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Ten Jobs You Absolutely Should Not 'Take Your Child to Work (379 diggs) Take Your Daughter Child to Work Day is fast approaching April 22 will be upon us before you know it. Chances are your place of employment is already making plans to host and entertain more than the usual number of immature people who show up for work every day.

Re-Direct Money back to Education (338 diggs) It costs an estimated $1 million to deploy a soldier to Afghanistan for a year and $49,000 to incarcerate a prisoner for a year in California. The state of California spends less than $10,000 to educate one K-12 student each year. The tradeoff is clear and unjustifiable.

Myths That Make It Hard To Stop Campus Rape (454 diggs) One reason colleges have a hard time stopping sexual assault is a misconception about who is committing these crimes. The assumption is that rapes are often committed by young men whose judgment is impaired by drinking. But one researcher says many rapists are serial predators and intentionally look for vulnerable women.

How to Put the Kibosh on Content Scrapers & Thieves (225 diggs) If you have been blogging for more than a few months, you have undoubtedly had to deal with content theft on more than occasion. Since it has been a couple of years since I have written about online content theft, I felt it was the perfect time to write an up-to-date post outlining some of the ways you can catch someone stealing your content.

One School's Teachers Get an F - for Fired (382 diggs) Rhode Island has fired all 88 of the teachers from one of its lowest-performing high schools, in an effort to improve its graduation levels.

Students Teach Target Stores to Improve Energy Efficiency (275 diggs) Target Corporation has signed onto an innovative program called Climate Corps, enlisting students in an internship program to solve energy efficiency challenges. The interns bring a laser focus to their task and build a business case for energy efficiency, focusing on stores, offices, and distribution centers.

Mall Cop Accuses Man of Paedophilia for Photographing Son (618 diggs) According to his blog, Kevin visited the Bridges Shopping Centre in Sunderland with his son to spend the £10 his father gave the boy on a family visit. While there, he seated his son on a coin-operated train ride and snapped a photo of him with his cameraphone. At this point, a Bridges security guard came by and ordered him to stop taking pictures

"Spying" School Agrees to Preserve Evidence in Laptopgate (293 diggs) The school district responsible for supposedly spying on a student at home has agreed to preserve evidence on its 2,300 student MacBooks. The ACLU, EFF, and even parents are weighing in as well.

Six Things to Know About Smoking Synthetic Marijuana (324 diggs) In the spirit of journalistic research, we smoked several brands of herbal incense over the course of a month leading up to the news short linked above. And while JWH-018 is still legal, there are a few other things you should know about smoking it.

6 Creative Ways to Ruin Your Own Wedding (438 diggs) Hey! The groom is stabbing a life sized replica of the bride!

How To Use Google Buzz: The Unofficial Guide (464 diggs) Buzz is Google’s new social network and it’s already created a stir. There have been concerns over privacy but all in all, the reaction has been very largely positive. This article is a simple, yet in-depth guide explaining how to use the service.

The Real Economic Cost of Snow (336 diggs) How much does a snow storm cost? Every year, on days like the one we are having today on the East Coast and in the Midwest (according to this map 63% of the United States is covered in snow today), economic forecasters try to estimate the impact of all the white stuff falling from the sky.

The Facts About Poop (Infographic) (2,300 diggs) A steaming pile of fecal facts.

10 ways to get rid of a friend (521 diggs) Science explains why most of your friends suck. For once, I agree with the guys in the white coats although I can’t really commend them for their choice of study group. British anthropologist Robin Dunbar says human beings can have no more than 150 friends – that’s the upper limit the brain can absorb.

48 technology "firsts" that made some president’s day (215 diggs) From the first presidential steamboat ride to the introduction of electricity in the White House to Obama's famous Blackberry, our nation's commanders in chief have always enjoyed the privilege of being exposed to technology's cutting edge -- even if they haven't always embraced it.

How The Flower Industry Rips Us Off On Valentine's Day (310 diggs) If you study hidden fees and price distortions for a living, Valentine's Day is your Super Bowl. Can you name another industry where the true price of an item is routinely more than double the advertised price?

10 Fake Simpsons Words That Belong In The Dictionary (941 diggs) Way back in 2001, Homer Simpson’s most popular catchphrase – Doh! – successfully transcended beyond the status of pop culture catchphrase and entered the pantheon of legitimate English word. This momentous occasion was the direct result of the Oxford English Dictionary deciding to include the word in their 2001 edition.