Inside The Rise Of Responsive Design And Its Pros And Cons As A Mobile Strategy
Responsive design, a technology that stretches or shrinks Web pages to fit differently sized screens, has emerged as the most-often recommended manner of optimizing content for mobile devices. This...
View Article3 Outrageous Hospital Bills For Minor Injuries
It’s no secret that hospital bills in the U.S.—especially ones from the E.R.—can often hit astronomical proportions.According to a recent cost study conducted by researchers at Stanford University, the...
View ArticleTraders Are Starting To Worry That The S&P Has Been Living A Dream For Months
Traders are starting to wonder whether the S&P 500's breakout above 1575 (its 2007 high) was just a drill — a "false breakout."The S&P hit the high in April, and there was talk of a false...
View ArticleSummer May Be The Perfect Time To Ask For A Promotion
Summer is here. People are coming to work later, leaving earlier and taking Mondays and Fridays off. The only thing getting longer is Happy Hours. One would think this lovely season is the perfect time...
View ArticleStarbucks Is Going To Start Charging More For Drinks
Starbucks is going to start charging more for its coffee this week, according to The Associated Press. Starting Tuesday, Starbucks will raise prices an average of 1% nationally.While news of the...
View ArticleThis Plant Kills And 'Eats' Sheep
A giant plant that traps sheep and then feeds off their nutrients once they've died has bloomed for the first time since it started growing 15 years ago. The plant, scientific name Puya chilensis,...
View ArticleSCANDAL IN STUDENT GOV: Stuyvesant HS President-Elect Was Disqualified For...
A student government scandal has overtaken the last days of school at Stuyvesant High School as the winning candidate for student body president is fighting his "unprecedented" disqualification from...
View ArticleHere's Another Leaked Photo Of Apple's Next iPhone
Less than a week after leaked images of the next iPhone hit the web, we're getting another glimpse at the next generation of Apple's flagship phone thanks to MacRumors.Expected to be called the iPhone...
View ArticleTwo Pension Funds Have Joined Forces In An Attempt To Oust The Entire Yahoo!...
Calvert and Christian Brothers Investment Services, two major US pension funds which between them manage $16bn (£10.4bn) of assets, have voted for every Yahoo! director to be removed from the board...
View ArticleHave you Seen This Red Panda? The National Zoo Just Announced That It's Missing
The National Zoo in Washington, D.C. has a missing animal case on its hands.The zoo is looking for help in locating an adorable red panda that went missing Sunday evening:We are looking for a missing...
View ArticleGeorge Lucas And Mellody Hobson Tie The Knot At Skywalker Ranch
After seven years of dating, George Lucas, 69, and Mellody Hobson, 44, finally tied the knot Saturday at his famous Skywalker Ranch in Marin County, California.A few famous faces in attendance at the...
View Article"The committee's communications have pro
"The committee's communications have provided insufficient detail about how policy strategy will play out when the recovery is more advanced," said Minneapolis Fed Presidendent Kocherlakota, who...
View ArticleSnapchat Has Raised $60 Million And The Photo App Is Now Worth $800 Million
Snapchat's long-anticipated round of financing has finally closed. The photo messaging app has raised $60 million from IVP* at an $800 million pre-money valuation. Initial reports stated the fundraise...
View Article11 Reasons Infographics Are Poison And Should Never Be Used On The Internet...
Last week, we wrote about our loathing of pie charts. That piece seems to have struck a nerve, so it's about time we addressed a second major beef with modern data visualization: infographics have...
View ArticleBanks Are Using Secret Channels To Flood China With Loans It Doesn't Need
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese companies are getting more creative in the business of money lending as they struggle to keep profits ticking over in a cooling economy, raising concerns they are...
View ArticleREPORT: Edward Snowden Took A Job With Booz Allen To Gather Evidence On The...
Edward Snowden, who has spilled a series of government secrets over the past few weeks, took a job with government contractor Booz Allen Hamilton to gather evidence on its surveillance methods,...
View ArticleStrapped-For-Cash Spain Is Giving Advertisers Access To Landmarks
MADRID, June 24 (Reuters) - Big business is taking advantage of recession-hit Spain's hunger for cash, striking advertising deals for landmarks that have seen a Christopher Columbus statue dressed in a...
View ArticleThe Original Ending To 'World War Z' Was All-Out Zombie Warfare In Russia
Warning: Some spoilers ahead. Despite early bad press, on-set drama, and a completely reshot ending, Brad Pitt's zombie apocalyptic "World War Z"took a bite out of the box office this weekend. The...
View ArticleChina's New Leaders Have Proven At Least 7 Times That They're Serious About...
A statement from the People's Bank of China on Monday made it clear that Chinese policymakers are willing to take on short term pain (spiking interbank rates and a liquidity squeeze) for longer term...
View Article21 Moments That Show Why The 2012-13 Miami Heat Was One Of The Craziest...
In a season that included 105 games including the playoffs, the Heat often looked unbeatable, but the season was never boring.In the end, thanks in large part to the social media driven world we now...
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