They cling helplessly– Think 24- 73V3N December 14, 2007

They cling helplessly to what is now left of the very vulnerable ice. Polar bears are stranded, no where to go, on one to help them. Although they can swim very well, especially if they have more weight; it’s still taking a toll on their bodies. Latest evidence states, according to The Wall Street Journal, that the polar bears are drowning because they have to swim too far to find ice. Scientists for the first time have documented multiple deaths of polar bears in Alaska. This is due to the Arctic ice shelf melting. The drowning polar bears have never been documented, because in years there hasn’t been this kind of a problem, hence no reason to document. “For anyone who has wondered how global warming and reduced sea ice will affect polar bears, the answer is simple — they die,” said Richard Steiner, a marine-biology professor at the University of Alaska.

The WWF said it was calling on participants at the Exeter conference to send a clear message to governments of the world’s leading industrialized nations, in hopes that they will comply to the rules and regulations that would help save the Arctic.

“If we are to ensure that unique ecosystems like the Arctic are not lost, the G8 meeting must take drastic action to reduce climate change,” said Catarina Cardoso, a WWF expert on sustainable energy.

According to Live Science, the United States is the only country in the Arctic region that has not signed the Kyoto Protocol, which takes effect next Feb. 16 and sets mandatory targets for industrial nations to reduce emissions by 2012. Russia ratified the U.N.-sponsored accord in November 2004.

The United States continues to be the largest polluter worldwide and consumes 1/4 of the oil on the planet. Hurricane Katrina was not enough for us. Will something will have to wipe out the entire nation for the government to notice? Again, just the beginning!

The year 2007 is said to be the fifth warmest year on the global scale. Seven of the eight warmest years have occurred since 2001, 73V3N.

Matt Mullenweg-The most important “Matt” searched! December 4, 2007

Matt Mullenweg is just a regular guy that grew up in Texas. Well, he is not so regular. He is the co-founder of wordPress and he is only 23 years old. Amazing! Matt does not think of himself as a super star. What a modest guy! He has invented something that is used around the world, for many purposes. You can also now be a fan of WordPress on Facebook, awesome! There are so many things to look forward to when it comes to social marketing. I’m still an amateur and I’m still learning so much, day by day, and I love it. I am not inspired by many, but coming into this world of Internet Marketing, I love it. It’s opened my eyes to so much more, gave me so much more hope than I had just 8 months ago. Matt Mullenweg is an inspiration. He does a lot of public speaking and I hope one day, I can meet this person that has changed the blogging world. His ever popular personal blog called PhotoMatt has thousands of readers per day, including myself. Matt went to the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, where he studied the Jazz Saxophone. He decided to pursue his love of coding when he quit his job at CNET.

I guess quitting his job was the best thing he has ever done, because now he is the “#1 most important Matt in the world.”

He has so much information on his site, including free codes he has given away to the world. Perhaps I am now discovering this, but I guess it’s better to be late, than to never discover the greater things in life. I don’t want to meet many people, but two people that I would now like to meet are:

-Matt Mullenweg (Co-founder of WordPress)

-Mark Zuckerberg (Founder of Facebook)

The underground online seminar November 8, 2007

 I’m a Copywriter, not by profession, it’s just something I fell into. I’m supposed to be a teacher of the English Language, but that took a back seat for now. Today I found out about The Underground Online Seminar and it’s something I would love to go to. It’s seems interesting and there are going to be tons of people there from the industry that knows what they are talking about. I’m still an amateur, but who wouldn’t want to learn more about this? It’s in March of 2008 and it’s about $3000 for the seminar alone. I really want to go, but I’m not sure if I can afford it There will be some really great speakers there like:

*Dr. Joe Mercola behind the Net’s #1 most-visited natural
health site.

*Mike Faith behind a $40M eCommerce site selling a
mundane business item.

*Eben Pagan behind his $20M info publishing empire…all
run virtually.

*Jody Colvard on the power of podcasting. (She was the
first woman invited to speak in China on podcasting and
appeared on Chinese television to 200,000,000 viewers.)

*Cameron Johnson, online whiz kid, started his first
business at age 9

*Jim Lillig on how to tap into the CPA Networks and get
your offer out to ‘gazillions’ of people.

There it is. These are just some of the speakers that are going to be there and this is a really important seminar for writers and people in the Marketing industry. Yanik Silver

makes it easy for us “regular” people to learn the ins and outs of internet marketing.

JIM JONES- Wachu kno about dat? October 25, 2007

I was not alive when this tragedy took place, but I have certainly heard and read about it on a first hand basis.  Cult leaders, gotta wonder about them sometimes.  This man, a preacher from California, born in Indiana decided, that due to the American Governments’ scrutiny against him; will moved to a random country in South America.  This Country is Guyana- about the size of Idaho and located on the Northern coast of South America.  It is gently nestled in between recognized countries like Venezuela, Brazil and Surinam.  The forests’ alone in Guyana covers almost 80% of the land. 

Now some History about this country.

When the English went on their rampant rage to discover, divide and conquer everything in the world, Guyana was one of their discoveries.  While their were people living there already, the English totally ignored them.  Many citizens from other countries were brought into Guyana as “indentured laborers” to look and fend for gold (Guyana is rich in gold, sugar cane, boxite, rice, etc.).  These indentured laborers or slaves as they are known as today, came from all over the world; but mainly from India, Africa and China.  These poor people were told that a better life awaits them in a new tropical land that is rich in minerals.  These were the poorer people so they took the bait in search for a better life for themselves and their families.  Originally, American Indians had already found their habitat and were living freely in the jungles. 

In 1977 Jones and many of his followers relocated to Guyana to avoid compilcations with the American Government.  He named the town Jonestown.  He felt that he would be able to practice freely and since he never had any real training in theology or even religion, he figured he would wing it. 

I mean, if you were doing something that is unlawful, why wouldn’t you want to go someplace far and secluded where no one would interrupt you?  I have to admit, the man had common sense; but he was Psychologically challenged in so many ways. 

In 1978, some of his cult followers complained to the American Government, requesting an investigation of Mr. Jones.  They felt like people were being brainwashed and they were all living a concentration camp lifestyle.  In November of 1978, California Congressman Leo Ryan visited Guyana in hopes of some answers.  When his life was threatened the first day there, he decided to return to California with others that wanted to leave Jonestown.  While boarding his plane, Mr. Ryan was shot along with four others by followers and security guards of Jim Jones. 

After Ryan’s death, Jones realized that that would propell a mass investigation by the American Government against him and his followers.  On November 18 of 1978, Jones encouraged over 900 of his followers to drink and be merry.  What they drank?  Kool-Aid mixed with Cyanide.  They were all dead within minutes.  Jones apparently shot himself in the head.  A Guyanese coroner indicated that hundreds of the bodies showed evidence of needle marks, and sedatives were also found in their systems; among other things.  Just like that, it ended. 

Some people are just sick in the head; perhaps I shouldn’t say it that way, but how else am I supposed to put it?  Innocent people, 912 of them to be axact, dead in a matter of minutes.  We can’t change the past, we just have to learn from it, but I feel like instead of learning- we keep on repeating ourselves, repeating history! 

Darfur–Why can’t we help them? October 25, 2007

What’s going in Darfur?  I mean, I know what’s going on, but it’s so sad to know that our hand are tied.  Sometimes I wish I had the power to just go there, put up a wall and let the innocent leave.  World Peace seems like cheesy thing to wish for, but deep down inside, if I really had one wish, it would be for “world peace.”  The UN has been trying to set things up and blah, blah, blah…..why did it take this long?  Time and time again, this has happened all over the world.  Will we not ever learn?  Killing each cother, what do we gain from that?  What did we ever gain from that in the past?  Imagine, for two years, these people seeking power have greatly demolished their own land and people, driving almost two million citizens out of their homes, keeping them in concentration camps and torturing them.  Death, starvation, disease, murder; these are not just words, it’s actually happening in real life!  Understand that this is a problem, understand that innocent people are being killed, understand that WE can help! Mass raping of women and children, riots, starvation; just to name a few.  This is nothing new, we have read, heard, and some of us have even seen this in the past.  History repeated, actually!   The United States can help, we should be recognizing our role as human rights activists’.  No one will ever try to disobey!  If anyone can help, and hurt, it’s the US. 

Help the women, men, and children of Darfur America!  All of them, even the corrupted ones, “for they know not what they do.”