Discusses the value of keeping a journal, both from a workplace standpoint and at home. Short, but useful and thoughtful. picked by yugosakimi 5 months ago

What did people in 1900 think today would be like? Well, we'd be eating strawberries the size of apples, Grand Opera will be telephoned into our homes, college will be free for everyone, the only wild animals will be in zoos, and wars will be fought by forts on wheels! picked by VooDooPeacock 3 years ago

"I approach people who look interesting - like they have a story to tell - and ask them if they, knowing they’ll most likely never see me again, will write in my journal."

Neat idea, even neater stories. picked by barwench 1 year ago

The Journal News, a newspaper in Westchester County, New York, told nearly 300 editorial and advertising employees that they'd have to reapply for their own jobs at the paper and hope to be rehired, ABCNews.com reports. picked by suebe 3 months ago

Its hidden in your attic, or under your bed, behind that bag of halloween decorations in your crawl space... Its that box of poems, pictures, and trinkets from your youth. This is the place to share them, and discovers other's.

My favorite quote: "She wanted it, I wanted to give it to her. I just didn't know what it was." picked by muppetmaker 1 year ago

American women have fought and served in every U.S. war, beginning with the Revolutionary War. Today, there are over 198,000 women in the active duty military, constituting 14.5% of the active force. Women are integral members of the armed forces and they are here to stay. Yet despite women's accomplishments throughout history, and most recently in the War on Terror, DoD policy still prohibits wom... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

It's a different article... Not only is there a disturbing lack of data about the phenomenon, there has been negligible assessment about surgical after-effects -- and almost zero reflexion as to whether a labial "problem" exists in the first place, the BMJ says angrily. picked by pulsisx 3 years ago

Advice from a GI who never came home. picked by suebe 11 months ago

Photographer Cody Smart hitchhikes from New York to Alaska and back. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

Trials showing a positive treatment effect, or those with important or striking findings, are much more likely to be published in scientific journals than those with negative findings. picked by karenben 10 months ago

How giving away product can be quite profitable for companies. picked by 2manyusernames 10 months ago

Every day, for almost 7,000 days, starting in 1979, Jamie Livingston took a Polaroid. In 1997 he died, and his friends and family gathered together the photos and made them into an exhibit. This is some pretty awesome stuff. The real website just recently got huge hits on it causing it to shut down, but here is a blog with some sample photos and a summary of this man's life. I will update the po... read full post picked by muppetmaker 2 years ago

New research, published in the journal Cell Metabolism, suggests the fat responsible for producing the pear shape flaunted by celebrities such as Jennifer Lopez and Beyonce may be active in protecting women from diseases by releasing certain hormones. picked by mattgup 11 months ago

A study published this week in the journal Nature offers an explanation for the origin of dwarf spheroidal galaxies. The research may settle an outstanding puzzle in understanding galaxy formation. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Roughly 86 percent of Americans age 18 and older may be overweight or obese by 2030 and related health care costs would double every decade and could reach $956.9 billion in 2030 - 1 of every 6 health care dollars spent -according to a new study published online by the journal, Obesity on July 24. picked by Maxriter 1 year ago

In research recently published in the journal Immunity, Prof. Ronen Alon and his research student Ziv Shulman, show how white blood cells advance along the length of the endothelial cells lining the blood vessels. Current opinion maintains that immune cells advance like inchworms, but Alon’s new findings show that the rapid movement of the white blood cells is more like that of millipedes. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

For a team of paleontologists interested in fossil mammals, the Fayum district of Egypt summons an impressive history that extends much further back in time than the Sphinx. The latest issue of the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology reports the discovery of six new bat species dating to around 35 million years ago, which sheds new light on the early evolution of bats. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

That's the suggestion made by industry journal Advertising Age. picked by wags273 2 years ago

A new skin disorder caused by use of games consoles has been identified by skin specialists.

The condition, dubbed PlayStation palmar hidradenitis, is described in the British Journal of Dermatology. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

Mussolini's mistress, Clara Petacci, recorded intimate details of her affair with Il Duce in her journal. On one occasion, Il Duce's little Führer apparently let him down. picked by lonesomesoul 2 hours ago