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Stimulus Money To Water Golf Course – San Mateo County Times
$2.2 million of stimulus money is being used to pipe fifty gallons of recycled water to a California golf course.
Recovery Money to Save Mouse Habitat, No Word on Jobs – Washington Times
$16.1 million in stimulus money will be going to Speaker Pelosi’s district to save the habitat of a harvest mouse.
Texas Has Too Much Money, Would Like Less Of It – Dallas Morning News
Some Texas agencies have received stimulus money in such large amounts officials are concerned the money will not be spent wisely.
Union Members (aka “teachers”) To Be Lectured on Efficiency- Pacific Daily News
The Pacific Education Conference in Guam will include a presentation by the US Department of Education on guidelines for spending stimulus money.
US House Bike Sharing Program May Be Ended, Hippies Devastated – The Hill
A bike sharing program for the US House has seen little use and cost over $23,000.
What Rich People Like: Plants – National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation funded a study that determined wealthier neighborhoods have more plants.
Foggy Bottom, Renowned for Transparency, Is Missing Sensitive Laptops – Associated Press
The State Department randomly reviewed over 300 laptops and found 27 missing and most classified computers without basic security measures.
NEA to Hold Books at Ransom – AScribe Newswire
The NEA is sponsoring an event at the Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas, Austin on “The Life and Legacy of Edgar Allen Poe.”
Central Maine Needs More Trees – The Morning Sentinel (Maine)
$8,000 in federal money, provided by the U.S. Forest Service, is being used to plant 30 trees to line the streets of a Maine town.
National Science Foundation Pays Old People to Play Video Games – Triangle Business Journal (NC)
$1.2 million was spent by the NSF to find out if playing video games stimulates cognitive thinking in seniors.
NSF Spends Money to Evaluate Spending of Money; No Funding Slated to Study Irony – USGov Info
The NSF is spending at least $400,000 to study what kind of effect stimulus projects have on the sciences.
Federally Funded Dog Days of Summer – Gulf Times
The NSF is expected to fund a study by American scientists in Qatar designed to discover where dogs were domesticated.
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