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Prison Currency Is Fishy

The Wall Street Journal: When Larry Levine helped prepare divorce papers for a client a few years ago, he got paid in mackerel. Once the case ended, he says, “I had a stack of macks.” Levine and his client were prisoners in California’s Lompoc Federal Correctional Complex. Like other federal inmates around the country, they

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Choose Yourself!

The world is changing. Markets have crashed. Jobs have disappeared. Industries have been disrupted and are being remade before our eyes. Everything we aspired to for “security,” everything we thought was “safe,” no longer is: College. Employment. Retirement. Government. It’s all crumbling down. In every part of society, the middlemen are being pushed out of

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A New Look for Clintons

Back in 2012, Clinton Cards was just one of the many high street names which looked as if it was on the verge of disappearing for ever. On 9th May 2012, the BBC reported that the greeting cards retailer was to be placed into administration; shares were to be suspended on the stock market and

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Inventions We’ll Probably Never See: Miracle Cancer Cure

The Huffington Post: In 2001, Nova Scotian Rick Simpson discovered that a cancerous spot on his skin disappeared within a few days of applying an essential oil made from marijuana. Since then, Simpson and others have treated thousands of cancer patients with incredible success. Researchers in Spain have confirmed that THC, an active compound in

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Video Store Not Dead in Australia

According to Dynamic Business, the corner video store isn’t dead in Australia: Not even close, says the The Network Group Managing Director Keran Wicks, who reports the company’s balance sheet remains strong as do its 300 Network Video store members around the country. Wicks said The Network Group, Australia’s second largest DVD rental group, remains

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What Are Your Kids Doing Today?

While your kids are making popsicle art, these kids made viable inventions, reports US News. Many of them aren’t even teenagers yet, but their inventions could cause big changes—the Connecticut team designed a “Smart Sticker” that turns from green to red if a food container isn’t properly refrigerated, while the Ohio team created an erasable

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