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How to Build a Career Worth Having
Life Hacker - 6 Aug 2013 23:00
We live in a time of chronic dissatisfaction in the workplace. Gallup's 2013 State of the American Workplace study found that as many as 70% of working Americans were unfulfilled with their jobs. How can we explain this?...
People Are Boycotting Shark Week Because Of A Fake Documentary About A Giant Shark
Business Insider - 6 Aug 2013 01:26
A "mockumentary" about the ancient giant shark Megalodon, called Megalodon: The Monster Shark That Lives, has created an uproar by their viewers, and by the science and science-loving community. Science bloggers are very...
Windows Phone GDR2 Update For Lumia 820/920 Spotted On Nokia's Servers
Ubergizmo - 6 Aug 2013 00:29
If you own a Nokia Lumia 820 or Lumia 920 device, you might be pleased to learn that according to a smattering of reports, the Windows Phone GDR2 update for either device has been spotted in Nokia's servers. What this me...
PGA Championship 2013: Dark Horses to Watch at Oak Hill
Bleacher Report - 6 Aug 2013 05:58
Everybody knows who the favorites are coming into the PGA Championship this week at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, N.Y. Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Adam Scott, Brandt Snedeker and Justin Rose are the headliners. Bu...
Utah beauty queen bomber
Eyewitness News - 6 Aug 2013 13:38
A Utah beauty queen is among teens accused of throwing homemade bombs.
With Washington Post, Jeffrey Bezos has chance to overhaul newspapers
L.A. Times - 6 Aug 2013 07:02Sprng Accessory Could Help Apple's Earpods From Slipping Out Of Your Ears
Ubergizmo - 6 Aug 2013 01:35
While Apple's bundled earphones that comes with iPhones and iPods are actually pretty decent if one weren't too fussy, one of the major problems that owners are experiencing would be how these earphones have the tendency...
Fort Defiance in Red Hook Introduces Vintage Tiki Menu
New York Mag - 6 Aug 2013 23:30The SEC Shut Down A Hedge Fund Scam Run By An Ex-Marine Who Allegedly Targeted Other Military Members
Business Insider - 6 Aug 2013 23:40
The Securities and Exchange Commission said today that it halted a United States Marine Corps veteran's Chicago-based hedge fund fraud that was targeting current and former military service members. The SEC alleges that ...
Gluten-Free Singles, Diaper Lovers, And All The Other Ridiculous Dating Sites
The Huffington Post - 6 Aug 2013 22:48GM Cuts 13% off Price of Volt Electric Car
Time - 6 Aug 2013 17:39
(DETROIT) -- General Motors is knocking 13 percent off the sticker price of the Chevrolet Volt electric car as it tries to keep pace with rivals in the market for plug-in vehicles. The automaker said Tuesday that the 201...
Tech Stocks: IBM falls on downgrade, leads tech retreat
Market Watch - 6 Aug 2013 16:26
Technology stocks edge lower as IBM falls on a Credit Suisse downgrade to become the top decliner on the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
Helen Hunt Spotted In Swimsuit For New Film
The Huffington Post - 6 Aug 2013 14:34Can Amazon CEO ship online savvy to Wash. Post?
Boston - 6 Aug 2013 23:58
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos is revered as one of the brightest minds in corporate America, but even he is still puzzling over how to reverse the financial slide threatening The Washington Post and oth...
Excuses given by Greggs are half-baked, whatever the weather
The Guardian - 6 Aug 2013 23:38
Management claims heatwave is behind poor first-half profits but another view is that the company has failed to reinvent itself Remember the "pasty tax", a high point of the chancellor's omni-shambles Budget that left ba...
South Korea Now Has Roads That Recharge Electric Cars As You Drive
Business Insider - 6 Aug 2013 23:31
A city in South Korea just turned on its first network of roads that power electric vehicles as they drive. It sounds like science fiction, but it could be a look at the future of transportation. As ExtremeTech's Sebasti...
Dustin Hoffman Secretly And Successfully Treated For Cancer
Business Insider - 6 Aug 2013 23:31
Actor Dustin Hoffman has been successfully treated for cancer -- though no one knew he even had it. "It was detected early and he has been surgically cured," the actor's rep tells People. "Dustin is feeling great and is ...
US government sues Bank of America
BBC - 6 Aug 2013 22:52
The US government filed two separate lawsuits against Bank of America relating to fraud on $850m (£553m) of mortgage-backed securities.
CHART: Do Alex Rodriguez's Home Run Rates Tell Us How Long He Used Steroids?
Business Insider - 6 Aug 2013 21:26
Alex Rodriguez admitted to using steroids from 2001 through 2003 after signing his first record contract with the Texas Rangers. While Rodriguez did hit 50 home runs for the first time in 2001, his home run rate (Home Ru...
Mel Raido to Co-star with Gemma Arterton in 'Gemma Bovery'
Variety - 6 Aug 2013 20:55
Mel Raido is set to star in the indie "Gemma Bovery" with Gemma Arterton. Anne Fontaine is directing with Philippe Carcassonne and Faye Ward producing. Pic is from Posy Simmonds' graphic novel, which is loosely based on ...
Apple Releases iOS 7 Beta 5 For Developers
Ubergizmo - 6 Aug 2013 20:31
Just over a week ago Apple seeded iOS 7 beta 4 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch to developers. This time around the company has been following a fortnightly release schedule for beta versions, at least it was following th...
BSNL unlikely to post profit before 2018
livemint.com - 6 Aug 2013 19:27
BSNL says losses to total Rs11,700 crore by 2018; firm may see entire net worth erode by then