Penny Pinchers Are Notorious For Committing These Social Faux Pas
If you have to stop and think about whether it is a questionably frugal action or not, it is probably safe to not do it. For instance, recuperating the used salad dressing from the plates of your...
View ArticleA Quick Rundown Of The Big Takeaways From Davos
The brainstorming, deal making and schmoozing is over for another year.Davos Man and Woman have come down from their Swiss mountain high and headed home, including our correspondent.What were the main...
View ArticleThe Sky Is Full Of Bacteria
Many miles above the ground, microbes thrive in the sky.A large number and wide variety of microorganisms were detected in the atmosphere 5 to 10 miles (8 to 15 kilometers) above the Earth's surface,...
View ArticleBarack Obama Is Going To Have To Make A Big Decision On Iran This Year
As US President Barack Obama begins his second term, he will have to devote much of his attention to figuring out how to get America’s domestic finances in order.But foreign-policy issues loom large as...
View ArticleMeet The Rogue Sheriffs Who Won't Enforce Obama's Gun Proposals
President Obama and Vice-President Biden met with a group of sheriffs and police chiefs this afternoon, calling them a representation of law-enforcement officials across the country as the...
View ArticleThe Phrase 'Work Smarter, Not Harder' Needs To Die
I hereby announce the formation of an international campaign to eliminate all future uses of the phrase, "Work smarter, not harder." It's a mission I'm undertaking with some regret, since the idea...
View ArticleNew Dinosaur Species Is Tiny And Feathered
Researchers have discovered a new species of feathered but flightless little dinosaur from the Jurassic period.Remains of the tiny beast, dubbed Eosinopteryx brevipenna, found in northeastern China...
View Article19 Awesome Jobs That Pay $80K Or More
It's been 26 years since Gordon Gekko of Wall Street pronounced greed is good. We won't take it that far.What we would say, however, is that paying your bills on time is excellent. Saving some money...
View Article10 American Tax Laws That Still Have Us Scratching Our Heads
Americans are known to bristle come April 15, but nearly 240 years after the founders threw a Boston Tea Party to protest unfair taxes, citizens are using less dramatic – but no less creative – ways to...
View ArticleCoca-Cola's New Ad Campaign Desperately Downplays Its Role In The Obesity...
The marketing mavens at Coca-Cola must long for those halcyon days of yore when the simple act of drinking an ice-cold Coke occupied a spot in the Great American Pantheon—right next to mom, her apple...
View ArticleWhy Branded Content Is A Big Waste Of Time For Most Advertisers
Last week I talked about the long running success and cost effectiveness of Blendtec’s “Will it blend” YouTube campaign in comparison to the mostly fruitless, multi-million dollar extravaganzas we can...
View ArticleGovernment Spending Isn't Actually Out Of Control
It is a standard talking point of Republicans and deficit hawks of all political stripes that federal spending is out of control; that major surgery is needed, especially on entitlement programs such...
View ArticleGoogle Wants To Help You Avoid The Flu
Traveling on a plane can sometimes feel like being trapped in a germ incubator.This year, that is especially true.In America the flu season is so bad that many travellers are delaying their trips or...
View ArticleA Guide What Your Real Estate Agent Is Really Thinking
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View ArticleThis Pink Lake Is Ten Times Saltier Than The Oceans
So much salt is dissolved in the northern part of Utah's Great Salt Lake that its edges can become encrusted with crystals that sparkle against a treeless landscape and vast sky. The salt concentration...
View ArticleHow Republicans Are Avoiding The Huge Trap That Derailed Immigration Reform...
If you had to sum up immigration reform’s crushing defeat in 2007 in one word, there would be exactly one choice:Amnesty.That single characterization of proposals to legalize the undocumented...
View ArticleAnna Wintour's Boyfriend Owes $1.2 Million In Back Taxes And It Could Sink...
J. Shelby Bryan, the long-term boyfriend of US Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, owes the US government more than $1.2 million (£760,000) in taxes.Mr Bryan, a former adviser to Bill Clinton who...
View ArticleHere's Where 'Best Practices' In Corporate Culture Go Wrong
I spent three days of last week at the HRPA Annual Conference here in Toronto. As always, it was a great event to reconnect with tons of brilliant HR folks in my network, as well as make new...
View Article20 Books Every Trader Should Read
This post originally appeared on bclund.com on March 13, 2012.Before I get into this list, I have a warning for those looking for a book on trading, how to trade, or how to become a better trader....
View Article5 Smart Strategies To Maximize Your Social Security
Social Security has gone from being a minor supplement for workers who had already made their own arrangements to save for their old age to the key financial support for tens of millions of...
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