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- Fog - Create a Fog (Windows on the Universe)
- Organisms to Start Terraforming (Fogg)
"When a barren planet is in the process of being terraformed, there will come a point where the first life forms can be introduced into the natural environment. The implantation of this pioneering biosphere is often referred to as ecopoiesis. Initially, and perhaps well before plants and animals can be introduced, such a world is going to be suitable only for bacteria hardened to environmental extremes---the so called extremophiles. Here, we review some of the ecopoiesis candidates nominated by various authors. It's possible that one of the microscopic creatures described below could be the first terrestrial life form to truly colonize an alien world." 02-06
- -11-21-07 Top Voting Machine Company Sued (FogCityJournal.com)
"City Attorney Dennis Herrera filed suit against the City's voting systems vendor today, charging Omaha, Neb.-based Election Systems & Software, Inc. with a panoply of wrongdoing that includes fraud, breach of contract, negligent misrepresentation and multiple violations of California's Elections Code, False Claims Act and Unfair Competition Law. In a 23-page civil complaint filed in San Francisco Superior Court this morning, Herrera detailed a months-long pattern of misrepresentations and voting system problems by ES&S that caused California Secretary of State Debra Bowen to impose stringent conditions on the City's use of the company's voting machines to conduct its municipal election earlier this month. Because of those restrictions, San Francisco election officials were forced to tabulate ballots centrally; to remake thousands of ballots by hand; and to borrow equipment from another county. City elections officials were unable to release election results from the polling places on election night as is the ordinary practice, and do not expect to announce final results for San Francisco's municipal election until Dec. 4, 2007 -- fully four weeks after Election Day." 11-07
- Fogelberg, Dan (StarPlus.com)
"If James Taylor epitomized the definition and the original, late-'60s incarnation of the term singer/songwriter, Dan Fogelberg exemplified the late-'70s equivalent of that term at its most highly developed and successful, with a string of platinum-selling albums and singles into the early '80s and a long career since, interrupted only by a health crisis in more recent years." 12-07
- Fogelberg Dies (MSNBC.com)
"Dan Fogelberg, the singer and songwriter whose hits 'Leader of the Band' and 'Same Old Lang Syne' helped define the soft-rock era, died Sunday at his home in Maine after battling prostate cancer. He was 56." 12-07
- Cartoon Faces and Bodies (WarnerBros.com)
Provides worksheets, connect the dots, and more for Looney Tunes characters, such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Sylvester the cat, Tweety Bird, Yosemite Sam, Road Runner, Elmer Fudd, Taz, Pepe, Wiley Coyote, Foghorn, and more. 5-02
- Planetary Engineering of Mars (University of Alabama at Birmingham - Hiscox)
"From the perspective of biology, planetary engineering is the ability to alter the environment of a planet so that terrestrial organisms can survive and grow (McKay, 1982). The feasibility of altering planetary environments is clearly demonstrated by mankind's activities on the Earth (Levine, 1991; Fogg, 1995a) and it is increasingly apparent that in the near term future mankind will gain the technological capability to engineer the climate of Mars. Current thought experiments/proposals for the planetary engineering of Mars differ in their methodology, technical requirements, practicality, goals and environmental impact (reviewed and discussed by Fogg, 1995b)."
"The planetary engineering of Mars may be divided into two distinct mechanistic steps, ecopoiesis followed by terraforming. Ecopoiesis, a term derived by Haynes (1990) which, when applied to Mars, can be viewed as the creation of a self-regulating anaerobic biosphere." 02-06
- -02-06-06 Continuing Muslim Rage Over Cartoons (MSNBC News)
"Iran cut off trade ties with Denmark and Iranians pelted the Austrian Embassy with Molotov cocktails and stones on Monday in the latest protest over the publication of satirical cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in European newspapers."
"Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen has said he disapproves of the caricatures, but insisted he cannot apologize on behalf of his country's independent press." Also transliterated Mohammad, Mohammed, Muhammed, and sometimes Mahomet. Sometimes misspelled by visitors as Mohamad, Mohamed, Muhamad, or Muhamed. 02-06
- -03-03-06 Top CIA Official Under Investigation (ABC News)
"A stunning investigation of bribery and corruption in Congress has spread to the CIA, ABC News has learned."
"The CIA Inspector General has opened an investigation into the spy agency's executive director, Kyle 'Dusty' Foggo, and his connections to two defense contractors accused of bribing a member of Congress and Pentagon officials." 03-06
- -05-12-06 FBI Raids Top CIA Official's Home (BBC News)
"US federal agents have searched the house and office of the outgoing executive director of the CIA."
"Agencies are reported to have been investigating whether Mr Foggo improperly awarded contracts worth millions of dollars to a personal friend." 05-06
- Biomimicry (Time.com - Amory B. Lovins)
"[Janine] Benyus draws her design inspiration from nature's wisdom, not people's cleverness. Some 3.8 billion years of evolution have exposed the design flaws of roughly 99% of nature's creations — all recalled by the Manufacturer. The 1% that have survived can teach powerful lessons about how things should be built if they're to last. For example, nature's design genius has led to the creation of bat-inspired ultrasonic canes for the blind, synthetic sheets that collect water from mist and fog as desert beetles do, and paint that self-cleans like a lotus leaf. Little plastic-film patches have been designed using adhesiveless gecko-foot technology, so that carpet tiles can be stored in a big roll, but also easily removed. Equally promising, we'll soon make solar cells like leaves, supertough ceramics that resemble the inner shells of abalone, and underwater glue that mimics the natural as forests." 10-07
- Cleaners and Stain Removers (DoItYourself.com)
Provides suggestions and tips for cleaning or removing stains to handle the most common household needs. Often uses common household products for cleaning, such as lemon, baking soda, vinegar, salt, and ammonia. Examples of applications include removing labels or decals, Christmas tree pitch, lime and mineral deposits, mildew, pet urine, rust stains, shoe polish, tea stains, and more. Also tells how to make anti-fog glass spray and how to keep car windows free of ice and frost. Cleaning ideas are for the bathroom, kitchen, clothes, and more. 12-00
- Cleaners and Stain Removers (QueensofClean.com - Cobb)
Provides suggestions and tips for cleaning or removing stains to handle the most common household needs. Often uses common household products for cleaning, such as lemon, baking soda, vinegar, salt, and ammonia. Examples of applications include removing labels or decals, Christmas tree pitch, lime and mineral deposits, mildew, pet urine, rust stains, shoe polish, tea stains, and more. Also tells how to make anti-fog glass spray and how to keep car windows free of ice and frost. Cleaning ideas are for the bathroom, kitchen, clothes, drains, dishwasher, carpets, and more. 2-02
- Cartoon Faces and Bodies (LooneyTunes)
Provides worksheets, connect the dots, and more for Looney Tunes characters, such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Sylvester the cat, Tweety Bird, Yosemite Sam, Road Runner, Elmer Fudd, Taz, Pepe, Wiley Coyote, Foghorn, and more. 09-09
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