While a $331,200 nest egg in a 401(k) plan over 15 years is impressive, it is not the norm. Last year, the median retirement plan balance for workers age 45 to 54 was just $43,700, according to an analysis by the Vanguard Group. However, longer time on the job does …
Read More »Capel to celebrate 100 years in business in 2017
Second- and third-generation family members — Jesse Capel, left, Mary Clara Capel, Len Capel, Richard Capel, Ron Capel, Cameron Capel and Arron Capel — examine product inside Capel Rugs’ sample room in its Troy, N.C., headquarters. TROY, N.C. — In 1917, A. Leon Capel converted the plow line company he …
Read More »Celebrity Marriages That Lasted More Than 10 Years
While big touchstones in a relationship include the 3-year glitch and the 7-year itch, you’re not in the clear even if you’ve been happy together for more than 10 years. Many celebrities couples spend more than a decade together before deciding to call it quits. Find out more about some …
Read More »Ancient Mars may have harbored life for hundreds of millions of years
For years, the conventional wisdom was that Mars existed as little more than a cold, barren dust ball in space. The idea that it once supported life was considered unlikely. But then we started sending probes the the Red Planet, and more recently rovers like Curiosity. Since its arrival in …
Read More »Indus Civilization Farmers Cultivated Rice Over 4,000 Years Ago, Archaeological Evidence Suggests
New research on three archaeological sites of the famed Indus Valley civilization (3000-1500 BC) in north-west India has revealed that domesticated rice farming in South Asia began far earlier than previously believed, and may have developed in tandem with — rather than as a result of — rice domestication in …
Read More »Mysterious Deep-Sea Animal Rediscovered after 116 Years
Bathochordaeus charon — an extremely rare species of giant larvacean — has been rediscovered, more than a century after the only previous known specimens of the species were found. Bathochordaeus charon and its ‘house’ in Monterey Bay: giant larvaceans use their oikoplastic cells to secrete complex filters or ‘houses’ that …
Read More »Down, down, down: 22 years ago this week the Met Center was demolished
The 22nd anniversary of the Metropolitan Sports Center going down was remembered Tuesday when Vintage MN Hockey tweeted a photo of the series of three controlled implosions. The building was demolished Dec. 13, 1994, after the North Stars moved to Dallas in the fall of 1993, leaving Minnesota and the state of …
Read More »‘It took seven years to find out why our daughter died’
The NHS is missing opportunities to learn from patient deaths, according to a review by the Care Quality Commission. The CQC says too many families are not being included or listened to when an investigation happens. The government commissioned the review after a BBC investigation into Southern Health Trust.
Read More »Returning to London: Visiting my “Favorite City” 6 Years Later
People ask me about my favorite country a lot, and it’s a ridiculously hard question to answer. I love so many place that I’ve been; it’s impossible to choose one. I usually end up mumbling some random combination of Italy, Colombia, Vietnam and Mexico. Oh and maybe Bosnia. I have …
Read More »Despite being twelve years old, Sony is blocking people from watching “Numa Numa” on YouTube
In an odd and perplexing move, Australians can no longer see “Numa Numa” on YouTube. Despite being on the site for nearly ten years, a copyright claim by Sony Music Entertainment has now geoblocked Australians from accessing one of the earliest viral videos on YouTube. https://t.co/fkwO6Rm4El Sorry Australia… but you can still watch the …
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