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What It’s Like to be an Architect who Doesn’t Design Buildings
byThere’s an old, weary tune that people sing to caution against being an architect: the long years of academic training, the studio work that takes away from sleep, and the small job market in which too many people are vying for the same positions. When you finally get going, the work is trying as well. Many spend […]
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Dreaming about Fenty Beauty’s coveted Body Lava? You can shop it now
byWe’re creeping slowly towards those hot summer days, and Rihanna just made us even more excited for some steamy, sexy weather than we ever thought possible thanks to the arrival of the Fenty Beauty Beach, Please Collection. When we first caught a glimpse of the Fenty Beauty Body Lava Luminizer, we had no idea that a full […]
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Ghouta evacuation stalls over differences among Syria rebels
byAl-Wafideen – Evacuations of rebels and civilians from the last opposition pocket in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta stalled on Thursday as divisions continued within the Islamist faction that holds the area, state media said. A convoy of 20 buses organised by the government had entered the former rebel bastion’s main town of Douma to prepare for […]
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Learn how to take better photos, ‘time travel’ in Europe and more
byVisionary Wild is a company that offers travel experiences to photographers looking to move their work to a higher level. It holds workshops led by professional photographers in picturesque locations around the world. A workshop set for Nov. 5-9 offers a chance to blend photography and wine with the Autumn Color in Wine Country workshop, […]
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Heidi Montag Reveals Her Heart Stopped During Plastic Surgery: ‘I Died For a Minute’
byPlastic surgery nearly killed Heidi Montag. In an interview with PAPER Magazine on Thursday about life, fame and, of course, her body, Montag revealed that during her 2010 plastic surgery marathon, her heart briefly stopped. “Spencer [Pratt] thought he lost me,” Heidi tells the magazine. “I died for a minute. With that much surgery, I had to have […]
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I, too, am a ‘power user of the internet’ – and that’s not enough to protect my privacy
byHello, my name is Chris, and I have a problem. I am a “power user of the internet,” and I finally know what to call it, thanks to the brave sacrifice of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. But just because Zuckerberg coined a catchy turn of phrase, it doesn’t help address the problem that Facebook is […]
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Oil, global stocks slide on Trump’s new trade salvo
byNEW YORK (Reuters) – Crude prices and global equity markets fell on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump upped the ante in a trade dispute with China that added to investor jitters about the potential impact the heated rhetoric may have on the world economy. MSCI’s gauge of worldwide stock indexes fell 0.65 percent, and […]
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The Trade War That Wasn’t: Tit-For-Tat Tariffs Are Unlikely To Have Any Real Effect
byWhen Donald Trump announced punitive tariffs on some $50 billion of Chinese imports two weeks ago, the business world held its breath in expectation of the Chinese response. When China hit back this week with tit-for-tat tariffs on $50 billion of American goods, no one in the business world was surprised. The business press went into full panic mode, […]
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Coinbase Launching Venture Arm to Invest in Crypto Startups
byCompany plans to spend $100,000 to $200,000 per investment Interests include ‘stablecoins’ and decentralized exchanges The best-known U.S. cryptocurrency exchange is forming Coinbase Ventures, a team that will focus on providing funding to crypto and fintech startups as the San Francisco-based company looks to nurture the development of new products and services “We’re not wedded […]
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Design Army Gives Back to D.C. With a Creative Space Everyone Can Use
byDesign Army has made the chicken. Now it’s going back to the egg. The Washington, D.C., agency, perhaps best known for its gorgeously crafted ads for Georgetown Optician, is planning to open a new space in a warehouse district over on the Maryland border. But it’s not another office, or even a traditional workspace. It’s intended to […]
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