http://www.thenextbigclip.com Thu, 12 Aug 2010 01:47:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Source: USA Today Factories are expected to being ramping up hiring in the second half of the year depsite a slowdown in production demand, in order to spur the jobs market. The seemingly contradictory trends are occurring because existing workers have been pushed to their limits with overtime. As a result, more ... http://www.thenextbigclip.com/facdtories-plan-to-ramp-up-hiring/business/2010/08/   Source: CNN Because dogs are descended from wolves, which live in packs where an aggressive alpha male dominates, common consensus says we humans need to dominate our pets to get them to behave.  This logic has dominated the canine-rearing conversation for more than five years, thanks mostly to National Geographic's award-winning show, ... http://www.thenextbigclip.com/dog-training-techniques-critiqued/pets/2010/08/ Source: Long Beach Press Telegram Like many people out there you probably worry about how much money you'll have to spend in retirement.  Financial planners and academics have wrestled with this question for decades and come up with a kaleidoscope of strategies and formulas. A popular one says you can safely spend ... http://www.thenextbigclip.com/retirement-savings-calculated/finance/2010/07/ Source:  TIME With all of the technology at our disposal that aims to make us more connected, research shows we are more disconnected than ever. In a Duke University study, researchers found that from 1985 to 2004, the percentage of people who said there was no one with whom they discussed important ... http://www.thenextbigclip.com/technology-isnt-creating-bonds/seo-search-engine-optimization/2010/07/   Source:  USA Today Anne Rice, the famous novelist for New Orleans who’s son is gay, has announced she will no longer consider herself a “Christian,” although she remains a firm devotee of Christ, because the faith’s denouncement of homosexuality.  Rice and her son shared their thoughts openly:  “For those who care, and I ... http://www.thenextbigclip.com/ann-rice-quits-ditches-church/services/2010/07/   Source:  Los Angeles Times The findings of a recent government report suggest that the U.S. economy slowed sharply in the spring and points to a protracted recovery and unemployment. The nation's economy grew at a modest 2.4% annual rate in the April-to-June period, the Commerce Department said in its first estimate of ... http://www.thenextbigclip.com/report-indicates-economic-retraction/retail/2010/07/   Source: Los Angeles Times Almost 5 million California adults say they are in need of mental health assistance according to ta report from UCLA. However, only one in three people who perceive a need for mental health services or are in serious distress have seen a professional for treatment, the survey found. The ... http://www.thenextbigclip.com/one-in-five-californians-needs-counseling/insurance/2010/07/ Source:  Associated Press In preparation for the termination of the Space Shuttle Program, a NASA contractor has announced the layoffs of more than 1,300 space shuttle workers. Layoff notices were issued to 1,394 USA employees in all, company spokesperson Kari Fluegel told SPACE.com. The layoffs take effect Oct. 1 and were announced ... http://www.thenextbigclip.com/nasa-company-lays-off-1300-plus-workers/finance/2010/07/ Source: Los Angeles Times An 11-year-old in Manhattan Beach was rescued after being buried for five minutes under the sand the broken sand tunnel he was building.   The boy, visiting the beach at 8th Street with family members Sunday afternoon, was on his hands and knees about six feet down in a hole he ... http://www.thenextbigclip.com/boy-buried-in-sand-is-rescued/outdoors/2010/07/ SOURCE:   CNN Money You've heard of cat-sitters, dog-sitters and, of course, babysitters. But chicken-sitters? Two backyard farmers have stepped up to meet an unusual need in Portland Oregan: hen sitting for vacationing owners, and we don’t mean on the eggs. In May, Rhonda Piasecki, 43, and Sharon Rowland, 35, launched Just Us Hens, ... http://www.thenextbigclip.com/hen-sitting-becomes-a-business/business/2010/07/