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Here's How We Can Avoid A New American Recession
The United States may be headed for a recession in 2013.Even if the country avoids going over the “fiscal cliff,” a poorly designed political compromise that cuts the deficit too quickly could push an...
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These Actual Spy Weapons Are Straight Out Of A Bond Movie
Newly crowned "Sexiest Man Alive" Kim Jong Un isn't the biggest fan of Park Sang-hak, an anti-Pyongyang defector now living in South Korea who's near the top of North Korea's hit list.The outspoken...
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Serbian Villagers Are Freaking Out About An Awakened Vampire
ZAROZJE, Serbia (AP) — Get your garlic, crosses and stakes ready: a bloodsucking vampire is on the loose.Or so say villagers in the tiny western Serbian hamlet of Zarozje, nestled between lush green...
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One State's Job Growth Blows The Rest Of The Country Out Of The Water
This month, America celebrates (hurrah) five years since the onset of the Great Recession.Earlier this week, the Bureau of Labour Statistics released the latest employment data for American...
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How To Get Discounts Just By Walking Into A Store
Your smartphone is teaming up with stores that want to give you a little something just for stopping by, and with manufacturers who want to give you an incentive to examine their merchandise.When Isra...
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The US Law Targeting Drug Smugglers In Foreign Waters Was Just Declared Illegal
In 2010, the U.S. Coast Guard spotted a wooden fishing boat without lights and a flag off the coast of Panama and reported the suspicious vessel to the Panamanian Navy.The Navy pursued the boat until...
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America's Mindless Killer Robots Must Be Stopped
Are we losing our humanity by automating death?Human Rights Watch (HRW) thinks so. In a new report, co-published with Harvard Law School's International Human Rights Clinic, they argue the "case...
View Article5 Habits That Help You Improve Yourself Every Day
1) Keep Trying New ThingsHaving lots of hobbies is one of the secrets of the most creative people.Via Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation:"Legendary innovators like Franklin,...
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Here's The Truth About Women's Retirement Gap
Much is made of women’s lack of engagement in basic investing, including investing for retirement. Reasons given range from a lack of confidence to a congenital fear of risk to a simple lack of...
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Scientists Are Searching For Life At The Bottom Of A Frozen Lake In Antarctica
British scientists flew into Antarctica at the weekend to begin an extraordinary search for life in a stretch of water the size of Lake Windermere buried under three kilometres of solid ice.The...
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The 10 Weirdest Cars Made In China
As China settles into its role as the world’s largest car market, domestic car manufacturers are working overtime to find ways to satiate the needs of the country’s increasingly mobile populace.Unlike...
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How I Finally Managed To Teach My Teenager About Investing
Since my boys were small, I've answered their questions in simple, yet clear terms — even the tough ones.And I don't answer more than they ask. That's a sure-fire way to confuse a kid.When he was 4, my...
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There's Only One Way To Do Business In Countries 'Swamped In Corruption'
In a series of blog posts curated by the World Economic Forum’s Partnering Against Corruption Initiative(PACI), a number of leading voices will present their perspectives on anti-corruption in the...
View ArticleThe 'Overnight Success' Myth Is Ruining Gen Y's Chances Of Finding The Right...
Technology has simultaneously been the Millennial generation’s best friend and worst enemy. While they have grown up with social media and iPhones, they’ve also lived under the specter of Mark...
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'Montauk Monsters' Aren't As Mysterious As The Internet Makes Them Out To Be
Tonight, Channel 4 here in the UK screens a new TV show called Alien Investigations [adjacent screengrab from here on the Channel 4 site]. I believe that it has already been screened on the Science...
View ArticleHow To Weed Out Lousy Recruiters From The Ones Who Actually Work For You
This post is a response to Laurie Reuttimann's post, “Why Job Hunters Should Stop Working with Recruiters."I’d like to start off by saying that I work for an IT staffing firm. Now that that’s out of...
View Article10 Books That Help Leaders Keep Their Skills Sharp
The book "Change the Culture, Change the Game" notes, “In an era when change is the new gravity, it’s time to apply sound ideas.”We live in an increasingly interconnected world of shifting...
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Argentina Is Now Paying For Its Dangerously Successful Economic Story
Argentina is in the news again.The country that successfully managed an external debt restructuring after a major financial crisis in 2001-02, and eschewed the standard austerity package to benefit...
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Studies Linking Certain Foods And Cancer Are A Stretch, Scientists Say
They are mainstay stories of tabloid newspapers and women's magazines, linking common foods from burnt toast to low-fat salad dressing to cancer.But now US scientists have warned that many reports...
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This Year's Hurricane Season Was One Of The Busiest On Record
This year's hurricane season officially ends today (Nov. 30) and will be remembered primarily for Hurricane Sandy, for obvious reasons. But Sandy was only the last hurricane in a very active — and...
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