Confidence and charisma are closely related.

I read it somewhere a few days ago.

But I beg to differ from that phrase. Confidence shows mostly in peoples' actions and reactions.
It shows in how they carry themselves.

Charisma is a relative term and does not always coincides with confidence. Most of the time charismatic people may be coercing their mind to be confident while on the inner surface, they may be lacking exactly that.

Also, just because someone speaks something emphatically does not mean they are confident of their point; it may be a ploy for self defense.

Confident persons never argue but say their opinion firmly but politely. One can detect it easily from the way they deal with problems.

This is my humble opinion.

New insights into the origin of life on Earth.

Being a spiritually inclined person, I have a big difference of opinion about the article on origin of life on earth that appeared in Digg.

Excerpts of the article:
"In an advance toward understanding the origin of life on Earth, scientists have shown that parts of the Krebs cycle can run in reverse, producing biomolecules that could jump-start life with only sunlight and a mineral present in the primordial oceans.

The Krebs cycle is a series of chemical reactions of central importance in cells — part of a metabolic pathway that changes carbohydrates, fats and proteins into carbon dioxide and water to generate energy".

What do you think of it?

Source: physorg.com

I last wore a tie 40 years ago.

Belisi in Jeans




My family could afford to put me in a convent only for my first two years and wearing a tie and shoes was compulsory.

This news may be quite amusing to the legendary Belisi, the world famous fashion designer of neckties.

Like many successful business men in the world he started as a bartender in Palm Beach and served the trendsetters who embody the sophisticated lifestyle everyone craved.

How he got the idea to start the necktie business is touching to me.
“Emulating my high-end clientele, I invested any extra money in a tie collection. Before long, co-workers and customers praised my eye for stand-out fashion fit for Palm Beach.

Their positive feedback finally gave me the idea I was looking for all along: I would sell a line of luxury fashion accessories, inspired by the Palm Beach Lifestyle”.

The Belisi Brand was founded to enhance luxury wardrobes, while making the world a little brighter for everyone. Belisi—a name already synonymous with beauty—has earned a loyal following for its high-end, quality ties, and most recently scarves and handbags.

Every time you purchase a Belisi product, you’re making a difference for someone in need. How? He gives a portion of every purchase, no matter how large or small, to the cause of your choice.

“Inside Belisi we cultivate a passion for exquisite materials and skilled craftsmanship. Each dramatic detail represents our unwavering quest to fashion products of truly enduring value.” – Peter Belisi

Nava Thirupathi.

Last week I along with my friends took a week long vacation and went to see the Nava Thirupathi.

It consists of nine temples of Lord Vishnu. All the temples are located between Tiruchendur and Tirunelveli in Tamilnadu, India.

What surprised me was the way the temples were maintained. They were all spotless and free of stale smell as has been the case of other ancient temples of Tamilnadu. One of the top corporate houses 'TVS' have come forward to maintain the temples in an impeccable manner.

Even though we were driving in a car, it took as nearly 4 hours to complete the round. Most of the approcah roads were bad and the recent rains created havoc in those remote villages.

But overall a satisfying trip really.

Laws of Universe.

I figure I have at last come in to the grips of all the Universal laws by which the entire universe functions.

My spiritual journey took off about 16 months ago and now the journey is picking up high speed.
With full gratitude to The Mother, Wayne Dyer, Eckhart Tolle, Gary Renard, Joseph Murphy and Dr.David Hawkins, I feel I am now firmly turning towards higher spiritual planes.

Of the several universal laws the first one that comes to my mind is Unconditional Love.
This is the quality of Divine and if one strives to attain the Divine, then one must attune to the Divine qualities.

I agree it is difficult to practice initially but can be made in to a habit with persistence.

Looking for specific audiences?

I am sure every webmaster is looking to attract the correct customers to their website and not just passers by. Deployment of the exactly required search engine optimization strategies is the one and only solution for that.

How to go about getting it done?
Either we do it on our own by reading various articles on SEO or we engage the services of professionals. Speaking of SEO organization, USWeb comes to my mind immediately.

Why?
USWeb is a leading strategic Internet services firm helping clients achieve revenue, profit, market share, and customer loyalty objectives through Internet strategies and systems.

Founded in as early as 1995, USWeb has offices across the United States and is known for being the most experienced, qualified and professional Internet consultants in the world.

It is an open secret that the ability to identify those that provide the best opportunity to reach your target audience in a scalable and cost effective manner depends on successful online marketing.

USWeb designs, develops, and implements custom web systems and integrated online marketing solutions that focus on brand awareness, audience development, and customer retention.

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Nasdaq chief lacks skills in economics.

Bob Greifeld, the chief executive of the Nasdaq stock market, admitted under oath that he did not understand how to calculate gross profit margin, one of the most rudimentary formulas in business accounting.

Mr Greifeld’s lack of basic accounting knowledge was exposed this year during a case in the New Jersey Superior Court. The Nasdaq chief filed a lawsuit against a company called Tours of Enchantment, which had organised a $600,000-plus reunion for his family at a luxurious castle in Ireland.

Mr Greifeld, meanwhile, claimed in his lawsuit that he understood the contract to be based on cost plus a mark-up of 38 per cent. If an item that costs $100 is marked up by 38 per cent, it becomes $138 on an invoice. If the same item is required to show a 38 per cent profit margin, it becomes $162, because gross profit margin is calculated by dividing profit by the selling price of an item.

Gratitude:KF Webs

Infinite patience produces instant results.

"Infinite patience produces instant results".

This appealed to me immediately while I was reading a book, 'The Disappearance of Universe' written by Gary Renard.

What happens when you practice patience is you allow external cosmic forces work for you.

What happens if you do not practice infinite patience is you remain agitated and anxious internally, thereby blocking universal forces that are always working for you.

When you remain still naturally without coercing your mind to remain so, you are in tune with the universal forces whose basic nature is lifeward.

I am not just reproducing these words from a book but I am living example for having tasted the success of this practice.

Try it to believe it.

The smartest link building strategies I ever read.

After reading the web release entitled ‘how to build back links” by Ed Shull the founder of NetResults and the CEO of USWeb, I was green with envy.

To me he is the ultimate internet marketer with a knowledge that is not found anywhere.

He says, “After nearly ten years of working with large companies in the interactive space, and motivated by other business blogs, I decided to try to create a resource that would be truly valuable to companies looking for accurate information about Internet marketing”.

I would request you to read the full article leisurely because it is a gold mine. I take the liberty of sharing with you a few salient points of the web release.

Things to do for building back links:

First identify the terms you want to rank for. Then come up with similar terms that people may use in natural language. For example, if you want to rank for the term “bed sheets”, you should write down terms like “bedding” and “linens”. Now, place those terms in about 10 different phrases. For example, “I need to buy more bed sheets”, or “Before guests come, I like to lay out clean linens.”

Now that you have this information written down, let’s move on to tips on how to get people to link to you.

1. Directory submissions – I like to start here. Google regularly crawls directories like Yahoo and DMOZ. You can also get good links from Business.com and some other paid directories. Be picky on the directories you link to. Avoid submission services that will submit you to hundreds of link farms.

2. Friends and family – This is a common sense method of building links, but many people don’t think to ask. How many of your friends may have a blog that’s indexed into a search engine. A link from them would help you out.

3. Vendors and partners – If you are paying a vendor money every month, it would be a small favor to ask for them to link to your site. Doing a joint press release about your company using their product is a great way to do this.

4. Press releases – Trying to get the press to write about you can be difficult, but trying to get them to link to you is nearly impossible. Still, when it works, the link is great.

Don’t fail to read the full web release as there are much more useful tips.

Impossible to be broke

Since subscribing to TUT(totally unique thought) almost an year ago, I have been receiving 'Notes from Universe' from them on a daily basis.

To say it excatly, these daily notes are simply life changing and inspiring to the core.
I am a totally changed person now with a relaxed and peacefull attitude.

I give below what I have received today. Judge it for yourself.

"Did you know that if you choose to be joyful enough, it's physically impossible to get angry, fret, stew, or worry?

And that if you choose it often enough, it's physically impossible to be broke, sick, lonely, or confused.
Oh yeah.
Some things really are impossible - The Universe "

A starry attitude.

It is not every day that you know a film star who seems to show not her anatomy but only real social concern.

While opinion may differ about looks and beauty of a person, there cannot be a difference of opinion when someone cares for the social maladies.

History evidences popular people who are known to possess character and not personality measured in terms of charm, charisma and success. Mahatma Gandhi is a fine example.

This film star Nandita Das is just not known only for her acting portrayals but also for her social values. She says she has a mission outside Bollywood.

Das describes acting as "my journey, not my goal" and claims it is "a very little part of my life." She is known for being selective about the parts she plays, and her roles have been an uncomfortable reminder to some that there's more to India than the average all-singing, all-dancing extravaganza portrays.

She is committed to social causes, particularly those helping women and children, believes that film can be a powerful instrument for social change and regularly speaks on human rights issues.

I would say this is a ‘Star’ in the real sense. Read what CNN says about Nandita Das in their news report "Nandita Das in Delhi"

I am not a good chooser of gifts.

It is just not my forte. Mostly I go around asking for suggestions from my friends. It is unfortunate that they too are poor in bright gift ideas.

But it is different now. Internet has made it possible to browse over thousand of gifts for every occasion and every kind of person.

I was going through the huge listings of excellent gift items in The Nest Baby Shop today morning.

What an array of personalized baby gifts at affordable prices.

From apparel to announcements and bibs to blankets, The Nest Baby Shop has unique personalized baby gifts - many items with free personalization.

One must look at their baby shower products to believe what I am saying.

The Nest Baby Shop has all the shower supplies you need including favors, games and invitations, all at a price you’ll love.

Orange Chicken?

Make healthy meals is blog that contains exotic healthy recipes.

When the entire world is more food conscious now, the demand for healthier food is growing day by day.

Do you sense a business opportunity by publishing some healthy recipes?

You guessed it right. You hit the bulls eye.

If you care to read this blog Make healthy meals, all the recipes are made bearing nutrition as its prime objective.

Some tempting highlights:
Beef with Broccoli

Spicy Baked Pork Chops

Artichoke Soup

Aegean Artichoke & Penne Pasta Salad

Enjoy your food mate.

More alive than ever.

Messenger Plus! Live is the one essential add-on for Windows Live Messenger, period.

After 150 million installations since 2001, when it started as a simple add-on for MSN Messenger 3, Messenger Plus! is guaranteed to improve your Messenger experience by leaps and bounds.

You won´t just get a couple of new options, what you´ll get is a whole new dimension for the Windows Live Messenger software. Yet, simple and easy to use (and customize).Thought out end-to-end to improve and enhance your instant messaging without getting in your way, Plus! adds lots of capabilities to Windows Live Messenger.

It lets you use them at your will from the simple Plus! menu that gets added to every Messenger window and a couple of new buttons you´ll find within the Messenger interface.

U.S. residents spent $469.5 million on online dating.

U.S. residents spent $469.5 million on online dating and personals in 2004, the largest segment of “paid content” on the web, according to a study conducted by the Online Publishers Association (OPA) and comScore Networks.

Online dating can be a very cool way to meet new people, and build relationships that might last longer than expected.

The fact that the divorce rate in marriages with Russian women tends to be much lower than with marriages in America, UK and Australia is the sole reason for the popularity of Lovers Planet, a diverse community of single Russian women seeking men for marriage and romance.

I do not know much about western women’s social and family values apart from whatever I read in fiction. But as per Lovers Planet, russian brides and ukrainian brides are different from brides of other countries because marriage is normally their main priority from early age.

Some surveys and articles have mentioned that the divorce rate in marriages with Russian women tends to be much lower than with marriages in America, UK and Australia.

Therefore, a relationship with a Russian bride is likely to be different from any affair you have had before claims Lovers Planet.

Browse Russian women profiles, post your own ad for free and find a loving wife in minutes!

Self catering holiday accommodation.

The trend is changing among holiday rentals everywhere.

None wants to land in drab hotel rooms anymore. Private homes and river side villas are the sought after destinations. Travelers would prefer to enjoy spending their valuable holidays in a low-cost self catering holiday apartment with swimming pool.

Worldwide Holiday Homes specialize in holiday villas, apartments, and cottage rentals in 52 countries which include Spain, Cyprus, and the Caribbean.

Established in February 2002, Worldwide Holiday Homes is a leader in self catering holiday accommodation in over 1,000 featured holiday homes to rent.

Booking your holiday should be straight forward and easy to understand with holiday rentals.
Welcome to the Worldwide Holiday Homes experience!

Human rights lawyer assassinated.

Nadarajah Raviraj, a human rights lawyer and legislator from the Tamil National Alliance, is assassinated in Colombo as violence escalates in Sri Lanka.

It seems there is no end to such killings in SriLanka, for that matter everywhere in the world.

Spiritually speaking, what the perpetrators of violence do not realize is they are only destroying a body of a man. They are not actually killing the mind of the man/women whose thoughts and actions they hate.

If Mr.Raviraj has promulgated a few legislations to protect human rights but which his enemies view it that said laws are detrimental to their freedom, then they have to fight the law only to get their grievance redressed.

They don’t realize that the mind of the legislator cannot be killed and that mind will take another human body and continue to execute what his duties are.

Iraqis can hang only the body of Saddam Hussein but his mind which is said to have been the cause of sufferings of millions of his citizens.

A myth shattered by USWeb.

For every new entrant to the internet, link building and page rank development is the biggest challenge.

They get bogged down by the big terms like Google algorithm, link baiting, link hunting, title tag, meta tag, SEO and Latent Symantec Indexing (LSI).

Since every body went through this confusing phase, you must take them in your stride and try to help out if possible.

You need not spend a lot of time and energy to educate people.
Just direct them to a blog post on 'increase link popularity' by USWeb and leave them to come to terms with in a short period.

Why I am saying this confidently is the fact that I know USWeb and they what they are talking about.

After all they are the top most internet marketing firm today.

I give below only point they say to achieve link popularity.

You need links from hundreds or even thousands of Blogs with the same concept and then you will see significant improvements in your rankings.

This works for any keyword phrase you might be targeting but the more popular the phrase is the more links from different Blogs you will need.

How Professional Reporters Are Being Influenced By The Internet.

James Cameron (1911-1985), arguably the greatest British journalist of the last 100 years, always insisted that journalism is a craft. Now "craft" implies pride in work, integrity in dealing with customers, rites of passage, and long years of training to acquire the requisite skills/knowledge.

But that was then.

Today, journalism is a "profession". Many aspiring hacks now need a university or other accredited "qualification", and, except in the Anglo-American world, a government issued licence to "qualify" as a journalist. In some countries you're compelled by regulations to belong to a recognised association and to obey its code of standards in order to practice and earn a living as a journalist.

To read more and fully: Master media

What do you believe in?

Beliefs are what make people. Try to figure and think it out. You do the things you do because of your belief in something.

You are doing good and righteous things probably not because you would want to get to heaven when you die, but because you believe that doing so would set out a good example to others so you could collectively build a good and righteous society and community.

Physical beliefs
There is what is called by experts as physical beliefs. These beliefs are characterized by faith and beliefs in things that could lead to material gains and benefits.
Also, physical beliefs are sometimes called theories in the scientific world. For example, scientists believe that there is a tenth planet in the solar system. That belief can prove over time, and the possibility is far greater.

Mental beliefs
There are beliefs which are more on the mental or abstract aspects. Blind faith is one of them
For example, people keep on believing that there is heaven and hell. They also believe that there is one God who created everything living and non living in the universe.

But no one could sanely claim that he or she has actually seen God. But still, people still keep on believing. That is blind faith, because even if there is a greater possibility that there actually is no God, people blindly believes that there is.

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