The Good Life Parable
What are you going to do with your lucky lottery ticket? That’s a question every MBA faces. A lot of time and money has been invested in you, and once you graduate you’re supposed to cash that ticket in for
Daily Archives: January 12, 2013
Over a Quarter of US Kids on Food Stamps / Lowest Probability of Surviving Till 50
American health is in decline as new data finds that one in four US kids are on food stamps as of fiscal year 2011 and the younger generation is more prone to death and poorer health levels compared to their
Canadian PM Vows New Focus On Aboriginal Issues
Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government promised a new focus on First Nations grievances after aboriginal leaders voiced their demands in a day of pleas, protests, warnings and high-level meetings around Parliament Hill. After four hours of talks Friday, First Nations
1m UK Pupils Eating Poor Lunches
More than a million children at academies and free schools could be eating unhealthy lunches because those institutions are exempt from tough food standards, council leaders have warned. Academies and free schools which opt out of national regulations are failing in their moral duty to ensure
Top 10 Cannabis Studies the Government Wished it Had Never Funded
Marijuana use has no effect on mortality: A massive study of California HMO members funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) found marijuana use caused no significant increase in mortality. Tobacco use was associated with increased risk of death. Sidney,
AU: Caution Urged as Fire Danger Heats Up
Firefighters are hoping a cool change will bring reprieve across NSW as they try to contain fires with 100km perimeters. Temperatures hit 40C in the Upper Hunter today, as 94 fires burn across the state, 12 of which are uncontained.
The Cashless Society
The Governments want a cashless society for several reasons, the first is to combat tax avoidance, and the second is to drive business and fees to the debt-riddled banks. And the third reason is a form of silent hatred, it’s
