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...felt I would be ringing in the New Year with my Blippy compatriots. And that made me realize Blippy isn't primarily about spending habits. Like any other social-networking site, it's mostly about feeling as if you're surrounded by a particular group of people even when...
...that in mind, I asked a few of my favorite economic forecasters to name an indicator or two that I could afford to start ignoring. Three said they disregarded the index of leading indicators, originally devised at the Commerce Department but now compiled by the Conference Board, a business group. Forecasters want new hard data, and the index "consists entirely of already released information and the Conference Board's forecasts," says Jan Hatzius of Goldman Sachs. (The leading-indicators index topped a similar survey by the Chicago Tribune in 2005, it turns out.) The monthly employment estimate...
Like Sam Cooke, Jackie Wilson, Otis Redding and Marvin Gaye, Teddy Pendergrass was among the greatest male soul singers of the 20th century. We first noticed Teddy's talent while we were rehearsing Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes. One day in the early 1970s, Teddy, the group's drummer, was asked to sing, and this great, powerful voice came out of this tall, thin guy. He had one of the most flexible voices we had ever heard...
Despite the group's string of successes, we made the easy choice to launch Teddy's solo career. With hits like "Close the Door," "Turn Off the Lights" and "I Don't Love You Anymore," he skyrocketed to superstardom, earning five Grammy nominations for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance and pioneering concerts for women-only audiences in the process...
...inbox? I just checked it three hours ago.” Such cries ring throughout Harvard. Every Harvard student knows the feeling of opening their email in hopes of finding new Facebook updates or news from friends, only to find 30 emails inviting them to attend different student group events...