An exercise program designed for younger adults may be inappropriate for older persons, particularly for persons over age 50. Special attention must be paid to matching the program to the interests and abilities of the participants. The goals of the program should include both social interaction and physical conditioning.Older adults should take a physical examination before starting a fitness program. Included in this examination should be a stress cardiogram , blood pressure check, and an evaluation of joint functioning. It is a good idea for participants to learn how to monitor their own cardiorespiratory status during exercise.Well-designed fitness programs for older adults will have activities that begin slowly, are monitored frequently, and are geared to the enjoyment of the participants. The professional staff coordinating the program should be familiar with the signs of distress. Periods of warm-up and cool-down should be included. Activities to increase flexibility are beneficial in ending parts of the program. Participants should wear comfortable clothing, appropriate shoes, and be mentally prepared to enjoy the activities to the fullest.
A program designed for older adults will largely conform to the criteria of activity, intensity, duration, and frequency. The principal exception is in the intensity comp where the THR (Target Heart Rate) should not exceed 120 beats per minute. This level of intensity is approximately 40% to 50% of the maximum heart rate. Also, because of possible joint or muscular or skeletal problems, certain activities may have to be done in a sitting position. Pain and discomfort should be reported immediately to the fitness instructor.
Fortunately, properly screened adults will rarely have health emergencies during a well-monitored fitness program. Like their youthful counterparts, many older adults find fitness programs socially enjoyable, physically beneficial, and occasionally addictive.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Advertisers Perform a Useful Service to the Community
Advertisers tend to think big and perhaps this is why they’re always coming in for criticism. Their critics seem to resent them because they have a flair for self-promotion and because they have so much money to throw around. ‘It’s iniquitous,’ they say, ‘that this entirely unproductive industry (if we can call it that) should absorb millions of pounds each year. It only goes to show how much profit the big companies are making. Why don’t they stop advertising and reduce the price of their goods? After all, it’s the consumer who pays…’
The poor old consumer! He’d have to pay a great deal more if advertising didn’t create mass markets for products. It is precisely because of the heavy advertising that consumer goods are so cheap. But we get the wrong idea if we think the only purpose of advertising is to sell goods. Another equally important function is to inform. A great deal of the knowledge we have about household goods derives largely from the advertisements we read. Advertisements introduce us to new products or remind us of the existence of ones we already know about. Supposing you wanted to buy a washing machine, it is more than likely you would obtain details regarding performance, price, etc., from an advertisement.
Lots of people pretend that they never read advertisements, but this claim may be seriously doubted. It is hardly possible not to read advertisements these days. And what fun they often are, too! Just think what a railway station or a newspaper would be like without advertisements. Would you enjoy gazing at a blank wall or reading railway byelaws while waiting for a train? Would you like to read only closely printed columns of news in your daily paper? A cheerful, witty advertisement makes such a difference to a drab wall or a newspaper full of the daily ration of calamities.
We must not forget, either, that advertising makes a positive contribution to our pockets. Newspapers, commercial radio and television companies could not subsist without this source of revenue. The fact that we pay so little for our daily paper, or can enjoy so many broadcast programmes is due entirely to the money spent by advertisers. Just think what a newspaper would cost if we had to pay its full price!
Another thing we mustn’t forget is the ‘small ads.’ which are in virtually every newspaper and magazine. What a tremendously useful service they perform for the community! Just about anything can be accomplished through these columns. For instance, you can find a job, buy or sell a house, announce a birth, marriage or death in what used to be called the ‘hatch, match and dispatch’ column but by far the most fascinating section is the personal or ‘agony’ column. No other item in a newspaper provides such entertaining reading or offers such a deep insight into human nature. It’s the best advertisement for advertising there is!
The poor old consumer! He’d have to pay a great deal more if advertising didn’t create mass markets for products. It is precisely because of the heavy advertising that consumer goods are so cheap. But we get the wrong idea if we think the only purpose of advertising is to sell goods. Another equally important function is to inform. A great deal of the knowledge we have about household goods derives largely from the advertisements we read. Advertisements introduce us to new products or remind us of the existence of ones we already know about. Supposing you wanted to buy a washing machine, it is more than likely you would obtain details regarding performance, price, etc., from an advertisement.
Lots of people pretend that they never read advertisements, but this claim may be seriously doubted. It is hardly possible not to read advertisements these days. And what fun they often are, too! Just think what a railway station or a newspaper would be like without advertisements. Would you enjoy gazing at a blank wall or reading railway byelaws while waiting for a train? Would you like to read only closely printed columns of news in your daily paper? A cheerful, witty advertisement makes such a difference to a drab wall or a newspaper full of the daily ration of calamities.
We must not forget, either, that advertising makes a positive contribution to our pockets. Newspapers, commercial radio and television companies could not subsist without this source of revenue. The fact that we pay so little for our daily paper, or can enjoy so many broadcast programmes is due entirely to the money spent by advertisers. Just think what a newspaper would cost if we had to pay its full price!
Another thing we mustn’t forget is the ‘small ads.’ which are in virtually every newspaper and magazine. What a tremendously useful service they perform for the community! Just about anything can be accomplished through these columns. For instance, you can find a job, buy or sell a house, announce a birth, marriage or death in what used to be called the ‘hatch, match and dispatch’ column but by far the most fascinating section is the personal or ‘agony’ column. No other item in a newspaper provides such entertaining reading or offers such a deep insight into human nature. It’s the best advertisement for advertising there is!
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A small robot sent to solve one of history's mysteries only succeeded in presenting scientists and TV viewers with yet another mystery yesterday.
With its camera peering through a hole in a small sealed door in Egypt's Great Pyramid to see what was beyond, it discovered yet another door.
"It's another sealed door. This is very important," said an excited Zahi Hawass, director of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities.
The robot, the Pyramid Rover, took two hours to crawl along a narrow shaft, drill through a door, then push through its camera.
Dr Hawass said the next job for researchers was to study the video tape and plan for further inspections, which could take up to 12 months.
His council, engineers from the Boston firm iRobot and researchers from National Geographic, had spent a year planning yesterday's event.
American TV stations went live showing the robot creeping along the 20-centimetre-square 60-metre-long shaft.
As the robot inched along the rough-surfaced shaft toward the limestone door adorned with two copper handles, its path was lit by a blue beam.
During the broadcast, Dr Hawass revealed a stone sarcophagus found in a tomb near the Great Pyramid containing the skeleton of a man thought to have died at the time of the pyramid's construction some 4500 years ago.
With its camera peering through a hole in a small sealed door in Egypt's Great Pyramid to see what was beyond, it discovered yet another door.
"It's another sealed door. This is very important," said an excited Zahi Hawass, director of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities.
The robot, the Pyramid Rover, took two hours to crawl along a narrow shaft, drill through a door, then push through its camera.
Dr Hawass said the next job for researchers was to study the video tape and plan for further inspections, which could take up to 12 months.
His council, engineers from the Boston firm iRobot and researchers from National Geographic, had spent a year planning yesterday's event.
American TV stations went live showing the robot creeping along the 20-centimetre-square 60-metre-long shaft.
As the robot inched along the rough-surfaced shaft toward the limestone door adorned with two copper handles, its path was lit by a blue beam.
During the broadcast, Dr Hawass revealed a stone sarcophagus found in a tomb near the Great Pyramid containing the skeleton of a man thought to have died at the time of the pyramid's construction some 4500 years ago.
Self Assessment
I am a realistic serious warmfull man with good self-management and self-motivation skills.I have good command of English both in written and spoken as well as working under heavy pressure.Also I have a large state-owned enterprises in the operation, management and administration experience.
Career Objective:
I hope I could work as a enterprises palnner or assistant manager . Work Experiencetop
Beijing Beiji Mechanical & Electric Industry CO., LTD
Industry:Machine Manufacturing/Heavy Industry Company Type:State-owned Company Company Size:500 - 999 Company Profile:
2008-1 - Now Executive Secretary
Location:Beijng Job Type:Full-time Department:Office Report to:General Manager Number of Subordinates:6employees :
Job Category:President/Managing Director Assistant
Career Level:Mid Career(2+ years experience)
Responsibilities and Achievements:
Drafting files, Survey the progress of work, Communication from top to bottom, Meeting and hospitality arrangement, Administrative work etc. 2007-7 - 2008-1 Stragetic Management
Location:Beijing Job Type:Full-time Department:Development and Planning Report to:Vice-General Manager Number of Subordinates:employees :
Job Category:Others
Career Level:Entry Level(less than 2 years experience)
Responsibilities and Achievements:
Collecting Information about market for the Vice-General Manager, Drafting the developing plan in three years Educationtop
Zhengzhou University
2002-9 - 2007-7 Business & Management Bachelor Zhengzhou
Major Category:Business Administration
Major Description and Courses:
College Info
Out of a Total of:60people Rank:Top 5 Student Cadre: Position:
Career Objective:
I hope I could work as a enterprises palnner or assistant manager . Work Experiencetop
Beijing Beiji Mechanical & Electric Industry CO., LTD
Industry:Machine Manufacturing/Heavy Industry Company Type:State-owned Company Company Size:500 - 999 Company Profile:
2008-1 - Now Executive Secretary
Location:Beijng Job Type:Full-time Department:Office Report to:General Manager Number of Subordinates:6employees :
Job Category:President/Managing Director Assistant
Career Level:Mid Career(2+ years experience)
Responsibilities and Achievements:
Drafting files, Survey the progress of work, Communication from top to bottom, Meeting and hospitality arrangement, Administrative work etc. 2007-7 - 2008-1 Stragetic Management
Location:Beijing Job Type:Full-time Department:Development and Planning Report to:Vice-General Manager Number of Subordinates:employees :
Job Category:Others
Career Level:Entry Level(less than 2 years experience)
Responsibilities and Achievements:
Collecting Information about market for the Vice-General Manager, Drafting the developing plan in three years Educationtop
Zhengzhou University
2002-9 - 2007-7 Business & Management Bachelor Zhengzhou
Major Category:Business Administration
Major Description and Courses:
College Info
Out of a Total of:60people Rank:Top 5 Student Cadre: Position:
At The Glass Pane
An interesting frosted window
opens out into the world here.
From where does this reality
come that is set before us
each day? How is it created
so specifically for each of us
upon our special journeys
throughout the light and song
made from the night’s dreams?
From what is it are we made,
suppose to see as we stumble
over the stones and fall down
the stairs? Where is the next
turn within the maze leading
us on our blind journey home?
Did we take that other voice
too personally within the cave.
What does keeping our word
mean inside the darkness
that makes the tunnel so dim?
What did we assume in jungles
to mislead us now, lost within
the labyrinth unfolding inside
our dust smothered hearts?
How do we know the stars
around what we’ve never lost?
How do we become the best
we can ever be each day?
Is the truth really within us;
ourselves tied down? Mirror, oh
bright mirror that is the self
hung on this wall in the tomb;
who's the most real of them all?
opens out into the world here.
From where does this reality
come that is set before us
each day? How is it created
so specifically for each of us
upon our special journeys
throughout the light and song
made from the night’s dreams?
From what is it are we made,
suppose to see as we stumble
over the stones and fall down
the stairs? Where is the next
turn within the maze leading
us on our blind journey home?
Did we take that other voice
too personally within the cave.
What does keeping our word
mean inside the darkness
that makes the tunnel so dim?
What did we assume in jungles
to mislead us now, lost within
the labyrinth unfolding inside
our dust smothered hearts?
How do we know the stars
around what we’ve never lost?
How do we become the best
we can ever be each day?
Is the truth really within us;
ourselves tied down? Mirror, oh
bright mirror that is the self
hung on this wall in the tomb;
who's the most real of them all?
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