Taliban Burning, Beheading Its Way Thru SWAT - Now want the women

"ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Taliban militants are beheading and burning their way through Pakistan's picturesque Swat Valley, and residents say the insurgents now control most of the mountainous region far from the lawless tribal areas where jihadists thrive. The deteriorating...

America's Best Places to Live 2008

"Great jobs, schools, housing—these 10 small cities have all that and more Courtesy of City of Plymouth, Photo: Martha Johnston Plymouth's Medicine Lake at sunset Chances are, you love the corner of the nation your family calls home. And that’s exactly as it...

Driving in China: Don't slow down to enjoy the scenery, you might get fined

Drivers traveling over the world's longest sea bridge in China are getting fined - because they are slowing down to take in the view and disrupting the flow of traffic. The bridge, which is 22.4 miles long, is a...

In Europe's greenest city, even its power plant smells more like a sauna

"It doesn't look like the heart of a green revolution. The smoke stacks stick up jarringly above the line of pine trees and don't make for the most scenic view as you meander around the clear blue waters of the nearby lake. But it is this power plant that has helped the small...

A Digression on flags, flowers,vacuum cleaners and the American Dream

What can we dream. What's left. Remnants mostly. It's easy to swing wildly from optimism to dispair in America. Yea! The constitution works. Little tyrants beyond are worst imaginings are being called on the...

Seattle: Worst waterfront city?

Aaron O., the blogger who posted this to Metroblogging Seattle asserts that this distinction brands Seattle a "world class city" (wink, wink). I wonder what the Project for Public Spaces would say about...

Bringing Wi-Fi To Remote Areas Of Africa

I found this through eco-Iron. This is great - plus I can't believe it's called Fort Portal. "The town of Fort Portal is known as one of the most scenic areas in Uganda. While it's remote, Fort Portal is not isolated. Their window on the world is the Internet, surprising when...

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