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Lifespan depends on month of birth
Abstract
Month of birth influences adult life expectancy at ages 50+. Why? In two countries of the Northern Hemisphere–Austria and Denmark–people born in (more…)
Child Rate by Mothers Education
The following represents the percentage of women 22–44 years of age who have no children and percentage with three or more children, by education: United States (more…)
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Unemployment Falling for Wrong Reason Creates Fed Predicament
By Rich Miller – Sep 8, 2013 11:00 PM CT
Source: Bloomberg
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The good news may be bad news for the Federal Reserve as it considers when to begin scaling back its stimulus.
While unemployment dropped last month to 7.3 percent, the lowest level since December 2008, the decline occurred because of contraction in the workforce, not because more people got jobs. Labor-force participation — the share of working-age people either holding a job or looking for one — stands at a 35-year low.
The reduced workforce “poses a problem for the Fed,” said Roberto Perli, a former central bank official (more…)
The secret to a long life isn’t what you think.
Source: USAToday.com
By: Janice Lloyd, USA TODAY.
Prescription for a long life: Work hard. Don’t retire early.
The idea that your job or your boss is leading you to an early grave is one of several myths debunked in an analysis of a 90-year study that followed 1,528 Americans. Among other myths: be optimistic, get married, go to church, eat broccoli and get a gym membership.
Researchers Howard Friedman and Leslie Martin report their conclusions in a new book, The Longevity Project. “Everybody has the (more…)
35 Questions That Will Change Your Life
By Jason Nazar
Source: Forbes
“Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.” – Voltaire
“We make our world significant by the courage of our questions and by the depth of our answers.” – Carl Sagan
“The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.” – Ayn Rand
As I turn 35 and think of my life so far and what’s to come, I realize how much I’m shaped by the questions I ask. I’ve always been insatiably curious. These are the 35 questions that have made the biggest impact on my life.
Self-Awareness
What are you pretending not to know? This was perhaps the most (more…)
The balance of national prosperity and economic inequality
By Swint Friday
Source: Caller Times
CORPUS CHRISTI — During the holiday break, my travels will take me from the wealthiest countries in Europe and Asia to some of the poorest. Always of interest is the striking juxtaposition of high rise hotels and office suites against the tenement housing below. Many of the poorer countries where the contrast is greatest (more…)
