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Switzerland Moves Closer to another Housing Bubble Crisis

We already know that Switzerland is uber-expensive. It is often referred to as the playground of the rich. Visit any of its cities, towns, villages, or any other urban center and the first thing nearly every tourist notices is how clean and picturesque they appear. Nothing is out of place and there are virtually no accumulations of trash anywhere. But behind this near perfect façade festers a major and growing calamity, affordable housing. According to swissinfo.ch, “under pressure to invest, Swiss pension funds are ploughing money into real estate, considered a safe and profitable option. As this drives up housing

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Climate & Weather

Why Sarasota, Florida, Has Never Been in the Eye of a Hurricane

by Taistealai Sarasota has not been a bull’s-eye for a major hurricane since reliable records began in 1871. There are several theories out there to explain this phenomenon. Long time resident Jim Lawson suggests that the reason Sarasota lucks out is its proximity to Pass-A-Grille and St. Pete Beach. The old reincarnated pirate has been protecting these areas for years. He has said as long as he is around Pass-A-Grille and St Pete Beach would never take a hurricane head on. Think about it how close has a hurricane come and then veer off at the last minute. He uses

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Culture

Ping Pong Invades Long Beach

The LA Open Table Tennis Tournament kicked off its move to Long Beach — and its partnership with the Ping Pong Fit International Festival – Saturday, Aug. 31 at the Long Beach Convention Center. The tournament, hosted for the past eight years at a Rosemead badminton club, woos players from all over the world to compete in 23 different skill and age divisions. The tournament, in the center’s Exhibit Hall C, will continue on Sunday with the semifinal and final rounds. This year, the tournament is the star attraction of the city’s first Ping Pong Fit International Festival. Organizers hope that will lead

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Business

It’s time for organizations to lean in to change

  https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/its-time-organizations-lean-in-change-melanie-fellay/?fbclid=IwAR3W90gQTCxbct4KHXD5-N_VFMSY148EYdB0ES1ip5Tg8kE2sDfwhU5A0wg In today’s rapidly changing and lucrative job environment, quitters are winners. At least that’s what the numbers suggest. Depending on the source, the average person obtains a 10-30% salary increase when changing jobs. Therefore, it’s no surprise that people are quitting their jobs more than ever before. In fact, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the proportion of Americans who quit their jobs hit a 17-year high in May at 2.4%, with the annual quit rate rising16.2% in 2009 to over 26% in 2017. Is this a Millennial Problem? Well, they’re certainly at the forefront of this shift

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Business

French city of Dunkirk tests out free transport – and it works

https://www.france24.com/en/20190831-france-dunkirk-free-transportation-bus-success-climate-cities?fbclid=IwAR3Mzk-mbm_FQ2MQcQLrwe3sjGYOJTmzAV10HioVZPYK7w7ZBFGLjJetMGw&ref=fb The city of Dunkirk in northern France launched a revamped bus system last year with a twist – it’s completely free. A new study shows that the programme is not only revitalising the city center but also helping the environment. Dunkirk, which sits on the coast of Normandy at the northernmost tip of France, is best known for the battle and evacuation of hundreds of thousands of Allied soldiers to Britain during the Second World War. After the war, the port city was rebuilt as an industrial hub, with oil refineries and a major steel mill. Now the city (population

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Business

Is French healthcare the best in the world?

https://www.france24.com/en/20190830-french-connections-france-healthcare-system-doctor-affordable-hospital-social-security?fbclid=IwAR3PXqYEqj74xUE_V1_x0NumPAViJfzXpNlNHvdmJBsChKnzYY2a-CZHd90&ref=fb By Taistealaí When it comes to healthcare, the French are very proud of their system. It’s high quality, accessible and affordable. France’s “système de santé” ranks among the best in the world. Despite this enthusiasm, it’s far from perfect and critics say the system is hemorrhaging money. So who pays for it? And what’s its long-term prognosis? In this episode of French Connections Plus, Genie Godula and Florence Villeminot check up on French healthcare. I can tell of similar circumstances that they share at the end of this. My son was born in Mexico City in 1981 prematurely –

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POW! WOW! Long Beach Style

This year’s event, a week long, paint-your-brains-out-and-party extravaganza just wrapped up in Long Beach. Artists completed 20 new murals across Long Beach during the past

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