From my own experience, I recognized that the number of vacation days can vary quite a bit depending on which country you work in. Mercer Consulting has researched the number of days off work among different countries, with Canada and the U.S. having a relatively low number of days off annually compared to other countries [...]
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Obama wins 2009 Nobel Peace Prize
Looks like barely one year after taking office Obama has been awarded the peace nobel prize, because of “his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and co-operation between peoples” according to the Nobel Committee. There were 205 nominations, with Zimbabwe’s prime Minister and a Chinese dissident being among the favourites. When the Nobel Committee was [...]
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Donkey’s Fur Dyed with Stripes to Look Like Zebra
You think counterfeiting only happens with watches and other brand consumer goods? Well, then check out this: In a Zoo in Gaza two donkeys’ fur was dyed with black and white stripes to look like Zebras. Don’t believe everything you see I would say!
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The 10 Richest People
Bill Gates tops the Forbes list of the richest Americans with a estimated Wealth of 50bn USD. He is also the wealthiest worldwide. The US investor Warren Buffet remains the traditional number 2, despite suffering losses in the financial crisis. His wealth dropped from 50-40bn USD. Because of the Crisis the total wealth of the [...]
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World’s Top Countries for the Wealthy
Do you want to know where the rich chose to live? The Scorpio Partnership, leading business strategy advisor to the wealth management industry, has come up with a list of cities according to their “Mobile Wealthy Residency Index”. The Index is the result of qualitative research by Scorpio Partnership with senior advisors to the world’s mobile wealthy [...]
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Unactivated Credit Cards Misconceptions
You thought you don’t have to worry about new unactivated credit cards you just ordered? Think again. Just read an article giving the answer to that. While many credit cards cannot be used unless they are activated via activation phone call for example, many banks send credit cards that can be used for purchases even [...]
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The Best Banks
You interested to know which are the best banks? Global Finance Magazine has compiled an interesting list, according to which the following are the worlds best banks in each segment.
1. Best Privat Bank: Credit Suisse – Zurich, Switzerland
2. Corporate Bank: JP Morgan Chase – New York, USA
3. Best Trade Finance Bank: BNP Paribas – Paris [...]
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Are Accountants to Blame for Financial Crisis?
Some have blamed the accountants for the financial crisis. They claim that having been forced to measure the toxic assets at fair value and recognize large losses after adjusting the prices to fair value made it harder for companies to do business and raise capital.
Are the accountants now to blame for the excessive risk taking [...]
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David Walker Talks About the True Cost of the Health Care Reform
The debate on health care is heating up. Views on Obama’s proposed health care overhaul vary. Some are excited and hopeful of the outlook of security and stability through coverage for the millions of uninsured Americans while others worry about increased influence of the government and increased costs that ultimately will be born by them.
In [...]
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Best Paid Bachelor’s Degrees
I just checked out a slideshow on cnbc.com about the highest paid bachelors degrees in 2009, and I must say I am a little surprised about the pole position:
15. Civil Engineering $52,048
14. Information Sciences & Systems $52,089
13. Construction Science/Management: $53,199
12. Aerospace/Aeronautical/ Astronautical Engineering: $56,311
11. Engineering Technology: $56,447
10. Systems Engineering: $57,438
9. Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering: $58,358
8. Mechanical Engineering: [...]
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October 11, 2009 | 5:50 amA number of people gathered around a round table and everybody claims the two people next to them are liars. Some actually are liars, others tell the truth.
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