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America is rotting from the inside
Posted by VincebusEruptum from Scholarsandrogues
Politicians are failing to comprehend the breadth of the US infrastructure crisis. Only disasters move our representatives to act - and in an election year, even those actions seem spotty at best and disingenuous at worst. The United States has much more than failing bridges to find, fund and fix. A comprehensive report by Dr. Denny Wilkins.
Company floats ads in 'clouds' shaped like corporate logos
Posted by Jeff from Seattle Times
A special-effects entrepreneur from Alabama has come up with a way to fill the sky with foamy clouds as big as 4 feet across and shaped like corporate logos - Flogos, as he calls them. Francisco Guerra, who's also a former magician, developed a machine that produces tiny bubbles filled with air and a little helium, forms the foam into shapes and pumps them into the sky.
Seattle company aims to 'fix the ticketing industry'
Posted by carley
Brown Paper Tickets is tearing the walls down, one event at a time.
Does Ballmer Need To Go?
Posted by Jeff from Chineseinvancouver.blogspot
Pickens notes a TechCrunch analysis wondering - after Windows Vista and the failed Yahoo bid - whether Steve Ballmer's days at Microsoft are numbered.
Abu Dhabi Aims to Build First Carbon-Neutral City : NPR
Posted by Mikep2 from NPR
Morning Edition, May 6, 2008 · In Abu Dhabi, there's an area of nothing but wind-swept desert. But 10 years from now, if all goes according to plan, a city of 6 square kilometers housing 50,000 people will rise in the United Arab Emirates - and it will be carbon neutral.
Microsoft abandons Yahoo bid
Posted by Jeff from MSNBC
"After careful consideration, we believe the economics demanded by Yahoo! do not make sense for us, and it is in the best interests of Microsoft stockholders, employees and other stakeholders to withdraw our proposal," Ballmer said in the letter.
Dock Workers Shut 29 West Coast Ports in Protest Against the Iraq War
Posted by Jeff from SFGate.com
At least 6,000 workers represented by San Francisco's International Longshore and Warehouse Union did not report for work for the day shift, effectively shutting down 29 West Coast ports. Their president, Bob McEllrath, issued a statement that read, "We're supporting the troops and telling politicians in Washington that it's time to end the war in Iraq."
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