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  • Bald Eagle Saved by Oregon Vet's Mouth-to-Beak CPR

    Bald Eagle Saved by Oregon Vet's Mouth-to-Beak CPR

    By AP, Posted Jul 18th 2011 @ 8:42AM

    BEND, Oregon - A Bend, Ore., veterinarian has performed life-saving CPR on an injured bald eagle that was under anesthesia during physical therapy. KTVZ-TV reports that Jeff Cooney performed the therapy, during which the bald eagle nicknamed "Patriot" stopped breathing. Cooney's "mouth to beak" resuscitation ...

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  • Shawntel Newton, the Bachelor's Embalmer: I Love My Job!

    Shawntel Newton, the Bachelor's Embalmer: I Love My Job!

    By Lisa Johnson Mandell, Posted Feb 23rd 2011 @ 1:32PM

    Let's get one thing straight right up front: Shawntel Newton, the fourth place finalist on 'The Bachelor' this season, loves her job as a funeral director and embalmer, but not so much that she takes all the guys she dates back to the mortuary for a little show and tell on the embalming table. That was ...

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  • Great New Jobs That Didn't Exist 10 Years Ago

    Great New Jobs That Didn't Exist 10 Years Ago

    By Lisa Johnson Mandell, Posted Feb 1st 2011 @ 9:30AM

    Think about what you were doing 10 years ago: You might not have even had an e-mail address, and it's a certainty that your mother didn't. If you did, you were probably using a dial-up connection, and hadn't yet purchased anything online. Even if you had cable, it's likely you didn't have access to more than ...

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  • 22 Commonly Confused Job Titles

    22 Commonly Confused Job Titles

    By CareerBuilder, Posted Jan 18th 2011 @ 7:30AM

    Beth Braccio Hering, Special to CareerBuilder Many jobs have similar-sounding names, which can lead to confusion. Type in "ornithologist" when you meant to search the Web for an orthodontist and you'll find someone who can identify the bird in your yard, but not help with an overbite. Here are some other ...

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  • Six Jobs That Will Make You Healthier

    Six Jobs That Will Make You Healthier

    By Lydia Dishman, Posted Dec 24th 2010 @ 6:42AM

    From an increased risk of heart disease to more fat around your middle, studies show that our time at the workplace (8.8 hours per day on average) can be hazardous to our health. "Often psychological environments have more to do with health than physical environments," says Bill Burnett, author of Advantage: ...

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  • Accounting Job Description

    Accounting Job Description

    By Christine Rochelle, Posted Dec 1st 2010 @ 5:00AM

    Math is a skill that not every professional can boast about, but some have no trouble working with numbers and often end up in accounting. The accounting field is challenging but comes with big rewards that are rare in other industries. Working in accounting allows you to see the big picture and take a peak ...

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  • Customer Service Job Description

    Customer Service Job Description

    By Christine Rochelle, Posted Oct 15th 2010 @ 4:52AM

    Customer service is a tough industry to work in, but with the right skills you can be successful and reap the awards of helping clients. Every company has customer service representatives to assist clients with anything they need and to maintain the company's good image. The values set out by the company are ...

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  • Administrative Assistant Job Description

    Administrative Assistant Job Description

    By Christine Rochelle, Posted Oct 9th 2010 @ 10:03AM

    Executives rely on administrative assistants to keep the office in order and act as the voice of the company to outsiders. Administrative assistants have difficult jobs, juggling duties such as managing schedules and offering customer service when executives aren't available. Any administrative assistant will ...

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  • Entry-Level Mechanical Engineer Job Description

    Entry-Level Mechanical Engineer Job Description

    By Joyce Hanson, Posted Sep 30th 2010 @ 5:32AM

    From Boston to Seattle and many cities in between, industries of all kinds are looking to hire talented mechanical engineers. For people just starting their careers, mechanical engineering is a good place to begin because it is one of the broadest engineering disciplines. And once you've earned a bachelor of ...

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