James Bond Daniel Craig raises brows by cross dressing for a cause
Well Craig seems to think so by cross dressing to push the cause for non-violence against women specifically domestic violence.
Categories: Lifestyle Defined Tags: 007, 8th march, daniel craig, girl, international day of women, james bond, newsx, woman
Celebrate 100 years of International Women’s Day
What is International Women's Day about?
* International Women's Day (8 March) is celebrated globally to embrace women
* In China, Russia, Vietnam and Bulgaria, International Women's Day is a national holiday.
* The very first International Women's Day was observed on 19 March 1911 in Germany following a declaration by the Socialist Party of America. The idea of having an international women's day was first suggested at the turn of the 20th century amid rapid worldwide industrialization and economic expansion that led to protests over working conditions.
* 2011 sees the International Women's Day centenary fall on the same say as Shrove (pancake) Tuesday.
* For a detailed list of International Women's Day events globally see http://www.internationalwomensday.com/events.asp
* Follow the International Women's Day Twitt
* For more information see http://www.internationalwomensday.com/about.asp
See examples of International Women's Day logos.
Wishing all Women success in your great endeavours and may all your good wishes come true!
Categories: Lifestyle Defined Tags: celebrate, international women's day, IWD, Women
Earthly Lifestyle : Earth Hour – 26 March 2011
Do your part during this Earth Hour 2011: 8.30pm, Saturday 26 March. Welcome your action to do your part for our planet earth with people around the world.
From its 2007 inception at Sydney, Australia, Earth Hour has till now, grown into a global symbol of hope and movement for changes round our Earth. Earth Hour 2010 created history as the world's largest ever voluntary action with people, businesses and governments in 128 countries across every continent coming together to celebrate an unambiguous commitment to the one thing that unites us all -- our planet earth.
Sign up to earthhour.org, switch off your lights for Earth Hour 2011, and share the positive actions you will sustain for earth beyond the hour.
Let's toast and celebrate our endeavours to help our planet earth by doing our part as our planet earth helps in so many things such as giving us:
earthly water
earthly pleasures
earthly food
earthly fun
earthly desires
earthly delights
earthly powers
earthly possesions
and so many more....
A Toast to the success of Happy Earth Hour!
Categories: Lifestyle Defined Tags: #socialgood, Activism, Australia, beyond the hour, Climate Change, Earth Hour, Earth Hour 2011, official earth hour tvc, WWF, wwf earth hour
Where do you think good ideas come from?
The following video Where Good Ideas Come From is very good. For those who would like a better absorption of what Steven Johnson wants us to believe, read the video transcript below.
For the past five years, I have been investigating this question of WHERE GOOD IDEAS COME FROM!
It's a kind of problem I think all of us are intrinsically interested in.
CREATIVE, BETTER IDEAS, INNOVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS - GOOD IDEAS
We want to be more creative.
We want to come up with Better Ideas.
We want our Organizations to be more Innovative.
ENVIRONMENTAL PERSPECTIVE OF GOOD IDEAS
I look at this problem from an Environmental Perspective.
What are the spaces that has historically led to unusual rates of creativity and innovation.
RECURRING PATTERNS TO CREATE ENVIRONMENTS OF GOOD IDEAS
What I found in all these systems that are these recurring patterns that you see again and again that are crucial to creating environments that are unusually innovative.
SLOW HUNCH - EUREKA AND GOOD IDEAS
One pattern I call the Slow Hunch. It breaks through ideas almost never come in a moment of great insight in a sudden stroke of inspiration.
GERONIMO OF GOOD IDEAS!
Most important ideas take a long time to evolve and they spent a long time dormant in the background. It isn't until the ideas had 2 or 3 years, sometimes 10 or 20 years to ensure that it's suddenly becomes accessible to you and useful to you in a certain way. And this is partially because good ideas normally come from the collision between smaller hunches so that they form something bigger than themselves. So you see a lot in the history of innovation. Cases of, of someone who has half of an idea.
TIM BERNERS LEE - FULL VISION - INCUBATION OF HIS GOOD IDEA
There is a great story am about to mention in the world of the world wide web of Tim Berners Lee. This is a project that Berners Lee work on for 10 years. But when he started he didn't have a full vision for this new medium he was going to invent. He started working on one project as a side project to help him organise his own data. He scapped that after a couple of years and he started working on another thing. And only after about 10 years that the FULL VISION of the world wide web come into being. That is more often than not how ideas happen. They need time to INCUBATE and they spend a lot of time in this partial hunch form.
COLLIDE HUNCHES TO GET BREAKTHROUGHS TOWARDS GOOD IDEAS
The other thing that is important when you think about ideas is where, is that when ideas take form in this hunch state they need to collide with other hunches. Often times, the things that turns a hunch into a real breakthrough is another hunch that is lurking in somebody else's mind and you have to figure out a way to create systems that allow those hunches to come together and turn into something bigger than some of their parts.
AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT - CREATE SPACE WHERE IDEAS CAN MINGLE TO GET GOOD IDEAS
That's why, for instance, the coffee house in the age of enlightenment where the creations along of MODERNIZATION are such engines of creativity because they created a space where ideas can mingle and swap and create new forms.
EFFECTS OF INTERNET ON OUR BRAINS - PROBLEMS OF INNOVATION TO GET GOOD IDEAS
When you look at the problem of innovation from this perspective. It shares a lot of important light on the debate we have been having recently about what the internet is doing to our brains. Are we getting overwhelmed with an always connected, multi-tasking lifestyle. And is that going to lead to less sophisticated box as we move away from a slower, deeper, contemplated state of reading,for instance. Obviously, I am a big fan of reading.
HISTORIC INCREASE IN CONNECTIVITY - EXCHANGE OF GOOD IDEAS
But I think it is important to remember that the great driver of scientific innovation and technological innovation has been the historic increase in connectivity and our ability to reach out and exchange ideas with other people. And to borrow other people's hunches and combine them with our hunches and turn them into something new. That really has I think in more than anything else, the primary engine of creativity and innovation of the last 600 or 700 years.
MISSING PIECE - THE REAL LESSON OF WHERE GOOD IDEAS COME FROM
And so yes, it's true we are more distracted. And what has happened is, it is truely miraculous and marvellous over the last 15 years is that we have so many new ways to connect and so many new ways to reach out and find other people who have that missing piece that will complete the idea we were working on. Or to stumble serendipitously across some amazing new piece of information that we can use to build and improve our own ideas. That's the real lesson of where good ideas come from. The chance favours the connected mind.
Check out: Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation [Hardcover]
Love is in the Air
Watch Mr Viera’s marriage proposal to his flight stewardess girlfriend, Miss Vera Silva here. A seemingly embarrased but delightful Miss Vera Silva eventually agreed to marry Mr Viera to everyone's delight. Watch the heart-rending video.
Categories: Lifestyle Defined Tags: love, love is in the air, marriage, marriage proposal
Be inspired to organize your life anytime you want!
Just be inspired to organize your life anytime you want!
I believe you will love the following slid
No Retirement for the Inspired!
View more webinars from Avalok .
Be inspired to organize anytime!
All the best!
Sam Nicole
Categories: Lifestyle Defined, Uncategorized Tags: anytime, be inspired, life, organize, reitrement
Advantages of Lifestyler Treadmill
When in need of an effective exercise equipment, people oftentimes resort to lifestyler treadmills. These exercise machines are in one way related to the elliptical lifestyler since they allow the walking or running movements plus the exercise of the upper body parts of the user. In the outbreak of the topnotch but very expensive treadmills and other elliptical machines out in the market, the lifestyler treadmill is one which comes as a reliable, solid, and good piece of equipment but then without sacrificing the excellent quality performance which it can give out to the user.
For beginners like you, the lifestyler treadmill can be a very good choice of equipment to buy. If you truly want the best effect out of the money you let out of your pockets, this home exercising equipment is just about to be the best of everything that you may get. It may have already existed for many years but its being old in the arena is not a bad reputation. It cannot be referred to as one out-of-date equipment because it still has the admirable qualities of a stable exercising machine which form part of the workout regimens of several individuals.
Compared to the rest of the most recent treadmills dominating in the market these days, the lifestyler treadmill is not ornamented with the features that will make it overly expensive to be afforded by the people of the masses. But then, the lifestyler treadmill is of great use both for light commercial and home purposes.
The elliptical lifestyler is said to enhance one's heart rate and the toning of the body muscles. In this sense, the lifestyler treadmill is not a weakling. Most fitness experts recommend the use of this machine than any other equipment there is in the market today. It has been proven that the lifestyler treadmill is an ideal tool which enhances the cardiovascular wellbeing of a person. Furthermore, the machine is very easy to utilize.
No need to read the manual and memorize the supposed to be steps in operating the machine. You can definitely start with your exercise regimen by simply pushing the Quick Start button which allows you to get a quick touch on its features. There is also an ID on the reading gadget that allows you to pre-set your personal profiles so that you will not be going all throughout the whole process every time you want to do some exercise.
The design of the lifestyler treadmill is primarily geared towards the reduced friction, less stress on the joints, and the permission of the natural flow of the blood through the natural movements of the body which is much advantageous than walking or running outdoors. Thus, the cardiovascular wellbeing of an individual is furthermore enhanced.
When shopping for a lifestyler treadmill, you've got to consider a lot of points. You should see to it that you will earn benefits from your purchase. You cannot just spend money on something which you know will not be of use to you. Compare the models and the brands. Pay attention to their prices too. Remember that you are getting a lifestyler treadmill because of your health needs and not because you need to flaunt it to your friends.
Michelle Russell writes about coolmax socks
Categories: Lifestyle Defined Tags: Advantages, Lifestyler, Treadmill
An Introduction to Lifestyle Living in South Africa
The idea of lifestyle living has redefined the South African property market in recent years. A concept that has numerous applications, it appeals to those who want the very best of life. This is because it arouses an emotional desire for true quality and a yearning to live a life of choice.
While not unlike lifestyle living in other countries, the concept has a special appeal within the African context, with South Africa offering a combination of raw scenic beauty, African adventure, an extraordinarily rich cultural heritage, and world-class facilities and living standards. Gone are the images of lions roaming the streets of Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban. Instead the famous Big Five live in well managed game parks while the streets of South Africa's top cities offer shops and restaurants that promise First World luxuries and treats at affordable prices - especially for those who visit from foreign lands.
So it is not surprising that lifestyle living is a concept that appeals to both foreigners and locals alike.
Nestled between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, South Africa is the 25th largest country in the world, covering an area of 1,221,040 square kilometres or 471,446 square miles. It has a population of more than 47-million people from a wide variety of cultures and religious beliefs. There are nine official languages and nine provinces, making the country truly a rainbow nation.
Anyone looking for property opportunities within this southern-most country in Africa will find that property agents enthusiastically espouse the concept of lifestyle living. On the other hand, magazines published locally use the term loosely to describe just about anything that relates to quality gracious living: food and wine, health and beauty, and occasionally, property.
The beauty of the lifestyle living theory is that it can be adapted to meet almost every discernible desire. That is undoubtedly why the term is often used to promote property values and desirability. As such, lifestyle living has defined its own place in a very competitive industry. And to many, it is absolutely irresistible.
It is accepted that any type of lifestyle estate in this country will provide an exclusive home environment where you are secure and have easy access to the amenities you value. Thousands of gated communities in towns and cities across South Africa meet this basic definition. However quality lifestyle-living means a whole lot more than living in an upmarket housing estate densely packed with identical-looking mansions and triple garages.
Quality rural lifestyle living is the connoisseur's prize; far removed from city stress. Savvy developers of successful country lifestyle estates link the needs of buyers to lifestyle desires such as game farms, private nature reserves, golf, wine, horses and "gentleman" farming, whether on a full-time basis or "get-away" retreat within a few short hours drive from the city.
Many international buyers want all the benefits of a "Farm in Africa" without the management worry or financial liability. For every buyer there is an environment that satisfies and soothes both the soul and the budget.
Once you understand your options, you can look for the place of your dreams, just like I did.
Rob Atkinson is a senior executive who lives in Cape Town, South Africa. He began his quest for a retirement home in 2009 and discovered that the beautiful Overberg region held the secret to his dreams. He found his paradise for retirement at Jackals Dans Private Nature Reserve near Hermanus, overlooking the magnificent Hemel en Aarde (heaven and earth) Valley. This series of articles will help you identify your own lifestyle living options in this African land: http://www.jackalsdans.com/.
Categories: Lifestyle Defined Tags: Africa, Introduction, Lifestyle, Living, South
Warrior Wisdom – The Warrior Lifestyle
What is the warrior lifestyle? The true warrior is a rare person in today's world. He lives life with a different set of values compared with the rest of society. Even those who do share the same values, rarely live a lifestyle which adheres to those values to the extent that the warrior does. To most people, ethics are situational. They make decisions according to what is best for them, instead of what is right. This is not the case with the warrior. The warrior values honor, integrity, justice, and his sense of what is right, above all else. His ethics are not situational; they are his way of life.
The warrior lifestyle revolves around a code of ethics which is non-negotiable. The warrior's code of ethics, or code of honor, is taken very seriously. To the warrior, distinguishing between right and wrong is of the utmost importance. He sees right and wrong in terms of black and white. He knows that an action is either honorable or dishonorable. This is not meant to imply that honor is black and white honor is not that simple.
Those who live the lifestyle of the warrior know that whether or not an action is honorable, is determined by both one's intentions and the situation at hand. This is not to be confused with situational ethics. The warrior's ethics do not change according to the situation. His actions will change as needed, but his ethics remain set in stone. There is a big difference between ethics and actions. Ethics determine actions; actions do not determine ethics.
The warrior lifestyle is concerned with what is right and what is honorable. A warrior's ethics revolve around these two issues. Justice and honor are foremost on his mind. His thoughts are centered on "what is right," not on other people's opinions of what is right. He realizes that many people profess a belief in absolutes which they neither live by, nor truly believe in, when push comes to shove.
The only absolute that the warrior lives by is that of what is right and wrong. If it is not right, he doesn't do it. He determines what is right and wrong by his strict code of ethics, not some arbitrary laws or the politically correct standards of the day. The warrior doesn't appear to be honorable; he is honorable. Sincerity is ingrained in this lifestyle. This is a lifestyle that is meant to be lived, not fantasized about or merely discussed.
This lifestyle consist of much more than being trained in the art of war or the art of self-defense, although these are an important part of the life of the warrior. It also consists of the challenge to perfect one's character. This is a process much like the Japanese concept of kaizen. Kaizen can be translated as constant, never-ending improvement. True warriors try to apply this concept to every area of their life. They seek to balance and improve each area - spirit, mind and body, on a daily basis.
Each area of your life is important and should be kept in balance. Training men in the art of war or in the art of martial arts, without regard to character, only produces a dangerous man; it does not produce a warrior. In years past, the martial arts masters would not train someone fully until they felt assured of that person's character. Today most schools will train anyone who can pay, regardless of their character or lack of character. This is dangerous information to give to just any and everyone who comes along. In my opinion, character should be a prerequisite, not only for martial arts training, but for many of the privileges which we enjoy in this country.
I am asked often whether or not I believe that the term "warrior" should apply only to military men and women who have been in war or to trained and experienced fighters. Although I realize this is the literal definition of a warrior, I do not believe that this is the correct definition, not according to the many accounts from past warriors anyway. This literal definition of a warrior is not the definition that is used for our discussion of the warrior lifestyle in Warrior Wisdom. An ape can be trained to throw punches and kick, a dog can be trained to fight, but that doesn't make either of them warriors. Being a warrior involves more than being trained to fight or being in the military; it involves character training as well. Character training is the true goal of Bushido, the way of the warrior.
Please don't misunderstand me; I have great respect for our military men and women. But I believe that anyone who has ever served in the military will agree that not every soldier lives by the character traits which are necessary for the warrior lifestyle, anymore than every martial artist or every person in general lives by these standards. I'm not taking anything away from those who serve our country. Every person who serves our country deserves our respect and gratitude, but service doesn't necessarily indicate that a person is concerned with perfecting his or her character. It is rare to find people who take their ethics seriously today. It is common to find people who claim to take their ethics seriously, but I am referring to people who walk to the walk, not just "talk the talk."
Yes, the warrior is concerned with physical training and the martial arts, but he also knows that character training is the cornerstone of the warrior lifestyle. The true warrior should be trained in martial arts. His ethics require that he be ready to defend his family, friends, or himself in certain situations. In today's world, you never know when you may have to use your martial arts skills. It is essential that you have this training to be as self-reliant and as safe as possible, but without a code of ethics, which is based on a deep understanding of right and wrong, there is no warrior there is only someone trained to fight. There is a difference. Without the character traits of honor, integrity and justice, there is no warrior lifestyle.
In short, the warrior lifestyle is for anyone who want to live a life of excellence; a life which adheres to a strict code of ethics. You must be willing to live your life based on honor, preparedness and what is right. This lifestyle requires that you put your ethics before your comfort, and that you put what is right before what is profitable. It requires filial duty, dedication to family and friends, and a willingness to help those in need. It requires independence in thought and action. This lifestyle is a decision, not a profession.
This is just a brief introduction to the lifestyle of the warrior. Each of these points can be greatly expanded and I understand that not everyone will agree with my assessment. Even if you disagree with my definition of a warrior or the characteristics of the warrior lifestyle, you will still find the wisdom in this book to be very useful. Warrior Wisdom seeks to provide the reader with wisdom from throughout the ages that will help him live the warrior lifestyle. This lifestyle is not a goal to be achieved, but rather a road to be traveled. May you travel this road with honor.
"Take a deep breath of life and consider how it should be lived." Don Quixote's Creed
Bohdi Sanders, Ph. D.
Dr. Bohdi Sanders is the author of the new book Warrior Wisdom: Ageless Wisdom for the Modern Warrior. Dr. Sanders has a Ph.D. in Natural Health, a black belt in Shotokan Karate, is a Reiki Master, and currently teaches history in Colorado. His personal web site is: http://www.thewisdomwarrior.com You may reach Dr. Sanders through his email at WarriorWisdom@comcast.net
A limited number of signed special edition copies of Warrior Wisdom are still available. get your copy soon before they sell out. You can order your copy from: http://www.thewisdomwarrior.com/
Categories: Lifestyle Defined Tags: Lifestyle, Warrior, Wisdom
Lifestyle-Oriented Content Portals
If you are a student or professional then you may have a need for keeping track of great lifestyle resources. These can provide you good advice about lifestyle, fashion, travel, etc. to meet your lifestyle advice needs and requirements. They can make you gain in your social acceptance level and you will find you become much more knowledgeable about modern living when you keep yourself regularly updated with new lifestyle news.
By using knowledge of fine living resources you can impress your friends and relatives with your knowledge about current lifestyle streams. A lifestyle portal can keep you regularly updated about matters of lifestyle interest. It can cover modern furniture and luxury living too.
Home Interior Decor is also a related subject of interest. All the postings need to be categorized and easily accessible from the main page. You may also need to find information about cruises, spas and beaches.
Regularly updated content is needed for such a lifestyle portal to become useful to people. For the rich people they can keep track of luxury concepts and the fine art of living using any lifestyle content portal.
Adventure travel, Creative and interior decorative lighting, architecture, etc. are other subjects covered by a lifestyle-related content portal regularly. Leisure and pleasure activities like kite-flying, snowboarding, skateboarding, hunting, trekking, camping, boating, surfing, fishing, biking, rock-climbing, paragliding are also other subjects that need to be covered from time to time.
The fine art of luxury living is covered with regular content updates to any lifestyle portal site. Interesting tidbits of information are posted almost daily in various categories. Commercial advertisements are not of interest in many lifestyle portals. What matters is good quality lifestyle-oriented content that you find use for.
Food & beverage industry relevant news also find their place in any lifestyle-oriented content portal. Fine dining reviews for the food connoisseur also need to be covered from time to time.
I am a contributing writer for this newly launched lifestyle portal The Lifestyle Portal. It is kept regularly updated with relevant content on travel, fashion, lifestyle, cars, leisure and pleasure activities, organic living, luxury hotels and cruises, food and beverage, etc. Go ahead and bookmark the portal and visit often to get good quality lifestyle content!
Categories: Lifestyle Defined Tags: Content, LifestyleOriented, Portals
