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Five Things You Need to Know for Tuesday, December 20, 2005Holiday Mashup: What about Chanukah?, 10 holiday don'ts, Sault Ste. Marie tree salesman laments rise of artificial Christmas trees.Michigan's Alternative Energy FutureInside Muskegon's latest podcast features an interview with Dr. Imad Mahawili, Executive Director of the Grand Valley State University Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center (MAREC). Dr. Mahawili talks about demonstration technologies like photovoltaic solar roof tiles and a gas combined heat microturbine. Regarding the future of energy technology, he says Michigan exports $14-15 billion annually to purchase energy (could reach $20 billion soon) and that we need to look at retaining some of that income.Check out Inside Muskegon #5 - Dr. Imad Mahawili, Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center Michigan Workers with Disabilities Find Less OpportunityThe Detroit News reports that working-age people with disabilities in Michigan between 21 and 64 have an employment rate 37% in 2004, compared with 76% for people without disabilities. For men with disabilities, employment fell by 22% from 1989 to 2000. The article looks at some common myths regarding disabled workers and assistive technology like screen-reading and voice-activation software.Read High joblessness plagues disabled in the Detroit News Study Contends Minimum Wage Purchasing Power ErodedMITECHNEWS.COM reports on a new study by the Michigan League for Human Services contending that Michigan's minimum wage of $5.15 an hour is effectively worth the same ($4.25) as it was before the wage was last increased in 1997. According to the study, the minimum wage pays for less effectively than any other year except 1955, and is 32% less in real terms than the minimum wage paid in 1968. On an inflation-adjusted basis, the study said, the minimum wage paid in 1968 would be the equivalent of $7.54/hr today. The Michigan Chamber of Commerce contends that boosting the minimum wage could result in as much as an 18% drop in jobs.Read Michigan Minimum Wage Has Buying Power Of 1997 Dollar - New Study from MITECHNEWS.COM Southwestern States Raiding Great Lakes for Water?The Great Lakes Radio Consortium reports on the threat of large-scale water withdrawals from the Great Lakes and concludes that water withdrawals by Southwestern US states is very unlikely due to the energy required and that it would be cheaper to build desalinization plants.Check out TEN THREATS: SOUTHWEST AFTER GREAT LAKES WATER? from the GLRC Michigan Colleges Make Some Lectures Available OnlineThe Detroit News reports on how some Michigan colleges are now offering lectures in the MP3 format (for iPods and other MP3 players), allowing students to download and listen to missed lectures. In the case of the UM school of Dentistry, Apple Computer manages the download of files. Some professors feel this use of technology cheapens the learning experience.Read Students plug into iLectures in the Detroit News Comment on these and other stories in the Absolute Michigan News Blog!
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