High Speed Rail to Vegas?
From the AP via CBSnews.com:
Coming Soon: High Speed Rail to Vegas?
Dept. of Transportation Designation Brings Long Sought-After Route Closer to Reality
U.S. Transportation Secretary...
Wal-Mart supports health care employer mandate
From CBSnews.com:
Wal-Mart joined with a large union and a liberal think tank on Tuesday to endorse the idea of an employer mandate in health...
Timber!
This is from Shanghai, China.
The above photo is from Gizmodo, which has more photos.
Apparently, the above building just toppled over. Â It is adjacent to...
Sarychev Volcano
The Sarychev volcano on Russia's Kuril Islands, northeast of Japan, in an early stage of eruption on June 12, 2009.
From the NASA website:
This...
Vote your opinion – up again
In case you haven't noticed, there is a new poll posted - look to the left of this post.
A week or two ago, a...
Michael Jackson Dead
TMZ.com first broke the story that singer Michael Jackson had suffered a heart attack.
They are now reporting he has died at 50.
While we didn't...
Why America is ready to get on the fast track
The following video clip is from April 13, 2009.
From the MSNBC website:
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood in his own words, on the country lagging behind...
Kodak retires Kodachrome
It's been announced that this latest run of Kodachrome film will be the last ever. Â The news took me back to the first camera...
You’re kidding me, you’re cold?
You're kidding me, you're cold?
One of the boys on the Old Aqueduct Club Memorial sports a scarf - a little warm, I would think....
Pesky Pigeons, Act II
The Journal Gazette has now weighed in with an article on the "Pigeon problem" facing downtown. Â You may wish to read my previous post...