Glitch Brings New Worries About Facebook’s Privacy – NYTimes.com. I must confess that, aside from the very easy-to-upload-&-share photo albums, Facebook has been rather useless lately. I ignore all applications, games, send a heart, send a dinosaur, send a stone, etc. Plus, quite a few of my friends have been experiencing issues with the chat [...]
“With job openings scarce for young people, the number of unpaid internships has climbed in recent years, leading federal and state regulators to worry that more employers are illegally using such internships for free labor. Convinced that many unpaid internships violate minimum wage laws, officials in Oregon, California and other states have begun investigations and [...]
Less Soap, Skip the Pre-Rinse : Planet Green. I’m always surprised by the amount of ‘obvious reminders’ newspapers keep on publishing lately. Like they say in Latin: “repetita juvant” (repeating does good)!
Excerpt: “WASHINGTON — As millions of people along the East Coast hole up in their snowbound homes, the two sides in the climate-change debate are seizing on the mounting drifts to bolster their arguments. Skeptics of global warming are using the record-setting snows to mock those who warn of dangerous human-driven climate change — this [...]
Another climate change proof or just an extreme weather event? Excerpt: ”WASHINGTON — One of the largest winter storms the Mid-Atlantic region has seen in decades swept into Washington and Baltimore on Friday, grounding flights, closing schools and government offices, and sending residents racing to stock up on groceries and rock salt before the snow accumulated [...]
Santa Fe, NM, and How It Came to Be as It is – NYTimes Whaaaa…. I had a great time in New Mexico. Missing it…
“Seeking a new weapon in the fight against obesity, the Food and Drug Administration wants to encourage manufacturers to post vital nutritional information, including calorie counts, on the front of food packages.” via F.D.A. Weighs Update to Standard Serving Sizes – NYTimes.com.
