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World’s New Richest Man- Carlos Slim Helu

For the third time in three years the world has welcomed another name for the world’s richest man according to Forbes.

The man of the new generation- Carlos Slim Helu has won the title as “The World’s Richest Man” over Bill Gates who consecutively for 14 years top the record in Forbes. Carlos Slim Helu has a net worth of over $53.5 billion and has been into telephone business and other infrastructures within Mexico and Latin America.

Carlos Slim Helu is Mexico’s telephone tycoon as he has earned credit for making his company the top telephone company in the country and now, has gained more strength and power having to merge his fixed-assets with American Movil, the biggest telephone company in Latin America.

Grew up as a simple child, Helu is of Lebanese descendant but had his success in Mexico, where he found his career well-driven and productive enough to start his business ventures greatly increasing in the market. He is known to be a simple man only fund of baseball and with no other luxurious lifestyles. He doesn’t even use computers often but states that “Technology is going to transform people’s lives and society everywhere in the world. My main task is to understand what’s going on and try to see where we can fit in.”

In 2005 Forbes estimated his wealth up to $67.8 putting him ahead of Warren Buffet and Bill Gates. He is one modest entrepreneur which most of this generation highly look up to, because he has made dreams come into reality by giving chances to people who lost their jobs and gave them a productive living by also earning in return. He has invested much into losing businesses  even during the downturns of such economy but lavishly made multiple-fold profits by reselling them after re-inventing each business venture. Most of his companies are in good standing, since he is a man who sees that hard work will bring you to great places.

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Sandra Bullock for Best Actress in Oscar Awards

Miss Congeniality has earned what she deserved for a jod well done in The Blind Side movie. She has portrayed her character as Mrs. Leigh Anne Touhy, a mother of two lovely kids and a beautiful, loving wife who discovered Michael Oher- a lonely boy with a traumatic story from his past.

Sandra Bullock gained popularity during the early 1990′s for the movies Speed and While You Were Sleeping and from then on, has been a must-see-personality within the movie industry. She has done a lot of films which always hit the top score and became very famous for the movie- Miss Congeniality which almost all girls can totally relate the story to.

Although became more popular and famous, Sandra Bullock remained humble and continue with a low-profile status in Hollywood but her fans kept her out from her comfort zone since she is a noble actress and a good role model for every woman who dreams to achieve their goals someday. Of course she can’t blame her fans for patronizing her since she really is a charming and beautiful lady whom every man is dreaming of having.

The movie The Blind Side which made Sandra Bullock on the lime light is based on a true story in which a young boy was made to reach his dream and live a happy, peaceful life. You could really see that the story is one heart-warming one since it deals with how a family should love and support ne another. Sandra Bullock’s character made every women, single or married realize how meaningful life is when you share it to the needy, having to love somebody who’s not your king like he’s your son and that unconditional love does not choose nor pick, but is given whole-heartedly. Every wife or mother would totally agree to this as it is the love of a mother who’s worth having and that nothing can stop a mother from loving somebody even if he’s not blood-related, but her own son and family. This is one good film that emulates the family that lives not through fame and fortune, but with love, discipline, hope and care.
Some people would say that Sandra Bullock does not deserve the award, but looking back at what she has achieved and what she has become, one would totally agree that she deserves the best actress award and should be hailed for a job well done.

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Ways to Help You Recover from an Earthquake Disaster



An earthquake is an unstable movement of the earth’s crust which is caused by certain magnetic forces within the inner core thus reacting through dismantling the plates of the earth’s crust. An earthquake can cause severe damages to buildings and structures, injuries and death to people and worst- tsunami, which occurs if the eye of the earthquake happens to be sea-based. Tsunami happens when the sea level raises abruptly due to destabilization of the sea bed thus causes overflow of water throughout its surrounding land.

These are just some devastating facts in which people are traumatized and quite devastated with some tragedies that are happening. Amidst the hurt and pain, here are some ways to help people ease out stress and eventually recover from an earthquake disaster.

Acceptance

By accepting the situation, it would be easier for you to do things accordingly and you can think clearly as to what your next move should be. Most people tend to spend most of their time blaming others, tend be angered by the deaths of their loved ones, deny the truth and be depressed for longer periods of time. These won’t help you ease out the pain that you are feeling, but if you accept it and try to regain strength, you will feel more stress-free and peaceful.

Join help groups

Help groups are there to tend to your emotional and physical needs as well. They are there to guide you throughout your healing process and are support you with what your decisions will be. This is a good outlet for your stress and anger as to what had happened and will be beneficial for your health since you will be coping up so well with the help of this group. You won’t feel lonely having to know that you are not the only one who is experiencing this kind of situation and feel more hopeful knowing that everybody is supporting you.

Move on

When you have fully-accepted the tragedy and have regained enough strength to fight back the pain, it is then the time to move on. Hurtful things always happen and these cannot be controlled. Moving on is a productive sign for you to grow and mature having to cope up very well with bad situations. There is nothing permanent in this world so it is best to stand up and make amends as to what was lost and learn new lessons out of your experiences in life. You’ll be surprised seeing yourself one day having to overcome such circumstances and have a life new beneath the tragedies that had happened.

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Effects of an Earthquake

Effects of Earthquake Tragedies

Trauma, pain, grief and shortage—those are the most terrible effects one could ever experience during earthquake tragedies. Learn how each of these effects determines one’s loss and experiences with such tragedies as earthquakes.

Earthquakes are results of sudden uncontrolled seismic waves and unexpected release of energy within the earth’s crust. It usually manifests shaking within the earth’s surface depending on its magnitude making 3 as minimum and 7 above as the most extreme effects. Earthquakes cause land-based structures to shake, streets to crack, and worst, if the epicenter is on seabed, tsunami occurs. This is what usually happens when there is a high magnitude of earthquake within an area, causing injuries, loss of properties and worst, death.

Trauma

People having to experience the worst magnitude of earthquakes are traumatized not just physically, but mentally and emotionally. There will be episodes of flashbacks and that causes mild to severe trauma which can either be temporary or permanent. Such traumas can also be treated, depending on the severity of its damages. It also depends on how the person reacts upon it, whether he’ll accept treatment or not.

Pain

It is subjected to physical, mental or emotional pain. Such tragedies really affect one’s perspective in life and to those who were badly hurt cannot overcome the situation immediately. Earthquakes are one of the worst tragedies one could ever experience and it will bring fear of having to survive when it happens. Pain can also be treated the same as trauma, but one has to exert more effort in reaching his goal to overcome the pain he has experienced during that specific moment.

Grief

This is those who have lost their loved ones and lost everything they have on an earthquake. Not everybody is lucky to have survived a high-magnitude earthquake and has caused severe damages to the environment and those who live within that area. This is by far the worst experience one could ever have, to lose someone and something dearly in just one snap unexpectedly.

Shortage

This goes to the entire community as with severe earthquakes, there will be shortage of natural resources and commodities such as food, water and shelter. One could never survive without these necessities because it is our means of living. So this goes to everybody who has been in that area where the earthquake had happened causing the survivors to suffer more because they don’t have any other means of survival.

These are just the worst of the effects one could ever experience through an earthquake. One could never expect it to happen as we could never determine how our fate will be in the present and future. It is just a matter of living one day at another and never missing out to continue making use of what you have right now for we will never know when our lives will end. Earthquakes give us a lesson to remember- to never let each day go through without having to live by each priceless value that we have. This is just an experience for us to remember that nothing is permanent in this world except change and we should be ready for that big change anytime it will happen.

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Ways to Earn When Unemployed

The world has again been tested against closures of big companies and deployment of mostly breadwinners. But to no haste, people have become smarter and find ways of earning enough money to sustain their daily necessities in life.

You can make money out of the daily activities that you usually do. For unemployed people, you can try online jobs, go for hourly-paid jobs at food chains, help household chores for your neighbors and apply for part-time jobs at establishments in your community.

Online jobs

These are becoming popular nowadays since it is very convenient having to work at home without sparing money out of your pockets for transportation and food allowances outside home. Try looking for jobs online through search engines and you’ll be surprised of the long list that awaits your application. Most online jobs are hourly or fixed-price, it just depends with what you and your employer have agreed upon. Online jobs vary into different fields like web designing, data entry, virtual assistant, telemarketing, management, writing and translation.

Hourly-paid jobs at food chains

Usually restaurants offer a lot of hourly paid jobs and this could benefit you since it only requires minimal hours at work and spend the rest of the day attending to your family’s needs and other important errands for yourself. Food chains usually offer a minimum amount of $3-5 per hour for extra help like dishwashing, bar tending or cleaning services.

Help household chores for your neighbors

Your neighbors are your direct market for earning money when unemployed. They are friendly enough to accept your offer to help as it is always convenient on your part too having to work with people you are comfortable with. You can offer baby-sitting or cleaning services on your spare time and earn enough money for your savings too.

Apply for part-time jobs on establishments in your community

With every community you can always look for part-time jobs as they require less documents and would usually hire immediately, most part-time jobs are urgently needed as it would be lucky on your part having to look for at least on part-time job for the entire week. This is also hassle-free since it does not affect your daily routine and activities and sometimes they are tax free.

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