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Boeing 747-8
One plane, six million parts
Boeing 747-8
The Boeing 747-8 is being built at the vast Boeing facility near Seattle, Washington. It takes four months to transform thousands of components into the world's longest aircraft. We take a peek behind the scenes of the most important stages of production
The Boeing Site – a world in itself
The site occupied by the largest US aircraft manufacturer at Paine Field near Everett is several things all rolled into one: construction plant, data center, and a giant expanse of tarmac with a 2.7-kilometer runway and parking positions for dozens of planes. But the heart of Boeing is the Everett Factory – a hangar-like structure vast enough to provide workplaces for 32,000 people. It's the largest man-made building of its kind on the planet, enclosing a total space of 13.4 million cubic meters. Two of the hangar doors are each 107 meters wide – nearly the length of an NFL football field. You could fit 911 basketball courts – or California's Disneyland in its entirety – on the factory's 40 hectares of floor space. It is here, alongside its smaller cousins B767 and B777, that the 747-8 is being built. The 747-8 the latest, most efficient and most graceful version of the jumbo jet (itself one of the most successful commercial aircraft designs in aviation history) and it is part of the Lufthansa fleet.
Rail Receival Area – the great unpacking
At this stage, the Boeing 747-8 is still like an enormous jigsaw puzzle. But each of its thousands of separate pieces already has its own number and is destined to form part of a specific plane. Some of the largest sections – wing, body and tail components – come in from other parts of the United States but some of them travel all the way from China and Japan. The aluminum parts are shipped by cargo plane, railroad and truck to Boeing in Seattle, where Supply Chain Analyst John Diddams and his team unpack them and make sure they are sent on to the right production shops at the right time. A massive overhead winch lifts complete freight doors, half a jumbo nose and other heavy, unwieldy components, which can weigh anything up to 18 tons, effortlessly out of the safe packaging of their transit containers and transfers them to tractor trailers that are specially designed to carry specific sections of the 747-8.
Wire & Cable Shop – connecting it all up
Wire and cable shop 40.02 is simply enormous. This is where some 100 experienced workers sort, grade, bend into shape and connect up the 250-plus kilometers of cables forming part of each and every Boeing 747-8 and bundle them into cable harnesses ready for installation. Each cable or wire has its special function in the aircraft and must be connected securely to the correct instrument, button or control panel. It's a manual job performed by technicians working from detailed drawings and component lists at benches 40 meters long. Every cable has a code of up to 10 digits indicating its position, connections and the cable harness to which it belongs. Some of these harnesses are as thick as a man's fist. When they are complete, they are wound onto large yellow spools and sent for testing. After passing the tests, they are released for installation in the aircraft's wings, fuselage and tail assembly to form the many thousand connections for the sophisticated electrical and data transmission systems that keep the aircraft flying safely over long distances.
Interior Responsibility Center – pretty practical paneling
The new jumbo jet has its own cabin design, consisting of wall panels, overhead bins for hand baggage, and ceiling and partition panels. The panels must be light in weight but tough enough to withstand extreme impact forces. Panels of a carbon sandwich membrane resembling honeycombs on the inside move on a conveyor belt through special ovens, where they are molded into shape at 40°C. This process turns out as many as 15 overhead bins a day for the 747-8. Before a complete bin continues its "baking" process, adhesive is applied to the side panels and walls – all with millimeter precision and by hand. A single finished bin is extremely light but can hold 54 kilos of baggage and withstand forces of up to 9g – more than 450 kilos. In the next department, 56 separate panels are fitted together to form the ceiling cladding.
Structural Wing Assembly – the giant sprouts wings
The first step in wing manufacture is to punch several thousand holes into the aluminum alloy wing sections. Although this is a totally computerized process, it is constantly monitored by a technician's eagle eye. The holes are for the rivets that hold the wings together. Once assembled, the enormous wings are coated with a green protective lacquer, each section having its own special shade of green. The wings are now more or less their final shape and size – but are still only a framework without winglets, electrics, hydraulics, engines, lights and all the many other details that go into a modern aircraft wing. Flipped up into a vertical position, the giant wings rest between three-level work platforms, on which mechanics are hard at work grinding the rivet heads smooth, inspecting the kerosene tanks, and inserting and tightening up bolts and screws. When one work platform has finished with a wing, an overhead winch lifts it bodily and carries it to the next one, until all the complex inner components and systems have been installed and the wing is ready for assembly.
Final Body Join – a jumbo takes shape
Once the large structural sections – tail assembly, main body, nose and wings – of the 747-8 are complete, they are transported to the center of the production hangar. All the sections are still separate but pushed to within just a few centimeters of each other – ready to finally come together as a finished plane in a step-by-step process. The Wing Stub department attaches the wings to the fuselage with thirty massive bolts, each several centimeters in diameter. These are the main connecting elements, but they are reinforced by hundreds of smaller screws and bolts. Cary Fiske, one of the people in charge here, has just disappeared inside the plane's fuselage. The main fuel tank, which he and his team sealed in a large furnace called the "hot box" prior to installation, is now being installed in the middle section of the fuselage, where the main landing gear will later be located. Now it's time for pressure tests to be performed, corrosion-proof coatings to be applied, and cables, electrical and hydraulic lines to be laid. Nose and tail are joined and thousands of bolts, each with its own number, are tightened. The 747-8 gradually takes shape inside the hangar, a gleaming silvery-green bird that very soon will be ready to fly.
Paint Shop – the final touches
At Decorative Paint Operations, each 747-8 is decked out in the colors and livery of its destined airline. A Lufthansa jumbo is receiving its final color scheme – the traditional white with the characteristic blue-and-yellow tail fin. Painting the jet is a five-day job with skilled specialists working 14 per shift round the clock. They begin by stripping the protective coating from the plane's outer surface to the original bare aluminum. The windows and antennas are then masked by hand, ready for the onslaught of the spray guns. The paint is applied in extremely thin coats, and the finished job, including primer and final coat, is no thicker than a human hair. Nevertheless, a plane this size requires more than 1,200 liters of paint in all, tipping the scales at around 300 kilograms. The final touches are put on by hand using small hair-bristle brushes and special sponges. The tiniest markings are painted with the sort of precision used by dedicated model makers. When the painters have finished with the grande dame of the airways, you can see your reflection in her paintwork. Now she's ready to to fly!


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Nortel Norstar Application Module Stand Alone 4-Port - NT5B75
- Item #: NT5B75
- Manufacturer: Nortel
- Manufacturer's Product Number: NT5B75
- Condition: Refurbished
- Voice channels 32(Maximum)
- Total storage 100 Hours
- Mailbox 1000
- Software 4.1 Loaded on Unit, Dial By Name Application on Disk
- Hardware NAM Unit, 16MB RAM
Norstar Voice Mail provides advanced voice processing and auto attendant features integrated with the Norstar telephone systems and provides language support for English, Spanish, and French. The simplicity of telephone display prompting and activation through soft keys on the telephone is extended to the voice messaging application.
The Norstar Applications Module (NAM) can be expanded to 32 channels to provide support for other applications like ACD and IVR, with a maximum of 16 channels for Norstar Voice Mail. The system supports up to 1000 mailboxes and standard message storage time on Release 4.1 systems is 100 hours.
Hardware includes the NAMunit, with 4.1 software already loaded, and a fiber optic cable spool to connect the NAM II Media Services Base Interface Card (MS BIC) to a Modular ICS fiber expansion cartridge. The Dial By Name application is also included in diskette format for loading onto the NAM. Other options available with Norstar Voice Mail 4.1 are Fax Messaging, AMIS and Digital Networking and Desktop Messaging.
All Norstar Voice mail Release 4.1 systems will ship with 16 MB of RAM memory. Norstar Voice Mail Release 4.1 is compatible with Norstar DR5 3x8, DR5 6x16, DR5 8x24, Centrex Plus, Modular ICS T1, Modular ICS XL and XC, and Compact ICS. In addition to advanced voice messaging standard features, Norstar Voice Mail is also packaged with MINUET ACD and Norstar Voice Mail Manager. MINUET provides small businesses and departments with a cost effective tool to manage and organize how calls are distributed within an organization and is designed for the entry level call center with up to 10 active agents. The MINUET ACD applications was designed for the Norstar Application Module (NAM) and runs in conjunction with Norstar Voice Mail Release 4.1 systems. MINUET is supported on up to 4 channels and can share channels with Norstar Voice Mail.
System requirements for MINUET are Modular ICS, Compact ICS Release 1 software or greater, Modular or Compact DR5 Release 11.07 or higher, and Disconnect Supervision on Norstar systems. MINUET also required 16 MB RAM on the NAM.
Norstar Voice Mail Manager (NVM Manager) is a Windows application for performing a number of common administration activities on Norstar Voice Mail Release 4.1 systems. NVM Manager runs on a customer provided PC equipped with either Microsoft Windows 95 or Microsoft Windows NT software which can be direct connected to the NAM via the serial interface or can access the NAM equipped with the new on board ethernet port or a customer provided NIC card over the customers data network.
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Do You Have Spirit Guides?
Everyone has a collective of celestial helpers waiting to by their side. These are your spirit guides, and they are waiting patiently to help you. Sadly, some people never learn to consciously connect with their guides, but here is some information to introduce you to who they are and what they do!
What are Spirit Guides?
- A spirit guides is a discarnate entity that's sole purpose is to aide you on your life path. You and your guide made a soul level contract before incarnation that they would watch over, guide and protect you, as well as disperse spiritual insights and synchronicities into your life.
- Your spirit guide has a unique understanding of you and the path that you have laid out for yourself. Often they work with you when you create your spiritual map. They have a vantage point from which they guide you because they are able to see your map clearly and they can view the "bigger" picture of our journey.
- Your spirit guide is your souls assistant working behind the scenes. Whether you are aware of them, they constantly watch over, protect and guide you.
Does everyone have a spirit guide?
- Absolutely everyone has a spirit guide. Some may argue that there are people who do not have guides, but as far as I have seen we all do. No matter what your religious background or beliefs are, even if you do not believe in God, you still have a guide.
- We have a primary guide, who has incarnated at least once. The reason being is so that they have empathy about our journey here on earth. Now if you do not believe in incarnation or that whole philosophy it doesn't negate the idea of a spirit guide. We also have a secondary guide or guides that can walk into your lives at key points bringing us more specialized guidance. For example: If you are beginning to explore a new career path and you are very passionate about it, but not very confidant you may have a secondary guide who steps in and helps you in this area. They are specialty guides.
How can I recognize the presence of my spirit guide?
- Any time you are stressed or undergoing extreme changes in your life a spirit guide will be more dominant in your life. Their purpose is to help you with the difficult areas of your journey, so when times are tough remember that they are there.
- It is common for people to hear their name being called, when no one is around. Usually your guides are trying to get your attention.
- You may see flashing lights, often blue or white. Maybe even shadows or silhouettes out of the corner of your eye.
- Reoccurring dreams, especially of a stranger whom you feel comfortable with.
- A unique fascination with a name or geographical place, which is often connected to the name or ethnicity of your guide.
- Some sort of reoccurring symbol. Such as numbers, letters, motifs, etc.
- Physical sensations. Often the feeling of being touched on a shoulder or hand or someone standing near you to one side or the other.
How can I know my guides name and what they look like?
- Most people like to know the name of their guide first. There are many ways to get the name of your guide. Basically you can ask, "What is your name?" and then wait to see which name pops into your head first, or which names stands out to you (the next person you meet, a billboard, song on the radio or it may be written on a piece of paper). You can also use a baby name book and open a page at random and select a name by pointing with your eyes closed. Or the other way is to use a name that you feel drawn to.
- People often want to know how their guides look or what their sex is before they connect with them. My answer to this is 1) they may appear in whatever form they wish. As an animal, ball of light or a physical person. Your primary guide will typically take the form of a human. Meditation is key in finding out what they look like or you may have a dream or vision or you could ask a reader. 2) You can ask them to appear in a certain form because your guide will do whatever it takes to work with you in your comfort zone.
How can I easily speak to my guide?
- The simplest way to speak with your guide is by talking out loud to them. Your guide will find some way to communicate back with you. This could be through symbols, visions, dreams, songs, verbal communication, feelings, television programs or other people. They will find the best way to communicate with you if you just trust.
- Using an oracle deck is an easy and powerful way to communicate with them.
- Write letters to them or leave little messages posted around your home or office.
- Mediate. You can do this through a guided meditation or by simply being still for a few minutes a day.
- Creativity and art. They are drawn to creativity and they love to inspire us. Inspiration comes from the word spirit!
A few more things
- Angels and spirit guides are not the same. Typically your spirit guide is not a loved one who passed. These are three different types of entities.
- Your guides have far more ability to help you when you ASK for them to help!
- Spirit guides do not control any aspect of your life; they only offer you help and guidance. You have free will at all times. You may even ask for certain aspects of your life to be inaccessible to your guides if you like.
- They are not all knowing. They have more insight into our life because they are watching outside of it and they can connect with our subconscious mind which is far wiser and our map.
- Guides are never negative, harmful, pushy, controlling or frightening.
- They know when to turn their heads if you know what I mean, but they are never truly absent.
- They truly are your bestfriends. When you begin to connect with them, it should be more like a reunion, rather than a first encounter.
This information is only a small portion of what can be written about the subject. I've only pulled out the basics to get you started so that you can begin working with and calling on your guides. Once you've read this you can begin enriching your life by consciously connecting with them.
Please do not hesitate to ask me any questions that you may have about this subject. If there is anything that I can elaborate on or any confusion I may clear up, I would be more than happy to. And I would love to hear any stories you may have about working with your guides. What was your first encounter like? Do you remember the first time you consciously worked with your guide?
If you have questions, comments or stories, please comment below, or tweet @ShaheenMiro #TheGypsyTalks
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© Shaheen Miro 3/22/2011
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I got this lady with white gown and dark hair visiting me at night she glows up in like white aura I wonder who she is? She dont seem to have wings from what I seen but she floats to my bed for a second then dissapear into my sheets. Would love an answer thanks 🙂
Hello Shaheen, thank you for your subject on spirit guides. I always enjoy reading articles on our spirit friends and angels, especially of late since I've recently made a huge geographic move from a large city to a small country town due to financial difficulty.
I've always been in touch with two of my main guides, Susan (German ethnicity) and Silver (young Native American lady yet I see her as kind of like a mother) . I get synchronicities and dream messages from both as well as from passed on family members. Initially I was in a low vibration state and feeling sad due to my move from my previous big city home, but lately I've been feeling my guides presence more and more. I'm starting to really enjoy it here. Energy being lifted., especially since my new home is in an area with lots of Native American culture. As such, I've been more in touch with Silver. I'm very grateful for our spirit friends. They help alot.


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HygroPalm - HP21 - Handheld
The HP21 is a highly accurate handheld indicator that displays relative humidity, temperature and dew or frost point temperature. The HP21 is perfect for spot checking HVAC installations, manufacturing or storage areas and any ambient air measurement within the temperature range of -10 to 60°C (14 to 140 °F). The HP21 is designed to meet a wide range of user requirements from the most basic applications to the most demanding applications.
The HP21 indicator offers an extensive set of settings and functions that can be configured and enabled by the user with the ROTRONIC HW4 software. In spite of its high end design, the HP21 is ideal even as a simple humidity and temperature indicator.
Mobile inspection and random tests in HVAC, the pharmaceutical industry and building management systems
• Range of application -10…60 °C / 0…100 %rh
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England's offspinner Graeme Swann has been rested from the final two fixtures in the NatWest Series to enable him to overcome discomfort in his right elbow ahead of the Test series against South Africa, which begins at The Oval in a fortnight.
Swann has had to manage a niggling elbow problem for some time, but it is not thought to be serious enough to put his involvement against South Africa at risk in the showpiece series of the summer.
Warwickshire's allrounder Chris Woakes and Kent offspinner James Tredwell have been added to the squad for the remaining two matches against Australia. Woakes has been added to and removed from the squad so often that it will be an achievement if he manages to turn up at the right ground.
Geoff Miller, the national selector, said: "We had earmarked the fourth and fifth matches in this series as an opportunity to rest Graeme regardless of the result at Edgbaston as we have to consider our preparations for the Investec Test series later this month. Graeme has some pain in his elbow at the moment and we feel that an extra week's rest will allow his elbow to settle."
Heavy rain is forecast for Chester-le-Street on Friday afternoon, and there is no sign of settled weather ahead, bringing the fear of further disruption after the third ODI at Edgbaston was washed out without a ball being bowled.
England have made some gesture towards the worsening financial plight of the counties, as the FLt20 tournament has been largely lost without trace thanks to abysmal weather and the usual clash with international fixtures.
Samit Patel has been released to play for Nottinghamshire against Yorkshire on Thursday and Jonny Bairstow will be available for that fixture, as well as Yorkshire's Roses clash against Lancashire at Old Trafford. Both players will return to the squad ahead of the fourth ODI on Saturday.


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Vintage Edition - Sideways
Classic Jeeps
Jeep Union
This was taken on Labor Day of 1972. It appears that the Jeep pulling the float is a CJ-7—year uncertain. (Editor's note: looks like a '72 CJ-5 with the 304 V-8.) Our Union Hall is closing down at the end of August, so the current officers had a final "going away party" on June 4. They emptied out the file cabinets and let us take all of the old file photographs that we wanted. It is Local 1974 IBEW, Omaha, Nebraska. I think the CJ looks awesome! In the back seat is Mike Quinlan, President and Whitey Clark, Vice President. Front seat passenger is Executive Officer, Jack Traen, and the driver is Executive Board President, Bob Alberts. The Jeep belonged to Bob Alberts. The woman on the float is Kathy Bro.
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Jeep Bonds
I recently celebrated a 60th birthday with my friend, Phil. We both attended elementary and high school together and have remained friends to this day. His father was a military collector who grew up with Jeeps: an M-38 and an M38A1. Soon after Phil got his driver's license, the M-38 became our transportation around town. We did everything with that vehicle, imitated Rat Patrol, and drove that Jeep on every imaginable surface there was. I got it stuck in a creek bed and Phil's father brought the M38A1 to the rescue. Embarrassed but happy to be rescued, Phil's father gave me further instruction on the spot and I eventually became a more competent four-wheeler. This picture is four scoundrels in 1964 in the M-38. Phil is the driver, Jimmy is on his right, and I'm behind Phil with another friend to my right. We would try to sneak home with the blackout light on, but let's face it, Jeeps aren't quiet.
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Horn Rims and Fins
Julius Tucker recently passed away after turning 100 years old this past August. This Jeep took many a deer hunter into the woods in Michigan's northern Upper Peninsula. This picture is probably from the late '50s, judging by the car (Editor's note: sweet '57 Chevy!) that the Jeep is blazing a trail for. Check out the homemade dualies on both axles!
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Got an old dusty memento of Jeep culture from the past, snapshots of granny and grandpa picnicking in the shade of their CJ-2A, or a relative in uniform with their trusty gas-horse? Scan 'em and send 'em to Sideways, Vintage Edition, email@example.com, and we'll be proud to share 'em.


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Interest-free loan will be nearly $1.6 million
SNOW HILL � Greene County commissioners have awarded a contract to Mueller Systems of Cleveland to install an automated metering system for reading water meters.
It will be a fixed system, meaning utility employees will not have to drive by residences and businesses to read the meters. Instead, meter readings will automatically be sent digitally to a third-party host.
Meters will be installed for Greene County and South Greene Water Corporation customers.
The total cost of about $1,587,920 will be paid through a 20-year, interest-free loan through the N.C. Public Water Section with 100-percent financing.
A review committee was selected to evaluate the submitted proposals, considering either the fixed-based advanced metering infrastructure or the ride-by automatic meter reading solution, said Assistant Project Engineer Chris Mooring of McDavid Associates in Farmville.
�The review committee that was appointed by Greene County and South Greene is here tonight representing (the two water entities) to give the recommendation of the metering system that they feel is best for Greene County and for South Greene,� Mooring said.
The committee recommended the fixed AMR system � a Mueller/KP Electronics AMI product � installed by Mueller.
Readings will be automatically done every five hours, allowing leaks to be caught early. The hosted system will allow the readings to be stored at a facility in Atlanta under 24-hour surveillance with Web-access by the water department, Mooring said.
The bid was about $1,556,715, but was negotiated to about $1,219,945, eliminating the county�s owner contribution of $15,000 and reducing the original loan award further by about $113,079.
Ultimately, the contract negotiation and reductions decreased the total loan package from about $1.7 million to less than $1.6 million.
�All of this will also be contingent upon the county attorney approving it,� Mooring said, �and also the PWS approving the budget and the package.�
Commissioner Jack Edmondson asked how many meter readers the county employs. Hicks said there are four who read about 6,000 meters for the county and South Greene.
Edmondson said the county could save money with the new meter system by eliminating employees.
County Manager Richard Hicks said that may need to be investigated.
�Of course there are staff hours that define just reading meters. That won�t be needed anymore,� he said. �You know, there may be other job responsibilities David (Jones, public works director,) wants them to do, but I think there is a potential there for some cost savings.�
Mooring said, �(Jones) could allocate his resources differently than what he has to do now, instead of waiting and backlogging everything, and do more things upfront.�
Commissioner Bennie Heath said there would be savings on vehicle maintenance and fuel.
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Mbeki Banned in South Africa
Not President Thabo Mbeki, of course. But his brother, the outspoken political commentator Moeletsi Mbeki, turns out to be one of nine people banned from the airwaves by the South African Broadcasting Corporation, which is, in the words of the Washington Post, increasingly "reverting to its apartheid‐era roots as a tool for government propaganda."
The new top news executive at SABC, Snuki Zikalala, is a former spokesman for the African National Congress‐dominated government who "received his journalistic training in Communist Eastern Europe." A new report says that he is responsible for the ban on nine government critics.
In the last days of apartheid, some libertarians pointed out to South Africa's rulers that if they left a government broadcasting operation in place, they would one day regret the way a different government would use it. Looks like that day has come.
Meanwhile, you can't hear Moeletsi Mbeki on South African radio and TV. But you can read his thoughts in this Cato Foreign Policy Briefing.


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Good Business Advice
Getting good advice does not lead to success; adapting and using good advice leads to success.
By Jane and Larry McGrath
The world of retail—from ordering to marketing—is changing. And every change presents a challenge. But how, when you are working 10 hours a day, can you discover ideas and strategies to help you meet the challenges?
"The old proverb 'two heads are better than one' supports the idea of collaboration," said Hannah Morgan, of CareerSherpa.net. "Working with someone who has fresh insights, similar values and even different ideas can make anyone more energized."
And those fresh insights, different ideas and renewed energy can make a huge difference in how successfully you tackle your business challenges.
Try one or more of these strategies to gather some good business advice.
Set Up an Advisory Board
"The best business advice I received when starting my company," said Loyalty Factor's Dianne Durkin, "was to create an advisory board…of experts in all aspects of business…."
Why? When you capitalize on other people's experiences and expertise you strengthen your own and thus are more likely to avoid problems.
If you decide to gather a group of mentors, first, establish your board's ground rules. For example, how long do you want an advisor to serve? Twelve months is common. How often and where do you want to meet? Perhaps quarterly, in the conference room of a local hotel. What do you want the board to do? Often mentors can help with strategies for meeting a series of short-term goals.
While there is no magic number of participants for a board, businesses with no more than 20 employees typically have three advisors, according to the National Federation of Independent Business.
Look for accomplished business owners and retired executives and managers who can bring a spread of perspectives and skills that complement your own. You might consider a technical expert like your accountant or attorney, but be aware that these professionals may tend to focus on business details rather than providing strategic advice on company building.
When you identify a potential candidate, arrange an informal meeting where you can go over your business plan, discuss your problems and aspirations, and outline your expectations. You want to select people you admire and can work with and who are capable of handling sensitive issues with discretion.
Your advisors' suggestions and observations will be based on information you give them. So the more they know, the more help they can provide. Before each meeting send an agenda, relevant supporting/background data, and a list of the key questions you want them to address. Between meetings, call and email to keep them up to date on what's happening.
And, small business trends writer John Warrillow advises that you let your mentors know they are having an "immediate and measurable impact by sending an email within 48 hours after a meeting indicating which ideas you plan to implement immediately and which you are tabling for another time."
Most mentors will sit on an advisory board for no pay; however, people do like to feel appreciated. Always provide a thank you such as a nice lunch at the meeting, a logoed jacket, or suite tickets for an upcoming race.
Work the PRI Trade Show
The Performance Racing Industry (PRI) Trade Show in Orlando, November 29–December 1, 2012, will be a great place to get business solutions. But, you'll need to do some good pre-show preparation to maximize your results.
Start by reviewing your business plan and budget. Ask yourself questions such as, "Where do I want the business to be this time next year?" and "What product lines do I need to add this year?"
Once you know what you need to accomplish, prepare a list of who and what you need to see, and develop a schedule. For example, if you're looking for a solution to a technical problem, schedule time with the tech rep. If you want ideas on how to merchandise an item more effectively, get time with a top salesperson.
In addition to individual meetings, schedule in some of the Show's events. For example, "The Racing Parts Business—2013" is the focus of this year's Industry Roundtable, which is scheduled for Friday, November 30, beginning at 8 a.m.
"We're just going to talk about the parts side of the racing industry, and what racing businesses are doing right now to move racing products," said John Kilroy, publisher of Performance Racing Industry. "We'll have several respected racing businesspeople on the panel, and we'll work through what's working and what's not in 2012. We'll find out where the opportunities are, and what strategies one can use to effectively tap into them."
Another possibility: "Winning the eRace: Digital Marketing Conference for Racing Businesses" is a day-long seminar designed to get racing professionals up to speed on the advances in Internet marketing, search engine optimization, advertising on Google, eNewsletters, setting up a virtual store, best practices in digital advertising, managing forums and using social media. Participants can attend a portion of the seminar, or the entire day.
And don't forget to schedule time for PRI management seminars, a key resource for proven, practical advice from respected racing industry figures. This year's seminar listing is available at http://www.performanceracing.com/tradeshow/events/seminars.html.
In addition, events like the Grand Opening Breakfast, a live version of Dave Despain's popular "Wind Tunnel" Speed Channel TV program, and the PRI Happy Hour are excellent opportunities to meet and exchange ideas with Show participants who have similar interests and good advice to share.
For complete show information go to http://www.performanceracing.com/tradeshow/.
Chamber of Commerce
In most areas, the local chamber of commerce offers a variety of tools, resources, and networking opportunities to help businesses grow. It can often be a one-stop shop for business advice. For example, a chamber's monthly meetings and workshops can provide opportunities to learn new business approaches and techniques, and meet with fellow businesspeople to discuss mutual problems and share ideas.
For some members, the chamber's advertising and exposure options are priceless. A national study by The Schapiro Group, an Atlanta-based market research firm, made one thing clear: Positive perception among consumers and business owners increases significantly when a business is identified as a member of the local chamber of commerce.
The chamber usually offers a tiered membership structure to allow you to choose the most appropriate level for your business based on the benefits you want to receive.
Participate in SEMA Webinars
If you're looking for resources that are available on your schedule, the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) offers a webinar series. Offering a range of topics to help businesses succeed and prosper, you can tune in to the live one-hour broadcasts that include an interactive Q & A session with the featured industry presenter, or you can access a range of topics from the SEMA archived webinars on your own schedule.
Recent webinar topics include: "PR Primer: Promoting Your Brand in the Digital Age," "Industry Trends—2012 Annual Market Study Overview," and "How Fit Is Your Customer Service?"
To participate in a SEMA webinar or to download archived webinars, you must be a member of SEMA. SEMA membership dues are based on a company's annual sales and business category.
For more information on SEMA webinars go to http://www.sema.org/webinars.
Business Books
Trying to find time to attend a two-hour lecture on Friday night or talk with a consultant for an hour Monday morning is often impractical. However, if you pick up a book, you can access the ideas you need when you need them.
There are hundreds of very good, good, and not-so-good business books published every year, so be sure to read the customer reviews before you invest your money or your time.
In The One Thing You Need to Know…About Great Managing, Great Leading, and Sustained Individual Success, Marcus Buckingham's considerable experience and extensive research make the book significant, and his entertaining, concise style make it readable. Clearly compelling is his distinction between how to manage and how to lead, and how to be successful at both.
But also of interest is his research into the question, "What would happen if men and women spent more than 75 percent of each day on the job using their strongest skills and engaged in their favorite tasks, basically doing exactly what they wanted to do?" His findings: Companies that focus on cultivating employees' strengths rather than simply improving their weaknesses stand to dramatically increase efficiency while allowing for maximum personal growth and success.
SNAP Selling: Speed Up Sales and Win More Business with Today's Frazzled Customers, is an easy-to-read, easy-to-use guide by internationally recognized sales strategist Jill Konrath, who draws on her years of selling experience, as well as the stories of other successful sellers.
The information is practical, including her SNAP Rules. Keep it Simple: When you make things easy and clear for your customers, they'll change from the status quo. Be iNvaluable: You have to stand out by being the person your customers can't live without. Always Align: To be relevant, make sure you're in sync with your customers' objectives, issues and needs. Raise Priorities: To maintain momentum, keep the most important decisions at the forefront of their mind.
While it's easy to "publish" content online, creating and marketing "quality content" is a very different story, which is covered in Accelerate!: Move Your Business Forward Through the Convergence of Search, Social & Content Marketing by Arnie Kuenn.
Accelerate!, winner of the 2012 Small Business Book Award by Small Business Trends, not only provides a comprehensive understanding of what it takes to execute a successful content marketing strategy, it teaches how to do it. And, it gives you the ability to select from search and social media strategies that fit your time and budget. You can implement one or two recommendations, or completely overhaul your digital marketing approach.
As Harvey Mackay, one of our favorite business writers, says, "You don't have to know everything, as long as you know people who know the things you don't."
There are many strategies to help you gather good advice. The annual PRI Trade Show in Orlando is a treasure trove of business solutions, but you'll have to make some pre-show preparations in order to maximize your results. First, review your business plan and budget, and figure out what it is you want to accomplish. Then, make a list of key people and products you need to see. In addition to individual meetings, plan to attend some of the Show's events and seminars, many of which are geared toward identifying sales opportunities and developing strategies to address them.


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Of course, it's wonderful that there's so much soccer on American television. Young players watch high-level soccer, then take the field trying to emulate it.
Let's just hope they're not listening too closely to the commentary, which frequently encourages the kind of soccer that we don't want from our young players - or from any players, for that matter.
While providing color commentary for Olympic men's soccer, former U.S. national team defender Marcelo Balboa greeted a midfield foul in which a player was tripped while running at full speed before tumbling to the ground with, "Great play!"
Balboa has, after a foul in which the player needed to be stretchered off, praised the defender by saying, "You got to take him down. ... You got to kick him."
A player gets scythed down from behind and the defender gets hailed because, "You gotta do something to slow him down."
A soccer game starts off with a series of fouls that would leave anyone looking for the Beautiful Game sadly discouraged, but Balboa is pleased because, "That's a good start. Foul them and slow it down. That's how you slow down the game of soccer. ... You foul them and don't let them get their rhythm."
Balboa is just one of the many commentators who, instead of denouncing the cheats, heaps accolades on them. Spend a weekend watching MLS games and you'll hear transgressions described in positive terms. There are "intelligent fouls," "smart fouls" and "professional fouls." I've heard a dangerous tackle from behind described as a "veteran play."
"When I hear that, I'm like, 'Oh my god!'" says Paul Tamberino, U.S. Soccer's Director of Referee Development. "When one of our former national team players, whoever it is, makes comments like that, it does filter down to the grassroots.
"You've got young players who used to idolize the guy hearing that and they're liable to think that's how they should play. [The commentators] are teaching the negative aspects of playing and coaching and that's not how it should be portrayed."
The last thing we need is young players believing they should rely on fouling. In fact, the USA's dearth of players skillful enough to defend without fouling is a liability. Remember, at the 2006 World Cup the USA was poised to upset Italy before two Americans were red-carded for reckless fouls. Or more recently at the Summer Olympics, the men squandered a lead over the Netherlands because of a bad tackle.
In addition to condoning foul play, ignorance of the rules by TV commentators often has them criticize referees incorrectly. Among the common misconceptions passed down by the commentators is exonerating players for fouls because of a lack of intent, when in fact the rules require a punishment for fouls regardless of intent. (Only on handballs is intent still a criterion.)
For referees, "experts" encouraging foul play on national television or misrepresenting the rules only makes an already difficult job harder. Brian Hall, a four-time MLS Referee of the Year who officiated games at the 2002 World Cup, is now U.S. Soccer's Manager of Assessment and Training. Like Tamberino, Hall believes the large turnover in registered referees - about a third of the nation's 141,000 refs drop out every year - is caused in great part by sideline abuse that drives refs out of the game.
"To tackle the abuse problem, we've got to do a better job educating parents and coaches on the rules of the game and conduct," says Hall. "At the same time, we have to do a better job at the professional level, because that's the No. 1 thing they see. What happens at the top flows downward.
"And when they see something on television, they think it's OK. Or if they hear a comment from a former national team player or former top level coach, they take that as gospel when in reality it's not. And the people making those comments often have no clue as to what the heck they're saying."
Besides the TV commentators who misinterpret rules and encourage foul play, the behavior of coaches and players influences behavior at the grass-roots level. As does the manner in which referees deal with transgressions.
'RESPECT CAMPAIGN.' In MLS, for example, dissent toward the referee commonly goes unpunished despite the rules being quite clear that a player must be shown the yellow card if he "shows dissent by word or action."
The English FA, recognizing that English Premier League players have gotten out of hand, has launched the "Respect" campaign.
"We have reached tipping point with regards to dissent and have to now say enough is enough," says FA chairman Lord Triesman. "It will be hard to change this culture in our sport but we've got to be consistent in our attempts to do so."
At the forefront of the FA Respect program are instructions to referees to deal "firmly" with dissent. In aiming to stamp out the swarming of referees by players, the FA is stipulating that only the captain address the referee. A key impetus for the program's launch was the dropout rate of English referees at all levels.
Besides hoping that better behavior by pro role models influences the grassroots level, the FA has also instituted guidelines for youth games, requiring that spectators watch from the opposite side of the field from the coaches and that they watch from a designated spectators' area two yards from the sideline.
Coaches, players and parents are encouraged to sign a Code of Conduct form, similar to what some American leagues use through the Positive Coaching Alliance.
FEDERATION EXPANDS PROGRAM. Tamberino says U.S. Soccer is considering a similar campaign. A major concern is that many teenage referees, on whom youth leagues depend greatly, quit because of sideline abuse.
"As you referee through the years and get better, you train yourself to hear less and less from the sidelines and you're not be bothered by some parent barking at you," says Mark Thompson, a Northern California referee for 30 years who started officiating at age 12 and has whistled youth, college and pro games. "But if you're 12, 13 or 14, it might bother you a lot. And I would say that in 90 percent of youth games you hear at least some negative shouting from parents."
U.S. Soccer's Referee Program oversees refereeing education at all levels and has recently expanded the department. One of its innovations is a "Referee Week in Review" feature on ussoccer.com in which Hall assesses major refereeing decisions accompanied by video.
"We have increased sharply the resources behind our referee program in the last two years," says U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati. "First by adding full-time officials - we're one of only a handful of countries that have made this move - and more recently by reorganizing our referee department. Adding two highly respected former officials, Paul Tamberino and Brian Hall, has been a huge plus.
"Over the next year or two, we will continue these efforts at the top level and also initiate additional programs at developmental and grassroots levels."
Improving refereeing through education and by expanding the pool of refs is obviously crucial for American soccer. Changing the attitude of parents and coaches on the sidelines of youth games is an even bigger challenge.
(This article originally appeared in the September 2008 issue of Soccer America magazine.)
(This article originally appeared in the September 2008 issue of Soccer America magazine.)