Made my first post at Triad Diary, the paper’s blog about life in Greensboro. Herb is bitter I didn’t post it here first. I’ll try to get a photo and post it here.
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Work life after 50
With today’s revelation, here’s a resource for my friends at the N&R: A compilation of articles about job hunting and career planning for people aged 50 years and older from CareerJournal.com. Update: More job hunt resources at Job-Hunt.org.
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Sign of the times – N&R for sale
“Batten family to sell News & Record” : News-Record.com : Greensboro, North Carolina An announcement is scheduled Thursday that the Batten family which owns Landmark Communications Inc. has hired national investment advisers to sell the Norfolk-based company, including the News & Record. Update: More coverage at the New York Times, PilotOnline, PaidContent.
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Sigh. NYC trip postponed
I found out yesterday – YESTERDAY! – that the training session I was to attend on Monday was changed to Jan. 14. I’ve been trying to contact Expedia to change my flight and hotel reservations and, wouldn’t you know it, they’re upgrading their system this weekend. When I called last night, the woman on the [...]
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Working nights a cancer risk
Overnight shift to be classified as probable cancer cause – CNN.com However, scientists suspect that overnight work is dangerous because it disrupts the circadian rhythm, the bodys biological clock. The hormone melatonin, which can suppress tumor development, is normally produced at night. If the graveyard shift theory eventually proves correct, millions of people worldwide could [...]
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