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Japan plans to brew 'space beer'

Science – A Japanese brewery Tuesday said it was planning the first "space beer," using offspring of barley once stored at the International Space Station.

Voted for on July 01, 2008 03:49pm

Amber Waves of Ethanol
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Amber Waves of Ethanol

Money – The world food crisis is highlighting tragic stories of multitudes on the brink of starvation. Nonetheless, this crisis is likely to encourage a surplus of another kind: market fundamentalism. Advocates believe that if only markets are allowed to do their thing, economies can easily accommodate catastrophes or shortages of agricultural inputs.

Voted for on July 01, 2008 03:49pm

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Researchers Recover Thousand-Year-Old Viking DNA

Science – The Vikings buried on the Danish island of Funen may very well have sailed all the way to Constantinople or Baghdad or Moscow, looting and pillaging with lusty ferocity. And now we've got their DNA.

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Studies link lead to adult crime, brain damage
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Studies link lead to adult crime, brain damage

Health & Fitness – Exposure to lead in early childhood or in the womb can cause permanent brain damage that may even cause criminal behavior, researchers reported on Tuesday.

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Global Property News

Real Estate – In Portugal, a top ten destination for UK property investment, development and inquiries continue at a steady pace, but British partcipation has slowed since September. The Times reports that British investors and individual buyers are "waiting longer before they take the plunge". But this has not stopped Portugese development.

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11 More Presentation Skills Tips from A Professional Speaker

Careers & Jobs – Use your audience as a test group if you have a point to make about human behavior. Take a simple poll of the people in the room and use the immediate results to illustrate your point. Make it fun. I poll my audience about how they deal with change.

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Strategic Negotiation - How to Beat a Global Consulting Firm demanding an Extra $200 Million or Else

Money – When it comes to negotiating a crisis like the one described here, neither approaches is really alone adequate to handle the magnanimity of the task ahead of the Negotiator. We could perhaps be talking about Art of War rather than Art of Negotiation in this situation.

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5 Steps to Exceed Customer Expectations

Careers & Jobs – We all have a common set of expectations from certain industries we do business with that we won't compromise if those expectations aren't met. We expect to hear a dial tone when we pick up the telephone when no one else is using it. We expect our cars to start in the morning when we get ready to leave for work.

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Set Of 20 Key Responsibilities Of Hr Manager

Careers & Jobs – HR Manager is one of the most important key to open a lock hanging on the door of success in an organisation.If an HR Manager is efficient enough to handle and to take out best from his team members any orgnisation and can achieve more from his target goals.

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The Importance of an Entrepreneurial Mindset

Real Estate – Success very rarely just happens by chance. If it does happen by chance it doesn't usually remain for very long. Many people who have achieved success without intention or desire end up letting it slip away as quickly as it came.

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How do I read my consumer credit report?

Money – Once you have your consumer credit reports in hand, you should review them carefully. The reports from each of the consumer credit reporting agencies differ in format, clarity and completeness. Some are easier to read and understand.

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At the Edge of the Abyss
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At the Edge of the Abyss

Money – We appear to be in the early phase of a financial earthquake that will get into the history textbooks. The volatility of the American stock market indicates something severe, yet at present is being contained. Contained by what? By rumors and hope.

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3D game engine firm

Money – New base to serve as a sales and technical support office for its U.S. and Canadian development and publisher clients

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Team Obama thinks ticket with Hil could work with her as the No. 2

Politics – Team Obama agreed with Team Clinton Sunday that a "dream ticket" would be great - especially because they believe Hillary would make a terrific No. 2 as vice president.

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The Cost of Everything Else

Politics – The Constitution requires that Congress, not executive branch agencies, make the laws. If the people's representatives in Congress can't or won't sweat the details of writing complicated regulations, then why should the people have to sweat the details of complying with them?

Voted for on July 01, 2008 03:48pm