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The World's Best Quotes in 1-10 Words

2007-08-26T19:44:00.000-07:00

I've collected thousands of inspirational quotes. It seems that nearly everything that can be said, has been said, simply and eloquently, in a way that can seldom be improved. Winston Churchill wrote, "Broadly speaking, the short words are the best, and the old words best of all." So, I collected "The world's best quotes in one to ten words." These are the quotes, and my comments:

Love. —The Prophets

Jesus, Gandhi, Buddha. All the world's religious saints and prophets hold love as a central value, the glue that anchors the universe.

We hear, "Love makes the world go round," and "Love heals all wounds." These are familiar themes: love of friends, ideas, and self. Love of God and of country. Even love of life itself. If I could only have one word for all eternity, love would be my choice.

Know thyself. —Socrates

In college I studied philosophy under Professor Don Crosby, and met Socrates early. In career development, self-knowledge is everything. In a career, you can be two or three degrees off course and walk into a wall, instead of through a doorway. You don't have to be far off to have it fail.

Career unhappiness often results from lack of focus, and lack of focus stems from limited self-knowledge. But self-knowledge takes time, introspection, and effort. So it's easy to avoid.

Inches make champions. —Vince Lombardi

Under Vincent Thomas Lombardi's direction, the Green Bay Packers collected six division titles, five NFL championships, two Super Bowls, and record of 98-30-4. Lombardi knew a lot about winning. If football is a game of inches, so is career success. In the competitive world, you seldom win by a landslide.

Buzz Sullivan, my high school diving coach, told me, "A champion is someone who goes so far they can't go another inch—and then they go that inch." I wondered why that was important. Now I know. Winning in business or in personal life is all about inches: going small distances successfully, then going farther still.

Nothing gold can stay. —Robert Frost

We are swamped in change. And we had better get used to it, or at least figure out how to deal with it. In our parents' day, career change was uncommon. The norm was lifetime employment. Now CAREER = CHANGE. You'll have five careers in a lifetime, maybe six. Perhaps you'll do part-time, project, interim, or consulting work. And even if you're in your ideal dream job today, that might change tomorrow. Nothing gold can stay.

Martin Bucco taught English literature at Colorado State University, and first brought my attention to what words could mean. Bucco spoke of what he called "the great dead minds," those who have come before us and written their thoughts. He also said, "Time in life is short. You can only read so many books, so choose wisely." We spent many classes unwrapping Robert Frost's genius, and this is one of the poems that hit home:

NOTHING GOLD CAN STAY — by Robert Frost

Work is love made visible. —Kahlil Gibran

About 80% of people are unhappy at work, and 20% are happy. Our culture has separated work from passion, and taught us to prefer a higher paycheck to higher happiness. That mistake costs us our souls. The goal of career development is to uncover one's gifts and passions, and to link them to the practical needs of the world. We call that "being in the right place," "finding a good fit," or "making the best use of one's talents."

In What Color Is Your Parachute? my mentor, Dick Bolles, quotes Fred Buechner, who writes, "There are all different kinds of voices calling you to all different kinds of work . . . (and) the place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world's deep hunger meet." [2001 Edition, page 57.]

High compensation and high happiness are not incompatible. It's not that we shouldn't seek money, and lots of it; many of our clients do. But we should first seek to love, or at least to like, what we're doing. That's the realization of our highest calling.

No great thing is created suddenly. —Epictetus (A.D.200)

We live in a McDonald's culture. We want everything instantly and without effort. And we bristle when others around us appear to be getting more, sooner. Waiting for rewards or results is out of favor. It is so uncool.

Many things are created suddenly: the two-day house makeovers on HOME & GARDEN TELEVISION, for example, but they aren't great. They are adequate, functional, or practical improvements. Greatness requires thought and time, effort and sacrifice. Especially sacrifice.

Stellar careers aren't built overnight. Take the orthopedic surgeon, whose education extends 15 years past high school. Take the country western star on Grand Ole' Opry. Take the NFL quarterback or wide receiver, the CEOs, CFOs, and Vice Presidents of brand-name companies. Think about Edison, Einstein, or Galileo, or anyone else you might admire. None of them got there overnight.

Great careers are built upon hundreds of thousands of small efforts, undertaken daily, that eventually grow into a series of satisfying wins. An ad for Paul Masson Vineyards picturing a bottle of wine said, "Nothing good happens fast." I framed it, and hung it in my office.

Well done is better than well said. —Benjamin Franklin

This is a variation on "Actions speak louder than words" and on Shakespeare's superb quote, "Talkers are no good doers." An executive search consultant who recruited 500 bank presidents told me, "There are two kinds of candidates: tap dancers and superstars. Tap dancers go through the motions and superstars get the work done. I recruit the superstars."

No wind favors he who has no destined port. —Montaigne

The cliche, "If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there," is valid. And many careers are broken by lack of direction. Corporations define this concept as having a mission or vision, and organizations lacking vision usually flounder. "Career Planning" speaks to the idea of creating a blueprint for your future. That is, having a goal, a destined port—fulfilling your destiny. Stephen R. Covey said it well in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People when he advised us to "Begin with the end in mind."

Sometimes even to live is an act of courage. —Seneca

I've been there. You've been there. Sometimes life is hard. You hit a career roadblock or dead end. Nothing seems to be working. You're fired or laid off. Or worse yet, you and your spouse are both unemployed. It happens. And it happens more frequently than you might imagine, to good people, qualified candidates, because of circumstances beyond their control. I like Churchill's words, "Never give in, never, never, never, never; in nothing, great or small—never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense." And I especially like the quote by Edmund Burke, who said: "Never despair, but if you do, work on in despair."

Do first things first, and second things not at all.
—Peter Drucker.

It's so easy to do what's familiar, comfortable, or fun. It's so difficult, sometimes, to tackle the highest priority. And sometimes it's difficult to even know your top priorities; hence, the phrase, "I can't see the forest for the trees."

We suffer from over-choice: 67 varieties of toothpaste, 487 styles of shoes, 186 brands of cell phones with 137 telephone companies. We demand more variety than we could possibly need or want; and as a result, we get lost in options, opportunities, and choices. There are 87 varieties of lawyers, and 75 specialties inside medicine. The world of work can be a confusing landscape.

When you're flooded with career possibilities, or "swimming up Niagara Falls," it's good to spend time answering questions like, "What is the best and highest use of my talents?" and, "How can I make a bigger impact?"

If you can't establish clear career priorities by yourself, use friends and business acquaintances as a sounding board. They will want to help. Ask them to help you determine your "first things" and "second things." Or seek an outside coach or advisor to help you focus. Because if you don't know what your "first things" are, you simply can't do them FIRST. http://www.careerlab.com/comments.htm

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2007-08-25T21:02:00.000-07:00

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The World's Best Ever

2007-08-22T19:00:00.000-07:00

Fashion Archives

all grown up!

Our first muse, Gemma Ward is on the cover of I-D magazine, titled "Grow UP", she is a pretty one I tell you.

Posted by texas reason on August 22, 2007 2:43 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

damien hirst x warhol x levi's

If you were Damien Hirst would you put your brand name on a jean? I wouldn't question fattening the coffers some more. Damien Hirst has designed a collection of jeans for the Levi's x Warhol Factory brand. Looking at this detail above, you can see the skulls that look to be bedazzled onto the fabric. I hope they're bedazzled. The collection debuts during New York Fashion Week at a runway show in no other than Larry Gagosian's Chelsea Space. via, HighSnobiety

Posted by the enablist on August 22, 2007 9:38 AM | Permalink | Comments (3)

here kitty kittie

Lucky Locket Lingerie was created by Central Saint Martins graduate Maggie Shcreiber. The LLL line is geared toward her lifestyle, "tomboys like me, the kind of girl who skates by day but might rock a pair of stilettos by night." Note there is a disclaimer.... "My lingerie is not really suitable for voluptuous girls; it's more suited to skinny Kate Moss types." Available at Coco de Mer, 23 Monmouth St, London Wc2, 020-7836 8882.

Posted by texas reason on August 21, 2007 9:50 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

the miller's make fashion

First we had the Simpson's, then the Hilton's and now the Miller's. Blonde sisters making fashion. The Miller girls launched their new fashion line Twenty8Twelve to a bevy of fashionable New Yorkers and designers. Why did so many designers attend? Maybe they didn’t get the memo from Phillip Lim; when Hollywood stars become fashion designers, real fashion designers lose out.

Posted by texas reason on August 1, 2007 1:36 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

kaws x mob bikini

If you are a beachgoing lass or have a fine lady who likes sand, sun, and surf, this is just the bikini for you. Part two of this collaboration features some nice Kaws action in the form of a gold snake (they're so hot right now) graphic overlaid on some MOB black goodness. Available this friday, the bikini will look great just in time for the weekend.

Posted by the enablist on July 24, 2007 11:34 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

gemma ward pictorial

Our first Muse Gemma Ward, featured in Spanish Vogue, for more photo's from the shoot click here.

Posted by texas reason on July 12, 2007 3:48 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

look of the day

Taryn Manning, played a Ho, in Hustle & Flow. I am not sure what she is doing here.

Posted by texas reason on May 1, 2007 3:36 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

reason your girl will want to go to target

As the craze for Proenza Schouler for Target dies down, next month Patrick Robinson for Target hits stores and let the cycle begin again. So now your girl has another reason to go to target. It might be nice to get some decent men's clothes there, I am not sure how many jimi hendrix, the doors, the simpsons, t-shirts a guy can own. For more photo's check out nitrolicious.

Posted by texas reason on April 11, 2007 12:12 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

interactive mirror

An interactive mirror allows shoppers to receive instant feedback on outfits from friends in other locations. Last week, designer Nanette Lepore began testing a new breed of interactive mirrors in her department at Bloomingdale’s in New York. While these reflectors look like any other fitting room partner, they actually function as a three-part, high-resolution digital screen that projects a virtual image of selected fashions onto the potential buyer. For more on this story check out Josh spear.com. Watch the video here.

Posted by texas reason on March 21, 2007 11:43 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

fashion ad campaign

This is the worlds best ever fashion campaign for Miu Miu, with a behind the scenes photo "documentary". After view the pictures, you feel like you just flipped through a PG-13 version of Nobuyoshi Araki's portfolio.

Posted by texas reason on January 10, 2007 1:15 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

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New York tops list of world's fashion cities

2007-08-22T01:37:00.000-07:00

Reuters

NEW YORK - New York was named as the world's top fashion city for the fourth consecutive year, according to a survey by a U.S.-based language use group.

The Global Language Monitor, a non-profit group that tracks words and phrases in the media, on the Internet and throughout the blogosphere, compiles an annual list of the top fashion cities.

New York ousted Paris as the leader in the list four years ago, leaving the French capital jostling with London, Rome, and Milan for the other top positions in the list.

This year, Rome beat out the others for second place with Paris coming in third position, followed by Milan and London. Hong Kong was rated the top fashion city in South Asia, coming in 8th position overall.

Other notable rankings included Shanghai at number 14, Sydney and Melbourne at numbers 12 and 15 respectively, and the fashion quartet of South America -- Santiago, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Palo, and Buenos Aires.

Krakow, one of the largest and oldest cities in Poland, made it to No. 25, apparently because of its emerging status as a centre of neo-Bohemian influence.

"The ranking is surprising in a number of ways, most of which relate to the changing nature of the global fashion industry," Millie Payack, a director of the Global Language Monitor, said in a statement.

"Cities that recently would have been considered fashion backwaters - or worse - are now emerging as significant regional hubs."

Following is the list of the top 25 fashion cities:

1.New York

2 Rome

3 Paris

4 London

5 Milan

6 Tokyo

7 Los Angeles

8 Hong Kong

9 Las Vegas

10 Singapore

11 Berlin

12 Sydney

13 Barcelona

14 Shanghai

15 Melbourne

16 Moscow

17 Bangkok

18 Mumbai

19 Santiago

20 Rio de Janeiro

21 Sao Paolo

22 Buenos Aires

23 Johannesburg

24 Dubai

25 Krakow

California-based Global Language Monitor said it analyses and catalogues the latest trends in word usage and word choices and their impact on the various aspects of culture.

http://www.canada.com/topics/lifestyle/style/story.html?id=bcd6dbf9-c86c-478f-9d63-a9028e0ecfcf

The World's Richest Supermodel

2007-08-22T00:17:00.000-07:00

Gisele Bundchen! Forbes magazine recently ranked the top 10 richest supermodels, placing Gisele first after she starred in 20 campaigns in one year and was the star of Victoria's Secret, earning $33 million.

Despite her affiliation with Victoria's Secret ending recently, Gisele reportedly earned almost four times more than Kate Moss, who came in second with an annual income of $9 million.

Australian supermodel Gemma Ward was the youngest to make the top 10 list, at just 19 years old.

The interesting thing about the apparent demand of Gisele over Kate Moss, is that Kate has a much stronger ability to influence trends and move stock. While Gisele is in demand on the catwalk and in photographic campaigns, Kate Moss has greater influence power and yet, apparently, fails to top Gisele in the financial stakes.

So we're left wondering, has Kate Moss priced herself out of the market given her fees for catwalk and campaigns are much higher than those of Gisele? Is it geographical? Or has the desire to use her been damaged by her age and association with Pete Doherty?

What are your thoughts?

Gisele before she quit Victoria's Secret

Forbes Magazine's Top 10 richest Supermodels

1. Gisele Bundchen, 26: $33 million
2. Kate Moss, 33: $9 million
3. Heidi Klum, 34: $8 million
4. Adriana Lima, 26: $6 million
5. Alessandra Ambrosio, 26: $6 million
6. Carolyn Murphy, 31: $5 million
7. Natalia Vodianova, 25: $4.5 million
8. Karolina Kurkova, 23: $3.5 million
9. Daria Werbowy, 22: $3.5 million
10. Gemma Ward, 19: $3 million

Source: Bangshowbiz
Discuss this article in the Fashionising Forums; there have been 3 responses in the thread And The World's Richest Supermodel Is... so far.

http://www.fashionising.com/lifestyle/blog/title/And-The-World's-Richest-Supermodel-Is.../entry/649/

2008 Trend Report

2007-08-18T00:33:00.000-07:00

DOZENS of New Trends, Insights and Ideas

Comprising the bulk of the 2008 Trend Report, the 150+ PowerPoint slides/texts will highlight new and updated consumer trends, insights and examples. All aimed at getting you in the know on what will matter next year.

We'll look at how these trends are changing consumer expectations, and reveal related entrepreneurial opportunities. To make it hands-on, we're including loads of examples, covering brands and entrepreneurs who are already capitalizing on these trends in innovative ways.

Please note: the content is exclusive to the report, and will not appear in our monthly Trend Briefings. In other words, you're purchasing something truly unique and proprietary.

A sample of the trends covered in the 2008 Trend Report:

· ECO-EMBEDDED

Sustainability will be on every corporate agenda, for years to come. Forget 'recycling' though: we''ve moved from well-intended DIY to 'Eco-Chic' to the emergence of an entire ECO-ECOSYSTEM (highlighted in our previous report) to what we've dubbed ECO-EMBEDDED: no need for consumers to worry about environmental consequences any more, as forward-looking brands have already done the work. Learn how to apply this trend within your own industry.

· ECOMMERCE, THE SEQUEL

Yes, social software and twittering and other web 2.0 manifestations will remain hot in 2008. But what about that other big online trend: the ongoing rise of ecommerce? We'll point out a dozen 'trends' within this trend, all aimed at helping your brand sell more online than ever before, from intention commerce to the use of product videos to new delivery methods.

· STORY SUPPLIERS

In 2008, more than ever, consumers will increasingly end up purchasing the ingredients for a story, turning brands into STORY SUPPLIERS instead of the currently 'en vogue' practice of coming up with stories about brands. Find out how to become a story supplier yourself.

· REALLY REAL

Here's a BIG trend for you, still emerging but ready to go all out: the total, utter gap that exists between the real world (read: consumers), and the corporate world. Expect consumers to demand relationships with brands that mirror the relationships they have in the real world. We'll include plenty of examples of brands that already get it right, and the ones who don't.

· VICARIOUS CONSUMPTION

Forget armchair travel: an entire infrastructure is being built which will provide consumers with sophisticated services to let them know exactly what other consumers are enjoying and valuing most. Are you prepared for full transparency of performance?

· VIRTUAL VALUE

It may not have dawned upon older generations yet, but these days, the physical no longer holds a premium over the virtual. Don't underestimate this shift: in 2008, the avalanche of successful 'products' that offer intangible satisfation will continue. Better offer a few yourself.

· UBER OBSCURE & THE NEXT SMALL THING

What happens when consumers want to be anything but the Joneses, Li's and Meiers? They find value and solace in the uber obscure. Will your brand next year delight them with the Next Small Thing?

· EDITED/CURATED BY

One of the major trends to dominate your product development in the next 12 months: the ever-growing importance of edited content, of curated products, of cooperation between talented style-masters and mainstream brands. What branded individual(s) is your company going to (have to) team up with in 2008?

· MECONOMY

No matter how much of a comeback is in store for 'community' in 2008; consumers will also remain focused on 'me, myself and I'. The report will bring you the latest 'personalization' innovations from around the world.

· HAPPYNOMICS

In mature, saturated consumer societies, the time for consumers has (finally) come to ask the one question that really matters: 'What makes me happy?' No longer can companies count on the answer to be 'Consumption.' 2008 may be a good time to move 'Happynomics' from the academic world to your ideation team ;-)

· THE GLOBAL BRAIN

The latest examples of crowdsourcing, co-creation, and every other subtrend dealing with consumers becoming participants. Besides showing you what smart brands have created in this space around the world, we'll also address the relationship between this trend and the global talent war that's going to be an even more dominant issue next year.

· FOREVER TRENDS

In our forever trends section, we'll look at the most recent and inspiring innovations concerning 'demographics' like boomers, youth, the gay/lesbian community, and the female market. So no lengthy musings and avalanches of stats and numbers on these demographics, as that has been done by other firms better and earlier: we'll focus on the new business ideas that will capitalize on these 'forever trends' in 2008.

· NATIONS LITE

The counter-trend to our 'Really Real' trend, NATIONS LITE, looks at the rapid growth of centers of make-believe around the world. From Dubai to Las Vegas to Abu Dhabi to Singapore to South Korea, multi-billion-dollar projects encompassing entertainment, culture, shopping, and tourism are setting the standards for how millions of (middle-class) consumers will actually expect to live, play, work and travel in the near future.

THE INSPERIENCE ECONOMY

The experience economy continues to evolve (and we'll definitely address that trend in the new report), but as consumers are increasingly 'importing' superior experiences into their domestic domains, the insperience economy is growing just as fast...if any of your products or services end up in your customers' homes or office spaces, you're going to benefit from applying this trend in 2008.

· EXCLUSIVE UPDATES:

Oh, and then there are exclusive updates on trends previously covered in our briefings and our previous (2007) Trend Report:
UPGRADIA
LIFE CACHING
STILL MADE HERE
HOBBYNOMICS

· AND... MORE TO COME!

Obviously, our team and our spotting network are working on the report as we speak, and will continue to do so until its release date (28 September 2007). So expect the list of new trends covered to still grow a fair bit, with topics like:

STATUS SPHERES
FASTER FASHION
BRAND BUTLERS
ACCE$$
SNACK CULTURE

http://www.trendwatching.com/trendreport/toc/

Top MP3 Downloads

2007-08-17T22:53:00.000-07:00

Top Downloads

1. Rihanna feat. Jay-Z - Umbrella
2. Nelly Furtado - Say It Right
3. Tokio Hotel - Through The Monsoon
4. Linkin Park - What I've Done
5. Enrique Iglesias - Do You Know
6. Mutya Buena - Real Girl
7. Kelly Clarkson - Never Again
8. Gwen Stefani - 4 In The Morning
9. Justin Timberlake - Lovestoned
10. Bob Sinclar - Sound Of Freedom
11. Fergie - Big Girls Don’t Cry
12. Timbaland - The Way I Are (original)
13. Maroon 5 - Makes Me Wonder
14. Hellogoodbye - Here (In Your Arms)
15. Green Day - Working Class Hero
16. Fall Out Boy - Thnks Fr Th Mmrs
17. The White Stripes - Icky Thump
18. Editors - Smokers Outside The Hospital Doors
19. My Chemical Romance - Teenagers
20. Kanye West - Stronger

1 - 50 | 50 - 100 | 100 - 150

Last Additions

1. Plies Ft. T-pain - Shawty
2. Jessica Sutta - In Your Heart
3. Korn - I Will Protect You
4. Korn - Hushabye
5. Korn - Killing
6. Korn - Innocent Bystander
7. Korn - Love And Luxury
8. Korn - Ever Be
9. Korn - Do What They Say
10. Korn - Kiss
11. Korn - Hold On
12. Korn - Evolution
13. Korn - Bitch We Got A Problem
14. Korn - Starting Over
15. Korn - Intro
16. Paramore - Pressure
17. Joss Stone - Flower Child
18. Chamillionaire - Evening News
19. Chamillionaire - Hip-hop Police
20. Jennifer Lopez - Do It Well

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Most Popular Artists

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5. avril lavigne mp3
6. akon mp3
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8. beyonce mp3
9. enrique iglesias mp3
10. linkin park mp3
11. my chemical romance mp3
12. fall out boy mp3
13. paramore mp3
14. lil wayne mp3
15. justin timberlake mp3
16. ciara mp3
17. kelly clarkson mp3
18. kanye west mp3
19. usher mp3
20. sean kingston mp3

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iTunes Store Top 10 Songs

2007-08-17T22:32:00.000-07:00

UK

France

Germany

Australia

Austria

Belgium

Canada

Denmark

Finland

Greece

Ireland

Italy

Japan

Luxembourg

Netherlands

New Zealand

Norway

Portugal

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

http://www.apple.com/euro/itunes/charts/top10songs.html

Best Travel Sites

2007-08-17T01:22:00.000-07:00

Here are some of the best travel sites on the web & some top places in the world to visit.

News & Zine	WebSurf	Art & Design
Sport	Resources	Marine
Fun	Shopping	Quality
Mind	Science	e-Biz
Movies	Flash	Music
	Travel

> Best Travel Sites

Travelocity - GO - buy airline tickets, book hotels, vacations & cruises.

Sierra Club - GO - explore, enjoy & protect the planet.

Lonely Planet - GO - World Guide to destinations across the planet, travel advisory & warniwngs, - in English, French, Spanish & Italian.

Travel.com - GO - over 5000 city guides, useful travel tools, web directories in over 70 languages, cruise bookings with 80+ cruise lines.

igougo - GO - guide to top destinations & popular activities, travel reviews & community.

fodors - GO - online travel site by the world's most popular travel book company - tips & features, bargain travel deals, forums & travel resources.

Frommers - GO - budget travel to over 200 cities & islands, guidebooks & online travel community.

Yahoo Travel Directory - GO - large travel guide, listings by country.

National Geographic Traveller - GO - top travel magazine.

Planet Rider - GO - selection of the best travel sites on the web - with a quality rating system.

Travel Guides & Directories - GO - from the open directory project.

Guardian Unlimited Travel - GO - travel news & recommendations from this top UK publication.

> Best Cruises & Luxury Holidays

National Geographic Cruise Guide - GO - tips on choosing and organizing a cruise.

Cunard Cruise Lines - GO - luxury cruises from the "Golden Age of Travel".

Cruise Professionals - GO - luxury cruises from some of the world's best luxury cruiselines.

Seabourn Cruise Lines - GO - cruise the seas in ultimate luxury.

Seven Seas Cruises - GO - customize a personalized luxury vacation.

Great Holidays.net - GO - independent UK travel site drawing on 300+ tour operators.

Cruise Web - GO - take a cruise to some of the most beautiful destinations in the world - book online with most major cruiselines.

Cruise Direct - GO - independent UK travel agency with an eye on luxury travel.

Cruising.Org - GO - Cruise Line International Association - tips on planning your cruise, cruise finder, cruise news.

Canal Boating in the U.K. & Europe - GO - comprehensive resources for canal boating fans.

The Ghan - GO - take a luxury train trip through the heart of Australia.

Whitsundays Yatch Hire - GO - crew your own yatch through the fabulous Whitsunday islands.

Luxury Link - GO - luxury holidays & accomodation, luxury cruises.

> Working Holidays

Yacht Crew - GO - work your way around the world in style as crew for the megayacht industry.

Cruise Ship Job - GO - info on most major luxury cruise lines, plus a cruise work employment guide.

> Top Destinations

Ibiza - GO - take a holiday in paradise & chill out to the enchanting sounds from Cafe Del Mar.

New Zealand - GO - see the pristine beauty of the coastline & visit the celestial landscapes of Lord of the Rings territory.

Bali - GO - the beautiful island of Bali is back in business delighting surfers, sunseekers & tourists with economy holidays & friendly people - more Bali info.

Visit Britain - GO - official travel guide to Britain.

> Best EcoTourism Sites

Eco Volunteer - GO - travel to exotic locations not accessible to tourists & assist with local conservation projects.

Earth Routes - GO - reservations & resources for green travel.

Ecotoursim Resource Center - GO - ecotourism index, ecotourism associations, resource centre.

Never Never Safaris - GO - Australian Outback & Rainforest tours.

Backpackers.com - GO - ecotourism in Australia.

> Travel Tools

Universal Currency Converter - GO -

Babelfish Language Translator - GO - international language translation service from Alta Vista.

Google Language Tools - GO -

Smart Traveller - GO - travel advice for Australians travelling overseas.

Vacation Idea - GO - vacation ideas, luxury resorts & getaways, luxury cruise lines & travel deals.

Mapquest - GO - online maps covering most countries, navigation directions & yellow pages.

Travelogues - GO - over 1600 travelogues.

World Fact Book - GO - country profiles & intelligence published by the CIA.

> Luxury Motorhomes

Gulf Stream Coach - GO - luxury Class A motorhomes.

Tiffin Motorhomes - GO - more top quality motorhomes.

Alan B Denning - GO - top class Australian Motorhome manufacturer.

Country Coach - GO - world class motorcoaches.

Winnebago RV - GO - Australian manufacturer of these famous motorhomes.

Monaco Coach Corporation - GO - luxury Recreational Vehicles.

More links to Class A Motorhome builders - GO - Canadian news service.

Newmar - GO - more luxury coaches.

Amphibious Motorcoach - GO - if you're bored - you can take a Bus ride across the English Channel or just cruise across a lake in high style. .

>Adventure Holidays

Incredible Adventures - GO - a large range of exciting adventures to get the adrenalin flowing.

Aussie Adventure Holidays - GO - explore the beauty of Australias Kakadu National Park.

http://www.worldbest.com/travel.htm

Bet on world's richest man

2007-08-16T23:11:00.001-07:00

Telefonos de Mexico (NYSE: TMX), controlled by Carlos Slim -- now the world’s richest man -- is a buy from The Buyback Letter. Here, David Fried looks at the Mexican phone firm.

“Telefonos de Mexico is the leading telecommunications company in Mexico, with more than 15 million telephone lines in service and more than 1 million Internet access accounts. Based in Mexico City, Telmex, as it is commonly called, controls more than 95% of Mexico's fixed-line telephone market and is a major provider of long-distance services.

“It is currently positioned as the regional market leader in telecommunications, and in recent years has bought telephone, cable and data transmission assets in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Peru.

“Formerly owned by the Mexican government, Telmex was privatized in 1990 and is now majority controlled by billionaire magnate Carlos Slim, the world’s third richest man.

"Slim is quite a character, and aside from the sheer magnitude of his $49 billion fortune, he also gained the most wealth in the last year ($19 billion). Slim has also invested in cigarettes, real estate, soda bottling, auto parts, and insurance, and, of course, made a fortune in telecom.

“He also is branching out to other countries. In 2005, Telmex spent $350 million to acquire the majority stake in Colombia's biggest phone company, and bought Chilean mobile telecom Smartcom for $472 million.

"In 2006 Verizon announced it was selling its Latin American and Caribbean operations to Telmex and another Slim-controlled company, in a $3.7 billion deal.

“Telmex provides total telecommunications services -- local and long distance wire service, wireless communications, multimedia network for video, audio and data, network engineering, digital wireless network access and Internet. TMX repurchased about 7.7% of its shares in the last 12 months.”

http://www.thestockadvisors.com/for-traders/buyback-bets-on-billionaire.html

Get The Mindset of the World's Most Successful People

2007-08-16T23:11:00.000-07:00

By Max Kezooki

It doesn’t matter who they are – businessmen, artists, sportsmen, inventors – successful people have more things in common than you think.

These common attitudes and qualities have been very effective in helping them see things that other people don’t see, rise above their personal troubles and outperform their competitors. In other words, they have a successful mindset.

You too, can develop this mindset and harness its power to change your life. You just have to realize that half of what earns you success is being prepared

for it. Here are some ways to change your current mindset into a mindset of success:

- Have vision and focus.

Successful people are conditioned to look forward, to always ask what if and why not. It is this innate curiosity and openness for new things that help them develop a creative mind. A creative mind can see beyond the present; it can see possibilities and combinations that are otherwise unavailable to close minded people.

It is this sense of vision and tenacity of focus that keeps them crying out, “Eureka!” while everyone else are scratching their heads.

Case in point: a trucker named Malcolm Mclean, who, as he watched the contents of his truck being loaded onto a ship in 1937, thought that it would be much faster and more convenient if the trailer itself were lifted instead. He turned that idea into a vision and that vision was containerized shipping, revolutionizing the shipping industry.

- Take calculated risks.

You know stories of people who made blind leaps of faith and landed on a ton of money but they are more the exception than the rule. Successful people are not afraid of risk but rather view it not as a danger, but more of a probability that could result to a lot of possible outcomes, some of which can be very profitable.

- Don’t blame your parents.

Or anybody else, for that matter. Successful people know better than to waste time pointing fingers when things go wrong. They don’t bother complaining, instead, they roll up their sleeves and do something. They take responsibility for their action.

- Learn to give credit.

Successful people know to whom they owe their achievements. They recognize other people’s contributions and do not pretend to be who they are not.

Successful people are smart enough to recognize a higher power, regardless of their faith. It is this recognition that makes them retain a humility and a sense of integrity and charity to share their wealth and knowledge.

- Never stop learning.

Success is built upon failure and failure truly is not learning from mistakes. Successful people know that mistakes are inevitable in any areas in life but they do not take their failure for granted.

For them, failing at one thing is a surefire guarantee that they will succeed at it the next time around. Oprah Winfrey was once fired from her job in television. If she just gave up right there, she wouldn’t have known the kind of blessings that she enjoys today. - Don’t believe in luck.

Make it. People with the success mindset are unusually "lucky". Or so you think. They don’t really have magic formula; they just know how to create and take advantage of opportunities.

They prefer to focus on positive expectations rather than focusing on drawbacks. And they are not easily cowed. They are tenaciously resilient.

Always on the lookout, successful people see problems as opportunities for change. While other people see a barren land, they see a city of casinos and

hotels. Keeping a mindset that’s open to possibilities, successful people almost always find themselves in the right place at the right time.

- Learn to network.

Success-oriented people recognize the value of social capital. They know that success is not a one-man operation. They surround themselves with the kind of people whose talents, skills and knowledge can complement their own.

It doesn’t matter whether they themselves are misfits or nonconformists, they know better to choose the right kind of people to work with.

Successful people align themselves with other people who think like winners and stay away from naysayers, while keeping an ear out nonetheless. Marcian Hoff was assigned by his employer, Intel, to work with a group to design silicon chips for a hand-held calculator. They instead managed to create the microprocessor.

- Have the persistence to rise above your condition.

Successful people didn’t always start out on the right foot. Some, like designer Tommy Hilfiger and environment champion Erin Brockovich, suffered from learning disorders but they never let their condition or family life hinder them from making their way. They didn’t entirely ignore their problems, but chose to focus instead on what they could do and went after it.

Case in point: Denyce Graves grew up in the ’70s in a single-parent household that could barely make ends meet. Denyce wanted to be an opera singer but there were some obstacles to her path – she didn’t have a lot of years in training, she had to learn the foreign languages used in the operas and she was black. At the time, people didn’t think blacks could excel in opera.

Denyce instead worked harder than anyone else, even cleaned dormitories and washed pots just to pay for school. She went on to sing with Placido Domingo and won standing ovation for her debut in Bizet’s ‘Carmen’.

http://ezinearticles.com/?Get-The-Mindset-of-the-Worlds-Most-Successful-People&id=358819

Hollywood's 30 Best Beauty Secrets

2007-08-16T21:05:00.001-07:00

Hollywood's 30 Best Beauty Secrets

by Anna David

Julia Roberts probably primped and plucked before her big Oscar win.

Though their career choices may astound us from time to time, Hollywood stars are predictable when it comes to their appearance -- sparing no expense to improve their lusted-after looks. Though God-given gorgeousness certainly helps, knowing where to get the best results is just as important. So where do Demi Moore, Cameron Diaz, Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt and Madonna go to tone, tuck, primp and pump? Here's the ultimate guide to Hollywood's beauty specialists.

http://entertainment.ivillage.com/lifestyles/0,,q85w,00.html

Beauty Secrets Of The World

2007-08-16T21:05:00.000-07:00

Beauty Secrets Of The World
www.pioneerthinking.com

Face Mask Recipe BY PAULA M

Ingredients:

1 cup of dirt (any kind)
1 cup of water
3 Teaspoons of milk (Skim or 2%)
1 tbsp of sour cream

Mix Dirt and water into a liquidy Paste. Then add the milk and sourcream. Apply to face. Leave on till dry. Then wash off with warm water.

Mask For Oily/Normal Skin BY LIZ

Some beauty tips. Brewers yeast mixed with some water forms a paste makes a good mask for oily/normal skin.

For Dry Skin BY DANCECHIC

If your about to head out the door in 30 minutes, but you notice that you have all those flakes on your face from dry skin, then this recipe is for you! It gets rid of the flakes, plus it's good for you!

You simply put 1 tbs. milk with 2 tbs. honey and begin mixing! It takes a while for the mixture to completely blend together, so just be patient and keep on working while your watching "Good Morning America"! Then, wash your face with your hand soap (like Dial) and put the combo on your face and leave on for 15 minutes. It's a good idea to tie your hair back tightly, so all your fly-aways don't get caught in the stickiness of the mask and totally flaw your hairstyle that you worked and hour on! After the 15 minutes are up, just easily wash the mask off and "ta-da!" all those flakes are history! Then put on your make-up as usual, and your ready to face the world (without flakes on your face!)

Silky Smooth Skin BY LIZ

Beauty tip. In the shower pour corn meal on a wet washcloth and after you have taken your shower as a finish, rub the corn meal all over your body for silky smooth skin.

Great Beauty Mask BY LIZ

A great beauty mask is plain non fat yogurt (no fruit) put on your face for 15 min rinse off. Gives a nice glow to your skin.

Acne Help BY LIZ

If your breaking out go to a good dermatologist right away. Acne can scar your skin. If you can't afford it buy some benzol peroxide at your drug store or market, your face may get dry, thats ok you want it dry to dry and peel the dead skin off to clear the pores. Don't mess around with acne. Today the doctors can clear it up fast.

Advice For Life BY LIZ

Eat right, exercise in whatever form you like, pick up after yourself each day, make some time for yourself each day, take 2 baths or showers each day, pay your bills on time, don't spend what you don't have, stop and look at a flower or tree or bird each day, listen to the birds. If your job is too stressful find another. I did these things and my life is 100% better than last year. Remember life is not a dress rehearsal, this is it!!!! Anyone who wants advice your welcome to Email me at Salern0@aol.com 0 is a zero at the end.

Redness Out Of Pimples BY JDCUDDY

As visine "gets the red out" of eyes, it also works great on your big red pimples!

Redness Out Of Pimples BY L. HUDGINS

To remove redness from blemishes and to lessen inflammation (aspirin is Salicylic Acid). I take a couple of aspirins, soften them in a cup with about 2 teaspoons of cold water. I then blend to make a grainy paste. I pat this on the blemish. I usually keep it on overnight or while I clean house. I then rinse to remove and apply make-up as usual. If you are allergic to aspirin in any form, it might be a good idea to check with your doctor or avoid using this method.

Bright Eyes BY LNLDANCE

Another tip for beautiful eyes is to soak witch hazel in two cotton balls and leave them on your eyes for about five minutes, and they'll make your eyes brighter (it works really well, too!)

Simple Beauty Recipe BY DAVE C

Boil carrots in warm water then mash with honey, and you have yourself a soothing face mask! (it's edible too)

For Oily Skin BY SANDRA S

For oily skin, apply a thin layer of toothpaste and leave until dry. Once dry, gently wash face with warm water. This temporarily dries oily skin out.

For Healthy Soft Skin BY C.I.G

For healthy soft looking skin mix 1 egg, some lemon juice, olive oil, and water and wipe it on your face after about 10 minutes wipe it off and wash your face with cold water and soap.

Blemish Zapper BY LISANJON

If you get a blemish dab a little bit of toothpaste on it before you go to bed.

Eye Puffiness BY DANCEGRL

If you don't have any cucumbers laying around to place on your eyes to relieve puffiness, then just cut off a couple slices of a potato and then place them on you eyes. They do the same thing!

http://www.pioneerthinking.com/readersbeautytips.html

Top 35 beauties in the world

2007-08-16T01:36:00.000-07:00

What is beauty? There is far more to the question than meets the eye. "Beauty is truth, truth beauty. That is all ye know on earth, and all ye need to know," John Keats so confidently declared.

But the truth is that beauty is a deeply tangled problem - and debating its definition can raise some pretty ugly arguments.

Certainly the philosophers, artists and poets who, over the centuries, have set out to present or explain it have achieved no consensus, as Umber to Eco's recent publication of a vast and heterogeneous compendium of opinions on the subject has once again reaffirmed.

Anyone from Xenophon to Baudelaire, from Sappho to Shakespeare has offered an opinion.

For Polykleitus writing his (now lost) canon, beauty was found in a system of mathematically defined proportion. For Picasso, there was no such thing as beauty at all.

For Botticelli, Venus was an ethereally lyrical, slippery-hipped sylph, for Rubens she was a rubicund sensualist revelling in a luscious spillage of fat.

In ancient and medieval times, it may have been viewed more as a mental or spiritual quality than a physical property, but once the Renaissance had arrived and the modern world as we understand it was beginning to take shape, ideals of beauty were increasingly dependent on the endlessly mutating vagaries of fashion and style. Capitalism has become a more powerful ethos than Christianity. Beauty has become a commodity.

There is no one ideal. Images range from the cheetah-limbed litheness of Christie Turlington to the wrinkling dignity of Charlotte Rampling, from the polished Oriental smoothness of Zhang Ziyi to the dark voluptuous curves of Nigella Lawson, and at the top of the Harpers and Queen list, the actress Angelina Jolie.

What they share is success. They are touting that most lucrative of commodities: unsatisfied desire. They are selling an impossible perfection that, even if we could reach it, would slip away with the onset of the next style.

When Zeuxis set out to depict the legendary, ship-launching beauty of Helen of Troy, he amalgamated five different faces, like some classical photo-fit. The finished image is now lost.

This only goes to prove that no one is the most beautiful woman in the world.

The Top 35:

1: Angelina Jolie;

2: Christy Turlington;

3: Queen Rania of Jordan;

4: Sofia Coppola;

5: Nigella Lawson;

6: Uma Thurman;

7: Emmanuelle Beart;

8: Kate Moss;

9: Aishwarya Rai;

10: Princess Charlotte, Monaco;

11: Charlotte Rampling;

12: Beyonce Knowles;

13: Cate Blanchett;

14: Scarlett Johansson;

15: Zhang Ziyi;

16: Sophie Dahl;

17: Natalie Portman;

18: Liv Tyler;

19: Gisele Bundchen;

20: Jennifer Connelly

21: Natalia Vodianova;

22: Dita Von Teese;

23: Julie Christie;

24: Margherita Missoni;

25: Gwen Stefani;

26: Daria Werbowy;

27: Sienna Miller;

28 Padma Lakshmi;

29: Stephanie Seymour;

30: Zadie Smith;

31: Thandie Newton;

32: Vanessa Redgrave;

33: Saffron Burrows;

34: Bee Shaffer;

35: Rachel Weisz.

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-06/02/content_447997.htm

Attitude of Billionaire

2007-08-16T00:19:00.002-07:00

There was a one-hour interview on CNBC with Warren Buffett, the second richest man who has donated $31 billion to charity.

Here are some very interesting aspects of his life:

1) He bought a small farm at age 14 with savings from delivering newspapers.

2) He still lives in the same small 3-bedroom house in mid-town Omaha, which he bought after he got married 50 years ago. He says that he has everything he needs in that house. His house does not have a wall or a fence.

3) He drives his own car everywhere and does not have a driver or security people around him.

4) He never travels by private jet, although he owns the world's largest private jet company.

5) His company, Berkshire Hathaway, owns 63 companies. He writes only one letter each year to the CEOs of these companies, giving them goals for the year. He never holds meetings or calls them on a regular basis.

6) He has given his CEOs only two rules. Rule number 1: do not lose any of your shareholder's money. Rule number 2: Do not forget rule number 1.

7) He does not socialize with the high society crowd. His past time, after he gets home, is to make himself some pop corn and watch television.

Bill Gates, the world's richest man met him for the first time only 5 years ago. Bill Gates did not think he had anything in common with Warren Buffet. So he had scheduled his meeting only for half an hour.
But when Gates met him, the meeting lasted for ten hours and Bill Gates became a devotee of Warren Buffet.

9) Warren Buffet does not carry a cell phone, nor has a computer on his desk.

10) His advice to young people: Stay away from credit cards and invest in yourself. Remember money doesn't create man but it is the man who creates money.

Live your life as simple as you are.

Don't do what others say, just listen to them, but do what you feel good.

Don't go on brand names, just wear those things in which you feel comfortable in.

Don't waste your money on unnecessary things; just spend on what you really need.

The World's Richest People

2007-08-16T00:19:00.000-07:00

It has been a busy year for Forbes' team of fortune hunters. Strong equity markets combined with rising real estate values and commodity prices pushed up fortunes from Mumbai to Madrid. Forbes pinned down a record 946 billionaires. There were 178 newcomers, including 19 Russians, 14 Indians, 13 Chinese and 10 Spaniards, as well as the first billionaires from Cyprus, Oman, Romania and Serbia.

Ingenuity, not industry, is the common characteristic; these folks made money in everything from media and real estate to coffee, dumplings and ethanol. Two-thirds of last year's billionaires are richer. Only 17% are poorer, including 32 who fell below the billion-dollar mark. The billionaires' combined net worth climbed by $900 billion to $3.5 trillion. That equates to $3.6 billion apiece.

The average billionaire is 62 years old, two years younger than in 2005. This year's new billionaires are seven years younger than that. Of list members' fortunes, 60% made theirs from scratch.

In Pictures: The World's Billionaires

Within the ranks are simmering rivalries. Microsoft (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people ) founder Bill Gates, the world's richest man for 13 years, and his pal Warren Buffett, who holds the No. 2 spot despite enormous charitable donations, are quickly losing ground to Mexico's most-monied man, Carlos Slim Helú. Helú's net worth is up an astonishing $19 billion this year--the single biggest one-year gain in a decade--and is now just $7 billion shy of Gates and $3 billion less than Buffett. In Europe, Russia's mostly young, self-made tycoons are catching up to Germany's often-aging heirs and heiresses. Russia now has 53 billionaires (2 shy of Germany's total), but they are worth $282 billion ($37 billion more than Germany's richest). After a 20-year reign, Japan is no longer Asia's top spot for billionaires: India has 36, worth a total of $191 billion, followed by Japan with 24, worth a combined $64 billion.

India's rich are also marching toward the top of our rankings. Brothers Mukesh and Anil Ambani, who split up their family’s conglomerate in 2005, join Lakshmi Mittal, who heads the world's biggest steel company, Arcelor Mittal, among the world’s 20 wealthiest. India now has three in the upper echelons, second only to the U.S.

But even in such a prosperous year, 44 people dropped off the list for various reasons.

All our numbers are based on a snapshot of balance sheets taken on Feb. 9, the day we locked in stock prices and exchange rates. So the five executives who took their Fortress Investment Group (nyse: FIG - news - people ) public at 9:30 a.m. on that morning made the cut. Also on the list is Ernest Gallo, founder of E.&J. Gallo Winery, who died on March 6. But our numbers don't reflect the volatility that shook the markets three weeks later. Between Feb. 9 and March 2 the world's stock markets, as measured by the Morgan Stanley All Country World Local Index, fell by 3.7%. Some fortunes (those based on private accumulations of real estate, for example) didn’t feel a blip. But some suffered severe damage. One big loser was a Spaniard, Enrique Banuelos, whose fortune fell 30% in four days.

Are there billionaires we don’t know about? Surely, yes. For instance, we didn't uncover Ireland's Denis O'Brien, who pocketed $800 million in a junk bond offering, until 13 days after we'd locked in fortunes, so he is not reflected in the rankings.

Edited by Luisa Kroll and Allison Fass 03.08.07, 6:00 PM ET

http://www.forbes.com/2007/03/06/billionaires-new-richest_07billionaires_cz_lk_af_0308billieintro.html

Remain in my mind

2007-08-15T19:43:00.000-07:00

Everyone try to do to be number one in their life according to their own dream. so, we need to learn from the people who are in the top of list and their ways and top ideas to apply. It's encouraging me to create this blog and to consolidate tip top lists and ideas in my own way to share my dear friends.

Top most and last things are still remaining in my mind through my life and normal one is not tackle in my heart. we have recognized distinct and deepest events in our life.

Also, we don't have much time to read all and it's good to highlight top most and last items to Hit and Remain in your heart....