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Hardee’s shapes up with turkey burger

Fast-food chain that made headlines with 1,400-calorie "Monster Burger" is cutting the fat with new under-500 calorie offering

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Sneak Peek: SOFA NY 2011

New York’s version of the International Expositions of Sculpture Objects & Functional Art (SOFA NEW YORK) will open its collection of contemporary decorative art and design to the public at the Park Avenue Armory from April 14 through 17.

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Zegna’s Fabric Innovations Stave Off the Heat

Ermenegildo Zegna’s spring-summer collection features an unexpected array of sleek black, navy, and charcoal pieces that are designed to remain surprisingly cool even in the heat because of the brand’s fabric innovation called Cool Effect. Named for its heat-quelling capability and soft, light texture, this new line of wool-based clothing ...

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An Artistic Journey

On select dates from April 9 through October 22, Orient-Express and the National Gallery, London will team up to offer unique excursions titled The Art of Travel.

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Values of the Creative Class

With today's workplace dominated by creative workers, it has become important to know what qualities they admire. Are organizations embracing these values

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RDTN: A Crowdsourced Radiation Level Repository

Japan's ongoing nuclear crisis has triggered radiation hysteria all over the world--thyroid-protecting potassium iodine pills are flying off the shelves in the U.S, Geiger counters are selling out in Paris, and all of a sudden, everyone seems to care how close they are to a nuclear plant. Enter RDTN , a crowdsourced radiation site that aims to keep users up to date on exactly how high radiation levels are in Japan and on the West Coast of the U.S.

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Porsche Taking Preorders for the 918 Spyder Hybrid Supercar [Video]

In the market for a hybrid supercar? Porsche is taking preorders for the 918 Spyder hybrid, a supercar first announced at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. The vehicle was intended to remain a concept, but Porsche received such a positive response that it decided to put the supercar into production.

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U.S. State Department to Pay for BBC’s Anti-Jamming Campaign in China, Iran

The U.S. State Department will be funding an anti-jamming program for the BBC World Service in repressive regimes. But statements given before Parliament show that the real target is China's "Great Firewall." The cash-strapped BBC World Service has a new patron: The United States State Department.

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Men more promiscuous in ‘friending’

What's the best way for a hacker to attack Facebook users?  A new survey shows an old-fashioned method works pretty well.

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A Pop-Up App Store In San Francisco

When Podio's Chairman Thomas Madsen-Mygdal told me at South By SouthWest last week they were creating their own application store for their flexible software tool, I wasn't surprised.

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Microsoft Files Suit Against Nook E-Reader Makers Barnes & Noble, Foxconn Over Patent Infringement

Microsoft today sued Barnes & Noble, Foxconn, and Invantec over patent infringement stemming from their use of Android-based e-reader and tablet devices. In the suit, Microsoft alleges Barnes & Noble and its device manufacturers, Foxconn and Invantec, have violated patents related to functionality embedded in the Android OS devices. “The Android platform infringes a number of Microsoft’s patents, and companies manufacturing and shipping Android devices must respect our intellectual property rights," said Horacio Gutierrez, Microsoft's corporate VP and deputy general counsel of intellectual property and licensing, in a statement

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