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This Is What $315 Billion Worth Of Gold Looks Like
Business Insider - 8 Dec 2012 00:27
Filmmaker Brady Haran and chemist Martyn Poliakoff go inside the vaults of the Bank of England, where $315 billion worth of gold bars currently sit. Each shelf consists of one ton of gold, which equates to $56 million of...
How to Make a Chocolate iPhone
Mashable - 8 Dec 2012 01:26
Looking for a tasty holiday treat you can make for your tech-loving sweet-tooth friends? How about a chocolate iPhone? This recipe -- developed by Brit Morin of Brit + Co and featured in the just-released charitable cook...
UFC on Fox 5: Nate Diaz Misses Weight on 1st Try, Continues Wild Diaz Weigh-Ins
Bleacher Report - 8 Dec 2012 04:36
At Friday night's UFC on Fox 5 pre-fight festivities, Nate Diaz proudly carried on the Diaz family tradition of weigh-in weirdness. The lightweight title challenger came in six-tenths of a pound over the 155-pound limit,...
Want To Kill Something? Go To Florida
Business Insider - 8 Dec 2012 00:37
Get ready for some good ole snake wrangling down in Florida this January. The state will hold it's first annual Burmese python hunt in hopes of reducing the invasive species numbers. The hunt is supported by the Florida ...
The Best Travel Destinations This December
Business Insider - 8 Dec 2012 23:07
Good excuses for a December break, from migrating butterflies in Mexico to Santa spotting in Lapland. Edinburgh - for Hogmanay No city parties quite like Edinburgh on New Year’s Eve. It’s very much a public...
This Luxury Brand Is Mass Producing Objects That Don't Work
Business Insider - 8 Dec 2012 23:49
A cheese grater without any holes, a tennis racket with two heads and a golf club twisted into a loop are some of the items on sale at the surreal Erratum boutique, which opens at the Paradise Row gallery in London tomor...
‘Amazing Things Will Happen’
Washington Post - 8 Dec 2012 23:12
Back when my husband and I were dating, he would pop in self-help audiocassette tapes to help pass the time when we were on long road trips. It would get on my nerves. As soon as he began reaching for one of those darn t...
HEDGE FUND MANAGER: My First Customer Is Dead
Business Insider - 8 Dec 2012 16:00
I was lonely and I wanted money. I was living in a one bedroom apartment in Astoria, Queens, NYC in 1995. I knew nobody in the area. I would write my phone number on two dollar bills and tip waitresses with them. Nobody ...
Video: Catfish Beaches Itself like a Killer Whale to Eat Pigeons
Forbes - 8 Dec 2012 23:03Raleigh church files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
News Observer - 8 Dec 2012 01:46
Pastor Stenneth E. Powell, who organized Abundant Life Church of God in Christ in May 1990, said the organization?s Board of Trustees decided to file bankruptcy in an effort to… Click to Continue »
A Simple Lesson About Federal Reserve Bond Purchases That Could Save Investors A Fortune
Business Insider - 8 Dec 2012 23:37
Remember back in 2011: PIMCO boss Bill Gross famously bet against the US Treasury market on the grounds that as QE2 came to an end, interest rates would surge, because the Fed would no longer be in the market, placing a ...
The Euro Plunged This Week After The ECB Meeting — And That Was A Great Sign
Business Insider - 8 Dec 2012 23:04
There was an ECB meeting on Thursday, and there was no change in policy, but the Euro plunged nonetheless, right in the middle of Mario Draghi's press conference, which started at 8:30 AM ET. You can see how nasty it was...
Top 10 Best Animated And Puppeted Christmas Movies And Specials Of All Time
Forbes - 8 Dec 2012 03:52The Curious Way T-Mobile Unveiled its Apple Partnership
Forbes - 8 Dec 2012 21:58Dana White: “BJ Penn Will Probably Retire if He Loses to Rory MacDonaldâ€
Bleacher Report - 8 Dec 2012 23:59
BJ Penn could be stepping into the Octagon for the last time at UFC on Fox 5, according to Dana White. The former two-division champion will face Rory MacDonald in a highly anticipated welterweight showdown. White believ...
After A Decade Of Ponzi,Scammer Sent To Jail
Forbes - 8 Dec 2012 19:02Lawrence and Cooper: Dumbing down their dance skills
USA Today - 8 Dec 2012 11:00
Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper kick it up in "Silver Linings Playbook."
Collin Klein: Reasons Why Kansas State's QB Won't Win Heisman Trophy
Bleacher Report - 8 Dec 2012 23:58
For you to earn my consideration for the Heisman Trophy, you, the candidate, have to do two of three things. First, your team has to finish as the best or second-best team in the nation. That means that your team will pl...
Dallas Journalist Melts Down On Twitter Following Michael Young Trade
Dead Spin - 8 Dec 2012 23:55
Michael Young was traded away from the Rangers this afternoon, and his number one fans, also known as the local sports media circuit, were a little upset. Chief among those angered was Evan Grant, the beat writer for the...
Bowl Projections 2012: Stars Who Will Raise Draft Status in Postseason
Bleacher Report - 8 Dec 2012 23:49
For 2013 NFL Draft hopefuls, the college football bowl season is their last chance to impress scouts across the league until the combines roll around. In the past, many high-profile talents such as Robert Griffin III...
Jaguars Fans Are Lining Up To Watch Tebow Exist
Sports Grid - 8 Dec 2012 23:44
Floridians love Tim Tebow so much. (How much do they love him?) Floridians love Tim Tebow so much that the will pay top dollar to see him rot away on the bench. They'll get their opportunity this weekend as the Jacksonvi...
Cowboys' Brent arrested after car crash kills teammate
Reuters - 8 Dec 2012 23:38
(Reuters) - Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Josh Brent was arrested and charged with manslaughter on Saturday after a car he was driving crashed and killed teammate Jerry Brown Jr in the second tragedy involving NFL play...