Without question, one of the real "perks" of being a part of Las Vegas night casino entertainment team is being able to test out new casino-style games in advance of their subsequent debut onto the casino gaming scene at a later date. Our company has always been a pioneer in the Las Vegas night casino party rental industry when it comes to having these new casino games available for their clients to enjoy, before anyone else in the Southern California entertainment market. With that in mind, it should go without saying that, when a new game DOES make it's way onto the casino gaming scene, it's up to US to put it through it's paces.

You ALL know where this is going: It's "Story Time" once again. Hey, that's why we're consider the "propaganda ministry" around here. (Grin) OK, so, here's one for the books.....

It's late 2008, time for another family adventure. (I'd call it a "vacation," but, when it comes to MY family, "adventure" is a much better term. You'll see.) It's decided by my dearest wife that it's time to forget the casino party industry for one weekend, scoop up the kids, hop in the car, and head to a city in central California called Solvang, a word that i'm guessing is Danish for "bakery swap meet." OK, I think to myself, the good wife needs a getaway to have some fun, do some shopping, and find out what an Aebleskiver is. (Don't ask. The only thing I can cook is microwaveable foods.)

So, off we go: up Highway 101, past Cachuma Lake, and, lo and behold, there it is. Hold on to your Aebleskivers, I can't believe it: It's a little Dutch town right here in California. Quaint, nice, friendly people, great food (I highly recommend the Solvang Restaurant), lots of places to see and visit.

I mean, LOTS of places: Including one more that I didn't know existed..... It seems that, just up the road from "Aebleskiver Alley," there's this brand new, bright and shiny building that stands out like a sore thumb. And, when I saw the name on this non-Solvang-looking monstrosity, it immediately caught my eye. You couldn't miss it.

"Chumash Indian Casino and Spa."

We drove right by this huge casino on our way into Solvang, and when my wife saw me looking at this marvel of casino engineering, she KNEW that the Chumash Indian tribe was going to be an unplanned part of her vacation. (Told you it would end up being an adventure. It just wouldn't be right if we didn't have a lil' adventure.)

Now, when I was in school, if you were to poll every history teacher that ever tried to interest me in the fine art of historical studies, they'd all tell you that everything I know about history would fit into a small paper cup. Over the years, i've improved my historical knowledge ever so slightly, especially in the area of American history, but I have to admit that American Indian history has slipped many a shot by this goalie.

"Do me a favor," my wife immediately blurts out, as we're passing this Chumash Casino. "Don't go investigating that place until we're on our way out of town, after our vacation." It's a deal, I say. So, after all of us have had our fill of every Danish pastry this side of Solvang, it's time. Vacation over, time to check out the "Chumash Indian Casino and Spa."

Now, I may not know a whole lot about the Chumash tribe, but I DO know the law when it comes to both the casino party industry AND California casinos in general. NO KIDS. Wifey's not interested in seeing this place, anyway. The only gambling she's ever done was marrying me, and since she's lost her only "wager," she's not looking to recoup her losses. She'll stay with the kids in the comfort of the covered patio outside the entrance to this place, and tells me, "go do your thing."

So, inside I go. Yep, pretty nice place. It is new, clean, and has the game roster you'd expect would be present in a California Indian-based casino: No Roulette, no Craps (not even card craps), PLENTY of slots, and when it comes to the table games, it's pretty much the usual suspects (BJ, Caribbean, 3CP), excepting for one.

Four Card Poker.

Now, I remember receiving the memo from the Shuffle-master corporation in regards to their newest creation, but I hadn't seen this game implemented onto a casino floor. OK, let's see how this works, I say to myself. Pull up a chair, let's take this game for a spin. Well, after about 30 minutes, here's what we found out about "Four Card Poker," courtesy of yours truly --

--Two initial bets are available: The Ante and the Aces Up.

--All players get five cards each and the dealer gets six cards. (This part i'm not too thrilled about, but since there's no vigorish involved in regards to winning bets, the house has to have SOME advantage.) One of the dealer cards is placed face up, and five face down.

--Players making the Ante bet must decide to fold or raise.

--If the player folds he forfeits all bets.

--If player raises, then he must raise at least the amount of the Ante and at most, three times the Ante.

--Players then keep their best four cards and discard one.

--Following is the ranking of hands from lowest to highest: high card, pair, two pair, straight, flush, three of a kind, straight flush, four of a kind.

--After all decisions have been made the dealer will turn over his cards and select the best four out of six.

--The player's hand shall be compared to the dealer's hand, the higher hand winning.

--If the dealer's hand is higher the player shall lose the Ante and Raise.

--If the player's hand is higher or equal then the Ante and Raise shall pay one to one.

--If the player has at least a three of a kind he shall also be paid a Bonus, regardless of the value of the dealer's hand. (I love that part of the game.)

Careful mathematical evaluation of this game called "Four Card Poker" seems to suggest the house edge comes out to about 3.89% using a normal payout table (there are more than one, depending on where you might play), and can dip to about 3.15%, using what might be called "basic strategy," something discussed in Blackjack play ad nauseum. We'll break down this, and other games, in subsequent blogs, trust me.

Our review of this new game? Well, at 3.9%, it's not a game that'll eat you alive. Heck, Roulette's house edge is around 5.2%, so, as far as new casino games on the market, Four Card Poker seems to be pretty fair. We'll give Four Card Poker a B+ rating to start.

We'd give it an "A+," except for two little problems. One, I lost $60 at the Chumash Casino testing out the game. GREAT rush of cards for the dealer. Oh, and, Two? I played for about 30 minutes, which, when you're stuck with MY kids, must seem like 30 days. Wifey's grade of Four Card Poker? Let's just say that I kinda knew what it would be, when I exited the casino a half-hour after entering and an Aebleskiver went whizzing my by head.

Moral of the story? If you visit the Chumash Indian Casino and Spa, take a shot at Four Card Poker. If you're a lover of new casino card games, I think you'll like it. Oh, and disarm all family members of Danish pastry before entering the Casino. I KNOW you'll like THAT.

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One of the most popular and controversial topics in education is the use of public school rankings. Generally speaking, parents love them and teachers hate them. Makes sense. Teachers are judged, criticized, and sometimes rewarded or punished on the basis of public school rankings. For those teachers already in challenging, inner-city environments, public schools rankings tend to offer little but added stress.

Parents, on the other hand, see public school rankings as a concrete way to judge and evaluate potential schools and current teachers. For parents moving to a new area, public school rankings are an anchor to reality; a way to make the difficult decision of where to live or not live. But the issue of public school rankings really goes deeper. I think it lies in the inherent mistrust between parents in low income areas and school systems in general.

Public School Rankings in the Inner-City

Let's face it, affluent families rarely have to worry about the schools their children attend. I know that even upper middle class families can't always afford private schools, but they tend to live in areas where the public schools excel. Affluent and educated parents help to create better schools, so they are less likely to be involved in schools affected by the dismal low public school rankings that the majority of inner city schools struggle with.

What's different in an inner city school? Of course, the majority of inner-city residents live there because they don't have the education and money to be able to choose to live somewhere else. Yes, there are exceptions, but I never met anyone who voluntarily lived in the projects when I taught at a project based inner-city school. What I did run into were a lot of parents who were uncomfortable, disdainful, and mistrusting of teachers and schools in general.

How to Raise Public School Rankings in Inner-City Schools

Some of the stereotypes of inner-city life are sadly based in reality. These kids are more likely to have parents who are in prison, use drugs, or are unable to be actively involved parents. If we really want to start raising public school rankings in the inner-city, we need to start with the parents. There are a lot of hard working, but poorly educated parents who truly want their children to succeed in school. Working two job, being financially strapped, and not having the academic background to help their children succeed are some of the most common struggles for this population of parents.

By offering parent education programs to these people in our inner-city, we can take the first important step to raising public school rankings where they are needed most. Classes on finances, reading to your child, or basic parenting classes can all have a real impact on public school rankings. Even if no one under 18 is in the room.

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The UCLA Law School is a prestigious educational institution that has been around since 1949. It is considered rather new, but is still in the upper tier of the rankings for national schools. The US News ranks this school at number 15 while the Gourman Report has it at 13, and its educational ranking is at 14. The Princeton Review gave this school their highest ranking by placing them 96 out of 100 when compared to other law schools in America.

There is a student to faculty ratio of 11.6, which has helped provide the quality of the educational experience along with the outstanding staff. For the year 2010, the 25th to 75th percentile of its students that are attending have LSAT scores of 164 to 169 while the GPA was 3.49 to 3.87. While these might be slightly lower than Yale and Harvard, they still overlap some.

This school offers the standard Juris Doctor degree along with many specialties. The specialty degrees include Business Law and Policy, Public Interest Law, Entertainment Law, Law and Philosophy, and Critical Race Studies. For those of you that desire to become a law professor, there is the Doctor of Juridical Science that is offered.

The facility at this educational institution has published over 48 books on the subject of law, 45 chapters, and over 150 legal journal articles since 2002.

Noted alumni from this school include Val Ackerman, Vincent Bugliosi, and Laurie L. Levenson. 94.9% of past graduates have obtained employment before graduating with their degree from the UCLA School.

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A video by the Free Congress Foundation. It should be noted that the agenda for the breakdown of western institutions, such as Christian values and the family unit, were not an exclusive of the Frankfurt School, or the radical communists. Nothing would be further from the truth since we find that these movements to radically alter society would never have succeeded in the West had they not been given, to this day, a free pass and billions of dollars worth in funding by the...über-capitalists. Via their massive foundations and institutions. It's well worth to go into the investigations by the Reece Congressional Committee, in the 1950s, where the investigators were told to their faces by high-ranking members of Ford, Rockefeller and Carnegie Endowment, that indeed they were funding radical communism in the West and would continue to do so. The final objective, as was stated then, was to lead the masses into welcoming a socialist system, where they would be highly impoverished, and their lives would ultimately be totally managed by the state; as the state would itself be run by oligopolies and investment banks, society would be turned into a regimented slave plantation, where people would work orderly for their masters. Hence, communism at the bottom, fascism at the top. The findings of that committee were confirmed by many other investigations and events and, ultimately, they're all around us now, for everyone to see. You'd have to be blind, not to notice that nowadays ...



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Recently, I was in a conference with five people who constitute the movers and shakers of a company.

One of them asked me a lot of questions about selling, not because she doesn't know how to do it. In fact, she's quite effective.

Her concern is how can we teach others to do what seems to come so naturally to her?

For instance, how will trainees know when to abandon a prospect that is a long shot to turn into a customer? How will neophytes be able to sound natural, especially if they're using scripts?

My reply was simple: Don't worry; I'm not going hire natural, born salespeople.

There aren't that many of them, and we'd have to pay a ton to make the job attractive to them.

We're going to "make" salespeople; to manufacture them, from raw material, because we must, for the sake of economy and speed.

As a general principle, it is imprudent to try to clone "naturals," because many of them have very bad habits that shouldn't be imitated.

Consider Johnny Cash, the late, great country singer, and a true "natural" in his field. His atonality is legendary, but he was able to break with convention and make it work. He found an appreciative audience for his style, mistakes and all.

But it would be foolish to try to develop the next Johnny Cash.

People would probably pick up his worst habits and not even see his best.

"Made" sellers are selected because they have the capability of following a design created by others; they actually like using a mold, and being molded, while naturals abhor them, and break them at every turn.

A natural resists being guided and managed, and made sellers require it, and often are glad to accept it.

There are other differences, as well.

But natural salespeople have nothing to worry about. They'll always be in demand, if only because they're so rare!

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Article marketing rocks... it is very effective, cost efficient and stands the test of time as your articles will provide visitors and back links long into the future.

But there is a growing number of people who use their resource boxes in completely different ways. The first and larges group do what you would imagine is the most obvious way of writing their resource box. This involves writing an article based on the keywords that they are trying to rank for in Google and this is carried on into their resources box with their links based around the key words that they are targeting.

This is a tried and trusted method but it has one flaw and it is this-the article you write may very well rank on the first page of Google and your site could be ranking at number 11, on the next page of the search engine results. This means that your article, your work on somebody else's article directory, is keeping your site off the first page of Google.

The other minority body of opinion uses a different technique. They write articles not on the niche that they are trying to get their site ranked for, but in another niche altogether. This niche would be in a popular area with a lot of webmasters looking for content for their blogs.

By writing the article on a popular heavily searched topic you are more likely to get your article published in more locations and consequently your backlinks will be greater. Now these backlinks will be pointing to your blog thus increasing it's chances of ranking well... without the fear of your own article keeping you off the first page of results. Because remember your article is written on a completely different topic from the niche which your blog is in.

These are the two different approaches that you can adopt and maybe it is worth your while to try some articles using both approaches and see what works best for you. The latter minority method will give you a great number of backlinks but not so many click throughs and traffic as the topic of your article will be different from your resource box link.

The other more conventional method will give you backlinks (less of them) and traffic but depending on your niche you may find that the traffic numbers are small if the niche is a small niche which does not generate a huge amount of traffic such as weight loss or debt or making money online.

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Choosing a Law School can be a difficult decision. Besides the obvious things such as ranking, expense, location and reputation many potential law students are interested to know what famous attorneys came from the schools they are thinking of attending. Yet, unless someone does independent research on numerous institutions or wants to research the backgrounds of a particular attorney they are a fan of there is no real good resource that provides such information. To remedy this, I thought I'd pick out a handful of my favorite attorneys and list where they got their Juris Doctors from.

My personal favorite attorney has to be former California Prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi of 'The Manson Murders' fame. Mr. Bugliosi was able to convict Charles Manson despite the fact that Manson never was actually at the crime scene and committed his crime by brainwashing and planning the Tate/La Bianca murders from afar. He has since gone on to be an internationally acclaimed writer beginning with the legendary 'Helter Skelter' and including the more recent 'Outrage' and 'The prosecution of George W. Bush For Murder'. Vincent Bugliosi attended UCLA Law School and graduated in 1964.

Next up is the famous 'country' lawyer and tv commentator, Gerry Spence. Mr. Spence is well known as a commentator during the OJ Simpson trials and has the distinction of having never lost a case in 40 years. He attended the University of Wyoming Law School gaining his degree in 1952. He is known for pioneering the 'Matlock' style of 'narrative' lawyering. He uses stories, allegories, metaphors and carefully crafted emotional hooks to convince a jury of his convictions.

No list would be complete without Professor Alan Dershowitz of Harvard Law School. Besides his role in the OJ trial, Mr. Dershowitz has obtained a reputation as a great civil liberties lawyer. He graduated first in his class at Yale Law School and was Editor-in-chief of the Yale Law Journal. He has one of the most prestigious client lists of any attorney including such notables as Michael Milken, Leona Helmsley, Mike Tyson, Penthouse, Patricia Hearst, John Landis and even fellow attorneys F. Lee Bailey(Boston University Law School 1960) and William Kunstler(Columbia Law School).

Speaking of the OJ Simpson trial, Johnnie Cochran attended Loyola University School of Law in Los Angeles as did the fiery tv and radio commentator Gloria Allred. Barry Scheck of the 'Innocence Project' at Cardozo Law School got his degree at UC Berkeley School of Law. Robert Shapiro, OJ's lawyer through much of the early stages of the trial attended UCLA Law School. On the other side of the court, Marcia Clark attended Southwestern University School of Law and Christopher Darden attended the University of California, Hastings College of The Law. Last, on the other side of the bench, judge Lance Ito obtained his law degree from UC Berkeley (1975).

Finally, I thought I'd throw in some of my own personal favorites mostly based on their accomplishments and personality. I'm a big fan of the radio host Larry Elder and Larry got his JD from the University of Michigan School of Law in 1977. His sometime rival on KABC radio is civil rights attorney Leo Terrel who attended UCLA School of Law. Since Larry's been off the air I've become a fan of Mark Levin who got his JD from Temple University. Mark has achieved tremendous success over the past two years and most recently authored his best selling book 'Liberty and Tyranny'.

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One of the most valuable things that I can tell anyone searching for business opportunities is to first locate the best niche. This especially holds true if you are looking at moving forward with a business opportunity on the Internet. The one thing that is good about this Internet is its enormity and the one thing that is bad about the Internet is its enormity. While the Internet expanding the market to capacity, it also made it easier for the frauds to remain anonymous. For this reason, it is difficult to know which business opportunities to trust, and which to avoid.

The harsh reality is that you are going to have to discern for yourself what is real, and what is a mirage. When doing so, at least start out by only considering business opportunities which are of interest to you. Once you do encounter that opportunity which is just right for you, first plan, then take action. Do not abandon this opportunity unless it becomes painfully clears that it is fruitless. One of the biggest reasons why online businesses fail is because owners abandon them to early.

If you are still in the initial phase of planning your business, then you must take a close look at your product or service. As alluded to above, you should always work within an area which you are either experience, or have a passion to gain experience. Once in this area, try to narrow it down into a more specific niche. For example, if your product or service is of interest to sports enthusiasts, you should narrow down to a particular sport. You need to narrow your niche as much as feasible, without discarding your market.

When you have narrowed your niche as much as you can, come up with the appropriate keywords for that niche. Visit one of the search engines, search this keyword, and see how many websites are attempting to rank for this keyword. As soon as you do this, visit Google and type in "Google Keyword Tool". This tool will enable you to search how many visitors are searching for your selected keyword each month. If you find that there are a low number of websites competing for this keyword, and a high search volume, then you may have found your niche.

Now that you have identified your niche market, and relevant keywords, you have to make your website relevant to these keywords. One of the most important factors in making your website relevant is ensuring that they keywords are in the title tag. Make sure that the keywords are towards the beginning of the title tag, and try and mix in some common words towards the end. Make sure that each of your web pages include no more than two keyword or key phrases. Taking these steps will enable your website to perform better in the search engines.

Choosing a niche for your business opportunities will help your website stand out, and limit the competition. Find one with plenty of potential customers and little competition, and you have a very good chance of watching your business grow.

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If you are wondering on how to become a repo man you should know first that this is one of those things which won't rank you as the as the most popular guy on the block. The bad part just won't stop and I don't know how happy you'll be to hear that your beloved weekends will transform into working days and overall you won't have much time for yourself.

If that just filled your cup take it easy down there because this is not the way to go. You need nerves of steel if you want to go through this. Stealing someone's car is not like getting candy from a baby and it definitely is not a job for the faint of heart.

If you're packed up and ready to dive in such a career, here are those necessary steps for being granted access in this field:

1.) Repossession laws differ from state to state so make sure these laws will clearly flow through your veins, you'd literally have to breathe them each day. There are states out there which will oblige you to get a state license and others will just ask you for nothing like that. Best is to check your state's department and you'll be filled in on any confusion you might have.

2.) As I stated before, this job is not for the faint of heart. Taking a specialized course will probably be the best bet for you to learn the ins and outs of this job. You can either choose from the online options available (like e-books, etc) or go for a private training.

3.) Either you choose to freelance in this job or work for a company, one thing you must be clear about: if you decide to be independent it is better to stay away from it until you have a few years of repo experience. You will be far better knowledgeable of how things work around this business and you won't have to face the dangers that you may encounter as a newbie in this field.

If you still haven't made up your mind yet on becoming a repo man, you can ask for such an individual to back you up with some info on it. All in all, this is a great career to pursue but many flee from it because it is a job that has a lot of downsides.

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Over 99% of the people i interviewed for this book said that they were sure that they would make it to IIT. "DETERMINATION" brings all other factors come together. Ask yourself, "Am I absolutely determined to secure a rank in IIT-JEE?" If your answer is "Yes", next ask "Are my actions consistent with my determination?" If the answer is "No" then ask again "What can I do to make my action align with my Determination". Go on playing this game with yourself till you have all the answers.

However, besides determination, Motivation is the turbo-engine that keeps determination high and successful people use constantly to complete their arduous journey.

The Meaning of "MOTIVATION"

Motivation provides ammunition to keep your determination high so that your goal always remains in sight. Achievers don't let themselves forget their motivators. They keep tossing and turning motivators in their heads.

What Motivates you?

Do you know what motivates you? What is the "ONE" guiding factor in your life that drives you on? Find it out. It can be anything - STUDIES, The lure of Extra-Curricular Activities at IIT, The IIT Brand - Anything. IIT promises all round development.

So, if sports are what drive you, then believe me, you will have ample opportunities to play games at any of the IITs with as much competitive spirit as anywhere else. IIT campuses have some of the FINEST sports facilities and these cater all fields - Soccer, Hockey, Cricket - EVERYTHING.

For non-sport fans there is plethora of other activities. Students follow many interests varying from Astronomy to Animation. Some of the CLubs are:

1) English Debating & Literary Club (EDLC) organised a variety of events like extempore, debates, dumb charates, JAM etc.

2) Hindi Samiti: Oraganised Hindi Language related events varying from recitation to plays to songs.

3) Dance & Dramatics Club: Organised plays in Hindi &: English along with various fance events.

4) Music Club: Organised Western and Eastern nights, musical skits, Classical & instrumental concerts etc. IIT - B holds the Asia's Largest Yearly Cultural Fest MOOD INDIGO. (I (Samik) tell you, this thing drove me to prepare for JEE because I want to form a HARD ROCK BAND.

5) Photo & Audio Visual Society (PADS): Organised teaching workshops on Photography etc.

6) Film Series Committee: Screened movies at IIT campus.

7) Indoor Sports Club: Organised card games, carrom, Table Tennis, Billiards & pool etc.

Staying Away From DE-MOTIVATORS.

(Hey Dumbo! You could not even solve this easy problem?). Now this is the commonest refrain friends use to pull down friends. You will also come to hear "i attempted 11 out of 12 question, what did you do? When you actually knew there was time to attempt just 7!

Here it is very important to understand that different people use different prisms to understand life's complexities. A reality can be different for different people. There are people who over-estimate everything, they will go on feeding lie after lie. Then there are the "Nay-Sayers" who underestimate everything.

Therefore, a simple antidote from these De-motivators is to stay away from them. Don't let stray sarcastic comments run down your enthusiasm . There may be students who are smarter than you and can succeed faster than you - DON'T FORGET YOU HAVE YOUR OWN GIFTS. There are over 6000 seats to compete for. Its OK if you are not the BEST. Thats the way most of us are anyway. You can still give your best and assume that best will come to you.

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Do you know what one of the most important tools family business owners need to ensure their business is well run? You might think of a board of directors a strong management team or a family employment policy. While these are all good answers, the tool I would like you to consider is an owner job description.

My guess is that many readers are skeptical at this suggestion. This is not the advice you typically hear. Yet in my experience, a sophisticated appreciation of what ownership is (and is not) is such a critical dimension for long-term success in family enterprise that I want to convince you that creating an owner job description should be at the top of your to-do list.

If I were trying to encourage you that having a job description for the CEO or other key positions in your business is important, my task would not be so complicated. The value of job descriptions in a business is widely understood. Job descriptions clarify the hierarchy of authority, establish accountability, ensure key tasks get accomplished and provide a mechanism for evaluating performance.

Imagine that you have created a new position for a vice president of marketing in your business. How could you possibly fill that position without a job description? Potential applicants need to understand what will be expected of them in the job, to whom they will report and how you will evaluate their success in the job. You would also use the job description to determine what skills and experience will be needed to fill the role. And other managers on the team need the job description to understand how this new team-member's responsibilities will integrate with what they do.

Since convincing you that a job description in your business is probably an easy sell, let's take an example that may not be as familiar. What if I told you that you have a job description as a homeowner, even though it is unlikely you have put it down in writing? As a homeowner, I would suggest you need to do the following:

• Ensure that your mortgage and property taxes are paid
• Invest in the maintenance of your property to ensure that it is a safe environment for your family
• Protect your property rights (e.g., do not let others infringe on the property)
• Be informed on issues that affect your community (e.g., changes in laws, new building codes, etc.)
• Create a will that determines who will own your property if you pass away
• Maintain records to protect your ownership (title, tax records, etc.)

While you may not think of this list as a job description, these are clearly actions a responsible owner should take to protect his or her investment.

So, what is the job of a business owner? Let's take a look at the job descriptions we have already considered. In the case of a management job description, the purpose is to clarify lines of authority and ensure that key tasks are accomplished, among other things. In the case of an owner's job description, these criteria apply as well. An owner job description outlines who is accountable for key responsibilities in the oversight of the family business. Are owners responsible for day-to-day operations of the business? No. But, they are responsible for setting the vision and direction for the business. With respect to lines of authority, owners are responsible for electing directors, who in turn, are responsible for overseeing management.

Similarly, there are parallels between the homeowner job description and the business owner job description. The focus of a homeowner's job is to ensure his investment is protected. A business owner has a similar motivation to protect his or her investment. So, what are some of the actions you should take as a business owner to protect your investment? First, management is best able to do its job if owners provide clear direction about their desires for the future, as well as their financial expectations of the business.

In setting an ownership vision, questions that need to be answered include:

• How long do we want to own this business?
• What role do we want family to play in management of the business?
• What are the rules for who can own stock in the business and how ownership will transition from current to future owners?
• How much risk are we willing to take on?
• Do we aspire to diversify into different business lines?
• Do we expect to take money out of the business every year?

Beyond these vision questions, owners should also provide guidance on the values they would like the business to embody. Is creativity or entrepreneurialism important? Do we expect management to make a strong commitment to employees? Do we expect the organization to be involved in the local community?

In order to protect your investment, you must also ensure that you have the appropriate governance structure in place to oversee management. Owners must decide how the board of directors will be structured. What role will owners play on the board? What role will management play? Will you incorporate independent directors in the mix? How often will the board meet and what authority will it be given? And, owners have the responsibility for selecting the directors, typically on an annual basis.

Finally, in order to make all of the decisions described above, owners need to be well-educated. They need to understand their industry, the competitive environment and be able to read and evaluate financial statements. They also need to understand the unique aspects of businesses with a family ownership structure.

In summary, if you were to write a job description for yourself as an owner, it would be fairly short:

• Define the vision for the business
• Clarify financial expectation to management
• Articulate values that should be embodied in the business
• Develop a strong governance structure to oversee management performance
• Elect qualified board members
• Understand the business context we operate in

While the list may be fairly short, each of these responsibilities is incredibly important.

Protecting your investment in a home or other assets is something you do without thinking. Shouldn't you place the same importance on protecting what is likely a much larger investment-your investment in the family business? I hope you will take these suggestions to heart and craft a simple owner's job description for the owners in your business.

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There are six great law schools in the State of Michigan. These include the Ave Maria School of Law in Ann Arbor, the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law in Detroit, the University of Michigan Law School in Ann Arbor, the Michigan State University College of Law in East Lansing, the Thomas M. Cooley School of Law in Lansing, and Wayne State University Law School in Detroit.

Of course, not all Michigan law schools are alike, and in choosing a Michigan law school - as you would with any school - you should make sure that you are making the correct choice for YOU. Unfortunately, far to many prospective law students fall into the trap of letting magazines and artificial law school rankings make the choice for them. If you were to do that, you might focus on the University of Michigan Law School, which admittedly enjoys an outstanding national reputation, to the exclusion of several other excellent law schools in Michigan or elsewhere.

One of the things I try and emphasize to students trying to select a law school is that you get a very similar education no matter where you go. The "elite" schools will never admit that, but its true. Moreover, having been a practicing lawyer now for almost 10 years, I assure you that where you went to law school will very quickly become virtually meaningless to your employers and colleagues. I've known great lawyers and terrible lawyers who went to great schools - and I've known great lawyers and terrible lawyers who went to no-name night schools.

Therefore, if you've decided you want to go to law school in Michigan, you should carefully analyze which of the excellent choices will be the best law school for you. If your aim to get a high-paying job in Manhattan immediately after graduation, the University of Michigan Law School is probably a place you should target. On the other hand, if you're looking to set up a local practice on of the smaller local schools may be your best choice.

Although the substance of what you will learn is largely the same at every school, the environment is definitely not. That's why, if you've decided you want to go to a Michigan Law School, you should visit every school you're considering to get a feel for the campus and physical surroundings. You should also speak with some students to see what they have to say about the atmosphere. Some law schools are definitely more friendly that others.

No two Michigan law schools are created alike, just as no two law students are created alike. Finding a good match should be your top priority. You're going to spend three years of your life and tens of thousands of dollars - regardless of which Michigan law school you select - and you should do everything possible to make sure its not a miserable investment.

When I was choosing which law school to attend I spent hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars researching and in many cases visiting the eleven schools that made my final list. In the end, I didn't choose the highest ranked or most prestigious school I got into, but I did choose the best law school for me. And I made the right choice.

This is just one of the many topics I discuss in my ebook Covert Tactics for Getting Into the Law School of Your Choice and in the Covert Tactics Law School Newsletter, both of which are available at my website.

This article may be freely reprinted or distributed in its entirety in any ezine, newsletter, blog or website. The author's name, bio and website links must remain intact and be included with every reproduction.

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With competition rising fiercely for admission into a good undergraduate school and the choice of subjects, school curriculum expanding with it, choosing the best undergraduate school can be confusing. There are large, small, public, private, urban and rural undergraduate schools to select from; while some are appealing because of their inviting locale in a countryside setting or in the midst of a cosmopolitan setting others lure the students with their state-of-the-art facilities and distinguished host of teachers.

The list of top 25 undergraduate schools listed below have many diverse traits and distinct characteristics, however the common thread running through them is that of the promise of the best education ever. The undergraduate school curriculum of these top 25 schools is unparalleled and makes them stand apart as the institutions of great learning.

Best Ivy undergraduate school

Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut Yale president Richard Levin is a leader and a visionary and has been tireless in his efforts to change ED admissions policies, making it a one of the many reasons for it being the vied for the number one position and topping the student's list for admissions. A big attraction of the undergraduate experience for students is the residential-college system. Students live in one of twelve colleges, each with its own distinct personality, under the guidance of a master and a dean.

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Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa.

Six of the campus's 10 undergraduate schools offer entrepreneurship courses. The Smeal College of Business and the College of Engineering are the most natural partners, with joint programs to show engineers how to run businesses and to teach business students the latest technology. Hotel-management students operate two on-campus hotels and conference centres where they're involved in everything from food service to staffing the front desk while the College of Communications focuses on entrepreneurship in the Information Age.

Big 10 School - Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill

Comprising of six undergraduate schools, Northwestern University attracts students with diverse aspirations including budding actors, journalists, engineers and teachers as well as a host of liberal-arts students. Each school is world renown and attracts the best minds from across the globe. Set in Evanston at the edge of the bustling Cosmo polis of Chicago, Northwestern offers its students the best of both worlds.

Best Architectural School - Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts

President Charles Vest initiated an ambitious $1 billion construction program at MIT which includes the Steven Holl's Simmons Hall, a aluminium-clad dormitory as well as the Fumihiko Maki's expansion of the Media Lab. The more famous building is that of the Stata Center, a computer-science landmark by Frank Gehry containing labs for the "intelligence sciences" and connected corridors and public spaces to encourage spontaneous collaboration. MIT calls it an "intellectual village."

Best school of for Arts - Juilliard School, New York, N.Y.

With a history of more than a hundred years, Julliard is known as one the most famous undergraduate school of arts and can boast of an impressive alumni list the likes of the actor Kevin Kline, violinist Itzhak Perlman and choreographer Lar Lubovitch. To celebrate this glory, the school has introduced new choreography, productions and performances. Only a few select students comprising of musicians, dancers and actors get chosen every year to showcase their talent in the Juilliard Theatre right next to Lincoln Centre. That's the best inspiration for any aspiring star.

Best Library- Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Harvard's library system ranks with the best of any kind in the country, even as compared to the Library of Congress. The collection which includes more than 15 million volumes, 5.5 million microforms, 6.5 million manuscripts and 5 million other research materials such as photographs, maps and recordings is the largest in the world. Harvard's digital collection is particularly strong, and is hugely beneficial for students who want access to any existing online journal

Best Riding School - Hollins University, Roanoke, Virginia

Situated in the breathtaking locale of Virginia's horse country, Hollins undergraduate school is known for its exceptional training for equestriennes. The school is a regular winner of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference championship, and the Hollins team has won ten times in the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association. Although many Hollins students work with horses after graduation as trainers, riders or veterinarians, the school also offers a strong liberal-arts program and a highly regarded creative-writing curriculum. It is famous for its celebrity alumni the likes of Margaret Wise Brown, Annie Dillard and Lee Smith.

Best undergraduate school for diversity-Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut

Dean of Admissions Nancy Meislahn believes that only a large cross section of society from across the globe can contribute to the intellectual diversity of an educational system. Wesleyan's student population comprises of one third coloured people and 7% international students. An additional 15% are the first in their family to attend a four-year college. It offers a huge diversity of shared learning and wide range of perspective to the classroom.

Best Tech Savvy School - Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H

This undergraduate school has been in the forefront of technological revolution ever since professors John Kemeny and Thomas Kurtz, forty years ago, not only realized the importance of computers but were responsible for creating the computer language BASIC. It is known to have the first e-mail programs and an early campus computer network. Dartmouth was also the first Ivy to install WiFi on campus. The school offers free software to students so they can turn their laptops into telephones using the school's WiFi.

Best Fitness School - University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia

Following the adage of Thomas Jefferson, the founder of UVA, who advocated that a strong body makes the mind strong, UVA offers both varsity competitors and weekend warriors some of the best fitness facilities in the country. Students benefit hugely from the four indoor recreation centres, which together make up 300,000 square feet of pools, running tracks, weight rooms and classrooms for yoga and kickboxing. The school also maintains a 23-acre park for outdoor field sports and jogging.

Best Honor Code - Haverford College, Haverford, Pa.

The honor code is central to the college's values and includes every aspect of academic and social life. Rob Killion, Director of Admissions says that the founder, Haverford expects people to learn from one another, debate and argue with one another--but to do so respectfully. It is an academically rigorous liberal-arts college that advocates take-home and non-supervised exams as well as students living in dorms, without resident advisers

Best school for studying abroad - Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts

The mission at Tufts is simple - to teach students to be world citizens. Tufts likes students who want to study abroad which translates into a strong language requirement, and a chance to learn a new culture in one of Tufts's own centres in countries like Germany, Chile, China or Ghana. About 40% of Tufts juniors are travelling across the world during the academic year.

Best School for Politics - George Washington University, Washington, D.C

With a campus close to the World Bank and a stone's throw away from the White House, GWU is a dream college for every Political Science major. Many of the professors are consultants to top government officials thus bringing a real, practical and intelligent perspective to the classroom. The school also encourages internships at government agencies, think tanks and advocacy organizations.

Best school for Double Majors - Rice University, Houston, Texas

Rice allows its students to explore their passions and requires them to commit to their majors only in the Junior Year unlike most schools who ask for it in the Sophomore Year. With an ambitious student body, many of them go for double majors. The most common combination is science and humanities. The school is best known for its engineering and science curriculum, but the social sciences are also becoming strong.

Best school for Greeks with brains- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich

Michigan is known for its multi-disciplinary approach including everything from music to medicine. A good eclectic mix of academics and a lively social life, it offers its students everything. About 15% of undergrads go Greek, which students say helps them find a friendlier community within the vast student population. Fraternities and sororities are especially popular with the many out-of-state students.

Best school for Hot and Dry - Pomona College, Claremont, Calif.

Pomona is one of five colleges of the Claremont University where students experience the best of both worlds - the academically challenging environment of a small New England liberal-arts college with year-round California sunshine. A combination that is attractive and motivating, the applications are up by almost 30% in the last few years. Students also can explore the academic and social resources of the other Claremont colleges, including Pitzer, Harvey Mudd and Scripps. But none of the colleges will be tapping a keg during "dry week," a tradition at the start of the year during wherein no alcohol is allowed on campus.

Best State University - University of Texas at Austin

Although University of Texas Austin has attained the distinction of a laid-back campus, it is no place for slackers. With 50,000 students (more than any other school in the country), UT boasts some of the nation's best business, law and engineering schools. Besides football, it has 900 student organizations that should keep you going.

Best school for landing a job - Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa

Practical approach and hands-on experience is the most important part of life at Carnegie Mellon. The school has 12 programs including computer science, engineering and drama which are very famous. The school takes pride in being on the cutting edge in every field and encourages students to think about applying what they learn to the real world. About 70 percent of Carnegie Mellon students have a job offer when they graduate.

Best school for Health Careers - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C.

One of the top public universities in the US, UNC-Chapel Hill offers students a choice of more than 50 majors. But the main attraction for future doctors, nurses and other health professionals is the opportunity to study at a campus with all health disciplines in one place. The School of Nursing and the School of Public Health both have undergraduate programs. At the School of Medicine, undergrads can earn degrees in radiology science or clinical laboratory practice.

Best school for Individualists - Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio

Oberlin comprises of the College of Arts and Sciences and the Conservatory of Music. It has a unique approach to life and learning and the undergraduate school curriculum offers innovative subject matter like - Death and the Art of Dying, American Mixed Blood, and Destination: L.A. The student-run Experimental College lets undergraduates teach courses of their own creation, like Making Your Own Mobile or Mythology and Epic Storytelling in "Lord of the Rings." This eccentricity is very rewarding and Oberlin graduates have more Ph.D.s than alumni of any other liberal-arts college.

Best school for city haters - Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.

Cornell's rural, upstate New York campus is bounded by deep gorges, spectacular scenery and a beautiful rural setting. However, it has one of the most rigorous and challenging curriculum that draws only the best minds. The school's greatest attraction is its academic diversity, with top-ranked undergraduate schools of engineering, arts and sciences, architecture, hotel administration, industrial and labour relations, agriculture and human ecology.

Best school for city lovers - New York University, New York, N.Y.

With the Olsen twins Mary-Kate and Ashley lending NYU some of its fame, it is a school loved by the urban and the hip. Despite the 9/11 catastrophe, it continues to draw crowds of talented students. One of the top attractions is the Tisch School of the Arts, which nurtures future actors, dancers and screenwriters. The business school is also highly rated, and students can take advantage of internships on Wall Street. The campus of NYU is not structured in the strictest sense; in fact buildings scattered throughout the Greenwich Village, most students like to believe that they have the whole city as the campus to explore.

Best Military School - U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.

The four-year undergraduate curriculum at Annapolis is tough and technically oriented, with core requirements in engineering, natural sciences, humanities and social sciences. Traditions play a huge part in campus life. "When you first show up for classes in the fall, students begin counting down the number of days until the Army-Navy game," says Cmdr. Tim Disher, admissions officer. Graduates become commissioned officers in the Navy or the Marine Corps.

Best undergraduate school for scholarships - Berea College, Berea, Ky.
The 1,500 students at Berea come from families with average household incomes of only $30,000, and 80% have grown up in southern Appalachia, a region that spans nine states with some of the most remote and poor rural communities in the country. Berea's mission is unique in that it believes in promoting education by giving scholarships to the poor but deserving. All students get full-tuition scholarships, although they do have to pay for their room, board and books. However, scholarships are available for those as well. Students are required to work--many of them at jobs on campus that help to keep Berea's costs down.

Best Surf and Ski School - University of California, Santa Barbara

It is known to be the most beautiful campus located at the edge of the Pacific. UCSB also boasts Nobel Prize winners on its faculty, top research centres in science and technology and an extensive study-abroad program. Aside from the top academics, the various recreation programs offered attract many of the students. The campus has its own beaches where students can surf, and the Big Bear ski resort is just a few hours' drive away.

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For the ninth consecutive year, 2009 seen nursing schools increasing its enrollments, according to the American Association of College Nursing (AACN). The boost was 3.9 percent over the previous year and nearly 40,000 qualified applicants were turned away due to resource and faculty limitations, which has been the growing trend in the past several years. Another report, from the National League of Nursing put the number of qualified applicants turned away in 2008 at almost 99,000 and for the same reason: not enough teachers, classrooms or what a nursing student would need to be successful.

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But for all the nursing school increases, there is a shortage of nursing staff in the 'real-world.' A shortage of nurses will cripple this country if not addressed in the near future. According to a spokesman at Vanderbilt University, the shortfall of registered nurses will reach a staggering 260,000 by 2025, this as baby boomers become more fragile with age and require more and more care with every passing year.

Hoping to address the precise challenges that nursing instruction poses, several groups are combining forces with 30 state teams in order to redesign the system which would allow new graduates to come into the labor force with the skills they need to serve patients in long-term facilities in addition to clinics and hospitals.

Joining the 30 state teams from across America is the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Center to Champion Nursing in America. What they want to accomplish is to help colleges and universities be able to graduate tens of thousands of nurses each year. Currently the problems are a deficient in the tactical joint venture between university and college programs; and inadequate medical sites that would supply the practical know-how necessary for proficiency progress.

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1. Finding Truck Driving Schools on the World Wide Web

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2. How About the Yellow Pages.

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Like the yellow pages, schools that advertise in magazines have paid for advertising space. This again rules out the fly by night operations. Also, the advertising terms can be shorter, so the chance of seeing a printed ad and then finding out the company has closed up shop is unlikely.

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1. Take regular breaks when you're studying.

No-one can focus well for hours on end -- most of us have an attention span of about 20-45 minutes before we need a break. Trying having a five or ten minute break every half-an-hour. Walk around the room, listen to some music that puts you in a good mood, or just stare out of the window. If you're feeling overwhelmed and unable to concentrate, get away from your books and go outside for a brisk walk.

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* Visual Cognition and Human Performance

As an added plus, there are also interdisciplinary training programs in Psycholinguistics and Human Factors Psychology.

In order to be considered for acceptance to this school, a student must fill out the Institutional application as well as the Department of Psychology Information Form. Expect the Departmental form to repeat a lot of the same questions as the Institutional application, but it delves deeper into your educational background and future goals. Admissions committees will use these responses to determine whether or not you are a good candidate for doctoral study. They must also have two letters of recommendation, graduate admissions essay, fully complete, sealed transcripts, and a GPA that puts you at the top of your class. Like most other research-oriented Ph.D. programs, it will be a plus to have prior research experience to discuss within your personal statement. As with most other graduate programs, you can expect to submit almost all of your materials online.

While Urbana-Champaign offers a wide variety of areas of specialization, you can also expect that as a top graduate program, the competition may be fierce to get in. It pays off in the form of an acceptance letter to study hard for the GRE exam, identify potential faculty mentors, and write an effective statement of purpose. Once all of these factors are in place, you can rest assured that your application package is among the top of the applicant pool.

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His Excellency João de Vallera, Portuguese Ambassador to the US , and Mr. José Maria Ricciardi, Chief Executive Officer of Banco Espirito Santo Investment (BESI) (NYSE Euronext Lisbon: BES) visit the NYSE to participate in Portuguese Day. In honor of the occasion, Mr. José Maria Ricciardi rings The Closing Bell®. The event, sponsored by Espírito Santo Investmentand NYSE Euronext, celebrates Espírito Santo Investments first New York branch and provide an opportunity to address the US and global investor community. Banco Espírito Santo de Investimento, SA Banco Espírito Santo de Investimento, SA, (Espírito Santo Investment), the investment banking arm of Banco Espírito Santo, is a leading Portuguese investment bank, and one of the main investment banks on the Iberian Peninsula . It recently announced the expansion of its operations with the opening of aNew York branch, offering advisory and other services in structured finance, treasury and trading, equity capital markets, debt capital markets and mergers and acquisitions. Banco Espírito Santo is the second-largestbank in Portugal , and operates in Spain , the United Kingdom , Ireland , Poland andBrazil . Espírito Santo Investment has built a strong reputation in its target markets reflected in its ranking as the leading investment bank in Portugal and among the top banks in Europe. Background: NYSE Euronext Lisbon has a total market capitalization of approximately €200 billion/$292billion and is home to 55 listed issuers ...



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In America today, two topics are guaranteed to arouse much spirited discussion and heated debate and these are the environment and the military. At the forefront of these issues is an institution who for the past 35 years of its existence has seldom taken the middle road. The Vermont Law School has taken the cudgels for two causes which are not only very much in the public eye, but may present America with some of its most difficult challenges yet.

Vermont Law School advocacies have never been easy as most advocacies usually are, but it is to the school's credit that it has stayed on this course and offered a professional platform on which others with similar inclinations can use. Vermont Law School has championed a specialized study of environmental law and pioneered it to such an extent that the Master of Studies in Environmental Law (MSEL) it offers has been universally praised for its fluid blending of law, policy, science and ethics and other relevant interdisciplinary studies.

It has re-defined the boundaries of environmental practice and management and includes in its programs, crucial centers of study focusing on environmental law, energy, environmental tax policies, effective land use, natural resources and a legal clinic specifically for these areas of concern.

The Vermont Law School credo of "Law for the Community and the World" typifies the necessary perspective that environmental advocates believe would give everyone a true understanding of how environmental management can be crucial to humanity's survival. Typical Vermont Law School programs, internships and academic immersions inevitably introduce students to the breathtaking vistas of the school's South Royalton campus.

The stunning views and languid afternoons spent rowing on the White River that passes by the school serve to emphasize all the more, the urgency and significance of the school's mission.

But the intensity of Vermont Law School causes in recent years has risen up a notch with the school's refusal to adhere to the Solomon Amendment which was passed by the U.S. Congress to allow on-campus military recruitment in all colleges and universities. Refusal to cooperate meant losing federal funding.

Not surprisingly, the Vermont Law School became the only American law school to give up millions of dollars in funding as well as pursuing a legal case challenging the Solomon Amendment which it described as discriminatory. The school became a member of the Forum for Academic and Institutional Rights (FAIR) which took the case against the amendment all the way to the Supreme Court.

In March of 2006, the court ruled unanimously for the government citing that because the government can require campuses to allow military recruitment, it can withhold funding if that requirement is not followed.

But rather than see this as a set-back, the school continues on with its trailblazing efforts to be not simply controversial, but relevant to the needs and requirements of the community and the country. It also continues to expand its environmental advocacies, creating global partnerships with similarly inclined institutions and groups.

For its efforts, it is but fitting that the Vermont Law School has been hailed by the U.S. News and World Report as being one of 2008's Best Graduate Schools in America and ranking first on the study of Environmental Law.

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