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Post by Hoosier Hillbilly on Oct 17, 2011 8:16:29 GMT -5
•Factoid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The word factoid is now sometimes also used to mean a small piece of true but valueless or insignificant information, in contrast to the original definition. ...
As of Oct. 31, according to the U.N. Population Fund, there will be 7 billion people sharing Earth's land and resources.
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Post by Hoosier Hillbilly on Oct 21, 2011 6:39:33 GMT -5
America's Biggest Landowners, 2011
The media business must be nerve-wracking, what with its up-and-down fortunes and constant threat of being outflanked by the next iPad-delivered Internet service. Maybe that explains why Liberty Media’s John Malone pours so much of his extra cash into land.
Earlier this year Malone passed fellow media mogul Ted Turner to become America’s Biggest Landowner with 2.2 million acres, thanks to a giant investment in New England timberland. It capped a quick ascent for the cable-television magnate, who joined the list of the nation’s land barons last year, shoving aside ranchers and timber magnates, some of whom have owned their acreage for generations. He entered the list at No. 5 after buying New Mexico’s 453-square-mile Bell Ranch in 2010, then passed Turner earlier this year after buying 1 million acres in New Hampshire and Maine from private equity firm GMO Renewable Resources
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