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...been such an increase in numbers of Australian jellyfish in the oxygen-depleted waters of the Gulf of Mexico that shrimpers have been forced to hang up their nets during the swarm season in the summer. In the nutrient-rich waters off the coast of Japan, where jellyfish can grow to the size of refrigerators, a nuclear power plant was forced to lower production in 2006 when a mass of the creatures clogged its cooling system...
...businesses battle to get through the recession, more and more are turning to third-party-exchange networks like Bartercard. According to the International Reciprocal Trade Association, the industry trade body, more than 400,000 businesses transacted $10 billion globally in 2008 - and officials expect trade volume to grow by 15% in 2009. Bartercard, the world's largest exchange network, is leading the charge. So far this year trades through its network are worth more than $2 billion, up by 20% over 2008. Founded in Australia in 1991, when the country was mired in recession, the firm now does business...
...Perhaps he's worried the kids will grow up and be President...
Although the tournament did not produce ideal results, it provided the chance to grow as a team and prepare for the spring season...
...just the roots," says Mitch Goldman, 30, a graduate student from North Carolina who describes himself as the de facto head of the organization. Goldman says he has a "serious case of mustache envy" for Movember's organization and scale, but thinks there's room for his organization to grow too. "It's an open-source model - I'd like us to have a toolkit where anyone who would like to do this could start a group," he says. Unlike Movember, Mustaches for Kids has 30 to 40 relatively autonomous chapters; each chooses which month to grow their mustaches...