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...more interesting observations are discredited by silly chapter titles such as “We’re Not in Kansas Anymore” and a 12-page utopian foray into a dream-world where politicians win elections with the slogan, “Price the road, clear the traffic.”Friedman’s book is an essentially painless read, because the picture he paints of a hot, flat, and crowded world is a vivid one, but his call to action is ultimately uninspiring because it isn’t fresh. The title of one chapter...
Navigation 2.0. Believe it or not, your Garmin or iPhone uses a more advanced navigation technology than your airline. There's been discussion of upgrading the WWII-era radar technology on which air traffic relies to a satellite-guided GPS system, but the $35 billion plans have stalled. The proposed overhaul would help airlines fly shorter, more direct routes, reduce delays and save about $5 billion in fuel costs a year, according to estimates by the Associated Press. But even if the Federal Aviation Administration does invest, the new system wouldn't roll out until after...
...also owns Intercontinental, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, Staybridge Suites and Candlewood Suites, has partnered with Google Earth and created a new search tool for visitors. Guests can download the free program, scan the world for IHG properties, tour the hotel in 3-D and see nearby attractions and local traffic and weather reports...
...Beijing Clearing the Air, Again For two months this summer, the Chinese capital saw some of its clearest skies in a decade, thanks to antipollution measures in place for the Olympics and Paralympics. But when restrictions were lifted Sept. 21, pollution returned. Beijing has now reinstated Olympic traffic rules that ban each of the city's 3.5 million cars one day a week, on the basis of license-plate number. The plan may take 800,000 cars off the road...
...reduction in income - from an average of $140,000 in recent years to $35,000 - as building license fees have dried up. Although he is determined not to cut social services, he predicts that some planned investments will be revisited in the coming year. "Instead of building a new traffic circle or installing new streetlamps all at once," he says, "we'll have to spread them out over two or three years." But he's most concerned about the impact on his neighbors, some of whom are already in difficulties because their mortgage payments have jumped while their shifts have...