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Submitted by David on Mon, 2010-09-06 16:45
The Biodiversity Card
"Writing in the journal Ecosystems, two Swedish scientists found that a large majority (63 percent) of the 200+ golf courses they studied in the UK 'were found to have ecological values similar to or higher than nature-protected sites” such as forest areas, state parks, and biological preserves. They concluded that “golf courses play an essential role in biodiversity conservation and ecosystems management.'" - apparently the key to saving the environment is golf... many rounds of golf. That said, the article does also get into a bunch of the other challenges relating to biodiversity.
Goodbye to All That Penny-Pinching
"In His Last Column, Our Miser Offers Priceless Advice: The Key to Saving Money Is Spending Less" ... the Wall Street Journal closed off it's "cheapskate" column by talking about the compromise between spending less (the obvious way to save money) and the happyness and degree of conflict with those around you.
CRTC to hand over phone rebates: Regulator also mandates expansion of wired broadband Internet networks into remote rural areas
I'm not a big fan of the CRTC's ruling that wireless sucks. Personally I'd put it in the "good enough" category for those who have chosen to live outside urban areas. That said, there are still some fairly large portions of Canada with no wireless access (unless you're talking some sort of bi-directional satellite link). Or are these outside the CRTC's definition of "remote rural"?
Resort attracts men with virtual girlfriends
Why am I not surprised that this place is in Japan? "The focus of the men's attention -- and of their smartphone cameras -- was a tiny black and white square, a two-dimensional barcode that, thanks to "augmented reality" (AR) software, brought to life the object of their desire.

Comments

Sarennah

Tue, 2010-09-07 15:18

That column sounds interesting although I'd never heard of it before. Too bad it's ending!