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2007-12-02 14:12:00 How to Set an Appointment With Yourself Posted: 29 Nov 2007 08:30 AM CST When you?re deep inside a jungle, your vision is blocked by the trees. In order to plan a route, you need to break out of the dense forest and see the entire landscape. Similarly, if you?re thick in the jungle of your own life, you might not be able to see much beyond next week. Setting an appointment with yourself can give you the broader perspective of what you?re doing to help make changes. The problem is that if you don?t structure a personal appointment carefully, it becomes a waste of time. The purpose of an appointment with yourself is to gather information and make plans that go beyond solving the immediate crises of the day. Meditating and practicing Zen chants might be great, but your appointment needs to be run with a focus. What Should a Personal Appointment Cover? Your personal appointment should answer several key questions: What are the results I?m getting in the different areas of my life?Wha... More About: Life , Buzz , Coach
Headlines Today
2007-12-02 14:01:00 Report: A New ?Cyber Cold War? November 29, 2007 | From theTrumpet.comCybercrime is growing at an alarming rate to become one of the biggest threats to security. In June 1999, the Trumpet explained how computer dependence is America?s Achilles? heel. Since then, technology has evolved fast and furious, and the United States, together with the rest of the world, has grown ever more dependent on computers and networking. Cybercrime has become the arrow directed at that Achilles heel?and not just for America. This fact was confirmed in a report released this week by Internet security company McAfee. The following snippets come from McAfee?s summary of the report. The increasing cyber threat to national security An estimated 120 countries are leveraging the Internet for political, military and economic espionage activities. Cybercrime has expanded from isolated attacks initiated by individuals or small rings to well-funded, well-organized operation... More About: Today , Headlines Today , Headlines
Headlines Today
2007-12-02 13:38:00 The Week in Review December 1, 2007 | From theTrumpet.comA look back at the Annapolis peace conference, as well as the week?s most important events in Pakistan, Europe, China, Russia, Australia and elsewhere. Middle East The most-high-profile news relating to the Middle East this week centered around the Arab-Israeli peace talks at Annapolis, Maryland. Unsurprisingly, the outcome was an agreement to hold more talks: bi-weekly meetings between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. With full details of the conference yet to be disclosed, the Annapolis summit and the lead-up to it did, however, highlight several significant trends, a primary one being the growing divide between the United States and Israel. Besides an Iranian bomb, the greatest threat to Israel?s existence is diminished support from its long-time ally, the U.S. The dangerous erosion of U.S. support for Israel was revealed in the joint statement on whe... More About: Today , Headlines Today , Headlines
Headlines Today
2007-11-29 13:35:00 Chinese Warship Injects New Vigor Into Sino-Japanese Relations November 29, 2007 | From theTrumpet.comChina sent a naval destroyer to Japan to prove to Japan and the world that these two nations have nothing to fear from each other. The Chinese People?s Liberation Army (pla) naval missile destroyer Shenzhen docked in Tokyo Bay Wednesday. Far from being an act of aggression, this first visit to Japan by a Chinese warship since World War ii is a diplomatic move symbolizing the improving ties between China and Japan. Chinese new agency Xinhua reports: The Chinese People?s Liberation Army (pla) naval missile destroyer Shenzhen arrived in Tokyo on Wednesday morning for a four-day visit, the first of its kind in the history of the naval force of the pla.Shenzhen, with 345 officials and soldiers on board, was headed by Rear Admiral Xiao Xinnian, vice chief of staff of the South China Sea Fleet of the pla Navy. It entered into the Tokyo Bay earlier in the ... More About: Today , Headlines Today , Headlines
Thursday
2007-11-29 12:11:00 I left the office building with a sense of relief, but from what?Boredom, maybe."Don't go home before the choir practice!" warned one of the choir coaches. We got two, the senior staffs who had spent their univ years with, what else but choir.A few minutes when it approached to five pm, Mr. D did this routine supervision, cruising on every single PC, asked everyone how they were doing.And then my phone (office's) rang in its faintest volume (only if there's incoming call or a parallel call)."Hell no! I'm not gonna take this phone call," I said to myself, felt sort of worried if Mr. D would see that I ignored an incoming call.I was hoping I could go home at 2pm but today's my overtime schedule."Can I leave at 2?" I asked S, my senior, my same shift partner, I knew the answer but I just love seeing him pissed off. And hey, sometimes good thing happens and....Yes, I had to work and make another bunch of phone calls to the same numbers and knew for sure that none of them wanted to ... More About: Thursday
new vidz
2007-11-29 12:06:00 Snoop Dogg -Sensual seduction (official Video)This vidz is, er....,I dunno I guess I'm better off not watching it and concentrate more on the fab music.Chris Brown - With You OFFICIAL VIDEO [ NEW]Robyn - Be Mine More About: Music
Call it Quit
2007-11-28 13:27:00 The boss at the office is having a bad day!NO wonder why when I said, "Eat more, sir!" when I passed his table on the lunch hour he only gave me a weak smile.He gave us a long heart-breaking news about this month's achievement reports, increasing complains from the customers and our so-called dumb heads.OK that was mean word but hey, he was mad and it's good to let him had his moment of speech, besides, somehow it's true that we were being so less productive and we don't blame it to the annoying rainy days and over-heated nites."You know, it has something to do with luck, but am not telling you that hard work is something you should miss out," said one of the staffs that has made it big las month. He'd receive a wow paycheck for last month's work, like more than 20 million rupiah.I feel happy for him and honestly, it always gives me a warm feeling when I know another staffs would make it big next month and so on.But I've come to a decision, I know you might think it's silly,... More About: Call , Quit
Road
2007-11-28 13:02:00 You are who you are...................Another bad daybut I'm telling you, I'm totally finejust some bruise and blueand the remedies are coming on the wayThe road is getting darkthe power is offMusic give a lil headacheand life is getting tougherWhere am I?I feel like staring at myself as I walk down the streetWanting to hold on the warm sunDance with the smilesand share the laughter with the futureMy, why do I feel so low and sadThe running kids and the singing birds are making fun of their own livesGood music and a warm-hearting call is what it takesHope I'll feel much better soon..... More About: Road
Headlines today
2007-11-28 12:56:00 Joel HillikerColumnist Expect Australia to Shift East?and Suffer for It November 28, 2007 | From theTrumpet.comUnder a new prime minister, Australia looks primed to turn its focus away from Britain and America and toward Asia. Here?s why this is a dangerous idea. Last Saturday, Australians booted one of the world?s strongest national leaders and awarded a landslide electoral victory to an untested man with questionable ideas. Prime Minister John Howard recognized an important reality: that, given Australia?s location at the rump of Asia, the nation?s most valuable alliances lie with other nations?though geographically distant?rooted in the same history, culture, religion, language, democratic traditions and national character as its own, particularly Britain and America. His successor, Kevin Rudd, is far more enamored with the prospect of anchoring his nation to its oriental neighbors. This single difference between these two men has enormous implicatio... More About: Today , Headlines Today , Headlines
Trees of Anger
2007-11-27 10:48:00 I'm so bored tired.The work is definitely consumes my patience and good feelings.Today I had a great argument with a Chinese bitch whose wife has vanished by the age and sickness or something that left him millions of credit card's bill."I will definitely won't pay and that's not my damn fucking business."I tried to speak softly but this jerk is a total looser, we ended up screaming at each other, only separated by the wires and speakers, and shame on me, my voice topped all of the music charts on earth as well as the whole staff's voices. I filled the office with my horrifying wrath and pulled myself together after my senior pats me on my shoulder, "knock it off," she said.I mean, fuck him!, he wants to sue me using his silly wealth and a lawyer!Everybody stared at me with this look that says, "Damn, he has a voice!"The next thing I know is that I had another anger session with this other Chinese guy who claims to the hell that he only has one credit card. Wrong. HE has two da... More About: Trees , Anger
Music minute
2007-11-27 10:32:00 Jimmy Eat World - "Big Casino" OFFICIAL Music VideoThe Dream - Shawty Is A Ten ( Official Music Video )Celine Dion - Taking Chances OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEOJamie Scott & The Town - When Will I See Your Face AgainAvenged Sevenfold - Almost Easy (Official Music Video)Blake Lewis - Break AnotherClub 8 "Whatever you want"Simple Plan - When I'm gone (FULL, with lyrics)elliot minor the white one is evil official music videoTwista feat. R. Kelly - Love Rehab More About: Minute
Headlines Today
2007-11-23 05:04:00 Nov 12, 2007 22:50 | Updated Nov 13, 2007 8:17Our World: Islam and the nation-stateBy CAROLINE GLICK [Recent columns]Talkbacks for this article: 68Throughout the world, one of the most prevalent causes of war, terrorism and political instability is the ongoing weakening of the nation-state system. There are several reasons that the nation-state as a political unit of sovereignty is under threat. One of the most basic causes of this continuous erosion of national power throughout the world is the transformation of minority-dominated enclaves within nation-states into ungovernable areas where state power is either not applied or applied in a haphazard and generally unconstructive manner.While domestic strife between majority and minority populations has been an enduring feature of democratic and indeed all societies throughout history, the current turbulence constitutes a unique challenge to the nation-state system. This is because much of the internal strife between minority and majo... More About: Today , Headlines Today , Headlines
Choir, sky, music
2007-11-23 04:52:00 WOW!It's Friday again and this is the very first day of the week when we can see the damn wonderful bright and sunny sky!! Wo hooo!!AM too xcited that I did my laundry this morning, including my socks and two underrrrs. LOLAnyway, since I'm taking the second shift at the office this week, I had to deal with the choir practice in the pm yesterday. Every Christian-labeled staffs have been packed into the small room where I had my first interview, I was the only co-called known Christian at the CRO office."Join the choir or you're dead," most of them, including the non-Xtian warned me, throwing their heads toward Mr. D's office.Screw y'all! I said in wishper.Yes, it was true.Mr. D came to me, locked my pc, "C'mon! It's good to serve God!" he wishpered to my ears, squeezed my right arm and then escorted me to the do re mi fa so la...crowd who made a funny face at me as if to say, "Told ya!"He left the room, I left the room, headed to the emergency stairways, sat there, listened ... More About: Music , Choir
Fri
2007-11-16 12:06:00 Whoa...! Wlecum back people!Be honest, this week kinda sucks. Actually, there's nothing much happened. Just a few people who turned out to be annoying (for some time) and am almost running out of money (hey, I said almost).I noticed that the Marlboro country men's billboard has been changed into MArlboro Special Edition that has this X word in scrappy form. What a taste. I hate it! Gimme back my country men. LOLAlicia's Like I'll Never See YOu AgainSo, I've become a traitor, or something. The morning shift started at 7 and finished at 2 pm, but most of us keep on working for another 3 or five hours, but I just leave the office at 2 or 3 pm without saying anyhting. Blame it on the much-awaiting passwords, "Sorry, we're not workinig on it yet," said the guy over the phone. I hate for being unable to use the PC, got to listen to people talking about others who sit next to my seat. I need to get outta there ASAP.We'll go to two orphanage houses tomorrow morning till lunch time. W...
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2007-11-11 08:04:00 It's SUnday and I (think) I was supposed to be free from work INdeed, I went to work but I left the building after the lunch break. Have been meaning to spend the rest of the day at Al's, like, watching the cable channels, which is my fave thing to do when you're on your free time.Too bad Al and his partner would be away. So, I had to go home, taking care of my outfits to wear this week and God knows what to do for the rest of the day: deadly uneventful.Anyway, I'll work the morning shift this week, meaning I'd have a normal week, which is good. I've got my telephone password yesterday but it's not activated from Jakarta. All staffs seemed so low-spirited, sleepy and tired today. I don't blame them for this because we've been working 7 days a week this week, and most of them stayed at the office from 7 am till you missed the sun and found your landlady's front door has been locked.Again, no complain, people! :)Time to get the most of the remaining SUnday!!
Sat Uno
2007-11-10 15:19:00 "What a perfect day!!" Yuni screamed out her exciting heart earlier this morning while Mrs. Deb and En and Susi were seemed so busy and rather panicked packing the fried noodles for my landlady take for their out-of-town Batak party. YOu know what, Mrs. Deb looked so desperately in need of a break yet she looked best in her frowning face, panicking gestures and wearing this fuck-off-bitches look--mostly to me.FOr the millionth time she acted so damn cold to me, apparently upset for whatever reason. She's one of the weirdest creature on earth, I'm telling you. Sometimes, she just succesfully drives me crazy, but in the end, she'll turn to her goodgirl self.She didn't offer me the fried noodles and then it rained outside.I had a great time at the office, though. Went to Gramedia Bookstore at SUn Plaza, read PT magz, Vanity Fair, and CQ. I bought bread for breakfast and dinner, Nutrisari Hangat Sachet, and a pack of crackers.Sort of tired now, so need to hit the bed soon.LOve y'all,
Headlines Today
2007-11-10 15:08:00 Merkel Expresses Moral Duty to Protect Israel November 9, 2007 | From theTrumpet.comThe German chancellor has said that her government is committed to defending the Jews against Iran. Germany?s chancellor this week expressed her government?s desire to protect Israel and foster close relations between Germans and the Jewish community, according to an Agence France Presse report. Angela Merkel?s remarks came after receiving the Leo Baeck Prize from the Central Council of Jews in Germany on Tuesday. After accepting the prestigious award, which recognizes those who contribute to the German Jewish community in an extraordinary manner, Merkel said she felt morally bound to bring Germans and Jews closer together. ?It took more than 40 years for Germany as a whole to accept the responsibility it carries to ensure the safety of Israel,? she said. ?Only by accepting Germany?s past can we lay the foundation for the future. Only in as far as we acknowledge our respons... More About: Today , Headlines Today , Headlines
Front
2007-11-09 04:37:00 Just tell me how dju feel?OMG, it's already Friday and it seemed that 24 hours is no longer that long! I started to work in shift (the 1st shift started at 7 am till 2 pm and the 2nd shift is from 2 pm till 9 pm). I don't get my password yet but I'm pretty sure I will start to work effectively from next week.I've known from years ago that I'm sucked at singing in a choir because, first, I don't know how to read those do re mi fa so la si do in numeros, and, uhhum, am a bitch who loves to hear my own voice to be the loudest one. LOL I was like the playgroup kid who uses his fingers to count from one to ten in the simplest math formula."Just show me how to sing it...." I told myself. We had this choir practice last night and I was, for sure, one of the total looser. Jeez, I'm a good singer! BUt a choir is not my thing because they make me sing in the dullest way and sit at the back row when you can only see my forehead and go, "Jesus, whose voice is that?!"So, I secretly have ... More About: Front
Raw
2007-11-09 03:52:00 The rainy season has started again,I got soaked wet last nite from work,There are many things needed to be fixed,needs to be fulfilled, and hopes to be hold on to,but I don't need to let out the breath of complains,life ain't that easy,it's good to have worries sometimes,It's OK to be more patient,It's wonderful to see I'm OK in the end of the day,Remember when was the last time you laughed your head off?Remember when was the last time you were thankful for being alive?Remember when was the last time you wish you was wiser?I don't look back in a way of what-if'sThe job might sucks,The weather might ruin your good smiley morning,The money might makes you a lil shaky,The love might asks you to wait for the good timing,but I don't wait no more to make myself feel good;
The Killers
2007-11-09 03:51:00 The Killers feat. Lou Reed - Tranquilize (Official Video) More About: Music , The Killers
Lifecoach
2007-11-09 03:44:00 How to Cut Crutch Words When Giving a Speech Posted: 08 Nov 2007 08:00 AM CST ??um?? ??you know?? ??like?? ??ah?? You?ve all seen it before. What would otherwise be a great presentation becomes one interrupted jumble of syllables. Instead of taking those key pauses to let the audience digest, every moment of hesitation is filled with a crutch word. Maybe it happens to you. Eliminating crutch words is one of the fastest ways to improve yourself as a speaker. Not only does it display confidence to your audience, but you become easier to understand as your message gets across. It isn?t easy to do, but if you can nuke those um?s and ah?s you are one step closer to winning over the crowd. Don?t Fear the Silence Um?s and ah?s come because as a speaker you naturally want to avoid silence. You?ve been conditioned for two-way conversations. When you pause, you get feedback from the other person and the conversation continues. On the stage, it is only you talking and the silence can b... More About: Buzz
Headlines Today
2007-11-09 03:37:00 Pakistan Instability Deepens November 8, 2007 | From theTrumpet.comPakistani politics are descending into chaos. If democracy prevails, will Pakistan remain a U.S. ally? Pakistan?s president declared a state of emergency rule and suspended the Pakistani Constitution this past Saturday. He argued that the Pakistani Supreme Court?s decision to release some 60 suspected terrorists made the fight against Islamic terrorism impossible and necessitated a state of emergency rule. Since declaring this state of emergency, President Pervez Musharraf, who originally took control of Pakistan in a 1999 military coup, has replaced the chief justice, curtailed the media, banned public gatherings, and rounded up opposition leaders. Because the Supreme Court was planning to contest the validity of Musharraf?s recent reelection, his critics have used his drastic actions to accuse him of using the terrorists? release issue as a guise to remain in power after having promis... More About: Today , Headlines Today , Headlines
Oh
2007-11-07 12:42:00 I've been so busy busy busy doing nothing but go to work and rush back home with this pain-in-the-ass exhaustion.Dun wurryh, am fine, though, instead of the frequent headache and several annoying people.
Headlines Today
2007-11-07 12:38:00 Al Qaeda Targeting Britain?s Teens November 7, 2007 | From theTrumpet.comAl Qaeda terrorists are enjoying a steady stream of recruits from inside British families. Al Qaeda is recruiting British teenagers as young as 15, according to MI5 counterintelligence chief Jonathan Evans. In his first public speech, Evans said al Qaeda was ?the most immediate and acute peacetime threat? the service had ever dealt with since its inception in 1909. Evans, who became MI5?s director of international counter-terrorism Sept. 1, 2001, and director general this spring, was speaking to the Society of Editors Tuesday. ?Terrorists are methodically and intentionally targeting young people and children in this country,? he said. ?They are radicalizing, indoctrinating and grooming young, vulnerable people to carry out acts of terrorism. This year, we have seen individuals as young as 15 and 16 implicated in terrorist-related activity.? Teens have been found in possession of bomb and ... More About: Today , Headlines Today , Headlines
Lifecoach
2007-11-07 12:32:00 Index Card Hacks Posted: 05 Nov 2007 08:00 AM CST I love index cards. I?d like to blame Merlin Mann and his hipster PDA for this obsession, but I don?t use a hipster PDA and still I find myself unable to pass the index card rack at Office Depot without stopping for a look. Index cards provide a sturdier alternative to notepad paper, making them ideal for ?throwaway? notes like directions or phone numbers ? notes I?ll need to carry around a bit but won?t need to keep permanently. They?re also useful for note-taking for any task where you?ll need to re-order the notes later ? I use them a lot in my research to record quotes and reference information. And if you?ve never indexed a book (and who has?) you might not realize that they?re pretty useful for indexing, which I think might have something to do with why they?re called ?index cards?. How to make vertical index cards The manufacturers of index cards seem intent on frustrating me in my quest for vertically-aligned index cards... More About: Buzz
Headlines Today
2007-11-01 13:19:00 Get this magz for free, click here China Passes U.S. in Top 10 Biggest Companies List November 1, 2007 | From theTrumpet.com China is booming, and that fact has not been lost on stock market investors. For the first time ever, more of the world?s 10 largest companies are Chinese than American. China Life Insurance Co. jumped ahead of AT&T Inc. in market value on October 29, giving China the edge on the United States. Five out of the top 10 companies are now Chinese, compared to three that are American, although U.S.-based Exxon Mobil still retains first place with a valuation of approximately $525 billion. The U.S.?s other two companies in the top ten are General Electric and Microsoft. Back in 1999, near the height of the technology boom, America was home to seven of the world?s top 10 companies, with two Japanese and one German company filling out the rest. In addition, America owned 14 of the top 20 companies. According to Bloomberg, part of the r... More About: Today , Headlines Today , Headlines
Lifecoach Articles
2007-11-01 13:10:00 Getting Rid of Yesterday: How to Start Your Day Fresh Posted: 30 Oct 2007 08:30 AM CDT Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could.Ralph Waldo Emerson Sometimes we start a day with the previous day still in mind. We think about the mistakes we made in the previous day, how things went wrong, and how we felt bad about it. No wonder it becomes difficult to focus on the current day. And since we cannot fully focus on the day, our performance may drop and things may once again go wrong. This pattern could repeat again and again, where the burden from the previous day is taken to the current day and make it bad, which will then be a burden for the following day. The chain may be hard to break and your overall performance may drop, not to mention the difficulty to have a peaceful mind. So it?s important leave the past day behind. Always start your new day fresh, without thinking about yesterday. This way you will be able to fully concentrate, do your best, and ... More About: Articles , Buzz
Broadcasting News
2007-11-01 13:04:00 LUXE.TV HD and SD on AsiaSat 2 From Press ReleaseHong Kong, 30th October, 2007 - Asia's leading satellite operator, Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat) and LUXE.TV today announce the signing of a contract to distribute both the High Definition (HD) and Standard Definition (SD) versions of LUXE.TV to Asian cable and satellite networks, terrestrial stations and pay TV platforms through AsiaSat 2?s powerful pan Asian C-band digital platform operated by Satlink Communications in Israel.LUXE.TV is the world?s first international television network focusing on luxury lifestyle, fully produced in HD and broadcast in both HD and SD. These two channels are in English language and available 24/7 to viewers across the region via AsiaSat 2. LUXE.TV features factual entertainment on real estate and home design, sports and leisure, hotels and gastronomy, beauty and fashion, cars and yachting, jewelry and watches, topics that are of enormous interest to th... More About: News , Broadcast News , Broadcasting , Broad
Lifecoach articles
More articles from this author:2007-10-30 14:00:00 If You Must Multitask, Do It This Way: Posted: 25 Oct 2007 02:04 AM CDT We?ve mentioned a few times at Lifehack.org that you can?t really do more than one brain-intensive thing at once, instead only switch between tasks. And I?m not talking about smoking while riding your push-bike. So the underlining productivity tip is not to multitask. Kim Roach wrote it in her article, 50 Ways To Increase Your Productivity and I threw up a few points on how you could carry out multiple tasks at once in How To Multitask. However, the message was you can?t multitask, so focus on one thing and move to the next when you can. A more accurate, and productive, method of multitasking is spending a short amount of time on one thing and then the next and then back to the first - so on and so on. WebMD has brought up another interesting point that may help, and that is when we are trying to master two tasks at once, it is best if they aren?t similar. The example of listening to music while reading makes... More About: Articles , Buzz 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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