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19 hrs ago | This is going to be BIG.

In Which We Pay Attention to Something Else

I'm watching CNBC right now and they're featuring two top stories: Facebook's 30% drop since the IPO and SpaceX completing the first commercial space supply mission.

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Related Topix: Social Software, Startups, Facebook

Wed May 30, 2012

GlobeNewswire

America First Tax Exempt Investors, L.P. Announces Pricing of Its...

America First Tax Exempt Investors, L.P. announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 11,000,000 shares representing assigned limited partnership interests at $5.06 per share, raising approximately $52.3 million in net proceeds for the Company after payment of underwriting discounts and commissions.

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Related Topix: Securities and Exchange Commission, Corporate / Securities Law, Law, Financial Markets, Oppenheimer Holdings

Cybercast News Service

As Syrian Deaths Mount, No Unified Response From U.N. Security Council

Kofi Annan, the U.N.'s special envoy to Syria, has described Friday's massacre of more than 100 people as a "tipping point," but another U.N. Security Council discussion of the crisis on Wednesday looks unlikely to produce any strong action while Russia continues to oppose a unified stance against Damascus.

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Related Topix: Syria, Syria, VA, World News, Middle East, Terrorism

Tue May 29, 2012

Connect Savannah

Attention musical gormandizers

Emblazoned in red letters on the off-white awning outside of 315 Bowery in Manhattan was the name of the club inside: CBGB.

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Related Topix: East Village (New York, NY), Pop/Rock, Blondie, Punk, The Ramones, New York, Nobel Son

FiveThirtyEight

Frugal Traveler Blog: Plan a Frugal Trip in Sweden

Biking in a nature preserve near Torekov: just one of many options readers have to suggest for a frugal trip in Sweden.

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Related Topix: Travel, Sweden Travel, Sweden, World News, Jackson-Heights, NY

Mon May 28, 2012

Daily Mail

'How would you feel if three million people a year from around the...

A disgruntled resident of the trendy Manhattan neighbourhood of Chelsea has gone on an anti-tourist tirade, slapping posters on light poles to lecture people on how to behave when visiting the area.

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Related Topix: Chelsea (New York, NY), New York

Fri May 25, 2012

CIO Today

Three Attention-Grabbing Startups from TechCrunch

The TechCrunch Disrupt conference is an AOL-owned event that spotlights startups.

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Related Topix: AOL, Time Warner, Media, Computers

ZDNet Blogs

Digital Lumens updates LED lighting management platform

Attention facilities managers: Industrial lighting technology company Digital Lumens has updated the reporting and planning features of its LightRules lighting management dashboard to make you look smarter.

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Related Topix: Digital Lumens, Blog News, Cloud Computing, Science / Technology

Tue May 22, 2012

Channelnewsasia.com

Asian markets rise ahead of European summit

HONG KONG: Asian markets rose Tuesday following a strong performance on Wall Street and on hopes EU leaders will come to an agreement on dealing with the eurozone debt crisis at an upcoming summit.

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Related Topix: New York

Mon May 21, 2012

Freshnews

Arena Pharmaceuticals Announces Exercise in Full of Over-Allotment...

SAN DIEGO, May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced the completion of an underwritten public offering of 12,650,000 shares of its common stock, including 1,650,000 shares sold pursuant to the full exercise of an over-allotment option previously granted to the underwriters.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Arena Pharmaceuticals, Investment Banking, Financial Services, Jefferies Group, Investment Services, Securities and Exchange Commission, Corporate / Securities Law, Law

Psychology Today

The Bogus Boomerang Generation

We can't stop the aging process, but there are things we can do to remain attractive to our mates.

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Related Topix: Philadelphia, NY

TheStreet.com

Attention Gold Bulls: Oil Is Leading the Way

NEW YORK -- The printing presses are running 24/7, the debt levels are unsustainable, China and India are showing growth, gold is a storehouse of value, _____ . The reasons for gold moving higher continue ad nauseam despite inflation's deafening silence.

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Related Topix: TheStreetcom, Media, TheStreet, Computers

Sun May 20, 2012

KNDU

Dominicans weigh comeback for brash ex-president

A confrontation between police and demonstrators at the end of a NATO protest march has started to calm down, with police announcing over a loudspeaker: "Attention. Attention.

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Related Topix: Leonel Fernandez, Yakima, WA

KHQ-TV Spokane

4 dead in Trinidad road crash; top judge injured

A confrontation between police and demonstrators at the end of a NATO protest march has started to calm down, with police announcing over a loudspeaker: "Attention. Attention.

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Related Topix: us Travel, Travel, Chicago Travel

NY Convergence

Attention Engineers: NY Tech Industry Needs You

Demand for engineers in NY is the number one concern facing the growing number of startup tech companies in the city.A According to WNYC.org , the need for these coveted code-writers was apparent atA New York Tech Day job fair this past April.

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Related Topix: Indaba Music

Swissinfo

Koons and Hirst lose value despite major shows

Attention from major art institutions usually increases an artist's value, but simultaneous shows of Jeff Koons in Basel and Damien Hirst in London are having the opposite effect.

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Related Topix: Venice (Los Angeles, CA)

Sat May 19, 2012

Daily Kos

Occupy Chicago:Release of the Beermakers Guild-Charges of Terrorism

BREAKING: SERIOUS CHARGES PLACED ON THE LAST 3 ARRESTEES. PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO AND RT NEXT TWEET.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Liberal Political News

Fri May 18, 2012

Daily Mail

Street artist puts up road signs telling mobile users to pay...

But it is debatable just how much notice mobile phone users will pay to the signs of street artist Jay Shells, despite the appeal for them to 'pay attention'. The official-looking signs he put up in New York ask them to 'Pay Attention While Walking - Your Facebook Update can wait'. Appeal: The sign by street artist Jay Shells reads 'Pay Attention ... (more)

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Patch.com

Filmmaker Brings Attention to Prejudices 'Before the World Goes Boom'

A single question motivated aA Stow-Munroe Falls High SchoolA graduate to create a documentary about racisms and prejudice around the country: "Why are people acting the way they are?" The goal ofA "Before the World Goes Boom" A is to shed light on racism and prejudices across the country and to broaden people's perspectives.

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Related Topix: Occupy Wall Street, New York

Thu May 17, 2012

Freshnews

Facebook Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering

MENLO PARK, Calif., May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Facebook today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 421,233,615 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $38 per share.

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Related Topix: Goldman Sachs, Financial Services, Investment Services

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