features.csmonitor.com - 8/3/2009
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Does this BMW concept car look angry to you? (BMW) Why people like cars with ‘angry faces’ By Chris Gaylord | 10.09.08 One of the coolest aspects of the fabric-covered BMW GINA concept car is a little subconscious. I’m sure I was not the only person who felt, at first sight, as though the car ...
scsuscholars.com - 8/2/2009
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I'm surprised the Senate isn't rushing back to
session to make sure they are on the weekend...
news programs, after the House has replenished the CARS program . he House voted Friday to transfer $2 billion in emergency funding from the economic stimulus ...
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Because when these cars are gone, we'll, um, buy some ...
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Monday: 10 Links
The Big Picture —
... Google as an AltaVista Killer (Technologizer)
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Tues
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• A concrete problem (The Economist) Banks face another round of property-related bad debts: this time it will be flashy offices, not rundown homes
• Microsoft’s Long, Slow Decline (Daring Fireball)
• Evolution’s third replicator: Genes, memes, and now what? (New Scientist)
• Why Do We Spend $34 Billion in Alternative Medicine? (ABC)
• Why people like cars with ‘angry faces’ (Christian Science Monitor)
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10 Links (Tuesday Version)
The Big Picture —
... Andy Xie says China Market is a Ponzi Scheme
• “Shadow” inventory lurks over U.S. housing recovery (Reuters)
• Not Home Yet (The New Yorker)
• Microsoft’s Long, Slow Decline (Daring Fireball)
• High Risk, High Reward John McCain Was Looking for a Way to Shake Up His Campaign. He Took a Surprising Gamble on a Relative Unknown
• Why Do We Spend $34 Billion in Alternative Medicine? (ABC)
• Why people like cars with ‘angry faces’ (Christian Science Monitor) ...
Morning Reads 8-5-2009
Portfolio Tilt —
Good Morning: 1.) What's Happening Today: Wednesday, August 5 (Clusterstock) 2.) Farmland Values Decline (Calculated Risk) 3.) Giant Corporations that are Shrinking (Economist) 4.) Oil Outperforming Oil Stocks (Bespoke Investment Group) 5.) Nine of Ten Sectors Overbought (Bespoke Investment Group) 6.) Is the Diving Dollar Driving Equities ? (Rit Holtz) 7.) Why People Like Cars with "Angry Faces" (CS Monitor) 8.) Dow Chemical Sells $2.75 Billion in Debt to Pay Loan (DealBook) 9.) The E! True Hollywood Story: Rise ...
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