Huffington Post: Read the Latest News from the U.S. [March ‘11 Diet]

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Anyone who has ever waded through a jobs site knows that they aren't the easiest places to navigate. If you've ever found yourself vaguely nauseous from reading job descriptions filled with terms like "team-player," "detail-oriented" and "thinking outside the box," you're not alone. How do you find out who companies actually want to hire? Are you really a good fit for what they want?As the economy continues its slow tread toward recovery, we're asking employers a simple question: tell us who you're hiring and why. For a new regular feature called HuffPost Social Jobs, we will be compiling 100% crowd-sourced information on who's hiring, so you can be sure that real people are recommending real jobs, in real terms. (Employers: we're looking for simple, common-language descriptions why you're hiring, please skip all jargon, promotional language and other forms of corporate doublespeak.) More...

Source: HuffPost Social Jobs: Help Us Find Out Who's Hiring!

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It's becoming more and more difficult to get a word with Michael Vick these days.The Philadelphia Eagles quarterback was scheduled for a Friday interview on ESPN First Take, which is airing live at ESPN the Weekend at Disney's Hollywood Studios. But late in the show, host Dana Jacobsen said that the Eagles pulled Vick from the interview.More...

Source: Michael Vick Reportedly Pulled From ESPN Interview By Eagles: Team Denies Report

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A thoughtful reader send me a link to a wonderful site, Letters of Note -- "correspondence deserving of a wider audience." In particular, she pointed out a letter that writer Ray Bradbury wrote to a fan.More...

Source: Balanced Life -- From Ray Bradbury: "Love What YOU Love!"

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I haven't read a fashion magazine in ages.  Even when I see one in the doctor's office, a brief perusal reaffirms that there's not much to hold my attention.  However, when the New York Times was delivered on Sunday bearing an extra heft that turned out to be the "Spring Fashion" issue, I decided it to bring it down to the laundry room with me.Scanning the Table of Contents revealed that it would be more of a look through than a read.  There was an essay by Gloria Steinem about women politicians who were "actually minding the store," accompanied by pictures of Barbara Lee and Barbara Boxer. It pointed to the media deficiency in covering female representatives of substance.  I read it first.  Since it was at the back of the book, I worked my way to the front, leafing through a series of layouts for clothing and shoes -- many with four figure price tags.More...

Source: Lauren Hutton -- Still a Trailblazer

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On this day in 1837, the City of Chicago was incorporated. A lot has happened in the past 174 years--some of it good, some of it bad.Before we have a piece of cake in its honor tonight, we decided to round up a few things Chicago has perfected in its 174 years as an American city.More...

Source: Happy Birthday, Chicago: 6 Things The City Has Mastered In Its 174 Years (PHOTOS)

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The Detroit Pistons are one of the NBA's proudest franchises. From Isiah Thomas and Bill Laimbeer, to Chauncey Billups and Ben Wallace, the Pistons have long been an example of a team where gritty play and teamwork trumps the talent of a singular superstar. The 2010-11 Pistons have besmirched that legacy and provided a shining example of why the NBA may be headed for a lockout this summer.On paper, the Pistons are dreadful. 21-39 in the Central division is amplified in awfulness when you consider the Bulls are the only team in the division with a winning record.  Their struggles on the court pale in comparison to their absurd problems off. The Pistons were in Philadelphia Friday to play the 76ers when a large group of players allegedly decided to boycott their team's shoot around before the game. The group, which was led by veterans Richard Hamilton, Tayshaun Prince and Tracy McGrady, was unhappy with Detroit coach John Kuester and decided to make a public statement. The drama between Hamilton and Kuester has been going on for weeks. According to Adrian Wojnarkowski of Yahoo Sports, in the Detroit locker room last month, Hamilton "bellowed at Kuester that he had been a failure in his two seasons in Detroit and was nothing more than an assistant coach." Detroit's turmoil was topped off by a shot of McGrady laughing on the bench when Kuester was ejected from Friday's game.More...

Source: Renegade Pistons Cross the Line

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Whether they need it or not, tragically struggling Haiti is receiving a transfusion of Tiger Blood.Sean Penn, who has tirelessly worked to bring attention and relief to the earthquake-stricken and impoverished country, invited old friend Charlie Sheen down to the island nation on Friday to lend a hand in the relief efforts.More...

Source: Charlie Sheen Going To Haiti After Sean Penn Invite

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Michael Scott, exit stage right.Steve Carell is officially no longer an employee of Dunder Mifflin after completing his last day of shooting on "The Office," the sitcom he starred in for seven legendary seasons. Co-star (and show sidekick) Rainn Wilson broke the news to the world when he tweeted, "Steve Carell's last day on 'The Office.' And the angels of comedy wept... #saddestdayever."More...

Source: Steve Carell Leaves 'The Office' After Last Day Of Filming

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Med students are taught about everything from pathology to microbiology, but are they asked to learn enough about public health policy?Maybe not, two new New England Journal of Medicine articles report.More...

Source: What Med Schools Aren't Teaching

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My wife and I go to spinning class a couple mornings a week. It's something we like to do together, and I feel like I benefit from having a regular workout partner. Some days I'm just lazy, or I don't want to venture out in the pre-dawn cold, but having a supportive partner motivates me. She bolsters my self-discipline when it flags.Or does she? Is it possible that having a supportive partner might have the opposite and paradoxical effect, actually undermining effort and commitment to health and fitness goals over the long haul? Perhaps we conserve our limited supply of self-control, "outsourcing" our effort when we know that a close friend of partner is in the wings, helping us achieve a goal.More...

Source: The Partner Paradox: 'Outsourcing' Self-Discipline