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Lazy days of summer

2008-08-05T14:14:00.009-05:00

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Under a palapa on the beach is the ideal location to spend the day in the Riviera Maya region of Mexico. The ocean breeze rustles the thatch of dried palms on top. The structure provides shade and refuge from the harsh sun. Frozen drinks and a light lunch served beneath make it easy to just lounge away the lazy days of summer....

Fourth of July BBQ at home?

2008-06-28T20:56:00.007-05:00

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Holiday travel for the US July 4th holiday will likely be down this year due to fuel prices. The food vs. fuel debate continues... Corn prices have spiked affecting the cost to feed the livestock traditionally barbecued on this holiday.

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Spending less money

2008-05-26T12:15:00.006-05:00

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Prices are rising and making it difficult to pay for food, gas and utilities. Recession, stagflation or an economic depression? Regardless, many "working class" people are responding to these challenging times by cutting luxuries and delaying major purchases and travel.

Polaroid extinct

2008-05-07T20:55:00.009-05:00

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Instant photography is too slow in the digital age. If another company fails to step up and licensce Polaroids technology the stock of film will likely run out in 2009.

Run on rice - Global rice panic

2008-04-23T13:24:00.008-05:00

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Countries that normaly export rice (India, Vietnam, China, Egypt and Cambodia) have reduced their exports in order to alleviate their domestic prices. The chain reactions of restricting the amount of rice on the global market has made it to the US. Worried shoppers are buying up rice in California's Asian supermarkets and prices have risen almost 70% since the start of 2008.

Food vs. Fuel

2008-04-21T20:09:00.006-05:00

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The global food supply crisis is causing many countries to rethink the biofuel mandates. Crop production for bio-fuel means reductions in grain and soy growing, which (along with market speculation) leads to an increase in prices.
New attention is being given to affordable grains versus the need for renewable energy from biofuels.

Cost of air travel

2008-04-15T14:05:00.007-05:00

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Greenhouse gas emissions from international air travel are not restricted under the Kyoto Protocol. Yet air travel is a large carbon dioxide producer.

Terrapass is one of the carbon offset companies funding clean energy and other projects designed to decrease carbon emissions in other industries. It funds projects throughout the U.S., including wind farms, biomass energy, and electricity from animal and plant material.

Record prices for gasoline

2008-04-09T22:12:00.008-05:00

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Crude-oil inventories, growing demand and refinery capacity are driving the market. Refineries always perform maintenance in the spring which is compounding the problem .

Crawfish Pricing

2008-04-02T16:52:00.007-05:00

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Some farmers suspect wholesale price-fixing on the part of buyers, causing the price paid to farmers to drop below production costs in the pond.

Happy Easter

2008-03-21T18:12:00.004-05:00

For Christians, eggs are a symbol of immortality and rebirth representing the tomb from which Christ rose from the dead.

Will you help Mother Nature save the Earth?

2008-03-12T16:36:00.007-05:00

Environmental advocacy is going beyond the activists rallies. Individual responsibility and contribution to greenhouse gas emissions and climate change is being recognized. Will
consumer behaviour change to reduce consumption? Reducing the consumption of goods and services is a goal of environmentalists to achieve sustainability. What is the economic impact of the reductions? Who will set the global greenhouse gas budget? Will it be based on today's consumption per country or some future ideal "equitable" allocation of carbon dioxide equivalents.

Will we be forced to purchase carbon offsets as a new tax? Will the do-it-yourself crowd be allowed any thoreauvian-lifestyle deductions for their vegetarian diet or backyard garden?

Malaysia political uncertainty

2008-03-09T19:44:00.008-05:00

The Malaysian National Front coalition won only a simple majority in Parliament, while the opposition took 82 seats. Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's coalition lost a third of its federal seats and five states in the polls.

The King a grandfather for third time?

2008-03-07T16:44:00.004-06:00

What would Elvis think of all the media attention given to Lisa Marie? She revealed this week that she is pregnant for her 3rd child. The 40-yr-old daughter of Priscilla and Elvis Presley was hurt by press comments about her "expanding physique."

Biofuel

2008-03-04T13:57:00.012-06:00

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We have hit a few bumps during the race for alternatives to fossil fuels. First generation biofuels have limitations including threatening food supplies and biodiversity.

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Lifecycle analysis of the production of ethanol from corn and biodiesel from soy shows only modest net energy gains when you subtract the energy costs of fuel production, pesticide use, transportation, and by-products that remain.

Second generation biofuels are being developed to attempt a transition to producing more sustainable feedstocks. Cellulosic ethanol made from grasses like switchgrass, prairie grasses, or Sugarcane bagasse waste is emerging as the favorite to overcome the environmental and economic challenges.

Health Care

2008-03-03T08:58:00.007-06:00

The presidential candidates have proposed different solutions to the millions of Americans that are uninsured and under-insured. Universal health care or some form of publicly funded health care reform is likely to result from the next election.

Leap Day

2008-02-29T07:59:00.021-06:00

The tradition of women proposing on 29th February each leap year goes back to when courtship rules were strict. The leap year day was ignored (lept over) in English law and had no recognition. Because the day had no legal status, it was assumed that traditions also had no status. Making it okay for a woman to propose marriage to a man, one day every four years.

Boiled Seafood

2008-02-28T11:57:00.007-06:00

There's nothing like Boiled Seafood for a "late beakfast" or during a brunch in New Orleans. Cafe au lait, shrimp, crawfish and a little remoulade sauce...

Louisiana crawfish come from the Atchafalaya Basin or farm-raised often in conjunction with rice production.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

2008-02-27T08:58:00.014-06:00

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The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the largest national park in the eastern USA with aprox one-half million acres preserving a sizable primeval hardwood forest. An auto tour of the park offers panoramic vistas, winding mountain streams, waterfalls, and historic pioneer buildings. The scenic highways, by-ways and parkways are well-paved for touring.

Spring Break Skiing

2008-02-26T10:54:00.009-06:00

With snow-making equipment late-season skiing under spring-like temperatures is an inviting college spring break.

Green Imagery Overdone?

2008-02-25T11:04:00.009-06:00

Eco-friendly images previously used to prove "green" credentials are loosing their impact. "Natural icons have become cliched icons for the environment" with all of the "greenwashing." http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7251380.stm

ARUBA - Paradise found

2008-02-23T11:32:00.008-06:00

Imagine yourself laid back on this beautiful beach with a cold brew under the shade of a palapa as the constant winds lull you into a half sleep...

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Death & Taxes

2008-02-22T21:49:00.011-06:00

It is that time of year when responsible citizens provide for that discretionary budget that is spent by our elected representatives to run this experiment in federalism.

"A pyramid unfinished." Some conspiracy theorists believe that "the all seeing eye" atop the pyramid as seen in the "Great Seal of the United States" is a Masonic symbol. The 'Eye of Providence' (in a triangle) and the pyramid are found separately in ritual. But the combination of Eye and pyramid in not significant outside of the Seal.

BOUDIN

2008-02-21T22:12:00.007-06:00

Boudin is a favorite item in the Cajun diet of the Acadian immigrants in Louisiana. Catholic Cajuns often give up their favorite foods, like boudin, as a penance during Lent.

Widget showcases images from PhotoShelter Collection

2008-02-21T17:46:00.012-06:00

The PhotoShelter widget is a great new tool to showcase our photography in the Collection. Click on an image to license.