China Hostage Situation. Now IS A Good Time To Pay Your Debts.
2009-07-23 02:25:00 Just got an email from a regular and very much trusted reader. The email (with all identifiers removed) is as follows: Consumer product company had a rep office – staffed with people with US passports. Company had financial problems and needed to file for bankruptcy. The company sent one of their executives to China to advise their suppliers that they were declaring bankruptcy and would be unable at this point to pay their outstanding balances. As you can imagine, the Chinese suppliers did not take this well, and they stormed the rep office and are now holding the US citizens hostage - literally. Its been days now –and neither the police nor the embassy will help to extract the people. The whole thing was obviously not handled properly from the start – but this has turned ugly pretty quickly. Each factory is mainland owned. I’ll let you know how this turns out – I’m not involved – just hearing most of this second-hand. I hope to write a happy ending to this sto...
By: China Law Blog
Human Rights Situation In Occupied Palestine
2009-05-25 22:13:00 By Stephen LendmanMay 25, 2009On March 15, 2006, the UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly 170 to 4 (with only the US, Israel, the Marshall Islands and Palau against) "to establish the Human Rights Council (HRC), based in Geneva, in replacement of the Commission on Human Rights, as a subsidiary organ of the General Assembly....responsible for promoting universal respect for the protection of all human rights and fundamental freedoms for all, without distinction of any kind and in a fair and equal manner."HRC "is an inter-governmental body within the UN system made up of 47 states responsible for strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights around the globe."At its tenth session this year, HRC prepared a report titled: "Human Rights Situation in Palestine and other Occupied Arab Territories" and delivered it on March 20. It deals mainly with grave human rights violations in Occupied Palestine, especially due to Operation Cast Lead against Gaza.It states that the "Occ...
MGM Mirage Volatile Financial Situation Not Affecting MGM Mirage Macau
2009-03-30 08:54:00 MGM Mirage financial situation is not affecting MGM Mirage Macau according to managing director of MGM Grand, Pansy Ho. Project CityCenter made a $220 million payment. Ho states they are keeping a close watch on the economic downtown in America and it should not be a big roadblock currently. Several days ago Project CityCenter Las Vegas, ...
New York Times on Situation in Pakistan
2009-03-17 14:47:00 It took threats from Hillary Clinton to cut off aid and signals that the Pakistani military might take over the government, but President Asif Ali Zardari finally gave in to mass protests and acceded to opposition leader Nawaz Sharif's demands. A dispute over judges had put the country on the brink of anarchy, with Zardari cracking down on dissent and placing Sharif under house arrest while protesters prepared for a mass march that threatened to topple the government.Read it at The New York Times
By: Light Within
Employment Situation Summary FEBRUARY 2009
2009-03-06 23:32:00 Technical information:Household data: (202) 691-6378 USDL 09-0224 http://www.bls.gov/cps/Establis-hment data: (202) 691-6555 Transmission of material in this release http://www.bls.gov/ces/ is embargoed until 8:30 A.M. (EST),Media contact: (202) 691-5902 Friday, March 6, 2009. THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: FEBRUARY 2009Nonfarm payroll employment continued to fall sharply in February (-651,000), and the unemployment rate rose from 7.6 to 8.1 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Payroll employment has declined by 2.6 million in the past 4 months. In February, job losses were large and widespread across nearly all major industry sectors.Unemployment (Household Survey Data)The number of unemployed persons increased by 851,000 to 12.5 million in February, and the unemployment rate rose to 8.1 percent. Over the past 12 months...
Employment Situation Summary FEBRUARY 2009
2009-03-06 23:32:00 Technical information:Household data: (202) 691-6378 USDL 09-0224 http://www.bls.gov/cps/Establis-hment data: (202) 691-6555 Transmission of material in this release http://www.bls.gov/ces/ is embargoed until 8:30 A.M. (EST),Media contact: (202) 691-5902 Friday, March 6, 2009. THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: FEBRUARY 2009Nonfarm payroll employment continued to fall sharply in February (-651,000), and the unemployment rate rose from 7.6 to 8.1 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Payroll employment has declined by 2.6 million in the past 4 months. In February, job losses were large and widespread across nearly all major industry sectors.Unemployment (Household Survey Data)The number of unemployed persons increased by 851,000 to 12.5 million in February, and the unemployment rate rose to 8.1 percent. Over the past 12 months...
Employment Situation Summary FEBRUARY 2009
2009-03-06 23:32:00 Technical information:Household data: (202) 691-6378 USDL 09-0224 http://www.bls.gov/cps/Establis-hment data: (202) 691-6555 Transmission of material in this release http://www.bls.gov/ces/ is embargoed until 8:30 A.M. (EST),Media contact: (202) 691-5902 Friday, March 6, 2009. THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: FEBRUARY 2009Nonfarm payroll employment continued to fall sharply in February (-651,000), and the unemployment rate rose from 7.6 to 8.1 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Payroll employment has declined by 2.6 million in the past 4 months. In February, job losses were large and widespread across nearly all major industry sectors.Unemployment (Household Survey Data)The number of unemployed persons increased by 851,000 to 12.5 million in February, and the unemployment rate rose to 8.1 percent. Over the past 12 months...
Employment Situation Summary FEBRUARY 2009
2009-03-06 23:32:00 Technical information:Household data: (202) 691-6378 USDL 09-0224 http://www.bls.gov/cps/Establis-hment data: (202) 691-6555 Transmission of material in this release http://www.bls.gov/ces/ is embargoed until 8:30 A.M. (EST),Media contact: (202) 691-5902 Friday, March 6, 2009. THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: FEBRUARY 2009Nonfarm payroll employment continued to fall sharply in February (-651,000), and the unemployment rate rose from 7.6 to 8.1 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Payroll employment has declined by 2.6 million in the past 4 months. In February, job losses were large and widespread across nearly all major industry sectors.Unemployment (Household Survey Data)The number of unemployed persons increased by 851,000 to 12.5 million in February, and the unemployment rate rose to 8.1 percent. Over the past 12 months...
Same Ol' Situation
2009-02-05 14:43:00 I apologize. I didn't realize I hadn't posted yesterday until about 11 p.m. last night. And by that time there was no way I was going to stop everything and write a lengthy post. Because that's what it was going to be. 'Cuz I had a fabulous post topic to unravel. But I didn't. Because I forgot to write. Now here I am, Thursday morning, trying to get that same post done.Man. Why is it feeling so difficult to write on Thursday mornings instead of Wednesday afternoons or evenings? This is all wrong. It doesn't feel right at all. I am too used to routine.Which - hey! - that just happens to be the point of what I wanted to write about yesterday! Wow! What incredible luck my forgetfulness has handed me!So, uh... yeah. I am a creature of habit. I like routine. I'm sure I've mentioned this before. I'm sure I've noted how I always used to like Fridays best at work because I always knew exactly what I needed to do to get things done. My whole day was filled with a specific process t...
Secretary Rice remarks on the situation in Gaza VIDEO
2009-01-03 01:55:00 SECRETARY RICE: Good morning. I?ve just had a chance to brief the President and to discuss with him the situation in Gaza. Obviously, the United States is very concerned about the situation there and is working very hard with our partners around the world to address it.I want to begin by noting that Hamas has held the people of Gaza hostage ever since their illegal coup against the forces of President Mahmoud Abbas, the legitimate President of the Palestinian people. The Hamas has used Gaza as a launching pad for rockets against Israeli cities and has contributed deeply to a very bad daily life for the Palestinian people in Gaza, and to a humanitarian situation that we have all been trying to address. But frankly, Hamas has made it very difficult for the people of Gaza to have a reasonable life.We are working toward a cease-fire that would not allow a reestablishment of the status quo ante where Hamas can continue to launch rockets out of Gaza. It is obvious that that cease-fire sho...
Gul Panag: Shooting with Aamir was a win-win situation - News
2008-12-24 19:30:00 Gul Panag refuses to be unfazed by the fact that Asin has started appearing in the promos of TATA SKY, a brand that Aamir Khan endorses. While the earlier promos featuring Gul were widely appreciated by one and all, Asin has been roped in for the current commercial which is being looked at as yet another tool in the promotion of GHAJINI. Is Gul troubled because of the recent developments? read more
Zimbabwe situation: famine, disease, and violence increasing.
2008-12-17 03:24:00 The good news in Zimbabwe: The rains have at last started. It’s a bit late to save the first planting, but at least in the north, December rains will allow people to do a second planting to get a crop. The bad news? The rains will probably worsen the Cholera epidemic which has killed at least ...
John McCain & Improving Situation for Gays in GOP
2008-11-04 00:45:00 In making his case for John McCain, Dale Carpenter notes some of the Republican’s flaws, but gets at the essence of his appeal to gay conservatives, offering that “As the practical differences on gay issues get smaller, non-gay issues grow in salience:” You wouldn?t know it by listening to gay pundits and organizations, but McCain is ...
By: GayPatriot
Will Concerted efforts salvage the situation?
2008-10-08 14:28:00 News is out, concerted efforts to cut interest rate by major central banks. This is the action that i have been wary about. It always happen. The more i am in this trade, the more experience i gets. Hence when similar situation happens, i know what to anticpate. True i miss out the greatest plunge in history by covering my shorts early. I looked back, would i have done the same? No. After covering capland, cosco, yanlord, plus the profits from my HSI trades, i should not covered all my shorts. With the profits in my account, i would be only risking my profits if i hang on to my noble shorts and leave a trailing stop. This is a simple rule in trading, risking profits to make bigger profits. Something i was so used to doing yet this round, i miss a great chance to make more money. Is this greed? No i think this is a chance for me to reflect and remind myself to be always sharp. Perhaps dabbling in forex took my focus away from my positions. After some months in forex, i find that it i...
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Britney?s Mom makes a Bad Situation Worse
2008-09-07 13:31:00 I know that when they are photographed together, Britney Spears and her mom, Lynne Spears, seem like the perfect, ever-so-close mother and daughter. But I don’t understand how Britney can be completely fine with all of the crap her mom pulls - the most recent, Lynne’s book, Through the Storm, which is a tell-all about ...
President Bush Discusses Situation in Georgia VIDEO
2008-08-14 04:18:00 Flanked by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, President George W. Bush delivers a statement in the Rose Garden Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008, regarding efforts by the United States to resolve the crisis in Georgia. White House photo by Joyce N. BoghosianPresident Bush Discusses Situation in Georgia, FULL STREAMING VIDEO. Urges Russia to Cease Military Operations PODCAST OF THIS ARTICLE 11:10 A.M. EDT In Focus: Global DiplomacyTHE PRESIDENT: Good morning. I've just met with my national security team to discuss the crisis in Georgia. I've spoken with President Saakashvili of Georgia, and President Sarkozy of France this morning. The United States strongly supports France's efforts, as President of the European Union, to broker an agreement that will end this conflict.The United States of America stands with the democratically elected government of Georgia. We insist that the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia be respected.R...
A Familiar Situation
2008-08-01 20:08:00 On Monday, July 28, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani attended a dinner hosted by Pakistan’s ambassador to United States Hussain Haqqan. Also present at the occasion were top US officials, including CIA chief Michael Hayden and Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher. According to the Associated Press of Pakistan (APP), Mr. ...
When A Psalm Is Not Your Situation
2008-07-29 20:11:00 Take the time to read this great insight from John Piper on a Bible student’s relationship to the Psalms… Because the Psalms are so personal, they often do not represent the mood or the situation we are in when we read them. For example, a couple mornings ago I read Psalm 142. It says, There is none ...
By: ThingsHopedFor
A Hairy Situation
2008-07-24 15:51:00 It was 2000, and yours truly had been asked to shave off his goatee for a production in college. Facial hair is my thing. It's natural to me. Soooooo when I was asked to do this no wonder it came with much fear and trembling. I did shave however, and Nikki (barely) didn't leave me.I do believe my face is better as covered up as possible.That being said, the wife was out for a week until yesterday, and it had been almost a decade since I had seen my chin. Upon realizing the fear I had of losing my beard, and being a "face my fears" kind of guy, I decided to do the unthinkable, once again.Yours truly, completely shaved his beard.That's right. I'm a cueball. Not that I necessarily want to be. But I did it to face my fears of doing something as silly as shaving. It needed to be done. I'm still uneasy about the results.One thing is for certain. The wife HATES my shorn mug. The good old helpmeet has vociferously opposed my shaving for years, and her passionate disapproval of my un-be...
The Current Food Situation
2008-07-23 05:13:00 Since several people have kindly reminded me that Mountain House has yet another announcement, I will post this here too. I know this is on other sites, but since I stopped selling Mountain House cans in May when they cut off all new orders, I didn’t think it was necessary to fan the flames ...
Housing situation not even halfway over
2008-06-25 17:00:00 It seems that every day there is another news story that reports a different view on the housing market. In article from Reuters David Lowman, chief executive officer of home lending at JPMorgan Chase, states that the downturn of the housing and mortgage market has yet to reach its midpoint.
Update On China's Visa Situation
2008-06-15 14:13:00 Travelpod has the most comprehensive analysis of China's present visa situation I have seen (h/t to ImageThief). It explains the current situation with respect to all sorts of China visas. If you have any questions regarding what it takes these days to secure the various types of China visas, I urge you to check it out.
By: China Law Blog
Only 1 in 10 - A Prescient Figure Of The American Situation
2008-06-11 02:13:00 I hope you all read this and understand what this means: At a moment when the country?s corn should be flourishing, one plant in 10 has not even emerged from the ground, the Agriculture Department said Monday. The Food Chain - Worries Mount There goes your bioethanol. And your hogs, and your tortillas, and your chickens. ...
Foreclosure Situation In Texas Under Control
2008-06-10 16:52:00 Today Texas ranks 17th in the nation on foreclosure rates. Compared to states like California, Florida and Ohio the rate of increase in foreclosures in this state is not disturbing. In fact experts consider it to be quite stable. Here for every 809 households, one may face foreclosure. Nationally, however, one in every 519 households ...
Payday Loan for your Emergency Situation at Bali Web Design Blog
2008-06-08 11:21:00 This material is taken from Bali Web Design Blog, http://design.ebali.web.id/bali-webdesignseo-blog-1.html. Managing our finance will help us in handling and controlling our expenses. nbsp But even so sometimes we still face on the unpredictable expenses that increasing our expenses post. nbsp The problem will be more complete if we have no more budgets for it. In such an emergencies situation Payday Loans will be the easiest way out. nbsp nbsp In the payday loan site you can easily make an online application. nbsp It will only take a few minutes and you will get your application approved. nbsp Not every people have a fax machines. nbsp When you make an application with pay day loan mania you don rsquo t have to worry about having no fax machines. nbsp You can have the Faxless Payday Loan from them. nbsp You won rsquo t need any faxing here but your application will be approved soon. nbsp This is what makes them different with another payday loan provider. nbsp You don rsquo t hav...
Does Our Current Economic Situation Make Sense?
2008-06-08 02:56:00 Could major companies outsourcing jobs be an enabling factor in oil prices skyrocketing out of control? After all, the oil companies claim that increased demand in Asia (especially China and India) are a major reason prices skyrocket, weekly. I guess this means we have outsourced so many jobs and manufacturing, they are using more oil? Of course, ...
What is the CI-situation elsewhere in Europe?
2008-06-06 12:17:00 If anyone has information regarding CI-operations and CI-related health benefits in Europe, I would be extremely grateful for any input. Do people have to wait for surgery? How is it financed? How about the follow up, and re-mapping after the surgery?What country has the best reputation?Is Advanced Bionics represented in all European countries? (I might have ...
HMY's Situation
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What is Your Buying Situation? - Part 3
2008-06-05 09:40:00 Protection Protection on your new purchase is very important and something to consider when buying a home. Yes, you do need to understand the finance side of things and part of that is whether you are protecting yourself and those involved with you.
We Have A Tea Bag Situation
2008-05-29 23:37:00 So the Sex and the City movie site has a quiz where you can match your man with one of the gentlemen from the show. Well...given I am currently a swinging bachelor, I completed the quiz hypothetically and Harry was my result.Thank. God. I love Harry. I think he came into the show strong and ended up strong with Charlotte. I used to feel that way about Steve but then Steve and Miranda pulled a couple Ross & Rachels and then the whole idea in the movie that Steve isn't being faithful...so now it's team Harry. I was worried, as I answered the questions, that Berger was going to show up on my plate. Fortunately I don't have to tell him "I'm just not that into you". I wonder if Skipper is an answer on the quiz.Take the quiz HERE.
What is Your Buying Situation? - Part 2
2008-05-29 08:06:00 Joint Mortgage A joint mortgage when possible allows you to borrow money based on two incomes. This means that you can get a higher amount to buy a home that you would be able to do as a single borrower. In some cases borrowing from family can help the person trying to borrow. ...
Understanding Your Mental Situation To Make Money With The Internet
2008-05-29 07:00:00 When it comes to making money with the Internet, there is a certain psychological factor that plays into how well you are can adapt to the pressures and stresses of running your own online business. In many instances, your mental situation will determine how well your online business does on the Internet and ...
By: Resources zone
Jones: A tricky situation
2008-05-22 16:02:00 Trinidadian ace Kenwyne Jones talks to FIFA.com about his first year in the Premier League and his dreams of reaching South Africa 2010.
By: sports
Housing situation driving people to sleep in cars
2008-05-21 17:00:00 The housing situation continues to get worse and there seems to be no end in sight. I read a truly heartbreaking story today about middle-class senior citizens and families in California who were laid off in the past few months and have resorted to sleeping in their cars.
When You Have To Borrow Money You Can Make Your Situation Better Or Worse P
2008-05-17 05:55:00 No need to be ashamed to borrow money, but you need to understand why you are borrowing and which loans best fit your needs. Many graduates think that the six months they have before the required scheduled repayment of their various college debts seems like forever. The six months is nothing compared to the years and years of payments ahead of you. A consolidation of student loans can make the monthly much less painful. Read more about finance and student loans.
The Situation of The Bahamian Youth in The Bahamas
2008-05-17 03:10:00 A State of Crisis: Growing Problems Facing Youth: By Sasha L. Lightbourne - Nassau, Bahamas: The country is in a state of crisis due to the situation of its youth, Chairman of the Juvenile Panel Magistrate Carolyn Vogt-Evans asserted Wednesday night. "The future is at risk and so we must look at solutions," said Magistrate Evans, who was a panelist at a Jones Communications sponsored town meeting on "The Situation of Youth in The Bahamas" at the Wyndham Resort. "We are all aware of the crisis the family is in and any reasonable thinking citizen knows that the social ills that affect our country today stem from the breakdown in the family structure." There have been growing concerns in many circles about the involvement of young people in violence and the number of young people falling victim to crimes. Four out of 27 murder victims for 2008 have been high school students and police say most of the crimes committed this year have been by young males. Magistrate Evans said th...
Bits: Spammers Create a Tricky Situation for Stickam
2008-05-17 02:04:00 Bits: Spammers Create a Tricky Situation for Stickam Stickam, a live webcam chat site, says hackers broke into a message board system and made off with users? e-mail addresses. Now those addresses are in the hands of spammers. ...
RI`s Q2 business situation better: BPS
2008-05-15 20:50:00 Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia`s business tendency index (ITB) in the second quarter of 2008 is 108.1, meaning that the business situation over the period is better than in the previous quarter, the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) said. The index was based on the results of a survey conducted on 2,3600 large-and medium-sized companies, BPS ...
Help a Mother in a Tragic Situation
2008-05-15 04:32:00 A fund hasn’t been set up yet, but any help is good. This is from the Facebook page: I think most of us have heard stories of how unresponsive the police are in Korea. Here is something that will hit a nerve and evoke sympathy. On Saturday, May 10th, 14 year old Mike Stephen White was murdered in a jimjil bang in Daegu. Mike is the son of Stephannie White, who is an English teacher in Daegu. So far she has gotten very little help from the police. She is in the process of hiring a lawyer to help with the case. This is something that can happen to any of us. What can we do about the unresponsive nature of the police in Korea? The Marmot also recently posted some information. And, of course, Brian in Jeollanam-do has many details, including times and locations of vigils. Jennifer told me about it on the podcast late last night.
By: ZenKimchi
What is Your Buying Situation? - Part 1
2008-05-14 09:06:00 There are numerous individuals out there just like Marie Luck. Marie is 29 and administrator at a university. She will be receiving an increase in her salary in the next six months. She also has monthly outgoing expenditures at 2,460 pounds, and savings. Her current student debt is 3,500 pounds.
Water Fuel LLC - Important Clarification of the Situation
2008-05-13 16:43:00 While this blog primarily discusses my computer projects, I diverge from time to time about my other projects. My main project started when I was a sophomore in college. I went to school for Electrical Engineering, and got involved with hydrogen early. I learned quickly about electrolysis, and other hydrogen production technology. I discovered an ...
Ford - A cheerful situation for a turnaround
2008-05-13 06:08:00 As several cheering marks begin to become known from Ford Motor's turnaround tactics, a lot of the credit is probably go to Mark Fields (president of Ford Motor Co.) Also known as the ?The Leading Man?. Ford Motors proclaimed $100 million earnings in the quarter, although sales lagged General Motors and Toyota. I think Ford as a totally underrated corporation that at last is manufacturing first-rate vehicles, in many places around the globe, moreover, I don't believe expensive gasoline costs will have greatly outcome on the turnaround. Ford's continuing Way Forward improvement preparation - with full-year profitably assurance for coming 2009 - has become face-to-face into a trade and industry slump that has effect sales all over the industry. Soaring gas prices have caused purchasers to insist many small cars, which are worse profitable in all compare to the large SUV?s that have influenced Ford's incomes for long time. Its upcoming brand-new small car model, Fiesta, w...
By: The Car Geek
Yi, you can stop running from the situation in Milwaukee now.
2008-05-11 22:47:00 This article is also viewable at my website theroguehour.Packers. Packers concluded their first mini camp for the rookies last week and by all accounts there was some great talent there. Everybody (meaning the media) is seeming to really like the picks now and lots of people are convinced that
By: A Wikia Wiki
Can I Get My Ex Back In A Hopeless Situation
2008-05-11 00:00:00 Breaking up with a lover can be a very devastating experience. Even a person who is usually very strong emotionally can feel extremely helpless initially, as if it is the end of the world. Sometimes, it is easy for outsiders to say, “Let go of the relationship.” However, most of the time, they will never ...
France : Paris exprime sa préoccupation sur la situation au Liban
2008-05-09 17:41:00 Le ministre français des Affaires étrangères Bernard Kouchner s'est déclaré vendredi "extrêmement préoccupé" par la situation au Liban et a appelé à la cessation immédiate des combats pour "éviter à tout prix le terrible engrenage de la guerre civile"."La situation est grave. Nous sommes extrêmement préoccupés par les combats de ces deux derniers jours à Beyrouth. Nous condamnons vigoureusement ces exactions. Il faut éviter à tout prix le terrible engrenage de la guerre civile", affirme une déclaration du ministre publié par le Quai d'Orsay.
China's Visa Situation. Now Clear As Mud.
2008-05-09 07:32:00 The Yuan Also Rises blog has a nice post up on China's current visa situation (at least as of this week). The post is entitled "Clear as Mud," and, among other things, it notes of reports that China visas may be easier to obtain in Japan, Korea, Vietnam and Thailand than in England and Hong Kong. I used to almost always get my visa in Seoul by going to the Chinese Embassy there in the morning, producing an airplane ticket showing my flight leaving that afternoon, and pleading rather nicely for a visa before my plane would take off. I think the longest I have ever had to wait was one hour. Maybe I will have to go back to that when my multiple entry visa expires in September or maybe the tightened requirements for visas will have ended by then.
By: China Law Blog
Speak to Win: How to Present with Power in Any Situation (??·??)
2008-05-07 02:11:00 Speak to Win: How to Present with Power in Any Situation(??·??) # Author:Brian Tracy # Format:PDF 1.03MB# Page Count: 208 pages# Publisher: AMACOM (January 31, 2008)# Language: English# ISBN-10: 0814401570# ISBN-13: 978-0814401576The ability to speak with confidence and deliver winning presentations can accelerate your career, earn people?s great respect, and enable you to achieve your greatest -- even most impossible-seeming goals. But what many people don't realize is that anyone can learn to be a great speaker, just as easily as they can learn to drive a car or ride a bike! As one of the world?s premier speakers and personal success experts, Brian Tracy is the ideal instructor. In Speak to Win, Tracy reveals time-tested tricks of the trade that readers can use to present powerfully and speak persuasively, whether in an informal meeting or in front of a large audience. Readers will learn how to:* become confident, positive, and relaxed in front of any audience * grab people?s att... |
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