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MANAGEMENT   |  Comment

If a Consultant Flaps His Lips in Yokohama ...

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Weathering the Storm

Weather.com is one of the Web's most unlikely success stories. It has parlayed its loyal following and its philosophical take on the weather into a site that is on course to attract 3 billion page views this year.READ»

rytrty

Tracking 10 Hurricane Stories Across the Web

It's hurricane season, and that means freakish weather even thousands of miles from the eye of a storm. Trace back the ripple effects of hurricanes, and you'll find a lot more than just rainy days. Just a few degrees away from Katrina ...READ»

Ivan Glickman

Web 2.0 Community Responds to Hurricane Season

When Hurricane Gustav threatened to crash into New Orleans and bring more destruction to the city that never recovered from Hurricane Katrina, Andy Carvin, a social media strategist for National Public Radio, used his Web 2.0 savvy ...READ»

UGGS   |  Comment

These are all based in China

””UGG boots Classic Short blizzard – wow, I honey shoes and boots, has never had awaiting now a pair of all UGG Australia Boots (made by Deckers Inc) on eBay fakes.As a general guideline however, I recommend the next opinion. ...READ»

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Fast History: Hurricane Katrina Makes Landfall in New Orleans, 2005

Most Americans remember tuning into the news this morning four years ago to find a beloved American city half immersed in water after Hurricane Katrina’s Category 3-fueled storm surge broke New Orleans fragile levees. Katrina ...READ»

Social Responsibility: Environment Scare in India

The weather conditions in India during the last few weeks strongly indicate the disasters that await our world due to global warming. The months of May and June saw North India wrapped in an unprecedented heat wave. Temperatures in ...READ»

FORECASTS   |  Comment

iMapWeather.com BETA has launched!

iMapWeather™ | Local, National and Global Weather Conditions, Forecasts, Animated Radar and Watches    iMapWeather provides local, national and global current conditions, weather forecasts, watches and ...READ»

DROUGHT   |  1 comment

Kenya Drought - What Does it Take to call it a famine?

More reports of the worsening food shortages in East Africa as a direct result of the drought in kenya.Kenya drought conditions have been magnified by lack of rain obviously but als more sinisterly the diversion of much needed water ...READ»

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Cell Phone Towers Could Predict the Next Hurricane Katrina

Cell phone towers can do more than just satisfy our need for constant communication; they might be able to save us from major floods, according to researchers from Tel Aviv University. Professor Pinhas Alpert and colleagues report in ...READ»

TRAVEL   |  2 comments

Business Travail III

FC Now reader Gemma Teed writes in this morning to say The weather is lousy in the UK today, and I've battled through the snow, wind, and rain to make it to my meeting. What's the furthest lengths that FC Now readers have gone to ...READ»

Drought in China

China Tries Command-and-Control To Save Water, End Drought

Commenters like Tom Friedman and James Fallows have suggested that China's command-and-control government and history of dramatic social change (Great Leap Forward, anyone?) actually offers a better approach, compared to the ...READ»

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Heavy Rain as Video Game Art

Since the creation of video games, every year game developers have pushed the boundaries of graphics, ever-seeking greater realism. New images were recently released of Heavy Rain, from French developers Quantic Dream. Browsing ...READ»

climate change

Obama Climate Change Report: The Outlook Is Dire, the Time to Innovate Is Now

The Obama White House has released its first climate change report, and it doesn't say anything we don't already know. It says it, however, in stronger language than any presidency that came before, with statements like ...READ»

Ottawa Students Take Prize for Desalination Technology

A recent estimate for the total global freshwater is 35,000,000 cubic kilometers. Sounds like a lot right? Not quite. Humans depend on freshwater to survive, but unfortunately it only accounts for 2.5% of the Earth’s total ...READ»

The Climate's Changing At Davos

The World Economic Forum is getting underway in earnest--and I do mean earnest--today in Davos. A major theme is climate change. It's a hot topic of discussion, if you'll forgive the expression, and the subject of several formal ...READ»

Quiet the Worry Tornado for Success

Self confidence is one of the keys to personal and professional success.  If you want to become self confident, you need to three things.  1) Become and optimist.  2) Face your fears and act.  3) Surround yourself with positive ...READ»

Fighting for Winter

Global warming still has its doubters, but the heat is a very real problem in the winter sports industry. Skiing on dirt and snowboarding on rocks: not fun, not profitable. States that rely on winter wonderlands for employment, ...READ»

Thrill Hills

The best places to board.READ»

Fast Forward 2005: <span>67-70</span>

The future is something to get excited about again. Here's our look at the surprising people, ideas, and trends that will change how we work and live in 2005.READ»

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It's Never Been This Hard

For a nimble diving company based in Louisiana, Hurricane Katrina posed enormous challenges--and offered huge opportunity.READ»

It's Never Been This Hard

For a nimble diving company based in Louisiana, Hurricane Katrina posed enormous challenges--and offered huge opportunity.READ»

Ivan Glickman
ADVERTISING   |  Comment

An Out Of The Sandbox Advertising Idea

It’s October! And, that means that those of us in the Midwest, are preparing for hibernation. It’s truly a bittersweet time of year. Yeah, the fall colors are nice. Yeah, we’ve got Brett Favre in Minnesota and we’re all ...READ»

Summer of My Career Development

Earlier this summer, Shasha Dai offered some advice for recent MBA grads who didn't score an internship or job right after claiming their sheepskin. This weekend in Parade magazine, several teenagers share stories about their summer ...READ»

DESIGN   |  1 comment

Aloha in Antarctica

When the National Science Foundation began a search for a firm to build a new research station in Antarctica, it passed over a handful of Alaska-based companies, turning instead to an architect in a more unorthodox locale. The NSF ...READ»