HOW TO MAKE STRESS YOUR FRIEND, PIPELINE ON WHEELS

HOW TO MAKE STRESS YOUR FRIEND - Your heart pounds, your breathing quickens and your forehead sweats. But while stress has been made into a public health enemy, new research suggests that stress may only be bad for you if you believe that to be the case. Psychologist Kelly McGonigal urges us to see stress as a positive, and introduces us to an unsung mechanism for stress reduction: reaching out to others. Click HERE for this interesting TED TALK. (14 minutes)

PIPELINE ON WHEELS - The oil boom in the United States is creating another boom — for the railroad industry.  So far this year, in North Dakota alone, 140 million barrels of oil have left on trains. Shipments of crude oil by rail are up almost 50 percent over last year — and this upward trend is expected to continue.  Click HERE to listen to this brief podcast (4 minutes)