Miss Anita Manbadly

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Smizing since 1999.

QOTD: What Are You Known For?

Everyone has something that they are notorious for, whether it’s the ability to put one’s entire fist in one’s mouth or recite Pi to 100 decimal places. Are you a math whiz? Trivial Pursuit champion? Unbeatable at backgammon?

Today’s QOTD: What are you known for?

Give us something short and snappy that could be put on a headstone, for future generations to admire and wonder at.  Comment

This Is What The U.S. AIDS Epidemic Looks Like

In the 30 years since the first cases of HIV were diagnosed, it has been said that the disease is no longer a death sentence. I’m sure this statement is probably more true in the United States than other countries. Here’s the interesting thing: AIDS is probably more prevalent in your town than you think. Don’t believe me? Check out AIDSVu, the most detailed publicly available look at HIV cases throughout the U.S. Continue reading

Selling Yourself in a Tight Job Market

Yahoo’s Daily Ticker’s Aaron Task interviewed Harvard lecturer and PhD Paul Stoltz and co-author James Reed to find out that employers are most interested in candidates who have a certain mindset — regardless of skill set.

The authors of this study “define and quantify” what mindset means to employers. They call their findings the “3G Mindset”. It consists of the top three qualities that employers consider most important: global, good and grit. Continue reading