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It’s pretty straightforward to get some coders together in a spare room to create a software start-up. Should a nascent company have hardware inclinations, it might set out to make a consumer electronics gadget with an assist from Kickstarter. And then there’s Transatomic Power Corp., of Cambridge, Mass., which is trying to build a nuclear reactor.

Cofounders Leslie Dewan and Mark Massie began dreaming up the idea in 2010, while working on their Ph.D.s in nuclear engineering at MIT. “We realized this is probably the smartest we will ever be in our lives,” Dewan remembers. So the two decided to use their knowledge to design a better reactor, one that deals with what they see as the nuclear industry’s biggest problems: waste and safety.

Uber is for people that want to save time to make the most out of their busy day. It is for individuals that struggle to find parking on their commute or don’t want to waste time on a shuttle at the airport. Uber fills the gap of convenient transportation that saves money by using their service more than other for-hire services. When customers do order the service the name, license plate, and phone number are shown for the pickup. What Uber needs to work on is it’s public relations/image management skills. There have been two reports regarding privacy issues of an Uber executive tracking a reporter that was scheduled to meet him and another Uber’s Senior VP suggesting to find negative personal issues of reporters that do not support Uber. However, Uber is taking steps to restore its reputation by volunteering and providing lunch to cities in New York and…

‘Hiring a vet’ is not an act of charity. Organizations that claim they ‘hire veterans’ in the same way they claim they are ‘going green’ are missing the point, and here is why:

They value service before self

Forget customer service training, serving members were trained in a form of service unparalleled in the civilian world. Right from day one, the military instills the true value of service in its members and it is often put to the test in life or death situations.

In the military, ‘service’ means commitment to a larger moral/ collective cause. It’s not just what customer-service representatives do for the purpose of increasing corporate profits. Profits are merely a by-product of this commitment. In an age where the ‘call of duty’ has turned into a videogame, and ‘loyalty’ has been replaced by ‘brand loyalty’, civilian employers can learn from the military’s version of ‘service’.

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Even before I begin with this rather heated topic, I’d like to clearly state that over here by presenting the following post to you’ll I’m under no circumstances being unfair to any medical professional or rather the medical fraternity as a whole. I’m by means of the post which is to follow trying to generate awareness about such practices which are getting highly prevalent in modern developed, under-developed as well as undeveloped countries. My intention here is not to blame all the medical professionals but a percent of them due to which people are losing trust in doctors. Over here I’m to tell about that strata of the medical fraternity who take patients as their business, my intention is not to hurt the emotions of people who are connected to the medical background but to get people aware of what I, myself have witnessed as cases…

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Early Friday evening Sen. Elizabeth Warren took to the Senate floor and gave a plain-spoken, barn-burning speech that could make history and put her into serious contention to be the next President of the United States.

There are only a handful of political speeches that have such historic impact. Barack Obama’s keynote speech at the 2004 Democratic Convention comes readily to mind. It’s what catapulted an obscure Illinois state Senator into the national limelight and put him on the path to becoming President.

Warren’s Senate speech was different, but just as electrifying.

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Close to 8 percent of Americans have depression of some kind, but only about a third of those are getting treated for it, a major federal survey finds. The most depressed group? Women ages 40 to 59. More than 12 percent of women that age say they’re depressed. The least? Teenage boys. Just 4 percent of them have been diagnosed with depression.

“During 2009-2012, 7.6 percent of Americans aged 12 and over had depression (moderate or severe depressive symptoms in the past 2 weeks),” Laura Pratt and Debra Brody of the National Center for Health Statistics wrote.

“About 3 percent of Americans aged 12 and over had severe depressive symptoms,” they added. “Of those with severe symptoms, 35 percent reported having contact with a mental health professional in the past year.”

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Horrible Bosses 2 is more like a horrible movie too.  While I’m not a fan of slap stick comedy, I did like the first Horrible Bosses.  The sequel however, makes Dumb and Dumber look Smart and Smarter.  The concept was good, the cast was good but the movie was silly and over the top stupid.   What’s funny is how the cast from the previous Horrible Bosses is what saved this sequel as much as it could be saved.  The jokes and routines were just plain stupid and really got on my nerves.  I really don’t enjoy people looking, acting and sounding stupid, for almost 2 hours.  If I had to crown someone funny and clever Jennifer Aniston, Jamie Foxx and Kevin Spacey, who reprised their original roles as Dr. Julia Harris, D. D. S., Dean “MF” Jones  and Dave Harken, respectively, would win that award.  I can sometimes excuse stupidity for a laugh…

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Thanks to new technology, archaeologists are getting their first glimpse into life in Old Sarum, a once-thriving medieval city not far from Stonehenge, and the ruins hidden beneath include what may have been one of the largest palaces of the period.

Located near the modern city of Salisbury, the English Heritage site resembles two raised grassy rings, with the inner ring once home to a castle.

A few stone walls and some ruins are all that remain. But by using techniques such as ground-penetrating radar, researchers from the University of Southampton have found a series of massive structures in the outer ring, or bailey, that may have been part of the city’s defenses, as well as a number of homes from the settlement’s heyday some 700 to 900 years ago.

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December 12th, 2014

VOICE OF DOLLARS 

FINANCIAL NEWS 

A Look Ahead: 

Key News

• US Consumer confidence improves further
• Oil prices fall under $60 a barrel US, stimulating panic in oil-dependent areas
• Cheaper gas prices should lower consumer prices in the US
• The Canadian dollar hit its lowest point in over five years to US $0.8631
• Falling gas prices should reduce inflation in Canada
• China growth continued to slow slightly
• Inflation expecations are down

• Stocks are down:

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• Consumer sentiment is up

The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan preliminary December index of consumer sentiment increased to 93.8, the highest since January 2007, from 88.8 last month. With sustained hirting and faster wage growth, there is some hope retail sales will improve and make a good beginning for 2015. The consumption growth in Q4 would be a good boost for the US economoy.

Venezuela

Trouble in oil country, as the government and state-run 

Another trip, another state, another experience of a lifetime…

I happened to be in Seattle this past weekend discovered Vida Spa downtown by the Pan Pacific Hotel. It was a discovery that paid off. I would rate this spa a close behind Kohler and Red Door spas. Why behind?? It is smaller, changing rooms are not well furnished, and there is no hair services provided. After a long day at the spa, feeling great and relaxed who wants to leave the spa looking like a hot mess!!!

Anyhow… let’s get to the best parts about this spa: personnel, quality of services, and the Ayurvedic Journey package!

This is part of the lounge; where they have fruits, nuts, tea, and cucumber water all day.

After getting a great massage and mani service, I decided to give the Ayurvedic Journey package a try. In the past I have done bits and pieces…