Woodstock Wire: News Tidbits
Life - The Penny Hoarder - Amazon is delivering (get it?) on an earlier promise to hire 100,000 employees in the next year or so.
The...
Thu, 27 Jul 2017 16:13:15 - #newstidbits
NASA Image of the Day - This false-color view from NASA's Cassini spacecraft gazes toward the rings beyond Saturn's sunlit horizon.
Thu, 27 Jul 2017 16:13:11 - #newstidbits
CNN - Top Stories - It's never too late to improve your chance of having a more secure retirement, but you'll need to put retirement planning at the very top of...
Thu, 27 Jul 2017 15:39:48 - #retirement #newstidbits
CNBC-Top Business - Here are the key questions you should ask yourself if you're considering an early retirement.
Thu, 27 Jul 2017 14:46:36 - #retirement #newstidbits
U.S. News - Bonds are a valuable tool to protect your portfolio from market downturns in retirement.
Thu, 27 Jul 2017 14:13:28 - #retirement #newstidbits
U.S. News - Transfers to savings accounts, retirement contributions and more can be automated for convenience.
Thu, 27 Jul 2017 14:13:27 - #retirement #newstidbits
U.S. News - Girl Scouts of the USA introduce 23 new badges to further nudge girls as young as 5 to embrace science, engineering, technology and math.
Thu, 27 Jul 2017 13:47:05 - #robotics #newstidbits
U.S. News - Retirees are increasingly using smartphones and social media.
Thu, 27 Jul 2017 13:47:03 - #retirement #newstidbits
TEDTalks - Video - A handful of people working at a handful of tech companies steer the thoughts of billions of people every day, says design thinker Tristan Harris....
Thu, 27 Jul 2017 12:13:13 - #newstidbits
Gallup Headlines - Americans' high level of confidence in the military is based on its perceived professionalism and competency, the importance of the job it does,...
Thu, 27 Jul 2017 12:13:12 - #newstidbits
Gallup Headlines - U.S. homeownership rates are down eight percentage points since 2009, with declines evident among most major demographic groups except older...
Thu, 27 Jul 2017 11:40:51 - #newstidbits
BGR - Do you talk to yourself? If you don't, and you're stressed out, it might be something to consider. New research shows that, despite the stigma...
Thu, 27 Jul 2017 11:40:46 - #newstidbits
BGR - The Transportation Security Administration, a multi-billion-dollar government agency that has yet to catch a real live terrorist, is significantly...
Thu, 27 Jul 2017 11:40:45 - #newstidbits
The Verge - On August 21st, a total solar eclipse will pass through the continental United States - traveling from the coasts of Oregon to South Carolina....
Thu, 27 Jul 2017 11:40:39 - #newstidbits
Denver Post - Federal officials have given a giant airtanker approval to fight wildfires in the U.S., but a lack of contracts currently limits the aircraft...
Thu, 27 Jul 2017 11:40:36 - #newstidbits
Denver Post - United Airlines announced a new nonstop flight from Denver International Airport to London Heathrow Wednesday morning.
Thu, 27 Jul 2017 11:40:34 - #newstidbits
Denver Post - Coca-Cola Co. is replacing Coke Zero in the U.S. with another diet soda that tastes more like the original in an effort to hold on to consumers...
Thu, 27 Jul 2017 11:40:33 - #newstidbits
Denver Post - Thinking of opening a craft brewery or a bar? You might want avoid targeting millennials in your marketing -- and definitely cut back on the...
Thu, 27 Jul 2017 11:40:31 - #newstidbits
Popular Science - Having someone come clean your bathroom? $40. Having more time? Priceless.
Feeling crunched for time? Consider paying someone...
Thu, 27 Jul 2017 11:40:29 - #newstidbits
Life - Astronomy Picture of the Day - You don't have to be at Monument Valley to see the Milky Way arc
Thu, 27 Jul 2017 11:14:15 - #newstidbits
Life - Lifehacker - Switching to a plant-based diet won't mean you're automatically super healthy. You can eat non-dairy ice cream and frozen veggie...
Thu, 27 Jul 2017 11:14:14 - #newstidbits
Life - Lifehacker - Eating bread in space is a surprisingly dangerous undertaking: the free-floating crumbs could cause someone to choke, lodge themselves...
Thu, 27 Jul 2017 11:14:12 - #newstidbits
Life - Productivity Theory - Getting the best out of your to-do list productivity is a challenge when you've a busy life going. The to-do list is...
Thu, 27 Jul 2017 11:14:11 - #newstidbits
Life - Lifehacker - "How would you like your eggs?" isn't a question that should cause you panic, yet it's possible that you may not be egg-ercising...
Thu, 27 Jul 2017 11:14:10 - #newstidbits
Life - Better After 50 - "...When Margo Thorning was a high school student in the late 1950s, she liked to play bongo drums while listening to jazz...
Thu, 27 Jul 2017 11:14:09 - #newstidbits
Life - Lifehacker - Unfortunately, your debt can remain alive and well even after you're gone. While this doesn't necessarily mean your kids or your...
Thu, 27 Jul 2017 11:14:08 - #newstidbits
Life - Lifehacker - Turbulence can range from annoying to downright frightening, and you don't have to be an anxious flyer to get worked up by it. It's...
Thu, 27 Jul 2017 11:14:07 - #newstidbits
Life - Lifehacker - This morning, our president decreed that the military "will not accept or allow" transgender people to serve (fact check: they...
Thu, 27 Jul 2017 11:14:06 - #newstidbits
Life - Lifehacker - Blackstone Labs analyzes the contents of used motor oil to check how well engines wear over time. Earlier this month, the lab used...
Thu, 27 Jul 2017 11:14:05 - #newstidbits
NASA Image of the Day - The Soyuz MS-05 spacecraft is seen as it is raised into a vertical position on the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Wednesday,...
Thu, 27 Jul 2017 11:13:42 - #newstidbits
Life - Lifehacker - After noticing that their newborn daughter was so lethargic that she couldn't eat, her parents, Nicole and Shane Sifrit, rushed...
Wed, 26 Jul 2017 16:13:05 - #newstidbits
Life - The Penny Hoarder - America currently has more than $1.3 trillion of student loan debt. Louisiana's Grambling State University tops...
Wed, 26 Jul 2017 15:13:15 - #newstidbits
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Wed, 26 Jul 2017 15:13:14 - #usarmy #newstidbits
Popular Science - Stunning views of the imperiled Arctic.
After three straight years of declining sea ice cover, NASA launched a supplementary...
Wed, 26 Jul 2017 13:39:17 - #nasa #newstidbits
Retirement - Only the Beginning - The right part time employment in retirement can be amazing.
Wed, 26 Jul 2017 13:13:45 - #retirement #newstidbits
TEDTalks - Video - Jimmy Lin is developing technologies to catch cancer months to years before current methods. He shares a breakthrough technique that looks for...
Wed, 26 Jul 2017 13:13:44 - #newstidbits
Gallup Headlines - Transportation workers, followed by farmers/fishers/foresters, have the highest diabetes rate among major occupations. Physicians have the lowest.
Wed, 26 Jul 2017 13:13:43 - #newstidbits
Gallup Headlines - A large majority of U.S. adults say smoking is very harmful to smokers, while a lesser majority say secondhand smoke is very harmful.
Wed, 26 Jul 2017 13:13:42 - #newstidbits
Gallup Headlines - Americans continued to express some confidence in the economy last week, with Gallup's U.S. Economic Confidence Index averaging +4. The index...
Wed, 26 Jul 2017 13:13:41 - #newstidbits
Amazon.com News - Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced it has more than 50,000 roles available to fill across its U.S. fulfillment...
Wed, 26 Jul 2017 13:13:36 - #newstidbits
The Verge - Today, the Girl Scouts of the USA introduced 23 new badges in the areas of science, technology, engineering, math, and the outdoors. This is...
Wed, 26 Jul 2017 12:40:01 - #robotics #newstidbits
The Verge - Nikon was founded 100 years ago today in Tokyo, and in honor of that fact the corporation has made itself a Wizard of Oz-inspired music video...
Wed, 26 Jul 2017 12:40:00 - #newstidbits
The Verge - It seems that Daniel Craig is coming back for another round as cinema's most famous spy, according to a report from The New York Times. The report...
Wed, 26 Jul 2017 12:39:58 - #newstidbits
EE - EEVblog - Dave compares the original Apollo 17 16mm ascent camera footage to the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) photos.
Will footage from...
Wed, 26 Jul 2017 12:39:35 - #newstidbits
Enterprise - E-Commerce Times - The FTC reportedly is looking into Amazon's discount pricing practices in response to a complaint filed by Consumer Watchdog...
Wed, 26 Jul 2017 12:39:33 - #newstidbits
Life - Astronomy Picture of the Day - What if you were followed around by a
Wed, 26 Jul 2017 12:14:16 - #drones #newstidbits
Life - Neuroscience News - A new study reveals that by the age of three, children are already starting to follow complex rules and patterns that govern...
Wed, 26 Jul 2017 12:14:15 - #newstidbits
Life - Lifehacker - There's going to be a solar eclipse on August 21, but it's probably too late to book a hotel in the path of totality (where the...
Wed, 26 Jul 2017 12:14:14 - #newstidbits
Life - Neuroscience News - People with higher levels of lutein, a nutrient commonly found in kale and eggs, were more cognitively on par with younger...
Wed, 26 Jul 2017 12:14:13 - #newstidbits
Life - Lifehack
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