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The dangers of mispredicting a volcanic eruption

Oct15
by on October 15, 2018 at 8:07 am
Posted In: Around the Web, syndication


The Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull made worldwide headlines in 2010 when it erupted ash that was blown towards Europe, so that air traffic was grounded across the continent. More recently, the volcano’s bigger sister and neighbor, Katla, has also been in the news. First the papers said the “giant volcano” was ready to blow, yet within days articles were appearing to say it was all a mistake and the eruption news was premature. What is going on? Over the past 1,100 years, Katla has erupted at least 21 times – an average of around once every 50 years or so. It…

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6 reasons to invest in your 20s (when all you want to do is spend)

Oct15
by on October 15, 2018 at 8:03 am
Posted In: Around the Web, The next generation of money management


You’ve probably heard this a thousand times. If you aren’t investing yet, you should start soon. The truth is, you should have already started. When all you want to do is save up for six months, quit your job, and blow all your money backpacking around South America Motorcycle Diaries style, consider these six reasons first. 1. Startups, job-hopping, and the gig economy come at a price Unlike previous generations, we have much more freedom to job-hop. On average we’ll go through at least four different jobs by the time we’re 32. If we don’t like the traditional nine to…

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6 reasons to invest in your 20s (when all you want to do is spend)

Oct15
by on October 15, 2018 at 8:03 am
Posted In: Around the Web, The next generation of money management


You’ve probably heard this a thousand times. If you aren’t investing yet, you should start soon. The truth is, you should have already started. When all you want to do is save up for six months, quit your job, and blow all your money backpacking around South America Motorcycle Diaries style, consider these six reasons first. 1. Startups, job-hopping, and the gig economy come at a price Unlike previous generations, we have much more freedom to job-hop. On average we’ll go through at least four different jobs by the time we’re 32. If we don’t like the traditional nine to…

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