links for 2007-01-31

• Cracking Down on Mixtape CDs – New York Times
  Any rap music aficionado would; the creator of the album is DJ Drama, whose real name is Tyree Simmons, arguably the nation’s most prominent producer of mixtapes, the name given to popular but largely unlicensed CDs stocked with yet-to-be released rap h
  (tags: copyright music piracy rap RIAA)
• DJ Drama: The Blog Coverage
  The basic story has been widely covered: working with the RIAA, the Georgia police recently raided the studios of Aphilliates Music Group and arrested DJ Drama and DJ Cannon over the hip hop “mixtape” CDs that the studio is famous for. These are the same
  (tags: RIAA mixtape copyright arrest)
• Wis. Loses Almost 5 Percent of Cropland
  (AP) — Wisconsin’s cropland is shrinking faster than any other state in the region, a loss that could affect the state’s economy. The loss could jeopardize Wisconsin’s ability to profit in the growing biofuels industry, which uses plants like corn to mak
  (tags: climate+change globalwarming Wisconsin agriculture)
• US must abandon Iraqi cities or face nightmare scenario, say experts
  The US must draw up plans to deal with an all-out Iraqi civil war that would kill hundreds of thousands, create millions of refugees, and could spill over into a regional catastrophe, disrupting oil supplies and setting up a direct confrontation between W
  (tags: policy propaganda Iran Iraq Imperialism military Baghdad war Bush)
• AP Wire | 01/30/2007 | Groups allege pressure on global warming
  WASHINGTON – Two private advocacy groups told a congressional hearing Tuesday that climate scientists at seven government agencies say they have been subjected to political pressure aimed at downplaying the threat of global warming.
  The groups presented
  (tags: Bush cronyism globalwarming science)
• Paulson May Find Bush Is Biggest Hurdle to Social Security Deal
  Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, who left one of Wall Street’s most powerful posts in part to broker a Social Security overhaul, may find his biggest hurdle is his boss, President George W. Bush.
  (tags: Bush Social+Security reform)
• U.S. Ally and Foe Are Trying to Avert War in Lebanon – New York Times
  BEIRUT, Lebanon, Jan. 29 — In an unusual collaboration that could complicate American policy in the region, Iran and Saudi Arabia have been mediating an agreement to end Lebanon’s violent political crisis.
  Leaders of Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed par
  (tags: Lebanon Iran Saudi+Arabia war Hezbollah US Bush)
• World Scientists Near Consensus on Warming – New York Times
  PARIS, Jan. 29 — Scientists from across the world gathered Monday to hammer out the final details of an authoritative report on climate change that is expected to project centuries of rising temperatures and sea levels unless there are curbs in emission
  (tags: climate+change globalwarming science UN)
• How to Make Money With Videoblogging? Ask Ask A Ninja
  The folks at Ask a Ninja are pretty excited. I spoke with Kent Nichols today and he says that he and Douglas Sarine, the other madmen behind the year-old video blog, just signed a deal with blog network Federated Media that guarantees them a contract for
  (tags: advertising video ask+a+ninja)
• GAO: Guard may lack gear needed for domestic crises (1/30/07)
  Congressional investigators have found that the Defense Department does not adequately track National Guard equipment needs for domestic missions, raising questions about whether the state-run units have adequate supplies to respond to disasters and emerg
  (tags: crisis National+Guard gear first+responders government neglect)
• Super Bowl Sunday Party Recipes
  The greatest moments in sports history happen in the kitchen. Here’s everything you need to win points at your next Super Bowl get-together.
  (tags: recipe recipes Super+Bowl)

~ by SAP on 30 January 2007.