24 July 2008

links for the layover

Here are some links that I leave you as I prepare for my holiday from the blog…

The official website of Baby Burkholder, as artfully put together by Stef…

An article about eco-friendly packaging from wine producers out of The Economist...

An inside look into an urban project in San Antonio that once was lost but may be found very soon…

A story that could only come from South Africa - repurposing condoms in soccer kits...

A NYT story about a city that is confused and (strangely) traumatized by the closing of a Starbucks…

The MLS (soccer, people) is experiencing a huge gain in popularity, especially in Canada, where three different cities are being mentioned as expansion targets…

A couple of posts that try to peg just how popular the Kindle is becoming…

And how much Jeff Bezos loves his Kindle…

A great article by Malcolm Gladwell from awhile back talking about Enron, Osama Bin Laden and the difference between a puzzle and a mystery…

Two links that show the sad way that San Antonio missed out on the MLS, one of the few boneheaded moves by Mayor Hardberger…The good...and The bad...

South Africa’s hosting of the 2010 World Cup is still on tap, but is facing yet another problem…

An article from the SA Current about eastside development…

And another about revitalizing HemisFair Park…

A great article about NASA from The Economist, which is officially middle-aged now at 50 years old…

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