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Those photos you post on Facebook could paint an accurate picture of your personality, new research on first impressions suggests.
And perhaps as expected, the more candid a shot the more nuances of your personality show through.
'In an age dominated by social media where personal photographs are ubiquitous, it becomes important to understand the ways personality is communicated via our appearance,' said study researcher Laura Naumann of Sonoma State University. 'The appearance one portrays in his or her photographs has important implications for their professional and social life.'
With this information, there's always the option of tweaking your image, and thus your personality to the outside world. 'If you want potential emplo
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4 Countries With Better Healthcare Than Ours
By Rick Newman
If the healthcare systems in Canada and Europe are so much worse than ours, somebody ought to tell the Canadians and Europeans.
There's little dispute that the United States has the most expensive healthcare system in the world. Our nation spends about $7,300 per person on healthcare every year, nearly 2.5 times the average for developed countries, which is $2,964, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
But there's intense argument over whether our system is better than that in
Why Small Businesses See a Gloomy Future
By Rick Newman
If small businesses are the backbone of the U.S. economy—as politicians routinely claim—then we're in worse shape than a lot of people realize.
Most economists, including Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, believe the recession is technically over and the economy is growing again. But the news apparently hasn't trickled down to the people who run delicatessens, plumbing outfits, and Web start-ups. A recent survey by the nonprofit Kauffman Foundation found that 68 percent of entrepreneurs do not believe the economy is beginning to recover, and 61 percent think the economy's on the wrong track. Only 13 percent believe a recovery is underway.
Entrepreneurs are usually optimists inclined to believe things w
America's Most Profitable Malls
By Rick Newman
Everybody knows that American shoppers have cut back their spending, driving some retailers—and even some malls—out of business. But commerce hasn't ground to a complete halt, and Americans are still spending on some things. Somewhere.
5 Myths About the Economic 'Recovery'
By Rick Newman
Surprise. That economic recovery we keep hearing about seems to be playing hide-and-seek.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and others have said that, technically speaking, the recession is over. The stock market has been charging forward, with a 58 percent gain between the lows of March and a September peak. But companies keep cutting jobs, with the unemployment rate creeping up to 9.8 percent in September. It would already have hit 10 percent if not for discouraged workers who lost their jobs months ago and have stopped looking for work. Meanwhile, a lot of things could s
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Chaz Bono: 'Gender is something between your ears, not between your legs'
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文/东方文化西方语
这些天来北京劳动人民文化宫太庙广场在举行外语游园会，这是北京市民讲英语系列活动的一部分。同时，北京市外办还在加紧规范公共场所的英语标识，建设“首都国际语言环境”。中外人士来到北京，第一印象就是北京机场以及新建成的机场快线。北京机场快线的硬件总体来看接近国际水准，而且还与国际接轨，向中外旅客免费发放署名是北京地铁（运营四分公司）的中英文双语的安全守则。顺手拿一本看看，虽然对可能将要看到的中式英语有一定心理准备，但是还是马上就被雷到，只见那手册的英文大标题是这样的：
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IELTS Graph #3
June 23, 2008 by admin
The graphs below show the types of music albums
purchased by people in Britain according to s3x and age.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information
shown below.
- You should write at least 150 words.
- You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
Model answer:
The three graphs provide an overview of the types of music people purchase in the UK. At first glance
