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  • SUV crash survival more likely SUV crash survival more likely

    Passengers in SUVs are now known to be more likely to survive a serious crash. A new study conducted by the University of Buffalo in the US has found the driver of the SUV is as much as 10 times more likely to survive in a head-on collision where a passenger car is involved. While automakers have taken steps to improve safety in normal passenger cars, such as changing bumper designs on ...

  • Famous New York artists bring huge prices Famous New York artists bring huge prices

    Paintings by Jackson Pollock, Roy Lichtenstein and Jean-Michel Basquiat smashed all previous auction records at Christie's in New York during the week. In fact, several works by popular artists brought extraordinary prices. The items made $495 million for their owners at the valuable sale of postwar and contemporary art at Christie's. However, a single Andy Warhol Painting of Marilyn ...

  • Microsoft warns about rise in computer viruses worldwide

    A Microsoft security expert said that computer viruses are on a rise worldwide once again after years of being less popular amongst computer attackers. In a report by Fox news, the security expert Tim Rains said that although viruses were less chosen to attack systems by hackers nowadays as they used other forms of threats, but recently Microsoft security has observed that viruses are on a rise ...

  • Why We Shouldnt Be Surprised That Managers Dont Embrace Complexity

    Leonardo da Vinci , the great genius of the Middle Ages, asserted that, "simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." Most modern managers would agree. Every good operation works hard to streamline their processes down to the barest ...

  • A Fishing Tournament In Gotham City

    Captain Frank Crescitelli produced his first belly howl of the day. His 32-foot Regulator fishing boat was one among 40 others of its ilk being tossed about mercilessly in the crisscrossed waves of the active New York Harbor on this pleasant Friday in the spring. A helicopter flew overhead, commandeered by a film crew. Kid Rock blared from the Regulator's speakers. And Captain Frank--he of ...


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Nathaniel Hawthorne could have been thinking about Bob Crane when he wrote in The Scarlet Letter, No man for any considerable period can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be the true. Since he was brutally murdered by having his head smashed in with a camera tripod in a Scottsdale, Arizona, apartment in 1978, Bob Crane ... ...

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  • If Orb Wins Preakness Sell All Your Stocks

    LOUISVILLE, KY - APRIL 28: Julio Gondola holds Orb while Stuart Dillender attaches his blanket after being bathed during the morning excercise session in preparation for the 139th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on April 28, 2013 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife) Kentucky ...

  • Robert Powells Retirement Portfolio Draining IRAs too soon poses big risks

    Americans between the ages of 61 and 70 are withdrawing money from their IRAs in amounts that are larger, both in absolute dollar amounts and as a percentage of their IRA account balance, than those taken by older households, according to a new report from the Employee Benefit Research ...

  • Slide Show Lamborghini Egoista Dream on

    Absurd? Check. Irresistible? Double check. From Autoweek.com, here are some things you should know about the Lamborghini Egoista concept, which has made quite a splash since its debut as part of Lamborghini's 50th anniversary ...

  • Realtor receives top state honor at ceremony

    The Women's Council of Realtors has more than 12,000 members nationally and is an affiliate of the National Association of Realtors. Its mission is to empower women Realtors to reach their full potential as entrepreneurs and real estate industry leaders. Jones has worked in the real estate industry and been a member of the Association of Realtors for 14 years. She has been a member of the ...

  • Paul B. Farrell $10 trillion in X-Prizes needed to save the world

    SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (MarketWatch) -- Yes, X-Prize billionaires are failing their mission: "Making the Impossible Possible." Now they need at least $10 trillion to save the world, and a far grander vision, the new ...

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