What is the first national-security matter?

What is the first national-security matter?

Obesity, the single biggest reason for failing to qualify for military service.

Why central-bank policies do not boost growth?

Why central-bank policies do not boost growth?

Because decision makers in larger companies do not have a clue regarding what is going on with technology.

Current job in demand:

Current job in demand:

Programming  multi-turret Okuma lathes using 3D models in NX software

Global warming and river pollution

Global warming and river pollution
 It is difficult to clean a river if you are in the river mouth

U.S. Government cooking numbers

U.S. Government cooking numbers:

 The Commerce Department said on Wednesday gross domestic product fell at a 2.9 percent annual rate, the economy's worst performance in five years, instead of the 1.0 percent pace it had reported last month.

How many people vote in the United States?

How many people vote in the United States?

57.5 percent of registered voters (197,828,022)  in the U.S. showed up during the 2012 presidential election.

Voting-Age Population:239,405,657
Voter Registration:197,828,022
Voter Turnout:126,000,000
Turnout of Voting-Age Population:57.5 % *Estimate
In 1960 the Turnout was 63.1 % and 49.1 % in 1996.

Source: Associated Press Election Research Group, George Mason University

The difference among venture capital, private equity and mutual funds .

The difference among venture capital, private equity and mutual funds .

In 2013, venture capital firms raised $16.9 billion according to a survey conducted by Thomson Reuters.
The private equity industry raised $216.56 billion in the same time period according to DJX LP Source.
In May, conventional mutual funds had net inflows of $30 billion in capital.
 In the first quarter of 2014, venture funds raised about $8.9 billion in new capital, or double the amount of the same quarter last year.