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• How you can downsize without compromise
Consumers can think about downsizing the engine, not the car," Rader says. Many of the safest mid-sized sedans offer frugal four-cylinder engines that in some cases deliver fuel economy close to that of smaller cars.
• Starbucks top brass won’t get raise next year
Starbucks had been an engine of steady expansion since it went public in 1992, but sales growth has been slowing in the United States for more than a year, and the problem worsened as the housing market slumped and gas prices rose.
• Flying’s a literal headache for many travelers
There are a number of mechanisms that could contribute to headaches during air travel, including stress, poor air quality, engine noise and changes in barometric pressure, the investigators note.
• Videogaming enters the third dimension
The filmmakers are taking some time to figure this out, but eventually they're going to get it. Hollywood loves it because using a game engine brings the budget down.
• Space station dodges controversial junk
Such decay lowers the orbit by 100 to 300 feet per day, and requires periodic engine firings by docked spacecraft or rockets installed on the station itself.