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Seniors Supplement to Boost Medicare Expenses for 2010

If all goes well in Washington, it looks like seniors getting social security will get a check for $250 next year instead of a cost of living increase. READ»

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Education: Goal-Oriented Gaming

I grew up with the belief firmly implanted in my head that video games were a bad influence that would distract me from more constructive pursuits, namely, reading. If the Internet had been as engrossing as it is now among kids, then ...READ»

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How to Globalize Yourself

If you want your career to move forward, be prepared to move outside the United States. Here are seven real-world strategies for working smart around the world.READ»

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Should Unemployed Americans Look for Work Abroad?

Fast Company takes a look at employment opportunities for expats overseas in developed and developing nations.READ»

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What is Child Poverty?

It sounds like a simple question. What exactly is child poverty? Is it not having the latest computer games? Is it having to buy clothes at thrift stores? How about not having enough food to survive? Because all countries suffer from ...READ»

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Global Competitiveness vs. Summer Vacation

Okay everybody, please tell me what's worse: losing our national standard of living or giving up three weeks of our children's summer vacation? I know how I feel about this and so I'm pretty steamed by what I saw on television last ...READ»

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Re-Defining New Families: Segments, Stats, Brands, Facts

Look out Leave-It-To-Beaver, there is a new wave of pet acupuncturists, homeless college grads and extended roommates changing the traditional family dynamic. This New Family rationalizes treating their pets better than...READ»

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Where Will They Pay You the Most?

If you’ve read some of these blogs, you know that I’m always on the lookout for interesting new ways to use data to create occupational information. This week I’m gearing up to write a second edition of 250 Best-Paying Jobs ...READ»

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You Call This Living?

Actually, it's a new, all-too-real business novel that cuts to the core of the hopes and heartaches of the new world of work.READ»

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Start Now

Don't wait around. Start now. Lack of inertia is the #1 killer of great ideas. According to a survey performed by Yahoo! Small Business, 66% of Americans over the age of 18 have considered starting a business, but many never take the leap.READ»

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START NOW

            Don’t wait around. Start now. Lack of inertia is the #1 killer of great ideas. According to a survey performed by Yahoo! Small Business, 66% of Americans over the age of 18 have considered starting a ...READ»

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Life in the Googleplex

USA Today has an interesting, if light, article on the ubiquitous Google. Sure, the top-dog search engine gets almost as much press as Howard Dean, but the article talks a little about the perks of working in the sprawling and ...READ»