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Is there any hope for a non-genetically modified future in America, or Africa?

January 29th, 2012 at 11:10 am » Comments (0)

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It is really only a matter of time before our food crisis becomes crippling.
In the past few days a number of interesting articles have been circulating, all discussing genetically modified crops and starkly different versions of the future of food. One one hand we have the state of affairs in the US. On the other [...]



G-20 internet economy to double by 2016

January 28th, 2012 at 12:53 pm » Comments (0)

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The G-20 internet economy is projected to reach US$4.2 trillion in 2016, nearly double the size it was in 2010 according to The Boston Consulting Group. G-20 includes Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, the EU, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, the U.K., and the U.S.



8 debt options to finance your small business startup: part 1

January 21st, 2012 at 10:37 am » Comments (0)

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Credit cards are the most common form of financing for small business startups.
There are eight solutions to financing your startup with debt.  When you are talking about debt options, think of loans and lines of credit that you pay back to a lender.  We are not looking at any equity solutions such as angel investors, [...]



The SOPA blackout: Wikipedia, Reddit, Mozilla, Google, and many others protest proposed law

January 18th, 2012 at 4:46 pm » Comments (0)

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Two new laws proposed by US legislators, the Stop Online Piracy Act and Protect IP Act, have been attracting a very negative reaction from the web community over the past couple of months, which is today culminating in a day of protests. Aiming to curtail copyright infringement on the web by giving the US government [...]



American drivers keeping their cars longer

January 17th, 2012 at 1:27 pm » Comments (0)

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American drivers are holding on to their cars and trucks for longer, new data suggest.
New data suggests American drivers are holding on to their cars and trucks longer as they put off buying new vehicles in the face of high unemployment and a struggling economy.



More than half of employers say they can’t find qualified workers

January 13th, 2012 at 12:20 pm » Comments (0)

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A survey of employers found a huge jump in U.S. employers saying they were having trouble filling open jobs.
There are 13 million people in the United States looking for work.  It seems like anyone who wants to hire someone would have little difficulty doing so.
But many employers are saying otherwise.



More employees work multiple jobs to make ends meet

January 12th, 2012 at 1:33 pm » Comments (0)

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More and more employees are taking on multiple jobs in order to make ends meet.
There are fewer people working part time.  But, More people are working multiple jobs.  The job market continues to be a mixed bag for millions of workers across the country.



14 major risks that used to only exist in science fiction novels

January 12th, 2012 at 10:34 am » Comments (0)

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50 Global Risks 2012 ncludes risks we don’t think about everyday like cyber neotribalism, the militarization of space, and a volcanic winter.
Risk management is a part of our everyday personal and professional lives. We know to look both ways before crossing the street. We also know that we must [...]



Half of the world’s richest 1% live in America

January 7th, 2012 at 9:48 pm » Comments (0)

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It only takes $34,000 per person to be amid the richest 1% of people in the world.
There is a disproportionate amount of the world’s rich people living in the United States.



Men claim two-thirds of new jobs, even jobs in retail

January 3rd, 2012 at 12:12 pm » Comments (0)

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Men are grabbing most new jobs as the economy recovers.
Men are grabbing more than two-thirds of the private-sector jobs created as the economy recovers, reversing a long-running trend that came within a whisker of giving the U.S. its first-ever majority-female workforce.



6 reasons why renting is better than buying a home

January 2nd, 2012 at 10:34 am » Comments (0)

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Renters have flexibility that homeowners don’t.
Buying a home is seen by most people as part of the “American Dream”, but for most it’s become a nightmare.  Buying a home is pretty much the best way to throw your money away and here’s why.



Foreign tourists could help the U.S. economy

January 1st, 2012 at 11:50 am » Comments (0)

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Non-resident visitors to the United States wait in line at immigration control at a U.S. airport.
Businesses salivate over the kind of foreign traveler Agustina Ocamp is.  He is a  22-year-old Argentine who recently dropped more than $5,000 on food, hotels and clothes in Las Vegas during a trip that also took her to [...]



Businesses turn to quirky perks for employees in 2012

December 30th, 2011 at 12:01 pm » Comments (0)

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Some employers’ perks include free tickets to theme parks.
Workplaces are providing a unique range of benefits for employees in 2012.  From the quirky to the somber, they are offering benefits such as, Pet insurance, at-your-desk meditation services, jewelry discounts and funeral planning



We’ve bought $41 billion in unused gift cards since 2005

December 29th, 2011 at 9:36 pm » Comments (0)

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Are you giving the gift that won’t get used?
Gift cards are the laziest, lousiest, most convenient, popular and widely given present. And this is your yearly reminder of just how much they stink. Since 2005, we’vetossed out more value in gift cards than the entire GNP of Ghana…



Elance predicts market for online contingent work to double again in 2012

December 29th, 2011 at 11:13 am » Comments (0)

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Will your future job will be doing online contingent work?
Wondering where all the future jobs are going to be? Online of course! But maybe not exactly in the format you were expecting.
Despite a stagnant employment market in 2011, online hiring has grown at a record pace, up more than 100% from 2010. Elance, the leading [...]



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