July 19th, 2010
My own feelings on airline travel, that I express in a previous post, are that the level of service on many airlines had already dropped to a level that approached all the charm of a public bus. Seth in his post also stated that: The prevalence of online video, constant skype connections and the multiple threads of data we get online, combined with the enormous overhead that flying now brings might just change the story for a long time to come. From my own experience, almost half of my previous business travel has already been replaced with video conferencing and online meetings. Along with Seth, I would expect much more business travel to be replaced by newer technology and it’s capabilities. For those who can’t do business this way and must fly commercial, it’s going to become an even more unpleasant experience.
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June 19th, 2010
Occupations also have their own distinctive mode expressions as depicted in the language used by their members. Secretaries, mechanics, salesman, social scientists, journalists, and teachers have their own unique way of talking. Technical language, class vocabulary and argot (words that are substitute for ordinary traditional words) are woven into a pattern of speaking, so that to be fully acculturated into a work group, a person must know how to communicate in the customary way.
Thus the accountant speaks in terms of debit, credit, audit, journal, books — which are technical terms. The doctor may talk in terms of the OR (operating room). DOA (dead on arrival), ETD (expected time of delivery) as part his vocabulary Often times policeman, the cigarette vendors, and the drivers develop some jargon or argots. A newcomer will eventually learn this worker’s vocabulary and may even add to it as he becomes a member of the work group.
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May 19th, 2010
Listening to music is one of my favorite thing to do. When I wake up in the morning and prepare the breakfast. I am inspired cooking while listening to the music. While cleaning the car the music is also on loud volume. When the traffic makes me annoyed I just turn on my radio and listen to music and then I can wait until the traffic is gone. Music is always on my side, I don’t have to worry about shopping for my new music and my favorite songs because there is a site on the internet where I can easily shop for the music that I wanted to. The site is musicSHOP where you can find all the music store that you need.
You can find stores for the CD players that you needed. Like the Cd Walkman that I had purchase with them that I love to bring wherever i go and travel different places. The convenient about having a site where I can browse the stores for my music shop, it saves my time and I can visit more store one at a time. Isn’t that very convenient.
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April 19th, 2010
Over the last five years, security measures have gradually eroded the way people feel about commercial air travel. Today’s events (“imminent” mid-air bomb plot disrupted) and the government’s reaction to them will, in my opinion, mark the tipping point for an enormous amount of business travel by commercial air. I’m delighted that the talented and brave investigators foiled this plot, and I’m saddened that we live in a world where something like this could even happen… the fact remains, though, that a key element of our lives has been changed, perhaps forever. When you need an additional 90 minutes, can’t bring your laptop (or even a book on some routes) and can’t have a bottle of water, the calculus for most trips is fundamentally changed. Years ago, Tom Peters argued hard and long for the value of showing up, of being there in person, of establishing a face to face relationship with the person on the other side. The prevalence of online video, constant skype connections and the multiple threads of data we get online, combined with the enormous overhead that flying now brings might just change the story for a long time to come.
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March 19th, 2010
Sometimes in solving organizational problem, a feasible solution just couln’t come. But they must continue to look for a workable alternative before things start o deteriorate. They must not give up what they have resolved to do because it is providing rather than difficult. They must not allow it to wither.
People don’t like dealing with uncertainties in their work. Sometimes they have no choice but to work under such condition. They never say anything that didn’t take place in the present, maybe because they wouldn’t let themselves think about the future.
At present, they are mainly concerned with their survival in the organization. no individual could escape from his own idealism. Idealism blinds an individual’s view. However, everybody has to do things for the organization. Whether he likes to do it for himself personally doesn’t matter. What matter’s is that work has got to be done for the organization.
While many managers have honestly earned their managerial positions, they except those in top management, restrain themselves in discussing the future in the organization. They devite much of their time solving the present problems. By their very training, managers have to remain cool under fire. They must have grace under pressure.
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February 19th, 2010
Since childhood I love magic. Sometimes I believe that I am not alone that there is someone with me or looking at me. Maybe my ghost friend or maybe my angel.
Many of us vivid the memories of the fairy tale story of Cinderella. sitting in the ashes, sad and in disarray. Cinderella is a girl that never had fun and always had to do household chores on her everyday life. Even so, she was power less to improve her condition( just like me when I look around my messy room.)
But then we all glad when Cinderella meet the prince who whisked her off to a beautiful castle, where she never had to turn her hand to do the household. I wish I can be like her. But of course it is a fairy tale. And who brought about the wonderful transformation? Why, her fairy god mother, of course.
For years I waited for my fairy godmother to show up, wave her magic wand over me, and magically change my mess into glorious order, my frustration into joy. But it will never happen. The fairy godmothernever came to my house. Nor did the elves who worked for the shoemaker while he slept. Nor did the my prince charming come, with the reviving kiss, or any of those magical things, fairy tale people whom I had subliminally pinned my hopes.
Then I learned where the magic really is and it changed my life. Magic is a dream, well I can’t just wait for magic to help me clean my room. I don’t have to wait for magic what I need to do is to clean my mess by myself
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January 19th, 2010
Chances in small business as a group is through births and deaths while change in big business as a group is through contraction or expansion: small business has tremendeous economic influenced in the economy, small business serves markets which big business does no like to serve or cannot serve effectively; and the responsibility is assumed by employee-managers. However, in case of losses, the managers risk on;y their employment.
The advantages of a small business are personalized relationship with customers and employees, flexibility in management, government incentives, simple record keeping and independence.
The disadvantage of a small business are difficulty in raising capital, risk of failure, limited management skil, and lack of opportunities for employees.
Small business fail because of lack of money, lack of experience, wrong location, poor credit practices, mismanagement of inventories.
Economic contributions of small businesses are, introduce, innovation, create employment, provide competitionm, and fill needs of society and big businesses.
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December 19th, 2009
Feel physically comfortable from beginning to end. Even before starting to read the exam paper, put all your personal belongings under your seat or on the side. Do not be encumbered or pressured by anything on your lap, at your back or on your sides during the exams. This also discourages cheating. Only your ball pen and a handkerchief may be allowed on your hands during the exam.
Be sure you are wearing comfortable clothes or uniform. Do not wear a tight-fitting one when you take the exams so you will not be bothered by bursting buttons or plunging sleeves. Girls with long hair should put their hair in a bun or hang in pony tail. Or draw it back with a headband so you can read the test papers comfortably and without annoyance. Those with slight coughs or any other ailment should take their medicines before coming to class and if they are strong enough to do so.
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November 19th, 2009
Sit up straight. Let your entire weight fall on the seat. Lean on the back of your seat and your right arm on the rest. Your head should not strain forward, sidewards or backward. It should hang loose. Never arch your back at any point of the exam. This will pressure you a lot, impair memory and produce a poor posture. Your posture will not help your brain produce more information. And sit calmly. No swinging of thechair or of your feet, no tapping of your finger or ball pen on the seat. Just stay put and sit still. The exam will be over sooner than you know it.
While going through the test paper, you may or may not feel that your answers are correct. The most uncomfortable feeling is that of not being sure! Don’t give in to the discomfort. Credit yourself for the good try. Just be sure you really do your best — without straining — in tackling the questions. If you really and sufficiently reviewed, you will neither fear nor regret. Time and again, this is being said and cannot be over-emphasized. It is a choice you must begin making or never make. If you are dead- set about becoming an exemplary student, you would have turned every stone in preparing and this alone can make you feel pretty sure you take any quiz, test or exam with flying colors.
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October 19th, 2009
My grammar teacher asked me to watch a news show. Where I can get some ideas how a public speaker must talk and what to talk. Even some of the news that you can watch on the television there are some are scripted. But even scripted it needs a present of mind. As I watch it, i get ideas and some tips that I could write for my reviews.
But I am not that satisfied with the news and the ideas that I capture on my search so I try searching on the web for more ideas to find. The site is where you can also share ideas where anyone can report anywhere. I got interested in the site because I think this is where I can really get the ideas and the right tips for my reviews. With the site for all of the current breaking news I have found more ideas to use and I can tell my teacher about this site maybe she hasn’t notice it yet.
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