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EU continues to be one big dysfunctional economic family

New treaty promises a lot for the future and fixes exactly none of the problems which are threatening the world economy. Last time we checked in on the Euro family , everyone was terrified that cousin Silvio (and those other deadbeats: Constantine, Seamus and Fatima) wouldn’t be able to make the payments on his family business

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At $24,263.18, The Cost Of Christmas Is Up 3.5 Percent This Year

The annual PNC Christmas Price Index is a giant, interactive infographic on the price tag for The 12 Days of Christmas. The 12 Days of Christmas is the granddaddy of holiday memes. For centuries, the seasonally inclined have sung of that elaborate parade of presents that includes various fowl, prancing performers and, of course, five golden rings.

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This Week In Bots: Some Pop, Some Lock, Some Move Robotic

Robot Snake Tintanoboa was a real snake, a prehistoric serpent of biblical proportions--it was over 50 feet long and some of them could weigh over a ton. Thankfully he's long extinct, but to demonstrate the scale and scariness of the beast, artist group eatArt from Vancouver are building a robot version . [youtube Ocyhbij9JYQ] Yes, it really is that big--and eventually destined to have a saddle for a brave rider.

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Entrepreneurship Everywhere

Seven million people in 115 countries are participating in Global Entrepreneurship Week competitions, awards, and other idea-generating activities as you read this. In honor of the third annual Global Entrepreneurship Week, BizBuySell, an online marketplace of businesses for sale, tells the entrepreneurship story from Canada to Colombia with statistics and other fun facts. BizBuySell, a marketplace of businesses for sale, offers about 45,000 U.S.

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Cruises lead strong revival of New Orleans tourism

Mark and Glenda Dodd of Panama City Beach, Florida, could have booked a Mexico-bound cruise out of Miami, but on Monday they stood among hundreds of other passengers lining up to board the Carnival Cruise Line ship Elation in New Orleans.

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The Earl of Sandwich’s Sandwich Man

Selling food is a lot like anything else: You need a good story. Robert Earl, left, and the Earl of Sandwich enjoying a sandwich at Earl of Sandwich

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A Long, Strange "Trip to the Moon"

It took science, faith, and a bit of magic (oh, and 10 years and a million bucks) to bring a lost version of a pioneering silent film classic back to colorful life. Here’s how it happened.

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Rebuilding The Internet In A War Zone

Sirte, Libya, was destroyed by three separate militaries. Nearly the entire population fled. Now a small group of NGOs are swooping in to quickly rebuild ..

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Rebuilding The Internet In A War Zone

Sirte, Libya, was destroyed by three separate militaries. Nearly the entire population fled. Now a small group of NGOs are swooping in to quickly rebuild ...

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