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...question becomes, How will he choose to spend all the capital he has accumulated? No wonder friends, party elders, moneymen and green leaders are still trying to talk him into running. "We have dug ourselves into a 20-ft. hole, and we need somebody who knows how to build a ladder. Al's the guy," says Steve Jobs of Apple. "Like many others, I have tried my best to convince him. So far, no luck...
...least, Gore is firmly in the program. He's working mightily to build a popular movement to confront what he calls "the most serious crisis we've ever faced." He has logged countless miles in the past four years, crisscrossing the planet to present his remarkably powerful slide show and the Oscar-winning documentary that's based on it, An Inconvenient Truth, to groups of every size and description. He flies commercial most of the time to use less CO2 and buys offsets to maintain a carbon-neutral life. In tandem with Hurricane Katrina and a rising chorus of warning...
...Here's how it works. ManyOne is a platform for people and organizations to build portals ("doorways" of information on specific topics) quickly and inexpensively. It runs the software and the financial infrastructure so users can focus on creating content. Digital Universe's commercial-free portals may include large universal topics such as the Arctic, Human Rights, the Cosmos, until the entire treasure trove of human knowledge is "portalized." Within each portal will be links to vetted articles, websites and news items. The platform is set up to be browser-neutral, which means it's compatible with any computer, even...
...critics question whether Digital Universe can be financially viable without ad revenue or donations (Wikipedia's method). Their plan is to generate revenue by providing optional build-your-own-website service and email hosting for $7.95 a month. Third parties, like nonprofit organizations, can set up portals as well to generate revenue...
Provost said the upcoming discussions will build upon the Katz Committee, which she said lacked good implementation mechanisms...