exactly nothing because he had nothing to say.
I do agree, it was a kind of no-comment-comment.
The only thing he did was buying time.
He's either extending, pretending and hoping the problems miraculously will go away or he knows some major shit is about to hit the fan and he is waiting for that to play out first.
The bounce in equities is kind of nonsensical. As to the brilliance of his speech it's the n-the example of a short time gain trade off against augmented pain further down the road. Thus far the 15 minute man hasn't solved any of the problems that we have been served by congress and the banking cartel.
I am still looking for a decent answer to my following comment regarding Bruce's article.
Hmmm, no QE3 now, but the article seems to suggest that all market participants are reading between the Hilsenrath lines that it's on for the September meeting in some shape or form.
If front running QE3 is the reason why the market is catching a bid are you suggesting that the market will sell-off once the latest easing / bailout scheme is announced at the September meeting? Does this not skew the whole stock-crash = QE 3 paradigm?
This way the QE 3 half-life will be outlived by the time it's announced.
Or are we already front running QE 4 ?
Wayne Angell says we're not going into recession and we don't have a flat or inverted yield curve.....it seems the Fed has done quite a bit to manipulate that however...I wonder if the Fed did nothing what the yield curve would actually look like...low rates forever sounds very similar to Japan here...most of you on this blog seem like you would like nothing better than to just destroy the whole damn thing and replace with Libertarian utopia of some kind....free market or something...like that vacuum would work or there's any historic evidence that absolute free markets would work....I'm sure Wayne is waay yesterday and the Fed is dogshit too, right?...I guess I'm just not sure other than buying gold from Glenn Beck and voting for Ron Paul what your best solution is....
End the fed. We would have been in a huge recovery by now if the fed did nothing. And lessons would have been learned.
Best solution is preparing an alternative "homeland" and voting with your feet. Best destination is different for everybody.
Answer: get the self serving mega government off our backs and out of our pockets. Return to the liberty and freedom that many of our families fight for with their lives and souls. Easy solution is back to PM based currency to make it more finite and similarly precious.
Start with abolishing fiat money or just let it stay on its course and it will evaporate in value on its own on its current exponential course.
We had silver coins and gold backed notes until the 60's and early 70's for a reason. And getting off the standard to pay for Vietnam and future wars was the beginning of the end of our dollar.
Our living standards to some extent have been paid for by inflation induced by our fiat money to overseas workers, whose currency is pegged to the dollar. These overseas workers have actually also been bearing the brunt of dollar inflation - like a tax, - amazing. That is true colonialsim and imperialism, stealthfully achieved by fiat dollar currency.
Fiat money is easily manipulated by the banksters and other beltway cronies to favor their interests in the name of "national good".
Fact is that if interest rates climb from today's nil to something more realistic, China owns a good % of us and would get a lot of our future sweat in payback. Right now, they get next to nothing and are trapped in a social political vortex, stuck in having to continue 8% growth to contain the masses.
So nil interests rates to 2013 are definitely Fed Bernanke true intentionswhile we play Russian roulette with Chinese autocrats and communists. It will be horrible when interest rates rise and our new found labor profit is exported to China in interest. Who the hell knows how this will be done, as a lot of our industrial base and advanced processes has been handed to the Chinese to build our toys.
Maybe Protectionalism is the future. It will happen about the time interest rates start to climb. It would have to - how else to repay the debt. Sell our National Parks???
Game is almost over with our paper fiat. Let it disappear and to all those treasury bond holders around the world - tough luck. It's gone. The NEWDOLLAR and its gold backing will not be excanged for the toilet paper dollar electronic digits of today.
Back to basics and fundmentals. Liberty to all. Goodbye Goliath governments. Cheers to David.
Fear not, our National Parks are safe -- what will be traded off will be the Middle Eastern oil franchise, control of which will be gradually handed off. Hence Iraq and Libya. The ME will get new set of masters to drain the remaining oil...
Well how about, as Lemmings sing, "All over the cliff together, innit. We dunno why we done it, 'cept blind instinct drove us to it. Just could not take more shit."
Or, as Tom Leher sings on a more positive, kinda Fuchyoushima note: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIoBrob3bjI
Maybe there are no answers bobo.
I somehow doubt your impression that ZH comprizes solely Ron Paul supporters ... well count me out for starters ... where would he be if he had not been employed by BIG gubbermint for years (now his son)?
It's all academic innit. We all fiddle as latter-day Rome burns.
Rant over.
Further increases in inflation rate accompanied by wide spread public outcry may lead to home grown terrorism within the US. The TPTB will then counter this threat with increased policing eventually leading to a fascist state. OBernanke may be pushing towards this goal. I see more mini 9/11s happening in the next few years.
The US may already have turned to fascism. See this link:
The US may already have turned to fascism.
May? Have you not been paying attention?
Good point. The military/government/industrial/corporate complex has been in place for a long while. Mussolini's very definition of fascism.
Until QE actually does something serious to the dollar, ie losing reserve status, it will continue.
Bernpukey could care less about inflation as long as Obamas bought out voting block is intact
Pavlov used a dog.
Fool me once...
With all the bad economic news in the pipeline, the stock and equity markets will not make it to September 20th. QE3 must be announced as soon as possible to prevent even more market damage. Since QE3 is 100% guaranteed, why not do it now?
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Each of us has ever fallen in love, but sooner or later the feeling disappeared somewhere. Why is this happening? Maybe because love does not exist, and love – just instinct, chemical processes in the body?
About love can think anything, and everyone on this account has their own opinion. But is it possible to know for sure whether there is love or is it just chemistry?
To understand this, one must first understand what we mean by the word "love", a feeling somewhere in the soul, the spiritual closeness of the two men, a very close friendship, physical attraction, desire, arousal, or something else? And love can be – it's all together and if something is not one, then, and no love? Perhaps this is so.
But if you think about it, really, to be in love and spiritual closeness and mutual understanding, and respect, and friendship should be, because if not, then people with each other just not interested. And if there is no interest in each other, as individuals, then what kind of intimacy? So in love should be and friendship, and understanding, and trust, as well as attraction, physical attraction, because it is impossible to get a true pleasure without the enjoyment of beauty.
Love – is a delight in every way!
But pleasure – this is what we get. And in order to get something, and we must be able to give something back. Maybe the problem is in this love that no one seriously thinks that we must be able to give, not just receive? While in love should be able to give selflessly, otherwise it is not love. A man in love is capable of much, to exploit, to madness, to any adventure – it's a sign that love is self-sufficient and does not need to give her something, she is able to give! Therefore, the relationship of the two lovers always start very well, both full of energy and enthusiasm, ready to do for each other everything, and devote themselves to take care of their spouse.
But time passes, and the enthusiasm slowly dissipates, and in its place come discontent, resentment and blame. It was then that arouse suspicion about the existence of love. But perhaps this is not in it, and the people themselves, who simply do not know how to love? Yes, we must be able to love.
Every person initially has all the feelings and emotions, the ability to experience them. On how a person is brought up, which has the character, outlook, concepts, strong will, intelligence, depends on his personal ability to feel, to react.
Think about what love can not be combined? Love is incompatible with resentment, aggression, with cruelty, with selfishness, with arrogance, with stubbornness, with all the negative feelings, emotions and qualities. When a person shows negative feelings and quality, thus killing his same love. And then wonder where it go? While not rare blaming your partner that he or she is guilty of corrupt relationships. But how do people wrong about it!
Love – it means to forgive, to be able to endure, to wait, to be able to give generously, care for and do not require anything in return. But it's so hard! Once a person does something good, then immediately waits for it is something that will follow. From the good-but what good do not wait! And when this happens, or is not what I expected, that pride began to whisper, "he (or she) will sit down your neck, do not let this, Cry worthy to be treated!". And as soon as people start to succumb to such tricks ego, relationships begin to deteriorate rapidly.
But how can you do otherwise, as the yield is always give and get nothing in return? Who might need such a relationship in which you begin to feel as though you are using? But that's the whole point! The idea that you sit on the neck that you do not appreciate, do not give a vat of what you, in your opinion, are worthy of love and murder. It all depends on your view of the situation, how do you assess it, determine. Otherwise you can look at what is happening and make a different idea of how to shape and develop the relationship, what is correct and that the relationship is good. It all depends on perspective.
Relationships can be built only by working on them, investing in them their efforts by raising and developing their awareness, will power. If this is done together with his half, together to discuss their behavior and attitude to each other, to plan for the future, you can create a very trusting and close relationships, achieve an unprecedented understanding and thus keep your love!


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Intel processor specifications list the virtualization feature vt-d as a processor feature of the xeon 5500 series but not of the 5600 series. Vt-d is needed for io virtualization.
How does vt-d relate to intel processors, there is no information.
I just learned the answer from an intel marketing manager and thought I should document it here for the common benefit.
vt-d is an Intel chipset feature which enables iommu / directed io in virtualized environments, eg. xen. It is not a processor feature like vt-x. vt-d is neede for io passthrough to guests, like PCI passthrough.
A complete answer obtained from an intel marketing manager is given below.


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Ito, T; Röösli, C; Kim, C J; Sim, J H; Huber, A M; Probst, R (2011). Bone Conduction Thresholds and Skull Vibration Measured on the Teeth during Stimulation at Different Sites on the Human Head. Audiology and Neurotology, 16(1):12-22.
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Vibratory auditory stimulation or bone conduction (BC) reaches the inner ear through both osseous and non-osseous structures of the head, but the contribution of the different pathways of BC is still unclear. In this study, BC thresholds in response to stimulation at several different locations including the eye were assessed, while the magnitudes of skull bone vibrations were measured on the front teeth in human subjects with either normal hearing on both sides or unilateral deafness with normal hearing on the other side. The BC thresholds with stimulation at the ipsilateral mastoid and ipsilateral temporal region were lower than the BC thresholds with stimulation at the other sites, as reported by previous works. The lower thresholds with stimulation at the ipsilateral mastoid and ipsilateral temporal region matched higher amplitudes of skull bone vibrations measured on the teeth, but only at frequencies below 1 kHz. With stimulation at the eye, the thresholds were significantly higher than those with stimulation at the bony sites in the frequency range of 0.25-4 kHz. While skull bone vibrations as measured on the teeth during stimulation at the eye were low for low frequencies, significant bone vibrations were measured at 3 and 4 kHz, indicating different pathways for BC for either the soft tissue or bony site stimulation. This finding contradicts a straightforward relationship between vibrations of the skull bones and BC hearing thresholds.
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Example Of Personal Goals
Have you been seeking an example of personal goals? You have come to the right place. Today, you will discover several examples of personal goals. As you read, discover the example of personal goals that meet your needs and help propel you forward to success, and achievement.
There are many areas of personal goals. These areas are great and important for every human being. There is a place for all of them. Without them we cant live fulfilling lives. It amazes me that so many people dont set goals. The problem then becomes the floating in life, and for you I dont want that to happen, so it gives me great please in having you here making use of what you read.
First let us look at example of personal goals, and then we will look at how to structure them so it will have more meaning in reaching them. Remember goal setting is pointless, it is utilizing goal setting for 2 purposes, the what, and where. All you want to know is what it is that you want, and where you need to get to. With the ultimate purpose to have that goal achieved.
Personal goals could include:
* Career
* Health
* Relationships
* Personal development goals
So how do we structure these goals? Let us consider a career goal. Let us say you want to become a doctor. Let us say this is a major leap. Now I dont fully know the intricacies of becoming a doctor! But, let us give it a go!
First we know that you just cant get up and call your self a doctor and start practicing! At least not in almost all countries! So let us lay this down.
I am a doctor practicing, and healing people. It is my job and I love it.
We have the goal in a present tense format, as if it has already been achieved. Next we have the purpose, and some emotion. This is a well formed goal.
We also want to have a date we want to get there by. Without a deadline, we would not focus enough to achievement. It would take decades to make progress. The deadline needs to be realistic. To become a doctor in 3 months is not possible. To be able to run a mile in 3 months is possible.
Next we need to know how to get there. Invariably education would be needed. Then from passing, actually getting the job. And that is the beginning, all what you strove for.
Another goal we may look at is a personal development goal. Let us say you want to learn French. I will put that down, as my sister has been in France for the last few days!
I know how to speak fluent French. I can communicate with French people and they understand what I am saying!
We may set this goal for 2 years time.
Again the same principles apply. Example of personal goals can include a number of different areas, however, now you have some example of personal goals that can help you formulate your own goals and get excited as you go forward to achieving them.
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Carbide Punches And Carbide Pins Can Be Used To Remove Roll Pins The projects related to metalwork make use of materials like carbide punches, carbide pins and roll pins to join two pieces of metals together. Roll pins are solid pieces of metal that are fit tightly into the hole of the machine. There are moments when site works need to remove these roll pins when repairing and maintaining the machines and equipment. There are moments when these pins may be hard to extract and there are things that you can do about them. Using Punches To Deal With The Situation This procedure, which is considered as one of the easiest ways for roll pin removal, begins with exposing both ends of the pin. It is during these instances that workers use a small diameter drift pin punch such as carbine punches to be utilized. Professionals and workers have to make sure that the size of these drift punches is smaller than the hole that holds the roll pins. Workers who are doing this process should be careful about flattening the ends of the roll pins when the roll pin removal takes place. They can choose to use a small-sized hammer and employ short strokes so they can push the roll pins from their current placement using a small drift pin punch such as carbide punches.
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There are some moments when the backside of the hole cannot be accessed or is blocked, or some roll pins are wedged tightly into place. In these cases, there is a need for workers to drill out the center of the roll pin using carbide drill bits. The cooling function of a penetrating oil can help you when drilling out, that is why it is important that you make sure you have applied this kind of oil. Afterwards, the center pin hole can be tapped so you can able to insert a bolt. Bolts are useful when pulling out the pins from the hole. You can choose to use a self-tapping hardened screw if the pin is more difficult to tap. Using a screwdriver should be able to let you drive the screw into place. You can use a slide hammer from your tool box to offer some knocks on the bolt for pin assembly from the precision hole. It is important to remember that you might be asked to alter the end of the slide hammer to fit the size of the screw with the roll pins and the bolts as well. Since you applied a considerable amount of oil into the roll pins, allow it to seep in. This oil can help loosen the roll pin. Drilling Out With The Help Of Carbide Bits, Pins And Punches When you use carbide bits, punches and pins, you can be able to remove the roll pins from being tight inside the roles due to rusts. Exercise extra caution when you do this.
Developing Personal Excellence
Developing Personal Excellence
"With regard to excellence, it's not enough to know, but we must try to have and use it." Aristotle
Developing excellence doesn't happen overnight. There are no quick and easy ways to develop excellence in our families, lives or careers. We can't attend a seminar and as a result magically become excellent. We can't read a book and have it all figured out in a day. And we can't just tell ourselves we have excellence and then automatically possess it. Developing excellence takes time; it's hard work and can take a lifetime to develop.
The word excellence is defined as the quality of excelling, possessing good qualities in high degree. It also means to excel in something. The word excellent means something is very good of its kind, eminently good or first class. In other words, something that is excellent is superior.
Excellence is not perfection. It's not performing flawlessly or without mistakes. Excellence is a process and developing excellence is a mind-set, a mind-set that says, "I'm working toward excelling at something and I desire to possess good qualities in high degree." It can also mean that I am striving to be excellent, a mind-set that says, "I want to be very good at what I do. I want my life and work to be superior."
Developing excellence is a process in which we strive to excel and live a life full of good qualities. Excellence is not a one-time event – it's a way of life. And to possess anything in high degree or to be first class, we need to practice.
In my own life I haven't always liked to practice. This is probably the reason I was never good in sports. I always wanted to be good without the practice it took to get good. I wanted results without the work. Unfortunately, that's not possible. To achieve anything in life we must work at it. We must practice it. And then we become excellent.
I've spent many years trying to do things quickly and wanting results fast. When I published my first book, I wrote it quickly, got it published and went out into the marketplace to begin selling it. I didn't do any research, ask for any feedback or make a plan as to how I would sell it. I just did it.
And while I'm glad I did it, I would do it differently if I had it to do over again. I would have taken more time, asked for feedback and done research on books similar to mine. I would have asked more questions, taken more time to brainstorm and been willing to be critiqued.
Live Without Regret
Being excellent also means living without regret. And even though I would do it differently today, I do not regret publishing my first book. It's been a huge success and I'm proud of my accomplishment.
I believe developing excellence means we learn from the past and use it to excel in our future endeavors. It's not about bashing ourselves for past mistakes – that only keeps us from developing excellence. Developing excellence means learning from the past, deciding what worked and what could have worked better, and then applying our learnings to future projects.
Some of the things I learned from my first publishing experience can apply to all areas of my life.
I learned to slow down and think through any project before forging ahead.
I learned to let go of my need for immediate results.
I learned to look at the big picture before moving ahead.
I learned to ask for help and to get feedback from people I trust.
I learned to research my ideas and the resources available.
Another Chance
One of the neatest things about developing excellence is that we always have another chance – we're never done. Developing excellence is a work in progress.
I now have an opportunity to apply what I learned from my first book and use the knowledge as I begin writing my second book. I did my homework this time. I asked for feedback, held a focus group and researched my market. I've also taken the time to let my ideas come to life and to really think about the focus of my book, its audience and the results I desire through this publishing effort.
It feels good to be able to put into practice some new ways of developing excellence. I know my business will never be perfect but I'm committed to continually developing excellence in business and in my personal life.
And as you take steps to further create excellence in you life, remember to practice, live without regret and take full advantage of second chances.
7 Keys to Developing Excellence
Take the time. Excellence takes time. Be patient with yourself, as results do not always come overnight.
Think through the process. No matter what type of project you are undertaking, be sure to think through the entire process. Look at the big picture or end results before diving in.
Be persistent. Keep moving forward despite setbacks. Things will get in the way – that's life. Just keep moving ahead and you'll develop more excellence in your life.
Ask for feedback. Receiving feedback is a great way to make sure your project will get the results you desire and it may keep you from going down the wrong path. Though receiving feedback is not always fun, just remember it will help you develop excellence.
Study excellence. Research your ideas as well as any experts in your field. There are people out there who have accomplished what you want to accomplish – study them. Learn how they accomplished their goals and look for the ways they were excellent.
Practice new techniques. Practice makes excellence. You will never be perfect at anything but you can be excellent at many things.
Celebrate small successes. It's essential to recognize your achievements, no matter how small. If you have taken steps toward excellence development and have results – applaud yourself!
Professional Development Of Teachers
Professional development is essential for every individual, whether employed or not. It is vital for every business and professional organization to increase the knowledge and skills of their employees. They should strive to enhance the quality of performance, to ensure an improvement on the personal and professional front. A professional development program boosts the individual's career, through travel, research, workshops and seminars and by working with professionals who are experienced. Professional development training courses are not only applicable to people in business or management, but are also important for professionals such as teachers, technicians, nurses and engineers.
Several professional development programmes offered to teachers in different parts of the world. If these programmes prepare the quality of teachers, then they can better serve the needs of the growing population. Methodology which we adopted for these programmes including seminars, training practices and surveys etc. Then we evaluate it through data which we collect from reflective journals, portfolios, classroom observations, group work, discussions and presentations
As a young teacher I yearned for the day when i would know my craft so well, be so competent, so experienced, and so powerful, that I would walk into any classroom without feeling afraid. (P. J.Palmer, 1998, p. 57).
At the secondary level many teachers with strong background in mathematics but they did not courses in probability and statistics as part of their preparatory degrees and there is no any curriculum work in their pre-service education courses. There is a major problem that teachers have not much knowledge even about their own subjects. Professional development of teachers is now recognized as an important component of policies which enhanced interest in research that identifies feature and importance of effective professional learning. Today funds are allocated to promote professional development programmes, through this it provides opportunities to learn and we all know that great teachers create great students and many school going student's achievements related to their teachers. So it is critical to pay close attention to how we train and support both new and experienced teachers? So Ongoing professional development keeps teachers up-to-date on new research that how children learn, emerging technology tools for the classroom and new resources.
According to Darling-Hammond (1994) teachers professional development is a process of enhancing teachers' status through increased awareness and an expanding knowledge base. Interpretation of teacher's professional development as an investigation of their practice is shared by other researchers.
With the passage of time, many societies changes their education system, they are making educational reforms and the most important part of these reforms is Professional development for teachers, they are finally got a point that only through teachers they can improve their society, they can enhance the potential of their new generation. In Pakistan during 2005-6, the professional development programmes were piloted in 100 schools in three Towns of the district Tandlianwala, Samundari and Faisalabad City and is now being developed in 500 schools up to 2008. In Pakistan there are a lot of teacher training institutes but unfortunately these are not sufficient to fulfill the demands of untrained teachers. Warwick and Reimers (1995) refers to some of the factors which are responsible for falling the standard of education and these are unmotivated faculty and students, inactive dean, and a lack of supervision. In institution of Pakistan the professional development is consider with knowledge, so the person gives full attention to acquire knowledge through text books and lectures, but the professional development means acquiring expertise in the relevant field. Just to know about anything is not enough but doing that work is a part of professional development. Professional development is like a model which take cares of knowledge, skills and attitude and in other words professional development programmes should involve head, hand and heart.
- To update experienced and qualified curricular staff to maintain awareness of new developments in learning and teaching.
- To support policy making, planning, implementation and evaluation of teacher education and professional development in Pakistan.
- To recommend, what are the challenges that are faced public and private universities of Pakistan for effective professional development.
- To evaluate and analyses training provision to promote continuous improvement.
- To update experienced and qualified curricular staff to maintain awareness of new developments in learning and teaching.
The major purpose of this study is the need assessment for professional development of teachers in Pakistan. Need assessment is that process which gathers the need of individual, groups, communities or societies. If we use the process of need assessment in education then we identify the needs of student in particular subject, to determine the weakness of student's achievement, to determine the need of training for teachers and to determine the needs of local, regional and national educational system.
The worth of professional development for teacher is very important role, it improves the student's learning. Professional development creates educational reforms that not only update the skills and knowledge of teacher but it also enhance the student's productivity and achievements. In many participating countries 89% of teachers are engaged in professional development. Only 11% teachers have no concern with it. Out of 4 teacher only 1 teacher did not participate in professional development in Denmark, the Slovak republic and Turkey.
Ostern and Kott Kemp (1993) argue that :
· Teachers need professional growth opportunities.
· Working together improves professional growth or development.
· Explain or describe their own standards for more responsibilities.
Professional development programmes are efforts to bring change in the class room practices of teachers, in their attitude, in their beliefs and in the learning outcome of students. (Griffin, 1982, P.2)
Despite of all the importance of professional development , the research indicate the ineffectiveness of most programmes, majority of programmes fails because teachers are not too much interested in these programmes , they just take part in professional development for getting certification, and they want to show that they are better teachers. (Guskey, 1986)
Teachers attracts to professional development because they wants to expand their knowledge, their skills and abilities. They want to contribute their knowledge and skills and enhance their effectiveness. But its not enough to get knowledge and skills, the major role of teacher is now to implement these practices ,and also enhance the knowledge of students, and professional development are specific and certain rather than vague or general and practice ideas that directly related to day by day practices in their classrooms. (Fullen and Miles, 1992)
Jaworski (1996) says,
Pakistani culture, for example, encourages deference to older, wiser and more eminent members of the society. Education is situated in a hierarchical power structure where curricula are defined externally to schools and success is measured by examination performance (pg.69).
(source: Thomas R.Guskey, 200, Vol8)
Professional development in a broader way refers to the development of person in his or her professional role. More specifically we can say that professional development is a professional growth which teacher achieves in gaining increased experience and examine his or her professional career systematically. Professional development includes formal experience as well as informal experiences. Formal experiences such as attending seminars, professional meetings and workshops etc, and informal experiences such as watching television documentaries and reading professional publications etc. (Glatthorn, 1995, P. 41)
Diploma in Higher education (DHE)
This kind of training arranged for two months during summer vacations for consecutive three years for teachers. Those teachers who participate in it, and complete their training programmes of six month in three years, diploma in higher education with two increments should be awarded.
Certificate in higher education (CHE)
This kind of training arranged for three months for lecturer who are selected for universities and colleges.This training is compulsory for each teacher. Main concept of this training is to enhance the practical skills.
Periodic Training ( PT )…
This is a one month training for teachers to enhance their capabilities, their knowledge and their competencies. This is a periodic training which held after every five years and teacher should have brilliant chance to improve their skills.
(Source: Naveed Sultana, 2004)
There are some professional standards which we discuss here.
Standard-1: Subject Matter Knowledge… Teacher understand the basic concept, theories, history,latest trends in national and international level and process of getting knowledge of that subject which they are going to teach.
Standard-2: Human Growth and Development… Teacher understand how students acquire knowledge, skills and develop habit of mind. How to identify the development abilities of student and provide opportunities to that support their intellectual, emotional and physical development.
Standard-3: Knowledge of Islamic ethical values/Social life skills… Teacher understand the Islamic ethical values and practices in the light of Quran and Sunnah, and promote it. The values which are globally accepted are being promoted.
Standard-4: Instructional planning and strategies… Teacher understand the instructional planning and design short term as well as long term plans which is based on student's needs and development progress and then develop a strategy to achieve these goals.
Standard-5: Assessment… Teacher use different types of assessment for evaluating how students learn, how they implement their knowledge in their practical life. The result of such kind of assessment improve teaching and learning.
Standard-6: Learning Environment… Teacher creates a supportive and respective learning environment that encourage student's positive social interaction in learning and self motivation.
Standard-7: Effective communication and use of technology… Teacher use verbal or non verbal kind of communication techniques for supportive interaction with students. Teacher also use technologies in class rooms and laboratories activities.
Standarad-8: Collaboration… Teacher build a relationship with student's parents and their guardian to support student's learning.
(Source: Policy and planning wing, Ministry of education, 2009)
There are some types of professional development..
· Courses/workshops.
· Education conference or seminars.
· Qualification programmers.
· Observation visits to other school.
· Participation in a network of teachers.
· Individual or collaborative research.
· Mentoring or peer observation and coaching.
· Reading professional literature.
· Engaging in informal dialogue with peet.
(Source: Naveed Sultana, 2004)
There are number of factors which were identified as importance for its success. Several of these factors are described below.
· Continual development of lead trainer.. Regular training workshops and seminar which is based on new practices and knowledge encourage the trainer to participate in these special conferences and seminarswhich enabled them to keep up to date with new technologies. This knowledge enhancement is not only benefited for teachers but also for these learners who learn from these teachers.
· Sharing knowledge and skills… Teacher learns from others teachers in their institutions and training centers. Teacher gain confidence after using these tools in class rooms which they have learned.
· Collaboration and partnership… Teacher development programmes build a partnership among teachers, trainers, supervisors and university exporters. These networks facilitate sharing of knowledge which lead to further improvement.
· Support from Principal and administrative… It is important for principal and administrative that they provide support and opportunities that they enable them to apply these knowledge and technologies which they learn from training.
Study is helpful in providing ground realities concerning the execution and implementation of the program. Findings of the study will be helpful to develop a comprehensive plan for further improvement in the universities.Majority of respondent stated that professional training of univeristy teachers is necessary for their professional development in latest knowledge, skills, teaching techniques, technology, evaluating techniques and social, administrative skills. Only training enhance the mental and social development.
- Lack of appropriate training programmes and methods.
The major problem is the lack of appropriate training programmes. One of the teacher said that some teachers wants to learn and enhance their knowledge but there is not sufficient programmes to meet their needs and they unable to enhance their capabilities and the methods of training is also not good, because the level of understanding of every person is changed, some people wants to enhance their knowledge orally and some wants to use text books and other material.
- Lack of modern techniques.
There is lack of modern techniques, if teacher able to understand and work with these techniques and can enhance the productivity of students but unfortunately he is not be able to do like that because there is no enhancement in technology. In university arrangement of multimedia is another a big problem, if teacher wants to prepare his lecture on this new technique that he can enhance the knowledge of students and provide a know how about this useful technique but there is a lack of multimedia and teacher cannot teach their students with their own will.
- Lack of research and Text Book knowledge.
It's a very natural phenomenon today that student just based on text book knowledge. Because in training programmes trainers just provide work books, teacher guide and audio cassettes, through this teacher enhance their skills but there is not practical work, there is no any research, they do not train the teachers properly that how to do research and what is the benefits so like that teacher teach their students, they provide them notes and other material to learn, they do not encourage them to do research for enhancing their knowledge.
- Lack of communication and collaboration.
Respondent says that there is a lack of communication and collaboration. Teachers don't want to discuss the problems with other members of department. One of the teacher said that there is a communication gap which create a hindrance to improve their quality.
- Time management problem.
Mostly the training held in summer vacations. So sometime it happens that many teachers are busy with their families, get to gathers, and many times mostly teachers are in abroad for PHD or M.Phill so they cannot attend these training programmes.
- Lack of evaluation techniques.
There is no training in test constructions, marking and analyzing the results, due to this many teachers don't aware of evaluation techniques which could help to evaluate the student as a whole.
- Lack of resources and budget.
That's the major problem that there is a lack of resources and budget. Government sometime does not involve in these training programme due to budget problems, and teacher who wants to get knowledge he unable to get it. One of the teacher said that limited resources creates a great hindrance, like teachers do not have proper books facilities, the books which is available in libraries that sometimes are not relevant with his subjects. There is a lack of net facility, teacher cannot search their material for enhancing the skills of students.
- Teacher should demonstrate the use of effectiveness of modern methods and techniques of teaching in the classrooms. The advance technology like multimedia and video conferencing should be used to improve teaching.
- Teacher should be trained in evaluation and measurement techniques. These techniques remove the deficiencies of students.
- Teacher's professional development must be as a long term process which begins with the initial stages and ends when the teacher retires from the profession.
- Teacher should create a friendly learning environment in which student easily learn everything which teacher wants to teach. Through this friendly learning environment students will not hesitate to ask every problem which he or she is facing during their studies programmes.
- Proper training programme should be held for teacher's professional development. In training programmes explanatory printed text, work books, teacher guide, audio cassettes, video programmes which demonstrating various teachers models, teachers kit, practical work books should be included to make teacher more competent, effective and knowledgeable.
- Actions researches should be encouraged in the classes. Those teachers who promote new technology and methods should rewarded properly.Provide the resources that teacher can enhance the knowledge of students. Seminars should be held after every two month
Your Essential Personal Development Quiz
The following questionairre is designed to be thought provoking and give you an idea of the positive things you can do in order to help you achieve success in yourlife more quickly. Simply answer the following questions as honestly keep a count of your score and refer to the score chart at the end.
1) Do you regularly look at yourself to see what is working for you and what is not in terms of your personal goals?
a) Yes, on a day to day basis. (3 points)
b) Yes, weekly. (2 points)
c) Yes, monthly or more. (1 point)
d) No never. (0 points)
Regularly assessing your progress and monitoring what is working for you and what is not is essential practice for success. By doing so you can constantly modify your behavior to include more of the practices that increase your success rate and cut out the not so productive practices.
2) When you have a problem do you…
a) Actively seek help from an expert source? (3 points)
b) Struggle on yourself? (1 point)
c) Give-up? (0 points)
Whilst never giving in is always an essential ingredient for success, they say 'success is on the other side of frustration' asking or seeking the opinion of an expert or some one more qualified than you is the best option here. This can be in the form of Cd's, tapes, books, friends, professional acquaintences or even life coaches. All of these sources have the potential to improve your learning curve dramatically and propel you towards your goals quicker than if you were trying to do so on your own.
3) Are you aligning your self with people of similar goals or with people who have already achieved those goals?
a) Yes, I seek out these people purposely. (3 points)
b) Yes, but more by luck than anything. (2 points)
c) No. (0 points)
Successful like-minded people provide you with the opportunity to both benefit from their expertise and to be the source of advice for others too. They can provide inspiration, motivation and are an excellent contact for future projects, joint ventures and so on. Modeling successful people is one of the keys to success, take the best qualities of the successful people and the skills they use and apply them to your own life. Don't be shy or worried about asking for help, you know, many people do like to help! Success is of course possible on your own but usually it's a great deal quicker and more pleasurable with others.4) Do you have realistic goals written down with an appropriate timescale and plan?
a) Yes, all of the above. I know exactly what they are. (3 points)
b) Err, about two of the above. (2 points)
c) One of the above. (1 point)
d) None of the above. (0 points)
Of course goals are essential, if you don't know what the destination is how can you know which direction to drive in or even when you arrive? Also making them too challenging can be demotivating as you gaze at how far ahead they are, choose something that you believe is possible for you. Writing goals down has also been proven to be a key determinant of success many times over.
5) Are you trying new things and taking risks to see if you can find new way of doing things more efficiently?
a) Yes, daily (3 points)
b) Yes, weekly..ish (2 points)
c) Yes, monthly…ish (1 points)
d) No/rarely (0 points)
It often takes a risk to find a new way of doing something that will improve your situation, be bold.Of course you may make many mistakes that set you back but just one new discovery could put you miles ahead!
6) Do you make time for yourself regularly to rest, relax and re-focus on what is important for you and your life?
a) Yes, nearly everyday. (3 points)
b) Yes, once or twice a week. (2 points)
c) Yes, monthly. (1 point)
d) Less often. (0 points)
Giving yourself time to relax and re-focus is an essential part to staying healthy and mentally alert and on target. It gives you time to think and reflect upon your current progress and how you can make faster progress and also it lets you enjoy the journey towards your goals more.
7) Do you find yourself thinking the same negative thoughts of worry and fear each day?
a) No, if I think negative I am able to change this.(3 points)
b) Sometimes (1 point)
c) Yes, a few times a day. (0 points)
Developing your own tactics to avoid negative thoughts is very helpful to prevent you spiraling downwards. Some people have a favourite affirmation or quote in order to kick start their positivity other people have a favourite song or like to make a list of things they are thankful for in order to start thinking positive again. Remember, if you are worrying about something you are not really living in the now. If you are playing with your children then play with your children don't be physically with them and mentally someplace elsethe same aplies to your work, if you are worrying you are wasting energy and thought power.
OK, lets see add up your scores out of a maximum of 21
14 – 21 points: Good job you should find you are making progress towards your goals, just have a look where you lost a few points, jot down why and try and implement the ideas into your life. This should really give you an edge.
7 – 13 points: OK, you have the basics of a successful personal development outlook, however there are a few things that you can do that will seriously increase your chances of success. It would definitely be worth looking into your areas of weakness.
0 – 6 points: Lets cut to the chase, not the most inspiring score. The good things is about that is that there are lots of good things that you can start doing immediately to improve your progress towards your goals, presuming you have any. make this a new start and use the guidelines above to develop a new and effective plan for your future.
And lastly a few words of advice, If you are in a bad situation, get busy again. Rather than focusing on the bad situation do what you can do now to improve it, this will immediately draw your attention towards more things that you can do positively, then try and be thankful for those positive things and recognise that there is always a way out! Recognise that every moment is a new choice, consistently make the new choice about yourself that reflects who and what you want to be? The only guarantee in life is that it will not stay the same, keep choosing your highest good each and everyday.
The Beginners Guide To Professionals (Chapter 1)
Steps in Getting the Best Locksmith in Houston If you are looking for a locksmith in Houston, there are things that you need to consider. You need to ensure that at the end of the day, you get only the right professional for the job given that you are entrusting him or her the very important task of providing you with protection. There are certain things that you have to look for in a good locksmith. In this article, you will know everything that you need to know about these professionals and because of this, you will surely end up with only the best one. The first thing that you have to do is to make sure that the person that you are planning to hire is someone skilled and knowledgeable in the field. You need to make sure that they know everything about the latest and most advanced technology being used today. These tools are the key in making things so much easier for the locksmith and it will also guarantee your safety and that of your loved ones and belongings. Many of them are also known to allow you to save a great deal of time and money. For you to get only the best results, you need to hire the company that ensures that their locksmiths are regularly updated.
Finding Parallels Between Keys and Life
What You Should Know About Professionals This Year
Another thing that you need to look into is the availability of the professional. Take note that there can be emergencies where you would need the help of these services providers during godly hours. There is one way for you to avoid worrying about this kind of emergency and that is to hire someone who is available 24/7. To avoid going over the process of hiring a locksmith all over again, you need to make sure that you are going to get someone who is highly trustworthy. And the last thing that we are going to cover here is the experience of the professional. The last thing that you want is to get a services provider who seems to be very clueless in all of it. After all, experience is and will always be the best teacher. There are different kinds of locksmiths that you can hire in Houston. There are those who focus on providing security for commercial spaces while there are those that mainly cater to clients who need services in their residential properties. It is very important that you identify your most important needs before you start with your search for the right person for the job. You need to get a professional who is specializing in the field that you need. And given that our lock and key emergencies are not limited to our spaces, it would be a great help if you get someone who knows a great deal about car locks also.
Presentation Skills – The Path To An Impactful Presentation
Most roles in business require good presentation skills. Not only is proficient communication essential to convey information, an exciting or entertaining delivery is an integral ingredient for keeping an audience's attention and ultimately getting the response you want. A successful presentation will have energy from beginning to end, engage the audience, use dynamic body language and include innovative and creative ways of bringing facts to life and making them memorable. All the while, 'death by PowerPoint' should be avoided at all costs. Competent presentation skills can be used in many aspects of working life, from winning pitches, to getting a pay raise. Getting your messages across with impact will give you the best possible results.
Preparation is synonymous with success. A poorly planned presentation, lecture or pitch will leave you nervous, easily distracted and vulnerable to a feisty audience if you haven't got your facts straight. You will need to identify your target audience, pin-point the purpose of the delivery, and be clear about what your key messages are. After that you need plenty of practice to ensure you stay within the allotted time, get over any potential tongue twisters and fine tune the content. There are so many tangents that an inadequately planned presentation can go down; the more you rehearse, the more of these winding paths you will discover, along with dead-end statements that you can choose to avoid. More importantly you can ensure you can bring your content to life and make if highly impactful. If you can practise in front of someone who will give you feedback, or video yourself, so that you can see how you come across, that will be highly beneficial. Ideally, for a big and important presentation you might like to have some individual presentation skills training or coaching for some expert and tailored advice.
First of all it's necessary to understand your audience. Knowing who the audience are their roles, objectives and interests should inform the way you plan and deliver a presentation. Right from the start, all your key messages should you be tailored to meet your objectives and theirs. Make sure that all references, anecdotes and metaphors relate to the topical issues and interests of your audience, ensuring sure that you keep it relevant to the ideas under discussion.
It's very important to open your presentation with a bang. It's far easier to present to an audience who's attention you've grabbed and which is engaged. There are several ways to do this: you might like to start with a striking or surprising fact, ask them a question, introduce an analogy or crack a joke. These are just a few ideas – there are many more ways to open with impact.
Using PowerPoint, or another form of media display can bring a presentation to life, clarify points and help them stick in people's minds. However, it can also have the opposite effect, so it's crucial to get it right. Any slides used in a presentation should be kept to a minimum and include only the key points. As a guide, you should include no more than 6 words per line and 6 lines per slide. This keeps the slides clear and easy to read and avoids overload. It can also be helpful to reveal each point separately as you talk about it, to avoid the audience jumping ahead and not concentrating on what you're saying. If you do this though, ensure your reveals are consistent and that they're not whizzing in from all sides with crazy sound effects for each – this will just distract your audience and make you look amateur. Instead, it should be the words you use, the anecdotes and stories you tell and the relevant imagery you use that engage, amuse and inspire the audience.
Pictures, diagrams and graphs can help bring facts and figures to life and help them stick in people's minds. A carefully chosen image or chart can drive a point home far more successfully than a whole slide of words. Sometimes it can also be useful to use video clips to change the pace and add interest. They should be kept short though, to avoid the audience's attention drifting.
Finally, be prepared for questions. A well planned and informative speech will inspire listeners to respond with ideas you may not have considered, or inadvertently overlooked in research. It's a good idea to flag up from the beginning when you will be responding to questions, to avoid disruptive questions throughout. Once again, knowing the topic inside out will prepare you for questions from any angle. Give yourself time to respond, repeat the question back for the audience, try not to waffle when you reply and don't get emotional! If you don't know the answer, it's ok to admit that, but tell them you'll find out and get back to them. Or give them an answer to the best of your ability, but explain that you're not 100% sure.
There are many more tips to creating the perfect presentation, but these should get you started and help you to make your presentation clear, impressive and engaging. Presentation skills training will take you through many areas of tips and advice, give you the opportunity to practise and offer personalised feedback and advice.
How I Went From a Professional Poker Player to a Spiritual Entrepreneur
My Journey
From the age of 18 to 23 I played poker professionally. I made a good living and it allowed me to travel. Many believe that gamblers cannot be spiritual or aware human beings, but that is a myth that I have proven wrong.
I consider myself to be aware and as conscious as possible. Of course, I am not saying that I am the most aware person, but I do meditate, do yoga, exercise, look after my health and care deeply about many people in my life.
I have never worked a real job in my life, so it is as if the school of life has branded me as an expert in using the tools and resources around me in a creative way to make a living in an unconventional manner.
I quit playing poker because it did not resonate with me anymore. I felt a calling to do something online and I took my online business from $0 to $3,000 a month within 6 months. I worked hard and was lucky to find a few good mentors.
Going from Poker Pro to Entrepreneur
I have since then wanted to do something more. To give value back to you, who wants to become not only an entrepreneur, but an entrepreneur with honor, who follows his values and makes money in an ethical manner.
It all started by me researching online and looking for ways to make a living online in a way that I felt passionate about. I then bought a course and I found someone that was already successful doing what I wanted to do.
I have always operated in this way. I find someone who is successful and I ask them questions, practically making them my mentor. By finding someone that you trust and respect AND can help you, you will make progress much faster.
If you want to learn how to find your passion, visit my website today, where I share my own experiences and show you how you can improve your life and taste real freedom.
Professionals: 10 Mistakes that Most People Make
Suggestions for Finding a 24-Hour Locksmith Homeowners put great value on a locksmith offering 24-hour services.Majority of homeowners prefer well-trained locksmiths who are members of a professional organization and those who are readily available for emergency services.These professional organizations are, more often than not, dedicated to specific locksmith needs of customers belonging to a certain area.These locksmiths can be called upon anytime they are needed and will vow to keep working until customers' problems are sorted out. As there can be hundreds of choices for reliable 24-hour locksmiths, picking out one can present several challenges.If you want to choose the locksmith that best suits your needs, you have to understand and follow some simple tips. First off, find a list of locksmiths serving your location or area of residence.Simply do a Google search online, just make sure to specify which area you belong to so the results will show what you are looking for.As you now have several options, pick out two or three and go to their websites to fish for more details about their services and rates, as well as to verify their 24-hour service offer.Do not forget to take note of their contact information.
Learning The Secrets About Services
Your second task is to gather more information about the locksmiths by looking for feedback about them.Search for feedback about the companies online, or use Facebook or Twitter to ask your friends who may have experienced their services at one time or another.It will also greatly help if you can find online forums about locksmith services.
The 9 Most Unanswered Questions about Keys
You may also check out locksmith associations who can offer additional information about choosing well-trained professionals in their industry. Make sure that you clearly state what kind of locksmith you need: a commercial one or a residential locksmith. The locksmith company you choose should have a helpline that's open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, so you won't have problems calling them whenever you need to consult on something. Choose an insured locksmith who is under a bond.You need to do this if you want a trustworthy locksmith, one you can depend on to do the job right. Aside from 24/7 locksmiths, there are also on-the-go locksmiths who can cater to your needs. These are just some simple tips to remember when looking for a 24-hour locksmith.Before you decide, sit down, and sign agreements with anyone, it will greatly help if you follow these tips to the T. The most important thing to remember – aside from the quality of services offered, of course – is choosing a trustworthy locksmith you can easily get in touch with anytime the need arises.After all, this is what being a 24-hour locksmith is all about, right?
Self Development for the Marketing Entrepreneur
Google 'self development' and you'll be hit with over 100 million results. So it's a big subject. But what does it mean to the marketing entrepreneur, and how does it help anyone make a success of their business?
Simply, self development is a means of continually evolving and updating one's learning and development. But is it necessary, and why can't we simply start up a business and get on with it?
Well, we can of course, but we'd better be prepared to be overtaken along the way. Because self-development is as important, if not more, than upgrading and beautifying the workplace from time to time if we are to be regarded as marketing experts in our chosen field.
So how do we go about it without spending loads of money on self-help, development and marketing courses? There are lots of ways, but the most important of all is quite simple… Take Action. Because by taking action, you are doing something, and something is always better than nothing!
The internet is a powerful self-development tool, because information is at our fingertips for free. Spend time every day reading articles that will help you develop your leadership skills, time management skills, financial skills, negotiation and marketing strategies. Learn how to set your own goals and work towards achieving those goals. Learn how to temper your creativity with sound business skills.
For the marketing entrepreneur, learn how to speak to customers, how to recognise buying signals and overcome objections. If your business is network marketing, make sure that you keep abreast of your product line and any changes. Attend as many training courses and events as possible. Align yourself with successful people and learn their methods.
Buy, read and re-read self-development and marketing books, google u-tube and watch videos, listen to cd's, watch dvd's. Constantly update and evolve yourself. Learn how to write yourself a business plan and follow it.
There are clearly many ways to improve skills and mindset, and to be a successful marketing entrepreneur then self-development is critical.
Or, as the inspiring Zig Ziglar says "Obviously, there is little you can learn from doing nothing"


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Just need to tell you all about my weekend - sorry to brag but it's been fab.
Firstly, yesterday Rodney and I managed to walk, trot, AND CANTER in a school with no bucking. We did a trot canter transition 3 times on each rein without bucking and managed to canter the long side of the school, no drama. I'm so proud of him, taking it slowly seems to be working. We might try to canter a whole circle next week!
Secondly, today my daughter, age 5, came with me for her first hack off the lead rein. WOW! Had to put a photo on!
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Aw glad you had a good weekend, the weather was lovely!
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awee bless her she looks really happy :) and congrats ont he progress with Rodney x
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KeeleyAndRuby said:
Aw glad you had a h=good weekend, the weather was lovely!
Aw glad you had a h=good weekend, the weather was lovely!
it was boiling today! a first day tshirt riding as I call it :)
Congrats on your progress!
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Love your piccie, daughter and pony both look so happy ! Well done on your progress with Rodney, sounds as though the cantering is coming along fine , glad that you all had such a good weekend XX
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Aw bless, they look lovely together :o)
Well done to you and Rodney, so glad it's going better for you, sounds like Trec will be a piece of cake now.......and what a gorgeous looking place to hack, you're lucky to have such good off road riding.
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that's such a cute picture! :D
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Aw so glad that the new pony is working out well for you and your daughter ,very cute picture :) well done to you and rodney :) so glad the bucking's getting better :)
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Brian Schreck is something like the Pied Piper of Cincinnati Children's. He walks the halls with a guitar strapped on his back, pushing a cart of instruments, and stops in patient rooms to encourage kids to goof off and make noise. Schreck, a Berklee College of Music-trained musician who holds a master's degree in music therapy from New York University, pioneered the pediatric music therapy program at Cincinnati Children's four years ago, primarily as an outlet for cancer and rehab patients. He has gained such a following that the hospital has added three more music therapists. His fan base includes kids such as Christopher "Critter" Smith, a 12-year-old who died in April 2011 after battling his second relapse of leukemia. Critter had been in and out of the hospital since he was in third grade, and when he heard electric guitars reverberating in another room one day, he asked how he could get in on that kind of therapy. Schreck showed up at his door, ready to rock, and the two started jam sessions that didn't stop even when nurses came in to take Critter's temperature. Even though his illness was always in the back of his mind, Critter said Schreck had been able to do something for him that his doctors and nurses couldn't: Make him forget about being sick, if only momentarily. Listen to Brian and Critter jam in this "Tell Me a Story."
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The fundraising event takes place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 1 at the Edward C. Smith Civic Center on South Main Street. There is no entry fee, however cooks must preregister by Jan. 23 by calling April Beck at 248-8914, ext. 100.
Contestants must make a minimum of five gallons of chili, although more is appreciated.
Everyone entering their chili will receive 10 $1 vouchers to give to guests of their choice. Upon entry these vouchers will be exchanged for vote tickets. Pre-sale lunch tickets are $5 and will increase to $7 at the door. The meal includes chili, corn bread, fixings and dessert. Paying taster votes will cost $1 for one and $5 for six (no limit).
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Pls explain the emblem/sign/amulet. Its origin pls? The link which you give explains nothing, but it's nice of you to give the link.
It's simple: it's the emblem count Eric Stenbock invented for himself. I know nothing of the original's symbolism, except for the crown, obviously symbolizing his royal descendancy. So I improvised and danced along alchemic symbols, all the chief elements are here: fire, water, wind, soil, light. In a way it's a model of the world.


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In a far reaching scam, Ameripay of New Jersey, a payroll services company, used payroll taxes collected from customers to pay business expenses. Affected by the scam, and facing millions of potentially lost dollars, are "at least 14 school districts, seven houses of worship, five schools, one county and a mix of more than 300 other private and public entities." You can read more about it here.
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