Archive for the ‘USA’ Category
December 8th, 2011 | 
Author: Israel – Light onto Nations: Growing forests in the desert
Once the trees are mature, it's possible that they could become a renewable source of biofuel to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. This is another area of great interest to Israel and just about every other country on the planet …
Technion LIVE: Cornell – Technion – Together in Vision
www.technioniit.com12/3/11
During his visit, he planted a now-famous first palm tree that still stands in front of the old Technion building in Hadar. … Its graduates helped to build the county's infrastructure and started the high-tech industries that today make Israel a modern country with the greatest concentration of high-tech startup companies anywhere outside of Silicon Valley. More than 70 percent …. Israel's 10th Nobel laureate on his way to Stockho. … Technion Nanocrystals for Solar Power …
I recently received a link to the following video and thought it well worth posting.
Please note that it was made 6 years ago.
Israel is certainly no angel, and both its politicians and its army make their fair share of mistakes.
But regardless of whether you’re pro or anti Israel, you’ve surely got to admire its upside and wish that other countries could or would achieve the same positive results.
Please post your comments, and if they don’t flame or use abusive and/or hateful language, then they’ll be approved.
Posted in administration, Ahmadinejad, elections, Israel, Jerusalem, Jimmy Carter, Middle East, mubarak, Obama, president, USA, White House | 
10 Comments »
Top political books of 2011 – The Arena | POLITICO.COM
www.politico.com11/24/11
… of obesity, incarceration, homicide, mental illness, drug addiction, infant mortality, teenage pregnancy, illiteracy, and low rates of social mobility, trust and life expectancy. The U.S., tragically, has some of the highest rates of …
Obesity, Drug Abuse Biggest Problems in US Youth
www.inquisitr.com8/16/11
“The perception of drug abuse as a big problem matches recent national data showing increasing use of marijuana and other drugs by US teens. Meanwhile, although obesity remains atop the list of child health concerns for …
I just came across the following map and stats, and whilst I found the whole thing interesting, I wondered if it was really accurate.
So I just spent a couple of hours checking out the sources, and as far as I could see, everything is 100% accurate.
The majority of the stats were taken from either:
America’s Health Rankings
or The US Census Bureau
And if they weren’t, then an alternative source is quoted.
So Here They Are
1. Alabama: highest rate of stroke (3.8 percent) (tied with Oklahoma).
2. Alaska: highest suicide rate (23.6 suicides per 100,000 people in 2004).
3. Arizona: highest rate of alcoholism.
4. Arkansas: worst average credit score (636) – TalkBusiness
5. California: most air pollution (15.2 micrograms per cubic meter).
6. Colorado: highest rate of cocaine use per capita (3.9 percent total population).
7. Connecticut: highest rate of breast cancer – State Health Facts
8. Delaware: highest abortion rate (27 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 44).
9. Florida: highest rate of identity theft (122.3 reports per 100,000 people).
10. Georgia: sickly based on highest rate of influenza.
11. Hawaii –highest cost of living (tied with California) CNBC States With The Highest Cost Of Living
12. Idaho – lowest level of Congressional clout – NewWest
13. Illinois: highest rate of robbery (284.7 incidences per 100,000 people).
14. Indiana: rated the most environmentally unfriendly by NMI solutions – Environmental Leader
15. Iowa: highest percentage of people age 85 and older (1.8 percent) (tied with three other states) StateMaster
16. Kansas: poorest health based on highest average number of limited activity days per month (3.5 days) StateMaster
17. Kentucky: most cancer deaths (227 per 100,000 people), and Kentucky also has the highest rate of tobacco smokers – 25.6 percent).
18. Louisiana: highest rate of gonorrhea (264.4 reported cases per 100,000 people) StateMaster
19. Maine: dumbest state claim based on lowest average SAT score (1389) Commonwealth Foundation
20. Maryland: highest rate of AIDS diagnosis (27.6 people per 100,000 people) Avert.org
21. Massachusetts: worst drivers claim based on highest rate of auto accidents The Auto Channel
22. Michigan: highest unemployment rate (13.6 percent).
23. Minnesota: highest number of reported tornadoes (123 in 2010) Woodbury kstp
24. Mississippi: highest rate of obesity (35.3 percent of total population).
* Mississippi ranks last in the most number of categories.
Including the highest rate of child poverty (31.9 percent), highest rate of infant mortality (10.3 percent).
Lowest median household income ($35,078).
Highest teen birth rate (71.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19).
And highest overall rate of STDs (Sexually Transmitted Diseases).
25. Missouri: highest rate of bankruptcy (700 out of every 100,000 people) BSC Alliance
26. Montana: highest rate of drunk driving deaths (1.12 deaths per 100 million miles driven) HelenAir
27. Nebraska: highest rate of women murdered annually.
28. Nevada: highest rate violent crime (702.2 offenses per 100,000 people)and Nevada also has the highest rate of foreclosure (one in 99 houses).
29. New Hampshire: highest rate of corporate taxes New Hampshire Watchdog
: the link went dead. So what’s NH bottom at? Email me!
30. New Jersey: highest rate of citizen taxation (11.8 percent) The Retirement Living Information Center
31. New Mexico: antisocial claim based on lowest ranking in social heath policies Los Alimos Study Group
32. New York: longest average daily commute (30.6 minutes) StateMaster
33. North Carolina: lowest average teacher salary Facing South
34. North Dakota: ranked last in ugliest residents report as chosen by The Daily Beast
35. Ohio: nerdiest state claim based on highest number of library visits per capita (6.9) StateMaster
36. Oklahoma: highest rate of female incarceration.
37. Oregon: highest rate of long-term homeless people.
38. Pennsylvania: highest rate of arson deaths (55.56 annually) StateMaster
39. Rhode Island: highest rate of illicit drug use (12.5 percent of population) EconomicMix
40. South Carolina: highest percentage of mobile homes (18.8 percent) StateMaster
41. South Dakota: highest rate of forcible rape 76.5 per 100,000.
42. Tennessee: chosen most corrupt state by The Daily Beast
43. Texas: lowest high school graduation rate (78.3 percent) Statemaster
44. Utah: highest rate of of on-line porn subscriptions Desert News
45. Vermont: infertility claim based on lowest birth rate of any state (10.6 births per 1,000) (tied with Maine) StateMaster
46. Virginia: highest number of alcohol-related motorcycle deaths The Virginia Biker
47. Washington: most cases of bestiality (4 reported in 2010) Pet-Abuse
48. West Virginia: highest rate of heart attack (6.5 percent of population).
49. Wisconsin: highest rate of binge drinking (23.2 percent of population).
50. Wyoming: highest rate of deadly car crashes (24.6 deaths per 100,000) AutoInsuranceQuotealer
