For the (belated) third anniversary of " tonight we're gonna party like it's 1929."

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Red Orbit: US Birth Rates Affected By Economic DownturnPosted on: Friday, 27 August 2010, 14:05 CDT ( Read more... )

Crossposted to darksumomo.

L.A. Times: Running from the recession

By Baxter Holmes

Your foot strikes the ground about 1,500 times when running a mile. It strikes the ground about 39,300 times when running 26.2 of them. That's called a marathon, for which you need both training and a routine.

For 10 years, Michael Ward had a routine: Up at 4 a.m., breakfast, ( Read more... )

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MSNBC: Shark attacks plunge, recession cited

Shark attacks along U.S. coastal waters fell sharply in 2009, according to an annual report released Monday, and the scientist behind the data thinks the reason could have been the weak economy ( Read more... )

Crossposted to darksumomo.

Michigan News

Detroit Free Press: Michigan will be among the poorest states for years, study says
BY CHRIS CHRISTOFF
FREE PRESS LANSING BUREAU CHIEF

Reliance on a shrinking automotive industry, the loss of 1 million jobs, outmoded taxes and lack of government reforms will make Michigan one of the nation's 10 poorest states ( Read more... )

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New Geography: Detroit: Urban Laboratory and the New American Frontier
by Aaron M. Renn

The troubles of Detroit are well-publicized. Its economy is in free fall, people are streaming for the exits, it has the worst racial polarization and city-suburb divide in America, its government is feckless and corrupt (though I ( Read more... )

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Michigan News

Detroit Free Press: Exodus fueled by job losses bedevils Michigan
BY RON DZWONKOWSKI
FREE PRESS COLUMNIST

I expect the 2010 census will show just how severely Michigan is in the grip of "demonics."

That's my word for when your demographics are affected by your economics, or when money and jobs start figuring in people ( Read more... )

Crossposted to darksumomo.

Found this while preparing Sunday Night News from Detroit and thought it was worth sharing early and in its entirety.

( The Assignment Detroit Drinking Game )

File this under (lots) of money isn't everything, so follow your bliss.

Tech's Laid Off Legions Return to Their Long-Lost Passions
By Michael Calore

SAN FRANCISCO - From his perch on a balcony high above the floor of a dimly-lit nightclub, Chris Hutchins looks out over a sea of long faces and grins ( Read more... )