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November 01, 2012
Day of the Innocents: Henri 2, Paw de Deux.
Existential cat hero Henri is the creation of Seattle's Will Braden.
Posted by Holden Oliver (Kitzbühel Desk) at 03:50 AM | Comments (0)
October 31, 2012
One Man's 2012 Halloween Plan: Turn off the lights. Lie on the floor.
So go away, okay? Look, I didn't buy any Candy this year--and when the neighborhood kids ring my doorbell tonight, I'll pretend I am not there. I was supposed to be in the District of Columbia tonight. The thought of stocking up with Candy for Halloween never entered my mind. I was off the hook this year. And then Hurricane Sandy pulled me back into Halloween. Early Monday morning US Airways cancelled my Tuesday flight to Reagan National Airport. This in turn has ensured an even busier week this week reshuffling things so I can do the trip next week. Look, I live alone. My last girlfriend evacuated weeks ago. No one to pick anything up for me.
As of this morning I still haven't bought any Candy. In a pinch, I could be okay: I still have 4 vintage Jolt Colas, 7 Red Bulls and a new carton of Marlboro Red Labels I can hand out at the door. But I decided a few minutes ago to "bypass" Halloween. Don't get me wrong. I love kids. I love Candy. For a bachelor, it is virtually a food group. I love anything with strong Celtic roots--I love Halloween, All Hallows' Eve, All Saints' Eve, Samhain or whatever you and your Pagan, Christian, Atheist or Other young ones call it. I just didn't get to the Vons in SoCal. I am not even here. So go away. Please. I am out of town. Spread the word.
Posted by JD Hull at 01:17 AM | Comments (0)
October 30, 2012
New India Infrastructure: Who's got the cash?
See in Sunday's The Hindu "Abysmal Infrastructure". Although the piece focuses on dangerous pedestrian walkways and cycling tracks in Hyderabad, India's fourth largest city (population 7 million), all of India badly needs new roads, railways, bridges, airports and power stations. But the country's economy--globally, the third largest in purchasing power, and tenth largest in GDP--still grows at a slower than expected rate. Many Indian infrastructure and engineering firms not only build but often own or operate projects, sometimes with the Indian government as a partner. Several of the country's leading infrastructure firms, however, are plagued themselves by debt and downturns in business. Goldman Sachs recently estimated that India's infrastructure sector (which broadly defined accounts for about a quarter of India's industrial output) will require $1.7 trillion (USD) in investment over the next ten years. The questions: Where's the money going to come from? Which firms, in and out of India, will do the work?
Posted by JD Hull at 11:58 PM | Comments (0)
New York State of Mind: Let It Pass Quickly.
Something you don't see much: an angry East River (CNN photo).
Posted by JD Hull at 05:18 AM | Comments (0)
October 29, 2012
Charon QC's UK Law Tour: Report No. 1
Out of Kent, England, our friend Charon QC's Van Rouge Tour begins. And whether we like it or not, The Law is All Pervasive:
It exists in every cell of life. It affects everyone virtually all of the time. It governs everything in life and even what happens to us after life. It applies to everything from the embryo to exhumation. It governs the air we breathe, the food and drink that we consume, our travel, sexuality, family relationships, and our property. It applies at the bottom of the ocean and in space. It regulates the world of sport, science, employment, business, political liberty, education, health services, everything, in fact, from neighbour disputes to war....
Posted by JD Hull at 01:51 PM | Comments (0)