Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Monday, January 23, 2017
Brexit to cost Britain more than 5% of GDP by 2030 say City economists
This is an estimate of the loss of GDP relative to where the economy would have been without Brexit and adds up to more than £100bn in today's money.
Analysts from three City of London financial institutions expect the cost of Theresa May's hard Brexit to add up to between 5 per cent and 10 per cent of GDP by 2030.
In today's money that's equivalent to between £100bn and £200bn.
''4 reasons why you should never seek revenge in business (or life)'' - Chris Myers
This is not the article that I planned on publishing today. My original piece told the story of an investment deal gone sideways, and it was written in anger. The situation was one where my team and I were deceived, strung along, and forced into a difficult position due to the actions of others.
At least 18 perish in Southeast's Tornadoes (Photos)
At least 18 people are reported to have perished with 43 casualties in Mississippi and Georgia days after the presidential inauguration in a heavy thunderstorm and tornadoes.
Georgia’s emergency management agency spokesperson Catherine Howden said there had been upto 20 reports of tornadoes with 14 dead and 23 injured.
Australia to ditch physical passports in favour of biometric scanning by 2020
'Australia’s Department of Immigration and Border Protection has announced an overhaul to its identity verification systems for international airports, which is intended to almost entirely replace physical passports with biometric recognition.
Due to start in 2017 and be fully implemented by 2020 in what the department is calling a ‘world-first’, the system will involve a combination of iris, face and fingerprint scanning, as well as a series of electronic stations rather than manned desks, in order to automatically handle 90% of international travellers.
Sunday, January 22, 2017
India's train speed to increase by 200km/hour
Train Speed in India to increase by 200km per hour with the support of Russian Railways, according to a reports by the Economics Times(ET). The fastest train in India is currently is Gatimaan Express with top speed of 160 km per hour.
The collaboration is on a 575-km stretch between Nagpur and Secunderabad. Part of the proposed techniques to reach this desired limit includes reconstruction of railway alignment as well as treating the earth bed where there are speed restrictions as well as a new type of passenger cars with coaches.
Miranda Kerr taunts Orlando Bloom in chic dress
Australian model and mother of one Miranda Kerr, was seen spotting a chic blue of-the-shoulder bodycon dress as she films an ad in Los Angeles alongside American football star Cam Newton.
Miranda's ex husband Olando Bloom sure will be missing on things. Miranda is presently engaged to Snap chat owner Evan Spiegel.
See more photos below...
Photo credit: Mega Agency
Miranda's ex husband Olando Bloom sure will be missing on things. Miranda is presently engaged to Snap chat owner Evan Spiegel.
See more photos below...
Bleak state of kids nutrition: 1 in 3 eat junk food daily, 80% of their drinks are sweetened, and saturated fat plagues every meal, Harvard study warns
'No progress is being made in improving children's nutrition despite the burgeoning obesity epidemic, a landmark study has revealed. Kids' menus in fast food joints are laden with as many calories, as much saturated fat and as much sodium as they were five years ago.
This is despite a 2011 pledge among chain restaurants in the United States to improve the nutritional value of children's menu options.
Childhood obesity rates are rapidly rising. In the US, 18 percent of children between ages six and 11 are obese, as are 21 percent of adolescents between ages 12 and 19.
And the study - the first to look at national trends in the nutrient content of kids' menus since 2011 - warns failure to get menus under control could have devastating repercussions for the next generation.
And the study - the first to look at national trends in the nutrient content of kids' menus since 2011 - warns failure to get menus under control could have devastating repercussions for the next generation.
Since 2015, more than 150 chain restaurants joined the Kids LiveWell program with a pledge to increase the number of nutritious menu items available to children.
Several of these chains have announced that they will remove soda as the default choice on children's menus, while others have added healthy side options such as yogurt and fruit to kids' menus and meals.
Several of these chains have announced that they will remove soda as the default choice on children's menus, while others have added healthy side options such as yogurt and fruit to kids' menus and meals.
While some restaurants have replaced soda, many of the new selections are still sugar-sweetened and contain just as much sugar.
In fact, results showed that sugar-sweetened beverages still make up 80 percent of children's beverage options, despite voluntary pledges to reduce their prevalence.
Senior author Dr Christina Roberto, an assistant professor at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, told Daily Mail Online: 'It's great that restaurants like McDonald's have taken soda off the kids menu, but what good does it do if the replacements have just as much sugar as the soda does?
Researchers used data collected by the Department of Health to track trends in the nutrient content of beverages, entrees, side dishes, and desserts offered on children's menus in 45 of the nation's top 100 restaurant chains.
Out of the sample, 15 restaurants were Kids LiveWell participants.
The authors, led by researchers at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, say that while these steps have the potential to make a difference, the results of the study show more meaningful changes are needed.
More than one in three children and adolescents consumed fast food every day, according to the study.
The authors, led by researchers at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, say that while these steps have the potential to make a difference, the results of the study show more meaningful changes are needed.
More than one in three children and adolescents consumed fast food every day, according to the study.
Dr Roberto says this is part of a changing mindset from fast food restaurants being an occasional splurge to being part of a daily routine.
'I think it's disconcerting because it's good to have these kinds of programs that promote health, but these restaurants need to be held accountable,' she said.
'We need to go back to the drawing board and figure out how to fix this.
'Programs like Kids LiveWell are a good start but the reality is more needs to be done if we're going to be serious about tackling obesity.'
'We need to go back to the drawing board and figure out how to fix this.
'Programs like Kids LiveWell are a good start but the reality is more needs to be done if we're going to be serious about tackling obesity.'
The CDC and various health organizations have warned that US obesity rates will only climb if Americans stick to their current eating and exercise habits.
A report released in 2012 by the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation projected that half of US adults will be obese by 2030.
The report predicted that in every state, the rate will reach at least 44 percent by 2030. In 13 states, that number would exceed 60 percent.
Obesity raises the risk of numerous diseases from type 2 diabetes to endometrial cancer, meaning more sick people and higher medical costs in the future, according to the report.
Currently, the estimated annual health care costs of obesity-related illness are an astonishing $190.2 billion or nearly 21 percent of annual medical spending in the US.
Childhood obesity alone is responsible for $14 billion in direct medical costs.
The report estimated that rising obesity figures will balloon that figured to $210 billion'.
Source: MailOnline
Saturday, January 21, 2017
Lady burns Ivanka Trump's shoes
Say what!!! The hatred towards President Trump and his family has taken another turn. One lady by name luvvie shared a live recording on her Facebook page where she is seen setting ablaze a pair of Ivanka Trump's shoes she owns.
See her post below;
See her post below;
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh finally agrees to hand over political power
In a whirlwind of political uncertainty and tension in the Gambia, Yahya Jammeh the ruling president has finally decided to step down for his contender Adama Barrow.
Yahya Jammeh who has served as president for the past 22 years refused to leave office after the elections which saw Mr Barrow as president elect.
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