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Here’s the list for January: 1 – New Year’s Day. 1 – ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL, Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA. 84th annual. Web: 98th annual 1...
Facing a day’s work or one big project can be daunting. With so much to accomplish in a limited time, the early plan is a vital...
You have a better chance of your plane arriving on time if you follow some simple rules of thumb in choosing your flight. – Choose a...
By the time you communicate with your 50 to 100 friends on social Web sites, there seems to be little opportunity to visit or telephone anyone...
In his latest book on finances, Ben Stein has a simple message for young people: You’ve been lied to and those lies are keeping you from...
Exchange students and host families can find a school year together enriching or challenging, and probably both. The phrase ‘exchange student’ is mostly a misnomer since...
We take for granted the orderly grid of streets and signs and numbers that locate us in the world. But what if there were no addresses?...
Don’t delay surgery after hip fracture Delaying surgery after a hip fracture can seriously delay recovery, according to Scientific American Consumer Health. Most surgeries to reposition...
The late-1700s was a time of conflict and the clash of civilizations. In the east, the American Revolution occupied colonists and, at the same time, some...
You might think that handing down family heirlooms is a problem for the distant future. But you never can tell. One thing you don’t want to...
According to Vice, this month marks the anniversary of William Gibson’s coining of the term “cyberspace” in his cult classic book Neuromancer. Released in 1984, his...
Bad decisions, poor work, bad results — That is the painful side of the picture we all want: Great decisions, great work and, of course, great...
Telemarketers have been a nuisance to phone owners for nearly as long as landlines have been in existence and today there are more than ever. According...
Just when you thought everything was political, it really is. Even tipping. According to research by creditcards.com, a great tipper is a male Republican who lives...
People in the personal finance community will often talk poorly about payday loans or even dismiss them entirely as an option to borrow money. Disdain for...
The paper check is a dinosaur walking. Not yet extinct, but close. The 300-year-old form of payment had a good run. According to Bloomberg, the average...
If it seems like other people get more lucky breaks than you do, it’s time to figure out why. Some clues: * They have that can-do...
When a friend is suffering from grief, don’t stay away because you feel helpless. When visiting, don’t give examples of people who suffered even worse losses,...
Humans are capable of planning for the future, though some might think it is a talent rarely used. But humans aren’t the only creature on earth...
You don’t always get a do-over in life but, with a little effort, people can help erase bad first impressions. Remember that a bad first impression...
Life Coach Tony Robbins is turning things around. He’s focusing on what happy people don’t do. 1. They don’t take things for granted. They are aware...
Those little faces, smiley and otherwise, are spreading their way across global culture. It wouldn’t be a stretch to think that they could threaten actual language....
Don’t wear white after Labor Day? Famed fashionista Coco Chanel never bought that rule. She wore white year round. But many have long accepted that caution...
If you can’t image the world without the Web, just remember that in human years, the World Wide Web hasn’t even broken 30 yet. According to...
Over the last few years, America’s gains in productivity have been nothing short of outstanding. Technology is credited with producing more work in fewer hours. New...
Suppose a crime victim could offer a precise image of the criminal. It may be possible. According to Engadget, it is a surprisingly easy task for...
Bad poetry thrives and it’s not just your sentimental Aunt that commits rhyme crimes; Performing artists do too. The Turtles weren’t the first or the last...
It may sound creepy, but it’s a fact of modern life. Every person in a city is photographed an estimated 75 times a day by surveillance...
You won’t find happiness at the mall in the form of a huge new TV or in the department store in the form of new clothes...