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What's that rattling?
It's not often I check my e-mail and find an apology for the accidental release of a deadly reptile into a city neighborhood.
http://www2.highlandsto...
Imam: We are proceeding with NYC Islamic center
The imam at the center of an ugly controversy over an Islamic center near New York's ground zero broke his silence Tuesday, just hours after a broad coalition of Christian, Jewish and Islamic leaders denounced what they described as a rising tide of anti-Muslim bigotry across the United States.
http://www.cnn.com/2010...
10With: What's With the Merz Apothecary? (Pt 1)
Last week, Chuck brought us the news that the Merz Apothecary , the century-plus-old stalwart of the Chicago apothecary scene, was pulling out of it's space at Macy's and moving a couple blocks south towards the Palmer House Hilton. So...why would you do that? After 135 years in business (at their North Side locations over the years), you'd think things would be humming along nicely at this ...
http://chicagoist.com/2...
What Uncertainty Means to Me-- And You, and the Universe [Uncertain Principles]
In chapter 2 of How to Teach Physics to Your Dog , there's a footnote about the ubiquity of uncertainty principle analogies in the mass media: To give you an idea of the breadth of subjects in which this shows up, in June 2008, Google turned up citations of the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle in (among others) an article from the Vermont Free Press about traffic cameras, a Toronto Star article ...
http://scienceblogs.com...
My life in 'jail' at home
Last month, disgraced monk Shi Ming Yi was released on home detention. The New Paper talks to getai singer and host Ah Nan, who also underwent home detention.
http://tnp.sg/news/stor...
Tie one on!
Roberto Cavalli, 40 years Roberto Cavalli, owner and designer of Roberto Cavalli, was showing his leather collection to Paris fashion houses back in 1970 when it hit him: “Everybody loved my soft, hand-printed leathers and sales had gone well. So I said, ‘Why not present a Roberto Cavalli leather collection...
http://www.nypost.com/p...
What women want: Marketing technology to women
Technology firms are failing to market technology to women and missing out on opportunities as a result. That’s according to one London-based consultancy which advises leading technology brands on how to target a female audience.
http://www.nmk.co.uk/ar...
Work together on sports field
@Letter:I was somewhat impressed to see the City and my former employer, School District 51, co-operating on a $1.1 million project with such energy and interest. What dismays me is that they don't put the same energy into the multi use sport field debate.
http://www.bclocalnews....
Choices concerning a dead MacBook Pro
Problems with my 15" MacBook Pro began in late July. After four months of perfect behaviour, it began to freeze intermittently. Despite several attempts at repair, and a couple of glimmers of false hope, it finally died on me in the middle of August.
http://www.bangkokpost....
Battling for birdies at Fort Sheridan
Golf course supporters, nature lovers debate best plan for forest preserve land A slice of North Shore acreage with a view of Lake Michigan could offer space for golfers and those who would rather hit a hiking trail.
http://www.chicagotribu...
My Life As A CEO (And VC): Chief Psychologist
This is a guest post by Mark Suster, a 2x entrepreneur who has gone to the Dark Side of VC. He started his first company in 1999 and was headquartered in London, leaving in 2005 and selling to a publicly traded French services company. He founded his second company in Palo Alto in 2005 and sold this company to Salesforce.com, becoming VP Product Management. He joined GRP Partners in 2007 as a ...
http://techcrunch.com/2...
Letters: What Do You Think?
Stein: "The Real Thing" In regard to your cover story on Jill Stein (" Voters, Fasten Your Seatbelts ," Sept. 2, 2010): We are lucky that a person of Jill Stein's intelligence, integrity and vision is willing to run for office in our tainted political environment. Imagine if someone who really...
http://www.valleyadvoca...
Hello down there!
This is what the Big Apple looks like from 200 miles up. "The City That Never Sleeps -- New York, New York on a clear summer night," wrote NASA astronaut Douglas Wheelock on Twitter as he posted this photo to the delight of his thousands of followers last week. Wheelock...
http://www.nypost.com/p...
When In Kaohsiung ...
The sight of the night market in Kaohsiung, Tawain, made my eyes blur and I slightly lost balance. I couldn't believe the amount of neon and people crammed into one small space.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Jim Thomas' Rams chat Q-&-A
From Bradford to Clayton to a backup RB ... inquiring Rams fans want to know what's going on.
http://www.stltoday.com...
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