GOLDEN AGE IS ENDING

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT (2007) 8/6

ZUCKERMAN (64)How did we get here heading toward the bottom? We outsource our production for short term gain. We made stuff overseas and then cut our tariff rates so that it could come back to U.S. and be able to sell it to us for less. Thus, we sold off our production forces. We owe half of our debt to

foreigners. Few save. So what lies ahead? Your dollar will buy less. You will make less.

Not much is going to trickle down and government services will be cut. The infrastructure like bridges will get old. We had it all and then someone said, debt doesn't matter. Taxes can be  cut so that the rich will trickle their money down to the poor. We got into wars unnecessarily.

THE WEEK(2007) 8/3

22) Humans walked upright as it was the most efficient way to run or fight.

22) New space suits will be skin tight to reduce drag on the moon and other places.

22)Low fat diets do not reduce cancer.

22)There is a new orchid discover that smells terrible and that may be how it survived.

22)Girl talk is depressing. Long hours of talk mean that girls feel more depressed. Solutions should be incorporated into the conversation.

THE ECONOMIST (2007) 7/28

80) The dollar is a basket case.It started dramatically dropping in 01' The dollar is down 22% since 01. It keeps going down. At the moment the cheap dollar makes U.S. exports look attractive, but just another drop and many will lose confidence if the balance of losing on American property

outweighs losing currency value in the world.

81) One plan is to roll up all the wind power together and sell as an amalgam to make more profits.

82) Pumping water into a reservoir may be a good way to store energy generated from wind mills.

THE NEW REPUBLIC (2007) 8/6

PINKER (32) 

We are attracted to genecology and liked to think that we may be close to our ancestors, but there are numerous stumbling blocks to bring back good kin relationships. They include the modern corporation, religion, urbanism, and whole host of other social institutions. They all beckon us and promise us a "family feeling."

BUSINESS WEEK (2007)  8/6

(59-64) The top brands as measured by BUSINESS WEEK include:

(the top 10 ) COKE/ MICROSOFT/IBM/ GE/ NOKIA/ TOYOTA/ INTEL/ MCDONALD'S/

DISNEY/ MERCEDES BENZ.

NEWSWEEK (2007) 8/6

VON DREHLE (38-48) Although there have been a spate of books saying that American boys are suffering and girls are blossoming, new research suggests not. Blue collar to rich boys are doing fine. It is the low income minority that is not doing well. All boys should be given

"structured freedom" to move about as they learn. Girls are still doing fine.

TIME (2007) 8/6

ZAKARIA (34) We can save ourselves from an energy breakdown with super light and super strong automobiles that get many miles to the gallon. It is painless and profitable. Even big cars will do really well.