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Great Ideas – 100 Books That Changed The World – Penguin Books

Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They
have transformed the way we see ourselves – and each other.
They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enr…

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The Man Who Makes Your iPhone – BusinessWeek

Foxconn founder Terry Gou might be regarded as Henry Ford reincarnated if only a dozen of his workers hadn’t killed themselves this year. An exclusive look inside a postmodern industrial empire.

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“Were You Born on the Wrong Continent?” America’s misguided culture of overwork – Nonfiction – Salon.com

Germany’s workers have higher productivity, shorter hours and greater quality of life. How did we get it so wrong?

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Is Freescale Going From RIP to IPO? – BusinessWeek

The chipmaker wants to go public to help pay off its $8 billion in debt.

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MIPS, ARM Wrestling In Wireless – Yahoo! Finance

MIPS Technologies (NMS:MIPS) is ready to take on cell phone chip-design king ARM (NMS:ARMH).ARM had sales of $479 million last year, compared with $71 million

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Shanghai gets the nod as China’s most popular city – Independent

Shanghai gets the nod as China's most popular cityIndependentShanghai is currently hosting World Expo and has recently undergone a multi-billion dollar facelift – similar to that seen in Beijing just before it hosted …Shanghai Companies Cashing I…

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China’s nine-day traffic jam stretches 100km – Yahoo! News

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Thousands of vehicles were bogged down Monday in a more than 100-kilometre (62-mile) traffic jam leading to Beijing that has lasted nine days and highlights China’s growing road congestion woes.

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China Passes Japan to Become No. 2 Economy – NYTimes.com

Experts say that unseating Japan underscores China’s clout and bolsters forecasts that China will pass the U.S. as the world’s biggest economy as early as 2030.

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Foundation elements for modern businesses

When you sit down to dream up a new business, you can imagine a world without constraints. Or you can choose to build in fundamental pieces that will make it more likely your idea will pay off.Here are some fundamental pieces of most new successful bus…

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16% of Shanghai public pools contain "excess levels" of pee

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I suppose considering where we’ve seen kids pee in Shanghai, this isn’t quite so surprising – but still… GROSS! More than than 16% of public swimming pools in the city have excess levels of urea, according to officials f…

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