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Survey: Surgeons, pilots top list of stressful jobs
Seeded on Tue Nov 24, 2009 12:11 AM EST (msnbc.com)
The list of the top eight stressful jobs was compiled by CareerCast.com, a job search Web site, and took into account 21 different stress factors. Click here to read about each of them.
Giant crack in Africa formed in just days. Forerunner of a new ocean?
Seeded on Thu Nov 5, 2009 2:01 PM EST (newscientist.com)
A crack in the Earth's crust – which could be the forerunner to a new ocean – ripped open in just days in 2005, a new study suggests. The opening, located in the Afar region of Ethiopia, presents a unique opportunity for geologists to study how mid-ocean ridges form.
Recession Drives Surge in Youth Runaways
Seeded on Mon Oct 26, 2009 2:26 PM EDT (The New York Times)
As more families face economic hardships, experts have seen an increasing number of children leave home for life on the streets, including many under 13.
The New Untouchables - Thomas L. Friedman New York Times Op-Ed Columnist
Seeded on Wed Oct 21, 2009 11:41 AM EDT (The New York Times)
Last summer I attended a talk by Michelle Rhee, the dynamic chancellor of public schools in Washington.
Nevada students show improvement in math scores
Seeded on Thu Oct 15, 2009 2:58 PM EDT (RGJ.com)
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Test results show that Nevada is one of four states with improved math scores in both fourth and eighth grade in 2009.
NEVADA ECONOMY: Yes, study says, there's stress
Seeded on Tue Oct 6, 2009 3:42 PM EDT (ReviewJournal.com - News)
In its overall economic condition, Nevada resembles the nation: Some bright spots with lower unemployment and few foreclosures alongside communities sliding deeper into an unremitting recession.
Even as layoffs persist, good jobs go begging
Seeded on Sun Oct 4, 2009 5:32 PM EDT (msnbc.com)
In a brutal job market, here's a task that might sound easy: Fill jobs in nursing, engineering and energy research that pay $55,000 to $60,000, plus benefits.
Understanding How Adolescents Think | Edutopia
Seeded on Thu Oct 1, 2009 1:12 PM EDT (Edutopia)
: Raleigh PhilpPhilp points to research showing that teenage brains don't function the way adult ones do.
Brain Research May Point to Changes in Literacy Development | Edutopia
Seeded on Thu Oct 1, 2009 11:49 AM EDT (Edutopia)
New brain-imaging technologies and a spate of recent studies suggest that reading aptitude is better understood as a spectrum of abilities related to biological architecture than as a universally acquirable skill.
Cyclists pedal to world speed records in Battle Mountain
Seeded on Mon Sep 21, 2009 3:48 PM EDT (RGJ.com)
BATTLE MOUNTAIN, Nev. (AP) — An annual human-powered speed contest in northeastern Nevada ended with record setting performances by recumbent bicyclists from Canada and France.
Have a Nice Day (Head in the Sand?)
Seeded on Wed Sep 16, 2009 2:41 PM EDT (The New York Times)
Applied Materials is one of the most important U.S. companies you've probably never heard of. It makes the machines that make the microchips that go inside your computer.
Study finds humans still evolving, and quickly
Seeded on Tue Sep 15, 2009 1:37 PM EDT (The L.A. Times)
The pace has been increasing since people started spreading through Europe, Asia and Africa 40,000 years ago.
Meltdown 101: Changing work force, by the numbers
Thu Sep 3, 2009 3:22 PM EDT
When Labor Day arrives Monday, it will be celebrated by a work force that has changed radically since the same holiday in 2008.
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How To Get A Raise: Stop Being A "Good Girl"
Seeded on Tue Sep 1, 2009 10:59 PM EDT (Newsweek)
You are your own glass ceiling. We've come a long way, ladies. But here's why you're your own glass ceiling.
"While just 36 percent believe Obama's efforts to reform the health system are a good idea, that number increases to 53 percent when respondents were read a paragraph describing Obama's plans."
Seeded on Thu Aug 20, 2009 9:40 AM EDT (fivethirtyeight.com)
That's a 17-point gap in support for the Democrats' health care plans when the plan is simply referred to as "Barack Obama's health care plan" versus when a reasonably fair description of the plan is actually provided to the respondents. Whence the source of the discrepancy?
Hardball-Specter Town Hall guest Katy Abram not political until "Obama Socialism" appeared
Seeded on Thu Aug 13, 2009 1:21 AM EDT (YouTube)
Lawrence O'Donnel did a good job of treating this interviewee respectfully without trying to make her look bad.
High-ranking insurance PR flack defects, explains dirty tricks used to fight universal healthcare
Seeded on Sun Jul 12, 2009 5:50 PM EDT (Boing Boing)
Here is a link to the 36 minute video: Wendell Potter on Bill Moyers There is a transcript beneath the video. If you don't have 36 minutes, read the article about the interview that I seeded above, and excerpted below:
Health Co-op Offers Model for Overhaul
Seeded on Tue Jul 7, 2009 4:44 PM EDT (The New York Times)
A co-op near Seattle that has embraced a collaborative model of primary care has attracted interest in Congress.
I'm looking for some Great Summer Time Side dishes...
Mon Jul 6, 2009 12:41 PM EDT
I love to cook, and I often over do it... I wanted to see if anyone could give me some light side dishes for summer time dinners around the grill? any good ideas?
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For modest earners, relief repaying student loans
Sun Jun 28, 2009 2:47 PM EDT
Repaying a student loan could soon be a little less painful.
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Graphic: Red States Have The Highest Divorce Rates, Teen Birth Rates, and Porn Subscription Rates
Seeded on Sun Jun 28, 2009 12:31 PM EDT (The New York Times)
The Times published this graphic yesterday. In light of the Sanford debacle and the constant keening of the so-called "moral majority," figures like this are of some relevance.
Fox News gets okay to misinform public, court ruling | Media Reform | CeaseSPIN.org
Seeded on Sun Jun 21, 2009 5:16 PM EDT (ceasespin.org)
Court rules news groups CAN lie! It is not illegal.
What Does the End of the Recession Look Like?
Seeded on Sat Jun 20, 2009 6:38 PM EDT ()
Regional economic experts agree: The end of the recession just means the end of the beginning of bad times.
Blue Cross praised employees who dropped sick policyholders, lawmaker says
Seeded on Tue Jun 16, 2009 11:09 PM EDT (The L.A. Times)
Blue Cross of California encouraged employees through performance evaluations to cancel the health insurance policies of individuals with expensive illnesses, Rep.
Has economic twilight come to the Sun Belt?
Seeded on Sun May 31, 2009 6:55 AM EDT (msnbc.com)
We first heard the term decades ago: The "Sun Belt" was just starting a run of phenomenal growth - and no wonder. It conjured a sunny state of mind as well as a balmy place on the map.
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Landowners along Florida beaches ask Supreme Court to examine taking of private property - washingtonpost.comDESTIN, FLA. -- The sugar-white sand that stretches from Slade and Nancy Lindsay's deck to the clear, green waters of the Gulf of Mexico is some of the finest in the world.
- Survey: Surgeons, pilots top list of stressful jobs
The list of the top eight stressful jobs was compiled by CareerCast.com, a job search Web site, and took into account 21 different stress factors. Click here to read about each of them.
Analysis: Miss. gov budget sure to spark activism
In releasing his budget proposal last week, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour might've tapped into his own version of economic stimulus.
- Dem Senator: We'll Force Delaying GOP To Stay '24 Hours A Day'
Harkin said Democrats expect Republicans will try to stall the debate by asking for the entire bill to be read on the Senate floor. If that happens, Harkin said, the majority party is likely to use a procedural maneuver to keep the Senate in session this weekend.
- Frum: Republicans are heading for a spectacular bloodbath in Florida
David Frum, resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, was a special assistant to President George W. Bush in 2001-2002. He is the author of six books, including "Comeback: Conservatism That Can Win Again," and the editor of FrumForum.com.
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