Category Archives: Education, Jobs & People

Pinching Pennies: Desperate Measures Pt.2

Saving Money in Desperate Times

We covered some of the more obvious penny pinching measures in our previous post: Unnecessary Costs – Pt.1, but what if you have already shaved your lifestyle down to the bare minimum and are still struggling to make ends meet? … Continue reading

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Pinching Pennies: Unnecessary Costs – Pt.1

Pinching Pennies (Part 1)

Like it or not, we’re living in increasingly desperate times. Many of you have been watching the latest and greatest forecasts for food and gas prices and are wondering how you can possibly take any more financial blows. Whether you … Continue reading

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U.S. OECD Education Scores Continue to Lag

US OECD Education Scores Lag

U.S. education scores (as collected by the OECD) have been lagging for years, and the most recent reports (released on Tuesday) don’t seem to show much improvement (despite the fact that the U.S. spends more per student than many countries … Continue reading

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The WTO, World Bank and IMF: World Globalization

Globalization by the WTO, World Bank and IMF

In the simplest possible terms, globalization is, “A process by which regional economies, societies, and cultures have become integrated through a global network of communication, transportation, and trade.” The term globalization however, has come to encompass a wide variety of … Continue reading

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Powerful Potatoes

Potato Powered Batteries

Scientists at Hebrew University are revisiting the use of potatoes as a source of energy, with their new Potato-Powered Battery. The success of these batteries could be utilized to provide power sources to areas where there is still no electrical … Continue reading

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