Tips for Networking Successfully for Introverts

	Meet clients one-on-one. If you’re an introvert, you find that groups of people drain you of energy and may even make you feel uncomfortable. Instead of networking at work parties or in large group settings, create ways to network with individuals. This tip for networking successfully may take more time (talking to colleagues in large groups provides more opportunities in a shorter amount of time) – but you’ll find yourself making more meaningful connections and achieving your professional goals.
	Reward yourself for overcoming obstacles If you bite the bullet and network at a work function, find ways to pat yourself on the back later! Get a massage or see a movie in the middle of the day — whatever your version of “reward” is. The more positive associations you create when you overcome obstacles, the easier stepping outside your comfort zone and making new contacts will become.
	Network with other introverts A great tip for networking successfully is to find like-minded folk. It can be draining for introverts to spend time with extroverts. Recharging your batteries includes spending enough time alone, connecting with people who understand you, and accepting your personality type.
	Connect with extroverts As an introvert, you may find it challenging to achieve your professional goals because success requires other people (and most introverts like to work and be alone). Extroverts enjoy making contacts, meeting people, and working the room at all types of functions…and thus make excellent business partners and work colleagues for introverts. This can be a healthy, symbiotic relationship for both sides (most extroverts don’t enjoy working on tasks that take them away from people).

Open Your Eyes - Maher Zain

Look around yourselves
Can’t you see this wonder
Spreaded in front of you
The clouds floating by
The skies are clear and blue
Planets in the orbits
The moon and the sun
Such perfect harmony

Let’s start question in ourselves
Isn’t this proof enough for us
Or are we so blind
To push it all aside..
No..

We just have to
Open our eyes, our hearts, and minds
If we just look bright to see the signs
We can’t keep hiding from the truth
Let it take us by surprise
Take us in the best way
(Allah..)
Guide us every single day..
(Allah..)
Keep us close to You
Until the end of time..

Look inside yourselves
Such a perfect order
Hiding in yourselves
Running in your veins
What about anger love and pain
And all the things you’re feeling
Can you touch them with your hand?
So are they really there?

Lets start question in ourselves
Isn’t this proof enough for us?
Or are we so blind
To push it all aside..?
No..

We just have to
Open our eyes, our hearts, and minds
If we just look bright to see the signs
We can’t keep hiding from the truth
Let it take us by surprise
Take us in the best way
(Allah..)
Guide us every single day..
(Allah..)
Keep us close to You
Until the end of time..

When a baby’s born
So helpless and weak
And you’re watching him growing..
So why deny
Whats in front of your eyes
The biggest miracle of life..

We just have to
Open our eyes, our hearts, and minds
If we just look quiet we’ll see the signs
We can’t keep hiding from the truth
Let it take us by surprise
Take us in the best way
(Allah..)
Guide us every single day..
(Allah..)
Keep us close to You
Until the end of time..

Open your eyes and hearts and minds
If you just look bright to see the signs
We can’t keep hiding from the truth
Let it take us by surprise
Take us in the best way
(Allah..)
Guide us every single day..
(Allah..)
Keep us close to You
Until the end of time..

Allah..
You created everything
We belong to You
Ya Rabb we raise our hands
Forever we thank You..
Alhamdulillah..

5 hot IT certification picks for 2010

	1. VMware Certified Professional The VMware Certified Professional (VCP) program, now available on vSphere 4 (VCP4), seems like a no-brainer. With virtualization technology growing within the majority of organizations, it is critical that the talent pool keep up with the technology. Yet recent research shows that enterprises are worried about a lack of expertise specific to virtualization. New skills need to be acquired for virtual systems, and new management and automation technologies must be introduced into the environment to truly reap the rewards of virtualization. According to Forrester Consulting, which interviewed 257 IT professionals on behalf of CA, "the proper skills for the future are difficult to attain and retain."
	2. Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist Microsoft continues to dominate most desktops in U.S. business. Its Windows operating system boasts more than 91% market share, according to March figures from Net Market Share, and Microsoft has seen accelerated interest in the latest revision, Windows 7. "Microsoft continues to leave its computing fingerprints on most desktops," says Forrester Research analyst Sheri McLeish. IT professionals who become a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) can prove their abilities around implementing, building, troubleshooting and debugging specific Microsoft technologies, such as a Windows operating system, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Visual Studio. (Check out this 9 year-old, who's working on his fifth Microsoft certification.) "In terms of training and certification, we have seen the fastest ramp up on Windows 7 than any technology in the past five years," says Chris Pirie, general manager of sales and marketing for Microsoft Learning. "We are anticipating a big wave of desktop refreshes and we will be having a new wave of Office software this summer. Certification is very hot for us right now."
	3. Cisco Certified Architect IT professionals with a few certifications under their belts could consider upgrading to what has been dubbed the Ph.D. in Cisco. The network giant last year added to its educational roster with a new level of certification, the Cisco Certified Architect (CCA). While Cisco boasts more than 20,000 CCIEs worldwide, the vendor decided to build another layer of expertise on top of its proven certification program. The CCA requires applicants to already be certified as Cisco Certified Design Experts (CCDE) and have 10 years of experience. The training for CCA would equip IT professionals with the C-level know-how and skills to prevent wasteful investments on technology and better align network projects with business goals, according to Cisco. "One of the key things we are testing or investigating is the ability for a candidate to understand the business side and translate that into technology demands," Cisco's Weiller says. "The CCA builds upon the CCDE program, which in itself is very much in demand. Networks have become very sophisticated and to be able to design and build a network that can adapt to changing needs and stand the test of time is critically important in making an individual successful in a networking career."
	4. CompTIA Strata Green IT While vendor-specific knowledge and foundational certifications seem a prerequisite for most jobs, IT professionals in 2010 should also consider amping up their vendor-neutral skills around technologies that continue to gain attention from high-tech as well as business leaders. "From CompTIA's perspective, entry-level certifications such as the A+ and Network+ are going through the roof, and we are seeing double-digit growth in Security+ certifications," says Terry Erdle, senior vice president of skills certification at CompTIA (Computer Technology Industry Association). Building on the basics, CompTIA just announced a new training track, green IT. CompTIA's Strata Green IT certificate is recommended for IT professionals with 18 months of technical experience and IT credentials such as CompTIA A+ or Server+, and the program is designed to show that a candidate is schooled in power management as well as virtualization techniques. The certification also includes training on developing and calculating ROI for green IT initiatives and knowledge of environmentally sound waste disposal techniques. "We just launched the Strata Green IT certification to help build the funnel from the lower end to the higher end for people with advanced skills. The best thing we as a nonprofit in the IT industry can do is help fix the unemployment problem in the country, and we do that by adding such advanced skills training to address emerging employment needs," Erdle says.
	5. ITIL v3 Foundations For many, the goal this year is to streamline IT operations, adding automation where possible, while at the same time increasing services to users. The premise of overhauling the way IT works is outlined in the IT Infrastructure Library, or ITIL (Version 3 is currently being adopted). With four levels of ITIL certification, IT professionals can prove they understand the principals around service life-cycle management and apply them to real-world environments. Companies seeking such expertise would likely desire a candidate who couples ITIL skills with security or other technical expertise. Considered more of a process-oriented area, ITIL can still deliver benefits such as improved availability, faster problem resolution and reduced costs due to streamlined processes. "Whether you want to call them soft skills or business skills, IT professionals need communications skills, they need to be able to manage a project, and they need ITIL skills to show they understand the service lifecycle," Cisco's Weiller says. "Individuals need all these skills, not just technical skills."

Kenapa Kita Bermazhab?

1. Kalau Nabi Muhammad s.a.w. tidak bermazhab, kenapa kita perlu bermazhab?

2. Persoalan ini sering kali menghantui segelintir umat Islam.

3. Mazhab ialah kefahaman para ulama. Apabila disebut mazhab Syafii, ia adalah kefahaman Imam Syafii dan ulama kemudian yang mengikut gaya kefahaman beliau dalam memahami nas al-Quran dan hadis Nabi s.a.w. Begitu juga dengan mazhab yang lain.

4. Apakah perlu bermazhab? Sebenarnya tidak perlu jika kita mempunyai kemampuan untuk berijtihad secara langsung daripada al-Quran dan hadis. Jika tidak, seeloknya mengikut kefahaman para ulama.

5. Contohnya dalam keinginan untuk makan kek. Bagaimana caranya untuk mendapatkan kek tersebut. Pertama dengan membeli bahan mentan seperti tepung, gula, telur dan sebagainya. Kemudian diproses masak hingga menjadi kek. Kedua dengan terus membeli kek di kedai.

6. Bagi yang mampu, silalah untuk membuat kek sendiri. Jika tidak, belilah kek di kedai.

7. Kenapa perlu bermazhab? Antaranya :
- Ketidakmampuan memahami nas al-Quran dan hadis secara menyeluruh. Bahasa Arab pun tidak dikuasai, bagaimana kemampuan untuk memahaminya dengan baik.

- Kekangan masa untuk berijtihad. Masing-masing ada tugasan dan urusan yang lain.

- Hukum mazhab masih berdasarkan nas al-Quran dan hadis. Kalau dikaji setiap hukum, sudah pasti ada hujah dan dalil.

- Mazhab mengalami saringan dan perbahasan yang panjang. Apa yang sampai sudah disaring dengan baik.

- Mazhab penting dalam menjaga perpaduan umat agar tidak bertelingkah.

8. Cuma dalam bermazhab, jangan dikuasai fanatik mazhab. Hendaklah berlapang dada dalam setiap perbezaan.

9. Nabi s.a.w. tidak bermazhab kerana Nabi adalah sumber syariah. Setiap mazhab masih di bawah lingkungan syariah. Maka tidak wajar disebut mazhab Nabi s.a.w. kerana ini merendahkan martabat Nabi kerana menyamakan Nabi dengan para ulama. Nabi lebih tinggi dan utama daripada insan yang lain.

10. Jika tidak bersetuju dengan sesuatu pandangan dalam mazhab Syafii, tidak mengapa. Kajilah dalil dan hujah yang lain. Namun adab ikhtilaf hendaklah dijaga.

11. Hari ini, para ulama masih lagi bergantung kepada kefahaman dalam mazhab yang muktabar dalam memahami nas syarak. Di Malaysia secara umum bermazhab Syafii namun ia tidak menghalang mazhab lain jika ada kewajarannya.

Sumber: Blog Ustaz Nidzam Kadir

Liverpool new stylish home kit unveiled

Liverpool Football Club can today unveil its stylish new home kit for seasons 2010-12.

The adidas strip represents a modern interpretation of the one worn during the triumphant 1989-90 campaign, in which the Reds won title number 18, and is available to pre-order now ahead of the official launch date of May 6, 2010.
The traditional all red kit has key features including a jacquard fabric, laser cut woven club crest execution, and rich metallic gold piping detail that helps to create a jersey steeped in history, with a stylish modern twist.

On the field of play the players' jerseys will incorporate Adidas' cutting edge tech fit technology - a unique feature of the match jersey itself.

Performance benefits of tech fit include improved speed, increased endurance capabilities and enhanced proprioception. This will help give the team that all important edge over the competition, when it matters most.

The match jerseys will continue to feature climacool technology, a mixture of heat and moisture controlling materials, ventilation channels and 3D fabrics which improve air flow to the skin in the key heat zones.

The use of moisture management fabrics and conductive fibres which draw heat away from the body will also assist with players' temperature regulation regardless of the playing conditions.

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