Crowd in UK Blocks Google Street View Car From Snapping Pics

A group of residents in Milton, England blocked a Google street view car when it began taking pictures of their homes. Police were called to a group protesting the street view service, saying it violated their privacy. The demonstrators blocked the car from moving forward or...

The surprising social milieu of retirement homes

This is one of the more unusual pieces of investigative journalism I've seen in a while. A pair of journalists from the Globe and Mail spent three weeks in a retirement home in north Toronto, detailing the dynamic social lives of retirees there. They liken the environment to...

How do pilots spell relief: AMXD

"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Where do fighter pilots traveling faster than the speed of sound go when they really need to "go"?...

Brave Pedestrian Protests in India

Of course I think this is great - someone on the velolove list called it a "pedestrian Critical Mass" - but I also just love that the organization is called "Brave Pedestrian"."Supported by locals, activists of Sahasi Padyatri (Brave Pedestrian), which has decided to take the...

Education - Return on Investment

" According to a study done by Dr. Susan Aud, Senior Fellow at the Milton and Rose D. Friedman Foundation there is widespread ignorance and confusion about the actual amount Florida spends on its public schools. In 2003-04, Florida’s “current expenditures” on...