Your Other 8 Hours: Biggest mistake job hunters make

By Robert Pagliarini, 
Tribune Media Services
 
Whether you’ve been unemployed for six weeks, six months or a year, the emotional drain on your mental health and well-being may have you at the end of your rope. You’ve bought the suit, polished your resume and printed out business cards branding you as an expert in your field.

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As I See It: My thoughts about the Trayvon Martin verdict…and its aftermath

By Joseph Harris
 
The evening of July 13th will remain a night I remember for a long time. It was the night a jury in the United States made it a capital crime to be a young black man. There is, of course a lot about this case we will never know. We do know there were two people present and one killed the other. So we will only have one perspective to go on.

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NEWS SPOTLIGHT: Voluntary Recall of Mild and Medium Chunky Salsa Because It May Contain Large Glass Pieces

 Olam Tomato Processors, Inc., today announced the voluntary recall of three production codes of Chunky Salsa because it may contain large glass pieces.

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Younger Women Are Battling and Surviving Breast Cancer

 

Left:  Brayana Ardister, Monica Blackwell and Kaniya Jackson. Blackwell said that she learns to appreciate life more after her experience with breast cancer.  Shown here with her granddaughters.
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Bottom:  When Michelle Brennan found out that she had breast cancer, her Lansing family and friends became her support system.  Shown here at Golden Harvest,which is the best place for breakfast and brunch in town (located at 1625 Turner Street, Lansing, Michigan 48906).
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LANSING, MI — Breast cancer can be a frightening diagnosis. At 36-years-old, Monica Blackwell was diagnosed with a very rare aggressive form of breast cancer called Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC). According to the National Cancer Institute, IBC accounts for 1 to 5 percent of all breast cancers diagnosed in the United States.

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World’s top five aerial trams

 
We’re often stuck on cars, buses and trains, commuting to work or trying to get to our next destination, but what about transportation that highlights a destination? Aerial trams and cable cars take visitors up mountains, over rivers and above cities, often as a means to an end, but sometimes these cable cars are the destination themselves. With gorgeous views and unique experiences as our criteria, the members and editors of VirtualTourist.com have compiled a list of the “Top 5 Aerial Trams.”

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Nelson Mandela’s Long Goodbye Has Lessons For All of Us

Firstpost, Commentary, Sandip Roy
 
Nelson Mandela is dying.
 
Hard as it is to accept the fact, the world has to come to terms with it.
 
It’s not surprising that South Africans are praying for his recovery. But perhaps a final gesture of gratitude to the man who is indisputably the Father of the Nation is to pray for his peaceful death. Or passing. Or transition. If those euphemisms offer some solace and sound less final than death.

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Aboutthatcar.com: 2014 Subaru Forester 2.5i

By Frank S. Washington
 
DETROIT – A guy walking by asked “what is that” and the response was it’s a Subaru. Then, he said, “You can’t wrong with at Subaru.”
 

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Movie Review: Fast & Furious 6

Studio:     Universal (2 hrs. 10 mins.)
Plot:     Agent Luke Hobbs enlists Dominic Toretto and his team to bring down former Special Ops soldier Owen Shaw, leader of a unit specializing in vehicular warfare.
Cast:     Vin Diesel, Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, Sung Kang, Luke Evens, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, and a Souped-up 1969 Dodge Daytona Charger.
Rating:     PG-13
Bottom Line:     ***

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Retire Smart:The Dow’s record barely noticed

By Jill Schlesinger
Tribune Media Services
 
Has the magic worn off? Despite all of the fanfare and fancy graphics from financial outlets, the public reaction to the Dow Jones Industrial Average reaching a new all-time nominal high seemed downright muted. Or as a recent radio caller said, “The record didn’t feel as good this time around!”

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