Rich parents can afford to spend more time and money on their kids ... Affluent parents talk to their kids three more hours a week on average than poor parents ... rich high school dropouts remain in the top about as much as poor college grads stay stuck in the bottom — 14 versus 16 percent, respectively. Not only that, but these low-income strivers are just as likely to end up in the bottom as these wealthy ne'er-do-wells. Some meritocracy.
HOW'S THIS FOR A BIFURCATED AMERICA PIECE? IT HAS *ALWAYS* BEEN THIS WAY, PEOPLE JUST NOTICING NOW
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BUBBIE FROM BERKELEY
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Hong Kong’s Leader Blames Foreigners for Fanning Protests - Bloomberg buff.ly/1t138Lt
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This Is How Judges Humiliate Pregnant Teens Who Want Abortions
In 11 states, minors who don't get consent from parents are forced to go before a judge to get approval for an abortion.
ARE THEY ALL IN DIXIE? WHAT HAPPENED TO LIVE FREE OR DIE IN NH??
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When Our Troops Are Abandoned and Neglected at Home: 6 Stories | Longreads Blog
OWS SHOULD HAVE ENLISTED THESE GUYS ... THEY HAVE THE SKILLS TO ELIMINATE A LIST OF TARGETS AND ARE HAPPY TO WORK FOR A CAUSE
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Top 10 Apps (measured by Uniques)
FACEBOOK
YOUTUBE
GOOGLE PLAY
GOOGLE SEARCH
PANDORA
GOOGLE MAPS
GMAIL
INSTAGRAM
APPLE MAPS
YAHOO STOCKS (hmmmm that's a surprise, I don't even have that app)
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Local Chinese Smartphone Manufacturers
HUAWEI
LENOVO
XIAOMI
ZTE
COOLPAD ...
YOU'RE SEEN AS A LOSER IF YOU CARRY ANY OF THESE IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC
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NO DOUBT ... FOR ME TWEETBOT PANDORA POWERPLAYER AND ... DRAGONVALE
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CAPITAL VERSUS LABOR
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Largest Companies By Market Cap
YES, ALIBABA A MONSTER ... AND FACEBOOK NOT FAR BEHIND
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iPhone Manufacturing Cost Breakdown
HARD FOR CHINA TO MOVE UP VALUE ADDED LADDER
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"INCITING CRIMINAL ACTS"
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THIS IS WHY THEY CAN PISS AWAY MONEY IN EVERY OTHER VENTURE
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TWO MAJOR MEDIA MARKETS, DODGERS UNDER-BUDGETED FOR LONG TIME, CLASSIC ARB PLAY
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THEY DON'T RENT 'EM THEY STEAL 'EM
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Yearly
UP TO 5 TOTAL MEMBERS
Promotion Price
USD 8.33 /month
USD 6.70 /month
Total USD 79.96
THE MONEY SHOT
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1. Memory
Select all aspects of your memory that you want to challenge
Remembering patterns and locations
Associating names with faces
Keeping track of multiple pieces of information in your hea...
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Brain Games & Brain Training - Lumosity
40+ scientific games
Target a wide variety of cognitive skills. We'll help challenge you in the areas that you care about.
DEEPLY SKEPTICAL ... THESE ARE FUN BUT THEY WON'T "IMPROVE" ANYTHING
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ONLY A COMPLETE FOOL WOULD GO OUT IN THIS LET ALONE RUN
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Singular is a wall mounted console - a place just large enough for busy items we use every day. Its simplicity provides a means of ordering our everyday necessities. Crafted from a single piece of wood, all hardware is incorporated into its form.
HATE TO THINK HOW MUCH THEY'RE TRYING TO CHARGE FOR THIS SHELF ... ONLY $210 LOL
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How To Date In NYC Without Losing Your Mind - $39
Thomas Edwards is the founder of The Professional Wingman, a social strategy consultancy helping singles develop better social skills to improve their social and romantic relationships.
SOCIAL STRATEGY CONSULTANT BETTER THAN SAYING UNEMPLOYED
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SWISS AIR, THIS IS SLICK ... HAD A LOT OF INTERESTING SEATMATES WHEN WE LIVED IN ZURICH
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Audi A6 Prestige 3.0 TFSI — Minimally Minimal
UNUSUALLY BAD SET OF NIGHTTIME PHOTOS FROM THE FUSSY KOREAN KID
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Who Benefits When Companies Pay for Egg Freezing?
"Deferring childbearing from one’s twenties or early thirties until one’s later thirties or forties certainly has its appeal for the woman with ambitions beyond motherhood. " ... BAD IDEA, WOMEN SHOULD HAVE KIDS IN THEIR 20s PREFERABLY EARLY 20s
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How Text Messages Change from Dating to Marriage | A Dash of Data
NERDY ALICE ZHAO ... DID SHE MARRY A WHITE GUY? PRECIOUS FEW TEXTS ABOUT FUGGING BUT WERE THEY EXPUNGED?
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Why Inequality Matters | Bill Gates
"A 700-page treatise on economics translated from French is not exactly a light summer read—even for someone with an admittedly high geek quotient. But this past July, I felt compelled to read Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the Twenty-First Century after reading several reviews and hearing about it from friends. ... I agree with his most important conclusions. ... However, Piketty’s book has some important flaws" ... "I’m also a big believer in the estate tax. Letting inheritors consume or allocate capital disproportionately simply based on the lottery of birth is not a smart or fair way to allocate resources."
"We want our children to make their own way in the world. They’ll have all sorts of advantages, but it will be up to them to create their lives and careers." ... GATES A MASTER OF UNDERSTATEMENT
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WHAT A BEAST
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KnowYour4: Four Numbers Can Predict Your Risk of a Heart Attack
I DON'T KNOW ANY OF THESE NUMBERS AND DO CIGARS COUNT?
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TUMBLR ... NOT THAT FUNNY UNLESS YOU'RE A MILLENNIAL?
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BASKETBALLMER ... WASN'T IT BUSINESSWEEK THAT HAD A BUNCH OF THICK LIPPED BLACK PEOPLE CARTOONS ON THEIR WELFARE COVER?
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SIM NOT CARRIER SPECIFIC
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The spirit of experimentation and the evolution of your home timeline | Twitter Blogs
One of our goals for experimentation is to continue improving your home timeline
QUIT FUGGING WITH MY STREAM, TWITTER
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AMUSING ... PROBABLY MADE IN CHINA