I propose a new way to think about the Great Recession in America. Instead of the middle class is dying, how about the dirty middle class is dying. The way of life where overconsumption and gas guzzling is more American than recycling or biking. If our energy supply can be both dirty and clean, why …
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Healthcare reform for women – beginning today no co-pay for preventive care like mammograms, contraception
Under the Affordable Care Act, for the first time ever, women will now have access to life-saving preventive care, such as mammograms and contraception, without paying any more out of their own pockets. Today, we move yet another step closer to giving women control over their health care. In addition to the benefits …
Venture capital investment had its biggest quarter (Q2 2012) of the decade
U.S. venture capitalists put $8.1 billion into 812 deals in the second quarter of 2012, their single largest quarter in more than a decade, according to CB Insights. It’s clear that factors like the greater American economy and the bumpy tech IPO market don’t necessarily have a direct and/or timely correlation with venture capital spending. …
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NASA’s master plan – to create the next space airlines
The Commercial Crew Program is responsible for helping companies develop vehicles that can ferry astronauts, and maybe civilians, to space. Could this lead to a ‘spaceline’ industry, a la the airlines? An interview with Ed Mango, manager of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program: What’s the goal of the Commercial Crew Program? We still have Americans in …
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All Star Ballot – MLB 2012 – Vote now, ends June 29
Cast your 2012 All-Star Game Vote! * Vote a maximum of 25 times. Voting ends at 11:59 PM ET on Thursday, June 28, 2012. And, watch the All-Star Game on Tuesday, July 10, 2012, on FOX.
The heartening resurgence of the American play
Had you polled theater pundits in recent years about which they thought would be in better shape today, the Broadway musical or the Broadway play, it’s hard to imagine any of them choosing the drama. Yet one of the unexpected developments of the past season is the robust showing of what used to be called …
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82% of Americans have a favorable opinion of Queen Elizabeth II
As Britain prepares to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s 60th year on the throne, the sovereign’s popularity in the United States is at a 15-year high — 82% of Americans say they have a favorable opinion of the queen in a CNN/ORC poll released Friday. That’s a 35-point jump from 1997, when her favorable rating stood …
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8% of adults check Twitter every day – 20% of young adults check every day
Eight percent of adult Internet users said they log on to Twitter every day, up from the 4% who said the same last year, according to the Pew Research Center, which conducted the survey. That number was even higher for young adults. One in five Internet users ages 18 to 24 are using the website …
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Siberian Free Soloing – crazy story of locals climbing en masse
Climbers Jonathan Thesenga and Brittany Griffith are the first Americans to climb at Stolby, a central Siberian nature reserve, where the locals free solo en masse. Comment: Good afternoon! I live in Krasnoyarsk and itself each days off I go there. I confirm, many (a lot of, much) person there goes, but is far from …
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Reagan National Airport expands flights to West Coast (Portland, SF, LA, Austin)
The Department of Transportation has approved four more long-distance flights from Reagan National Airport. – Alaska Airlines will fly to Portland, JetBlue Airways will fly to San Juan, Southwest will fly to Austin and Virgin America will fly to San Francisco. – Four dominant carriers were granted permission earlier to extend long-distance flights. United now flies …
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