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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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World Congress on Disabilities Expo

When selecting a site for the WCD's 10th annual conference, accessibility was an obvious issue. Of the hundreds of convention centers in the U.S., "there are only about 14 exhibit halls where the meeting space and the show floor ...READ»

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Deepsec In-Depth Security Conference

Firms spent $5.5 billion on firewalls, virus scanners, and biometric ID checkers last year, but one vital business asset remains woefully hackable: employees. "Humans are the weakest link in the security chain," says Sharon ...READ»

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Brownfields 2009

There are more than 400,000 brownfields in the United States. (Brownfield, n., a property abandoned because of the presence of a contaminant.) That's nearly $2 trillion of underused or undervalued land. The investors, developers, ...READ»

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APEC Singapore 2009

"Four adjectives in search of a noun." That's how former Australian foreign minister Gareth Evans once described Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, the loose association of 21 countries around the Pacific Rim. Glancing at the ...READ»

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Sprint Vaults Ahead in 4G Race, But Verizon is Close Behind

A year ago, I demanded 4G wireless from the powers that be. Just last month, the FCC set about fast-tracking carrier rollouts. This week, 4G operator Clearwire came closer to making my dream come true, pushing even further ahead ...READ»

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Google Lets You Search World Bank Data

Whether you think the World Bank is an engine of worldly improvement or a bunch of corrupt plutocrats, you'll probably still want to look at their exhaustive trove of data, which Google made available today. Google has mashed up its ...READ»

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Google Lets You Search World Bank Data

Whether you think the World Bank is an engine of worldly improvement or a bunch of fascist goons, you'll probably still want to look at their exhaustive trove of data, which was made available today by Google. Google has mashed ...READ»

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Google Lets You Search World Bank Data

Whether you think the World Bank is an engine of worldly improvement or a bunch of fascist goons, you'll probably still want to look at their exhaustive trove of data, which was made available today by Google. Google has mashed ...READ»

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No Small Feat: GiveCard Pioneers Microgiving

As the old holiday adage goes: It's better to give than to receive. But what if a single gift could let you do both? That's the idea behind GiveCard, a gift card that requires part of its value to be donated to a charity of your ...READ»

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Can Fusion Chips Bring AMD Back From the Brink?

While Intel has been rocking killer quarterly results, AMD hasn't been doing so hot. Now the ailing chip-maker thinks it the ultimate weapon in nerd revenge, and it's called the Fusion chip. Announced Wednesday, the Fusion chip ...READ»

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