The Lifelong Learner
:: Do what you can, with what you have, where you are -Roosevelt ::
The Lifelong Learner
:: Do what you can, with what you have, where you are -Roosevelt ::
AOL is going to lose a lot of dial-up subscribers. No doubt about that. AOL is not dead, however. I see AOL rebounding. Why? Content is the king! AOL has a lot of content, mainly from Time Warner. I see some good things from them lately — take a look at aol.com. Their portal is looking better than ever. They have quite a few developments in place. Like what? Read this excellent post, AOL Rising.
Reference:AOL Rising by Russel Beattie
Steve Jobs is a very successful man. He has it all. He is still a human being: he has problems, letbacks, etc. He recently addressed the graduating class at Stanford. The speech that he gave is probably the best piece of writing I read in a really long time. If not ever. He shares his personal experiences there. He shares three intersting stories of his life. I really recommend that you read it. And re-read it.
Here is some great advice from Steve:
Are you living your life like it’s your last day in your life? Steve does. This is what he says.
How good is that? Just excellent.
Reference[1] Jobs: You’ve got to find what you love
Oh, Europe, old Europe, look at yourself, where are going? Stop blaming others, look at your own chronic problems, and go to work!
Some people say that Europe is the next big thing. They say that US is losing its edge, and that Europe is THE future. Not so fast, I think. Until they resolve their huge problems — inflexibility in the work force, hard-line unions, high costs — companies are going to move out, rather than move in.
Read this article from NY Times, Thomas L. Friedman: 35-hour week? 35-hour day!. Friedman is not afraid to speak loudly. Interesting read, though.
Those are words coming from Harry S Truman. How true are they? The situation in Russia looks very worrisome. The president of Russia, Putin, is silencing the opposition (the governement just took control over the most popular, liberal news company), and puts more power into the government’s hands (oil industry). Next thing you know, as Truman said, the people in Russia are terrified (companies are already feeling it). Not a good situation. I just hope democracy wins, that people of Russia win. Win over Putin’s authoritative rule.
You probably heard about the new food pyramid, haven’t you? The old pyramid is gone, and in place they put several different pyramids. One size does not fit all — that’s what they say. I agree. So if you’re an athlete, you’re going to have a different pyramid than a guy who sits on his butt all day — me 
. But that’s how it should be, because an athlete needs more energy, more food than I do.
You can find the new pyramid at MyPyramid.org.
But if you look closely, and this article, New Pyramid Gets Personal, did a nice job, it boils down to the following recommendations, below.
While the new food pyramid may seem confusing at first, you can get well on your way to a healthier, new you by following the basics.
Grains
* Eat at least 3 ounces of whole-grain bread, cereal, crackers, rice, or pasta every day.* Look for “whole” before the grain name on the list of ingredients.
Vegetables
* Eat more dark green vegetables.* Eat more orange vegetables.* Eat more dry beans and peas.
Fruits
* Eat a variety of fruit.* Choose fresh, frozen, canned, or dried fruit.* Go easy on fruit juices.
Oils
* Get most of your fat from fish, nuts, and vegetable oils.* Limit solid fats like butter, stick margarine, shortening, and lard.
Milk
* Go low fat or fat free.* If you don’t or can’t drink milk, choose lactose-free products or other calcium sources.
Meat & Beans
* Choose low-fat or lean meats and poultry.* Bake it, broil it, or grill it.* Vary your choices — with more fish, beans, peas, nuts, and seeds.
I will give you two tips on how you can make your cover letter better.
One, make sure that it is actually read by the recipients. How? The answer is simple: Grab their attention right away. How do you do that? You need to put an attention-grabbing statement right away in the letter. (Did I grab your attention in the opening statement of this post?) For example, you might start (I like this one): “THREE reasons why I believe I may be the candidate you’re looking for to fill [the position].” Read the whole article by Jimmy Sweeney here.
Two, include an attention grabbing P.S. (Post Script). I have to admit this is true, I’m jumping to a P.S. right away (have you read the P.S in this post, yet?). If not, I almost always read it. From now on, I’m going to use it to my advantage. You’ll find the whole article, also by Jimmy Sweeney here.
P.S.The articles are taken from a net-temps.com newsletter I subscribe to.
