Wednesday, October 3, 2012

On our radar

  • On Our Radar: Do You Have Internet-Use Disorder?

    By Nikki Waller. Startup nation? Not so much, says this Atlantic story about how entrepreneurial endeavors in the U.S. are lagging.

    blogs.wsj.com

  • On Our Radar: Damage to the BP 'Brand'?

    A federal judge dismisses claims by filling stations and convenience stores that the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico diminished the value of the BP brand and cost them business.

    green.blogs.nytimes.com

  • The Buzz: 4 things on our radar, Oct. 3

    The Buzz: 4 things on our radar, Oct. 3. 9:34 AM, Oct 2, 2012 |. Comments · Tweet. Email; Print; Share. LinkedIn; Tumblr; StumbleUpon; Reddit; Del.

    www.desmoinesregister.com

  • On Our Radar: The Most Important Questions for a Job Candidate

    By Nikki Waller. In today's work-will-kill-you news, Psychology Today reports that pulling long hours at the office could increase the risk of obesity.

    blogs.wsj.com

  • On Our Radar: A Yosemite Valley, Restored?

    Voters in San Francisco will vote next month on a proposal to commission an $8 million study on the possibility of draining the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir in Yosemite National Park and turning it back into a second Yosemite Valley with green meadows, rich ...

    green.blogs.nytimes.com

  • On Our Radar: Why CEOs Say Sorry

    By Nikki Waller. The early-morning alarm clock's incessant beeping is never a pleasant sound, especially not on a Monday. LifeHacker says using a safety net (a second alarm set just a few minutes later, to prevent endless snoozing) may actually make ...

    blogs.wsj.com

  • On Our Radar: Mourning a Panda Cub

    A panda cub that was born barely a week ago at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington dies in its enclosure. Zookeepers have not determined the cause; it had seemed healthy, and there were no signs of trauma, they say.

    green.blogs.nytimes.com

  • On Our Radar: Toyota Retrenches on Electric Cars

    Toyota scraps plans for wide sales of a new all-electric minicar, saying that it had misread the market and the ability of battery technology to satisfy consumers.

    green.blogs.nytimes.com

  • On Our Radar: How to Tweet Yourself Out of a Job

    By Nikki Waller. One way to lower your tax burden: Move for work. The IRS allows taxpayers to write off the cost of moving to take a new job, but there are some catches, writes SmartMoney.

    blogs.wsj.com

  • On Our Radar: A Desalination Giant

    On Our Radar: A Desalination Giant. By THE NEW YORK TIMES. A rendering of a proposed desalination plant in Carlsbad, Calif.

    green.blogs.nytimes.com

  • On Our Radar: How to Manage When You Hate Managing

    By Nikki Waller. You're a manager, but you hate managing people. Now what? It's a common problem, according to Fast Company, which has advice on making the job easier.

    blogs.wsj.com

  • Pop-up restaurants to put on your radar

    New ones spring up all the time. Here are just a few to put on your radar: Eat Mah Taco - Tuesdays, 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Pal's Lounge, 949 N. Rendon St. - Niki Mouton, previously of Boo Koo BBQ, joined Taco Tuesdays at Pal's on Sept.

    www.nola.com

  • On Our Radar: A Miracle Crop, or a Pest?

    A biofuels center is promoting mass cultivation of arundo, a fast-growing field grass that yields three times as much ethanol per acre as corn, for a proposed biofuel refinery in eastern North Carolina.

    green.blogs.nytimes.com

  • Local Doppler radar down for upgrade

    Traditional radar sends out a horizontal beam of energy into the clouds and "listens" to how strong the return signal is.

    www.wdbj7.com

  • On Our Radar: William and Kate Visit Threatened Tuvalu

    Inhabitants of Tuvalu, an island country deeply threatened by rising seas, hope to convey their plight to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge as they arrive on the final stop of their royal tour.

    green.blogs.nytimes.com

  • On Our Radar: Putin's Wildlife Exploits

    On Our Radar: Putin's Wildlife Exploits. By THE NEW YORK TIMES. President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in a motorized hang glider alongside a Siberian white Associated PressPresident Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in a hang glider alongside a Siberian ...

    green.blogs.nytimes.com

  • On Our Radar: Staying Positive with 'Plussing'

    By Nikki Waller. Companies are doing some creative math in an attempt to make executive pay look more on par with compensation for other employees, according to The Wall Street Journal's CFO Report.

    blogs.wsj.com

  • Is 'Smellvertising' Sabotaging Your Diet?

    Smells have a funny way of wafting under the conscious radar. Unlike our other senses, the olfactory system is closely linked to the brain's centers for emotion and memory, and smells head straight there instead of being processed via the thalamus ...

    health.usnews.com

  • On Our Radar – October Surprises. Will Democrats Try To Retake The House?

    The possibility of a Democratic October Surprise is On Our Radar. October starts tomorrow. Congress has packed up and abandoned Washington to hit the campaign trail full time.

    thenewcivilrightsmovement.com

  • TV News Anchor: I Wanted To Call Out Viewer For 'Uncalled For' Weight Jabs

    By Radar Staff. The La Crosse, Wisconsin TV news anchor who chided a viewer on the air for being a "bully" after he e-mailed her that her weight made her a poor role model appeared on Good Morning America Wednesday to address the ongoing ...

    www.radaronline.com

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