8 Steps To Reach Your Healthiest Weight
Katherine Tallmadge, M.A., R.D., is a registered dietitian, author of "Diet Simple: 195 Mental Tricks, Substitutions, Habits & Inspirations" (LifeLine Press, 2011) and a frequent national...
View ArticleROUBINI: Investors Are Underestimating The Republican 'Jihad' Against Spending
September promises to be one hell of a month for the global economy.Congress comes back from vacation this month to a full plate of fiscal time bombs that will need to be defused in a very short period...
View ArticleThe Man Who Has Been To 198 Countries Reveals His Best Travel Tips
There are some things you should never forget while traveling, and I have discovered most of these the hard way by screwing up myself - during my travels to 198 countries.1. Download maps in...
View Article35 Gorgeous Photos Of Texas In The 1970s
Marc St. Gil was one of about a hundred photographers commissioned by the Environmental Protection Agency to document American life in the 1970s as part of the DOCUMERICA project.He traveled to the...
View ArticleHow To Get Meetings With People Who Don't Have Time For You
Jason, an entrepreneur I’ve known for over a decade, came out to the ranch today. He was celebrating selling his company and just beginning to think through his next moves.Since he wasn’t from Silicon...
View ArticleThe White House Takes A Victory Lap On The Oil Boom
The White House is high-fiving America and itself for the U.S. oil boom.In a new blog post , White House Council of Economic Advisers Chair Jason Furman and National Economic Council Director Gene...
View ArticleSome US Troops Appear To Be Posting Photos In Protest Of Syrian Intervention
As the march to limited military intervention in Syria moves forward, some troops are making their views known — albeit anonymously — on social media.Photos of servicemembers have apparently popped up...
View ArticleCREDIT SUISSE: Corporations Are About To Embark On A 4-Year Tech Spending Boom
In times of turmoil, the chief financial officers of the corporate sphere tighten their hold on the corporate purse. The first line item to get squeezed is usually advertising and marketing. Then...
View ArticleLOVEINT: The Scariest Thing About NSA Analysts Spying On Their Lovers Is How...
Last week Siobhan Gorman of The Wall Street Journal reported that National Security Agency analysts have occasionally used vast surveillance tools to spy on love interests.NSA Chief Compliance Officer...
View ArticleThe Guy Who Wrote One Of The Most Famous Songs Of All Time Says US Copyright...
The classic Motown song "Money (That's What I Want)" has generated millions of dollars in royalties since it was first recorded in 1959.It's appeared in countless movies, and been covered by John...
View ArticleREPORT: Verizon And Vodafone To Announce $130 Billion Deal On Monday
NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - Verizon Communications and Vodafone plan to announce a $130 billion deal on Monday that will give the U.S. telecom giant complete control of Verizon Wireless, subject to...
View ArticleThis 1994 Study Showed Raising The Minimum Wage Did NOT Raise Unemployment
Last week, tens of thousands of fast food workers went on strike to protest their current wages, bringing the debate over raising the minimum wage back into relief.Opponents of doing so argue that it...
View Article26 Things That China Obviously Ripped Off From The Rest Of The World
China accounted for 70% of all counterfeit goods between 2008 and 2010, according to a report released by the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime earlier this year.But China doesn't just have a thriving...
View ArticleOil And Gold Are Tumbling
Evening trading has opened for some commodities, and oil and gold prices are both collapsing.Brent is off -0.87 percent (and counting) to $113.05. NYMEX-traded WTI is down -1.39% to $106.16.Here's the...
View ArticleHere's Why I Hate The Market Right Now
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.I love thee to the depth and breadth and heightMy soul can reach, when feeling out of sightFor the ends of Being and ideal Grace.… I love thee with the...
View ArticleNavy Carrier Strike Group Rerouted For Possible Help In Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz and other ships in its strike group are heading west toward the Red Sea to help support a limited U.S. strike on Syria, if needed,...
View ArticleIt's Getting Better, But America Is Still Paying A Historically High Price...
As much as we write about "Saudi America," we also try to keep its benefits to the broader economy in perspective.For instance, more abundant oil and natural gas has helped lower the cost of...
View ArticleIn One Chart, Here's Why The Anti-War Movement Collapsed
There's been a lot of talk about the absence of a strong and visible anti-war movement, the way there was during the George W. Bush Presidency.While there are protests against intervention in Syria, in...
View ArticleLauren Drain Escaped The Westboro Baptist Church And None Of Her Family Came...
The Westboro Baptist Church is well-known for loudly making its hateful, virulently homophobic views known by protesting at high-profile funerals, including those of soldiers.But for family members who...
View Article46 Photos Of Life At A Japanese Internment Camp, Taken By Ansel Adams
While America celebrates Victory over Japan Day on September 2, let's not forget the suffering of about 110,000 Japanese Americans who were forced to live in internment camps.Even at the time this...
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