In 2009, the top most stressful jobs were a surgeon, commercial airline pilot, photojournalist, advertising account executive, and real estate agent. The least stressful jobs were actuary, dietitian, astronomer, systems analyst, and software engineer.
The rise in the fast food industry has been linked to rising cases of obesity. The CDC estimates that 248,000 Americans die prematurely due to obesity and considers obesity as the number two cause of preventable death in the US (the #1 cause is smoking).
During the past 18 months the private sector has experienced 5%, 10%, and higher percentage job cuts depending upon the region and industry. By and large, public sector, government jobs have remain at least stable. In many cases increased. For instances, the fastest...
Many Bostonians resented the heavy British military presence in their city during the late 1700s, and the soldiers’ enforcement of the unpopular Townshend Acts merely exacerbated the tense situation. On March 5, 1770, soldiers opened fire on an aggressive,...
There are growing movements to encourage voters to not vote for any incumbent, regardless of the respective party. “Cleaning house” so to speak. What do you think about that? Good idea? Bad idea? Give me your opinion.
68% of American households play computer or video games, a three-percent increase over 2008. Women account for 40% of gamers, and adult women (ages 18+) represent a significantly larger percentage of the game-playing population (34%) than boys ages 12-17 (18%). 42% of...
