2014-04

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234 Tricks to Improve Your Memory

Blanking on names? Left your iPhone in a cab? There's no way around the fact that memory erodes as we get older. The hip...
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233 The Health and Work Benefits of Plants

Did you know that having plants in your office or home will help increase your productivity, concentration and health? S...
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232 Mistakes managers need to avoid when dealing with newly hired employees

TOKYO ? This past week, fresh-faced newcomers started working at companies throughout Japan. According to two articles i...
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231 Japan’s Biggest Crime Syndicate Has Its Own Website

In an effort to recruit new members and regain some mystique, the Yamaguchi- gumi has launched a website that shows just...
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230 Are Microapartments the Way of the Future?

If you live in a big city then you don’t have to be told that space is limited and that real estate prices are extortion...
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229 Unhealthy Habits that Are as Bad as Smoking

You don't smoke. You live a generally healthy life, so you're in the clear as far as unhealthy habits are concerned, rig...
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228 The joy of living with less

If you’ve ever fantasised about selling everything you own and paring down your possessions to the bare essentials, you’...
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227 Record-high 21,089 stalker cases reported in 2013

The number of stalking cases reported to police in 2013 exceeded 20,000 for the first time, reaching a record high 21,08...
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226 Lower back pain responsible for a third of work-related disability

Lower back pain linked to workplace factors accounts for a third of all work-related disability worldwide, according to ...
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225 Are Mondays Really That Bad?

Bad stuff does consistently happen on Mondays. Stock market returns are lower, suicides are higher and more people call ...