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When Will Dean proposed a teamwork-based challenge where participants have to trudge through mud and obstacles involving barbed wire, judges at the Harvard Business School competition were skeptical of his idea.

Who on earth would voluntarily put themselves through so much grueling pain, never mind pay to do it?

But a year later, the first Tough Mudder event took place at Bear Creek Mountain Resort, in Pennsylvania.

Seven years later, Tough... Читать дальше...

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On August 6 – Hiroshima Day – I participated in a groundbreaking event at the South African Museum in Cape Town entitled The Missing Link: Peace and Security Surrounding Uranium.

The event had been organised by the Congolese Civil Society of South Africa to put a spotlight on the link between Japan and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): that the uranium used to build the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima came from the Shinkolobwe mine in the province of Katanga. Читать дальше...

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The way most Americans build wealth is no secret: Save, invest, repeat. How average people keep their wealth, though, gets a lot less attention.

It boils down to how they handle risk. It's hard to accumulate wealth without taking some risks, but there are perils that "next-door millionaires" seem to avoid.

Next-door millionaires weren't born into wealth. They haven't invented killer apps or won the lottery, exercised a pile of stock options or played professional sports. Читать дальше...

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The goal of insurance is usually to protect us from life’s least happy circumstances: the loss of a family’s primary breadwinner, the theft of one’s car, the onset of an illness requiring expensive treatment.

We buy insurance to protect us from misfortune and the times when lady luck lets us down. 

But there is one type of insurance that people buy to protect them from the consequences of unusually good luck: In Japan, the U.K., and, to a lesser extent... Читать дальше...

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Everyone's path to success is different.

For some, it's mostly linear. Others encounter more twists, turns, and bumps along the way.

While some like Steve Jobs and Richard Branson were already dominating the business world at 25, others like Larry Ellison and Mark Cuban took a little longer to hit their stride and saw their mid-20s as transformative years.

To illustrate how no two paths to success are alike, we've highlighted what 26 highly successful people were doing at age 25. Читать дальше...

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Although the US Marine Corps may have unveiled their futuristic Multi-Utility Tactical Transport(MUTT) recently, another unlikely source may have beaten them in the race to develop an automated combat-centric vehicle.

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They say everything's bigger in Texas, and we're here to show you it's true.

If the Lone Star State were its own country, it would have the 10th-highest gross domestic product in the world.

Some of that growth is attributed to Texas' energy businesses, though it has been hurt by the oil crash over the past two years.

Texas still dominates livestock production and is a leader in renewable energy.

Here are some stunning facts about this key state:

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Marijuana today really is stronger that it was in the 1970s, according to several recent reports.

Estimates on just how much stronger vary, however, since marijuana is a tricky thing to measure. Its status as a Schedule I drug, and its incredible variability in potency based on where it's grown and how it's ingested make it difficult to pinpoint its strength over time.

Andy LaFrate, president and director of research at Colorado potency testing lab Charas Scientific... Читать дальше...

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The world's central banks are still net buyers of gold, but they may be slowing down those purchases.

Central banks bought an estimated 166 tonnes of gold and sold 22 tonnes in the first half of 2016, according to Macquarie analysts, making a net purchase of 144 tonnes.

This was not much changed from the net purchases they made in 2013 and 2014, but it was less than the 179 tonnes they bought at the same time last year, Matthew Turner and his team wrote in a note this week. Читать дальше...

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The Dallas Cowboys announced on Saturday that Tony Romo broke a bone in his back when he was tackled from behind in the team's preseason game on Thursday against the Seattle Seahawks.

Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said (vis ESPN) the team is not ruling out Romo for the season opener in two weeks. However, others are reporting that Romo will miss a significant chunk of the regular season.

A source for Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk says Romo is "expected" to miss six to 10 weeks... Читать дальше...

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I was not supposed to be born.

Six years after China implemented what is often called the one-child policy, I arrived — a second child to a Chinese family.

It’s an experience common to millions of Chinese children born after 1980, often in secret. But our generation will be unique in Chinese history.

On Jan. 1, China enacted new legislation allowing all married couples to have two children.

Meanwhile, mass urbanization and rural migration have changed the financial and social calculus... Читать дальше...

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For most of Volvo's 89-year history, the Swedish automaker offered its loyal legions of customers well-built, safe, and practical transportation with a certain Scandinavian flair. Now, the company's diving head-on into the world of luxury cars.

On the heels of the hugely successful introduction of the XC90 luxury SUV, Volvo introduced its new flagship luxury sedan — the S90. The new S90 replaced the company's S80 sedan. Although still a nice car, the current S80 has been on sale with minimal revision for nearly a decade. Читать дальше...

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The EpiPen is the latest drug facing drug-pricing pressure.

But it wasn't always this way. 

The injectable delivers a dose of epinephrine, otherwise known as adrenaline, to treat extreme allergic reactions.

It's been around for more than a century. And the pen that delivers the medication has been around since the 1970s, when it was first developed for the military.

Since 2007, the price for a two-pack has gone up from $93.88 to $608.61, an increase of more than 500%. Читать дальше...

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Uber has struck a deal with one of the largest independent robo-advisers in the world to help its drivers better manage their money.

The ride-hailing app has partnered with Betterment to offer drivers access to traditional or Roth individual retirement accounts through the platform.

Betterment offers customers automated investing solutions in low-cost, passive exchange-traded funds based on their timelines and goals.

The startup has over 175,000 customers... Читать дальше...

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One friend of mine met her now-fiancé on the New York City subway.

But most every other friend of mine has a story about seeing someone on the subway, or the bus, or the line at the drugstore, and wanting to talk to them but not knowing how — and letting the moment pass them by.

How do you strike up a conversation with someone you don't know without coming off as creepy, while still making it clear that you're interested?

The short answer: It's hard. Читать дальше...

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The average American family spends $151 a week on food, according to this Gallup poll.

That's actually quite a lot of money when you consider that the average week contains just 21 meals and that it’s relatively easy to eat a meal that costs less than $1.

The truth of the matter is that people often spend far more on their food than they realize, and that those food expenses really add up over time.

Even if you're spending just the average amount on food... Читать дальше...

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When Costco began transitioning from American Express to Visa as its exclusive credit card partner in June, delays and confusion had customers threatening to cancel their memberships.

Now, two months later, some Costco members say that major problems remain — and that Citi, the card issuer, and Costco aren't doing enough to fix them.

In addition to making Visa the only credit card customers can use at Costco, the transition meant that 11 million... Читать дальше...

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You may know that Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager of the US Air Force holds the distinction of being the first man to travel faster than the speed of sound, is one of the force's most prolific test pilots, and is perhaps the greatest military pilot of all time — but did you know he's very active on Twitter?

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Pay attention to what comes out of your mouth.

The language you use affects how you experience your world, and how others experience you. Inevitably, things get "lost in translation."

If you're familiar with cognitive distortion or cognitive bias, these psychology terms teach us that there are subtle ways that our mind can convince us of something that isn't really true.

These inaccurate thoughts are usually used to reinforce negative thinking or emotions, thus holding us back. Читать дальше...