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News in Pictures (Great photos!)
Seeded on Mon May 21, 2012 7:39 AM EDT (Independent.co.uk)
May 19, 2012: Prime Minister David Cameron of Britain (centre L-R) , President Barack Obama, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, and others watch the overtime shootout of the Chelsea vs. Bayern Munich Champions League …
Pelosi challenges Boehner to vote on middle-class tax cuts
Seeded on Mon May 21, 2012 6:51 AM EDT (Raw Story)
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on Sunday challenged House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) to bring middle-class tax credits up for an immediate vote to prove they wouldn’t be “held hostage” to tax cuts for the rich. “I challenge the Speaker right …
The dreaded awkward silence: Why women's workplace jokes flop as men excel with 'witty banter'
Seeded on Mon May 21, 2012 6:43 AM EDT (the Mail online)
Heard the one about the hilarious female boss? No? Well neither has anyone else, it would seem. For while men are likely to get a chorus of laughs if they make a joke in the boardroom, a woman doing the same has more chance of being met with an awkward silence, according to re …
Here comes the Olympic torch... oh no, it's a Co-op shoplifter with a plundered bottle of rosé
Seeded on Mon May 21, 2012 6:37 AM EDT (the Mail online)
Most of us had been waiting for up to two hours. The streets were packed and there was barely a child without some kind of flag to wave. You can always tell it’s a big day in Truro when the pasty shops are sold out long before lunchtime. And then we heard it. The poundi …
BREAKING: UK Government backtracks on fracking - Green Living - Environment - The Independent
Seeded on Sun May 20, 2012 12:51 AM EDT (Independent.co.uk)
A welcome reflection about the full-steam-ahead race to frack wherever and as soon as possible may be the sign that this hopelessly water contaminating process to drill for shale gas is finally pausing.
The Main Reason Some People Lose Their Confidence
Fri May 18, 2012 7:48 AM EDT
Confidence is lost through a natural need to belong, but feeling unwanted, excluded and undervalued. A sense of belonging dictates our level of confidence. Try as we might, we cannot function without others as we are social beings. From the moment we are born and bond with our pa …
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10 Cool Discoveries You Should Know About
Seeded on Fri May 18, 2012 7:19 AM EDT (AlterNet.org)
On Science Friday last week, Ira Flatow reported on a grassroots group of scientists and science advocates calling for a presidential science debate. After all, what do politicians actually know about scientific issues they want to be able to influence? Good question …
'We lost HALF our weight': So how did these women do it? And how are they going to avoid putting it all back on?
Seeded on Fri May 18, 2012 7:13 AM EDT (the Mail online)
From counting calories to meal replacement shakes or gastric band operations, many women will stop at nothing to lose weight. As the pounds drop off, they feel sensational. But all too often the weight creeps slowly back on. Here, three women who each lost half their bodyweight …
'I have paid my dues and I'm done with the U.S': Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin speaks out as he comes under fire for tax avoidance
Seeded on Fri May 18, 2012 7:08 AM EDT (the Mail online)
Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, under fire over the tax consequences of renouncing his U.S. citizenship, said on Thursday he is obligated to and will pay 'hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes to the United States government.' The social media entrepreneur and investor …
'I told you I was ill...' Spike Milligan's ghoulish gravestone quip is nation's favourite epitaph
Seeded on Fri May 18, 2012 6:58 AM EDT (the Mail online)
With the immortal words, ‘I told you I was ill’, carved onto his tombstone, he undoubtedly got the very last laugh. And now comedian Spike Milligan’s famous epitaph has been named the nation’s favourite. Milligan’s words of wisdom beat Oscar Wild …
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