From January 2015, she started to practice leetcode questions; she trains herself to stay focus, develops "muscle" memory when she practices those questions one by one.
2015年初, Julia开始参与做Leetcode, 开通自己第一个博客. 刷Leet code的题目, 她看了很多的代码, 每个人那学一点, 也开通Github, 发表自己的代码, 尝试写自己的一些体会.
She learns from her favorite sports – tennis, 10,000 serves practice builds up good memory for a great serve. Just keep going.
Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard.
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This morning, I received an email from Beth Galetti that read "Today, we are taking the very difficult step of reducing roles across several of our businesses. Unfortunately, your role has been eliminated." That means I'm part of the Amazon layoffs.
Amazon has been a fun place to work with amazing people. The sad thing was not knowing ahead of time: I couldn't prepare for the departure with my now-former coworkers. This post is a little attempt at that though you and many others deserve so much more.
Aaron Fernandes - I wouldn't be here if you hadn't brought me in. From my Mexican-American perspective, your hire was a natural execution of what most diversity efforts strive for; I appreciate that you recruited this frontend-proficient homie from LA. Thank you! Ashish Sharma - Managers are told that their success is directly tied to the success of their team. You were the main pillar of my success at Amazon. Our teams could not have done as much as they did without you. Thank you, Ashish. Jake Carr - Jake, I have too many positive adjectives for you and the way you impacted me and my teams. I'll summarize it as: you are an exemplary and inspiring tech role model. Thank you for enabling, encouraging, empowering, growing, and truly caring about me and my teams. Rhea Goel - If you have a chance, check out the pleasant movie: Anne of Green Gables. Then know you are a lifelong "kindred spirit". I'm so happy remembering when you, Ashish, and I kicked off the original Sable Efficiency team. I'm in awe of where it all led, what you've done, and what you are yet to do. Robert Blasum - When I joined in 2016, your FDT OP1 document was the best introduction to Amazon writing. Referred to it many times but I don't remember thanking you. Thanks!
... And that's just from year 1. I have so many more people that I need to connect to. If you see this post and you know you're one of those cherished colleagues, please connect or reach out immediately! I'll follow up as layoff activities allow.
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First, the good news: Most modern PC monitors are rather decent. Their minimum brightness, contrast, and color accuracy have improved significantly over the past decade. It’s a great time to upgrade even if you stick to budget monitors.
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Microsoft said it’s letting go of 10,000 employees as the software maker braces for slower revenue growth.
The maker of Windows and Office is also taking a $1.2 billion charge tied to lease consolidation and other activities.
In October Microsoft called for the slowest quarterly growth since 2016.
Microsoft said Wednesday that it’s letting go of 10,000 employees through March 31 as the software maker braces for slower revenue growth. The company is taking a $1.2 billion charge in the fiscal second quarter that will result in a negative impact of 12 cents to earnings per share.
Alphabet, Amazon and Salesforce are among the technology companies that have lowered head count in recent weeks. The contraction comes after demand for cloud computing and collaboration services picked up as enterprises, government agencies and schools encouraged remote work to reduce Covid exposure.
Rising prices have prompted companies to become more careful about technology spending, hurting prospects for the tech stocks that outperformed other market sectors year after year. Now Microsoft and its peers are taking stock. In July Microsoft said it will trim less than 1% of employees, and in October it confirmed an additional round of job cuts that reportedly affected fewer than 1,000 workers.
“I’m confident that Microsoft will emerge from this stronger and more competitive,” CEO Satya Nadella told employees in a memo that was posted on Microsoft’s website. The move will reduce Microsoft’s head count by less than 5%, and some employees will find out this week if they’re losing their jobs, he wrote.
Microsoft shares moved modestly higher at the U.S. open after the announcement.
The workforce adjustment will hit all teams and geographies, with more impact coming to sales and marketing than engineering, a company spokesperson told CNBC in an interview.
Employees in the U.S. who are eligible for benefits will receive severance that’s above the market and six months of health care and stock vesting, along with 60 days’ notice before their work ends, Nadella wrote.
Nadella reiterated trends in the business climate that he has described in recent months.
“As we saw customers accelerate their digital spend during the pandemic, we’re now seeing them optimize their digital spend to do more with less,” he wrote. “We’re also seeing organizations in every industry and geography exercise caution as some parts of the world are in a recession and other parts are anticipating one.”
Earlier this month Nadella had indicated the company might have to institute changes.
“I think for us as a global company, we’re not going to be immune from what’s happening in the macro,” he said in an interview with CNBC-TV18. “We will have to also get our own sort of operational focus on making sure our expenses are in line with our revenue growth.”
Microsoft has called for 2% revenue growth in the fiscal second quarter, which would be the slowest rate since 2016.
The layoffs are not a major surprise given the deterioration in Microsoft’s cloud-infrastructure and Windows operating system sales over the past few quarters, said Gil Luria, an analyst at DA Davidson who has a buy rating on Microsoft stock.
Investors are very concerned about the margins of many technology companies, including Microsoft, he told CNBC in an interview.
“I think there’s been a broad expectation from all these companies, especially the ones that hired more over the last two to three years, to adapt and react to a slower-growth environment and show the discipline and the focus on shareholder value that investors need to feel right now as they try to ride out a slower-growing economy,” Luria said.
The culling might save Microsoft around $2.5 billion over the next 12 months, or 14 cents per share when including the charge, analysts at Evercore ISI, who have the equivalent of a buy rating on Microsoft stock, wrote in a note to clients.
Major layoffs aren’t an annual exercise for 47-year-old Microsoft, but they do happen occasionally. In 2017 Microsoft laid off thousands of employees in a broad reorganization of its sales unit. In 2014, following the acquisition of Nokia’s devices and services business, Microsoft cut 18,000 people. The reduction Microsoft announced Wednesday is the largest since the Nokia layoffs, the spokesperson said.
The charge relates to severance, changes to the company’s hardware lineup and the cost of consolidating leases, wrote Nadella, noting that Microsoft is allocating people and money to growth areas and divesting while divesting in other categories.
“Every one of us and every team across the company must raise the bar and perform better than the competition to deliver meaningful innovation that customers, communities, and countries can truly benefit from,” Nadella wrote. “If we deliver on this, we will emerge stronger and thrive long into the future; it’s as simple as that.”
Bed Bath & Beyond looks for capital infusion, buyer ahead of likely bankruptcy filing
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Bed Bath & Beyond has been in discussions with lenders as it tries to nail down financing that would keep it afloat during a likely bankruptcy filing, according to people familiar with the matter.
The company is also running a sale process in hopes of selling its home goods chain of stores, as well as its Buybuy Baby banner, the people said.
Interested buyers include Sycamore Partners and Authentic Brands, they added.
has been in discussions with prospective buyers and lenders as it works to keep its business afloat during a likely bankruptcy filing, according to people familiar with the matter.
The retailer is in the midst a sale process in hopes of finding a buyer that would keep the doors open for both of its major chains, its namesake banner and Buybuy Baby, said the people, who weren’t authorized to discuss the matter publicly.
At the same time, Bed Bath has also been looking for a lender to provide financing that would keep the company going if it were to file for bankruptcy protection in the coming weeks, the people said.
A Bed Bath spokeswoman said Wednesday the company doesn’t comment on specific relationships but has been working with strategic advisers to evaluate all paths to regain market share and enhance liquidity.
“Multiple paths are being explored and we are determining our next steps thoroughly, and in a timely manner,” the spokeswoman said, declining to comment further.
Earlier this month Bed Bath warned it may need to file for bankruptcy after its turnaround plans failed to substantially boost sales and repair its balance sheet. The company reported net losses that exceed $1.12 billion for the first nine months of the fiscal year. It’s blown through its liquidity in recent months, shouldered a heavy debt load, and faced strained relationships with its suppliers.
Comparable sales declined 32% year over year in the most recent fiscal quarter, ended Nov. 26. Company leaders said the company has had a harder time keeping shelves stocked, as vendors change payment terms or decide not to ship merchandise because of the retailer’s financial challenges.
The company has been working to find a route that sees its chains survive, the people added. A day before Bed Bath issued a “going concern” warning, it announced in an employee memo that it had hired Shawn Hummell, a former Macy’s executive, to lead its namesake brand’s retail, store operations and merchandising operations as senior vice president of stores. Prior to his time at Macy’s, Hummell worked for Abercrombie & Fitch, another retailer that underwent a turnaround.
One possible buyer circling Bed Bath is private equity firm Sycamore Partners, according to the people familiar with the discussions. Sycamore is particularly interested in Buybuy Baby, Bed Bath’s banner for infants and toddlers, which has outperformed the broader company. Buybuy Baby has been deemed most likely to survive going forward, the people said.
Still, a sale of Bed Bath as a whole remains on the table — albeit with a much smaller footprint of stores than it currently has, the people said.
Sycamore is known for acquiring retailers, like women’s apparel chain Talbots, including distressed companies that have sought bankruptcy attention like Ascena’s Ann Taylor. A Sycamore Partners spokesperson declined to comment. Dealbook previously reported Sycamore’s interest in Buybuy Baby.
Bed Bath has also drawn interest from companies that acquire the intellectual property, or brands, of companies, particularly those under distress, the people said. Authentic Brands, which has frequented many bankruptcy-run sales for retailers like Forever 21, has also been looking at Bed Bath, the people said. A representative for Authentic Brands didn’t immediately respond to comment.
Short of a sale, the company and its advisors have been looking to nail down additional financing for a bankruptcy filing, which could occur in the coming weeks, the people said. The company’s advisors are looking for a loan of at least $100 million, one of the people said.
Last year, Bed Bath received $375 million in new funding from lender Sixth Street Partners, which has provided financing to other retailers like J.C. Penney and Designer Brands.
Sixth Street’s facility could be converted into bankruptcy financing, the people said, or the lender or others could convert their debt to equity and become Bed Bath’s owner. A representative for Sixth Street didn’t immediately respond to comment.
Bed Bath’s financing strategy comes as fellow retailer Party City sought Chapter 11 protection this week. Also with a hefty debt load, Party City is looking to restructure its balance sheet and move forward with a smaller footprint.
Bankruptcy attorney Eric Snyder from law firm Wilk Auslander said a sale was unrealistic for Bed Bath due to its declining sales and inventory, as well as its expanded losses.
“They don’t have the availability to right the ship, and they don’t have the cash to continue to operate,” Snyder said. “I just don’t see any other option other than a bankruptcy and a liquidation.”
Whether you take winter vacations to the snow-covered mountains or live near an area where you can easily hit the slopes, you can always get some exercise during the cold winter months with skiing. All ages and skill levels can benefit from a day out on the snow, as skiing can be considered both good for the body and good for the mind.
Improves proprioception. Proprioception is defined as one’s ability to feel the position of different body parts and the effort that goes into moving them. In other words, when you hold your hand in front of your face with your eyes closed, you still know your hand is there even though you can’t see it. Skiing involves quite a bit of balance and coordination, and you must be conscious of the many slight movements and positions of your body if you want to ski well and stay on your feet. Proprioception weakens with age, so the more you are involved in proprioceptive activities, the less it will diminish.
Strengthens bones and joints. Your knees must endure the tension and weight from your body as you turn and move quickly downhill, so they are being strengthened when you ski. In addition to strengthening your knees, your bones become stronger due to the weight-bearing impact on your legs. So not only are you having a fantastic time gliding down the slopes, but you are preventing knee damage, osteoporosis and increasing your proprioceptive strength.
Boosts your mood. Skiing not only boosts overall happiness and well-being, but it is beneficial to an individual’s physical and mental health, despite the frequency or duration of the activity.
Increases cardiovascular endurance. As an aerobic endurance activity, skiing can help an individual burn calories and lose weight. Beginners also can get a good cardiovascular exercise by working the heart and lungs from walking up the slope rather than using the ski lift.
Strengthens lower body muscles. Because skiing puts you in a constant squat position, it works your inner and outer thighs, hamstrings, quads and glutes. You will be too distracted by the surrounding beauty or too focused on the slope in front of you to notice your legs burning, but we promise—you will definitely feel results the next day.
Improves balance and core strength. Because you are constantly working to stay balanced while skiing, you core is engaged at all times. Plus, skiing challenges your balance and agility, helping you fend off slips and falls as you age.
Promotes deep sleep. You will feel exhausted in the best way after trying a new sport, especially one that engages your entire body. After hitting the slopes, we guarantee there will be no scrolling the Internet before bed or staying up late—you will hit the pillow and enjoy a good night of restful sleep.
Improves flexibility. A flexible body is going to be a huge benefit when skiing. By building flexibility, you can avoid muscle strains and sprains. A thorough, regular stretching routine that focuses on the core muscle groups will strengthen the abdominals, obliques and hips that are used in downhill skiing.
Promotes healthy eating habits. When you wake up before a long day of skiing, you have to power up. At lunchtime you need to refuel, and at dinnertime you need a recovery meal. You will naturally be more conscious of your eating: more protein, healthy fats, less sugar, more fruits and vegetables, etc.
Skiing can contribute to a sunnier outlook. Spending the day on a snow-covered hill or mountain, surrounded by natural outdoor beauty, will have you forgetting about the stresses of daily life. You’ll also benefit from the vitamin D exposure, which helps ward off seasonal affective disorder and boosts your mood.
If you've already booked a skiing holiday this year, you are probably looking forward to perfecting your technique on the piste and catching a sun-kissed glow.
But did you know your skiing holiday can provide plenty of health benefits too?
Apart from burning up to 3,000 calories during six hours of skiing, you can lose up to five pounds of weight in a week, tone your stomach muscles, boost your immunity and even relieve depression!
To help you get the best out of your skiing holiday, we present the seven health benefits of the sport
TONES YOUR STOMACH MUSCLES
The art of skiing is to keep yourself steady on the slippery slope. To help balance yourself, you naturally engage your core stability muscles - the sheath of deep muscle that starts either side of your spine and runs around your body, ending up in your pelvic region.
These are key stomach muscles which, when strengthened, act a bit like a corset, compressing the lower abdomen (which means a flatter tummy), toning your stomach muscles and stabilising your spine to protect it when you bend down or fall over on the piste.
Mastering your core stability will also help you balance on the piste and improve your overall coordination.
IMPROVES YOUR CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
Whether you're a beginner or an advanced skier, you will be giving your cardiovascular system a good workout on the piste.
Improving your cardiovascular system means elevating your heart rate which increases blood circulation, bringing more nutrients and oxygen to your tissues and helping to remove waste from the body more quickly.
Working out in this way also means your muscles are able to draw in more oxygen and blood which produces more capillaries and allows your muscles to expand, and, in turn, burn up calories more quickly.
Betony Garner of the Ski Club of Great Britain believes skiing for just half an hour without stopping is a good cardiovascular workout.
'Skiing is good for both experienced skiers and beginners because it works the major muscle groups,' she says.
'Also, beginners tend to walk up the slope, rather than using a ski lift - which really works the heart and lungs, making it a good overall workout!'
WORKS YOUR MUSCLES
Although skiing exercises all our major muscle groups, it particularly targets the inner and outer thighs, hamstrings and buttock muscles - thanks to the crouching position that skiing involves.
Warming up and down for ten minutes before and after skiing will help prevent muscle soreness and potential injuries by lengthening your muscle fibres. The best way to make sure you are stretching properly is to do a lower leg, hamstring, thigh, lower back, upper back and arm stretch and hold it in the position for 40 seconds.
Skiing also stretches your upper and lower arms, says Corinne Thompson of the gym chain David Lloyd's.
'As you grip your poles and steer around moguls you use your triceps (backs of upper arms), biceps (front of upper arms) and lower arm muscles to control your speed and direction,' she says.
'This action also engages your shoulder blades and lower back giving a good overall workout.'
But, warns Corinne, you should try to avoid skiing immediately after lunch. 'Allow at least an hour's rest after eating,' she says. 'This is because your body needs a good blood supply to digest your lunch.'
If you use your muscles to ski before your food is digested properly it can make you feel nauseous - which can be dangerous if you feel dizzy and fall down,' she says.
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HELPS YOU LOSE WEIGHT
According to fitness experts, you can lose up to five pounds during a week's skiing holiday. This is because a typical day's skiing can burn up to 3,000 calories - far more than a session at the gym.
Bethony Garner of Ski Club of Great Britain says the steeper the slope, the more calories you'll burn because your body has to work harder to keep your body balanced. 'Experienced skiers are also more likely to negotiate moguls - which use up even more muscle power and so burn even more calories,' she says.
Not only that, but being exposed to sub zero temperatures means your body is forced to raise its own body temperature and it does this by burning off even more calories!
Betony points out taking it easy on the hot chocolate and pastries can also encourage weight loss. 'High calorific food and drinking alcohol goes hand-in-hand with skiing holidays, but avoiding them will help you lose weight even faster,' she says.
