| |||||
In some cities a harmless eccentric like Frank Chu would probably be tased or clubbed. In San Francisco, they let him be himself and appreciate him. This is a city with a fine and long history of tolerance towards outsiders, and that’s a good thing indeed. Via another S.F. icon, Laughing Squid, where this [...] That’s what they claim. While the EV certainly looks innovative and could make a great commuter vehicle, the vision of armadas of them driving people to and from work autonomously seems an invitation for something to go seriously wrong. Movie plot: Dr. Evil jacks into the navigation module of thousands of these cars and [...] B of A says its Lehman-Style bogus balance sheet manipulation is a-okay Daimler charged under US bribery laws David Einhorn slams SEC, Says its culture of “lawlessness” that allowed Allied Capital’s fraud cannot continue Sneak and creep back to No-Docs? Top Analyst: “Developed market governments are insolvent by any reasonable definition” [...] In 2008, California voters approved a $9.4 billion proposition to build a High Speed Rail network in California. The trains will reach speeds over 200 mph. Construction may start as soon as 2011 and will take years to complete. If NIMIBYs don’t block it, that is. Meanwhile China plans high speed rail to Europe [...] From friends on Facebook DJ: I am so disgusted. Some people opposed to the health bill are frothing at the mouth, making death threats and breaking windows. Many of those who support reform don’t yet realize they’ve been duped– and the raving nutcases only make them feel more victorious. Some liberal friends are talking [...] I assume we will soon have to avert our eyes when the royal first family is near. The erosion of liberties in this country continues at an alarming rate. Perhaps the Secret Service General Counsel could point us to where in the Constitution and federal law the Secret Service has the authority to ban photographs [...] Windows have been smashed at four Democratic offices around the country with a right-wing blogger calling for a “window war.” As with anarchists breaking windows at Starbucks, The Empire trembles fearfully in response. I hasten to add that many anarchists think breaking windows is dumb as do, no doubt, many Tea Partiers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SpJxWT3aS0 Huge UK hedge fund busted in insider trading raid. This could be at least as big as the Galleon case here. The fallout of this case will be severe for hedge funds both in the UK and across the Atlantic. Ex-IBM exec looks ready to plead guilty in Galleon. Robert Moffat was an [...] 740 KW of solar panels will power pumps and pipelines in Chevron’s massive Kern River oil field near Bakersfield while Bill Gates partners with Toshiba to build a hot-tub sized nuclear reactor that runs on depleted uranium. |
Articles on California and Arizona renewable energy, budget crisis, border issues.   Performance Optimization W3 Total Cache | ||||
Copyright © 2012 Politics in the Zeros - All Rights Reserved | |||||
Recent Comments