China Luxury Carmakers are Doing Efforts

In the industry of car making every maker is trying to give something new . For the purpose China is also trying its hard. Luxury cars are normally very expensive, but car makers must think to provide luxury even with a cheaper price. Makers of luxury autos are finding the mother lode in booming Asian markets, especially mainland China.

"The growth in China is unbelievable," said Ian Robertson, chairman and CEO of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Ltd., which belongs to Germany's BMW

"Every time I go there—and I go there more and more—I discover new markets, big cities away from the coast, with millions of people. They would be in the first rank in other countries, and most Westerners have never heard of them," he said in an interview last month. For example, Rolls-Royce is adding its fifth showroom in China, out of only 80 worldwide, in the booming city of Chengdu, in central China.

J.D. Power & Associates expects sales for the entire Chinese market, including nonluxury brands, roughly to double in less than a decade, from about 8 million in 2007 to 16.1 million in 2014. Power forecasts luxury auto sales in China will more than double by 2014, to around 508,000. Demand for luxury cars is also growing in India, but from a much lower base, Power said. The company estimated combined sales for Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and a handful of other luxury brands in India were 3,598 in 2007, almost double 2006. (Like BusinessWeek, J.D. Power is a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies.)

In contrast, total luxury-brand sales in China were about 205,000 units in 2007, up 29% from 2006, according to the research and consulting firm based in Westlake Village, Calif.

Buick

That luxury-brand total in China doesn't include Buick, even though consumers in China consider it a luxury brand. Buick is in decline in the U.S., but it is General Motors' (GM) best-selling brand in China, bigger even than Chevrolet.

Buick sales in China were 332,115 units in 2007, up 9% from 2006. Buick's U.S. sales were 185,791 in 2007, down 23%, according to AutoData, based in Woodcliff Lake, N.J. Buick's Chinese lineup includes the posh Buick Park Avenue, which is exclusive to China and considered big enough and prestigious enough there to be driven by a chauffeur. Parent GM Shanghai was the first foreign joint-venture automaker in China to sell more than 1 million units in a year, in 2007.

Are German luxury brands Dominating ?

Many brands are doing their best but European import brands, especially the German luxury brands, dominate the high end of the market. It may be difficult to achieve high ends. For instance, Audi (NSUG) sold more cars in China than in the U.S. for the first time last year. Audi has been in the China market longer than most other brands and produces locally most of the cars it sells in China. That includes the long-wheelbase A6L, another model that is exclusive to China.

Those factors gave Audi a dominating share of nearly 50% of luxury-brand sales in China in 2007, according to Power, but the competition is heating up. BMW, Bentley, Cadillac, Ferrari, Lexus, Mercedes-Benz (DAI), Porsche (PSHG), Saab, Volkswagen (VLKAY), Volvo, and other imports are also part of the growing luxury boom.

The WTO and China

The rush in China has been on ever since the People's Republic of China joined the World Trade Organization at the end of 2001. The growth in auto sales also accelerated when the Chinese government lowered the required capital investment for new startups at the end of 2004, according to Wendy Cai, director at Chinese Services Group for Deloitte in New York. That made it much more economical to establish new-car franchises, she said. Now we have to see that how the car makers of the world shall overcome these difficulties in future.

House Cleaning Business

Clean Houses for Money. It looks very strange when you think about cleaning house business. Starting a cleaning business is probably one of the easiest, least costly and perhaps most financially rewarding businesses to get into. With the economy and job situation as it is, the timing couldn't be better. I've been down that road; let me share some tips to start you out on the right foot with your own house cleaning business.

The beginning: You may not know just where to begin, what services you should offer, or what you will need to start and run your own cleaning business. These are all things you need to look into and think about. You must think positive.

However, the most important question to ask yourself is "why" go into a business in the first place. Is it because you want to manage your own business, make a full time income, or maybe just even make some extra spending cash. Before you go ahead and take the plunge following are some key points to consider.

Getting Started: Just because you've done a great job maintaining your own house doesn't mean you should just jump into it as a business. Test the waters first, you might want to try out a couple houses and see how it goes. Do it for free or offer a discount and see what your new "clients" say about your work. This will give you an idea of what to expect and will be your first referrals.

Are People Doing This ? Another thing that you must do is market research. Find out who you will be competing with, what services are they offering and how much are they charging. You want to be able to stand apart, so be creative. Think about the areas you are strong in and bring them into your house cleaning business.

Services After giving it some though you should decide just what kind of house cleaning services you will be offering.

• For instance, you may want to offer maid services. This is where you do the general cleaning, plus make beds, do the laundry, dusting, and much more.
• Another service you may want to consider is something called clean-outs. This is where you will be working with rental agencies or realtors preparing a house for a new owner or one that is for sale.
• Another one may be construction cleans, where you go in and clean newly built homes, or ones that have just been re-modeled.

Team Work or Alone : If you are working by yourself, you'll be a one person show and you can only expand the business as your energy level permits. Most house cleaning businesses start out as small teams composed of friends or family. Also, it is more interesting and fun when you have others on your team working with you. If you already have your house cleaning business started, you may want to look for some help.

What will it cost? Starting a house cleaning business does not require lots of start up costs: A good vacuum cleaner(s), buckets, good mops, brooms, rags (microfiber ones are great) and your cleaning supplies. The other costs you'll need to consider are the liability insurance and whatever your state or local community requires, such as workman's comp, or licenses. If you are serious about your business, you'll also need to think about how you will promote your business, who will manage your records, who schedules the jobs and the work hours, and so on and so forth.

In wrapping up, following are some must dos; 1) Figure out how you want to position yourself and your business, 2) What is going to make you stand out above all you competition, 3) Think about going green and 4) Do your homework.

You may get more house cleaning tips from the site in the future.

An Expensive Business of Oil Drilling, But Why?

As you all know that oil under ground is running out rapidly. Among all the undertakings in the world, this could rank as one of the riskiest ventures-oil drilling. Here's a sampler for what we are talking about from Mukluk Island: In 1983, twelve companies spent nearly $2 billion drilling for oil in the Beaufort Sea, North of Alaska. The exploration was based on oil stains found. But the well turned out to be a dry hole with no oil. Little wonder then that oil drilling is risky and expensive.

In different areas the cost of drilling is different . According to Arizona Geological Survey, Oil drilling in Arizona costs between $400,000 to $1,000,000, depending on the depth of the hole and its location. A rig capable of drilling most exploratory holes typically costs $8,000-15,000 per day. Well then, why is drilling for oil so expensive?There may be some more reasons but the following are more involved in this regard :

The costs involved:

• Payments for the contractors, welders, engineers, supervisors, mud loggers, geologists, scientists
• Personnel for drilling, logging, cementing, casing and other logistics
• Clearing all the dues with the landowner (territorial payments if offshore), payment of taxes, fee for attorney, permit to drill the well
• Costs for maintenance: There will be three shifts with personnel employed 24 hours a day, so amenities for the crew like motels, restaurants, transport, water and food.

Onto the process of drilling, how is the well drilled?
Well, the drilling rig bores a hole into the earth through which steel pipes are inserted. Pipes or casings like cement would then be put in between for strength as well as for separating different pressure zones- if they exist. The well is then drilled further, and more casings are added. At times, 2-3 layers of casings would be built depending on the geological composition of the zone. The rotator table then passes the drill string onto the hole. The drill string rotating by 'top drive' or 'power swivel' mechanism extends the drill bit. This extension is done with the help of the derrick (the structure holding the drill string). The drill bit then cuts the rock into pieces.

Drilling fluid, also called mud-mixture of fluids, chemicals, abrasives and solids - is then pumped down the drill string. This fluid clears the cut rock bits onto the surface. Compressed air is substituted for the fluid, at times. In turbo-drilling, a turbine is placed in the drill string. Mud flows through this turbine causing the drill bit to rotate.

We saw earlier that oil drilling is expensive, so are the drilling contractors because:

• Discovery of new oil wells is very rare
• Low yields from old/mature wells
• High risks involved in the exploration process
• Fluctuating price of oil and gas
• Increased demand for oil as well as for drilling contractors

The drilling works are done by specialized drilling companies like Transocean, Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc and Noble. In general, these drilling companies rent or lease their drilling rigs to oil and gas companies like ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch, BP and Shell. In return, they earn revenue through day rates.

Average well cost in the UK continental shelf in 1998-Northern North Sea £ 8-12 million, West of Shetland £ 5 - 15 million, Southern North Sea £ 7 - 12 million, Irish Sea £ 2 - 3 million. To get a more clear idea of the costs involved let's take a look at some of the drilling companies:

Transocean: This is the world's second largest offshore drilling contractor. Recently the company penned a contract for a well in West Africa for $630,000 a day and its Deepwater Pathfinder is the most expensive drill ship in the world. It also signed a three year contract from a consortium of contractors at $460,000 a day in the Q3 of 2009. Most of Transocean's drilling is occurring in the Far East, the U.K., Middle East, the U.S., as well as parts of Africa and Asia. Average day rate of Transocean has moved from $211,900 in 2007 to $283,800 in the third quarter of 2009.

Diamond offshore drilling, : Operating as offshore contract drilling, the company concentrates more on the Gulf of Mexico. It has about 45 rigs, 30 semi-submersibles (11 high- specification capable of working in water depths of more than 4000 ft, 19 intermediate rigs-work at depths less than 4,000 ft., 15 jack-ups- operates at water depths of up to 400 feet). The day rate was $386,000 in the fourth quarter of 2008 which increased to $360,000 per day in the first quarter of 2009. In the Q2 of 2009, the day rate was $381,000 for high specification floaters, $286,000 for intermediate semis and $146,000 for jack-ups.

Noble: It is the third largest offshore oil exploration and production company with presence in India, Mexico, Brazil, Middle East and West Africa. It has 63 drilling units (13 semi submersibles, 44 jack-ups and three submersibles). The day rate was $83,417 in 2006 and $164,000 in 2009 (by comparison average day-rates for Noble's international fleet was $60,922 in 2005 and $83,417 in 2006).

Ensco International: It has 45 jack-ups, one semi-submersible, one barge rig and three ultra deep water semi submersible rigs. Apart from the US, the company has presence in Europe, Asia Pacific and Africa and the Middle East. The day rate of the company rose to $155,000 in 2008, a dramatic increase from the rates of $114,762 in 2006 and $139,882 in 2007.

Seadrill: This Norway based company received contracts worth $4.1 billion for three deepwater rigs from Brazilian Petrobras - day rates was more than $600,000.

Though the oil prices have fallen in recent times, the companies still earn profit, in fact, their profit has surged- as seen from the above discussion-- as most of their contract run through 2010. Now we have to think seriously for the alternate sources of energies for our cars, factories, power etc. otherwise we may go back in the stone age again.

Accelerating the Transition to a Clean Energy

As this world is now facing a sever energy crises, so every country has take concrete steps to overcome this difficulty. In this regard President Obama announced during his weekly address that the US Department of Energy will endow $1.85 billion from the Recovery Act to two solar companies: Abengoa Solar and Abound Solar

This kind of loan guarantee aims to create jobs, stimulate the economy, and promote clean energy for the US -- enlivening the notion of sustainable development in which businesses, labor, and environmentalists can collaborate and mutually benefit.

According to a White House release, Abengoa Solar will construct the first ever large-scale solar plant in Arizona with $1.45 billion in funding, creating over 1,600 construction jobs and clean energy for 70,000 homes. Abound Solar Manufacturing will develop a plant that manufactures solar panels in Colorado and another in Indiana with a sum of $400 million in funding, generating over 2,000 construction jobs, conserving energy for 200,000 homes, and producing more than 1,500 permanent jobs in manufacturing and technology industries.

There may be many reasons for it . That's one of the reasons why we're accelerating the transition to a clean energy economy and doubling our use of renewable energy sources like wind and solar power - steps that have the potential to create whole new industries and hundreds of thousands of new jobs in America," Obama said.

According to an Abengoa Solar release, the company is moving along with this agenda. I think now every country in the third world should also take practical steps .

Santiago Seage, CEO of Abengoa Solar, said the company can now start construction of its Arizona plant.

"What the project needs now is for Maricopa County and the state to continue their support and work expeditiously on the last remaining permits needed for construction to begin," Seage said in a release.

Kate Maracas, VP of Abengoa Solar, calculated that "the building of Solana will also create between 1,600-1,700 new construction jobs, and operation of the plant will add another 85 permanent jobs. These construction and operating jobs will create a few thousand additional indirect jobs. Taken together, 98% of the jobs created by Solana will be American jobs - primarily from Arizona, and a smaller portion from neighboring states."

Similarly, Abound Solar Manufacturing's news release notes the importance of the funding. It is the need of the time to fund this type of projects.

"The DOE loan guarantee program is essential to helping companies like Abound Solar scale-up innovations in photovoltaic manufacturing that are critical to reducing the cost of alternative energy," Tom Tiller, CEO of Abound Solar, said. "The proceeds of this loan will build on the momentum we have already established and confidently expand our operations."

Steve Abely, CFO of Abound Solar, asserted that "state and local representatives from both Colorado and Indiana were particularly instrumental in our efforts to secure the loan guarantee to create more high-paying jobs in America, and ensure that our nation will continue to be a global driver of renewable, affordable and abundant solar energy."

Andrea Buffa, spokesperson for the non-profit Apollo Alliance, while saying that "clean energy is really the best way to address both the jobs crisis that the U.S. faces and the environmental crisis that the world faces," thinks that the government could have done a better job.

"But these investments pale by comparison to the clean energy investments that are being made in places like China and the European Union, and if the U.S. doesn't make a long-term commitment to clean energy very soon - in the form of the Senate passing a clean energy and climate bill with strong manufacturing provisions - we're going to fall even further behind in the global clean energy race than we already have," Buffa said.

"The U.S. should put a cap and price on carbon emissions," Buffa said. "This will give businesses an incentive to switch to cleaner sources of energy and should lead to significant private investment in the clean energy sector. We should also adopt a national renewable energy standard and strong building and appliance energy efficiency standards, and we should move toward cleaner forms of transportation. Those policies will create the demand for clean energy products and services."

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Energy can be produced from the waste also.

Good or Side effets of Red Bull

There are many energy drinks available in the market. But very few are popular. With the popularity that Red Bull energy drinks comes the speculations about the side effects that it may have on those who are taking them.

From the time that Red Bull first came out in the market, it became an instant hit among those who have tried and tested its effects on the body. It is no wonder why this energy drink have become a household name in no time at all.

But along with its popularity came the speculations about its side effects. The idea is that if something is that good, then there must be something in the ingredient that can bring the opposite reaction. This may be one of the thoughts that the not-so-convinced consumers have in mind.

One of the side effects that is being pointed out in Red Bull energy drinks is its caffeine content. There are those who believe that there are high amounts of caffeine being contained in a single bottle of this energy drink.

What people do not know about is that the amount of caffeine present in Red Bull energy drinks is the same as the amount that is in one cup of coffee that people normally like to take.

Caffeine in every other beverage is really not good for the health. Every health expert knows that high consumption of caffeine can bring about high blood pressure, alleviate heart disease risk and even diabetes. That is, if you are one of those who are addicted or is used to taking any beverage high on caffeine more than the normal number of times.

But caffeine is also known for the benefits that it can bring to the body. Caffeine has the tendency to perk you up in times of weariness. It increases heart rate to give you that energy boost when you feel tired and drained already. These benefits are what the makers of Red Bull energy drink are focusing on.

This just shows that caffeine in Red Bull energy drinks, in other energy drinks and other types of beverage is one issue that can be subjected to debates based from those who have seen more of its positive or negative effects.

For those who are used to drinking Red Bull energy drinks, the only side effects that they have seen so far is the increased nervousness and anxiety. This is especially experienced by those whose body have gotten used to taking regular amounts of this energy drink.

It can be pointed out that this reaction is not only seen from those who are taking Red Bull energy drinks. Almost all people who are dependent on any kind of energy drink have been found to be experiencing the same things.

This is normal and to be expected from energy drinks. For that matter, any beverage that has caffeine content.

It depends on your body. That is why it is important that you should know firsthand what your body can tolerate and what it cannot. Before taking on energy drinks, make sure that you are aware of the ingredients that is present in every can or bottle.

First you must see if you have any health problem. If you already have health problems, you first have to ask your doctor if it fine for you to take energy drinks. Experts advice are still the best advice of all.

Try drinking Red Bull energy drinks and see how your body reacts to its effect. If you feel any side effects after sometime, you can always choose to stop drinking Red Bull energy drinks and get another. The choice is up to you.

Gold Rush in The Maderan Day

Today gold prices are increasing day by day. Fear of financial collapse has enhanced gold's glitter, with prices soaring more than 300 percent the past decade, including 30 percent just in the last 12 months. And just as strong U.S. real estate prices a few years ago created a burgeoning ecosystem of entrepreneurs exploiting that bubble, gold's surge has led to a new crop of prospectors seeking gold and the business around gold.

Let us see in the past .One is Mark Franklin. About four years ago, Franklin, 52, watched a television show on treasure hunting and decided to try his own luck at gold prospecting. The Dayton electronics technician had never prospected before, but he saw a future in the precious metal—a world awash in debt could trigger inflation and a robust outlook for gold, a so-called "hard" asset that typically rallies in times of economic distress. Gold is now about $1,209 an ounce, near the all-time high of $1,266 per ounce in June. Plus, Franklin says, the quest for gold was a good excuse to get outdoors. He discovers about $50 worth of gold, in flakes and larger pieces called "pickers," on an average day prospecting in Ohio or on longer trips to Idaho, Alaska, Michigan, and Georgia. His total take? Just more than $4,000.

Franklin is far from a lone prospector. "Every time the gold price goes up, our membership increases," says Jinny Iodice, customer service manager at the Gold Prospectors Association of America, a Temecula (Calif.) group that provides forums and outings for recreational miners. There have been plenty of new members: The association's membership jumped 93 percent in 2008, followed by a more modest increase of less than 10 percent so far this year, as the gold bug infects more recreational miners. The GPAA has more than 62,000 members nationwide.

Just as past gold booms produced incredible wealth for some, however, far more of those seeking to strike it rich went bust. "When you see such a dramatic move, the tail end almost becomes hysterical," says Gus Sauter, chief investment officer at Vanguard, comparing today's gold rush with the Internet boom of the late 1990s. "People who threw caution to the wind are still scrambling." In the past, gold has done well when U.S. Treasuries yielded less than the inflation rate, which is not the case right now, according to Paul Kasriel, chief economist at Northern Trust. But "markets are weird," he says. "Why did people keep buying houses when it was pretty clear house prices were going to fall?"

But "gold is real money," says Gerard Adams, president of the National Inflation Assn., a year-old group in Fort Lee, N.J., that seeks to warn about hyperinflation, which it considers inevitable. In Adams' view, the price of gold has not yet peaked.

An Adventure Trips

Gold is also used for business activities. Many companies are banking on that. Three years ago, Terry Soloman decided to turn his lifelong passion for prospecting into a formal business with Arizona Gold Adventures in Congress, Ariz. Soloman gets two types of customers: families wanting an outdoor vacation and individuals serious about prospecting. With his children out of the house and the price of gold rising, Soloman turned the recreational prospecting trips he had taken for some two decades into a formal business. Now he has about 400 visitors a season. The average customer finds one to two grams, says Soloman, but some get even luckier. "You've got other people who walk away with several ounces," he said. "You've got to have a little luck."

Lucky or not, Soloman says everyone leaves with legitimate prospecting skills for his $349 daily fee. Those wanting more serious skills now make up about 40 percent of his business, double the number before gold surged, Soloman said.

The California Gold Rush (1848–1855) began on January 24, 1848, when gold was discovered by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill, in Coloma, California.^[1] News of the discovery brought some 300,000 people rushing to California from the rest of the United States and abroad.^[2] Of the 300,000, approximately 150,000 arrived by sea while the other half of them walked 1,500 miles (2,400 km) overland.

The early gold-seekers, called "Forty-niners" (as a reference to 1849) traveled to California by sailing boat and in covered wagons across the continent, often facing substantial hardships on the trip. While most of the newly arrived were Americans, the Gold Rush attracted tens of thousands from Latin America, Europe, Australia, and China. At first, the prospectors retrieved the gold from streams and riverbeds using simple techniques, such as panning.

Low Carbon Cars

It is the time of competition .General Motors has a lot of company. Practically every automaker on the planet is being forced to make cars and trucks that pollute less and go farther on a tank of fuel. Here is what GM and its main rivals have in the pipeline.

• GM (GM). The Chevrolet Volt is the sexiest green car in GM's arsenal. Due in November, 2010, the sedan will charge up in six hours and run for 40 miles before a small gasoline engine fires up and recharges the battery, extending the range to 600 miles. On such longer trips, GM says it will get 100 miles per gallon. Insiders say future generations may offer different battery sizes; smaller and cheaper ones for people who commute less than 40 miles and bigger ones for road-trippers. GM says the Volt will sell for $30,000 to $45,000. And the electric bill? GM says it will cost $150 to $300 a year to keep it charged, about one-sixth the cost to gas up today's cars. GM is also pushing harder into hybrids. An 80-mpg version of the Saturn Vue SUV arrives next year. It will be the first plug-in hybrid in the U.S.

• Toyota (TM). It already has the Prius and five other hybrids selling in the U.S. The company plans to lease a limited number of plug-in hybrids by 2010 and put its gasoline-electric hybrid system into more models. Its next-generation hybrid cars should be launched the same year. They will get better fuel economy and cost less.

• Honda (HMC). It's the contrarian. While Honda aims to launch another hybrid compact by 2010, it also has plans for clean diesel engines in anything larger than a Civic. It thinks clean diesel, which can boost fuel economy by more than 25%, is a more cost-effective solution than hybrids. Honda's conventional engines already beat most rivals when it comes to fuel economy.

• Nissan (NSANY). CEO Carlos Ghosn bought Toyota's hybrid system for the Altima family sedan. But in two years Nissan will replace it with one that's home-grown. Plus, in 2010, Nissan plans to start selling electric cars worldwide. They will use technology similar to GM's.

• Ford (F). GM's crosstown rival is pushing its Eco Boost engines, which generate plenty of power and better fuel economy. And by the end of the decade two more hybrids will join the Escape SUV in Ford's gasoline-electric lineup.

Some Cars Have Technology Is Smarter

Now a days The car makers are trying to introducing new technology every day . They are trying to compete each other. For years, cars were low-tech machines that belched smoke, and could be fixed by someone with a third-grade education and a monkey wrench. No longer. Today's automobiles are masterpieces of integrated technology, near-perfect marriages of fiberglass and microchips that offer more comfort and cutting-edge features than a space shuttle. But the question on many drivers' minds these days is whether the current crop of cars is smart in the right way.

The problem: Brilliant engineers in Detroit, Toyota City, and Stuttgart have spent millions of man hours coming up with better ways to deploy a side air bag or hold a coffee cup. But what is becoming increasingly apparent is that they should also have been spending more time and money devising technology to improve fuel-efficiency in a car people actually want to buy.

At some point over the past few decades the auto industry found itself focusing more on the superficial aspects of cars. True, safety and reliability ratings have soared across the board for nearly every manufacturer, yet these were refinements, not radical adjustments. Auto designers have never lacked for bold ideas, but it has been the fault of management for failing to push harder in new directions and take risks. This short-term focus is responsible for landing automakers, especially the Detroit 3, in their current mess.

How big of a mess? In June, auto sales fell 18% across the board, with only a few smaller or more fuel-efficient cars such as Honda's (HMC) Fit and Accord showing a modest gain. Sales of trucks, SUVs, and luxury cars were all down—28.8%, 37.7%, and 21.6%, respectively—from the same month in 2007, according to Autodata.

Shifting Gears

Since the early days of the automobile, visionaries and crackpots alike have experimented with different ways to make a car go. Yet since the Stanley Steamer, there has been little serious competition to the internal combustion engine. That's because for the first 70 years or so of the automobile's existence, gasoline was so cheap no alternative was needed. But with the energy crisis of the 1970s, the long-term viability of gas-powered cars was first seriously called into question. However, instead of taking the hint and throwing themselves into developing serious alternative engine technology, for the most part the automakers did nothing.

Fortunately, that is finally changing. Over the past few years, as the price of oil has climbed and car sales have suffered, automakers have scrambled to offer more fuel-efficient vehicles. Some makers, such as Toyota (TM) and Honda, were already bringing hybrid cars to market, including Toyota's Prius, and most had some form of alternative-fuel skunkworks in their budget. But for the most part they were caught flat-footed by the sudden surge in demand for fuel-economic cars.

Take BMW (BMWG) and Mercedes-Benz (DAI), for example. Both companies are renowned for the performance and elegance of their cars, but they had been so successful making diesels for the European market that they never seriously explored hybrid or electric technologies. Their hope was that diesel would one day become a viable alternative in the U.S., where for years many states, such as California and New York, have banned the sale of noncommercial diesel vehicles. (Currently the Mercedes E320 Bluetec is the only diesel car that can be leased—but not purchased—in these states as of October 2007.

Internal Combustion Engine or New Electric one

There are many questions about new technology. Some critics question whether the technology will be obsolete by then. Toyota (TM), Nissan (NSANY), and General Motors (GM) all plan to sell plug-in hybrids or electric cars by around 2010. Their executives think the electrification of the automobile is the endgame everyone should be pursuing.

MCE-5 disagrees. Even if the lithium ion batteries used for electric cars get cheaper in the next decade, Rabhi says, "The future of the automobile will be the internal combustion engine for the next 20 to 30 years."

In the end, both will be right. If players like Mercedes and MCE-5 have their engines ready and the cost is really as low as they claim, the new engines could simply be mated to a hybrid system, says James N. Hall, principal of 2953 Analytics, a Detroit consulting firm.

There are other challenges to these engines. If you increase the compression ratios, it creates more oxides of nitrogen, or NOx, which is a component of smog. So the engines' makers will have to clean the emissions. "Everybody is working on it," Hall says. With gasoline prices expected to remain high, everyone has plenty of incentive.

MCE-5 has shown impressive results in the lab. But can it deliver the bang for the buck that its executives promise? The company's engine needs more parts, which add cost, says Gott. They also can cause more engine knock, which is a pinging noise most drivers find unacceptable.

The company admits a lot of work still needs to be done. But it has a number of well-heeled backers, including French carmaker PSA (PEUP), the parent of Peugeot and Citroën. Private investors have put in $30 million and the French government another $18 million. Later this year, MCE-5 plans to try the technology in a Peugeot car and hopes to sell it for some test fleets in 2012 or 2013, Rabhi says.

Mercedes-Benz (DAI) showed off its F 700 concept car with a similar kind of engine last year. The car is the size of its stately S-class flagship sedan (BusinessWeek.com, 5/10/06) that runs on a 44-mpg four-cylinder engine. Mercedes is excited about the technology, but says it won't be ready for the road until well after 2010.

Boost Fuel Economy

Today every company may be trying to improve its car efficiency w.r.t. fuel. There is one small side benefit to gasoline selling above $4 a gallon and oil prices setting new records almost daily. From lonely inventors to small research firms to big car makers, everyone is scrambling to find new ways to improve fuel economy. They're not just working on the hybrid-electric vehicles and electric cars that make big headlines. Engineers across the globe are also working on ways to improve the good old gasoline engines that power today's cars.

For example MCE-5 Development. This researcher based in Lyon, France, is the latest company to try to make a gasoline engine that will give cars the efficiency of hybrid-electric vehicles and clean diesels for a fraction of the cost. MCE-5 says it can get a 35% fuel economy boost from its 1.5-liter, four-cylinder engine. In a test lab, the company has gotten 220 hp and about 45 mpg, and all for less than $1,000 a vehicle.

The company believes that even by the middle of the next decade, when its engines will be ready for production, hybrids will still be too expensive for every driver. "It's possible to have the fuel efficiency of a hybrid for one-tenth the cost," says Vianney Rabhi, director of strategy and development for MCE-5. "Even if there's a big step in battery development, hybrids will be costly."

Optimum Compression

There are, of course, plenty of skeptics. Some say the technology will be more expensive than manufacturers think once they try to mass produce it. Plus, by 2015 hybrids may be much cheaper and better performing. "No one will dispute the results they get," says Phil Gott, director of automotive consulting for Boston-based Global Insight. "The challenge is taking it out of the lab and designing it for mass production." Others say the technology could simply be used with a hybrid system to make a super-efficient car.

The whole idea is to make a gasoline engine operate more like a diesel engine. The engine compresses the mix of air and fuel under higher pressure than today's conventional engines, forcing the piston to move faster and generate more torque. MCE-5 also has a series of gears that can adjust the compression of the air and fuel mix to optimize fuel economy. Gearheads call it Variable Compression Ratio (VCR), because the cars are engineered to run at the optimum compression of fuel and air rather than at one steady rate.

Other engineering companies and car makers are working on a similar concept. Mercedes-Benz said last year that it may start selling an engine with the same kind of technology sometime in the next decade.Now they must also work on the alternative fuels. As oil is running out rapidly .

Music Industry

The music industry itself comprises various players, including individuals, companies, trade unions, not-for-profit associations, rights collectives, and other bodies. Professional musicians, including band leaders, rhythm section members, musical ensembles, vocalists, conductors, composers/arrangers, and sound engineers create sound recordings of music or perform live in venues ranging from small clubs to stadiums. Occasionally professional musicians negotiate their wages, contractual conditions, and other conditions of work through Musicians' Unions or other guilds. Composers and songwriters write the music and lyrics to songs and other musical works, which are sold in print form as sheet music or scores by music publishers. Composers and performers get part of their income from writers' copyright collectives and performance rights organisation such as the ASCAP and BMI (or MCPS and PRS respectively for the UK). These societies and collectives ensure that composers and performers are compensated when their works are used on the radio or TV or in films. When musicians and singers make a CD or DVD, the creative process is often coordinated by a record producer, whose role in the recording may range from suggesting songs and backing musicians to having a direct hands-on role in the studio, coaching singers, giving advice to session musicians on playing styles, and working with the senior sound engineer to shape the recorded sound through effects and mixing.

Some professional musicians, bands, and singers sign with record labels, which are companies that finance the recording process in return for part or full share of the rights to the recording. Record label companies manage brands and trademarks in the course of marketing the recordings, and they can also oversee the production of videos for broadcast or retail sale. Labels may comprise a record group — one or more label companies, plus ancillary businesses such as manufacturers and distributors. A record group may be, in turn, part of a music group which includes music publishers. Publishers represent the rights in the compositions—the music as written, rather than as recorded—and are traditionally separate entities from the record label companies. The publisher of the composition for each recording may or may not be part of the record label's music group; many publishers are wholly independent and are owned by the artists themselves.

Record labels that are not part of or under the control of the "Big Four" music groups are often classified as independent or "indie" labels, even if they are part of large, well-financed corporations with complex structures. Some music critics prefer to use the term indie label to refer to only those independent labels that adhere to criteria of corporate structure and size, and some consider an indie label to be almost any label that releases non-mainstream music, regardless of its corporate structure.

Record labels may use an "A&R" (Artist and Repertoire) manager not just to seek out bands and singers to sign, but also to help develop the performing style of those already signed to the label. A&R managers may organize shared tours with similar bands or find playing opportunities for the label's groups which will broaden their musical experience. For example, an A&R manager may decide to send an emerging young singer-songwriter with little live playing experience on a major tour with an established electric folk rock act from the same label, so that this person will gain more confidence.

A record distributor company works with record labels to promote and distribute sound recordings. Once a CD is recorded, record distribution companies organize the shipping of the CDs to music stores and department stores.

When CDs sell in stores or on websites (such as the iTunes Store), part of the money obtained by the record label for the sales may be paid to the performers in the form of royalties. Of the recordings which generate substantial revenues for the labels, most do so only for a short period after they are released, after which the song becomes part of the label's "back catalogue" or library. A much smaller number of recordings have become "classics", with longstanding popularity, such as CDs by the Beatles or the Rolling Stones. These albums have continued to generate revenue for the labels and often, in turn, royalties for artists, long after their original release.

Successful artists may hire a number of people from other fields to assist them with their career. The band manager oversees all aspects of an artist's career in exchange for a percentage of the artist's income. An entertainment lawyer assists them with the details of their contracts with record companies and other deals. A business manager handles financial transactions, taxes and bookkeeping. A booking agency represents the artist to promoters, makes deals and books performances. A travel agent makes travel arrangements. A road crew is a semi-permanent touring organization that travels with the artist. This is headed by a tour manager and includes staff to move equipment on and off-stage, drive tour buses or vans, and do stage lighting, live sound reinforcement and musical instrument tuning and maintenance. The tour manager's tasks can vary widely depending on the type of tour and where the group is playing. The tour manager's typical tasks of ensuring that hotel, restaurant and travel arrangements are confirmed may expand into other tasks, if the venue where the band is playing does not have certain equipment. For example, if the venue lacks a grand piano or Hammond organ that the band needs for the show, the tour manager will be responsible for finding a rental instrument for the show and having it moved onstage. Or, if a band member needs an emergency instrument repair, the tour manager and/or the guitar tech will help to find a repair person or replacement instrument. The most high-profile celebrity performers may also have personal assistants, a chef, and bodyguards. Singers may hire a vocal coach to give them suggestions on how to take care of their voice or develop their singing range.

iPod Touch Leaked

Many rumors are spread about ipod touch 4th gen. Apple’s factory leak is just getting bigger, and Vietnam continues to be the undiscovered country of Apple leaks, this time with exclusive photos of the new iPod Touch… this time sporting the long rumored 2MP camera we’ve been waiting for for the past years.

Vietnamese site Tinhte’s photos show a 64GB iPod Touch that looks remarkably similar to the current model, except for the addition of the camera sensor (which, surprisingly, is center-mounted on the back… I thought for sure the rubber foot on the left corner was where the iPod Touch’s camera would inevitably end up).

The biggest surprise here is that the fourth-generation iPod Touch isn’t sporting the same design as the iPhone, but is sticking with the current unibody, reflective unibody casing. And it looks like my wet dream of a microSIM slot in the iPod Touch was just that.

It’s been quite a while since Apple gave their iPod touch line a major refresh in terms of hardware. In fact all models since the 1st-gen iPod touch pretty much does the same thing. Although the 3rd-gen iPod touch, which is also known as iPod touch 3G is really fast compared to the previous generation iPod touches, but that is pretty much about it as it does the same thing – only faster. But now according to a leading UK retailer, Apple is going to pump up the next-gen iPod touch 4 / 4G with iPhone 4 like features such as FaceTime, 5MP camera with 720p video recording capabilities, A4 processor, gyroscope and a lot more!

No matter, though: I’ve been waiting for a camera on the Touch for so long, this is easily a day one purchase for me. We’ll know for sure when we can pick one up at WWDC in June, although an early September release is historically the most likely bet.

Now what is given in iPhone

There is some interesting news for iPod fans who are waiting anxiously for the iPod Touch 4 to emerge. There are some rumors circling the tech air that iPod 4 [ Refresh, as it is rumored] will be out somewhere in march and will carry some amazing features.

Until now all of it is based on some beans spilled at Xmas in July event in Central London where John Lewis went as far as giving a full fledged presentation on rumored iPod 4 Refresh. These are some of the specs that were “revealed;” by Mr. John at the event in Central London:

• Front Facing VGA Camera
• 5 Mega Pixel Rear (Primary Camera)
• LED Flash
• HD Video Recording Capability
• FaceTime Video Chat Feature

If these specs hold genuine, then we can very well imagine that this iPod will gather a lot of attention as iPhone 4 did. Stay tuned with us as we will update this post once there is something more verifiable and genuine regarding the new iPod 4.

How to Get Finance for Your Business

Financial management is based on the idea that companies must answer two Basic questions:
(1) What investments should the firm make? And
(2) How should it pay for those investments? The first question involves spending money, while the second involves raising it.
There are lots of theories on how that can be done, in the most effective and efficient way. And most of these theories are concerned with the financial decisions that corporations have to make.
Finding articles that focus on these situations for your research is both easy and difficult. It's easy because there are LOTS of articles, on the other hand it's hard, because many of those articles you will not be able to understand...unless you're a finance major.
Therefore, it will save a LOT of aggravation and time if you know at what level of understanding you are capable of, in other words, if you a puzzled by "Risk-neutral method of option valuation" you will not enjoy skimming through the Journal of Political Economy. There is no easy way to deal with dilemma, except go to the journals and test them for your needs.

If you are looking for personal financial information, for example, a reader friendly magazine is Money web site offers a lot of information about money: markets, stocks, funds, retirement, planning, real estate, etc.

Also, a nice little primer called: Money 101 is included where you can test your knowledge and learn more about the subject of money. There are lots of articles on the site, but although interesting and free, they are brief and not particularly academic.

Another excellent publication to keep you up with the times is: The Financial Times at: It has a broad focus in the international financial area covering: News and Analysis, Industry Surveys, and Companies (e.g. Business Europe). Areas of the world are covered in depth in different issues of the newspaper: for example: Russia 2001, which provides an Overview, Domestic Issues, Industries (case studies are shown at times), and Foreign Policy.
Another advantage is their Business Education section which provides career information, and a page called: The Works. which is News, View, and Statistics on the World of Work.

web site provides special services for students, but costs $30 per year for subscription, which includes Financial Management. It also offers other publications, at reduced prices, for example, Financial Practice and Education, The Contemporary Financial Digest, The Financial Management Forum (which has the latest information on careers in finance), and a special publication for students called: Careers in Finance which is free.
While tradition dictates that we continue to refer to the subject matter of international finance as a different subject than "domestic finance", in a real sense the modifier "international" is redundant. According to Maurice D. Levi (International Finance), with few remaining barriers to international trade and financial flows, and with important financial events impacting immediately around the globe, all finance is "international." Indeed, not only are domestic financial markets linked and internationally integrated, but the problems faced by companies and individuals in different lands are remarkably similar. Nevertheless there are special problems (e.g.rates of exchange) that arise from economic relations between nations.

Probably a good place to start looking for perspective on international sources of financial information, besides the sites above .The articles are free, analytical and useful for academic research.

Marketing In Reality

Marketing is about the market. That should reduce any confusion.
The market-place holds two main players: people, that is consumers, and businesses, that is businesses that sell to other businesses (or B2B). First the Consumers! When you are doing your project you are either looking for articles dealing with "consumer behavior" which is supported by two major types of research.
(1) Demographic Research: that is, counting people in different ways (according to sex, education, age, income, race, etc.). The basic questions being: what? who? how? where? when? For example: What product was purchased? Who purchased it? How was it purchased (e.g. credit, catalog, e-commerce), etc.
And (2), the missing question is WHY did they buy it? Which brings up the concept of Psychographic Research...we are still muddling around in why people buy things.
All of this research establishes a pattern for SEGMENTING the market. The segmenting is done simultaneously with another analysis. A strategy which combines target market opportunities is created for selling the product or service, by integrating the product or service in terms of the 4 P's or: Product, Price, Place and Promotion. When the Segmentation and 4 P's have been integrated, a final perspective must be include which integrates the strategic environment (the economy, culture, competitors, government, etc.). A major transition is occuring in the market place by virtue of the growth of the Internet.

:(1) Survey of Buying Power, and (2) Survey of Media Markets. These sources are also easy to read, but you have to take some time to study what they have to offer: e.g. EBI (Effective Buying Income) doesn't mean anything unless you read the definition in the forward of the reports. The site provides over 2000 marketing articles with specific industry information. Two articles are offered for free every week...not long, but contemporary issues. The site also has HotLinks and Book Reviews for free. The rate for US subscribers is $48 / year, and foreign subscribers $105 / year. Almost every library worthy of the name will carry this subscription. However, if you wish to get your own material, you can buy back issues for $5 each or get a one month subscription to the articles archive for $9.95.

Be advised that the articles in this journal are for upper-level marketing majors and faculty members. Membership cost is $50 per year, and provides among other useful services a job-bank and article archives. Most university library databases will have this journal on hand.
There is little that goes on in marketing that is not somehow associated with advertising.

Therefore, two sites of interes t are: (1) The Journal of Advertising Research published by the Advertising Research Foundation. Memberships are available which includes archives and featured articles individually costing (usually) from $50 to $75;

and (2) Advertising Age The cost of this publication, which comes out weekly is out of the reach of most people and certainly students ($178.50 / year). For these services you most likely will have to use your library resources. If your library does not have these resources, simply go to your Dean or Librarian and ask. The universities have budgets for these resources and appreciate it when students and faculty make their needs known.

This site does not qualify as an academic journal, it is not "refereed" nor is there any guarantee that the articles you find there today will be there tomorrow. Nevertheless, the information is sound and practical and could be very useful for your research report.
The articles and tips are free and the consulting group which sponsors the site is probably open to questions.

Business Intelligence, The Reality

You may be aware of the term business intelligence. It may be take in different ways . Some take in the meaning that when to take an initiative for the better result from your business and for the boast of the business.
Business Intelligence (BI) is the process of gathering information from the business. The gathered business information is transformed into knowledge using business intelligence. To run the business successfully one should have the comprehensive business knowledge and understanding of your business strengths and its weakness. In business intelligence will take into account the internal and external factors of a business. Business intelligence will ease the decision making process, helps in understanding the customer taste, market trends.

Business Intelligence Definition
The basic definition of Business intelligence is defined as "the process of gathering information about a business or industry matter; BI is a broad range of applications and technologies for gathering, storing, analyzing, and providing access to data thereby that help to managers make business decisions."

Business Intelligence Includes What
Business intelligence (BI) includes software applications, technologies and analytical methodologies that perform data analysis. Business intelligence covers data mining, Web mining, text mining, reporting and querying, OLAP, and data visualization.

Knowledge Management Is Part of Business Intelligence
Knowledge management is one of the methods in Business intelligence. Knowledge management has been defined as "the technique and tools for capturing, storing, organizing, and making knowledge" Business intelligence is driven by an objective laid by the company. The duration of the objective may be short period or long period.

Business Intelligence Software
Identifying and understanding business opportunities in today's vast business environment requires far more than an understanding of technology trends. Business software helps the business management to access up-to-date and accurate information about the business performance. Identifying and understanding business opportunities in this vast business environment requires far more than an understanding of technology trends.

OLAP powerful Business Intelligence Software
The most popular business intelligence tool is OLAP (Online Analytical Processing). OLAP (Online Analytical Processing) is a powerful, Business Intelligence & enterprise reporting application for small and medium organizations with the capacity to fully Integrate Enterprise Information.

OLAPBrowser delivers incredible reporting power. Create global and enterprise information delivery systems, executive information Systems and personal analytical application.
These systems help in the future.

When Selling a House Do These Things

It is found that many difficult situations may occur when someone sells a house. Many homeowners are struggling to sell homes themselves because they are not getting much help from the pros. There are few things which must be considered very carefully.

It can be done. I’ve done it myself. We all know how to stage homes for resale after watching years of TV advice. We also know we can get any good lawyer to handle the paperwork and details of closing a sale.

Advertising and getting the word out to potential buyers is as easy as it has ever been.

But there are some other important details to address before any homeowner puts a house on the market.

1. Don’t forget to clean and stage the house. Don’t embark on an extensive remodel. It’s not worth it. Just clean, make any needed repairs, and make your place look as good as you can. You might enlist the help of a talented friend to help if you don’t feel you can get it all done yourself.

2. Don’t overprice your house. Set a current average market price to attract a buyer. Check with the local tax office about the actual selling prices of properties near you that have closed in the last few weeks. Price your property close to the average of 3 closed sales near you.

3. Don’t neglect your personal security. If you have valuables like jewelry, collectibles and other special things put them in safe deposit before you start showing your house. Take the additional precaution of locking up your computers and personal papers that could be used for identity theft. Pre-qualify potential buyers through some really snoopy questions and get references before showing them your property. If a real estate professional is any good they would ask these questions and you can, too. Get addresses, work and home phone numbers and e-mail. Ask about whether they are pre-qualified for a loan and with whom. Ask whom they know that you might know. Be as snoopy as you dare. I dare a lot, personally. When you get the data, check what they have told you before the showing. Have friends present when the showing occurs, maybe one in each room to answer the potential buyer’s questions. Openly admit that they are just helping with the showing and helping to keep you safe. A legitimate buyer won’t mind.

It’s likely that it’s only going to get more difficult to sell a house and particularly to sell a house quick. Many real estate professionals have never seen a market like the one we have now. They may not have the answers you need. But you can work to make your chances of success better than the average. While a declining market is unfamiliar to most sellers, it is also a new paradigm to most real estate pros, too.

But a cute, clean house that is priced right can still sell.

Another attractive option for some sellers who have a lot of equity is to offer owner financing. Many people who want a home, especially people who are self-employed cannot pass lender scrutiny these days. But they can buy and pay for a home. Check out or web site for advice on how to do this the right way.

Selection of Cat Used Parts

Today sometimes it become very difficult to get new original part for an old car. To overcome this difficulty sometimes mechanics find some old parts from other old cars . But it is not sure that these part work properly r not . The vendor may give you the guarantee for few days but still there is some risk. Used cat parts need to be purchased carefully. To buy quality used parts know your dealer. A good dealer knows where to get used parts. Try also to find some on the internet store. Beware of scam activities on the internet. Check this article to learn some buying tips.

Buying machinery parts such as cat used parts requires careful examination of the said used parts to ensure good functionality. It is important that your dealer is certified by caterpillar.

You can locate stores that sell machinery parts like caterpillar used parts using your telephone directory or yellow pages. You can search by location through these classified books.

Your dealer can also help you on this. Before you purchased your cat machinery, ask your dealer if he know where to buy these used parts. If he is unsure, you can contact other dealers for assistance.

Your dealer has stocks of information on stores that have good reputation in selling quality cat used parts. It is important that the shop from where you will buy used parts is an authorized dealer of these products, otherwise, the quality is not guaranteed.

If you cannot get reliable help from your cat machinery dealer, you can resort to the internet. It has thousands of virtual stores selling different machineries and parts, whether brand new or slightly used.

You can search by manufacturer, by product family. You can also do advanced research or use the ‘find a dealer’ service feature of some sites. Now, if you have found stores, you will have to provide them the product number or the parts number.

Normally, cat used parts have visible part numbers embossed through them. If you are unable to provide the complete parts, refer to your machinery manual. Or you may call your cat machinery dealer.

If both did not yield any positive results, try advanced research on the internet. Advanced search allows you to enter partial part number or the complete. The partial number should be four characters long.

Then you have to limit your search by choosing major class or models. As soon as you submit your query, the search engines of the site will provide you a maximum of 100 results per search.

To have the lowest price on your cat used parts, try window shopping at other e-shops. And compare prices. It is noteworthy that sometimes it does not have to be so expensive to have the best condition.

Inversely, there are times when you really have to pay a good amount for good quality. It is your choice. Trust your instincts. There are e-shops that offer free quotation on your product.

Because there are thousands of sites on the internet selling the used parts you are looking for, it is hard to determine which one you should choose. The most important feature of an excellent e-store is site security.

This is especially true if the site accepts online payment. It should be strictly secured so the payment information you will be sharing with them will remain in highest confidence. Dealers of cat used parts are aware of scams on the web.

Finally, it pays to read reviews. There are sites that openly talk about online transactions from various sites. Buyers rate, scrutinize and criticize sites. So before you buy your cat used parts, make certain that your money is safe.
I am sure that you are not in a mood of wasting money.

What type Mbile you are looking for

In the every developing World everyone need a latest mobile.The world of business mobiles has been increasing with the different types of voice and data communication products on the market today. With the revolution of wireless hotspots, and increased satellite and phone tower capabilities, it is possible for many business people to travel and have a totally mobile office.

Some of the business mobiles services available may involve Blackberry installations, (BIS and BES), for the growing popularity of the Blackberry hand-held phone/computer combinations that work at increasingly more productive speeds.

There are Nokia and Sony Ericsson business phones that offer mobile data solutions and mobile business telephone solutions to fit the needs of the user. Apple, HTC and Samsung are other products that are also being used in the business mobiles networks of many companies today.

With the global economy of today, many of these products can fill the needs of business telephone services needed for the mobile phone and data communications market.

Some of the different mobile networks besides Blackberry Solutions are O2, Vodafone, Orange, T-mobile, Bluetooth technology headsets and Mobile Broadband. Depending on the requirements of your business mobiles, there is a network and equipment available to you to meet your exact needs.

Mobile broadband allows you to connect your business mobile phone to your laptop to send and receive messages or surf the internet using mobile broadband technology. Blackberry Solutions like Blackberry Internet Service, Blackberry Professional Software and Blackberry Enterprise Service offer a range of products that offer complete wireless experiences, free software downloads and can be used to mobilise an entire work force.

Other business mobile plans, such as Vodafone Total Business offer inclusive calls to other mobiles on the account, calls to 10 company owned landlines and inclusive voice mail retrieval, and can be tailored to the needs of the customer, at plans from 500 to 48000 minutes per month.

Orange Venture and Orange Momentum offer plans that fit the number of employees, designed for smaller and medium size businesses. You can get Free Orange answer phone, itemized billing, unlimited calls and texts between sharers, rollover minutes and free missed call alert for a set monthly fee.

O2 offers shared business tariffs that offer unlimited calls to O2 mobiles and up to 10 UK landlines of your choice. If you use large amounts of voice and data, the Business Super User Tariff offers unlimited calls, texts and internet browsing. Data tariffs allow mobile internet, push email and Blackberry solutions.

T-Mobile business mobile plans offer 20 tariffs ranging from 250 to 50000 minutes at affordable pricing.

You can get free Bluetooth headsets when you connect any business mobile phone service, if you have a Bluetooth compliant business handset. Bluetooth technology is great for hands-free talking and offers safety for your entire business mobile network.

Blackberry , A Business Phone

If you talk about Blackberry then it comes into our mind the business phone. The most efficient use of blackberry may be in business but it may also be used for other purposes now a days .Blackberry is one of the most respected brands in the world when it comes to Smartphones. There are many people who like it for its multidimensional uses. It holds the second largest share of the world's Smartphone market and is best known for its ability to send and receive E-mails, allowing users t o be able to access their accounts from anywhere in the world.

Blackberry mobile phones are mainly appreciated for two things, their use for business management and the QWERTY keyboard that facilitates faster typing. Some of the newer models of Blackberry have broken away from the tradition of having QWERTY keyboards and have been equipped with either numeric keypads or touchscreens.

Like two halves of a whole, no smartphone can be complete without an efficient operating system behind it. All Blackberry phones are equipped with the widely appreciated Blackberry OS. This operating system enables users to perform multiple tasks a the same time with no loss in efficiency. Users can use the WiFi or 3G facilities to use applications like Exchange E-mail, Calendar, Notes and Contact. Blackberry also allows third party developers to make softwares for the operating system through the API Blackberry OS also supports applications such as Novell Group Wise and Lotus Notes.

To uphold its image of being performance oriented, all Blackberry mobile phones come with an Intel 80386 based processor. The newer models like 9700 and the Blackberry Pearl 3G have the Intel Xscale 524 Hz processor, making them the faster mobiles among all other blackberry phones

The core competency of Blackberry mobiles – On the go E-mail is made possible by a software called the – 'Blackberry Enterprise. This software helps redirect mails from the users mail account to the mobile phone. It also helps in synchronizing contacts between online servers and the mobile device. The enterprise networks and redirects emails and synchronize contacts and calendaring information between servers and the user's mobile devices.

Apart from these astounding features, Blackberry phones also come with some standard features such as – E-mail synchronization, Search Key, Blackberry Maps,, GPS and Blackberry Messenger Some other common features in all Blackberry phones are – Blackberry messenger, E-mail, GPS and Blackberry maps.

Now the question of cheap Blackberry arises. Cheap Blackberry mobile phones deals can be found on various online shopping sites. These sites have up to date lists of all the recent blackberry mobile deals available in the market. Any interested buyers can go through these lists and compare the different mobile phone deals available to choose one which most suits them. This will also help people make an informed decision when they are thinking of purchasing the product. These deals are made available by all the latest mobile phone service providers like Vodafone, O2, Orange, Virgin, Tmobile and Three. The service providers also offer free gifts like LCD TVs, Laptops and Gaming consoles as incentives for purchasing mobile phone deals.

Difference of Leadership and Their Respective Functions

How to differentiate leadership from management

John Kotter was on the right track in saying that leaders and managers have different functions. But, crucially, we need to stick to a functional story, where everyone can engage in some managing and some leading regardless of role or style:

Leadership promotes new directions; management executes existing directions.

If you are seeking new directions then you must have leadership qualities and when you ave found out the required directions then it is the function of management o get them executed.

The function of management

Management can do much more than merely keep things ticking over. It manages complex projects ranging from making a major movie to putting the first man on the moon. Managers can use facilitative skills to foster innovation. By sticking to a purely functional definition, we leave completely open the question of style. This liberating move means that managers can be inspiring. They can empower, nurture and develop talent. An inspiring leader influences us to change direction while an inspiring manager motivates us to work harder. Managers needn't be restricted to mechanical control, transactional rewards, bureaucratic methods or relating without empathy. Portraying managers in such negative terms was an accident of history that we now must put behind us.

To get the best out of knowledge workers, managers might set up self-managing teams. Here, the classic functions of management (planning, organizing and controlling) are delegated. But the function of management is still operating even though the manager is not personally doing it. This should dispel the myth of the manager as a control freak or bureaucrat.

By removing all style connotations, leadership benefits as much as management. No longer needing to be inspiring cheerleaders, leaders find it possible to exhibit quiet, factual leadership. This is essential in technical contexts, where a hard business case often moves stakeholders more than an inspirational delivery. Not being committed by definition to any particular style, both leaders and managers are free to use any style that works for the context in which they want to make a difference.

The function of leadership

Leadership needs to narrow its focus to promoting new directions as one-off acts to promote a better way:

• The developer of PlayStation promoted this new product to Sony management, thus showing bottom-up leadership.
• An exceptional customer service associate shows leadership by example to colleagues.
• Martin Luther King promoted justice by marching against segregation on buses.
• Jack Welch showed leadership by example to businesses all over the world when he implemented ideas at GE such as the need to be first or second in a market.

Key features of leadership reinvented

• It consists in showing a better way, either by explicit advocacy or by example.
• Those who are led may not report to the person showing leadership, even informally.
• No implementation is entailed. This is management's domain, getting work done through others, motivating people, developing them (more on management below.)
• It does not involve managing the people led or getting things done through them.
• It comes to an end once the target audience buys the need to change. It sells the tickets for the journey; management drives the bus to the destination.
• It relies on influence; since it’s not an actual role, it can't decide for the group.
• It can promote ideas developed by others; no need to be creative personally.

Conventional leadership is a static concept: gaining and holding a position of power in a fixed hierarchy. Such leaders have a stake in the status quo. But rapid change driven by innovation has created a more dynamic context in which leadership has to operate. The rise of the creative class locates the emergence of new directions at the front lines. The advocacy of new directions becomes leadership when the group follows or adopts the proposed change. Since it’s not a role, leadership occurs only when people follow an influence attempt.

In a dynamic context, no one has a monopoly on good ideas. Creative class leadership is ephemeral, no longer a role. Being so fleeting, leadership shifts dynamically from one person to another, much as in guerrilla warfare, thus spelling the end of static, role-based leadership.

Leadership and Management

Sometimes people might be thinking ta leadership and management are two different fields . But We cannot ignore one while talking about the other. Despite valiant efforts to separate leadership from management, the two roles remain entangled. Now it does not matter whether you take them separately or jointly . Many refuse to differentiate between them at all. Some ignore management or confine it to a menial maintenance role operating in the engine room, "keeping things ticking over." With such a poor image, it's no wonder that so few want to be managers. Leadership is the glory role on the white charger, inspiring the troops to carry out grand visions.

Because leadership hogs the lion's share of the responsibility and credit for driving organizational success, management has little to do. This reality is unsustainable; today’s complex business environment demands a broader sharing of the load. In an age of obesity, our current concept of leadership is the most bloated idea in town. To slim leadership down, management must be given more to do. This calls for a major upgrade, making management a much more proactive, positive force in organizations.

Reasons Why it matters

We need to reinvent management because a radically new concept of leadership is emerging. The rise of Richard Florida's creative class¹ means that innovative knowledge workers who create the future are the new leaders.

Creative Class Leadership

To compete in the guerrilla war of ideas, we need creative class leadership, the bottom-up promotion of new products. Those in charge need to be recast as managers who show leadership only occasionally. This is a major change but an essential one wherever innovation is critical for success. If leadership simply promotes changes in direction, management must take on a hugely expanded role.

Leadership May became a bloated mess

Our thinking about leadership went off the rails when we over reacted to Japanese business success in the 1970s. Recognizing that efficient execution was no longer enough, we demanded more innovation and condemned managers for being bureaucratic. Instead of upgrading management from a mechanical, controlling function to a facilitative, developmental one, we reacted emotionally, replacing managers with leaders. Managers were tarred and feathered with language previously used to describe management styles. For example, prior to the Japanese invasion, we said that managers could initiate structure or show consideration for people, be task oriented or people oriented, theory X or theory Y. To punish managers for letting us down, we blessed leaders with the good-guy styles and damned management with the bad-guy ones. The next step was to portray leaders as transformational and managers as transactional. Management henceforth became a virtual four letter word.

Newly Labeled Leadership

This whole train of thought had disastrous consequences. Newly labeled "leaders" got stuck with the impossible demand of being cheerleaders, while management was painted into a dark corner where nobody wanted to be seen dead. If managers weren't quite in the grave yet, Abraham Zaleznik, a Harvard Business School emeritus professor of leadership, buried them by claiming that they were different types of people. They apparently lacked empathy and were control freaks, who could only motivate employees with "rewards, punishments, and other forms of coercion."² John Kotter attempted to save management with a functional definition. Management, he claimed, deals with complexity while leaders focus on change³. But in the 1980s, Kotter's thinking was constrained by management's fall from grace and he failed to create a fully functional story. Instead, his managers were limited to mechanical control with little to do but keep things ticking over in the engine room. Warren Bennis's well known saying: "leaders do the right things, managers do things right" at least recognized that doing things right was still important. But by the time Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner started writing about leadership, management was long gone, which is why it is completely absent in their writing. It has been all about leadership, however bloated, ever since.

By seizing the territory once occupied by management, leadership aims to motivate high levels of performance in employees. Motivation used to be what managers did until leadership usurped its role. The whole point of the transformational leadership bandwagon is nicely summed up in the title of Bernard Bass's well known book: Leadership and Performance Beyond Expectations. Clearly such leadership is all about employee performance. Note that this book was published in 1985, at the height of the backlash against management.

But surely performance is within management's domain. There is no convincing argument to the contrary, beyond the emotional rationalizations brought on by the success of the Japanese. By constantly portraying leadership as a downward-directed effort to get work done through subordinates, it's hard to understand how it can be shown flowing in any other direction. How can leadership be shown going sideways to colleagues or upward if it simply promotes a better way and has nothing to do with getting things done through people? The old idea of informal leadership is no help because it still entails taking charge of a group and directing its efforts toward a goal.

It is time to put 1980s thinking behind us and make a fresh start. We are over the Japanese crisis, and innovation is even more important than it was in the 70s and 80s.

Spritual Wisdom and Business and Leasrship

All are not a leaders but one can improve his or her leadership qualities or may improve them. No body is born educated or scholar. You can boost your leadership skills and hence your career by understanding this one thing that most leaders miss: great leadership incorporates a spiritual dimension.

This spiritual dimension has been a part of leadership since time in memorial; but in today's global economy, it is undergoing an historic, universal transformation. It's a transformation that speaks directly to your individual leadership and career challenges.

However, when we talk about the spiritual in leadership, we must, first and foremost, talk about results -- the results leaders achieve. Concrete results. Hard, measured results. Plus, we must talk about getting more of them, getting them faster, and getting "more, faster" continually. Otherwise, there is no sense in delving into the spiritual aspect of leadership.

Results are the stuff that leaders are made of. If they're not getting results, they won't be leaders for long. Results come in countless forms and functions. But one thing they all share: they are material consequences of actions.

Are you aware that you can't see spirit, you can't hear it, you can't smell it, you can't taste it, you can't feel it; however, if you ignore the non-material that the spiritual encompasses, you'll give short shrift to your leadership.

Just as the root word for spirit comes from Latin "to breathe" so spiritual dimensions of leadership are its very life-breath; for through it, the greatest results are achieved.

Spirit has been applied to many different things in different fields: to stealth bombers, corporations, rock bands, comic book characters, etc. In religion, spirit is the concept of an innate essence of a being. All religions embrace spirit in many ways. But when applied to leadership, spirit is differently manifested than with organized religions. The spiritual aspect of leadership I'm talking about must be exerted universally in the global market place, across cultures, nations, ethnic groups, etc. No religion has a corner on the spirit of leadership.

Fortunately, there is a universal ground for the kind of spirit needed in today's leadership: the spiritual wisdom of tribal cultures. Anthropologists have come to identify common features in the diversity of tribal cultures around the world. First, they are earth-based. The relationship between the earth and the people is one of mystical interdependence. Second, the powers of nature, the acts of daily life, birth/death, nature and the cosmos are all invested with deep meaning through ritual and dance. Third, most tribal cultures view all individual things that make up our universe -- rocks, stars, mountains, rivers, people, animals, fish, etc. -- as interdependent.

This interdependence is not just a physical dynamic. Yes, we live on the same earth, breath the same air, and are all mortal. But tribal cultures understand it as a spiritual dynamic as well. Unlike the concept of human souls, which are believed to be eternal and preexisting, one's spirit according to tribal wisdom develops and grows as an integral aspect of a person living interdependently with the community and its environment.

Today, these interdependent features of tribal spiritual wisdom can be applied with dramatic consequences to global leadership. Just as tribe members saw themselves as interdependent with their tribe and their spiritual deities and dictums, so today's leaders in order to be truly successful on a global stage must see themselves in similar interdependent terms. However, the difference today is that interdependence is not with a tribe but with people the world over and with the world environment. That's a profound, spiritual leadership lesson, hard but necessary to actualize, from which great leadership results flow.

How do we actualize this spiritual imperative? Enter the Leadership Talk. I have been teaching the Leadership Talk to leaders of all ranks and functions worldwide for nearly a quarter of a century. It works on the premise that great results happen primarily when leaders establish a deep, human, emotional connection with people. When I first began developing and teaching it, I saw it as a powerful results generator. It is that. In fact, the Leadership Talk is the most powerful leadership results generator of all. But I had not really understood why until recently. Now, I see each one of those descriptors, "deep, human, emotional", which grew organically out of my having to work with leaders challenged to get great results, are fundamentally spiritual in nature. That's because they are predicated on the spiritual wisdom of interdependence. A key reason the Leadership Talk has helped leaders get great, material results for nearly 25 years is its driving methodologies are fundamentally spiritual.

Globalization is forcing broad and deep changes in human relationships as organizations are being challenged to achieve greater results than ever before. When you understand that the best results come from practical processes bolstered with spiritual dynamics connected to tribal wisdom, you'll have an opportunity to achieve an unmatched competitive advantage in the world marketplace. Now you can start you improvement in many fields of life.