Wednesday, September 29, 2010

As U.S. troops leave Iraq, an officer honors the memory of a young interpreter

Blake Hall, co-founder of TroopSwap.com and a retired Army captain, wrote a powerful article about translators who are helping our military abroad.

If you have a chance to read one thing this week, read this Washington Post article.

Basic Religion Test Stumps Many Americans

Read the NY Times article here. (Thanks, Claire)

One-Night Stands Explained: Men Prefer Hot Bods to Pretty Faces

Read the Time article here. (Thanks, Scott)

LearnVest Connects Financial Literacy to a New Generation of Women

"The LearnVest team is adopting ideas from the likes of Weight Watchers and DailyCandy to help young women improve their fiscal fitness."

This was noteworthy:
In major U.S. cities, women in their twenties are out-earning their male counterparts -- the gap is as much as 17% in New York and 20% in Dallas. And yet, when dealing with money musts such as staying out of debt and planning for retirement, many young women have no idea where to start.
Read the rest of the FastCompany blogpost here.

Monday, September 27, 2010

The 3,000-Mile Oil Change Is Pretty Much History

Turns out cars bought in the past 7 or so years often don't need an oil change for 5,000 -- or even 10,000 -- miles. Read the NY Times article here.

Why Women Aren’t C.E.O.s, According to Women Who Almost Were

"It’s not a pipeline problem. It’s about loneliness, competition and deeply rooted barriers." Read more in the NYT .