jeudi 21 novembre 2013

French paradoxes according to the latest data from OECD

1. A very long life expectancy especially for women.







2. a short time at work

Retirement at 60 years old was implemented when life expectancy showed a dramatic increase!

3. a high unemployment rate



4. a strong egalitarism



5. A medium range immigration level



6. a low employability level of immigrants

http://www.oecd-berlin.de/charts/migration/labourmarket.php?cr=oecd&lg=fr

7.a very high cost of welfare for immigrants

http://www.oecd-berlin.de/charts/migration/fiscal.php?cr=oecd&lg=fr

8. A stagflation scenario for the next years




9. a high tax rate


10. what about the quality of life?

http://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/countries/france/

mercredi 20 novembre 2013

Americans could soon be one step closer to getting that videophone they were promised in the 1960s. Actually?

It seems that US federal state is leading but in facts:
 “The transition to broadband and I.P. services that has already begun is driven by consumers who are moving to the Internet and choosing to connect in ways not imagined just a decade ago.”
Jim Cicconi, AT&T’s senior executive vice president of external and legislative affairs



http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/20/business/media/fcc-chairman-calls-for-transforming-the-technology-used-by-phone-systems.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20131120&_r=0

Are we alone?

"But evidence favoring life’s high probability could exist closer to home. No planet is more Earthlike than Earth itself. If life does pop up readily in Earthlike conditions, then it should have started many times, right here on our own planet. It could be that intermingled among the seething microbes all around us are some that are so biochemically different they could be descended only from a separate origin. You couldn’t tell by looking, only by delving into their molecular innards and finding something weird enough to rule out a common precursor. The discovery of just a single “alien” microbe under our very noses would be enough to conclude that the universe was indeed teeming with life."
Very stimulant conclusion: if life is due to our earth conditions we can expect several births of life on this planet! Isn't it?

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/19/opinion/are-we-alone-in-the-universe.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20131119