Holiday job on many wish lists Four years after getting laid off as a security worker at Filene’s Basement in Downtown Crossing, Alem Gebrecherkus sought out his former employer at a recent job fair, hoping to get a part-time position, seasonal gig, or any hours.
Fox Business Are Christmas Club Accounts Still a Good Idea? Your mother probably had a Christmas club account at a local bank or credit union. You might remember her faithfully depositing $5 or $10 a week all year long to save up money for the holidays.
Private jet business prepares to take off Flying in a private jet used to be the ultimate status symbol, but the recession completely knocked the wind out of the industry — until now.
Factbox: Key facts about Penn State coach Joe Paterno News that a former assistant to celebrated Penn State University head football coach Joe Paterno has been charged with sexually abusing eight boys has rattled students, fans and alumni across the United States.
Judge blocks law on cigarette pack warnings A federal judge on Monday blocked implementation of a law that would have mandated tobacco companies include on cigarette packages graphic pictures and messages showing the dangers of smoking.
Smart Planet Virtual nurse provides comfort for hospital patients Researchers have developed a computer simulated nurse that patients in hospitals find comforting.
Joseph Aoun On Northeastern University’s National Expansion Northeastern University has been on an expansion tear for some years now (just ask its neighbors in the South End, Roxbury, and Mission Hill).
Sox win big in deal to use streets Over the last nine years, the Boston Red Sox have increased their revenue by an estimated $45 million through the use of two streets that city officials handed over for a relative pittance: an average of $186,000 a year in lease fees.
Among Minorities, a New Wave of ‘Disconnected Youth’ Men and women in their late teens and early 20s are struggling, but some are especially hard hit.
The Chicago Tribune College towns draw retirees Not everyone loves hitting the links. And, as relaxing as surf sounds can be, even they become commonplace after awhile.
MIT News Many man-made and natural networks have same underlying architecture Complex networks as dissimilar in size, age and character as the metabolic processes of a yeast cell, the World Wide Web, and the airline system of the United States all share a similar underlying structure, said Northeastern University Professor Albert-Laszlo Barabasi during an Oct. 26 talk, the first in the Distinguished Engineering and Science Speaker […]
The World Study: The Bigger Your Social Network, the Bigger Your Brain Human beings are social animals. So there’s nothing new about the fact that we learn and grow through our interactions with others.