USA Today | Small Business: Health scare can inspire start of business "Valérie Orsoni vanquished
her brain tumor. Tom Bonney triumphed over Hodgkin's lymphoma, as well as a subsequent heart attack.
PERSPECTIVE: Health issues change your point of view. They all overcame major medical issues, but this trio have
another powerful attribute in common: They each harnessed what they learned during those daunting times —
empathy, perseverance and the reminder that everyone's days are numbered — to forge a more fulfilling,
entrepreneurial life..." 110221
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CNN Money: Most (and least) affordable cities to buy a house "There's at least one benefit to the
depressed housing market: Buying a home has become affordable. In fact, home affordability hit a record
high in the last quarter of 2010, according to the National Association of Home Builders..." 110217
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Wall Street Journal | MarketWatch: Banks told to stress-test for 11% jobless rate "The Federal
Reserve is requiring 19 banks that underwent U.S.-mandated “stress tests” to now test their capital against
a recession scenario in which the unemployment rate rises to 11%, according to a report Thursday.."
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CNN Money | Fortune: Giving the performance review an extreme makeover "Performance reviews
represent just one skirmish in the war against the unhealthy and artificial power dynamic that is a legacy of
the industrial era. Australian software company Atlassian has given this staple of corporate life a new
look..." 110216
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Bloomberg Businessweek: How to Make Your Employees Work From Home "Teleworking can
save employers money and increase worker retention. Remote-access software maker Citrix Online's
President Brett Caine offers advice on how to set up and manage it ..." 110216
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The Wall Street Journal Business: Crop Prices Push Up Farmland Value "The Federal Reserve
Bank of Kansas City said Tuesday that farmland values in its district are climbing at their fastest rates since
the 2008 boom. Fueled by rising crop prices, the value of irrigated and non-irrigated cropland across the
region known as the 10th District jumped 14.8% and 12.9%, respectively, in the fourth quarter, compared
with a year earlier..." 110215
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ABC News | Money: Job Went Overseas? Tough Luck, Says Congress "Life just got harder for
Americans out of work because of foreign competition. Congress on Saturday failed to extend the Trade
Adjustment Assistance program, which provides aid to some 150,000 workers unemployed because their
jobs were out-sourced overseas or their company couldn't compete with imported goods. In the past two
years about 360,000 Americans have qualified for TAA benefits, which include reimbursement for
schooling and retraining costs to find jobs in a new and different industry..." 110215
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USA Today: Homebuilders see no housing turnaround "Homebuilders are not seeing a turnaround in
the housing market after the worst year for new-home sales in a half-century. The National Association of
Home Builders says its index of builder sentiment for February remained unchanged for the fourth straight
month at 16. A reading below 50 indicates negative sentiment about the market. The index hasn't been
above that level since April 2006..." 110215
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Forbes: Where Not To Die In 2011 "With the federal estate tax exemption now a hefty $5 million, state
estate taxes are a bigger concern for many families. As of Feb. 15, 2011, the District of Columbia and 22
states imposed estate and/or inheritance taxes. Ilinois is the latest of the states to adopt a tax; it acted in
January. (As in the federal system, bequests to a spouse are state-estate-tax-free.)..." 110215
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The Washington Post: Evernote helps you get organized "Trying to get it together? Evernote might
be the app for you. Download it and you can sync notes, lists, voice memos, Web clips, pictures and more
between computers, phones, tablets and other gadgets. The app is free and comes with 60 MB of Web
space a month. Install it on all of your favorite devices and suddenly you have access to your thoughts via
computer, Web browser and mobile device..." 110129
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Forbes: Down Payment on Home Out of Reach for Half of U.S., Poll Finds "Buying a home usually
represents the largest investment most people will ever make. According to the National Foundation for
Credit Counseling’s (NFCC) May online survey, that investment could now be out of reach for many..."
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ASSOCIATED PRESS: Another housing bust sweeps through U.S. "A second wave of falling home
prices is battering some cities that had escaped the worst of the housing market bust." 110126
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New York Times: Obama Sees Global Fight for U.S. Jobs "President Obama called on Tuesday
night for Americans to unleash their creative spirits, set aside their partisan differences and come together
around a common goal of out-competing other nations in a rapidly shifting global economy..." 110125
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Bloomberg: BRIC Inflation Imperils Consumer Stocks as Food Bills Rise "Emerging-market
consumer companies are valued at the most expensive levels on record just as surging food and energy
costs curb household spending from Sao Paulo to Shanghai..." 110124
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Gallup: Economic Confidence Remains Depressed Thus Far in March "Gallup's Economic
Confidence Index is -31 for the week of March 15-21, continuing a trend of depressed confidence that
began three weeks prior..." 100326
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New York Times: Solar Industry Learns Lessons in Spanish Sun "PUERTOLLANO, Spain — Two
years ago, this gritty mining city hosted a brief 21st-century gold rush. Long famous for coal, Puertollano
discovered another energy source it had overlooked: the relentless, scorching sun..." 100308
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techrepublic.com: 10 things you should never do on a consulting job "There are plenty of ways to
shoot yourself in the foot when you're out on a job. Jack Wallen lists a few of the worst offenses..." 100123
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channelinsider: 2010 Employer Outlook: 10 Top Trends "Many hope 2010 holds a brighter economic
future than last year’s sliding profits and mass layoffs. A recent survey of 2,700 HR professionals shows
companies are revisiting strategies, headcount and cost containment to position for measured growth in
2010. Channel Insider takes a look at the survey results and what it may foretell for businesses and
employees in 2010..." 100123
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Yahoo! Finance: Rise in jobless claims signals bump in recovery "A surprising jump in first-time
claims for unemployment aid sent a painful reminder Thursday that jobs remain scarce six months into the
economic recovery. The surge in last week's claims deflated hopes among some analysts that the
economy would produce a net gain in jobs in January and help fuel the recovery..." 100121
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