Star offers unified comms to small businesses

Star offers unified comms to small businesses
Worklife for companies who want flexible options Internet service provider Star has launched what is said was the UK's first unified communications services for small businesses. The service, Worklife Productivity Suite, is available now
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Skype introduces group video, Facebook integration
Windows users can now test Skype's beta group video-calling option and integrate Facebook friends' contact details into the popular Internet telephony client.
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The Latest News About Rocking Star John Mayer is That he Will Perform During a Free July 20 Concert

The latest news about rocking star John Mayer is that he will perform during a free July 20 concert at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, joining a bill that also features Smokey Robinson, Branford Marsalis, opera singer Harolyn Blackwell and the National Symphony Orchestra. The show will celebrate the conclusion of Kennedy Center President Michael M. Kaiser's "cross-country fact-finding mission to visit arts & music programs," according to a press release. Kaiser will talk about his experiences on the road as he introduces the night's acts. The rocking star John Mayer kicks off his North American summer tour July 16 in Charlotte, NC. Mayer is scheduled to play amphitheaters in 37 markets. "Battle Studies", his fourth studio set, surfaced in November, debuting at No. 1 on The Billboard 200. The rocking American singer John Mayer praised singer Taylor Swift at Hall of Fame honors he saying that her huge success is not an accident.

Last Thursday night John Mayer returned to a stand-up comedy club in New York, four years after his first outing as a funnyman there fell flat. The rocker, who has long entertained the idea of a stand-up sideline, appeared at Manhattan's Comedy Cellar in 2006 but his set was not famous with the audience, and critics blamed him of racial slurs and sexism. The rocking star John Mayer has since tried out his act on several events and he returned to the venue last week to put right his earlier flop. The star managed to put on an exciting show, according to the New York Daily News, with a source telling the newspaper Mayer was "really nervous right before he went on and kept checking his notes that he brought onstage," but his act went down well with the tough crowd. John Mayer has bounced back from his recent illness. The rocker proved he is fit and well again by playing a late-night surprise show in New York City. In the month of May the rocking star has cancelled his European tour after he fell sick with a mystery illness but with the show in Manhattan he confirmed that he is fine now.

The legendary icon John Mayer has established a huge social media presence and successfully built a massive online community during the combination of his own website and social networks. John Mayer continued to wow fans with his musical talents and was one of the most engaging musicians/celebrities online these statements hold true today. John Mayer and Keith Urban are singing the praises of CMT Crossroads, a live music show that pairs country music artists with musicians from other genres. Urban and Mayer have teamed up for a new episode that premieres Friday. For the episode, the duo combined forces on Mayer's "Perfectly Lonely" and "Gravity" and Urban's "Til Summer Comes Around," "Sweet Thing" and "If Ever I Could Love." The pair also played a cover of "Faith" by George Michael. The series has been a hit since 2002 when Lucinda Williams and Elvis Costello performed mutually. An upcoming episode will feature the pairing of Kenny Chesney with the Steve Miller Band on July 9. Get your Cheap Mayer Tickets

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Star Wars = Life

by Dinur

Star Wars = Life

The revelation came to me as I sat in the theatre, watching the renewed version of “Empires Strikes Back.” It was my favorite scene, where Luke Skywalker, under the watchful eye of Yoda, tries to will his spaceship out of the swamp and can’t do it, then gets frustrated and tries to walk away.

Yoda’s response is:

“Always with you it cannot be done! Hear you nothing that I say? Try not! Or do not! There is no try! Size matters not. Look at me. Judge me by my size do you? And well you should not! For my ally is the Force. And a powerful ally it is. Life greets it, makes it grow. Its energy surrounds us and binds us. Luminous beings are we. Not this crude matter! You must feel the force around you.”

Then Yoda, to prove his point, telepathically pulls the ship out of the water.

Luke says, “I don’t believe it!”

Yoda: “That is why you fail.”

That’s when I got it – the meaning of life. The Force is inside each of us. It is what we do individually. Some call it God, but whatever it is – we each hold the key. While the free world, as Jedi knights, may be at war to combat the evil Empire, we can make a difference in changing the world with our own attitudes and actions.

Like Luke, when things get tough, we tend to make excuses for ourselves. It’s very easy to do. The message Yoda sends is that we determine our own success and we do it through perseverance.

When you chose your career, did all of a sudden, people start to throw money at you? Were you an overnight success? Chances are it took time to build a clientele. Sometimes you had to do that while working another job. Even after several years, it’s still a struggle. You wonder if it’s worth it.

Professional sports provides many inspirational stories, one of which transpired during the 2001-02 National Hockey League season. Montreal center Saku Koivu announced early September that he was diagnosed with cancer. It was at the time of the Team Canada evaluation camp, where Mario Lemieux, who had been diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease several years prior, held a press conference, along with one of Koivu’s closest friends Mark Recci, in support of the Montreal player’s challenging days ahead. Lemieux said that a positive attitude had everything to do with his own recovery and that he believed the mind could cure disease. After long and extensive treatment, Koivu beat the odds and returned to the Habs lineup for their last three games, playing a leading role in all 12 playoff games. He’s been playing ever since.

Koivu could have given up. His determination to get back into the NHL is what drove him to recovery.

Attitude is everything. A positive belief in yourself can help determine your outcome. Everyone has problems, personal challenges and issues that interfere with their end goal. Nobody is immune. How you deal with adversity is what determines the outcome. At least that’s the message from Mario Lemieux.

Quarterback Joe Montana had the ability to dissect the opposition with precision passing to lead his team to victory in the final minutes of a game after his team had fallen behind. He could see where the receiver was open and pinpoint the ball to where the defender couldn’t reach it.

Broadcaster and former National Football League coach John Madden described Montana, “He had so much confidence, he knew he was going to do it. His teammates knew he was going to do it. He had so much confidence, the fans knew he was going to do it. You know when it’s the ultimate confidence when the opposition knows he was going to do it.”

Minnesota Vikings running back sensation Adrian Peterson sees the end zone every time he touches the ball.

In taking a lesson from professional athletes and Yoda in “Empires Strikes Back,” visualizing success and a positive attitude seems to work.

Star Wars aside, Saku Koivu is living proof that perseverance can beat any odds to achieve success.

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Raul a fall soccer star

by The Brit_2

Raul a fall soccer star

Raul Gonzalez Blanco, a brilliant soccer palyer, was born in 1977. He is talented but born in a wrong time.

We can say his soccer career is frustrating because he always meet difficulty. He joined in the Youth team when he was 13 years old. He made a rapid improve there. When he thought he was going to be a regular, his dream came to nothing because the boss broke up the team for cutting a corner. Then he had to transferred to his opponent, Real Madrid, and he put on the No.7 soccer jerseys. He is the yuongest player which represent his team at match in that team's history. He performed in a good way and people were paying attention on him soon after his first goal. In 1996, the Spain was fall into an awful condition for the aging of the soccer player. That was a chance for Raul to improve his strength. He became the stammspieler of Real Madrid. However, Raul lost his level at match that he lost the  penalty kick as lost the chance to equalize the goal. They were lost. That confused the fans why could that happened. Raul walked his way without listen to the bad review.

Gradually, he fall into the drowsy drak and he is no more a young and promising soccer player. His legendary No.7 soccer jerseys seems far away from the soccer field. Raul's golden age had gone. But he is trying his best to be a royal servant to Real Madrid.

Though his perform is unstable, he is the prince of soccer.

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