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- To say that President Barack Obama has a lot on his plate would be an understatement.
West Virginia will likely be sued by most — if not all — of its 55 county school boards, after the Legislature shot down Gov. Joe Manchin's offer of short-term relief from retiree health costs.
More than 2,400 jobs have been saved or created in West Virginia because of federal stimulus funding, according to those who have been spending the money.
A "serious budget shortfall" at Focus on the Family has prompted the conservative Christian group to issue a special fundraising plea, and contributed to a decision to cede control of its contentious "Love Won Out" conferences about homosexuality to another religious organization, a spokesman said Tuesday.
Business software and services provider Compuware Corp. says it's selling an applications testing software line to Britain's Micro Focus International PLC for $80 million.
Suddenly, Butler's lock on a third straight Horizon League championship isn't so certain.
Georgia began the season ranked No. 1, featured on countless magazine covers and favored to claim its first national title in 28 years. With two blowout losses since then, the Bulldogs won't need to worry about clearing a spot in their trophy case.
Tom Bradley is Penn State's head coach-in-waiting. Or maybe he's not.
Ford Motor Co. says it will increase production of its Focus small car by 30 percent this year to meet higher demand.
EBay Inc. will focus on improving the "user experience" in 2008 in hopes of making the world's largest online auction more satisfying for its millions of users, a top executive said.
Three years after being stripped of its best teams by the Atlantic Coast Conference, Big East football is healthy again.
Miami built a football dynasty on an us-vs.-them attitude. The Hurricanes perfected the concept of swagger, and intimidation long has been the key ingredient to success. Sometimes that bravado gets them into trouble.
As the college football season reaches the halfway mark, nine Division I-A teams are unbeaten.
Top-ranked Ohio State's players are well aware of what they accomplished last week in beating defending national champion and then-No. 2 Texas.
Adult evolution begins in the late teens and early twenties, the first crucial staging post in adult life. It forms the foundation stage when people set the basics for their future.
10 tricks to reboot your brainEver walk into a room and forget why you entered? Or completely space out during an important meeting at work? It's frustrating, but usually normal.
Detroiter focuses on his escapeFrom his front porch, Sean Bush can turn to his left and see an abandoned home. He can turn to his right and see a crack house. Now, the 36-year-old is turning to the Internet to escape Detroit.
Is Adderall right for AutismDoes the need to help children with Autism focus outweigh the possiblity of Adderall and side effects?
Assault Weapons Excite The Media Once Again The fact that a very small number of perople attending public gatherings recently have been caught on camera carrying firearms, has driven many in the mainstream media to focus on "assault weapons" being brandished at political events.
Recent murders put spotlight on domestic violence Early Monday morning Clearwater police officials said Charles Moore smashed his car into an innocent driver. Just minutes earlier he was accused of battering a loved one. He then took off in his car and threatened to kill himself.
Working Memory Keeps People on Task Researchers believe a new study helps to explain how some people can continue to work despite extraneous events that distract others.
Sebelius: Focus on childhood obesity 'overdue'A national focus on childhood obesity is "overdue," Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Tuesday at a government meeting.
Are the Gators getting a bad rap when it comes to crime?Lately, more focus from sports talk radio and rival fans has shifted to Florida's arrest record than its chase for a perfect record.
Assumptions become marvelous influences to any behavior by monetarists' model on identifying macro performance.
Stress tends to creep up on us without us realising it because our home (especially relationships) and our jobs (money) often take their toll as we try to balance domestic responsibilities with work ones.
YouTube - Enter the Story: Advent ConspiracyWhat if Christmas became a world-changing event again by turning our focus back to the birth of Christ? What could happen to your family if this focus was celebrated in loud, bold and totally unexpected ways
Stress of modern life cuts attention spans to five minutes The pressures of modern life are affecting our ability to focus on the task in hand, with work stress cited as the major distraction, it said.
A New Face for A.D.H.D., and a Debate Children with the disorder typically have trouble sitting still and paying attention. But they may also have boundless energy and a laserlike focus on favorite things — qualities that could be very helpful in, say, an Olympic athlete.
Special diet? Go ahead, enjoy a holiday mealExcerpt: Soon, everywhere you turn, someone will hold up a platter and offer you something they swear is the most delicious treat ever. But what if you have dietary limitations like diabetes, celiac disease, kidney disease or food allergies?
Get Ahead In Life!From Non-Liable Advice to Job-Search Resources to Christian Research Resources to Information on Civil Rights, Politics, Finances, Health, & virtually you-name-it…I have manually written over 430 pages of source code in a Christ-based humanitarian effort to improve the state of …
Memory Problems? Perhaps you're Multi-taskingCollege students these days have short attention spans and have trouble concentrating. They got this way in secondary school. At this age kids are really wrapped up in multi-tasking―at the expense of focus. In reality, our brain does not multi-task.
Students learn to relax with music, meditation"When people think of 'mindfulness,' it often conjures images of Buddha, meditation and sitting in a circle on cushions. But you don't need those to gain mindfulness skills," Liebman said.
Q. I had some friends in college who would check first about the date's "car, what type, whatsoever" before they will say 'Yes", which is truly sad for those who don't have cars! What's your view on it?
Young, single, new job, new country? Summing up, we advise our young singles—as eager as they are to move with just their laptops and a backpack—to negotiate well and ensure their new job is secure and they are on the right career path.
The price McCain paysWith the selection of Sarah Palin, McCain completes the job of defusing the enmity (and forgoing the honor) he earned in 2000, when he condemned Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell as "agents of intolerance."
The Centenarian » Find Clarity in One DayLately I've been running around preparing for several major changes in my life. I've felt my mind becoming consumed by the problems revolving around these changes. My eating schedule became irregular and my decisions felt clouded.
Choose Your Own Change*You* are *Your Daily Motivator* and we all need to realize that the *Power to Choose Your Own Change* is one of the greatest gifts that we possess, and we must fully utilize this *power* to in your life...
Stress tends to creep up on us without us realising it because our home (especially relationships) and our jobs (money) often take their toll as we try to balance domestic responsibilities with work ones. Living with stress is not an option.
Attention class IN THE FAST-PACED, distraction-plagued arena of modern life, perhaps nothing has come under more assault than the simple faculty of attention.
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