Countries

Nine Countries Where Everyone Has A Job

24/7 Wall St. | Posted 04.30.2012

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24/7 Wall St.: Earlier this month, polling agency Gallup released its 2011 global unemployment statistics for 148 countries. Of the nations Gallup sur...

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Think You Paid A Lot In Taxes? At Least You Don't Live Here

The Huffington Post | Khadeeja Safdar | Posted 04.27.2012

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Do you cringe every payday when you see a large chunk of your hard-earned cash deducted for social security and income taxes? If so, take comfort ...

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10 Countries Spending The Most On Health Care

Posted 03.29.2012

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24/7 Wall St.: This week, the Supreme Court considered President Obama’s health care reform law. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act expa...

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Religious Faith Brings Happiness? It's Complicated, Study Shows

The Huffington Post | Rebecca Searles | Posted 01.20.2012

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Are religious people happier? Studies have shown that God-fearing folks tend to have higher self-esteem than nonbelievers, but new research publishe...

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Travelers of the World Unite: Stop the Wars

Judie Fein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Judie Fein

In short, we are opinion leaders, opinion makers, the vanguard of the modern wave of exploration.

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Twitter's earthXplorer: Simply Amazing!

2morrowknight | Posted 05.25.2011

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"What a Wonderful World" could easily be the theme song for the award-winning, world-class adventurer J.D. Andrews, who tweets under the name, earthXplorer.

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Worth Watching: Yann Arthus-Bertrand's "Home"

Avital Binshtock | Posted 05.25.2011

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Avital Binshtock

Yann Arthus-Bertrand's method is to get somewhere high, usually a helicopter or a paraglider, and point his camera downward. The results are usually magnificent, and last year, they inspired a film.

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The Newest Old Business Trend

Avital Binshtock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Outdoor, Website, Craig Mathews, Sales, Charity, Songwriter, Brushfire Records, Patagonia, Million, Dollars, Perception, Business, Amen, Membership, Cause, Believers, Income, Executives, Countries, Products, Philanthropy, 1% for the Planet, 1% FTP, Clif Bar, Apparel, Percentage, Albums, Sigg, Marketing, Volcom, Sierra Club, Positive, Old Testament, Brands, Earth, Church, Blue Ribbon Flies, Recruit, Nonprofits, Supplier, Organization, Religion, Corporations, Companies, Bible, Nature, Image, Tithing, Environment, Jack Johnson, Logo, Members, Singer, Fishing, Mba, Entrepreneurship, Networking, Yvon Chouinard, Business News
Avital Binshtock

Tithing -- offering a percentage of income for a cause -- dates back to the Old Testament. And lately its popularity is surging in the business world.

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12 Awesome Travelers on Twitter Who Rock the Planet

2morrowknight | Posted 05.25.2011

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I also get my "global fix" from reading the work of international travelers on Twitter who illustrate our world in a very bold and enlightening way. Here are 12 world travelers who do just that.

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