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7 easy ways to reduce email overload

7 easy ways to reduce email overload
By Amy Buckner Chowdhry The average U.S. professional spends half her working day on email. She's constantly tethered to her smartphone, responding to short bursts of communication, and creating email overload. As an expert in digital user experience, I have whittled down a list of email best

US drought: How it could impact food, water needs around the world

US drought: How it could impact food, water needs around the world
By Gloria Goodale As the historic drought now searing more than 60 percent of the US drags on, the impact could soon be sweeping across the country and beyond. After the obvious push on food prices, drought experts say the cascading chain of secondary societal effects will range from higher utility

US drought: How it could impact food, water needs around the world

US drought: How it could impact food, water needs around the world
By Gloria Goodale As the historic drought now searing more than 60 percent of the US drags on, the impact could soon be sweeping across the country and beyond. After the obvious push on food prices, drought experts say the cascading chain of secondary societal effects will range from higher utility

US drought: How it could impact food, water needs around the world

US drought: How it could impact food, water needs around the world
By Gloria Goodale As the historic drought now searing more than 60 percent of the US drags on, the impact could soon be sweeping across the country and beyond. After the obvious push on food prices, drought experts say the cascading chain of secondary societal effects will range from higher utility

US drought: How it could impact food, water needs around the world

US drought: How it could impact food, water needs around the world
By Gloria Goodale As the historic drought now searing more than 60 percent of the US drags on, the impact could soon be sweeping across the country and beyond. After the obvious push on food prices, drought experts say the cascading chain of secondary societal effects will range from higher utility

Who's looking to hire? Top 10 hard-to-fill jobs hold surprising lessons

Who's looking to hire? Top 10 hard-to-fill jobs hold surprising lessons
By Curt Hopkins Did you hear about the job shortage? Probably not, amid all the talk about the chronic 8-plus percent unemployment rate and debate over which presidential candidate would be the better job creator. But there are a number of industries looking for workers, and according to a

Who's looking to hire? Top 10 hard-to-fill jobs hold surprising lessons

Who's looking to hire? Top 10 hard-to-fill jobs hold surprising lessons
By Curt Hopkins Did you hear about the job shortage? Probably not, amid all the talk about the chronic 8-plus percent unemployment rate and debate over which presidential candidate would be the better job creator. But there are a number of industries looking for workers, and according to a

Who's looking to hire? Top 10 hard-to-fill jobs hold surprising lessons

Who's looking to hire? Top 10 hard-to-fill jobs hold surprising lessons
By Curt Hopkins Did you hear about the job shortage? Probably not, amid all the talk about the chronic 8-plus percent unemployment rate and debate over which presidential candidate would be the better job creator. But there are a number of industries looking for workers, and according to a

Revel targets food trucks with new Revel Router

Revel targets food trucks with new Revel Router
By Molly McHughProvided by Revel has made a name for itself as the point of sale (POS) solution for the next generation of enterprise businesses -- with an emphasis on enterprise. So while it naturally draws comparisons to Square and the handful of iOS attachment products that local vendors have

Why your desk is making you stupid

Why your desk is making you stupid
By Jessica Stillman Your desk, scientists reported recently, is trying to kill you. According to the New York Times, scientists discovered that when we sit all day, "electrical activity in the muscles drops… leading to a cascade of harmful metabolic effects," and sadly even getting regular