<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Dan Grade Application</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=unicode"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3243" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE> BODY{font-family:arial} </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <H2 align=center>Birankai North America<BR>Application for Dan Grade Promotion</H2> <P align=center><STRONG>NOTE: <FONT STYLE="COLOR:RED; text-decoration:UNDERLINE">PLEASE READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.</FONT> PLEASE DO NOT BEGIN THIS PROCESS UNTIL YOU HAVE ALL YOUR APPLICATION MATERIALS PREPARED, &nbsp;INCLUDING YOUR ESSAY</STRONG></P> <P align=center>Please enter your application information in the form below. Fields marked with an orange star are required. When you have finished filling out the form, click on the "Submit" button. You will then see a message on the screen indicating that your application has been accepted. A confirmation email will also be sent to the email address that you enter below. </P> <P align=center>The Essay should be in a common document format such as Microsoft Word, an RTF or other text file, or a PDF file. You may upload these files directly to this form by clicking on the "browse" buttons and then using the directory to choose your documents. <FONT color=#ff0000><STRONG>PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR LAST NAME IN THE NAMES OF ALL FILES YOU UPLOAD (e.g. "SMITH_ESSAY.DOC"). PLEASE NOTE THAT WE CANNOT ACCEPT FILES IN THE MOST RECENT MICROSOFT FORMAT (.DOCX). SAVE FILES TO AN EARLIER VERSION OF WORD, OR TO AN .RTF OR .PDF FORMAT.</STRONG></FONT></P> <P align=center>If you have any questions or experience any difficulties using this form, please contact Rodger Park, Teachers' Council Secretary, at <A href="mailto:tc.secretary@gmail.com">tc.secretary@gmail.com</A> or care of Huron Valley Aikikai at 734.761.6012</P> <P align=center> <STRONG>THE APPLICATION DEADLINE IS April 15, 2008. <SCRIPT src="http://b2.caspio.com/scripts/e1.js" "type=text/javascript"></SCRIPT> <SCRIPT "language=javascript" "type=text/javascript">try{f_cbload("B5021000B2J2A7G9A5B2J2A7G9A5","http:");}catch(li){;}</SCRIPT> <DIV id=cxkg>Click <A href="http://b2.caspio.com/dp.asp?AppKey=B5021000B2J2A7G9A5B2J2A7G9A5">here</A> to load this <A href="http://caspio.com">Caspio Bridge DataPage</A>.</DIV></STRONG> <P></P> </BODY></HTML>