December 2010
73 posts
“Curiously, a city of more than six million drivers has virtually no stop signs,...”
– from Multiplying Drivers Run Over Beijing Traffic Plan
“Curiously, a city of more than six million drivers has virtually no stop signs,...”
– from Multiplying Drivers Run Over Beijing Traffic Plan
“Working with academics at Columbia University and the University of Notre Dame,...”
– from Wall St. Computers Read the News, and Trade on It (h/t @leok)
“Working with academics at Columbia University and the University of Notre Dame,...”
– from Wall St. Computers Read the News, and Trade on It (h/t @leok)
“Air cargo represents about 40 percent of the value of global trade.”
– from For Air Cargo, a Screening Conundrum
“Air cargo represents about 40 percent of the value of global trade.”
– from For Air Cargo, a Screening Conundrum
“At a boisterous rally on Monday attended by thousands of people, Charles Blé...”
– from Ivory Coast’s Leader Tightens Vise on Man Who Defeated Him in Presidential Race
“At a boisterous rally on Monday attended by thousands of people, Charles Blé...”
– from Ivory Coast’s Leader Tightens Vise on Man Who Defeated Him in Presidential Race
“They learned that you had to put a flap over the zipper in the back, because if...”
– from The Right Stuff to Wear
“They learned that you had to put a flap over the zipper in the back, because if...”
– from The Right Stuff to Wear
“The hospital also gets up to $10,000 a month from American and British churches,...”
– from Zimbabwe Health Care, Paid With Peanuts
“The hospital also gets up to $10,000 a month from American and British churches,...”
– from Zimbabwe Health Care, Paid With Peanuts
“The vote marked a historic moment that some equated with the end of racial...”
– from Senate Repeals ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
“The vote marked a historic moment that some equated with the end of racial...”
– from Senate Repeals ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
“At least 96 percent of the most crucial types of the so-called rare earth...”
– from U.S. Called Vulnerable to Rare Earth Shortages
“At least 96 percent of the most crucial types of the so-called rare earth...”
– from U.S. Called Vulnerable to Rare Earth Shortages
“About 48 percent of newborns last year were members of minority groups, compared...”
– from Immigrants Make Paths to Suburbia, Not Cities
“About 48 percent of newborns last year were members of minority groups, compared...”
– from Immigrants Make Paths to Suburbia, Not Cities
“But the Chinese government bet correctly that Gamesa, as well as G.E. and other...”
– from To Conquer Wind Power, China Writes the Rules
“But the Chinese government bet correctly that Gamesa, as well as G.E. and other...”
– from To Conquer Wind Power, China Writes the Rules
“Uli Harms, the executive secretary of the international drilling program, said...”
– from Beneath the Dead Sea, Scientists Are Drilling for Natural History
“Uli Harms, the executive secretary of the international drilling program, said...”
– from Beneath the Dead Sea, Scientists Are Drilling for Natural History
“There is something uniquely miserable about Britain in the grip of poor weather.”
– from Ill Prepared for Snowfall, Britain Crawls to a Halt
“Jere Doyle, wealth strategist at the Bank of New York Mellon, said he could...”
– from Estate Tax Will Return Next Year, but Few Will Pay It
“Jere Doyle, wealth strategist at the Bank of New York Mellon, said he could...”
– from Estate Tax Will Return Next Year, but Few Will Pay It
“But the Georgia protest appears to be the first use of the technology to...”
– from Inmates in Georgia Prisons Use Contraband Phones to Coordinate Protest
“But the Georgia protest appears to be the first use of the technology to...”
– from Inmates in Georgia Prisons Use Contraband Phones to Coordinate Protest
“And a group of local businessmen paid for the van with the Christian message to...”
– from Atheist Ads on Buses Rattle Fort Worth
“And a group of local businessmen paid for the van with the Christian message to...”
– from Atheist Ads on Buses Rattle Fort Worth
“Nursing home care cost an average of $123,000 a year in New York City and...”
– from Full Wallets, but Using Health Program for Poor
“Nursing home care cost an average of $123,000 a year in New York City and...”
– from Full Wallets, but Using Health Program for Poor
“Rovio says people around the world rack up 200 million minutes of game play each...”
– from Angry Birds, Flocking to Cellphones Everywhere
“Rovio says people around the world rack up 200 million minutes of game play each...”
– from Angry Birds, Flocking to Cellphones Everywhere
“Between 2003 and 2009, the average starting salary for migrant laborers grew by...”
– from China’s Army of Graduates Struggles for Jobs
“Between 2003 and 2009, the average starting salary for migrant laborers grew by...”
– from China’s Army of Graduates Struggles for Jobs
“Samuel L. Clemens was a cheerful promoter of himself, and even after he’d...”
– from Mark Twain’s Riverboat Ramblings (h/t @eqx1979)
“Samuel L. Clemens was a cheerful promoter of himself, and even after he’d...”
– from Mark Twain’s Riverboat Ramblings (h/t @eqx1979)
“The report details how Mr. Husseini himself was allowed to flee after the war to...”
– from Declassified Papers Show U.S. Recruited Ex-Nazis
“The report details how Mr. Husseini himself was allowed to flee after the war to...”
– from Declassified Papers Show U.S. Recruited Ex-Nazis
“The Jews have certain traits,” he said. “The Irish have certain — for example,...”
– from In Tapes, Nixon Rails About Jews and Blacks
“Nor was there much mention of Mr. Brooks, a son of the Oscar-winning songwriter...”
– from Boyfriend Charged in Death at Soho House
“Kristianstad’s energy makeover is rooted in oil price shocks of the 1980s, when...”
– from Using Waste, Swedish City Cuts Its Fossil Fuel Use
“The cables tell something of an international detective story: how North Korea’s...”
– from U.S. Strains to Stop Arms Flow
“By one estimate, Dr. McGonigal notes, creating Wikipedia took eight years and...”
– from On a Hunt for What Makes Gamers Keep Gaming
“The cosmetologist asked that she not be identified by her full name out of fear...”
– from Extreme Makeover: Criminal Court Edition
“The United States came in 23rd or 24th in most subjects. We can quibble, or we...”
– from Top Test Scores From Shanghai Stun Educators
“If something happens to us, the key parts will be released automatically,” Mr....”
– from Britain Arrests WikiLeaks Founder in Sex Inquiry
“One 24-ounce can of Four Loko contains approximately the same amount of alcohol...”
– from The Final Days Of Four Loko (h/t @dens)
“The prize is “an anti-China farce” and its sponsors are “clowns,” a Foreign...”
– from China Resisted U.S. Pressure on Rights of Nobel Winner
“If the e-reader is the digital equivalent of the brown-paper wrapper, the...”
– from Lusty Tales and Hot Sales: Romance E-Books Thrive