Much of the money spent on healthcare in the U.S. is not for medications, tests or treatment, but for administrative costs. Countries that have cut healthcare administration costs spend less on healthcare, yet many have much better quality healthcare than the U.S.
via onlinenursepractitionerprograms.com
A snapshot of Earth's plant productivity shows regions of increased productivity (green) and decreased productivity (red). Tracking productivity between 2000 and 2009, researchers found a global net decrease due to regional drought.
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Explore Australia's 150 electorates. Click an electorate to display detailed results and an electorate guide the map.
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Three firms control 89% of US soft drink sales. This dominance is obscured from us by the appearance of numerous choices on retailer shelves. Steve Hannaford refers to this as "pseudovariety," or the illusion of diversity, concealing a lack of real choice. To visualize the extent of pseudovariety in this industry he developed a cluster diagram to represent the number of soft drink brands and varieties found in the refrigerator cases of 94 Michigan retailers, along with their ownership connections.
via www.msu.edu
With all the recent changes in the banking and credit card industries, you're bound to get more than a few e-mails or letters from your bank or credit card company.
But, wait. Was that last e-mail really from your bank? It might have been, but there's a pretty good chance it might not have been.
If you live in the United States, you're likely aware that there are a handful of regional accents across that great country of yours, many of which are immediately recognizable before even three words are strung together.
We've found a map that details the boundaries of each of the major regional American dialects.
Marvel Publishing, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media. Marvel Entertainment, Inc., a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, owns Marvel Publishing.
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Net neutrality has taken up a lot of headline space over the last two weeks. There was the Goggle and Verizon thing, and then something happened with the FCC and some Congress members, and the French may have been involved somehow... Admit it, your eyes are glazing over aren't they?
via www.onlinemba.com
1 in 3 Americans having some sort of mental illness .That's a higher prevalence than cancer or STDs, but mental illnesss are largely overlooked. This infographic looks into this matter in more detail about what is happening in the U.S. today.
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