Opening Lines

The opening of your speeches, books, movies are very important to be able to attract your listener's eyes and ears to you. These are the kinds of lines that will not just open the minds of the audience but also their closed hearts. Here are the most interesting opening lines personally picked for your entertainment and study purposes.  


This first opening line came from a TED talk:

"Okay, now I don’t want to alarm anybody in this room, but it’s just come to my attention that the person to your right is a liar. (Laughter) Also, the person to your left is a liar. Also the person sitting in your very seats is a liar. We’re all liars. What I’m going to do today is I’m going to show you what the research says about why we’re all liars, how you can become a liespotter and why you might want to go the extra mile and go from liespotting to truth seeking, and ultimately to trust building."

Patrick Henry was a speaker in a colonist assembled held at the Virginia convention. It was an argument whether to move forces against the British. Here is his opening speech:

"Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! — I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!"

Charles Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities was really popular during the year of 1859. Here is a great line from his book:

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair."

Miracles of Jesus

As we celebrate Christmas, we also appreciate the birth of Jesus. Let's bring down interesting facts of the miracles that he made that were mentioned in the bible in a chronological order.


About 2, 000 years ago, Jesus was born to a woman named Mary who was living in Jerusalem. Mary never had sexual intercourse with anyone and it was a sin to do that before marriage. Although, God conceived His son into the womb of the Virgin Mary.

The first miracle that Jesus made by himself was when he changed the water to wine in a wedding he and her mother attended. Because there were no more wine, her mother asked her if he can change the water to wine. He was an obedient son and changed six stone jars of water to wine completely.

There were a lot of miracles that were mentioned involving fish catching. And one of them was when he ordered Simon Peter to put down the net on the deep water infront of all other witnesses. He worked hard all day and didn't had a good catch but this time, he was able to catch a lot of them in one net.

Healing is a very popular miracle of Jesus. However, he didn't just heal people but wake them up from the dead. A dead child was carried back to him and her mother was weeping asking him to bring him back. He just touched the bier and the dead man stood up like nothing happened.

Jesus and his disciples were traveling through a lake with a boat when a storm emerges. His disciples were too afraid that they awoke Jesus from his sleep. He asked them why they were afraid and just a motion of his two hands, the clouds separated breaking the storm and they could see the sun again.

Car Maintenance

Whether you are a woman or a man, if you own a car, it's an unspoken rule to know the proper maintenance without needing the help of an expertise and calling them in the middle of a car trouble. Here are interesting tips that are important for drivers.




TSBs and Wiring Diagrams

Any legitimate car shops can access to technical service bulletins or wiring diagrams for your car. Why are these important? These thing shows information that matters of all car models. Remember when you hear the news that some cars are being recalled? They also put these information in them.

Wheels and Tires

It is important to maintain healthy tires and wheels because they are also one of the major reasons of car accidents. Regularly rotate your tires for every 5, 000 miles/ 8, 000 km. Prolonging dusts in your brakes will mix with other materials such as road mud, humidity and heat that will cause a serious effect to your wheels. Clean them with wet sponge and clear water. Once a week, you have to check your tire pressure. Not only your safety will be affected but also fuel economy, handling and comfort. Last but not the least, make sure your treads are not too low.

Engine
Your belts can be found infront of your engine as series of rubber that wraps around different kinds of pulleys. Too high or too low oil level can result to your inconvenience. There is one way to check for your oil. If you already drove your car to a leveled ground, cool the engine then remove the dipstick which is located on the engine in front of your car.Clean it properly and wholly then dip it again for a few moment. After that, pull it out again and check if it's between the high and low marks.

Obstacle Courses

If we talk about trends relating to fitness, competition with certain difficulties is a very common answer especially to men. If you check on social networking sites, you can see a lot of these events and inviting a lot of people from their locality. Here are some examples and interesting facts about them. If you are planning to join any of these games, you should probably get prepared physically and mentally because competition will be surely difficult. 

Touch Mudder

This event lasts 24 hours straight, without any interruption and you must pass the elite fitness level to be able to join this competition. It ranges from 10-12 miles, depending on what the player chooses. Obstacles were created military-style and even involve being soaked to very cold water. No one knows what kind of obstacles they are facing until they were able to see it during that day of the event. After completing it, you need to repeat them for 24 hours. Only 10 percent of the players are expected to finish the courses.

Tough Guy 

By its name, this is a tougher game with a fitness requirement of advanced and 8 miles of running with a giant cross on their backs. Tough gay was held in the United Kingdom it was a brutal event for all the players. They were freezing because of the temperature and they are a lot death-defying courses.

Spartan Death Race

This event invented by the adventure racers, it can last more than 48 hours and can be extremely strenuous especially electrically. Only 200 participants with elite fitness level are allowed to join. Navigation is also an important skill during the game. You will be eating uncooked onions, chopping woods and sprinting into a mountain finding names of presidents and memorizing them.

Public Speaking Tips

Before 

Prepare everything you want to say, make a run through and key points so you will remember during the big day. The type of audience is very important on what kind of speech you will deliver infront of them so be sure that you have a clue on what type of people are going to listen and watch to you speak so it wouldn't turn ugly.

Starting

 First impression lasts and therefore you should appreciate the host and the audience by generally thanking them before starting your speech. It is a good way to be able to grab your listener's ears. Also, you should not start your speech boring. Make a joke or tell them you have an interesting story or even a theory. If you didn't sleep well the night before, if you really worked had for the speech, no one really cares and no one should now. You'll just make them feel guilty about making you a guest speaker. 

During

Remember, your speech was made for the audience and therefore you should respect them throughout the speech. You don't want to talk anti-abortion with women who aborted their soon to be children. They all have to agree and relate to what you are blabbering on stage. You are the speaker and you should take the lead. Your audience will also observe what you are wearing. Always keep minimal make up, ornamental and dress appropriate for the event. Be one of the audience.

After

Wrap out with a good ending that everyone will applaud. Don't let people forger you but make this an advantage that they will always remember you, in a good way. Don't apologize too much about everything. And after that, give your audience a time to ask you questions. 

Pros and Cons of Apartment Lifestyle

Have you already rented an apartment and are you sure you've weighed the pros and cons of your decision? Here are some interesting facts about having an apartment life if you are still wondering.

Advantageous to destinations

When students find a place to live, they make sure that they live near to their school. It is less expensive, some even are just walking distance. Waking up is also a problem and when the destination is near, it is not a problem anymore rather than living in an urban place waking up 3 hours before your starting time and paying for a 2 hour trip to work or school. It is also convenient when it's near to restaurants and shopping centers. If it is in the heart of a city, everything will be in reach in just a few steps and no need to be transported by a car, taxi or even a public bus or train.

Choices of Apartment

When you are in a place filled with a lot of apartments such as in urban places, you can pick from the cheapest and if you have enough money, to the most luxurious ones. However, if there are a lot of renters in these places, there will be a bigger chance that it will noisier and crowded. You won't be able to have an alone time or even sleep especially if the wholes are not sound proof and you won't be able to find space especially if you own a car. Yet, it is proven that city apartments are more expensive and have more relation to crimes.

Apartment Commodities 

There are a lot of apartments that have indoor furniture such as tables, sofas and television, refrigerator and beds. This will be able to save your time from buying one and avoid spending money especially on the transportation of these materials. High speed internet will usually be available.

Famous Photographers

Think about our idols, famous celebrities, sports players, places, events, ceremonies, shocking happenings and many more popular people. Yet, we haven't thanked about the people who took those photos for the sake of us being able to see these places, people, current events and etc. We even sometimes use their photos and copyright them as our own. Therefore, in contribution to them, here are the most famous photographers and interesting facts that you should know about them.

Mario Testino

Mario's profession is a fashion photographer. His photographs have been featured in famous magazines like Vogue and Vanity Fair. Many people in the fashion industry are looking for him to be their partner. He started rough by living in an apartment located in an abandoned hospital and started selling his works to people especially to the ones who are aspiring to be models. And now, all his hardwork are paid off for his "highly polished, exotically bright ad campaigns and his exquisitely styled photographs of the couture scene all of which carry a deceptive air of nonchalance". He also had a chance to be able to photograph the late Princess Diana.

Timothy Hogan

Not only he is an award-winning photographer of luxurious goods and still life but also a director situated in new York, Los Angeles and London, a cinemotographer and a surfer. His "The FIN Project" became popular that potrays his passion and love for surfing. Simplicity is the key to his works. He was able to work with clients all over the world relating to almost everything especially fashion.

Jeremy Cowart

Jeremy has started as an artist. Because of his love for arts, he decided to study graphic design in college and even created his own graphic design company after graduating. He then knew that photography was his true love. In 2005, He became a full time photographer. He didn't just earned the appreciation of clients but also of other artists, photographers, celebrities and models. 

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Business Mistakes That You Might Have Made

Newbies will always be ignorant about what they are starting to do, create or build and this is why information, facts and even studies are very important for achieving goals and success for that matter. Although, not all businesses start with flying colors. Some might even flank from the start because of these common and interesting mistakes.






Error 1: Team Building

If you are planning to own a large business, of course you needed some people to help you get it to the top. But instead, some just bring them down. If you get the wrong team for your business, it might not go well and it might end with lawsuits that makes it really expensive. It's like playing a game with your friends, you wanted your friends to play with you but you need to win the game and they're definitely not the best people to be in the team. Planning to hire your family members who do not have an idea to your business in the wrong move, your trust will just be ruined because they will unintentionally break that trust.

Error 2: Bad Pricing

Bad pricing can be too much expensive too cheap for the real cost of your products and services. Whatever of them both, it will ruin your business because of bankruptcy. Selling your products mean you should calculate the exact cost of every procedure from making, buying and even shipping to your own store. It also means that adding your revenue without letting costumers doubt about the reasonable price.

Error 3: Ignorance over Technology

It's simple as these things. How will you be able to call your costumers if you don't have a phone? How will you be able to compute properly and maintain your business enterprises and counts if you don't know how to use Microsoft Excel? How do you know what's in and what's out of style or "old school" if you don't watch the television and worse, you don't have any. You get the point.

Burgers Around The World

If we talk about burgers, you might think of the American continent. However, hamburgers weren't originally from America. The idea of it was brought by German travelers in the early 19s. Few years later, it became popular around the world. But what burgers are the most popular? Here are interesting facts about these famous sandwich-like food.

Berlin, Germany is not only known for their own great wall but also for their delicious and popular burgers called Buns. The delicious meat between the buns are sources from Brandeburg. In making this amazing food, fresh and seasonal ingredients are being mixed. This is usually sold in food trucks.









By its name, Meat Liquor doesn't just fill your stomach but will also make you a little bit of drunk. Not only does it filled with yummy meat but also a delicious cocktail. Side dish like fries is also served to pair with this kind of burger. Their burgers are also huge in size and a lot of ingredients are being added to the meal.

Switzerland is not only known for their cows, bread and cheese but also of a delicious burger called the Burger Foundation. The makers of this burger deliberately traveled overseas to US to learn the art of making mouthwatering burgers.
















Pure and funky, those are what Burgerz in Netherlands all about. Sauces, vegetables, patties and even the buns are freshly made. Buns were baked from local bakers and patties are made from 100 % quality meat. Burgers are known for making people "fat" and unhealthy but this burger is believed to be good for your health with no additives or preservatives. If you are a vegan, there are vegetarian options for your standards. There are also inventive creations from the burger house.

Now this is a nice burger