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Thursday, August 28, 2008
8 Ball Pool:How to Play Eight Ball Billiards
from: USA Pool Halls http://www.usapoolhalls.com/billiards/8-ball/
Eight-Ball pool is the most popular game of billiards in the world. The highest-paid professional billiards players play 8-ball. Eight-ball is the game played in most bars and taverns in the world.
Eight-Ball pool is the most popular game of billiards in the world. The highest-paid professional billiards players play 8-ball. Eight-ball is the game played in most bars and taverns in the world.
Local establishments have their own weekly or monthly billiards tournaments. Other establishments allot sizable amounts of floorspace to their billiard tables and shooting billiards is a large part of a person's bar or tavern experience. In most of these places, eight-ball is the game of choice. Here are the basics of 8-ball billiards.
The Billiards Table
The standard billiards table is rectangular in shape, with two long rails and two short rails. There are six pockets on a billiards table, one in each corner of the table, accounting for four of the pockets, as well as one in the middle of each long rail, accounting for the final two pockets.
Between the pockets are 3 diamond shapes along the rails, for a total of 18 diamonds along the outer rails of the table. These rails help mark off certain key portions of the billiards table, such as the "kitchen".
The top of a standard billiards table is covered in green felt. The rails of the table are lined with cushion, allowing the balls the bounce off the rails of the table. These cushions are also covered in green felt.
The Cue Stick
The cue stick is a long, tapered stick used to strike the cue ball in billiards. The cue can be either one long piece of wood, or two pieces joined in the middle. Typically, more expensive pool cues are two-piece sticks. Expensive cues are made of maple, while inexpensive ones are made of ramin.
The handle has a larger circumference than the tip of the billiards cue. The tip of the cue is made of a different material, usually leather for expensive cues and plastic for inexpensive ones. The tip is what actually comes in contact with the cue ball. Through the use of chalk on the leather tip, players can place different spins on the cue ball, as needed.
The mechanical bridge is sometimes used for precarious shots. This is a long stick with a metal bridge on the end, used to balance the cue stick when making a shot in the center of the table or over balls which would otherwise be an impediment. The mechanical bridge is sometimes called the rest, the rake or, more derisively, the ladies cue.
The Billiard Balls
Eight ball is played with 16 different balls. One of the balls is the white cue ball, while another one is the black eight-ball. The other fourteen balls are divided in two halves.
In North America, balls are divided between solids and stripes. The solid balls are one solid color, except for the dot containing that ball's number. The solid balls are numbered one through seven.
The striped balls have a wide colored stripe around the ball surrounding the number dot, with two poles of white at either end. The striped balls are numbered nine through fifteen.
In the United Kingdom, the striped and solid patterns are replaced with standard colors. There remains a cue ball and a black eight-ball, but the rest of the balls are divided evenly among unnumbered red and yellow balls. A game quite similar to American eight-ball is played in the U.K. This game goes by the name Blackball.
Racking the Balls
To begin a game of 8-Ball, one player racks all fifteen balls but the cue ball in the ball rack. The ball rack is a triangular shaped wooden rack.
Once all fifteen colored balls are placed in the rack, the balls are pressed towards the front of the rack, so that all of the balls remain in tight contact with one another. The balls must be placed where the cue ball is in the center of the rack, while either of the lower corners of the rack contain a striped and a solid ball.
Finally, the top or apex of the triangle should be placed on the dot on the end of the table opposite the kitchen. The "kitchen" is the area of a billiards table behind the head string. The head string is a real or imaginary line which runs across the table between the 2nd diamond on one long rail and the 2nd diamond on the other long rail.
The Break
The player who breaks the rack in a game of 8 ball can shoot the cue ball from anywhere behind the head string, from inside the kitchen towards the rack. The object is to break the balls of the rack up, hopefully firing one or more balls into a corner pocket.
The person who breaks is chosen through an agreed-upon method, either by a coin toss, by lagging for the break or by the winner of the previous game. To make a regulation break, at least four balls should hit the wall cushions or at least one balls should be pocketed. If this doesn't happen, the opponent can ask for a re-rack and be allowed to break the rack. That same opponent can opt to play from the existing set of broken balls.
If a ball falls in a pocket off of a break, then it is still that player's turn. The breaking player can then choose to shoot at either striped or solid balls, regardless of which kind of ball was pocketed.
If the eight-ball goes in the hole off the break, the breaker can opt for a re-rack or place the eight-ball on the spot and continue play. If the cue ball is pocketed off the break, the opponent can opt for a re-rack or take a turn shooting from anywhere in the kitchen.
8 Ball Pool Strategy
During a game of eight-ball, a player will take one side: solids or stripes. The point of the game is to pocket all of ones balls, either stripe or solid, while placing the cue ball where one's opponent will have a difficult time pocketing his or her balls. After a player has pocketed all his balls, then that player ends the game by pocketing the eight-ball. If the eight-ball is pocketed before the rest of the balls are pocketed, the player who pocketed the eight-ball immediately loses.
Winning and Losing at Eight Ball
There are several ways to win, besides the two most common ways. If a player pockets the cue ball while pocketing the eight-ball, that player loses. If a player knocks the cue ball off the table while pocketing the eight-ball, that player loses. If the cue ball is pocketed or knocked off the table at some time before the eight-ball shot, then it is the other player's turn and play continues as before.
If the 8-ball is knocked off the table, the offending player loses.
Other Fouls in 8 Ball Pool
There are other fouls committed in eight-ball which do not end the game. For instance, the cue ball must strike a player's ball first, or else that shot is a foul and the striking player loses his or her turn. If the cue ball is pocketed on any shot, this is a foul.
A player must have one foot on the floor or the shot is a foul. A player must wait until all balls from the previous shot come to a stop before shooting again, or else a foul has been committed.
If the cue ball is struck twice or is pushed instead of hit by the cue, then it is a foul. If the shooter touches the ball with anything but the tip of the cue, or if a player goes out of turn, then a foul has happened. If a shooter knocks any ball off the table or touches any ball besides the cue ball, a foul has occurred.
If, after a shot has occurred, no ball either comes in contact with a cushion or goes into a pocket, a foul has occurred.
Taking Turns
Each player takes turns shooting until a winner is decided. If a player does not pocket a ball on his turn, then it is the other player's turn. So long as a shooter continues to pocket balls of his sort without committing a foul, then that shooter continues his or her turn. This continues until the eight-ball is pocketed, which is why the game is called eight-ball.
8 Ball Tournaments and Variant Rules
Tournaments usually require multiple games to determine a winner. These tend to be the winner of a majority of games in a series of games between two opponents.
Local tournaments might be single elimination. Local bars might have their own "house rules", which can be quite different from one establishment to the next. Since eight-ball is the most widely-played billiards game in the world, it has the most variants rules of any billiards game.
Domestic Partnerships and Insurance
A domestic partnership is a legally-recognized relationship that offers non-married couples the same or similar benefits as those provided to married couples. Click on the links below for information on domestic partnerships and the benefits they offer, including a look at state and city laws on domestic partnerships. (Note: Domestic partnerships are not recognized in all states.)
Maryland
The cities of Baltimore and Takoma Park and Montgomery County extend benefits to domestic partners.
Insurance Companies that Provide Domestic Partner Benefits in Maryland Ameritas CIGNA Great West Life Kaiser Permanente New York Life and Health
Check other states and cities
State and City Laws: Domestic Partnerships
Maryland
The cities of Baltimore and Takoma Park and Montgomery County extend benefits to domestic partners.
Insurance Companies that Provide Domestic Partner Benefits in Maryland Ameritas CIGNA Great West Life Kaiser Permanente New York Life and Health
Check other states and cities
State and City Laws: Domestic Partnerships
How to keep footers at the bottom of the page using CSS
#footer
{
width: 100%;
position: fixed;
bottom: 0px;
left: 0px;
}
IE6 doesn't support for fixed positioning. More research need to be done to fix this for lower browser.
{
width: 100%;
position: fixed;
bottom: 0px;
left: 0px;
}
IE6 doesn't support for fixed positioning. More research need to be done to fix this for lower browser.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Friday, August 15, 2008
NB: IFrame!
Code behind:
<iframe id="MainFrame" name="MainFrame" align="middle" src="http://www.google.com" frameborder="0" width="600" height="545">
You can set scrolling="no"
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Enter Key Event in ASP.NET 2.0(Default Button)
ASP.NET 2.0 introduces a concept of a "default button".Defaultbutton attribute can be used with <form> or <asp:panel> controls. Which button will be "clicked" depends of where actually cursor is and which button is chosen as a default button for a form or a panel.
<form id="form1" defaultbutton="Button1" runat="server">
<asp:panel defaultbutton="button2" runat="server">
<asp:textbox id="textbox3" runat="server">
<asp:button id="button2" runat="server">
</asp:panel>
</form>
<form id="form1" defaultbutton="Button1" runat="server">
<asp:panel defaultbutton="button2" runat="server">
<asp:textbox id="textbox3" runat="server">
<asp:button id="button2" runat="server">
</asp:panel>
</form>
Get User name in ASP.NET when using Windows Authentication
IIS ->Property->Directory Security->Authentication Methods
Disable Anonymous access in IIS, check integrated Windows Authentication AND use User.Identy.Name to get username.
Disable Anonymous access in IIS, check integrated Windows Authentication AND use User.Identy.Name to get username.
Monday, August 11, 2008
一生中需要的8种朋友（转）
随着生活节奏的加快，社会的浮躁和功利，人与人之间有着太多分不清的是非真伪，以至于我们对“朋友”的称谓产生了畏惧。那么，真正的朋友究竟是什么样的，人的一生到底需要什么样的朋友呢？美国作家帕尔指出，“不要指望一位密友带给你所需要的一切。”另一位作家汤姆·拉思则认为，以下8种朋友是必不可少的。
成就你的朋友
他们会不断激励你，让你看到自己的优点。
这类朋友也可称之为导师型。他们不一定是你的师长，但他们一定会在某些领域具有丰富的经验，能经常在事业、家庭、人际交往等各方面给你提供许多建议。人生中拥有这种朋友会成为你最大的心理支柱，也常常会成为能够“左右”你的“偶像”。
支持你的朋友
一直维护你，并在别人面前称赞你。
这类朋友可谓是“你帮我，我帮你”，相互打气，使得彼此成为对方成长的垫脚石。在一个人的成长过程中，朋友的支持与鼓励是最珍贵的。当你遇到挫折时，这类朋友往往可以帮你分担一部分的心理压力，他们的信任也恰恰是你的“强心剂”。
志同道合的朋友
和你兴趣相近，也是你最有可能与之相处的人。
与他们在一起，会让你有心灵感应，俗称“默契”。你会因为想的事、说的话都与他们相近，经常有被触摸心灵的感觉。和他们交往会帮助你不断地进行自我认同，你的兴趣、人生目标或是喜好，都可以与他们分享。这种稳固的感受“共享”会让你获得心理上的安全感，因为有他们，你更容易实现理想，并可以快乐地成长。
牵线搭桥的朋友
认识你之后，很快把你介绍给志同道合者认识。
这类朋友是“帮助型”的朋友。在你得意的时候，他们的身影可能并不多见；在你失意的时候，他们却会及时地出现在你面前。他们始终愿意给予你最现实的支持，让你看到希望和机会，帮助你不断地得到积极的心理暗示。
给你打气的朋友
好玩、能让你放松的朋友。
有些朋友，当我们 有了心事，有了苦恼时，第一个想要倾诉的对象就是他们。这样的朋友会是很好的倾听者，让你放松，在他们面前，你没有任何心理压力，总能让你发泄出自己的“郁闷”，让你重获平衡的心态。
开阔眼界的朋友
能让你接触新观点、新机会。
这类朋友对于人生也是必不可少。他们可谓是你的“大百科全书”。这类朋友的知识广、视野宽、人际脉络多，会帮助你获得许多不同的心理感受，使你成为站得高、看得远的人。
给你引路的朋友
善于帮你理清思路，需要指导和建议时去找他们。
这类朋友是“指路灯”。每个人都有困难和需要，一旦靠自己力量难以化解时，这类朋友总能最及时、最认真地考虑你的问题，给你最适当的建议。在你面对选择而焦虑、困惑时，不妨找他们聊一聊，或许能帮助你更好的理顺情绪，了解自己，明确方向。
成大事所需的9种能力.9种手段.9种心态
每个人做人办事的手段都是不一样的，可以讲，一个人就有一种手段，一个人就有一种靠自己手段获得成功的途径。无数事实表明，有些人就是太过于自信，想念自己确认的手段能够解决任何问题，但不知道这种往往是起不到任何作用。因此，他们总觉得离成功的目标不是越来越近，而实际上越来越远。
人生的计划和行动，是需要靠章法来完成的，而不是靠一些怪招去谋划的。这就好比在拳击台比赛一样：两个拳手相互较量，激战正酣，进退躲闪、扑让攻守，都有相当灵活的步伐和拳路，他们的一招一式都是为成功而做准备的，这一招一式就叫手段。可惜的是，有很多人并不能看到这一招一式的寓意。
手段是成功的保证，没有手段的行动和计划一定是事倍功半的，孙悟空与牛魔王一比高低，靠的是什么？靠的是他七十二变的手段；“飞人”乔丹叱咤NBA赛场靠什么？靠的是他灵活自如、左右盘带，飞身灌蓝的手段。一名话，没有手段，你永远吃不到成功的甜果。
手段从何而来？对于那些成大事者来说，他们善于总结自己、反思自己、比较自己，从而避实就虚，找到自己人生的强项——自己究竟能干什么和不能干什么，并付出实际的行动。这个过程就是确立自己成大事手段的过程。不明白这一点，一个人永远就会在错误的方向走下去。
成大事的九种手段：
1、敢于决断——克服犹豫不定的习性
很多人之所以一事无成，最大的毛病就是缺乏敢于决断的手段，总是左顾右盼、思前想后，从而错失成功的最佳时机。成大事者在看到事情的成功可能性到来时，敢于做出重大决断，因此取得先机。
2、挑战弱点——彻底改变自己的缺陷
人人都有弱点，不能成大事者总是固守自己的弱点，一生都不会发生重大转变；能成大事者总是善于从自己的弱点上开刀，去把自己变成一个能力超强的人。一个连自己的缺陷都不能纠正的人，只能是失败者！
3、突破困境——从失败中撮成功的资本
人生总要面临各种困境的挑战，甚至可以说困境就是“鬼门关”。一般人会在困境面前浑身发抖，而成大事者则能把困境变为成功的有力跳板。
4、抓住机遇——善于选择、善于创造
机遇就是人生最大的财富。有些人浪费机遇轻而易举，所以一个个有巨大潜力的机遇都悄然溜跑，成大事都是绝对不允许溜走，并且能纵身扑向机遇。
5、发挥强项——做自己最擅长的事情
一个能力极弱的人肯定难以打开人生局面，他必定是人生舞台上重量级选手的牺牲品；成大事者关于在自己要做的事情上，充分施展才智，一步一步地拓宽成功之路。
6、调整心态——切忌让情绪伤害自己
心态消极的人，无论如何都挑不起生活和重担，因为他们无法直面一个个人生挫折，成大事者则关于高速心态，即使在毫无希望时，也能看到一线成功的亮光。
7、立即行动——只说不做，徒劳无益
一次行动胜过百遍心想。有些人是“语言的巨人，行动的矮子”，所以看不到更为实际现实的事情在他身上发生；成大事者是每天都靠行动来落实自己的人生计划的。
8、善于交往——巧妙利用人力资源
一个人不懂得交往，必然会推动人际关系的力量。成大事者的特点之一是：善于靠借力、借热去营造成功的局势，从而能把一件件难以办成的事办成，实现自己人生的规划。
9、重新规划——站到更高的起点上
人生是一个过程，成功也是一个过程。你如果满足于小成功，就会推动大成功。成大事者懂得从小到大的艰辛过程，所以在实现了一个个小成功之后，能继续拆开下一个人生的“密封袋”。
可以讲任何一种手段，都可以导致一种结果，但这个结果是不是最佳的结果，恐怕就很难说了。成大事者总是选择最佳的手段，达到最完善的结果，这就是非一般人所能做到的。因此在成功之路上，你要想成大事，首先要解决的问题就是：你的手段对你推动成功的计划是否立竿见影！
成大事必备九种能力
挑战生存的能力：善于在现实中寻找答案
1、 摆正心态，敢于面对现实
对于那些不停地抱怨现实恶劣的人来说，不能称心如意的现实，就如同生活的牢笼，既束缚手脚，又束缚身心，因此常屈从于现实的压力，成为懦弱者；而那些真正成大事的人，则敢于挑战现实，在现实中磨炼自己的生存能力，这就叫强者！
在此，我们可以得出一条成大事的经验：适应现实的变化而迅速改变自己的观念，最重要的是需要我们有一副聪慧的头脑和灵活的眼睛，做生活的有心人。
在现实的压力之下，如果你能改变观念，适时而进，可收到事半功倍的效果。
我们的自下而上须臾离不开现实，随着现实的变化，我们必须随之调整自己的观念、思想、行动及目标。这是生存的必须。
如果我们有办法来改变现实，使之适合我们能力和欲望的发展需要，则是最难能可贵的。
2、 让你拥有过硬的自制能力
自制，就是要克服欲望，不要因为有点压力就心里浮躁，遇到一点不称心的事就大发脾气。
一个人除非先控制了自己，否则将无法控制别人。
一个人只要有成大事的目标，知道自己想要的，然后采取行动，告诉自己绝对不要放弃，成功只是时间早晚而已。
假使你在途中遇上了麻烦或阻碍，你就去面对它、解决它、然后再继续前进，这样问题才不会愈积愈多。
你在一步步向上爬时，千万别对自己说“不”，因为“不”也许导致你决心的动摇，放弃你的目标，从而前功尽弃。
人最难战胜的是自己，这话的含义是说，一个人成功的最大障碍不是来自于外界是，而是自身。只有控制住自己，才能控制住压力，让压力在你面前屈服。
3、 把情感装入理性之盒
一种抵触情绪的产生往往是潜移默化的，但它对人一生的影响却是巨大的，这种影响从诸多小事上体现出来。我们应尽量消除自己的不良情绪、因为它不仅会给我们造成身心上的伤害，而且在我们通往成功的路途上，不良情绪有时会成为绊脚石。
为了你的成功，你必须把情感装入理性之盒，你必须去适应别人，适应形势，不然的话，你注定成不了大事，注定会被淘汰。
4、 独处可以激发思考的力量
如果你知道怎么独处的话，成大事者都是善于独处的人——在独处的过程中激发思考的力量。
自卑可以像一座大山把人压倒并让你永远沉默，也可以像推进器产生强大的动力。
比别人先走一步，能创造一种成功的心境。
在独处时，你应当有所思考，不要总人浮于事。
5、 压力是最好的推动力
欲成大事者，因目标高远，压力可能会更大。但若欲成大事，就必须能承受这种压力，把压力当成推进人生的动力。
人们最出色的工作往往是在外于逆境的情况下做出的。人要有所为就要有所不为。应做的一定要做好，不该做的坚决不做。
得到的并不一定就值得庆幸，失去的也并不完全是坏事情。
6、以变应变，才有出路
顺应时势，善于变化，及时调整自己的行动方案，这是成大事者适应现实的一种方法。
一个人如果没有和人打交道的高超技巧，没有把各种情况都考虑周全的头脑，灵活应变的手段，就根本无法驾驭大的局面，将很难成大事。
一个人能看清自己的现状，心态就会平衡许多，就能以一种客观的眼光去看待，认识这个世界，并且相应地调整自己的行为。
7、 自信心是人生的坚强支柱
自信心充足者的适应能力就高，反之则适应能力较低。
一般信心不足较严重的人常有一些身心症状，比如孤僻，害怕与人交往，说话过于偏激，悲观失望。
如果做事成功的经验越多，那么自信心就越强。
自我成功锻炼的机会越少，自信心就越弱，以致产生严重的自卑情绪。
十九世纪的思想家爱默生说：“相信自己‘能’，便会攻无不克。”拿破仑说：“在我的字典里没有不可能。”
8、 把精力投入到自己的强项上
大多数人的生活层次只停留在：为吃饭而吃、为搭公车而搭、为工作而工作、为了回家而回家。
成大事者与不成大事者只差别在一些小小的动作：每天花5分钟阅读、多打一个电话、多努力一点、在适当时机的一个表示、表演上多费一点心思、多做一些研究，或在实验室中多试验一次。
在行动之前你自己就知道你是否足以胜任这一个任务。
没有任何借口可以解释你为会么长时间仍然无法胜任一项工作。
不论你想追求的是什么，你必须强迫自己增强能力以实现目标。
勤加练习、勤加练习、最后还是勤加练习！决不放弃学习，而且一定要将学到的知识运用于日常生活中。
9、 要专心地做好一件事
如果大多数人集中精力专注于一项工作，他们都能把这项工作做得很好。
最成大事者的商人是能够迅速而果断作出决定的人，他们总是首先确定一个明确的目标，并集中精力，专心致志地朝这个目标努力。
一次只专心地做一件事，全身心地投入并积极地希望它成功，这样你的心里就不会感到筋疲力尽。
把你需要做的事想象成是一大排抽屉中的一个小抽屉。不要总想着所有的抽屉，而要将精力集中于你已经打开的那个抽屉。每个人做人办事的手段都是不一样的，可以讲，一个人就有一种手段，一个人就有一种靠自己手段获得成功的途径。无数事实表明，有些人就是太过于自信，想念自己确认的手段能够解决任何问题，但不知道这种往往是起不到任何作用。因此，他们总觉得离成功的目标不是越来越近，而实际上越来越远。
成大事必备的9种心态
心态之一：积极向上
1.时刻想着出人头地
2.做“小人物”时要向“大人物”看齐
3.惟有进取心，才能成大事
4.摒弃逆境的干扰，寻找向上的根源
5.放弃也是一种成功的开始
6.在平凡中做不平凡的事
7.保持年轻的心态很重要
8.永远积极、主动、热忱
心态之二：勤勉谦恭
1.壮志凌云地想，脚踏实地地干
2.勤敬产业，谦恭做人
3.勤勉高于天赋
4.勤奋造就成功，懒惰摧毁天才
5.养成勤奋的习惯会终生受益
6.有一份耕耘，就有一份收获
7.恒心与支持能“点石成金”
8.莫道君行早，更有早行人
心态之三：诚实守信
1.诚实是一种源自自身的本质
2.诚实守信才是大赢家
3.以诚信奠定成功基业
4.真诚的友谊会使你的事业更发达
5.做人要有正直的品行
6.诚实守信是成大事的“信用卡”
7.要成大事，择友不可草率
8.以真诚待人，用热忱做事
心态之四：敢于挑战
1.敢于挑战自我，克服贬低心理
2.挑战无极限
3.坚持到底造靠勇气，半途而废是懦夫
4.用于挑战激起成大事的信心
5.勇气是战胜困难的良方
6.胜人者力，自胜者强
7.毅力与恒心是成大事的基本功
8.坚持不懈成大事，浅尝辄止无出路
心态之五：善于合作
心态之六：知足平衡
心态之七：乐观豁达
心态之八：宽厚容人
心态之九：永远自信
人生的计划和行动，是需要靠章法来完成的，而不是靠一些怪招去谋划的。这就好比在拳击台比赛一样：两个拳手相互较量，激战正酣，进退躲闪、扑让攻守，都有相当灵活的步伐和拳路，他们的一招一式都是为成功而做准备的，这一招一式就叫手段。可惜的是，有很多人并不能看到这一招一式的寓意。
手段是成功的保证，没有手段的行动和计划一定是事倍功半的，孙悟空与牛魔王一比高低，靠的是什么？靠的是他七十二变的手段；“飞人”乔丹叱咤NBA赛场靠什么？靠的是他灵活自如、左右盘带，飞身灌蓝的手段。一名话，没有手段，你永远吃不到成功的甜果。
手段从何而来？对于那些成大事者来说，他们善于总结自己、反思自己、比较自己，从而避实就虚，找到自己人生的强项——自己究竟能干什么和不能干什么，并付出实际的行动。这个过程就是确立自己成大事手段的过程。不明白这一点，一个人永远就会在错误的方向走下去。
成大事的九种手段：
1、敢于决断——克服犹豫不定的习性
很多人之所以一事无成，最大的毛病就是缺乏敢于决断的手段，总是左顾右盼、思前想后，从而错失成功的最佳时机。成大事者在看到事情的成功可能性到来时，敢于做出重大决断，因此取得先机。
2、挑战弱点——彻底改变自己的缺陷
人人都有弱点，不能成大事者总是固守自己的弱点，一生都不会发生重大转变；能成大事者总是善于从自己的弱点上开刀，去把自己变成一个能力超强的人。一个连自己的缺陷都不能纠正的人，只能是失败者！
3、突破困境——从失败中撮成功的资本
人生总要面临各种困境的挑战，甚至可以说困境就是“鬼门关”。一般人会在困境面前浑身发抖，而成大事者则能把困境变为成功的有力跳板。
4、抓住机遇——善于选择、善于创造
机遇就是人生最大的财富。有些人浪费机遇轻而易举，所以一个个有巨大潜力的机遇都悄然溜跑，成大事都是绝对不允许溜走，并且能纵身扑向机遇。
5、发挥强项——做自己最擅长的事情
一个能力极弱的人肯定难以打开人生局面，他必定是人生舞台上重量级选手的牺牲品；成大事者关于在自己要做的事情上，充分施展才智，一步一步地拓宽成功之路。
6、调整心态——切忌让情绪伤害自己
心态消极的人，无论如何都挑不起生活和重担，因为他们无法直面一个个人生挫折，成大事者则关于高速心态，即使在毫无希望时，也能看到一线成功的亮光。
7、立即行动——只说不做，徒劳无益
一次行动胜过百遍心想。有些人是“语言的巨人，行动的矮子”，所以看不到更为实际现实的事情在他身上发生；成大事者是每天都靠行动来落实自己的人生计划的。
8、善于交往——巧妙利用人力资源
一个人不懂得交往，必然会推动人际关系的力量。成大事者的特点之一是：善于靠借力、借热去营造成功的局势，从而能把一件件难以办成的事办成，实现自己人生的规划。
9、重新规划——站到更高的起点上
人生是一个过程，成功也是一个过程。你如果满足于小成功，就会推动大成功。成大事者懂得从小到大的艰辛过程，所以在实现了一个个小成功之后，能继续拆开下一个人生的“密封袋”。
可以讲任何一种手段，都可以导致一种结果，但这个结果是不是最佳的结果，恐怕就很难说了。成大事者总是选择最佳的手段，达到最完善的结果，这就是非一般人所能做到的。因此在成功之路上，你要想成大事，首先要解决的问题就是：你的手段对你推动成功的计划是否立竿见影！
成大事必备九种能力
挑战生存的能力：善于在现实中寻找答案
1、 摆正心态，敢于面对现实
对于那些不停地抱怨现实恶劣的人来说，不能称心如意的现实，就如同生活的牢笼，既束缚手脚，又束缚身心，因此常屈从于现实的压力，成为懦弱者；而那些真正成大事的人，则敢于挑战现实，在现实中磨炼自己的生存能力，这就叫强者！
在此，我们可以得出一条成大事的经验：适应现实的变化而迅速改变自己的观念，最重要的是需要我们有一副聪慧的头脑和灵活的眼睛，做生活的有心人。
在现实的压力之下，如果你能改变观念，适时而进，可收到事半功倍的效果。
我们的自下而上须臾离不开现实，随着现实的变化，我们必须随之调整自己的观念、思想、行动及目标。这是生存的必须。
如果我们有办法来改变现实，使之适合我们能力和欲望的发展需要，则是最难能可贵的。
2、 让你拥有过硬的自制能力
自制，就是要克服欲望，不要因为有点压力就心里浮躁，遇到一点不称心的事就大发脾气。
一个人除非先控制了自己，否则将无法控制别人。
一个人只要有成大事的目标，知道自己想要的，然后采取行动，告诉自己绝对不要放弃，成功只是时间早晚而已。
假使你在途中遇上了麻烦或阻碍，你就去面对它、解决它、然后再继续前进，这样问题才不会愈积愈多。
你在一步步向上爬时，千万别对自己说“不”，因为“不”也许导致你决心的动摇，放弃你的目标，从而前功尽弃。
人最难战胜的是自己，这话的含义是说，一个人成功的最大障碍不是来自于外界是，而是自身。只有控制住自己，才能控制住压力，让压力在你面前屈服。
3、 把情感装入理性之盒
一种抵触情绪的产生往往是潜移默化的，但它对人一生的影响却是巨大的，这种影响从诸多小事上体现出来。我们应尽量消除自己的不良情绪、因为它不仅会给我们造成身心上的伤害，而且在我们通往成功的路途上，不良情绪有时会成为绊脚石。
为了你的成功，你必须把情感装入理性之盒，你必须去适应别人，适应形势，不然的话，你注定成不了大事，注定会被淘汰。
4、 独处可以激发思考的力量
如果你知道怎么独处的话，成大事者都是善于独处的人——在独处的过程中激发思考的力量。
自卑可以像一座大山把人压倒并让你永远沉默，也可以像推进器产生强大的动力。
比别人先走一步，能创造一种成功的心境。
在独处时，你应当有所思考，不要总人浮于事。
5、 压力是最好的推动力
欲成大事者，因目标高远，压力可能会更大。但若欲成大事，就必须能承受这种压力，把压力当成推进人生的动力。
人们最出色的工作往往是在外于逆境的情况下做出的。人要有所为就要有所不为。应做的一定要做好，不该做的坚决不做。
得到的并不一定就值得庆幸，失去的也并不完全是坏事情。
6、以变应变，才有出路
顺应时势，善于变化，及时调整自己的行动方案，这是成大事者适应现实的一种方法。
一个人如果没有和人打交道的高超技巧，没有把各种情况都考虑周全的头脑，灵活应变的手段，就根本无法驾驭大的局面，将很难成大事。
一个人能看清自己的现状，心态就会平衡许多，就能以一种客观的眼光去看待，认识这个世界，并且相应地调整自己的行为。
7、 自信心是人生的坚强支柱
自信心充足者的适应能力就高，反之则适应能力较低。
一般信心不足较严重的人常有一些身心症状，比如孤僻，害怕与人交往，说话过于偏激，悲观失望。
如果做事成功的经验越多，那么自信心就越强。
自我成功锻炼的机会越少，自信心就越弱，以致产生严重的自卑情绪。
十九世纪的思想家爱默生说：“相信自己‘能’，便会攻无不克。”拿破仑说：“在我的字典里没有不可能。”
8、 把精力投入到自己的强项上
大多数人的生活层次只停留在：为吃饭而吃、为搭公车而搭、为工作而工作、为了回家而回家。
成大事者与不成大事者只差别在一些小小的动作：每天花5分钟阅读、多打一个电话、多努力一点、在适当时机的一个表示、表演上多费一点心思、多做一些研究，或在实验室中多试验一次。
在行动之前你自己就知道你是否足以胜任这一个任务。
没有任何借口可以解释你为会么长时间仍然无法胜任一项工作。
不论你想追求的是什么，你必须强迫自己增强能力以实现目标。
勤加练习、勤加练习、最后还是勤加练习！决不放弃学习，而且一定要将学到的知识运用于日常生活中。
9、 要专心地做好一件事
如果大多数人集中精力专注于一项工作，他们都能把这项工作做得很好。
最成大事者的商人是能够迅速而果断作出决定的人，他们总是首先确定一个明确的目标，并集中精力，专心致志地朝这个目标努力。
一次只专心地做一件事，全身心地投入并积极地希望它成功，这样你的心里就不会感到筋疲力尽。
把你需要做的事想象成是一大排抽屉中的一个小抽屉。不要总想着所有的抽屉，而要将精力集中于你已经打开的那个抽屉。每个人做人办事的手段都是不一样的，可以讲，一个人就有一种手段，一个人就有一种靠自己手段获得成功的途径。无数事实表明，有些人就是太过于自信，想念自己确认的手段能够解决任何问题，但不知道这种往往是起不到任何作用。因此，他们总觉得离成功的目标不是越来越近，而实际上越来越远。
成大事必备的9种心态
心态之一：积极向上
1.时刻想着出人头地
2.做“小人物”时要向“大人物”看齐
3.惟有进取心，才能成大事
4.摒弃逆境的干扰，寻找向上的根源
5.放弃也是一种成功的开始
6.在平凡中做不平凡的事
7.保持年轻的心态很重要
8.永远积极、主动、热忱
心态之二：勤勉谦恭
1.壮志凌云地想，脚踏实地地干
2.勤敬产业，谦恭做人
3.勤勉高于天赋
4.勤奋造就成功，懒惰摧毁天才
5.养成勤奋的习惯会终生受益
6.有一份耕耘，就有一份收获
7.恒心与支持能“点石成金”
8.莫道君行早，更有早行人
心态之三：诚实守信
1.诚实是一种源自自身的本质
2.诚实守信才是大赢家
3.以诚信奠定成功基业
4.真诚的友谊会使你的事业更发达
5.做人要有正直的品行
6.诚实守信是成大事的“信用卡”
7.要成大事，择友不可草率
8.以真诚待人，用热忱做事
心态之四：敢于挑战
1.敢于挑战自我，克服贬低心理
2.挑战无极限
3.坚持到底造靠勇气，半途而废是懦夫
4.用于挑战激起成大事的信心
5.勇气是战胜困难的良方
6.胜人者力，自胜者强
7.毅力与恒心是成大事的基本功
8.坚持不懈成大事，浅尝辄止无出路
心态之五：善于合作
心态之六：知足平衡
心态之七：乐观豁达
心态之八：宽厚容人
心态之九：永远自信
Apartment Reviews
1. A Nightmare
I have lived in Towson Woods for two years and I cannot wait to move out next month. My experience living in Towson Woods has been a nightmare. Though the apartments are spacious, they leave much to be desired. The appliances in the kitchen are very old and have many problems. The appearance of the kitchen is very dull and no matter how much I clean, the floor never looks clean. You can tell that the flooring has been there for at least 20 years. The sinks and showers leak constantly even though maintenance has come out on three separate occasions and said they fixed the problem. Worst of all the walls are super thin and you can hear your neighbors at all hours of the night. There is clearly no insulation what so ever. Lastly, the apartments are infested with mice. I have had the mouse problem for the past two years and all maintenance has done is come out twice to spray pesticide and clearly their visits have done nothing. Maybe the complex would not have a problem with mice, if the dumpsters were not constantly overflowing with trash. The trash sits outside for days and sometimes even weeks before the dumpsters are emptied. When I have taken all my problems to the management, they have done nothing but rude. It is clear that because the apartment is in a college town, management believes that they can take advantage of their college tenants. However, they do not realize that many of the college students living in this complex pay for it out of their own pocket. It is a disgrace how much it costs to live in this complex, considering all the problems that it has. I would not recommend Towson Woods to anyone.
2. BEWARE!!!!
Where should I start, the terrible management and maintenance, the millions of leaks or all the broken appliances. Number one the management is probably the worst ever in history. I doubt anyone working in Towson woods has even a GED. They are all completely ignorant and catch attitudes when you call for maintenance request...as if it’s not their job to fix something. Oh and by the way they don't fix ANYTHING. They give some lamo excuse and leave without doing a god damn thing. The three bedrooms are two bedrooms with a piece of dry wall separating what use to be the dining room from the living room. It’s about the size of a shoebox and they actually had the nerve to increase our rent as if they added square feet to the apt. There are MICE everywhere and trust me maintainer doesn't care at all. Its also completely unsafe b/c they repeatedly open the fire escape and do not lock it back up when finished. It’s totally creepy, the maintainer RETARDS come onto your balcony without even a warning and then they act as if they can't believe your giving them attitude. I had to tell CHARLES the apt idiot maintence man to get out of my apt b/c he reaked of booze and cigs. This place is a real sh*thole...whatever you do DONT LIVE HERE!Oh and by the way its possible if you do you will get carbon monoxide poisoning....Oh one more thing...the bathrooms are covered with green mildew that wont come off .
User Response:
Dude - just don't use the word "retard". A true retarded person would actually be helpful and try their best. It sounds like the maintenance people there are rejects - probably picked up outside the detention center at release time. I rented for 15 years and now have a house but it amazes me how bad apartments have become...it sounds like investors buy these places and try to milk every dime out without considering the lives of their tenants. When they have made enough out of you they sell to an equally greedy outfit who again spends no money on the broken down complex but charges market rents. RIPOFF!
3. Stay away!
This apartment complex is terrible. The worst part is the management...they are extremely rude and do not give you the time of day. I went to the office once to ask a question about my lease and not one of the three employees there raised their head to look at me while I was speaking. Maintenance is a JOKE. Our carbon monoxide detector was not working and maintenance came in three different times and did the exact same thing..."its probably the batteries" so they changed the batteries and when it still wasn’t working they said they would come back and replace it...2nd time they came back, "its probably the batteries"...changed the batteries again...you get the point. The water is turned off here at least once a week and, like this morning, there is nothing more than a slow drip that comes out of the shower because there is no water pressure. STAY AWAY! Horrible horrible management who do not care about any of the tenants. Don’t bother asking for any help from them because you will not get it.
4. Worst apartment complex in Towson, MD- terrible, filthy, disgusting, infested I have had issues with this complex since I have been living here.
I have lived in 5 different apartment complexes in Towson and this is by far the dirtiest, greediest, rodent infested apartments yet. I have had at least 3 mice at one time on a constant basis in my apartment. My roommates and I are very very clean girls and have tried to get rid of them ourselves...no thanks to Towson Woods. We, along with just about every apartment have complained about mice and they do nothing - they say to buy mouse traps. NEWS FLASH! The entire complex is infested! It's impossible to get rid of them without an exterminator. Not only do we live with mice, we have gotten things stolen out of our apartment several times- our doors were locked and there was no sign of a break-in MEANING THAT MAITENANCE HAS A KEY AND IS STEALING STUFF! Everyone I know that lives in Towson Woods has gotten something stolen from their apartment. Parking is ok except for the fact that there's not enough parking for everyone that has bought a permit, as well as no parking for visitors (10 spots for the entire complex). Their 3 bedroom apts are a joke! They raised their price to turn the dining room into another bedroom (literally bedroom- that’s all you can fit). If you get stuck with that room, you will not be able to fit a TV stand or desk or draws unless you raise your bed and put plastic ones under it. When something breaks, which often happens, you can forget about getting it fixed. And the worst part about living here is that the staff and Apartment Company do not care.
I have lived in Towson Woods for two years and I cannot wait to move out next month. My experience living in Towson Woods has been a nightmare. Though the apartments are spacious, they leave much to be desired. The appliances in the kitchen are very old and have many problems. The appearance of the kitchen is very dull and no matter how much I clean, the floor never looks clean. You can tell that the flooring has been there for at least 20 years. The sinks and showers leak constantly even though maintenance has come out on three separate occasions and said they fixed the problem. Worst of all the walls are super thin and you can hear your neighbors at all hours of the night. There is clearly no insulation what so ever. Lastly, the apartments are infested with mice. I have had the mouse problem for the past two years and all maintenance has done is come out twice to spray pesticide and clearly their visits have done nothing. Maybe the complex would not have a problem with mice, if the dumpsters were not constantly overflowing with trash. The trash sits outside for days and sometimes even weeks before the dumpsters are emptied. When I have taken all my problems to the management, they have done nothing but rude. It is clear that because the apartment is in a college town, management believes that they can take advantage of their college tenants. However, they do not realize that many of the college students living in this complex pay for it out of their own pocket. It is a disgrace how much it costs to live in this complex, considering all the problems that it has. I would not recommend Towson Woods to anyone.
2. BEWARE!!!!
Where should I start, the terrible management and maintenance, the millions of leaks or all the broken appliances. Number one the management is probably the worst ever in history. I doubt anyone working in Towson woods has even a GED. They are all completely ignorant and catch attitudes when you call for maintenance request...as if it’s not their job to fix something. Oh and by the way they don't fix ANYTHING. They give some lamo excuse and leave without doing a god damn thing. The three bedrooms are two bedrooms with a piece of dry wall separating what use to be the dining room from the living room. It’s about the size of a shoebox and they actually had the nerve to increase our rent as if they added square feet to the apt. There are MICE everywhere and trust me maintainer doesn't care at all. Its also completely unsafe b/c they repeatedly open the fire escape and do not lock it back up when finished. It’s totally creepy, the maintainer RETARDS come onto your balcony without even a warning and then they act as if they can't believe your giving them attitude. I had to tell CHARLES the apt idiot maintence man to get out of my apt b/c he reaked of booze and cigs. This place is a real sh*thole...whatever you do DONT LIVE HERE!Oh and by the way its possible if you do you will get carbon monoxide poisoning....Oh one more thing...the bathrooms are covered with green mildew that wont come off .
User Response:
Dude - just don't use the word "retard". A true retarded person would actually be helpful and try their best. It sounds like the maintenance people there are rejects - probably picked up outside the detention center at release time. I rented for 15 years and now have a house but it amazes me how bad apartments have become...it sounds like investors buy these places and try to milk every dime out without considering the lives of their tenants. When they have made enough out of you they sell to an equally greedy outfit who again spends no money on the broken down complex but charges market rents. RIPOFF!
3. Stay away!
This apartment complex is terrible. The worst part is the management...they are extremely rude and do not give you the time of day. I went to the office once to ask a question about my lease and not one of the three employees there raised their head to look at me while I was speaking. Maintenance is a JOKE. Our carbon monoxide detector was not working and maintenance came in three different times and did the exact same thing..."its probably the batteries" so they changed the batteries and when it still wasn’t working they said they would come back and replace it...2nd time they came back, "its probably the batteries"...changed the batteries again...you get the point. The water is turned off here at least once a week and, like this morning, there is nothing more than a slow drip that comes out of the shower because there is no water pressure. STAY AWAY! Horrible horrible management who do not care about any of the tenants. Don’t bother asking for any help from them because you will not get it.
4. Worst apartment complex in Towson, MD- terrible, filthy, disgusting, infested I have had issues with this complex since I have been living here.
I have lived in 5 different apartment complexes in Towson and this is by far the dirtiest, greediest, rodent infested apartments yet. I have had at least 3 mice at one time on a constant basis in my apartment. My roommates and I are very very clean girls and have tried to get rid of them ourselves...no thanks to Towson Woods. We, along with just about every apartment have complained about mice and they do nothing - they say to buy mouse traps. NEWS FLASH! The entire complex is infested! It's impossible to get rid of them without an exterminator. Not only do we live with mice, we have gotten things stolen out of our apartment several times- our doors were locked and there was no sign of a break-in MEANING THAT MAITENANCE HAS A KEY AND IS STEALING STUFF! Everyone I know that lives in Towson Woods has gotten something stolen from their apartment. Parking is ok except for the fact that there's not enough parking for everyone that has bought a permit, as well as no parking for visitors (10 spots for the entire complex). Their 3 bedroom apts are a joke! They raised their price to turn the dining room into another bedroom (literally bedroom- that’s all you can fit). If you get stuck with that room, you will not be able to fit a TV stand or desk or draws unless you raise your bed and put plastic ones under it. When something breaks, which often happens, you can forget about getting it fixed. And the worst part about living here is that the staff and Apartment Company do not care.
Friday, August 8, 2008
MS OFFICE: Change Case In Office Word
Format-> Change case
Ctrl + Shift + A to alternat between all uppercase and all lowercase.
Shift + F3 to cycle through all lowercase, initial caps and all upper case.
Sentence Case
Capitalizes the first letter of the first word in the selected sentences.
Lowercase
Changes all selected text to lowercase letters.
Uppercase
Changes all selected text to capital letters.
Title case
Capitalizes the first letter of each word in the selection.
Toggle case
Changes all uppercase letters to lowercase in the selection and vice versa.
Ctrl + Shift + A to alternat between all uppercase and all lowercase.
Shift + F3 to cycle through all lowercase, initial caps and all upper case.
Sentence Case
Capitalizes the first letter of the first word in the selected sentences.
Lowercase
Changes all selected text to lowercase letters.
Uppercase
Changes all selected text to capital letters.
Title case
Capitalizes the first letter of each word in the selection.
Toggle case
Changes all uppercase letters to lowercase in the selection and vice versa.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
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