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Dudes, Ithaca and Ann Arbor have all of those things and actually affordable rent.
Yeah, but Portland and Brooklyn also have “near cooler places”, like the entire east coast and Seattle. Ithaca is sadly lacking on that front.
We would also like to add “jobs” under the Brooklyn category. No offense to Portland, but, y’know, that whole “where hipsters go to retire” thing has gotta be half-true, right? *ducks*
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Here’s a thought that comes to mind as well: Apple has helped all of those other companies in a big way. The products they put out utilize energy consumption. Yes, they may be more energy-efficient than many competitors’ products but from start to finish, manufacture and shipping globally, a lot of oil-produced fossil fuel is consumed. My point: there is so much room, cushion and profit for these companies to move from fossil fuel to clean, renewable energy. The numbers speak and the time has come.
This is actually the craziest chart about Apple following their insane earnings today.
There is exactly one company on that entire list that is not an oil and gas company. And they’re not that far from the top.
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Police around the country have been affixing high-tech scanners to the exterior of their patrol cars, snapping a picture of every passing license plate and automatically comparing the plates to databases of outstanding warrants, stolen cars and wanted bank robbers…when a license plate is scanned, the driver’s geographic location also is recorded and saved, along with the date and time, each of which amounts to a record or data point. Such data collection occurs regardless of whether the driver is a wanted criminal—and the vast majority are not.
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SOPA Track is a new website that lets you find out where your elected officials stand on SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect IP Act). The tool also provides contact information and links to the social media profiles of all officials who are active on a major social network, such as Facebook or Twitter.
Users of the website can look up elected officials by state or get more focused results by using a street address. After searching, the site displays a list of your Congresspeople in the Senate and House of Representatives.
SOPA Track will tell you if your elected officials have expressly stated their support or disapproval of SOPA/PIPA along with the amount of money they’ve raised from pro and anti-SOPA organizations. An office phone number and links to each Congressperson’s social media profiles are also included.
The site was designed and built by Randy Meech of Brooklyn, NY. According to Meech, he was following the SOPA story very closely on news sites and on Reddit. Meech found SOPA/PIPA and the deliberation in Congress surrounding the bills “upsetting.”
“The debate felt rushed, sneaky and forced,” said Meech.
Meech said he liked the idea of an app which showed where local politicians stand on the issues that citizens care about. SOPA Track does exactly that.
Will SOPA Track be expanded any further? Not yet.
“The site’s basically done until a vote happens,” said Meech. “It’ll be a pivotal moment, and it’s been interesting to be a part [of it].”
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Once again, Empire State Building is multi-colored (Taken with Instagram at 1350 Broadway)
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10. My Other Sleigh is a Porsche
9. “Lose Weight Now…Ask Someone Else”
8. Thank the Little People for Making the Gifts (8 yr. Old Chinese Girls Rock!)
7. Fat Guys in Red Suits Do It in the Sack
6. [In small type] If You Can Read This, You’re About To Get Pooped On By A Reindeer
5. My Kids Gave Your Honor Students Lumps of Coal
4. Santa or Satan- Your Choice
3. I Got Your Present Right Here
2. Santa: I Touch Children All Over The World
1. Come See Santa’s North Pole!
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No myth- our elected representatives in Congress are about to do an extremely unpatriotic, unconstitutional, un-American action. These actions, by giving the Federal Government the ability of shutting down entire websites and services (Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Google, just to name a few) are bypassing the rights guaranteed all American citizens by the Constitution and Bill of Rights. Chief among those rights, of course, is the Freedom of Speech.
Besides, as a constituant, contacting your Senator and House Representatives and expressing your objection, you can also vow to never have that person elected onto any governmental office ever again.
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Empire State Building says Happy Hanukkah (Taken with Instagram at MTA Subway - 34th St-Herald Square (B/D/F/M/N/Q/R))
