In recent news, the monetary benefits that college sports receive have been the hot topic issue. Though truths are involved, there certainly are myths as well.
This graphic highlights some myths involving the academics, scholarships & monetary issues surrounding college sports. As the NCAA says, college athletes are going pro in something other than sports.
Denmark became the first country in the world to introduce a “fat tax” on Saturday, when a new tax on foods that contain more than 2.3 percent saturated fat came into effect in the Scandinavian country.
The new tax, designed by the outgoing Danish Government as a public health measure against unhealthy eating habits, will add 16 kroner (US$2.87) for every kilogram of saturated fats in a product.
There is nothing better than being a CEO at a financial institution in the United States. While the average American faces longer working hours, with wages that barely increase, the average financial CEO salary rises exponentially even during a time of financial crisis.In addition, apart fom just earning more, a financial CEO will also receive higher tax savings than that of the average worker.
With most Americans having to work more hours for less pay and fewer benefits, clearly being a CEO should be the right career path for college graduates. If only it was that easy.
According to Fortune Magazine, Google is the 4th best company to work in. Not surprisingly as well, many young professionals desire to work at Google, with nearly 1 in every 4 aspiring professionals listing it as the company they most want to work for. Yet fewer than 1 in every 250 applicants actually end up working at Google.
What exactly is Google looking for in a future employee? And for that matter what do other tech giants like Facebook and Apple look for when they’re hunting for the next hire?
In August, American Banks Wells Fargo and Chase announced pilot plans to implement a $3 monthly fee for their debit card usage. In November, banks like SunTrust and Regions will follow suit by charging a $5 for a monthly debit card usage fee.
However, many other leading American banks such as J.P. Morgan and the Bank of America have already begun enforcing similar charges on their customers.
Foreign diplomats visiting or residing in New York City owe the city’s administration nearly US$17.2 million in unpaid parking tickets and fines, a sum that may have grown last week in the aftermath of the United Nations General Assembly.
According to the New York City Department of Finance, $16.03 million worth of parking offences occurred before 2002, with $1.17 million having took place between 2002 and July 2011.
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Sir John Vickers recently unveiled the Independent Banking Commission’s proposed reforms for the United Kingdom’s bloated and dysfunctional banking sector. In the 358-page article, neither the words “ethics” nor “ethical” are mentioned once. Is it any wonder that many have lambasted the report as a “total waste of time”?
Earlier this month, the former CEO of Yahoo! was unceremoniously removed by the company board, via a telephone call. Many have questioned and wondered if it had anything to do with the fact that Carol Bartz is a woman; if the termination could have been better handled if Bartz were a male.
Of course, there are no straightforward answers.
Insurance giant, Aviva, revealed yesterday that a quarter of those living over the age of 55 survive on an income of less than £24 (US$38) a day.
In one of the largest and most important surveys of over-55s in Britain, Aviva paints a gloomy picture for the aging generation forced to spend less on food as they struggle to meet their daily needs on a paltry and simple income, with little or no savings, no pension, and huge debts yet unpaid.
Regardless of our age or social background, we are continuously exposed to media outlets that we use to fulfill our own purposes. However, depending on our age and our varying ability to access these media channels, we have been using them in different ways at different times of the the day.
How do the different generations (Baby Boomers, Generation X, Adult Millennials, Teen Millennials, and iGen) vary in terms of their media consumption and what patterns emerge at specific times of the day?
