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Spending & Saving Advice For College Grads

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

MoneyTipsEven though retiring is the furthest thing from the minds of most twenty-somethings, you need to invest sooner, rather than later for one reason – you have an advantage over everyone else: time. Time to let your money grow exponentially.…

Japan's demographic time bomb is a bad omen for the US

BusinessInsider.com 

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Over the last five years, Japan's economy has contracted by more than two trillion dollars in GDP and 1 million people in lost population.

If the US doesn't keep investing in immigrant labor and flexible work schedules, it could be only a couple decades behind. 

Experts call situations like Japan's "demographic time bombs." They're places where fertility rates are falling at the same time that longevity is increasing. Without young people to support older generations... Читать дальше...

This app will take a 3D scan of your feet to make you the perfect pair of high heels

BusinessInsider.com 

Business Insider

When it comes to footwear, there are two types of women: The type that effortlessly glide down the street in four-inch heels, seemingly oblivious to their precarious footwear, and the type that avoid wearing heels unless absolutely necessary. 

I belong to the latter group, although I've always wanted to be in the former category. For me, it's not a matter of aesthetics or a political statement — they simply hurt my feet. 

So when I heard about a startup called... Читать дальше...

25-year-old Bucs wide receiver spends his offseason making $11 an hour picking up and driving people in wheelchairs

BusinessInsider.com 

Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP

NFL teams are back in action for offseason workouts, but for Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Bernard Reedy, he's maintaining some hours at his side job.

According to ESPN's Jenna Laine, Reedy, a 25-year-old receiver who's yet to play in a regular season NFL game, spends his offseasons with Care Ride, a company similar to Uber or Lyft but for wheelchair and ambulatory support.

The job pays $11 an hour, and Reedy had to earn a special license to operate the lifts in the vans. Читать дальше...



Dirk Koetter: Bucs’ kicking competition is tense, and that’s good

NBCSports.com 

Buccaneers practice went silent last week as second-year kicker Roberto Aguayo continued to struggle, suggesting that the players and coaches in Tampa realize they’re watching a young kicker show he’s not up to the pressure of the NFL. But Bucs coach Dirk Koetter says he welcomes the tension. Koetter said veteran Nick Folk was brought…

Stanley Cup final: 10 things to consider

CBC 

Can Nashville's airtight defence and penalty killing slow Pittsburgh's deadly offence and power play? That's just one angle to ponder as the puck drops on the Stanley Cup final tonight.

Crimean Fairytale: The Karadag Nature Reserve

RIA Novosti  

Karadag Nature Reserve isn't just remarkable for its picturesque landscapes but also because of its unique flora and fauna. Discover this little piece of heaven on Earth with Sputnik’s photo gallery.

Crimean Fairytale: The Karadag Nature Reserve

Sputnik International 

Karadag Nature Reserve isn't just remarkable for its picturesque landscapes but also because of its unique flora and fauna. Discover this little piece of heaven on Earth with Sputnik’s photo gallery.

Iraq paramilitaries move on key town near Syrian border

Stars and Stripes 

An Iraqi government-sanctioned paramilitary force moved on Monday to capture a key town beyond the city of Mosul from the Islamic State group, tightening its grip on series of towns and villages near the Syrian border, officials said.

Researchers test self-destructing moth pest in cabbage patch

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

The laboratory-bred moths are the creation of biotech firm Oxitec, which deployed similarly modified mosquitoes in Brazil, Panama and the Caribbean in the fight against dengue fever and other diseases. Andrianna Natsoulas, executive director of Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York, said the group was also concerned about farm workers and consumers who might inadvertently ingest dead larvae that might remain on produce. In an environmental assessment, USDA scientists concluded that... Читать дальше...





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