30-Sep-2011 04:13

Tablets: Ultimate Buying Machines :: Retailers have found an interesting characteristic of consumers who browse their websites using tablets: They're much more likely to pull the trigger on purchases than other online shoppers.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204010604576597151983657300.html?mod=rss_most_emailed_day_europe

As Scorn for Vote Grows, Protests Surge Around Globe :: Protesters around the world have something in common: wariness, even contempt, toward traditional politicians and the democratic political process they preside over.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/28/world/as-scorn-for-vote-grows-protests-surge-around-globe.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

The Blow-Dry Bar Scene :: New salons court women who want polished locks with chick flicks, drinks and style "menus."
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204831304576595322366093848.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular

Jackson's Tour Director Alarmed Before Death :: http://feeds.abcnews.com/click.phdo?i�e3035a3d183fc027cd56f2df6514e3

United Parcel Service's Management Is Creating Value - Motley Fool :: http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2011/09/28/united-parcel-services-management-is-creating-valu.aspx

Man stuck in woodchipper phones partner :: A New Zealand man who thought he was about to die after getting stuck in a woodchipping machine's conveyor belt called his partner to say goodbye, local media reported.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44708837/from/RSS/

South Korea: Kids, Stop Studying So Hard! :: South Korean kids study day and night, which helps explain their world-beating test scores. Now the government wants them to go to bed early
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2094427,00.html?xid=rss-mostpopular

Shark bites legs off swimmer who ignored alert :: A British swimmer lost parts of both legs when he was attacked by a great white shark Wednesday after he ignored warnings at a Cape Town, South Africa, beach.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44703849/from/RSS/

Op-Ed Columnist: Decoding the God Complex :: Dr. Jerome Groopman may look like God, as Stephen Colbert noted, but he and his wife, Dr. Pamela Hartzband, avoid the God complex.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/28/opinion/dowd-decoding-the-god-complex.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

7 students arrested in SAT cheating scheme :: A college student flew home to New York to impersonate high schoolers who paid him to take the SAT on their behalf, and even took the exam twice in one weekend under different identities, prosecutors said Tuesday.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44701102/from/RSS/

'Chicks with Guns': 15 million US women pack heat :: A startlingly high number of women from all walks of life own firearms in the United States. Dozens of them are documented in "Chicks with Guns," a new photography book that is sure to challenge almost anyone's assumptions about gun ownership.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44690575/from/RSS/

Opinion: Delay Kindergarten at Your Child's Peril :: Parents who hold a child back from starting kindergarten think they are providing a competitive advantage, but delaying school is rarely the right approach.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/25/opinion/sunday/dont-delay-your-kindergartners-start.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

The 9 Top Value-Creating Internet Companies - Motley Fool :: http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2011/09/27/the-9-top-value-creating-internet-companies.aspx

CDC: 13 dead in listeria cantaloupe outbreak :: At least 13 people are dead amid  72 sickened in 18 states in an outbreak of listeria food poisoning tied to contaminated cantaloupes, the deadliest in a decade, federal health officials said Tuesday.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44689523/from/RSS/

Blair on Research In Motion PlayBook Tablet - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/video/76335432/

Companies Use Immigration Crackdown to Turn a Profit :: Private security companies have turned the detention of unwanted immigrants into a multinational industry with a history of abuse.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/29/world/asia/getting-tough-on-immigrants-to-turn-a-profit.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Petit Judge Denies Request for a Mistrial :: http://feeds.abcnews.com/click.phdo?iF373f083a08543c88bf1d55e83d2022

Europe again steps back from brink in debt crisis :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/ElmbY0XBi1k/us-eurozone-idUSTRE78Q1BQ20110929

Bodyguard says Jackson doctor removed medicine :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/0MPa8WfxiPI/us-michaeljackson-idUSTRE78M4OM20110929

Listeria outbreak: How safe is America's food chain? - Christian Science Monitor :: http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2011/0929/Listeria-outbreak-How-safe-is-America-s-food-chain