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Magic Johnson SWATTED — But Cops Smelled B.S.
Magic Johnson has just been swatted … but this one is RADICALLY different from all the others … because the LAPD is clearly hip to the prank now .. Continue reading
Put Your City on the Map in WWF’s 2014 Global Earth Hour City Challenge
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwired) — 05/03/13 — WWF-Canada invites Canadian municipalities to join cities in 14 countries around the world in their bid to be the world’s next Earth Hour Capital. C… Continue reading
Boston Bombings: Second Suspect In Custody
One of the Boston bombing suspects is captured after exchanging gunfire with police for an hour while holed up in a boat. Continue reading
16 killed in attack on Somali Supreme Court
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A barrage of bullets and two car bomb blasts rattled Mogadishu on Sunday when nine al-Shabab Islamic extremists stormed Somalia's main court complex, officials said, in a two-hour attack that shows the country's most dangerous militant group may be down but not defeated. Continue reading
Small business with a problem? Now you can rent a nerd by the hour
If you’re a mom and pop and always wanted a fancy consultant on your payroll for tasks ranging from accounting to building a mobile-social media strategy—there’s a new start-up just for you. Hourly Nerd.com is an online marketplace that offers MBA students for hire from the nation’s top business schools. Fees range from $10 to $50 an hour ballpark Continue reading
Wall Street closes higher, Alcoa rises late
By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks ended a volatile session higher on Monday as investors looked ahead to an earnings season expected to show modest growth despite concerns about macroeconomic conditions. Wall Street fluctuated between positive and negative territory for much of the day before climbing in the final hour of trading, ending near its session highs. Continue reading
Boeing conducts Dreamliner flight to test battery
Boeing said Friday it had conducted a test flight of the Dreamliner 787 to evaluate a new battery system, which is aimed at overcoming the problems that led to the fleet’s grounding in January.In a statement released Friday afternoon, Boeing said the nearly two-hour flight was uneventful and was completed at 12:28 p.m. Pacific time. The airplane took off and landed at Paine Field, near the company.. Continue reading
How to turn guilt into productivity at work
We all have them: those work tasks hanging over our head that we keep putting off even though doing so makes us feel even worse.Tap into that guilt over unaccomplished tasks and use it to make you a more productive worker, said Nick Jehlen, partner at design consulting firm Action Mill.Jehlen started an experiment he dubbed “guilt hour.” At a weekly meeting, workers publicly identified the undone … Continue reading
STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS & Paramount Pictures Celebrate WWF’s Earth Hour
LONDON, March 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ –As the UK prepares to go ‘into darkness’ for WWF’s Earth Hour, Paramount Pictures is pleased to announce its support with a special ‘Star Trek’ themed light d… Continue reading
