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401k Loan Gold – Employee Benefit News

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401k loan gold seen on Capitol Hill – Articles – Employee Benefit News.

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Clif Bar Recalling Blueberry Crisp Bars – Food Poisoning Bulletin

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Some Blueberry Crisp Bars were placed in Chocolate Chip CLIF® Bar wrappers, then placed inside correctly labeled Blueberry Crisp CLIF® Bar 12-pack boxes. The 12-pack boxes of Blueberry Crisp CLIF® Bars have a “Best By” date of 17MAR13G3 and UPC number 7-22252-30260-1. The individual Blueberry Crisp CLIF® Bars mislabeled in Chocolate Chip CLIF® Bar individual wrappers have the same “Best By” date of 17MAR13G3, but UPC number 7-22252-10090-0.

If you have purchased this product and are allergic to almonds, do not eat them.

via Clif Bar Recalling Blueberry Crisp Bars for Undeclared Almonds | Food Poisoning Bulletin.

Butter Flavoring Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease

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A new study published in Chemical Research in Toxicology showed that the butter flavoring diacetyl (DA) increases the type of protein clumping linked to Alzheimer’s disease. The chemical is found in many processed foods, iA new study published in Chemical Research in Toxicology showed that the butter flavoring diacetyl (DA) increases the type of protein clumping linked to Alzheimer’s disease. The chemical is found in many processed foods, including microwave popcorn, snack foods, baked goods, and margarine. In fact, the researchers say that diacetyl is “ubiquitous” in the modern diet.ncluding microwave popcorn, snack foods, baked goods, and margarine. In fact, the researchers say that diacetyl is “ubiquitous” in the modern diet.

via Butter Flavoring Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease | Food Poisoning Bulletin.

Popcorn anyone?

Why Idleness Is the Best Investment You Can Make

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In today’s Western culture, we mistake productivity for the appearance of productivity. The frantic attentiveness to smartphones which characterizes corporate ambition, for example, is a display of how hard someone is working, not an actual measure of their productivity.

via Why Idleness Is the Best Investment You Can Make | IdeaFeed | Big Think.

I am not doing very much today so that I can be more productive.

How to Rewire Your Brain For Success

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In neuroscience, the previous prevailing belief had been that the adult human brain is essentially “hardwired,” so that by the time we reach adulthood we are stuck with what we have. Now we understand that the adult brain retains impressive powers of “neuroplasticity”—the ability to change its structure and function in response to experiences real or imagined.

via How to Rewire Your Brain For Success | Experts’ Corner | Big Think.

Luck v. Skill – Finding Success as an Expert Witness in Life Underwriting

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Economist’s View: Luck vs. Skill.

Here’s a nice blog post to get your cognitive processes started on this fine Sunday morning.  Success – luck or skills and hard work?  This is a topic I’ve been thinking a lot about recently.  Unlike other missives I will purposely avoid politics.  To me,the answer is quite simple.

Both.

I work hard and have worked hard for a very long time to achieve success.  But at the same time, I recognize and appreciate how luck is as crucial a factor to success as skill and hard work.  Think about it.