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Researcher: Arrogance Derails Careers
AKRON, Ohio, Dec. 5 (UPI) — An Ohio researcher said he and his team found workplace arrogance is often used to mask inadequacies and will likely derail a worker’s career. Stanley Silverman, an organizational and industrial psychologist and a dean at the University of Akron, said the team interviewed hundreds of people over four years […]
Occupy Protester Gets Wall Street Job
NEW YORK, Dec. 5 (UPI) — An Occupy Wall Street protester landed a job with a New York investment firm by holding a sign saying she was seeking “full-time employment.” Tracy Postert said she spent 15 days as part of the protest at Zuccotti Park before landing a job with John Thomas Financial Brokerage, the […]
Carjacker Foiled By Victim's Texting
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 5 (UPI) — Police in Missouri said an accused carjacker was arrested after a passenger exchanged text messages with a friend in a following car. Kansas City police said Antonio Jackson, 27, of Kansas City, allegedly pointed a gun at two women who were leaving a party at the Peanut bar […]
Frosty Costume Causes Four 911 Calls
VANCEBORO, N.C., Dec. 2 (UPI) — A North Carolina man whose one-man parade in a Frosty the Snowman costume yielded four 911 calls said he never meant to frighten anyone. Jeffery Acker, who donned the top section of an inflatable snowman Sunday and strolled through downtown Vanceboro while carrying a 4-foot candy cane, said his […]
Police: Woman Mooned, Threatened Neighbor
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla., Dec. 2 (UPI) — A Florida woman accused of dropping her pants to give a neighbor “something to take a picture of” allegedly told officers about her “Cuban temper,” police said. Port St. Lucie police said Mercedes Donahue, 52, allegedly dropped her pants and bent over Nov. 22 when she spotted […]
Naming Rights To Creek Offered On eBay
KALONA, Iowa, Dec. 2 (UPI) — The naming rights to a creek in Kalona, Iowa, will be put up for bid on Internet auction Web site eBay, town officials said. The creek is currently called West Drainage Ditch but most people in town refer to it simply as “the crick,” the Iowa City Press-Citizen reported […]
Reduced Charge For Polite Thief
HAGERSTOWN, Md., Dec. 2 (UPI) — A Maryland man who took $3,500 from a bank was allowed to enter an Alford plea to a reduced charge due to his politeness during the crime, his lawyer said. Assistant Public Defender Carl Creeden said Franklin Keefer II, 29, had been charged with robbery and theft of $1,000 […]
'iPhone' The Top Yahoo Search Of 2011
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Dec. 2 (UPI) — California-based Web site Yahoo said its top searches for 2011 were “iPhone,” “Casey Anthony,” “Kim Kardashian,” “Katy Perry” and “Jennifer Lopez.” The search engine said the rest of its top 10 searches for the year were “Lindsay Lohan,” “American Idol,” “Jennifer Aniston,” “Japan earthquake” and “Osama bin Laden,” ABC […]
Mini Horse Draws Big Christmas Donations
RICHFIELD, Wis., Dec. 1 (UPI) — A Wisconsin couple have figured out a way to get shoppers to put more money in their Salvation Army kettle: They let their miniature horse ring the bell. For the second year in a row, Tinker and his owners, Carol and Joe Takacs, are raising money for the Salvation […]
Father Leaves Baby In Shopping Cart
NICHOLASVILLE, Ky., Dec. 1 (UPI) — Police say a Kentucky father accidentally left his 6-month-old baby in a shopping cart after a trip to the supermarket. The incident happened about 4 p.m. Tuesday at a Kroger grocery store in Jessamine County, WLEX-TV, Lexington, reported. The baby was left in the shopping cart for about 3 […]
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