30.7.07
14.7.07
How to stay fit at 76 years of age
I am 76 years of age and my last child was born when I was 50. I want to assure you that your worries about memory will be one of the minor things that you have to keep in shape in the next 25 years. Just like a car, age tends to show up on the body if it is not constantly maintained. Writing and computereze tends to keep the mind functioning well but it really seems to impede the physical side because of the lack of exercise. Right now I would take stock of what you have going for you now as follows:1. Make sure your waist is not more than half of your height in inches.
2. Make sure your blood pressure is not over 120/80.
3. Make sure that your blood sugar stays below 100.
4. Make sure that you exercise 60 minutes every day and that 30 minutes of that is sweat producing.
5. Make sure that your BMI stays below 25.
6. Drink a minimum of a half ounce of clean water for every pound of body weight daily.
7. Make sure that you are getting 8 hours of sleep each night which should include 2 to 4 hours of deep REM sleep.
8. Eat lots of fresh fruits and veggies that are not cooked at temps above 145 degrees and include a lot of deep green leafy veggies that are raw.
9, Reduce your red meat intake to a max of 4 oz per day and increase your mercury free fish intake.
10. When you rise each morning, think positive and feel like this is going to be the greatest day of your life.
Even with these aids as you approach 70 you will continually wish that you had taken better care of your body when you were in your 20's and 30's and not drank so much soda pop and liquor and did more exercise. Each year will compound the aches and pains of aging but barring a fatal accident you will maximize your ability to live longer in more comfort.
Allen
6.7.07
How is iPhone sales going?
Posted by Eric Zeman - Despite a serious number of iPhone haters out there (and man are you guys a vocal bunch), it looks like the number of iPhone fans (iPhans?) has spoken loud and clear. The Apple web site is reporting that only two retail stores (one in Oregon, one is Pennsylvania) have any stock left of the device.
Many AT&T stores reported that they were out of stock as early as Friday evening and Saturday. Apple had stock at most stores over the weekend and into Monday, but the percentage of stores that had the iPhone steadily declined through yesterday.
Not only has the device sold out at AT&T and Apple stores, some web sites are reporting that AT&T has activated over 1 million iPhones since its launch last week. Steve Jobs' original sales goal was to sell 1 million if the combo phone/media player/Internet devices by the end of 2007. He gave himself fully 6 months to reach that goal. Instead, he's reached it in 6 days. I don't care how much you hate the iPhone, that's phenomenal. And it will change the industry.
Aside from the original Motorola RAZR, which was also a trend-setting device, no other phone has sold so many units so quickly. The RAZR sold 50 million units between its July 2004 launch and July 2006. That includes a number of variants sold both in the U.S. and overseas.
While the iPhone has a long way to go to match that number, you have to agree that it is off to a pretty good start.
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Many AT&T stores reported that they were out of stock as early as Friday evening and Saturday. Apple had stock at most stores over the weekend and into Monday, but the percentage of stores that had the iPhone steadily declined through yesterday.
Not only has the device sold out at AT&T and Apple stores, some web sites are reporting that AT&T has activated over 1 million iPhones since its launch last week. Steve Jobs' original sales goal was to sell 1 million if the combo phone/media player/Internet devices by the end of 2007. He gave himself fully 6 months to reach that goal. Instead, he's reached it in 6 days. I don't care how much you hate the iPhone, that's phenomenal. And it will change the industry.
Aside from the original Motorola RAZR, which was also a trend-setting device, no other phone has sold so many units so quickly. The RAZR sold 50 million units between its July 2004 launch and July 2006. That includes a number of variants sold both in the U.S. and overseas.
While the iPhone has a long way to go to match that number, you have to agree that it is off to a pretty good start.
How to boost your personal creativity
By Paul Sloane - Let’s say you are wrestling with a tough issue – maybe at work, at home, with your children or in your social life. You have been stuck for a while and you can’t seem to make a breakthrough. You want to come up with some really creative ideas. What can you do? Here are ten great practical ways to boost your inventiveness and to crack the problem:1. Ask why, why? Ask, "why has this issue arisen?” Come up with six different reasons and for each of them ask, “why did this happen?” Keep asking why for each cause. This helps you to better understand the different reasons why this is a problem and so in turn you will see different possible solutions.
2. Sleep on it. Ponder the issue and all its aspects for some time and then put it out of your mind. Get a good night’s sleep. The subconscious mind goes to work and often you come up with great ideas the next day.
3. Talk it over with someone who has nothing to do with the situation. They will often ask basic questions or make seemingly silly suggestions that prompt good ideas. Two heads are better than one but people who are too close to the issue will often come up with the same ideas as you, so try an outsider.
4. Ask how some celebrity would tackle the issue. What would Steve Jobs do? Or Bob Geldof , or Richard Branson, or Salvador Dali or Margaret Thatcher or Madonna or Sherlock Holmes? Take each individual’s approach to its extremes and it will likely give you some radical solutions.
5. Pick up any object at random and say to yourself, “this item contains the key to solving the problem.” Then force some ideas. Try this with several different objects and you will have a selection of radical and inventive ideas.
6. Use similes. Try to think of a different problem in another walk of life that is like your problem. Say you want your staff at work to try new ways of working. You might imagine that this is like getting your children to eat vegetables. List various methods you might use with your children to encourage or persuade them to try vegetables. Then go through the list and then see if any of the ideas can be converted into things you can try at work.
7. Imagine an ideal solution in a world where there are no constraints –e.g., you can use any resource you want. Now work back from that ideal and challenge each of the constraints that is holding you back from achieving it. Many of the obstacles can be overcome when you take this approach.
8. Open a dictionary and take any noun at random. Write down six attributes of that noun – so for tree you might write - root, branch, family, apple, trunk and tall. Then force some links between the word or its attributes and the problem in order to come up with fresh ideas. You will be surprised at how well this works – for individuals or in a group.
9. Ponder the issue and then go for a walk around an art gallery or museum. The range of external stimuli will help you conceive plenty of new ideas.
10. Draw a picture of the situation showing the people and the issues in simple cartoon style. Put it up on the wall and then imagine how the story could develop. Think of it as a cartoon strip. Many people’s brains work better in images than in words or numbers so this can lead to fantastic ideas.
These methods work for individuals and for groups. Try them and see what suits you best. Above all keep reminding yourself – there are some great solutions for my problem – I haven’t found the right one yet but I will!
Paul Sloane runs Creative Leadership and Ideas Workshops to help boost innovation. He is the author of many books. His website is www.destination-innovation.com
Related Web site: http://www.destination-innovation.com
Published on 8/11/2006
5.7.07
What are the uses of a can of soda?
This slideshow will show you 34 practical uses of a can of soda. If you like the presentation please share them with your firends because I was amazed with the fact that soda can be use for so many practical uses. Thanks to Berrychecks.
2.7.07
What is the difference between creativity and innovation?
What is your definition of creativity and innovation? Is there a difference? If so, what?
I recently found this definition from (Amabile, Burnside & Gryskiewicz, 1999) which I like: “Creativity is the crucial ‘front-end’ of the innovation process; before innovation can happen, the creative ideas must be generated by individuals and teams so that they can be successfully implemented.” Read more..
Article by Russ Schoen
How to Memorize Anything
In college, I memorized 7 chapters of my psychology textbook — over 23,000 words. Yes, I could actually recite the entire 7 chapters to anyone willing to listen. Why did I do this? My professor had challenged me with two statements on the first day of class: 1) No student had ever aced his introductory exam; and 2) all the answers could be found in the first 7 chapters of the textbook. Read more...
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