The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has a long history of being attacked from all sides. While some criticize it for being too lenient, others routinely refer to it as a job-killer whose regulations stifle job creation, increase labor costs, and erode America’s competitiveness.
But the Harvard Business Review says OSHA workplace inspections protect workers without overburdening employers or reducing their sales.
A New York college student who started a blog on self-acceptance in order to help other young women deal with body image taunts has become a viral hero to many for her frank and powerful online discussion about her weight.
Stella Boonshoft, who writes The Body Love Blog and who has polycystic ovarian syndrome, put her curves on full view when she posted a bikini photo on her Tumblr site.
“All I am saying is that not everyone is built the same, not everyone who is healthy is thin, and not everyone who is thin is healthy.”
(READ the story from People magazine)
Happiness, or the lack thereof, lies at the root of what makes life meaningful. But it is sometimes hard to figure out what exactly constitutes happiness, especially in a culture like the Unites States that tends to conflate money with meaning.
Roko Belic, the director of Happy, the documentary, traveled the world collecting strategies from places like the slums of India, frenetic cities in Japan, surfers in Brazil, and tiny Bhutan, the first country to measure Happiness as a national product.
Here are four tips from the film to develop a happiness skill set.
Happiness, or the lack thereof, lies at the root of what makes life meaningful. But it is sometimes hard to figure out what exactly constitutes happiness, especially in a culture like the Unites States that tends to conflate money with meaning.
Roko Belic, the director of Happy, the documentary, traveled the world collecting strategies from places like the slums of India, frenetic cities in Japan, surfers in Brazil, and tiny Bhutan, the first country to measure Happiness as a national product.
Here are four tips from the film to develop a happiness skill set.
Exercising in your 70’s may stop your brain from shrinking and showing the signs of aging linked to dementia, say experts from Edinburgh University.
Seniors who were physically active had less brain shrinkage over a three-year period.
But exercise did not have to be strenuous – going for a walk several times a week sufficed, the journal Neurology says.
In an election year when it seems that the two political parties have become hopelessly divided, a former Republican presidential candidate has published a loving tribute to recently deceased Democratic presidential candidate, George McGovern.
Despite their differences, former Senator Bob Dole struck up a friendship with McGovern and together they worked to reduce hunger in the United States.
Around the globe, a program they proposed has provided 22 million meals to hungry children in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe.
(READ the tribute in the Washington Post)
A boy whose fear of open spaces left him scared to leave his house is now venturing outside after striking up a heart-warming friendship with a huge dog.
Owen Howkins, 7, and his trusted companion — an Anatolian shepherd dog — have become inseparable after the family pet helped him overcome anxiety.
The Amboseli Trust for Elephants rescued an eight month-old calf a week ago from the bottom of a well.
Luckily, the report arrived early in the morning and they were able to reach the scene quickly, before the herders arrived to water their cattle.
The happy reunion was caught on video after the calf was finally pulled out of the hole and led over the plain to its worried mother.
WATCH the video below…
Ellen DeGeneres joined the ranks of top comedians as she became the 15th humorist to win the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor last night at the Kennedy Center.
On the red carpet, she told reporters she felt honored and was “just trying to take it all in.”
The gala featured comedy clips from her performances such as her first on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson in 1986, and tributes from stars like Lily Tomlin, Jimmy Kimmel and Kristin Chenoweth. PBS stations will broadcast the ceremony on October 30.
Ellen DeGeneres joined the ranks of top comedians as she became the 15th humorist to win the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor last night at the Kennedy Center.
On the red carpet, she told reporters she felt honored and was “just trying to take it all in.”
The gala featured comedy clips from her performances such as her first on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson in 1986, and tributes from stars like Lily Tomlin, Jimmy Kimmel and Kristin Chenoweth. PBS stations will broadcast the ceremony on October 30.
2012 has been the strongest year yet for the U.S. wind energy. The success of the federal Production Tax Credit and wind energy’s increased affordability are helping drive wind turbine installations to record levels in 2012, said the American Wind Energy Association.
The U.S. wind industry in August for the first time surpassed 50,000 megawatts (MW) of total installed electrical generation capacity – enough to power 13 million homes.
2012 has been the strongest year yet for the U.S. wind energy. The success of the federal Production Tax Credit and wind energy’s increased affordability are helping drive wind turbine installations to record levels in 2012, said the American Wind Energy Association.
The U.S. wind industry in August for the first time surpassed 50,000 megawatts (MW) of total installed electrical generation capacity – enough to power 13 million homes.
A little-known FDA program called “compassionate use” is giving seriously ill people a path to obtaining drugs that are still in testing.
Last year, after having exhausted all other options, nearly 1,200 patients received treatment with experimental drugs for conditions including hepatitis C, cancer and rare diseases like cystic fibrosis, says the US Food and Drug Administration.
The Haitian government is hosting Hillary and Bill Clinton, a delegation of foreign investors and a crowd of celebrities Monday to showcase the marquee project of the US aid effort since the 2010 earthquake.
The Clintons and their allies hope the $300 million industrial park will transform the northern part of this impoverished country by providing thousands of desperately needed jobs.
A 14-year-old New York student was named “America’s Top Young Scientist” for inventing a solar-powered water jug that changes dirty water into purified drinking water.
Deepika Kurup not only surpassed 9 finalists with her science and math skills to win $25,000 from Discovery Education and 3M, she persuaded the judges with a dynamic five-minute LIVE presentation about the plight of a billion poor people who have no access to clean drinking water.
A 14-year-old New York student was named “America’s Top Young Scientist” for inventing a solar-powered water jug that changes dirty water into purified drinking water.
Deepika Kurup not only surpassed 9 finalists with her science and math skills to win $25,000 from Discovery Education and 3M, she persuaded the judges with a dynamic five-minute LIVE presentation about the plight of a billion poor people who have no access to clean drinking water.
What would your life be like if your feet were literally too big to ever buy shoes?
For Igor Vovkovinskiy, who stands 7ft-8in tall, it resulted in six painful foot surgeries and the inability to walk further than your own yard.
On Thursday, America’s tallest man received what could be a life-changing gift: several pairs of custom-made sneakers, molded specifically for his size-24 10E feet.
What would your life be like if your feet were literally too big to ever buy shoes?
For Igor Vovkovinskiy, who stands 7ft-8in tall, it resulted in six painful foot surgeries and the inability to walk further than your own yard.
On Thursday, America’s tallest man received what could be a life-changing gift: several pairs of custom-made sneakers, molded specifically for his size-24 10E feet.
Nothing was stopping Michael Ferns from scoring a touchdown during the football game between Ohio’s St. Clairsville High and Edison High on October 5. Ferns, however, stopped running just one yard from the goal line.
The reason? To let a teammate honor his father who had recently passed away.
A small British company has produced the first “gasoline from air” using a revolutionary technology that promises to solve the energy crisis as well as helping to curb global warming by removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Air Fuel Synthesis has produced five liters of fuel since August when it switched on a small refinery that manufactures gasoline from carbon dioxide and water vapor.
