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Cool Material - 3 Sep 2013 17:55
1 Shoe Porn: Kassy Mahea – Hypebeast 2 Inside the Studio of a Master Knife-Maker – Wired 3 Japanese Trucker Art – Messy Nessy Chic 4 What are the Health Benefits of Eating Grass-Fed Beef? – Refinery 29 5 10 Brunc...
These UCLA 'LA Midnight' Football Jerseys Are SO NICE WE MUST HAVE THEM
Sports Grid - 3 Sep 2013 22:25
What do you think of these UCLA jerseys? We think great things.
London skyscraper accused of melting car
Miami Herald - 3 Sep 2013 17:57
Some love it, others hate it. London's newest skyscraper has divided opinion, but now it's really heating things up — literally.
$470M pledged for Fukushima
CNN - 3 Sep 2013 05:48
The Japanese government on Tuesday said it would spend the equivalent of $470 million to try to tackle the toxic water crisis at the country's crippled nuclear power plant.
Case Study: Bet on One Big Idea or Diversify?
Harvard Business Review - 3 Sep 2013 19:22
A researcher is pressured to shift her focus from a promising pharmaceutical to dietary supplements.
16 Of The Most Impressive Predictions Of All Time
Business Insider - 3 Sep 2013 23:44
Really impressive predictions are the ones that sound ridiculous at the time but come true in the end. As science fiction writer Arthur Clarke said, "If by some miracle, a prophet could describe the future exactly as it ...
Gallery II: Fun Fueled By For-Profit College Fraud
The Huffington Post - 3 Sep 2013 23:36
Earlier today I posted a piece with images of Arthur E. Benjamin of Delray Beach, FL, and Dallas, TX, posing and socializing, mostly at charity events, with the likes of George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Flo Rida, J.R. Ewing...
Navistar to offer competitor's engines
Chicago Tribune - 3 Sep 2013 23:40News Summary: US construction spending up 0.6 pct
Miami Herald - 3 Sep 2013 17:47
LOOKING UP: Spending on U.S. construction projects rose 0.6 percent in July from June, led by strong gains in housing and nonresidential projects, the Commerce Department reported.
Gold, silver rise as support grows on Syria
Boston - 3 Sep 2013 23:48
Gold and silver prices rose Tuesday as President Barack Obama gained support for a U.S.-led strike on Syria.
S&P Says Government's Lawsuit Is 'Retaliation'
The New York Times - 3 Sep 2013 23:41
Standard & Poor's says the U.S. government sued the rating agency as "retaliation" for its downgrade of the country's credit rating.
Verizon may still look at international expansion
Reuters - 3 Sep 2013 18:08
(Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc Chief Executive Officer Lowell McAdam on Tuesday did not rule out international expansion even as the company plans a $130 billion purchase of Vodafone Group Plc's 45 percent stake ...
Bezos to take tested Amazon approach at The Post
Miami Herald - 3 Sep 2013 18:02
Jeff Bezos is hoping the strategic approach that's made Amazon such a success will help revive the struggling Washington Post.
Hackers find weaknesses in car computer systems
Miami Herald - 3 Sep 2013 17:07
As cars become more like PCs on wheels, what's to stop a hacker from taking over yours?
These 19 Insanely Successful College Dropouts Prove You Don't Need A Degree
Business Insider - 3 Sep 2013 15:59
As the school year starts up again, the class of 2017 is heading off to college for the first time, and a whole crop of high-school seniors is beginning to consider where they'll go next year — or whether they should g...
Verizon seals $130 billion deal to buy out Vodafone's wireless stake
Boston - 3 Sep 2013 06:44
Verizon Communications agreed Monday to buy out Vodafone's 45 percent stake in its giant wireless unit in a $130 billion transaction, realigning the global telecommunications landscape in one of the biggest deals on reco...
Steve Ballmer Tells Employees: 'Stephen Elop Will Be Coming back to Microsoft' (MSFT)
Business Insider - 3 Sep 2013 06:09
As part of the stunning news that Microsoft will buy Nokia for EUR 5.44 billion in cash (about $7.17 billion), CEO Steve Ballmer told employees that Stephen Elop "will be coming back to Microsoft." Elop will become the n...
Metals Stocks: Gold futures pare losses after Europe data
Market Watch - 3 Sep 2013 05:58
Gold futures pare losses in quiet holiday trading, but remain below their closing level the previous week.
Why People Don't Buy Microsoft's Phones (And Might Not Start)
The Huffington Post - 3 Sep 2013 23:55Order lifted, 825 RI foreclosure cases to proceed
Boston - 3 Sep 2013 23:53
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- A federal judge on Tuesday lifted a blanket order that had stopped hundreds of Rhode Island foreclosures from going forward and had sent the cases first to mediation.
There Is So Much Cool Science Happening In The Marijuana Industry These Days
Business Insider - 3 Sep 2013 23:43
With the forthcoming legalization of marijuana in Colorado, entrepreneurs and researchers finally have the opportunity to do more with cannabis than has been achieved before. While typically people think of marijuana g...
Suns, Michael Beasley agree to terminate contract
Miami Herald - 3 Sep 2013 23:42
The Phoenix Suns and Michael Beasley have reached an agreement to terminate the contract of the troubled forward.