A Day In The Life Of Elon Musk, The Most Inspiring Entrepreneur In The World

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A Simple Secret To Lifelong Success Is Learning How To Say 'Thank You'

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Planning on Touring St. Petersburg?

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Dance Moves Into Electricity?

"Mr. Kemball-Cook and his team have invented a tile that's designed to be installed into sidewalk and capture the kinetic energy you create when you walk. When several tiles are installed into a heavily trafficked area, Pavegen can generate enough energy to power things like lights, wifi and electric signs. They're currently installing Pavegen tiles at a mall near the site of this summer's London Olympics that will create enough energy to power half of the malls outdoor lights. But they can also be installed in any heavily trafficked areas like airports, train stations, schools and sports arenas."

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Apple and Taxes: What the New York Times Missed

"What the Times fails to make clear is how community colleges are funded in California. The picture is much more complicated. California community colleges draw the majority of their funding from the state’s general fund — which is drawn directly from the state’s personal and corporate income taxes — and from local property taxes collected by counties. As of the 2009-2010 budget cycle, these two buckets made up about 88 percent of the system’s funding. State lottery funds, federal funds and student fees made up the remainder."


Apple and Taxes: What the New York Times Missed

Forget Apple: Oracle to bring Java security fixes directly to Mac users

"Oracle released Java SE 7 Update 4 this week, which finally gives Mac owners the means to receive critical Java security patches at the same time they're available for users of Windows and Linux operating systems. The new release means that OS X should be receiving regular Java updates directly from the source—helping to prevent attacks like the recent Flashback infection—as well as a fully supported Java development environment."

Forget Apple: Oracle to bring Java security fixes directly to Mac users

Apple’s Tax Guys Are Better Than Yours

"Okay, so maybe G.E. still holds its own against the Cupertino-based computing giant — after all, it did earn a $3.5 billion tax credit in 2010 on over $5 billion profits — but Apple's tax accountants are clearly world-class. They managed to save the company as much as $2.4 billion in taxes last year, with the company paying just $3.3 billion on $34.2 billion in profits, according to a front-page story in today's New York Times. "

Apple’s Tax Guys Are Better Than Yours

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