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1 in 2 new graduates are jobless or underemployed

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Tue, 01 May 2012 01:47:31 PDT

1 in 2 new graduates are jobless or underemployed — The college class of 2012 is in for a rude welcome to the world of work.A weak labor market already has left half of young college graduates either jobless or underemployed in positions that don't fully use their skills and knowledge.Young adults with bachelor's degrees are increasingly scraping by in lower-wage jobs — waiter or waitress,

93-year-old Florida woman retires her ’64 Mercury after 576,000 miles on the road

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 05:30:22 PDT

93-year-old Florida woman retires her ’64 Mercury after 576,000 miles on the road - These days, most people consider themselves lucky if a new car lasts 5 to 10 years. Make it to 100,000 miles in your vehicle, and the car company might make a commercial about you. That makes 93-year-old Rachel Veitch a notable exception. Veitch is retiring her 1964 Mercury Comet Caliente after more than 576,000

55-Year-Old Grandmother Wants To Be Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 03:55:34 PDT

55-Year-Old Grandmother Wants To Be Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader - She’s got the drive, the figure and the discipline of a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader. But does Sharon Simmons have what it takes to dance alongside some of the most visible women in the world? She’ll soon find out when the Carrollton resident auditions to be a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader.She’s also a grandmother of two.“I’m 55. And in

How to Become A YouTube Star

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 06:08:57 PST

How to Become A YouTube Star -- YouTube has committed $US100 million to 96 new video channels and has recruited top Hollywood talent to produce content. But the Google-owned site's talent search is far from complete. Fancy yourself a filmmaker?Here are a few tips on how to make it big on the world's biggest video platform.A screenshot of the YouTube video Charlie Bit My Finger which went viral

Capello No plans to coach in Italy

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:26:19 PST

Capello No plans to coach in Italy - Fabio Capello plans to relax rather than return to coaching in Italy after blaming a "misunderstanding" for his exit from England job.Fabio Capello and his wife Laura, unseen, leave their central London home with luggage following his resignation as England manager Thursday Feb. 9, 2012. Fabio Capello quit as England coach on Wednesday just four months

The 10 worst Valentine Day Gifts

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:41:05 PST

The 10 worst Valentine Day Gifts - We know what you’re thinking: Valentine’s Day is a commercial holiday. It’s forced. It’s too much pressure. But if you’re dating this month, you’ll probably wind up roaming the aisles for a gift to give your date on February 14th. And, “like it or not, Valentine’s Day becomes a test in which you have to show you’ve been paying attention to the other person’

Children in one in four homes share bedrooms

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:55:12 PST

Children in one in four homes share bedrooms - Thousands of children are forced to share a bedroom with a sibling or other family member, according to new research.In London, this figure rises to 35 per cent of households. Among young couples in Britain, the proportion is 38 per cent.Nearly one in three parents think their home is too small, according to the study of 2,000 adults by property

Paying cash-in-hand 'is cheating the country' says nation's top taxman

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:30:08 PST

Paying cash-in-hand 'is cheating the country' says nation's top taxman - HMRC calls on people to report people evading tax - Says those who don't pay cannot complain about austerity measures Paying cash in hand is ‘diddling’ the economy and depriving schools and hospitals of money, the country’s top taxman said last night.Dave Hartnett, permanent secretary for tax at HM Revenue and Customs,

Can Money Buy Self-Esteem?

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:19:25 PST

Can Money Buy Self-Esteem? - Status can be pricey - Can Money Buy Self-Esteem? - Sellers have long charged a premium for objects that confer some kind of social status, even if they offer few, if any, functional benefits over cheaper products. Designer sunglasses, $200,000 Swiss watches, and many high-end cars often seem to fall into this category. If a marketer can make a mundane item seem like

Obama vs. Catholics

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:38:45 PST

Obama vs. Catholics — The Brian Williams MSNBC debate in Florida was not only dreadfully boring — I never thought I could ever long for commercials — it was pathetic. Freed of the fear of triggering an avalanche of applause against loaded questions, Williams and his co-moderators couldn't bring themselves to utter one single question asking the Republican candidates to respond to Obama's mistakes

Venus to Cross Face of Sun This Year

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:52:46 PST

Venus to Cross Face of Sun This Year - On your 2012 calendar, be sure to put a big red circle around June 5. On that day, a celestial occurrence that will not be seen by human eyes until well into the 22nd century — the year 2117 to be exact — will take place.The planet Venus will cross the face of the sun.Through the balance of this winter season and well into the spring of 2012, Venus will

Gossip Could Lower Stress And Prevent Exploitation

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:24:12 PST

Gossip Could Lower Stress And Prevent Exploitation, Study Suggests - Gossip may not be as evil as society makes it out to be, according to a new study.Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, found that gossiping can actually lower stress, stop exploitation of others and police others' bad behavior.The study included four experiments, all of which included a game with a cheater

Quit Giving Our Money Away

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 22:02:03 PST

Quit Giving Our Money Away - When will the insanity stop? One day after President Barack Obama asked Congress for yet another increase in the debt limit so the federal government can continue to borrow money to stay solvent; he then offers to give Bangladesh another free billion dollars.Reuters reported another $1 billion in aid was offered to the impoverished Asian country over five years to

Climate change downsizing fauna, flora

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 05:51:23 PDT

Climate change downsizing fauna, flora: study - Climate change is reducing the body size of many animal and plant species, including some which supply vital nutrition for more than a billion people already living near hunger's threshold, according to a study released Sunday.From micro-organisms to top predators, nearly 45 percent of species for which data was reviewed grew smaller over multiple

12 Percent of Shy Teens May Have Social Phobia

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 05:44:57 PDT

12 Percent of Shy Teens May Have Social Phobia - A small portion of shy teenagers may actually have social phobia, according to a new national study of adolescents.Social phobia, a persistent, debilitating fear of situations that could involve scrutiny and judgment, is a somewhat controversial diagnosis in children and teens, with critics arguing that the diagnosis turns normal shyness into a

The Ten Best Places to Retire in 2012

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 05:38:53 PDT

The Ten Best Places to Retire in 2012 - Better weather, affordable housing, and plenty of interesting things to do are just a few reasons people move to a new place when they retire. Whether you want to spend your golden years watching the sun set over the water or taking on a second career, we've identified an ideal place. Using data from Onboard Informatics, U.S. News selected 10 key attributes

From China, with love?

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 05:33:49 PDT

From China, with love? - The stern, bulky visage of Martin Luther King Jr. now gracing the National Mall has brought forth tears of joy and redemption from onlookers. But for some Americans, the massive monument will forever be marred by where it was made: China.The MLK Memorial was created by Chinese master sculptor Lei Yixin and the Dingli Stone Carving Co. out of 159 pieces of pink Chinese

Indy 500 winner Wheldon dies after massive wreck

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 05:29:19 PDT

Indy 500 winner Wheldon dies after massive wreck — Every race car driver heads onto the track understanding this race could be the last and hoping it won't be.On Sunday, IndyCar drivers got a harsh reminder when the worst happened to one of their own.Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon died when his car got caught up in a 15-car pileup, sailed over another vehicle and smashed into a

Ten ideas for making money

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 07:15:28 PDT

Ten ideas for making money - Some of these you've heard before, and some you haven't. The last one is our favorite. I've shared with you some of my favorite posts about ways to make more money. Now I'm going to divulge some of the ideas we've been kicking around.In no particular order:Wedding invitation addressing.Back in the day when the pen was more popular than the computer keyboard, a few

What's the best exercise for heart health?

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 07:19:24 PDT

What's the best exercise for heart health? - A combination of weight training and aerobic exercise might be the best prescription for overweight people at risk for diabetes and heart disease, a new study suggests.People doing only aerobic exercise dropped weight and inches off their waistlines -- so an aerobic-only program is also a good (and less time-consuming) option, researchers said. Those

Physicists closing in on 'God particle'

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 07:16:49 PDT

Physicists closing in on 'God particle' - Experiments at the world's biggest atom smasher have yielded tantalising hints that a long-sought sub-atomic particle truly exists, with final proof likely by late 2012, physicists said Monday."We know everything about the Higgs boson except whether it exists," said Rolf Heuer, director general of the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN)."We

Younger Kids Respond Better to 'Lazy Eye' Treatment

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 07:13:01 PDT

Younger Kids Respond Better to 'Lazy Eye' Treatment -- Younger children respond better to treatment for lazy eye (amblyopia) than older children, according to an analysis of previous studies.The meta-analysis of data from 996 children who took part in four clinical trials conducted by the Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group found that children ages 3 to 7 years old responded better to

UK scientists want human-animal tests monitored

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 07:02:57 PDT

UK scientists want human-animal tests monitored — British scientists say a new expert body should be formed to regulate experiments mixing animal and human DNA to make sure no medical or ethical boundaries are crossed.In a report issued on Friday, scientists at the nation's Academy of Medical Sciences said a government organization is needed to advise whether certain tests on animals that use

Mystery "creation" particle evades scientists

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 06:59:36 PDT

Mystery "creation" particle evades scientists - The mysterious "creation" particle believed to have turned flying debris into stars and planets at the dawn of the universe has evaded capture in a year of hot pursuit, physicists said Monday.Rolf Heuer, director-general of the CERN research center near Geneva, said he was now looking to 2012 to turn up traces of the particle, the Higgs Boson, and

Norway mass killer jeered on way to court hearing

noreply@blogger.com (naknik) — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 06:55:37 PDT

Norway mass killer jeered on way to court hearing - Norway's police believe Anders Behring Breivik probably acted alone in killing 76 people last Friday, and Norwegians united in revulsion against the worst attack in the Nordic nation since World War Two.A source close to the investigation told Reuters of Breivik's talk of other cells: "We feel that the accused has fairly low credibility when it