February 2012
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What it takes to make an iPhone: By the numbers
Apple’s glamorous gadgets are assembled by an army of 1.2 million underpaid, overworked Chinese employees. Here, a glimpse at their grueling factory lives
What exactly does it take to get an Apple product into your hands? This week, ABC’s Nightline took viewers on an insider tour of China’s Foxconn plants, where Apple phones and tablets are made — and where, says Joshua...
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“It’s a lot simpler than all this - either you’re happy or you’re not. Either you’re fulfilled or you’re not. You can either improve in those two areas or not. Don’t assume the worst with certainty and discount any other possibility, don’t try to guess what a person is thinking then take action on those guesses without first going straight to the...
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“Cooper: And you have met someone else?
Adele: Yeah. Who is much better than...”
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Yao Ming on Jeremy Lin
“What I see from Jeremy and what I hear in his interviews is he appreciates everything. He pursues his dream. His attitude is so peaceful, but there is strength to him. It is not a violent strength like fire or something aggressive. It is like the ocean, very peaceful, very quiet when you look at it. But you can never underestimate the power that is in there.”
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WatchIt’s been so long that I can’t even hum the opening credits music anymore because I don’t remember it. And I won’t youtube it either. I’ll just have to wait til March 25.
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Boy, 14, set to graduate from UCLA despite already...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The one thing 14-year-old Moshe Kai Cavalin dislikes is being called a genius.
All he did, after all, was enroll in college at age 8 and earn his first of two Associate of Arts degrees from East Los Angeles Community College at age 9, graduating with a perfect 4.0 grade point average.
Now, at 14, he’s poised to graduate from UCLA this year. He’s also just...
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10 Lessons Jeremy Lin Can Teach Us Before We Go To...
+ FORBES
1. Believe in yourself when no one else does.Lin’s only the 3rd graduate from Harvard to make it to the NBA. He’s also one of only a handful of Asian-Americans to make it. He was sent by the Knicks to play for their D-League team 3 weeks ago in Erie, PA. He’d already been cut by two other NBA teams before joining the Knicks this year. You’ve got to believe in yourself, even when no...
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“The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude...”
– Charles Swindoll (via creatingaquietmind)
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January 2012
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It’s Not Me, It’s You →
I think the comments section is always more fun to read than the article itself:
“I remember the day my father’s best friend told me that after a lifetime I’d be able to count the number of real friends I had on one hand. I remember his holding his hand up and gesturing… one, two, three… you’re lucky if you can count three. Now, 40 years later, and just a...
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Six tracks for the train trip
Alliteration, my friends. It would have been more impressive if I had done ten tracks, or two, or twenty two, but I wanted six. Six because it isn’t five. Instead of the usual top five, this can be sexy six, selective six, salient six, oh, or even six songs! I have a playlist on my spotify titled “subway” which features these six songs amongst others. Always on repeat,...
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“Travel is so rewarding that it should take precedence over other things younger...”
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All The Single Ladies
+ IN 2001, WHEN I was 28, I broke up with my boyfriend. Allan and I had been together for three years, and there was no good reason to end things. He was (and remains) an exceptional person, intelligent, good-looking, loyal, kind. My friends, many of whom were married or in marriage-track relationships, were bewildered. I was bewildered. To account for my behavior, all I had were two intangible...
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Haruki Murakami: On seeing the 100% perfect girl...
One beautiful April morning, on a narrow side street in Tokyo’s fashionable Harujuku neighborhood, I walked past the 100% perfect girl.
Tell you the truth, she’s not that good-looking. She doesn’t stand out in any way. Her clothes are nothing special. The back of her hair is still bent out of shape from sleep. She isn’t young, either - must be near thirty, not even...
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