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Fast Company Strip Tease: A Sneak Peek at the New Hard Rock Hotel, Vegas
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Designed by Mark Tracy, the 3,500-square-foot Paradise Tower Penthouse, with views of both the Strip and the mountains, is designed with Ari, Vince, Eric, Drama, and Turtle in mind.

Fast Company When pro-democracy protesters smashed through the Berlin Wall 20 years ago, they shattered Communism's grip on Central and Eastern Europe. But not all the region's residents will be celebrating this anniversary.
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According to a recent survey, up to 40% of them believe that life was better before the fall of the wall, a feeling fueled by high unemployment rates and tepid wage growth; in 1989, the average Central European's income was half of a Western European's, and today, it's 60%.

Fast Company Your employees have agreed to sacrifice their comfort in exchange for energy savings. You turn down the thermostat, everyone dons a sweater, and it's all good, right? Not so fast.
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A new study from energy efficiency company Johnson Controls shows that while 69% of U.S. office workers (in an 800-person survey) are willing to forgo comfort for the sake of energy conservation, 78% of workers feel that their productivity lowers when the temperature is uncomfortable.

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If you check your email while driving, in the bathroom or on a date, you could be addicted to the Internet. At least it's safer for you now if you live in China.
China has banned the use of physical punishment to cure Internet addicts, according to a report in CIO, a publication of the International Data Group.
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According to IDG, the Chinese clinics are frequently used to treat distant, isolated, or academically lazy students. The "boot-camp" style institutions came to the attention of Chinese officials after reports of severe beatings and at least one death. They are also known to use electro-shock therapy...

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7-Eleven's new brand of house wines, Yosemite Roads, is cheaper than a 6-pack, too--$3.99 a bottle. The convenience store chain best known for Big Gulps and Slim Jims is following in the footsteps of Wal-Mart,Costco, Whole Foods, and Trader Joe's with their new branded wines.
But is it any good? Tune in tomorrow for a special Fast Company taste test.
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Now you can pull off the road, pop into 7-Eleven and grab a chardonnay with stone fruit tones or a plum-like cabernet sauvignon, both of which pair perfectly with Go-Go Taquitos or a 1/4-pound Big Bite.

Fast Company Bits 'n' Pieces: High-tech Design. Take a Look.
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A sizable chunk of today's cutting-edge design wouldn't have been possible just ten years ago--the materials and technologies have advanced that fast. A new design show, "Bits 'n' Pieces", is dedicated to that theme. Sponsored by Material ConneXion, a resource library f...or designers, it opened Novemb...
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Fast Company "Have you ever wondered what data is stored with your Google Account?" Google asks, and privacy advocates and techy-minded people will quickly answer "YES!" Now Google's Dashboard lets you see, but not delete, what's stored about you in Google's vault of mysteries.
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The news will please those who are concerned that Google's business involves it storing large (and possibly vast, deep and highly personal) datafiles on how you interact with its search engine, mail and other services. That's probably why Google chose to reveal Dashboard at an international data-pro...

Fast Company Big League Chew: Phils Out-Spit Yanks
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To quote the late, great sportscaster Jim McKay, "the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat" never looked better than in high-definition TV. The pristine, crystal clarity of the widescreen image adoringly captures an athlete's grace, strength, speed and--in the case of baseball--his saliva.

Fast Company The Marcel Wanders Collection You Won't See at Target This Holiday
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The latest fancypants designer to succumb to the hypnotizing pulse of the red bullseye is none other than our 2008 Master of Design, Dutch designer Marcel Wanders. When we first heard about the collaboration, we wondered if his Moooi mentality could even be adapted for mass production. Would Wanders...

Fast Company Angry Store Owner Assaults Yelp Reviewer Who Called Her Store "a Total Mess"
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Man pans bookstore on Yelp. Bookstore owner tracks him down, writes harassing emails, and tries to break into his house. Man responds by calling police--and Yelping about the entire experience.
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