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Top 10 Most Useful Windows Shortcuts

2009-06-08T20:21:00.000-07:00

This is the list of top 10 most useful Windows Shortcuts. These are not the obvious one’s but all are somewhat Unknown To many windows users .

The List Is Below:

01.Windows key + M - It will Minimize all Open Windows

02.Windows key + Shift + M - It will Maximizes all open windows

03.Windows key + D - It will Show Window’s Desktop

04.Windows key + TAB - Go through taskbar applications

05.Ctrl Key + Escape - Display the Start menu

06.ALT Key + TAB - It will Cycle all your Opened Applications

07.Windows key + Break - It will shows System Properties box

08.Windows key + TAB - Go through taskbar Applications

09.Windows key + F - IT will shows Search window

10.Windows key + E - It will Open Windows Explorer

Hope these Shortcuts Are Useful For You .

2009-04-30T22:30:00.000-07:00

Stupid Criminal # 1

A woman was reporting her car as stolen, and mentioned that there was a
car phone in it. The policeman taking the report called the phone and
told the guy that answered that he had read the ad in the newspaper and
wanted to buy the car. They arranged to meet, and the thief was
arrested.

Stupid Criminal # 2

Drug Possession Defendant Christopher Jansen, on trial in March in
Pontiac, Michigan, said he had been searched without a warrant. The
prosecutor said the officer didn't need a warrant because a "bulge" in
Christopher's jacket could have been a gun. Nonsense, said Christopher,
who happened to be wearing the same jacket that day in court. He handed
it over so the judge could see it. The judge discovered a packet of
cocaine in the pocket and laughed so hard he required a five-minute
recess to compose himself.

Stupid Criminal # 3

Oklahoma City - Dennis Newton was on trial for the armed robbery of a
convenience store in a district court when he fired his lawyer.
Assistant district attorney Larry Jones said Newton, 47, was doing a
fair job of defending himself until the store manager testified that
Newton was the robber. Newton jumped up, accused the woman of lying,
and then said, "I should have blown your head off." The defendant
paused, then quickly added, "If I'd been the one that was there." The
jury took 20 minutes to convict Newton and recommended a 30-year
sentence.

Stupid Criminal # 4

Detroit - R.C. Gaitlan, 21 walked up to two patrol officers who were
showing their squad car computer equipment to children in a Detroit
neighbourhood. When he asked how the system worked, the officer asked
him for identification. Gaitlan gave them his drivers license, they
entered it into the computer, and moments later they arrested Gaitlan
because information on the screen showed Gaitlan was wanted for a two
year old armed robbery in St. Louis, Missouri.

Stupid Criminal # 5

A guy walked into a little corner store with a shotgun and demanded all
the cash from the cash drawer. After the cashier put the cash in a bag,
the robber saw a bottle of Scotch that he wanted behind the counter on
the shelf. He told the cashier to put it in the bag as well, but he
refused and said "Because I don't believe you are over 21." The robber
said he was, but the clerk still refused to give it to him because he
didn't believe him. At this point the robber took his drivers license
out of his wallet and gave it to the clerk. The clerk looked it over,
and agreed that the man was in fact over 21 and he put the scotch in
the bag. The robber then ran from the store with his loot. The cashier
promptly called the police and gave the name and address of the robber
that he got off the license. They arrested the robber two hours later.

Stupid Criminal # 6

A pair of Michigan robbers entered a record shop nervously waving
revolvers. The first one shouted, "Nobody move!" When his partner
moved, the startled first bandit shot him.

Stupid Criminal # 7

San Francisco: A man, wanting to rob a downtown Bank of America, walked
into the branch and wrote "this iz a stikkup. Put all your muny in this
bag." While standing in line, waiting to give his note to the teller,
he began to worry that someone had seen him write the note and might
call the police before he reached the teller window. So he left the
Bank of America and crossed the street to Wells Fargo. After waiting a
few minutes in line, he handed his note to the Wells Fargo teller. She
read it and, surmising from his spelling errors that he was not the
brightest light in the harbour, told him that she could not accept his
stickup note because it was written on a Bank of America deposit slip
and that he would either have to fill out a Wells Fargo deposit slip or
go back to Bank of America. Looking somewhat defeated, the man said,
"OK" and left. The Wells Fargo teller then called the police who
arrested the man a few minutes later as he was waiting in line back at
Bank of America.

Stupid Criminal # 8

RUNNER-UP #5 From England: A motorist was unknowingly caught in an
automated speed trap that measured his speed using radar and
photographed his car. He later received in the mail a ticket for 40
Pounds and a photo of his car. Instead of payment, he sent the police
department a photograph of40 Pounds. In response, he received a letter
from the police that contained another picture - of handcuffs. The
motorist then promptly sent the money for the fine.

Stupid Criminal # 9

A Charlotte, NC, man, having purchased a case of very rare, very
expensive cigars, insured them against fire (among other things.)
Within a month, having smoked his entire stockpile of cigars and
without even having made his first premium payment on the policy, the
man filed a claim against the insurance company. In his claim, the man
stated the cigars were lost "in a series of small fires." The insurance
company refused to pay, citing the obvious reason that the man had
consumed the cigars in the normal fashion. The man sued and won. In
delivering the ruling the judge, agreeing that the claim was frivolous,
stated nevertheless that the man held a policy from the company in
which it had warranted that the cigars were insurable and also
guaranteed that it would insure against fire, without defining what it
considered to be "unacceptable fire," and was obligated to pay the
claim. Rather than endure a lengthy and costly appeal process the
insurance company accepted the ruling and paid the man $15,000 for the
rare cigars he lost in "the fires." After the man cashed the check,
however, the company had him arrested on 24 counts of arson. With his
own insurance claim and using his testimony against him, the man was
convicted of intentionally burning his insured property and sentenced
to 24 months in jail and a $24,000 fine.

Advertise with MicroSoft

2009-04-30T22:28:00.001-07:00

Advertise with MicroSoft

MICROSOFT TO SELL AD SPACE IN ERROR MESSAGES

Microsoft announced that it is selling advertising space in the
error messages that appear in Windows. Acknowledging for the
first time that the average user of their operating system
encounters error messages at least several times a day,
Microsoft is trying to take financial advantage of the
unavoidable opportunity to make an ad impression.
"We estimate that throughout the world at any given moment
several million people are getting a "general protection fault"
or "illegal operation" warning. We will be able to generate
significant revenue by including a short advertising message
along with it," said Microsoft marketing director Nathan Mirror.
The Justice Department immediately indicated that they intend
to investigate whether Microsoft is gaining an unfair advantage
in reaching the public with this advertising by virtue of its
semi-monopolistic control over error messages.

Athiest Grizzly

2009-04-30T22:27:00.000-07:00

An atheist was taking a walk through the woods, admiring all that the
accident of evolution had created.

"What majestic trees! What powerful rivers! What beautiful animals!" he
said to himself. As he walked alongside the river he heard a rustling
in the bushes behind him.

He turned to look.

A 7-foot grizzly was charging towards him. He ran as fast as he could
up the path. He looked over his shoulder and the bear was closing in.
He ran even faster, so scared that tears were coming to his eyes. He
looked over his shoulder, and the bear was even closer. His heart
pumped frantically and he tried to run even faster. He tripped and fell
on the ground.

He rolled over to pick himself up and the bear, right on top of him,
reached for him with his left paw and raising his right paw to strike
him.

At that instant the Atheist cried out "Oh my God! ... "
Time stopped.
The bear froze.
The forest was silent.
Even the river stopped moving.

As a bright light shone upon the man, a voice came out of the sky: "You
deny my existence for all of these years, teach others I don't exist,
and even credit creation to a cosmic accident. Do you expect me to help
you out of this predicament? Am I to count you as a believer?"

The atheist looked directly into the light: "It would be hypocritical
to ask to be a Christian after all these years, but perhaps could you
make the bear a Christian?"

"Very well," said the voice.
The light went out.
The river ran again.
And the sounds of the forest resumed.

The bear dropped his right paw ... brought both paws together ... bowed
his head: "Lord, for this food which I am about to receive, I am truly
thankful."

2009-04-30T22:25:00.000-07:00

1. A HIGHER INTELLIGENCE...
AT&T fired President John Walter after nine months, saying he lacked
"intellectual leadership." He received a $26 million severance package.
Perhaps it's not Walter who's lacking intelligence.

2. WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM OUR FRIENDS!
Police in Oakland, California spent two hours attempting to subdue a gunman
who had barricaded himself inside his home. After firing ten tear gas
canisters, officers discovered that the man was standing beside them,
shouting "Please come out and give yourself up".

3. WHAT WAS PLAN B???
An Illinois man pretending to have a gun kidnapped a motorist and forced
him to drive to two different automated teller machines. The kidnapper then
proceeded to withdraw money from his own bank accounts.

4. THE GETAWAY!
A man walked into a Topeka, Kansas Kwik Stop, and asked for all the money
in the cash drawer. Apparently, the take was too small, so he tied up the
store clerk and worked the counter himself for three hours until police
showed up and grabbed him.

5. DID I SAY THAT???
Police in Los Angeles had good luck with a robbery suspect who just
couldn't control himself during a lineup. When detectives asked each man in
the lineup to repeat the words, "Give me all your money or I'll shoot," the
man shouted, "that's not what I said!"

6. ARE WE COMMUNICATING??
A man spoke frantically into the phone, "Her contractions are only two
minutes apart! "Is this her first child?" the doctor asked. "No!" the man
shouted, "This is her husband!"

7. NOT THE SHARPEST KNIFE IN THE DRAWER!!
In Modesto, CA, Steven Richard King was arrested for trying to hold up a
Bank of America branch without a weapon. King used a thumb and a finger to
simulate a gun, but unfortunately, he failed to keep his hand in his pocket
helllllloooooooooo!).

8.THE GRAND FINALE
Last summer, down on Lake Isabella, located in the high desert, an hour
east of Bakersfield, California, some folks, new to boating, were having a
problem. No matter how hard they tried, they couldn't get their brand new
22-ft. Bayliner to perform. It wouldn't get on a plane at all, and it was
very sluggish in almost every maneuver, no matter how much power was
applied. After about an hour of trying to make it go, they putted over to a
nearby marina, thinking someone there could tell them what was wrong.
A thorough topside check revealed everything in perfect working order. The
engine ran fine, the outdrive went up and down, the prop was the correct
size and pitch. So one of the marina guys jumped in the water to check
underneath. He came up choking on water, he was laughing so hard. Under the
boat, still strapped securely in place, was the trailer.

2009-04-30T22:16:00.000-07:00

50 Totally Random and Useless Facts

1. The US interstate highway system requires that one mile in every five be straight. These straight sections function as airstrips in times of war and other emergencies.

2. The Boston University Bridge is the only place in the world where a boat can sail under a train driving under a car driving under an airplane.

3. Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, while dogs have only about ten.

4. Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.

5. In every episode of Seinfeld, there is a superman somewhere.

6. February 1965 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon.

7. The cruise liner, Queen Elisabeth II, moves only six inches for every gallon of diesel fuel that it burns.

8. Isaac Asimov is the only author to have a book published in every major Dewey Decimal category.

9. Columbia University is the second largest land owner in New York City, after the Catholic Church.

10. Cat urine glows under a black light.

11. Back in the mid-80s, an IBM compatible computer wasn't considered 100% compatible unless it could run Microsoft's Flight Simulator.

12. Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors.

13. In the last 4000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.

14. Babies are born without kneecaps. They don't appear until the child is 2-6 years of age.

15. Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously.

16. If you have three quarters, four dimes and four pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar.

17. The most common name in the world is Mohammed.

18. Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually that all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.

19. No NFL team which plays its home games in a dome has ever won a Superbowl.

20. The first toilet ever seen on TV was on "Leave it to Beaver".

21. In the Great Fire of London in 1666, half of the city was burned down but only 6 people were injured.

22. One of the reasons marijuana is illegal today is because cotton growers in the 30s lobbied against hemp farmers - they saw them as competitors.

23. Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 years old.

24. The name Wendy was made up for the book -"Peter Pan".

25. The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life".

26. It was discovered on a space mission that a frog can throw up. The frog throws up its stomach first, so the stomach is dangling out of its mouth. The frog then uses its forearms to dig out all of the stomach's contents and then swallows the stomach back down again.

27. Armored knights raised their visors to identify themselves when they rode past their king. This custom has become the modern military salute.

28. Sylvia Miles had the shortest performance ever nominated for an Oscar, in "Midnight Cowboy". Her entire role lasted only 6 minutes.

29. Charles Lindburgh took only four sandwiches with him on his famous transatlantic flight.

30. Goethe couldn't stand the sound of barking dogs and could only write if he had an apple rotting in the drawer of his desk.

31. Stewardesses is the longest word that is formally typed with only the left hand.

32. Armadillos have four babies at a time and they are always the same sex.

33. To escape the jaws of a crocodile, push your thumbs into its eyes - it will release you instantly.

34. If you toss a penny 10,000 times, it will come up heads approximately 4950 times because the heads picture weighs more than the tails side, so it ends up on the bottom more often.

35. Hydroxydeoxycorticosterones is the longest anagram in the English language.

36. Los Angeles' full name is El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Pornciuncula.

37. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

38. Al Capone's business card said he was a furniture dealer.

39. The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds.

40. Wilma Flintstone's maiden name was Wilma Slaghoopal, and Betty Rubbles' maiden name was Betty Jean Mcbricker.

41. A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.

42. 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321

43. The Ramses brand condom is named after the great Pharoh Ramses II, who gathered over 160 children.

44. If NASA send birds into space, they would soon die because birds need gravity to swallow.

45. Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors.

46. The computer term "byte" is a contraction of "by eight".

47. The average ear of corn has eight hundred kernels arranged in sixteen rows.

48. The famous split-fingered Vulcan salute is actually intended to represent the first letter ("shin", pronounced "sheen") of the word "shalom". As a boy, Leonard Nimoy observed his rabbi using it in a benediction and never forgot it; he was eventually able to add it to Star Trek lore.

49. The idea that "the Boogey Man will get you" comes from the Boogey people, who still inhabit an area of Indonesia. These people still act as pirates today, and attack passing ships.

50. Underground is the only word in the English language that begins and ends with the letters "und"

ABCs That Make Dreams

2009-04-30T22:14:00.001-07:00

ABCs That Make Dreams

* Avoid negative people, places, things and habits.

* Believe in yourself.

* Consider things from every angle.

* Don't give up and don't give in.

* Enjoy life today, Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow may never come!

* Family and friends are hidden treasures. Seek them and enjoytheir riches.

* Give more than you planned.

* Hang on to your dreams.

* Ignore those who try to discourage you!

* Just do it!

* Keep trying no matter how hard it seems. It will get easier!

* Love yourself first and most.

* Make dreams happen.

* Never lie, cheat or steal. Always strike a fair deal.

* Open your eyes and see things as they really are.

* Practice makes perfect.

* Quitters never win and winners never quit!

* Read and learn about everything important to you.

* Stop procrastinating!

* Take control of your own destiny.

* Understand yourself in order to better understand others.

* Visualize your dreams.

* Want your dream more than anything.

* X-ccelerate your efforts.

* You are a unique individual. Nothing can replace YOU!

* Zero in on your goals and GO FOR THEM!

ABCs That Make Dreams

2009-04-30T22:14:00.000-07:00

Actual Bumper Stickers

2009-04-30T22:12:00.000-07:00

Actual Bumper Stickers

* Horn broken.

* Watch for finger.

* Your kid may be an honors student, but you're still an idiot.

* All generalizations are false.

* Cover me. I'm changing lanes.

* I brake for no apparent reason.

* Learn from your parents' mistakes - use birth control.

* I'm not as think as you drunk I am.

* Forget about World Peace...Visualize using your turn signal.

* We have enough youth, how about a fountain of Smart?

* He who laughs last thinks slowest.

* Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at math.

* It IS as bad as you think, and they ARE out to get you.

* Auntie Em, Hate you, hate Kansas, taking the dog. Dorothy.

* Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.

* Time is what keeps everything from happening at once.

* I love cats...they taste just like chicken.

* Out of my mind. Back in five minutes.

* Forget the Joneses, I keep us up with the Simpsons.

* Born free...Taxed to death.

* The more people I meet, the more I like my dog.

* Laugh alone and the world thinks you're an idiot.

* Rehab is for quitters.

* I get enough exercise just pushing my luck.

* Sometimes I wake up grumpy; Other times I let him sleep.

* All men are idiots, and I married their King.

* Jack Kevorkian for White House Physician.

* Work is for people who don't know how to fish.

* Montana -- At least our cows are sane!

* I didn't fight my way to the top of the food chain to be a vegetarian.

* Women who seek to be equal to men lack ambition.

* If you don't like the news, go out and make some.

* When you do a good deed, get a receipt--in case heaven is like the IRS..

* Sorry, I don't date outside my species.

* No radio - Already stolen.

* Reality is a crutch for people who can't handle drugs.

* Real women don't have hot flashes, they have power surges.

* I took an IQ test and the results were negative.

* Where there's a will, I want to be in it.

* OK, who stopped payment on my reality check?

* Few women admit their age; Fewer men act it.

* I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it.

* Hard work has a future payoff. Laziness pays off NOW.

* Tell me to 'stuff it' - I'm a taxidermist.

* IRS: We've got what it takes to take what you've got.

* Time is the best teacher; Unfortunately it kills all its students.

* It's lonely at the top, but you eat better.

* According to my calculations, the problem doesn't exist.

* Some people are only alive because it is illegal to kill.

* Pride is what we have. Vanity is what others have.

* A bartender is just a pharmacist with a limited inventory.

* Reality? Is that where the pizza delivery guy comes from?

* How can I miss you if you won't go away?

* Warning: Dates in Calendar are closer than they appear.

* Give me ambiguity or give me something else.

* We are born naked, wet, and hungry. Then things get worse.

* Make it idiot-proof and someone will make a better idiot.

* Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else.

* Friends help you move. Real friends help you move bodies.

* Very funny Scotty, now beam down my clothes.

* Puritanism: The haunting fear that someone, somewhere may be happy.

* Consciousness: That annoying time between naps.

* i souport publik edekashun.

* Be nice to your kids.

* They'll choose your nursing home.

* Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder...

* There are 3 kinds of people: those who can count & those who can't.

* Why is 'abbreviation' such a long word?

* Ever stop to think and forget to start again?

* Keep honking...I'm reloading.

* Caution: I drive like you do.

A New Cold Remedy

2009-04-30T22:04:00.000-07:00

A New Cold Remedy

Miss Bee was in her 80s, and much admired for her sweetness and kindness to all. The pastor came to call on her one afternoon early in spring, and she welcomed him into her Victorian parlor. She invited him to have a seat while she prepared a little tea.

As he sat facing her old pump organ, the young minister noticed a cut glass bowl sitting on top of it, filled with water. In the water floated, of all things, a condom. Imagine his shock and surprise. Imagine his curiosity! Surely Miss Bee had flipped...or something! But he certainly couldn't mention the strange sight in her parlor.

When she returned with tea and cookies, they began to chat. The pastor tried to stifle his curiosity about the bowl of water and its strange floater, but soon it got the better of him, and he could resist no longer.

"Miss Bee," he said, pointing to the bowl, "I wonder if you would tell me about this."

"Oh yes," she replied, "Isn't it wonderful? I was walking downtown last fall, and I found this little package. It said to put it on the organ and keep it wet, and it would prevent disease."

And you know, she continued... "I think it's working...I haven't had a cold all winter!"

Speedup Opera

2009-04-30T22:03:00.001-07:00

Speedup Opera

Do you happen to have any tips on speeding up the Opera Web browser? Just wondering if there's any way I can speed mine up a bit.

Are you surprised we're doing another Opera tip? Well, don't be! In the past couple of weeks, I've come to realize that several of you use Opera and even though Internet Explorer and Firefox seem to still be on the top, I no longer want to keep you Opera uses out in the cold. So, that's why I was so excited to receive this question from an obvious Opera user. I'm sure the rest of you can benefit from it as well, so what do you say we get started?!

Although Opera is already very quick, it's good to know that you can still go from fast to faster. Well, today I have a few tricks that you can use to speed up your Opera browser's performance. Now, before I start, I want to make it clear that some of these are very easy to do, while others are a little more advanced. If you feel uncomfortable doing any of them, please don't. You can still do the ones you are sure about, which will also help your browser speed. That's why it's great to have a few options to choose from. There is something for everyone here and that's just grand. Alright, here we go!

1.) Disable Name Completion
If you're an avid Opera user, I'm sure you know that when you go to type in a URL in the address bar, Opera automatically scans your bookmarks for suggestions. While this may save some of you time, it can be a little frustrating when you just want to "get on with it." If that sounds like you, there is a way to disable this feature. To do so, go to Tools, Preferences and click on the Advanced tab. Next, choose Network from the left menu and then click on the Server Name Completion option. From there, go ahead and disable the "Look for local network machine and try name completion" feature. That's it!

2.) Increase Cached Image Time
If you visit certain Web sites often, Opera automatically adds the images from that site to your cache so it will be able to load them faster when you go to the same site again. Opera also checks every five hours to see if a new version of the image has been added to the Web site. So, if you happen to increase the time Opera checks for this, you will also speed up your browser rate. To do that, go to Tools, Preferences and choose the Advanced tab. Click on History from the left menu and then choose either the "24 hours" or "every week" option, whichever you prefer.

3.) Remove Unnecessary Plug-ins
If you know you have some plug-ins installed on your Opera browser, you can type opera:plugins in the address bar and a list of all your plug-ins will come up. After that appears, look through the list and see if there are some that you never use. If there are, you should deactivate them. To do so, go to your main Opera directory and find the file of plugin-ignore.ini. Then add the filename of the plug-in you want to deactivate to that. Those will then be removed from your Opera and you'll save yourself some space, which then speeds things up!

4.) Disable Turbo Mode
I know this sounds a little strange, because generally, turbo means fast and since this is a tip for speed, it doesn't make much sense to disable it. But, the turbo mode in Opera actually means that it pre-draws the images on Web sites, which means that you see part of the image even if it's not fully loaded. This actually uses a lot of CPU space and your memory. This is really a better tip for those of you who use slower Internet connections. To turn off turbo, type about:config into the address bar and then type Turbo in the search field. Go ahead and choose the Disable option and then click Save.

5.) Increase Your Connections
When you're using Opera, do you load a lot of tabs all at the same time? Or, do you like to look at Web sites simultaneously? If so, you might want to increase the number of connections you have. This will actually help broadband users more, while it may not make much of a difference for slower Internet connections. So, to increase your total number of connections, type about:config in the address bar and type Connections in the search box. Go ahead and change the Max Connections Total from 20 to another value, such as 32 or even 64. That should speed things up quite a bit!

6.) Reduce Visited Pages
The Opera Web browser actually keeps track of the last 500 Web sites you visit and it adds them to your browser history. This helps you in that you can find your favorite Web sites a lot faster, but it does slow down Opera's startup process along with it. The best way to fix this is to reduce the amount of sites that Opera keeps on file. To do this, go to Tools, Preferences and choose the Advanced tab. Select History from the left menu and then click on Clear next to the Addresses section. You may want to set it to 0 or if you do want some sites saved, pick something like 100. Either way, it's better than 500 and it'll speed things up for you.

Alright, that's all I have for you today. I know six is an odd number to end on, but I felt these were the best tips to share with you. All of these are pretty simple to do, but again, if you feel uncomfortable with any of them, just do the ones you think you can do. Some of these also work better for different types of Internet connections. If you use dial-up, you may find that some of them won't help you out too much, but if you use broadband, your outcome might be better. It just depends. Whichever way you look at it though, your Opera will run a lot faster and you'll be one happy Web browser. Yes!

How To Think Like A Web Designer

2009-04-30T22:02:00.001-07:00

How To Think Like A Web Designer

I've noticed over the years that when I start a new web design project I've developed my own process. I imagine that most designers will say the same thing. Sure we might all follow certain principals, but I've discovered that I usually think about three things:
The initial concept/creative idea
Usability
Secondary design such as colors, images, etc.

I'll open up a new Photoshop document (usually at 1024 px size or greater since the majority of internet surfers are at that resolution or higher) and basically just start placing elements on the page (logos, images, menu items, etc.). This is what I like to call the "collage" phase. Often times I revert to this if that initial concept hasn't come to me yet, but even if I have a concept in mind, I like to try different placement of elements to see what works best. I often compare it to interior design of a room - you move the furniture around to see what the best placement and "flow" is.

As I'm creating and moving elements around the page, I'm thinking about two other things: how will this translate to an actual webpage (for example, can I make it 100% css, how will I "cut up" the page, etc.) and how useable the site will be to visitors. By this point in a project I've either researched or learned more details from the client about their specific target audience. This is important information to know when building a site because a site targeted to children will be completely different than a site targeted to adults, and so on.

If a client doesn't have a specific color scheme in mind, I may try several different ones to see what works best. With color and imagery (photos) I review the target audience details one more time as this plays a major role in how the design will appeal to the majority of visitors to the site.

Of course after the initial design is shown to the client there are often rounds of changes and revisions to get that "perfect" look. Here is where I combine my experience with the wishes of the client. A good designer will know how to, what I call, "tread the line", and be able to explain professionally to a client why one of their ideas might not work or how to incorporate something the client wants and make it work in a design. No one likes to be told they have a horrible idea, but I generally like to steer well clear of things like blinking animated gifs, white text or a black background, and other general no-no's.

This is a really simplified explanation on the thought process involved when first started to design a new website. Every project worked on is unique and the more you design, the more experience you gain on how to handle different projects and clients. In time, you will develop your own process that works, but don't forget to incorporate the basics (design principals) and consider the usability of your finished design.

Web Design-Impact Beyond Measure

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Web Design-Impact Beyond Measure

Like a 'mind-boggling' yet enthralling Pablo Picasso painting, it is essential for websites to create captivating and thought-provoking material to lure an audience and, secure a solid fan base. Naturally, abstract paintings require quite a bit of out-of-the-box thinking when deciphering the artists' vision, thought and message. This is the kind of allure that a website needs to uphold so that it can become successful over time. By ensuring that users are sufficiently stimulated on a continual basis companies will eventually attain devoted subscribers. This is what every company desires, though the trick is to develop a site that is not clad with complicated design elements (which could affect usability) and bland content that'll bore browsers to tears, but to establish an effective balance.

Of course, if a website does not contain substance one cannot expect a great response or loyal following, now can you?

According to research, a website that has relevant and informative content can help to position a company as professional in view of the interested and targeted consumer. If a website can clearly and efficiently show a potential customer that the company is knowledgeable and up to date in their field of expertise, the consumer becomes confident and trusting of the services offered. Take into account that a web site is multi-functional entity that serves as a communication tool, thus it plays a central role in improving the impact and image of a brand. Consider your website a personal interaction with both current and potential consumers. Because of this very notion, even the slightest 'balls-up' can jeopardize a company's reputation. Yet, however gripping a website's content may be design elements have a dramatic, if not crucial impact and contribution to make.

There are a few prominent aspects of a website that is greatly influenced by web design. Keep in mind that web design's influence on the success of a website runs deep. These are but a few significant and fundamental elements that are magnificently affected by web design.
Usability is key

When a user punches a few keywords on a keyboard, instant and relevant information and a no fuss policy is expected. Instance coffee and fast-foods bears testament to how today's world has evolved into a fast-paced, 'I want it now' society. The Internet is certainly a result of this mindset. Life has become easier, like baking a cake from a box. Most users have a short attention span, when it comes to finding the information that they need and want. Because of this very reason, usability is a vital. As far as making content easy to find, with good web page design, a user should not have to wonder what to do next. Navigation is there for a reason and, makes thing easier and get information to the user ASAP!-which is what you want. The next step should always obvious. The easier it is for customers to find what they are looking for the likelier they'll buy or enquire.

It's like being stuck in the queue at customs at the airport, waiting for your turn to be serviced. Frustrating isn't it?

It's been noted that too often web sites are focused on looking attractive without considering the user. Many have won prestigious design awards, yet perform extremely poorly and as a result lose customers by the thousands. According to research 50% plus of online sales are lost because visitors aren't able to navigate through a website and find what they are looking for. Another factor that plays a major role is how long it takes for a website to load. Research states that it makes good sense to ensure that a website loads fast. Studies have shown that if visitor are forced to wait for more than 8-10 seconds for a page to load, clients run a serious risk of losing potential consumers.

As a rule of thumb, every single web page should load in at least 8 seconds or less, preferably on a 56k modem.
Flash has been named as a huge factor when it comes to the usability of a website. However, Flash has become a popular tool in internet marketing and is now widely used across the web. But, there can be drawbacks so it needs to be carefully determined whether or not a site will benefit from its use. One of the benefits of using Flash is the visual appeal of it. It can be used with navigation, by adding interesting visual graphics. Although, one disadvantage about using Flash is that not all internet browsers have a Flash player moreover, not all users may want to download it. Needless to say, Flash technology tends to discourage usability for very apparent reasons. Flash can cause bad design, break the Web's fundamental interaction style and it also consumes resources that would be better spent enhancing a site's core value. Approximately 99 % of the time, the presence of Flash on a website hampers the usability and distracts the attention from the site's core value and purpose.

Perhaps, Web designers interested in enhancing usability and their site's overall business presence should use Flash sparingly?
By focusing on improving usability, web designers are able to keep users interested, for the long haul.

Our lives are filled with colour. What would the life be like if we lived 'black and white' lives? Colour adds interest and can determine whether a website is fresh and alive looking or it can also create a dull and dreary image, which is not what any client wants. In the world of web design, bad colour schemes can make a site look unfriendly, amateurish, and inaccessible. So, it comes as no surprise that over 80% of visual information is related to colour. There are various reactions to colour which are instinctual and cross universal and cultural boundaries. According to a 1997 survey by Cooper Marketing Group, Oak Park, IL, power is represented by the color scarlet red for 25% of respondents, black for 17% and bright violet blue for 13%. More than 55% of those surveyed chose one of these three colors out of 100 colors. Fragility was most represented by pale pink (27%), white (9%), and pale lavender (9%).

Note that colors can be perceived by people as different moods and emotions. When designing a site one should consider the mood that needs to be portrayed. These moods can vary from person to person, depending on their life experiences. Web design which achieves successful marketing results is sensitive to the cultural, instinctual and iconic meanings of colour in relation to the product or service being promoted. More importantly, it also considers the cultural backgrounds and gender of the targeted clientele. Avoiding the extremes of sheer garishness and boredom, effective design displays symphonic colour arrangements of shades, tints, tones and complementarities to tantalise and maintain interest. Adding textures too can alter colours - a roughly textured surface makes a colour seem darker, while a smooth surface lightens the same color.

Although, it also stands a designer in good stead to know what colours signify. Different shades of colours work well in different situations. For example, using very saturated colours all the time is not always good, by using shades that can make certain things stand out more or less than others. For example, it would be good to have elements in the main content stand out more than in the sidebar, because that is where you want to draw attention. When making sites you have to use your common sense when picking colours. For example, if you were making a business site you wouldn't use bright pink, because this would look childish and unprofessional. Another example, if you were making a laser eye clinic site, you wouldn't use red as this would imply danger and blood. Scary.

These days computers support millions of colours (16bit or 32bit) meaning the compatible colours between systems have increased. The new palette, based on 16bit

User-Friendly Web Design

2009-04-30T22:00:00.002-07:00

User-Friendly Web Design

It is very important when you are designing a website that you reign in your own creative impulses and work from the point of view of what the person looking at the site needs, rather than what you think looks good and attractive. A simple starting point is to ask yourself if the average person would have any problems in their navigation through the site.

A common complaint in web usability is the difficulty in navigating from page to page. This is where good web design comes into play. The most common position for navigation links on most websites is either at the left hand side, at the top, or at the bottom.

There is no reason to have links dotted all over the place, out of sight, and indistinguishable from the rest of the site. This is to ensure that the site rates highly for usability in the public's eye. If you can make their journey easier, then they will be more inclined to return to your site again and again. Good web design should also be very professional looking. A nice color scheme, simple layout, and readable text is the very minimum that is required to make your website as accessible as it can be to the general public.

You should also pay attention to site construction when designing a website. That means that all links work, that all images upload, and that the time it takes for a page to present itself on the reader's web browser is kept to a minimum. Nobody wants to wait two minutes to read a page.

On top of that, when the page does load, the layout has to also be visually appealing and simple, as opposed to flashy and artistic. When most people visit a website, they usually know what they want to look for, and don' t appreciate barriers being put in place for them to get to the information they need.

Advantages of Having a Website

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Advantages of Having a Website
When you're searching through the Internet you will find endless amounts of information, about everything, and all at your fingertips. The Internet is the largest source of knowledge in the world. Why is this? Because anyone can get their information on there. All you need is a website and a resource generous web hosting company.

Many people think that getting their website on the Internet is an expensive venture, fortunately though, this need not necessarily be true; if you find the right web host, the benefits of having a website will definitely outweigh the costs.

There are many different ways to benefit from having a website, whether it is for personal gain, or to aid your business success. Those who have their own personal websites generally use them to further an interest or a hobby; having a web site is a great way to share and exchange knowledge with others. Businesses on the other hand use a website to promote and market their goods and services, while cutting back on such expenses as postage, couriers and advertising, etc.

These are but a few key benefits of owning a website:

Increased awareness of products and services - Businesses can now greatly expand their markets, no need to constrain the focus to only the local scene, but by using the Internet, businesses can venture into international and regional markets, with greater ease. This dynamically changes the nature and the marketing activities of some businesses, possibly encouraging the business to expand the diversity of its products and services, to meet these new markets. Websites, in their nature, allow hundreds and thousands of items to be on view 24/7; thus encouraging wider viewing, and extended trading hours.

Freedom - With the freedom of being able to post your information on your website, hence on the Internet, at any time of the day; available information of all variations is increasing at a huge rate. The freedom to browse anywhere and interact with anyone is enough to tempt the smallest of businesses and the most introverted of people to get on the Net; hence Net users are increasing in numbers, at an alarming rate, approximately 50,000 per day. Businesses are buzzing on the Net, they have found a way to compete on an even field, with even the largest of corporations; and within a daily increasing customer marketplace.

Cost advantage - Net businesses are extremely aware of how they can profit by being on the Internet; they can advertise their products and services without the huge costs, and delays of printing, publishing and distribution. The market is a global one, which adds greater value to the costs outlaid for promotion and marketing; compared to the limits of offline. E- commerce facilities can be incorporated into the website, transforming 2D screen visuals into user reactive models, for example, consumers can order their products and services online, greatly reducing administration expenses. Reduction of telephone calls to potential customers; follow ups by email; newsletters digitally made, promoted by email or downloadable from the website, with reduction of distribution costs; less promotional material sent out, printed and wasted; extended trading hours without a human presence; are just a few ways to cut costs.

The current opinion is that any business not on the Internet now or in the near future is not only missing out on the rewards of this new and vibrant industry, but is adding itself to the list of "the forgotten".

Don't waste time scratching your head wondering what the Internet can do to benefit your business, you will be left behind; instead, think about how you can take advantage of this new and cheap form of industry awareness. Look for a web designer, or web developer, get a quote, and tell them what you need.

How Do You Choose a Web Designer?

2009-04-30T21:59:00.001-07:00

How Do You Choose a Web Designer?

In recent years, the web design industry has experienced a growth rate of huge proportions, due entirely to the numerous companies that have appeared as a result of continued Internet expansion. The business world's appetite for websites and ecommerce solutions show no signs of abating in the near future, and organisations and individuals who want to commission the services of a web design company are faced with a dizzying choice of options.

Companies will rightly advertise their creative skills, technical expertise and design know-how. They will use lots of technical terms and buzzwords in their marketing literature, but because of the sheer number of companies all offering more or less the same services, the point is reached where all the advertising can begin to look almost identical.

How then does one go about choosing a competent design company from the many available? If you are new to the workings of the Internet, then the most obvious and perhaps safest method is via personal recommendation, which by its very nature is a vote of confidence from a satisfied customer and presents a golden opportunity for an organisation to excel itself; after all, there is nothing like a referral to start the ego twitching and make a company go all out to impress.

An alternative method to a referral is of course to look on the Internet itself. You will find literally thousands of web designers advertising their services and at the same time providing visual proof of their abilities via their own websites. It is always a good idea to look at portfolio and testimonial pages; you can then contact one or two of their customers to get verbal references; these may help you in deciding which design company is best for you.

Another option is to choose a company at random and talk to them about what you expect from your intended website. Good designers will listen to what you have to say and work with you; they will gather as much information as possible from a customer before going anywhere near a computer. Moreover, they will always be willing to offer sound advice and will develop solutions to help bring your ideas to life.

In addition, and perhaps the smallest sector of the web design industry are the self-taught individuals who whilst having no formal training or qualifications, do possess a natural talent, aptitude and enthusiasm for web design, and who for the most part produce extremely high-quality work often at a fraction of the cost charged by the larger companies.

It is worth mentioning that there are so many capable and talented designers available, that the hardest part of getting your website built will probably be deciding which company or individual you want to do it. Taking the time to look into all the options should help to ensure that whomever you chose will produce the required result.

Website Templates - Who Benefits?

2009-04-30T21:58:00.002-07:00

Website Templates - Who Benefits?

Are templates the shortcut of your dreams, or a complex design nightmare in the making? Find out what's really required to effectively use most website templates.

Some new to the world of website hosting may find it easy to come across sites that offer the ultimate short cut to a "professional" website. Usually this shortcut will be a template. On screen the template will look great with its images, placeholder text, and unbranded graphics. The lure of the template for the novice user will be strong. Most template sites hit all the right buzzwords, "free", "customizable", "ready-to-use." Unfortunately, to a novice, what they get when they take the bow off their new package may make little to no sense at all. This article will go over the common structure of templates and provide some insight into what skills and programs are needed before a template really can be considered "ready-to-use."

Basics- Text Editing
At a very basic level, template users will need a way to edit the text content of a template. More likely than not the new template will be brimming with paragraphs beginning with "Lorem ipsum dolor" or similarly incoherent gibberish. Replacing that with your business copy can be achieved in a number of ways. Anything from a simple text editor like Notepad in Windows to more advanced packages like FrontPage or Dreamweaver can be used to edit the text. Using simple editors like Notepad will require at least a rudimentary knowledge of HTML, if only to know what to avoid changing in the template while adding text. Advanced editors usually provide a more "word processor-like" feel with graphical onscreen display that attempts to mimic the output on the final product. Your choice of design software is generally a personal one and beyond the scope of this article. It is preferable to have a basic familiarity with the chosen software before jumping into template editing, as template HTML can be complex and intimidating to the novice.

Graphics
Things only become more complicated beyond text. Your website design software may allow you to change text and move graphics and images around on the page, but it will not allow you to modify the content of the graphics or images. In most cases templates have graphical headers or graphics over images and logos that will contain similar placeholder text. This kind of "text" cannot be edited via Notepad or any other web design software because it is actually an image. Virtually every template package available today will come with large, editable graphic files in a format called "PSD." These are "PhotoShop Documents", and may only be fully edited by the industry standard Adobe Photoshop program. PhotoShop is the 500 pound gorilla of graphic design, it can do just about anything with the humble pixel. This kind of power comes with a high price tag, though. Coming in around $500-$600 street price, that's just the first investment Photoshop requires. The second is the time and effort to learn the effective use of the program. Opening a template's PSD file will likely result in a cascade of "layers" and "slices" even an experienced Photoshop hand would take time to digest.

Few other options for editing the provided PSD files exist. Only using the native program will allow full advantage to be taken of the file's information. Some programs can open PSD files but cannot edit them. Some may be able to import the layers of a PSD file into their own native format for editing. A freeware alternative is "the GIMP". GIMP stands for "GNU Image Manipulation Program". The GIMP can import and read PSD files, though it may have trouble keeping text in an easily editable format. Other options are Macromedia Fireworks and PaintShop Pro. Though cheaper than Photoshop, Fireworks is still on the expensive side of the spectrum. Coming in around $100, PaintShop Pro is a cheaper alternative to Photoshop or Fireworks, but will also require some time and effort be devoted to learning its capabilities. Again, it's important to point out these programs will not replace Photoshop as the ideal editor for the native PSD format. They will likely not support advanced features of the original PSD files and may not even be able to open some PSD files.

Flash
Similar to PSD files and Photoshop, templates that advertise Flash elements also require their own editor. It is beyond the scope of this article to discuss the wisdom of using Flash in the first place, but as a general rule of thumb, keep Flash use to minimum. Unless the template is for a complete Flash site, it will likely contain a "non-Flash" version of the template. Generally Flash is used for navigation and headers in templates, so if don't wish to use the Flash elements, check to see if there is a "non-Flash" version that uses gif/jpeg graphics instead. Otherwise a Flash editor will be required as well as some more time and effort to learn the editor and Flash. Ironically, templates can be a useful learning tool for Flash, since seeing how they are laid out and scripted can provide an understanding of how the animations work.

SEO/Structure
A final note on templates in general. Those willing to buy the software, take the time to learn it, and use a template should be aware that many templates are not "well coded." For the most part this may not effect or even matter to the template buyer. They will have a website and it will "work". Anyone who is also attempting to optimize their site for search engine placement, or who wants to make their site more efficient and use less code, should pay attention to the structure of the HTML files provided in the template. Many, though by no means all, templates, use a "tables" based layout that could be improved upon to make it more code efficient and make search engine optimization easier.

Conclusions
Templates are "short cuts", but a short cut the novice user may not wish to take. Most templates require a particular, and generally expensive, set of tools to fully customize. Prospective template shoppers may want to consider hiring an outside design firm to actually do the work on their selected website template. Some designers recommend this method, as it provides a basic short-cut in terms of rudimentary layout and design that can be invaluable. Pay attention to the template site's terms of service, though, as many will require the end user directly purchase the template and deliver it to the designer themselves in lieu of the designers making the purchase.

Designing Your Website's Directory Structure

2009-04-30T21:58:00.001-07:00

Designing Your Website's Directory Structure

Any kid, and their grandmother too, can make a webpage. There are many "wysiwyg" webpage design applications that let you create a webpage as easy as typing text. But only a few people can create a WEBSITE. The stumbling block is knowing how to link webpages together to form a website. I have seen many websites that consist of a single webpage - about a mile long!

The first problem is that websites are contained in virtual directories. You know that your webpages can be found at yourdomain.com, but the actual path to yourdomain.com on the web server may be known only by the system administrator. And the system administrator can move your website to a different folder, or even a different computer, without changing its virtual address.

The second problem is that most people don't know how to write a relative link. Relative links have the advantage that you don't need to know the path to the webpage that you want to link to, you only need to know where it is "relative" to the webpage containing the link.

Designing Your Directory Structure

The first step to implementing a website is to design the directory structure. Let's design a directory structure for a simple download website. The website consists primarily of articles and digital material that visitors can download. You could just dump everything at the top level of the website. Good luck maintaining that website!

To keep the files organized, you need to create sub-directories (folders) on the website. Even though the website consists only of articles and digital downloads, you need five sub-directories, as described below.

- articles
- downloads
- general
- common
- cgi-bin

You understand what the "articles" and "downloads" sub-directories are for, but what are the other three sub-directories for? It's standard practice to provide certain features on your website, as listed below.

- About
- Contact
- FAQ
- Privacy Policy
- Search
- Sitemap
- User Agreement

Each of these features requires a webpage. Instead of dumping the webpages at the top level of the website, or mixing them in with articles or downloads, let's put them together in a folder named "general" (I'm sure you can think of a better name).

All of your webpages use certain things in common, for example, your logo graphic. If your web server provides SSI (Server Side Includes) all your webpages can share a common header file and a common footer file. You might also define all your website's styles in a common style sheet. Let's put all of these files in a folder named "common".

Your contact page might use an email form. If your server provides server-side scripts, you would place the email form script in a folder named "cgi-bin". Cgi-bin stands for "Common Gateway Interface - Binary". Few people use CGI any more, and those that do don't use binary files, but the folder name has stuck as a traditional place to store scripts. Almost all websites come with a preconfigured
cgi-bin folder, and the website may be configured so that the cgi-bin folder is the only folder with rights to run scripts.

I would also recommend that you create certain sub-directories for some of the above mentioned directories. Most web pages contain images. You could dump all the images in the same folder with the webpages, but when you get more than about 50 files in a folder, it becomes difficult to maintain. You should create an "images" sub-directory in the articles, downloads, and general directories. The downloads directory should also have a "files" sub-directory to store the downloads.

This arangement of directories and sub-directories will provide good file organization for the example website. Understanding my reasoning for this directory structure should help you to design a directory structure for the website you have in mind.

Default Page Configuration

Every website has at least one default webpage configured (also called the "home" page). The default webpage is the webpage that is returned when the user enters or clicks on a link containing only the domain name, without a specific file name. On a Unix or Linux web server, the default webpage will usually be "index.htm". On a Windows web server (IIS), the default page will usually be "default.asp".

The website administrator, or if your webhost provides the required "control panel" feature, you can actually configure any page to be the default page. If your web server has more than one default page configured, I would recommend removing all but the default page that you intend to use.

Now, let's assume that all of your webpages need to link to an image file named "logo.gif" stored in the "common" folder. The relative link on your default webpage would be as shown below.

"common/logo.gif"

The website file manager interprets this as "look in the folder named common for the file named logo.gif".

However, the link on any webpage contained in one of the sub-directories would be as shown below.

"../common/logo.gif"

The website file manager interprets this as "go up one level, then look down in the folder named common for the file named logo.gif".

This difference in the link may not be a problem unless you use SSI or ASP (Active Server Pages) to build your webpages from a common header file and a common footer file. Then you need a different link in the common file depending upon whether the page linked to the common file is the default webpage (where you would use common/filename) or a webpage contained in a sub-directory (where you would use ../common/filename). There are several ways to solve this problem.

1. If your website has a server-side scripting engine like ASP or PHP and you know how to program, you could implement code that selects the proper link.

2. You could use the complete path, including the domain name, on all pages. This will cause problems if you ever have to move your website to a different web host (Until all the dns servers across the planet have been updated).

3. You could put your home page in a sub-directory, for example "common", and make your default page into a re-direct to your home page. Then you would use "../common/filename" for all links. The following meta tag, placed the head section of your default webpage, will immediately redirect the users browser to your real home page.

meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0,url= "http://yourdomain.com/common/homepage.htm"

In this article, I showed you how to design a directory structure for your website and how to create relative links to link all your webpages together to form a website. Website visitors don't like to do a lot of scrolling, so try to keep your webpages to only two or three screens high. Please, no more websites that consist of only one mile long webpage!

Optimal Website Design

2009-04-30T21:57:00.000-07:00

Optimal Website Design

The idea behind good website design is to offer your viewer a logical flow while making it interesting and easy to navigate.

Lead your viewers to the starting point and then direct them through your site without confusing them.

Here are some excellent tips that can help you develop a user friendly site and please your visitors senses. Give yourself a chance before they get away.

1. Use lots of white space. Don't feel that because you have a whole screen that you need to fill it up with stuff. Your page should follow a clean outline. Include your site name at the very top. Below that list the subject of your page and below that expand on your topic. Leave adequate space between each section. Don't cram a lot of pictures and ads. If you have an ad keep it off to the side or subtly intersperse it between your text. The idea is not to overwhelm your reader.

2. Don't use animation and flashing objects. As advertisers we feel the need to get our viewers attention. This is important but we need to do it gracefully. Flashing objects and scrolling images distract your visitor and take away from the content. If your product is better demonstrated with animation or some other multi-media, allow your viewer to select the option. Don't force it on them.

3. Every page of your site should contain an 'about' link. The internet can be a rather cold and quiet environment. If someone can come to your site and find out about who you are and what you are about, they can feel a little better about doing business with you or taking advice from you. Always include your business address and phone number and email address as well. This lets viewers know that you are serious about your business and that you welcome contact.

4. Include a 'Privacy' Link Viewers like the reassurance that you have a policy that follows privacy guidelines. They want to know that you will not sell or give away their information. In these days of rampant spam, your privacy policy needs to be prominently displayed. Many viewers and business partners won't do business with you unless you have it.

5. Always keep your links in blue. Why does that matter you might say? It's an expectation that viewers have along with the links being underlined. There's certainly no law that says they need to be as such but people spend a lot of time on the internet and it's good practice to keep your navigation consistent and recognizable. If it's not you may lose out on clicks.

6. Keep navigation consistent Keep your site's navigation consistent. What you do on your index page should be done the same way on the rest of your site's pages. Keep the colors consistent as well. Don't force your viewers to relearn each page of your site. Keep your navigation bars and links the same for each page.

7. Understandable buttons and links. Title your links appropriately. Don't use cute or misleading names. For example, if you have a link to sports equipment don't label the link 'Great Outdoors', call it 'sports equipment'. If you have a link to 'cameras' don't label the link 'hotshots', label it 'cameras'. Your viewers don't want to waste time figuring out what things are. Be clear with your labeling.

8. Focus on the 'YOU', not the 'ME'. Make it obviously clear to your readers that you are there for them. What can you do for your reader? What benefits are there for your viewer? How can you make their life or business better or more profitable? Request feedback on their success. Find out what they want to know or how you can offer them what they need.

9. Make sure your page loads fast. If viewers have to wait for a page to load they will click elsewhere. Here's a site that will help you determine how well your page loads. If a page doesn't load in 8 seconds you lose 1/3 of your visitors. Here's a great free tool to help you check your website's load time: http://www.1-hit.com/all-in-one/tool.loading-time-checker.htm

10. Use a site map. A site map will give visitors a "guide" on viewing your site and also eliminate confusion, especially with larger sites. It's a road map for your visitors to follow while they are on your site. Sitemaps will also increase rankings and placement within the Search Engines.

Load Applications Faster

2009-04-30T21:56:00.000-07:00

Load Applications Faster

1) Choose an application that you want to start up quicker.

2) Create a shortcut and place it on the desktop.

3) Right click the shortcut item and click properties.

4) In the target field you will have it pointing to the location of the application. For Example it will say "C:\Program Files\Washer\washer.exe"

5) Add /prefetch:1 right after the last " marks in the target field. So you will have something that looks like this..

"C:\Program Files\Washer\washer.exe" /prefetch:1

6) Amazingly the application will start up quicker. For some applications like Kazaa Lite and some other 3rd party applicatins, this tweak will not work. You will get an error messege if it doesn't work properly. If you get the error, just simply remove the /prefetch:1 from the target field of the shortcut and the original shortcut will work fine again.

Web Site Design Mistakes That Will Lose You Clients

2009-04-30T21:53:00.000-07:00

Web Site Design Mistakes That Will Lose You Clients

In today's world, a web site is virtually mandatory for any successful business. But there are web sites that will win you customers, and there are web sites that will lose you customers. Good design has a lot to do with which category your web site will fall into. But what is it that makes good or bad web site design? In my personal opinion, a good web site is one that's simple, informative and gives me a reason to come back frequently. That's what you should get from a good web designer/writer team. Bad sites, on the other hand, are complicated to use, slow loading, confusing or just plain annoying. Here's a list of my personal top 7 turn-offs as far as web site design is concerned:

1. Slow loading pages

Studies have shown that you have less than ten seconds to grab a visitor's attention. If your web page hasn't finished loading within that (very short) amount of time, you might as well forget about it. The main culprit I've found here are huge, slow-loading graphics, especially when they are embedded in tables. If large images are absolutely vital to presenting your business, compromise by adding thumbnails to the main page and allow the visitor to click on them to access the main image. Nobody minds a longer loading time, as long as it's them who can make that choice.

2. No contact information

As I've already mentioned in my article "Do's and don'ts of web site copy", one of my pet peeves is a web site that has no contact information accessible form the main page. If I can't get in touch with a company quickly and easily, chances are that I'll go to the competition. My advice is to have a whole page dedicated to contact information - address, phone, fax, email, and preferably a map of where you can be found (remember item #1, though - no huge graphics!) And please, don't use a graphic to display that information in a particularly clever way. I like to copy and paste that information directly from the web page to my contact management program. If I can't do that, you'll likely never hear form me - and all other customers who do the same!

3. Difficult to navigate

Don't try to be clever with navigational features. Simple text links or, if you prefer, quick-loading graphics are perfectly good means of allowing a visitor to navigate your site. Anything that requires interactive navigation, like menus that expand into sub-menus, sub-sub-menus and so on, is more an indication of a wrong information architecture than of a true need for complicated navigational features.

4. Non-HTML features

Don't get me started on this one. I've got a firewall on my computer, and my browser is set to block all those little nasty things that can mess with my PC. As a result I come across many a site that won't display or function properly, because it relies on features like JavaScript, Cookies, Interactive Headers or Java Applets. None of these are necessary to build a good web site, and unless you want your web site to lose you potential customers, you shouldn't use them. Or, if you absolutely have to, make sure that they are not integral parts of the web site!

5. Huge splash page

Another pet peeve of mine. As mentioned earlier, you have less than ten seconds to get your message across. Now guess how many visitors are going to wait longer than that just to watch a fancy animation? 'Nuff said.

6. Pop-up ads

A huge turn-off as far as I'm concerned. As a matter of fact, I've got a pop-up blocker installed on my PC, so if your web site tried to tell me something important via a pop-up window, I'd never even see it. If you feel that you have to use pop-ups, consider going for the less intrusive (and annoying) pop-under windows instead.

7. Sideways scrolling

Not everybody has a monitor with the same screen resolution as you, so make sure that your web site displays on monitors with a lower resolution without forcing your visitor to scroll sideways. It's a singularly annoying thing, and chances are that you'll lose those visitors very quickly. Or, if you have information in a column on the right side of your web site, it may simply never appear on the screen.

10 Usability Principles to guide you throughthe Web design maze :

2009-04-30T21:52:00.000-07:00

10 Usability Principles to guide you throughthe Web design maze :

1. Motivate
Design your site to meet specific user needs and goals. Use motivators
to draw different user “personae” into specific parts of your site.

2. User taskflow
Who are your users? What are their tasks and online environment?
For a site to be usable, page flow must match workflow.

3. Architecture — it’s 80% of usability
Build an efficient navigational structure.
Remember — if they can’t find it in three 3 clicks, they’re gone.

4. Affordance means obvious
Make controls understandable. Avoid confusion
between emblems, banners, and buttons.

5. Replicate
Why reinvent the wheel? Use ergonomically designed
templates for the most common 8–12 page types.

6. Usability test along the way
Test users with low fidelity prototypes early in design.
Don’t wait until the end when it’s too late.

7. Know the technology limitations
Identify and optimize for target browsers and user hardware.
Test HTML, JavaScript, etc for compatibility.

8. Know user tolerances
Users are impatient. Design for a 2–10 second maximum download. Reuse
header graphics so they can load from cache. Avoid excessive scrolling.

9. Multimedia — be discriminating
Good animation attracts attention to specific information, then stops.
Too much movement distracts reading and slows comprehension.

10. Use a stats package
Monitor traffic through your site. Which pages pique user interest?
Which pages make users leave? Adjust your site accordingly.

10 Design Tips for Your Web Site

2009-04-30T21:47:00.000-07:00

10 Design Tips for Your Web Site

01. Let's start with your image. Ask yourself; "Does my image convey the level of professionalism which my company maintains?" If yes, go to no 2. If not, maybe a redesign of your logo or slogan will improve the image you portray. Your entire site should support your logo/logotype and the respective tag line or slogan. Does it ?

02. Navigation is key. Make certain that your navigation elements are logical in layout order, and consistent in their placement on each page.

03. Build your site from the end user standpoint. Why am I here ? What can I find? Can I look around easily ? Tell me more... What are my choices? Is this going to be easy? Answer questions before they are asked.

04. Because linking is so important, make sure your links are all they can be. They need to function. Check your links regularly, remove or re-establish any dead links.

05. Make certain that any text which is attached or affiliated with a button is easily legible. Do not ever underline any text that is not a link. This says "I am someone who doesn't understand the rules of the internet", or "...my 11 year old nephew built this site".

06. Think "Brevity is the soul of wit" when it comes to writing copy. It is more painful on our eyes to read from an electronic screen than from the pages of a book. With this in mind, use almost 50% fewer words to convey your message.

07. Every company web site needs a page designated as an 'About Us' link. This is both a reassurance to viewers and also a primary means of adding credibility to you and your company. The same is true for contact information. It not only adds credibility, it invites communication and says "we are accessible".

08.If you have an excessive amount of information on a particular topic which you need to communicate within your site, don't hesitate to create an additional page. You can curtail your lengthy copy by placing a 'Read more..." text link at your designated break point in the copy.

09. Avoid using graphics that look like ads (text embedded in an image) because people avoid and ignore them.

10. Try to utilize short, descriptive text and titles for both navigation links and page titles. These entice user interaction. Focus on using your keywords for each page in that page's body copy. Use both the title and description tags.
Wray Burgess is a web designer and developer. He owns and operates i site design Wray has more than 10 years experience in design for print, broadcast and the web. He and his family live in southwest Florida where they have lived for almost ten years.

Google Chrome Junks

2009-04-30T09:47:00.000-07:00

Google Chrome Tricks

There are a lot of tricks in Google Chrome.
Ireport here a list of all I've found

In address bar type:

about:network show stats for network usage
about:stats show general statistics about Google Chrome usage
about:cache chache usage
about:histograms show Chrome performances
about:plugins All plugins installed, fantastic!
about:dns Show Prefetched DNS
about:version Google Chrome Version
about:memory Browsers and Browser's process memory usage
about:crash crash the active tab
about:hang ??? help me :.
about:internets this is an Easter egg, show 3D savescreen
if you type ":%" (without quotes) Google Chrome Crash immediatly.

Shortcut List
01. F3 & CTRL+F Search on Page
02. F5 Reload
03. CTRL+D bookmark
04. CTRL+W close Google Chrome Window
05. CTRL+E enter search query at address bar
06. CTRL+R Refresh
07. CTRL+T New Tab
08. CTRL+U view source
09. CTRL+O Open Web Page
10. CTRL+H History
11. CTRL+J Download File History
12. CTRL+B Show/Hide Bookmark Toolbar
13. CTRL+N new Google Chrome window
14. CTRL +/- increase decrease Fonts
15. CTRL+P Print
16. ALT+D Select Address bar
17. ALT+leftArrow/RightArrow Go Backword/Forword
18. ALT+` Java Debugger
19. CTRL+TAB or CTRL+PGUP/PGDW switch between Tabs
20. CTRL+SHIFT+N Private Browsing (New incognito window.
21. SHIFT+ECS Chrome Task Manager

Access Blocked Sites At School or College

2009-04-30T09:44:00.000-07:00

How To Access Blocked Sites At School or College

I was screwing around with the command prompt one day in school, and realized I could access blocked sites, I decided to share because I like you guys.

1. Start>Run and type in cmd, if you don't have run on your start menu, read another school hacking tutorial to tell you how to access it.

2. Once your command prompt box opens, type "ping www.yoururlhere.com" (of course without the quotes.)

3.Press enter and you should see some numbers that looks like an IP address pop up, copy those numbers.

4. Open up your school internet browser, and type in those numbers that you copied in the command prompt. Now you can access your website!

Virus, Worm, and Trojan Horse "Milestones"

2009-04-30T09:42:00.001-07:00

Virus, Worm, and Trojan Horse "Milestones"
2007-10-10

Virus, Worm, and Trojan Horse "Milestones"

1986
Brain virus: First computer virus released in Pakistan.

1986
PC-Write Trojan: First Trojan horse disguised as a major shareware program, the PC-Write word processor.

1988
MacMag virus: First Macintosh virus released.

1988
Scores virus: First major Macintosh virus outbreak.

1988
Internet worm: First worm to cause widespread havoc on the Internet, shutting down computers all over the country and making worldwide headlines.

1989
AIDS Trojan: First Trojan horse that held the user's data hostage by encrypting the hard disk and demanding that the user pay for an encryption key that would prevent the Trojan horse from deleting data.

1990
First Virus Exchange Bulletin Board System (VX BBS) appears in Bulgaria where callers could trade live viruses and virus source code.

1990
The Little Black Book of Computer Viruses published by Mark Ludwig. This was one of the first books to provide detailed instructions and accompanying source code to teach people how to write computer viruses.

1991
Tequila virus: First polymorphic virus capable of changing its appearance to avoid detection by antivirus programs.

1992
Michelangelo virus: First computer virus that caused a major media alert. Despite claims that millions of computers were in danger, the Michelangelo virus actually caused relatively little damage.

1992
Dark Avenger Mutation Engine (DAME): First toolkit designed to turn any computer virus into a polymorphic virus. Despite its threatening appearance, its wide-scale use was prevented by the toolkit's complexity and program bugs.

1992
Virus Creation Laboratory (VCL): First toolkit for creating a virus using pull-down menus.

1996
Boza: First Windows 95 virus released.

1996
Concept virus: First macro virus released that infects Word documents.

1996
Laroux virus: First macro virus released that infects Excel spreadsheet files.

1996
Staog virus: First Linux virus released.

1998
Strange Brew virus: First Java virus released.

1998
Back Orifice: First remote access Trojan horse (RAT) that allows others to completely take over a target computer through the Internet.

1999
Melissa virus: First virus to spread by email through Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express address books.

1999
Tristate virus: First macro virus capable of infecting Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files.

2000
First large-scale denial of service attacks to shut down major websites, including Yahoo, Amazon.com, CNN, and eBay.

2000
Love Bug worm: The fastest spreading worm in history, causing an estimated $2 to $15 billion in damages.

2000
Timofonica worm: First worm to attack mobile phones using calls generated from an infected computer.

2000
Life Stages worm: First worm to spread as an SHS (Microsoft Scrap Object) file that appears as a harmless text file.

2000
Phage: First virus to infect the Palm operating system.

2000
Liberty: First Trojan horse for the Palm operating system. It claims to be a cracking tool for the Liberty Gameboy emulator program.

2000
WebTV/Flood: First virus to affect WebTV users by infecting through Usenet newsgroups messages.

2000
Hybris: First worm that can automatically update itself by connecting to the alt.comp.virus newsgroup and looking for new plug-in components to install.

2001
Klez: A fast-spreading worm that mass mails itself and infects computers with a polymorphic virus named ElKern even if users just preview the infected email message using Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express.

2001
Rans: First virus to infect Perl files.

2001
Peachy: First worm to infect Adobe Acrobat PDF files.

2001
MTX: First combination worm/virus/Trojan horse. The worm component mass mails itself to infect computers. The virus component attempts to block the infected computer from accessing popular antivirus websites. The Trojan horse component attempts to open a back door allowing access into an infected computer.

2002
SWF.LFM: First virus to infect Shockwave Flash animation files.

2002
Myparty: Mass mailing worm that installs a Trojan horse back door and contacts the worm author so he can break in to all infected computers.

2002
Scalper: First worm to infect Apache webservers.

Run Commands In Windows Xp An Vista+

2009-04-30T09:39:00.000-07:00

117 Run Commands In Windows Xp Run command is very useful, but sometimes it is forgotten. Use it sometimes and you will find how powerful is run command.

Format Application - command

01. Accessibility Controls - access.cpl
02. Accessibility Wizard - accwiz
03. Add Hardware Wizard - hdwwiz.cpl
04. Add/Remove Programs - appwiz.cpl
05. Administrative Tools - control admintools
06. Automatic Updates - wuaucpl.cpl
07. Bluetooth Transfer Wizard – fsquirt
08. Calculator - calc
9. Certificate Manager - certmgr.msc
10. Character Map - charmap
11. Check Disk Utility - chkdsk
12. Clipboard Viewer - clipbrd
13. Command Prompt - cmd
14. Component Services - dcomcnfg
15. Computer Management - compmgmt.msc
16. Control Panel - control
17. Date and Time Properties - timedate.cpl
18. DDE Shares - ddeshare
19. Device Manager - devmgmt.msc
20. Direct X Troubleshooter – dxdiag
21. Disk Cleanup Utility - cleanmgr
22. Disk Defragment - dfrg.msc
23. Disk Management - diskmgmt.msc
24. Disk Partition Manager - diskpart
25. Display Properties - control desktop
26. Display Properties - desk.cpl
27. Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility - drwtsn32
28. Driver Verifier Utility - verifier
29. Event Viewer - eventvwr.msc
30. Files and Settings Transfer Tool - migwiz
31. File Signature Verification Tool - sigverif
32. Findfast - findfast.cpl
33. Firefox - firefox
34. Folders Properties - control folders
35. Fonts - control fonts
36. Fonts Folder - fonts
37. Free Cell Card Game - freecell
38. Game Controllers - joy.cpl
39. Group Policy Editor (for xp professional) - gpedit.msc
40. Hearts Card Game - mshearts
41. Help and Support - helpctr
42. HyperTerminal – hypertrm
43. Iexpress Wizard - iexpress
44. Indexing Service - ciadv.msc
45. Internet Connection Wizard - icwconn1
46. Internet Explorer - iexplore
47. Internet Properties - inetcpl.cpl
48. Keyboard Properties - control keyboard
49. Local Security Settings - secpol.msc
50. Local Users and Groups - lusrmgr.msc
51. Logs You Out Of Windows - logoff
52. Malicious Software Removal Tool - mrt
53. Microsoft Chat - winchat
54. Microsoft Movie Maker - moviemk
55. Microsoft Paint - mspaint
56. Microsoft Syncronization Tool - mobsync
57. Minesweeper Game - winmine
58. Mouse Properties - control mouse
59. Mouse Properties - main.cpl
60. Netmeeting - conf
61. Network Connections - control netconnections
62. Network Connections - ncpa.cpl
63. Network Setup Wizard - netsetup.cpl
64. Notepad notepad
65. Object Packager - packager
66. ODBC Data Source Administrator - odbccp32.cpl
67. On Screen Keyboard - osk
68. Outlook Express - msimn
69. Paint - pbrush
70. Password Properties - password.cpl
71. Performance Monitor - perfmon.msc
72. Performance Monitor - perfmon
73. Phone and Modem Options - telephon.cpl
74. Phone Dialer - dialer
75. Pinball Game - pinball
76. Power Configuration - powercfg.cpl
77. Printers and Faxes - control printers
78. Printers Folder - printers
79. Regional Settings - intl.cpl
80. Registry Editor - regedit
81. Registry Editor - regedit32
82. Remote Access Phonebook - rasphone
83. Remote Desktop - mstsc
84. Removable Storage - ntmsmgr.msc
85. Removable Storage Operator Requests - ntmsoprq.msc
86. Resultant Set of Policy (for xp professional) - rsop.msc
87. Scanners and Cameras - sticpl.cpl
88. Scheduled Tasks - control schedtasks
89. Security Center - wscui.cpl
90. Services - services.msc
91. Shared Folders - fsmgmt.msc
92. Shuts Down Windows - shutdown
93. Sounds and Audio - mmsys.cpl
94. Spider Solitare Card Game - spider
95. SQL Client Configuration - cliconfg
96. System Configuration Editor - sysedit
97. System Configuration Utility - msconfig
98. System Information - msinfo32
99. System Properties - sysdm.cpl
100. Task Manager - taskmgr
101. TCP Tester - tcptest
102. Telnet Client - telnet
103. User Account Management - nusrmgr.cpl
104. Utility Manager - utilman
105. Windows Address Book - wab
106. Windows Address Book Import Utility - wabmig
107. Windows Explorer - explorer
108. Windows Firewall - firewall.cpl
109. Windows Magnifier - magnify
110. Windows Management Infrastructure - wmimgmt.msc
111. Windows Media Player - wmplayer
112. Windows Messenger - msmsgs
113. Windows System Security Tool – syskey
114. Windows Update Launches - wupdmgr
115. Windows Version - winver
116. Windows XP Tour Wizard – tourstart
117. Wordpad - write

Speed Up You Tube Like Sites

2009-04-30T09:33:00.001-07:00

increase ur youtube,metacafe buffering speed wid this procedure
u can increase the buffering speed of uploaded vids try it...

steps
1.start
2.run
3.type–system.ini

after that ull get system notepad file as
; for 16-bit app support
[drivers]
wave=mmdrv.dll
timer=timer.drv
[mci]
[driver32]
[386enh]
woafont=dosapp.FON
EGA80WOA.FON=EGA80WOA.FON
EGA40WOA.FON=EGA40WOA.FON
CGA80WOA.FON=CGA80WOA.FON
CGA40WOA.FON=CGA40WOA.FON

jus below this copy
this————–>
page buffer=1000000Tbps
load=1000000Tbps
download=1000000Tbps
save=1000000Tbps
back=1000000Tbps
search=1000000Tbps
sound=1000000Tbps
webcam=1000000Tbps
voice=1000000Tbps
faxmodemfast=1000000Tbps
update=1000000Tbps

so totally it will look as
; for 16-bit app support
[drivers]
wave=mmdrv.dll
timer=timer.drv
[mci]
[driver32]
[386enh]
woafont=dosapp.FON
EGA80WOA.FON=EGA80WOA.FON
EGA40WOA.FON=EGA40WOA.FON
CGA80WOA.FON=CGA80WOA.FON
CGA40WOA.FON=CGA40WOA.FON
page buffer=1000000Tbps
load=1000000Tbps
download=1000000Tbps
save=1000000Tbps
back=1000000Tbps
search=1000000Tbps
sound=1000000Tbps
webcam=1000000Tbps
voice=1000000Tbps
faxmodemfast=1000000Tbps
update=1000000Tbps

save the notepad file and reboot your system

Finding the time

2009-04-11T19:39:00.000-07:00

Most of us feel there just aren't enough hours in the day to do everything we want, including being more active. For a lot of people, the same computer-based jobs that have taken the physical element out of work also take up so much time that the last thing we feel like doing when we get home is exercising.

The key to finding time to exercise is to realise two things:

It doesn’t have to take very long – just half an hour a day, in ten-minute bursts if necessary.It can be built into your day-to-day life - it doesn’t necessarily have to be found as additional time.

01.If you're in employment:
Despite advances in technology, many of us still spend more - rather than less - time at work. However, there are ways in which you can be more active:

Go for a walk in your lunch break. Try to find at least three different walks and vary them throughout the week. It might even be possible to find an indoor walking route, incorporating stair climbing, for those inevitable bad weather days.
Talk to your employers about promoting health at work. If they don't already, ask if it's possible to provide showers and cycle racks to encourage people to cycle to work. You might even be able to encourage them to provide subsidised membership at a local gym where you could go at lunchtime.
Walk to and from work. If you live too far away, park further from the office or get off the bus or train one stop earlier – even a ten-minute walk will help as long as it is hard enough to get you slightly out of breath.

02.If you look after children:
Having children can change everything about your lifestyle. Some parents find their activity levels drop and their weight increases as going to the gym or playing sport become more difficult. Here are some positive steps you can take:

Exercise with your child. Take them to the local swimming pool or play in the garden or local park.Find out which local sports and leisure centres have crèche acilities, so you can exercise while your child is being looked after. Walk your child to school. Not only will this help you to be active, it will also help your child develop an early pattern of physical activity that might stay with them into adulthood. Find out if there are activities available at your child's school for the local community. Many schools use their facilities for sports and exercise classes in the evenings and at weekends.

03.If you're based at home:
Plan your week so you have to walk to the shops frequently. By going often you'll only have to carry light bags of shopping back.Look at ways in which you can be more active in and around your home. Use the stairs to exercise, work in the garden or – if you have the space and can afford it - install some gym equipment, such as a mini trampoline or rowing machine, for example. Failing that, invest in a skipping rope.
Look for community-based activity programmes in your local area. These don't have to be fitness classes, just anything that gets you moving. Conservation groups can be a great way to get involved in improving your local environment and being active at the same time.

04The early bird:
If your normal day really doesn't let you incorporate exercise, one option is to get up earlier. If you normally set the alarm clock for 7.30am, set it for 7am instead and use the extra half-hour to go for a brisk walk or even a swim if you have a pool nearby. We all experience exercise differently at different times of the day because of our individual biological cycle, and you might not be a 'morning person', but it's worth a try as exercise first thing can really wake you up and leave you feeling invigorated for the day ahead.

05.Night owls:
Alternatively, if you're not an early bird, consider looking at how you could use any free time you have in the evening to increase your activity patterns. Most of us spend a lot of time sitting watching TV in the evenings, but you could buy some home exercise equipment and work out while you're doing it.

06.Experiment to find a time for exercise that suits you best.

07Maximise your exercise time:
Make an appointment to exercise - and write it in your diary. You could also record what you did in your workout, so you can keep track of your achievements.
You can extend this idea by making a real appointment with a friend, colleague or relative to exercise together. If you've arranged to meet someone, you're a lot less likely to skip it. Keep some exercise kit handy in the places you spend most of your time. This might mean leaving clothes at college, work, with friends or relatives, or in the boot of your car. By having the right clothes handy you can exercise whenever you get an unexpected free 15 minutes or a sudden burst of enthusiasm.
Consider taking active holidays such as a cycle tour or walking holiday. You still need to get your exercise five days a week, but getting in shape for your holiday might be a good incentive, and if you enjoy it enough it might inspire you to keep it going when you get home.

If you own a car, leave it at home as much as possible and walk or cycle to the shops for those small things such as milk or a newspaper.

Adjoining Toilet Talk

2009-04-11T19:37:00.000-07:00

This could happen to you!

I was barely sitting down when I heard a voice from the other stall saying:
'Hi, how are you?'

I'm not the type to start a conversation in the restroom. I don't know what got into me, but I answered, somewhat embarrassed, 'Doin' just fine!'

And the other person says:'So what are you up to?'

What kind of question is that? At that point, I'm thinking this is too bizarre so I say:'Uhhh, I'm like you, just sitting here.'

At this point I am just trying to get out as fast as I can when I hear another question: 'Can I come over?'

Ok, this question is just too weird for me. I figured I could politely end the conversation. I say:'No........I'm a little busy right now!!!'

Then I hear the person say, nervously: 'Listen, I'll have to call you back. There's an idiot in the other stall who keeps answering all my questions!!'

12 sensible rules of life

2009-04-11T19:32:00.000-07:00

01. If time doesn't wait for you, don't worry!
Just remove the damn battery from the clock and Enjoy life!

02. Expecting the world to treat u fairly coz u r a good person is like
expecting the lion not to attack u coz u r a vegetarian.Think about it.

03. Don't walk as if you rule the world,walk as if you don't care who rules the world! That's called Attitude…! Keep on rocking!

04. Every lady hopes that her daughter will marry a better man than she did and is convinced that her son will never find a wife as good as his father did!!!

05. He was a good man. He never smoked, drank had no affair.When he died, the insurance company refused the claim.They said, he who never lived, cannot die!

06. A man threw his wife in a pond of Crocodiles? He's now being harassed by the Animal Rights Activists for being cruel to the Crocodiles!

07.So many options for suicide: Poison, sleeping pills, hanging, jumping from a building, lying on train tracks,but we chose Marriage, slow sure!

08.Only 20 percent boys have brains, rest have girlfriends!

09 . All desirable things in life are either
illegal, banned, expensive or married to someone else!

10. Laziness is our biggest enemy- Jawaharlal Nehru We should learn to love our enemies- Mahatma Gandhi Ab aap bataaye kiski sune bapu di ya chacha di???

11 . When things go wrong, when sadness fills your heart,When tears flows from your eyes always say these words…Eh Ganpat, chal daru la…

12 . 10% of road accidents are due to drunken driving.Which makes it a logical statement that 90% of accidents are due to driving without drinking!

The Language and Meaning of Rose Colours

2009-04-11T19:28:00.000-07:00

Expressing feelings of love, affection, friendship, thankfulness, joy and several other feelings that makes our life beautiful and rewarding is not always easy. Some people use poetry, roses and many other things to express their feelings. However sending the appropriate rose color bouquet convey messages in a very special and beautiful way. Roses can be sent to any one for any reasons or feelings mentioned above, be they wife or husband, friend or lover, mom or dad, grandma or grandpa or your favourite actor / actresses. No limitations applied when you are sending roses.

Learn The Meaning of Rose Colors to Send Correct Rose.

01.Red: roses show love, passion and respect. Red roses of any color say
"I love you"; deep red roses imply unconscious beauty.

02.Pink: roses communicate happiness, appreciation, admiration, friendship, sympathy.

03.Light Pink: roses denote grace, joy, gentility and admiration.

04.Dark Pink: roses are to singnify thankfullness.

05.Lavender: symbolizes love at first sight and enchantment.

06.White: roses signify spiritual love and purity; but of the soul; bridal white means happy love. White roses can also signify secrecy reverence humility, innocence, or charm.

07.Yellow: shows "I care"; friendship, joy, gladness or freedom.

08.Coral: roses imply desire.

09.Peach roses indicate modesty.

10.Orange: display a feeling of enthusiasm, desire and fascination.

11.White and Red: roses mixed together signify unity.

12.Red and Yellow: rose together say "Congratulations!"

13.Yellow and Orange: in combination imply passionate thoughts.

Other Messages From Roses

Delicate and Beautiful, the rose is the principal messenger of love.
A single rose denotes "I still Love you"
Two Roses of any color taped or wired together signify a commitment or forthcoming marriage.In general, pale-colored roses signify friendship.
12 Roses - Gratitude
25 Roses - Congratulations
50 Roses - Unconditional Love

With roses and flowers there are no limitations as to what can be expressed. The colors and aromas of the different types of roses all have their unique place the history of human expression. Knowing the specific meaning of a rose only enhances the experience of sending and receiving rose and flower bouquets.

House Hold Tips

2009-04-11T19:25:00.000-07:00

01. For cleaning smelly hands after chopping onions or garlic, just rub them on a stainless steel spoon. The steel is supposed to absorb the odor.

02. Fresh coffee beans can also absorb nasty odors from your hands.

03. If you happen to over-salt a pot of soup, just drop in a peeled potato. The potato will absorb the excess salt.

04. When boiling eggs, add a pinch of salt to keep the shells from cracking.

05. Never put citrus fruits or tomatoes in the fridge. The low temperatures degrade the aroma and flavor of these persnickety fruits.

06. To clean cast iron cookwear, don’t use detergents. Just scrub them with salt and a clean, dry paper towel.

07. Will milk curdle if it is allowed to boil? It turns out that this age-old piece of wisdom isn’t true, after all. Milk that has been boiled is perfectly safe to consume.

08. To clean an electric kettle with calcium buildup on the heating element, boil a mixture of half white vinegar and half water, then empty.

09. When storing empty airtight containers, throw in a pinch of salt to keep them from getting stinky.

10. If you are making gravy and accidentally burn it, just pour it into a clean pan and continue cooking it. Add sugar a little at a time, tasting as you go to avoid over-sugaring it. The sugar will cancel out the burned taste

11. Burned a pot of rice? Just place a piece of white bread on top of the rice for 5-10 minutes to draw out the burned flavor. Be careful not to scarf the burned pieces off of the bottom of the pan when serving the rice.

12. Before you chop chili peppers, rub a little vegetable oil into your hands and your skin won’t absorb the spicy chili oil.

13. If you aren’t sure how fresh your eggs are, place them in about four inches of water. Eggs that stay on the bottom are fresh. If only one end tips up, the egg is less fresh and should be used soon. If it floats, it’s past the fresh stage.

14. To banish ants from the kitchen, find out where they are coming in and cover the hole with petroleum jelly. Ants won’t trek through the jelly. If they are coming under a door, draw a line on the floor with chalk. The little bugs also won’t cross a line of chalk.

15. Before making popcorn on the stove or in an air popper, soak the kernels in water for 10 minutes. Drain the water, then pop as normal. The additional moisture helps the popcorn pop up quicker and fluffier with fewer “old maids.”

16. Don’t store your bananas in a bunch or in a fruit bowl with other fruits. Separate your bananas and place each in a different location. Bananas release gases which cause fruits (including other bananas) to ripen quickly. Separating them will keep them fresh longer.

17. To keep potatoes from budding in the bag, put an apple in with them.

18. If you manage to have some leftover wine at the end of the evening, freeze it in ice cube trays for easy addition to soups and sauces in the future.

19. To clean crevices and corners in vases and pitchers, fill with water and drop in two Alka-Seltzer tablets. The bubbles will do the scrubbing.

20. After boiling pasta or potatoes, cool the water and use it to water your house plants. The water contains nutrients that your plants will love.

21. When you clean your fish tank, the water you drain can also be used to water your house plants. The nitrogen and phosphorus in fish droppings make aquarium water a great fertilizer.

22. When defrosting meat from the freezer, pour some vinegar over it. Not only does it tenderize the meat; it will also bring down the freezing temperature of the meat and cause it to thaw quicker.

23. The substance in onions that causes your eyes to water is located in the root cluster of the onion. Cut this part out in a cone shape, with the largest part of the cone around the exterior root section.

24. Taking the top layer off of a onion can also reduce the amount of eye-watering misery.

25. Toothpaste is a great silver cleaner.

26. Baking soda isn’t as effective a deodorizer for the fridge as that baking soda company would like you to believe. Activated charcoal is much better at absorbing fridge and freezer odors.

27. Baking soda is an extremely effective cleaner, though. Use it with vinegar to deodorize drains and clean stovetops and sinks.

28. A favorite tip of thousands of grandmas: when you nick your finger while cutting veggies, wait until the bleeding stops and paint on a layer of clear nail polish. It will keep juices out of the wound and won’t fall off into the spaghetti sauce like a bandage.

29. The jury is still out on what to put in the bag of brown sugar to keep it from going hard: a slice of apple, a piece of bread, and a shard of a terra cotta pot have all been used.

30. Got a nasty invisible splinter from your kitchen tools? Put a piece of adhesive tape on the area and then pull it off to remove the splinter.

31. When you burn yourself in the kitchen, just spread mustard on the affected area. Leave it for a while and it will ease the pain and prevent blistering.

32. For aluminum pans that are looking dull, just boil some apple peels in them. This will brighten up the aluminum and make your house smell yummy.

33. To keep cookies fresh, savvy grannies like to put some crumpled-up tissue paper in the bottom of the cookie jar.

34. If your salt is clumping up, put a few grains of rice in with it to absorb excess moisture.

35. To clean fruit stains off of your fingers, rub them with a fresh, peeled potato. White vinegar can also do the trick.

36. Keep iceberg lettuce fresh in the fridge by wrapping it in a clean, dry paper towel and storing lettuce and paper towel in a sealed baggie in the fridge.

37. If your loaf of bread is starting to go stale, just put a piece of fresh celery in the bag and close it back up. For some reason, this restores a fresh taste and texture to the bread.

38. Always keep an aloe vera plant in your kitchen. It’s invaluable when you sc(Report to Staff)(Report to Staff)(Report to Staff)(Report to Staff) your arm or burn your finger. Just break off a leaf and rub the gel from the inside on the injury.

39. When making a soup, sauce, or casserole that ends up too fatty or greasy, drop in an ice cube. The ice will attract the fat, which you can then scoop out.

40. To reuse cooking oil without tasting whatever was cooked in the oil previously, cook a 1/4″ piece of ginger in the oil. It will remove any remaining flavors and odors

41. If your milk always goes bad before you can finish it, try adding a pinch of salt to the carton when you first open it. It will stay fresh days longer.

42. Water that has been boiled and allowed to cool will freeze faster than water from the tap. This comes in handy when you’re having a party and need ice pronto.

43. Remove tea or coffee stains from your fine china by mixing up a paste of baking soda, lemon juice, and cream of tartar. Rub it over the stains and they’ll come off easily.

44. If two drinking glasses become stuck together after stacking, it’s not impossible to unstick them. Just put ice in the inner glass and dunk the outer glass in warm water. The warm glass will expand and the cold glass will contract, making the glasses separate easily.

45. For splinters under the fingernail, soaking the affected finger in a bowl of milk with a piece of bread in it is said to draw out the splinter.

46. Did grandpa ever give you a drink of cola for an upset tummy? It turns out that this is actually a pretty effective remedy. The sugar and carbonation can soothe many tummy problems - but it can also exacerbate others.

47. Putting salty bacon on a boil is said to “draw the poison out” of boils.

48. To help old wooden drawers (without runners) open and close smoothly, rub a candle on the tracks.

49. A cotton ball soaked in white vinegar and applied to a fresh bruise will reduce the darkness of the bruise and help it disappear sooner.

50. Drinking cranberry juice and eating blueberries regularly will help stave off urinary tract infections.

10 Reasons Why Sun Is Good for Our Health

2009-04-11T19:24:00.000-07:00

Even the Stone Age people knew the Sun brought life on Earth and that is why they used to worship it. But the sun waves can heal and destroy, they can be the kiss of life or death. It depends on the way we use them.

01. The sunlight kills microbes. That's why it is important to put out in the sun carpets, blankets and eiderdowns that cannot be washed regularly. Exposure to the sun confers the skin a bright, healthy look and increased elasticity.A moderately tanned skin is more resistant to infections and sun burning than an untanned one. Many skin diseases (dermatitis) can be controlled and even cured through controlled exposure to the sun. The sun rays are proven to strengthen the immune system.

02. Due to the sun our mood and morals improve. Sunlight helps in cases of chronic or acute depression, by stimulating the synthesis of endorphins (good-feeling hormones). That's why we get depressed in the cold and dark days of the winter.

03. The sun is good against insomnia. Daytime exposure to sunlight increases the melatonin production during the night. This hormone helps regulate the sleep.

04. Under the action of the sunlight, the skin synthesizes vitamin D, which makes possible calcium absorption in the intestine, helping the organism grow strong bones. This way the sun prevents rachitism in both children and adults and osteoporosis in elders.

05. As vitamin D and some related compounds impede the development of some cancer cells, we can say the sun fights off this disease. Regular and controlled exposure to the sun has a preventive effect against cancer of colon, breast, leukemia and lymphomas.

06. Exposure to the sun strengthens the cardiovascular system. Blood circulation is improved, the pulse, arterial pressure, moderately high glycemia and cholesterol levels can be normalized.

07. Sun rays improve liver functioning, being effective in treating jaundice.

08. They help the kidneys with a part of their job, as the sun waves favor the elimination of waste products through the skin, when we sweat.

09. The sun also helps losing weight by increasing the metabolic rate through the stimulation of the thyroid. It also eases symptoms of premenstrual syndrome.

10. The sun rays also ease the healing of the swollen joints during peaks of inflammation in cases of arthritis

2009-04-11T19:19:00.000-07:00

01.Tell her she is beautiful (not hot, fine, or sexy)
02.Hold her hand at any moment . . . even if its just for a second.
03.Kiss her on the forehead.
04.Leave her voice messages to wake up to.
05.Always tell her you love her every second of the day.
06.When she is upset, hold her tight and tell her how much she means to you.
07.Recognize the small things . . . they usually mean the most.
08.Sing to her no matter how horrible your voice is.
09.Pick her over all the other girls you hang out with.
10.Write her notes. (she loves them)
11.Introduce her to family and friends . . . as your girlfriend.
12.Play with her hair.
13.Pick her up, tickle her, and play-wrestle with her.
14.Sit in the park and just talk to her.
15.Tell her funny jokes, tell her stupid jokes, or just tell her jokes.
16.Throw pebbles at her window in the middle of the night.
17.Let her fall asleep in your arms.
18.Carve your names into a tree.
19.If she's mad at you, kiss her.
20.Give her piggyback rides.
21.Bring her flowers
22.Treat her the same around your friends as you do when your alone.
23.Look her in the eyes and smile.
24.Let her take as many pictures of you as she wants.
25.Slow dance with her, even if there isn't any music playing.
26.Kiss her in the rain.
27.If you are in love with her . . . tell her.

Real friend test

2009-04-11T19:15:00.000-07:00

This is GOOD...I expect it back too!
I especially like the last sentence!!!! !!
Add your name, where u live, what school u go to and ur closest friend of the opposite gender at the top as well, we'll see whose name appears most!

A simple friend, when visiting, acts like a guest.
A real friend opens your refrigerator and helps himself and doesn't feel even the least bit weird shutting your 'beer/Pepsi drawer' with her foot!

A simple friend has never seen you cry.
A real friend shoulder is soggy from your tears..

A simple friend doesn't know your parents' first names.
A real friend has their phone numbers in his address book..

A simple friend brings a bottle of wine to yourparty.
A real friend comes early to help you cook and stays late to help you clean.

A simple friend hates it when you call afterthey've gone to bed.
A real friend asks you why you took so long to call.

A simple friend seeks to talk with you about your problems.
A real friend seeks to help you with your problems.

A simple friend wonders about your romantic history.
A real friend could blackmail you with it!

A simple friend thinks the friendship is over when you have an argument.
A real friend calls you after you had a fight.

A simple friend expects you to always be there for them.
A real friend expects to always be there for you!

A simple friend reads this e-mail and deletes it.
A real friend passes it on and sends it back to you!

It keeps us together, like our Circle of Friends. Today I pass this on to you. Pass it on to someone who is a friend to you..

10 Tips For Eyes

2009-04-11T19:01:00.000-07:00

The eyes are the part of the face we notice first. This is why it's important to make sure that your eyes look their best when attending to your makeup and care routine. Following are some great beauty tips for your eyes, no matter who you are.

01. Healthy eyes are beautiful eyes
If your eyes are swollen, red, or otherwise unhealthy, no amount of makeup is going to disguise this fact. If you wear contact lenses, make sure that you attend to all the care instructions for them. Also, protect your eyes by using cosmetics with sunscreen included.

02. When putting on eye makeup:
make sure it goes with the rest of your look. Too many women forget that while the eyes are important, they must be in harmony with the rest of the face. Choose eye makeup that goes with what you're wearing, and with the look you choose on the rest of your face. Don't let your features go to war with each other to be the most prominent – you'll have to choose whether you want the focus to be on your lips or eyes, for instance. Overdoing it can just look garish.

03. Lay a good base:
A layer of foundation on your eyelids will help smooth out imperfections and help your eye shadow and liner look their best.

04. Choose a color theme.
This doesn't meant that you have to use a monochrome scheme for your eye makeup, but it does mean that it's a good idea to keep an idea of color harmony in mind as you apply your makeup. The colors that will work best for you depend on your skin tone.

05. Pay attention to your eye shape:
What works on one person won't necessarily look good on another. Figuring out what shape and set your eyes are can go a long way to helping you get the right look.

06. Select quality cosmetics:
It really matters whether or not your makeup is high quality. Don't let your tools work against you just because you can get a cheaper brand. You'll never achieve the same looks you can with a better brand.

07. Use specialized cleansers to remove your makeup:
Soap and water are harsh and can irritate the eyes. Specially formulated eye cleansers are gentle, but made to remove old cosmetics.

08. Use darker, more heavily made up looks at night:
Daytime requires a more natural look. Apply mascara on the tips of the lashes only, and save the liquid liner for evenings. Harsh makeup in daylight can look overdone or silly.

09. Soften over-prominent eyes:
Just because the eyes are the first thing we pay attention to doesn't meant that they must be the focus of every look. If you feel that your eyes are too prominent, apply medium shadow and don't use highlights. This will make them appear deeper-set.

10. Keep up to date on the latest looks:
If you've been doing your eyes the same way for years, you can look dated without knowing it. Pay attention to what other 10 Beauty Tips For Eyespeople are wearing as well as the latest makeup styles, and form a look that's your own.

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2009-04-11T18:41:00.000-07:00

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How Those Big Companies Got Their Names

2008-11-24T20:36:00.000-08:00

01.Adobe - Came from name of the river Adobe Creek that ran behind the house of founder John Warnock.

02.Apache - It got its name because its founders got started by applying patches to code written for NCSA httpd daemon. The result was A PAtCHy server thus, the name Apache.

03.Apple Computers - Steve Jobs was three months late in filing a name for the business because he didnt get any better name for his new company. So one day he told to the staff: If I'll not get better name by 5'o clock today, our companies name will be anything he likes So at 5'o clock nobody come up with better name, and he was eating Apple that time¦ so he keep the name of the company Apple Computers.

04.CISCO - Its not an acronym but the short for San Francisco.

05.Google - The name started as a jokey boast about the amount of information the search-engine would be able to search. It was originally named Googol, a word for the number represented by 1 followed by 100 zeros. After founders Stanford grad students Sergey Brin and Larry Page resented their project to an angel investor, they received a cheque made out to Google

06.Hotmail - Founder Jack Smith got the idea of accessing e-mail via the web from a computer anywhere in the world. When Sabeer Bhatia came up with the business plan for the mail service, he tried all kinds of names ending in mail and finally settled for hotmail as it included the letters html the programming language used to write web pages. It was initially referred to as HoTMaiL with selective upper casing.

07.Hewlett-Packard (HP) - Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard tossed a coin to decide whether the company they founded would be called Hewlett-Packard or Packard-Hewlett, and the winner was NOT Bill the winner was Dave.

08.Intel- Bob Noyce and Gordon Moore wanted to name their new company Moore Noyce but that was already trademarked by a hotel chain, so they had to settle for an acronym of INTegrated ELectronics = INTEL

09.Lotus (Notes) - Mitch Kapor got the name for his company from The Lotus Position or Padmasana. Kapor used to be a teacher of Transcendental Meditation of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.

10.Microsoft - Coined by Bill Gates to represent the company that was devoted to MICROcomputer SOFTware. Originally christened Micro-Soft, the was removed later on.

11.Motorola - Founder Paul Galvin came up with this name when his company started manufacturing radios for cars. The popular radio company at the time was called Victrola.

12.ORACLE - Larry Ellison and Bob Oats were working on a consulting project for the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency). The code name for the project was called Oracle (the CIA saw this as the system to give answers to all questions or something such). Acronym for: One Real A****** Called Larry Ellison??

13.Red Hat - Company founder Marc Ewing was given the Cornell lacrosse team cap (with red and white stripes) while at college by his grandfather. He lost it and had to search for it desperately. The manual of the beta version of Red Hat Linux had an appeal to readers to return his Red Hat if found by anyone!

14.SAP - Systems, Applications, Products in Data Processing, formed by 4 ex-IBM employees who used to work in the Systems/Applications/Projects group of IBM.

15.Sony - From the Latin word sonus meaning sound, and sonny a slang used by Americans to refer to a bright youngster.

16.SUN - Founded by 4 Stanford University buddies, SUN is the acronym for Stanford University Network.

17.Xerox - The inventor, Chestor Carlson, named his product trying to say dry (as it was dry copying, markedly different from the then prevailing wet copying). The Greek root `xer' means dry.

18.Yahoo!- The word was invented by Jonathan Swift and used in his book Gulliver Travels. It represents a person who is repulsive in appearance and action and is barely human. Yahoo! founders Jerry Yang and David Filo selected the name because they considered themselves yahoos.

26 Commandments for personal interviews

2008-11-24T20:28:00.000-08:00

You have fared well in the written test and the group discussion.You are just a step away from admission to your dream programme the personal interview.A panel of management experts, a battery of questions. Are you perspiring already? Well, a personal interview could actually be challenging and fun if you just relax and remain focused. Think of it as a conversation between the interview panel and yourself, so enjoy it thoroughly. To begin with, there are four main focus areas in any personal interview:

~Personal details
~Academic details
~Your background
~Current affairs

Commandments for every personal interview:
Even after months of preparation, some candidates do not perform well inside the interview room.The trick is to follow the below commandments practice them during mock interview sessions diligently. You are sure to crack the personal interview.

01.Whenever the interviewer asks any questions, listen carefully. Do not interrupt him midway. Ask for a clarification if the question is not clear. Wait a second or two before you answer. And don't dive into the answer!

02.Speak clearly. Don't speak very slowly. Be loud enough so that the interviewers don't have to strain their ears. www.chetanasinterview.com

03.Brevity is the hallmark of a good communicator. An over-talkative or verbose person is disliked and misjudged instantly, so keep it short.

04. If you don't know an answer, be honest. The interviewer will respect your integrity and honesty. Never exaggerate.

05. Never boast about your achievements. Don't be overconfident -- it is often misinterpreted by interviewers for arrogance. www.chetanasinterview.com

06. Don't get into an argument with the interviewer on any topic. Restrain yourself, please!

07. Remember your manners. Project an air of humility and be polite.

08. Project enthusiasm. The interviewer usually pays more attention if you display enthusiasm in whatever you say.

09. Maintain a cheerful disposition throughout the interview, because a pleasant countenance holds the interviewers' interest.

10. Maintain perfect eye contact with all panel members; make sure you address them all. This shows your self-confidence and honesty.

11. Avoid using slang. It may not be understood and will certainly not be appreciated. www.chetanasinterview.com

12. Avoid frequent use of words and phrases like, 'I mean'; 'You know'; 'I know'; 'Well'; 'As such'; 'Fine'; 'Basically', etc.

13. When questions are asked in English, reply in English only. Do not use Hindi or any other languages. Avoid using Hindi words like matlab, ki, maine, etc.

14. Feel free to ask questions if necessary. It is quite in order and much appreciated by interviewers. www.chetanasinterview.com

15. Last but not the least, be natural. Many interviewees adopt a stance that is not their natural self. Interviewers find it amusing when a candidate launches into a new accent that s/he cannot sustain consistently through the interview or adopts a mannerism that is inconsistent with their own personality.It is best to talk naturally. You come across as genuine.

Mind your body language:
01.Do not keep shifting your position.

02.Your posture during the interview adds to or diminishes your personality. Be a little conscious of your posture and gestures. They convey a lot about your personality.

03.Sit straight. Keep your body still. You may, of course, use your hand gestures freely.

04.Avoid these mannerisms at all costs:

~Playing with your tie
~Theatrical gestures
~Shaking legs
~Sitting with your arms slung over the back of the adjoining chair

Post interview etiquette:
01.Make sure you thank the interviewers as a mark of respect for the time they have spared for you.

02.As you rise and are about to leave, make sure you collect up your pen/ pencil/ all other stationery.

03.After getting up, place your chair in its original position.

The last word:
01.Some institutes (like the Faculty of Management Studies) ask you to deliver an extempore speech suddenly while the interview is going on. Be mentally prepared for the same.

02.Competition will be very tough. Every mistake you commit will turn into an advantage for the other candidates. Hence, be very particular about your preparation. Do not leave anything to chance or the last minute.

03.Remember you have to sell yourself in an interview.

04.Be very particular about what you write in your resume. Check and re-check your resume for facts, spelling errors, etc. Ensure that there are no grammatical errors in the descriptive type questions in the sheet. Use these hints, and say goodbye to your interview phobia!

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courtesy: Article Contributed By: S.K.Chaitanya

Business Jokes Collection

2008-11-08T04:59:00.000-08:00

01.Bosses versus workers
When I take a long time, I am slow. When my boss takes a long time, he is thorough. When I don't do it, I am lazy. When my boss doesn't do it, he's too busy. When I do it without being told, I'm trying to be smart. When my boss does the same, that is initiative. When I please my boss, that's brown-nosing. When my boss pleases his boss, that's co-operating. When I do good, my boss never remembers. When I do wrong, he never forgets.

02.The work qualification test
Murphy applied for an engineering position at an Irish firm based in Dublin. An American applied for the same job and both applicants having the same qualifications were asked to take a test by the Department manager. Upon completion of the test both men only missed one of the questions. The manager went to Murphy and said. Manager: "Thank you for your interest, but we've decided to give the American the job" Murphy: "And why would you be doing that? We both got nine questions correct. This being Ireland and me being Irish I should get the job!" Manager: "We have made our decisions not on the correct answers, but on the question you missed." Murphy: "And just how would one incorrect answer be better than the other?" Manager: "Simple, the American put down on question #5, "I don't know.", You put down "Neither do I."

03.How to look busy
Generally, this will not be a concern until you are promoted to an executive position. But once you've created the illusion that you serve even the slightest purpose at your place of "business," there's no telling how far you'll go. In the real working world, productivity is all a matter of appearances. Appearance: You are furiously taking notes while conducting an important telephone marketing survey. Reality: You are pretending to take notes while talking to your friend who has called collect from Bulgaria. Appearance: You are on the phone with a client in New York and you have said, "Yes sirree! That stock is about to shoot through the roof, now's a great time to buy, I tell ya!" Reality: You are on the phone with a friend in Guam and you have said, "Yeah, this job is terrible, and my boss is such a pushy whining... Yes sirree! That stock is about to shoot through the roof, now's a great time to buy, I tell ya!" Appearance: You are at your computer writing a serious business memorandum to your department supervisior. Reality: You are at your computer telling dead-baby jokes to your e-mail correspondent in Namibia. Appearance: You are urgently plugging numbers into a complicated spreadsheet. Reality: You are playing Tetris. Appearance: You are tapping away on calculator keys, helping out the accounting department. Reality: You are paying your electric bill. Appearance: You are reading the DOS manual. Reality: You are reading the TV guide you placed in the DOS manual. Appearance: You are staring at an empty computer screen, absorbed in deep thought. Reality: You have pressed "Escape" just in time, erasing a MacDraw portrait entitled "Supervisor with Pitchfork Wound Clinging to a Cliff"

04.The accident report
Dear Sir, I am writing in response to your request for additional information for block number 3 of the accident reporting form. I put "poor planning" as the cause of my accident. You said in your letter that I should explain more fully and I trust the following detail will be sufficient. I am an amateur radio operator and on the day of the accident, I was working alone on the top section of my new 80 foot tower. When I had completed my work, I discovered that I had, over the course of several trips up the tower, brought up about 300 pounds of tools and spare hardware. Rather than carry the now un-needed tools and material down by hand, I decided to lower the items down in a small barrel by using a pulley, which fortunately was attached to the gin pole at the top of the tower. Securing the rope at ground level, I went to the top of the tower and loaded the tools and material into the barrel. Then I went back to the ground and untied the rope, holding it tightly to insure a slow decent of the 300 pounds of tools. You will note in block number 11 of the accident reporting form, that I weigh only 155 pounds. Due to my surprise of being jerked off the ground so suddenly, I lost my presence of mind and forgot to let go of the rope. Needless to say, I proceeded at a rather rapid rate of speed up the side of the tower. In the vicinity of the 40 foot level, I met the barrel coming down. This explains my fractured skull and broken collarbone. Slowed only slightly, I continued my rapid ascent, not stopping until the fingers of my right hand were two knuckles deep into the pulley. Fortunately, by this time, I had regained my presence of mind and was able to hold onto the rope in spite of my pain. At approximately the same time, however, the barrel of tools hit the ground and the bottom fell out of the barrel. Devoid of the weight of the tools, the barrel now weighed approximately 20 pounds. I refer you again to my weight in block number 11. As you might imagine, I began a rapid descent down the side of the tower. In the vicinity of the 40 foot level, I met the barrel coming up. This accounts for the two fractured ankles and the lacerations of my legs and lower body. The encounter with the barrel slowed me enough to lessen my injuries when I fell onto the pile of tools and fortunately, only three vertebrae were cracked. I am sorry to report, however, that as I lay there on the tools, in pain, unable to stand and watching the empty barrel 80 feet above me... I again lost my presence of mind. I let go of the rope.

05.The boss tells some jokes
The boss returned from lunch in a good mood and called the whole staff in to listen to a couple of jokes he had picked up. Everybody, but one girl laughed uproariously. "What's the matter?" grumbled the boss. "Haven't you got a sense of humor?" "I don't have to laugh," she replied. "I'm leaving Friday."

06.Stop being late to work
Tom had this problem of getting up late in the morning and was always late for work. His boss was mad at him and threatened to fire him if he didn't do something about it. So Tom went to his doctor who gave him a pill and told him to take it before he went to bed. Tom slept well and in fact beat the alarm in the morning by almost two hours. He had a leisurely breakfast and drove cheerfully to work. "Boss", he said, " The pill actually worked!" "That's all fine" said the boss, " But where were you yesterday?"

07.Lawyers arrive in Japan
Take heart, America. Three monkey wrenches have been thrown into Japan's well-oiled economic machine. It's only a mater of time before that powerful engine of productivity begins to sputter and fail. What could cause such a sharp turnaround? High interest rates? Increased unemployment? Lower productivity? No, it's something much more economically debilitating - and permanent. Three American lawyers have become the first foreign attorneys permitted to practice law in Japan. What's more, two of them are from New York! The decline has begun. Japan has one attorney for every 10,000 residents, compared to the U.S. ratio of one attorney for every 390 residents. For every 100 attorneys trained in Japan, there are 1,000 engineers. In the United States, that ratio is reversed. But a law that became effective on April 1 permits foreigners to practice in Japan for the first time since 1955. Already, an additional 20 American and six British lawyers have applied for permission to open practices in Japan. If anything can slow the Japanese economy, it's the presence of American attorneys. What better way to even our balance of trade than to send Japan our costliest surplus commodity?

08.The results of a government study
For the past three years, the government has worked hard and spent many tax dollars to find the approval ratings for unemployment. They have concluded that a 7% unemployment level is acceptable to 93% of the working population. Now let's just hope that the unemployment rate doesn't change.

09.The corporate boat race
An American automobile company and a Japanese auto company decided to have a competitive boat race on the Detroit River. Both teams practiced hard and long to reach their peak performance. On the big day, they were as ready as they could be. The Japanese team won by a mile. Afterwards, the American team became discouraged by the loss and their morale sagged. Corporate management decided that the reason for the crushing defeat had to be found. A Continuous Measurable Improvement Team of "Executives" was set up to investigate the problem and to recommend appropriate corrective action. Their conclusion: The problem was that the Japanese team had 8 people rowing and 1 person steering, whereas the American team had 1 person rowing and 8 people steering. The American Corporate Steering Committee immediately hired a consulting firm to do a study on the management structure. After some time and billions of dollars, the consulting firm concluded that "too many people were steering and not enough rowing." To prevent losing to the Japanese again next year, the management structure was changed to "4 Steering Managers, 3 Area Steering Managers, and 1 Staff Steering Manager" and a new performance system for the person rowing the boat to give more incentive to work harder and become a six sigma performer. "We must give him empowerment and enrichment." That ought to do it. The next year the Japanese team won by two miles. The American Corporation laid off the rower for poor performance, sold all of the paddles, cancelled all capital investments for new equipment, halted development of a new canoe, awarded high performance awards to the consulting firm, and distributed the money saved as bonuses to the senior executives.

10.Captain and passengers
During a tedious, cross-country, red-eye flight, the Captain came on the intercom and methodically gave his passenger briefing, "Ladies and Gentlemen, this is your Captain speaking. We will be cruising at 35,000 feet, blah, blah..." After completing his statement, the over-worked Captain forgot to disconnect his mike, and the next thing the passengers heard was, "You know, I sure could go for a cup of coffee and a blowjob right about now..." Upon hearing this, the stewardess at the front of the plane immediately turned and ran to the cockpit to inform the Captain of his miscue. While scurrying past the first class section, a passenger raised his hand and was heard to say, "Don't forget the coffee!!!"

Sardar Jokes Collection

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01.Sardar jokes-Nobel prize
A man is driving down a country road, when he spots a sardar standing in the middle of a huge field of grass.He pulls the car over to the side of the road and notices that Santa is just standing there, doing nothing, looking at nothing.The man gets out of the car, walks all the way out to the sardar and asks him, “Ah excuse me sir, but what are you doing?”Santa replies, “I’m trying to win a Nobel Prize.”"How?” asks the man, puzzled.”Well I heard they give the Nobel Prize to people who are out standing in their field.”

02.Sardar jokes-Suger level
Sardar enters kitchen and opens the sugarbox. Sees inside and closes it.Wife observes the whole episode.Again he comes and does the same stuff. Wife asks Why are you doing this?Sardar replies: Doctor told to check sugar level regularly.

03.Sardar jokes-Engine failure
Fifteen minutes into the flight from Delhi to Kolkata, the captain announced, “Ladies and gentlemen, one of our engines has failed. There is nothing to worry about. Our flight will take an hour longer than scheduled, but we still have three engines left.”Thirty minutes later the captain announced, “One more engine has failed and the flight will take an additional two hours. But don’t worry. We can fly just fine on two engines.”An hour later the captain announced, “One more engine has failed and our arrival will be delayed another three hours. But don’t worry. We still have one engine left.”A young Sardar passenger turned to the man in the next seat and remarked, “If we lose one more engine, we’ll be up here all day!”

04.Sardar jokes-Puzzle
Two Sardar walk into a bar, each orders a drink. They go and sit down and start toasting and cheering, “51 days! 51 Days!!” About five minutes later, another Sardar walks in, orders a drink, and joins the other two in the cheering.Finally, another Sardar walks in with what looks like a picture. He puts the picture thing in the middle of the table, and starts cheering with the others, “51 days!51 days!!The Bartender starts too get really curious, so he walks over to discover that the picture is a Puzzle. He walks over to one of the Sardar and asks, “What on earth are you doing??”"Well,” the Sardar says, “everyone thinks Sardar are so stupid, so we proved them wrong. On the box of this puzzle, it says 2-4 years, but we finished it in only 51 days!!!

05.Sardar jokes-Going home early
Three sardars who work in the same office notice that their boss has started leaving work early every day. One day they decide that after he leaves, they’ll take off early, too. After all, he never calls or comes back, so how will he know?The 1st Sardar is thrilled to get home early. he does a little gardening, watches a movie and then goes to bed early.The 2nd Sardar is elevated to be able to get in a quick workout at her health club before meeting a dinner date.The 3rd Sardar is also very happy to be home early, but as he goes upstairs he hears noises coming from his bedroom. he quietly opens the door a crack and is mortified to see his wife in bed with HIS BOSS! Ever so gently, he closes the door and creeps out of his house.The next day, the other two Sardar talk about leaving early again, but when they ask the 3rd Sardar if he wants to leave early also, he exclaims, “NO WAY! Yesterday I almost got caught!”

06.Sardar jokes-Hanging for life
There were eleven people hanging onto a rope that came down from a plane.Ten were sardar, and one was a girl. They all decided that one person should get off because if they didn?t, then the rope would break and everyone would die. No one could decide who should go, so finally the girl said, “I’ll get off.”After a really touching speech from the girl saying she would get off, all of the sardar started Clapping.

07.Sardar jokes - Weight loss
The doctor told Sardarji that if he ran eight kilometers a day for 300 days, he wouldlose 34 kilos. At the end of 300 days, Sardarji called the doctor to report he had lost the weight,but he had a problem.”What’s the problem?” asked the doctor.I’m 2400 kms from home.

08.Sardar jokes-Santa in heaven
Santa Singh died and went to heaven. When he got to the pearly gate Saint Peter told him that new rules were in effect due to the advances in education on earth.In order to gain admittance a prospective heavenly soul must answer two questions:1. Name two days of the week that begin with “T”.2. How many seconds are there in a year?Santa thought for a few minutes and answered…1. The two days of the week that begin with “T” are Today and Tomorrow.2. There are 12 seconds in a year.Saint Peter said, “OK, I’ll buy the Today and Tomorrow, even though it’s not the answer I expected, so your answer is correct.But how did you get only 12 seconds in a year?”Santa replied, “Well, January 2nd, February 2nd,March 2nd, etc….”Saint Peter lets him in without another word”

09.Sardar jokes
Santa and Banta decide to apply for jobs at a mine that had opened nearby. After sitting in the waiting room for a while, Banta gets called in for his interview.The boss asks Banta if he had worked underground mines before? Banta says that he had.The boss asks him how deep under ground he worked?Banta says, “Oh, about 8 to 10 feet.”The boss says, “Mines are a lot deeper than that, get out of here - you’re no miner!”On his way out, Banta tells Santa to tell the boss that he worked real deep underground so he could get the job. Santa gets called in.The boss asks Santa if he had worked underground mines before?Santa says, “Oh sure.”The boss asks how deep underground he worked.Santa says, “I used to work in a mine 20,000 feet underground. “The boss says, “20,000 feet, Wow! That is incredible!, “What kind of lights did you use in a mine so deep underground? “Santa says, “Oh, I didn’t need a light, I worked on the day shift!”

10.Sardar jokes-Who dunnit
The judge read the charges, then asked: Are you the defendant in this case?No, your honor,” replied Banta, “I’ve got a lawyer to do the defending. I’m the person who done it.

11.Sardar jokes
Santa: My wife is still scared of waterBanta: how come?Santa: yesterday when i went home, she was in the bath tub with the security guard!!———-Santa to his wife: darling, years ago u had a figure like coke bottle.Jeeto: yes darling i still do, only differnece is earlier it was 300mlnow it’s 1.5 ltr.———–Nurse: congrats santa, you are a father.Santa: don’t tell my wife, i want to surprise her!

12.Sardar jokes
Once upon a time there was an archery contest.The first archer, wearing a long cape covering his face, lines up in position…He takes a deep breath and fires an arrow, which finds the center of the target.Then he takes of his cape and screams: I AM…… ROBIN HOOD!!! The crowd cheers!The second archer with a cape lines up in position.He fires his arrow, which hits the center and cuts Robin Hood’s arrow into two!!!He takes off his cape and screams: I AM…… WILLIAM TELL!!!!!! The crowd cheers!!Finally our Santa in cape lines up in position… He fires his arrow but it goes all wrong!It flies past the crowd and kills the king!!! Then the man takes off his cape and screams:I AM…… SORRY

13.Santa banta sardar jokes
Santa: Wow Banta, Where did you get the cycle, from? Banta: I was walking on the highway when a beautiful lady came in this cycle and asked me -”want a ride Mr. Singh?” I hopped in, and she took me to the woods. Once in woods she got outside took off clothes and said to me “Mr. Singh. take anything” Santa is quite excited and asks “What did you do Santa?” Banta: I took the cycle. Santa: good show - you wouldn?t have fit into her clothes!

14.Short sardar jokes
Enjoy 5 short sardar jokes !? Q: How do you recognize a Santa’s son in School?A: He is the one who erases the books when the teacher erases the board.? Santa: I kiss my wife everyday before leaving for office, what about you?Banta: Me too, after you leave.? Banta: Guess what I heard in the pub? They reckon the milkman has made love to every woman in our street except one.”Wife: I’ll bet it’s that stuck-up Rupa at number 14.? Santa was caught for speeding and went before the judge.The judge said: What will you take 30 days or Rs 3000.Santa: I think I’ll take the money.? The judge read the charges, then asked: Are you the defendant in this case?No, your honor,” replied Banta, “I’ve got a lawyer to do the defendin’. I’m the person who done it.

15.April fool
Sardar got into a bus on 1st April when conductor asked for ticket.
He gave Rs.10/- and took the ticket and said April fool. I have pass.

Blonde Jokes Collection

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01.Interblonde
What's the difference between a blonde and the internet? Not everyone's been on the internet!

02. Bad Day Blondie
How do you know a blonde's having a bad day? Her tampon's behind her ear and she can't find her pencil.

03.Blonde Safe Sex
What is a blonde's idea of safe sex? Locking the car door.

04.Hooker In Training
Harry and his wife are having hard financial times, so they decide she'll become a hooker. She's not quite sure what to do, so Harry says, "Stand in front of that bar and pick up a guy and tell him it'll be a hundred bucks. If you've got a question, I'll be parked around the corner." She's not there five minutes when a guy pulls up and asks, "How much?" She says, "A hundred dollars."

05.Blonde in a Car
A blonde walked into a gas station and said to the manager, ''I locked my keys in my car. Do you have a coat hanger or something I can stick through the window to unlock the door?'' ''Why sure,'' said the manager, ''we have something that works especially well for that.'' A couple minutes later, the manager walked outside to see how the blonde was doing and he heard another voice. ''No, no! A little to the left,'' said the other blonde inside the car.

06.Blonde Half-Wit
What do you call a blonde with half a brain? Gifted

07.Blonde Puzzle
Question: Why did the blonde get so excited after she finished her jigsaw puzzle in only 6 months? Answer: Because on the box it said "From 2-4 years."

08.Blonderrific Hair!
Why did the blonde run out of shampoo? She kept following the instructions: lather, rinse, repeat!

09.Not Going To Try This Again
A blonde decides to try horseback riding, even though she has had no lessons or prior experience. She mounts the horse unassisted and it immediately springs into motion. It gallops along at a steady and rhythmic pace, but the blonde begins to slip from the saddle. In terror, she grabs for the horse''s mane, but cannot seem to get a firm grip. She tries to throw her arms around the horse''s neck, but she slides down the side of the horse anyway. The horse gallops along, seemingly ignorant of its slipping rider. Finally, giving up her frail grip, the blonde attempts to leap away from the horse and throw herself to safety. Unfortunately, her foot becomes entangled in the stirrup, and she is now at the mercy of the horse''s pounding hooves as her head is struck against the ground over and over. She starts to lose consciousness, but to her great fortune, Bobby, the Wal-Mart greeter, sees her and unplugs the horse.

10.Blonde in Your Fridge
Question: How can you tell a blonde's been in your fridge?
Answer: There is lipstick on the cucumber

11.Death Row in Women's Prison
Three women are about to be executed. One's a brunette, one's a redhead, and one's a blonde. The guard brings the brunette forward and the executioner asks if she has any last requests. She says no, and the executioner shouts, "Ready! Aimâ€¦" Suddenly the brunette yells, "EARTHQUAKE!!!" Everyone is startled and throws themselves on the ground while she escapes. The guard brings the redhead forward and the executioner asks if she has any last requests. She say no, and the executioner shouts, "Ready! Aimâ€¦" Suddenly the redhead yells, "TORNADO!!!" Everyone is startled and looks around for cover while she escapes. By now the blonde has it all figured out. The guard brings her forward and the executioner asks if she has any last requests. She says no, and the executioner shouts, "Ready! Aimâ€¦" And the blonde yells, "FIRE!!!"

12.Blonde and the Bottle Cap
Question: Why did the blonde keep taking off and putting the Pepsi bottle cap back on? Answer: Because it said, ''Sorry, try again.''

13.Tank Girl
How do you stop a blonde tank? Shoot the people pushing it!

14.Blonde Driving
Question:Why did the blonde get pulled over by the police?
Answer:Her headlights weren't working, so she was flashing people

15.Blonde...Foreplay
What do blondes do for foreplay ? Remove their underwear

16.Blonde Driving
A blonde was swerving all over the road and driving very badly, so she got pulled over by a cop. The cop walked up to her window and asked, "Miss, why are you driving so recklessly?" The blonde said, "I'm sorry sir, but wherever I go, there's always a tree in front of me and I can't seem to get away from it!" The cop looked at her and said, "Lady, that's your air freshener!"

17.Blonde License
Why was the blonde mad when she got her drivers license back? Because she got an ''F'' in Sex.

18.Blonde - Elmo Factory
Once there was a blonde who really needed some money. She saw an ad in the newspaper for a job at an Elmo factory. She went down and applied, but the manager told her that she wouldn't want the job because it was so boring. The blonde begged him and told him she would do anything because she needed the money really bad. After long consideration the manager hired her. After a few hours the manager looked at the video-monitor showing the factory floor and saw that the conveyer belt was backed up. The manager went downstairs to find out what the problem was. When he arived there the blonde was sewing two marbles into the crotch of every Elmo.

19.Deer Tracks
Three blondes were taking a walk in the country when they came upon a line of tracks. The first blonde said, "Those must be deer tracks!" The second blonde said, "No, stupid, anyone can tell those are rabbit tracks!" The third blondie said, "No, you idiots, those are horse tracks!" They where still arguing ten minutes later when a train hit them

20. Three Girls Go Camping
One day three women went camping - a blonde, a brunette and a redhead. The blonde suddenly had to go to the bathroom. She went into the woods with her toilet paper and did her business. While she was gone, the brunette and the redhead decided to play a joke on her. They skinned a rabbit and snuck up on the blonde, put the guts behind her and ran back to the campsite. Three minutes later they heard a scream. Then they waited another half an hour and the blonde came back, sweating. She said, "I had to poop so hard I pooped my guts out. But thanks to God and these two fingers, I stuffed them back in."

21.Blonde and Dictionary
A blonde, redhead, and brunette were looking at a dictionary for the hardest words they knew. The brunette's word was quizzical. The redhead's word was photosynthesis. The blonde's word was dick.

22. Le Parfumerie y le Blonde
One day two blondes walk into a perfume shop. The one blonde picks up a bottle of perfume that is titled "Viens Chez Moi." The blonde asks the manager what it means, and the manager says it means, "Come to Me." So the blonde smells the perfume and asks her friend, "Does this smell like come to you? Because it doesn't smell like come to me."

23.Blonde in a boat
There was a blonde driving down the road one day. She glanced to her right and noticed another blonde sitting in a nearby field. She was in a boat rowing, with no water in sight. The blonde angrily pulled her car over and yelled at the rowing blonde, â€œWhat do you think you're doing? It's things like this that give us blondes a bad name. If I could swim, I'd come out there and kick your butt!â€

24.Blonde Pooltable
A blonde is like a pooltable, put a dollar in and she'll rack your balls.

25.Le Parfumerie y le Blonde
One day two blondes walk into a perfume shop. The one blonde picks up a bottle of perfume that is titled "Viens Chez Moi." The blonde asks the manager what it means, and the manager says it means, "Come to Me." So the blonde smells the perfume and asks her friend, "Does this smell like come to you? Because it doesn't smell like come to me."

26 Blonde in a boat.
There was a blonde driving down the road one day. She glanced to her right and noticed another blonde sitting in a nearby field. She was in a boat rowing, with no water in sight. The blonde angrily pulled her car over and yelled at the rowing blonde, â€œWhat do you think you're doing? It's things like this that give us blondes a bad name. If I could swim, I'd come out there and kick your butt!â€

27.Three Girls Go Camping
One day three women went camping - a blonde, a brunette and a redhead. The blonde suddenly had to go to the bathroom. She went into the woods with her toilet paper and did her business. While she was gone, the brunette and the redhead decided to play a joke on her. They skinned a rabbit and snuck up on the blonde, put the guts behind her and ran back to the campsite. Three minutes later they heard a scream. Then they waited another half an hour and the blonde came back, sweating. She said, "I had to poop so hard I pooped my guts out. But thanks to God and these two fingers, I stuffed them back in."

28.Blonde and Dictionary
A blonde, redhead, and brunette were looking at a dictionary for the hardest words they knew. The brunette's word was quizzical. The redhead's word was photosynthesis. The blonde's word was dick.

29.Blonde Pooltable
A blonde is like a pooltable, put a dollar in and she'll rack your balls.

30.Blonde in a boat.
There was a blonde driving down the road one day. She glanced to her right and noticed another blonde sitting in a nearby field. She was in a boat rowing, with no water in sight. The blonde angrily pulled her car over and yelled at the rowing blonde, â€œWhat do you think you're doing? It's things like this that give us blondes a bad name. If I could swim, I'd come out there and kick your butt!â€

Twenty seven ways to make a girl smile

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01 . Tell her she is beautiful (not hot, fine, or sexy)
02 . Hold her hand at any moment . . . even if its just for a second.
03 . Kiss her on the forehead.
04 . Leave her voice messages to wake up to.
05 . Always tell her you love her every second of the day.
06 . When she is upset, hold her tight and tell her how much she means to you.
07 . Recognize the small things . . . they usually mean the most.
08 . Sing to her no matter how horrible your voice is.
09 . Pick her over all the other girls you hang out with.
10 . Write her notes. (she loves them)
11 . Introduce her to family and friends . . . as your girlfriend.
12 . Play with her hair.
13 . Pick her up, tickle her, and play-wrestle with her.
14 . Sit in the park and just talk to her.
15 . Tell her funny jokes, tell her stupid jokes, or just tell her jokes.
16 . Throw pebbles at her window in the middle of the night...
just because you missed her.
17 . Let her fall asleep in your arms.
18. Carve your names into a tree.
19 . If she's mad at you, kiss her.
20 . Give her piggyback rides.
21 . Bring her flowers just because.
22 . Treat her the same around your friends as you do when your alone.
23 . Look her in the eyes and smile.
24 . Let her take as many pictures of you as she wants.
25 . Slow dance with her, even if there isn't any music playing.
26 . Kiss her in the rain.
27 . If your in love with her . . . tell her."

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http://www.bigbadblob.com
http://www.9incher.com
http://www.vodcars.com
http://www.chillpocket.com
http://www.myvideoshost.com
http://www.diptard.com
http://www.bboytube.com
http://www.blennus.com
http://www.funny-linkdump.com
http://www.westindiantube.com
http://www.videolots.com
http://www.paraglidetv.com
http://www.bloogie.com
http://www.godofhumor.com

Good tube websites part 03

2008-10-19T23:25:00.001-07:00

http://www.xpock.com
http://www.c00lstuff.com
http://www.gkko.com
http://www.influks.com
http://www.balagana.com
http://www.myspacetv.com
http://www.operator11.com
http://www.westminsterkennelclub.org
http://www.hot-funny-video.com
http://www.pickle.com
http://www.stupidvideos.us
http://www.eyespot.com
http://www.drunkuniversity.com
http://www.tontuyau.com
http://www.goalvideoz.com
http://www.vidly.net
http://www.coloribus.com (Video part)
http://www.donandmurph.com
http://www.kewego.com
http://www.thorlinks.com
http://www.flixxy.com
http://www.evideoshare.com
http://www.crackmuffin.com
http://www.needlaugh.com
http://www.falarious.com
http://www.videos.caught-on-video.com
http://www.ngtv.com
http://www.planetvids.com
http://www.pluggedin.com
http://www.lulu.tv
http://www.media-post.net
http://www.disclose.tv
http://www.plsthx.com
http://www.tacobomb.com
http://www.retrovision.tv
http://www.dotsub.com
http://www.bestofgooglevideo.com
http://www.vh1classic.com (Video part)
http://www.funnyburger.com
http://www.vume.com
http://www.liveforfun.org
http://www.rgxlife.com
http://www.theshortestbus.com
http://www.americanfilms.com
http://www.funnyvids.com
http://www.zanyvideos.com
http://www.dailyslacker.com
http://www.breaktaker.com
http://www.funnywebzone.com
http://www.videoclipsdump.com
http://www.googlyfoogly.com
http://www.clumzy.com
http://www.babelgum.com
http://www.chrisandsam.com
http://www.owned.com

Good tube websites part 04

2008-10-19T23:24:00.002-07:00

http://www.aniboom.com
http://www.tricklife.com
http://www.needforfun.com
http://www.funmansion.com
http://www.chumvideo.com
http://www.fugly.com
http://www.clipjunkie.com
http://www.expertvillage.com
http://www.funny-videos.co.uk
http://www.castpost.com
http://www.flicklife.com
http://www.moron.com
http://www.cucirca.com
http://www.uber.com
http://www.tooshocking.com
http://www.alcachondeo.com
http://www.uneaten.com
http://www.shockinghumor.com
http://www.vid2c.com
http://www.zaable.com
http://www.dorks.com
http://www.current.tv
http://www.top10virals.com
http://www.smithappens.com
http://www.humpingfrog.com
http://www.zuuble.com
http://www.vobbo.com
http://www.yofun.net
http://www.nearlygood.com
http://www.jonhs.net/freemovies/
http://www.extremefunnyhumor.com
http://www.pandachute.com
http://www.ourmedia.org
http://www.danerd.com
http://www.13gb.com
http://www.animoto.com
http://www.violentpuppy.com
http://www.web2.0television.com (Web 2.0 Television)
http://www.fightdump.com
http://www.liberatedfilms.com
http://www.bestcrazyvideos.com
http://www.offuhuge.com
http://www.collegeslackers.com
http://www.eefoof.com
http://www.shizzville.com
http://www.hosthumor.com
http://www.pinoychannel.tv
http://www.dumbie.com
http://www.veryfunnyads.com
http://www.cbs.com/innertube/
http://www.videobomb.com
http://www.mediabum.com
http://www.apedump.com
http://www.videospud.com
http://www.7humor.com

Good tube websites part 05

2008-10-19T23:24:00.001-07:00

http://www.bravotv.com
http://www.thatvideosite.com
http://www.sweetcrazyboy.com
http://www.boreme.com
http://www.wildko.com
http://www.soapbox.msn.com
http://www.machovideo.com
http://www.funnyordie.com
http://www.yourdailymedia.com
http://www.zippyvideos.com
http://www.jack9.com
http://www.wewin.com
http://www.slackernetwork.com
http://www.revision3.com
http://www.redbalcony.com
http://www.gamevideos.com
http://www.shoutfile.com
http://www.ugoto.com
http://www.dumbr.com
http://www.milkandcookies.com
http://www.theync.com
http://www.educatedearth.net
http://www.funnyhub.com
http://www.sharkle.com
http://www.abum.com
http://www.buzzhumor.com
http://www.onetruemedia.com
http://www.godtube.com
http://www.ejb.com
http://www.vidking.com
http://www.animecrunch.com
http://www.retrojunk.com (video part)
http://www.vmix.com
http://www.videoegg.com
http://www.funmunch.com
http://www.66stage.com
http://www.gossipv.com
http://www.dailyhaha.com
http://www.videojug.com
http://www.pisoga.com
http://www.ownagevideos.com
http://www.evtv1.com
http://www.urth.tv
http://www.psfights.com
http://www.devilducky.com
http://www.animeepisodes.net
http://www.superdeluxe.com
http://www.mentalfunk.com
http://www.lemonzoo.com
http://www.dropshots.com (Video part)
http://www.freaknfunny.com
http://www.tumtube.com
http://www.bestweekever.tv
http://www.pokertube.com
http://www.bofunk.com

Good tube websites part 06

2008-10-19T23:23:00.002-07:00

http://www.maximonline.com
http://www.gigglesugar.com
http://www.kontraband.com
http://www.filecabi.net
http://www.vh1.com (Video and Music)
http://www.free-tv-video-online.info
http://www.Movie6.net - Movie6 FLV downloader
http://www.grouper.com
http://www.vbs.tv
http://www.flurl.com
http://www.tv-links.co.uk (%80 movies supported)
http://www.stage6.com (Stage6 DivX)
http://www.stickam.com
http://www.thestreet.com/video/
http://www.vsocial.com
http://www.gorillamask.net
http://www.jokeroo.com
http://www.watch-movies.net
http://www.brightcove.com
http://www.veoh.com
http://www.last.fm
http://www.spikedhumor.com
http://www.vidmax.com
http://www.savvy.com
http://www.glumbert.com
http://www.i-am-bored.com
http://www.vidilife.com
http://www.pyzam.com
http://www.funnyjunk.com
http://www.fanpop.com (Video Part)
http://www.kovideo.net
http://www.totallycrap.com
http://www.vidiac.com (freevideoblog)
http://www.fhm.com
http://www.5min.com
http://www.videosift.com
http://www.Str8Up.com
http://www.jibjab.com
http://www.weakgame.com
http://www.yikers.com
http://www.videocodezone.com
http://www.uniquepeek.com
http://www.killsometime.com
http://www.tetesaclaques.tv
http://www.watchtvsitcoms.com
http://www.dumpalink.com
http://www.neatorama.com
http://www.evilchili.com
http://www.livedigital.com
http://www.vimeo.com
http://www.streetfire.net
http://www.onsmash.com (Video part)
http://www.nfl.com (Video part)
http://www.cracked.com
http://www.smartvideochannel.com

Good tube websites part 07

2008-10-19T23:23:00.001-07:00

http://www.youtube.com
http://www.myspace.com
http://www.facebook.com
http://www.collegehumor.com
http://www.metacafe.com
http://www.megavideo.com
http://www.dailymotion.com
http://www.blip.tv
http://www.revver.com
http://www.archive.org
http://www.break.com
http://www.crunchyroll.com
http://www.gamespot.com
http://www.tinypic.com
http://www.mtv.com
http://www.sidereel.com
http://www.tv.com
http://www.gametrailers.com
http://www.zedge.net
http://www.broadcaster.com
http://www.livevideo.com
http://www.buzznet.com
http://www.ebaumsworld.com
http://www.peekvid.com
http://www.liveleak.com
http://www.ringo.com
http://www.gofish.com
http://www.ifilm.com
http://www.video.yahoo.com
http://www.hi5.com
http://www.photobucket.com
http://www.expn.go.com
http://www.uncutvideo.aol.com
http://www.perfspot.com
http://www.alluc.org
http://www.rutube.ru
http://www.adobe.com/flashon/
http://www.bebo.com
http://www.multiply.com
http://www.tagged.com
http://www.netlog.com
http://www.putfile.com
http://www.americanidol.com
http://www.mojoflix.com
http://www.pbs.org
http://www.porkolt.com
http://www.heavy.com
http://www.bullz-eye.com
http://www.nothingtoxic.com
http://www.sevenload.com
http://www.buddytv.com
http://www.theonion.com
http://www.bolt.com

Adult tube websites part 01

2008-10-19T23:20:00.000-07:00

http://www.freeadultmedia.com
http://www.crazydumper.com
http://www.funnyinside.com
http://www.pornosphere.com
http://www.dirtylittlewhore.com
http://www.tehvids.com
http://www.veqq.com
http://www.likecrack.com
http://www.Youporncocks.com
http://www.rottensob.com
http://www.wtfpeople.com
http://www.areavids.com
http://www.dudetubeonline.com
http://www.greenshines.com
http://www.timtube.com
http://www.haporn.com
http://www.zshare.net
http://www.hotwildsluts.com
http://www.amateurporndump.com
http://www.shufuni.com
http://www.justsexyvideos.com
http://www.wank.net
http://www.kataclizm.com
http://www.freexxxvideoclip.com
http://www.banggs.com
http://www.muchosucko.com
http://www.footfetishtube.com
http://www.wunbuck.com
http://www.quickfap.com
http://www.xxxuploads.com
http://www.fuckingmotherfucker.com
http://www.skoopy.com
http://www.jasonandalex.com
http://www.snuffx.com
http://www.boobfilter.com
http://www.extape.com
http://www.maxxx.to
http://www.hardsextube.com
http://www.pornbase.org
http://www.porntower.com
http://www.diablobabes.com
http://www.wetstage.com
http://www.youboob.it
http://www.xtatoo.net
http://www.pornfo.com
http://www.pinkbabes.net
http://www.yourdailyvids.com
http://www.pacoporn.com
http://www.enwhore.com
http://www.pinkslut.net
http://www.digitalmpegs.com
http://www.lexxxicon.com
http://www.friendlyjerk.com
http://www.pimpbus.com
http://www.vidchicks.com

Adult tube websites part 02

2008-10-19T23:18:00.003-07:00

Adult tube websites part 03

2008-10-19T23:18:00.001-07:00

http://www.aquickspank.com
http://www.sexcess.net
http://www.sextube.si
http://www.daily.vg
http://www.yourporntube.com
http://www. quppy.com
http://www.amateurvideoz.org
http://www.lubeyourtube.com
http://www. clip-search.com
http://www.adumper.com
http://www.ohslut.com
http://www.phun.org
http://www. girlsfromheaven.com
http://www.fantasti.cc
http://www.nsfwnews.com
http://www.netporn.nl
http://www.krazytube.com
http://www.milfcabin.net
http://www.sextube.com
http://www.youaction.com
http://www.pornoinside.com
http://www.sexsube.com
http://www.hairyboyz.com
http://www.3xupload.com
http://www.drunkendelight.com
http://www.sexvidia.com
http://www.live-porn.tv
http://www.celebrityflavor.com
http://www.bliss-babes.com
http://www.grinvi.com
http://www.nastylinkdump.com
http://www.barely18xxx.com
http://www.flyshe.com
http://www. kickazzvideos.com
http://www.collegepartyhouse.com
http://www.cootee.com
http://www.pussism.com
http://www.hornystyle.com
http://www.wethub.com
http://www.dipvid.com
http://www.suks.com
http://www.sexhotvideos.net
http://www.wanktube.com
http://www.shareyoursexxx.com
http://www.bizarsite.nl
http://www.togetherinporn.com
http://www.bitchdump.com
http://www.nursexybabes.com
http://www.dayshot.com
http://www.sexyhotvideos.net
http://www.deluxe1.net
http://www.onlysexhere.com
http://www.bang-fun.com
http://www.bestxtube.com
http://www.xxxstash.com
http://www.youtuxxx.com
http://www.babe.to
http://www.videos-2-x.com
http://www.likeshit.to

Nasty tube websites

2008-10-19T23:17:00.002-07:00

http://www.sexytimez.net
http://www.rawpalm.com
http://www.drunkbabe.net
http://www.superevilrobot.com
http://www.justsexportal.com
http://www.lustbang.com
http://www.pontuvideox.com
http://www.hotbabe.to
http://www.18porno.net
http://www.alphacocks.co.uk
http://www.sexgoog.net
http://www.deepworx.com
http://www.sexy-movies.to
http://www.pornwondervids.com
http://www.spreadyourporn.com
http://www.hardcoretube.net
http://www.ilodejaneiro.com
http://www.dumpyourvid.com
http://www.sextube.fr
http://www.diysexclips.com
http://www.cowardlyescape.com
http://www.valentinetrav.org
http://www.contactoswingers.org
http://www.mad-horny.com
http://www.dadsbox.com
http://www.hardsextgp.com
http://www.damnbang.com
http://www.facialSlam.com
http://www.revenge-cams.com
http://www.musclehunks.com
http://www.virginoff.com
http://www.pornoboard.co.uk

Non english tube websites part 01

2008-10-19T23:17:00.001-07:00

http://www.video.baidu.com
http://www.v.cctv.com
http://www.games.sina.com.cn/bn/
http://www.video.sina.com.cn
http://www.v.blog.sohu.com
http://www.dada.net
http://www.video.mail.ru
http://www.wrzuta.pl
http://www.friendster.com
http://www.videolog.uol.com.br
http://www.rambler.ru (video part)
http://www.vkontakte.ru
http://www.video.interia.pl
http://www.tudou.com
http://www.vlog.17173.com
http://www.vzhangmen.com
http://www.56.com
http://www.123video.nl
http://www.v.wangyou.com
http://www.tv.mofile.com
http://www.videogaleri.hurriyet.com.tr
http://www.trilulilu.ro
http://www.pomoho.com
http://www.futebol.videos.sapo.pt
http://www.5show.com
http://www.ouou.com
http://www.v.iask.com
http://www.smog.pl (Video part)
http://www.happy.enet.com.cn
http://www.rofl.to
http://www.myvideo.de
http://www.tvix.cn
http://www.mthai.com
http://www.yoqoo.com
http://www.ku6.com
http://www.6rooms.com
http://www.uume.com
http://www.163888.net
http://www.vbox7.com
http://www.smashits.com
http://www.megajoy.com
http://www.santabanta.com
http://www.flix.co.il
http://www.meanduck.com
http://www.izlesene.com
http://www.clipfish.de
http://www.video.i.ua
http://www.guba.com
http://www.youku.com
http://www.loadup.ru
http://www.videoplayer.hu
http://www.sevenload.com
http://www.podlook.com

Non english tube websites part 02

2008-10-19T23:16:00.001-07:00

http://www.dalealplay.com
http://www.mmxxdd.com (video part)
http://www.greektube.org
http://www.pikniktube.com
http://www.wideo.fr
http://www.mncast.com
http://www.heep.co.il
http://www.videogaga.lv
http://www.seehaha.com
http://www.chilloutzone.de
http://www.clip4e.com
http://www.streamdump.com
http://www.genspot.com
http://www.eblogx.de
http://www.155.com
http://www.wat.tv
http://www.carcrimes.com
http://www.biku.com
http://www.ichlache.com
http://www.webtv.si
http://www.tn.com.ar
http://www.bildschirmarbeiter.com
http://www.hans-wurst.de
http://www.sinn-frei.com
http://www.jeuxvideo.tv
http://www.cool-clip.de
http://www.layartancap.com
http://www.onzin.com
http://www.cinetr.com
http://www.videowebtown.com
http://www.trendhure.com
http://www.mycoolclips.com
http://www.uccc.co.kr
http://www.ourdv.com
http://www.vidcrazy.com
http://www.movies.yoyos-blog.com
http://www.eylol.de
http://www.juckiq.de
http://www.videoslegais.com.br
http://www.stupidexe.com
http://www.hifly.tv
http://www.autoclips.net
http://www.totv.com.cn
http://www.funny-media.de
http://www.fettemama.org
http://www.lachlabor.de
http://www.clips4.us
http://www.hiphopdeal.com
http://www.somehoney.com
http://www.crazy-movie.de
http://www.cliptubes.com
http://www.videorigolo.com
http://www.spassfabrik.net
http://www.tussi-clips.de
http://www.dalipit.com

Non english tube websites part 03

2008-10-19T23:11:00.000-07:00

Non english tube websites part 01

http://www.funny-fresh.de
http://www.eingeparkt.de
http://www.funny-shit.net
http://www.tonclip.com
http://www.2funny4u.de
http://www.totaler-fun.de
http://www.trashbook.de
http://www.3steg.com
http://www.extremesportsclips.net
http://www.topfreemusicdownloads.com
http://www.krankerfrank.com
http://www.totalblogal.net
http://www.myvideo.ge
http://www.see.daum.net
http://www.aura.damoim.net
http://www.mivideo.info

Tips to create a strong password easily

2008-10-19T23:08:00.000-07:00

How to create a Strong Password.
This lead me to explain the method I follow to set a password - A Strong Password indeed by all standards.You must follow the following criteria while creating a Strong Password:

* The password must be a minimum of 8+ characters.
* The password must have 1 number , 1 special character, 1 Upper Case character.

A very simple example that I use to explain my friends and colleages is : P@ssw0rd. It fullfills all the criteria's. The 'a' is replaced by a special character @. The 'P' is of upper case. The 'o' is replaced by the numeral 0. Well, you can now convert your regular password into a Strong Password by following a few changes like the example I have mentioned above for the simple password - P@ssw0rd.

* Make the first character Upper Case.
* Change all 'a' in the password to the special character @.
* Change all 's' in the password to the special character $.
* Change all 'l' in the password to the special character !.
* Change all 'o' in the password to the numerical 0.
* Change all 'i' in the password to the numerical 1.

Cool chat bots to talk

2008-10-19T23:07:00.000-07:00

Chat Bots are robots that you can chat to over messenger and talk to like a real person ....
They are intelligent and remember what you say so you can have interesting and funny conversations with them ...Just add the bots to your messenger and start chatting !!!

01. Smarter Child
ID - smarterchild@hotmail.com
This bot will learn and remember what you say so you can have funny conversations with it. Also it can display search engine results, weather reports, cinema times and more.

02. Spleak
ID - spleak@hotmail.com
Spleak is a female chat bot. She plays games, makes jokes, can give you all kinds of information, from weather to spell checks and definitions.

03. Games Bot
ID - gamesbot@botmetro.net
If you're bored this is great bot to play games with. You can play Hangman, 4 In A Row, Word Scrambles and more fun games !

04. The World Of Alice
ID - alice@worldofalice.com
This is a virtual buddy who talks to you and can give information about weather and more !

05. Quiz Master
ID - quizmasterbot@hotmail.com
This bot asks you 20 quiz questions. If you answer them all correct you can get into the top 5 quiz masters !

06. Virtual Secretary
ID - secretarybot@hotmail.com
Have your own virtual secretary in your contact list. This bot can do lots of things that a secretary would do for you.

07. Magic Crystal Ball
ID - crystalballbuddy@hotmail.com
This is a very smart messenger bot. You can ask it any question and it will tell you the answer like "Will my team win the football?".

List of sites not to go

2008-10-19T23:06:00.000-07:00

Because it holds powerful adware, spyware, trojans and worms
that cannot healed by Anti virus

01.http://www.aresgalaxy.com
02.http://www.edonkey-software.com
03.http://www.edonkey-mp3.com
04.http://www.emule-software.com
05.http://www.poilet.com
06.http://www.kaaza.com
07.http://www.kazza.com
08.http://www.kaza.com
09.http://www.kazaalite.com
10.http://www.kazaa-lite.tk
11.http://www.k-lite.tk
12.http://www.kazaalite.nl
13.http://www.kazaa-download.de
14.http://www.kazaagold.com
15.http://k-litetk.com
16.http://www.kazaalite.de
17.http://www.kazaa.de
18.http://www328.ws1
19.http://www.kazaa-file-sharing-downloads.com
20.http://www.klitesite.com
21.http://www.klite.tk
22.http://freewebhosting.hostdepartment.com/k/kazaalitetk
23.http://kazaa.freakin.nl
24.http://www.kazaa-gold.com
25.http://www.kazaamedia.com
26.http://www.kazaaplatinum.com
27.http://www.kazaa-plus.net
28.http://www.kl-kpp.net
29.http://www.kazaa.co.kr
30.http://www.ikazaa.net
31.http://www.supernova.org
32.http://www.suprnova.com
33.http://www.slsk.org
34.http://www.sharaza.com
35.http://www.winmx-download-winmx.com
36.http://www.musicdonkey.net/
37.http://www.fileminer.com
38.http://www2.music-download-network.com
39.http://filmgimp.org
40.http://www.filesharingfriends.com
41.http://www.mp3ebook.com
42.http://www.symynet.com/educational_software/kazaa_light.htm
43.http://www.bolton-heaton.freeserve.co.uk/kazaa.htm
44.http://www.emp3downloadhq.com
45.http://www.unlimitedshock.com
46.http://www.songs4free.com
47.http://www.mp3u.com
48.http://download-central.mp3u.com
49.http://www.americamp3network.com
50.http://www.mp3university.com
51.http://www.downloads-unlimited.com
52.http://www.download-mp3-now.com
53.http://www.imusicshare.com
54.http://www.musicdownloadcentral.com
55.http://www.downloadsociety.com
56.http://www.mp3musiczone.com
57.http://www.mp3rocks.net
58.http://www.247downloads.com
59.http://www.mymusicinc.com
60.http://www.mp3advance.com
61.http://www.songfly.com
62.http://www.mp3musicworld.com
63.http://www.charliespiano.com/downloadable_music.php
64.http://www.freeality.com/emusic.htm
65.http://www.free-mp3-music-player-downloads.com
66.http://www.mp3yes.com
67.http://www.mp3.abandonware.nu
68.http://www.mp3high.com
69.http://www.mp3shock.net
70.http://www.mp3advance.com
71.http://www.my-free-music.com
72.http://www.findanymusic.com
73.http://www.xvidmovies.com/
74.http://www.moviedownloadcity.com
75.http://www.hqmovies.net
76.http://www.gettingmovies.com/Movies.html
77.http://www.compareshopsave.com/moviesites
78.http://k-lite-legal.com
79.http://www.imovieshare.com
80.http://www.easymusicdownload.com
81.http://www.flicksunlimited.com
82.http://www.completemovies.com/index2.html
83.http://www.download-mp3-music.com
84.http://www.freemovieserver.com
85.http://www.mp3perfect.com
86.http://www.mp3downloadcity.com
87.http://www.downloadshield.com
88.http://www.legacymp3.net
89.http://www.crazymp3s.org
90.http://www.21-century-mp3.nu
91.http://www.greekmusicmp3s.com
92.http://www.filesharingcenter.com
93.http://www.unlimitedshock.com
94.http://www.mp333.com
95.http://www.mp3madeeasy.com
96.http://www.mp3grandcentral.net
97.http://www.mp3-network.com
98.http://www.morpheusultra.com
99.http://www.flixs.net
100.http://www.charliespiano.com/downloadable_music.php
101.http://www.compareshopsave.com/moviesites
102.http://www.completemovies.com/index2.html
103.http://www.ondemandmp3.com

Uses of symbols in google search

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You can make your search more efficient by learning some search basics !

Try these tips :
01. Use Of '+' sign :
This ensures that the results returned to you will definatly consist of the word following the '+' sign. For Eg :
Search: reviews of +iPhone and iPod
This will show results containing the word reviews or iPod but the results will definatly consist of iPhone !

02. Use Of '-' sign :
Using '-' sign before any word will ensure that the particular word will not be included in the results !

03. Use Of '~' sign :
Using '~' before any word will return the results also containing the synonyms of the word !

04. Search a particular site :
To search a particular website you can use the following syntax in the google search.
Search: site:www.xyz.com abc
For Eg :Search: site:http://pcremix.blogspot.com/ Google Search Tips

05. Define a word :
To get the definition of a word just use :
Search: define:abc
For Eg : Search: define:Computer
This will return you results which define 'Computer'.

06. Find Pages similar to a page :
To find a page similar i.e. consisting of same type of content, use the following syntax : Search: related:http://www.xyz.com/

07. Search for exact phrase :
To search a set of words exactly together i.e.
For Eg : Search: "contact us"
This will return the results containing both contact and us together !

08. Using the wild card '*' :
The * sign can be used in places where the whole word is not known.
For Eg: Search: friend*
This will return the results containing friend , friends , friendship.

09. Using the '?' sign :
This is used when the full spelling of the word is not known.
For Eg: Search: fri??d
This will result that in the results in which any alphabet can take the place of '?' sign.

10. Use of boolean operators :
The boolean operators like AND,OR,NOT can be used in search box to connect the words
The search engine understands them as what they mean but the must be in capital letters.
For Eg:Search: swim OR float
This will return the results containing either swim or float !

Google Services

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01. Google AdSense ~ https://www.google.com/adsense/
02. Google AdWords ~ https://adwords.google.com/select/
03. Google Analytics ~ http://google.com/analytics/
04. Google Answers ~ http://answers.google.com/
05. Google Base ~ http://base.google.com/
06. Google Blog Search ~ http://blogsearch.google.com/
07. Google Bookmarks ~ http://www.google.com/bookmarks/
08. Google Books Search ~ http://books.google.com/
09. Google Calendar ~ http://google.com/calendar/
10. Google Catalogs ~ http://catalogs.google.com/
11. Google Code ~ http://code.google.com/
12. Google Deskbar ~ http://deskbar.google.com/
13. Google Desktop ~ http://desktop.google.com/
14. Google Directory ~ http://www.google.com/dirhp
15. Google Earth ~ http://earth.google.com/
16. Google Finance ~ http://finance.google.com/
17. Google Groups ~ http://groups.google.com/
18. Google Images ~ http://images.google.com/
19. Google Labs ~ http://labs.google.com/
20. Google Local ~ http://local.google.com/
21. Google Maps ~ http://maps.google.com/
22. Google Mars ~ http://www.google.com/mars/
23. Google Mobile ~ http://mobile.google.com/
24. Google Moon ~ http://moon.google.com/
25. Google Movies ~ http://www.google.com/movies
26. Google Music ~ http://www.google.com/musicsearch
27. Google News ~ http://news.google.com/
28. Google Pack ~ http://pack.google.com/
29. Google Page Creator ~ http://pages.google.com/
30. Google Personalized Home ~ http://www.google.com/ig
31. Google Personalized Search ~ http://labs.google.com/personalized
32. Google Reader ~ http://www.google.com/reader
33. Google Scholar ~ http://scholar.google.com/
34. Google Search History ~ http://www.google.com/searchhistory
35. Google SMS ~ http://www.google.com/sms/
36. Google Suggest ~ http://www.google.com/webhp?complete=1
37. Google Talk ~ http://talk.google.com/
38. Google Toolbar ~ http://toolbar.google.com/
39. Google Transit Trip Planner ~ http://www.google.com/transit
40. Google Translate ~ http://www.google.com/translate_t
41. Google Video ~ http://video.google.com/
42. Google Web Accelerator ~ http://webaccelerator.google.com/
43. Google Web API ~ http://www.google.com/apis/
44. Google Web Search ~ http://www.google.com

Eighteen Effective Posture Development

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01.Don’t cross your arms or legs – You have probably already heard you shouldn’t cross your arms as it might make you seem defensive or guarded. This goes for your legs too. Keep your arms and legs open.

02.Have eye contact, but don’t stare – If there are several people you are talking to, give them all some eye contact to create a better connection and see if they are listening. Keeping too much eye-contact might creep people out. Giving no eye-contact might make you seem insecure. If you are not used to keeping eye-contact it might feel a little hard or scary in the beginning but keep working on it and you’ll get used to it.

03.Don’t be afraid to take up some space – Taking up space by for example sitting or standing with your legs apart a bit signals self-confidence and that you are comfortable in your own skin.

04.Relax your shoulders – When you feel tense it’s easily winds up as tension in your shoulders. They might move up and forward a bit. Try to relax. Try to loosen up by shaking the shoulders a bit and move them back slightly.

05.Nod when they are talking – nod once in a while to signal that you are listening. But don’t overdo it and peck like Woody Woodpecker.

06.Don’t slouch, sit up straight – but in a relaxed way, not in a too tense manner.

07.Lean, but not too much – If you want to show that you are interested in what someone is saying, lean toward the person talking. If you want to show that you’re confident in yourself and relaxed lean back a bit. But don’t lean in too much or you might seem needy and desperate for some approval. Or lean back too much or you might seem arrogant and distant.

08.Smile and laugh – lighten up, don’t take yourself too seriously. Relax a bit, smile and laugh when someone says something funny. People will be a lot more inclined to listen to you if you seem to be a positive person. But don’t be the first to laugh at your own jokes, it makes you seem nervous and needy. Smile when you are introduced to someone but don’t keep a smile plastered on your face, you’ll seem insincere.

09.Don’t touch your face – it might make you seem nervous and can be distracting for the listeners or the people in the conversation.

10. Keep you head up - Don’t keep your eyes on the ground, it might make you seem insecure and a bit lost. Keep your head up straight and your eyes towards the horizon.

11. Slow down a bit – this goes for many things. Walking slower not only makes you seem more calm and confident, it will also make you feel less stressed. If someone addresses you, don’t snap you’re neck in their direction, turn it a bit more slowly instead.

12. Don’t fidget – try to avoid, phase out or transform fidgety movement and nervous ticks such as shaking your leg or tapping your fingers against the table rapidly. You’ll seem nervous and fidgeting can be a distracting when you try to get something across. Declutter your movements if you are all over the place. Try to relax, slow down and focus your movements.

13. Use your hands more confidently – instead of fidgeting with your hands and scratching your face use them to communicate what you are trying to say. Use your hands to describe something or to add weight to a point you are trying to make. But don’t use them to much or it might become distracting. And don’t let your hands flail around, use them with some control.

14. Lower your drink – don’t hold your drink in front of your chest. In fact, don’t hold anything in front of your heart as it will make you seem guarded and distant. Lower it and hold it beside your leg instead.

15. Realise where you spine ends – many people (including me until recently) might sit or stand with a straight back in a good posture. However, they might think that the spine ends where the neck begins and therefore crane the neck forward in a Montgomery Burns-pose. Your spine ends in the back of your head. Keep you whole spine straight and aligned for better posture.

16. Don’t stand too close –one of the things we learned from Seinfeld is that everybody gets weirded out by a close-talker. Let people have their personal space, don’t invade it.

17. Mirror - Often when you get along with a person, when the two of you get a good connection, you will start to mirror each other unconsciously. That means that you mirror the other person’s body language a bit. To make the connection better you can try a bit of proactive mirroring. If he leans forward, you might lean forward. If she holds her hands on her thighs, you might do the same. But don’t react instantly and don’t mirror every change in body language. Then weirdness will ensue.

18. Keep a good attitude – last but not least, keep a positive, open and relaxed attitude. How you feel will come through in your body language and can make a major difference. For information on how make yourself feel better read 10 ways to change how you feel and for relaxation try A very simple way to feel relaxed for 24 hours.

You can change your body language but as all new habits it takes a while. Especially things like keeping you head up might take time to correct if you have spent thousands of days looking at your feet. And if you try and change to many things at once it might become confusing and feel overwhelming. Take a couple of these body language bits to work on every day for three to four weeks. By then they should have developed into new habits and something you’ll do without even thinking about it. If not, keep on until it sticks. Then take another couple of things you’d like to change and work on them.

Seven Essential Body Language Tips

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The secrets of our body language have been around forever yet people constantly fail to recognize the importance of using body language to their advantage. Did you know that people only pay attention to 7% of what we say? Where does the rest of their attention go? You guessed it right: our body language. Now let me give my 7 BLT's so that you can use your body language much more efficiently when interacting with people.

01. Always look at someone directly in their eyes when they are speaking to you. This may seem difficult at first but it’s definitely the #1 body language ingredient to make you successful when interacting with others. Note: Do not ever stare at someone.

02. Always stand up straight. You never want to slouch. Not only does this make you appear shorter but it projects an image of someone who has low self-esteem.

03. Smile. Smiling is your most powerful body language signal. Though it is not recommended to smile constantly (people will be under the impression you are searching for approval), you should still make an effort to appear happy and optimistic.

04. Do not make repeated, nervous like gestures. When speaking to someone it’s important to use body movements but never fast and repetitive ones (picture someone who is nervous while public speaking; this is exactly what you're NOT aiming for).

05. Create your own personal space. Make sure you let others know you have your own personal space and do not let them walk all over you. Note: you never want to invade someone else’s personal space.

06. Dedicate all of your attention to the person you are speaking with. Do not constantly look around as if you are uncomfortable or not interested.

07. Make sure to emphasize all of these tips when you meet someone new. First impressions count for a lot. You want to make the best impression you can.

Most people are unaware of the way they are projecting themselves because in general, people will detect body language signals subconsciously. Make an effort to apply all seven of these tips and people will react differently when you are speaking to them.

Learning Skills - Interview Questions

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01.Interview Question: Explain a recent mistake. What did you learn from it and in what areas can you utilize that knowledge in the future?
Answer Guide: Candidate should display a level of adaptability and be able to apply learning in a resourceful and innovative manner. Candidate should be able to able to acquire knowledge from errors as well as triumphs.

02.Interview Question: When was the last time that you volunteered to expand your knowledge at work, as opposed to being directed to do so?
Answer Guide: Candidate should demonstrate a level of personal enterprise and initiative to acquire work knowledge voluntarily.

03.Interview Question: When did you last acquire effective knowledge in your own time and how can you apply this towards your career?
Answer Guide: Candidate should display an aptitude for personal growth by independently learning and should be prepared to utilize that knowledge in multi-lateral ways

04.Interview Question: What was the last seminar you attended? How did you apply this new-found knowledge towards your work?
Answer Guide: Candidate should demonstrate a real commitment to formal education, as well as the ability and imagination to apply these new concepts directly within the work place

05.Interview Question: In which specific areas of your work are you really interested in expanding your knowledge of? How do you intend to achieve this?
Answer Guide: Applicant should be committed to self-development through a continuous learning process, whether at work or away from work. Goal should be to improve their contribution to the work force and/or the company.

06.Interview Question: When was the last occasion you asked for direct feedback from a superior or a customer? How did you then use this knowledge to improve your personal performance?
Answer Guide: Candidate should be capable of constructively applying all forms of feedback towards creating a better and more efficient performance.

07.Interview Question: What is personally fascinating about the areas of your job in which you wish to expand your knowledge?
Answer Guide: Job seeker should demonstrate a provable level of interest and creativity for all aspects of his/her work.

Decision Making – Interview Questions

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01.Interview Question: Explain an occasion where you had to make a decision on your own? Were you happy with your decision making process?
Interview Answer Guide: Candidate should show that they can think logically and wisely to arrive at a decision; Has a balanced thinking process; are not too gentle or too hasty in decision making process.

02.Interview Question: How do you react in a situation where you need to take an immediate decision? What process will you follow for decision making in such a critical situation?
Interview Answer Guide: Candidate should show that they have patience and the good judgment to identify problems first, then prioritize, and plan well in solving problems.

03.Interview Question: Have you ever faced a situation when you had to take a decision, which did not fall within in your area of responsibility? What decision did you make and how?
Interview Answer Guide: Candidate’s answer should show that they know how to take responsibility, that they can make a decision to meet the needs of clients, and that they can make innovative decisions.

04.Interview Question: Have you ever tried to delay any decision-making? What were the consequences of this on both your company and customers?
Interview Answer Guide: You want to hear that the applicant does not like to delay decision-making, they can make quick decisions, and they can implement decisions in a timely manner.

05.Interview Question: Do you always make decisions on your own without the help of others? In which situations do you seek other’s help for decision-making?
Interview Answer Guide: Candidate should show that they have the presence of mind and sensibility to judge any situation and make a decision independently, if required. You should hear that in critical situation candidate will seek advice and guidance to reach correct decision.

Trick Questions – Interview Questions

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01.Interview Question: Have you already done the best work you are capable of?
Answer Guide: Candidate should show confidence in regards to past work, believe that the best work is ahead of him, see this position, and the co-workers, as a positive way achieve more. Candidate should be modest, but confident.

02.Interview Question: How long will you stay with the company?
Answer Guide: Candidate should have researched the company and be able to explain how he/she will integrate themselves in the company.

03.Interview Question: Who is your role model?
Answer Guide: Applicant’s role model should contain the qualities and competencies employers would like to see in a successful candidate.

04.Interview Question: What would you like to be doing five years from now?
Answer Guide: Applicant should see themselves well integrated in the company. Candidate should have researched the company and explain their potential skills that could benefit the company.

05.Interview Question: How would your friends describe you?
Answer Guide: Answer should show focused and hard-working qualities and competencies. Descriptions should show the skills needed for this position.

06.Interview Question: How would you react if I told you your interview so far was terrible?
Answer Guide: This is a test to see how well the candidate can hold themselves together. Interviewer is looking for the ability to “think on your feet” and the skills to respond articulately under pressure. Applicant should be diplomatic notice that the interviewer used the word “if”.

07.Interview Question: Why should I hire you?
Answer Guide: Candidate should take the opportunity to sell their skills, knowledge, and abilities. Candidate should try to prove why t hey are perfect for the job, that they will do the job, and that they are manageable.

08.Interview Question: What can you do for us that someone else cannot do?
Answer Guide: Candidate should be eager to show his/her knowledge and interest in the company and eager to show that they have all the necessary skills and competencies to do the job successfully.

09.Interview Question: What was the last book you read or the last movie you saw and how did it affect you?
Answer Guide: Job seeker should emphasize his/her acquired skills, competencies, and interests. Some books or videos could demonstrate that the applicant is trying to improve their skills and knowledge.

10.Interview Question: Can you tell me what things really bother you?
Answer Guide: This question is similar to others in this section. The want to see if your answers maintain a reasonable level of consistency or if they are merely a façade. They are looking out for candidates with chips on their shoulder and repressed anger. The employer is seeking those who dislike under-performance and sloppy work practice.

11.Interview Question: Do you feel you could have done a better job than your previous boss?
Answer Guide: Candidates should not strongly criticize their old bosses. Their answers need to show diplomacy and tact with reasonable arguments. An enterprising attitude could be a positive option.

12.Interview Question: What are some of the things about your boss that you disliked?
Answer Guide: Candidate should remain calm and poised. They should not have strong, unreasonable emotions.

13.Interview Question: As we still have some time left, can you tell me a story?
Answer Guide: Candidate should maintain his/her composure and use the question to sell his/her abilities and skills to the employer.

14.Interview Question: Could I ask you, how do you rate me as an interviewer?
Answer Guide: This is a test looking for the candidate’s composure and ability to think on his/her feet. Applicant should be able to respond articulately under pressure.

15.Interview Question: What is the worst thing you have heard about our company?
Answer Guide: This question is designed to shock the applicant and test their composure and ability to think on their feet.

Top ten ways to hold hands with your sweetheart

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If you’re one of the many people out there who think that holding hands is a simple, boring routine that adds nothing to a marriage or romantic relationship, think again! It’s time to stop worrying about public dispays of affection... and start learning how to hold hands. That’s right: there’s more than one way to hold hands with your wife, husband, boyfriend or girlfriend... and lovers can find a unique method specially suited to add romance to any situation. Use the list below to come up with your own romantic ideas for holding hands with your sweetheart, but don’t stop there! Combine techniques, experiment and come up with your own hand holding ideas specially suited to your unique romantic relationship.

Top Ten Hand Holding Techniques

01. The Passive Hand Hold
This is hand holding in its simplest form: your sweetheart’s hand gently but firmly cupped in yours. It’s most appropriate for public environments where you want to remain tasteful and avoid looking “clingy,” but is still a great, effective way to add physicality to your romantic relationship.

02. The Intertwined Fingers Hand Hold
A step up from the Passive Hand Hold, Intertwined Fingers provides a firmer grip and an increased sense of intimacy. This type of hand holding is perfect while taking a romantic walk together, but it can have a downside of sweaty palms!

03. The One-Finger Hand Hold
Holding just one of your lover’s fingers is a more romantically playful method for times when you’re feeling flirtatious. This is the easiest hand hold for your sweetheart to pull away from, but is still a great way to add some fun intimacy to the mix.

04. The Massaging Hand Hold
Turning a simple hand-holding session into a relaxing massage is a wonderful romantic surprise to give your sweetheart. There’s an art to romantic massage, and an unlimited number of ways you can caress your lover’s hands and give attention to each finger. This hand-holding method is best used while sitting down!

05. The Two-Hand Hold
Here’s another technique that is tough to do while standing, but one of the best ways to add some serious physicality and intimacy to hand holding. Taking your sweetheart’s hand in both of yours will give them a deep sense of security, importance and calm.

06. The Palm Caress Hand Hold
This method is an intimate, secret way to tastefully caress your lover without being noticed by others around you. Starting with the Passive or Intertwined Fingers technique, use one of your fingers to gently rub your sweetheart’s palm in an up-and-down or swirling fashion.

07. The Kissing Hand Hold
The Kissing Hand Hold is perfect for intimate situations when you’re alone with your special someone, and is often combined with the Two-Hand Hold. Clean hands are perfect for kissing, and you should never be afraid to shower your lover’s fingertips, palms and wrists with romantic pecks!

08. The Gentle Pinching Hand Hold
This one isn’t right for every romantic relationship, and can be a little too playful and rough for some couples. But gently pinching your lover’s fingertips and palms, if done correctly, can be an exciting, fun experience for you and your sweetheart, as long as you make sure you don’t do it too hard.

09. The Warm-Up Hand Hold
When it’s cold outside, there’s no better way to warm up your fingers than by having them caressed and rubbed lovingly by your favorite person in the world. Don’t make your sweetheart use a heater when you have two perfectly good, warm hands to help them out! Combine this technique with the Massaging Hand Hold for a great effect.

10. The The Morse-Code Hand Hold
This is the most unorthodox and interactive hand-holding technique, but can be a heck of a lot of fun if you and your lover can master it. Agree ahead of time of a phrase that you want to share with each other silently–such as “I love you”–and assign it a number of squeezes that correspond with the syllables in the phrase. Your sweetheart will remember that when you squeeze three times it means “I-love-you”... And can respond with a four-squeeze “I-love-you-too”!

Problem Solving Abilities – Interview Questions

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01. Interview Question: Please give me a specific example of how you obtained information to solve a problem? What was the problem and how did you decide what information you required?
Answer Guide: Candidate should have a logical method of acquiring information and have a valid problem solving model.

02.Interview Question: What steps did you take on the last occasion that you detected the cause of a company operating error?
Answer Guide: Answer should show that the job seeker has analytical and troubleshooting skills.

03.Interview Question: When you handle a project that requires systematic data acquisition and accurate analysis, what steps do you take?
Answer Guide: Job seeker should be methodical about the acquisition and analysis of data and recognize their function in the development of plans.

04.Interview Question: What is your approach to managing important projects?
Answer Guide: Job seeker should have the ability to anticipate and resolve issues. The candidate should be able to organize his work into manageable steps.

05.Interview Question: When faced with a work-related problem, what steps do you take to address the issue?
Answer Guide: Applicant should have an analytical approach to problem solving and use innovative methods.

06.Interview Question: On the last occasion that you went out of your way to analyze the cause of a problem, how did you proceed?
Answer Guide: Applicant should have the willingness to take whatever steps are necessary to analyze the cause of the problem. They should also have the capability to develop effective and innovative solutions.

07.Interview Question: What steps do you take when a colleague is impeding your progress at work?
Answer Guide: Candidate should not be confrontational, but prepared to negotiate a positive resolution.

Job Knowledge – Interview Questions

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01.Interview Question: In which areas do you consider yourself to be a specialist, and how do you envisage being able to utilize your expertise within our organization?
Answer Guide: Commitment to expand expertise by building a foundation of core knowledge, and realizing that this base can be expanded.

02.Interview Question: In what specific areas do you need to expand your knowledge to become more proficient at this job?
Answer Guide: Job seeker should demonstrate a commitment to expanding knowledge in core functional areas and recognize the need to change and expand ideas.

03.Interview Question: In which areas of your job do you feel capable and in which areas to you feel more comfortable utilizing other people’s experience?
Answer Guide: Applicant should recognize their personal limitations, demonstrate a commitment to improve, and understand the value of team work.

04.Interview Question: When did you last volunteer to take a work project simply because it allowed you to expand your personal knowledge of the internal structure within your company?
Answer Guide: Answer should demonstrate a commitment to learn about the internal structure of their working environment.

05.Interview Question: Describe a recent occasion when you used your knowledge of the internal structure, within your company, to answer complex questions about the organization?
Answer Guide: Job seeker should have the ability to discuss technical issues about how the internal structure of a company works. This skill can assist either a customer or a supplier to use the company in a more productive manner.

06.Interview Question: Can you suggest methods to utilize your knowledge of the company’s structure to improve relationships with our customer’s and clients?
Answer Guide: Answer should demonstrate a willingness to improve customer relations.

Mental Attitude – Interview Questions

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01.Interview Question: How do you handle a situation where the workload is beginning to be too much and your emotions start to be involved in the situation?
Answer Guide: Candidate should be able to step outside of an emotive situation, evaluate the problems, come up with solutions, and be character driven?

02.Interview Question: How do you handle yourself when you feel the world is against you?
Answer Guide: Response should show applicant is in control of their attitude, that they think rationally, and they do not see, or allow, themselves to be a victim.

03.Interview Question: How would your mother describe your attitude towards work?
Answer Guide: Applicant should respond with humor and yet still attempt to give an honest appraisal of his/her character traits. This includes both positive and negative traits as viewed from another person’s perspective.

04.Interview Question: Have you ever had an occasion when you discovered a strong point in your character, that you didn’t know you had? Then think of the same occasion, but with a personal limitation.
Answer Guide: Answer should demonstrate whether or not there is an ability to recognize and exploit strength of character and/or recognize weakness.

05.Interview Question: Is it useful to be able to quickly and accurately appraise another person’s temperament?
Answer Guide: Candidate should show that their personal perceptions are not biased and that they have the ability to make accurate judgments quickly.

06.Interview Question: When was the last time you had a project that really energized you.
Answer Guide: Applicant should demonstrate a high level of enthusiasm, energy, and dedication.

08.Interview Question: What is your general attitude towards life?
Answer Guide: Candidate should have a positive confident attitude. Words and body language will be evaluated to determine whether or not a truthful answer was given.

09.Interview Question: Do you attempt to predict how others will react to a given situation or a suggestion?
Answer Guide: Job seeker should anticipate reactions and objections which shows the skill to plan ahead. Job seeker should value people and understand the necessity of finding common goals and grounds.

10.Interview Question: How do you react when asked to do something beyond your capabilities?
Answer Guide: Job seeker should be able to admit that they do not know some things. They should have the ability push themselves forward in a challenging situation.

11.Interview Question: Would you describe yourself as an optimist or a pessimist?
Answer Guide: Most people are a mixture of the two, but the applicant’s words, presence and body language (especially the energy in the eyes) will indicate the predominant personality trait(s) and/or beliefs.

Leadership – Interview Questions

2008-10-08T18:15:00.000-07:00

01.Interview Question: Describe one experience when you had to lead a team.
Answer Guide: Applicant may not have had experienced a leadership role, but they should be able to display leadership skills and abilities.

02.Interview Question: How do you keep each member of the team involved and motivated, while keeping morale high? What steps do you need to take to achieve this?
Answer Guide: Applicant should work hard to develop respect for each member of the team and try to makes team members feel important. Mutual respect is vital to success.

03.Interview Question: In what situations do you prefer to use your leadership skills? Can you give me some examples?
Answer Guide: Applicant should have ideas about where their skills would work best. They should show that they create solutions to tricky and unexpected situations when extraordinary leadership skills are needed.

04.Interview Question: Does you like to praise team members in public? How do you express your appreciation of them?
Answer Guide: Job seeker should be open-minded enough to appreciate the efforts and achievements of every member of the team.

05.Interview Question: Have you ever tried to act as a mentor to a colleague? Was it worth it from a professional point of view?
Answer Guide: Applicant should enjoy assisting others in their personal development as it helps to achieve common goals. They should understand that Helping people increases morale.

06.Interview Question: Have you ever tried to do a job for which you were unqualified for? How did you react at that time? Were you able to accomplish your task?
Answer Guide: Applicant should indicate and ability to take risks and chances to achieve goals at work. Their had work should inspires others.

Written Communication Skills – Interview Questions

2008-10-08T18:14:00.000-07:00

01.Interview Question: What resources do you use when it is necessary to expand and/or correct your vocabulary in a technical sense while you are writing at work?
Answer Guide: Applicant should be able to use a dictionary to ascertain the correct usage of a word and its spelling. They should also use a thesaurus to develop greater fluency and powers of expression. Candidate should have knowledge of any online resources that may be available for his specific profession.

02.Interview Question: When writing business correspondence how do you make sure that the grammar is correct? Do you check for spelling errors?
Answer Guide: Applicant should understand the necessity of proofreading and be prepared to make adjustments to correct or clarify the content.

03.Interview Question: Do you have goals to improve your technical and writing skills in the future?
Answer Guide: Applicant should have a continuous commitment to improve written skills. They should have a plan on how they will improve their skills.

04.Interview Question: What processes do you use to clarify your written work and verify its accuracy? Have you developed a precise routine to confirm this accuracy?
Answer Guide: Candidate should demonstrate precision by insuring accuracy in the text, by asking others to proofread it, or by re-reading to check clarity and implication.

05.Interview Question: Can you tell me about a recent writing assignment, what it entailed, and what steps you took to make sure the assignment was correct?
Answer Guide: Answer should indicate that the job seeker is willing to expand their written proficiency, willing to proofread, and take the time to make sure facts are accurate.

06.Interview Question: What specific benefit has resulted from your efforts to improve your vocabulary and writing skill?
Answer Guide: Applicant’s answer should demonstrate an enthusiasm for being more accurate and precise in the use of terminology. They should want to have superior writing skills.

Creativity – Interview Questions

2008-10-08T18:13:00.000-07:00

01.Interview Question: How often do you discuss and work with colleagues to think up new systems and styles of working?
Interview Answer Guide: Job seeker should be enthusiastic to discuss and argue over challenges that need extensive thinking to develop innovative new systems and styles of working.

02.Interview Question: Have you ever tried a new way of doing things? Did you succeed?
Interview Answer Guide: Candidate should show that they are able to take risks in trying new solutions and ways of working; should be able to think beyond traditional thinking.; can develop innovation solutions to problems and enhance company performance.

03.Interview Question: Tell me about one case when you tried to solve a problem with a totally different approach than is normally used. What was the result?
Interview Answer Guide: Job seeker should be ready to solve problems in different ways; be ready to handle situations with innovative thinking, is ready and able to explore new solutions to fix existing problems.

04.Interview Question: Can you tell me about a situation, which you tried to solve a problem with ideas and methods that had not been tried before?
Interview Answer Guide: You want to hear answers that show that the applicant can come up with genuine ideas to handle problems; someone that can think “Out of the box”.

Conflict – Interview Questions

2008-10-08T18:12:00.000-07:00

01.Interview Question: Tell me about a situation when you were given job instructions and you were unable to comprehend the instructions. How did you go about completing the task?
Interview Answer Guide: Job seeker should explain that seeking clarification is alright; that they try to clarify things to make sure the job is done right; should see conflict as natural and not a personal attack.

02.Interview Question: How do you manage to work with people whom you are not comfortable with? What do you do in such situations?
Interview Answer Guide: Job seeker should explain that they put the team first; should not appear easily intimidated; seeks to resolve differences; does not personalize conflicts.

03.Interview Question: Tell me about a time when you helped to successfully mediate in a conflict? How did you feel?
Interview Answer Guide: Candidate should show that they are helpful in resolving conflicts by understanding each co-workers view of the situation.

04.Interview Question: Tell me about a situation where you were aware of a serious mistake made by a colleague and what did you do about it?
Interview Answer Guide: You basically want to hear that they do not like to point fingers at others; that they try to stop the mistake from happening again by making his/her colleague aware of their error in a non blame educational manner.

05.Interview Question: Describe a time when you had a disagreement with a colleague at work. How did you manage to work it out?
Interview Answer Guide: Job seeker should appear to know how to resolve issues and uses it as an opportunity to reinforce interpersonal relationships; concentrates on the issues and never personalizes things.

06.Interview Question: Tell me about a time when you had to work through some negativity to get some work done.
Interview Answer Guide: Answer given should show you that the candidate can stick with it and work through negativity quickly.

07.Interview Question: Describe a time when everyone in the meeting was opposing your ideas. How did you manage to work it out?
Interview Answer Guide: Candidate should appear to know how to convince others that their point is right. Sees conflict as natural. Never personalizes it, but explains the issues involved forcefully; stands up for what he believes is best for the business in a logical and reasonable manner.

08.Interview Question: How would you handle a conflict between you and higher management?
Interview Answer Guide: Job seeker should appear to be able to reason logically and forcibly argue for what is best for the company; should be respectful to, but not intimidated by higher management.

Confidence – Interview Questions

2008-10-08T18:11:00.000-07:00

01.Interview Question: How would you define self-confidence?
Interview Answer Guide: An attitude, which allows individuals to have positive yet realistic views of themselves and their situations. A candidate who trusts her own abilities, has a general sense of control in her life, and believes that, within reason, she will be able to do what she wishes, plans, and expects.

02.Interview Question: How confident are you?
Interview Answer Guide: Applicant should answer the question instantly and forcefully while maintaining full eye contact. Also pay close attention to body language: Is the applicant's body language congruent with his answer?

03.Interview Question: Tell me about a situation or situations that might demonstrate your confidence to do this job?
Interview Answer Guide: Does the job seeker appear to be able to deal with all the diverse situations he/she will meet in your organization? Do they appear to be able to handle issues in a calm and confident manner?

04.Interview Question: Would your friends describe you as a confident person?
Interview Answer Guide: Watch the applicant's body language and non-verbal responses, especially eye movement. Does he/she sound and look convincing when answering this question?

05.Interview Question: Do you think there is a difference between confidence and arrogance?
Interview Answer Guide: Applicant should know that confidence is an essential life-affirming character trait, while arrogance is a poor, frightened, and inadequate self-image parading as confidence.

Communication Skills – Interview Questions

2008-10-08T18:10:00.000-07:00

01.Interview Question: Tell me about a time when you had to be very careful in communicating delicate information. What was the possible risk involved and how did you go about it?
Interview Answer Guide: Job seeker should appear to understand the necessity of confidentiality, to have the ability to disclose delicate/sensitive information carefully, and with utmost sensitivity.

02.Interview Question: Describe a time when you took extra effort to make sure the person with whom you were communicating with had really understood your point. How did you do this?
Interview Answer Guide: The candidate's answer should show that they understand why clarification is an important part of communication.

03.Interview Question: What steps do you take to establish a rapport with others?
Interview Answer Guide: Job seeker should have the ability to see things from another person's perspective. How do they accomplish this? Does the candidate appear to be able to empathize with others?

04.Interview Question: Give me an example when you had to present complex information in a simplified manner in order to explain it to someone.
Interview Answer Guide: Job seeker should be able to explain how they break up complex information to help co-workers easily understand the information.

05.Interview Question: Give me an example when you had to present complex information in a simplified manner in order to explain it to someone.
Interview Answer Guide: Does the candidate appear to have good listening skills? Can they listen close enough to get the correct information?

06.Interview Question: How do you explain a complex technical issue to someone who has less technical knowledge than you?
Interview Answer Guide: Job seeker should be able to express his/her knowledge in a clear, simple manner; answer should show that they have the ability to explain technical matters to non-technical people.

07.Interview Question: Give me an example of a time when you had to put your point across in a meeting to which most of the people were reluctant to hear.
Interview Answer Guide: Job seeker should show the ability to convince others by making valid points; have a strong character; is not afraid to speak his/her mind to defend the interest of the company and/or his/her own interests.

Coaching Ability – Interview Questions

2008-10-08T18:09:00.000-07:00

01.Interview Question: What procedures do you use to evaluate the ability of your co-workers? What do you do to help your colleagues perform to the best of their abilities?
Interview Answer Guide: Should be able to recognize potential talent and abilities in others and nurture this attributes.

02.Interview Question: Give me an example in which you gave some on-the-job training to your subordinates. Please be as specific as possible
Interview Answer Guide: You should heart that they have provided on-the-job training for others; whether they have or haven’t the job seeker should appear to be helpful and committed to creating a strong well skilled team.

03.Interview Question: Do you think it is important for your colleagues to constantly update their skills? If so, what have you done to help in this matter?
Interview Answer Guide: Candidate should appear to take care of the people around him/her in the company, so that they can be more successful; motivates and inspires other to do better and achieve more; enhances education and skills.

04.Interview Question: What do you think are the main factors that normally boost the morale of your fellow workers? How would you incorporate these factors into this organization?
Interview Answer Guide: Candidate should know that workers need to feel valued for the contributions they make; clear goals that co-workers can work towards; co-workers should be given opportunities to grow, learn, and achieve within the workplace.

05.Interview Question: Describe a time when you helped a co-worker enhance their social skills.
Interview Answer Guide: Job seeker should seem to naturally help others in enhancing their skills.

06.Interview Question: As a team leader, how can you motivate a colleague who is not interested in working? What can be done to get him/her to contribute to the organization? Give an example if you have done something similar in the past.
Interview Answer Guide: Candidate should appear to view situations from the other person’s perspective, understands and can see potential problems, acts as a counselor, and tries to inspire colleagues.

07.Interview Question: Tell me about a time when you gave coaching sessions, yet the participants had difficulty in understanding the topics you were covering. What did you do?
Interview Answer Guide: Should appear to have the relevant coaching skills; has patience and does not mind repeating the topic until everyone understands the purpose of the coaching session.

Cooperation Skills – Interview Questions

2008-10-08T18:08:00.000-07:00

01.Interview Question: Some people believe life is all about “The survival of the fittest”. Today, others are suggesting, from new biological evidence, that life is in fact all about the '”The survival of the most cooperative”. What do you think?
Interview Answer Guide: Candidate should knows the importance of co-operating, they seem to try to co-operate with others, and tries their best to keep the relationship with his/hers co-workers and superiors healthy.

02.Interview Question: Give me an example of a situation where you helped your colleague perform a particular task in which you had better knowledge on the subject?
Interview Answer Guide: Should be helpful; team player; ready to help people in the team.

03.Interview Question: Can you tell me about a time when you backed off in a meeting because you felt someone else should speak or have an opportunity?
Interview Answer Guide: Answer should show that they have self-control, have respect for others, are ready to help people, and that they are a team player.

04.Interview Question: Tell me about a time when you acted as a mediator to help colleagues resolve their differences.
Interview Answer Guide: Does the candidate show that they can handle conflict and/or that they have the ability to mediate situations? Can they come up with a solution that will be in the best interest of all the people involved?

05.Interview Question: How would you show co-workers the importance of co-operation?
Interview Answer Guide: Answers should show the need for a healthy, self-respecting, functional team and how vitally important cooperation is for success in modern commercial life

06.Interview Question: Give me an example of a time when you tried your best to work with someone, but the problems still remained. What did you learn from that situation?
Interview Answer Guide: Should understand and try to cooperate with others and work hard to keep the relationship with co-workers healthy.

07.Interview Question: Give an example of a time when you assisted a co-worker to enhance their work skills?
Interview Answer Guide: Should discuss helping co-workers with their work for the benefit of the company and the company’s customers.

08.Interview Question: Tell me about a time when you had to help a co-worker who had made a bad mistake. What did you do?
Interview Answer Guide: Should have tried to help the person; appear to go out of their way to help others; appear to care about what is best for the company; does not seem to exploit colleagues for his/her own benefit.

Career Goals – Interview Questions

2008-10-08T18:07:00.000-07:00

01.Interview Question: What are your career goals - both short-term and long term?
Interview Answer Guide: Job seeker should demonstrate clear purpose, enthusiasm and commitment to own goals; plans ahead; do they see the company intertwined with their future plans?

02.Interview Question: Where do you see yourself five years from now?
Interview Answer Guide: Do they see their future intertwined with the company; have they done enough research into the company; do their answers demonstrate that they are ambitious, energetic, goal-oriented, and enthusiastic?

03.Interview Question: There are thousands of possible careers. Why do you want to follow this particular career?
Interview Answer Guide: Job seekers who really want this job, will be quick, definite and forceful when explaining why.

04.Interview Question: Five years ago - how would you have answered the Interview Question: "Where do you see yourself five years from now?" Do you think you have achieved what you wanted to?
Interview Answer Guide: Demonstrates honesty, persistence and enthusiasm in their plans for the future, especially with this new position; shows they learn from past mistakes; they are not quitters.

Awareness to Detail – Interview Questions

2008-10-08T18:06:00.000-07:00

01.Interview Question: Give me an example of an assignment that you found difficult to finish? How did you go about it?
Interview Answer Guide: Answer should show the job seeker is quality conscious, understands the importance of time management techniques, understands how critical deadlines are, and does not give up when obstacles occur.

02.Interview Question: Do you always double-check your work?
Interview Answer Guide: Job seeker should show that they are aware of the quality process and that they try to deliver a flawless project

03.Interview Question: Is detail important to you? Do you think details should be left to your assistant?
Interview Answer Guide: Job seeker should show that they check their work to ensure that he/she delivers good quality product and that they take responsibility for his/her own work.

04.Interview Question: Did you ever have to complete a project with a fixed pressurized deadline, where the final proposal had to be 100?
Interview Answer Guide: Accuracy and perfection? If so, tell us about it.

05.Interview Question: How do you handle projects with short deadlines that require precise calculations and analysis? What is your approach?
Interview Answer Guide: Should follow systematic approach; has the ability to be accurate while keeping in mind the time constraints, use of appropriate software and technology.

06.Interview Question: Tell me about a time when you were given an assignment, but you were not clear of how to go about it. How did you tackle this situation?
Interview Answer Guide: Job seeker should know whom to deal with to get the relevant information, how to assess the details of the project and decide what he/she is supposed to do.

Assertiveness – Interview Questions

2008-10-08T18:05:00.000-07:00

01.Interview Question: Have you ever been in a situation, at work, when you have been motivated to question an ethical issue?
Interview Answer Guide: Evaluate the answer and try to see if the job seeker is intimidated by authority figures; are they prepared to protest something they do not believe in; are they able to see things from someone else's perspective.

02.Interview Question: If a clash of personalities were to occur with a colleague, what steps would you take to make the working relationship run smoothly?
Interview Answer Guide: Things to look for: Does the job seeker seem to have the ability to solve this issue? What steps would they take? Does the thought of a personality conflict intimidate them? Do they seem confrontational or quietly assertive?

03.Interview Question: Can you explain an occasion when you have had to motivate and boost the morale of your colleagues.
Interview Answer Guide: Evaluate how positive and confident the applicant appears to be when discussing their ability to motivate co-workers. Do they seem confident that they can improve productivity in difficult situations?

04.Interview Question: Describe an occasion when you had to give an explanation of what you could realistically deliver, and why was this issue important?
Interview Answer Guide: If the delivery falls short or there is a problem, then immediate steps can be taken to correct the problem. Should have realistic expectations based on skills and/or abilities.

05.Interview Question: What steps will you take to clarify unclear information, or instructions with regard to your work?
Interview Answer Guide: Does the job seeker’s answer show that they will be assertive or confrontational when trying to clarify instructions?

06.Interview Answer Guide: Assess whether or not the candidate can deal with confrontational issues in a calm and rational manner. Does the very thought of disobedience make them angry?

Analytical Skills – Interview Questions

2008-10-08T18:04:00.000-07:00

01.Interview Question: Can you tell me about a time when you discovered a more efficient way to do a work task?
Interview Answer Guide: Job seeker should be able to identify a time where he/she was having difficulty with a work task, found a way to rectify the faults and work more efficiently.

02.Interview Question: Tell me about a task that really tested your analytical abilities?
Interview Answer Guide: Job seeker should mention a time where he/she had to use reason and logic to resolve a problem. Job seeker may have analyzed all the relevant information and created a good, effective solution.

03.Interview Question: Tell me about a tricky situation for which you found a very simple solution?
Interview Answer Guide: Job seekers answer should show that they are a problem solver, that they can analyze all the information, and come up with a solution.

04.Interview Question: Have you ever been in a real dilemma at work? What did you do to get out of it?
Interview Answer Guide: You should hear answers that show the job seeker has sound analytical skills to solve a problem; analyzes problems in great detail to come up with a solution.

05.Interview Question:Tell me about an assignment you worked on in which you had to amass a huge amount of data, and then analyze it?
Interview Answer Guide: Job seeker should be able to explain how they can compile facts and figures for preliminary analysis; derive relevant facts and information from the study of this data.

06.Interview Question: Can you tell me about a situation where your analysis of a problem was deemed to be incorrect? What would you have done differently?
Interview Answer Guide: Job seeker should have the character to admit mistakes. Also clarify: Were the steps he took correct? More importantly, has he/she learned from this mistake?

Ambition – Interview Questions

2008-10-08T18:03:00.000-07:00

01.Interview Question: How ambitious are you? And why do you think you are ambitious?
Interview Answer Guide: Job Seeker should demonstrate a real ambition that is also backed by a persistence and real enthusiasm to succeed. However, check that this ambition is balanced by a sense of clear-headiness and an innate common sense. Make sure that the candidate is ‘grounded’ in reality.

02.Interview Question: Do you think this company is ambitious and if so, why?
Interview Answer Guide: Job seeker should demonstrate a good knowledge of the company, especially its past achievements, and have an optimistic and positive view of its future.

03.Interview Question: Do you have any past heroes?
Interview Answer Guide: Pay attention to the heroes and look for the qualities they admire. Do they possess any of those qualities? Look for historic figures that have demonstrated a clear purpose, enthusiasm and all the other specific qualities that resonant with the position you are offering.

04.Interview Question: What important goals have you achieved in the past year?
Interview Answer Guide: Look for an answer that demonstrates real ambition that is also backed, not only by persistence, but by a real enthusiasm to succeed. Try to determine if they have a record of practical achievement.

Ability to Delegate – Interview Questions

2008-10-08T17:59:00.000-07:00

01.Interview Question: Do you think delegation is a way to dump failure on the shoulders of a subordinate or as a dynamic tool for motivating and training your team to realize their full potential?
Interview Answer Guide: Employee should see delegation as an effective management skill which allows staff to use and develop their skills and knowledge to their full potential. A cynical view of this skill is a warning sign.

02.Interview Question: What type of instructions would you give your staff if you decided to delegate?
Interview Answer Guide: Clear instructions with decisive standards; everyone should know what needs to be done, when it should be finished, and the quality/detail needed. A job seeker should delegate the objective, not the procedure.

03.Interview Question: What steps do you take to ensure that the work you delegate is successful?
Interview Answer Guide: Job seeker should explain he knows how to outline desired results, ask for progress reports, sets interim deadlines, and does not overly focus on the methodology.

04.Interview Question: What do you think are the most common excuses team leaders use to not delegate?
Interview Answer Guide: They can do it better them selves,; can’t trust him/her to do it; he/she is not qualified enough; they don’t want anymore added responsibilities; I don’t have time to show anyone how to do it; No one to delegate to; I am the only one that can do it.

05.Interview Question: What should you assume about your co-workers if you want to delegate successfully?
Interview Answer Guide: Job seeker should be able to view the positive potential of co-workers; does not rule out the possibility that a co-worker may want more responsibility; co-workers want to learn more; job seeker should recognize that the short term training investment will pay off in the long term.

Love walk

2008-10-02T09:31:00.003-07:00

I met this guy on the internet. We talked for about 6 months and then finally decided to meet. He lived only a few miles south of me so we met at a near by mall. We clicked immideitly. It was wonderful! i knew this might be something very special. We went on a few more dates and became "official" boyfriend-girlfriend. He started spending the night at my house, we became very close!. We thought a trip to Hawaii would be increadibly romantic and so we made plans to visit for a week. The flight over there was long, but amazing sitting next to him! By the time we touched down in the aloha state we both knew eachothers life stories. The first night we were there we went out to eat at a beachfront restaraunt. It was right at sunset and the food was delicious!!! We talked some more...about everything. He looked deep into my eyes and told me that he thought i would be the one he could spend the rest of his life with. I cried. It was beautiful. The rest of the week went the same way. Walks on the beach at sunset. One late afternoon he was holding me in his arms as we watched the sun sink into the ocean. He asked me how i felt about our relationship. I did't even have to think about it. I said "i think i love you" and he said "im glad our feelings are the same becuase im about to ask you a very important question". He got up and got on one knee. He told me to look in the pocket of the bag we had with us. I pulled out a tiney blue velet box and started crying. He opened it and slipped it on my finger. "will you marry me?" YES!!! then from behind, beautiful hawaiian music started playing. We both just hugged and kissed and cried. it was so amazing....we have been married for 3 years now and we have a beautiful baby girl!

Lucky in love

2008-10-02T09:31:00.001-07:00

It was my cousin's wedding in the summer of '89 and I almost didn't make it. I had to actually pay someone to take my shift or I definitely would have missed it.I sat at the reception which followed after the ceremony and wished I could be up there dancing and having fun; but had no partner. I was looking around the room and spotted someone coming down the stairs into the hall. He was tall and not just good looking; but very handsome and I couldn't take my eyes off him. I found myself staring for the longest time and wondering who he was? He didn't sit with any of the brides relatives, so I guessed that he must be a friend of my cousin's.He sat across the table from me and started chatting to a few people at the table who must have known who he was. I was desperately hoping for an introduction when my cousin's drunken best man Dean stumbled over and said hello and asked if we knew each other? Upon hearing that we did not, he said, "Well then, in that case, Martin this is Kara and Kara this is Martin" and staggered away, happy he had done us a service. He was comical.Introductions made, Martin & I started talking and found we had lots of things to talk about and he asked me to dance numerous times. We both wanted to travel someday to romantic Hawaii as well as other destinations of unmatched beauty. We were having so much fun that at one point, we went outside for some fresh air and spoke some more. I didn't want the night to end. It was like I had met my match, my soulmate and I felt like I couldn't let this one get away.The end of the evening drew nearer and my parents, who I had come with, were ready to leave. In hopes of seeing him again somehow, I wrote my name, address and number on a slip of paper and went to sadly say goodbye. He understood and when I said it was nice to have met him and went to shake his hand, he flipped my hand over and kissed it very gently; but firmly. I knew he was it, as no guy from my hometown would have ever done something like that! I felt his kiss on my hand making my legs buckle and quickly left before either falling down or attacking him there on the spot.I thought of him all the way home and only a few days after returning home; I received a letter in the mail from him, that he wrote that same night after he returned home. We obviously had left quite an impression on each other from our first meeting.Letters and phone calls and birthday and Christmas visits with one another eventually led to a marriage of our own, with Dean serving again as our best man and 3 beautiful daughters and 15 years later, here we are; just as happy and in love as the first day we met! Martin is ever the romantic and still keeps that slip of paper, that I gave him that first night, tucked away in his wallet. I love this man so much and will forevr and always!

Love atop halekala

2008-10-02T09:25:00.002-07:00

ThenIt was just before dawn on the great Hawaiian island of Maui where Ray and Carol stood alongside the railing of the crater of Haleakala. They were both eager to see the sunrise while literally standing among the clouds atop the 9,740 foot high dormant volcano. Tour books and travel agents could not come close to expressing this most anticipated show of natural beauty and awe. Ray and Carol were not the only ones awaiting this spectacular view. No less than a hundred or so people dotted the railing encircling the highest end of the crater. In the cold and dark pre-dawn hour, Ray stood behind Carol – wrapping his arms around her as they both looked ahead at the suddenly lightening horizon."It's hard to believe we're finally in Hawaii!" said Ray while rubbing his hands up and down Carol's arm in a near futile attempt of warming her."Yes," Carol responded with her head slightly leaning back onto her boyfriend's chest, "everything has been so perfect here. I don't want to leave.""I know. Paradise on Earth has a price: you eventually have to go back home."They stood quietly as a sharp glimpse of a red-balled sun began emerging from the sky. They finally realized that the clouds were actually below them.NowCarol and Ray stood facing each other exactly two years later … at that very crater … as the entire railing was surrounded by their wedding guests. As Carol and Ray looked deeply, lovingly into each other's eyes, they continued exchanging their personally written wedding vows as the sun slowly slipped up from its dark blanket of night."And I," reciting Carol, "promise not a day shall pass without you in my heart and head. For I have found my love. Without you, I would be a mere shell of a person. With you as my husband … I am whole. Forever happy … and forever thankful."Some tears fell from a few wedding guest. Mostly from Carol's mother who never thought her daughter looked more beautiful as the first glimmering rays of the sun shined behind Carol's head. She knew her daughter was truly happy and that generated tremendous tears of joy.There were, of course, other tears of joy … by Ray's mother as she listened to the end of her son's vows to Carol. "From the moment we stood atop this crater and saw the glory of this view … as everyone is seeing now … I knew we were destined for each other. You make me happy! You complete me … as this rising sun completes the moon at night. We are one … always and forever."They kissed as their vows were completed. A wild ruckus from the crowd ensued as the entire crater became enveloped in the sun. The best man walked over to the maid of honor and said, "Quite the wedding! Imagine what their anniversaries will be like!"

Rich in love

2008-10-02T09:25:00.001-07:00

I was born poor, dirt poor. My mother could barely make ends meet to support six small children on her full-time job as a housekeeper at a motel. Because I grew up poor I had an unquenchable thirst to make a lot of money. It became my obsession. Somewhere in the back of my mind I told myself, money first, then maybe love. I vowed not to get into any serious relationship with a woman until I had achieved my goal, because I viewed love as a major distraction. Being uneducated I knew I would have to work twice as hard. I dropped out of high school when I was 17 and joined the Army. Immediately I was stationed in Germany. I got to see places in Europe that people only dream about or read about in magazines. I used my military experience to get a free education. When my service was over I earned a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration. Within 6 months I was hired on at a company as a Manager. Within 2 years I became Vice President of Operations. 2 years after that I quit the company to start my own business. A year later and I had finally done it. I had achieved my lifelong dream. But I wasn't happy. I couldn't understand why I wasn't more excited about it. Then a trip to Hawaii with a friend changed it all for me.My friend Doug and I took a trip to Maui over the Christmas Holiday in 2002. He was trying to cheer me up because I had told him about my predicament. We did the typical tourist thing and attended a luau the first night. Sitting next to me was this gorgeous, but quiet woman. I tried talking to her and every time I did she said nothing. A lady at the other end of the table, who turned out to be her sister, began talking to her in sign language. She was deaf. All through dinner I thought about how I could convey my attraction for her. Being outgoing I decided to try something silly. While hula dancers performed for us I scooped her up from the table and began to hula dance. She giggled the whole time. Before we knew it everyone at our table sprung from the table and began hula dancing too. After dinner I took her hand and pointed to the beach with my other one. She smiled and nodded her head, "Yes". We walked barefoot under the stars along the beach that night, both of us silent and unable to communicate to the other. I couldn't take my eyes off her. I felt the happiest I had in years. As I glanced up at the moon I thought about my life up until that point. What I thought I wanted was the thing I didn't need, and what I thought I didn't need was the thing I now, truly wanted, love. I'm rich in love.

Love beneath the pacific tides

2008-10-02T09:24:00.003-07:00

When I stepped off the plane in Maui, I smelled flowers, teriyaki sauce barbecue, and coconut suntan lotion. I was on Spring Break, traveling with a scuba driving group from college. The dive master planned seven days, a tight scuba schedule, and then back to rainy Oregon. While that was the main reason for the trip, I'd been thinking about a romantic agenda. In a couple of days, almost everyone in my group had met someone to go out with, everyone except me. Nights on the beach, I sipped pineapple cocktails and watched couples walking arm and arm along gentle waves. Still no luck. There was a girl I liked who joined our dive group late, but I hadn't a chance to spend much time with her. Her name was Bonnie and she had dark brown hair and blue eyes. When she smiled, you could hear the angels singing. If only I could get her away from the group so we could spend some time together. By the fifth day, still nothing.Our group took a high speed launch from Maui to dive at Cathedrals, an underwater reef formation off the coast of Molakai. The crossing was rough, with big swells breaking on the bows. The dive master drew names to see who would be paired up as dive buddies. I caught Bonnie looking at me and flashed a glance back, smiling, but she turned away. Please, please, please pair me up with Bonnie, I wished, secretly crossing my fingers. But the diver master didn't pair us up. Instead I was assigned to Todd, an inexperienced, pimply faced sophomore who seemed accident prone. I glanced back at Bonnie who gazed down at the deck, disappointed when the dive master called out Todd. Had she wanted to go with Todd? Had she wanted to go with me? Not this time. I exhaled deeply, a barely audible sigh. With only two days left on our dive trip, I guessed it just wasn't meant to be. Our dive boat drew closer to dropping anchor in the warm turquoise waters off Molokai. Todd looked ashen and then suddenly darted for the rail on the starboard side of the boat, leaning over hard. He'd gotten sea-sick from the boat ride over from Maui and was in no condition to go diving. That left me without a dive buddy. Bonnie looked over to me and then over to the dive master. I was about to ask if she wanted to go with me, but before the words came out of my mouth I heard, "Can I go with Ken?" There it was. She said it and the dive master nodded over in my direction. In a few moments the Bonnie and I were in the water and making our way down, 70 feet below the surface to a gothic coral formation--the Cathedrals. Sun shown through the coral like light through blue and purple stained glass church windows. Three manta rays glided by in a triangle formation like brown velvet archangels. From across the channel I could hear the calling of humpback whales underwater. Bonnie grabbed my hand and took her regulator from her mouth. At first I thought she was in trouble and needed my air. I took a deep breah, removed my regulator from my mouth, and offered it to her. She shook her head no and her long brown hair rose around her like a soft beacon. She closed her eyes and kissed me with her soft salty lips. We held hands for the rest of the dive and kicked our legs in unison, dancing, floating, spiraling around the coral like dolphins. It's said that diving in Hawaii is among the best in the world. Now I knew way.After a day of diving, we returned to Maui. Couples went off on their own. The two of us walked along the white sand beach back at Maui and sat down to watch the sunset. I put my arms around her and hugged her tightly to me. She pulled her knees up to her chest and we rocked back and forth, listening to the music of the waves and watching the last ember of the sun sinking into the vast Pacific. The sand, the soft starlit sky, the smell of coconuts, flowers, and teriyaki. If you aren't in love in Hawaii, you soon will be. I know because it happened to me at 70 feet below the surface, near a coral reef formation called the Cathedrals.

Love story of Hinemoa and Tutanekai

2008-10-02T09:24:00.001-07:00

Hinemoa was a Chieftainess of a tribe,who lived in a village of Owhata,located by the shores of lake Rotorua.On lake Rotorua there is the Island of Mokoia,four kilometers across the water from Owhata.On this Island there lived another well born but unfortunately illegitimate young man named Tutanekai.The tribes of the two young lovers would sometimesvisit together for special occasions, so it was during these times that Hinemoa and Tutanekai would come toknow one another and fall in love with each other.The love of Hinemoa and Tutanekai would growstronger and stronger with each passing day,and there were times in the evening whenTutanekai would declare his love for Hinemoa from the Island of Mokoia.
Tutanekai would sit on the verandah of his house,which was on a hillside overlooking the Lake,and he would play his flute.A gentle breeze in the evening would carry the sounds thatTutanekai played drifting across the waters of lake Rotorua.Hinemoa as she stood on the shores of the lake wouldlisten intently, embracing the music fromTutanekai as he declared his love for her.However as often as it happens in life Hinemoa`srelatives suspected that she had fallenin love with Tutanekai and although he wasconsidered a nice young man, it was notthe wishes of the tribe that the two should unite together in marriage.Every night they would ensure that all the canoes werebeached up so that Hinemoa would not be able to pullthe canoe into the water and make her way across the laketo be with her lover Tutanekai.One evening as Hinemoa stood on the shores of the lake with herheart so heavy and eyes full of tears, listening to the melody of Tutanekai`s flute, she felt she could bear it no longer.She lashed together six gourds in order to keep her afloat and waded herself out intothe lake, being guided along by the music of Tutanekai,she swam the long journey to Mokoia Island.When she finally reached the island after hours of exhaustion,she came across a hot pool and entered it.She was trembling with cold from the journeybut her heart was full of joy.Sometime later Hinemoa could hear footsteps coming andshe saw what appeared to be the shadow of a man filling a cala bash with water from a cold spring next to the hot pool.At that moment Hinemoa imitated the sound of a mans voice andcalled out loudly “Who is that for!”“I am the servant of Tutanekai, this water is for my master”, came the reply.Hinemoa`s heart was glad knowing that she was so closeto Tutanekai`s home. She then seized the calabash from the servant and broke it on the rocks.The servant then raced back to his master Tutanekai andreported to him the strange incident that occurredat the hot pool, but Tutanekai was too tired and heart broken to do anything.The servant once again returned to fill the calabash with water and again Hinemoa seized thewater calabash and broke it on the rocks.This would happen time and time again untilTutanekai finally decided to dosomething about the matter himself.Taking hold of his club he quickly hurried down to the pool to kill this stranger thathad insulted him. Calling out for the intruder to identify himself, Tutanekai quickly madehis way around the hot pool reaching aroundthe edges, until finally he grabbed the armof the adversary pulling him out of the water into the moonlight.“Tutanekai” she whispered, “It is I Hinemoa”Tutanekai surprised as he was, stood and stared at her in the moonlight, they thenembraced each other as the two young lovers made their way back to Tutanekai`s house.No longer would they be separated from each other again.The next morning as the two lovers slept in late,Tutanekai`s father sent his servant off to wake him,it was then reported by the servant that as he approached the door ofTutanekai`s house, as he looked into the room he could seetwo pairs of feet and not one lying in Tutanekai`s bed.After that Hinemoa and Tutanekai emerged together embracing one another.From that moment on their union and love for one another wasaccepted by their relatives and tribes.

Moe and Mirvat's story

2008-10-02T09:23:00.004-07:00

My Name is Moe am 27 years old, I live in United Arab Emirates, in Abu Dhabi, and 14 years ago when I was like 13 yearsMoe and Mirvat old, I was in love with a girl she used to live next door, every day I used to stay 9 hours just waiting for school to finish so I can go and wait her to come from school just to look at her sweet lovely eyes.So when the school bus drop me home I just go running to the bathroom to take a shower, put on my perfume, and put on the best clothes I have every single day.I go call my best friend and ask him to go out waiting with me, her maid used to wait her too, with her small little brother and his name is Moe too, he was 2 years old that time he used to be so cute, I used to spend all the time playing football (a game I hate) with him just to see her kissing him when she arrived from school and I stayed this way months without even telling her about my feelings.At the summer time I went to my country for a vacation, I got her a gift with the letter M as the first letter of her name (and by the way Her name is Mirvat) and I decided to go to her house and knock the door and give her the gift just like that.And I finally knocked her door and she opened, but there was one problem that she opened the door like she was going to kill me for bothering her while she was sleeping or something, anyways she was angry and her eyes were on fire, so I freaked out and I couldn’t think what to do, finally I told her I just got this gift to your brother Moe, and I was like :S .That was the last day I ever saw her, they traveled for a vacation and then we moved from that aria, and I never been able to meet the girl I love again.So before 3 months I was surfing the net and I was searching in a nice website called Facebook, I saw a lovely girl who is single and she’s 27 years old , she looked so beautiful I liked her profile picture and it’s the only picture I could see because she’s not in my friends list, I add her to my list and she accepted and I never got the time to go to her profile and see her pictures, after a while she left a comment on 1 of my pictures I loved the comment then I replied back, I added her to my MSN Messenger and we started to chat, after along adult chat she told me that she saw my face somehow or somewhere before, and that made me go to her profile to have a look at her pictures, and when I saw them I was shocked I was going to have a heart attack, is she the same girl I used to love 14 years ago?I asked her a lot of a questions and all of them made me sure that she’s my dream, I was strong enough just to tell her that I used to love her long time ago. I told her that I played too much football just for you and just to see you, and that gift was for you not your brother but she couldn’t remember it, she smiled and couldn’t believe all this.We talked that day on the Internet more than 13 hours , was so amazing no story such as this one, and we met the day after that, and we are in love now with each other and we are planning to be engaged soon.This is my story and I just feel so happy sharing it with everyone.Yours,Moe & Mirvat

A christmas story

2008-10-02T09:23:00.003-07:00

In the very early 1800's, a young boy about 14 years old named John lived in an orphanage in Old England along with several other children. Orphanages were dreaded. Orphan meant unwanted and unloved. The orphanage was administered by a master and his wife who were results of meager backgrounds themselves and were short on love but high on discipline. No childlike play, no expression of compassion, no understanding.
Every day of the year was spent working. They worked in gardens, cleaned, sewed, and cooked sometimes for wealthy children. They were up at dawn and worked until dark and usually received only one meal a day. However, they were very grateful because they were taught to be hard workers. John had absolutely nothing to call his own. None of the children did.
Christmas was the one day of the year when the children did not work and received a gift. A gift for each child - something to call their own. This special gift was an orange. John had been in the orphanage long enough to look forward with delight and anticipation of this special day of Christmas and to the orange he would receive. In Old England, and to John and his orphan companions, an orange was a rare and special gift. It had an unusual aroma of something they smelled only at Christmas. The children prized it so much that they kept it for several days, weeks, and even months - protecting it, smelling it, touching it and loving it. Usually they tried to savor and preserve it for so long that it often rotted before they ever peeled it to enjoy the sweet juice.
Many thought were expressed this year as Christmas time approached. The children would say, "I will keep mine the longest." They always talked about how big their last orange was and how long they had kept it.
John usually slept with his next to his pillow. He would put it right by his nose and smell of its goodness, holding it tenderly and carefully as not to bruise it. He would dream of children all over the world smelling the sweet aroma of oranges. It gave him security and a sense of well being, hope and dreams of a future filled with good food and a life different from this meager existence.
This year John was overjoyed by the Christmas season. He was becoming a man. He knew he was becoming stronger and soon he would be old enough to leave. He was excited by this anticipation and excited about Christmas. He would save his orange until his birthday in July. If he preserved it very carefully, kept it cool and did not drop it, he might be able to eat it on his birthday.
Christmas day finally came. The children were so excited as they entered the big dining hall. John could smell the unusual aroma of meat. In his excitement and because of his oversized feet, he tripped, causing a disturbance. Immediately the master roared, "John, leave the hall and there will be no orange for you this year." John's heart broke violently wide open. He began to cry. He turned and went swiftly back to the cold room and his corner so the small children would not see his anguish.
Then he heard the door open and each of the children entered. Little Elizabeth with her hair falling over her shoulders, a smile on her face, and tears in her eyes held out a piece of rag to John. "Here John," she said, "this is for you." John was touched by her youth and innocence as he reached for the bulge in her hand. As he lifted back the edges of the rag he saw a big juicy orange all peeled and quartered. . . and then he realized what they had done. Each had sacrificed their own orange by sharing a quarter and had created a big, beautiful orange for John.
John never forgot the sharing, love and personal sacrifice his friends had shown him that Christmas day. John's beginning was a meager existence, however, his growth to manhood was rewarded by wealth and success.
In memory of that day every year he would send oranges all over the world to children everywhere. His desire was that no child would ever spend Christmas without a special Christmas fruit!

Marble trader

2008-10-02T09:23:00.001-07:00

During the waning years of the Depression in a small southeastern Idaho community, I used to stop by Mr. Miller's roadside stand for farm-fresh produce as the season made it available. Food and money were still extremely scarce and bartering was used, extensively. One particular day, Mr. Miller was bagging some early potatoes for me. I noticed a small boy, delicate of bone and feature, ragged but clean, hungrily appraising a basket of freshly picked green peas.
I paid for my potatoes but was also drawn to the display of fresh green peas. I am a pushover for creamed peas and new potatoes. Pondering the peas, I couldn't help overhearing the conversation between Mr. Miller and the ragged boy next to me. "Hello Barry, how are you today?"
"H'lo, Mr. Miller. Fine, thank ya. Jus' admirin' them peas......sure look good." "They are good, Barry. How's your Ma?"
"Fine. Gittin' stronger alla'time."
"Good. Anything I can help you with "
"No, Sir. Jus' admirin' them peas."
"Would you like to take some home?"
"No, Sir. Got nuthin' to pay for 'em with."
"Well, what have you to trade me for some of those peas?"
"All I got's my prize aggie, best taw around here."
"Is that right? Let me see it."
"Here 'tis. She's a dandy."
"I can see that. Hmmmm, only thing is this one is blue and I sort of go for red. Do you have a red one like this at home?"
"Not 'zackley .....but, almost."
"Tell you what. Take this sack of peas home with you and next trip this way let me look at that red taw."
"Sure will. Thanks, Mr. Miller."
Mrs. Miller, who had been standing nearby, came over to help me. With a smile she said, "There are two other boys like him in our community. All three are in very poor circumstances. Jim just loves to bargain with them for peas, apples, tomatoes or whatever. When they come back with their red marbles, and they always do, he decides he doesn't like red after all and he sends them home with a bag of produce for a green marble, or an orange one, perhaps."
I left the stand, smiling to myself, impressed with this man. A short time later I moved to Utah, but I never forgot the story of this man, the boys and their bartering.
Several years went by, each more rapid than the previous one. Just recently I had occasion to visit some old friends in that Idaho community, and while I was there, I learned that Mr. Miller had just died. They were having his viewing that evening and knowing my friends wanted to go, I agreed to accompany them.
Upon our arrival at the mortuary, we got into line to meet the relatives of the deceased and to offer whatever words of comfort we could. Ahead of us in line were three young men. One was in an Army uniform and the other two had short haircuts, wore dark suits and white shirts, looking like potential or returned missionaries.
They approached Mrs. Miller, standing smiling and looking composed, by her husband's casket. Each of the young men hugged her, kissed her on the cheek, spoke briefly with her and moved on to the casket. Her misty light blue eyes followed them as, one by one, each young man stopped briefly and placed his own warm hand over the cold pale hand in the casket. Each left the mortuary, awkwardly, and wiping his eyes.
Our turn came to meet Mrs. Miller. I told her who I was and mentioned the story she had told me about the marbles. Eyes glistening, she took my hand and led me to the casket. "This is an amazing coincidence," she said. "Those three young men that just left, were the boys I told you about. They just told me how they appreciated the things Jim "traded" them. Now, at last, when Jim could not change his mind about color or size...they came to pay their debt. We've never had a great deal of the wealth of this world," she confided, "but, right now, Jim would have considered himself the richest man in Idaho." With loving gentleness she lifted the lifeless fingers of her deceased husband. Resting underneath were three magnificently shiny, red marbles.

Cry for help

2008-10-02T09:22:00.003-07:00

Once upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, and all of the others, including Love.
One day it was announced to the feelings that the island would sink, so all repaired their boats and left.
Love was the only one who stayed. Love wanted to persevere until the last possible moment.
When the island was almost sinking, Love decided to ask for help.
Richness was passing by Love in a grand boat. Love said, "Richness, can you take me with you?" Richness answered, "No I can't..There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no place for you here."
Love decided to ask Vanity, who was also passing by in a beautiful vessel, "Vanity, please help me!" "I can't help you Love. You are all wet and might damage my boat," Vanity answered.
Sadness was close by so Love asked for help, "Sadness let me go with you." "Oh...Love, I am so sad that I need to be by myself!"
Happiness passed by Love too, but she was so happy that she did not even hear when Love called her!
Suddenly, there was a voice, "Come Love, I will take you." It was an elder. Love felt so blessed and overjoyed that he even forgot to ask the elder her name.
When they arrived at dry land, the elder went her own way. Love, realizing how much he owed the elder, asked Knowledge, another elder, "Who helped me?"
"It was Time", Knowledge answered.
"Time?" asked Love. "But why did Time help me?
Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered, "Because only Time is capable of understanding how great Love is."

May be life really is

2008-10-02T09:22:00.001-07:00

It was done in shades of blue with a touch of peach here and there and when I first saw it, tears sprang to my eyes.
Something about the painting made me see beauty in something that had previously been just another duty. The child was sound asleep in his mother’s arms, his head on her shoulder, her cheek resting against his curly hair. Light from a nearby window was just beginning to chase the dark shadows away.
The rocking chair in the background was empty. Whatever his need, she had taken him in her arms without waiting to get to a more comfortable spot.
The quilt she held him in was further evidence of someone’s love. The little patchwork pieces so patiently arranged in design and so warmly healing.
I knew just what had happened as I drank in the picture. She had heard his cries, wrapped him tightly in the warm quilt, told him everything would be OK now, and rocked him gently until his fears and tears were quieted and he was once again safe and warm and asleep.
But though he sleeps, she does not. And as she holds him snugly, the faraway look in her eyes is evidence that she too is at peace.
I cut out the picture from the magazine, had it mounted, double-matted and framed and hung it right next to the door that leads from my room. When I get up in the night to calm tears, I pass it in the dark and know that what I’m doing isn’t a terrible inconvenience at all.
It took two years before my youngest slept through the night. I listened to all the advice from outsiders — let him cry, feed him yogurt or oatmeal, skip a nap, and on and on. Then I realized that every moment during the day, we were surrounded by one or two or three others and their wants and needs and troubles. At night, just the two of us were together. My son and I.
It was then I decided that those few minutes together were not a chore or a pain or a sacrifice. They were an act of love, a sweet service. And then, as the woman in the painting in shades of blue, I felt peace.

A good lesson

2008-10-02T09:21:00.002-07:00

A young man, a student in one of our universities, was one day taking a walk with a professor, who was commonly called the students' friend, from his kindness to those who waited on his instructions. As they went along, they saw lying in the path a pair of old shoes, which they supposed to belong to a poor man who was employed in a field close by, and who had nearly finished his day's work.
The student turned to the professor, saying: "Let us play the man a trick: we will hide his shoes, and conceal ourselves behind those bushes, and wait to see his perplexity when he cannot find them."
"My young friend," answered the professor, "we should never amuse ourselves at the expense of the poor. But you are rich, and may give yourself a much greater pleasure by means of the poor man. Put a coin into each shoe, and then we will hide ourselves and watch how the discovery affects him."
The student did so, and they both placed themselves behind the bushes close by. The poor man soon finished his work, and came across the field to the path where he had left his coat and shoes. While putting on his coat he slipped his foot into one of his shoes; but feeling something hard, he stooped down to feel what it was, and found the coin. Astonishment and wonder were seen upon his countenance. He gazed upon the coin, turned it round, and looked at it again and again. He then looked around him on all sides, but no person was to be seen. He now put the money into his pocket, and proceeded to put on the other shoe; but his surprise was doubled on finding the other coin. His feelings overcame him; he fell upon his knees, looked up to heaven and uttered aloud a fervent thanksgiving, in which he spoke of his wife, sick and helpless, and his children without bread, whom the timely bounty, from some unknown hand, would save from perishing.
The student stood there deeply affected, and his eyes filled with tears. "Now," said the professor, "are you not much better pleased than if you had played your intended trick?"
The youth replied, "You have taught me a lesson which I will never forget. I feel now the truth of those words, which I never understood before: 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"
Author unknown, retold by Artin Tellalian

A great life

2008-10-02T09:21:00.001-07:00

I've heard the saying, "The best gift parents can ever give to their children is to love each other."
I've had the pleasure of witnessing the truth of this statement for over 40 years. From as far back as I can remember my Mom and Dad were a team. A great partnership. They were more than just a partnership. It was as if they were one person.
Sure, they argued, but there was never any doubt in our minds that any disagreements would be worked through and resolved. Mom and Dad began their married life poor, but they worked hard and, over the years, built a very successful business. They each had their strengths and weaknesses, but the way they worked together, you never saw the weaknesses, just the strengths.
Dad was the outgoing, more public person with whom people met and fell in love with right away. Everyone knew Dad! Then, when they got to meet Mom, they felt the exact same way about her as well. Mom, although not at all shy, was more comfortable being the person behind the scenes. More detail oriented, she ran the books and, according to Dad, was the one who really made the business work.
The biggest lesson about love and marriage that my mom and dad taught us kids was how to talk "about" your spouse. Have you ever heard husbands and wives, when speaking to others, make unkind remarks about their spouses? It's one of those things people just seem to do. Sure, they're "only kidding," or maybe they are not. But words matter. And words teach, whether positively or negatively.
You would never hear such a thing from my mom and dad. Dad always speaks of Mom in the most complimentary, glowing terms. As does she of him.
This lesson made such an impression on me. I still remember when I was age 12 and we were getting carpet installed in our home. The crew boss was one of those stereotypical beer guzzling, hard-living guys, who would have probably belonged to Ralph Kramden's Raccoon Lodge from the old Honeymooner's TV show. For lunch, my folks bought pizza for the crew. Dad went to talk with the boss about the job. I was around the corner listening.
The boss said, "This is an expensive job. Women will really spend your money, won't they?" Dad responded, "Well, I'll tell you, when they were right there with you before you had any money, it's a pleasure to do anything for them you possibly can."
This wasn't the answer the carpet installer expected to hear. He was looking for negative banter about wives which, to him, was natural. He tried again: "But, gee, they'll really play off that and spend all they can, won't they?" Dad replied, as I knew he would, "Hey, when they're the reason you're successful, you want them to do the things they enjoy. There's no greater pleasure." Strike two.
The crew boss tried one more time, "And they'll take that as far as they can, huh?" Dad responded, "She's the best thing that ever happened to me. I'd do anything to make her happy."
I was trying not to laugh. I knew he wanted Dad to give in just a little bit and say, "Yeah, I guess that's true." But it wouldn't happen... not in a million years!
Finally, the installer gave up and went back to work, probably shaking his head in bewilderment. Witnessing my dad in that moment taught me more about loving and respecting your wife than anything he could ever have told me about the subject.
Mom and Dad are now retired and enjoying their life together, just hanging out, reading, and visiting their children and grandchildren. They recently celebrated their 43rd wedding anniversary.
They still hold hands, and they are more in love than ever. Throughout the years, whenever Mom would remind me that I should be looking to get married, I'd say, "Ma, I have plenty of time." She'd jokingly reply that I don't have "that" much time. My Dad would then look at me in that wisdom-filled, city streets bred way of his and say, "Hey, you take all the time you need. If you marry someone just half the woman your mother is, you'll have a great life."
I should only be so lucky.