The Conventional Wisdom About Government Health Care Spending Is Wrong

Health care isn’t just a government spending problem. It’s an everybody’s-spending problem. more

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Obama Puts the Middle Class First (Surprise: So Do Economists)

President Obama made the case for middle-out economics yesterday. Economists have been making it for years. more

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Satchels stitch up a brighter future

In a factory tucked away down a side street in north Belfast, staff are working hard to make 90% of all the equipment bags users carried in the back of Northern Ireland’s fire engines and all the equipment bags carried in our ambulances and by our para… more

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Breathing new life into control of asthma

Ireland has the fourth highest incidence of asthma in the world and an important element of the treatment of the condition is an effective asthma management plan. more

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Hone Your Leadership Skills

The tough economy of the last four years has made managing and leading a business a lot harder than it used to be, but a new book has some leadership lessons worth learning. Joris Merks, author of “Samurai Business: The Way of the Warrior for Professio… more

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Support key to brave new world of tech in classrooms

Despite the Department of Education and Skills outlining a purchasing framework for schools investing in information and communications technology (ICT), many in the education sector claim successfully integrating technology into the classroom is done … more

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U.S. economy grew 2.7% in third quarter

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Qatar summit drives primary education

Can oil really be recycled into knowledge? more

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Pamela Love Brings Creativity to World of Jewelry

When Pamela Love was in middle school, she used to make bracelets out of toothbrushes. She’d heat up a pot of water, submerge the brushes in the boiling liquid, then use pliers to bend the softened plastic into a cuff-like shape. “I had a turquoise… more

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China talks reform as transition begins

China’s ruling Communist Party began the process of appointing a new generation of leaders Thursday with a highly orchestrated display of party unity and a focus on reform to sustain economic growth. more

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