May 2008
The FASEB Community Newsletter

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• department highlight
• spotlight 1-on-1
• commute this!
• business basics
• health & fitness
• personal interest
• money talk
• may gems
• fun & games
• puzzle solutions
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• contact us

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• FASEB intranet
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Community Chatter

In the Works ... Campus Exercise Facility (more...)

Parking on Campus Reminder (more...)

I See "New" People (more...)

FASEB/Red Cross Blood Drive (May 28) (more...)

Retirement (more...)

FASEB MARC Travel Awards Announced: ENDO 2008 Annual Meeting (more...)

FASEB Picnic (June 5) (more...)

March

 

May is National Physical Fitness & Sports Month!

Get Moving for Health during "May Month"

Let's get moving!May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. This year, FASEB joins the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports to challenge Americans to get moving for health and to get active and fit during May Month.

According to Melissa Johnson, executive director of the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, which started National Physical Activity and Sports Month in 1983, “Americans of all ages need to incorporate more movement into their daily lives. Adults need at least 30 minutes of activity 5 days each week. This can be done by choosing to bike or walk instead of driving, taking stairs instead of elevators, or pushing a lawnmower instead of riding one. Children need at least 60 minutes of daily active play. They need to run, climb, jump, and just get up and move around, away from their desks, the television and computer games.”

Twenty minutes of vigorous physical activity three times a week, such as sports, aerobics, working out in the gym, and running, have added health benefits. Johnson says, “But it’s important to understand that you don’t need to sweat in a gym or run a marathon to reap the health benefits of daily physical activity. Even 30 minutes a day, broken up into shorter increments of ten or fifteen minutes, can greatly improve your health.”

For information about the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, go to www.fitness.gov. To start a physical activity and fitness program, log on to www.presidentschallenge.org and sign up to take the President’s Challenge. estar

 


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Cycling 101 Meditation Take a walk or a jog.

Business Basics

Small talk can bring cooperation, recognition 

At a loss for words when you are in the elevator with the boss?

Wonder why people you work with don't seem to relate to you?

Find you can't come up with sparkling dialog with strangers at a meeting or a party?

It could be that your problem is a lack of small talk. Though such communication may not be your forte, the skill can be developed. The key lies in having a few lines ready to offer. Small talk can bring cooperation, recognition.

Chance encounters with the boss

Shop talk is recommended. Comment on a new development. Say the new computers work well. Compliment the boss on landing a new contract. 

Casually say something good about yourself, such as you're glad it's 5 p.m., but the day has been really productive. Or say you're eager to start early tomorrow so you can get a head start on the new project. 

Being likeable in your department can bring cooperation from others. You don't have to spend time at the water cooler to get to know people. Show an interest in others, smile, and comment on their lives when you can. Say you like their cars, ask about their vacations, or say you like a shirt.

Steve Nakamoto, communications expert for Dale Carnegie and Tony Robbins, gives this advice:

  • Be brief. Let the person speak.
  • Have something good to say.
  • Avoid touchy subjects; know what not to say.
  • Adjust the tone of your voice for easy listening. It conveys meaning.
  • Focus on becoming a better listener. By showing interest, you can accomplish more than by impressing. estar

>> More articles available in "Business Basics"

SHUTTERBUGS, START YOUR CAMERAS!

Spring on Beaumont Campus Photo Contest

ShutterbugSpring on the Beaumont Campus is a thing of beauty with all the flowers in bloom and the trees coming back to life after a long winter. Enjoy the campus this spring by taking a walk around the grounds and while you’re out there, take part in the first “Spring on Beaumont Campus Photo Contest.”

The contest, sponsored by FASEB Campus Services, is for photos taken this spring that best capture the beauty and character of the campus in spring. The contest is open to all FASEB and society staff (only judges and their immediate families are ineligible). Electronic entries are preferred and can be submitted to the Campus Services office via email to rdunn@faseb.org. If you do not have access to a digital camera, photo prints from negatives or original slides may be submitted by dropping them off at L-1516.

One grand prize winner will receive a double-matted, framed archival print of their winning entry up to an 18”x24” frame size. Twelve additional runner-up winners will each receive a $10 FASEB Conference Center gift card which can be redeemed for morning beverage and pastry service.

Rights to all entries must be assigned to FASEB for use in publications, displays and/or marketing materials. All entries must be received by June 30, 2008.

GOT QUESTIONS??? Contact Rick Dunn for the answers!

 

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