Tag Archives: US
8 vs 160
High-Speed Rail Gains Traction in Spain – NYTimes.com In the United States, President Barack Obama has set aside $8 billion in federal stimulus money for investments in high-speed rail, but the money will go to a limited number of states, … Continue reading
Pakistani Fetsh Wear
The NY Times has a fascinating video profile of two Pakistani brothers that have a successful business exporting fetsh clothes to the US.
“How the Crash Will Reshape America”
Declining cities, mass transit, velocity, spikiness, creative clusters, incentives, urban geography – this article by Richard Florida covers just about everything we’re interested in at the Seattle Project.
We need another border fence
Artifacts from the Future: Bumper Stickers of 2018
Way To Rub It In
Judge rules White House aides can be subpoenaed – International Herald Tribune Bates, who was appointed to the bench by Bush, issued a 93-page opinion that strongly rejected the administration’s legal arguments. He noted that the executive branch could not … Continue reading
Word
Los Angeles’ carbon footprint is a light one — sort of – Los Angeles Times “The Mississippi River roughly divides the country into high and low emitters,” it says. “In 2005, all but one of the 10 largest per capita … Continue reading
Banking Thoughts
I just got off the phone with Charles Schwab and I’m got some stuff to say. First, I was shocked when the person helping me didn’t know how to answer my questions immediately. I had gotten so used to solving … Continue reading
He’s One of Ours
Pakistani Party’s Leader Chooses a Prime Minister – New York Times The Bush administration has made it clear in strong but indirect ways, lawyers say, that it opposes the restoration of the chief justice because of fears that Mr. Musharraf, … Continue reading
Sick
“More then 1 in 100 American adults is in prison, report finds” – International Herald Tribune For the first time in history, more than one in 100 American adults is behind bars, according to a new report.Nationwide, the prison population … Continue reading
Cynics: Realists you don’t agree with yet
diesel sweeties: pixelated robot romance web comic Too true.