Ways to b lucky!

Lucky tip 1 – Social network: The more people you know the better — you’re more likely to have chance encounters that might bring luck your way. This can be online or by mixing with people in your local community.

Be open to chatting to the people who cross your path throughout the day and strike up a conversation whenever you can. The woman queueing next to you in the Post Office today could turn out to be the person interviewing you for that new job you’ve applied for tomorrow.

By joining a social networking site, you can quickly build relationships with people from all walks of life who you can turn to the next time you need help or advice.

Lucky Tip 2 – Break with routine: Take a different route to work; start your shop in a different part of the supermarket; listen to a different radio station than usual.

By breaking with how you normally behave, it helps you become more flexible and open. That way you’re more likely to first notice and then take hold of an opportunity when it comes your way.

RESILIENCE

Lucky people tend to see the positive side of their ill-fortune. They imagine how things could have been worse and so feel better and more positive about what just happened.

Lucky Tip 1 – Always try to turn a negative into a positive: One person in Prof Wiseman’s study who considered himself lucky arrived with his leg in a plaster cast and described how he had fallen down a flight of stairs.

He said this incident had made him feel even luckier because he could have broken his neck but had only damaged his leg.

Lucky Tip 2 – Count your blessings: Lucky people tend to have a glass half-full mentality.

INTUITION

Unlucky people tend to rush from one activity to another and surround themselves with noise and distractions that stop them from listening to their inner voice.

Lucky people often spend time each day sitting calmly and thinking about what they want from life.

Lucky Tip 1 – Calm down: At least once a day sit in a quiet room and dwell on the way your life is going. If you have a problem, take time to explore in your head different ways you might fix it. Ask yourself whether the approach you want to take is the right or wrong thing to do and then follow your own advice.

Lucky Tip 2 – Trust your gut instinct and act on hunches when it comes to people and situations: This is your inner voice trying to tell you how to act and more often than not it will be right. Lucky people listen and act upon what their gut tells them — they also use it as an alarm bell and a reason to consider their next move.

OPTIMISM

Unlucky people think that the universe has something against them, and have a victim mentality when things go wrong. They also expect bad luck to come their way. Lucky people are eternal optimists — they presume they will succeed and. if they don’t, they are able to shrug failure off with an “it wasn’t meant to be” attitude.

Lucky Tip 1 – Imagine yourself being lucky before an important meeting or phone call: If you believe in yourself and have a positive outlook then good luck is more likely to come your way.

Lucky Tip 2 – Remember bad things do happen to lucky people but what is important is the way they react: They consider unlucky events to be mere bumps on the road of life rather than disasters that will ruin them. And they believe their next dose of good luck is around the corner.

Simple ways to reduce weight

Step one:

If you want to build muscle and burn fat at the same time, you have to perform circuit training, three days per week. How can you achieve this? Indulge in full body exercises like lunges, push-ups, and pull-ups, for one set of 15 repetitions. Don't forget to follow every exercise with one minute of jumping rope. You should be able to burn around 500 to 600 calories per workout.

Step two:

You have to work on your abdominal muscles three times in the week. Crunches and leg raises for three sets of 20 repetitions should be done. Also, do planks by holding your body in a push-up position on your elbows for 30 to 60 seconds for four sets.

Step three:

The kind of food you will eat in this period is vital in bringing about any change. Natural foods like fruits, vegetables, whole grain breads and pastas, chicken, beef, fish and low fat dairy should replace processed foods full of sugar.

Step four:

To minimize water retention, lower your sodium intake. This means you need to avoid salt. You can flavour your food with other herbs and spices instead.

Step five:

Stressing and anxiety can cause the over-production of a certain hormone called cortisol, which encourages weight gain about the belly area. So try to keep your cool!

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Galaxy note Buy or not?

The Samsung Galaxy Note for AT&T is a big phone in all senses: Samsung devoted Super Bowl ad time to it and the 5.3-inch display makes it the largest phone most people have ever seen. In this review we’ll see if the Samsung Galaxy Note on AT&T has struck upon a new hybrid phone, tablet (phablet) that will resonate with millions or if it is too big for its own good.

Specifications

• Announced: Sep 1, 2011
• Network Technology: GSM
• OS: Android
• Display: 5.3 inch Super AMOLED
• Camera: 8.0 megapixels
• Battery: 2500 mAh

See full specifications

The Good

• While it's a large phone, it's very slim and well constructed.
• The large screen is of a very high quality.
• Some of you may love the S Pen and the capabilities it offers.

The Bad

• It seemed too large to be a comfortable phone that you carry on a daily basis.
• The camera is not as good as it should be.
• I didn't see the value in the S Pen.

Hardware

There's no way around it: the Galaxy Note is a big phone. The 5.3-inch display means that the latest Galaxy handset dwarfs pretty much every other smartphone out there. How big is it? Well, in order to give you some perspective, we stacked it up against various smartphones and tablets. The Note is definitely a large phone and I couldn't help but be a bit overwhelmed when I first saw it. Luckily, this is packed full of power, so it has the horsepower to back up its large footprint.
Beyond the extra-large screen, the Galaxy Note is essentially a beefed up Galaxy S II and that's ok with us, as we loved that smartphone. You can't ignore that screen though, as I found that the size actually got in the way a few times.

Design

When I first saw the Galaxy Note, I wondered, "Why is the screen so large?" I've received many responses like "because it's 5.3-inches" or "What did you expect from a 5.3-inch screen" but I guess the real question is: Is there an advantage to having such a large screen or is Samsung just experimenting with form factor at the expense of experience? Sadly, I tend to think it's the latter.
Don't get me wrong, I'm pretty darn impressed that Samsung was able to make a smartphone with a 5.3-inch display with a 1280 x 800 resolution that is so slim and stylish, and I know that Samsung is trying to push the boundaries of what is a smartphone and tablet. Unfortunately, by trying to be this crossover device, I believe the Galaxy Note doesn't deliver on its promise of being a great smartphone or a great tablet. Instead, it's average in both categories.
The look and feel of the large Galaxy Note is going to be an extremely polarizing design because I know many of you are going to dig the big screen but others may think it's too large to be a comfortable phone. I fall into the second camp. The screen is nice but it makes the device a little unwieldy and very difficult to operate with one hand. While this may not seem like a big deal, it can be bothersome when you're trying to pull out your phone quickly to check on something and then put it back.
Forget about holding this up to your ear when making calls too because it just looks weird and it's not comfortable. If you have shallow pockets, it's not going to fit in there. I pulled it out on the bus the other day to check some stuff while I was commuting and people were gawking at it - also be prepared for many more people around you to be able to see what you're looking at. Overall, I'm just not in love with how the size makes it difficult to operate as a "normal" smartphone.
I handed the Note to a friend of mine and he said it was very cool but asked if you had to sign up for a data plan with this tablet. When told that this is a phone, he immediately laughed. Yes, it's anecdotal but most of the data suggests that tablets are mostly used in homes and most people want a little more screen size.
To be fair, this may be a large and big device but it's quite thin and Samsung did a great job with making it look and feel somewhat sleek. The display is quite gorgeous and I'm amazed at the sheer industrial design cojones to be able to make a screen this size with that resolution. Holding the device in landscape mode also makes for a great video viewing experience and including the S Pen holder doesn't detract from the design at all.
I believe that some demographics are going to love the Galaxy Note. I could easily see some older folks loving the screen size for readability, artistic folks digging the S Pen and hardcore Android fans who want bigger and better everything but I'm just not blown away by this. I came into this review with an open mind but ultimately could not dig the Galaxy Note.
In some ways, I'm reminded of the Droid Razr because I was also blown away by the innovation of the industrial design but felt like it was design over substance. I think the Samsung Galaxy Note's form factor detracts from a comfortable overall smartphone experience. It's not that you can't get used to the size but I never felt like it was worth the hassle to.

Build Quality

Just because I'm not a huge fan of the design doesn't mean I can't appreciate what Samsung has done with the Note. This large handset looks and feels like a premium device and we'd expect nothing less from Samsung at this point.
The massive screen takes up the bulk of the face and it's quite a site to behold. It's crisp, beautiful, responsive and there's just so much of it. You also have capacitive Android buttons underneath it and a front-facing camera on top. The display is almost edge-to-edge but there's a slight bit of border on each side.
There's a nice, dark grey trimming around the device and the right spine features the power/unlock button. The top has a standard headphone jack and the left spine has a one-piece volume rocker. The bottom has the microUSB port and the spot for the S Pen, which fits in perfectly and looks pretty nice. The back plastic cover has some nice texture to it and I like how the "GALAXY Note" branding pops out. The 8-megapixel camera with flash are in the middle of the back cover and this looks nice even if it can makes things a little awkward when taking pictures (more on that later).
So, if you like the size and design of the Galaxy Note, you'll be happy to know that it's built with high-quality materials. Those who suggest that smartphones can only be high-quality if they're made of metal are wrong.

Guts And Glory

The Samsung Galaxy Note on AT&T differs a little bit from the international version in that it packs a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor and sports AT&T 4G LTE but it remains a powerhouse. Look for all the usual goodies you'd expect in a high-end smartphone (WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth, etc.). You'd think that the beefy processor would ensure a silky-smooth experience but I noticed a few troublesome hiccups here and there. We'll talk about how great the 4G LTE support is in a bit.
The Galaxy Note performs well for the most part but even with the 1.5 GHz processor, I noticed some lag while using the device. I'm not sure if it's the software, processor or even the size of the screen but some of it is just not as quick and precise as you would like.

Software

The Samsung Galaxy Note on AT&T uses the Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread operating system with the TouchWiz UI and there are some software tweaks for the S Pen, which we'll cover in a separate section below. As I've mentioned many times before, Android is a highly-capable platform for making calls and texts, browsing the web and adding new applications to improve your experience. I still think iOS is a bit more polished in its presentation but Android is every bit as powerful and it offers much more flexibility and customization than iOS or Windows Phone Mango.
As for the TouchWiz UI, it should be familiar for those who have ever seen nearly any other device in the Galaxy lineup - except for the Galaxy Nexus, of course. I like the way TouchWiz presents Android because I think it's a visually-attractive layer that looks and feels nice. Some of you may think TouchWiz looks too much like iOS (I know Apple does) but I'm a fan of it and some of the little touches. For example, being able to pull down the notification bar and having your quick-toggle options for the WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS is something that's very convenient and really adds to the experience.
You can also look forward to some preloaded apps on this like Amazon Kindle, some AT&T software like the QR scanner and the Family Map, Polaris Office, Samsung's Media Hub and the Samsung Apps app which features some curated programs specifically for the Note. It's still not as easy to delete apps as it should be (give me the option in the app tray please) but most of the preloaded software is fine and you can always download more apps from the Android Market, which is always getting better.

S Pen

One of the intriguing features of the Samsung Galaxy Note is that it comes with a digitizer called the S Pen and this aims to give you more control over how you interact with your device. While Apple has said that if you need a stylus, you've blown it, there is a cottage industry of styli out there because many people find this interaction method attractive. I am not one of those people. Like with the stylus on the HTC Flyer, I don't find much value in the S Pen but that doesn't mean that you won't.
The S Pen fits precisely in the bottom of the Note and even if you never use it, it doesn't detract from the design. The S Pen isn't just a capacitive stylus, as the Note can register up to 240 different levels of pressure, so you can have a much more granular experience. There's a button on the S Pen that you have to hold to interact with the screen and there's even an accessory which you can put the S Pen in which makes it look and feel like larger pen.
You can use the S Pen to interact with nearly any part of the Note but you're still going to have to use your fingers to hit the capacitive Android buttons below the screen. Luckily, there are a few gestures you can do to replicate the Home, Back and Menu experiences. Of course, that's probably not why you'd use the S Pen, so Samsung baked in a few quick ways to help you jump into S Pen-friendly software.
If you hold down the S Pen button and double tap on the screen, it will immediately pull up the S Memo software for you to jot down some notes. I found it's kind of tough to write naturally as you would with a pen, as you kind of have to exaggerate your motions to get legible text. I have chicken scratch handwriting as it is, so maybe I'm not the best one to judge that. You can also do a quick screenshot by holding the S Pen button and holding the tip on the screen. From there, you can annotate the page you just took a picture of or crop images from it, and then you can save it or share it through e-mail or other avenues.
You can also do a lot more with the S Pen including drawing pictures, setting up Power Points and we expect that developers will take a look at the S Pen SDK and do some interesting things. There's a preloaded game called Crayon Physics and it's a cool game where you get to draw items to interact with the game and I could easily see something like Scribblenauts eventually landing on the Note.
Why isn't this for me? I have no real interest in drawing or doodling, would rather have my notes typed out and believe that my finger can handle the annotation or cropping aspect well enough. We know that Samsung will likely bring the S Pen to other tablets, so there's definitely a draw to it but I just don't see it. Check out the video below to see the S Pen in action and you can decide for yourself.

Web Browser, Multimedia And Camera

Web Browser

The Samsung Galaxy Note essentially uses the standard Webkit browser that comes standard with Android but there are a few little tweaks that Samsung through in. For the most part, it's pretty darn good and can handle HTML5, JavaScript and nearly anything else you want to throw at it. That 5.3-inch screen does come in handy for reading sites most of the time but I'm still not in love with some of the intelligent zooming.
If you're on a properly optimized site for mobile (like ours or ESPN), the text looks great and is easily legible but some sites are optimized for a smaller screen and don't intelligently adapt to something like the Note. This can lead to text that is actually quite small and zooming in manually zooming doesn't fix it because the text won't properly format to the screen. This doesn't happen often but it happened enough times where I noticed it.
Other than that, it's a really nice browsing experience and having the blazing-fast AT&T 4G LTE really helps.

Multimedia

This is where the Galaxy Note really shines, as that large, beautiful screen makes watching movies and TV shows a blast. While iOS users may have a little easier multimedia store with iTunes, the Galaxy Note has multiple ways to get great content on it. Whether you're renting movies from the Samsung Media Hub, renting from the Android Market or just streaming from Netflix, you can get nearly anything you want on the Note and it looks great thanks to that large display. I'm not a huge fan of watching videos on my devices unless that's the only time I have access to it but the Note's size makes viewing videos an excellent experience.
Music is a similar story, as Android has a ton of third-party options for getting your tunes on the go. You can use Google Music, Pandora, Slacker Radio, Spotify, Stitcher and others to satisfy nearly all of your audible needs and the Note's external speaker is pretty good, even if it lacks some bass. The headphone jack is on top (the right place, in my opinion) so you can just plug in some quality headphones and you'll be good to go.

Camera

The Galaxy Note has an 8-megapizel camera with a flash and it's a solid way to capture pictures but it's not close to being the best on the market (or even the best Samsung has done) and the large screen can make taking pictures awkward.
Samsung's software is pretty nice for taking photos, as it's clear how you can change the settings and the Note gives you a plethora of shooting options. Unfortunately, speeding up the shot-to-shot time isn't one of them. After every picture, there's an animation which "drops" the picture into a gallery on the bottom right but this takes far too long to do and if you're trying to shoot rapidly with the standard settings, you'll likely miss something.
The sheer size of the Note also makes it awkward to hold when you're taking pictures. In landscape mode, it's relatively easy to snap quick pictures with one hand but holding the device in landscape mode is weird. If you hold it with two hands and have the volume rocker (also the zoom buttons) on top, it's easy to tap the power/unlock button or get your fingers in the way of the camera. Much like it's weird to see people taking photos with an iPad, it's kind of uncomfortable to take pictures with the Note.
The results are pretty good though, as you can see below that there's a nice sharpness to pictures and the color reproduction is above average. The tap-to-focus feature actually makes a difference too, and it is kind of fun to check out pictures on the massive screen.

standard settings

Standard settings, flash, low lighting

 

Standard settings, medium lighting

 

Call Quality And Battery Life

Calls on the Samsung Galaxy Note sounded great in the San Francisco Bay Area. I was on a conference call with this device and asked others how I sounded and they said they thought I was on a landline phone. You can't get much better than that. The speaker phone is also pretty good.
This handset is capable of using the AT&T 4G LTE network and I found it to be crazy fast. I averaged over 12 Mbps on the down stream and hit over 30 Mbps a few times. Sure, the network isn't very crowded right now and I'm sure it will slow down a bit once more users get 4G LTE handsets but for now, the Galaxy Note on AT&T gets one of the fastest data connections I've seen.
That 4G LTE and giant screen come with a price though, as the battery life is just okay. You can get through a work day with the Galaxy Note with light usage but if you're going to do anything more (particularly location-based stuff or streaming), look for the Note to die relatively quickly. The default options do everything they can to save battery life (30 second screen shutdown) but you do have to be pretty diligent. I did find it to charge pretty quickly, though.

The Final Take

You're going to love or hate the Galaxy Note for AT&T. It's either going to be the perfect combination of a smartphone and tablet or it's going to be a gaudy novelty that will be a footnote in the history of smartphones. I appreciate the know-how needed to create such a wonderfully-slim device with a beautiful 5.3-inch screen but I ultimately cannot endorse this product. I don't believe it's large for a reason that really benefits the user, I think it's just large for the sake of being large. I understand that reasonable people can differ and I'm sure the Galaxy Note's large beautiful screen, blazing fast 4G LTE support and S Pen will be appealing for many of you out there but I just don't see it. The screen is too large to be used comfortably in most cases,

Investing time!!!!!

Wowahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!
Market is global is trembling like anything, should we be worried in investing?????
Instead of thinking that it may go down , we must be brave in investing our money. It has proved all the time that when the market expect has given any suggestion moreoften it goes the other way. It is very simple For instance the financial expert ask in the channel that the market will fall in coming week! what happens is the trader feels it will come through and startes selling this is follwed by various traders. What happens is the stocks becomes very cheap and rich investors starts buying in the lower level. This is a serious trick to fool us.Pls thimk about it and start investing!!!

Best way to impress the Interviewer!

Do you remember your first day in college? Your first motorcycle? You’re first Mercedes? And most importantly your first Job interview?
Hey, we always remember the thing which we do for first time. And most importantly we also remember the effort, pain; planning etc we do for that first thing. There is always a first time for everything and so with the job interviews.
In our life our first job is as important as our first job interview. We always learn every right from womb to the tomb. In India, every year more than 30 lakhs people pass out from their colleges, with a goal to enter in a good job, good professional life and this is the time when a student enters into the world of reality.
It’s very important for one to prepare for their first job interview as we do when first time we go on a date. So the big question arises, how you will do that? (I am talking about job interview)
Being in HR vertical I have personally interviewed many people right from a fresher to people who were having more experience than my total age. From my experience I have learnt what as a recruiter I like and here are some of the five most important things that you should do when you are going for your first job interview.
1. Collect information about the company and job where you are going.:-
2. Be on time for the interview: -
3. Dress properly:-
4. Body Language: -
5. This is your last job interview:-
or
This is not your last job interview
1. Collect information about the company and job where you are going.:-
Before going for any interview, the first thing that you should do is to know about the company where you are going. Make sure you know following things about the company:-
a)Company name and the name of important management people.
b)In which business / industry the company is and who are main players in that industry.
c)About the job you are going to do (If you get the job description before interview).
d)Basic Knowledge about the industry in which company falls.
e)Major clients of the company. (If you can find it)
The above list is not the final one there are many more thing which you can find about a company. This information will increase your confidence, create an impression about you that you really want this job and associated with the company.
Source of Information:
a)Internet (search engines).
b)Company’s official website.
c)Your friends who may be working in that company.
d)The Placement agency who may have lined up for interview in that company.
2. Be on time for the interview: -
Punctuality is must at the time when you are going for an interview, unless and until there are some major problem. Always plan and keep spare time with you to reach the destination on time. But keep on thing in mind, even reaching one hour or two before interview timing is also not good. This makes you more nervous and most of the time you start feeling bore, so when you actually enter in interview cabin you feel exhausted and sleepy. And you tell me who needs a sleepy horse for the race.
3. Dress properly:-
Clothes are very important because its increase the confidence level of a person and make him / her comfortable. Always look good and be confident because the person on the chair in front of you always creates a first impression about you from your dress, dressing style, body language.
Do’s” For males: Shirt and trouser are the preffered one in India.
For Female: Shirt and trouser or salwaar kameej.
Don’t: Don’t wear jeans, t- shirts or revealing clothes. Don’t put strong perfume on your cloths. Don’t have too much accessories on your body.
4. Body Language: -
Your interview starts from the moment you enter in the cabin as interviewer starts analyzing you body language. Before entering the interviewer cabin always take permission from the interviewer to come in. Maintain a proper eye contact (please don’t stare) and listen carefully what he is saying and show your interest in that. The best why you can show your interest is lean little bit forward, hand movements, if you don’t understand any point ask it (but don’t ask every time to repeat the sentence). Always be calm do not speak like a jet plane, take your time and think before giving any answer (but don’t ask for the time to think. You have to run your brain like a jet plane).
Don’t keep your hands on table and cross your legs.
5. This is your last job interview:-
Keep in mind you have to get this job, there is no other option for you, so at any cost you have to get this job. This feeling and attitude will help you in giving your 150% in the interview and you will be more confident will do everything; give right answer for cracking the interview.
This is not your last job interview
Whenever you are going for an interview always make a statement in your mind that this is not your last job of your life this feeling give you the confidence to express yourself completely in front of the interviewer. It removes nervousness and help you in presenting what you are. Learn to fail because that gives you the confidence for the next time.
NOTE: I have given two options above; as I fell everyone is having different behavior and thought. It’s on you to decide which option you want to select.
The above mentioned points are just some of the few things that you should do before going for an interview. There are many other things which one can do…but if you follow the above mentioned requirements it will considerably improve your selection chances.
So, I am sure you will crack your job interview.

What NOT to write in your RESUME!!!!

1. “Salary negotiable”

Yes, they know. If you’re wasting a precious line of your resume on this term, it looks as though you’re padding -- that you’ve run out of things to talk about. If your salary is not negotiable, that would be somewhat unusual. (Still, don’t put that on your resume either.)

2. “References available by request”

See the preceding comment about unnecessary terms.

3. “Responsible for ______”

Reading this term, the recruiter can almost picture the C-average, uninspired employee mechanically fulfilling his job requirements -- no more, no less. Having been responsible for something isn’t something you did -- it’s something that happened to you. Turn phrases like “responsible for” into “managed,” “led” or other decisive, strong verbs.

4. “Experience working in ______”

Again, experience is something that happens to you -- not something you achieve. Describe your background in terms of achievements.

5. “Problem-solving skills”
You know who else has problem-solving skills? Monkeys. Dogs. On your resume, stick to skills that require a human.

6. “Detail-oriented”

So, you pay attention to details. Well, so does everyone else. Don’t you have something unique to tell the hiring manager? Plus, putting this on your resume will make that accidental typo in your cover letter or resume all the more comical.

7. “Hardworking” 

Have you ever heard the term “show -- don’t tell”? This is where that might apply. Anyone can call himself a hard worker. It’s a lot more convincing if you describe situations in concrete detail in which your hard work benefited an employer.

8. “Team player”

See the preceding comment about showing instead of telling. There are very few jobs that don’t involve working with someone else. If you have relevant success stories about collaboration, put them on your resume. Talk about the kinds of teams you worked on, and how you succeeded.

9. “Proactive” 

This is a completely deflated buzzword. Again, show rather than tell.

10. “Objective”

This term isn’t always verboten, but you should use it carefully. If your objective is to get the job you’ve applied for, there’s no need to spell that out on your resume with its own heading. A resume objective is usually better replaced by a career summary describing your background, achievements and what you have to offer an employer. An exception might be if you haven’t applied for a specific job and don’t have a lot of experience that speaks to the position you’d like to achieve.




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