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It Looked Like a Stabbing, but Takata Airbag Was the Killer0
- Consumer Alerts
- October 20, 2014
Air bags are supposed to protect passengers from serious injury in the event of a car accident. But once again the National HighwayTraffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is warning that faulty airbags, especially those manufactured by Takata, have not only contributed to injuries, but may have led to 3 deaths so far.
READ MOREIt All Started With a 12-Year-Old Cousin0
- Making a Positive Difference
- February 3, 2014
Back in 2008, Salman Kahn learned that his 12-year-old cousin, Nadia, was struggling with math and that she had switched to a slower class. All that Kahn, an MIT graduate and hedge-fund analyst, wanted to do was was to help Nadia develop her math skills. As Kahn tells The New York Times, before he knew it, many other family members were requesting his tutoring.
READ MOREiSpy: Online companies spy on you more than you think – even reading your e-mail0
- Entertainment, Books & Humor
- January 9, 2012
I Know Who You Are and I Saw What You Did: Social Networks and the Death of Privacy, by Lori Andrews, documents the dangers we face today in terms of our loss of privacy on the Internet. New York Post, 1/7/2012
READ MOREIs your child’s use of electronics an addiction or a bad habit?0
- Featured
- January 16, 2018
“Thomas just wouldn’t do anything other than play on his computer and phone. I’d lock digital devices in my safe, but he would outsmart me.”
READ MOREIs Your Child Playing the ‘Choking Game’?0
- Home & Family
- April 19, 2012
A new survey has found that 6% of Oregon 8th graders have tried a potentially deadly activity called "the choking game," data which is consistent with previous studies from other states and Canada. Players apply pressure to the main artery in their neck, with a belt, towel, rope, or other item, to limit oxygen and
READ MOREIs there a right way to make a lowball offer?0
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- October 12, 2011
In this commentary and follow-up to yesterday's Wall Street Journal piece written by Amy Hoak on “How to Make a Lowball Offer," Jenny Pesillo offers some helpful tips to home buyers as she ponders what exactly is considered a lowball offer. San Francisco Chronicle blog, 10/10/2011
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