Thursday, July 3, 2008

The Struggles of Detroit Ensnare Its Workers - NYTimes.com
Detroit automakers will temporarily lay off upward of 25,000 workers this year, but are still obligated to pay them more than half of their take-home wages.

Jobless, and Selling Himself the Old-Fashioned Way - NYTimes.com
Joshua Persky, an out-of-work investment banker, was interviewed by major news outlets as he stood on Park Avenue, handing out résumés and wearing a sandwich board.

On Campus, the ’60s Begin to Fade as Liberal Professors Retire - NYTimes.com
Hired during an expansion in higher education, baby boomers are being replaced by a new generation.

A Tempered View of Greenlands Gushing Drainpipes - Dot Earth - Climate Change and Sustainability - New York Times Blog
Andrew C. Revkin on climate change and sustainable living.

China’s Legacy - Let a Million Museums Bloom - Series - NYTimes.com
Most art is an unsettled category in China and museums have complicated uses.

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Study debunks theory Asian students are top notchers in US
PhysOrg news: Study debunks theory Asian students are top notchers in US

Parasite vaccines within reach
PhysOrg news: Parasite vaccines within reach

Acidifying oceans add urgency to CO2 cuts
PhysOrg news: Acidifying oceans add urgency to CO2 cuts

Laugh at High Gas Prices With a 282-MPG VW | Autopia from Wired.com
With gas prices going through the roof and regulators requiring cars to be ever more miserly, Volkswagen is bringing new meaning to the term fuel efficiency with a bullet-shaped microcar

Caloric Restriction Comes in a Pill | Wired Science from Wired.com
Scientists have provided the strongest evidence yet that the anti-aging benefits of calorically restricted diets can be duplicated -- minus the near-starvation -- by a pill. In a study published

Capture power with your curtains - CNN.com
Imagine every time you closed your curtains, you were capturing enough solar energy to power your laptop. The technology is available, but no one's packaged it up in a handy DIY kit at your local hardware store.

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