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A couple who got their home renovated on HGTV is suing, claiming shoddy work

BusinessInsider.com 

HGTV

A North Carolina couple is suing over renovations made to their home while appearing on HGTV home-renovation show "Love It or List It."

Deena Murphy and Timothy Sullivan filed their lawsuit at the Durham County Superior Court, The Charlotte Observer reports.

They are suing Big Coat TV, the Canadian company that produces "Love It or List It," and Aaron Fitz Construction, the North Carolina company that was hired to do the renovations.

According to the newspaper... Читать дальше...

Derrick Rose keeps underdog mentality heading into wild offseason in Chicago

NBCSports.com 

Can the Chicago Bulls become Jimmy Butler‘s team if Derrick Rose is still on it? That question — and the evolution of the team’s roster to fit the style Fred Hoiberg wants to play — promise to make this an interesting and tumultuous offseason in Chicago. Rose doesn’t want to talk about any of that. […]



Classical Tudor graces prized landscape in Upper Oakmore

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Twice a week, The Chronicle features a home on the market that caught our eye for its architecture, history or character. Storybook grandeur inhabits this four-bedroom Tudor and its inspiring landscape in Upper Oakmore. Completed in 1936 and designed by Chester Treichel, the home has spacious public rooms, a modern kitchen and expansive grounds with patios and an outdoor fireplace. A built-in china cabinet with recessed panels and leaded glass windows anchors a formal dining room finished with oak moldings. Читать дальше...

Americans think wedding costs are getting out of control

BusinessInsider.com 

REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

FA Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that delivers the top news and commentary for financial advisors. 

Americans think wedding costs are getting out of control (COUNTRY Financial)

The average cost of a wedding was just under $30,000 in 2015, and the latest COUNTRY Financial Security Index shows that 86% of Americans think that amount is too much. Moreover, 77% of couples think it's unacceptable for a couple to go into debt just to cover the cost of a wedding. Читать дальше...

US court rules in favor of Virginia student on transgender bathroom access

BusinessInsider.com 

Thomson Reuters

(Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday ruled for a Virginia transgender student seeking access to the bathroom of his gender identity, said attorneys with the American Civil Liberties Union, which represented the student in the case.

The ruling by the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals sent back to a lower court the widely watched case that considered whether transgender students are protected by the 1972 Title IX Act, which prohibits sex-based discrimination by schools receiving federal funding... Читать дальше...

George Thomas Dunn

«Albany Democrat Herald» (democratherald.com) 

Sept. 18, 1931 — April 17, 2016

Silver jumps 4.4% as gold settles at a one week high

MarketWatch.com 

Silver futures rallied Tuesday to their highest level in 11 months and gold settled at a one week high, with the dollar-denominated metals buoyed by a weaker greenback. May silver rose 71.9 cents, or 4.4%, to settle at $16.972 an ounce. Prices haven't settled at a level that high since May 22 of last year. Gold for June delivery rose $19.30, or 1.6%, to finish at $1,254.30 an ounce, the highest since April 12.

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3 Unconventional Ways to Success

The Huffington Post 

Success can be elusive. So can people who succeed. It is easy to assume successful folks have always been accomplished or successful. They often have an allure, and it sometimes seems as though they walk on water or that gold dust sparkles around them as string music plays in the background. They can seem mystical, infallible, or above failure. The fact is that this is an illusion.

What seldom goes noted is that most successful people have not gained success with ease, facility, or "unsuccessful" moments. Читать дальше...

This is the best high school in America, according to US News & World Report

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Talented and Gifted Magnet/Facebook

It's known for its football, its barbecue, and, more recently, having the best public high school in the America.

Dallas, Texas, is home to the best public high school in the nation, according to a new ranking by US World & News report.

The School for the Talented and Gifted, or TAG Magnet, as it is often called, is a 9th through 12th grade magnet school with 247 students.

Magnet schools have specialized curricula, and TAG Magnet... Читать дальше...

Why you should be nice when you're chatting with robots

CBC 

It's becoming easier than ever to converse with a robot — via applications like Facebook Messenger and Apple's Siri. CBC Radio technology columnist Dan Misener explains why the way we treat chatbots reveals a lot about who we are as humans.





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