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My600lbLife--Dottie Is Eating Herself To Death And Unable To Stop
Popdust - 4 Feb 2016 02:26
Runs the very serious risk of death if she doesn't get her eating under control
L`Occitane en Provence Fleurs de Cerisier Folie Florale
Fragrantica Perfumes - 4 Feb 2016 14:44
Almost every year in time for spring, L'Occitane en Provence launches a fragrance inspired by the cherry blossom scent as a variation of the original Fleurs de Cerisier from 2007. In February 2016, the new collection Fle...
'Karen Kingsbury's The Bridge Part 2' Premiere Moved Up To March
Deadline - 4 Feb 2016 18:00
Originally scheduled to air in December, Crown Media Family Networks has moved up the premiere of Karen Kingsbury’s The Bridge Part 2 to March 20. The conclusion of the two-part movie will air at 9 PM on Hallmark Movie...
Computer science meets economics
MIT - 4 Feb 2016 07:00
Constantinos Daskalakis adapts techniques from theoretical computer science to game theory.
Schlock & Awe: BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA
Nerdist - 4 Feb 2016 10:00
It’s hard to believe, but one of John Carpenter‘s weirdest and best movies is turning 30 this year. As his career was about to turn a corner away from edgy, well-regarded sci-fi and horror movies and to sporadic, oft...
Amazon's Next Plot Is Real Estate
Barron's - 4 Feb 2016 14:44
A move into physical retail is inevitable for Amazon, even though 300-400 stores are more than other online retailers.
Takeover Target? Why Edgewell May Be Bought
Barron's - 4 Feb 2016 14:44
The personal-care products company, whose brands include Edge and Hawaiian Tropic, is ripe for a deal.
'Flash crash' trader begins fight against extradition to US
The Guardian - 4 Feb 2016 08:00
Briton Navinder Sarao is accused of manipulating stock markets in 2010 by placing fake sell orders The British trader accused of playing a major role in the 2010 Wall Street "flash crash", Navinder Sarao, will attempt to...
One of the hottest clothing start-ups is suddenly laying off 10% of its staff
Business Insider - 4 Feb 2016 23:58
Instagram/nastygal Nasty Gal is starting to crumble. Bloomberg is reporting that the company is going to lay off 10% of its staff. The company's CEO Sheree Waterson told Bloomberg that axing these 19 employees is part ...
Bank of England's Carney: UK Rates Will Go Up. Really.
Forbes - 4 Feb 2016 16:06
Brave or foolish? Undaunted by his past missteps in providing forward guidance to the markets, Mark Carney has been at it again.
VIDEO: Central banks 'too aggressive' on rates
BBC - 4 Feb 2016 07:43
Dominic Rossi, the head of global equities at Fidelity, says central banks have been 'too aggressive' when communicating over interest rates.
Dick Smith underpaid its workers for up to six years, say receivers
The Guardian - 4 Feb 2016 05:55
Ferrier Hodgson says as many as 3,200 employees underpaid annual leave loading entitlements, which adds about $2m to retailer's outstanding liabilities The troubled electrical retailer Dick Smith has been underpaying wor...
The Pentagon and the Navy are fighting over a $23 billion combat ship
Business Insider - 4 Feb 2016 05:37
Thomson Reuters The fight between the Defense Department and the Navy over the service’s $23 billion Littoral Combat Ship program is heating up just as the Pentagon prepares to release its budget for the next fiscal ye...
North Korea's Plan to Launch Rocket Earns Global Condemnation
Time - 4 Feb 2016 05:21
Even China, the reclusive country's sole ally, has spoken out against it
Here Comes the Caffeine Bracelet
inc - 4 Feb 2016 23:56
Move over, cJoule hopes to give consumers a less-jarring boost of energy.
Yahoo Games Is Being Shut Down
Ubergizmo - 4 Feb 2016 17:37
Yahoo isn’t having the best of times these days particularly since it announced that it was closing five offices and laying off a significant chunk of its workforce. Questions are now being asked about the company’s ...
The best password manager on Android
PC World - 4 Feb 2016 14:00
You really need to be using a password manager, and Dashlane is currently at the top of the heap.
Julian Assange Says He Will Turn Himself Over To Police If U.N. Rules Against Him
Time - 4 Feb 2016 07:31
Assange has been confined to the Ecuadorian embassy in London since 2012
The Wall Street Journal: Sharp to accept Foxconn's takeover bid, report says
Market Watch - 4 Feb 2016 05:50
Sharp Corp. has agreed to accept a takeover offer from Taiwanese electronics assembler Foxconn, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported Thursday.
Pilot Recounts 'Bomb' Blast on Jet and Emergency Return to Mogadishu
Time - 4 Feb 2016 04:26
"It would have been much worse if we were higher," Capt. Vlatko Vodopivec said
Clearing Our Body Of Retired Cells Could Extend Our Life
Ubergizmo - 4 Feb 2016 04:21
There are numerous herbs, diets, and things that have been recommended to us to do in order to extend our life, or slow down the aging process (which we guess is about the same thing). Have they worked? We suppose the re...
U.S. 'evidence' of Russian cyberattack
CNN - 4 Feb 2016 01:27
U.S. investigators have found evidence to confirm what is believed to be the first-of-its-kind cyberattack on a power grid that caused a blackout for hundreds of thousands of people in Ukraine in December.