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Welcome to Our Generation USA!

"What's New"
to
Our Generation USA!
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Within the following, we will identify new content now available throughout the
"Our Generation USA!" Web Site Beginning with January 1, 2019:
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Under the Main Menu "EARTH AND BEYOND", you will find the following new topics by web page:

• Published through August 20, 2019:
  • Added to the web page "Environment":
    • ​Pollution from Plastics
    • Recycling in the United States
  • ​Added to the web page "Culture":
    • ​​Gun Culture in the United States

Under the Main Menu "THE GREATEST", we have added topics to the following web pages:

• Published through August 19, 2019:
  • ​To the Web Page "Popular Female Icons":
    • ​​Lily Tomlin

Under the Main Menu "LIFE TODAY", we have added a web page "Social Justice" for covering topics about equality for all, regardless of gender or creed, age, economic circumstances, religion, and color of skin:

1. Social Justice
2. Human Rights (from Humanitarians web page)
3. ​Race and ethnicity in the United States including a List by household income
4. Wealth in the United States including a List of the Wealthiest Americans According to Forbes Magazine
5. Wealth Inequality in the United States
6. Causes of income inequality in the United States
7. Social Equality vs. Social Inequality including a List of Countries by Income Equality and by Distribution of Wealth
8. Capitalism or Socialism?
9. White Americans in the United States
10. Hispanic and Latino Americans, including a List by Profession
11. African Americans including a List of the 100 Greatest African Americans
12. Asian Americans in the United States
13. Native Americans in the United States
14. Affirmative Action in the United States
15. Poverty in the United States including Low Income Communities along with Growing up in the Projects
16. Immigration Law in the United States, including a List of Immigration Laws
17. Immigration to the United States including  Illegal Immigration and its Illegal Immigration Population
18. Gender Inequality in the United States
19. Gender Pay Gap in the United States including the Gender Gap Report by the World Economic Forum
20. Tax policy and its impact on economic inequality in the United States
21. Citizenship in the United States including Immigrants who wish to become Citizens
22. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
23. The War on Drugs and the Opioid Epidemic in the United States
24. Democratic Ideals, including the American Dream
25. Civil Discourse and The Golden Rule
26. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and "Black Lives Matter"
27. Hate Crimes in the United States, including a List of Hate Groups along with Fighting Discrimination
28. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
29. Tax Havens and Offshore Banks
30. The Squad (United States House of Representatives Members -- 2019) including "Trump’s Hate Makes the ‘Squad’ Stronger" by the Atlantic (8/16/2019)

Under the Main Menu "EARTH AND BEYOND", we have added the following content to their respective web page:

• Published through January 29, 2019:
  • ​To the Web Page "Culture"
    • ​Motorcycle Club and its Outlaw Motorcycle  Club Culture, including a List of Motorcycle Sub-cultures

Under the Main Menu "LIFE TODAY", we have added content to the following web pages:

• Published through August 3, 2019:
  • To the Web Page "Modern Medicine":
    • United States National Health Care Act, ("Medicare for All") including Universal Health Care
    • mHealth: Solutions for Medical Care involving your Mobile Device
    • Nursing, including in the United States, along with Nursing Degrees, List of Nursing Schools, and the  History of Nursing​
    • Crohn's Disease
    • Personalities, including a List
    • Emergency Room, including 9-1-1 Operator and Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT)
  • To the Web Page "American Lifestyles":
    • ​​Plastic Surgery, including Constructive vs. Cosmetic Surgery
    • Cannabis in the United States  including a List of cannabis rights organizations​
    • ​Vacations, including a List of Prominent Tourist Attractions and Timeshares
    • ​Domesticated Animals
    • ​Household Pets, with a focus on Dogs and Cats
    • Dogs as Pets, including Dog Breeds and the Bond between a Man and His Dog
• Published through July 10, 2019:
  • To the Web Page "Computer Advancements":
    • Why Do We Need Supercomputers and Who Is Using Them? (by Michael Kan July 10, 2019, PC Magazine ) and Supercomputers (Wikipedia)​ ​
• Published through June 30, 2019:
  • ​The web page "Technology":
    • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
    • ​Ethics and Existential Threat of Artificial Intelligence
  • ​The Web Page "Military Technology":
    • ​​Artificial Intelligence Arms Race

Under the Main Menu "BEST OF MEDIA", we have added content to the following web pages:

• Published through July 26, 2019:
  • ​To the Web Page "The Best in TV  Sitcoms":
    • ​Shameless (Showtime: 2011 to Present)

Under the Main Menu "THE GREATEST", we have added content to the following web pages:

• Published through July 30, 2019:
  • The Web page "Sports":
    • United States Women's National Soccer Team World's Cup in 2019, including Megan Rapinoe, Co-captain
  • ​The web page "Best in Comedy":
    • ​​Adult Animation: TV & Movies
    • Maya Rudolph, Comedian
    • Tig Notaro, Comedian
  • ​The web page "Humanitarians":
    • ​Donors Choose Organization
    • Humanity along with Compassion towards others

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Under the Main Menu "MAJOR  ADVANCEMENTS", we have added the following web page:

• Published through June 25, 2019:

• The new web page "Military Technology" includes the following new content:
  • ​Military Technology, including its History
  • Artificial Intelligence Arms Race, including How A.I. Could Be Weaponized to Spread Disinformation
  • Cyberwarfare, focusing specifically on Cyberwarfare in the United States
  • Mutual Assured Destruction (Global Nuclear Policy) and the Doomsday Clock
  • ​Stealth Technology
  • ​Military Science and Engineering
  • ​Manhattan Project along with Development of the Atomic Bomb
  • ​Technology for Military and Civilian Application
  • ​Military-Industrial Complex
  • ​Militarization of Space, including Space Warfare and the Weapons Used

Under the Main Menu "BEST OF MEDIA":

• Published through June 19, 2019:
  • Added the following to the web page "Media":
    • ​​Political Journalism
    • Disinformation including Fake News
    • Media Franchises, including List of Multimedia Franchises  and List of Highest-grossing Media Franchises
•  Published through June 17, 2019:
  • ​​Re-distributed Popular Movies (not a franchise) into Popular Movies by Decade

 


Under the Main Menu "MAJOR ADVANCEMENTS", we have added the  following content to the web pages below:

• Published through May 25, 2019:
  • For the Web Page: "Modern Life":
    • ​Our Community and Neighborhoods

Under the Main Menu "THE GREATEST", we have added the following content to the web pages below:

• Published through May 23, 2019:
  • To the Web Page "Feminism":
    • ​​Roe v Wade (on Abortion)

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Under the Main Menu "MAJOR ADVANCEMENTS", we have  added content to the following web pages:

• Published through May 20, 2019:
  • ​To  the Web Page "Computer Advancements":
    • ​​Open Source (Code) Model vs. Proprietary Software
    • ​​​​​​Microsoft Windows Operating Systems​
    • ​​Microsoft Office Software Suite
    • ​​​Corel including its Software Suite
    • ​​Computer Data Storage
    • Computer Applications Software
  • To the Web Page "Space Exploration":
    • ​​International Space Station
    • ​James Webb Space Telescope
    • ​Human Space Flights, including a List of Human Space Flights
    • ​Apollo Program (1961-1972)
    • ​Apollo 11 (1969): Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldrin are the first to walk on the Moon

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Under the Main Menu "WELCOME", we have added content to the following web pages:

• Published through May 19, 2019:
  • ​To the Web Page "Here and Now":
    • ​​Donald Trump, Our Cartoon President (Showtime)

Under the Main Menu "USA", we have added the following content to the web pages listed below:

• Published through May 7, 2019:
  • To the Web Page "Consumers" 
    • Consumer Price Index (CPI)
    • ​​J. D. Power
    • Carfax Reports (Covering Used Cars and Light Trucks)
    • ​False Advertising and the Truth in Advertising Organization (TINA.org)
    • ​​Consumer Watchdog Organization​
• ​​To the Web Page "Business":
  • ​​Business Magnates, including a List of the World's Billionaires
  • ​Business Administration
  • ​​​​​​​​​Family Business
  • ​​Supply Chain Management
  • ​​United States Chamber of Commerce​

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Under the Main Menu "THE GREATEST", we have added content to  the following web pages:

• Published through April 29, 2019:
  • ​To the web page "Humanitarians":
    • ​​Amnesty International​​​​
    • ​​​Universal Declaration of Human Rights (United Nations)
    • ​​​​International Federation for Human Rights
    • ​​Anti-Slavery International
    • ​​​Human Rights in the United States
    • ​​​​United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
  • ​​​​Under the Web Page "Sports":
    • ​​​Brothers Eli Manning and Peyton Manning: former NFL Star Quarterbacks
  • ​​​Under the Web Page "Actresses":
    • ​​Emilia Clarke

Under the Main Menu "USA", we have added content to the following web pages:

• Published through April 25, 2019:
  • To the web page "American Lifestyles"
    • ​​RV Living, including a List of Recreational Vehicles, and featuring the Good Sam Club as well as "Snow Bird" Winter Migration
    • ​​​​​Concerts, including a List of the Highest Grossing Concerts​​​
    • ​​​Smoking Tobacco and its Health Effects
    • ​​​Drinking Alcohol, including a List of Alcoholic Beverages, the Inherent Risk of Alcoholism, and Alcoholics Anonymous​
  • ​To the web page: "Senior Living":
    • ​​Medicare Advantage and Choosing a Medigap Policy
  • ​​​To the web page "Law and Order":​​
    • Miranda Rights
    • ​​​​Constitutional Law in the United States

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Under the Main Menu "THE GREATEST", we have added content to the following web pages:

• Published through April 15, 2019:
  • ​To the Web Page "Celebrities":
    • ​​​Bob Mackie, Fashion and Costume Designer

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Under the Main Menu "EARTH AND BEYOND", we have added the following content:

• Published through April 16, 2019:
  • ​Added to the web page "Transportation":
    • ​Transportation network company including a List of Transportation Companies by Country
  • ​​​Added to the web page "Human Sexuality":
    • ​​Menopause

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Under the Main Menu "EARTH AND BEYOND", we have added new content to each of the following pages:

• Published through April 6, 2019:
  • ​The following content has been added to the web page "Transportation":
    • ​​Collision-avoidance Vehicles

Under the Main Menu "THE GREATEST", we have added the following content by web page:

• Published through April 5, 2019:
  • Added the following to the web page "Sports":
    • ​Mind Sports
    • ​​​​Games, including an Outline of Forms of Games
    • ​​​Amateur Sports
    • ​NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
  • Added the following to the web page "Other Entertainment":
    • Dance, including an Outline of Dance Styles
  • Added the following to the web page "The Best of the (Old) West":
    • ​​Gene Autry (1907-1998)
    • ​​​​Roy Rogers (1911-1998)
    • ​Annie Oakley (1860-1926)
    • ​Gunsmoke TV Series (CBS: 1955-1975)
    • ​"Doc" Holliday (1851-1887)
    • ​Bat Masterton (1853-1921)
    • ​Billy the Kid (1859-1881)
    • ​William L. "Buffalo Bill" Brooks (1832-1874)
  • Added the following to the web page "Legends of Our Past":
    • ​​Dennis Hopper
    • ​​​Larry Hagman
    • ​Gilda Radner
  • ​​​Added the following to the web page "Popular Male Icons":
    • ​​Donnie Wahlberg: Singer, Actor and Reality TV Star

 



Under the Main Menu "MAJOR ADVANCEMENTS", we have added the following content by web page:

• Published through April 3, 2019:
  • Added the following content to the web page "Computer Advancements":
    • ​Adobe Systems
    • ​​​​​​Microsoft Corporation
    • ​Media Player Software
• Published through April 1, 2019:
  • ​Added the following to the web page "Technology":
    • ​​​Microwave Technology including Microwave Burn​
    • ​​Artificial Intelligence (AI)
    • ​​​Ransomware​​
    • ​Special Effects in TV, Movies and Other Entertainment Venues including Computer-generated Imagery (CGI)
  • ​​​Added the following to the web page "Modern Life":
    • ​The Role of Family Today: Americans’ ideal family size is smaller than it used to be (by PEW Research 5/8/2015)

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Under the Main Menu "EARTH AND BEYOND", we have added the following content by web page:

• Published through March 25, 2019:
  • ​Added the following to the web page "Mankind":
    • 21st Century including a Timeline of the 21st Century

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Under the Main Menu "WELCOME", we have added new content to the web page "HERE-AND-NOW"

• Published through March 20, 2019:
  • ​United States 2020 Elections including 2020 Presidential Elections

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Under the Main Menu "EARTH AND BEYOND", we have added new content to the following web pages:

• Published through March 19, 2019:
  • Under the web page "Worst of Humanity":
    • ​​​Human Trafficking in the United States

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Under the Main Menu "USA", we have added the following topics by web page:

• Published through March 14, 2019:
  • ​Under the web page "Labor"
    • ​International Standard Classification of Occupations
    • ​​On-The-Job Training
    • ​​Offshoring Jobs
    • ​​Vocational Training including the Top 25 Two-year Trade Schools according to Forbes Magazine.
    • ​​​​​​Living the American Dream vs. Today's Shrinking Middle Income Class
    • ​​​​​​Wage Gap in the United States by Gender
    • ​​Wage Gap in the United States by Race
    • ​​​Unemployment Rate in the United States by State and Territory
    • ​Automation could kill 73 million U.S. jobs by 2030 (USA Today, 11/28/17)​​
    • ​​​​Job Losses due to overseas Outsourcing, including Online Outsourcing

Under the Main Menu "MAJOR ADVANCEMENTS", we have added the following topics by web page:

• Published through March 9, 2019:
  • ​​Web Page "Medical  Breakthroughs":
    • ​​Mayo Clinic
    • ​​​​​Breakthrough Medical Therapy (FDA)
  • ​​Web Page "Our Mobile World":
    • ​What is Wi-Fi and How Does Wi-Fi Work?
    • ​​​​Mobile Phones and the Mobile Phone Industry in the United States, including a List of Best-selling Mobile Phones.
    • ​​​​​​Cellular Phone Network, including a List of United States Wireless Communications Service Providers
    • ​List of Most Popular Smartphone Apps
    • ​Mobile Network Operators including a List of Mobile Operators
    • ​Mobile Virtual Network Operator, including a List of Virtual Network Operators in the United States
    • ​List of mobile phone generations

Under the Main Menu "EARTH AND BEYOND", we have added the following topics by Web Page:

• Published through March 2, 2019:
  • Under the web page "Culture":​
    • ​​​The Culture of Cannabis including its Consumption and the Effects of Cannabis
    • ​​​Video Game Culture

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Under the Main Menu "BEST OF MEDIA", we have added the following content by impacted web page:

• Published through February 26, 2019:
  • ​Under the web page "Best of the Internet":
    • ​​IC3.Gov
    • ​​​Microblogging
    • ​​ISP Bandwidth Throttling including negative impact on fighting 2018 California Wildfires
    • ​​​​​Top Level Internet Domains, including a List of Top Level Domains
    • ​Wireless Networks
    • ​Optical Fiber
    • ​Distributed Computing, including Peer-to-Peer Networks
    • ​Phishing Attacks
    • ​U.S. Cyber Command operation disrupted Internet access of Russian troll factory on day of 2018 midterms (Washington Post February 26, 2019): Russian Web Brigades

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Under the Main Menu "THE GREATEST", we have added the following content by impacted web page:

• Published through February 16, 2019:
  • Under the web page "Popular Icons":
    • ​​Stephen Colbert and "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" (CBS: 2015-Present) including a List of Late Night Show Comedy Sketches

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Under the Main Menu "EARTH AND BEYOND", we ave added the following content by impacted web page:

• Published through February 15, 2019:
  • ​Under the Web Page "Transportation":
    • ​​Aerospace Manufacturers, including a List by Revenue
    • ​​​​​​Trucking Industry in the United States
    • ​United States Department of Transportation
    • ​History of the automobile

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Under the Main Menu "MAJOR ADVANCEMENTS", we have added the following content by web page:

• Published through February 10, 2019:
  • ​Under the Web Page "Medical Breakthroughs":
    • ​​Regenerative Medicine including Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine by Mooney Lab Laboratory for Cell and Tissue Engineering (Harvard University)
  • ​​​Published through February 12, 2019:
    • ​​Under the Web Page "Our Mobile World":
      • ​​​Digital Media Players including a Comparison of Digital Media Players

Under the Main Menu "EVENTS BY DECADE", we have added the following content:

• Published through January 12, 2019:
  • ​​Under the Web Page 2010s as 2010 to Present
    • ​​2010 Decade (2010-Present)
    • ​​​​​​The Year 2011
    • ​​​The Year 2012
    • ​​​The Year 2013
    • ​​​The Year 2014
    • ​​​The Year 2015
    • ​​The Year 2016
    • ​​The Year 2017
    • ​​​The Year 2018

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