The technical definition of a minimum wage is the lowest amount of money that an employee can be paid in exchange for their labor. Although minimum wages are the legal norm across the world, there are a variety of opinions on what they should be that vary across countries. The minimum is linked to standard of living for low-wage workers; proponents of reform believe that poverty and inequality are linked … Read the rest
Aging has become a hot-button issue over several last decades. All Western countries face it and its aftermaths. The number of retirees is getting higher, while the number of young people seems to be declining with each year. There are many theories as to why it is happening now when at the beginning of the twentieth century no aging issues were even present. The answer is pretty clear – industrialization. … Read the rest
According to the information provided by the famous Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the mobile web is about to face the exciting future. At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Zuckerberg was excited to announce that Facebook is getting ready to set up partnership with 3-5 significant wireless carriers to provide essential and absolutely free phone access to every individual all over the globe – with the direct emphasis on the developing … Read the rest
Karl Marx and his famous co-author Friedrich Engels are mostly known for their quite provocative Communist Manifesto that they begin with a famous statement that the “whole history is based exceptionally on the class struggle.” The two philosophers argue that the range of changes that occur in various political institutions, in the society levels, as well as in history itself, are typically driven by the collective struggle on the part … Read the rest
Karl Marx and his famous co-author Friedrich Engels are mostly known for their quite provocative Communist Manifesto that they begin with a famous statement that the “whole history is based exceptionally on the class struggle.” The two philosophers argue that the range of changes that occur in various political institutions, in the society levels, as well as in history itself, are typically driven by the collective struggle on the part … Read the rest
According to the information provided by the famous Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the mobile web is about to face the exciting future. At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Zuckerberg was excited to announce that Facebook is getting ready to set up partnership with 3-5 significant wireless carriers to provide essential and absolutely free phone access to every individual all over the globe – with the direct emphasis on the developing … Read the rest
Due to rough competition, employers are obliged to actively use all possible ways to attract more skilled labor force. All outsourcing companies are aimed at seeking talented minds, but at the same time the core aim of every outsourcing process is costs saving. The point of transition to outsourcing is that the contractor’s services cost the company less than self-management and the quality of services at the same time is … Read the rest
Maybe spiders are not the most attractive creatures and a lot of people are afraid of them, but their creation – cobwebs can not leave us indifferent. What is more, spiders are one of the oldest inhabitants of our planet, who had lived in our land over 200 million years ago. There are about 35 thousand species of spiders in nature. Their most distinguishing feature is the ability to produce … Read the rest
The illegal hunting and killing of rhinos and lions in South Africa and Zimbabwe have ignited a heated debate over the so-called trophy hunting, as well as the role it plays in conservation.
A range of claims have been made recently regarding the benefits that the trophy hunting brings to the economic segment of Africa. That’s where hunting is a big game that turns to be big business. The latter … Read the rest
When we get in trouble, we tend to invent truly ingenious solutions. Same rule goes with the entrepreneurs, who don’t relax and make sure to impress the world community with stunning solutions to the most pressing problems. Here are some of the brightest green inventions.
- Biochar or the process of carbon trapping with the so-called “green coal.”
It’s known that any sort of biomass releases carbon the very moment it … Read the rest