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The Greatest Martial Arts Fight Scene Ever Filmed
Business Insider - 1 Sep 2013 19:26
2011 gave us one of the best martial arts movies in the last decade. The Raid: Redemption has a fairly simple premise: A SWAT team is sent to an apartment complex in Jakarta's slums to oust the crime lord that has it in ...
See What It Was Like To Live In Rural Texas In The 1970s
Business Insider - 1 Sep 2013 21:59
Marc St. Gil was one of about a hundred photographers commissioned by the Environmental Protection Agency to document American life in the 1970s as part of the DOCUMERICA project. He traveled to the areas of surrounding ...
Huge Summer for Hollywood, but With Few Blockbusters
The New York Times - 1 Sep 2013 23:58
Ticket revenue in North America totaled $4.71 billion, up 10.2 percent from last summer, but a competition glut hurt films that could have been hits in a less-crowded field.
Report: Ind. exported record $34 billion in '12
Miami Herald - 1 Sep 2013 23:47
A report by Indiana University's Kelley School of Business says the state exported a record $34.3 billion in good last year.
'The Great Gatsby' DVD And Blu-Ray Includes An Alternate Ending That Would Have Made The Film Even Longer
Business Insider - 1 Sep 2013 06:58
"The Great Gatsby" is out on DVD and Blu-ray and included in the special features of the 2-disc special edition is an alternate ending to the film. (Don't get too excited. Gatsby doesn't live.) Rather, director Baz L...
The Guy Who Wrote One Of The Most Famous Songs Of All Time Says US Copyright Law Cheated Him Of Millions
Business Insider - 1 Sep 2013 23:32
The classic Motown song "Money (That's What I Want)" has generated millions of dollars in royalties since it was first recorded in 1959. It's appeared in countless movies, and been covered by John Lennon, Iggy Pop and Wa...
Treasury Auctions Set for This Week
The New York Times - 1 Sep 2013 22:54
The following tax-exempt fixed-income issues are scheduled for pricing this week.
News Corporation's Tight Grip and Outsize Influence in Australia
The New York Times - 1 Sep 2013 23:41
The company owns roughly 60 percent of the newspaper market share and recent outlandish front pages depicting political leaders have some saying it holds too much political sway.
Fremont group working to get iPads to students
Miami Herald - 1 Sep 2013 07:01
If fundraising efforts go as planned, an iPad will soon be in the hands of every kindergarten through sixth-grade student enrolled in Fremont Public Schools.
What 25 Celebrities Were Like In High School
Business Insider - 1 Sep 2013 06:02
Of course Bryan Cranston participated in his high school's chemistry club. The actor stars as Walter White, a high school chemistry turned meth industry kingpin, in AMC's critical darling "Breaking Bad." We found other c...
How reverse mortgages might change this fall
News Observer - 1 Sep 2013 06:00
Right now, practically anyone who is breathing can qualify for a reverse mortgage - no underwriting or credit scores necessary. But that might be about to change.
Fukushima radiation levels spike
CNN - 1 Sep 2013 23:59
There's been a sharp spike in radiation levels measured in the pipes and containers holding water at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan.
Some US Troops Appear To Be Posting Photos In Protest Of Syrian Intervention
Business Insider - 1 Sep 2013 22:44
As the march to limited military intervention in Syria moves forward, some troops are making their views known — albeit anonymously — on social media. Photos of servicemembers have apparently popped up on Reddit, see...
Jerry Jasinowski: Labor Day 2013: Retooling Our Labor Force
The Huffington Post - 1 Sep 2013 23:10
Labor Day is upon us once again and once again the picture for new entrants to the labor force is dismal if they do not possess a tool kit of advanced skills.
NewsWatch: Obama faces opposition on Syria in Congress
Market Watch - 1 Sep 2013 23:00
President Barack Obama is pursuing a risky course in putting his Syria policy in the hands of Congress, where skepticism and anxiety in both parties about his drive toward military action have been high.
White House Takes Victory Lap On Oil Boom
Business Insider - 1 Sep 2013 22:41
The White House is high-fiving America and itself for the U.S. oil boom. In a new blog post , White House Council of Economic Advisers Chair Jason Furman and National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling celebrate Thu...
Lawrence J. Hanley: Labor Day Message: Time to Make the American Dream a Reality Again
The Huffington Post - 1 Sep 2013 22:41
Our country is now a nation of two classes -- the small cadre of the super rich and the rest of us, bus drivers, restaurant workers, telecom workers, firefighters, working families who are being unfairly blamed for the p...
What Are The Wealthiest Families Doing About Asset Protection? Part I
Forbes - 1 Sep 2013 22:23Can Tebow Find A Job In The NFL?
Forbes - 1 Sep 2013 18:35
The NFL player with the largest fan base saw his quest to be an NFL Quarterback derailed yesterday as Tim Tebow was cut by the New England Patriots. The Patriots made a football decision to free up a roster spot and go i...
China Pres Urges Military To Expand, Strengthen
Forbes - 1 Sep 2013 15:53The Military?s Most Science-Fictional Projects
Forbes - 1 Sep 2013 15:53
As the most forward-thinking research arm of the Pentagon, it?s the job of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to take creations worthy of a comic book or Bond film and make them a reality. The agency a...