Interesting piece on the economy of the West Bank: http://bit.ly/9MUmUF

The financial crisis hits all of us. Harvard decided to cut on the heating in the library to save some bucks.

Is the widespread use of credit cards (and holding less cash in your pockets) affecting homeless people and beggars who ask for change?

Why is there always a positive (significant) correlation between the temperature outside and the amount of work we have to do on weekends?

These are some thieves that know about cost-effectiveness analysis: http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5327965,00.html

From Petsy Pies Cafe working: Why do people work on cafes? Does consumption increase productivity or is it concentration spillover effects?