2008年6月30日星期一

Being Your Best: Stop Comparing and Start Running

If you want to drain your mental energy, there is one easy way to do so: compare yourself with others. Comparing yourself with others will only give you two things: either you feel proud when you are above, or you feel jealous and intimidated when you are below. As you can see, both are negative emotions that won’t do you any good.
Unfortunately, our culture is full of comparisons. People like to compare themselves with others.
While some people may say that comparing is a way to motivate themselves, I think there is a better way to do that without draining our mental energy. Here it is:
Find a role model and use him as a pacer.
A role model is someone whose quality and achievements you admire. It’s no secret that the way to be great is by emulating those who are great. By finding the right role model, you will have concrete example of the qualities you want to achieve. Since those qualities are now tangible, it will be much easier for you to run after them. By selecting the right role model and running after him, you will quickly improve yourself.
Here are some steps to apply this principle:
1. Stop looking at others’ statistics
This is the way to stop comparing yourself with others. I know this is not easy to do since we have the tendency to compare ourselves with others. But, as I’ve said above, this will only drain your mental energy. So resist the temptation to look at others’ statistics for comparison sake.
2. Look around for someone whom you want to emulate
Instead of comparing, you should find someone you want to emulate. This is perhaps the most difficult step here because it’s not easy to find the right role model. Your role model should:
* have significant achievements that you want to emulate (in this case, you do need to look at his statistics). * not so far ahead that you can’t realistically hope to run after him * have performed well consistently for long time * have other characteristics that are similar to you or your situation.
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The last point is important. There are perhaps some persons who have the achievements you want, but - looking at their characteristics - they are very different from you. In that case, it will be too difficult and unnatural to emulate them. The more similar their characteristics with yours, the more natural it will be to emulate them.
While you can choose some models to emulate, in my opinion it is better to have only one main role model. Just like having one goal make it easier for you to achieve it, having one main role model make it easier for you to emulate him. Of course, you are unique so you also need to learn from other models to find the unique combination that fits you, but still, having one main model is helpful.
3. Look closely at how your role model does things
To emulate your role model, you should find out the details of how he or she does things. Watch your role model closely. Study his work, life, and methods. Try to dissect the traits and actions that make him successful.
4. Set some actions to take based on your findings
You should then turn your findings into some actions you can take. These are the things you can do to bring you closer to your model’s achievements.
5. Set your role model’s current statistics and quality as your target
As I wrote above, your role model acts as a pacer. So set his statistics and quality as your target to run after. Of course, you should not blindly try to match the numbers. Adjust things to match your unique circumstances.
6. Aim to emulate your role model as quickly as possible
To make sure that you do not just sit down and relax, you should make a decision to run as fast as you can.
Your role model may have been ahead of you when you reach his current level of achievement, but that’s fine. The most important thing is you run as fast as you can.

2008年6月22日星期日

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Unit Ten credit card and Computer.
One hundred and thirteen million Americans have at least one bank-issued credit card. They give their owners automatic credit in stores, restaurants, and hotels, at home, across the country, and even abroad, and they make many banking services available as well. More and more of these credit cards can be read automatically, making it possible to withdraw or deposit money in scattered locations, whether or not the local branch bank is open. For many of us the “cashless society” is not on the horizon--- it’s already here.

While computers offer these conveniences to consumers, they have many advantages for sellers too. Electronic cash registers can do much more than simply ring up sales. They can keep a wide range of records, including who sold what, when, and to whom. This information allows businessmen to keep track of their list of goods by showing which items are being sold and how fast they are moving. Decisions to reorder or return goods to suppliers can then be made. At the same time these computers record which hours are busiest and which employees are the most efficient, allowing personnel and staffing assignments to be made accordingly. And they also identify preferred customers for promotional campaigns. Computers are relied on by manufactures for similar reasons. Computer-analyzed marketing reports can help to decide which products to emphasize now, which to develop for the future, and which to drop. Computers keep track of goods in stock, of raw materials on hand, and even of the production process itself.

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The Ant and the Grasshopper


In a field one summer's day a Grasshopper was hopping about, chirping and singing to its heart's content.An Ant passed by, bearing along with great toil an ear of corn he was taking to the nest.
"Why not come and chat with me," said the Grasshopper, "instead of toiling and moiling in that way?"
"I am helping to lay up food for the winter," said the Ant, "and recommend you to do the same."
"Why bother about winter?"said the Grasshopper; "We have got plenty of food at present." But the Ant went on its way and continued its toil.When the winter came the Grasshopper had no food and found itself dying of hunger - while it saw the ants distributing every day corn and grain from the stores they had collected in the summer.Then the Grasshopper knew: It is best to prepare for days of need.

SAS a00-211 Exam Demo

SAS a00-211 Exam Demo
SAS Certification Exam Number/Code: A00-212 Exam Name: SAS Advanced Programming Exam for SAS 9
"SAS Advanced Programming Exam for SAS 9", also known as A00-212 exam, is a SAS Institute certification.
1.Given the SAS data set AGES:
AGES AGE -------9 12 15
The variable AGE contains character values.
The following SAS program is submitted:
data subset; set ages;where age > 12; A00-212run;
How many observations are written out to the data set SUBSET?
A: 0B: 1C: 2D: 3Correct
Answers: A
2.The following SAS program is submitted:
data temp.x; set sasuser.y;run;
What must be submitted prior to this SAS program for the program to execute successfully?
A: A LIBNAME statement for the libref TEMP only must be submitted.B: A LIBNAME statement for the libref SASUSER only must be submitted.C: LIBNAME statements for the librefs TEMP and SASUSER must be submitted. 310-200D: No LIBNAME statement needs to be submitted.Correct Answers: A
3.Given the SAS data set ONE:
ONE Obs Dte ------ -----1 09JAN2005 2 12JAN2005
The following SAS program is submitted:
data two; set one; day = ; 70-503(VB)format dte date9.;run;
The data set TWO is created:
TWO Obs Dte Day ----- ---- -----1 09JAN2005 1 2 12JAN2005 4
Which expression successfully cnpleted the program and created the variable DAY?
A: day(dte)B: weekday(dte)C: dayofweek(dte)D: datdif(dte,'01jan2005'd,'act/act')Correct Answers: B
4.Given the SAS data sets EMPLOYEE and SALARY:
EMPLOYEE SALARY Fname age name salary --------- ----- -------- --------Bruce 30 Bruce 25000 HP0-X02 Dan 40 Bruce 35000 Dan 25000
The following SAS program is submitted:
data work.empdata; by fname; totsal + salary; run;
Which MERGE statement correctly cnpletes the program?
A: merge employeesalary rename = fname = name;B: merge employeesalary rename(name = fname);C: merge employeesalary (rename = (fname = name));D: merge employeesalary (rename = (name = fname)); EX0-103 Correct Answers: D
5.The following SAS program is submitted:
data work.sets; do until (prod gt 6); prod + 1;end; run;
What is the value of the variable PROD in the output data set?
A: 6B: 7C: 8D: . (missing numeric)Correct Answers: B
6.Given the SAS data set PRICES: ee0-411
PRICES prodid price producttype sales returns -------- ------ ---------------- -------- ---------K12S 5.10 NETWORK 15 2 B132S 2.34 HARDWARE 300 10 R18KY2 1.29 SOFTWARE 25 5 3KL8BY 6.37 HARDWARE 125 15 DY65DW 5.60 HARDWARE 45 5 DGTY23 4.55 HARDWARE 67 2
The following SAS program is submitted:
data hware inter cheap; set prices(keep = producttype price); if producttype = 'HARDWARE' then output hware; else if producttype = 'NETWORK' then output inter; if price le 5.00; JN0-342 run;
How many observations does the HWARE data set contain?
A: 0B: 2C: 3D: 4Correct Answers: D
7.Given the SAS data set PRICES:
PRICES prodid price producttype sales returns ---------- ------ -------------- ------ ----------K12S 5.10 NETWORK 15 2 B132S 2.34 HARDWARE 300 10 R18KY2 1.29 SOFTWARE 25 5 3KL8BY 6.37 HARDWARE 125 15 DY65DW 5.60 HARDWARE 45 5 DGTY23 4.55 HARDWARE 67 2
The following SAS program is submitted:
data hware inter soft; set prices (keep = producttype price); if price le 5.00; if producttype = 'HARDWARE' then output HWARE; else if producttype = 'NETWORK' then output INTER; HT0-201 else if producttype = 'SOFTWARE' then output SOFT; run;
How many observations does the HWARE data set contain?
A: 0B: 2C: 3D: 4Correct Answers: B
8.The following SAS program is submitted:
data test;infile 'file specification';input name $ amount @@; run;
Which of the following is true?
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9.The value 110700 is stored in a numeric variable named SALARY. Which FORMAT statement displays the value as $110,700.00 in a report?
A: format salary cnma11.2;B: format salary dollar8.2;C: format salary dollar11.2;D: format salary cnma8.2 dollar8.2;Correct Answers: C
10.The following SAS program is submitted:
data work.accounting; set work.dept1 work.dept2; 922-089 jobcode = 'FA1';length jobcode $ 8; run;
A character variable named JOBCODE is contained in both the WORK.DEPT1 and WORK.DEPT2 SAS data sets.
The variable JOBCODE has a length of 5 in the WORK.DEPT1 data set and a length of 7 in the WORK.DEPT2 data set.
What is the length of the variable JOBCODE in the output data set?
A: 3B: 5C: 7D: 8Correct Answers: B
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Someone To Care For

My friend Natalie can't see the point in you. She says that all you do is burp, fart, dribble, grin inanely and emit a series if unintelligible noises. Admittedly she hasn't seen you at your best, but I still think that's a little harsh. The first time Natalie came to visit you were asleep on your back, gurgling little spit bubbles, a thin strand of drool running down your chin. Natalie just stared at you as if you were a creature from another planet. She made no secret of the fact that she wasn't impressed. The second time she came to visit you crawled across the carpet towards her and vomited on her expensive new shoes. I tried to make light of it, explaining that it's mainly just liquid and wipes off easily, but she really did look quite appalled. Natalie likes being a career woman, rushing between meetings in her power suit, clutching her Starbucks Coffee and her laptop. She's never wanted a husband or a baby, but if she could see you on a good day I'm sure she'd feel differently. If she could see the way you clap your hands and squeal with excitement when Scooby-Doo comes on the telly then she'd find you just as adorable as I do. Instead she thinks you're smelly and have a strange shaped head. She looked revolted when I said you like putting your toes in your mouth, and finds it disturbing that you're always staring greedily at my breasts. It upsets her even more when you stare greedily at her breasts. I tried to explain that you're a man and that's what men do, but she wasn't having any of it. If I'm honest, I think you could have made a bit more of an effort when Natalie first visited our house. I know it was the morning after Spongey's stag do, but I thought you could have at least lugged yourself into the bedroom instead of lying sprawled on the sofa in a curly wig, a pair of women's shoes and a t-shirt with a photo of Spongey's bare bottom on the front. If you'd had some trousers on it might not have been so bad. Natalie and I were comfortable enough perched on the wooden chairs, but it was quite distracting to have you snoring over our conversation, and I think Natalie was a bit uncomfortable when you started mumbling and fiddling with yourself.
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When Natalie left, giving me a kiss on the cheek and a look of pity before rushing off for an appointment with her personal trainer, I removed your stilettos, covered you with a blanket and wiped the drool from your chin. Later, when you woke up screaming about a pain in your head which you assumed must be a brain haemorrhage, I gently explained that you had simply consumed an excessive amount of alcohol. I then sat by your side, holding your hand and stroking your forehead in a bid to reassure you. Three days later when you had recovered, I firmly reiterated this link between lager and suffering and said I hoped you had learnt your lesson. You looked ashamed, said you wouldn't do it again and then promptly went out and got wasted. I'd secretly hoped that things would be better the next time Natalie came to visit. I thought she might like you better if you had your trousers on and were conscious. To be fair you didn't let me down on either of those counts, but if I'm going to be picky then I wish you'd been sober and hadn't vomited on her. I assumed that when I told you she was coming for dinner you would come home from the pub before ten o'clock, but of course you bumped into Spongey down at the Queens Head and the two of you decided to celebrate the fact that you were wearing the same socks. I understand how important these things are to you, and I do appreciate the fact that you phoned me from the pub six times with a string of terrible excuses, but could you not have come for the Chicken Chasseur I had prepared? Instead you fell through the front door three hours late, addressed Natalie as Bob, crawled towards her on all fours and then chucked up all over her feet. It wiped off just as I said it would, but I don't think that made Natalie like you any better. Once Natalie had left - which she did at great pace - I cleared up the mess and sat you down at the kitchen table. You clutched my fingers tightly and tried to put one of them in your mouth, mistaking it for the digestive biscuit I offered you. I should have been furious, but when you grinned stupidly at me, your mouth surrounded by biscuit crumbs, my heart softened and I forgave you. At the end of the day, however badly you behave, you're mine and I still love you.
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I can understand why Nathalie thinks you're an idiot, but it's easy for her to judge. She already has everything she ever desired. I never wanted the impressive job title, the sports car or the big flashy house. All I ever really wanted was to be a mother. You might not be the most sophisticated man in the world, but you have a good heart and all the other necessary parts to help me fulfil that dream. I know exactly why having a baby is so important to me: I want someone I can take care of. I find it incredible that another flailing, helpless human being could rely on me to look after them. Babies are so utterly incapable of looking after themselves, so dependent on others for their wellbeing. From their failure to control their bodily functions to their inability to use their tiny undeveloped brains, they are so completely useless without someone to care for them. I want to be needed like that. Natalie says I don't need a baby to fulfil my dream. She says I'm already there. I have no idea what she means. I just don't think these career women understand

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Free Cisco 642-892 Exam DemoCisco certification exams"LCSAWALAN Cisco Lifecycle Services Advanced Wireless", also known as 650-621 exam, is a Cisco certification. qq0-200
3.Refer to the exhibit. R1 and R2 belong to the RIP routing domain that includes the networks 10.20.0.0/16 and 10.21.0.0/16. R3 and R4 are performing two-way route redistribution between OSPF and RIP. A network administrator has discovered that R2 is receiving OSPF routes for the networks 10.20.0.0/16 and 10.21.0.0/16 and a routing loop has occurred.Which action will correct this problem? 9A0-056
A: Apply an inbound ACL to the R2 serial interface.B: Change the RIP administrative distance on R3 to 110.C: Configure distribute-lists on R3 and R4.D: Set the OSPF default metric to 20.E: Change the OSPF administrative distance on R3 to 110.Correct Answers: C
4.The original frame is encapsulated and an additional header is added before the frame is carried over a trunk link. At the receiving end, the header is removed and the frame is forwarded to the assigned VLAN. This describes which technology?
A: DISLB: DTPC: IEEE 802.1QD: ISLE: MPLSCorrect Answers: D
5.Refer to the exhibit. What is the effect of the distribute-list cnmand in the R1 configuration?
9A0-802 A: R1 will filter only the 172.24.1.0/24 route from the R2 RIP updates.B: R1 will permit only the 10.0.0.0/24 route in the R2 RIP updates.642-444C: R1 will filter the 10.1.0.0/24 and the 172.24.1.0/24 routes from the R2 RIP updates.D: R1 will not filter any routes because there is no exact prefix match.Correct Answers: C
6.Refer to the exhibit. Routers RTA and RTB are running BGP but the session is active. What cnmand needs to be added to establish the BGP session?
A: ip route 10.10.10.1 255.255.255.255 s0/0ip route 10.10.10.1 255.255.255.255 s0/1B: network 10.10.10.0C: neighbor 10.10.10.1 next-hop-self 642-892 D: no synchronizationCorrect Answers: A
7.Given the network configuration above and assuming that STP is enabled, which port will be elected the non-designated port?
350-018 A: Port 1/1B: Port 1/2C: Port 2/1D: Port 2/2E: Port 3/1F: Port 3/2Correct Answers: B
8.On a 3550 EMI switch, which three types of interfaces can be used to configure HSRP? (Choose three.)
A:loopback interfaceB:SVI interfaceC:routed portD:access portE:EtherChannel port channelF:BVI interfaceCorrect Answers: B, C, E
9.Which three characteristics apply to IS-IS but not to OSPF? (Choose three.)
A:encapsulates PDUs directly into a data-link frameB:uses a DIS and a backup DIS to present the psuedo-node on the LANC:uses stubby areas to improve network scalabilityD:uses a default IOS metric of 10 on each interface 9A0-061E:runs PRC (Partial Route Calculations) to calculate IP reachability informationF:uses an on-demand circuit to reduce the hello and LSA flooding across switched WAN links, such as ISDNCorrect Answers: A, D, E
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A:An EGP or static routing is required between IBGP neighbors. 70-624 B:A full-mesh IBGP requires that neighbor relationships be established between all BGP enabled routers in the autonomous system.C:IBGP neighbors must be in different autonomous systems.D:The BGP split-horizon rule specifies that routes learned via EBGP are never propagated to other IBGP peers.E:The BGP split horizon rule specifies that routes learned via IBGP are never propagated to other IBGP peers.Correct Answers: B, E
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