The Releveller wrote to suggest that America’s architectural future may lie in China’s past: Fujian Tulou.
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In the “Why am I not surprised?” Department: NASA’s Hansen to Obama: Use Global Warming to Redistribute Wealth
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Chris K. sent a linked to a Wired magazine article with lots of rookie survival comments. Chris noted: “A few sound like they may survive the first couple weeks and [then] become armed and dangerous — a good reason to move another 100 miles away from the ‘blast zone’.”
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More economic cheer from Cheryl: 2008 Humiliating Year for Investors, Outlook for 2009 Grim — Ten Major Threats Facing US Dollar in 2009 — In Gold We Trust — GMAC Bailout a Sign of the Times — Second-Hand Stores Shine in Weak Retail Market — 1940s Austerity: Make Do, Waste Not — Flawed Accounting Methods Hides True Scale of Pension Fund Losses — Microsoft Announces 15,000 Job Losses — Economists Warn of Doom and Gloom — Jobless Who Get Benefits Most Since 1982; 4.5 Million Figure Expected to Grow — Banker Buys $37 Million Apartment After Getting $25 Million Buying for Doing Virtually Nothing — How We Went from $42,000 to $6,500 and Lived to Tell About It — GMAC’s $6 Billion Deal Show Why Automakers Need to Head for Chapter 11 — Ludwig von Mises Institute: The Crisis in 10 Points