Tuesday, 20 October 2009 06:10
Unbelievable true facts:
1. If you are struck by lightning, your skin will be heated to 28,000 degrees Centigrade, hotter than the surface of the Sun.
2. If you trace your family tree back 25 generations, you will have 33,554,432 direct ancestors – assuming no incest was involved.
3. The average distance between the stars in the sky is 20 million miles.
4. It would take a modern spaceship 70,000 years to get to the nearest star to earth.
5. An asteroid wiped out every single dinosaur in the world, but not a single species of toad or salamander was affected. No one knows why, nor why the crocodiles and tortoises survived.
6. If you dug a well to the centre of the Earth, and dropped a brick in it, it would take 45 minutes to get to the bottom – 4,000 miles down.
7. Your body sheds 10 billion flakes of skin every day.
8. The Earth weighs 6,500 million million million tons.
9. Honey is the only food consumed by humans that doesn’t go off.
10. The Hawaiian alphabet has only 12 letters.
11. A donkey can sink into quicksand but a mule can’t.
12. Every time you sneeze your heart stops a second.
13. There are 22 miles more canals in Birmingham UK than in Venice.
14. Potato crisps were invented by a Mr Crumm.
15. Facetious and abstemious contain all the vowels in their correct order.
16. Eskimoes have hundreds of words for snow but none for hello.
17. The word “set” has the most definitions in the English language.
18. The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating its letters is uncopyrightable.
19. Windmills always turn counter-clockwise.
20. The “Sixth Sick Sheik’s Sixth Sheep’s Sick” is the hardest tongue-twister.
21. The longest English word without a vowel is twyndyllyngs which means "twins".
22. 1 x 8 + 1 = 9; 12 x 8 + 2 = 98; 123 x 8 + 3 = 987; 1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876; 12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765; 123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654; 1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543; 12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432; 123456789 x 8 + 9 = 987654321
23. The word "dreamt" is the only common word in the English language that ends in "mt".
24. Albert Einstein never wore any socks.
25. The average human will eat 8 spiders while asleep in their lifetime.
26. In space, astronauts cannot cry because there is no gravity.
27. Hummingbirds are the only creatures that can fly backwards.
28. An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain.
29. Cockroaches can live 9 days without their heads before they starve to death.
30. A flamingo can eat only when its head is upside down.
31. The lighter was invented before the match.
32. The average left-handed person lives 7 years LESS than a right-handed person.
33. The average person has over 1,460 dreams a year!
34. Scientists with high-speed cameras have discovered that rain drops are not tear shaped but rather look like hamburger buns.
35. The first Internet domain name ever registered was Symbolics.com on March 15, 1985.
36. When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone back in 1876, only six phones were sold in the first month.
37. Approximately 7.5% of all office documents get lost.
38. Business.com is currently the most expensive domain name sold: for $7.5 million.
39. In 2001, the five most valuable brand names in order were Coca-Cola, Microsoft, IBM, GE, and Nokia.
40. In Canada, the most productive day of the working week is Tuesday.
41. In a study by the University of Chicago in 1907, it was concluded that the easiest colour to spot is yellow. This is why John Hertz, who is the founder of the Yellow Cab Company picked cabs to be yellow.
42. It takes about 63,000 trees to make the newsprint for the average Sunday edition of The New York Times.
43. On average a business document is copied 19 times.
44. The largest employer in the world is the Indian railway system in India, employing over 1.6 million people.
45. Warner Chappel Music owns the copyright to the song "Happy Birthday." They make over $1 million in royalties every year from the commercial use of the song.
46. All babies are colour-blind when they are born.
47. Children grow faster in the springtime than any other season during the year.
48. Each nostril of a human being registers smells in a different way. Smells that are made from the right nostril are more pleasant than the left. However, smells can be detected more accurately when made by the left nostril.
49. Humans are born with 350 bones in their body, however when a person reaches adulthood they only have 206 bones. This occurs because many of them join together to make a single bone.
50. May babies are on average 200 grams heavier than babies born in other months.
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Thursday, 31 December 2009 13:02
17 numbers you shouldn’t forget
Remember them, for they are essential for a healthy living
Always remember the following numbers and keep your
body healthy. It’s very easy, just read on.
800 mg of calcium is the recommended daily allowance for
women between 19 and 50 years. If you are at risk of
developing osteoporosis, it's advisable to increase your
consumption to 1,000mg and 1,200mg a day. Calcium is
found in dairy products, dark-green vegetables, nuts, grains
and beans. '
35 is the age by which, if you 're a smoker and on the pill,
you should either stop smoking or switch to a progesteroneonly
pill. Or else, you are nearly 10 times more likely to
have a heart attack.
18 is the age by which women reach optimal fertility.
Fertility remains fairly constant in the early 20s and then
gradually declines. It accelerates once you turn 35.
20 is the age when your sense of smell is only 82 per cent
as good as when you were born. By the age of 60, it falls to
38 per cent and by the age of 80, it’s only 28 per cent as
sensitive as at birth.
120/80 Your optimal blood pressure is below 120 and below 80. If you can achieve that, there is very little likelihood
that you will have a heart attack or a stroke.
The upper limit of acceptable blood pressure is 140/90. To help avoid high blood pressure levels, consume a maximum
of about one tsp salt a day.
20 is the number of breaths per minute you take while resting. More than this could indicate anaemia, fever or lung
and heart problems. Rapid breathing also occurs after exercise, when you get emotional and at high altitudes.
6 millimoles per litre is the upper limit for blood sugar. Higher levels often indicate presence of diabetes. Keeping body
weight in check controls blood sugar.
60 The normal resting heart rate is 60 to 90 beats per minute, but could be lower if you are very fit. Exercise, anxiety,
caffeine and cigarettes all speed it up. Altogether, 100 per cent of your maximum heart rate equals 220 minus your
age, this is the maximum rate at which your heart can beat.
35 ml of blood is usually lost during menstruation. Absence of periods could be due to abnormalities of the
reproductive system, hormonal problems or genetic disorders. Whereas, heavy bleeding could be caused by severe
anaemia, cysts or thyroid problems.
5 millimoles per litre is the upper limit for total cholesterol levels. Too much cholesterol forms a build-up in the lining
of arteries and causes narrowing and blockage of these arteries, which could result in heart disease.
2,50,000 is the number of sweat glands you have in your feet. Each foot can produce up to 250ml sweat every day.
100 is the number of hairs we lose every day. Excessive hair loss might be experienced six months after pregnancy,
illness or after you have stopped taking the pill.
10 days is the time it takes after conception before you can tell whether you are pregnant. It takes about a week for
the fertilised egg to travel down the fallopian tube to the uterus, where the egg is implanted in the uterine lining.
2 Every two years sexually-active women should have a pap smear done. Those who are HIV positive and has a
history of human papilloma virus are at risk of contracting cervical cancer.
3 mm is the average amount by which nails grow in one month. Our nails tend to grow faster when we are young,
reaching a peak at around the age 10 to 14.
50 is the age after which women should have a mammogram screening every two years.
70 per cent of our body is made up of water. We feel thirsty when that level drops by as little as one per cent.
Drinking water not only quenches our thirst but is essential for vital bodily functions. Water aids in digestion, flushes
out wastes and toxins, maintains fluid balance, and regulates body temperature through perspiration.
Wednesday, 27 January 2010 07:46
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Thursday, 31 December 2009 11:16
Great interviews arise from careful groundwork. You can ace your next interview if you:
- Enter into a state of relaxed concentration. This is the state from which great basketball players or Olympic skaters operate. You'll need to quiet the negative self chatter in your head through meditation or visualization prior to sitting down in the meeting. You'll focus on the present moment and will be less apt to experience lapses in concentration, nervousness, self-doubt and self-condemnation.
- Act spontaneous, but be well prepared. Be your authentic self, professional yet real. Engage in true conversation with your interviewer, resting on the preparation you did prior to coming to the meeting. Conduct several trial runs with another person simulating the interview before it actually occurs. It's the same as anticipating the questions you'll be asked on a final exam.
- Set goals for the interview. It is your job to leave the meeting feeling secure that the interviewer knows as much as he or she possibly can about your skills, abilities, experience and achievements. If you sense there are misconceptions, clear them up before leaving. If the interviewer doesn't get around to asking you important questions, pose them yourself (diplomatically) and answer them. Don't leave the meeting without getting your own questions answered so that you have a clear idea of what you would be getting yourself into. If possible, try to get further interviews, especially with other key players.
- Know the question behind the question. Ultimately, every question boils down to, "Why should we hire you?" Be sure you answer that completely. If there is a question about your meeting deadlines, consider whether the interviewer is probing delicately about your personal life, careful not to ask you whether your family responsibilities will interfere with your work. Find away to address fears if you sense they are present.
- Follow up with an effective "thank you" letter. Don't write this letter lightly. It is another opportunity to market yourself. Find some areas discussed in the meeting and expand upon them in your letter. Writing a letter after a meeting is a very minimum. Standing out among the other candidates will occur if you thoughtfully consider this follow up letter as an additional interview in which you get to do all the talking. Propose useful ideas that demonstrate your added value to the team.
- Consider the interviewer's agenda. Much is on the shoulders of the interviewer. He or she has the responsibility of hiring the right candidate. Your ability to do the job will need to be justified. "Are there additional pluses here?" "Will this person fit the culture of this organization?" These as well as other questions will be heavily on the interviewer's mind. Find ways to demonstrate your qualities above and beyond just doing the job.
- Expect to answer the question, "Tell me about yourself." This is a pet question of prepared and even unprepared interviewers. Everything you include should answer the question, "Why should we hire you?" Carefully prepare your answer to include examples of achievements from your work life that closely match the elements of the job before you. Obviously, you'll want to know as much about the job description as you can before you respond to the question.
- Watch those nonverbal clues. Experts estimate that words express only 30% to 35% of what people actually communicate; facial expressions and body movements and actions convey the rest. Make and keep eye contact. Walk and sit with a confident air. Lean toward an interviewer to show interest and enthusiasm. Speak with a well-modulated voice that supports appropriate excitement for the opportunity before you.
- Be smart about money questions. Don't fall into the trap of telling the interviewer your financial expectations. You may be asking for too little or too much money and in each case ruin your chances of being offered the job. Instead, ask what salary range the job falls in. Attempt to postpone a money discussion until you have a better understanding of the scope of responsibilities of the job.
Don't hang out your dirty laundry. Be careful not to bare your soul and tell tales that are inappropriate or beyond the scope of the interview. State your previous experience in the most positive terms. Even if you disagreed with a former employer, express your enthusiasm for earlier situations as much as you can. Whenever you speak negatively about another person or situation in which you were directly involved, you run the risk (early in the relationship) of appearing like a troubled person who may have difficulty working with others.
Thursday, 04 March 2010 07:14
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