Income tax in the United States. How Unequal We Are: The Top 5 Facts You Should Know About The Wealthiest One Percent Of Americans. By Zaid Jilani Posted on Share this: "How Unequal We Are: The Top 5 Facts You Should Know About The Wealthiest One Percent Of Americans" Share: Source: As the ongoing occupation of Wall Street by hundreds of protesters enters its third week — and as protests spread to other cities such as Boston and Los Angeles — demonstrators have endorsed a new slogan: “We are the 99 percent.”
It may shock you exactly how wealthy this top 1 percent of Americans is. 1. As Professor Elizabeth Warren has explained, “there is nobody in this country who got rich on his own. Update For an excellent resource about how much income Americans at these different income levels have, see the Tax Policy Center. Documentary Topic "'Crystal Meth in America" The Opiate Antidote to Save a Life. 'Monster' cosmic blast zipped harmlessly by Earth. WASHINGTON (AP) — Astronomers call it the monster.
It was the biggest and brightest cosmic explosion ever witnessed. Had it been closer, Earth would have been toast. Orbiting telescopes got the fireworks show of a lifetime last spring when they spotted what is known as a gamma ray burst in a far-off galaxy. The only bigger display astronomers know of was the Big Bang — and no one, of course, was around to witness that. Surviving Alone in Alaska. Ray Mears' Extreme Survival S03E03 - Alaska. Alone in the Wilderness. Solo Hiking Alaska: Fear Walked With Me. Backpacker Magazine – February 1999 by: Jonathan Dorn I tried to tell myself that my upset stomach and quivering nerves were the result of the bumpy, 90-minute flight north from Port Alsworth.
Twice the passenger door had popped open when Glen dipped the wing on my side to point out herds of caribou. Twice I'd cinched the seat belt tighter and wondered what I'd gotten myself into. Thirty minutes on the ground eliminated any lingering doubts-I was, indeed, in a pretty precarious situation. When I finally emerged onto open lakeshore, I sat down in front of my video camera to tape a diary entry. Five days of hiking took me from Lake Telaquana south to Turquoise Lake, my route skirting a jumble of jagged peaks fronted by 8,020-foot Telaquana Mountain. Known for its active volcanoes (Mt. Unfortunately, I was too busy looking over my shoulder to pay attention to geological formations and pretty birds. The result was that I spent the entire trip, every waking moment, on full alert. Police 10 Codes. What Are Police 10 Codes?
Police 10 Codes and signal codes refer to coded systems of numbers that correspond to activities or conditions emergency personnel encounter. They are usually transmitted by voice over the radio or used in a mobile data systems. Police officers and dispatch communications centers use 10 codes to relay messages back-and-forth. These codes are meant to assist emergency personnel such as police, by providing uniformity and clarity in communication. Police radio codes differ greatly throughout various jurisdictions and regions. What's the difference between radio 10 codes and police signal codes?
Police 10 codes tend to deal with officer disposition, scene disposition, time-and-place, and certain aspects of message transmission or characteristics of communication. List of Police Radio 10 Codes Agency specific list of police radio codes that will vary depending on jurisdiction.
Penicillin and other antibiotics. The emergence of antibiotic resistance The repeated or continued use of antibiotics creates selection pressure favouring the growth of antibiotic-resistant mutants.
These can be detected by comparing the size of clearing zones (or even the complete absence of clearing zones) of bacterial strains in plate assays such as those above. By the use of these disks it is also possible to detect the occurrence of individual mutant cells with antibiotic resistance in a culture of a strain that is sensitive to antibiotics.
An example of this is shown in Figure G (below). Figure G. Antibiotic resistance is not a recent phenomenon.
Angleman / Angelman Family of Lancaster, PA / Thorold, ON - Angleman. About Mike and Sam. Michael Yankoski is a writer, itinerate speaker, urban homesteader, and also an aspiring carpenter, musician, potter and sailor.
He received his MA in Theological Studies from Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia, is a (novitiate) Oblate of Saint Benedict, served on the Board of Directors at World Vision US, and is the author of three books books: Under the Overpass: A Journey of Faith on the Streets of America, My 30 Days Under the Overpass: Not Your Ordinary Devotional, and Zealous Love: A Practical Guide to Social Justice. Michael grew up in Colorado, adores the Pacific coast, and currently resides in South Bend, Indiana where his wife Danae is pursuing her PhD in History at the the University of Notre Dame. Download Mike's Bio here. To find out about having Mike speak at your church, college or charitable organization, click here.
Sam Purvis just married lovely Christine on Sept 21. 2010.
Hiking British Colombia. New England. SIG Sauer P226. The SIG P226 is a full-sized, service-type pistol made by SIG Sauer.
It is chambered for the 9×19mm Parabellum, .40 S&W, .357 SIG, and .22 Long Rifle. 6-18-11 Zealand Valley (completed 6-30-11) The following is more a photo tour of Zealand Valley in the last gasps of sprig and the arrival of summer.
The photos were taken Saturday morning 6-18-11.