Month: September 2013

Debt and credit

Workable Ways to Get Out of Debt

According to American Debt Advisor, around 80% of the population is in debt. If we exclude secured debt, car and home loans, there is still around 50% of the population carrying debt, some of it in the amount of tens of thousands of dollars. And these statistics are mirrored around […]

Society & Culture

History’s Most Famous Couriers

Sometime between six and seven million years ago a species known as Sahelanthropus tchadensis stood and walked on two legs in Western Africa. This monkey-looking animal's first small steps set off an evolutionary chain reaction that led to the birth of Homo sapiens, otherwise recognised as today's Mr & Mrs […]

Health

Holistic Approaches for a Better Night's Sleep

Trouble sleeping can wreak havoc on our lives in a number of ways. It impairs cognitive function, makes us feel weak and fatigued, and can even make us gain weight. We all have trouble sleeping now and again—a fight with a friend lingers in our mind or we feel nervous about […]

Employment

Injuries at Work Factfile

Injuries at work happen with great regularity. From bumping into colleagues, to bashing your foot against an errant door. These things happen. But there are a number of injuries that you might be entitled to claim compensation for. This shouldn’t be seen as ‘getting one over’ on employers, or ‘cheating […]

IT

How to Be Sure Your Colocation Facility is Secure?

Ensure Colocation Facility Security The proliferation of information technology and the infusion of the internet into almost every facet of our daily lives has created a need for space and security for internet hosts and data servers. Colocation facilities are an answer for this need. Customers who need bandwidth for […]

Other stories

End Of Paper Tickets [Infographic]

Coins, magnetic tickets, and propriety smartcards are about become a thing of the past for the billions of global mass transit users. The next evolution in the transit fare system are open payments, a technology that enables transit agencies to lower operating cost, increase passenger flow and satisfactions, and make […]