Saturday, September 20, 2008

One Should Be an Inspirational Speaker to Develop Professionally

I always get inspired by listening to the inspirational speakers. Many people succeeded in their dream of being successful speakers. I like the speeches given by John C Maxwell, Joyce Meyer, Creflo Dollar and Jim Rohn, these speakers share their insight by engaging themselves with different activities like authoring books, holding conventions and other events. It takes a dynamic presenter to shake up and motivate their audience and get a better interesting message from them.

Then I questioned myself “If they can do it why cant I? “……..

Here are some hush-hush tips to become an inspirational speaker to develop professionally.
  • First thing is that we should have the quality information we’d like to discuss or share with others that has value.
  • Passion is generally fueled by the experiences that we have had, people we have met, books we have read, seminars that we have attended, things we have heard, and things that we have seen
  • If you put all your efforts into doing this right from the start, you are more than likely going to be a successful inspirational speaker on professional development.
  • In order to be a successful public speaker, you have to plan well and make sure that you prepare well.
  • Practice is the most powerful tool that can improve your public speaking.
  • Speak to the crowd and not your presentation. When you practice, you are also building confidence.
  • Confidence boosts your ideas and will be able to deliver the best of you to your audience if you prepare well.
  • Inspiration is one such thing that fades away if not renewed,
  • Preparation plays a vital role to become an expert and build your confidence.

Friday, August 22, 2008

Translation services in Europe

Language translation is the one of the hot career these days. With the growth of globalization, the need for the translation services around the world has increased. Especially in Europe, the demand for the translation services is growing to and from the European languages in to non-European languages like Chinese and Japanese.

The translation services among the European countries are also of great demand since ages as they are closely bounded countries with cultural variations. And this has increased by leaps and bounds after the European Union came into existence and the business and commerce among the membership countries has increased tremendously.

Linguistic services like Norwegian translation and Swedish translation to and from other European countries in increasing very rapidly among the other European countries and mainly to the global language English.

Scandinavian countries are one of the rapidly growing regions in terms of business and commerce among the other regions in Europe. They are also booming in terms of services like education and tourism. These developments in terms of almost all sectors have increased demand for the language translators. Mainly Norwegian translators are in great demand these days. And there is also equal supply of the translation services, but the quality should be taken care of.

Language translation is not just a mere conversion of words to its equivalent in the other language. Translation, interpretation and other linguistic services are not just about mastering multi-languages. It is about understanding the meaning, and social and cultural shades behind words and phrases.

Friday, July 25, 2008

Conditions of Language Translator and Interpreter

Language translator and interpreter did not changed with the dynamism in the world but the only things that changed are the tools, the means, the knowledge and the way of working. The translator’s work is not limited to converting one language into another. The end result has to be sincere to the original, nicely presented and competitive in price. In order to achieve the end results professionalism is essential and there are some conditions that the good professional translators and interpreters should meet they are as follows.
  • Firstly the good professional translator should the follow code of ethics.
  • The good professional translator is intelligent and knows that in the long run, honesty and loyalty pays off
  • The good professional translator should be fair to clients so that they can also build their carrier as the translator.
  • Master the source and target languages to be able to convey the message faithfully and specially the target language, where the translator has to transmit the small nuance.
  • Be familiar with the topic or field being translated. The same word could mean something different in Economics or metallurgy.
  • Have some knowledge in computers and modern communication tools.
  • Have capacity and be ready to learn and adapt to this fast moving technological world. Never stop learning.
  • The translator should never accept translation work beyond his/her capacity. Accepting impossible tasks is one of the best ways to loose customers and build a bad reputation.
  • It is hard to build a trustworthy reputation and very easy to loose it. Therefore always decline impossible tasks. Better say NO than sorry in this case.
The Norwegian translator follow some of the above advice will greatly increase the chances to succeed in this borderless profession where competition is fierce. Nowadays a translator needs to be more professional that in any other profession.

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Bond Valuation

Bond valuation is the process of determining the fair price of a bond. As with any security or capital investment, the fair value of a bond is the present value of the stream of cash flows it is expected to generate. Hence, the price or value of a bond is determined by discounting the bond's expected cash flows to the present using the appropriate discount rate.

BOND PRICING

Relative Price Approach
Here the bond will be priced relative to a benchmark, usually a government security. The yield to maturity on the bond is determined based on the bond's rating relative to a government security with similar maturity or duration. The better the quality of the bond, the smaller the spread between its required return and the YTM of the benchmark. This required return is then used to discount the bond cash flows as above to obtain the price.

Arbitrage-Free Pricing Approach
In this approach, the bond price will reflect its arbitrage free price. Here, each cash flow is priced separately and is discounted at the same rate as the corresponding governments issue Zero coupon bond. (Some multiple of the bond (or the security) will produce an identical cash flow to the government security (or the bond in question).) Since each bond cash flow is known with certainty, the bond price today must be equal to the sum of each of its cash flows discounted at the corresponding risk free rate - i.e. the corresponding government security. Was this not the case, arbitrage would be possible.

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Entertainment with online videos

Slow internet connections and lack of speed interrupt the audience to watch online videos. These are the two basic reasons that make not to enjoy videos online. What used to be hours and many minutes have now been converted to few minutes or seconds. That is what the world of entertainment has become: sound bytes, flash videos, movie clips and instant gratification. Even those kinds of videos have made their way through the buzzing cyber-wires. The focused capsule of entertainment is one of the first fallouts of online videos. So, you know exactly what to expect. And when you get it, you know you got it. The web does not make videos, but is sure makes distribution real easy. Sure, the Internet does not create videos, but it sure seems to encourage their production. So, now, everyone is a producer. And while they are at it, a director, an actor, a scriptwriter, a screenplay writer, and a voice over artist.

Initially, the worried situation was that online videos would turn out to be garbage. It is refreshing to see the take of these new digital creators. In fact, online videos have become the eyes of the world with enthusiasts rapidly shooting everything that needs to be shot. The people are on the threshold of a great new world for online videos. This will probably be aided by the fact that many erstwhile free video-sharing sites might actually end up paying video producers. If that happens, there will be a fresh new lease of life to producers and the flow could be so strong.

Most of the entertainment sites will have online videos that you can watch for free. If the site actually makes editorial decisions in choosing the videos to display, the quality of videos would shoot up. Everyone has their favorites. If you somehow missed this entire phenomenon, get going now. Watch a few online videos.

Thursday, June 26, 2008

Effects of Consuming Drugs

The following are the negative effects of consuming harmful drugs like cocaine, marijuana etc
  • The drug has a very negative impact on the lungs and the respiratory system.
  • The consumption of marijuana has its harmful effects on heart and speeds up the heartbeat by fifty percent causing hypertension and other heart diseases.
  • Consumption of marijuana can cause depression, poor concentration and paranoia.
  • The drug damages the endocrine system causing damage in the network of glands, hormones involved in growth and development.
The Types of TestsThere are different types of tests for detection of drug and alcohol abuse in the human body. They are as follows
  • Saliva drug testing: A saliva drug test is one of the short-term procedures that can detect the consumption of marijuana that has been used recently. Detection of marijuana can be detected in a person’s saliva 1 hour after ingestion, up to 14 hours.
  • Hair testing: The detection of marijuana consumption can be done by testing the hair. At the roots of the hair, it shows the symptoms of marijuana consumption. The marijuana can be detected from through the hair test even after fifty to ninety days.
  • Blood testing: The blood test is a costly test for detecting the marijuana consumption which could be a long procedure which may last for about four to six days.
  • Urine drug testing: The detection of the marijuana consumption by testing the urine sample is one of the inexpensive ways of detecting the presence of marijuana in the human body. Marijuana can be detected even after five to six days of consumption through the urine test. So always use a drug test kit after the testing is done.



Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Who Becomes A Drug Addict?

Getting addicted to drugs is one of the major bad habits of the human being. Drug addiction can ruin the whole life and lead the people towards a dead end. The question arises who would become a drug addict and the answers would be anyone because most of the people think that they can lessen their burdens using drugs. And taking a wrong path to reduce the burdens of life mentally and physically may give peace of mind for short span but in a long run that would give nothing in long run. Many people use their own drug testing kit with them to overcome the addiction.

In maximum case the person picks up addiction as a refuge from the worldly tensions and botherations that finally take the shape of depression. Sometimes the niche of frustration lays in some unsuccessful incident in life. Unable to cope with such a situation you are compelled to take the path of getting addicted to drugs. And you call upon yourself all sorts of unwanted consequences throughout your life. The worst side of drug addiction is that it is not only the person involved in this activity to get affected by this practice. Yes, that person is the direct victim but the family too is badly affected. The entire society is in some way or the other suffers.

A single drug addict may create nuisance and others too can easily come into the trap of addiction staying in his company. Gradually the society starts rejecting these people. They become a sort of burden and finally abandoned. As teens are becoming drug addicts some schools and colleges started the program of drug testing in schools so that atleast few of them can be recovered


Monday, June 9, 2008

Benefits of Online Music Videos

Music enthusiasts and music video fanatics or music lovers can enjoy music videos, flicks and video clips by subscribing to a selected online music video website. The benefits of online music videos are as follows:
  • The major benefit of the online music videos over traditional music videos is unlimited
  • These subscriptions websites are fast becoming more popular with consumers and artists.
  • Online subscription websites are a legal outlet for music videos, where the artist and music businesses are also reaping from the benefits of these popular affordable music video marketing tools.
  • The internet is fast becoming a popular and effective method for marketing to music fans directly and the internet is now being used proactively to channel online music distribution and expose artists.
  • So, music companies and artists are seeing the online world as a new marketing tool, increasing exposure and leading to more sales.
  • Now, consumers can go for video search over the internet and subscribe to popular online music video subscription websites to enjoy the benefits of online music.
  • This is where you can enjoy your favorite music videos, uninterrupted.
  • Now these online music video websites provide the opportunity to enjoy their chosen videos uninterrupted.
  • The other benefits, besides choosing your own artists and creating your own play lists include control functions such as rewind, fast-forward, skip and replay.

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Social Entrepreneurship

Social entrepreneurship is the work of a social entrepreneur. A social entrepreneur is someone who recognizes a social problem and uses entrepreneurial ship principles to organize, create, and manage a venture to make social change. Whereas a business entrepreneur typically measures performance in profit and return, a social entrepreneur assesses success in terms of the impact has on society. While social entrepreneurs often work through nonprofits and citizen groups, many work in the private and governmental sectors.

The terms social entrepreneur and social entrepreneurship were first used in the literature on social change in the 1960s and 1970s. It came into widespread use in the 1980s and 1990s, promoted by Bill Drayton the founder of Ashoka, and others such as Charles Lead beater. From the 1950s to the 1990s Michael Young was a leading promoter of social enterprise and in the 1980s was described by Professor Daniel Bell at Harvard as 'the world's most successful entrepreneur of social enterprises' because of his role in creating over 60 new organizations worldwide
Youth social entrepreneurship
Youth social entrepreneurship is an increasingly common approach to engaging youth voice in solving social problems. Youth organizations and programs promote these efforts through a variety of incentives to young people. Fast Company Magazine annually publishes a list of the 25 best social entrepreneurs, which the magazine defines as organizations "using the disciplines of the corporate world to tackle daunting social problems."

The International Business Leaders Forum, an NGO that promotes responsible business practices, has shown how multinational companies can support social entrepreneurship - either through in their businesses, engaging in public policy debate or creating better internal climates within their organizations.

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Post-Harvest Handling

In agriculture, post-harvest handling is the stage of crop production immediately following harvest, including cooling, cleaning, sorting and packing. The instant a crop is removed from the ground, or separated from its parent plant, it begins to deteriorate. Post-harvest treatment largely determines final quality, whether a crop is sold for fresh consumption, or used as an ingredient in a processed food product.

The most important goals of post-harvest handling are keeping the product cool, to avoid moisture loss and slow down undesirable chemical changes, and avoiding physical damage such as bruising, to delay spoilage. Sanitation is also an important factor, to reduce the possibility of pathogens that could be carried by fresh produce, for example, as residue from contaminated washing water.

After the field, post-harvest processing is usually continued in a packinghouse. This can be a simple shed, providing shade and running water, or a large-scale, sophisticated, mechanized facility, with conveyor belts, automated sorting and packing stations, walk-in coolers and the like. In mechanized harvesting, processing may also begin as part of the actual harvest process, with initial cleaning and sorting performed by the harvesting machinery.

Initial post-harvest storage conditions are critical to maintaining quality. Each crop has an optimum range for storage temperature and humidity. Also, certain crops cannot be effectively stored together, as unwanted chemical interactions can result. Various methods of high-speed cooling, and sophisticated refrigerated and atmosphere-controlled environments, are employed to prolong freshness, particularly in large-scale operations.

Regardless of the scale of harvest, from home garden to industrialized farm, the basic principles of post-harvest handling for most crops are the same:

  • Handle with care to avoid damage (cutting, crushing, bruising)
  • Cool immediately and maintain in cool conditions
  • Cull (remove damaged items)