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I was tricked by two out of the 10 questions.  People who don’t notice the little things carefully could easily fall for these scams.

[ Source: Associated Press ]

Have you ever been to a grocery store and found a cart that had every thing that you wanted from the store?… I am trying to make this web site like that cart. I try to give people the opportunity of looking through the pictures and links that I enjoy and also to save people some time trying to find links that I might have for them.

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Super Cars
ISLAM ICS
Dusty Rallying
Islam Answers
Arabia On-Line
FAQ’s on Islam
Motor Madness
Lebanon Online
Bz Corrado Page
Arabchat World!
Al-qur’an (sound)
The art of ROAR
SAUDI ON-LINE
Todd’s Home page
Movies in Gainesville
Kubtan’s Home Page
FlyinVR6’s VW Page
Islamsoft Home Page
Eibach North America
The New Beetle Home
Islam On “UF” Campus
IslamiCity in Cyberspace
IBN SHAH’s Home Page
Music Master Home Page
Jan’s VW/Car/Racing Page
Santa Fe Community College
World Cup France ‘98 OnLine
Archive of Abu El Abed Jokes
EUROTOYZ Club of America
WWW.RALLYSPORT.COM
Foreign Language for Travelers
Islamic Circle of North America
Media - The Arabic Newsstand
Home 2005 - Arabic Midi Page
Lila’s Video - Middle East Music
J Welt’s Water-cooled VW Page
Shark’s Netscape Frames Tutorial
Saeed’s Ultimate Collection of Arabic
Islamic & Arabic arts and architecture
World Rally Championship Info system
SMILEYS ARABIC SONGS & JOKES SITE!
Unofficial Volkswagen Passat Owner’s Group home pages
Download.Net - The Best Games and Apps. on the Internet
Web Site Garage - One Stop Shop for Servicing Your Web Site
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We all waste our times on something different some waste their times in more productive ways than others. How do you waste your time? Here is a list of 20 Productive ways to use your free time.

• Reading file. Clip magazine articles or print out good articles or reports for reading later, and keep them in a folder marked “Reading File”. Take this wherever you go, and any time you have a little chunk of time, you can knock off items in your Reading File. Keep a reading file on your computer (or in your bookmarks), for quick reading while at your desk (or on the road if you’ve got a laptop).
• Clear out inbox. Got a meeting in 5 minutes? Use it to get your physical or email inbox to empty. If you’ve got a lot in your inbox, you’ll have to work quickly, and you may not get everything done, but reducing your pile can be a big help. And having an empty inbox is a wonderful feeling.
• Phone calls. Keep a list of phone calls you need to make, with phone numbers, and carry it everywhere. Whether you’re at your desk or on the road, you can knock a few calls off your list in a short amount of time.
• Make money. This is my favorite productive use of free time. I have a list of articles I need to write, and when I get some spare minutes, I’ll knock off half an article real quick. If you get 5-10 chunks of free time a day, you can make a decent side income. Figure out how you can free-lance your skills, and have work lined up that you can knock out quickly — break it up into little chunks, so those chunks can be done in short bursts.
• File. No one likes to do this. If you’re on top of your game, you’re filing stuff immediately, so it doesn’t pile up. But if you’ve just come off a really busy spurt, you may have a bunch of documents or files laying around. Or maybe you have a big stack of stuff to file. Cut into that stack with every little bit of spare time you get, and soon you’ll be in filing Nirvana.
• Network. Only have 2 minutes? Shoot off a quick email to a colleague. Even just a “touching bases” or follow-up email can do wonders for your working relationship. Or shoot off a quick question, and put it on your follow-up list for later.
• Clear out feeds. If my email inbox is empty, and I have some spare time, I like to go to my Google Reader and clear out my feed inbox.
• Goal time. Take 10 minutes to think about your goals, personal and professional. If you don’t have a list of goals, start on one. If you’ve got a list of goals, review them. Write down a list of action steps you can take over the next couple of weeks to make these goals a reality. What action step can you do today? The more you focus on these goals, and review them, the more likely they will come true.
• Update finances. Many people fall behind with their finances, either in paying bills (they don’t have time), or entering transactions in their financial software, or clearing their checkbook, or reviewing their budget. Take a few minutes to update these things. It just takes 10-15 minutes every now and then.
• Brainstorm ideas. Another favorite of mine if I just have 5 minutes — I’ll break out my pocket notebook, and start a brainstorming list for a project or article. Whatever you’ve got coming up in your work or personal life, it can benefit from a brainstorm. And that doesn’t take long.
• Clear off desk. Similar to the filing tip above, but this applies to whatever junk you’ve got cluttering up your desk. Or on the floor around your desk. Trash stuff, file stuff, put it in its place. A clear desk makes for a more productive you. And it’s oddly satisfying.
• Exercise. Never have time to exercise? 10 minutes is enough to get off some pushups and crunches. Do that 2-3 times a day, and you’ve got a fit new you.
• Take a walk. This is another form of exercise that doesn’t take long, and you can do it anywhere — but even more important, it’s a good way to stretch your legs from sitting at your desk too long, and it gets your creative juices flowing. If you’re ever stuck for ideas, taking a walk is a good way to get unstuck.
• Follow up. Keep a follow-up list for everything you’re waiting on. Return calls, emails, memos — anything that someone owes you, put on the list. When you’ve got a spare 10 minutes, do some follow-up calls or emails.
• Meditate. You don’t need a yoga mat to do this. Just do it at your desk. Focus on your breathing. A quick 5-10 minutes of meditation (or even a nap) can be tremendously refreshing.
• Research. This is a daunting task for me. So I do it in little spurts. If I’ve only got a few minutes, I’ll do some quick research and take some notes. Do this a few times, and I’m done!
• Outline. Similar to brainstorming, but more formal. I like to do an outline of a complicated article, report or project, and it helps speed things along when I get to the actual writing. And it only takes a few minutes.
• Get prepped. Outlining is one way to prep for longer work, but there’s a lot of other ways you can prep for the next task on your list. You may not have time to actually start on the task right now, but when you come back from your meeting or lunch, you’ll be all prepped and ready to go.
• Be early. Got some spare time before a meeting? Show up for the meeting early. Sure, you might feel like a chump sitting there alone, but actually people respect those who show up early. It’s better than being late (unless you’re trying to play a power trip or something, but that’s not appreciated in many circles).
• Log. If you keep a log of anything, a few spare minutes is the perfect time to update the log. Actually, the perfect time to update the log is right after you do the activity (exercise, eat, crank a widget), but if you didn’t have time to do it before, your 5-minute break is as good a time as any.

[ Source: Lifehack.org ]

1. walk really fast when you are going anywhere as to appear something important is going to happen
2. carry a notebook with you at all times. seems like you are suppose to be somewhere taking notes. if at your desk keep it open with a pen on it
3. keep your headset on if you are in your cubicle
4. actually do work but that defeats the purpose. okay more later. any suggestions?
5. shuffle papers
6. look pissed off
7. put up a do not disturb sign when you are browsing the web
8. continually click on a pen
9. walk around with your laptop open, side note: take your laptop home and say you are WFH (working from home)
10. open up Microsoft Word and write blog entries to post later

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