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How much would you spend to save your sick pet?

| Mar 25, 2013
For many people, pets are members of the family. So how do you put a price on the life of your pet?
Posted In: pets, veterinarian
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Race on your resume: An invitation for discrimination?

| Apr 5, 2013
From the organizations you're a member of to your educational background to something as simple as your name -- advertising your ethnicity, sexuality, religion or gender on your resume can affect the hiring process.
Posted In: diversity, Jobs, resume, Work
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Beware the rise of the robo-grader

| Apr 5, 2013
EdX is launching a new free online service that grades papers and provides instant feedback on student essays.
Posted In: Education, teachers
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Calling all personal finance poets

| Apr 5, 2013
April is National Poetry Month -- and also the month when most of us are scrambling to get our taxes filed. Send us your poems about taxes and Uncle Sam for a chance to have them read on the air.
Posted In: poem, poetry
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Santa Barbara: More than a playground for the rich and famous

| Mar 22, 2013
Santa Barbara is known for its beautiful, expansive homes. But the city's reputation doesn't tell the whole story of its housing market.
Posted In: Housing, Santa Barbara
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Rural doctors slow to adopt electronic medical records

| Apr 3, 2013
The federal government wants every doctor to have electronic records by 2015. But the high cost prevents some rural physicians from moving away from paper records.
Posted In: medical records
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Interview Transcript: Julia Stewart

| Sep 25, 2008
CONVERSATIONS FROM THE CORNER OFFICE: CEO and Chairwoman, DineEquity Inc.
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Tactonic expands touch screen technology to the floor

| Apr 3, 2013
A New York City start-up called Tactonic Technologies has revolutionized the computer touch sensor, making them tough enough and cheap enough to turn an entire floor, maybe an entire gym or theme park into a surface that senses footsteps.
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Songs of 2012 mirror economic struggle

| Dec 28, 2012
Pop musicians draw on economic hardship as narrative theme.
Posted In: Music
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President Obama to discuss student loan rate increase

| Apr 20, 2012
Interest rates on federal student loans are set to double on July 1. The president is urging Congress to stop that increase.
Posted In: college, student loan

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