Daily Archives: May 11, 2008

Gas prices and sports fans

Posted on May 11, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

The rising price of gasoline has many effects. Soaring gasoline and food prices and the nation’s housing crisis have local sports fans reconsidering how they will spend their money this summer. For now, most fans aren’t ready to part with … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The “virtual fence” gains fans

Posted on May 11, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Despite a bad review from the Government Accounting Office, the so-called “virtual fence” managed to impress some Congressfolk recently. Sections of Texas’ border with Mexico eventually could be secured by the same kind of high-tech “virtual fence” that’s been deployed … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Where the people will be

Posted on May 11, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

I love stories about demographics. By 2050, the area between Houston, San Antonio and Dallas-Fort Worth will become a single “mega-region” containing 70 percent of the state’s population, city planning experts said at a national forum on Friday. Experts attending … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Bike to work

Posted on May 11, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

You don’t need subtitles to enjoy this pro-bike-riding ad from Hungary: But if you really want to know what they’re saying, Ezra has a translation. Now here’s the real question: What kind of a reaction do you think an ad … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | 1 Comment