Submitted by magitam
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BarroMetrics Views: Decision Tree AnalysisAt the end of trading on November 18, I wrote in Video/Forum service:“The CPI came in within expectations and the market produced a Neutral Day response, both in terms of bar charts (Read More)
WebUrbanist:
Photographs of Japan from the Meiji and Taisho Periods (1868-1926) have captivated viewers around the world since they were first circulated. One photographer in particular captured Japanese life so beautifully that his work (Read More)
Submitted by mvndrvrt
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I love the concept behind HireMyMom -- a lot of professional women spend time out of the full-time workforce while raising kids. Why not use the power of the internet to satisfy companies' needs for excellent workers who can (Read More)
Submitted by magitam
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“This is the transaction everybody is watching,” said Philip Yau, managing director of UBS Private Funds Group, at Buyouts West here in Beverly Hills, “and this trade is driven completely by the upcoming next couple of years (Read More)
VentureBeat:
Fluidigm, which makes chips that for genetics lab, has raised $7.5 million in new equity, according to VentureWire. That’s part of a new $18.5 million round that the South San Francisco, Calif. company is raising. The funding (Read More)
Submitted by sfoskett
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Val and 'Zilla were having one of their famous love-ins on Twitter with regards to support of EMC arrays behind the v-Series. It's a topic which has a habit of raising it's ugly head with fairly monotonous regularity. The Net (Read More)
Submitted by logicalextremes
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Today, the Department of Homeland Security proposed to make permanent Global Entry, a program the agency says will “streamline the international arrivals and admission process at airports for trusted travelers through biometr (Read More)
Submitted by magitam
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CBS NewsRicky Martin raises money in Germany for kidsThe Associated PressThe center in Loiza will be able to accommodate 150 children and will offer them art classes, meditation, martial arts and yoga, Martin said. ...Ricky M (Read More)
CloudAve:
This is part of my Startup Advice series.I had a picture in the office of my first company with the logo above and the capital letters JFDI. (In case it’s not obvious it’s a play on the Nike slogan, “Just Do It.”) I believe (Read More)
Submitted by magitam
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It’s no coincidence that 2012 (the latest in a long line of disaster movies from director Roland Emmerich) is timed to release during one of the worst weather months North Americans experience. Yep, November is storm season, (Read More)
Wired Top Stories:
After decades of seeing plants as passive recipients of fate, scientists have found them capable of behaviors once thought unique to animals. Some plants even appear to be social, favoring family while pushing strangers from (Read More)
Submitted by logicalextremes
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A leading genetics company that has pioneered personal DNA testing in health assessments went bust yesterday, raising privacy concerns about the sensitive data it holds. DNA profiles belonging to thousands of people who have (Read More)
"all" via Courtney in Google Reader:
An Icelandic firm that offers private DNA testing to customers has filed for bankruptcy in the U.S., raising privacy concerns about the fate of customer DNA samples and records, according to the Times of London.DeCODE Genetic (Read More)
betashop:
The valuations of venture-backed companies held steady in the third quarter, as the prices set in first funding rounds dropped to a six-year quarterly low while later-stage valuations continued to climb.According to Dow Jones (Read More)
TechCrunch:
Editor’s note: Guest writer Glenn Kelman is the CEO of Redfin, an online real estate broker that seeks to give consumers the information and tools once limited to real estate agents. Previously, he was a co-founder of Plumtre (Read More)
Submitted by magitam
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People keep asking me – what’s with the moustache? What’s with the caterpillar on your top lip? What’s with the bum fluff? Insert bad ‘tache gag here.The answer, my friends, is pretty simple. I have joined the Movember moveme (Read More)
Web Worker Daily:
We’ve all heard the horror stories of difficult clients. Anyone offering client services has been there.No company can function effectively when confronted with clients who operate from a place of fear — which is often at the (Read More)
SPORTSbyBROOKS:
The Ravens and Terrell Suggs’ agent are raising hell about a hit Brady Quinn put on Suggs last night after an interception, so I went back to the video and broke it down frame by frame:Ray Lewis and Suggs’ agent Gary Wichard (Read More)
DCist:
DCist had just been wondering when the city was going to get around to raising awareness about the impending 5 cent disposable bag fee, which goes into effect in January 1, 2010, and lo and behold, the “Skip the Bag, Save t (Read More)
Submitted by ivorkellock
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The explosion of specialists in all walks of life is, some would argue, a reflection of the growing complexity and sophistication of our society. I'm not sure precisely what Adam Smith would make of this, at best it is consis (Read More)