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Homicides are down in some large US cities
MILWAUKEE (AP) - While New York and Chicago saw an increase in slayings last year, other cities - including Milwaukee, Detroit, Cleveland, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Los Angeles - had fewer violent deaths in 2008 than in 2007.
Killings dropped by a third in Milwaukee last year, making Wisconsin's largest city among the nation's most successful in tackling its 2008 murder rate.
And though a study released by Northeastern University showed black teenagers killing each other in rising numbers, Milwaukee stands out. The number of black men between the ages of 15 and 29 killed dropped nearly t... |
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Nation's oldest man an African-American, Dies at 112
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - George Francis, the nation's oldest man, who lived through both world wars, man's first walk on the moon and the election of the first black president, has died. He was 112.
Francis died Saturday of congestive heart failure at a nursing home in Sacramento, his son, Anthony Francis, said Sunday.
“He lived four years in the 19th century, 100 years in the 20th century, and 8 years in the 21st century. We call him the man of three centuries,” said the younger Francis, 81.
UCLA gerontologist Dr. Stephen Coles, who maintains a list of the world's oldest people,... |
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Texas legislators will push new immigration laws
DALLAS (AP) - Some state lawmakers want to revive immigration discussions by proposing more than a dozen bills that among other things would punish employers for hiring unauthorized workers, challenge the U.S. citizenship of immigrants' U.S-born children and reverse a Texas law that allows undocumented college students to pay in-state tuition.
Other bills filed for the 2009 Legislature would require public schools to maintain records on students' immigration status, impose a fee on money wired to Latin America, require identification from voters at the polls, prohibit parole for illegal immi... |
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Top 10 Reasons Why Everyone Should Have a Professionally Written Resume
Many people in the world are convinced they are writers. However professional writing involves a bit more than being able to string words together. Have you ever thought of pulling your own teeth or building your own house? A resume can make or break your chances of landing a good job. And what can increase your chances is a professionally written resume.
Among the many advantages of a professionally written resume are:
1. A professionally written resume will not be based on any template available on the World Wide Web. Nor will it be full of praises and hype about how good you are. In fact ... |
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Job-Hunting in Times of Uncertainty - Five Overlooked Strategies
Five Overlooked Strategies to Help Make Your Job Search More Productive and Successful
by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
In times when the economy falters, when financial markets fall, and when companies of all sizes in many industries announce plans to reduce their workforce, job-seekers tend to get a bit concerned about the length and success of the job search they may face. It almost goes without saying that job-hunting in a boom economy is quite different (and much easier) than job-hunting in a slumping economy.
Different, yes. Harder and often more time-consuming, yes. Impossible, no.... |
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