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Shady Beverly Hills AIDS Charity Starts Big Web Campaign

Posted by JD Thomas on March 24, 2009 in Techfun 2 comments

The Beverly Hills-based Center for AIDS Prevention has mobilized a nationwide fundraising campaign, but members of the tight-knit AIDS community in California have never heard of the group. Its history is shrouded in mystery, and even people who have interacted with the group are uncertain of its purpose. The Web site offers incorrect information about AIDS prevention and treatment — such as the suggestion that birth control pills prevent the spread of HIV.

Economic Cause and Effect

Posted by JD Thomas on October 26, 2008 in Techfun Comments Off

Visit the New York Times page below for a cool flash driven Interactive chart that lets you compare various economic indicators like the Federal Budget surplus/deficit, changes in real income, home prices, number of jobs, personal savings, minimum wages, and most interesting to me, the Share of Income of Bottom of 99% (as percent of total income) going back to 1950. The chart makes it very easy to see who was in the White House and which party controlled the legislative branch in any given year.