Financial Representative on The Northwestern Mutual Financial Network

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Financial representatives with the Northwestern Mutual Financial Network provide expert guidance and innovative solutions to help meet a client's financial goals and objectives at every life stage. They offer exclusive access to insurance products from a top-rated company, The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company (Northwestern Mutual), as well as an array of quality financial products and services available through the company’s subsidiaries and affiliates.

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When a client is looking for someone to help manage their financial risk and achieve financial security in today's complex world, they have much to consider. For example, what do others say about the organization? Is it financially strong enough to be there when you need it? Does it deliver exceptional value over the long term? Does it take care of its customers and provide them with excellent service? Do the company's values match your own?

Preferred Qualifications: BA or BS degree from a four-year institution; strong interpersonal skils; self-motifated; history of personal success.

Source:
http://jobview.monster.com

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Yamaha FZS 1000 Frazer (2001)

Technical Specifications

Engine
Engine type Cylinder arrangement Displacement Bore x stroke Compression ratio Engine idling speed Vacuum pressure at engine idling speed Compression pressure Fuel: Recommended fuel Fuel tank capacity Total (including reserve) Carburetors Quantity Throttle cable free play	Liquid-cooled, 4-stroke, DOHC Forward-inclined parallel 4-cylinder 998 cm³ 74 x 58 mm 11.4:1 1,050 ~ 1,150 r/min 30 kPa (225 mm Hg) 1,450 kPa (14.5 kg/cm²) at 400 r/min Regular unleaded gasoline 21 L 4.0 L BSR37 (MIKUNI) 4 3 ~ 5 mm
Dimension
Overall length Overall width Overall height Seat height Wheelbase Minimum ground clearance Minimum turning radius Weight: Wet (with oil and full tank) Dry (without oil and fuel) Maximum load allowed	2,125 mm 765 mm 1,190 mm 820mm 1,450 mm 140 mm 2,900 mm 231 kg 208 kg 189 kg
Oil
Lubrication system Recommended oil Quantity Oil pressure (hot) Relief valve opening pressure Oil filter Oil filter type Bypass valve opening pressure Oil pump	Wet sump SAE20W40SE or SAE10W30SE 3.7 l 45 kPa at 1,100 r/min (0.45 kg/cm² at 1,100 r/min) 490 ~ 570 kPa (4.9 5.7 kg/cm²) Cartridge (paper) 180 ~ 220 kPa (1.8 ~ 2.2 kgf/cm², 25.6 ~ 31.3 psi) Trochoidal
Cooling System
Radiator capacity Radiator cap opening pressure Radiator core: width height depth Coolant rezervoir capacity Water pump	2.4 l 95 ~ 125 kPa (0.95 ~ 1.25 kg/cm²) 340 mm 238 mm 24 mm 0.3 l Single-suction centrifugal pump
Starting System
Type Spark plugs model Quantity Spark plug gap	Electric starter CR9E/U27ESR-N (NGK/DENSO) 4 0.7 ~ 0.8 mm (0.028 ~ 0.031 in)
Transmission and Frame
Transmission type Primary reduction system Primary reduction ratio Secondary reduction system Secondary reduction ratio Operation Gear ratio: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Frame type Caster angle Trail	Constant mesh, 6-speed Spur gear 68/43 (1.581) Chain drive 44/16 (2.750) Left foot operation 35/14 (2.500) 35/19 (1.842) 30/20 (1.500) 28/21 (1.333) 30/25 (1.200) 29/26 (1.115) Double cradle 26° 104 mm
Tire, Suspension & Brake
Tire (front) Tire (rear) Brake (front) Brake (rear) Suspension (front) Suspension (rear) Shock absorber (front) Shock absorber (rear)	120/70 ZR17 (58W) 180/55 ZR17 (73W) Dual-disc 298 x 5 mm Single-disc 267 x 5 mm Telescopic fork Swingarm (link suspension) Coil spring/Oil damper Coil spring/Gas-oil damper
Electrical
System coltage Igniton system ignition timing Advanced timing Advancer type Pickup coil resistance/color C.D.I Battery type Battery capacity Headlight type	12 V Transistorized coil ignition (TCI) 5° BTDC at 1,100 r/min 55° BTDC at 5,000 r/min Throttle position sensor and electrical 428 ~ 372 Ohm / Gy–B TNDF66 (DENSO) GT14B-4 12 V/12AH Halogen bulb

Source:
http://www.technical-specification.com

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The Ross Brawn saga - is the best yet to come?

The FIA finally made it official on Tuesday. A team bearing the name of Ross Brawn will contest the world championship in 2009. It marks the start of another intriguing chapter in what has been an extraordinary Formula One career - a career which, based on his team’s performance to date, may not have yet reached its peak.

Although it’s the kind of praise usually reserved for drivers, it would be difficult to imagine Formula One racing without Ross Brawn. From Williams to Arrows, Benetton, Ferrari and Honda, and from aerodynamicist to technical director and team principal, Brawn has been an (almost) constant fixture in the paddock since the late seventies.

Brawn’s career began with a lengthy apprenticeship at the British Atomic Energy Research Establishment, after which he gave in to the racing bug and moved to March Engineering in 1976. Employed as a machinist, he was promptly promoted to a mechanic role for the March Formula Three team, before he moved to the newly-formed Williams team in 1978.

Quickly working his way up through the ranks, Brawn gleaned invaluable experience as both a technician and aerodynamicist and ended up as the team’s head of research and development. He quit in 1984 for a brief spell with Carl Haas's FORCE/Beatrice squad before becoming Arrows’ technical director late in 1986.

The team went on to finish fifth in the 1988 world championship, before Brawn broadened his experience with a highly-successful stint in Jaguar’s sports car division. The lure of Formula One racing, however, lingered and Brawn returned to the paddock late in 1991 as Benetton’s technical director, a post he would keep for the next six years.

The move to Benetton would also mark the starting point for one of the most successful partnerships in F1 history, as he joined forces with Michael Schumacher (then just starting out on his Formula One career) and Benetton’s chief designer Rory Byrne. Together, the trio won back-to-back drivers’ championships in 1994 and 1995, and the all-important constructors’ title in 1995.

A year later Schumacher headed to pastures new at Ferrari, and Brawn and Byrne soon followed. It was a brave move for all three - the team hadn’t won a drivers’ championship since 1979 and had finished the ’95 season third, 64 points adrift of Benetton. This did little to dent the three men’s belief that they could breathe new life into the Italian sleeping giant and return it to its winning ways.

Their confidence was swiftly justified. The number of Ferrari victories steadily increased in ’97 and ’98 and in both seasons the team finished second in the standings. The rest is history. Ferrari dominated Formula One racing for the next six years. They took successive constructors’ titles from 1999 to 2004, with Schumacher commencing a run of five consecutive drivers’ crowns in 2000.

But at the end of the 2006 season Schumacher decided to hang up his F1 overalls for good. And soon after, Brawn announced that he too was to exit the sport to spend more time with his family. However after a year of relaxation (and fishing), he was ready for a new challenge and signed up for his first team principal role, with Honda, for the 2008 season.

Honda had endured a troubled ’07 season, beset by aerodynamic and reliability problems, finishing the year with just six points. Faced with such a challenge, Brawn, who said the decision to join the Japanese team had been an easy one, was in his element. Nobody doubted than if any man could resurrect Honda it was Brawn, though it was already too late for his technical expertise to have much influence on the squad’s 2008 car. Performance did improve marginally - 14 points rather than six - but they still slipped to ninth in the standings.

Early on in 2008, however, Brawn had already set his sights on 2009 and a car - the team’s first designed completely on the Englishman’s watch - able to capitalise on the forthcoming radical regulation changes. But by then the economic climate was deteriorating, and in November came a bitter blow for the Brackley factory - Honda announced they were to withdraw from Formula One racing with immediate effect.

A winter of rumour and speculation followed concerning the team’s future. That speculation finally ended with confirmation earlier this month of a Brawn-led management buy-out. And with a new Mercedes engine agreement in place the BGP 001 hit the track soon after, with drivers Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello setting some stunning times in the new team’s first two test sessions.

Those times were quick enough for rivals to predict that Brawn GP will be serious contenders in 2009, at least in the opening races. It seems Ross Brawn could yet do for Honda what he previously did for Ferrari, only this time with his own name on the cars. It would be fitting testimony to a man who has dedicated so much of his life to the sport and who has already played an instrumental in some of its defining moments.

Source:
http://www.formula1.com

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Jean Todt leaves Ferrari

Former Ferrari team principal Jean Todt has resigned from the Ferrari board of directors and from the various positions he still held with the Italian firm. Todt was a key figure in Ferrari’s recent Formula One success, winning championships with Michael Schumacher and Kimi Raikkonen.

Announcing the news on Tuesday, Ferrari Chairman Luca di Montezemolo paid tribute to the contribution made by Frenchman Todt since he joined the company in 1993.

"Jean Todt has been one of the leading protagonists of the Ferrari story of the last 15 years," declared Montezemolo. "Skill and passion have always characterised his work and have won him my persona respect and affection, the one of the Company as a whole and of the Prancing Horse enthusiasts everywhere.

“I would like to wish him the very best for the future which I hope will prove extremely satisfying both personally and professionally. All of these years we've spent together - victories and tough times included - have forged a link between Jean Todt and Ferrari that will never be broken."

Source:
http://www.formula1.com

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Els backs McIlroy for top spot

Rory McIlroy has been tipped to become the world number one by Ernie Els after his performances at the WGC Accenture Match Play.

The Northern Ireland teenager dispatched South Africa's Tim Clark 4&3 in Arizona to book his place in the quarter-finals, where he will now face Australia's Geoff Ogilvy.

McIlroy, on his professional debut in the United States, has become the focus of attention since Tiger Woods' early exit, and Els believes he can replace the American at the top of the rankings.

"I think that you're probably looking at the next number one in the world with him," said the South African, who plays Stewart Cink in the last eight.

"He's going to be a major factor in world golf.

"He's got all the tools. He's got a lot going for him."

McIlroy is keeping is feet on the ground despite all the talk and says his main goal is to make the top 10.

"I still have got a long way to go," he said.

"And my main goal is to try to get into the top 10 in the world and then if I can do that I'll try and get to number two and then Tiger comes back fit and strong."

Source:
http://www.clubcall.com

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Woods happy with knee progress

Tiger Woods says he feels in better shape than he thought he would ahead of the WGC-CA Championships at Doral on Thursday.

The world number one only returned to action from an eight-month lay-off due to knee surgery a fortnight ago when he featured at the WGC-Accenture Match Play. However he is now looking forward to his first strokeplay event in nine months over the course of this weekend.

Woods, who lost to South Africa's Tim Clark in the second round of WGC-Accenture Match Play, will give his surgically reconstructed knee a tougher test in Miami as it is a no cut tournament. And, the 33-year-old will also be aware that Spain's Sergio Garcia could replace him as world number one in the rankings following 144 weeks at the top.

However as he looks forward to getting back out on the course, Woods said: "I thought I'd be a little more sore than I was. Recovery from day-to-day has been great, it couldn't have been more positive.

"It was a big shot of confidence for me to get out there and play again and feel physically sound.

"Physically I feel good, but getting into a strokeplay event where you're not playing an opponent and you're playing the golf course again, I'll have a better idea when the tournament is done."

Woods' absence has seen his lead at the top of the rankings eaten away as he had a lead of 11.328 ranking points over second-placed Phil Mickelson just before undergoing knee surgery. However he now leads current number two Garcia by just 1.59 points ahead of the WGC-CA Championships.

A win for Garcia will mean Woods must finish higher than 27th place to ensure he continues his reign at the top of the world rankings by Sunday evening.

Source:
http://www.clubcall.com

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English duo lead in Australia

English duo Ross McGowan and John Bickerton share a two shot over the rest of the field in the Johnnie Walker Classic in Perth.

McGowan and Bickerton both find themselves on 14 under after round three of the tournament in Australia, with McGowan looking good for a first European Tour win after he shot a seven-under-par round of 65.

39-year-old Bickerton then followed up with a fine round of 66 to leave the pair tied at the top with a two-stroke advantage over a quartet which includes France's Raphael Jacquelin and Chile's Felipe Aguilar.

26-year-old McGowan, who previous best finish on the Tour was fifth at the Alfred Dunhill Championship in 2007, said he was confident going into the final round.

"It's where you want to be. Another good round, and we'll see how it goes," said McGowan.

"I just hit the ball nicely and hit a lot of fairways. Around here if you can do that, the second shots, third shots, aren't too tough."

Source:
http://www.clubcall.com

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