Tourism in the UK faces a massive year. Readers from outside the UK offer their alternative must-see spots.

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The alternative map for 2012 visitors

Yes, you read that right. The non-partisan Tax Policy Center has done its analysis of the Pawlenty economic plan and concluded that would be the ten-year cost of the Pawlenty tax cuts , as compared to current law. If you assume that all the Bush tax cuts and other policies stay in place, the cost, according to the TPC estimates, would be a mere $7.6 trillion . To think of it another way, Pawlenty is proposing tax cuts that are the equivalent of taking the existing Bush tax cuts and tripling them over the next decade. In 2021 alone, the cuts would exceed $1.6 trillion compared to current law (that is, letting the Bush tax cuts expire), or $1 trillion compared to current policy (extending all the tax cuts and the accompanying patches to the alternative minimum tax.) Read full article > >

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Tim Pawlenty’s $11.6 Trillion Tax Cut

INDIANAPOLIS —Roger Penske has accomplished nearly everything a team owner can accomplish in American open-wheel racing, having won the Indianapolis 500 a record 15 times. Yet on Sunday, as the green flag flies at the 100th anniversary of the race, the 74-year-old billionaire will occupy his usual spot: on pit lane, a headset pressed against his silver hair, directing Team Penske, which, after more than four decades, continues to cast its considerable shadow over the venerable Brickyard. Asked why he’s still at it after all these years, the repeated trips to winner’s circle, the fortune he’s amassed, Penske reclined, raised his eyebrows and paused, as if to suggest he’d never considered the alternative. Read full article > >

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Indianapolis 500: After all these years, Roger Penske still running the show

David Cameron brands the alternative vote system “undemocratic” and “unfair” and urges people to oppose it in next month’s referendum.

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AV is undemocratic, says Cameron

Ken Clarke tells the Tory spring conference that changing to the Alternative Vote (AV) system will lead to an “even odder collection of politicians”.

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AV ‘will mean odder politicians’

Ministers are accused of failing to consult with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland about the proposed date of the Alternative Vote referendum but the coalition wins a key vote on the issue.

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AV poll consultation under fire

A pilot who refused to submit to a full-body scan or the alternative pat down going through airport security said the procedures violate his rights.

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Pilot refuses full-body scan, pat down

After an unsuccessful cap and trade bill, the alternative in climate policy revolves around much more financing for clean energy research.

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Economic Scene: Next Step on Policy for Climate

Liquid cells potentially reinvigorate solar power industry Like several other alternative energy sources, the challenge with solar energy isn’t quantity (the sun blasts the Earth daily with more than enough energy to cover all of our power needs) but with the ability of current tech to fully harness what’s out there. A new concept with the potential to reshape the solar power industry is solar paint—a plan energy start-up NextGen are putting into action. Using nanotechnology (a series of nanotubes 10,000 times thinner than a strand of human hair), solar paint absorbs a larger number of light wavelengths onto the photovoltaic cell. The paint can be applied to almost any surface and once dry hooks into the light-sensitive grid to start pumping out electricity. This kind of technology is perfect for government buildings where solar paint could offset energy consumption while giving taxpayers a break, and Next Gen are committed to making this a reality in the near future. via CalFinder

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Nano Solar Paint