Eyes Turn to Mexico as Drought Drags On
Sandy Huffaker for The New York Times
The Ciénega de Santa Clara wetland in Mexico could be threatened by a decision to activate a Yuma desalination plant.Beginning nearly 40 years ago, the briny runoff from the “salad bowl” of southern Arizona, some of the most productive farmland in the nation, has been channeled into an arid plain of the Sonoran desert in Mexico.
BESIDE A SMOLDERING DUMP, A REFUGE OF SORTS
Just a short drive from that spa of a community called Palm Springs, there exists another oasis, a place so exclusive that curious dawdlers need to keep constant watch for the black-and-white security vehicle patrolling the grounds.This private community is the Desert Mobile Home Park, better known as Duroville, after its owner, Harvey Duro Sr. Crammed onto these 40 acres are 300 or so old trailers, many of them distressed.
Ángel Franco/The New York Times “There are so few options that this is where they go,” says Nadia T. Villagrán, the director of community services for the Coachella Valley Housing Coalition.
Just a short drive from that spa of a community called Palm Springs, there exists another oasis, a place so exclusive that curious dawdlers need to keep constant watch for the black-and-white security vehicle patrolling the grounds.This private community is the Desert Mobile Home Park, better known as Duroville, after its owner, Harvey Duro Sr. Crammed onto these 40 acres are 300 or so old trailers, many of them distressed.
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Info@faithfulwordbaptist.org.
Small Midwestern States To Be Hit Hardest By Climate Change: Report
The politics of climate change are difficult in the Senate, it's often said, because it's a regional issue: coal state senators are afraid their economies will be driven under if the price of dirty energy rises too quickly.
How cacti become 'rock busters' 
Few plants can grow without soil and even fewer are
capable of growing on nothing but bare rock.
NoonSolar Bags: Solar Power Your Electronics with Your Bag!
While replacing lazy summer afternoons with crisp autumn mornings doesn’t exactly make us want to jump for joy, at least we can do it with panache! Whether you’re trudging woefully back to campus or dragging your lifeless body into your cubicle, NoonSolar bags can enervate more than just your spirits. These slick messengers and purses collect the rays of the sun and churn them into fresh juice for your PDA, iPod or other must-be-charged gadget. And with everyone’s minds on energy, these smart bags may even give your class/office popularity index a boost when you supply those in need with power off of your “personal grid.” Read on to check out two of our favorite NoonSolar styles.
Minority report
America deserves media as diverse as the nation it serves – and more minority voices must be allowed to be heard
Minority report
America deserves media as diverse as the nation it serves – and more minority voices must be allowed to be heard
Technology is such an integral part of our lives but will it soon be part of our bodies as well? Computer scientist and inventor Ray Kurzweil thinks so.
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Healthcare compared: UK (universal) vs US (private)
Health spending as a share of GDP
US 16%
UK 8.4%
Public spending on healthcare (% of total spending on healthcare)
US 45%
UK 82%
Health spending per head
US $7,290
UK $2,992
Practising physicians (per 1,000 people)
US 2.4
UK 2.5
Nurses (per 1,000 people)
US 10.6
UK 10.0
Acute care hospital beds (per 1,000 people)
US 2.7
UK 2.6
Life expectancy:
US 78
UK 80
Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)
US 6.7
UK 4.8
Source: WHO/OECD Health Data 2009
Lucky Sleep Mutants Need Fewer Zzzzzs
No one knows why some lucky folks thrive on five or six hours of sleep per night, while the rest of us suffer if we don’t get eight hours of shut-eye. But now scientists have discovered a genetic mutation that could be responsible for the eternal perkiness of short-sleepers.
WIRED: Almost every major city in the U.S. boasts at least one moped gang, and the names straddle being badass and ironic: Creatures of the Loin (San Francisco), Puddle Cutters (Portland, Oregon), the Tom Cruisers (Tempe, Arizona), Latebirds (Los Angeles), Landsquids (Sacramento, California), Decepticons (Kalamazoo, Michican), Hells Satans (Richmond, Virginia) and more.
The Bolivian government has begun implementing provisions
outlined in the new constitution that give indigenous people
the chance to govern themselves.
NYTimes: Racist Web Posts Traced to Homeland Security
The Wayne County Star in western New York has found that offensive
remarks on its Web site came from Internet protocol addresses at the
agency....
remarks on its Web site came from Internet protocol addresses at the
agency....
BBC E-mail: Vegetarians 'avoid more cancers'
Arizona saw this story on the BBC News website and thought you
should see it.
should see it.
** Vegetarians 'avoid more cancers' **
Vegetarians are generally less likely to develop cancer but this does not apply to all forms of the disease, a study concludes.
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Was Obama wrong to kill the fly?
Barack Obama swatted a fly that was distracting him during a television interview. The president was clearly pleased with himself, but Peta wishes he had exercised more restraint. Was Obama wrong to kill the fly?
Mexico cocaine 'hidden in sharks'
The Mexican Navy says it has seized more than a tonne of cocaine hidden inside the carcasses of frozen sharks.
Armed officers found slabs of cocaine inside more than 20 sharks aboard a freight ship in the Gulf coast port of Progreso in Yucatan state.
New Protest Builds as Iran Expands Its Crackdown
By NAZILA FATHI and SHARON OTTERMAN
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/18/world/middleeast/18iran.html
U.S. Steps Gingerly Into Tumult in Iran
By MARK LANDLER and BRIAN STELTER
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/17/world/middleeast/17media.html
The US has a huge corporate safety net, allowing the banks to gamble with impunity, but offers little to struggling individuals
Peacocks Take Over Phoenix Neighborhood
PHOENIX -- A central Phoenix neighborhood is under attack by peacocks.Neighbors said the big birds have wreaked havoc on the neighborhood. They said they're out of ideas to combat the birds; which damage property by day and shriek all night.
On Diverse Force, Blacks Still Face Special Peril
Its serried ranks are more diverse than ever, yet the New York Police Department still struggles with the problem of fraternal shootings across the color line....
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/31/nyregion/31friendly.html
Its serried ranks are more diverse than ever, yet the New York Police Department still struggles with the problem of fraternal shootings across the color line....
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/31/nyregion/31friendly.html
New Yorker Cover Art, Painted With an iPhone
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/25/business/media/25yorker.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/25/business/media/25yorker.html
Green technology through the ages
The Manchester International Festival and the Guardian invite your submissions for ideas to help tackle climate change. While our attempts to pave the way for a low-carbon future are a feature of modern times, innovations for what we would now recognise as green technologies have been around for centuries. From electric cars in 1919 and solar powered printing presses, to passive houses and wave power, here is a selection of green inventions past and present. Future innovations could be decided by you
Taiwan recently finished construction on a solar-powered stadium that will generate 100% of its electricity from photovoltaic technology. Designed by Toyo Ito, the 50,000-seat arena will officially open later this year to welcome the 2009 World Games, which features many sports not included in the Olympics, such as parachuting, tenpin bowling and rugby sevens
Math and the City
One of the pleasures of looking at the world through mathematical eyes is that you can see certain patterns that would otherwise be hidden. This week’s column is about one such pattern
The Bush presidency is thankfully over...but the damage he and Dick Cheney did continues to press on the nerve of the American people like an impacted wisdom tooth. And until the questions surrounding arguably the most arrogant and perhaps most corrupt administration in our history are addressed, the pain won't go away.
Reason.tv: The Wall Street Journal's Jason Riley on Immigrants—Let Them In!
The Wall Street Journal's Jason Riley, author of the recent book Let Them In: The Case for Open Borders, gave a spellbinding presentation about the myths surrounding immigration.
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Kim Hendren Apologizes For Calling Sen. Schumer "That Jew"
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Kim Hendren Apologizes For Calling Sen. Schumer "That Jew"
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Ships Tread Water, Waiting for Cargo
SINGAPORE — To go out in a small boat along Singapore’s coast now is to feel like a mouse tiptoeing through an endless herd of slumbering elephants.
Swine Flu May Be Human Error, Scientist Says; WHO Probes Claim
By Jason Gale and Simeon Bennett
May 12 (Bloomberg) -- The World Health Organization is investigating an Australian researcher’s claim that the swine flu virus circling the globe may have been created as a result of human error.
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