Archive for July, 2011:

How To Maintain Healthy Habits When Traveling

When I learned that Jay White, the founder of Dumb Little Man, frequently travels in his sales career, this immediately brought back memories of my own business travels during my years in pharmaceutical sales. I was traveling 25% to 50% of my time on overnight trips, sometimes for an entire work week. Although there are [...]

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Bryan Gross, Missing Wyoming Deputy, Found Dead After Attempting To Save Girl

DOUGLAS, Wyo. — The body of a Wyoming deputy who jumped in the North Platte River to assist a struggling girl was discovered Sunday. It was the fourth day of searching for 29-year-old Bryan P. Gross, of the Converse County sheriff’s office, who went in the river Thursday evening after a teenage girl who appeared [...]

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Lisa Kaas Boyle: Plastic and The Great Recycling Swindle

Disposable plastics are the largest component of ocean pollution. Should we be risking life and limb for single use-bags and plastic bottles that can easily be replaced with sustainable alternatives?Read More… Go to Source

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How Big Is Too-Big-To-Fail Factor in Investing Decisions?

By David Hunkar: The Too Big To Fail (TBTF) concept is the belief that certain financial institutions are so big and so complex that their failure will be be disastrous to the whole economy. Some of these institutions are indeed so huge that their failure is unimaginable and may wreck the economies of many countries [...]

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6 High-Yielding REITs for a Low Interest Rate Environment

By Investment Underground: REITs tend to deliver predictable and stable earnings. Their earnings come from the spread between the yield on their assets and cost of borrowing. With the Fed holding off on tightening monetary policy for now, REITs are a worthwhile play on the current low interest environment. Intelligent investors should note that should [...]

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Markets in Everything: Virtual Mobile Phone Grocery Stores in South Korea Subway Stations

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The Mancession Continues: Men Have Lost 192 Jobs for Every 100 Jobs Lost by Women Since Jan. 2008

In early July, the Pew Research Center released a study titled “In Two Years of Economic Recovery, Women Lost Jobs, Men Found Them,” with the opening statement: “The sluggish recovery from the Great Recession has been better for men than for women. From the end of the recession in June 2009 through May 2011, men [...]

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Toontastic Summer Cartoon Competition (GeekDad Weekly Rewind)

Summer + Roadtrips + Cartoons = Awesomosity. At GeekDad we love things that allow us to make things. Whether than is soldering arduinos or creating complete worlds for roleplaying. And, we love making cartoons! So, today we at GeekDad are please to announce?? that we are partnering up with one of our favorite iPad Apps, [...]

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Reid Rushes to Strike Debt Deal

URGENT: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says he’s signed off on a new debt ceiling deal, pending caucus approval, as he pushes for a vote as early as Sunday night. Follow Debt Drama Play-by-Play: Reid Looks for a Vote on a New Debt Deal as Early as Sunday Night LATEST VIDEO: Sen. Susan Collins Optimistic [...]

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Mexico Nabs Top FigureIn Violent Drug Cartel

Officials capture man who allegedly ordered 1,500 killings, including the slaying of a U.S. consulate at border Full Coverage: America’s 3rd War Go to Source

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