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...There are still a few things the U.S. can learn from Japan. One is its commitment to energy-efficient public transport. Anyone who sniffs at Obama's plan for high-speed railways should have joined me on the glide back to Tokyo. But the main lesson Japan can offer the U.S. today has nothing to do with rapid progress. It concerns the perils of inaction. (See pictures of Japan in the 1980s and today...
Obama's trip will offer a challenge to the new top dog in Asia. China is now a larger trading partner of both Japan and ASEAN than the U.S. is, and the pace of U.S. investment in Southeast Asia has slowed in recent years. "If we are closer to China now, it is only because the U.S. has neglected us," says Kavi Chongkittavorn, a columnist for the Nation, a Thai newspaper. The rivals for the region's affections are not getting along. In recent weeks, China has attacked Obama for approving arms sales to Taiwan and meeting with the Dalai...
...this year's South by Southwest Interactive conference is the third birthday of Twitter, which first became popular there in 2007. But users who attended a keynote ... with the site's chief executive, Evan Williams, [headed for the door early and tweeted their gripes] ... after Williams failed to offer new details on how the company plans to generate revenue...
Leverett had a strong spread of sundries, but did not offer the healthy vegetables that the other neighborhood brain breaks had offered. In lieu of the veggies was an array of sugar cookies, chocolate chip cookies, and rocky road brownies. There were also a few waffles, but those were devoured quickly by the hungry hares. There was a healthy supply of coffee available, but the variety of coffee left something to be desired for caffeine connoisseurs. All in all, Lev was good, but not good enough to be king of its hood...
...much to our dismay, the cereal selection left much to be desired. Far from offering the colorful assortment of cereals that most brain breaks offer, Quincy’s only had two cereals in large bowls: Marshmallow Mateys and Hemp Plus Granola. Granted, there was plenty of both to go around, but for those who want cereal but weren’t into leprechaun-cauldron-shaped marshmallows, there was no recourse...