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Monthly Archives: May 2009
55 Beached Whales
Cape Town, South Africa — Hundreds of people tried to save a herd of beached whales. It is not known why fifty-five whales beached themselves. Rescuers managed to save about twenty. The rest were shot in what authorities believed to be the most human method of euthanasia. Many of the volunteers became distraught as the [...]
Climate Change Kills 300,000 A Year
Report From the Global Humanitarian Forum in Geneva: * First ever report exclusively focused on the global human impact of climate change calculates more than 300 million people are seriously affected by climate change at a total economic cost of $125 billion per year * Report projects that by 2030, worldwide deaths will reach almost [...]
Time Warner Announces Divorce From AOL
Time Warner Inc. Announces Plan to Separate AOL May 28, 2009 NEW YORK – Time Warner Inc. (NYSE:TWX) today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized management to proceed with plans for the complete legal and structural separation of AOL from Time Warner. Following the proposed transaction, AOL would be an independent, publicly traded [...]
Obama Creating A "Cyber Czar"
Washington, DC — President Barack Obama considers computer security a top priority. Immediately after taking office, the President ordered the National Security and Homeland Security Advisors to conduct an immediate Cyber Security Review. The creation of the positioin “Cyber Czar” is a direct result of the security review. —————————————— President Obama Directs the National Security [...]
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Obama Creating A “Cyber Czar”
Washington, DC — President Barack Obama considers computer security a top priority. Immediately after taking office, the President ordered the National Security and Homeland Security Advisors to conduct an immediate Cyber Security Review. The creation of the positioin “Cyber Czar” is a direct result of the security review. —————————————— President Obama Directs the National Security [...]
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Red Cross Spends Over $1B
The Red Cross announced it surpassed 1 billion dollars of spending in 2008. There is some debate as to why expenditures hit a record high. Is it because of the increased need for relief or because of the increased ability to reach relief victims? The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is based in [...]
RIAA Wants To Tax Radio Music
NAB URGES CONGRESS TO OPPOSE RECORD LABEL BAILOUT – 50 State Broadcaster Associations also express opposition – WASHINGTON, DC — NAB President and CEO David Rehr urged lawmakers to oppose legislation introduced that would force America’s hometown radio stations to pay a new “performance fee” to the recording industry for music aired free on the [...]
Sustainable Living?
I ask: Can anyone offer up a short list of what humans need to sustain life? x amount of potable water x amount of calories / food oxygen shelter from the elements ? COMMENTS Mike: For a specified amount a time ? What is the gender age and weight of the person? Are they carieng [...]
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Economics Of Alternative Energy Consumption
This article is part of a series on The Waterfall House energy experiment. At the beginning of a this experiment, an economist said, “Using water will be cheaper than using electricity to control our environment.” A scientist said, “It can not be done.” So, the economist set-up the scientific experiment in an attempt to prove [...]
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Tidal Energy Funding Cut