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...accountants so popular? The merger boom of the late 1960s and increasingly complex tax laws have heightened the demand for specialists who can decipher the numbers. In addition, the business slump has put a premium on men trained in the fine art of conserving cash...
Most of the argument focuses on the fact that accident victims must prove that another driver was at fault-and then collect from that driver's insurer. As a result, say critics, litigation causes long delays and ballooning premium rates, and many victims get no payment...
Since the question of blame would no longer apply, all victims with legitimate claims could expect to receive payment within 30 days. To help hold premium rates down under the new plan, medical payments would not be made if a driver or his passengers already had adequate coverage through Blue Cross or another insurance plan. Nor would there be compensation for "pain and suffering," which New York officials contend is often a nuisance claim used by a victim's lawyer to win more money. Damages for permanent injury or bodily dismemberment would not be paid as such, but under...
...ever since Detroit began its horsepower race in the 1950s. The more and more powerful engines required gasolines with higher octane ratings, which is a measure of antiknock properties. The cheapest way of raising octane is to add lead in the refining process. If lead is removed, 100-octane premium gasoline will decline to an octane rating of about 94, the level of regular gasoline. Only one gasoline, Amoco, is marketed in unleaded premium octanes, and that is sold only in the eastern...
...none among the boys. Why? Until Conn evaluates his findings, he can only guess. In this society, he says, dependency is a female role. Hence, little girls openly seeking approval can readily be accepted; they are not violating the rules. The male role, on the other hand, sets a premium on independence, even in grade school. Thus when Conn's male subjects too nakedly showed their need to be liked, they were doomed to rejection...