| Del Norte seeking reliable Internet
A study for rural broadband connectivity is making its way to Crescent City, which could quell service disruption problems. Redwood Coast Connect is inviting the public to attend a meeting on making broadband more accessible to Del Norte from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Thursday in the Cultural Center. There will be a short presentation before the meeting opens for public comment. Redwood Coast Connect is conducting a study to see where broadband services are needed and wanted in Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino and Trinity Counties. The project's purpose is to identify opportunities for broadband development in the rural counties. California Emerging Technology Fund, with a consortium of regional funders, awarded Redwood Coast Connect $500,000 to determine supply and demand. Redwood Coast Connect will also be handing out paper surveys and doing random phone surveys this month.
Nobel Laureate Estimates Wars’ Cost at More Than $3 Trillion
It is also an investment in the future safety and security of Americans and our vital national interests. $3 trillion? What price does Joe Stiglitz put on attacks on the homeland that have already been prevented? Or doesn't his slide rule work that way?" Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., a decorated Marine Corp colonel and Vietnam veteran, welcomed the effort by Stiglitz and Bilmes to quantify how much the wars will cost taxpayers. "It's astounding that here we are about to mark the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, and this administration still refuses to acknowledge the long-term costs of the war in Iraq," he said. By any estimate, the Bush administration's predictions in March 2003 of a self-financing war have proved to be wildly inaccurate. Stiglitz cites operational spending to date of $646 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and, working off estimates from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, presumes that spending on these wars over the next decade probably will amount to another $913 billion.
Keeping the home secure
Security means keeping other people out of your stuff. Just as a piece of software can guard your computer, there are do-it-yourself options for keeping your house safe from intruders. The InGrid Digital Home Protection System, which can be set up and activated in less than 90 minutes, lets a user keep an eye on the home front, even from a distance. The system uses wireless sensors on doors, windows and other spots around the house to detect intrusions. A basic kit with a command console, handset and three sensors starts at $129 at ingridhome.com. .
YouTube Increases Upload Limits, Provides Batch Uploader
YouTube announced yesterday that it had increased the size limit for videos to 1 GB, and also introduced new software that allows users to simultaneously upload multiple videos. Users may still opt to upload their videos to the site through the browser form if they do not wish to put a piece of YouTube software on their hard drives, or in the case of Mac users, if the software isn't supported at all. .
Crystal Light and Mandy Moore Launch Unique Online Wellness Community ...
TARRYTOWN, N.Y., Feb. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The Crystal Light beverage brand has partnered with actress and musical artist Mandy Moore to launch uPumpItUp.com, a new social networking Web site that will help women harness the power of the Web. uPumpItUp.com will encourage women -- already consummate advocates for one another -- to empower, inspire, challenge and sustain each other to achieve unique personal goals. Chaired by Moore, uPumpItUp.com invites women to embark on a series of fun and engaging challenges in four Wellness areas: Connect, Express, Inspire and Explore. These areas will be supported by four Wellness Experts - fashion guide Bobbie Thomas, entertainment guru Erika Lenkert, celebrity yoga instructor Mandy Ingber and award-winning journalist Cynne Simpson. "Crystal Light is thrilled to partner with Mandy Moore and our Wellness Experts to help women achieve their wellness goals," said Carolina Yepes, Crystal Light Senior Brand Manager.
Mike Chappell: Colts Q&A Archives
If you go back to the Baltimore days, it looks like the most Pro Bowl players in one season was eight, on a couple of occasions. The last time was 1971 Norm Bulaich, Bill Curry, Mike Curtis, Ted Hendricks, Jerry Logan, Bubba Smith, Bob Vogel and Rick Volk. .
REM returning to Old Trafford
REM are to play at Old Trafford Cricket Ground on Sunday, August 24. Lancashire say they are able to hold the concert on that date as it will take place after the county's last home fixture of the season. The county's last home match of the 2008 season at Old Trafford will be several weeks earlier than usual on Sunday August 17 against Middlesex Crusaders. .
French high court thumps Google Video
A French high court has added some extra spice to the legal debate over online video sharing. In mid-October, the High Court of the First Instance of Paris issued a ruling against Google Video after it was sued by a Paris-based film company called Zadig Productions. Naturally, Zadig was peeved that Google was hosting one of its films, and the court slapped the web giant for copyright infringement. .
Singles of the Week - Holly | Graham
I've always wanted to travel to everywhere so I could see everything. On my next vacation I'm going to England hopefully, or Vegas. I'd like to confess that I am way too outgoing for my own good. The most daring thing I've ever done is haha..presented daily. The one thing I've always wanted to own is a pet skunk named Jasper (de-stinked). When I meet someone who has tattoos that are nice I'm immediately attracted .
Coal The end is nigh
The latest "official" statistics from the World Energy Council put global coal reserves at the end of 2006 at a staggering 847 billion tonnes. Since world coal production that year was just under 6 billion tonnes, the reserves-to-production (R/P) ratio - the theoretical number of years the reserves would last at the current rate of consumption - is well over 100 years. It is commonly assumed, therefore, that there can be no shortage of coal this century. However, a clutch of recent reports suggest that coal reserves may be hugely inflated: A possibility that has profound implications for global energy supply and climate change. A report published last year by the EU Institute of Energy pointed out that as demand for coal has soared since the turn of the century, with China famously opening one coal-fired power station per week, the world's reserves have fallen fast.
Gorillas in the Midst of Murder; Corruption in Alaska; America Votes ...
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ANDERSON COOPER, ANCHOR: Let's get serious now. We begin with endangered animals under attack; one of the most majestic animals in the world, the mountain gorilla. There are only about 700 of them left in the world. And in the last year, ten of them have been killed, all shot to death.
It has gotten so bad that conservationists now fear the entire species could be wiped out. The gorillas live in a forest that straddles Rwanda, Uganda and the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo.
And that is where this year the killings have taken place. Last year, you may remember for 360 I traveled the Congo, I saw the endangered mountain gorillas in Congo. I have actually been six or seven times over the years to the region since I was a teenager.
Metropolitan Opera Extends Its Populist Mission
As of this month, the Metropolitan Opera is bringing its populist message to a new audience: schoolchildren. Last Saturday, the Met transmitted "Romo et Juliette," starring Anna Netrebko, live via satellite to high-definition screens at five New York City public high schools. Some 2,000 students and family members attended for free. On New Year's Day, the Met will transmit to the same schools its new production of "Hansel and Gretel." Today, 2,500 students will spend their last day of school at the Met's first student open house, watching the final dress rehearsal of "Hansel and Gretel" and learning about how the sets and costumes are made. This outreach to public-school students is a new element in general manager Peter Gelb's multipronged effort to bring opera back into the cultural mainstream.
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