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entrepreneur.com / view original The record-shattering opening success of The Avengers, which sold more than $200 million in theater tickets in the United States and did about $640 million in business worldwide during opening weekend, is further evidence of an amazing fact: Robert Downey, Jr. not only rules Hollywood, but he's staged an even more impressive turnaround than General …
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view original / @jeff_haden / inc.com How to stick out in the minds of your colleagues and customers--no gimmicks required. In order to succeed, almost everyone—whether business owner or employee—must be memorable. While you don't have to be The Most Interesting Man in the World, being known is one of the main goals of marketing, advertising, and personal …
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view original / travel.usatoday.com Blogger Note: Ah, now we are getting somewhere, I could live on Kiawah! Pending on the website, median home prices is $500 to just over a million (how do you get that kind of a mean?). Most the other towns are incredible...interesting to note the dominance of Norther California towns...gotta love Half Moon …
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view original / autoblog.com It's darn near impossible to overemphasize the impact that Carroll Shelby has had on the automotive world as we know it today. Born in 1923, Shelby took part in his very first race, a quarter-mile drag, in 1952. Later that year, he'd go on to win his first road race in an MG-TC. By 1956, …
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businessinsider.com / view original Hitler with generals Paulus and von Bock in Poltawa, German-occupied Ukraine, June 1942 Two years before the Nazi invasion of Poland, an Atlantic author made country-by-country predictions about Germany's eastward expansion. In 1937, Hitler's military intentions were becoming increasingly clear. He had already ascended to the top of the German government and instilled in the …
view original / artofmanliness.com [ note: Art of Manliness is an AWESOME blog...please check it out] We’ve always been intrigued by the last words of others. What did a person use his final mortal breaths to utter? What were they thinking about? Were they scared as they glimpsed the great beyond? Or did they brace up and …
DeMarco Banter: Not the norm for the M100Group, but love this playlist...knee is not what it used to be, but great for the gym, mountain biking, stationary...whatever... great list. menshealth.com / view original 1. Bruce Springsteen: Born to Run No man has ever been as adept as The Boss at capturing the feeling of escape in rock …
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FederalTimes.com April 20, 2012 By Andy Medici Defense Department managers must open telework to as many employees as possible without jeopardizing mission readiness, according to a new policy announced Friday. DoD managers must promote a wide variety of telework options, from telework on individual projects to full-time work at home. Telework should be used to …
Are you scared right now? Symptoms of coulrophobia, the fear of clowns, can include sweating, nausea, feelings of dread, fast heartbeat, crying or screaming, and anger at being placed in a situation where a clown is present. For those infected with the panic, the monsters typically pounce with mammoth feet as high-pitched, almost-joyful squeals emanate …
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There’s no better way to sound smart than by dropping a perfectly timed quote from some well-respected literature. It shows that you’re both well-read and possess the stunning intellect to memorize whole chunks of books in the off chance that you might need it at some point (and barely anyone ever considers the implication that you just …
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