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Money Saving deals to grab now

1. Fly at a deep discountThe deal: Special airline promotion codes can knock as much as 50% off your plane fare. How to nab it: The codes are offered directly by individual airlines, including American, JetBlue, and United. To find ...READ»

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Basurama Turns Electric Train Ruins Into Playground

In 1986, the city of Lima, Peru, began construction on a set of concrete columns and passways that were supposed to be part the infrastructure for an electric train system. The plan fell through--maybe it was hatched before its ...READ»

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CUSTOMER SERVICE: nuisance or added value?

Last month I did fly from Paris to Mexico City, where I was supposed to catch the next flight to Puerto Vallarta. Yes. I needed some sun and warmth…. While we were already boarded in Paris and waiting to take off, the message came ...READ»

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Architects of the New Economy

"But now all I need in order to have a future, is to design a future I can manage to get inside of." -- Francine Julian ClarkREAD»

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Biomimicry Challenge: TOA Uses Fungi to Reimagine Sustainable Neighborhoods

The Mexico City-based firm Taller de Operaciones Ambientales worked with Portland-based Brightworks to create a new model for designing ecodistricts, with mushrooms, spores, and saguaro cacti as their guides.READ»

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The Death of 'Cruel Arrogance'?

Arrogance will never die of course, but hopefully the last few months have set it back a pinch. The Wall Street Journal had a remarkable piece this past weekend on the banking boom and bust of Iceland. An entire economy - currency ...READ»

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Business is War - So Let's Have a War Game

Oh, what a lovely day for a war game.READ»

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Action Item: Tee Up This Translator

More tips and tools for golfing in Mexico.READ»

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The Standout

Jose ArreolaREAD»

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Smart Speed Bumps Punish You for Speeding

Speed bumps can be hard on old cars (and on sleeping passengers). The bumps are especially popular in Mexico, where rampant police corruption means that many speeders get off scot-free. At the same time, speed bumps have the ...READ»

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Carlos Slim, Mexico's $59 Billion Man, to Build Crazy Art Museum

The sphinx-like telecom magnate is building a wildly futuristic art museum, designed by his son-in-law.READ»

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Colleges & Universities

Our graduates leave Delphian ready to take on any challenge. For many, it’s college; for others, the arts. And some of our graduates tap into their entrepreneurial spirits to launch their own independent businesses. You’ll also ...READ»

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Adornment and watches purchased online

Show someone you fuck and tending most them with adornment and women watches purchased online, from a division store, a shaper or a consignment shop. For online browsing, you be healthy to analyse ShopNBC to encounter fairly ...READ»

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iPhone Owners Slapped With Hefty Bills for Mystery Roaming Charges

Did you rack up charges on your iPhone when you went overseas--without meaning to? According to anecdotal evidence collected by the LA Times, iPhone users may have pricey data roaming options switched on by default, causing them to ...READ»

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Thinking Back to the 1984 Summer Olympics: The Glory and the Magenta

All this focus on the chilly Vancouver games got Sean Adams reminiscing about a brighter, sunnier Olympics 26 years ago.READ»

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December 19th

Get ready for COP 15! READ»

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Christopher Cappuccilli - Receivables Recovery Redefined

Christopher Cappuccilli, Chris CappuccilliREAD»

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IBM's CityOne Is Like Sim City, Except the Solutions Are Real

A "serious game" that lays out the problems facing modern cities--and the solutions required to solve them.READ»

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Loose Lips Burn Ships

Consultant Debunking UnitREAD»

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What Would You Ask Nature? Submit to the Biomimicry Institute/Designers Accord Challenge!

Deadline to submit is March 17! We've picked three teams from leading design firms who will be working with biologists. Now all we need is your company's real-world design problem.READ»

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Summer Voluntary Humanitarian Repatriation Resumes to the Mexican Interior

A program of voluntary humanitarian repatriation has been continued for the sixth consecutive year.READ»

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Text Here for a New Job

The MIT offspring, Assured Labor, connects job-seekers with employers via mobile SMS.READ»

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The Metrics of Fear: The USDA and Mad Cow Disease

The global anxiety that erupted following the discovery of the first case of mad cow disease in the United States last month offers a compelling contrast between risk and fear. How disproportionate is the current fear in relation to ...READ»

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The Federal Open Market Committee

Do you know who to blame for those crazy-low CD returns? The 10 men and women of the FOMC -- five regional Fed presidents and five Fed governors -- will gather October 28 -- 29 in Washington, D.C., to set monetary policy and consider interest rates. READ»