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Why Do We Love To Hate On Thin Models?

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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Robin Givhan is no dummy, so she must’ve anticipated the article she wrote for the Washington Post this weekend was bound to generate some controversy. She’s added her two-cents to the fashion world’s skinny model debate drama by essentially saying we love to hate on twiggy ladies because we’re filled with self-loathing for our own fat asses.

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Nurses returning to work in droves; taking a closer look

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In June, the Wall Street Journal reported that the Center for Interdisciplinary Health Workforce Studies at Vanderbilt University’s School of Nursing released a study about 2007-2008 nursing employment patterns. Here’s what caught my eye: “Many nurses who had left the field have re-entered the work force to compensate for a spouse’s lost income or health benefits, the study said. About half the increase over the [2007-2008] period came from nurses over age 50.” A look at the career paths of four relaunching nurses here in Newton, MA, where I live, will give you a sense of the wide range of possibilities open to returning nurses:

Silencing the Voice That Says You’re a Fraud

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“An eminent scholar is offered a top post in the Obama administration and his first

Returning to work or career transitioning? Check out these resources!

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I’d like to share with you some excellent relauncher resources I have come across in the past few months. They range from the instructive to the inspirational, to the idea-generating. Let’s start with “instructive.” Interview Mastery is an in-depth guide to interviewing skills and strategies created by Michael Neece. I met Michael recently and was intrigued by both his personal story (he’s also a founder of Pongo Resume) and his Interview Mastery product.

How much life insurance do I need?

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In most cases, if you have no dependents and have enough money to pay your final expenses, you don’t need any life insurance. If you want to create an inheritance or make a charitable contribution, buy enough life insurance to achieve those goals.

I'm Barack Obama and I've approved this delicious piece of apple pie

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Now that it's August, I can no longer hold back from talking about some of the U.S. presidential election stuff, especially when I read something like Amy Chozick's recent article in the Wall Street Journal titled "Too Fit to Be President?", a column that questions whether a nation...

You too can help put an end to "bodysnarking"

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Have you guys read the recent Wall Street Journal article, "The Rise of Bodysnarking?" Well luckily, I read the WSJ so you don't have to, and I can tell you the gist is that the time-honored tradition of hating on a woman's body for various infractions--such as weight gained or lost, the possession of "cankles" and or being just plain "fugly"--is on the increase, and both technology and the public's seemingly voracious appetite for cutting commentary is to blame.

Skinny Model Update: They Are Actually Getting Skinnier

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Did any of you happen to catch this article in the Wall Street Journal a few weeks ago? According to the WSJ, 17-year-old model Ali Michael), last season's It Girl, managed to book only one show at Paris Fashion Week. Why? Because she gained 5 lbs! "Miss Michael was told by...