Monday, June 20, 2005
Thursday, June 16, 2005
21 Ways to Live a Fuller Life (by Motty Baruch)
1. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
2. Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their
conversational skills will be as important as any other.
3. Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you
want.
4. When you say, "I love you," mean it.
5. When you say, "I'm sorry," look the person in the eye.
6. Be engaged at least 1 year before you get married.
7. Believe in love at first sight.
8. Never laugh at anyone's dreams. People who don't have dreams
don't have much.
9. Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it's the only
way to live life completely.
10. In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.
11. Don't judge people by their relatives.
12. Talk slowly, but think quickly.
13. When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile
and ask, "Why do you want to know?"
14. Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
15. Say "bless you" when you hear someone sneeze.
16. When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
17. Remember the three R's: Respect for self; Respect for others; and
Responsibility for all your actions.
18. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
19. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to
correct it.
20. Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your
voice.
21. Spend some time alone.
A true friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart.
2. Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their
conversational skills will be as important as any other.
3. Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you
want.
4. When you say, "I love you," mean it.
5. When you say, "I'm sorry," look the person in the eye.
6. Be engaged at least 1 year before you get married.
7. Believe in love at first sight.
8. Never laugh at anyone's dreams. People who don't have dreams
don't have much.
9. Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it's the only
way to live life completely.
10. In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.
11. Don't judge people by their relatives.
12. Talk slowly, but think quickly.
13. When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile
and ask, "Why do you want to know?"
14. Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
15. Say "bless you" when you hear someone sneeze.
16. When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
17. Remember the three R's: Respect for self; Respect for others; and
Responsibility for all your actions.
18. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
19. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to
correct it.
20. Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your
voice.
21. Spend some time alone.
A true friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart.
Wednesday, June 15, 2005
10 Tips for a Better web site
Phrizbie Web Design : Search Engine Guide
1) Navigation: Keep it simple (KISS), and make sure it's consistent from page to page. No matter where you place your menu bar -- either at the top or down the side -- always include a small text menu at the bottom of every page. If you're one of those people easily impressed with Flash, don't design your navigation with it. There are still some people who don't have or want the plug-in, so they won't be able to navigate your site. Besides, search engine spiders can't read it, so won't be able to spider the individual pages of your site if the navigation is done in Flash.
2) Privacy Policy: With all of the concern over privacy on the Web if you collect any type of information from your visitors (even if it's just an email address) you need to include a privacy policy. There are many online templates that will help you to create one easily. Once made, post a link to it on every page of your site.
3) Contact Information: Nothing drives me more insane than having to search through an entire web site just to send the owner an email. Post your contact info at the bottom of every page of your site, along with your email address. Don't make me fill out a whole form when I just want to send a simple comment. Include your email address, hotlinked and ready to go.
4) Logos & Graphics: Please keep your graphics down to a reasonable size. No one wants to wait two minutes while your huge, beautiful logo loads onto the screen. If you must use a lot of graphics to get your point across, I've got one word for you: Compression.
5) Fonts: Remember if you stray from using the standard fonts that everyone has installed on their computers (such as Arial, Verdana, Times New Roman) the viewer won't see your fonts as intended. Your users' computers will display your site in their default fonts. Stick to standards. If you must have a certain font used you'll have to turn it into a graphic to maintain its look.
6) Make It Sticky: Include interactive features if possible, such as live news feeds. Check out http://www.moreover.com for tons of news feed topics you can paste into your site for free. Use chat rooms, discussion boards, etc. You want to create a sense of community where people will want to return.
7) Newsletter: If you're going to have a web site you need to offer a newsletter, even if it's strictly going to be about sale items, specials or site updates. You need to start collecting a list of your visitors' email addresses so you can keep in touch with them. Ezines help to keep your site fresh in the client's mind and helps to establish trust and credibility. For more on how to start your own ezine see http://www.ezineuniversity.com
8) Browsers: You'd be amazed at how differently your web site appears in different browsers. Make sure you take a peek at your site in Netscape and Internet Explorer. Recent stats show IE has about 80% of the market share, but you'll still want to make sure the other 20% can view your site without any problems.
9) Resolution: This is a highly debatable subject. "What resolution should I design for?" The norm these days seems to be 800X600 although there are still a small number of people limping along in 640X480. Look at your site in different resolutions to get an idea of what I'm talking about. If you don't mind letting the small majority scroll right and left, I say go with 800X600 or slightly larger.
10) Index Page: This may seem like a given, but I'm going to mention it anyway. On the very first page of your site (the homepage) the first paragraph should answer the "5 W's"; basically telling them who you are and what you're offering. You'd be amazed at the number of web sites that leave this out. You need to answer these questions and do it fast. Surfers are a very impatient group. Stop them before they click away.
If you remember the above 10 pointers when putting together your next web site, you'll create a winning site that visitors will want to return to, and not run away from in frustration.
1) Navigation: Keep it simple (KISS), and make sure it's consistent from page to page. No matter where you place your menu bar -- either at the top or down the side -- always include a small text menu at the bottom of every page. If you're one of those people easily impressed with Flash, don't design your navigation with it. There are still some people who don't have or want the plug-in, so they won't be able to navigate your site. Besides, search engine spiders can't read it, so won't be able to spider the individual pages of your site if the navigation is done in Flash.
2) Privacy Policy: With all of the concern over privacy on the Web if you collect any type of information from your visitors (even if it's just an email address) you need to include a privacy policy. There are many online templates that will help you to create one easily. Once made, post a link to it on every page of your site.
3) Contact Information: Nothing drives me more insane than having to search through an entire web site just to send the owner an email. Post your contact info at the bottom of every page of your site, along with your email address. Don't make me fill out a whole form when I just want to send a simple comment. Include your email address, hotlinked and ready to go.
4) Logos & Graphics: Please keep your graphics down to a reasonable size. No one wants to wait two minutes while your huge, beautiful logo loads onto the screen. If you must use a lot of graphics to get your point across, I've got one word for you: Compression.
5) Fonts: Remember if you stray from using the standard fonts that everyone has installed on their computers (such as Arial, Verdana, Times New Roman) the viewer won't see your fonts as intended. Your users' computers will display your site in their default fonts. Stick to standards. If you must have a certain font used you'll have to turn it into a graphic to maintain its look.
6) Make It Sticky: Include interactive features if possible, such as live news feeds. Check out http://www.moreover.com for tons of news feed topics you can paste into your site for free. Use chat rooms, discussion boards, etc. You want to create a sense of community where people will want to return.
7) Newsletter: If you're going to have a web site you need to offer a newsletter, even if it's strictly going to be about sale items, specials or site updates. You need to start collecting a list of your visitors' email addresses so you can keep in touch with them. Ezines help to keep your site fresh in the client's mind and helps to establish trust and credibility. For more on how to start your own ezine see http://www.ezineuniversity.com
8) Browsers: You'd be amazed at how differently your web site appears in different browsers. Make sure you take a peek at your site in Netscape and Internet Explorer. Recent stats show IE has about 80% of the market share, but you'll still want to make sure the other 20% can view your site without any problems.
9) Resolution: This is a highly debatable subject. "What resolution should I design for?" The norm these days seems to be 800X600 although there are still a small number of people limping along in 640X480. Look at your site in different resolutions to get an idea of what I'm talking about. If you don't mind letting the small majority scroll right and left, I say go with 800X600 or slightly larger.
10) Index Page: This may seem like a given, but I'm going to mention it anyway. On the very first page of your site (the homepage) the first paragraph should answer the "5 W's"; basically telling them who you are and what you're offering. You'd be amazed at the number of web sites that leave this out. You need to answer these questions and do it fast. Surfers are a very impatient group. Stop them before they click away.
If you remember the above 10 pointers when putting together your next web site, you'll create a winning site that visitors will want to return to, and not run away from in frustration.
The Mystery of Lust and Trust Revealed
Love
When we see people with similar facial features as our own, it builds trust and not lust, report the BBC News and the Telegraph of research from psychologists at the United Kingdom universities of St. Andrews and Aberdeen. But when it comes to sexual attraction and lust, we tend to seek those whose faces are very different from our own.
The study: In this study that was titled "Trustworthy But Not Lust-Worthy," 144 students were shown a series of paired faces. They were not told that some of the photographs had been subtly altered by psychologists to resemble the actual student who was looking at the pictures. The other photos were not altered.
The results:
When it comes to sexual attraction, the students chose faces that had different characteristics than their own. No doubt, there is some ingrained force causing us to reject people who look like we do to avoid inbreeding.
When it comes to trust, the students chose faces with similar characteristics as their own. "This supports the idea that people--perhaps unwittingly--detect facial resemblance," researcher Lisa DeBruine told the BBC News. "It means to them, on some level, that this person is 'family' and they are more trusting of them." They also described these faces as unattractive sexually.
"These results back the notion that people trust kin but avoid them in a sexual setting due to the costs of inbreeding," DeBruine summarized to the BBC.
The study findings were published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Biological Series.
When we see people with similar facial features as our own, it builds trust and not lust, report the BBC News and the Telegraph of research from psychologists at the United Kingdom universities of St. Andrews and Aberdeen. But when it comes to sexual attraction and lust, we tend to seek those whose faces are very different from our own.
The study: In this study that was titled "Trustworthy But Not Lust-Worthy," 144 students were shown a series of paired faces. They were not told that some of the photographs had been subtly altered by psychologists to resemble the actual student who was looking at the pictures. The other photos were not altered.
The results:
When it comes to sexual attraction, the students chose faces that had different characteristics than their own. No doubt, there is some ingrained force causing us to reject people who look like we do to avoid inbreeding.
When it comes to trust, the students chose faces with similar characteristics as their own. "This supports the idea that people--perhaps unwittingly--detect facial resemblance," researcher Lisa DeBruine told the BBC News. "It means to them, on some level, that this person is 'family' and they are more trusting of them." They also described these faces as unattractive sexually.
"These results back the notion that people trust kin but avoid them in a sexual setting due to the costs of inbreeding," DeBruine summarized to the BBC.
The study findings were published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Biological Series.
Wednesday, June 08, 2005
Saturday, June 04, 2005
Dust in Wind Lyrics from Kansas
Dust in Wind Lyrics from Kansas: "Dust in Wind Lyrics from Kansas
I close my eyes, only for a moment, and the moment's gone
All my dreams, pass before my eyes, a curiosity
Dust in the wind, all they are is dust in the wind.
Same old song, just a drop of water in an endless sea
All we do, crumbles to the ground, though we refuse to see
Dust in the wind, all we are is dust in the wind
[Now] Don't hang on, nothing lasts forever but the earth and sky
It slips away, and all your money won't another minute buy.
Dust in the wind, all we are is dust in the wind
Dust in the wind, everything is dust in the wind."
I close my eyes, only for a moment, and the moment's gone
All my dreams, pass before my eyes, a curiosity
Dust in the wind, all they are is dust in the wind.
Same old song, just a drop of water in an endless sea
All we do, crumbles to the ground, though we refuse to see
Dust in the wind, all we are is dust in the wind
[Now] Don't hang on, nothing lasts forever but the earth and sky
It slips away, and all your money won't another minute buy.
Dust in the wind, all we are is dust in the wind
Dust in the wind, everything is dust in the wind."
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