Alex Workshop

Recent articles suggest that many Americans work overtime hours for free. Especially with salaried jobs that are based on hourly wages for a 40 hour week, most hard working career minded individuals are willing to stay long past their 8 hour work day. They don’t want to feel worthless. But, they average nearly an extra full day per week.

If they were to leave exactly when their eight hours were up, they think their boss is looking and will consider them slackers for leaving right on time. What a mentality to have! If you get paid for 8 hours a day, you should put your nose to the grindstone and get your work finished so that you can leave on time. That shouldn’t be considered slacking at all.

But, most hard working career minded individuals are always thinking about job security and promotion. They think that if they give all that time for free that it will pay off one day in the long run. Budget cuts never enter their mind. Cut backs and downsizing is not part of their plan.

If you were to turn that script around, you would find that working for yourself will produce much better results. Running an art workshop center like I do, I still have time for my own children. I have time for many things and my art workshop center thrives.

I set my own hours. I can work around everyone’s schedule running small workshops at different times of the day. I can afford to put in about 4 or 5 hours a day and call it quits. The rest of the day is mine to do as I wish.

Running a workshop center for 4 or 5 hours spread throughout the day still allows me enough time to teach hundreds of students. It’s not difficult, especially when you put about 10 students in a class. That’s a small enough class to keep track of everyone’s growth. It’s also enough to provide for a thriving art workshop center.

I’m putting my own life and my own future into my hands. I’m not relying on a job to give me future security. I’m not relying on something that may or may not be there regardless of my contribution. If I work my art workshop center properly, it will be there for years to come. That’s the kind of security I need.

RivkyShimon
http://www.articlesbase.com/business-opportunities-articles/the-business-of-art-workshops-creating-your-own-job-security-91720.html

DATELINE:  BOSTON AND NORTH ATTLEBORO…

Law Enforcement Security Consulting (LESC), headquartered in North Attleboro and serving communities, institutions and private enterprise throughout New England, has recently established a Homeland Security Division. 

All programs are led by Fred T. Leland, the company’s director who is also an active Lieutenant with the Walpole Police Department and a former U.S. Marine with more than 28 years of experience teaching law enforcement and security professionals.  His article “Recognizing the Signs and Signals of Crime and Danger” was recently published in Homeland Security Report 188, which is an information source for law enforcement, intelligence, security and emergency management personnel.

The new division is designed specifically to train law enforcement and security professionals to identify threats and develop strategies and tactics needed to detect, prevent, avoid, defuse and resolve conflict with regard to Homeland Security.  Trainees learn to recognize the signs and signals of crime and danger as well as the appropriate response and action to take. 

Among the programs offered through the Homeland Security division are:

Threat Assessment, which utilizes the Boyd Cycle to teach risk assessment along with how to use observation, orientation, decision and action to minimize risk.

Terrorism Awareness trains law enforcement and security personnel how to recognize indicators of terrorism and criminal extremism; gather meaningful intelligence and how to follow-up.

Response to Suicide and/or Terrorist Bombings trains personnel in the warning signs/key indicators of an impending attack as well as the proper and safe steps to minimize injuries and fatalities.

Critical Incident Management teaches all about the Incident Command System to improve tactical response to emergencies.

Use of Force teaches how to control rapidly-changing circumstances during a threatening encounter through the effective application of force.

“Our primary focus is on developing law enforcement and security personnel’s situational awareness, threat assessment and decision making abilities under pressure.  It is imperative that they know how to identify, control and defuse violent or dangerous situations,” noted Leland.

LESC is contracted by private security companies as well as the Federal Protective Service, Department of Homeland Security.

To learn more about LESC Homeland Security Division and programs, contact (508) 298-2023.

About LESC

Founded in 2006 by Fred T. Leland Jr., a Lieutenant with the Walpole Police Department, Law Enforcement Security Consulting (LESC) trains law enforcement and security personnel in strategy and tactics for identifying and handling dynamic encounters.  LESC training was built upon the Boyd Cycle, which is a tactical decision making process capable of enhancing the skills of law enforcement officers and security professionals as established by U.S. Air Force Colonel John Boyd.  LESC programs of instruction include:  Strategy and Tactics for Handling Dynamic Encounters; Level 1 and 2 Tactical Security Officers Training; Terrorism Awareness; Response to Suicide and/or Terrorist Bombings; Use of Force; Critical Incident Management; Threat Assessment & Management Model for Protection Professional and One & Two-Man Tactical Response.

LESC has provided services to United States Military Academy West Point; the Massachusetts Army National Guard; Bridgewater State College Police Department; Bentley College Police Department; Williams College Campus Safety and Security; UMASS Memorial Hospital Police Department and Hospital Security; Park Plaza Hotel Security, Boston; Merrimack Valley Financial Crime Network 2008 Bank Security Workshop and many others.

The company is headquartered at 473 High Street in North Attleboro.  For more information, contact (508) 298-2023 or visit the website at www.LESC.net.

Steve Dubin
http://www.articlesbase.com/health-and-safety-articles/law-enforcement-security-consulting-of-north-attleboro-675865.html

There’s the old expression “good things come in small packages”. At Boston Pack and Ship, a small load packing and shipping specialist for the past two decades, “good things happen with small shipments. Particularly when it comes to building customized crates for awkward-sized items.

“Most manufacturers ship items in bulk, even if it’s 1,000-lb. item. Very rarely do you see a shipment of one or two pieces. So, when companies have one or two items of that size to be shipped, it requires a customized crate to be built. That’s our forte,” said Joe Fell, co-owner of Boston Pack and Ship.

Building the crate is sometimes only half the job. For larger, more awkward-sized items, an onsite trip is required to measure the piece to be shipped to give a more accurate estimate. In most cases, Boston Pack and Ship’s staff will pick up the item for shipping and bring it back to the warehouse to build the crate.

“We build all our customized crates on site here in our workshop. Many times, the Boston Pack and Ship pick-up crew are the ones building the crate. That can make a big difference because the person building the crate has a better idea of the fragility of the shipment,” adds Fell.

For more fragile items, Boston Pack and Ship employs foam-in-place technology or closed cell foam to keep the item from moving within the crate during shipping. These technologies essentially create a casing for the item being shipped, which can be used again and again should the item need to be re-shipped to multiple locations.

Boston Pack and Ship serves both commercial and residential customers. Products being shipped can range from medical equipment and computer servers to delicate artwork and grandfather clocks. Typically, these items are of high monetary and/or sentimental value with a timely arrival being every bit as important as a safe arrival. Case in point, Boston Pack and Ship built a custom crate for a local artist’s large iron sculpture of an eagle commemorating the crash of Flight 93 on Sept 11.

Boston Pack and Ship offers multiple U.S. shipping options including ground and air delivery to a terminal for pickup or inside delivery. International options include air or ocean with door-to-door or door-to-port delivery. Full declared value is available on both domestic and international shipments. Pick-up of items to be packed and shipped for delivery is made by appointment.

For more information on the breadth of Boston Pack and Ship’s services, you can visit the company Web site at www.bostonpackandship.com. For a free quote on an out-of-state or international move or shipment, please call (800) 400-7204.

Small load specialists

Formerly known as The Packaging Store and now repackaged as Boston Pack and Ship, these small load specialists have been a trusted strategic partner of many movers in eastern Massachusetts for more than two decades. Based in Braintree, Massachusetts, Boston Pack and Ship employs custom crates and packaging and foam-in-place solutions to pack and ship everything from artwork to heirlooms, computers to antiques to both out-of-state and international destinations. Known for its fast and efficient customer service, one call is usually all it takes to schedule a pickup for a door-to-door or door-to-port shipment. For more information, visit www.bostonpackandship.com or call (800) 400-7204 for a free quote.

Joe D’eramo
http://www.articlesbase.com/business-articles/destined-for-crateness-boston-pack-and-ship-creates-niche-with-customized-crates-for-smaller-shipments-735877.html

Datacraft Solutions (www.datacraftsolutions.com) has experienced significant growth in the past twelve months by eliminating complicated, expensive, time-intensive software implementations as well as extensive training regiments and the need for internal support. The Datacraft Solutions’ replenishment supply chain digital kanban lean system allows customers access and fully utilize powerful lean benefits immediately for a low, predictable monthly fee. Services are scalable so manufacturers can design a Demand Driven Supply Chain Network. Datacraft Solutions specializes in providing their clients with the tools they need to rapidly replace outdated manual systems with technology that speeds process flow and improves accuracy. Datacraft’s premier product, Signum has been developed around the Kanban concept of replenishment, and provides an invaluable tool for manufacturing companies to monitor process flow, lower administrative transaction costs, and improve decision-making ability.

Datacraft Solutions is pleased to announce that a strategic alliance has been formed with JCIT International, the leader in Demand Flow Technology. According the Datacraft Solutions CEO, Stephen Parker, “JCIT is a world class organization assisting such industry giants like Jack Welch at GE, transform his company into a global leader. We look forward to teaming with JCIT to combine their industry leading consultant knowledge with our market leading software automation solution to the benefit of manufactures and distributors globally”.

David Glennon, vice president of Business Development for JCIT was equally enthusiastic, “We think this is a good fit for both organizations because the Datacraft solution complements JCIT very well for our Supplier Integration service offering. JCIT and Datacraft now provide a complete automated supplier pull execution strategy for our clients.”

About JCIT:

For over 20 years, JCIT International has trained over 90,000 students worldwide in the principles of Demand Flow Technology (DFT). With state-of-the-art training facilities located throughout the United States and overseas, JCIT offers a variety of hands-on workshops and a proven track record of success.

Founded in 1984 by manufacturing expert and industry leader, John Costanza, JCIT International is committed to the development and delivery of the highest quality educational programs within the manufacturing industry. Every workshop and consultation engagement is designed with one goal in mind: providing companies the highest level of customer service and a dynamic set of DFT tools.

Thomas Cutler
http://www.articlesbase.com/technology-articles/strategic-alliance-formed-between-datacraft-solutions-and-jcit-international-99539.html

Datacraft Solutions is pleased to announce that a strategic alliance has been formed with JCIT International, the leader in Demand Flow Technology. According the Datacraft Solutions CEO, Stephen Parker, “JCIT is a world class organization assisting such industry giants like Jack Welch at GE, transform his company into a global leader. We look forward to teaming with JCIT to combine their industry leading consultant knowledge with our market leading software automation solution to the benefit of manufactures and distributors globally”.

David Glennon, vice president of Business Development for JCIT was equally enthusiastic, “We think this is a good fit for both organizations because the Datacraft solution complements JCIT very well for our Supplier Integration service offering. JCIT and Datacraft now provide a complete automated supplier pull execution strategy for our clients.”

About JCIT:

For over 20 years, JCIT International has trained over 90,000 students worldwide in the principles of Demand Flow Technology (DFT). With state-of-the-art training facilities located throughout the United States and overseas, JCIT offers a variety of hands-on workshops and a proven track record of success.

Founded in 1984 by manufacturing expert and industry leader, John Costanza, JCIT International is committed to the development and delivery of the highest quality educational programs within the manufacturing industry. Every workshop and consultation engagement is designed with one goal in mind: providing companies the highest level of customer service and a dynamic set of DFT tools.

About Datacraft Solutions:

Datacraft Solutions (www.datacraftsolutions.com) has experienced significant growth in the past twelve months by eliminating complicated, expensive, time-intensive software implementations as well as extensive training regiments and the need for internal support. The Datacraft Solutions’ replenishment supply chain digital kanban lean system allows customers access and fully utilize powerful lean benefits immediately for a low, predictable monthly fee. Services are scalable so manufacturers can design a Demand Driven Supply Chain Network. Datacraft Solutions specializes in providing their clients with the tools they need to rapidly replace outdated manual systems with technology that speeds process flow and improves accuracy. Datacraft’s premier product, Signum has been developed around the Kanban concept of replenishment, and provides an invaluable tool for manufacturing companies to monitor process flow, lower administrative transaction costs, and improve decision-making ability.

Thomas Cutler
http://www.articlesbase.com/technology-articles/strategic-alliance-with-jcit-international-88323.html

There are a number of ways to learn hypnosis training. While hypnosis is a very complex treatment it can be learned by anyone that has the will to learn. Many people are only looking to learn self hypnosis for themselves.

Most people wish to use self hypnosis instead of sharing their inner thoughts and feelings with a stranger. What they do not realize is that during hypnosis you are not necessarily sharing these intimate details, but being guided to change feelings and thoughts. Self hypnosis is a great thing to learn and can help you cope in a number of situations. Whether it is anxiety, fear or dealing with an uncomfortable situation learning to relax and focus can get you through the situation with ease.

In hypnosis training you learn to relax, focusing on something. After you have relaxed you can then begin to imagine a scene which can be anything to help you continue relaxation. When your eyes are heavy you can then close them and begin the scripting changes.

Before you enter the hypnotic state you should have stated the goal of hypnosis and what you will suggest once under. This will assist you with achieving your goals with hypnosis. It is not difficult to learn hypnosis and anyone interested should consider taking a class, reading a book or attending a workshop.

There are a number of ways to learn hypnotism. There are several websites, how to books, tapes and a number of other methods. You may need to try a few different ones, just like anything else the more you learn the better the technique. Hypnosis workshops are one of the best ways to learn. This is because you have hands on experience and the ability to watch others enter into the hypnosis state.

These methods teach induction, relaxation techniques and different types of scripting. The scripting is what actually assists the individual in changing the behavior. There are already scripts in the mind so it is the job of hypnosis scripting to change these thoughts, beliefs and feelings.

If you are looking to learn how to hypnotize people there are classes that lead to certification. Generally these classes allow for hands on methods as well as testing for knowledge. Many states require a license and state test, so you would need to determine your own states regulations. Many hypnotists have begun a private practice in which they assist many people change their lives. Hypnosis has been compared to counseling therapy which is very effective. It is also great because there are no medications, harmful theories or anything else that could negatively affect the patient.

If money is an issue some avoid hypnosis because of the expense. That is why free self hypnosis is so great. It costs nothing and the individual can conduct self hypnosis any time they like. After they learn how to enter into the hypnosis state they can do so just about any time any where. They can focus on different issues or problems when ever they present themselves. That way there is no waiting for an appointment or contending with anyone else. They are only dependent upon themselves.

Many self help programs focus on the use of hypnosis. The ability to relax and focus on the issue at hand is very important in any program. The relaxation techniques used during meditation can also assist in the hypnotic state. Hypnosis is a state of relaxation in which the individual can explore their inner thoughts and feelings. Many can uncover things that have inhibited their success or achievement throughout their life. It may have been a comment made or other negative issue that happened as child. Everyone has irrational thoughts at one time or another. These thoughts can cause problems with our behaviors, relationships and even health.

It is important that we aim to change these faulty thoughts before they cause any more disruption in life. Hypnosis can assist the individual in riding of irrational beliefs or things programmed into our mind. Programming of our mind can change with the right tools. This enhances our lives, relationships and personal experiences. Hypnosis is a great tool to learn and can not only help you individually, but can also help others around you.

David Wells
http://www.articlesbase.com/non-fiction-articles/hypnosis-training-for-autosuggestion-124263.html

I was asked the other day if I actually had my nine year old assisting me in my art workshop classes. While that is true, it’s not an unbelievable story. Anyone can pick up on the basic concepts of art. It doesn’t take long. And one common foundation we all share is that we learn more through teaching.

My daughter was introduced to art at an early age. She loved coming to my classes and she picked up on the process very quick. Now, I actually have her assist me. She is like a teacher’s assistant, an extra hand in my classroom who can help others understand the art concepts I am teaching. That is how simple the process of learning art is. It is simple to learn and for those who want to run their own art workshop, it is simple to produce.

The art workshop is a place where students are allowed to be themselves. They don’t have to feel competitive with anyone else. They are allowed to work at their own pace and bring out the artist within themselves on their own terms.

So, I pick up on signs after an informal evaluation and I try to place students appropriately. By age level and by skill level, but it’s not a mathematical equation. It’s more of a way that I have of feeling out my students and knowing where they belong. Yet while they are in the workshop, they still are all on different levels.

That’s the beauty of art and the art workshop. There should be no pressure to excel and there is no guilt for standing still. Each student moves when they feel like moving. But, art motivates. It’s one of those things that you can’t simply watch it happen. You want to get in and do it for yourself.

Once I teach an art concept to the classroom as a whole, I begin to work with students individually. That’s when my daughter begins to help. She can find ways of relating to kids her age. They pick up on the concepts and she is so helpful with that. That’s how you know a workshop is successful. If the teacher has to do all the work, it is not successful. It is not a workshop. It’s a classroom.

But, workshops are self-help groups with a facilitator. Of course, there are concepts that the facilitator needs to teach. Those are the concepts that get the creative juices flowing. But, then the workshop starts really happening. They are full of people who are capable of helping each other. The system has a way of putting people together on the same level where they can relate to each other and reach discovery together.

Art workshops are a great opportunity for people of all walks of life. From kids struggling through school to adults bored with life, everyone is looking for something. Art workshops provide them with that something they need. But, art workshops aren’t everywhere. They are only in a few cities at this point. There’s an opportunity waiting to happen for anyone who ever wanted one.

RivkyShimon
http://www.articlesbase.com/business-articles/the-mind-to-the-surface-as-art-grows-89273.html

As adults also have problems paying attention at times, it is therefore unsurprising and altogether natural for kids to have similar difficulties in concentrating. Unless your kid is suffering from ADHD, those problems can be easily rectified when you enroll him or her in a martial arts workshop.

Martial Arts Are Good for Kids
Many parents are reluctant to have their kids enroll in martial arts classes because they suffer from the same mistaken assumptions shared by the public.

Martial arts do not teach kids violence. It is, in fact, very much against violence and for a martial arts student to use his skills to commit violence or inflict physical harm violates the most basic code of martial arts. When you enroll your kid in a martial arts workshop, he learns skills for self-defense but more importantly, he learns the importance of self-control: he learns that such skills should only be used as a last resort and only to defend himself and nothing else.

How Kids Acquire Concentration Skills in Martial Arts
Before kids are taught high-flying kicks and impressive karate chops, all martial arts classes begin with relaxation and concentration exercises. Every move you see in martial arts are rooted in learning concentration and self-discipline.

Your kids will be taught how to relax their minds and bodies. They will learn how to best channel and shape their thoughts and achieve their goals in the most effective way possible. There will be lots of practice and exercises may be individual or by group. Most assuredly, they’ll not only benefit from these activities but have fun with them as well.

What Kids Can Get from Improved Concentration through Martial Arts
Once your kid starts developing his concentration skills, you’ll see a gradual impact of his newly acquired skills on his life outside the dojo.

Better School Performance
Your child is sure to be a better student once he starts martial arts lessons. Because of those concentration exercises, he’ll find the patience required for reading through textbooks he doesn’t care about and solving complicated problems. He will have better grades not just inside the classroom but out in the field as well because improved concentration can also improve one’s accuracy, speed, and flexibility in sports.

Better Social Interaction
Improved concentration will also make your child happier and more confident in dealing with his peers. With improved concentration, he becomes more sensitive, if not more mature, towards other people’s feelings, allowing him to enjoy deeper friendship with other kids.

Make the Right Decisions
In cases of emergency, the concentration skills he’s picked up from martial arts could also be a big help, allowing him to act and make the smartest decisions possible instead of staying rooted to the ground because of fear and helplessness.

Phil Washington
http://www.articlesbase.com/martial-arts-articles/martial-arts-can-teach-kids-more-736504.html

Have you ever bought a Men’s dress shirt that you found fit great in the collar the first time you wear it, to then find after a couple of launderings the collar feels snug? Men’s dress shirts will often shrink anywhere from ¼”-3/8” after repeated launderings. The problem here is that most gentlemen buy the wrong size shirt, because they do not take into consideration a shrinkage allowance in deciding what size shirt to buy. Therefore, buying the right size dress shirt will help the shirt to fit correctly not just the first time you wear it, but also after repeated launderings.
We recommend that you get professionally measured for a shirt. However, if that is not possible – take a tape (please don’t use that metal tape from your garage workshop) and measure around your neck to determine the actual skin measurement. If the skin measurement is between 13” to 15-1/2” add an additional ½” to that measurement for the correct collar size inclusive of shrinkage. Therefore, if your neck skin measures 15” – add ½” & your correct collar size would be 15-1/2”. Subsequently, if the neck skin measures between 16” to 18”, then add ¾” to the measurement. If the neck measures between 18” to 21” add an extra full 1” to the neck measurement for the correct collar size.
Considering the investment you make in your clothing, shouldn’t the quality of your drycleaner also be a priority? We believe it should. That’s why it’s important you take your clothing to a Sanitone Certified Master Drycleaner. These cleaners use the industry’s leading chemicals and procedures in caring for your wardrobe.  A good dry cleaner that uses Sanitone products will make a difference in the care of your Men’s clothing.
Considering the shrinkage allowance in purchasing men’s dress shirts will help you to experience a longer life for your dress shirts and you can stop cursing your dry cleaner, because he shrunk your shirts again.

joseph123
http://www.articlesbase.com/fashion-articles/why-do-shirts-shrink-in-the-collar-730751.html