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Contents

1.  Personal success - New Food Pyramid

2.  Computer Corner - The Internet Tourbus

3.  Libraries - New 1st Reads system

4.  Communication success Tip - Conversation Starters

5.  Leadership    A Positive Response: 7 Ways to Make Conflict Productive  

Personal Success  New Food Pyramid

So what should we really be eating?

Earlier this year the US Department of Agriculture retired the old Food Guide Pyramid and replaced it with MyPyramid, a new symbol and "interactive food guidance system." The new symbol is basically the old Pyramid turned on its side.

You can read more at the Harvard School of Public Health site.

or you can catch Tony Robbins' take which he has set in the context of water-rich foods. 

Computer Corner  The Internet Tourbus

Get the scoop on computer viruses, search engines, spam, cookies, urban legends, and the most useful sites on the Net. Net gurus Bob Rankin and Patrick Crispen (aka the "Click & Clack" of the online world) explain Internet technology in plain English with a dash of humour.

Libraries  New 1stReads System Enables Book Donations to Libraries

1stReads ,  is the subscription-based system which allows libraries to generate “wish lists” of ISBNs and quantities of books that they would add to their collections if they could afford them. Libraries set donation levels for individual titles, perhaps little more than the trade price offered by their vendors. Donors can then visit the 1stReads site to purchase these books for their libraries at prices substantially below retail. A second round of beta testing will begin in August 2005.

Read the whole article

Communication Success Tip - Conversation starters

The simplest way to start a conversation is to ask a question.  When a simple YES/NO answer of just a few words is sufficient, questions usually begin with ARE, DO, WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHICH.  When further elaboration is required, the questions usually begin with:  HOW, WHY, IN WHAT WAY, WHAT

Leadership    A Positive Response: 7 Ways to Make Conflict Productive  

Dealing with conflict is a task many managers struggle with or even avoid. But you can transform disagreement and discord into positive outcomes by learning seven constructive ways to respond to conflict.  

Click on the title to read the article. 

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