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Supply options are far wider today than in previous oil price declines, and this time, consumers are saving and paying debt, not spending fuel savings on other consumption.

The Conference Board Chief Economist Bart Van Ark discusses the impact of falling oil prices on global stability. Here is a direct video link.

As the status quo perversely festers on how to get oil prices higher once more, drought and shortages in the world’s most vital commodity-potable water–continue to spread largely ignored. See: A Long Drought on a Long River as the mighty Rio Grande slows to a trickle. Also see California’s water woes are priceless.

New research shows that children and teens on plant-based diets dropped weight and had improved blood pressure and cholesterol. When the Cleveland Clinic tested vegan diets on kids, it lowered their heart disease risk. But, a lot of teens who cut out meat end up becoming junk food vegetarians.  See:  Plant-based diet may benefit kids most. Here is a direct video link.

Amazing life story and perspective on stereotypes, business and venturing off the beaten path.

Dame Stephanie Shirley is the most successful tech entrepreneur you never heard of. In the 1960s, she founded a pioneering all-woman software company in the UK, which was ultimately valued at $3 billion, making millionaires of 70 of her team members. In this frank and often hilarious talk, she explains why she went by “Steve,” how she upended the expectations of the time, and shares some sure-fire ways to identify ambitious women. Here is a direct video link.