Trick yourself thin

– via Whole Living Daily

So hungry you could eat an entire bag of chips or bowl of party mix? Before you put anything in your mouth, first take a few moments to envision eating that whole bag. That simple act makes you less likely to overindulge, according to a 2010 study published in the journal Science.

If a picture’s worth a thousand words, what is yours saying?

– via Wall Street Journal

Social-media profiles are increasingly important in building your business identity. “It’s a hugely powerful branding tool—and you have to be very strategic about building it,” says Nicole Williams, connection director for LinkedIn.

A key component is the profile picture. The New York City-based Ms. Williams, who primarily splits her time among three social-media sites—Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn—says it is crucial to strike the right tone.

Forget desperate housewives. Here come their Latina maids?

Finally, a show about Latinas. YES! And…they’re maids. Oh.

Desperate Housewive‘s creator, Marc Cherry is bringing four Latina maids to ABC in an hour-long series titled, Devious Maids. It’s an adaptation of the Televisa novela, The Disorderly Maids Of The Neighborhood.

If you’re reading this you survived the Rapture…AGAIN!

via Huffington Post — Remember earlier this year when the world didn’t end?

Like every other doomsday prophecy throughout history, the May 21st rapture promised by Oakland-based Family Radio network owner Harold Camping never materialized. The 90-year-old, self-styled prophet now claims the world will end by this Friday and not with a bang, as previously predicted, but rather with a whimper.

“The end is going to come very, very quietly probably within the next month…by October 21st,” said Camping in a radio address delivered earlier this month. “Probably there will be no pain suffered by anyone because of their rebellion against God…We can become more and more sure that they’ll quietly die and that will be the end of their story.”