Looking for a job? You might be in luck if retail is your area of choice.

On Tuesday, Mar. 5 ALDI will hold a hiring event at two locations in the metro-Detroit area.

The grocery chain will take applications for several positions within the company that include manager trainee.

Prospective applicants can apply at one of the two following locations between the hours of 6 a.m. and 7 p.m.:

Double Tree Hotel
5801 Southfield Exp
Detroit, MI 48228

Hampton Inn
36400 Van Dyke Ave.
Sterling Heights, MI 48312

ALDI is looking for candidates who meet the following requirements:

• Must be 18 years or older to apply

• High School Diploma or GED

• Must be available to work anytime between 6 a.m. and 11 p.m.

• Retail experience preferred

• Management experience preferred for Manager Trainees

• Drug screening and background check

• Ability to lift 45 pounds

For more information and to apply online, click here.

You might be surprised to find that a whopping 10 percent of the globe's billionaire club lives right here and around the metro-Detroit area.

On Monday, Mar. 4 Forbes released its annual list of the "world's richest people". Over 1400 people made the list, and a dozen of them are Michigan residents.

The individuals on the list are collectively worth more than $5 trillion.

Amway founder Dick DeVos tops the list of Michiganders with an estimated worth of $5.1 billion. Not too far behind him are local icons like Detroit-based businessman Dan Gilbert, Lions owner William Clay Ford Sr., Ambassador Bridge owner Matty Maroun, and Mike and Marian Ilitch.

Who's #1 on the entire list?

Mexican telecommunications giant Carlos Helu took the top spot with a $73 billion fortune. He narrowly beat out American rival Bill Gates whose worth was estimated at $67 billion. 

 Click here to see the full list of Forbe's "world's richest people". 

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Think of the most personal e-mail you sent this week. Now imagine d eciding to bcc: the folks at Gmail, because in a world as complicated and open as ours, there really is no longer any need for privacy.

Of course that is not true, and none of us would really do that. But the fact of the matter is, for those who have a Gmail account, or for others who exchange emails with Gmail users, they virtually copy Google and their advertisers with every click of the send button.

You may have heard of “Scroogled,” or the campaign designed to expose Gmail’s snoopy tactic to boost advertising revenue. In short, they read your email, pick up on themes and direct targeted ads to you as a result. Ever wonder if it was a coincidence that you emailed your best friend about mice in your basement and the very next day saw an ad about pest control? Not a coincidence at all actually.

Of course most people who know about Gmail’s ad policy are not a fan. Upwards of 90 percent of Americans disapprove of providers scanning emails to target ads to users, according to a GfK Roper poll. More troubling than the “just for you” ads users receive are the implications of privacy and the internet. For those of you who send an email and picture it landing securely in the in box of the intended recipient, this finding is especially troubling. Now that the cat is out of the bag, lawsuits are popping up across the country and more than 100,000 have signed an online petition asking Google to change its ways. You really can’t blame former Gmail enthusiasts for feeling exposed.

But not all providers are so sneaky. Outlook and others prioritize privacy, which means they don’t read your emails to decide where to send ads. While Gmail is busy combing through the content of your messages, Outlook is scanning text simply to protect your privacy, much the same way the postal service scans packages for explosives. While those obvious spam words may trigger the red flag for Outlook, you won’t be targeted with party rental ads simply because you mentioned a surprise party for your soon-to-be over-the-hill husband.

The Scroogled campaign brings to light the importance of knowing what is really going after you hit send. The same GfK study reports that 70 percent of Americans have no idea that any major email service scans message content to target ads. Now that a growing percentage is seeing the underbelly of Gmail, more and more are looking for a safer, more secure alternative. E-mail can still be private, depending on the service you use. Although Gmail is free, the price you pay is in the privacy lost.

Ara Howrani had some big shoes to fill. His father, noted photographer Ameen Howrani, left a hole behind in Detroit when he died in 2010. After a stint in Los Angeles, the young photographer and videographer returned home in 2005 to take over Howrani Studios in the North End neighborhood of the city, carrying on the studio's legacy with a style that is truly his own.

Read more at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/28/ara-howrani-detroit-photographer_n_2778604.html?utm_hp_ref=detroit

We all know that most of our favorite stars live on either the western or eastern coasts (many even own properties on both). After all, New York and Los Angeles are the capitals of entertainment. But you'll be surprised to learn that some of the most accomplished celebs prefer to take a break from the hustle and bustle and paparazzi and live in more humble parts of the country. So we decided to go on a hunt for A-listers who lived in the American Midwest and found that a number of high-profile characters identified as residents of the region... for at least part of the time.

Read more at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/03/celebrities-who-live-in-midwest_n_2781628.html?utm_hp_ref=detroit&ir=Detroit

March 11 has been announced as the official deadline for the city to appeal Governor Snyder's declaration that Detroit is in a financial emergency.

The governor's latest announcement is one that could lead to the appointment of an emergency financial manager. Not everyone in the city wants to see that happen, and some plan to fight any attempt at its occurrence.

There are citizens who feel that Detroit's finances have been exaggerated, citing the city has not defaulted on any of its debts. Will organizing be what it takes to have their voices heard?

Local community leaders and activists have summoned residents to take action, encouraging them to gather together, march, and rally to protest the governor's decision. It will require a community's effort to avoid a state takeover. Yet, even as a collective effort, will it be enough to fight off what now appears to be an interminable conclusion?

As more Detroiters come forward to express their opinions, the gap between those in favor and those against the appointment of an emergency financial manager grows wider. For ones opposed to the governor's decision, one important question persists.

Can Detroit fix its financial crisis on its own?

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When Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer asked her employees who normally work at home to work from the office instead, where there is an on-site nursery, the criticism was fierce. But what if Mayer was a man, asks Keli Goff on the Huffington Post.

When reading about some of the criticism lobbed at Mayer and Sandberg, I couldn't silence a nagging question in my head: what if they were men?

Picture a young, brash, Silicon Valley male hotshot, announcing that he would be building an inner-office nursery, because he did not want to sacrifice bonding with his newborn and helping his spouse, for the sake of his corporate pursuits? Why do I get the feeling he would be met with lots of "Awww. What a great guy and dad!" He would probably enjoy some adoring profiles in women magazines, and maybe The View. Even if he were requiring other employees to come into the office, it's likely that being seen as an attentive father would soften his image, providing a helpful contrast to his tough, taskmaster, "you-better-come-into-the-office-or-else" persona. But for Mayer, the criticism has been vocal and prolonged. She is perceived as insensitive, and out of touch.

Similarly, if a male senior executive at Google announced that he made a point to have dinner with his children every day, how much would that little detail keep popping up in profiles as proof that despite what a shark some may think he is, he is more grounded than the average exec. …

Of course people aren't really mad at Mayer or Sandberg for the reasons they pretend. They are picking at them for the same reason we often feel the need to pick at women like them: They seem perfect and it's infuriating to those of us who don't have lives that feel perfect. 

Read more here.

The show's first reporter of color since Ed Bradley's death is to bring his skills to the rival network.

ABC News is finalizing a deal to hire Byron Pitts of CBS, a contributor to "60 Minutes" and chief national correspondent for the "CBS Evening News, " according to reliable news reports published Friday.

"Pitts will serve as both chief national correspondent and anchor at ABC News, and will appear across the network's programming. ABC News President Ben Sherwood is expected to announce the news next week," Dylan Byers of Politico, the first to break the news, reported. Marisa Guthrie of the Hollywood Reporter later reported that she had been given the same information by "sources."

"Pitts is just the latest in a string of high-profile hires for the network," Byers wrote. "Sherwood announced the hire of New York Times reporters Jeff Zeleny and Susan Saulny earlier this week, as well as the appointment of Rick Klein to political director. Sources who spoke to POLITICO earlier this week said Sherwood is trying to beef up the network's political bench following a number of recent departures."

Both Pitts and Saulny are black journalists, providing a marked contrast with the new hires at CNN after Jeff Zucker recently assumed the top job. Zucker hired white journalists Jake Tapper, Chris Cuomo and Rachel Nichols while sidelining anchor Soledad O'Brien, who is black and Latina. Zucker's appointment also prompted the resignation of Mark Whitaker, an African American who was CNN executive vice president and managing editor. Zucker's personnel moves prompted protests from the National Association of Black Journalists and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists.

Pitts, 52, joined CBS News as a correspondent in May 1998. He was named a contributing correspondent on "60 Minutes" in 2009, becoming the first African American presence on the show since correspondent Ed Bradley died in 2006. "I wanted to be a part of '60 Minutes' since I was in high school," Pitts then told Richard Huff of the Daily News in New York. "For me, '60 Minutes' is to broadcast journalism what the Yankees are to baseball: It's the gold standard."

Pitts, ABC News and CBS News were not commenting on Friday.

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Interviewer: Ocean Pleasant, Global Youth Editor of ORIGIN Magazine

Ocean Pleasant: You have an extremely powerful presence in mainstream media. How do you use that platform to try and instigate positive change in the world?

Russell Simmons: Well, I try to use my voice. I know that celebrity is valuable, and people do listen. I jokingly refer to Kim Kardashian as more powerful than the President because she actually has 50 million more Twitter followers than the President. I have 2 million Twitter followers. Some of those people are also yogis and activists and people who really go out and make a difference. I do as much as I can with my voice. It’s effortless in some cases. I try to remind everybody that they have that kind of voice. And really, I don’t know that God favors the person who has a greater reach than those who have a small reach. It’s the intention. I try to keep a positive intention, and use whatever resources I have to benefit others. I try to create businesses that I think are not hurtful. I try to do things that I think are helpful to the environment, to the animals, and to the planet.

Read more here.

Every January in Detroit, cars take the spotlight at Cobo Center. But March has gone to the dogs.

The Detroit Kennel Club is hosting its 110th and 111th annual dog shows at the downtown convention hall this Saturday and Sunday. More than 2,000 pooches from over 160 breeds will take over Cobo for competitions, demonstrations and events.

Read more at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/01/detroit-kennel-club-2013-dog-show_n_2792536.html?utm_hp_ref=detroit