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How to get that dream job

   There is only one thing between you and the ULTIMATE job…the dreaded job interview! Wouldn't it be great to know the common mistakes most of us make before the interview, so you could actually avoid them? To find out what we're doing wrong, we caught up with Dana Fiser, the Global CEO of Jenny Craig who has been with the company for 20 years and conducted literally hundreds of job interviews at every level of the organization. You may be surprised at just how many of these mistakes you're making without even knowing it… Mistake #1: Not knowing the company Dana believes that one of the biggest let downs is when people arrive at the interview having not fully researched the company they are hoping to work for. These days most companies have a website where you can find out a huge amount about the organization's "DNA"- it's main purpose, products and plans. Failing to do your research leaves the impression that you just

Preparing for a new week

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A new week has started and I will be focusing on 3 goals for the week. One in each of the following categories: Fitness, Nutrition, and Motivation. Fitness: Exercise for 10 minutes per day This should not be a problem logistically, but for some reason I have not been able to stick with regular exercise... so this will be a good focus for me. Nutrition: Drink 8 glasses of water per day This also should not be a problem logistically. I am a heavy drinker (not alcohol) anyway, so I just need to replace a few of those diet sodas with water and I'll be in business! I had a pretty good streak going with this a few weeks ago... so I will be trying to beat that streak of 20 days. Motivation: Listen to one get-up-and-go song per day I have already decided that for this week, I will bring back the Spice Girls!! They always get me moving and I have the music on my phone already, so it should be a breeze to play a few songs while I'm getting ready in the mor

How to Pair an Android with a Bluetooth Keyboard

Using a keyboard with your android device has its advantages, and it is a simple and easy process. In this tutorial we will discuss in detail one of the easiest ways in which to do this. This process works on all Android Tablets and Smart Phones . (Your device will need to be Rooted in order to pair with a Bluetooth keyboard. O.B.S Newer devices don't need to be Rooted, and don't need third part apps from Android marked/Google play) Using the Keyboard with your Android Device In just a few simple steps, your Android Device will be paired with a Bluetooth keyboard Downloading the Necessary Software Unfortunately, you cannot complete this process using the Wireless and Networks Settings alone. Android will be used to pair the devices, but you will need to have an app which will connect the devices and represent it in the keyboard selection settings. Here we will be using BlueInput. Download it from the android market here . Install the app. We will g

How to cook Banga Soup (Ofe Akwu)

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T he Nigerian Banga Soup or Ofe Akwu is native to the Niger Delta and the South Eastern parts of Nigeria. In the Niger Delta areas, Banga soup is commonly eaten with various fufu recipes – Pounded Yam, Semolina, Garri and Cassava Fufu. In the South Eastern parts of Nigeria, Banga Soup is referred to as Ofe Akwu where Ofe means Soup / Stew and Akwu means palm fruit and is used mainly as stew for the White Rice recipe.  The palm fruit oil extract used in cooking Banga Soup / Stew is quite different from the Palm Oil used in cooking Nigerian food recipes. Palm Oil is pure oil extracted from the palm fruit pulp at high temperatures while the palm fruit oil extract used for the Banga Soup is extracted at a very low temperature and is a mixture of oil and water. Palm fruit oil extracted for Banga Soup contains less saturated fat than palm oils. Ingredients for Banga Soup Palm Fruits – 1 kg Beef Dry Fish Vegetable – Scent Leaves Onions – 2 medium bulbs Crayfis

Joke of the Day

A man was driving when he saw the flash of a traffic camera. He figured that his picture had been taken for exceeding the limit, even though he knew that he was not speeding. Just to be sure, he went around the block and passed the same spot, driving even more slowly, but again the camera flashed. Now he began to think that this was quite funny, so he drove even slower as he passed the area again, but the traffic camera again flashed. He tried a fourth time with the same result. He did this a fifth time and was now laughing when the camera flashed as he rolled past, this time at a snail's pace. Two weeks later, he got five tickets in the mail for driving without a seat belt.