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Holy Grails! The 20 Best Internships (And The Dollars They Pay)

Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Google, Glassdoor, Ibm, Best Places for Interns, Microsoft, Target, Paid Internships, Survey, Top Companies, Slideexpand, Qualcomm, Unpaid Internships, Best Internships, Procter & Gamble, State Farm, Amazon, NBC Universal, Internships, Workplace, MTV Networks, Ge, College News

Who says internships are nothing more than unpaid slave labor? A new report from Glassdoor details 20 of their highest rated companies which not on...

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Hold Onto That Paycheck! ALEC "Sharpens Focus on Jobs"

Mary Bottari | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Alec, American Legislative Exchange Council, Johnson & Johnson, AT&T, State Farm, Minimum Wage, Stand Your Ground, Living Wage, Politics News
Mary Bottari

ALEC and the corporations funding ALEC's operations would like to turn back the clock to those good old days when there were no unions and no minimum wage. They must not be allowed to succeed.

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What to Do After a Tornado Strikes Your Town

Don McNay | Posted 05.05.2012

Read More: Kentucky Trial Lawyers, Geiko, Money, Twitter, Piner Kentucky, Kentucky, West Liberty Kentucky, Don McNay, Business, Facebook, Insurance Coverage, Trent Lott, Kentucky Justice Association, Whitney Houston, Saylyersville Ky, Kentucky Bar Association, Insurance, London Kentucky, Wealth Without Wall Street, Insurance Claims, Katrina, Allstate, State Farm, Henryville Indiana, Tornadoes, Impact News
Don McNay

Disasters bring out the best in Americans. They dig in their pockets to help. It also brings out the worst in people wanting to make a quick buck.

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Mollie Reilly

Insurance Industry Reaps Massive Profits From Delay

HuffingtonPost.com | Mollie Reilly | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Corruption, Insurance, Russ Roberts, Insurance Claims, Insurance Claim Delays, Allstate, McKinsey & Company, Regulation, Insurance Regulation, Naic, State Farm, Jay Feinman, Business News

WASHINGTON -- Unlike many other businesses, the insurance industry is bound by law to act in good faith with its customers. Because of their protectiv...

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Shatner's Tips For Avoiding Disaster This Thanksgiving

Esquire | Posted 11.18.2011

Read More: Insurance, William Shatner, Thanksgiving, Fire Safety, Fried Turkey, Thanksgiving Recipes, Captain Kirk, State Farm, Huff/Post50 News

Deep-fried turkey: moist, delicious, and a grease fire just waiting to happen. The vogue for frying turkeys has somewhat tapered off in the last few y...

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Giving Away Millions

Alex Wirth | Posted 11.01.2011

Read More: Philanthropy, Youth, State Farm Youth Advisory Board, Grants, State Farm, Millennials, Impact News
Alex Wirth

You may be asking yourself, what is so hard about giving away money? One short answer: nothing. How the question should be phrased is: What is so hard about giving away money responsibly?

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Donation Of $1.4 Million Keeps Kids Farm Open At National Zoo

AP | Posted 09.19.2011

Read More: Kids Farm, Philanthropy, State Farm Donates to Kids Farm, Good News, Budget Cuts Zoo, State Farm, National Zoo, Impact News

WASHINGTON -- State Farm Insurance is announcing a $1.4 million gift to the National Zoo to keep the popular Kids Farm exhibit open in Washington. A ...

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Thanks To Civil Unions Law, State Farm Offering Same-Sex Benefits

Posted 07.16.2011

Read More: Same-Sex Benefits, Domestic Partnership Benefits, Gay Rights, Chicago, Illinois, Civil Unions, State Farm Same-Sex Benefits, State Farm, Chicago News

Starting on June 1, the state of Illinois will recognize civil unions, extending a new set of legal rights to same-sex couples statewide thanks to a l...

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Why Multitasking Makes Us Stupid

Margaret Heffernan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Multitasking, Cognitive Science, Internet, Texting While Driving, Psychology, Driving, State Farm, Business News
Margaret Heffernan

According to recent research by State Farm, twenty percent of drivers are now accessing the Internet while driving. This is just the latest example of...

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Girls Who Rule the World: Mentoring Teens to Make Good Choices

Kristi York Wooten | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mentoring, Keri Hilson, Sherri Shepherd, Atlanta, Teens, Georgia, Omni, Girls Who Rule the World, State Farm, Marjorie Harvey, Terri Vaughn, Rosalind Brewer, Brenda Freeman, Steve Harvey, Mikki Taylor, Impact News
Kristi York Wooten

Girls Who Rule the World will provide 100 teen girls in Georgia the opportunity to learn about professional etiquette, appropriate dress, and making the right sexual choices to decrease health risks.

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The Worst Ad in America

Chris Morran | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: consumerist.com, Marketing, Consumerism, Advertising, Consumerist, TV Advertising, Advertisement, Television, Quiznos, Media, State Farm, Media News
Chris Morran

On the verge of stardom is Flo, the heavily made-up, motor-mouthed ball of cheer whose bright white smile and manic love for Progressive Insurance has divided audiences.

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Toyota Recall: State Farm Says It Warned Government Of Toyota Safety Issues In 2007

AP | KEN THOMAS | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Toyota Recall 2010, Toyota, Prius, Lexus, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Toyota Prius Recall, Toyota Recall, Ray Lahood, State Farm, Business News

WASHINGTON — The nation's largest auto insurer said Tuesday it alerted federal safety regulators in late 2007 about a rise in reports of unexpec...

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State Farm Cancels 125,000 Florida Policies: Expiration To Come Halfway Through Hurricane Season

MSNBC.com And NBC News | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hurricanes, Policies, Wind Damage, Florida Coast, Flooding, Insurance Companies, Insurance Regulators, State Farm, Claims, Hurricane Season, Florida, Building Codes, Hurricane Damage, Flood Damage, Storm Damage, Business News

The largest homeowners insurer in Florida is canceling the policies of 125,000 of its most vulnerable customers beginning Aug. 1, halfway through the ...

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Why You'll Need A Personal Brain Trainer

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Senior-Living, Nih, Brain-Health, Brain-Games, Parkinsons, Schizophrenia, Drug Development, Neurological, Cognitive-Science, Allstate, Adults, Technology, Medicine, Efficiency, Games, Therapy, Telemedicine, Safer Driving, Neurocognitive, Myelination, Brain-Fitness-Training, Ucsf, Neuroplasticity, Posit-Science, Internet, Brain-Trainers, Brain-Assessments, Psychiatric, Aaa, Working-Memory-Training, Brain-Fitness, Brain-Training-Software, MATRICS. Neurocognitive Assessment, Neurodegenerative, Mental-Health, State-Farm, Innovation, Embedded Assessments, Alzheimers, Public-Libraries, Cochlear-Implant, Institute-of-Medicine, Fda, Brain-Training, Fitness, Memory, Brain-Functioning, Neuropsych, Cogmed, Coaches, Automated, Scalability, Home Health, Brain-Gym, National-Academy-of-Sciences, Seniors, Speed-of-Processing, Keck Center, Novavision, Insurers, Scientific-Learning, Teens, Integrative Neuroscience, Piano Teachers, Neuropsych Assessments, Personal Brain Trainers, Michael-Merzenich, Scil, Nih-Toolbox, Mci, The Balanced Life, Health, Healthy Living News
Alvaro Fernandez

Substantial gains could be achieved by organizing everyday activities that grow neurological abilities and sustain brain health. If the ordinary citizen is to achieve brain fitness, they'll need to work at it.

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Credit Liquidity and H2O Liquidity Are Both Drying Up

Max Keiser | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bank of England, Credit Crisis, Neo-Feudalism, Ecology, Capitalism, State Farm, Credit Card Debt, Credit Crunch, Business News
Max Keiser

The disappearance of water and credit has a common cause: a broken neo-classic capitalist system that forgot to factor in the replacement cost of natural resources and the costs of pollution.

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