It was announced today that more than 100 living past Nobel Prize recipients signed a letter challenging the environmental NGO, Greenpeace, to halt its campaigns to prevent the introduction of potentially life saving options for the world’s poor including options like Golden Rice.  They said, “We urge Greenpeace and its supporters to re-examine the experience of farmers and consumers worldwide with crops and foods improved through biotechnology, recognize the findings of authoritative scientific bodies and regulatory agencies, and abandon their campaign against ‘GMOs’ in general and Golden Rice in particular.”  

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If you work from home like I do, you already understand the importance of phone meetings; and you probably understand how phone meetings can also be a major time waster when you have a busy schedule. While necessary, not all phone meetings are productive and efficient, making the process very frustrating for everyone involved. The tips below will help you maximize the time you set aside for phone meetings so you accomplish your top priorities without wasting time.

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A report suggests that Sony is working on another new PS4 in addition to the upgraded Neo.

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Nearly four years ago I wrote a post in which I described mobile marketing as being The Elephant In The Room For Marketers. A little history lesson if you don’t mind.

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Ramtin Naimi started trading stocks when he was 16, was managing portfolios by 18, and started a hedge fund a year later with the encouragement of several mentors. After some big success in hedge funds using his own directional strategy and a fresh approach, Naimi has easily made the transition to venture capital, with similarly successful results.

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Starting a new company has plenty of pitfalls even under the best of circumstances. But imagine doing so in a country facing recession, economic sanctions and a degree of political isolation. This is the challenge before Mikhail Bukhovtsev, founder and CEO of Moscow-based startup Cinemood. I spoke with him recently about the company, it’s strategy – and how to hedge against geography becoming destiny.

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NVIDIA has had a fabulous run up the charts, but the stock may have more room to run if bearish options traders and short sellers throw in the towel

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