AP - The United States banned poultry from mainland British Columbia on Monday because of a case of bird flu, though Canadian officials said it wasn't the virulent form in Southeast Asia blamed for more than 60 human deaths.

6:25:04 PM    

The Albertan Charter of Stewardship Values & Beliefs:

Every Albertan has a vested interest in both the quality and quantity of life in Alberta.  Given the Alberta reality, that both the quality and quantity of life in Alberta is directly dependent on natural resources, it is imperative that Albertans play a role in the stewardship of said natural resources, now and in the future.  Further to this, it is incumbent on Albertans to promote the practice of natural resource stewardship at both the individual and societal levels.  To this end the Albertan Charter of Stewardship Values and Beliefs establishes a stewardship framework that will be encouraged in Alberta, for the benefit of all citizens of Alberta.  To this end Albertans share the following fundamental values and beliefs with regard to the stewardship of Alberta's natural resources, for the benefit of their family and future generations of Albertans. 

Be it resolved that Albertans:

1. Respect the natural environment and its diversity of life, of which man is an integral part.

2. Have the right to expect a clean natural environment; this includes ensuring Alberta's natural areas remain unspoiled, and that the quality of Alberta's air, lakes and rivers is protected.

3. Believe it is in the public interest to secure Alberta's natural resource bounty and beauty for present and future generations.

4. Believe Alberta's economy is directly linked to Alberta's natural resources, past, present and future, and that it is essential that these natural resources are treated with the utmost respect and care.

5. Believe that it is in the public's best interest to protect and restore the integrity of Alberta's ecological system, with special concern for biological diversity and the natural processes that sustain life.

6. Believe that it is in the public's best interests to promote the study of ecological sustainability and promote the open exchange and wide application of the knowledge acquired.

7. That every Albertan has the duty to participate in the conservation and improvement of Alberta's natural environment, and to play a role in ensuring its health in perpetuity.

8. Believe that all sectors of Alberta society (Public, Private and Not-For-Profit) have a similar duty in ensuring the quality of Alberta's natural environment, which includes clean air and water, maintaining an environment that is unsurpassed in the world.

9. Believe that education must contribute to the role that future generations of Albertans play in ensuring Alberta's natural legacy survives and prospers in perpetuity.

10. Believe that research and innovation must contribute to the protection and development of Alberta's natural environment.

8:02:36 PM    

nixMoneyMachine-sticking it to the status quo!

this new category, came about as a direct result of my disgust with a recent headline about Microsoft releasing a product which has been called an iPod Killer! Fuck it, I have had with this kind of BS, where monopolies that don't have an innovative fiber in their being, watch the market and wade in after an innovator like Apple creates it out of nothing, and then ends up losing it, just because of the monoolie's sheer size and money reserves!

Microsoft did this against the Mac, then against Netscape! Do we as consumers have to keep supporting greedy monopolies!

I remember when Mosaic first came out and for me the Internet was a place where the little guy could innovate and create a decent living, and in some cases create fortunes based upon creativity, hard work and luck! The iPod Killer headline is so cynical, and it assumes that the only thing the consumer cares about is money, and that the only thing the producer concerns themselves with is money too!

Well how bout this, why don't we come up with some truly innovative business models that put the power in the hands of the content producer, and in the process create cheaper content, get more people producing digital content, and get more developing nations into the digital economy as well!

Accoring to Robert Young found of Red Hat:

"You can't compete with a monopoly by playing the game by the monopolist's rules."

Well fuck the old models, the old rules and the old approach to operating systems, software and digital content!

I have just had it with this bullshit, and this is what nixMoneyMachine is about, proposing new economic models to stick it to the status quo!

Stay tuned!

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