JUDGE: High School Cheerleaders Can Wave Banners With Bible Verses
HOUSTON (AP) — A judge ruled Wednesday that cheerleaders at a Southeast Texas high school can display banners emblazoned with Bible verses at football games.But the ruling might not have settled the...
View ArticleA Year's Worth Of This Family's Garbage Can Fit In A Quart-Sized Jar
Five years ago Bea Johnson and her husband and two sons were looking for a home closer to the restaurants, shops and school in their coastal California town.During the year they spent house hunting,...
View ArticleCHARLES RAMSEY: Take That Reward And Give It To The Kidnap Victims
The man who is being hailed as a hero for rescuing the lives of three women kidnapped for a decade says that he would like any reward money to be turned over to the victims.Charles Ramsey became an...
View ArticleThis Utah Company Takes Transparency To A Whole New Level
In many companies, your manager will know the team’s and company’s objectives, but you won’t. He may keep crucial information from you so that he can consolidate decision-making power. Not so at...
View Article8 Things Really Successful People Do
Most people claim to want success. But not everyone is willing to do the hard work and the smart work to get there. Often opportunities present themselves and because people are distracted, they miss...
View ArticleNew York Could Be America's First City To Let Non-Citizens Vote
New York City could soon become the first major city in the country to give non-citizens the right to vote.The proposal, which would allow certain non-citizens to vote in local elections, appears to...
View ArticleNew York Could Be The First Major City To Let Non-Citizens Vote
New York City could soon become the first major city in the country to give non-citizens the right to vote.The proposal, which would allow certain non-citizens to vote in local elections, appears to...
View ArticleKOTOK: Stocks Are Being Driven By Characteristics That Defy Conventional...
This extraordinary stock market is driven by characteristics that defy conventional valuation techniques. I receive emails from people who tell me that the market is overextended, overvalued, and...
View ArticleBreaking Up Was The Best Thing I Ever Did For My Finances
If you have an ex—which most of us do—you’ve probably received the “You’re better off without them” speech from a friend.“You’re too smart/attractive/cool for that person,” said friend will tell you....
View ArticleMexico Is Becoming The World's Best Place To Make Cars
Mexico’s auto production has taken a big leap since NAFTA. The country now accounts for roughly 20% of North American light vehicle production(pdf), according to a report this month by the Federal...
View ArticleMost Companies Don't Even Know How To Define Productivity
It was the memo heard around the world: In late February, when Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer ordered the company's staffers to stop working from home, she set off a ferocious debate over workplace...
View ArticleThe Best Places To Travel After A Divorce
“I went through a bad divorce with a lot of heartache,” says Lucie Muns, who went surfing in Costa Rica following her split.She found the ocean healing and the all-female Surf Diva camp filled with...
View Article8 Ways To Be A Memorable Boss
I remember all of my bosses. Some were bad. Most were good.But only one was truly memorable--in the best possible way.Memorable bosses possess qualities that may not always show up on paper but do...
View ArticleWhen Flight Safety Gets Outsourced To China
Aircraft maintenance was a highly paid blue-collar job that required education, training, manual skills, and brains.It was one of the perfect American middle-class jobs with generous healthcare,...
View ArticleHackers Steal $44.47 Million From ATMs Worldwide In A Matter Of Hours
An international gang of cyber thieves stole more than $45 million from thousands of ATMs in carefully coordinated attacks conducted in a matter of hours, US authorities said Thursday.Seven people are...
View Article$1 Billion Waze Acquisition Would Be More Proof Facebook Is No Longer A...
Facebook is now a mobile advertising company, and not a social network. Sure, you’ve heard this before, but it’s a theme worth repeating. That’s especially true in light of Facebook’s rumored upcoming...
View ArticleWoman Being Rescued From The Bangladesh Rubble After 17 Days Is Nothing Short...
A couple of hours ago a woman was rescued from the Bangladesh factory that collapsed on April 24.It's nothing short of miraculous that woman, named Reshma, was found "almost unhurt" as the death toll...
View ArticleBeing Smart Has Nothing To Do With Getting A Formal Education
Want to know how to be a genius? There are five things you can learn from looking at those who are the very best.1) Be curious and drivenFor his book Creativity, noted professor Mihaly...
View ArticleApple, Google, Facebook, And Amazon All Want To Be The Same Uber-Company
Who will be the sole provider of all that you desire? Which company’s services will you “hire” to address your every internet-enabled whim?It sounds absurd, but this is the essence of the battle...
View ArticleThe Only Thing Keeping Most People From Being Happier
Many people resist being happier because it doesn’t line up with the type of person they think they are.Via Pursuing the Good Life: 100 Reflections on Positive Psychology:Using other data obtained in...
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