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Real Value vs. Perceived Valuehttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a89032e2cd74bd0ac11e9897f3c0ab3&url=https%3A%2F%2Fsmallbusiness.chron.com%2Freal-value-vs-perceived-value-20857.html&c=12858280516847855523&mkt=en-usAll businesses have the goal of making a profit, which requires selling goods or services for more money than it costs to develop, produce and distribute them. The selling price that a business asks ...Aug 29, 2011 11:41 PM
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9 Characteristics of an Effective Mission Statementhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8b4e87512c45959ffcba1302dc248e&url=https%3A%2F%2Fsmallbusiness.chron.com%2F9-characteristics-effective-mission-statement-18142.html&c=3916434870448673425&mkt=en-usMission statements are not one-size-fits-all, although there are some guidelines that can help you craft one that effectively captures the purpose and goal of your business. The general rule for these ...Aug 8, 2011 5:17 AM
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List of Important Reasons Why Employees Must Stay Organizedhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a89804b56524cdba1a23ae249870461&url=https%3A%2F%2Fsmallbusiness.chron.com%2Flist-important-reasons-employees-must-stay-organized-15849.html&c=13954954658355191133&mkt=en-usWhen your employees are organized, your business productivity increases. Your employees will work more quickly and with more confidence, and your clients will be impressed. These impacts of ...Jul 31, 2011 11:07 PM
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The Secret History of Gunshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8930314c8e4496a1859ee027c50e64&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theatlantic.com%2Fmagazine%2Farchive%2F2011%2F09%2Fthe-secret-history-of-guns%2F308608%2F&c=2456736750125743545&mkt=en-usThe eighth-grade students gathering on the west lawn of the state capitol in Sacramento were planning to lunch on fried chicken with California’s new governor, Ronald Reagan, and then tour the granite ...Jul 24, 2011 5:19 PM
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Ask HN: Learning movie CGIhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2790972After watching movies such as Harry Potter and Avatar, I became interested in the CGI effects used in movies. I realize that these are done by huge teams, but I want to learn about how the effects are created and how to create simple ones myself. I'm a fairly experienced programmer, but I don't know much about graphics programming and absolutely nothing about 3D modeling. Can anyone suggest some resources to learn about this? I don't even know where to begin.Jul 21, 2011 7:44 PM
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Ask HN: Can I help you be more awesome today? (No strings. Inquire within.)https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2767448This last week has been absolutely ridiculous for me. I'd like to make it up to myself by doing something meaningful for some strangers. I like this community a lot and want to see if there's anything I can do to make you a little more successful. No strings. To give you an idea of what I might be able to help you with, let me tell you a few things I've done to help others...- Last night, I volunteered at TEDxMIA's screening of TEDGlobal where I fulfilled their video stream management and multiplexing fantasies,- I've built network operations center monitoring software for proprietary wireless protocols. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnleO8H4lyY)- I regularly brainstorm with others in the SoFL entrepreneurial and tech circles as we look for ways to grow our community and attract talent to our market.- I'm an early adopter, enjoy playing with new tech and can provide strong, constructive, specific feedback.- I understand good design from bad design. Aesthetics are not lost on me.- I hJul 15, 2011 2:25 PM
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New documentary #killswitch exposes media consolidation and government collusionhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2656444#killswitch The Battle over the Internet Educator and Writer Chris Dollar is teaming with filmmakers Ali Akbarzadeh and Jeff Horn of Akorn Entertainment to create the full-length documentary #killswitch. They are raising funds on KickStarter.com to produce the documentary so they can educate the Western world about the fact that big corporations will continue to have more and more control over our news and Internet… unless we do something now. Check out the trailer and learn how to become involved in this project here: (#killswitch trailer) (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/akorn/killswitch-a-documentary-film?ref=live) ____________________________________________Everyone who is a regular to Hacker News knows we have a culture of corruption in Washington and are in desperate need of media reform and legislation protecting Net Neutrality. So, why does mainstream media ignore the massive amounts of corruption and collusion between large corporations and big government, while also ignorJun 15, 2011 9:08 AM
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Tokorozawa Civic Cultural Centre Musehttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8aaacc5fff4ae5b6cf1a4e566e52c0&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.timeout.com%2Ftokyo%2Fmusic%2Ftokorozawa-civic-cultural-centre-muse&c=2659384179781747994&mkt=en-usBack when it was conceived during the Bubble era, Tokorozawa's multi-venue arts complex probably seemed like just the cultural leg-up that this Saitama city needed. Today, its three halls – ranging ...May 29, 2011 9:36 AM
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Free Business Plan Templatehttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8a24b580a14be78b2db3ea203db2b7&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scu.edu%2Fmobi%2Fbusiness-plans%2F&c=15608740439579477457&mkt=en-usThe primary value of your business plan is to create a written resource that evaluates most aspects of your new business including a description of your target customers and markets, profitability, ...May 9, 2011 6:13 AM
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I've got a Facebook fan page, How do I get more people to join it?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2427998Hi all,I've created a fan page for a small family business my family and I run (we have a small music studio). As the relatively 'technical' person in the family (I know just enough html to color the background of page) I got the job of running our facebook fan page.I started reading all those "10 tips for the best…" tutorials out there on the web, but from some reason I am pretty skeptic. I keep feeling people are trying to sell me their services.What I'd like to hear is some good advice from people who perhaps succeeded themselves in building a good facebook fan page. Also, I would like to unfold the mystery behind the real figures. I understand that everyone these days must have a faceook fan page, but how much money \ how many customers can I really expect to gain from this?Thank you,Apr 9, 2011 8:20 PM
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Why isn't Singapore as entrepreneurial as Israel? [Part 1 - Technology]http://geekomaniac.com/Over the next few days, I hope to publish a 4-part series on answering the question: Why isn't Singapore as entrepreneurial as Israel?It is a mystery, especially for a Singaporean like me. Both nations have limited natural resources, rely heavily on its manpower for its growth. Yet, why is it that the Singapore government is struggling to make its citizen create its own jobs?Back in May 2010, I had the opportunity to embark on a 10-days trip to Israel, to investigate the reasons behind its entrepreneurial economy.Introduction:From my internship stint at the Singapore's Ministry of Trade, I learnt about successful Israel’s Yozma fund, and unsuccessful TIF Ventures in Singapore. Ever since then, I realized that the Singapore government has been mimicking what the Israeli government does. I signed up for Israel BSM to find out the real reasons behind Israel’s booming entrepreneurship ecosystem and why Singapore is not on par. On the 26th April, as I boarded the plane to Tel Aviv, all gearMar 8, 2011 8:32 PM
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Show HN: Edit Text, See Relevant Images. ~200 Lines Of JavaSripthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2112230I was experimenting with different term-extraction API's and I came up with this simple HTML5/CSS3/JS thing that shows you relevant images as you enter text. http://bupad.agen.si Basic scenario- User enters text- Terms are instantly extracted from content via Alchemy API- Google Image search is used to find relevant images on Flickr- Images are shown in the backgroundThere are some minor perks like the fact that the image searches are rotating around the color wheel (Google let's you specify a desired color of the image), and content is also stored in LocalStorage.The prototype has a "bug" (HTML5 ContentEditable isn't a good enough replacement for a WYSIWYG, only works in Chrome in Safari) and a few "missing features" (Enlarging images and so on).Right now it's pretty much client-side, everything happens in JS (OOP Prototype and jQ for Cross-site JSON-P requests): http://bupad.agen.si/javascripts/application.js Reasons for posting:I want to gauge the potential and get some feedback. I Jan 17, 2011 2:33 PM
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Time Machine Triumph: when Trackmaster met Tracyhttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMijwFBVV95cUxPRWZZT3R6dHktZ2RBNzM1SW8xN3RrSUhFdEs5YURFWF9SbDdNcGNoM3FOSlBEQXFucXo2ZW1MTWk1OGkyQjF3T29ENkVCVlU5MVBseW12c1hHc1hRaWRhUlNnV3Bub1d3YUVNcW5OY1g5TkFVRmtMWWx3VkRJQ25Pcm9iakQ1RW1wcHhYc1IwTQ?oc=5Time Machine Triumph: when Trackmaster met Tracy RideApart.comDec 28, 2010 8:00 AM
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What is Final Fantasy Versus XIII?http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85ebd5892641dc858428921f3a20eb&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.ign.com%2farticles%2f2010%2f11%2f18%2fwhat-is-final-fantasy-versus-xiii&c=14836418439552603184&mkt=en-usThere are three different games with the name "Final Fantasy XIII." Confused? You should be, unless you're intimately familiar with developer Square Enix's plans. With Final Fantasy XIII already on ...Nov 17, 2010 5:29 PM
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What is Final Fantasy Versus XIII?http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85cc6693454321a86fe9f86a36fbda&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.ign.com%2farticles%2f2010%2f11%2f18%2fwhat-is-final-fantasy-versus-xiii&c=14836418439552603184&mkt=en-usThere are three different games with the name "Final Fantasy XIII." Confused? You should be, unless you're intimately familiar with developer Square Enix's plans. With Final Fantasy XIII already on ...Nov 17, 2010 5:29 PM
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What is Final Fantasy Versus XIII?http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85d6ffc859476d89fb75663a267872&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.ign.com%2farticles%2f2010%2f11%2f18%2fwhat-is-final-fantasy-versus-xiii&c=14836418439552603184&mkt=en-usThere are three different games with the name "Final Fantasy XIII." Confused? You should be, unless you're intimately familiar with developer Square Enix's plans. With Final Fantasy XIII already on ...Nov 17, 2010 5:29 PM
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What is Final Fantasy Versus XIII?http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85dcef64d4421f8f876a5f3d37fe1f&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.ign.com%2farticles%2f2010%2f11%2f18%2fwhat-is-final-fantasy-versus-xiii&c=14836418439552603184&mkt=en-usThere are three different games with the name "Final Fantasy XIII." Confused? You should be, unless you're intimately familiar with developer Square Enix's plans. With Final Fantasy XIII already on ...Nov 17, 2010 5:29 PM
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What is Final Fantasy Versus XIII?http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85d046ef83427584f12b971d979392&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.ign.com%2farticles%2f2010%2f11%2f18%2fwhat-is-final-fantasy-versus-xiii&c=14836418439552603184&mkt=en-usThere are three different games with the name "Final Fantasy XIII." Confused? You should be, unless you're intimately familiar with developer Square Enix's plans. With Final Fantasy XIII already on ...Nov 17, 2010 5:29 PM
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What is Final Fantasy Versus XIII?http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85e16c92814825b11bb8861aaf94fb&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.ign.com%2farticles%2f2010%2f11%2f18%2fwhat-is-final-fantasy-versus-xiii&c=14836418439552603184&mkt=en-usThere are three different games with the name "Final Fantasy XIII." Confused? You should be, unless you're intimately familiar with developer Square Enix's plans. With Final Fantasy XIII already on ...Nov 17, 2010 5:29 PM
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What is Final Fantasy Versus XIII?http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85dd2beb3645469c6e94bd5413c896&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.ign.com%2farticles%2f2010%2f11%2f18%2fwhat-is-final-fantasy-versus-xiii&c=14836418439552603184&mkt=en-usThere are three different games with the name "Final Fantasy XIII." Confused? You should be, unless you're intimately familiar with developer Square Enix's plans. With Final Fantasy XIII already on ...Nov 17, 2010 5:29 PM
