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Self-publishing fans and the tech-obsessed keep getting it wrong: Big authors want to be in print — and bookstores, by Laura Miller “Youve probably read that bookstores, like traditional book publishers, are in trouble. They are, especially if theyre big, overextended, relatively impersonal chain stores like Barnes & Noble. But, as the Christian Science Monitor …
“Google is killing Google Reader…What Google has actually done is create a powerful infrastructure. The shape of that infrastructure influences everything that goes online. And it influences the allocation of mental resources of everyone who interacts with the online world. But there isn’t much to the real human world that isn’t shaped by the mental …
Mapping the Dead: Gun Deaths Since Sandy Hook Posted: 03/22/2013 6:07 pm EST | Updated: 03/22/2013 11:29 pm EST: “The Huffington Post compiled news reports of gun-related homicides and accidental deaths in the U.S. since the massacre in Newtown, Conn. on the morning of Dec. 14.” [Note: there have been 2,243 Americans killed with guns …
“Chinas economy expanded rapidly in recent years despite a dire international context, though it slowed in 2011-12. Rebalancing has made headway: externally, the current account surplus has fallen sharply, from over 10% of GDP in 2007 to under 3%; domestically, growth has lately been pulled more by consumption than by investment. With the slowdown, inflation …
YouTube Blog: “In the last eight years youve come to YouTube to watch, share and fall in love with videos from all over the world. Tens of thousands of partners have created channels that have found and built businesses for passionate, engaged audiences. Advertisers have taken notice: all of the Ad Age Top 100 brands …
“We offer free, age-specific tools for parents, educators and bankers to help children better understand economics and personal finance. Concepts range from saving money in a bank to smart shopping to the Fed’s role in the economy. Elementary level activities and lesson plans Middle School level activities and lesson plans High School level activities and …
News release: “Seventy-five percent of the worlds population consumes nearly twice the daily recommended amount of sodium (salt), according to research presented at the American Heart Associations Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism and Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention 2013 Scientific Sessions. Global sodium intake from commercially prepared food, table salt, salt and soy sauce added …
