Lila Rose, 20-year-old UCLA student and Live Action president, went undercover at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Birmingham, Alabama and told a counselor that she was 14-years-old, pregnant by her 31-year-old boyfriend, and needed a secret abortion so her parents would not find out about her sexual relationship with the older man.
Alabama Code 26-14-3 requires [...]

While talent and skills factor into job success, it’s also important to know the right people. To do so often requires getting out there and networking. The NYT has tailored some how-to tips for the introverted and network-phobic crowd.
Photo by Noah Sussman.
Among the tidbits offered, the article suggests networking in person. Though perhaps intuitive and [...]

Firefox only (Win/Mac/Linux): Firefox extension Yip adds notification support for web applications, even adding native Growl support for Mac users.
Adding the notifications to your browser is easy enough—just install Yip and you can test them out with the web-based Meebo instant messenger or Filttr for interacting with Twitter. Mac users will see a Growl popup, [...]

For many, investing hard-earned cash seems like a lot of work (despite the potential rewards). If you’re too tired at the end of the day to do all that much research, weblog Get Rich Slowly’s lazy guide to investment success is worth a look.
Photo by Adri’.
The post rounds up five different “lazy” portfolios from several [...]

Windows only: Nomad.NET is a powerful alternative file manager complete with breadcrumbs, thumbnails, integration with explorer plugins—and even support for multiple tabs.
Using Nomad.NET requires very little explanation—just download, extract, launch the executable, and start browsing through your file system. Where Nomad really shines is the level of customization you can do—you can tweak almost any [...]