Despite the economic crisis in the U.S. which has put many out of work and forced others to accept decreased benefits and pay, two in five Americans (41%) say this Thanksgiving they feel that they have more to be thankful for than a few years ago. Another two in five (41%) say they have about as much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving, compared to a few years ago and just over one in ten (13%) say they have less to be thankful for this year; 5% say they are not sure.
These are some of the results of The Harris Poll of 3,084 adults surveyed online between October 11 and 18, 2010 by Harris Interactive.
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FedEx and ORBIS International, a leading global organization dedicated to saving sight worldwide, today kicked off a North American Goodwill Tour in Los Angeles, California with the announcement of a new $5.375 million commitment in the form of cash and in-kind gifts from FedEx. In addition, FedEx will donate an MD-10-30 cargo aircraft to ORBIS to be the third-generation Flying Eye Hospital. The Flying Eye Hospital will also visit Burlington, VT, Dallas/Fort Worth, TX, Memphis, TN, and Toronto and Ottawa, Canada between August and November to raise public awareness of the need to eliminate avoidable blindness.
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Break Ke Baad is an upcoming romantic coming-of-age dramedy directed by Danish Aslam and produced by Kunal Kohli. It stars Deepika Padukone and Imran Khan in lead roles. Shahana Goswami & Yudhishtr Urs play a brother-sister pair while Sharmila Tagore, Navin Nishchol and Lillete Dubey have supporting roles. It\'s a co-production between Kunal Kohli Productions and Reliance BIG Pictures.
In honor of Cinco de Mayo, the world’s greatest speed eaters recently battled in the Alamo City to claim victory in the La Costeña Feel the Heat Jalapeño Eating Championship Challenge. After ten fiery minutes, including a double overtime one-on-one challenge with the reigning champion, Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti emerged victorious by consuming 275 whole pickled jalapeños. The fourth annual challenge was a highly anticipated rematch between the reigning champ – five-foot-tall, 105-pound Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas – and Bertoletti, the mohawked, two-time title winner from Chicago. With a vengeance not seen since the Battle of the Alamo, Bertoletti regained the coveted title from Thomas. Both Bertoletti and Thomas set a new record for the number of jalapeños eaten at this annual competition.
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The bold and thrilling quest to finally understand the brain—and along with it our mental afflictions, from depression to autism—by a rising star in neuroscience
Sebastian Seung, a dynamic young professor at MIT, is at the forefront of a revolution in neuroscience. He believes that our identity lies not in our genes, but in the connections between our brain cells—our own particular wiring. Seung and a dedicated group of researchers are leading the effort to map these connections, neuron by neuron, synapse by synapse. It is a monumental effort—the scientific equivalent of climbing Mount Everest—but if they succeed, they will uncover the basis of personality, identity, intelligence, memory, and perhaps disorders such as autism and schizophrenia. Seung explains how this new map of a human “connectome” might even enable us to “upload” our brains into a computer, making us effectively immortal.
Connectome is a mind-bending adventure story, told with great passion and authority. It presents a daring scientific and technological vision for at last understanding what makes us who we are, both as individuals and as a species. Find out more here, http://bit.ly/yEBoyq Non-Fiction
Studies show that life insurance coverage is at its lowest point in more than five decades. According to the 2011 Genworth LifeJacketSM Study, 7 Key Insights to Help Close the Coverage Gap, released today, almost half of Americans with household incomes between $50,000 and $250,000 do not have life insurance and those with insurance have only enough to cover 3.6 years of income, leaving their families significantly underinsured.
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Britain’s small businesses grew by an average of 11 per cent over the last six months, up five per cent on the last half year according to HP’s SMB Index, an independent survey of 1000 UK small businesses (between 1 and 50 employees).
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Puerto Rico beach property for sale.
Rincon Puerto Rico, 1 acre (4100 sq meters), with 3 houses: a beachfront villa, an art gallery with an overhead apartment, and a small wooden cottage.
The main house has 4 bedrooms and is fully equipt. There are several decks, one is used for yoga retreats/studio. The art gallery features jewelry and art by local artist.
JetBlue, Spirit and Continental fly in Aguadilla airport, just 40 minutes away.
Beach house is currently used as a vacation rental and is rented year round.
Rincon PR is known for its beaches, surfing, diving, sailing and snorkeling. Rincon is one of the fastest growing towns on the island.
Villa Orleans is between 2 hotels, The Primavera Horned Dorset Hotel, and Rincon Beach Resort.
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Your Eyes (Iconik Remix) feat: Shirley Levi
The emotional chemistry between Shirley Levi's sensual vocal magic and Zedek Djah's mystic club soundscape merge into a deep and sexy dancefloor classic!
Clockenflap 2008 is a one-day multimedia arts and music festival showcasing high quality and original local and international artists.The event will be held Sunday,January 12 at Cyberport in Hong Kong utilising both the outdoor grass podium and the indoor arena.The event aims to provide a unique environment to facilitate the exchange of ideas between local artists, visiting artists and the general public. Clockenflap will be an engaging and entertaining day out for all ages.www.so-u.tv
Margaret McElroy, recognized psychic, deep trance channel, astrologer and past life therapist, reveals the past life connection between Barack Obama and Abe Lincoln. She goes on to tell the audience who Hillary Clinton was in a past life. Amazing stuff. For More info go to MargaretMcElroy.com