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The Smartest Americans are Heading West

posted by martyb on Friday October 13 2017, @04:12PM   
from the had-better-stop-driving-when-you-reach-the-ocean dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

Three cities in Colorado — a state whose fortunes have been tied to the boom and bust of oil, gas and other commodities — are among the top 10 leading destinations for the nation's best and brightest as old cow and mining towns morph into technology hubs, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

Boulder, the small college town located just north of Colorado's capital, is ranked No. 1 nationally in the Bloomberg Brain Concentration Index, which tracks business formation as well as employment and education in the sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics. Fort Collins and Denver follow at No. 4 and No. 10, respectively.

Are the best and brightest taking up skiing, or seeking higher ground amid rising sea levels?

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Original Submission

• Nukes and no water elsewhere? Nukes and no water elsewhere? (Score: 3, Informative) by legont on Friday October 13 2017, @04:32PM (1 child)

  by legont (4179) on Friday October 13 2017, @04:32PM (#581843)

  East:

  Cobalt warhead?

  On the diagram the giant torpedo's range is given as "up to 10,000km" (6,200 miles) and depth of trajectory is "up to 1,000m" (3,300ft).

  It was developed by Rubin, a submarine design bureau in St Petersburg.

  It would, apparently, be launched by nuclear-powered submarines of the 09852 "Belgorod" and 09851 "Khabarovsk" series.

  Rossiiskaya Gazeta called the torpedo a "robotic mini-submarine", travelling at 100 knots (185km/h; 115mph), which would "avoid all acoustic tracking devices and other traps".

  http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34797252 [bbc.com]

  West:

  The story of the American West is the story of a relentless quest for a precious resource: water. It is a tale of rivers diverted and dammed, of political corruption and intrigue, of billion-dollar battles over water rights, of ecological and economic disaster. In his landmark book, Cadillac Desert, Marc Reisner writes of the earliest settlers, lured by the promise of paradise, and of the ruthless tactics employed by Los Angeles politicians and business interests to ensure the city's growth. He documents the bitter rivalry between two government giants, the Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in the competition to transform the West. Based on more than a decade of research, Cadillac Desert is a stunning expose and a dramatic, intriguing history of the creation of an Eden--an Eden that may only be a mirage.

  https://www.amazon.com/Cadillac-Desert-American-Disappearing-Revised/dp/0140178244 [amazon.com]

  --
  "Wealth is the relentless enemy of understanding" - John Kenneth Galbraith.

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• You forgot some (Score: 1) by khallow on Friday October 13 2017, @05:51PM

  by khallow (3766) on Friday October 13 2017, @05:51PM (#581897) Journal

  North:

  The N.C.A.A. on Friday announced that it “could not conclude that the University of North Carolina violated N.C.A.A. academic rules” in what is widely considered the worst academic scandal in college sports history.
  
  The organization, which governs the top tier of college sports in the United States, did not levy any penalties against North Carolina athletics.

  https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/13/sports/unc-north-carolina-ncaa.html [nytimes.com]
  
  South:

  South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal on Friday upheld a High Court ruling to reinstate nearly 800 corruption charges filed against Jacob Zuma before he became president.
  
  Zuma, who has faced and denied numerous other corruption allegations since taking office, said he was disappointed by the court's decision and asked the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to "consider representations" before deciding whether to proceed against him.

  https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2017-10-13/south-africas-zuma-disappointed-by-court-ruling-over-corruption-charges [usnews.com]
  
  Northeast:

  There’s a new game in town.
  
  Northeast Community College has added baseball and the Hawks have been getting ready for the start of the 2018 season with some fall ball.
  
  The 33-member squad is practicing and playing home games at Veterans Memorial Field in Norfolk.

  http://norfolkdailynews.com/news/northeast-offers-a-new-way-to-have-a-ball/article_8307fc94-b01d-11e7-821e-6fa4556e5b41.html [norfolkdailynews.com]
  
  Southeast:

  Janie Hequembourg Barker, the 1944 Sagamore Queen at Southeast Missouri State Teachers’ College, the forerunner to Southeast Missouri State University, is returning to serve as the 2017 Homecoming Parade Marshal on Oct. 14.
  
  A Charleston, Missouri, native now living in Jacksonville, Florida, Barker is excited to visit campus, attend the football game and ride in the parade. It begins at 9:30 a.m. at Capaha Park and travels east on Broadway to Main Street and then south on Main Street.
  
  “I’m very honored and appreciative of it,” Barker said.

  http://news.semo.edu/oldest-living-sagamore-queen-returns-as-southeast-homecoming-parade-marshal/ [semo.edu]
  
  Southwest:

  Southwest Airlines, the U.S. carrier known for its lack of seating assignments, short routes and no-frills service has announced plans to start selling tickets for service to Hawaii next year, answering a lingering question from investors and loyal customers alike.
  
  The airline's decision to offer service to the Aloha State could make Hawaiian vacations cheaper. In what's been dubbed the "Southwest Effect," in markets where the airline has nonstop service fares are $45 lower than in cities without those routes, a University of Virginia study found.

  https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/12/southwest-planning-to-start-service-to-hawaii-next-year.html [cnbc.com]
  
  And last but not least, Northwest:

  No. 1 East Mississippi Community College dropped a 61-38 decision to No. 10 Northwest Mississippi on the road, 61-38, to snap a 17-game win streak and a 28-game MACJC North Division win streak.
  
  EMCC finished with 529 yards of total offense — 215 rushing and 314 passing — while allowing Northwest to tally 566 yards of offense. Quarterback Lindsey Scott Jr. rushed 26 times for 125 yards and a touchdown but was sacked four times. He also went 26-for-45 in passing with 310 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions.
  
  Calvin Keys Jr. hauled in nine catches for 86 yards to lead EMCC. Mike Williams had two touchdown catches and finished with 8- yards receiving. Former Meridian High School standout Daniel Crowell Jr. caught four passes for 63 yards and a touchdown.

  http://www.meridianstar.com/sports/juco-football-emcc-stunned-by-northwest/article_08f2476c-afcc-11e7-aad1-d7591264af67.html [meridianstar.com]
  
  In addition to this really important information about the other points of the compass you neglected, I have discovered a SoylentNews defect:
  " rel="url2html-7561">http://news.semo.edu/oldest-living-sagamore-queen-returns-as-southeast-homecoming-parade-marshal/
  
  versus http://news.semo.edu/oldest-living-sagamore-queen-returns-as-southeast-homecoming-parade-marshal/ [semo.edu]
  
  The former has problems in preview with a " rel="url2html-7561"> appearing before the link (I appended two line breaks right after the HTML link versus the second which has some white space in between). We'll see if it shows when I post.

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