I have been hearing about how no one really is happy about the terms of the big bailout plan that is going to save the big financial companies of the United States. I'm not happy that it is going to cost the taxpayers so much money, but I am happy that they have come up with a plan because ultimately it will save our economy … Continue reading the story "The big bailout"
Monthly Archives for September, 2008
13 million-digit prime number
I was reading on the Yahoo news website that a new Mersenne prime number has been discovered by UCLA mathematicians last month. It has 13 million digits! They discovered the number by using a network of seventy five different computers running Windows XP. (Take THAT Vista!) (I don't like Vista!)
The discovery makes them eligible for a $100,000 prize offered by the Electronic Frontier Foundation for finding … Continue reading the story "13 million-digit prime number"
Sad state of affairs
I was reading on the Reuters News website that China's banks have been instructed to stop lending money to US banks, for fear that the money will not be repaid because of the financial meltdown that is happening here in the United States! What a sad commentary that is, for other countries to suddenly be told to stop lending money to the United States! The … Continue reading the story "Sad state of affairs"
Shooting wolves from airplanes
I was shocked to discover that Alaska encourages its citizens to cull their wolf population by allowing them to shoot the wolves from airplanes! I was reading an article about that today on a website that I discovered today called salon.com. The article was talking about the controversy surrounding that situation, and how Sarah Palin ties into the controversy. I think that shooting anything from … Continue reading the story "Shooting wolves from airplanes"
Tainted milk in China
I was so surprised to read in the Time.com website that China's milk problem has expanded to beyond baby formula to the general milk supply! The chemical melamine, which causes kidney stones and kidney failure has been found in the milk of the three largest milk companies in China! I sure hope that the investigations are successful and the guilty parties spend the rest of … Continue reading the story "Tainted milk in China"