Seafood Watch

This last weekend my wife and I visited the Monterey Bay Aquarium. It was an exciting and eye opening experience. I have visited the aquarium a few times as a child, but I did not understand the scope and impact that fishing has on our environment. What's wonderful is that you and I can support responsible company's, while avoid supporting the irresponsible ones.

I have scanned this pamphlet for you to see. Please take a moment to see which brands you use, and try to make a change if you currently purchase brands that should be avoided.

We realize that although we have conservative views, and feel that "Global Warming" is as much a political catchphrase to bolster Democratic party interests as it is truth, but after touring the Monterey Bay Aquarium, there is no doubt in our minds that our choices do impact our ocean environment.

Visit SeafoodWach.org for more information about your favorite seafood. You have the power. Your consumer choices make a difference. Buy seafood from the green or yellow columns to support those fisheries and fish farms that are healthier for ocean wildlife and the environment.

At least this gives you something else to think about during these turbulent financial times.

At the third stroke, the Unix time will be 1234567890

Please read the entire article here:

http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article5727189.ece

At precisely 23:31:30 GMT tonight, Unix time hits a unique milestone. But computer scientists dread the digital apocalypse that is yet to come

Murad Ahmed, Technology Reporter

Ready to party like it's 1234567890? Computer lovers certainly are.

That’s because at precisely 23:31:30 GMT tonight (Friday), the ten-digit clock used by Unix computers - which includes the servers that run everything from the internet to air traffic control - will display all ten decimal digits in sequence.

For computer geeks everywhere, this seemingly dubious milestone deserve celebrations just like those that greeted the end of the millennium. Parties are planned around the world from London to New York, to Yerevan in Armenia and Asunción in Paraguay.

But after the brief flash of joy, comes the dread. Computer scientists fear the worst for the next major moment in Unix time - some time in the year 2038, when the Unix clock will run out of seconds it can count. On that January day, computers will fail to compute time, and crash. Your computer could shut down. Vehicles may pile up as traffic lights fail. Planes could fall out of the sky. The advice is to party now, because the digital apocalypse may soon be upon us.

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We here at T.A.S. thought this was an interesting story, so we thought we'd throw it up here. Please go to the website above for the entire story. So many computers are based on UNIX, this story could be more than another 2000 conspiracy theory! So much for 2012 ;-)

Concern Yourself with Water Supply...

While these politicians squabble about energy, money allocation and progressing the interests of their constituents, portions of America, Northern California in particular are going to be facing drought conditions., We here at T.A.S. are nervous for that, because that is home for us. The link to the Drought Monitor is on T.A.S.

My wife and I recently camped at Lake Orroville, or should I say, we camped at Empty Canyon Orroville. The resevior has not been this low since the early 1970's.

A camp attendant told us the reason for the drought is because Southern CA paid for the water rights and contracted that the water from Lake Orroville go to Southern CA. For those not familiar with CA, Northern CA supplies a huge portion of the state it's water resources. As Tom Sullivan says, "Always follow the money, you will find the answer wherever the money goes."

Why is nobody talking about our water supply? Is it because we have no control over it? Their is a program in Roseville, CA, where the City of Roseville will pay homeowners $1,000 as an incentive to have a water friendly yard. Rocks, tanbark, and hardy plants and trees that do not consume water like grass does. The program is a HUGE success. It makes an insignificant dent, but if more of these programs existed, perhaps it could help our situation.

Please let me know if their are other programs such as this around America, T.A.S. would be happy to hear about them!