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Monthly Archives: April 2009
Alchemist Photography
Artist Statement All of these photographs are unique, one of a kind silver prints. The process begins with a finished photograph (all darkroom manipulations, burning, dodging etc. complete). Next, they are moved through many solutions. In the end, they achieve tonalities that are expressive of my emotional response to the subjects I am compelled [...]
Home Computer Security
by CERT Property has its duties as well as its rights. — Thomas Drummond (1797-1840) Introduction Your home computer is a popular target for intruders. Why? Because intruders want what you’ve stored there. They look for credit card numbers, bank account information, and anything else they can find. By stealing that information, intruders can use [...]
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Lollapalooza 2009 Lineup
Lollapalooza 2009: August 7-9, 2009 Aug. at Chicago’s Grant Park.: Tickets On Sale Now Passes are $205 LINE UP * Depeche Mode * Tool * The Killers * Jane’s Addiction * Beastie Boys * Kings of Leon * Lou Reed * Ben Harper and Relentless7 * Thievery Corporation * Snoop Dogg * Rise Against * [...]
Urban Crisis: Poverty and Climate Change
by The World Bank We read Nicholas Stern’s blog post, “Low-Carbon Growth: The Only Sustainable Way to Overcome World Poverty,” with appreciation and enthusiasm. It is an insightful and important essay, illuminating the bedrock recognition on which effective 21st century development efforts must build: global climate change and poverty are inextricably interconnected. The best way [...]
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World Economic Outlook Update
by The International Monetary Fund (IMF) World growth is projected to fall to ½ percent in 2009, its lowest rate since World War II. Despite wide-ranging policy actions, financial strains remain acute, pulling down the real economy. A sustained economic recovery will not be possible until the financial sector’s functionality is restored and credit markets [...]
Special Earth Day Hearing
(Washington, D.C. – April 21, 2009) Tomorrow, April 22, 2009, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson, Energy Secretary Steven Chu, and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will testify before a joint hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Energy and Environment Subcommittee. The special Earth Day hearing will focus on the American Clean [...]
History of Earth Day
by EarthDay.net Earth Day — April 22 — each year marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. Among other things, 1970 in the United States brought with it the Kent State shootings, the advent of fiber optics, “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” Apollo 13, the Beatles’ last album, the death [...]
Whole Foods Announces Alternative Energy Investment
AUSTIN, Texas (April 21, 2009) – Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFMI) today announces a comprehensive energy commitment that more than triples the number of stores with solar panels, extending its commitment to offset 100 percent of its use of non-renewable electricity with wind energy, and investing in energy reduction opportunities while retrofitting existing stores with [...]
Hitting Our Target Market
How can a company best advertise to their target market? There are quite a few different ways. For instance, being associated with relevant content can help bring in the appropriate eyeballs. A rester aunt that sells organically produced food might benefit from being associated with a “green” or environmentally friendly website. More often than not, [...]
Alchemist Art Show