Mind reading (BBC News) How to get ahead on your boss's new trendy jargon...more...Forward.com (Forward) My friend Margaret, who has been known to wear tiny velvet minidresses, bustiers, fishnets and 14-hole Doc Martens, is a little embarrassed of her current fashion predilections....more... August 7-13, 2008 (Boulder Weekly) Survey says... by Ben Corbett Americans are infatuated with their Best-of lists, and from ?Top Cities to Live In? or ?Hottest Party Colleges? to something as penetrating as ?Flashiest iPhone Skins to Attract that Ultimate Guy,? they?re the guiding light for a nation of trendies on a neurotic binge of pseudo-individualism....more... Support for working mums is falling, a report suggests (BBC News) Attitudes to working mothers are becoming less favourable, a survey from Cambridge University suggests....more... Deanie Mills: Bikers May Love McCain, but Veterans Do Not (HuffingtonPost) For one thing, every single Iraq vet with whom I have spoken tells me that the one thing they want in a new president is an end to the war. Period. Whichever candidate comes closest to pledging to end that war, that is who has their support. And right now, that's Obama....more... Working mothers losing support (Guardian Unlimited) Study finds women and men more likely to believe family will suffer if woman works full-time...more... Two into one won't go: Cambridge survey shows new doubts over working mothers (Guardian Unlimited) Professor of Sociology, Jacqueline Scott says 'shine of the super-mum' is wearing off...more... Blow to gender equality as more believe women's place at home (New Kerala) By Venkata Vemuri, London, Aug 6 : The shine's wearing off Super Moms. It's not just the men who say this, but a growing number of women too....more... In need of a new star, CNBC created its own (The Palm Beach Post) Only days into a new job at CNBC two-and-a-half years ago, Erin Burnett was settling into orientation when the network decided to put her on camera....more... |