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7 Rules for Making a Good Impression in Business
businessweek.com — Among the seven suggestions: Respond to e-mails within 24 hours. And don't use business cards as cues to bombard new contacts with pitchesMore… (Business & Finance)
11 Detroit Cars Worth Saving
editorial.autos.msn.com — MSM autos assembled a list of the Detroit cars most worth saving. The list is revealing, spotlighting the strengths and weaknesses of the Big Three. It includes a pickup truck, a minivan and two crossover utility vehicles. Yes, Detroit still knows how to build a great truck.More… (Autos)
Americans were promised ‘change,’ not a shill for Monsanto
features.csmonitor.com — Americans were promised ‘change,’ not just another shill for Monsanto and corporate agribusiness. Considering the challenges we collectively face as a nation, from climate change and rising energy costs to food insecurity, we need an administration that moves beyond ‘business as usual’ to fundamental change—before it’s too late.More… (Environment)
Wynn Opens New Casino Resort "Encore" in Las Vegas Monday
breitbart.com — His competitors face free falling stock prices and potential bankruptcies but Steve Wynn's company is sitting pretty as it prepares to open the doors on Monday to its lavish new resort "Encore."More… (World News)
The Ning Exodus Begins: Adult Networks, It’s Time To GTFO
techcrunch.com — Ning uses Google for advertising, and Google doesn’t like adult content. That puts Ning on a bit of a slippery slope when it comes to defining what is and isn’t adult content. But presumably they’ve now drawn that line, and those 1% of networks that are on the wrong side of it have been notified. So pack your content, and get out.More… (Tech Industry News)
Super Mario Bros Had a Deeper Storyline?
screwattack.com — Bowser came from a race of turtles famous for black magic? Princess Toadstool knows magic? Is Mario killing the people of Mushroom Kingdom everytime he busts a brick with his head? Find out the real story behind the NES classic Super Mario Bros. when a ScrewAttack.com g1 finds a Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt instruction booklet in his closet...More… (Nintendo)
LeBron James May Stay in Cleveland After All
sports.espn.go.com — LeBron James told the Cleveland Plain Dealer he is pleased with the direction the Cleveland Cavaliers are headed.More… (Basketball)
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Tree Man's branches grow back
metro.co.uk — An Indonesian man dubbed the "tree man" because of the gnarled warts all over his body has said his condition had worsened again, although he still hopes to recover and find a job. More… (People)
Who did most to knock man off his pedestal?
newscientist.com — The man who showed humans to be the latest in a long line of animals or the man who demonstrated beyond doubt that the Earth is not at the centre of anything?More… (General Sciences)
Obama signals break with Bush in new science team
news.yahoo.com — President-elect Barack Obama on Saturday signaled climate change and genetic research will be among his top priorities when he takes office as he named White House science and technology advisers. More… (Political News)
The Worst, Strangest, Funniest Band Names of 2008
avclub.com — At any given moment, our editors are besieged by information on bands, most of whom we've never heard of. Sifting through all that info, we inevitably encounter questionable band names. Actually, you could argue any moniker is questionable, but we keep an ongoing list of the worst and funniest ones we see.More… (Music)
Post-traumatic stress disorder runs in family
physorg.com — Earthquakes have aftershocks — not just the geological kind but the mental kind as well. Just like veterans of war, earthquake survivors can experience post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and anxiety.More… (Health)
British yachtswoman resumes race after rival is rescued
telegraph.co.uk — Sam Davies, the British yachtswoman, has resumed the world's toughest sea race after she had earlier changed course to go to aid of a stricken rival.More… (Other Sports)