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This Portable Bike Lane Could Save Lives
Late at night, riding down a darkened street, a biker can easily disappear from a distracted driver's line of sight.Bike lanes are often nonexistent or simply ignored.But what if bikers could create...
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How To Beat 10 Unnecessary And Insulting Fees
You give me something I want, we agree on a price, I pay for it. It’s the way the world has worked for thousands of years.These days? Not so much.Today, with an increasing number of businesses, it goes...
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How The Republicans Quietly Won The Real Electoral Battle
In the November election, a million more Americans voted for Democrats seeking election to the U.S. House of Representatives than Republicans. But that popular vote advantage did not result in control...
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Christmas Is Not An Economically Efficient Holiday, And That's Okay
In 1881, George Blankenshop, a Canadian bureaucrat surveying the Indian population around modern-day Vancouver, sent a scathing note to the Canadian government regarding a ceremony called "potlatch."...
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Check Out Jupiter And The Moon Hanging In The Christmas Sky
As darkness falls on Christmas night, check out the east-southeast sky. Shining brilliantly to the upper left of the bright, nearly full moon will be a silvery "star" with a steady glow.But that's not...
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Making Doorknobs Brass Could Stop The Spread Of Superbugs
Brass door knobs, handles and handrails should be brought back into common use in public places to help combat superbugs, according to scientists.Researchers have discovered that copper and alloys made...
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Parrots Are Picky When It Comes To Music
Parrots have musical tastes, with some preferring classical works and others pop tunes, scientists have found. But the creatures do not like dance music.They are known as great mimics, but now...
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Chinese Man Rams Car Into Students, Injures 13
A man in northern China has driven a car carrying a gas canister and firecrackers into a crowd of schoolchildren, injuring 13, state media reported Tuesday.It follows a wave of recent attacks on...
View ArticleWe've Got Bigger Problems Than The Fiscal Cliff, But Let's Look On The Bright...
NOTE: This post was originally published on December 24.It is Christmas Eve and not the time for long letters – just a brief note on why the fiscal cliff is not the End of All Things, and to point out...
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Even Syrians Are More Optimistic About The Future Than US Republicans
Syrians, who are fighting a civil war in which 40,000 of them have died just this year, are still more optimistic about their own future than US Republicans, recent polls reveal. Republicans also are...
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The Fed Has Removed $425 Billion Worth Of Interest Income From The Economy
Every time the Fed announces another round of QE we hear the "know-nothings" in the media, on Wall Street and in the mainstream economics community tell us that we're getting more stimulus. And when...
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Women With Finance Skills Have A Much Easier Time Landing Board Seats
Almost half of female executive directors are financially qualified, while 65 percent have a financial background, the study shows. This compares to just 26 percent of their male colleagues being...
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11 Of TV's Most Memorable Christmas Episodes
Holiday episodes tend to be a bit generic.How many times can you rework A Christmas Carol or The Gift of the Magi into a sitcom plot?Here are a smattering of episodes worth mentioning either because...
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Six Times It Pays To Shop At The Last Minute
Type-A consumers are apt to book hotel accommodations months in advance or make sure they're first in line to buy concert tickets. Does this ensure they're getting the best possible price? Not...
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The Hottest Travel Destinations For 2013
A pristine bay in Costa Rica has been a secret favorite of backpackers and migrating whales. But it couldn’t stay under that shroud of cloud forest forever.The opening of an eco-resort makes Bahia...
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Here's What It Really Costs To Have Your First Child
When it comes to being a first-time parent, the prevailing wisdom seems to be that you can read all the books, do all the research and yet … there’s no real preparing for what the actual experience...
View ArticleHere Are The Scientific Insights That Could Have Made Your Christmas Better
Some people love the holidays, others think they’re awful. What’s the deal?People are happier during the Christmas season, even if they do feel more stress:…subjects are on the whole reasonably...
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The Finance Industry Is Becoming One Of The Hottest Tickets For Scammers
A new year is just around the corner, bringing with it new opportunities … to get scammed.Oh, there I go again with my gloom and doom. But someone’s gotta say it, and that “someone” is me: You don’t...
View ArticleUFC heavyweights analyze Dos Santos vs. Velasquez 2
UFC 155 will feature one of the most anticipated heavyweight clashes in UFC history. Junior Dos Santos vs. Cain Velasquez will fight a second time and even after a convincing KO win, not everyone is...
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Toyota's Great 2012 Could Make It The World's Biggest Automaker (TM)
Toyota said on Wednesday that it expects to sell 9.7 million vehicles globally this year, up 22 percent from 2011 as Japan's biggest automaker accelerates a recovery after last year's natural...
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