Kites Could Become Major Source Of Wind Power : CleanTechnica
According to Laddermill project leader Wubbo Ockels, kites are a cheap way to use energy higher up in the air, where winds carry more power due to high speeds (7 meters/sec). In contrast, turbines harvest energy closer to the ground, where wind speed is...

Seven Slow Movements And Memes That Can Change Our Lives : TreeHugger
[Slow] is a meme that has caught on, the idea that you take it slow, do it carefully, do it right and take the time to enjoy it. The idea can be applied to almost anything we do in life.

For the Elderly, Being Heard About Life’s End - New York Times
Grounded in research at the Dartmouth Medical School, slow medicine encourages physicians to put on the brakes when considering care that may have high risks and limited rewards for the elderly, and it educates patients and families how to push back...

Memo to Next President: How to Get Cyber Security Right
"One, use your immense buying power to improve the security of commercial products and services. ... Two, legislate results and not methodologies. ... Three, broadly invest in research. ... Spread those research dollars wide. Lately, most research...

The Stuff I Didn't Get To -- 8/7/08
Straight Talk edition

Define Your Personal Leadership Vision - Stew Friedman
Leadership vision is an essential means for focusing attention on what matters most; what you want to accomplish in your life and what kind of leader you wish to be.

Americans Want Healthcare Reform
82%. Also, most look to next president for leadership on the issue

Ambiguous effects of Housing Bill for Indebted Home-owners in Columbia, South Carolina
The numbers on Columbia foreclosure homes are startling to say the least. The County of Beaufort reported 117 homes that became foreclosures from Jan 1 till June 25, 70 in the first quarter (188% increase from 2007) alone.

Remarks on the slogan for Beijing Olympics
Tomorrow is the open ceremony of Beijing Olympics. The slogan of the game is "One World, One Dream." Nevertheless is it a well spoken perspective, it misses (but also indicates) a more important topic: do we also have "One Realization" to our "One...

Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron Alpha 5 released: Arun's Blog
Ubuntu has released the 5th alpha version of Ubuntu 8.04. I was going to upgrade to aplha 5 thinking they would have fixed the bugs that existed in alpha 4, but alpha 5 carries the same bugs plus a lot more.