August 2013 - Page 4 of 4 - The Outlier Model

Updates: July 28 – Aug 3

trip to Europe, watch fireworks, personal financial reads, financial blogs to read, financial blogs

Brian / August 3rd, 2013 / 7 Comments

During the Summer of 2005, I decided to spend four months living and working in Europe. I was between terms at University and it seemed like a fun time for an adventure. I also wanted to put into practice all those years of French that Canadian schools make you take, so I packed up and headed off to Paris, France. I worked at a gelato store for three months and traveled for one month. While I was...

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The cost of the war on cancer

war on cancer, cancer, disease, cancer treatment, big C, illness

CF / August 1st, 2013 / 1 Comment

Over at BigThink.com (), writer, biologist and technology evangelist Kas Thomas gives his take on the war on cancer. It’s an excellent read and not too long, so I’d encourage you to check it out. Photo Credit I’ve mentioned it before – cancer is big business. It’s a fundraising behemoth. But if the goal is to save lives and improve the quality of life for cancer patients,...

Posted in: Philosophy Tagged with: cost of cancer, curing cancer, fundraising, how to prevent cancer, reducing cancer risk, war on cancer