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02/03/2015

5 Surprising Tips To Buying Land In Napa - CALISTOGA, California -- Let’s say you want to own vineyard property in Napa. You know it’ll be expensive. That’s pretty much a given. Yet the desire and the ability to write a big check doesn’t necessarily translate into a deed with your name on it. The reality of buying property in the Napa [...] http://ow.ly/2Vn4L4

CALISTOGA, California -- Let’s say you want to own vineyard property in Napa. You know it’ll be expensive. That’s pretty much a given. Yet the desire and the ability to write a big check doesn’t necessarily translate into a deed with your name on it. The reality of buying property in the Napa [...]

02/03/2015

After Sleepy February, YTD US Leveraged Loan Volume Down 50% from 2014 http://ow.ly/2VmLIn

The U.S. leveraged loan market saw a tepid $20 billion in new issuance during February as big, billion-dollar-plus M&A transactions continue scarce. With the recent activity, leveraged loan issuance so far in 2015 totals roughly $55 billion, down nearly 50% from the pace seen in 2014, according…

02/03/2015

Galaxy Note 4 vs iPhone 6 Plus http://ow.ly/2VmkVn

02/03/2015

Drake Has 14 Hits In The Top 100, Which Ties A Record Set By The Beatles http://ow.ly/2VlnEq

This week, Canadian rapper Drake has fourteen tracks in the Hot 100, the Billboard chart that measures the one hundred most popular songs in the country across all genres, using an algorithm that combines radio play, sales, and some streaming outlets. That number ties a record for the most songs ...

02/03/2015

Senate Republicans Reveal Their Supreme Court Obamacare Contingency Plan http://ow.ly/2Vldqe

On Sunday night, three Republican senators—Orrin Hatch (Utah), Lamar Alexander (Tenn.), and John Barrasso (Wyo.)—published their plan to address the potential outcome of a Supreme Court in the King v. Burwell case, for which a decision is expected this June. Republicans aim to convince the Suprem...

02/03/2015

News Flash: We're Made Of Chemicals! - Chemophobia, the irrational fear of chemicals, is increasingly in vogue, especially with respect to food, even though many chemicals used in agriculture and food production are labor-saving, improve food security and enhance the quality and safety of food. Nevertheless, activists continue to attack many agricultural chemicals. A favorite target currently is glyphosate, the most popular herbicide worldwide. http://ow.ly/2Vl6QQ

Chemophobia, the irrational fear of chemicals, is increasingly in vogue, especially with respect to food, even though many chemicals used in agriculture and food production are labor-saving, improve food security and enhance the quality and safety of food. Nevertheless, activists continue to attack…

02/03/2015

Microsoft's Biggest Hits And Flops http://ow.ly/2VkXLy

Released in 2001, Windows XP proved popular enough to last a good decade. It was Microsoft's first mass-market OS to support Windows NT, a powerful multiprocessing, multi-user OS.

02/03/2015

Want To Get Promoted? Then Think Of Yourself As An 'Internal Consultant' http://ow.ly/2VkRvJ

Consultants are hired to assess a current situation and then create action plans for improvement. By thinking of yourself as an ‘internal consultant’ you can use this same frame of reference to demonstrate how you add value to your company – and gain attention that just might get you that promotion…

02/03/2015

Encana Doubles Down On Ill-Timed Oil Deals - Can an oil company really make acquisitions at the tippy top of the market and still somehow make money after the oil price falls by half? http://ow.ly/2VkKQW

Can an oil company really make acquisitions at the tippy top of the market and still somehow make money after the oil price falls by half?

02/03/2015

How Apple Will Weaken The Samsung Galaxy S6 - As the world's press departed for Barcelona and MWC, Apple invited them to its presentation on March 9th. Widely expected to be for the Apple Watch, not only does it keep the release of information under Apple's control but it also weakens the PR around devices announced at MWC. http://ow.ly/2VkFHl

As the world's press departed for Barcelona and MWC, Apple invited them to its presentation on March 9th. Widely expected to be for the Apple Watch, not only does it keep the release of information under Apple's control but it also weakens the PR around devices announced at MWC.

02/03/2015

SpaceX Successfully Launched Two Satellites - A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully delivered two satellites into orbit. http://ow.ly/2VkAOz

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully delivered two satellites into orbit.

02/03/2015

How To Walk Safely On Ice: Pretend You're A Penguin - Ice? Ice?? Save me! This winter's terrible snowstorms gave way to freezing rain on the East Coast this weekend; in Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and other cities, there's still a scary sheet of ice coating many sidewalks. Anecdotally, many D.C. residents slipped and fell on those treacherous sidewalks on Sunday. (Several friends reported that they slipped [...] http://ow.ly/2VkwsD

Ice? Ice?? Save me! This winter's terrible snowstorms gave way to freezing rain on the East Coast this weekend; in Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and other cities, there's still a scary sheet of ice coating many sidewalks. Anecdotally, many D.C. residents slipped and fell on those treacherous si...