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Draper, no stranger to the camera, briefly played a character on a Nickelodeon series (produced by her aunt Polly Draper of "Thirtysomething" fame). "The Valley Girl Show" combines informative chats with a dash of irreverence, drawing on a culture in which tech workers try not to take themselves too seriously. Some of her guests - Scott McNealy, founder of Sun Microsystems; Barry Schuler, former chairman of AOL Interactive Services; and Heidi Roizen, a former vice president at Apple - may have been unprepared for her set... Читать дальше...

China, America, and the Pivot to Asia

Despite the United States’ focus on the Middle East and the Islamic world for the past decade, the most important international political developments in the coming years are likely to happen in Asia. The main factor driving Washington’s interest in the region is the growing economic and military power of the People’s Republic of China. In a new study, Cato scholar Justin Logan examines the U.S. foreign policy implications of China’s growing power and influence. Читать дальше...

Whether you're planning to shove up some shelves or take on a major project, David Phelan has everything you need to get the job done

James M. Buchanan, RIP

Nobel Prize-winning economist James M. Buchanan died on Wednesday at the age of 93.  Buchanan was one of the most influential and important economists of the 20th century. He was a founder and profound contributor to the discipline of public choice, the branch of economics that examines how governments actually make policies.

• "James M. Buchanan, RIP," by David Boaz
• "James M. Buchanan (1919–2013), Friend of Liberty," by James A. Читать дальше...

Photos from Junior World Team Trials Sprint on December 30, 2012 at Mt. Itasca are posted on Facebook at this link: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.539394316070701.129092.199249083418561&type=1&l=0877a75fba

van Persie's piece of magic against West Ham United in the FA Cup third round - a goal made in Cardiff and finished in Rotterdam, long to be held in the memory.

van Persie's piece of magic against West Ham United in the FA Cup third round - a goal made in Cardiff and finished in Rotterdam, long to be held in the memory.

On Rant Cast this week we look back on Robin van Persie’s piece of magic against West Ham United in the FA Cup third round – a goal made in Cardiff and finished in Rotterdam, long to be held in the memory. van Persie’s was a strike that saved United’s hopes and dreams in the […]

The "S" stands, appropriately, for speed because this camera is fast. Crazy fast. And while the camera's internals got a boost, the X100S still carries the classic body of the X100.

Over the years there have been many cases where a lottery winner's luck goes bad. Crimesider takes a look at how some lottery winners wound up murdered or in trouble with the law. Is the fortune worth the misfortune?