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Sorry, Monopoly. No offense, Barbie. Apologies, Mr. Potato Head. Rubik's Cube (Getty Images) The world's best-selling toy isn't a game, a doll or a spud: it's a humble arrangement of 26 cubes, invented by a Hungarian architecture professor back in 1974. In the 37 years since Erno Rubik first created his famous cube, it's sold over 350 million units, making the man himself a household name and propelling his cuboid conundrum into the history books. Hard as that may be to believe, mathematicians have proved it's always possible to solve absolutely any cube arrangement, no matter how scrambled, in 20 moves or less.
Squaring up to the Cube It's natural to think of the cube as having six faces, each with nine cubes. Centers have one colored side, and are fixed together by the cube's internal spindle. The twelve edge cubes have two sides and can be found in the middle of a face. Start at the beginning There are lots of good methods for solving a Rubik's Cube, but some are easier than others. Professional habits to adopt. Jasper Anson Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Once you've mastered the professional habit of daily planning, you can extend it to weekly planning, which will allow you to get a clear grasp of how the next five days will turn out -- if you plan on Monday. Page 1 of 3 It doesn't matter what industry you work in, the rules are basically the same. Whether you’re just starting out in the professional world or you’re already established and would like to improve yourself, the new habits you form now will serve as direct indicators for your success later on.
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Your résumé should fit on one page. Verdict: Myth The conventional wisdom used to say that interviewers would not look at a résumé longer than one page. "In today's electronic age, very few recruiters or hiring managers actually print the résumés out when they are screening candidates," Jimenez says. [Click here to find an online degree program] Bruce Hurwitz, career consultant and executive recruiter at New York staffing agency Hurwitz Strategic Staffing, agrees. 2. Verdict: Rule Sorry to break it to you, but this résumé myth, it seems, is true. 3. 4. 5. [How to Get Ahead at Work] 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
The Best 3-D Televisions. 3-D has been the biggest thing to happen to movies since the introduction of color. Now, you and your family can enjoy the 3-D experience at home with 3-D-ready TV sets that can operate in both 3-D mode with active shutter glasses as well as normal 2-D mode. To help you with the task of determining which television has the best 3-D and picture quality, the Good Housekeeping Research Institute tested 3-D TVs with plasma, LCD, and rear-projection screens. Here, the results of the test: Samsung 50" PN50C8000 This Samsung 50" Plasma 3-D TV produces very good picture in 3-D, as well as in high definition and standard definition 2-D. Pros: • Very good picture in high definition, standard definition and 3-D for both dark and bright scenes. • Because it's plasma, it displays the same picture at all viewing angles. . • Sound clarity was among the highest tested, and its sound level was good as well. • The remote, menus, changing between inputs, and additional features were all easy to use.
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Degrees That Lead To Success. By Chris Kyle Chasing the American dream? Getting a college degree could help. Just ask Oprah. The queen of talk majored in speech communications at Tennessee State University in Nashville, home of WLAC-TV, where she became the city's first female African-American news anchor. Today, she is considered one of the most powerful and influential women in the world. Clearly one's personal drive accounts for a lot when making it big, but so does a college degree. [Click here to find the right degree program for you] Check out which degrees often lead to success, and see how they could help you stand out as a leader too.
Degree #1 - Bachelor's in Business The old saying "don't mess with success" applies to studying business. [Find schools that offer Business degrees now] Studying business could prepare you for a wide variety of jobs in a variety of industries. Related Careers and Average Salaries:* Insurance Underwriter: $63,330 Budget Analyst: $69,240 Administrative Services Manager: $81,530.
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Travel. Women. Cooking. 2011 Ford F-150 Vs. 1975 Ford F-150. Ross Bonander The buyer had largely evolved from farm owner to urban cowboy. Page 1 of 2 Ford's F-Series is the most important nameplate in the U.S. automotive market, a wildly successful badge that was born at the right time. In 1948, as the country emerged from World War II, manufacturers and farmers spurred by economic growth needed a tough, reliable truck to do business with, and they found it in the F-Series. As the times changed and people wanted trucks for recreation, for more power or for greater fuel efficiency, Ford responded within the F-Series. Nearly 34,000,000 F-Series trucks later, it is the No. 2 best-selling brand in automotive history and the No. 1 best-selling automobile in the United States for 29 years and counting.
This Car vs. The 1975 Ford F-150 The heavy-duty, 2-wheel drive half-ton F-150 was plausibly born with compromise in mind — namely, in eliminating it. The F-150 era The F-Series is now in its 12th generation. We look at the 2011 Ford F-150 next... How to Speed-Clean Your Kitchen. The best time-saving tips, techniques, and to-do lists for polishing off the kitchen. Kitchen Cleaning To-Do List When cleaning the kitchen always start with the sink. "Keep it empty and shining," says Marla Cilley, author of Sink Reflections (Bantam, $15, amazon.com) and creator of FlyLady.net, a housekeeping website. A sparkling sink becomes your kitchen's benchmark for hygiene and tidiness, inspiring you to load the dishwasher immediately and keep counters, refrigerator doors, and the stove top spick-and-span, too. Every Day Kitchen Duties: • Wipe down the sink after doing the dishes or loading the dishwasher (30 seconds). • Wipe down the stove top (one minute). • Wipe down the counters (one minute). • Sweep, Swiffer, or vacuum the floor (two minutes).
Every Week : • Mop the floor (five minutes). • Wipe the cabinets, backsplashes, and appliances (10 minutes). • Wash the dish rack (four minutes). • Wipe the switch plates and phone (one minute). • Wipe the inside of the garbage can (one minute). 1.