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How One Startup Is Betting Big On Homemade Porn Videos
Business Insider - 30 Apr 2013 03:00
Cindy Gallop has set out to change the future of porn. As the founder of MakeLoveNotPorn.tv, a crowd-sourced porn site where anyone can submit videos, Gallop wants porn to foster intimacy instead of wicked thoughts. And ...
A look at resources for 'ethical' fashions
News Observer - 30 Apr 2013 23:58
Here are some resources for those who are interested in buying clothes that are "ethically produced:"
How The Kermit Gosnell Trial Reignited The Push To Ban Abortion
Business Insider - 30 Apr 2013 23:51
A jury began deliberations Tuesday in the grisly murder trial of Kermit Gosnell, the 72-year-old Philadelphia abortion doctor accused of murdering four live fetuses by "snipping" their spinal cords after botched abortion...
Bill Simon: Hire a Veteran: It's the Best Business Decision You'll Ever Make
The Huffington Post - 30 Apr 2013 23:49Top 10 Largest Solar Projects Under Construction
Forbes - 30 Apr 2013 23:42
The ten largest solar energy projects currently under construction.
One World Trade Center Just Became The Tallest Building In The Western Hemisphere
Business Insider - 30 Apr 2013 23:39
Today, construction crews placed the final part of the spire on One World Trade Center. The lower Manhattan building now measures a symbolic 1,776 feet--a patriotic reference to the year the Declaration of Independence w...
Energy Drink Maker Sues City Attorney
The Huffington Post - 30 Apr 2013 23:43News Summary: Stocks edge higher; IBM pulls up Dow
Miami Herald - 30 Apr 2013 23:37
BIG BLUE: IBM helped pull the stock market out of a morning slump after the tech giant said it will add a dime to its quarterly dividend and buy back up to $5 billion more of its own stock.
The Hot Spotters Sequel: Population Health Heroes
Forbes - 30 Apr 2013 22:32
Frail elderly and polychronic patients are a special challenge for our healthcare system. Many have tried and failed to get these two tough cohorts of patients on track to better health. Atul Gawande's refers to them in ...
Billionaire Hedge Fund Manager Ken Griffin Has A Theory For Why QE Isn't Working
Business Insider - 30 Apr 2013 21:49
Ken Griffin, the head of the Chicago-based hedge fund Citadel, is not at all pleased with Ben Bernanke. After a morning of panels at the Milken Institute Global Conference, what stands out to me most is Griffin's take on...
Morgans' Miami hotels have improved first quarter
Miami Herald - 30 Apr 2013 23:46
The Miami Beach hotels operated by Morgans Hotel Group had a better first quarter this year than last.
How the Dow Jones industrial average fared Tuesday
Miami Herald - 30 Apr 2013 23:37
The stock market overcame a morning slide to finish modestly higher, giving the Standard & Poor's 500 index another record close and its sixth straight month of gains.
Meteorologist Gets The Hiccups On Live TV, Finishes A 3-Minute Weather Report Anyway
Business Insider - 30 Apr 2013 23:43
A major case of the hiccups struck at the worst possible time for Houston-area meteorologist David Paul. At the very beginning of a lengthy weather report earlier this week, Paul started hiccuping and couldn't stop. The ...
With Ban Lifted, Forbidden Meats Could Debut Stateside
The Huffington Post - 30 Apr 2013 23:44Marissa Mayer Explains Yahoo's New Approach To Advertising (YHOO)
Business Insider - 30 Apr 2013 01:50
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has a new plan for generating more ad revenue. Today she announced two new types of ads: Yahoo! Stream Ads and a new interactive Billboard ad. This is all part of the big redesign that Yahoo launc...
Freaky Air-Breathing Fish Threaten To Invade Central Park
Business Insider - 30 Apr 2013 23:55
New York City officials are worried that a freaky air-breathing, land-walking (supposedly), invasive species of fish is set to invade Central Park's waterways, potentially wreaking havoc on the local ecosystems. The fish...
Interior increases estimate of oil potential in Dakotas, Montana
Miami Herald - 30 Apr 2013 23:47
The federal government is doubling its estimate of how much oil might be discovered and harvested in the booming area of the Dakotas and Montana, a region that's already helping to drive the United States' dramatic shift...
What To Do When You Wake Up If You're An Early Riser
Business Insider - 30 Apr 2013 23:45
Margaret Thatcher was famous for needing only four hours of sleep. That's the popular wisdom, at least; her critics might argue that chronic sleep deprivation explains some of the crazier policies of her latter year. Wha...
FDA Lowers Age Limit For Morning-After Pill
The Huffington Post - 30 Apr 2013 23:37Dex One completes merger with SuperMedia
News Observer - 30 Apr 2013 23:37
Dex One is no more. The Cary yellow pages company announced Tuesday after the markets closed that it had completed its merger with SuperMedia, another directory publisher that hails from...
USGS: 7.4B barrels of oil possible in ND, Mont.
Miami Herald - 30 Apr 2013 23:37
Government data released Tuesday show that 7.4 billion barrels of oil could be recovered from two massive shale formations spanning parts of the Dakotas and Montana, nearly double the amount previously estimated for the ...
Obama to appoint venture capitalist Tom Wheeler as FCC head
Venture Beat - 30 Apr 2013 23:12
The Obama administration is rumored to announce Tom Wheeler as its pick for the next head of the Federal Communications Commission this week, according to a Wall Street Journal report that cites unnamed sources familiar ...