As any job seeker can tell you, acing an employment interview is no easy feat. According to a survey by Robert Half International, nearly one-third (32%) of executives polled said job candidates make more mistakes during the job interview than any other part of the job-hunting process.
Consider these real-life responses from hiring managers who were asked to name the strangest things they had ever heard of happening in a job interview:
1 "After answering the first few questions, the candidate picked up his cell phone and called his parents to let them know the interview was going well."
2 "The job seeker halted the conversation about work hours and the office environment, saying she didn't like being confined to a building, but would consider taking the job if she could move her desk to the courtyard outside."
3 "When asked by the hiring manager why she was leaving her current job, the applicant said, 'My manager is a jerk. All managers are jerks.'"
4 "After arriving for an early morning interview, the job seeker asked to use the hiring manager's phone. She proceeded to fake a coughing fit as she called in sick to her boss."
Preparation Is Good Insurance
While it's unlikely you'll make mistakes as egregious as the ones above, it always helps to prepare before interviewing with a prospective employer. Here are five tips to help you make a good first impression:
(a) Do your homework. Before the interview, review the job description again and make sure you can describe how your skills and experience match the requirements of the open position.
(b) Come prepared. Bring extra copies of your resume -- printed on high-quality paper -- and a list of references to the interview. Also dress appropriately. Even if you're interviewing with a company that has a casual dress code, it's better to be slightly over-dressed than under-dressed.
(c) Know what to expect. In all likelihood, the hiring manager will ask you a host of standard questions, such as "Why do you want to work for this firm?" and "What makes you right for this role?" Practice your responses to these queries with a friend at home so you can provide clear and concise answers.
(d) Have the right attitude. Be confident during the interview but not arrogant. Also consider your body language. Making eye contact with the interviewer and nodding your head in agreement shows you're engaged; slouching in your chair indicates you're bored.
(e) Follow up. Sending a thank-you note after the interview may seem old-fashioned, but hiring managers always appreciate receiving one. A brief message thanking the person for his or her time and reaffirming your interest in the role shows your professionalism and desire for the job.
Above all, be yourself when interviewing with a prospective employer. Companies seek workers who not only have the skills to perform the job but also the personality to thrive within the corporate culture.
Group Interviews: How to Impress Everyone
Even under the best circumstances, job interviews can be intimidating. But the group interview -- where you are grilled by a team of potential new colleagues -- ratchets up the tension.
Sometimes companies round up all the interviewers at once for the sake of efficiency. But the company may also want to assess how you perform in a group.
It's About Teamwork "It's sort of to see if you would play well with others on this team.
A group interview may be very formal, with a scripted set of questions. Or it could be simply a conversation between the candidate and the others in the room. Many interviews are in between these extremes, with both structured questions and casual conversation.
Before any interview, of course, you should research the company and the job description and consider how your experience could help the company. But a group interview calls for some extra skills in order to make the best impression.
Skills for Your Success
* Prepare if possible. If you're given a list beforehand of who will be there, do as much homework as you can. Find out the names and titles of your interviewers. "That may give you a clue about specific areas of expertise and how they fit in the hierarchy,"
* Make connections. Address your questioners by name and make eye contact with all of them. "Pay attention to what their interest is in the interview, what kind of things would they be likely to be most concerned about.
* Don't play favorites. It's dangerous to make assumptions about which person's opinion matters most in the hiring decision. "I've seen a junior player on a team derail a good candidate. Try to make sure you satisfy everyone's concerns.
* Be a facilitator. If you notice that one person seems hesitant to participate, try to draw him or her in. Ask if you can clarify your remarks or if the person has any additional questions. You "can take a little bit of control" of the interview this way.
* Be diplomatic. If your interviewers clearly have a disagreement and they're asking how you would resolve it, show that you understand of all their points of view. "Just the fact that you're aware of multiple perspectives will bode well for you.
* Don't relax too much. In informal interviews, don't let the causal atmosphere keep you from making a good impression. "They may seem informal, but people are voting afterward.
Finally, remember the good news. If you're being interviewed by lots of people at a company, it probably means you're a finalist for the job. And since interviews are a two-way street, a group interview also offers you insight into what it would be like working in this group. "You have a window looking in at how they'll work together with other"
Good luck and see you at that DREAM JOB!!!
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Friday, January 19, 2007
LEARN TO DREAM
I have a dream!! I guess my Honie knows it because Its to be shared with Special People.
Your potential is not quite a thing, yet more than an idea. It awaits in a twilight zone between idea and reality, where all things are possible but none are actual.
It took 15 billion years of evolution for you to be where you are now: a conscious being capable of self-consciousness. It is from the depths of this interior awareness that you can shape your destiny. With imagination alone, you can shape what has never been before. An act of imagination is the seeding of an idea that will bear fruit in a time that has not yet appeared.
This specific form of imagination is what you can call visionary thinking.
When your heart and mind can look into the past, into your reserve of memory, select its most choice ideas from it and project it into the future, then you have begun the journey of exploring your potential.
Will you be rich or poor, well-educated or ignorant, loved or abandoned, alive with a new intensity and purpose or merely drifting upon the tide of circumstances, depends not on the movement of the stars nor on the opinions of those who hold you dear, but on one thing alone: your inner clarity about who you are and what you want your life to mean, both to yourself and all those who will come to know you.
All men and women dream but only some have the courage of their convictions. Most through default float upon the sea of mediocrity, responding to biological and social needs but creating nothing new, ennobling, or in some measure liberating.
Many, unfortunately, are capable of going through their days without entertaining a single original idea, content with acquiescing to the propaganda of vested interests. A few, however, think about their potential and what they can do to explore and expand it. These are the ones who push the race forward, stretching the limits of consciousness further into the realm of new possibilities.
You cannot succeed in anything alone. Your success is a wave that carries others, inviting them to examine their own potentiality. You vibrate at a higher frequency when you choose excellence; you influence others with your presence alone.
The urge to be more than you are right now, to express a nobler speech, a finer mind, a more uplifting outlook, a larger reach of resources is the urge of life itself to explore its dimensions.
The idea of entelechy, a motivation for self-determination and directing inner strength for more life, growth, and capacity is an idea that arises from Aristotelian philosophy.
A human being is in a perpetual dynamic tension between potentia and actus. In other words, a quest to translate a potentiality into an actuality. Potentia is determinable. Actus is determined. These terms should not be confused with the ideas of physics which refer to the capacity for change through work from one state to another. With a human being, the urge to translate potentiality into actuality is intrinsic. With material objects, an external force is extrinsic, some outer force is making the conversion from one state to the next.
The ultimate goal of self-determination is happiness. For as a sentient creature evolves, it increases its power, secures its survival, and experiences the happiness of a broader and fuller expression of itself.
Another way of looking at it is to say that all human misery is due to some level of frustrated potential. At times, this frustration is felt so acutely as to result in self-destruction, either through suicide or self-degradation.
A human being is rooted in teleology. The human psyche hungers for design, and it will do almost anything to satisfy the quest for meaning.
The best and most satisfying lives are those where meaning is found and where a conscious and deliberate movement is made from potentiality into actuality. Ultimately, the conversion is one through the medium of intelligence, from the creative intelligence of envisioning to the practical intelligence of bringing about and maintaining a higher order of adaptation. As intelligence and adaptation increases, so, too, does happiness, which is a symptom of increasing power as the means of survival are ensured. As Spinoza once said, "Happiness is power increasing."
Happiness, like life itself, is never a final state, but an evolving one. You can be happy now and as you increase your power in the world, converting more potential into actuality, your happiness will also correspondingly increase. The highest state of happiness, of course, is self-realization, when you transcend the limitation of the idea of a singular ego battling a hostile world intent on its destruction and embrace the idea of being unified with all sentient life everywhere. Mystics have reported this state of oceanic consciousness as blissful.
As the cosmic conspiracy unfolds, life becomes more complex, more engaging, and ultimately more fulfilling. Our task is to engage the great game of life and ride the beam of evolutionary advancement of consciousness itself.
Learn to dream its your Inheritance to Success. Honie this is just for YOU.
Your potential is not quite a thing, yet more than an idea. It awaits in a twilight zone between idea and reality, where all things are possible but none are actual.
It took 15 billion years of evolution for you to be where you are now: a conscious being capable of self-consciousness. It is from the depths of this interior awareness that you can shape your destiny. With imagination alone, you can shape what has never been before. An act of imagination is the seeding of an idea that will bear fruit in a time that has not yet appeared.
This specific form of imagination is what you can call visionary thinking.
When your heart and mind can look into the past, into your reserve of memory, select its most choice ideas from it and project it into the future, then you have begun the journey of exploring your potential.
Will you be rich or poor, well-educated or ignorant, loved or abandoned, alive with a new intensity and purpose or merely drifting upon the tide of circumstances, depends not on the movement of the stars nor on the opinions of those who hold you dear, but on one thing alone: your inner clarity about who you are and what you want your life to mean, both to yourself and all those who will come to know you.
All men and women dream but only some have the courage of their convictions. Most through default float upon the sea of mediocrity, responding to biological and social needs but creating nothing new, ennobling, or in some measure liberating.
Many, unfortunately, are capable of going through their days without entertaining a single original idea, content with acquiescing to the propaganda of vested interests. A few, however, think about their potential and what they can do to explore and expand it. These are the ones who push the race forward, stretching the limits of consciousness further into the realm of new possibilities.
You cannot succeed in anything alone. Your success is a wave that carries others, inviting them to examine their own potentiality. You vibrate at a higher frequency when you choose excellence; you influence others with your presence alone.
The urge to be more than you are right now, to express a nobler speech, a finer mind, a more uplifting outlook, a larger reach of resources is the urge of life itself to explore its dimensions.
The idea of entelechy, a motivation for self-determination and directing inner strength for more life, growth, and capacity is an idea that arises from Aristotelian philosophy.
A human being is in a perpetual dynamic tension between potentia and actus. In other words, a quest to translate a potentiality into an actuality. Potentia is determinable. Actus is determined. These terms should not be confused with the ideas of physics which refer to the capacity for change through work from one state to another. With a human being, the urge to translate potentiality into actuality is intrinsic. With material objects, an external force is extrinsic, some outer force is making the conversion from one state to the next.
The ultimate goal of self-determination is happiness. For as a sentient creature evolves, it increases its power, secures its survival, and experiences the happiness of a broader and fuller expression of itself.
Another way of looking at it is to say that all human misery is due to some level of frustrated potential. At times, this frustration is felt so acutely as to result in self-destruction, either through suicide or self-degradation.
A human being is rooted in teleology. The human psyche hungers for design, and it will do almost anything to satisfy the quest for meaning.
The best and most satisfying lives are those where meaning is found and where a conscious and deliberate movement is made from potentiality into actuality. Ultimately, the conversion is one through the medium of intelligence, from the creative intelligence of envisioning to the practical intelligence of bringing about and maintaining a higher order of adaptation. As intelligence and adaptation increases, so, too, does happiness, which is a symptom of increasing power as the means of survival are ensured. As Spinoza once said, "Happiness is power increasing."
Happiness, like life itself, is never a final state, but an evolving one. You can be happy now and as you increase your power in the world, converting more potential into actuality, your happiness will also correspondingly increase. The highest state of happiness, of course, is self-realization, when you transcend the limitation of the idea of a singular ego battling a hostile world intent on its destruction and embrace the idea of being unified with all sentient life everywhere. Mystics have reported this state of oceanic consciousness as blissful.
As the cosmic conspiracy unfolds, life becomes more complex, more engaging, and ultimately more fulfilling. Our task is to engage the great game of life and ride the beam of evolutionary advancement of consciousness itself.
Learn to dream its your Inheritance to Success. Honie this is just for YOU.
THE KEY TO SUCCESS
It doesn’t matter who they are – businessmen, artists, sportsmen, inventors – successful people have more things in common than you think.
These common attitudes and qualities have been very effective in helping them see things that other people don’t see, rise above their personal troubles and outperform their competitors. In other words, they have a successful mindset.
You too, can develop this mindset and harness its power to change your life. You just have to realize that half of what earns you success is being prepared
for it. Here are some ways to change your current mindset into a mindset of success:
- HAVE VISION AND FOCUS:
Successful people are conditioned to look forward, to always ask what if and why not. It is this innate curiosity and openness for new things that help them develop a creative mind. A creative mind can see beyond the present; it can see possibilities and combinations that are otherwise unavailable to close minded people.
It is this sense of vision and tenacity of focus that keeps them crying out, “Eureka!” while everyone else are scratching their heads.
Case in point: a trucker named Malcolm Mclean, who, as he watched the contents of his truck being loaded onto a ship in 1937, thought that it would be much faster and more convenient if the trailer itself were lifted instead. He turned that idea into a vision and that vision was containerized shipping, revolutionizing the shipping industry.
- TAKE CALCULATED RISK:
You know stories of people who made blind leaps of faith and landed on a ton of money but they are more the exception than the rule. Successful people are not afraid of risk but rather view it not as a danger, but more of a probability that could result to a lot of possible outcomes, some of which can be very profitable.
- DONT BLAME YOUR PARENTS:
Or anybody else, for that matter. Successful people know better than to waste time pointing fingers when things go wrong. They don’t bother complaining, instead, they roll up their sleeves and do something. They take responsibility for their action.
- LEARN TO GIVE CREDITS:
Successful people know to whom they owe their achievements. They recognize other people’s contributions and do not pretend to be who they are not.
Successful people are smart enough to recognize a higher power, regardless of their faith. It is this recognition that makes them retain a humility and a sense of integrity and charity to share their wealth and knowledge.
- NEVER STOP LEARNING:
Success is built upon failure and failure truly is not learning from mistakes. Successful people know that mistakes are inevitable in any areas in life but they do not take their failure for granted.
For them, failing at one thing is a surefire guarantee that they will succeed at it the next time around. Oprah Winfrey was once fired from her job in television. If she just gave up right there, she wouldn’t have known the kind of blessings that she enjoys today. - Don’t believe in luck.
Make it. People with the success mindset are unusually "lucky". Or so you think. They don’t really have magic formula; they just know how to create and take advantage of opportunities.
They prefer to focus on positive expectations rather than focusing on drawbacks. And they are not easily cowed. They are tenaciously resilient.
Always on the lookout, successful people see problems as opportunities for change. While other people see a barren land, they see a city of casinos and
hotels. Keeping a mindset that’s open to possibilities, successful people almost always find themselves in the right place at the right time.
- LEARN TO NETWORK:
Success-oriented people recognize the value of social capital. They know that success is not a one-man operation. They surround themselves with the kind of people whose talents, skills and knowledge can complement their own.
It doesn’t matter whether they themselves are misfits or nonconformists, they know better to choose the right kind of people to work with.
Successful people align themselves with other people who think like winners and stay away from naysayers, while keeping an ear out nonetheless. Marcian Hoff was assigned by his employer, Intel, to work with a group to design silicon chips for a hand-held calculator. They instead managed to create the microprocessor.
- HAVE THE DREAM TO RISE ABOVE YOUR PREZSENT STATE:
Successful people didn’t always start out on the right foot. Some, like designer Tommy Hilfiger and environment champion Erin Brockovich, suffered from learning disorders but they never let their condition or family life hinder them from making their way. They didn’t entirely ignore their problems, but chose to focus instead on what they could do and went after it.
Case in point: Denyce Graves grew up in the ’70s in a single-parent household that could barely make ends meet. Denyce wanted to be an opera singer but there were some obstacles to her path – she didn’t have a lot of years in training, she had to learn the foreign languages used in the operas and she was black. At the time, people didn’t think blacks could excel in opera.
Curred from An International Daily.
These common attitudes and qualities have been very effective in helping them see things that other people don’t see, rise above their personal troubles and outperform their competitors. In other words, they have a successful mindset.
You too, can develop this mindset and harness its power to change your life. You just have to realize that half of what earns you success is being prepared
for it. Here are some ways to change your current mindset into a mindset of success:
- HAVE VISION AND FOCUS:
Successful people are conditioned to look forward, to always ask what if and why not. It is this innate curiosity and openness for new things that help them develop a creative mind. A creative mind can see beyond the present; it can see possibilities and combinations that are otherwise unavailable to close minded people.
It is this sense of vision and tenacity of focus that keeps them crying out, “Eureka!” while everyone else are scratching their heads.
Case in point: a trucker named Malcolm Mclean, who, as he watched the contents of his truck being loaded onto a ship in 1937, thought that it would be much faster and more convenient if the trailer itself were lifted instead. He turned that idea into a vision and that vision was containerized shipping, revolutionizing the shipping industry.
- TAKE CALCULATED RISK:
You know stories of people who made blind leaps of faith and landed on a ton of money but they are more the exception than the rule. Successful people are not afraid of risk but rather view it not as a danger, but more of a probability that could result to a lot of possible outcomes, some of which can be very profitable.
- DONT BLAME YOUR PARENTS:
Or anybody else, for that matter. Successful people know better than to waste time pointing fingers when things go wrong. They don’t bother complaining, instead, they roll up their sleeves and do something. They take responsibility for their action.
- LEARN TO GIVE CREDITS:
Successful people know to whom they owe their achievements. They recognize other people’s contributions and do not pretend to be who they are not.
Successful people are smart enough to recognize a higher power, regardless of their faith. It is this recognition that makes them retain a humility and a sense of integrity and charity to share their wealth and knowledge.
- NEVER STOP LEARNING:
Success is built upon failure and failure truly is not learning from mistakes. Successful people know that mistakes are inevitable in any areas in life but they do not take their failure for granted.
For them, failing at one thing is a surefire guarantee that they will succeed at it the next time around. Oprah Winfrey was once fired from her job in television. If she just gave up right there, she wouldn’t have known the kind of blessings that she enjoys today. - Don’t believe in luck.
Make it. People with the success mindset are unusually "lucky". Or so you think. They don’t really have magic formula; they just know how to create and take advantage of opportunities.
They prefer to focus on positive expectations rather than focusing on drawbacks. And they are not easily cowed. They are tenaciously resilient.
Always on the lookout, successful people see problems as opportunities for change. While other people see a barren land, they see a city of casinos and
hotels. Keeping a mindset that’s open to possibilities, successful people almost always find themselves in the right place at the right time.
- LEARN TO NETWORK:
Success-oriented people recognize the value of social capital. They know that success is not a one-man operation. They surround themselves with the kind of people whose talents, skills and knowledge can complement their own.
It doesn’t matter whether they themselves are misfits or nonconformists, they know better to choose the right kind of people to work with.
Successful people align themselves with other people who think like winners and stay away from naysayers, while keeping an ear out nonetheless. Marcian Hoff was assigned by his employer, Intel, to work with a group to design silicon chips for a hand-held calculator. They instead managed to create the microprocessor.
- HAVE THE DREAM TO RISE ABOVE YOUR PREZSENT STATE:
Successful people didn’t always start out on the right foot. Some, like designer Tommy Hilfiger and environment champion Erin Brockovich, suffered from learning disorders but they never let their condition or family life hinder them from making their way. They didn’t entirely ignore their problems, but chose to focus instead on what they could do and went after it.
Case in point: Denyce Graves grew up in the ’70s in a single-parent household that could barely make ends meet. Denyce wanted to be an opera singer but there were some obstacles to her path – she didn’t have a lot of years in training, she had to learn the foreign languages used in the operas and she was black. At the time, people didn’t think blacks could excel in opera.
Curred from An International Daily.
Thursday, November 09, 2006
Thursday, November 02, 2006
WHO WILL PRAY FOR JOSSY
Who is going to pray for me?
who is going to contribute to my staying longer on earth?
Who is going to ask GOD for a favour on my behave?
Who will pray for Jossy?
This happens to be the lamentation of a young man you have known,read his articles,been with or even quarelled with. He talks,thinks and says he has prospects,dreams and lofty desires(he wants to own an ISP,he wants to build a computer firm that will work fully on its products,he wants to get married to the best woman,he wants to be great, he wants to die at 90) but the question to be answered is CAN HE STAY ALIFE TO FULFIL HIS DREAMS. Jossy,What are you taking about?
Friends this is a distress call.
On the 31st of October, Jossy went to the hospital and after much test it was discovered he had HOLES in his lungs and his LIVER was been funny. Its was the begining of a NEW but maybe a SHORT life countdown. It sounded funny until I saw the stuff(results)with my two eyes. Its funny that I,your friend two days ago started counting how many days he has left on earth unless he can raise some millions to go for operation the treat the lungs and a liver transplant. Is it weeks, months or years? I cant DIE, i cant leave without doing what i was sent to do, I CANT JUST LEAVE!! Cant you feel me!!!!!
But you see it all depends on ME,YOU and ALL WHO CARE. To some i have been a friend, to some an enemy, sometimes made some happy and some sad but who cares about all that what really matters is to STAY ALIFE. Friends this is a serious call to ACTION. YOU ALL CANT LET ME DOWN, I BELIEVE GOD IS READY TO ANSWER PRAYERS, AND I BELIEVE YOU ARE READY TO PRAY. or aint you? i know you are and PLEASE DO.
Here is a guide(You may say it out):
FATHER, YOU OWN THIS MAN-JOSSY
YOU CANT LET HIM DIE LIKE THAT
JESUS DIED FOR HIM THAT HE MIGHT
BE HEALED AT TIMES LIKE THIS
HEAL HIM LORD IN JESUS NAME.AMEN
I am assured that this prayer will go a long way. AM NOT GIVING UP YET. I LOVE YOU ALL.
who is going to contribute to my staying longer on earth?
Who is going to ask GOD for a favour on my behave?
Who will pray for Jossy?
This happens to be the lamentation of a young man you have known,read his articles,been with or even quarelled with. He talks,thinks and says he has prospects,dreams and lofty desires(he wants to own an ISP,he wants to build a computer firm that will work fully on its products,he wants to get married to the best woman,he wants to be great, he wants to die at 90) but the question to be answered is CAN HE STAY ALIFE TO FULFIL HIS DREAMS. Jossy,What are you taking about?
Friends this is a distress call.
On the 31st of October, Jossy went to the hospital and after much test it was discovered he had HOLES in his lungs and his LIVER was been funny. Its was the begining of a NEW but maybe a SHORT life countdown. It sounded funny until I saw the stuff(results)with my two eyes. Its funny that I,your friend two days ago started counting how many days he has left on earth unless he can raise some millions to go for operation the treat the lungs and a liver transplant. Is it weeks, months or years? I cant DIE, i cant leave without doing what i was sent to do, I CANT JUST LEAVE!! Cant you feel me!!!!!
But you see it all depends on ME,YOU and ALL WHO CARE. To some i have been a friend, to some an enemy, sometimes made some happy and some sad but who cares about all that what really matters is to STAY ALIFE. Friends this is a serious call to ACTION. YOU ALL CANT LET ME DOWN, I BELIEVE GOD IS READY TO ANSWER PRAYERS, AND I BELIEVE YOU ARE READY TO PRAY. or aint you? i know you are and PLEASE DO.
Here is a guide(You may say it out):
FATHER, YOU OWN THIS MAN-JOSSY
YOU CANT LET HIM DIE LIKE THAT
JESUS DIED FOR HIM THAT HE MIGHT
BE HEALED AT TIMES LIKE THIS
HEAL HIM LORD IN JESUS NAME.AMEN
I am assured that this prayer will go a long way. AM NOT GIVING UP YET. I LOVE YOU ALL.
Friday, October 06, 2006
BILL GATES ENVISIONS CARS THAT CAN’T CRASH
Meanwhile, Microsoft Corporation mogul, Bill Gates and the leader of Ford Motor Corporation, outlined a future, recently, in which software enables cars to fix themselves and avoid accidents.
Gates and Bill Ford Jr., Ford’s chairman and chief executive, said high-definition screens, speech recognition technology, cameras, digital calendars and navigation equipment with directions and road conditions, will set car companies apart from their competitors.
Eventually, Gates said, there could be a car that wouldn’t let itself crash.
“That absolutely should be the goal,’’ Gates told several hundred participants of the Microsoft Global Automotive Summit at the automaker’s suburban Detroit campus. “The embrace of technology will be the key for the leaders of the industry.’’
Also penultimate Friday, Microsoft unveiled its Performance Peak Initiative – a line of computer systems to help the auto industry better coordinate supply chains, streamline design, production and sales and fill vehicles with computer gadgets.
The company said its technology is currently in 25 vehicle devices from 13 automotive companies.
Microsoft also owns MSN Autos, a vehicle information and buying network.
(culled from the SUN NEWSPAPER)
Gates and Bill Ford Jr., Ford’s chairman and chief executive, said high-definition screens, speech recognition technology, cameras, digital calendars and navigation equipment with directions and road conditions, will set car companies apart from their competitors.
Eventually, Gates said, there could be a car that wouldn’t let itself crash.
“That absolutely should be the goal,’’ Gates told several hundred participants of the Microsoft Global Automotive Summit at the automaker’s suburban Detroit campus. “The embrace of technology will be the key for the leaders of the industry.’’
Also penultimate Friday, Microsoft unveiled its Performance Peak Initiative – a line of computer systems to help the auto industry better coordinate supply chains, streamline design, production and sales and fill vehicles with computer gadgets.
The company said its technology is currently in 25 vehicle devices from 13 automotive companies.
Microsoft also owns MSN Autos, a vehicle information and buying network.
(culled from the SUN NEWSPAPER)
Monday, July 31, 2006
Home Twice At Once
As a man, your apartment is your love lair, command center and playground all at once. Hence, your abode has to work for you, not against you. Even if a girl really digs you, there are still things around your home that can seriously turn her off or send her trotting away in dismay.
Here are some details you might want to consider for those times a woman decides to spend the night.
1. make it look "lived in"
Be messy within reason
Contrary to popular belief, women don't want you to scrub your apartment spotless before they come over for the first time. They want it to be just the way it always is. If you make too much effort to clean up your pad, it looks, well, like you're tryingtoo hard. This makes women nervous and generally uncomfortable. Hence, a little bit of clutter is acceptable.
Indeed, success despite a messy place is entirely possible too. But why add any more obstacles to your quest for sex? Your best bet is to maintain a state of general order and cleanliness around your homestead; just don't make it look like you scoured the place top to bottom with a toothbrush.
2. Clean your bathroom
Because most women are born with that neat freak gene, the bathroom has got to be kept reasonably clean. If your bathroom is too funky, they have one more reason not to spend the night. Keep at least two big, clean towels in the bathroom and designate one as "hand washing only."
Stock the bathroom with extra essentials like hand soap, a new unopened toothbrush, toothpaste, and mouthwash. Finally, put down a bathroom mat that she won't be afraid to step on.
make her comfortable
3. Adjust the room temperature
Once you get her in your clutches, you don't want her to leave, so offering comfort in your surroundings is key. Because women are acutely sensitive to temperature, you have to prepare for them to be hot or cold when you are not. At 65 degrees, you might feel fine, while she has goose bumps. So always have an extra blanket handy.
On the other hand, women also hate to sweat. So it pays to invest in a powerful fan if you don't have access to air conditioning.
4. Have a nice-sized bed
A queen-sized mattress is perfect for two average-sized adults. If you still have a double bed, it's time to invest in a bigger bed today. But don't get one of those enormous helicopter landing pad beds. You want her to sleep in the same time zone as you.
Bonus: Put baby wipes near your bed. These are much nicer to clean up with than tissues. Women will appreciate this.
The sheets smell clean, and the entertainment's constant
Keep your linen clean
Women will notice your sheets and pillowcases, so make sure they are sharp-looking, and more importantly, clean. Pleasant odors and images equate pleasant reactions, so ensure that your sheets are stain-free and smell like fabric softener.
Set up some entertainment
In your room, put together an entertainment system with a large TV, DVD, CD player, and VCR in view of the bed. This way, once she's lying down, there's yet another reason for her to stay there longer. And showing a movie after sex might just buy you time to go for a second round. For just such a situation, invest in a collection of female-friendly movies that aren't chick flicks, like Jerry Maguire and Gladiator , so you can enjoy them too.
Prepare extra clothes for her
As a final word on comfort, it's always good to have an extra T-shirt and pair of boxers handy for her to sleep in, if the need arises. Word has it that women enjoy sleeping in men's clothes.
craft a sexual environment
Keep your pad smelling pleasant
First off, it's vital to keep your pad smelling good. Researchers have found strong evidence that estrogen makes women's noses more sensitive than ours. This means that whatever smells bad to you smells worse to her, so keep shoes and dirty laundry out of your bedroom. In their place, use a citrus plug-in air freshener or light some scented candles.
5. Adjust the lighting
Candles can also provide the right mood, another important element in any sexual setting. Or you can dim the lights in the room, if possible. Even using a red-colored light will make your skin, and hers, seem more tan and flawless.
Put on mood music
Be sure to keep a CD or two of atmospheric music near your stereo to be unleashed at the right moment. Good choices include Zero 7's Simple Things , the Garden State soundtrack, Massive Attack's Mezzanine , and Air's The Virgin Suicides . Then again, your music preferences may be completely different. Whatever the case, look for music with a melodic bass line and wispy vocals.
6. Keep alcohol handy
No sexual discussion would be complete without a mention of alcohol. It's always wise to keep some red wine, champagne, and vodka with some cranberry or orange juice mixers on hand.
As well, keep your fridge stocked with some sodas, water and ice.
make your pad work for you
Taking a girl to your place is always going to give you the advantage when you make your move. So ensure that once she passes through your doorway, she's stimulated in every room, not just in your bed.
Here are some details you might want to consider for those times a woman decides to spend the night.
1. make it look "lived in"
Be messy within reason
Contrary to popular belief, women don't want you to scrub your apartment spotless before they come over for the first time. They want it to be just the way it always is. If you make too much effort to clean up your pad, it looks, well, like you're tryingtoo hard. This makes women nervous and generally uncomfortable. Hence, a little bit of clutter is acceptable.
Indeed, success despite a messy place is entirely possible too. But why add any more obstacles to your quest for sex? Your best bet is to maintain a state of general order and cleanliness around your homestead; just don't make it look like you scoured the place top to bottom with a toothbrush.
2. Clean your bathroom
Because most women are born with that neat freak gene, the bathroom has got to be kept reasonably clean. If your bathroom is too funky, they have one more reason not to spend the night. Keep at least two big, clean towels in the bathroom and designate one as "hand washing only."
Stock the bathroom with extra essentials like hand soap, a new unopened toothbrush, toothpaste, and mouthwash. Finally, put down a bathroom mat that she won't be afraid to step on.
make her comfortable
3. Adjust the room temperature
Once you get her in your clutches, you don't want her to leave, so offering comfort in your surroundings is key. Because women are acutely sensitive to temperature, you have to prepare for them to be hot or cold when you are not. At 65 degrees, you might feel fine, while she has goose bumps. So always have an extra blanket handy.
On the other hand, women also hate to sweat. So it pays to invest in a powerful fan if you don't have access to air conditioning.
4. Have a nice-sized bed
A queen-sized mattress is perfect for two average-sized adults. If you still have a double bed, it's time to invest in a bigger bed today. But don't get one of those enormous helicopter landing pad beds. You want her to sleep in the same time zone as you.
Bonus: Put baby wipes near your bed. These are much nicer to clean up with than tissues. Women will appreciate this.
The sheets smell clean, and the entertainment's constant
Keep your linen clean
Women will notice your sheets and pillowcases, so make sure they are sharp-looking, and more importantly, clean. Pleasant odors and images equate pleasant reactions, so ensure that your sheets are stain-free and smell like fabric softener.
Set up some entertainment
In your room, put together an entertainment system with a large TV, DVD, CD player, and VCR in view of the bed. This way, once she's lying down, there's yet another reason for her to stay there longer. And showing a movie after sex might just buy you time to go for a second round. For just such a situation, invest in a collection of female-friendly movies that aren't chick flicks, like Jerry Maguire and Gladiator , so you can enjoy them too.
Prepare extra clothes for her
As a final word on comfort, it's always good to have an extra T-shirt and pair of boxers handy for her to sleep in, if the need arises. Word has it that women enjoy sleeping in men's clothes.
craft a sexual environment
Keep your pad smelling pleasant
First off, it's vital to keep your pad smelling good. Researchers have found strong evidence that estrogen makes women's noses more sensitive than ours. This means that whatever smells bad to you smells worse to her, so keep shoes and dirty laundry out of your bedroom. In their place, use a citrus plug-in air freshener or light some scented candles.
5. Adjust the lighting
Candles can also provide the right mood, another important element in any sexual setting. Or you can dim the lights in the room, if possible. Even using a red-colored light will make your skin, and hers, seem more tan and flawless.
Put on mood music
Be sure to keep a CD or two of atmospheric music near your stereo to be unleashed at the right moment. Good choices include Zero 7's Simple Things , the Garden State soundtrack, Massive Attack's Mezzanine , and Air's The Virgin Suicides . Then again, your music preferences may be completely different. Whatever the case, look for music with a melodic bass line and wispy vocals.
6. Keep alcohol handy
No sexual discussion would be complete without a mention of alcohol. It's always wise to keep some red wine, champagne, and vodka with some cranberry or orange juice mixers on hand.
As well, keep your fridge stocked with some sodas, water and ice.
make your pad work for you
Taking a girl to your place is always going to give you the advantage when you make your move. So ensure that once she passes through your doorway, she's stimulated in every room, not just in your bed.
Thursday, February 02, 2006
JUST FOR THE LOVE OF ALL
I just want to say to the world that You mean the world to me always. I love you.
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