Archive for December, 2006
VIDEO - The Newest Addiction on Youtube!
When this girl caught my eye, it renewed my faith in humanity. I would like to share this with you as she has shared it with her Youtube community. I want to wish everyone out there a great Christmas or Hanukkah or whatever you may celebrate during this time of year. Her website is here, so that you may follow her cuteness in the future. Well, with not much further ado, here is Christine from HappySlip with her Christmas video. Enjoy and become enamored with her just as I have.
Join Us In Creating a Better Tomorrow
With global warming blowing across our landscape and scientists warning of future catastophes, we are in a predicament about what to do regarding future energy needs. This is especially true of electric power plants due to the fact that they contribute the most to this very serious issue. According to Scientific American, in their Autumn, 2006 issue, the electric power sector accounted for nearly 72% of all U.S. greenhouse-gas emissions in 2004. Coal, which is the dirtiest of all fossil fuels, accounts for 50% of the U.S. electricity. There have been several articles posted on Blog4Brains concerning the aggresive push for more coal burning power plants in Texas. This is why this is such a huge concern in this country with many states, especially Texas, looking for more cheap electric energy but at what cost?
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Earth at Night
Is it no wonder that the U.S. consumes 25% of the world’s energy with only 5% of the world’s population? Look at the satellite photo of Earth at night….amazing!
It’s Still a Man’s World
According to a recent news release from the Associated Press, it’s still a man’s world. Matter of fact, in India it literally is a man’s world since men outnumber women. Why? Because in India people think so much more of men than women that women routinely abort female fetuses. With the widespread use of ultrasound technology, the gender of unborn children can be determined. And this is leading to the ‘disappearance’ of girls in India. There is new evidence that there are about 7,000 fewer girls born each day in India. From a BBC article, India has lost more than 10 million female births in the last 20 years.
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Is God Bad for You?
When I was growing up my parents never told me how to believe or what to believe when it came to religion. One Sunday I would go to the Baptist church on the corner. The next Sunday I would go to the Methodist Church around the corner. They asked me each time how I felt about the experience and each time I had to admit I was not impressed. I even went to Vacation Bible School one Summer and made crafts that depicted Jesus Christ. I never got it.
To this day, I still don’t get it and I wonder what all the fuss is about. So, I’ve been doing some research and have arrived at the conclusion that religion’s affect on society leans more towards the negative than the positive. So let’s take a look at what people are saying about whether or not God is bad for you.
A Break From TXU Fast Tracking Coal Plants
It was reported today in the Austin American Statesman that Governor Rick Perry’s appointment, Martin Hubert, to the three-member environmental commission of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, is leaving his post after having served only since September. He has been tapped for a key position in the state comptroller’s office. Interesting why he leaves now when Governor Perry is attempting to ‘fast-track’ 11 new coal-fired power plants for TXU.
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