Everything else is in over-supply.

May 22nd, 2007 by chowbow

During library school I became involved with my state and national organization. I developed a mindset that our professional duties extend beyond the four walls of our library. I attended workshops for graduate credit on the importance of being a change agent. I chose to develop a mindset of embracing change within corporate structure. I chose to view my job as a small part of the profession and that my patrons and people-in-need included my colleagues. I also understood immediately that I must not be complacent, but should continue to attend conferences and workshops at every opportunity.

I speak to local colleges about our profession and encourage getting involved. This year I have two sons graduating high school and both will leave for the U.S. Army. During this period of reminiscing I looked back at my senior book and the speech I gave that year. The theme revolved around living a complete life of involvement, not just academically being the best but participating in a variety of activities throughout life even when you weren’t the best one in the group.

They must have quite an honor system going. I have noticed it before in small ways, like on the bus. Though the fare-takers are usually pretty aggressive in pursuing people, they become more anxious and hostile about getting their money or making sure you’ve swiped your card when someone like me comes on the bus (because apparently, as a foreigner, I have no sense of morality) than when other Chinese board. And it seems even when the buses are packed like sardines, people are still quite honest about paying their fares. I even saw someone pay after they had already disembarked at their stop. It is a bit different in that, with the gas company, you’re paying for an actual product (colorless and (nearly) odorless as it may be), whereas on the bus, it would continue to run regardless of whether one more person came on or not. So without cameras, the bus people wouldn’t know the 1å…ƒ difference. But still, it’s a fairly coherent theme so I’ll run with it.

Bull market salesmen are very focused the production or service side of the business. They understand their business in terms of what they have to sell. If there is a lot to sell or many customers are initiating inquiries, then they are busy. If no one wants to buy, they have time on their hands. Bull market salesmen feel that if they stay in one place long enough, the business will come to them – and then they’ll take advantage of the opportunity.

Bear market salesmen define their jobs by a search for new clients. They don’t wait for the phone to ring – they are out looking for buyers. In their world, customers are the only scarce commodity. Everything else is in over-supply.

Which is better for the organization? Well, clearly it depends on the situation. I often meet with MDs and ex-pat managers who want to change the behavior of their Chinese sales team to make them more aggressive and independent. This is a great goal, but before he starts an expensive training and development program, the manager should ask, “Will it make a difference to my bottom-line sales?” . In Shanghai, many times the answer is “no – not right now”.

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Mira Craig and Pia Tjelta - two rising stars

May 20th, 2007 by chowbow

The two rising norwegian stars Mira Craig and Pia Tjelta are just becomming very popular in Norway. The Mira Craig is a musician/singer and Pia Tjelta is an actor. They are both very talented and will undoubtly do great in the future. Music and acting is an art form that are higly appreciated by the norwegian audience. Pia Tjelta is starring in a movie that will be released very soon and that movie will do great and get many people to the cinema to watch it. Mira Craig is releasing a new album very soon and the album will for sure make it to the top 10 list in Norway.

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Recipes of food

May 13th, 2007 by chowbow

There are of course food recipes from all over the world on the net and wether you are chicken crazed, a cake junkie, a chocolate man, a cheese fan or a crock pot head you will easily find something that fit your taste. Another good thing you discover starting cook with recipes is that it is easy to cook good food, belive it or not, it is actually easy to make anything you want to eat. A course can look very difficult to make, but when you see the recipe you understand that all you need is the time to cook and the ingredientd. Actually, time is often not an issue, I was thinking of cooking as very time consuming, but now, when I have started I see that it is not time consuming to cooka good meal, its just fun and very relaxing, its just a good way to spend the time. Simple like that. Sites like Recipeseasy.com has a good collection of recipes for you to pick from. So go on, good luck, pick a recipe on random and surprize yourself.

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biler - billetter - forsikring - sms - reiser - billig

May 13th, 2007 by chowbow

brukte biler is a site that gives you just that. Its a new site that gives you news on brukte biler in norwegian. We all know how difficult it is to get them so here are a valuable resource. People may also look for billig-flybilletter for their travels. Traveling is getting cheaper and cheaper and to get billig-flybilletter is easy. Do not forget to vist forsikring before you are traveling, you do not want to leave home without forsikring, I promise you. And while you are away, take the address to this new site “sms-ringetoner” with you. It will become handy. billig-reiser is another new site wheree you get your tips and hint for the journey.

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L?n - l?n - l

May 13th, 2007 by chowbow

Are you going to l?n ? Then you should think twice. At least if you are going to use a smsl?n. Do you really need a smsl?n ? That is very expenceive and not for everybody. A normal l?n would be better and much cheaper too. Shop around as much as you can and do not go for the first and best offer. Not every loan is a l?n that would fit you. There are many sites on the web where you can loan money these days. Check uot the links in this article to get more information. One such site is “l?n p? internettet”. If you need big money or small money, this is just the place where you can get the greatest advices. The first advice regarding this loan business would be not to get a sms l?n. So take care and spend your money well.

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