Be a star, but one sans blemishes…
Let me be a bit preachy today; feel like giving a bit of advice to those who aim it high in their lives and try to reach out for the stars…
When I say, ‘Be a star, but one sans blemishes’, my friend, who is an expert on legal issues and talks a lot about the UK Bribery Act 2010, warns me, “Just don’t overdo it; or else I’ll have to promulgate some new act to tame you”. He smiles a knowing smile… Read more
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About a new Zvijezda…All along we have been talking of the word ‘Zvijezda’ as referring to stars, because as we had mentioned earlier, in the Croatian tongue, it means ‘star’.
We have addressed those who’d like to go making trips to distant planets and stars, armed with travel guides, gift vouchers and passports (just a figment of our imagination, we know this doesn’t work). We have told them of planets and stars far away in space and we have spoken of stars here in our world, stars who sparkle in their day to day lives and add sparkle to the lives of others and stars who inspire others to go touch great heights. But today, let’s speak of a new ‘Zvijezda’, which has nothing to do with stars or the sky. Be the zvijezda in everything you doIn a world that goes by the norm of the “survival of the fittest”, the ones who eventually emerge successful are definitely the ones who are stars in their field. Be it in media, in the direct marketing industry or in an organization, people who make it to the top of the ladder are those who have attributes that set them apart from others- the attributes of a zvijezda, a star. In this world where stars hog all the limelight, it is certainly not easy to be one. The task of evolving as a well-recognised star, is especially more difficult in the competitive marketing field. Though there are a few -like Sirius Star Marketing- who seem to have achieved this task easily and in a matter of small time, the journey is not a cake walk. To be the star of the product you sell, make people think it is awesome and change the way they work does require a lot of hard work and effort. If you are ready to do this, then your journey to stardom is much more near than you think it is. “There are advantages to being a star though - you can always get a table in a full restaurant”, said Ingrid Bergman. This is true. Be the star in your business and no matter how tough the competition, you can always win over customers. Appco Group is the leader when it comes to building relationshipsAppco group of companies have evolved as the leaders in direct marketing and a lot of this success can be attributed to the fact that the company is an expert when it comes to building relationships. In fact there is no other company that can overtake Appco in this aspect. The company does marketing with an ease that for sure makes it a star – a zvijezda! In fact, when Appco group talks, it is their clients who flourish! Over the past two decades the company has made a flourishing business by acquiring new customers though spreading awareness and the desire to buy among prospective customers. Appco Group has been doing the talking for their clients, who represent some of the world's largest brands. As one of the largest face to face marketing and sales organisations, Appco Group proves that it is different from others in more than one ways. Its vast network of professionals who are well-trained in customer service and sales are ever-ready to represent any brand to the public with an unparalleled ease and talent. Appco Group has a lot to boast about which includes its aggressive expansions plan. The year 2010 saw the company expanding into Brazil, China and the USA and the company has great plans in store for the year 2011 as well.with more than 12, 0000 work representatives currently on its work-force, Appco Group is truly a Zvijezda. The smelliest but a zvijezda !The word is smelly, but the man is way beyond all that and is a zvijezda! The smelliest man who hasn't taken a wash since 37 years, Kailash Singh makes himself clear that he has taken the right decision as a promise given by the priest for getting a successful heir. Though it is never an achievement when it comes to his dear family who is bearing up with him, Singh is quite happy with his unclean way. The world's smelliest man is known to be a star among the village children and the daughter's schoolmates who would love to take a glimpse of a man who could survive without bath for years.
Zvijezda'S- Not just one but two!!The pair, Suriya the orangutan and Roscoe the Bluetick knows how to get a friendship right! Known to be zvijezda's among their fans, the duo had met while they were at a reserve for the endangered animals at the South Carolina Wildlife. The pair has also added a perfect shot to their relationship by releasing a picture book where one can see pictures of their unorthodox friendship!
Posing for snaps, offering an helping hand, enjoying meals, sharing their love, the friends have gained worldwide attention in a short period of time. Presenting themselves in the Ellen DeGeneres and Oprah Winfrey shows in the US and also the National Geographic Magazine, they are a pair worth watching! The reserves founder, Dr Bhagavan Antle has been heard saying that their relationship was instant on seeing each other where Roscoe ran over and started playing with Suriya. Though it is heard that dogs are usually scared of primates, the relationship between Suriya and Roscoe has made many guess whether this concept is wrong or gradually changing! We hope that the book turns to be a great success and gradually the stars shine in their glory! Flash Organisation Ltd – a zvijezda in direct marketingFlash Organisation Ltd is one among Romford’s quickly evolving sales and marketing companies. The company is known for delivering tailor-made marketing campaigns for reputed national as well as international clients. By employing their unique “Human Commercial” method, the company has been able to gift their clients more profit than any other company of its kind. The strength of the company is its strong team of successful and ambitious people who work round the clock with the company’s goals and objectives in mind. Contracted to leading direct marketing experts, the client portfolio of Flash Organisation Ltd includes clients from reputed charities, insurance, energy and telecommunication markets. With a mission to expand business across the entire European continent, the managing director of Flash Organisation Ltd, Nik Allen works with commitment, dedication and great ideas. Thanks to the vast corporate networking of the company in addition to its direct marketing campaigns,Flash Organisation Ltd offers its clients numerous lists of capabilities, which include Utility Marketing and Sales, Charity Subscription Building, Financial Product Sales and Sales Campaign Management.
Oscar Bennett, the zvijezda baby of BryherOscar Bennett is the first baby to be born on the Scilly Island of Bryher in over two decades that made him the star in his own right. The proud mother, Robyn, went into labour early to gave birth to Oscar on February 4th 2011, making him the first baby to be born in nearly 20 years in Bryher. Bryher is the smallest of the five inhabited islands of the Isles of Scilly with a population of just 83! Spread over an area of 327 acres, Bryher is a picturesque island with many hills, which makes it a favorite shooting locale for films and television programmes. Oscar, the baby zvijezda has become famous all over the world like his tiny home town of only a handful of inhabitants Aicardi Syndrome affected kid amazes parents with her quick recovery, proving to be a zvijezdaA little kid who is just 2 years old has proven that she could even walk though half her brain is removed. Katie Verdecchia, surely needs to be regarded as a 'zvijezda' for her ability to surprise many as she went through an operation that removed half her brain to avoid 50 painful seizures a day. Contracted with Aicardi Syndrome which usually affects the whole brain, luckily for her it was only the right side, this young kid proved to be doing well, showing her happy side and looking healthy after the 8-hour operation.
Praying for her goodwill, doctors are of the assumption that she many not have any speech problems in the future and also no further seizures. Though she was in and out of the hospital for long and her parents had a tough time as she was their only kid, Katie stayed cheerful all through the difficult period by making eye contact, giggling and having fun, making herself the star among kids.
The surgery was performed by a neurologist named Dr Gary Mathern from the University of California Medical Center, where they connected the two sides of her brain and removed the right half. Star Transportation LLC is a 'zvijezda' akin to its nameStar Transportation LLC, the company that took its position during the 1926 in other sectors but ultimately expanded its field to the petroleum common carrier business has grown to satisfy millions of clients over the years with its great service. Known to be the zvijezda of recent times in the category of providing transportation and delivery of various products linked to gases like gasoline, aviation gas, jet fuel, diesel, ethanol, propane, and anhydrous ammonia, the company is located in Jonesboro, AR.
Providing their best services to their clients in way of delivering every load that is requested, allowing customized reporting options and FTP or E-mail billing options in order to meet the customer's needs, the company is regarded to be perfect in its services like its name!
Founded by the Heringer family under the name Lone Star Company, today it now stands to hold almost 105 trucks and has 130 trailers that have terminals in seven states along with delivering petroleum products to 15 states.
Robert fancied as a 'zvijezda' with the discovery of Bubble BallBecoming a 'zvijezda' at such a young age with the discovery of a new video game known as Bubble Ball, Robert Nav is proud to be recognized as the '14 year old boy who got the admiration of the whole world with his technical skill'. Released on Dec. 29th, the young boy proved his skill in programming after his friend noticed that he loved the concept of iPod touch.
A physics based puzzle game that has become the top free application on the Apple store and has been downloaded by almost more than 2 million iPhone users, the game is seen to have top listed in the area of video games, beating even the adventurous game of Angry Birds within a short span of time.
One may feel surprised that while the video game of Angry Birds was developed by 17 professionals in Finland, this new video game was developed single handedly by Robert in his bedroom in Spanish Fork. Very simple rules, where one needs to handle the blue ball from getting attacked by the various obstacles, the teenager revealed the video game through his own company, Nay Games. Zvijezda signs talks a lot about human character and predicts 2011 best and worst matchesThough star signs have been refined and ex paned to make us know many of the associations that go along with each sign, one can notice that many people still don't have a clear idea about the basic signs they are linked to! Just the tip of the iceberg in Astrology, star signs are of 12 types and are known to depict each one's character traits, leanings, inclinations, motivations and many more.
Talking about zvijezda signs, 2011 predicts some of the best and worst star matches, so take a quick glance and be surprised!
Best Matches:
Libra and Aries
Gemini and Sagittarius
Pisces and Virgo
Worst Matches
Aquarius and Cancer
Scorpio and Aries
Pisces and Leo YoNaturals – bringing health to vending machinesYoNaturals has been serving hospitals, health clubs, shopping malls, businesses, schools, universities and colleges by supplying vending machines that deliver healthy snack and drinks in contrast to the traditional ones that offer junk food.
The YoNaturals product line is one that is nature-friendly and selected with utmost care to help people who love a sensible and delicious diet. The unique selling point of YoNaturals is that the food is sans high-sodium, high-fat and sugary content thus helping kids, teenagers and adults to make a healthy choice of snacks and drinks. A matter of delight here is that not only are these snacks healthy – but they are tasty too! In addition to meeting customers standards for sensible nutrition, the YoNaturals snacks and drinks have also been selected by consumers for its taste appeal. Popular items that you can look forward to from the YoNaturals vending machines includes Horizon Organic Milk, Tazo Teas, Clif Bars, Roberts Pirates Booty, and Stacy’s Pita Chips And so let YoNaturals be your first choice if you are on a healthy, natural and nutritious diet!!! Ted Williams, the homeless to a Zvijezda by chanceBecoming an overnight sensation with the god given gift of golden voice through a discovery by chance, Ted Williams is now regarded as a 'Zvijezda'! The 53 year old who had fallen on hard times after being addicted to crack cocaine and being arrested for robbery, theft, escape, forgery and drug possession was given job offers after he was filmed by a camera crew while begging on the roadside in Columbus, Ohio.
Known to be a true entertainer who used to perform for entertainers after his radio gigs, he was left poor due to his series of criminal activities and was a sporadic resident of a homeless camp behind an abandoned Hudson Street petrol station when they found him. Previously working for overnight shifts at WVKO (1580 AM), Ted will be called in to provide a narration for its first ever kind in the One Day To End Homelessness telethon on January 31 and will be offered a $10,000 by the Ohio Credit Union League for the voice-over work. The former radio announcer always loved to play music and was known to be good, though nobody recognised his perfect voice. Being fame with just a 90 second clip that was filmed by a cameraman from the Columbus Dispatch newspaper, some industry experts believe that this chance encounter could turn him into a millionaire. Dressed in a camouflage shabby jacket, who would have thought that he would be so lucky, to be tagged a star within a short span of time. 2011 to be a dazzling year for zvijezda gazersThe New Year promises a slew of spectacular sky events that are lined up for the next few months. The New Year started with the scintillating meteor shower on January 4 which saw an amazing spectacle of over 100 meteors per hour, with the solar eclipse adding on to the charm of this celestial event. This year's solar eclipse stood out for its rare triple conjunctions, the last of which was in 1983 and the next one is expected only in 2037-38.
Some of the other notable sky events for the next few months include the breathtaking spectacle on March 15 when Mercury and Jupiter will come close to each other within 2 degrees of each other in the evening. Jupiter and Mercury will cross their paths as the former will be heading towards the sun, while Mercury will be moving away from the sun during this time. It could be viewed through the binoculars. Come May and you will be witnessing the splendor of the Great Celestial Summit, which brings together Four of the five naked-eye planets together! In addition to all these there are many other exciting celestial events in the offing that would cheer up the sky gazers. From a total lunar eclipse in June to the Perseid meteor shower on August 13th and the colorful conjunction of Mars and bright star on Nov 10, 2010 the impressive list indeed is going to be delightful year for sky watchers.
Lucy, the zvijezda in the canine worldLucy, a 4-year old mixed breed that was paralyzed four years ago in a car accident in Puerto Rico has created history when she climbed to the summit of Mt. Washington in August 2010,to become the first paralyzed dog ever to scale the 6,288-foot peak! Using a specially designed wheelchair, this enthusiastic dog attained this successful feat thanks to the care and training offered by its owner Courtney Dunning of Peterborough, New Hampshire. The six-hour journey to the summit of Mt. Washington was a challenging task for Lucy, which included several breaks for food and water. Lucy was accompanied by a team of five people apart from the its canine companion Topper, a Chihuahua mix, also rescued from Puerto Rico. This highly spirited dog has been using a specially designed Walkin’ Wheels wheelchair developed by Handicapped Pets of Nashua, New Hampshire for the last years two years. Lucy has proven that handicapped pets can lead a highly active life if they are given proper care and training. |
Here's news for star-gazers...Here's news for star-gazers, real good news...
The richest person in the making, Gine Rinehart is the newest zvijezdaThe Australian mining mogul who inherited her business as a widow with four children is likely to displace Bill gates to be the richest person on planet earth soon. The chairwoman of Hancock Prospecting Pty. Ltd., Gina Rinehart owns her business outright and has no shareholders to pay.
The 57-year-old,super-rich Australian mining mogul Gina Rinehart. has been amassing her billion-dollar fortune with amazing success for the last 2 decades or so. Her father Langley Hancock, discovered the world's largest iron-ore deposit in 1952 in western Australia, which she inherited in 1992 upon her father's death as a 38-year-old widow. Since then, she has been racing up the billionaire charts with amazing success and by 2006 she became the first female billionaire in Australia and eighth richest person in the country; only a year later, she climbed four places to leave her name in the super rich league of world famous personalities. Citigroup estimates that she is on a strong track to overtake both Slim and Gates within the next few years, largely because she owns businesses outright. With many ambitious plans to develop more iron ore and coal mines coupled with investment plans in one of Australia's largest media companies,Gine Rinehart is seriously aiming to be a zvijezda in the sky! The Lightest baby in India becomes a zvijezda !Alka and Manoj Rastogi, residents of the Old City in the Indian city of Lucknow have become the proud parents of the lightest baby in the country! True to the Japanese saying that "World's most important things come in smallest packages", Rashi was indeed special as she weighed only 620 grams at birth.
Five days later, the girl's weight fell to 596 grams and this left her name in the Limca Book of Records and making her a zvijezda in her home town. Before Rashi's birth, Suryansh from Jaipur was the lightest baby in India, who weighed 682 gms when he was born in July 2009. The titel of the lightest baby in the world also goes to a baby of Indian origin, Rumaisa Rahman of Chicago who had only a birth weight of 563 gms! Astronomers discover the largest zvijezda everA star that is 265 times the mass of the Sun has been discovered . Named R136a1, this zvijezda is about 165,000 light years away from Earth in the Large Magellanic Cloud . The next largest star known is more than 100 solar masses less than this fungous star.
The brightest star in the neighborhood, R136a1 could be an interesting case study for researchers should it begin to burn out, as it is a candidate for an exotic kind of star death called pair-instability supernova. The demise could be bright and violent , which would leave many clues about star death to the astronomers. With the advent of the next generation telescopes in the years ahead, more such stars or extra-super-gigantuous stellar bodies might be discovered , throwing open a new chapter in the study of stellar bodies. Cairo- The zvijezda among war dogsCairo, the courageous war dog that served alongside the 80 Navy SEALs who took out Osama bin Laden has become a zvijezda all over the world. Belonging to the Belgian Shepherd breed 'Malinois', this Navy Seal dog braced with some of the most sophisticated high-tech gear including collapsible video arm, two-way audio, and other attachable gadgets worked in perfect tandem with its human trainers to ensure success of this extremely risky operation.
Sharp, intelligent and above all brave enough even to sacrifice its life for its masters, Cairo will remain a shimmering symbol of the canine loyalty for years to come! Zvijezda- Mistress or the 6 month old pet?A scary night time routine but not for the brave girl Felicia Frisco with her 6 month old tiger! Sleeping with her loving tiger, this Florida born girl had started this daily habit when the tiger which was rejected by its mother was brought to her home. Climbing into her full sized bed, the tiger named Will, likes to lick his mistress and be pampered.
Caring for the little one, the Tampa teen has been around animals since she was a baby and doesn't believe in the fact that no animal could be used as pets without proper training. Dropping lots of hair on the sheet cover, Will is being walked and feed by Felicia who is very protective of him. Will was adopted by the girl's parents and was bred in captivity in their educational project called Tiger Encounter. Was seen to be previously sleeping with the girl's father, raising the wild cat is like bringing up a dog. Will remain to keep the tiger till it is one year old, who would think that this brave girl would keep a ferocious animal with her while sleeping! Louie the zvijezda, a pig but performs like a dogA 'zvijezda' among the dogs but not a dog, a pig! The 9 month old, Louie loves to be in the team of dogs coursing its way around the many obstacles, jumping and leaping, tackling any hurdles, as long as the pot bellied crossbreed finds its ginger biscuit waiting at the end.
Responding to its name and walking with the group of dogs, Mrs Sue Williams, 42, an animal behaviorist has adopted the little star to her pig herd of 8 while he was only 3 months old. Being the only one among the herd which was younger, Louie was allowed to roam the grounds of Mrs Williams home in Porthmadog, North Wales. At safety and enjoying the freedom, the little one learned the many tricks of the dogs by watching them do what is instructed. With the hope that Louie will be one among to perform in the Cheshire county dog display team at Crufts, Mrs Sue is waiting for the animal exhibition license from the local council to take Louie for the show. With the right type of training, Louie could perform excellently like any other dog, and maybe will see achieving trophies in the future. 10 year old boy gets help from NASA for his school project to become an overnight zvijezdaA schoolboy who was badly stuck with his space project went straight to the experts of NASA to get his queries answered! Ten-year-old Christopher Allan decided to go right up to the top when he was not making much headway in answering questions about Discovery and Columbia. When his encyclopedia failed to clarify his doubts, he decided to write to Nasa who surprised and delighted the youngster with a prompt response. Christopher admitted that he was literally on the moon when he got the letter from Nasa, simply because he never expected a reply as they get so many letters every day. The student of Brediland Primary School in Paisley, who dreams to be an astronaut now, is fascinated by the technological marvel of the space shuttle Discovery. The solar system project of Christopher that made him seek help from the best in the field, NASA has indeed made him a star all over the world! YoNaturals - the pioneers in the healthy vending industryYoNaturals, the pioneers in the healthy vending industry emulate the great success of other health food store chain models in an even better and healthier way. The company has developed an entire chain of organic and natural snacks and today their product line exceeds to above 500 products. The company as well as their healthy vending machines have become so popular of late that there has been a huge increase in the demand for organic snacks and drinks in the United States of America of late and the reason is simple. YoNaturals being a company which gives a lot of importance to social responsibility as well as business ethics, the same reflects in their products as well. Through well-thought out campaigns and by delivering healthy products, YoNaturals does its part in fighting against child obesity, early onset of diabetes and numerous other health problems which is reaching an epidemic status in the USA today. A sports zvijezda who competes using artificial legsThis is the amazing story of a Nine-year-old boy, Cody McCasland who has more than 20 artificial legs that he uses to participate in all sports events. Cody was born without any knee bones, and had to have the bottom half of his legs amputated as a toddler. However this has not snuffed out his passion for sports and he wins every event that he participates by pushing his able bodies friends into oblivion.
Beating his own able bodied friends and dreaming of a paralympic gold, this sporty amputee boy has different legs for different purposes like walking, squatting, running and jumping among others. He regularly participates in various sports events like running, swimming, football, ice hockey and other sports and wants to be a doctor when he grows up.
Cody's selection of legs and a wheelchair from a local hospital in Colleyville, Texas, allow him to take part in a variety of sports. Cody's favorite sporting event is swimming, which he does without any false legs and he has won gold and silver medals in competitions for children with a range of abilities. Cody is indeed a sport zvijezda in his own right and sets a perfect example for others to follow! Water in Moon said to have come from CometsA new study reveals that the water within the Apollo Moon rocks – and within the Moon itself — likely to have come from comets bombarding the nascent lunar surface, shortly after it formed following an impact event with a young Earth and Mars-sized protoplanet. The recent findings of abundant water at the lunar poles by the LCROSS impactor and across the Moon’s surface by various spacecraft have turned the long-standing notion of a dry Moon on its head, and the past year and a half, researchers have been trying to determine where this unexpected water came from.
It has been discovered that a significant delivery of cometary water to the Earth–Moon system occurred shortly after the Moon-forming impact. Quora could be the star of 2011 in social mediaQuora is all set to be the break out zvijezda of the year 2011, if the media reports are any hint. Touted as the biggest blogging innovation in 10 years, Quora has become the hottest question-and-answer site online. Many users find that the information is more organized and precise like Wikipedia unlike in Google. Quora is interactive like Twitter and has a system to follow the users as well to track the best contributors.
Founded only in June 2009, the online knowledge markets were made available to the public on June 21, 2010. Co founded by Adam D'Angelo, the former CTO of Facebook and Charlie Cheever, Quora already has a large number of registered users and is well poised to become one of the most popular sites. Its impressive clientèle stands out for some of the best known names of Silicon Valley including Steve Case, the co founder and former executive of AOL. Quora stands out for its simplicity and the follower/following model on the lines of twitter and if it succeeds in keeping the spammers out in the days to come, it will indeed be the star of the year!
Star of Headsets- Astro A Star!Gamers and Music lovers have something to get excited! The latest new stylish headset Astro A Star Headset is released. Astro A Star comes with great cool features with stylish design. This stylish headset has the following features: 1. User can mute/unmute the microphone 2. Receive or end the incoming and outgoing calls 3. It allows you to connect the headset with your mobile phones and PDA’s to control the functions of volume or calls through headset. 4. The mic is built or embedded in the Astro A Star headset. The Astro A Star headset allows the user with high range of frequency with great noise clear or synchronizes sound in your headset. The Astro A Star headset comes with great stylish design cord which is so flat that allows the users to move nicely without any discrepancies. The Astro A Star headset comes with free soft case with the price of $79.99 in multiple colors like black, silver and white. The one of the greater feature of this A Star Headset is because it not only used for headset but also used for Xbox, gaming devices and our mobiles phones. To be a Zvijezdas is easier than to remain in good books of the massesThe gleam of zvijezda has always fascinated all, being a zvijezda is something which most people do dream in their life, but how many of them really make up to that level has always been a big question. Zvijezda or stardom brings in loads of responsibilities and makes one to work really hard to maintain and balance that well earned stardom.
It’s not an easy going for staying up to that level always, and being a zvijezda keeps you always in the limelight for one or the other reasons. With so much popularity and publicity adding to the status of these zvijezdas, there remains a vulnerability to lose out on your reputation by even a slight bad conduct or silly mistake.
That's why it’s always said that, it’s harder to remain in the good books than to become a zvijezda in a night. Modo Marketing Ltd understanding of the market ensures better resultsModo Marketing Ltd provide strategic marketing techniques to supplement sales and market share. The company brings out the best proven techniques and process to ensure maximum return on their returns. The products company promotions are taken into consideration by close follow up with what is in demand. The company is good at bringing in close analysis in a customer focused segment. An area of marketing that Modo deals with is business to business, industrial, direct marketing. Modo Group has in its disposal experienced professionals. Our expertise has been sharpening working closely with our customer to know exactly what their needs. Modo Marketing Ltd cost effective solutions is the focus every time and this is what counts the most in the direct marketing segment. Modo Marketing has a clear plan on how to promote their customer product and create leads. Modo has a great blend of marketing to gain better sale. |