"Unlike in any other virtual world, residents own their own creations, so they can buy and sell them freely with virtual currency that is readily convertible into or out of U.S. dollars. A real economy has sprung up inside Second Life, in which more than $5 million worth of transactions -- in real U.S. dollars -- are conducted each month among the 165,000 participants. Several thousand people run real businesses inside Second Life, some making enough t
Howard: "I think when people talk about civil liberties they sometimes forget that action taken to protect the citizen against physical attack is a blow in favour and not a blow against civil liberties."
"Passengers in the standing section would be propped against a padded backboard, held in place with a harness, according to experts who have seen a proposal."
"The drive to get away from it all is turning us into a nation of nomads. As we're pushed to the edge of civilization by runaway home prices and a longing for wide-open spaces, the daily rat race is turning into a marathon."
hooch
"In places like southern California, each exit along the interstate saves you tens of thousands of dollars."
"Mr. Gorman .. is a hunter, and a reggae producer, and he needs [his] S.U.V. to haul things. His license plate reads "Ire Mon" - a reggae singer's way of saying "It's O.K." - which is how he feels about his choice of wheels.
hooch
"Mr. Gorman said that his wife sent him Web information about carbon offsets a while ago but that he did not understand what it was about and just let it fall through the cracks.
hooch
"A few days ago, Ms. Gorman took the decision out of his hands and bought a Terrapass for his Durango."
" Using del.icio.us to manage your bookmarks has its advantages, but it has its limitations too. You can't install del.icio.us on your local network, you can't modify it to suit your needs, and you can't be sure whether the service will still be there tomorrow. Scuttle, on the other hand, is an open source social bookmarking application that offers functionality similar to del.icio.us without the shortcomings."
The Tasmanian Forestry Industry continues with the policy of clear felling of old growth forest and the destruction of the habitats of native fauna (wallabies, possums, wombats, quolls, Tasmanian devils and wedge-tailed eagles) within and about the boundaries of its plantations. Further, the industry uses the method of laying poison bait known as 1080 to eradicate native animals. It also intends to destroy and or prevent the re-growth of vegetation wit
hooch
The United States of America banned its sale in 1974 because, as a super toxin with no taste smell or color, it provided the perfect weapon for biological terrorism. Only Tasmania uses the poison against native animals.
