Thursday, January 3, 2008

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How to do business online


Life is always a challenge, if it is not with it, life will be very dull and boring. Everyone who has achieved success has to go thru the path of many failures. Failures always come and go before success. However success only belongs to those who are patient and passionate with what they are doing. However, SUCCESS is actually a definition of a few variables and a function of a few indicators which are subject to individuals' aspirations and own definition. You want to know what is the definition of SUCCESS in my perspective???? To be continued tomorrow!

Try doing it on line

Special poem For The Day

The Road Less Traveled
by Kit McCallum


How often we must bear the challenges of life;
The endless roller coaster between happiness and sorrow;
The constant ups and downs of daily strife.
And always the question remains .... why?
Life is not an easy road for most;
It twists and turns with many forks in the road,
Although always, and inevitably, we are given a choice ...
Do we turn to the right ... or the left?
Do we take the high road ... or the low road?
Do we take the easy path ... or the difficult one?
Decisions are not easy for those struggling for direction ...
And sometimes the many choices and signs become overwhelming.
While standing at a crossroads in life,
The urge is to take the most comfortable path;
The road with least resistance ...The shortest or most traveled route.
And yet, if we've been down that comfortable road before;
Have gleaned its lessons in life, and learned from our experiences;
Do we yet again follow the known?
Or does our destiny lie in another direction?
The fear of the road less traveled is tangible and all too real;
It manifests itself in many ways,
And tends to cloud the issues that might otherwise be clear.
It is in these times of confusion,
That we must seek peace and solitude;
Time to contemplate on our life,
Our experiences and our choices past;
Time to look back, and reflect on what we have learned
Without fear or confusion.
For only each of us knows our own personal thoughts;
Our unique past and personal history;
The experiences that brought us to the crossroads we now face.
We can always learn a small degree from others experiences,
And yet ... no one person can walk in our shoes,
Others know not, the trials and tribulations faced in private ...
For each is individual ... unique ... and personal.
And that is why ... while standing at a crossroads,
Only "we" can formulate the decision for ourselves;
The true direction that lies within;
The choices we must deliberate on with clarity and wisdom.
For it is only through personal reflection,
That we can now choose our destiny;...
Our next adventure;...
And the future we will embrace.

Recipe : Practical Cheese Tarts For Busy Moms

1 stick of cream cheese (750gm)
a bit of milk
2 table spoons of sugar
2 eggs
a few pieces of cookies (i.e Oreo or etc)
a few mini cakes paper cups
any flavours : strawberry, chocolate or lemon (as you like)

Beat cream cheese and other ingredients in a mixer, except the cookies. Once fluffy, spoon it onto the cookies which are put in the paper cups as a base. Add strawberry, chocolate or lemon flavour on the top layer. Bake for 30 minutes at 350 F. Enjoy your cookies with friends and family members!!!!

Note: If do not have time to make them but you want to taste them, please order from Anis Cafe at 012 345 5148

Doing Business Online- what will be the advantages to the current and future family scenarios


The world now is suffering from the inbalanced of roles for men and women in the society. There are many reasons to this issue: physically, spiritually and mentally women are created by God to coach, guide and nurture the children. It seems that nowadays, the roles are now transferred to the foreign nannies who are mostly uneducated and some of the kids are left with the nurseries to take care of them. Where are the future leaders......being taken care by someone else not their own mothers who are educated , who are supposed to be with the kids. Where are the fathers and husbands? Most of them are spending in an average of 12 to 15 hours each day outside the house, busy taking care of the office staff and business matters. Why are both parents spend many hours outside the house? Lifestyle, corporate life, want to be seen busy, want to earn more $$$$, go for bigger houses and bigger cars, want to feel important and many other reasons. But, what will be the implications? Kids are left unguided and exposed with all kinds of unhealthy habits, behaviours and influences. One of the solutions: Mothers who want to have careers and $$$, also want to spend time with their children at home have to think of a solution to do business or practise their skills/expertise on line. In that way, at the same time they can spend more time with the kids and will be part of the growing process....................For the fathers, please have some ownership in taking care of the kids and be proud to be part of the growing process of the children. They are equally important in raising up the children. It works both ways to make things happened.

Wednesday, January 2, 2008

Stay Healthy: 9 Strategies to Quit Smoking.............

Tobacco smoke contains nearly 4,000 different chemicals, many of which are poisonous, and some that are known carcinogens. The three main components are:

Nicotine: This highly addictive chemical increases the heart rate and blood pressure, as well as affects mood and behavior. Believe it or not, nicotine is also used as an insecticide.
Tar: This component contains many substances known to cause cancer. Additionally, it is known to cause damage in the lungs.
Carbon monoxide: This gas takes the place of oxygen in the blood, which in turn makes the lungs less efficient. It also stops cells and tissues from getting the oxygen they need to work properly. This same poisonous gas is found in a car's exhaust fumes.

A few of the other harmful chemicals found in cigarette smoke include: benzene, ethanol, ammonia, formaldehyde, hydrogen cyanide and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon. So when you inhale the smoke from a cigarette you may also be getting a dose of chemicals found in anti-freeze, embalming fluid, nail polish remover, rat poison or even a toilet cleaner.

It's not bad enough that the person actually doing the smoking is getting this concoction of harmful chemicals when they decide to light up. If you happen to be within range of their smoke, you are also breathing in this cockamamie cocktail of pollutants, and the consequences to your health can be significant.

A recent report claims that women exposed to secondhand smoke may have up to a 90 percent greater risk of developing breast cancer. The children of parents who smoke are more likely to suffer from pneumonia, bronchitis, ear infections, asthma and SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome). It is even felt that mothers who smoke and breastfeed may pass harmful chemicals from nicotine to their baby through their breast milk.

Strategy 1: Focus on Empowerment

For the next 15 minutes, promise to focus on you and your relationship with cigarettes. Chances are you've tried quitting cigarettes before. Maybe you've stopped smoking for a few weeks, even months. The fact that you did quit smoking before shows that you can do it again, and this time you can stop smoking for a lifetime. Findings show that each time a smoker tries to quit, they become stronger and learn more about what helps and what hurts their commitment to being smoke-free.

According to lung transplant pioneer Joel Cooper, MD, not only does quitting cigarettes bring health benefits, but smokers get psychological benefits as well.

"Most smokers regret their decision to start smoking," Cooper tells WebMD. "When they quit, they gain a sense of control, a sense of empowerment."

Strategy 2: Understand Reality - Why Cigarettes Control You

Ever wonder why you keep smoking even with all the dangerous health risks? Blame nicotine, the main drug in tobacco, for your smoking addiction. Nicotine acts on some of the same brain pathways as cocaine.

When you first start smoking, you might feel a big rush from just one cigarette. But the more cigarettes you smoke over time, the more you need to smoke to get that same feeling. This is called "tolerance," and it is the mechanism behind addiction.

Strategy 3:

Make a Stop-Smoking Plan
To succeed at stopping smoking, or anything in life, you need a firm plan. Try to plan your stop-smoking launch date when there's no added stress—a major roadblock in quitting cigarettes. You might select a three-day weekend or a time when the kids are spending a few days with friends. Mark this launch date on your calendar. Stay mentally and emotionally focused on this date as a time for new beginnings.

It's also important to clean up your smoking environment. On the evening before your quit day, throw away all cigarettes, matches, lighters and ashtrays. Don't buy cigarettes when you run to the store. Don't have others buy them for you. If you don't have cigarettes around, you won't smoke them.

Plan some special activities for your launch day to keep you busy, such as a long walk, a movie or an outing with a friend. Ask family members and friends not to offer you cigarettes or to smoke in front of you. Your goal is to get through that first important day smoke-free, which will help you succeed on Day 2, Day 3, and every day after that.

Strategy 4:

Get Strong Support
Know that the first few days of quitting cigarettes are the toughest. You may feel irritable, depressed, slow and tired. You will be hungry and may want to eat snacks all day long—anything to occupy your hands and mouth. If you can get past these first few days, you will begin to feel more in control, even with some cigarette cravings.

Stopping smoking is guaranteed to increase feelings of stress, anxiety and even depression, so ask your doctor, family, friends and co-workers for support. Tell seven people about your goal to quit smoking and ask them to help you be accountable to your commitment.

If you tend to get stressed easily, look into cognitive behavioral therapy before your launch date to learn some helpful coping skills ahead of time. A therapist can help you identify reasons why you reach for cigarettes, come up with ways to get through cigarette cravings, and provide emotional support when you need it most.



From The Oprah Magazine

GLOBAL STRATEGIES

Most managers are nearsighted. Even though today's
competitive landscape often stretches to a global horizon,
they see best what they know best: the customers
geographically closest to home.
Kenichi Ohmae

A powerful force drives the world toward a
converging commonality, and that force is
technology......The result is a new commercial
reality---the emergence of global markets for
standardized consumer products on a previously
unimagined scale of magnitude
Theodore Levitt

My ventures are not in one bottom trusted, nor
to one place

William Shakespeare


The basic philosophy, spirit and drive of an
organization have far more to do so with its
relative achievements than do technological
or economic resources, organizational structure,
innovation and timing.
Thomas Watson

Structure follows strategy

Alfred D. Chandler, Jr

Never acquire a business you don't know how
to run

Robert Johnson
Johnson & Johnson

ENHANCING THE CHANCES OF A SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIP

1. Both sides must gain now and in the future. Protect and enhance the assets and skills being contributed. Don't let your partner take over even if costs can be saved. Make sure your partner continues to benefit even when it means that you have to give up something.

2. Deal with the differences in organizations - people, cultures, structures, and systems- and in country cultures. If there is a separate organization involved, give it space to develop its own culture. If not, invest in working together as a team.

3. Build in some flexibility and capacity for change. Recognize that circumstances and markets can fluctuate. Be clear about expectations and contributions.

4. Have a balanced management team to avoid having one partner dominate the organization.

Next.....will be the topic on Implementing the Strategy

Tuesday, January 1, 2008

You are all Welcome to Join us in Dubai this year!!!!

24th - 26th November 2008
Crowne Plaza - Dubai

Media Partner

2nd HALAL EXPO 2008 - DUBAI
DUBAI THE HEART & THE HUB OF HALAL TRADE MARKET PLACE
IF YOU ARE IN HALAL INDUSTRY YOU
CANNOT AFFORD TO MISS THIS SHOW

The halal consumers comprises of 2 billion Muslims around the globe, of which more than 200 million are in the Middle East. Not only Muslims live on halal products, demands are high even from people of diverse races and religions since halal products are widely recognised to define safety and quality assurance.
The global halal consumer market is worth trillions of US Dollars and ripe for the picking, and thus it is time that companies with halal products and services should act fast to reap the potential returns.

The size of the global halal food and non-food (such as financial services, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics) industries is estimated at USD 2 trillion, of which the food sector alone is worth USD 400 billion.

Middle East countries are now imposing strict conditions to ensure that products imported are either halal certified or meets the halal requirements. This applies mainly to food products and also non food products such as cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and leather. This means that there is a growing opportunity for suppliers of halal products and services to enter or expand in the Middle East market.

2nd Halal Expo 2008 - Dubai is your PLATFORM to promote your products and services in the Middle East market.

Be at 2nd Halal Expo 2008 - Dubai to grab the endless business opportunities available in the global halal market .

The Exhibition profile includes all kinds of
Food Products,
Non Food Products such as
Pharmaceuticals,
Halal Cosmetics, Beauty Products and
Leather products,
Halal products processing Equipments, Machinery and Utensils
Halal Services such as Islamic finance, Travel, Insurance, Education etc.

2nd Halal Expo 2008 - Dubai brings you a host of quality buyers and sellers from the business community of the world especially from the Middle East.
The organising of an international halal exhibition will be the market place for traders, investors, agents, business community, importers, exporters, trade associations and governments to build networks and strengthen ties.


Booths are filling up fast, make sure you are not left out.
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For more information or assistance, please email us at nafees@orangefairs.com or orangex@emirates.net.ae
or visit www.worldhalalexpos.com

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Nafees Ahmed
Orange Fairs & Events
Dubai - U.A.E.
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