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French football (meaning soccer to the Americans) clubs are going on strike to protest the 75% tax on those earning over 1 million euros annually. Ligue 1 and 2 clubs have announced that matches have been cancelled for the last weekend in November.
The two-year tax is meant to be a temporary measure as France deals with an economic crises. Originally meant to apply to households, the French constitutional counsel held that the tax as then written was unconstitutional. Lawmakers rewrote the law so that the tax would be on employers instead. Continue reading
Federal workers being unpaid, national parks closing, flu vaccines not being tracked: these are some of the many consequences of the federal government’s being shut down. Despite Newt Gingrich’s pledge, the National Zoo’s Panda Cam, which was deemed “non-esssential,” has gone dark. Continue reading
Conservative interest groups strike again against climate change awareness. This time, it was to help withdraw a bill to create an honorary Science Laureate position.
The House bill, HR 1891, would have created up to three unpaid laureate positions. These positions would be the scientific equivalent of the US Poet Laureate – to honor an accomplished scientist and to raise awareness on and encourage science education, particularly for girls and minorities. It originally had bipartisan support and was even co-sponsored by Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX), which is unusual given the current political climate. Continue reading
Y’all may be perfectly coiffed and dressed now, but back in the (perhaps not so distant) day, there was a bad haircut, a questionable outfit or just plain horrendous shoes. Show us. Continue reading
NBC Universal acquired the rights to broadcast English Premier League (EPL) matches (that’s football, meaning soccer). To promote their broadcasts of the upcoming season, the network made an ad with NYC neighborhoods and boroughs broken down as EPL teams.
A larger version of the ad is here.
Clever, but the breakdown is…questionable.
So pick a place and a sport. Which teams would you match up to your town/city’s neighborhoods (or country’s states/regions)?
The Public Understanding of Science journal recently published a study analyzing media partisanship and perceptions of global warming. The researchers surveyed a nationally representative sample of 1,000 Americans about their media consumption habits and their views on climate change. Continue reading
There were 77 cases argued before the US Supreme Court in the 2012 October Term. The Court announced the decisions in the last 3 cases on June 26th. Continue reading
There were 77 cases argued before the US Supreme Court in the 2012 October Term. The Court has yet to issue decisions on 3 cases and will do so on June 26th. Continue reading