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In many parts of the U.S. and here in New York City, we ve had the pleasure of experiencing above-normal temperatures, and the sunshine has brought hibernating city-dwellers outdoors to soak up the warm rays while enjoying a number of activities jogging, playing basketball, riding bicycles, or just lounging on park benches. Over the weekend, I was running along the East River when a man rolled by and caught my eye

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The first-ever satellite office for the United States Patent and Trademark Office will open in July. Here's what it means for Detroit. When David Kappos took over the United States Patent and Trademark Office in 2009, he faced a seemingly insurmountable task: The office was dealing with a backlog of more than 750,000 patent applications, with an average wait time of three-to-four years.

This article is the fifth ( see the first , second , third and f ourth articles here) in a miniseries of six articles that will be posted over six days about civilization, fungus, and alcohol. They found themselves, like any first creatures, lost.

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Sometimes walking away is worth millions of dollars in lost revenue. Firing a client will be one of the best things you will ever do for your business

Researchers working on the island of Borneo have discovered two tiny new populations of Miller’s grizzled langurs ( Presbytis hosei canicrus ), one of the world’s 25 most endangered primates. The species is so rare that it has probably disappeared from all of its previously known habitats, which have been almost completely logged and burned out of existence. The langur was last observed in 2008 ( pdf ) in an isolated patch of mangrove forest on the banks of the Baai River which flows through Borneo’s Sangkulirang Peninsula, when just five of the primates were found

Starting a business can be rewarding but it's hardly the road to happiness. Seven reasons why you're still unhappy. Sixty-two percent of Bulgarians say they are “not very” happy or “not at all” happy

Rachel Shechtman just launched her new venture, A Startup Store , in New York's Chelsea neighborhood. The store, still in "beta," currently features a rotating selection of startups and their products in a physical retail space, including: Artspace, Birchbox, Baublebar, Joor, and Quirky. But A Startup Store will be ever-changing and ever-morphing

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After a three-year renovation, the historic Sofitel Legend Old Cataract Aswan resort, located on the banks of Egypt’s Nile River, reopened on October 1.

Wading through the river of tweets in the wake of Apple cofounder Steve Jobs's death. Steve Jobs's death [became] the trending topic of all trending topics ( @deliacabe ). He was the most innovative entrepreneur of our generation ( @SteveCase )

Launching a new brand is expensive. Far easier, these days: Bring back (or polish up) an old one. "At one point , we were going to call ourselves 'The Re Company,'" says Mark Thomann.

In the far northern reaches of Atlantic Canada, energy companies seek to harness untapped river sites with a hydroelectric project that could replace fossil fuel plants and export power into New England. Utility company Nalcor Energy aims to build two hydroelectric sites along the Lower Churchill River in Labrador, downstream from an existing 5,428-megawatt station -- one of the largest in the world. [More]

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