What's Considered A 'Best Practice' For Your Business May Be Dead Wrong
For many decades, newspapers were big; printed on the so-called broadsheet format. However, it was not cheaper to print on such large sheets of paper – that was not the reason for their exorbitant size...
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China Just Launched The World's Longest High Speed Rail Route
China launched services Wednesday on the world's longest high-speed rail route, the latest milestone in the country's rapid and — sometimes troubled — super fast rail network.The opening of the new...
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Why The US Should Force People To Buy Insurance If They Want Guns
NOURIEL ROUBINI, a guy who knows a lot about risk, tweets in favour of mandatory liability insurance for gun owners:If we had liability insurance on guns, as we do 4 cars, we will see which insurance...
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Anyone Considering A Natural Gas Car Should Read This First
Clean. Abundant. Cheap. Domestic.What's not to like about natural gas?So why not use it to power a car?Most Americans think of natural gas as a fuel source to heat their homes or run their clothes...
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A Decades-Old Deal With Uranium Miners Is Causing Trouble For The EPA
GILLETTE, Wyo. — On a lonely stretch at the edge of the Great Plains, rolling grassland presses up against a crowning escarpment called the Pumpkin Buttes. The land appears bountiful, but it is stingy,...
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A Lot Of New Yorkers Think They Deserve A Special Tax Break
The looming fiscal cliff has drawn a lot of attention to the tax rates that people across the country pay.Proposals to raise rates on the highest-income taxpayers have gotten plenty of praise from the...
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The Difference Between Smart And Clever Is The Difference Between Winning And...
Millions of people are smart. To truly excel, you need to kick it up a notch.We've all seen smart people lose to clever people. I know I have. (Not that I'm smart. Work with me for a bit.)Years ago I...
View ArticleShould Doctors Be Able To Prescribe 'Smart Drugs' To Healthy People?
A new report warns that doctors should not prescribe psychiatric medication to healthy people who use them as “cognitive enhancers.” On the PsychCentral website, Rick Nauert writes:“Researchers from...
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Boob Grabbing Study Is Getting Men All Excited
Teenage boys have been waiting for this news for years. According to a new study, squeezing breasts can prevent cancer. Yes, really.More specifically, the, ahem, fresh research from UC Berkeley and...
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On Future Hyundais, Your Smart Phone Will Be Your Key
Hyundai is previewing its vision for the future of car connectivity with a new technology demonstrator based on its i30 hatchback sold overseas.Aptly named the Connectivity Concept, the new i30-based...
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Tourists Destroyed An Ancient Mayan Pyramid In A Doomsday Frenzy
Tourists flocking to Guatemala for "end of the world" parties have damaged an ancient stone temple at Tikal, the largest archeological site and urban centre of the Mayan civilisation."Sadly, many...
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IQ Tests Are Nothing More Than A Myth
For more than a century, intelligence quotient has been used to measure how smart people are, notes Nick Collins, science correspondent for the London Telegraph. He continues:“But now the scale has...
View ArticleA Train Smashed Into A Truck In Russia
Video footage shows the dramatic crash between an oncoming train and an unfortunate truck at a railway crossing in Russia.A truck is seen at the start of the clip attempting to cross some railway...
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Audi Will Spend $17.2 Billion On Expansion To Compete With BMW
BERLIN (Reuters) - German luxury automaker Audi plans to keep spending on new vehicles, plants and technology to increase market share as a prolonged weakening in European markets forces layoffs and...
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The Mysterious Origins Of The Term 'Booze'
The origin of the word “booze” is often mistakenly credited to E. C. Booz, who was a distiller in the United States in the 19th century.But the first references to the word “booze,” meaning “alcoholic...
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These Are The Best Sites To Sell Those Unwanted Gift Cards
It’s that time of year when we turn our attention from the gifts we gave to the gifts we got – which probably include a gift card or two.Financial research firm CEB TowerGroup recently forecast $110...
View ArticleHow You Could Get Stuck With A Job That Doesn't Match The Description
Hopefully most hiring managers don’t do this on purpose, but candidates frequently sign up for a job to find something completely different than they expected on day one in the office.What are some...
View ArticleIndia Is Finally Making Its Big Comeback
The Indian economy is coming back. After several years of disappointing performance, the authorities are shifting to policies aimed at boosting the annual growth rate closer to the roughly 9% level...
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The Search For Life In One Antarctic Lake Has Been Abandoned
An ambitious plan by a team of British scientists at the Antarctic to look for life in a lake buried under almost two miles of ice was abandoned this week, after a decade of preparation and almost a...
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10 Questions People Are Too Embarrassed To Ask About Savings
Saving, in theory, seems simple: You put some money away and keep your hands off it for a while. But when you have so many other competing real-world demands on your money—from student loans to a...
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