The Key To Successful Innovation Isn't Glamorous At All
Most people probably don’t think of Germany right away when they think of adaptability, but an article in the October 2012 Scientific American called “Why Germany Still Makes Things” reveals that at...
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Why The NRA Might Finally Be Losing Its Influence
Is the National Rifle Association – the political bulwark against any gun control legislation – beginning to lose its influence?It’s way too soon to declare the powerful NRA on the wane. Its approval...
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How Congress Is Putting Pension Plans At Serious Risk
The federal government insures the private pensions of 43 million Americans—shielding their retirements from the fallout of a bankrupt employer, or a labor union investment portfolio that goes belly...
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Death Toll Stands At 3, 140 Injured In Attack On Boston Marathon — Law...
BOSTON (AP) — The bombs that blew up seconds apart at the finish line of one of the world's most storied races left the streets spattered with blood and glass, three dead, more than 140 wounded and...
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Apple's Chinese Partners Are Hiring Up, Getting Ready To Build The Next iPhone
Taiwan technology giant Foxconn has been increasing its assembly-line workforce in central China in preparation for the manufacture of a new iPhone, the company and media said on Tuesday.Foxconn has...
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This Man Took A Huge, Illegal Gamble On Apple And Lost $5 Million Of Other...
(Reuters) - A former Rochdale Securities trader whose unauthorized purchase of about $1 billion of Apple Inc stock caused the demise of the financial services company pleaded guilty on Monday to wire...
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Syrian Rebel With 49 Kills: This Fighting Is Not Natural, My Country Is Ruined
The Syrian rebel fighter says he has racked up 49 enemy kills so far – nearly half of them government army snipers, the rest pro-regime shabiha militiamen and ordinary soldiers. But the words “hope,”...
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Drugs Based On Bad Research Will Stay On The Market
On the morning of May 3, 2010, three agents of the Food and Drug Administration descended upon the Houston office of Cetero Research, a firm that conducted research for drug companies worldwide.Lead...
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For Some Species, Evolution May Be A Way To Escape The Devastating Effects Of...
The oceanic pincushion known as the purple sea urchin relies on its many spines and pincers for protection and food. An inability to form its spiny shell would devastate the species, which thrives on...
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RICH BERNSTEIN: The Fed Will Tighten Too Late, And Then They'll Tighten Too Fast
The Fed is likely to lag the markets, as they do in most cycles. The markets will probably anticipate the Fed reversing QE. The Fed will surprise few investors.The Fed should reverse QE in a yield...
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Four Reasons Why It'll Be Almost Impossible To Reform The Tax Code
Is tax reform impossible? That’s a depressing topic to address on Tax Day, particularly since I’ve spent the past 20 years pushing for tax reform.I hate to think that my life has been wasted, but let’s...
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Why Fracking Actually Helps The Environment
CAMBRIDGE – Against all expectations, US emissions of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, since peaking in 2007, have fallen by 12% as of 2012, back to 1995 levels. The primary reason, in a word, is...
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Will Ferrell Has A Fantastic NYC Loft [PHOTOS]
Actor and screenwriter Will Ferrell is not generally thought of as a model of sophistication, given his onscreen personas. After all, this is the man who, during his seven-year stint on Saturday Night...
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GRANTHAM: Capitalism Is Great, But It Assigns No Value To Your Grandchildren
Yesterday, I posted part one of the transcript from my Saturday Guardian interview with Jeremy Grantham, the environmental philanthropist and the legendary fund manager. Here's part two ...Jeremy...
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Why The Russian Adoption Ban Is Totally Illogical
Pavel (Pavlik) Morozov, aged 14, was murdered on September 3, 1932, along with his 9-year old brother, Fyodor. They were stabbed to death. Four people were convicted of the crimes – their grandfather...
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Study Explains Why Men Struggle To Read Female Emotions
Scientists have now found proof for something many women have been claiming for years – men find it difficult to read female emotions.Men found it twice as hard to guess a woman’s mood than a man’s...
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One Of France's Biggest Trials Ever Involves Faulty Breast Implants
France launched one of its biggest-ever trials on Wednesday as five managers from company PIP faced charges of selling faulty breast implants that sparked a global health scare.More than 5,000 women...
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Facebook Is Talking To Apple About Creating A 'Home' For The iPhone
Facebook is in talks with Apple to create a version of its Facebook Home Android software for the iPhone, an executive of the social network has claimed.Facebook Home was introduced to the British...
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Was This Chinese Official Beaten To Death By The Communist Party?
Bruised, battered, Chinese official's death spotlights abuses of Communist Party graft probesBEIJING (AP) — Yu Qiyi had a promising career in a government investment company when he disappeared on his...
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Hollywood Produces Violent Movies Because It's 'Cool'
The analysis comes from NATO’s John Fithian after he was asked at a press meeting why Hollywood produces so many R-rated films — despite the evidence he presented this morning showing that family...
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