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https://in.finance.yahoo.com/news/4-strategies-remembering-everything-learn-193615561.html If you're going to learn anything, you need  two kinds of prior knowledge :  • knowledge about the subject at hand, like math, history, or programming • knowledge about how learning actually works The bad news: Our education system kinda skips one of them, which is terrifying, given that your ability to learn is such a huge predictor of success in life, from achieving in academics to getting ahead at work. It all requires  mastering skill after skill .  "Parents and educators are pretty good at imparting the first kind of knowledge,"  shares psych writer Annie Murphy Paul . "We're comfortable talking about concrete information: names, dates, numbers, facts. But the guidance we offer on the act of learning itself — the 'metacognitive' aspects of learning — is more hit-or-miss, and it shows." To wit, new education research shows that low-achieving s...

http://www.lifehacker.co.in/jugaad/Seven-body-language-tricks-to-make-anyone-instantly-like-you/articleshow/38487089.cms Business Insider Jul 16, 2014, 05.00 PM IST There is no question that body language is important. And, according to Leil Lowndes in her book How To Talk To Anyone, you can capture — and hold — anyone's attention without even saying a word. Here's how: The Flooding Smile "Don't flash an immediate smile when you greet someone," says Lowndes. If you do, it appears as if anyone in your line of sight would receive that same smile. Instead, pause and look at the other person's face for a second, and then let a "big, warm, responsive smile flood over your face and overflow into your eyes". Even though the delay is less than a second, it will convince people your smile is personalised for them. Sticky Eyes "Pretend your eyes are glued to your conversation partner's with sticky warm taffy," Lowndes advises. ...

http://www.lifehacker.co.in/articleshow/38862984.cms?utm_source=outbrain&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=traffic Nandini Sharma Jul 22, 2014, 03.46 PM IST We all know that drinking water in the morning has advantages, and that is the reason why it is always recommended, whether you want to lose weight, wake up fast, or look good in the morning. Today, we explain the science behind the advantages of drinking water in the morning. 1. Drinking water balances the lymphatic system of your body. This prompts the lymph to reach your heart in a continuous motion. The lymph glands also help strengthen the immune system, which ultimately helps your body fight infections. 2. Drinking water first thing in the morning, it purges toxins from the blood, which results in glowing and better-looking skin. 3. Drinking water in the morning increases your metabolism by almost 25%, which ultimately leads to weight loss. 4. Drinking water helps in rehydration, which would help you ge...

http://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-business/asia/india-blocks-olive-oil-over-mango-dispute/40778 India has blocked arrivals of European foods including olive oil after the European Union banned imports of some mangoes from India, Italian politician Mara Bizzotto claims. Mara Bizzotto India is applying “a tough trade protection measure and is boycotting certain European food products,” the Member of the European Parliament said in a written question to the European Commission dated July 24. “In Mumbai alone, to give but one example, 35 containers full of Italian and Spanish olive oil and hundreds of bottles of wine have, for two whole months, been crammed into warehouses that are not suitable for preserving the products, which by now will have almost certainly perished,” she said. “This restrictive interpretation of customs regulations by the Indian authorities, to the detriment of European products, was adopted after the EU halted and then banned imports of the Alphonso ...

AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT ü The current labour force consists of approximately 400 million men and women. ü   56% are engaged in agriculture as their primary occupation which is down from 65% in the early 1990s. Another 13% are engaged in manufacturing and the balance are employed in the service sector, which has grown from 25% to 32% of total employment over the past two decades ü   The organized sector provides less than 8% of the total jobs, about 3% in private firms and 5% in the public sector. The informal/unorganized sector is provides the other 92%. ü Only 6-8% of India's workforce has received formal training in vocational skills, compared with 60% or more in developed and most rapidly developing countries. ü   There is enormous scope for raising the productivity of Indian agriculture, doubling crop yields and farm incomes, and generating significant growth in demand for farm labour ü   Rising rural incomes consequent to higher productivity will...

http://humanevents.com/2005/05/31/ten-most-harmful-books-of-the-19th-and-20th-centuries/ HUMAN EVENTS asked a panel of 15 conservative scholars and public policy leaders to help us compile a list of the  Ten Most Harmful Books of the 19th and 20th Centuries. Each panelist nominated a number of titles and then voted on a ballot including all books nominated. A title received a score of 10 points for being listed No. 1 by one of our panelists, 9 points for being listed No. 2, etc. Appropriately,  The  Communist  Manifesto , by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, earned the highest aggregate score and the No. 1 listing.

Sun-dried tomatoes for the year-round pantry http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052970203462304577137023159847022 That juicy summer tomato might be seasonal, but its flavors don't have to be. Countless sun-dried tomato purveyors are practiced at storing the fruit in oil, preserving its sweet and tart charms. James Beard Award-winning chef Michael Tusk of Quince in San Francisco offered this advice on what to look for when shopping for the antipasto essential: Start with regions known for quality tomatoes. "The south of Italy—Sicily, Campania, Napoli—has great sun-dried tomatoes," the chef said. "And if it's a small farmer with a history and a tradition behind the growing and drying, then you're going to enjoy it." Mr. Tusk adds that the color of the tomatoes should be, "red-fleshed, not brown, and they should keep their shape well. If you see fruit inside the jar that is broken, then it is over-dried." The flavor should be n...