Data, Information, Knowledge, and Wisdom (DIKW)

"Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it."

Albert Einstein

CIO's Top 5 Priorities 2010

1. Business Productivity and Cost Reduction
2. IT and Business alignment
3. Business Agility and Speed to Market
4. Business Process Reengineering
5. IT Cost Reduction

Presentation Techniques With Powerpoint

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• Make It Big
• Keep It Simple
• The 6 x 9 Rule 
• No more than 6 lines per slide
• No more than 9 words per line

Finance & Accounting Facts : Types of Internal Controls

Internal controls in finance include control environment, risk assessment, control activities and control related to information and communication. Monitor internal controls for a business over a period of time with insight from a certified public accountant in this free video on finance.

Risk Control Techniques

Six broad categories of risk control techniques which include:
1. Avoidance
2. Loss Prevention
3. Loss Reduction
4. Separation

The Importance of Internal Controls

What are the dangers of not having effective internal controls?

Ken Blake

Certified Public Accountant (C.P.A.)

Transcript:

Okay, what do we mean by "internal controls"? Primarily what we are tying to establish is ways of making sure that the business assets are not squandered or otherwise lost through loose accounting procedures. There are a number of areas that internal controls are really important: primarily in the area of inventory and also in the area of sales and cash management. For instance, you want to make sure that you take a physical inventory on a not too infrequent basis. Monthly would be great, quarterly would be not so great but it's still better than just an annual one. This allows you to match up what you think you have in inventory verses what you really have and can identify any shortages.

Luca Pacioli: The Father of Traditional Accounting

Luca Pacioli, a Franciscan monk who lived in Italy during the 1500s, is often called the father of double-entry bookkeeping. Pacioli was not the inventor, but was "the first accountant to combine his knowledge with Johann Gutenberg's technology to instruct the world on the subject in print."

Tsunami Records

7.2 Richter magnitude earthquake that shook the Mentawai Islands, West Sumatra, Monday, October 25, 2010, caused a wave of deadly tsunami. All the settlements located on the west coast islands were hit by a tsunami that killed more than 400 people.

Indonesia is familiar with the disaster. In December 2004, the great tsunami occurred in Aceh. Then the next three months occurred in Nias. One more year, exactly on July 17, 2006, the tsunami also occurred in Pangandaran, West Java.

Tsunami track record was already since 6000 BC. Scientific media page, Livescience.com, records list all-powerful tsunamis that have occurred on Earth.

5 Things That Can Make You Happy @ Work

Working is one thing that can make people happier. Therefore, it is important to balance the motivation to work with happiness by doing a job you love.

You can love a job at this time by doing the following ways, as quoted from eHow.

Top 50 Universities in The World

www.webometrics.info recently released the list of this semester of the top ranked universities in the world. www.webometrics.info  publishes the ranks only twice a year, on January and July. Usually it ranks until 12000 universities all over the world.Below is the recently released list of top 50 universities in the world by www.webometrics.info

WORLD RANK   UNIVERSITY  
          
1                  Harvard University
2                  Massachusetts Institute of Technology
3                  Stanford University
4                  University of California Berkeley
5                  Cornell University
6                  University of Michigan
7                  University of Minnesota
8                  University of Washington

7 Things Which Can Decrease Your Memory

1. You're stressed out
Suggestion:
You won't know when your cortisol levels are up, but most of us know when we are stressed and under pressure, whether it's caused by work, family, relationships or money. Make time for yourself to do what helps you to relax - exercise, a relaxing bath, yoga, or doing some gardening.

2. Problems sleeping
Suggestion:
Sleep problems are usually caused by lifestyle, rather than a sleep disorder. Establish a sleep routine, and avoid food and drink (especially alcohol) which help keep you awake or interrupt your sleep pattern.

Sleep apnoea mostly occurs in men, people who are overweight and who snore heavily.

Spain Becomes A Newly-Crowned World Champion - FIFA

Spain moves to the top of rankings ahead of second-placed Netherlands, while pre-tournament number ones Brazil slip down to third.

Here is the new ranking released by FIFA (previous position in brackets)
1 (2) Spain
2 (4)  Netherlands
3 (1) Brazil

Top 5 Most Dangerous Fake Antiviruses

Desktop is getting dark and virus warning is blinking intensely. Afterwards, an unknown antivirus offers solutions at certain prices.
This is often happening to many internet users. Is it truly showing that your PC is attacked by viruses? Not always and be careful !!

Top 10 Most Wanted Target by Hackers

Until now, Facebook is still the most popular media to express anything for Internet's users. However, this social networking users should remain cautious. As of now, many parties keep trying to take advantage of Facebook. It is no secret, that on Facebook various identities and secrets are often published to the public. It is not a surprise, according to the Kaspersky's report in May 2010,that this social networking is on the first quarter of 2010 ranked number four as a target of hackers. Phishing becomes major issues in Facebook.

Avoid The Identity Theft

Identity theft is a crime that is real and around us. This crime is one of the fastest growing crimes over the last decade, because the crime is easy to do but very complicated in the solution. Moreover, the victims generally do not realize that they have become the real victims. Or even when they realized that they had become the victims, it is usually already very late. And all the efforts to restore the real identity will be getting very complicated and will need extra time and energy.

Ernest Rutherford

Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937) was a New Zealand-born physicist who studied atomic cooperating with JJ Thomson at the University of Cambridge.

Rutherford successfully caught the nucleus of in an atom. With support from the Frederick Soddy, he argued that the radioactivity derived from the disintegration of atoms. He was the first person to successfully make atomic disntegration in the laboratory.

For his research on various types of radiation, he was named as a Nobel laureate in Chemistry in 1908.

TOP 10 PHYSICISTS IN HISTORY

Here is the list of top 10 physicist in history according to online poll by Physics World Magazine :

1. Albert Einstein  

Sexiest Women in 2009

Below is the list of sexiest women in 2009 and her film according to online polling by fandango.com:


1. Megan Fox: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and Jennifer's Body

Hollywood's Worst Actors and Actresses in 2009

You want to know what likely movies, actors, actresses and directors whose works are considered as the poorest in the year 2009? Also, actors and actresses who are considered failed to appear perfect in the movies they starred in last ten years?