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Photograph by Douglas Sonders How Angela James, head of Harlequin's new romance e-book imprint, has forged a novel business model in paperless publishing. H ere are some things you may not have known about the $1 billion business that is romance publishing today: Divorced women read far fewer romance novels than single and married women do. Romance readers buy in volume and velocity, making them optimal digital readers

Australian scientists say test spots tell-tale changes in retinal blood vessels

Research says even concussions raise risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, other dementia later in life

Words to avoid in the office, CEO sisters, David Sacks of Yammer on leadership, and more.

KickStart has introduced an innovative layaway program to African farmers so they can invest in low-cost irrigation pumps. Microfinance , the Nobel Prize-winning initiative to turn aspiring third-world entrepreneurs into self-sustaining CEOs, has long been the only game in town when it comes to offering developing world entrepreneurs a viable and sustainable form of funding. But other financial instruments may work just as well--if not better--at supplying small farmers around the world with capital and a path out of poverty

New research shows a link between older veterans who had a traumatic brain injury and an increased risk of dementia. Dr. Jennifer Ashton profiles a young Afghanistan veteran who could be at risk

The brain is an exceedingly complex machine that harbors about 100 trillion neural connections . So it comes as no surprise that neuroscientists make great efforts to reduce or represent that complexity in their research with innovative imaging techniques.

The number has reached 2008 levels, but the news isn't all good. Sales of small businesses with revenues of about $350,000 rose eight percent in the second quarter of 2011 over the same period last year, but the news isn’t quite as good as it sounds. Although sales of businesses have hit the highest level since the end of 2008, a lot of sales are because owners are accepting that their businesses aren’t worth what they once were

Is it really as simple at that? I got a tweet from a reader yesterday pointing me to an article in the LA Times. [More]

A great design hotel is small, thoughtfully planned, meticulously executed and creates an environment unlike any other.

Adobe Buys Echosign . Desperately keen to preserve its flagship PDF format in a complex and changing online world, Adobe has bought "the premier electronic signature provider" to enhance PDF security with automated secure signatures and form-filling for advanced digital contract drawing-up. The PDF is not going anywhere yet..

Phil Mickelson had to settle for his seventh runner-up finish in a major, although there was some consolation in seeing Darren Clarke on his way to his first major championship.

PGT: The void Tiger Woods has left may be disconcerting to some. But, really, his era has come to a close and it's time to enjoy the search for the next great champion

GolfChannel: It was a long journey through some great days and some dark days, but Darren Clarke finally found his way to a major championship at the British Open.

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