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Stay At Home Because You're Well Day

Ten percent of sick days each year are faked. This does not seem like the best day to do so. -- ZWMON, NOVEMBER 30 Fake It Stay At Home Because You're Well DayHave an event to share? Email calendar[at]fastcompany[dot]com Visit ...READ»

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IEEE Globecom 2009

Last year, Verizon became a green pioneer in the telecom world. It publicly pledged to purchase more energy-efficient telecom equipment and launched a pilot project to turn off idle computers and monitors. That may sound modest, ...READ»

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The Day before Thanksgiving

Black Friday and Cyber Monday may steal the spotlight, but how about some love for the day before the really big day? Thanksgiving eve is the second-biggest sales day for many grocery chains; travel volume is high, although the ...READ»

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The Princess and the Frog

The Princess and the Frog is Disney's first traditionally animated feature film since 2004's Home on the Range, which eked out just $50 million at the domestic box-office; the first fairy tale we've heard of in which a princess ...READ»

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ICSID World Design Congress Singapore 2009

For its 50th anniversary, the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design is going cross-disciplinary, inviting experts in fields as varied as architecture, technology, and global energy to delve into areas that you ...READ»

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Getting High on Pot Profits, Man

The legalize marijuana movement sometimes seems to have a hard time, um, like what was I saying? Oh yeah, explaining their arguments for decriminalization, man. But don't forget that there have been some fairly significant victories ...READ»

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Drive a Mercedes with Your iPhone and Nine Other Mind-Blowing Stories This Week on Fast Company

"Interferometric modulation," driving your Mercedes with an iPhone, driving your computer with your mind, Minute Maid's juicy new packaging, locavore Thanksgiving, a next-gen activity monitor to help you burn it off, and other great stories on Fast Company this week.READ»

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Friday Fun: Eight Ways to Kill an Idea

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Workers Under Threat: Public Blamefest Stunts Innovation [Ed. Note: Who Wrote This Headline?]
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Workers Under Threat: Blamefest Stunts Innovation [Ed. Note: Who Wrote This Headline?]

 If the chart above is giving you flashbacks to your last roundtable, chances are you've been blamed for something before. Was it your fault? Doesn't matter. Others in the room are likely to start feeling angry and defensive. ...READ»

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Study Says Compressed Air Cars Are a Pipe Dream--Focus on EVs

Compressed air cars are the ultimate romantic vision of our transportation future. A car powered by air? What could be better than that? A lot of things, it turns out. According to "Economic and Environmental Evaluation of ...READ»

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Ad With Dying, Computer-Animated Polar Bears Stirs Controversy

What does shock marketing do for a problem as big as global warming?READ»

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Infographic of the Day: The Brains vs. Beauty Quandry

Everyone understands the various categories displayed in this Venn diagram.READ»

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Can Chegg Beat the Kindle at the Textbook Game?

The Kindle may be the king of e-readers, but it has a long way to go before being accepted as an acceptable replacement for textbooks. When Amazon's device was introduced at Princeton for classroom assignments recently, it received ...READ»

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What Do Presidential Libraries Say About Their Namesakes' Legacies?

Laura Bush revealed Robert A.M. Stern's design for the George Bush presidential library this week. Our approval rating (low), plus the architectural legacies of six of his presidential predecessors.READ»

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Nendo Brings Minimalist Magic to New Issey Miyake Shop

The shops furniture evokes shopping carts, in a beautifully funky way.READ»

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