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'Full Upright and Locked Position': 7 (sometimes sobering) facts about air travel
From the facts about airline food to the truth about why bags get lost, writer and former FAA chief counsel Mark Gerchick takes a hard look at traveling by plane in "Full Upright and Locked Position."
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Top 10 states for clean tech
Clean Edge, a clean-tech research and advisory firm based in San Francisco and Portland, has ranked states for their leadership in clean tech. Here are its Top 10 picks:
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12 promising novels for spring 2013
Here are 12 spring 2013 fiction titles that we're looking forward to picking up.
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Get irrational: 3.14 things to do on Pi Day
March 14 is Pi Day, which celebrates the mathematical constant measuring the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter (beginning with 3.14). Pi Day is celebrated internationally, and in 2009 it was decreed an official holiday by the US House of Representatives. Here are 3.14 ways to celebrate.
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Meet the nine richest self-made women
Forbes has released its annual billionaires list, and nestled among the usual suspects were women who have made or helped make their own fortunes, in industries ranging from television to real estate to clothing. These are the nine richest self-made women on Forbes 2013 Billionaires List.
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Rise in lawsuits against bloggers
Since 2004, 159 court actions have targeted citizen journalists for libel and other charges.
07/16/2008 01:00 am -
As California looks to expand death row, a flap over where to build it
Death-penalty foes want the condemned to be kept at San Quentin Prison rather than transferred to remote areas.
07/15/2008 01:00 am -
Horizons Smart parking spaces that chat with smartphones
07/15/2008 01:00 am -
Companies embrace praise
Employee recognition – especially in a down economy – can be an effective and inexpensive morale-booster.
07/14/2008 01:00 am -
Why I buy things I shouldn't
It started with that wool scarf in Paris and now has escalated to buying a lifetime national parks pass and dining on sea slugs.
07/11/2008 01:00 am -
U.S. defends laptop searches at the border
Courts have upheld routine checks of Americans' hard drives at the border. Critics say they're anything but routine.
07/11/2008 01:00 am -
EarthTalk: How green is corn-based plastic?
Pro: It’s compostable. Con: But only in an industrial composting facility.
07/11/2008 01:00 am -
White House scores key victory on government eavesdropping
The Senate approved a bill on Wednesday that protects telecom firms from lawsuits over secret surveillance.
07/10/2008 01:00 am -
White House scores key victory on government eavesdropping
The Senate approved a bill on Wednesday that protects telecom firms from lawsuits over secret surveillance.
07/10/2008 01:00 am -
U.S. defends laptop searches at the border
Courts have upheld routine checks of Americans’ hard drives at the border. Critics say they’re anything but routine.
07/10/2008 01:00 am -
Why I buy things I shouldn't
It started with that wool scarf in Paris and now has escalated to buying a lifetime national parks pass and dining on sea slugs.
07/10/2008 01:00 am -
Etc.
07/07/2008 01:00 am -
Bright Green Roundup: Smart Cars, the end of civilization, and fat-to-fuel
A look at what's happening on some of those other websites.
07/03/2008 01:00 am -
Study abroad through Second Life
Virtual college campuses host international student exchanges.
07/02/2008 01:00 am -
Terrorism & Security New report highlights ties between global warming and US security
A warming climate would mean less food and more immigration, which could worsen ethnic strife.
06/27/2008 01:00 am -
Monitor Breakfast A Revealing Pelosi Moment
06/25/2008 01:00 am -
Bright Green San Francisco to try out 'dynamic parking'
San Francisco is running a $23 million experiment with "smart" parking meters, whose prices rise and fall according to demand.
06/20/2008 01:00 am -
MIT team plays with fire to create cheap energy
New solar dish harnesses power from heat – at a size and cost that make soaking up the sun even more attractive.
06/18/2008 01:00 am -
USA
06/17/2008 01:00 am -
The Monitor's View For mass transit, mass investment
With record ridership and fuel prices, subways, trains, and buses are strapped.
06/16/2008 01:00 am -
U.S. cities for the 21st century
Experts call for a new federal role in metropolitan development, one with fewer strings attached.
06/12/2008 01:00 am -
U.S. cities for the 21st century
Experts call for a new federal role in metropolitan development, one with fewer strings attached.
06/12/2008 01:00 am -
Hurdle for future cities: human habits
Technology will not solve all green problems, some say.
06/06/2008 01:00 am -
Six picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff
A newsroom thriller, NASA missions on the Discovery Channel, hybrid owners' annoying efficiency, and more.
06/06/2008 01:00 am -
Opinion Yard sale for cash-strapped states
Selling surplus property is better than raising taxes in a weak economy.
06/05/2008 01:00 am
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