Month August 2006

Beetles killing trees

Beetles are killing million of trees in the Rockies. Climate change is certainly a major cause. Temperatures are higher and droughts are worse, conditions that favor an explosion of the beetle population. Another cause is the large number of big…

Slow news day

As the US heads into the Labor Day weekend next weekend, things are slowing down. There’s not much happening. People are away on vacation or just zoning out. Come Sept.5, the pace will pick up again, and the madness of…

MyWay – a useful news feed

The MyWay.com news feed presents lots of news in a logical, easy to navigate manner. You can create your own news page with customized news, and get a free email address too. Other powerful news feed aggregators include Topix and…

Podcasts: Lebanon – history and now

Two informative podcasts from 8 ANSWER LA Forum: People’s Victory in Lebanon Imperialism and the “New Middle East” Nader Abuljebain, Palestinian author and historian, National Council of Arab Americans. History and political development of Lebanon. mp3 (40:36, 13.4mb) Muna Coobtee,…

Stock option scandal ensnares greedy execs

A major scandal involving stock options has come to light in recent weeks that is causing great nervousness in corporate boardrooms and executive suites. The careers of many CEOs and other corporate chiefs are in potential jeopardy. A few may…