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I have to say that the past couple of years have been rough. Jobs have been disappearing left and right and it’s hard for me to name a time when I can remember working a 40 hour week. Most of the jobs I’ve had in the last 4 years have been 40 hours a week when I started, but quickly moved down to 20-30 sometimes 15 hours a week.I have to say that the past couple of years have been rough. Jobs have been... more
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Britta Gross, director of Global Energy Systems and Infrastructure Commercialization for General Motors, is literally getting the world ready for the advent of the electric car with the Chevrolet Volt.
Gross, with a degree in electrical engineering, is in charge of preparing states to be "plug-in ready" for the Volt by working with energy and utility companies to produce the necessary charging infrastructure to support the new vehicle. She then goes to federal, state and local governments to help pave the way for the implementation of new policies to support electric cars.
Gross has worked in the field for over 25 years, but she's still an anomaly.
Women have been gaining ground as engineers since the 1980s, according to a National Science Foundation report, but in 2006 women were still only 19 percent of those holding a bachelor's degree in engineering, like Gross.
In late March, Gross joined three other female engineers in a Web chat--online meetings where participants can exchange written instant messages--about the Chevrolet Volt, the first electric car with extended range capability by General Motors that all four women helped create, market and distribute.
"The Volt is a great demonstration of the opportunities that exist for women," Teri Quigley, plant manager at Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly, the production place for the Chevrolet Volt, said during the online forum. "It requires hard work just like any job, but the door is wide open for success."
Women make up less than 11 percent of working engineers and earn 86 percent of the salaries of their male counterparts in engineering.
Engineering salaries are among the highest earnings for college graduates, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. In electrical engineering, the median salary for the lowest 10 percent of the field is $52,990, while the median salary for the highest paid 10 percent of engineers is $125,810.
Read the full story at Women's eNews http://womensenews.org/story/women-in-science/110419/female-engineers-put-buzz-gms-voltBritta Gross, director of Global Energy Systems and Infrastructure Commercialization... more
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Walmart's proven ability to crush stores owned by both Moms and Pops may make it seem like an equal-opportunity exploiter, but that's not what six women are arguing in front of the Supreme Court. Erin Gibson shines her "Modern Lady" spotlight on the legal battle that could potentially affect not just every woman, but anyone who likes to buy cheap stuff. Though it's possible this piece is simply Erin's excuse to unveil her dead-on impression of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
For good reason, no woman has ever had the balls, moxie or delusion to claim the title of "the world's premiere basic cable expert on lady stuff."
Until now.
Meet Erin Gibson. She's freakishly tall, sort of smart, and willing to do just about anything to get a bemused chuckle.
Her segment, Modern Lady, on infoMania, is dedicated to reporting and commenting on what's happening on Planet Lady.*
*The asterisk next to "Planet Lady" is actually a typo.
For more Erin visit: http://current.com/shows/infomania/modern-lady/ and Current TV
infoMania is a half-hour comedy show that airs weekly on Current TV. Picture the ultimate office water-cooler, only with funnier co-workers who willingly stay up late imbibing all forms of media so you don't have to. Caveat: Bring your own water. Hosted by Brett Erlich and co-starring Sergio Cilli, Erin Gibson, Ben Hoffman and Bryan Safi, infoMania airs on Thursdays at 11/10c on Current TV.
Go to http://current.com/infomania for more, and make sure to check out our Facebook profile for special features at http://facebook.com/infomania.
Current Media, the Peabody-and Emmy Award-winning television and online network founded in 2005 by Al Gore and Joel Hyatt, engages viewers with smart, provocative and timely programming -stories that no one else is telling in ways that no one else is telling them. Current's programming shines a light where others won't dare and boldly explores important subjects -- opening minds, sparking conversations and forming deep connections with its viewers. The channel's audience is comprised of affluent, curious, social and connected adults who crave the kind of entertaining, enlightening, witty and informative programming found on Current's TV and online properties. Current is now available via cable and satellite TV in 75 million households worldwide - 60 million households in the US - through distribution partners Comcast (Channel 107); Time Warner ; DirecTV (Channel 358 nationwide); Dish Network (Channel 196 nationwide); Verizon and AT&T. In the UK and Ireland, Current is available on BSkyB (Channel 183) and Virgin Media (Channel 155), and in Italy, Current is available on Sky Italia (Channel 130). Viewers can also find Current online at www.current.com.Walmart's proven ability to crush stores owned by both Moms and Pops may make it... more
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Ergonomic and Safe use of mobile or smart phones devices for recreation or work can bring you great benefits if you adopt healthy Smartphone / Cell Phone and Texting habits by using them as while Driving, Traveling or on the Move. Awareness of local laws, correct posture, regular breaks and a proper adjustment of equipment can help prevent or relive occupational work stresses or disorders such as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Back / Neck Pain or vision care when using Smartphones.
"SAVE A LIFE"
PLEASE USE HANDS FREE DEVICES FOR CELL / SMART PHONES WHILE DRIVING
&
NEVER TEXT WHILE DRIVING!
Mobile or Smart Phone Use while Driving, Traveling or on the Move:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FBMWGGJMbY
Adult or Child Laptop Use at Home, Work or Classroom:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLwIP8cBaWA
Laptop Use while Traveling on Planes, Trains and in Hotels:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Wc8km8TPnI
Follow these basic Smartphone safety tips to improve your experience:
√ To help prevent accidents:
• Do not use the phone at the wheel without handsfree, and use this only
when safe.
• Turn off the phone or silence these when you are driving.
• When walking pay attention to your surroundings.
√ To relieve muscle tension in the neck:
• Avoid holding the phone between the face and shoulder.
• Use a headset microphone and auxiliary to avoid awkward postures.
• Put the phone up to your chest to get the neck in line with
back.
√ To relieve muscle tension of the fingers:
• Alternate between thumbs and other fingers to type.
• Keep wrists straight and relaxed to hold and use the device.
√ To relieve stress at the hearing:
• Adjust the brightness and size of fonts.
√ Take breaks between 2 and 3 minutes every 15 minutes and enjoy your
free time silencing your mobile device.
SUMMARY OF HEALTHY LAPTOP AND COMPUTER ERGONOMICS
by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration:
• Modifications to Existing Furniture
• Attention to Ergonomics
• Frequent Movement
• Frequent Breaks
• Varied Seating
• Body Posture
• Stretching
Leads to a healthy laptop work place, classroom or home healthy habits
7 COMPONENTS TO HEALTHY COMPUTING
• Fitness
• Work Style
• Vision Care
• Ergonomics
• Regeneration
• Somatic Awareness
• Stress Management
TRAVERSE PUBLICITY TO HELP FIND MISSING CHILDREN:
Every year, thousands of children from many countries go missing. In rare cases, they are taken by stranger abductions or through Human Trafficking networks but in MOST cases it is by a non custodial parent, guardian or family member who commits a National Child Abduction or an International Child Abduction. While searching online and using social media, please take a moment to visit the websites of Missing Children and help SHARE their Photo's & Links they may be found by Police and authorities. This Cross or Traverse Publicity to Help Find Missing Children is a way to remind people to take a moment to visit the Missing Children websites to help to find our missing loved ones. Every Child deserves to be found!
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Have you seen these Missing / Abducted children :
ALEXANDER & CHRISTOPHER WATKINS ?
WANTED BY: POLICE & INTERPOL
Police believe that the Watkins Missing Children were kidnapped by their non-custodial Mother
Edyta ( Ustaszewski / Ustaszewska ) Watkins.
Alexander & Christopher are still MISSING and need to be located by Police.
Contact your local POLICE who will contact Interpol
REPORT A TIP - REWARD: $2,000
CRIME STOPPERS INTERNATIONAL
SELECT: CANADA / ON / NEWMARKET
https://www.tipsubmit.com/webtipsstart.aspx
WWW: http://www.Watkins-Missing-Children.com/
YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/stephenawatkins
YouTube Menu Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ6ixtePgyI
Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/Watkins.Missing.Children
Twitter: http://twitter.com/Child_Abduction ( @Child_Abduction )
ICMEC :
International Center for Missing & Exploited Children
http://www.icmec.org
NCMEC :
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
http://www.missingkids.com
TAGS:
"Missing Children", "Abducted Children", "Parental Abduction", "Amber Alert", Missing, Abducted, Children, Child, Kids, International, National, Stranger, Parental, Family, Alexander, Alexandra, Alex, Christopher, Chris, Edyta, Edith, Stephen, Watkins, Ustaszewski, Ustaszewska, Canada, Europe, ICMEC, NCMEC, Exploited, Help, Find, Searching, Wanted, Police, Interpol
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Original Animated Video created in Spanish for Vodafone
VODAFONE GROUP PLC
http://www.vodafone.com/ - A global telecommunications company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, it is the world's largest mobile telecommunications company the world's second-largest measured by subscribers with around 341 million subscribers as of November 2010. It has networks in over 30 countries and has partner networks in over 40 additional countries.Ergonomic and Safe use of mobile or smart phones devices for recreation or work can... more
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Ergonomic and Safe use of mobile or smart phones devices for recreation or work can bring you great benefits if you adopt healthy Smartphone / Cell Phone and Texting habits by using them as while Driving, Traveling or on the Move. Awareness of local laws, correct posture, regular breaks and a proper adjustment of equipment can help prevent or relive occupational work stresses or disorders such as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Back / Neck Pain or vision care when using Smartphones.
"SAVE A LIFE"
PLEASE USE HANDS FREE DEVICES FOR CELL / SMART PHONES WHILE DRIVING
&
NEVER TEXT WHILE DRIVING!
Mobile or Smart Phone Use while Driving, Traveling or on the Move:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FBMWGGJMbY
Adult or Child Laptop Use at Home, Work or Classroom:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLwIP8cBaWA
Laptop Use while Traveling on Planes, Trains and in Hotels:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Wc8km8TPnI
Follow these basic Smartphone safety tips to improve your experience:
√ To help prevent accidents:
• Do not use the phone at the wheel without handsfree, and use this only
when safe.
• Turn off the phone or silence these when you are driving.
• When walking pay attention to your surroundings.
√ To relieve muscle tension in the neck:
• Avoid holding the phone between the face and shoulder.
• Use a headset microphone and auxiliary to avoid awkward postures.
• Put the phone up to your chest to get the neck in line with
back.
√ To relieve muscle tension of the fingers:
• Alternate between thumbs and other fingers to type.
• Keep wrists straight and relaxed to hold and use the device.
√ To relieve stress at the hearing:
• Adjust the brightness and size of fonts.
√ Take breaks between 2 and 3 minutes every 15 minutes and enjoy your
free time silencing your mobile device.
SUMMARY OF HEALTHY LAPTOP AND COMPUTER ERGONOMICS
by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration:
• Modifications to Existing Furniture
• Attention to Ergonomics
• Frequent Movement
• Frequent Breaks
• Varied Seating
• Body Posture
• Stretching
Leads to a healthy laptop work place, classroom or home healthy habits
7 COMPONENTS TO HEALTHY COMPUTING
• Fitness
• Work Style
• Vision Care
• Ergonomics
• Regeneration
• Somatic Awareness
• Stress Management
TRAVERSE PUBLICITY TO HELP FIND MISSING CHILDREN:
Every year, thousands of children from many countries go missing. In rare cases, they are taken by stranger abductions or through Human Trafficking networks but in MOST cases it is by a non custodial parent, guardian or family member who commits a National Child Abduction or an International Child Abduction. While searching online and using social media, please take a moment to visit the websites of Missing Children and help SHARE their Photo's & Links they may be found by Police and authorities. This Cross or Traverse Publicity to Help Find Missing Children is a way to remind people to take a moment to visit the Missing Children websites to help to find our missing loved ones. Every Child deserves to be found!
- - WATKINS MISSING CHILDREN - -
Have you seen these Missing / Abducted children :
ALEXANDER & CHRISTOPHER WATKINS ?
WANTED BY: POLICE & INTERPOL
Police believe that the Watkins Missing Children were kidnapped by their non-custodial Mother
Edyta ( Ustaszewski / Ustaszewska ) Watkins.
Alexander & Christopher are still MISSING and need to be located by Police.
Contact your local POLICE who will contact Interpol
REPORT A TIP - REWARD: $2,000
CRIME STOPPERS INTERNATIONAL
SELECT: CANADA / ON / NEWMARKET
https://www.tipsubmit.com/webtipsstart.aspx
WWW: http://www.Watkins-Missing-Children.com/
YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/stephenawatkins
YouTube Menu Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ6ixtePgyI
Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/Watkins.Missing.Children
Twitter: http://twitter.com/Child_Abduction ( @Child_Abduction )
ICMEC :
International Center for Missing & Exploited Children
http://www.icmec.org
NCMEC :
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
http://www.missingkids.com
TAGS:
"Missing Children", "Abducted Children", "Parental Abduction", "Amber Alert", Missing, Abducted, Children, Child, Kids, International, National, Stranger, Parental, Family, Alexander, Alexandra, Alex, Christopher, Chris, Edyta, Edith, Stephen, Watkins, Ustaszewski, Ustaszewska, Canada, Europe, ICMEC, NCMEC, Exploited, Help, Find, Searching, Wanted, Police, Interpol
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Original Animated Video created in Spanish for Vodafone
VODAFONE GROUP PLC
http://www.vodafone.com/ - A global telecommunications company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, it is the world's largest mobile telecommunications company the world's second-largest measured by subscribers with around 341 million subscribers as of November 2010. It has networks in over 30 countries and has partner networks in over 40 additional countries.Ergonomic and Safe use of mobile or smart phones devices for recreation or work can... more
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Ergonomic use of Laptop or Computer devices for recreation or work at home, office or school can bring you great benefits, including your children or kids, if you adopt healthy habits by using them as a correct posture, regular breaks and a proper adjustment of equipment. Awareness of these Ergonomics basic safety tips and suggestions can help prevent or relive occupational work, classroom or home stresses or disorders such as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Back / Neck Pain or vision care when using laptop devices:
Adult or Child Laptop Use at Home, Work or Classroom:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLwIP8cBaWA
Laptop Use while Traveling on Planes, Trains and in Hotels:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Wc8km8TPnI
Mobile or Smart Phone Use while Driving, Traveling or on the Move:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FBMWGGJMbY
Follow these basic Laptop safety tips to improve your experience:
√ If you use your laptop on the couch :
• Make more frequent breaks because it is the best posture for the back.
• Try to have your back straight and supported on a cushion.
√ To relieve muscle tension in the neck :
• Use a chair that allows you to have your back straight at 90 degrees
thighs.
• Relax your neck and keep it aligned with your back.
• Place the top of the screen at eye level.
√ To relieve muscle tension in arms :
• Use a separate keyboard and mouse.
• Keep arms and forearms at 90 degrees.
√ To relieve stress at the hearing :
• Target your job so you are not reflections or glare.
• Blink frequently to keep the eyes hydrated.
√ Children / Kids use of laptop / computers at home :
• Try to have your back straight and supported on a cushion.
• Try to us a cushion to have the screen at eye level.
• Use a separate keyboard and mouse.
• In some cases, use a box as a foot rest.
• Limit time of computer use each day to 30 minutes.
• Ensure your child spends more time exercising then computer time.
SUMMARY OF HEALTHY LAPTOP AND COMPUTER ERGONOMICS
by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration:
• Modifications to Existing Furniture
• Attention to Ergonomics
• Frequent Movement
• Frequent Breaks
• Varied Seating
• Body Posture
• Stretching
Leads to a healthy laptop work place, classroom or home healthy habits
7 COMPONENTS TO HEALTHY COMPUTING
• Fitness
• Work Style
• Vision Care
• Ergonomics
• Regeneration
• Somatic Awareness
• Stress Management
TRAVERSE PUBLICITY TO HELP FIND MISSING CHILDREN:
Every year, thousands of children from many countries go missing. In rare cases, they are taken by stranger abductions or through Human Trafficking networks but in MOST cases it is by a non custodial parent, guardian or family member who commits a National Child Abduction or an International Child Abduction. While searching online and using social media, please take a moment to visit the websites of Missing Children and help SHARE their Photo's & Links they may be found by Police and authorities. This Cross or Traverse Publicity to Help Find Missing Children is a way to remind people to take a moment to visit the Missing Children websites to help to find our missing loved ones. Every Child deserves to be found!
- - WATKINS MISSING CHILDREN - -
Have you seen these Missing / Abducted children :
ALEXANDER & CHRISTOPHER WATKINS ?
WANTED BY: POLICE & INTERPOL
Police believe that the Watkins Missing Children were kidnapped by their non-custodial Mother
Edyta ( Ustaszewski / Ustaszewska ) Watkins.
Alexander & Christopher are still MISSING and need to be located by Police.
Contact your local POLICE who will contact Interpol
REPORT A TIP - REWARD: $2,000
CRIME STOPPERS INTERNATIONAL
SELECT: CANADA / ON / NEWMARKET
https://www.tipsubmit.com/webtipsstart.aspx
WWW: http://www.Watkins-Missing-Children.com/
YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/stephenawatkins
YouTube Menu Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ6ixtePgyI
Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/Watkins.Missing.Children
Twitter: http://twitter.com/Child_Abduction ( @Child_Abduction )
ICMEC :
International Center for Missing & Exploited Children
http://www.icmec.org
NCMEC :
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
http://www.missingkids.com
TAGS:
"Missing Children", "Abducted Children", "Parental Abduction", "Amber Alert", Missing, Abducted, Children, Child, Kids, International, National, Stranger, Parental, Family, Alexander, Alexandra, Alex, Christopher, Chris, Edyta, Edith, Stephen, Watkins, Ustaszewski, Ustaszewska, Canada, Europe, ICMEC, NCMEC, Exploited, Help, Find, Searching, Wanted, Police, Interpol
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Original Animated Video created in Spanish for Vodafone
VODAFONE GROUP PLC
http://www.vodafone.com/Ergonomic use of Laptop or Computer devices for recreation or work at home, office or... more
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Ergonomic use of Laptop or Computer devices for recreation or work at home, office or school can bring you great benefits, including your children or kids, if you adopt healthy habits by using them as a correct posture, regular breaks and a proper adjustment of equipment. Awareness of these Ergonomics basic safety tips and suggestions can help prevent or relive occupational work, classroom or home stresses or disorders such as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Back / Neck Pain or vision care when using laptop devices:
Adult or Child Laptop Use at Home, Work or Classroom:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLwIP8cBaWA
Laptop Use while Traveling on Planes, Trains and in Hotels:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Wc8km8TPnI
Mobile or Smart Phone Use while Driving, Traveling or on the Move:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FBMWGGJMbY
Follow these basic Laptop safety tips to improve your experience:
√ If you use your laptop on the couch :
• Make more frequent breaks because it is the best posture for the back.
• Try to have your back straight and supported on a cushion.
√ To relieve muscle tension in the neck :
• Use a chair that allows you to have your back straight at 90 degrees
thighs.
• Relax your neck and keep it aligned with your back.
• Place the top of the screen at eye level.
√ To relieve muscle tension in arms :
• Use a separate keyboard and mouse.
• Keep arms and forearms at 90 degrees.
√ To relieve stress at the hearing :
• Target your job so you are not reflections or glare.
• Blink frequently to keep the eyes hydrated.
√ Children / Kids use of laptop / computers at home :
• Try to have your back straight and supported on a cushion.
• Try to us a cushion to have the screen at eye level.
• Use a separate keyboard and mouse.
• In some cases, use a box as a foot rest.
• Limit time of computer use each day to 30 minutes.
• Ensure your child spends more time exercising then computer time.
SUMMARY OF HEALTHY LAPTOP AND COMPUTER ERGONOMICS
by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration:
• Modifications to Existing Furniture
• Attention to Ergonomics
• Frequent Movement
• Frequent Breaks
• Varied Seating
• Body Posture
• Stretching
Leads to a healthy laptop work place, classroom or home healthy habits
7 COMPONENTS TO HEALTHY COMPUTING
• Fitness
• Work Style
• Vision Care
• Ergonomics
• Regeneration
• Somatic Awareness
• Stress Management
TRAVERSE PUBLICITY TO HELP FIND MISSING CHILDREN:
Every year, thousands of children from many countries go missing. In rare cases, they are taken by stranger abductions or through Human Trafficking networks but in MOST cases it is by a non custodial parent, guardian or family member who commits a National Child Abduction or an International Child Abduction. While searching online and using social media, please take a moment to visit the websites of Missing Children and help SHARE their Photo's & Links they may be found by Police and authorities. This Cross or Traverse Publicity to Help Find Missing Children is a way to remind people to take a moment to visit the Missing Children websites to help to find our missing loved ones. Every Child deserves to be found!
- - WATKINS MISSING CHILDREN - -
Have you seen these Missing / Abducted children :
ALEXANDER & CHRISTOPHER WATKINS ?
WANTED BY: POLICE & INTERPOL
Police believe that the Watkins Missing Children were kidnapped by their non-custodial Mother
Edyta ( Ustaszewski / Ustaszewska ) Watkins.
Alexander & Christopher are still MISSING and need to be located by Police.
Contact your local POLICE who will contact Interpol
REPORT A TIP - REWARD: $2,000
CRIME STOPPERS INTERNATIONAL
SELECT: CANADA / ON / NEWMARKET
https://www.tipsubmit.com/webtipsstart.aspx
WWW: http://www.Watkins-Missing-Children.com/
YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/stephenawatkins
YouTube Menu Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ6ixtePgyI
Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/Watkins.Missing.Children
Twitter: http://twitter.com/Child_Abduction ( @Child_Abduction )
ICMEC :
International Center for Missing & Exploited Children
http://www.icmec.org
NCMEC :
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
http://www.missingkids.com
TAGS:
"Missing Children", "Abducted Children", "Parental Abduction", "Amber Alert", Missing, Abducted, Children, Child, Kids, International, National, Stranger, Parental, Family, Alexander, Alexandra, Alex, Christopher, Chris, Edyta, Edith, Stephen, Watkins, Ustaszewski, Ustaszewska, Canada, Europe, ICMEC, NCMEC, Exploited, Help, Find, Searching, Wanted, Police, Interpol
- - HEALTHY LAPTOP / COMPUTING ANIMATION - -
Original Animated Video created in Spanish for Vodafone
VODAFONE GROUP PLC
http://www.vodafone.com/Ergonomic use of Laptop or Computer devices for recreation or work at home, office or... more
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Ergonomic use of Laptop or Computer devices for recreation or work while traveling on planes, trains, buses and at your stay in hotels can bring you great benefits if you adopt healthy habits by using them as a correct posture, regular breaks and a proper adjustment of equipment. Awareness of Travel Ergonomics and basic safety tips while traveling or during voyages can help prevent or relive occupational work stresses or disorders such as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Back / Neck Pain or vision care when using laptop devices:
Laptop Use while Traveling on Planes, Trains and in Hotels:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Wc8km8TPnI
Adult or Child Laptop Use at Home, Work or Classroom:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLwIP8cBaWA
Mobile or Smart Phone Use while Driving, Traveling or on the Move:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FBMWGGJMbY
Follow these basic Laptop safety tips to improve your experience:
√ To relieve muscle tension in the back:
• Keep your back straight and rested on a backup.
• Do not cross your legs.
√ To relieve muscle tension in the neck:
• Relax your neck and keep it aligned with your back.
• Place the top of the screen at eye level.
√ To relieve muscle tension in arms:
• Keep arms and forearms at 90 degrees.
• Keep your hands aligned with forearms.
• Relax the arms and hands when they write or use the mouse.
√ To relieve stress at the hearing:
• Adjust monitor brightness and font size.
• Increase the frequency of blinking to keep the eyes hydrated.
√ Make breaks between 2 and 3 minutes, every half hour.
SUMMARY OF HEALTHY LAPTOP AND COMPUTER ERGONOMICS
by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration:
• Modifications to Existing Furniture
• Attention to Ergonomics
• Frequent Movement
• Frequent Breaks
• Varied Seating
• Body Posture
• Stretching
Leads to a healthy laptop work place, classroom or home healthy habits
7 COMPONENTS TO HEALTHY COMPUTING
• Fitness
• Work Style
• Vision Care
• Ergonomics
• Regeneration
• Somatic Awareness
• Stress Management
TRAVERSE PUBLICITY TO HELP FIND MISSING CHILDREN:
Every year, thousands of children from many countries go missing. In rare cases, they are taken by stranger abductions or through Human Trafficking networks but in MOST cases it is by a non custodial parent, guardian or family member who commits a National Child Abduction or an International Child Abduction. While searching online and using social media, please take a moment to visit the websites of Missing Children and help SHARE their Photo's & Links they may be found by Police and authorities. This Cross or Traverse Publicity to Help Find Missing Children is a way to remind people to take a moment to visit the Missing Children websites to help to find our missing loved ones. Every Child deserves to be found!
- - WATKINS MISSING CHILDREN - -
Have you seen these Missing / Abducted children :
ALEXANDER & CHRISTOPHER WATKINS ?
WANTED BY: POLICE & INTERPOL
Police believe that the Watkins Missing Children were kidnapped by their non-custodial Mother
Edyta ( Ustaszewski / Ustaszewska ) Watkins.
Alexander & Christopher are still MISSING and need to be located by Police.
Contact your local POLICE who will contact Interpol
REPORT A TIP - REWARD: $2,000
CRIME STOPPERS INTERNATIONAL
SELECT: CANADA / ON / NEWMARKET
https://www.tipsubmit.com/webtipsstart.aspx
WWW: http://www.Watkins-Missing-Children.com/
YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/stephenawatkins
YouTube Menu Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ6ixtePgyI
Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/Watkins.Missing.Children
Twitter: http://twitter.com/Child_Abduction ( @Child_Abduction )
ICMEC :
International Center for Missing & Exploited Children
http://www.icmec.org
NCMEC :
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
http://www.missingkids.com
TAGS:
"Missing Children", "Abducted Children", "Parental Abduction", "Amber Alert", Missing, Abducted, Children, Child, Kids, International, National, Stranger, Parental, Family, Alexander, Alexandra, Alex, Christopher, Chris, Edyta, Edith, Stephen, Watkins, Ustaszewski, Ustaszewska, Canada, Europe, ICMEC, NCMEC, Exploited, Help, Find, Searching, Wanted, Police, Interpol
- - HEALTHY LAPTOP / COMPUTING ANIMATION - -
Original Animated Video created in Spanish for Vodafone
VODAFONE GROUP PLC
http://www.vodafone.com/ - A global telecommunications company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, it is the world's largest mobile telecommunications company the world's second-largest measured by subscribers with around 341 million subscribers as of November 2010. It has networks in over 30 countries and has partner networks in over 40 additional countries.Ergonomic use of Laptop or Computer devices for recreation or work while traveling on... more
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Ergonomic use of Laptop or Computer devices for recreation or work while traveling on planes, trains, buses and at your stay in hotels can bring you great benefits if you adopt healthy habits by using them as a correct posture, regular breaks and a proper adjustment of equipment. Awareness of Travel Ergonomics and basic safety tips while traveling or during voyages can help prevent or relive occupational work stresses or disorders such as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Back / Neck Pain or vision care when using laptop devices:
Laptop Use while Traveling on Planes, Trains and in Hotels:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Wc8km8TPnI
Adult or Child Laptop Use at Home, Work or Classroom:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLwIP8cBaWA
Mobile or Smart Phone Use while Driving, Traveling or on the Move:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FBMWGGJMbY
Follow these basic Laptop safety tips to improve your experience:
√ To relieve muscle tension in the back:
• Keep your back straight and rested on a backup.
• Do not cross your legs.
√ To relieve muscle tension in the neck:
• Relax your neck and keep it aligned with your back.
• Place the top of the screen at eye level.
√ To relieve muscle tension in arms:
• Keep arms and forearms at 90 degrees.
• Keep your hands aligned with forearms.
• Relax the arms and hands when they write or use the mouse.
√ To relieve stress at the hearing:
• Adjust monitor brightness and font size.
• Increase the frequency of blinking to keep the eyes hydrated.
√ Make breaks between 2 and 3 minutes, every half hour.
SUMMARY OF HEALTHY LAPTOP AND COMPUTER ERGONOMICS
by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration:
• Modifications to Existing Furniture
• Attention to Ergonomics
• Frequent Movement
• Frequent Breaks
• Varied Seating
• Body Posture
• Stretching
Leads to a healthy laptop work place, classroom or home healthy habits
7 COMPONENTS TO HEALTHY COMPUTING
• Fitness
• Work Style
• Vision Care
• Ergonomics
• Regeneration
• Somatic Awareness
• Stress Management
TRAVERSE PUBLICITY TO HELP FIND MISSING CHILDREN:
Every year, thousands of children from many countries go missing. In rare cases, they are taken by stranger abductions or through Human Trafficking networks but in MOST cases it is by a non custodial parent, guardian or family member who commits a National Child Abduction or an International Child Abduction. While searching online and using social media, please take a moment to visit the websites of Missing Children and help SHARE their Photo's & Links they may be found by Police and authorities. This Cross or Traverse Publicity to Help Find Missing Children is a way to remind people to take a moment to visit the Missing Children websites to help to find our missing loved ones. Every Child deserves to be found!
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Have you seen these Missing / Abducted children :
ALEXANDER & CHRISTOPHER WATKINS ?
WANTED BY: POLICE & INTERPOL
Police believe that the Watkins Missing Children were kidnapped by their non-custodial Mother
Edyta ( Ustaszewski / Ustaszewska ) Watkins.
Alexander & Christopher are still MISSING and need to be located by Police.
Contact your local POLICE who will contact Interpol
REPORT A TIP - REWARD: $2,000
CRIME STOPPERS INTERNATIONAL
SELECT: CANADA / ON / NEWMARKET
https://www.tipsubmit.com/webtipsstart.aspx
WWW: http://www.Watkins-Missing-Children.com/
YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/stephenawatkins
YouTube Menu Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ6ixtePgyI
Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/Watkins.Missing.Children
Twitter: http://twitter.com/Child_Abduction ( @Child_Abduction )
ICMEC :
International Center for Missing & Exploited Children
http://www.icmec.org
NCMEC :
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
http://www.missingkids.com
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It's hard for many women in rural Kashmir to find income opportunities, but mushroom cultivation is popping up as a possible solution. The work can be done from home and a university is helping with training and marketing.
Mushrooms are creating a substantial profit for the valley's women, who have not had much financial freedom but can now contribute to their families.
Women here say that strict gender roles hinder their economic opportunities and the region's economic development. The female work participation rate is just 25.6 percent nationally and 22.5 percent in the state of Kashmir and Jammu, according to India's most recent census in 2001.
To reduce unemployment and empower women, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology-Kashmir, SKUAST-K, created two model "mushroom villages" in 2009 and 2010 in the northeastern districts of Baramulla and Budgam.
Nazir Ahmad Munshi, senior scientist at SKUAST-K's Mushroom Research and Training Center, says the program offers trainings to women first at the university, then at demonstration centers in their villages and finally at their individual homes. Later, they give them materials to start production.
So far, 136 women are producing mushrooms in their homes in Budgam village and 65 women are producing mushrooms in Baramulla village to sell at local markets.
Further information at http://womensenews.org/story/environment/110408/womens-jobs-pop-in-kashmir-mushroom-villagesIt's hard for many women in rural Kashmir to find income opportunities, but... more
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Our parents and grandparents may have been forced to work the usual nine to five grind in the past. However, technology such as email, internet, and even video conferencing has now made the old fashioned commute a thing of the past.
link: http://www.mastersdegree.com/blog/no-more-9-to-5-top-25-work-from-home-blogs/Our parents and grandparents may have been forced to work the usual nine to five grind... more
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We had all expected that the conservatives will use this economic downturn to restructure the state and local economies to suit the interests of the powerful: the attack on the Unions, spearheaded by the Wisconsin Republicans, is the beginning salvo of this onslaught on the last remaining defenses workers have against corporations.
The republican argument is that the Union-bargained wages are unaffordable and tax the public treasury too much. Hence, the best strategy, in the bizarre world of voodoo economics, is deny the right of workers to come together to fight for a contract. in other words, they want us to take on our employers alone if we want better wages. And as another one of their mantras is laissez-faire economics, we as individuals cannot even look to the government if we somehow feel exploited, as the government, they assert, should have nothing to do with business. . . .
(http://postcoloniality.org/2011/02/17/the-attack-on-unions-in-wisconsin-what-is-at-stake/)We had all expected that the conservatives will use this economic downturn to... more
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Brett Erlich introduces a new infoMania segment, "Media Career Day," by sitting down with Brooke Marks, aka Sexy Web Cam Girl. Brett learns how Marks manages to make a lucrative living by working just an hour a week online, charging folks to see her strut in lingerie or even just talk. Then with her guidance, Brett tries to make it as a Sexy Web Cam Guy, complete with an "i" and "M" taped over his nipples. (For infoMania, natch.) If you think Brett wears way too many clothes while hosting the show, this is the segment you've been waiting for.
infoMania is a half-hour comedy show that airs weekly on Current TV. Picture the ultimate office water-cooler, only with funnier co-workers who willingly stay up late imbibing all forms of media so you don't have to. Caveat: Bring your own water. Hosted by Brett Erlich and co-starring Sergio Cilli, Erin Gibson, Ben Hoffman and Bryan Safi, infoMania airs on Thursdays at 11/10c on Current TV.
Go to http://current.com/infomania for more, and make sure to check out our Facebook profile for special features at http://facebook.com/infomania.Brett Erlich introduces a new infoMania segment, "Media Career Day," by... more
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With Charlie Sheen reportedly undergoing stay-at-home rehab, 300 or so cast and crew members are sitting idle because Two and A Half Men didn’t resume production today in Burbank, CA. Stars like Jon Cryer and Angus T. Jones — both of whom signed rich new pacts recently with Warner Bros. TV — will likely get paid whether or not they’re working, but it’s dWith Charlie Sheen reportedly undergoing stay-at-home rehab, 300 or so cast and crew... more
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With Charlie Sheen reportedly undergoing stay-at-home rehab, 300 or so cast and crew members are sitting idle because Two and A Half Men didn’t resume production today in Burbank, CA. Stars like Jon Cryer and Angus T. Jones — both of whom signed rich new pacts recently with Warner Bros. TV — will likely get paid whether or not they’re working, but it’s different for the show’s crew members, who are considered freelance workers.With Charlie Sheen reportedly undergoing stay-at-home rehab, 300 or so cast and crew... more
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John de Graaf
http://www.utne.com/Politics/Thirty-Hour-Workweek-John-de-Graaf.aspx
Pollsters find time stress a constant complaint among Americans. Until the current recession, Americans were working some of the longest hours in the industrial world.
Conservatives say this is all voluntary: American just like to work a lot. But Gallup’s daily survey finds them 20 percent happier on weekends than on workdays—what a surprise! And when Americans rank the pleasure their daily activities bring, working ends up second from the bottom (socializing after work is second from the top!), more pleasurable only than that mother of all downers, the morning commute.
By contrast, the Netherlands boasts the world’s shortest working hours. Dutch workers put in 400 fewer annual hours on the job than American workers do. And yet, the Dutch economy has been very productive. Unemployment (at 5.8 percent) is much lower than in the United States, while the Netherlands boasts a positive trade balance and strong personal savings. A Gallup survey ranks the Dutch third in the world in life satisfaction, behind only the Danes and Finns, and well ahead of Americans.
The Dutch have been reducing time on the job through work-sharing policies since the 1982 Wassenaar Agreement, when labor unions agreed to modify wage demands in return for more time. Their Working Hours Adjustment Act (2000) require that employers allow workers to cut their hours to part-time while keeping their jobs, hourly pay, health care, and pro-rated benefits.
Anmarie Widener, a health researcher and part-time instructor at Georgetown University, was impressed by the Dutch devotion to time for family and recreation she witnessed while getting her Ph.D. in the Netherlands. Her dissertation compares life satisfaction among Dutch and American parents. Not surprisingly, she says, “My polling showed that in almost every area of life, Dutch parents are substantially more satisfied than their American counterparts.” And so are their children. A 2007 UNICEF study ranked children’s welfare in the Netherlands as the highest in the world. By contrast, the United States was twenty of twenty-one wealthy countries studied, barely edging out the United Kingdom.
Work sharing may be all the more important in times like the present. Economist Dean Baker argues that any further economic stimuli should include Kurzarbeit, or “short work,” a German policy that encourages employers to reduce hours rather than lay workers off when times are tight. Instead of cutting 20 percent of the workforce, a German company might reduce each worker’s load by a day. Unemployment benefits kick in for the reduced work time, so workers earn roughly 90 percent of their former incomes for 80 percent of the work.
Other countries have followed suit—the French believe in “working less so all can work.”
Here in the United States, a bill sponsored by Senator Jack Reed, Democrat of Rhode Island, and Representative Rosa DeLauro, Democrat of Connecticut, would allow federal unemployment benefits to be used to top up salaries of reduced-hour workers in the United States. When the bill was discussed in Barney Frank’s House Financial Services Committee, not only did Dean Baker testify in favor but so did Kevin Hassett, an economist with the conservative American Enterprise Institute.
Hassett pointed out that even though the Germans’ economy tanked like ours did in 2008, their unemployment rate hasn’t risen—thanks to Kurzarbeit. The law allows companies to retain workers instead of having to rehire later, he said. It’s good for them, good for the workers, and doesn’t really cost any more than traditional unemployment payments. It’s a win, win, win. Nonetheless, not a single Republican has supported the bill and not all Democrats do either, so it remains in limbo.
Shorter working hours—the roses of “Bread and Roses” fame—are part of a long and progressive American tradition. A famous Dorothea Lange photo from 1937 shows a National Association of Manufacturers billboard on a hardware store. It reads: “World’s Shortest Working Hours—There’s No Way Like the American Way!” A bill passed the U.S. Senate in 1933 that would have made the official workweek only thirty hours long. Presidents from FDR to Richard Nixon called for reducing working hours.
In our time, feminist and women’s groups, including MomsRising.org and the National Partnership for Women and Families, have led the way in promoting work-life balance policies, demanding paid family leave, paid sick days, and flexible hours. Congressman Alan Grayson of Florida has introduced a bill calling for mandatory paid vacations, guaranteed by law in almost every country. The United States joins Burma and a handful of others that don’t offer this basic benefit.
As Juliet Schor makes clear in her new book, Plenitude: the New Economics of True Wealth, shorter work time also makes environmental sense. Planetary restraints and climate change require us to reduce our consumption of resources. Demands for quick extraction of resources lead to catastrophes like the oil volcano beneath the Gulf of Mexico.
As productivity increases, we seem faced with a choice between environmental disaster or massive unemployment. Unless, of course, we slow down by reducing working hours and sharing the work. Half a century of economic growth has not increased our happiness. More free time might well do so. It will certainly improve our health.
Americans will exercise more, sleep more, garden more, volunteer more, spend more time with friends and family, and drive less. We need full employment, but not by returning to the unhealthy overwork of recent decades As Derek Bok puts it in his new book, The Politics of Happiness:
“If it turns out to be true that rising incomes have failed to make Americans happier, as much of the recent research suggests, what is the point of working such long hours and risking environmental disaster in order to keep on doubling and redoubling our gross domestic product?”
Progressives would do well to advocate reduced working hours instead of demanding unsustainable growth. Suzy Ross, who teaches at San Jose State University, told me that when her co-workers found that they would have to take furlough days and commensurate pay cuts in response to California’s budget crisis, they all responded in anger. Now, she says, they appreciate the extra two days off each month, and few want to give them up, though they could use the money.
Reducing work hours and sharing available work is essential for our families, health, economic security, and the environment.
It’s time to get on with it.
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http://20somethingfinance.com/american-hours-worked-productivity-vacation/John de Graaf
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