By STEPHEN HUTCHEON – SMH
http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/2396349/The-blood-diamonds-of-gadgets
Tantalum is an rare metal with unique properties. Chief among these is that with a melting point of 2996 degrees Celsius, it’s a superlative thermal conductor.
Almost two-thirds of the world’s tantalum production ends up in high-quality capacitors that are used in devices such as mobile phones and other electronic gadgets.
Only [...]
By MANOHLA DARGIS
Published: May 8, 2009
A bright, shiny blast from a newly imagined past, “Star Trek,” the latest spinoff from the influential television show, isn’t just a pleasurable rethink of your geek uncle’s favorite science-fiction series. It’s also a testament to television’s power as mythmaker, as a source for some of the fundamental stories we [...]
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The S&P 500 is giving strong technical signals it has entered a bull market and next week could confirm whether the index has finally shaken off the bear, independent trader Bill McLaren told CNBC Friday.
By: CNBC.com | 08 May 2009 | 07:50 AM ET Text Size
“Rallies in bull trends have very specific characteristics … [...]
Published: Friday, 8 May 2009 | 1:53 PM ET
By: JeeYeon Park CNBC
Two experts, Stephen Mauzy at S.P. Mauzy & Associates and Mike Rubino of Rubino Financial shared their outlook on the economy and where investors should put their money.
“I think it’s a matter of us taking some time off and things will work [...]
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By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN
Published: May 5, 2009
These days in Spain, chefs are being fanciful with their gazpachos. This has the tangy flavor of traditional gazpacho andaluz but a creamy texture.
1 large ripe avocado, about 6 or 7 ounces
1/2 pounds ripe tomatoes, cored and peeled
2 to 4 garlic cloves, to taste
2 heaped tablespoons coarsely chopped [...]
Vitamins on the Menu
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By C. CLAIBORNE RAY
Published: May 4, 2009
Q. When is the best time to take vitamins? Morning, noon or night? With meals or without?
A. With vitamins and most nutritional supplements, the time of day isn’t so important, said Dr. Sheldon S. Hendler, co-editor of The [...]
Going Up: Price of First-Class Stamp
by Claudine Zap
May 8, 2009 03:14:22 PM
Procrastinators, take note. Neither rain nor snow will stop the post office from raising its stamp price on Monday, May 11 by an extra two cents, giving the first-class stamp a hefty 44-cent price tag. (The post office estimates this price increase will [...]
Twenty metros where Americans have a hard time meeting expenses.
Vexed by gang wars and rising real estate prices, late rapper Tupac Shakur mused in 1996 that the overall cost of living in Los Angeles was so high that he would almost rather “live life in the pen[itentiary].”
Though East Coast-West Coast gang violence has since subsided, [...]
