Planning to drink and drive this New Year's?
A north Georgia funeral home has a deal for you.
A north Georgia funeral home has a deal for you.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Hippie Capitalists and Other Rare Wonders of the Modern World
You will learn there such tidbits as the fact that Mackey's dad was CEO of "a health-care company, which was sold ... for nearly a billion dollars," that "sometimes the store deploys 'dummies,' wooden or cardboard devices hidden under mounds of produce, to create an illusion of greater supply" , and much more than you probably ever want to know about ...
Hippie Capitalists and Other Rare Wonders of the Modern World
Hippie Capitalists and Other Rare Wonders of the Modern World
Another multi-million dollar payout at AIG?
American International Group Incis preparing to pay its departing general counsel several million dollars in severance after she resigned over federal pay curbs, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
The insurer determined that Anastasia Kelly was entitled to the money under the company's severance plan, whose terms say certain executives can resign and collect severance if their pay is reduced significantly, the Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
No one is running TSA, thanks to a GOP Senator b
This repugican Senator may very well have played a role in several hundred Americans nearly getting blown up on Christmas day.
If a Democrat had done this, the repugicans would make this entire issue about that Democrat.
If a Democrat had done this, the repugicans would make this entire issue about that Democrat.
From McClatchy:
An attempt to blow up a trans-Atlantic flight from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas Day would be all-consuming for the administrator of the Transportation Security Administration — if there were one.
The post remains vacant because Sen. Jim DeMint, r-S.C., has held up President Barack Obama's nominee in opposition to the prospect of TSA workers joining a labor union.
Oceans Getting Louder Due to Rising CO2 Levels
From Treehugger:
Say that again? Speak up, I say. Photo via Moon Battery
Of all the consequences that rising levels of carbon dioxide emissions have wrought, this has to be one of the stranger ones: the world's oceans are getting louder. Yes, seas around the globe are becoming physically noisier. Here's how.
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Man Sentenced in Killing & Eating China's Last Indo-Chinese Tiger
From Treehugger:
Photo: Cburnett (Wikipedia)
Threatened by habitat destruction and a lucrative black market trade in skins, bones and other body parts, a little bit of justice for tigers everywhere was meted out last week when villagers who killed and ate China's last Indochinese tiger were sentenced up to 12 years in prison and fined.
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Species Must Run From Global Warming to Survive
From Treehugger:
Photo via HummingLion Designs
As global temperatures rise, species across the world will have to, quite literally, run to stay alive. According to the latest research, 28.8% of the biomes of the earth will need to migrate at a rate greater than 1 kilometer per year to escape the heat, which is intensifying in a gradient band around the earth. Some organisms most sensitive to temperature changes will not be capable of outrunning the wave of climate change, destined to be made unfit for their new climate zone--leading to mass extinctions on a scale not seen since the last ice age.
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Nine Astronomy Milestones in 2009
This year provided plenty of cosmic eye-openers for astronomers and casual stargazers alike. Neighborhood planets such as Mercury and Jupiter received makeovers in both a scientific and literal sense. The discovery of water on the moon and Mars provided clues to the past, not to mention hints for the future of space exploration. A class of newly-detected "Super-Earth" planets around alien stars may ultimately prove more habitable than Earth. And a growing fleet of existing, new and revived space telescopes promises another stellar year ahead.
When saving costs you money
When saving costs you money
Low interest rates mean people are paying a high price for a safe place to put their money.
'Hot stocks' that actually tanked
'Hot stocks' that actually tanked
Many of the most widely recommended stocks had terrible returns over this past decade.
North Korea confirms American in custody
North Korea confirms American in custody
The missionary's detention could cause a diplomatic headache for the U.S. and the volatile nation.
Suspect's apparent Web posts reveal angst
Suspect's apparent Web posts reveal angst
Emotions and ideals collide in 300 posts linked to the Detroit bomb suspect.
Researchers create see-through goldfish
Researchers create see-through goldfish
The "ryukin" goldfish's beating hearts are visible through their translucent skin and scales.
Broadcasters' woes threaten free TV
Broadcasters' woes threaten free TV
As their business model unravels, the big networks could ditch free broadcast signals entirely.
New uses for everyday things
101 new uses for everyday things
Sanitize with lemons, dry shoes using newspaper, or give your cat a dab of olive oil.
Secrets to picking breads for weight loss
Secrets to picking breads for weight loss
A simple trick can help you figure out which breads are lower in calories per slice.
Sea lions mysteriously vanish
Sea lions mysteriously vanish
One city's famous tourist spot has lost its main attraction, and nobody knows why.
Gifted 7-year-old boy paints like a master
Gifted 7-year-old boy paints like a master
Kieron Williamson's exhibition sold out in minutes and hundreds wait to buy his work.
Are artificial sweeteners unhealthy?
Are artificial sweeteners unhealthy?
See if there's any truth to the rumors that artificial sweeteners are bad for you.
Outback Steakhouse To Pay $19 Million To Settle Sex-Bias Lawsuit
Outback Steakhouse agreed to pay $19 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging sex discrimination against thousands of women at hundreds of its U.S. restaurants.The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Outback discriminated against female employees and denied them equal opportunities for advancement.
The lawsuit, filed by the EEOC in federal court in Colorado in 2006, said female employees couldn't get promoted to the higher-level profit-sharing management positions in the restaurants and were denied favorable job assignments, particularly kitchen management experience, which was required for employees to be considered for the top management job.
"There are still too many glass ceilings left to shatter in workplaces throughout corporate America," said EEOC Acting Chairman Stuart Ishimaru.
"The EEOC will continue to bring class lawsuits like this one against employers who engage in gender discrimination on a systemic scale."
In addition to the money, the settlement requires that Outback launch an online application system for employees interested in managerial and other supervisory positions; hire a human resource executive in the newly created position of vice president of people; employ an outside consultant for at least two years who will determine compliance with the settlement terms and analyze data from the online application system to determine whether women have equal opportunities for promotion.
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