Today in the News:
– It’s a’Historic’ day for shark protection
– Researcher says that everything Zombie peaks when society unhappy
– and some Upper Eastsiders are fleeing their posh condos because of an incoming trash transfer station
Three types of critically endangered but commercially valuable shark have been given added protection at the Cites meeting in Bangkok. The oceanic whitetip, three varieties of hammerheads and the porbeagle are all said to be seriously threatened by overfishing. Their numbers have declined dramatically in recent years, as the trade in shark fins for soup has grown. Campaigners hailed the move as historic and said that the vote represented a major breakthrough for marine conservation. Experts say the critical factor has been a shift in South American nations, who’ve come to understand that sharks are more valuable alive than dead. Big thanks to the people who actually put their energy into saving our planet, it’s good to see that the human species can use its reasoning capacity towards a greater good.
So you know this whole zombie obsession in our modern day society? I bet some of you have been wondering what the big deal is, so one smart researcher went undercover into zombie land to investigate. Clemson University professor Sarah Lauro, believes that it is not just an unhealthy obsessions with death and decay, and the phenomenon isn’t harmful or a random fad, but part of a historical trend that shows a level of cultural dissatisfaction and economic distress. While working on her doctoral degree, Lauro studied zombies, specializing in the zombie mob walk. As of last year, Lauro said, zombie walks had been documented in 20 countries. The largest gathering drew more than 4,000 participants at the New Jersey Zombie Walk, October 2010, according to Guinness World Records. Yeah I still think it’s not more than a sick obsession with death and decay.
Upper Easter Siders are scrambling to sell their posh apartments before the city opens a gigantic waste-transfer station, bringing garbage trucks through the neighborhood 24 hours a day. The $240 million project will be located on the East River at East 91st Street. Construction will begin this month on the 10-floor facility, which is expected to open in 2015. It will become Manhattan’s only waste-transfer plant, receiving up to 500 truckloads of junk every day. An analysis by the real-estate Web site StreetEasy shows that the median sale price of residential property in Yorkville is down 11 percent from the 2008 median price. So for all you folks who want a good deal in the UES – now seems the right time to buy! it does kinda seem odd to me that a waste transfer plant is being build in the beautiful and serene yorkville – I think somebody must have pissed somebody else off in the city council or something: oh yeah you think your’re so smart, where I know where you live so I am gonna build a waste transfer station right in front of your door!!!
Today in the News:
– It’s a’Historic’ day for shark protection
– Researcher says that everything Zombie peaks when society unhappy
– and some Upper Eastsiders are fleeing their posh condos because of an incoming trash transfer station
Three types of critically endangered but commercially valuable shark have been given added protection at the Cites meeting in Bangkok. The oceanic whitetip, three varieties of hammerheads and the porbeagle are all said to be seriously threatened by overfishing. Their numbers have declined dramatically in recent years, as the trade in shark fins for soup has grown. Campaigners hailed the move as historic and said that the vote represented a major breakthrough for marine conservation. Experts say the critical factor has been a shift in South American nations, who’ve come to understand that sharks are more valuable alive than dead. Big thanks to the people who actually put their energy into saving our planet, it’s good to see that the human species can use its reasoning capacity towards a greater good.
So you know this whole zombie obsession in our modern day society? I bet some of you have been wondering what the big deal is, so one smart researcher went undercover into zombie land to investigate. Clemson University professor Sarah Lauro, believes that it is not just an unhealthy obsessions with death and decay, and the phenomenon isn’t harmful or a random fad, but part of a historical trend that shows a level of cultural dissatisfaction and economic distress. While working on her doctoral degree, Lauro studied zombies, specializing in the zombie mob walk. As of last year, Lauro said, zombie walks had been documented in 20 countries. The largest gathering drew more than 4,000 participants at the New Jersey Zombie Walk, October 2010, according to Guinness World Records. Yeah I still think it’s not more than a sick obsession with death and decay.
Upper Easter Siders are scrambling to sell their posh apartments before the city opens a gigantic waste-transfer station, bringing garbage trucks through the neighborhood 24 hours a day. The $240 million project will be located on the East River at East 91st Street. Construction will begin this month on the 10-floor facility, which is expected to open in 2015. It will become Manhattan’s only waste-transfer plant, receiving up to 500 truckloads of junk every day. An analysis by the real-estate Web site StreetEasy shows that the median sale price of residential property in Yorkville is down 11 percent from the 2008 median price. So for all you folks who want a good deal in the UES – now seems the right time to buy! it does kinda seem odd to me that a waste transfer plant is being build in the beautiful and serene yorkville – I think somebody must have pissed somebody else off in the city council or something: oh yeah you think your’re so smart, where I know where you live so I am gonna build a waste transfer station right in front of your door!!!