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Breathtaking New Footage Of Alaskan Northern Lights

Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Aurora Borealis, Aurora Borealis Video, Michael Kofsky, Video Northern Lights, Northern Lights, Northern Lights Alaska, Wsj, Alaska, Aurora Borialis, Alaskan Northern Lights, Video, Green News

Michael Kofsky of the Wall Street Journal, filmed some incredible footage in Alaska of the Northern Lights. Watch the video above and see more of ...

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Google Tricked Apple's Safari In Order To Track Users, WSJ Reports

CNET | Posted 02.17.2012

Read More: Apple Safari Google, Google Apple Safari, Wsj, Wall Street Journal, Apple Google, Google Apple, Technology News

The Wall Street Journal reports that Google used special code to sidestep the privacy settings in the browser and track Web users. Google says the Jou...

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Shooting the Messenger Is Not the Answer

Astrid Caldas | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming, Climate Science, Climate Scientists, Wsj, Green News

Freedom of speech is an important part of the democratic process, but it should be used to bridge paths and not divide them. Having strong opinions is certainly warranted and debate is welcome. However, when it comes to climate change, some not-so-civil behavior has become acceptable.

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WSJ vs. GOP

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: Payroll Tax Cut Extension, Video, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Boehner, John Boehner, Payroll Tax Cut, Doc Fix, Mcconnell, Unemployment Benefits, Wsj, Wall Street Journal, Unemployment Extension, Obama Payroll Tax Cut, Payroll Tax, Politics News

The Wall Street Journal editorial page attacked congressional Republicans Wednesday for possibly losing the payroll tax cut standoff to President Bara...

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One Designer's Major Mistake

The Huffington Post | Ellie Krupnick | Posted 12.02.2011

Read More: Designers, Dries Van Noten Saddam Hussein, Video, Dries Van Noten, Wsj, Dries Van Noten Wsj, Style News

Dries Van Noten is an enigmatic designer, preferring to dwell under-the-radar in Antwerp than hobnob on L.A. red carpets or air-kiss at Parisian cockt...

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WSJ Argues Against Leveling the Playing Field

Gernot Wagner | Posted 01.22.2012

Read More: Epa, Health, Wsj, Lisa Jackson, Pollution, Wall Street Journal, Environmental Protection Agency, Clean Air Act, Green News

The WSJ is right, of course, that the goal of the Clean Air Act is clean air. But there are effective ways of going about doing that, and there are less effective ways.

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The Origin Of Hot Pants Explained

The Huffington Post | Ellie Krupnick | Posted 01.01.2012

Read More: Video, Kate Moss, WSJ. Magazine, Kate Moss Louis Vuitton, Katie Grand, Katie Grand WSJ., Wsj, The Devil Wears Prada, Wall Street Journal, Style News

Stylist and fashion editor Katie Grand might not be the biggest household name, but this month's WSJ. gives everyone a good reminder of how influentia...

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Three Biggest Myths About Distracted Youth In The Digital Age

Posted 12.12.2011

Read More: Easily Distracted, Digital Youth, Digital Age, Myths About Distraction, Distraction, Texting While Driving, Wsj, Teenagers, Parents News

By Cathy N. Davidson on Speakeasy Whenever I lecture on the science of attention, I hear the same litany of fears from parents and grandparents wor...

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The New Age Of Inherited Wealth

WSJ | Robert Frank | Posted 11.22.2011

Read More: Larry Ellison, Koch Brothers, Forbes 400, Inheritance, Warren Buffett, Self-Made Wealth, Inherited Wealth, Bill Gates, Christy Walton, Wsj, Forbes, Business News

By Robert Frank of the Wall Street Journal The release of the latest Forbes 400 List of Americans is, once again, being billed as a triumph of self...

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Living With Mom And Dad Can Have Negative Effects On Economy

WSJ | Phil Izzo | Posted 11.13.2011

Read More: Census, Households, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division, Great Recession, Double-Dip Recession, Living at Home, Economic Recovery, Consumers, u.s. Census Bureau, Wsj, Parents, Business News

By Phil Izzo of the Wall Street Journal More people are living with family amid high unemployment rates and a slow economy, but while the phenomeno...

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What Is Your Greatest Regret?

Posted 10.31.2011

Read More: Parent Guilt, Motherhood Guilt, Mom Guilt, Wsj, Guilt, Parenting Regrets, Regrets, Parents News

By Michelle Gerdes on The Juggle Many of us have made a juggling choice that, in retrospect, we regret. In my bid to banish mommy guilt, I try to...

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Today's Parent Challenge: Start (And Finish) A Project

Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: School Projects, Homework, Wsj, Helping Kids With Homework, School Work, Back to School, Kids Projects, Parents News

By John J. Edwards III on The Juggle Sharing our vocations and avocations with our children isn’t just a matter of participating in Take Our Daug...

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Which Country's Mega-Rich Want To Pay Higher Taxes?

WSJ | Robert Frank | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Lilliane Bettencourt, Société Générale, Taxes, Vat, Tax Rates, L'Oreal, France, Total, Millionaires, Wsj, Klm, Warren Buffet, Video, Business News

By Robert Frank of the Wall Street Journal Warren Buffett is playing well in France. A group of 16 of the richest people in France has signed a ...

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S&P Threatens To Downgrade State And Local Governments

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 10.19.2011

Read More: State Government, Federal Bureau of Investigation, New Jersey, State and Local Government, Super-Downgrade, Fbi, Credit Rating Agencies, Standard & Poor's, Nevada, Wsj, S&P, U.S. Budget Control Act of 2011, AAA Rating, U.S. Credit Downgrade, Local Government, Business News

Standard and Poor's decision to downgrade the United States' sovereign credit rating has already sent shock waves through the stock market and worsene...

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Memo to Murdoch -- WSJ: Flatlands Is in Brooklyn, Not the Bronx

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 08.30.2011

Read More: John Seeley, Judith Miller, Brooklyn Hostage, Brooklyn Hold Up, Wsj, Sean Gardiner, Bronx, Flatlands, Nyt, Metro Section Wsj, The Wall Street Journal, Michael Wolff, Brooklyn, The New York Times, New York News

Today's front page of the WSJ's Metro section had a center picture with a headline reading: "Standoff in the Bronx." The problem is that the Flatlands is in Brooklyn, not the Bronx.

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Consumer Protection Agency Could Watch Over '100,000 Firms'

Posted 08.24.2011

Read More: Republicans Cfpb, Elizabeth Warren, Patrick McHenry, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Cfpb Implementation, Financial Reform, Cfpb, Financial Crisis, Wsj, Little Government Agency, Dodd Frank, Video, Business News

That "little government agency," as it was described by its staunchest defender, Elizabeth Warren, could end up overseeing tens of thousands of firms ...

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Roger Gastman On Graffiti, His New Book & MOCA's 'Art In The Streets'

WSJ | Dennis Nishi | Posted 07.26.2011

Read More: Roger Gastman, Art in the Streets, Moca, Street Art, Vandalism, Graffiti, Wsj, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, Tagging, The History of American Graffiti, Arts News

Writer and former graffiti tagger Roger Gastman has turned his love of the spray arts into a lifelong career. At 19, he sold graffiti supplies, later ...

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Republicans Continue to Alienate Voters: This Time on the Environment

Margie Omero | Posted 06.18.2011

Read More: Environmental Protection Agency, Oil Industry, Environmental Policy, Federal Budget Deficit, Oil and Gas Industry, Budget Cuts, Environment, Wsj, Gallup, CNN Poll, Republicans, Pollster Analysis, Green News

Americans do not want to see weakened protection of environment. Republicans -- once again -- risk overplaying their hands by showing such enthusiasm for unpopular positions.

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Blankfein's Pay Doubles While Serving as Mortician to Once Great Goldman Sachs

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 08.07.2011

Read More: Llyod Blankfein, Goldman Sachs, Gus Levy, John Whitehead, Abacus, Sprint, Clearview Corp., Wsj, Facebook, Cnbc, Sidney Weinberg, John L. Weinberg, Business News

The old Goldman Sachs was revered and respected as the toughest of competitor on an even playing field. But much seems to have been lost in translation with its latest incarnation.

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Young People Are Dressing In Ways Their Parents Vaguely Disapprove Of... And The WSJ Is On The Case

Angus Johnston | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wsj, ?Why Do We Let Them Dress Like That??, Wall Street Journal, Mary Elizabeth Williams, Jennifer Moses, College News

Old media, new media, whatever -- nothing moves ad space like the curiously creepy blend of titillation and censure that is the "why are our daughters such skanks?" essay.

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Goldman Banker Behind 'Smear Campaign' Against Elizabeth Warren

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Elizabeth Warren, Neugebauer, Financial Reform, Wall Street Reform, Business, Goldman, Wall Street Journal, House Republicans, Goldman Sachs, Politics, Wall Street, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Cfpb, Banks, Wsj, US News, Republicans, Business News

WASHINGTON -- A Wall Street Journal editorial writer who has been closely involved with the paper's recent attacks on Elizabeth Warren is a former Gol...

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Bank of China -- An Option to the Devaluing Dollar

Lorrie Febus | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Banking, Investing, Finance, Money, Cash, Personal Finance, Bank of China, New York, Fdic, Yuan, Los Angeles, Wall Street Journal, Irs, Wsj, China, Bocusa, Business News

At a time when the U.S. economy is struggling to recover, and there is concern of dollar devaluation, could the Bank of China be offering a new option?

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The NYSE as a Symbol of American Decline

Robert Teitelman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: United States, Wsj, Nyse, Wall Street Journal, USA, New York Stock Exchange, Financial TImes, Dick Grasso, Nasdaq, Deutsche Borse, Hong Kong, Business News

The NYSE historically has been a tangible symbol of America's rise to financial power. But that was many years ago. Today, it is not a symbol of Wall Street, New York or even American competitiveness.

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Capital Versus Talent in Investment Banking

Robert Teitelman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lazard, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Wall Street Journal, Evercore, Citigroup, Boutique Investment Banks, Bulge Bracket, Scott Bok, Wsj, Business News

Today, the notion of the one-stop shop has fallen by the wayside, at least in the press, and been replaced by nimble advice-giving specialists. Capital is out, talent is back in again.

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Are the Kids All Right? The "Digital Natives"

Christina Gagnier | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Child Development, Coppa, Children's Privacy, Children, Federal Communications Commission, Communications Decency Act, Angry Birds, Federal Trade Commission, Digital Natives, Privacy, Hemu Nigam, Cyberbullying, Learning to Play Angry Birds Before You Can Tie Your Shoes, Digital Revolution, Wall Street Journal, Wsj, Technology News

Concern for children has been an issue since the popularization of Internet use in the mid-1990s. But while children of the digital revolution they are, natives of culture driven by the digital they are not.

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