New Kid in the Kitchen
Posted on 13. Mar, 2010 by JC in Food
He’s only 25. But some folks think Dave Lieberman has all the ingredients to be the next celebrity chef.
Secret Travelers
Posted on 13. Mar, 2010 by JC in Business
That fussy tourist on your next trip may be working for the resort
Entrepreneurs: Fishing for Black Gold
Posted on 13. Mar, 2010 by JC in Business
After battling bureaucrats over Beluga caviar, a group of entrepreneurs may finally net their tasty treasure.
Australia: Golf’s New Frontiers
Posted on 13. Mar, 2010 by JC in Uncategorized
Who needs the stuffy country club when Tasmania beckons?
Victoria’s Dirty Secret: Paper War
Posted on 13. Mar, 2010 by JC in Business, Social Justice
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Environmentalists take on Victoria’s Secret for mailing more than one million catalogs a day.
Trying to Make A Decent Living
Posted on 13. Mar, 2010 by JC in Business, Social Justice
While some janitors struggle to get by, others are climbing into the middle class. Behind the new battle over America’s low-wage workers.
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Katrina Mea Culpa
Posted on 13. Mar, 2010 by JC in Social Justice
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a 6,113-page report last week to explain why its hurricane-protection system in Louisiana failed during Katrina. In brief, here’s what it said: Why did the levee system fail? The Corps’s system suffered from faulty design that was based on outdated scientific data.
Wheels of Gold
Posted on 12. Mar, 2010 by JC in Business
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The mining boom is driving the market for giant tires to towering new heights.
Scents and Sensibility
Posted on 12. Mar, 2010 by JC in Business
Researchers say smells can affect a shopper’s behavior. So stores are trying to cash in on what the nose knows.
As Harvard Goes …
Posted on 12. Mar, 2010 by JC in Uncategorized
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Why its new emphasis on applied knowledge could change higher learning.
Small is Essential: 37 Signals
Posted on 12. Mar, 2010 by JC in Business, Tech
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With a million users and a payroll of eight, software sensation 37signals excels by doing more with less.
The Citizen Watchdogs of Web 2.0
Posted on 30. Jun, 2008 by JC in Social Justice, Tech
The Internet isn’t just transforming presidential campaigns. It’s enabling all of us to monitor the legislative process.
The iPhone Dials Up the Competition
Posted on 21. Jun, 2007 by JC in Tech
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As Apple’s new gadget takes center stage, some clever start-ups are getting ready to reinvent mobile-phone service and features.
50,000 TV Channels! The Skype Guys Strike Again
Posted on 12. Mar, 2007 by JC in Tech
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Once you’ve sold a company for $2.6 billion, life on the beach can be tempting, particularly if you’re Scandinavian. But for dotcom veterans Janus Friis, 30, and Niklas Zennstrom, 40, whose sale of Skype to eBay rocketed them toward Gatesian wealth, the lure of a Great Leap Backward has proved stronger than sun and sand.
Messy is the New Neat
Posted on 29. Jan, 2007 by JC in Business
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Neatness is overrated. Let those stacks of paper pile up on your desk. Don’t worry about the laundry tossed in the corner. Let the icons clutter up your computer screen. And whatever you do, stop obsessing over your letter-perfect filing system. Bless your mess, says a new group of “mess-iahs” spreading the gospel of healthy disorganization.
