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...destination during a search for "gas prices" gives us a picture of the typical concerned consumer. Gas Buddy captures 27% of all visits from "gas price" searches. The site is a searchable database of local gas station prices submitted by cost-conscience users. Visitors to the site are primarily male (62.8%), over the age of 55 (56.3%), and on a fixed income earning less than $30,000 per year...
When Tomoyo Nonaka in June 2005 took over Sanyo, the venerable but struggling Japanese electronics maker, she already had one strike against her. Nonaka was a female CEO in a business culture that is overwhelmingly male. A more timid executive would have charted a cautious course, focusing on slashing costs at a company that lost $1.6 billion in its 2005 fiscal year. But Nonaka, a former TV journalist with no executive experience, instead announced a bold plan to transform Sanyo into a leader in the production of environmentally friendly products like solar panels and energy-efficient refrigerators. "I think...
...second act, the action occasionally swerved into overdrive. Look left and you see Dickie (Alexander D. Rafael ’07-’08) spiking the punch. Right: Candy (Harrington) twirling a flower. Center: Diedre and Rebecca competing for male attention. The acting was superb, but there was no central point of action. I found myself sitting at the edge of my seat, twirling my head like a dreidel in attempt to catch every little bit of action—and, in the process, missing the overall scene...
...murders have been committed in Boston—six more than had been committed by this time last year. Young people with promising futures are having their lives snuffed out mercilessly by bullets discharged from anonymous assassins’ handguns. The oldest victim thus far: a 27 year-old male...
...mandatory for smart repartee and the fade-out kiss, guys have elbowed them out of the equation. Forget Tracy and Hepburn. Today the standard pairing is some combination of Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Ferrell and one or more Wilsons. Wedding Crashers, Talladega Nights and Blades of Glory are basically male love stories: boy bonds with boy, boy breaks up with boy, boy and boy make up. The female interest is strictly nominal...