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Obama Calls On NCAA To Rethink The Way It Protects And Punishes Athletes
The Huffington Post - 21 Mar 2015 23:19
WASHINGTON -- Weighing in on the growing debate over amateurism in college sports, President Barack Obama said on Friday that universities bear "more responsibilities than right now they're showing" toward their athletes...
The wild story of a gangland snitch who is suing the US government for $50 million
Business Insider - 21 Mar 2015 01:27
While in federal prison in 2006, Peter Bistrian, a former stock broker from Long Island in his 40s, claims he got involved with one of the most violent drug lords Philadelphia has ever known, Kaboni Savage. Soon afterwar...
Women in Business: Alicia Navarro, CEO & Co-Founder, Skimlinks
The Huffington Post - 21 Mar 2015 14:49
Alicia Navarro is CEO and Co-founder of Skimlinks. She has always loved technology. She has a computing science degree (for which she won the University Medal), and has been a passionate product manager most of her caree...
Levi's Tapers Its Water Usage By 1 Billion Liters
The Huffington Post - 21 Mar 2015 01:44
Levi's has announced it's saved 1 billion liters of water in its manufacturing process. That's enough to fill 400 Olympic-size pools. That's enough to make a huge water-footprint dent. That's enough to provide H20 for da...
Why Has Germany Bailed Out A Tiny Bank?
Forbes - 21 Mar 2015 04:16
The first German bank has died from Austrian contagion. Duesseldorfer Hypothekenbank AG (“Duesselhyp”), a tiny mortgage lender, has been seized by the Bundesverband Deutsche Banken (BDB), Germany's association of p...
Look at how much Amazon has changed since it first launched
Business Insider - 21 Mar 2015 01:08
When Amazon launched way back in 1995, the company's whole purpose was selling books. Today, it's a mega-company that sells hundreds of millions of products, makes its own tablets and phones, and plans to deliver packag...
Twitter just turned 9 years old -- here's how to find your first tweet
Business Insider - 21 Mar 2015 16:04
Twitter just turned nine years old. On Friday, the company's CCO Gabriel Stricker posted a look back at some famous first tweets, including the first-ever tweet from CEO and co-founder Jack Dorsey, back when Twitter was ...
Amazing insight into what US intelligence knew about Hitler in 1943
Business Insider - 21 Mar 2015 15:55
One of history's most brutal tyrants was a diagnosed schizophrenic on a mission to avenge his childhood years of repressed rage, according to American psychologist and Harvard professor Henry Murray. In 1943, Murray was ...
Marketers: How to get started with deep links
Venture Beat - 21 Mar 2015 03:00
Guest:Here's how to convince your boss about deep-linking and how to get the right details from developers.
5 Types of Business Insurance You Never Knew Existed
inc - 21 Mar 2015 19:30
Since launching my small business I have been constantly looking for different types of business insurance. There are so many options out there so I decided to write an article to help everyone out.
Despite GM's Retreat, Automakers Seem Ready To Stick It Out In Russia
Forbes - 21 Mar 2015 18:51
General Motors Co.'s near-total pullout of the Russian car market stunned auto experts, who wonder whether the problem was Russia's or GM's. "It is an almost unprecedented decision for a major global automaker to abandon...
Appeals Court Likely To Reverse O'Bannon Decision In Favor Of NCAA, Lawyer Says
Forbes - 21 Mar 2015 04:25
A federal appeals court will reverse the decision in the O'Bannon likeness case, in the view of a D.C. lawyer familiar with antitrust rulings. The announcement may not come until the summer.
Investors eye data as stocks approach records
Reuters - 21 Mar 2015 03:56
(Reuters) - Investors enjoying near-record levels for major stock indexes will scrutinize housing data and other economic indicators in the coming week for hints about the timing of U.S. interest rate hikes to see if the...
Genetically Modified Potatoes, Apples Are Safe, FDA Says
The Huffington Post - 21 Mar 2015 02:17
BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Potatoes that won't bruise and apples that won't brown are a step closer to grocery store aisles, but some food suppliers say they don't want any part of it and others are staying silent. The Food an...
China's Pledge to Go After Polluters Targets Firms Like Sinopec
The Street - 21 Mar 2015 02:00
TAIPEI, Taiwan (TheStreet) -- China plans to increase enforcement of pollution laws after earlier efforts failed -- likely putting pressure on the country's heavy industry, including U.S.-traded companies. Petrochemical...
SEC to allow vote on Wal-Mart independent chairman shareholder proposal
Reuters - 21 Mar 2015 01:59
(Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc failed to block a vote on a shareholder resolution calling for an independent board chairman, allowing it to return to the ballot for the third straight year at its annual shareholder meet...
Lockheed opens a new battleground: Environmentally friendly energy
Washington Post - 21 Mar 2015 01:56
The head of one of the world's most innovative fish farms sports a scruffy beard and talks about saving the planet by moving "toward a culture of nurture." His office is a trailer near the beach, where the views are of d...
More tech industry buyers are snapping up L.A. real estate
L.A. Times - 21 Mar 2015 00:25Thousands flock to France's Mont Saint-Michel for 'supertide'
Business Insider - 21 Mar 2015 20:10
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Big-time college sports should split from their universities
L.A. Times - 21 Mar 2015 05:30Blue Shield seeks to avoid disclosing its price for Care1st
L.A. Times - 21 Mar 2015 03:43Have Them At Goodbye: A Customer Experience Expert Practice
Forbes - 21 Mar 2015 02:25
The beginning and the end of a customer's experience with your business are programmed in a customer's mind to be the two most memorable parts of the customer experience. Because of the way a customer's memory works, th...