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Why Most 'Status Quo' Networking Tactics Are Useless
It's a common refrain in the business world: Networking is the key to success. Building relationships is pivotal. It's not what you know, but whom you know.Yet successful networking goes far beyond...
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KFC Is Having The Worst Identity Crisis Of All The Big Fast Food Brands
Sometimes it seems like KFC is trying to do everything. Yum Brands’ massive chicken company, which went through a kind of menu revolution over the past few years, has gone through so many phases and so...
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4 Things Networks Can Learn From 'The Walking Dead'
TV's top drama is a grisly, sometimes sorrowful series that kills off characters as fast as it introduces them and almost never slows down to explain what's happening.Networks could learn a lot from...
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Going Off The Fiscal Cliff Would Cost New Yorkers $43 Billion In Tax Hikes
New York residents would suffer more than $43 billion in tax hikes in 2013 if Congress fails to resolve the so-called fiscal cliff negotiations, according to New York State Comptroller Thomas...
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Pakistan International Airlines Fired 3 Pilots Who Faked Their Qualifications
Pakistan's ailing national airline has sacked three of its pilots after discovering they had faked their qualifications.Asif Yasin Malik, the chairman of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), has also...
View ArticleUBS And Nomura Like Gold Ahead Of Next Week's Fed Meeting
NOTE: This post was initially published before this morning's jobs report.Gold crept higher in Asia overnight prior to selling, then saw initial gains lost. Gold and silver are headed for their second...
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The Alarming “Sense Of Pauperization” in France
In France, 48% of the people considered themselves either living in poverty or on the way to living in poverty. The sobering results of a survey released just ahead of the National Conference of the...
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11 Sailors Died After Two Ships Collided In The North Sea
Dutch and Belgian air sea rescue and coastguard have recovered five bodies and have given up hope of finding survivors among the six crew members still missing from the sinking of the Baltic Ace.A...
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Federal Prosecutor Steps Down After Underlings Were Accused Of Making Nasty...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans' corruption-busting federal prosecutor resigned Thursday after two top deputies became embroiled in a scandal that threatens to undermine some of his biggest cases and...
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There's A Parasite That Can Hijack Your Immune System And Control Your Mind
A parasite known for its ability to influence the minds of its hosts also hijacks the immune system, a new study finds.In fact, the parasite uses cells that would normally help defeat it as transport...
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Ivy League Cracks Down On Out-Of-Control Student Behavior
Dec. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Harvard and Cornell universities have joined Yale University and Dartmouth College in cracking down on out-of-control behavior as drinking, hazing and sexual harassment endanger...
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Everyone Complaining About Money Should Take A Good Look In The Mirror
Psychiatrists say that realizing that you have a problem is the first step towards solving it.Maybe, but in my financial experience, what comes after recognizing the problem is more important.After...
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Sometimes It Pays To Be Naive When You're Quitting Your Job
My first real job was as the librarian at Warner/Chappell Music.I loved it. I was 20 years old, just graduated college, just moved to New York City. I took it really seriously and learned a lot.After...
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A Virginia Psychic Is Suing Because She's Banned From Foretunetelling In...
A Virginia psychic is in federal court this week challenging what she claims is a violation of her First Amendment rights.Patricia King, who runs a fortunetelling business under the name "Psychic...
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21 Endangered Animals You Must See Before They're Gone
The earth’s current rate of extinction is greater than at any other time since the dinosaurs disappeared around 65 million years ago.The natural extinction rate (aka background rate) describes how fast...
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There Are 7 Possibly Habitable Worlds Out There Beyond Our Solar System
A new catalog aims to list all the known planets in the galaxy that could potentially be habitable to life. The count is at seven so far, with many more to come, researchers said.The online listing,...
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Three New Laws Everyone Should Know Before Traveling Over The Holidays
The 2012 holiday travel season is going to be better in at least three important ways.And if it isn’t, you may be able to get help — or at least, see your travel company pay for its misdeeds.New rules...
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The Best Part Of Running A Business Over A Non-Profit Is The Constant Direct...
Prior to Venture for America, I was the head of Manhattan GMAT, an education company. I occasionally get asked which I like better — running a company or a non-profit. Let me provide the caveat that I...
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An Italian Investment Group Just Saved Aston Martin
Aston Martin, maker of the luxury British sports car favoured by James Bond, has revealed Investindustrial is pumping £150 million ($240.26 million) into the company.The deal will see the Italian...
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10 Gifts That Seem Pricier Than They Actually Are
During the holidays, it's natural to want to give the world to those we love.After all, nothing is too good for our parents, siblings, spouses, and dear friends. But a smart shopper never financially...
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