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Baldwin Bulletin Baldwin Wisconsin: St. Croix EDC Names Top Businesses for 2009: "They plan to raise lettuce in an aquaponics system in an arrangement in which fish effluent will be used as fertilizer for the lettuce
Terms used in the operation include: aquaculture which means fish farming; hydroponics which is growing plants without soil; and combined to be aquaponics which is both.
The fish produce waste products from eating which is broken down to nitrate and used by the lettuce. The lettuce breaks down the effluent in the water and it can then be recycled back to the fish."
Cool!
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Oil-Rich Nations Fall Far Short in Haiti Donations - International News | News of the World | Middle East News | Europe News - FOXNews.com
Oil-Rich Nations Fall Far Short in Haiti Donations - International News | News of the World | Middle East News | Europe News - FOXNews.com: "if you personally have donated money to help the earthquake-stricken people of Haiti, then you have contributed more money than the governments of Saudi Arabia and Iran, whose combined dollar donation is a big fat zero."
The article doesn't list private donation totals per country and I would be interested to see those numbers. Private donations (people giving their own resources) are better than government donations (officials giving their citizens' resources).
The article doesn't list private donation totals per country and I would be interested to see those numbers. Private donations (people giving their own resources) are better than government donations (officials giving their citizens' resources).
College Football Very Taxing | Neal McCluskey | Cato Institute: Commentary
College Football Very Taxing | Neal McCluskey | Cato Institute: Commentary: "many bowls receive generous taxpayer subsidies. According to Mark Yost, author of Varsity Green, seven bowls received more than $21.6 million in government aid between 2001 and 2005. And the majority of bowls are tax-exempt, supposedly because they're good for local tourism. That bowl executives often make big money and corporate sponsors get prominent advertising is apparently irrelevant.
Then, while playing in a bowl comes with a minimum payout of $750,000 for participating schools, many institutions end up spending much more than that to participate -- losses that taxpayers bear."
"legislators in New Jersey had sent millions of dollars in special grants to Rutgers for football-related capital improvements and stadium expenses. In Connecticut, state taxpayers bore the full, roughly $100 million burden for constructing UConn's Rentschler Field, which opened in 2003.
And this year, the University of Minnesota played its first season in its brand-new TCF Bank Stadium, for which state taxpayers are shelling out about $137 million."
Then, while playing in a bowl comes with a minimum payout of $750,000 for participating schools, many institutions end up spending much more than that to participate -- losses that taxpayers bear."
"legislators in New Jersey had sent millions of dollars in special grants to Rutgers for football-related capital improvements and stadium expenses. In Connecticut, state taxpayers bore the full, roughly $100 million burden for constructing UConn's Rentschler Field, which opened in 2003.
And this year, the University of Minnesota played its first season in its brand-new TCF Bank Stadium, for which state taxpayers are shelling out about $137 million."
This Way Toward Equality - F.A. Harper - Mises Institute
This Way Toward Equality - F.A. Harper - Mises Institute: "we must consider why incomes differ.
Incomes differ because people differ in their economic drive, in the extent to which they want to apply themselves to work vs. use their time in recreation and leisure. It is their privilege to so choose, but if they choose a higher proportion of leisure, the economic penalty attached should not be shifted to others.
Incomes differ because people differ in their economic ability. Men are not created equal in economic capacity, and these differences cannot be corrected by law or by governments. The things that law and governments can do are to give everyone more nearly equal economic opportunities.
Incomes differ because of all sorts of limitations on free and fair competition — monopolies, etc., etc. Many of these are the result of measures enacted with avowed objectives such as 'security' and 'fair trade.' It is this type of thing which Hayek and all 'true' liberals would not tolerate. As they see it, a clear function of law and of government is to insure freedom of opportunity by protecting against these abuses."
"Equalization of incomes is likely to poison initiative and retard progress to the extent that the real incomes of everyone are lowered from what they otherwise would be. The fact that large incomes suffer more than small ones should not be comforting to those whose smaller incomes are further reduced as the result of a program supposed to benefit them."
Incomes differ because people differ in their economic drive, in the extent to which they want to apply themselves to work vs. use their time in recreation and leisure. It is their privilege to so choose, but if they choose a higher proportion of leisure, the economic penalty attached should not be shifted to others.
Incomes differ because people differ in their economic ability. Men are not created equal in economic capacity, and these differences cannot be corrected by law or by governments. The things that law and governments can do are to give everyone more nearly equal economic opportunities.
Incomes differ because of all sorts of limitations on free and fair competition — monopolies, etc., etc. Many of these are the result of measures enacted with avowed objectives such as 'security' and 'fair trade.' It is this type of thing which Hayek and all 'true' liberals would not tolerate. As they see it, a clear function of law and of government is to insure freedom of opportunity by protecting against these abuses."
"Equalization of incomes is likely to poison initiative and retard progress to the extent that the real incomes of everyone are lowered from what they otherwise would be. The fact that large incomes suffer more than small ones should not be comforting to those whose smaller incomes are further reduced as the result of a program supposed to benefit them."
Ali Hussein Sibat Must Not Be Executed | Raja M. Kamal and Tom G. Palmer | Cato Institute: Commentary
Ali Hussein Sibat Must Not Be Executed | Raja M. Kamal and Tom G. Palmer | Cato Institute: Commentary: "Sibat is a Lebanese citizen and was the host of a call-in television show broadcast from Lebanon but that was aired throughout the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia. He is also a Muslim. During his broadcasts, Sibat gave advice to those who called in during his show – and he made predictions about their future.
In May 2008, during a religious pilgrimage to Mecca, Sibat was arrested by the Saudi religious police and charged with sorcery. He was coerced into confessing, and then tried without a lawyer. His coerced confession was used against him and he was sentenced to death in Medina on November 9, 2009."
In May 2008, during a religious pilgrimage to Mecca, Sibat was arrested by the Saudi religious police and charged with sorcery. He was coerced into confessing, and then tried without a lawyer. His coerced confession was used against him and he was sentenced to death in Medina on November 9, 2009."
Will the Market Rise or Fall? | Richard W. Rahn | Cato Institute: Commentary
Will the Market Rise or Fall? | Richard W. Rahn | Cato Institute: Commentary: "For the past 100 years, there has been an inverse relationship between changes in the size of government and the growth or decline in the stock market."
Health Care: Now's the Hard Part | Michael D. Tanner | Cato Institute: Commentary
Health Care: Now's the Hard Part | Michael D. Tanner | Cato Institute: Commentary: "It's important to remember that the House bill passed with just three votes to spare and the Senate bill received exactly the 60 votes needed for passage. Democratic leaders have little room to maneuver as they try to resolve such issues as: The Public Option ... Taxes ... Abortion ... mandates ... special favors"
WORLD Magazine | True compassion? | Cal Thomas | Jan 19, 10
WORLD Magazine | True compassion? | Cal Thomas | Jan 19, 10: "Boxes were placed at entrances, inviting donations to the Federation of Virginia Food Banks. There were several references to the earthquake in Haiti and calls for donations to relief efforts there.
McDonnell is not a stereotypical Republican. Should he be labeled a truly compassionate conservative? The Wednesday before his inauguration, McDonnell joined volunteers at the Central Virginia Foodbank and packed food for the needy. The next day, he visited Carpenter’s Shelter in Alexandria, a homeless shelter in Northern Virginia, and then Henrico County’s Regional Jail East in New Kent County. Such places are not known for harboring pro-Republican sentiment."
McDonnell is not a stereotypical Republican. Should he be labeled a truly compassionate conservative? The Wednesday before his inauguration, McDonnell joined volunteers at the Central Virginia Foodbank and packed food for the needy. The next day, he visited Carpenter’s Shelter in Alexandria, a homeless shelter in Northern Virginia, and then Henrico County’s Regional Jail East in New Kent County. Such places are not known for harboring pro-Republican sentiment."
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