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Call To Action: Help Investigate the House
Mon Apr 4, 2011 9:57 AM EDT
$284,828,657 - that is two HUNDRED eighty-four MILLION plus dollars total allocated for spending to the twenty committees in the House of Representatives. That is over a quarter of a billion dollars to be spent by the twenty committees - just the committees, just in the House.
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Let the Game Begin: NVP Photo Tag 2.0
Mon Jun 7, 2010 12:41 AM EDT
Newsvine Photographers' Photo Tag is simple. We'll begin, at the end of this article, by issuing a challenge to a participating Photographer. That participant will complete the challenge as given, or to the best of ability, published in article with the added requirements below.
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US citizen killed on flotilla was reportedly shot four times in head
Seeded on Thu Jun 3, 2010 3:04 PM EDT (Raw Story)
"One of the nine people killed in the Israeli raid on an aid flotilla Monday was a 19-year-old man with dual U.S.-Turkish citizenship, a U.S. State Department official said," CBS News reports.
Old Dog Learns New Trick - Old Fogey
Sun Mar 7, 2010 5:58 PM EST
I guess it was bound to happen sooner or later but what happened to the Old Fogey today was a monumental occurrence. A Eureka moment. A seizmic shift. The light bulb came on. He is going around shame faced because he has had to fess up. Eat crow. Blush brightly.
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Why Globalization Has Led to Larger Cities
Seeded on Wed May 20, 2009 6:50 PM EDT (The New York Times)
or, why we still need to network socially even though you're supposed to be able to do everything over the Internet.
LEED for Neighborhoods - The Future of City Planning?
Seeded on Wed Apr 29, 2009 3:01 PM EDT (ReJournals.com)
I'm interested to see how LEED-ND pans out. On one hand, it could be a powerful new green tool for communities and a useful way to streamline permitting for developers.
Freddie Mac Exec Commits Suicide
Seeded on Wed Apr 22, 2009 12:43 PM EDT (The New York Times)
We're not out of the woods yet.
Taiwanese Med Students Respects Cadavers as Silent Mentors
Seeded on Wed Apr 22, 2009 11:58 AM EDT (Tzu Chi Foundation)
I saw this article in today's Wall Street Journal, but couldn't get to it online because I don't have a subscription. Turns out that the subject of the article, Tzu Chi University, has a bit about how WSJ came to visit, so here it is.
Now at the Vancouver Convention Center: Canada's Largest Green Roof
Seeded on Thu Apr 9, 2009 7:56 PM EDT (WorldChanging)
The six acre green roof is also the largest non-industrial green roof in North America. Come on Seattle - don't let Vancouver show us up. Let's get green roofing!
Duckweed Turns Manure into Biofuel
Seeded on Thu Apr 9, 2009 12:55 PM EDT (Wired News)
This common plant thrives on animal waste and produces more starch per acre than corn, making it a prime candidate for biofuel production.
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