1 in 5 Americans Has Disability
53 million reported some level of disability in 1997, Census reports.
Nearly 20 percent or about 1 in every 5 Americans have some level of disability according to data released by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau on March 16, 2001.
ACTA dealt major blow by rejection in Europe
The European Parliament has rejected ACTA, the controversial anti-piracy and anti-counterfeit treaty, blocking any signing EU member state from ratifying it into law.
Megaupload Founder Goes From Arrest to Cult Hero
Last month, a New Zealand software developer, Ben Gracewood, replied to a Twitter post from the Internet tycoon Kim Dotcom, founder of the Megaupload file-sharing site that had been shut down by the F.B.I.
In a time when America's economy and sense of community were crumbling, one guy left everything behind--to see if he could survive solely on the support of the 21st century's new town square: Craigslist. It was in this climate that 29-year-old Joseph Garner cut himself off from everyone he knew and everything he owned, to embark on a bold adventure. Armed with only a laptop, cell phone, toothbrush, and the clothes on his back--alongside the hope that community was not gone but just had shifted--Joseph began his journey. For 31 December days and nights, everything in his life would come from the Craigslist website. From transportation to food, from shelter to companionship, Joe would depend on the generosity of people who had never seen him and whose sole connection to him was a giant virtual swap meet. Would America help Joe? Could he survive with nothing, apart from the goodwill of others?
Obama holds edge on health policy after high court ruling
New polls show a surge of enthusiasm among Democratic voters in the wake of last week’s Supreme Court decision upholding much of the Affordable Care Act and greater voter confidence in President Obama’s healthcare policies than rival Mitt Romney.
Mitt Romney’s Offshore Accounts, Tax Loopholes, and Mysterious I.R.A.
Fadi Chehade, New ICANN CEO, To Oversee Massive Internet Upgrade
A businessman with experience in building consensus will be the next CEO of the Internet agency in charge of contentious policies surrounding Internet addresses.
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, which is pushing through a major change in the way Web and email addresses are structured and assigned, announced Fadi Chehade's appointment Friday. He will replace former U.S. cybersecurity chief Rod Beckstrom as chief executive.
Nanorods Extract Bioluminescent Properties From Fireflies
Last month a gaggle of science publications reported that researchers had devised a way to harness the light from fireflies using nanotechnology. As a lifelong firefly enthusiast, I simply could not believe that the crepuscular creature of my childhood would now be opening the gateway for bioluminescence in consumer products as well as enhanced, energy-efficient technology. But it was, and is, true.
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