Monday, December 24, 2007

The Gadget of the Season

Each season, gadget and gizmo geeks anticipate with lots of anxiety what hot gadgets will be considered must-haves for the upcoming holiday season. This year, those electronics taking center stage consist of some no-brainers as well as a few surprises. They're fun, they're innovative, and they're sure to be sold out by the end of November. I went through many gadgets but I found only two of them are the best for the season to be a loving present or for one’s own use.

Apple’s iPhone. A lot is said about this super gizmo this year. With a gorgeous appearance, a bright three-and-a-half inch display, and an intuitive touchscreen user interface, the iPhone is captivating. Apart from the common features with other latest mobile devices it has the applications, such as Google maps, stocks, weather, notes, and so forth, are just as impressive. And finally what else you want on earth to find in such an adorable gadget.


Outrageous’s i-Sing from. If you want to be the future pop star and want to make it your way they you got the right gadget. Outrageous has taken the ‘you’ phenomenon to the logical step with i-Sing, a specialized MP3 player that is, for lack of a better term, a next generation handheld karaoke machine. One can load MP3 into the player; can input the lyrics of the songs - either the original lyrics or user’s. Users can easily remove the original vocals from a song and record their voices over the melodies. i-Sing can be used to create music that users can then upload to the social networking sites.

A Better Holiday

In this holiday season, we are hosting a party and many of our friends and family are going to take part in that. Many people of all age groups will be participating in that. We don’t want to give the task to any organizer but wanted to do it ourselves. I got some useful information from the internet in how to make my guests happy and make our experiences of this party a memory of a life time.

Whether trying to come up with holiday party ideas for children, tweens, teens or adults, you can have your work cut out for you if you don't take into consideration the importance of catering to the different age groups. As long as you know who you're working with, you will know how to please them, then your party planning experience will flow much more smoothly.


Holiday
party ideas are not easy to come by when you're trying to please the 10 and under crowd - you have to guarantee them all entertainment, all activities, all the time. If you ignore them, they will punish you like any thing on earth by creating their own entertainment.

When it comes to adult parties you want to remember that these adults are trying to run, not walk, away from their children. So it is a great idea to make sure they feel as adult as possible. Make of adult beverages, foods and as well as the entertainment available for them.

Friday, December 21, 2007

National Football League

The National Football League (NFL) is the largest and most prestigious professional American football league. It is an unincorporated association controlled by its members. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association and adopted the name National Football League in 1922. The league currently consists of thirty-two teams from American cities and regions, divided evenly into two conferences — the AFC and NFC — of four four-team divisions.

The regular season is a seventeen-week schedule during which each team has one bye week and plays sixteen games. This schedule includes six games against a team's divisional rivals, as well as several inter-division and inter-conference games. The season currently starts on the Thursday night in the first full week of September and runs weekly to late December.


At the end of each regular season, six teams from each conference play in the NFL playoffs, a twelve-team single-elimination tournament that culminates with the NFL championship, the Super Bowl. This game is held at a pre-selected site which is usually a city that hosts an NFL team. The following week, selected all-star players from both the AFC and NFC meet in the Pro Bowl, currently held in Honolulu, Hawaii.


The NFL is arguably the most popular sports league in the United States, and has the highest per-game attendance of any domestic professional sports league in the world, drawing over 67,000 spectators per game for its most recently completed season in 2006. However, the NFL's overall attendance is only approximately 20% of that of Major League Baseball, due to MLB's much longer schedule, currently 162 games per team with 81 home games each, plus playoffs.

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

The Journey To Success And Wealth

In this rich society of ours, there are more possibilities these days than ever before. The sweet smell of success and hope is an introduction for People inherited from birth. Success accomplishment and achievement are synonymous with hope and belief. It is only through succeeding; accomplishing and achieving that people are able to realize the promise of bountiful happiness and admiration. In many individuals, however, this instinct has been diverted or pushed aside. Eyes that turn toward questioning self and its abilities become clouded by the possibility of failure. Focusing on failure births despair and stifles the drive for success. Soon wants and must haves turn into debt and bitterness, robbing you of your self worth.

Wealth has many definitions in the material world. While one person may aspire to be meaningful and significant, while another may desire monetary wealth and yet another simply aspires to be the best piano player he/she can be. There are professional racecar drivers, fishermen, tractor operators, salespersons, pilots, artist, musicians plus thousands of other things that occupy people. Most people want to be the best they can be in what ever they doing. Having a lot of money may not be the primary goal of an artist. You could say, "The realization of achieving personal goals" defines being rich or successful. That's pretty simple, yet most people don't get anywhere near achieving their personal goals. Why can't they have self-satisfaction
through a feeling of accomplishment? The person who sees wealth as happiness is always engaged in self-gratification. Self can never be fully satisfied because satisfaction is a thirst that can't be filled. Wealth cannot quince the thirst for possession. The more one possesses the more he/she wants to posses. You must make the challenge the prize not the result of the challenge when you focus on the result, you loose focuses on the challenge. The result is simply a measurement of how well you are progressing in the challenge.

Friday, December 14, 2007

Numerology – 2008 Forecast

Here we are. 2008 has arrived and so our thoughts turn to our numerology forecast 2008. In order to work out what number YEAR you'll be in 2008 you need to start your workings out with 2008 itself. 2 +0+0+8= 10. 10 reduce to the single digit of 1 (1 + 0). Then all you have to do is add up the day and month of your birthday and add those numbers to the 1 from 2008. For example if your birthday is 25th February this is how you work out what YEAR you'll be on in 2008: 2 + 5+ 2+1= 10. 10 as we know reduce to the single digit of 1. Therefore your 2008 numerology forecast would be a 1-YEAR.

Work out your own YEAR, your partners, friends and colleagues etc. to find out how the New YEAR will affect you all. As with all metaphysical subjects; exciting as it may sound that someone else can tell you your future, you do still have free will. What follows is a keyword for each of the 9 YEARs that people will find them on, plus a list of Do's and Don'ts to consider. Everyone has come back to this earth plane in order to learn the lessons that we didn't learn the last time we were here. And learn those lessons we will, but it's always easier to swim upriver than against it. That is what the Do's and Don'ts are all about, basically, how to make the journey easier.

Now discover your numerology forecast for 2008

1-Year
Keywords: New beginnings, initiatives.
Do: Be Positive. Act alone. Use your intuition and make long-term plans.Don’t: Give up too easily. Enter into any business partnerships. Be moody or hang onto the past.

2-Year
Keywords: Balance in all things, relationships.
Do: Be co-operative. Save money. Be patient and follow through with whatever you started last year.
Don’t: Start anything new. Be alone. Overspend or be aggressive.

3-Year
Keywords: Expansion, creativity.
Do: Re-decorate. Socialize. Advertise and promote whatever you do.
Don’t: Make substantial changes. Start anything new. Lock yourself away or scatter your energies.

4-Year
Keywords: Order, work.
Do: Be ready for hard work. Be orderly and methodical. Deal with all details. Make a budget and stick to it.
Don’t: Be lazy. Waste money. Rely on others. Complain.

5-Year
Keywords: Go with the flow, self-promotion.
Do: Think things through. Keep an open mind. Accept all invitations. Expect the unexpected.
Don’t: Break any laws. Fight change. Over-indulge! Overspend.

6-Year
Keywords: Love, home.
Do: Be responsible. Adjust to changes in the home. Take advice from friends. Be generous and loving.
Don’t: Give unwanted advice. Find fault. Be stubborn. Be selfish.

7-Year
Keywords: Waiting, health.
Do: Rest. Research new ideas. Get away from it all. Correct past mistakes.
Don’t: Force any issues. Be impatient. Chase after money. Try and make progress.

8-Year
Keywords: Karmic, money.
Do: Be money conscious. Do all the 'big' things yourself! Push on with new plans. Be modest.
Don’t: Be dishonest. Waste money. Invest after June. Be arrogant.

9-Year
Keywords: Completion, emotion.
Do: Finish things off. Get rid of anything no longer required. Try and be unemotional. Make plans for next year.
Don’t: Be over-emotional. Delude yourself. Feel sorry for yourself. Over-react!

So now you know! Remember, if it wasn't what you were hoping for you only have to wait another 12 months for it to change! I hope you've found your numerology forecast 2008 of interest. Good luck, health and happiness always.

Monday, December 3, 2007

Few General Tips for Your Apartment Move

If you have to relocate to any state in the US and stay in any of those apartments in Philadelphia, Miami, Fort Worth, etc. for your work, or for any other reason, one of the most problematic things you have to tackle is moving your stuff from your old home to the new one. Over the years, you might have bought a great lot of things for your home, and getting them shifted all in bulk to another place – including your family car – could make anyone quite intimidated. Here are some apartment moving tips that can make your job quite easier.

Advance Planning will save a lot on troubles during the actual moving procedure. Prepare a checklist of all the goods you really need to take to your new home. Decide in advance who will be your apartment mover broker. You must begin planning at least one month in advance.

Check and clear all dues carefully if you have cleared all your dues on the previous house or not. And if you are selling be particular about the documentation. Even with your possessions, you must be particular that you have paid all the installments on them. If you hire moving broker, some of them will want to be sure that the goods they are taking are really yours.

Hire a moving company, generally known as movers and packers, will be very important to you when you are shifting home. These house moving companies will look after the whole moving process for you, if you contract them likewise. They can provide services like packing your belongings according to security guidelines, making a checklist of the goods for you, handling the shipping procedure, and then opening the packing and re-assembling your belongings in your new house.

Make Contracts with the Movers and Packers It is important for the security of your belongings that you make contracts with the moving companies. Moving companies will willingly enter into a contract with you, provided you have taken insurance on the moving procedure. So, you will also have to meet with your insurance agent. The insurance will cover for any damage or loss that occurs during the transit.

Monday, November 12, 2007

San Diego Apartment Search

One of the greatest challenges you will ever face in San Diego if you have to find a San Diego apartment which best suit your lifestyle without actually seeing how you currently live. You got to analyze your housing requirements and filter out apartment communities that do not perfectly fit your lifestyle. When you found some rental apartments ready to move in, analyze all available options with your requirements for your better apartment search. Take the help from some experts in this field of real estates in order to reduce your stress in searching a right apartment for you.

If you feel you don’t have enough time to find your apartment, then you can find some brokers who find rental apartments. But don’t select them unless they are professional and experts in their business. They will assist you in finding an apartment that suits your and your family needs. If you think these brokers how ever helps you but with the primary priority given to the landlords or owners of the apartments then you have some more options like online resources, newspaper classifieds, using your friends and colleagues, etc. Some websites provide data on rental apartments through out US. They also provide reviews and ratings on these apartments by which you can know about your apartment before stepping in.

Thursday, November 8, 2007

Disadvantages of Mutual Funds

Disadvantages of Mutual Funds
  • Professional Management - Many investors debate whether or not the so-called professionals are any better than you or I at picking stocks. Management is by no means infallible, and, even if the fund loses money, the manager still takes his/her cut.
  • Costs - Mutual funds don't exist solely to make your life easier - all funds are in it for a profit. The mutual fund industry is masterful at burying costs under layers of jargon. These costs are somewhat complicated.
  • Dilution - It's possible to have too much diversification. Because funds have small holdings in so many different companies, high returns from a few investments often don't make much difference on the overall return. Dilution is also the result of a successful fund getting too big. When money pours into funds that have had strong success, the manager often has trouble finding a good investment for all the new money.
  • Taxes - When making decisions about your money, fund managers don't consider your personal tax situation. For example, when a fund manager sells a security, a capital-gains tax is triggered, which affects how profitable the individual is from the sale. It might have been more advantageous for the individual to defer the capital gains liability.

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Lunch at Restaurant

Today, in the late afternoon, Jeannine, Huslu and I went out for lunch. Last week we wanted to go to the restaurant "behind" the nearby park in Marianna - Old Mexico Restaurant -. I asked Jeannine to stand in the door opening of our house - actually the entry to the small tower with the stairs up to our apartment - and took a few photos of her holding our baby son. Huslu was wearing his pink dress and looked lovely. We crossed the street fast in order to get into the shadow and walked into the direction of the park. Since the restaurant is behind Jeannine suggested that we walked down a small street so to get there and we did. One house to the left of the small street had a tree with beautiful purple flowers. I loved that tree and as soon as we have a house with a garden I want at least one of those trees my garden.

After a short walk we arrived at the restaurant. Jeannine asked me if I wanted to eat first so she could hold Huslu and when I was finished I could return the favor. And so we did. The lunch consisted of soup and a small dish with a fruit salad, followed by the main course: a salad with rice and what looked like the patty of a veggie burger.

The restaurant looks very nice and has a nice big garden with a swing set and a slide. After we had finished our lunch we walked to the back of the garden and took a few photos. When I returned to Jeannine and our baby son Huslu the sky got quite dark and we decided to leave. Jeannine had already paid the bill and when the waitress returned with the change I left the coins as a tip. We walked back to the house through the same street of beautiful house we saw. Shortly after we had arrived back at our house it started to rain.

Monday, November 5, 2007

My Search for Kid Safety Apartment

As like many parents I also had a dream of buying a house and raise my children in, but that doesn’t come true in my case. My budget allowed me to go for a rental apartment. So I have decided to go for an apartment where my children feel safe and fun. And I am successful in this regard by the grace of god. I have found such apartment in one of the apartments in Philadelphia. But what did I look for in selecting one among them to be kids friendly. Let me share some of the things what you need to look in apartments in finding such apartments.

Safety is the first priority I have given in selecting my apartment. Beyond basic concerns like a well-made building, new and properly functioning appliances, adequate lighting around the complex, a gate to keep strangers out, and strong locks on the doors and windows, there are many other factors to consider. It’s important for children to be able to connect with other kids nearby, so make sure the area around the apartment building is safe as well. My child’s access to school is also extremely important to me. I won’t be driving my child to school. I have checked if there is a bus stop nearby. Will it be safe for child to walk to the bus stop? That is how I’ve chosen my apartment.

Friday, August 24, 2007

Increasing return traffic to your Website

Return traffic for any online business is a part of converting visitors into customers.

More return traffic means more sales so make sure the person visiting your site sees something they like so that they enjoy their first visit...

Increasing return traffic to your website is possible when the the visitor is able to reach you by several ways.

Go to the link to read the full article. A real good one for those who deal wit Intenet Marketing.


Monday, August 20, 2007

My Branded Accessories

All the items I purchase, whether it is food, clothing, durables, accessories, anything I go for branded items. But I am not a brand loyal to any particular brand. I try many brands; I keep changing all the times. Analog shirts and jeans, Nike shoe are my all time favorite brands. I have 5 Nixon 4 Quicksilver and 4Rip Curl watches. Sessions belts, I always found a royal look in them. Electric sunglasses bought electrifying look for my face. Dragon canvas Wallet one of my good looking wallets that I have. I love Volcom fleece jackets and leather jackets, and I mostly use Volcom and Element Blazers and suits. I like Ambiguous, KR3W, Matrix, RVCA, Volcom Jeans very much. 686, Burton, Patagonia, Planet Earth, and reef Knits I wear all the time. Caps from Almost, Independent, Channel Islands, Element, Reef, I don’t know how many I bought till now, but I bring at least 3 caps every month.

Friday, August 17, 2007

Great House I Found in Last Summer

It was in my last summer, I along with my family members gone for a vacation, to one of my favorite places, the largest city in Canada, Toronto. We stayed there for 45days and visited many places and at last I can say we enjoyed a lot. We have bhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifeen to The Ex, Dirty Dancing, Bingemans, Neilson Park, Harlequin Cruise, Sedso, Royal Botanical garden and many more.

We stayed at Gardiner Express, which is very near to beach. It is necessary to mention that I found this house in an internet search and booked it for our vacation. It was such a nice house, that we never felt that we were in some visiting country. Every thing was available, and the location is too good to see. As it is very near to beach, we quite often gone there and had our time memorable. The house which we were in is in a location where by which it is very convenient to move to any place, the nice site from the windows, Oh God!! How can I forget those sceneries?

Saturday, August 11, 2007

My Favorite Music

When I go to the mall for music, you won't find me stuck in just one section of Record. That's because I like all kinds of music! I like music so much that when I'm at work, I keep the radio on all day. I prefer to listen rock and Jazz music when I’m feeling tired and when I’m alone I feel like to listen slow musical songs. I like instrumental songs at the parties as the noise is crowd makes me irritate. Rap songs and remixes, I always enjoy listening and I even hum in my own styles sometimes. I prefer listening to Designer music when I feel stress, fatigue, and to enhance emotional well being and mental clarity.


Welcome to my favorite music page. Here you will find music those of my favorite artists which also reflect my eclectic taste in music. The list is ordered alphabetically, which means I have not ranked these albums. Picking just twelve is hard enough as it is.

  • A Love Supreme by John Coltrane
  • A Night On Earth - Crazy P
  • Alchemy - Dire Straits
  • Birth of the Cool by Miles Davis
  • Life of Agony: "River Runs Red"
  • Never Never Land by U.N.K.L.E.
  • New Gold Dream by Simple Minds
  • Oh My God! What Have I Done? - Hell on Wheels
  • Ryan Adams – Heartbreaker
  • Sonic Purpose EP - Hard Rock Sofa
  • Songs In The Key Of Life - Stevie Wonder
  • Ten - Pearl Jam

Wednesday, August 8, 2007

How I use Internet for Shopping

I hate to park my vehicle in front of retail stores where I hardly find space. Cities are overcrowded. People have less time to visit stores and buy needed things. Everything is packaged under certain quality standards. Probably in this situation “Click Here”, “Just Click” works. Internet shopping is perfect when you know exactly what you want. It saves having to march round the shops looking for the item and there are even sites that search for the cheapest price on offer. Credit card numbers might be vulnerable, but a sales assistant can just as easily steal your card number as a hacker can.

I am proud to be among the one in the 70% on US households who shop in the internet. Recently I came to know this news in an article that too I found it in Internet. For every now and then internet became, now a days, an essential source. Same the case in my case, I use internet for news, shopping, entertainment, music, information, business, investments, any many more as a common citizen. But I make it special when it comes to shopping. I am stressing on this because, believe it or not 90% of my money I spend goes through internet. Remaining 10% include fuel expenses for my car and for any sudden shopping. I select my dressing patterns, office furniture, favorite music, information on house hold utilities, children education information, investment decisions thorough financial consultants, etc.

I often go to movies in the weekends with my family for which I buy tickets online, I send gifts to my friends through online, the system I am using now to write this blog also bought through online.

Saturday, August 4, 2007

U.S. Advertising Spending for 2007

In a research I have seen that US Ad Spending is expected to increase 1.7% in 2007 to 152.3 billion dollar. It was about 2.6% growth compared to last year growth in Ad spending. In the first half of current year it was shown about 1.2% growth and was expected to grow to 2.3% in the second half. It was moving bit slower than what was expected and to the last year’s growth.

Internet Advertising is leading with 16% growth share in 2007 and next place is far too away goes to cable Network TV with 5.9% growth. Outdoor and Sunday Magazines are next two major media with 4.6% and 4.5% growth respectively. Sorry to say that Newspapers shown 2.9% decline in Ad Spending compared to last years growth rate.

Wednesday, August 1, 2007

2007 Audi A4

To begin with - this is my 4th Audi after A6 2.7T, A6 3.0, Q7 3.6. My dad just bought one and its handles like an f1 car and with sport mode. I just love it. It drives silky smooth and has very little wind noise with the top up. I looked at almost every convertible on the market, including Mercedes, BMW, and V.W, and this is the overall best value. If you are in the market for a great car, defiantly put the Audi A4

Exterior styling and Interior designs are too good to start mentioning with. Performance and Comfort of 2007 Audi A4 is very much satisfies one. With the sport suspension system, it gives good performance. Even in very tight corners it can be well controlled and can be driven with confidence without applying breaks. Coming to breaks system, this car will stop on with in no time after applying breaks with very much control over the vehicle. I can loudly say that it gives value to our money. I never hesitate or have any second thought in recommending 2007 Audi A4 to recommend to anyone.