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• Mike D'Antoni is the architect behind the NBA's most popular style of offense.
• D'Antoni's offensive philosophy was developed while playing in Italy, where he became a star after a forgettable NBA career.
• D'Antoni has emphasized up-tempo offenses that rely on a heavy dose of three-pointers while playing smaller lineups.
• D'Antoni's coaching career has taken many twists and turns, but he's left an undeniable footprint on the NBA. Читать дальше...

Nicolas Maduro is cracking down on rivals and Venezuela's oil industry could take a big hit

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All work and no play makes ... well, certainly nothing good for office morale.

When Business Insider toured the offices of Yelp, LinkedIn, Facebook, Kickstarter, and Adobe, both virtually and in person, we found that they're all full of opportunities to have a little fun in the workplace during the day.

From swinging around in the gym to playing some fun, old-fashioned board games, here's what these employees do at the office when they aren't working:

SAS employees... Читать дальше...

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Tiger Woods is back.

After a tumultuous ten months that included his fourth back surgery in four years and an arrest after being found asleep in his car on the side of the road, Woods is finally back competing in a PGA Tour event.

This isn't the first time Woods has needed to come back. His career was derailed by affairs and a subsequent divorce from his wife, and his return to golf dominance has been hampered by injuries.

But despite this, Woods... Читать дальше...

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• Tesla CEO Elon Musk made a twiter bet to build the world's biggest battery in 100 days or it was free for Australia's blackout-prone electricity grid. 
• Today it was switched on. 

Eight months ago, Tesla boss Elon Musk made a bold bet on batteries.

The Army has officially ditched its plans for a new, short-term rifle replacement

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Hello, everyone!

Our 8th annual IGNITION: Future of Media conference kicks off on Wednesday. We'll be at the Time Warner Center in New York City. We would love to see you there.

This year, we'll be joined by, among others:

• Bharat N. Anand, Henry R. Byers Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
• Robert Bakish, President & CEO, Viacom
• Dean Baquet, Executive Editor, The New York Times
• Martin Baron... Читать дальше...

• A Flat Earth Society member is planning to build a rocket to see for himself that the world is not round.
• There are easier ways to determine the Earth's shape without leaving the atmosphere.
• The Ancient Greeks would study the shadow patterns of a stick in the ground throughout the day to determine the circumference of the Earth.
• Another piece of evidence is the difference between the night skies in the northern and southern hemispheres.

Could 2,000 years of belief be wrong? Читать дальше...

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Pablo Escobar was gunned down 24 years ago — here are 3 theories about who took the Medellin kingpin's life

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• CVS Health is buying Aetna for $69 billion.
• The deal that was rumored for months should finally be announced on Sunday.
• The merger could reshape the American health care system as we know it.

CVS Health is buying Aetna, multiple sources told multiple media outlets on Sunday.

The pharmacy giant is acquiring the third largest insurer in the US in a $69 billion deal.

The deal creates a new type of company that includes a health insurer... Читать дальше...

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• "The Disaster Artist" was the first time Dave Franco and his brother James had a substantial amount of screen time together in a movie.
• Franco shared how "in character" as Tommy Wiseau his brother was while directing the movie.
• He also revealed how losing 20 pounds to play a role in his upcoming Netflix movie, "6 Balloons," led to some physical and emotional problems.

For most of his career Dave Franco has carefully... Читать дальше...

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• The College Football Playoff is set and Alabama is in over Ohio State as the fourth team.
• Many felt Ohio State's conference championship and bigger wins should have gotten them in.
• The committee chair said Alamama was clearly better and that it wasn't close enough to consider tie-breakers like conference championships.
  

The College Football Playoff committee has spoken and Alabama is in over Ohio State as the fourth... Читать дальше...

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• Barbara Corcoran is a real-estate mogul and an investor on the ABC series "Shark Tank."
• She's found that all the most successful founders she's invested in are street smart.
• They also take responsibility for their own failures.

After nine years as an investor on the ABC series "Shark Tank," Barbara Corcoran has learned certain qualities contribute to an entrepreneur's success or failure.

The No. 1 trait of the most successful company founders? Читать дальше...

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Traditional consumer lenders, like banks and credit unions, have historically served segments of the population they can conduct robust risk assessments on. 

But the data they collect from these groups is limited and typically impossible to analyze in real time, preventing them from confirming the accuracy of their assessments. Читать дальше...

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• Chris Wallace grilled H.R. McMaster over President Donald Trump's decision to retweet anti-Muslim videos.
• H.R. McMaster largely dodged the questions, instead focusing on the US strategy to combat terrorism.

Fox News anchor Chris Wallace pressed national security adviser H.R. McMaster over why President Donald Trump retweeted several tweets posted by a British anti-Muslim group last week.

In an interview on "Fox News Sunday," McMaster shrugged... Читать дальше...

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• According to Fidelity figures given to the New York Times, the number of women who are 401(k) millionaires has doubled over the last 12 years. 
• Women also reach the million-dollar mark at an average age of 58.5, whereas men reach the same mark at around 59.3 years.
• These 401(k) millionaire women are putting away 18.1% of their salaries and receiving a 6.8% employer match. 
• If you want to increase your 401(k) savings... Читать дальше...

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• Hedge Funds are shrouded in secrecy, and can make investments many everyday investors can't.
• This infographic is a simple guide to how hedge funds invest and manage money. 

For many entry-level investors, hedge funds are shrouded in mystery and exclusivity.

It’s common, for example, for media coverage to focus on the ultra-wealthy founders and CEOs of hedge funds, such as Ray Dalio or Bill Ackman, as well as their secretive... Читать дальше...

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WUZHEN, China (Reuters) - Apple chief executive Tim Cook said developers using its platform in China number 1.8 million and have earned a total 112 billion yuan ($16.93 billion), representing roughly a quarter of total global App Store earnings.

Cook shared the data on Sunday during a speech at China's top public cyber policy forum, organized by the Cybersecurity Administration of China (CAC), which oversees internet regulation including censorship.

Earlier this year... Читать дальше...

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• The one big mystery left in the playoff was answered as Alabama has been selected over Ohio State.
• Ohio State's win in the Big Ten championship game was not enough to overcome their second loss, a 33-point debacle against Iowa.
• Clemson is the 1-seed and will play Alabama in the Sugar Bowl.

The College Football Playoff field is set and the one big mystery has been settled as Alabama is in over Ohio State.

Our projection had Alabama as the fourth team... Читать дальше...

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• The only way to fully get over a breakup is to wait it out.
• But there are plenty of strategies to help reduce your emotional distress and become a functioning human being again.
• Those strategies include resisting the urge to Facebook-stalk and finding a silver lining in the experience.

The only way to truly get over a breakup is to give it time.

As biological anthropologist Helen Fisher previously told Business Insider... Читать дальше...

• Bucket lists are great for reminding you what you want to accomplish. 
• But sometimes they can make you feel overwhelmed and stressed. 
• To combat this, write a "reverse bucket list" — which is just a list of everything you have done already. 
• Reverse bucket lists celebrate what you've already achieved, and remind you that it's possible to accomplish your goals — which will make you feel happier and more motivated. 

Bucket lists are productivity 101. Читать дальше...

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• Every year, PNC calculates the real-world prices of all the gifts in the "12 Days of Christmas" carol. 
• Their so-called Christmas Price Index rose 0.6% this year, driven by higher costs of pear trees, more demand for gold rings, and higher wages for Lords-a-leaping.  
• While it's frivolous, PNC's index mirrors some of the underlying trends in the US economy. 

A partridge in a pear tree and all the other 11 gifts would set you back... Читать дальше...