Drivers of vehicles that perform well in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's side-impact crash test are much less likely to die in a real-world left-side crash than drivers of vehicles that do poorly, a new analysis finds. The study includes only passenger vehicles with side airbags, demonstrating that airbags, while crucial, are far from the whole story in side crash protection.
After controlling for driver age and gender and vehicle type and weight, a driver of a vehicle rated good for driver protection in a side impact is 70 percent less likely to die in a left-side crash compared with a driver of a vehicle rated poor. A driver of a vehicle rated acceptable is 64 percent less likely to die, and a driver of a vehicle rated marginal is 49 percent less likely to die.
Tyler Kozar of Pittsburgh, Penn., has been selected as the grand prize winner of the Pop-Tarts™ Pop It Forward Contest, giving him the ultimate opportunity to spread fun far and wide – with a prize of one million Pop-Tarts® toaster pastries.
The Pop-Tarts® brand has been bringing fun and excitement to fans for decades with delicious flavors, frosting and sprinkles. It is that spirit that inspired the Pop-Tarts™ Pop It Forward Contest that asked the question: “What would you do with one million Pop-Tarts® toaster pastries?” Throughout the fall, thousands of entrants logged on to the Pop-Tarts® Facebook page for a chance to win the Grand Prize of one million Pop-Tarts® toaster pastries.
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7 Second Movies - Inspired by Knights, Stars and Space Stations. We go to a galaxy far, far away for this instalment of Windows 7 Second Movies. Look carefully and see if you can tell which movie has been sweded. May the sauce be with you...
Windows is launching its search for Britain's creative talent with its nationwide Windows 7 Second Movies competition giving you the opportunity to have your film shown at this year's 54th BFI London Film Festival. If you want your 7 second movie to be in with a chance click here: http://www.windows.co.uk/7secondmovie
If you’re seeking a strong human interest story, then take a look at the European Social Fund. Far from being a set of dry statistics, the ESF is the framework for thousands of fascinating tales of individual human endeavour.
In response to the economic crisis, the ESF is helping 10 million Europeans a year to overcome obstacles and get their lives back on track. It invests €10 billion annually in projects that enable individuals to train in a new skill, find a better job, set up a business, and much more. The ESF was launched over 50 years ago, and since then it has expanded to meet the changing needs of Europe’s population. From just 1% of the EU budget in 1970, it now accounts for 10%. Between 2007 and 2013, some €75 billion is being invested.
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Rock 'n Rollers, High-Heels and beautiful women... what sounds like the simple characterization of any backstage area is also the reality at the major shoe fair GDS which is attended by people from professional circles. Buyers from all major retail and online stores come to the event in Duesseldorf, to look for trends and put their signatures in order books. And when business calls, celebrities are not far.
The American Civil Liberties Union today released a new video condemning the U.S. government practice of issuing death sentences without due process as part of its targeted killing policy. “Targeted Killing” is being released to coincide with the filing today of an unprecedented lawsuit by the ACLU and the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) challenging the government's asserted authority to use lethal force against U.S. citizens located far from any battlefield without judicial process, and without disclosing the standards it uses to target individuals for death.
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Set in windswept Yorkshire, this ghost story is a chilling prequel to WUTHERING HEIGHTS. Tabby has come to Seldom House to be nursemaid to a foundling boy, a savage little creature. Soon, she learns that the house holds far worse. Terrifying ghosts haunt the old mansion, hiding a deadly secret. Learn more about this book: http://bit.ly/9djal0 Learn more about this author: http://www.claredunkle.com/ YA
To erase her past, Katherine has moved to a new city, enrolled in a new school, and even changed her name. But there will be no escaping the past for Katherine Patterson, only a descent into a trap far more sinister . . . and infinitely more seductive. Learn more about this book: http://bit.ly/atYvD7 Learn more about this Author: http://bit.ly/bHkmcf YA
Dominic St. Clair has gone as far from home as possible, working the boxing rings of South America, before anguish over leaving his sisters brings him back to Colorado. Learn more about this book: http://tinyurl.com/28j6m92 Learn more about this author: http://tinyurl.com/2aeumac Christian/Fiction/Historical
The Pepsi Refresh Project is giving America the power to decide how to fund good ideas, big and small, that help refresh our world. Only four months in, the Pepsi Refresh Project has funded over 100 projects and injected more than $5 million back into local communities. With 32 new grants and $1.3 million awarded each month, the impact of the Project is growing exponentially, reaching cities and towns in more than 30 states so far.
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The Pepsi Refresh Project is giving America the power to decide how to fund good ideas, big and small, that help refresh our world. Only four months in, the Pepsi Refresh Project has funded over 100 projects and injected more than $5 million back into local communities. With 32 new grants and $1.3 million awarded each month, the impact of the Project is growing exponentially, reaching cities and towns in more than 30 states so far.
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The Pepsi Refresh Project is giving America the power to decide how to fund good ideas, big and small, that help refresh our world. Only four months in, the Pepsi Refresh Project has funded over 100 projects and injected more than $5 million back into local communities. With 32 new grants and $1.3 million awarded each month, the impact of the Project is growing exponentially, reaching cities and towns in more than 30 states so far.
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