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Among the career paths in insurance, insurance underwriters analyze insurance applications to determine whether they should be accepted or rejected. Insurance underwriters may be employed by insurance companies or by independent insurance brokerage firms. While they normally fill a back-office role in support of insurance sales agents, they sometimes accompany the agents on sales calls to clients or prospective clients. Job Openings ​​ Available insurance underwriting positions can be found on various job websites such as Glassdoor, Indeed, and CareerBuilder....

Creating an attractive product display can draw the customer in, promote a slow-moving item, announce a sale, or highlight new arrivals. If your storefront is fortunate enough to feature one or more windows, then you have one of the most proven (and least expensive) forms of advertising at your disposal. Some stores located in a mall or other structure may lack windows, but don’t despair. There are many places throughout the store to build beautiful displays....

The kitchen is command central of any restaurant, the place where food gets ordered, prepped, cooked, and plated before being served to customers. Whether it’s spacious or tiny, if a restaurant kitchen is carefully designed, its staff can consistently deliver hundreds of meals in an evening. Read on to learn all the basics of designing, stocking and maintaining a smooth-running restaurant kitchen. Planning Your Kitchen Restaurant kitchens are made up of various stations, each dedicated to a particular task....

Written by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert LopezProduced by Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, Christophe Beck, Chris Montan, and Tom MacDougallReleased November 2013 by Walt Disney Pros Soaring vocals from Idina MenzelPowerful, inspirational lyricsLyrical appeal that will warm hearts in the coldest winter Cons No major negatives Walt Disney knew they had a winner when they heard the song “Let It Go” from the movie Frozen. In an effort to turn the song into a mainstream hit, they hired pop star Demi Lovato record a version to be released as a single....

Million dollar business ideas have no boundaries, age limits, race restrictions, timelines, or economic class. They can occur when you least expect them. For psychologist Roger Adams, it occurred during a midlife crisis and divorce. For management consultant Mercia Tapping, it happened after a 10-year battle with allergies and the search for a cure. Ruta Fox was a freelancer running out of work when she said “Ah” to her “Aha” moment....

Sports information directors (SIDs) document and publicize the accomplishments of athletes and teams for the school or league they represent. SIDs typically work as a liaison between the school or league and the local or national media. Like many sports careers, there are few “typical days” for SIDs, who may spend a morning editing a future media guide, an afternoon welcoming media for a team day, and an evening tracking statistics in the press box during a game....

The Polish name for grandfather is dziadek, used when speaking about one’s grandfather. It is pronounced “jah-deck.” Dziadziu, sometimes spelled dziadzio, is used when speaking to one’s grandfather. It is pronounced “jah-goo.” Variations include dziedzko and dziadzi. Occasionally a grandfather will be called jaja, but like the grandmother name of baba, the term has negative associations. Learn about Polish names for grandmother. Polish Identity and Family Culture The history of Poland is a tale of near-constant war and economic struggle....

On balance, when you decide to invest in a franchise opportunity with a mature, well-designed and managed franchise system, the advantages outweigh the negatives. It’s a great way for you to become a business owner when you have never taken that plunge before and haven’t a clue how to get started. But understanding if franchising is right for you is essential, and for those individuals who need to flex their entrepreneurial muscles and make all the decisions on how their business should be operated, franchising is generally the wrong choice....

This is quite possibly the lightest 76-key keyboard I’ve encountered. At 12 pounds, it’s great for travel and is really easy to store. It’s also one of the few electric pianos I’ve seen that can be powered by AA batteries (which lasted a lot longer than expected — over the course of two days, I logged about 10 hours in battery mode). But as soon as you feel the keys, you’ll understand why this model is so light....

The Italian musical term più means “more,” and is used with other musical commands to increase their effects; più agitato, “more agitated.” It is the opposite of meno. Also Known As plus (Fr)mehr (Ger) The Italian musical term più means “more,” and is used with other musical commands to increase their effects; più agitato, “more agitated.” It is the opposite of meno. Also Known As plus (Fr)mehr (Ger) The Italian musical term più means “more,” and is used with other musical commands to increase their effects; più agitato, “more agitated....

It doesn’t matter whether they’re running a Facebook or eBay storefront or using sites like Etsy to get their merchandise in front of the public; online businesses just don’t have the same overhead that bricks-and-mortar retail businesses face. When you combine that with the convenience of online shopping and the increasing tendency of people to use their phones to comparison shop, you’re lucky if your small business doesn’t get left out of the shopping equation entirely....

If a poker player is called a donkey, he’s a bad player who makes blatantly bad poker plays. This term is used for a weak or inexperienced player, especially one who plays his hand against the odds and doesn’t fold poor hands. Donkey is also shortened to donk. An experienced player might announce that he’s playing badly or planning to, as in “I’m going to donk it up tonight” or “I donked....

A flop shot, also known as a lob shot, is a short pitch shot played with a very high-lofted wedge in order to create maximum height on the ball’s trajectory. The intention is to send the golf ball on a high-arcing trajectory, steeply up and steeply down, so that when the ball lands on the green it stops quickly, with very little roll. Key Takeaways A flop shot, which is also called a lob shot or simply a flop or lob, is typically played using a lob wedge....

Stores use the term facing to describe the act of straightening merchandise. A clean store is inviting to customers, helps them find what they want and is ultimately better for sales. Facing should be done daily (if not throughout the day) to ensure the store is kept tidy for shoppers. 2 Ways to Define Facing Facing goes by a number of names - blocking, conditioning, fronting, recovery, straightening and zoning - depending on the store....

Managing salespeople is quite different from managing other employees, and sales managers who transition from outside sales might find that their usual motivational techniques simply don’t work as well. For one thing, many of the tricks managers use are similar enough to sales techniques that salespeople will see through them. For another, salespeople tend to be very confident and independent-minded, and they don’t always take well to being managed. If you haven’t had much luck with managing your sales team, try using some of these strategies....

Romeo Santos (born July 21, 1981), is one of the most influential Bachata stars in the world, and one of today’s most influential voices in Latin music. A former member of the group Aventura and a leading artist of the so-called Urban Bachata movement, Romeo Santos has played a major role in transforming this traditional Dominican genre into a mainstream phenomenon. Early Years Anthony ‘Romeo’ Santos was born in The Bronx, New York, on July 21, 1981....

A Qualifications Review Board (QRB) is a panel of Senior Executive Service (SES) members who decide whether a candidate for SES membership will be admitted. The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) administers SES processes, which include assembling QRBs and overseeing the activities of each one. While the U.S. Office of Personnel Management ensures boards adhere to process requirements, boards make independent decisions about SES candidates. Review Panel Composition OPM provides a staff member for each board that “serves as the QRB Administrator for each board, conducts a briefing about the hiring selection methods used by agencies, gives instructions about the certification process, answers questions from QRB members, and provides any other guidance and staff support as appropriate,” states OPM....

Real Name: Unknown Location: Gotham City First Appearance: Batman #1 (1940) Created By: Bill Finger, Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson Powers The Joker has no known superpowers. He is extremely intelligent and has a firm grasp of chemical engineering and weapon design, which he uses to create various instruments of terror, death, and criminal hilarity, if only to the Joker. He is responsible for countless deaths and is a highly dangerous individual....

How much do you know about French cinema? You might be surprised to learn that many talented French actors not only drive their own film industry but are bringing their talents to international audiences as well. This “Who’s Who” of French leading men includes the established old guard including Gerard Depardieu and Daniel Auteuil, as well as young, dynamic stars like Gaspard Ulliel and Benoit Magimel. See which French stars you already know, and which ones you’d like to get to know better....

Among law enforcement careers, jobs with the federal government - especially as federal agents - are some of the most-sought after careers within criminal justice and criminology in the United States. Many, if not most, people who consider criminology jobs ultimately have some designs on obtaining a federal law enforcement career, and with good reason. Federal jobs have great health and retirement benefits, as well as good pay. They also offer opportunities to live all ​over the country and even the world....