Albany Pedestrian Master Plan – 09-14-10

Hello John, We spoke yesterday at the Albany Pedestrian Master Plan discussion forum. I am writing to summarize our discussion and to introduce you to a number of additional interested community members. Everyone mentioned below has had multiple conversations about traffic in our neighborhood and has indicated they wish to be involved in this process. … Read more

Lost Generation

I really enjoy finding stuff like this. Thank you Dan for sharing the link. This statement speaks volumes to the fundamental nature of change. If we want to make a better world, we must begin by altering our course. This video is a localized version of a excellent Argentinean political advertisement The Truth. —- Lost … Read more

Free Press In Sri Lanka?

I find this editorial fascinating. —- And Then They Came For Me No other profession calls on its practitioners to lay down their lives for their art save the armed forces and, in Sri Lanka, journalism. In the course of the past few years, the independent media have increasingly come under attack. Electronic and print-media … Read more

Busy Signal – These Are The Days

Busy Signal released this song a while back but I am just now hearing it. Found a Daddy and Hypa Remix and a raw version video on YouTube and it made a big impression on me. Below are the lyrics (with translation). Enjoy. —- Busy Signal – These Are The Days [Daddy and Hypa Remix] … Read more

Passive Houses

This is fascinating! I am including the entire text below and would love any feedback from folks on this subject. —- No Furnaces but Heat Aplenty in ‘Passive Houses’ DARMSTADT, Germany — From the outside, there is nothing unusual about the stylish new gray and orange row houses in the Kranichstein District, with wreaths on … Read more