Appealing Technologies

Hakan’s approach to technology & marketing oriented life

June 21

Travel leads online business

U.S. online business grew by 25% in 2006.

Top online retailing categories, in billions:

Travel 73 Billion

Apparel, accessories and footwear 18 Billion

Computer hardware/software 17 Billion

Autos/Auto Parts 17 Billion

Home Furnishings 10 Billion

Does the list surprise you? Does it give you any ideas? Wow, what about travel? It blew away everything else.
May 4

The Art of Peace

The Art of Peace, yani baris sanati, Aikido’un felsefesini ozetleyen bir cumle. Aikido’yu yaratan Morihei Ueshiba’nin bu felsefe hakkindaki soylemleri, onemli sozlerini sevgili ihsan cem ingilizce olarak gondermisti bana. 150 kusur onemli sozden olusan bir eser. Sozlerin her biri oylesine dusundurucu ve etkileyiciydi ki hem askerde ingilizce pratigi yapmak hem de sozleri daha iyi idrak edebilmek icin basladim bunlari turkceye cevirmeye. Benden once birileri muhakkak bunu, hem de daha iyi bir sekilde yapmistir ama ben kendi anldigimi yansittigim bu ceviriyi burdan paylasmak istiyorum. Simdilik ilk 17 tanesi bitti. 3 tanesini alta onizleme olarak ekliyorum geri kalanini gormek isterseniz —->

Barış Sanatı – The Art of Peace

Morihei Ueshiba

Morihei Ueshiba (1883-1969) gelmiş geçmiş en büyük savaş sanatçısıdır. “Barış Sanatı” şeklinde tercüme edilebilecek olan Aikido’yu yaratmıştır. Morihei Ueshiba, Aikido uygulayıcıları tarafından O-Sensei, “Büyük Öğretici” ünvanıyla anılmaktadır. Aşağıdaki sözler, O-Sensei’nin konuşmalarından, şiirlerinden, kaligrafilerinden ve halk arasında kulaktan kulağa dolaşan söylemlerinden derlenmiştir.

Morihei Ueshiba (1883-1969) was history’s greatest martial artist. He was the founder of Aikido, which can be translated as “The Art of Peace.” Morihei Ueshiba is referred to by the practitioners of Aikido as O-Sensei, “The Great Teacher”. The following quotations have been compiled from O-Sensei’s collected talks, poems, and calligraphy, and from oral tradition.

Bir

Barış Sanatı seninle başlar. Barış Sanatında benliğin ve sana atanmış görevin üzerinde çalış. Herkes, arınabilir bir ruha, doğru yöntem uygulanarak eğitilebilecek bedene ve izleyebileceği kendisine uygun bir yola sahiptir. Burada oluşunun amacı, gizli, insanötesi özelliklerini idrak etmekten ve doğal aydınlanmanı açığa çıkarmaktan başka bir şey değildir. Kendi yaşamın çerçevesinde barışı besle, büyüt ve bu sanatı karşılaştığın her şeye uygula.

The Art of Peace begins with you. Work on yourself and your appointed task in the Art of Peace. Everyone has a spirit that can be refined, a body that can be trained in some manner, a suitable path to follow. You are here for no other purpose than to realize your inner divinity and manifest your innate enlightenment. Foster peace in your own life and then apply the Art to all that you encounter

İki

Barış Sanatı’nı uygulamak için kişinin mekana, paraya, güce ve mevkiye ihtiyacı yoktur. Cennet, hemen şu anda, üzerine basmakta olduğunuz noktadır; ve o nokta, alıştırma yapabileceğiniz yerin ta kendisidir.

One does not need buildings, money, power, or status to practice the Art of Peace. Heaven is right where you are standing, and that is the place to train.

Üç

Maddesel ve ruhsal herşey tek bir kaynaktan varolmaktadır ve tüm bu varlıklar, tek bir aileyi oluşturuyormuşcasına birbiriyle ilişki halindedir. Geçmiş, bugün ve gelecek, yaşamın kudretinin parçalarıdır. Kainat, tek bir kaynaktan ortaya çıkmış ve geliştirilmiştir; hepimiz, birleştirilme ve harmonizasyon süreçlerinin en mükemmel hallerinden geçerek geliştirildik.

 All things, material and spiritual, originate from one source and are related as if they were one family. The past, present, and future are all contained in the life force. The universe emerged and developed from one source, and we evolved through the optimal process of unification and harmonization.

May 3

Pearls of Wisdom

“Fourteen Things That It Took Me Over
50 Years To Learn” by Dave Barry



  1. Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.


  2. If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be “meetings.”


  3. There is a very fine line between “hobby” and “mental illness.”


  4. People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them.


  5. You should not confuse your career with your life.


  6. Nobody cares if you can’t dance well. Just get up and dance.


  7. Never lick a steak knife.


  8. The most destructive force in the universe is gossip.


  9. You will never find anybody who can give you a clear and compelling reason why we observe daylight savings time.


  10. You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely suggests that you think she’s pregnant unless you can see an actual baby emerging from her at that moment.


  11. There comes a time when you should stop expecting other people to make a big deal about your birthday. That time is age eleven.


  12. The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we ALL believe that we are above-average drivers.


  13. A person who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter, is not a nice person. (This is very important. Pay attention. It never fails.)


  14. Your friends love you anyway.

Thought for the day: Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic.