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why is it important to begin the process of planning a career now?

career planning:) help...? please answer with True/False.. thanks for the help. 7. Watching video interviews is no help in learning what different careers are like. True False 8. Putting together your own business plan can help you decide how well the role of entrepreneur fits you. True False 9. Knowing yourself is one of the most important steps of the career planning process. True False 10. The career planning process ends when you get your first job. True False

Career planning -> The thought process? I'm a senior in high school, I have a few ideas on what "general" area I am interested in pursuing a career in, but I don't really know where/how to determine which career/job interests me most. Is it important to know what I want to do before going into college? How would I be able to find out what I might want to do with my life while I am in college?

What is the enrollment process for American Career College? I am planning on starting a course at American Career college. I recently viewed the website which gives no details on the enrollment process. Does anyone know why they wouldnt post this information up online? You can either call them, or they can call you. Has anyone attended this school before? If so, how is the enrollment process; and what is the interview like?

i need major help!!! on career explorations!? In a 300-500 word essay, please answer the following questions. Base your answers on the reasons you took this course and the introductory material that you have read in this section. What benefits do you expect to achieve from career exploration? What do you expect to be the most challenging parts of your career planning process? Why? What questions do you hope to answer about career exploration as you study this course?

what are ur ideas about my career track ? please help me ........? i am a Bsc psychology graduate in chennai from a reputed college....got placed in Cognizant BPO ........as a process executive....my career plan is to become as an HR.....am i on track....planning to do Msc psy in distance......and then step into MBA in b school wit work experience.............gonna join the company in few days................. i jus wanna do some masters ,,,,while m working ........please suggest some courses that could be useful for me.........rightnow my plan s to go for Msc psychology...............what are the various other options..........that would be useful for my carrer........ any correspondences courses.....please suggest me wit university......and ideas of courses toooo..............

help me with this.. thanks? Match each step of the career planning process with the correct description. A. Discovering career trends, transferable skills, and lifelong learning B. Choosing and making plans for a career of interest C. Finding out where and how you want to live and how much you need to earn D. Conducting research, interviews, and job shadows E. Writing resumes and applications; handling interviews F. Evaluating skills, interests, values and personality 1. Getting to Know Yourself 2. Knowing What You Want 3. Getting to Know the Job Market 4. Getting Ready for a Career 5. Getting a Job 6. Keeping Your Career Going

What viable career options are available for a truck driver with 3 years experience, and a business degree? I also have more than 23 years as an accountant/corporate finance manager. I have experience in budgeting, business modeling/planning, variance analysis, process improvement, project management, team building and many other corporate and business related functions. I have a goal to start my own logistics related company, but I need more industry specific experience. I've tried driving the big trucks to get connected to some shippers and to familiarize myself with the shipping culture. I have also certified as a transportation broker, but don't have any experience in this area yet. I'm trying to decide what kind of work/job would provide the most education and training that would be the most beneficial toward my goal. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance, Eddy

What are the steps and process of becoming a EMT in the greater atlanta area? Ive chosen to be a EMT as my career choice and im planning on going to college for EMT classes soon. Im just curious, can anyone explain in a little detail the classes and there levels to me? Also, after getting certafied where and how would one go about finding a job and puting my new skills to use? Any other interesting tidbits or advice or anything are always nice aswell. Thanks!

How Do I make my dad understand I want a career not just a job? How Do I make my dad understand I want a career not just a job? I am 24 years old. I have been doing seasonal work in Mallorca since I was 18. I was planning to go to Main Land Spain this Summer as I did not want to return to Mallorca. However my plans fell through. I have usually returned to a job in the winter after my stint in Mallorca. However this winter. I could not get my job back due to management changes and issues beyond my control so I signed on. As i was planning to go to Spain I worked a Part Time job in a cafe for 10 hours a week or so until the boss started to mess about and the hours and cr@p she dished out were not worth while. When my plans of going to Spain did not work out I thought i would go spend the Summer in Skegness (I live in Bradford) with a friend. She was part way through moving house and things were going slow so I knocked that on the head. Now I want a career not just a job. I want to get into Youth Work but it is a slow process how do I get my dad to understand. I don't feel I am wrong at wanting a good future. while i was in Mallorca i achived all i could and i am happy with my choices. yes it would have been nice to settle in mallorca have a nice little job and family and that but i have always wanted more. The way my mum talk it is like my dad will throw me out as i can not be a sucessful as him or my mum or brother. Luck has a part is sucess and in time i will fall lucky i know Rome was not built in a day. I am sick of the tears of frustration I cry almost every day and the pain i feel when things are not sucessful but i have to keep going. I have GCSE's ranging from A-F City and Guilds Numeracy I know how to use a pc and the internet, I did BETC Leisure and Tourism Animation Option that is hotel entertainment and I have gone as far as i wanted to in Entertainment, I also did BTEC Overseas Operations which trained you to be a childrens rep I did as much as i could cope in that job. Now when I left school I have no idea what I wanted to do career wise but i did not want to waste my life on dead end jobs so I did what i wanted to while i was young and gained work and life experience. Now I know what i want to do and it is youth work or something in residential Units ( Children's homes) I want a career that is challenging and rewarding and i am willing to study again and volunteer but its hard to find the information as a lot comes from 3rd parties and criminal record checks take a while and the job centre are slow. My dad thinks i am lazy and sit on my backside. It is tearing my mum to pieces as dad is on her back My mum is stuck in the middle as she knows what i want to do but my dad is not willing to understand and it is not easy living at home. At time I help with the cleaning but in everybody else eyes this is my destiny when i get married to be a mother and a wife and do the house work and have a job and i kind of resent doing that now but i do. i always believed parents were meant to support you in you descisions and my mum does but she is again Piggy in the middle between me and my dad. I feel like that baddy for wanting to provide a better future ffor myself while i still can but my dad thinks i should get a job any job. He does not see todays world Im in a catch 22 with recruitment agencies if i have experience they want qualifications and visa versa. I decided to go to mallorca to work and learn the language which i have done. I am now home and I have always when able to paid my own way as much as I can i have learnt to budget and be good with my money to avoid problems in my future

Questionnnaire for project? I am persuing MBA,I need sample questionnaire for selection process and career planning and development.I need it to do my survey

What career path can I choose that will help people and make good money? Hi, I am a highschool student thinking about what career path I should take. I want a job that will help people and make pretty good money. The obvious choice would be a doctor. But, I have never liked science that much, and wouldn't want to go through the dreadful process of becoming one. They have to train for about 12 years after highschool. What other jobs are there that I can plan on doing that will help people and make pretty good money. Thanks!

Anyone willing to help guide me through the PA teacher certification process? I'm planning on entering teaching from another career. I could use a bit of guidance. Let me know if you have the time to provide some insight. Thank you!

Life is so challenging !!! Why couples decide to bring another new life through pleasure sexual intercourse? Life is full of challenges..be it career challenge or relationship challenge or general happiness. I wonder how do couples start the family planning process. What i think for a guy it is just a random process- he is doing sex and getting pleasure and after few days he get the news that he will become dad !! For girl well she is happy that she will be mother. Are all pregnancies unwanted/unplanned? A random process of sexual intercourse getting pleasure?

What exactly is the process for emancipation in the state of Georgia? I'm 17. I'm going to be 18 in 6 months. I know I should just wait and until then but I'm in a very unhealthy environment. My mom has been physically and mentally abusing me my whole life. She doesn't do it a lot, only when I make her angry and do something wrong, but nonetheless I know what she does isn't right. It is emotionally draining for me, I'm depressed and rarely happy, I feel threatened in my own home and scared. She tries to control everything and just won't let me live a normal, healthy life. I need to get out of this situation. I have to do this for myself, for my happiness and my health. I've always known that I have to, and now that I'm almost an adult I have to take action. I need help though! I don't have a job, but I do go to school and I plan on going to college and actually having a successful career. But I need to get out of here first. I know I can become emancipated but I need to know how in Georgia. Please give me all the help and details you can... Thanks.

A secure career with horses? Due to recent developments in college, I've been considering changing major and school to get an Equine Science degree. Here's the backstory: I am a 2nd year pre-pharmacy student, supposed to be applying to pharmacy school this month. However, I recently have started to view this career merely as a job I can stand that will make me a boatload of money so that I can have horses instead of a career I love. Moreover, my grades have slipped badly (reasons are my own, and consist mainly of lack of motivation for organic chem), and though I have very high admissions test scores, the Pharm. dean told me pretty clearly in a recent advising session that if I didn't get particular grades on my finals, I wouldn't be getting in this year. I'm pretty sure I didn't bring my grades up enough, and my parents can't afford to send me out of state any longer to try again next year. I would pay my own way next year to try again, except that we fear with the economy the way it is, I will be unable to get a loan to pay my tuition. So I was considering transferring to William Woods and majoring in Equine Science. I am fairly certain (although awaiting a reply from their offices to confirm) that I could complete the degree in 4 semesters. I also stand to get quite a bit of scholarship if my GPA doesn't slip below a 3.5 after this semester. I asked about William Woods previously, but my only answer was really that I should stay in Pharm school. But this isn't really an option at this point. If I changed schools, however, I really would like to be a riding instructor, and give hunter/jumper lessons, and own a barn/school horses of my own, and perhaps do a couple of boarders a month. My question is, would I even have a shot at making this a stable career? My boyfriend is quite willing to support me, and already owns the land and is in the process of planning a barn that would support this career choice for me. He has a very stable job and makes a good deal of money, but I do NOT want to just suck off him and use his money to make it work. If I have to get a side-job, then so be it, but would that even be plausible? The other thing I am worried about is my amount of experience. I have been riding for 11 years, but not under the best of trainers, and my show experience is VERY limited. I hoped by actually doing the Equine Science degree at William Woods it would give me a chance not only to get some better training (and re-training) but also a chance to show through their various organizations. But would that be enough? I really wish my level of experience matched my passion for horses. Or, what would other stable career choices be? I understand in this economy buying then training and re-selling horses won't be profitable. I have thought perhaps about being a County Saddlery rep (there isn't one for my state) or working with local show and breed organizations, or even opening a tack store. I am also not particuarly interested in the breeding aspect of the horse industry. What other paths might I take with an Equine Science degree? It's a complex situation, but any advice would really be appreciated.

I want to become an events/party planner. Does anyone know how I would begin my own business in this field? I am in the process of planning my own wedding and I am having a fantastic time doing so. I have always enjoyed planning things: group vacations for my friends and I, road trips, etc... I could be described as a slight control freak and I am a perfectionist. I know I would exceed, and enjoy my career, if I were to make this a possibility. How do I do it? How do I get my name out there? How much do event planners charge for their services? I have a lot of questions, and hope that people who are self employed would be able to give me some pointers on getting my business up and running. Thank You in advance for your time and help.

Where can I get inexpensive training or certification on the federal eeo process? I am a lawyer looking for a career change to diversity management. I am interested in eeo counseling, eeo investigations, and drafting affirmative action plans.

What happens when a truck driver gets a ticket? Does he/she lose their job? My fiance got a ticket for driving over the speed limit. He just found out that he is guilty and now he has a point on his license. What happens now? Will he be able to drive again? Is his career as a professional driver over? what should I do? We are in the process of planning a wedding. Does this situation sound hopeless to you or not?

How can I get into a SAP career? I am a Process Engineer with a Graduate Diploma in Enterprise Resources Planning and 1.5Years experience with Navision Manufacturing modules

What actual degrees are recommended for a career in screenwriting or writing for television, in general? This is something that has been bothering me for a while. I'm currently in the midst of a major change in university and I'm unsure of really what programs I really want to be in to best hone what I think I'm best at. My previous major before the reconsideration was Film/Video with an emphasis on Animation, focusing more on the actual animatic process. This was chosen because my goal previously was, and remains to work my way to a position where I can viably pitch and write an animated series. Before I say anything else, I'd like to mention that you don't have to tell me how hard it would. Everyone else in the world has already. Over the past year my priorities have shifted more into writing over art, with my current plan involving attempting to break into the industry via writing for other shows before trying to pitch. I've considered switching to an English major with a creative writing emphasis. I just don't know what the people that hire actually look for in a writer. I should have specified a few things a bit further, althoug I don't know whether it will make a difference; the writing for television means more of the writing fiction and scripts and such for fiction programs in contrast to newswork or nonfiction writing; while I have done that sort of writing previously, I'd like to think that I'm better at creative fiction writing, without sounding too condescending...

Should i sue or should i just trust the system? I have a small part time job working for the NY board of Education. i started working in late may and I have YET to recieve a Check. it totals to about 90 hours and im really really pissed. I keep talking to a lady, who can't not double talk and im basically being given the run around. Somebody, somewhere along the process screwed up and every person i talk to basically blames the other or somebody else. Im thinking about sueing, but i plan to develope a career around the department of education. so is wise to sue them, considering that i am planning to become a teacher? come on what the hell is that? most of you are telling me to climb the ladder. i did! its not working and i am going to become a teacher. i need the money. i am not going to forfeit 90 hours. thats ridiculous. my question is, if i sue them can they prevent me from getting a job.

Change my career is it correct or wrong? Hi All I am completed B.sc.(Comp science) with MBA (system with Marketing). Presently i am working with Financial sector in that i have 38 months i have good experience in Financial sector as a " Process Associate" i am looking for change my career from Financial sector to IT sector for that i plan to study SAS course. Do you people suggest me, my decision is correct or not. If yes what module i need to select in SAS. Regards Kesavan T

career planning help...? 1) Joanie wants to be a plumber. Which post-secondary training or education would fit her best? an apprenticeship a bachelors degree a post-graduate degree or doctoral degree military training 2) It is important to focus on only one career when determining what education or training you will need after high school. True False 3) When completing career matching, if many of your characteristics are very different from those of people in the job then: this would be a good career match for you. this career is unlikely to be a good fit for you. you may need to do more research, or consult your feelings. you will need to start over with your entire process. thanks I got all of them correct except the 3rd one i appreciate the help bless

Anthropology career? Hi there. I am really interested in an anthropology career. I'm just wondering if anyone can clarify the different subtypes of anthropology. I am mainly interested in studying race: how races diverged and developed into different races AND how environmental factors, migratory factors and other factors influenced this. What is this called? Is this even a type of anthropology? Any help would be appreciated; I'm checking out colleges and it would help in the process! Oh, just for kicks, I'm also planning to major in theater. Just thought you'd want to know, lol.

Already have a degree and want to sit for MA CPA exam. Can I take random courses to finish 150 credit hours? Hello, I'm in the process of studying for the CPA exam and plan on taking it in Massachusetts. I know the requirements are 150 credit hours. I already have an undergraduate degree in Accounting and 132 credit hours under my belt. My problem is that I don't want to enroll in any MBA programs because I plan on doing that in the distant future full time once I am POSITIVE with my career choice. I need to make up the remaining 18 credit hours, but I want to know if it's possible to just take random courses at a community college to make up for it? It would be cheap and convenient for me. Would I have to apply even if I were only taking a night class here and there? Also, how would I go about proving the 150 credit hours? Would the CC that I take courses from give me a transcript showing just those 18 credit hours? Would that backup and my undergrad degree showing 132 credit hours be sufficient? Any recommendations on schools where I can take a few courses in the Boston area?

How does one go about getting a job in a foreign country? I'm going to take a year off after I get my undergraduate degree and I really want to move to Italy and learn Italian. What process should I follow in order to get a job there? Is teaching English my best bet? I really just want something to pay the rent, food and shoe bills, not a career or anything, as I'm planning on going to medical school when I return to the states. Also, I need a visa, correct? Or is it something else that I'd need?

Entering Senior Year of College and still unsure of what I want to do? Changed my major to Geography and GIS because I want a masters in Urban Planning, but Law has always been in the back of my mind, but I haven't positioned myself for the law school process, I also am interested in Public Health- I feel way too young to finalize my career track at 20- argh and applications for grad/professional degrees are due in the next few months- ANY advice?

Working as an illegal in Spain...would a deportation show up during a background check? A friend's daughter and her boyfriend..both early 20's..are planning to go to Spain and then find work. From researching the process and talking to them, it is pretty clear they will be working illegally as they will not have the appropriate work visas or resident permits. I have read that currently Spain is cracking down more on illegal workers, fining them and deporting them. The two kids feel this is not a huge issue..worth the risk for a year in Spain. However, both are going into careers that will involve in depth criminal records checks when being hired. My question is, would a deportation (if done formally..not just go home or else sort of thing) show up on their records? Thanks...

matching CAREER EXPLOARTION please help me.? A. using the connections among people to help one another reach important goals B. personal readiness and ability to take action C. a meeting in which you gather information from another person D. the total of activities involved in the transfer of goods from the producer or seller to the consumer or buyer, including advertising, shipping, storing, and selling E. being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before F. continuing or repeating behavior G. the process of learning about careers that interest you H. eager for knowledge I. someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it J. the cause of change K. the practice of starting new organizations, particularly new businesses generally in response to identified opportunities L. a concise overview of the entire plan along with a history of your company 14. career exploration (1 point) 15. networking (1 point) 16. informational interview (1 point) 17. entrepreneur (1 point) 18. persistence (1 point) 19. inquisitiveness (1 point) 20. innovative (1 point) 21. personal initiative (1 point) 22. change agent (1 point) 23. entrepreneurship (1 point) 24. marketing (1 point) 25. executive summary (1 point)

can I only get the college repayment plan while talking to the career counselor? I have already been processed I thought that is what youth success (pays) was all about but it is not Can I still get college loan repayment

The Career Planning Process? Explain the Career Planning Process. Please.

What are your Recommendations on Engineering Career Path? I just finished my 3rd year @ the University of Florida. I need 6 classes to finish my Mechanical Degree and 1 more 4 my Biomechanics Minor. I have not had an internship, research or co-op experience yet &have interviewed &sought after these for two years with negative responses. My friends say persistence is key. I took a design course working in a group to determine facewidths and fatigue lives of engine parts.I also worked on a Human Powered Vehicle team and have been involved in several engineering organizations including organizing E-week. I like organizing processes the & human output efficiency interests me.I like Controls (with the bode plots and such).These appear to be industrial engineering qualities. Should I apply for PhD Programs and fellowships in ergonomics?Find any job that will take me &/or get my teaching certification & wait till I have more money for gradschool? Should I apply the armed force’s NUPOC lucrative program ?Am I missing something here in my evaluation.I am .184 gpt away from a 3.0 and plan to take the FE next spring and the GRE this fall. Thank you all your responses have been thought provoking and insightful, may they prove to be helpful as I continue to persue some work experience before I graduate.

I m planning 2 make a career transition frm loan processing to Wealth Management. How good are the prospects ? I have been working as a loan processor for 3 years now before which I was in Accounting and Auditing field. Now I realize I have made a mistake by switching to loan management as I dont see any growth in this field. Here are my concers. 1. I am doing a certification course in Private Banking which costs a lot.Is this necessary to enter WM industry ? I chose this option because all the WM job advts ask for experienced guys in WM? 2. I live in Singapore and I am Indian. This is my major concern.As most of the people here are chinese, I am worried if I would be able to make it big since I dont speak their language and if I would be able to win over their trust ? Could someone really professional and experienced answer my questions ? Thanks

i got appointment letter from BENIN OIL CORPORATION is this real? Benin Oil Corporation Limited Benin LOT: 7854/62 BENOC AVENUE, ZONE INDUSTRIELLE PORT NOVO TEL: 00229- 93022315, 00229- 97528005 CONFIDENTIAL! BENIN OIL CORPORATION JOB REF: BENOCBJI67/21563755 DATE: MARCH 27TH, 2008 ATTENTION: SAEED FAROUK SHAMSEEN CONTRACT AGREEMENT/ APPOINTMENT LETTER 1.0EXECUTIVE SUMMARY We have in file, your Resume, Job Application and Answers to the Official Interview. After the evaluation of these documents, we found you qualified to work with our Team. Hence, BENIN OIL CORPORATION Seek to employ your services as an expatriate consultant for the provision of expatriate services as stipulated in the following acts in this document. This document embodies the approved Terms for the purpose of this contract. 2.0JOB TITLE/UNIT PURCHASING MANAGER 3.0JOB COMMENCEMENT/ LOCATION The work Location will be within the work metropolis of BENIN OIL CORPORATION Facility Plant. You are to report immediately to the HR Manager after your arrival for brief elaboration about the company and other logistics before you start duty. 4.0SCOPE OF WORK SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: Appropriate monitoring/coordination services, planning and implementation, development, execution, responsible for the approval and purchases as shall be deemed necessary for job success Comprehensive infrastructure /management, policies initiation and approval of corrective actions, including regulatory agencies representatives, decisions making, changes incorporation when necessary. Quality assurance, Quality control, corporate liaison work with one or more project team, or steering committee, senior managers and other key influences, possession and maintenance of outgoing and incoming policy and operations manuals. You shall be expected to work lead a team of prime experienced project personnel’s with the mandate to provide excellent services. You shall also be expected to meet/liaise with the entire management board of WEST BENIN OIL CORPORATION For overview and updates bi-monthly 5.0CONTRACT PERIOD/ DURATION This contract is for the period of one year, starting for the date of your arrival to Benin, after one year Contract can be renewable. 6.0SALARY INDICATION Monthly Salary: US$12,000 (Twelve Thousand United States Dollars) You will be eligible to receive US$11,920 (Eleven Thousand Nine Hundred and twenty United States Dollars) –Basic (Tax exclusive) Monthly. Funds can be transferred to any Bank designated by you and this must be in conformity with the present tax situation of the Country. Work time shall be 40 hours work week for the Twelve (12) month contract term as such employee shall also be entitled to over-time allowance if employee work time exceeds the official stipulated hours. Salary shall also be liable to increments with time and employees' official promotions and position in service. 7.0ALLOWANCES/ ENTITLEMENTS Hazard/Inconveniences: US$560.00 (Monthly) Car Maintenance: US$1,089.00 (Monthly) Entertainment & Recreation: US$575.00 (Monthly) Travel & Events: US$950.00 (Monthly) 8.0EXPENSES BEFORE TRAVEL BY EMPLOYEES Expenses made/incurred by the employee related to job before commencement of duties or Expenses made during Travel Plans, Processing of Travel Particulars ETC will be substantiated with receipts and Employer will re-imburse the Employee not later than Five (5) working days after submission of Employee’s expense Report and Receipts as proofs of such Expenses. Employer however agrees to reimburse fully all Travel costs and Expenses made by Employee. The agreement hereby binds Employer and Employee in that re-imbursements will be made fully to Employees upon presentation of Expense Reports and Receipts of Expenses. “On no account will Employer accept to shoulder costs for Travel Expenses, Processing of Work/ Resident Permit Papers of Employee before Work sign-on. This is to possibly evade losses that may be accrued to Employer should Employee decide to decline Job Offer after certain Expenses must have been made by Employer.” The agreement hereby binds Employer and Employee in that re-imbursements will be made fully to Employees upon presentation of Expense Reports and Receipts of Expenses 9.0UPFRONT PAYMENT OF SALARIES The first monthly salary shall be paid in advance before expatriates embark on journey to assume duty. This is to enable expatriates settle all domestic needs before travel. As such no excuses will be entertained on assumption of duty relating to default. Employees (Expatriates) are to note that 1MONTH UPFRONT SALARIES are paid as soon as Employees Procure and Process the relevant Resident/ Work Permit Documents from the Benin Immigration Services and submit same to the company for Verification. All payment of Salary after assumption of duty in BENIN shall be 75% paid into an offshore account to be provided by employee with the remaining 25% paid locally in BENIN. This is in line with the Benin Expatriate Financial Statutory Laws. 10.0FEEDING & ACCOMODATION All Employees are expected to reside at the Company’s Staff estate. There are Single Bed-room and Flat options for Employees to choose from. Employees are entitled to take meals free of charge at the General Staff canteens. Dietary options, Customized cooks and Dieticians are available options. 11.0MEDICAL EXPENSES Employer will provide the employee with comprehensive Health care for the term of contract, and follow-on care for injuries suffered during the term of contract for employee and family. 12.0OFFICE ASSETS TO BE PROVIDED BY EMPLOYER Computer resources: Laptop Computer, 1.6 GHz Processor, 256 MB RAM, 24XCD-RW, 30GB Hard Drive, Floppy Drive, Integrated Network Adapter, Internal 56K Modem, Spare Battery and Necessary Software. Full time Internet access is also made available. Phones: Employer will provide each employee with one (1) landline and one (1) mobile telephone. This shall have a reasonable credit limit application per month. Cars: Employer will provide an official car MAZDA 626 LX for Senior/ Chief Staffs. Also they shall always be a standby Air Conditioned Coaster Bus to transport ordinary staffs from the Company’s Estate to work Metropolis. 13.0SAFETY & SECURITY Safety and Security of personnel (Local/Foreign) and Facilities on Job Locations and communities are no small issues, and have been seriously considered to ensure and assure hitch free operations. All operations on Job Location are designed to adhere strictly to the Health Safety and Environment (HSE) Policy as applicable in the Oil and Gas Sector. All expatriates are entitled to a free and mandatory safety courses on Job Locations to be delivered by qualified safety and environment experts. All safety wears shall be provided by the Company at Job Locations such like Safety Coveralls, Gloves, Goggles, Helmet and Safety Shoes etc. as applicable in the Oil & Gas Sector. 14.0TELECOMMUNICATION/ INTERNET FACILITIES There are standard Telecommunication Facilities and Internet services at the disposal of all expatriates, and same shall be accessible to all Personnel (Local/Foreign) without any charge or expenses to be incurred. Cellular Phones can be obtained by expatriates from the Local dealers/Service Providers in Work Metropolis but must be used in accordance with the safety regulations on Job Locations. 15.0ADDITIONAL SERVICES Recreational/Sports Facilities shall also be made available at the disposal of all expatriates with no expenses to be incurred. Laundry and Dry Cleaning Service will also be made available to all Expatriates by the company's laundry and dry cleaning unit. 16.0DOCUMENTS PROCESSING VISA, WORK/ RESIDENCE PERMIT The Employee is requested to contact the below office who shall be responsible for the process or his or her Valid Benin Work/Residence Permit Visa and then should forward same to the HR of BENOC for Verification and authenticity confirmation. Hence any expenses incurred during this process shall be refunded to the candidate in not less than 5 working days of arrival to Benin. 17.0THE BENIN IMMIGRATION SERVICES CONTACT DETAILS BELOW: BENIN IMMIGRATION SERVICES LOT 708/710 ZONE DES AMBASSADE, BENIN IMMIGRATION LAYOUT, COTONOU, REP. DU BENIN E-mail: workpermit@immigrationbenin-bj.com TEL: +229- 97 53 75 47 Contact Person: BARR. CHINEDU PETER UCHE I HEREBY ACCEPT THIS JOB OFFER WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS STATED THEREIN: NAME: ………………………………………………………… SIGNATURE: ………………………………………………… ADDRESS: ……………………………………………………. DESIGNATION: ………………………………………………. Regards Andrew Morgan Head of Career/ Recruitment Department Benin Oil Corporation Benin.

What do I have to do to become a counseling psychologist? Im a senior in High school and im planning to go to a community college for 2 years and get my basics done (and hopefully cheaper) and then transfer to a university. I want to get the highest degree in my career choice .. can you help me by telling me what the process of becoming a counseling psychologist is ? thanks!

How Do I make my dad understand I want a career not just a job? I am 24 years old. I have been doing seasonal work in Mallorca since I was 18. I was planning to go to Main Land Spain this Summer as I did not want to return to Mallorca. However my plans fell through. I have usually returned to a job in the winter after my stint in Mallorca. However this winter. I could not get my job back due to management changes and issues beyond my control so I signed on. As i was planning to go to Spain I worked a Part Time job in a cafe for 10 hours a week or so until the boss started to mess about and the hours and cr@p she dished out were not worth while. When my plans of going to Spain did not work out I thought i would go spend the Summer in Skegness (I live in Bradford) with a friend. She was part way through moving house and things were going slow so I knocked that on the head. Now I want a career not just a job. I want to get into Youth Work but it is a slow process how do I get my dad to understand. I don't feel I am wrong at wanting a good future. I have GCSE's ranging from A-F City and Guilds Numeracy I know how to use a pc and the internet, I did BETC Leisure and Tourism Animation Option that is hotel entertainment and I have gone as far as i wanted to in Entertainment, I also did BTEC Overseas Operations which trained you to be a childrens rep I did as much as i could cope in that job. Now when I left school I have no idea what I wanted to do career wise but i did not want to waste my life on dead end jobs so I did what i wanted to while i was young and gained work and life experience. Now I know what i want to do and it is youth work or something in residential Units ( Children's homes) I want a career that is challenging and rewarding and i am willing to study again and volunteer but its hard to find the information as a lot comes from 3rd parties and criminal record checks take a while and the job centre are slow. My dad thinks i am lazy and sit on my backside. It is tearing my mum to pieces as dad is on her back My mum is stuck in the middle as she knows what i want to do but my dad is not willing to understand and it is not easy living at home. At time I help with the cleaning but in everybody else eyes this is my destiny when i get married to be a mother and a wife and do the house work and have a job and i kind of resent doing that now but i do. i always believed parents were meant to support you in you descisions and my mum does but she is again Piggy in the middle between me and my dad. I feel like that baddy for wanting to provide a better future ffor myself while i still can but my dad thinks i should get a job any job. He does not see todays world Im in a catch 22 with recruitment agencies if i have experience they want qualifications and visa versa. while i was in Mallorca i achived all i could and i am happy with my choices. yes it would have been nice to settle in mallorca have a nice little job and family and that but i have always wanted more. The way my mum talk it is like my dad will throw me out as i can not be a sucessful as him or my mum or brother. Luck has a part is sucess and in time i will fall lucky i know Rome was not built in a day. I am sick of the tears of frustration I cry almost every day and the pain i feel when things are not sucessful but i have to keep going.

Help can anyone break this down step by step? Written Assignment 1: The Psychology of Writing Now that you have learned a little about the internal and external factors that influence how you compose your thoughts, write an essay in which you describe your own writing process. Tell of a specific writing assignment, one that might have been related to your career or your personal or academic life. Describe what the assignment was and explain how you moved through the planning to the reviewing process. The paper should be about 300 words long--longer if necessary.

How do i get approved for a mortgage? how do i go about about being pre approved for a mortgage? does this process cost me anything? if so how much? do they take into consideration job changes (ie my husband works full time right now, however he has plans to change careers with much higher salary so is it better to wait until that happens. we live in manitoba canada if that makes a difference.

About career in FBI, please help!!? Hi, I keep researching but I cannot find a definitive answer. I plan to attend law school and graduate with a J.D., but am also interested in a career with the FBI. Assuming I qualify, how exactly do the programs work? Do you pay to attend the FBI academy or do they pay you? Cause I'm getting some strange answers. Also, what positions are available for people with law degrees? Can someone explain to me how this process works? How much longer would I have to go to school for? And what job opportunities are available? Someone please help, I am so confused.

Please suggest me about career decision. I am 1978 born After graduating in commerce (B.Com in 1998) I decided to go for doing C.A. simultaneously I was doing post graduation in commerce (M.Com in 2000). I could not pass even a single group of C.A. and 2 years were wasted in this process. After this I preapared for M.B.A. entrance and got selected in one of B/C grade management college of Mumbai in year 2001 july and completed my MBA (Marketing) in year april 2003. After this I came to my native place and started a distribution business of LPG. Now I am getting bored of this business as it is a repetitive work, no new challenges, growth is stagnant so I am planning to apply for a job. Is my decision right and should I show business experience in my CV would it be a advantage and what could be the best answer for applying for a job. Please advise soon as I am in a dilemma.

My career? Pilot? engineer? ok well i'm 18 and about tym i made a choice?? well i am confused now, if i wanna be a pilot or an aerospace engineer i find the flying planes really interesting,, but i find the production process even more interesting,, like makeing and desinging planes,, my first plan was mechanical engineering, but now i decided i knw most stuff about cars and engines and stuff so i need more of a challege like aerospace,,ann yesterday the idea of becoming a pilot struck me?? now i'am lost somewhere in between?? any pilots here? or engineers who can help me?? well i am more of a science person,, find everything pretty interesting like electronics and stuff and space and physics (i study about theese in my free time) etc!!!!!!!!! the list goes on but the final choice has come down the aero engineering and pilot,, but will it be easy to get a job as a pilot?? can someone give me some info or advise to help me out

Where do people get the idea that photo chemicals are hazardous materials? I often see responses on here indicating that there is something highly dangerous or corrosive about photo chemicals which means that they shouldn't be handled in the house. Besides being a hobbyist photographer who has his own darkroom, I'm also currently working toward a bachelor of science degree in Chemistry, and planning to pursue a career as a chemist. As such, I'm done a fair amount of research on the chemical processes that are going on, as well as just what exactly is in the chemicals. There are a few highly toxic developing agents, such as Pyro formulas, which few use anyway. Normal developers, such as D76, are actually quite safe to handle. In fact, hydroquinone, one of the developing agents in D76, is used in some medicines. D76 also contains borax, available as a cleaner, and sodium sulfite, used as a preservative. The only other thing is metol, which is non toxic, although it does cause an allergic reaction in some people. Where do people get all of these ideas Traditional “hypo” fixers contained sodium thiosulfate, which is a common additive to table salt. Yes, used fixer does contain dissolved silver. All heavy metals are dangerous with ingestion, but not just with normal skin contact. Silver can also cause problems with septic tanks and sewage systems, although with most home darkroom users (a few rolls a week, at most), Kodak says that it’s okay to dump fixer down the drain. I personally play it safe and remove the silver. Many people just toss some steel wool into a bucket with their spent fixer and let a silver sludge precipitate out, making a solution which is 100% safe to pour down the drain in any quantity. I personally use hydrochloric acid to precipitate out silver chloride, which I then filter out. The remaining solution can be poured down the drain, and the solid silver chloride can be landfilled. Stop bath contains a very dilute solution of acetic acid, which is commonly known as vinegar. The acetic acid concentration in a typical stop bath is even lower than that of distilled white vinegar, though. Fair points from both of you all. There are very few chemicals which are good for your eyes. It's for that reason that I make it a point to wear eye protection when handling most any chemicals, whether working in the lab, cleaning the bathroom, or working in the darkroom. For the darkroom and cleaning the bathroom, prescription glasses are generally sufficient protection, and the protection I employ, as they prevent anything potentially dangerous from splashing into your eyes. I suggest the same precaution to everyone, as your eyes are particularly delicate. When working in the lab, I always wear at a minimum polycarbonate safety glasses with side shields, or, depending on the circumstances, full protection visor-type goggles or even a full face shield. I suppose that the point I failed to explicitly make in all my rambling was the notion I often see regurgitated here that photo chemicals require some sort of special HAZMAT disposal. Anyway, thanks for the responses so far. Fhotoace, One of my favorite developers is the Sprint developer, which is sold concentrated and diluted 1:9 before use. For each 35mm roll, I use about .8 ounces of developer concentrate. For a few rolls a week, that amount is so incredibly insignificant compared to the rest of the water that goes down the drain at my house in the course of a week that it's not even worth considering. If I were to take 500+ gallons of fresh tap water(typical weekly home water usage in the US) and mix in 3 ounces of developer concentrate, the water would still be perfectly safe to drink, since the concentration would be so low it wouldn't be an issue. Stop bath is nothing more than diluted vinegar. Again, completely safe and harmless to the environment. After silver recovery in the manner I have describe(treating with hydrochloric acid), fixer is nothing more than saltwater. Again, completely hazardous to the environment.

chosee the best answer ..human resource mangement....? Due date for quiz submission is Thursday, 1st November, 2007 1._________ is the process of acquiring, training, appraising and compensating employees, attending to their labor relations, health and safety and fairness concerns. a.Labor Relations b.Organizational Behavior c.Human Resource Management d.Organizational Health and Safety Management 2.Which of these refers to the temporary, part-time and self-employed workers? a.Internal labor force b.Contingent work force c.High-performance work systems d.Downsized employees 3.Which basic function of management includes delegating authority to subordinates and establishing channels of communication? a.Planning b.Organizing c.Leading d.Staffing 4.Over the past 25 years, all of these areas of legal environment have influenced HRM except: a.Equal employment opportunity legislation b.Employees pay and benefits c.Employee competition legislation d.Job security 5.One of the most popular methods of increasing employee responsibility and control is _______. a.Outsourcing b."Military model" of management c.HRIS d.Work teams 6.Which of these is a major dimension of HRM practices contributing to company competitiveness? a.Compensating human resources b.Acquiring and preparing human resources c.Managing the human resource environment d.All of the given options 7.How has technology changed HRM practices? a.Recruiting using the web generates smaller, more focused applicant pools. b.Employee training is offered through scheduled classes rather than on demand. c.Electronic resumes take less time to evaluate than paper resumes. d.None of the given options. 8.How do companies facilitate workforce diversity? a.Rely on external support systems for minority workers. b.Encourage employees to challenge the beliefs and values of other employees. c.Build in accountability through surveys and audits. d.Reinforce traditional values. 9.Employee involvement requires extensive additional HRM activity in which of these areas? a.Training b.Benefits c.Labor negotiation d.Marketing 10.Managers who meet designated goals are _______. a.Assertive b.Efficient c.Effective d.Entitled 11.David conducts new employee orientation for a large organization. His work is within which basic HRM function? a.Management b.Motivation c.Career planning d.Training and development 12.Employee relations specialists are involved in which of these activities? a.Handling employee complaints b.Working with position control specialists in compensation c.Negotiating benefits packages d.Coordinating interview schedules 13.The father of scientific management is ________. a.Deming b.Burns c.Taylor d.Hawthorne 14.A large organization is an EEO employer with an affirmative action plan. Which of these activities is performed as part of the plan? a.All job applicants must have a recommendation from current or past employee b.Insurance premiums from former employers of all applicants are analyzed c.Job requirements are determined based on skills, knowledge and abilities d.Job announcements are posted on the company bulletin board 15.Which of these items would be in the highest security category of a typical HRIS? a.Employee name b.Former employers c.Salary d.Work location 16.Which of these decreases in the labor supply is the easiest to predict? a.Transfers-in b.Retirements c.Voluntary quits d.Prolonged illnesses 17.Wal-Mart differentiates its business by offering the lowest prices. Offering the lowest prices is Wal-Mart’s _________. a.Functional strategy b.Competitive advantage c.Distinctive competence d.Corporate strategy 18.__________ is the process of assessing progress toward strategic goals and taking corrective action as needed. a.Strategic management b.Strategic planning c.Strategic control d.Diversification 19._________ is the right to make decisions, to direct the work of others and to give orders. a.Leadership b.Authority c.Delegation d.Management 20.Which of the following is considered a qualitative approach to job analysis? a.Position analysis questionnaire b.Interviews c.Department of Labor approach d.Functional job analysis

Which job should I choose while I make a career change? I'm in the process of changing careers from city planner to holistic health care and I plan on starting with massage therapy. I'm making this change because my personality type just does not work well in a business office environment. After taking a few personality/career assessment tests I've determined that I should be in a career where I can work one-on-one with people who need physical and/or physical care. I still need to make money while I transition. However, I'm staying with my mom while I go back to school so I don't have to pay many bills. My job options are 1) Do some short-term/high-paying work for FEMA where I could save money before going back to school full-time and then get a part-time job, while I'm in school, doing something related to my interests. Or 2) work for the Fed government full-time while going to school full-time at night. Which, sounds terrible to me but then again I'd have steady pay and good benefits (but when would I sleep or study?).

chose the best answer from the following question accprding to human resource mangment? 1._________ is the process of acquiring, training, appraising and compensating employees, attending to their labor relations, health and safety and fairness concerns. a.Labor Relations b.Organizational Behavior c.Human Resource Management d.Organizational Health and Safety Management 2.Which of these refers to the temporary, part-time and self-employed workers? a.Internal labor force b.Contingent work force c.High-performance work systems d.Downsized employees 3.Which basic function of management includes delegating authority to subordinates and establishing channels of communication? a.Planning b.Organizing c.Leading d.Staffing 4.Over the past 25 years, all of these areas of legal environment have influenced HRM except: a.Equal employment opportunity legislation b.Employees pay and benefits c.Employee competition legislation d.Job security 5.One of the most popular methods of increasing employee responsibility and control is _______. a.Outsourcing b."Military model" of management c.HRIS d.Work teams 6.Which of these is a major dimension of HRM practices contributing to company competitiveness? a.Compensating human resources b.Acquiring and preparing human resources c.Managing the human resource environment d.All of the given options 7.How has technology changed HRM practices? a.Recruiting using the web generates smaller, more focused applicant pools. b.Employee training is offered through scheduled classes rather than on demand. c.Electronic resumes take less time to evaluate than paper resumes. d.None of the given options. 8.How do companies facilitate workforce diversity? a.Rely on external support systems for minority workers. b.Encourage employees to challenge the beliefs and values of other employees. c.Build in accountability through surveys and audits. d.Reinforce traditional values. 9.Employee involvement requires extensive additional HRM activity in which of these areas? a.Training b.Benefits c.Labor negotiation d.Marketing 10.Managers who meet designated goals are _______. a.Assertive b.Efficient c.Effective d.Entitled 11.David conducts new employee orientation for a large organization. His work is within which basic HRM function? a.Management b.Motivation c.Career planning d.Training and development 12.Employee relations specialists are involved in which of these activities? a.Handling employee complaints b.Working with position control specialists in compensation c.Negotiating benefits packages d.Coordinating interview schedules 13.The father of scientific management is ________. a.Deming b.Burns c.Taylor d.Hawthorne 14.A large organization is an EEO employer with an affirmative action plan. Which of these activities is performed as part of the plan? a.All job applicants must have a recommendation from current or past employee b.Insurance premiums from former employers of all applicants are analyzed c.Job requirements are determined based on skills, knowledge and abilities d.Job announcements are posted on the company bulletin board 15.Which of these items would be in the highest security category of a typical HRIS? a.Employee name b.Former employers c.Salary d.Work location 16.Which of these decreases in the labor supply is the easiest to predict? a.Transfers-in b.Retirements c.Voluntary quits d.Prolonged illnesses 17.Wal-Mart differentiates its business by offering the lowest prices. Offering the lowest prices is Wal-Mart’s _________. a.Functional strategy b.Competitive advantage c.Distinctive competence d.Corporate strategy 18.__________ is the process of assessing progress toward strategic goals and taking corrective action as needed. a.Strategic management b.Strategic planning c.Strategic control d.Diversification 19._________ is the right to make decisions, to direct the work of others and to give orders. a.Leadership b.Authority c.Delegation d.Management 20.Which of the following is considered a qualitative approach to job analysis? a.Position analysis questionnaire b.Interviews c.Department of Labor approach d.Functional job analysis

Can anyone explain this detail by detail? Gong and Dragga demonstrate the importance of recognizing your own writing style and the reasons for sometimes adapting a different style to suit your purpose, the audience, and the situation. In an essay of about 400 words, explain how you would adapt for a general audience a piece of technical or specialized writing (from an academic subject, professional field, or special interest publication). Discuss specifically how you would determine choices of vocabulary, sentence length, and sentence structure in making this adaptation. Written Assignment 1: The Psychology of Writing Now that you have learned a little about the internal and external factors that influence how you compose your thoughts, write an essay in which you describe your own writing process. Tell of a specific writing assignment, one that might have been related to your career or your personal or academic life. Describe what the assignment was and explain how you moved through the planning to the reviewing process. The paper should be about 300 words long--longer if necessary.

At your employer (company) is there a system of due process (progressive discipline) for problem employees? I have spent most of my career at small companies. At these companies if a person does not fit in or makes mistakes, no matter how small, the result is usually termination of employment. Many people are not getting much warning, they are just cut loose. I understand that at larger companies it is really hard to fire someone unless they really did something wrong. They have a formal process before someone is fired. Oral Warning, Written Warning, Performance Improvement Plan, Final Written Warning, and then if they are still a problem, they can be fired if the senior manager of HR approves. What is it like in your company? What is a better system? I suspect managers like a quick fast termination. But employees notice these things and if a fellow worker who is highly regarded by staff is fired without due process, then they start to get nervous that this will happen to them and they will start sending out resumes. But on the other hand people do not like working around dead wood who can not be fired without so much effort that most managers just ignore the problem employee and try to work around them.

Please suggest a good career course for me? I have done B.Sc Microbiology form India. After that i worked for one year in a big 4..where i had to process medial bills and do some data entry work.It holds no good to get a job outside india. Now i plan to do my MBA (HR)..but before that i need to hv atleast 2 yrs of relevant work ex in the same field..I am good at MS word and Excel. I am not getting any jobs as a recruitment consultant. Pls suggest some career courses so that i can get a job and then take off with my career. Any career course that has got to do with MBA HR. Please please i need some help.

my maid of honor is ruining my wedding process? My cousin is my maid of honor. I absolutely love her and just knew she would be perfect for the job. I mean she even plans wedding as her career! she is in charge of my reception and rehearsal bc we are having it where she works. She has blown me off so many times since I have been engaged. She is even blowing off my fiance's parents. We have five more months to go and my mom and dad have sat down with her boss to address our concerns and the boss seems to think there is a jealousy factor in this. This truly hurts my feelings to know that she would sabotage my happiness over something so petty. Everytime I ask her to meet with me (such as this past sat) she says no. we live two hours away so our time is precious when we come into town. Turns out she was at a horse chase! what should I do? I do want to say that I showed up on a monday and waited for her to finish with a client for an hour. When she was done we went to lunch and she kept avoiding talking about the wedding by talking about other things that have been going on in her life. I do expect her to have a life! Its just when she puts me on the backburner, she is not only pushing us further away but she is not honoring her job duties for her job in which my parents helped her get. Its a country club not some random wedding planning job. Let me clear up again, she is the director for the receptions/ parties/etc at the place we are having it. She is getting paid very well and really I have done everything i can to give her chances to meet with me.

Firefighter career.....? What is the process, and educational backround to become a firefighter, im 16 right now and thats what I plan to do. I want to be a full time worker (not Volunteer). Do I got to collage? for 2 or 4 years? What do I get a degree in? Do I go to the fire acadmy? if so how long? Just looking for a little help. All current firefighters feel free to email me with additional info. All help is appreciated.

career options hvac and PLC programing $$? Hello I started working at a food processing plant as a luber and now im a 22yr old maintenance mechanic with about 2 yrs of experence during the time I learned to repair appliances (which has now become my side business) and I also attended a tech school to learn hvac/ refrigeration and now im about to be almost done with the program, this summer I plan on looking for a new job but have now got a new interest in learning plc's programming, what can expect if I decide to pursue this career as far as pay scales and work expected?? does it compare to the refrigeration, hvac/building automation trades?? Im also learning about real estate investment and invesment in general on my free time(books and radio) and would like to one day soon not have to work any more however, I have learned that I need to have enough working capital to achieve my dream of financial independence any input would be great Thank you Simon

Career in the FBI with a J.D.? What can I do? Hi, I keep researching but I cannot find a definitive answer. I plan to attend law school and graduate with a J.D., but am also interested in a career with the FBI. Assuming I qualify, how exactly do the programs work? Do you pay to attend the FBI academy or do they pay you? Cause I'm getting some strange answers. Also, what positions are available for people with law degrees? Can someone explain to me how this process works? How much longer would I have to go to school for? And what job opportunities are available? Someone please help, I am so confused.

I want opinions so I will post this here? This is the most crowded forum it seems like Not relevant to dating or anything, but the subject is skydiving. My buddy recently put a pic on facebook of him skydiving and I immediately wanted to go, so now we're in the process of planning it and getting many of my friends to go, one small problem though, i don't have medical insurance, so i think thats the only thing stopping me from going, my insurance starts in 1-2 months when i start my new career should i go skydiving even tho i dont have medical insurance? reason i ask is just in case what if something happens? leg injury etc? thanks.

How does one become an American citizen? What are the prerequisites for American citizenship? I'm a high school student in Canada who plans on attending university in America, and on pursuing a career there. My father may move to the States for work. Would that affect the process? What would the process and waiting time be, in the first place? And what are the disadvantages of living in America without a citizenship? Thanks in advance. :)

Are you aware of these proposed tax changes? Suzi- I read the WHOLE thing- it affects me. You would be wise to read the whole thing as well.

How can I use the liking of amendments that pertain to criminal court as a career without being a lawyer? Im a Criminal Justice major and I took an American Court Systems class and really liked the amendments that pertained to criminal law in the court process. The only thing is I really dont want to be a lawyer, so what other highly respected, fairly to well paying careers are out there that I would be able to consider. I just love the whole criminal aspect of the criminal justice field. i.e. going after the criminal, investigating the criminal etc..... but what i am really looking for is other ideas and choices than being a police officer or investigator/detective. To add: I am 23 and this will be my first degree.... I graduate in December '08 with a B.S. in Criminal Justice and a minor in Political Science. I plan on getting my masters in Public Administration

What career path or field of study fits an interest in cognitive studies? I'm a senior in High school, and like many other seniors, I'm having trouble finding out exactly what my future plans will be. I know exactly what I am interested in, but I cannot find any career path or major that really embodies what I'm interested in. Long story short, I want to know how the brain works. I want to understand how people think and why they think that certain way. I want to explore the behavior patterns and thought processes people go through: How societies and cultures and philosophies form and evolve and ultimately interact with each other. It all boils back down to how people think and how the brain works. It is hard for me to explain exactly what I am interested in, but that is the best way I can manage. It kind of incorporates Human Geography/Sociology, Biology, Chemistry, Philosophy, Psychology, and Neurology, but none of these fields totally encompass everything I desire. So what college classes and majors would I take? Also, what careers would be available to me? I do not have an interest in therapy, so general psychology or psychiatry does not appeal to me. Neither does being a doctor, such as a neurosurgeon or someone who diagnoses diseases for patients based on review of their brain scans and behavior. More of what interests me is how thought processes and behavior patterns form and impact society and lead to the formation and interaction of people. The theories behind thought processes and cognitive abilities is really fascinating to me. I do not know what career this would fit into, but it might lead to a research field, one which I could retire from later in life and become a professor to teach others about such theories. For now I think neurobiology or cognitive psychology fits the description as close as any field can, but they do not seem to be enough. What is enough, then?

I am D.A.E(Mech).I received a job offer from Benin oil corporation as a Maitenance Engineer.Is it possible? I am quqlified Diploma of Associate Engieer(Mechanical) This qualifiication is based 03 years study after Matriculation (Total study period 13 years). 3. I am presently studying B.Tech.(Bachlor of Technology,04 years study after D.A.E, Which consists of 08 Semesters .However I am in 4th semester . This Degree is not Equivalent to B.E(Bachlor of Engineering in Pakistan) I have 5 Years experience in Fuji Fertilizers Compny,as Mechanical Technician(Stationary Equipment Fabrication /Maintenance) Benin Oil Corporation Limited Benin LOT: 7854/62 BENOC AVENUE, ZONE INDUSTRIELLE PORT NOVO TEL: 00229- 93022315, 00229- 97528005 CONFIDENTIAL! BENIN OIL CORPORATION JOB REF: BENOCBJI67/21563755 DATE: APRIL 10TH, 2008 ATTENTION: JAVAL IQBAL CONTRACT AGREEMENT/ APPOINTMENT LETTER 1.0EXECUTIVE SUMMARY We have in file, your Resume, Job Application and Answers to the Official Interview. After the evaluation of these documents, we found you qualified to work with our Team. Hence, BENIN OIL CORPORATION Seek to employ your services as an expatriate consultant for the provision of expatriate services as stipulated in the following acts in this document. This document embodies the approved Terms for the purpose of this contract. 2.0JOB TITLE/UNIT MAINTENANCE ENGINEER 3.0JOB COMMENCEMENT/ LOCATION The work Location will be within the work metropolis of BENIN OIL CORPORATION Facility Plant. You are to report immediately to the HR Manager after your arrival for brief elaboration about the company and other logistics before you start duty. 4.0SCOPE OF WORK SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: Appropriate monitoring/coordination services, planning and implementation, development, execution, responsible for the approval and purchases as shall be deemed necessary for job success Comprehensive infrastructure /management, policies initiation and approval of corrective actions, including regulatory agencies representatives, decisions making, changes incorporation when necessary. Quality assurance, Quality control, corporate liaison work with one or more project team, or steering committee, senior managers and other key influences, possession and maintenance of outgoing and incoming policy and operations manuals. You shall be expected to work lead a team of prime experienced project personnel’s with the mandate to provide excellent services. You shall also be expected to meet/liaise with the entire management board of BENIN OIL CORPORATION For overview and updates bi-monthly 5.0CONTRACT PERIOD/ DURATION This contract is for the period of one year, starting for the date of your arrival to Benin, after one year Contract can be renewable. 6.0SALARY INDICATION Monthly Salary: US$12,000 (Twelve Thousand United States Dollars) You will be eligible to receive US$11,920 (Eleven Thousand Nine Hundred and twenty United States Dollars) –Basic (Tax exclusive) Monthly. Funds can be transferred to any Bank designated by you and this must be in conformity with the present tax situation of the Country. Work time shall be 40 hours work week for the Twelve (12) month contract term as such employee shall also be entitled to over-time allowance if employee work time exceeds the official stipulated hours. Salary shall also be liable to increments with time and employees' official promotions and position in service. 7.0ALLOWANCES/ ENTITLEMENTS Hazard/Inconveniences: US$560.00 (Monthly) Car Maintenance: US$1,089.00 (Monthly) Entertainment & Recreation: US$575.00 (Monthly) Travel & Events: US$950.00 (Monthly) 8.0EXPENSES BEFORE TRAVEL BY EMPLOYEES Expenses made/incurred by the employee related to job before commencement of duties or Expenses made during Travel Plans, Processing of Travel Particulars ETC will be substantiated with receipts and Employer will re-imburse the Employee not later than Five (5) working days after submission of Employee’s expense Report and Receipts as proofs of such Expenses. Employer however agrees to reimburse fully all Travel costs and Expenses made by Employee. The agreement hereby binds Employer and Employee in that re-imbursements will be made fully to Employees upon presentation of Expense Reports and Receipts of Expenses. “On no account will Employer accept to shoulder costs for Travel Expenses, Processing of Work/ Resident Permit Papers of Employee before Work sign-on. This is to possibly evade losses that may be accrued to Employer should Employee decide to decline Job Offer after certain Expenses must have been made by Employer.” The agreement hereby binds Employer and Employee in that re-imbursements will be made fully to Employees upon presentation of Expense Reports and Receipts of Expenses 9.0UPFRONT PAYMENT OF SALARIES The first monthly salary shall be paid in advance before expatriates embark on journey to assume duty. This is to enable expatriates settle all domestic needs before travel. As such no excuses will be entertained on assumption of duty relating to default. Employees (Expatriates) are to note that 1MONTH UPFRONT SALARIES are paid as soon as Employees Procure and Process the relevant Resident/ Work Permit Documents from the Benin Immigration Services and submit same to the company for Verification. All payment of Salary after assumption of duty in BENIN shall be 75% paid into an offshore account to be provided by employee with the remaining 25% paid locally in BENIN. This is in line with the Benin Expatriate Financial Statutory Laws. 10.0FEEDING & ACCOMODATION All Employees are expected to reside at the Company’s Staff estate. There are Single Bed-room and Flat options for Employees to choose from. Employees are entitled to take meals free of charge at the General Staff canteens. Dietary options, Customized cooks and Dieticians are available options. 11.0MEDICAL EXPENSES Employer will provide the employee with comprehensive Health care for the term of contract, and follow-on care for injuries suffered during the term of contract for employee and family. 12.0OFFICE ASSETS TO BE PROVIDED BY EMPLOYER Computer resources: Laptop Computer, 1.6 GHz Processor, 256 MB RAM, 24XCD-RW, 30GB Hard Drive, Floppy Drive, Integrated Network Adapter, Internal 56K Modem, Spare Battery and Necessary Software. Full time Internet access is also made available. Phones: Employer will provide each employee with one (1) landline and one (1) mobile telephone. This shall have a reasonable credit limit application per month. Cars: Employer will provide an official car MAZDA 626 LX for Senior/ Chief Staffs. Also they shall always be a standby Air Conditioned Coaster Bus to transport ordinary staffs from the Company’s Estate to work Metropolis. 13.0SAFETY & SECURITY Safety and Security of personnel (Local/Foreign) and Facilities on Job Locations and communities are no small issues, and have been seriously considered to ensure and assure hitch free operations. All operations on Job Location are designed to adhere strictly to the Health Safety and Environment (HSE) Policy as applicable in the Oil and Gas Sector. All expatriates are entitled to a free and mandatory safety courses on Job Locations to be delivered by qualified safety and environment experts. All safety wears shall be provided by the Company at Job Locations such like Safety Coveralls, Gloves, Goggles, Helmet and Safety Shoes etc. as applicable in the Oil & Gas Sector. 14.0TELECOMMUNICATION/ INTERNET FACILITIES There are standard Telecommunication Facilities and Internet services at the disposal of all expatriates, and same shall be accessible to all Personnel (Local/Foreign) without any charge or expenses to be incurred. Cellular Phones can be obtained by expatriates from the Local dealers/Service Providers in Work Metropolis but must be used in accordance with the safety regulations on Job Locations. 15.0ADDITIONAL SERVICES Recreational/Sports Facilities shall also be made available at the disposal of all expatriates with no expenses to be incurred. Laundry and Dry Cleaning Service will also be made available to all Expatriates by the company's laundry and dry cleaning unit. 16.0DOCUMENTS PROCESSING VISA, WORK/ RESIDENCE PERMIT The Employee is requested to contact the below office who shall be responsible for the process or his or her Valid Benin Work/Residence Permit Visa and then should forward same to the HR of BENOC for Verification and authenticity confirmation. Hence any expenses incurred during this process shall be refunded to the candidate in not less than 5 working days of arrival to Benin. 17.0THE BENIN IMMIGRATION SERVICES CONTACT DETAILS BELOW: BENIN IMMIGRATION SERVICES LOT 708/710 ZONE DES AMBASSADE, BENIN IMMIGRATION LAYOUT, COTONOU, REP. DU BENIN E-mail: workpermit@immigrationbenin-bj.com TEL: +229- 97 53 75 47 Contact Person: BARR. CHINEDU PETER UCHE I HEREBY ACCEPT THIS JOB OFFER WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS STATED THEREIN: NAME: ………………………………………………………… SIGNATURE: ………………………………………………… ADDRESS: ……………………………………………………. DESIGNATION: ………………………………………………. Regards Andrew Morgan Head of Career/ Recruitment Department Benin Oil Corporation Benin.

i got appointment letter from BENIN OIL CORPORATION is this real? Benin Oil Corporation Limited Benin LOT: 7854/62 BENOC AVENUE, ZONE INDUSTRIELLE PORT NOVO TEL: 00229- 93022315, 00229- 97528005 CONFIDENTIAL! BENIN OIL CORPORATION JOB REF: BENOCBJI67/21563755 DATE: MARCH 27TH, 2008 ATTENTION: SAEED FAROUK SHAMSEEN CONTRACT AGREEMENT/ APPOINTMENT LETTER 1.0EXECUTIVE SUMMARY We have in file, your Resume, Job Application and Answers to the Official Interview. After the evaluation of these documents, we found you qualified to work with our Team. Hence, BENIN OIL CORPORATION Seek to employ your services as an expatriate consultant for the provision of expatriate services as stipulated in the following acts in this document. This document embodies the approved Terms for the purpose of this contract. 2.0JOB TITLE/UNIT PURCHASING MANAGER 3.0JOB COMMENCEMENT/ LOCATION The work Location will be within the work metropolis of BENIN OIL CORPORATION Facility Plant. You are to report immediately to the HR Manager after your arrival for brief elaboration about the company and other logistics before you start duty. 4.0SCOPE OF WORK SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: Appropriate monitoring/coordination services, planning and implementation, development, execution, responsible for the approval and purchases as shall be deemed necessary for job success Comprehensive infrastructure /management, policies initiation and approval of corrective actions, including regulatory agencies representatives, decisions making, changes incorporation when necessary. Quality assurance, Quality control, corporate liaison work with one or more project team, or steering committee, senior managers and other key influences, possession and maintenance of outgoing and incoming policy and operations manuals. You shall be expected to work lead a team of prime experienced project personnel’s with the mandate to provide excellent services. You shall also be expected to meet/liaise with the entire management board of WEST BENIN OIL CORPORATION For overview and updates bi-monthly 5.0CONTRACT PERIOD/ DURATION This contract is for the period of one year, starting for the date of your arrival to Benin, after one year Contract can be renewable. 6.0SALARY INDICATION Monthly Salary: US$12,000 (Twelve Thousand United States Dollars) You will be eligible to receive US$11,920 (Eleven Thousand Nine Hundred and twenty United States Dollars) –Basic (Tax exclusive) Monthly. Funds can be transferred to any Bank designated by you and this must be in conformity with the present tax situation of the Country. Work time shall be 40 hours work week for the Twelve (12) month contract term as such employee shall also be entitled to over-time allowance if employee work time exceeds the official stipulated hours. Salary shall also be liable to increments with time and employees' official promotions and position in service. 7.0ALLOWANCES/ ENTITLEMENTS Hazard/Inconveniences: US$560.00 (Monthly) Car Maintenance: US$1,089.00 (Monthly) Entertainment & Recreation: US$575.00 (Monthly) Travel & Events: US$950.00 (Monthly) 8.0EXPENSES BEFORE TRAVEL BY EMPLOYEES Expenses made/incurred by the employee related to job before commencement of duties or Expenses made during Travel Plans, Processing of Travel Particulars ETC will be substantiated with receipts and Employer will re-imburse the Employee not later than Five (5) working days after submission of Employee’s expense Report and Receipts as proofs of such Expenses. Employer however agrees to reimburse fully all Travel costs and Expenses made by Employee. The agreement hereby binds Employer and Employee in that re-imbursements will be made fully to Employees upon presentation of Expense Reports and Receipts of Expenses. “On no account will Employer accept to shoulder costs for Travel Expenses, Processing of Work/ Resident Permit Papers of Employee before Work sign-on. This is to possibly evade losses that may be accrued to Employer should Employee decide to decline Job Offer after certain Expenses must have been made by Employer.” The agreement hereby binds Employer and Employee in that re-imbursements will be made fully to Employees upon presentation of Expense Reports and Receipts of Expenses 9.0UPFRONT PAYMENT OF SALARIES The first monthly salary shall be paid in advance before expatriates embark on journey to assume duty. This is to enable expatriates settle all domestic needs before travel. As such no excuses will be entertained on assumption of duty relating to default. Employees (Expatriates) are to note that 1MONTH UPFRONT SALARIES are paid as soon as Employees Procure and Process the relevant Resident/ Work Permit Documents from the Benin Immigration Services and submit same to the company for Verification. All payment of Salary after assumption of duty in BENIN shall be 75% paid into an offshore account to be provided by employee with the remaining 25% paid locally in BENIN. This is in line with the Benin Expatriate Financial Statutory Laws. 10.0FEEDING & ACCOMODATION All Employees are expected to reside at the Company’s Staff estate. There are Single Bed-room and Flat options for Employees to choose from. Employees are entitled to take meals free of charge at the General Staff canteens. Dietary options, Customized cooks and Dieticians are available options. 11.0MEDICAL EXPENSES Employer will provide the employee with comprehensive Health care for the term of contract, and follow-on care for injuries suffered during the term of contract for employee and family. 12.0OFFICE ASSETS TO BE PROVIDED BY EMPLOYER Computer resources: Laptop Computer, 1.6 GHz Processor, 256 MB RAM, 24XCD-RW, 30GB Hard Drive, Floppy Drive, Integrated Network Adapter, Internal 56K Modem, Spare Battery and Necessary Software. Full time Internet access is also made available. Phones: Employer will provide each employee with one (1) landline and one (1) mobile telephone. This shall have a reasonable credit limit application per month. Cars: Employer will provide an official car MAZDA 626 LX for Senior/ Chief Staffs. Also they shall always be a standby Air Conditioned Coaster Bus to transport ordinary staffs from the Company’s Estate to work Metropolis. 13.0SAFETY & SECURITY Safety and Security of personnel (Local/Foreign) and Facilities on Job Locations and communities are no small issues, and have been seriously considered to ensure and assure hitch free operations. All operations on Job Location are designed to adhere strictly to the Health Safety and Environment (HSE) Policy as applicable in the Oil and Gas Sector. All expatriates are entitled to a free and mandatory safety courses on Job Locations to be delivered by qualified safety and environment experts. All safety wears shall be provided by the Company at Job Locations such like Safety Coveralls, Gloves, Goggles, Helmet and Safety Shoes etc. as applicable in the Oil & Gas Sector. 14.0TELECOMMUNICATION/ INTERNET FACILITIES There are standard Telecommunication Facilities and Internet services at the disposal of all expatriates, and same shall be accessible to all Personnel (Local/Foreign) without any charge or expenses to be incurred. Cellular Phones can be obtained by expatriates from the Local dealers/Service Providers in Work Metropolis but must be used in accordance with the safety regulations on Job Locations. 15.0ADDITIONAL SERVICES Recreational/Sports Facilities shall also be made available at the disposal of all expatriates with no expenses to be incurred. Laundry and Dry Cleaning Service will also be made available to all Expatriates by the company's laundry and dry cleaning unit. 16.0DOCUMENTS PROCESSING VISA, WORK/ RESIDENCE PERMIT The Employee is requested to contact the below office who shall be responsible for the process or his or her Valid Benin Work/Residence Permit Visa and then should forward same to the HR of BENOC for Verification and authenticity confirmation. Hence any expenses incurred during this process shall be refunded to the candidate in not less than 5 working days of arrival to Benin. 17.0THE BENIN IMMIGRATION SERVICES CONTACT DETAILS BELOW: BENIN IMMIGRATION SERVICES LOT 708/710 ZONE DES AMBASSADE, BENIN IMMIGRATION LAYOUT, COTONOU, REP. DU BENIN E-mail: workpermit@immigrationbenin-bj.com TEL: +229- 97 53 75 47 Contact Person: BARR. CHINEDU PETER UCHE I HEREBY ACCEPT THIS JOB OFFER WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS STATED THEREIN: NAME: ………………………………………………………… SIGNATURE: ………………………………………………… ADDRESS: ……………………………………………………. DESIGNATION: ………………………………………………. Regards Andrew Morgan Head of Career/ Recruitment Department Benin Oil Corporation Benin.

Human Resource management? 1._________ is the process of acquiring, training, appraising and compensating employees, attending to their labor relations, health and safety and fairness concerns. a.Labor Relations b.Organizational Behavior c.Human Resource Management d.Organizational Health and Safety Management 2.Which of these refers to the temporary, part-time and self-employed workers? a.Internal labor force b.Contingent work force c.High-performance work systems d.Downsized employees 3.Which basic function of management includes delegating authority to subordinates and establishing channels of communication? a.Planning b.Organizing c.Leading d.Staffing 4.Over the past 25 years, all of these areas of legal environment have influenced HRM except: a.Equal employment opportunity legislation b.Employees pay and benefits c.Employee competition legislation d.Job security 5.One of the most popular methods of increasing employee responsibility and control is _______. a.Outsourcing b."Military model" of management c.HRIS d.Work teams 6.Which of these is a major dimension of HRM practices contributing to company competitiveness? a.Compensating human resources b.Acquiring and preparing human resources c.Managing the human resource environment d.All of the given options 7.How has technology changed HRM practices? a.Recruiting using the web generates smaller, more focused applicant pools. b.Employee training is offered through scheduled classes rather than on demand. c.Electronic resumes take less time to evaluate than paper resumes. d.None of the given options. 8.How do companies facilitate workforce diversity? a.Rely on external support systems for minority workers. b.Encourage employees to challenge the beliefs and values of other employees. c.Build in accountability through surveys and audits. d.Reinforce traditional values. 9.Employee involvement requires extensive additional HRM activity in which of these areas? a.Training b.Benefits c.Labor negotiation d.Marketing 10.Managers who meet designated goals are _______. a.Assertive b.Efficient c.Effective d.Entitled 11.David conducts new employee orientation for a large organization. His work is within which basic HRM function? a.Management b.Motivation c.Career planning d.Training and development 12.Employee relations specialists are involved in which of these activities? a.Handling employee complaints b.Working with position control specialists in compensation c.Negotiating benefits packages d.Coordinating interview schedules 13.The father of scientific management is ________. a.Deming b.Burns c.Taylor d.Hawthorne 14.A large organization is an EEO employer with an affirmative action plan. Which of these activities is performed as part of the plan? a.All job applicants must have a recommendation from current or past employee b.Insurance premiums from former employers of all applicants are analyzed c.Job requirements are determined based on skills, knowledge and abilities d.Job announcements are posted on the company bulletin board 15.Which of these items would be in the highest security category of a typical HRIS? a.Employee name b.Former employers c.Salary d.Work location 16.Which of these decreases in the labor supply is the easiest to predict? a.Transfers-in b.Retirements c.Voluntary quits d.Prolonged illnesses 17.Wal-Mart differentiates its business by offering the lowest prices. Offering the lowest prices is Wal-Mart’s _________. a.Functional strategy b.Competitive advantage c.Distinctive competence d.Corporate strategy 18.__________ is the process of assessing progress toward strategic goals and taking corrective action as needed. a.Strategic management b.Strategic planning c.Strategic control d.Diversification 19._________ is the right to make decisions, to direct the work of others and to give orders. a.Leadership b.Authority c.Delegation d.Management 20.Which of the following is considered a qualitative approach to job analysis? a.Position analysis questionnaire b.Interviews c.Department of Labor approach d.Functional job analysis

chosee the best answer ..human resource mangement....? Due date for quiz submission is Thursday, 1st November, 2007 1._________ is the process of acquiring, training, appraising and compensating employees, attending to their labor relations, health and safety and fairness concerns. a.Labor Relations b.Organizational Behavior c.Human Resource Management d.Organizational Health and Safety Management 2.Which of these refers to the temporary, part-time and self-employed workers? a.Internal labor force b.Contingent work force c.High-performance work systems d.Downsized employees 3.Which basic function of management includes delegating authority to subordinates and establishing channels of communication? a.Planning b.Organizing c.Leading d.Staffing 4.Over the past 25 years, all of these areas of legal environment have influenced HRM except: a.Equal employment opportunity legislation b.Employees pay and benefits c.Employee competition legislation d.Job security 5.One of the most popular methods of increasing employee responsibility and control is _______. a.Outsourcing b."Military model" of management c.HRIS d.Work teams 6.Which of these is a major dimension of HRM practices contributing to company competitiveness? a.Compensating human resources b.Acquiring and preparing human resources c.Managing the human resource environment d.All of the given options 7.How has technology changed HRM practices? a.Recruiting using the web generates smaller, more focused applicant pools. b.Employee training is offered through scheduled classes rather than on demand. c.Electronic resumes take less time to evaluate than paper resumes. d.None of the given options. 8.How do companies facilitate workforce diversity? a.Rely on external support systems for minority workers. b.Encourage employees to challenge the beliefs and values of other employees. c.Build in accountability through surveys and audits. d.Reinforce traditional values. 9.Employee involvement requires extensive additional HRM activity in which of these areas? a.Training b.Benefits c.Labor negotiation d.Marketing 10.Managers who meet designated goals are _______. a.Assertive b.Efficient c.Effective d.Entitled 11.David conducts new employee orientation for a large organization. His work is within which basic HRM function? a.Management b.Motivation c.Career planning d.Training and development 12.Employee relations specialists are involved in which of these activities? a.Handling employee complaints b.Working with position control specialists in compensation c.Negotiating benefits packages d.Coordinating interview schedules 13.The father of scientific management is ________. a.Deming b.Burns c.Taylor d.Hawthorne 14.A large organization is an EEO employer with an affirmative action plan. Which of these activities is performed as part of the plan? a.All job applicants must have a recommendation from current or past employee b.Insurance premiums from former employers of all applicants are analyzed c.Job requirements are determined based on skills, knowledge and abilities d.Job announcements are posted on the company bulletin board 15.Which of these items would be in the highest security category of a typical HRIS? a.Employee name b.Former employers c.Salary d.Work location 16.Which of these decreases in the labor supply is the easiest to predict? a.Transfers-in b.Retirements c.Voluntary quits d.Prolonged illnesses 17.Wal-Mart differentiates its business by offering the lowest prices. Offering the lowest prices is Wal-Mart’s _________. a.Functional strategy b.Competitive advantage c.Distinctive competence d.Corporate strategy 18.__________ is the process of assessing progress toward strategic goals and taking corrective action as needed. a.Strategic management b.Strategic planning c.Strategic control d.Diversification 19._________ is the right to make decisions, to direct the work of others and to give orders. a.Leadership b.Authority c.Delegation d.Management 20.Which of the following is considered a qualitative approach to job analysis? a.Position analysis questionnaire b.Interviews c.Department of Labor approach d.Functional job analysis

Do you think a woman should change her name after marriage? I am currently in the process of planning my wedding and then, bam!, the question arose, "Should I keep my name?" My last name is very unique and many people in my community refer to me by that name. Eventually, I want to go into politics and I am not sure if it would be a plus to keep it or not. I have always been a progressive thinker and ever since I was little I have vowed to keep my surname. But there are external factors, other than my personal needs, that come into play when deciphering whether or not I should change my name. First, I was raised in the South by traditional parents and so was my Fiancé. Secondly, there is a long-standing tradition in this country that negates my wants. In addition, my fiancé’s feelings are on the line. Questions: What would you do? How will he feel? How do I approach the topic? How will this affect my political career? Please include a brief background and where you are from.

How to answer a friend (also my colleague) who need a career free help? He is my friend, also my colleague (I'm one level higher and with more working year experience than him). Recently we have a lot of different opinions. Everytime when I speak up my mind and point the cons, he feels I undermining him and make he feels humiliated in meeting room. He don't want me to questioning him on whatever decision that he has make. So, I step back and just play a roles as advisor when he ask me question and only answer to 'that' question, no more no less. This has been continue peacefully for >2months. Today, I receive his mail where I stanned and need your advise to a proper answer that not hurting each other. I need you travel to China and list of things I need your on-site help in china 1. Help system testing 2. Help plan and execute system cutover 3. Help implement processes that are approved (where I have a lot of different opinion where the fight are started) 4. Advise on service center & team's matters 5. Help finalize the internal processes and form

Human Resource management? 1._________ is the process of acquiring, training, appraising and compensating employees, attending to their labor relations, health and safety and fairness concerns. a.Labor Relations b.Organizational Behavior c.Human Resource Management d.Organizational Health and Safety Management 2.Which of these refers to the temporary, part-time and self-employed workers? a.Internal labor force b.Contingent work force c.High-performance work systems d.Downsized employees 3.Which basic function of management includes delegating authority to subordinates and establishing channels of communication? a.Planning b.Organizing c.Leading d.Staffing 4.Over the past 25 years, all of these areas of legal environment have influenced HRM except: a.Equal employment opportunity legislation b.Employees pay and benefits c.Employee competition legislation d.Job security 5.One of the most popular methods of increasing employee responsibility and control is _______. a.Outsourcing b."Military model" of management c.HRIS d.Work teams 6.Which of these is a major dimension of HRM practices contributing to company competitiveness? a.Compensating human resources b.Acquiring and preparing human resources c.Managing the human resource environment d.All of the given options 7.How has technology changed HRM practices? a.Recruiting using the web generates smaller, more focused applicant pools. b.Employee training is offered through scheduled classes rather than on demand. c.Electronic resumes take less time to evaluate than paper resumes. d.None of the given options. 8.How do companies facilitate workforce diversity? a.Rely on external support systems for minority workers. b.Encourage employees to challenge the beliefs and values of other employees. c.Build in accountability through surveys and audits. d.Reinforce traditional values. 9.Employee involvement requires extensive additional HRM activity in which of these areas? a.Training b.Benefits c.Labor negotiation d.Marketing 10.Managers who meet designated goals are _______. a.Assertive b.Efficient c.Effective d.Entitled 11.David conducts new employee orientation for a large organization. His work is within which basic HRM function? a.Management b.Motivation c.Career planning d.Training and development 12.Employee relations specialists are involved in which of these activities? a.Handling employee complaints b.Working with position control specialists in compensation c.Negotiating benefits packages d.Coordinating interview schedules 13.The father of scientific management is ________. a.Deming b.Burns c.Taylor d.Hawthorne 14.A large organization is an EEO employer with an affirmative action plan. Which of these activities is performed as part of the plan? a.All job applicants must have a recommendation from current or past employee b.Insurance premiums from former employers of all applicants are analyzed c.Job requirements are determined based on skills, knowledge and abilities d.Job announcements are posted on the company bulletin board 15.Which of these items would be in the highest security category of a typical HRIS? a.Employee name b.Former employers c.Salary d.Work location 16.Which of these decreases in the labor supply is the easiest to predict? a.Transfers-in b.Retirements c.Voluntary quits d.Prolonged illnesses 17.Wal-Mart differentiates its business by offering the lowest prices. Offering the lowest prices is Wal-Mart’s _________. a.Functional strategy b.Competitive advantage c.Distinctive competence d.Corporate strategy 18.__________ is the process of assessing progress toward strategic goals and taking corrective action as needed. a.Strategic management b.Strategic planning c.Strategic control d.Diversification 19._________ is the right to make decisions, to direct the work of others and to give orders. a.Leadership b.Authority c.Delegation d.Management 20.Which of the following is considered a qualitative approach to job analysis? a.Position analysis questionnaire b.Interviews c.Department of Labor approach d.Functional job analysis

From Engineer to Financial Analyst? I have six years of experience as an engineer. (BS in engineering) As I wanted to change my career from engineer to financial guy, I obtained an MBA degree, finance as concentration. My first job after MBA was not in the financial industry, but a little close. I have worked as an administrator at a research institution. My responsibilities include R&D budget planning, R&D accounting, profit estimation, project controller, R&D strategy establishing, process improvement (Six Sigma), Business plan development, project evaluation, etc. Because of my personal reasons, I am going to move to the US from Japan and look for a job. I wonder what kind of job positions can be aligned with my background. Because I have experience in accounting, a MBA degree in finance, am quite good at numbers and excel spreadsheet, and have analytical skills, I am targeting the financial analyst position. Any advice?

What are your Recommendations on Engineering Career Path? I just finished my 3rd year @ the University of Florida. I need 6 classes to finish my Mechanical Degree and 1 more 4 my Biomechanics Minor. I have not had an internship, research or co-op experience yet &have interviewed &sought after these for two years with negative responses. My friends say persistence is key. I took a design course working in a group to determine facewidths and fatigue lives of engine parts.I also worked on a Human Powered Vehicle team and have been involved in several engineering organizations including organizing E-week. I like organizing processes the & human output efficiency interests me.I like Controls (with the bode plots and such).These appear to be industrial engineering qualities. Should I apply for PhD Programs and fellowships in ergonomics?Find any job that will take me &/or get my teaching certification & wait till I have more money for gradschool? Should I apply the armed force’s NUPOC lucrative program ?Am I missing something here in my evaluation.I am .184 gpt away from a 3.0 and plan to take the FE next spring and the GRE this fall.

What kind of income do I need to earn to afford this lifestyle? I'm currently in college and have recently been engaged in the process of planning my future lifestyle, as well as the level of income necessary to enable such a lifestyle. These are the items I would like to own: - Three cars: a Porsche Carrera, a Lamborghini (older, used model, of course) and a luxurious "daily driver," such as a Cadillac XLR - A $500,000-$600,000 home - Designer clothing (Versace, Armani, etc.) - Regular dining schedules at 4-star restaurants I realize that these are financially grueling luxuries that can only be afforded with the income earned by a job paying at least six-figures. However, my question is, what is an optimal income which will comfortably maintain the above aspects of my desired lifestyle? Currently, I plan to apply to medical or dental school, but I am interested in considering other opportunities, as these paths will take many years to complete. Are there any financial, etc. careers that don't require connections, etc.? So I'd need to make 7 figures just to afford a $500,000 house and the three cars I mentioned? When I wrote that I wanted a Lamborghini, I meant an older, used model -- such as a 1993 model for $80,000. I would also purchase a used Cadillac XLR, and, of course, I would purchase a used Carrera. I see so many people living in $500,000 (or more expensive) homes and driving two or three Mercedes, BMWs, etc. What are they doing that is so special? They don't strike me as "rich people," but they're doing something right. Hermoder -- Thanks a lot; that's the kind of answer I'm looking for. $300k is exactly the kind of money I could be looking to make as a doctor, especially if I become an anesthesiologist or radiologist. Dr. K -- You say to become a currency broker (or some other highly sought-after financial career), but do you realize that very few people actually break into the $250k+ level of income? Whereas, if I go to medical school and match into a competitive residency (such as anes. or rad.), I will be essentially guaranteed to make $250k/year or more. I think I'll go with the "guaranteed" path.

Can you enter Thailand many times without having to renew your visa? I’m holding a Singaporean passport, but currently working in the EU. I’m taking a career break and plan to stay in Thailand as a tourist for a while. I heard that every foreign tourist, entering Thailand, will have their passport stamped with a 30-day entrance visa. After that, if they want to stay, the foreigners often make runs to Cambodia or Malaysia to renew their visas. Do you know if this process also applies to Singapore citizens and others in the Asean? Can we enter Thailand many times, each less than 30 days, without having to renew our visas at a Thai consulate or an agent? My sincere thanks,

What are your thoughts on a financial advisor? 2) What's your opinion of the role that financial services companies play in helping people plan for their future. 3) Do you have a financial security program (investment,retirement,insurance,disability & health)? If so, why did you set up your program? 4) Do you have a financial advisor? If so, what role does he/she play in your financial security planning? 5) I would like to extend this survey to several people unknown to me. Would you help by referring me to a few people to whom I might ask these same questions? I am starting a new career and part of my hiring process is getting these questions answered by as many people as possible. Any help you could give me would be greatly appreciated.

i have received mail fron benoc recruiters by the name andrew morgan saying the following.i had applied for it Benin Oil Corporation Limited Benin LOT: 7854/62 BENOC AVENUE, ZONE INDUSTRIELLE PORT NOVO TEL: 00229- 93022315, 00229- 97528005 CONFIDENTIAL! BENIN OIL CORPORATION JOB REF: BENOCBJI67/21563755 DATE: MARCH 19TH, 2008 ATTENTION: REMY AFONSO CONTRACT AGREEMENT/ APPOINTMENT LETTER 1.0EXECUTIVE SUMMARY We have in file, your Resume, Job Application and Answers to the Official Interview. After the evaluation of these documents, we found you qualified to work with our Team. Hence, BENIN OIL CORPORATION Seek to employ your services as an expatriate consultant for the provision of expatriate services as stipulated in the following acts in this document. This document embodies the approved Terms for the purpose of this contract. 2.0JOB TITLE/UNIT MAINTAINANCE ENGINEER 3.0JOB COMMENCEMENT/ LOCATION The work Location will be within the work metropolis of BENIN OIL CORPORATION Facility Plant. You are to report immediately to the HR Manager after your arrival for brief elaboration about the company and other logistics before you start duty. 4.0SCOPE OF WORK SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: Appropriate monitoring/coordination services, planning and implementation, development, execution, responsible for the approval and purchases as shall be deemed necessary for job success Comprehensive infrastructure /management, policies initiation and approval of corrective actions, including regulatory agencies representatives, decisions making, changes incorporation when necessary. Quality assurance, Quality control, corporate liaison work with one or more project team, or steering committee, senior managers and other key influences, possession and maintenance of outgoing and incoming policy and operations manuals. You shall be expected to work lead a team of prime experienced project personnel’s with the mandate to provide excellent services. You shall also be expected to meet/liaise with the entire management board of WEST BENIN OIL CORPORATION For overview and updates bi-monthly 5.0CONTRACT PERIOD/ DURATION This contract is for the period of one year, starting for the date of your arrival to Benin, after one year Contract can be renewable. 6.0SALARY INDICATION Monthly Salary: US$10,000 (Ten Thousand United States Dollars) You will be eligible to receive US$9,920 (Nine Thousand Nine Hundred and twenty United States Dollars) –Basic (Tax exclusive) Monthly. Funds can be transferred to any Bank designated by you and this must be in conformity with the present tax situation of the Country. Work time shall be 40 hours work week for the Twelve (12) month contract term as such employee shall also be entitled to over-time allowance if employee work time exceeds the official stipulated hours. Salary shall also be liable to increments with time and employees' official promotions and position in service. 7.0ALLOWANCES/ ENTITLEMENTS Hazard/Inconveniences: US$560.00 (Monthly) Car Maintenance: US$1,089.00 (Monthly) Entertainment & Recreation: US$575.00 (Monthly) Travel & Events: US$950.00 (Monthly) 8.0EXPENSES BEFORE TRAVEL BY EMPLOYEES Expenses made/incurred by the employee related to job before commencement of duties or Expenses made during Travel Plans, Processing of Travel Particulars ETC will be substantiated with receipts and Employer will re-imburse the Employee not later than Five (5) working days after submission of Employee’s expense Report and Receipts as proofs of such Expenses. Employer however agrees to reimburse fully all Travel costs and Expenses made by Employee. The agreement hereby binds Employer and Employee in that re-imbursements will be made fully to Employees upon presentation of Expense Reports and Receipts of Expenses. “On no account will Employer accept to shoulder costs for Travel Expenses, Processing of Work/ Resident Permit Papers of Employee before Work sign-on. This is to possibly evade losses that may be accrued to Employer should Employee decide to decline Job Offer after certain Expenses must have been made by Employer.” The agreement hereby binds Employer and Employee in that re-imbursements will be made fully to Employees upon presentation of Expense Reports and Receipts of Expenses 9.0UPFRONT PAYMENT OF SALARIES The first monthly salary shall be paid in advance before expatriates embark on journey to assume duty. This is to enable expatriates settle all domestic needs before travel. As such no excuses will be entertained on assumption of duty relating to default. Employees (Expatriates) are to note that 1MONTH UPFRONT SALARIES are paid as soon as Employees Procure and Process the relevant Resident/ Work Permit Documents from the Benin Immigration Services and submit same to the company for Verification. All payment of Salary after assumption of duty in BENIN shall be 75% paid into an offshore account to be provided by employee with the remaining 25% paid locally in BENIN. This is in line with the Benin Expatriate Financial Statutory Laws. 10.0FEEDING & ACCOMODATION All Employees are expected to reside at the Company’s Staff estate. There are Single Bed-room and Flat options for Employees to choose from. Employees are entitled to take meals free of charge at the General Staff canteens. Dietary options, Customized cooks and Dieticians are available options. 11.0MEDICAL EXPENSES Employer will provide the employee with comprehensive Health care for the term of contract, and follow-on care for injuries suffered during the term of contract for employee and family. 12.0OFFICE ASSETS TO BE PROVIDED BY EMPLOYER Computer resources: Laptop Computer, 1.6 GHz Processor, 256 MB RAM, 24XCD-RW, 30GB Hard Drive, Floppy Drive, Integrated Network Adapter, Internal 56K Modem, Spare Battery and Necessary Software. Full time Internet access is also made available. Phones: Employer will provide each employee with one (1) landline and one (1) mobile telephone. This shall have a reasonable credit limit application per month. Cars: Employer will provide an official car MAZDA 626 LX for Senior/ Chief Staffs. Also they shall always be a standby Air Conditioned Coaster Bus to transport ordinary staffs from the Company’s Estate to work Metropolis. 13.0SAFETY & SECURITY Safety and Security of personnel (Local/Foreign) and Facilities on Job Locations and communities are no small issues, and have been seriously considered to ensure and assure hitch free operations. All operations on Job Location are designed to adhere strictly to the Health Safety and Environment (HSE) Policy as applicable in the Oil and Gas Sector. All expatriates are entitled to a free and mandatory safety courses on Job Locations to be delivered by qualified safety and environment experts. All safety wears shall be provided by the Company at Job Locations such like Safety Coveralls, Gloves, Goggles, Helmet and Safety Shoes etc. as applicable in the Oil & Gas Sector. 14.0TELECOMMUNICATION/ INTERNET FACILITIES There are standard Telecommunication Facilities and Internet services at the disposal of all expatriates, and same shall be accessible to all Personnel (Local/Foreign) without any charge or expenses to be incurred. Cellular Phones can be obtained by expatriates from the Local dealers/Service Providers in Work Metropolis but must be used in accordance with the safety regulations on Job Locations. 15.0ADDITIONAL SERVICES Recreational/Sports Facilities shall also be made available at the disposal of all expatriates with no expenses to be incurred. Laundry and Dry Cleaning Service will also be made available to all Expatriates by the company's laundry and dry cleaning unit. 16.0DOCUMENTS PROCESSING VISA, WORK/ RESIDENCE PERMIT The Employee is requested to contact the below office who shall be responsible for the process or his or her Valid Benin Work/Residence Permit Visa and then should forward same to the HR of BENOC for Verification and authenticity confirmation. Hence any expenses incurred during this process shall be refunded to the candidate in not less than 5 working days of arrival to Benin. 17.0THE BENIN IMMIGRATION SERVICES CONTACT DETAILS BELOW: BENIN IMMIGRATION SERVICES LOT 708/710 ZONE DES AMBASSADE, BENIN IMMIGRATION LAYOUT, COTONOU, REP. DU BENIN E-mail: workpermit@immigrationbenin-bj.com TEL: +229- 97 53 75 47 Contact Person: BARR. CHINEDU PETER UCHE I HEREBY ACCEPT THIS JOB OFFER WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS STATED THEREIN: Date: 21/03/08 ADDRESS: HOUSE NO.389 NO BAIRO FORO SANTO ESTEVAM ILHAS GOA INDIA 403106 PHONE NO; +91-832-2288756 +91-9764269769 DESIGNATION: MAINTAINENCE ENGINEER Regards Andrew Morgan Head of Career/ Recruitment Department Benin Oil Corporation Benin.

A Phd or a Masters? Health Psychology Emphasis? I'm going to get a Health psychology degree, but don't know whether or not to get the Masters, or the Phd. I know the Phd is heavy in research, and I don't like research, nor do I have plans to make a career out of it. I would actually like to counsel people in health related issues (hence the health psych emphasis). I know I can never be legalled called a 'psychologist' in California unless I have a Phd (and a license). But I want to work in hospitals and different health related areas to work with people. Any suggestions? REALLY HELPFUL if you've gone through this process yourself!! I'm applying to grad schools soon!

I Got and offer letter for the job in Samatha hotels and towers . which is in london (uk)-? address is - 2 church str, oswestty shropshire sy9 3sz - uk .. which was e mailed by NAUKRI .COM . just watn to inquire that whtether the offer letter is geniune and there is no scam ,as i have to pay 1100 gbp for the processing of the visa and work permit. . could u please let me the answer as sonn as possible so that i could plan out my career, thanks.

Which degree is best if I choose to become a Teacher? I am currently a Business Consultant for a restaurant chain. I am doing a Fresh Start at a local community college in Jan. and then transferring to a University (UTK) to finish my degree. I have always been a natural at math so I plan to go back for Statistics. For some reason, I keep going back to wanting to be a teacher and have had this feeling for many years. I was hoping that some of you could cold give me some advice. Is Statistics a good choice to become a teacher? Would just a math degree be better? I know there are many many job options with both degrees but I really want the best degree that will allow me to teach if I keep feel as if I am being draw to the career. Any help on the process that I can expect or lean to would be greatly appreciated. I also dont need the "Dont be a teacher" thing. I know how much money they make but I also know it is a personal choice and it may be the career I choose plus I feel teachers help mold our future. Thank you for all the help.

Some questions about the navy and navy rates? 1. If I were to join the navy and plan on making a career, would there be any point in which I could change to a different rate? Like after 4 years and I am up for reenlistment, would I have to reenlist as the same rate? Can I switch rates in the middle of an enlistment term, either way, how does the process work? Do you have to go to A school again? Do you lose rank? 2. If I were to join as say a navy corpsman, and during my time as a corpsman I were to go to college and learn another language like Chinese on my own, would the navy be able to reassign me to a language rating and send me overseas, or would I have to volunteer the use of my newly acquired language?

plz comment on the following.? N R Narayana Murthy, chief mentor and chairman of the board, Infosys Technologies, delivered a pre-commencement lecture at the New York University (Stern School of Business) on May 9. It is a scintillating speech, Murthy speaks about the lessons he learnt from his life and career. We present it for our readers: Dean Cooley, faculty, staff, distinguished guests, and, most importantly, the graduating class of 2007, it is a great privilege to speak at your commencement ceremonies. I thank Dean Cooley and Prof Marti Subrahmanyam for their kind invitation. I am exhilarated to be part of such a joyous occasion. Congratulations to you, the class of 2007, on completing an important milestone in your life journey. After some thought, I have decided to share with you some of my life lessons. I learned these lessons in the context of my early career struggles, a life lived under the influence of sometimes unplanned events which were the crucibles that tempered my character and reshaped my future. I would like first to share some of these key life events with you, in the hope that these may help you understand my struggles and how chance events and unplanned encounters with influential persons shaped my life and career. Later, I will share the deeper life lessons that I have learned. My sincere hope is that this sharing will help you see your own trials and tribulations for the hidden blessings they can be. The first event occurred when I was a graduate student in Control Theory at IIT, Kanpur, in India. At breakfast on a bright Sunday morning in 1968, I had a chance encounter with a famous computer scientist on sabbatical from a well-known US university. He was discussing exciting new developments in the field of computer science with a large group of students and how such developments would alter our future. He was articulate, passionate and quite convincing. I was hooked. I went straight from breakfast to the library, read four or five papers he had suggested, and left the library determined to study computer science. Friends, when I look back today at that pivotal meeting, I marvel at how one role model can alter for the better the future of a young student. This experience taught me that valuable advice can sometimes come from an unexpected source, and chance events can sometimes open new doors. The next event that left an indelible mark on me occurred in 1974. The location: Nis, a border town between former Yugoslavia, now Serbia, and Bulgaria. I was hitchhiking from Paris back to Mysore, India, my home town. By the time a kind driver dropped me at Nis railway station at 9 p.m. on a Saturday night, the restaurant was closed. So was the bank the next morning, and I could not eat because I had no local money. I slept on the railway platform until 8.30 pm in the night when the Sofia Express pulled in. The only passengers in my compartment were a girl and a boy. I struck a conversation in French with the young girl. She talked about the travails of living in an iron curtain country, until we were roughly interrupted by some policemen who, I later gathered, were summoned by the young man who thought we were criticising the communist government of Bulgaria. The girl was led away; my backpack and sleeping bag were confiscated. I was dragged along the platform into a small 8x8 foot room with a cold stone floor and a hole in one corner by way of toilet facilities. I was held in that bitterly cold room without food or water for over 72 hours. I had lost all hope of ever seeing the outside world again, when the door opened. I was again dragged out unceremoniously, locked up in the guard's compartment on a departing freight train and told that I would be released 20 hours later upon reaching Istanbul. The guard's final words still ring in my ears -- "You are from a friendly country called India and that is why we are letting you go!" The journey to Istanbul was lonely, and I was starving. This long, lonely, cold journey forced me to deeply rethink my convictions about Communism. Early on a dark Thursday morning, after being hungry for 108 hours, I was purged of any last vestiges of affinity for the Left. I concluded that entrepreneurship, resulting in large-scale job creation, was the only viable mechanism for eradicating poverty in societies. Deep in my heart, I always thank the Bulgarian guards for transforming me from a confused Leftist into a determined, compassionate capitalist! Inevitably, this sequence of events led to the eventual founding of Infosys in 1981. While these first two events were rather fortuitous, the next two, both concerning the Infosys journey, were more planned and profoundly influenced my career trajectory. On a chilly Saturday morning in winter 1990, five of the seven founders of Infosys met in our small office in a leafy Bangalore suburb. The decision at hand was the possible sale of Infosys for the enticing sum of $1 million. After nine years of toil in the then business-unfriendly India, we were quite happy at the prospect of seeing at least some money. I let my younger colleagues talk about their future plans. Discussions about the travails of our journey thus far and our future challenges went on for about four hours. I had not yet spoken a word. Finally, it was my turn. I spoke about our journey from a small Mumbai apartment in 1981 that had been beset with many challenges, but also of how I believed we were at the darkest hour before the dawn. I then took an audacious step. If they were all bent upon selling the company, I said, I would buy out all my colleagues, though I did not have a cent in my pocket. There was a stunned silence in the room. My colleagues wondered aloud about my foolhardiness. But I remained silent. However, after an hour of my arguments, my colleagues changed their minds to my way of thinking. I urged them that if we wanted to create a great company, we should be optimistic and confident. They have more than lived up to their promise of that day. In the seventeen years since that day, Infosys has grown to revenues in excess of $3.0 billion, a net income of more than $800 million and a market capitalisation of more than $28 billion, 28,000 times richer than the offer of $1 million on that day. In the process, Infosys has created more than 70,000 well-paying jobs, 2,000-plus dollar-millionaires and 20,000-plus rupee millionaires. A final story: On a hot summer morning in 1995, a Fortune-10 corporation had sequestered all their Indian software vendors, including Infosys, in different rooms at the Taj Residency hotel in Bangalore so that the vendors could not communicate with one another. This customer's propensity for tough negotiations was well-known. Our team was very nervous. First of all, with revenues of only around $5 million, we were minnows compared to the customer. Second, this customer contributed fully 25% of our revenues. The loss of this business would potentially devastate our recently-listed company. Third, the customer's negotiation style was very aggressive. The customer team would go from room to room, get the best terms out of each vendor and then pit one vendor against the other. This went on for several rounds. Our various arguments why a fair price -- one that allowed us to invest in good people, R&D, infrastructure, technology and training -- was actually in their interest failed to cut any ice with the customer. By 5 p.m. on the last day, we had to make a decision right on the spot whether to accept the customer's terms or to walk out. All eyes were on me as I mulled over the decision. I closed my eyes, and reflected upon our journey until then. Through many a tough call, we had always thought about the long-term interests of Infosys. I communicated clearly to the customer team that we could not accept their terms, since it could well lead us to letting them down later. But I promised a smooth, professional transition to a vendor of customer's choice. This was a turning point for Infosys. Subsequently, we created a Risk Mitigation Council which ensured that we would never again depend too much on any one client, technology, country, application area or key employee. The crisis was a blessing in disguise. Today, Infosys has a sound de-risking strategy that has stabilised its revenues and profits. I want to share with you, next, the life lessons these events have taught me. 1. I will begin with the importance of learning from experience. It is less important, I believe, where you start. It is more important how and what you learn. If the quality of the learning is high, the development gradient is steep, and, given time, you can find yourself in a previously unattainable place. I believe the Infosys story is living proof of this. Learning from experience, however, can be complicated. It can be much more difficult to learn from success than from failure. If we fail, we think carefully about the precise cause. Success can indiscriminately reinforce all our prior actions. 2. A second theme concerns the power of chance events. As I think across a wide variety of settings in my life, I am struck by the incredible role played by the interplay of chance events with intentional choices. While the turning points themselves are indeed often fortuitous, how we respond to them is anything but so. It is this very quality of how we respond systematically to chance events that is crucial. 3. Of course, the mindset one works with is also quite critical. As recent work by the psychologist, Carol Dweck, has shown, it matters greatly whether one believes in ability as inherent or that it can be developed. Put simply, the former view, a fixed mindset, creates a tendency to avoid challenges, to ignore useful negative feedback and leads such people to plateau early and not achieve their full potential. The latter view, a growth mindset, leads to a tendency to embrace challenges, to learn from criticism and such people reach ever higher levels of achievement (Krakovsky, 2007: page 48). 4. The fourth theme is a cornerstone of the Indian spiritual tradition: self-knowledge. Indeed, the highest form of knowledge, it is said, is self-knowledge. I believe this greater awareness and knowledge of oneself is what ultimately helps develop a more grounded belief in oneself, courage, determination, and, above all, humility, all qualities which enable one to wear one's success with dignity and grace. Based on my life experiences, I can assert that it is this belief in learning from experience, a growth mindset, the power of chance events, and self-reflection that have helped me grow to the present. Back in the 1960s, the odds of my being in front of you today would have been zero. Yet here I stand before you! With every successive step, the odds kept changing in my favour, and it is these life lessons that made all the difference. My young friends, I would like to end with some words of advice. Do you believe that your future is pre-ordained, and is already set? Or, do you believe that your future is yet to be written and that it will depend upon the sometimes fortuitous events? Do you believe that these events can provide turning points to which you will respond with your energy and enthusiasm? Do you believe that you will learn from these events and that you will reflect on your setbacks? Do you believe that you will examine your successes with even greater care? I hope you believe that the future will be shaped by several turning points with great learning opportunities. In fact, this is the path I have walked to much advantage. A final word: When, one day, you have made your mark on the world, remember that, in the ultimate analysis, we are all mere temporary custodians of the wealth we generate, whether it be financial, intellectual, or emotional. The best use of all your wealth is to share it with those less fortunate. I believe that we have all at some time eaten the fruit from trees that we did not plant. In the fullness of time, when it is our turn to give, it behooves us in turn to plant gardens that we may never eat the fruit of, which will largely benefit generations to come. I believe this is our sacred responsibility, one that I hope you will shoulder in time. Thank you for your patience. Go forth and embrace your future with open arms, and pursue enthusiastically your own life journey of discovery!

Want to Boost your Life? What Marshall Sylver Turning Point Seminar has done for me.... I have tickets if you want to message me... If you were ever curious about looking into seminars that can motivate and change your life, this one is the one to do! I say this as a family man who struggled for years with depression, questions about faith, family, life and even finances. I say this as a guy who spent years in therapy (who hasn't?) or in codependent relationships and all the other self deprecating processes out there. Am I completely whole? No, life my friends is a process. It's all one big process... but I will tell you this....This guy accelerated my growth exponentially in so many aspects of my life. I am no longer pinching myself that it is real! The Turning Point is exactly that! Our current goals and dreams have been realized and we are moving forward and enjoying life more than ever!: -A career that I was getting out of totally turned itself around for me, rather, I got new perspectives on it and am not changing careers anytime soon. ;) I am however going ahead with the new plans and continuing our own home business! ;) -My own therapist has basically given me the all clear after 3 years.... I am "on call" if I feel like I need a session. (and trust me its nice not to be paying out every week and feeling like you are not getting anywhere) -I have more time it seems even though I am busier than ever?! Both my wife and I are now involved in community where we really were home bodies and on the verge of divorce. Our time together as a family has blossomed. Our private life has intensified. - My wife is an artist who after 20 years had only a couple of shows, now she has so many shows going that she is behind in production and she is now selling!!!! -I am able to spend way more time with my son than I ever dreamed, I get to be a Father! -My wife's own personal and business contacts have exploded. Additionally, her own personal growth because of this has been tremendous! Talk about a self esteem makeover! -We always wanted to "do unto others"; and its now happening, I am sharing and mentoring culinary students; my wife is helping other artists with their businesses, and is a cub scout leader assistant; together we are helping an elderly neighbor keep her home from going into foreclosure. -Business associates, clients, and friends are giving us gifts just for being...us! THIS IS NOT A MAGIC BULLET!!!!!! But it is an awesome, FUN tool to help you on your way, keep you on track, inspire you to do MORE.... Of what ever it is you WANT to do, or perhaps even some things you never thought of doing ;) And How Cool Is THAT! I have tickets, lets get together and spread the wealth!

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Which module in SAP is best suited for me PP or ?? I am BE Maufacturing Engg graduate with 5+ yrs experience? I do have a Bachelors Degree in Computer science. Planning to take up a career in SAP. I have work experience in CAD product Designing, Product packaging designing, Order processing, Production Scheduling in a SMALL SCALE EXPORT MANUFACTURING unit. Please suggest me a suitable moudle in SAP. Where to get training? (Preferably in Chennai) Do i have to write any of SAP certification test? if so please suggest me with more information. Do I have to strengthen my Domain knowledge in actual Manufacturing Industry and practises, before Joining SAP training? Please advice.

What do I do now.............? Fellows, I am in starnge kind of situation. I have reached at a point in job where I look forward to my promotion. My boss after have been requested several time about it, is unable to give me any definite yes or no on it. Although it hasn't affected my moral asyet, but soon I may not be able to perform to my potential. Could you advise what to do. Already talked to Boss, Boss's Boss but getting no where. I understand it is process which they wish to keep secret as long as they can but I need an answer as I have set it a milestone for my future career. I am not getting it I am planning for another employer....

Complications at Job taking no where....? Fellow, I am in starnge kind of situation. I have reached at a point in job where I look forward to my promotion. My boss after have been requested several time about it, is unable to give me any definite yes or no on it. Although it hasn't affected my moral asyet, but soon I may not be able to perform to my potential. Could you advise what to do. Already talked to Boss, Boss's Boss but getting no where. I understand it is process which they wish to keep secret as long as they can but I need an answer as I have set it a milestone for my future career. I am not getting it I am planning for another employer....

Question at below....? Donna Hamilton is excited to open her own restaurant, the Westminster Inn. Although Donna has worked as a chef and even managed a number of restaurants during her career, she is concerned that she gets off to start good start. Donna spends several weeks before the restaurant opens setting goals. 1.What benefits can Donna expect from goal setting? 2.After planning, what is the next step in the management process? What will Donna need to do? 3.At the end of month, Donna compares actual sales to the goal that she set during the planning phase. Which of the management function best describes this activity? Why is this important? 4.What is corporate culture? Can Donna significantly influence the corporate culture at the Westminster-Inn?

Becoming an FBI Agent and what studies should I choose? Hello- My career goal is to become an FBI Agent. Currently, I am a freshman enrolled at Johnson & Wales University but I am planning on transferring to another university. Up to date, my GPA is a 3.55. I am considering on doing a double-major program with Criminal Justice and Accounting. Then, when I graduate, I plan to go to graduate school to earn my Master’s degree in both majors. One of my first questions is, when I do a double-major program can I major in two subjects such as Criminal Justice and Accounting and learn another language? Or can I only do Criminal Justice and a language? My second question is about joining the army reserve. Right now I am fully focused on my academics, but I plan to enroll with the army reserve for three years and plan to do this in my junior or senior year. I have not talked to any recruiter yet, I am just simply researching on what I can do in the future to enhance my opportunities. I have been looking at the website and I like the job of a Criminal Investigations Special Agent. I wanted to know if choosing the job of a Criminal Investigations Special Agent is a good choice that will be relevant to joining the FBI or is there another job title that I can look into? Do you think joining the army will enhance my resume and chance of being hired? Or should I just earn my Master’s degree and apply for the job? I know the FBI is a lengthy process, but I am determined to achieve this goal. Please, any input or information you know will help me consider this decision. I thank all of you for your time and your help will be greatly appreciated.

plz. help me to write the main idea of this article in the NY Times. in two pages.?

Becoming an FBI Agent and what studies should I choose? Hello- My career goal is to become an FBI Agent. Currently, I am a freshman enrolled at Johnson & Wales University but I am planning on transferring to another university. Up to date, my GPA is a 3.55. I am considering on doing a double-major program with Criminal Justice and Accounting. Then, when I graduate, I plan to go to graduate school to earn my Master’s degree in both majors. One of my first questions is, when I do a double-major program can I major in two subjects such as Criminal Justice and Accounting and learn another language? Or can I only do Criminal Justice and a language? My second question is about joining the army reserve. Right now I am fully focused on my academics, but I plan to enroll with the army reserve for three years and plan to do this in my junior or senior year. I have not talked to any recruiter yet, I am just simply researching on what I can do in the future to enhance my opportunities. I have been looking at the website and I like the job of a Criminal Investigations Special Agent. I wanted to know if choosing the job of a Criminal Investigations Special Agent is a good choice that will be relevant to joining the FBI or is there another job title that I can look into? Do you think joining the army will enhance my resume and chance of being hired? Or should I just earn my Master’s degree and apply for the job? I know the FBI is a lengthy process, but I am determined to achieve this goal. Please, any input or information you know will help me consider this decision. I thank all of you for your time and your help will be greatly appreciated.

Colleges for classical singers? I am currently a sophomore in high school, and I'm starting to think about college so that I can effectively plan for the rest of my high school career, but I honestly have no idea where to start. I'm extremely interested in classical (opera) singing; I have been taking lessons for a few years and have done a lot of shows with my local opera company (Opera Pacific). I am seriously considering a career in classical voice, but I'm still young: I'd like to keep other options open. I also have very high academic standards, so basically my question is this: What are some good schools that combine academics and singing? Once I decide on a school, how should I go about deciding what to major in, etc? This whole process kind of intimidates me :)

What should Freedom Lovers Do ?? How can one combine professional life with the advancement of liberty? Of course it is presumptuous to offer a definitive answer since all jobs and careers in the market economy are subject to the forces of the division of labor. Because a person focuses on one task doesn't mean that he or she isn't great at many tasks; it means only that the highest productive gains for everyone come from dividing tasks up among many people of a wide range of talents. So it is with the freedom movement. The more of us there are, the more we do well to specialize, to cooperate through exchange, to boost our impact by dividing the labor. There is no way to know in advance what is right for any person in particular. There are so many wonderful paths from which to choose (and which I will discuss below). But this much we can know. The usual answer—go into government—is wrongheaded. Too many good minds have been corrupted and lost by following this fateful course. If often happens that an ideological movement will make great strides through education and organization and cultural influence, only to take the illogical leap of believing that politics and political influence, which usually means taking jobs within the bureaucracy, is the next rung on the ladder to success. This is like trying to fight a fire with matches and gasoline. This is what happened to the Christian right in the 1980s. They got involved in politics in order to throw off the yoke of the state. Twenty years later, many of these people are working in the Department of Education or for the White House, doing the prep work to amend the Constitution or invade some foreign country. This is a disastrous waste of intellectual capital. It is particularly important that believers in liberty not take this course. Government work has been the chosen career path of socialists, social reformers, and Keynesians for at least a century. It is the natural home to them because their ambition is to control society through government. It works for them but it does not work for us. In the first half of the 20th century, libertarians knew how to oppose statism. They went into business and journalism. They wrote books. They agitated within the cultural arena. They developed fortunes to help fund newspapers, schools, foundations, and public education organizations. They expanded their commercial ventures to serve as a bulwark against central planning. They became teachers and, when possible, professors. They cultivated wonderful families and focused on the education of their children. It is a long struggle but it is the way the struggle for liberty has always taken place. But somewhere along the way, some people, enticed by the prospect of a fast track to reform, rethought this idea. Perhaps we should try the same technique that the left did. We should get our people in power and displace their people, and then we can bring about change toward liberty. In fact, isn't this the most important goal of all? So long as the left controls the state, it will expand in ways that are incompatible with freedom. We need to take back the state. So goes the logic. What is wrong with it? The state's only function is as an apparatus of coercion and compulsion. That is its distinguishing mark. It is what makes the state the state. To the same extent that the state responds well to arguments that it should be larger and more powerful, it is institutionally hostile to anyone who says that it should be less powerful and less coercive. That is not to say that some work from the "inside" cannot do some good, some of the time. But it is far more likely that the state will convert the libertarian than for the libertarian to convert the state. We've all seen this a thousand times. It rarely takes more than a few months for a libertarian intellectual headed for the Beltway to "mature" and realize that his or her old ideals were rather childish and insufficiently real world. A politician promising to defang Washington later becomes the leading expert in applying tooth enamel. Once that fateful step is taken, there are no limits. I know a bureaucrat who helped run martial law in Iraq who once swore fidelity to Rothbardian political economy. The reason has to do with ambition, which is not normally a bad impulse. The culture of Washington, however, requires that ambition work itself out by paying maximum deference to the powers that be. At first, this is easy to justify: how else can the state be converted except by being friendly to it? The state is our enemy, but for now, we must pretend to be its pal. In time, the dreams are displaced by the daily need to curry favor. Eventually the person becomes precisely the kind of person he or she once despised. (For Lord of the Rings fans, it's like being asked to carry the ring for a while; you don't want to give it up.) I've known people who have gone this route and one day took an honest look in the mirror, and didn't like what they saw. They have said to me that they were mistaken to think it could work. They didn't recognize the subtle ways in which they themselves were being drawn in. They recognize the futility of politely asking the state, day after day, to permit a bit more liberty here and there. Ultimately you must frame your arguments in terms of what is good for the state, and the reality is that liberty is not usually good for the state. Hence, the rhetoric and finally the goal begin to change. The state is open to persuasion, to be sure, but it usually acts out of fear, not friendship. If the bureaucrats and politicians fear backlash, they will not increase taxes or regulations. If they sense a high enough degree of public outrage, they will even repeal controls and programs. An example is the end of alcohol prohibition or the repeal of the 55 mph speed limit. These were pulled back because politicians and bureaucrats sensed too high a cost from continued enforcement. The problem of strategy was something that fascinated Murray Rothbard, who wrote several important articles on the need for never compromising the long-run goal for short-term gain through the political process. That doesn't mean we should not welcome a 1 percent tax cut or repeal a section of some law. But we should never allow ourselves to be sucked into the trade-off racket: e.g., repeal this bad tax to impose this better tax. That would be using a means (a tax) that contradicts the goal (elimination of taxation). The Rothbardian approach to a pro-freedom strategy comes down to the following four affirmations: 1) the victory of liberty is the highest political end; 2) the proper groundwork for this goal is a moral passion for justice; 3) the end should be pursued by the speediest and most efficacious possible means; and 4) the means taken must never contradict the goal—"whether by advocating gradualism, by employing or advocating any aggression against liberty, by advocating planned programs, by failing to seize any opportunities to reduce State power, or by ever increasing it in any area." Libertarians are not the first people who have confronted the question of strategy for social advance and cultural and political change. After the Civil War, a large part of the population of the South, namely former slaves, found themselves in a perilous situation. They had a crying need to advance socially within society, but lacked education, skill, and capital. They also bore the burden of pushing social change that permitted them to be regarded as full citizens who made the most of their new freedom. In many ways, they found themselves in a position somewhat like new immigrants but with an additional burden of throwing off an old social status for a new one. The Reconstruction period of Union-run martial law invited many blacks to participate in politics as a primary goal. This proved to be a terrible temptation for many, as the former Virginia slave Booker T. Washington said. "During the whole of the Reconstruction period our people throughout the South looked to the Federal Government for everything, very much as a child looks to its mother." He rejected this political model because "the general political agitation drew the attention of our people away from the more fundamental matters of perfecting themselves in the industries at their doors and in securing property." Washington wrote that "the temptations to enter political life were so alluring that I came very near yielding to them at one time" but he resisted this in favor of "the laying of the foundation of the race through a generous education of the hand, head and heart." Later when he visited DC, he knew that he had been right. "A large proportion of these people had been drawn to Washington because they felt that they could lead a life of ease there," he wrote. "Others had secured minor government positions, and still another large class was there in the hope of securing Federal positions." As it was in the 1870s it is today. The state chews up and either eats or spits out those with a passion for liberty. The extent to which W.E.B DuBois's Marxian push for political agitation has prevailed over Washington's push for commercial advance has been tragic for black Americans and for the whole of American society. Many obtained political power, but not liberty classically understood. We can learn from this. The thousands of young people who are discovering the ideas of liberty for the first time ought to stay away from the Beltway and all its allures. Instead, they should pursue their love and passion through arts, commerce, education, and even the ministry. These are fields that offer genuine promise with a high return. When a libertarian tells me that he is doing some good as a procurement officer at HUD, I don't doubt his word. But how much more would he do by quitting his job and writing an expose on the entire bureaucratic racket? One well-placed blast against such an agency can bring about more reform, and do more good, than decades of attempted subversion from within. Are there politicians who do some good? Certainly, and the name Ron Paul is the first that comes to mind. But the good he does is not as a legislator as such but as an educator with a prominent platform from which to speak. Every no vote is a lesson to the multitudes. We need more Ron Pauls. But Ron is the first to say that, more importantly, we need more professors, business owners, fathers and mothers, religious leaders, and entrepreneurs. The party of liberty loves commerce and culture, not the state. Commerce and culture is our home and our launching ground for social reform and revolution

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what military branch? I am planning on going into the military or something after high school, but i want to do the four year thing in order to pursue a medical career. i know that sounds bad, but do u know which branch will give me the qualifications to later become a doctor? and could you give me like a step by step process of how long i would have to be in the military? will i be able to get a job in a regular hospital later? i heard what one of u guys said. no i plan to stick to the years that are mandatory but eventually start work in a regular hospital

Can you expand on this? I am writing a paper about Thomas Jefferson. The objective is to describe accomplishments in his life and explain their significance to the creation of the US government. So what do you say? Can you add on to this? After his political career he devoted his last five years to the University of Virginia at Charlottesville. This school introduced America's youth to the new ideas about government and equality. Jefferson designed every aspect of this University. He not only had the idea for this university, he surveyed the site, planned the buildings and was a supervisor during the construction process.

anyone know of these useless facts? Barbie's measurements if she were life size: 39-23-33. The dollar symbol ($) is a U combined with an S (U.S.) Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing. The Statue of Liberty's tablet is two feet thick. There are two credit cards for every person in the United States. The slogan on New Hampshire license plates is 'Live Free or Die'. These license plates are manufactured by prisoners in the state prison in Concord. The straw was probably invented by Egyptian brewers to taste in-process beer without removing the fermenting ingredients which floated on the top of the container. David Prowse, was the guy in the Darth Vader suit in Star Wars. He spoke all of Vader's lines, and didn't know that he was going to be dubbed over by James Earl Jones until he saw the screening of the movie. The United States government keeps its supply of silver at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, NY There are only thirteen blimps in the world. Nine of the thirteen blimps are in the United States. The existing biggest blimp is the Fuji Film blimp. Naugahyde, plastic "leather" was created in Naugatuck, Connecticut. The Swiss flag is square. The word 'pound' is abbreviated 'lb.' after the constellation 'libra' because it means 'pound' in Latin, and also 'scales'. The abbreviation for the British Pound Sterling comes from the same source: it is an 'L' for Libra/Lb. with a stroke through it to indicate abbreviation. Sames goes for the Italian lira which uses the same abbreviation ('lira' coming from 'libra'). So British currency (before it went metric) was always quoted as "pounds/shillings/pence", abbreviated "L/s/d" (libra/solidus/denarius). The three largest land-owners in England are the Queen, the Church of England and Trinity College, Cambridge. The monastic hours are matins, lauds, prime, tierce, sext, nones, vespers and compline. If you come from Manchester, you are a Mancunian. No animal, once frozen solid (i.e., water solidifies and turns to ice) survives when thawed, because the ice crystals formed inside cells would break open the cell membranes. However there are certain frogs that can survive the experience of being frozen. These frogs make special proteins which prevent the formation of ice (or at least keep the crystals from becoming very large), so that they actually never freeze even though their body temperature is below zero Celsius. The water in them remains liquid: a phenomenon known as 'supercooling.' If you disturb one of these frogs (just touching them even), the water in them quickly freezes solid and they die. The white part of your fingernail is called the lunula. Madrid is the only European capital city not situated on a river. The name for fungal remains found in coal is sclerotinite. The Boston University Bridge (on Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts) is the only place in the world where a boat can sail under a train driving under a car driving under an airplane. Emus cannot walk backwards. It is believed that Shakespeare was 46 around the time that the King James Version of the Bible was written. In Psalms 46, the 46th word from the first word is shake and the 46th word from the last word is spear. The shopping mall in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada has the largest water clock in North America. Both writer Edgar Allen Poe and LSD advocate Timothy Leary were kicked out of West Point. The word posh, which denotes luxurious rooms or accomodations, originated when ticket agents in England marked the tickets of travelers going by ship to the Orient. Since there was no air conditioning in those days, it was always better to have a cabin on the shady side of the ship as it passed through the Mediterranean and Suez area. Since the sun is in the south, those with money paid extra to get cabin's on the left, or port, traveling to the Asia, and on the right, or starboard, when returning to Europe. Hence their tickets were marked with the initials for Port Outbound Starboard Homebound, or POSH. The top layer of a wedding cake, known as the groom's cake, traditionally is a fruit cake. That way it will save until the first anniversery. The German Kaiser Wilhelm II had a withered arm and often hid the fact by posing with his hand resting on a sword, or by holding gloves. The forward pass was created by the football team at Saint Louis University. In every show that Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt (The Fantasticks) wrote, there is at least one song about rain. A kind of tortoise in the Galapagos Islands has an upturned shell at its neck so it can reach its head up to eat cactus branches. The only city whose name can be spelled completely with vowels is Aiea, Hawaii, located approximately twelve miles west of Honolulu. Parthenogenesis is the term used to describe the process by which certain animals are able to reproduce themselves in successive female generations without intervention of a male of the species. At least one species of lizard is known to do so. Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, while dogs only have about ten. The word "Checkmate" in chess comes from the Persian phrase "Shah Mat", which means "the king is dead". The ship, the Queen Elizabeth 2, should always be written as QE2. QEII is the actual queen. "Quisling" is the only word in the English language to start with "quis." All of the cobble stones that used to line the streets in New York were originally weighting stones put in the hulls of Belgian ships to keep an even keel. Nepal is the only country without a rectangular flag (it looks like two pennants glued on on top of the other) Libya has the only flag which is all one color with no writing or decoration on it The only borough of New York City that isn't an island (or part of an island) is the Bronx. The 1957 Milwaukee Braves were the first baseball team to win the World Series after being relocated. The tune for the "A-B-C" song is the same as "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star." When a coffee seed is planted, it takes five years to yield it's first consumable fruit. The common goldfish is the only animal that can see both infra-red and ultra-violet light. Linn's Stamp News is the world's largest weekly newspaper for stamp collectors. Tennessee is bordered by more states than any other. The eight states are Kentucky, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia. Des Moines has the highest per capita Jello consumption in the U.S The Western-most point in the contiguous United States is Cape Alava, Washington. There are only three animals with blue tongues, the Black Bear, the Chow Chow dog and the blue-tongued lizard. The first fossilized specimen of Austalopithecus afarenisis was named Lucy after the palentologists' favorite song, Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds, by the Beatles. Pinocchio is Italian for "pine head." The geographical center of North America is near Rugby, North Dakota. The infinity sign is called a lemniscate. Hacky-sack was invented in Turkey. If you stretch a standard Slinky out flat it measures 87 feet long. There are six five words in the English language with the letter combination "uu." Muumuu, vacuum, continuum, duumvirate and duumvir, residuum. The "Calabash" pipe, most often associated with Sherlock Holmes, was not used by him until William Gillette (an American) portrayed Holmes onstage. Gillette needed a pipe he could keep in his mouth while he spoke his lines. Most Americans' car horns beep in the key of F. Dirty Harry's badge number is 2211. The pupil of an octopus' eye is rectangular. The shortest French word with all five vowels is "oiseau" meaning bird. Camel's milk does not curdle. "Mr. Mojo Risin" is an anagram for Jim Morrison. The ball on top of a flagpole is called the truck. A person from the country of Nauru is called a Nauruan; this is the only palindromic nationality. The word "modem" is a contraction of the words "modulate, demodulate." Oliver Cromwell was hanged and decapitated two years after he had died. In the last 4000 years, no new animals have been domesticated. Iowa has more independent telephone companies than any other state. Many hamsters only blink one eye at a time. Hamsters love to eat crickets. The only "real" food that U.S. Astronauts are allowed to take into space is pecan nuts. The word "queueing" is the only English word with five consecutive vowels. The first Eagle Scout west of the Mississippi is buried in San Marcos, Texas. In every episode of Seinfeld there is a Superman somewhere. Roberta Flack wrote "Killing Me Softly" about singer Don McLean. The Greek version of the Old Testament is called the Septuagint. Spencer Eldon was the name of the naked baby on the cover of Nirvana's album All three major 1996 Presidential candidates, Clinton, Dole and Perot, are left-handed. The Madagascan Hissing Cockroach is one of the few insects who give birth to live young, rather than laying eggs. The book of Esther in the Bible is the only book which does not mention the name of God. Sheriff came from Shire Reeve. During early years of feudal rule in England, each shire had a reeve who was the law for that shire. When the term was brought to the United States it was shortned to Sheriff. An animal epidemic is called an epizootic. Dracula is the most filmed story of all time, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is second and Oliver Twist is third. The silhouette on the NBA logo is Jerry West. The silhouette on the Major League Baseball logo is Harmon Killebrew. The name Jeep came from the abbreviation used in the army for the "General Purpose" vehicle, G.P. The little lump of flesh just forward of your ear canal, right next to your temple, is called a tragus. Soweto in South Africa ws derived from SOuth WEst TOwnship. Murphy's Oil Soap is the chemical most commonly used to clean elephants. The Andy Griffth Show was the first spin-off in TV history. It was a spin-off of the Danny Thomas Show. Goat's eyes have rectangular pupils. Walt Disney's autograph bears no resemblance to the famous Disney logo. Other than humans, black lemurs are the only primates that may have blue eyes. The United States has never lost a war in which mules were used. The two longest one-syllable words in the English language are "screeched" and "strengths." Great Britain was the first county to issue postage stamps. Hence, the postage stamps of Britain are the only stamps in the world not to bear the name of the country of origin. However, every stamp carries a relief image or a silhouette of the monarch's head instead. Images for picture stamps in the United States are commissioned by the United States Postal Service Department of Philatelic Fulfillment. Artist Constantino Brumidi fell from the done of the U.S. Capitol while painting a mural around the rim. He died four months later. Since 1896, the beginning of the modern Olympics, only Greece and Australia have participated in every Games. There were no squirrels on Nantucket until 1989. Cathy Rigby is the only woman to pose nude for Sports Illustrated. (August 1972) Blueberry Jelly Bellies were created especially for Ronald Reagan. Will Clark of the Texas Rangers is a direct descendant of William Clark of Lewis and Clark. When ocean tides are at their highest, they are called "spring tides." When they are at their lowest, they are call "neep tides." February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon. The last NASCAR driver to serve jail time for running moonshine was Buddy Arrington. Many Japanese golfers carry "hole-in-one" insurance, because it is traditional in Japan to share one's good luck by sending gifts to all your friends when you get an "ace." The price for what the Japanese term an "albatross" can often reach $10,000. The difference between male and female blue crabs is the design located on their apron (belly.) The male blue crab has the Washington Monument while the female apron is shaped like the U.S. Capitol. It takes a lobster approxiamately seven years to grow to be one pound. The ridges on the sides of coins are called reeding. The lot numbers for the cyanide-tainted Tylenol capsules scare back in 1982 were MC2880 and 1910MD. Montpelier, Vermont is the only U.S. state capital without a McDonalds. The Roman emperor Caligula made his horse a senator. At latitude 60 degrees south you can sail all the way around the world. A Chinese checkerboard has 121 holes. The hyoid bone, in your throat, is the only bone in the body not attached to another bone. Mice, whales, elephants, giraffes and man all have seven neck vertebra. Sunbeams that shine down through the clouds are called crespucular rays. Very small clouds that look like they have been broken off of bigger clouds are called scuds. On a dewy morning, if you look at your shadow in the grass, the dew drops shine light back to your eye creating a halo called a heilgenschein (German for halo.) The correct response to the Irish greeting, "Top of the morning to you," is "and the rest of the day to yourself." Giraffes have no vocal cords. Joe DiMaggio had more home runs than strikeouts during his career. All porcupines float in water. Hang On Sloopy is the official rock song of Ohio. A-1 Steak Sauce contains both orange peel and raisins. Many northern parishes (counties) of Louisiana did not agree with the Confederate movement. To show their disapproval, they changed their names. That's why there is a Union Parish, Jefferson Parish, etc. The Pentagon, in Arlington, Virginia, has twice as many bathrooms as is necessary. When it was built in the 1940s, the state of Virginia still had segregation laws requiring separate toilet facilities for blacks and whites. Residents of the island of Lesbos are Lesbosians, rather than Lesbians. (Of course, lesbians are called lesbians because Sappho was from Lesbos.) The Chinese ideogram for 'trouble' symbolizes 'two women living under one roof'. German has a wood for the peace offerings brought to your mate when you've committed some conceived slight. This is "drachenfutter" or dragon's food. In Chinese, the words for crisis and opportunity are the same. No word in the English language rhymes with month. Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them use to burn their houses down - hence the expression "to get fired." The poisonous copperhead smells likefresh cut cucumbers. In Disney's "Fantasia", the Sorcerer's name is "Yensid" (Disney backwards.) The smallest mushroom's name is "Hop-low." Anne Boleyn had six fingernails on one hand. Mustard gas was invented in the McKinley Building on the American University campus. Additionally, preliminary work on the Manhattan Project was done in that building. The government used the McKinley Building because of its unusual archticture. If there would be any type of large explosion inside the building, the building would implode onto itself, containing any lethal gas or nuclear material. The building now houses the Physics Department. When angered, the ears of Tazmanian devils turn a pinkish-red. The cruise liner, Queen Elizabeth II, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns. The naval rank of "Admiral" is derived from the Arabic phrase "amir al bahr", which means "lord of the sea". The Les Nessman character on the TV series WKRP in Cincinnati wore a band-aid in every episode. Either on himself, his glasses, or his clothing. A coat hanger is 44 inches long if straightened The roads on the island of Guam are made with coral. Guam has no sand. The sand on the beaches is actually ground coral. When concrete is mixed, the coral sand is used instead of importing regular sand from thousands of miles away. Mt. Vernon Washington grows more tulips than the entire country of Holland. Jamie Farr (who played Klinger on M*A*S*H) was the only member of the cast who actually served as a soldier in the Korean war. The southern most city in the United States is Na'alehu, Hawaii. Alaska was the only part of the United States that was invaded by the Japanese during WWII. The territory was the island of Adak in the Aleutian Chain. Woodward Ave in Detroit, Michigan carries the designation M-1, named so because it was the first paved road anywhere. Michigan was the first state to plow it's roads and the first to adopt a yellow dividing line. Canada is an Indian word meaning "Big Village". The longest chapter in the Bible is Psalm 119. The shortest verse in the Bible is "Jesus wept." Way back when they were using marble columns, the people selling the columns would carve out the centers and fill it with wax.So the people buying them started asking "Is it without wax?" Or in other words "Are you sincere?" Zaire is the world leader in cobalt mining, producing two-thirds of the world's cobalt supply. No modern language has a true concept of "I am." It is always used linked with are in reference of another verb. Little known Cathedral Caverns near Grant, Alabama has the world's largest cave opening, the largest stalagmite (Goliath), and the largest stalagmite forest in the World. The only person ever to decline a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction was Sinclair Lewis for his book Arrowsmith. Maine is the only state that borders on only one state. There are almost twice as many people in Rhode Island than there are in Alaska. Kudzu is not indigenous to the South, but in that climate it can grow up to six inches a day. Did you know that there are coffee flavored PEZ? The word 'byte' is a contraction of 'by eight.' The word 'pixel' is a contraction of either 'picture cell' or 'picture element.' Ralph Lauren's original name was Ralph Lifshitz. Bananas do not grow on trees, but on rhizomes. Astronauts in the Space Shuttle are weightless not because there is no gravity in space, but because they are in free fall around the Earth. St. Augustine was the first major proponent of the "missionary" position. Lizzie Borden was acquitted. Alexander Hamilton was shot by Aaron Burr in the groin. Isaac Asimov is the only author to have a book in every Dewey-decimal category. Roger Ebert is the only film critic to have ever won the Pulitzer prize. A scholar who studies the Marquis de Sade is called a Sadian, not a Sadist (of course). Tribeca in Manhattan stands for TRIangle BElow CAnal street. Soho stands for SOuth of HOuston street. Columbia University is the second largest landowner in New York City, after the Catholic Church. Theworld's largest wine cask is in Heidleberg, Germany. Lorne Greene had one of his nipples bitten off by an aligator while he hosted "Lorne Greene's Wild Kingdom." Cat's urine glows under a blacklight. Seven Olympic gold medal winners eventually went on to win the Heavyweight Championship of the World Kerimski Church in Finland is world's biggest church made of wood.The St. Louis Gateway Arch had a projected death toll while it was being built. No one died. The average ear of corn has eight-hundred kernels arranged in sixteen rows. A cat has four rows of whiskers. Vincent Van Gogh comitted suicide while painting Wheat Field with Crows. An iguana can stay under water for 28 minutes. Jelly Belly jelly beans were the first jelly beans in outer space when they went up with astronauts in the June 21, 1983 voyage of the space shuttle Challenger (the same voyage as the first American woman in space, Sally Ride). Baseballer Connie Mack's real name was Cornelius McGilicuddy. If you were standing in the northernmost point in the contiguous (48) states, you'd be standing in Minnesota. Only thirty percent of the famous Maryland blue crabs are actually from Maryland, the rest are from North Carolina and Virginia. Back in the mid to late 80's, an IBM compatible computer wasn't considered a hundred percent compatible unless it could run Microsoft's Flight Simulator. Not all of West Virginia voted to go with the North. When the State of West Virginia was formed from Virginia in 1863 the three western counties in Virginia voted to go with West Virginia, but West Virginia didn't take them because they were poor. Instead they took three counties that voted to stay with Virginia, because they were richer and they had the B&O railroad. Those counties since split and are 5 Jefferson, Hampshire, Berkley, Mineral, and Morgan. The first Ford cars had Dodge engines. The Dodge brothers Horace and John were Jewish, that's why the first Dodge emblem had a star of David in it. Studebaker was the only major car company to stop making cars while making a profit from them. Studebaker still exists, but is now called Worthington. Chrysler built B-29's that bombed Japan, Mitsubishi built Zeros that tried to shoot them down. Both companies now build cars in a joint plant call Diamond Star. On the new hundred dollar bill the time on the clock tower of Independence Hall is 4:10. The top three cork-producing countries are Spain, Portugal and Algeria. (Cork comes from trees.) In the Wizard of Oz Dorothy's last name is Gail. It is shown on the mail box. If you bring a raccoon's head to the Henniker, New Hampshire town hall, you are entitled to receive $.10 from the town New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner and the late M*A*S*H star McLean Stevenson were both once assistant football coaches at Northwestern University. The letter W is the only letter in the alphabet that doesn't have 1 syllable... it has three. All swans and all sturgeons in England are property of the Queen. Messing with them is a serious offense. Michael Di Lorenzo, who plays Eddie Torres on New York Undercover is one of the lead dancers in Michael Jackson's "Beat It" video. Only two people signed the Decleration of Independence on July 4th, John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on Augest 2, but the last signature wasn't added until 5 year later. October 4, 1957 is a historic date to be remembered, it is the day both "Leave it to Beaver" and the Russian satellite Sputnik 1 were launched. Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors. It takes about a half a gallon of water to cook macaroni, and about a gallon to clean the pot. The antifungal, nystatin, which is sometime used for treating thrush, is named after New York State Institute for Health (Acronym) QANTAS, the name of the Australian national airline, is a (former) acronym, for Queensland And Northern Territories Air Service. The world's largest four-faced clock sits atop the Allen-Bradley plant in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Almonds are members of the peach family. The first video ever played on MTV Europe was "Money For Nothing" by Dire Straits. If you add up the numbers 1-100 consecutively (1+2+3+4+5 etc) the total is 5050 The "Grinch" singer and voice of Tony the Tiger is a charming man named Thurl Ravenscroft. The famous split-fingered Vulcan salute is actually intended to represent the first letter ("shin," pronounced "sheen") of the word "shalom." As a small boy, Leonard Nimoy observed his rabbi using it in a benediction and never forgot it; eventually he was able to add it to "Star Trek" lore. The symbol on the "pound" key (#) is called an octothorpe. Ham radio operators got the term "ham" coined from the expression "ham-fisted operators", a term used to describe early radio users who sent Morse code (i.e. pounded their fists). While the Chinese invented gunpowder, they were not the first to develop firearms. Sam Colt invented the "revolving pistol." Therefore, all revolvers are correctly called pistols. A 12 gauge "rifled slug" does not spin, even though there are grooves on it's bearing surface. A slug actually travels like a dart. Revolvers cannot be silenced, due all the noisy gasses which escape the cylinder gap at the rear of the barrel. A bullet fired from the 7.62x51mm NATO cartridge (also called the .308 Winchester) is still supersonic at 1000 yards. The term "the whole 9 yards" came from WWII fighter pilots in the South Pacific. When arming their airplanes on the ground, the .50 caliber machine gun ammo belts measured exactly 27 feet, before being loaded into the fuselage. If the pilots fired all their ammo at a target, it got "the whole 9 yards." The home team must provide the referee with 24 footballs for each National Football League game. The maximum weight for a golf ball is 1.62 oz. A flea expert is a pullicologist. A bear has 42 teeth. M&M's stands for the last names of Forrest Mars, Sr., then candymaker, and his associate Bruce Murrie. The only domestic animal not mentioned in the Bible is the cat. The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle. Table tennis balls have been known to travel off the paddle at speeds up to 105.6 miles per hour. In Irian Jaya exists a tribe of tall, white people who use parrots as a warning sign against intruders. In the Dutch province of Twente people live on average half a year shorter than in the rest of the Netherlands. Spiral staircases in medieval castles are running clockwise. This is because all knights used to be right-handed. When the intruding army would climb the stairs they would not be able to use their right hand which was holding the sword because of the difficulties in climbing the stairs. Left-handed knights would have had no troubles except left-handed people could never become knights because it was assumed that they were descendants of the devil. Duddley DoRight's Horses name was "Horse." If the Spaceship Earth ride at EPCOT was a golf ball, to be the proportional size to hit it, you'd be two miles tall. On Sesame Street, Bert's goldfish were named Lyle and Talbot, presumably after the actor Lyle Talbot. The word "hangnail" comes from Middle English: ang- (painful) + nail. Nothing to do with hanging. Louis IV of France had a stomach the size of two regular stomachs. Samuel Clemens aka Mark Twain smoked forty cigars a day for the last years of his life. Samuel Clemens aka Mark Twain was born on a day in 1835 when Haley's Comet came into veiw. When He died in 1910, Haley's Comet came into view again. Pepsi originally contained pepsin, thus the name. Babies are born without knee caps. They don't appear until the child reaches 2-6 years of age. The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point in Colorado. If you were born in Los Alamos, New Mexico during the Manhattan project (where they made the atomic bomb), your birthplace was listed as a post office box in Albequerque. Robert Kennedy was killed in the Ambassador Hotel, the same hotel that housed Marilyn Monroe's first modelling agency. Ronald Regan sent out the army phoyographer who first discovered Marilyn Monroe. Carbonated water, with nothing else in it,can dissolve limestone, talc, and many other low-Moh's hardness minerals. Coincidentally, carbonated water is the main ingredient in soda pop. Ethernet is a registered trademark of Xerox, Unix is a registered trademark of AT&T. The newest dog breed is the Bull Boxer, first bred in the United states in 1990-91. The first hard drive available for the Apple ][ had a capacity of 5 megabytes. South of Tucson, Arizona, all road signs are in the Metric System. In many cases, the amount of storage space on a recordable CD is measured in minutes. 74 minutes is about 650 megabytes, 63 minutes is 550 megabytes. The real name of Astro (the dog fromThe Jetsons) is "Tralfaz" -- his real owner appeared one day to claim him but wound up giving him back to the Jetsons. Charlie Brown's father was a barber. The original story from Tales of 1001 Arabian Nights begins, "Aladdin was a little Chinese boy." Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intraveinously When a film is in production, the last shot of the day is the "martini shot", the next to last one is the "Abby Singer". Of the six men who made up the Three Stooges, three of them were real brothers (Moe, Curly and Shemp.) Ohio is listed as the 17th state in the U.S., but technically it is number 47. Until August 7, 1953, Congress forgot to vote on a resolution to admit Ohio to the Union. It is a misdemeanor to kill or threaten a butterfly -- so says City Ordinance No. 352 in Pacific Grove, California. If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar. Other than fruit, honey is the only natural food that is made without destroying any kind of life! What about milk, you say? A cow has to eat grass to produce milk and grass is living! When Saigon fell the signal for all Americans to evacuate was Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" being played on the radio. The Fort George Point in Belize City was formed by the silt runoff of Hurricane Hattie. If you lace your shoes from the inside to the outside the fit will be snugger around your big toe. Only 1/3 of the people that can twitch their ears can twitch only one at a time. The expression "What in tarnation" comes from the original meaning: "What in eternal damnation" Gary Burgough who played Walter Radar O'Reily on M*A*S*H has a deformed left thumb. If you watch closely you will see that he never shows his left hand. Only two states' names begin with double consonants: Florida and Rhode Island. The volume of the Earth's moon is the same as the volume of the Pacific Ocean Ingrown toenails are hereditary. The Cincinnati Reds baseball team name was officially changed to the Redlegs during the anti-communist movement. Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance. "Xmas" does not begin with the Roman letter X. It begins with the Greek letter "chi," which was used in medieval manuscripts as an abbreviation for the word "Christ" (xus = christus, etc.) The ampersand (&) is actually a stylised version of the Latin word "et," meaning and." The largest city in the United States with a one syllable name is Flint, Michigan. The most common name in the world is Mohammed. Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined. On the cartoon show 'The Jetsons', Jane is 33 years old and her daughter Judy is 15. In Mel Brooks' 'Silent Movie,' mime Marcel Marceau is the only person who has a speaking role. Only humans and horses have hymens. No NFL team which plays it's home games in a domed stadium has ever won a Superbowl. (Texas Stadium, home of the Cowboys, is not a dome, there is a large hole in the roof.) The word "set" has more definitions than any other word in the English language. The first toilet ever seen on television was on "Leave It To Beaver". Wally and Beaver had a baby alligator which they kept in the toilet. In the great fire of London in 1666 half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured The most eastern part of the western world is located in Ilomantsi, Finland. "Hara kiri" is an impolite way of saying the Japanese word "seppuku" which means, literally, "belly splitting." The term the "Boogey Man will get you" comes from the Boogey people,who still inhabit an area of Indonesia. These people still act as pirates today and attack ships that pass. Thus the term spread "if you don't watch out the Boogey man will get you." The Saturn V moon rocket consumed 15 tons of fuel per second. The state with the longest coastline in the US is Michigan. Race car is a palindrome. We will have four consecutive full moons making two blue moons in 1999 (January 2 and 31, March 2 and 31.) The only other time it happened this century was in 1915 (January 1 and 31, March 1 and 31.) The Basset Horn, a kind of alto clarinet, was named after its inventor -- a man named Horn. "Basset" is from "Basetto," or "little bass" in Italian. There are more bald eagles in the province of British Columbia then there are in the whole United States. Lincoln Logs were invented by Frank Lloyd Wright's son. The "second unit" films movie shots that do not require the presence of actors. Pulp Fiction cost $8 million to make - $5 million going to actor's salaries. The world's second largest pipe organ is located at the Organ Grinder on 82nd avenue in Portland, Oregon. Games Slayter, a Purdue graduate, invented fiberglass. One of the reasons marijuana is illegal today because cotton growers in the 30s lobbied against hemp farmers -- they saw it as competition. It is not chemically addictive as is nicotine, alcohol, or caffeine. Olympic Badminton rules say that the bird has to have exactly fourteen feathers The music group Simply Red is named because of its love for the football team, Manchester United, who have a red home strip. In case you ever find yourself piloting a dogsled, shout "Jee!" to make the dogs turn left and "Ha!" to go right. Richard Nixon left instructions for "California, Here I Come" to be the last piece of music played at his funeral ("softly and slowly") were he to die in office. The earliest document in Latin in a woman's handwriting (it is from the first century A.D.) is an invitation to a birthday party. Spot, Data's cat on Star Trek: The Next Generation, was played by six different cats. Captain Jean-Luc Picard's fish was named Livingston. Hydrogen gas is the least dense substance in the world, at 0.08988 g/cc Hydrogen solid is the most dense substance in the world, at 70.6 g/cc The longest U.S. highway is route 6 starting in Cape Cod, Massachusetts going through 14 states, and ending in Bishop, California... The movie "Paris, Texas" was banned in the city of Paris, Texas, shorty after its box office release. The 'y' in signs reading "ye olde.." is properly pronounced with a 'th' sound, not 'y'. The "th" sound does not exist in Latin, so ancient Roman occupied (present day) England use the rune "thorn" to represent "th" sounds. With the advent of the printing press the character from the Roman alphabet which closest resembled thorn was the lower case "y". Pickled herrings were invented in 1375. The number of the trash compactor in Star Wars (20th Century Fox, 1977) is 3263827. Each year there is one ton of cement poured for each man, woman, and child in the world. At McDonalds in New Zealand, they serve apricot pies instead of cherry ones. The word "samba" means "to rub navels together." The only two days of the year in which there are no professional sports games (MLB, NBA, NHL, or NFL) are the day before and the day after the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. The international telphone dialing code for Antarctica is 672. A byte, in computer terms, means 8 bits. A nibble is half that: 4 bits. (Two nibbles make a byte!) A full seven percent of the entire Irish barley crop goes to the production of Guinness beer. Bank robber John Dillinger played professional baseball. If you toss a penny 10000 times, it will not be heads 5000 times, but more like 4950. The heads picture weighs more, so it ends up on the bottom. The airport in La Paz, Bolivia is the world's highest airport. The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher. The housefly hums in the middle octave, key of F. Chicago is closer to Moscow than to Rio de Janeiro. Original copy of the Declaration of Independence is lost. The copy in Washington D.C. is what is referred to as a holograph. That is a term for a handmade copy of a document and is not the same as a laser produced hologram. Singpore is the only country with one train station. The little bags of netting for gas lanterns (called 'mantles') are radioactive--so much so that they will set of an alarm at a nuclear reactor. When measuring fonts 'point size' refers to the height of capital letters (one point being one 72nd of an inch). 'Pitch' is a horizontal measurement of the number of letters which can be printed in an inch. The only capital letter in the Roman alphabet with exactly one endpoint is P. In the movie "the Right Stuff" there is a scene where a government recruiter for the Mercury astronaut program (played by Jeff Goldblum) is in a bar at Muroc Dry Lake, California. His partner suggests Chuck Yeager as a good astronaut candidate. Jeff proceeds to badmouth Yeager claiming they need someone who went to college. During the conversation the real Chuck Yeager is playing a bartender who is standing behind the recruiters eavesdropping. General Yeager is listed low in the movie credits as 'Fred.' "Speak of the Devil" is short for "Speak of the Devil and he shall come". It was believed that if you spoke about the Devil it would attract his attention. That's why when your talking about someone and they show up people say "Speak of the Devil" Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable. There are only four words in the English language which end in "-dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous. Nauru is the only country in the world with no official capital. (Its government offices are all in Yaren District, but there's no official capital.) South Africa is the only country with three official capitals: Pretoria, Cape Town, and Bloemfontein. Lucy Ricardo's maiden name was McGillicudy. Mickey Mouse is known as "Topolino" in Italy. The red giant star Betelgeuse has a diameter larger than that of the Earth's orbit around the sun. If your eyes are six feet above the surface of the ocean, the horizon wil be about three statute miles away. The one-hundred eleventh element is known as "unnilenilenium" The longest muscle name is the "levator labii superioris alaeque nasi" and Elvis popularized it with his lip motions. The longest time someone has typed on a typewriter continuously is 264 hrs., set by Violet Gibson Burns. The Dutch town of Leeuwarden can be spelled 225 different ways. There was once a town named "6" in West Virginia. Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older A cat has 32 muscles in each ear An ostrich's eye is bigger than it's brain. The oldest word in the English language is "town" The sea wasp is half an inch long at best and more poisonous than any other jellyfish known to man. Tigars have striped skin, not just striped fur. Gerald Ford pardoned Robert E. Lee posthumously of all crimes of treason. The band Duran Duran got their name from an astronaut in the 1968 Jane Fonda movie Barbarella. There are 22 stars surrounding the mountain on the Paramount Pictures logo. After human death, post-mortem rigidity starts in the head and travels to the feet, and leaves the same way it came -- head to toe. Police dogs are trained to react to commands in a foreign language; commonly German but more recently Hungarian or some other Slavic tongue. A Laforte fracture is a fracture of all facial bones. It would allow one to pull on another face and remove it like a mask if not held on by skin. Debra Winger was the voice of E.T. Winston Churchill, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt were all cousins through one connection or another. (FDR and Eleanor were about five times removed.) The Earth-Moon size ratio is the largest in the our solar system, excepting Pluto-Charon. Each unit on the Richter Scale is equivalent to a power factor of about 32. So a 6 is 32 times more powerful than a 5! Though it goes to 10, 9 is estimated to be the point of total tetonic destruction (2 is the smallest that can be felt unaided.) Most snakes have either only one lung, or in some cases, two, with one much reduced in size. This apparently serves to make room for other organs in the highly-elongated bodies of snakes. A twelve-foot anaconda can catch, kill, and eat a six-foot caiman, a close relative of crocodles and alligators. While these snakes are not usually considered to be the *longest* snake in the world, they are the heaviest, exceeding the reticulated python in girth. Cinderella's slippers were originally made out of fur. The story was changed in the 1600s by a translator. It was the left shoe that Aschenputtel (Cinderella) lost at the stairway, when the prince tried to follow her. Cinderella is known as Tuhkimo in Finland. If you come from Birmingham, you are a Brummie. The names of all the continents end with the same letter that they start with, e.g. Asia, Europe. There is a word in the English language with only one vowel, which occurs six times: Indivisibility. The dome on Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's home, conceals a billiards room. In Jefferson's day, billiards were illegal in Virginia. According to Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity, it is possible to go slower than light and faster than light, but it is impossible to go at the speed of light. In most advertisments, including newspapers, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10 because then the arms frame the brand of the watch. Cleo and Caesar were the early stage names of Cher and Sonny Bono. Ben and Jerry's send the waste from making ice cream to local pig farmers to use as feed. Pigs love the stuff, except for one flavor: Mint Oreo. The "heat" of peppers is rated on the Scoville scale. Until 1965, driving was done on the left-hand side on roads in Sweden. The conversion to right-hand was done on a weekday at 5pm. All traffic stopped as people switched sides. This time and day were chosen to prevent accidents where drivers would have gotten up in the morning and been too sleepy to realize *this* was the day of the changeover. In left hand drive countries, such as the UK, Ireland, Japan, and Australia, drivers sit on the right hand side of the car. Except for Sweden, where drivers sat on the left, as in North-America. Japan is the third most densely populated country in the world. First is the Netherlands, followed by Belgium. Alfred Hitchcock didn't have a belly button. It was eliminated when he was sewn up after surgery. The "D" in D-day means "Day". The French term for "D-Day" is "J-jour". Female orcas live twice as long as male orcas. The larger numbers of female orcas in a pod are because of the female's longer lifespan, not because the males have collected a harem. Most spiders belong to the orb weaver spider family, Family Aranidae. This is pronounced "A Rainy Day." The Mongol emperor Genghis Khan's original name was Temujin. Genghis Khan started out life as a goatherd. The type specimen for the human species is the skull of Edward Drinker Cope, an American paleontologist of the late 1800's. A type specimen is used in paleontology as the best example of that species. The first word spoken by an ape in the movie Planet of the Apes was "Smile". The two lines that connect your top lip to the bottom of your nose are known as the philtrum. Facetious and abstemious contain all the vowels in the correct order. The name Wendy was made up for the book "Peter Pan" Hummingbirds are the only animals able to fly backwards All the dirt from the foundation to build the World Trade Center in NYC was dumped into the Hudson River to form the community now known as Battery City Park. The Holland and Lincoln Tunnels under the Hudson River connecting New Jersey and New York are an engineering feat. The air circulators in the tunnels circulate fresh air completely every ninety seconds. The dirt road that General Washington and his soldiers took to fight off General Clinton during the Battle of Monmouth was called the Burlington Path. The only social fraternity founded during the Civil War was Theta Xi fraternity, at Rensselear Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York in 1864. The Hudson River along the island of Manhattan flows in either direction depending upon the tide. Several buildings in Manhattan have their own zip code! The World Trade Center has several. Lucifer is latin for "Light Bringer". It is a translation of the Hebrew name for Satan, Halael. Satan means "adversary", devil means "liar". A cat's jaws cannot move sideways. Geller and Huchra have made three-dimensional maps of the distrubution of galaxies. In each layer of the map some galaxies are grouped together in such a way that they resemble a human being. Avocado is derived from the Spanish word 'aguacate' which is derived from 'ahuacatl' meaning testicle. The company providing the liability insurance for the Republican National Convention in San Diego is the same firm that insured the maiden voyage of the RMS Titanic. Telly Savalas and Louis Armstrong died on their birthdays. Donald Duck's middle name is Fauntleroy. Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer. The smallest port in Canada is Port Williams, Nova Scotia. The Canadian province of Newfoundland has its own time zone, which is half an hour behind Atlantic standard time. Cats in Halifax, Nova Scotia, have a very high probability of having six toes. The second longest word in the English language is "antidisestablishmenterianism". Rats like boiled sweets better than they like cheese. Big Ben was slowed five minutes one day when a passing group of starlings decided to take a rest on the minute hand of the clock. The Velvet Underground was named after a book on the S&M culture. The Velvet Underground's first manager was Andy Warhol, who also produced their first album and designed the cover artwork. The cover artwork for the album (called "The Velvet Underground and Nico") featured a bright yellow banana that could be peeled off to reveal a bright pink banana underneath, with the label "Peel Slowly and See." "Peel Slowly and See" is the title of the Velvet Underground comprehensive boxed set, which is the only currently-available Velvet Underground recording to feature a peelable banana. The peelable banana caused substantial delays in the production of the VU's first album and contributed to Lou Reed's firing Andy Warhol as the group's manager. The "wild" horses of western North America are actually feral, not wild. Native speakers of Japanese learn Spanish much more easily than they learn English. Native speakers of English learn Spanish much more easily than they learn Japanese. New Zealand kiwis lay the largest eggs with respect to their body size of any bird. Elephants have been found swimming miles from shore in the Indian Ocean. When two words are combined to form a single word (e.g., motor + hotel = motel, breakfast + lunch = brunch) the new word is called a "portmanteau." Sting got his name because of a yellow-and-black striped shirt he wore until it literally fell apart. Every photograph of an American atomic bomb detonation was taken by Harold Edgerton. The topknot that quails have is called a hmuh. Dr. Samuel A. Mudd was the physician who set the leg of Lincoln's assassin John Wilkes Booth ... and whose shame created the expression for ignominy, "His name is Mudd." The longest recorded flight of a chicken is thirteen seconds. The muzzle of a lion is like a fingerprint -- no two lions have the same pattern of whiskers. There is a type of parrot in New Zealand that likes to eat the rubber strips that line car windows. New Zealand is also the only country that contains every type of climate in the world. Cockroaches' favorite food is the glue on envelopes and on the back of postage stamps In 1969, the last Corvair was painted gold. Ralph Kramden made 62 dollars a week. The only way to stop the pain of the flathead fish's sting is by rubbing the same fish's slime on the wound it gave you. Betsy Ross was born with a fully formed set of teeth. Betsy Ross's other contribution to the American Revolution, beside sewing the first American flag, was running a munitions factory in her basement. Devo's original name was going to be De-evolution. They shortened it to Devo. Steely Dan got their name from a sexual device depicted in the book 'The Naked Lunch'. Bob Dylan's real name is Robert Zimmerman. Andy Warhol created the Rolling Stone's emblem depicting the big tongue. It first appeared on the cover of the 'Sticky Fingers' album. Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr were the two left-handed Beatles. Chris Ford scored the first ever NBA three-point shot. Of all the East Coast States, New Hampshire has the shortest coastline, about fourteen miles. New Hampshire is also the only State name the has four consecutive consonants in it (in the same word). Ontario is the only Canadian Province that borders the Great Lakes. Alaska has the longest border with Canada of all the fifty states. Montana has the longest border with Canada of the lower forty-eight States. Montana also borders the most Canadian Provinces of all the fifty states. It borders three of them. Arkansas is the only US State that begins with "a" but does not end with "a". All the other States that begin with "a", Arizona, Alabama and Alaska, also end with "a". Only three angels are mentioned by name in the Bible: Gabriel, Michael, and Lucifer. Dr. Seuss pronounced "Seuss" such that it rhymed with "rejoice." Wilma Flinestone's maiden name was Wilma Slaghoopal, and Betty Rubble's Maiden name was Betty Jean Mcbricker. Lenny Kravitz's mother played the part of "Helen" on "The Jeffersons." The term "devil's advocate" comes from the Roman Catholic church. When deciding if someone should become a saint, a devil's advocate is always appointed to give an alternative view. Compact discs read from the inside to the outside edge, the reverse of how a record works. The term "Mayday" used for signaling for help (after SOS), it comes from the French term "M'aidez" which is pronounced "MayDay" and means, "Help Me" Grapes explode when you put them in the microwave. The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 did start in a barn belonging to Patrick and Katherine O'Leary. The O'Leary's house was one of the few that survived the fire. The O'Leary's house had to be guarded by soldiers for weeks afterwards, however, because many enraged residents wanted to burn it down. The biggest bell is the "Tsar Kolokol" cast in the Kremlin in 1733. It weighs 216 tons, but alas, it is cracked and has never been rung. The bell was being stored in a Moscow shed which caught fire. To "save" it the caretakers decided to throw water on the bell. This did not succeed in -- the water hit the superheated metal and a giant piece immediately cracked off, destroying the bell forever. A pregnant goldfish is called a twit. The smallest mountain range in the world is outside of Marysville, California and is named the Sutter Buttes. The Ramses brand condom is named after the great phaoroh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children. Many species of bird copulate in the air. In general, a couple will fly to a very high altitude, and then drop. During their descent, the birds mate. Sometimes the couple gets too involved and SPLAT! If NASA sent birds into space they would soon die because they need gravity to swallow. There is a seven letter word in the English language that contains ten words without rearranging any of its letters, "therein": the, there, he, in, rein, her, here, here, ere, therein, herein. You would have to count to one thousand to use the letter "A" in the English language to spell a whole number. The only member of the band ZZ Top without a beard has the last name Beard. Ants cannot chew their food, they move their jaws sidewards, like a scissor, to extract the juices from the food. The letters H I O X in the latin alphabet is the only ones that look the same if you turn them upside down or see them from behind. The little hole in the sink that lets the water drain out, instead of flowing over the side, is called a "porcelator". When the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers play football at home to a sellout crowd, the stadium becomes the state's third largest city. In Casablanca, Humphrey Bogart never said "Play it again, Sam." Sherlock Holmes never said "Elementary, my dear Watson." Captain Kirk never said "Beam me up, Scotty," but he did say, "Beam me up, Mr. Scott". Duelling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors. More people are killed annually by donkeys than die in air crashes. The metal part of a lamp that surrounds the bulb and supports the shade is called a harp. The metal part at the end of a pencil is twenty percent sulfur. John Larroquette of "Night Court" and "The John Larroquette Show" was the narrator of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre." Vietnamese currency consists only of paper money; no coins. Vincent Van Gogh sold exactly one painting while he was alive, Red Vineyard at Arles. A pig's orgasm lasts for 30 minutes. A pig's penis is shaped like a corkscrew. It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky. Skin is thickest is at the back -- 1/6 of an inch. The most sensitive finger is the forefinger. Alaska is the most northern, western and eastern state; it also has the highest latitude,the most eastern longitude and the most western longitude. Some of Beethoven's symphonies were performed in Kentucky before they were performed in Paris, France. The word denim comes from 'de Nimes', or from Nimes, a place in France. Dublin comes from the Irish Dubh Linn which means Blackpool Scottish is the language called Gaelic, whereas Irish is actually called Gaeilge. The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "Its A Wonderful Life" A penguin only has sex twice a year. Mr. Spock's (of Star Trek) blood type was T-Negative The Dutch town of Abcoude is the only reasonably sized town/city in the world whose name begins with ABC. A dragonfly has a lifespan of 24 hours. A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds. New Jersey has a spoon museum featuring over 5,400 spoons from every state and almost every country. Eleven square miles of southwest Kentucky (Fulton County) is cut off from the rest of the state by the Mississippi River. If you wish to travel from this cut off section to the rest of the state or vice-versa, you must first cross a bordering state. Point Roberts in Washington State is cut off from the rest of the state by British Columbia, Canada. If you wish to travel from Point Roberts to the rest of the state or vice versa, you must pass through Canada, including Canadian and U.S. customs A quarter has 119 grooves around the edge. A dime has 118 ridges around the edge. The only city in the United States to celebrate Halloween on the October 30 instead of October 31 is Carson City, Nevada. October 31 is Nevada Day and is celebrated with a large stret party. On an American one-dollar bill, there is an owl in the upper left-hand corner of the "1" encased in the "shield" and a spider hidden in the front upper right-hand corner. No words in the English language rhyme with orange, silver or purple. A peanut is not a nut; it is a legume. It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. "Evian" spelled backvards is naive. The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets. Maine is the toothpick capital of the world. "Bookkeeper" and "bookkeeping" are the only words in the English language with three consecutive double letters. Paul McCartney's mother was a midwife. The flag of the Philippines is the only national flag that is flown differently during times of peace or war. The phrase "sleep tight" originated when mattresses were set upon ropes woven through the bed frame. To remedy sagging ropes, one would use a bed key to tighten the rope. It was discovered on a space mission that a frog can throw up. The frog throws up it's stomach first, so the stomach is dangling out of it's mouth. Then the frog uses it's forearms to dig out all of the stomach's contents and then swallows the stomach back down again. The A&W of root beer fame stands for Allen and Wright. A baby eel is called an elver, a baby oyster is called a spat. Bingo is the name of the dog on the Cracker Jack box. The arteries and veins surrounding the brain stem called the "circle of Willis" looks like a stick person with a large head. Welsh mercenary bowmen in the medieval period only wore one shoe at a time. On a trip to the South Sea islands, French painter Paul Gauguin stopped off briefly in Central America, where he worked as a laborer on the Panama Canal. The Ganges River in India boasts the only genuine fresh-water sharks in the entire world. The gene for the Siamese coloration in animals such as cats, rats or rabbits is heat sensitive. Warmth produces a lighter color than does cold. Putting tape temporarily on Siamese rabbit's ear will make the fur on that ear lighter than on the other one. There are only 12 letters in the Hawaiian alphabet. Charles de Gaulle's final words were, "It hurts." The words 'sacrilegious' and 'religion' do not share the same etymological root. "John has a long moustache" was the coded-signal used by the French Resistance in WWII to mobilize their forces once the Allies had landed on the Normandy beaches. Gatorade was named for the University of Florida Gators where it was first developed. Brooklyn is the Dutch name for "broken valley" There are four states where the first letter of the capital city is the same letter as the first letter of the state: Dover, Delaware; Honolulu, Hawaii; Indianapolis, Indiana; and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. There are four cars and eleven lightposts on the back of a ten-dollar bill. Venetian blinds were invented in Japan. The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought at neighbouring Breed's Hill. Former US Senator Barry Goldwater attended the opening night ceremonies and festivities at Bugsy Siegel's famous Las Vegas casino. They left him out of the movie Bugsy. He is pissed. Armored knights raised their visors to identify themselves when they rode past their king. This custom has become the modern military salute. ABBA got their name by taking the first letter from each of their first names (Agnetha, Bjorn, Benny, Anni-frid.) The first electric Christmas lights were created by a telephone company PBX installer. Back in the old days, candles were used to decorate Christmas trees. This was obviously very dangerous. Telephone employees are trained to be safety concious. This installer took the lights from an old switchboard, connected them together, strung them on the tree, and hooked them to a battery. White Out was invented by the mother of Mike Nesmith (Formerly of the Monkees) The "huddle" in football was formed due a deaf football player who used sign language to communicate and his team didn't want the opposition to see the signals he used and in turn huddled around him. There is no such thing as naturally blue food, even blueberries are purple. In the 1983 film "JAWS 3D" the shark blows up. Some of the shark guts were the stuffed ET dolls being sold at the time. Walt Disney had wooden teeth. The hundred billionth crayon made by Crayola was Perriwinkle Blue. Montana mountain goats will butt heads so hard their hooves fall off. The coast line around Lake Sakawea in North Dakota is longer than the California coastline along the Pacific Ocean Sylvia Miles had the shortest performance ever nominated for an Oscar with "Midnight Cowboy." Her entire role lasted only six minutes. The legbones of a bat are so thin that no bat can walk. Kitsap County, Washington, was originally called Slaughter County, and the first hotel there was called the Slaughter House. Seattle, Washington, like Rome, was built on seven hills. Dinosaur droppings are called coprolites, and are actually fairly common. School busses in the United States are Chrome Yellow and used to be Omaha Orange. The Beatles song "Dear Prudence" was written about Mia Farrow's sister, Prudence, when she wouldn't come out and play with Mia and the Beatles at a religious retreat in India. The tailless dinner jacket was invented in Tuxedo Park, New York. Thus it is called the "tuxedo dinner jacket" and is named after the town...not the other way around. The state of Maryland has no natural lakes. Cranberries are sorted for ripeness by bouncing them; a fully ripened cranberry can be dribbled like a basketball. The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world. Rhode Island is the smallest state with the longest name. The official name, used on all state documents, is Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. The chemical formula

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