The
world’s first commercial spaceflight terminal is open. Spaceport
America located in the southern New Mexico desert is a joint effort of
state government and British billionaire Richard Branson’s Virgin
Galactic. While the terminal is ready, the space plane that will take
passengers on sub-orbital flights for $200,000 a ticket may not be ready
to launch until 2013. Source Link
Call it a drunk tax that we all pay -- federal health experts say the
costs associated with binge drinking equal about $2 a shot, or a total
tab of over $200 billion a year for society. The CDC report says that
includes the cost of lost work, property damage from car crashes,
expenditures for alcohol-associated medical problems, and money spent on
jailing drunk drivers and criminals using alcohol. Source Link
Baseball’s
Fall Classic gets underway tonight as the defending American League
champions try to win it all in the 2011 World Series. The Texas Rangers
are the first team in over a decade to have back-to-back appearances in
the World Series. From the National League, the St. Louis Cardinals
return to baseball’s championship for the first time since winning in
the World Series in 2006. Source Link
