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Social Security to pay out more in benefits than it collects in taxes the next two years,
Social Security strained by early retirements By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER WASHINGTON (AP) - Big job losses and a spike in early retirement claims from laid-off seniors will force Social Security to pay out more in benefits than it collects in taxes the next two years, the first time that's happened since the 1980s. The deficits - $10 billion in 2010 and $9 billion in 2011 - won't affect payments to retirees because Social Security has accumulated surpluses from previous years totaling $2.5 trillion. But they will add to the overall federal deficit.Cracked Nest Egg: Why you'll work through retirement
Why you'll work through retirement Recession is just one factor changing how retirees will live out golden years By Chris Farrell Business Week updated 1:47 p.m. PT, Fri., Jan. 23, 2009 There is a major social and cultural message in the current economic collapse for the future retirees of America: Forget retirement.Happiness Is ... Being Old, Male and Republican
Happiness Is ... Being Old, Male and Republican LiveScience.com robert Roy Britt (Yahoo news) editorial Director livescience.com – Mon May 18, 9:16 am ET Americans grow happier as they age, surveys find. And a new Pew Research Center survey shows the tendency is holding up as the economy tanks.Be aware of the Cowbird!!!
Cowbirds to warblers: Raise my kids, or else! WASHINGTON — Raise my kids, or else! People have long wondered how cowbirds can get away with leaving their eggs in the nests of other species, who then raise the baby cowbirds.Some Facts of Nature
A father sea catfish keeps the eggs of his young in his
mouth until they are ready to hatch. He will not eat until
his young are born, which may take several weeks.
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By feeding hens certain dyes they can be made to lay eggs
with varicolored yolks.
Better Solutions, A plan to help rebuild Americans’ savings.
Better Solutions A plan to help rebuild Americans’ savings. By John Boehner What are Washington Democrats doing to keep you from losing your savings? Unfortunately, not much.GREEN SEA TURTLES
Status
ESA Endangered - breeding populations in Florida and on the Pacific coast of Mexico
ESA Threatened - all other populations
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Family: Cheloniidae
Genus: Chelonia
Species: mydas
Species Description
Green turtles are the largest of all the hard-shelled sea turtles, but have a comparatively small head. While hatchlings are just 2 inches (50 mm) long, adults can grow to more than 3 feet (0.91 m) long and weigh 300-350 pounds (136-159 kg).
Adult green turtles are unique among sea turtles in that they are herbivorous, feeding primarily on seagrasses and algae.
Making Ends Meet in the Great Depression (an oral history)
Making Ends Meet in the Great Depression By JOYCE WADLER (New York Times) Published: April 1, 2009 AT a time when life in America is beginning to resemble a roller-coaster ride on the way down and everyone is trying to find ways to save money, it may be instructive — both in terms of offering helpful hints and putting things in perspective — to look at how people ran their households during the Great Depression. Memories from the Great Depression seem more relevant today than ever. The New York Times is starting a series of video conversations about that painful past and the uncertain future.How inverted have our social values become?
As this is an English story some things may be lost in translation, but I believe the point comes through loud and clear.
Why do we love Jade Goody and vilify a University Challenge brainbox for being bright?
By Harry Mount
Last updated at 12:56 PM on 24th February 2009
Two different women hit the headlines this weekend.
Rats wipe out seabirds on Alaska island
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - More than 200 years ago, rats jumped ship for Rat Island. The muscular Norway rat climbed ashore on the rugged, uninhabited island in far southwestern Alaska in 1780 after a rodent-infested Japanese ship ran aground. It was the first time rats had made it to Alaska.
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