Dead rodents, rodent excrement and bird feathers found at facility DALLAS - Texas health officials ordered the recall Thursday of peanut products from a plant operated by the company at the center of a national salmonella outbreak, days afte...
The Olympic swimming sensation Michael Phelps, who was photographed inhaling from a marijuana pipe, has lost a major sponsorship deal and has been suspended from competition for three months. Kellogg, the food company, said Thursday that it...
You've probably never heard of many of them, but chances are you'll be using some of these Web sites by the end of this year. Arguably, 2008 was the year of Twitter, Facebook and Hulu. Come January of next year, I wonder what Web sites we'll ag...
Can Lil Wayne or Robert Plant top Coldplay at the Grammys? While many of the nominees reinforce what we’ve come to expect, the 51st Grammy Awards roundup managed a few surprises with both the artists selected and the ones seemingly sn...
“Watchmen” (release date: March 6) With a bounty of long-awaited releases on the way, 2009 is shaping up to be a banner year for sci-fi fans. Topping the list of must-see flicks is the upcoming adaptation of Alan Moore’s “Wat...
Crowds fill the Mall for the 'We Are One: Opening Inaugural Celebration' concert at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., Jan. 18, 2009. (David Friedman and John Makely / msnbc.com, AP, Getty Images, Reuters) ...
NEW YORK – Citigroup and Morgan Stanley may announce as early as Monday a deal to combine their brokerages, a move analysts say could trigger a fresh wave of consolidation(合并) in the troubled and thinning banking industry. The potenti...
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Matters of the heart have baffled humans since the dawn of time, with sonnets and entire books devoted to the meaning of love. Now scientists are finding that the blood pump in your chest is just as complex. You can't live or love without it. Find o...
Livescience Staff livescience.com – Wed Dec 31, 2:54 pm ET Whatever you resolve to do differently in 2009, vow also to develop a strategy to make it happen. Otherwise, expect failure. So says John O'Neill, director of Addiction Services...
Researchers at Rice University in Houston have just discovered that there is a particular part of the brain that guides us when choosing words....
Black Hole Seen in Closest Look Ever Ground-based radio telescopes in Hawaii, Arizona, and California combined forces to examine the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way. Although by definition we can't see a black hole ...
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China's Lenovo Group (0992.HK), the world's No.4 personal computer maker, is considering a restructuring because of tough economic conditions, China Business News reported on Wednesday. The influential business ne...
Harold Nicolson: We are all inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others, by their acts. Helen Keller: I long to accomplish a great and noble tasks, but it is my chief duty to accomplish humble tasks as though they were great and noble. Th...
Recent news about the economy and the job market hasn't been encouraging. Companies are taking a much closer look at their operating expenses, especially their payrolls (薪水册；薪金总额). Writer Stephen Viscusi asserts that in this atmosphere, \\"...
Writing Skills Why Writing Skills Are Important By Dawn Rosenberg McKay, About.com Of all the classes I took in college and graduate school, the two that have helped me most in my career have been English Composition and Business English. In t...
Now PayAttention Here's Why You Need Good Listening Skills By Dawn Rosenberg McKay, About.com Several years back there was a public service announcement that ran on television. It talked about the importance of good listening skills and th...
The Skills You Need to Be Competitive in Today's Workplace By Dawn Rosenberg McKay, About.com To be competitive in today's work place you must be able to: Listen Well: Good listening skills make you more productive, help y...
By Rachel Zupek, CareerBuilder.com writer Everyone always thinks they have it worse than the next guy. Your boss is always the nastiest; your co-workers are the most annoying; and there's no way anyone has a more awful cube mate. Until now....
Dec. 25, 2008 NEW YORK (Reuters) – The New York Times Co is trying to sell its stake in the holding company of the Boston Red Sox baseball team, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the discussions. The s...