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...United States may have invented the Internet (although the credit doesn’t go to Al Gore), but our great nation recently ranked 28th in Internet connectivity according to a recent study by the Communications Workers of America. If that wasn’t enough, the study also claimed that the average Internet speed has only increased by about 30 percent in the last two years. This might seem like a big improvement on first glance, but really it’s far from noteworthy in an industry where things tend to double every two years...
...Providing widespread Internet access that is both fast and affordable has benefits that extend far beyond creature comforts like downloading movies. A recent report from the World Bank Group found that a 10 percent increase in connection speeds is correlated with a 1.3 percent increase in economic growth. The faster the Internet becomes, the more purposes it can serve; high-speed Internet is the basis for many local IT businesses that generate jobs and exports. Expanding the high-speed Web to rural areas and increasing speeds in developed areas will also make long-distance learning easier and expand the possibilities...
...follows the path of least resistance,” Murphy said. “The soil around the recent excavation [for the water main] probably isn’t as compact as the surrounding soil...
...follows the path of least resistance,” Murphy said. “The soil around the recent excavation [for the water main] probably isn’t as compact as the surrounding soil...
...Sarkozy compares his new tax to other divisive issues in the country's recent history that went on to win public backing, from abolition of the death penalty to decolonization. But momentum behind the idea of such a tax in Europe has been sluggish in recent years. Instead, European governments have thrown their weight behind the E.U.'s Emission Trading Scheme (ETS), which, since 2005, has granted the region?s industries a limited number of permits to emit harmful gases. Companies that pollute less than their allocation can sell their remaining permits to others that are busting their limits...