Day May 17, 2007

Froatz ordered to trial with bond

Tyler Froatz, who was arrested on May 1 for assaulting Sarah Sloane of the ANSWER Coalition at an immigrant rights rally, then on weapons charges after his car and apartment were searched, was denied bail in a hearing today. The…

18 years in prison unjustly

The Connecticut legislature yesterday voted unanimously to award $5 million to Calvin Tillman who spent 18 year in prison for rape and was freed after DNA tests showed he could not have done it. He and his mother were invited…

Australia drought and saving water

Dave Riley blogs on the continuing serious drought in Queensland, Australia, saying that undoubtedly needed water conservation measures are having unintended consequences. The government is now mandating that 10% of sewage water be treated then used as drinking water. But…

Data centers go green

IBM will be spending $1 billion a year to make its data centers more energy efficient. The company has aptly titled this initiative Project Big Green, and claims that it will enable the average 25,000-square-foot data center to cut its…