May 2012

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Financial lessons from history…

“Study the past if you would divine the future.” Advised Confucious Stefano Battilossi, the Editor of Financial History Review, actively encourages the same position in his editorial initiative ‘”The Past Mirror: surveys, notes and debates”.…

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Frequent cooking will help you live longer

A new study published in Public Health Nutrition links frequent cooking to a longer life. In advanced economies, households generally cook less than half of their meals leading to an increased concern among nutrition policy makers that fewer meals are being cooked at home.…

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Why we need a World Energy Health Organisation

The global energy outlook today easily matches the toughest challenges of the 1970’s oil crises. We face growing energy demands from developing nations, higher projected electricity use in developed countries, unprecedented pressure on global oil supplies, an uncomfortable dependence in Western Europe on Russian gas and an on-going debate about emissions and pollution caused by growing energy use.…

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Kindle Part 4: 5 things you didn’t know you could do on your Kindle

With the different models available and decreasing prices, more and more people seem to be purchasing Amazon Kindles. I noticed from conversations on social media however that some features of the Kindle I love are unknown to other Kindle owners, so I’m sharing a few tips about the way I use my Kindle (a third generation Kindle with keyboard and 3G access) that you might not know about.…

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