Updated: 04-26-10 11:42 AM
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Photo via Huffingtonpost.com
There’s always a chance for more television.
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Could he have turned down the Geek part
in the re-make of CIRCUS BOY?
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Rumors say he is waiting for a role in the one-dimensional sequel to the three-dimensional AVATAR.
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TODAY - April 26, 2010
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Photo via Yahoo.com
Workers in these careers face erratic hours and
even life-or-death situations.
Five (SIX) worst-ranked professions
America’s Most Stressful Jobs 2010
Friday, April 23, 2010
provided by
CNBC
With unemployment high, many people with jobs are grateful to get their weekly paychecks, but that feeling alone doesn’t take the stress out of the daily grind.
To get a […]
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Rather than go through the pages of ads to find the careers, I decided to use logic, experience and current events to offer my own list.
1) Telephone Collection Agent
2) Bankruptcy Attorney
3) Food Stamp Clerk
4) Automobile Re-Possessor
5) Major Appliance Re-Possessor
6) Shepherd
7) Crime Scene Cleaner
8) Copper and metal thief
9) Human Test Subject
10) Masochistic Street Performer
The Savvy Networker
by: Liz Ryan
Here are the worst 10 boilerplate phrases — the ones to seek out and destroy in your resume as soon as possible:
* Results-oriented professional
* Cross-functional teams
* More than [x] years of progressively responsible experience
* Superior (or excellent) communication skills
* Strong work ethic
* Met or exceeded expectations
* Proven track record of success
* […]
Yahoo! HotJobs
On-the-job survival guide
* Avoid disaster with your boss
* How to get noticed at work
* Be a success without a desk
* Dress for summer work success
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Images: (brief case) via comparestoreprices.co.uk; (Xerox) via news.tigerdirect.com; (Bic pens) via freewebs.com; (Weightless photo) via parabolicarc.com; (Blackhawk Down movie) (top& Bottom) via rotaryaction.com; (Sonny Corleone) Paramount The Godfather via farm4.static.flickr.com;(Murdoch) […]
January 27, 2009
The New York Times
New York Says Health Chief Abused Power
By DANNY HAKIM
ALBANY — Gov. George E. Pataki’s appointment of Antonia C. Novello, a former surgeon general, as state health commissioner in 1999 was seen as something of a coup for New York.
An appointee of President George H. W. Bush who was the first […]
Bush Aides Rush to Enact a Safety Rule Obama Opposes
By ROBERT PEAR
Published: November 29, 2008
WASHINGTON — The Labor Department is racing to complete a new rule, strenuously opposed by President-elect Barack Obama, that would make it much harder for the government to regulate toxic substances and hazardous chemicals to which workers are exposed on the […]
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Wal-Mart Warns of Democratic Win
By ANN ZIMMERMAN and KRIS MAHER
August 1, 2008;
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is mobilizing its store managers and department supervisors around the country to warn that if Democrats win power in November, they’ll likely change federal law to make it easier for workers to unionize companies — including Wal-Mart.
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In recent weeks, thousands of […]
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Youngstown, Ohio Steel Mill, 1953
Ohio Historical Society
via Library of Congress
The Trail
THE WASHINGTON POST
Perry Bacon, Jr.
Saturday, April 5, 2008; A04
PENN PUSHED TRADE DEAL
Clinton Aide Admits ‘Error in Judgment’
Mark Penn, Hillary Clinton’s top political strategist, apologized yesterday for meeting with Colombian officials to advocate for a trade agreement that Clinton opposes.
“The meeting was an error in judgment that will not be repeated, and I am sorry […]