September 27, 2005
Frankenfoods
In this week's City Pages, Caroline Palmer writes "Put Down What You're Eating," on The Future of Food, a documentary about genetic modification of plants and the role of multinational corporations.
The film is showing September 30 - October 5 at Bell Auditorium on the University of Minnesota East Bank campus.
The film is showing September 30 - October 5 at Bell Auditorium on the University of Minnesota East Bank campus.
Technorage
Do you feel frustration? Rage? Do you want to smash something? Sounds like road rage, but it's not. It's Computer Rage. On this site, you can take a computer rage survey and follow links on the subject. The site is part of a project by Dr. Kent Norman of the Laboratory for Automation Psychology and Decision Processes of the University of Maryland. The study is serious, but the site also includes fun ways to vent your computer rage.
September 02, 2005
Gulf Coast Relief
The pictures and stories from New Orleans are horrifying. It's difficult to understand why relief seems to be so slow in coming, but the logistics are overwhelming. Federal, state and local governments were not prepared for the effects of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans, despite years of warnings that such a disaster was inevitable. Now the suffering people in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama are in desperate need of help just to survive. And the need for assistance will continue for years. Many of the affected people were at poverty level already. Now they are not only homeless but also have no jobs and no likelihood of returning to them anytime soon, if ever.
Donations of any amount will help. One group, Network for Good, has a list of organizations accepting donations as well as links to news about the disaster. Another list of organizations along with tips for contributing is at FEMA Donation Guidelines.
Donations of any amount will help. One group, Network for Good, has a list of organizations accepting donations as well as links to news about the disaster. Another list of organizations along with tips for contributing is at FEMA Donation Guidelines.