At exactly two minutes after midnight on Jan. 1, 2000, an alarm sounded at a nuclear power plant in Onagawa, Japan. Government officials and computer scientists around the globe held their breath. Was this the beginning of a massive Y2K computer meltdown? Actually, no. It was an isolated event, one of a handful of glitches to occur (including the failure of 500 slot machines at two racetracks in Delaware) as the sun rose on the new decade. The dreaded millennial meltdown never happened.

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A mother in Boston tells police her 8-year-old boy was shot to death in their apartment by gunmen in hooded sweat shirts during a home invasion. Officers later receive a text message from an anonymous tipster that leads them to a much different conclusion: the boy's 7-year-old cousin accidentally shot him while the two boys were playing with a loaded 9 mm handgun.

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Sphingadienes, natural
lipid molecules found in soy, could become a key ingredient in treatments
for colon cancer, California researchers have found.

The findings are preliminary, but the study authors pointed out that
they could help explain why soy seems to provide protection against colon
cancer.

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Dealio.com, the leading comparison shopping, coupons and deals website, experienced a 250% increase in traffic this Black Friday and predicts that Cyber Monday 2009 will result in a record-breaking number of online shoppers seeking deals. However, Dealio is forecasting that fewer of these shoppers will convert into buyers. In analyzing thousands of Black Friday transactions, Dealio has uncovered a silver lining: those who do convert will spend more than in previous years. The increased cart values and higher projected traffic will offset the lower conversion rates and result in a record Cyber Monday 2009, despite the recession.

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By Christina Crapanzano, CNNMoney.com contributing writer The application process is quick and painless. Both ShopNBC and QVC have applications available online for downloading, and both sites offer guidelines for product submissions. You'll need to send in digital photos of your product and answer questions about your manufacturing process and price point. The networks are looking for vendors who already have a product – they aren't interested in ideas, sketches or prototypes.

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An online-education startup aims for a whole new class of teachers and students – including you. Students who took online courses scored an average 10% higher on tests than peers who received extra instruction face-to-face, according to a recent report by the U.S. Department of Education that analyzed more than 1,000 studies conducted from 1996 through 2008. That's good news for eduFire, a San Francisco firm that provides Internet-based tutoring for entrepreneurs as well as students.

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What do you do? Tim Ferriss has trouble answering the question. Depending on when you ask this
controversial Princeton University guest lecturer, he might answer:

“I race motorcycles in Europe.”
“I ski in the Andes.”
“I scuba dive in Panama.”
“I dance tango in Buenos Aires.”

He has spent more than five years learning the secrets of the New Rich, a fast-growing subculture who has abandoned the “deferred-life plan” and instead mastered the new currencies—time and mobility—to create luxury lifestyles in the here and now.

Whether you are an overworked employee or an entrepreneur trapped in your own business, this book is the compass for a new and revolutionary world. Join Tim Ferriss as he teaches you:

• How to outsource your life to overseas virtual assistants for $5 per hour and do whatever you want
• How blue-chip escape artists travel the world without quitting their jobs
• How to eliminate 50% of your work in 48 hours using the principles of a forgotten Italian economist
• How to trade a long-haul career for short work bursts and freuent "mini-retirements"
• What the crucial difference is between absolute and relative income
• How to train your boss to value performance over presence, or kill your job (or company) if it’s beyond repair
• What automated cash-flow “muses” are and how to create one in 2 to 4 weeks
• How to cultivate selective ignorance—and create time—with a low-information diet
• What the management secrets of Remote Control CEOs are
• How to get free housing worldwide and airfare at 50–80% off
• How to fill the void and create a meaningful life after removing work and the office

You can have it all—really.

We read the reports. Sifted the data. Nagged insiders until they gave up the goods. Now, here's the result: 10-plus business trends that are thriving even in this economy.

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Nature is beautiful, nature is amazing, and it is simply full of so many great opportunities for a photographer to polish his/her skills. Peaceful and pleasing natural atmosphere offers the ideal prospect to get more skillful as a photographer, while on the other side bad weather like tornado’s, shooting wind, lightning, rain, waves, volcanoes and storms can also provide an opportunity to capture some astonishing and beautiful shots. These scenes produce spectacular atmosphere and look stunning. Today, we have collected 55 truly brilliant landscapes captured by photographers that will definitely inspire you.