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Toll Free Numbers

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Airlines

Indian Airlines - 1800 180 1407
Jet Airways - 1800 22 5522
SpiceJet - 1800 180 3333
Air India -- 1800 22 7722
KingFisher - 1800 180 0101

Banks

ABN AMRO - 1800 11 2224
Canara Bank - 1800 44 6000
Citibank - 1800 44 2265
Corporatin Bank - 1800 443 555
Development Credit Bank - 1800 22 5769
HDFC Bank - 1800 227 227
ICICI Bank - 1800 333 499
ICICI Bank NRI - 1800 22 4848
IDBI Bank - 1800 11 6999
Indian Bank - 1800 425 1400
ING Vysya - 1800 44 9900
Kotak Mahindra Bank - 1800 22 6022
Lord Krishna Bank - 1800 11 2300
Punjab National Bank - 1800 122 222
State Bank of India - 1800 44 1955
Syndicate Bank - 1800 44 6655

Automobiles

Mahindra Scorpio - 1800 22 6006
Maruti - 1800 111 515
Tata Motors - 1800 22 5552
Windshield Experts - 1800 11 3636

Computers/IT

Adrenalin - 1800 444 445
AMD - 1800 425 6664
Apple Computers - 1800 444 683
Canon - 1800 333 366
Cisco Systems - 1800 221 777
Compaq - HP - 1800 444 999
Data One Broadband - 1800 424 1800
Dell - 1800 444 026
Epson - 1800 44 0011
eSys - 3970 0011
Genesis Tally Academy - 1800 444 888
HCL - 1800 180 8080
IBM - 1800 443 333
Lexmark - 1800 22 4477
Marshal's Point - 1800 33 4488
Microsoft - 1800 111 100
Microsoft Virus Update - 1901 333 334
Seagate - 1800 180 1104
Symantec - 1800 44 5533
TVS Electronics - 1800 444 566
WeP Peripherals - 1800 44 6446
Wipro - 1800 333 312
xerox - 1800 180 1225
Zenith - 1800 222 004

Railways

Indian Railway General Enquiry 131
Indian Railway Central Enquiry 131
Indian Railway Reservation 131
Indian Railway All Enquiry 139
Indian Railway Railway Reservation Enquiry 1345,1335,1330
Indian Railway Centralised Railway Enquiry 1330/1/2/3/4/ 5/6/7/8/9

Couriers/Packers & Movers

ABT Courier - 1800 44 8585
AFL Wizz - 1800 22 9696
Agarwal Packers & Movers - 1800 11 4321
Associated Packers P Ltd - 1800 21 4560
DHL - 1800 111 345
FedEx - 1800 22 6161
Goel Packers & Movers - 1800 11 3456
UPS - 1800 22 7171

Home Appliances

· Aiwa/Sony - 1800 11 1188
· Anchor Switches - 1800 22 7979
· Blue Star - 1800 22 2200
· Bose Audio - 1800 11 2673
· Bru Coffee Vending Machines - 1800 44 7171
· Daikin Air Conditioners - 1800 444 222
· DishTV - 1800 12 3474
· Faber Chimneys - 1800 21 4595
· Godrej - 1800 22 5511
· Grundfos Pumps - 1800 33 4555
· LG - 1901 180 9999
· Philips - 1800 22 4422
· Samsung - 1800 113 444
· Sanyo - 1800 11 0101
· Voltas - 1800 33 4546
· WorldSpace Satellite Radio - 1800 44 5432

Investments/ Finance

CAMS - 1800 44 2267
Chola Mutual Fund - 1800 22 2300
Easy IPO's - 3030 5757
Fidelity Investments - 1800 180 8000
Franklin Templeton Fund - 1800 425 4255
J M Morgan Stanley - 1800 22 0004
Kotak Mutual Fund - 1800 222 626
LIC Housing Finance - 1800 44 0005
SBI Mutual Fund - 1800 22 3040
Sharekhan - 1800 22 7500
Tata Mutual Fund - 1800 22 0101

Travel

Club Mahindra Holidays - 1800 33 4539
Cox & Kings - 1800 22 1235
God TV Tours - 1800 442 777
Kerala Tourism - 1800 444 747
Kumarakom Lake Resort - 1800 44 5030
Raj Travels & Tours - 1800 22 9900
Sita Tours - 1800 111 911
SOTC Tours - 1800 22 3344

Healthcare

Best on Health - 1800 11 8899
Dr Batras - 1800 11 6767
GlaxoSmithKline - 1800 22 8797
Johnson & Johnson - 1800 22 8111
Kaya Skin Clinic - 1800 22 5292
LifeCell - 1800 44 5323
Manmar Technologies - 1800 33 4420
Pfizer - 1800 442 442
Roche Accu-Chek - 1800 11 45 46
Rudraksha - 1800 21 4708
Varilux Lenses - 1800 44 8383
VLCC - 1800 33 1262

Insurance

AMP Sanmar - 1800 44 2200
Aviva - 1800 33 2244
Bajaj Allianz - 1800 22 5858
Chola MS General Insurance - 1800 44 5544
HDFC Standard Life - 1800 227 227
LIC - 1800 33 4433
Max New York Life - 1800 33 5577
Royal Sundaram - 1800 33 8899
SBI Life Insurance - 1800 22 9090

Hotel Reservations

GRT Grand - 1800 44 5500
InterContinental Hotels Group - 1800 111 000
Marriott - 1800 22 0044
Sarovar Park Plaza - 1800 111 222
Taj Holidays - 1800 111 825

Teleshopping

Asian Sky Shop - 1800 22 1800
Jaipan Teleshoppe - 1800 11 5225
Tele Brands - 1800 11 8000
VMI Teleshopping - 1800 447 777
WWS Teleshopping - 1800 220 777

Others

Domino's Pizza - 1800 111 123

Cell Phones

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· BenQ - 1800 22 08 08
· Bird CellPhones - 1800 11 7700
· Motorola MotoAssist - 1800 11 1211
· Nokia - 3030 3838
· Sony Ericsson - 3901 1111

Forums List

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If any of these links have changed or bad,let me know, I will change it...

Access

Access World Forum http://www.access-programmers.co.uk/forums/
Utter Access Discussion www.utteraccess.com

BizTalk

MSDN forum http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/default.aspx?ForumGroupID=398&SiteID=1

BlogEngine.NET

Bug Reports and Suggestions for Microsoft

Posting suggestions, bug reports etc to Microsoft at https://connect.microsoft.com/dashboard/?wa=wsignin1.0
https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/Feedback
Visual Studio 2008 Bug Submission Form https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/CreateFeedbackForm.aspx?FeedbackFormConfigurationID=3792&FeedbackType=1
Visual Studio 2010 & .NET Framework 4 Beta 2 Bug Submission Form https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/CreateFeedbackForm.aspx?FeedbackFormConfigurationID=3785&FeedbackType=1
Visual Studio 2008 Suggestion form https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/CreateFeedbackForm.aspx?FeedbackFormConfigurationID=3793&FeedbackType=2
Visual Studio 2010 & .NET Framework 4 Beta 2 Suggestion Form https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/CreateFeedbackForm.aspx?FeedbackFormConfigurationID=3783&FeedbackType=2

Cat.Net (static code checker for SQL and XSS Injection)

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/catnet/threads

Cheat Sheets

Classic ASP

Code Converters (convert VB to C# and C# to VB)

Cross Browser Compliance

http://www.anybrowser.org/campaign/forum/

Crystal Reports

http://www.access-programmers.co.uk/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=65

CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)

CSS Layout Techniques: for Fun and Profit http://glish.com/css/

MSDN http://forums.microsoft.com/msdn/default.aspx?siteid=1&ForumGroupID=9
C# Corner http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/Forums/

Delphi

For queries on Delphi see http://www.delphiforums.com/

Doloto

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/doloto/threads

Dot Net

MSDN Dot Net forum see http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/default.aspx?ForumGroupID=12&SiteID=1

DotnetNuke

http://www.dotnetnuke.com/tabid/795/Default.aspx

Entity Framework

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/adodotnetentityframework/threads/

FckEditor

FFMPEG

http://ubuntuforums.org/tags.php?tag=ffmpeg

Firebird

Flash

Adobe http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/webforums/forum/index.cfm?forumid=15
Flashmove http://www.flashmove.com/board/index.php
Flashkirt http://board.flashkit.com/board/

Foxpro

Free Asp.Net Web Hosting

FreeTextBox

http://freetextbox.com/forums/

FXCOP

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vstscode/threads?sort=lastpostdesc

Generic Programming Sites

http://stackoverflow.com/

GhostDoc

http://community.submain.com/forums/30/ShowForum.aspx

IIS and Classic Asp

IIS http://www.iis.net/

Infragistics

http://news.infragistics.com/forums/default.aspx

Internet Explorer

iTextSharp

http://www.nabble.com/iTextSharp-f4188.html

Java

jQuery

http://docs.jquery.com/Discussion

LINQ

MSDN Linq - http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowForum.aspx?siteid=1&ForumID=123

Live Meeting

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/onlineserviceslivemeeting/threads

MBUnit

http://groups.google.com/group/mbunituser

Microsoft Charting Control

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/MSWinWebChart/threads/

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Project

http://forums.techarena.in/microsoft-project/

MySQL

http://forums.mysql.com/

NANT Forum

http://www.nabble.com/NAnt-f15390.html

NHbernate

http://forum.hibernate.org/viewforum.php?f=25

Open Source Projects and Libraries

http://www.codeplex.com/

Oracle

Pex

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/pex/threads/

PHP

Regular Expressions

Sharepoint

Technet Sharepoint forum http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/sharepoint/
Tec-Tips Sharepoint forum http://www.tek-tips.com/threadminder.cfm?pid=820
MSDN Sharepoint forum - http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/default.aspx?ForumGroupID=328&SiteID=1
Sharepoint User Group - http://www.sharepointforum.com/en-US/Pages/default.aspx
Codeplex Sharepoint forum - http://www.codeplex.com/SPFORUMS
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/category/sharepoint/

Silverlight

Silverlight http://silverlight.net/default.aspx

Smart Devices

MSDN http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/vssmartdevicesvbcs/threads/

Source Control (including Source Safe)

SQL Server:

SQL Server Team http://www.sqlteam.com/forums/
SQL Server Central http://www.sqlservercentral.com/
SQL Server at MSDN http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/default.aspx?ForumGroupID=19&SiteID=1
SQL at TEk-TIPS http://tek-tips.com/threadminder.cfm?pid=183&page=1

SSIS

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sqlintegrationservices/threads

StyleCop (a.k.a. CodeCop)

http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/sourceanalysis

TinyMCE

http://tinymce.moxiecode.com/punbb/index.php

Telerik Controls

http://www.telerik.com/community/forums.aspx

Umbraco

http://forum.umbraco.org/

Upload Source Projects to

VideoLAN

http://forum.videolan.org/

Visual Basic

Visual Source Safe (VSS)

Visual Source Safe Forum http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vssourcecontrol/threads/

Visual Studio Team System (VSTS)

http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/default.aspx?ForumGroupID=5&SiteID=1

Visual Studio Team Version Database Version

MSDN http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vstsdb/threads/

Visual Studio Extensibility

VS Extensibility forum http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/vsx/threads/

Visual Studio and .NET Framework documentation

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/devdocs/threads

VSTO Visual Studio Tools for Office

MSDN http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/vsto/threads/

Web Hosting:

Web Hosting http://www.webhostingtalk.com/

Windows Communication Foundation (WCF)

Windows Forms

Windows Forms http://windowsclient.net/
MSDN http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/windowsforms/

Windows Mobile

MSDN https://forums.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/default.aspx?siteid=65
PDA Street http://www.pdastreet.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=4

Windows Presentation Form (WPF)

MSDN http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/wpf/threads/
Code Guru http://www.codeguru.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=99
Code Project http://www.codeproject.com/script/Forums/View.aspx?fid=1004114

Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2008 http://windows2008forum.com/
TekTips http://www.tek-tips.com/threadminder.cfm?pid=1674
Computing.Net http://www.computing.net/forum/windows2008/1.html

Windows Workflow

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/windowsworkflowfoundation/threads/

Windsor Castle

http://forum.castleproject.org/index.php

Yet Another Forum
http://forum.yetanotherforum.net/

To repair your Transcend Pen Drive

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You may try to use the following link to repair your device.

http://www.transcendusa.com/Products/online_recovery_1.asp

Please kindly follow the instruction and use the recovery tool to repair it.

To update the Transcend MP3 player

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Steps To follow :

a. This firmware update program only supports in Win 2000 and Win XP. (Please log in with Administrator privileges)
        b. This procedure will DELETE all the files in your mp3 player.
        c. Please DO NOT use any USB hubs.

http://www.transcend.com.tw/Support/DLCenter/Driver/T610V4.1.zip or
http://www.transcendusa.com/Support/DLCenter/Driver/T610V4.1.zip

    (1) Install the firmware program and execute it.
    (2) Press the reset button for 3 seconds, then press and hold the PLAY/PAUSE button to plug it into an available USB port.
       (If the firmware update program does not recognize your device, please press the reset button for 2 seconds to reset the device again.)
    (3) Refer to the enclosed firmware update instruction and follow the directions shown by the program to finish the update procedure.

If this way still can't help to solve your problem, please kindly take the product with the receipt back to the original retailer and ask for a repair or replacement service.

Comman Operating System

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Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows Vista (aka Windows NT 6.0) (codename: Longhorn)
Windows Server 2003 (aka Windows NT 5.2)
Microsoft Windows XP (aka Windows NT 5.1) (codename: Whistler)
Microsoft Windows 2000 (aka Windows NT 5.0)
Windows NT 4.0, 3.51, 3.5, 3.1
Windows Me (aka Windows 4.9)
Windows 98 SE (Second Edition) (aka Windows 4.2)
Windows 98 (aka Windows 4.1)
Windows 95 (aka Windows 4.0)

MacOS (Apple Macintosh)

Mac OS X v10.5 (Leopard) (planned for release in late 2006/early 2007)
Mac OS X v10.4 (Tiger)
Mac OS X v10.3 (Panther)
Mac OS X v10.2 (Jaguar)
Mac OS X v10.1 (Puma)
Mac OS X v10.0 (Cheetah)
Mac OS 9
Mac OS 8
Mac OS 7.6 (first officially-named Mac OS)
System 7 (code-named "Big Bang")
System Software 6 and earlier

Linux distributions

Linux is an Open Source Operating system

Ubuntu
Debian
MEPIS
openSUSE
SUSE Enterprise Linux
Fedora
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
CentOS
Mandriva
Xandros
Linspire (previously known as "LindowsOS")
Gentoo
Slackware

External links: Information about Linux Linux article on Wikipedia Home of the Linux kernel

BSD

DragonFly BSD
FreeBSD
PC-BSD
NetBSD
OpenBSD

Solaris

Nexenta
Solaris

Other

Other operating systems currently in use, and appropriate for specifically targeted web applications and testing, but not considered to be in mainstream use.

Inferno
SkyOS
Digital UNIX (aka Tru64)

Understanding Google`s Algorithm

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Understanding Google`s Algorithm

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What is the Google Algorithm? An algorithm is a mathematical equation that uses certain information from your website in order to define its rankings. If you're looking for a printout of the specific equation Google uses to rank sites and how much each factor is weighed, this is not the place to get it.The actual algorithm used by Google is a secret, and will stay that way for as long as they can keep it. Although the specifics of the algorithm are not released at all, Google patented the basics of their algorithm, which makes it easily accessible to the public. If you would like to view the patent in all its splendor, simply search in whatever search engine you would like for the phrase "Google Patent."

This is a general overview of the general things this algorithm searches for, written in plain English for the average webmaster. This guide will go over some of the things Google's spiders are looking for, and how to utilize this knowledge in order to boost your rankings on the Google search engine. Keep in mind that while this guide is written specifically for staying on Google's good side in regards to placement in their search engine, the same tactics are definitely portable to the other major search engines such as Yahoo and MSN. Although Google's algorithm is extremely complex compared to those of Yahoo and MSN many of the same strategies still apply.

So, how does it work?

Basically, when a Google spider, or robot, finds your site a number of things are taken into consideration. Not only does this spider search through the content and links on your page, cataloging keywords, page titles and descriptions, backward links, and meta tags as it goes along, it even looks through your whois information. Whois information is the information provided through your hosting company on who exactly owns the website, including name, telephone number, email address, physical address, how long your site is registered for, and more. To check the whois information on your site, as well as others, visit Complete Whois and type in the URL of the site you are checking information on.

All of these are major factors (yes, including your physical address and name and the duration of your registration on a particular domain name) in the algorithm. Therefore, it is extremely important to optimize every single part of your site, visible or invisible to the common browser.

Knowing the Google algorithm, or at least the basics of it, will give you an edge on your competitors by making you more likely to get higher rankings under desired keywords. In addition, you will receive more traffic from those listings, thereby increasing the chances for getting links to your website, adding further traffic. Through a few high listings on Google, or the other search engines for that matter, the sky is the limit when talking about traffic and potential sales or users.

For example, if you wanted to broadcast a new song over the radio, but only did so using old equipment, regardless of the quality of the song, your entire station could be drowned out by the larger broadcasting companies armed with new equipment and a larger range capability. Using the latest tools and tactics will keep you on top of the search engine listings, as well as put you on the cutting edge in regards to your website's capabilities.

It is almost painfully obvious that using the best tactics to get your website listed would, of course, produce better results than using outdated tactics and trying to acquire the same effect, even if you spend three times the amount of time promoting your site through these tactics. Quality is greater than quantity in today's internet.

Alright, then how can I use the algorithm to my advantage?

There are quite a few things to focus on when optimizing your site for the Google algorithm, but the most important ones would have to be inbound links to your site and good, relevant content. Other things come into play, such as click through rates, the frequency of updates to your site, the physical address listed in your whois information, technical and administrative contacts, your host's IP address, and the length of time your domain name is registered for. All of these things, although some are weighed more than others, have a serious impact on your rankings and on your PR (Google Page Rank).

Links

Having a high volume of inbound links, or links coming from other related sites to your own, is king with Google, although there are specific "rules" you must follow to be sure that these links are counted as "suitable links." Get as many links back to your site as possible, but be sure these links are from related sites, or at least are in a category on their links page that is closely related to your own. Also, try to stay away from "FFA" pages, free for all listings pages with thousands of links on a single page, as these actually prove to be a detriment to your site in search engine listings. This would also include doorway or portal sites, which focus on having as many links to their site as they can, with as many keywords stuffed into the site as possible, as an alternative to real content.

Be sure to alter your text links slightly from time to time. Google's algorithm picks up on varied text links to your site much more than if they are all the same. This also helps to assure the spiders that your links were not spammed out to the sites you are listed on.

Relevant Content

If having a multitude of links is #1 on your priorities list, then having a large selection of unique, relevant content should be #2. There are so many benefits to having a lot of original content on your site that it's hard to list all of them. The most obvious would be the amount of keywords and phrases that are picked up by the search engines spidering your site. Original content also helps to prove that your site is not a "spammer" who simply stealing articles and content from other sites to attract more visitors. Increased traffic is another major benefit from having a lot of relevant content, which is never something to scoff at.

Overall, unique, relevant content is as much a requirement for getting high listings as getting high quality links to your site, if not more so. Focus on both equally, and make sure both your content and your links page are updated monthly at the very least. Ideally, you would want a high volume of incoming links being added daily, as well as site updates with fresh content, but if you don't have the time or energy for the constant writing and editing of your site, you should still be okay. Just remember, you will only get out of the algorithm what you put into it.

Other Optimization Tips

Generally, just try and be careful on how you promote your website, and how it appears to Google in the first place. If you keep your site clean and updated often and your whois information current, you should have no problem getting decent listings on desired keywords. Just make sure your site in no way resembles a Spam site, either through falsified contact information or physical address, or through the amount of keywords used on each page, or having your domain name registered for only one year.

For more detailed information on strategies and tips for utilizing the Google Algorithm, refer to Advanced Uses for the Google Algorithm.

You can see other articles by Claude Beavers on this topic at: SuperFaster.com - Free Search Engine Optimization Articles and Resources

windows mobile

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Creating programs that run on Windows Mobile phones is just as easy as writing apps for the desktop. Follow the steps on this page and you'll have a running Windows Mobile application.

Explore the world of the Internet

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The Internet Bus Project is an attempt to educate people about what the Internet is, and how it may be beneficial to their lives, by taking the Internet experience to them through a customised Internet-enabled bus, which will travel to several towns and cities across India.

Want to know, which movie is being showed in which theater at what time?

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Just enter your city name. It lists everything. Really

http://www.google.co.in/movies

Hope its helpful to you all..

Incessant Rain hitz Tamilnadu ,Pondicherry

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Technology this week

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http://www.businessweek.com/technology/

Quotes

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Shiv Khera on “Winner’s Edge”

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Ø We have to translate weakness into success.

Ø Nobody achieved anything in ideal condition

Ø Everybody who achieved anything did so in adverse condition

Ø Best idea will not work if you don’t work on the idea

Ø Positive thinking with effort increases the probability of success

Ø Negative thinking with effort reduces the probability of success

Ø Winners put in extra effort even when it hurts

Ø We should be able to give more than what we are paid for

Ø If we are able to give more than what we take - to the family, to the customer, to the organization and to the country, there is no competition

Ø Then we become the competition, and we don’t have competition.

Ø Winners empower and losers control

Ø Empowerment means delegating and assuming authority

Ø Don’t delegate authority without training

Ø Delegating without training is equal to giving a loaded gun to a monkey

Ø When you delegate authority to somebody, over-supervise for 90 days

Ø If everything is ok, you can relax. Otherwise you can take back the authority so as to minimize loss

Ø People try to protect their position and take control by keeping the data/information and then they become indispensable

Ø One must be valuable but dispensable

Ø Winners say “let us find out” but losers say “Don’t know”

Ø Winners welcome success, losers resent success

Ø Workers who only work for their pay cheques, do not have the feeling of belongingness

Ø We should have workers who belong to the organization

Ø Winners accept responsibility if something goes wrong. Losers do not own up the mistake by blame others.

Ø One has to pay the price for winning

Ø Winners make the days count losers count the days.