One of the immeasurable casualties of this recession is the number of people who have stopped believing that they are good at what they do because they either can’t find employment or they are taking jobs that are levels below their experience. Regardless of what you read of what people say when the days...
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The International Diabetes Federation predicts that one in 10 adults could have diabetes by 2030, according to their latest statistics. In a report, the advocacy group estimated that 552 million people would have diabetes in the next two decades, based on things like aging and demographic changes. There are two different types of diabetes. Type 1...
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The IPOs of Zynga, LinkedIn, Groupon and other social-media companies have converged to form a wealth wave that, while more concentrated, is drawing comparisons to the dot-com boom of the late-1990s. The sudden riches are already trickling down to everything from cars and jet charters to restaurants, ski trips and adventure treks in New Zealand....
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A new study from the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that the Great Recession that technically ended in 2009 has doubled the time it takes before the average unemployed person either finds a job or gives up looking for work. Each month, BLS announces the latest unemployment rate and several other characteristics of...
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While many commentators have focused on President George H.W. Bush and his infamous decision to raise taxes in 1990, an equally important, though often neglected, example is President Ronald Reagan, who agreed to raise taxes in 1982, 1983, and 1986. If Republicans want to seriously tackle deficit reduction, they will have to remember Reagan’s...
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The bludgeon Boehner wields is his threat to revive the default standoff of last summer, a showdown that shattered consumer confidence and helped stall the economic recovery.
Life doesn’t come with an instruction manual. No matter how many self help books you read nobody can make you a whole and better person without first learning some valuable lessons. Sure I wished I would done some things differently in the past but now I try and learn from them instead of living in the past. Let it go and move on and realize that we are not perfect and that we are all...
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