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Researcher Seeks to Capture “Acoustics of the Earth”

BERKELEY, Calif. - A global project is capturing the earth’s acoustics, one upload at a time. Led by Purdue University ecologist Bryan Pijanowski, “Global Soundscapes Day” encourages people from all walks of life to record the soundscapes of their world, and upload them to be shared and preserved.

NEW YORK - It’s a seldom-used tactic and a long shot, but supporters of comprehensive immigration reform say a discharge petition is the best weapon they have left - and the support of New York lawmakers could be key. It’s a big number: 218 House members have to sign on for the discharge petition to work.

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PHOENIX – Battle lines have formed at the Arizona Legislature over funding for children’s programs – specifically for child welfare and safety. Last year, it was revealed that 6,500 cases of child abuse had gone uninvestigated, but Dana Wolfe Naimark, president of Children’s Action Alliance, calls the current situation even worse.

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“There are some out there who believe that the enactment of concealed carry has taken the wind out of the sails of the Illinois gun rights movement,” commented ISRA Executive Director, Richard Pearson. “That’s not exactly the case.

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With a little more than two months to go in the open-enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act (ACA), community organizers say the biggest obstacle for consumers is not the Healthcare.gov website but a lack of awareness about financial assistance.

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Greg Steinhafel, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Target, said that guests will have zero liability for the cost of any fraudulent charges arising from the breach.

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The thief strolled into the store and asked to see the white gold Rolex bracelet with eight carats in diamonds. Store employees took it out of the glass case to show it to him.

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Bieber, who lives in an exclusive gated community in Calabasas, Calif., Is packing his bags after neighbors continued to complain about his erratic behavior.

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“Education lies at the very core of our company’s mission to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful”

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Former NBA player and Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman, who said he is “friends for life” with volatile North Korea dictator Kim Jun Un, landed in North Korea on Thursday, Dec. 20th to help train the North Korea basketball team.

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