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Watch Super Bowl 2010 Online Live Stream

2010-02-07T18:23:00.000-08:00

The most awaited Super Bowl 2010 is currently ongoing between New Orleans Saints vs. Indianapolis Colts. TIt is now being held at the Sun Life Stadium at Miami Florida. The Indianapolis Colts are wearing Blue and White Color jerseys and helmets while the New Orleans Saints are wearing Black and Gold Colors of jerseys and helmets.

UPDATE: The current score of the Super Bowl 2010 is 16-17 in favor of Saints.

Are you interested in watching Super Bowl 2010 online? One way to watch the Super Bowl 2010 Live Stream is through SOP Cast:

Here are the instructions on how can you watch Super Bowl 2010 online for free via SOP Cast:

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Watch Super Bowl 2010 Online Live Stream and support your favorite NFL teams!

UPDATE: New Orleans Won the Super Bowl 2010. If you are interested to know the schedule of next year's Super Bowl, here is 2011 Super Bowl schedule.

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Watch UFC 109 Live Stream | Watch UFC 109 Online

2010-02-06T08:46:00.000-08:00

The UFC 109 Fight will begin tomorrow at 10AM here in the Philippines. The UFC 109 main fight will be a battle between Couture and Coleman, both of which are seasoned UFC Hall of Famers.

These UFC 109 fighters are already on their 40s but both Couture and Coleman are very eager to prove themselves that despite their age, they are relentless and willing to fight to win the UFC 109 crown.

If you are looking for UFC 109 Live Stream channels, here is a link where you can watch UFC 109 Live Stream.

Honda Recall List Worldwide Includes Honda Jazz and Honda Fit

2010-01-29T08:45:00.000-08:00

After Toyota, Honda now issued a recall in their website. According to Honda's website, a Honda recall affecting Honda Jazz and Honda Fit.

Honda pointed that the issue is about the window switches that can overheat if exposed to liquid, causing smoke or melting or even catch fire.

The list of Affected Honda Models are Honda Jazz and Honda Fit built in Japan, China, Brazil, Thailand, Malaysia and India. Of the Honda vehicles being recalled, 171,372 are in the U.K., where the model is known as the Jazz, 141,140 are in the U.S. and 229,000 are in Latin America.

According to Wall Street Journal which initially announced Honda Recall Worldwide:

Honda Motor Co. Friday announced a voluntary worldwide recall of 646,000 compact cars so that it can examine window switches that can overheat if exposed to liquid, causing smoke or melting or even catch fire.

Only about 10% of the Fit hatchbacks recalled will need replacement switches, with the remainder requiring the fitment of waterproof skirts to prevent water seeping in.

"Under some severe operating conditions, water, rain, or other liquid may enter the driver's window and reach the master power window switch, resulting in impaired function of the switch," the Japanese car maker said in a statement. "If the master power window switch is damaged as a result of the liquid intrusion, it may result in failure of the switch and overheating.

"An overheating switch may cause smoke, melting or, potentially, fire," it added

iPad Review CNET Videos

2010-01-29T06:06:00.000-08:00

Watch the two iPad Reviews by CNET below:

Meanwhile, here are some Apple iPad image jokes covering iPad disappointments.

Cynicism: Is Conan O'Brien a Cynic?

2010-01-23T11:14:00.000-08:00

Is Conan Cynic? What does Cynicism mean? If you've watched the Conan Last Show of Tonight Show, Conan said the following lines before he ended his show:

“All I ask of you is one thing: please don’t be cynical. I hate cynicism — it’s my least favorite quality and it doesn’t lead anywhere.”

So what does it mean to be cynical? Cynical means to be skeptic. Cynicism is an attitude of scornful or jaded negativity, especially a general distrust of the integrity or professed motives of others. To be a cynic means to throw a scornfully or jadedly negative comment or act.

Where does the word Cynicism originate? According to Wikipedia, the word Cynicism originated from the ancient Cynics of Greece. Cynics comprises of various philosophies of a group of ancient Greeks founded by Antisthenes in about the 4th century BC.

The Cynics are known to have rejected all conventions, whether of religion, manners, housing, dress, or decency, advocating the pursuit of virtue in a simple and unmaterialistic lifestyle. the negative aspects of Cynic philosophy led to a new and very different understanding of cynicism to mean an attitude of jaded negativity, and a general distrust of the integrity or professed motives of other people.

What's your opinion about Conan's cynical statement? Here is another article that talks about this Conan Cynicism Issue.

Conan O'Brien Last Show: Conan Played Guitar with Will Ferrell

2010-01-23T10:36:00.000-08:00

Conan O'Brien's Tonight Show has just ended. Conan's 20-year relationship with his TV network NBC has now ended. What happened to the last show of Conan?

Conan's last show had him looking back in the entire seven months of highlights, listing new uses for his studio, and spending millions of NBC's money on crazy bits.

It was a sad news for Conan as he bid goodbye to his Tonight Show as he said: “I will do nudity. HBO, when you make the movie, I would like to be played by Academy Award winner actress Tilda Swinton.”

Conan O' Brien delivered a farewell message speech to all his audience. These were Conan's last message:

“Before we end this rodeo, a few things need to be said. There has been a lot of speculation in the press about what I legally can and can’t say about NBC. To set the record straight, tonight I am allowed to say anything I want. And what I want to say is this: between my time at Saturday Night Live, The Late Night Show, and my brief run here on The Tonight Show, I have worked with NBC for over 20 years. Yes, we have our differences right now and yes, we’re going to go our separate ways. But this company has been my home for most of my adult life. I am enormously proud of the work we have done together, and I want to thank NBC for making it all possible. …

Walking away from The Tonight Show is the hardest thing I have ever had to do. Making this choice has been enormously difficult. This is the best job in the world. I absolutely love doing it. And I have the best staff and crew in the history of the medium. … But despite this sense of loss, I really feel this should be a happy moment.

Every comedian dreams of hosting The Tonight Show and, for seven months, I got to do it! I did it my way, with people I love. I do not regret one second. … I’ve had more good fortune than anyone I know and if our next gig is doing a show in a 7-11 parking lot, we’ll find a way to make it fun.

And finally, I have to say something to our fans. The massive outpouring of support and passion from so many people has been overwhelming. The rallies, the signs. All this goofy, outrageous creativity on the Internet, and the fact that people have traveled long distances and camped out all night in the pouring rain … to be in our audience – you made a sad situation joyous and inspirational.

To all the people watching, I can never thank you enough for your kindness to me and I’ll think about it for the rest of my life. All I ask of you is one thing: Please do not be cynical. I hate cynicism- it’s my least favorite quality and it doesn’t lead anywhere.

Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you’re kind, amazing things will happen. As proof, let’s make an amazing thing happen right now. Here to close out our show, are a few good friends, led by Mr. Will Ferrell…”

Conan finally ended the Tonight Show playing the guitar as Will Ferrell sang the song Freebird:

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2010-01-23T10:26:00.000-08:00

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2010-01-23T10:17:00.000-08:00

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2010-01-23T10:03:00.000-08:00

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iTunes.com/Haiti: Hope for Haiti Benefit Concert Now at iTunes.com

2010-01-23T04:13:00.000-08:00

iTunes.com/Haiti: Hope for Haiti Benefit Now at iTunes.com - Hope for Haiti benefit concert is participated by a lot of famous artists as they source out funds for the Haitians.

Some of the artists that participated in the Hope for Haiti benefit concert includes: Jay-Z, Rihanna, U2, Taylor Swift and Keith Urban, R&B singers Mary J. Blige, Alicia Keys and Jennifer Hudson, as well as Justin Timberlake, Wycleaf Jean and Bruce Springsteen.

Apple, through its participation in this Hope for Haiti benefit concert, is making these songs available for downloads in their iTunes music store. iTunes customers can now pre-order “Hope for Haiti Now” full-performance album of the artists for just $7.99 and the full two-hour video telecast of Hope for Haiti Now Benefit Concert for just $1.99.

In addition, individual audio performances of the artists will also be available for purchase and download for less than a dollar at $0.99 each at iTunes.com music store in the days following the Hope for Haiti benefit telethon.

Apple said that the benefits of these iTunes music sales from the Haiti benefit concert will be given to several humanitarian organizations such as Red Cross, Clinton-Bush Haiti Foundation and Wyclef’s Yele Haiti foundation.

If you want to purchase and download these songs by the performers in the Hope for Haiti benefit concert, you can visit iTunes.com/Haiti

UPDATE: The Hope for Haiti Telethon has now finished and if you are curious enough, here are the Hope for Haiti Telethon Results raising more than $15.8 Million!

Mafia Wars Cheats, Tricks and Hacks

2010-01-22T18:54:00.000-08:00

Facebook is one of the most visited site and has the largest audience among social networking sites. Mafia Wars is one of the most played game in Facebook. People are searching for Mafia Wars Cheats, Mafia Wars Tricks and Mafia Wars Hacks to cheat the game.

Playing Mafia Wars is not hard. In Mafia wars, you just simply need to start your Mafia family, run 3 kinds of crime business, level up and try now to rule the New York City. Recruitment of mafia members to grow your Mafia family is the key to succeed in this game.

I'll be collecting Mafia Wars Cheats, Mafia Wars Tricks and Mafia Wars Hacks from different sources and compile them here to present you. As a prelude, here are some of the Mafia Wars tricks:

1) Energy is the key to money- In Mafia Wars, money allows you to do a lot of things including buying properties. When you start Mafia Wars game, focus on getting your energy level up to allows you to execute more mission. Executing more missions mean a lot of money. In contrast, if your enery level is low, you will not be able to work on as many missions and thus would lead you to less money.

2) Fighting Mafias - In Mafia Wars game, it is encouraged that you fight larger Mafia with a lot of money. However, the key in fighting Mafias is to pick the person with the most amount of money. When you fight Mafias, keep your money supply low. Why? This is because, if you lose the fight, the Mafia won't get as much money from you.

3) Visiting the doctor- Mafias get sick too. The price to restore your health to maximum is dependent on how much money you have. The amount of money you have, the higher the charge your doctor to you. Thus, if you have a lower amount of money, the doctor will charge lower. However, the if you have a lot of money, say in the millions, the doctor will charge you high also.

4) Buy businesses - In Mafia Wars, it is advised to buy businesses so that if you did not play the game, your businesses will help to contribute more money to you.

5) Using skill points- It is better to use skills points to upgrade your strength and stamina. This allows you to do more jobs and hence upgrade your stamina again. An upgraded stamina gives you skill points as well as attack points and defense points.

6) Godfather- Use your reward points in Mafia Wars with your Godfather to get more mafia members. Don't use your energy on Godfather! Taking surveys is a great way to build up your Godfather points easily. It can be a little time consuming but the pay off is well worth it.

7) Stay Away from being on the Hitlists - This will prevent you from getting killed constantly by the higher level players. You can start this when you are on a higher level, however, you will only slow down your leveling if you start off at the present stage.

8) Choose Maniac Class - Building energy is one way to level up and to become strong in mafia fights. One way to have more energy is to choose the maniac class when you start off. You will have more energy to complete missions and win fights. Completing missions will bring you the cash and weapons that you will need to move up in the Mafia Wars World.

Now for the real Mafia Wars Cheats, you need to download a special plug in to play Mafia Wars.

YOU CAN USE AN AUTO PLAYER TO PLAY MAFIA WARS! Here are the steps on how to do that:

Download and install Mozilla Firefox Browser

Install Greasemonkey Add-on for Firefox and here’s the link for Greasemonkey by going here: Http://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/748

Install the add-on plug in and restart your Firefox browser.

Go to the http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/43573 and click on Green Install button now to install the script.

There is another Mafia Wars Hack. That is ADDING A MAFIA WITHOUT ADDING AS FRIEND. To do that, just visit this link:

http://apps.facebook.com/inthemafia/remote/html_server.php?xw_controller=war&xw_action=add&xw_city=1&friend_id=%28insert”>http://apps.facebook.com/inthemafia/remote/html_server.php?xw_controller=war&xw_action=add&xw_city=1&friend_id=(insert 9 digit id number here)

Note: The 9 digit number is a player’s ID number

How To Get All Looted Items And Weapons in Mafia Wars Cheats Revealed,

Doing the following jobs will score you the items listed below. Remember that you may not get the item the first time around. You might need to do the job again but you will eventually get the listed items by completing the jobs associated with the items. Enjoy!

Beat Up Rival Gangster (1e) = .22 Pistol (2A 0D)

Collect Protection Money (2e) = Butterfly Knife (2A 1D)

Rough Up Dealers (2e) = Brass Knuckles (2A 2D)

Rob a Pimp (3e) = .9mm Semi-Automatic (3A 2D)

Take Out a Rogue Cop (3e) = .45 Revolver (3A 2D)

Perform a Hit (3e) = Tactical Shotgun (3A 2D)

Destroy Enemy Mon Hideout (5e) = C-4 (5A 2D)

Kill a Protected Snitch (5e) = Stab-Proof Vest (2A 5D)

Bust a Made Man Out of Prison (5e) = Automatic Rifle (4A 4D)

Fight a Haitian Gang (6e) = Semi-Automatic Shotgun (5A 4D)

Smuggle Across The Border (7e) = Armored Truck (4A 8D)

Repel the Yakuza (13e) = Grenade Launcher (14A 10D)

Disrupt rival smuggling ring (15e) = 50 .50 Caliber Rifle (16A 11D)

Invade Tong-controlled Neighborhood (25e) = Armored Car (14A 15D)

Sell Guns To The Russian Mob (25e) = RPG Launcher (20A 12D)

Protect your City against a Rival Family (35e) = Bodyguards (8A 25D)

Assassinate a Political Figure (35e) = Night Vision Goggles (5A 16D)

Exterminate a Rival Family (40e) = Napalm Attack (25A 9D)

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Scott Brown Cosmopolitan Magazine Pictures and Photos

2010-01-22T18:28:00.000-08:00

After defeating contender Martha Oakley during the Massachusetts Senatorial Race, Scott Brown has been famous in the internet with a lot of people searching for Scott Brown family photos, Scott Brown background and most recently, Scott Brown pictures and photos in a Cosmopolitan Magazine.

Scott Brown is said to have posed nude in the 1982 cover of a Cosmopolitan Magazine. According to some news, Scott Brown was still a law student when he first appeared as a model in the cover of Cosmopolitan Magazine which was published in 1982.

Unfortunately, this photo was not the last picture about Scott Brown's feature in Cosmopolitan Magazine. A more recent photo tells us that Scott Brown is still posing nude in another issue of Cosmopolitan Magazine.

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Animal in You Quiz Personality Test

2010-01-22T18:10:00.000-08:00

People are said to be animalistic. We are associated with some animals depending on our attitudes, moods and emotions. We are sometimes puzzled if reincarnation really exists and if it is, what kind of animal are we in our past life.

There is a new quiz called the Animal in You Quiz-Personality Test that has gaining popularity among people now. This personality quiz is said to be linked to a study called animology.

When you take this personality test, you will know what kind of animal is in you depending on your attitudes and emotions on particular situations.

Are you ready to take the Animal in You Quiz Personality Test? The personality test claims that you can find out what animal you are, who is your animal (person) soul mate, and which people you seriously just can't stand.

Take the Animal in Your Quiz personality test now.

Charles Phillips and YaVaughnie Wilkins in Billboard

2010-01-22T11:10:00.000-08:00

Charles Philipps, one of the highest executives of Oracle being the President, is seen in billboards across three major cities in New York with his mistress YaVaughnie Wilkins with a quote: “You are my soulmate forever!” and a website address below the billboard.

The billboards were placed in three locations: one in New York's Time Square, one in Atlanta, and one in San Francisco. These locations were chosen since Oracle, Charles Philipps' company is based.

In a statement Thursday, Charles Phillips admitted the affair with YaVaughnie Wilkins and said: “I had an eight-and-a-half-year serious relationship with YaVaughnie Wilkins. My divorce proceedings began in 2008... The relationship with Ms Wilkins has since ended and we both wish each other well."

According to marital records, Charles Phillips was listed as married in 2006 and was photographed with wife Karen with whom he has a 10-year-old son.

Sleep Talking Man Blog

2010-01-22T10:04:00.000-08:00

An internet craze is going on now in search for the Sleep Talking Man Blog. According to the news, a certain Karen Slavick-Lennard from Richmond, South-West London records her husband's dreams through her blog.

Her husband named Adam lives a colourful existence in his dreams and Karen records all these sleep talk conversations through her blog. She said that her husband Adam says a lot of remarks about everything from sex and underwear to musings on vampire penguins and zombie guinea pigs during his dreams.

Karen began logging Adam's night-time dreams on a laptop last February before switching to a voice-activated tape recorder.

After hours of dreams, Karen decided to start taping his sleep talking husband to share with the world. The couple has been since been shocked and overwhelmed by the sleep talking man blog and Karen's Twitter account became a massive viral hit in the internet.

For this reason, during the last five days alone, over half a million people from over 50 different countries have read the so called "Sleep Man Talking Blog."

Recently, Karen said that her sleep talking man husband Adam woke her up with these utters: "Your mum's at the door again. Bury me. Bury me deep."

- "Shhhhhhhhh. Shhhhhhhhh. I'm telling you: your voice, my ears. A bad combination."

- "I'm making pillows. Burn them slowly, keeps them fluffy! Mmmmmm, pillows."

- "You're pretty. Pretty pretty pretty pretty pretty. [Long pause] Now ---- off and be pretty somewhere else. I'm bored"

- "Potato bags. I can't find my potato bags. I need them desperately. Who's got my potato bags?"

The Sleep Talking Man blog is really funny and hilarious. Adam and Karen can be seen laughing every morning as they play Adam's murmurs every night.

If you are curious enough, you can visit the Sleep Talking Man Blog.

Keyword Tools: How to Choose The Right Keywords?

2010-01-10T03:12:00.000-08:00

Choosing the right keywords is one of the key to getting the right targeted traffic. A lot of you may probably know about Google's Keyword Generator which is one of the best ways to gauge the keyword that you are about to choose.

With this keyword generator, it tells something as the advertiser competition and the number of searches. Of course, the higher the competition among advertisers, the better because it tends to have a better cost per click. On the other hand, the higher the number of local searches, the harder for you to position yourself in search engine results. In this case, you need to work more on link building and other search engine optimization tactics.

Well, aside from the famous Google Keyword Generator above, what are the other sites that you could visit if ever you're thinking of what keywords to place in your ads? Here are some of the sites you could visit. Word Tracker, Keyword Discovery, Google Insights, Wordstream, Hitwise and Google Traffic Estimator.

How to Increase Your Feed Readers

2010-01-06T22:41:00.000-08:00

A blog with a lot of feed readers is a well known blog. It means that you have a lot of readers in your blog. Everytime you publish a blog post, then each of these feed subscribers will receive your article directly to their email address without having them having to visit your blog's site.

In addition, the higher your feed readers and feed subscribers are, the better for you to make money online? Why? It's because of adsense for feeds. Each of these feed reader subscribers will receive your article with adsense ads on it.

Now, how to increase your feed readers? here are some of the things that you should do to gain more feed readers:

Show Your Feed Count. A lot of bloggers subscribe to blogs that they are following and interested in. If you showed your blog feed reader count, and if it's already more than, say 100, then chances are other readers will get curious as to why your blog gets that number of feed readers. In effect, they will subscribe too.

Place Your Feed Subscription Link. Another thing to do to increase the number of your feed readers is to tactically place your feed subscription link. You can place a link on the top part of the blog near the header. Alternatively, you could also place your feed subscription link above or below of each post or article that you have.

Tell that subscription is free. A lot of readers are hesitant to place their email addresses in feed subscription links because they are afraid of being charged or that their email addresses might be use for something illegal. Tell your readers that subscribing to your feeds is free and that you would just use it for them to receive timely updates whenever you publish a new article.

Write quality articles. Finally, in order to increase your feed readers, you should continuously write quality articles. A blog that has a lot of quality articles that are beneficial to its readers will surely have a lot of feed readers.

Newbie Bloggers: Ways to Promote Your Blog

2010-01-06T08:43:00.000-08:00

If you are a newbie blogger, definitely you won't have much funds to use to promote your blog. The key to making money online is to attract a lot of visitors to your site. Blog traffic equates to money. The more visitors a blog has, the better its chances to earn more money online.

If you're a newbie blogger, how would you promote your new blog to attract more visitors? Blog promotion means to create buzz about your product or service. However, if you don’t have any products or service to offer, consider your blog as your product and promote it, which means, tell people that your blog exists, if you don’t tell them, who else is going to.

Here are some of the ways on how you could promote your blog if you are a newbie blogger:

Tell Friends. First of all, you can tell your friends and other relatives about your blog. Tell them to visit it and read some of your posts. Of course, you should make a post that can truly help them in one way or another. If you have a quality content, you can easily attract a good number of visitors through word of mouth.

Blog Commenting. Blog hopping is also one of the ways to make money online. Basically, you should research for blogs within your niche and make some remarkable comments into it. When visitors of that blog saw your comment, they might be interested to visit you.

Submit to Blog Directories. There are a lot of blog directories out there. Feel free to submit your blog to various blog directories. Blog directory submission will not only promote your blog but it will also add backlinks to your blog as well.

Use Social Bookmarking Sites. There a lot of social bookmarking sites out there - Facebook, Friendster, Multiply, MySpace, etc. You can post a message in bulletin boards of these social bookmarking sites and invite your friends and contacts to visit your site.

Participate in Forums. One way of promoting your blog if you're a newbie blogger is to participate in forums. Forums enable bloggers to have a link to signatures. Forum signatures are links which you can find below the post of each forum poster. Take advantage of this and put your blogs in your forum signatures. The more discussions you participate in the forum, the better visibility for your forum signature.

Steps to Find Cheap Health Insurance

2009-12-14T18:12:00.000-08:00

We all know that health is wealth. When you are young, you sacrifice your health to gain wealth. However, it's the other way around when you are on your old age - you sacrifice your wealth to gain your health as there will be a lot of health problems as a result of old age.

With this in mind, you really need to start buying health insurance when you are still young, when you are still capable of paying health insurance premiums. Health insurance premiums are cheaper when you are young and healthy.

Here's How to Find Cheap Health Insurance:

Step 1: Inquire about government-sponsored Medicaid. Medicaid is a health program offered by the US Federal Government which targets low-income wage earners. Medicaid covers children, adults and senior citizens who qualify. Contact your local Medicaid office for details in the state where you live. You can also go online to find out if you qualify. As an example, here are two websites of Medicaid in the state of Utah and Wisconsin.

Step 2: Use the power of search engines. Use Google, Yahoo, or Bing to find cheap health insurance that suits your budget. Use keywords like, “free health insurance plans, cheap health insurance, inexpensive health insurance programs" when using an internet search engine to find cheap or free health insurance. Try to make sure that the online websites you visit have specific information on the states that they service. Remember that the availability of cheap health insurance depends on the state where you lives.

Step 3: Visit your local social services office. The federal department of social services provides a lot of information to the community it services. Ask your social services representative for information on cheap or free health insurance. This resource person should be able to give you with specific phone numbers, websites and offices where you can avail of cheap health insurance.

Step 4: Visit your public health office or clinic. Locate a public health clinic in your area. and inquire about cheap or inexpensive health care insurance plans. Clinics are a very good resource for such information. They have a wide variety of information from various health care providers. They may either send you to a patient services representative or give you brochures and pamphlets.

Ohio State star Turner fractures back after dunk

2009-12-05T20:01:00.003-08:00

Ohio State star Turner fractures back after dunk

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John Wooden Pyramid of Success

2009-12-05T09:08:00.000-08:00

John Robert Wooden is a retired American basketball coach. John Wooden is a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player (class of 1961) and as a coach (class of 1973).

John Wooden has authored a lecture and a book about the Pyramid of Success. The Pyramid of Success consists of philosophical building blocks for winning at basketball and at life.

According to John Wooden's Pyramid of Success, he put "Success" at the apex of his pyramid.

"The first two blocks of the pyramid are the two corner stones because to be strong, you have to have a strong foundation", said John Wooden.

"The cornerstones of success to me, in anything are hard work and enjoy what you're doing. So one cornertsone is industriousness and the other is enthusiasm," said John Wooden

"Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of in knowing you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming," says John Wooden

Here are some of John Wooden's Quotes on his Pyramid of Success:

Quote 1: "When the going gets tough, the tough get going. Be at your best when your best is needed. Real love of a hard bottle," says John Wooden on Competitive Greatness

Quote 2: "Just being yourself. Being at ease in any situation. Never fight yourself," says John Wooden on Poise

Quote 3: "Mental, moral, physical and diet must be considered. Moderation must be practiced. Dissipation must be eliminated," says John Wooden on Condition

Quote 4: "A knowledge of and the ability to properly execute the fundamentals. Be prepared. Cover every details," says John Wooden on Skill

Quote 5: "An eagerness to sacrifice personal interests or glory for the welfare of all. The team comes first," says John Wooden on Team Spirit

Quote 6: "Emotions under control. Delicate adjustment between mind and body. Keep judgment and common sense," says John Wooden on Self-Control

Quote 7: "Be obvserving constantly. Be quick to spot a weakness and correct it or use it as the case may warrant," says John Wooden on Initiative

Quote 8: "Ability to resist temptation and stay with your course. Concentrate on your objedtive and be determined to reach your goal," says John Wooden on Intentness

Quote 9: " There is no substitute for work. Worthwhile things come from hard work and careful planning," says John Wooden on Industriousness

Quote 10: "Friendship comes from mutual esteem, respect, and devotion. A sincere liking for all," says John Wooden on Friendship

Quote 11: "Loyalty to yourself and all those dependent upon you. Keep your self-respect," says John Wooden on Loyalty

Quote 12: "Cooperation with all levels of your co-workers. Help others and see the other side," says John Wooden on Cooperation

Quote 13: "Your heart must be in your work. Stimulate others," says John Wooden on Enthusiasm

If you want more success quotes, here are my most favorite motivating success quotes of all time.

Cheap Christmas Gift Ideas

2009-12-05T08:25:00.000-08:00

Christmas is just around the corner and definitely, it would be the time for us to shop for various Christmas gifts. However, given the current state of our economy, we cannot spend so much. We need to do budgeting and look for cheap and inexpensive Christmas gifts for our loved ones.

When your Christmas budget isn’t big enough to provide for everyone on the your Christmas gift list, it’s time to search out some cheap Christmas gift ideas. Just because a gift is cheap doesn’t mean it is of lesser quality or less personal than something that cost a lot of money. With some creativity and the right present, a cheap Christmas gift can end up being a priceless present to the recipient.

Here are some Cheap Christmas Gift Ideas that would definitely suit your tight Christmas gift budgets:

Customization of Christmas Gifts: One cheap Christmas gift idea is to take something cheap and inexpensive and increase the value by personalizing and customizing it. The idea here is to take something common, and make it uncommon. One example of this idea is personalized Christmas Cards. Make your own Christmas Cards through your own creativity. Definitely, the recipient of this Christmas Gift will appreciate your efforts.

Another thing that you can personalized are bath towels. Purchase large beach-sized bath towels, and either stitch or iron-on initials or pictures.

Christmas Gift Baskets: Consider a gourmet coffee or cocoa gift basket, complete with a mug, chocolate-covered spoons and several different packets of coffee or cocoa. Other Christmas gift basket fillers include stationery; teacups and teas; homemade cookie mix and cookie cutters; gourmet popcorn with assorted spices; or a bath kit with soap, bubble bath and bath puffs.

Christmas Gift of Important Memories: A cheap Christmas gift present can be something that is sentimental. Compile a photo album for a family member, or decorate an apron with the handprints of all the children or grandchildren in the family. Alternatively, you can also buy a digital photo album to compile those digital photos stored in your computer or laptop.

Good Times: Christmas is all about having fun and having good times. Finally, there are cheap Christmas gifts that will be appreciated no matter what: board games, puzzles, handmade no-sew fleece throws, potpourri sachets, treasure boxes, hat and mitten sets, sewing kits, first-aid kits, journals with fountain pens, wrapping paper storage kit, handmade pillows and a variety of arts and crafts projects.

For more tips on how you can save more this Christmas season, here are some ways on how to save money on Christmas gifts.

Philippine Banks Swift Codes

2009-12-05T05:00:00.000-08:00

The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication ("SWIFT") operates a worldwide financial messaging network which exchanges messages between banks and other financial institutions.

If you are an Overseas Filipino Worker, SWIFT codes are the codes you use to transfer or send money to your family from abroad to Philippines or vice versa. This money transfer is applied through Wire transfer. If you will apply for a wire transfer in a certain bank, definitely the teller will ask you for the SWIFT Code of your Beneficiary’s Bank.

All Philippine Banks and all other banks worldwide are assigned one unique SWIFT codes. If you want to be more specific with the bank's branch, 3 alpha numeric characters are usually added to the original SWIFT Code.

When you are about to transfer money, you can usually find these information that needs to be filled up:

Your Bank Name:
Your Beneficiary Bank Name:
Your Beneficiary Bank Branch/Location :
SWIFT CODE:
Beneficiary Account Name:
Beneficiary Account Number :
Amount to be transferred:

As you can see, one of the things you need to know is the receiving bank's swift codes. For Philippine banks, here are updated and complete list of swift codes:

Allied Banking Corporation – ABCMPHMM
Banco de Oro Universal Bank – BNORPHMM
Bank of China Manila Branch – BKCHPHMM
Bank of Commerce – PABIPHMM
Bank of the Philippine Islands – BOPIPHMM
China Banking Corporation – CHBKPHMM
Development Bank of the Phil. – DBPHPHMM
East West Banking Corporation – EWBCPHMM
Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank – HSBCPHMM
International Comm Bank of China – ICBCPHMM
Land Bank of the Philippines – TLBPPHMM
Maybank Philippines Incorporated – MBBEPHMM
Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. – MBTCPHMM
Philippine Bank of Communications – CPHIPHMM
Philippine National Bank – PNBMPHMM
Philippine Veterans Bank – PHVBPHMM
Allied Banking Corporation – ABCMPHMM
Banco de Oro Universal Bank – BNORPHMM
Bank of China Manila Branch – BKCHPHMM
Bank of Commerce – PABIPHMM
Bank of the Philippine Islands – BOPIPHMM
China Banking Corporation – CHBKPHMM
Development Bank of the Phil. – DBPHPHMM
East West Banking Corporation – EWBCPHMM
Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank – HSBCPHMM
International Comm Bank of China – ICBCPHMM
Land Bank of the Philippines – TLBPPHMM
Maybank Philippines Incorporated – MBBEPHMM
Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. – MBTCPHMM
Philippine Bank of Communications – CPHIPHMM
Philippine National Bank – PNBMPHMM
Philippine Veterans Bank – PHVBPHMM
Philtrust Bank – PHTBPHMM
Prudential Bank – PILBPHMM
Rizal Commercial Banking Corp – RCBCPHMM
Security Bank and Trust Corp – SETCPHMM
Standard Chartered Bank – SCBLPHMM
Union Bank of the Philippines – UBPHPHMM
United Coconut Planters Bank – UCPBPHMM
Rizal Commercial Banking Corp – RCBCPHMM
Security Bank and Trust Corp – SETCPHMM
Standard Chartered Bank – SCBLPHMM
Union Bank of the Philippines – UBPHPHMM
United Coconut Planters Bank – UCPBPHMM

So if you are trasnferring money from abroad to your loved ones heres in the Philippines, used these swift codes and be assured that the money you sent will be credited directly to your loved ones' bank account number.

Alfonso Yuchengco Success Story

2009-12-05T00:21:00.000-08:00

Alfonso T. Yuchengco is a prominent industrialist, certified public accountant, educator, and diplomat in the Philippines.

Alfonso Yuchengco heads the Yuchengco Group of Companies, one of the largest family-owned business conglomerates in the Philippines. He is the Chairman of Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation, one of the largest commercial banks in the Philippines. He is also the Chairman of the Mapua Institute of Technology, a leading engineering school in the country.

Here are some of Alfonso Yuchengco's background to shed some light on his success story:

Alfonso Yuchengco was born in 1923. His father Enrique Yuchengco was running rice mills and an insurance company -building a firm foundation for their future business-conglomerate.
His business education which started under his father was culminated at the Columbia University where he completed his management course.

In 1950, Alfonso Yuchengco joined the company of his father. He developed the businesses further. When he retired, Alfonso Yuchengco was owner of more than one dozen companies in different industries.

In the center of his activities stood the financial sector, represented by companies like the Malayan Group of Insurance Companies, Great Pacific Life Insurance Company, the House of Investments as well as the Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC).

Here are some quotable quotes from Alfonso Yuchengco:

"You can be the smartest man in the world, but if you are not lucky you won’t succeed. “

"I won’t go into any business that isn't good for the country or may tarnish the company’s reputation. A good name is more important than a successful business."

Andrew Tan Success Story

2009-12-05T00:07:00.000-08:00

Andrew Tan is one of the Philippines’ richest men (4th in the Forbes 2007 list of The Philippines’ 40 Richest estimated wealth at $1.1 billion) yet he is probably the most low-profile.

Little is known about Andrew L. Tan yet children of all ages know one of his businesses only too well: his Alliance Global Group Inc. owns 49 percent of Golden Arches Dev’t. Corp., franchise holder of the McDonald’s hamburger chain.

His real estate group under Megaworld owns over 200 buildings (defined as four stories and above).

Born of humble beginnings, Andrew Tan was the son of a transistor radio factory worker who came to Manila from China at age 16. Tan has a brilliant mind—graduated magna cum laude with degree in Business Administration from the University of the East. This despite the fact that he used to walk from Sta. Cruz in Manila to the UE campus because he had no money. People who work with him attest to his brilliance but at the same time describe him as extremely shy.

He owns Emperador Distillers Inc., makers of Emperador brandy, the world’s largest selling brandy by volume. But his first brand was Andy Player Special which is not being exported.

The following Q&A Interview was conducted by Inquirer before tackling the success story of Andrew Tan.

Q: What were your beginnings? How did you start? What was your first entrepreneurial venture?

Andrew Tan: I was about 25, and a bachelor, when I first went into business. I was a partner in a wholesale trading firm that imported appliances in bulk and sold them to appliance stores.

Q: How were you raised? Were your parents entrepreneurs? Who was and is the most influential person in your life?

Andrew Tan: My father worked in a transistor radio factory; my mother was a plain housewife. I have one brother. One influential person in my life was my mother. As a young businessman, I would consult her before I made any important decisions. We discussed not just business matters, but also anything under the sun. She and her guidance meant a lot to me.

When I married, my wife Katherine became the most influential person in my life. Today, we talk about business almost every day, especially when I have to make important decisions.

In college, many of my classmates were better off than I. They had family businesses of their own. Some owned a grocery shop; others a hardware store. Those in Quiapo ran a small textile business. I was sort of envious of their fortune, so I dreamed of becoming a businessman.

I often told my mother that I if had P200,000 in savings, I’d open a grocery store, and that would surely change our fortune. She encouraged me a lot then.

When I started working, I discovered that you learn something from the people you meet. For me, that’s always a blessing, more so if you meet the right people who can help you succeed.

Some people may disagree, but I believe that for a person to become very wealthy, 40 percent is due to luck and 60 percent to a combination of intelligence and hard work. You just have to be at the right place at the right time. If you are lucky, timing will always be in your favor; otherwise, timing will always be off. There’s a Chinese saying that big success depends on the heavens. For me, good luck accounts for 40 percent of all my success.

Q: What were some of the difficult times in your entrepreneurial life? How did you overcome the difficulties?

Andrew Tan: Business was very tough when I started. When you don’t have much capital, it is imperative that you have a very good nose. You are like a dog that must always sniff around for food. You cannot afford to fail. That is how you develop an instinct for success.

This does not mean, however, that I always succeeded in my initial ventures. I failed in some of them. I made wrong decisions, too, but I learned from my mistakes to become better and better. After all, mistakes are always a part of doing business. Some people, however, give up especially after a disastrous failure.

Thankfully, I never gave up. I always pushed on, no matter what. I tried and tried again even if the business was in bad shape. You just pick up the pieces, and then get on your feet again.

Usually, people are fond of asking businessmen this question: When did you make your first million? How did this accomplishment make you feel at that time?

I was lucky to have made my first million at 27. A million then was worth much, much more than it is now. A new car cost about P40,000 then compared with P800,000 or P900,000 today. As such, P1 million then was equivalent to about P20 million now. Definitely a lot of money! When I told my mom about my accomplishment, I believe I made her very, very happy.

Q: I’ve heard good things about your children, how did you raise them despite the wealth that surrounded them? Are they all involved in business? Were they exposed to other companies?

Andrew Tan: Since I’m in business, I naturally want my children to follow in my footsteps. I sincerely wish they would become successful businessmen on their own—or a businesswoman in the case of my youngest child.

You can say that my children were born with silver spoons in their mouths. That is an advantage, I agree, but it could also be a disadvantage. When the going gets tough, people of inherited wealth, who are brought up without any experience of hardships and difficulties, may be wanting in resilience. It may be harder for them to get over a failure. In my case, I’ve had more than my share of life’s challenges. Just like before, if I fail miserably, I will get up and try to recover.

Another thing about being born in fortunate circumstances is that it may not give you that much hunger for success—like a dog that doesn’t need to sniff around that much for food since it’s always available. That is why aside from a good education, I give my children nuggets of wisdom from the school of hard knocks. I find time to chat and share with them my experiences. If they listen to me and remember what I tell them, if they take me seriously, that will save them a lot of trouble in the future. As a father, I believe that talking to my children and having open, honest dialogues with them is most important.

I always believe that if you want to excel at something, you must be genuinely interested in what you’re doing. You must have a passion for it. Otherwise, success will elude you. As a father, I believe my job is to make my children interested in the business. If they’re passionate about it, they will put in the hard work without feeling stressed out.

I must point out that ours are publicly listed companies, and all are professionally managed. We owe it to our stockholders to run our companies well. We’re a big operation, with thousands of stockholders to answer to. I always keep in mind that we’re not running a family business anymore, and I don’t force my children to work for me. Having said that, one of my children is a middle manager; another a junior manager. They report to their senior managers, not to me.

Q: What is your vision for Megaworld and how near are you in achieving that?

Andrew Tan: Today, I’m as passionate as ever about real estate in general and Megaworld in particular. I’m a very hands-on businessman, and I devote a lot of my time running the company’s day-to-day operations. Real estate is the industry that’s closest to my heart. It’s like the lifeblood that runs in my veins. I wake up every morning with a feeling of excitement, knowing that I will be building more homes and helping more Filipinos realize their dream of owning a home.

Our goal is to give Filipinos a good home and do our best to make it affordable by offering good value for money, whether in the mid-income level or in the Triple A level, as in the case of our ultra-luxurious One Central project in Makati.

Q: I understand you have already been paying back society for your blessings, what are some of the good things you have been doing?

Andrew Tan: When you talk about giving back to society, the Megaworld Foundation, over the years, has given hundreds of scholarship grants and contributed to many worthy causes, from helping fight cancer to empowering the blind to supporting the La Mesa watershed conservation campaign. Considering the good fortune that has come my way as a businessman, I honestly feel that I want to do more.

Over the next few years, I will try to devote more of my time for philanthropic activities. Currently, I find that corporate-giving still runs along traditional lines. Many foundations and companies are doing virtually the same thing. One of the things we’ll look into is how we can apply business skills and strategies in the area of philanthropy, and how we can help people, programs and causes in a more cost-efficient manner. I’m aware that it’s impossible for any one foundation to do everything and help everyone, so I intend to look for a formula to help us focus our efforts on one particular area that will give the most benefits to the greatest number of people—in effect, achieve much more for our less fortunate countrymen.

Q: What to you are the secrets of your success?

Andrew Tan: What are my secrets as a businessman? Well, I think one of my accomplishments is the ability to feel the pulse of the market, and of people in general. If you want to succeed in business, you must have developed this knack for knowing and understanding the market and your customers, in order that you can provide the products and services that people will buy again and again.

And it is not enough to know your market and your customers. You must also gain the same mastery and understanding of your employees, suppliers, partners, associates, even your banker and underwriter. If you have a good nose, a good sixth sense, you will be able to fit all of them into your grand plan of success.

Q: What are your passions and hobbies?

Andrew Tan: I’m a businessman, and my most intense passion is creating wealth, creating jobs and creating value for our stockholders.

I also swim when I have the chance; I go to the gym and run the treadmill given the opportunity.

These are the activities that I do at my own time and at my own pace.

Q: What to you would be the key to achieving a progressive Philippines?

Andrew Tan: Ten years ago, the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry was unheard of here in the country. But we at Megaworld saw an opportunity: we established Eastwood City CyberPark as the country’s first IT park. We worked with the government, the private sector and would-be locators. We all worked together to promote the BPO business in the country.

From a very negligible number of employees then, the BPO industry as a whole today employs more than 300,000 people and generates about $5 billion in annual export revenues, based on the latest available data. These figures are projected to go up to 1 million employees and $12 billion in revenues by 2010.

I have observed that we Filipinos have two distinct advantages: our excellent English language skills and the friendly tone of our voice. I thought this was one area where we could excel in.

True enough, foreign customers like speaking to our call center agents. We Filipinos have a naturally pleasant voice, so Americans tend to spend more time talking on the phone. Even if they’re calling from thousands of miles away, they can somehow feel the friendliness, dedication and patience of our agents.

Now, if these foreigners could visit here and get to see our people and talk to us face to face, imagine how much more they’d enjoy the experience.

In the same way that these advantages have worked wonders for the BPO industry, I believe that we should invest in business areas that can utilize our people’s inherent strengths. A perfect example is tourism. Aside from our exemplary language skills and natural friendliness, we as a people are known for our hospitality. And need I say that we have a wealth of picturesque landscapes and scenic spots found nowhere else on earth? Not only that, our country is blessed with a gentle tropical weather all year round—an invitation for foreigners who want to escape the harsh winter in their own countries to flock to our shores.

Over the next 10 years, my holding company, Alliance Global Group Inc., is looking to venture into tourism in a big way. I’m not talking about putting up one or two stand-alone hotels alone; we’re planning to build tourism estates on a large scale and with highly attractive products that will trigger a surge of tourist arrivals from all over the world.

Q: What else do you want to achieve in life?

Andrew Tan: As a businessman with a strong passion for real estate, I hope and pray that we can help our country take a successful quantum leap in the next big business frontier for the country: tourism.