Monthly Archives: June, 2009
The big snack survey of women
OK, all you nibblers – it’s time to test your snacking smarts. A few questions… When do most people snack? What are the most popular munchies? The ones hardest to resist?
Consumer Reports’ ShopSmart magazine surveyed 1,000 women about their snacking habits. So grab a quick healthy bite and check out the results:
ShopSmart’s Snacking Survey
Snack Time!
3% [...]
Michael Jackson dies in LA hospital
FILE - In this Aug. 25, 1993 file photo, American pop star Michael Jackson performs during his ‘Dangerous’ tour in Bangkok. (AP Photo/Jeff Widerner, file)Associated Press
LOS ANGELES - Michael Jackson, the sensationally gifted child star who rose to become the “King of Pop” and the biggest celebrity in the world only to fall from [...]
Severe Nightmares May Warn of Suicidal Symptoms
By HealthDay - Tue Jun 9, 8:48 PM PDT
- TUESDAY, June 9 (HealthDay News) — Besides disturbing a good night’s sleep, nightmares might be linked to an increased risk of suicide, a new study suggests.
Researchers assessed 82 men and women, ages 18 to 66, who were awaiting an emergency psychiatric evaluation before being admitted to [...]
7 Lucrative Jobs from Obama’s Stimulus Plan
President Barack Obama’s plan to get the U.S. economy going has a strong focus on creating jobs. Two of the bills he’s recently signed, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and the Making Home Affordable program, provide funding that will create a wide variety of job opportunities with good salaries. Better yet, many of [...]
Dating Advice: 6 Ways to Train Your Boyfriend
“You can’t change a man” is one of the oldest cliches in the book. Well, we just discovered some news that challenges that notion, and it comes from an unlikely source: animal trainers.
“Males are card-carrying members of the animal kingdom, and they exhibit a lot of the same behaviors as many other mammals,” says Amy [...]
Jury rules against Minn. woman in download case
By STEVE KARNOWSKI, Associated Press Writer Steve Karnowski, Associated Press Writer – Thu Jun 18, 9:08 pm ET
MINNEAPOLIS – A replay of the nation’s only file-sharing case to go to trial has ended with the same result — a Minnesota woman was found to have violated music copyrights and must pay huge damages to the [...]
Innovative Nintendo game help system to debut this year
To many gamers, nothing kills the fun of playing a game like getting completely stuck on a particularly difficult section. But if Nintendo has their way, such frustration will soon become a thing of the past.
Nintendo offers gamers a helping hand
In an interview with USA Today, legendary Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto confirmed that the company’s [...]
Buying Life Insurance: What Kind and How Much?
Finding the middle ground between being “insurance poor” and unprotected requires assessing real needs and choosing products that are affordable. This article introduces different types of insurance products and the role that they can play in a personal financial plan.
1. Buying Life Insurance
Conventional wisdom says that life insurance is sold, not purchased. In other words, [...]
Screen sensation Anvil to open for AC/DC
Anvil, the Canadian heavy metal band that spent more than 30 years in near obscurity before the documentary about its struggles became a surprise hit, is getting the ultimate rock ‘n’ roll salute this summer. AC/DC, arguably the most successful hard rock band in history, has personally selected Anvil as the sole support act for [...]
$75,000 Salary Secrets: 5 Careers that Pay Well Even in a Recession
It seems no matter where you turn these days there’s bad news: entire neighborhoods in foreclosure, a volatile stock market, and unemployment rates at their highest in decades. While the recession is affecting us all, professionals in certain fields can feel confident that their skills will be needed no matter how gloomy the financial outlook.
What’s [...]
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