Bir çok ünlünün tutuklandığı an çekilmiş fotoğrafları ve suçlanma sebepleri
Cumartesi, Aralık 15, 2007
Link - Tutuklanmış ünlüler
Link - Ücretsiz çizim dersleri
Ücretsiz olarak çizim dersleri alabilirsiniz. İsterseniz dersleri yazıcınızdan da basabilirsiniz. Tek yapmanız gereken üyelik.
Link / Bilgi / Icat - En Detaylı Kahve Kütüphanesi
Kahve ile ilgili bilmek istediğiniz herşeyi bulabilirsiniz, amatör görünümlü bir site http://sweetmarias.com/index.htm ama Internet üzerinden satış bile yapıyorlar. Gerçi herhangi bir siparişin ülkemize gelmesi için neredeyse 50 buş parası kargo vermeniz gerekiyor.
http://sweetmarias.com/articles.shtml bu sayfanın alt kısımlarında hangi ülkede üretilen kahvenin ne sertlikte olduğunu varıncaya kadar her türlü bilgi var.
Bilgi - Iyi hikaye anlatmak için (Ing.)
Iyi hikaye anlatmak için :
Break your story into 6 parts:
Who: Start with who is involved. Was it you alone, with another person, or a group of people. How are you related to those people?
What: Communicate what the action was, such as being at a party or driving to a friend's house.
Where: Actively describe where you are, using senses. If you are good at establishing the location, you can get the listener to start re-living the senses with you.
Conflict: This is the bulk of the story. What is the importance of this story? What happened, and what action did you take to try to resolve what was happening?
Resolution: How were you able to handle the task set up in "conflict"?
Tag: This one is a bit tricky, but it's the aftermath of the resolution, and usually is a joke, or the big finish of the story.
Here's a quick example without most of the flourish that you should use:
WHO: I
WHAT: was walking
WHERE: in the city
CONFLICT: and heard someone saying they didn't like this city
RESOLUTION: so I told him to walk with me to the best coffee shop in town. He liked the shop so much that
TAG: he bought me a cup!
See? Very simple when you know the breakdown.
Now, for the next level, try and link parts of the formula together. This isn't required, but adds a different level of depth to the story. For this example, I will link:
Who - Tag
What - Resolution
Where – Conflict
Here are the links that I used (same example):
WHO: I
WHAT: was walking
WHERE: in the city
CONFLICT: and heard someone saying they didn't like this city
RESOLUTION: so I told him to walk with me to the best coffee shop in town. He liked the shop so much that
TAG: he bought me a cup!
"I" goes with "me"
"walking" goes with "walk"
"city" goes with "city"
Now that is very basic, and you don't have to link with words. Link concepts instead.
The freedom here is that you can link any one of the first three concepts with any of the last three concepts. "What" can go with "Tag", "Who" can go with "Conflict". Mix and match to your heart's content!
Cuma, Aralık 14, 2007
Foto - Uydu mu?
Uymamış ama bir atasözüne uyuyor, “ayranı yok içmeye, tahtırevanla gider s.çmaya”
kimileri de demişki; "bunlar TV seyretmesin mi?", önce aklıma "TV'de birşey seyredip öğrenecekler mi?" sorusu geldi, sonra "bu ne tüketim çoşkusudur" dedim.
Eski Reklam - Harley Davidson Çingeneleri
Reklamı hazırlayan hiç Çingene görmemiş, bu pusulalı motorcu kılıklıların neresi Çingene’ye benziyor, Çingene dediğin özgürdür, bu kravatla motorsiklet süren adamın Çingene olabilmesi için on fırın ekmek yemesi lazım
Foto - Teşekkür yazısı
Bisikletli arkadaşımız 14 Auğtos’ta düşmüş, orası burası yaralanmış, birileri de yardıma koşmuşlar. Şimdi de bisikletli arkadaşımız onları arayıp bulamayacağı içinilan yazıp bırakmış.
Buraya kadar hikayede sorun yok.
Link - Son dakika haberleri
Harita üzerinden son dakika haberleri, videoları ile , Türkiye’den de DHA var.
Bilgi - Zor çocuklarla dialog (Ing.)
12 başlıkta çocukların yapmasını istemediğiniz şeyleri anlatma ve çocuklarla dialog yöntemleri
· Observe and remain calm.
· Understand that there is a reason for the behavior.
· Try to figure out that reason.
· If possible, lead the child gently to a place where you can both calmly sit and talk together, eye to eye. If there are other people around it is a good idea to take the child aside for a private conversation. This will make things flow more smoothly and it will communicate to the child that you care.
· Help the child to identify his/her own feelings and reason behind their behavior. Ask questions calmly such as, "Tell me how your are feeling." Have compassion and understanding. By doing this, you are not giving up power. You are not "coddling." You are in a position of strength that the child will recognize because of the fact that you are in control of your emotions.
· Empathize with their feelings. Tell them that you understand how that feels and that you feel that way sometimes too. Let them know that it is ok to have these feelings and it is very good to identify how they are feeling and to express it in words.
· Teach them how to handle those kinds of feelings in a positive way. This is the hard part. If your child is not used to this, it might be difficult at first. Explain what behaviors are OK for letting off steam such as crying,talking about feelings, safe physical outlets such as walking, jumping, etc.
· Teach them the difference between crying out of frustration and crying to get something. Teach them to ask for things politely and how to handle when they don't get something that they want. For instance, "Joey, sometimes we can't have some things that we want. We all feel disappointed when that happens. It's important to first of all be grateful for all the good things that you do have such as our home, our family, our health, and the things that we love (toys). There are many who don't have the things that you have.
· Now with regards to the thing that you want, perhaps there is a compromise or alternative or way to not feel bad about that. Let's think about that together." Then ask the child questions to get them come up with their own solutions. You may need to work on it, but have patience.
· If, after talking things out, the child still wants to force themselves to cry or be upset, remind them that once you've talked things out that they need to begin to make an effort to move forward with feeling better. If they need more time, which is sometimes reasonable, then offer to let them take a break, rest, or nap before continuing on with the day. You could offer a hug. Another thing that works well is to try to get them laughing. I call it getting the "happy juice flowing." When we laugh we instantly create chemicals inside our body that make it hard to be sad. So try that. It works.
· For tantrums that are difficult to overcome sometimes you'll need to calmly explain a consequence that will occur if they continue to be disruptive. I suggest only using this when the child is clearly being uncooperative and you've made an attempt to help them through the emotion. Make the consequence something that will have impact, has a time boundary, and that you will follow through on. For instance taking away a privilege or a toy for a day. This can often nip things in the bud. If not, follow through with the consequence and when the child has calmed down go back to calmly discussing and guiding the child to understand what happened, how they felt, and how they can handle it better in the future. Having them come up with some of the answers themselves will make things cement better. Tell them a story about how you experienced something similar before. Let them know that you have faith in them that they will do better next time. Let them know you love and support them.
Bilgi / Link - Sağlık ve Fitness Siteleri Listesi (Ing.)
Belki sizin de işinize yarayacak birşeyler vardır. Mesela diet’inizi kontrol etmek istiyor olabilirsiniz veya günlük egzersizlerinizin neler olması gerektiğini bilmiyorsunuzdur, veya gördüğünüz septomlara göre hastalık konusunda bir fikriniz olsun istemişsinizdir v.s.
Diet & Nutrition
Body Mass Index Calculator - Helps you calculate your BMI and how to aim for a healthier weight.
Calorie-Count.com - Look up calories, even calculate the calorie count of your home cooked meals.
ChowTracker.com - Track fat, calories, points, carbs or anything else you need to keep track of for your diet.
Diettv.com - Find a diet that works for you, keep track of your goals, get support in the forums.
DietWatch.com - Gives you tools for tracking your progress, recipes, full diet plans, support and more.
eDiets.com - Tell the site how many pounds you want to lose and they’ll set up the plan for you.
Extrapounds.com - Support groups, blogs, and more to help you keep on track to lose your desired weight.
Fatsecret.com - It can be difficult choosing a diet, this site provides reviews on many different plans.
FitDay.com - A free online journal for calories, carbs, fats, proteins and more so you can stay on your diet plan.
MealsMatter.com - Loads of healthy recipes, meal ideas and more for the whole family to eat healthy.
MyFoodDiary.com - Assists you with making food and exercise decisions and keep logs for both.
myFoodPhone.com - Use your cell phone to take pictures of what you’re eating and share it with others to get feedback on if it’s something that fits in with your diet.
Nutrax.com - Use a combination of your camera phone and a journal to keep track of your food habits as you diet.
SimpleWeight.com - Logs for monitoring your weight, food, and exercise.
Skinnyr.com - Creates a graph of your weight so you can track yourself as you diet.
SparkPeople.com - Free diet plans, fitness plans and more.
TheDailyPlate.com - Track your food, count calories, keep a fitness log to achieve the weight you want.
WeightWatchers.com - One of the oldest names in the dieting business.
Exercise
ClubReady.com - A site connecting clients, trainers, and club management so they can organize schedules and increse efficiency.
FitLink.com - Find exercise partners, plan routes, share them with others, find a fitness club and more.
FitResolution.com - Find a free workout plan that works for you, track your progress.
Fittron.com - Helps you locate a fitness provider in your area.
Gimme20.com - Find workouts, build your own, get instructions in different exercises.
Gyminee.com - Keep a detailed health and fitness log to help yourself stay motivated.
GymPost.com - Locate a gym near you, read reviews, calculate your Body Mass Index.
GymTicket.com - A directory of over 10,000 fitness centers.
HyperStrike.com - Workout suggestions, full programs, instructional videos, tips on building muscles and more.
introPLAY.com - Why not add a new fun twist to your exercise by joining a “team” and competing with others in exercising.
iStats.com.au - Enter your stats and view them to keep yourself motivated, and share them with others.
iTrainHarder.com - Online nutrition, fitness, and planning system for individuals, trainers, and gyms.
Map.TallEye.com - A Google Maps mashup to help you develop new exercise routes so you don’t get bored.
MyFitBuddy.com - Track your workout progress, chat with others to discover new exercises.
PEERtrainer.com - Team up with others online to support each other in getting fit.
RunFatBoy.net - With only a few questions, the site will generate a workout plan for you to take to the gym with you.
RunLog - Keep track of your running distances and set new goals.
Traineo.com - A free service that helps you motivate to lose the weight you need to shed.
WeEndure.com - Keep track of your performance in acitivites such as cycling, running, swimming and compare it with others.
General Health
20MinuteNap.com - We all could use more sleep, and this site aims to help you do just that. Press the play button and enjoy 20 minutes of “power napping” music.
EverydayHealth.com - A site with daily health tips for living a healthier life.Healia.com - A health search engine you can personalize.
Helathline.com - A search engine for people wanting to look up medicines, symptoms, doctors and more.
Inpowr.com - Take stock of your well being, decide what you would like to change and see what you can do to change that habit or problem.
LivingTo100.com - A life expectancy calculator and tips on how to extend your life on each aspect.
MedBillManager.com - Medical bills can quickly grow out of control, and navigating the labyrinth of a hospital accounts payable department, a nightmare. This site will help you set up payment reminders and more.
Medstory.com - Enter a health related problem and receive general advice on solutions.
QuiText.com - A six week program of text messages to assist you in quitting smoking.
Real Age Calculator - A 34 question test to calculate your expected lifespan and suggests changes you can make to extend your expectancy.
RightHealth.com - General health news site covering a variety of subjects.
RevolutionHealth.com - A general health site covering every aspect of life from pregnancy to old age.
Stobacco - A site providing tips and encouragements to quit smoking by a date you set.
SugarStats.com - Helps diabetics keep track of their health in a centralized location they can share with their family or doctor.
TauMed.com - Ask a health related question and get answers from community members.
TheStatus.com - A secure site for patients to convey their medical records to family and physicians who aren’t near by.
WebMD.com - Get health tips on any number of subjects, participate in forums, symptoms checker and much more.
Physician Selection & Ratings
FindYourDoc.com - Search on doctor’s names, location, or specialty to locate a doctor near you.
MyDocHub.com - Rate your doctors and share with others so you can all make more informed decisions about your health care.
Xoova.com - Find new doctors around you, check out what it is that’s bothering you by entering symptoms.
Symptom Checkers
ABCHomeopathy.com - Enter your symptoms and receive simple, possible, remedies for that you don’t even have to go to a doctor for.
Curbside.MD - Helps you locate answers to your medical related questions.
HealthCare.com - An educational site for you to see what may be ailing you, or getting tips on living a healthier life.
Mayo Clinic Symptom Checker - Check your symptoms to figure out what is bothering you before seeing your doctor.
Medgle.com - A quick way to look up symptoms based on body parts.
Link - Özel havadurumu siteniz
Denizde kullanabileceğiniz özel ve çok detaylı havadurumu haritaları için http://www.clearpointweather.com/
Eski Foto - Gaz maskesi
Anı fotoğrafı olarak çektirilmiş belliki ... ne demişlerdir gösterirken fotoğrafı acaba
“hanım bak bu da ilk gaz maskeleri bizim birliğe geldiğinde çektirdiğimiz fotoğraf, şu bonisimo kalpaklı olan benim”
ya da
“benim askerlik çok keyifli geçti, bak bu da gaz maskeli fotoğrafımız, şu sağda aptullah’ın kucağında oturan da sonradan şarkıcı oldu”
ve ya
Bilgi - Ofis ergonomisi
http://www.ergotron.com/tabid/305/language/en-US/default.aspx
Bu sitede yer alan ölçekten boyunuzu girin, ofisde ne yükseklikte koltuk ayarı yapmanız gerekiyor, bilgisayar monitörünü hangi yüksekliğe koymanız gerekiyor öğrenin.
Link - Uygulamaların eski sürümleri
Belki bir gün ihtiyacınız olur, ücretsiz uygulamaların eski sürümleri
işte bu sitede http://oldapps.com
191 uygulama – 2700+ sürüm
Bilgi / Link - Dil ögrenmek isteyenler
Dil öğrenmek isteyenler için
Portekizce, İtalyanca, Fransızca, İspanyolca, Rumca, Rusça, Çince, Latince
Link - Her dilden kelime ile resim arama
Her dilde çeviri ve yapılan çeviriden o dilde (veya başka bir dilde) grafik / resim arama sitesi
Foto - Kırmızı başlıksız kız
- Senin dişlerin neden o kadar büyük babaanne ?
- Hala aynı sorular gülmekten öldüreceksin beni
Pazartesi, Kasım 26, 2007
Foto - Araçla tüm servisler
Tedarikli ambulans servisi ... Hasta ve yakınları ambulans böyle gelince ambulansın içindekilerin yetkinliğine, en yakın zamanda iyileşeceklerine ne kadar inanıyorlardır dersiniz.
Icat - Erkek bekaret kemeri (LSFW)
Erkekler için bekaret kemeri mi desem yoksa koruyucu mu desem, tam bilemedim ne olduğunu
İmalatçı kardeşimiz bunları tek tek yapıyor onun için bir dükkanına kadar gitmeniz gerekiyor
Bilgi - Hak ettiğinden daha düşük değerlendirilmiş 10 İngilizce kitap (Ing.)
Ekonomi, Pazarlama, Yönetim ve Kişisel Gelişim konularında hak ettiğinden daha düşük değerlendirilmiş 10 iyi ingilizce kitap. (biri – 8 numara – benim ders kitabım, gayet iyi bir kitap tavsiye ederim)
10 Underrated Business Books
by Geoffrey James
A lot of business books get popular, but the most useful don’t always stay on the corporate radar. Sometimes this is because the contents, if put into practice, would force you (and often your firm) to make major changes in day-to-day behavior. It’s far easier to just skim these “challenging” books on the cross-country flight. These 10 books might not tell you want you want to hear, but they will give you information you need to significantly revise your personal and business strategies.
Economics
1. “The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference” by Malcolm Gladwell (Back Bay Books, 2002)
Publisher’s Blurb: “The tipping point is that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire.”
Excerpt: “The Stickiness Factor says that there are specific ways of making a contagious message memorable; there are relatively simple changes in the presentation and structuring of information that can make a big difference in how much of an impact it makes.”
Why it’s underrated: Most business books are about how managers and employees should think and behave. This book explains how people (managers and employees alike) actually do think, and how those thoughts govern their personal and organizational behavior.
2. “Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything” by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner (William Morrow, 2006)
Publisher’s Blurb: “Through forceful storytelling and wry insight, [the authors] show that economics is, at root, the study of incentives — how people get what they want, or need, especially when other people want or need the same thing.”
Excerpt: “How any given expert treats you will depend on how that expert’s incentives are set up.... In a medical study, it turned out that obstetricians in areas with declining birth rates are much more likely to perform cesarean-section deliveries than obstetricians in growing areas — suggesting that, when business is tough, doctors try to ring up more expensive procedures.”
Why it’s underrated: The subject matter is sociological rather than organizational, but the book teaches people to differentiate between valid statistical analysis and public relations b.s. — and consequently make better-informed decisions.
3. “Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America” by Barbara Ehrenreich (Holt Paperbacks, 2002)
Publisher’s Blurb: “How can anyone survive, let alone prosper, on six to seven dollars an hour? To find out, Ehrenreich moved from Florida to Maine to Minnesota, taking the cheapest lodgings available and accepting work as a waitress, hotel maid, house cleaner, nursing home aid, and Wal-Mart salesperson.”
Excerpt: “It’s not easy to go from being a consumer, thoughtlessly throwing money around in exchange for groceries and movies and gas, to being a worker in the very same place. I am terrified of being recognized. Happily, though, my fears turn out to be entirely unwarranted: during a month of poverty and toil, no one recognizes my face or my name, which goes unnoticed and for the most part unuttered.”
Why it’s underrated: You’ve got a good job (otherwise you wouldn’t be reading business books). After reading this eye-opener, you’ll be incredibly grateful that you do.
Marketing
4. “The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business Is Selling Less of More” by Chris Anderson (Hyperion, 2006)
Publisher’s Blurb: “Our world is being transformed by the Internet and the near limitless choice that it provides to consumers; tomorrow’s markets belong to those who can take advantage of this.”
Excerpt: “For too long we’ve been suffering the tyranny of lowest-common-denominator fare, subjected to brain-dead summer blockbusters and manufactured pop. Why? Economics. Many of our assumptions about popular taste are actually artifacts of poor supply-and-demand matching — a market response to inefficient distribution.”
Why it’s underrated: Entire industry sectors are collapsing under the pressure of the Internet; this explains how to survive by catering to niche markets.
5. “The New Rules of Marketing and PR: How to Use News Releases, Blogs, Podcasting, Viral Marketing and Online Media to Reach Buyers Directly” by David Meerman Scott (Wiley, 2007)
Publisher’s Blurb: “Shows you how to leverage the potential that Web-based communication offers large and small companies, nonprofits, entrepreneurs, political organizations, consultants, even rock bands and churches.”
Excerpt: “Forced to compete with new marketing on the Web that is centered on interaction, information, education, and choice, advertisers can no longer break through with dumbed-down broadcasts about their wonderful products. With the average person now seeing hundreds of seller-spun commercial messages per day, people just don’t trust advertising.”
Why it’s underrated: Most professional marketers — and the groups in which they work — are on the edge of becoming obsolete, so they’d better learn how marketing is really going to work in the future.
Management
6. “Managers Not MBAs: A hard look at the soft practice of managing and management development” by Henry Mintzberg (Berrett-Koehler, 2005)
Publisher’s Blurb: “Calls for a more engaging approach to managing and more reflective approach to management education [and] outlines how business schools can become true schools of management.”
Excerpt: “It is time to recognize conventional MBA programs for what they are — or else to close them down. They are specialized training in the functions of business, not general educating in the practice of managing. Using the classroom to help develop people already practicing management is a fine idea, but pretending to create managers out of people who have never managed is a sham.”
Why it’s underrated: The cult of the MBA thrives within the corporation, frequently putting degree-holders into positions for which they aren’t qualified. This book is the antidote that they don’t want you to read.
7. “The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It” by Michael E. Gerber (Collins, 1995)
Publisher’s Blurb: “Dispels the myths surrounding starting your own business and shows how commonplace assumptions can get in the way of running your business.”
Excerpt: “In the throes of your Entrepreneurial Seizure, you fell victim to the most disastrous assumption anyone can make about going into business. That Fatal Assumption is: if you understand the technical work of a business, you understand a business that does that technical work.”
Why it’s underrated: This is the antidote to 20 years of relentless hype about the value of “entrepreneurism” in a world where most “entrepreneurs” fall flat on their face.
Personal Development
8. “Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion” by Robert B. Cialdini (Collins, 2006)
Publisher’s Blurb: “Cialdini combines evidence from experimental work with the techniques and strategies he gathered while working as a salesperson, fundraiser, advertiser, and in other positions inside organizations that commonly use compliance tactics to get us to say ‘yes.’“
Excerpt: “There are many situations in which human behavior does not work in a mechanical, tape-activated way. What is astonishing is how often it does. For instance, consider the strange behavior of those jewelry-store customers who swooped down on an allotment of turquoise pieces only after the items had been mistakenly offered at double their original price.”
Why it’s underrated: Books about selling tend to be long on anecdotes and short on science. “Influence” is the opposite, because it’s based on decades of Cialdini’s research.
9. “How to Win Friends and Influence People” by Dale Carnegie (Pocket, 1998)
Publisher’s Blurb: “For over 50 years the rock-solid, time-tested advice in this book has carried thousands of now-famous people up the ladder of success in their business and personal lives.”
Excerpt: “Criticism is futile because it puts a person on the defensive and usually makes him strive to justify himself. Criticism is dangerous, because it wounds a person’s precious pride, hurts his sense of importance, and arouses resentment.”
Why it’s underrated: It may seem old and corny, but it’s the only how-to management book you’ll ever need — all the others are recycled from this classic.
10. “Personal Finance for Dummies” by Eric Tyson (Wiley, 2006)
Publisher’s Blurb: “This friendly guide gives you just the information you need to take control of your finances, cut your tax bill, and achieve your financial goals.”
Excerpt: “Unfortunately, most Americans don’t know how to manage their personal finances because they were never taught how to do so. Their parents may have avoided discussing money in front of the kids, and nearly all our high schools and colleges lack even one course that teaches this vital, lifelong-needed skill.”
Grafik - Petrol üretimi ve harcaması
Ulkelerin grafiksel büyüklükleri petrol üretimlerini renkleri ise harcamalarini gösteriyor. Dünyanın kalan tüm petrolünün neredeyse yarısı Suudi Arabistan, Irak, İran ve Kuveyt’te bulunuyor. Bilin bakalım bu ülkelerden hangilerinde hangi tüketici ülkenin görünür ve görünmez egemenliği var, bu durumda olmayan ülke kimin tarafından sürekli tehdit ediliyor.
Foto - Dağ bisikleti
Bu abiler için ne desem ki, deli bunlar ... boşu boşuna niye kask giymişler
Fotomontaj olsa gerek!
Foto - Uçan asker
Yapanlar bilir askerlikte mıntıka temziliği diye bir şey vardır, sabahın saat beşinde yataklarınızdan kaldırılısınız ve gidip belirlenmiş bir bölgeyi temizlersiniz, kimine tuvalet düşer, kimine binanın merdivenleri, kimine de bahçe. Bu fotoğrafdaki askerler bahçeyi temizliyorlar herhalde ... yalnız komutan bir yakalarsa oyar vallahi
Icat - Limon sıkacağı
Artık yanınızdakinin ya da kendi gözünüzün içine limon kaçmayacak salataya sıkarken, işte icadınız
http://www.laprimashops.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1409
Link - Istediğiniz renkte fotoğraflar
Belirli bir rengin hakim olduğu fotoğraflar arıyorsanız http://www.krazydad.com/colrpickr/
Link - Hayat hikayeleri
Malum Facebook pek popüler oldu. Bu linklerde de farklı amaca yönelik iki adet “sosyal birliktelik” sitesi var. Bu sitelerde hayat hikayenizi ya da sadece sizin için önemli olan olayları yayınlayabiliyorsunuz, başkaları ile hayat hikayelerinizi birleştirmeyi düşünüyor site. Tabi isterseniz diğerlerinin hayat hikayelerini de okuyup, onların hayatlarına konuk olabiliyorsunuz. Şimdilik çok İngilizce belki zamanla diğer dillerde de gelişirler.
Foto - Kafanızı gömdügünüz yerden çıkarın / dünyada neler oluyor bir bakın
“Kafanızı gömdügünüz yerden, gazeteden, televizyondan çıkarın. Dünya başkalarının size göstermeye çalıştığı yerden daha ilginçtir. Bir de kendi gözlerinizle dünyada neler oluyor bir bakın. Kendi yorumlarınızı yapın.”
Bilgi - En çok reklamı yapılan 10 İngilizce iş kitabı (Ing.)
Yönetim ve Kişisel Gelişim konularında en çok reklamı yapılan 10 ingilizce iş kitabı ve bunların yerine tavsiye edilen kitaplar.
10 Overrated Business Books (and What to Read Instead)
by Geoffrey James
If you’re like most professionals, you’ve got a stack of business books sitting somewhere near your desk – many of the so-called “classics” that every smart manager supposedly needs to read. Frankly, however, we think that some of these classics became popular not because they were particularly insightful, but because they reinforced conventional business wisdom. Here’s our list of overrated classics, broken up by genre. As an alternative to these over-hyped tomes, we’ve included a suggested reading list that might provide some insights you didn’t already know.
Management Consulting
1. “Reengineering the Corporation: A Manifesto for Business Revolution” by Michael Hammer and James Champy (Collins, 2003)
Publisher’s blurb: “This book leads readers through the radical redesign of a company’s processes, organization, and culture to achieve a quantum leap in performance.”
Excerpt: “Corporations do not perform badly because, as some critics have claimed, workers are lazy and managements are inept. Our record of industrial and technological accomplishment in the last century is proof enough that managements are not inept and workers do work. Ironically, the explanation for why companies perform badly is the identical explanation for why they used to perform so well.”
Why it’s overrated: The tautological reasoning (see excerpt) inherent in the reengineering concept immediately became weasel-speak for the downsizing craze, eviscerating companies while producing no lasting value.
Read this instead: “The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam” by Barbara Tuchman (Knopf, 1984)
Why: It gives a great explanation of “cognitive dissonance” – the reason that management fads always fail.
Excerpt: “For the ruler it is easier, once he has entered a policy box, to stay inside. For the lesser official it is better, for the sake of his position, not to make waves, not to press evidence that the chief will find painful to accept.”
2. “In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America’s Best-Run Companies” by Tom Peters and Robert H. Waterman (Harpercollins, 1982)
Publisher’s blurb: “Based on a study of forty-three of America's best-run companies from a diverse array of business sectors, describes eight basic principles of management – action-stimulating, people-oriented, profit-maximizing practices – that made these organizations successful.”
Excerpt: “But primarily the ferment is around another stream of thoughts that follows from some startling ideas about the limited capacity of decision makers to handle information and reach what we usually think of as ‘rational’ decisions, and the even lesser likelihood that large collectives (i.e. organizations) will automatically execute the complex strategic design of the rationalists.”
Why it’s overrated: The “excellent” companies mostly went smack down the toilet.
Read this instead: “The Dilbert Principle” by Scott Adams (Harper Business, 1996)
Why: You’ll know exactly why “excellent” companies go smack down the toilet.
Excerpt: “Employees like to feel that their contributions are being valued. That’s why managers try to avoid that sort of thing. With value comes self-esteem and with self-esteem comes unreasonable requests for money.”
Management Role Models
3. “Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun” by Wess Roberts (Grand Central Publishing, 1989)
Publisher’s blurb: “In a uniquely creative and entertaining approach to a most serious task, ‘Attila’ reveals his principles for successful morale building, decision making, delegating and negotiating, and gives advice on overcoming setbacks and achieving goals.”
Excerpt: “The mere presence of the horde often instilled sufficient terror in the people of a region that they abandoned their villages without either resistance or subsequent reprisal. Out of this perplexing and barbaric past rose one of the most formidable leaders the world has known: Attila, King of Huns.”
Why it’s overrated: While most managers would love to behead disobedient employees, such behavior reads poorly in the annual report.
Read this instead: “The Art of War” by Sun Tzu (various editions)
Why: If you’re going to bloviate about business and warfare, you may as well quote the classic source.
Excerpt: “There are five dangerous faults which may affect a general: (1) recklessness, which leads to destruction; (2) cowardice, which leads to capture; (3) a hasty temper, which can be provoked by insults; (4) a delicacy of honor, which is sensitive to shame; (5) over-solicitude for his men, which exposes him to worry and trouble.”
4. “Jack Welch & the G.E. Way: Management Insights and Leadership Secrets of the Legendary CEO” by Robert Slater (McGraw-Hill, 1998)
Publisher’s blurb: “The legendary maverick discusses the traits that led BusinessWeek to anoint Welch, ‘ the gold standard against which other CEOs are measured.’”
Excerpt: “In order to make General Electric truly competitive, he would have to put it through more dramatic and far-reaching changes that any major American business enterprise had ever undertaken.”
Why it’s overrated: GE is an entirely unique organization and Jack Welch was an idiosyncratic leader. What worked for him (there) won’t likely work for you (here).
Read this instead: “Crazy Bosses” by Stanley Bing (Collins, 2007)
Why: These are the managers that you’re actually going to run into, so you’d better be prepared for them.
Excerpt: “There are two ways to look at it. Either (a) the business world is a sane place dominated by a couple of crazy people who ruin everything or (b) the organizations we serve are basically crazy, and you need to be crazy to manage them. After years of studying the subject, I’m weighing in on (b).”
5. “Jesus CEO” by Laurie Beth Jones (Hyperion, 1995)
Publisher’s blurb: “By harnessing three categories of strength behind Jesus’ leadership techniques (the strength of self-mastery, the strength of action, and the strength of relationships), each of us can become the empowered leaders that the next millennium will require.”
Excerpt: “I believe that Jesus had to go into the wilderness to find out who he was – that a wilderness experience was as much a part of his shaping and destiny as it is yours and mine.”
Why it’s overrated: While many managers think they’re God and manage accordingly, the historical Jesus espoused a communal lifestyle in direct opposition to (Roman) capitalism.
Read this instead: “The Book of Proverbs” (in the Bible)
Why: A collection of wisdom that completely transcends religion.
Excerpt: “Better a dry crust and with it peace than a house where feast and dispute go together.”
Management Skills
6. “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” by Steven Covey (Free Press, 1989)
Publisher’s blurb: “Presents a holistic, integrated, principle-centered approach for solving personal and professional problems.”
Excerpt: “The Character Ethic taught that there are basic principles of effective living, and that people can only experience true success and enduring happiness as they learn and integrate these principles into their basic character.”
Why it’s overrated: Insufferably sanctimonious.
Read this instead: “The Prince” by Niccolo Machiavelli (various editions)
Why: It will provide you with the precise moral foundation you’ll need to be successful on the corporate ladder.
Excerpt: “Upon this a question arises: whether it is better to be loved than feared or feared than loved? It may be answered that one should wish to be both, but, because it is difficult to unite them in one person, it is much safer to be feared than loved, when, of the two, either must be dispensed with.”
7. “The One Minute Manager” by Kenneth Blanchard and Spencer Johnson (HarperCollins, 1981)
Publisher’s blurb: “For more than 20 years, millions of managers in Fortune 500 companies and small businesses nationwide have followed The One Minute Manager's techniques, thus increasing their productivity, job satisfaction, and personal prosperity.”
Excerpt: “‘Effective managers’ he thought, ‘manage themselves and the people they work with so that both the organization and the people profit from their presence.’”
Why it’s overrated: A collection of feel-good bromides and obvious anecdotes that’s main benefit is its brevity.
Read this instead: “The Elements of Style” by William Strunk and E.B. White (various editions)
Why: Spend a half-hour reading this tiny book, and you’ll learn how to write good business prose.
Excerpt: “Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts.”
Personal Development
8. “Who Moved My Cheese” by Spencer Johnson (Putnam Adult, 1998)
Publisher’s blurb: “An amusing and enlightening story of four characters who live in a ‘Maze’ and look for ‘Cheese’ to nourish them and keep them happy.”
Excerpt: “Two were mice named ‘Sniff’ and ‘Scurry’ and two were Littlepeople – beings who were as small as mice but who looked and acted a lot like people today. Their names were ‘Hem’ and ‘Haw.’”
Why it’s overrated: Gives the term “cheesy” new meaning.
Read this instead: “How to Lie with Statistics” by Darrell Huff (W.W. Norton, 1954)
Why: If you want to read a short book, this one will open your eyes. You’ll never look at a corporate presentation – or the evening news – exactly the same way again.
Excerpt: “No conclusion that ‘67 percent of the American people are against’ something or other should be read without the lingering question, 67 percent of which American people?”
9. “Chicken Soup for the Soul at Work” by Jack Canfield, etc. (HCI, 1996)
Publisher’s blurb: “A special collection of inspiring tales that share the daily courage, compassion, and creativity that take place in workplaces everywhere.”
Excerpt: “The thoughtfulness, empathy, and love of this convenience store manager demonstrates vividly that people remember more how much an employer cares than how much the employer pays.”
Why it’s overrated: Sentimental treacle has its place, but work is work, not some touchy-feely seminar.
Read this instead: “The Complete ‘Yes Minister’” by Jonathan Lynn and Antony Jay (BBC Worldwide Americas, 1989)
Why: Based on the popular British TV show, it explains exactly how and why bureaucracies work, whether in governments or corporations. Plus you’ll finally understand why the Brits now hate Blair.
Excerpt: “It is the Law of Inverse Relevance: the less you intend to do about something, the more you have to keep talking about it.”
10. “Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids – That You Can Learn Too” by Robert T. Kiyosaki (Time Warner Paperbacks, 2002)
Publisher’s blurb: “Will explode the myth that you need to earn a high income to become rich, challenge the belief that your house is an asset [and] teach you what to teach your kids about money for their future financial success.”
Excerpt: “What greatly disturbed me was how little these people [a banker, a business owner, and a computer programmer] knew about either accounting or investing, subjects so important in their lives. I wondered how they managed their own financial affairs in real life.”
Why it’s overrated: Own your own business, invest in real estate, don’t buy stock and useless crap, and drive a junker car. There, we just saved you $10.
Read this instead: “A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing” by Burton G. Malkiel (W.W. Norton, 2007)
Why: Since you’re probably not going to start your own business and you’ve already got money in the stock market, you’d best know how to invest wisely.
Bilgi - Tenis topunun 17 değişik kullanımı (Ing.)
Bildiğiniz sarı tenis toplarının 17 değişik kullanımı
1. Scuff-free chairs - To protect your tile or hardwood floors from destructive chair legs, simply cut an "X" into four tennis balls with a knife or razor, stick them on the bottom of each chair leg, and voila, you've got yourself a bonafide scuff-free (and squeak-free) chair.
2. Super screwdriver - Can't seem to get a good grip, or enough torque on a screw? Making a small slit in a tennis ball, and sliding it over the handle of your screwdriver will give you a better grip, and more torque.
3. Hammer lightly - Pop the end of your hammer through an "X" in a tennis ball to create a hitting instrument that is less likely to ding up fragile or expensive wood.
4. Bottle opener - Cut a tennis ball in half, and use one of the sides to open those stubborn pickle jars.
5. Walkers - I'm sure you've seen tennis balls stuck on the bottom of walkers, but do you know what benefit they serve? For people who might be too weak to lift the walker, tennis balls enable them to scoot across most floor surfaces, while retaining enough traction to keep them upright.
6. Trailer hitch cover - No one wants a scratched up trailer hitch! Pop a tennis ball over that knob of chrome to keep it as shiny as the day before you hitched your first trailer to it.
7. Garage wall proximity detector - Hang a tennis ball from the ceiling of your garage to alert you when you're the perfect distance away from the wall. Extra bonus: when the car's gone, you can use the hanging tennis ball for batting practice.
8. Secret storage - Looking for a place to stash that million dollar microchip while you're at the gym? Slit a tennis ball and stick it inside! Works for anything that's valuable (or not) and small enough to stick inside a tennis ball via a tiny slit.
9. Dog toy - Pretty obvious.
10. Dryer fluffers - Next time you have something in the dryer that needs to be fluffed up (pillows, down comforters, big coats), chuck in a couple tennis balls and let them fluff your garments to high heaven! It might be loud, but your face will thank you the next time you lay your head down on your huge tennis-ball-fluffed pillow.
11. Free weights - Fill a tennis ball up with something heavy (sand, marbles, pennies, sad poems), lift it up and down several hundred times, and watch in amazement as your muscles rip through your old clothes.
12. Remove cobwebs from hard-to-reach places - This is a cool one. Wrap an old rag around a tennis ball, secure it with a couple rubber bands, and throw it at all those hard-to-reach cobwebs. Beware of falling spiders!
13. Strengthen your grip - Next time you find yourself sitting idly at your desk, pick up a tennis ball and give it a few squeezes. You'll be surprised at how strong your grip will become.
14. Door jamb tricker - If you're working on a car, and need to keep the door open without having the interior light suck all the juice out of your battery, stick a tennis ball into the door jamb to keep the interior light switch depressed.
15. Sand curves - Throw a piece of sand paper around a tennis ball to help you get a perfect sanded curve.
16. Give yourself a back massage - After a hard day's work, nothing feels better than a nice back rub. But what if no one's around to give you one? Stuff a long tube sock with a few tennis balls, tie off the end, and swing it across your back. Pull the sock back and forth like if you were drying off you back.
Link / Bilgi - Fotoğrafçılık için bilgilendirme
http://www.nikonusa.com/slrlearningcenter/index.php bu sitede SLR fotoğraf makinası olanlar için fotoğrafçılık konusunda bir sürü değerli bilgi veriliyor. Site Nikon firmasının ama bir çok konu marka bağımsız anlatılıyor.
Link / Yazılım - Google Earth / Flight Simulator
Google Earth yazılımını henüz yüklememiş olanlara 4.2 sürümünü tavsiye ediyorum, hem dünyanın her yerinin uydu görüntüleri hem de bu sürümünde gökyüzü galaksiler ve yıldızlar var. http://earth.google.com/
Bu sürümde bir özellik daha var : Flight Simulator / Uçuş Simulatörü bunu başlatmak için Ctrl+Alt+A tuşları (veya benim bilgisayarında başına geldiği gibi bazılarınızda da olabilir sadece Ctrl+A tuşları) kullanılıyor.
Uçuş simulatörü gerçek yeryüzü şekilleri üzerinden uçuyor (biraz hızlı Internet – 1 Mbps ADSL gibi – gerekebilir)
Tasarım - Palet modası
Bu moda olmaz değil mi? Lütfen olmasın, yalvarırım. Görüntü kirliliğini geçiyorum, ses kirliliğini ne yapacağız ... şapada şupada yürüyen kadınlar
Foto - 1954 model VW
Hani arabanın park edildiği tarihten sonra tamponunun arasından büyümüş olan ağaç ayrı bir konu öteyandan bu araba benim ilk arabam: 1954 model volkswagen ... hey gidi günler hey
Bilgi - Genç kalmak istiyorsanız (Ing.)
What is Youth?
There are many things that describe youth. Here are a few. Do you recognize yourself in this list? Or would you like to capture some of these attributes again? Keep reading to find out how.
· Experiencing Joy in the Small Things
· Being Present in the Moment
· Uncensored Creativity
· Easygoing
· Happiness, Silliness, & Laughter
· Awareness of the Current Cultural Trends
· Playful
· Excitement
· Day Dreaming
· Activity
· Flexibility in movement and temperment
· Curiosity
How to Tap into the Fountain of Youth
Here are the ways to retain or regain your youth, no matter what your age is:
· Smile as much as you can every day!
· Humor. Laugh as much as you can every day! Watch funny shows and movies. Hang out with funny people. Be funny!
· Let go of Fear. Face it. Observe it. Drop-kick it and get busy living your life. There’s nothing to fear, but fear itself.
· Stay Curious. Ask lots of questions. Always be learning.
· Play! Seek out people who are good at play and go have some fun with them.
· Stop Judging. Stop being critical of yourself and others. Let go of being nasty, mean, and vindictive. These things make you old, fast. Instead try compassion, acceptance, generosity, contentment, and gratitude.
· Create Joy each day through appreciation of the good in the world and in your life. Notice the good and then life is good.
· Keep an Open Mind. Don’t reject things right away simply because they are new or you’ve never tried them. Have the attitude of “I’ll try it at least once to see if I like it.”
· Do New Things. Everyday and every week do something new even if it is little. Try a new route, a new food, a new topic to learn, or join a new group. Let us know some of the new things you have done lately in the comments below.
· Be Active! Move your body everyday. Get a little bit of each of these: Walking, stretching or yoga, strength training, and balancing. Be sure to make it fun by enjoying your favorite sports or activities. If you’ve been inactive for a while, it’s never too late to start. Just begin with small steps and build slowly. (Check with your doctor if you have any health issues.)
· Be Choosy who you hang out with. Seek out Enthusiatic people.
· Anticipation. Create things to look forward to.
· Believe. Have faith that making these changes will have a massive positive impact on your life, happiness, and youthfulness. Have patience and watch yourself bloom.
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