Saturday, April 30, 2011
Jason Statham
Jason Statham (born 12 September 1967) is an English actor and former diver, known for his roles in the Guy Ritchie crime films Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels; Revolver; and Snatch. Statham appeared in supporting roles in several American films, such as The Italian Job, as well as playing the lead role in The Transporter, Crank, The Bank Job, War (opposite martial arts star Jet Li), and
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Avril Ramona Lavigne, born 27 September 1984, is a Canadian singer-songwriter, fashion designer, actress, and philanthropist. She was born in Belleville, Ontario, but spent the majority of her youth in the small town of Napanee. By the age of 15, she had appeared on stage with Shania Twain; by 16, she had signed a two-album recording contract with Arista (now RCA Records) worth more than $2
Official Royal Wedding Photos Released By Clarence House (PHOTOS)
The bride and groom Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge pose for an official photo with (left to right): Miss Grace van Cutsem, Miss Eliza Lopes, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, HM The Queen, The Hon. Margarita Armstrong-Jones, Lady Louise Windsor, Master William Lowther-Pinkerton. Back Row (left to right): Master Tom Pettifer, HRH Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall,
Prince William and Kate Middleton
Prince William and Kate Middleton were greeted by thousands of well-wishers in Lancashire on their final public engagement before their wedding.
The couple received a warm welcome from crowds of up to 15,000 who had come to see them at Witton Country Park, in Blackburn, on Monday afternoon..Prince William and kate Middleton
Prince William and kate Middleton
Prince William and kate Middleton
The couple received a warm welcome from crowds of up to 15,000 who had come to see them at Witton Country Park, in Blackburn, on Monday afternoon..Prince William and kate Middleton
Prince William and kate Middleton
Prince William and kate Middleton
Yahoo Sell Delicious to YouTube Founders
Yahoo is selling off its delicious social bookmarking site, after nearly five years of ownership.
Technology startup AVOS, founded by YouTube founders, Chad Hurley and Steve Chen, is acquiring delicious for an undisclosed sum from Yahoo. Hurley and Chen sold YouTube to Google for $1.65 billion in October of 2006.
iPHONE 4 Now Available in White Review and Pics
The white iPhone 4 is now available both online and in stores and in 28 countries stretching across several continents. We were eager to gather some of the first photos and videos of the new device. Well, technically, it's only the color that's new but it took Apple so long to perfect, that it must be something worth seeing.
HTC produced Triple Units in Q1 with Soaring Profits
HTC is riding the Android wave all the way to record sales and profit for Q1 of 2011. Year over year, profit (after tax) and the number of units shipped nearly tripled. Even HTC themselves were a little surprised by how well they did.
Friday, April 29, 2011
Micromax is Going to Launch Q35 Soon
Experience the best of both words with this trendy and stylish qwerty Micromax Q35 phone . With GSM and CDMA enabled , benefit from various services , offers & more on your choices. Micromax Q35 with its 8GB expandable memory allows you to store numerous songs , pictures & videos in your phone so that you can carry all your favourite entertainment source with you.
Micromax launched M2 a Music Player Phone
Micromax M2 is a complete music device that not only looks like a MP3 player but also work as a phone. It is packed with best of music features built in YAMAHA audio amplifiers, SRS Wow HD, 2GB internal memory to store your songs & a dynamic music library that allows you to browse through favourite album.
Royal wedding Prince William & Kate's
On Friday, 29 April 2011, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge married Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey, London at 11:00 am BST (UTC+1). William, who is second in the line of succession to Elizabeth II, first met Middleton in 2001, while both were students at the University of St Andrews. Their engagement, which began on 20 October 2010, was announced on 16 November 2010.Royal wedding Prince
Android Market - Sonos Controller for Android
The Sonos Controller for Android™ is a free application that transforms your Android smart-phone into a wireless music controller that totally rocks. Just grab your phone, download the app from Android Market™ and take control of music all over your home.
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Sony Play Station Hacked, Millions Affected
Fraudsters have breached through Sony play station networks and have stolen valuable details of millions of Internet users. It is considered biggest data theft ever.
Royal Wedding Celebrated By Google With Fancy Logo
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Samsung Galaxy S III Coming in Autumn
The Samsung Galaxy S II is available now in the UK and officially launches on Vodafone, O2 and Three on May 1. But don’t get your wallet out just yet. Everyone’s favourite Russian blogger, Eldar Murtazin, claims that the Samsung Galaxy S III is coming later in the year.
Royal Wedding: Prince William, Kate Middleton Kiss Photos
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Prince William And Kate Middleton Wedding Pics
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Kate Middleton's wedding dress by Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen
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Kate Middleton wedding dress a success
The rumors were true: Catherine Middleton's dress was designed by Sarah Burton at Alexander McQueen.[Photo gallery: Kate's wedding look]The veil is long, sheer, and modern. It showcases her hair, which she is wearing down. The veil is made of layers of soft, ivory silk tulle with a trim of hand-embroidered flowers, which was embroidered by the Royal School of Needlework.
The veil is held in
The veil is held in
Kate Middleton's wedding dress finally revealed Ever Seen Before
Kate Middleton's wedding dress finally revealed Ever Seen Before
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Kate Middleton Wedding pics
Diana topped her LBD with an electric blue blazer. Kate toned down her bright dress with a simple black jacket
Diana’s traditional trench style had feminine puff sleeves. Kate‘s fitted look sported details like brown pocket flaps and a pop of color in the lining
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How to convert a car into a limousine [12 Pics]
Do you know how to convert an ordinary car into a limousine? No?No problem, I will show you that is possible stretching an ordinary car into a limousine.The better is see how to do with pictures, don't you think so?How to convert a car into a limousine (pictures):an ordinary cara limousinePics send by email.
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Landscape Photography works by Tristan Shu from France 2011
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Wednesday, April 27, 2011
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Storms kill 72 around South, including 58 in Ala...
A tornado moves through Tuscaloosa, Ala. Wednesday, April 27, 2011. A wave of severe storms laced with tornadoes strafed the South on Wednesday, killing at least 16 people around the region and splintering buildings across swaths of an Alabama university town. Storms kill 72 around South, including 58 in AlaStorms kill 72 around South, including 58 in AlaStorms kill 72 around South, including 58
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Jennifer Lynn Lopez (born July 24, 1969), also known by her nickname J.Lo, is an American actress, singer, record producer, dancer, television personality, fashion designer and television producer. Lopez began her career as a dancer on the television comedy program In Living Color. Subsequently venturing into acting, she gained recognition in the 1995 action-thriller Money Train.Jennifer Lopez
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Usher Raymond who performs under the mononym Usher, is an American recording artist, dancer, and actor he is considered around the World to be the reigning King of R&B.He rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way, which spawned his first Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit, "Nice and Slow". His followup album 8701 (2001) produced the Billboard Hot 100 number-one hits
President Obama releases birth certificate
President Obama releases birth certificate, ripped by GOP, including Romney, Palin, Cantor, Gingrich
AP; GettyConservatives including (clockwise) Sarah Palin, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney and Rush Limbaugh weighed in on President Obama releasing his long-form birth certificate.
Damned if you do, damned if you don't.Conservatives slammed President Obama shortly after he released his long-form
AP; GettyConservatives including (clockwise) Sarah Palin, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney and Rush Limbaugh weighed in on President Obama releasing his long-form birth certificate.
Damned if you do, damned if you don't.Conservatives slammed President Obama shortly after he released his long-form
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Industrial Kazakhstan And Its Power Stations,The Ekibastuz GRES-1 is the 4,000 MW coal-fired thermal power station (GRES) located near Ekibastusz, Kazakhstan. Its construction began in 1974. This station is the biggest in Kazakhstan
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Amazing Paintings by Lucia Sarto from Italy Ever Seen Before
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Tuesday, April 26, 2011
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Teen Brains Susceptible to Facebook
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| Teen Brains Susceptible to Facebook |
Teens who have behavioral problems and difficulty making friends, or who are depressed, may be more inclined to use social media in negative and sometimes aggressive ways, or not to use such sites at all.Teens are spending a lot of time hooked up and average of 6 hours a day, according to a survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation. Parents, researchers and educators are trying to figure out what all these hours plugged in are doing to their brains.
The teenage brain is an unfinished product," explains David Walsh, psychologist and author of Why Do They Act that Way? A Survival Guide to the Adolescent Brain for You and Your Teen In the teenage years, says Walsh, one of the major circuits that's developing is the prefrontal cortex. 'The circuits that are under construction during the teen years have to do with impulse control, management of aggression, emotional regulation, self regulation a lot of executive functions of the brain," he says.The amazing infographic below mirrors these findings visually as it reveals Facebook's good and bad impact on high school and college age youth.
It's also the reason teenagers are famous for having to pull all-nighters, not thinking through the consequences of downloading porn onto mom's computer, or piercing their tongues. That's because the prefrontal cortex also handles planning, reasoning and social skills, says Jordan Grafman, who heads the cognitive neuroscience section at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. "It's what makes us human," he says and because it's still developing, "it's very susceptible to trends and changes that happen during the adolescent years."
Infographic on overall Facebook user stats:
Via: Online Education
BMW K1600GT and GTL
BMW announced pricing today for the new K 1600 GT and K 1600 GTL. The K 1600 GT will have a base Manufacturers Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of $20,900. The K 1600 GTL will have a base MSRP of $23,200. An additional destination charge of $495 is not included in MSRP.Both new models will be available for purchase through authorized BMW Motorrad USA dealers this Spring. BMW K1600GT and GTLBMW
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Amazing Shattered Photography by Davis Brock
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Lake Huron| North America Ever Seen Before
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Sachin Tendulkar Kids Wife Family Photos
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Incredible Examples of Digital Paintings Ever Seen Before
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Monday, April 25, 2011
F-22 Raptor fighter jet Wallpapers
The F-22 Raptor in it's production form first flew on the 7 September 1997 and has now at the tail end of 2005 officially begun operational service in the U.S.A.F. as the F-22A. The F-22 will herald the next generation of fighter aircraft, combining stealth capability in an airframe capable of high performance.Power is provided by two Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100 turbofans each rated at 35,000lbs
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk
The UH-60 Black Hawk is a four-bladed, twin-engine, medium-lift utility helicopter manufactured by Sikorsky Aircraft. Sikorsky submitted the S-70 design for the United States Army's Utility Tactical Transport Aircraft System (UTTAS) competition in 1972. The Army designated the prototype as the YUH-60A and selected the Black Hawk as the winner of the program in 1976, after a fly-off competition
mh-60l dap Helicopter
A modified UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter, the MH-60L Direct Action Penetrator (DAP) is a gunship operated by the US Army's 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR), or the 'Nightstalkers'. The DAP would not normally carry troops. Instead, it is used to provide close air support and escort for US special operations helicopters and ground troops.mh-60l dap Helicoptermh-60l dap Helicoptermh-
Cool Images for Facebook
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Anjali Tendulkar Rare Photos 2011
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Sara Tendulkar|Daughter of Sachin Tendulkar |Celebrity Photos Ever Seen
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Sunday, April 24, 2011
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99 Names of Allah (swt)
The 99 Names of Allah, (Arabic: أسماء الله الحسنى ʾasmāʾ allāh al-ḥusnā), are the Names of God (specifically, attributes) by which Muslims regard God and which are traditionally maintained as described in the Qur'an, and Sunnah, amongst other places.There is, according to hadith, a special group of 99 names but no enumeration of them. Thus the exact list is not agreed upon, and the Names of God
F-117 D Tacit Blue
The Northrop Tacit Blue was a technology demonstrator aircraft created to demonstrate that a stealth low observable surveillance aircraft with a low probability of intercept radar and other sensors could operate close to the forward line of battle with a high degree of survivability.F-117 D Tacit BlueF-117 D Tacit BlueF-117 D Tacit BlueF-117 D Tacit BlueF-117 D Tacit Blue
Global Hawk Drone Aircraft
A U.S. Air Force Global Hawk UAV based out of Guam is scheduled to overfly the damaged reactors at the Fukushima Dai-1 nuclear plant, in order to provide a more complete picture of what's going on inside the facility.Global Hawk Drone AircraftGlobal Hawk Drone AircraftGlobal Hawk Drone AircraftGlobal Hawk Drone AircraftGlobal Hawk Drone Aircraft
Samsung Galaxy S II coming soon...
The Samsung Galaxy S series has gained a very high level of popularity in the U.S., one of the main reasons being that there is a Galaxy S device available on every major carrier (as well as some smaller carriers). Since Mobile World Congress, Samsung fans have surely been excited for the release of the nifty Samsung Galaxy S II, sporting specs that are expected to blow everyone’s mind. Clarifying the rumored delay, Samsung stated that the device would be released within April, but the actual launch is different in every country. Nevertheless, the Galaxy S II should be getting here soon, and Samsung is teasing us with a series of commercials this week.
Samsung is not efficiently demonstrating what the device can actually do, which seems to be becoming a trend lately, but the advertising focuses more on the high quality display (1st commercial) and the voice command advantages (2nd and 3rd commercials). Frankly, although voice commands and Super AMOLED plus displays can be exciting, it would be more interesting to see the device’s full potential in other aspects as well. Regardless, it is exciting to get a peek of this device from an official source, because it means that the bad boy is just around the corner. If you have been waiting for the Galaxy S II, check out the videos after the break at YouTube, and let us know what you think of them. Will you be getting your hands on the Galaxy S II once it is available?
Samsung is not efficiently demonstrating what the device can actually do, which seems to be becoming a trend lately, but the advertising focuses more on the high quality display (1st commercial) and the voice command advantages (2nd and 3rd commercials). Frankly, although voice commands and Super AMOLED plus displays can be exciting, it would be more interesting to see the device’s full potential in other aspects as well. Regardless, it is exciting to get a peek of this device from an official source, because it means that the bad boy is just around the corner. If you have been waiting for the Galaxy S II, check out the videos after the break at YouTube, and let us know what you think of them. Will you be getting your hands on the Galaxy S II once it is available?
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Russian Mig-31
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Maintenance is so important
These what I captured on my way from Kudat last Friday. This happened somewhere at the U-Turn from 1B to KK. It caused a bad congestion...So take a look people ....
PlayStation Sony's Network hit by "external intrusion"
Sony confirms that its Playstation Network and Qriocity Services have been hit by external intrusion.”
In order to “verify the smooth and secure operation” of the services Sony pulled the plug on both services April 20th. Currently there’s no word on when service will be restored or any more details related to the incident.
More information when it becomes available.
In order to “verify the smooth and secure operation” of the services Sony pulled the plug on both services April 20th. Currently there’s no word on when service will be restored or any more details related to the incident.
More information when it becomes available.
Unexpected
Last Friday I drive back to KK from Kudat, I started my journey at 10.45am and reached KK 1215pm. Then I went straight away to Wisma Merdeka to pay my Broadband bil, unfortunately there was no Digi shop dat can handle my bil. So I decided to walk around for awhile...
When I'm at da second floor, I heard some1 was calling my name....but I just ignored it...Until dat person grabbed my arm n stop me from walking. And I looked at her ..Ya Allah...she my fren Farah Nadia or we will called her Nana....
Then we talked for a while aas she told me dat she came to KK from Beaufort with her mum n sisters. We used to be a roommate during Diploma....
Although I failed to find a shop to pay my bil at least I met her.
When I'm at da second floor, I heard some1 was calling my name....but I just ignored it...Until dat person grabbed my arm n stop me from walking. And I looked at her ..Ya Allah...she my fren Farah Nadia or we will called her Nana....
Then we talked for a while aas she told me dat she came to KK from Beaufort with her mum n sisters. We used to be a roommate during Diploma....
Although I failed to find a shop to pay my bil at least I met her.
21/04/2011
Alhamdullilah...last Thursday ws my mum 50th Bitrhday.... As I was in Kudat for a few days holidays b4 my final exam, my father decided to have some prayer gatherings. It just a small gatherings among family and some people who have been invited from the mosque right after Asar prayer.
I pray dat Allah s.w.t will bless her life with longevity , her marriage to my father, give her a good health condition and accept all her deeds...Amin
I pray dat Allah s.w.t will bless her life with longevity , her marriage to my father, give her a good health condition and accept all her deeds...Amin
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Lady Gaga is a copy of other celebrities
Lady Gaga is a copy of other celebrities. Yes, Lady Gaga isn't a original celeb.Lady Gaga is a copy of Madona, Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, Shakira, Paris Hilton, Kylie Minogue and much more.This is true, you don't believe?If you don't believe that she is a copy paste of other celebrities, you must see some pictures.After seeing these pics, you will reconsider your opinion. I am sure.Lady
AH64A Apache Helicopter
In service since 1986, the Apache AH-64A helicopter was primarily designed as a tank-killer. It was envisioned that fleets of Apache helicopters would be able to counter the Soviet Union's 4 to 1 numeric superiority in tanks on the plains of Europe. In the anti-armor role, the Apache can carry 16 laser-guided AGM-114 missiles. Hovering amongst the trees or behind terrain, the Apache can pop up
Prince William and Kate Middleton
Britain's Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton are to be married on April 29th at London's Westminster Abbey, in a ceremony that will be watched live on television by millions around the world.The elder son of heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana proposed to Middleton with the large blue oval sapphire and diamond engagement ring his mother once wore as Charles's
Kate Middleton
Catherine Elizabeth "Kate" Middleton (born 9 January 1982) is the fiancée of Prince William of Wales. Their wedding is to take place on 29 April 2011 at Westminster Abbey with the day declared a bank holiday in the United Kingdom. Middleton grew up in Chapel Row at Bucklebury, Berkshire,and after attending Marlborough College, studied at the University of St Andrews, where she met Prince William
Friday, April 22, 2011
You Know You're a Geek When You're IM'ing about Factoring Polynomials
Two posts in two days? Pass the smelling salts!
I've been busy writing what amounts to a fifty-page research paper on the teaching of mathematics. It has been eating up much of my time and distracting me from my blog, and I do it gladly. On top of that, Google has decided to delete old videos next month, forcing me to transfer my blog videos to You-Tube and download my private ones. It's a good excuse to attach labels and revamp the blog. The timing stinks!
Wednesday, I tutored an intelligent young woman taking college algebra. She was struggling with factoring polynomials, so we spent over an hour working through problems. My primary goal in tutoring math students is to put them on a search for meaning. If they understand why they are doing what they are doing, they will be more likely to remember it. Even if they forget, meaning helps them reason their way through a problem. If I sniff any hint of wavering, I will ask them why something is true.
My friend had to solve 9x⁵ - 9x³ = 0. She had no problems with step one, dividing both sides of the equation by 9 to get x⁵ - x³ = 0 and knew to pull out x³. When asked what x⁵ divided by x³ was, she made the fatal mistake. She raised her eyebrows and questioned, "X squared?"
Me: "Are you sure about that?"
Her: "Our teacher said you subtract."
Me: "Did she explain why?"
Her: "No. She's old school. She just tells us how to do it. She doesn't have time to explain why."
Sigh. She is smart. She is perfectly capable of understanding why. People who disrespect motivated students enough not to explain why bug me. So, we headed down the path of meaning, peeling back her uncertainty until we reached something solid.
Me: "What does x⁵ mean?"
Her: "You times x by itself 5 times. You know, x times x times x times x times x."
Me: "Good. Any time I'm unsure about a procedure, I start thinking about meaning. If you freeze on a test and forget whether to add, subtract, multiply or divide, you can always fall back on meaning. Write it out the long way."
So, she wrote x⁵ ÷ x³ = (x ∙ x ∙ x ∙ x ∙ x) ÷ (x ∙ x ∙ x). Then I showed her how that is just like saying x ∙ x ∙ (x ÷ x) ∙ (x ÷ x) ∙ (x ÷ x). Then her face lit up, "Oh! Then you can cancel and get 0."
Believe it or not, that is a misunderstanding because we throw around words without meaning and precision and end up confusing students. I responded, "No. Lots of students do that. Let's go back go meaning. What does x divided by x mean?"
Her face went blank. Yes, I know I'm a pain, but this is important! Math makes sense when taught properly. So, I peeled the onion back further. I said, "Sometimes, it is easier to think about numbers. What does 5 divided by 5 mean?"
Another blank stare. The way we teach math focuses on doing, not thinking deeply. I explained, "Dividing means putting objects into equal groups. Suppose you had to share 5 cookies with 5 people. How many cookies would each person get?"
Her: "Oh, 1!"
Me: "What if you shared 10 cookies equally with 10 people?"
Her: "They'd each get 1."
Me: "What if you shared a million cookies equally with a million people?
Her: "They'd get 1!"
Me: "Now, let's get back to x divided by x. What does x mean?"
Her: "I don't know."
My friend answered correctly without realizing it. I explained to her that we use x to represent a number we don't know. It's a placeholder that means a number that we don't know. Having placeholders allows us to set up relationships between known and unknown numbers and manipulate them to figure out the unknowns or refine those relationships. I added, "We have a number of objects and the same number of people. We'll call that number x. If we have x pencils to give to x people, how many pencils would each person get?"
Her: "It's 1."
Me: "What is x divided by x?"
Her: "It has to be 1."
Then, everything fell into place, and she understood:
x⁵ ÷ x³ = (x ∙ x ∙ x ∙ x ∙ x) ÷ (x ∙ x ∙ x)
= x ∙ x ∙ (x ÷ x) ∙ (x ÷ x) ∙ (x ÷ x)
= x² ∙ 1 ∙ 1 ∙ 1
= x²
We had to peel the onion for only a few more glitches. My friend said she had a much better understanding. It disappoints me to know how much rote, meaningless instruction is happening in the math world.
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Legend comedian Moin Akthar dies of heart attack
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Thursday, April 21, 2011
10 Divergent Strategies - Break through the Box!
All creativity imagines an alternative universe ~ August Turak
Why is it that creative people tend to break rules? Innovators imagine something that will work better. They don't like being boxed in, but somehow have a glint in their eyes for the adventure of a challenge. Is that where you see yourself?
Intriguingly, creativity may have come into the world by a lie... An early inhabitant on our planet imagined a fake water hole and made it seem realistic to a competing tribe so that competitors picked up stakes and moved to settle in that locale. "All creativity imagines an alternative universe," Turak finds. "A universe that does not yet exist, and in this sense every creative act is 'untruthful.'"
Consider the mad artist...is there a link between highly creative people and mental illness? After all, Vincent Van Gogh and Sylvia Plath, represent a popular perception that creativity and madness go hand in hand. Some scientists recently found that "divergent thinking, or the ability to think outside the box, involves the brain's dopamine communication system." A Swedish research team, who investigated the dopamine connection further, discovered that "people who had lower levels of dopamine receptor activity in the thalamus also had higher scores on tests of divergent thinking--for instance, finding many solutions to a problem." They think outside a less intact box, since previous works shows that people with schizophrenia also have lower dopamine receptor activity in the thalamus.
So what exactly does this have to do with work? Everything. Here're examples of divergent thinking that break norms...
1. Great guerrilla marketing "means developing a sixth sense for knowing when and how to creatively cut corners," August Turak notes. "It requires a sort of impish instinct for breaking rules. But it also means successfully walking that invisible line between creativity and unethical chicanery."
"Every great guerrilla marketer is a bit of a scamp; a person who is constantly evaluating the rules that make up conventional thinking looking for the ones just screaming to be broken. If the bowling ball is the implacable enemy of the egg, guerrilla marketing is the implacable enemy of all the assumptions that pass for business as usual."
2. From Mentor to Mindguide "Both experts and upstarts claim to see unlimited potential in shared wisdom, Dr. Ellen Weber points out. "Yet seasoned mentors advise clever cronies to operate much like themselves, in spite of rapidly changing horizons."
"Few would disagree – it’s time to shift tutoring approaches to reflect more balanced and reciprocal coaching. Guidance based on mutual brainpower potential, and experience from differences, rather than on entitlement, age or seniority."
3. Conversation as a "non-zero sum" game The world is fast changing from the 500-year tradition of individualism since it is not working in today's world. Individualism leads to a zero-sum game which polarizes positions. Collaborative conversations take people in a more productive direction that benefits humankind. "One player's gain does not translate into the other's loss, Melinda Blau concludes. Such conversation helps us to think differently and see new creative possibilities.
4. Experimentation - a part of every employee's work In order to develop a culture of experimentation, H. James Wilson and Kevin Desouza suggest that "organizations should provide employees with a multitude of opportunities to question, observe, and engage in new experiences." Some key strategies are:
Ad house Wieden+Kennedy created a mural to display such a divergent approach.
6. Best leaders are great followers Nearly everyone sees him or herself as a leader. But where are the followers? Michael Hyatt asks. On the flip side, history’s worst leaders never learned to follow. As a result, they became tyrants, making the lives of their own followers miserable, Hyatt contends. He sees unassuming qualities in great followers: clarity of role; obedience with the ability to follow orders; servants willing to do the job joyfully; humility that shines light on other leaders; and, loyalty in public with private influence.
7. Weird rules boost creativity Strangely enough, weird rules can boost a company's innovative output. 10 years ago Stanford professor, Robert Sutton introduced his methods in Weird Ideas that Work.
Some of the guidelines include:
8. Power of Play In a quest to "escape the tyranny of technique," Kate Arms-Roberts discovered InterPlay, an integrated system encompassing all the parts of your life--"a sanctuary for those who seek to be spontaneous, affectionate, open to truth, playful and real," according to leader and guest blogger, Kate Arms-Roberts. InterPlay's foundations build on "improvisational practices using song, story, silence, dance and community and a set of principles that can be applied to any moment in life.to help break the rules." Consider Ann's experience...
9. Gaming changes disliked routines If you take the Tube to work in London, travel can be fun rather than bearable with Chromaroma. Here's how it works:
10. Solutions do not necessarily address problems Luke Williams tells the story of how Jonah Straw and friends discussion turned to "disruptive business ideas." One of Jonah's friends asked, "how crazy would it be if some company started selling socks that didn't match? Jonah's friends thought it was a terrible idea. It was soon forgotten by everyone, but Jonah, who couldn't let go of it. It led Jonah to launch Little Miss Matched.
"Most people in business are trained to focus only on problems: things that don’t work and need fixing," Williams finds. He says, "It’s more effective to start by identifying something in your business or industry that’s not necessarily a problem, and then go about methodically breaking it down." To do so try the following steps:
Let's face it, people who live disruptive thinking, may not be not so crazy after all, considering all the innovations that emerge.
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| Thinking Outside a Less Intact Box |
Intriguingly, creativity may have come into the world by a lie... An early inhabitant on our planet imagined a fake water hole and made it seem realistic to a competing tribe so that competitors picked up stakes and moved to settle in that locale. "All creativity imagines an alternative universe," Turak finds. "A universe that does not yet exist, and in this sense every creative act is 'untruthful.'"
Consider the mad artist...is there a link between highly creative people and mental illness? After all, Vincent Van Gogh and Sylvia Plath, represent a popular perception that creativity and madness go hand in hand. Some scientists recently found that "divergent thinking, or the ability to think outside the box, involves the brain's dopamine communication system." A Swedish research team, who investigated the dopamine connection further, discovered that "people who had lower levels of dopamine receptor activity in the thalamus also had higher scores on tests of divergent thinking--for instance, finding many solutions to a problem." They think outside a less intact box, since previous works shows that people with schizophrenia also have lower dopamine receptor activity in the thalamus.
So what exactly does this have to do with work? Everything. Here're examples of divergent thinking that break norms...
1. Great guerrilla marketing "means developing a sixth sense for knowing when and how to creatively cut corners," August Turak notes. "It requires a sort of impish instinct for breaking rules. But it also means successfully walking that invisible line between creativity and unethical chicanery."
"Every great guerrilla marketer is a bit of a scamp; a person who is constantly evaluating the rules that make up conventional thinking looking for the ones just screaming to be broken. If the bowling ball is the implacable enemy of the egg, guerrilla marketing is the implacable enemy of all the assumptions that pass for business as usual."
2. From Mentor to Mindguide "Both experts and upstarts claim to see unlimited potential in shared wisdom, Dr. Ellen Weber points out. "Yet seasoned mentors advise clever cronies to operate much like themselves, in spite of rapidly changing horizons."
"Few would disagree – it’s time to shift tutoring approaches to reflect more balanced and reciprocal coaching. Guidance based on mutual brainpower potential, and experience from differences, rather than on entitlement, age or seniority."
3. Conversation as a "non-zero sum" game The world is fast changing from the 500-year tradition of individualism since it is not working in today's world. Individualism leads to a zero-sum game which polarizes positions. Collaborative conversations take people in a more productive direction that benefits humankind. "One player's gain does not translate into the other's loss, Melinda Blau concludes. Such conversation helps us to think differently and see new creative possibilities.
4. Experimentation - a part of every employee's work In order to develop a culture of experimentation, H. James Wilson and Kevin Desouza suggest that "organizations should provide employees with a multitude of opportunities to question, observe, and engage in new experiences." Some key strategies are:
a. Increase managerial attention. Managers can encourage employees to experiment with their ideas, but even go so far as requiring experimentation when ideas are being developed and proposed.5. Fail Harder Though failure goes against the grain, Jorge Barba reminds us that massive failure advances the creative process. "Success is a lousy teacher compared with failure," Mohawn Sawnney of the Kellogg School of Business finds. "We learn a lot from failure, because failure makes us more receptive to new ideas and failure is easier to diagnose than success." Sawhney suggests that companies should document, celebrate and reward failure by focusing on Famous Mistakes.
b. Develop employees' skills on basics of conducting experiments.
c. Use experimentation in spite of the fact it'ss a messy and untidy process. Experiments usually don't lead to fruitful results.
d. Start presentation series for researchers and practitioners. Sharing extends insights. Both researchers and practitioners seek quality outcomes to present to wider community.
Ad house Wieden+Kennedy created a mural to display such a divergent approach.
6. Best leaders are great followers Nearly everyone sees him or herself as a leader. But where are the followers? Michael Hyatt asks. On the flip side, history’s worst leaders never learned to follow. As a result, they became tyrants, making the lives of their own followers miserable, Hyatt contends. He sees unassuming qualities in great followers: clarity of role; obedience with the ability to follow orders; servants willing to do the job joyfully; humility that shines light on other leaders; and, loyalty in public with private influence.
7. Weird rules boost creativity Strangely enough, weird rules can boost a company's innovative output. 10 years ago Stanford professor, Robert Sutton introduced his methods in Weird Ideas that Work.
Some of the guidelines include:
- Reward success and failure; punish inaction,
- Find some happy people and get them to fight,
- Ignore people who have solved the exact problem you face,
- Hire "slow learners" (of organizational code),
- Seek out ways to avoid, distract, and bore customers.
8. Power of Play In a quest to "escape the tyranny of technique," Kate Arms-Roberts discovered InterPlay, an integrated system encompassing all the parts of your life--"a sanctuary for those who seek to be spontaneous, affectionate, open to truth, playful and real," according to leader and guest blogger, Kate Arms-Roberts. InterPlay's foundations build on "improvisational practices using song, story, silence, dance and community and a set of principles that can be applied to any moment in life.to help break the rules." Consider Ann's experience...
Storytelling forms of InterPlay loosen me up. When I struggle to make the words tell my story, Babbling in a Made-up Language releases me from the pressure of precision. When I am running over with ideas, I Could Talk About is a form that gets the ideas out without requiring me to do anything with them; I just have to list them. If my body is stiff or my words are stilted, I can shake things up by telling Big Body Stories that involve movement or dance as well as words.How might improvisational play launch new creativity in your work?
9. Gaming changes disliked routines If you take the Tube to work in London, travel can be fun rather than bearable with Chromaroma. Here's how it works:
Chromaroma will import the user's Tube, bus and bike journey history, awarding points for each trip. For each user, Chromaroma tracks statistics on the number of swipes, achievements, “missions,” “collections,” places, identities, modes of transport, seasonal highlights and passengers encountered as the user travels around the city, along with the number of stations “captured,” records set and overall rank. By watching their own travel details, users can investigate new ways to travel and new destinations; "multipliers" and bonus points are available by working with a team, building up connections with fellow passengers, and discovering “mysteries” attached to a particular location. Beyond competition and conquest, Chromaroma's gameplay “opens up the beauty in the city's transport flows and reveals to its most persistent players some of the mysteries of travel, and even the strange characters travelling through the tunnels in the centre of the system, who may hold the secrets to your city.”Gaming is used successfully for call center motivation as employees create teams and vie to win trips by most successful calls. Who would guess gaming can be motivating rather than distracting!
10. Solutions do not necessarily address problems Luke Williams tells the story of how Jonah Straw and friends discussion turned to "disruptive business ideas." One of Jonah's friends asked, "how crazy would it be if some company started selling socks that didn't match? Jonah's friends thought it was a terrible idea. It was soon forgotten by everyone, but Jonah, who couldn't let go of it. It led Jonah to launch Little Miss Matched.
"Most people in business are trained to focus only on problems: things that don’t work and need fixing," Williams finds. He says, "It’s more effective to start by identifying something in your business or industry that’s not necessarily a problem, and then go about methodically breaking it down." To do so try the following steps:
~ What do you want to disrupt? Define the situation you want to challenge. Define it in a sentence.Try focusing on something that you take for granted at your business and use Luke Williams' steps to see what hatches.
~ What are the business cliches? Identify assumptions that influence the way insiders or outsiders thing about your situation such as "hackneyed beliefs that govern the way people think about and do business in a particular space...We don’t consciously think about these things because 'that’s the way they’ve always been.'"
~ What are your disruptive hypotheses? Poke the status quo by generating several disruptive hypotheses to fill in the answer to, "I wonder what would happen if we ________." Think about opposites as you do this.
~ What can you invert? Red Bull was developed by Coca-Cola as an expensive soda, whereas their others were inexpensive. It may cost double the price of other colas, but it sure will give you a shot of energy when you need it.
~ What can you deny? In the case of Zipcar the company did not need to see the customer or complete paperwork. And, it started renting by the hour. consumers liked the process since they no longer needed to wait in line, fill out papers, listen to pressure to upgrade or add all kinds of insurance. Customers simply apply for membership and they can reserve vehicles online.
Let's face it, people who live disruptive thinking, may not be not so crazy after all, considering all the innovations that emerge.
Training Habits without Losing Your Mind!
If you are expecting charts, stickers, timeouts, schedules, programs, organizational tips-- (which seem to work best for the organized)--please find another blog. You will not see any of that here!
Back in February, a friend started a local Charlotte Mason study group. This is the first time I have ever gotten to read her books and swap stories with skin friends. Last week we covered habit training, which we can easily look like dog training with velvet gloves if we get all legalistic. When I applied the ideas our group shared to guide kids in our church's after-school program in relational ways, class went more smoothly. Another friend who teaches a college class on disabilities set up a video call with me, so her students could talk to a family living what they are learning. They asked my opinion of behaviorism and received the flip side of raising autistic children: through relationships, not rules! Last week, our church Bible study focused on living Christ's principles (by staying connected to Him Colossians 2:19-23) and to avoid becoming enslaved by worldly principles ("Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!"). Then, a cyber friend asked about helping her teenager keep a cleaner room in a Mason way. God tossed all of these circumstance into my life in the past two days, so I got the hint and decided to blog it!
Relationship Development Intervention (RDI) (our favorite autism therapy) and Charlotte Mason (our favorite method of education) have similar ways of guiding children in their thinking. When our thoughts change, changed behavior will follow. Both begin with parents: the way we think affects the way we parent. We need to start with the head and heart for change to occur: the head and heart of the family changing first, which then flows into the head and heart of the child. Mason recommended parents cultivating three habits when training their children: tact, watchfulness, and persistence. These three habits dovetail very nicely with RDI.
Tact - Tact means saying, "Dave, can you come here for a minute?" instead of "DAVID JOSEPH GLASER!!" Tone of voice alone can mean the difference between a strong-willed child showing up with an open hand or closed fists. It means using a hopeful and expectant look rather than a frown and glaring eyes. It is giving a few brief words and having a conversation, not a dreary monologue, to help your child understand why a habit is important to you and will benefit them. Half the battle is won when you and your child agree about why a habit is needed. Tact means knowing your child well enough to find the right idea to inspire him to reform his ways.
Watchfulness - Watchfulness means observing your child and figuring out the best way to approach a new habit based on her nature. It means being aware of triggers for poor behavior and preventing them. It means knowing what contrary habit might work best in helping her succeed. Watchfulness means setting up a situation (timing, environment, control, brainstorming) conducive to forming the habit and keeping it in the long term. It means altering the plan if the outcome isn't quite what you envisioned. Watchfulness means never allowing friction creating an ever-widening gulf within your family.
Persistence - Persistence means being vigilant until the habit sticks and not relaxing, undoing weeks of effort. It means staying hopeful, not cranky, when progress is slow. It means realizing that building one habit at a time in the marathon of childhood gets you farther than short bursts of programs that rob you of your energy and joy. Persistence means knowing that habits are not going to change overnight and require patience and consistency. Persistence does not mean helicopter parenting.
Before describing habit training, keep in mind these points:
The next example is about shutting the door of a room (pages 122-123). Mother gives her son the request and explains why—for the comfort of others (living in a drafty, old house, I spent the winter training Pamela on this habit). She promises to remind him if he forgets, and she does with a pleasant voice for she knows crying out in exasperation will only encourage him to increase the distance between himself and the open door. She reminds him indirectly because he needs to think for himself: she glances at the door and says, "I said I should try to remind you." Each time, she varies her gentle cues to transfer responsibility for remembering to him.
How would I work on a messy room? First, I would plant the idea of why her room should be cleaner and then I would think of a contrary habit to replace the messy one. There are plenty of good reasons to clean a room: fire hazard, tripping over stuff, not being able to find stuff, relatives coming for a visit, etc. Whatever your reasoning, it needs to be brief and presented in a way that the teenager gets. Avoid the temptation to kill interest with a monologue. On the contrary habit, you might try brainstorming possibilities that have a relational twist to it that makes you an ally. Pick just one habit and work on that. When that becomes automatic, pick another habit. Here are some ideas:
Back in February, a friend started a local Charlotte Mason study group. This is the first time I have ever gotten to read her books and swap stories with skin friends. Last week we covered habit training, which we can easily look like dog training with velvet gloves if we get all legalistic. When I applied the ideas our group shared to guide kids in our church's after-school program in relational ways, class went more smoothly. Another friend who teaches a college class on disabilities set up a video call with me, so her students could talk to a family living what they are learning. They asked my opinion of behaviorism and received the flip side of raising autistic children: through relationships, not rules! Last week, our church Bible study focused on living Christ's principles (by staying connected to Him Colossians 2:19-23) and to avoid becoming enslaved by worldly principles ("Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!"). Then, a cyber friend asked about helping her teenager keep a cleaner room in a Mason way. God tossed all of these circumstance into my life in the past two days, so I got the hint and decided to blog it!
Relationship Development Intervention (RDI) (our favorite autism therapy) and Charlotte Mason (our favorite method of education) have similar ways of guiding children in their thinking. When our thoughts change, changed behavior will follow. Both begin with parents: the way we think affects the way we parent. We need to start with the head and heart for change to occur: the head and heart of the family changing first, which then flows into the head and heart of the child. Mason recommended parents cultivating three habits when training their children: tact, watchfulness, and persistence. These three habits dovetail very nicely with RDI.
Tact - Tact means saying, "Dave, can you come here for a minute?" instead of "DAVID JOSEPH GLASER!!" Tone of voice alone can mean the difference between a strong-willed child showing up with an open hand or closed fists. It means using a hopeful and expectant look rather than a frown and glaring eyes. It is giving a few brief words and having a conversation, not a dreary monologue, to help your child understand why a habit is important to you and will benefit them. Half the battle is won when you and your child agree about why a habit is needed. Tact means knowing your child well enough to find the right idea to inspire him to reform his ways.
Watchfulness - Watchfulness means observing your child and figuring out the best way to approach a new habit based on her nature. It means being aware of triggers for poor behavior and preventing them. It means knowing what contrary habit might work best in helping her succeed. Watchfulness means setting up a situation (timing, environment, control, brainstorming) conducive to forming the habit and keeping it in the long term. It means altering the plan if the outcome isn't quite what you envisioned. Watchfulness means never allowing friction creating an ever-widening gulf within your family.
Persistence - Persistence means being vigilant until the habit sticks and not relaxing, undoing weeks of effort. It means staying hopeful, not cranky, when progress is slow. It means realizing that building one habit at a time in the marathon of childhood gets you farther than short bursts of programs that rob you of your energy and joy. Persistence means knowing that habits are not going to change overnight and require patience and consistency. Persistence does not mean helicopter parenting.
Before describing habit training, keep in mind these points:
- Habit training is hard and requires vigilance. Focus on one habit at a time or you may lose your mind.
- Try indirect cues. Commands rob children of the chance to think for themselves. Use hopeful and expectant looks. Speak with a calm and friendly voice. Simply stating their name may be enough to check their behavior.
- Avoid a "running fire of Do and Don't" (page 134). Consistent habit training will prevent that in the long run.
- Allow natural consequences to dictate the reward: washing the dishes means Mom has time to bake brownies, controlling a nasty temper lets the whole family enjoy life, paying attention during lessons leaves more time for play!
- Let divine grace rule your interactions. "But the little fellow has really not much power to recollect, and the mother will have to adopt various little devices to remind him... she never lets the matter be a cause of friction between herself and the child, taking the line of his friendly ally to help him against that bad memory of his" (page 123).
Let me say that the education of habit is successful in so far as it enables the mother to let her children alone, not teasing them with perpetual commands and directions... but letting them go their own way and grow, having first secured that they will go the right way, and grow to fruitful purpose. The gardener, it is true, 'digs about and dungs,' prunes and trains, his peach tree; but that occupies a small fraction of the tree's life: all the rest of the time the sweet airs and sunshine, the rains and dews, play about it and breathe upon it, get into its substance, and the result is––peaches. But let the gardener neglect his part, and the peaches will be no better than sloes (page 134).So, how does it look in action? Mason provides several examples, the first of a little girl who wastes time lacing her boots (pages 120-121). Instead of going for the surface issue (lacing), she zeroes on the real problem: daydreaming. (In fact, if you have a dawdler on your hands, I suggest you read Inconstant Kitty while you're at it.) Mom gives her daughter a few words about how much more time she'll have to play if she can dress for outdoors in five minutes. She watches her without a word, with expectant, warm looks, and only a slight touch if the girl lapses into a reverie. The mother makes a point to join her for all those instances where the girl dawdles. As the child becomes reliable after a few weeks, mother fades out of the picture.
The next example is about shutting the door of a room (pages 122-123). Mother gives her son the request and explains why—for the comfort of others (living in a drafty, old house, I spent the winter training Pamela on this habit). She promises to remind him if he forgets, and she does with a pleasant voice for she knows crying out in exasperation will only encourage him to increase the distance between himself and the open door. She reminds him indirectly because he needs to think for himself: she glances at the door and says, "I said I should try to remind you." Each time, she varies her gentle cues to transfer responsibility for remembering to him.
How would I work on a messy room? First, I would plant the idea of why her room should be cleaner and then I would think of a contrary habit to replace the messy one. There are plenty of good reasons to clean a room: fire hazard, tripping over stuff, not being able to find stuff, relatives coming for a visit, etc. Whatever your reasoning, it needs to be brief and presented in a way that the teenager gets. Avoid the temptation to kill interest with a monologue. On the contrary habit, you might try brainstorming possibilities that have a relational twist to it that makes you an ally. Pick just one habit and work on that. When that becomes automatic, pick another habit. Here are some ideas:
- Every day, set the timer for ten minutes and the two of you clean up together. Have you ever seen the ten-second tidy on Big Comfy Couch? It can be silly, fun, fast, whatever. Turn on some upbeat music. Laugh at the disgusting things you find. Let the teenager pick the time of day: it needs to happen once a day before the deadline you set. Some kids are happier having some control.
- Let the teenager pick the tasks hated least. Let the kid who hates dusting vacuum the messy room and perhaps others while you dust. In real life, people bargain.
- Before watching TV, pour the stuff from one drawer into a clothes basket. Take it to the TV room and have a trash can nearby. In two weeks of watching television, the drawers will probably show improvement. Buy any organizer things and start consolidating the scattered stuff.
- Brainstorm something completely different than what I have here. With some kids, having an ally to bounce off ideas is half the battle. Having a say in the matter, bargaining, and feeling like everyone's opinion matters makes a difference. It needs to be a daily habit that is short and palatable. Over time, you'll see progress.
Real Madrid defender drops trophy from top of team bus
Real Madrid waited 18 years to win back the Copa del Rey trophy - only to drop the cup and watch it get crushed under the wheels of a bus.The 33-pound cup slipped from the hands of Madrid defender Sergio Ramos while atop the team bus during celebrations Thursday morning in the capital. Only hours before, the club defeated rival Barcelona in the domestic cup final in Valencia.Real Madrid defender
Real Madrid beat Barcelona to win Spanish Cup
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has told former team Inter not to give up following a less than perfect season which has seen them eliminated from the Champions League and fall behind rivals AC Milan in Serie A.The Italian giants won a historic treble under Mourinho last year, but that has failed to lift them this season as they were eliminated from Europe by Schalke, and are eight points behind
Real Madrid beat Barcelona to win Copa del Rey
Real Madrid waited 18 years to win back the Copa del Rey trophy — only to drop the cup and watch it get crushed under the wheels of a bus.Only hours after beating archrival Barcelona in the domestic cup final in Valencia, Madrid defender Sergio Ramos let the 33-pound cup fall from the top of the team bus during celebrations early Thursday morning in the capital.The front right wheel of the bus
Real Madrid beat Barcelona 1-0 to win Copa del Rey
Real Madrid defeated Barcelona 1-0 after extra-time to win the Spanish Cup on Wednesday, a timely victory just one week ahead of the bitter rivals' Champions League semi-final showdown.An extra-time header from Cristiano Ronaldo proved decisive as Jose Mourinho's Real clinched their 18th King's Cup, but first since 1993.Real Madrid beat Barcelona 1-0 to win Copa del ReyReal Madrid beat Barcelona
HOW TO MAKE GOOGLE CHROME BROWSER FASTER
Google Chrome is already a fastest browser in world. But still some people are not happy with their browser speed. Because they have slow Internet connection. Still there are many ways by which you can make chrome more faster. The network underlines a prejudice.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
DTC HIRING IT & MECH ENGINEERS AS MANAGERS
DTC HIRING IT & MECH ENGINEERS AS MANAGERS
Recruitment at: Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC)
CANARA BANK HIRE IT PROFESSIONALS
Vacancies:
- Network Administrator: 110 posts in JMGS-I scale, Rs.14500-25700, Age: 21-30 years
- Database Administrator: 01 post in MMGS-II scale, Rs.19400-28100, Age: 21-32 years
- System Administrator: 01 post in MMGS-II scale, Rs.19400-28100, Age: 21-32 years
JOBS FOR MBA GRADUATES IN INDIA INFOLINE
India Infoline (IIFL), the financial service company is looking for garduates, MBAs for managerial positions.
TATA PIXEL THE NEXT GEN ZERO TURN CAR
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Tata Motors today presented at the 81st Geneva Motor Show the Tata Pixel, a new city car concept for Europe. Based on the Tata Nano, the Tata Pixel - at just over three metres in length - is the most package efficient four-seater in the world, comfortably accommodating four adults, unlike a typical city car which is either a two-seater or can accommodate two adults and two children only.
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HOW TO GENERATE TRAFFIC FROM YOUR TUBE VIDEOS
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Writing a good blog post is not a big task. But you have to give complete attention while writing a blog post. You have to write more related to your users not only for just writing.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Global Top 10 Mysterious Events Ever Seen
Mexican TV revealed an almost unbelievable story that in May, 2007, a baby ‘alien’ was found alive by a farmer in Mexico, according to news from Bild.com.However, after the discovery the farmer drowned it in a ditch out of fear.Global Top 10 Mysterious Events Ever Seen
Harbor Bridge in Sydney, Australia – Tours and Travel Special 2011
Harbor Bridge in Sydney, Australia – Tours and Travel Special 2011
Las Vegas and New York ,Night View Photo Tour Ever Seen
Las Vegas and New York ,Night View Photo Tour Ever Seen
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We all know online video marketing is very essential for any business. It can increase your sale drastically. So this is the time when we have to take advantage of it.
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HOW TO USE TEXT MARKETING TO PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS
Today's world is a technology world. At present every person has a mobile phone, even more than 2 phones per person. When a company use this form of advertising, they are able to reach targeted people in world.
Man killed as car crushed between two trucks
PENNSAUKEN - A 55-year-old Evesham man was killed Monday morning when his car was crushed between two trucks on Route 73, police said.Craig W. Powers was driving north near Remington Road at 9:35 a.m. when he was rear-ended by a box truck.The collision pushed Powers' vehicle into and beneath a northbound dump truck that was stopped for a red light.The dump truck also struck two other vehicles at
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Monday, April 18, 2011
I Bruise Easily
After my last claz yesterday we went to Salut with some of my frenz and our lecturer. Plus right after dat I will leaving to Kudat then I guess why not spent sometime with them.
And when its time to go I decided to give my lecturer a friendly gud-bye....and I ended-up like dis::
And when its time to go I decided to give my lecturer a friendly gud-bye....and I ended-up like dis::
Yesterday I have to drive with d pain..yet it still hurt ooooOOOO
HOW TO REMAIN LAST LONGER IN BED
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5 EASY WEIGHT LOOSING TIPS WITH A HEALTHY DIET
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Italian teen Matteo Manassero wins Malaysian Open
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Italian teenager Matteo Manassero shot a 4-under 68 Sunday to earn a one-stroke victory at the Malaysian Open, upstaging Masters champion Charl Schwartzel and Rory McIlroy.Manassero had an eagle on the par-5 10th and added two birdies on the back nine to finish at 16-under 272 two days before his 18th birthday.Gregory Bourdy was second after a 67 that included eight
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At least 44 dead after killer twisters pound South (Pack 1)
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CLOTH MARKETING - TODAY'S BEST SOURCE OF MARKETING
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MAKING MONEY WITH YOUR BLOG - 5 MOST PROFITABLE METHODS
Making money from your blog is bit difficult but not impossible. Many bloggers always looking for money making methods by blog. But they can't find it. So, I tell you How To Make Money With A Blog- Most Profitable Methods.
LEARN FRENCH ONLINE IN 5 EASY WAYS
Everyone wants to learn foreign languages. Would you like to speak beautiful language of France. If you would but don't have time to attend any institute than why not learn it online.
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Prince William And Kate Candy Dispensers Ever Seen
Starlight Children’s Foundation brightens the lives of seriously and terminally ill children by granting their wishes and providing hospital entertainment to help take their minds off the pain, fear and isolation of their illnesPrince William And Kate Candy Dispensers Ever Seen
Beautiful Places around the Earth Ever Seen Before
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San Alfonso Del Mar Resort in Chile – Largest Swimming Pool in the World Ever Seen
San Alfonso Del Mar Resort in Chile – Largest Swimming Pool in the World
Supper in the Sky , Amazing Hotel Ever Seen Before
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JOBS IN NATIONAL TEXTILE CORPORATION FOR ENGINEERS & MBA
Jobs in National Textile Corporation for Electrical/Electronic Engg. & For MBA in HRM, Finance, Marketing. The National Textile Corporation Limited (NTC) is undertaken by the Government.
HOW TO SHOW SELECTED FRIENDS OR GROUPS ON FACEBOOK YOUR PROFILE
In addition to your general list of friends, you can choose to feature specific friends (e.g., best friends, roommates or coworkers) or groups you're a member of in the left column of your profile.
HOW TO REMOVE PHOTOS AT TOP OF FACEBOOK PROFILE
To Remove the photos on the top your profile page from appearing , roll over the mouse over photo and click "x" on the right corner of photo which you want to delete or hide.
MOST EXPENSIVE CAR OF THE WORLD WORTH $2.3 MILLION
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ASTON MARTIN the worlds most costliest car comes to finally India. It leaves the Bugatti Veyron behind which is before the most expensive car in the world.
TOP 5 iPHONE MUSIC APPS REVIEW FOR FREE DOWNLOAD
With below innovative apps that help you compose songs, create radio stations, and name that tune, music lovers have even more to love about iPhone.
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