May 5, 2011

They’re the most visible in the crowd of Republican presidential hopefuls, but a new survey says neither Donald Trump nor Sarah Palin would have majority backing in a GOP bid for the White House. Nearly 60% of those polled say they’d never support Trump or Palin, but about half would consider backing former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney or former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee in the 2012 election. Source Link


Baby Boomers take note -- new studies suggest that the wonderful world of multitasking may not be for you. Researchers say older people had significantly more trouble remembering tasks after experiencing a brief interruption than did people in their 20s and 30s. That’s because the “working memory” that we use all the time is limited and gets taken up by interruptions. Source Link
 
If you want your child to be a captain of industry some day, you might want to start with the right name. The business social network LinkedIn has released a list of the top names for CEO’s registered on their web site. For men, it’s Peter, Bob, Jack, Bruce and Fred. For women, the top CEO names are Deborah, Sally, Debra, Cynthia and Carolyn. Source Link