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At the same time, spring temperatures are perfect for sitting outdoors reading, gardening, and, of course, exercising. Along with other benefits, getting in shape can help you get through allergy season. "The more exercise you get and the better condition you're in, the less likely you are to develop asthma," says Timothy Craig, DO, professor of medicine and pediatrics at Penn State University College of Medicine. And staying active keeps you healthy, which helps your body cope with allergens.
Don't be tempted to give up your morning run because of high pollen levels. Just take a few precautions before you lace up your shoes:
#1: Run early…or late. There's a lot of conflicting information about when pollen levels are at their worst, says Dr. Craig. But what people do seem to agree on is that pollen is more irritating to exercisers when it's dry and windy, which is most likely in the midafternoon. It tends to be damper outside early in the morning and in the evenings, he adds, and that helps keep pollen out of the air, making those times of day more pleasant for a workout.
#2: Don sunglasses. "There's no scientific literature saying that sunglasses will help," he says, "but dryness and wind are irritating [to your eyes], and pollen is somewhat rebounded off glasses." He adds that masks will help too, but if you're engaging in high-intensity exercise, you might not get adequate ventilation when wearing them. N-95 dust masks prevent you from inhaling the most particulates; if you suffer from bad allergies, give one a shot during your next workout, but stop using it if you find you're having a hard time breathing.
#3: Shower immediately, and clean your nose, too. "Showering when you come in after a workout is better than wearing a mask," Dr. Craig says. It removes pollen from your hair and skin that you could continue inhaling. And don't stop with a regular shower. "A high-volume saline rinse or neti pot is great," he says, for cleaning pollen out of your nose, "and it's good idea to do it after exercise and right before you go to bed." You can make your own nasal rinse by adding ¼ teaspoon kosher salt and ¼ teaspoon baking soda to eight ounces of comfortably warm tap water. If you buy a rinse at the pharmacy, find one that's labeled isotonic (it has the same concentrations of salt as bodily fluids) rather than hypertonic (which has more salt than your body does), Dr. Craig advises. Hypertonic rinses can damage nasal membranes. Finally, over-the-counter eye drops can keep irritated eyes from becoming too dry. Look for the kind labeled "artificial tears," not the kind meant to relieve red eyes or itchiness.
#4: Rest after your allergy shot. It's very important to wait a few hours after getting an allergy shot before you start to exercise. "There are people who have an increased risk of anaphylaxis if they run right after they get their allergy shot," Dr. Craig says. If you're just taking allergy medications or over-the-counter remedies, the risk isn't as severe. But Dr. Craig does suggest that people avoid exercising after taking any kind of antihistamine that could make them tired, as the combination just puts added strain on your body.
#5: Try swimming. If all these efforts are still leaving you bleary-eyed and congested, consider awater-based workout. "Swimming is good because you get that high humidity, which is better for you if you have asthma," Dr. Craig says. It is true that elite swimmers can suffer from swimming-induced asthma, as a result of being exposed to chlorine disinfection by-products, but he says that usually occurs only in elite athletes, not for the average exerciser who wants to swim a few laps.
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I was talking with a friend over dinner about what I'm currently doing. His response?
"Oh, personal finance guru (sarcasm dripping in buckets), what is the best money advice you can give to me?"
I sat there thinking for a few minutes about all the money related topics I discuss on a daily basis here and on the main website and then kind of blurted out the following without really thinking:
"Buy freedom with your money, not things."
What I said even caught me by surprise as I have never really pronounced anything quite like that in my writings so far. While I don't know if it is the best personal finance advice I could give, I think it would make the top ten – it's something that I've always thought about but never found a good way to express. No matter how much advertisers try to convince you that the things you buy will make you happy, it's a false promise. Freedom to do more of the things you want to do with the people you want to do them with, however, can bring you true and lasting happiness.
Part of the biggest challenge for everyone trying to get their personal finances in order is to learn what is truly the most important things for them (even though that might not sound like anything to do with personal finance, once you have that solidly in mind you know why you are working as hard as you are and where you want that money to go). This is one reason that goals are so important in regard to your personal finances – not for the money itself, but to be able to use the money you have saved and invested to do the things that you truly want to do.
I'm sure that many of you are rolling you eyes while you read a personal finance blogger getting a bit philosophical, but take a few minutes to consider it. When you spend money, would you rather spend it to purchase more freedom to do what you want, or to buy more things? If you answer freedom, then why are you buying all the things that you are buying? That's my thought for you to consider for today:
Should I buy freedom with my money, or things….?

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Heidenheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, 2009/08/20 - Moorim Paper Group has awarded Voith Paper to deliver a new integrated paper production line for woodfree coated, machine finished coated and woodfree uncoated paper grades to their DongHae pulp mill site in Ulsan, South Korea. FSE: VO2A
19.08.2009 - Delivery of a new production line to South Korea.
Moorim Paper Group has awarded Voith Paper to deliver a new integrated paper production line for woodfree coated, machine finished coated and woodfree uncoated paper grades to their DongHae pulp mill site in Ulsan, South Korea. The new machine will use mainly the pulp produced at this site, whereby Moorim will be the first integrated pulp & paper mill in South Korea.
The biggest advantage of the mill concept is the possibility to have an integrated, non-stop process line from pulp and raw material to the finished product. This means that the pulp line will be connected to the paper mill, making it unnecessary to dry pulp or use dried market pulp. Due to this integration, the whole production process is much more ecological and economical. In addition, steam which incurred during the pulp production can be used for the paper making process. Therefore, this integrated mill will be environmentally friendly and does not use fossil fuel under normal operation conditions. All in all, this project strongly supports Voith Papers Green Technology focus, making the best possible contribution to cost-effective and environmentally friendly paper production lines.
The new DongHae PM 1 is based on the well proven One Platform Concept and corresponds, with a wire width of 9.300 mm and a design speed of 1.500 m/min, to an installation size FP 400 (FP = Fine Paper). The machine is designed to produce fine papers in a basis weight range of 75 to 150 g/m² with an annual output of approx. 450.000 tons.
After start-up of the new PM 1, which is scheduled for spring 2011, Moorim Paper Groups overall production output for fine paper will rise above 1 million tons, making the company the biggest fine paper producer in South Korea. This also includes the output of the already existing fine paper production lines of Jinju mill (PM 1 to 3) and of Daegu mill (PM 1 and 2).
The main scope of delivery of DongHae PM 1 includes the complete paper machine as well as an offline coater and two Janus calenders. Furthermore, a VariPlus and a VariFlex winder offer maximum flexibility for the production of a broad range of roll sizes with highest reeling quality.
In addition, the complete basic engineering for the scope of supply of the production line, assembly and start-up supervision round off the scope of delivery. With this machine Voith Paper will reinforce the strong position of Moorim Paper Group in the fine paper business.
Voith Paper (voithpaper.com) is a Division of the Voith Group (voith.com) and the leading partner to and a pioneer in the paper industry. Thanks to continuous innovation, Voith Paper optimizes the paper production process, focusing on the development of resource-saving products to reduce the consumption of energy, water and fibers.
Voith was founded on January 1, 1867 and has set new standards in the fields of paper, energy, mobility and service. With annual sales of EUR 4.9 billion, 43,000 employees and more than 290 locations worldwide, Voith is one of the large family-owned companies in Europe.
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Sorry about the multiple threads but its pretty obvious that if I don't get any replies, I'm going to try another angle ! I would gladly remove/edit posts but this forum does not provide this possibility.
Payline is dead as my web host doesn't offer Soap support, which Payline needs. Paypal is installed and works but doesn't offer the possibility of debitting the balance of an order when the goods are dispatched - I would have to ask the customers to pay by email which means that if they don't look at their emails then I won't get paid. Atos is the French bank module which allows me to initiate payment of the balance without having to ask the client to do it. So, I'll be using Paypal for goods which are fully paid for when the order is placed (I'll give a small discount for this) and Atos for the others. The only problem remaining is that Atos ignores the "if" statement in the php code where I ask for only orders above 200 Euros to be taken into consideration.
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Described as American Punk Rock before American Punk Rock was even a thing, The Hackney Brothers, Bobby, David, and Dannis a.k.a DEATH are the subject of soon to be released documentary, 'A Band Called DEATH.' Hailing from Detroit at a time when Motown and Disco were all the rage, the band were forming their own original sound about as far away from the smooth vibes playing on local radio as you could imagine. Needless to say, they were rejected by every major record label, both their sound and 'look' seen as unmarketable and disbanded before finishing their first album, demos locked away in a dusty attic. However, as these stories tend to go, subsequent generations picked up on the band and DEATH would soon find itself in the cult category. A collection of early songs and roughcuts were realeased in 2011 as the album Spiritual • Mental • Physical and now we get to watch it all from the beginning in this new film. Sweet.
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A St. Petersburg preparatory school is the first recipient of an award created to honor community projects that protect the environment of Tampa Bay.
Canterbury School of Florida will be presented the inaugural Golden Mangrove Award from the Tampa Bay Estuary Program during a luncheon ceremony Friday at the Holiday Inn Select on Ulmerton Road.
Canterbury will receive the award for a habitat restoration project judged to be "heads and tails above the rest" of other projects, said Robert Minthorn, a member of the community advisory committee for the Tampa Bay Estuary Program, which awarded the prize.
The project, funded by a $6,575.61 "minigrant" from the agency, took a year, said Dan Otis, a Canterbury science teacher who oversaw the restoration.
In the initial part of the work, marsh grass was planted along a tidal creek at the campus to create a salt marsh. The campus, on 62nd Avenue NE, is on the northern edge of Placido Bayou.
A garden composed of native species was created outside a main campus building. More than 350 plants of more than 35 varieties were transplanted to create a 12,000-square-foot garden, Otis said.
About 40 cubic yards of mulch was laid, a microirrigation system was installed, and invasive vegetation such as Brazilian pepper and lead trees were removed.
More than 200 volunteers, including students, parents, staffers and faculty members were involved in the restoration, the instructor said.
Otis said the project was a learning experience for students. They took several field trips to plan the garden and learned the benefits of native vegetation, water conservation and habitat restoration.
"We hope this (garden) will turn into an outdoor classroom as well as a place for students to study the native plants of Florida," Otis said. He also produced a set of lesson plans.
The project was awarded an additional $2,500 from the Southwest Florida Water Management District that allowed the garden to be expanded from a planned 8,000 square feet to the final 12,000, the teacher said.
Canterbury was among a record 52 community organizations and schools that applied for grants this past year, said Minthorn of the Tampa Bay Estuary Program.
Nearly 25 proposals from Hillsborough, Manatee and Pinellas counties received funding totaling $160,000.
The Golden Mangrove Award was created this year to highlight the community project judged the most outstanding, Minthorn said. The mangrove was chosen as the symbol of the award because "the mangrove is so important to the health of the bay."
Competition for the award included a grant for seeding baby bay clams and another for an oyster bar restoration at MacDill Air Force Base, Minthorn said.
The grant money comes from fees for the estuary program's specialty license plate.
Minthorn said that more than $500,000 has been awarded since 1998.


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Yeah, thanks for posting those shots. I learned something from them as I said before I had taken almost the exact type of shots. But mine were not as sharp, and you have some where the bird is shaking his head back and forth in the water and my shots of that came out blurred but yours are clear. I looked at your settings and realized I had my shutter speed way too low.
I guess that has been my problem with many of my motions shots. I didn't know I had to have the shutter speed that fast in order to freeze action.
Were you using auto iso or did you just know that you had to be at 800 iso for a shutter speed that fast? I'm using the 7D and love it. I have instances where I'll shoot a cyclist and the face and body and most of the bike are in clear focus but the feet and pedals are a little bit blurred. I was thinking that shutter speed was the problem since I had mine set at about 250. Guess I need to up it.
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LONDON/HONG KONG -- Europe's main stock markets advanced on Monday as investors shrugged off news that Crimea had voted to break away from Ukraine and join Russia in a disputed referendum, dealers said.
In late morning deals, London's FTSE 100 climbed 0.43 percent to 6,555.77 points, boosted by British mobile phone giant Vodafone sealing a 7.2-billion-euro takeover of Spanish cable company Ono.
Elsewhere, Frankfurt's DAX 30 gained 0.64 percent to 9,114.35 points and the Paris CAC 40 added 0.61 percent to 4,241.90 compared with Friday's close.
"European equities have largely shrugged off the Crimean referendum news over the weekend with the help of some positive company news flow," said CMC Markets trader Nicholas Dale-Lace.
"That the markets have made a positive start to the week does not detract from the threat of further unrest in Ukraine as attention now turns towards the Eastern border with Russia, and markets take stock to consider the impact of a protracted dispute that is unlikely to be settled anytime in the near future."
An overwhelming 96.6 percent of voters on the mostly Russian-speaking peninsula chose to secede from Ukraine, according to final results from Sunday's referendum, which the Kremlin is accused of orchestrating.
There was international condemnation of the referendum, with the European Union saying it was "illegal and illegitimate" and the outcome would not be recognized.
"The result of the Crimean vote did not surprised anyone given the circumstances and the context and traders are waiting now what Europe and U.S. is going to do about it," added VarenGold Bank analyst Anita Paluch.
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I've been told that the frame of Sigs can not be refinished. I came across on pretty decent priced police trade ins but they have marks all over the place. How did Sig originally coat the alloy? Does anybody know a gunsmith that can refinish the frames? Thanks.


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45 gap/super & auto rim?
Seen these calibers on the Buffalo Bore handgun ammo section and not too familiar with them. Heard of 38 super, never of 45 other than acp. Any insight?
45 gap was glocks idea to shrink the grip. It's a tad shorter than the acp with roughly the same power.
.45 Super is a souped up .45ACP that destroys 1911 quicker with not real advantage.
The .45 Auto rim was designed back when there was a shortage of .45 ACP pistols for our troops in WWI and they issued the Colt and S&W revolvers. They are basically the .45 ACP with a rim to preclude the use of moon clips ("clips" is used correctly here).
It is .45 GAP, the answer in search of a question. IMHO, it came into being for one reason- Gaston wanted to see his name on a cartridge. Just like Sam Colt.
Honestly, Gaston Glock is a bit of a creep, with a huge ego.
BTW, you may also at some point run across .45 magnum- created for the LAR Grizzly .45 Magnum pistol. Rather scarce. In obsolete cartridges, there are a half dozen different .45s.
How about the .451 Detonics? The .45 Glock Auto Pistol is dying. It was dying the moment it came out. The idea was to put a .45 in a .40 sized pistol. Did not exactly work that way. the .45 GAP pistols have much thicker slides and do not fit in standard holsters. I have a couple of loaded rounds in my cartridge collection, but that is as close as I care to get to the caliber.
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How to Offer a Service of a Writing Biography
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This is a tip how to offer a service to those who need to write their biography.
How to Offer a Service of a Writing Biography
Composing and writing a biography is one service which has an openly opportunity business and interesting for the fee from publishing it.
What is biography? Biography from the words bios(live) and graven(writing). Lexically, biography means written script which tells about a person live. From the contents of biography, it can be divided into three kinds: 1. Personal biography, 2. Professional biography and 3. Memoir biography
Personal biography is a story which tells the live individually of a figure, that is no more than story about personality, that why it is called the her/his story. Pay attention the "his-story" which shows the story of living of a person. Which shows of the story of figure. It is more personal, that is why, it is often told using the approach of chronology. It begins from the childhood, teenagers, mature hood up to the age of old.
Professional biography is biography which tells the success story or the side of pertaining to profession of a person. The interesting thing from the kind of this biography is the content may be back up to surface. Failure, struggling, philosophy and it must be the success part of the figure gets much portion of discussion. On the other hand, dimension of self, even not more portion.
Memoir is a note, eye note, or opinion of a person on a certain events. What important and historic of the events are, so the figure needs to write a special note. The aim is to tell the opinion and give the image to the public about the pertaining events. As an example; many figures write their memoirs according to each them . The aim is to give the opinion about the events according their verses. Bill Clinton writes it too, and another figure is also. That is why, the memoir has its verse, though the events is same.
Biography which is written himself by its figure. If he himself who write it, so it is called autobiography. Nevertheless, if including the writer's touch which his name not cited (ghost writer), it is called biography. However, there is a writer whose his name appears in the front cover. The writer is standing on the outside and takes the distance from the figure. Because any distance, usually the outer writer who will be trusted because of his objective. The nuance and the advertising of the figure can be eliminated.
There are many biography books waiting for you to serve. Usually they are as great persons, success, famous, celebrities, and controversial figures which their life are unique. But they haven't time to write. It is pity, if something about them don't be written. Their intelligence, successes, expertness, and their thought will hide by the change of time.
A writer can offer a service to write it and dig it by a series interview or if the figure is public figure you can collect piece by piece of their publications.
How to get the business opportunity of writing biography. Write a fix proposal, complete with schedule, fund which is needed. Start to collect data, interview, writing and editing, up to printing. Offer to the figure needed. After your proposal is answered, compose a job contract about writing and publishing. Fund released gradually, cash and carry. You serve a certain chapter or parts, then you get the fee due to the contract.
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A lot went down in the NBA the last two days. LeBron posterized Jason Terry and led the Heat from behind to win 23 straight, Derrick Rose appears to be closer to a return, the Knicks pulled out a W without nearly sixty million dollars worth its roster out with injury, and much more. The NBA Feet sightings weren't too shabby as well; Russell Westbrook broke out an OKC PE of the Air Jordan XX8, while Derrick Williams went with the Air Jordan V "Wolf Grey". PJ Tucker of the Suns opted for the Nike Kobe 8 "Christmas", teammate Markieff Morris made his #FoampositeMadness choice with the Stealth, and Brandon Jennings wore a clean colorway of the Under Armour Spine Low. A full recap's below, so take a look and stay tuned for more NBA Feet as we near the Playoffs in about a month.
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Sunderbans(West Bengal), July 23(ANI): A 12 year-old male tiger returned to his familiar territory of the Sunderban Tiger Reserve in West Bengal on Wednesday after four months of treatment in captivity.
The tiger had wounded his right hind leg in March this year.
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Sleeping with light on linked to obesity
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SLEEPING in a room with too much light increases the risk of obesity in women, research has shown.
Greater exposure to light at night raised Body Mass Index (BMI) and waist size in more than 113,000 women taking part in the British study, scientists found.
The Breakthrough Generations Study followed the women for 40 years in an attempt to identify root causes of breast cancer. Obesity is a known risk factor for the disease.
"The associations we saw in our study between light exposure at night and obesity are very intriguing. We cannot yet tell at this stage what the reason for the associations is, but the results open up an interesting direction for research."
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Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 2:20 pm on 12th February 2013.
That is a separate debate. We would need to look at the costs of two separate lines, one for beef and one for pork. We need to reconsider what is acceptable as a trace and differentiate that from contamination. This debate is about gross contamination of 60% to 100%, and that is what is so offensive to consumers.
We need an assurance—whether from Romania, France, Poland, Ireland, Sweden or wherever—that exporting countries in the EU are conducting both physical and product labelling checks at the point of export. Until we have that assurance from the Commission, consumers will not have much confidence in the process. It is my firm, personal belief that if product checks had taken place, food contaminated with horsemeat would never have entered the food chain. However, the fact is that it is in the food chain; as far as we know, it is continuing to enter the food chain; and we are continuing to find more contamination in frozen foods.
I practised in the EU many years ago, so my knowledge of EU law is extremely rusty, but the Cassis de Dijon case involved the passing off of an inferior alcoholic product as Cassis to go into such drinks as kir royale and other luxury products. The inferior product clearly did not fit the bill. I understand that the member state concerned was allowed, for a temporary period, to suspend imports of products being passed off as something else until such time as a ruling could be given.
All I am asking is for the Government to stop this chain of events. There are 27 member states, or however many there are now, relying on the Food Safety Act 1990, which is entirely compatible with European food labelling regulations. I would imagine that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State will have huge support from all other member states in the European Union, but until we can again inspire confidence in the food industry and allow the retailers to get on with what they are good at—delivering safe, healthy food to our supermarkets—then we ought to recognise what other hon. Members have said today. This is an opportunity to recognise the excellence of British-produced beef, and to try to see to what extent that can be used.
I accept the Secretary of State's point about a premium product now going for premium prices, but he must accept that the labelling provisions, the traceability and the additional animal welfare conditions that we in this country uniquely impose on our producers have increased cost. Farm-gate prices are going down. Feed costs have gone up. The cost of transporting animals to slaughter has gone up. Slaughterhouses are fewer and further apart. We ought to use this as an opportunity to encourage retailers to look to sourcing locally produced beef for their processed and frozen products. I celebrate the contribution of the beef industry and other meat industries to the UK, not just to locally sourced food. Much that is produced in Thirsk, Malton and Filey will go abroad for breeding purposes, because of the uniqueness and life history of each particular herd.
This debate is timely. Perhaps the FSA has been caught on the back foot. When in November the FSA was told by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland that DNA tests were to be conducted on particular products entering the food chain through our supermarkets, it was a wake-up call to the FSA here to do similar tests. It was of concern to the Select Committee to hear that the original contamination could have been in the food chain for up to one year—who knows, it might have been longer. We need to get to the bottom of this. I accept the assurance that criminal proceedings will follow, but we all know that the wheels of the law move extremely slowly. The Secretary of State has the opportunity tomorrow to take this argument to Europe. It is a Europe-wide problem so we must have a Europe-wide solution. I believe that the answer lies in our food-labelling provisions and European law. I hope that this debate will give him every power to his elbow in tomorrow's negotiations.


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Grant-Writing Tips for Graduate Students
Financial pressures have shifted grant writing to the forefront of skills that graduate students need to survive academic life. Some students receive instant gratification and get a grant the first or second time they apply. Far more common are repeated rejections.
With any luck, the agency or foundation that denied your grant proposal sent along comments from reviewers along with the rejection letter. But what if you take their advice, revise your proposal, and it still gets turned down? Is there a secret to grant-writing success as a graduate student? In the hope that one exists, and as a postdoc myself, I surveyed 104 graduate students with 2009 fellowships in the life sciences from the National Science Foundation, 64 postdocs with 2009 NSF fellowships in biology, and 22 graduate students who applied for grants unsuccessfully.
Some of their advice was obvious: Write about a project that excites you. Make sure it's achievable and has the potential to contribute new knowledge. Make sure your results will be interesting to journal editors. But they also offered plenty of suggestions that were new to me. The tips that follow constitute a combination of my personal advice on the art of writing a grant with the science of the survey responses.
Know your grant agency. Look at an agency's calls for proposals—especially the ones that interest you the most—to see what its funding priorities are for the year. Then call the program officer or appropriate grant representative to confirm that you and your project qualify. Don't be afraid to make that call, and don't think that only experienced PI's (the grant world's jargon for "principal investigator") call an agency. In my survey, 16 percent of graduate students and 49 percent of postdocs who had received research money spoke directly with someone at NSF at least once (and sometimes more than three times) regarding their proposal.
Think, talk, write, reread, rewrite, repeat. Discuss your proposal with as many people as possible before you start writing to ensure that you have a solid experimental design. Have many different types of people (peers, mentors, family members) review your entire application proposal.
If you doubt this step is crucial, believe the statistics: 63 percent of graduate students who did not receive a grant had only one to three people read their proposals. But 21 percent of the successful graduate students had seven or more people review their grant proposal before submission. Postdocs seemed to have recognized the importance of this strategy, as well, as 32 percent reported that four or more people had reviewed their proposal before submission.
Really talk to your advisers and peers. They might be busy, but they want you to get funded. They write their own grants and have most likely overseen other students' proposals. Think about organizing weekly or monthly meetings with a group of peers to review each other's work. In addition, some universities or laboratories keep successful student-grant proposals on file that you can use for reference as you write your own.
Be specific in stating testable hypotheses. Add preliminary data (your own data, your adviser's, or from the literature) to your proposal corroborating your hypotheses, theory, and/or methodology. You want to show that your project is doable and that you have thought about a framework in which you will interpret, analyze, and present your results.
Don't forget to include relevant literature. Keep organized files of PDF's to help streamline the writing process. Invest time in learning how to use reference software. Reviewers want to know that you recognize the importance of familiarity with past research in your topic area, so cite a range of papers that includes research conducted before 2000.
In addition, list your relevant first- or co-authored publications in your application. Don't worry if you don't have a first-authored publication yet—67 percent of funded graduate students in my survey did not include any of their own publications. Just don't forget to keep publishing in graduate school if you are thinking of applying for a grant as a postdoc: 36 percent of funded postdocs in the survey listed two or more first- or co-authored publications in their grant proposals.
Start the application months early. Sure, you can pull together a quiz at the last minute for that laboratory course you are teaching, but don't put off working on your grant proposal. From the pool of graduate students I surveyed who received NSF fellowships, 27 percent spent a month preparing their proposals for submission, 24 percent spent two months, and 19 percent spent three months. Only 3 percent of the successful students spent a week preparing their submission. On the other hand, 23 percent of the unfunded students in the survey spent only a week preparing their applications.
Last but not least, don't wait until five minutes before the deadline to submit your application. Computers crash, electricity goes out, and servers go down.
Don't save the hardest bits of the application for last. Many people find the project summary, the "intellectual merit" section, and the "broader impacts" section to be the most difficult to write. Read the project summaries of successful grant recipients; many of those summaries are posted online by grant agencies for reference. If you are confused as to what really counts for intellectual merit or broader impacts, talk to your advisers or other students who have had proposals accepted. If all else fails, call the grant agency and ask!
Emphasize your most important points in a bold, concise, and logical way. Reviewers have a short amount of time to read multiple applications. Consider using bulleted lists instead of long narratives, especially in your research statement. When I was in graduate school, the consensus seemed to be that inserting statistics and numbers into your proposal would help guarantee its acceptance. But don't always believe what you hear: 74 percent of funded graduate student proposals in my survey did not include such numbers. So don't insert figures into your proposal because you think they're necessary; only add them if they improve its readability or help describe methods and preliminary results.
Don't take rejection too seriously. Every successful scientist has had grant proposals turned away. It's part of the process. Take the reviewers' comments to heart and talk to an appropriate program officer regarding resubmission.
While I recognize that this list does not cover everything, it should give you a good start for rethinking your grant writing. Preparation, perseverance, and a positive outlook can make a difference.


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GWENT is leading the way in Wales in meeting waiting-times targets for the start of cancer treatments – but performance fell during the last three months of 2012.
There are two targets for cancer treatments, depending on the circumstances of the diagnosis.
If a patient is diagnosed with cancer through a care pathway called the urgent suspected cancer route, then treatment should begin within 62 days of that diagnosis in 95 per cent of cases.
If a patient's cancer is diagnosed as a result of investigation or treatment of another health problem and had previously been unsuspected, treatment should begin inside 31 days in 98 per cent of cases.
The 31-day target has been met for Gwent patients for the past two and a half years, with all but three of the 483 patients (99 per cent) in this category in the three months to December 31 last year beginning their treatment inside the target time.
The 62-day target proves more challenging to meet in Gwent and other parts of Wales, often because there are more treatment options for patients to consider.
In the six months to the end of September last year, 97 per cent of patients in Gwent in the 62-day category began their treatment inside the target time, with Gwent the only one of six health board areas in Wales to meet the 95 per cent target.
In the following three months, performance fell below the target, to 93 per cent, but this remained the best performance in Wales.
Overall since last April, all but 27 of 586 patients in Gwent in the 62-day category have waited longer than that to start their treatment.
This contrasts with 211 (out of 848) in the Abertawe Bro Morgannwg Health Board area, 95 (out of 605) in Hywel Dda, 93 (out of 1,117) in North Wales, 65 (out of 620) in Cardiff and Vale, and 53 (out of 431) in Cwm Taf.
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United States Credit Rating Downgraded – National Debt Spiraling Out Of Control
The debt has reached a breaking point and the United States is losing it's credit rating with the rest of the world. If they can not reach an agreement on spending cuts and budget, it could be real trouble for the United States as well as the citizens.
With partisan squabbling increasing ahead of a vote to raise the nation's borrowing limit, aides to a bipartisan "gang of six" lawmakers in the Senate are working through a holiday recess on a deal to slash the country's skyrocketing debt and deficit.
Staffers for the group tell Fox News that their goal is to produce an agreement by May 2 to present to Congress when lawmakers return from their Easter break.
And with Monday's blunt warning from the credit rating agency Standard & Poor's about U.S. debt, and the financial markets' subsequent drop, the pressure is growing more intense.
"This is one more warning sign that the financial markets are paying close attention to see if we are serious about addressing our budget deficits and long-term debt," said Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., a former governor and lead organizer of the so-called "gang of six," in a statement released by his office.


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Ismail, Zuhaimy and Lee , Muhammad Hisyam and Efendi, Riswan (2009) Modified weighted for enrollment forecasting based on fuzzy time series. In: 5th Asian Mathematical Conference (AMC 2009), 2009, Pusat Dagangan Dunia Putra (PWTC), Kuala Lumpur.
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The enrollment study is main point for the university planning. Many previous studies have been presented for enrollment forecasting. This paper proposed the adoption the weighted and the di?erence between actual data toward midpoint interval based on fuzzy time series. By using the enrollment of the University of Alabama and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), as data sets for training and testing, the performance of the adoption approach has been shown much improvement in terms of MSE (Mean Square Error) and average error of forecasting measurements.
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My sister (48) was recently diagosed with Parkinson's Disease and I want to make an inspirational quilt for her. Does anyone have any suggestions/patterns/ideas to share that I could borrow?
I wanted to say Hi Denise and it is nice to meet you.
I'm sorry about your sister's diagnosis. I would pick colors that she likes. Is there a particular block or style that you like? Again, I'm so sorry and I know that whatever you choose to do she will love it.
Life is like a quilt...bits & pieces, joy & sorrow, stitched with love
If I were you I would pick a block style that you like and use colors your sister likes. If the quilt is made with love it will be inspirational for your sister. I am sorry that your sister is going thru this and prayers will be offered for both of you.
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Hi Denise Sorry to hear about diagnosis. Do you have a deadline for when you need it done by? I just seen a cute pattern ... Andover Fabrics called Little Sweethearts, Quilt by Jean Ann Wright, Fabric by Ren'ee Nanneman Its a log cabin with Hearts.
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HI, Denise. So very sorry to hear about your sister. But, point her to Micheal J. Fox and let her know that it can be handled with meds.
I made a quilt for my cousin's wife when she had melamnoma. I sent cream quilt blocks to family and her best friends. I told them to write uplifting saying, thoughts, prayers, etc and send them back to me. I, then, worked them into a quilt The other blocks were applique. She was speechless when she got it. She said NO one had ever done anything so beautiful for her. She passed three years ago. My cousin sold all her antiques, including antique quilts she collected. But, he did not sell her quilt. And, he moved from Highland, IN. to Willington, NC. The quilt is hung, in his office, as a reminder of his beautiful wife...and the cousin who loves them, so mmuch. Made me cry when he said that. So, do something like that. In fact, they had just become grandparents, three months before she passed. Her son drew a picture, of the baby, with mountains behind her. They lived in Boulder CO., at that time. So, think about doing something like that. She was awesturck.
I hope all goes well for you dear sister. You are in our thoughts and prayers.
I hope all goes well for your dear sister. You are in our thoughts and prayers.
Thanks so much for taking the time to reply - great suggestion!
This is a lovely idea and I thank you for sharing your thought and ideas!!
hi denise, welcome to the group. i'm sorry to hear about your sister. i think any quilt made by a sister is inspirational just because of the love that goes into it. pick colors that will make your sister smile
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A TOTAL of 160 754 teen pregnancies were recorded in just two years, according to Statistics SA, and the Department of Basic Education says it can't solve the problem on its own.
Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga told Parliament in a written reply that although her department had taken "an active role" regarding teenage pregnancy, "it is a battle that requires active involvement of stakeholders, including our sister departments, civil society, (the) faith community and organised business". The department was trying to combat the problem through various programmes, including peer education through the Girls and Boys Education Movement, she said.
NGOs had also partnered with the government.
Motshekga said her department was working on drafting regulations on pupil pregnancies.


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One of Susan Powell's sons drew a picture of her in the trunk of the family car with father Josh Powell at the steering wheel, according to Susan's father and a family attorney.
In interviews with PEOPLE, Powell's dad Chuck Cox said he believed it was younger son Braden who drew the picture, while lawyer Steve Downing said it was older son Charlie.
Both boys and Josh were killed Sunday when Josh blew up his house. Josh, who had long been a person of interest in Susan's disappearance, had claimed that she went missing while he and the boys went on a camping trip without her in December 2009.
Cox – who had fought Josh Powell for custody of Braden, 5, and Charlie, 7 – and Downing say the boys had been opening up about the time around their mother's disappearance.
At a preschool day camp about two years ago, Cox tells PEOPLE, Braden and Charlie were drawing pictures when Braden came up with a picture of a minivan with three people in it.
"That's us going camping," Braden said, according to Cox.
Braden identified the three as he, his brother and his father. When asked where their mother was, according to Cox, he said, "She's in the trunk."
RELATED: Josh Powell Was 'Terrorized' Before Murder-Suicide: Cousin
Cox also quoted Braden as saying, "We went camping and mommy and daddy got out and mommy never came back."
Cox was not a witness to this. He did not say how he got the information about the drawing or the boy's comments.
In a separate interview with PEOPLE, Downing says it was Charlie, not Braden, who had drawn the picture and spoken of his mother not coming back from the camping trip. Charlie was 4 years old at the time of the disappearance while his brother was only 2.
Downing says he got his information about the picture from police and other sources, and not from Cox.
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Kourtney Kardashian, her mother Kris Jenner, sister Kim Kardashian and her 6-month-old son Mason lunched in New York City on Thursday (July 1). We love Mason's burberry cap!
The Kardashian women doted all over the adorable tot as they lunched at Cipriani's. After stopping for a bite to eat, the women headed out for a fun shopping spree with Mason in tow.
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Happy accident today!
Bc it was laundry day (and my husband decided running a load of dishes on top of the washer running and me taking a shower was a good idea), I ran out of hot water in the shower today.
I had just clarified and had put ion reconstructor in my hair, (and had shaved one leg) when the water rapidly started getting colder.
So I opted to get out and put a bag on my head and just D/PT it. (And shave the other leg with my electric razor.)
I rinsed it out probably a couple hours later, styled and plopped. Took the plop down and WOW spirals!!
I planned on air drying today, but it was SO wet that I decided to diffuse just a little. (No more than 50%)
It's still air drying the rest of the way, but I seems it might turn out really well! Fingers crossed!!
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A California man has died after a car he was driving was hit by a vehicle going the wrong way on a divided highway in northeastern Kansas.
The Kansas Highway Patrol identifies the victim as 57-year-old Scott Klein, of San Clemente.
The crash happened around 5:30 a.m. Thursday on U.S. 69 in Miami County, just west of Louisburg.
The patrol says a van driven by a 45-year-old woman from Drexel, Mo., was heading northbound in the southbound lanes when it hit the car driven by Klein.
Troopers said the van crossed a grass median and traveled more than a mile in the wrong direction before the crash. Other motorists had called 911 reporting a minivan driving erratically, but the crash occurred before officers could locate the van.
The van's driver had serious injuries.


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Pretoria - The mother of a missing 18-month-old girl is willing to visit her boyfriend – arrested in connection with the child's disappearance – in prison, to find out what happened to the toddler.
Ronewa Matshinyatsimbi went missing from her home early on New Year's Eve while her mother's partner and two other children slept in other rooms of the family's home at the Dunnottar Military Base in Nigel.
The boyfriend alleged that a young woman – who claimed to be a nanny looking for work – took the brown-eyed toddler after having been allowed to sleep in the same room as Ronewa on the night when she arrived.
The man was supposed to care for Ronewa, her brother, 4, and his own son, 6, while his girlfriend, Neo, the girl's mother, was working in war-torn Sudan.
On Wednesday, when Neo arrived back from North Sudan where she had begun a six-month deployment on December 14, the police arrested her boyfriend, 29. Police spokeswoman Colonel Katlego Mogale said investigators picked up discrepancies in initial statements the man made when a missing persons case was first reported.
He has been charged with kidnapping and perjury. The police are still looking for the child.
Ronewa's uncle Tumi Nkoane said Neo was struggling to cope with her child's disappearance and her lover's arrest.
"She keeps saying that she wants her baby back. She still believes that Ronewa is alive. She is willing to go and speak to the boyfriend in jail to find out where her baby is.
"She is not doing well at the moment. When she came back she did not want anybody to touch her. She went straight to the child's room, held her clothes and broke down. It was very hard for my family to see that."
Nkoane said, while in Sudan, Neo communicated with her boyfriend about the missing child.
"It seems she did not understand how serious the matter was. It only sank in when she came back. God knows what he was telling her.
"She is gutted that someone she trusted would do this. She is shocked but focused on getting her baby back."
The family had been concerned about the pair's relationship, especially after he insisted on caring for the children while Neo was away.
"This young man was pulling my sister away from the family. When she went to Sudan the agreement was that the kids would be taken care of by their grandmother, as usual. But when we had to take them, he said he knew nothing of the arrangement.
"We agreed to let him keep the kids and sort the issue out when Neo came back from Sudan. We did not want to stress her while she was in a war situation. But now it is too late."
Nkoane said the police had been a constant support for the family. "They have been a source of hope. They have been working hard on this case."
The man is expected to appear in the Nigel Magistrates court on Friday.
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Archaia Studios Press has announced an agreement with Roddenberry Productions that will allow Archaia to publish Days Missing, a 5-issue science fiction mini-series based on a concept created by Roddenberry's Trevor Roth. The creative team will likely be announced at WonderCon along with more details about the project, which Sean Rossall,speaking on behalf of Archaia, would only characterize to ICv2 as "in the Roddenberry tradition of thoughtful, philosophical, and topical science fiction."
Roddenberry Productions, in conjunction with Kunoichi, is creating a Website for Days Missing, which will also be promoted at the Archaia and Roddenberry sites, as part of an online campaign to reach out to the many fans of Gene Roddenberry's signature productions. The first issue of Days Missing will be released at the San Diego Comic-Con in late July. The next four issues will be published monthly and all five issues will then be collected into a graphic novel collection.


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Why Don't Makers of Cleaning Products Disclose Ingredients?
Since cleaning products aren't food, beverages or drugs meant to be ingested, they aren't regulated, per se, by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. However, makers are required by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to list ingredients that are active disinfectants or potentially harmful. Otherwise, they usually keep their other ingredients secret, presumably so competitors can't copy their formulas.
Time to Reform the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976
According to the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), a leading environmental research and advocacy organization, upwards of 80,000 chemicals commonly used in the United States have never been fully assessed for toxic impacts on human health and the environment. "Under the current law, it is almost impossible for the EPA [U.S. Environmental Protection Agency] to take regulatory action against dangerous chemicals, even those that are known to cause cancer or other serious health effects," reports the group.


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Economic partnership to look for new leader; Driggers to step down
The Grand Junction Economic Partnership is looking for a new executive to lead its efforts to attract business to the Grand Valley.
CEO Ann Driggers said Tuesday she is stepping down to pursue other opportunities. Her departure leaves the organization to search for a new leader as it girds to deal with a tight supply of companies looking to relocate.
Driggers' end to a decade-long tenure at the partnership comes at a time in which economic-development efforts are running up against a national market that is paralyzed by economic uncertainty, said Steve Gunderson, chairman of the GJEP board.
Driggers will remain on for 90 days to assist with the transition to new leadership.
"It was a very difficult decision for me to make," Driggers said of her departure, noting that 10 years was a long tenure, and it was time to "seek out new challenges and opportunities."
The partnership board has made no immediate plan to replace Driggers, Gunderson said. She, likewise, has made no plans for a new position, preferring to concentrate on economic development in Grand Junction.
"I can't half-move on to the next step," Driggers said in an interview in Gunderson's office in US Bank, 422 White Ave., where he is regional president.
Among recent successes, Driggers pointed to the expansion of Leitner-Poma, which specializes in cable-driven transportation systems, and the attraction of Maverick Companies LLC, which offers oil and gas stimulation services. The partnership has focused on attracting primary businesses that produce goods and provide services.
Not only does the partnership have to find a replacement for Driggers, it has to confront the difficult reality of the national economy, Gunderson said.
The savings rate for individuals and companies is the "highest we've ever seen," Gunderson said, suggesting economic activity has slowed to a standstill.
"So, people and companies are nervous" and fearful of making any kind of move, Gunderson said. "This is an economy the likes of which this country has never seen."
At some point, though, that will change, Driggers said, and the partnership is positioned to take advantage of opportunities when they arise.
The partnership is prepared to react to any loosening in the market, Gunderson said, pointing to its website, http://www.gjep.org, which was recognized as the best general-purpose website for communities of 25,000 to 250,000 people by the International Economic Development Council.


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Nov. 3, 2010
The Fairfax County Office of Elections released unofficial results for the two precincts in the 11th Congressional District that could not be tallied last night. There are no other uncounted votes for Fairfax County precincts except for provisional ballots.
Lorton Center (precinct 625)
Gerry Connolly: 468
Keith Fimian: 355
David William Gillis: 3
David Dotson: 9
Christopher DeCarlo: 4
Write In: 1
Laurel Hill (precinct 628)
Connolly: 646
Fimian: 426
Gillis: 3
Dotson: 7
DeCarlo: 1
Write In: 2
Election officials could not tally the votes from these two precincts because the printers for the voting machines in these precincts failed.
The county's Electoral Board won't certify election results until the provisional ballots are counted. It is anticipated that this will take several days. Election results are not official until they are certified by the state on the fourth Monday of November.
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I just purchased a revolver from someone at a yard sale and have no idea what it is. The barrel is stamped with 38 LONG CTG with what looks like 2 short triangles and a long sideways triangle coming together at the apex on both sides of the stamp. The frame has 2 large screws and 1 small screw with 2 press fit pins. The grips are the cheapy plastic type that are the cream colored bakelite with brown in the grooves. The serial number 274 is stamped on the frame inside the grips, the cylinder, the trigger, and under the barrel. The curved and bent piece of metal inside the hand frame that acts like a spring for the trigger is broken and I need to find a replacement, but I don't have any idea who manufactured the piece. Anyone have any clues?
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It's hard to tell from that pic, could you post a pic that shows the whole gun?
Also, a firearm has two sides.
Open the cylinder and see if there are any stampings in the crane area.
Maybe this is a 'none of my business' question but I just have to ask. How much do you pay for a gun at yard sale? I didn't even know you could sell a gun at a yard sale. Nice find!!
WoC, I suspect the reason one does not see too many handguns at yard sales is that there is a good possibility of selling a firearm to someone who can not purchase one legally.
Should the BATF catch wind of such a sale (to someone unauthorized), I would hate to be the seller.
Welcome to the foums.
First, in most of the US, it is perfectly legal to sell a gun at a yardsale or flea market. BATF gets involved if you are doing so many as to be "engaging in the business", or if you sell to someone YOU SHOULD HAVE KNOWN was ineligible to own a gun.
To the original poster- .38 Long was an older cartridge that precedes the 38 Special. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SHOOT 38 Specials in your revolver. Likely to result in damage to your revolver, self, innocent bystanders, etc. There was a version made in South America as a .38 Largo that was for BLACK POWDER cartridges only.
Get us some good pics, ALL OF THE MARKINGS on the gun, will try to help you ID.
Its hard to tell from the image but looking at the tapered barrel, obvious S&W influences, and the caliber; I guess that it is probably an Orbea Hermanos, a spanish copy of 1905 S&W that was made in 38 Long
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Here are a couple more pics to help try to identify the revolver. There are no markings in the crane area. I paid $75 for it, believing full well that the gun is probably worthless, but would function more as a decorative wall hanging to somone's camp than an actual firearm (though I would like to have it in working order, at least). The owner uncovered it while removing part of an estate and the transaction I had with him was that I get first refusal on any other guns that he comes across. Apparently the estate was that of a gunsmith hobbiest and the guy said that there are many other guns left in the residence. So it was more of a $75 good will gesture, but hey, tell me the gun is a rare item worth hundreds and I'll be even happier!
Does the logo look anything like this mark of the Orbea Brothers?
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I Henry Wysor Sr. of Pulaski County, Va.
this 8th day of June 1840 make this my last will
and Testament. After paying my debts I make
the following disposition of my real as will as
personal estate. I give to my son James Wysor the
Tract of land I now live on containing about 420
acres together with the farming utentials distillary and
all other appertainances belonging to the domain and
confirm the gift of all the stock of every description
now on the place claimed by him.
I also devise to my son James Wysor my old negro
woman Tilda, also my man Charles and boy Henry
provided he pays to the rest of my children their equal
proportions of $1000 dollars at which I value the two negroes.
I desire my executors hereafter named in a reasonable
time after my death to sell my interest in the tract
of land purchased of Jacob Shearman called the Being
and tract containing about 540 acres more or less together
with the appertainances thereunto belonging and the proceeds
to be equally divided among my children, Henry
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Caty Blackwell. Having made a valuation and divis-
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named; among some of my children on the 5th day of
Dec. 1835, I desire that division and distribution to
stand as their made; and that each of my children
be made equal in that division by those of them
receiving by that division over their share paying to
those receiving less than their share so as to make
them equal. I hereby constitue and appoint my sons
Henry Wysor, Jr. and James Wysor my exutors with
power and authority for any one or both to sell or
convey the real estate as above recited. Given under
my hand and seal the day and year above
Signed Sealed & acknowledged Henry X Wysor Sr. {seal}
in presents of mark
Robert M. Craig
Thomas Cloyd
John C. Daist
Virginia at a Court held for Pulaski County
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parties thereto and made to record.
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Upon assuming the presidency of Japan Bank for International Cooperation on April 1, Hiroshi Okuda told reporters that Japan today is lagging behind the rest of the world in both politics and economy by a wide margin.
"We are probably about two to three laps behind," said Okuda, 79, whose resume includes president of Toyota Motor Corp. as well as chairman of Keidanren.
But in his newest position, the business mogul said he would like to "contribute to the country while I still have it in me," touching on how JBIC can assist Japan's export of infrastructure building or help the country secure energy resources.
The reform of JBIC and the unexpected appointment of Okuda as its new head indicate how the government intends to shift its ways of contributing to global development while also providing business opportunities abroad for domestic companies.
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Countries including South Korea and China have long been aware of this, and already have the public and the private sector teaming up to secure business opportunities. "Japan was slow in that aspect. But the new changes show that the government has finally come to realize the problem," Fujita added.
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Okuda is eager to get on with his job. "There will be occasions when (Watanabe) will have to assist me, but I will eventually take care of the tasks. I won't be asking him to do it for me," he said in his inaugural news conference.
Regarding the tasks he is set to focus on, Okuda said that export of infrastructure "is a field that Japan needs to show its presence in order for the economy to grow." JBIC will provide loans so that domestic companies can secure business opportunities such as building water and sewage facilities in emerging economies, he added.
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JRI's Fujita said the industrialist could actually change the way Japan's cooperation and business abroad is conducted. His stint as head of Keidanren also gives him advantage in creating ties between JBIC and the private sector compared to having a former bureaucrat as the bank's head.
While there are limits to what a government-backed bank can do, such factors will hopefully result in the introduction of some new business models and opportunities.
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wikiHow to Start a Career in Car Sales
Are you passionate about cars? Do you know what makes one model better or worse than others? Are you great at interacting with people? If you answered yes, than you should try a career in car sales. While it can be a hard industry to break into, with some preparation and hard work, you can be a great car salesperson.
1Get a bit of sales experience behind you, learning some key skills. This is for your benefit and will help you with all of your interviews and potential positions.
2Gather a list of all dealerships within your working range with contact information. Consider the pros and cons of each.
- Look at the area you live in - Is it rural or urban? You don't want to work for a BMW dealership in a farming community or area. You don't want to be working for a Chevy dealership in an upscale and sophisticated area where image and prestige is everything. You're there to make money after all.
- What brand are you passionate about? Do you know everything about Fords or Porsche's? This is very important as it will affect your enthusiasm. If your just in it for the money then you'll go for the best pay plan and potential like a truck dealership in a farming community or Japanese maker dealership like Toyota or Honda in a predominantly urban area or a German/European dealer in a high income area. Environment is very important.
3Initially send an email blast, customising the emails slightly, to each branch manager. Make sure you get the following key points in:
- You are looking to break into the car sales industry
- Although you have no car sales experience you do have SALES experience and are a hard worker and will take on board any information he/she provides
- You are available immediately.
- You would like to come in for a chat with them.
4Be patient but persistent. The chances are you won't get that many responses, branch sales managers are very busy and often have many applications the same as yours. To make yourself stand out you need to call - remember one of the key skills of a car salesperson is perseverance - show this quality by calling to speak with the branch manager - if you can't get through make sure you leave a message stating your name and that you are calling for work.
5Get a vibe for the dealership and its management. Dealership management is very important. There are a lot of snakes out there and you will want to avoid them. Go in, in the morning and chat up one of the idle sales people and grill them about the working conditions and pay plans there and ask for advice. Chances are that they know a lot more than you about the various dealerships in the area. Do this again in the evening and chat up one of the evening shift sales advisors. You can do this as long as you feel comfortable.
6Impress during your interviews. After this process with all of the showrooms in your area, you should eventually get an interview. Here are some Interview tips:
- Make sure you are presentable, nothing but a suit will do here, make sure its ironed, your top button is done up, if a lady make sure if you are wearing a skirt that its not too low, knee length is preferable. (If a man make sure you are clean shaved)
- Ask questions - questions are key in the sales process - demonstrate your questioning ability by asking questions in the interview, remember this is a 2 way thing and you need to determine car sales is right for you.
- If any objections are thrown your way then make sure you handle them. As a salesman you will receive objections every day. A classic objection handling test by a sales manager will be " I don't think you are suitable for this position" make sure you ask WHY.
- Another classic interview test is "sell this pen" the easiest way to do this is by simply asking "What do you require a pen for" obviously the answer will be for writing THEN "well this pen is the best writing pen in the whole world, shall we go ahead with this sale then"
- Make sure you start and finish the interview with a firm handshake.
7Be direct and "sell" yourself for the position. At the end of the interview, ask the question "is the job mine?" If no then, "why?" Always demonstrate objection handling skills.
8Follow up. The interview process does not end when you leave the showroom, if you haven't heard anything by the second day, get on the phone and start the persistence again, this is demonstrating your desire to work and that you have this key skill of perseverance, you never know the sales manager may have had doubts, this could help seal the deal for you.
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What do you take in college to be a car salesman?wikiHow ContributorYou don't need to go to college to become a car salesman. You must have a "can do" attitude, eagerness to learn, and enthusiasm for your brand.
Do I need to go to college to be a race car driver?wikiHow ContributorNo. You need to start in go karting or some other category of motorsport. You go to college if you want to study engineering or if you want to be a mechanic.
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