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Suicide rates are higher in areas where guns are more prevalent, according to a Harvard School of Public Health study published today. The researchers found that gun ownership elevates the risk of suicide among all groups by a factor of 1.9, and as much as 2.4 among people under 20. “I hope [the study] will make people realize that suicide is in fact a preventable public health problem,” said Matthew Miller, an assistant professor of Health Policy and Management and lead author of the study. This was the first study to examine the relationship...
...having less in your retirement and savings accounts." Women do spend $1,069--$246 more than men do--on clothing every year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics 2004-2005 Consumer Expenditure Survey. But that's chump change compared with what single men spend on car ownership ($846 more than single women), eating out ($752 more), alcoholic drinks ($280 more) and audiovisual gear ($143 more). Cutting back on needless spending isn't a bad idea for anyone, but "renegotiating your credit-card balances or getting a lower cost on your IRA probably saves you a lot more money," says...
...This article contains a table. Please see hardcopy of magazine.] WHO SPENDS MORE MONEY? Although single women splurge on a few items, single men spend more money overall Men Women Car ownership $2,000 $1,154 Eating out 1,847 1,095 Entertainment 1,459 1,075 Clothes and related services 823 1,069 Audio and visual equipment 632 489 Personal-care products 196 458 Alcoholic beverages 501 221 Tobacco and smoking...
...drift of rural families into cities in search of better jobs and improved living conditions is part of a global trend, but in Fiji the country's land-ownership policies have exacerbated the problem. Laws passed in the 1970s obliged non-indigenous farmers to take 30-year leases on the land they worked. As the leases expired, the Government encouraged indigenous Fijian landowners not to renew them, but instead to farm the land themselves. The non-indigenous farmers were given cash payouts to leave, but their workers received nothing...
Another big uncertainty concerns future ownership. Airbus' private owners are fleeing: Britain's BAE sold its 20% stake earlier this year to EADS, and both of EADS's big holders, Germany's DaimlerChrysler and France's Lagardre, are trying to reduce their stakes...