Winter swims for inspiration and health
In Taipei the Early Swimming Club braves 42 degree air and water each dawn for a 30 minute outdoor swim. Members say winter swimming boosts health and immunity, aids persistence, and sparks ideas, with officials and lawmakers among the core group.
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Taipei
Taiwan
UPI
Lin Lu-ching
Lin
Interior Ministry
Clu
Yu Chien-yin
International Commercial Bank of China
Ku Fenghsiang
China Television Co
Passive safety restraint may be mandated by courts this year
New York based insurers and legal scholars argue courts may compel airbag like passive safety devices in cars, railways and ships as a cost of potential tort liability rises. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety notes public pressure could push manufacturers to adopt the best safety equipment, with belt laws deemed insufficient in some rulings. Historical examples from Westinghouse airbrake to ship radio gear show high initial costs but long term safety gains and reduced liability.
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New York
UPI
Congress
Andrew Hricke
Hricko
Insurance Institute For Highway Safety
National Underwriter
Inalifornia
District of Columbia
George Westinghouse
Westinghouse
Commodore Vanderbilt
New York Central
US. 4Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Hricke
Bones of legendary hunter violated in Britain
A retro group claimed digging up the skeleton of John Peel, Britain’s famed hunter who died in 1854. The bones were dumped in a sewage pit in Caldbeck, Cumbria, after the grave was desecrated, with a fox mask placed atop the ravestone to protest foxhunting.
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London
UPI
Britain
John Peel
Peel
Lake District
Caldbeck
Cumbria
ESOPs Drive Quick Sales to New Owners in Market Shift
New tax exempt employee stock ownership plans are increasingly used to sell firms to employees. Latest deal follows Merrill Lynch selling Lionel D Edie & Co to its ESOP, joining others like Katz Advertising and South Bend Lathe. ESOPs fund via company loans, tax perks, and retiree stock payouts, with firms like Graybar Electric and capital-group moves cited as examples.
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New York
UPI
Lionel D Edie & Co
Merrill Lynch & Co
Merrill Lynch
Edie
ESOP
Philadelphia
Atlanta
Chicago
Houston
Dallas
Phoenix
San Francisco
Geneva
Switzerland
Katz Advertising Agency
South Bend Lathe Co
South Bend
Ind
Katz
United States
Graybar Electric Co
Bell Telephone System
Kansas City Star
Morning Kansas City Times
Capital Cities Media Group
Frank Kelso
Lowe's Cos
Hallmark Cards
E-Systems
Gamble Skogmo
Zapata Corp
Congress
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Wisconsin Kennel Club
Milwaukee
Wu Yen-huan
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Ding Mou-shih
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Kirschner
Hillbilly Bread Country Kitchen
Deran
Habitant
Hunt's Tomatoes
Dubuque
Schonland’s
Bonnie Brand
Duncan Hines
Evigny's Market
Bradbury ST
Bidde
FORD
D. Mon
NCCI
H.D
Galaxy 4
Galaxy Big Selection
Ban-Lon
Saxony
Rte
Wells
New Zealand
Lamb
Chuck Roast
POLI
Biddeford
EXXON
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Vadnais
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