Sunday, August 26, 2007

Speed Record, Barna, Faith, Super Crunchers, Mobs and Motivation

75 year old likely set Internet speed record
Her fiber-optic connection could be world's fastest home uplink

Barna surveys Catholics
from the DallasNews Religion

I Learned What It Means to Have Faith
In this 1945 letter, an American soldier liberated from a German POW camp, tells his family what kept him going.

Era of the Super Cruncher
Intuition is losing ground to data mining, a new book claims.

Moms Mabley Agitation in Motion
Moms Mabley was one of the greatest comedians of all time. She is widely regarded as one of the most important African-American entertainers that ever lived and as the first bonafide female stand-up comedy superstar.

The stars' homes away from home
There’s no place like home. But if you’re a celebrity, there’s also no place like your second (or third, or fourth) home.

Get Motivated to Do More With Less
A Colin Powell speech got a BusinessWeek columnist thinking about force multipliers. Here are five ways to get more done with what you already have

Ice Cream Wars
Nestlé vs. Unilever: the $59 billion industry is dominated by two global giants looking to expand in Asia and Latin America

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