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• Self-harm: the new way to make money in the recession

  Desperate times call for desperate measures. Reports in Germany claim a bizarre form of insurance fraud is gaining popularity among hard pressed individuals: self-mutilation. With money tight and the German economy suffering, some insurers have reported a rise in policyholders deliberately harming themselves - or others - and then making a hefty insurance... Posted Feb 24 2009, 08:22 AM by Guru Filed under: recession, global, health, injury, Germany, self-harm, insurance fraud

• Friday the 13th unlucky for some, including Guru

  Friday 13th has long been considered unlucky - Guru knows this more than most, he married Mrs Guru on this unluckiest of days. But, according to the insightful Charlotte Pegman, personal injury solicitor at Hubbard Pegman & Whitney, the day is no more unlucky than the day before it or after. But she claims the fact that it is Friday the thirteenth... Posted Feb 13 2009, 11:37 AM by Guru Filed under: events, workplace, 13th, accidents, injury, Friday