Many baby boomers fear they have not saved enough and will run out of money during their retirement.
Nearly half of baby boomers face so much uncertainty that they fear that their retirement will result in poverty, according to a new study by California-based investment advisers Financial Engines.
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China has become the fastest-growing market for Airbus’ private jet business.
China’s soaring economy is creating a class of wealthy entrepreneurs who have plenty of money to spend on one of the ultimate symbols of success: the executive jet.
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A government’s advertisement billboard in support of baby girls in Morena, India.
The practice of aborting female fetuses if they don’t yet have a male child is becoming more common and widespread among couples in India, according to a new study.
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Mortgage-only defaulters are less likely to then default later on new car loans or credit cards.
People who have defaulted only on their mortgages and no other debts are not as risky as expected, according to a new study from credit monitor TransUnion.
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There were declines in all four categories of violent crime in 2010.
Crime levels fell across the board last year, according to the FBI. This extends a multi-year downward trend with a 5.5 percent drop in the number of violent crimes in 2010 and a 2.8 percent decline in the number of property crimes.
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People in their 20’s have 50 times more friends on Facebook than people over 50 years old.
The ‘Facebook generation gap’ has been highlighted in a new piece of research which shows that the average 22 year-old claims to have 1,000 or more friends on sites like Facebook compared to those in their fifties who have fewer than 20.
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Some of our Biggest Time Consumers and Family Feuds of the Century Have Stemmed From Simple Decisions at Home Like:
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Twitter has become an important forum for teachers.
Teachers are bringing the real-time communication power of Twitter into the classroom to help students learn. It’s great for helping teachers learn as well. Twitter has simply become one of the best places for teachers to collaborate, share solutions to common classroom problems, and discuss education policy. In fact, it might just be the best forum teachers have ever had.
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Movies and TV shows online takes up a lot of bandwidth compared with Web surfing.
Netflix movies now take up more of the Internet pipes going into North American homes than web surfing.
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Business travelers don’t have time for a long soak.
Many hotels across the United States are doing away with the bathtub. These hotel chains use the freed-up space to install ever more luxurious showers.
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20 to 25 thousand people die each year in the United States because of admission on a weekend.
Ten percent of people admitted to the hospital on the weekend are more likely to die than those who checked in during the week, according to a new analysis of nearly 30 million people.
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Libraries in the future will come in many different forms
NOTE: The following is a reprint of an interview that recently appeared in American Libraries Magazine
Without consulting a crystal ball, Thomas Frey, executive director and senior futurist at the DaVinci Institute, writes and speaks about a promising future for those libraries strongly connected to their communities and quickly adaptable to the changing world around them. Tom Sloan, executive director of the DuPage Library System in Geneva, Illinois, asked Frey to discuss the future of libraries.
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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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