June 2015

New Walmart Ads: An Exercise In Lip Service

“Fabulous” new ad campaign is phony fiction. Have you seen the new Walmart commercials? They’re fabulous – absolutely fabulous. They’re inspiring, with the heartstrings-pulling power to resurrect any faith in humanity you may have lost along the way. Actually, they’re a spectacular exercise in disingenuous, masturbatory fiction on the nightmare topic of Walmart benefits. Walmart …

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Whip Out The Chocolate! New Studies Strengthen Link Between Chocolate And Heart Health

And milk chocolate finally gets its due, too. We now have yet another reason to eat chocolate. Researchers have previously reported a link between eating chocolate and improving declining memory loss, and now we find it may be good for our heart as well. It’s the latest in a series of findings that former “no-nos,” …

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3 In-Your-Face, Pro-Gorgeous Tips We All Should Be Using Daily

With all this talk about anti-aging, it’s time to re-coin the new term for a new age. The truth is that anti-aging tips really are doing one thing: Helping you become more gorgeous, not get younger. With that, here’s the (somehat) new adage our beauty expert at Now It Counts created… (drum roll please): pro-gorgeous. These …

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Payment Shock: What Unnoticed Fallout From The Mortgage Lending Crisis Could Mean For You

Issues with home equity lines of credit may push more to reverse mortgages. For those considering a reverse mortgage, there’s a lot going on in the industry right now that could affect whether many older Americans consider one or even be able to take one out. The industry is expecting a boost from the fallout …

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Matt Flynn Could Help New England Patriots Win In Absence Of Ban-Hammered Tom Brady

As the New England Patriots brace for the absence of Tom Brady, following a four game suspension, they turn to underrated backup, Matt Flynn, signing him to fill in the gap. The New England Patriots are gearing up for the first quarter of the next season, and have signed underrated back-up quarterback Matt Flynn to …

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Age, Race, Religion, And More: A Breakdown On Who’s In Favor Of Same-Sex Marriage

Attitudes change as Supreme Court decision nears. As the Supreme Court gets ready to decide a landmark case on the legalization of same-sex marriage, plenty of older Americans remain against the idea. The latest polling from Pew Research shows that 57 percent of Americans favor same-sex marriage and only 39 oppose it. Only five years ago, …

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Workplace Injuries 

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, there were over $25 billion in workers compensation costs for workplace injuries in 2014. There were more than three million non-fatal workplace injuries and illnesses reported by private industry employers.  In 2014, the leading workplace injuries were caused by overexertion and falls. Overexertion accounted for approximately $15 billion and …

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