The Six Living Generations In America - Marketing Teacher. Dr.
Jill Novak, University of Phoenix, Texas A&M University. In America, there are six living generations, which are six fairly distinct groups of people. As a generalization each generation has different likes, dislikes, and attributes. They have had collective experiences as they aged and therefore have similar ideals. www.esds1.pt/site/images/stories/isacosta/secondary_pages/10º_block1/Generations%20Chart.pdf. American generations through the years. Schools close in smog-enshrouded eastern China. SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Hazardous air pollution forced schools to shut or suspend outdoor activities in at least two cities in eastern China, where residents complained of the yellow skies and foul smells that are symptomatic of the country's crippling smog crisis.
China's stability-obsessed leadership has become increasingly concerned by the abysmal air quality in cities, as it plays into popular resentment over political privilege and rising inequality in the world's second-largest economy. In Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu Province, the sun was the color of "salted egg yolk" on Wednesday as the government raised the "red alert" for poor air quality for the first time, state-run news media reported. The city saw levels of PM2.5, or particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5 micrometers, reach a reading of 354 on Wednesday, said Nanjing-based news portal news.longhoo.net. View gallery A woman wearing a mask walk through a street covered by dense smog in Harbin, northern China, Monday …
A black box in your car? Some see a source of tax revenue. WASHINGTON — As America's road planners struggle to find the cash to mend a crumbling highway system, many are beginning to see a solution in a little black box that fits neatly by the dashboard of your car.
The devices, which track every mile a motorist drives and transmit that information to bureaucrats, are at the center of a controversial attempt in Washington and state planning offices to overhaul the outdated system for funding America's major roads. The usually dull arena of highway planning has suddenly spawned intense debate and colorful alliances. Libertarians have joined environmental groups in lobbying to allow government to use the little boxes to keep track of the miles you drive, and possibly where you drive them — then use the information to draw up a tax bill. PHOTOS: Kelley Blue Book's 10 best 'green' cars The tea party is aghast. And while Congress can't agree on whether to proceed, several states are not waiting.
Thompson-Japan. Poor in cages show dark side of Hong Kong boom. HONG KONG (AP) -- For many of the richest people in Hong Kong, one of Asia's wealthiest cities, home is a mansion with an expansive view from the heights of Victoria Peak.
For some of the poorest, like Leung Cho-yin, home is a metal cage. The 67-year-old former butcher pays 1,300 Hong Kong dollars ($167) a month for one of about a dozen wire mesh cages resembling rabbit hutches crammed into a dilapidated apartment in a gritty, working-class West Kowloon neighborhood. The cages, stacked on top of each other, measure 1.5 square meters (16 square feet).
To keep bedbugs away, Leung and his roommates put thin pads, bamboo mats, even old linoleum on their cages' wooden planks instead of mattresses. US Birth Rate Hits New Low. The rate of babies born in the United States hit a record low in 2011, a new analysis shows.
Researchers say the drastic drop in the birth rate among immigrants has greatly contributed to the overall decrease. Based on preliminary data from the National Center for Health Statistics, the Pew Research Center calculated that the overall birth rate — the annual number of births per 1,000 women between 15 to 44 — was 63.2 last year. That's the lowest since such reliable record collection began in 1920 and close to half the birth rate in 1957, amid the Baby Boom years. The overall number of births declined 7 percent from 2007 to 2010. During this period, U.S. Worldometers - real time world statistics. Underground Bicycle Parking Systems in Japan. The worst traffic jams in history. Create & Share SimCity Learning Tools.
Why Social Security is Running Out of Money: Just Explain It. More than 55 million Americans receive Social Security benefits, annually, making it the nation's largest social welfare program. 725 billion dollars of your payroll and income taxes last year went to Social Security disbursements -- That's about 60 billion dollars in benefits each month.
Why a Falling Birth Rate Is a Big Problem. U.S. & World Population Clocks. Be a Demographer. Japan's Population to Shrink Nearly a Third by 2060. The world's oldest country is about to get even older.
New figures released by the government estimate people aged 65 and older will make up nearly 40 percent of the population of Japan 50 years from now. Even more troubling, the country's population is expected to shrink by 30 percent, with birth rates showing little signs of improvement.