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Andrea Parrish and Peter Geyer — aka the “Wedding Can Couple” — say they’ve reached their goal of recycling 400,000 aluminum cans to pay for their July 31 nuptials.Parrish told Green House that she figured recycling cans would be an eco-friendly way to fund their $3,800 DIY wedding. She set up a website and word [...]

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There’s one surefire way to solve the iPhone 4 antenna problem: don’t let your hand or fingers come in contact with its metal band.Easier said than done, right? Unless you’re willing to constantly use the speakerphone, a headset, or a pair of gloves, your only viable option is to keep the iPhone in a case–or, [...]

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If you take a moment to consider the various mistakes that new entrepreneurs have made, what would you say is the worst? According to VatorNews the top mistake that entrepreneurs make is trying to raise money from various VCs before they are truly ready.Before they go out to VCs, entrepreneurs should build a product, [...] [...]

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We first told you about them back in March. Silly Bandz are rubber bands, often in neon colors, that are shaped like everyday objects: a guitar, a baseball bat, a princess.Unlike the beige round elastics stashed in your desk drawer, these are meant to be worn on the wrist, and they snap back into their [...]

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Thinking about self-publishing a book? Stop thinking and just do it! Amazon has a new business model that may give you half a chance at actually making some money off the deal.Inc.com is reporting that Amazon is now offering 70% of net sales in royalties to authors. No publishers or agents needed to wet their [...]

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