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January 22, 2014
How Blush Coaches Young Women To Get Past Their Problems For $50 To $100 Per Session
Three years ago Kali Rogers was sexually assaulted by a close and trusted friend. Earlier this month she launched a video chat and online service aimed at helping 13-to 25-year-old women negotiate tough times.
"Life is mean. Let's talk behind its back."
4 Ways To Find Inspiration Everywhere
Can the world around you make you more creative? Yes. Yes, it can. Here's how.
Some people wax rhapsodic about being "inspired" by a beautiful piece of art or a breathtaking sunset. They paint their offices blue and adorn the walls with reprints of well-known paintings.
January 21, 2014
Is HP Really Shunning Windows 8, Or Is This Just A Cheap Marketing Ploy?
HP is now pushing PCs with Windows 7 instead of Microsoft's latest OS. But not for the reasons you'd think.
This week, in an attempt to boost lackluster PC sales, Hewlett-Packard began promoting Windows 7 PCs to lure customers who may be leery of Windows 8's bad rap. The company claims that Windows 7 is being brought back to its lineup due to "popular demand," leading customers to believe that the OS was previously unavailable and is now being brought back. That's not the case.
South Korea's "Robot Land" Will Open In 2015
After some time in limbo, South Korea has revived their a hybrid theme park and R&D center all about robotics.
Back in 2009, the South Korean government publicized plans for a robot theme park slated to open in 2012, but it never took shape. Now the Masan Robot Land Park is resuscitating plans by breaking ground on a billion-dollar robot-centric project, which (oddly, and ambitiously) hopes to be Earth's first robot city.
How To Overcome Self-Doubt And A Lack of Motivation
You don't feel like doing anything, you're in a rut. Here are some possible solutions to help you get back on your feet.
This morning I didn't feel like doing anything. It's a combination of overtiredness from a few days of hard work, and a lack of sleep last night.
4 Habits Of Punctual People
Those people who are always on time? How to they do it? If you are part of the 20% of Americans who are chronically late, get ready to change everything.
Plan any event and chances are one in five of the people you invite will be late.
Google's Nest Is Great, But Is Your Kitchen Now The Smartest Room In The House?
Odds are, next time you throw a party, the hottest action will be in your kitchen. (Isn't it always?) Soon, a slew of connected devices will leave your guests agog.
Room by room and appliance by appliance, homes are coming online. Front doors have Bluetooth locks and cameras, bedrooms have a suite of gadgets that promise to wake you up gently in an optimal sleep cycle, and living rooms have smart TVs, customizable lighting, and intelligent thermostats like the recent Google acquisition, Nest. But of all the rooms in the house, (and one, ironically, where many of us spend most of our time), one has lagged behind: the kitchen. The closest thing to a mainstream smart kitchen gadget is probably Quirky's Egg Minder, an egg tray that tells you how many eggs it has. Or perhaps a fork that vibrates when you eat fast.
5 Steps To Follow Through On Everything
How exactly do you see through everything you start? (Hint: Much of success lies in what you do before you start.)
It's creeping up on February. The gym crowds have thinned--in quantity, not in body mass index. That meditation DVD you picked up is still in its shrink wrap. And, if you're like more than half of January goal-setters you're likely to fail by the six-month mark, according to John C. Norcross, Ph.D., psychology professor at the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania.
January 20, 2014
How VCs Are Coping With The Startup Boom
Investors say they need a new set of analytics tools to help them separate the wheat from the chaff.
Until recently, venture capitalists and early-stage investors had to rely on their intuition and hand-rolled spreadsheets to know which companies were worth funding. But with a glut of new companies to screen and track, investors told Fast Company they need new ways to keep track of the movers.
4 Little-Known Reasons Martin Luther King Was An Amazing Leader, Human
You already knew that today is the 85th birthday celebration of Martin Luther King. But you didn't know the anger, humor, and depth of insight in the man himself.
Martin Luther King Jr. seems more legend than man.
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