In Your Home – Conserve Energy
1.Clean or replace air filters on your air conditioning unit at least once a month.
2.If you have central air conditioning, do not close vents in unused rooms.
3.Lower the thermostat on your water heater to 120.
4.Wrap your water heater in an insulated blanket.
5.Turn down or shut off your water heater when you will be away for extended Periods.
6.Turn off unneeded lights even when leaving a room for a short time.
7.Set your refrigerator temperature at 36 to 38 and your freezer at 0 to 5 .
8.When using an oven, minimize door opening while it is in use; it reduces oven temperature by 25 to 30 every time you open the door.
9.Clean the lint filter in your dryer after every load so that it uses less energy.
10.Unplug seldom used appliances.
11.Use a microwave when- ever you can instead of a conventional oven or stove.
12.Wash clothes with warm or cold water instead of hot.
13.Reverse your indoor ceiling fans for summer and winter operations as recommended.
14.Turn off lights, computers and other appliances when not in use.
15.Purchase appliances and office equipment with the Energy Star Label; old refridgerators, for example, use up to 50 more electricity than newer models.
16.Only use electric appliances when you need them.
17.Use compact fluorescent light bulbs to save money and energy.
18.Keep your thermostat at 68 in winter and 78 in summer.
19.Keep your thermostat higher in summer and lower in winter when you are away
20.Insulate your home as best as you can.
21.Install weather stripping around all doors and windows.
22.Shut off electrical equipment in the evening when you leave work.
23.Plant trees to shade your home.
24.Shade outside air conditioning units by trees or other means.
25.Replace old windows with energy efficient ones.
26.Use cold water instead of warm or hot water when possible.
27.Connect your outdoor lights to a timer.
28.Buy green electricity - electricity produced by low - or even zero-pollution facilities (NC Greenpower for North Carolina - www.ncgreenpower. org). In your home-reduce toxicity.
In Your Home – Reduce Toxicity
29.Eliminate mercury from your home by purchasing items without mercury, and dispose of items containing mercury at an appropriate drop-off facility when necessary (e.g. old thermometers) .
30.Learn about alternatives to household cleaning items that do not use hazardous chemicals.
31.Buy the right amount of paint for the job.
32.Review labels of household cleaners you use. Consider alternatives like baking soda, scouring pads, water or a little more elbow grease.
33.When no good alternatives exist to a toxic item, find the least amount required for an effective, sanitary result.
34.If you have an older home, have paint in your home tested for lead. If you have lead-based paint, cover it with wall paper or other material instead of sanding it or burning it off.
35.Use traps instead of rat and mouse poisons and insect killers.
36.Have your home tested for radon.
37.Use cedar chips or aromatic herbs instead of mothballs.
In Your Yard
38.Avoid using leaf blowers and other dust-producing equipment.
39.Use an electric lawn- mower instead of a gas-powered one.
40.Leave grass clippings on the yard-they decompose and return nutrients to the soil.
41.Use recycled wood chips as mulch to keep weeds down, retain moisture and prevent erosion.
42.Use only the required amount of fertilizer.
43.Minimize pesticide use.
44.Create a wildlife habitat in your yard.
45.Water grass early in the morning.
46.Rent or borrow items like ladders, chain saws, party decorations and others that are seldom used.
47.Take actions that use non hazardous components (e.g., to ward off pests, plant marigolds in a garden instead of using pesticide).
48.Put leaves in a compost heap instead of burning them or throwing them away. Yard debris too large for your compost bin should be taken to a yard-debris recycler.
In Your Office
49.Copy and print on both sides of paper.
50.Reuse items like envelopes, folders and paper clips.
51.Use mailer sheets for interoffice mail instead of an envelope.Use mailer sheets for interoffice mail instead of an envelope.
52.Set up a bulletin board for memos instead of sending a copy to each employee.
53.Use e-mail instead of paper correspondence.
54.Use recycled paper.
55.Use discarded paper for scrap paper.
56.Encourage your school and/or company to print documents with soy-based inks, which are less toxic.
57.Use a ceramic coffee mug instead of a disposable cup.
Ways To Protect Our Air
58.Ask your employer to consider flexible work schedules or telecommuting.
59.Recycle printer cartridges.
60.Shut off electrical equipment in the evening when you leave work.
61.Report smoking vehicles to your local air agency.
62.Don't use your wood stove or fireplace when air quality is poor.
63.Avoid slow-burning, smoldering fires. They produce the largest amount of pollution.
64.Burn seasoned wood - it burns cleaner than green wood.
65.Use solar power for home and water heating.
66.Use low-VOC or water-based paints, stains, finishes and paint strippers.
67.Purchase radial tires and keep them properly inflated for your vehicle.
68.Paint with brushes or rollers instead of using spray paints to minimize harmful emissions.
69.Ignite charcoal barbecues with an electric probe or other alternative to lighter fluid.
70.If you use a wood stove, use one sold after 1990. They are required to meet federal emissions standards and are more efficient and cleaner burning.
71.Walk or ride your bike instead of driving, whenever possible.
72.Join a carpool or vanpool to get to work.
Ways to Use Less Water
73.Check and fix any water leaks.
74.Install water-saving devices on your faucets and toilets.
75.Don't wash dishes with the water running continuously.
76.Wash and dry only full loads of laundry and dishes.
77.Follow your community's water use restrictions or guidelines.
78.Install a low-flow shower head.
79.Replace old toilets with new ones that use a lot less water.
80.Turn off washing machine's water supply to prevent leaks.
Ways to Protect Our Water
81.Revegetate or mulch disturbed soil as soon as possible.
82.Never dump anything down a storm drain.
83.Have your septic tank pumped and system inspected regularly.
84.Check your car for oil or other leaks, and recycle motor oil.
85.Take your car to a car wash instead of washing it in the driveway.
86.Learn about your watershed.
Create Less Trash
87.Buy items in bulk from loose bins when possible to reduce the packaging wasted.
88.Avoid products with several layers of packaging when only one is sufficient. About 33 of what we throw away is packaging.
89.Buy products that you can reuse.
90.Maintain and repair durable products instead of buying new ones.
91.Check reports for products that are easily repaired and have low breakdown rates.
92.Reuse items like bags and containers when possible.
93.Use cloth napkins instead of paper ones.
94.Use reusable plates and utensils instead of disposable ones.
95.Use reusable containers to store food instead of aluminum foil and cling wrap.
96.Shop with a canvas bag instead of using paper and plastic bags.
97.Buy rechargeable batteries for devices used frequently.
98.Reuse packaging cartons and shipping materials. Old newspapers make great packaging material.
99.Compost your vegetable scraps.
100Buy used furniture - there is a surplus of it, and it is much cheaper than new furniture.
QUOTES
The most important thing in any prayer is not what we say to
God, but what God says to us. We are apt to pray and then
hurry away without giving God a chance to answer.
North Carolina Christian Advocate
"Growth begins when we begin to accept our own
weakness." -- Jean Vanier
"Feed your faith and your doubts will starve to death."
-- Roadside Church Sign
"The Seven Modern Sins: politics without principles, pleasures
without conscience, wealth without work, knowledge without
character, industry without morality, science without humanity, worship without sacrifice."
(Canon Frederic Donaldson)
"When you come to the end of all the light you know, and it's
time to step into the darkness of the unknown, faith isknowing
that one of two things will happen: either you will be given
something solid to stand on or you will be taught to fly."
(Edward Teller)
God, but what God says to us. We are apt to pray and then
hurry away without giving God a chance to answer.
North Carolina Christian Advocate
"Growth begins when we begin to accept our own
weakness." -- Jean Vanier
"Feed your faith and your doubts will starve to death."
-- Roadside Church Sign
"The Seven Modern Sins: politics without principles, pleasures
without conscience, wealth without work, knowledge without
character, industry without morality, science without humanity, worship without sacrifice."
(Canon Frederic Donaldson)
"When you come to the end of all the light you know, and it's
time to step into the darkness of the unknown, faith isknowing
that one of two things will happen: either you will be given
something solid to stand on or you will be taught to fly."
(Edward Teller)
HOW OFTEN WE WISH FOR ANOTHER CHANCE
How often we wish for another chance
To make a fresh beginning.
A change to blot out our mistakes.
And change failure into winning.
And it does not take a special time
To make a brand-new start,
It only takes the deep desire
To try with all our heart,
To live a little better
And to always be forgiving,
To add a little sunshine
To the world in which we're living.
So never give up in despair
And think that you are through,
For there's always a tomorrow
And a chance to start anew
To make a fresh beginning.
A change to blot out our mistakes.
And change failure into winning.
And it does not take a special time
To make a brand-new start,
It only takes the deep desire
To try with all our heart,
To live a little better
And to always be forgiving,
To add a little sunshine
To the world in which we're living.
So never give up in despair
And think that you are through,
For there's always a tomorrow
And a chance to start anew
The Moral of the Story(Funny One)
A teacher gave her class of 11 year olds an assignment: Get their parents
to tell them a story with a moral at the end of it. The next day the kids
came back and one by one began to tell their stories.
Ashley said, "My father's a farmer and we have a lot of egg laying hens.
One time we were taking our eggs to market in a basket on the front seat of
the car when we hit a big bump in the road and all the eggs went flying and
broke and made a mess and the moral of
the story's, 'Don't put all your eggs in one basket'!"
"Very good," said the teacher.
Next little Sarah raised her hand and said, "Our family are farmers too.
But we raise chickens for the meat market. One day we had a dozen eggs, but
when they hatched we only got ten live chicks, and the moral to this story
is, 'Don't count your chickens before they're hatched'."
"That was a fine story Sarah. Michael, do you have a story to share?"
"Yes. My daddy told me this story about my Aunt Shirley. Aunt Shirley was
a flight engineer on a plane in the Gulf War and her plane got hit. She had
to bail out over enemy territory and all she had was a bottle of whisky, a
machine gun and a machete. She drank the whiskey on the way down so it
wouldn't break and then she landed right in the middle of 100 enemy troops.
She killed seventy of them with the machine gun until she ran out of
bullets. Then she killed twenty more with the machete until the blade broke.
And then she killed the last ten with her bare hands."
"Good heavens" said the horrified teacher, "What kind of moral did your
daddy tell you from that horrible story?"
"Stay the hell away from Aunt Shirley when she's been drinking."
to tell them a story with a moral at the end of it. The next day the kids
came back and one by one began to tell their stories.
Ashley said, "My father's a farmer and we have a lot of egg laying hens.
One time we were taking our eggs to market in a basket on the front seat of
the car when we hit a big bump in the road and all the eggs went flying and
broke and made a mess and the moral of
the story's, 'Don't put all your eggs in one basket'!"
"Very good," said the teacher.
Next little Sarah raised her hand and said, "Our family are farmers too.
But we raise chickens for the meat market. One day we had a dozen eggs, but
when they hatched we only got ten live chicks, and the moral to this story
is, 'Don't count your chickens before they're hatched'."
"That was a fine story Sarah. Michael, do you have a story to share?"
"Yes. My daddy told me this story about my Aunt Shirley. Aunt Shirley was
a flight engineer on a plane in the Gulf War and her plane got hit. She had
to bail out over enemy territory and all she had was a bottle of whisky, a
machine gun and a machete. She drank the whiskey on the way down so it
wouldn't break and then she landed right in the middle of 100 enemy troops.
She killed seventy of them with the machine gun until she ran out of
bullets. Then she killed twenty more with the machete until the blade broke.
And then she killed the last ten with her bare hands."
"Good heavens" said the horrified teacher, "What kind of moral did your
daddy tell you from that horrible story?"
"Stay the hell away from Aunt Shirley when she's been drinking."
Would like to know if your mobile is original or not?!!
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IF the digit number Seven & Eight is 02 or 20 that mean it was assembled in the Emirates which is very Bad quality
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 th 8 th 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Phone serial no. x x x x x x ? ? x x x x x x x
IF the digit number Seven & Eight is 02 or 20 that mean it was assembled in the Emirates which is very Bad quality
IF the digit number Seven & Eight is 08 or 80 that means it was manufactured in Germany which is not bad
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The World's Billionaires
After 13 years on top, Bill Gates is no longer the richest man in the world. That honor now belongs to his friend and sometimes bridge partner Warren Buffett.
Riding the surging price of Berkshire Hathaway stock, Buffett has seen his fortune swell to an estimated $62 billion, up $10 billion from a year ago.
Gates is now worth $58 billion and is ranked third richest in the world. He is up $2 billion from a year ago, but would have been as rich--or richer--than Buffett, had Microsoft not made an unsolicited bid for Yahoo! at the beginning of February. Mexican telecom mogul Carlos Slim Helú now ranks as the world's second richest person with a net worth of $60 billion.
Microsoft shares fell 15% between Jan. 31, the day before the company announced its bid for the search engine giant, and Feb. 11, the day we locked in stock prices for the 2008 World's Billionaires list. More than half of Gates' fortune is held outside of Microsoft shares.
Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim Helú is the world's second-richest man, with an estimated net worth of $60 billion. His fortune has risen $11 billion since last March.
Rank Name Citizenship Age Net Worth ($bil) Residence
1 Warren Buffett United States 77 62.0 United States
2 Carlos Slim Helu & family Mexico 68 60.0 Mexico
3 William Gates III United States 52 58.0 United States
4 Lakshmi Mittal India 57 45.0 United Kingdom
5 Mukesh Ambani India 50 43.0 India
6 Anil Ambani India 48 42.0 India
7 Ingvar Kamprad & family Sweden 81 31.0 Switzerland
8 KP Singh India 76 30.0 India
9 Oleg Deripaska Russia 40 28.0 Russia
10 Karl Albrecht Germany 88 27.0 Germany
11 Li Ka-shing Hong Kong 79 26.5 Hong Kong
12 Sheldon Adelson United States 74 26.0 United States
13 Bernard Arnault France 59 25.5 France
14 Lawrence Ellison United States 63 25.0 United States
15 Roman Abramovich Russia 41 23.5 Russia
16 Theo Albrecht Germany 85 23.0 Germany
17 Liliane Bettencourt France 85 22.9 France
18 Alexei Mordashov Russia 42 21.2 Russia
19 Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud Saudi Arabia 51 21.0 Saudi Arabia
20 Mikhail Fridman Russia 43 20.8 Russia
21 Vladimir Lisin Russia 51 20.3 Russia
22 Amancio Ortega Spain 72 20.2 Spain
23 Raymond, Thomas & Walter Kwok Hong Kong NA 19.9 Hong Kong
24 Mikhail Prokhorov Russia 42 19.5 Russia
25 Vladimir Potanin Russia 47 19.3 Russia
26 Christy Walton & family United States 53 19.2 United States
26 Jim Walton United States 60 19.2 United States
26 S Robson Walton United States 64 19.2 United States
29 Lee Shau Kee Hong Kong 80 19.0 Hong Kong
29 Alice Walton United States 58 19.0 United States
31 David Thomson & family Canada 50 18.9 Canada
32 Sergey Brin United States 34 18.7 United States
33 Larry Page United States 35 18.6 United States
34 Michael Otto & family Germany 64 18.2 Germany
35 Stefan Persson Sweden 60 17.7 Sweden
36 Suleiman Kerimov Russia 42 17.5 Russia
37 Charles Koch United States 72 17.0 United States
37 David Koch United States 67 17.0 United States
39 Francois Pinault & family France 71 16.9 France
40 Michael Dell United States 43 16.4 United States
41 Paul Allen United States 55 16.0 United States
41 Kirk Kerkorian United States 90 16.0 United States
43 Steven Ballmer United States 52 15.0 United States
43 Abigail Johnson United States 46 15.0 United States
43 Shashi & Ravi Ruia India NA 15.0 India
46 Nasser Al-Kharafi & family Kuwait 64 14.0 Kuwait
46 Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor & family United Kingdom 56 14.0 United Kingdom
46 Carl Icahn United States 72 14.0 United States
46 Forrest Mars Jr United States 76 14.0 United States
46 Jacqueline Mars United States 68 14.0 United States
Rank Name Citizenship Age Net Worth ($bil) Residence
46 John Mars United States 71 14.0 United States
46 Birgit Rausing & family Sweden 84 14.0 Switzerland
46 Jack Taylor & family United States 85 14.0 United States
54 German Khan Russia 46 13.9 Russia
55 Susanne Klatten Germany 45 13.2 Germany
56 Vagit Alekperov Russia 57 13.0 Russia
56 Donald Bren United States 75 13.0 United States
58 Alain & Gerard Wertheimer France NA 12.9 United States
59 Dmitry Rybolovlev Russia 41 12.8 Russia
60 Azim Premji India 62 12.7 India
60 Naguib Sawiris Egypt 53 12.7 Egypt
62 Anne Cox Chambers United States 88 12.6 United States
63 Iskander Makhmudov Russia 44 11.9 Russia
64 Sunil Mittal & family India 50 11.8 India
65 Alexander Abramov Russia 49 11.5 Russia
65 Michael Bloomberg United States 66 11.5 United States
67 Viktor Vekselberg Russia 50 11.2 Russia
68 Michele Ferrero & family Italy 81 11.0 Monaco
68 George Kaiser United States 65 11.0 United States
68 Spiro Latsis & family Greece 61 11.0 Switzerland
68 Nassef Sawiris Egypt 46 11.0 Egypt
72 Alexei Kuzmichev Russia 45 10.8 Russia
73 Philip Knight United States 70 10.4 United States
73 Viktor Rashnikov Russia 59 10.4 Russia
75 Ernesto Bertarelli Switzerland 42 10.3 Switzerland
76 Kumar Birla India 40 10.2 India
77 Leonardo Del Vecchio Italy 72 10.0 Italy
77 Antonio Ermirio de Moraes & family Brazil 79 10.0 Brazil
77 Iris Fontbona & family Chile NA 10.0 Chile
77 Edward Johnson III United States 77 10.0 United States
77 Hans Rausing Sweden 82 10.0 United Kingdom
77 Vladimir Yevtushenkov Russia 59 10.0 Russia
77 Igor Zyuzin Russia 47 10.0 Russia
84 Serge Dassault & family France 82 9.9 France
85 Alberto Bailleres & family Mexico 75 9.8 Mexico
86 Ramesh Chandra India 68 9.6 India
87 Charles Ergen United States 55 9.5 United States
87 John Kluge United States 93 9.5 United States
87 Ronald Perelman United States 65 9.5 United States
90 Silvio Berlusconi & family Italy 71 9.4 Italy
91 Gautam Adani India 45 9.3 India
91 Petr Kellner Czech Republic 43 9.3 Czech Republic
91 Alisher Usmanov Russia 54 9.3 Russia
94 Adolf Merckle Germany 73 9.2 Germany
94 August von Finck Germany 78 9.2 Switzerland
96 Onsi Sawiris Egypt 78 9.1 Egypt
97 Mohammed Al Amoudi Saudi Arabia 62 9.0 Saudi Arabia
97 Robert Kuok Malaysia 84 9.0 Hong Kong
97 George Soros United States 77 9.0 United States
100 Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair & family United Arab Emirates 54 8.9 United Arab Emirates
Riding the surging price of Berkshire Hathaway stock, Buffett has seen his fortune swell to an estimated $62 billion, up $10 billion from a year ago.
Gates is now worth $58 billion and is ranked third richest in the world. He is up $2 billion from a year ago, but would have been as rich--or richer--than Buffett, had Microsoft not made an unsolicited bid for Yahoo! at the beginning of February. Mexican telecom mogul Carlos Slim Helú now ranks as the world's second richest person with a net worth of $60 billion.
Microsoft shares fell 15% between Jan. 31, the day before the company announced its bid for the search engine giant, and Feb. 11, the day we locked in stock prices for the 2008 World's Billionaires list. More than half of Gates' fortune is held outside of Microsoft shares.
Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim Helú is the world's second-richest man, with an estimated net worth of $60 billion. His fortune has risen $11 billion since last March.
Rank Name Citizenship Age Net Worth ($bil) Residence
1 Warren Buffett United States 77 62.0 United States
2 Carlos Slim Helu & family Mexico 68 60.0 Mexico
3 William Gates III United States 52 58.0 United States
4 Lakshmi Mittal India 57 45.0 United Kingdom
5 Mukesh Ambani India 50 43.0 India
6 Anil Ambani India 48 42.0 India
7 Ingvar Kamprad & family Sweden 81 31.0 Switzerland
8 KP Singh India 76 30.0 India
9 Oleg Deripaska Russia 40 28.0 Russia
10 Karl Albrecht Germany 88 27.0 Germany
11 Li Ka-shing Hong Kong 79 26.5 Hong Kong
12 Sheldon Adelson United States 74 26.0 United States
13 Bernard Arnault France 59 25.5 France
14 Lawrence Ellison United States 63 25.0 United States
15 Roman Abramovich Russia 41 23.5 Russia
16 Theo Albrecht Germany 85 23.0 Germany
17 Liliane Bettencourt France 85 22.9 France
18 Alexei Mordashov Russia 42 21.2 Russia
19 Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud Saudi Arabia 51 21.0 Saudi Arabia
20 Mikhail Fridman Russia 43 20.8 Russia
21 Vladimir Lisin Russia 51 20.3 Russia
22 Amancio Ortega Spain 72 20.2 Spain
23 Raymond, Thomas & Walter Kwok Hong Kong NA 19.9 Hong Kong
24 Mikhail Prokhorov Russia 42 19.5 Russia
25 Vladimir Potanin Russia 47 19.3 Russia
26 Christy Walton & family United States 53 19.2 United States
26 Jim Walton United States 60 19.2 United States
26 S Robson Walton United States 64 19.2 United States
29 Lee Shau Kee Hong Kong 80 19.0 Hong Kong
29 Alice Walton United States 58 19.0 United States
31 David Thomson & family Canada 50 18.9 Canada
32 Sergey Brin United States 34 18.7 United States
33 Larry Page United States 35 18.6 United States
34 Michael Otto & family Germany 64 18.2 Germany
35 Stefan Persson Sweden 60 17.7 Sweden
36 Suleiman Kerimov Russia 42 17.5 Russia
37 Charles Koch United States 72 17.0 United States
37 David Koch United States 67 17.0 United States
39 Francois Pinault & family France 71 16.9 France
40 Michael Dell United States 43 16.4 United States
41 Paul Allen United States 55 16.0 United States
41 Kirk Kerkorian United States 90 16.0 United States
43 Steven Ballmer United States 52 15.0 United States
43 Abigail Johnson United States 46 15.0 United States
43 Shashi & Ravi Ruia India NA 15.0 India
46 Nasser Al-Kharafi & family Kuwait 64 14.0 Kuwait
46 Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor & family United Kingdom 56 14.0 United Kingdom
46 Carl Icahn United States 72 14.0 United States
46 Forrest Mars Jr United States 76 14.0 United States
46 Jacqueline Mars United States 68 14.0 United States
Rank Name Citizenship Age Net Worth ($bil) Residence
46 John Mars United States 71 14.0 United States
46 Birgit Rausing & family Sweden 84 14.0 Switzerland
46 Jack Taylor & family United States 85 14.0 United States
54 German Khan Russia 46 13.9 Russia
55 Susanne Klatten Germany 45 13.2 Germany
56 Vagit Alekperov Russia 57 13.0 Russia
56 Donald Bren United States 75 13.0 United States
58 Alain & Gerard Wertheimer France NA 12.9 United States
59 Dmitry Rybolovlev Russia 41 12.8 Russia
60 Azim Premji India 62 12.7 India
60 Naguib Sawiris Egypt 53 12.7 Egypt
62 Anne Cox Chambers United States 88 12.6 United States
63 Iskander Makhmudov Russia 44 11.9 Russia
64 Sunil Mittal & family India 50 11.8 India
65 Alexander Abramov Russia 49 11.5 Russia
65 Michael Bloomberg United States 66 11.5 United States
67 Viktor Vekselberg Russia 50 11.2 Russia
68 Michele Ferrero & family Italy 81 11.0 Monaco
68 George Kaiser United States 65 11.0 United States
68 Spiro Latsis & family Greece 61 11.0 Switzerland
68 Nassef Sawiris Egypt 46 11.0 Egypt
72 Alexei Kuzmichev Russia 45 10.8 Russia
73 Philip Knight United States 70 10.4 United States
73 Viktor Rashnikov Russia 59 10.4 Russia
75 Ernesto Bertarelli Switzerland 42 10.3 Switzerland
76 Kumar Birla India 40 10.2 India
77 Leonardo Del Vecchio Italy 72 10.0 Italy
77 Antonio Ermirio de Moraes & family Brazil 79 10.0 Brazil
77 Iris Fontbona & family Chile NA 10.0 Chile
77 Edward Johnson III United States 77 10.0 United States
77 Hans Rausing Sweden 82 10.0 United Kingdom
77 Vladimir Yevtushenkov Russia 59 10.0 Russia
77 Igor Zyuzin Russia 47 10.0 Russia
84 Serge Dassault & family France 82 9.9 France
85 Alberto Bailleres & family Mexico 75 9.8 Mexico
86 Ramesh Chandra India 68 9.6 India
87 Charles Ergen United States 55 9.5 United States
87 John Kluge United States 93 9.5 United States
87 Ronald Perelman United States 65 9.5 United States
90 Silvio Berlusconi & family Italy 71 9.4 Italy
91 Gautam Adani India 45 9.3 India
91 Petr Kellner Czech Republic 43 9.3 Czech Republic
91 Alisher Usmanov Russia 54 9.3 Russia
94 Adolf Merckle Germany 73 9.2 Germany
94 August von Finck Germany 78 9.2 Switzerland
96 Onsi Sawiris Egypt 78 9.1 Egypt
97 Mohammed Al Amoudi Saudi Arabia 62 9.0 Saudi Arabia
97 Robert Kuok Malaysia 84 9.0 Hong Kong
97 George Soros United States 77 9.0 United States
100 Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair & family United Arab Emirates 54 8.9 United Arab Emirates
Happy Weekend
Yaa........hh oooooooooooooo
It is Friday
Have a great weekend
Escape fast Before the Boss sees you
Happy Weekend
Do you ever ?
Do you ever avoid what must be done because you're just not in the mood? How many opportunities and possibilities are never fulfilled because you were not in the mood when it was time for action?
Whose mood is it, anyway? It's yours, and you have the option of adjusting your mood to serve your purposes. There are times when the best things in life will not wait until your mood happens to be right. There are times when it is in your best interest to put yourself in the mood for what must be done.
If you're not in the mood to do some particular task, there's a quick and easy way to put yourself in the mood. Simply visualize, clearly, richly and in full detail, how great it will feel to already have the job done.
The more you don't feel like doing it, the more you will want to have it done. Focus intensely on the benefits of having it done and that will put you in the mood to go ahead and get it done.
Your feelings have a powerful influence on you. So focus them in a positive, productive direction and let them push you forward.
~Ralph Marston
Boost Your Self-esteem I have valuable skills and talents. I respect my intelligence. I act on my feelings and beliefs. I like my appearance. I am worth knowing. Basically I like who I am.
Whose mood is it, anyway? It's yours, and you have the option of adjusting your mood to serve your purposes. There are times when the best things in life will not wait until your mood happens to be right. There are times when it is in your best interest to put yourself in the mood for what must be done.
If you're not in the mood to do some particular task, there's a quick and easy way to put yourself in the mood. Simply visualize, clearly, richly and in full detail, how great it will feel to already have the job done.
The more you don't feel like doing it, the more you will want to have it done. Focus intensely on the benefits of having it done and that will put you in the mood to go ahead and get it done.
Your feelings have a powerful influence on you. So focus them in a positive, productive direction and let them push you forward.
~Ralph Marston
Boost Your Self-esteem I have valuable skills and talents. I respect my intelligence. I act on my feelings and beliefs. I like my appearance. I am worth knowing. Basically I like who I am.
Handling Efforts
A giant ship engine failed. The ship's owners tried one expert after another, but none of them could figure but how to fix the engine.
Then they brought in an old man who had been fixing ships since he was a young. He carried a large bag of tools with him, and when he arrived, he immediately went to work. He inspected the engine very carefully, top to bottom.
Two of the ship's owners were there, watching this man, hoping he would know what to do. After looking things over, the old man reached into his bag and pulled out a small hammer. He gently tapped something. Instantly, the engine lurched into life. He carefully put his hammer away. The engine was fixed!
A week later, the owners received a bill from the old man for ten thousand dollars.
"What?!" the owners exclaimed. "He hardly did anything!"
So they wrote the old man a note saying, "Please send us an itemized bill."
The man sent a bill that read:
Tapping with a hammer...... ........ ......... $ 2.00
Knowing where to tap......... ........ ........ $ 9,998.00
Effort is important, but knowing where to make an effort makes all the difference!
Then they brought in an old man who had been fixing ships since he was a young. He carried a large bag of tools with him, and when he arrived, he immediately went to work. He inspected the engine very carefully, top to bottom.
Two of the ship's owners were there, watching this man, hoping he would know what to do. After looking things over, the old man reached into his bag and pulled out a small hammer. He gently tapped something. Instantly, the engine lurched into life. He carefully put his hammer away. The engine was fixed!
A week later, the owners received a bill from the old man for ten thousand dollars.
"What?!" the owners exclaimed. "He hardly did anything!"
So they wrote the old man a note saying, "Please send us an itemized bill."
The man sent a bill that read:
Tapping with a hammer...... ........ ......... $ 2.00
Knowing where to tap......... ........ ........ $ 9,998.00
Effort is important, but knowing where to make an effort makes all the difference!
You Do Have A Choice
Very often we say we have no choice when what we really have is a very difficult choice.
You've no doubt heard yourself or someone else say things like "I have no choice but to work 70 hours a week" or "I have no choice but to go to this meeting."
In such situations, "I have no choice" really means "the choice is too difficult to make, so I'll pretend it doesn't exist."
Such thinking can be a trap. You can pile up one "no choice" on top of another until your life seems completely out of control.
But no matter where you are, you do have a choice about almost everything you do.
You have chosen the path to where you are right now, and you have complete control over where you are going from here.
Yes, the choices will indeed be difficult, but there's nothing to be gained by denying them.
The next time you catch yourself saying you have no choice, stop and ask yourself if that is really true.
The way to improve your life is to make the choices which will take you to where you desire to be.
Have the courage to look at those choices.
Carefully consider their implications.
Decide to take complete control and make the choices which will move your life forward.
You've no doubt heard yourself or someone else say things like "I have no choice but to work 70 hours a week" or "I have no choice but to go to this meeting."
In such situations, "I have no choice" really means "the choice is too difficult to make, so I'll pretend it doesn't exist."
Such thinking can be a trap. You can pile up one "no choice" on top of another until your life seems completely out of control.
But no matter where you are, you do have a choice about almost everything you do.
You have chosen the path to where you are right now, and you have complete control over where you are going from here.
Yes, the choices will indeed be difficult, but there's nothing to be gained by denying them.
The next time you catch yourself saying you have no choice, stop and ask yourself if that is really true.
The way to improve your life is to make the choices which will take you to where you desire to be.
Have the courage to look at those choices.
Carefully consider their implications.
Decide to take complete control and make the choices which will move your life forward.
YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2008 when...
1. You accidentally enter your PIN on the microwave.
2. You haven't played solitaire with real cards in years.
3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of three.
4. You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you.
5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is that they don't
have e-mail addresses.
6. You pull up in your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if anyone is home to help you carry in the groceries.
7. Every commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of the screen
8. Leaving the house without your cell phone, which you didn't even have the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for panic and you turn around to go and get it.
10. You get up in the morning and go on line before getting your coffee.
11. You start tilting your head sideways to smile. : )
12. You're reading this and nodding and laughing.
13. Even worse, you know exactly to whom you are going to forward this message.
14. You are too busy to notice there was no #9 on this list.
15. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a #9 on this list.
AND FINALLY
NOW U R LAUGHING at yourself
2. You haven't played solitaire with real cards in years.
3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of three.
4. You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you.
5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is that they don't
have e-mail addresses.
6. You pull up in your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if anyone is home to help you carry in the groceries.
7. Every commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of the screen
8. Leaving the house without your cell phone, which you didn't even have the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for panic and you turn around to go and get it.
10. You get up in the morning and go on line before getting your coffee.
11. You start tilting your head sideways to smile. : )
12. You're reading this and nodding and laughing.
13. Even worse, you know exactly to whom you are going to forward this message.
14. You are too busy to notice there was no #9 on this list.
15. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a #9 on this list.
AND FINALLY
NOW U R LAUGHING at yourself
Did You Ever Wonder ?
Why does the sun lighten our hair, but darken our skin?
Why can't women put on mascara with their mouth closed?
Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?
Why don't you ever see the headline "Psychic Wins Lottery"?
Why is "abbreviated" such a long word?
Why is a boxing ring square?
Why is it called lipstick if you can still move your lips?
Why is it considered necessary to nail down the lid of a coffin?
Why is it that doctors call what they do "practice"?
Why is it that rain drops but snow falls?
Why is it that to stop Windows 95, you have to click on "Start"?
Why is it that when you're driving and looking for an address,
you turn down the volume on the radio?
Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavor,
and dishwashing liquid made with real lemons?
Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?
Why is the third hand on the watch called a second hand?
Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour?
Why isn't there a special name for the tops of your feet?
Why isn't there mouse-flavored cat food?
How come we drive on parkways and park on driveways?
How come sheep don't shrink when it rains but a
wool sweater does when you wash it?
Why can't women put on mascara with their mouth closed?
Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?
Why don't you ever see the headline "Psychic Wins Lottery"?
Why is "abbreviated" such a long word?
Why is a boxing ring square?
Why is it called lipstick if you can still move your lips?
Why is it considered necessary to nail down the lid of a coffin?
Why is it that doctors call what they do "practice"?
Why is it that rain drops but snow falls?
Why is it that to stop Windows 95, you have to click on "Start"?
Why is it that when you're driving and looking for an address,
you turn down the volume on the radio?
Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavor,
and dishwashing liquid made with real lemons?
Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?
Why is the third hand on the watch called a second hand?
Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour?
Why isn't there a special name for the tops of your feet?
Why isn't there mouse-flavored cat food?
How come we drive on parkways and park on driveways?
How come sheep don't shrink when it rains but a
wool sweater does when you wash it?
Front Row
Life is a theater so invite your audiences carefully.
Not everyone is holy enough and
healthy enough to have a
FRONT ROW seat in our lives.
There are some people in your life
that need to be loved from a distance.
It's amazing what you can accomplish when you let go,
or at least minimize your time with
draining, negative, incompatible,
not-going-anywhere relationships,
friendships, fellowships and family!
Observe the relationships around you.
Pay attention to: Which ones lift and which ones lean?
Which ones encourage and which ones discourage?
Which ones are on a path of growth uphill
and which ones are just going downhill?
When you leave certain people,
do you feel better or feel worse?
Which ones always have drama
or don't really understand,
know and appreciate you
and the gift that lies within you?
The more you seek the things of God,
the more you seek quality,
the more you seek things honorable,
the more you seek growth,
peace of mind, love and truth around you,
the easier it will become for you
to decide who gets to sit in the FRONT ROW
and who should be
moved to the balcony of your life.
You cannot change the people around you ...
but you can change the people you are around!
Ask God for wisdom and discernment and
choose wisely the people
who sit in the FRONT ROW of your life.
Remember that FRONT ROW seats are for special
and deserving people and those who sit
in your FRONT ROW should be chosen carefully.
"I shall pass through this world but once.
If therefore, there be any kindness I can show,
or any good thing I can do, let me do it now...
for I shall not pass this way again."
Thank you for being in my front row...
Not everyone is holy enough and
healthy enough to have a
FRONT ROW seat in our lives.
There are some people in your life
that need to be loved from a distance.
It's amazing what you can accomplish when you let go,
or at least minimize your time with
draining, negative, incompatible,
not-going-anywhere relationships,
friendships, fellowships and family!
Observe the relationships around you.
Pay attention to: Which ones lift and which ones lean?
Which ones encourage and which ones discourage?
Which ones are on a path of growth uphill
and which ones are just going downhill?
When you leave certain people,
do you feel better or feel worse?
Which ones always have drama
or don't really understand,
know and appreciate you
and the gift that lies within you?
The more you seek the things of God,
the more you seek quality,
the more you seek things honorable,
the more you seek growth,
peace of mind, love and truth around you,
the easier it will become for you
to decide who gets to sit in the FRONT ROW
and who should be
moved to the balcony of your life.
You cannot change the people around you ...
but you can change the people you are around!
Ask God for wisdom and discernment and
choose wisely the people
who sit in the FRONT ROW of your life.
Remember that FRONT ROW seats are for special
and deserving people and those who sit
in your FRONT ROW should be chosen carefully.
"I shall pass through this world but once.
If therefore, there be any kindness I can show,
or any good thing I can do, let me do it now...
for I shall not pass this way again."
Thank you for being in my front row...
Funny Facts
Whenever I find the key to success, someone changes the lock.
To err is human; to forgive is not a COMPANY policy.
The road to success? Is always under construction.
Alcohol doesn't solve any problems, but if you think again, neither does Milk.
In order to get a Loan, you first need to prove that you don't need it.
All the desirable things in life are illegal, expensive or fattening.
Since Light travels faster than Sound, people appear brighter before you hear them speak.
Everyone has a scheme of getting rich? Which never works?
If at first you don't succeed? Destroy all evidence that you ever tried.
You can never determine which side of the bread to butter. If it falls down, it will always land on the buttered side.
Anything dropped on the floor will roll over to the most inaccessible corner.
***** 42.7% of all statistics is made on the spot.
As soon as you mention something?? If it is good, it is taken? If it is bad, it happens.
----He who has the gold makes the rules ----Murphy's golden rule.
If you come early, the bus is late. If you come late?? The bus is still late.
Once you have bought something, you will find the same item being sold somewhere else at a cheaper rate.
When in a queue, the other line always moves faster and the person in front of you will always have the most complex of transactions.
If you have paper, you don't have a pen? If you have a pen, you don't have paper?? If you have both, no one calls.
Especially for engineering Students----
If you have bunked the class, the professor has taken attendance.
You will pick up maximum wrong numbers when on roaming.
The door bell or your mobile will always ring when you are in the bathroom.
After a long wait for bus no.20, two 20 number buses will always pull in together and the bus which you get in will be crowded than the other.
If your exam is tomorrow, there will be a power cut tonight.
To err is human; to forgive is not a COMPANY policy.
The road to success? Is always under construction.
Alcohol doesn't solve any problems, but if you think again, neither does Milk.
In order to get a Loan, you first need to prove that you don't need it.
All the desirable things in life are illegal, expensive or fattening.
Since Light travels faster than Sound, people appear brighter before you hear them speak.
Everyone has a scheme of getting rich? Which never works?
If at first you don't succeed? Destroy all evidence that you ever tried.
You can never determine which side of the bread to butter. If it falls down, it will always land on the buttered side.
Anything dropped on the floor will roll over to the most inaccessible corner.
***** 42.7% of all statistics is made on the spot.
As soon as you mention something?? If it is good, it is taken? If it is bad, it happens.
----He who has the gold makes the rules ----Murphy's golden rule.
If you come early, the bus is late. If you come late?? The bus is still late.
Once you have bought something, you will find the same item being sold somewhere else at a cheaper rate.
When in a queue, the other line always moves faster and the person in front of you will always have the most complex of transactions.
If you have paper, you don't have a pen? If you have a pen, you don't have paper?? If you have both, no one calls.
Especially for engineering Students----
If you have bunked the class, the professor has taken attendance.
You will pick up maximum wrong numbers when on roaming.
The door bell or your mobile will always ring when you are in the bathroom.
After a long wait for bus no.20, two 20 number buses will always pull in together and the bus which you get in will be crowded than the other.
If your exam is tomorrow, there will be a power cut tonight.
Its Life
The victories bring joy, and new opportunities. The defeats bring wisdom, strength, determination, and new opportunities.
In this way, life moves continually forward. In each moment, you can build upon whatever has come before.
Sometimes things happen just as you expected they would, and then there are times when nothing goes the way you had it planned. In any event, there is a way to respond triumphantly.
Learn to see the value no matter what outer conditions and circumstances may be concealing it. Know that there is value, and you will find it.
Right now, you are where you are supposed to be. For right now, you are where you can truly make a difference.
The ups and downs and ins and outs of life have brought you to this day. And on this day, you can make something beautiful out of it all.
-- Ralph Marston
In this way, life moves continually forward. In each moment, you can build upon whatever has come before.
Sometimes things happen just as you expected they would, and then there are times when nothing goes the way you had it planned. In any event, there is a way to respond triumphantly.
Learn to see the value no matter what outer conditions and circumstances may be concealing it. Know that there is value, and you will find it.
Right now, you are where you are supposed to be. For right now, you are where you can truly make a difference.
The ups and downs and ins and outs of life have brought you to this day. And on this day, you can make something beautiful out of it all.
-- Ralph Marston
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