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...rage today is shifting money from stocks into home improvements and second homes. But it's unlikely that residential real estate, which has appreciated sharply of late, will beat stocks over the next decade. Don't overlook foreign stocks, which offer diversification and an added kick from the falling dollar. Consider First Eagle SoGen Overseas. And high-yield bonds, now priced for disaster, should beat stocks over the next few years, in funds such as Regions Morgan Keegan...
...occupants' knowledge. The scam is more cunning than it sounds: So-called "bug sweepers" that reveal the presence of electronic listening devices ignore the radio frequencies used by cell phones because they are always jammed with traffic, and mobile handsets are so ubiquitous and innocuous that people tend to overlook them. But now there's a countermeasure. An Israeli company, Netline Communications Technologies, has devised a $1,350 gadget that detects cell-phone transmissions within an area roughly the size of a large office?and it plays MP3s, too. So it looks like corporate spies may have to go back...
...time when mothers died of toxemia after pregnancy, when families drifted across the Midwest in search of a good job?any job?and men thought themselves lucky to get $30 a month from the Civilian Conservation Corps. Kerrey reminds us of something that too many histories of the 1950s overlook: for those who lived through those sunny years, the sense of security was wonderful precisely because it was so novel...
...should not overlook folic acid (found in meat and leafy green vegetables such as spinach) or vitamins B6 and B12. They reduce high levels of the amino acid homocysteine, which is believed to contribute to Alzheimer's. "It makes sense to have a diet that's rich in folic acid, fresh fruits, legumes and vegetables," says UCLA's Small. "And it can't hurt to take a multivitamin, which has 0.4 milligrams of folic acid and some...
Knowles ended with a quote from Pope John XXIII, advice which he said has served him well during his tenure as dean: “See everything. Overlook a great deal. Improve a little...