Migration

Today I learned that race has very little to do with genetics.  I always thought that different races had a slightly different genetic code.  But there are no genetic differences between races.  I also learned that there are some people that actually migrate into North Korea.  pewglobal.org says that North Korea has less than 10,000 migrants from South Korea and 30,000 migrants from China in 2013.  There were also 50,000 people living in North Korea that were not born there in 2013.

Migrants on a boat

Philanthropy

I learned that philanthropy is not the same as charity.  Charity is more directed toward sympathy and Philanthropy is directed toward humanitarian purposes.

Philanthropy 

Thinking About Success

Factors of success ranking from most to least important

1.  Hard Work - Anyone that gives 100% effort at their job will be successful at their job.
2.  Skill - Most people that have a certain skill will be successful as long as they have a good work ethic
3.  Opportunity - Somebody with a good opportunity will either take it or ignore it.  Those who take their opportunity will be successful.
4.  Luck - Some people are just lucky when it comes to their economic success.

success

Supply Chain

Today I read a few articles about the supply chain of fashion and technology.  What I found interesting was how the clothing company H&M has a team that predicts fashion trends.  That puts them ahead of the Zara clothing company because Zara reacts to trends.  

Next I found two articles about Apple and Samsung using child labor.  Samsung said they would get rid of child labor but children on the street said they worked at the factory.  What surprised me was that Apple had about 100 children employed.  This makes me wonder if companies are lying when they say they don't use children for work.  And I also wonder what products are 100% made in America.

Samsung finds child labor