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Advertising: Nothing More Than Feelings
Admen have made a marketing guru of Daniel Kahneman, a prizewinning psychologistFIRST, you realise it’s a gorilla. The opening strains of Phil Collins’s "In the Air Tonight" are playing; the beast is...
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The Best Way To Cope With Hamid Karzai's Latest Stunt Is To Deal With His...
IT IS hard to say what is most infuriating about Hamid Karzai: his kleptocratic entourage or his profound ingratitude to the Western soldiers whose blood has kept him in power. But his talent for...
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BlackRock Is The Biggest Investor In The World — Is Its Dominance A Problem?
ASK conspiracy theorists who they think really runs the world, and they will probably point to global banks, such as Citigroup, Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase. Oil giants such as Exxon Mobil and...
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DEUTSCHE BANK: The Performance Of Global Markets In 2013 Was A Necessary...
Deutsche Bank interest rate strategists led by Dominic Konstam compare the story in 2013 to that in 2012 in a note to clients, writing (emphasis added):In the end 2013 went broadly according to plan,...
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US Spy Agency Boasts 'Nothing Is Beyond Our Reach' With New Logo
The National Reconnaissance Office launched a new satellite called NROL-39 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California late Thursday, but it's their mission logo that's getting much more interest.The...
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How Snapchat's First Investor Found Snapchat Before Anyone Else
It's a good thing Jeremy Liew met Barack Obama.In March 2012, Liew's Facebook profile picture was of himself and the President. He didn't know it at the time, but that picture would help him land a...
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7 Holiday Party Conversation Starters
It's that time of year again — the office holiday party.Unlike other work events, the holiday party is one that most people actually attend. It's an opportunity to meet new people, and gives you...
View ArticleWhy America Gives Inmates Elaborate Meals Right Before Killing Them
There's a smart essay in Lapham's Quarterly that highlights the absurdity of giving extravagant meals to death row inmates right before killing them.Join the conversation about this story »
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The Massively Different Pricing Of 2 Identical Drugs Shows Something Deeply...
The Washington Post has a great piece today on how two drugs manufactured by the pharmaceutical company Genentech both treat a chronic disease that causes blindness in many seniors.They have identical...
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Veteran DC Police Officer Being Investigated For Possibly Running A...
A veteran Washington D.C. police officer is suspected of running a prostitution ring after police found a 16-year-old girl who had been reported missing in his apartment, The Washington Post...
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Fixing Inequality In America Starts By Getting Back To Full Employment
One of the overarching themes of the Obama presidency is the income and wealth inequalities between both low- and high-income Americans and between black and white America. The solutions to these...
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The Ravens And Vikings Score 4 TDs In The Final 90 Seconds In The Craziest...
After combining for 27 points in the first 58 minutes of the game, the Baltimore Ravens and Minnesota Vikings traded four touchdowns in the final 90 seconds in the most incredible finish of the...
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19 Awesome Photos From The NFL's Epic Snow Day
Today was the most entertaining NFL Sunday of the year.With a snow storm battering the east coast, parts of at least five games were played in snowy conditions.The delightful Eagles-Lions game was...
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Denver Broncos Kicker Makes The Longest Field Goal In NFL History
Denver Broncos kicker Matt Prater broke the NFL record for longest field goal, nailing a 64-yarder just before halftime against the Tennessee Titans.The previous record was 63 yards.The air is thinner...
View ArticleI've Been Using This Awesome Real-Time Search Engine — And It's Actually...
Some people do search because they want to do research on a topic. Maybe they want to look up 'the best Chinese restaurants in Dallas' or want to see if someone on the internet can help them diagnose a...
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Local Police Departments Have Been Driving Fake Cell Towers Into...
USA Today's John Kelly reports many U.S. law enforcement agencies have accessed cell towers to gather call data from thousands of residents, similar to tactics used by the N.S.A.Approximately...
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Zach Johnson Beat Tiger Woods By Sinking A Shot From The Fairway On The 18th...
Zach Johnson beat Tiger Woods and won the World Challenge but only after sinking a shot from the fairway to force a playoff.Johnson shanked his second shot on the par-4 18th hole, hitting the ball...
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The WTO Just Came To A Historic Trade Deal — Here's What You Need To Know
The World Trade Organization (WTO) reached a major trade reform agreement on Saturday, the first in its history.The deal required unanimous approval from the 159 countries involved and took until the...
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The Weekend Is Over, And Markets And Futures Are Mostly Higher
Asia and Pacific markets were mostly higher as Monday trading opened.Korea's Kospi and Japan's Nikkei both climbed more than 1%. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 was off 0.2%.U.S. futures were pointing...
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Facebook Might Be Adding A 'Sympathize' Button
What do you do when a friend memorializes a deceased loved one by uploading a photo, or when your cousin complains of a bad day on her Facebook status?Sometimes, it just feels weird to click "like"...
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