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Are You Building Your Personal Brand and Future Around Your Passion?
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I'll share one of my idiosyncrasies with you, but promise you won't laugh: Most people go to the library to find books — not me. When I accompany my kids to the library, I take my own books with me to read while waiting for them to finish.
Think that's peculiar? I can assure you that there's a totally rational explanation: It's rare to find the trendy business books I like to read at a library. I'm much more likely to find them at a bookstore.
Still, my kids like to tease me about this seemingly odd behavior.
Imagine my surprise when on a recent library visit, I found both Crush It! by Gary Vaynerchuk and Six Pixels of Separation by Mitch Joel in the new arrivals section. Finding these books was a fluke, but nevertheless, I do plan to check back in that section in the future.
I read and thoroughly enjoyed Crush It!. The words of @garyvee helped to reinforce and refine my personal approach to business and social media branding. (I'm still in the middle of Six Pixels of Separation and liking it so far.)
Business developers are starting to approach me to explore joint ventures. They tell me how successful they are and then talk to me about changing my path, building a giant email list and making videos.
Gary, on the other hand, talks about building your personal brand through social media by being authentic and "delivering your content by video, podcast, or blog." Being authentic guarantees to "differentiate you from everybody else, including those who share your niche or business model."
Gary's whole book resonated with me. However, his emphasis on building a personal brand around one's passion got me to stop and reflect for several days about my own passion.
I realized that while I love social media, the web, and data crunching, I have a greater passion for helping people solve difficult problems. Throughout my career, I've been happiest when solving business problems has been at the core of my work.
Gary Vaynerchuk writes that loving your family, working super hard and living your passion are the keys to success. What's your passion, and are you building your personal brand and future around that passion?
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10 Not Simple Success Strategies for 2009
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This time last year I posted on my blog 10 Simple Success Strategies for 2008. My strategies for 2009 are net very simple, or in any case, they're not easy.
We were already aware that the mortgage crisis would badly hurt American home owners and the real estate industry, but few people realized that the crisis would quickly snowball into a major global recession.
While I stand by last years recommendations and believe that they are valid today, I feel that I need to add new critical success factors to the mix for 2009.
- Be flexible. What worked in the past may no longer work in the present economy. You may have to make some tough personal or business choices going forward.
- Focus on your finances. Spend less. Earn more, even if it's difficult, and even if you have to compromise and do something that's less than perfect for you. Pay down your credit cards, even if you have to sell some belongings. That's the advice Dave Ramsey gives in his excellent book, The Total Money Makeover.
- Be cautious and use common sense. I hate to sound like a broken phonograph record, but while it is important to earn more, don't fall prey to someone else's hedge against recession. Before you invest substantial time or money, read Home Based Businesses Don't Work and The Darker Side of Funded Proposals.
- Persevere. I noticed this year how many people failed to follow through on important plans and prematurely abandoned their blogs and social media projects they had started. Perhaps in some of the cases they should have done more soul searching beforehand, but on the whole I think people get frustrated and quit before their work has a chance to bear fruit. If you think you might lack motivation or need encouragement, create a support system for yourself or work closely with a mentor to whom you can be accountable.
- Reach out multiple ways. Network with people online and offline using online business and social networking sites and your local Small Business Association, Chamber of Commerce or BNI. Besides my new social networking site and other Ning social networking sites, I strongly recommend Facebook, twitter and LinkedIn. Connect to me at all these sites and let me know how I might be able to help you. It might be useful to you to visit Social Networking vs. Advertising, especially if you have never before seen that post.
- Develop expertise that will serve you now and in the future. In The 80/20 Rule I wrote, "Expertise is a valuable asset when it comes to personal branding. As an expert you can teach and mentor others and differentiate yourself from your competition." I went on to explain that with a medium amount of reading, studying and experimentation, you can learn more about a subject than 80% of other people.
- Smile and laugh as much as you can. Laughter is good for you and for the people around you.
- Prepare not only for the recession, but also for afterward. These tough economic times won't last forever. Think how you might be able to position yourself down the road to profit from the many new possibilities which will emerge in a couple of years.
- Keep the faith. No matter how hard life gets, don't give up hope. Persist as best you can and be ready to start over. Keep your eyes and ears open for opportunities.
- Subscribe to my blog if you're not yet a subscriber. I have a lot planned, and we can face 2009 together.
Now it's your turn to share your ideas. Please feel free to comment.
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Critical Success Factors
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This post is somewhat longer than usual. Sorry for that, but I put a lot of work into it. I hope you like it.
Last Wednesday during my regular bi-weekly business mentoring tele-conference I revealed several powerful business success secrets.
While I was specifically addressing entrepreneurs, small business owners and sales professionals, these principles apply to all people and to all areas of our lives, not only business success.
Have you noticed? The year 2008 is half over.
Near the end of 2007 I posted Personal Development: 10 Simple Success Strategies to "help turbo charge your personal development in the New Year". This may be worth re-reading if some of your goals and objectives have lost much of their earlier inertia.
What are you committed to?
Mike Hernacki in The Ultimate Secret to Getting Absolutely Everything You Want wrote:
"In order to accomplish something, you must know what you want and be willing to do whatever it takes to accomplish it."
It sounds too simple, doesn't it? However, it is your intention and commitment that set The Law of Attraction into motion on your behalf.
Want proof?
Reflect back on your most important accomplishments, such as raising a child, getting a college degree, running a marathon, starting a business, or developing an Internet presence, and you'll agree that your commitment to your success was absolute.
It wasn't that you felt obligated. Rather you felt that the goal was extremely important to you, and that you would deal with any obstacle that might arise — without knowing in advance exactly what would be demanded of you on your way to success.
Without total commitment The Law of Attraction would have probably delivered an obstacle that you would not have been willing to handle, and you would have failed.
This success secret is so important that I've read Mike Hernacki's timeless book about a dozen times over the past decade.
Acquiring New Skills
I am commited to ongoing personal development and acquisition of new knowledge and skills. I read mind expanding books, blogs and e-books.
Your objective may require the mastery of new skills – or it may not. Your willingness to do what it takes is what really matters. If new skills are required, then you must be ready and willing to learn them.
Working Hard
You may be required to apply a great amount of effort. When I wanted to run the New York Marathon in 1984, strenuous preparation was absolutely necessary. In 1985 that was still true but to a lesser extent, since I had maintained a high level of fitness in the interim.
Tenacity and Persistence
Let's bring this home.
You want to develop a presence at one of your favorite social networking sites – or you want to write a blog – or you want to build an Internet presence. These objectives usually require a high degree of tenacity.
So often people abandon online social networking, blogging or social media optimization without realizing their objectives. They weren't willing to persist. Perhaps their belief system was weak.
I have been social networking online for many years. I have continuously posted to this blog for nearly eight months.
I know what I want, and I'm willing to persist until I achieve it.
As I stated in Personal Development: The Law of Belief, "Our motivation and how we act is determined by our underlying beliefs.
"If we don't believe that something is possible, we won't even try to make it happen. Please listen to a conference call I recorded on 8/22/07 that illustrates this concept."
A healthy belief system is critical to success in business and life.
Treat Your Business Like a Business
Showing up counts for something, but it doesn't count for enough.
Success in business and life depends on producing value either directly or indirectly through people you influence.
If you have a job and don't produce, you won't get very far, and sooner or later you won't have a job.
If you have a business and don't produce, you won't have money in the bank.
If you don't come through for people, you won't have their friendship.
You must make a positive contribution in order to be successful.
One way to ensure that you're productive is to set daily or weekly goals or benchmarks.
For example, let's suppose you're in sales. You need to make six product sales per month to meet your business objectives. In order to make six sales, you need to make 15 presentations. To get 15 appointments, you'll need to speak to 60 people.
You work about 20 days per month. On average you will have to speak to three people per day in order to speak to 60 per month.
Your benchmark or goal becomes three a day. If you focus on 3+ per day with consistency, you will likely make your six product sales per month.
You've succeeded at breaking down your abstract monthly goal into concrete daily actions.
Big corporations employ a wide variety of media and messages to bring their product to market. They advertise on television, radio, in print and through direct mail. They experiment with many versions of their ad copy.
You cannot do everything a giant company can do, but why not learn from their example?
If you use half a dozen methods to reach out to your potential clients, you'll enjoy these benefits:
- You'll achieve success with some approaches, even if others fail.
- You'll attract a wider variety of clients than using a single method.
- You'll be able to see which methods perform better relative to each other, so that you can refine your marketing plan.
- You'll lower your overall risk through diversification.
Here are some of my favorite marketing channels:
- Online social networking at social networking sites
- Offline business networking at a business networking group such as Network Plus, facilitated by Ted Fattoross, the group's founder
- My Online Social Networking blog that you're reading right now coupled with keyword research and search engine optimization
- Social media sites and social bookmarking sites
- Classified advertising in small weekly newspapers
Over time you'll develop your own favorite marketing channels if you haven't already done so.
Tracking and Analysis
If you want to make informed business decisions, you must track your results and analyze your data. If you can't do it yourself, then you must get an expert to do it for you or show you how to do it.
Tracking and analysis are not something optional.
Let me ask you, would you even consider driving your car with your eyes shut?
You can't afford to run your business with your eyes shut or even partially covered.
Cost per Acquisition
One of the most basic marketing measurements is cost per acquisition, the amount that you're spending on average to complete a sale using each marketing method. Simply put, it's the total spend divided by the total number of sales.
It is important to consider your staff costs including your own time, not just the out-of-pocket expenditures for design and media.
Cost per acquisition is an excellent way to compare marketing channels, but there is one very important caveat. Customers from one marketing channel may be more valuable than from another. Therefore marketers must take into account customer long term value, the other side of the equation.
Customer Long Term Value
Customer long term value can be difficult to calculate, but it is generally approximated as the income you expect to earn from a customer over a 12 to 24 month period. If your business is on the risky side, lean towards 12 months. If it is very stable, then 24 months may be appropriate.
To be successful, cost per acquisition cannot exceed customer long term value. It ought to be less.
Trend Data
You can also track your performance or the performance of your staff. Trending performance data and marketing data over time will help you see the bigger picture.
Masterminding and Mentoring
As stated in my post Even Mentors Need Mentors, "I learn from reading many books, e-books and blogs, and from speaking frequently with friends and mentors. Having mentors has greatly shortened my learning curve."
Masterminding with your peers and seeking out mentors will help you as much or more than any other single strategy mentioned in this article.
Please feel free to comment and share those strategies that have made the biggest difference in your business and personal endeavors.
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Personal Development: Intention
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I promised in my recent post on The Law of Belief that you would hear more from me on the subject of changing beliefs. I said that I would discuss replacing disempowering beliefs with empowering ones.
I'm not ready for a broad treatment of the subject. However, after Robin's touching comment I feel compelled to write something more without delay.
Robin's words inspired me to pick up and re-read one of my favorite books, The Ultimate Secret to Getting Absolutely Everything You Want, written by Mike Hernacki in 1982.
What is "the ultimate secret"?
Know what you want and be willing to do whatever it takes to accomplish it.
This is called intention. It is tied in with commitment and is one of the critical success factors.
Please, don't say "duh" or tell me it's merely a matter of semantics.
Most people have difficulty with either the "know what you want" part or the "be willing to do whatever it takes" part of the principle, and Hernacki's book addresses this difficulty. The book also explains how the Law of Attraction comes into play.
The Ultimate Secret has been in and out of print a number of times since its publication in 1982. I suggest you buy it now while it's available. Over the years I have repeatedly bought and given away copies of this book to my friends. I read it myself over and over again and grow from it each time I do so.
In connection with Robin's remarks, I want to focus on the "willing" part of the formula.
Mick Hernacki says that we must have a sense or a belief from the outset that we will be able to handle anything that comes our way — "whatever it takes". All accomplishment stems from this particular form of belief even if we're not consciously aware of it.
Here's the good news as I see it.
We don't have to line up all our beliefs like ducks in a row to be successful. the only belief we need to succeed at something is the belief that we can handle whatever challenge that might arise with respect to that one objective. One empowering belief can bring enormous success even if our overall belief system is far from perfect in other respects.
When I prepared to run the New York City Marathon in 1984 and 1985, I knew precisely what I wanted — to complete the marathon.
I assure you that I didn't have my act together at all. However, I did have confidence that I'd be able to overcome all obstacles — discouragement from friends, athletic injuries, rain, snow, cold weather, hot weather, lack of sleep, and whatever would come my way.
I did just that.
I even dealt with severe leg cramps both years towards the end of the race.
What a wonderful accomplishment this was! I even have a picture from 1985 which I may very well scan some day and post online for my readers to gawk at.
So my advice to you is to know what you want. Be passionate about it. Be open-minded too. And believe that you will handle whatever challenges lie in your path. Your eventual success is assured.
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Personal Development: Consistency
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We both know that consistency is important. We've heard it over and over since we were kids. But just how important is it?
Obviously if we take no action we go nowhere.
But what if we have a bias for action? How much do we benefit?
We benefit in two ways:
- Multiplication of Effort. Can you learn a foreign language or a difficult subject in 30 minutes? You can if it's 30 minutes per day. That's 15 hours per month or 180 hours per year. Over the course of the year you gradually master the language or the concepts that you're studying.
- Compounding of Results. If you're a social networker, here's where you get a big payoff. Every person you meet knows other people. The bigger your network grows, the more people who you don't know will reach out to you to connect. You apply the same constant effort, yet your results increase exponentially.
When I first joined the LinkedIn community, I spent time each day seeking out and adding new contacts. Today I have more than 2,000 direct contacts and a LinkedIn network of nearly eight million people. Do you think I still need to look for people to invite?
Perhaps I should, but I get a half a dozen requests per day sitting back and doing nothing. People are easily finding me through my existing contacts, because I took the time to build a large network.
No matter what you're looking to accomplish, why not break it down into small daily actions as I suggest in Critical Success Factors?
Establish daily benchmarks for yourself. Meet one person per day. Walk a mile or two. Save a few dollars. Give something to charity. You get the idea.
Multiply your daily effort by the number of days in a month or in a year, and you'll be astonished at your potential for achievement. Add compounding of results or compounding of interest, and your consistent effort will have a profound effect on your life, as well as the lives of the people who matter the most to you.
Get started now, and please remember, as Mike Litman says, "You don't have to get it right. You just have to get it going!"
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Personal Development: The Law of Belief
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In my previous post, The Go-Giver, I discussed a new book, The Go-Giver: A Little Story About a Powerful Business Idea, which introduces The Five Laws of Stratospheric Success. These laws pertain primarily to the relationships essential to business and life success.
In another favorite post, 10 Simple Success Strategies, I suggested techniques for coping with day-to-day challenges.
In this post I want to present four laws of success that are psychological, spiritual and metaphysical in nature.
- The Law of Belief. Our motivation and how we act is determined by our underlying beliefs. If we don't believe that something is possible, we won't even try to make it happen. Please listen to a conference call I recorded on 8/22/07 that illustrates this concept.
- The Law of Expectation. This is briefly mentioned in the second chapter of The Go-Giver. Our subconscious minds manifest that which we focus on.
- The Law of Attraction. This is the essence of The Secret book and video. The universe manifests that which we focus on. This is the spiritual or metaphysical counterpart of the Law of Expectation.
- The Law of Appreciation. By recognizing the good in our lives, we show the universe that we're ready to attract and receive more good. Appreciation accelerates the re-ordering of things and events in the universe, so that good comes to us easily and swiftly.
It's The Law of Belief that determines how we think, what we focus on, how we act. It determines everything!
Belief is the missing ingredient without which all great ideas, books and courses change nothing. And that's why all the fantastic personal development books have little or no effect on our lives. Our belief systems are strongly entrenched, and we are unable to assimilate and integrate what we learn.
There is hope, however, as I'll explain soon in a future post. I promise.
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10 Simple Success Strategies for 2008
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Critical Success Factors
With 2008 right around the corner let me share some simple strategies that can help turbo charge your personal development in the New Year.
Each idea stands alone. Use one or use them all. Add your comments to this post to share your own personal insights and success tips.
- Power down your computer. Take a break. Stop e-mailing and messaging. Tackle the important things waiting for you offline. Meet with people. Make important phone calls. Get some exercise.
- Prioritize. Before you go to bed ask yourself, "What can I do tomorrow that will take my business or personal life forward?" Write six or more things you can accomplish the next day on an index card and rank them in order of importance. The following day get the top six things done in the order of importance. Follow this formula for 30 days, and you'll be amazed at what you can achieve.
- Acquire mentors. The most successful people know better than to go it alone. Be willing to accept advice, to stretch and to change. Your mentors might coach you one-on-one, in a group, or through their speaking or writing. Like a computer you need good programming and input to produce good output. I have several mentors and advisors including more than one close friend and a senior manager at the corporation where I work.
- Meet new people online and offline and really get to know them.
- Profit in the margins. Supposing you earn $60,000 per year which is $5,000 per month. If you can increase your earnings or cut your expenses by $250 per month that would reflect 5% of your income. However if your current savings or disposable income is $500 per month, the additional $250 would give you 50% more to work with. You can save it, pay down credit cards, or buy a new outfit.
- Start a home business, a sensible one, to increase your income. Choose a mentor to guide you and help you. You can only work so many jobs, so you need a way to leverage your time. As your business grows, so will the leverage it affords you. But beware. Before you start a home business you ought to read Home Based Businesses Don't Work and The Darker Side of Funded Proposals.
- Exercise moderately almost every day. It is so easy to get busy and push it off. I'm adding walking to my daily list of priorities effective immediately.
- Be grateful for all the good in your life. Don't let unfulfilled desires negate all the good. If you are reading this post, be grateful that you can. Take a deep breath right now and appreciate that you are alive. I appreciate you!
- Praise the people in your life. They need it. They crave it. Don't criticize. Spread around more of your love, and it will come back to you with interest.
- Give to charity, a little or a lot according to your means. It will help you as much as it helps the receiver.
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ECON1101 - Production Possibilities Curve
Production Possibilities Curve (PPC)
A graph that has the maximum amount of good x at every amount of good y produced.
They illustrate the opportunity cost and the scarcity of resources.
They are, of course, simplified ; we assume there are only 2 products, rather than the 2349090658572205 of actuality.
Factors that shift the PPC (also the main factors in economic growth)
- Increasing productive Resources:
- Investment in new factories/equipment
- Population growth
- Improvements in knowledge and technology:
- Investment in education and ICT
- Gains from specialization
- Research
Opportunity Cost and the PPC
The gradient of the tangent at a point on the curve of the Production Possibilities Curve is the opportunity cost at that point. (The point you pick is based on the trading ratios).
(See figure 8.2).
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Wrinkles occur naturally as people age, but many people develop wrinkles at a young age because of lifestyle factors. Heavy drinking, smoking and -- the most damaging of all -- excessive UV light exposure are to blame. Sun damage can explain why we develop wrinkles in the face, neck and hands, which are exposed to it daily. Vitamin E may offer some protection against wrinkles caused by the sun.
Vitamin E
Vitamin E is fat-soluble and is widely regarded for its antioxidant properties. It comes in eight different organic compounds, but one form -- alpha-tocopherol -- is the most active in humans and therefore most beneficial as a remedy or supplement, according the University of Maryland. Vitamin E supplements are available in synthetic and natural remedy forms.
University Of Maryland notes that the antioxidants present in vitamin E can destroy free radicals, which are harmful compounds in the body. These free radicals are thought to be one of the primary causes of aging. Vitamin E can also protect the skin against toxic chemicals and pollutants in the air. It also has regenerative effects that help produce red blood cells and make use of vitamin K.
To prevent wrinkles, ''Reader's Digest: 1001 Home Remedies" recommends an avocado face mask because avocados are a good source of vitamin E. Olive oil is another natural source with a high concentration of vitamin E, and can be applied as moisturizer, added to food or taken in supplement form. Pure vitamin E oils are available in health stores, and many cosmetic skin-care lotions include it as an ingredient.
Natural remedies can cause skin irritation for some users, so consult a doctor before using them. Although vitamin E is highly regarded as an antioxidant and for its ability to prevent health conditions, like aging of the skin, there is little scientific evidence behind the uses and true effectiveness of vitamin E, says MayoClinic.com.
One of the best ways to prevent wrinkles is protect yourself from the sun and, in particular, UVA rays. Wear sunblock with a high SPF daily, stay out of the sun during the middle of the day and wear sunglasses to avoid squinting. Don't rely on foundations and moisturizers as sun protection. The SPFs in these products are often too low to offer sufficient protection.


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The Queen is advertising for a £17,000-a-year live-in pot washer to keep Buckingham Palace squeaky clean.
For a neat sum, 33 days holiday and a pension plan, the perfect candidate will "clean equipment and utensils as well as assisting with food preparation".
The vacancy, advertised on the Royal household site, requires no previous experience because "it's who you are that we are really interested in" to help "deliver extraordinary service in incredible surroundings".
The pot washer will be in charge of "maintaining the wash-up environment" and will also have the chance to travel around the country as Her Majesty requires.
It is one of six positions The Queen is recruiting for, including a "linen keeper" who will be paid almost £18,000 to keep on top of the palace washing.


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Rooney Mara is rumoured to have been lined up to join an all-star cast for the
Spike Lee remake of Oldboy.
She is fast becoming synonymous with twisted movies, having featured in the remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street, and she's about to play the lead role in David Fincher 's version of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.
The 26-year-old actress, who worked with Fincher on The Social Network, recently revealed she was 'ready to kill someone' by the time she was offered the role of Lisbeth Salander in the Hollywood remake of the critically-acclaimed Swedish movie.
Her filming schedule may mean the Oldboy remake will be put on hold until September 2012 as there are plans in place for her to star in the remaining films in the Millennium series.
No Country For Old Men star Josh Brolin will play the lead in the remake of the 2003 movie, which will begin filming next year, and reports suggest Christian Bale is being lined up to play the role of the villain.
Oldboy is based on a 1990's manga series from Nobuaki Minegishi and Garon Tsuchiya, which follows the fortunes of a man kidnapped on the day of his daughter's birth.
After being held prisoner for almost 20 years he is released and given four days to understand the reason for his imprisonment or his daughter will be killed.


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An Illusory Intertwingling of Reason and Response
Literary: Anything waxing literary and Classical goes here. Occasionally I'll put up a post which is entirely or largely a poem. Those go in Poetry. I even sometimes (though I would be the first to tell you that "literary criticism is bunk") post some critique.


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The Hidden Impact of Driving Anxiety
Fear of driving a vehicle is common among many drivers yet few understand its pervasive impact unless additionally, they have problems with this concern. Being unable to drive can affect careers, social activities and mental health normally.
Many suffer this handicap quietly and loosen up to handle it. Instead, they limit their world to places where can be contacted by public transit or using the assistance of friends. They have a worse problem when they occur to possess a car. Because chances are they must constantly consider excuses due to reaching events that might have required driving.
This is So Unnecessary!
Like many phobias, health disorders list driving is often a state of mind, no incurable disease. You accidentally trained your subconscious to react in unproductive ways to the concept of driving. Hence the response is to retrain yourself to react in better more advantageous ways.
Are you currently one of these brilliant people? Of course, you already know logically that the fear is unreasonable. But nevertheless, you simply can't appear to see through it.
Well, it has been declared that the journey of an thousand miles begins with a stride. So here are a handful of small steps to look at you in the right direction.
1. Slow Down Your Breathing
Learn the initial signs that signal your fear starting out grow. Symptoms like stomach pains, sweating maybe heart racing. Once you notice this happening. Say loudly, 'It's not a big deal." Then breathe in and out slowly.
Are you aware that forcing yourself to slow your breathing has a calming effect? That is why we tend to hyperventilate when our emotions are out of hand. Mindfully taking deep slow breaths while centering yourself will stabilize your pulse rate and make you relax.
2. Have an acquaintance Ride Shotgun
As opposed to using any excuse to trap a ride using a family member. Offer to operate a vehicle the two of you. They don't really need to know you've them as moral support. Wear them duty handling the GPS or reading addresses.
Having an actual conversation using a real person quiets that inner voice that might well be whispering unproductive thoughts. And probably well activity you took a turn using the driving anyway.
3. Hear Soothing Music
Music may affect moods and feelings in the dramatic way. Don't let it rest up to radio DJ what songs you love. either! This is simply not enough time for Death Metal! Preselect your chosen CDs. I meant your chosen PLAYLISTS. No old fogies here! Nothing to see. Move it along!
You could make your time in the driver's seat the only real time you listen to some favorite music. You wish to establish some pleasant connotations to driving.
4. Don't Drive During Rush Hour!
Intend to perform the trail when most others are not. If you need to show up at employment, get through to the area with time to trap breakfast somewhere nearby. Stop for the snack plus some nonalcoholic beverages prior to you heading back. You may greatly reduce your stress level in this way.
It's not necessary to maintain a rush should you schedule your time and efforts properly.
5. Pull Over if You Need to
Sometimes relaxing music and deep slow breaths aren't enough. You shouldn't be quite the hero. Just pull over and come out. Make sure you congratulate yourself for a way you did. This is definitely to the benefit for your subconscious. It will always be tirelessly searching for ways to assist you. Nonetheless it needs positive feedback to strengthen good habits.
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Añasco is located on the west coast of Puerto Rico, and has an area of 102.95 square kilometers (39.75 square miles). The town is named after Luis Añasco, a settler who came with Juan Ponce de León on his first voyage to Puerto Rico. The town is known as «the town where the gods die,» «the puff pastry town,» «the blood sausage town,» and «the natives.» According to the 2000 census, 28,348 Añasqueños lived in Añasco Pueblo, Añasco Abajo, Añasco Arriba, Caguabo, Caracol, Carreras, Casey Abajo, Casey Arriba, Cerro Gordo, Cidra, Corcovada, Dagüey, Espino, Hatillo, Humatas, Marías, Miraflores, Ovejas, Piñales, Playa, Quebrada Larga, Río Arriba, and Río Cañas wards. The patron saint is Saint Anthony the Abbot.
Today, agriculture ranks third or fourth as an economic activity, since most of the arable land is used for manufacturing, commerce, public buildings, and subdivisions. Nevertheless, plantains, bananas, and other produce are still grown. There is also a kind of mango produced in the region that is used to produce a famous jam. Añasco was also known for its pork rinds, a reputation now held by Bayamón.
In the manufacturing sector, there is an industrial zone sponsored by the municipality. There are industries that produce candy, fruit jams and jellies, and puff pastry made with brandy and spices that is considered to be the town specialty. There is also a special kind of clam called chipe.
At one time there was a factory in the town known as The Puerto Rico Liquors Company, which manufactured rums such as Mahoma, Ron de Frutas, and San Rafael, and the anise liquors Conchita and Marie. The Arrillaga family had a pharmaceutical products plant, where rubbing alcohols such as Olga, Maravilloso Puerto Rico, and Santa Rosa, were manufactured, as well as perfumes and medicinal products such as «rownalina, Amargo de Agave, and Malarina.
Añasco is located in the valleys of the west coast of the island, and is bordered by the Río Grande de Añasco. It is bordered by the towns of Rincón, Aguada, and Moca to the north; Mayagüez to the south; San Sebastián and Las Marías to the east; and the Mona Channel to the west.
The land is largely flat, but there are some elevations that belong to the San Francisco mountain chain: Canta Gallo, at 370 meters (1,214 feet) and Gordo and Pinchón, both at 340 meters (1,115 pies) above sea level. In addition, there are wetlands and beautiful beaches. The rivers that run through the municipal territory are Grande de Añasco, Cañas, Casey, Dagüey, Hondo, and Humatas. There are also several brooks, such as La Balsa, Caguabo, Cerro Gordo, Cercada, Chiquita, Grande, Icacos, Justo, Las Piedras, and Del Muerto. On the coast there is the Añasco Bay and a promontory called
The territory of what is today the town of Añasco was formerly an indigenous settlement, under the Cacique Urayoan, the Elder. That settlement was located near the mouth of what was called the Guaorabo River, now the Grande de Añasco, in a region known as Yagueca. On June 24, 1506, Juan Ponce de León landed at Añasco Bay to begin colonizing the island, then called Boriquén. The group that accompanied Ponce de León spread out to different regions to fulfill its colonial mission. One of these was led by Luis de Añasco, who was assigned to the region of Yagueca.
In the early 18th century, a group of influential residents of the region requested that a town be founded to organize the many Spaniards and criollos who were dispersed in the hills of the area. The petition was accepted in 1733, in view of the fact that the residents already had a church that had been erected in honor of Saint Anthony the Abbot.. Three years later, Friar Iñigo Abbad y Lasierra commented on the place, making special mention of its brooks, rivulets, and lagoons, as well as the difficulty of access during the rainy season.
During the 19th century, Añasco evolved as a town. By 1813 there was a customs house at the port, and by 1874 there was a town hall. The town also suffered several setbacks, such as the cholera epidemic of 1856, and the smallpox epidemic of 1886. In 1913 the town was ravaged by fire and in 1918 it was shaken by an earthquake.
The design , symbols, and colors of the Añasco flag are derived from the coat of arms. The section closest to the flagpole is green, bearing a black cross o a heraldic style known variously as botonnée or treflée because of the button-like ends, similar to the cross on the coat of arms, although the outline of the cross on the flag is white instead of silver. Four white stripes alternating with three green stripes comprise the remainder of the flag.
Coat of Arms
The coat of arms of town is similar in design and colors to that of the Añasco lineage, from Trujillo (Extremadura, Spain), probably the birthplace of Captain Luis de Añasco, who came to Puerto Rico with Ponce de León on his first voyage. Añasco lived in the district of San Germán and owned the plantation where the town was later founded in 1733. There are four scallop shells on a green field, symbolizing Santiago (Saint James the Apostle), the patron saint of Spain, and the surname of the founder of the town, José Santiago. The shield is crowned with a turreted castle, which symbolizes townships.
Places of Interest
• Añasco race track
• Tres Hermanos public beach
• La Puente Channel
• Villas de Añasco Resort
• La Eugenia Plantation
• Libertad Plantation
• San Antonio Church
• La Bahía lookout point
• Tres Hermanos National Park
• Sueño de los Niños Park
• Añasco Beach
• José Adolfo Pesante Town Square
• Soldier's Square
• Urayoán Petroglyph
• Salcedo Bridge
• Río Grande de Añasco River
• La Encantada falls
• Fishermen's village
Illustrious Citizens
Víctor Arrillaga – poet, actor, and master of ceremonies. Arrillaga worked in films in the 1950s and 60s.
Rafael Arrillaga-Torrens – physician, political figure, and essayist. Arrillaga-Torrens was a member of the Council on Higher Education, the Puerto Rico Academy of the Spanish Language, and the Puerto Rico Academy of Arts and Sciences. As a representative for the 1940 and 1944 terms, Arrillaga presided the House in 1943 and 1944. His essays include «Memoria de un viaje en el tiempo» (1963), «La naturaleza del conocer» (1987), and «Grandeza y decadencia de la España del siglo XVI» (1995), among others.
José Antonio de Bonilla-Torres – writer and priest. He spoke out against paying the Catholic church for granting dispensations to allow marriages and thanks to him, this practice was prohibited by royal order in 1815.
Germán Delgado-Pasapera – poet and teacher. Delgado taught at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus. He published a book of poetry,Desde el fondo del pecho (1964) and a historical work, Puerto Rico: sus luchas emancipadoras 1850 – 1898 (1984).
José de Jesús-Domínguez – a physician, playwright, essayist, and poet. De Jesús published in La Tarde, La Revista Blanca, and Revista Puertorriqueña; his essays include «La autonomía administrativa en las Antillas» (1887) and «Los jíbaros» (1903); his poetry includes Odas elegíacas (1883).
Ramón Figueroa-Chapel – poet and theater critic. Figueroa collaborated as a theater critic at El Mundo. His published poetry includes the books Poesía(1969) and Balbuceo (1974).
Rosario Guiscafré-Arrillaga – journalist and poet. Guiscafré collaborated with El Universal, Puerto Rico Ilustrado, El Mundo and El Imparcial. She presided the Association of Women Journalists and published a book of poems, Oleaje íntimo (1961).
Joaquín Parrilla – revolutionary. Parrilla was one of the most outstanding participants in the Grito de Lares.
Leonardo Ponce de León – journalist
Enrique Ramírez-Brau – historian and poet. As a historian, he published several books, including Investigación histórica acerca del escudo de armas de Puerto Rico e Historia y genealogía del pirata Cofresí. His works of poetry include Lira rebelde, Bajo tu cielo azul and Canciones en la sombra.
Mariana Robles de Cardona – educator and essayist. Robles directed the Spanish Department at the General Studies Department of the University of Puerto Rico. She was a member of the Puerto Rico Academy of Arts and Sciences. Her works include Búsqueda y plasmación de nuestra personalidad(1958) and El ensayo puertorriqueño en la generación del treinta (1960).
• Saint's Festival – January
• Mayuco Festival – January
• Fine Arts Festival – January
• Three Kings' Day Festival in Ovejas and Corcovada wards – January
• Saint Anthony's Marathon – January
• Antique Car Fair – January
• Theater Festival – May
• Youth Festival – July
• Festival in Honor of Saint Rose of Lima – August
• Añasco Triathlon – September
• Chipe Festival – October
Text taken from enciclopediapr.org
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Christine Lattek, Revolutionary Refugees: German Socialism in Britain, 1840-1860 (London & New York: Routledge, 2006).
Worker migration is a well established phenomenon, and it has often led to conflict, something which is certainly not unknown today. This is probably the reason why historical migration research has gained new popularity. Frequently, an interface exists between the findings of worker migration studies and studies of working-class political movements and organizations. The emergence of the German (and international) labor movement from around the 1830s on has been treated extensively in literature, particularly in German. Since 1990 new material has become available from previously inaccessible archives. Comprehensive collections of documents, for example, about the Communist League, are now available, as well as a complete collection of the surviving correspondence of Marx and Engels, which has been published in the Marx-Engels Gesamtausgabe.
In her present book, Christine Lattek has made extensive use of this material, but has, at the same time, taken a new approach. As her point of departure she has chosen the German "colony" in London. The reason for this choice is twofold: 1) Labor organizations in London, i.e., especially the German Workers' Educational Society -– better known under its later name, the Communist Working Men's Club -– and the Communist League with their predecessors were, for a time, of decisive importance for all of the newborn German labor movement, not only because of their cooperation with Marx and Engels; and 2) the split between the Social and the Liberal Democrats in London following the defeat of the German Revolution in 1848-49 was a pre-determinant for the crucial split between bourgeois and socialists in the formation of German political parties in the 1860s. Certainly these two points are relevant, but Lattek tends to overestimate the importance of developments in London, especially in connection with the Communist League. With Martin Hundt's thesis on the entire history of the League, an analysis is available which shows that Lattek fails sufficiently to coordinate specific events (in London) with general trends in the League's other centers of activity.
Lattek analyzes the development of socialist (communist) fundamental viewpoints among German workers in London from around 1840 and their relationship with especially British Chartists and French socialists (including Blanquists). The other subjects in which she takes an interest are the development of Liberal Democracy among German refugees after the defeat of the 1848-49 German revolution, and finally, the connection of the German Liberal and labor movements with the "colony" in London up to approximately 1860. It is regrettable that Lattek did not have the opportunity to use a recent collection of the correspondence of German Liberals from that period, in which the vast majority of the letters emanate from Liberals domiciled in Germany. The fact that Lattek did not know of this correspondence leads her to overestimate the impact of the London Liberal Democratic movement on the discussions among German Liberals.
Lattek demonstrates unambiguously that the illegal German workers' organization in London developed independently. Discussions in the League of the Just (the secret German workers' organization existing in various European cities) took a different direction in London than in cities (particularly Paris) where the organization adhered to Wilhelm Weitling's craft-communism. Lattek sees the discussions in London as an independent development among workers who subsequently got in touch with the Communist Correspondence Bureau in Brussels, i.e. especially Marx and Engels. In this process the two strands mutually influenced each other, and on the basis of discussions between Brussels and London the Communist League was born. The League broke with the existing form of organization as a secret society and developed a new politico-theoretical understanding which found expression in the Communist Manifesto. Lattek clearly attributes more significance to the contribution of the London group than to that of the Brussels communists. This, however, leads her to postulate a divergence between intellectuals and proletarians. Such a divergence is likely to have existed, but it is less one-dimensional than she supposes. Also she fails to problematize that Schapper, the spokesman for the London branch, was by no means a worker (the same is true of the subsequent split in the Communist League in 1850: Schapper's co-spokesman, Willich, was a former army officer and subsequent general in the American Civil War).
Another important element is the description of the conflicts within the Communist League which already arose during the Revolution 1848-49 especially concerning any cooperation with democratic Liberals, conflicts which deepened substantially after the defeat of the Revolution. There were several reasons for these conflicts. In a number of the League's branches positions existed which were not in keeping with the new scientific basis of the political stance of the League, but remained based on utopian socialism. The Brussels communists had accepted that the League could make room for divergent positions. These divergences broke out after the defeat and following the return to an exile existence in London on the part of a large number of the League's members. In fact, the League split into two groups, and the majority of the London members joined the Willich-Schapper organization (the Sonderbund). Whereas the "Marxists" quickly understood that the Revolution had been defeated, the Sonderbund believed that it could be resurrected on the basis of military actions. Lattek deals thoroughly with the Sonderbund's activity and final decline in 1853. Here she provides us with new insight, as this part of the history of the Communist League has not, to my knowledge, been analyzed in such detail before.
In addition to the League, London had a Workers' Educational Society for German workers, whose membership at times reached several hundred. This body constituted a kind of external organization for the Communist League. Here also we find new material. 1861 saw the enactment of an amnesty in Prussia aimed at most of the participants in the 1848-49 Revolution, which meant that many of them could now return home. This led to a major shift in the development of the socialist and the liberal opposition. The "colony" in London lost its importance for developments in Germany, something which, in turn, changed its character –- it was no longer a politically dominated exile group with its face turned towards Germany, but a group of immigrants which, in the longer term, was integrated into British society.
In a final chapter Lattek outlines the course of events among Germans in London up to 1914, including, in particular, the role of the German Workers' Educational Society. To a certain extent this latter organization gained new importance in the period 1878 to 1890, a period during which the labor movement in Germany suffered serious repression. The German Social Democratic Party published an illegal weekly during those years, initially in Switzerland, but following its ban there, in London (1888-90). Also Johann Most lived in London from 1879 to 1883, after which he and his weekly, the Freiheit, went to the United States where he became a leading anarchist.
The book's argument is sometimes insufficiently clear. For example, in describing developments within the Communist League and the German Workers ' Educational Society, the author often fails to pinpoint which of them is specifically meant (e.g. pp. 122, 124). In other passages the author's line of reasoning is ambiguous, and unfortunately the work contains a few errors relating to persons. A comparison with other cities having numbers of German emigrants could have provided greater depth.
The book makes much new material available to readers who do not master the German language and is also important in that it reminds us that the links between political emigrants and worker migrants, epitomized in the German workers' organizations in London, may influence developments in their country of origin. Other more recent reminders of this are the liberation processes in, for example, South Africa or Chile, as well as the ongoing struggles elsewhere.
Reviewed by Gerd Callesen


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Conference - Responsible Dog Ownership in Europe: Conference on Canine Overpopulation in Europe and Sustainable Solution Strategies, 4 and 5 October 2010, Sandton Hotel Leopold, Brussels
The conference 'Responsible Dog Ownership in Europe' organised by VIER PFOTEN/FOUR PAWS and Istituto G. Caporale, was held in Brussels on 4 and 5 October 2010 at the presence of over 100 participants from over 25 countries, representing European and national institutions, International Organisations, NGOs, private sector and veterinarian organisations.
There was broad consensus among the participants on the following points:
Fundamental statements
- Animal welfare is a multidisciplinary issue, encompassing ethical, scientific, economic, legal and social aspects
- Positive human-animal relations are an important source of comfort, social contact and cultural identification for a vast majority of the European citizens
- Responsible ownership is one of the most important goals to achieve Statements about Canine Overpopulation
- A sustainable approach to stopping canine overpopulation in Europe through systematic EU-wide birth control and educational strategies and programmes instead of killing healthy animals can be established in Europe, taking into consideration previous experiences of different stakeholders
- Mandatory identification, an effective and reliable system of dog registration are crucial for successful animal health and welfare management, not only to reunite stray dogs with their owners, but also to help prevent illegal puppy trading and to promote responsible ownership
- Stray control must be done in a way which does not cause avoidable pain, suffering or distress. Capture must be done with minimum of force and minimum of mental suffering and if animals need to be euthanized, it must be done humanely
- Euthanasia was clearly defined as an exclusive veterinarian indication based method to bringing an animal from life to death and this exclusively by a veterinarian
- Animal Birth Control (ABC) programmes can offer a valuable answer to the problem of dog overpopulation
- The CAROdog website should be used as a platform to share information and expertise, and launch initiatives aimed to implement the suggested actions. This can lead to faster, more effective and cheaper answers to specific and general problems
Calls for institutional actions
- The Council of the European Union should recognise the importance of acknowledging the welfare of companion animals as a relevant issue for the establishment of EU legislation (harmonisation), the Belgian impact within the Belgium presidency was highly appreciated
- In consideration of different situations existing in different States, any European rules should be adaptable to different environments. Member States should be able to adopt more advanced legislations and regulations
- EU and Member States should ensure that adequate resources are attributed for the implementation, practical enforcement of the legislation including legal sanctions and policies aimed to improve the welfare of dogs
- The EU Commission in its second EU Animal Welfare Action Plan should include references to companion animals and a commitment to improve their welfare throughout Europe
- Areas for action at the EU level include:
- the regulation and licensing of breeding, selling and other trade aspects
- identification and registration of companion animals by EU-wide compatible systems
- the education of dog keepers and of the general public. A plan for education on dog welfare, including public education and courses in veterinary schools, should be designed in order to limit problems today and prepare lasting solutions well entrenched in European society
- the exchange of information and expertise among member states
- the promotion and funding of research on specific issues related to companion animal welfare
Brussels, October 2010
- Key note: Human animal relationship – strategies to implement the awareness on responsible ownership of animals as sentient beings in Jordan: Animal Birth Control (ABC) Programme in Amman - Her Royal Highness Alia Al Hussein of Jordan Shtora Al Adwan
- Responsible ownership of companion animals within the animal welfare conception of the OIE - David Bayvel
- The Treaty of Lisbon – a new era for Animal Welfare Policy through Art. 13 - Elisabeth Jeggle
- The European Convention for the Protection of Pet Animals of the Council of Europe - David Pritchard
- The new masterplan of the Animal Welfare Policy of the EU and responsible ownership as one of its key elements - Andrea Gavinelli
- Canine overpopulation, animal health and the new animal health law - Alberto Laddomada
- New action for companion animals in the EU - Sonja van Tichelen
- The role of the EFSA on the assessment of animal health and welfare risks due to canine overpopulation - Oriol Ribó
- The role of veterinarians in Europe regarding the solution strategies against canine overpopulation - Walter Winding
- Development of the conception of responsible dog ownership and control of canine population in India - Chinny Krishna
- Identification and reunification solution of companion animals around the world - Torben Elmedal
- Canine overpopulation solution strategies in Bulgaria - Damyan Iliev
- Economic aspects of dog trade - Jørgen Hindse
- Companion Animal Welfare in natural disaster emergency management - Paolo Dalla Villa
- The CARODOG Website - knowledge management - Marlene Wartenberg


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United States Citizenship Exam (In-Class Makeup Version)
Note: On Oct. 1, 2008, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) replaced the set of questions formerly used as part of the citizenship test with new/ modified questions. All applicants who filed for naturalization on or after October 1, 2008 are required to take the new test.
In the citizenship test, the applicant for citizenship is asked up to 10 (of the available 100) questions, verbally. The interviewer reads the questions in English and the applicant must answer in English. To pass, the prospective citizen must correctly respond to 6 or more of the 10 questions. The questions are divided among five themes:
A. Principles of American Democracy
B. American History: Colonial Period and Independence
C. Rights and Responsibilities
D. Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information
E. Civics (Government Structure, Geography, Law)
For administration within Mr.V's US History course, questions have been appropriately modified for the classroom environment. Changes made to the exam include:
-All questions and responses will be written.
-Questions have been modified in format and style to conform to a 'multiple choice' exam environment.
-Only 34 of the approved 100 questions appear here. The remaining 66 questions will be incorporated into the classroom version of the exam as circumstances merit.
What has not changed in this written version of the citizenship exam is:
-The core content knowledge.
-The choice of correct responses.
-The goal of maintaining a citizenry that's knowledgeable about the government and the role citizens play in preserving our Democratic Republic.
1. Which of these represents the supreme law of the land?
A. The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union
B. The Declaration of Independence
C. The US Constitution
D. The Bill of Rights
2. What purpose does the US Constitution serve?
A. Provides the framework by which the government is structured.
B. Lists all the changes made to The Declaration of Independence since it was signed and enacted.
C. Enumerates the rights of non-citizens.
D. Procedure for the disassembly and reassembly of the State governments.
3. The idea of self-government is infused within the first sentence of the US Constitution. What are these words?
A. We the People…
B. We hold these truths to be self evident…
C. Four Score and seven years ago, our fathers…
D. To all to whom these Presents shall come, we, the undersigned
Delegates of the States…
4. What is an Amendment?
A. a change of, addition to, or repeal of an element of the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union.
B. a change of, addition to, or repeal of an element of The Declaration of Independence.
C. a change of, addition to, or repeal of an element of the US Constitution.
D. a change of, addition to, or repeal of an element of the Bill of Rights.
5. What do we call the first ten amendments to the US Constitution?
A. The Bill of Rights
B. The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union
C. The Statutes of Limitation
D. Habeas Corpus
6. The rights and freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment of the US Constitution includes…
A. freedom of… speech, religion, press, petitioning the government, assembly.
B. right to bear arms, marking 18 the age for voting, raising age for alcohol consumption to 21.
C. due process of law, extending suffrage to women, extending suffrage to all former slaves.
D. protection from… self-incrimination, unlawful searches and seizures, cruel and unusual punishment.
7. As of 2017, ~230 years since the writing of the US Constitution, how many times has the document been successfully amended?
8. What purpose did The Declaration of Independence serve?
A. announced our independence (from Great Britain) and the birth of a new nation.
B. declared our allegiance (to Great Britain).
C. Illustrates the structure of the new government (as envisioned by Great Britain).
D. proclaim the abolishment of slavery in the colonies (of Great Britain)
9. Which founding concepts are embedded in The Declaration of Independence?
A. The right to vote, freedom of religion.
B. Liberty and Equality
C. Man's Intellect is superior to Natural Law
D. "Might makes Right"
10. What does "freedom of religion" imply?
A. You can practice a religion or not practice. No government has a role in your decision.
B. You cannot be deprived of practicing a religion from a government approved list of religions.
C. State and Federal government agencies have a responsibility to encourage the practicing of a religion.
D. All citizens should practice a monotheistic faith
11. Which represents an overriding trait of the economic system employed in the United States?
A. Government-planned Economy
B. Market Economy
C. Commune-based agricultural & industrial production and consumption.
D. Nationalized Industrial Economy
12. The "rule of law" concept emphasizes…
A. That there are times when laws should and should not be obeyed.
B. Leaders ensure that citizens follow the law.
C: Government is not subject to the laws it makes.
D. No person, branch of government, or institution is 'above the law'.
13. A 'branch' of the Federal government is the…
A. Federal Court system (Supreme Court, Federal District Courts, etc.)
B. The Assembly
C. Federal Bureau of Investigation
D. The Governors of the States
14. A safeguard against one branch of government becoming too powerful is…
A. Veto
B. "checks and balances"
C. "Due process"
D. Attorney General
15. Who resides at the top of the Executive branch?
A. Speaker of the House
B. President pro tempor of the US Senate
C. Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court
D. President of the US.
16. Who makes federal laws?
A. Congress
B. Supreme Court
C. The President of the US
D. The Attorney General
17. The U.S. Congress is 'Bicameral'. This means that it's composed of two parts. These parts are…
A. Senate and House of Representatives
B. The Court Of Appeals and District Courts
C. Department of Justice and National Security Agency
D. The Assembly and Senate
18. What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?
A. To hate the enemies of the United States.
B. Practice a particular religion.
C. Defend the Constitution and laws of the United States.
D. Pledge loyalty to a political party or person.
19. The youngest age that citizens must be to vote for President?
20. All of these are ways Americans can participate in their democracy, EXCEPT…
A. call Senators and Representatives
B. refuse to vote as a form of protest.
C. join a civic group
D. run for office
21. When is the last day you can file a federal income tax form (unless it falls on a weekend or holiday)?
A. January 1st.
B. February 14th
C. April 15th
D. Citizens don't have to file income tax forms.
22. The youngest age that all men must register for the Selective Service is…
23. All of these qualify as reasons for colonists to willingly travel to America, EXCEPT…
A. political liberty
B. economic opportunity
C. freedom
D. All are acceptable reasons.
24. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
A. Native Americans
B. Europeans
C. Africans
D. Quakers
25. What group of people was taken to America and enslaved?
A. Native Americans
B. Europeans
C. Africans
D. Quakers
26. All of these contributed to colonial resentment of British rule, EXCEPT…
A. portions of the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering)
B. searches and seizures without permission.
C. high taxes (taxation without representation)
D. British policy of expanding slavery against colonial wishes.
27. Of the founding fathers assigned the task of drafting the Declaration of Independence, who is generally recognized as the author?
A. John Adams
B. Benjamin Franklin
C. Alexander Hamilton
D. Thomas Jefferson
28. In which year was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
29. There were 13 original States. Which of these WAS NOT from the original 13?
A. New Hampshire
B. Delaware
C. Vermont
D. Georgia
30. What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
A. The US Constitution was written.
B. The Founding Fathers wrote the Declaration of Independence.
C. Betsy Ross stitched the first flag of the United States.
D. The Federalist Papers were written.
31. When was the US Constitution brought to the States for ratification?
32. The Federalist Papers supported the ratification of the U.S. Constitution. All of these were authors of the papers EXCEPT…
A. (James) Madison
B. (Alexander) Hamilton
C. (Thomas) Jefferson
D. (John) Jay
33. Which of these achievements cannot be claimed by Benjamin Franklin?
A. U.S. diplomat
B. started the first free libraries
C. member of the Constitutional Convention
D. President of the United States
34. Members of the President's Cabinet…
A. advises the President of the US.
B. are appointed by the President for 6 year terms.
C. must have been elected previously to public office before appointment to the Cabinet (eg. Senator, Representatives, Governor, etc.)
D. have to be selected from within the same political party of the President that appoints them.


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We take a closer look at five fixtures that could play a big role in how the 2017/18 National League campaign unfolds for Craig Harrison's men.
Pools v Dover Athletic, Saturday 5th August 2017
The opening day of any season is obviously important but Pools will definitely be looking to put down a marker under the watch of new boss Craig Harrison. It's a new era for the Club in a new division and there will certainly be a determination among the squad to find their bearings quickly and get some points on the board. The Whites finished just short of a play-off spot last year and were a bit all or nothing away from home (they only drew twice on their travels) so it's a tough start but one Pools will hope to secure victory from.
Leyton Orient v Pools, Saturday 16th September 2017
Orient were relegated alongside Pools last term and this fixture will represent a good chance for both clubs to gauge how well they have recovered. Last season's Easter trip to Brisbane Road was one of the poorest performances of Pools' campaign but they will hope to fare much better this time around. Under new ownership, The O's will hope to get off to a strong start themselves so this game will provide a real test for Craig Harrison's men.
Torquay United v Pools, Saturday 28th October 2017
Pools will make their longest trip of the season when they travel to Torquay United at the end of October. There are over 365 miles between Victoria Park and Plainmoor so it's fair to say that preparations will have to be spot on for Pools as they head to the English Riviera. However, if they can emerge from that fuel-busting trip with a positive result it will give them real heart for the further long trips to Boreham Wood, Ebbsfleet United and Dover Athletic in the weeks afterwards.
Pools v Gateshead, Monday 1st January 2018
Having travelled to the International Stadium on Boxing Day, Pools will kick-off the New Year in fine style when we host local rivals Gateshead. There is bound to be a bumper crowd and cracking atmosphere for their visit too – their first competitive trip to The Vic to play Pools since they reformed in 1977. Craig Harrison will be keen to emerge from a hectic festive schedule with a positive points haul and a strong performance on the opening day of 2018 would be just the tonic for any lingering hangovers on the terraces!
Tranmere Rovers v Pools, Saturday 28th April 2018
On paper, this fixture seems to have the potential to be huge. Pools will be aiming for promotion back to the EFL at the first attempt, while Tranmere are favourites after being pipped at the post last term. The Prenton Park outfit somehow managed to miss out on promotion despite a club record 95 points and there will be a real determination to avoid similar heartache this time around. Both sides will have drawn breath sharply when they saw they were scheduled to clash on the final day – it could be a pivotal afternoon.
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CROMA retail a premium CDIT retailer in India has positioned themselves as the people who 'HELP YOU BUY'.
CROMA spotted an opportunity in tablet retail, world over the market for which was growing way faster than any other CDIT category. With this knowledge and the promise to 'help shoppers buy' the direction for Valley India was to create a destination space for android tablets in-store and make it easy for shoppers to browse and shop for a tablet that is right for their specific needs.
Our research understanding on triggers to buy, helped us bucket the customer into 4 categories – Knowledge seekers, Social media sharers, Interactivity showmen and the Serious business users.
For our communication strategy we took a clue from the in-store decision hierarchy that was currently in play. Which is that shoppers surfed first by Category and then Usage, followed by brand etc. In order to speak with the 4 buckets of customers who were segmented by usage we used the language of 'Browse, Share, Create and Play' which is how they use they devices.
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As the owner of a rebuilding team in one of my leagues, I spent much of last season salivating over the potential of the 2017 RB draft class and acquiring as many 1st round picks as I could. Its taken what felt like an eternity, but the 2017 RB class has officially arrived.
The biggest name, Leonard Fournette, has been the definition of a workhorse back for Jacksonville. With 57 carries and 8 receptions through the first 3 games of the season, Jacksonville is showing that they are willing to build their offense around Fournette. While Fournette is only averaging 3.5 yards per carry, the willingness of Jacksonville to feed him the ball in both the running and passing game is encouraging. Usage is a great indicator of future success at the RB position, and Fournette's physicality has been apparent. As Jacksonville continues to build its offense (and hopefully find an upgrade at quarterback), Fournette's numbers should only improve.
Fournette's counterpart in Minnesota, meanwhile, has been even more involved in his offense. At this time last year, I preferred Dalvin Cook to Fournette. After a disappointing combine and some off field concerns, I moved Cook down my draft board a few spots. So far we've seen nothing to indicate those concerns were warranted. The Vikings are enamored with Cook, and its easy to see why. Through three games he has 61 carries for 288 yards (4.7 YPC) and 10 catches for 82 yards.
Anybody who's watched him play has noticed his elusiveness, speed, and involvement in the Vikings offense so it's unlikely you'll be able to buy low on him. But with only one TD to go with his 370 total yards – now might be your last chance to acquire him at a reasonable price. Currently, I have Cook comfortably within my top 10 dynasty running backs and back ahead of Fournette.
And then there's Kareem Hunt. Hunt currently leads the NFL in rushing yards (401), TDs (4), and YPC (8.5) for Kansas City. On top of all that, Hunt has tacked on another 137 yards and 2 more touchdowns receiving, to make him the NFL leader in yards from scrimmage.
Hunt didn't have the fanfare that Fournette, Cook, and some of the other rookies had, but at this point he's impossible to ignore. I prefer him to any other rookie running back in all formats. While its dangerous to overreact to a three game sample, and Hunt is almost guaranteed to slow his pace the rest of the way, the upside here is immense. An Andy Reid RB is valuable basically by default. Find one as talented and young as Hunt is and you could have a top shelf dynasty asset for a long time.
Outside of the established elite backs, Hunt is as valuable as it gets at RB right now. Having said that, his value seems to be sky-high on the trade market at the moment. I wouldn't go out of my way to move him by any stretch, but if another owner is willing to part with a top-tier asset (Odell Beckham or David Johnson for example), don't be afraid to pull the trigger before some natural regression brings value back down to earth.
Those are the three big success stories at running back this year, but that's not all this class has to offer.
Christian McCaffrey hasn't seen the same success between the tackles as his fellow top-10 pick Fournette, but he has been a dangerous weapon in Carolina's passing game. McCaffrey may never end up as a successful runner (though its far too early to say definitively), but his skills as a receiver ensure he should have a successful career in the NFL.
Meanwhile, in Cincinnati, my personal favorite back of the class is just getting going. We all know about Joe Mixon's off field issues and why he slid all they way to the 2nd round of the NFL draft in May. I wouldn't judge anybody who refuses to own him as a result of his past actions. That having been said, Mixon is really talented. He has the prototypical size and speed for a running back, is an excellent receiver out of the backfield, and has been compared to LeVeon Bell for his patience and vision as a runner.
Cincinnati is a hot mess right now thanks to horrid offensive line and quarterback play, and Mixon has struggled to get going, but things seem to be trending upward. New Offensive Coordinator Bill Lazor had Mixon much more involved in week three than he was in the first two weeks, and if you watch him play his talent is apparent. Mixon's patience is Bell-esque, and he has a rare ability to make defenders miss for his size. As long as Mixon continues to gain relevance in the Bengals offense I have no problem considering him a top-10 dynasty RB with the upside to be a truly elite asset.
Finally, Tarik Cohen in Chicago has defied all odds to get off to a hot start to his career. At his size Cohen is still unlikely to ever be lead back or carry the bulk of the workload. But, through four games (Cohen's Bears played on Thursday night), Cohen has displayed many of the same traits that caught my attention in preseason. He's slippery and avoids the big hits and is an excellent receiver out of the backfield. Jordan Howard isn't going anywhere, but Cohen has been a solid fantasy producer in PPR leagues and should continue to be as long as he can stay healthy.
Of course, this doesn't account for every running back in the class. I spent last year salivating over these backs for good reason.
- Chris Carson (another of my waiver wire sleepers from the preseason) has taken over the lead back duties in Seattle.
- Jamal Williams and Aaron Jones may have an opportunity to break onto the scene in Green Bay thanks to Ty Montgomery's rib injury.
- Alvin Kamara has looked good in New Orleans and appears to be a nice fit in their passing offense.
- Samaje Perine has struggled in Washington so far, but remains in a good situation if he can beat out unimpressive starter Rob Kelley for touches.
And there are even more rookie running backs scattered across the league brimming with potential. Flyers on players like D'onta Foreman, Matt Breida, Marlon Mack, and Elijah McGuire may yield excellent returns.
Draft classes like this are rare, especially with so much of the talent being focused on one position (2014's wide receiver class comes to mind), but the 2017 running back draft class appears to have lived up to the hype. As the season wears on, I suggest holding onto any of these young stars if you own them. If you don't – while prices for this years running backs will skyrocket, you may be better served turning your sights to next years equally hyped RB class. Saquon Barkley, Derrius Guice, Royce Freeman, and plenty of others will be here soon. You don't want to miss out on the new wave of young running backs for the second year in a row.
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Over on the Beading Forum in the Metalwork section we are having a challenge to make an item using a technique we've never used before and it also must include something found or recycled.
I decided to set a cabochon in a bezel. I had all the right supplies to set a bezel but had not got around to it so I decided to bite the bullet and today was the day!
I made my own cab. by die cutting & doming a copper disc. Then I fluxed the dome and
sprinkled it with Sterling Silver Dust - that's my recycled item - I sweep it off the bench when I cut out sterling rings for my chainmaille and save it.
I had no idea how it'd turn out, some silver fused on & some stayed in it's little specks and the copper oxidised in the heat. Even a bit of fire scale adds to the effect I think!!
The bezel making wasn't as hard as I expected thanks to the excellent video instructions over at the Art Jewelry Magazine site. I still spent most of the day on it though.
This was going to be a ring but I got impatient (as you do!) and went with the easy option of drilling a hole and making it a pendant!
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Our GLENN plot does have a wide range of likely maturity, which means we may be harvesting over a couple of week's time. Or more. As various portions of the field reach maturity, we'll only be able to give a day's notice before a few willing hands will be needed to cut and bag the grain from that part of the wheat that is fully ripe.
We've also have impressive progress in our test bed.
|Northern half of Test Plot
India-Jammu is the tallest, at more than 31", with many emerging seed heads. Clear White is about 24" and has the most seed heads fully emerged. It is a short-stature hard white spring common wheat with an early season heading time and good resistance to shattering and lodging. Clear White was developed at UC Davis and released in 2005.
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The spelt has suffered a bit of a set-back, with substantial areas of our Maverick plot flattened. (It is not certain why.)
The portions that remain standing seem to be doing well, but they are likely to be maturing in late May or early June.
The second planting of Sonora continues to recover from its partial collapse in February. It still looks as though it will be our second crop to harvest ... after our two plots of Glenn.


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We are committed to the development of our junior members and the children in the local community.
Since 2013, Castle Hedingham's junior section is referred to as the Hedingham Hotshots, with this logo designed by one of our talented junior members ……!
Coaching Groups
Our main coaching day is on Saturday each week, with coaching free (for the entire summer 10 week block) or half price for all our junior members. The groups are divided up as follows:
Mini Red Hot-Tots 9.00 to 10:00am: An introduction to mini tennis for our youngest members aged 4-5 yrs.
Red Hotshots 10:00 to 11:00am: Mini ½ court tennis for children aged approximately 6-8 yrs. This group serves as a gentle introduction to the game for young children.
Orange Hotshots 11:00 to 12:00pm: 3/4 court tennis for children aged approximately 8-10 years. This group is for children who have already attended the Red group and are ready to move on a stage. It equally serves 9-11 year old beginners.
Green Hotshots 12:00 to 1:00pm: Full court tennis – the next group up for juniors (aged 10-12 approximately) who are ready to enjoy a faster pace and further technical instruction.
The Hedingham Hotshots 1:00 to 2:00pm: Challenging and competitive. A very significant step up from the Green group (for 12+ years).
League Teams
Match play is invaluable in the development of junior players and we currently have junior teams entered into the Halstead & District League.
Any junior who expresses an interest in representing the club is given a chance to play, with teams picked on a rotation basis.
Castle Hedingham Tennis Club has been an integral part of the community since 1922 and has links with many local schools. In addition to providing free and subsidised coaching to our junior members, we also offer free coaching to hundreds of local schoolchildren as part of our commitment to the local community.
For several years we provided free coaching to one or two classes of local schoolchildren at our courts in Castle Hedingham. However, we soon realised that is was difficult and costly for schools to transport lots of children to the village so we decided to "take tennis to the kids" instead. Our coach spends an entire day at the school, during which every class from reception right through to year 6 gets a free tennis lesson.
Castle Hedingham Tennis Club now offers free coaching days to 3 local schools each year and we hope to continue expanding the schools program.


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Cisco CCNA 4 Simulation v6.0 Test Chapter 9
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Exam Chapter 8 Questions and Answers CCNA 4 V6.0
Refer to exhibit. A network engineer is troubleshooting a WAN connectivity problem. A ping to a remote router is successful and an attempt to telnet to the same router displays the exhibited output. What does the output verify?
Which two specialized troubleshooting tools can monitor the amount of traffic that passes through a switch? (Choose two.)
A networked PC is having trouble accessing the Internet, but can print to a local printer and ping other computers in the area. Other computers on the same network are not having any issues. What is the problem?
Which number represents the most severe level of syslog logging?
In which step of gathering symptoms does the network engineer determine if the problem is at the core, distribution, or access layer of the network?
Which troubleshooting method begins by examining cable connections and wiring issues?
A company is setting up a web site with SSL technology to protect the authentication credentials required to access the web site. A network engineer needs to verify that the setup is correct and that the authentication is indeed encrypted. Which tool should be used?
A network technician is troubleshooting an email connection problem. Which question to the end-user will provide clear information to better define the problem?
A user reports that after an OS patch of the networking subsystem has been applied to a workstation, it performs very slowly when connecting to network resources. A network technician tests the link with a cable analyzer and notices that the workstation sends an excessive number of frames smaller than 64 bytes and also other meaningless frames. What is the possible cause of the problem?
Users are reporting longer delays in authentication and in accessing network resources during certain time periods of the week. What kind of information should network engineers check to find out if this situation is part of a normal network behavior?
Refer to the exhibit. On the basis of the output, which two statements about network connectivity are correct? (Choose two.)
A user reports that the workstation cannot connect to a networked printer in the office in order to print a report created with word processing software. Which troubleshooting action by the helpdesk technician would follow the divide-and-conquer approach?
An internal corporate server can be accessed by internal PCs, but not by external Internet users that should have access. What could be the issue?
Which type of tool would an administrator use to capture packets that are going to and from a particular device?
Users report that the new web site http://www.company1.biz cannot be accessed. The helpdesk technician checks and verifies that the web site can be accessed with http://www.company1.biz:90. Which layer in the TCP/IP model is involved in troubleshooting this issue?
After cables were reconnected to a switch in a wiring closet, several PCs that had been previously configured manually can no longer access resources outside the local network. The PC configurations were not altered in the process and resources on the local network can still be accessed. What is a possible cause of the problem?
Refer to the exhibit. Which two statements describe the results of entering these commands? (Choose two.)
What is a purpose of establishing a network baseline?
A network administrator is configuring SSH on a router. When verifying the configuration, the administrator notices that the SSH connection requests fail, but the Telnet connection requests from the same workstation are successful. Which two parts of the router configuration should be checked to try to locate the problem? (Choose two.)
A group of Windows PCs in a new subnet has been added to an Ethernet network. When testing the connectivity, a technician finds that these PCs can access local network resources but not the Internet resources. To troubleshoot the problem, the technician wants to initially confirm the IP address and DNS configurations on the PCs, and also verify connectivity to the local router. Which three Windows CLI commands and utilities will provide the necessary information? (Choose three.)
A user in a large office calls technical support to complain that a PC has suddenly lost connectivity to the network. The technician asks the caller to talk to nearby users to see if other machines are affected. The caller reports that several immediate neighbors in the same department have a similar problem and that they cannot ping each other. Those who are seated in other departments have connectivity. What should the technician check as the first step in troubleshooting the issue?
A team of engineers has identified a solution to a significant network problem. The proposed solution is likely to affect critical network infrastructure components. What should the team follow while implementing the solution to avoid interfering with other processes and infrastructure?
An administrator is troubleshooting an Internet connectivity problem on a router. The output of the show interfaces gigabitethernet 0/0 command reveals higher than normal framing errors on the interface that connects to the Internet. At what layer of the OSI model is the problem likely occurring?
A network engineer is troubleshooting a network problem and can successfully ping between two devices. However, Telnet between the same two devices does not work. Which OSI layers should the administrator investigate next?
After which step in the network troubleshooting process would one of the layered troubleshooting methods be used?
Match the troubleshooting tool to the correct category. (Not all options are used.)
The newly configured ASBR that connects a company to the Internet has a default route configured and has the default-information originate command entered. Devices connected through this router can access the Internet. The problem is that no other OSPF routers have a default route in the routing table and no other users throughout the organization can access the Internet. What could be the problem?
A network engineer issues the show cdp neighbor command on several network devices during the process of network documentation. What is the purpose of performing this command?
Which statement describes the physical topology for a LAN?
When should a network performance baseline be measured?