Among the dangers is the temptation to "push the envelope": To try to go closer to a rock wall, for instance, than anyone else. With no margin for error, you can pay for it with your life.
You can easily lose your wallet, but it's pretty difficult to lose your face. That's the motivation behind Finland-based startup Uniqul, which is testing a system that lets users conduct payment transactions with their faces.
You can easily lose your wallet, but it's pretty difficult to lose your face. That's the motivation behind Finland-based startup Uniqul, which is testing a system that lets users conduct payment transactions with their faces.
You can easily lose your wallet, but it's pretty difficult to lose your face. That's the motivation behind Finland-based startup Uniqul, which is testing a system that lets users conduct payment transactions with their faces.
It is double-take time for the blase New York types who do not pay much attention to what is in front of 30 Rockefeller Plaza. Nine massive stone statues by the Swiss artist Ugo Rondinone have arrived.
It is double-take time for the blase New York types who do not pay much attention to what is in front of 30 Rockefeller Plaza. Nine massive stone statues by the Swiss artist Ugo Rondinone have arrived.
The vaunted Westvleteren 12 beer has hit U.S. store shelves in a limited release. The monks of the St. Sixtus Abbey, whose order requires vows of poverty, are using the money to pay for recent renovations to the abbey.
The vaunted Westvleteren 12 beer has hit U.S. store shelves in a limited release. The monks of the St. Sixtus Abbey, whose order requires vows of poverty, are using the money to pay for recent renovations to the abbey.
The vaunted Westvleteren 12 beer has hit U.S. store shelves in a limited release. The monks of the St. Sixtus Abbey, whose order requires vows of poverty, are using the money to pay for recent renovations to the abbey.
Web and Facebook games are usually free, with the option to buy enhancements. Industry veterans argue you get what you pay for: mobile apps that are shallow entertainment experiences compared with those of console games.
Web and Facebook games are usually free, with the option to buy enhancements. Industry veterans argue you get what you pay for: mobile apps that are shallow entertainment experiences compared with those of console games.
Web and Facebook games are usually free, with the option to buy enhancements. Industry veterans argue you get what you pay for: mobile apps that are shallow entertainment experiences compared with those of console games.
We fumbled for our Oyster cards, the pay-as-you-go digital cards used on much of London’s public transport. Yet, rather than stopping, the bus careened past, too overloaded to carry further passengers.
We fumbled for our Oyster cards, the pay-as-you-go digital cards used on much of London’s public transport. Yet, rather than stopping, the bus careened past, too overloaded to carry further passengers.
An architectural designer on the Upper West Side has been turning underused pay phones into community bookshelves, in an attempt to make the ubiquitous structures relevant again.
Retailers from Gap to Urban Outfitters are already struggling to persuade consumers to pay full-price for clothes. Now it turns out, many of their younger customers prefer trading T-shirts, jeans and dresses among themselves.
Retailers from Gap to Urban Outfitters are already struggling to persuade consumers to pay full-price for clothes. Now it turns out, many of their younger customers prefer trading T-shirts, jeans and dresses among themselves.
When you fall head-over-heels in love, you may pay a heavy price of two close friends. One is sacrificed to make way for your new partner, and the other from being ignored for too long.
Mayor Daley made a robust pitch for job creation, proposing that businesses that create and guarantee good-paying jobs with benefits for life be exempt from paying federal taxes.
Mayor Daley made a robust pitch for job creation, proposing that businesses that create and guarantee good-paying jobs with benefits for life be exempt from paying federal taxes.
President Barack Obama will propose further tax increases on the affluent to help pay for his promise to make health care more accessible and affordable.
The IRS is rewarding a whistle-blower $4.5 million for turning in his employer, which netted the IRS $20 million in taxes. One bit of irony: he has to pay taxes on the reward.
A growing number of Greeks say they will not pay an emergency property tax. The levy is meant to plug a budget short-fall brought on by a deeper-than-expected recession.
A growing number of Greeks say they will not pay an emergency property tax. The levy is meant to plug a budget short-fall brought on by a deeper-than-expected recession.
In 2025, 'The Union' has perfected the creation of artificial organs. However, if a customer is unable to maintain payments, a repo-man is sent after them to 'reclaim' Union property.
Laguerre Payen was sentenced to twenty-five years in jail for a planned terrorist attack. His trial was protracted until the judge determined if he was malingering.
Laguerre Payen was sentenced to twenty-five years in jail for a planned terrorist attack. His trial was protracted until the judge determined if he was malingering.