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Fear, as FDR noted in 1933 paralyzes those who succumb to it. And yet, much of what we worry about today is based on hype rather than reality. Yes, media headlines are partially to blame. But some things (sharks!) are just downright scary. Using the most recent U.S. data available, we hereby present a list
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Which jobs are most plentiful and where? And which jobs pay the most? If you are looking for a job or choosing a new career direction, as many Americans currently are, the answers to these questions matter. Today Billshrink gives you an in-depth look at employment and unemployment in America sector by sector. -source-
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It takes a lot of work for a bill to become a law. It’s a complex process that most of us know nothing about, other than the tidbits that linger in our memory from high school government class. Mike Wirth clarifies the process in his gameboard-like submission to Sunlight Labs’ competition, Design for America. Mike’s
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Nasa’s budget is under the spotlight. According to a report in the New York Times, its mission to return astronauts to the moon would be grounded as part of a stringent 2011 budget. So, how much does the US spend on Nasa and the space programme? Thanks to the Office of Management and Budget, we
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According to a new study by the University of California, San Diego, from 1980 through 2008 the total number of bytes bitten by Americans has upped by 6% per year and now stands at an incredibly huge sounding 3.6 zettabytes. (Or one billion trillion bytes, if that’s easier to imagine.) The Upswing is, of course,
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Source: http://www.good.is/post/rock-and-u-s-oil-production-is-dead/
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Together, the United States, Russia, China, Japan, and South Korea spent nearly $1 trillion in 2008 on the military! Read more here: http://www.fpif.org/fpiftxt/6442
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http://www.nytimes.com//interactive/2009/07/31/business/20080801-metrics-graphic.html?hp The American Time Use Survey asks thousands of American residents to recall every minute of a day. Here is how people over age 15 spent their time in 2008.