Top 10 Funniest New Years Resolutions

I always seem to be hearing the same New Year's resolutions every single year and in reality only 65% of people make it past the second month. Believe it or not, "losing weight" and "becoming magically fit" started to get on my nerve. Therefore, I found an interest in creating new and interesting resolutions that might actually make an impact on my life and daily activities. I used one of these resolutions listed here, last year and it made my year a lot more fun. Hopefully these resolutions would spark some interest and ideas for humorous resolutions to kick off your new year.

After all, it is better to make a resolution what you will actually keep.

1. I will always check for toilet paper before using or leaving a public restroom.

2. I will not procrastinate to remind myself to not procrastinate.

3. Farmville on Facebook will stop becoming a chore.

4. I will not congratulate any woman on their pregnancy unless I am sure she is pregnant and not fat.

5. I will stop incorporating text language in everyday scenarios.

6. I will obtain from updating my status on social networking sites every second...no one cares.

7. I will stop pretending reality shows are actually reality.

8. I won't yell at so many inanimate objects.

9. I will stop making resolutions about weight.

10. I will try to figure out why I need 10 email addresses.

*If those don't quite appeal to you, you should make a resolution to stop making resolutions.

Coffee art that will make u smile ..........

Extend Your Ipod For New Amusements

iPod has revolutionized the trend of listening music. The chic device is a must-have for the new era music lovers and hence, has created a special space for itself in the hearts of people.

Every owner knows listening music from an iPod and downloading new music files to it. But iPods have several more functions. With the right tricks and right software or peripherals, it can deliver awesome performances. It can perform the task of a video game player, address book, calendar and much more.

Games:

Besides music, you can play games in your iPod. The new Classic and Nano iPods come with games like iQuiz, Vortex and Klondike. However, there are certain games that are specifically developed for some versions of the players and are not compatible with other models, not even with computers. Apple games meant for iPod are available from the iTunes stores. You can preview the games in the stores before purchasing.

iPod Arcade has a full range of of trivia quiz, adventure text games and many others. Games like Grab Tetris, Pac-Man and Sudoku puzzles are among the most popular games. You simply have to download and sync the games, once you buy them, through iTunes. Some of the games require video iPod. Hence, it is wise to check your device model before purchasing any game.

iPod Sync:

Interestingly, you can now turn your iPod into a PDA. For the users of Windows, there is a tool, iPod Sync, to keep the Microsoft Outlook Calendar. With the help of this you can synchronize your emails, tasks, notes and contacts between your PC and iPod. You can even use your iPod Syncs to synchronise weather forecast, news and movies from the web.

At the top
of it, the iPodSync can transfer Outlook contacts, notes, emails, appointments and task to your device. Isn`t it interesting? You just need to specify the information you need to sync and let the iPod do the rest of the job for you. The iCal Calendar program of Apple enables you hold your address book and calendar with you.

iPod Disk:

Want to get music off your iPod? Well, think of iPodDisk. It is a useful tool to copy music from it. If you set your device in disk mode, the iPodDisk allows copying all the music and transferring them. You can store a lot more that just music in it. And if the device is in iPodDisk mode you can transfer large file from it. Introducing your iPod to Disk mode gives you better facilities to extract music and files from it.

Added applications:

You can add numerous applications from Apple to your iPod. They include Apple consumer software, Image Editing Software, Educational Software, etc. The peripherals and add-ons to your iPod can make it easy-to-use, faster and more feasible.

Others:

There are some other ways though which you can add more functions and features to your iPod. Use of iPDA software from ZappTek allows you sync the documents created in Word, Acrobate, Pages and some other programs with your iPod. It literally increases the productivity of it. Now, you can prolong the life of your iPod battery. However, it requires deleting all your music files and start afresh. Hence, before attempting it, make sure that you have back up of the music files. The new programs added to it enhance its fun and functionality.

No doubt why there is a booming popularity of iPod. There are lots of fun and entertainment associated with it. You just need to discover the hidden features of it and see the changes that your iPod can bring with it.

Top 25 Leadership Quotations

Ponder what it takes to be a true leader with these practical quotes that will lead you to a more precise understanding of the secrets to successful leadership...

• "A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the quality of his actions and the integrity of his intent."--Anonymous

• "No person can be a great leader unless he takes genuine joy in the successes of those under him."--W. H. Auden

• "Good leaders make people feel that they're at the very heart of things, not at the periphery. Everyone feels that he or she makes a difference to the success of the organization. When that happens people feel centered and that gives their work meaning."--Warren Bennis

• "No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself, or to get all the credit for doing it."-- Andrew Carnegie

• "A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don't necessarily want to go, but ought to be."--Rosalynn Carter

• "Perhaps the most central characteristic of authentic leadership is the relinquishing of the impulse to dominate others."--David Cooper

• "The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality."-- Max DePree

• "Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it."--Dwight D. Eisenhower

• "A boss creates fear, a leader confidence. A boss fixes blame, a leader corrects mistakes. A boss knows all, a leader asks questions. A boss makes work drudgery, a leader makes it interesting. A boss is interested in himself or herself, a leader is interested in the group."--Russell H. Ewing

• "Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and in actions. "-- Harold Geneen

• "One of the true tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency."--Arnold Glasow

• "All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership. "-- John Kenneth Galbraith

• "The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision. You can't blow an uncertain trumpet."--Theodore Hesburgh

• "The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and the will to carry on... The genius of a good leader is to leave behind him a situation which common sense, without the grace of genius, can deal with successfully."--Walter Lippmann

• "Leadership is getting someone to do what they don't want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve."--Tom Landry

• "Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them."--John Maxwell

• "The real leader has no need to lead-- he is content to point the way."-- Henry Miller

• "The leader must know, most know that he knows, and must be able to make it abundantly clear to those about him that he knows."--Clarence B. Randall

• "The person who know "how" will always have job. The person who knows "why" will always be his boss."--Diane Ravitch

• "A true leader is hated by most, and respected by all. A follower is liked by all, and respected by none."--Scott Smigler

• "Integrity is the most valuable and respected quality of leadership. Always keep your word."--Brian Tracey

• "You know what makes leadership? It is the ability to get men to do what they don't want to do and like it."--Harry S. Truman

• "Leadership is not the private reserve of a few charismatic men and women. It is a process ordinary people use when they are bringing forth the best from themselves and others."--Unknown

• "Nothing so conclusively proves a man's ability to lead others as what he does from day to day to lead himself."--Thomas J. Watson

• "Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it's amazing what they can accomplish."--Sam Walton

Men In Blue disappoint once again

"Ye Cup kahin nahin jaayega, Aane De"

Well you won't be hearing these lines the next time you switch on the TV. The defending Champions have been knocked out. India's campaign in the ICC T20 WC England'09 has ended without even a whimper.

Every Indian expected that by the time the tournament would be over we would see a familiar picture like the one below ..

....But just midway into the super 8's and we could see gloomy, tensed faces

There is no need to say a word .....the picture says it all.

And before we, the supporters, could wipe tears of grief from our eyes, the blame game has already begun.

Indian coach Gary Kirsten put the entire blame on player fatigue due to IPL. Dhoni disagreed. And what did the BCCI do??? No prizes for guessing!! It did what it does best ....asking everyone to just shut up!

Well I'm no cricket expert but I'm a great Indian supporter (just like everyone else) and my analysis leads to the following points :-

• I could sense the bad omens even before the tournament. Dhoni wasn't Dhoni before the start of the tournament and it was quite evident from his speeches in the press conferences. The person who believed in team performance and playing as a unit now had different opinions. Prior to the start of the tournament in one of the press conferences, he said that T20 is all about individual performances. Yeah there's nothing wrong in it but when you play as a team nothing is impossible. When you are in a team, everyone has to do his job and not depend on any particular player to do it for you. And this is precisely what happened in this WC. In 2007, whenever the team was in trouble there was someone who raised his hand and said Relax guys I'll handle it (Remember Yuvi's 70 off 30 balls against the Aussies in 2007) but in 2009 whenever India was in trouble, everyone looked at each others faces and no one set out to do the job.


• To some extent I agree with coach Gary Kirsten that players were tired after IPL. Most of the players played for their respective franchises and they never got to play as a team. The coach needs some time to be with the players and even in the little time they got, many players used to skip practice sessions. As a result, Gary failed to analyse the team's strength and weaknesses. Also IPL lead to player injuries, Sehwag had to be ruled out of the WC with a shoulder injury. Even Zaheer picked up a shoulder injury while playing for Mumbai Indians in the IPL but finally recovered from it, yet lack of match practice took a toll on his efficiency.

• Another reason for their defeat is that the players could not handle the pressure of expectations. In 2007, the situation was quite different. The team was quite new with no Sachin, Sourav or Dravid, and India had played only 1 T20 match before the WC. So going into the tournament, Indians were underdogs. Certainly, no one even expected them to enter into the finals. Probably this is precisely what motivated them to rise to the occasion. The departure of senior players gave the younger guys the opportunity to showcase their talent. But in 2009, Indians were pre-tournament favourites. All the cricket experts and news channels were discussing as to who would prove to be a threat to India. Maybe team India was over-confident going into the tournament...

• Apart from the spinners, the bowlers were pretty miserable. However, bowling was not as bad as our batting. Ishant Sharma carried his poor form from the IPL to the WC (Probably he brought the KKR effect into team India, that's why we lost almost all the super 8 matches in the last over just as KKR did in IPL). Zaheer was struggling to find form. Wonder why Praveen Kumar wasn't in the playing 11. He lead RCB from the front in the IPL and had performed much better than Ishant. Even RP Singh (highest wicket taker in the IPL) was not part of the team in the match against West Indies and even in the match against England he was not allowed to complete his quota of 4 overs. Furthermore, Pragyan Ojha did not play in the last two matches of the super 8's. Bhajji was more into conatining the batsmen but Ojha was the wicket taking bowler.

• Team India's batting was horrible. Gambhir was pretty 'gambhir' and never looked at ease. With no Sehwag, the onus was on Rohit Sharma to lead the Indian batting brigade. Rohit played well against the minnows but against the slightly tougher teams , he failed miserably. Experiments with batting order did not work. Raina and Dhoni --both of them flopped. Only Yuvi and Yusuf managed to score some runs.

• Lastly, Dhoni lost his Midas touch. In 2007, every decision that he took paid off. Asking Joginder Sharma to bowl the last over, ahead of Harbhajan in the final against Pakistan, was a brilliant move. On the contrary, in 2009 his decision to promote Jadeja up the order backfired. He failed to rotate the bowlers well and set the proper field. His batting was awful. He scored nothing but kept on consuming balls and when the situation demanded that he should play his shots, he got out!

In the end, I would like to say that we were not the perfect team even in 2007, but that team had the hunger to break barriers, the will to perform and the team was highly committed. They played fearless cricket, they played their natural cricket without caring about their reputation and that paid off. But this time, it was something different. Hopefully, team India would bounce back with even more vigour, passion and energy. So what if we did not get to lift the trophy in 2009. Let 2010 come and we'll show the world who's the boss!

Enrique lip syncs at his concerts

This kicks ass...

Supposedly, a stage technician recorded this from Enrique Iglesias' microphone as Enrique was lip synching to a playback version of "Rhythm Divine" at a concert in Poland.
Great stuff...

Download it here!


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RDB's New Songs!

The good folks at RDB, also known for their Bollywood numbers in Singh is Kinng, Aloo Chaat and Kambhakht Ishq, have released some new tracks in collaboration with some international artists. These tracks are available for free downloads on their official website. Check out some funky Bhangra numbers here. Enjoy!You can click the links below and download the songs!

Ranjha - RDB feat. Fat Joe
Sher Punjabi - RDB feat. Lil Wayne
Paisa(A milli) - RDB feat. Lil Wayne
Gabru Get Low - RDB feat. Flo Rida
Sadi Gali(2009 Remix) - RDB feat. MC J Sky

A special thanks to RDB for releasing their tracks for free on the internet!