The decline in the self-employed is a “troubling” trend.
Fewer Americans are choosing to be self-employed. 14.5 million people were self-employed in August. That number is down 2.1 million from the most recent peak in December 2006, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
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Medical staff deliver a baby by cesarean section at a hospital in China.
Caesarean sections are on the rise globally. But China’s sky-high C-section rate is out of control and they are trying to get a handle on it.
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The world still thinks Americans are cool.
Americans may be witnessing their global superpower influence decline in the face of challenges from other emerging players on the world stage, but they have been voted the world’s “coolest nationality” in an international poll.
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Goldlink Go-Abroad Consulting Co., an immigration consulting firm in Bejing assists Chinese to immigrate to Canada and the United States.
One of the people powering China’s economy on its path to becoming the world’s biggest is Chines millionaire Su, who builds skyscrapers in Bejing.
Continue reading… “What’s at the top of wish list for China’s wealthiest? To leave China”
U.S. falls to 5th place in world ranking.
The United States has fallen further down a global ranking of the world’s most competitive economies. The U.S. has landed at fifth place because of its huge deficits and declining public faith in government, a global economic group said Wednesday.
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Google Takeout, the recently launched “data liberation” service that lets you export files, photos and data from Google services like Picasa and Buzz, now includes support for Google Voice.
With the update, users of Google’s Internet-telephony service Google Voice are able to export call history, voicemail messages, greetings, call recordings, phone numbers and text messages…
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Is this what our future will look like?
John Schwartz has a nice piece in today’s New York Times on science fiction as a tool for predicting the future:
What will hit Groupon next?
A private, Chicago-based institution will be the first to put forth a deeply discounted deal on tuition via Groupon.
In an effort to bolster interest in its graduate teaching program,National Louis University will offer would-be teachers a Groupon for nearly 60% off tuition of an entry-level graduate teaching course…
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Across 12 countries, Britons between 45 and 54 were found to be in the worst shape.
Middle-aged people are meant to be in the prime of their lives. But the middle-aged people in Britain have been found to be in the world’s worst shape.
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Number of floor traders has decreased from 3,ooo to 1,200 people.
On September 17, 2011 the New Yorks Stock Exchanged opend for business after the terrorist attacks. It was a When powerful symbol of the nation’s efforts to recover from the recent terrorist attacks.
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Mobile shopping, so far is more buzz than buy.
As the number iPhones and other smartphones users continues to grows, companies selling everything from hardware to high fashion are touting all the new applications they’re rolling out that enable shoppers to do anything from check a store’s inventory while in the dressing room to order prescriptions.
Continue reading… “Less than 7% of smartphone users shop online through their phones”
A sophomore at Burlington High School in Burlington, Mass checks out his iPad.
At western Connecticut’s suburban Brookfield High School, incoming freshman will soon be tossing out the heavy textbooks. They will soon be flipping electronic pages on a glossy iPad tablet computer.
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By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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