The Pecks: The warning signs that you're a garden addict - Oregonian
26 May 2012, 9:01 am
There are 12-step programs -- wonderful, successful programs -- for just about every addiction nowadays, be it substance-related or shopping or hoarding or gambling or incessantly watching old episodes of "America's Funniest Home Videos" (well ...

Tech Tools that Make Doing Business Internationally Easy - msnbc.com
26 May 2012, 7:13 am
Doing business internationally isn't just for the big enterprises anymore. Once-emerging markets such as India, China and Singapore now demand services that only smaller firms can provide. And globe-flattening technologies including Facebook, freelance ...

Beware Of New Media Stocks that Haven't Changed The Business Model - Seekingalpha.com
25 May 2012, 7:39 pm
When listening to the Q112 earnings call this week for Pandora Media (P), it really struck me that this company was mostly built on the old business model. Sure, companies such as Pandora, Angie's List (ANGI), and Yelp (YELP) have new relevant services ...

Coyne: A government that once looked adrift is building a greater sense of purpose - The Vancouver Sun
25 May 2012, 5:59 pm
It is becoming more difficult to accuse this government of having a hidden agenda. Not because it hasn't tried, mind you. But while it remains as obtuse as ever about its intentions, the signs of an agenda are by now unmistakable. Where before ...

Summer TV preview: The shows that have us most excited - San Jose Mercury News
25 May 2012, 3:57 pm
The days of summer TV being a wasteland littered with nothing but reruns and rejects are long gone. Now, there is more than enough fresh programming -- mainly on the cable channels -- to keep our DVRs humming through the sunny months. With that ...

that Memorable Glass of Wine - New York Times Blogs
25 May 2012, 11:39 am
The idea of owning a winery is enticing, especially for those with the wealth to indulge their passion. But, as Paul Sullivan notes in his Wealth Matters column this week, many wineries are not profitable. In fact, the definition of success in ...

JPMorgan Joins MF Global in Lobbying Wins that Backfire - Bloomberg
24 May 2012, 2:44 am
MF Global Holdings Ltd. argued in a December 2010 letter to regulators that futures brokers didn’t need tighter restrictions on how they invest client funds. Ten months later, as MF Global filed for bankruptcy, about $1.6 billion in customer ...

The Phrase that Makes You Sound Like A Douchebag - Huffington Post
20 May 2012, 6:55 pm
Once upon a time, I dated this guy. He was a complete douchebag. Oh, there were many signs in advance that he was scummy. He was very rarely available; seeing him was always on his terms; he never really wanted to commit, even after months of dating.

How Mark Zuckerberg's Taxes Change Now that He's Married - Forbes
20 May 2012, 1:40 pm
What a week! First an unprecedented IPO, then marriage. Yes, Facebook’s Zuckerberg Marries His Longtime Girlfriend Priscilla Chan. And California marriages are, well different, as California divorce lawyers–aka “family lawyers”–will ...

Facebook is tough to quit, and investors like that - Los Angeles Times
18 May 2012, 5:28 am
Slowing growth. A weak platform for mobile advertising. Privacy legislation that could hamstring profits. With all the negative headlines, including General Motors Co.'s decision this week to pull its Facebook ads, why is there such a frenzy to ...