When Benny Goodman recorded a song about “a slow boat to China,” it was talking about the longest trip imaginable. Today of course we can fly to China; the trip from …
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Google got its start in Susan Wojcicki’s garage in Menlo Park, California. Amazon.com’s business plan was forged by founder Jeff Bezos while he and his wife were traveling across the country. And …
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Investing is largely about trying to predict the future —future markets, future politics, future booms and busts. That’s why it’s so important to keep up with politics; not just as …
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It’s been talked about for years. It’s been the subject of angry debates and dynamic investment seminars. But each time the subject comes up, it’s summarily dismissed as the ranting and …
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You can already, if you choose to, receive a slew of marketing messages and ads on your smartphone. Of course, you have to opt-in if you want the latest exciting …
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Isn’t it odd that we ourselves want to live to be old, yet we don’t want to associate too much with other people who are already old? As for revering …
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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford announced Wednesday that he will be taking a leave of absence, aka a rehab stint, from his mayoral re-election campaign to get help for substance abuse. …
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“There are many ways of getting strong; sometimes talking is the best way.” — André Agassi Since Freud practically invented the art (or science) of talk therapy single-handedly in the late …
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About 10 years ago I worked with a young Polish gentleman, and one day I caught him wistfully reminiscing about the Communists. He was only a young child when the Solidarność …
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The Pew Research Center, a nonpartisan think tank in Washington DC, is one our nation’s most respected research organizations for identifying and exploring issues and trends that shape and influence …