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links for 2006-08-08

  • BBC NEWS | Business | Sterling heading for $2 barrier
    I had completely missed the US rate rise — $2 to the pound is pretty scary though!
    (tags: dollars currency pound sterling money exchangerates exchange)
  • BBC NEWS | Education | Students ‘work 16 hours a week’
    “Students worked an average of 16 hours a week, with 20% doing more than 20”
    Since the increase in tuition fees many more students seem to be working. I learned a lot from studying & keeping 3 part-time jobs going, so I wonder if it’ll be good in the lon
    (tags: students universities work worklifebalance)
  • Seth’s Blog: 8 million millionaires
    “Of course, having a million dollars isn’t what it used to be, but consider the fact that the average household in the US has $8,000 in credit card debt and you see a chasm. Both sides of the chasm are waiting to hear from you.”
    (tags: poverty divide economics wealth chasm)
  • Links for 2006-08-07 (plasticbag.org)
    “This is like Ethicopocalypse.”
    Most fantastic neologism EVER.
    (tags: neologism words ethics)
  • adaptive path » blog » blog archive » Teenagers don’t really have much to say
    “In short, pay no attention to “trends” reports that focus on teenagers and extrapolate The Future. We all change as we grow older”
    (tags: teenagers anecdotes advice smart growingup)
Posted by delicious @ 7:18 PM on August 8, 2006
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