After Company Raises Minimum Salary To $70,000, Revenue And Profits Double

After Company Raises Minimum Salary To $70,000, Revenue And Profits Double

In April, Dan Price, CEO of the credit card payment processor Gravity Payments, announced that he will eventually raise minimum pay for all employees to at least $70,000 a year. ...(read more) shared from

Presidential candidate Ben Carson made headlines this weekend when he said that women who have abortions are like slaveowners. That's not the only ridiculous thing the candidate believes. Seattle company Gravity payments raised its minimum salary to $70,000 -- and despite dire predictions, the company is flourishing. And in a landmark new study, researchers at Harvard found that elevated carbon dioxide levels have a direct, negative impact on human cognition. The implications for climate policy are stark. 13 Ridiculous Things Ben Carson Actually Believes Former neurosurgeon Ben Carson has become an unlikely frontrunner in the GOP presidential primary, leading recent polls in Iowa and surpassing all of the other Republican candidates’ recent fundraising totals....(read more) Carson: Women Who Have Abortions Are Like Slaveowners After Company Raises Minimum Salary To $70,000, Revenue And Profits Double In April, Dan Price, CEO of the credit card payment processor Gravity Payments, announced that he will eventually raise minimum pay for all employees to at least $70,000 a year. ...(read more) Trump Takes Credit For Major Accomplishment Based On Info From Random Twitter User, Hilarity Ensues Exclusive: Elevated CO2 Levels Directly Affect Human Cognition, New Harvard Study Shows In a landmark public health finding, a new study from the Harvard School of Public Health finds that carbon dioxide (CO2) has a direct and negative impact on human cognition and decision-making. These impacts have been observed at CO2 levels that most Americans — and their children — are routinely exposed to today inside classrooms, offices, homes, planes, and cars. ...(read more) ThinkProgress | Center for American Progress Action Fund 1333 H ST NW | Washington, DC 20005 Contributions to Center for American Progress Action Fund are not tax deductible

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TOP FIVE BAT-FACTS WE BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW

Halloween is right around the corner, and that means that it's finally time for bats to be in the spotlight (outside of Gotham City). There's a lot to love about these diverse, echolocating, occasionally-blood-drinking creatures -- and even more to learn. Check out the top five facts about bats they didn't teach you in school. TOP FIVE BAT-FACTS WE BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW 1. Bats help keep humans safe and well-fed. Bats are an incredibly diverse group of animals -- with more than 1,200 different species, they make up a fifth of all mammals -- and they earn their living in all sorts of ways. Many bats prey on mosquitos and other insects that are harmful to people. (Thanks, bats!) And bats pollinate critical (and delicious) crops including bananas, mangoes, figs, and cashews. (Thanks AGAIN, bats!) 2. A group of bats is called a "colony" -- and the largest can comprise as many as 20 million bats.  That's...a lot of bats. The largest Mexican free-tailed bat colony in the world (as many as 20 million bats!) roosts at Bracken Bat Cave, about 30 miles outside of San Antonio, Texas. Together with the City of San Antonio and Bat Conservation International, The Nature Conservancy recently acquired a 1,521-acre property adjacent to Bracken Cave -- one of many Conservancy projects nationwide devoted to protecting essential habitat and restoring bat populations. You can help protect threatened landscapes and the wildlife that depend on them by making a donation to The Nature Conservancy. 3. Bats can be cute. Super cute. Look at this guy: 4. The greatest threat to bats isn't garlic, or wooden stakes, or even sunlight. It's a fungus -- a terrible, terrible fungus.  In the past few years, a fungus-related illness called White Nose Syndrome has wiped out millions of bats across the U.S. and Canada. It can afflict an entire cave of bats -- entering their tiny bodies and kicking their metabolisms into overdrive until they starve to death. The Nature Conservancy is leading the search for a cure for White Nose Syndrome, and Conservancy-funded researchers have recently made major breakthroughs. Thanks to these efforts, some bats have already been successfully treated and released back into the wild. We have a long way to go -- but with continued support from our members, there is now real hope that populations will be able to recover before it's too late. 5. Bats can be altruistic. Nobody gets a bad rap like the unfairly vilified vampire bat. Yes, these tiny creatures feed on blood -- but they have also been shown to be incredibly generous. If a vampire bat doesn't find a meal on his nightly hunt, his more-successful neighbors will keep him from starving by sharing their own food. Some might find vampire bats feasting on regurgitated blood a little icky -- but we think it's actually very sweet. It's nice to know that generosity is part of what keeps bats healthy and thriving. If you're feeling inspired to share, post this list of fascinating bat-facts on Facebook andTwitter. And one last thing: You may not be able to feed a thirsty vampire bat directly, but you canprotect incredible wildlife and restore natural places by making a donation to The Nature Conservancy today. PHOTOS: A pallid bat catches a scorpion © Merlin Tuttle/Bat Conservation International. Mexican Free-tailed bats leaving Bracken Bat Cave at sunset © Jacqueline Ferrato/TNC. Little brown bat © Ann Froschauer/USFWS. Brown bat release © Katie Gillies/Bat Conservation International. Desmodus rotundus, Sangayan Island, Paracas National Reserve © Wikimedia Commons. Find Us On: Nature.org | Where We Work | How We Work | Science in Action | Donate | Photos & Videos | About Us The Nature Conservancy Holds High Charity Ratings Our Ratings | Terms of Use | Privacy Statement Copyright © 2015 | The Nature Conservancy 4245 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 100, Arlington, Virginia 22203-1606 Questions or Comments? Call us toll-free at (800) 628-6860

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Killing Blind

Killing Blind Kathy Kelly: The U.S. Government seems unable to imagine that attacks supposedly taken in U.S. national interests can be war crimes. READ MORE

MONDAY, 26 OCTOBER 2015 Trump, Biden and the 24/7 Election and Media Carousel Walter Brasch: Although Biden explained his reasons, the media can now spend a few weeks asking the question, “But what if he had decided to run?” It passes as what the media now think is a deep and probing issue. READ MORE Friend on Facebook Follow on Twitter Forward to a Friend Killing Blind Kathy Kelly: The U.S. Government seems unable to imagine that attacks supposedly taken in U.S. national interests can be war crimes. READ MORE Paul Wellstone: Ordinary Life, Extraordinary Legacy Peter Dreier: Since Wellstone died in a plane crash 13 years ago, other activists and politicians have carried on in the Wellstone tradition. READ MORE Chicken Hawks “Scaring the Hell Out of Americans” Murray Polner: Be wary of our many right, center and left hawks that are willing to send your son or daughter to war while their own dwell in safety. READ MORE The Wrong School Policies for Hard Times Mark Naison: In circumstances like these, where so many young people live with stress and danger and worry, it should be national policy to make schools nurturing places. READ HERE

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How the rest of the world celebrates Halloween

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