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Pixar Artists Create Trickster, Their Own Comic-Con Club For The "Real" Fanboys

Tired of watching the Hollywood machine engulf the San Diego Comic-Con, two Pixar artists have taken matters into their own hands and opened Trickster, an enclave for comic book fans, right across the street from the convention center. Whatever you do, don't call them Slamdance for Comic-Con. After years of watching the Hollywood machine slowly engulf the San Diego Comic-Con, Pixar story artists Scott Morse and Ted Mathot this year have staked out a creators' enclave across the street from the convention center.

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Hertz Guns For Zipcar’s Business With Lower Fees And More EVs

The rental car agencies new car sharing business hits Zipcar where it hurts: cheaper prices and electric cars. Hertz has offered a Zipcar-like carsharing service for years, but you probably didn't notice--the service charged an annual fee, came with many of the hidden cost associated with standard car rentals, and was only available in limited locations. But the company has apparently realized that car sharing can be lucrative when done right, so this week Hertz nixed the old program and replaced it with Hertz on Demand , a carsharing service on steroids

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Detroit Gets Tech Start-up "Magic"

File this under "why I still love Magic Johnson." Legendary NBA star for the Lakers and—what's more germaine to this posting—Michigan State alum, Earvin "Magic" Johnson has announced he has joined a tech start-up VC group, Detroit Venture Partners, and will be infusing millions of his own personal dollars into Detroit-based tech start-ups. Detroit Venture Partners (which was co-founded by Josh Linkner, another Inc.com columnist ) primarily incubates and funds early-stage companies working on mobile apps, cloud computing, and social networking

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Calcavecchia shares lead at Senior British Open

Mark Calcavecchia defied the afternoon rain to shoot a bogey-free 68 and take a three-way share of the first-round lead at the Senior British Open on Thursday.

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Rob Kalin Out as Etsy CEO

Etsy's CTO, Chad Dickerson, is taking the lead role at the online handmade and vintage marketplace from its 30-year-old founder.

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Swedish amateur tied for lead at Nordea Masters

STOCKHOLM (AP) -Swedish amateur golfer Robert Karlsson was on top on the leaderboard with countryman Alexander Noren and Jaco Van Zyl of South Africa after they shot 5-under 67s in Thursday's first round of the Nordea Masters.

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Stupples shares 1st-round lead at Evian Masters

Former British Open champion Karen Stupples of England shot a 5-under 67 for a share of the first-round lead with Sweden's Maria Hjorth and South Korea's Ahn Shin-ae at the Evian Masters on Thursday.

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9 Reasons It Pays to Imitate

Rather than get stuck trying to come up with the next great innovation, consider these nine reasons why you might be better off imitating and improving upon an existing idea.

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Fired caddie has lost respect for Tiger

PGT: Some might have never anticipated it, but caddie Steve Williams has become a sympathetic figure after being canned by Tiger Woods.

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