Rainforests cover less than two percent of the Earth’s surface, yet they are home to 50 to 70 percent of all life forms on our planet.
As many as 30 million species of plants and animals – more than half of all life forms – live in tropical rainforests.
One acre of rainforest can [...]
Archive of entries posted on September 2009
Rainforests – Vanishing Treasures
Watching Live Events on TV – A Viral Epidemic has Afflicted Network Reporters
I first noticed this issue bothering me a few years ago, when during a mining accident, I tuned to CNN to get the latest news and up to the minute reports. Anderson Cooper was on the scene reporting, but it quickly became obvious that he was not using a teleprompter as he normally does when [...]
My thoughts on the whole Serena Williams US Open event
So, I watched the US Open along with millions of other people, and saw Serena Williams totally lose it at the lineswoman. Here are my thoughts about the whole thing:
In her defense, she didn’t foot fault, according to the replays, and it did seem just unbelievable that she was called for so many foot [...]
Dolphins – The People of the Sea
Dolphins are a truly amazing animal… nobody fully knows how they communicate, or how much of their brains they are able to utilize, but some of the most fascinating facts about dolphins are those that deal with communication.
Dolphins use echolocation, or ’sonar’. With this ability, a dolphin could construct a precisely detailed auditory image [...]
Fast Flip – My new Favorite
So, I recently discovered that Google is good for more than just standard web searching. Turns out they have a lot of different applications, and one of them is my new favorite way to read the news: Google Fast Flip. This thing seriously rocks! I can check out all the new headlines without going to [...]
