US introduces new security checks – New US security regulations have come into force that will see most foreign visitors having their photographs and fingerprints taken. The rules apply to all those requiring visas to enter the United States. [BBC] I wonder how long it will be until police are routinely running fingerprints against this ...
“(extlink)New N.J. Licenses May Cause Problems”:http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/news/122903-njdmv.html – Beginning January 8th the state Motor Vehicle Commission will begin on a limited basis issuing new digital drivers licenses– but because they’re so new, they may not be accepted at first. Some commission workers who already have digital licenses found that out the hard way. [ “(extlink)ABC”:http://www.abc.com ] ...
A decade later, a tempered vision of NAFTA – Industrial space that was once hotter than a jalapeño pepper is cooling as companies that flocked to Mexico in the 1990s are looking to China, Honduras, Sri Lanka, and elsewhere for lower wages and better all-around conditions. Overall, the number of jobs in Mexico’s so-called maquiladora ...
Bollywood in Internet download deal – BANGALORE (Reuters) – India’s film makers are offering Internet movie downloads on web site Kazaa in a move that could lower costs and boost revenues in Bollywood, the world’s most prolific film production centre. [Reuters UK] As I “previously blogged”:89 Bollywood seems to be embracing the prospects of digital ...
Poverty is ‘real pollution’ – Dr Lomborg has angered the green lobby by daring to challenge certain “truths” about environmental decline. He has accused the greens of exaggerating problems and of ignoring the facts. [BBC News] I especially like Bjorn’s attempts to put environmentalism in perspective as a movement that needs to USE tools like ...
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