Seatbelt airbag deployed.
Airbags have been added to some airplanes, and they’re not just a special perk for first-class passengers.
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Where America’s millionaires live
Fisher Island, Florida is home to a dense collection of yachts and millionaires.
Where do this country’s most prosperous citizens hang out? How much money do they have? President Obama wants them to pay a bit more in taxes. But how much are they coughing up now?
5 biggest job cuts announcements in 2011
U.S. Postmaster General Patrick Donahue
U.S. Postmaster General Patrick Donahue prepares to testify at Senate hearing on the the U.S. Postal Service’s fiscal crisis on Sept. 6 Senate. The postal service’s 7,500 job cuts announced in March rank No. 5 on outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas’s list of 2011 announced workforce reductions.
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Easy Fill and Tie – a fun kid approved tool for making water balloons
Featured invention at the DaVinci Inventor Showcase 2011
Easy Fill and Tie is a specially designed kid-approved device that provides a revolutionary to fill and tie water balloons easily, quickly and finger friendly. (videos)
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Dirty diapers? Knowaste will turn them into roofing material
A new destination for diapers.
For those of us who wince every time a dirty diaper is discarded, take heart: Canadian company Knowaste can now transform those soiled, disposable nappies into roofing material. That’s right, billions of baby-poop gems and even adult ‘accidents’ due to incontinence, are ripe for the picking and destined for our roofs, thanks to a process that transforms diaper waste into plastic pellets, which can then be made into roofing tiles and tubing.
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U.S. Residents grade their States
Residents were asked to rate their states among factors such as economy, education, and things to do. In total, 293 people responded with an average of 5 per state…
JiffPad creates personalized medical diagrams via iPad
Attempting to “reinvent healthcare communication,” Jiffpad is an app that lets doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other medical professionals communicate with patients via the iPad.
Allowing users to select from already provided medical diagrams or upload pictures of their own, the app creates a “JiffTalk,” digitizing the communication between a doctor and a patient and creating a digital record of medical instruction that patients can then email home or share with their families…
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Astronomers find 50 new planets
An artist’s impression of the super-Earth HD 85512 b
Astronomers in Europe have discovered 50 new planets beyond our solar system, including 16 which are a similar size to Earth.
Harmful bacteria spreading in warming oceans, scientists find
Vibrios bacteria can cause food poisoning, gastroenteritis, septicemia and cholera
Warming of the world’s oceans could harm human health and cost millions, say scientists.
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Household income falls, poverty rate hits highest level since 1993
U.S. poverty rate hits 15.1%
Income fell for the third straight year in 2010 in the typical American household. The poverty level rose up to its highest leve since 1993 as the aftermath of the latest recession continued to take a toll.
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Facebook dominates time spent on web in the U.S.
Facebook’s domination of time spent on the web is absolutely astonishing.
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