Common typos spell-check won’t catch
While we can rely on a spell checker to catch glaring errors, a computer can’t pick up on all careless mistakes, especially if the word could be correct in a different context. Often word misuse is...
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The modern-day FBI is looking for candidates with some surprising backgrounds. Ever since Jimmy Cagney played an agent in the 1935 feature film G-Men, the public’s imagination has been captured by the...
View ArticleWhen Should Kids Get Cell Phones?
Every parent of a young child today knows the dilemma: When is your child old enough for a cell phone? A computer? A TV in their room? Good questions, and while the scientific and psychological...
View ArticleIn Hard Times, Lured Into Trade School and Debt
One fast–growing American industry has become a conspicuous beneficiary of the recession: for–profit colleges and trade schools. At institutions that train students for careers in areas like health...
View ArticleAmerica’s Best High Schools 2010
U.S. News ranks America’s Best High Schools for third consecutive year Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Va., the top school in U.S. News & World Report‘s...
View ArticleTop home-school texts dismiss Darwin
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Home-school mom Susan Mule wishes she hadn’t taken a friend’s advice and tried a textbook from a popular Christian publisher for her 10-year-old’s biology lessons. Mule’s precocious...
View ArticleInsider Secrets to Get Your Resume Read
It’s becoming harder than ever to get your resume read by a real person. “HR people are drowning in resumes, and despite their best intentions, many can’t keep up,” says executive recruiter Mike...
View ArticleThings You Might Be Saying Wrong
24 Things You Might Be Saying Wrong The Reader’s Digest Version of all those confusing words and seemingly random rules you missed in English class. You never mean: Could care less You always mean:...
View ArticleTebow’s Focus
At about 6:43 p.m. ET, one simple ad changed the Super Bowl forever. It’s now an accepted truism that the Super Bowl is as much about the advertising as the on-field action; of the estimated 100...
View ArticleResume Keywords
Keywords Can Make or Break Your Resume By Erika Malzberg, for LiveCareer As many as 80% of employers use keywords to decide which resumes are worth a look. Using the right resume keywords can get you...
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