One should be sorry to see greater pride or refinement in the teacher of a school, Harriet. I dare say Miss Nash would envy you such an opportunity as this of being married. Even this conquest would appear valuable in her eyes. As to any thing superior for you, I suppose she is quite in the dark. The attentions of a certain person can hardly be among the tittle-tattle of Highbury yet. Hitherto I fancy you and I are the only people to whom his looks and manners have explained themselves.'
Harriet blushed and smiled, and said something about wondering that people should like her so much. The idea of Mr. Elton was certainly cheering; but still, after a time, she was tender-hearted again towards the rejected Mr. Martin.
`Now he has got my letter,' said she softly. `I wonder what they are all doing - whether his sisters know - if he is unhappy, they will be unhappy too. I hope he will not mind it so very much.'
`Let us think of those among our absent friends who are more cheerfully employed,' cried Emma. `At this moment, perhaps, Mr. Elton is shewing your picture to his mother and sisters, telling how much more beautiful is the original, and after being asked for it five or six times, allowing them to hear your name, your own dear name.'
`My picture! - But he has left my picture in Bond-street.'
`Has he so! - Then I know nothing of Mr. Elton. No, my dear little modest Harriet, depend upon it the picture will not be in Bond-street till just before he mounts his horse to-morrow. It is his companion all this evening, his solace, his delight. It opens his designs to his family, it introduces you among them, it diffuses through the party those pleasantest feelings of our nature, eager curiosity and warm prepossession. How cheerful, how animated, how suspicious, how busy their imaginations all are!'
Harriet smiled again, and her smiles grew stronger.
CHAPTER VIII
Harriet slept at Hartfield that night. For some weeks past she had been spending more than half her time there, and gradually getting to have a bed-room appropriated to herself; and Emma judged it best in every respect, safest and kindest, to keep her with them as much as possible just at present. She was obliged to go the next morning for an hour or two to Mrs. Goddard's, but it was then to be settled that she should return to Hartfield, to make a regular visit of some days.
While she was gone, Mr. Knightley called, and sat some time with Mr. Woodhouse and Emma, till Mr. Woodhouse, who had previously made up his mind to walk out, was persuaded by his daughter not to defer it, and was induced by the entreaties of both, though against the scruples of his own civility, to leave Mr. Knightley for that purpose. Mr. Knightley, who had nothing of ceremony about him, was offering by his short, decided answers, an amusing contrast to the protracted apologies and civil hesitations of the other.
`Well, I believe, if you will excuse me, Mr. Knightley, if you will not consider me as doing a very rude thing, I shall take Emma's advice and go out for a quarter of an hour. As the sun is out, I believe I had better take my three turns while I can. I treat you without ceremony, Mr. Knightley. We invalids think we are privileged people.'
`My dear sir, do not make a stranger of me.'
`I leave an excellent substitute in my daughter. Emma will be happy to entertain you. And therefore I think I will beg your excuse and take my three turns - my winter walk.'
`You cannot do better, sir.'
`
Thursday, February 23, 2012
The symptoms were favourable
The symptoms were favourable. - Instead of answering, Harriet turned away confused, and stood thoughtfully by the fire; and though the letter was still in her hand, it was now mechanically twisted about without regard. Emma waited the result with impatience, but not without strong hopes. At last, with some hesitation, Harriet said -
`Miss Woodhouse, as you will not give me your opinion, I must do as well as I can by myself; and I have now quite determined, and really almost made up my mind - to refuse Mr. Martin. Do you think I am right?'
`Perfectly, perfectly right, my dearest Harriet; you are doing just what you ought. While you were at all in suspense I kept my feelings to myself, but now that you are so completely decided I have no hesitation in approving. Dear Harriet, I give myself joy of this. It would have grieved me to lose your acquaintance, which must have been the consequence of your marrying Mr. Martin. While you were in the smallest degree wavering, I said nothing about it, because I would not influence; but it would have been the loss of a friend to me. I could not have visited Mrs. Robert Martin, of Abbey-Mill Farm. Now I am secure of you for ever.'
Harriet had not surmised her own danger, but the idea of it struck her forcibly.
`You could not have visited me!' she cried, looking aghast. `No, to be sure you could not; but I never thought of that before. That would have been too dreadful! - What an escape! - Dear Miss Woodhouse, I would not give up the pleasure and honour of being intimate with you for any thing in the world.'
`Indeed, Harriet, it would have been a severe pang to lose you; but it must have been. You would have thrown yourself out of all good society. I must have given you up.'
`Dear me! - How should I ever have borne it! It would have killed me never to come to Hartfield any more!'
`Dear affectionate creature! - You banished to Abbey-Mill Farm! - You confined to the society of the illiterate and vulgar all your life! I wonder how the young man could have the assurance to ask it. He must have a pretty good opinion of himself.'
`I do not think he is conceited either, in general,' said Harriet, her conscience opposing such censure; `at least, he is very good natured, and I shall always feel much obliged to him, and have a great regard for - but that is quite a different thing from - and you know, though he may like me, it does not follow that I should - and certainly I must confess that since my visiting here I have seen people - and if one comes to compare them, person and manners, there is no comparison at all, one is so very handsome and agreeable. However, I do really think Mr. Martin a very amiable young man, and have a great opinion of him; and his being so much attached to me - and his writing such a letter - but as to leaving you, it is what I would not do upon any consideration.'
`Thank you, thank you, my own sweet little friend. We will not be parted. A woman is not to marry a man merely because she is asked, or because he is attached to her, and can write a tolerable letter.'
`Oh no; - and it is but a short letter too.'
Emma felt the bad taste of her friend, but let it pass with a `very true; and it would be a small consolation to her, for the clownish manner which might be offending her every hour of the day, to know that her husband could write a good letter.'
`Oh! yes, very. Nobody cares for a letter; the thing is, to be always happy with pleasant companions. I am quite determined to refuse him. But how shall I do? That shall I say?'
Emma assured her there would be no difficulty in the answer, and advised its being written directly, which was agreed to, in the hope of her assistance; and though Emma continued to protest against any assistance being wanted, it was in fact given in the formation of every sentence. The looking over his letter again, in replying to it, had such a softening tendency, that it was particularly necessary to brace her up with a few decisive expressions; and she was so very much concerned at the idea of making him unhappy, and thought so much of what his mother and sisters would think and say, and was so anxious that they should not fancy her ungrateful, that Emma believed if the young man had come in her way at that moment, he would have been accepted after all.
This letter, however, was written, and sealed, and sent. The business was finished, and Harriet safe. She was rather low all the evening, but Emma could allow for her amiable regrets, and sometimes relieved them by speaking of her own affection, sometimes by bringing forward the idea of Mr. Elton.
`I shall never be invited to Abbey-Mill again,' was said in rather a sorrowful tone.
`Nor, if you were, could I ever bear to part with you, my Harriet. You are a great deal too necessary at Hartfield to be spared to Abbey-Mill.'
`And I am sure I should never want to go there; for I am never happy but at Hartfield.'
Some time afterwards it was, `I think Mrs. Goddard would be very much surprized if she knew what had happened. I am sure Miss Nash would - for Miss Nash thinks her own sister very well married, and it is only a linen-draper.'
`Miss Woodhouse, as you will not give me your opinion, I must do as well as I can by myself; and I have now quite determined, and really almost made up my mind - to refuse Mr. Martin. Do you think I am right?'
`Perfectly, perfectly right, my dearest Harriet; you are doing just what you ought. While you were at all in suspense I kept my feelings to myself, but now that you are so completely decided I have no hesitation in approving. Dear Harriet, I give myself joy of this. It would have grieved me to lose your acquaintance, which must have been the consequence of your marrying Mr. Martin. While you were in the smallest degree wavering, I said nothing about it, because I would not influence; but it would have been the loss of a friend to me. I could not have visited Mrs. Robert Martin, of Abbey-Mill Farm. Now I am secure of you for ever.'
Harriet had not surmised her own danger, but the idea of it struck her forcibly.
`You could not have visited me!' she cried, looking aghast. `No, to be sure you could not; but I never thought of that before. That would have been too dreadful! - What an escape! - Dear Miss Woodhouse, I would not give up the pleasure and honour of being intimate with you for any thing in the world.'
`Indeed, Harriet, it would have been a severe pang to lose you; but it must have been. You would have thrown yourself out of all good society. I must have given you up.'
`Dear me! - How should I ever have borne it! It would have killed me never to come to Hartfield any more!'
`Dear affectionate creature! - You banished to Abbey-Mill Farm! - You confined to the society of the illiterate and vulgar all your life! I wonder how the young man could have the assurance to ask it. He must have a pretty good opinion of himself.'
`I do not think he is conceited either, in general,' said Harriet, her conscience opposing such censure; `at least, he is very good natured, and I shall always feel much obliged to him, and have a great regard for - but that is quite a different thing from - and you know, though he may like me, it does not follow that I should - and certainly I must confess that since my visiting here I have seen people - and if one comes to compare them, person and manners, there is no comparison at all, one is so very handsome and agreeable. However, I do really think Mr. Martin a very amiable young man, and have a great opinion of him; and his being so much attached to me - and his writing such a letter - but as to leaving you, it is what I would not do upon any consideration.'
`Thank you, thank you, my own sweet little friend. We will not be parted. A woman is not to marry a man merely because she is asked, or because he is attached to her, and can write a tolerable letter.'
`Oh no; - and it is but a short letter too.'
Emma felt the bad taste of her friend, but let it pass with a `very true; and it would be a small consolation to her, for the clownish manner which might be offending her every hour of the day, to know that her husband could write a good letter.'
`Oh! yes, very. Nobody cares for a letter; the thing is, to be always happy with pleasant companions. I am quite determined to refuse him. But how shall I do? That shall I say?'
Emma assured her there would be no difficulty in the answer, and advised its being written directly, which was agreed to, in the hope of her assistance; and though Emma continued to protest against any assistance being wanted, it was in fact given in the formation of every sentence. The looking over his letter again, in replying to it, had such a softening tendency, that it was particularly necessary to brace her up with a few decisive expressions; and she was so very much concerned at the idea of making him unhappy, and thought so much of what his mother and sisters would think and say, and was so anxious that they should not fancy her ungrateful, that Emma believed if the young man had come in her way at that moment, he would have been accepted after all.
This letter, however, was written, and sealed, and sent. The business was finished, and Harriet safe. She was rather low all the evening, but Emma could allow for her amiable regrets, and sometimes relieved them by speaking of her own affection, sometimes by bringing forward the idea of Mr. Elton.
`I shall never be invited to Abbey-Mill again,' was said in rather a sorrowful tone.
`Nor, if you were, could I ever bear to part with you, my Harriet. You are a great deal too necessary at Hartfield to be spared to Abbey-Mill.'
`And I am sure I should never want to go there; for I am never happy but at Hartfield.'
Some time afterwards it was, `I think Mrs. Goddard would be very much surprized if she knew what had happened. I am sure Miss Nash would - for Miss Nash thinks her own sister very well married, and it is only a linen-draper.'
After filling for two years the post of president of one of the government boards at Moscow
After filling for two years the post of president of one of the government boards at Moscow, Stepan Arkadyevich had won the respect, as well as the liking, of his fellow officials, subordinates and superiors, and all who had had business with him. The principal qualities in Stepan Arkadyevich which had gained him this universal respect in the service consisted, in the first place, of his extreme indulgence for others, founded on a consciousness of his own shortcomings; secondly, of his perfect liberalism - not the liberalism he read of in the papers, but the liberalism that was in his blood, in virtue of which he treated all men perfectly equally and exactly the same, whatever their fortune or rank might be; and thirdly - the most important point - of his complete indifference to the business in which he was engaged, in consequence of which he was never carried away, and made no mistakes.
On reaching the offices of the board Stepan Arkadyevich, escorted by a deferential porter with a portfolio, went into his little private room, put on his uniform, and went into the board room. The clerks and officials all rose, greeting him with good-humored deference. Stepan Arkadyevich moved quickly, as always, to his place, shook hands with the members of the board, and sat down. He made a joke or two, and talked just as much as was consistent with due decorum, and began work. No one knew better than Stepan Arkadyevich how to hit on that exact limit of freedom, simplicity and official stiffness which is necessary for the agreeable conduct of business. A secretary, with the good-humored deference common to everyone in Stepan Arkadyevich's office, came up with papers, and began to speak in the familiar and easy tone which had been introduced by Stepan Arkadyevich.
`We have succeeded in getting the information from the government department of Penza. Here, would you care?...'
`You've got it at last?' said Stepan Arkadyevich, laying his finger on the paper. `Now, gentlemen...'
And the sitting of the board began.
`If they but knew,' he thought, inclining his head with an important air and listening to the report, `what a guilty little boy their president was half an hour ago!' And his eyes were laughing during the reading of the report. Till two o'clock the sitting would go on without a break - then there would be an interval and luncheon.
It was not yet two, when the large glass doors of the board room suddenly opened and someone came in.
All the members of the board, sitting at the table, from below the portrait of the Czar and from behind the mirror of justice, delighted at any distraction, looked round at the door; but the doorkeeper standing there at once drove out the intruder, and closed the glass door after him.
When the case had been read through, Stepan Arkadyevich got up and stretched, and by way of tribute to the liberalism of the times took out a cigarette, being in the board room, and went into his private room. Two of his board fellows, the old veteran in the service, Nikitin, and the Kammerjunker Grinevich, went in with him.
`We shall have time to finish after lunch,' said Stepan Arkadyevich.
`To be sure we shall!' said Nikitin.
`A pretty sharp fellow this Fomin must be,' said Grinevich of one of the persons taking part in the case they were examining.
Stepan Arkadyevich frowned at Grinevich's words, giving him thereby to understand that it was improper to pass judgment prematurely, and made him no reply.
`Who was it who came in?' he asked the doorkeeper.
`Some fellow, your excellency, sneaked in without permission directly my back was turned. He was asking for you. I told him: when the members come out, then...'
`Where is he?'
`
`We have long been expecting you,' said Stepan Arkadyevich, going into his room and letting Levin's hand go as though to show that here all danger was over. `I am very, very glad to see you,' he went on. `Well, what now? How are you? When did you come?'
Levin was silent, looking at the unfamiliar faces of Oblonsky's two companions, and especially at the elegant Grinevich's hands - with such long white fingers, such long yellow nails, curved at their end, and such huge shining studs on the shirt cuff, that apparently these hands absorbed all his attention, and allowed him no freedom of thought. Oblonsky noticed this at once, and smiled.
`Ah, to be sure, let me introduce you,' he said. `My colleagues: Philip Ivanich Nikitin, Mikhail Stanislavich Grinevich' - and turning to Levin - `a Zemstvo member, a modern Zemstvo man, a gymnast who lifts five poods with one hand, a cattle breeder and sportsman, and my friend - Constantin Dmitrievich Levin, the brother of Sergei Ivanovich Koznishev.'
`Delighted,' said the veteran.
On reaching the offices of the board Stepan Arkadyevich, escorted by a deferential porter with a portfolio, went into his little private room, put on his uniform, and went into the board room. The clerks and officials all rose, greeting him with good-humored deference. Stepan Arkadyevich moved quickly, as always, to his place, shook hands with the members of the board, and sat down. He made a joke or two, and talked just as much as was consistent with due decorum, and began work. No one knew better than Stepan Arkadyevich how to hit on that exact limit of freedom, simplicity and official stiffness which is necessary for the agreeable conduct of business. A secretary, with the good-humored deference common to everyone in Stepan Arkadyevich's office, came up with papers, and began to speak in the familiar and easy tone which had been introduced by Stepan Arkadyevich.
`We have succeeded in getting the information from the government department of Penza. Here, would you care?...'
`You've got it at last?' said Stepan Arkadyevich, laying his finger on the paper. `Now, gentlemen...'
And the sitting of the board began.
`If they but knew,' he thought, inclining his head with an important air and listening to the report, `what a guilty little boy their president was half an hour ago!' And his eyes were laughing during the reading of the report. Till two o'clock the sitting would go on without a break - then there would be an interval and luncheon.
It was not yet two, when the large glass doors of the board room suddenly opened and someone came in.
All the members of the board, sitting at the table, from below the portrait of the Czar and from behind the mirror of justice, delighted at any distraction, looked round at the door; but the doorkeeper standing there at once drove out the intruder, and closed the glass door after him.
When the case had been read through, Stepan Arkadyevich got up and stretched, and by way of tribute to the liberalism of the times took out a cigarette, being in the board room, and went into his private room. Two of his board fellows, the old veteran in the service, Nikitin, and the Kammerjunker Grinevich, went in with him.
`We shall have time to finish after lunch,' said Stepan Arkadyevich.
`To be sure we shall!' said Nikitin.
`A pretty sharp fellow this Fomin must be,' said Grinevich of one of the persons taking part in the case they were examining.
Stepan Arkadyevich frowned at Grinevich's words, giving him thereby to understand that it was improper to pass judgment prematurely, and made him no reply.
`Who was it who came in?' he asked the doorkeeper.
`Some fellow, your excellency, sneaked in without permission directly my back was turned. He was asking for you. I told him: when the members come out, then...'
`Where is he?'
`
`We have long been expecting you,' said Stepan Arkadyevich, going into his room and letting Levin's hand go as though to show that here all danger was over. `I am very, very glad to see you,' he went on. `Well, what now? How are you? When did you come?'
Levin was silent, looking at the unfamiliar faces of Oblonsky's two companions, and especially at the elegant Grinevich's hands - with such long white fingers, such long yellow nails, curved at their end, and such huge shining studs on the shirt cuff, that apparently these hands absorbed all his attention, and allowed him no freedom of thought. Oblonsky noticed this at once, and smiled.
`Ah, to be sure, let me introduce you,' he said. `My colleagues: Philip Ivanich Nikitin, Mikhail Stanislavich Grinevich' - and turning to Levin - `a Zemstvo member, a modern Zemstvo man, a gymnast who lifts five poods with one hand, a cattle breeder and sportsman, and my friend - Constantin Dmitrievich Levin, the brother of Sergei Ivanovich Koznishev.'
`Delighted,' said the veteran.
A LEAF FROM HEAVEN
1872
FAIRY TALES OF HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
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A LEAF FROM HEAVEN
by Hans Christian Andersen
HIGH up in the clear, pure air flew an angel, with a flower
plucked from the garden of heaven. As he was kissing the flower a very
little leaf fell from it and sunk down into the soft earth in the
middle of a wood. It immediately took root, sprouted, and sent out
shoots among the other plants.
"What a ridiculous little shoot!" said one. "No one will recognize
it; not even the thistle nor the stinging-nettle."
"It must be a kind of garden plant," said another; and so they
sneered and despised the plant as a thing from a garden.
"Where are you coming?" said the tall thistles whose leaves were
all armed with thorns. "It is stupid nonsense to allow yourself to
shoot out in this way; we are not here to support you."
Winter came, and the plant was covered with snow, but the snow
glittered over it as if it had sunshine beneath as well as above.
When spring came, the plant appeared in full bloom: a more
beautiful object than any other plant in the forest. And now the
professor of botany presented himself, one who could explain his
knowledge in black and white. He examined and tested the plant, but it
did not belong to his system of botany, nor could he possibly find out
to what class it did belong. "It must be some degenerate species,"
said he; "I do not know it, and it is not mentioned in any system."
"Not known in any system!" repeated the thistles and the nettles.
The large trees which grew round it saw the plant and heard the
remarks, but they said not a word either good or bad, which is the
wisest plan for those who are ignorant.
There passed through the forest a poor innocent girl; her heart
was pure, and her understanding increased by her faith. Her chief
inheritance had been an old Bible, which she read and valued. From its
pages she heard the voice of God speaking to her, and telling her to
remember what was said of Joseph's brethren when persons wished to
injure her. "They imagined evil in their hearts, but God turned it
to good." If we suffer wrongfully, if we are misunderstood or
despised, we must think of Him who was pure and holy, and who prayed
for those who nailed Him to the cross, "Father forgive them, for
they know not what they do."
The girl stood still before the wonderful plant, for the green
leaves exhaled a sweet and refreshing fragrance, and the flowers
glittered and sparkled in the sunshine like colored flames, and the
harmony of sweet sounds lingered round them as if each concealed
within itself a deep fount of melody, which thousands of years could
not exhaust. With pious gratitude the girl looked upon this glorious
work of God, and bent down over one of the branches, that she might
examine the flower and inhale the sweet perfume. Then a light broke in
on her mind, and her heart expanded. Gladly would she have plucked a
flower, but she could not overcome her reluctance to break one off.
She knew it would so soon fade; so she took only a single green
leaf, carried it home, and laid it in her Bible, where it remained
ever green, fresh, and unfading. Between the pages of the Bible it
still lay when, a few weeks afterwards, that Bible was laid under
the young girl's head in her coffin. A holy calm rested on her face,
as if the earthly remains bore the impress of the truth that she now
stood in the presence of God.
FAIRY TALES OF HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
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A LEAF FROM HEAVEN
by Hans Christian Andersen
HIGH up in the clear, pure air flew an angel, with a flower
plucked from the garden of heaven. As he was kissing the flower a very
little leaf fell from it and sunk down into the soft earth in the
middle of a wood. It immediately took root, sprouted, and sent out
shoots among the other plants.
"What a ridiculous little shoot!" said one. "No one will recognize
it; not even the thistle nor the stinging-nettle."
"It must be a kind of garden plant," said another; and so they
sneered and despised the plant as a thing from a garden.
"Where are you coming?" said the tall thistles whose leaves were
all armed with thorns. "It is stupid nonsense to allow yourself to
shoot out in this way; we are not here to support you."
Winter came, and the plant was covered with snow, but the snow
glittered over it as if it had sunshine beneath as well as above.
When spring came, the plant appeared in full bloom: a more
beautiful object than any other plant in the forest. And now the
professor of botany presented himself, one who could explain his
knowledge in black and white. He examined and tested the plant, but it
did not belong to his system of botany, nor could he possibly find out
to what class it did belong. "It must be some degenerate species,"
said he; "I do not know it, and it is not mentioned in any system."
"Not known in any system!" repeated the thistles and the nettles.
The large trees which grew round it saw the plant and heard the
remarks, but they said not a word either good or bad, which is the
wisest plan for those who are ignorant.
There passed through the forest a poor innocent girl; her heart
was pure, and her understanding increased by her faith. Her chief
inheritance had been an old Bible, which she read and valued. From its
pages she heard the voice of God speaking to her, and telling her to
remember what was said of Joseph's brethren when persons wished to
injure her. "They imagined evil in their hearts, but God turned it
to good." If we suffer wrongfully, if we are misunderstood or
despised, we must think of Him who was pure and holy, and who prayed
for those who nailed Him to the cross, "Father forgive them, for
they know not what they do."
The girl stood still before the wonderful plant, for the green
leaves exhaled a sweet and refreshing fragrance, and the flowers
glittered and sparkled in the sunshine like colored flames, and the
harmony of sweet sounds lingered round them as if each concealed
within itself a deep fount of melody, which thousands of years could
not exhaust. With pious gratitude the girl looked upon this glorious
work of God, and bent down over one of the branches, that she might
examine the flower and inhale the sweet perfume. Then a light broke in
on her mind, and her heart expanded. Gladly would she have plucked a
flower, but she could not overcome her reluctance to break one off.
She knew it would so soon fade; so she took only a single green
leaf, carried it home, and laid it in her Bible, where it remained
ever green, fresh, and unfading. Between the pages of the Bible it
still lay when, a few weeks afterwards, that Bible was laid under
the young girl's head in her coffin. A holy calm rested on her face,
as if the earthly remains bore the impress of the truth that she now
stood in the presence of God.
We saw this from above
But in front of the tan-yard, close to the entrance, stood a
little girl clothed in rags, very pretty to look at, with curly
hair, and eyes so blue and clear that it was a pleasure to look into
them. The child said not a word, nor did she cry; but each time the
little door was opened she gave a long, long look into the yard. She
had not a button- that she knew right well, and therefore she remained
standing sorrowfully outside, till all the others had seen the grave
and had gone away; then she sat down, held her little brown hands
before her eyes, and burst into tears; this girl alone had not seen
Puggie's grave. It was a grief as great to her as any grown person can
experience.
We saw this from above; and looked at from above, how many a grief
of our own and of others can make us smile! That is the story, and
whoever does not understand it may go and purchase a share in the
tan-yard from the window.
little girl clothed in rags, very pretty to look at, with curly
hair, and eyes so blue and clear that it was a pleasure to look into
them. The child said not a word, nor did she cry; but each time the
little door was opened she gave a long, long look into the yard. She
had not a button- that she knew right well, and therefore she remained
standing sorrowfully outside, till all the others had seen the grave
and had gone away; then she sat down, held her little brown hands
before her eyes, and burst into tears; this girl alone had not seen
Puggie's grave. It was a grief as great to her as any grown person can
experience.
We saw this from above; and looked at from above, how many a grief
of our own and of others can make us smile! That is the story, and
whoever does not understand it may go and purchase a share in the
tan-yard from the window.
Monday, February 20, 2012
12 Methods To Find A Good Copywriter_65118
1. How to Find
Sometimes finding a good writer may be harder than finding a soul mate because writing and copywriting are subjective arts and if you are not a writer, you cannot see the variance between a good writer and a great writer. If you are looking for a writer on the web by looking on terms such as writer and copywriter, there are few things you should look out for once you find a writer's website.
2. Excited, Delighted or Uninvited
Excellent writing entertains and excites, rapidly and concisely. When you read the writer's website, you have to be drawing in. Does she ask the reader questions? Does he understand what you want? Does she seem friendly? Does he have related experience? Does she list what sorts of services she offers?
3. Location
Often businesses employing a writer need to look for someone nearby so they search Los Angeles if they live in Los Angeles, if the writers do not show an address or location where they work, you will never find then. You will be able to get a common idea of where the writer is either through the contact page or through references to work completed.
4. A Bad Writer Is not Hard to Find
If you notice grammar and spelling mistakes, you are possibly on the improper page. Furthermore, if the style and design of a writer's website appears bad, though their writing appears good, you have to be wary. Good writing is neat and pleasant searching.
5. Ample Parking and Samples
Excellent writing on the Web, gives the reader tons of potential to stop, park, click and look for a while. If the writer does not link to more writing and industry resources, she / he is less professional than the ones who do know that linking is best form of networking around. You need to find many kinds of writing samples. If you do not find the type of samples you like, email or call the writer and ask for exactly what you wish.
6. Répondez s'il vous plaît
Response is also essential to you and the writer. Even though a few second of email response times are possible, a day or overnight return time is reasonable. If you need a quicker response, make sure to tell the writer that you are in hurry and on a deadline. When writers do not respond in a timely manner, they miss your work.
7. Verify References
Once you locate the name of the writer, do not hesitate looking for other references of the writer on the web. Type the name in a search engine with an adequate word such as writer. Obviously writers and authors names should also appear on magazine articles and bylines in other media.
8. Titular Savvy or Tense, What is in a Name
Look at the headline of the writer's website. Is it catchy? Obviously, when somebody is born with the name Anna Matto Poeeah, you cannot hold it against her. However, when writers do not take the time to name their websites appropriately they cannot write a headline for you.
9. The Price is Writing
Some writers charge by the hour, some by the piece or by the word. Whomever you choose, she / he should be able to give calculation on how much your project will cost. Vagueness usually signifies no experience.
10. Rewrite
Most excellent writers and copywriters will give a free rewrite if you do not like what they do. Always ask if they will rewrite it for you if you do not like it.
11. Test, Quiz
If you are preparing a drastic project like a white paper, which may be expensive, look for a writer in advance and ask him / her to write a small project for you first, then you can see if you can work with him / her and test expertise.
12. Writing Well
Writing well is a concise art with a sensation of urgency and a taste of the divine. You have to be able to tell good writing when you find it. It comes to life, sings and shines. When you read something like " stay away from clichés like the plague," discovered on 26 Golden Rules for Writing Well you are completely in the improper place.
Sometimes finding a good writer may be harder than finding a soul mate because writing and copywriting are subjective arts and if you are not a writer, you cannot see the variance between a good writer and a great writer. If you are looking for a writer on the web by looking on terms such as writer and copywriter, there are few things you should look out for once you find a writer's website.
2. Excited, Delighted or Uninvited
Excellent writing entertains and excites, rapidly and concisely. When you read the writer's website, you have to be drawing in. Does she ask the reader questions? Does he understand what you want? Does she seem friendly? Does he have related experience? Does she list what sorts of services she offers?
3. Location
Often businesses employing a writer need to look for someone nearby so they search Los Angeles if they live in Los Angeles, if the writers do not show an address or location where they work, you will never find then. You will be able to get a common idea of where the writer is either through the contact page or through references to work completed.
4. A Bad Writer Is not Hard to Find
If you notice grammar and spelling mistakes, you are possibly on the improper page. Furthermore, if the style and design of a writer's website appears bad, though their writing appears good, you have to be wary. Good writing is neat and pleasant searching.
5. Ample Parking and Samples
Excellent writing on the Web, gives the reader tons of potential to stop, park, click and look for a while. If the writer does not link to more writing and industry resources, she / he is less professional than the ones who do know that linking is best form of networking around. You need to find many kinds of writing samples. If you do not find the type of samples you like, email or call the writer and ask for exactly what you wish.
6. Répondez s'il vous plaît
Response is also essential to you and the writer. Even though a few second of email response times are possible, a day or overnight return time is reasonable. If you need a quicker response, make sure to tell the writer that you are in hurry and on a deadline. When writers do not respond in a timely manner, they miss your work.
7. Verify References
Once you locate the name of the writer, do not hesitate looking for other references of the writer on the web. Type the name in a search engine with an adequate word such as writer. Obviously writers and authors names should also appear on magazine articles and bylines in other media.
8. Titular Savvy or Tense, What is in a Name
Look at the headline of the writer's website. Is it catchy? Obviously, when somebody is born with the name Anna Matto Poeeah, you cannot hold it against her. However, when writers do not take the time to name their websites appropriately they cannot write a headline for you.
9. The Price is Writing
Some writers charge by the hour, some by the piece or by the word. Whomever you choose, she / he should be able to give calculation on how much your project will cost. Vagueness usually signifies no experience.
10. Rewrite
Most excellent writers and copywriters will give a free rewrite if you do not like what they do. Always ask if they will rewrite it for you if you do not like it.
11. Test, Quiz
If you are preparing a drastic project like a white paper, which may be expensive, look for a writer in advance and ask him / her to write a small project for you first, then you can see if you can work with him / her and test expertise.
12. Writing Well
Writing well is a concise art with a sensation of urgency and a taste of the divine. You have to be able to tell good writing when you find it. It comes to life, sings and shines. When you read something like " stay away from clichés like the plague," discovered on 26 Golden Rules for Writing Well you are completely in the improper place.
12 Free Seo Tools You Must Use._75895
Effective SEO strategies require a lot of effort and time. Although in the search engines market exist very advanced tools that cost a lot, there are many free SEO tools which can help the novice and advanced SEO marketer to save valuable time.
Here is a list of free and proven for their effectiveness SEO online instruments:
1) http://www.alexaranking.com . It displays multiple domains instead of one. Therefore, you can have instant traffic results from Alexa Rankings instead of typing and search each time separately.
2) http://www.xml-sitemaps.com . Sitemaps are extremely important for websites because they help search engines crawl and index them. This is a free xml sitemap generator.
3) http://www.123promotion.co.uk/directorymanager . You can track your submissions to various web directories and you can also visit regularly to see new directories added to the list. You just tick the appropriate submission boxes when you submitted your website. It抯 very easy to use it.
4) http://www.123promotion.co.uk/ppc/index.php. This is a very powerful tool. It displays, based on the Overture and Wordtracker keyword search tools, similar data, including search figures from the previous month. It also adds statistics for average searches per hour, day, week, projected figures for the next 12 months and then also a figure to see how searches may look in 3 years from now.
5) http://www.seochat.com/seo-tools/keyword-density . This keyword density tool is useful for helping webmasters/SEO's achieve their optimum keyword density for a set of key terms/keywords. This tool will analyze your chosen URL and return a table of keyword density values for one, two, or three word key terms.
6) http://www.mcdar.net/KeywordTool/keyWait.asp . This is another Excellent Resource. When you enter the appropriate URL and keyword, it will display Pagerank and Back links pages for the Top 10 websites.
7) http://www.123promotion.co.uk/tools/robotstxtgenerator.php . You can create a free robots.txt file with this resource. So, you will be able to direct the search engines to follow the pages structure of your website and also direct the search engines not to follow and crawl specific web pages of your website you don抰 want to be crawled.
All you have to do is filling the fields and when the robots.txt file is created you upload it to your root of your web server.
8) http://www.nichebot.com . This website displays keyword data using Wordtracker and Google search results. You just enter the keyword and press the button.
9) http://www.webconfs.com/domain-stats.php . You Enter the domain and get: domain age, number of pages indexed, and number of backlinks. The statistics include Alexa Taffic Rank, Age of the domains, Yahoo WebRank, Dmoz listings, count of backlinks and number of pages indexed in Search Engines like Google, Yahoo, Msn etc.
It will help you figure out why some of your competitors are ranking better than you.
10) http://comparesearchengines.dogpile.com . Shows top results from 3 search engines. This tool helps you get all kind of statistics of your competitor's domains.
11) http://www.marketleap.com/verify/default.htm . This verification tool checks to see if your site is in the top three pages of a search engine result for a specific keyword. You enter your URL/Keyword and it displays top 30 for 11 Search Engines.
12) http://www.related-pages.com/adWordsKeywords.aspx. This tool generates a list of possible keyword combinations based on lists of keywords that you provide.
You enter a list of terms, one per line or separated by commas. This is very effective for Google Adwords and Overture.
Here is a list of free and proven for their effectiveness SEO online instruments:
1) http://www.alexaranking.com . It displays multiple domains instead of one. Therefore, you can have instant traffic results from Alexa Rankings instead of typing and search each time separately.
2) http://www.xml-sitemaps.com . Sitemaps are extremely important for websites because they help search engines crawl and index them. This is a free xml sitemap generator.
3) http://www.123promotion.co.uk/directorymanager . You can track your submissions to various web directories and you can also visit regularly to see new directories added to the list. You just tick the appropriate submission boxes when you submitted your website. It抯 very easy to use it.
4) http://www.123promotion.co.uk/ppc/index.php. This is a very powerful tool. It displays, based on the Overture and Wordtracker keyword search tools, similar data, including search figures from the previous month. It also adds statistics for average searches per hour, day, week, projected figures for the next 12 months and then also a figure to see how searches may look in 3 years from now.
5) http://www.seochat.com/seo-tools/keyword-density . This keyword density tool is useful for helping webmasters/SEO's achieve their optimum keyword density for a set of key terms/keywords. This tool will analyze your chosen URL and return a table of keyword density values for one, two, or three word key terms.
6) http://www.mcdar.net/KeywordTool/keyWait.asp . This is another Excellent Resource. When you enter the appropriate URL and keyword, it will display Pagerank and Back links pages for the Top 10 websites.
7) http://www.123promotion.co.uk/tools/robotstxtgenerator.php . You can create a free robots.txt file with this resource. So, you will be able to direct the search engines to follow the pages structure of your website and also direct the search engines not to follow and crawl specific web pages of your website you don抰 want to be crawled.
All you have to do is filling the fields and when the robots.txt file is created you upload it to your root of your web server.
8) http://www.nichebot.com . This website displays keyword data using Wordtracker and Google search results. You just enter the keyword and press the button.
9) http://www.webconfs.com/domain-stats.php . You Enter the domain and get: domain age, number of pages indexed, and number of backlinks. The statistics include Alexa Taffic Rank, Age of the domains, Yahoo WebRank, Dmoz listings, count of backlinks and number of pages indexed in Search Engines like Google, Yahoo, Msn etc.
It will help you figure out why some of your competitors are ranking better than you.
10) http://comparesearchengines.dogpile.com . Shows top results from 3 search engines. This tool helps you get all kind of statistics of your competitor's domains.
11) http://www.marketleap.com/verify/default.htm . This verification tool checks to see if your site is in the top three pages of a search engine result for a specific keyword. You enter your URL/Keyword and it displays top 30 for 11 Search Engines.
12) http://www.related-pages.com/adWordsKeywords.aspx. This tool generates a list of possible keyword combinations based on lists of keywords that you provide.
You enter a list of terms, one per line or separated by commas. This is very effective for Google Adwords and Overture.
11 Tips To Create A Better Landing Page_72488
It is important to optimize every page for the visitors (recent surveys have shown that more than 50% users read Terms and Conditions before they sign up for a transaction). But a few pages require some extra care.
Here we will talk about landing pages.
So what is a landing page?
A lot of webmasters erroneously believe that home page or the index page is the one and only landing page of a website. Some webmasters and SEO experts would even call the product page to be the landing page of a website.
However, it is only by chance or due to optimization, the visitors land into those pages they call landing page. As we define it, landing page is that page of a website, where people land directly via search engines or incoming links. A landing page is actually the gateway to a website. Especially those who use PPC campaign to promote their product need to create an effective landing page to maximize the sale.
These two definitions may direct to the same page but the process is different.
A landing page is also very important as you have less than a few seconds to convince the visitor thus it needs to be effective and persuasive.
Things to remember while creating an effective landing page for specific keywords (For a regular website):
[If you are not comfortable with these, contact a SEO company (e.g. Florida Ft Lauderdale SEO and search engine marketing company) to constantly monitor the process.]
Find out in which pages people are landing for which keywords.
If these are your commercial keywords targeted to those specific pages, there is nothing better than that. Otherwise you would need to optimize the targeted page for that keyword. And you should temporarily put enough links to the targeted page from the landing page.
You must remember that no setting is permanent. However, the basic rule is that everything on that page must have a single focus on one topic and would like to accomplish a single goal.
Though you can try to close the sell on the landing page itself, it is recommended to create another Sign Up or Sales page with a highly visible link (image) on the landing page.
The best optimizers use the landing page to guide the visitors and accomplish the goal subtly. However, the golden rule is to sustain the visitor�s attention and interest until the sale closes.
If your conversion depends on two or three steps (2 or 3 pages), you may start the process in the landing page. However, it depends on overall presentation of the content and user behavior.
Make the visitors understand that they are at the right place at the very first impression. (They did not come here by chance and they know what they want ?all you need to do is to take them into confidence and close the deal.
One of the most important parts is to format the content properly with only the relevant links (may include privacy policy and terms and conditions if you start the sign up process in the landing page). Focus hard to make the content scan-able so that the reader can make a positive decision as quickly as possible.
Your primary focus should be on what your visitors want and than you can move forward to the related item�s section.
A landing page should not be all about information or a complete sales speech. A good landing page, uses both naturally and whenever required.
If you do not have an established brand name, try to convince the visitors at least about the security of transaction (money and information).
Conversion depends on it. You can also use recommendations from BBB or eTrust or Verisign.
Most of the people work hard to improve search engine rank. But most of them fail to convert the visitors into money. You must work hard on the landing page to get the maximum possible benefit.
Here we will talk about landing pages.
So what is a landing page?
A lot of webmasters erroneously believe that home page or the index page is the one and only landing page of a website. Some webmasters and SEO experts would even call the product page to be the landing page of a website.
However, it is only by chance or due to optimization, the visitors land into those pages they call landing page. As we define it, landing page is that page of a website, where people land directly via search engines or incoming links. A landing page is actually the gateway to a website. Especially those who use PPC campaign to promote their product need to create an effective landing page to maximize the sale.
These two definitions may direct to the same page but the process is different.
A landing page is also very important as you have less than a few seconds to convince the visitor thus it needs to be effective and persuasive.
Things to remember while creating an effective landing page for specific keywords (For a regular website):
[If you are not comfortable with these, contact a SEO company (e.g. Florida Ft Lauderdale SEO and search engine marketing company) to constantly monitor the process.]
Find out in which pages people are landing for which keywords.
If these are your commercial keywords targeted to those specific pages, there is nothing better than that. Otherwise you would need to optimize the targeted page for that keyword. And you should temporarily put enough links to the targeted page from the landing page.
You must remember that no setting is permanent. However, the basic rule is that everything on that page must have a single focus on one topic and would like to accomplish a single goal.
Though you can try to close the sell on the landing page itself, it is recommended to create another Sign Up or Sales page with a highly visible link (image) on the landing page.
The best optimizers use the landing page to guide the visitors and accomplish the goal subtly. However, the golden rule is to sustain the visitor�s attention and interest until the sale closes.
If your conversion depends on two or three steps (2 or 3 pages), you may start the process in the landing page. However, it depends on overall presentation of the content and user behavior.
Make the visitors understand that they are at the right place at the very first impression. (They did not come here by chance and they know what they want ?all you need to do is to take them into confidence and close the deal.
One of the most important parts is to format the content properly with only the relevant links (may include privacy policy and terms and conditions if you start the sign up process in the landing page). Focus hard to make the content scan-able so that the reader can make a positive decision as quickly as possible.
Your primary focus should be on what your visitors want and than you can move forward to the related item�s section.
A landing page should not be all about information or a complete sales speech. A good landing page, uses both naturally and whenever required.
If you do not have an established brand name, try to convince the visitors at least about the security of transaction (money and information).
Conversion depends on it. You can also use recommendations from BBB or eTrust or Verisign.
Most of the people work hard to improve search engine rank. But most of them fail to convert the visitors into money. You must work hard on the landing page to get the maximum possible benefit.
11 Tips For Shopping Carts Applications In E-commerce_71895
There are many e-commerce sites, which are using shopping cart to sale the products and services.
There are three main types of shopping cart programs available in the market to start e-commerce or online store. The merchant services shopping carts permit you to process credit card transactions. It is possible to perform e-commerce operation over a secure connection. The hosted shopping cart is very much useful for the small and medium business with not having enough resources to buy and customize a fully integrated shopping cart for their needs.
The purpose of accepting credit card is to secure authorization on your credit card at the point of purchase online. The software tracks the customer browsing and has selected all the items and/or services they want to purchase then they go to the checkout area. There are more than 130 shopping cart available in the market.
Here is the brief view of certain shopping cart software:
1. X朇art's browser朾ased software. It抯 provide in different sections like Management, Administration, Affiliates, Your profile, Help, and Authentication.
2. Shopsite Pro provides solution according to the e朿ommerce needs. Shopsite new features include navigation in most attractive prices.
3. Merchandizer Pro has good ability in credit card processing, provides flexible shipping options, and even points the merchant to marketing options while making the website secure.
4. Monster Commerce Pro is a web-based program so there is no installation require.
5. StoreFront is a Design-Tool抯 e-commerce shopping cart. It is very simple to use, and provide great customization of your website.
6. Mercantec Softcart is server-based software so it is very customize to use.
7. FreeMerchant Gold good reporting features. It produces sales and product reports as per your requirement.
8. GoEmerchant is quick and easiest way to setup the e朿ommerce site up.
9. Miva a server-based software and a web-based program so need not to bother for installation.
10. 1ShoppingCart has specialization in shipping and tax configuration capabilities.
11. VP-ASP is completely a web-based program so there is no installation require.
There are three main types of shopping cart programs available in the market to start e-commerce or online store. The merchant services shopping carts permit you to process credit card transactions. It is possible to perform e-commerce operation over a secure connection. The hosted shopping cart is very much useful for the small and medium business with not having enough resources to buy and customize a fully integrated shopping cart for their needs.
The purpose of accepting credit card is to secure authorization on your credit card at the point of purchase online. The software tracks the customer browsing and has selected all the items and/or services they want to purchase then they go to the checkout area. There are more than 130 shopping cart available in the market.
Here is the brief view of certain shopping cart software:
1. X朇art's browser朾ased software. It抯 provide in different sections like Management, Administration, Affiliates, Your profile, Help, and Authentication.
2. Shopsite Pro provides solution according to the e朿ommerce needs. Shopsite new features include navigation in most attractive prices.
3. Merchandizer Pro has good ability in credit card processing, provides flexible shipping options, and even points the merchant to marketing options while making the website secure.
4. Monster Commerce Pro is a web-based program so there is no installation require.
5. StoreFront is a Design-Tool抯 e-commerce shopping cart. It is very simple to use, and provide great customization of your website.
6. Mercantec Softcart is server-based software so it is very customize to use.
7. FreeMerchant Gold good reporting features. It produces sales and product reports as per your requirement.
8. GoEmerchant is quick and easiest way to setup the e朿ommerce site up.
9. Miva a server-based software and a web-based program so need not to bother for installation.
10. 1ShoppingCart has specialization in shipping and tax configuration capabilities.
11. VP-ASP is completely a web-based program so there is no installation require.
11 Thoughtful Benefits Of Php Application Development_61387
To define PHP in plain simple words it would be apt to say that it is a server side scripting language used mainly to empower web pages with interactive features. First the PHP application development is undertaken offsite and then the application is coded into the HTML page. There are many benefits of PHP which have led to the popularity of PHP development in India.
Here is a comprehensive list of 11 thoughtful benefits of PHP application development:
1) Costs Nothing, Nothing at all: As we say friends are priceless so is PHP, it is priceless for developers in the sense to mean it comes absolutely free. Any PHP developer interested in PHP application development can start doing so by simply downloading PHP that too for absolutely no cost.
2) No Royalty Involved: PHP is not a licensed product and hence involves no royalty fee. A PHP developer in India can use it without paying any fee. In fact no one has the authority to demand any fee for its use.
3) Free From Restrictive Licenses: There is no guide book which describes how to or how not to use PHP for PHP application development. Any PHP developer in India can use it the way they want. Developers can create their own version of the language and use it for their own purposes without allowing others to use it.
4) Server Bills Lowered: PHP applications are mostly developed to run on Linux and Apache server. As compared to Windows server both these servers are open source and hence include zero upfront and ongoing costs, even future updates are available for free. Since they are open source they can largely cut on server maintenance bills.
5) Grown Code: PHP is one of the oldest scripting languages in India and has maturely grown over the years gone by.
6) Regularly Updated: PHP community which consists of experts ensures that it is always up-to-date with modern day application development languages. Year 2009 saw 3 major updates while year 2010 has so far seen 2 major updates.
7) Different Databases: PHP is known to work flawlessly with MySQL database. Apart from this it also works perfectly with other business databases like MSSQL, Oracle OCI8 and IBM DB2. Hence migrating programming language to PHP will not involve any additional cost.
8) Easy to Pick Up: Grasping the basics of PHP for PHP application development is very easy, even a novice can learn them in as little as one month. Often companies are able to train a fresher in PHP application development to be a pro in just 5-6 months.
9) Huge Number of IDE�s: Integrated development environment (IDE) makes PHP application development much easy as they include various tools for coding through PHP. The best part is they are available in plenty and can be used for free.
10) High Compatibility with Web Servers: Since PHP applications work on almost all available operating systems they are compatible with almost all web servers.
11) Proven Technology: It has been in use since last 15 years and this is a proof enough to say that PHP is a proven technology in recent times. Famous and most visited sites like Facebook, Flickr, Yahoo, Wordpress, Wikipedia and Digg use PHP.
Here is a comprehensive list of 11 thoughtful benefits of PHP application development:
1) Costs Nothing, Nothing at all: As we say friends are priceless so is PHP, it is priceless for developers in the sense to mean it comes absolutely free. Any PHP developer interested in PHP application development can start doing so by simply downloading PHP that too for absolutely no cost.
2) No Royalty Involved: PHP is not a licensed product and hence involves no royalty fee. A PHP developer in India can use it without paying any fee. In fact no one has the authority to demand any fee for its use.
3) Free From Restrictive Licenses: There is no guide book which describes how to or how not to use PHP for PHP application development. Any PHP developer in India can use it the way they want. Developers can create their own version of the language and use it for their own purposes without allowing others to use it.
4) Server Bills Lowered: PHP applications are mostly developed to run on Linux and Apache server. As compared to Windows server both these servers are open source and hence include zero upfront and ongoing costs, even future updates are available for free. Since they are open source they can largely cut on server maintenance bills.
5) Grown Code: PHP is one of the oldest scripting languages in India and has maturely grown over the years gone by.
6) Regularly Updated: PHP community which consists of experts ensures that it is always up-to-date with modern day application development languages. Year 2009 saw 3 major updates while year 2010 has so far seen 2 major updates.
7) Different Databases: PHP is known to work flawlessly with MySQL database. Apart from this it also works perfectly with other business databases like MSSQL, Oracle OCI8 and IBM DB2. Hence migrating programming language to PHP will not involve any additional cost.
8) Easy to Pick Up: Grasping the basics of PHP for PHP application development is very easy, even a novice can learn them in as little as one month. Often companies are able to train a fresher in PHP application development to be a pro in just 5-6 months.
9) Huge Number of IDE�s: Integrated development environment (IDE) makes PHP application development much easy as they include various tools for coding through PHP. The best part is they are available in plenty and can be used for free.
10) High Compatibility with Web Servers: Since PHP applications work on almost all available operating systems they are compatible with almost all web servers.
11) Proven Technology: It has been in use since last 15 years and this is a proof enough to say that PHP is a proven technology in recent times. Famous and most visited sites like Facebook, Flickr, Yahoo, Wordpress, Wikipedia and Digg use PHP.
11 Methods To Start Freelance Copywriter_65137
Do you ever need a job where you could invest all day, daily, writing smart and inspiring prose? Well do not become a freelance copywriter! It is an excellent job, and for a few of us, it is a calling that will not deny. Additionally, you literally do get to write smart and inspiring prose. It is just that you do not do it all day. In fact, when you sit down at the end of the day and think about what you have achieved, the percentage of time spent writing is impressively low.
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So what gets a freelance copywriter to do excluding write copy? Well, principally, they run a business. This article discusses 11 daily rituals involved with running a freelance website copywriting or publicizing copywriting business, other than writing. It also provides a few tips for executing them effectively.
1. Quoting
Freelance copywriters serve many masters. They normally have quite a number of clients, and spend quite a bit of time quoting on new employments. When you quote, you are calculating how much to charge for the job. For a freelance copywriter, there are some important circumstances influencing quoting. You require having some alternative to estimate time accurately. Normally the best way to get this is to be diligent in your tracking. If you know how long your past employments have taken you, you will be much more confident and precise in your estimation.
You require knowing how much time you spend in writing, as you should try to cover as much of this as possible. You require having a feel for what the consumer is ready, require comprehending what differentiates you from your rivals, thinking about how badly you need or require the work, and calculating how time consuming the client will be.
2. Submitting Proposals
A quote is not an identical as a proposition. A quote is normally contained within a proposition, but it is not an identical thing. When you submit a copywriting proposition, you are marketing your abilities, solution, work ethic, client service, commitment, and your experience. You are justifying your price, and differentiating yourself from your competition. Additionally, it is not just about what you say. It is also how you say it and how you present it.
Everything about your proposition plays a part in the client's decision! If possible, include additional useful information. Use a heading page, a table of contents, headers, and footers. Introduce at the commencing and summaries at the end. Include your price, but call it an "investment", not a "cost". Show the consumer you have thought their job through by summarizing their requirements. Outline your proposed solution. Most importantly, give the consumer a clear call to action "Where to from here?"
3. Chasing reviews
The freelance copywriter is almost never the bottleneck in a copywriting job. In 99.99% of copywriting employments, the bottleneck is the review process. Most customers take a long time to review. In fact, about a third of customers need to be prompt at least once before they will get back to you with their changes. It is not frequent for a one-day writing job to take a full month to reach sign off, or longer.
Some clients will put the keep a copy review on the backburner for months, just another circumstance to request a deposit before commencement of work! As a result, freelance publicizing copywriters and website copywriters spend many time chasing reviews. Make sure you circumstance the delay and the chasing time into your quotes as best as you can. Additionally, constantly record which customers take a long time for you to be elaborate when discussing deadlines on the following job.
4. Project projecting and tracking
No matter whether you work on immense projects or small, project projecting and tracking are crucial. You require knowing the precise status of all work in progress tracking, and you require being highly aware of what is coming up and how you will deal with it. If you are doing it right, you should be utilizing your tracking and preparing tools many times a day. In fact, they should be the hub of your business. A good alternative to track copywriting projects is to use a job, and contact tracking database.
5. Accounting
It all takes loads of time to issue invoices, processing payments, and part payments, chasing respected invoices, recording fees, dealing with bank accounts, and placing tax aside. Do not be fooled into thinking you can handle your accounts manually or with Microsoft Excel. Although you only have some clients, you need an adequate accounts kit like MOB or Quicken, they both offer small business versions. You will understand why the first time you do your GIST reports or annual taxes, and why every time that you require to chase down respected invoices.
6. Visiting clients
Although the wonders of modern email let a freelance copywriter get through about 95% of their work without ever leaving the office, it is occasionally still a good idea to do things in the 'old-fashioned' way, principally if you expect to work with them for some time. Shake hands and put a face to a name. Remember, everything about the meeting reflects on you and your business. As with your proposals, think about what you say, how you say it, and present it. Constantly organize the meeting with heaps of notice, confirm the day before the meeting, be on time, summaries the meeting, and provide a call to action. Try to do these last two both at the end of the meeting and via email after the meeting.
7. Office admin
Even for a low overhead business like copywriting, there is constantly something! Changing phone plans, upgrading / fixing computers, and your internet service is down, your website is temporarily unavailable, you are enhancing your data storage procedures, and you require new printer or fax ink cartridges. Office administration takes up an impressively large chunk of your day. Make sure you allow for it. This signifies allowing time to perform the work, and factoring that time into your quotes. If you do not, you will be always working into the wee hours and / or losing cash.
8. Promotion strategy
How do you produce business? Cold calls, website, networking, word of mouth, repeat business or agencies. It does not matter what your tactic, you require giving the time it deserves. It is a good idea to estimate around an hour a day to thinking about and incrementing marketing tactic.
9. Industry research
Stay up to date on the newest copywriting industry exploration. Read exploration on usability, readability, and scan capability. Read up on search engine optimization. Try to track how day-to-day language is changing, what buzzwords to use, to stay away from, what rules are being overlook in spoken English, and what sounds commit a positive instinct on people, etc. Know the variance between writing for the web versus writing for print and engines, if what you wish is to scratch the surface, spend ten minutes daily.
10. Subject matter research
Whether its website copywriting or publicizing copywriting, do a good job, you require knowing a lot about your subject material. This signifies both special knowledge about the client's product or service and more generic 'domain' expertise. Customers have a tendency not to supply enough information. Make sure you interview them thoroughly. Then let them know you will probably require asking furthermore questions. Even then, you may find yourself doing a bit of independent exploration.
The Internet is your savior, but constantly run any information by your consumer before publishing. When you are quoting on a job, try to find out how much detail the consumer will be able to supply. You can even ask them to calculate how much they will supply, i.e. all, most, a few, or none. This is a good method as it gets them thinking about your needs while at the same time giving you a few ideas how much time you will invest researching.
11. Planning
In one crucial respect, website copywriting and publicizing copywriting are no opposite from any other kind of writing; planning is important.
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So what gets a freelance copywriter to do excluding write copy? Well, principally, they run a business. This article discusses 11 daily rituals involved with running a freelance website copywriting or publicizing copywriting business, other than writing. It also provides a few tips for executing them effectively.
1. Quoting
Freelance copywriters serve many masters. They normally have quite a number of clients, and spend quite a bit of time quoting on new employments. When you quote, you are calculating how much to charge for the job. For a freelance copywriter, there are some important circumstances influencing quoting. You require having some alternative to estimate time accurately. Normally the best way to get this is to be diligent in your tracking. If you know how long your past employments have taken you, you will be much more confident and precise in your estimation.
You require knowing how much time you spend in writing, as you should try to cover as much of this as possible. You require having a feel for what the consumer is ready, require comprehending what differentiates you from your rivals, thinking about how badly you need or require the work, and calculating how time consuming the client will be.
2. Submitting Proposals
A quote is not an identical as a proposition. A quote is normally contained within a proposition, but it is not an identical thing. When you submit a copywriting proposition, you are marketing your abilities, solution, work ethic, client service, commitment, and your experience. You are justifying your price, and differentiating yourself from your competition. Additionally, it is not just about what you say. It is also how you say it and how you present it.
Everything about your proposition plays a part in the client's decision! If possible, include additional useful information. Use a heading page, a table of contents, headers, and footers. Introduce at the commencing and summaries at the end. Include your price, but call it an "investment", not a "cost". Show the consumer you have thought their job through by summarizing their requirements. Outline your proposed solution. Most importantly, give the consumer a clear call to action "Where to from here?"
3. Chasing reviews
The freelance copywriter is almost never the bottleneck in a copywriting job. In 99.99% of copywriting employments, the bottleneck is the review process. Most customers take a long time to review. In fact, about a third of customers need to be prompt at least once before they will get back to you with their changes. It is not frequent for a one-day writing job to take a full month to reach sign off, or longer.
Some clients will put the keep a copy review on the backburner for months, just another circumstance to request a deposit before commencement of work! As a result, freelance publicizing copywriters and website copywriters spend many time chasing reviews. Make sure you circumstance the delay and the chasing time into your quotes as best as you can. Additionally, constantly record which customers take a long time for you to be elaborate when discussing deadlines on the following job.
4. Project projecting and tracking
No matter whether you work on immense projects or small, project projecting and tracking are crucial. You require knowing the precise status of all work in progress tracking, and you require being highly aware of what is coming up and how you will deal with it. If you are doing it right, you should be utilizing your tracking and preparing tools many times a day. In fact, they should be the hub of your business. A good alternative to track copywriting projects is to use a job, and contact tracking database.
5. Accounting
It all takes loads of time to issue invoices, processing payments, and part payments, chasing respected invoices, recording fees, dealing with bank accounts, and placing tax aside. Do not be fooled into thinking you can handle your accounts manually or with Microsoft Excel. Although you only have some clients, you need an adequate accounts kit like MOB or Quicken, they both offer small business versions. You will understand why the first time you do your GIST reports or annual taxes, and why every time that you require to chase down respected invoices.
6. Visiting clients
Although the wonders of modern email let a freelance copywriter get through about 95% of their work without ever leaving the office, it is occasionally still a good idea to do things in the 'old-fashioned' way, principally if you expect to work with them for some time. Shake hands and put a face to a name. Remember, everything about the meeting reflects on you and your business. As with your proposals, think about what you say, how you say it, and present it. Constantly organize the meeting with heaps of notice, confirm the day before the meeting, be on time, summaries the meeting, and provide a call to action. Try to do these last two both at the end of the meeting and via email after the meeting.
7. Office admin
Even for a low overhead business like copywriting, there is constantly something! Changing phone plans, upgrading / fixing computers, and your internet service is down, your website is temporarily unavailable, you are enhancing your data storage procedures, and you require new printer or fax ink cartridges. Office administration takes up an impressively large chunk of your day. Make sure you allow for it. This signifies allowing time to perform the work, and factoring that time into your quotes. If you do not, you will be always working into the wee hours and / or losing cash.
8. Promotion strategy
How do you produce business? Cold calls, website, networking, word of mouth, repeat business or agencies. It does not matter what your tactic, you require giving the time it deserves. It is a good idea to estimate around an hour a day to thinking about and incrementing marketing tactic.
9. Industry research
Stay up to date on the newest copywriting industry exploration. Read exploration on usability, readability, and scan capability. Read up on search engine optimization. Try to track how day-to-day language is changing, what buzzwords to use, to stay away from, what rules are being overlook in spoken English, and what sounds commit a positive instinct on people, etc. Know the variance between writing for the web versus writing for print and engines, if what you wish is to scratch the surface, spend ten minutes daily.
10. Subject matter research
Whether its website copywriting or publicizing copywriting, do a good job, you require knowing a lot about your subject material. This signifies both special knowledge about the client's product or service and more generic 'domain' expertise. Customers have a tendency not to supply enough information. Make sure you interview them thoroughly. Then let them know you will probably require asking furthermore questions. Even then, you may find yourself doing a bit of independent exploration.
The Internet is your savior, but constantly run any information by your consumer before publishing. When you are quoting on a job, try to find out how much detail the consumer will be able to supply. You can even ask them to calculate how much they will supply, i.e. all, most, a few, or none. This is a good method as it gets them thinking about your needs while at the same time giving you a few ideas how much time you will invest researching.
11. Planning
In one crucial respect, website copywriting and publicizing copywriting are no opposite from any other kind of writing; planning is important.
101 Ways To Make Money -What Are Some Of These Ways-_67839
Whether you are an Internet savvy or not, you can surely make money in our modern world. There are many ways to make money nowadays and usually, the traditional and the modern ways are intertwined. Believe it or not, there are 101 ways to make money and you will surely find the perfect strategy for you.
As for the online ways of making money, most of them are connected in advertising. If you are a writer, there are many online opportunities for you. You can become a certified blogger, research writer, advertisement writer, review writer, and freelance article writer. The only requirement for these job opportunities is creativity in writing especially when it comes to advertisement and review writing.
Being a blogger means that you have to dedicate ample amount of your time just to write articles and blogs. You should have your own blog site where you can monetize it to earn money. You just need to have a large traffic in your site so that advertisers will be willing to put their advertisements in your site. You actually don�t have to spend money just to drive traffic in your site because you can use your signature for your site�s link when posting replies in forums or announcing your site in some social networks. If you have your offline business like retail store or different kinds of services like party planning or media-related services, you can use your blog to promote your products and services. On the other hand, you can have your own online shop so that your business will be available all over the world. As a retail marketer, you can also try selling your goods in some established online shops to have wider market. Just be aware of the competition that you will face because there are many online merchants now so it is up to you how you will promote your products.
There are sites that bridge the writers and people who need the articles or research papers. Usually, these sites don�t charge the writers but those who are looking for writers. Others, on the other hand, get different topics and they have their freelance writers who will write the topics that they have. If you�re ready to take the challenge of being an article writer or researcher, then this job is for you.
If you are a graduate of any computer course or just have a knowledge when it comes to web developing, then maintaining a domain name or branding and flipping a domain name is for you. There are many ways in which you can earn income when it comes to expired and unexpired domain names. You can rebuild and resell them. Or you can also create themes for websites and sell them. You can also create your own online forum community or even social network. Have some advertisers in your sites so you will earn your income and be sure that you have lots of visitors so that many advertisers will rent ad space in your site.
As for the online ways of making money, most of them are connected in advertising. If you are a writer, there are many online opportunities for you. You can become a certified blogger, research writer, advertisement writer, review writer, and freelance article writer. The only requirement for these job opportunities is creativity in writing especially when it comes to advertisement and review writing.
Being a blogger means that you have to dedicate ample amount of your time just to write articles and blogs. You should have your own blog site where you can monetize it to earn money. You just need to have a large traffic in your site so that advertisers will be willing to put their advertisements in your site. You actually don�t have to spend money just to drive traffic in your site because you can use your signature for your site�s link when posting replies in forums or announcing your site in some social networks. If you have your offline business like retail store or different kinds of services like party planning or media-related services, you can use your blog to promote your products and services. On the other hand, you can have your own online shop so that your business will be available all over the world. As a retail marketer, you can also try selling your goods in some established online shops to have wider market. Just be aware of the competition that you will face because there are many online merchants now so it is up to you how you will promote your products.
There are sites that bridge the writers and people who need the articles or research papers. Usually, these sites don�t charge the writers but those who are looking for writers. Others, on the other hand, get different topics and they have their freelance writers who will write the topics that they have. If you�re ready to take the challenge of being an article writer or researcher, then this job is for you.
If you are a graduate of any computer course or just have a knowledge when it comes to web developing, then maintaining a domain name or branding and flipping a domain name is for you. There are many ways in which you can earn income when it comes to expired and unexpired domain names. You can rebuild and resell them. Or you can also create themes for websites and sell them. You can also create your own online forum community or even social network. Have some advertisers in your sites so you will earn your income and be sure that you have lots of visitors so that many advertisers will rent ad space in your site.
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The Household Chief Financial Officer_42599
Where does the lack of control start regarding finances begin? Closer to home than you might think!
One of the biggest errors in the field of personal finance is the lack of a position within the household 揷ompany?who is ultimately responsible for the economic condition of the group. This is the Household Chief Financial Officer (HCFO).
The household as a group has agreed-upon goals and objectives related to financial matters. These goals can include raising and educating children, maintaining a home, charitable interests, creating retirement income, growing a family business, travelling, and many other worthwhile endeavors. These are goals of the group, and not of any particular individual in the group. However, for these goals to be realized, one person in the group must have the responsibility of ensuring that the economics of the household are managed to those ends.
First, let抯 define 揺conomy?(and therefore, 揺conomics? to clear up the confusion of what the HCFO is doing. According to Webster抯 Third New World Dictionary ?2002,
Economy: 1 a) obs.: an art of managing a household.
b) archaic: the management of affairs of a group, community, or establishment with a view to insuring its maintenance and productiveness.
One of the biggest errors in the field of personal finance is the lack of a position within the household 揷ompany?who is ultimately responsible for the economic condition of the group. This is the Household Chief Financial Officer (HCFO).
The household as a group has agreed-upon goals and objectives related to financial matters. These goals can include raising and educating children, maintaining a home, charitable interests, creating retirement income, growing a family business, travelling, and many other worthwhile endeavors. These are goals of the group, and not of any particular individual in the group. However, for these goals to be realized, one person in the group must have the responsibility of ensuring that the economics of the household are managed to those ends.
First, let抯 define 揺conomy?(and therefore, 揺conomics? to clear up the confusion of what the HCFO is doing. According to Webster抯 Third New World Dictionary ?2002,
Economy: 1 a) obs.: an art of managing a household.
b) archaic: the management of affairs of a group, community, or establishment with a view to insuring its maintenance and productiveness.
The Golden Rules Of Managed Funds_50246
In the world of investing much advice is given about seeking low-cost mutual funds to gain investment success. But mutual funds - along with other types of investments - should be considered the tools of the trade. When buying handyman tools, you don't always go for the cheapest, but for a tool that gives value and will be reliable. It should be the same with the tools of investing.
While cost does need to be looked at, it should not be the prime factor in the investor's decision making. What is more important is proper asset allocation. Diversification is the key to success in investing. If the investor's portfolio is spread over a wide range of assets, then when one sector goes down the others will usually hold. There should not only be diversification over a wide range of assets, but also within those asset sections. And what's more, they should be professionally managed funds, not investments picked at random by the individual.
Another golden rule is aimed at the investor's behavior, i.e., do not base your decision making on either fear or greed. Investing in managed funds should be for the medium to long term, not the short term. If you pull out of your managed funds as soon as the market appears to be cooling off, it will cost you money. The stock market always goes up over the long-term, although there are downturns within this rise. It is only by staying in that you will eventually see the increase in wealth.
While cost does need to be looked at, it should not be the prime factor in the investor's decision making. What is more important is proper asset allocation. Diversification is the key to success in investing. If the investor's portfolio is spread over a wide range of assets, then when one sector goes down the others will usually hold. There should not only be diversification over a wide range of assets, but also within those asset sections. And what's more, they should be professionally managed funds, not investments picked at random by the individual.
Another golden rule is aimed at the investor's behavior, i.e., do not base your decision making on either fear or greed. Investing in managed funds should be for the medium to long term, not the short term. If you pull out of your managed funds as soon as the market appears to be cooling off, it will cost you money. The stock market always goes up over the long-term, although there are downturns within this rise. It is only by staying in that you will eventually see the increase in wealth.
Obama's 2009 Stimulus Package For Homeowners -Helping You Gain Control Of Your Mortgage_47200
For the first time since the Depression, homeowners all over the country are dealing with a crumbling economy which is having devastating effects on home ownership. Foreclosure and bankruptcy filings are at an all time high, as property values continue to decline. Many people find themselves owing more than their property is worth. This combined with a climbing unemployment rate has Americans struggling to stay afloat.
President Obama is tackling this problem by providing relief in the form of a Stimulus package directed at homeowners to help them gain control of their mortgages. The assistance is available in various forms, which homeowners can access through their lenders. They can also find information on the internet by performing searches using key words like "loan modification" or "Stimulus Package for homeowners", or by going directly to the lender's website.
Many modifications lower the existing interest rate for a period of time, which in turn lowers the monthly payments. The lender will require certain documentation to determine your financial situation and figure out what you can afford to pay based on your current income. By lowering the payments, people are able to keep their homes and have disposable income to help the economy recuperate.
Wondering how this new Stimulus will affect your mortgage? Here are some key points for you:
Previously, you needed to have at least 20% equity; however that has changed with the new plan. As home values have decreased so rapidly, this requirement was eliminated, allowing more people access to modifying.
Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae loans, both existing and modified, are able to take part in the new program.
Mortgage payments cap at 31% of your gross monthly income.
Interest rates have continued to decrease and have dropped from 6.5% to an average of 5.16% which will maximize your savings when you modify.
For those of you with an ARM (adjustable rate mortgage), you will have the option to convert it to a fixed interest rate, and with rates this low, it's worth modifying.
You can also extend your loan for a period of 20-30 years on average which would also result in lowering your monthly payment.
President Obama is tackling this problem by providing relief in the form of a Stimulus package directed at homeowners to help them gain control of their mortgages. The assistance is available in various forms, which homeowners can access through their lenders. They can also find information on the internet by performing searches using key words like "loan modification" or "Stimulus Package for homeowners", or by going directly to the lender's website.
Many modifications lower the existing interest rate for a period of time, which in turn lowers the monthly payments. The lender will require certain documentation to determine your financial situation and figure out what you can afford to pay based on your current income. By lowering the payments, people are able to keep their homes and have disposable income to help the economy recuperate.
Wondering how this new Stimulus will affect your mortgage? Here are some key points for you:
Previously, you needed to have at least 20% equity; however that has changed with the new plan. As home values have decreased so rapidly, this requirement was eliminated, allowing more people access to modifying.
Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae loans, both existing and modified, are able to take part in the new program.
Mortgage payments cap at 31% of your gross monthly income.
Interest rates have continued to decrease and have dropped from 6.5% to an average of 5.16% which will maximize your savings when you modify.
For those of you with an ARM (adjustable rate mortgage), you will have the option to convert it to a fixed interest rate, and with rates this low, it's worth modifying.
You can also extend your loan for a period of 20-30 years on average which would also result in lowering your monthly payment.
Monetary Policy_50139
Monetary policy refers to the use of interest rates and the level of money supply to manage the economy. Monetary policy may be used to increase the level of economic activity (reflationary policies) or to decrease the level of economic activity (deflationary policies). A relationship therefore exists between monetary supply and the rate of interest. Economic theories have been suggested as to the extent of this relationship. Nevertheless, the monetary authorities may use various monetary policy measures to stimulate economic activity in the country.
The Monetary authorities can establish either the level of money supply or the rate of interest,chanel flap bag, not both. If the demand for money (liquidity preference) does not change,coach poppy bags, any change in the supply for money will alter the interest rate. (Refer to monetary policy 1)The diagram supplied shows that an increase in the money supply from MS to MS1 will cause a fall in the interest rate from R to R1. Assuming the monetary authorities fixed the supply of money. A change (increase or decrease) in the demand for money (liquidity preference) will effect a change in the interest rate. The diagram supplied shows that a decrease in the demand for money (L to L1) will reduce the interest rate from R to R1. (Refer to monetary policy 2)
Varying views exits as to whether manipulating the interest rate or money supply will easier stimulate economic activity. The Monetarists maintain that a change in the supply of money will have a direct and proportionate effect on interest rates. They believe due to the shape of the Long Run Aggregate Supply curve (LRAS), the price level can be altered but output will remain unchanged in the long run. Keynesians disagree,fake rolex watches, saying that there are relatively close substitutes to money. If there is a change in the money supply, it will be because of a change in the demand for these substitutes hence a change in the interest rates.
Governments implement monetary policy measures in order to fulfil four main macroeconomic objectives. These are increased economic activity (increased GNP), high employment, price (inflation) stability and a satisfactory balance of payments position. This essay will discuss those monetary measures used to stimulate economic growth. Economic growth refers to an increase in consumption and aggregate demand for goods and services. Therefore, stimulating economic growth would involve using some means to encourage an increase in aggregate consumption and aggregate demand for goods and services.
One measure that can be applied is decreasing the interest rates causing a reduction in the price paid for the services of capital. People and firms are encouraged to borrow money since it is now cheaper to do so. The increased finance available allows for increased spending. It also lowers a firm s costs since their borrowing is cheaper they are able to gather more finance increase production. Firms benefit from economies of scale and households in terms of cheaper prices, which will boost demand. The monetary authorities have to be careful with this measure. If demand rises too much, firms may not be able to increase output in the short run causing prices instead of output to rise (inflation). In Malta the rate of interest was decreased in January 2001. In February 2001 there was an increase in the general price levels noted by the Retail Price Index,best replica rolex, by .27%.
A second measure is reducing the Reserve Requirement ratio (RRR). The Reserve Requirement Ratio refers to a specified percentage of assets that a firm must have in cash. This percentage directly influences the ability of banks to lend money. If the monetary authorities want to increase spending or demand they can lower the amount of money a commercial bank is required to hold. This will enlarge the amount of money available to consumers because the bank is required to hold back less of it. The Maltese monetary Policy Council in 2001 wanted to boost sluggish economic activity and lowered their reserve requirement ratio from 5% to 4%. It proved successful in stimulating economic growth as citizens increased borrowing and as a result, spending. Lowering the reserve requirement ratio can also have its shortcomings. The increased access to money can lead to inflation.
A third measure is using easing the special deposit policy. The special deposit policy is where the monetary authorities instruct commercial banks to place some of their liquid assets with them. If the monetary authorities release the special deposits they hold it will mean that commercial banks can increase their lending since their liquid assets have increased. Also, using Moral Suasion the monetary authorities can persuade banks to lend more. Although it is a rarely used measure in the UK, the Reserve Bank of Australia frequently employs it. The Reserve Bank of Australia influences by promoting it as a moral responsibility by commercial banks to operate in a way that will further national good. Moral suasion and special deposits can appear simple and effective but for many reasons it is often not the best way to regulate economic activity. One of those reasons is the ingenuity of humans to find a way around regulations in order to gain a profit.
Exchange rates refer to the price of one currency in terms of another currency or currencies. If a government uses a fixed exchange rate, it can increase economic activity by establishing a relatively low exchange rate or (under a floating rate system). This will allow domestic goods and services (g+s) to be price competitive in terms of foreign currency. This will stimulate demand for those g+s domestically and internationally. Increased demand will encourage increased output and lower prices will boost spending.
A means of stimulating aggregate demand is by increasing the money supply. By adjusting their Open Market Operations (OMO s) monetary authorities manipulate the money supply. If the monetary authorities want to increase money supply (hence demand) it will enter the market purchase securities and pay for it with cheques drawn on itself. It will be supplying money to the market via these market operations. This will increase the commercial bank s liquid assets thus expanding the amount of money the bank is able to lend.
Monetary policy provides a means of achieving macroeconomic goals. The monetary authorities will try to boost demand or encourage spending in order to stimulate economic activity. Monetary authorities however have to be careful in its use of reflationary monetary policy measures since they may end up causing more problems (e.g. inflation). However, appropriate and accurate implementation of monetary policy measures will promote steady economic growth.
The Monetary authorities can establish either the level of money supply or the rate of interest,chanel flap bag, not both. If the demand for money (liquidity preference) does not change,coach poppy bags, any change in the supply for money will alter the interest rate. (Refer to monetary policy 1)The diagram supplied shows that an increase in the money supply from MS to MS1 will cause a fall in the interest rate from R to R1. Assuming the monetary authorities fixed the supply of money. A change (increase or decrease) in the demand for money (liquidity preference) will effect a change in the interest rate. The diagram supplied shows that a decrease in the demand for money (L to L1) will reduce the interest rate from R to R1. (Refer to monetary policy 2)
Varying views exits as to whether manipulating the interest rate or money supply will easier stimulate economic activity. The Monetarists maintain that a change in the supply of money will have a direct and proportionate effect on interest rates. They believe due to the shape of the Long Run Aggregate Supply curve (LRAS), the price level can be altered but output will remain unchanged in the long run. Keynesians disagree,fake rolex watches, saying that there are relatively close substitutes to money. If there is a change in the money supply, it will be because of a change in the demand for these substitutes hence a change in the interest rates.
Governments implement monetary policy measures in order to fulfil four main macroeconomic objectives. These are increased economic activity (increased GNP), high employment, price (inflation) stability and a satisfactory balance of payments position. This essay will discuss those monetary measures used to stimulate economic growth. Economic growth refers to an increase in consumption and aggregate demand for goods and services. Therefore, stimulating economic growth would involve using some means to encourage an increase in aggregate consumption and aggregate demand for goods and services.
One measure that can be applied is decreasing the interest rates causing a reduction in the price paid for the services of capital. People and firms are encouraged to borrow money since it is now cheaper to do so. The increased finance available allows for increased spending. It also lowers a firm s costs since their borrowing is cheaper they are able to gather more finance increase production. Firms benefit from economies of scale and households in terms of cheaper prices, which will boost demand. The monetary authorities have to be careful with this measure. If demand rises too much, firms may not be able to increase output in the short run causing prices instead of output to rise (inflation). In Malta the rate of interest was decreased in January 2001. In February 2001 there was an increase in the general price levels noted by the Retail Price Index,best replica rolex, by .27%.
A second measure is reducing the Reserve Requirement ratio (RRR). The Reserve Requirement Ratio refers to a specified percentage of assets that a firm must have in cash. This percentage directly influences the ability of banks to lend money. If the monetary authorities want to increase spending or demand they can lower the amount of money a commercial bank is required to hold. This will enlarge the amount of money available to consumers because the bank is required to hold back less of it. The Maltese monetary Policy Council in 2001 wanted to boost sluggish economic activity and lowered their reserve requirement ratio from 5% to 4%. It proved successful in stimulating economic growth as citizens increased borrowing and as a result, spending. Lowering the reserve requirement ratio can also have its shortcomings. The increased access to money can lead to inflation.
A third measure is using easing the special deposit policy. The special deposit policy is where the monetary authorities instruct commercial banks to place some of their liquid assets with them. If the monetary authorities release the special deposits they hold it will mean that commercial banks can increase their lending since their liquid assets have increased. Also, using Moral Suasion the monetary authorities can persuade banks to lend more. Although it is a rarely used measure in the UK, the Reserve Bank of Australia frequently employs it. The Reserve Bank of Australia influences by promoting it as a moral responsibility by commercial banks to operate in a way that will further national good. Moral suasion and special deposits can appear simple and effective but for many reasons it is often not the best way to regulate economic activity. One of those reasons is the ingenuity of humans to find a way around regulations in order to gain a profit.
Exchange rates refer to the price of one currency in terms of another currency or currencies. If a government uses a fixed exchange rate, it can increase economic activity by establishing a relatively low exchange rate or (under a floating rate system). This will allow domestic goods and services (g+s) to be price competitive in terms of foreign currency. This will stimulate demand for those g+s domestically and internationally. Increased demand will encourage increased output and lower prices will boost spending.
A means of stimulating aggregate demand is by increasing the money supply. By adjusting their Open Market Operations (OMO s) monetary authorities manipulate the money supply. If the monetary authorities want to increase money supply (hence demand) it will enter the market purchase securities and pay for it with cheques drawn on itself. It will be supplying money to the market via these market operations. This will increase the commercial bank s liquid assets thus expanding the amount of money the bank is able to lend.
Monetary policy provides a means of achieving macroeconomic goals. The monetary authorities will try to boost demand or encourage spending in order to stimulate economic activity. Monetary authorities however have to be careful in its use of reflationary monetary policy measures since they may end up causing more problems (e.g. inflation). However, appropriate and accurate implementation of monetary policy measures will promote steady economic growth.
Merchant Processing - No Longer A Luxury_50388
Merchant processing accounts are essential to any good business. They are found all over the world and can meet a variety of needs for any business that needs better options for payment processing. Before you can choose a merchant processor that meets your needs, however, you need to make sure that you take the time to understand what a merchant account is and how it can help your business. There are different types of merchant accounts, including offshore accounts and domestic accounts, as well as online payment processing, giving you plenty of options for all of your credit card processing needs.
Merchant processing services will allow your business to process credit cards. If you have an online business, you will need to find a merchant processor that will allow you to accept payments from all the customers that you want to around the world without extraneous fees. In this instance, having an offshore merchant account is often the desired choice. However, if you operate a local company or a service that is only available domestically, you can easily find a merchant processor that will have lower fees and not offer as many options as an offshore account would.
The major difference between offshore and onshore merchant processing services, aside from the obvious difference in location, is that they vary in cost. For starters, an onshore account will have lower startup costs and fees. However, an offshore account will be tax-free, but you will pay higher setup rates and processing fees than you would with an onshore account. Also, a domestic account will limit the types of transactions that you can have, while an offshore account will allow you to work with any customers that you want. An offshore account, also known as an international account, will ultimately cut into your profits a little more, but by giving you so many unlimited features and options, you ll likely have more profits to cut into than you would with a domestic account.
Merchant processing was once a luxury afforded to those businesses that sold high-end items or were large and profitable enough to afford the services. However, in today s electronically based society, any business that wants to survive needs to have a merchant account that allows them to take credit card payments. A lot of people don t even carry cash with them, and even more have turned to online shopping with credit and debit cards as a way to procure the things that they need. This means that in order to meet the changing face of business, you ll need to get a merchant account for your business.
Merchant processing services will allow your business to process credit cards. If you have an online business, you will need to find a merchant processor that will allow you to accept payments from all the customers that you want to around the world without extraneous fees. In this instance, having an offshore merchant account is often the desired choice. However, if you operate a local company or a service that is only available domestically, you can easily find a merchant processor that will have lower fees and not offer as many options as an offshore account would.
The major difference between offshore and onshore merchant processing services, aside from the obvious difference in location, is that they vary in cost. For starters, an onshore account will have lower startup costs and fees. However, an offshore account will be tax-free, but you will pay higher setup rates and processing fees than you would with an onshore account. Also, a domestic account will limit the types of transactions that you can have, while an offshore account will allow you to work with any customers that you want. An offshore account, also known as an international account, will ultimately cut into your profits a little more, but by giving you so many unlimited features and options, you ll likely have more profits to cut into than you would with a domestic account.
Merchant processing was once a luxury afforded to those businesses that sold high-end items or were large and profitable enough to afford the services. However, in today s electronically based society, any business that wants to survive needs to have a merchant account that allows them to take credit card payments. A lot of people don t even carry cash with them, and even more have turned to online shopping with credit and debit cards as a way to procure the things that they need. This means that in order to meet the changing face of business, you ll need to get a merchant account for your business.
Media Training Tips To Give A Smash Hit Radio Interview_53347
Stay on Topic - Prepare Your Talking Points
Keep an Eye on the Clock and NEVER Answer "It's in My Book!"
POWER LAUNCH YOUR BOOK: Radio is a powerful strategy for launching your new book or sharing your message. Most people want to know what the return on investment (ROI) for a radio campaign can be for them. Although the outcome differs for each author, radio offers substantial exposure to listeners all over the country and allows you the ability to share your message, expand your topic and promote your book from the convenience of your telephone.
MEDIA TRAINING TIPS TO DELIVER AND OUTSTANDING INTERVIEW INCLUDE:
Never do a show using a cell phone or a headset, both are unreliable! Always turn off your call waiting. Contact your local phone company for instructions on how to do this for an individual call. You can turn it back on again immediately after your interview.
Hosts rarely read your book and mostly stick to the questions they are provided, so don't focus your energy on what the questions will be, focus on giving your best answer to the questions you have provided in your press release.
If you don't understand a question asked, ask for clarification. Don't assume you know what they are asking.
Prepare your talking points. Know the five key message points you would like to discuss in the interview. Write them down on index cards so you can prompt yourself.
You are the expert. Be confident, straightforward and prepared. Media training is a major plus as it gives you the opportunity to practice your materials and receive top quality, professional feedback.
Compliment the host when a good question is asked, "That is an excellent question" or "I'm glad you asked that question." It also helps to draw in your audience.
Use the interviewer's name in conversation. It creates a more intimate conversation that the audience feels privy to. And it makes the interviewer feel good too!
Don't judge an interview by its length. Be prepared for ANY opportunity, they are all potential goldmines.
Sell yourself, not your book or product. If the audience likes you, they WILL buy what you're selling.
Keep an eye on the clock. If your interview is for 10 minutes, start your wrap up at minute 8 such as mentioning where they can buy your book, your website and any other information you would like them to have.
Interview time goes very fast. Before you know it the interview is over. Media training is a major plus and will give you a tremendous advantage as you can learn the techniques and strategies to giving a great interview as well as promoting your interests during the interview. If you say "it's in my book", the interviewer will cut you short very quickly.
Keep an Eye on the Clock and NEVER Answer "It's in My Book!"
POWER LAUNCH YOUR BOOK: Radio is a powerful strategy for launching your new book or sharing your message. Most people want to know what the return on investment (ROI) for a radio campaign can be for them. Although the outcome differs for each author, radio offers substantial exposure to listeners all over the country and allows you the ability to share your message, expand your topic and promote your book from the convenience of your telephone.
MEDIA TRAINING TIPS TO DELIVER AND OUTSTANDING INTERVIEW INCLUDE:
Never do a show using a cell phone or a headset, both are unreliable! Always turn off your call waiting. Contact your local phone company for instructions on how to do this for an individual call. You can turn it back on again immediately after your interview.
Hosts rarely read your book and mostly stick to the questions they are provided, so don't focus your energy on what the questions will be, focus on giving your best answer to the questions you have provided in your press release.
If you don't understand a question asked, ask for clarification. Don't assume you know what they are asking.
Prepare your talking points. Know the five key message points you would like to discuss in the interview. Write them down on index cards so you can prompt yourself.
You are the expert. Be confident, straightforward and prepared. Media training is a major plus as it gives you the opportunity to practice your materials and receive top quality, professional feedback.
Compliment the host when a good question is asked, "That is an excellent question" or "I'm glad you asked that question." It also helps to draw in your audience.
Use the interviewer's name in conversation. It creates a more intimate conversation that the audience feels privy to. And it makes the interviewer feel good too!
Don't judge an interview by its length. Be prepared for ANY opportunity, they are all potential goldmines.
Sell yourself, not your book or product. If the audience likes you, they WILL buy what you're selling.
Keep an eye on the clock. If your interview is for 10 minutes, start your wrap up at minute 8 such as mentioning where they can buy your book, your website and any other information you would like them to have.
Interview time goes very fast. Before you know it the interview is over. Media training is a major plus and will give you a tremendous advantage as you can learn the techniques and strategies to giving a great interview as well as promoting your interests during the interview. If you say "it's in my book", the interviewer will cut you short very quickly.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
We're Going To Have A Swinging Time_43717
You remember the escapement. The way the power of the clock's released in equal time through the use of things called pallets dipping in and out of a saw toothed wheel?
The clockmaker/repairer will work mainly on three types of escapement. The Verge, Recoil Anchor and Deadbeat. There are others, of course.
The grasshopper, the double three-legged gravity escapement, (used originally in Big Ben, invented by Edmund Dension, later Lord Grimthorpe) and used now in many tower clocks. But for the purposes of this article we'll stick to those escapements first mentioned.
The escape wheel of the Verge escapement is made as a crown, or contrate wheel. The teeth are cut at 90 degrees to the face. An arbor runs over the wheel, on which are set the pallets. One on one side of the wheel, the other 180 degrees to it.
The pendulums on these clocks are very light, and once the clock's underway, the pendulum is made to swing in a huge arc, anything up to 100 degrees. The great Dutch scientist and clockmaker, Christiaan Huygens, realized that such an excessive movement of the pendulum would fail to make the clock's escapement isochronous. There's that awful word again!
The swing was so great, that variations due to power differentials as the mainspring unwound were inevitable.
Following the Verge came the Recoil Anchor escapement. Robert Hooke said that Robert Hooke invented it! This was challenged strongly by a gentleman named William Clement, who did in fact make the first longcase, or grandfather clock. Whoever invented it, there's no dispute that the first clock to use the Anchor escapement was made by Joseph Knibb in about 1670, for Wadham College, Oxford.
Up until then, there was really little point in having minute hands, such could be the time variations, hour to hour. Now, though, minute hands were a necessity because of the vastly more accurate timekeeping given by this new device.
There are two basic reasons for this. Firstly, the arc, or swing, of the pendulum was lessened dramatically from the huge 80 - 100 degrees of the old Verge, down to 4 - 6 degrees. Another great benefit was that instead of the lightweight pendulum of the Verge, a much heavier one could be used. One of the most vital aspects of timekeeping is that the pendulum controls the clock and not the other way round. But then they went one step further.
Not only was a minute hand included, but by extending the arbor upon which the escape wheel was set so that it came right through the front plate of the clock, a seconds hand also could be added. Now, while this did show the seconds, provided the gearing was correct and allowed the escape wheel to revolve once a minute, or even twice a minute, when the clock would beat half-seconds, it wasn't totally satisfactory.
Have you ever looked at a clock with a seconds hand and noticed that as this little hand goes around, it recoils slightly? The geometry of this particular escapement causes the escape wheel to reverse very slightly with each swing of the pendulum? Hence the correct name for this type of escapement. The Recoil Anchor. But improvements were even then on the way.
In about 1675, a Mr. Richard Towneley invented the Deadbeat escapement. The great English clockmaker, George Graham, is often, and erroneously, credited with this, but in fact he was the first one to actually develop and use the system.
The main difference between the two types is that with the Anchor, as the pallets dip in and out of the escape wheel teeth, they give impulse as their sides run down the teeth faces.
The Deadbeat impulse is given by the pallets, with flat faces on the end, angled, running over the teeth and as they drop off, they form a circle with the arc of the escape wheel, thereby ensuring that there's no recoil.
There's still supplementary arc, though - but that's for next time
Copyright (c) 2009 Mike Bond
The clockmaker/repairer will work mainly on three types of escapement. The Verge, Recoil Anchor and Deadbeat. There are others, of course.
The grasshopper, the double three-legged gravity escapement, (used originally in Big Ben, invented by Edmund Dension, later Lord Grimthorpe) and used now in many tower clocks. But for the purposes of this article we'll stick to those escapements first mentioned.
The escape wheel of the Verge escapement is made as a crown, or contrate wheel. The teeth are cut at 90 degrees to the face. An arbor runs over the wheel, on which are set the pallets. One on one side of the wheel, the other 180 degrees to it.
The pendulums on these clocks are very light, and once the clock's underway, the pendulum is made to swing in a huge arc, anything up to 100 degrees. The great Dutch scientist and clockmaker, Christiaan Huygens, realized that such an excessive movement of the pendulum would fail to make the clock's escapement isochronous. There's that awful word again!
The swing was so great, that variations due to power differentials as the mainspring unwound were inevitable.
Following the Verge came the Recoil Anchor escapement. Robert Hooke said that Robert Hooke invented it! This was challenged strongly by a gentleman named William Clement, who did in fact make the first longcase, or grandfather clock. Whoever invented it, there's no dispute that the first clock to use the Anchor escapement was made by Joseph Knibb in about 1670, for Wadham College, Oxford.
Up until then, there was really little point in having minute hands, such could be the time variations, hour to hour. Now, though, minute hands were a necessity because of the vastly more accurate timekeeping given by this new device.
There are two basic reasons for this. Firstly, the arc, or swing, of the pendulum was lessened dramatically from the huge 80 - 100 degrees of the old Verge, down to 4 - 6 degrees. Another great benefit was that instead of the lightweight pendulum of the Verge, a much heavier one could be used. One of the most vital aspects of timekeeping is that the pendulum controls the clock and not the other way round. But then they went one step further.
Not only was a minute hand included, but by extending the arbor upon which the escape wheel was set so that it came right through the front plate of the clock, a seconds hand also could be added. Now, while this did show the seconds, provided the gearing was correct and allowed the escape wheel to revolve once a minute, or even twice a minute, when the clock would beat half-seconds, it wasn't totally satisfactory.
Have you ever looked at a clock with a seconds hand and noticed that as this little hand goes around, it recoils slightly? The geometry of this particular escapement causes the escape wheel to reverse very slightly with each swing of the pendulum? Hence the correct name for this type of escapement. The Recoil Anchor. But improvements were even then on the way.
In about 1675, a Mr. Richard Towneley invented the Deadbeat escapement. The great English clockmaker, George Graham, is often, and erroneously, credited with this, but in fact he was the first one to actually develop and use the system.
The main difference between the two types is that with the Anchor, as the pallets dip in and out of the escape wheel teeth, they give impulse as their sides run down the teeth faces.
The Deadbeat impulse is given by the pallets, with flat faces on the end, angled, running over the teeth and as they drop off, they form a circle with the arc of the escape wheel, thereby ensuring that there's no recoil.
There's still supplementary arc, though - but that's for next time
Copyright (c) 2009 Mike Bond
Ways To Help Your Kids Focus On Studying_43617
If you have a child in their teenage years, you already know just how busy their lives, and yours, can be. Oftentimes, teens get so busy that they find it difficult to focus on one thing at a time, often leading to declining grades. One way that you can help your teen do better academically, and in all other areas of life, is to teach them good organizational skills and study habits. By helping your teen realize the importance of organization, what time they do spend on homework and studying will be maximized, meaning that they do better in school, and have more time to pursue other interests.
If you are at home when your kids come home from school, you can probably attest to the fact that the first thing they do when they walk in the door is drop their stuff and head off for some fun and food, before even thinking about their homework or studying for that big test. There is nothing wrong with taking some time to unwind and get a snack, as long as it is a quick break, and then right back to the studies. It is all too easy for your teen to get involved in other activities, and shove their homework to the back of their mind, meaning that they either have to stay up late to get it done, or they just neglect it altogether. You may even convince your teen to try coming home, grabbing a light snack, and then taking a short nap, so that they are more relaxed, and more prepared to do their homework. However you do it, it is important that you stress the importance of not procrastinating when it comes to their daily assignments and studies, that after a snack and a few minutes of break-time, homework and studying has to be done before anything else.
You should also make certain that your teen has a clean, quiet, well-organized space in which to do homework and study. Make certain that the desk or area is well stocked with pens, pencils, paper, etc. Everything should be placed within easy reach, and you should make sure that you think about your teen's comfort and personal preferences when designing the area.
For chronic procrastinators, or those who often just skip their homework completely, you may have to check after them to make sure everything is complete. If your child comes home from school at 4pm, create a rule that all homework and studying has to be turned into you no later than 7pm, and that nothing else can be done until you have the assignment in your hands. Your children may not like you, but they will get better grades, and learn to accept the fact that they have to do homework, if they ever hope to have any free time of their own.
If your teenager gets bombarded with a lot of homework everyday, allow time for a break every half-hour or so, give them about ten minutes to grab a drink, or go outside, etc. You may have to monitor breaks for chronic procrastinators, but once your children learn that you are not going to bend on the rule, they will start to accept it. Breaks will help your child stay focused on the task at hand, whether it is reading, or writing an essay.
It can be a nightmare trying to fight your children, particularly teenagers, to get their homework done, at a reasonable time. Many of them want to wait until the very last minute, often staying up well into the night to finish an assignment or study for a test, and not only is the quality of work usually bad, they usually feel bad and have no energy the next day, compounding the issue. So, if your child has bad homework or study habits, the sooner you take control and change things, the better for everyone involved!
If you are at home when your kids come home from school, you can probably attest to the fact that the first thing they do when they walk in the door is drop their stuff and head off for some fun and food, before even thinking about their homework or studying for that big test. There is nothing wrong with taking some time to unwind and get a snack, as long as it is a quick break, and then right back to the studies. It is all too easy for your teen to get involved in other activities, and shove their homework to the back of their mind, meaning that they either have to stay up late to get it done, or they just neglect it altogether. You may even convince your teen to try coming home, grabbing a light snack, and then taking a short nap, so that they are more relaxed, and more prepared to do their homework. However you do it, it is important that you stress the importance of not procrastinating when it comes to their daily assignments and studies, that after a snack and a few minutes of break-time, homework and studying has to be done before anything else.
You should also make certain that your teen has a clean, quiet, well-organized space in which to do homework and study. Make certain that the desk or area is well stocked with pens, pencils, paper, etc. Everything should be placed within easy reach, and you should make sure that you think about your teen's comfort and personal preferences when designing the area.
For chronic procrastinators, or those who often just skip their homework completely, you may have to check after them to make sure everything is complete. If your child comes home from school at 4pm, create a rule that all homework and studying has to be turned into you no later than 7pm, and that nothing else can be done until you have the assignment in your hands. Your children may not like you, but they will get better grades, and learn to accept the fact that they have to do homework, if they ever hope to have any free time of their own.
If your teenager gets bombarded with a lot of homework everyday, allow time for a break every half-hour or so, give them about ten minutes to grab a drink, or go outside, etc. You may have to monitor breaks for chronic procrastinators, but once your children learn that you are not going to bend on the rule, they will start to accept it. Breaks will help your child stay focused on the task at hand, whether it is reading, or writing an essay.
It can be a nightmare trying to fight your children, particularly teenagers, to get their homework done, at a reasonable time. Many of them want to wait until the very last minute, often staying up well into the night to finish an assignment or study for a test, and not only is the quality of work usually bad, they usually feel bad and have no energy the next day, compounding the issue. So, if your child has bad homework or study habits, the sooner you take control and change things, the better for everyone involved!
Useful Guidelines To Study In Usa Universities_37689
Choose to study abroad is a beautiful experience. And foreign students studying in the USA universities gain far-fetched experience, which is an education in itself. Students choose to study in USA, because here they get a lot of exposure. They come in contact with various students of different races and cultures that enhance their knowledge and thinking ability. But before going for study USA program, it is important to gain some ideas about the system and processes.
Here are some guidelines that can help every foreign student to study in USA universities. We can divide the whole process in to two like pre-stage, and post-stage.
Pre-stage
It is a dream come true for many students to study in USA,imitation rolex watches, where there is Harvard University the top most university in the world. But applying to study in such universities is not an easy task. A Foreign student should plan his study USA at least a year prior to leaving. A student has to score an excellent percentage in the scholastic aptitude test (SAT) or TOEFL score. A student must be proficient in English. Most of the USA Universities anticipate students to have generally GPA 3 score in their preceding academic years. This GPA 3 score refers to 65% scoring of a student in his graduation or schooling year. A letter of recommendation along with application fees and the certificates of previous qualifications have to be sent to university as per the admission procedure.
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Post-stage
Now you have crossed the crucial stage of your education in USA. A degree from any USA universities will definitely give you a lot of chances to get employed. The study environment and the chance to get involved in many new and innovative research projects will enhance your career. You can easily get a high paid job across the world. You can take part in the campus selection of various leading organization inside the university. You can get scholarships for studying in USA from organizations like AIFS (American institute for foreign study), minority scholarships and from the university itself.
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Pre-stage
It is a dream come true for many students to study in USA,imitation rolex watches, where there is Harvard University the top most university in the world. But applying to study in such universities is not an easy task. A Foreign student should plan his study USA at least a year prior to leaving. A student has to score an excellent percentage in the scholastic aptitude test (SAT) or TOEFL score. A student must be proficient in English. Most of the USA Universities anticipate students to have generally GPA 3 score in their preceding academic years. This GPA 3 score refers to 65% scoring of a student in his graduation or schooling year. A letter of recommendation along with application fees and the certificates of previous qualifications have to be sent to university as per the admission procedure.
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Post-stage
Now you have crossed the crucial stage of your education in USA. A degree from any USA universities will definitely give you a lot of chances to get employed. The study environment and the chance to get involved in many new and innovative research projects will enhance your career. You can easily get a high paid job across the world. You can take part in the campus selection of various leading organization inside the university. You can get scholarships for studying in USA from organizations like AIFS (American institute for foreign study), minority scholarships and from the university itself.
The teaching process of USA universities is much different than other countries?education system. They put lots of emphasis on the practical side of education that helps to build a foreign student more techno-savvy.
Benefits are unlimited while studying in USA,replica hermes bags, still you should take advice from foreign education consultants, who can take the whole process of study in USA and surely you can fulfill your dreams.
Understanding The Nature Of A Career College_38850
By the time the twentieth century had reached half of its deemed cycle; there was already a clear distinction between people who went to colleges and universities, and those who went to technical schools to achieve their career needs. The people who attended these technical schools usually enrolled into schools called trade schools or they simply entered programs as apprentices to learn a specific trade. However, as we are marching into the twenty first century, there is another hybrid that has been developed. This seeks to add the skills of the technical school with the virtues of the universities and the four year colleges. This hybrid is known in many parts as the career college.
There are certain distinguishing features to the career colleges. For instance, they offer a well balanced series of fundamental courses like English, Mathematics and the sciences. Even while they do this, they are still more concerned with the courses that will orient you to integrate with your desired career line or field. They are acutely aware of the student's need to get the required skills to allow him pr her pursue the desired field and actualize it in the time given.
The reason for the career colleges being so popular is not so far-fetched. In the past, employers have always harped that they are looking for individuals who are able to work under certain conditions with the required skills. When it comes to the kind of skills that the employers need to be impressed with, the college boys are usually the next bet. However, the advent of the computer age left the employers with the daunting task of having to teach the new recruits the computer from scratch. Where they could find people who were computer literate, that is the high school boys and the ones from the technical school. They found that they did not have their fair share of the math and the sciences. This was the funny situation until career colleges came into the scene and restored the much needed balance.
One advantage to the career college is the financial side to it. Career colleges are relatively cheaper than the others and also, they also have a reduced scheme of work. If you combine these variables, you will find that the average student pays lesson career colleges than the other colleges. In career colleges, you get to do two years' worth of studying in comparison to eh four of the regular colleges. Also, they make their courses so streamlined that you do basically only the courses that are of relevance to your selected career. It has been found that students learn better when they do not have the feeling that what they are stuffing is �useless? Therefore most electives are disposed off and the main courses of interest are harped upon.
These are only a tip of the iceberg of the many unique opportunities offered by the career colleges. If you feel this is just the thing for you, you will need to perform some research by way of online snooping around and random clarification.
There are certain distinguishing features to the career colleges. For instance, they offer a well balanced series of fundamental courses like English, Mathematics and the sciences. Even while they do this, they are still more concerned with the courses that will orient you to integrate with your desired career line or field. They are acutely aware of the student's need to get the required skills to allow him pr her pursue the desired field and actualize it in the time given.
The reason for the career colleges being so popular is not so far-fetched. In the past, employers have always harped that they are looking for individuals who are able to work under certain conditions with the required skills. When it comes to the kind of skills that the employers need to be impressed with, the college boys are usually the next bet. However, the advent of the computer age left the employers with the daunting task of having to teach the new recruits the computer from scratch. Where they could find people who were computer literate, that is the high school boys and the ones from the technical school. They found that they did not have their fair share of the math and the sciences. This was the funny situation until career colleges came into the scene and restored the much needed balance.
One advantage to the career college is the financial side to it. Career colleges are relatively cheaper than the others and also, they also have a reduced scheme of work. If you combine these variables, you will find that the average student pays lesson career colleges than the other colleges. In career colleges, you get to do two years' worth of studying in comparison to eh four of the regular colleges. Also, they make their courses so streamlined that you do basically only the courses that are of relevance to your selected career. It has been found that students learn better when they do not have the feeling that what they are stuffing is �useless? Therefore most electives are disposed off and the main courses of interest are harped upon.
These are only a tip of the iceberg of the many unique opportunities offered by the career colleges. If you feel this is just the thing for you, you will need to perform some research by way of online snooping around and random clarification.
Universities In Holland Catering To Students_44428
University is a place of higher study. It抯 always been a dream of many students to expand their knowledge and to secure a high degree on the particular field of their preference and by taking admission in a good university they can do this. Holland ( or the Netherlands), which is situated at the west of Europe, is highly enriched in its physical beauty and provides awesome opportunities of studies at various levels.
There are many people who desire to study abroad but are usually confused which one to choose. If you too are among those then you can easily opt for Holland. You will get many universities in Holland, which provide many different types of courses in enumerable fields. Study in Holland universities will be a unique experience to all the students in a better atmosphere.
If you are a school leaver and searching for a better option to enhance your study then you can positively go for the study in Netherlands. Universities in Holland provide favorable condition to both the student of the country and to those take admission in the universities for different courses. Universities in Netherlands offers you better option in the fields like business, film study, photography, music, technology, medical, engineering and subject oriented higher study like post graduation and even doctorate.
Study in Holland is a different experience as it not only helps the student to build an academic career but also allows the same to emphasize their skill in the non-academic criteria. You have the opportunity to learn many things beside your studies in the most flexible way at the same busy schedule.
1.There are many universities in Holland offered programmes in English language. If you are interested in it you can positively opt for any one of them according to your convenience. You will get the admission at the universities in Netherlands on the basis of your merits and also you may have to sit for an interview. Study in Holland is based on the semester.
For undergraduates the course is for three years and postgraduates will complete with in two years. Universities in Netherlands offers all the students a good library service. You can attain the library and gather more ideas for the better result. Campus of the universities in Holland is the main attraction of the students. It抯 a compact place where at least good amount of students can accommodate. It抯 a place where you are free to gossip, practice sports or compose music and even talk about politics.
If you are a school leaver, graduate, postgraduate student or you stay outside but have a plan to study at Holland then without being in confusion come for any of the universities in the Holland. There are many advantages that the universities in Netherlands provide to the students. There is no doubt that the study in Holland is going to be the best with many good faculties. This is true that each university will differ from one another at few levels but at the end all will shower the same facilities to its students.
There are many people who desire to study abroad but are usually confused which one to choose. If you too are among those then you can easily opt for Holland. You will get many universities in Holland, which provide many different types of courses in enumerable fields. Study in Holland universities will be a unique experience to all the students in a better atmosphere.
If you are a school leaver and searching for a better option to enhance your study then you can positively go for the study in Netherlands. Universities in Holland provide favorable condition to both the student of the country and to those take admission in the universities for different courses. Universities in Netherlands offers you better option in the fields like business, film study, photography, music, technology, medical, engineering and subject oriented higher study like post graduation and even doctorate.
Study in Holland is a different experience as it not only helps the student to build an academic career but also allows the same to emphasize their skill in the non-academic criteria. You have the opportunity to learn many things beside your studies in the most flexible way at the same busy schedule.
1.There are many universities in Holland offered programmes in English language. If you are interested in it you can positively opt for any one of them according to your convenience. You will get the admission at the universities in Netherlands on the basis of your merits and also you may have to sit for an interview. Study in Holland is based on the semester.
For undergraduates the course is for three years and postgraduates will complete with in two years. Universities in Netherlands offers all the students a good library service. You can attain the library and gather more ideas for the better result. Campus of the universities in Holland is the main attraction of the students. It抯 a compact place where at least good amount of students can accommodate. It抯 a place where you are free to gossip, practice sports or compose music and even talk about politics.
If you are a school leaver, graduate, postgraduate student or you stay outside but have a plan to study at Holland then without being in confusion come for any of the universities in the Holland. There are many advantages that the universities in Netherlands provide to the students. There is no doubt that the study in Holland is going to be the best with many good faculties. This is true that each university will differ from one another at few levels but at the end all will shower the same facilities to its students.
University Of Calicut_49205
The University of Calicut, came in to being on 23/07/1968, by ordinance No. 5/68 of the Govt. of Kerala, which was subsequently replaced by the Calicut University Act 1975. The goals of the University are to develop qualitatively the higher education and research in all spheres of human development with special reference to Technical and technological sectors and to promote art and culture particular to Kerala, to uplift the educationally backward people and to expedite the process of human development in comparatively lesser developed regions of northern Kerala, Now, after the establishment of Kannur University in 1995, the jurisdiction of Calicut University is confined to the districts of Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode and Wayanad (except the Taluk of Mananthavady). The main campus of the University is Thenhipalam (Malappuram Dt), 23 KM. south of Kozhikode city and spreads over an area of 200 ha. on either side of NH-17.
The Administrative office, the Pareeksha bhavan, the school of distance education, the indoor and outdoor stadium, the University press, Publication Dept., the University Engineering Dept., Hostels for men and women, working women's hostel, faculty hostel and quarters for staff are located here. A well equipped library, an Audio Visual Research Center, Computer Center, Science and Instrumentation Center, Guest House and a seminar Complex, School of Health Sciences, University Health Center, Super market, Canteen, State Bank of Travancore with ATM, Post Office, Telephone exchange are also functioning in the campus. Extensive playgrounds and gymnasium are also located in the Campus.
The University has full fledged teaching departments and several centers and schools of study. The university has two major extension centers, one at Thrissur and the other at Calicut. Another center is being established in Vatakara. Besides these, the university has Teacher Education Centers in all the five districts and advanced computer science centers in 13 places offering MCA, MSc Computer, and BSc IT courses. The Calicut university institute of engineering and technology (CUIET) is located at the university campus, 400 M. away from Kohinoor in NH-17. There are more than 150 colleges affiliated to the University including Teacher Training Colleges, Engineering colleges, Medical colleges, Law colleges, IHRD Centers, Fine arts college, Oriental Title Colleges and College for Dentistry, Nursing and Homeopathy.
The Administrative office, the Pareeksha bhavan, the school of distance education, the indoor and outdoor stadium, the University press, Publication Dept., the University Engineering Dept., Hostels for men and women, working women's hostel, faculty hostel and quarters for staff are located here. A well equipped library, an Audio Visual Research Center, Computer Center, Science and Instrumentation Center, Guest House and a seminar Complex, School of Health Sciences, University Health Center, Super market, Canteen, State Bank of Travancore with ATM, Post Office, Telephone exchange are also functioning in the campus. Extensive playgrounds and gymnasium are also located in the Campus.
The University has full fledged teaching departments and several centers and schools of study. The university has two major extension centers, one at Thrissur and the other at Calicut. Another center is being established in Vatakara. Besides these, the university has Teacher Education Centers in all the five districts and advanced computer science centers in 13 places offering MCA, MSc Computer, and BSc IT courses. The Calicut university institute of engineering and technology (CUIET) is located at the university campus, 400 M. away from Kohinoor in NH-17. There are more than 150 colleges affiliated to the University including Teacher Training Colleges, Engineering colleges, Medical colleges, Law colleges, IHRD Centers, Fine arts college, Oriental Title Colleges and College for Dentistry, Nursing and Homeopathy.
Why Some Projects Are Vital For Your Life-_49379
Dissertation is one of the most vital projects during the whole period of your study. Some students believe that dissertation is just another academic paper,replica rado watches, which differs just in terms of scope and has the same structure as the term paper and essay have. However,replica uggs, one should not forget that dissertation should include one important part that is absent in other academic papers- this part is thesis. The purpose of it,coach purse, apart from stating your main contention, is to show the reader that you have made some research and have made some contribution to the knowledge on this subject. Your contribution to the knowledge is evaluated by the answers to the main problem of your research.
Remember, that your tutor already knows much on the subject of your research, and his main task to teach you how to gain some new knowledge, using existing resources and published sources. In order however to present your dissertation thesis, one should back your contention up with references. One should show that you use reputable sources and that the problem is worth your research and has not been answered previously. I would like to single out this particular phrase- �has not been answered? because the problem or at least similar question might have been researched, however no definite answer on the problem so far has been obtained. Your purpose is to provide this answer in your dissertation thesis.
Certainly if you already study at Graduate school, you dissertation thesis may not be the first thesis you encounter; you might have already developed and defended your master thesis. However, this kind of thesis differs in many respects from dissertation thesis. You should understand that whereas your master thesis represented succinct statement of the major points of your argument, your dissertation thesis should reveal some new knowledge on existing problem. In spite of the fact that thesis writing is one of the most common assignments, many students still can not understand why it is necessary to complete it. What is the main purpose of this type of academic project? Regardless whether it is a dissertation thesis,replica rolex submariner, or master thesis, one of the main purposes of this assignment is to teach students to develop their presentation and persuasive skills, valuable skills for any career. In today�s modern world you will have to provide succinct and persuasive information on some important aspects.
Undoubtedly it is worth your while to study how to develop your arguments and defend them, while you study at the school. Do not succumb to common and wrong mistake ?thinking that it is possible to acquire these skills at your job place. Certainly, at your work you will acquire some skills, experience and knowledge, you have not acquired at the University, however, the period of your study at the college and the university represents the best time for this acquirement.
Remember, that your tutor already knows much on the subject of your research, and his main task to teach you how to gain some new knowledge, using existing resources and published sources. In order however to present your dissertation thesis, one should back your contention up with references. One should show that you use reputable sources and that the problem is worth your research and has not been answered previously. I would like to single out this particular phrase- �has not been answered? because the problem or at least similar question might have been researched, however no definite answer on the problem so far has been obtained. Your purpose is to provide this answer in your dissertation thesis.
Certainly if you already study at Graduate school, you dissertation thesis may not be the first thesis you encounter; you might have already developed and defended your master thesis. However, this kind of thesis differs in many respects from dissertation thesis. You should understand that whereas your master thesis represented succinct statement of the major points of your argument, your dissertation thesis should reveal some new knowledge on existing problem. In spite of the fact that thesis writing is one of the most common assignments, many students still can not understand why it is necessary to complete it. What is the main purpose of this type of academic project? Regardless whether it is a dissertation thesis,replica rolex submariner, or master thesis, one of the main purposes of this assignment is to teach students to develop their presentation and persuasive skills, valuable skills for any career. In today�s modern world you will have to provide succinct and persuasive information on some important aspects.
Undoubtedly it is worth your while to study how to develop your arguments and defend them, while you study at the school. Do not succumb to common and wrong mistake ?thinking that it is possible to acquire these skills at your job place. Certainly, at your work you will acquire some skills, experience and knowledge, you have not acquired at the University, however, the period of your study at the college and the university represents the best time for this acquirement.
Why Study Criminal Justice-_44378
The Criminal Justice System of England and Wales includes such organisations as the police, the courts, and The Crown Prosecution Service and refers broadly to the way in which they operate on a national and local level to control crime and to uphold law. Although, such phenomena as 9/11 and 7/7, the recent popularity of the Wire, and the tabloid media s zeal for disclosing information about criminal/terrorist networks has promoted the need to debate and question the powers and the systems used by our law enforcers, there are other reasons for people with an interest in crime to consider studying a Criminal Justice degree.
The first thing for prospective Criminal Justice students to acknowledge is the diverse range of career opportunities open to an individual after graduation. A Criminal Justice degree is not only well-suited to someone who might like to work as a bobby on the beat in a small town police station, or for the CID in a more fast-paced city environment. There is also every reason that a graduate may be able to embark on a career in law, possibly as a barrister or lawyer. Additionally, there is also the chance to focus on community-based work, such as rehabilitation for juveniles or ex-offenders.
However, Criminal Justice degrees not only teach how to enforce and uphold laws, but there is also almost as much of a focus on the analysis of why crime exists in the first place. This might include study of the social and economic implications on areas of high crime and why extremes and types vary from place to place. There is also considerable study of the notion of criminality, and the important acknowledgement of the scale of crime.
A Criminal Justice degree today will also typically deal with the most relevant and recent areas of law and crime. These might include human rights, racism, terrorism, and the key issues therein. It is also possible to study such a future-orientated subject in the most up to date manner via home study or a course online, as well as by more traditional means.
Yet, perhaps one of the most important aspects of studying Criminal Justice is the responsibility gained when graduating and moving into a law-based job. Whilst being overseen by government bodies such as The Ministry of Justice and The Home Office, the future of law and the Criminal Justice system is very much in the hands of the ground-level enforcers and community workers who view crime first hand.
The first thing for prospective Criminal Justice students to acknowledge is the diverse range of career opportunities open to an individual after graduation. A Criminal Justice degree is not only well-suited to someone who might like to work as a bobby on the beat in a small town police station, or for the CID in a more fast-paced city environment. There is also every reason that a graduate may be able to embark on a career in law, possibly as a barrister or lawyer. Additionally, there is also the chance to focus on community-based work, such as rehabilitation for juveniles or ex-offenders.
However, Criminal Justice degrees not only teach how to enforce and uphold laws, but there is also almost as much of a focus on the analysis of why crime exists in the first place. This might include study of the social and economic implications on areas of high crime and why extremes and types vary from place to place. There is also considerable study of the notion of criminality, and the important acknowledgement of the scale of crime.
A Criminal Justice degree today will also typically deal with the most relevant and recent areas of law and crime. These might include human rights, racism, terrorism, and the key issues therein. It is also possible to study such a future-orientated subject in the most up to date manner via home study or a course online, as well as by more traditional means.
Yet, perhaps one of the most important aspects of studying Criminal Justice is the responsibility gained when graduating and moving into a law-based job. Whilst being overseen by government bodies such as The Ministry of Justice and The Home Office, the future of law and the Criminal Justice system is very much in the hands of the ground-level enforcers and community workers who view crime first hand.
Why Traditional Colleges Will Continue To Survive And Thrive_47487
With online education continuing to explode, some people feel the days of traditional colleges are numbered. One online educator even said that traditional colleges are becoming a place vagabond youths go to congregate.
Nothing could be further from the truth. Below are the reasons I think traditional colleges will continue to survive, thrive, and play big roles in society.
1. Going away to college is like a rite of passage. There is nothing like that feeling of an 18 year old moving away from mom and dad for the first time. It connotes freedom. It is Freedom from being told what to do all the time. Why traditional colleges are more expensive than distance learning colleges, I would not have given up the chance at this freedom for a million dollars.
As a parent, I cannot fathom not letting my children have this same freedom and experience. It is an experience I so much enjoyed. It is only natural that I would want this freedom and experience for my beloved children.
2. Traditional colleges offer social networking that online education cannot. It is said it�s not often what you learn in college that matters, it is who you sit next to in class. Some of the people you sit next to in class will become lifelong friends and business associates.
This became more evident to me during the 2007 NCAA Basketball Championship. If you are a college basketball fan, you know the University of Florida won back to back college basketball championship in 2006 and 2007. This was made possible by a group of young men (Corey Brewer, Taurean Green, Al Horford and Joakim Noah) who became teammates and roommates.
These young men while at the University of Florida became special friends. Through this friendship, they bonded together and agreed to try to achieve something that was only done once (win back to back NCAA College Basketball Championship) since 1973. The other school that did it since 1973 is Duke University. Needless to say, they achieved this goal and will forever go down in the history of college basketball together.
Can online education provide such enabling environment?
I think NOT!
3. Traditional colleges have become icons in the communities they are located in. Some of these communities have come to love and identify with their schools.
Take Gainesville, Florida for example. Can you imagine the city of Gainesville, Florida without the University of Florida? The city of Gainesville will suffer untold economic and social hardships without the students of University of Florida.
4. Old habits die hard. There are still people who believe in the traditional way of learning. These people feel being on campus is the best way to learn. They will continue to support and go to traditional schools to do their learning.
5. There are majors that are not amenable to online learning. Until online schools figure out how to do things like chemistry or physics labs online, these type of majors will continue to be the forte of traditional colleges. Sometimes learning just involves getting your hands dirty.
While not exhaustive by any means, these are some of the reasons traditional colleges will continue to survive now and in the future. It is indeed too early to hold their obituary. In fact, such an obituary may never come in our lifetime.
Nothing could be further from the truth. Below are the reasons I think traditional colleges will continue to survive, thrive, and play big roles in society.
1. Going away to college is like a rite of passage. There is nothing like that feeling of an 18 year old moving away from mom and dad for the first time. It connotes freedom. It is Freedom from being told what to do all the time. Why traditional colleges are more expensive than distance learning colleges, I would not have given up the chance at this freedom for a million dollars.
As a parent, I cannot fathom not letting my children have this same freedom and experience. It is an experience I so much enjoyed. It is only natural that I would want this freedom and experience for my beloved children.
2. Traditional colleges offer social networking that online education cannot. It is said it�s not often what you learn in college that matters, it is who you sit next to in class. Some of the people you sit next to in class will become lifelong friends and business associates.
This became more evident to me during the 2007 NCAA Basketball Championship. If you are a college basketball fan, you know the University of Florida won back to back college basketball championship in 2006 and 2007. This was made possible by a group of young men (Corey Brewer, Taurean Green, Al Horford and Joakim Noah) who became teammates and roommates.
These young men while at the University of Florida became special friends. Through this friendship, they bonded together and agreed to try to achieve something that was only done once (win back to back NCAA College Basketball Championship) since 1973. The other school that did it since 1973 is Duke University. Needless to say, they achieved this goal and will forever go down in the history of college basketball together.
Can online education provide such enabling environment?
I think NOT!
3. Traditional colleges have become icons in the communities they are located in. Some of these communities have come to love and identify with their schools.
Take Gainesville, Florida for example. Can you imagine the city of Gainesville, Florida without the University of Florida? The city of Gainesville will suffer untold economic and social hardships without the students of University of Florida.
4. Old habits die hard. There are still people who believe in the traditional way of learning. These people feel being on campus is the best way to learn. They will continue to support and go to traditional schools to do their learning.
5. There are majors that are not amenable to online learning. Until online schools figure out how to do things like chemistry or physics labs online, these type of majors will continue to be the forte of traditional colleges. Sometimes learning just involves getting your hands dirty.
While not exhaustive by any means, these are some of the reasons traditional colleges will continue to survive now and in the future. It is indeed too early to hold their obituary. In fact, such an obituary may never come in our lifetime.
Why Washington Broadcast Schools Are The Sound Choice_40360
When it comes to radio and broadcast in the Pacific Northwest, the supreme area for a long time now has been Washington State. The area's ranking radio markets are cities like Seattle, Olympia, and Tacoma.
Pupils in Washington broadcast schools can be in the unique place of learning about the profession of broadcast and radio in an area with such a vibrant cultural backdrops. The state of Washington has been the place of several homegrown music movements in the last 25 years, such as grunge-rock in Seattle and riot grill in Olympia. Influential bands such as Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam and Bikini Kill all come from Seattle.
Add to this Washington State's solid custom of social and environmental activism and the answer is a climate for some of the most intriguing airwaves in the Western United States.
Radio has long been a proving ground for talent who goes on to work on television as news announcers and sportscasters. And it holds true that many of the skills determined in broadcast schools interpret very well into television. Training in broadcasting will ultimately conditions pupils for work in all aspects of the broadcasting business, radio,coach poppy bags, television,black uggs cheap, and the growing segment of the market--Internet.Washington broadcast schools, such as Entertainment Connection, provide students mentorship programs that allows them with the opportunity to be learning the broadcasting business in the environment of an actual radio station.
Pupils who take part in mentorship programs learn about the broadcasting business with an actual radio station for their classroom and an actual working broadcaster for their teacher. Studying from books and classroom lectures stay essential, but mentorship programs like these are granting students the opportunity to be studying "on the job" as they actually participate in the procedure of keeping an actual radio station on air.
With the reign of the digital age, the need for information is now at an unmatched high. And with this call, there will be a demand for more talented broadcasters to fill jobs as TV and radio news announcers, DJs, sports casters, talk show hosts,replica rolex submariner, and more. Apart from the solid broadcast climate, the state also offers a wellspring of talent from which the country can draw from.
Students who attend broadcast schools in Washington State often find their way into work in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles and other leading broadcast hubs around the country and around the world. Those who taken part in the mentorship programs, like the one from Entertainment Connection,chanel j12 black, can enter the job market and have an edge over the rest of the competition.
Whether your ultimate ambition is radio or television, attending Washington broadcast schools can be an essential first step on your road to a profitable and satisfying career.
Pupils in Washington broadcast schools can be in the unique place of learning about the profession of broadcast and radio in an area with such a vibrant cultural backdrops. The state of Washington has been the place of several homegrown music movements in the last 25 years, such as grunge-rock in Seattle and riot grill in Olympia. Influential bands such as Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam and Bikini Kill all come from Seattle.
Add to this Washington State's solid custom of social and environmental activism and the answer is a climate for some of the most intriguing airwaves in the Western United States.
Radio has long been a proving ground for talent who goes on to work on television as news announcers and sportscasters. And it holds true that many of the skills determined in broadcast schools interpret very well into television. Training in broadcasting will ultimately conditions pupils for work in all aspects of the broadcasting business, radio,coach poppy bags, television,black uggs cheap, and the growing segment of the market--Internet.Washington broadcast schools, such as Entertainment Connection, provide students mentorship programs that allows them with the opportunity to be learning the broadcasting business in the environment of an actual radio station.
Pupils who take part in mentorship programs learn about the broadcasting business with an actual radio station for their classroom and an actual working broadcaster for their teacher. Studying from books and classroom lectures stay essential, but mentorship programs like these are granting students the opportunity to be studying "on the job" as they actually participate in the procedure of keeping an actual radio station on air.
With the reign of the digital age, the need for information is now at an unmatched high. And with this call, there will be a demand for more talented broadcasters to fill jobs as TV and radio news announcers, DJs, sports casters, talk show hosts,replica rolex submariner, and more. Apart from the solid broadcast climate, the state also offers a wellspring of talent from which the country can draw from.
Students who attend broadcast schools in Washington State often find their way into work in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles and other leading broadcast hubs around the country and around the world. Those who taken part in the mentorship programs, like the one from Entertainment Connection,chanel j12 black, can enter the job market and have an edge over the rest of the competition.
Whether your ultimate ambition is radio or television, attending Washington broadcast schools can be an essential first step on your road to a profitable and satisfying career.
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