Surga Part Motor Tua

SURGA PART MOTOR TUA

OTOBURSA Tumplek Blek 2010 kemarin bak surge bagi pecinta motor lawas. Pasalnya part dan variasi apapun ada di sini. Tapi jangan kaget bila makin tua spare part-nya justru jad makin mahal. Maklum sudah menjadi collector item!

Misalnya saat mampir ke lapak _disibledevent="../../Kendaraan-Otomotif/">part motor maupun aksesoris tunggangan Sampeyan. Pasalnya di lapak ini segala onderdil hampir tersedia. Mulai dari piston, gir rasio, blok mesin, knalpot, spion dan masih banyak lagi.“Mau cari barang apa saja dan untuk merek apapun, kita siap layani. Yang jelas motor-motor di bawah tahun 1979. Makin langka barangnya, makin mahal harganya,” tawar Shuenk Didin, empunya lapak Djadoel.Contoh harga; cover gir rantai Honda 90 S dibanderol Rp 200 ribu, tangki Honda 90 2 dihargai Rp 500 ribu, spion kisaran Rp 300 ribu/pasang dan seher Honda C 50 kisaran Rp 150 ribu – Rp 250 ribu.

Masalah tahun dan harga, tak jauh beda dengan barang bekas dagangan Andri Bensson 75 (AB 75). Lapak ini juga menyediakan segala macam spare part motor tua untuk semua merek di bawah tahun 1979.Gambaran harga; tangki Honda CB Rp 300 ribu, spion Rp 75 ribu/pcs, spidometer Rp 250 ribu, lampu Honda CB Rp 150 ribu. “Tiap tahun harganya naik sekitar 20%. Soalnya motor tambah tua serta onderdilnya juga semakin langka,” aku Andri, penggawang AB 75.

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Mahasiswa D3 MITS Dan Service Gratisnya

Deru kompresor tanpa henti memecah suasana, diselingi sesekali suara mesin motor dihidupkan. Sekitar sepuluh hingga lima belas pemuda dengan baju merah berkerumun di tengah jajaran sepeda motor. Begitulah suasana di hari kedua Servis Motor Gratis yang diadakan oleh mahasiswa jurusan D3MITS.Para mahasiswa program diploma tersebut mengadakan pengecekan menyeluruh pada sepeda motor yang diservis. Mereka meneliti mulai dari lampu-lampu, klakson, busi, ketegangan rantai, radiator, tekanan ban hingga menyetel kopling.

Setiap motor membutuhkan waktu sekitar 45 menit untuk diservis. Para pemilik yang mengambil kembali motor mereka tidak dilepas begitu saja. "Kami beri mereka catatan work order servis, dan kami beritahu mereka apa saja yang mungkin perlu diganti sendiri, karena kami di sini tidak punya suku cadangnya," kata Willy lagi.Menurut Arifin salah seorang mekanik, sebagian besar motor yang diservis memang mengalami masalah. Mahasiswa, dan terutama mahasiswi yang karena kesibukannya jadi malas atau tidak sempat menjaga sepeda motornya dengan baik.

Servis Motor Gratis ini merupakan hasil inisiatif para mahasiswa D3MITS sekaligus wujud kepedulian mereka terhadap masyarakat. Mereka ingin menyadarkan masyarakat tentang perlunya pengecekan motor secara rutin, sekaligus juga mengenai safety riding. Acara ini mereka adakan setiap tahun, dan merupakan salah satu program kerja himpunan mereka.Tahun ini D3MITS melakukan kerjasama dengan Pusdiklat Suzuki. Suzuki memang menjadi salah satu sponsor dalam acara tersebut selama dua tahun terakhir, tapi ini pertama kalinya para siswa Pusdiklat perusahaan sepeda motor tersebut terlibat secara langsung.Bagi para siswa Pusdiklat Suzuki sendiri, pengalaman di Servis Motor Gratis tersebut memberikan kesan tersendiri. "Kami biasanya hanya menyervis motor Suzuki, tapi di sini kami harus berhadapan dengan motor merek lain," kata Yosia Eka dan Mochammad Alfian, dua orang siswa Pusdiklat Suzuki

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Kereasi Modifikasi Indonesia Tidak Di Batasi

Dalam hal modifikasi motor, setuju dong kalau Indonesia termasuk negara bebas... Body bisa berubah total, kaki-kaki bisa jadi berotot mendadak, yang tadinya aman lewat polisi tidur bisa mendadak jadi ceper, yang kaburatornya cuma satu pun bisa berubah menjadi delapan, yang tadinya hanya dilengkapi satu rem cakram pun bisa jadi empat rem cakram dengan diameter segede tampah!

Soal berekspresi memang jadi kebebasan si empunya, tentunya dituntut juga kompetensi sang modifikator dan tentunya kejantanan dompet si pemilik motor. Yang bermasalah adalah ketika hasil modifikasi itu termasuk tidak layak jalan! Tidak perlu lah jauh-jauh ke aliran motor ceper ataupun bannya hingga lebih dari dua atau jarak sumbu rodanya melar hingga dua kali lipat. Kita mulai dari yang kecil dan sering saja: lampu rem, kaca spion dan knalpot.

Ketiga peranti ini termasuk peranti yang laris manis dalam urusan modifikasi motor, alasannya ya dari harga yang murah, pemasangan yang mudah dan bisa dengan singkat kembali ke selera asal. Sudah pernah merasakan kesalnya kena sinar lampu rem bening dengan bohlam yang diperuntukkan untuk lampu rem standard? Pernah beli kaca spion yang keren dilihat, tetapi fungsinya cuma buat aman dari razia polisi? Pernah pakai knalpot teror (saking kuencengnya suara tapi larinya ga ada racing-racingnya)? atau pernah ganti velg palang yang kualitasnya sekali masuk lobang langsung pasang bendera putih ataupun bosnya cepat oblak?

Kalau saya bandingkan nasib kita dibandingkan bikers Jerman, Indonesia memang termasuk negara bebas! Di Jerman, peranti variasi harus mendapatkan surat TüV, artinya kalau memiliki surat ini, produk itu dapat dipakai di motor secara aman. Produk itu telah diuji dan dinyatakan dapat digunakan di jalanan umum. Ya lampu rem lah, foot step lah, spatbor lah, wajib punya TüV kalau mau lepas dari razia polisi. Begitu juga dengan knalpot racing! Aman kalau sudah ada TüVnya, jadi tidak perlu seperti kita di Indonesia yang kadang-kadang was-was kalau mau menggunakan knalpot non standard.

Nah, Indonesia negara bebas kan.Apalagi kalo Ente punya backingan Jendral, atau punya perkebunan duit, Indonesia is heaven on earth

Sumber : motorklassikku.blogspot.com

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Ninja ZX4 Varian Sepeda Motor terbaru Kawasaki

Bermain di segmen kosong memang enak, disamping minim persaingan praktis tidak banyak halangan dan beban pabrikan dalam mengembangkan pasar. Wangsit yang didapat oleh tim penerawangan Kawasaki cukup jitu. Pasalnya ketika pabrikan baku hantam di segmen Superbike dan Supersport, Kawasaki menghidupkan kembali segmen sepeda motor Sportbike ringan (250cc dianggap kecil) pasalnya di kelas ini ZX250 tidak ada lawan sekalas bagi Ninja 250. Praktis yang ada hanyalah Aprilia RS125, Gilera 125, Derbi GPR 125 dan Yamaha R125. Yang jelas 3 motor pertama bermesin 2 tak dan Yamaha beda kelas. Gak heran Kawasaki Ninja 250R begitu populer baik di kawasan Amerika Utara, Eropa, Australia hingga Asia.

Kawasaki Ninja ZX4R / ZX400R – Kompromi Fleksibel Eropa-Asia

Solanya di negara yang selama ini menjadi basis penjualan Ninja 250 (kecuali asia tenggara) umumnya menerapkan regulasi ketat mengenai persyaratan kepemilikan motor. Bagi pemula mereka hanya diizinkan menggunakan motor 250cc kebawah dan atau memiliki tenaga dibawah 35hp. Disinilah Kawasaki mendapatkan market untuk ZX250R nya, pada tingkatan diatasnya barulah seorang biker diizinkan memiliki motor diatas 250cc atau bertenaga lebih dari 35hp. Nah demi menjaga loyalitas konsumen dan efisiensi, mengapa tidak jika Kawasaki menawarkan Kawasaki ZX4 / ZX400 ? pasalnya motor dengan kapasitas segini menjadi alternatif menarik diantara ZX250 dan ZX6R. Sepeda Motor 400cc bisa dengan mudah di restricted ataupun di derestrickted sesuai kebutuhan. Disamping itu teknologi yang digunakan besar kemungkinan lebih mendekati ZX250R. Nah mudah mudahan bandrol hargapun demikian ya nggak?

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Hal Yang DI Perhatikan Sebelum Membeli Mobil Bekas

Perhatikan Dalam Membeli Mobil Bekas

Membeli mobil bekas (mobkas) modalnya tidak hanya punya uang doang. Anda juga dituntut punya pengetahuan lebih seputar mesin mobil. Jika salah pilih, Anda dijamin nyesel. Seperti pengalaman Wiliam, karyawan swasta ini ingin beli city car karena terkenal hemat BBM. Eh, ternyata mobkas yang dibeli mesinnya bobrok. Ujung-ujungnya justru boros BBM bukan?

Ada beberapa faktor penyebab mobil bekas yang dibeli oleh konsumen itu ternyata boros bahan bakar. Komponen yang berkaitan langsung adalah saringan udara, karburator (injeksi bensin), penggunaan knalpot racing yang mengharuskan settingan karburator sedikit boros serta kompresi turun. Sedangkan komponen yang tidak berkenaan secara langsung adalah pemasangan part aksesoris diluar standar seperti aplikasi ban lebar dan besar serta penambahan bobot kendaraan.

Saringan udara kotor menghambat laju udara masuk sehingga campuran pembakaran terlalu gemuk. Akibatnya pasti boros BBM dan mesin kurang bertenaga. Pembakaran terlalu gemuk ditandai dengan asap knalpot berwarna hitam jelaga. Hati-hati jika mendapatkan mobkas seperti ini. Bisa jadi tidak hanya karena filter udara kotor tapi komponen karburator/injeksi juga bermasalah.
Sebaliknya jika asap knalpot berwarna putih harus curiga adanya oli mesin yang ikut terbakar. Karena ring piston lemah atau silindernya baret. Jika komponen ini aus, sudah pasti kompresi turun. Tenaga mobil ngedrop, efeknya boros BBM. Berdasarkan pemaparan tadi, dalam praktiknya tentu tidak akan semudah membalikkan tangan saja. Walaupun pemilik showroom selalu menjamin produk yang dijualnya selalu dalam kondisi sehat. Jika Anda merasa ragu, ada baiknya membawa mekanik untuk mendeteksi kondisi mesin mobil bekas yang akan dibeli.

Sumber : autoblackthrough.com

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lklan politik Kian Banyak Beredar

Tidak semua partai politik mampu “membeli” durasi jam tayang iklan di televisi. Beruntung ada beberapa acara yang -langsung maupun tidak langsung– memfasilitasi tampilnya kampanye partai politik seperti Kontes DeParpol, Debat Parpol, Debat Kandidat dan acara yang tidak langsung yang sengaja menghadirkan narasumber berlatar belakang partai Politik.

Fenomena tersebut berubah seiring bertambahnya stasiun televisi swasta (apa ada stasiun televisi negeri? Booming iklan kampanye partai politik terjadi ketika pelaksanaan pemilu legislatif dan pemilu presiden tahun 2009. Ada 3 faktor yang saling berkaitan;

1. Industri Pertelevisian memandang bahwa aktifitas partai politik menjadi bagian dari komoditas media untuk konsumsi publik yang bisa dijadikan lahan pendulangan uang.

2. Partai Politik memandang bahwa keberadaan televisi dianggap efektif untuk dijadikan media penyampaian visi dan misi untuk sampai kepada masyarakat tanpa harus terjun langsung ke lapangan.

3. Dunia Advertisement memiliki peran penting. Semarak kehadiran agen-agen periklanan menawarkan produk dari konsep, design hingga visualisasi iklan yang memungkinkan bisa menjerat hati masyartakat dalam konteks pendulangan suara.

Ketiga faktor tersebut memunculkan fenomena iklan kampanye partai politik (juga presiden dan wakil presiden) yang akan semakin semarak menjelang pemilu 2009. Secara umum, konsep iklan tersebut tidak jauh berbeda dengan konsep media pasang iklan produk pada umumnya.

Sejauh mana iklan semacam itu mampu mendongkrak popularitas elite politik dan menjadi media pendulangan suara, akan sangat bergantung pada sudut pandang masyarakat. Sebab, jatuhnya pilihan masyarakat terhadap partai politik, kini tidak semata-mata bergantung pada popularitas elite politiknya, di samping kuatnya ancaman golput, masyarakat nampaknya justeru mengalami kebingungan; tidak hanya sistem pemilunya yang baru, tapi juga banyaknya partai politik peserta pemilu, serta kebosanan terhadap janji-janji kampanye.

Sumber : kangnawar.com

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Sosial Media, Pembunuh Konsep Iklan Klasik

Sosial Media, Pembunuh Konsep Iklan Klasik

Di tahun 1980, penggunaan media klasik untuk menanamkan brand awareness adalah hal yang efektif. Di tahun itu pengiklan banyak memasang produknya di Surat kabar, radio, TV/Cinema, poster/billboards, dan secara direct marketing.Kini, tren tersebut telah berubah. Lalu, media apa yang paling efektif untuk 'menancapkan kuku-kuku' sebuah brand di masyarakat? Sebut saja YouTube, facebook, twitter, Google, Yahoo!, aplikasi mobile, in-game advertising, dan masih banyak lagi. Serentetan media tersebut kini mulai banyak digunakan suatu perusahaan untuk memperluas pasar mereka.

Salah satu contoh perusahaan yang cukup sukses dengan penggunaan strategi sosial medianya adalah Dell. Perusahaan ini membuktikan bahwa Twitter dapat menjadi alat marketing yang ampuh. Dengan rajin menuliskan tweet (status), Dell sukses meraup penjualan luar biasa.Outlet Dell pun menggunakan Twitter untuk menginformasikan kabar terbaru, seperti penjualan, kupon dan diskon-diskon yang sedang digelar.

Dell memposting info-info khusus, sekaligus menjawab pertanyaan-pertanyaan yang dilontarkan konsumennya. Para konsumen berhasil digiring ke situs resmi Dell yang berujung dengan pembelian produk mereka. Bagi Dell, Twitter telah menjadi bagian dari operasional marketing perusahaan. Lebih dari 100 pekerja melakukan tweet kepada konsumen mereka masing-masing. Alhasil Dell memiliki 1,5 juta follower, dengan keuntungan akhir tahun mencapai sekitar Rp. 61 miliar.

Kenalilah Influencer Produk Anda

Pada suatu kasus, Nukman memberi contoh penggunaan twitter lebih efektif dari pasang iklan dimana-mana. Misalnya jika seorang konsumen bertanya kepada jurnalis yang ia follow di twitter, soal merek laptop apa yang cocok dengan dia. Seandainya sang jurnalis menyarankan merek A, pasti konsumen akan ter-persuasif dengan lebih yakin sebelum membelinya.

Nah, konsep-konsep strategi sosial media seperti ini, dirasa lebih efektif dari pemasangan produk iklan di TV, billboard atau media cetak.

Sumber : detikcom

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Konsep Iklan Flu Burung Untuk Masyarakat

Flu burung adalah penyakit menular hewan yang disebabkan oleh virus influenza tipe A yang menyerang unggas. Kasus flu burung dalam perkembangannya, tidak hanya menyerang unggas tetapi juga menyerang manusia. Indonesia merupakan salah satu negara yang tertular virus flu burung. Kota Malang merupakan bagian wilayah Indonesia yang saat ini masih belum ada kasus flu burung baik pada unggas maupun pada manusia. Tetapi tidak menutup kemungkinan kasus ini terjadi di kota Malang.Untuk menghindari hal tersebut, maka penulis membuat sebuah perancangan Iklan Layanan Masyarakat tentang virus flu burung untuk masyarakat kota Malang. Dan target utama yang dipilih adalah anak-anak kota Malang dengan alasan sikap anak-anak yang kurang terlalu memperhatikan kebersihan diri dan lingkungan. Flu burung terjadi juga karena faktor kurang menjaga kebersihan diri dan lingkungan. Tujuan dari perancangan ini adalah membuat sebuah konsep dan bentuk media pasang iklan . Layanan Masyarakat tentang virus flu burung di kota Malang, yang mampu membuat anak –anak mengerti dan menyikapi tentang bahaya virus flu burung.

Perancangan ini diawali dengan mengidentifikasi latar belakang, rumusan masalah dan menetapkan tujuan perancangan, yang dilanjutkan dengan kegiatan pengumpulan data melalui wawancara, dokumentasi dan kuisioner. Data diidentifikasi dan dianalisis kemudian mulai menetapkan sintesis. Dari sintesis ini mulai menetapkan konsep perancangan yang terdiri dari perencanaan media dan perencanan kreatif yang diakhiri dengan proses desain untuk mencapai desain akhir. Kesimpulan penelitian ini adalah konsep perancangan menggunakan visual animasi 3D dengan materi yang disampaikan adalah mengajarkan anak-anak kota Malang untuk hidup bersih dan sehat. Hasil dari perancangan ini berupa media antara lain televisi sebagai media utama, surat kabar, poster, spanduk, x-banner, pin, kaos, stiker dan kalender sebagai media pendukung. Saran yang diberikan adalah untuk dapat membuat sebuah iklan layanan masyarakat dengan target utama yang dipilih adalah usia anak-anak dengan harapan pesan yang ingin disampaikan dapat dengan mudah diterima, sehingga tujuan dari kampanyeiklan dapat tercapai.

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Goals and Happiness

What makes you happier than anything else you do? Where does real contentment come from?

If you understand and apply the following definition of happiness, you also open the door to unlimited success for yourself, your family and your group.

"Happiness could be defined as the emotion of progress toward desirable goals. There is an instant of contemplation of the last goal in which one is content. But contentment becomes boredom immediately that new goals do not come to view. There is no more unhappy thing than a man who has accomplished all his ends in life." — L. Ron Hubbard

Examine how three facts, from this definition of happiness, make happiness come and go in your life.


1. "There is an instant of contemplation of the last goal in which one is content."

Think of goals you have reached in the past. Remember how you felt on your wedding day or when you graduated from school or a training course? In each case, you achieved a goal!. Remember those times when you were content with life? Maybe when you started a business or landed a great job? When you paid off your debts?

At every point in your life when you felt content or happy, you can probably find you were either making progress toward a goal or had reached a goal


2. "But contentment becomes boredom immediately that new goals do not come to view."

Without a new goal, you get bored. Boredom leads to stress and misery. For example, planning a vacation is exciting. But toward the end of a vacation many people are bored to tears as they no longer have a goal. Arguments during honeymoons are common if the newlyweds do not set goals for their marriage. Planning your retirement and the first day of retirement is a thrill. But the joy of freedom quickly turns to boredom and early death if you do not work on new goals.

"There is no more unhappy thing than a man who has accomplished all his ends in life."

Think of a time you were very bored. Had you completed a major goal without starting a new one? Look at other times you were bored. Examine your goals, or lack of goals, at those times.


3. "Happiness could be defined as the emotion of progress toward desirable goals."

We can use this definition to understand unhappiness as well. When were you last unhappy?

In each case, you probably 1) had no goal, 2) were trying to reach an undesirable goal, or 3) you were making no progress toward a goal. Using the definition of happiness makes happiness easy to achieve. Simply chose desirable goals and make progress toward them!


Exercises

The following steps will help you put this definition of happiness to use.


1. List goals you have not yet reached.
Small goals, large goals, old goals, failed goals and current goals. Make a very complete list.

2. Circle those goals that interest you the most.
Drop out the goals that do not excite you as you can’t reach a goal unless it interests you.

However, if an uninteresting goal is vital for you to reach, find ways to get excited about that goal. Examine the goal’s benefits. For example, maybe the goal to "Pay off all debts" does not thrill you until you examine the benefits: Save $5319 in interest this year, financial freedom, less anxiety.

If you cannot find any benefits of the goal, eliminate it.


3. Add new, desirable goals.
Push the envelope of your self limitations and set goals you really, really want. What are your greatest desires?

If you had unlimited time, money and support, what would your life be like? What would you do? What would you have?

If you knew you could accomplish ANYTHING, what would your goals be?

Add these goals to the list.


4. Line up your goals in a logical sequence.
The better your goals align with each other, the more likely you will reach them. For instance, if you have a goal to travel the world for six months this year and another goal to make more money this year than ever before, you might have problems.

However, if you line up your goals, your odds of success are better because your focus is constant. Example of aligned goals: "Finish my training program so I can double my productivity and income." "Help my husband lower our monthly debts so we can spend more time with the kids." "Delegate all of my sales activities to the sales manager so I can open a new office."


5. To complete the procedure and become happier, you now need to start making progress toward your goals.
Big steps or baby steps, any progress is progress.

Plan out next week. Plan out the month of January. Plan your best year ever.

Make a new habit of reviewing your goals each day to keep your attention and efforts aligned with your goals. At the start of each day, ask yourself: What can I do today to make progress toward my goals?

The more progress you make toward your most desired goals, the happier and more successful your new year will be!

Job Info , Jobs , Employment

Getting Started on Twitter: 25 Tips For Job-Seekers to Take Advantage of the Web's Best-Kept Job Search Secret

by Susan Whitcomb


Twitter.

There's been lots of buzz about it. Perhaps you even visited the site, created an account, or dabbled with tweeting. Not love at first sight, right? If you're like most people, you're not alone in wondering, "What's the point? How can this cacophonous site -- crammed with apparently tangential, disconnected information -- possibly help my job search?"

Do keep an open mind! Although Twitter has a learning curve (as is the case with all good things), you can find value from Day One, whether just dabbling as a NOOB (Twitter shorthand for newbie) or committing to becoming a power user. Here are 25 tips to get you started:

• Lurk First. Sit back and study what's happening on Twitter before jumping in with both feet. You can do this even before setting up your own Twitter account by going directly to Twitter user's streams (for example, you can see my Twitter stream at www.twitter.com/susanwhitcomb or my coauthors in The Twitter job Search Guide (JIST, 2010), www.twitter.com/chandlee and www.twitter.com/CEOCoach). You can also visit www.monitter.com and search keywords of interest to you.

• Think Strategic When Setting Up Your Twitter Account. Many people vacillate between using their own personal name (such as JohnDoe) or profession (such as CFOintheKnow). There are advantages to both, but using your real name can add to your name recognition. If you have a common name that is already taken on Twitter and want to use your name, add a designation that matches your profession, such as JohnDoeCPA or JohnDoeSalesExec.

• Write an Employer-Focused "160me" for Your Twitter Profile. Twitter allows you 160 characters max to describe who you are. Give them a taste of the return-on-investment they'll receive from hiring you. For example: "Go-to resource for publicity for nonprofits. Earned org's cover stories in regional mags; PR delivered 10s of thousands in contributions."

• Point Employers to More Information. In your profile, include a link to a site where employers can get more information about you, such as your resume at VisualCV.com or your profile at LinkedIn.com.

• Include a Professional Photo. Leaving off a photo is an invitation for people to dismiss you. Your photo should be as professional as you look when going to an interview -- your absolute best. A greater sense of connection seems to take place between followers and followees when each of you can see what the other really looks like. If you use an avatar, be on brand. Some people use avatars rather than a real photo -- these sites are great starting points for avatars: BigHugeLabs.com and SouthParkStudios.com.

• Don't Rush to Follow at First. When you follow people on Twitter, it's likely they will consider following you back. If your history of tweets (your "tweet stream") isn't interesting or it's non-existent, you'll lose the opportunity to gain new followers. Instead, put out some interesting tweets first.

• Tweet On-Brand. Tweet primarily about things that relate to your profession. Read news feeds, blogs, and other resources for relevant, fresh content.

• Set Up Google Alerts for Tweet Content. Go to Google.com/alerts to set up alerts for industry trends, news on your target companies, and more sent directly to your email. You can then be the first to tweet about it.

• Use a Third-Party Application (API). Twitter can appear disorganized and confusing. APIs such as TweetDeck.com, HootSuite.com, and Seesmic.com help organize tweets into columns of your choosing, such as those that reference your name, those that contain a relevant hashtag or keyword (such as #forensicaccounting), or a list of followers you are particularly interested in.

• Follow People Who You Want To Know You. Follow companies on your list of target companies, employees in those companies, potential networking contacts, recruiters, industry leaders, and others who might help connect you to the people with the power to hire.

• Explore Twitter's Advanced Search Feature. Search Twitter's advanced search function at www.search.twitter.com/advanced to search for opportunities (e.g., #jobs #portland #finance) or people.

• Search Beyond Twitter. Use sites like TweepSearch.com, Twazzup.com, Tweetzi.com, or Tweefind.com to find people (e.g., recruiters, finance).

• Use the 75-25 Rule When Tweeting. When in job-search mode, approximately 75 percent of your tweets should be professional, while 25 percent can be more of a personal nature (e.g., "Looking forward to my 25-mile ride through the Blossom Trail this weekend."). Use discretion with your personal tweets!

• Tweet, Tweet, Tweet, But Don't Get Sucked In. Be careful that your time on Twitter is focused and productive. Consider a 15-minute-a-day model where you spend five minutes in the morning, noon, and afternoon. During that time, you might tweet about an interesting industry trend, retweet someone's tweet that would be interesting to your followers, and send an "at" (@) message to someone based on an intereting comment in their tweet stream.

• Retweet -- The Highest Form of Flattery. Retweet (RT) interesting tweets from your networking contacts. Imagine how impressed a prospective employer might be when he/she sees you retweeting information that will promote the company.

• Turn Your Twitter Conversations into Phone and Face-to-Face Conversations. You'll eventually want to shift the conversation from Twitter to a voice conversation or live meeting. Watch for opportunities, and act immediately when they present themselves.

• Time Your Thank You's. As you engage people on Twitter, people will recommend you, retweet you, and compliment you. Consider thanking these people at off-times (late in the evening, early in the morning) so they don't clog your tweet stream.

• Schedule Your Tweets. In some cases, you'll want to schedule your tweets in advance if you know you'll be unable to tweet. SocialOomph.com is a free service that will allow you to do that. HootSuite.com is another.

• Go Mobile. Set up mobile alerts so you can stay in touch with Twitter friends while on the road. Tweetie is a favorite iPhone app. Android users can check out twidroid.com.

• Sign up for TweetMyJobs Alerts. Every job seeker, whether a Twitter user or not, should visit www.TweetMyJobs.com to sign up for mobile-phone alerts of jobs relevant to their profession and geographic area. It's simple and free to jobseekers, and a lot less expensive for employers than some of the traditional job sites such as Monster and CareerBuilder.

• Use Hashtags. Hashtags, represented by the # sign in front of a word (e.g., #accounting, #finance, #programming, #healthcare), are used on Twitter to help users find all the tweets with that hashtag. Use them religiously! You can find a hashtag directory at hashtags.org. Or, simply watch for the hashtags used by your favorite tweeps to get an idea of the latest hashtag lingo.

• Let Your Followers Know You're Looking. One savvy jobseeker posted this hashtag-heavy tweet to gain the attention of employers and recruiters: "Looking to leverage my awesome #transportation #trucking #logistics & #supplychain tweeps to find #employment in #Charlotte NC. Suggestions?" Consider tweeting this type of information weekly.

• Get Career Advice on Twitter. Follow savvy career coaches and job-search strategists for great career tips (such as this list) or search for hashtags such as #careercoach #resumes #jobsearch #twitterjobsearch.

• Use Lists to Find People.Check out Listorious.com to find lists of people of interest in your target companies or profession. Similarly, check out the lists that other Twitter users have created.

• Give, Give, Give Before You Go Asking for Help. As in all networking, look for ways to be of help to others before asking them for help. If you start off on Twitter with a tweet that says: "Lost my job. Anybody know of job openings?" You'll not likely get much help.

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Business Ethics To Practice

There is a lot of tension that business managers have to learn to deal with in today's business environment. Shareholders want higher profits, but the workforce wants higher wages. Consumer want lower prices, but suppliers want to charge more for parts and supplies. In the midst of all that, companies need to keep a close eye on business ethics issues.

Ethics in business has been a concern for businesses for a while now, but events of the past years has mad it even more of a focus. It seem like it should be such an easy thing; do what is right and you won't get into trouble, but deciding what is right seems to depend on who you talk to.

Business schools teach managers have a responsibility to grow the business and get the best return for the stakeholders, but some times the stakeholders have conflicting concerns. How do business ethics apply to that type of situation?

3 Important Business Ethics

While there are often times that the answer is not clear cut, there are a few standards that will help you avoid major missteps.

Honesty

One business ethics rule you should never violate is to tell the truth. Regardless of what problem you might face, you will never go wrong by being honest. If you need to make a decision that is not popular, or may even harm one group or another, be honest with the people involved.

Most of the major business ethics scandals over the past years have come as a result of business leaders that were dishonest. Knowing right from wrong, they chose wrong, and then lied about what they had done. Those in the organization that were not involved in the original problem ended up getting in trouble when they participated in the cover up.

Perhaps the most basic tenet of business ethics is maintaining honesty. Those you deal with may not agree with you, but they will respect the fact that they know that you are telling them the truth. That goes a long way with people.

Integrity

Business WomenThere are times in business when people do something that may be honest, and it may be the right decision for the company, but they go about it all wrong. You have heard stories of companies that announce layoffs the week before Christmas.

Many times these companies new about the decision weeks or even months before it was announced, but in order to avoid problems, they put off the announcement until the last minute. Integrity in business ethics would say that you tell your people what is coming so they have the opportunity to prepare for the layoff.

The same is true with price increases for your clients. If you need to increase prices you need to be honest and up front about the increases, not try to slip an increase in unnoticed. This type of behavior usually backfires, and the reputation of your business is harmed in the process.

Security

One area that has improved over the years is the issue of security of information about your clients and customers. There have been too many examples in past where a company has sold customer contact information to a third party for marketing purposes. You customers end up on a junk-mail list because the company owner saw an opportunity for a quick pay-day.

You need to apply business ethics by making sure that any information you collect about your customers is kept completely private. If your customers do not feel safe with your business they will quickly go to your competitors, and you will have a hard time trying to win them back.

Code of Business Ethics

One way to make sure the people in your organization abide by your business ethics is to write a Code of Ethics for your organization. This sends a message to your employees and your customers that you practice good business ethics.

Be prepared to spend some time getting this right. It isn't something you can typically knock out over lunch one day. You need to make sure it truly captures your view of business ethics for your organization. If you do this half-heartedly, your customers and employees will see through it, and they will probably doubt that you truly hold to the business ethics that you claim are important.

Points To Keep In Mind…

• Many problems can be avoided by being honest with the people involved.
• Sometimes businesses do what is right, but they go about doing it all wrong.
• A Code of Business Ethics lets your customers and employees know what is important to you.
• Once you lose the trust of the people you deal with it is very hard to get it back.
• Your Code of Ethics needs to truly reflect what you believe and not just something you threw together.

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Five Common Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make and you Should Avoid

One thing that all entrepreneurs have in common is that they all make mistakes. Unfortunately, time and again we see the same mistakes repeated by many entrepreneurs.
Mistakes.


Entrepreneurs Make #1 – Unclear Goals

Not having clear goals and a clear mission is like trying to drive through a foreign city without a map. he easiest way to avoid making this mistake is to write down your goals and strategies. Too often people can be thrown off course by innocently misinterpreting the goals and strategies. To assume that everyone involved with the business has a clear understanding of its mission can cause many more errors down the road.

In addition to writing down the goals of the business, be sure to write down measurements for success! Set your goals with timelines or milestones in mind and keep focused on meeting those objectives.


Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make #2 – Trying to prove you are Smart

The quickest way to make enemies is to try and prove you are the smartest one out of all the people you work with. Trying to prove you are smart is self-serving and has everything to do with ego; you will end up looking foolish for not listening to the advice of others in business.

No one has all the answers. Where you become smarter is when you realize that there are many other talented people who you can learn from. If you are fortunate enough to be surrounded by such a group of people, learn to be gracious and acknowledge and give credit to them for helping you along the path of building your business successfully.


Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make #3 – Greed

This may sound like a silly question but: are you in business to simply make money? Or, have you become an entrepreneur in order to march to the beat of your own drummer?

Becoming a successful entrepreneur involves the creative efforts on not only your part, but also on the part of others who contribute time and money toward your business. They want to succeed with you and are more likely to stay with you as long as they are valued---by you.

This means that you cannot keep the whole pie to yourself. Just because you might feel that you work harder than others do, does not mean that you are entitled to all the business equity. Think of it this way: with the help of others' contributions of time and money, what might the value of your slice of the pie be worth down the road?


Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make #4 – Hiring the Wrong People

Your business is not being set up as a social gathering and filled with all the people whom you like. Your business needs to be comprised of knowledgeable and talented people who are good at what they do.

Successful entrepreneurs concentrate on hiring the people they need---not just people they like.

Part of writing your goals and strategies includes creating job positions for people to fill. Without a clear-cut job description and list of duties for those areas, how would you know the best people to hire?


Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make #5 – Not Knowing when to Let Go

Many business owners refer to their venture as their “baby” and, in many ways, building a business is just like rearing a child.

As an entrepreneur, you are starting with a seedling of life that you will nourish and grow and the “child” begins to mature. Over time, other people contribute their time, skills, and money into the business and, as the business grows, the relationships change.

Be prepared to hand over responsibilities to others so that you do not suffer from “burn out.”


Important Points to Remember to Avoid Making the 5 Biggest Mistakes:

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• * Develop and write down goals, strategies, and measures for success.
• * Give credit to others who are smarter than you.
• * Be fair with sharing the equity in the business.
• * Hire the people you need---not just the people you like.
• * Learn to give responsibility to others at the right time.

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Cantiknya Perkedel Kepiting

Hidangan laut rasanya kurang lengkap bila tak menyebut hewan yang satu ini. Kepiting. Kepiting memang bisa diolah dengan cara apa saja, meski masakan yang cukup populer adalah aneka makanan chinese food. Namun, kreasi berikut barangkali belum pernah dicoba. Perkedel kepiting.

Bahan

5 ekor kepiting yang besar

350 g kentang

1 sendok teh susu bubuk

margarine

2 butir telur

minyak goreng

Bumbu yang dihaluskan

4 siung bawang putih

25 butir merica

garam

Cara membuat

• Rebuslah kepiting sampai matang (kurang lebih 45 menit). Sesudah masak, angkat dan dinginkan. Keluarkan daging kepiting dan pisahkan batoknya. Cuci batok sampai bersih.

• Rebus kentang, kupas dan haluskan. Tambahkan susu bubuk. Aduk dan sisihkan.

• Panaskan margarine, tumislah bumbu yang sudah dihaluskan sampai baunya harum. Masukkan daging kepiting dan aduk sampai daging kepiting hancur. Angkat.

• Campurkan kentang pada daging kepiting, masukkan 1 1/2 butir telur yang sudah dikocok ke dalamnya.

• Olesi bagian dalam batok kepiting dengan sisa telur kocok, isi dengan adonan sampai penuh. Lumuri bagian atas adonan dengan sisa telur kocok.

• Goreng dalam minyak sampai warnanya kekuning-kuningan.

Untuk 5 buah.

Catatan

• Supaya cepat mati, celup kepiting dalam air mendidih.

• Waktu merebus kepiting, jangan lepas tali pengikatnya. Dan taruh sepotong arang dalam air rebusan untuk menghisap racun yang mungkin ada di dalam kepiting.

Sumber: Buku Aneka Resep Femina tahun 1990-an

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Syringa vulgaris

The common lilac (Syringa vulgaris) is a plant that belongs to the family of the olive family (Oleaceae),.

The plant grows as a deciduous shrub or small tree with height 2:00 to 6:00 meters. The branches have a rounded gray green or brown bark, which is longitudinal cracks on the branches and the trunk.

The opposite leaves arranged between five and 12 centimeters long and are stalked by three centimeters. The heart-shaped leaves are long and pointed glattrandig.

The strong-smelling, flowers are four-fold in a dense terminal panicle. The color can be blue, purple, red or white. Flowering period is from April to May.

As bivalve fruits, brown and woody capsules are formed. The fruit ripening begins in September.

The common lilac is widespread in southeastern Europe and western Asia. The type is often grown in a number of garden varieties and is naturalized in many cliffs or railway embankments.

As the site of open woods and thickets are preferred.

Source: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemeiner_Flieder
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More about the Hop Plant

Hops is one of the fastest growing plants in the plant kingdom. He gets an average growth rate of 10 cm per day. In a low-rise culture let the plants grow to about three meters. On a high-rise plantation is about 8 meters possible. A plant is about twelve to twenty years old.

A new use for the hops, the hop shoots. The shoots, bean sprouts and alfalfa similar to be inserted at the time they are still underground, and are considered a delicacy.

A complicating factor in the cultivation of hops is the fact that the quantity and strength of the active substance decreases when the female flower is fertilized. Therefore, in growing areas to many miles of hop gardens all male plants as soon as possible.

The harvesting of the hops is late August and early September.

Hop extract is soothing and soporific and sometimes for this purpose in tea processing. It is also regarded as a stomach tonic. The active substance in hops Lupuline which sometimes an oestrogenic effect is attributed.

The substances in mature cones gave people who used to hand-picked by the complaints' hopplukkersziekte "were called. They consisted of symptoms such as headaches, breathing problems and skin irritation.

Source: http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hop_%28plant%29

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