Friday, 23 November 2012
5 tips to learn from your failed speeches – Obama did
It’s an awful experience to give a presentation that bombs.
You can feel shocked, humiliated and angry, all at the same time.
You
can walk away from your talk convinced that your career has been
ruined, and that your colleagues will never speak to you again.
Or, you can decide to deal with reality and demonstrate an invaluable vocational trait called speaker resilience.
Four ways to make the most of your career
Media coverage regularly reminds us that unemployment rates
are still hovering around 8 per cent, but when you've lost the love you
once had for your job, even with the knowledge that having one at all
is a blessing, the bulk of your week is an uphill challenge. Before you
write off all hope, focus less on what's lacking and more on shifting
your lackluster perspective. Here are four easy ways to feel better about your job.
Friday, 16 November 2012
How TV Killed the Republican Party’s Family Values
Republicans are searching for an explanation as to why voters rejected their vision of America. The answer may be on their television screens, where an ever-expanding, bluer definition of family values makes their nostalgic idea of family values feel like a foreign world.
The biggest loser of last week’s elections may have been the Republican Party’s image of the American family. Al Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, blamed the Republican loss on a dramatic change in our country’s “moral landscape.” He’s right, but this isn’t new: the GOP vision of America, which includes patriarchal churchgoing families with sexually abstinent teenagers who have no use for birth control hasn’t been a reality since the 1950s.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/11/15/how-tv-killed-the-republican-party-s-family-values.html
Who, What, Why: Who first called it a 'fiscal cliff'?
The phrase "fiscal cliff"
is now part of the American lexicon, describing the looming deadline
when tax cuts expire and spending cuts kick in. But where did the term
come from and is the image a helpful one?
No sooner had President Barack Obama awoken from his election
night victory rally than the media was discussing the next pressing
issue sitting atop his in-tray.
The so-called fiscal cliff describes the automatic tax
increases and spending cuts due to take effect on 1 January, a
combination which economists say would push the US into recession - with
global consequences.
Thursday, 15 November 2012
Using iPad at night 'could trigger depressio
Using your iPad or watching television late at night could make you depressed,
according to a study that shows exposure to bright light during sleeping
hours affects behaviour and stress levels.
American scientists found that mice regularly exposed to light at night became
‘depressed’ - showing less interest in doing ‘fun’ things, being less likely
to explore new objects in their cages and not moving around as much. They
also had higher levels of cortisol, the stress hormone.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9677947/Using-iPad-at-night-could-trigger-depression.html
When Colleges Look Up Applicants on Facebook: The Unspoken New Admissions Test
Judging by its Facebook network, Hastings High School in New York
has one strange senior class. A student named “FunkMaster Floikes” is
somehow rubbing shoulders with Lizzie McGuire and the fictional parents
from That ‘70s Show. Meanwhile Samwise Gams (a nickname of a hobbit in Lord of the Rings)
is listed as a 2012 alum. At first glance, such social media profiles
have all the makings of crude online pranks. But in reality, they have
been strategically created by actual Hastings seniors determined to
shield themselves from the prying eyes of college admissions officers.
“There’s a fairly big party scene there,” says Sam “Samwise” Bogan, who
is now a freshman at Dickinson College in Pennsylvania. “When the
college search process comes around, people start changing their
Facebook name or untagging old photos that they don’t want anyone to
see. It’s kind of a ritual.”
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