Capital expenditure may have a pay-off in the long run but, given the ever-shortening career span of the average chief executive, few may be willing to take a chance that they will be around for the long term.

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Huge 80-metre-long turbine blades, made in a single span, for vast wind farms out at sea.

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Butler finished with 22 points, Luol Deng scored 16, and the Bulls busted a long run for the second time in about a two-week span, after ending the Heat's 27-game streak the second-longest in NBA history on March 27.

WSJ: Bulls stop Knicks streak at 13 with 118-111 OT win

Jimmy Butler added 22 points, Luol Deng scored 16, and the Bulls busted a long run for the second time in about a two-week span, ending the Miami Heat's 27-game streak the second-longest in NBA history on March 27.

WSJ: Bulls stop Knicks streak at 13 with 118-111 OT win

Jimmy Butler added 22 points, Luol Deng scored 16, and the Bulls busted a long streak for the second time in about a two-week span, ending the Miami Heat's 27-game run the second-longest in NBA history on March 27.

WSJ: Bulls stop Knicks streak at 13 with 118-111 OT win

It's important, she notes, that these tomes "speak to the four-minute attention span" so guests don't end up staying too long in the powder room.

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Scientists have long speculated that the key to a person's "natural" life span lies in so-called diseases of aging, those that emerge only as the body begins to wear out.

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Despite growing concerns about the long-term effects of concussions, participation in youth tackle football has soared 21% over the same time span, while ice hockey jumped 38%.

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