I was listening to a song called Nine Million Bicycles by Katie Melua and wondering why it reminded me so much of riding in dusty old buses in the country…and then I suddenly realized the melody was a near exact match of the ballads I used to hear when travelling around asia many years ago. … Continue reading Nine Million Bicycles
Some scary comments from a Los Angeles City Beat interview with the infamous McCormack: On credentials: CityBeat: How do you respond to the charge by Kim Alexander of the California Voter Foundation that you put 40,000 votes at risk by asking Diebold to alter the software on the eve of the recall election? Conny McCormack: … Continue reading Election Official Accountability in Los Angeles
Boy, I really missed this announcement. Then again, I’m not sure anyone else saw it either. Back in January 2005, GM said it was working on an exciting new hybrid-diesel platform: With fuel consumption below 4-liters/100km (MVEG mix), the Astra Diesel Hybrid is projected to be 25 percent more fuel-efficient than comparable diesel models. […] … Continue reading GM Diesel Hybrid: Opel Astra
I recently watched a movie about South Africa called Tsotsi. One thing in particular, out of many, that caught my attention was the music by Bonginkosi Dlamini (Zola). A quick search revealed that he has since released an album called Bhambatha. A little further research uncovered that this name is a reference to a legendary … Continue reading Bhambatha