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Going Postal

Cindy Auten | Posted 06.04.2013 | Technology
Cindy Auten

Let's face it, to get to the top of anyone's good list is certainly no easy task. Hats off to those who are helping the Postal Service reinvent itself and supporting a very complicated IT system.

Telework Supernova

Cindy Auten | Posted 05.08.2013 | Business
Cindy Auten

Hosted by Mobile Work Exchange, Cisco, and Citrix, Telework Week 2013 attracted people with more force than ever before.

This Will Make You Want To REALLY Practice Good Posture

Frank Wildman, GCFT, Ph.D. | Posted 04.30.2013 | Fifty
Frank Wildman, GCFT, Ph.D.

To me, the visible signs of aging -- stiffness of movement or a slouched posture, for example -- are evidence that we are drying up -- our joint capsules are drier, the connective tissue throughout our bodies becomes drier.

Habits That Make You Look Old -- And How To Break Them

Frank Wildman, GCFT, Ph.D. | Posted 06.10.2013 | Fifty
Frank Wildman, GCFT, Ph.D.

As we age, we change how we move. Our mobility is the strongest indicator of our real age. A recent study correlated one's ability to sit and rise from the floor to mortality so it is important to maintain our mobility and ease of movement.

What States Can Teach Us About Tolling

Patrick D. Jones | Posted 05.19.2013 | Politics
Patrick D. Jones

By taking a more permissive approach to highway tolling -- not as a mandate but as one tool in a wider toolbox of transportation funding options -- Congress can give its blessing to a trend that has already taken root in 34 states.

Remember Cell Phones?

David Sable | Posted 05.18.2013 | Technology
David Sable

Phones got smaller; batteries got better -- phones got bigger again; batteries got worse -- we added more features, more functionality, more confusion.

Why Passing on the Remote Is Good for Yahoo!

Randy Howder | Posted 04.30.2013 | San Francisco
Randy Howder

Marissa Mayer's not telling employees that Yahoo! wants them to give up their personal lives to long commutes and sad drip coffee makers. She's simply saying to her people that if they're all in this together, they've got to be in this together. Literally.

The Two Europes

John Feffer | Posted 04.09.2013 | World
John Feffer

I recently traveled by train from London to Berlin and was struck by a different divide that has opened up in Europe. These "two nations" are the mobile and the stationary. And this divide has had an equally profound impact on the politics of the moment.

Will Phil See His Shadow?

Cindy Auten | Posted 04.03.2013 | Business
Cindy Auten

The irregular weather patterns lately have us all scurrying to find our jackets, snow gear, or even at times flip flops. It's been an odd season. That's where we see a huge return in working remotely.

And the Winner Is...

Cindy Auten | Posted 03.20.2013 | Technology
Cindy Auten

A new report found that 95 percent of federal employees who are using mobile devices for work tasks do so outside of the office at some point. Not only that, more than half of feds using smartphones and tablets for work are bringing their own.

'Shared Is Not Incompatible With The American Dream'

J. Michael Welton | Posted 01.14.2013 | Arts
J. Michael Welton

One visionary architecture firm is suggesting that battery-powered cars be shared rather than owned. That communal farms be set up. And that homes in the suburbs be owned by multiple entities.

My Wheelchair and Me: A (Temporary) Love Story for the Ages

Tamar Abrams | Posted 01.13.2013 | Women
Tamar Abrams

Wheelchairs of every shape and size stretched over the length of the showroom. They beckoned to me. The motorized ones looked smug and unattainable -- like BMWs in a Mazda dealership.

Blue-Print for Economic Mobility

Mauricio Lim Miller | Posted 01.08.2013 | Impact
Mauricio Lim Miller

After the election dust settles, one thing we need -- regardless of who is in the White House -- is a new approach to reignite this country's economic mobility.

Cut the Cords! How to Set Up a Mobile Office

Women & Co | Posted 12.26.2012 | Small Business
Women & Co

Telecommuting, traveling, working from the field -- at any given moment you may be heading out, away from your desktop and your files, yet you can't afford the time to actually be away from your work.

3 Tips to Increase Time Spent Selling

Chris O'Connor | Posted 10.06.2012 | Business
Chris O'Connor

Tap into the nimble, be quicker to execute on your strategy and be the first mover in your industry to see the benefits of social and mobile business processes. Speed and fluidity are deal-breakers.

Sidelying 90-90 Thoracic Mobility Drill

Joe Dowdell, CSCS | Posted 09.12.2012 | Healthy Living
Joe Dowdell, CSCS

Lie on the ground on one side of your body with your legs bent at about 90 degrees. Extend your arms in front of you, in line with your shoulders, w...

For Disabled Fliers, TSA Adds Insult To Injury

Christopher Elliott | Posted 09.15.2012 | Travel
Christopher Elliott

Pope John Paul II once said that society can be judged on the basis of how it treats its weakest members. Last week, the TSA added insult to injury for its most vulnerable passengers. And it seems passengers have already judged them for it.

Senior Dogs 4 Seniors (VIDEO)

Bus 52 | Posted 07.29.2012 | Good News
Bus 52

"You find that match. That person and that dog are there for each other, and we just help them together."

New Report: Among Senior Executive Service, Little Job Mobility

Tom Fox | Posted 07.10.2012 | Politics
Tom Fox

Events like Hurricane Katrina and the Gulf of Mexico oil spill have brought to the fore the need for government leaders to work together, and share information and resources across agencies.

Calling for Storms

Cindy Auten | Posted 06.19.2012 | Technology
Cindy Auten

With the increasing use of mobile devices like laptops, smartphones and tablets, an organization's infrastructure must be able to support a new workforce that doesn't work strictly from their office.

Is Michael Graves the James Dyson of Healthcare?

Rosina Samadani | Posted 04.15.2012 | Business
Rosina Samadani

Michael Graves has noticed the deficit in understanding in the design of hospital rooms -- including layout, bathrooms, and even décor, and the tremendous need in assistive devices for patients.

Alexander Eichler

Job Relocation Help Less Likely For Homeowners

HuffingtonPost.com | Alexander Eichler | Posted 02.02.2012 | Business

The percentage of people moving for new jobs fell to a near-historic low in the second half of 2011, according to a recent report, as the housing bust...

The Five Republican Myths About Inequality

David Morris | Posted 03.28.2012 | Politics
David Morris

Recent comments by Mitt Romney, still the probable Republican nominee for president, all but guarantee the inequality issue will remain front and center this election year.

5 World Capitals With Lots of Listening

Alan W. Silberberg | Posted 01.31.2012 | Technology
Alan W. Silberberg

The pace of change in government use and implementation of social media, gov 2.0, open gov, egov and various other monikers is extremely rapid, in some countries it is breakneck.

The Neighbor Break-Up

Pamela Haag | Posted 01.21.2012 | Home
Pamela Haag

I just learned that our neighbors are moving, to another state. In the most tangible, quotidian ways, we've woven a social fabric together, for our children, especially, and now it's partially torn.