I bought my 2004 Acura RSX as a new car back in November of 2003. In the eight years since I have driven 100,000 miles. That’s 12,500 miles/year which is 31% below the national average of 18,000 miles/yr. It also includes four cross-country trips from Los Angeles to Washington DC (10,560 miles). Of which, the milestone …
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There is an awesome new iPhone app out called Bloomberg Radio+. If you’re a finance geek like me, then you’ll love these features: – Bloomberg Radio live 24-hours a day – Bloomberg shows and interviews available on demand – Offline listening. Save/download shows and interviews – Latest market data on companies – Charts as they …
If you don’t think Wall Street is chomping at the bit to get back to the good old days, take a look at MF Global. This financial services company was taken over by John Corzine, the former governor of New Jersey, a 24 year veteran of Wall Street, and the CEO of Goldman Sachs for …
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In my recent study of the Amygdala, a brain structure that accounts for much of the in-fighting in couples, I found something possibly more interesting. Brain scans of this region have found that gay males have similar patterns as hetero females, and vice versa, gay females exhibit a patterns similar to hetero males. This is …
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In my recent study of the Amygdala, a brain structure that accounts for much of the in-fighting in couples, I found something possibly more interesting. Brain scans of this region have found that gay males have similar patterns as hetero females, and vice versa, gay females exhibit a patterns similar to hetero males. This is …
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[via Paul Kedrosky]
[via Paul Kedrosky]
Newsstand launched, the NYTimes for iPad app saw 189,000 new user downloads, up seven times from only 27,000 the week before, spokeswoman Danielle Rhoades Ha told me. That’s impressive, but it’s nothing compared to the NYTimes iPhone app, which saw 1.8 million new downloads that week, 85 times more than the 21,000 downloads the week …
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The modern turkey (the Broad-Breasted White) has been selected generation after generation for two main traits: white meat and fast growth. The oversized breasts of the Broad-Breasted White render it incapable of flight or natural mating. As it matures, it has difficulty walking. The heritage turkey, on the other hand, is closely related to its …
Now that Google Health is shutting down I’ve moved my information into Microsoft’s Health Vault. A while back I spent some time digitizing my health files and also hit-up my Mom for her records. It took a little time but was worth it. I thought this would force me to throw out the paper files, …
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