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From News: Report: Federal Spending On Kids Declines For First Time In 30 Years
This is the beginning of the end…
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The area taking the biggest hit is education, which already saw $5 billion funding drop from 2010 to 2011.
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From News: Russia, China Veto Syria Resolution at U.N.
What the hell, Russia? China, you too?! You’d rather see people being massacred… North Korea anyone? Sheesh…
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Russia and China again vetoed a Western-backed U.N. resolution Thursday threatening sanctions against President Bashar Assad’s government if it didn’t stop using heavy weapons in the escalating 16-month conflict.
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From Morning Edition: Drought Hits Farmers And Residential Landscapers
The drought is beginning to really sink its teeth into the Midwest. More than three-quarters of the nation’s corn acres are in a drought zone. In Iowa, Illinois and Indiana, corn crops are burning up and its causing commodity prices to shoot up. Suburban residents are paying to water their lawns, but it isn’t doing much good.
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From New Scientist – Online news: Freehand laser cutter creates instant flat-pack design
Draw any design you fancy with a laser pointer – and the laser cutter will do the rest
From Gizmodo: Tiny Rooftop Turbine Could Make Urban Wind Farms A Reality
There’s a reason that wind farms are placed offshore rather than in urban areas—the turbines are typically huge, difficult to erect, and need a solid sustained gust to produce any meaningful amount of current. This prototype, on the other hand, will assemble easily and take up little space as it quietly produces kilowatts atop skyscrapers. More »
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From Lifehacker: Outgrow.me Shows You The Best Kickstarter and Indiegogo Projects You Can Buy Now
Kickstarter and Indiegogo are great platforms for people to fund good ideas or projects, but navigating those sites to find the great projects amidst the thousands of others isn’t easy. So here’s Outgrow.me, which shows you only the successful products/projects you can pre-order or buy now. More »
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