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News & info to note:

• Yahoo! To Cut 20% of Jobs, at ShoeMoney
• 17 Ways You Can Use Twitter [Dosh Dosh], found via Lifehacker
• Ten Common Objections to Social Media, at Tame The Web

News

Headlines to note:

• President calls for up to $150 billion in tax relief
  Democrats agree on one-time strategy but want to boost money for poor, by the Houston Chronicle
• 21 Money-Saving Sites from Around the Web, at Get Rich Slowly
• Many spending less, just in case
  As economic clouds gather, consumers here assess options, by the Houston Chronicle
• Lessons to Teach Kids about Money [PAYjr Education Center], found via Lifehacker
• Refund checks run into delays
  Tax legislation was passed late, so certain filers will have to wait, by the Houston Chronicle
• How you may be affected by the Fed’s rate-cut
  Borrowers with adjustable-rate mortgages could see biggest impact, by the Houston Chronicle

Finances

Articles & blog entries to note:

• 80th Annual Academy Award Nominations Announced, at the Harris County Public Library
• Spanish-language publishing; Lost in translation no more
  Sales of books in Spanish are booming, and there is plenty of room for growth, by the Economist.com (found via Librarian)
• UCO 24 hour library – a success?, at Library Stories

General

Headlines to note:

• As the number of Hispanic consumers increases, ‘Latinography’ research on shopping gets more personal
  A quest to know buying habits, by the Houston Chronicle
• Spanish-language publishing; Lost in translation no more
  Sales of books in Spanish are booming, and there is plenty of room for growth, by the Economist.com

News

Headlines to note:

• Housing buzz fuels move to East End
  Area attracts those priced out of other locations inside the Loop, by the Houston Chronicle
• Mary Kay conference means big bucks for Houston, by the Houston Business Journal

News

Some useful info, to help you organize your day & your life:

• 20 Foods To Snack On For Enhanced Productivity [Lifehack.org], found via Lifehacker
• Sleep: You Need More, at LifeClever
• RulesofThumb.org, found via Lifehacker
• How to Find Work that You Love: A Logical Guide [On Moneymaking], found via Lifehacker
• 10 Tips for Improving Posture and Ergonomics [Spine Health], found via Lifehacker
• 10 Traits to Be Perceived as a Winner [Alex Shalman], found via Lifehacker
• 5 Ways to Recession-Proof Your Career [Web Worker Daily], found via Lifehacker
• Maybe there will be a recession. Here’s what to do just in case [Brazen Careerist], found via Lifehacker

General

Some articles and blog entries you may find interesting

• L.A. Times fires top editor in dispute over budget cuts, by the Houston Chronicle
• Editor Fires Parting Shot at His Chain, by the New York Times
• Small business marketing goals for the new year, by the South Florida Business Journal
• A New Take on the Social Media Release, at The Buzz Bin
• Tribune employees can surf freely now, at CNET Blogs
• Don’t Be Shy About Doing Research on Journalists, in the Catching Flack column of BNET
• Taking the pain out of PR, found via Trevor Cook
• How To Do A Great Interview, at Glass House

General

“Twenty students from North Shore High School have tested positive for exposure to TB,” reports KTRK. This after more than 100 students were tested last week because a classmate got sick with TB before Xmas break.

Find out what Chancellor Renu Khator has in store of the University of Houston. Her goal is to turn UH into a “powerhouse.”

KHOU reports that “Two HISD principals sent warning phone messages to parents Tuesday after the alleged sexual assault of a seventh grader.” Can’t be too careful these days.

A news report highlights the fact that Texas has seen an increase of 41% in cases of chicken pox in a two-year period. This is “despite an eight-year-old requirement that children be vaccinated before they can enter kindergarten.” (as reported by KTRK)

North Forest may be looking at layoffs, reports the Houston Chronicle. “In an emergency meeting Saturday, the interim chief of the North Forest schools announced that the district needs to cut $7.3 million from its budget, a move that will likely require immediate layoffs.”

Resources

• U of H’s new leader has big ideas, by KHOU
• $7.3 million budget cut could spell layoffs; Already in hole, docked funds add to North Forest district’s woes, by the Houston Chronicle
• North Shore students test positive for TB, by KTRK
• HISD alerts parents after alleged sex assault, by KHOU
• Chicken pox cases up despite vaccine, by KTRK

News

In case you missed it, today started out with a two-hour commute from Clear Lake to downtown Houston. From Pasadena wasn’t much better.

Did you vote? Former Pasadena mayor Johnny Isbell was elected mayor of Pasadena once again in last week’s runoff.

Resources

• Clear Lake commuters face 2-hour drive to work, by KHOU
• Isbell Wins Pasadena Mayoral Runoff, reported by Click2Houston.com
• Isbell wins tight runoff for Pasadena mayor, by the Houston Chronicle

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Have you checked out Flamingnet yet? If you have a teen reader, or a teen you’d like to encourage to become a reader, you need to visit the site. “Your source for reviews and recommendations on past, present, and future preteen, teen, and young adult books.”

Resources:

• Flamingnet

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