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FOR WHAT IT’S WORTH – Doctors are less willing to give tough advice.

Maybe we ask too much of doctors to think for us.
Get a group of good friends together who are willing to be honest about their doctor visits, and you’ll often find they are being thrown softballs about bad eating, smoking, and exercise habits.

FOR WHAT IT’S WORTH – Doctors are less willing to give tough advice.

Maybe we ask too much of doctors to think for us.
Get a group of good friends together who are willing to be honest about their doctor visits, and you’ll often find they are being thrown softballs about bad eating, smoking, and exercise habits.

BAD NEWS – Aren’t there 3 reasons why bank checking is extremely controversial?

That title doesn’t make much sense. But According to Search Engine Optimization (SEO) scientists, this title should catch a lot of clicks.

GOOD NEWS – Taking 17 days to run a marathon set a record.

You read that right. It took 32 year old Claire Lomas over 400 hours to finish the London Marathon, as reported in the Guardian.

BAD NEWS – Frightening thought for prospective Facebook stockholders.

Imagine investing in a company that doesn’t own its most valuable assets. Facebook’s value is almost entirely based on the people who happen to go there. Otherwise, it’s just a website that forms connections. Those assets could simply walk away and Facebook couldn’t stop them.

GOOD NEWS – Some bizarre but credible signs the economy is improving.

These are not as far out as the “hemline index” or “sunspot index”, but they might just be onto something.

FOR WHAT IT’S WORTH – Did you know the Library of Congress is keeping every single Tweet?

Here’s a revelation for the current age: We are living in a time that will be partly understood by future generations based what people have put on Twitter.
Since Twitter.com opened six years ago, the Library of Congress has kept, and will continue to keep, every one. That’s 140 million a day.

BAD NEWS – Online dating – Scientists offer 3 reasons why it’s not as good as “the old way.”

Dating online is a $4 billion business. One site reports that the U.S. has 54 million single adults and 40 million have tried online dating. So why do only 17% actually link their current relationship back to online dating?

GOOD NEWS –Maine entrepreneurism story – food scraps, passions, and a thriving business.

When I say my mother is crazy about gardening I hope you don’t think I am being trite. As more and more property turns into flower beds, vegetable gardens and erected arbors covered with what I assume is some sort of kudzu cross-species, my concern grows. Like all gardening die-hards, she has a passion for compost.

BAD NEWS – Looks like the gig is up for unpaid internships.

Internships have been a great filler job during the recession, as well as a way for highly unemployed youth to get experience and at least put a few dollars in their pockets. Business Week reports that internships this summer are up 10% for MBA students.