From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. It'll teach you something, it'll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever.
The Story of Stuff, with Annie Leonard
http://www.storyofstuff.com/
Friday, March 27, 2009
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
The Digital Revolution
Goodbye 3G; Hello 4G
Mobile phone technology is growing at an alarming rate. Contemplating the beginning of the new Digital Revolution. Media, Mediums, Apps, and on and on. Cell phones are replacing other electronic devices at MACH speeds. What will the new Revolution reveal?
What phone applications will revolutionize the world?
Mobile phone technology is growing at an alarming rate. Contemplating the beginning of the new Digital Revolution. Media, Mediums, Apps, and on and on. Cell phones are replacing other electronic devices at MACH speeds. What will the new Revolution reveal?
What phone applications will revolutionize the world?
Palin on the Ropes...
Facing hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin announces a plan to launch her own legal defense fund. Deaming Politics and recent recent Troopergate scandals, Palin may turn to supporters to pay off the 1/2 million dollar debt she has incurred. Following Scooter Libby's lead, with the help of Fox News' Greta Van Susteren; Palin may just find herself in actually turning a profit from her rumored multimillion dollar book deal.
AIG -- Reverse Socialism
AIG Bonuses Skyrocket
The newly released documents show that the nation's largest insurer, which has received $182.5 billion in federal money to keep it from failing, paid bonuses of more than $1 million to 73 employees, with five of them getting bonuses of more than $4 million, Blumenthal said.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29812224/
The newly released documents show that the nation's largest insurer, which has received $182.5 billion in federal money to keep it from failing, paid bonuses of more than $1 million to 73 employees, with five of them getting bonuses of more than $4 million, Blumenthal said.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29812224/
Hedge Fund Billionaires
Hedge fund managers banking billions in worst economy in 60 years.
1. John Paulson, Paulson & Co. ($3.7 billion)
2. George Soros, Soros Fund Management ($2.9 billion)
3. James Simons, Renaissance Technologies Corp. ($2.8 billion)
4. Philip Falcone , Harbinger Capital Partners ($1.7 billion)
5. Kenneth Griffin, Citadel Investment Group ($1.5 billion)
6. Steven Cohen , SAC Capital Advisors ($900 million)
7. Timothy Barakett, Atticus Capital ($750 million)
8. Stephen Mandel Jr., Lone Pine Capital ($ 710 million)
9. John Griffin, Blue Ridge Capital ($625 million)
10. O. Andreas Halvorsen, Viking Global Investors ($520 million)
http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2008/04/hedge_fund_billionaires_are_ju.html
1. John Paulson, Paulson & Co. ($3.7 billion)
2. George Soros, Soros Fund Management ($2.9 billion)
3. James Simons, Renaissance Technologies Corp. ($2.8 billion)
4. Philip Falcone , Harbinger Capital Partners ($1.7 billion)
5. Kenneth Griffin, Citadel Investment Group ($1.5 billion)
6. Steven Cohen , SAC Capital Advisors ($900 million)
7. Timothy Barakett, Atticus Capital ($750 million)
8. Stephen Mandel Jr., Lone Pine Capital ($ 710 million)
9. John Griffin, Blue Ridge Capital ($625 million)
10. O. Andreas Halvorsen, Viking Global Investors ($520 million)
http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2008/04/hedge_fund_billionaires_are_ju.html
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