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The truth about passion
For successful entrepreneurs, passion is at the foundation of lasting success and, more importantly, true fulfillment. By Brian Schwartz

Imagine a world where there's no... high interest rates or Wall Street corruption
Economic futurist Jeff Thredgold wonders wouldn't it be nice if: 401(k)s rebounded, jumbo loan rates sank, incompetent corporate CEOs were punished rather than rewarded... and of course, the economies of U.S. and beyond recovered quickly. By Jeff Thredgold

Executive wheels: 2009 Audi A4 in two styles plus the Audi A3 3.2
Reviews of the 2009 Audi A4 2.0 T Sedan Quattro Tiptronic, the A4 Sedan 3.2 quattro Tiptronic, as well as the smaller 2009 A3 3.2 S line Quattro S tronic. By Jeff Rundles

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Heather Pomeroy of Canadian online research firm Itracks
Itracks was among the firms at the CSIA's C-Level @ Mile High networking event. Itracks conducts online marketing research including surveys.

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