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10 Cool Exercise Innovations

Working out has never been more efficient or a bigger part of a human culture than it is today. We've dug into the history of kinesiology to find the inventions and processes that changed exercise.

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Deliver Value to Your Employees

Beryl Companies CEO Paul Spiegelman explains how to get employees to show up for work with passion, productivity, and focus--and increase profits.

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China’s Return To The Silk Road

Photographs by Adam Dean and Susetta Bozzi China is reclaiming its place as the world's megabazaar, with the city of Yiwu as its one-stop shop for traders from the Muslim world. THE megamall is bustling with shoppers at noon when two Pakistani men -- dark-skinned with black beards, wearing white skullcaps and the traditional salwar kameez of the subcontinent -- drop their bags near a third-floor sporting-goods shop. They remove their leather sandals, place their safari vests on the floor, and prostrate themselves toward Mecca, thousands of miles away

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Big Idea: A Computer for Seniors

The story behind the Telikin, a touchscreen computer pre-loaded with easy-to-use software for holding video chats, checking e-mail, and more. The "aha" moment: When Fred Allegrezza moved his mother into an assisted-living facility five years ago, he bought her a Mac computer so she could stay connected with the family. But she couldn't figure out how to use it

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5 Lessons on Starting Up

David Ronick started coaching Amanda Steinberg three years ago. Earlier this year she raised $850,000 from a group including Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt's TomorrowVentures. When I met Amanda Steinberg through a mutual friend in July of 2008, DailyWorth was just an idea: A daily e-mail newsletter with advice on personal finance for women

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Turning College Students Into Entrepreneurs

When Ankur Jain entered Wharton's undergraduate business program at the University of Pennsylvania in 2007, he immediately wanted to start a business. His father, Naveen Jain, the CEO of data company Intelius, told him no.

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Meet the Best-Connected 21-Year-Old in the World

Ankur Jain is the founder of the Kairos Society, a network of college entrepreneurs dedicated to changing the world through business. And socializing. Which is, in fact, business

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Can Matt Damon Bring Clean Water To Africa?

The inside story of Matt Damon's bold yet sane plan to use his celebrity and smarts to help attack one of the globe's great crises. Matt Damon, water warrior.

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Becoming a Serial Entrepreneur

People who have started multiple businesses understand how to move swiftly and take action. Jake Winebaum weighs in on the art of serial entrepreneurship.

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A Brief History Of Video Games

Tuesday, June 07 More than 30 years after Atari popularized the interchangeable game cartridge, gaming-software sales top $33 billion annually, with the global industry value greater than $100 billion. As players big and small convene at E3 in Los Angeles to catch a glimpse of gaming's future, we take a look back at the innovations that got us here.

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