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The Earth Organization announced yesterday they have joined forces with the Orca Network and a long list of Hollywood celebrities to free Lolita, an orca whale, from the Miami Seaquarium after 37 years of captivity.

Lolita the orca whale, kept in a substandard tank at the Miami Seaquarium for the past 37 years, has recently gained some powerful friends dedicated to her release into retirement. The Earth Organization (TEO), an international, non-profit dedicated to finding effective solutions to environmental and conservation issues, announced yesterday that they have joined forces with the Orca Network and a wide variety of concerned celebrities to help find a reasonable solution to what some conservationists describe as a travesty of inhumanity.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu will be the opening Keynote speaker for the U.S. Green Building Council's annual Greenbuild Conference & Expo to be held in Boston this November.

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced yesterday that Archbishop Desmond Tutu will be the opening Keynote speaker for USGBC’s annual Greenbuild Conference & Expo. Greenbuild will be held November 17-19, 2008, in Boston.

Yoko Ono Lennon, The Black Eyed Peas’ will.i.am, Natasha Bedingfield and Pat Monahan of Train, Unveil the All New John Lennon Educational Tour Bus at CES.

Yoko Ono was joined by The Black Eyed Peas’ will.i.am, Natasha Bedingfield and Pat Monahan of Train for the official unveiling of the new non-profit state-of-the-art John Lennon Educational Tour Bus. The launch took place at the Consumer Electronics Show today. The mission of the venture is to provide students with free hands-on opportunities to make music, produce video projects, and shoot digital photos in the mobile recording studios. The Lennon Bus also has an illustrious history as a hit maker, with chart topping singles from The Black Eyed Peas and Fergie recorded on board.

According to a recent study conducted by the University of Haifa, a ninety minute nape will speed up the process of long term memory consolidation.

A ninety minute daytime nap helps speed up the process of long term memory consolidation, a recent study conducted by Prof. Avi Karni and Dr. Maria Korman of the Center for Brain and Behavior Research at the University of Haifa found. The research was published in the scientific journal Nature Neuroscience. "We still don't know the exact mechanism of the memory process that occurs during sleep, but the results of this research suggest the possibility that it is possible to speed up memory consolidation, and in the future, we may be able to do it artificially," said Prof. Karni.

Called "The Sleeping Prophet," Edgar Cayce is known to have given over 14,000 psychic readings from a self-induced trance state over a period of 43 years. Even though he died in 1945, Cayce is still the subject of fascination and research. Cassadaga Spiritualist Camp in Florida will host Edgar Cayce Awareness and Sharing Day, devoted to Cayce and his Association for Research and Enlightenment, on Saturday, January 26, 2008 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

While Sylvia Browne, John Edward, Lisa Williams and James Van Praagh grab headlines and dominate the small screen today, they can't compete with a soft spoken photographer from Kentucky, dead since 1945, when it comes to psychic phenomena. The media darling of his day, Edgar Cayce never sought the public attention his unusual talents generated, but eventually devoted much of his time to helping people regain their health with advice obtained through his trance readings. The majority of his readings dealt with health maintenance and treatment of illness, according to the Edgar Cayce's Association for Research and Enlightenment (ARE) in Virginia Beach, Virginia. This amazing man has been the subject of much study and research into his sometimes unorthodox yet very successful health protocols, then and now. More information on Cayce can be found on the web at http://www.edgarcayce.org.

Did you know that 76 percent people realize less than half of their New Year's resolutions? According to a recent poll, this year will be no different than the past. People will resolve to eat healthier, excercise more and lose weight.

According to a recent web poll conducted by DecideBetter! (http://www.decidebetter.com/), almost everyone who participated in the poll is planning on making New Year's resolutions this year even though most people (76%) traditionally achieve half or less of their resolutions.

A Philadelphia hypnotist presents a free workshop on the 4th Annual World Hypnotism Day, Friday January 4th 2008

Every New Year, people resolve to make a positive change in their life. But soon after, their motivation fades away and they find themselves back in the same old rut, feeling even more frustrated than before.

Traditional Inipi (sweat lodge) ceremonies, a "Healing Heart Drumming" workshop and a totem animal workshop are included in the mix at the Cassadaga Spiritualist Camp in Florida.

Cassadaga, Florida, located between Orlando and Daytona Beach, will host four events in January that highlight Native American heritage. The monthly Native American Gathering will be held on Saturday, January 5. In addition, Chief Charles Chipps, Lakota elder, will conduct traditional Inipi (sweat lodge) ceremonies evenings from January 18 through the 24, Russell Buddy Helm will hold a "Healing Heart Drumming" workshop on Saturday, January 19 and on Sunday, January 27 Harry Byard and Georgie Kern will facilitate the "Discover Your Animal Totem Spirit Through Native American Traditions" workshop.

12th Annual Florida music festival features top talents in Americana, Bluegrass & Folk. Commander Cody & the Lost Planet Airmen slated to appear.

The holiday season means that the 2008 music festival season is right around the corner. The 12th Annual Suwannee Springfest marks the season by making its initial lineup announcement. Over 8,000 dedicated music lovers from across the nation are expected to be on hand when the festival takes place March 27-30, 2008, at the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, FL. The eclectic list of over 40 acts includes many of the finest performers in Americana, Bluegrass, Folk, and Roots Rock music including the David Grisman Quintet, Commander Cody & the Lost Planet Airmen, Donna the Buffalo, Peter Rowan, Railroad Earth, Guy Clark, Jim Lauderdale, Infamous Stringdusters, Steep Canyon Rangers, the Greencards, the Lee Boys, the Waybacks, Red Stick Ramblers, Claire Lynch & the Front Porch Stringband, Blueground Undergrass, Acoustic Syndicate, and Larry Keel & Natural Bridge.

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Editor's note: If you think that's bad, just remember that we're one of the sparsest populated countries on the planet. Massive overpopulation is our number one problem. Solve that and global warming, pollution, etc. goes away.

As our nation prepares to ring in the new year, the U.S. Census Bureau today projected the Jan. 1, 2008, population will be 303,146,284 -- up 2,842,103 or 0.9 percent from New Year's Day 2007.