Our Inner Ear is Harmed by Smoking and Eating!

Over stuffing yourself with food will harm your inner ear and so will smoking. Everything that lowers the abilities of the blood and slows down the bloodstream is damaging your inner ear. This means, that your hearing is obstructed and irritated and that, through constant stuffing or smoking, you will most definitely bring yourself quite a handful of issues with your ears. It is because bad blood circulation obstructs the natural ways and moves of the hair cells within the hearing apparatus and mostly the inner ear. Smoking, on top of everything, also increases the speed and number of the free radical molecules that also cause deafness.

The hearing capacity of each and every one of us can be damaged in many ways – from low and high pressure when swimming and diving to smoking to loud noises. All it takes for us to care of our bodies is to try and hope for the best, but overdoing everything will definitely bring harm to our own organism, even eating vitamins. What about the cigarette?

THE EASIEST WAY TO THRIVE AS AN OUTLIER

 

...is to avoid being one. At least among your most treasured peers.
Surround yourself with people in at least as much of a hurry, at least as inquisitive, at least as focused as you are. Surround yourself by people who encourage and experience productive failure, and who are driven to make a difference.
What's contagious: standards, ethics, culture, expectations and most of all, the bar for achievement.
The crowd has more influence on us than we have on the crowd. It's not an accident that breakthroughs in music, architecture, software, athletics, fashion and cuisine come in bunches, often geographic. If you need to move, move. At least change how and where you exchange your electrons and your ideas.
We all need leaders who challenge the tribe. We benefit even more when our leaders have peers who push them to be even better.

Denying facts you don't like

Denying facts you don't like

Transformational leaders don't start by denying the world around them. Instead, they describe a future they'd like to create instead.
Denying the truth about relative market share, imperial power or the scientific method helps no one.
Gandhi didn't pretend the British weren't dominating his country, and Feynman didn't challenge Einstein's theory of relativity or the laws of thermodynamics.
It's okay to say, "this is going to be difficult." And it's productive to point out, "our product isn't as good as it should be yet."
The problem with Orwellian talking heads, agitprop, faux news and Ballmer-like posturing is that they take away a foundation for a genuine movement to occur, because once we start denying facts, it's difficult to know when to stop. Tell us where we are, tell us where we're going. But if you can't be clear about one, it's hard to buy into the other.

The Monster of the Andes – Serial Killer of Hundreds Is Walking Free

There is one man who should be known all over the world for his awful acts against humanity, society and more than 300 people, mostly women. Pedro Lopez, a Columbian citizen who has travelled around Latin America because he’s been caught and released by many authorities. The monster of the Andes, as he’s known in the region, has confessed to killing “100 girls in Colombia, 11 in Ecuador and more than 100 in Peru”. Being imprisoned as a car thief in Colombia in 1978, he would be the most improbable culprit if we judge based on what we see on TV. The fact that he was harassed while in jail and had to save himself by murdering the four men who did it to him, unlocked his true identity. Why he went on murdering females is what we cannot comprehend, though it was mainly because he felt stronger against them.
 The final judgment he received as a serial killer, and just the second one, happened when 1994 he was sued, but found insane. Four years later he was released from the psychiatric institution as sane and is running free even now… if someone hasn’t decided his life as he did to 300 people.

How to manage time by thinking like an Investor

Knowing how to manage time is essential for your personal effectiveness. While there are many approaches to time management, here I’d like to focus on just one key mindset that I believe you should have: an investor’s mindset.

Many people invest in financial instruments. I do, and most likely you do too. It’s common to think like an investor when it comes to money. But that’s not the case with time. I believe, however, that the principle of investing is equally applicable to time.

Time is like money. You can invest it and reap rewards in the future. You can also spend it carelessly and go “broke.” What makes the difference is the way you use your time. It can make or break your life.

The fact is that your time is a limited resource that’s even more limited than money. You can increase your savings so that you have more money to invest. But no matter what you do, you can only have 24 hours a day. So it’s important that you use your time wisely.

The Benefits of Thinking Like an Investor

Thinking like an investor helps you use your time wisely. Here are several benefits of having an investor’s mindset about your time:

• You will be careful not to waste your time
  A good investor always tries to cut wasteful expenses and avoid losing money. One of Warren Buffett’s investing rules, for instance, is “don’t lose money.” Applied to time, it means “don’t waste your time.”
• You will want to maximize your return
  When you think like an investor, you will want to maximize your return. With time, it means that you will want to get the most out of your time. You will do things that will give you the best results.
• You will be willing to wait
  If you invest $1000 today, you wouldn’t expect to earn a profit today. You know that it takes time for the investment to grow. Similarly, when you invest your time, you know that it will take time to get results. You will be willing to wait and not hurried.
• The results could be exponential
  Thanks to compounding interest, a small money investment today could yield exponential return years from now. Similarly, you might invest your time on something that seems small today. But if you keep at it, the return could be huge years from now.

Ways to Invest Your Time

Now that we have seen the benefits, how should we invest our time? Here are some ideas:

1. Find your strengths and causes

This, in my opinion, is the starting point. Just like different investors have different financial instruments that match their profiles, so do different people have different ways to invest their time. What is right for others isn’t necessarily right for you. It all goes back to your strengths and causes. What are your personal strengths? What are the causes that matter to you? Investing your time in the intersection between your strengths and causes will give you the best results.

2. Read good books

Reading good books can widen your perspective and help you see the world in a new way. In turn, this widened perspective can help you use your time better. It has happened to me many times, which is why I consider reading books essential for my personal growth.

3. Build other people’s lives

Building other people’s lives can multiply your impact. If you transfer your values to some people, and they in turn transfer them to others, imagine how the overall impact would be. To build other people’s lives, you can do mentoring, writing, or other ways that fit you.

4. Think and reflect

Being busy could get you lost in the details of life. You might no longer be able to see the big picture. That’s why it’s essential to have time to think and reflect. It could be in the form of prayer, meditation, weekly review, or whatever it is that works for you. The goal here is to get clarity about the overall direction of your life.

5. Build time assets

A good way to invest your time is to build time assets. Time assets are things on which you spend time today so that you can save time in the future. Some of the ways to build time assets are outsourcing, making checklists, and creating a productivity system.

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With all these in mind, here is a question you should ask yourself daily:
How should I invest my time today?

Give a thoughtful answer to the question and apply it. You will reap the rewards.

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100+ Free Tools For You To Access Blocked Sites

By YOUNG | Published: APRIL 1, 2011


How many ways have you used to unblocked the internet censorship and get access to Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and some other sites blocked in your country or area?

I have used a ton, such as Proxy, SSH, VPN and many other anti-censorship tools, since which may be blocked, too, the more you have, the safer you will be.



The following are 100+ free tools for you to access blocked sites:

I. Online Proxy Websites (66)

The main advantage of online proxy websites (or web proxies) is that you don't need to install anything nor to make any configuration, just to look out those pop-up ads.
1. Aniscartujo.com
The Aniscartujo web proxy is workable for both computers and mobile phones.
2. Free Web Proxy
This web proxy allows you to watch YouTube videos as well as to download them in MP4 files.
3. Daveproxy
A UK web proxy which supports JavaScript well.
4. TryCatchMe
The effect of TryCatchMe is nearly same as Daveproxy.
5. Surfagain.com
Surfagain.com is available for you to watch YouTube videos.
6. Online Sonic
Online Sonic will translate the languages of the target websites into French.
7. Megaproxy
The Magaproxy free version is free of pop-up ads.
8. Shield Proxy
This web proxy is very simple with just an address box in its homepage.
9. Psiphon 2
Psiphon 2 is also a web-based proxy service, but you need to be invited and register, and the website URLs are often changed.
10. Glype
Glype is available for you to create your own online proxy website, just by uploading its script to your server.
11. Circumventor
On the website, you will get one URL of a web proxy, if which is blocked, you can subscribe to its lists for more.
12-47. CamoList.com
The owner of the CamoList.com website offers more than 30 online web proxy tools:

• artclassdrama.com
• browse007.com
• browse007.info
• camo1.info
• classwork101.com
• coolkidsonly.org
• ditchthetests.com
• downwithitall.com
• dumbdream.com
• enoughschool.com
• erasermaker.com
• forgotmybooks.com
• getus.in
• goodgradesforme.com
• gumunderthedesk.com
• gymtimestories.com
• hiddentunnel.net
• hidemy.biz
• letmethruthis.com
• nobodycanstop.us
• noclasswork.com
• noneedhallpass.com
• nowaytoknow.com
• plzhidemy.info
• rebelbrowse.com
• schoolisgood.com
• showsomewisdom.com
• slaptheblock.com
• sneakmyass.in
• starscantshine.com
• studybreakneeded.com
• studyhardplayharder.com
• theunblocked.com
• tothedeans.com
• tunnel007.com
• wecantfocus.com

48-65. Polysolve.com
The Polysolve.com website offers 18 links of web proxy tools (including itself):

• Atunnel.com
• Backfox.com
• Btunnel.com
• Calculatepie.com
• Ctunnel.com
• Dtunnel.com
• Englishtunnel.com
• Geotunnel.com
• Mathtunnel.com
• Newbackdoor.com
• Polysolve.com
• SafeForWork.net
• Safehazard.com
• Safelizard.com
• USAtunnel.com
• Vmathpie.com
• VPNTunnel.net
• Vtunnel.com

66. Proxy.org (100+)
There are over 100 workable web proxy tools on the Proxy.org website.

II. Proxy Desktop Clients (11)

There are less or even no ads for proxy desktop clients, though you need to download and install them:

• Freegate(For Windows, Windows Mobile and some Java mobiles)
• FreeU (Similar to Freegate and offered by the same website)
• DanyPass (Similar to Freegate and offered by the same website)
• UltraSurf （For Windows）
• GTunnel (For Windows)
• Tor (For Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and Nokia)
• GappProxy(For Windows and Linux)
• Hyk-proxy (For Windows, Linux and Mac)
• Your Freedom (For Windows and Mac)
• GPass (For Windows)
• HTTP-Tunnel (For Windows)

Bonus:
When using any of the above 11 proxy desktop clients, you need to configure the browser’s proxy settings, which process can be more easier with the following two extensions:

• AutoProxy ( For Firefox)
• Proxy Switchy (For Chrome)

III. VPN (13)

While proxy is only workable for the application with network configuration, VPN (Virtual Private Network) is workable for all the programs run in your computers, tablets, or mobile phones.
a. Free VPN services without any installation (6)
Most VPN services without installation are workable for computers, mobile phones and tablet PCs in any operation system.

• Tsunagarumon
• MacroVPN
• USA IP
• Prox Network
• Super Free VPN
• Free VPN Servers

b. Free VPN desktop clients (7)
VPN desktop clients are mainly workable for computer systems.

• SecurityKiss (For Windows)
• ProXPN (For Windows and Mac)
• Hotspot Shield (For Windows and Mac)
• ExpatShield (For Windows)
• Loki VPN Client (For Windows)
• Private Tunnel (For Windows and Mac)
• RaptorVPN (For Windows and Mac)

IV. SSH (3)

As mentioned before, free SSH is not stable, but you can also try the following 3 anyway:

• Feelssh.com(Chinese)
• Freessh.us (Chinese)
• Alidage.org (Chinese, email address required)

Bonus:
To use SSH, you’ll need some assistant tools, such as Tunnelier for Windows, andSSH Tunnel Manager for Mac.

V. Browsers (3)

The best browsers are available for you to access blocked sites.
a. For computer (1)
While Firefox, Chrome, IE and other popular browsers can’t unblock the censorship themselves, Alkasir can.
b. For Mobile Phones (2)
Although there are not so many anti-censorship tools for mobile phones, besides some VPN services and web proxies, you can also check out the following two mobile browsers:

• Opera Mini
• Bolt Browser

But the above two mobile browsers are both blocked in China.

VI. IPv6 (1)

If your broadband supports IPv6 access, then you can visit those IPv6 sites directly, if not, you can do that indirectly with some third-party tools, such asgogoCLIENT.
After registration and installation, you can connect Gogo6 and access Google, Twitter, YouTube and some other blocked websites with IPv6 addresses by the following 3 ways:
1. To add .sixxs.org in the end of their domains, like Google.com.sixxs.org for example.
2. To configure an automatic proxy URL in your browser.
3. To edit the hosts file by adding the IPv6 addresses of those blocked sites. For Windows user, you can find the hosts file in the following address:

C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc

And you can find out some IPv6 addresses of Google, YouTube, Twitter as well as some other popular blocked sites here (Chinese).
Bonus:
Without IPv6 access, you can also add those unblocked IPv4 addresses of the blocked sites in the hosts file and save it, than you can visit the website directly without any anti-censorship tools. For the IPv4 addresses of a domain, you can find them with OpenDNS.

VII. Others (3)

All the tools mentioned above are available for you to unblock the censorship directly, and you can also get access to those blocked sites indirectly with the following 3 ways:
98. Google Cache
You can visit the cache of the blocked sites if they displays in Google search result pages.
99. Google Translate
With Google Translate, you just need type the URL of the blocked site, and select a language, then you can view the blocked site in the translated language.
100. Google Reader
Most of the sites offer RSS feeds, which you can subscribe and read them with your Google Reader.
For more information about the above 3 tools, you can check out this post.

Bonus

Among the above 100+ anti-censorship tools, it’s hard to say which one is the best, since you have no idea when them are blocked, so you’d better bookmarkthem all.

• Twitter
• LinkedIn
• Facebook
• Tumblr
• 
  
• Pinterest
• StumbleUpon
• Digg
• Reddit
• Email
• Print

 

Related free web apps:

1. Book Giveaway: 100+ Free Tools For You To Access Blocked Sites
2. How To Access Blocked Sites
3. Access Blocked Sites With Private Tunnel
4. How To Access Blocked Sites With Google Reader
5. Unblock Blocked Sites By Changing The Hosts File

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Top 10 Websites to Unfollow Those Who Don’t Follow You Back

Get tired of those Twitter users who you follow do not follow you back? If yes, you can find and unfollow them.

Below are 10 websites which will help you find out that among your following, who do not follow you back, then you can unfollow them easily, and of course, FREELY.

1. Refollow

You can login Refollow with Twitter OAuth or Twitter account, sort the results by I’m Following and Not Following Me, then you will find out who are those tweeps that do not follow you back, and you can unfollow or block them at a time.

Go to Refollow 

2. Tweepi

Besides to unfollow those inactive Twitter users, you can also use Tweepi to unfollow those who don’t follow you back. Just sign in with Twitter OAuth, you will see those Twitter users who do not follow you back on the Flush web page, and you can unfollow them all in one click.

Go to Tweepi 

3. Buzzom

Sign in Buzzom with Twitter OAuth, Click the Flush button on the TwitIn web page, then you will see a list of those tweeps who you follow are not following you back. You can just select them all and Flush (Unfollow) or Block them in one click.

Go to Buzzom 

4. Mytweeple

Sign in Mytweeple with Twitter OAuth, Sync with Twitter, click You Follow, then you will see those tweeps who do not follow you back, and you can unfollow or block them one by one.

Go to Mytweeple 

5. ManageTwitter

After login with Twitter OAuth, you will see a list of those tweeps who you follow are not following you back, you can select and unfollow all of them just in one click. ManageTwitter also lets you find out and unfollow those inactive Twitter users.

Go to ManageTwitter 

6. Justunfollow

Sign in Justunfollow with Twitter OAuth, click Show Non-Followers, then you will see who are those tweeps that do not follow you back, and you can unfollow them one by one.

Go to Justunfollow 

7. Twitual

Just enter your Twitter username on Twitual, then you will see your followers as well as your following, and you can unfollow those who do not follow your back (Idols) one by one on Twitter website.

Go to Twitual 

8. Tweepsect

Sign in Tweepsect with Twitter OAuth, enter your Twitter username and click Enlighten Me, then you will see a list, on which the Stalking means those who you follow are not following you back, you can just unfollow them one by one.

Go to Tweepsect 

9. FriendOrFollow

Just input your Twitter username on FriendOrFollow, then you will see how many tweeps that do not follow you back, and you can unfollow them one by one on Twitter website.

Go to FriendOrFollow 

10. Your Twitter Karma

Sign in Your Twitter Karma with your Twitter account or Twitter OAuth, sort the result by Only Following, then you will see those tweeps who do not follow you back, and you can unfollow them one by one, or block them in one click.

Go to Your Twitter Karma 

Among the above 10 websites, Refollow is my favorite, since it has many functions, including tracking who has unfollowed you. How about you? Which one is your favorite? Or do you have any other websites to find and unfollow those tweeps who don’t follow you back? Share with us by adding a comment.

[Update] Refollow is not free for you to unfollow those who don’t follow you back any more