Derek Hough and his Dancing With The Stars spouse Joanna Krupa manage the nearly not possible lately when their "grimy dancing" gone Tom Bergeron next to himself. The Mambo that Hough and Krupa perform on the show featured what has been term a "head in the crotch" move that was constant numerous times through the dance. Hough, however, claim that he didn’t quite mean for the dance to look the way it did. Ask about the dance, Hough said, "Everybody’s like, ‘What the heck is that? It’s so sexual.’ Well, I didn’t indicate for it to look that mode! There’s a move in the mambo where she hinge back and you go down, turn over your leg over and bring her back up. But as I was looking around, I was like, ‘Oh, we can’t just do our habit. We’ve got to do something dissimilar, something that kind of seed the audience on a little bit."

That egging one of the audience resulted in Hough holding Krupa down through the move that Hough describe. When Krupa try to get up, Hough pushed her down again, resulting in the risqué dance that is the talk of television. Said Hough of his partner during the dance, "She did an amazing job."

Hough expound on his partnering with Krupa on DWTS, where models don’t classically fare so well. Said Hough, "When I first started dancing with Joanna, I knew we had a climbing battle. She came in with, you know, not the best status. Getting to know her, she’s a really amazing person. I think models in general have certain anxiety about themselves because they’re known for being beautiful, so they have to show to everybody they have traits and they are intelligent. One thing I love about Joanna as well is that she’s very grateful to be on the show.

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The dolls are the first true must-have items of the Twilight franchise and one would have to assume that these are going to be the most talked about gift items over the next several weeks. All of the major retailers and e-tailers are already taking orders for the dolls,chocolate although many are doing so without any actual inventory.chocolatechocolate Backlogs for shipping are currently at only 2 to 4 weeks, but that's likely to increase as word spreads that the dolls are out there.chocolate

The retail price floats around $25 for the standard dolls, with even fancier dolls available for upwards of $50. Of course, these are "retail" prices. As soon as stocks get depleted, these dolls will be all over eBay, Craigslist and every other direct sale website at many times those prices. This trend is likely to spike in the weeks just before Christmas.

If you're on the fence with your holiday shopping, you'd probably be well served to pick up a few Edward Cullen dolls at your local retailer and just hang onto them until two weeks before Christmas. At that point, you could probably sell them and recoup most of your holiday gift expenditures in short orderchocolate

Rihanna recently spoke in an interview with Glamour magazine about the struggle she faced after news broke of the incident that involved her beating at the hands of then-boyfriend Chris Brown. Rihanna said that she was not expecting the media onslaught and that she was especially disturbed by the leak of her photograph by the LAPD. The photo of her beaten face became an Internet sensation and was always leading any story that involved coverage of the incident.chocolate

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She said that her experience underscores that the importance of bringing abusive partners to justice. "Domestic violence is a big secret," Rihanna said. "The positive thing that has come out of my situation is that people can learn from that. I want to give as much insight as I can to young women, because I feel like I represent a voice that really isn't hearchocolated. Now I can help speak for those women."

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Think you’ve got it bad in this economy? Actor Nicholas Cage has lost an estimated $20 million over the past several years. Rather than chalking it up to a bad economy or blaming himself, however, Cage is saying that the losses are the fault of his financial advisor and is suing for damages. It seems unlikely that Cage will win in any legal action unless it can be determined that his advisor, Samuel J. Levin, did something illegal or took a larger fee for his services than what was agreed to.
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Cage’s lawsuit, which was filed on October 16 in Los Angeles, claims that Levin "lined his pockets with several million dollars in business managchocolateement fees while sending Cage down a path toward financial ruin." Cage hired Levin to oversee investments for him in 2001. Now, he owes over $6.3 million in back taxes and is on the brink of financial ruin. Cage claims that he learned of the financial problems very recently. Further research, however, has indicated that Cage has been selling off possessions for most of 2009. In April, he sold a Bavarian castle, which really begs the question – how sorry can you feel for a guy who has to sell his CASTLE when he gets into financial trouble?
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Think you’ve got it bad in this economy? Actor Nicholas Cage has lost an estimated $20 million over the past several years. Rather than chalking it up to a bad economy or blaming himself, however, Cage is saying that the losses are the fault of his financial advisor and is suing for damages. It seems unlikely that Cage will win in any legal action unless it can be determined that his advisor, Samuel J. Levin, did something illegal or took a larger fee for his services than what was agreed to.chocolate
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Cage’s lawsuit, which was filed on October 16 in Los Angeles, claims that Levin "lined his pockets with several million dollars in business management fees while sending Cage down a path toward financial ruin." Cage hired Levin to oversee investments for him in 2001. Now, he owes over $6.3 million in back taxes and is on the brink of financial ruin. Cage claims that he learned of the financial problems very recently. Further research, however, has indicated that Cage has been selling off possessions for most of 2009. In April, he sold a Bavarian castle, which really begs the question – how sorry can you feel for a guy who has to sell his CASTLE when he gets into financial trouble?chocolate
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Cage is also selling other homes in California, Las Vegas and New Orleans. Also in the lawsuit, Cage claims that he "relied on Levin to handle his financial affairs to ensure that he and his family would have a financially secure future built on the foundation of the substantial monies Cage earned through years of hard work." I’m not entirely sure what hard work Cage has done, as I’ve seen no evidence of said work, but to best of my knowledge he has been acting for some time and is often paid very well to do so.chocolate

chocolateJon Gosselin has opened up about a variety of topics, from acknowledging his misconduct to apologizing to Kate.
Jon Gosselin, in an attempt to regain control of his life, set the record straight and get back on the road to living the life he wants, has opened up about some of his past actions. Speaking with Rabbi Shmuley Boteach at the West Side Jewish Center in New York City, Gosselin noted, "I think I’m just misunderstood. I’m not a fame seeker. Everyday I look in the mirror and I wonder [why I am famous]. I don’t sing. I don’t dance. I’m not a Nobel Peace Prize winner. I just had eight kids and I had a show on TLC." Gosselin also discussed his marriage to Kate Gosselin and the deterioration of their relationship.
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Gosselin wasn’t specific in discussing his various misdeeds, but did note, "Half the stuff I’ve done, if I look at my moral compass, I shouldn’t have done. I know that but I did it anyway. It’s like fame canceled out conviction." Perhaps most interestingly, Gosselin also spokchocolatee of his desire to speak with his estranged wife Kate, saying, "I want to apologize to Kate in private. I’ll apologize to her for openly having relationships in the public eyechocolatechocolate. That was a huge mistake, because if she would’ve done thchocolateat to me, I would have been extremely pissed off. Not because our relationship is over, it’s almost like a stab in the back. chocolateAnd now that I think about it, it was a very wrong thing to do. I definitely regret it."chocolate

Gosselin also put to rest rumors that he and his 22-year-old girlfriend Hailey Glassman are breaking up. Said Gosselin, "We decided not to take a break, just slow things down, until I get through my divorce and I know everything is settled and okay. I don’t want another failure in my relationships. I don’t want to make the same mistakes I made with Kate, with Hailey. I would just be repeating the pattern over again."chocolate

Fun AlwaysRobert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart have reportedly asked to promote New Moon separately, in hopes of quieting rumors that the two are a couple.
The line between reality and fantasy has gone completely out the window when it comes to the Twilight phenomenon. First, fans seem to be thoroughly convinced that vampires, werewolves and other super-natural beings are, in fact, all around us. And now these same fans want so badly to believe that the two main stars of the movies - Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart - are in fact truly in love off the screen.Fun Always

It would seem, however, that most young fans make no distinction between the characters of Bella and Edward and Stewart and Pattinson. Most of the fans of the movies have read the books, which means that these characters existed for them in advance. Once they were personified and brought to life by relatively unknown actors at the time, it seems that they actually "became" Edward and Bella.Fun Always

Obviously, this is nothing new when it comes to Hollywood and fans' obsession with certain cinematic franchises. We've seen it most recently with Harry Potter. How long do you think it will be before Daniel Radcliffe will be considered as anyone other than Harry Potter? Quite possibly never.
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But for Stewart and Pattinson, there problem is the fact that the movies benefit from a public perception that the two are a couple in real life. All movies seem to benefit from that for some odd reason. Perhaps it is our yearning to believe in a fantasy world where things are somehow more balanced and perfect than our own realities will allow. Difficult to say, but it would appear that Stewart and Pattinson are going to have to go to great lengths to convince people that they are not "actually" in love - and that they are not really named Bella and Edward.Fun Always

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Cheat:
If you are about to be hit from an incoming alien shot, press ESC to pause the game, move your ship out of the way, and press N to resume. Type 'CHAMP' on the options screen, then press the HELP key. You'll be shown a list of cheat keys

Level Codes:
At the overhead map hold down ALT-SHIFT-~ for a few seconds. A chest will appear that has all of the items you need to finish that chapter. You can also heal your characters there.

Chapter 1 6478
Chapter 2 9246
Chapter 3 7702
Chapter 4 2132
Chapter 5 5052
Chapter 6 0680
Chapter 7 0194
Chapter 8 4743
Chapter 9 9995

God Mode:
Note: Make a backup copy of the file before proceeding. Use a text editor to edit the "globals.lua" file in the "bet on soldiermodsbosscript" directory. Change the line:

SetGodMode(GetCharacterID("Player"),false),

to

SetGodMode(GetCharacterID("Player"),true)

Killing the General:
Go to the Dam where you would find the first alarm (near the general Fort thing). Press the alarm (B) and the general will appear. You can kill him by just shooting through the fence

Cheat Mode:
Enter gosanta at the options screen, then start the game. Press [F2] during game play to display a cheat screen that allows the game to advance to any location, change inventory items, and other actions. To have the game play automatically, select the "Exit To Debug Mode". "Tests", and "Game Walkthrough" options.

Get All Missions:
On the menu screen type ilikeiteasy, if entered correctly, you will hear a "Beast Wars" sound, if you do, click "start" to begin.

Play All Rescue-Missions:
At the menu screen, type "rescueme", if entered correctly, you will hear a "Beast Wars" sound, then click on the "start" icon to begin.

Use Special -Weapons w/o Upgrade-Chips:
At the menu screen, type "weloveithot", if entered correctly, you will hear a "Beast Wars" sound, then click on "start" to begin. (Note1: While playing, hold down space-bar & "s" key to use special-weapon.) ( Note2: Special-weapon only useable in regular-missions, unuseable in rescue-missions. )

Codes:
During gameplay, type KNEELBEFOREME. Then type in these codes
G - Unlimited gold
CRTL+F6 - Show full map
0103 - More peasants

Level Select:
After unlocking cheat mode (if that worked), hit [F11] to enter script mode. In the script mode, type 'loadmission' and press [ENTER]. Then type the number of the level you wat to play (1 - 30). Press [F11] again to exit script mode

Various Cheats:
Go to the games folder and find the file config.ini. Open it with Notepad or a similar text editor and find the [Settings] section

Edit these lines to look like this

ActivateGameCheat=1
ActivateCheatDebugKeys=1
Now during gameplay use a code below

Ctrl + Alt + M - Reset help messages

Ctrl + Alt + C - Reset Collector Boxes

Ctrl + Alt + E - tune enemy speed

Ctrl + Alt + D - Set damage multiplier

Ctrl + Alt + G - No Damage

Ctrl + Alt + O - Unlimited Turbo

Ctrl + T - Win Mission

Ctrl + W - Lose Mission

Infinite Ammo:
This is so easy. When you start the battle just press x (this may only work on the demo though).

Various Cheats:
KILL THEM HIGH - All Ammo
LOCK AND LOAD - Max Health

Level skip:
Type daddy bracey, then press [F1] to end the current level

Various Cheats:
During gameplay enter the following codes
all buildings - Unlock buildings
costa del dosh - Max Cash
quick quick quick! - Build fast

 Codes:
Press [SHIFT] and [ALT] while playing and type the folowing codes:

TEDONTDIE = Full Map
TENERD = Satellite Without Com Tower
TEBUFFY = God Mode
TEDEADITE = Unlimited Ammo
TERAT = Unlimited Scrap

Various Cheats:
Bring up the console with CTRL and ~ then put in one of the following cheats

game.cheat bzbody Unlimited Shields
game.cheat bzfree Unlimited Pilots and Resources
game.cheat bzradar Full Map
game.cheat bztnt Unlimited Ammo
game.cheat bzview Comsat Link without having to Power or Build One
play scion After 14th mission play as Scion
play idsf After 14th mission play as Isdf
ai.winmission Win Mission
game.cheat.bzview Get Comsat link without building or powering one

Cheat Codes:
Enter these codes while playing:
HOLD CTRL+SHIFT AND TYPE BZBODY
Vehicle does not take any damage.
The screen will flash green, and the health powerup sound will play.

HOLD CTRL+SHIFT AND TYPE BZTNT
Vehicle does not expend any ammunition.
The screen will flash blue, and the ammo powerup sound will play.

HOLD CTRL+SHIFT AND TYPE BZFREE
Construction costs no scrap or pilots.
The screen will flash white, and the scavenger sucking sound will play.

HOLD CTRL+SHIFT AND TYPE BZVIEW
Satellite view does not require a comm tower.
The screen will flash yellow, and the menu next sound will play.

HOLD CTRL+SHIFT AND TYPE BZRADAR
Enemy objects are always visible, regardless of distance or stealth.
The screen will flash purple, and the radar ping sound will play.

IAMADIRTYCHEATER (typed on mission start screen)
Enables all the missions.

Free C-bills:
While still training (before the training center is destroyed), you will notice that you will receive money (allowance, paycheck, bribe, etc.) 15 C-bills at a time. Just select a spot in thetraining center and wait for about an hour. You should have at least 500 C-bills. Note that this only works on some locations on the map. Each location varies by version number, does not work when paused, and will not work after thetraining center is attacked.

Free C-bills:
While still training (before the training center is destroyed), you will notice that you will receive money (allowance, paycheck, bribe, etc.) 15 C-bills at a time. Just select a spot in thetraining center and wait for about an hour. You should have at least 500 C-bills. Note that this only works on some locations on the map. Each location varies by version number, does not work when paused, and will not work after thetraining center is attacked.

Get God Mode:
Push ~ and input this code to toggle God Mode on or off: Cheat.GodMode()

Rafts:
Always take the rafts -- they result in extra points and sometimes open a gate when you drop them off. Beware, sometimes sharks are in the water and they will take down the rafts. You can tell that there are sharks in the area when you hear the music.

Conserve Grenades:
Use your knife to bust out the house doors or windows; this will save you grenades.

Get Uzi:
Acquire rank 4 in the online demo.

Get USAS-12:
View your multiplayer stats online.

Get F2000:
Play in the Battlefield Veterans program.

Get M60:
Sign up for the Battlefield: Bad Company newsletter.

Conserve Grenades:
Use your knife to bust out the house doors or windows; this will save you grenades.

Faster Start-Up:
To start the game faster when loading from a shortcut, right click the shortcut and choose "Properties." Append "+restart 1" at the end of the address in the Target field and save the change.

Forklift:
During the Night Flight level in multi-player mode, when you begin on the helipad, there's a flag directly to the south. Enter one of the warehouses to the south; it's near the flag.  You'll find a forklift that you can operate.

Unlockable: Knife Reskin
Collect 50 unique dog tags on your soldier's account.

Attack Titan:
When the enemy Titan shields are down, attack it. The enemies will be waiting, but attacking the core will help you succeed faster. Always use teamwork.

No intro:
Go into: "C:Program FilesElectronic ArtsBattlefield 2142modsbf2142Movies", and move all of the files out of the folder. you will now load to the login screen when you start the game.

Higher rank:
Note: This procedure involves editing a game file; create a backup copy of the file before proceeding. Use a text editor to edit the "profile.con" file in the "battlefield 2142profiles�001" directory. It should be similar to this:

LocalProfile.setName "user"
LocalProfile.setGamespyNick "user"
LocalProfile.setEAOnlineMasterAccount "user"
LocalProfile.setEAOnlineSubAccount "user"
LocalProfile.setTotalPlayedTime 25467.3
LocalProfile.setNumTimesLoggedIn 9805
LocalProfile.setRank 0
LocalProfile.setCareerPoints 0
LocalProfile.setLastBaseUpdate 0

Replace the "localprofile.setrank 0" and "LocalProfile.setCareerpoints 0" values to:
LocalProfile.setRank 43
LocalProfile.setCareerpoints 54100

Dogtagger Dagger knife reskin:
Get 50 unique Dog Tags on your soldier's account to unlock the Dogtagger Dagger knife reskin.

Get Pins:
Finish Skies (10 points) - Acquire 10 kills with air defense in a round.
Get Close Combat (10 points) - Acquire 10 kills with a shotgun in a round.
Get Collectors (20 points) - Acquire 8 dogtags (knife kills) - in a round.
Get Combat Efficiency (5 points) - Acquire a kill streak of 5 in a round.
Get Distinguished Combat Efficiency (10 points) - Acquire a kill streak of 10 in a round.
Get Emergency Rescue (5 points) - Acquire 8 teammates in a round.
Get Explosive Efficiency (10 points) - Acquire 8 APM or RDX kills in a round.
Get Firearm Efficiency (5 points) - Acquire 4 pistol kills in a round.
Get Infiltrator (10 points) - Acquire 5 headshots with a sniper rifle.
Get Problem Solver (20 points) - Destroy four Titan consoles in a round.
Get Titan Defender (20 points) - Acquire 7 titan defend scores (kill enemies on your Titan).
Get Titan Destructor (20 points) - Destroy 4 titan guns in a round (anti-air or ground defense).
Get Titan Survival (10 points) - When your team destroys the foe Titan, just off to the ground.
Get Troop Transporter (20 points) - Acquire 10 Titan drops in a round (drop off teammates on the enemy Titan).
Get Wheels of Hazard (5 points) - Run down 5 foes.

Maplist Commands:
* mapList.list: Every map on the server has an ID number, which is used for voting to change maps. This command lists those numbers, the map name, game mode and the number of players if specified.

* mapList.configFile: Used to specify the location of the _mapList.con The default is My DocumentsBattlefield 2 DemoServerConfigs

* mapList.load: Makes the server reload the _mapList.con

* mapList.save: Saves the current map list on the server to the file _mapList.con

* mapList.mapCount: Shows the total number of maps in the current map list

* mapList.currentMap: Shows the map list ID number of the current map being played

* mapList.clear:Clears the current map list. Warning: If there are no maps in the map list when the server starts loading a new map, all clients will be left on the loading screen.

* mapList.remove: Removes the map you specify from the map list

* mapList.append: [number of players] Add a new map to the end of the map list. You must specify the map name and the game mode. Number of players is optional, if not specified will default to the current server setting.

* mapList.insert: [number of players] Exactly the same as mapList.append, but with this command you can specify at what map ID number to insert the new map into the list at.

Admin Commands:
* admin.listPlayers:Lists the players connected to the server. This command lists the players ID number, their player name and if the player is remote it also lists the players IP number. The players ID number is also available on the Scoreboard / Manage Tab

* admin.runNextLevel: Forces the server to end the round and start the next map in the map list.

* admin.currentLevel: Shows the map list ID number for the current map being played. The same as mapList.currentMap.

* admin.nextLevel: Shows the map list ID number for the next map to be played.

* admin.restartMap: Restarts the current map.

* admin.banPlayer: [timeout] Enter the player ID number you would like to ban. Bans the player from this server by using their IP address.

- Bans can be set on CD key hashes.

- Bans are stored as absolute times in banlist.con. Existing bans in banlist.con will be interpreted as permanent bans.

You can choose from a selection of time outs:
- Entering 'perm' means that the ban is permanent. This is the default if no time out is entered.

- An integral number meaning the number of seconds the ban will be active (i.e. 3600 means one hour).

- Entering 'round' means the ban is active until the next map.

- A whole number preceded by a colon (i.e. :1234567), meaning the epoch expiration time of the ban (number of seconds since 1 Jan 1970).

* admin.banPlayerKey: [timeout] Enter the player ID number you would like to ban. Bans the player from this server by using their CD key hash. You can also specify a time out. See admin.banPlayer for the time out list.

* admin.addAddressToBanList: [timeout] Enter the IP number you would like to ban. You can also specify a time out. See admin.banPlayer for the time out list.

* admin.addKeyToBanList: [timeout] Enter the CD key hash you would like to ban. You can also specify a time out. See admin.banPlayer for the time out list.

* admin.removeAddressFromBanList: Enter the IP address you would like to remove from the ban list.

* admin.removeKeyFromBanList: Enter the CD key hash you would like to remove from the ban list.

* admin.clearBanList: Clears all ban lists.

* admin.listBannedAddresses: Displays a list of the currently banned IP addresses.

* admin.listBannedKeys: Displays a list of the currently banned CD keys.

* admin.kickPlayer: Enter the ID number of the player you would like to kick.

Remote Console Access:
To setup remote console access to the server:
- On the server create a new plain text document in admin called default.cfg

- Enter the following text into the new file:

port=4711

password=YourPassword

- Save the file, and start the server.

Now you can access the server remotely by using the following commands

from a client:
- rcon login

Use this command to login to the server.

- rcon users

This command lists all the users connected to the server. Very similar to admin.listPlayers

- rcon exec

Replace with a console command you would like to execute on the server.

For example: rcon exec admin.kickPlayer 3

Unlock Weapons:
This code may be for the DEMO version only. Make a back-up of the file being edited as well. Do not e-mail death threats to IGN because you mistakenly alter your FAT.

Open the file pythonbf2statsunlocks.py with a text editor and go to line 44. You should see a text string defaultUnlocks = [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]. Change all the zeroes to ones: defaultUnlocks = [1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1] and save the file as a *.py file.

Postcards:
Complete the listed task to unlock the corresponding postcard:

Pacific Campaign - Win on all maps twice.
Tour Of Duty I - Play 50 matches.
Tour Of Duty II - Play 130 matches.
The Best - Get the highest score in a match.
Truly Elite -  Get 10,000 Kills.
Melee Man - Get 20 melee kills.
Master Of Your Domain - Get 17 kills with each class.
Master Blaster - Kill 50 enemies with grenades, rifle grenades, or explosives.
Rifleman - Kill 50 enemies with the semi-automatic rifle.
Infantryman - Kill 50 enemies with the sub-machine gun.
Sniper! - Kill 50 enemies with the scoped rifle.
Motorman - Get 25 kills with a car, tank, and plane.
Parachutist - Use the parachute four times.
Milkrun -  Fly a plane for 20 minutes.
Bomb Run -  Launch an air raid killing and kill one enemy.
Wheelman - Get 50 kills with a car, tank, or boat.
Fighter Ace - Get 50 kills with fighter planes.
Defender - Defend 20 flags.
Attacker - Capture 30 flags.
Veteran - Capture 50 enemy flags.
Lifer - Reach the top rank.
Squad Assister - Get 100 squad assists.
Squad Avenger - Avenge 100 squad members.
Best Squad - Be in the best squad three times on all maps.

Stamps:
Complete the listed task to unlock the corresponding stamp:

Knife Efficiency - Kill four players with melee weapons.
Explosives Efficiency - Kill four enemies with grenades or explosives.
AT Efficiency - Kill four vehicles with the recoilless rifle.
Rifle Grenade Efficiency - Kill four enemies with rifle grenades.
Pistol Efficiency - Kill four enemies with the pistol.
Rifle Efficiency - Kill four enemies with the semi-automatic rifle.
SMG Efficiency - Kill four enemies with the submachine gun.
Sniper Efficiency -  Kill four enemies with the scoped rifle.
Vehicle Efficiency - Destroy six vehicles in any fashion.
Jeep Efficiency - Get four kills with a car.
Tank Efficiency - Get four kills with a tank.
Plane Efficiency - Get five kills with a fighter plane.
Boat Efficiency - Get two kills with a landing craft.
HMG Efficiency - Get four kills with a heavy machine gun.
Air Defense Efficiency -  Kill two planes with an anti aircraft gun.
Bombing Efficiency -  Kill four enemies with air raids.
Air Superiority - Shoot down three bombers.
Vehicle Assist Efficiency - Get five vehicle assist kills.
Leatherneck - Kill 20 enemies.
Defender Efficiency - Defend five flags.
Attacker Efficiency - Capture five enemy flags.
Best Squad - Be the best squad of the round.
Teamplayer - Get 10 squad assists.
Squad Excellence - Each squad member gets any one stamp and kills 10 enemies.

Sandcastle locations:
Find a hidden sandcastle in each of the following locations:

Guadalcanal - On the bigger of the two islands there is a beach facing Guadalcanal and two trees. Follow the beach to the left of the trees to find a sandcastle and shovel.

Iwo Jima - On the island closest to the carrier is a sandcastle which faces the carrier.

Wake Island - By the beach base are two small islands. On the island to the right is a sandcastle with a swedish flag and yellow shovel.

Repair plane:
To repair a plane, land it on a landing pad or ship.

Squads:
Join a squad and you will spawn next to them rather than spawning at the base.

Quick Start Up:
Begin the game with the +restart 1 command line parameter.  You can also start the game with the +game XPack1 +restart 1 command line parameter.

Console Commands:
In single player mode press ~ to access the console, then enter the following:
Bots cheat - aiCheats.code BotsCanCheatToo
Invincibility - aiCheats.code Tobias.karlson
Kill bots - aiCheats.code Thomas.Skoldenborg
Kill enemies - aiCheats.code Jonathan.Gustavsson

Skip the intros:
Right-click on your BF1942 icon and click Properties. Under 'Target,' it should say something like this: ''C:Program FilesEA GAMESBattlefield 1942BF1942.exe'' Add '+restart 1' after BF1942.exe (without the quotes) to the target. It should now say something like this: ''C:Program FilesEA GAMESBattlefield 1942BF1942.exe'' +restart 1 When you start the game, you will be taken to the profile selection screen.

Various Cheats:
Use 1 player mode and press ~ during gameplay to get the console. Now enter a code below

aiCheats.code Tobias.Karlsson Invincibility
aiCheats.code Jonathan.Gustavsson Kill Enemy Bots
aiCheats.code Thomas.Skoldenborg Kill Bots
aiCheats.code BotsCanCheatToo Bots Cheat
aiCheats.code TheAllSeeingEyeOfTheAIProgrammer AI Stat Toggle
aiCheats.code WalkingIsWayTooTiresome New Spawn Location

Good combo:
If you are playing coop with 2 people have 1 be anti-tank and the other medic this way you have a good chance surviving most attacks

Capture the flag (tip):
When your ally has captured the flag fly very close to the carrier if he presses 'E' at the right time he can get into the plane and then just fly him back

Easy plane fly:
message: When you fly a plane you have to use the mouse to aim your flight if you change the controls from using the mouse to using the directional-arrows instead you fly alot easier

Cheat mode:
Type jammmm at the title screen to enable cheat mode. Unlimited life will be available during game play.

Level select:
Enable cheat mode, then press [F10] during game play.

Armored Batsuit:
To unlock the Armored Batsuit in Challenge mode, complete the game.

Unlockable Challenges:
Unlock the following challenges in story mode by finding the corresponding riddler trophies:

Shock and Awe - Find the Riddler Trophy for Botanical Gardens Riddle # 24
Survival Tactics - Find the Riddler Trophy for Caves Riddle # 20
Rumble in the Jungle - Find the Riddler Trophy for Caves Riddle # 9
Invisible Predator - Find the Riddler Trophy for Arkham Island, West Riddle #9
Intensive Treatment Extreme - Find the Riddler Trophy for The Penitentiary Riddle# 8
Silent knight (Extreme) - Find the Riddler Trophy for Botanical Gardens Riddle # 29
Sewer Bat Extreme - Find the Riddler Trophy for Intensive Treament Riddle # 30
Record Breaker (Extreme) - Find the Riddler Trophy for Caves Riddle# 19
Shock and Awe (Extreme) - Find the Riddler Trophy for Medical Riddle # 28
Survival Tactics (Extreme) - Find the Riddler Trophy for Mansion Riddle # 29
Rumble in the Jungle (Extreme) - Find the Riddler Trophy for Caves Riddle #23

Alternate view:
To display an alternate view, have either the Batclaw, Batarang, or Multibatarang equipped and press L2(aim) + R2(fire).

Finding the Riddler's "?":
Use detective mode to find a piece of a question mark. You need to find both pieces of the "?", then align them onscreen and use Environmental Analysis to solve the riddle.

The Spirit Of Arkham's Mystery chronicle:
After finding all of the "Chronicle or Arkham" hidden pieces or the Riddler's secret maps, there is one more blank chronicle left. Go back to where you found Clayface behind the wall in the penitentiary. Go upstairs where you left Warden Sharp. Notice the scribbling on the floor. Use Environmental Analysis to unlock it.

Poison Ivy's plants:
To destroy Poison Ivy's plants, get up to a high structure such as a building. Then, drop down directly beside it and tear it's heart out. The plant will not have enough time to damage you.

Download Joker:
The Joker can be downloaded for free from the Playstation Store. He can be used in Challenge mode.

Henchmen combos:
When fighting a Titan henchman and a group of normal henchmen, stun the Titan and jump on his back. Use him to hit the normal henchmen and increase your combo total.

Frank Boles easter egg:
Visit www.arkhamcare.com in a web browser. Go to the employee login section and enter "12584712" as the guard login number to login as Frank Boles and view information about him.

Alternate Endings:
After you beat the game and watch the credits, one of the following three ending movies will display at random:

Bane's arm will rise out of the water and grab a container of Titan formula
Killer Croc's arm will rise out of the water and grabs a container of Titan formula
Scarecrow's arm will rise out of the water and grab a container of Titan formula

Cheat:
Type in LULLABY when the woman says game activated. Now you can choose which level to play. And press F10 to kill the enemies with one hit and you can use all of the weapons.

Get Babe Ruth:
Hit a Grand Slam in Season Mode.

Aquadome Stadium:
Hit a homerun into the water at Frasier Field, Steele Stadium, and Gator Flats.

Baseball Darts Mini-game:
Score a 40 or better in the fielders challenge.

Mr. Clanky:
Complete Mr. Clanky's coaching box.

Pedro Martinez:
Throw a shut-out.

Mike Piazza:
Hit a grand slam.

Barry Dejay:
Enter HOOPS as a new coach name to unlock Barry Dejay.

Abner Doubleplay:
Collect twenty different individual skill certificates with a coach.

Derek Jeter:
Complete two double plays in a single game.

Greg Maddux:
Win twenty career games with the same pitcher.

Humongous Memorial Stadium:
Get your team to the playoffs and play a game there.

Quantum Field:
Win the World Series.

Randy Johnson:
Get seventy five career strikeouts with the same pitcher.

Shawn Green:
Get sixty career hits with the same player.

All in the Family:
When playing, pick Sally Dobbs as well as Ronny Dobbs. Picking them both will power up Sally and bring down Ronny to almost nothing.

Gaint Players:
Create a team and pick Pablo Sanchez and dont let him get out for the 1st game.

Play Better With Maria:
Maria plays pretty well , but she plays even better if shes on a team with the uniforms pink.

Play on Your Birthday:
Try to play a game on one of your player's birthdays. Their birthdays are listed on their cards, and they play really well on their special days. If you have the twins on your team, play on February 18, when you get two birthdays for the price of one.

The Love Bird:
Everytime you pick Billy Jean Blackwood and Marky Dubois together Marky Dubois powers up, but Billy Jean Blackwood loses skill points.

Unlock legends:
Go to create a team and create a team called the Mighty Monters,and the colors all black,and has to be a perfict season without any loses. And you will get players like Babe Ruth, Ken Griffy JR, Mark Maguire, Sammy Sosa and some more.

Easy ground rule double:
Hit a ball on bounce out of view in left or right field in fair territory in any stadium, and it will be counted as a ground rule double.

Easy hit:
Select Pete Wheeler to be on your team. When he is at the plate, have him bunt. If it is a fair ball, he will get on base about 99% of the time. You can then easily steal bases with him.

Easy homerun:
Hit a ball on a fly out of view in left or right field in fair territory in any stadium, and it will be counted as a homerun. At Steele Stadium, hit the ball on the shack in center field and it will be counted as a homerun.

English-speaking Pablo Sanchez:
At the player selection screen or close up on Pablo Sanchez, hold [Shift] + [Enter] and click once on Pablo's picture.

Skip opening sequence:
Press [Esc] to skip through the opening sequence.
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Play as Mr. Clanky
Enter the clubhouse. Hold [Shift] and click on Mr. Clanky (the small robot on the shelf). A sound will confirm correct code entry. Mr. Clanky will appear on the bench in single game mode.
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Big heads and feet
Press [Alt] ,1, 2, 3, when you first log on to have big heads and feet with the any batter that comes to the plate.
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Special pitch
To get a special pitch, strike out a batter when you are pitching.
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Automatic fielding
When the CPU hits the ball, click on first base to field the ball and throw it to first automatically.

Super player:
Create a team that is all pink, then pick Maria Luna to be on your team. They should now be rated as 10 Batting, 10 Running, 9 Pitching, and 9 Fielding.

Get Mr Cranky:
In exhibition mode go to the clubhouse trophy case and hold SHIFT and click on Mr. Clanky

Giant Players:
Create a team and never get out with Pablo Sanchazein the first game.

Secret Players:
Make a team that is black and called the Mighty Monsters.Win all of your season games.Then create another team.You will be Able to pick people like Mark McGwire,Sammy Sosa,Ken Griffy Jr.,Babe Ruth,Hank Arron,and Willy Mays.

How to get a hitting special:
To get a hitting special all you have to do is hit back to back homeruns

How to get a pitching special:
To get a pitching special you could strike a person out or make a double play

Get Pablo Sanchez to speak English:
To make pablo to speak English go to the card book in the club house pick pablo and hold ALT and SHIFT then click once on his pic he will speak

View programmers:
Load the program with the act_load.exe /chicken command line. A picture of the programmers will appear.

Codes:
BATAT - Life
DADS - Armament
QUARTS - Invisibility

Hint:
To go to level 6 without violence or risking your life, stand behing the grey statue on level 1 and punch the ground as if you were eating.

Bonus levels:
There are three bonus levels in the game. For the first, abdomen bounce three to five bugs without missing one in a level. In the Tunnels level, get the blue berry and kill five grasshoppers without missing one. For the third, in the Clover Forest level, line five mushrooms up in the beginning and hop from one to the other without touching the ground. Make sure you bounce once on each of them. Finish the Bug Circus, and you will get a new FMV sequence after each one.

Hidden training level:
Begin game play in the training level and finish all of Mr. Soil"s objectives. Then, bounce on all the spiders to kill them to reach a hidden level. Complete this new level to view three FMV sequences.

Unlimited lives:
Return to training level and find the letters to spell "FLIK" to gain a bonus life. Repeat this to obtain as many lives as needed before resuming the regular game.

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Governance is one of the buzzwords of the day, although it has been ticking away in the background for much longer. But in the post-Enron/Worldcom/etc. world, it suddenly has been thrown into sharp focus. Sleepy governors and laid-back directors have been shaken to the core by the pounding reality of their core responsibility, which is the focus of this article.Fun Always

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Things come in threes. Around the same time as Enron and company hit the end-stops, the dot-com boom went bang and 9/11 shook the very heart of the Western world. Although we are now climbing out of that deep millennial hole, it will stay with us for a long time. No longer does the predictable growth of the 80s and 90s make easy money the focus of many happy investors. Even the traditionally cautious pension funds have taken a terrible battering.chocolate
And with overall responsibility, many boards and governors were found sleeping at the wheel. Not that we should be too hard on them. Everything seemed to be going so swimmingly well. CEOs were reliably leading companies into unswerving growth, and a governor would be slapped back for daring to stay the hand on the throttle.
But we are no longer in Kansas, Toto. The world has changed and probably for the foreseeable future, which is effectively forever. Which is where those who claim governance as their profession should always have been looking.Fun Always

The game of balance

One of the tricks of governing countries that has been learned across hundreds of years of wars and hard experience is to have a sychocolatestem of checks and balances. The dual chamber system of the UK Parliament curbs some of the more foolhardy notions of the lower house, making the law-making body more cautious and thoughtful in its machinations. The Presidential system used in the USA and elsewhere adds another layer of caution.
And yet governing boards and machocolatenagement teams, who should have been playing balance, have either played on the same side, plotting the future hand-in-hand together, or the board has held back in fright from disturbing the confident plans of their wayward charges. Perhaps also they fell foul of that classical management trap of not wanting to criticize the people they appointed, for fear that it would adversely reflect back on themselves.Fun Always

The core purpose

The core purpose of the senior chocolatemanagement team of a company is to build value and to grow the company. To do so is to take inherent risks. But like asking a fish about water (water? what water?), when you have had your head inside a business plan for long enough, you lose sight of the risks involved. You become emotionally involved. You become the passionate leader that all those books and seminars told you that you should be. Motivating the troops and leading the charge.
The purpose of governance is not to stop all such passionate plans. But it is to look at them with a cooler head and a longer-term view. It is the job of boards of governors to look beyond the medium-term vision of proud leaders to possibilities beychocolateond. Their core purpose, no more and no less, is to assure the very survival of the company.Fun Always

The social question

A question that often gets leveled at governors is one of social responsibility. Where should the company stand on social and environmental questions when the cost of such laudable actions seems like a burden that their competitors may not be shouldering.Fun Always
Again, the long view looms into sight. If sochocolatecial and economic affairs are not considered, then entire economies and ecosystems (both biological and economic) may collapse. The wisdom that is part of the governing job must now be brought to bear on this thorny question, and again a balance must be sought. Nobly impaling the company on green issues is as foolhardy as black-hearted ignorance. If you do not survive, you will not be remembered and you will not get to fight for the social question again.
Governors also have a broader game to play, in which they can have far-reaching effect. By casting a wider net and interacting with governments and others (including competitors) for whom the sustainability of our very way of life is of deep concern, they may snag the elusive ecological eel. Acting together, they can influence processes of standardization and legislation, both national and international, that lead to a system where their grandchildren and beyond can live, workchocolate and play as they in their time have done.Fun Always

A very difficult task

A very difficult task, indeed. To pull on the brakes of a speeding applecart risks upsetting the whole load, yet not pulling may be a greater risk. Managers must manage, as they say, and when held back they may rail and rant at what seems to be chocolatea bunch of risk-averse old fogies. And they may be right, at least to some degree. But if the result increases the probability of longer-term survival, then so be it.
The knife cuts the other way also, of chocolatecourse. A company that is over-cautious may well get left behind or cut out of new markets. Competition is a harsh game and survival to play in the next round is the first reward. Governors must also, of course, take note of this fact.Fun Always
And in some cases, companies find themselves in a cleft stick. To hold back is to risk losing the race. To push forward is to risk the unknown. The risks of both may be unknowable, and in some cases both may be a path to failure. Governors achocolatere human too, and companies have natural births and deaths. When the time comes, the game is sometimes to leap hopefully into the dark, knowing that at least you have discharged your duties to the best of your abilities.chocolate

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What is the difference between management and leadership? It is a question that has been asked more than once and also answered in different ways. The biggest difference between managers and leaders is the way they motivate the people who work or follow them, and this sets the tone for most other aspects of what they do.Fun Always

Many people, by the way, are both. They have management jobs, but they realize that you cannot buy hearts, especially to follow them down a difficult path, and so act as leaders too.
Managers have subordinates

By definition, managers have subordinates - unless their title is honorary and given as a mark of seniority, in which case the title is a misnomer and their power over others is other than formal authority.
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Managers have a position of authority vested in them by the company, and their subordinates work for them and largely do as they are told. Management style is transactional, in that the manager tells the subordinate what to do, and the subordinate does this not because they are a blind robot, but because they have been promised a reward (at minimum their salary) for doing so.
Work focus

Managers are paid to get things done (they are subordinates too), often within tight constraints of time and money. They thus naturally pass on this work focus to their subordinates.
Seek comfort
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An interesting research finding about managers is that they tend to come from stable home backgrounds and led relatively normal and comfortable lives. This leads them to be relatively risk-averse and they will seek to avoid conflict where possible. In terms of people, they generally like to run a 'happy ship'.
Leaders have followers

Leaders do not have subordinates - at least not when they are leading. Many organizational leaders do have subordinates, but only because they are also managers. But when they want to lead, they have to give up formal authoritarian control, because to lead is to have followers, and following is always a voluntary activity.
Charismatic, transformational style
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Telling people what to do does not inspire them to follow you. You have to appeal to them, showing how following them will lead to their hearts' desire. They must want to follow you enough to stop what they are doing and perhaps walk into danger and situations that they would not normally consider risking.

Leaders with a stronger charisma find it easier to attract people to their cause. As a part of their persuasion they typically promise transformational benefits, such that their followers will not just receive extrinsic rewards but will somehow become better people.
People focus
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Although many leaders have a charismatic style to some extent, this does not require a loud personality. They are always good with people, and quiet styles that give credit to others (and takes blame on themselves) are very effective at creating the loyalty that great leaders engender.

Although leaders are good with people, this does not mean they are friendly with them. In order to keep the mystique of leadership, they often retain a degree of separation and aloofness.
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This does not mean that leaders do not pay attention to tasks - in fact they are often very achievement-focused. What they do realize, however, is the importance of enthusing others to work towards their vision.
Seek risk

In the same study that showed managers as risk-averse, leaders appeared as risk-seeking, although they are not blind thrill-seekers. When pursuing their vision, they consider it natural to encounter problems and hurdles that must be overcome along the way. They are thus comfortable with risk and will see routes that others avoid as potential opportunities for advantage and will happily break rules in order to get things done.

A surprising number of these leaders had some form of handicap in their lives which they had to overcome. Some had traumatic childhoods, some had problems such as dyslexia, others were shorter than average. This perhaps taught them the independence of mind that is needed to go out on a limb and not worry about what others are thinking about you.
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This table summarizes the above (and more) and gives a sense of the differences between being a leader and being a manager. This is, of course, an illustrative characterization, and there is a whole spectrum between either ends of these scales along which each role can range. And many people lead and manage at the same time, and so may display a combination of behaviors.



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Leader


Manager
Essence Change Stability
Focus Leading people Managing work
Have Followers Subordinates
Horizon Long-term Short-term
Seeks Vision Objectives
Approach Sets direction Plans detail
Decision Facilitates Makes
Power Personal charisma Formal authority
Appeal to Heart Head
Energy Passion Control
Dynamic Proactive Reactive
Persuasion Sell Tell
Style Transformational Transactional
Exchange Excitement for work Money for work
Likes Striving Action
Wants Achievement Results
Risk Takes Minimizes
Rules Breaks Makes
Conflict Uses Avoids
Direction New roads Existing roads
Truth Seeks Establishes
Concern What is right Being right
Credit Gives Takes
Blame Takes Blames


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Power, Risk bias, Self vs. Others preference, Followership

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To climb to the top of the corporate ladder you need to consistently deliver great result, but that's not all. You also need to find ways to develop both your skills and your reputation.
So you want to get promoted?
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If you want to move up the corporate ladder, it won't be easy. The competition is intense. Here are a few things you can do to make yourself more promotable, starting with taking stock of yourself.

What are your strengths? You want to build on those, while you work to make your weaknesses irrelevant.

What do you offer the company, your team, and your boss? This will probably grow out of your strengths, but asking the question this way helps you think about contribution. All things being equal, the folks who get promoted are the ones who contribute to the company's success.

Here's an example. A young coaching client of mine told me that she "didn't play the game" and "told the truth." She offered those as reasons why others might be getting promoted faster.

After some work, she decided that what she offered her company was an accurate perception of the market that they weren't getting anywhere else. With that insight, she could pay attention to making that contribution more valuable and easier to take.

Next, take stock of your organization. Who gets promoted in your company?

In some companies, the people who get promoted are the ones who deliver solid business results. In some others, a key career skill is playing golf. In some companies, the top jobs go to people from finance, in others it's people from marketing. In some companies the people who scamper up the corporate ladder are the ones who provide legendary customer service, while in others delivering production efficiencies wins the day.

The point is that there is no right or wrong. But there is fit. You want to make a career in a place where what you bring is valued by the company.

If you've got a good fit with the organization, start working on making yourself promotable. But if you don't have a good fit, make plans to leave and get promoted somewhere else.

Your strategy for moving up the organizational ladder has two parts. Part one is to make sure that you're qualified for promotion. Part two is to make sure you're visible so that others know about your work and your name is mentioned when candidates for promotion are considered.

Start out by doing a great job. That sounds obvious, but there are lots of people out there who think that getting promoted is some trick of persuasion. In most companies, persuasion will only get you so far. Then you have to deliver. Make yourself a reputation for delivering high quality results on time.

What results? It's best to ask your boss about that. A friend of mine was notorious for asking every new boss he had the following question: "What will I have to do to get an excellent review from you?" He steadily moved up in his company by delivering what his boss said was important.

Your competition will be producing stellar results, too. That's why it's important not to stop there. You also want to deliver the right results and you want to be visible.

Help your boss succeed. That's part of your job, but it's also part of a "get promotable" strategy.

Develop your skills. You want to develop skills in three areas.

Develop skills that will help you do better at your current job. Learn to do well the tasks that will help you deliver those results that will get you a great review.

Develop the skills that you'll need to move up. If you want to land an overseas assignment, build your knowledge of cross-border business. Learn a language. Study countries where you might be sent and how business is done there.

Develop the skills that your company values. If your company admires people who give good presentations, get some training in presentation skills. If they value technical product knowledge, spend some time mastering the details.

Develop your skills using a technique called "deliberate practice." To do this you practice specific skills or work on learning specific knowledge that will help you perform better. You work in a deliberate way at getting better, a little at a time.

The saying is "practice makes perfect," but that's wrong. Practice only make permanent. Deliberate practice may not make you perfect, but it will help you get better.

Seek opportunities to learn new things. Take both permanent and temporary assignments that help you master new domains of knowledge and performance. The experience you gain and the skills you master on developmental assignments help you stand out from the crowd.

Seek opportunities for visibility. Take both permanent and temporary assignments that build your visibility with key people. You'll want them to remember you when promotion time comes.

Seek evaluation from all quarters. One of the key success behaviors of top performers is that they ask for feedback on how they're doing. Ask your peers. Ask your subordinates. And, especially, ask your boss.

But don't stop there. Analyze your own performance. Take some time after every significant event to evaluate how you performed. Identify things you want to do again. Identify things you want to avoid.

Seek advice. No one of us is smart enough to know it all, especially in unfamiliar territory. So ask for help and guidance. You'll learn a lot, but there's an additional benefit. The people who give you advice will have invested themselves in your success.

Seek relationships. Relationships are powerful sources of knowledge, information and connection. Develop relationships by helping others.

All of the above is sound advice but remember that luck plays a role. Even if you do everything diligently and right, sometimes you won't get the result you want. Evaluate what happened. Then keep going.

Remember that a career is a distance race, not a sprint. The people who succeed in the long race are the ones keep delivering good results, keep developing new skills, and continue to seek out new opportunities.

Wally Bock is an author, speaker, consultant and coach who helps leaders improve their performance. He is the author of Performance Talk: The One-on-One Part of Leadership (http://www.performancetalk.com/) and the Three Star Leadership Blog (http://blog.threestarleadership.com/). Visit http://www.threestarleadership.com/respersonaldevelopment.htm to request your free copy of his Personal Development Guidelines.

By ASAD STTAR
Published: 11/02/2009

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Career planning is an exercise that is well worth the time invested in it because it sets you going on the path that leads to where you would like to go. You need to understand the art of career planning even before you begin to look for job openings.
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Career planning is an exercise that is well worth the time invested in it because it sets you going on the path that leads to where you would like to go. This exercise provides you with a lot of clarity regarding your career objectives as well and it best done before you embark on your job search.

Often most people get stuck at the very beginning of the planning process itself. There seem to be too many choices that are throwing themselves at you with all kinds of material gains, fame and wealth, comfort and luxury, glamour and beauty. From acting to singing, writing to banking, software programming to business, choices confuse you. Naturally feelings of self-doubt might creep in at this stage. Am I good enough for that, you may ask, or how do I become successful at this. After some time of pondering over many career paths you may end up thinking that maybe you are no good for any of these things after all.

Here is where a bit of career pchocolatelanning helps. There are two ways of starting off. One is to find out what you really like doing and do it irrespective of the gains and growth patterns and the second is to find out what really motivates you, find out which among the careers gives you what you want and build up competencies for it. Either way you will get what you want - in the first method the journey itself is your reward (though many will dischocolatecourage you on this path, but don't worry, many have tread this path and quite successfully at that too) and in the second you are carefully working your way to your reward which could be clearly spelt out to be a consequence of your work or occupation.

Whichever path you choose, it is mochocolatest important to know your individual strengths and weaknesses. Sit down and assess yourself honestly. Think of all your accomplishments, of all the compliments you got, of all the work that really inspired you, of the times when you worked with passion at and jot them all down. You will find that as you note down ychocolateour victories, your achievements etc a pattern will emerge. You can find that you are good at organizing, at making people comfortable, at leading, at solving puzzles, at physical activity, at playing music or games. Each of these represents a career option by itself or throws up some characteristic in you - qualitiechocolatechocolates that could be good assets in your future career options.

Now list out things that motivate you, that you aspire for, your dreams - things you would want more than anything else in the world. Find your fit between the person you are and the dream you wish to achieve. As this picture gets clearer you become more aware, confident and purposeful. Attributes that serve you well along the way. You have now formed a sharp picture of yourself with specific saleable qualities.

Based on your aspiration level and your aptitude, you can also identify the careers that offer the kind of lifestyle or returns that you wish. If you wish to frequently travel and be in command of a dynamic business you can zero down to careers in marketing with a goal to set up your own firm or to head a large company (the same may not be possible if you inherently like to paint for long hours).
It is best to be honest with yourself at this stage because most peoplchocolate take decisions based on glamorous misconceptions about certain careerschocolate and later change them. For example if you wish to be an airhostess, check out the sources available to the kind of work that is associated with being an airhostess. Only if you really enjoy doing that kind of work and the rewards that come with it must you opt for it. Else look further for what really fits you. Growth, rewards, recognition and most importantly job satisfaction and a good quality of life comchocolatee from one thing -loving your job.

Having decided on a particular direction, build competencies. Specific careers need specific education and training. Whichever achocolaterea you choose to be in, you will fare well if you strive to be the best in it. Leave your individual brand on it. Learn the ropes by acquiring information, by taking up courses, by taking up internships and summer jobs, by learning the economics of the job, by adding special skills that help in handling the job with greater proficiency.

All careers without exception would certainly require a good writing and verbal communicating ability so please work on that, a pleasing and well-mannered personality, a professional work ethic and good inter-personal skills. Work on these important soft skills along with as you plan your career.
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A final word! If you have a goal then be clear about it and start walking towards it. You will learn along the way. You will acquire skills and competencies that help you along. The important thing is to start the journey.

Good luck!
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Yulin Peng is a recruiting researcher and the owner of http://www.job-employment-guide.com. Please visit his site for more free employment tips.

By ASAD STTAR
Published: 11/02/2009

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PUBLISHED: 11/02/2009

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I stand on top of my desk, a blunted, fencing sword in my hand, a copy of Hamlet in the other. A student, looking uncannily like Queen Gertrude, sits opposite me, her hands wringing, eyeing the “body” of the recently slain Polonius lying on the floor.

“Leave wringing of your hands!” I yell and poor Gertrude looks on with fear. The scene freezes for an instant before I pass the foils to a waiting “Hamlet”.

“Now you try it,” I say.

The scene repeats, this time with a new Hamlet, and the class is once again a captive audience at the Globe. This is my theater. And my students, more than the audience, are my fellow actors in our yearlong traveling troupe through English and Writing.

We come from different backgrounds. They are a generation raised on the internet, iPod, and Nintendo Wii. I remember the Brady Bunch, record players, and something called a typewriter. Some of them drive Hummers to school, others catch the bus. Some eat sushi from the restaurant a couple blocks away, others are on the free lunch program. They are 17 years old and just touching the true freedom waiting around the corner. I am 38, having been there and done that and trying to keep them young for a bit longer before they rush into adulthood.

But for one hour a day, I am the producer, director, and set designer of their minds. I need to bring 14th Century writers up to their speed, I need them to find wisdom in 200 year old words, and so I am more than a teacher. I am an actor, an entertainer, a comedian. I don’t want them to just listen, I want them to experience.

My “set”, my classroom, is filled with color and excitement. Wherever my students’ eyes wander, they are learning. When they are writing, I choose the musical score. When we discuss, we animate. I set the lighting and use candles for the gothic novels. We turn the class into the “deserted streets” from T.S. Eliot’s Prufrock, and we act out The Hollow Men so that the student’s eyes are the eyes in the poem. We dance to Langston Hughes. We beat drums as we sail down the Congo in Heart of Darkness. We meet Vietnam veterans after Tim O’Brien shares his tales with us. The authors walk the room among us and whisper in our ears.

When I became a teacher I made a solemn vow to myself that I would not become like some of the teachers I had when I was in high school. If a student ever fell asleep in my class, I would reprimand myself, not the kid. My class, I decided, would relate to the students. Voltaire, Camus, even Kafka. Everyone can relate to their ideas. Everyone can be passionate about something.

My class maintains my firm belief that in order to learn one must experience. I am part of their experience. And even though it is only a moment in their lives, for that one moment, my students are the main characters in a glorious production of great thinkers, writers, and artists.
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ASAD STTAR M.ED UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE FAISALABAD.
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Welcome to the twilight zone. The US is said to have 50 million functional illiterates and 1 million dyslexics. Guess who caused all this damage and failure? The children, of course. It’s all their fault. They’ve got bad genes. Bad parents. Bad phonological skills. Bad left brain-right brain cooperation. Bad karma. Bad something.

It can’t be said enough: the children themselves have caused themselves to be unable to read.

Meanwhile, the education establishment, the public schools, the schools of education, and the education professors are, as anyone can plainly see, not guilty of gross incompetence, not guilty of criminal malpractice, not guilty of intellectual child abuse, not guilty of dumbing down an entire society by ensuring that children would not learn to read even by middle school.

See how crazy it is? The public schools are doing an absolutely disgraceful job of making sure that kids can read. But do they ever apologize or take responsibility for this failure? Never. They have worked out an entire alternative universe where all their ideas are genius, and all kids are cognitively impaired. And the handiest, most all-embracing impairment is dyslexia. The education establishment loves this thing. Our top educators have decided that dyslexia is as common as air among our young people. If a kid is breathing, odds are good that he’s dyslexic. Which means what, by the way? In the great majority of cases, it means nothing more or less than that the school has not taught the child to read.

Meanwhile again, all the experts I trust talk confidently of nearly every child learning to read in the first grade (by age 7 at the latest). Rudolf Flesch (even in his grave), Mona McNee, Siegfried Engelmann, Marva Collins, Don Potter, and Samuel Blumenfeld are some of reading's real stars. I trust any sentence from these people before I trust a book by the people venerated at the ed schools.

Well, place your bets, ladies and gentlemen. Do you trust the experts who gave us 50 million functional illiterates and a continually declining educational system? Or the people with a long track record of promoting literacy and academic success?

The more I studied Whole Word, and concluded for myself how idiotic it is, the more I was sure that the people pushing it are not our friends. (They seem to be better understood as a new type of barbarians eager to destroy our civilization.)

Please see my newest graphic video on YouTube--“The Strange Truth About Dyslexia”--which sums up all these ideas in about four minutes.

I also just published a related article: "Dyslexia, Disability, and Deception: What Five Experts Say."

My big theme now is that, to save the country, we first have to save the schools. To do that, we have to save reading. First step: understanding what the heck happened to reading.

Later PS: I finally finished another piece for American Chronicle that I hope everyone will look at: Nine Reading Experts Explain the Sad State Of Reading. Includes comments from all the leading experts. Very complete picture of where we are now. Every parent should see it.



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About the Author

ASAD STTAR. Price founded Improve-Education.org. His fifth book is THE EDUCATION ENIGMA--What Happened to American Education."

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As the schools’ syllabuses get complex and workload increase, students are bound to be stressed at times. Stress is part and parcel of life and learning to cope with it is part of the objective of an education. Here are 8 important concepts to follow to make your time in school a pleasant one:



1. Why?

Identify all the positive reasons for all the hard work and effort you are putting into getting good grades. Is it for yourself and your parents, or for your relatives? Is it so that you can become a pilot, lawyer or a teacher? These reasons should be empowering or perhaps put a smile on your face when you think about them.

2. Stationary

Being well stocked with pens, pencils, ruler, eraser, writing pad and files ensures that you need not worry about not having any basic material on hand. Acquire the good habit of filing and adopt an organized system of filing, so that you know exactly where to find your notes and worksheets when you need to. This saves you a lot of time.

3. Punctuality

Be on time for all your classes. Dragging your feet into lessons and being late will not please your teacher and it adds to everyone’s negative vibes about each other. The same goes for your homework. It is best to plan to finish your work before deadlines, not right on deadlines. You tend to be late when you plan to finish just on time.

4. Ask

Your teachers have an abundance of subject resources with them. If you need any help at all, always approach them. They will be more than happy to direct you to resources or even give some of their own to you. If you need help with some of your weaker subjects, do not hesitate to ask for tuition.

5. Interesting Subjects

When you have a choice of which subjects to take or which topics to work on for projects, always choose those for which you have the most interest. This makes learning fun for you and you are usually much more productive. Avoid choosing topics/subjects just because you think they will impress your teacher or your friends,

6. Schedule

Allocate specific time slots everyday for homework and leisure. It is normally advised that you clear up your work first before relaxing. It is always better to allocate slightly more time than is needed than to underestimate, because not being able to finish up work usually leads to panic.

7. Study Environment

Make sure you have a quiet and pleasant environment for learning. Having a proper chair and table of the correct height will save you from getting aches and cramps. Your table should be clean. Having it too cluttered normally disturbs you subconsciously. Take 5 minute breaks after every hour of study to rest your body and mind. You will come back more refreshed and more productive than before.

8. Study Style

The best style of studying that has proven to work is through regular revision. You tend to feel more prepared for classes and ready to do your homework when you follow this style. To read more about this, refer to this article.
About the Author

The author is the founder of two education businesses, www.Shimes-Education.com and www.AceTutors.com.sg.

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