Thursday, January 31, 2008
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Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Hot Actress Mallika Kapoor
Mallika Kapoor (born April 25, 1987; also known as Malika) is an Indian actress in the
Kollywood and Tollywood industries. She started her film career through her debut
Malyalam film Albudhadweep, alongside actor Prithviraj Sukumaran. Her Tamil debut was
the leading role in Azhagai Irukkirai Bayamai Irukkirathu, alongside Bharath, and then
subsequently in Vathiyar with action king Arjun. Her appearance Allare Allari, opposite
Allari Naresh, was her first in Telugu.
She has two additional Tamil films to date: Arputha Theevu, which was released in
September 2006, and Vathiyar, which was released on Diwali.
Monday, January 28, 2008
Finding a Cure for Email Addiction
Is There a Cure?
Surprisingly, I found few online resources specifically aimed at email addiction. One is About.com's email addiction page. Two others are the Center for On-Line Addiction and an addiction resource site. I also found an online therapy site at which you can get help for Internet addiction through email consultation. (That's supposed to be a joke.)
Several readers offered practical tips for setting up folders in Outlook to solve this problem. But the latest software features cannot cure email addiction.
As one reader put it: "As for controlling the addiction, the first step, and the one that I fail, is wanting to. After that it is easy. Just set up your software to only check email every 15 minutes or half hour. Mine is set on every minute."
Jared Spool, Web usability expert and principal of User Interface Engineering, offers a useful perspective: "Email addiction is an old problem," he said. "People crave social interaction. It's like standing around the water cooler all day... Unfortunately, with email it looks like you're sitting at your computer working."
But, he added, "there are tricks... to this. If you feel you are losing productivity, you have to, in essence, close your office door. Only check email at certain times of the day. Turn off the ping."
How many times have I looked out my office window to notice blue sky and afternoon light -- and then looked up again "moments" later to discover that hours have passed, it's dark, and I missed the chance to get outside for a break?
So, here are my tips (which I have a hard time following):
Pull back from the computer.
Stand up, and take some deep breaths.
Look outside.
Go for a walk.
Pick up the phone.
Scratch a thank-you note on a piece of stationery and snail mail it to a colleague.
That last one was a great suggestion from a reader, who noted that his recipient replied by email.
Last week I wrote my column in record time. I didn't allow myself to check email until the afternoon. I had a whole morning of uninterrupted work at the keyboard, and it felt wonderful. I was calm and in control, even with a writing assignment due that day.
This week was a different story. As I was writing, I checked my inbox frequently (ahem) to reread all your responses and (of course) to check for new mail. It took much longer, and by the time I finished, I was pretty frazzled.
So keep those confessions coming. Saying it out loud is a great first step.
My name is Debbie, and I am addicted to email.
But enough mind-and-body tips. I'll be back to (business-to-) business next week with an update on tackling the problem of out-of-date email addresses with several new email national change of address (e-NCOA) technologies.
Surprisingly, I found few online resources specifically aimed at email addiction. One is About.com's email addiction page. Two others are the Center for On-Line Addiction and an addiction resource site. I also found an online therapy site at which you can get help for Internet addiction through email consultation. (That's supposed to be a joke.)
Several readers offered practical tips for setting up folders in Outlook to solve this problem. But the latest software features cannot cure email addiction.
As one reader put it: "As for controlling the addiction, the first step, and the one that I fail, is wanting to. After that it is easy. Just set up your software to only check email every 15 minutes or half hour. Mine is set on every minute."
Jared Spool, Web usability expert and principal of User Interface Engineering, offers a useful perspective: "Email addiction is an old problem," he said. "People crave social interaction. It's like standing around the water cooler all day... Unfortunately, with email it looks like you're sitting at your computer working."
But, he added, "there are tricks... to this. If you feel you are losing productivity, you have to, in essence, close your office door. Only check email at certain times of the day. Turn off the ping."
How many times have I looked out my office window to notice blue sky and afternoon light -- and then looked up again "moments" later to discover that hours have passed, it's dark, and I missed the chance to get outside for a break?
So, here are my tips (which I have a hard time following):
Pull back from the computer.
Stand up, and take some deep breaths.
Look outside.
Go for a walk.
Pick up the phone.
Scratch a thank-you note on a piece of stationery and snail mail it to a colleague.
That last one was a great suggestion from a reader, who noted that his recipient replied by email.
Last week I wrote my column in record time. I didn't allow myself to check email until the afternoon. I had a whole morning of uninterrupted work at the keyboard, and it felt wonderful. I was calm and in control, even with a writing assignment due that day.
This week was a different story. As I was writing, I checked my inbox frequently (ahem) to reread all your responses and (of course) to check for new mail. It took much longer, and by the time I finished, I was pretty frazzled.
So keep those confessions coming. Saying it out loud is a great first step.
My name is Debbie, and I am addicted to email.
But enough mind-and-body tips. I'll be back to (business-to-) business next week with an update on tackling the problem of out-of-date email addresses with several new email national change of address (e-NCOA) technologies.
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Oh Elie...!
1/23/08
Elie Saab Spring '08 Haute Couture
Two words: GOR GEOUS. Stylists will undoubtedly be scrambling for Elie Saab's spectacular sparkling gowns and dresses from his spring '08 haute couture collection (especially if they're suckers for sparkle like me!). Saab sent out heaps of fabulous frocks bedecked in crystals and sequins, and fashioned in whisper-thin layers of silk, chiffon and satin. (Sigh...)
My prediction: We'll be seeing more than just a few A-list actresses rocking them on the red carpet.
Elie Saab Spring '08 Haute Couture
Two words: GOR GEOUS. Stylists will undoubtedly be scrambling for Elie Saab's spectacular sparkling gowns and dresses from his spring '08 haute couture collection (especially if they're suckers for sparkle like me!). Saab sent out heaps of fabulous frocks bedecked in crystals and sequins, and fashioned in whisper-thin layers of silk, chiffon and satin. (Sigh...)
My prediction: We'll be seeing more than just a few A-list actresses rocking them on the red carpet.
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