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Superheroes as liberal tools

Source: Kaus Files

Matt Yglesias wonders why Superman is wasting his time by saving peoples lives instead of submitting to being used as a giant solar power cell, or something: What we’re talking about, essentially, is the world’s greatest solar power cell. The earth ...
Full article at: Kaus Files More like this 1 day ago, 12:06pm CDT

Mars Has Sled-like Tracks In Slopes

Source: Planet Save

Looks like someone’s been having fun on Mars without telling anyone. Trails in slopes that seem suspiciously like sled tracks have been documented by research photographs. They weren’t made by little green men though. Block ...
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Selfless Snaps: Eddie Redmayne Raises a Racket to Fight Cancer

Source: MTV Act Blog

“Les Misérables” star Eddie Redmayne was all smiles as he joined a group of prestigious Brits on the tennis court during the AEGON Championships this Sunday. The actor mostly sat on the sidelines, but he did his p ...
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Plymouth Herald published Sir Richard Branson hints at Plymouth visit to see Virgin...

Source: This Is Plymouth

SIR Richard Branson has hinted that he could visit Plymouth to be reunited with the Virgin Atlantic Challenger II. The Virgin boss, who first commissioned the record-breaking yacht, was delighted to see the boat arrive in Plymouth on Sunday. Dan ...
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The Case Against Socially Responsible Business - By Daniel Altman

Source: Foreign Policy

Last week, a constellation of corporate heavyweights and other worthies came out to launch the B Team, a coalition devoted to changing how companies do business. In the team's new "Plan B," people and the planet receive equal ...
Full article at: Foreign Policy More like this 2 days ago, 8:10pm CDT

LinkedIn builds its publishing presence

Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune

LinkedIn came of age as the staid social media platform for business professionals: reliable, utilitarian and, well, boring. Unlike Twitter or Facebook, which are hives of message activity that attract constant monitoring, ...
Full article at: Minneapolis Star Tribune More like this 2 days ago, 8:07pm CDT

Boris rules

Source: Herald Sun

Iain Martin says this picture shows why London mayor Boris Johnson could be Britain’s next Prime Minister: Boris Johnson was at the tennis yesterday, at The Queen’s Club. Rather than sitting watching, he was wielding a racquet on court, surrounde ...
Full article at: Herald Sun More like this 2 days ago, 6:58pm CDT

Richard Branson: Business Needs a Plan B

Source: The Huffington Post

Introducing The B Team , a global non-profit founded by Jochen Zeitz, me and a group of wonderful partners and leaders. We will work together to deliver a Plan B for businesses -- a new way of doing business that prioritiz ...
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Andy Murray showed his emotional side again and shed surly tag - Mike Dickson

Source: Daily Mail - UK

As Andy Murray welled up on court during the interview that followed his victory in the Aegon Championships, there were echoes of that final Sunday afternoon at Wimbledon last summer. As he spoke of his friend ...
Full article at: Daily Mail - UK More like this 2 days ago, 4:56pm CDT

Link: Ryan going back to basics?

Source: The Jets Blog

I know it’s not worth dwelling on, but the irony of this whole thing is that Rex said of hiring of Sparano last year that the former Dolphins coach would allow the offense to be more autonomous and thereby allow Ryan to get ...
Full article at: The Jets Blog More like this 2 days ago, 4:26pm CDT