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Invictus by William Ernest Henley (Others)

Published on 2010-02-26 00:03:00

Just watched Invictus directed by Clint Eastwood starring Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon. Great movie! I want to share with you this haunting and powerful poem the movie was named after, Invictus, written by British poet William Ernest Henley. This poem is Nelson Madela's favorite and served as one of his greatest inspiration and source of power during his 29 years of prison before his presidency.When he became President of South Africa, he saw the opportunity in Rugby as a means to unite his rac

Never Be Late Again with These Innovative Alarm Clocks (Others)

Published on 2010-01-01 04:48:00

There are just those days when it's hard to get out of bed. And don't we all have experienced that nerve wrecking moment when your boss told you not to be late for tomorrow's  very important meeting at 9:00 am and you wake up the next day and it's already 8:45?If you're late, superiors and peers always assume you're not that serious about your career and we don't want that kind of impression at the workplace. Check out these innovative alarm clocks that'll make sure you get out of bed on ti

Facebook Founder is World’s Youngest Billionaire (People)

Published on 2009-12-17 23:07:00

Mark Zuckerberg is world’s youngest ever self-made billionaire according to Forbes Magazine. And just who is Mark Zuckerberg? Mark Zuckerberg is the now 23-year-old co-founder and CEO of the the currently biggest and most used social networking site with 350 million active users worlwide, Facebook. And yes, that’s right, he’s only “23 years old”.The former Harvard student is approximately with $1.5 billion based on a supposedly conservative valuation of Facebook that is $5 billion with

Volunteer Online Now! (Others)

Published on 2009-12-10 01:46:00

Many pass up volunteering, though they’re very much interested to, for lack of time due to work or family. Thus rendering them unable to spare time and travel. Well, that’s not a problem anymore. United Nations Volunteers (UNV) has now launched an online volunteering service site where you could easily sign up for online volunteering work.www.onlinevolunteering.org is one of the United Nations Volunteers programme’s corporate tools to mobilize more volunteers for development. It connects v

Get Extra Revenue From Online Graphic Competitions (Extra Revenue)

Published on 2009-12-09 04:48:00

If you’re looking for some extra revenue and happen to be good with graphic design, you should go to www.graphiccompetitions.com. It’s an index site of online graphic competitions where you could easily find a well-paying online graphic competition to make your spare time something of use and money-worthy.Go to the site, look through the online graphic competitions that are listed, pick the ones you think is suited for your skill and the time you can spare, check whether your eligible for th

Things to Prepare Once You Start Earning to be Financially Secure (Finance)

Published on 2009-12-01 03:34:00

First salaries usually go to treating yourself, friends or family to celebrate the start of your career. With the prospect of more paychecks to come, people usually spend away all their first salary and save, at best, very little. Not a lot think of what to prepare once they start earning to be financially secured. The moment you start earning, 1st thing you should keep in mind is to be financially secured - being financially secured meaning not only getting a stable salary for the long run but

How Rich is that Food Stylist? (People)

Published on 2009-11-23 04:32:00

I just went to a talk by a Senior Unilever Executive about Marketing and Campaign Execution. On one of her sidetracks she mentioned about encouraging her daughter to be a food stylist. She tells us that there is only a handful of food stylists in the country and that’s already today when food styling is starting to get attention. Back then, during the earlier days of her career, there was only one. And that one food stylist did all the food styling for all the commercial advertisements of big

“Find something you love doing. Be the best at it. Then the money will follow” (Career Advice)

Published on 2009-11-23 04:15:00

Some food for thought. One of the judging panelists during the last screening for UNILAB Sales Management Trainees gave us candidates good advice. He said:“Find something you love doing. Be the best at it. Then the money will follow”It’s saying that in choosing a career, the beginning of your equation must start with what you love and what you can do and not how much you can earn. Don’t be blinded by the money or fame. What you love doing and what best you can do may be hard to find and

How much of your salary do you need to save? (Finance)

Published on 2009-11-13 05:48:00

It’s common to hear from people to save at least 15% of your gross salary for retirement. It’s the general rule of thumb. However, how much you need to save really depends on “when you start saving”. On the other hand, how much you “can” save depends on your lifestyle and marital status. If you start saving when you’re young, in your 20’s or 30’s, you can save as low as 10%. This is so because your money has more time to grow, more time for interest to compound, compared to whe

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Published on 2009-11-12 05:02:00

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