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Take a Weekly Technology Break
There are serious personal benefits of taking time away the constant hum of technology. So why wait for your next vacation? Take a device hiatus every week.
Cultivate a Commanding Presence
Not everyone is born with a leader’s commanding presence, but that doesn’t mean you can’t develop and perfect your personal magnetism. These tips can help you take charge and instill confidence.
Dog Bites Insurance Companies: Man’s Best Friend Behind One-Third of All Homeowner Claims
Over the last decade, the number of insurance claims related to dog bites has basically remained flat. But the amount of money paid out in claims has soared, and last year dog bites accounted for more than one-third of all
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Home Prices See Double-Digit Jump
With a 10.9% increase from March 2012 to this March, home prices continued their upward trajectory as measured by the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index. The index has been rising for some time, but the pace of the increase is now the highest since the “bubble” days of April 2006.
Some of that is due to an investment push by financial …
The New Retirement: Why You Don’t Have to Pay Off Your Mortgage
The new breed of retiree sees low mortgage rates as an easy source of cash to boost income through rental properties and dividend-paying stocks.
Travelers Still Avoiding Carnival After ‘Poop Cruise’
Months after the infamous “poop cruise,” in which Carnival Triumph passengers were stranded at sea for five days without working toilets, Carnival Cruise Lines is still struggling to convince travelers to come back aboard its ships. Perhaps rock-bottom pricing and a new cruise passenger bill of rights will help the cause. But the fire …
How to Give (and Receive) Positive Criticism
Criticism hurts for most, but given right, it can inspire both the critic and the critiqued. Here are five tips to make your critique a positive experience.
Moonshine Is Growing in the U.S., and Big Whiskey Wants a Taste
Moonshine, the outlaw hooch made famous in backwoods Appalachia, is now regulated by the government and is sold at Walmart. The spirit has grown so popular that even the industry’s biggest distilleries are getting in the game
After PBR: Will the Next Great Hipster Beer Please Stand Up?
Now that Pabst Blue Ribbon is mainstream, the beer has lost some of its authentic, cheap no-frills appeal. The assumption is that another beer will take its place, but there are reasons why the “next PBR” might never come
Teens Tire of Facebook — but Not Enough to Log Off
Has Facebook lost its cool? That’s a question TIME posed earlier this year to dozens of teenagers, who mostly insisted that newer social networks like Instagram, Tumblr and Twitter were more engaging, even if (and partially
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Sorry, Paul Tudor Jones: It’s Male — Not Female — Traders We Should Be Worried About
Reading hedge-fund giant Paul Tudor Jones’ recent comments that having babies makes women bad traders reminded me of a close friend of mine, a very senior investment banker at a major Wall Street firm, who once worked for …