UP-FRONT ROCKET NUGGET!!
Private Rocket Heading for Space Station from the New York Times
"Success of the SpaceX cargo rocket, above during its launch, would mark a key step in NASA’s efforts to turn over some low-orbit transportation to the private sector."
U.N. Nuclear Chief: Deal with Iran Reached from Time Magazine
"Despite some differences, a deal has been reached with Iran that will allow the U.N. nuclear agency to restart a long-stalled probe into suspicions that Tehran has secretly worked on developing nuclear arms, the U.N. nuclear chief said Tuesday."
Leader’s Fall in China Put Allies in Peril from the New York Times
"The three men who fled to Australia have been held for two months. They left after Mr. Wang’s consulate visit, but returned to China in about 10 days on Mr. Xu’s private jet, thinking that Mr. Bo had avoided serious trouble. They were picked up by the police ..."
To Defy the Taliban: Afghan, 22, Rebuilding her Life in the U.S. After Having Her Nose Hacked Off from the Daily Mail [of the UK]
"The 22-year-old fled to America, aged 18, for reconstructive surgery and won political asylum. Aesha now battling to put traumatic past behind her and adapt to her new life."
75 Million Youths to be Unemployed in 2012: ILO from the Times of India [in English]
"The crisis-linked withdrawal from the labour market is particularly strong in developed economies, with an 18 per cent youth unemployment rate being projected for this year, the report said. "
College Crackup and the Online Future (Mark Taylor) from the Bloomberg News Service
"In the coming decade, emerging technologies will thoroughly transform higher education. Although distance learning and computer-assisted education have been around since the 1960s, financial pressures are forcing institutions to develop aggressive online programs. When education goes online, how professors teach, what students learn and how institutions are structured will change significantly."
Parts one and two of this series can be found HERE and HERE.
Gays May Have the Fastest of All Civil Rights Movements from the Los Angeles Times
"Public attitudes have shifted sharply in the last 10 years. Chalk it up to familiarity – among family, friends, co-workers and prime-time TV characters."
Rutgers Webcam-Spying Defendant Is Sentenced to 30-Day Jail Term from the New York Times
"A judge here sentenced Dharun Ravi to 30 days in jail on Monday for using a webcam to spy on his roommate having sex with a man, a punishment that angered prosecutors and did little to quiet the debate over using laws against hate crimes to fight antigay bias."
Win-or-Go-Home for Pelosi? (Steve Kornacki) from Salon
"She’s as confident as ever, but this could be the last time Nancy Pelosi leads House Democrats into an election."
Remnants of the Ricketts Plan (Jelani Cobb) from the New Yorker
"What stands out about the now-discarded plan to recast Jeremiah Wright is not its myopia on religion but its even more myopic perspective on race…"
The "Vetting" Obsession (Paul Waldman) from American Prospect
"Conservatives are still hoping to uncover Barack Obama's deepest, darkest secret."
Mitt Romney’s Swiss-Cheese Campaign Places Most of His Life Off Limits (Howard Kurtz) from the Daily Beast
"With Bain, Romneycare, and Mormonism off the table, what can Mitt talk about? Howard Kurtz on the candidate behind the curtain—in an Oprahfied culture that wants political hopefuls to share."
Pres. Obama on Romney and Bain: 'When You're President, Your Job is Not Simply to Maximize Profits' (Jed Lewison) from Daily Kos
A GREAT response to Romney's main contention concerning his qualifications to be president!
"... so if your main argument for how to grow the economy is "I knew how to make a lot of money for investors," then you're missing what this job is about. It doesn't mean you weren't good at private equity. But that's not what my job is as president. My job is to take into account everybody, not just some. My job is to make sure the country is growing not just now, but 10 years from now, 20 years from now."
New Biography of CBS Newsman Walter Cronkite Dents His Halo (Howard Kurtz) from Newsweek
"Junkets. A liberal bias. And unconscionable shading of a major story. A new biography reveals how much has changed in America’s news culture."
Compared to media pundit-celebs of today, this doesn't sound like much of a dent.
Rush Limbaugh Ratings Drop In Several Big Markets from the Huffington Post
"Rush Limbaugh's ratings have dropped sharply in several major markets following the firestorm over his comments about Sandra Fluke, Politico reports."
HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPHY NUGGET!!
The Haunting Photographs of 19th Century American Child Workers that Helped Change U.S. Labor Laws from the Daily Mail [of the UK]
"Working as an investigative photographer for the National Child Labor Committee, sociologist Lewis Hine documented the working and living conditions of children in the United States between 1908 and 1924. He travelled around 50,000 miles a year, photographing children from Chicago to Florida working in coal mines, factories and cotton mills for the lobbying organisation."
GLASS ARTIST NUGGET!!
Pioneering Glass Artist Returns to his Native Seattle with Stunning Exhibition that Rivals the Space Needle from the Daily Mail [of the UK]
"Pioneering glass artist Dale Chihuly, whose work has been shown in over 200 museums worldwide, will be honored in his home city Seattle when 'Chihuly Garden and Glass' opens on Monday, offering the most comprehensive collection of his work ever."
Confession: Chihuly has been my favorite contemporary artist for decades!! This exhibition looks REALLY amazing!
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