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Celebrity ice cream

Celebrity ice cream

See who have had ice cream flavors named after them.
Strange stimulus uses

Strange stimulus uses

Butterfly studies, a PS3, and more uses of stimulus funds.
10 toys to avoid

10 toys to avoid

See what landed on the annual list of dangerous toys.
Selling off Madoff

Selling off Madoff

Mets jacket, Rolex watches, more were sold at an auction.

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I'm Joining the Open Office Hours Movement, November 24th
I think there's a new trend surfacing in Boston: the...
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Ready or not, it's here
It’s not even Thanksgiving yet, but the Christmas season is in full force as evidenced by the commercials, ads and catalogs I’ve seen in the...
Beating up the house
This is not the first time, and I regret to say, it will not be not the last… I just saw a house that was...
Job Doc chat - Monday at noon
Elaine Varelas joins us Monday at noon for another Job...
Tesla coming to Boston auto show, 8 other brands call quits
(Clifford Atiyeh/Boston.com)The Tesla Roadster near Pigeon Point Lighthouse in Pescadero, Calif. during a road test. Tesla Motors, which opened a Manhattan showroom in July, will...
Who's what, where?
Here's your guide to personnel changes in Massachusetts.

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Tech Lab

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US Senate candidates sound off about the economy

With the weak economy the overriding domestic issue, the five candidates for US Senate spoke with Casey Ross of the Globe staff about their plans to combat the recession, fix Wall Street, and address other financial matters.

Websites’ rivalry provides lessons in sharing, or not sharing, strategic secrets

On July 20, 2006, Sheila Marcelo and Nick Beim flew from Boston to Chicago to visit a company called Sittercity. The business, which charged parents to access an online database of sitters and nannies, had been launched in Boston five years earlier.

You don’t have to look frumpy when traveling on business

Business travelers cringe at this scenario: You’re called to a last-minute meeting in another city, and you’re on the next shuttle flight out of Logan International Airport. You’ve got about 30 minutes to pack, grab your presentation, and make it to the airport in time to board your flight, when you realize your best suit is at the dry cleaners ...

Networking opportunities improve when people don name badges

Q. On which side of the shoulder/chest should a name tag be worn? M. L., Laramie, Wyo.
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HTC Pure no threat to iPhone
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HTC Pure no threat to iPhone

Remember when Microsoft seemed unbeatable? But when superior competition comes along, Microsoft is as vulnerable as any other outfit.

Personal finance

More college-bound students express willingness to help pay burgeoning costs

A whopping 90 percent of graduating high school seniors, surveyed for the first time in the Fidelity study, believe they should pay for at least some college costs.

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Markets

Investors look to data-heavy week for more clarity

Investors are heading toward the final month of the year with more questions about the economy than they had just a few weeks ago.

Healthcare

Boston Scientific OK’d to market WallFlex stent

Boston Scientific Corp. has received regulatory approvals to market an esophageal stent in the United States and Europe, the company said yesterday.

Real Estate

Monthly foreclosures in Mass. jump

Foreclosures in Massachusetts rose nearly 30 percent in October from the previous month, but petitions to foreclose, were down 9 percent, the Warren Group said.

Jobs

Bay State's jobless rate ebbs

The Massachusetts unemployment rate dropped last month for the first time in two years, and job losses slowed - signs the state's job market may be stabilizing.

Cars

Thanksgiving car travel expected to rise

An estimated 38.4 million Americans will be traveling 50 miles or more from home over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, AAA reports.

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What's next for Mass.?

The outlook for the state's major industries.