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Where Is the Next Generation of Innovators?
Everyone from business leaders to President Obama is calling for more young leaders in the areas of science, math, engineering, and technology. But many young people say they aren’t even considering careers in these fields. Why not? A recent survey asked them to explain their hesitance.
The Obama campaign worked with Square to develop a custom-built mobile payment app for Obama For America, and gave Fast Company a first look. The app is currently available to staff and will be available in the Store in the near future. See more->
I never thought I’d see an American president have the courage to say something like this … to the Christian Broadcasting Network, no less. Way to go, Obama!
Fantastic. <3
Daily dose of Christian persecution.
Maybe spine is finally growing back.
This is the equivalent of him sending an email to The Weather Channel saying “it rains in some states, it snows in others, and sometimes it’s as hot at 80 degrees.” People on both sides of this “issue” sound ridiculous. It doesn’t take “backbone” to re-state the original mission statement of the country he is President of. Furthermore, CBN isn’t even any kind of authority. It’s a TV Network. We’ve got to stop this. Christians don’t report to a TV network. Scientists don’t report to Science Channel as an authority, why should CBN’s opinion on anything matter at all?
(via afropoetic)
Obama administration greenlights 500 oil drilling leases in the Arctic. Sparks fierce reactions:
Drilling will commence summer 2012 in the Chuckchi Sea, where Alaska and Russia meet. Environmental groups fume. Shell pleased. Rare species at risk.
Here is a round up:
- Approves former President Bush’s stalled plans to drill in Arctic
- Earth Justice sues
- Native Alaskans are pissed: “We have a right to life, to physical integrity, to security, and the right to enjoy the benefits of our culture. For this, we will fight, and this is why we have gone to court today. Our culture can never be bought or repaired with money. It is priceless,” Caroline Cannon, president of the Native Village of Point Hope, said in a press release.
- Shell Oil is pleased
- Crude prices drop
- Pew Center blasts Obama for politics over science stance, issues white paper
- University of Texas receives $5.6 million grant to study “safe oil extraction” without disturbing wildlife/ecosystems
- Home to thousands of rare species including bowhead, beluga, narwhals, and grey whales; ice, bearded, ribbon, and spotted seals; polar bears; puffins, auklets, sea ducks, and penguins; and cod, sharks, and eels.
- NASA reports sea-ice 2nd lowest levels ever recorded in the Chuckchi/Arctic
- National Snow & Ice Data Center: 40% lower than average ice extent - a loss the size of California, Alaska, Oregon, and Washington states combined
Forbes: Why Environmental Policies Create Jobs
“Obama is right on both fronts. Clean policies not only offer necessary protections, they stimulate jobs.
From Scotland to Shanghai to Sao Paolo, the world is moving decisively toward a clean technology conversion and the jobs that come with it for urgent environmental, security and…
(Source: forbes.com)
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 11: U.S. President Barack Obama and first Lady Michelle Obama at the North Pool during the tenth anniversary ceremonies of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center site, September 11, 2011 in New York City. New York City and the nation are commemorating the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on lower Manhattan which resulted in the deaths of 2,753 people after two hijacked planes crashed into the World Trade Center. (via Photo from Getty Images)
Some more President Obama for you guys. It’s great to be reminded that on top of being the Commander in Chief, he is also a Dad.
Here are some pics of Obama spending quality time with daughters Sasha and Malia.
A big thanks goes to Abby for requesting the Obama pics, especially the snow goblin photo.
…this is as political as it gets, folks!
(via obamafamily)
Bus Force One?: Meet Obama’s new armored bus
The shiny, black armored bus, bristling with secret communications technology, with flashing police-style red and blue lights on the front and the back, made its debut on President Barack Obama’s three-day tour of Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois.
The vehicle was commissioned by the Secret Service, which has always hired buses for election campaigns and retrofitted them to provide suitable protection for presidents and rival party nominees. (Photo: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images)
“What I’m saying is, Mike, that here we are in the Natural History Museum, with your best and brightest students… and this is a real lack luster science fair. Where are the volcanos? The mice in mazes? The nuclear devices like that kid in the movie The Manhattan Project?”
“To clarify the whole ‘winning the future’ thing… Have you seen the Terminator movies? Or TimeCop? TimeCop is a good example. Basically, I’m just saying we need a time machine.”
