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Rap artist Asher Roth loves college, but it’s the reasons why that are causing controversy ahead of his performance at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Welcome Week for incoming freshmen. Along with fellow hip-hop artist B.o.B., Roth — whose hit single “I Love College” was all the rage last year — is set to perform at a [...]
Gates To Eliminate Joint Forces Command Secretary of Defense Robert Gates called for the elimination of the Norfolk-based Joint Forces Command on Monday as part of a broader effort to reduce certain kinds of military spending – especially a growing reliance on defense contractors. “The culture of endless money that has taken hold must be [...]
Over-Kill Solar Over the past 12 months I have taken the time to diligently re-educate myself about the practical use of Solar applications. I began in earnest with Solar 2009 held in Buffalo, New York. I went there specifically to get a handle on what is new or practical in the industry and what is [...]
The New York Times Article, “Don’t LEED Us Astray” seems to have stirred up a lot of thought provoking discussion. One statement that enlightened me was: “Put simply, a building’s LEED rating is more like a snapshot taken at its opening, not a promise of performance.” That bull’s eyed it for me. I thought it [...]
Is retrofitting sustainability measures into existing buildings a cost effective solution? I have been following a discussion of this title initiated by Liz Stanley the Digital Community Manager at UBM Built Environment on Linked-In for the past couple of weeks. Finally after a comment today I just couldn’t keep my opinion to myself any longer. [...]
Focusing on Practical Green, Sustainable Energy Efficiency or E=MC2, but how do I make toast? Recently the “Zits” Daily Comic Strip showed the main character, a teenager, sitting in a chair contemplating equations, calculus, formula’s and other examples of our fixation with complicated solutions to all problems. The last scene is the same teenager asking [...]
I imagine the political waters in Washington are pretty chilly this time of year! How would you rate Barack Obama? Excellent! A+++ Would elect again! Pretty good. But I think he could be doing more Meh… I could go either way on this one. Pretty bad. Things are bad and he makes me FEEL bad! [...]
Washington (CNN) — The September 11, 2001, attacks have led to an intelligence community so large and unwieldy that it’s unmanageable and inefficient — and no one knows how much it costs, according to a two-year investigation by the Washington Post. Ahead of the publication, many in the intelligence community worried that the stories would [...]
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