Starting a family can create an abrupt shift in a person's professional life. Parents who envisioned themselves leading conference meetings at work may have to trade in those dreams when they have children. However, parents can always return to college once their children are reach school-age in order to pursue the business administration program that they had once set their eyes upon.
Those who took some college courses before starting their family lives can use their previous knowledge and skills to excel in their current courses. This factor can particularly help adult students with a spouse and children, because it places them on a faster track to graduation.
Going back to school for business is crucial for adults who wish to pursue a career in that field. Financial and economic trends change nearly as fast as the hands on a clock, so it is essential that students stay on top of the patterns in the industry. With a practicum integrated into the requirements of the business program, adults can gain real-world experience before applying to their first jobs after graduation. The more relevant knowledge they can gain in the field, the better they can follow their careers and ultimately provide for their families.
Those who wish to return to school can enroll in the Business Administration program at Reeves College and get their careers back on track. For more information, fill out the form on the right.
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Contact: Kathy R. Munkvold kmunkvold@aspb.org 301-296-0914 American Society of Plant Biologists
Plant biologists honored for advancing science
ROCKVILLE, MD Thirty-four members of the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) were elected to the 2012 class of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellows. This year's class includes ASPB members from academic, independent, and government research institutions in the United States and abroad. Each year the AAAS Council elects fellows based on their contributions to science and technology in the areas of research; teaching; technology; services to professional societies; administration in academe, industry, and government; and communicating and interpreting science to the public. Fellows are defined as AAAS members "whose efforts on behalf of the advancement of science or its applications are scientifically or socially distinguished."
New Fellows will be honored with a certificate and a blue and gold rosette to symbolize their distinguished achievements at the AAAS Annual Meeting, Fellows Forum on February 16, 2012 in Boston, Massachusetts.
The following ASPB members have been named AAAS Fellows:
Section on Agriculture, Food, and Renewable Resources:
Richard M. Bostock University of California, Davis
Edward S. Buckler Cornell University; USDA-ARS
John James Finer The Ohio State University
Avtar Krishan Handa Purdue University
Maria J. Harrison Cornell University; Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research
Karen E. Koch University of Florida
Cathie Martin John Innes Centre
Melvin J. Oliver USDA-ARS; University of Missouri-Columbia
Michael Karl Udvardi Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation
Jonathan D. Walton Michigan State University
Section on Biological Sciences:
Paul G. Ahlquist University of Wisconsin-Madison
Gynheung An Kyung Hee University, South Korea
Susan H. Brawley University of Maine
Thomas P. Brutnell Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Nicholas C. Carpita Purdue University
Luca Comai University of California, Davis
Xing Wang Deng Yale University
Joseph R. Ecker Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Jonathan Gershenzon Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Germany
Beverley R. Green University of British Columbia, Canada
Georg Jander Cornell University; Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research
Alan M. Jones University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Daniel F. Klessig, Cornell University; Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research
Elena M. Kramer Harvard University
Sheng Luan University of California, Berkeley
Blake C. Meyers University of Delaware
Joseph P. Noel Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Eran Pichersky University of Michigan
Danny J. Schnell University of Massachusetts Amherst
Jane Silverthorne National Science Foundation
Keiko U. Torii University of Washington
Geoffrey O. Wasteneys University of British Columbia, Canada
Ruth Welti Kansas State University
Shuqun Zhang University of Missouri-Columbia
The entire list of 2012 AAAS fellows can be found on the AAAS website: http://www.aaas.org/news/releases/2012/1130fellows_2012.shtml
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ASPB is a professional scientific society, headquartered in Rockville, Maryland, devoted to the advancement of the plant sciences worldwide. With a membership of some 4500 plant scientists from throughout the United States and more than 50 other nations, the Society publishes two of the most widely cited plant science journals: The Plant Cell and Plant Physiology. For more information about ASPB, please visit http://www.aspb.org/. Also follow ASPB on Facebook at facebook.com/myASPB and on Twitter @ASPB.
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34 ASPB members elected to 2012 class of AAAS FellowsPublic release date: 3-Dec-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Kathy R. Munkvold kmunkvold@aspb.org 301-296-0914 American Society of Plant Biologists
Plant biologists honored for advancing science
ROCKVILLE, MD Thirty-four members of the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) were elected to the 2012 class of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellows. This year's class includes ASPB members from academic, independent, and government research institutions in the United States and abroad. Each year the AAAS Council elects fellows based on their contributions to science and technology in the areas of research; teaching; technology; services to professional societies; administration in academe, industry, and government; and communicating and interpreting science to the public. Fellows are defined as AAAS members "whose efforts on behalf of the advancement of science or its applications are scientifically or socially distinguished."
New Fellows will be honored with a certificate and a blue and gold rosette to symbolize their distinguished achievements at the AAAS Annual Meeting, Fellows Forum on February 16, 2012 in Boston, Massachusetts.
The following ASPB members have been named AAAS Fellows:
Section on Agriculture, Food, and Renewable Resources:
Richard M. Bostock University of California, Davis
Edward S. Buckler Cornell University; USDA-ARS
John James Finer The Ohio State University
Avtar Krishan Handa Purdue University
Maria J. Harrison Cornell University; Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research
Karen E. Koch University of Florida
Cathie Martin John Innes Centre
Melvin J. Oliver USDA-ARS; University of Missouri-Columbia
Michael Karl Udvardi Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation
Jonathan D. Walton Michigan State University
Section on Biological Sciences:
Paul G. Ahlquist University of Wisconsin-Madison
Gynheung An Kyung Hee University, South Korea
Susan H. Brawley University of Maine
Thomas P. Brutnell Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Nicholas C. Carpita Purdue University
Luca Comai University of California, Davis
Xing Wang Deng Yale University
Joseph R. Ecker Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Jonathan Gershenzon Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Germany
Beverley R. Green University of British Columbia, Canada
Georg Jander Cornell University; Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research
Alan M. Jones University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Daniel F. Klessig, Cornell University; Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research
Elena M. Kramer Harvard University
Sheng Luan University of California, Berkeley
Blake C. Meyers University of Delaware
Joseph P. Noel Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Eran Pichersky University of Michigan
Danny J. Schnell University of Massachusetts Amherst
Jane Silverthorne National Science Foundation
Keiko U. Torii University of Washington
Geoffrey O. Wasteneys University of British Columbia, Canada
Ruth Welti Kansas State University
Shuqun Zhang University of Missouri-Columbia
The entire list of 2012 AAAS fellows can be found on the AAAS website: http://www.aaas.org/news/releases/2012/1130fellows_2012.shtml
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ASPB is a professional scientific society, headquartered in Rockville, Maryland, devoted to the advancement of the plant sciences worldwide. With a membership of some 4500 plant scientists from throughout the United States and more than 50 other nations, the Society publishes two of the most widely cited plant science journals: The Plant Cell and Plant Physiology. For more information about ASPB, please visit http://www.aspb.org/. Also follow ASPB on Facebook at facebook.com/myASPB and on Twitter @ASPB.
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MOSCOW/BEIJING (Reuters) - Russia and China urged North Korea on Monday not to go ahead with a plan for its second rocket launch of 2012, with Moscow saying the launch would violate restrictions imposed by the U.N. Security Council.
North Korea's state news agency on Saturday announced the decision to launch another space satellite and reportedly told neighbors it would take a similar path to that planned for a failed rocket launch in April.
"We urgently appeal to the government (of North Korea) to reconsider the decision to launch a rocket," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Echoing its criticism of the April launch, Russia said North Korea had been warned not to ignore a U.N. Security Council resolution which "unambiguously prohibits (it) from launching rockets using ballistic technology".
China was not so direct in its criticism of North Korea, but urged "all sides" not to take any action that "worsens the problem".
"China believes that maintaining peace and stability on the Korean peninsula and in Northeast Asia accords with the interests of all sides and is the joint responsibility of all sides," Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei told reporters.
"In the present circumstances, we hope all sides can be calm and restrained and not take any moves to worsen the problem. China will remain in touch and coordinate with all sides."
In Washington, U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland condemned the launch plan on Sunday as a provocative threat to the Asia-Pacific region.
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North Korea says its rockets are used to put satellites into orbit for peaceful purposes. Russia said in its statement North Korea would be allowed only to exercise its right to peaceful activity in space if the U.N.-imposed restrictions were lifted.
The warnings come just weeks before South Korea's December 19 presidential election in which how to handle North Korea is a major campaign issue. The isolated North has for years tried to influence major events in the South by issuing propaganda or launching armed attacks.
North and South Korea have been technically at war since their 1950-53 conflict ended in a truce, not a peace treaty, and regional powers have for years been trying to rein in the North's nuclear program.
Countries trying to stop North Korea's arms program believe it is using rocket launches to perfect technology to build a missile arsenal capable of delivering a nuclear warhead to the United States.
North Korea is under U.N. sanctions that ban trading in missile or nuclear technology that have driven its already dire economy deeper in trouble by cutting off what was once a lucrative source of hard cash.
Russia has often balanced criticism of Soviet-era client state North Korea's nuclear activities and missile launches with calls on other powers to refrain from belligerent actions against it, which Russia says can be counterproductive.
Russia is a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council and is upset by any defiance of council resolutions. Past launches by Pyongyang have caused concern among Russians living near the country's border with North Korea.
(Additional reporting by Ben Blanchard in Beijing; Writing by Steve Gutterman and Nick Macfie; Editing by Robert Birsel)
Finance | Loans | * Written by Watanabe | Monday, 26 November 2012 05:38 | Word Count: 561
Your dream car! More expensive in 2011, thanks to interest rates. But if you postpone the decision to buy a new car? No, if you've been saving up for 2-3 years. Definitely not the best option for banks heavily on a car loan. Make sure the cough at least 30% of the cost of the car, even if banks insist on only 15% of the cost of margin money.
"Car loans are bad because the car's value depreciates faster than the principal amount," says Michael, certified financial planner, Transcend UK. You must set your financial goals and plan in advance to meet them properly. Prioritize your most want. Always consider safety features, maintenance costs and fuel economy, but it should not pay more for the luxury if you can afford it. That does not mean you should not take a loan. But keeping the loan amount as low as possible and purchase fund savings.
Ensure that the ME does not exceed 25% of your monthly salary. The loan amount should be decided on the basis of your ability to pay the EMUS and not just those offered by banks, "said Joseph, certified financial planner.
The problem here is that car loans always work the grant, which may vary from dealer to dealer. Therefore, it becomes difficult for a borrower to scout for the cheapest rate in this scenario. Ideally, a borrower should fix the car model, know the price and fix the amount of the loan. Once the borrower knows the exact amount of the loan, you should approach the dealers who also act as ACID auto loan. "Any customer should ask only for cash discount.
Most dealers confuse customers saying they will offer a lower interest rate instead of a cash discount. But car buyers hardly know how to calculate the real rate of return (IRR). Therefore, if a borrower is paying. 1 lake as payment for a. 5 lake car loan, s / he should ask for a cash discount on that. 1 lake.
"Fixed rates are most popular as they avoid any effects of cyclical changes. Moreover, they are more transparent," says Khanna HDFC Bank. Since 2007, banks have begun to offer variable interest rates on lending interest rates of cars increased by nearly 1.2% in a year. Unlike home loans, banks offer car loans at a fixed rate for the entire tenure of the loan. Home loans also offer fixed rates, but with a reset clause.
According to this clause, the bank has the right to change the interest rate once every three to five years as stipulated in the loan contract. "But no car loans come with this clause. Addition, unlike mortgage loans, the difference between a fixed rate and variable rate is in the range of 0.5-1%." In UK, borrowers have always to the upside risk on floating rates.
But they have never experienced the benefits of variable rate, even when interest rates start falling. Therefore, the difference of 0.5% does not pinch much. Clearly, the benefits of a fixed rate outnumber the variable interest rate on auto loans. In fact, borrowers can breathe easy betting on a fixed rate under a rising interest rate.
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Watanabe: a senior content writer for Motor Buyback in London.
Running payroll is one of those tasks that most small business owners don?t look forward to. There are many tools available for these businesses, but many are either time-consuming or complicated and overrun with unnecessary features. Now, American small businesses have one more option that is not only small business specific, but also automated to save time.
Wave Accounting just launched the U.S. edition of Wave Payroll, the cloud-based payroll solution aimed specifically at small businesses.
Wave prides itself on being easy to use, claiming that businesses don?t even need any knowledge of accounting to use the application. Part of what makes it easy is the ability to link it to your business bank account or credit card so that it automatically updates and imports each transaction.
Wave Payroll allows businesses to manage employee payments, payroll taxes, vacation time, deductions, documents and more.
And since it?s cloud based, it also offers an easy way to collaborate or share information with your company?s accounting professional. Simply inviting them to your account as a guest collaborator will give them access to your data.
The photo above shows the timesheet section of the Wave Payroll dashboard. It allows for employers to simply enter in hours worked and then Wave automatically updates the rest of their payroll information based on that data. The left side of the photo also shows all the other options offered by Wave Payroll, including pay stubs, remittances, and employee data.
It is free for users to sign up for Wave Payroll, and running the service costs $5 or less per employee per month.
In addition, Wave will offer an option to handle tax filings and deposits for a flat fee of $25 per employer per month beginning in January 2013.
With so many different accounting options available, it can be difficult to find the one that best fits your company?s needs without going overboard and paying for a lot of features you simply won?t use.
And although there is no shortage of options to choose from, Wave?s automated system that?s been built specifically for small business users could now become a viable option for American small businesses.
Launched in 2010, Wave Accounting is based in Toronto, with additional offices in Rochester, New York. The company has users in more than 200 countries. Wave Payroll first launched in Canada in February.
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Annie Pilon is a freelance writer specializing inmarketing, social media, and creative topics. When she?s not writing for her various freelance projects or her personal blog Wattlebird, she can be found exploring all that her home state of Michigan has to offer.
Remember how several months ago, I vowed to get back to the gym? Well, I have a confession: I didn?t keep my promise?not even close. I thought I had run out of excuses for avoiding exercise. But what do you know? I managed to find a few more. To be completely honest, the only gym-related task that has been on my to-do list since April was calling to cancel unlimited babysitting. Why pay the $20 monthly fee when neither me nor my kids have seen the inside of the gym in months?
But then one morning, after a near mental breakdown from the combination of work stress, family stress and life stress, my husband urged me to go back to the gym. He offered to stay with the kids (who, to refresh your memory, enjoy the gym?s day care center about as much as most adults enjoy a trip to the DMV) in the morning on the days he goes into work late. And my work typically doesn?t get busy until a little later in the day?so why not?
I wrestled with a little guilt?my husband also belongs to the gym and never gets to go. Somehow, I managed to push that aside and laced up my sneakers. And it did me good. Not only did I burn calories and strengthen my long-ignored muscles, but I learned that I deserve some form of escape, a way to release all of that stress.
I went regularly for a few weeks, and then Hurricane Sandy hit. Suddenly, I was too busy scavenging for gas to worry about getting to the gym. Exercise seemed like a luxury, and I was in survival mode. But when I thought about it, I realized I was still getting in plenty of activity. We spent more time outdoors since there was no TV, kicking around a soccer ball or just walking around the neighborhood to see how the storm had damaged our quiet neighborhood. We walked a little more since gas was so limited. We carried heavy gas cans from the station to our cars, and from our cars to our generator.
Thankfully, things have settled back down again. I have to admit, I am looking forward to getting back to the gym again. This time, I really mean it?I promise!
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Donna can barely remember the days when she logged at least two hours of activity every day as a college basketball player. Now her exercise consists of running around after her three young kids and trying to juggle her home life with her work life?a workout in itself. She has been writing about health, nutrition and fitness since she hung up her basketball sneakers more than 11 years ago. Editor of TheBestLife.com since 2007, Donna has contributed to a number of Bob Greene?s books, including The Best Life Diet, The Best Life Diet Cookbook, and The Life You Want.
Prior to working at TheBestLife.com, she was the senior nutrition editor at SELF magazine. She also freelances for several magazines and newspapers, including Fitness, More, Parenting, Prevention, Real Simple, SELF magazine and USA Today.
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Remember how several months ago, I vowed to get back to the gym? Well, I have a confession: I didn?t keep my promise?not even close. I thought I had run out of excuses for avoiding exercise. But what do you know? I managed to find a few more. To be completely honest, the only gym-related task that has been on my to-do list since April was calling to cancel unlimited babysitting. Why pay the $20 monthly fee when neither me nor my kids have seen the inside of the gym in months?