Jim Newton figured out how to make money from crazy inventors. In 2006, former Mythbusters science consultant and BattleBots robotics competitor Jim Newton flipped through his notebook of 224 invention ideas. He compiled them into a spreadsheet and began compiling a list of the equipment needed to implement each idea: a CNC milling machine for the production of a new open-source letterpress press, a laser cutter for a sensor that warns the pilot of approaching aircraft...

How to make a career as an official in the Putin era. A smiling girl gives a Forbes correspondent a tour of the Moscow City Hall. An elderly woman passes by, says something loudly and indignantly, rolling her eyes - she is carrying a letter to Sergei Sobyanin’s reception. The girl turns around, the expression on her face changes, and she comments: “But what to do in Moscow with the city’s crazy people is a big question.” Twenty-seven-year-old Anna Otradnova is new to the mayor’s office.

Germany has suspended financial aid to Uganda in protest against corruption in the African country, as well as military support for Congolese rebels who became active in late November. Foreign financial assistance reaches 25% of Uganda's annual budget, Newvision reports . Germany has become the latest European country to stop payments to an African state. Funds allocated by European partners, in particular Great Britain, Denmark, Norway and other countries, were systematically stolen.

Historically, the ratio of returns of various assets is quite stable. But not today. How to play on imbalance? The largest asset classes have historically tended to have consistent returns that reflect differences in their inherent risk levels.

The movement of vehicles along the M10 "Russia" highway in the Tver region is still difficult, which is explained by the need to pass snow removal equipment. This was reported on the official website of the Ministry of Emergency Situations for the Tver Region. The movement of cars and buses is carried out as usual, the department emphasized.

How former officer Igor Khudokormov managed to become Russia's largest sugar producer and landowner In July 2009, a small battle broke out in the Voronezh region. Several dozen strong young people, armed with baseball bats, reinforcing bars and traumatic pistols, converged at a grain storage facility (temporary grain storage point) in the steppe village of Staraya Chigla.

The length of the traffic jam on the M10 Rossiya highway in the Tver region as of 18:20 Moscow time was about 55 km. Every hour, the length of the traffic jam is reduced by 5-7 km, told RIA Novosti .

photo Foto SA/Corbis About religion On the chest of drawers we found a thick book bound in black. The book bore the hotel's gold stamp. The book turned out to be the Bible. <...> On the first page there was a table of contents, specially compiled by the caring administration of the hotel: “To calm spiritual doubts - page such and such, text such and such. <...> In case of financial difficulties - page, text. For success in business - a page, a text." This page was a little dirty.

photo by Dmitry Ternovoy for Forbes How Vitaly Savelyev turned Aeroflot into one of the best service companies. On December 25, 2010, freezing rain fell on Moscow and the Moscow region. The disaster not only knocked down thousands of trees and left dozens of villages without electricity, but also seemed to deal a serious blow to the reputation of the largest Russian air carrier, Aeroflot.

The situation on the M10 Rossiya highway should return to normal by 18:00 Moscow time on December 2. This forecast was given by the Northwestern Regional Center of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, as reported on the official website of the department. Heavy snowfall hit the Tver region on the evening of November 30, paralyzing communications between Moscow and St. Petersburg. On the morning of December 2, car columns 100-120 km long stretched along the highways in both directions.

The inauguration of Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, held on December 1, was accompanied by riots. As a result of the brawls, about 10 people were injured, and more than 90 more were detained by police for participating in mass riots. Several anti-government protests took place in Mexico City, which differed significantly from each other in character, demands and intensity.

The new US president will have to re-create relations with Russia. “Russia is on the verge of another change of course!”, “While Bill Clinton is recruiting his team to implement new ideas, Boris Yeltsin is dispersing his” - these were the headlines in American newspapers 20 years ago, in December 1992.

The book "Coup" is useful only for those who have an entrepreneurial idea. The mantra that was once popular in business, “be different or die,” no longer applies. In order to break away from competitors, it is not enough for a company to simply be different by constantly improving existing products. The most successful players today are turning the market on its head. The book by the creative director of frog design, Luke Williams, “Coup.

On the eve of the deal to sell TNK-BP, the company was valued at $56 billion. Mikhail Fridman had a chance to compete for first place in the future Forbes ranking with Alisher Usmanov. The deal to buy out TNK-BP could take place within six months. Rosneft promised to pay the current shareholders (BP and AAR) $28 billion each (in cash and its shares). Forbes calculated how places in the top ten ranking of the richest businessmen changed after the revaluation of TNK-BP.

Why Mikhail Fridman lost TNK-BP to Igor Sechin. “Why kill the goose that lays the golden eggs?” — one of the co-owners of TNK-BP confidently argues, crossing his legs and sipping tea. The Forbes journalist's question about the sale of a stake in TNK-BP immediately seemed inappropriate. Indeed, the company's total distributions to shareholders since 2003 have amounted to about $37 billion. “And if we sell, what will we invest that money in?