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24 Mar 2010 09:29

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U.S.: California universities throw tons of cost-cutting options on the table

  • one Encourage students to take summer classes and graduate in three years.
  • two Double the number of out-of-state students in the university system to 10 percent.
  • three Charge more for the most popular campuses – UCLA and UC Berkeley particularly.
  • four Increase online classes offerings so people don’t have to look at each other. source
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23 Mar 2010 20:57

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U.S.: How young is too young for major weight-loss surgery, anyway?

  • I want to be able to run. I haven’t been able to run since I was 5 years old. … I just want to be normal.
  • 14-year-old Maria Caprigno • Regarding her decision to go under the knife for purposes of losing weight. Caprigno, who weighs over 400 pounds even after losing 45, says that many of her weight problems come from a mix of genes (her parents are also overweight), couch potato status, and overeating. But the gastrectomy surgery she got, which involved removing much of her stomach, is often used on people three times her age (or older). Her doctor, though, claims holding back the surgery would have been unethical. “Her BMI [body mass index], which is a measurement we use to determine how obese someone is, put her in the highest risk category,” said Dr. Evan Nadler. “Not just morbidly obese, but two categories higher than that.” Holy crap. We’re glad she got help. source
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23 Mar 2010 11:54

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U.S.: Obama just signed that health care bill or something

We’re kinda health cared out, but we think this is kind of a momentous occasion for the country. Or not. We wonder if those lawsuits will just worsen the situation. source
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23 Mar 2010 11:20

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U.S.: We hope we don’t get arrested like this Milwaukee student today

  • The person who shot this is totally in stealth mode, clearly nervously trying to keep this camera out of sight of the scene. The scene? Crazy student gets arrested for throwing a water bottle at a fellow University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee student during class. Based on the clip, she let it escalate to this point. But wow, we’re glad we’ve never had a class quite like this. source
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22 Mar 2010 20:05

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U.S.: Health care’s next big battlefield? The fight over states’ rights

  • 11 states plan to sue the
    government over health care,
    ten in a class-action suit
  • 36 states have pending lawsuits,
    bills or legislation against the
    health care bill source
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22 Mar 2010 12:31

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U.S.: Neat: Everyone in the U.S. could neatly fit into New Hampshire

  • So, if we all lived somewhere with the density of Brooklyn (which is packed, but comfortable), we could all fit into New Hampshire. How cool is that, kids? Kudos to Shane Keaney, who designed this clever graphic as part of a Good Magazine contest. Sadly, some of the graphics are a little messy compared to Shane’s, which does a great job of explaining a very detailed concept in incredibly simple terms. Great job, dude. If we had money, we’d give you a job blogging for us or something. source
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22 Mar 2010 10:39

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U.S.: White House: Our stimulus plan means a big tax refund for you

  • 10% boost in tax refunds,
    Joe Biden sez source
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21 Mar 2010 23:13

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U.S.: What comes next for health care before it hits Obama’s desk?

  • The House now tackles reconciliation. Obama’s signature legislation, now headed to his desk, is just one part of the deal. The second part is another bill that takes on the changes to the bill through reconciliation. The House is tackling that now, and that heads to the Senate later this week. But not without a little bit of contention to make things exciting. source
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21 Mar 2010 23:05

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U.S.: House passes health care, instills alternating cheer and rage in millions

  • 219 votes in favor; can we move on now, guys? source
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19 Mar 2010 16:33

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U.S.: “They just were frozen”: California women critically hurt in bee attack

  • two number of women stung in the freak incident
  • 100 number of stings each had; they were covered head to toe source
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