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...first in the nation in mortgage fraud, second in foreclosures, last in high school graduation rates. Our consumer confidence just hit an all-time low, and our icons are in trouble - the citrus industry, battered by freezes and diseases; the Florida panther, displaced by highways and driveways; the space shuttle, approaching its final countdown. New research suggests that the Everglades is collapsing, that our barrier beaches could be under water within decades, that a major hurricane could cost us $150 billion. (See pictures of Miami: Paradise Lost...
...schools. "The decisions about relocating high-paying businesses are made by people who value education, and Florida isn't ready for the modern economy," says Graham, the former Senator. New corporate subsides will be a tough fiscal sell. "The politicians have told us: Not if it costs money," says Space Coast economic-development director Lynda Weatherman. The shuttle will be canceled in 2010, and her region may lose 6,000 jobs. "Six thousand one, if I can't figure out how to attract new ones," she says...
...moot founded 4chan when he was 15 as a space where he and his friends could talk about manga and anime; it's based on a popular Japanese site called 2channel. Like 2channel, 4chan is an imageboard: you're supposed to post pictures-snapshots, found images, original artwork, altered or defaced photos-rather than words. 4chan is divided into 43 different boards, ranging from video games to origami to food to "random." The most popular board on 4chan, by far, is random...
...Business School provides these courses—non-degree programs for mid-career students—in partnership with Chinese universities, but Dominguez said they might pursue courses alone and perhaps offer use of their classroom space for similar programs at other Harvard schools through a "booking system," contingent on changes in Chinese law, which now requires the involvement of a Chinese university in higher education offerings...
...With its tale of a trash-strewn earth centuries into the future, WALL-E's environmental message should resonate with the typically liberal politics of most Oscar voters. The film also makes affectionate nods to films like 2001: A Space Odyssey, City Lights and Hello, Dolly! "There are a lot of little olive branches in WALL-E to the Academy," says The Movie Blog's John Campea...