A Comparison Of Purchasing Power 2009 Minutes Of Work To Buy A Big Mac 1. Chicago (USA) – 12 2. Tokyo (Japan) – 12 3. Toronto (Canada) – 12 4. London (England) – 13 5. Los Angeles (USA) – 13 6. Miami (USA) – 13 7. Hong Kong (China) – 14 8. New York (USA) – 14 [...]

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Where Is The Change On The Street? President Obama is encouraging the financial industry to reform itself voluntarily. Isn’t this the reason that got Wall Street in trouble in the first place? Some real regulation is what is needed. Some serious regulation. What has really changed? Is there any accountability for what has already happened? [...]

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Garmin Nüvi 255W 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator Seven Reasons To Buy The Garmin nüvi 255W 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator: 1.  The price is right 2.  It tells you which lane to get in to make the turn 3.  Very easy to use, updates often on the road 4.  Very accurate 5.  It displays [...]

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Shower Heads Hold 100 Times Amount Of Pathogens Starting your day with an invigorating shower? That water hitting your face feels really nice and refreshing, right? You could have gotten a dose of bacteria, if scientists are right. Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC), a group of genetecially related bacteria, are common and can be harmful when inhaled [...]

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Vision For High Speed Rail In The United States The French have the Train à Grande Vitesse (TVG). It is one of the world’s fastest. In Japan, there’s the Tōkaidō Shinkansen. It is the world’s busiest. In China, there’s the Shanghai Maglev Train. The world’s first commercial high-speed maglev line. In Spain, you have the Alta [...]

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Who Uses UTC? Countries that use UTC as their standard time: Iceland, Ghana, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, and Senegal. The United Kingdom and the Republic Of Ireland use UTC in the winter, but not summer because they use a daylight saving period (summer time). What is UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) and where is it used? [...]

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World’s Second Commercial Solar Tower Plant The PS20 solar power tower is part of the Solucar Platform, located in Sanlúcar la Mayor, Seville. It has the capability to generate 20 megawatts (MW) of electricity. This is enough to power up 10,000 homes with clean energy. The builder was Abengoa Solar. The solar tower was put [...]

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Unemployment Rate Predicted To Rise In Months Ahead The Bureau Of Labor Statistics has came out with Employment Situation News Release (Friday, September 4, 2009). Nonfarm payroll employment fell by 216,000 in August, and the unemployment rate rose to 9.7 percent. The Employment Factors — August 2009 August data (employment) showed construction down 65,000. Manufacturing down [...]

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Digital Communication Via D-Star D-STAR (Digital Smart Technologies for Amateur Radio) is digital technology designed for amateur radio use. The system was researched by the Japan Amateur Radio League, and now has become the standard. ICOM America is the only manufacturer that has incorporated D Star technology in their radios. Kenwood has rebranded ICOM equipment. D-Star [...]

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The Politics Of Digital Radio Is analog radio being phased out? Is digital radio technology ready for prime time? Is it adequate for emergency use? Some police and firefighters in the United States are asking to delay or put off going to a state-of-the-art digital radio system. Public safety officials are voicing their concerns over [...]

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