OBAMANOMICS Pollssaytheeconomyisheadinginthewrongdirection.Marketssayit'sbackontrack.Thistime,themarketsarerightBy MikeDorningIt'snevereasytoseparatepoliticsfrompolicy,andthepast18monthshaveonlyincreasedthedegreeofdifficulty.TheU.S.hasbeenthroughahistoricfinancialcrisisfollowedbyahistoricelectionandaseriesofhistoricfederalgambles—frombailingoutAIGandGMtopassinga$787billionstimulusanda$9...[
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Tomakethis“SuperGreen”list,fishmust:a)havelowlevelsofcontaminants—below216partsperbillion[ppb]mercuryand11ppbPCBs;b)behighinomega-3s;andc)comefromasustainablefishery.Manyotheroptionsareontheprogram’slistof“BestChoices”(seafoodwatch.org).TheBlueOceanInstitute(blueocean.org)alsohassustainabilityratingsanddetailedinformation.1.Salmon(wild-caught,Alaska)
(FindarecipeforBlackenedSalmonSandwic...[
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By RachelZupek,CareerBuilder.comwriterYou'resittinginameeting,mindingyourownbusiness,whenoneofyourcolleaguesmakesasuggestion.Asyoujotdownnotes,you realizethathisproposalsoundsvaguelyfamiliar,butdon'tknowwhy.Waitasecond:Hestoleyouridea! Co-workersstealingideasintheworkplaceismorecommonthanyouthink.Whyexactlythishappensisunknown,butCharmaineMcClarie,founderandpresidentofMcClarieG...[
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By RachelZupek,CareerBuilder.comwriterIt'shappenedtoeveryonebefore.Theconstantflowofwordsthatjustkeepcoming,longafteryou'vemadeyourpoint(ifthereeverwasone)andevenlongerafterpeoplestoppedcaring.Thekindofgibberishthatjustwon'tstopunlesssomeoneelsestartstalking.Thetypeofchatterthatinevitablyendswithyouwishingyou'dputasockinit.
Yes,verbaldiarrheaisneveragoodthing --butitcanbeworsein...[
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By JonathanLittmanandMarcHershon,co-authorsof"IHatePeople!"Youmightbe searchingforajob --orjusttryingtoholdontoonefordearlife.Timesarerough,andnoteveryone'sontheirbestbehavior.Butwhetheryou'reseekingemploymentorfirmlyensconcedinasolidposition,oneofyourbiggestchallengesisnavigatingpeopleattheoffice.Peoplewhosticktheirnosesinyourcubeortrickyouintodoingtheirwork;peoplewhojusthavet...[
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By GadSaad,Ph.D.Created Apr112010-11:27amSeveralbehavioraleconomicgameshavebeendevisedtostudyprosocialbehavior.Twoofthemostfamousonesarethetwo-personUltimatumandDictatorgames,hereafterreferredtoasUGandDG.IntheUG,individualAisgivenasumofmoney(e.g.,$10)andaskedtosplitthisamountwithindividualB.Onceasplitisoffered,individualBcaneitheracceptthesplitinwhichcasetheyeachreceivetheirrespecti...[
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By ReginaBarreca,Ph.D.Created Apr162009-7:30amYouneverwantedittobelikethis.You'reagoodguy,arealcontributortothecommunity,well-likedandwell-respected,anexcellentfatherandinmanywaysafinehusband.Youdon’tdowhatyourfatherdid;youdon'tcomehomedrunkorraiseahandtoyourwife.You'renotajerk.Youdon'tspendtherentgamblingandneverembarrassthefamilyinpublic.No;youareasdifferentfromtheoldmanaspossibl...[
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By MarkD.White,PhDCreated Apr62010-9:41amInthe previous twoposts aboutthe ethics of adultery,wefocusedoncheatingfromtheperspectiveofamarriedperson.Butseveralcommenterstothosepostsasked:whatabouttheotherperson,particularlyifheorsheissingle(and,ofcourse, theotherpersonintheaffairismarried)?Onthesurface, ifadulteryiswrong,itseemsthatitwouldbeequa...[
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HavingAnAffair?ThereAreSixDifferentKindsBy DouglasLaBier,Ph.D.Created Apr52010-4:34pmWithTigerWoodsbackinthegameafterhis"baddecisions"admissionon ESPN,Icouldn'thelpbutrecallGeorge(nothisrealname),whohadconsultedmeabouthowtodealwithhisnewaffair.VisionsofWoods, JessieJames, MarkSanford, JohnEdwards andotherscametomind--alongwiththesimilarstoriesofcountles...[
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50lifelessons
ByReginaBrett
1.Lifeisn'tfair,butit'sstillgood.
2.Whenindoubt,justtakethenextsmallstep.
3.Lifeistooshorttowastetimehatinganyone.
4.Don'ttakeyourselfsoseriously.Nooneelsedoes.
5.Payoffyourcreditcardseverymonth.
6.Youdon'thavetowineveryargument.Agreetodisagree.
7.Crywithsomeone.It'smorehealingthancryingalone.
8.It'sOKtogetangrywithGod.H...[
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