Unemployment Rates Rise in a Third of U.S. States
Recovery? What recovery?
Life on Earth has only 1.75 billion years left – latimes.com
Scientists have done the math, and according to their calculations, life on Earth has 1.75 to 3.25 billion years left to thrive.
via We’re all gonna die!! Life on Earth has only 1.75 billion years left – latimes.com.
Crap. Got to get to that bucket list.
What a Messy Desk Says About You – NYTimes.com
In the study by Dr. Vohs, disordered offices encouraged originality and a search for novelty. In the final portion of the study, adults were given the choice of adding a health “boost” to their lunchtime smoothie that was labeled either “new” or “classic.” The volunteers in the messy space were far more likely to choose the new one; those in the tidy office generally opted for the classic version.
“Disorderly environments seem to inspire breaking free of tradition,” Dr. Vohs and her co-authors conclude in the study, “which can produce fresh insights.”
My office is fine the way it is. I know what is in every pile. Now I have some evidence that the way I work is more creative. STFU!
An Important Message from Cleveland Clinic
An Important Message from Cleveland Clinic.
To prepare for healthcare reform…
Cows Vs Great Whites: Which Are More Likely to Kill You? – Physician’s Weekly
You rarely hear about a cow killing a human, but it happens about 20 times every year. Between 2003 and 2008, 108 people in the United States died from injuries caused by cattle, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s 27 times the whopping 4 people killed in shark attacks in the United States during the same time period, according to the International Shark Attack File.
via Cows Vs Great Whites: Which Are More Likely to Kill You? | Physician’s Weekly.
Welcome to the 72-Hour Work Week
Remember we have choices.
Metformin and Cognitive Impairment
In a retrospective study, diabetic patients who were taking metformin had worse cognitive performance than those not taking the drug (odds ratio 2.23, 95% CI 1.05-4.75), Eileen Moore, PhD, of the University of Melbourne in Australia, and colleagues reported online in Diabetes Care.
Additionally, patients with diabetes who had vitamin B12 levels less than 250 pmol/L also had worse cognitive performance (OR 2.29, 95% CI 1.12-4.66), and the association between metformin and cognitive impairment was weakened after adjusting for vitamin B12 levels, they stated.
Aviva Confirms Additional 326 Planned Layoffs – Des Moines Register Staff Blogs
The planned job eliminations mean that about 780 of the 1,800 people employed at Aviva USA on May 1 have either left or been told their jobs are being eliminated. That’s 43 percent of the workforce at a time when states are spending millions to battle one another for jobs.
via Aviva confirms additional 326 planned layoffs | Des Moines Register Staff Blogs.
MetLife Begins Layoffs
MetLife (NYSE: MET) has begun its layoffs in the Northeast for jobs that are moving to North Carolina this fall, per its agreement to the state in March to create 2,600 jobs in Cary and in Charlotte in return for more than $100 million in economic development incentives.
via MetLife begins layoffs to prep for Cary entrance – Triangle Business Journal.
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