The voting website for Istanbul’s new tram design. Screenshot: Istanbul Ulaşım A.Ş. Sigh. Just when I was feeling optimistic about the latest developments with Istanbul’s public transportation system, the municipality goes and announces that it’s running an online poll to let the public choose which vehicle design the city will produce for its new t… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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The voting website for Istanbul’s new tram design. Screenshot: Istanbul Ulaşım A.Ş. Sigh. Just when I was feeling optimistic about the latest developments with Istanbul’s public transportation system, the municipality goes and announces that it’s running an online poll to let the public choose which vehicle design the city will produce for its new t… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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The voting website for Istanbul’s new tram design. Screenshot: Istanbul Ulaşım A.Ş. Sigh. Just when I was feeling optimistic about the latest developments with Istanbul’s public transportation system, the municipality goes and announces that it’s running an online poll to let the public choose which vehicle design the city will produce for its new t… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The assassination of an outspoken secular politician by one of his elite police guards on Tuesday plunged the government deeper into political crisis and highlighted the threat of militant infiltration even within the nation’s security forces. The killing of Salman Taseer, the prominent governor of Punjab Province, was another grim reminder of the risks that Pakistani leaders take to oppose religious extremists, at a time when the United States is pushing Pakistan for greater cooperation in the war in Afghanistan by cracking down on militant groups like the Taliban. Mr. Taseer, 65, a successful businessman and publisher of a liberal English-language daily…
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As Sudan approaches referendum day, land disputes between the Dinka Ngok and Misseryia tribes in the north disrupt peaceful relations in Abyei, a sensitive boundary area between the north and south. The tribal tensions stem from a historical dispute over land; the Dinka have settled in villages long ago and created infrastructure but the Misseryia Arabs drive their cattle onto the land every year. Al Jazeera’s Mohamed Vall, reporting from Abyei, says this is the first winter in memorable time when the Misseryia Arabs have not crossed the Dinka tribe’s land. Still, the Dinka tribe is considering a separation from their Arab neighbours by joining the south after the referendum. For years, the…
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Laurent Gbagbo, the embattled and disputed leader of the west African nation of Cote d’Ivoire, seems increasingly likely to be forced to step down and accept the widely condoned victory of his opponent, longtime Ivorian politician and former International Monetary Fund economist Alassane Ouattara. The noose is tightening around Gbagbo, who has served as the country’s president since a tumultuous 2000 election and has rejected Ouattara’s December 2 victory at the polls – one that has been recognized by the United Nations, United States, European Union and African Union (AU), and has been followed by a possibly widespread campaign of government intimidation and murder….
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State Prosecutor’s Office instructs police to open criminal investigation against groups inciting against Arabs on social networking site, one of which calls itself ‘Death to all Arabs’, urges followers to carry out violent acts
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Boy apparently hung himself after friends teased him online, but materials were erased from site
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Image credits: Knog Continuing our recent exploration of newish bike lights (see links below), we turn our attention to the Knog Boomer Rechargeable. The Boomer has an integrated lithium-Ion polymer battery, which when you pop the light out of its silicone case can be inserted into the USB (Universal Serial Bus) port of your computer for recharging. Available for front and rear lighting on a bicycle, the Boomer throughs our up to 55 lumens for the front beam and can run for 12 hours on flashing mode…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Image credits: Knog Continuing our recent exploration of newish bike lights (see links below), we turn our attention to the Knog Boomer Rechargeable. The Boomer has an integrated lithium-Ion polymer battery, which when you pop the light out of its silicone case can be inserted into the USB (Universal Serial Bus) port of your computer for recharging. Available for front and rear lighting on a bicycle, the Boomer throughs our up to 55 lumens for the front beam and can run for 12 hours on flashing mode…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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