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That may be about to change. Some 5.8 million personal navigation devices were sold in the U.S. in 2007, according to NPD Group, and their theft is on the rise. Like iPods and laptop computers before them, the pricey gadgets have become the newest high-tech target. Yet even as sales have slowed in recent months as consumers cut back on discretionary spending, theft of the devices has continued to soar. According to the FBI, as of late April, 31,324 portable navigation devices had been reported stolen in the U.S. - a 12% increase since late February. The crime...
...rules of romantic comedy stipulate that Kate must stumble across, initially resist, then fall into the arms of a perfect guy. That would be Rob (Greg Kinnear), who runs a fruit-drink shop in the neighborhood where Kate?s boss is erecting one of his pricey stores. Fortunately, that subplot lasts for about three minutes, and Kinnear can return to exuding his trademark mixture of blithe assurance and brow-furrowing self-depreciation. For this attractive actor, it?s a blessing and a curse: he?s got the perfect romantic-comedy skills, but he?s in the one decade when...
...vary in age, say it also gives them a more authentic, outside-the-guidebook experience. "It distinguishes a tourist from a traveler," says Harold Goldstein of Hospitality Exchange. "Instead of just sightseeing, you participate in the daily life of locals." So rather than pull the plug on that next pricey vacation, check out these cheap--and unique--travel options...
Consider a recent issue featuring a front-page photo of Health and Social Development Minister Tatiana Golikova sporting pricey pinstripes, a jewel-encrusted cross and what looks like a chic Italian handbag. On the inside of the paper, reporter Roman Shleinov has a detailed piece (headlined super family) on Golikova; her husband, Industry and Energy Minister Viktor Khristenko; and their son Vladimir, now working at a metals outfit run by one of his parents' cronies...
...even larger problem facing Washington, however, is that as pricey as oil is these days, there's no shortage of customers elsewhere in the world. (There are also plenty of investors pouring billions into oil futures as a hedge against the falling dollar - and so driving up oil prices even more.) The major reason for the current high prices is that OPEC's production has been seriously stretched by the huge increase in demands from booming China and India, as well as from oil-rich countries in the Middle East itself, says Lawrence Eagles, chief economist of the Paris-based...