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Maybe You’ll Never Be an Investment Banker

Bad news and survival strategies for people graduating in tough times

High Soy Prices Idling Biodiesel Plants

Farmers are happy, but it’s a blow for green energy
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The Soul of a Grown Machine

Environmentally friendly and fun to ride, bamboo bikes are catching on
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Will Exercise Video Games Get Kids Off the Couch?

New Nintendo Wii sports and fitness games fuel a fervid debate
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Salam, My Name Is: Not That Hard to Pronounce

Sassy Muslim-themed T-shirts protest, poke fun and show pride

That So Smooth, Too Smooth Sound

DJs abandoning vinyl records for computer software agree it’s practical–just not quite as wonderful
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The Food Savers

They don’t trust the supermarkets, the global markets or their own purchasing power, for that matter. They may be right.

Helping Booklovers Unite

People living far from their literary friends now have a way to read, and discuss, books together in real time
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Young Househunters See Opportunity in Crisis

Scouting for bargains—while they last
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House of Cards

Hit by construction job losses, Latin workers scale back payments to families abroad
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Some Hacking Required

A tech startup invites consumers to use its blueprints to build their own computers. Will DIY video games and heart monitors be next?
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Techno-Etiquette

It seems the next logical step, text messaging for a date. But will you get virtually shut down?
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Sitting Pretty

New “ugly” models agency offers hot properties

War of the Roses

Independent local florists have been forced into intense competition with Internet suppliers

The Frozen Yogurt Wars

Plugging into health and weight worries, new brands battle for national dominance

Up Against the Wall

Wal-Mart has a new jingle, but workers are hearing the same old song

I Luv U

And other things you should never send in a text message

Say Hello to Hollywood

As the studios chase profits all the way to Broadway

Not Listening!

Despite warnings that iPods can cause hearing damage, young people are reluctant to turn down the volume.