when that accident occurred. again, this video just coming into cnn. these are live pictures coming from our affiliate wthr. we re going to be following up on the news. ann ramsay was at the state fair on a ride and ann, you said you felt it shaking. was this weather, did a system come through you felt like? we were at the fair. i was with my kids and my sister-in-law back in the midway and all of a sudden is, the wind started blowing. things started blowing around. luckily, my son was ushered off the ride and people just started running and screaming. and i watched a mom and her daughter almost get trampled. the worker got her up and we got up to the front and tried to get on a tram to see if we could get to our car. and they shut the tram down and ushered us into a building for safety. and they said there were tornado warnings around. we had driven by the stage and you could see people emptying out and that the point, nothing looked like it had fallen. but when we got ins
jobless rate in the nation that s 11.7%. now with little choice, some of the more than 16 million job hunters are looking in places they might never have in the past. night shifts are getting much more popular. there are some 3.3 million people who sleep during the day and work at night. just look at we don t have that number for you. that estimate could rise as tough times drive people to options they did not consider before. i put in a lot of applications and not found anything. it s very hard. no one s really hiring right now. it s better to have something than nothing. now those sorts of jobs can save time as well. how about getting 250 hours of your life back. driving off rush hour could cut a oneway, one-hour commute in half saving 250 hours a year or 30 working days. and now night shifts can mean saving up. up to $18,000 depending on the
are you on linkedin? yes, actually. and i m networking. he got a hearty laugh but debbie wasserman schultz said unemployment isn t a joke to millions of americans who don t have jobs. tim pawlenty the latest candidate to get gleter. two women tossed pink confetti at him while he was signing books yesterday. the activists shoutd, where is your courage to stand for gay rights? a moment ago we got a state by state breakdown of the market. 24 states reported a drop in the unemployment rate, 13 saw it go up. nevada has the highest jobless rate in the nation, 11.7%. with little choice, some of the more than 16 million job hunters are looking in places they might never have in the past. msnbc s richard lui here looking at tough alternatives. good morning to you, chris. night shifts are getting more
they re not going to dot is and across ts properly. that s right. and technology in the immediate communication has made us more informal. really all of us have this not just job hunters, but everyone should be thinking about how we present ourselves when we re communicating that way. and take a minute don t rely spellcheck. actually go to a dictionary.com or thesaurus.com and look up the word instead of relying on the software on your computer. oftentimes, you know, you may be wanting to use one word and it predicts that you re trying to use something else. you may send it out with a typo you didn t realize. what about don t be a cliche? linkedin, the social networking site for professionals, did a survey recently where they look ted most overused words on resumes. one of them innovative, motivated, and of course everyone uses extensive experience. and the bottom line is, be more specific when you re promoting yourself. give details. be descriptive in your cover letter and
jobs. when they do, it s temporary make-work kind of jobs, so the job ends when the project does, instead of in the private sector, a job created gets more jobs created and more prosperity. megyn: there s an average of 4.7 job hunters per available job, so almost five hunters per available job. a healthy ratio would be 2-1. we ll tell you what, if anything, is decided at that retreat this weekend. a little more guilt for the working mother. our hours are making our children fat. dr. barry sears is here. you know barry sears? he s the author of the zone. i m looking forward to this. i ve lived my life by that program and it works. lindsay lohan thought she looked great in this necklace. now we may see how she looks in handcuffs. we re live on the scene waiting for her arrest on grand theft