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Tiger ailing in both body, mind

GolfChannel: With Tuesday’s news that Tiger Woods will miss the U.S. Open at Congressional while healing from his latest knee and Achilles injuries, you can’t help wondering about Woods’ psyche as much as you wonder about his body.

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Video: Italian students skip the school bus for the "foot bus"

In an effort to cut both pollution and promote a healthy lifestyle, a town in northern Italy has swapped school buses with "foot buses." CBS News' Anna Matranga reports from the town of Lecco.

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Nintendo Wii U Announced, Brings HD Tablet Gaming

The Nintendo Wii U, the latest console from Japanese gaming company Nintendo, was announced in a press event in Los Angeles today. Though a follow-up to their popular and bestselling Wii, the Wii U shows a new strategy for the company: beating PS3 and Xbox 360 at providing the most cutting edge HD graphics--a demo of a bird flying through a landscape provided realism beyond current gaming tech. It will launch Holiday season 2012.

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Arookoo, The Depressing App That "Makes Walking Fun"

The gamification trend--and American laziness--has reached its absolute nadir. Every empire has its moments of decadence before its ultimate collapse. Those denizens of Easter Island cut down every last tree, ruining themselves

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Doorknobs Get An Upgrade

Clockwise from top: Anthropologie Scrimshaw Knob $48, anthropologie.com Fusion Hardware Victorian Violet Knob $109, fusionhardware.com Out of the Blue Studio Green Spiral Knob $288, outofthebluedesignstudio.com Emtek Dog Knob $106, emtek.com Tracy Glover Prospect Hill Knob $160, tracygloverstudio.com Nostalgic Warehouse Newport Knob $150, nostalgicwarehouse.com Acorn Iron Art Knob $235, acornmfg.com Taamba K1 Knob $155, taamba.com This hardware begs to be touched beyond just opening your door. Constantly handled yet oft ignored, doorknobs spent decades in need of an upgrade, after a scarcity of brass during the Great Depression and World War II left the market full of bare, skeletal designs.

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Selling Your Business for Parts

John Warrillow, author of Built to Sell, answers questions from readers about building a sellable business. Dear John: I've decided to shut down my business.

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