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Business Insider 35
Ben Bernanke thinks stocks might be cheap (SPX, SPY) Does former Fed chair Ben Bernanke think the stock market is undervalued?  Bernanke has a new blog post out on Monday. The post deals with inequality, primarily as it relates to Fed policy. On this topic, Bernanke isn't sure that it's obvious Fed policy exacerbated any inequality trends.  But in his post, Bernanke also addresses the stock market. Specifically, Bernanke isn't so sure stocks are all
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Business Insider 500+
16 things successful people do on Monday mornings Monday mornings are the most critical time of the workweek — they set the stage for the day and week ahead. "Because you've stepped away for a couple days, these back-to-work mornings are the most memorable for the rest of the week," says Lynn Taylor, a national workplace expert and the author of "Tame Your Terrible Office Tyrant: How to Manage Childish Boss Behavior and Thrive in Y
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Business Insider 24
The New Orleans Pelicans' new coach got the job by going to his interview with charts and graphs explaining how to unleash Anthony Davis The New Orleans Pelicans have hired Alvin Gentry as their new head coach. Gentry is currently the assistant head coach of the Golden State Warriors and is largely considered the architect of their offense, which finished second in the NBA in offensive rating this season. The Pelicans' coaching job was considered one of the most attractive in the NBA for one reason: Anthony Davis. The 22-year-old c
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Business Insider 200+
50 Cent just gave a perfect explanation for why people shouldn't buy Jay Z's Tidal Rapper 50 Cent is the latest musician to speak out against Jay Z's $9.99-per-month artist-owned streaming music service, Tidal. During an interview with Los Angeles radio station REAL 92.3, the rapper was asked his thoughts on the controversial Tidal. "They probably could’ve did something more exciting if they reached out, because the people you saw there don’t even own the rights to their mu
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YourStory.com 1
Biofuels turned out to be climate-unfriendly. Will the same be true for organic farming? One might remember the biofuel craze of a decade-and-half back when it was thought that this was the panacea for all climate change problems. But as it turned out, there were innumerable studies which cast aspersions on the emphasis of biofuels as an eco-friendly energy alternative. A 2011 study on palm oil plantations confirmed what activists feared: plantations were causing deforestation and hur
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BBC News - World 1K
Rain boosts England's hopes of draw England's chances of saving the second Test against New Zealand are boosted by rain as day four ends early.
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BBC News - World 35
Morgan 'doesn't remember accident' Comedian Tracy Morgan says he has no recollection of the accident that left him with life-threatening injuries, in his first interview since the collision.
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BBC News - World 1
VIDEO: Matt Dillon visits Myanmar camp Matt Dillon has visited a camp for Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar to highlight the plight of the minority group.
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homepage 16
Another Uber driver accused of molesting female passenger Uber claims ‘immediate action has already been taken with the driver’ and that ‘the matter is being thoroughly investigated’
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Business Insider 14
Why you shouldn't feel so bad about spending over a hundred bucks on running shoes Running Shoes Guru put Wal-Mart's $16 running shoes to the test. Here's how they hold up to their more expensive competitors.  Video courtesy of Running Shoes Guru See more reviews at runningshoesguru.comJoin the conversation about this story »
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Make: 60
Jamming on a Modern Day Player Piano The echoing sounds of a mad pianist banging out the theme to Harry Potter drew me to find the source. Hidden behind a crowd of bedazzled onlookers a piano plays its music. This is the work of Ramon Yuarra, and his piano. Once a standard player piano, this musical anachronism […] Read more on MAKE The post Jamming on a Modern Day Player Piano appeared first on Make:.
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Lifehacker 500+
Eight Popular Ticket and Traffic Law Myths, Debunked You might think you know the rules of the road, but misinformation can spread like wildfire. From getting out of a ticket to making excuses for speeding, it’s time to clear up some traffic misconceptions once and for all.Myth: Your Ticket Is Automatically Dropped If the Officer Doesn’t Show Up to CourtThis may be one of the most widespread ticket myths out there, likely because the truth is so com
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Springwise 15
Learn how to dance like Chinese grannies Add / Remove Weird Of The Week: This is part of a series of articles that looks at some of the most bizarre and niche business ideas we see here at Springwise. In China, public square dancing is a national phenomenon. So much so that there is now an app — created by young Chinese entrepreneur Zhang Zhiwei — which enables anyone to learn the most popular dances, performed regularly by groups of ol
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The Times of India 8
Jet hands over pink slips to 50 expat pilots Jet Airways has prematurely terminated the contracts of 50 of its expatriate pilots as part of cost-cutting measures as well as reducing dependency on the high-cost overseas flight crew.
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MakeUseOf 24
Love Giant Robots? 5 Movies Like Transformers You Need to See Say what you want about Transformers, but nobody can deny that it’s a one-of-a-kind franchise. While there are many franchises that share some similarities, there’s a certain stylistic flair that sets Transformers apart as unique — whether that’s a good or bad unique, I’ll leave up to you. Maybe you’re like me and watched any or all of the Transformers movies with high hopes only to leave the thea
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Business Insider 34
How two former Broadway producers created an app that solves the biggest annoyance with buying theater tickets Walking past Times Square, it's almost impossible to miss the winding lines of people waiting to purchase Broadway tickets. It's an odd sight to behold in the age of the internet and smartphones, and it speaks volumes about how trapped in time much of the theater industry is. Two former Broadway producers, Brian Fenty and Merritt Baer, took notice of the theater industry's overall lack of innovati
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Business Insider 56
A mom used this extreme diet to shed 30 pounds and look like a model 5 months after giving birth Gabrielle Rein, 31, gave birth to her first child late last year. Then, she looked like most very-pregnant people —happy, with a rather large belly. She's the woman on the left in the photo below:  Five months later, Rein's body was completely transformed and she shed 30 pounds. Her motivator: a nude photoshoot she was asked to do for work. Rein is the creative director of Viceroy Creative, an adv
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Business Insider 1K
Abercrombie rejected a 17-year-old girl for a job, and the Supreme Court just ruled in her favor The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled against Abercrombie & Fitch in a dispute over its decision not to hire a 17-year-old Muslim girl who wore a headscarf that would have violated the store's notorious "look policy." The dispute centered on a federal law that requires employers to "reasonably accommodate" workers' religions or disabilities. The Equal Employment Opportunity
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Business Insider 27
I waited nearly 2 hours to visit the new skydeck atop One World Trade — and it was worth every minute Thousands of New York City locals and tourists flooded One World Trade Center on Friday for the public opening of One World Observatory.  The line to soak in the panoramic views was like waiting to ride Space Mountain at Disney World. But once you reach the top and remember what used to stand in the observatory's place, you forget about the hour or two it took to get there. I arrived at the nation
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Business Insider 200+
A new 'Fifty Shades of Grey' book is coming out later this month from the male point of view "Fifty Shades of Grey" fans are in for a big surprise.  Another new book in the erotica series from author E.L. James is out later this month, titled "Grey." James made the announcement on her social media accounts.  on   The fourth book in the series, following billionaire Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele, won't be a sequel. Instead, it will be a retelling of th
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Quick Sprout 100+
8 Ways to Get More Social Shares Without Annoying Readers Every time you write a new post, you share it on the social web, right? Well, how’s that working for you? It’s unfortunate, but most Twitter and Facebook feeds look like a graveyard – no likes, comments, or shares. That’s because no one shows you how to use social media properly. Today, I want to share with you the strategies that I have used to maximize the number of social shares I get from eac
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Business Insider 57
Supreme Court reverses conviction of guy who got jail time for Facebook posts The Supreme Court has reversed a conviction of a then-27-year-old man who made violent, rap-inspired comments on Facebook that landed him behind bars. Anthony Elonis was convicted of violating a federal law that bars making interstate threats to harm people. His posts included threats about his wife and area children. In a narrow 7-2 ruling issued Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that that the stan
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Entrepreneur: Latest Articles 38
How to Handle Your Family Bankrolling Your Business Friends and family of new entrepreneurs are the greatest single source of outside funding but just because it’s common, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t use caution.If you plan to bankroll a new business with a loan from loved ones, you’d be in good company.Sam Walton borrowed $20,000 from his father-in-law to help launch what would become Wal-Mart. Berry Gordon launched Motown records with $800 borrowe
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The Economic Times
Wall Street has one question for Dick Fuld This week, at his first public appearance in around six years, he said that his firm actually wasn't crumbling all those years ago.
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The Economic Times
Salman Khan's trial under Arms Act put off till July 20 Khan was supposed to present his side in the court but his counsel H M Saraswat moved an application seeking deferment in the wake of stay on the trial granted by HC.
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The Economic Times
Case filed against Maggie, Amitabh Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit The case was filed by a lawyer Sudhir Kumar Ojha in the court of Muzaffarpur Chief Judicial Magistrate Ved Prakash Singh.
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The Economic Times 5
US construction spending jumps to near 6-1/2 year high US construction spending surged in April to the highest level in nearly 6-1/2 years as outlays increased broadly, pointing to some pockets of strength in the economy.
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The Economic Times 2
US stock choppy in early trade on mixed economic data US stocks were choppy in early trading, giving up their gains from a strong opening, as investors digested a slew of data that sent a mixed picture on the pace of the economy's recovery.
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The Economic Times 5
Oil falls as OPEC production stays high, dollar rises Crude oil prices dropped as the dollar rose and on expectations that OPEC production would remain high, stoking worries of oversupply despite declining US rig operations.
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The Economic Times 500+
India could drag Pak to ICJ over Capt Kalia issue India could drag Pak to ICJ over Capt Kalia issueSushma Swaraj in Udaipur, said the government discussed and reviewed the position held by it and previous governments on the issue.
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The Economic Times 1
Modi's B'desh visit: Security co-op to be key focus Modi's B'desh visit: Security co-op to be key focusBoth sides are likely to sign a number of deals including on enhancing connectivity to ensure greater people-to-people contact.
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The Economic Times 4
Government clears names of CVC, CIC after meeting between PM Modi & Kharge Government clears names of CVC, CIC after meeting between PM Modi & KhargeThe central government and the opposition today agreed on the names of Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) and Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC).
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The Economic Times
US manufacturing growth accelerates in May as employment rebounds: Report The pace of US manufacturing growth rose in May, rebounding off its slowest pace in almost two years as new orders and employment rebounded, says report.
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Inc.com 19
5 Critical Things to Think About Before Hiring From Your Competitors You might think your competitor's employees are a shortcut to your success. It may be a shortcut to a lawsuit.
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Inc.com 13
B2B Retailers Without An Online Presence Will Soon Be Obsolete Research data forecasts a future where many B2B sales happen online.
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Inc.com 82
10 Most Popular Programming Languages Today A basic understanding of various programming languages can benefit anyone, even if you're not looking to become a master coder.
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Inc.com 100+
Jessica Alba: Winning Social Media Isn't 'One Size Fits All' Jessica Alba, co-founder of The Honest Company, offers tips on how to get noticed on social media.
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Inc.com 51
How to Radically Simplify the Management of Your Startup A Stanford professor and author says that simple rules should form the scaffolding of your company.
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Inc.com 19
Addiction and the Entrepreneur My small business is The Good Addiction.
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Inc.com 30
6 (More) of the Worst Things You Can Call Yourself on LinkedIn There are so many terrible words people use to make themselves sound exciting on LinkedIn. Here are a few more.
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Inc.com 10
3 Ways Transparency Can Help Your Business Morgen Newman, co-founder of MixedMade, explains how being transparent and open has accelerated his spicy honey business.
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Inc.com 24
12 Tips for Silencing the Bad Self-Esteem Demon On Your Shoulder Silence the self-esteem demon on your shoulder with these 12 tips.
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Inc.com 12
Business Lending Is Up, But Probably Not for You Bank lending to businesses is rising to near-record levels, but many small businesses have been left out.
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Inc.com 20
Quit Making Open Enrollment Harder Than It Needs to Be 46 percent of employees spend less than 30 minutes choosing a health insurance plan for the year while many people spend 16 minutes a day choosing an outfit.
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Inc.com 63
A Valuable Lesson in Working Smarter Veev Spirits co-founder Carter Reum recalls how he learned that keeping your nose to the grindstone isn't the best way to be productive.
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Inc.com 28
How to Understand What's Really Driving Your Decisions Marsha Lamb, VP of Strategic Initiatives at Vesalius Ventures, explains which factors you should use to assess your decision-making.
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Business Today| LATEST HEADLINES 9
RIL sells 49.9% stake in US joint venture for $1.07 bn RIL and its partner Pioneer Natural Resources Co sold off Eagle Ford (EFS) Midstream venture, that owns a 460 miles pipeline network, to Enterprise Products Partners for $2.15 billion.
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WIRED 200+
Microsoft Says Windows 10 Will Arrive on July 29 Microsoft plans to release its new Windows 10 operating system on July 29. Terry Myerson, Microsoft’s vice president of operating systems, revealed the release date this morning with a blog post. Previously, the company had said Windows 10 would arrive sometime in the summer. According to the company, the new OS will reach 190 countries […] The post Microsoft Says Windows 10 Will Arrive on July 29
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HBR.org 300+
How Marketing Is Evolving in Latin America Latin America is a modern marketer’s dream, and not just because of its size. By 2020, nearly one out of every 10 dollars in the world economy will come from Latin America. The region will soon represent 10% of the global population and 9% of global GDP, with 640 million customers. It also has the fourth-largest mobile market in the world, with social media adoption even surpassing that of the
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Psychology Today 1
3 Ways We Should All Be Introverts Whether you're an introvert or an extrovert, everyone can benefit from being quiet and thoughtful.
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BBC News - World 3K
Liverpool co-owner to meet Rodgers Brendan Rodgers' future as Liverpool manager will become clearer this week when he meets with co-owner Tom Werner.
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BBC News - World 200+
Solar Impulse lands safely in Japan Solar Impulse, the zero-fuel aeroplane, lands in Japan after being forced to abort a Pacific crossing due to deteriorating weather ahead of it.
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BBC News - World 16
BAT agrees to buy cigarette firm TDR British American Tobacco agrees to buy cigarette firm TDR from Croatia's Adris Grupa.
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BBC News - World 300+
Kenya police probe 'flogging' photos Kenya's police chief orders an investigation into claims that police flogged a group of young Somalis in north-eastern Garissa county.
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Fast Company 24
How Siggi's Grew From A Nostalgic Experiment To An Icelandic Yogurt Empire Quick success and high demand showed Siggi Hilmarsson that he had a lot to learn.When Siggi Hilmarsson moved to New York City from Reykjavik, Iceland, in 2002, he quickly grew nostalgic for the thick skyr yogurt he grew up eating as a kid. At the time, all the yogurt in the U.S. was so runny and packed with sugar, he couldn't stomach it. Hilmarsson was getting his MBA at Columbia and went on to ta
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Fast Company 21
Google Launches "My Account," A Hub For Your Privacy Settings The new privacy and security hub allows Google users to manage their settings in one place.Google on Monday launched My Account, a new hub for privacy and security settings with which its users can manage what information they share with different Google products (such as Maps, Search, and YouTube), adjust security settings, and more.Read Full Story
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homepage 7
Indian Trading League: a high-risk contest Such contests, where real money is at stake, are best left to professional investors and traders
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homepage 16
Mamata Banerjee rules out Teesta talks during Bangladesh trip West Bengal chief minister says one-day trip would be limited to signing of land boundary deal
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Business Insider 38
Enrique Iglesias had a bloody run-in with a drone this weekend We've officially had out first celebrity drone incident.  Enrique Iglesias sliced up his hand on Saturday during a concert in Tijuana, Mexico after grabbing a drone that was filming his performance.  In the video of the event, it appears that Iglesias was trying to turn the drone around to face the audience so they could get a point of view shot. However, he quickly flings the drone down on the g
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Business Insider 18
Google is tightening up its privacy controls (GOOG) Google is revamping its privacy settings, the company announced in a blogpost this morning, to help "keep your information safe and put you in control of it." The search giant has built a hub called "My Account" that places links to change users' privacy and security settings in one place. The service aims to "[give] you quick access to the settings and tools that help you
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Business Insider 400+
The entire country is captivated by this teen's heartbreaking Craigslist plea for a 'family to rent' so she won't have to spend her birthday alone "I just want one day that I can feel important and special, and like I matter even if I really don't." That's just one of the many heartbreaking sentences within 19-year-old Natalie Carson's Craigslist search for a family — one she can "rent" on her birthday so she doesn't have to spend the day alone. She says she usually tries to sleep through her birthday. "I can pay $
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Business Insider 10
Fabulous pictures of celebrities who own an Apple Watch, ranked by how much they cost (AAPL) Celebrities everywhere are showing off how high-tech they are by wearing the new Apple Watch in public. Everyone from politicians to sports stars to singers and business executives have Apple Watches. But how much do they cost? We checked out the price of every famous figure's fancy new watch.Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev was spotted wearing a space grey Apple Watch in a meeting with Puti
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Entrepreneur: Latest Articles 89
How to Avoid 6 Common Leadership Mistakes Ask any leaders worth their salt if they’ve ever made management mistakes and you’ll likely get a “is water wet?” type of response. Every leader, young or old, makes their fair share of errors. If you’re lucky, you work with a team and a boss who are forgiving. A valuable mistake is one you learn and grow from, but the best mistake is often the one you can avoid.Wisdom can come from falling and ge
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The Times of India 12
It's going to be hi-tech birthday for Karunanidhi If social media is mainly associated with youngsters, then DMK chief M Karunanidhi will become younger on his next birthday.
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The Times of India 64
Tata Steel’s first product to return to company A piece of Tata Steel history, rather Indian steel history, is set to return home after over a century.
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Reuters 100+
U.N. finds growing signs of Russian involvement in Ukraine war GENEVA (Reuters) - A separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine is revealing increasing evidence, but not yet conclusive legal proof, of Russian state involvement, senior United Nations human rights officials said on Monday.
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Search Engine Journal 41
2015 US Search Awards Entries Close July 17th: Get Your Submissions In! by @AkiLiboon Entries for the 2015 US Search Awards are set to close Friday, July 17th, which means you still have over a month to send in your entry form.The post 2015 US Search Awards Entries Close July 17th: Get Your Submissions In! by @AkiLiboon appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
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Business Insider 13
This is matcha — the trendy green tea that could make coffee obsolete Matcha green tea has been called the 'coffee killer' and we wanted to see what all the fuss was about. So we unboxed Panatēa's Matcha green tea ceremonial grade 4-piece set.  This kit provides all the tools you need to make a cup (or bowl) of matcha at home or the office. Produced by Joe Avella Follow BI Video: On Facebook Join the conversation about this story »
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Business Insider 8
Canada player scores gorgeous one-touch goal from the edge of the box in final game before World Cup Canada women's national team player Sophie Schmidt sent her team off to the Women's World Cup in style, curling in a gorgeous goal in a 1-0 friendly win over England. Canada, which will host the tournament, won the bronze at the 2012 Olympics and is expected to compete in the knockout stages at this World Cup. Schmidt, a 26-year-old midfielder, is one of the leaders of the team that's currently ra
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Business Insider 6
An investment advisor reveals the 7 traps that lead to bad financial decisions Ken Weber has seen clients make all kinds of stupid mistakes in his 30-year career as an investment advisor. That's why he wrote "Dear Investor, What the HELL are You Doing?: Smart and Easy Ways to Fix the Mistakes You Make With Your Money." In the book, he lists the seven most common errors that most investors make when they let their emotions and personal biases get in the way. How man
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Business Insider 20
Meet the fabulously wealthy residents of Miami's 'billionaire bunker' With just 35 homes and a population of 86, according to the 2010 census, Indian Creek Village is one of the wealthiest and most exclusive places on the planet. The village, located on a tiny island in Miami's Biscayne Bay, is home to billionaires and A-listers from business tycoon Carl Icahn to supermodel Adriana Lima. The enclave's main drag recently topped Zillow's list of the most expensive str
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Business Insider 4
The one rule every modern gentleman should remember when carrying an umbrella Umbrellas are simple creatures. You open them and they protect you from the rain. Minus a few tricky maneuvers you must make on a busy sidewalk, there's really not a whole lot to think about. When you close them, however, the story completely changes. The unmenacing open umbrella quickly forms a point. Often, a relatively sharp point. Many men forget this fact and are careless with this sharp poin
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Forbes - Entrepreneurs 6
The Best Cities For Millennials In 2015
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Forbes - Entrepreneurs 100+
Why Is Almost No One Using Apple Pay? Why don?t small merchants accept Apple Pay? That?s easy. Just follow the money.
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Forbes - Entrepreneurs 7
The Many Blessings Of Information Governance By Alejandra Perez and Kelli Clark
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Forbes - Entrepreneurs 19
Now Is Not The Time To Get Scared About Stock Exposure All investors would love to make money without having to take risks, but unfortunately you will not make much money unless you do. Deciding how much to put at risk in equities, therefore, has a critical impact on how your wealth grows over time. Longer term, the more you invest in equities the more you stand to make, but that exposure carries a higher risk of losses. Really successful investors do
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Business Insider 25
67-year-old Arnold Schwarzenegger's Snapchat is full of bodybuilding videos and tons of emoji We all know baby boomers have officially infiltrated Facebook. But when it comes to Snapchat, users skew much younger. That's why it's so surprising that 67-year-old actor and politician Arnold Schwarzenegger is such a pro when it comes to using the social platform. The former California governor's username on Snapchat is arnoldschnitzel. Most of the time, he uses his account to promote his upcomi
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Business Insider 4
If you're in the stock market, it doesn't matter if you know where earnings are going There's nothing more important to stock prices than earnings and expectations for earnings growth. Earnings, or net income, is literally the bottom line. While that's a principle that plays out in the market in the long-run, it unfortunately doesn't in the long run. Take this chart from FactSet's John Butters. It shows the trajectory of the S&P 500 with the trajectory of analysts' forecast for
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Lifehacker 49
Today's Best Deals: 8-Port USB Charger, Bluetooth Headphones, More Here are the best of today’s deals. Get every great deal every day on Kinja Deals, follow us on Facebook and Twitter to never miss a deal, join us on Kinja Gear to read about great products, and on Kinja Co-Op to help us find the best.More DealsToday’s Best App DealsToday’s Best Media DealsToday’s Best Gaming Deals​This Week’s Best Apparel DealsTop DealsYeah this was bound to happen. 8 fast USB ou
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The Economic Times 2
Trial run of Kolkata-Agartala bus service via Dhaka begins The trial run of the Kolkata- Agartala bus service via Dhaka was iaugurated from Salt Lake on the outskirts of the city, ahead of Modi's visit to Bangladesh later this week.
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The Economic Times 3
AGS Transact gets Sebi nod for Rs 1,350-crore IPO The firm had filed its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with Sebi through its lead merchant banker Axis Capital in March this year.
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The Economic Times
Modi government anti-farmer: Shivpal Yadav Uttar Pradesh's PWD minister Shivpal Yadav today charged the central government with playing politics on the issue of farmers' interest.
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The Economic Times
Graft-free government is our big achievement: Sushma Swaraj "Our government delivered good governance without corruption. This is our big achievement. There was not a single allegation of corruption on this government," Swaraj said.
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The Economic Times 5
RBI caps compensation for non-executive director of private banks at Rs 10L pa RBI said that banks will have to disclose the remuneration paid to the directors on an annual basis in their annual financial statements.
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The Economic Times 2
India exports textiles, clothing worth $41.4 bn in 2014-15 The country's overall exports of textiles and clothing stood at $41.4 billion in 2014-15 but fell short of the target of $45 billion, according to the Textiles Export Promotion Council (Texprocil).
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TrendHunter.com 79
Top 100 Branding Ideas in June - From Nostalgia Soda Branding to Hipster Fast Food Mascots (TrendHunter.com) (TrendHunter.com) The top June 2015 branding ideas showcase the different ways brands are attempting to engage consumers. Brand awareness is at an all-time high, meaning that companies can't just jump on the...
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YourStory.com 47
With an updated brand identity, Flipkart launches its mobile app for sellers Flipkart today announced the launch of its mobile app for sellers. The app aims at building and strengthening the overall marketplace ecosystem, by helping merchants on the Flipkart platform to manage their businesses from anywhere and at any given time. This will help new sellers to register and kick start their businesses along with enabling the current base of 30,000+ sellers to further streaml
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Business Insider 6
'Fifty Shades' sequel to be published June 18 New York (AFP) - He is the object of desire for millions of women the world over. And now Christian Grey, the enigmatic hero of best-selling erotic novels "Fifty Shades of Grey," is getting a sequel of his own.Author EL James said Monday that she is publishing a new version of her sexually explicit novel, this time written from the point of view of the business tycoon and not temptress A
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Business Insider 10
Business Insider UK is hiring an evening news editor Business Insider UK is hiring an evening news editor. We are looking for individuals who have excellent news instincts, who are cool under pressure, and who are comfortable writing, editing, and publishing stories on their own. The evening news editor will: keep an eye out for breaking news and write several stories a night, as well as prepping and publishing contributor content  be in charge of
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Business Insider 100+
50 colleges where you're most likely to meet your future spouse Most students graduate from college with lifelong friends, but some find a partner for life along the way. Our friends at Niche, a database of school information, rounded up the places where you're most likely to meet your future spouse by combining their lists of the friendliest students, the smartest students, and the most attractive students, with an emphasis on religious colleges.  We rounded
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CNN.com - World 200+
ISIS kills 34 Iraqi police with explosive-laden tank At least 34 Iraqi police officers were killed and at least 48 more wounded Monday when an ISIS fighter drove a tank rigged with explosives into a joint Iraqi security forces base about 28 kilometers (17 miles) southwest of Samarra, two security officials told CNN.
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Scientific American Content: Global 22
Ocean Species Set for Reshuffle Unseen in 3 Million Years Global warming may bring a huge reorganization to the world's ocean life -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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BBC News - World 5K
Tourist killed in SA lion attack A tourist believed to be from the US is killed in a South African game park after a lion jumped through a car window, an official tells the BBC.
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BBC News - World 10K
US Muslim in Abercrombie hijab win The US Supreme Court rules in favour of a Muslim woman denied a job at Abercrombie & Fitch because of her headscarf.
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MakeUseOf 10
Unlock Your Mac Using Your Apple Watch or Android Wear Device Typing a password is just so much hassle, don’t you wish you could use your iPhone, Apple Watch or simply have your Mac unlock when you walk near it? It turns out you can! Whether you’re lazy, security-conscious or have a hideously long password, you won’t need to enter your password when settling down at your desk with one of these solutions. First: Secure Your Mac I’m going to make the presumpti
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Business Insider 9
ROBERT SHILLER: This would make me worried about a stock market bubble (DIA, SPX, SPY, QQQ, IWM, TLT) Robert Shiller isn't ready to call the stock market a bubble.  In an interview with Goldman Sachs published over the weekend, the Yale professor and Nobel Laureate said there is a "bubble element" to the behavior we're seeing in the stock market.  But outside of the "social epidemic" Shiller — who published his famous book "Irrational Exuberance" right before the Nasd
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Business Insider 100+
Iraq's incompetent military is in even worse shape than it appears On June 10, 2014, Mosul, which is Iraq's second-largest city, fell to ISIS as the Iraqi army fled. Today, Iraq's national military is in even worse shape, and may have as few as 5,000 "effective troops" under its command, according to Politico.  Despite over a decade's worth of US training and military support for the Baghdad government, along with 11 months of US-led coalition airstrike
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Entrepreneur: Latest Articles 1K
The Legal Side of Owning a Food Truck This excerpt is part of Entrepreneur.com's Second-Quarter Startup Kit which explores the fundamentals of starting up in a wide range of industries.In Start Your Own Food Truck Business, the staff of Entrepreneur Media Inc. and writer Rich Mintzer explain how you can get started in the mobile food industry, whether you want to own a food truck, cart, trailer, kiosk or other on-the-go food business.
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Entrepreneur: Latest Articles 81
This Restaurant Chain Is Cutting Breakfast Hours Because of the National Egg Shortage Your egg biscuit sandwich may be in danger.Starting Monday, Texas-based burger chain Whataburger is limiting its breakfast hours due to the national egg shortage. On Sunday, the chain announced breakfast will be available from 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. on weekdays while supplies last, and 5 a.m. to 11 a.m. on the weekends. Typically, Whataburger serves breakfast until 11 a.m. every day of the week."We
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15 Time-Tested Apps Your Business Can't Live Without In app-land, there’s a never-ending quest to serve up the next thing that makes life easier. But we think you’d be better served with our collection of battle-tested apps. They’ll help you run your business more efficiently and let you do so from your iOS or Android smartphone.MoneyTake a photo of any receipt with your smartphone. From there, the simple and intuitive Expensify lets you assign it t
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Business Insider 18
If you're not dropping by your boss's office to chat, you're missing out on a major career opportunity Everybody agrees that networking matters. It matters for getting jobs. It matters for being good at those jobs. It matters for finding mentors, sponsors, and general champions. It matters for getting promotions. But while we can and probably should continue to drink half-priced beers, file business cards, and write follow-up emails, there's one incredibly simple networking trick that can seriously
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Customers called 'HENRYs' are disturbingly frugal — and it's killing companies like Michael Kors and Coach Nearly-rich customers are increasingly unwilling to spend — and that's bad news for the US economy.  People who make between $100,000 and $250,000 are "making very careful decisions" on discretionary purchases, luxury marketing expert Pam Danziger told Bloomberg News. "That’s smart for them, but it’s certainly not good for the economy." Companies like Ralph Lauren, Coach, and M
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Funding shortage threatens half U.N.'s humanitarian operations in Iraq ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - The United Nations said it would be forced to slash or shut down almost half its aid operations in Iraq without an immediate injection of new funds, at a time when a humanitarian crisis triggered by Islamic State insurgents is intensifying.
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Wreck of 18th century slave ship discovered Archaeologists and divers from across continents believe they have struck history gold, confirming the first ever discovery of a sunken slave ship.
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Jet hands over pink slips to 50 expat pilots Jet Airways has prematurely terminated the contracts of 50 of its expatriate pilots as part of cost-cutting measures as well as reducing dependency on the high-cost overseas flight crew.
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Solar Impulse lands on unscheduled Japan stop The record-breaking Solar Impulse 2 landed safely in Nagoya, Japan on Monday night, an AFP correspondent at the scene reported, on an unscheduled stop caused by bad weather over the Pacific.
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Lifehacker 46
Use a Table Saw to Cut a Perfect Circle Table saws are used for making straight cuts in wood, but with a bit of patience you can use your saw to cut perfect circles too.Cutting a circle out of wood is usually done with a jigsaw and takes a very steady hand. A router is a more precise way to cut a circle, but it takes some time to set up a jig. If you’re willing to drill a hole through the top of your table saw, you can start cutting cir
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When a Mid-Career Move Falls Flat: The Story of Stripedshirt In the early 1990s, Laura Beck was a college student living in Boston who regularly attended Red Sox games. She’d dutifully don a Red Sox jersey, but she’d quietly seethe. “I didn’t want Wade Boggs’s name on my back,” she recalls. “I didn’t want to wear a jersey.” So in 2010, after a successful 18-year-career in high-tech PR, she quit her job to launch Stripedshirt, a company selling fashionable,
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PSFK 16
Avoid the Internet’s Tireless Efforts to Ruin Your Favorite Shows You couldn’t watch Game of Thrones the night it aired, so you DVRed it. But then it happens—someone on Facebook reveals that [REDACTED] was killed on GoT. It’s enough to make you avoid the Internet entirely. Google Chrome feels your pain, which is why they have released a free new extension called Spoiler Alert. When installed, Spoiler Alert puts a small monkey icon next to your browser bar. Cli
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Only gradual reforms in PM Modi's 2nd yr as well: Nomura The brokerage, however, said the broad direction for the reform process will continue to be "positive" in the second year as well.
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30% driving licenses in India bogus: Nitin Gadkari 30% driving licenses in India bogus: Nitin Gadkari Gadkari also said that cameras linked to satellites would be installed in cities with more than five lakh population to record traffic violations.
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Mobile towers, posts offices to be set up in Naxal-hit areas New mobile phone towers and post offices will soon come up in worst Naxal-hit districts in Chhattisgarh with Rajnath Singh ordering expeditious completion of work.
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Greek government faces dissent as debt deadline nears Greece's cash-strapped government faced fresh dissent from within the ruling Syriza party on Monday after failing to deliver on a promise to reach an agreement with rescue lenders over the weekend.
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Congress in talks with parties for secular alliance in Bihar: Rajeev Gowda Congress is in talks with various political parties to form a secular alliance against the BJP in the Bihar assembly polls, its spokesman Rajeev Gowda said.
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The Economic Times 1
US manufacturing growth accelerates for first time in 6 months US manufacturing growth accelerated in May for the first time in six months, propelled by more new orders and an increase in hiring.
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$500 million appeal for Iraq to be launched: UNICEF US-led coalition of some 60 nations was formed last year after IS went on a rampage across Iraq and Syria, seizing key territory and declaring a caliphate.
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The Economic Times
IS revamps recruitment, with savvy, professional broadcasts After a selection of tunes, the presenter with an American accent offers "a glimpse at our main headlines." IS militants have just seized three Iraqi cities. A bomb blows up a factory, killing everyone inside.
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The Economic Times 2
Germany worried about mkt power of Internet giants German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel said on Monday he was worried the market power of firms like Google was hurting competition on the Internet.
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Business Insider 8
Former F1 racing boss believes star drivers make too much money Here's everything you need to know about the wonderful world of motorsports this week. Former FIA president Max Mosley believes F1 drivers are being paid too much. Mosley, the former president of Formula One's governing body, told GQ Magazine that salaries for the sport's elite drivers are "absurd." These comments come just days after Mercedes-AMG's Lewis Hamilton put pen to paper on a t
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Business Insider 54
The ISIS economy just got a huge boost The US is trying to choke off the Islamic State's revenue streams in Iraq and Syria. But the biggest slice of the ISIS budget may come from taxing the "Caliphate's" captive population, a source of wealth for the group that's harder for international actors to control. While it's almost impossible to know the exact breakdown of the Islamic State's balance sheet, experts estimate that its
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What Does Your Signature Say About You? Analyzing How Top Entrepreneurs Sign Their Name [Infographic] When I was a kid, I remember practicing my signature in a pocket-sized composition notebook in case I got famous one day. I'd scribble down different variations -- some sharp and nearly illegible, others wispy and over-sized.  At the time I hadn't put much thought into what the style of my signature said about my personality, but as it turns out, signature analysis is actually a real thing.  Howe
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Bruce Jenner comes out as a woman on the cover of Vanity Fair: 'Call me Caitlyn' Bruce Jenner, now known as "Caitlyn," comes out as a woman on the upcoming cover of Vanity Fair. Annie Leibovitz shot the first pictures of Caitlyn, which were taken in her Malibu home. Pulitzer Prize–winning contributing editor and author of 'Friday Night Lights' Buzz Bissinger interviewed Jenner for the cover story, in which Jenner reveals the path to becoming Caitlyn. "If I was l
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Apple needs to 'raise its game' in this one key area, or there could be trouble ahead (AAPL) Apple's business is in excellent shape, especially when it comes to the iPhone. The company delivered a monstrous earnings report in April, revealing that it did $58 billion in revenue in the first three months of the year alone. That's up 23% from the year prior. But the driver behind those strong results, the iPhone, might not be enough to keep Apple ahead of the competition in the future. Follo
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Business Insider 16
The hedge fund manager suing Argentina just had his 'That's it!' moment Paul Singer has had it. The billionaire investor leading a group of hedge fund managers suing Argentina over a decade-old debt has finally filed to add the claims of over 500 more creditors on top of his original lawsuit. Consider this Singer's "That's it!" moment. Here's why: Argentina technically defaulted last summer after ignoring a US Judge's ruling to pay Singer and his cohorts (kn
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How I, a Millennial, feel about the Patriot Act expiring I was 12 on September 11, 2001. That day was the first of my political memory, for all intents and purposes. There are snippets here and there of Clinton-era nights of watching CNN, but I was too young to understand bombing Kosovo. And certainly too young to understand Monica Lewinsky. The first time I ever remember feeling and understanding politics was after I watched the Twin Towers burn to the
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1 Hour of This Therapy Cured 73% of Insomniacs, New Study Finds Curing insomnia with as little as 60 minutes therapy is possible, research finds. » Continue reading: 1 Hour of This Therapy Cured 73% of Insomniacs, New Study Finds » Read HealthiestBlog.com, the new site from PsyBlog's author Related articles: Study Finds Memory Has a Fascinating Effect On Sleep How To Sleep Better: Ancient Technique Beats Modern Therapy You Can Learn a New Language While
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At least four Americans held by Houthi rebels At least four Americans are being held by Houthi rebels in Yemen, a Yemeni government official and a senior U.S. official told CNN Monday.
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CNN.com - World 66
South Korean woman in contact with MERS patient dies A South Korean woman who had contact with a patient diagnosed with MERS has died of symptoms that are a hallmark of the dreaded respiratory virus, South Korea's Ministry of Health and Welfare said Monday.
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Overturned fuel tanker kills 69
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Psychology Today 4
How to Use Your Strengths to Overcome Your Weaknesses A simple, practical system for turning weaknesses into strengths.
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"Sorry, Honey, I Wasn't Listening. What Did You Say?" Your partner might say, “I don’t mean to interrupt your discussion of my lack of affection, but look at this right away! Isn’t it the Goodyear blimp? Wow. Amazing. Now what were you talking about?”
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Entrepreneur: Latest Articles 4
Foursquare Integrates Uber Ride-Hailing Service Directly In Its Mobile App Button, a New York City startup that works to strengthen connections between apps, has announced a partnership today whereby it will integrate Uber’s ride-hailing services directly into Foursquare’s mobile-discovery app.For instance, when a Foursquare user discovers a restaurant, bar or shop that seems of interest, a "Ride there with Uber" button now appears onscreen, enabling browsers t
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KFC sues over 'eight-legged chicken' KFC is to sue three Chinese companies after they made claims about its food - including one saying its chickens have eight legs.
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US manufacturing picks up pace US manufacturing picks up pace in May, providing hope that the US economy is rebounding from the first quarter of the year.
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Business Insider 34
The top 50 brands for millennials Millennials are set to become the largest group of consumers in America.  Ad agency Moosylvania asked 1,500 millennials — defined as 20 to 35-year-olds — to vote for their favorite brands.  The results show which brands dominate among this subset. 50. Asus Headquarters: Taipei, Taiwan % change in votes from last year's ranking: -13% Why it's hot: This Taiwanese company is the fifth-largest PC ven
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Paris ends relationship with 'love locks' Baby, it's over.
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The Times of India 13
India, US to ink new defence framework this week The framework will be inked in meeting between defence minister Manohar Parrikar and his visiting US counterpart Ashton Carter on Wednesday evening.
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The Times of India 2
Israeli schoolgirls fight for right to be 'cool' Israeli high school girls have taken to social media to protest against rules that let boys wear shorts in the sweltering summer heat but bar girls from doing the same.
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Business Insider 53
The most incredible part of LeBron James' historic NBA Finals streak LeBron James has been to the NBA Finals six times, and more often than not he's done it despite a sub-par supporting cast. FiveThirtyEight's Neil Paine ran the numbers on the supporting casts for all 62 NBA Finals teams since 1985. The takeaway: LeBron is so good that he has dragged some really questionable teams to the Finals. Here are LeBron's six finals teams ranked by teammate strength (since
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You are the biggest threat to the economy We are all consumers, and we are the biggest threat to the US economy. Currently, economists are forecasting a rebound in second-quarter gross domestic product after a contraction in Q1.  In a recent note, Morgan Stanley chief US economist Ellen Zentner writes that all the usual suspects blamed for the weak quarter — bad weather, the slowdown at West Coast ports, and a possible miscalculation of g
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Two of Cisco's top leaders have resigned as the new CEO takes over (CISCO) Two top executives close to Cisco's outgoing CEO John Chambers have resigned, COO Gary Moore and president Rob Lloyd, the company confirmed on Monday. Both of them were considered the front runners to become the next CEO when Chambers retired but neither of them of them got the job. Instead, Cisco surprised the industry by giving the CEO job to  Chuck Robbins, the guy leading Cisco's massive sales
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This Infographic Shows the Best Time to Visit National Parks in the US A national park is a great summer vacation option. Problem is, parks can be crowded in high season. But in low season, you might meet bad weather and not have the same experience. This infographic tells you the best time to visit 23 national parks, factoring in crowds, weather, and also price.Based on author picks from their National Parks Guides, Lonely Planet gauged the best months to visit Nati
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Entrepreneur: Latest Articles 43
5 Ways to Overcome Entrepreneurship Burnout Entrepreneurship is a rich and rewarding experience that leads many business owners to real career satisfaction for the first time in their lives. You get to set your own schedule, make your own rules and become a master of your own destiny -- but those perks are not without an associated cost.Entrepreneurship demands sacrifice and commitment, and even if you go into it with a sparkling optimistic
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Eying the Future Data Center, Intel Buys Chip Maker Altera Intel is seeking to stay relevant as data centers move away from the traditional CPUs. The post Eying the Future Data Center, Intel Buys Chip Maker Altera appeared first on WIRED.
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Business Insider 34
The Velociraptors in the 'Jurassic Park' movies are nothing like their real-life counterparts One of the most memorable and frightening dinosaurs introduced in  the "Jurassic Park" series is the Velociraptor. They may not be as gigantic as the T. rex, but the intimidating raptors have appeared in each of the three films so far.  We'll see them again on screen in "Jurassic World," which hits theaters June 12.  However, you may not realize the ferocious beasts we've becom
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Business Insider 15
Billionaire investor Chris Sacca says this trait distinguishes the best entrepreneurs A range of personality types can find massive success in Silicon Valley. There are power players like Uber cofounder and CEO Travis Kalanick known for being aggressive and outspoken, and those like Twitter cofounder and Medium founder and CEO Ev Williams known for working defensively and avoiding the spotlight. Lowercase Capital investor Chris Sacca has worked closely with both Kalanick and Willi
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Forbes - Entrepreneurs 18
Xi Jingping + China Going Global Meet...Harlan Coban + the NY Book Expo? China Is Going Global, it has been for many years, yet not everyone (in business, academia, politics) fully understands what that means for their professions, their businesses and the world we all share.
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5 Ways To Make Customer Reviews Work To Your Advantage Today, most businesses now have an online platform where many people can have access to their product or services, and most customers are now free to share information related to their experiences about any goods or services they’ve paid for. With this new trend, new customers visiting the website can be convinced by customer feedback, and will likely make a purchase decision on the reviews by oth
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Houlihan's Shows Us How To Protect A Brand After A Stumble This article is by Tim Calkins, clinical professor of marketing at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Every brand stumbles on occasion: an employee makes an inappropriate comment, service falls short of expectations, or a fly lands in the soup. These things happen.   In today’s connected world, a small stumble can quickly become a big problem. People often share unpleasan
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Scalia Offers Sweeping Protection For Religion In Abercrombie Headscarf Case Employers needn't know a job applicant's religion to be liable for discriminating against it, the Supreme Court's most conservative justice writes.
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Monday's Must-Reads For Entrepreneurs: Is Snapchat A Real Business? Today?s news and insights for business owners, including an "Uber for tailors" and an "Etsy for social entrepreneurs."
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PSFK 14
Advertising Book to Be Published Page-by-Page on Instagram Rubin Postaer and Associates (RPA) SVP ECD Jason Sperling is publishing his 165-page book all on Instagram. The ad industry maven will upload animated illustrations with pages of his book over the course of several months. The book is entitled “Look At Me When I’m Talking to You” and is filed under the handler @lookatmebook. By using the platform, Sperling aims to spark a conversation amongst mem
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PSFK 9
Turn the Internet’s Food Porn into a Personalized Recipe Book The Handpick app is simple and beautiful but underneath the good looks is a powerful algorithm that turns the Internet into your own customizable recipe book. What will impress you on the get-go is a searchable list of over 10,000 ingredients that Handpick utilizes to start the hunt for your next recipe. To search, just head over to the app’s ingredients list. Search for the things you have and c
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The Economic Times 1
Global factory growth picks up but stays weak JPMorgan's Global Manufacturing PMI, produced with Markit, nudged up to 51.2 in May from April's near two-year low of 51.0.
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EU needs 'more leadership' on US free trade deal: Commissioner EU's top trade official said member states needed to show more leadership in persuading citizens about benefits of a massive and controversial free trade agreement.
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Last word has not been said: Nitish on Janata merger Last word has not been said: Nitish on Janata mergerWith the continuing logjam over Janata Parivar unification, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today sounded optimistic about coming together of the splinter parties saying "the last word has still not been said".
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The Economic Times 6
India's GDP may grow at 7.7% in FY16: Standard Chartered The report said household consumption expenditure growth, which remained tepid in the last fiscal, is also likely to pick up to 7.6% from 6.3%.
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The Economic Times
OROP another 'jumla' of Modi govt like black money: Nitish Kumar With Modi seeking time from ex-servicemen to address the vexed issue of one-rank, one pension, Nitish said PM's promise on OROP was another 'jumla.'
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The Economic Times
US Senator Lindsey Graham enters Republican race for White House US Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, a defense hawk, entered the race for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination on Monday.
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The Economic Times
Frustrated by loss of power, Rahul is attacking govt: Nitin Gadkari Gadkari said Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi's attack on the NDA government over the land acquisition bill was "out of frustration".
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Business Insider 40
This notebook contains pages made of fake skin so tattoo artists don't have to practice on real people The first time an aspiring tattoo artist graduates from sketching in a notebook to actually tattooing a real person, there's always going to be a certain amount of risk involved for the person acting as their human canvas. But what if tattoo artists could get acquainted with the texture and nuances of tattooing skin without having to risk leaving their friend with a botched tattoo? That's the idea
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Scientific American Content: Global 21
High Heels Heighten Health Hazard Emergency room visits due to high heel shoe–related injuries doubled between 2002 and 2012. Erika Beras reports   -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Streamlined Men's Skincare - Port Products is a Line of Naturally Derived Cosmetics for Men (TrendHunter.com) (TrendHunter.com) Founded by Los Angeles-based Matthew Ruggieri and his sister Madison, Port Products is a line of stylish and high quality skincare for men. Ruggieri was inspired to create a naturally derived...
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Business Insider 7
EU needs 'more leadership' on US free trade deal: commissioner Riga (AFP) - The European Union's top trade official on Monday said member states needed to show more leadership in persuading citizens about the benefits of a massive and controversial free trade agreement with the United States."Some of them (EU members) should engage much more to convince (citizens) why they think this is good for their country and for Europe, so I would ask for more leade
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Business Insider 44
20 unusual ways hot dogs are served around the world People eat more than just ketchup and mustard on their hot dogs  — some are topped with french fries, avocado, and even bologna.  Food Republic created a guide to the 40 different types of hot dogs available around the world. And as it turns out, it's pretty easy to find examples of everything from the Chinese dumpling dog to the traditional New York-style frank using Instagram. While there is no
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Business Insider 57
This text message service is the best way to find out about incredible travel deals before anyone else There are few things worse than paying out of your nose for a flight, but stumbling across an insane travel deal after it’s expired must be one of them. Thanks to DealRay, that’ll never happen again, as signing up for the service means getting instant SMS alerts with the cheapest airfare deals currently available straight to your phone. According to the site, users save an average of $318 on deals
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Business Insider 17
Hillary Clinton is announcing her presidential campaign again Hillary Clinton is having an "official campaign launch" event on Roosevelt Island in New York City on June 13. According an email from the Clinton campaign, the event will include a "major speech" at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms memorial park.  Clinton's launch comes just over seven weeks after she announced her presidential campaign in a video released on April 12.
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Business Insider 8
King Salman is overhauling the birthplace of Saudi Arabia's ideology Saudi Arabia's recently crowned King Salman is making the birthplace of his government's ruling ideology into a tourist attraction, according to The New York Times. A massive complex with parks, restaurants, museums, coffee shops, and a foundation near the capital of Riyadh will be finished in two years and take $500 million to build. The Times notes that the development, which will be in the town
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Entrepreneur: Latest Articles 43
Say Hello to Musio, a Ridiculously Cute AI Robot That's Keen to Chat If you’ve ever wanted to hang out with an adorable robot and casually shoot the breeze with it -- naturally, (mostly) with ease, kind of like you do with your real-life friends -- Musio might be your man. Or woman. Or, well, thing.   Recently launched on Indiegogo, Musio is an artificially intelligent personal assistant robot that its creators describe as a “kind, crazy and smart friend.” The smal
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Psychology Today 3
Why Am I Lonely? Anxiety can be the root of loneliness, not lack of social skills.
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Hack a Day 29
Hackaday Retro Edition: The RadioShack Roomba A few years ago, Roombas — everyone’s favorite robotic trash can — graced the pages of Hackaday with reverence. There was nothing this little robot couldn’t do, save for going up stairs. Roomba hacks have died off since then, and these little trash cans have been swallowed up by dumpsters. It’s all very sad, really. [Mike] has had one of these Roombas around for a while, sitting in a closet, waiti
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homepage 100+
Infosys does away with dress code for employees The move is considered an attempt by the IT firm to better engage with its employees and arrest attrition
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Reuters 69
Takata agrees to quit using chemical in air bags: story withdrawn DETROIT (Reuters) - Please be advised that the story on Takata agreeing to quit using chemical in airbags is wrong and has been withdrawn. A new story will follow shortly.
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Small Business Trends 16
4 Tax Questions Without Answers The federal income tax has been with us for more than 100 years so you’d think that every question you could think of has been answered. You’d be wrong. Here are 4 questions I’ve received from readers that haven’t been answered by the IRS. Tax pros have offered some well-reasoned responses that I want to share. Apple Watch If you buy one, does it give you a business deduction? Are you going to ar
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Lifehacker 36
To Change a Spending Habit, Focus on Cause and Effect You’ve probably heard that, when changing a habit, it helps to focus less on your goal and more on the process—the steps you take to achieve that goal. This makes your goal immediate and actionable. To build that process, think about the cause and effect of your habit.Over at I Need Money Asap, writer Thomas explains that it’s often hard to stick to a budget because of our spending habits. To chan
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Entrepreneur: Latest Articles 47
This Globe-Trotting CEO Returned Home to Memphis to Open His First Franchise Franchise Players is Entrepreneur's Q&A interview column that puts the spotlight on franchisees. If you're a franchisee with advice and tips to share, email ktaylor@entrepreneur.com.Drayton Mayers traveled the world for almost three decades, as an executive for agricultural trade groups, promoting U.S. food and cotton -- and as president and CEO for two of those concerns. He and his wife Marth
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The Times of India 3
Israeli schoolgirls fight for right to be 'cool' Israeli high school girls have taken to social media to protest against rules that let boys wear shorts in the sweltering summer heat but bar girls from doing the same.
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The Times of India 63
Capt Saurabh Kalia’s parents thank govt, but urge it to do something concrete The parents of Kargil martyr Saurabh Kalia on Monday thanked the Centre for indicating that it could approach the International Court of Justice against his brutal torture and killing by Pakistani army.
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Want A Great Value Laptop? Buy A MacBook Air Apple’s products are usually more expensive than competitors. The iPad costs a pretty penny, the Apple Watch is twice the price of leading Android smartwatches, and the company even charges developers $100 a year for the privilege of using its app stores. However, the MacBook Air is different from all this. It actually is better value for money than any Windows laptop at that price. I’ve been a Wi
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Business Insider 7
Why Wall Street hedge funders waited tables at Olive Garden The hedge fund behind Olive Garden's menu makeover recently forced company executives to wait tables at the Italian chain.  Jeff Smith, CEO of hedge fund Starboard Value, said Darden Restaurants' entire board of directors spent time greeting guests and serving food to better understand how Olive Garden could improve. Darden is Olive Garden's parent company. "Every single board member took a n
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Cross-Channel PPC Platform AdStage Adds Google Analytics Reporting Platform is now out of beta, named a Twitter Official Partner. The post Cross-Channel PPC Platform AdStage Adds Google Analytics Reporting appeared first on Marketing Land. Please visit Marketing Land for the full article.
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Absinthe-Infused Men's Cosmetics - This Wormwood Absinthium Cream is Entirely Naturally Derived (TrendHunter.com) (TrendHunter.com) The Wormwood Absinthium Cream by Prospector Co is a hand and body cream inspired by the iconic hallucinogenic plant. Billed by Prospector Co as “a non-hallucinogenic skin hydrant,” the...
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Vibrant Restaurant Branding - Craft Tamale is a Mexican Restaurant with an Artisanal Feel (TrendHunter.com) (TrendHunter.com) Craft Tamale is a Mexican restaurant that specializes in handmade and artisanal tamales. The San Diego eatery's brand identity blends past traditions with contemporary design ideals and is...
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Reuters 34
U.S., allies conduct 23 air strikes against Islamic State: military WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S.-led forces targeted Islamic State militants in Syria with 13 air strikes from Sunday morning through Monday morning and conducted another 10 strikes against the group in Iraq, the U.S. military said on Monday.
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PSFK 11
Child Laborers Trapped in High Fashion Ads We rarely think about where our clothes come from or who made them. Save the Children, an international organization dedicated to improving the lives of children around the world, is out to show the world who’s behind our favorite fabrics. Their ingenious campaign follows the old adage of “show, don’t tell” by placing a child worker in the fabric itself. Created in conjunction with the Brazilian
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Inc.com 15
No Angel Traction? The Problem May Be Your Business Type Some things are easier to fund than others. For entrepreneurs struggling to get angel traction, it is important to recognize that type of business matters.
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The Infrastructure of Innovation If radical change is what you seek, then what you need is a stable foundation on which to build that innovation. Think of it this way: the infrastructures that support our modern world have done the heavy lighting for you.
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Inc.com 82
This Is When You Should Take Time Off It's not when you think, and it's essential to your leadership success.
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The Women of Weed: Female Entrepreneurs of the Cannabis Industry Check out the stories of three founders who have already made a significant impact on the burgeoning business of legal pot.
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Tools that Will Make Your Company a Lead Generation Machine An army of companies is working to help you get to know potential customers. Think twice before turning away their help.
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13 Questions to Screen Potential Hires for Culture Fit Use at least some of your face-to-face interview time to suss out a potential employee's cultural fit.
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Inc.com 21
The Stealth Marketing Strategy Behind This Multimillion-Dollar Sports Nutrition Startup Generation UCAN counts among its fans 60 college athletic teams, the New England Patriots, and former Boston Marathon winner Meb Keflezighi. Here's how it happened.
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Inc.com 13
Examining the Demographics of Entrepreneurship Immigrants are starting new companies at higher rates than native born Americans
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Business Lessons from 17th Century Pirates Three lessons from the forthcoming book The Misfit Economy.
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Inc.com 35
Mark Cuban's Most Powerful Piece of Advice Every entrepreneur has a few habits that have helped him or her make it to their current level of success. One of Mark Cuban's habits is something we can all learn from.
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The Economic Times 3
Pharma, real estate firms help European shares edge higher Gains, however, were capped by a decline in energy stocks after crude oil prices fell on expectations that OPEC production would remain high.
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The Economic Times 8
Do something concrete: Captain Saurabh Kalia's parents to govt Parents of Saurabh Kalia thanked the Centre for indicating that it could approach the International Court of Justice against his brutal torture by Pakistan.
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The Economic Times 1
Maharashtra ministers meet Arun Jaitley, seek Rs 2400 crore Underlining the importance of expediting the implementation of infrastructure projects in the state, the two Maharashtra ministers discussed the issues at length with Jaitley.
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The Economic Times 1
Govt to set up 2 more units at Hoshangabad to print bank notes The government will set up two more units of paper mills of 12,000 tonnes capacity at Security Paper Mill in Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh) to produce large denomination currency notes domestically.
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The Economic Times
India, B'desh, Nepal, Bhutan join hands for co-operation All the four countries have already held preliminary talks to remove some of the hurdles to boost trade and spur economic growth.
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Black Americans disproportionately killed by police: Report A new investigation shows how "disproportionately" black Americans, who make up just 13 per cent of US' total population, are killed by police.
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Foreign govts, non-profits press China to revise draft NGO law Already some activists in China say they have been threatened by police and state security agents to sever ties to and funding from foreign entities.
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Heatwave: Toll crosses 1,700 mark in Andhra Pradesh The death toll due to sweltering heatwave sweeping Andhra Pradesh rose to 1,719 today with 42 more persons losing their lives in the last 24 hours, officials said.
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Pawan Munjal takes over as Hero MotoCorp Chairman; father Brijmohan steps aside Pawan Munjal takes over as Hero MotoCorp Chairman; father Brijmohan steps aside Passing the baton to his son Pawan Munjal, top industrialist Brijmohan Lall Munjal today stepped aside as Executive Chairman of two-wheeler giant Hero MotoCorp to take up an non-executive role.
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Alleged IS twitter account handler Mehdi Masroor Biswas chargesheeted Alleged pro-IS Twitter account handler was today chargesheeted for waging a war against the State and sedition.
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Medicare paid doctors $90 billion in 2013, up 17 per cent: Officials Medicare, the government-run health insurance program for elderly and disabled Americans, paid physicians $90 billion in 2013, up 17 percent from $77 billion in 2012, US healthcare officials reported.
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Two ex-Google execs just gave negative assessments of the state of Android (GOOG) Two former Google executives just gave brutal assessments of the state of Android, the company's mobile operating system, according to the Financial Times. Current Google executives aren't likely to run down Android publicly for obvious reasons. But even among ex-Googlers, you rarely hear people saying negative things about Android. The platform is one of Google's crowning achievements; it's the m
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Get Your Organization Ready for 3D Printing In the late 1980s, Motorola faced a major threat to its fast-growing cell phone business. Rivals were developing digital technology to replace the existing analog standard. Internal debate raged. Should Motorola keep its focus on analog, or switch over to digital? Build off its core competence, or play from weakness? Could both technologies exist side by side? Or would only one survive? Enginee
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Chennai-based Proklean Technologies raises Rs 3.5 cr funding from Infuse Ventures Chennai-based probiotic chemicals company Proklean Technologies Private Limited has raised Rs 3.5 crore from IIMA CIIE’s sustainability and cleantech fund Infuse Ventures. Proklean manufactures completely natural products of probiotic origin, which can replace or reduce the use of currently used chemicals in various industrial and commercial applications like leather processing, textile processing
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NATE SILVER: The US and Germany are the heavy favorites to win the Women's World Cup The United States is the favorite to win the upcoming Women's World Cup with a 28% chance, just edging out Germany (27%) according to Nate Silver's World Cup prediction model published in ESPN the Magazine. The U.S., who last won the World Cup in 1999, and Germany, the 2003 and 2007 champions, are the only two teams being given more than a 1-in-10 chance to win it all. Japan, the defending World C
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Why Elon Musk is the person most like Steve Jobs today Apple co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs is considered a legendary figure in both the technology and business fields. After all, he did build the most valuable brand in the world. Many aspiring technologists and entrepreneurs have tried to follow in his footsteps, but Steve Wozniak, the Apple co-founder who was a very close friend to Jobs, says there's one CEO that best embodies Jobs and his ide
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6 reasons why Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has become a huge box-office draw The definition of an action star is changing and there’s no better example of that then the recent success of The Rock. Since the early 2000s, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has gone from being one of the biggest names at WWE to becoming one of the most bankable actors in Hollywood. This was confirmed over the weekend when Johnson’s latest film, disaster movie “San Andreas,” topped all projections with
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Modern Male Skincare Lines - Ernest Supplies Creates Effective Eco-Friendly Cosmetics for Men (TrendHunter.com) (TrendHunter.com) Ernest Supplies is a stylized skincare brand aiming to bring simple and effective cosmetics for men to the mainstream. The line is entirely eco-friendly, portable and comes in a set of streamlined...
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You Feel What You Can Say Simply being able to label your emotions can change how your body reacts to stress.
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Caitlyn Jenner, the new name for Bruce Vanity Fair magazine reveals its cover shoot which features the first photograph of Caitlyn - previously known as Bruce
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US hostage released in Yemen One of four Americans held by Houthi rebels in civil war-torn Yemen has been released, the US State Department says.
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An Englishman in New York: 4 Surprising, Alarming Things About Doing Business in the U.S. As a native Londoner in New York, coming up on my first full year of residence in the Big Apple -- where I'm building the U.S. arm of our tech PR agency -- I would point to several obvious parallels between our two cities:Both are global financial, technology and cultural hubs. Both speak (almost) the same language. And both are filled with local denizens who'll resort to fisticuffs to defend the
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Twitter Woos Businesses With Launch Of “Official Partner Program” Company merges partner programs to create one-stop shop for businesses looking for help with their Twitter strategy and campaigns. The post Twitter Woos Businesses With Launch Of “Official Partner Program” appeared first on Marketing Land. Please visit Marketing Land for the full article.
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Grant citizenship to Hindu Bangla migrants: Cong The Congress on Monday urged the Centre to grant citizenship to Hindu immigrants from Bangladesh.
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Qatar paper editor quits over Kama Sutra image The editor of a popular daily newspaper in Qatar announced his resignation after the publication of a photograph depicting scenes from the Kama Sutra today.
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Libya court to rule on Gaddafi's son Saif, former officials on July 28 TRIPOLI (Reuters) - A Libyan court will rule on July 28 on a son of Muammar Gaddafi and 36 other former regime officials accused of war crimes and suppressing peaceful protests during the 2011 revolution, a state prosecutor said on Monday.
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How the New Google Photos Makes Your Picture Library Awesome Google announced Google Photos last week, a new photo hosting service that combines everything great about Google+ Photos with unlimited free storage for high quality photos and HD videos. Whether you’re trying it for the first time or logging in to see what’s different, here’s what’s new, and how to make the most of it.Google Photos is impressive, but it’s not totally new. The service was previou
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These are the incredible four-tube night-vision goggles SEAL Team Six wore during the Bin Laden raid The 2011 assault on Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan exposed two of the US military's top-secret weapons programs, the MH-X Silent Hawk helicopter and highly modified night-vision goggles.  Each elite soldier on the raid was issued a pair of $65,000 four-tube night-vision goggles (NVGs), SEAL Team Six member Matt Bissonnette writes in his book "No Easy Day." Bissonnett
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People are searching for a woman who donated a rare Apple computer worth $200,000 to a recycling center People are searching for a Bay Area woman who donated a rare Apple I computer worth $200,000 to a recycling plant without leaving any contact information. Unaware of the incredible value and rarity of the computer — only 200 were ever made — she dropped it at Clean Bay Area Recycling, a firm that disposes of technology in a way that is safe for the environment. As they had done before with less v
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Business Insider is hiring a research manager Business Insider is hiring a digital media-focused Research Manager to help us position BI to advertisers and agencies.  As a member of the Sales Development team, the Research Manager functions as a marketing and media research expert, supporting the sales organization by developing analysis, creating stories, and consulting on research results in proposals, white papers, and other presentations
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The 'Mr. Grumpypants' Secret Of Customer Service: Be Your Own Worst Customer (Before It's Too Late) Do you know what a supertaster is?  (Sorry, cannibals, it’s not someone who tastes delicious.)  A supertaster is a person who is hypersensitive to tastes, someone who picks up, very emphatically, on all of the flavors in their foods.
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Coca-Cola And The Shift To The 'Branded House': Should Other Marketers Consider A Similar Move? This article is by Larry Lucas, partner at Vivaldi Partners Group.
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Why The 'How-To' Boom In Content Marketing Is Still Growing Trends in content marketing often come and go, especially as rising volumes of competition flood the market with similar types of content and oversaturate their shared readership with variations on the same idea. Sensationalized titles have gone in cycles, with different headline tactics rising and fading in popularity, and different content mediums have similarly risen and faded in popular use.
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Merkel meets European, IMF chiefs for Greek debt talks BERLIN/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The chiefs of the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund met the leaders of France and Germany late on Monday to discuss how to proceed with Greek debt negotiations.
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I cooked with the best meal delivery service on the market and I couldn't believe how well it worked Recently, I tried the three most popular recipe services on the market: Plated, Hello Fresh, and Blue Apron. And though all three were good, Blue Apron was my clear favorite thanks to the range of ingredients as well as the meal presentation that made me look like an expert chef. It was also the most affordable of the three options with either a two-person or a four-person subscription and a flat
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LIVE: These are the NEW 50 best restaurants in the world What a week it has been for The World's 50 Best Restaurants List.  Click here for updates> Last Wednesday, as the prestigious List announced its 50 runners-up, we learned that New York's Daniel restaurant, Paris' L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon, and San Francisco's Coi were all demoted from the top 50. Then, on Friday, a French group called Occupy 50 Best grabbed headlines. Citing juror appointments vi
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Cisco's new CEO issues another warning about his plans to change the company (CSCO) With the resignation of two top executives, Cisco's new CEO Chuck Robbins said that more changes at the top are in store. The company tells us that within the next two weeks he will announce his full new leadership team and he hinted there will not be as many leaders as there once were: In a blog post, Robbins wrote (emphasis ours): As I transition to the role of CEO, my focus areas are accelerati
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BMW’s Legacy of Putting Art on Wheels Before brands were defined as platforms for creative ideas, BMW had embarked on creating “art cars,” a great example of how a brand “leaned in” to embrace a marketable aspect of a counter-cultural movement. Since 1975, BMW has been working with a slew of iconic artists to customize their cars and bring an expressive power to their surfaces. Harnessing powerhouse artists such as Warhol, Jeff Koons,
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New Project: Skill Builder: Understanding Different Soldering Iron Tips There are hundreds of different soldering iron tip shapes and sizes used in everything from jewelry making to plumbing to even stained glass. We’ll focus on the 3 most common for electronics work: chisel, conical, and bevel tips. Read more on MAKE The post Skill Builder: Understanding Different Soldering Iron Tips appeared first on Make:.
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IPS officer who had taken on Raj Thackeray resigns Prasad however is supposed to meet Devendra Fadnavis following which there is speculation that he might take back his resignation.
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Sonia Gandhi writes PM Modi on atrocities on Dalits Congress President Sonia Gandhi wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagging the "distressing rise" in incidents of Dalit atrocities.
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DMK chief welcomes K'taka govt's decision The DMK chief was among the opposition leaders in the state who had repeatedly urged Karnataka government to move the Supreme Court against Jayalalithaa's acquittal in the disproportionate assets case by the Karnataka High court on May 11.
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Pakistani militant to be deported from Canada According to the daily National Post, Muhammad Aqeeq Ansari stockpiled Can$20,000 worth of guns and ammunition in the basement of a Peterborough, Ontario home.
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Takata agrees to quit using volatile chemical in air bags Takata Corp has told US safety regulators it will no longer use a volatile chemical in its air bag inflators.
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RBI allows banks to invests in infra bonds of other lenders "On a review, it has been decided that henceforth, banks can invest in the long term bonds issued by other banks," RBI said in a notification.
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Rare Apple computer dumped for recycling A Silicon Valley recycling company on Monday was searching for a woman who dropped off a rare Apple computer subsequently snapped up by a collector for $200,000.
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Govt set to appoint Vijai Sharma as new CIC Govt set to appoint Vijai Sharma as new CICThese names are understood to have been cleared in the meetings that PM had today with leader of largest opposition party in Lok Sabha - Mallikarjun Kharge.
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Feels bad when comrades divert from principles: Prashant Bhushan Bhushan today suggested that the party was "deviating" from the path of principled politics while Yogendra Yadav said as a person grows in stature he "drifts away" from public.
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Ahead of birthday, Karunanidhi asks cadres to gear up for Tamil Nadu polls Ahead of his 92nd birthday on June 3, Karunanidhi exhorted party cadres to put in a planned effort to win the Assembly elections scheduled to be held next year.
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This simple chart shows what version of Windows 10 you can upgrade to for free This simple chart from Microsoft shows what version of Windows 10 you can get if you decide to take Microsoft up on its offer for a free upgrade from Windows 7 or Windows 8. The free upgrade only lasts a year, and you'll need a registered version of Windows 7 or 8 to take advantage of the offer. Microsoft also says that Windows 10 Home will make Windows updates completely automatic for users. You
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Lion kills American woman at South African park A lion attacked a woman through an open car window at Lion Park in Johannesburg. CNN's Diana Magnay reports.
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The Virtues of a Single-Sex School (or Not) The email from my classmate asked when I had realized the benefits of attending a women's college. "Never," I replied. I escaped to Madrid and London for Junior Year Abroad and flourished in the co-ed existence.
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Economic Disparity and the Unfaithful Spouse Do men who feel "pink washed" by their wives' earning power try to reclaim their masculinity by catting around?
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Expanding the Mental Health Workforce A guest post by Chirlane McCray, the First Lady of New York City.
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Denial Only Makes Chronic Pain and Illness Worse It’s better to live within the limits of what I can reasonably do than to pretend things are as I wish they would be.
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Prince Ali: I would have resigned if in Blatter's position Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan, who failed in his attempt on Friday to unseat embattled FIFA President Sepp Blatter, told CNN on Monday he would have "immediately resigned" if in Blatter's position.
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Russian planes, U.S. warship have close encounter The U.S. Navy took the unusual step Monday of releasing video of a Russian Su-24 aircraft flying past the right side of the guided missile destroyer USS Ross in the Black Sea.
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Kim Kardashian, Kanye West expecting second child Los Angeles (AFP) - Reality TV star Kim Kardashian and her rap star husband Kanye West are expecting their second child.Kardashian broke the news Sunday night during a preview of the next season of her show "Keeping up With The Kardashians.""I just got the blood test back, and I am pregnant!" Kim, beaming, told her sister Khloe.Kardashian and West, who recently celebrated their
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The Boston Red Sox — after spending $245 million this offseason — have been a massive disappointment The Boston Red Sox had one of the priciest offseasons in Major League Baseball, spending $245 million to bolster their team. They made two premier signings, giving Pablo Sandoval a $95 million deal and Hanley Ramirez an $88 million deal, while extending reliever Koji Uehara for $18 million, and giving unknown Cuban prospect Yoan Moncada a $31.5 million signing bonus. Expectations weren't sky-high
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LEGO created its own 'Minecraft' and you can play it right now The enormously popular video game "Minecraft" is often described as "virtual LEGO." That description's going to get awkward quickly after today's announcement of "LEGO Worlds," a very similar looking LEGO-based world creation and exploration game.  Can you tell which is which? We can't either. The game's publisher hilariously talks around the similarities between &qu
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Calm down, rumors about KFC mutant chickens are not real KFC is suing three companies in China for allegedly spreading rumors that the fast-food chain uses mutated chickens with extra limbs. KFC claims that the stories originated with the Chinese companies Ying Chen An Zhi Chenggong Culture Communications Ltd., Wei Lu Kuang Technology, and Ling Dian Technology, the Wall Street Journal reports. The fried chicken chain is is seeking compensation of up to
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User-Friendly Juice Labels - MANA Juice Uses Simple Outlines of Fruits on Its Labels (TrendHunter.com) (TrendHunter.com) MANA is a juice company that worked with Prim Prim design studio to create a packaging design made up of simple outlines. The simple outlines of fruit and vegetables are visually pleasing and...
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VIDEO: Record for 92-year-old marathon runner A 92-year-old cancer survivor becomes the oldest woman to complete a marathon after crossing the finish line of the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon in San Diego.
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Russia TV sparks Soviet invasion row Russia is accused of rewriting history over a state-TV documentary broadcast on the 1968 Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia.
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Fifa suspends Concacaf official Fifa provisionally bans Concacaf general secretary Enrique Sanz from football-related activities.
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Grease-Proof Cupcakes by Adding Rice to the Pan If you’ve ever made cupcakes, you’ve probably noticed the bottoms are often greasy when they’re done. There’s an easy way to fix this: prep the muffin tin with rice.How to Cake That explains that the rice absorbs the excess oil, leaving your liners grease-free. Here’s how to do it:To begin, add a heaping teaspoon of white rice (regular, not instant) to each cup in the cupcake pan. Next, evenly spr
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Hike in service tax NDA's gift to people: Cong Congress on Monday dubbed as Modi government's "anniversary gift" to people the increase in service tax rates and insisted that the move was "fundamentally inflationary."
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Heatwave kills millions of chickens, prices soar Chicken prices in India soared to a record high after a heatwave killed more than 17 million birds in May, as temperatures regularly above 40-degrees celsius led to mounting casualties among livestock as well as humans.
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American held in Yemen freed One of several Americans held by Iranian-backed Shiite rebels in Yemen was set free on Monday, a U.S. official said, as a French hostage abducted in Yemen by an unknown party appeared in a video pleading for help.
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Get acid attack victims under Disability Act: NCW The National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Lalitha Kumaramangalam on Monday supported the proposal of bringing acid attack survivors under the Disability Act cover so as to provide them privileges in jobs and education.
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AAP 'deviating' from principled politics: Bhushan In a veiled criticism of Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party, its expelled leader Prashant Bhushan on Monday suggested that the party was "deviating" from the path of principled politics while Yogendra Yadav said as a person grows in stature he "drifts away" from public.
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Judges are targets of Egyptian militants' violence A small van speeds down a highway in the most dangerous region of Egypt, Northern Sinai. Four judges are on their way to the courthouse for the day's proceedings, when another vehicle cuts them off. Gunmen step out and spray their van with bullets, killing three judges and the driver, according to the state-run Ahram Online news service. The fourth judge is severely wounded.
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Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen could change OPEC's entire strategy OPEC's hands-off policy in the oil market is expected to continue after the cartel meets in Vienna on June 5. This policy includes an aggressive pace of oil production despite extremely volatile oil prices. However, if prices once again move significantly lower and look like they'll stay there all the way into 2016, it's "certainly possible" that Saudi Arabia, the most influential member
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Prioritize Your Life Before Your Manager Does It for You In their several years of working together, Jin-Yung had never really negotiated with her manager. She would simply say yes even if it threw her life into temporary turmoil, as it often did. She had given unknowable hours to executing every request and task, diligently delivering them in neat and complete packages, no matter the sacrifice. After attending a workshop I was teaching on “essential
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GoPro announced a new camera and now the stock is soaring (GPRO) GoPro shares jumped as much as 7% on Monday after the company announced a new camera. The GoPro Hero+ LCD is a touchscreen camera that's only its second offering to feature a built-in screen, according to CNET. Last Thursday, GoPro shares rallied by up to 7% after CEO Nick Woodman announced that the company is developing a a six-camera virtual-reality recording system and a drone. Analysts noted t
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The 10 best finance companies to work for in the US From banks to credit cards to handling student loans, the finance sector is full of great job opportunities.  We partnered with compensation and jobs database PayScale to find the best companies to work for in the US, and singled out the top finance companies here.  MasterCard took the top spot with a 78% job satisfaction rating, followed by TIAA-CREF and Freddie Mac with 75% and 60% satisfaction
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Why I loved driving a $43,000 BMW more than a $104,000 Jaguar One of the cool things about writing about cars for a living is that you get to experience a lot of very different vehicles, often within a few days of each other. This can be good. But it can also create some issues. I recently drove a Jaguar F-Type R with all-wheel-drive and a BMW M235i, more or less back to back. But I didn't drive the F-Type on the street. I drove it at the Monticello Motor C
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Bruce Jenner says 'Call me Caitlyn' on Vanity Fair cover LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former Olympic athlete and reality TV star Bruce Jenner, who is transitioning to life as a woman, revealed her new name as Caitlyn Jenner on Monday and posed in a white strapless leotard on the cover of Vanity Fair magazine.
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What's the Best Mouthwash? In addition to regular brushing, flossing, and tongue scraping, mouthwash is a great way to keep your mouth healthy and keep your breath from becoming a danger to those around you. Which mouthwash is most deserving of a swish in your mouth? Tell us in the comments.1) Your nomination should contain:The specific name of the product, not just a brand or series. Why you think this item is the best. A
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New Project: Make a Box Set for Your Favorite Series In this project, I am going to show you a simple method for creating custom box sets of whatever kind of media you are collecting. Read more on MAKE The post Make a Box Set for Your Favorite Series appeared first on Make:.
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Addictive App Turns Boring Instagram Pics Into Fun Type Type any word into the blinking cursor on the homepage, and the site auto-populates your text with letters from an Instagram account. The post Addictive App Turns Boring Instagram Pics Into Fun Type appeared first on WIRED.
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Stunning video of a man swimming through millions of jellyfish This remarkable underwater video was captured near the remote island of Palau when a man recorded his "surreal" swim through millions of jellyfish. He was able to do this safely only because the local species does not have a noticeable sting. Produced by Jason Gaines. Video courtesy of Associated Press and Newsflare. Follow BI Video: On FacebookJoin the conversation about this story
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A perfect ACT score couldn't get this student into Yale, Princeton, or Stanford, and he says it's because he's Asian-American With a perfect ACT score and 13 Advanced Placement courses under his belt, Michael Wang applied to seven Ivy League universities and Stanford in 2013. As an Asian-American, Wang suspected his race might work against him. But but he was still shocked when he was rejected by Stanford and every Ivy League school except for the University of Pennsylvania. Wang says he worked incredibly hard and excell
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How to Fix Broken Sleep What works for insomnia might surprise you--and your doctor.
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My Father Was a Wonderful Mother My father loved to plant things and watch them grow. He planted roses that twined on a split-rail fence, French strawberries tiny as gumdrops, and pears that ripened like big-bottomed ladies. He nurtured his garden, just as he did his children.
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'Too much admin' to change SAS hike An Army officer told a grieving family it would have been "too much paperwork" to cancel SAS training which led to three deaths, an inquest hears.
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England can chase 455 to win - Root Batsman Joe Root says England can do "something special" by chasing 455 to beat New Zealand in the second Test at Headingley.
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Republican Graham launches 2016 bid Senator Lindsey Graham underlined his foreign policy experience and taunted Hillary Clinton as he launched his White House run.
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13 Ways to Show Customers You Love Them Big businesses can spend a lot of money to buy customer happiness and loyalty but small business have to work harder to give their users the best. Fortunately, smaller companies with more conservative budgets have plenty of creative ways to delight, surprise and evangelize users.Investing in customer service pays big dividends. Passionate buyers have a higher average order value, purchasing freque
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40 Empowering Cancer Awareness Campaigns - From Tearjerker Tissue Ads to Mastectomized Barbie Dolls (TrendHunter.com) (TrendHunter.com) There are many empowering cancer awareness campaigns that truly exude condolence and empowerment towards those who suffer with a disease. Whether directly or indirectly affected, it is important to...
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Party-Ready Wine Boxes - 'BeatBox Beverages' Have Made a Boxed Wine That is Anything But Boring (TrendHunter.com) (TrendHunter.com) ‘BeatBox Beverages' wants to turn traditional boxed wine on its head with its new line of musically inspired mixed drinks. Designed ‘‘for people who know what perfection in a...
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Build Your Own Amazon Dash with a Raspberry Pi Amazon Dash is a pretty silly way to reorder various products from Amazon. That said, if you like the idea of it and prefer more control, DIYer Denis Papathanasiou shows you how to build your own with a Raspberry Pi.Papathanasiou’s version gives you a lot more control over what you order and how much you pay. Essentially, you hook a Pi up to a scanner and scan items you want to order. It works wit
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THE GLOBAL SMARTPHONE MARKET REPORT: Forecasts, vendor and platform wars, and the new high-growth markets The global smartphone market is still growing at a steady pace thanks to more widespread adoption in emerging markets.  The market surpassed the 1 billion shipments milestone for the first time last year, according to BI Intelligence estimates.  Total smartphone shipments reached about 1.3 billion for 2014, representing growth of 29% over the 990 million smartphones shipped in 2013. For compariso
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Vijai Sharma tipped to be new CIC Most senior information commissioner Vijai Sharma is tipped to be new chief information commissioner, while former CBDT chief KV Chowdary is understood to be in the running for the central vigilance commissioner's post.
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This Week in Trailers: Stoned Zuckerberg on a Killing Spree Whatcha need? Mob biopics? Hip-hop fashion documentaries? Chess smackdowns? WE'VE GOT IT ALL. The post This Week in Trailers: Stoned Zuckerberg on a Killing Spree appeared first on WIRED.
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10 Terms You Must Know Before Raising Venture Capital
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Debtors Can't Void Underwater Mortgages In Bankruptcy, Supreme Court Rules The Supreme Court refuses to overturn precedent and allow borrowers to eliminate underwater mortgages in bankruptcy.
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How to Find the Right Location for Your Store In Start Your Own Retail Business and More, the staff of Entrepreneur Media Inc. and writer Ciree Linsenman explain how you can get started in the retail industry, whether you want to start your own specialty food shop, gift shop, clothing store or kiosk. In this edited excerpt, the authors offer smart advice to help you choose the best location for your new retail business.The best location for a
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Berlin, Paris urge Brussels to rework EU asylum plan Berlin (AFP) - Germany and France on Monday urged the EU to find a fairer way to admit and distribute asylum seekers, as their leaders met the European Commission chief in Berlin.The Greek debt crisis and the threat of Britain leaving the EU were also sure to occupy minds as Chancellor Angela Merkel hosted President Francois Hollande and Jean-Claude Juncker for a working dinner.Officially the mini
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Companies with narcissists for CEOs tend to use shadier accounting practices It's hard to get to the top without being confident and ambitious, but some CEOs take this to an extreme and exhibit signs of narcissism. A paper by J. Scott Judd of the University of Illinois at Chicago, Kari Joseph Olsen of Utah State University, and James M. Stekelberg of the University of Arizona investigated the relationship between a measure of CEO narcissism and various indicators of a comp
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11 health benefits of caffeine, the most commonly used psychoactive drug in the world Still feeling guilty about that second cup of coffee? Chances are, you shouldn't be. Whether you start each day with a latte or rely on a shot of espresso to get over the mid-afternoon hump, a healthy, moderate caffeine habit can provide many health benefits. This doesn't mean you should go guzzling energy drinks or pounding espresso shots, of course. Using too much caffeine, or any other stimulan
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Hair Extensions Let You Text Without Interrupting Your Conversation The wearable technology trend knows no bounds with the concept now coming to the fore within the beauty sector. A new brand named Hairware, with the tagline, “The conscious use of unconscious auto-contact behaviors,” is now translating hair-related gestures into modern-day messaging techniques. Beauty Technology Designer Katia Vega has teamed up with IoT Specialist Marcio Cunha to create a range o
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PSFK and HP Launch the Innovators Index for 2015 Though free-flowing exchange is the lifeline of any healthy marketplace, economies have long closed off the flow of ideas as a competitive means. As a trends and innovation leader, PSFK understands that in today’s Idea Economy, walls serve as well as economic downturns, and is precisely why PSFK, in partnership with HP Matter, has created the Innovators Index, the ultimate ranking of pioneers maki
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How to make sure your Google account is as private and secure as possible If your Google account information isn't secure then there's no way it's private. And if you've accidentally made a lot of information public, it doesn't matter how secure your account is overall.  Want to make sure your information is good to go? Google just revamped its "My Account" page to make it even easier for you to double-check that all your settings and securities are up-to-date
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Elon Musk trashes story that argues Tesla relies on government handouts (TSLA) Elon Musk has once again addressed the charge that his various companies are dependent on US government money.  This time around, his response was provoked by a weekend article in the Los Angeles Times by Jerry Hirsch. Hirsch's latest was a lengthy analysis of all the government assistance that has flowed in Tesla's direction. Musk, however, was less than excited about the article, saying in an in
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TV’s Top Twitter Moments Of The Season: Super Bowl, Grammys & Oscars Major events again generated the most activity and audience for tweets, according to Nielsen's social tv ratings. The post TV’s Top Twitter Moments Of The Season: Super Bowl, Grammys & Oscars appeared first on Marketing Land. Please visit Marketing Land for the full article.
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American freed in Yemen as Oman hosts 'secret' US talks Sanaa (AFP) - An American, among several believed to be held by Iran-backed Huthis in war-ravaged Yemen, was on Monday freed and flown to neighbouring Oman, which is hosting talks between the US and the rebels.A diplomat in Oman said the "secret" talks between the Americans and the Huthis were to promote peace negotiations, which the UN has so far failed to organise in Geneva.The news of
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Here's another sign that Russia's military policies are getting more provocative The Kremlin has announced plans to dramatically increase the number of summer military exercises staged throughout Russia, Damien Sharkov reports for Newsweek citing the Russian Ministry of Defense.  Russia's Airborne Troops alone are scheduled to conduct more than 1,000 exercises in the summer months. This represents a 20% increase in operations over summer 2014.  Russian paratroopers will also b
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Can May-December Romances Work? How To Handle Feelings Toward An Older Man
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BA's In-Flight Meditation: Good PR. Bad Psychology Meditation can help a person keep anxiety-producing thoughts out of mind. It works only if the flight is smooth. If turbulence begins, no matter how deep the meditation, when the plane drops, stress hormones are released that push whatever is being focused on out of awareness, and refocus the person on thought of possible danger
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Kerry injury 'won't slow Iran talks' Negotiations with Iran about its nuclear programme will continue despite US Secretary of State John Kerry's recent injury, US officials say.
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China hospital ballot over Mers case Nurses at a hospital in China reportedly draw lots to decide who should treat a South Korean patient with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers).
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24 photos that will make you want to visit Japan Hosting towering volcanoes, temples that date back more than 400 years, and fields covered in more than 4 million flowers, Japan is a country of incredible beauty.  From its tranquil and picturesque Mount Fuji to cutting-edge robot restaurants in Tokyo, here are some of the country's most magnificent sites.Mount Fuji, located on Honshu Island, is Japan’s highest mountain at a staggering 12,389 fee
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4 Ways to Make Leadership Development Part of Your Company Culture It looks like organizations are missing the mark on leadership development.Only 35 percent of U.S. managers are engaged in their jobs, according to a Gallup’s State of the American Manager report analyzing responses from 2,564 U.S. managers surveyed in September and October 2013.What’s worse is the disengaged manager epidemic not only affects this generation, but also trickles down to the young pe
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Ask an Expert: All About Buying and Selling Cars Shopping around for a car can be a lot work, as you weigh your needs and wants against your budget and try to find the perfect car for you. Here to help answer some questions you might have about buying a car are our friends from Jalopnik’s Car Buying blog.Say hello to Tom McParland and Tavarish (a.k.a. Freddy). When he’s not writing for Jalopnik, Tom runs Automatch Consulting, helping people deci
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Tomorrow’s Surveillance: Four Technologies The NSA Will Use to Spy on You – Soon The NSA’s plans don’t end with collecting your phone records. Here are just a few of the ways the National Security Agency (NSA) will be keeping tabs on you in the world of tomorrow. Prepare to be shocked, amazed, and a little freaked out. Surveillance tends to be at the forefront of technology. Among details leaked by whistleblower Edward Snowden were plans to build a code-breaking quantum comput
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The most expensive weapons system of all time is about to make its debut Lockheed Martin Corp's F-35 fighter jet will drop weapons and take part in a major U.S. military exercise this week for the first time, another milestone for the Pentagon's largest weapons program, Air Force officials said Monday. The exercise, called "Green Flag West," tests the U.S. military's ability to engage in air-to-surface conflicts and helps get ground troops who pinpoint potent
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HSBC plans thousands of job cuts London (AFP) - Scandal-hit global bank HSBC plans to cut thousands of jobs across its global operations, broadcaster Sky News reported on Tuesday.The number of job cuts has yet to be finalised, but "insiders said that it was likely to be between 10,000 and 20,000", Sky reported.The cuts to be announced by chief executive Stuart Gulliver at an investor update on June 9 would be implemente
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Vince Vaughn believes guns should be allowed in schools In a revealing interview with British GQ for their July issue, Vince Vaughn opened up about many topics, including his thoughts on gun laws in America. The magazine has posted a preview of the interview on their site.  On the topic of Americans’ rights to own guns, Vaughn said: "I support people having a gun in public full stop, not just in your home. We don't have the right to bear arms beca
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Microsoft is about to buy one of the best productivity apps in the world (MSFT) Microsoft is close to buying Wunderlist, a to-do list app that lets you do everything from manging grocery lists to scheduling assignments for colleagues at work, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday. Wunderlist is one of my favorite apps. I've been using it for the last several months to keep myself on task for what I need to do each day both at work (call sources, schedule meetings, write rev
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The stars of 'Bachelor' parody 'Unreal' disagree when it comes to finding love on TV The stars of Lifetime's new scripted series "Unreal," which parodies reality-dating shows, have strong opinions about the unscripted genre. Teaming "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and Bravo's "Girlfriends Guide to Divorce" executive producer Marti Noxon with former "Bachelor" producer and writer Sarah Gertrude Shapiro, "Unreal" portrays the over-the-top
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17 One World Observatory Instagram shots that will take your breath away One World Observatory — the skydeck at One World Trade — finally opened to the public this weekend, and people were lined up for hours to see New York City from a new perspective. Perched at 1,250 feet above the ground, the newly-opened observatory attracted tourists and locals alike, all with cameras and smartphones in-hand.  We scoured Instagram for the best photos from opening weekend. Here's w
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The Right Time to Mention Your Vacation Plans in a Job Interview The interview is going well and you think you might be the preferred candidate. However, you have a problem. You know that the hirer wants to fill the role quickly, but you have an extended vacation already booked. The job starts in July, but your non-refundable plane tickets are booked for August. When do you mention this? Candidates get worried about anything they think may get in the way of a
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Harnessing the Crowd to Solve Healthcare While being sick is never a good situation to be in, the majority of people can still take solace in the fact that modern medicine will be able to diagnose their problem and get them on the path to a quick recovery. For a small percentage of patients, however, simply finding out what ails them can be a challenge. Despite countless visits to specialists and mounting costs, these individuals can str
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Button Platform Extends The Value Of Apps With Selective, Contextual Linking Google and Facebook are racing to make the mobile app world safe for “deep linking.” The idea is that mobile apps should emulate and function just like the PC internet and not exist in “silos.” It’s far from clear, however, that consumers are clamoring to have lots of... Please visit Marketing Land for the full article.
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Why Re/code, an 18-month-old tech news startup, really sold to Vox — even though it was generating $12 million Last week, Jim Bankoff's Vox Media acquired an 18-month-old tech publication, Re/code. Re/code was founded by highly-respected tech journalists Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher in early 2014. They had launched the AllThingsD tech news website and related D conferences for News Corp, and they essentially took that business with them. When starting Re/code, Swisher and Mossberg raised $10 million at a
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5 Red Flags of a Business Loan Scam If a loan or service sounds to good to be true, it probably is. Be wary of these five red flags that your exciting funding opportunity may actually be a dangerous scam.
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Everything You Need to Know About New Domain Extensions Five Things Businesses Need to Know About New Top-Level Domain Names.
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12 Expert Tips on How to Get Into an Accelerator Take some advice from a CEO who gained entrance into one of the planet's most coveted programs.
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5 Little Ways to Make a Big Impression "Common courtesy" is hardly common...and practicing it can make a big impression in business.
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Google tries to demystify privacy controls with new approach The simpler approach debuting Monday features a redesigned "My Account" hub where all of Google's key privacy controls can be found.
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5 Ways You’re Killing Your Own Motivation Without Even Knowing It Motivation is essential for productivity. But are your own habits putting a damper on your motivation, without you even knowing it? Here are 5 common ways this happens.
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Even Collaborative Cultures Need Space for Introverts Open working spaces have their time and place, but the smartest office designers also recognize the need for quarters where you can hole up and work quietly.
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8 Signs You're Writing an Advertorial, Not a Blog Post Growing your website traffic through your blog is a great thing-- until thinly-veiled advertorials infiltrate your content. Advertorials are an advertisement disguised as an editorial; they are articles that appear to be informational but are actually intended to promote a product or service. These are the Internet’s equivalent of TV infomercials -- appearing to be entertaining until you discover
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ACME Group to pump in Rs 500 Cr to promote startups Technology provider ACME Group will invest Rs 500 crore over five years to finance start-up entrepreneurs and innovators. “ACME will invest Rs 500 crore over the next five years to support entrepreneurs under the initiative ‘Idea Factory’,” the company said in a statement. The initiative will act as an incubator for innovators and entrepreneurs who can deliver unprecedented solutions with economi
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Should I Quit? Science says, "You should quit your job."
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7 body language tricks to make anyone instantly like you Your body language speaks volumes about your mood and attitude. And according to Leil Lowndes in her book "How To Talk To Anyone," you can capture — and hold — anyone's attention without even saying a word. We've selected the best body language techniques from the book and shared them below. Mike Nudelman/ Business Insider Maggie Zhang wrote an earlier versio
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Netflix is experimenting with promos you would have to sit through before your show starts The next time you settle down to stream something on Netflix, you may first see a promo for the new season of "Orange is the New Black" or Marvel's "Daredevil." Netflix, the largest subscription streaming service in the world, has been experimenting with showing advertisements for its own original programming, the site Cord Cutter News recently reported.  A Netflix spokesperson
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Ex-Georgia head gives up citizenship Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili says he is giving up his country's citizenship as he becomes governor of Ukraine's Odessa region.
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Celebrating National Business Etiquette Week This year’s National Business Etiquette Week runs from June 7 to 11 at The Protocol School of Washington. The week-long recognition offers instructor-led business etiquette courses, as well as international protocol training. Founded in 1988, the Protocol School of Washington has trained more than 2,500 graduates from 45 countries. Trainers previously held positions at The White House, the Disney
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These are the features of Mexico's monstrous home-made narco tanks As drug trafficking-related violence in Mexico rages, the cartels have come up with a radical solution for improving their capabilities in faceoffs with other criminal groups and Mexican security services. Narco-tanks are home-made armored vehicles, also known in Spanish as "monstruo" for their hulking size. They reached peak popularity in 2011 as the Mexican military seized a garage fro
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Report: Cisco's top woman engineer, CTO Padmasree Warrior is out, too (CSCO) The top executive heads just keep rolling as Cisco prepares to have its first new CEO in 20 years, Chuck Robbins. Word is that Padmasree Warrior, Cisco's CTO and Strategy Officer, will be leaving, too, when Chuck Robbins officially takes over at the end of July, sources have told Re/Code's Arik Hesseldahl. Cisco today confirmed that two other executives have resigned: COO Gary Moore and president
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Will the Art of the Signature Be Lost in the Digital Age? As an entrepreneur, I am amazed at how much time I spend online. Whether I am writing a post for this site or my own blog -- Ready4Air -- banking or sending emails, I write frequently, yet most of the time I never put pen to paper. And while I love my computer, I realize that sometimes I miss the feeling of a pen in my hand rolling across a smooth surface.When I was a teen, I used to practice my s
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Kejriwal govt hires Bihar cops to fight graft The Kejriwal government has decided to take on loan police officers from Bihar for its Anti-Corruption Bureau, in a major departure from the pattern where the anti-graft body drew its strength largely from the ranks of Delhi Police.
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US court backs woman denied job over head scarf The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favour of a Muslim woman who sued for discrimination after being denied a sales job at age 17 at an Abercrombie & Fitch Co clothing store in Oklahoma because she wore a head scarf for religious reasons.
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Boost Your Coordination and Focus With "Agility Ladder" Workouts Football and soccer players have sworn by footwork drills for years, and the workouts are becoming popular in gyms and for home workouts. One easy way to join in the fun: buy or improvise an agility ladder.Agility ladders run anywhere from $15 to $50, but you can improvise by chalking lines on a driveway or taking advantage of a checkered floor. There’s no strict rule for size, but 16-inch squares
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ISIS destroyed one of Syria's darkest secrets BEIRUT (AP) — For decades, the mere mention of Tadmur Prison was enough to send chills down a Syrian's spine. The notorious facility in the desert of central Syria was where thousands of dissidents were reported to have been beaten, humiliated and systematically tortured for opposing the Assad family's rule. This weekend, it was demolished by the Islamic State group, which took over the site near
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We are calculating the cost of retirement all wrong FA Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that delivers the top news and commentary for financial advisors. Cost of living figures for retirement are wrong (Financial Advisor) David M. Blanchett, head of retirement research for the Morningstar Investment Management Group, concluded spending habits of retired Americans often do not increase at the same rate as inflation, especially du
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Is It Hurting My Career To Skip Happy Hour With My Coworkers? Happy hour isn't so happy when you'd rather skip drinks to be home with your family.Of all of the office rituals, blowing off steam with a few beers after hours is likely the most beloved for many people. But not parents of young children—when they are already sacrificing quality time by working long hours, missing bedtime is a big deal.Read Full Story
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Mike Judge's Secrets To Exquisitely Skewering Silicon Valley The former engineer spills on the creative process behind Silicon Valley, the show.Silicon Valley creator and executive producer Mike Judge is the first to admit that his satirical HBO series nails some things about the overheated tech industry spot on, while exaggerating others greatly for effect. (Elon Musk once told him he needed to do more research). But to create a show that strikes a nerve,
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How Google Finally Got Design Google's transformation into a company that creates beautiful software is the story of how tech itself has evolved in the mobile era.It would have been crazy to say just a few years ago. But today, Google produces better-designed software than any other tech behemoth. If you don't believe that, then set down your Apple-flavored Kool-Aid. Take a cleansing breath, open your mind, and compare Android
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Meet Project Jacquard, Google's Plan To Turn Your Clothes Into A Touch Screen Google has a new technology that can turn virtually any type of fabric into a connected device.One of Frog's big predictions was that 2015 would be the year that textiles got techy. Maybe it heard rumblings of Project Jacquard, Google's new venture to weave touch controls into textiles right on the loom.Read Full Story
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Google's Minor UI Update Is Solving The Biggest Problem On Smartphones Right Now By predicting what you want to do next in any app, Now on Tap is a small update that could become a very big deal.With its upcoming Android M operating system, Google revealed a major UI breakthrough for smartphones. It's called Now on Tap. An extension of Google Now, you simply tap and hold the Home button inside any Android app, and a card appears on the bottom of your screen suggesting a number
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Qapital Wants To Help Millennials Save Money Qapital uses "If This Then That" (IFTTT) triggers to create a gamified savings system for millennials.Millennials aren't saving money. When you're living paycheck to paycheck, Excel spreadsheets are not always the first thing on your mind. Services like Mint give you a broad look at your finances, but there's something missing in the app-focused millennial toolbox for saving toward goals
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Cardboard Room Set = Half-Hour Moves Moving into new digs can mean a huge expenditure in time, effort, and money. Either you buy new furniture, or you schlep your old stuff up stairs, through doors, or into trucks, which also costs money. But the design firm Our Paper Life has developed a low-cost, low effort furniture solution: an entire room’s worth of furniture in one box which they call “The 30-Minute Move.” Room In A Box is jus
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The number of jobs created during this recovery is either a lot or not that many, depending on how you look at it (DIA, SPX, SPY, QQQ, TLT, IWM) During the post-financial crisis recovery, the US economy has created 10 million jobs.  This seems like a lot. And it is, on an absolute basis.  But when you compare this to other recoveries, it actually isn't that many.  Two things, however: Compared to the recoveries seen in the 80s and 90s, the current post-crisis recovery hasn't been quite as long. The financial crisis-induced downturn was sh
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How Can We End Bullying? A new review article published in American Psychologist tackles the thorny question of what actual works in bullying prevention programs. Written by Catherine P. Bradshaw of the University of Virginia's Curry School of Education, the article examines recent research evaluating the effectiveness of anti-bullying programs and makes some recommendations for the future.
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Saudi oil minister says OPEC strategy working Vienna (AFP) - OPEC's strategy of not cutting production in order to maintain market share is working, Saudi Arabia's oil minister said Monday as he arrived for a meeting of the cartel to decide on output levels.Asked if this strategy pushed by OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia was working, Ali al-Naimi told reporters in Vienna: "The answer is yes... Demand is picking up. Supply is slowing. This is a
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Rafael Nadal wears a $775,000 watch when he plays Rafael Nadal's newest piece of equipment costs more than three-quarters of a million dollars, and yet it will probably never help him win a tennis tournament. Nadal upgraded his on-court wristwatch to a $775,000 model made by Richard Mille for the French Open, Robert Frank of CNBC reports. Nadal is no stranger to the world of high-end watches. In 2010 he began wearing another Richard Mille timepie
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'Call me Caitlyn': Jenner debuts post-Bruce look Los Angeles (AFP) - Caitlyn Jenner, the transgender Olympic champion formerly known as Bruce, on Monday unveiled her new name and look in a sexy Vanity Fair cover shoot -- drawing widespread praise, including from the White House.Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender campaigners -- and many well-wishers -- welcomed the high-profile debut, as did the 65-year-old Jenner's family, which includes the
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One of the new Android smartwatches looks a lot like the Apple Watch (AAPL, GOOG) Asus revealed its newest smartwatch on Monday, the ZenWatch 2, and it looks like a worthy successor to the original ZenWatch.  The ZenWatch 2 will run Android's latest version of Android Wear, Google's operating system for smartwatches. It features an all-important "always on" mode that keeps a simpler and dimmer watch face on the display when it's asleep. It's a key differentiator betwe
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17 shocking facts that could change the way you think about water forever Water, water everywhere — but less than half of a percent of Earth’s reserves are drinkable. That’s just one shocking fact Neil deGrasse Tyson and five experts dropped at this year's Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate at the American Museum of Natural History — all about the surprising origins, scarcity, and value of water.  Before the event, we joined a closed-door meeting with Tyson and the five expe
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10 mindfulness habits that will make you more productive at work Beyond being an increasingly popular practice for top executives and celebrities, mindfulness meditation is scientifically proven to increase memory and awareness and reduce stress and negative thinking. Even if you're not ready to make a commitment to a Transcendental Meditation group or your local yoga studio, there are some simple daily habits that can make you more productive and happier at wo
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Take Beautiful Photos, Fast: The Quickest iPhone Camera Apps While the iPhone camera app is one of most widely used mobile cameras on the planet, there are several third-party camera apps that are faster and nifty to use for particular shooting purposes. The default iPhone camera app has certainly come a long way over the years, adding features like burst shooting mode, a built-in timer, and time-lapse video. But it still can be tricky to tap the shutter bu
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Monsoon onset on 5 June: How late is too late? Met department now expects the monsoon to make landfall in Kerala on 5 June, against initial forecast of 30 May
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Lupin, Cipla said to bid for UCB’s $1 billion US generics unit The Indian firms submitted first-round offers for UCB’s Kremers Urban Pharmaceuticals unit in late April
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Karnataka to appeal against Jayalalithaa’s acquittal By moving Supreme Court, the Congress govt could trigger political reactions that may hurt the party
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Intel to acquire Altera for $16.7 billion The world’s largest chipmaker will pay $54 a share in cash for the maker of programmable logic semiconductors
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Microsoft readies Windows 10 for next month in PC, tablet push The operating system will be available for PCs and tablets as a free upgrade to people using Windows 7 and Windows 8.1, or on new Windows 10 devices
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Google increases user privacy controls Google rolled out a website that answers frequently asked questions in response to increasing concern over how the search giant collects and uses data
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Longer wait for revised income-tax forms New ITR forms likely to be out by third week of June; last date of filing extended to 31 August
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Development tie-ups help ease inheritors’ property woes The crux of a JDA lies in contents of the agreement
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Lack of power demand hits NTPC in Q4 For share price to improve, earning have to go up, which is a factor of power demand and its promptness in bringing in new generation capacity online
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Brijmohan Lall Munjal steps down as Hero chairman His son Pawan Munjal has been appointed chairman, managing director and chief executive, the two-wheeler company said on Monday
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Nestle in damage-control mode as FSSAI tests Maggi samples The results of the FSSAI tests are expected in two to three days
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The correlation between falling nominal GDP growth and lower sales One of the reasons for the much-commented-upon lower growth in bank credit is lower nominal GDP growth
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A year of waiting for manufacturing jobs In the past year, while there was a marginal expansion in manufacturing employment in six months, the other six months saw a slight contraction
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Chandrababu Naidu looks East to build Andhra Pradesh So far, the chief minister has visited Singapore, Japan and China to pitch his state to potential investors
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The J Sagar Associates experiment As managing partner Berjis Desai’s exit nears, concerns mount over the firm holding on to its democratic structure
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Motherson Sumi: A behemoth in the making The Rs15,400 crore Daimler deal will help autoparts maker MSSL to triple its revenue to $18 billion by 2020
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RBI rate cut seen as certain; all eyes on central bank guidance Will RBI governor Raghuram Rajan cut the repo rate on Tuesday? The answer is an overwhelming “yes” from bankers and economists
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Car sales grow in May but remain patchy Sales growth limited to those firms that introduced models in recent past; for rest, sales remained muted
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India may outmanoeuvre China in Bangladesh power project Bhel has been allowed to bid for contract to set up a $1.68 billion power project in Bangladesh
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NDA scripts a level playing field in defence The government has withdrawn tax exemptions given to state-run defence equipment manufacturers
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JSPL coal block case: Accused approached me, says judge Although the judge did not name the person who had approached him or give any more details, he warned against such conduct in the future
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Indian IT services companies lagging in the next big thing When it comes to SMAC offerings, Indian firms have a long way to go to catch up with global outsourcing peers
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Multiples PE to launch housing finance company The housing company, which will cater to needs of customers in metros and smaller cities, is seeking approvals and hiring people
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The digital disruption The Digital Economy warrants a fundamentally new social contract, says Don Tapscott, an expert on the impact of technology on business and society
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Indiabulls’ realty fund invests Rs100 crore in Vatika housing project Capital raised as last-mile funding for the project, part of the realty firm’s ongoing 700-acre township called Vatika India Next
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Jet Airways expects to return to profit by 2017-18 Costs expected to stabilize, says Jet Airways CFO; recovery hinges on low fuel prices, say experts
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We are not under pressure from the US on IPR: Nirmala Sitharaman The trade balance with China is definitely adverse and it is growing, and this cannot be sustained, says commerce minister Sitharaman
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Irda issues new norms for corporate agents Recent amendments to the draft guidelines on open architecture in insurance distribution will bring respite to bank-promoted insurance companies
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Intel Buys Altera For $16.7 Billion Intel, CPU manufacturer we all know and love, will buy Altera, makers of fine FPGAs, for $16.7 Billion. While most of the news about this deal focuses on the future of FPGAs in the datacenter, getting Altera IP into Intel fab houses is equally interesting. Intel is the current king of putting transistors on a piece of silicon, and Intel’s ability to put a massive amount of transistors on a chip me
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You Can Know What Employees Are Doing Without Being Big Brother With a whopping 68 percent of U.S. workers not engaged in their jobs, according to a 2014 Gallup study of 80,837 adults, it’s important for employers to stay on top of individual productivity. Thanks to modern technology, it’s easier than ever to track employees while at work. The question is, how can employers track employee productivity without becoming Big Brother?There’s a fine line between mo
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Obama: land reclamation projects in South China Sea 'counterproductive' WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Monday that land reclamation projects in the South China Sea are unproductive and called for an end to aggressive action in the region.
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Minimize the Compose Window in Apple Mail for iOS by a Gesture Sometimes when you’re composing a new email you need to look back at your inbox to gather up some additional info. Instead of dropping that email into drafts and closing it, OS X Daily points out that you can actually minimize the compose window in Apple’s Mail app.All you need to do is tap the top of the email composition window and drag it down to the bottom of the screen. Your inbox is now full
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Now, flight delay not the airline's liability With private airlines steeply hiking last-minute cancellation and rescheduling charges, passengers should now pray that their flights are not delayed, forcing them to miss connecting flights.
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Raja gave 2G licences to firms for Rs 200cr: ED Enforcement Directorate told a special court on Monday that former telecom minister and DMK member A Raja “illegally” granted 2G spectrum licences to ineligible firms in exchange for a payment of Rs 200 crore to Kalaignar TV, owned by party chief M Karunanidhi’s family.
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STOCKS RISE: Here's what you need to know (SPY, DJI, IXIC, UST, USD, GPRO, INTC, ALTR) Stocks lost ground in the final hour of trading but held on to gains to start June in the green. First, the scoreboard: Dow: 18,097.61, +86.93, (0.48%) S&P 500: 2,118.09, +10.70, (0.51%) Nasdaq: 5,096.18, +26.15, (0.52%) And now, the top stories on Monday:. Economic data was plenty in the morning. In manufacturing numbers, the Purchasing Manager's Index reading from Markit Economics came in
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Costco's secret for making the perfect pizza every time It's no secret that bulk retailer Costco is successful. Loyal customers flock to the warehouse chain for distinctly cheaper prices — and also for the pizza in its food court.  Now, customers can see exactly how Costco makes its signature pizza. The trick? Costco uses a machine. A video YouTube user Paul Shakuri posted a few years ago has made its way back online via Foodbeast, and it shows a spec
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IHOP just changed its logo for the first time in decades IHOP has changed its logo for the first time in two decades. The company decided the old logo looked too much like a person's frown, BuzzFeed News reports. So IHOP came up with a new one that resembles a smile, instead. Here's the new logo: Here's the old one: The company says the new logo demonstrates the brand's "commitment to smiles." "To further demonstrate the IHOP commitment t
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This is who high-powered Wall Streeters call when they don't know how to dress There comes a time in every ambitious Wall Streeter's life when they have to look at their clients right in the face and gain their trust. So when those clients look back, they need to see someone who looks like a master of the universe. Coordinating that look, as we're sure you can imagine, is not a trait most of Wall Street's bankers, hedge fund managers, and other hot shots, are born with. Ente
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Mexican president changes asset declaration in wake of report on land deal MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Under pressure to detail his personal wealth, Mexico's president has made changes to his declaration of assets following a Reuters report that cast doubt on how he acquired one of his properties near Mexico City.
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Takata replacing chemical used in deadly airbags Washington (AFP) - Japanese auto parts maker Takata said it will stop using a chemical in its airbag inflators that could be the reason for six deaths.In prepared testimony to be delivered to Congress on Tuesday, Kevin Kennedy, executive vice president at Takata's US arm TK Holdings, said the company is pushing ahead to replace faulty airbag inflators in up to 34 million cars in the United States,
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23 glamorous photos from the star-studded Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic The eighth annual Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic returned to Liberty State Park on Saturday. Hollywood stars such as Diane Kruger, Emma Roberts, and Maggie Gyllenhaal were among the thousands of good-looking, well-dressed attendees. There were also plenty of socialites, designers, and polo stars on hand to watch as Team Black Watch played Team Veuve Clicquot. But it was all about the people watching.
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Caitlyn Jenner will make first public appearance while being honored at the ESPY Awards Caitlyn Jenner will make her first scheduled public appearance at the 2015 ESPYS on July 15, which will also air live on ABC. Jenner will receive the Arthur Ashe Courage Award. The announcement from ESPN arrived just hours after Vanity Fair unveiled the first images of Jenner as a woman on Monday. “In the past few months, the overwhelming outpouring of support from all over the world for my journe
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MAT very negative for foreign investors: Schroders' Dobson MAT very negative for foreign investors: Schroders' Dobson"Slowing growth in China and falling commodity prices are affecting many markets — that’s a factor why India has an edge."
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Samsung overtakes Apple in Rs 30,000-plus smartphone market in India Samsung overtakes Apple in Rs 30,000-plus smartphone market in IndiaSamsung achieved about 46% share in the segment in the four months, with demand for models such as Galaxy S6, S6 Edge, Note Edge & Galaxy A7.
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How to Make Spring Clamps Out of Plastic Pipe Anyone who spends much time in a workshop building things with cardboard, plastic, wood, and other materials quickly comes to appreciate having clamps around. Lots of clamps. Never enough clamps. C-clamps, spring clamps, bar clamps, vises and vise grips — they’re all life savers. In situations where you need lots […] Read more on MAKE The post How to Make Spring Clamps Out of Plastic Pipe appeared
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Snapdeal to expand payment by credit and debit cards on delivery E-Commerce major Snapdeal will allow its users across 200 cities to pay through their credit and debit cards when they opt for pay-on-delivery option. “The solution has been developed in partnership with GoJavas. Now customers can select the pay by card on delivery option, just like they would for COD. We are rolling this out in 120 cities,” Snapdeal Vice President Operations Ashish Chitravanshi
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How to Make Flaming Marshmallow Jelly Shots Need a little extra sugar in your shot? Take that drink to the next echelon by making flaming marshmallow jelly shots. Gather your ingredients and fire up the bon fire to make these delicious sugar bombs flame. Steps Remove the marshmallow middle using your spoon. Carve out a small pocket in the middle of the marshmallow. Dive spoon halfway down into the marshmallow and scoop out a small pocket
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Every square foot of an Apple Store is designed to make you spend more money If you own a piece of Apple tech there's a good chance you've visited one of their retail locations. Every detail of each Apple store has been designed and planned out to influence the customer into spending more money as they shop and browse. Here's how it works. Layouts courtesy of ifoapplestore.com. Produced by Justin Gmoser. Follow BI Video: On Twitter   Join the conversation about this st
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Nobody's paying attention to this show about the PC revolution and it's time for that to change It was easy to write off the first season of "Halt and Catch Fire." Almost too easy.  Part of it had nothing to do with the show itself—a drama about about a group of misfits who band together to reverse engineer IBM's personal computer and inadvertently end up revolutionizing the industry. Unfortunately for the show, the network it was on very quickly overshadowed the content of the ser
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Lifehacker 39
A new license of Windows 10 will cost $119 when it’s released next month. A new license of Windows 10 will cost $119 when it’s released next month. That’s essentially the same pricing scheme as Windows 8, with the Pro edition costing $199. But if you already have Windows 7 or 8 installed, then the update is free. [via CNET]
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4 Economic Thinkers Every Tech Entrepreneur Should Read If history teaches us anything, it is that great ideas and great thinkers transcend time. For this reason, we wisely read the classics throughout grade school -- even if against our will at times -- and study how philosophy and history has shaped our world. One particular area of philosophy, economic thought, has inspired entrepreneurs for years. The thinking of great economic thinkers has driven
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Why 6 people have spent nearly 8 months locked inside a dome on top of a volcano Right now, six people are living inside a 1200 square foot dome on top of a volcano on the Island of Hawaii. The spot is in the middle of nowhere, cut off from civilization: Seriously: These people are not part of a cult and they don't believe the apocalypse is looming. They're part of the Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS) research experiment. It's led by scientists at the
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Donald Trump: 'I have a Gucci store that’s worth more than Romney' Donald Trump doesn't think Mitt Romney can compete with his business success. In an interview with the The Des Moines Register published Monday, the real-estate mogul and TV personality dissed other wealthy men who have campaigned for president.  "I'm the most successful person ever to run for the presidency, by far. Nobody's ever been more successful than me. I'm the most successful person e
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Next CVC may break IAS stranglehold K V Chowdary, former chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), and Vijai Sharma, the senior-most information commissioner, are tipped to take over as the central vigilance commissioner and chief information commissioner, respectively.
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Quickly Check App and Device Compatibility In Preparation for Windows 10 With Windows 10 coming on July 29th, you’ll want to make sure your PC, applications, and various devices will all play nice before you reserve and upgrade. Fortunately, Microsoft has made it easy to do within the Get Windows 10 tool that appears on all copies of Windows 7 and 8.Upgrading your copy of Windows to 10 should be seamless, but you want to make sure set up is actually ready beforehand. T
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7 simple ways to find work you're really passionate about Every super-successful person has a unique story, but you'd be hard pressed to find a single one who reached the pinnacle without passion. Why else would they spend their whole lives overcoming obstacles to make their dreams a reality? The problem is that it's not always easy to find work that excites you. To help you figure it out, we combed through the Quora thread "How can I figure out wha
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Snapchat, Tesla, Uber & Demogagement Moving Targets - Reverse Engineering Future Markets Bill O’Reilly has a problem.  (More on that in a moment.)
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Four Ways To Win Any Negotiation Negotiation needn?t be adversarial if undertaken as an effort to reach common ground and create mutual benefit.
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Why Social Selling is not about Selling Social selling is a hot topic in the worlds of sales and marketing these days.  At its most basic, social selling is a way to use social networks to establish and further relationships with influencers and decision-makers within organizations that are prospects for your products or services. By building a strong personal brand within the online places and communities that your prospects frequent,
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Web Design Resources for Non-Designers Most of you are too busy monitoring Google's latest algorithm updates, examining web analytics, and building links and content to stay up to date on the design world. Usually, creative people who excel at design aren't very good at the left-brain thinking required to succeed in the highly-technical search engine optimization industry. Likewise, very few people with the analytical mindset required
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Uber has grown faster in its first five years than Facebook did Five years ago today, Uber launched its first service in San Francisco. Since then, the taxi-hailing app has expanded at an incredible pace — it’s now available in 311 cities across 58 countries worldwide. That growth has translated to massive valuation numbers: in its third year, Uber was already worth $3.4 billion, and last year it raised at a $40 billion valuation. Latest reports indicate Uber
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Avaya, Google to roll out subscription services for virtual contact centre Organisations would have to contact agents to equip with Google’s Web-centric Chromebook device, an Internet connection and a headset or Avaya IP phone.
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I traded in my big iPad for an iPad Mini and I can't believe what I was missing (AAPL) I was an early iPad adopter. My initial iPad was the first-generation model, and it served me well for a couple years until it got too slow. I sold it (Apple devices really hold their value) and upgraded to the third-generation device when it came out. I've had the same iPad ever since, and I hadn't really thought about upgrading to any of the newer models. But recently I've noticed that I started
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How billionaire tech investor Mark Cuban became the 'luckiest guy in the world' Mark Cuban became a billionaire in 1999 when he sold his company, Broadcast.com, to Yahoo for $6 billion. His net worth is now estimated at $3 billion, and he has numerous mansions, private planes, and sports cars to his name.  He also owns the Dallas Mavericks, who brought the NBA championship home in 2011. "I'm the luckiest guy in the world," Cuban said at Business Insider's IGNITION c
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Uber's Partnership with Foursquare Gives a Further Advantage in Local Search Uber has continued a string of search-based partnerships, including Microsoft and YP, that will ostensibly give the car service app a leg up over Lyft and local cab services.
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Why a Wife Bonus Won’t Buy You Security A new book explores the culture of the wealthy who use wife bonuses. Money aside, this may do more to undermine than to support a successful relationship.
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Stocks on Wall Street close higher US stocks close higher, buoyed by merger news and encouraging economic figures.
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10 Google Docs Tips that Take Seconds & Save You Time 2006 was a landmark year in Google’s history. The Oxford English Dictionary accepted “Google” as a verb. Since then we have done quite a lot to make that action the grammar for our online lives. We follow its particular syntax to search for information. We follow the rules of Gmail netiquette. And we read with awe and alarm as Google impacts our future lives. If Chrome is the fastest way to get on
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Guy accused of fabricating earth-shattering study writes epic defense of himself The author of a newly retracted gay marriage study claims that he destroyed the data that would prove his findings were legitimate. On Thursday, the journal that initially published UCLA grad student Michael LaCour's high-profile study, which claimed that opponents of gay marriage could be convinced to support it after a single conversation with someone who identifies as gay, officially retracted
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The only 2 cities that want to host the 2022 Olympics have a ton of problems After several potential host cities with a democratically elected government pulled out of the running for the 2022 Winter Olympics, the only two candidates left are Almaty, Kazakhstan and Beijing, China. On Monday the International Olympic Committee released a 137-page evaluation of the two bids, and while it's generally positive, it's also open about the numerous problems the two cities face. Si
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SearchCap: New SEO Periodic Table, Bill Tancer Interview & More Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: The Periodic Table Of SEO Success Factors: 2015 Edition Now Released Three new elements join the table: Vertical Search, Direct Answers & HTTPS. Mobile &... Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.
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Dan Loeb turned $3 million into a $17.5 billion hedge fund empire in 20 years — here's his fabulous life Hedge fund manager Daniel Seth Loeb founded Third Point LLC on June 1, 1995 with $3.4 million in capital.  The then-33-year-old had money from only five investors—all friends and family—and his own capital.  Today, the billionaire activist investor oversees around $17.5 billion in assets.  Since those early days, he has made a reputation for himself as a formidable money manager. As one fund manag
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Crossing the Fitness Chasm: How to Move from Beginner to Intermediate In fitness, just like with any skill, you won’t stay a beginner forever. I’ve seen many people graduate from beginner territory in fitness without knowing, and this leads to problems. Let’s look at how to recognize when you’re no longer a beginner and what to do next.There Are Benefits to Being a BeginnerNobody likes to be called a “beginner”, because it means you’re in the stage where—essentially
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15 Signs You Might Be Ready to Start Your Own Business Thinking about starting a new business? Running a company can be an amazing adventure, and it can even give you more security than a regular day job. Being your own boss may sound like heaven on earth, but what you have to remember is that it’s still a lot of hard work.It’s easy to feel ready much earlier than you actually are, and it’s equally easy to let fear hold you back long after you should
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UN grants Hamas-linked group NGO status: Israel Israel on Monday accused the United Nations of granting "UN non-governmental organisation status" to an association linked to militant Palestinian group Hamas that it said promotes "anti-Israel propaganda in Europe."
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Rahul's drive grounds Cong netas’ foreign jaunts With Rahul Gandhi slugging it out in the hot summer sun, Congress netas appear to be rethinking about leaving for the cooler climes abroad to beat the heat as they do every year.
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This guy made a video of what 'World of Warcraft' might look like if it were made now — and it's stunning It's been over 10 years since the genre-defining game "World of Warcraft" launched. Despite the passing of time, there are still over 7 million people actively playing the game. Of course, in that time period, games have gotten significantly more attractive. Here's what "World of Warcraft" looks like right now in its most current expansion, with the same art style and graphical
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Libyan government forces lack ammunition in Benghazi battle against Islamists BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Libyan forces allied to the official government are facing ammunition shortages in a battle against Islamists in the eastern city of Benghazi city, a spokesman said on Monday.
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Kerry won't be sidelined from Iran talks by broken leg Washington (AFP) - Top diplomat John Kerry is committed to reaching a nuclear deal with Iran and plans to join the final negotiations in late June despite breaking his leg in a serious cycling accident, US officials said Monday.As Kerry headed back to Boston from Geneva in a military C-17 plane accompanied by his personal doctor, observers said the timing of his fall came at a bad time as America
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Marketing Day: TV’s Top Twitter Moments, AdStage Adds Google Analytics & Amazon’s “Stream” Layout Here's our recap of what happened in online marketing today, as reported on Marketing Land and other places across the web. The post Marketing Day: TV’s Top Twitter Moments, AdStage Adds Google Analytics & Amazon’s “Stream” Layout appeared first on Marketing Land. Please visit Marketing Land for the full article.
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What It Takes to Become a Thought Leader 5 tips to ensure your thoughts connect with key audiences.
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Why Martin O'Malley Is a Stronger Presidential Candidate Than You Think Former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley rounds out the primary field to an even 12 candidates. Here's how the contender stands on business.
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B'luru on Airbus radar for mentoring biz ideas | US Air Force eyes next-gen warfare B'luru on Airbus radar for mentoring biz ideas | US Air Force eyes next-gen warfareThe initiative is part of Airbus’ biz accelerator programme called BizLabs, under which the company will select ideas from across the world.
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India could drag Pak to ICJ over Capt Kalia issue India could drag Pak to ICJ over Capt Kalia issueSushma Swaraj in Udaipur, said the government discussed and reviewed the position held by it and previous governments on the issue.
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Walt Disney CEO succession path cleared as CFO resigns A new chief financial officer was not immediately named Monday, but Rasulo, 59, will serve as an adviser to assist in the transition.
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Uber targeted by Canada's largest city amid cabbie protest Taxi drivers packed a courtroom in Canada's largest city on Monday as Toronto stated its case that the Uber ride-sharing service should be regulated.
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Canada court orders tobacco firms to pay Quebec smokers Can$15.5 bn Ottawa (AFP) - A Canadian court on Monday ordered tobacco firms to pay Can$15.5 billion to smokers in Quebec province who claimed they were never warned about the health risks associated with smoking.Imperial Tobacco, Rothmans Benson & Hedges and JTI-MacDonald said they would appeal the award, which is the largest in Canadian history.Join the conversation about this story »
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Amtek Auto buys Japan's Asahi Tec Following the acquisition, the Amtek Group, including its subsidiaries and associates, will have a combined turnover of over $ 3.5 billion
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We will try to ensure more credit growth: Arundhati Bhattacharya State Bank of India (SBI) Chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya hopes to see a pick-up in credit growth as the base interest rate comes down, though she hastens to add the bank's asset-liability committee will take a call after the monetary policy review ...
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Communal statements 'totally uncalled for' Modi says his only goals vikas & jobs
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RIL, Pioneer sell shale gas asset for $2.15 billion Firms retain the upstream business
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Rural distress puts May car sales in low gear Volume growth slides to 7%; launches, urban demand might help close year on positive note
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Psychology Today
Sharing Ideas Sharing ideas about teaching with colleagues should happen more often than it likely does--there is always practical advice that experienced instructors can share with new teachers.
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Boris: UK must be ready to leave EU The UK must be ready to walk away from the EU if sufficient reform is not achieved, Boris Johnson warns in his first Commons speech since returning as an MP.
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Liverpool close on deal for Milner Liverpool are set to hold talks with Manchester City's James Milner this week as they close in on the midfielder's signature.
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S Korea has first two Mers deaths A woman in her 50s and an elderly man become South Korea's first fatalities in an outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, officials say.
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Business Insider 7
WHERE ARE THEY NOW? The players from Dirk Nowitzki's classic 1998 NBA Draft Though the 1998-99 season was shortened by a lockout, it was the debut of a NBA Draft class with at least two future Hall of Famers, several All-Stars, and a bunch of other notable NBA players. It's not as heralded as the 1996 NBA Draft, but the 1998 Draft has proven to be one of the best in NBA history.Michael Olowokandi was taken 1st overall by the Los Angeles Clippers. Olowokandi never lived u
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Google just updated its diversity statistics — there's early progress, but still a long way to go (GOOG) A little over a year ago, Google made waves in Silicon Valley by publishing its diversity statistics, hoping to open up the conversation and causing a slew of other tech companies to follow suit.  Now, it's following up by updating its diversity page with all-new statistics.  "Though we still have a long way to go, we’re seeing some early progress," the company notes in a Google+ post.
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Uber turns five today — here's how it took over the world in just a few years Five years ago today, a startup called UberCab launched in San Francisco. Fast forward a few years, and Uber is now one of the hottest companies in Silicon Valley. As of today, Uber operates in 311 cities in 58 countries, and it's a global company that could be worth as much as $50 billion.But that wasn't always the case. Uber was the third in a series of startups Kalanick had helped get off the g
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Windows 10 Release Date Finally Announced After revealing its newest operating system back in September of last year, Microsoft has finally announced the Windows 10 release date – and the much-ballyhooed return of the Start button – both of which will be available to the world on July 29. And, as promised, it will be free. For months, Microsoft has been building up the anticipation for Windows 10. The company boasts the newest version of
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Yes, 'cultural fit' matters — but it may not mean what you think Theoretically, it makes sense: hiring managers want candidates who will be naturally aligned with the company's mission and values. Presumably, it's good for candidates, too — working in a place where you fundamentally don't fit in is miserable. But as "cultural fit" becomes a top priority for assessing potential hires — and according to one study, mentioned in the New York Times, more t
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The 5 Steps From Startup to Unicorn In the world of startups, there are three ultimate outcomes -- failure, modest success and, very rarely, spectacular success.How rare? The typical venture capitalist meets with 1,000 new companies a year and funds two of them. For every 10,000 startups that get funding, only one becomes a unicorn -- the venture capital slang for a startup valued at $1 billion or more. In short, the chances of achi
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The Times of India 5
Schools, colleges to celebrate Yoga Day All educational institutions in the state will have to celebrate the International Yoga Day on June 21 which falls on a Sunday, said the state education minister, Vinod Tawde.
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Lifehacker 27
Make Custom Box Sets to Organize and Display Your Prized Collections Box sets look absolutely lovely, but they can be a huge waste of money if you already own what’s in the set. Instead of forking over the cash for stuff you already have, you can create your own boxed set to display and organize your prized books, magazines, or movies.This video, from Jason Poel Smith at Make, shows you how to turn some regular hard cardboard into an effective—and awesome looking—o
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Google Drops Google+ Promotion From Gmail, Search & Other Google Services Google takes another step away from the days of heavy promotion of the social network on other Google products. The post Google Drops Google+ Promotion From Gmail, Search & Other Google Services appeared first on Marketing Land. Please visit Marketing Land for the full article.
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A Twitter bot has spent the entire day scolding people who are talking about Caitlyn Jenner There's a robot on Twitter attempting to correct people who are referring to Caitlyn Jenner as "he" or "him." A noble gesture, sure, but it turns out the bot can't distinguish between who's actually using the wrong pronouns and those trying to be helpful in the same way.  Prior to completing her transition from Bruce to Caitlyn, Jenner was still using male pronouns. "Unt
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How To Answer 'What Other Companies Are You Interviewing With?' The answer isn't, "Just this one."
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6 Tips For Talking About Your Biggest Weakness In A Job Interview
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Selling Your Business -- Your Tax Strategies Depend On Who The Buyer Is -- Part 5 If you think that you are simply selling your "company," think again. Your firm is an aggregation of tax characters that will be taxed differently. And, how you sell your business can also affect its tax character.
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Product Launch Guides - Learn How to Pull Off an Epic Product Launch with This Handy Infographic (TrendHunter.com) (TrendHunter.com) Perfect for entrepreneurs and business owners, this guide explains how to create an epic product launch. Whether it be your own business or a company you work for, this infographic shares beneficial...
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7 men's style 'rules' that are completely outdated "Style rules" exist for a reason. They inform and guide the current generation using techniques and styles that have worked in the past. Much of time, they ensure that the younger folks look their best.  Many rules are rooted in business wear, according to Complex, and can be traced back to pamphlets or guides from the early to mid 20th century. They attempted to teach young businessmen
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