Two policemen hacked to death, 34 platinum miners killed in violent South African mine strike. Bloomberg

Confrontation Breaks Out Between Armed Strikers & Police

Is There a Limit to How Tall Buildings Can Get? The Atlantic Cities  see also: Interactive overview of global house prices and rents. The Economist

"Anyone with the focus and inclination and access to a pc on the net has a chance to  learn a digital skill that can be of value... and allow you to change worlds." Which USA do you work in? Mark Cuban

"When people criticize you, what's the best thing to do? Show up and face the music." John Baldoni, Boomberg.

“He is interested in you. He is honored to meet you.... If he doesn’t know you all that well and you’ve just told him something ’important,’ something earnest or emotional, he will lock in and honor you with a two-hander, his left hand overwhelming your wrist and forearm. He’ll flash that famous misty look of his. And he’ll mean it.” Bill Clinton and the Journalists Who Love-Hated Him. Bloomberg

Five of the top 20 Canadian gold producers by market value have named new chief executive officers in 2012. Gold CEO Departures Fastest In Decade On StockBloomberg

The King died 35 years ago yesterday. Watch his amazing final performance.

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"I aint never been strung out in my life, except on music." The King meets The President

Magna International founder Stronach wants Austria out of the Eurozone bad. Frank Stronach’s latest venture: Euro zone politics. Globe and Mail

Vale postpones $3-billion Saskatchewan potash mineFinancial Post