Ladies and gentlemen of the class of 99

Wear sunscreen.

If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen
would be it. The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved
by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more
reliable than my own meandering experience. I will dispense this
advice now.

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Oh, never mind. You
will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until
they’ve faded. But trust me, in 20 years, you’ll look back at
photos of yourself and recall in a way you can’t grasp now how much
possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked. You
are not as fat as you imagine.

Don’t worry about the future. Or worry, but know that worrying
is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing
bubble gum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things
that never crossed your worried mind, the kind that blindside you
at 4pm on some idle Tuesday.

Do one thing every day that scares you.

Sing.

Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts. Don’t put up with
people who are reckless with yours.

Floss.

Don’t waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you’re ahead,
sometimes you’re behind. The race is long and, in the end, it’s
only with yourself.

Remember compliments you receive. Forget the insults. If you
succeed in doing this, tell me how.

Keep your old love letters. Throw away your old bank
statements.

Stretch.

Don’t feel guilty if you don’t know what you want to do with
your life. The most interesting people I know didn’t know at 22
what they wanted to do with their lives. Some of the most
interesting 40-year-olds I know still don’t.

Get plenty of calcium. Be kind to your knees. You’ll miss them
when they’re gone.

Maybe you’ll marry, maybe you won’t. Maybe you’ll have children,
maybe you won’t. Maybe you’ll divorce at 40, maybe you’ll dance the
funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do,
don’t congratulate yourself too much, or berate yourself either.
Your choices are half chance. So are everybody else’s.

Enjoy your body. Use it every way you can. Don’t be afraid of it
or of what other people think of it. It’s the greatest instrument
you’ll ever own.

Dance… even if you have nowhere to do it but your living
room.

Read the directions, even if you don’t follow them.

Do not read beauty magazines. They will only make you feel
ugly.

Get to know your parents. You never know when they’ll be gone
for good. Be nice to your siblings. They’re your best link to your
past and the people most likely to stick with you in the
future.

Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you
should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and
lifestyle, because the older you get, the more you need the people
who knew you when you were young.

Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard.
Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you
soft. Travel.

Accept certain inalienable truths: Prices will rise. Politicians
will philander. You, too, will get old. And when you do, you’ll
fantasize that when you were young, prices were reasonable,
politicians were noble and children respected their elders.

Respect your elders.

Don’t expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust
fund. Maybe you’ll have a wealthy spouse. But you never know when
either one might run out.

Don’t mess too much with your hair or by the time you’re 40 it
will look 85.

Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who
supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of
fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over
the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it’s worth.

But trust me on the sunscreen.

Originally by Mary Schmich

song by Baz Luhrmann

my buddy Eddie sent me these 2 pictures and I really think that this would be the last thing that I’d buy for home.

IMPORTANT
ECOUTER EN DIRECT = LISTEN LIVE
ECOUTER = LISTEN

RADIO FRANCE GREAT FOR NEWS

EUROPE 1 NEWS/INFORMARTION

NOSTALGIE CHANSONS FRANCAISES Les plus beaux textes, les plus belles mélodies, les légendes de la chanson “very frenchy”…

NRJ LISTEN THE TOP FRENCH MUSIC HERE

OUI FM3 LISTEN Classic Rock

PARIS ONE DEEPER Deep House, Garage & Soulful

RADIO CAMPUS PARIS Student radio

RADIO FG DANCE TECHNO VERY POPULAR

RADIO LATINA Latin sounds

RADIO NOVA World music

RTL News/information

SKYROCK RnB/HipHop VERY POPULAR

Putting up a company requires a lot of things including a capital investment. You need money to make money. With the internet there are many ways you can optimize the potential of your site or business in generating traffic.

While there are ways to jumpstart your traffic (like StumbleUpon)  many sites don’t have the resources that others have to get more traffic for your site. You don’t have to spend money; all you need is the proper mindset and a lot of eagerness. You also must have the drive and perseverance to do hard work and research to generate more traffic for your site.

Many sites have articles that offer tips and guidelines in how to generate traffic using only free methods. Because it is possible, you only have to take the time to get traffic. You get better results by buying adsense traffic but at least you get a fighting chance with some of these free methods.

Take advantage of online forums and online communities. The great thing about forums and online communities is that you can target a certain group that fits the certain demographic that you are looking for. You can discuss about lots of things about the niche that you represent or offer.  Another great advantage is that you know what you are getting into and you will be prepared.

With online communities and forums you can build a reputation for your company. Show them what you are made of and wow them with your range of expertise about the subject, with that you can build a reputation and build trust with the people in your expertise and knowledge.

You can also make use of newsletters. Provide people with a catalog of your products and interesting and entertaining articles. If you make it really interesting and entertaining, more people will sign up for your newsletter and recommend it to other people. The more people who signs up for your newsletter, the more people there will be that will go to your site increasing your traffic.

Another great idea is trading links with other sites. You don’t have to spend a cent. All you have to do is reach an agreement with another webmaster. With exchanging links, the efforts both sites do will benefit both sites. Every traffic that goes to the site could potentially click on the link of your site and visit your site as well. This works well especially when both sites feature the same niche.

Write articles that could pique the attention of people that have interest in your product. Try writing articles that will provide tips and guides to other aficionados. Writing articles that provide good service and knowledge to other people would provide the necessary mileage your traffic flow needs.

Many sites offer free submission and posting of your articles. When people find interest in your articles they have a good chance of following the track by finding out where the article originated. Include a link or a brief description of your company with the article and there’s a great probability that they will go to your site.

Write good content for your site. Many search engines track down the keywords and keyword phrases your site uses and how they are used. It is not a requirement that a content should be done by a professional content writer. You could do your on but you have to make content for your site that is entertaining as well as informational. It should provide certain requirements as well as great quality.
Generally, internet users use search engines to find what they are looking for. Search engines in return use keyword searching in aiding their search results. With the right keywords, you could get high rankings in search engine results without the costs.

All of these methods and more will drive more traffic to your site for free. All it takes is a bit of effort and extended man hours. Learn all you can about the methods depicted here and you will soon have a site with a great traffic flow without the usual costs that come with it.

Will James who wrote The Paper: “Sun Light” It’s True Speed,

“The Sun burns 4 million tons of Hydrogen per second X 2,000 lbs./ ton = 8,000,000,000 lbs/sec. X 86,400 seconds per day = 6.912 to the 14th power lbs./ day X 365 days/year = 2.52288 to the 17th power lbs. burned/year X 223,584,184.6 years old age of the Earth = 5.640760676 to the 25th power lbs. of Hydrogen to light the Earth from Day 1 or 2.820380338 to the 22 power tons. 177245.385 miles/second X 5,280 ft./ mile = 935,855,632.8 ft./second Velocity.

So it would take 8,000,000,000 lbs./sec./H to generate a Velocity of 935,855,632.8 ft./sec. = a burn of 8.548327028 lbs./sec. burn / 1 ft.V /sec. = 8.5 lbs. of Hydrogen/1 ft. V /second.

For light to reach the Earth it toke 8.7 min. = 522 seconds burning Hydrogen at a rate of 8,000,000,000 lbs./sec. = 4.176 to the 12th power lbs. of Hydrogen to reach the Earth or 2,088,000,000 tons.

A Mega Ton = is an explosive force equal to that of 1,000,000 tons of T N T . 1 foot = 0.3048 meters.

1 lb. of Astrolite G = 8600 meters/sec. V or 28,215.2231 ft./sec. or 5.343792253 miles/sec. 1 lbs. of T N T = 6900 meters/sec. V or 22,637.79528 ft./sec. V or 4.287461226 miles/sec. V (G)1,000,000 lbs. X 28,215.2231 ft./sec. V = 2.82152231 to the 10th power ft./sec. V X 8,000,000,000 lbs. = 2.257217848 to the 20th power ft./sec V or 4.275033803 to the 16th power miles/sec. V .

(T N T )1,000,000 lbs. X 22,637.79528 ft./sec. V = 2.263779528 to the 10th power ft./sec. V X 8,000,000,000 lbs. = 1.811023622 to the 22 power ft./sec. V or 3.429968981 to the 16th power miles/sec/ V . (H) 1,000,000 lbs. divided by 8.548327028 lbs./ft. V / sec. = 116,981.9541 ft./sec V X 8,000,000,000 lbs. = 9.358556328 to the 14th power ft./sec. V divided 5,280 ft./mile = 1.77245385 to the 11th power miles/sec V.

In the Equation E=mc2 the Mechanical speed of light squared is 3.470769 to the 10th power.

The Mechanical speed of light = 186,300.000 miles/sec.

The Mathematical speed of light squared is 3.14159265 to the 10th power or Pi to the 10th. power .

The Mathematical speed of light = 177245.385 miles/sec.

The Speed of Sun Light squared is 3.14159265 to the 22 power or Pi to the 22 power. The Speed of Sun Light = 1.77245385 to the 11 power miles/sec. ( Note)

“The Paper” proves two things,

First is that 177,245.385 miles/sec. is the true Mathematical Speed of Light.

Second = is that all sources of light do not travel at the same speed, but are regulated by the energy soucre powering it.

(A) Mechanical Speed of Light = 186,300.000 miles/sec.

(B) Mathematical Speed of Light = 177,245.385 miles/sec.

(C) Speed of Sun Light = 1.77245385 to the 11th power miles/sec.

E=mc2 = the speed of Light Squared is

(a) Mechanical speed = 3.4596 to the 10th power

(b) Mathematical speed = 3.14159265 to the 10th power or Pi to the 10th power.

(c) Sun Light speed = 3.14159265 to the 22 power or Pi to the 22 power.

(Note) The Speed of Sun Light 1.77245385 to the 11th power in miles X 31.536 days or 1 month = 5.589610461 to the 12th power in miles, one Light year.

One light year 5.589610461 to the 12th power in miles X 12 months/year = 6.707532553 to the 13th power in miles or 1 light year by Sun Light.

So Sun Light can travel in 31.5 days or 1 month as far as light can travel in 1 light year.

End Qoute. I hope that was clear.

by Krista Jones

This essay has certainly been a long time coming. Now that it has finally come to fruition I’m afraid I don’t know where to start.

The beginning would be rather boring if you’ve been a longtime Copy Protégé reader. So I’ll kick things off with an old joke to set the stage:

A poor man goes to a church every day, kneels before the statue of a great saint, and prays. Each day he begs, “Dear saint — please, please, please … give me the grace to win the lottery.”

His pleas go on for months.

Finally, the exasperated statue comes to life, looks down at the begging man and says in weary disgust, “My son — please, please, please … buy a ticket!”

I’m humbled when I think about how long I’ve dreamed of being in the position I’m in right now. And by the effort it took to get here.

Unlike some, I don’t think our destiny is predetermined. When I think of destiny, I picture a dance between divine grace and willful self-effort. So there are certain lottery tickets I can buy to increase my odds of finding contentment.

Up until the past couple of years, I relied far too heavily on my head for direction. The single biggest exception to this was when I chose to become a copywriter. That time I went with my heart.

Not to say that it was an easy decision. My head fought me big time. After all, copywriting meant turning my back on six years of college to earn two environmental degrees. It meant starting over after working hard to establish my name in the industry. And it meant facing people’s skepticism about whether I could make it as a writer.

Nonetheless, my heart kept telling me to go for it. Not just for the freedom, creativity, and potential financial rewards it would bring, but for a much bigger and far more personal reason …

I had a gut feeling that copywriting — a career that many think is based on dishonesty and materialism — would (gasp) bring me closer to my spirit.

And it has.

Copywriting — particularly my work with Nightingale-Conant and Copy Protégé — has done more to nudge me along my spiritual path than I ever expected. It has also helped me start shifting from living from my head to living from my heart. These days I’m not only much better at following my bliss, but I’m also less afraid of being my authentic self.

Now, after years of longing for a spiritual context for my writing and business, I’ve finally done it. I’ve teamed up with a friend to launch a new website (www.YourOuterPurpose.com) and e-letter. Our mission is to help people who own, or think of owning a business, integrate their spirituality into their business as well as their family lives.

For the first time, I feel that I’m fully living the life that I ought to be living. I have found the right balance in my work and personal life.

So I’m very optimistic about 2009. In spite of the risk and uncertainty of starting a new business. And in spite of the recession.

If you want to get on the track that is meant for you, don’t wish for it. Don’t wait for the ideal circumstances. Increase your odds of finding contentment …

Buy a ticket.

There are some names associated with social media sites that most users would recognize, and Muhammed

Saleem is one of them. Known as one of the most influential users of the news aggregation site Digg, Saleem is one of four co-founders of a site launching this morning: Tip’d. The new site is yet another social media site, but focused on a specific niche (financial news), and bootstrapped with no outside funding.

Tip’d is launching at a time that’s both fortuitous and treacherous: With the current state of the global economy, interest in financial news is surging. At the same time, as investors become more cautious and companies cut back on expenses like acquisitions and advertising, it may be tough going for a start-up.

However, Tip’d has an ace up its sleeve: It’s launching at a time when yet another Digg user protest is underway, with many users upset about the banning of long-time and well-known Diggers.

The most obvious question for Saleem is how he got involved in a start-up that’s a competitor to the site where he’s spent so much time and effort. Saleem replies,

“I got involved with Tip’d because I believe that the site’s focus on one niche/vertical, given the global economy and the elections here in the U.S., is perfect. I think sites like Digg and Mixx give you an okay general purpose overview, but they hardly give you a comprehensive picture of what’s going on.”

He went on to compare the forecast for Tip’d:

“Niche social media as an investment: The problem with most social media sites is, they accept too much funding (e.g.: Digg), and then can’t monetize their low-value audience well (again: Digg). This makes it hard to make money by investing in social media.

“First, the investment was small (~$25,000), so we don’t need a $100M valuation to be a success. Secondly, we’re picking a niche (investing) where the audience is actually valuable ($10-50 CPMs is normal for investing Web sites vs. $.50 CPM on other social sites).”

The business plan for Tip’d is to begin advertising in three to six months, after building a community. Saleem and his cofounders are focused on long-term growth and sustainability, and may have the industry knowledge and skills to be a success. What remains to be seen is whether the Web needs or wants one more social media site, even as timely as Tip’d seems to be.

reprinted from http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/10/14/top-digger-launches-news-site-digg-meets-user-protests-again

Dear fellow PM bloggers !

It is my greatest pleasure to announce Sreejith’s roll out the ‘PM Karma’ community. It is aimed at forming a friendly and collaborative group of PM enthusiasts who share our knowledge and contribute to each other’s professional growth.

Basically this will be a group of PM bloggers , who are linked to me (and linked by me). We will be actively discussing on the topics of our interest (which we publish through our blogs).

Effectively , this will increase the traffic and visibility of our blogs and will also help us to know each other more. This will help us to share information, help each other in making our jobs better (or a better job!). How to join PM Karma Community (PMKC): Its’ easy , just comment on Sreejith’s post & he will add you to the community. Please provide the following info as well at PM Karma Community

1. Your full name
2. Your profile link
3. Your blog / web address

You are also requested to provide a link in your blog to mine (How ever this is not a mandatory requirement to join the community. But it is highly recommended since we will keep informed about each others postings, thus keeping our community closely connected).

Where can I find the community members? I will add a member page , after receiving sufficient number of requests.

What about adding a thumbnail of member? Please let me know.

1. Keep your blog clean (You know what I mean!)
2. No abusive comments

Note: Also read about the ‘Link Exchange Initiative’ here

(PM Karma Community is an extension of PM Karma Link Exchange Initiative

Welcome to PM Karma Community! Thanks & Regards, Posted by Sreejith at:

“A business without a sign is a sign of no business”. This is an advertising banner or quotation that can be seen in large billboards along the roads and on the side or top of buildings that is vacant. Television and radio would say, “This program would not be shown or be heard without advertisement”. It is true since most of us are watching the free television channel and programs are produced by payments of advertisements.

Business owners understand how important an advertisement is. It is in this manner that they would tell to everybody that they are selling products and offering services. They would not have sales, which in turn give them profit, if people would not notice and buy their products and avail of their services.

However, it is not happy to note that there are people who would try to steal money from advertisers and business owners by offering cheap advertisement packages and not delivering the agreed service. Business owners and advertisers should be informed of this because they would become victims of a scam.

The scam here is when the advertiser paid for these different kinds of services but none or some of them are not really even performed. The main point to consider here is to whom is the advertiser transacting with. To avoid being ripped off doing a background check by knowing the following will help.

• past successful projects as evident on customers comments
• a good reputation that will be confirmed by his references
• people that he’s had past transaction with and that are also reputable

The pay-per-click ad campaign is when an advertiser would pay a certain agreed amount by the search engine developers every time a user clicks on that banner. This was a good idea before it was not touched by hackers who developed a certain program to automatically click on that banner which increases the amount to be paid by the advertiser. The next paying scheme was the “pay per action”, which is harder to hack since the advertiser would only pay the search engine developers an agreed amount every time a sale would be done on that customer.

One thing is for sure, advertising in the Internet is not easy but it is fun, especially when one understands fully the power of the Internet. It is not a unidirectional means of advertising like the television or radio, but it is an interactive avenue for both the advertiser and the prospective clients.