Monday, November 17, 2003
Found this link on Seth’s Blog -> Enter the Meatrix.
Learn more about the GRACE Factory Farm Project and their goal to eliminate factory farming in favor of a sustainable food production system which is healthful and humane, economically viable and ecologically sound.
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Friday, November 07, 2003
Google has released a beta version of its ”Deskbar”. This utility will allow you to use the power of google without opening a browser. It comes in handy if you want to use it with the new ”define” operator.
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Tuesday, November 04, 2003
I am always amazed at how we, the United States, can find money to pay for reconstruction of another country when we have our own major issues.
Today Congress gave final approval to an $87.5 billion package for U.S. military operations and aid in Iraq and Afghanistan. $18.6 billion of that is for the reconstruction of Iraq. This is not a loan, it is a grant. This is money we will never see again. Iraq owes money to France and Germany; this money may be used to pay off existing debt to them ?
What could $18.6 billion dollars buy in the United States?
2,629,718 additional children could attend a year of Head Start
7,972,567 additional children could be provided with a year of health care
354,285 additional teachers could be hired for one year
If you look at the cost of the whole war these numbers get even bigger. Take a look at The Cost of War to get a better idea.