I can not help but wonder how much of the drop is related to the lowered birthrate. Fewer babies, fewer able to be in the poverty level?

In a country that may want to reduce the purchases from foreign sources, what better way to scare people into not ordering...

According to the story, "LodeStar integrated both a fingerprint reader and a near-field communication chip activated by a phone app, plus a PIN pad. The gun can be authorized for more than one user."
This means if you lose your phone, you can not access your firearm? If you need to access an APP because conditions are wet or otherwise "adverse", how much security does that give? We already know that fingerprint technology is not that safe.

That was yesterday. Today they say a 4th dose might be necessary...

Lots of people can change pupil size, at least in a minor way. Who decided it could not be done?
No wonder "science" is not always thought of as a "real" thing like - astrology.

Makes it sound good to me; I am not a cold weather fan. However, I always defined "summer" as the period between the equinoxes so, are they hinting that our solar rotation has changed?

I see the photos - but what puzzles me is:
1. I see not sink or feature for water access in the kitchen. Presumably they have electricity and gas for the refrigerator and stove.
2. I see no photo of the advertised bathroom. If there is no access flowing water that might explain that.
Will be interesting to see a follow up in a year or two.

Good luck with that. In my area ( high income, beach area ) I canceled my ATT connection because, after "upgrading" and being forced to pay for under-grounding our lines, the Internet denigrated to .01Mps.

Just a moment.... "Technology revolution" caused WW I and WW II?

Overbooking on airlines seems to be a Catch 22 situation.
Airlines overbook because a certain percentage of passengers just do not show up and request refunds. ( The refund insurance is usually relatively inexpensive.)
Because the Airlines overbook, a certain percentage of passengers make more than one reservation for a flight to avoid being bounced from a flight and having a delay in arriving at their destination. This results in the airlines experiencing a higher rate of empty seats (usually) and therefore they over book at a higher percentage.
That being said, there should never, outside of something like a National Emergency, be a reason to kick a paying customer off a plane for a non-paying one. Standby is Standby- if the seats are filled then there are no available seats - seems like logic to me.

Since when did getting a degree ever guarantee a job? Who makes up these fairy tales?

Is this to slow down the use of robots or to help fund the government and pay pensions?

"Globally, five countries this year set heat records, but none set cold records."

"Jim River, AK closed in on the all time record coldest temperature of -80ÂF set in 1971, which is not only the Alaska all-time record, but the record for the entire United States. Unfortunately, it seems the battery died in the weather station just at the critical moment."
http://wattsupwiththat.com/2012/01/30/bitter-cold-records-broken-in-alaska-all-time-coldest-record-nearly-broken-but-murphys-law-intervenes/

LOS ANGELES -- Southern Californians awoke Thursday to record cold with sub-freezing temperatures in the mountains and deserts, but forecasters said a slight warming trend was on the way.
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/12/20/5066818/s-calif-winds-ease-as-cold-temps.html

Winter cold record broken in Kuusamo
http://yle.fi/uutiset/winter_cold_record_broken_in_kuusamo/6424159 ...

I am sorry, that medical procedure will not be covered under your insurance because you have not been taking the medication (that made you sick/create a risk of liver failure or heart attack/the mail-provided medication was lost in delivery) prescribed by your physician.