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Do you have an educational qualification in Shipping, Freight or Logistics

Education is an important requirement in any field in order for anyone to learn about that field and put that learning to work..

Such education and learning may or may not be formal depending on various circumstances..

Education and learning in Shipping, Freight and Logistics industry is no different to any other industry, but in my opinion there are not much options for formal education in our industry compared to other industries..

So this week, instead of an article, I thought I would run a short poll as part of a general analysis I am doing in terms of shipping and freight education..

Do you have a formal educational qualification like a degree, diploma or other formal qualifications relating to Shipping, Freight and Logistics ??

If you have any of the above then vote YES, otherwise vote NO..

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Voted..?? Thank you.. Now,

If you voted YES, please post a short comment on

  1. what kind of formal education in shipping and freight you have
  2. how much did that formal educational qualification actually help you or is helping you in your day to day shipping, freight and logistics work..

If you voted NO, please post a short comment on

  1. why don’t you have a formal education in shipping and freight.. Is it because of
    • lack of options in the industry
    • other reasons
  2. how did you manage to get where you are without a formal education

Really appreciate your inputs..

I firmly believe that securing a degree, diploma or other educational qualifications alone doesn’t make one an expert in a field..

There are many successful people in all industries all over the world who don’t have that “paper” that says they are qualified.. There are also many people who are highly qualified on “paper” but can’t hold a candle to the real pioneers and experts in the industry and in a lot of cases are dependent on those without that “paper”..

What did you think of the above article..?? Comment below..

74 comments on “Do you have an educational qualification in Shipping, Freight or Logistics

  1. Athanasia Ntafou says:

    It is because I have education in public administration (1 degree and 2 mba)

  2. Mzwandile101 says:

    lack of information on how to go by to register and which school must I enroll to and what subjects are required for the shipping and freight

  3. Toufeeq khan says:

    Hello sir , My name is Toufeeq Khan, I have done MY post graduation in International Business . Yes ,My education helps me to understand the basic concept of this industry, like what are documents are their , where it is used, what are the export schemes are their, how can we avail that schemes, whats is drawback , incentive, EPC, SEZ, . But i agree that practical knowledge is more important than theoretical knowledge . so if u know the basic concept of EXIM industry u can easily grab it .

  4. nilesh gupta says:

    This blog is very useful to me as it always enlighten issues i come across in my day to day job at a logistics company.Though experience counts but formal basic knowledge is must in any field of activity.

  5. Abdulla Mustafa Mohammed says:

    Dear Sir, what you quoted is absolutely right. qualification doesn’t make you expert …. Only Hardworking, interest, dedication makes you success ……use your knowledge practically.

    i am very much interest in the field that’s the reason i want to be your prestigious student. and try my level best to achieve my goal.

  6. Tornyi Frank says:

    I really enjoy this article. I am holding a graduate diploma certificate in maritime management but not currently working but with the little theorical knowledge, am able to understand the shipping industry very much and hoping to translate that into practical work in due time. Beside this, I have learned a lot from your article which has help me to always be the best in class. Thanks so much for the good work you’re doing educating the world.

  7. asha says:

    yes i really liked the article. i would like to share other reason here, even though my educational background is and work wise i am a multi tasker. this quality today made me to work for Import department and handling 40-50 FCL shipments without difficulties. here i should thank my management and very very knowledgeable people who is continuously guiding,suggesting in all the steps and supporting. obviously my long term experience in the field made me to be thorough in the job. i am proud that our management providing such a wonderful opportunity to grow.

  8. I have a degree in International Business with emphasis in Logistics Operations. I also have an MBA as well as a specialization in International Maritime Law (for non-lawyers). Although I withdrew after one year, I started my university education at the naval officers academy so I know my way around ships, charts, ports and legal matters all of which I apply on a daily basis.

  9. I have my master degree in international transportation and logistics management from Indian maritime university. the knowledge which gain in my masters given me structure of shipping and logistics industry and how its works in today trade world.still need to learn more and more on logistics industry and currently working as inland transportation planner in maersk line india pvt ltd and the knowledge which gained from my master help me out in day today business activities.

    I like it. I don´t have this kind of expertise because currently I’m studying the career of International Trade and I need to practise it

  11. rajendra says:

    Dear Sir, I want become a Logistic manager, in this time I am logistic executive, I have no diploma and degree in logistic. I am MBA (Operations) pleas suggest suitable institute in india.

  12. saeed says:

    Dear Hariesh
    I have a question..
    are these certificates and degrees include Customs? (customs,customs affair)

  13. hassan says:

    Dear Mr Hariesh

    i have master in international transportation and logistics from Arab Academy for Science and Technology but in fact the volume of knowledge that i achieve was a little , in work life it is not to easy to understand the whole process in logistics and shipping , this industry have a lot of elements costumes , freight forwarder, movers , lines , and every one have many departments , also any employee has a specific responsibility to do in his field , in Ur blog Mr Hariesh i feel that i understand the whole process from A to Z

  14. Hold a BSc in Maritime Business + Maritime Law in additional I have completed the ICS qualifying exams and am a member of the Institute. These qualifications helped me to get work within the industry and the knowledge learnt during the course of studying is very relevant.

  15. Reneesh says:

    i hold an IATA diploma . I could learn basic things from there and it helped me a lot

  16. Jagdip Shah says:

    Well basically I am working for a firm who are into exports mainly and as such I have to deal with freight, shipping and logistics. Having put in nearly two decades of service I have gradually grasped the subject. Still I need to learn at lot.

  17. n.nhundu says:

    For years i had been a CLIENT in the freight and forwarding business with extensive travel , felt hard done by some experiences i faced and with the passion i had for the industry ,i put up a great team of guys to try and serve that niche market, so as the Director i will be pursuing customs and clearing studies and your blog has been very good learning tool .

  18. Kristen says:

    Just over three years ago my boss told me that I was going to help purchasing by tracking our POs from international suppliers and get them into the factory on time for production. Since then I have been learning as I go along. Working in the food industry in the USA it has been challenging as new laws (FSMA in particular) are passed. I would like very much to have formal training; short classes with hands on work would be ideal but not much value is placed on training in my company. I find having an excellent relationship with your customs broker, freight forwarder and someone with strong ties to FDA to be invaluable resources as well as websites such as this blog. The shipping industry, especially when you are shipping internationally, has its own language that is constantly evolving.

  19. TINASHE says:

    i have a diploma with Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, it is helping me a lot.

  20. Hi,
    I hold a diploma in transport logistic and despite my experiences in that domain, I may affirm it’s not so important to have formal education in that area, what does matter is knowledge we learnt from practices.

  21. Cem says:

    I’m studying Maritime Business and Administration, and also part-time working at a freight forwarder company. I can’t tell what i’m learning in college is useful for my job, it is just bunch of theory.:) This blog is much more precious resource for me.

  22. Yousuf says:

    I’ve FIATA Diploma in freight forwarding which comprise of various modules i.e. air, ocean, rail, road, multimodal, logistics, custom clearance, insurance, dgr etc etc.
    Plus I’ve done diploma on supply chain.

  23. Donna says:

    I have been in this business for 20 years and basically learned on the job. However I am currently enrolled in a certification course with CITT to become a Certified Logistics Provider

  24. Yusuf says:

    This blog is very useful to me as it always enlighten issues i come across in my day to day job at a logistics company.
    i have a diploma in shipping maritime through shipping college UK.We are services providers in logistics at Bollore Transport and logistics Kenya ltd. i find my career to be interesting and have a lot of passion of it

  25. Vinodkumar Nair says:

    Very informative and guided me throughout my gulf job.

  26. Vinodkumar Nair says:

    I have 34 years work experience in shipping and logistics . Started working as customs clearing officer in mumbai and moved to Muscat -Oman . There worked with Towell Barwil Muscat (now Wilhelmsen shipping services ) Has worked with thier agencies such as AIR TIGER / ROADAIR/ IRISL (HDS LINES) and several freight forwarding agencies . Complete work exposure from bottom to top ( Marketing /commercial/operations). Retired from job at 63 yrs end 2015. Now settled in Palakkad -Kerala.

  27. Ireneus Fernando says:

    Dear Mr.Hariesh Manaadiar,
    I have received formal education in shipping & freight from a recognized business academy in Colombo.Your website on this topic is very interesting & useful for me also. I appreciate your educational approach.

    Best regards,

    Ireneus Fernando from Colombo,Sri Lanka(Ceylon)

  28. Alishan says:

    I have done a certificate course in certified trade and logistics professional from Dubaitrade affiliated with CILT also currently i am giving the PQE from Institute of chartered ship brokers Middle East branch. I have more then 3yrs experience in Logistics industry. Currently i am working as a Exports Operations Manager and handling all the export shipments of our office.

  29. Irfan says:

    There are very few options for a course in shipping, i believe i had asked you this question before on this blog. However, the interest was built after the start of my career and the service that enables international trade takes place. Only thing that is supporting me is my experience, would like to pursue short courses on shipping, even if it is available online.

  30. Marietha Auret says:

    i have a certificate in Import Management from JJCI – this was the only type of “documentation / course that was available when I entered the shipping field. But, however I do believe that experience counts more that any “documentation” The very nature of the shipping industry is that it is constantly changing and evolving and the only way to keep up is to adapt to the changes and learn “on the job”. I have been in the shipping industry since 1981 – and am always amazed that job recruiters insist on formal documentation which the seem to be convinced is better than experience. This is so not true. There is a wealth of experience out there in the field which is now not being tapped.

    1. Alpheus says:

      Very great article, thank you very much, Hariesh.

      I’m in this industry because of my previous job and experience as a Customs & Excise Official, I don’t have formal education in shipping, forwarding and logistics. At my age now, I came to learn that education does not only take place in schools and educational institutions, but it is out there in streets, workplaces, with people who are running various activities in this industry, in procedures and practices in place in this industry; in dealing with Exporters and Importers, transportation, shipping lines, various authorities etc., and not to mention the Laws/Acts and the regulations thereof, manuals and so on (which are there), and most importantly here, “Shipping and Freight Resource”.

      To me “Experience = Practical Education less the Theory in formal education”.

      With my little experience in this industry, I don’t want to do a three year Diploma or Degree – for me it is just very long. Most institutions requirements are to do a certificate first (which is very low in terms of experience) and then advance each towards a diploma or degree. I’ve happened to find one institution which was willing offer me a degree in shipping and logistics within a year, taking into account my experience in the industry, but due to rate of exchange turned to be very expensive for me.

      Best regards

  31. Muhammad says:

    Hi Hariesh, an excellent article and idea. You are absolutely correct in that one does not necessarily require a degree to work within the freight industry; however, it has become increasingly a demand by many businesses. Experience appears to be a minor factor these days. A further point is that many businesses do not want people over a certain age irrespective of their experience and furthermore, without a piece of paper. An added disadvantage is that the recruitment businesses, in my opinion, are not very helpful these days. The bottom-line is that “it is who you know” that will get you ahead. That is the sad reality of today’s life within the freight industry. Keep up the excellent work. Best regards, Muhammad

  32. J.Roshan says:

    Dear Sir,
    i have started as a accounts assistant in my organization before 10 years from initial stage i am working in finance department i have try to several times pass the finance module examination but i could not then i am searching what is the reason for i can not pass the examination finally i found i am not interest for specific area finally i am moving to logistics department after that i am completed export development fundemantal course,completed CHA course, currently following supply chain material management course in ISMM institute in Sri Lanka, hope full next year i will start my Master degree in supply chain management it is very helpful to my carrier thanks for your articles and awareness regarding shipping because most of things i got from your articles and notes also i developed my carrier today my position is operation executive. at the same time now i am going with my goal that mean logistics manager therefore before you studding please check whether it is interest field or not it is led to your bright future like me….

  33. Richard Botha says:

    My studies were in Business Management and administration.
    It has provided a foundation which I’ve built many years of logistics experience and knowledge onto. I’ve been fortune to work with many ‘old dogs’ who’ve passed on knowledge to me.
    Personally, with my family life and long work hours, I do not feel I could study at the moment, and recall that I battled to study at varsity too.

  34. Mikel Soto says:

    Dear Hariesh,

    Unfortunately not too much option on Spain for it. When i say not option to get formal education at university. I mean start a career in this industry from moment 0, There are lot of options as MBA or other but this is after you get a degree in other subject or industry, and are more as specialization, not a formal education. I think that at least in my case that i have a economy degree, with international trade specialization. The time give us the education. the experience during years working on the industry is our only education or specialization.

    Mikel Soto

  35. Even though I have formal education, I am working in the industry for over 10years now.

  36. Dear Hariesh Manaadiar, this discussion is informative and very important. Experience, they say, is the best teacher. Theory without practical will not yield the best result. I have Diploma in Shipping; Diploma in Purchasing and Supply; Bachelor in Transport Planning and Management also, a student member of Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport. All these courses are somehow interrelated and considerably make the shipping business more interesting with less error. Having educational qualification in my own perception will really help to reduce big risks which might be hidden and catastrophic in nature. It also helps in self recognition in professional discussion during bargaining or negotiation, i.e, a professional will always talk like a professional, meaning you cannot give what you don’t have.. It also helps to move above and others follow in most cases. Thanks.

  37. Moh'd says:

    I don’t hold a higher degree or a paper but I feel confident of what I am titled for and succeeded so far and I am known as an one of the experts in my field at the company that I work at including shipping freight & logistics

  38. Tolu Aina says:

    I have a formal education in Transport planning and management which teach about everything in transport and it has really help me a lot, even though am still looking for job in shipping or any transportation line

  39. Mahesh says:

    After 22 yrs of working in government finance dept., switched to private manufacturing unit as GM and successfully managed mining, processing and exports for 8 yrs. Later on when having crossed 60 yrs of age managed only exports for another manufacturer for 3 yrs. We don’t have any lack of educational opportunity, there are plenty reputed institutions, online portals and even government run institutions. The lacunae is having me entered the field little late.

    I have managed by grabbing books on customs and logistics along asking questions to CHA, Shipping Agents, Exim consultants and surely following your blog.

  40. artorn chaianan says:

    I do not have any formal education as during my time there is not much college teaching on this, what i learn a lot is from experience together with self reading from the books.

  41. Abdoulaye Mohammed says:

    I think with the fast moving and changing industry, its very important that we take formal education to be able to come across the new adaptations,regulations , customs formalities and many others.I believe in education and one must not stop learning because now days without certificate it becomes very difficult to get employed.I have a certificate in shipping,a diploma in maritime transport and International diploma in international freight forwarding,to be honest these qualifications are helping in many faces of the industry although i don’t have much practical experience as i am new in the industry.

  42. Shannon says:

    Thanks for an excellent question Hariesh.

    Gained experience through working environment at Department of Customs/SARS – Had to progress by completing the courses that were given at Customs. Never expected to work for clearing agent and found that the training at Customs was excellent, however, did not touch much on the forwarding side. Studying, (understanding), the Customs Act is critical in the shipping environment.
    By the time I looked at what was in the offering did not seem to be quite related to what I required.
    In the past by framing customs declarations manually, one maintained this knowledge much easier than now with all the systems available – it is more data capturing than actually tariff analysis, although this is still done – it seems to be more of a specialist function.

  43. amdetsion desalegne says:

    I did not have certificate & degree in logistics,shipping and forwarding. Of course I have been working in customs and have degree also.I have an experience on shipping docs,terms and practices. I hope formal education gives an opportunity to investigate more and more. I am really happy on your contribution to this industry.

  44. I graduated Economics of Maritime Transport at the University of Gdansk.
    Theoretical preparation for the profession was good. In college, he missed practices. Many have learned to work in the port and then forwarding companies – studies helped me a lot.

  45. John Dodge says:

    I don’t have the “paper” in the major of shipping, freight and logistics. However, I worked in the area of cargo inspection and marine survey for about 30 years and is considered as an expert in our company.

    This job rely on experience very much, When a student just graduated from an university in the relative majors will not qualified to a job. He have to encounter many tough cases and solve them together with experienced coleagues, meanwhile to pile up the knowledge not mentioned in textbooks.

    Anyway, I think the person who can working well in the line must be graduated from a major relative to engineering as this area connected with science too much. Usually, a graduate of Language, Philosaphy, or literature and so on is not easy to learn the knowledge and become a high-hand in the area of shipping, freight and logistics.

    Hope the students for arts will not beat me.

    Certificate in East africa Customs & Freight Forwarders Practicing Certificate (EACFFPC)
    TRADEX (Simba system) Certificate on Kenya Customs declaration declaration imports and exports.
    KENTRADE Certicate on new customs single window system (KENYA).
    ASYCUDA Certificate on Uganda imports and export declaration system.

    Currently doing; B COM (TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS)

    Am very proud of this industry its an industry i have a lot of passion and desire to dig deeper in it.
    Its currently referred as THE GREEN ECONOMY .

  47. Shabir says:

    Shabir Dawood – Sales Manager @ a Shipping Line
    MICS – PQE through Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers UK
    BCom Logistics – UNisa
    In my humble opinion, your experience and practical knowhow in the business definitely supercedes your theoretical knowledge.
    It’s great to have the broader view that you gain from obtaining qualifications as it does widen your scope of understanding, however I don’t really think it’s critical in the Ships Agency/Shipping Line environment.
    (A benefit and definite boost in your abilities/value adding capability but not critical)
    The other challenge in RSA is that the industry is still very segmented. More transactional than Value Chain Concept.
    Thus whilst you might learn a vast amount of things through your degree, but only ever get a chance to apply 5% of this.

  48. Clive Avanasigan says:

    Good day Hariesh
    Thank you for a wonderfull and refreshing change of topic but equally important . This is very much what today’s Shipping Industry is all about.

    No . I do not have any formal / academic qualifications (post matric)
    For one thing it was quite a different era back then 1973. No computers back then.
    One learned under supervision by practically doing the job . Asking questions and fitting the answers into the job itself making it work good . No mistakes , no problems , no costs .
    Not easy but you were employed on potential / capabilities and as one performed well enough to progress so too would opportunities and salaries.
    I was fortunate enough to have worked across the Industry having left the comforts of the office to work in the Port environment and other directly linked industries.
    Returning to the Office I was / am quite able to put all the pieces together into a sequence of events to meet job requirements and perform accordingly.
    That includes to a certain extent accommodating the advent of computers (which I must admit was quite difficult and I still tread carefully)

    Today it is quite the reverse . One learns via the computers (which is quite the norm) and then learn to fit the functions which the computer is programmed to do producing documents and / or push the process further. Even now it is still a sequence of events albeit spread over quite a varied area of responsibility and functions perhaps well summed up in today’s SCM (Supply Chain Management)

    Either way one has mix and match practical and theoretical practices to best meet job requirements / satisfaction and progress.
    Just as there are no little people there are no menial jobs . It is all part of the BIG picture . Little tributaries make big rivers but at the end they all lead to seas.
    So how do we fit in.

    Leave it to you Hariesh to lead us further.

    Thank you

  49. Vishen says:

    Hi Hariesh,

    I have been in thiis industry for the last 20 years, with no formal qualification i had to really hustle to move up the ladder. During this time I have worked as Project Manager, Process Engineer and many other roles that would require a formal qualification. My question really is that, can this years of work expeirence be converted into something more tangilbe through our Higher Education system or any other body that support the Freight Industry. I am sure there are many other followers on this blog who may also be in my position.

    Kind regards

  50. Ramakesari says:

    A formal education in shipping , freigh or logistics is herlpful but not really necessary.I know of many a industry leaders who do not have formal eductaion in this industry but have gone on to lead great companies and also hold to positions in this industry.At the end it is the experience and the knwoledge you gain whle working that will make you successfull hor not one has a formal education in this industry. I do not have a formal education in this industry due to financial constraints in the past and lack of option.Now at the advanced career level presently I am in, a formal education does not help.

  51. Judy says:

    I have the following qualifications:
    SDS Diploma in Freight Science
    Certificate – Customs Affairs
    Certificate – International Forwarder
    Certificate – National Exporter
    Diploma in Export Management through IMM
    Certificate in Supply Chain management
    Busy doing my BBA (Supply Chain) through IMM
    Complete Import and Export Administration (Itrisa)

    When I started in this industry some 11 years ago, I was very green and came from the financial industry. Everyone told me that once the bug has you, it does not let you go. Well, that turned out to be true and I made this industry my career and I love it.

    I have done every course possible in the industry, but I suppose that I have to stop studying some time.

  52. Lutasha Naidoo says:

    In my 21 years in the industry I have added formal education periodically to my profile and I have to say the exposure with the day to day situations really test your knowledge and I certainly have seen the training work in a positive manner. Furthermore we never stop learning with the industry constantly changing.

  53. Kate says:

    When I was working for the companies where the shipment process and terms had to be known, the companies provided me with a 1 month training.

  54. Ismail Aydin says:

    I have a masters degree in Maritime Law (Lund University, Sweden) and helps me a lot in my day to day work in a shipping company. But I have also learnt a lot while working in the industry. Diploma does not give you everthing, it is just a good start and helps you not to lose your way in this very complex industry.

  55. Chris Walden says:

    Hi Hariesh,
    I have a Diploma in Logistics and also in Customs import and Export, but most of the knowledge I have gained is by working in the industry. There is a distinct lack of good quality courses for persons who wish to enter this industry in actual hands on type training.
    From my experience looking through many Diploma and Degree levels there is very little mention of Dangerous Goods in Road/rail or sea freight ( I exclude airfreight as it is very specialized and IATA/ICAO have courses for this), but still one cannot get the basic training whilst doing their diploma or Degree.
    The IMDG does not even feature as a specific training module in either Diploma or Degree courses (having spoken to various institutions) and the CTU code of practice is not even known in the industry !!!!!!
    One had to be in the industry first to hear about these and then do the courses available, instead of teaching them at Diploma or Degree level and getting students interested and involved right from the start. This would make a big impact on our industry by lifting the level of knowledge from when a person starts off and then grows into a management position, building on the information learned on the starting blocks.

  56. Tijo Kalliath says:

    Mainly due to financial reasons, lack of awareness, lack of opportunities.
    I learn by experience, it is my greatest asset.

    lack of option in the industry

  58. I started by working for Customs in 1984, there I did a compulsory 3 months training which covered the A to Z of Customs procedures, the Customs act and the harmonized tariff.
    I was drawn to the harmonized tariff and spent a lot of my time at Customs getting to know the tariff book and in part also the customs act.
    After my time at customs I joined the freight “agents” armed with my knowledge of the customs tariff, act and customs procedures.

  59. Hirwa says:

    Yes I have some university courses in logistics and international purchasing management module which helps me for getting some knowledge about that so I want to increase my experience in this course because it’s the one I like most so this course is helpful because most of basic needs in international sourcing I have had Know. So I need your help for better expertise in this field.
    Thanks for your questions
    Hirwa Ignace

    I Have done below courses:-
    1) Diploma in Transport Economics & Management course from Institute of Rail Transport, New Delhi
    2) Diploma in Logistics from Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport (CILT) London, U K
    3) Graduate Diploma in Materials Management from Indian Institute of Materials Management, Mumbai
    4) Post Graduate Diploma in Materials Management from Indian Institute of Materials Management, Mumbai
    5) B. TECH (Mechanical Engineering)

  61. Thabang Setshabe says:

    Bachelor degree in Logistics and certificate in International administration of importers and exporters

  62. Tijo m koshy says:

    I did my MBA in shipping and logistics. It helps me a lot in this industry

  63. Keshar khadka says:

    I have post graduated in supply chain management with 9+ years of. Work experience. My education knowledge is great foundation that actually face my 100% requirements of Daily supply chain. Operation .

  64. majul68 says:

    I got a diploma in freight forward.

    It has helped me get a better understanding of my work. I am able to make logical decisions, easily adapt to changes in the industry, get a better understanding of my clients needs and supersede their expectations.

    I know all these is because I went thro formal training. You ask how. When I compare my actions with those of my colleagues, I find that I perform higher. It maybe hard to measure but the end result of a transaction speaks volumes.

    My formal amounts to a great investment to my career.

  65. Les Westergreen says:

    Relevant question.Whilst I have several diplomas in the field ,I was brought up in the industry working bottom up.Cannot dismiss this experience as more relevant than a formal education.I do believe that imparting of skills in industry should be a norm .Practical handson experience is a must .

  66. Muhammad Rizwan says:

    1 – lack of cost effective options in the industry.
    2 – Through Google / Blogs / Books etc.

  67. Hasib says:

    International Diploma in Logistics & Transport from CILT (UK)

    It’s at-least help me to get an idea about the overall scenario and diagram of Shipping, Freight & Logistics of International Context and to do needful further according to that. It’s also help me to plan on that basis as well as to guide me where should I build and develop my knowledge furthermore to enhance my real time performances.

  68. Barbara says:

    Hi There

    Since there are not that many opportunities to get the proper education in shipping, I was never introduced to further myself.
    I started in the shoe industry as a PA to the MD and was also asked and trained to do the shipping.
    I have been doing it for 15 years and have furthered my knowledge by reading blogs like yours or reading up on things and what I know I have learned through the years through trial and error.

    Thanks for your information.
    I find it very informative

  69. Eric says:

    I have obtained the bachole degree of Economics and master degree of Knowledge management. To be honest, they do not have strong relationships with shipping and freight industry, except some caculation and management technics. After working in shipping and freight industry, I met many different questions and obstacles. Usually, I would look for help on Internet and the problems would be solved. But I cannot know where I am, which level I am standing on.

  70. naz says:

    Hello admin =)

    i received formal education in logistics industry in degree level at Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UNIKL), Malaysia.
    Im proud to be in logistics industry and knowledge i earned from university help me a lot when i jump to industry/ real job.
    During my last semester, got offered to further study at Germany but due to several problems I decided to continue do practical in Malaysia and luckily received quick respond from this one company at Pasir Gudang. After internship program, they offered me to continue work with them in shipping department.

    I love to read articles from this blog. Found this blog during my internship and my senior colleagues also read this blog if have any confusions in job relating matter. =)
    I hope in future i can be in other field of logistics too and learn as much as i can.
    Its hard to find logistic/shipping articles/ info as much as other field.
    Thanks a lot admin for provided such as useful information.
    Pray you get easiness in whatever you are doing for better in logistic/ shipping field.

  71. j.ravichandran says:

    Though experience counts but formal basic knowledge is must in any field of activity.

  72. Ignacio Flores says:

    I started part time in the shipping and freight forwarding industry while still in high school (prep school). I so enjoyed the challenges and personnel I encountered in this industry that I stayed with it. I began in shipping/receiving dept and then progressed to air, ocean and project cargo accounts handling various international energy companies. I am still in the business and still love it! It provides such an adrenaline rush that I have become addicted to this line of work, not really work when one enjoys it so much!

    1. kasach tola says:

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Guest Post: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

It goes without saying that Harry Potter is one of the most amazing series currently published. It means so much to so many people. It has brought together people that might otherwise never have been friends. Now they can debate whether they’re more Hufflepuff or Slytherin, what Quidditch position would they play, which book or movie was their favorite?

It’s that last question that I’m going to address today as I bring to you my contribution to Lauren’s Harry Potter celebration. I was lucky enough to be able to discuss the first title in the series, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Philosopher’s if you’re from the UK).

I didn’t originally get into the Harry Potter series until it had been out for a few years. It had to have been close to when the third book was being published because I remember my grandmother giving me the first two books for Christmas and being in a Barnes and Noble shortly before that, giving them a cursory glance. I wasn’t sure what it was all about; just that Mum wouldn’t buy them for me right now because someone was giving them to me for the holidays.

I’m so glad she did (thanks Mom-Mom!) because they opened up a whole world of imagination for me. I had always been a reader, but Harry Potter was, I think, the series that turned me into a Reader. Opening up Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone for the first time and reading that iconic first line was the beginning of a life long adoration.

Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.

Things start out pretty dreary. Not only has this infant lost his parents and nearly been murdered, but he's then spent the next ten years growing up in a very unloving home. As stories go you'd think this isn't a great place to start, but it really is. We start out at a low point and things get really rather better from there on out, in a manner of speaking. Harry turns eleven and learns that he's a wizard. When I was a kid I wished I was a mermaid, but these days I bet most kids having read Harry Potter, and more than a few adults, wish they could go back to their eleventh birthdays and receive a letter telling them they'd been accepted to a wizarding school.

What I find most magical about the first entry into the Harry Potter series is that we have this whole world unfurling before us. The first book in particular is especially magical because you have all of these wondrous things being described and your brain is firing off all these ideas of what things look like and sound like. Even before the movie or the illustrated version of the book was available, you had these scenes to imagine: Diagon Alley, Hogwarts Castle, the Forbidden Forest.

My favorite of these was probably Diagon Alley because it was the first time we were able to see the Wizarding World for ourselves, rather than have a couple of wizards talk about it in chapter one. There were the shops that sold spell books (Flourish and Blotts), broomsticks (Quality Quidditch Supplies), potion making equipment (Slug and Jiggers Apothecary). There was Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour, Eeylops Owl Emporiums, The Leaky Cauldron, and the most important stop for any young wizard: Ollivander's Wand Shop.

Everything up to a certain point takes places in the Muggle (non-magic) world, which is something we see every day, but then comes the big scene. With Harry, we take our first steps into the actual wizarding world and are immediately immersed.

In the book we go back to Privet Drive for awhile, but the movie, while it creates some timing issues to make this happen, keeps up the immersion and brings us right up to the point where Harry is off to Hogwarts. As magical as a street full of wizard shops were, this is the first place where he can truly be himself. Sure he has his nerves about being able to keep up, but magic aside, that's a good comparison for kids in our world going to school, whether it's little kids going to kindergarten for the first time and leaving their parents or going to secondary school and having to meet children from other towns that they haven't grown up with.

Once he gets to school, we see Harry go through a lot of things that might otherwise have seem rather simple, but Rowling managed to make them all the better with the added bonus of magic. There are classes on Transfiguration, Charms, Flying lessons. There are feasts in the Great Hall with ghosts and owl post, Quidditch in any kind of weather. There's also the possibility of a wizard duel in the trophy room at midnight, a Dark wizard trying to kill you, but don't let that get to you. lol

While I read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone for the nth time, I keep thinking how easy it is to slip into this world. It seems so easy to overlook for a moment what a gift this book is. Sure on the surface it might be about a kid going off to school and finding himself, but there's a great deal more. The story offers the epic battle of good vs evil, there's a deep sense of wonder that reaches to the very heart of the reader. The writing is the enchantment that takes us once more into the pages of the world like a spell Harry might've found in one of his course books.

Where our world might be ordinary or even saddening in the day to day, Harry's world might also have it's troubles but it also has extraordinary abilities with which to combat these problems. That is the dazzling part of the story, but as Hermione so eloquently points out in the final parts of the book, there are more important things than being able to memorize spells. While the magic might seem like the answer to all our problems, there are others things: friendship and bravery.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is a great start to a series that has become a lasting and important part in a lot of people's lives. It leaves off with humor and hope for Harry and leaves us looking forward to The Chamber of Secrets.

This post was written by Heather from The Hermit Librarian. Thank you so much, Heather, for starting our Harry Potter month off! Be sure to check out Heather's blog and follow her on Twitter as well!

All pictures, quotes, and videos belong to their respective owners. I use them here solely for the purpose of review and commentary.

Erika Sorocco said...

What a gorgeous post by Heather! When I first delved into Harry Potter I worried that I wouldn't like it because I wasn't a fantasy fan, but oh how wrong I was! The first entry was definitely the most magical in my opinion, as it opened my eyes to this alternate world of spellbinding intrigue!

Kindlemom said...

So funny that you posted this because we started a movie marathon for this last night and I had forgotten how much I loved not only reading the books, but watching the movies too and it totally made me want to start the series all over again with my youngest. :D

Thanks so much for sharing this!

kimbacaffeinate said...

I love this post!! My love for this series is off the charts not only for the magical world, but for the memories I have tied to both the books and the movies with my own children.

Heidi@Rainy Day Ramblings said...

My kids are just getting to the age when I can read this with them. I bought the first illustrated copy last year and I am waiting for the second. Super excited for it. This series is the best, thanks for sharing.

Melissa (Books and Things) said...

I love HP! I think I also didn't start it until the 3rd was out. I devoured what was out there and then thrust it toward my mom. She then devoured all 4 in one week. LOL Yea, we are fans. I also need to see the new illustrations that just came out.

Claudia Arroyo said...

Such a wonderful in-depth post, Heather! I truly appreciated and enjoyed all you shared about the infamous Harry Potter :)

Midnight Cowgirl said...

What a fun start to Harry Potter month :)

Jennifer Humphries said...

Nice to meet you! You are right reading this book completely and easily immerses you into the world of wizarding!

Ashley Martinez said...

What a great guest post! I love it! Now I want to go lay under the covers and read some HP!

Naomi Hop said...

Yup, now I know I need to get into Harry Potter. I love to read and I think I've been missing out! I haven't even seen the movies!

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URL http://ppx.popsci.com/
Type of site Prediction market[1]
Owner Popular Science
Created by Virtual Specialist
Launched June 11 2007

Popular Science Predictions Exchange (PPX) was an online virtual Prediction market run as part of the Popular Science Magazine website. The application was designed by the same group behind the Hollywood Stock Exchange using their Virtual Specialist Application. Users traded virtual currency, known as POP$, based on the likelihood of a certain event being realized by a given date. Stock prices would range between POP$0 and POP$100 and were intended to reflect the general confidence of the users about that event. A stock at price POP$95 would mean roughly that users believed there to be a 95% chance of the event happening. If an event was realized by the given date, the stock will pay out POP$100 per share. A stock that did not occur by the closing date was worth POP$0 per share.

On May 8, 2009, PopSci announced that the PPX exchange would close on May 31, 2009, almost two years after it first opened. At the time of the announcement, there were 33,339 registered users. The top 100 traders at the time of closing were listed in a hall of fame.[2] Another news post on the site suggests that the site was planned to only have a two year run.[3]

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[edit] General

Each user begun with POP$250000 which could have been invested in any of the available stocks. By taking a short survey, users were awarded an additional POP$10000. Each Monday, Wednesday and Friday a new IPO was introduced to the market. Following an IPO, users could buy or short shares of the stock based on their feelings of its practicality. To maintain fairness to new users, no user could own more than 1000 shares of a particular stock at one time and no one could buy a particular stock for several hours after a new stock is introduced to give everyone a fair chance of purchasing it at its introductory POP$50 a share. The price of the stock was then used as an indicator of user confidence in that event and also as a way to increase one's net worth. As new information became available to the public, stocks prices were further refined as users moved to better their position on that stock.

[edit] Types of Trading

There were four ways to trade. The first two were to buy and sell. When you bought an IPO, you were investing in the fact that the prediction of that IPO will come true. If you owned shares of that IPO when the predicted event occurs, you were awarded 100 POP$ per share. When you sold owned shares of an IPO, you were given the amount of POP$ that the IPO you sold was worth for each share you owned. The next two types of trading were shorting and covering. When you short a stock of an IPO, you are investing in the fact that the IPO will fail. If you own shorted shares of the IPO when the prediction fails, you no longer must pay back your original price. A stock shorted at POP$60, on a failed IPO would have been awarded POP$60 a share, as well as their original investment, essentially doubling their investment. The investor pays back the price borrowed to own the stock at POP$0. When you cover shorted shares of an IPO, you are awarded the difference between your original short price and the cover price.

[edit] Contests

On the first of each month a prize was awarded to the user with the greatest percentage increase in their portfolio value over the previous 30 days (minimum value POP$250000). Prizes were typically consumer electronics such as an 80 GB iPod or an LG Prada Phone.

The winner of July's prize (80GB iPod) was ScarletPimple. However, Popular Science sent the prize to TheRooster. The mistake was caught and rectified. There has been much debate about the handling of the mistake as well as the contests for the following month(s).

[edit] Types

PPX dealt with technology futures in six categories.

  • Consumer Tech and Entertainment
  • Military, Aviation & Space
  • Extreme Science
  • Energy and the Environment
  • Web Trends
  • Automotive Tech

[edit] Examples

Stock end dates range from a few months to several decades.

Example of a short-term stock:

  • Will Transformers have the highest total box office in North America to date of all films that premiered in 2007 through Labor Day September 3, 2007?

Example of a long-term stock:

Most stocks dealt with subjects featured in the Popular Science Magazine, such as SPOREQ2, a stock on whether the upcoming video game Spore will be released by the 2nd quarter of 2008. Others dealt with current events, such as DIETDRUG, a stock on the whether the new FDA approved Alli, a diet supplement, will be recalled in 2007.

[edit] Closed Stocks

Symbol Description Success Date of Completion Deadline for Completion
IPHACK iPhone hacked to run 3rd party program within 2 months of release Yes Jul. 31st, 2007 Aug. 28th, 2007
SUBPC Apple releases a computer for sale weighing 3 pounds or less No Sept. 1st, 2007 Sept. 1st, 2007
TRANSF Transformers is the top grossing movie of 2007 through Labor Day No Sept. 3rd, 2007 Sept. 3rd, 2007
HIGAS Gas will reach a national average of $3.50 per gallon No Sept. 3rd, 2007 Sept. 3rd, 2007
NEWIPOD Apple releases wide-aspect ratio touch screen iPod Yes Sept. 5th, 2007 Sept. 30th, 2007
NOICE Total Arctic sea ice dips to 4.25 million square kilometers or less Yes Sept. 11th, 2007 Dec. 31st, 2007
FASTEST Bugatti EB Veyron 16.4's production-car speed record broken Yes Sept. 14th, 2007 Dec. 31st, 2007
MOSPAM Spam reaches a record according to SoftScan by end of September Yes Sept. 17th, 2007 Sept. 30th, 2007
GASTRTY China and U.S. sign treaty to reduce greenhouse gas emissions Yes Sept. 25th, 2007 Jan. 1, 2009
DAWNOK NASA launches the Dawn Spacecraft by October 15, 2007 Yes Sept. 27th, 2007 Oct. 15th, 2007
IPRECAL iPhone recall within the first 3 months of release No Sept. 28th,2007 Sept. 28th, 2007
DIGGRIP Digg is shut down for posting AACS decryption keys No Oct. 1st, 2007 Oct. 1st, 2007
PNKSLP NASA loses at least one top job over the drunk astronaut scandal No Oct. 1st, 2007 Oct. 1st, 2007
FACEBOOK Facebook becomes a publicly traded company No Oct. 1st, 2007 Oct. 1st, 2007
RKPLOVR NASA terminates its contract with Rocketplane No Oct. 7th, 2007 Oct. 7th, 2007
SEGWIN Both challenges are met at the 2007 Space Elevator Games No Oct. 21st, 2007 Oct. 21st, 2007
A380FLIES A major airline flies the A380 with ticketed passengers Yes Oct. 25th, 2007 Dec. 31st, 2007
LANDR Level One of the Lunar Lander Challenge is completed No Oct. 28th, 2007 Jan. 1st, 2008
V22FLY The V-22 Osprey flies a combat mission Yes Nov. 28th, 2007 Jan. 1st, 2008

Total Successes: 9

Total Failures: 10

Shortest Time on the Market: 5 Days (MOSPAM)

[edit] Forums

PPX also ran a forum for its users to discuss current market trends, suggest new IPO's and discuss improvements for the exchange.

[edit] Criticisms

Problems with the exchange existed (according to its detractors) from its claim to be a reliable way to predict long-term into the future. It was actually only a commodity market of public opinion involving those internet subscribers who invested into it. The magazine's June 2007 article claims that promising results from market based predictions was first seen with the 2006 congressional election. While in the end the market predicted right, it was only a few hours before final results were announced that the trend developed, meaning that the market predictions were wrong until nearly the end.

Much of the predictive nature of the IPO market is lost as the use of a speculative market is to make money. The exchange was much more like a commodity market than a stock market. Investors in this market will in some cases invest in what they think the market will do, and not what they actually believe. An example of this is the opening of a new IPO on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The stocks almost always opened going up, even if the particular IPO did not have good odds of occurring. After the first few days, the stock usually settled down to a more reasonable price as more players invested into it. Additionally, Popular Science offered a prize each month to the account which had the greatest percentage increase in value. This has further weakened the predictive nature of the market as only players treating the market in a speculative nature and trying to trade on the ups and downs would see the significant increases needed in order to gain funds and further their account totals.

Further criticisms exist around the pricing methods employed on the PPX exchange. Of the four types of actions, Buy and Short affect the price of a stock, while Sell and Cover do not. In addition there is no matching of orders, and price impacts occur after your order is processed. This led to a series of heated debates on the site forums around the viability and fairness of the PPX exchange. Critics contend the effect of this stock pricing formula has damaged the predictive nature of the market and turned it into a who can push the button the most often type of affair. Popular Science has said since the beginning that they had methods to detect players who abused this system. And at least one player admitted to manipulating the system. No PPX accounts have been known to be banned. Several accounts and/or people have been hit with the anti-manipulation measures enacted by PPX administration. From the About section of the PPX website:

"Market manipulation will not be tolerated. PPX defines market manipulation as engaging in any activity which may artificially affect the market price of a security, or any other PPX market information. Market manipulation may include, but is not limited to: coordinated trading by different PPX accounts, unauthorized computer-assisted trading using a single or multiple PPX accounts, inappropriate disclosure of trading activity, and misrepresentation of information to the PPX community. PPX will impose heavy fines and/or trading restrictions on traders who make use of market manipulation for any purpose. Any determination as to whether market manipulation has occurred will be in the sole discretion of the PPX Administrator; all determinations are final and noncontestable.

  • 1st offense: a fine of 25% of Portfolio Value.
  • 2nd offense: a fine of 50% of Portfolio Value.
  • 3rd offense: the confiscation of the Account Portfolio by the PPX Administrator."

Criticism was also directed at the PPX Admins. They have shown a willingness to be very loose with their interpretations of existing rules and possibly even retroactively enforce new rules.

[edit] Elements of Cheating

Four of the top players in the game admitted to using scripts to scrape the PPX site to provide them with up-to-the-minute changes in stock prices. This allowed them to know about every up and down movement and thus rake in huge increases. At the time, there were no rules in place to outlaw such actions so the PPX Admins instead ruled that collusion occurred based purely on the fact that three accounts all had a large number of logins. As punishment, PopSci deducted 25% from their account balances. That fine, levied on the 30th of August, caused one player to lose the monthly contest and thus, an LG Prada phone.

The PPX rules state that PPX Admins had the right to interpret their rules however they saw fit. They also state that PopSci had the final word in all disputes.

In a somewhat ironic turn, PopSci later implemented new rules outlawing trading and logging in with scripts, as well as adding a limit on prizes won by households. Both of these additions were based on recommendations from the same players PopSci chose to fine.

Other criticisms of the PPX involve it frequently crashing. At times the site operated very slowly, but it was frequently down. The crashes were explained by administration because of certain players scraping the database frequently with bots, but the problem has continued even after the bots were stopped.

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.popsci.com/popsci/whatsnew/e77ff35e5990e010vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html The Science behind PPX
  2. ^ "PPX: The Final Countdown". Popular Science. http://www.popsci.com/ppx/article/2009-05/ppx-final-countdown. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
  3. ^ "PPX is Closing, but Its Not Over Yet". Popular Science. http://www.popsci.com/content/ppx-closing-its-not-over-yet. Retrieved 2009-07-19.

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Why would I want a GMail Account? An E-mail account is an E-mail account, right? Well, GMail doesn’t exactly fit into the mold. They have many of the features you’ve come to expect from your E-mail service, but their additional features separate them from the competition. Here are a list of those features:

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Labeling System – Instead of the folder system of traditional E-mail systems, Google offers their flexible filing system using Labels. You can label an E-mail, allowing it to work like a folder. The advantage of this method is you can add more than one label to an E-mail, where as you can only put an E-mail in one folder.

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1 Thermal Energy Temperature and Thermal Energy Chapter 15

2 What is temperature? – Temperature : What is temperature? The measure of the average value of the kinetic energy of the molecules in random motion. The temperature of a substance depends on how fast its molecules are moving. The more kinetic energy the molecules have, the higher the temperature. Thermal Expansion: When the temperature of an object is increased, its molecules speed up and tend to move further apart. This causes the object to expand. Section 1

3 Measuring Temperature – Measuring Temperature: thermometers use the expansion and contraction of materials to measure temperature. – Temperature Scales: – Fahrenheit: freezing 32°, boiling 212° » There are 180 equal degrees on the F scale – Celsius: freezing 0°, boiling 100° » There are 100 degrees on the C scale » Degrees on the Celsius scale are bigger than those on the Fahrenheit scale. – *Imagine that clothing requirements change every 10 degrees on the Celsius scale from 0° to 30°. At 0°C, you will need a winter coat. At 10°C, you will need only a jacket. At 20°C, a long sleeved shirt is enough, and at 30°C, shorts and a t-shirt will be most comfortable. Section 1

4 Measuring Temperature – Converting Fahrenheit and Celsius » °F to °C: °C= (5/9)(°F-32) » °C to °F: °F=(9/5)(°C) +32 – Kelvin Scale » 0 K is the lowest temperature an object can have on this scale. » 0 K is known as absolute zero. » K = °C » *Absolute zero molecules still have vibrational energy known as zero point energy. Section 1

5 Thermal Energy – Thermal Energy- The sum of the kinetic and potential energy of all the molecules in an object. Potential Energy of Molecules: The molecules in a material have potential energy. As the molecules get closer together or further apart, their potential energy changes. Increasing Thermal Energy: more molecules, more thermal energy. Section 1

6 Heat and Thermal Energy 15.2 Section 2 Heat is the transfer of thermal energy from one object to another when the objects are at different temperatures. The amount of thermal energy depends on the difference in temperature between the two objects. Thermal energy gets transferred between two objects until both are the same temperature.

7 Transfer of Thermal Energy When thermal energy is transferred, it always moves from warmer to cooler objects. The warmer object loses thermal energy and becomes cooler as the cooler object gains thermal energy and becomes warmer. The transfer of thermal energy can occur in three ways: Conduction Radiation Convection Section 2

8 Conduction Conduction is the transfer of thermal energy by direct contact. Conduction occurs when the particles in a material collide with neighboring particles. Example: an ice cube melts in your hand because of conduction. The faster moving molecules in your warm hand bump against the slower moving molecules in the cold ice. Conduction occurs more easily in solids and liquids where atoms and molecules are close together.

9 Radiation Thermal energy transfer by radiation occurs when energy is transferred by electromagnetic waves. The transfer of thermal energy by radiation can occur in empty space, as well as in solids, liquids, and gases. Example: thermal energy is transferred from the Sun to Earth by radiation. Section 2

10 Convection Convection is the transfer of thermal energy by the movement of atoms or molecules from one part of a material to another. Example: as a pot of water is heated, thermal energy is transferred by convection. Section 2

11 Thermal Conductors A conductor is any material that easily transfers thermal energy. Some materials are good conductors because of the types of atoms or chemical compounds they contain. Metals such as gold and copper are examples of good conductors. Metals are made up of loosely held electrons that bump into other atoms and help transfer thermal energy. Section 2

12 Thermal Insulators An insulator is a material in which thermal energy does not flow easily. Example: most pans have handles that are made from insulators. Materials that are good insulators are poor conductors. Example: insulation in houses and buildings helps reduce the transfer of thermal energy between the air inside and the air outside. Section 2

13 Heat Absorption Specific Heat: The specific heat of a material is the amount of thermal energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 kg of the material by 1°C. More thermal energy is needed to change the temperature of a material with a high specific heat than one with a low specific heat. Example: sand on a beach has a lower specific heat than water. Its temperature changes more than the water temperature as both water and sand transfer thermal energy to their surroundings. Section 2

14 Thermal Pollution Thermal pollution is the increase in temperature of a body of water caused by adding warmer water. Increasing the water temperature can cause fish and other aquatic organisms to use more oxygen. Cooling towers are used by some power plants and factories to cool the warm water they produce. Section 2

15 Heat Engines 15.3 A heat engine is a device that converts thermal energy into mechanical energy. Heat engines are used in cars, trucks, etc. Mechanical energy is the sum of the kinetic and potential energy in an object. The Law of Conservation of Energy Energy cannot be created or destroyed. Energy only can be transformed from one form to another. No device, including a heat engine, can produce energy or destroy energy. Section 3

16 Internal Combustion Engines Internal combustion engine: heat engine in which fuel is burned in a combustion chamber inside the engine. Many machines including cars, boats, lawn mowers, and airplanes use internal combustion engines. Most modern cars have fuel-injected internal combustion engines that have a four-stroke combustion cycle. Thermal energy is converted into mechanical energy as gasoline is burned under pressure inside cylinders. Section 3

17 Four-Stroke Cycle Intake Stroke: Fuel-air mixture fills the cylinder through the intake valve Compression Stroke: Fuel- air mixture is compressed by piston. Power stroke: A spark plug ignites the fuel-air mixture. Exhaust Stroke: Burned gases are pushed out of the cylinder Section 3

18 Refrigerators, Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps A refrigerator uses a coolant to move thermal energy from inside to outside the refrigerator. An air conditioner uses a coolant to move thermal energy to the outside air. A heat pump absorbs thermal energy from the outside air and transfers it to the air inside. Some buildings use heat pumps for heating and cooling. Section 3

19 1. The coolant is a liquid as it enters the expansion valve. As it passes through, the sudden drop in pressure makes it expand, cool, and turn into a gas (just like a liquid aerosol turns into a cool gas when you spray it out of a can). 2. As the coolant flows around the chiller cabinet (usually around a pipe buried in the back wall), it absorbs and removes heat from the food inside. 3. The compressor squeezes the coolant, raising its temperature and pressure. It's now a hot, high- pressure gas. 4. The coolant flows through thin pipes on the back of the fridge, giving out its heat and cooling back into a liquid as it does so. 5. The coolant flows back into the expansion valve and the cycle repeats itself. So heat is constantly picked up from inside the refrigerator and put down again outside it. Refrigerators Section 3

20 Conduction: If you have ever burned yourself on a hot pan because you touched it, you have experienced this first-hand. Conduction is heat transfer through matter. Review: The Methods of Thermal Energy Transfer Convection: Convection is heat transfer by the movement of mass from one place to another. It can take place only in liquids and gases. Heat gained by conduction or radiation from the sun is moved about the planet by convection. Radiation is the only way heat is transferred that can move through space. All other forms of heat transfer require motion of molecules like air or water to move heat. The majority of our energy arrives in the form of radiation from the Sun.

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The process of selling t-shirts can be incorporated into virtually any small business for marketing purposes, sports sponsorships or to earn a profit. Knowing how to heat press a T-shirt can save you money by avoiding placing orders to an outside company. A heat press is straightforward to use and doesn't take up much space. Prepare or order a supply of mirror-image transfer designs before you plan to press the shirts.

1. Turn on the press and adjust the settings for temperature, pressure and time depending on the type of fabric and transfer paper you are pressing, such as 340 degrees, 15 pounds of pressure and 20 seconds per shirt. Different models will have push buttons, knobs or digital displays, so follow your owner's manual to adjust the settings and know whether your temperature is set for Fahrenheit or Celsius.

2. Spread a T-shirt out onto the platform of the press with the surface you want to print over facing up. Center the shirt over the platform and smooth the fabric flat. Use the tag of the shirt as a guide to find the vertical center of the shirt and consider the horizontal center to run between the armpits of the shirt.

3. Place the printed transfer design you want to use (see Tips) over the shirt with the image facing down and the paper surface facing up. Adjust the design to center it over the shirt as needed, keeping an eye on the armpits and tag of the shirt for guidelines.

4. Grab the handle above the hot plate arm of the press and pull the hot plate down onto the shirt. Push the handle down until it clamps with a click and the hot plate is locked down.

5. Wait the number of seconds needed for the press to transfer the design according to the transfer paper's instructions, or listen for the buzzer or bell if your model has one. Time can range from a quick 5 seconds to 25 seconds, so do not step away from the press. Open the press by lifting the handle to unclamp it.

6. Lift one of the lower paper corners of the transfer with your fingernail and grip the corner with one hand while the other hand holds the shirt down at that corner. Use a cloth to hold the shirt down if the fabric is too hot to touch. Pull the corner back and peel the paper off the shirt.

7. Pull the shirt off the platform and set it on a flat surface to cool. Press as many shirts as you like, and turn off and unplug the press when you're finished.

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  • Transfers can be printed onto store-bought transfer paper using a basic printer, but these designs may begin to crack after several washes. For a higher-quality product, purchase transfer designs from a company that uses a silk-screening process to apply the design to the transfer paper.

  • Always use caution when working around the heat press.

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I was discussing musical tastes the other day with a friend.

It is so fascinating the way music touches and affects us.

Music can be a mood modifier.

Certain genres of music can motivate us, alter our emotions, remind us of a particular point in our past, inspire us... and so much more.

If lyrics are present, they can convey a particular message; sometimes allow us to explore new ideas, other times being dragged through the lyrical message.

When lyrics are absent, our imagination and immediate reality can creatively reflect the musical tones and emotion the music is rendering in us.

For those who play music, it can be an escape, an outlet of expression for a range of emotions.

As any of us who appreciate music, it can feed our hearts, minds and even souls.

The listening ear can appreciate what a great song can compel in us.

As with any thing made by man's hands, music can also instigate negative and dark responses in us.

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This too is a talent that an audible experience can have us applauding the artist.

With the onset of television and, specifically music videos, the music experience has been forever altered.

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If you have ever heard a song prior to seeing a video interpretation of that song, you know what I am talking about.

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Much how when a song is heard during a sad time in our lives, that song may forever recall those feelings and that time's mindset, even detailed events.

Same goes for a joyful time in our lives.

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